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MURA Sponsored Programs – Spring 2022 and April Picks

MURA Sponsored Programs – April 2022
Date  and Time Program Presenter Host Notes to connect
April 5, Tuesday, 8:00-9:30 am at Country Club of Missouri – OR – 8:30 Online via Zoom The Story of the Mizzou Botanic Garden Pete Millier, Director of Landscape Services and Mizzou Botanic Garden MU Retirees Association – Co-sponsored with Central Bank and Central Trust Company Breakfast Meeting Hybrid Format – Registration information in MURA Bi-weekly Email Update
Notes:  Zoom links will be sent in an email after required registration.  If you do not have Internet, use your telephone to listen to the speaker.
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. Many are recorded for future viewing.  Barbara Schneider is a member of our MURA Program Committee and MURA’s Liaison to the Osher Life Long Learning Institute.

Barbara’s Picks
In-Person State Park Events Hikes; Easter Egg Hunts, biking; programs on birds, wildflowers, trees; fishing; gardening; archery; living history; workdays. Get outside and explore your Missouri State Parks with naturalists and expert guides. Missouri State Parks https://mostateparks.com/events
April 11-17 National History Day in Missouri Contest will be virtual and they are looking for educators, historians, writers, filmmakers, museum staff, graduate students and community members to be judges! State Historical Society of Missouri https://shsmo.org/events/2022/nhdmo
March 1 -31 Virtual Art in Bloom 2022 Experience flora in art and the natural world – live demonstration with Hitomi Gilliam, AIFD; visit with a Museum curator; floral work in the collection; and a lively floral arranging competition among local florists. St. Louis Art Museum https://www.slam.org/event/virtual-art-in-bloom-2022/
March 28, Monday, 6:30 pm CDT Greed in the Gilded Age Author William Hazelgrove tells the story of Cassie Chadwick and one of the greatest frauds in American history Bloomingdale, IL Public Library https://www.eventkeeper.com/mars/xpages/xp_newpopevent.cfm?zeeOrg=BLOOM&EventID=6707728&sw=1366
March 29, Tuesday, 12:00 noon Women Pioneers at MU’s School of Medicine Dr. Betsy Garrett, past MURA President, will introduce you to the first six women who graduated from the MU School of Medicine, 1900-1908 Daniel Boone Regional Library, Columbia, MO https://events.dbrl.org/event/6189429
March 29, Tuesday, 6:00 pm CDT #MizzouMade conversation with Allyson Witherspoon, BS BA ’99 Allyson Witherspoon is the Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for Nissan Mizzou Alumni Association – Open to all Mizzou Alumni and Friends https://alumlc.org/missouri/17819
March 29, Tuesday, 7:00 pm CDT Opioids and Prescription Drugs Michelle Irwin from First Call KC Mid-Continent Public Library, Kansas City https://www.mymcpl.org/events/73815/opioids-and-prescription-drugs-zoom
March 30, Wednesday, 10:00-10:30 pm CDT Migration Magnificence – Spring Birds in Missouri Join Paige Witek with the Missouri River Bird Observatory to learn about the birds that migrate to Missouri in the spring. Daniel Boone Regional Library, Columbia, MO https://events.dbrl.org/event/6204616
March 31, Thursday, 4:30 pm CDT Mary Ball Washington – The Untold Story of George Washington’s Mother Author Craig Shirley The White House Historical Association – History Happy Hour https://www.whitehousehistory.org/events/history-happy-hour-mary-ball-washington-the-untold-story-of-george-washingtons-mother
March 31, Thursday, 7:00 pm CDT NASA’s Evolving Role in Human Spaceflight Astronaut and MU alumna Linda Godwin Linda Hall Library of Science, Engineering and Technology https://www.lindahall.org/event/nasas-evolving-role-in-human-spaceflight/
March 31, Thursday, 7:00 pm CDT Mary Shelley: My Monsters Master impersonator Megan Wells tells the story of the inventor of science fiction and author of Frankenstein Daniel Boone Regional Library, Columbia, MO https://events.dbrl.org/event/6188449
April 5, Tuesday, noon CDT The Fifties: An Underground History James R. Gaines talks about the individuals who pioneered gay rights, feminist rights, civil rights, and environmental movements. National Archives Foundation https://archivesfoundation.org/event/the-fifties-an-underground-history/
April 5, Tuesday, 7:00 pm CDT Georgia O’Keeffe: A Living History Portrayal Historian Leslie Goddard, Ph.D Blue Island Public Library in IL https://blueislandlibrary.org/events/georgia-okeeffe-a-living-history-portrayal
