MURA Sponsored Programs – December 2020 |
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| Date and Time | Program | Presenter | Host | Notes to connect |
| December 1, Tuesday, 8:30-9:30 am CST | Virtual MURA Breakfast Program: Discovering the Secrets of MU Libraries Special Collections | Kelli Hansen, Head of Special Collections and Rare Books, MU Libraries | MURA | https://umsystem.zoom.us/j/93119523670?pwd=SFl6MzNidWlTc0lNWms2SS9XVWgxQT09 |
| December 11, Friday, 1:30 pm CST | MURA/Osher Holiday Social | Music, Mizzou Trivia, Sharing Holiday Traditions | MURA/Osher Lifelong Learning Institute | https://umsystem.zoom.us/j/99769084844 |
| In addition to MURA sponsored programs, consider additional online events available to you for free. These are open to the public, but most require pre-registration. Barbara Schneider is a member of our MURA Program Committee and MURA’s Liaison to the Osher Life Long Learning Institute. | ||||
Barbara’s Picks |
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| December 1, Tuesday, 7:00-8:30 pm CST | The New Ozarks Literary Renaissance | Steve Wiegenstein, author | Daniel Boone Regional Library in Columbia, MO | https://events.dbrl.org/event/4699478 |
| Three-part series: Thursdays, Dec 3, 10, 17, 7:00 pm CST | A Deeper Dive: The Pursuit of “Mappiness” (Old maps, GPS, mapping skills) | Kelly Johnston has taught mapping at U of Va and now at Drury University | Linda Hall Library of Science, Engineering and Technology in KC | https://www.lindahall.org/event/a-deeper-dive-the-pursuit-of-mappiness/ |
| December 7, Monday, 11:00 am CST | Demagogue: The Life and Long Shadow of Senator Joe McCarthy | Larry Tye, author, in discussion with Don Ritchie, Senate historian | National Archives Foundation | https://archivesfoundation.org/event/demagogue-the-life-and-long-shadow-of-senator-joe-mccarthy/ |
| December 7, Monday, 7:00-8:30 pm. Available thru December on YouTube Channel. | Radio Theater: A Christmas Carol | Local actors present a live performance | Daniel Boone Regional Library in Columbia, MO | https://events.dbrl.org/event/4698052 |
| December 8 , Tuesday, 9:00 am OR December 10, Thursday, 6:00 pm CST | Truman Library Renovation Sneak Peek | Behind-the-scenes, virtual tour of the work in progress | Truman Library Institute | https://www.trumanlibraryinstitute.org/tli-events/ |
| December 8, Tuesday, 11:00 am CST | Battle Lines: The Story of WWII through the Editorial Cartoons of Daniel Fitzpatrick | Joan Stack, Art Curator | State Historical Society of Missouri | https://shsmo.org/events/2020/battle-lines |
| December 8, Tuesday, 7:00-7:45 pm CST | Poet Walter Bargen | Walter Bargen, the first Poet Laureate of Missouri and the award-winning author of 24 books of poetry | Daniel Boone Regional Library in Columbia, MO | https://events.dbrl.org/event/4699171 |
| December 9, Wednesday, 6:00-7:30 pm CST | Tis the Season for Holiday Plants: History, Culture and Care | Audrain County Master Gardener | MU Extension | https://extension.missouri.edu/events/tis-the-season-for-holiday-plants |
| December 10, Thurday, 6:00 pm CST | His Very Best: Jimmy Carter, A Life | Jonathan Alter, author, in conversation with presidential historian Michael Beschloss. | National Archives Foundation | https://archivesfoundation.org/event/his-very-best/ |
| December 10, Thursday, 6:00 pm CST | Holiday Stress: Tips for Engaging With Difficult Family Members – Virtual | MU Family Impact Center | MU Extension | https://extension.missouri.edu/events/holiday-stress-tips-for-engaging-with-difficult-family-members-virtual |
| December 10, Thursday, 7:00 pm CST | Music in the American Wild – American Aviatrix | In celebration of the 2020 centennial of the passage of the 19th Amendment, a program inspired by pioneering women aviators Bessie Coleman and Amelia Earhart. | MU School of Music | https://music.missouri.edu/event/music-american-wild-american-aviatrix-0 |
| December 16, Wednesday, 12:00 noon CST | Dan Meers is KC Wolf | Dan Meers (Mizzou BJ, BA ’90) on his experience playing the role of KC Wolf for nearly three decades. | Mizzou Alumni Association – Open to all Mizzou Alumni and Friends | https://www.mizzou.com/s/1002/alumni/19/interior.aspx?sid=1002&gid=1001&pgid=11196&cid=24069&ecid=24069&crid=0&calpgid=10006&calcid=19426 |
