Nicole Appiani

Dec 5, 2023 | michigandaily.com | Nicole Appiani

I am a film, television and media major and avid film watcher; watching films is one of my favorite things. Cinema is an artistic medium that is both mainstream and powerful, with the ability to make a profound impact on how we view the world. Films shape how I want my life to look, how I want others to behave, how I conceive time and even how I conceive of the environment — the weather, the climate, the foliage and the entire world around me.

Sep 26, 2023 | michigandaily.com | Jack Moeser |Nicole Appiani

Hill Auditorium is widely renowned for its impeccable acoustics. Each year, many of the world’s best classical musicians and ensembles make the trek to Ann Arbor to play in a concert hall where soft, sensitive music sounds just as crisp from the top of the balcony as it does from the front row. Such a setting might seem like an awkward environment for Snarky Puppy, a jazz-fusion band whose members play with nonstop soloistic energy, but at their Sept.

Apr 17, 2023 | michigandaily.com | Nicole Appiani

Somewhere between the closely-packed seats of Washington, D.C., music venue The Anthem and the dusty floor of my friend’s East Quad Residence Hall dorm room, I discovered a love for music sans lyrics, particularly, the classical and electronic genres. These wordless additions rounded out my music inventory and altered my listening habits permanently. Before then, however, in middle and high school, I struggled to find what genres and songs I loved.

Mar 28, 2023 | michigandaily.com | Nicole Appiani

The 27th Annual Exhibition of Artists in Michigan Prisons opened in the Duderstadt Center Gallery last Tuesday hosted by the Prison Creative Arts Project. This monumental showcase is the largest curated collection of art by people who are incarcerated in the world and is one of the many undertakings of the PCAP at the University of Michigan. This socially-engaged exhibition is free, open to the public and runs until April 4.

Jan 30, 2023 | michigandaily.com | Nicole Appiani

We already know that it takes plastics an incredibly long time to . In fact, you might have already reconciled with the idea that the plastics of your day-to-day life are going to long outlive you. But, what if your CVS receipts, floss picks and bottle caps were the only possessions that survived you — and your entire generation? What would posterity think? “The Plastic Bag Store,” an immersive and multipart art installation created by Robin Frohardt, explores this concept: the legacy of plastic.