April 6, Wednesday, 7:00 pm CST, In-person in the Lohman Building at Jefferson Landing State Historic Site, (100 Jefferson St.) OR Online Missouri Germans At Statehood Missouri State Museum Interpretive Aide Stephana Landwehr Missouri State Museum (do not have to be a member of Facebook to view this program) https://www.facebook.com/events/5317613394920300
April 6, Wednesday, 7:00 pm CST Grow A Wildlife Garden With Us! Missouri State Parks Mid-Continent Public Library, Kansas City https://www.mymcpl.org/events/74726/grow-wildlife-garden-us-zoom
April 7, Thursday, 12 noon – 1:00 pm CDT Honors Unlimited: A Conversation with Dr. Bill Bondeson Dr. Bill Bondenson, MU philosophy and honors professor, retired University of Missouri Honors College https://honors.missouri.edu/programs/events/
April 12, Tuesday, noon CDT Sunshine Law – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Kathy Kiely, Lee Hills Chair in Free-Press Studies at the Missouri School of Journalism Daniel Boone Regional Library, Columbia, MO https://events.dbrl.org/event/6335103
April 12, Tuesday, noon CDT True: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson Author Kostya Kennedy in conversation will be Dr. Raymond Doswell, VP, Curatorial Services for the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum National Archives Foundation https://archivesfoundation.org/event/true-the-four-seasons-of-jackie-robinson/
April 12, Tuesday, 4:00 pm CDT A House Built by Slaves – African American Visitors to the Lincoln White House Historian and author Jon White The White House Historical Association -History Live https://www.whitehousehistory.org/events/white-house-history-live-a-house-built-by-slaves-african-american-visitors-to-the-lincoln-white-house
April 12, Tuesday, 7:00 pm CDT The New Naturalism Landscape Design University of Illinois Master Gardener Lorey Ford Blue Island Public Library in IL https://blueislandlibrary.org/events/the-new-naturalism-landscape-design
April 14, Thursday, 11:00 am CDT Founding Faith: The 1st Amendment & Religious Liberty Steven Waldman, President and Co-Founder of Report for America, an initiative of the GroundTruth Project. United States Capitol Historical Society https://uschs.org/events/founding-faith-the-1st-amendment-religious-liberty/
April 14, Thursday, 6:00 pm CDT #MizzouMade Sportwriters at ESPN Conversation with ESPN sportswriters and bestselling authors Seth Wickersham, BJ ’00, and Wright Thompson, BJ ’01. Mizzou Alumni Association – Open to all Mizzou Alumni and Friends https://alumlc.org/missouri/18102
April 14, Thursday, 7:00 pm CDT Tidy Up With the Marie Kondo Method Certified KonMari consultant Megan Spillman Blue Island Public Library in IL https://blueislandlibrary.org/events/tidy-up-with-the-marie-kondo-method
April 19, Tuesday, 1:00-1:45 pm CDT Keep Your Keys: Driver Safety for Those 55+ University of Missouri Health Care’s Injury Prevention and Outreach Program. Daniel Boone Regional Library, Columbia, MO https://events.dbrl.org/event/6343218
April 21, Thursday, 6:00 pm CDT #MizzouMade Talk with the 2007 Football Team Hear from members of this historic  team that culminated in 12 wins, a #1 ranking, the Big 12 North Division title, Cotton Bowl victory…. Mizzou Alumni Association – Open to all Mizzou Alumni and Friends https://alumlc.org/missouri/18105
April 22, Friday, noon-1:00 pm CDT Missouri’s Stones in the Exhibition Paintings on Stone: Science and the Sacred 1530–1800 This talk will introduce you to Missouri’s famous geology and its fascinating stones as they relate to the exhibition. St. Louis Art Museum https://www.slam.org/event/art-speaks-missouris-stones-in-the-exhibition-paintings-on-stone/
April 25, Monday, 6:30 pm CDT Chicago Architecture Highlights: A Virtual Walking Tour Art Historian Jeff Mishur Bloomingdale, IL Public Library https://www.eventkeeper.com/mars/xpages/xp_newpopevent.cfm?zeeOrg=BLOOM&EventID=6714180&sw=1366
April 26, Tuesday, 7:00 pm CDT Cancer Support for the Whole Family, the Whole Time Join Clara Anderson Sainte and learn about the most common concerns of cancer patients and how to support the whole family. Mid-Continent Public Library, Kansas City https://www.mymcpl.org/events/74713/cancer-support-whole-family-whole-time-zoom
April 28, Thursday, noon-1:00 pm CDT Symbolism and Modernity in European Art This talk will focus on the French artist Odilon Redon, the Belgian James Ensor, and the Norwegian Edvard Munch. St. Louis Art Museum https://www.slam.org/event/art-speaks-symbolism-and-modernity-in-european-art/