| December 16, Wednesday, 12:00 noon CST | Citizen Science and Bird Watching in the City | Charles Nilon, PhD, William J. Rucker Professor in Fisheries and Wildlife at CAFNR | Linda Hall Library of Science, Engineering and Technology in KC | https://www.lindahall.org/event/citizen-science-and-bird-watching-in-the-city/ |
| December 17, Thursday, 6:00 pm CST | Home for the Holidays with the Trumans | Doug Richardson, Chief of Interpretation and Visitor Services at the Harry S. Truman National Historic Site | Truman Library Institute | https://www.trumanlibraryinstitute.org/tli-events/ |
| On Demand | Votes for Missouri Women! Part 1: Silent protest for Women’s Suffrage in St. Louis at the 1916 Democratic Convention, and Part 2: Missouri Women: Suffrage to Statecraft SHS Exhibit | Part 1: Margot McMillen, Author of The Golden Lane, and Part 2: SHSMO Curator Joan Stack and Missouri Historic Costume and Textile Collection Curator Jean Parsons, and Collection Manager Nicole Johnston | State Historical Society of Missouri | https://shsmo.org/events/on-demand/votes-for-mo-women |
| On Demand | White House History Live | Various videos: The Syphax Family in the President’s Neighborhood; Slavery at the White House: Five Untold Stories; and more! | The White House Historical Association | https://www.whitehousehistory.org/rubenstein-center/white-house-history-live |
| On Demand | Beginning Genealogy, Part 1: Getting Started | Bill Eddleman, Associate Director of the SHS Cape Girardeau Research Center | State Historical Society of Missouri | https://shsmo.org/events/on-demand/basic-genealogy-pt1?mc_cid=ce47445d01&mc_eid=376db1f8f8 |
| On Demand | Beginning Genealogy, Part 2: Online Resources | Bill Eddleman, Associate Director of the SHS Cape Girardeau Research Center | State Historical Society of Missouri | https://shsmo.org/events/on-demand/basic-genealogy-pt2 |
| On Demand | The African American Experience in Missouri – 2019-2020 Series | 20 programs such as: A Conversation with Columbians Sehon Williams and Bill Thompson; Nearby Nature in North City St. Louis: Black Residents, Nature, and Contested Green Space | State Historical Society of Missouri and the University of Missouri | https://shsmo.org/lecture-series/african-american-experience?page=0 |
| On Demand | 1918 Flu Epidemic in Missouri: Parts 1 and 2 | Kathleen Seale | State Historical Society of Missouri | https://shsmo.org/events/on-demand/1918-flu |
| On Demand | All About Art: A Virtual Architectural Tour Video | Joan Stack | State Historical Society of Missouri | https://shsmo.org/events/on-demand/all-about-art |
| On Demand | Online Exhibitions | Current and past exhibits, including: American Women Artists Since the Vote; Pre-Columbian Pottery of Ancient Peru; Missouri Nostalgia – from the Scruggs-Vandervoort-Barney Collection | Museum of Art & Archaeology – University of Missouri | https://maa.missouri.edu/exhibits |
| On Demand | Webinars and Online Events – Future Live Events as well as Past Recordings | Past Examples I recommend: Lights, Camera, Action: Chasing Creative Dreams in Hollywood; I’m Gerald Ford and You’re Not: Saturday Night Live and the American Presidency (Bill Horner, Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professor) | Mizzou Alumni Association – Open to all Mizzou Alumni and Friends | https://alumlc.org/missouri |
| On Demand | Growing Up with the River: Nine Generations on the Missouri by Dan and Connie Burkhardt (Program is a 10-part series based on this very beautiful book) | Professional storytellers and special guests | Missouri Humanities Council | https://mohumanities.org/programs/growing-up-with-the-river/ |
| Ongoing – Digital Exhibit Tour | Missouri’s Struggle for Statehood | Created in consultation with the Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy and supported by The Bicentennial Alliance | Missouri Humanities Council | https://mohumanities.wixsite.com/struggleforstatehood |
| Ongoing – Monday Mashup Series – 7:00 pm CDT | Pre-recorded musical performances of Mizzou faculty and students | Live Dec 7 and 14 | MU School of Music | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVqHQYMI7cP8SE6Z3XDwSjw |
| Ongoing – Sept 2020 to April 2021 – Second Thursday (Dec 10, 10-11:00 am CST) with past program videos available on website | Explore Missouri’s German Heritage | Missouri Humanities Council | https://mohumanities.org/programs/explore-missouris-german-heritage/ | |
2020 Program Archive