Page 40-Thursday, September 7, 1978-The Michigan Daily The. Finer Things After you get settled in your new University home, you will probably start looking for some refreshing ways to pass the time (even though there's always some school work you could be doing). The need for ex- tracurricular diversion will ultimately become most pressing. Since these activities are not totally necessary to a complete college education yet provide a fulfilling addition to University life, we bring you The Finer Things. This is a guide to all the> diverse entertainment options of- fered to you from the University and the Ann Arbor area. So, to take your mind off your texts, course requirements and pressures, turn to the finer things in life to divert you and ease into a thorough University experien- ce. Have a good time while you're here. -The Editors 'U' museums: From mastodons to mummies By JUDY RAKOWSKY No matter how well a textbook or a professor can describe an object, it's always better to see the real thing. So cast off your old perceptions of museums as musty, boring, places where drawling tour guides blindly lead patrons past shelves of obscure artifac- ts. The campus area contains three major museums for you to investigate, contemplate and savor. IF YOU ARE concentrating in Art History, you undoubtedly will spend endless hours in the University of Michigan Museum of Art on State St. Nature and history lovers will be especially interested in Ruthven Museum of Natural Science hemmed by Geddes Rd., and other relic relishers can languish in the tomb-like Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, also on State St. A tight budget is no excuse for eluding the arms of history and culture, for none of the University charge an admission fee. museums The Natural Science Museum is the best-known of the lot, more for its legendary than intellectual auspices. Most likely, you have heard by now the reason why the two pumas flanking the museum's doorway have not roared for at least 25 years. The exhibits on the ground floor of the Natural Science Museum take the visitor back in time as far as 25 million years with specimens of mammoth fossilized beasts. A hulking mastodon, a precarious 7,000-year-old female, leaves many visitors gaping at her monstrous skeletal remains. And it is difficult to tell whether the dinosaurs or the sharks have the most ferocious fangs. University students can mingle with their elementary school counterparts outside the museum, as frantic Cub Scout and Brownie leaders try to corral their young charges who delight in climbing the pumas. THE GOTHIC-LIKE Kelsey Museum of Archeology on State St. guides the visitor down a path paved by human ar- tifacts from all over the world throughout the ages. Egyptian sar- cophaguses and ancient pottery are among the museum's major attrac- tions. Many Kelsey features have been dug up by University archaeologists and some have been donated and loaned by other institutions. The Kelsey Museum often brings in special exhibits which remain on campus for short periods of time. Angular metallic sculptures greet the visitor to the University's Museum of Art. 'However, they do not indicate the orientation of the place, as there are works from Medieval times to the present in every imaginable medium. Warhol's Marilyn Monroe radiates off one screen while Jean-Baptiste's oils are just a few steps away. A great deal of modern works line the walls. of the former Alumni Hall, but there is a diverse assortment in the museum that doubles as a classroom. baobab .r San Blas molas . carved Peruvian gourds tapestry and desiqn tex ie contemporary aniancient jewelry Brazilian ceramics African sculpture z c 0 '0 N, Z T,, f i Daily Photo by ANDY FREEBERG The sharp angles of the modern sculpture Daedalus rest in the foreground of the University Museum of Art's classic columns. Local art offers an eyeful 'Fiaijk jsR tauxajt FEA TURING: * Large Breakfast Menu Anytime * Hot & Cold Sandwiches * Omelettes * Everyday Luncheon Specials * Deluxe Greek Menu (rues. & Thurs.) * Sunday Special Dinner-$3.45 334 Maynard-Ann Arbor, Michigan TELEPHONE 761-5699 By KAREN BORNSTEIN For years, Ann Arbor has been known as a growing and innovative art center for the city is filled with a variety of exhibits and galleries to satisfy all your tastes in art. This is partly due to the unique mix between the University and the city. The city provides an open channel for the creative expression of both students and artists alike. And artistic ex- pression is evident everywhere throughout Ann Arbor, in the brightly painted murals that spread across the sides of downtown buildings, in the large abstract