April 28, Thursday, 7:00-8:30 pm CDT How To Find An Owl In Your Neighborhood Award-winning naturalist Mark H.X. Glenshaw, aka “The Owl Man” Mid-Continent Public Library, Kansas City https://www.mymcpl.org/events/73793/how-find-owl-your-neighborhood-zoom
Podcast The 1600 Sessions (Over 50 episodes) Including: Abraham Lincoln, Robert Burns and the Scottish Connection, and more White House Historical Association https://www.whitehousehistory.org/1600-sessions
Podcast Our Missouri (over 50 episodes; new episodes posted twice a month) A River in the City of Fountains; Imagining the Mississippi River; Before the Great Flood of 1993; and more State Historical Society of Missouri https://shsmo.org/our-missouri
On Demand Maximizing Philanthropic Impact Ellen H. McLain, JD, Interim Executive Director, Office of Gift Planning MU Office of Gift Planning https://youtu.be/hXqP57wM_oU
On Demand What’s in a Will? Anne M. Morgan, JD, LLM, Senior Director of Advancement, Office of Gift Planning MU Office of Gift Planning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a47yTq9bqzs
On Demand Online Exhibition Equine Art Museum of Art & Archaeology – University of Missouri https://maa.missouri.edu/sites/default/files/image-button/2022-01/on-line_exhibition_equine_art_complete.pdf
On Demand Learn About Medicare and Medicaid Informational Video Series: Parts of Medicare; Your Choices; Open Enrollment; Preventing Fraud, etc Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Health and Human Services (HHS), U.S. Government (.gov) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChHTRPxz8awulGaTMh3SAkA
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 Webinars and Online Events – Past Recordings Past Examples I recommend:  Women in War: A Historical View of Why They Mattered (A Lot); Unapologetically Ambitious: An Interview With One of Silicon Valley’s First Female African American CEOs; and more! Mizzou Alumni Association – Open to all Mizzou Alumni and Friends https://alumlc.org/missouri/archive
On Demand The African American Experience in Missouri – 2019-2020 Series 20 programs such as: Margaret Bush Wilson and the Promise of America: A Pragmatic Civil Rights Vision; and more State Historical Society of Missouri and the University of Missouri https://shsmo.org/lecture-series/african-american-experience?page=0
On Demand Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Celebration: Joy as an Act of Resistance Inspired by photographs of Dr. King by Pulitzer Prize–winning photographer Moneta Sleet Jr. that embody the concept of joy as an act of resistance. Local Black performing artists, Robert Crenshaw, Alicia Revé, and Freeman Word, will respond to the photographs from the Museum’s collection through dance, music, and spoken word. St Louis Art Museum https://www.slam.org/event/2022-virtual-rev-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-freedom-celebration-joy-as-an-act-of-resistance/
On Demand Cherry Blossoms and the White House Celebrating the spring Cherry Blossom Festival; remembering the first cherry blossom planting in 1912 by First Lady Helen Herron Taft; First Ladies’ Role The White House Historical Association https://www.whitehousehistory.org/collections/cherry-blossoms
On Demand Missouri 2021 Bicentennial Presents Virtual series highlighting Missouri bicentennial commemorations: history, art, music, legends, quilts, and travel. State Historical Society of Missouri https://shsmo.org/on-demand/missouri-2021-presents?mc_cid=1eb75504ba&mc_eid=376db1f8f8
On Demand Basic Genealogy Series Bill Eddleman, Associate Director of the SHS Cape Girardeau Research Center State Historical Society of Missouri https://shsmo.org/on-demand#basic-genealogy
On Demand Uniting a Polarized Nation Lectures, film, book discussions Missouri Humanities Council https://mohumanities.org/uniting/
On Demand Growing Up with the River: Nine Generations on the Missouri by Dan and Connie Burkhardt Professional storytellers and special guests. 10-part series based on this very beautiful book. Missouri Humanities Council https://mohumanities.org/programs/growing-up-with-the-river/
On Demand Explore Missouri’s German Heritage 8-part series on history of German immigration and the continuing culture of Germans in Missouri Missouri Humanities Council https://mohumanities.org/programs/explore-missouris-german-heritage/


