Through public events and exhibitions, connect with the UW community every week! This week, attend concerts, lectures, and more.
Many of these opportunities are streamed through Zoom. All UW faculty, staff, and students have access to听.听
Gospel Choir
December 6, 7:30 PM |
Phyllis Byrdwell, School of Music alumni and听Minister of Music at Mount Zion Baptist Church of Seattle听leads the 100-voice gospel choir in songs of praise, jubilation, and other expressions of the Gospel tradition.
$10 |
Storytelling Across Millenia
December 7, 5:00 PM | Online
UW Alumni Book Club is currently reading 鈥淐loud Cuckoo Land鈥� by Anthony Doerr, a story that weaves together three tales 鈥� one in historic Constantinople, one in present day Idaho and one in the future with a character who has never been to Earth. What connects them? The shared (albeit fictional) classic story of Aethon. Join UW Classics Professor听Chris Waldo听in a conversation about studying Classics in 2021. How are these stories and cultures still relevant today? What makes us come back to these tales for generations?
No spoilers! You don鈥檛 need to have finished听Cloud Cuckoo Land听to participate in this event.
Free | Register & More info
Modern Music Ensemble听
December 6, 7:30 PM |
The 榴莲视频 Modern Music Ensemble (Cristina Vald茅s, director) performs听music by Louis Andriessen, Sylvano Bussotti, Pauline Oliveros, Frederic Rzewski, and Julis Eastman.
Free |
Women, Gender & Inclusion in Sports: A Historical Perspective
December 8, 3:00 PM听|
Join the听Department of History听for the latest panel in the Sports History Series, moderated by Dr. Alyssa Hellrung.听Our panelists will discuss the history that surrounds issues of gender inequity, sexism, and discrimination in the sports world, as well as the most pressing issues that athletes continue to face today. They will also address major moments in history that have made sports more accessible and inclusive.
Free |
CarolFest
December 8, 7:30 PM |
This popular annual program by the Chamber Singers, University Chorale, University Singers, Treble听Choir, Gospel Choir, and UW Glee Club features seven conductors, six choral ensembles, five hundred singers, four graduate conductors, three choral faculty, two hours of great music, and one impressive grand finale.
$10 |
Book Publication Celebration & Discussion with Professor Kemi Adeyemi in Conversation with Professor Chandan Reddy
December 8, 4:00 – 5:30 PM |
Join the Department of Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies for a celebration and discussion of Professor Kemi Adeyemi’s new book, Queer Night Life. Professor Chandan Reddy and Prof. Adeyemi will discuss two readings: Queer Nightlife Introduction and Ms. Briq House in Her Own Words.
“Queer Night Life,” a collection of essays and interviews celebrating the expressive possibilities of a world after dark. The mass shooting at a queer Latin Night in Orlando in July 2016 sparked a public conversation about access to pleasure and selfhood within conditions of colonization, violence, and negation. “Queer Nightlife” joins this conversation by centering queer and trans people of color and extending the breadth of research on 鈥渆verynight life鈥� through twenty-five essays and interviews by leading scholars and artists.
Free |
Ethnomusicology Visiting Artist Concert: Benjamin Hunter and students:听African American Roots Music
December 11, 7:30 PM |
Autumn Quarter Ethnomusicology Visiting Artist Benjamin Hunter and students present an end-of-quarter performance.
Benjamin is an award winning multi-instrumentalist, composer, community activist, social entrepreneur, and educator.听 Benjamin鈥檚 work explores the intersections of music & art, community, policy, and culture.
Free |
Ladino Day:听Sephardic Trajectories: Archives, Objects and the Ottoman Jewish Past in the United States
December 12, 10:00 AM |
In the 榴莲视频鈥檚 9th annual Ladino Day celebration, editors of the new book 鈥淪ephardic Trajectories: Archives, Objects, and the Ottoman Jewish Past in the United States鈥� discuss the book project, alongside presentations from three contributors to the volume.
To commemorate Ladino Day 2021, join us for an interdisciplinary conversation with听Oscar Aguirre-Mandujano听(University of Pennsylvania) and听Kerem T谋naz听(Ko莽 University), the editors of this book, and with听Hannah S. Pressman听(Director of Education and Engagement, Jewish Languages Project),听Maureen Jackson听(independent scholar), and听Laurent Mignon听(University of Oxford), three of the contributors, as they discuss important artifacts and their impact on Ottoman and Jewish history.
Free |
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