sculptures that are plan- ted on city lawns, and within the multitude of "artsy" stores that sell usually overpriced wallhangings, han- dcrafted jewelry or ceramic mugs. Even University of Michigan Art School students have the opportunity to exhibit their works in different areas throughout the year. city during the school ANOTHER MAJOR factor con- tributing to Ann Arbor's distinctive art scene, is the Art Fair that takes place every summer during which local and out-of-town artists and craftsmen sell their works in an open market at- mosphere. But, it is the many different galleries interspersed throughout the city that really makes Ann Arbor the vital art center it is. The Alice Simsar Gallery, located at 301 N.~Main Street, may be one of the farthest galleries from campus but every visit is well worth the walk. One of the classiest Ann Arbor art galleries, the Simsar Gallery is small and filled with charm and intimacy. Extremely friendly and helpful gallery attendants are usually available and very willing to answer questions or discuss and ex- plain aspects of their current exhibit, in hopes of making the viewing experien- ce more insightful and enjoyable. THE TYPES of exhibits-found at the Simsar Gallery tend to be projects by modern artists who are already somewhat well established in their field. The exhibits cover the full range of art media, and have included Robert Motherwell prints and etchings, sculp- tural acrylic spheres by Vasa and a group of eleven hand-dyed muslin kimonos. Art Worlds, located at 213% S. Main contains an art gallery, but much more. The non-profit center offers fantastic opportunities for those who are ar- tistically inclined or just interested in learning. Inexpensive classes in dance, darkroom photography, modeling, ceramics and sculpture are offered year round by a small teaching staff. The Art World Studio B Gallery is a photography gallery with frequent exhibits by photographers from the Michigan/Ohio area. Like most photographs, subject and style varies intensely with the individual artist. The different exhibits are distinctive, and don't follow a specific trend. AT GALLERY ONE, 113 S. Fourth Avenue, the emphasis is on art for the sake of fun and sheer pleasure. The exhibits tend to be by unknown artists who often teach their craft. Their works aren't restricted to only one form of media, but involve everything from ceramics tooil paints and sculpture. Most of the exhibits do succeed in being fun and enjoyable, making a trip to the gallery a very pleasant experien- ce. "Swing" sculptors have hung their works from the Gallery One ceiling, begging for someone to come take a spin on them, while the walls are usually hung with projects that over- flow with vivid, eye-catching color. Hours at Gallery One are Tuesday through Saturday 11-5:30 and Sunday 2- 5. The University of Michigan Art Museum, located in Alumni Memorial Hall right next to Angell Hall, has one of the most extensive permanent collec- tions of Chinese and Japanese art. Two separate galleries are devoted to Chinese and Japanese scrolls, calligraphy, watercolors and ceramics. Upstairs is the museum's permanent collection of European and American paintings, and sculpture dated from the Middle Ages to the present. DESPITE THE Museum's intense security, which often creates an at- mosphere not too conducive to the viewing of its art, there are always monthly or more lengthy exhibits that are well worth seeing. Coming in the fall are two excellent exhibits - works by James Whistler and paintings by Japanese monks and scholars. Museum hours are Monday through Saturday 9- 5, and Sunday 1-5. The Michigan Union Gallery, located on the first floor of the Michigan Union, has monthly exhibits that cover the full range of the art spectrum: photographs, drawings, prints, painting sculpture and batik. Although the works tend to be by artists from the state of Michigan and/or the Mid- western area, the Union Gallery oc- casionally exhibits work by very prominent artists such as Imogen Cun- ningham, whose photographs were displayed last fall. "-------- ----- I This VA LUABLE COUPON entitles you to playfo for Pinball or Foosball /2Priceat 1/2 at: I SI ss Eyed Moose I 613 E. Liberty I -AND- I Tommy's Holiday Camp i ONE PER CUSTOMER ... COUPON WORTH 25C Packard & S. State (REDEEMABLE BEFORE SEPT. 30, 1978) PS ------ -------------------------------- r' a Our new menu has some of the most savory reading around. Steak and shrimp. Sirloin strip. Elaborate salad bar. Four U.S.D.A. Choice meat items. Chicken. And a whole lot more. But don't just take our words for it. 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