Program Archive

MURA Breakfast Meeting, April 5, 2022

Registration is closed

Pete Millier is the Director of Campus Facilities-Landscape Services and the Mizzou Botanic Garden. He has been with the University since 2005. Pete came to the University from California State University, Fresno where he managed the grounds department and the campus arboretum. Mr. Millier has worked in horticulture for over 30 years and has worked as a landscape contractor, nurseryman, and golf course superintendent before going into landscape management. Mr. Millier has a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Science and Master of Public Administration, both from California State University, Fresno.

Pre-registration and payment (via PayPal Account or Venmo bank transfer) for the breakfast must be received by Monday, March 28, 2022. If you have paid for the in-person breakfast and find that you are unable to attend, you may watch the webinar via the Zoom link. The link will be sent to all registrants the day before the meeting. While there are no refunds, the paid reservation for the in-person breakfast is transferable to someone else for this breakfast event only.

8:00 – 9:30 a.m. for in-person breakfast at the Country Club of Missouri on Forum Blvd:

 

8:30 – 9:30 a.m. the Zoom webinar:

We will continue to take health precautions for in-person breakfasts with masking, social distancing, and hand sanitizing:

  • Requiring masks of guests and service staff at all times unless seated at a dining table
  • Eating and drinking only when seated
  • Social distancing with dining tables: number of persons per table and table spacing
  • Capping registration for in-person breakfasts
  • Modifying buffet line to include social distancing, use of provided hand sanitizer, and mask wearing

NOTE: MURA will charge $5 for live, virtual presentations via Zoom. If in-person breakfasts are not offered due to COVID, the virtual presentation webinars are at no cost.

 

MURA Spring Social – April 12, 2020

Registration is closed.


MURA SPRING SOCIAL hosted by President Mun Y. Choi, 4:30 – 6 pm in the Walsworth Family Columns Club at Memorial Stadium. A short program will recognize the Chancellor’s 2021 and 2022 Faculty and Staff Retirees of the Year, MURA Kitty Dickerson Scholarship Recipients, and the retirees’ support of the University family. The $10 registration fee will go to the MURA Scholarship Fund. The deadline is April 4.

You must have a Paypal or Venmo account which you can set up while registering.

MURA Breakfast Meeting, March 1, 2022

Registration is closed

Guest Speaker: Samantha Moog, MA, LCSW, Director of Refugee Services at Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri (CCCNMO)– Recent Evacuee and Refugee Resettlement in Mid-Missouri.

In the last few months, CCNMO has led an unprecedented effort to resettle more than 270 Afghan evacuees in Mid-Missouri. Join us for a behind the scenes look at resettlement and learn more about the evacuees and refugees in our community.

Moog authored several nonprofit, corporate, and federal grants to support refugee resettlement programming for a local agency in Columbia, Missouri.

Pre-registration and payment (via PayPal Account or Venmo bank transfer) for the breakfast must be received by Monday, February 21, 2022. If you have paid for the in-person breakfast and find that you are unable to attend, you may watch the webinar via the Zoom link. The link will be sent to all registrants the day before the meeting. While there are no refunds, the paid reservation for the in-person breakfast is transferable to someone else for this breakfast event only.

8:00 – 9:30 a.m. for in-person breakfast at the Country Club of Missouri on Forum Blvd:

 

8:30 – 9:30 a.m. the Zoom webinar:

We will continue to take health precautions for in-person breakfasts with masking, social distancing, and hand sanitizing:

  • Requiring masks of guests and service staff at all times unless seated at a dining table
  • Eating and drinking only when seated
  • Social distancing with dining tables: number of persons per table and table spacing
  • Capping registration for in-person breakfasts
  • Modifying buffet line to include social distancing, use of provided hand sanitizer, and mask wearing

NOTE: MURA will charge $5 for live, virtual presentations via Zoom. If in-person breakfasts are not offered due to COVID, the virtual presentation webinars are at no cost.

 

MURA Sponsored Programs – Spring 2022 and February Picks

MURA Sponsored Programs – February 2022
Date  and Time Program Presenter Host Notes to connect
February 1, Tuesday, 8:30 Online via Zoom only (no in-person breakfast this month – invite an MU retiree who is not yet a member of MURA to join our Zoom!) Conversations at the Crossroads: Scholarly Discussions of Race, Citizenship, and Justice S. David Mitchell, Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Michael A. Middleton Center for Race, Citizenship and Justice MU Retirees Association Breakfast Meeting – No registration required. Zoom link will be provided in a MURA email.
March 1, Tuesday, 8:30 Online via Zoom; In-person to be determined Recent Evacuee and Refugee Resettlement in Mid-Missouri Samantha Moog, MA, LCSW, Director of Refugee Services at Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri (CCCNMO) MU Retirees Association Breakfast Meeting – Registration information in MURA Bi-weekly Email Update.
Notes:  Zoom links will be sent in an email after required registration.  If you do not have Internet, use your telephone to listen to the speaker.
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. Many are recorded for future viewing.  Barbara Schneider is a member of our MURA Program Committee and MURA’s Liaison to the Osher Life Long Learning Institute.

