Schedule of Events - Thursday, April 21 Henry Art Gallery
Admission is free for anyone who mentions Washington Weekend at the admissions desk. UWAA members receive $1 off admission and 10% off memberships at the Henry Art Gallery.
Time: 11 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Cost: Free when you mention Washington Weekend Location: Henry Gallery Contact: 206-543-2280 Visit the Henry site for exhibition listings... Dance Open House
All dance classes are open for observation. Drop in anytime.
Time: Introduction to Dance, 8:30-10:30 a.m.
Ballet, 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Modern, 12:45-2:15 p.m. Jazz, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Cost: Free Location: Meany Hall studios 265, 266, 267 (enter through doors on SW corner of "Red Square," one flight up) Contact: Mark Haim, 206-616-8377 UW Tacoma Lecture: "One More River to Cross: Black and Gay in America"
Keith Boykin, author of "One More River to Cross: Black and Gay in America," is one of the nation's leading commentators on race and sexual orientation. In this presentation, Boykin will examine the issues of race and their impact upon sexual orientation.
Time: 12:45-1:45 p.m.
Cost: Free Location: Carwein Auditorium, UW Tacoma campus Contact: Karen Reed, 253-692-5641 MBA Program Information Session
People interested in applying to the UW Business School's full-time MBA program are encouraged to attend this information session.
College of Forest Resources Movie - The Greatest Good
Viewers will enjoy the visually commanding feature length film, The Greatest Good, that describes the genesis of forest service in the United States of America, and explores the evolution of the US Forest Service. Professor Jerry Franklin, an internationally known forest ecologist, will provide the opening remarks.
Time: 5:30-7 p.m.
Cost: Free Location: Kane Hall Room 110 Contact: RSVP to Nancy Davis at 206-685-6606 or ned2000@u.washington.edu UW Tacoma Lecture: "A Patriot's History of the United States"
"A Patriot's History of the United States: From Columbus' Great Discovery to the War on Terror" is a prize-winning book co-written by the University of Washington Tacoma's Michael Allen. Allen, a Marine Corps veteran, is author of several books including "Frontiers of Western History," and the forthcoming "Congress and the West."
"Art and Culture of Germany: Bismarck and the Cult of Leadership"
The UW Department of Germanics and the Frye Art Museum present a series relating the art, history, politics, literature, and culture of Germany. Professor Richard Frankel of Louisiana State University, author of "Bismarck's Shadow," explores how famous images have been used factions seeking political gain. Frye curator Robin Held discusses artwork on display.
Time: 6:30 p.m. reception, 7 p.m. lecture, museum open until 9 p.m.
Cost: Free Location: Frye Art Museum, 704 Terry Avenue, Seattle Contact: Sabine Wilke, 206-543-4580 "Who Gets the Last Word?"
Graduating seniors have voted for their favorite professor to give a fun, unconventional lecture as if it were his or her last on the University of Washington campus. See the winner, economics lecturer Wolfram Latsch, impart his popular brand of wisdom.
Time: 7-9 p.m.
Cost: FREE, with a special giveaway for UW seniors Location: Kane Hall Room 120 Contact: Courtney Acitelli, 206-685-2088 More information and online RSVP... 2005 UW Science Forum Lecture: "A Sea of Microbes: How Ocean Biology Shapes the Health of Our Planet"
Dr. Virginia Armbrust, an associate professor of oceanography, will receive $4.1 million during the next five years for her groundbreaking use of molecular tools to study marine phytoplankton. Professor Armbrust is a University of Washington marine microbiologist and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Investigator in Marine Science.
Time: 7-8:15 p.m.
Cost: Free (advance registration requested) Location: Kane Hall, Room 130 Contact: UW Alumni Association, 206-543-0540 More information and online registration... Office of Minority Affairs Lecture: "From Civil Rights to Black Power in the West: The Movement in Seattle, 1960-1970"
In the inaugural Dr. Samuel E. Kelly Diversity Lecture Series features Dr. Quintard Taylor, the Dorothy and Scott Bullitt Professor of American History. With over 30 years of research and teaching experience in the field of African American history, specializing in African American history in the American West, Dr. Taylor will focus on the civil rights movements in Seattle and at the University of Washington as we honor Dr. Samuel E. Kelly, the first vice president for minority affairs in 1970s who guided the UW's initiatives to diversify its campus.
Time: 7-9 p.m.
Cost: Free Location: Ethnic Cultural Center Contact: Office of Minority Affairs, 206-616-3085 Return to main Washington Weekend page |
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