Summer Sessions upcoming events
June 11, 2013
This week with Summer Sessions, you can enjoy lectures, movies, concerts and much more.
All events are held at the Murie building Auditorium or otherwise noted.
Wednesday, June 12
5:30- 6:30p.m. 鈥 Activity: Family Fitness Wednesday - "Capture the Flag contest," this activity is great for ages 5-10, families will work together to protect their flag in the field outside SRC. In case of rain, an alternate activity will be planned inside the SRC.
7 p.m. 鈥 Discover Alaska Lecture: 鈥淢oving to Fairbanks: On Poetry and Place鈥 with Dr. John Morgan, Professor Emeritus of English
Thursday, June 13
7 p.m. 鈥 Film: 鈥淪leeping Tigers: The Asahi Baseball Story鈥 2003. 50 mins
7 p.m. 鈥 Concert: 鈥淭he Fairbanks Red Hackle Pipe Band鈥 (at the Georgeson Botanical Garden)
Monday, June 17
7 p.m. 鈥 Family Cultural Nights: "High Schooler: A look into Thai student's life" with Janejira Piyamahapong
Tuesday, June 18
7 p.m. 鈥 Healthy Living Lecture: 鈥淭he Memory Spectrum: How do you know when it鈥檚 Alzheimer鈥檚? with Dr. Pierre Tariot, Director & Helle Brand PA, both of Banner Alzheimer鈥檚 Institute, University of Arizona College of Medicine.
Wednesday, June 19
5:30- 6:30p.m. 鈥 Activity: Family Fitness Wednesday - Play kickball with an over-sized ball, all skill levels are welcome. This activity is organized outside the SRC. In case of rain, an alternate activity will be planned inside the SRC.
7 p.m. 鈥 Discover Alaska Lecture: 鈥淒ecoding glaciers: Revealing the secrets of how glaciers work鈥 with Dr. Martin Truffer, Professor of Physics
Thursday, June 20
7 p.m. 鈥 Film: 鈥淪peakers for the Dead" (2000). Reveals some of the hidden history of Blacks in Canada. In the 1930's in rural Ontario, a farmer buried the tombstones of a Black cemetery to make way fora potato patch. 50 min.
7 p.m. 鈥 Concert: 鈥淲ill Putnam & Trudy Heffernen鈥 Will and Trudy collaborate to form Trill Music Productions. They are known for their original Alaskan acoustic, folk and authentic bluegrass music (at the Georgeson Botanical Garden)
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