Barbara’s Picks
Book Club – The Seven Wonders: A Novel of the Ancient World, by Steven Saylor Film Discussion: Feb 9, Wednesday, 2:00 pm     Book Discussion: Feb 24, Thursday, 12:15 pm Speaker: Murder and Mystery Around the Mediterranean – Prof David Schenker – Feb 16, Wednesday, 5:30 pm CST Museum of Art & Archaeology – University of Missouri (everyone welcome) https://maa.missouri.edu/
February 1, Tuesday, 4:00 pm CST Interpreting African-American History in the President’s Neighborhood Historians Lina Mann and Sarah Fling, and Stephen E. Hammond, an independent historian who  is a descendant of Nancy Syphax, a woman who was enslaved at Decatur House White House Historical Association – History Live (on YouTube or Facebook) https://www.whitehousehistory.org/events/whhl-interpreting-african-american-history-presidents-neighborhood
February 1, Tuesday, 6:30 pm CST Fashion from Africa to African American Shannon Johnson, Fashion Studies Instructor at the College of DuPage Bloomingdale, IL Public Library https://www.eventkeeper.com/mars/xpages/xp_newpopevent.cfm?zeeOrg=BLOOM&EventID=6756463&sw=1366
February 2, Wednesday, 7:00-8:00 pm CST John C. and Jesse Frémont: “The Pathfinder” and his Wife Missouri State Museum interpretive aide Clinton Flowers Missouri State Museum (do not have to be a member of Facebook to view this program) https://facebook.com/MissouriStateMuseum/
February 3, Thursday, noon-1:00 pm CST The MU Student Army Training Corps and the 1918 Flu Dr. Carolyn Orbann, MU School of Health Professions University of Missouri Honors College https://honors.missouri.edu/fls/
February 3, Thursday, 7:00 pm CST Frankenstein: 200 Years of Mary Shelly’s Monster Curator Stephen Rueff and Toy Collector David Barnhill Mid-Continent Public Library, Kansas City https://www.mymcpl.org/events/73783/frankenstein-200-years-mary-shellys-monster-zoom
February 7, Monday, 9:00 pm CST Jacob Lawrence: The Migration Series 1940-1941 Sherrill Koopot, docent with the Phoenix Art Museum Friends of the Alameda CA Free Library https://alamedafriends.com/event/friends-home-art-docent-webinar-jacob-lawrence-the-migration-series-1940-1941/?instance_id=125
February 8, Tuesday, 6:30 pm CST Chess: Opening Moves Jason Delpire Daniel Boone Regional Library, Columbia, MO https://events.dbrl.org/event/6051195
February 8, Tuesday, 7:00 pm CST The Underground Railroad on the Western Frontier Author and retired Kansas City Police Detective Gary Jenkins Mid-Continent Public Library, Kansas City https://www.mymcpl.org/events/72036/underground-railroad-western-frontier-zoom
February 9, Wednesday, 7:00-8:30 pm CST The Beatles’ White Album Aaron Krerowicz Mid-Continent Public Library, Kansas City https://www.mymcpl.org/events/73786/beatles-white-album-zoom
February 10, Thursday, noon CST Caring for Someone With Dementia: Your Physical Health (first in a series of four sessions)  Alzheimer’s Association, Greater Missouri Chapter Daniel Boone Regional Library, Columbia, MO https://events.dbrl.org/event/6051515
February 11, Friday, 4:00-5:15 CST Cooking by the Book: Valentine’s Chocolates at Home Learn to make chocolate-covered caramel candies by tempering chocolate and using silicone molds Daniel Boone Regional Library, Columbia, MO https://events.dbrl.org/event/6084520
February 15, Tuesday, 1:00 pm CST Missouri Trailblazers: Rose O’Neill, Creator of the Kewpie Presented by the Missouri State Museum Daniel Boone Regional Library, Columbia, MO https://events.dbrl.org/event/6055270
February 17, Thursday, noon CST His Greatest Speeches: How Lincoln Moved the Nation Author Diana Schaub National Archives Foundation https://archivesfoundation.org/event/his-greatest-speeches-how-lincoln-moved-the-nation/
February 17, Thursday, 2:00 pm CST Negro League Baseball: The Deep Roots of African Americans in America’s Great Game Author Kevin L. Mitchell Mid-Continent Public Library, Kansas City https://www.mymcpl.org/events/73887/negro-league-baseball-deep-roots-african-americans-americas-great-game-zoom
February 17, Thursday, 6:30-8:00 pm CST (in-person) Winter Paint-Along Lisa Franko from Access Arts will teach basic techniques of acrylic painting Daniel Boone Regional Library, Columbia, MO https://events.dbrl.org/event/6056633
February 17, Thursday, 7:00 pm CST Art, Race, and Thomas Hart Benton Steve Sitton Mid-Continent Public Library, Kansas City https://www.mymcpl.org/events/73878/art-race-and-thomas-hart-benton-zoom
February 21, Monday, 7:00 pm CST Paul Laurence Dunbar Alive Re-enactment by internationally known storyteller Mitch Capel Daniel Boone Regional Library, Columbia, MO https://events.dbrl.org/event/6056922
February 22, Tuesday, 3:00 pm CST Exploring Black Health and Wellness through a Collection of Historical Images Joan Stack, art curator State Historical Society of Missouri https://shsmo.org/events/2022/black-health-wellness-historical-images
February 23, Wednesday, 4:00 CST A House Built by Slaves: African American Visitors to the Lincoln White House Author Jonathan W White National Archives Foundation https://archivesfoundation.org/event/african-american-visitors-to-the-lincoln-white-house/
February 23, Wednesday, 7:00-8:15 pm CST Founding Mothers: Establishing Library Services in Columbia Tim Dollens, library staff genealogist and amateur historian Co-Sponsors: Daniel Boone Regional Library and League of Women Voters, Columbia, MO https://events.dbrl.org/event/6075919
February 25, Friday, 9:00 pm CST Author Webinar: The Bad Muslim Discount Syed Masood, first-generation immigrant and practicing attorney Friends of the Alameda CA Free Library https://alamedafriends.com/event/friends-home-author-webinar-syed-masood-discusses-the-bad-muslim-discount/?instance_id=127
February 28, Monday, 6:30-8:00 pm CST The 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic Historian Jim Gibbons Bloomingdale, IL Public Library https://www.eventkeeper.com/mars/xpages/xp_newpopevent.cfm?zeeOrg=BLOOM&EventID=6707722&sw=1366
Podcast The 1600 Sessions (Over 50 episodes) Including: U.S. Army Fife and Drum Corps; Freemasons and the White House; and lots more! White House Historical Association https://www.whitehousehistory.org/1600-sessions
Podcast Our Missouri (over 50 episodes; new episodes posted twice a month) Join host Sean Rost as he engages with experts and scholars on a variety of topics related to the state’s complex history and culture. State Historical Society of Missouri https://shsmo.org/our-missouri
On Demand Learn About Medicare and Medicaid Informational Video Series: Parts of Medicare; Your Choices; Open Enrollment; Preventing Fraud, etc Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Health and Human Services (HHS), U.S. Government (.gov) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChHTRPxz8awulGaTMh3SAkA
On Demand Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Celebration: Joy as an Act of Resistance Inspired by photographs of Dr. King by Pulitzer Prize–winning photographer Moneta Sleet Jr. that embody the concept of joy as an act of resistance. Local Black performing artists, Robert Crenshaw, Alicia Revé, and Freeman Word, will respond to the photographs from the Museum’s collection through dance, music, and spoken word. St Louis Art Museum https://www.slam.org/event/2022-virtual-rev-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-freedom-celebration-joy-as-an-act-of-resistance/
On Demand “The Terrors and Trials of War”: The Civil War Papers of Henry and Cimbaline Fike Jeremy Neely, assistant professor of history at Missouri State University, and recent MSU graduate Trevor Martin State Historical Society of Missouri https://shsmo.org/on-demand/mhr-author-series/fike-civil-war-papers

Program Archive

MURA Sponsored Programs – Spring 2022 and January Picks

MURA Sponsored Programs – January 2022 – Updated
Date  and Time Program Presenter Host Notes to connect
February 1, Tuesday, 8:30 Online via Zoom only (no in-person breakfast this month) Conversations at the Crossroads: Scholarly Discussions of Race, Citizenship, and Justice S. David Mitchell, Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Michael A. Middleton Center for Race, Citizenship and Justice MU Retirees Association Breakfast Meeting – No registration required. Zoom link will be provided in a MURA email.
Notes:  Zoom links will be sent in an email after required registration.  If you do not have Internet, use your telephone to listen to the speaker.
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. Many are recorded for future viewing if you are not able to attend the original presentation.  Barbara Schneider is a member of our MURA Program Committee and MURA’s Liaison to the Osher Life Long Learning Institute.

Barbara’s Picks
January 18, Tuesday, 11:00 am CST Our Emotional Attachment to Stuff: Decluttering Strategies that Make It Easy to Let Go Dana K. White, Wall Street Journal bestselling author and a Decluttering Expert Mizzou Alumni Association – Open to all Mizzou Alumni and Friends https://alumlc.org/missouri/11628
January 18, Tuesday, 1:00 pm CST Missouri Trailblazers: Joe Penny, freedman from Kentucky who founded Pennytown, an historic black hamlet located eight miles southeast of Marshall, MO Missouri State Museum Daniel Boone Regional Library, Columbia, MO https://events.dbrl.org/event/5910497
January 18, Tuesday, 7:00 pm CST Sleep Disorders Michael Bajkowski Mid-Continent Public Library, Kansas City https://www.mymcpl.org/events/71063/sleep-disorders-zoom
Wednesday, January 19, noon CST The Shattering: America in the 1960s Author Kevin Boyle in conversation will be Suzanne E. Smith, professor of history at George Mason University. National Archives Foundation https://www.archivesfoundation.org/event/the-shattering/
January 19, Wednesday, 7:00 pm CST Brothers Against Brothers: The Civella Spero War of the 1970’s in KC Gary Jenkins, retired Kansas City detective Mid-Continent Public Library, Kansas City https://www.mymcpl.org/events/70936/brothers-against-brothers-civella-spero-war-zoom
January 19, Wednesday, 9:00 pm Author Webinar: Technically Food: Inside Silicon Valley’s Mission to Change What We Eat Larissa Zimberoff, investigative reporter and author Friends of the Alameda CA Free Library https://alamedafriends.com/event/friends-home-author-webinar-larissa-zimberoff-discusses-technically-food-inside-silicon-valleys-mission-to-change-what-we-eat/?instance_id=124
January 22, Saturday, 10:30-11:30 am CST A Lab of One’s Own: Science and Suffrage in the First World War Dr. Patricia Fara, Cambridge University and President of the British Society for the History of Science from 2016-18 Linda Hall Library of Science, Engineering and Technology, Kansas City. Co-sponsored by National WWI Museum and Memorial. https://www.lindahall.org/event/a-lab-of-ones-own-science-and-suffrage-in-the-first-world-war/
January 22, Saturday, 2:00 pm CST Proud To Be: Writing by American Warriors Military voices from across the nation Missouri Humanities Council https://mohumanities.org/event/proud-to-be-10-virtual-book-reading/
January 24, Monday, 6:30 pm CST Groundbreaking Musicals Steven Frenzel, retired teacher and film enthusiast Bloomingdale, IL Public Library https://www.eventkeeper.com/mars/xpages/xp_newpopevent.cfm?zeeOrg=BLOOM&EventID=6730912&sw=1366
January 24, Monday, 7:00-8:15 pm CST Crown Crafted Concert Series: Enrique Chi and Juan Carlos Chaurand Afro-Latino rhythms and psychedelic rock’n’roll riffs for a high-energy concert experience Mid-Continent Public Library, Kansas City https://www.mymcpl.org/events/72554/crown-crafted-concert-series-enrique-chi-and-juan-carlos-chaurand-making-movies
January 25, Tuesday, 12:00 noon CST Show-Me Paleontology: A New Dinosaur Discovery in Missouri Dr. Peter Makovicky, paleontologist and professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Minnesota Linda Hall Library of Science, Engineering and Technology, Kansas City https://www.lindahall.org/event/show-me-paleontology-a-new-dinosaur-discovery-in-missouri/
January 25, Tuesday, 4:00 pm CST Virtual Writing Hour with the National Portrait Gallery Weekly virtual creative writing hour National Portrait Gallery https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-writing-hour-with-the-national-portrait-gallery-tickets-99411309904
January 26, Wednesday, noon CDT Watching Darkness Fall: FDR, His Ambassadors, and the Rise of Adolf Hitler Author David McKean National Archives Foundation https://www.archivesfoundation.org/event/watching-darkness-fall/
January 27, Thursday, 4:00 pm CST The Names of John Gergen: Immigrant Identities in Early Twentieth-Century St. Louis Benjamin Moore, author and Professor Emeritus of English and Founder and former Director of the Bosnia Memory Project at Fontbonne University in St. Louis University of Missouri Libraries and University of Missouri Press https://libcal.missouri.edu/event/8704671
January 27, Thursday, 7:00 pm CST Downsize & Declutter without the Dumpster Learn how to responsibly dispose of everything to minimize your impact on the planet Blue Island Public Library, Illinois https://blueislandlibrary.org/events/downsize-declutter-without-the-dumpster
Sunday, January 30, 1:30-3:00 pm CST Winter Garden Forum Kelly McGowan, MU Extension, will talk about growing lavender in Missouri. Matthew Dolan, Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture, will discuss growing fruit trees in your backyard. Daniel Boone Regional Library, Columbia, MO https://events.dbrl.org/event/5920208
January 31, Monday, 6:30-7:45 pm CST Icy Worlds All Over the Solar System Michelle Nichols, Astroeducator Bloomingdale, IL Public Library https://www.eventkeeper.com/mars/xpages/xp_newpopevent.cfm?zeeOrg=BLOOM&EventID=6720013&sw=1366
In-Person – January 19 and 26, Wednesdays, 6:30-8:00 pm CST Still-Life Drawing for Beginners Lisa Franko from Access Arts Daniel Boone Regional Library, Columbia, MO https://events.dbrl.org/event/5926749
Podcast Hungry for MO (highlights Missouri cuisine) Co-hosted by Jenny Vergara, foodie and freelance writer, and Natasha Bailey, a chef, cheesemaker, and home gardener Missouri Humanities Council https://mohumanities.org/hungryformo/
Podcast The 1600 Sessions (Over 50 episodes) Including: Voices From a Night at the MET, History of White House Christmas Ornaments; and lots more! White House Historical Association https://www.whitehousehistory.org/1600-sessions
Podcast Our Missouri (over 50 episodes; new episodes posted twice a month) Join host Sean Rost as he engages with experts and scholars on a variety of topics related to the state’s complex history and culture. State Historical Society of Missouri https://shsmo.org/our-missouri
On Demand Learn About Medicare and Medicaid Informational Video Series: Parts of Medicare; Your Choices; Open Enrollment; Preventing Fraud, etc Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Health and Human Services (HHS), U.S. Government (.gov) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChHTRPxz8awulGaTMh3SAkA
On Demand (available January 17-December 31, 2022) Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Celebration: Joy as an Act of Resistance Inspired by photographs of Dr. King by Pulitzer Prize–winning photographer Moneta Sleet Jr. that embody the concept of joy as an act of resistance. Local Black performing artists, Robert Crenshaw, Alicia Revé, and Freeman Word, will respond to the photographs from the Museum’s collection through dance, music, and spoken word. St Louis Art Museum https://www.slam.org/event/2022-virtual-rev-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-freedom-celebration-joy-as-an-act-of-resistance/
On Demand My Missouri Lecture 2021 – Norm Stewart Norm Stewart reflects on what being a Missourian has meant to him State Historical Society of Missouri https://shsmo.org/lecture-series/my-missouri/norm-stewart-2021
On Demand Native Americans and the White House Essays, videos, photos and programs about the history of Native Americans at the White House, and their impact on the presidency. The White House Historical Association https://www.whitehousehistory.org/collections/native-americans-and-the-white-house
On Demand Missouri 2021 Bicentennial Presents Virtual series highlighting Missouri bicentennial commemorations: history, art, music, legends, quilts, and travel. State Historical Society of Missouri https://shsmo.org/on-demand/missouri-2021-presents?mc_cid=1eb75504ba&mc_eid=376db1f8f8
On Demand Webinars and Online Events – Past Recordings Past Examples I recommend: Research Like a Pro: Discovering Your Family’s History in 30 Minutes a Day; and more! Mizzou Alumni Association – Open to all Mizzou Alumni and Friends https://alumlc.org/missouri/archive
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 Basic Genealogy Series Bill Eddleman, Associate Director of the SHS Cape Girardeau Research Center State Historical Society of Missouri https://shsmo.org/on-demand#basic-genealogy
On Demand The African American Experience in Missouri – 2019-2020 Series 20 programs such as: A Conversation with Columbians Sehon Williams and Bill Thompson; #SayHerName: Black Women and State Violence in the Case of Missouri v. Celia, A Slave, and more. State Historical Society of Missouri and the University of Missouri https://shsmo.org/lecture-series/african-american-experience?page=0
On Demand Online Exhibitions Current and past exhibits, including: Gemstones of Antiquity; Objectified: The Female Form and the Male Gaze ; and more! Museum of Art & Archaeology – University of Missouri https://maa.missouri.edu/exhibits
On Demand Uniting a Polarized Nation Lectures, film, book discussions Missouri Humanities Council https://mohumanities.org/uniting/
On Demand Growing Up with the River: Nine Generations on the Missouri by Dan and Connie Burkhardt Professional storytellers and special guests. 10-part series based on this very beautiful book. Missouri Humanities Council https://mohumanities.org/programs/growing-up-with-the-river/
On Demand Explore Missouri’s German Heritage 8-part series on history of German immigration and the continuing culture of Germans in Missouri Missouri Humanities Council https://mohumanities.org/programs/explore-missouris-german-heritage/

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