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MURA Sponsored Programs – Fall 2021 and September Picks

MURA Sponsored Programs – September 2021
Date  and Time Program Presenter Host Notes to connect
September 14, Tuesday Back to School – Back to Nature: Boone County Nature School Update and Opportunities Mike Szydlowski, science coordinator Columbia Public Schools MU Retirees Association Breakfast Meeting Hybrid Format:  8:00-9:30 am at Country Club of Missouri – OR – 8:30 Online via Zoom
October 5, Tuesday Homelessness in Columbia/Boone County: What is the Best Solution? Steve Hollis, Human Services Manager, Columbia/Boone County Dept of Public Health and Human Services MU Retirees Association Breakfast Meeting Hybrid Format:  8:00-9:30 am at Country Club of Missouri – OR – 8:30 Online via Zoom
Notes:  Zoom links will be sent in an email.  If you do not have Internet, use your telephone to listen to the speaker.  No pre-registration required.
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
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
September 2, Thursday, 12:00-1:00 pm CDT (first of numerous September events related to this book) One Read Discussion: Furious Hours – Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee Dr. Andrea Heiss, MU School of Journalism Daniel Boone Regional Library, Columbia, MO https://events.dbrl.org/event/5461612
September 7, Tuesday, 6:00 pm CDT American Phoenix: Heroes of the Pentagon on 9/11 Panel Discussion with author and eyewitnesses National Archives Foundation https://archivesfoundation.org/event/americanphoenix/
September 8, Wednesday, 3:00 pm CDT The Remarkable Musical History of Motown Professor Gil Harel, Brandeis University Mizzou Alumni Association – Open to all Mizzou Alumni and Friends https://alumlc.org/missouri/10086
September 8, Wednesday, 4:30 pm CDT September 11, Twenty Years Removed – A Look Back at the Nation and the White House A conversation with former ABC News correspondent Ann Compton and Anita McBride, Chief of Staff to First Lady Laura Bush White House Historical Association – Facebook and YouTube Live https://www.whitehousehistory.org/events/white-house-history-with-susan-page-september-11-twenty-years-removed
September 8, Wednesday, 7:00-8:30 pm CST Reinventing Rock’n Roll: The Beatles’ Rubber Soul and Revolver Aaron Krerowicz Mid-Continent Public Library, Kansas City https://www.mymcpl.org/events/70087/reinventing-rockn-roll-beatles-rubber-soul-and-revolver-zoom
September 10, Friday, 5:30 pm CDT A Life of Selfless Service, Sacrifice, and Civic Engagement: COL Cyril “Rick” Rescorla Megan Jones, 9/11 Memorial and Museum, will moderate a panel memorializing this man who saved 2,700 fellow Morgan Stanley employees on 9/11 National Archives Foundation https://archivesfoundation.org/event/a-life-of-selfless-service-sacrifice-and-civic-engagement/
September 14, Tuesday, 7:00 pm CDT Marching #MizzouMade Conversation with members of the Marching Mizzou family Mizzou Alumni Association – Open to all Mizzou Alumni and Friends https://alumlc.org/missouri/10164
September 14, Tuesday, 7:00 pm CDT Fall Vegetable Gardening Mark Lyons Mid-Continent Public Library, Kansas City https://www.mymcpl.org/events/70088/fall-vegetable-gardening-zoom
September 16, Thursday, 7:00 pm CDT Camping While Black: Missouri’s Camp Dericotte, 1939-1960 Missouri State Parks Mid-Continent Public Library, Kansas City https://www.mymcpl.org/events/70089/camping-while-black-missouris-camp-dericotte-1939-1960-zoom
September 17, Friday, 12:00 pm CDT The People’s Constitution: 200 Years, 27 Amendments, and the Promise of a More Perfect Union Authors John Kowal and Wilfred Codrington III will discuss how “We the People” have reshaped our founding document National Archives Foundation https://archivesfoundation.org/event/the-peoples-constitution/
September 20, Monday, 6:00-7:00 pm CDT Women in Jazz Flutist Galen Abdur-Razzaq Daniel Boone Regional Library, Columbia, MO https://events.dbrl.org/event/5493406
September 21, Tuesday, 4:00 pm CDT At the Threshold of Liberty – Women, Slavery, & Shifting Identities in Washington, D.C. Tamika Y. Nunley, Author White House Historical Association – Facebook and YouTube Live https://www.whitehousehistory.org/events/whhl-at-the-threshold-of-liberty
September 23, Thursday, 4:30 pm CDT First Friends – The Powerful, Unsung (And Unelected) People Who Shaped Our Presidents Gary Ginsberg, author White House Historical Association – History Happ Hour https://www.whitehousehistory.org/events/history-happy-hour-first-friends-the-powerful-unsung-and-unelected-people-who-shaped-our-presidents
September 27, Monday, 6:30 pm CDT The Essential Great Chicago Fire (2021 is the 150th Anniversary) William Pack, Author and  Storyteller Bloomingdale, IL Public Library https://www.eventkeeper.com/code/ekform.cfm?curOrg=BLOOM&curID=506445
September 30, Thursday, 12:00-1:00 pm CDT Art Speaks: Tonita Peña and Modern Pueblo Painting Alexander Marr, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Assistant Curator of Native American Art St Louis Art Museum https://www.slam.org/event/art-speaks-tonita-pena-and-modern-pueblo-painting/
September 30, Thursday, 7:00 pm CDT One Read Book Author’s Talk: Furious Hours – Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee Casey Cep Daniel Boone Regional Library, Columbia, MO https://events.dbrl.org/event/5497236
Podcast The 1600 Sessions (Over 50 episodes) Including: Designing Camelot; The Triumph of Nancy Reagan; and lots more! White House Historical Association https://www.whitehousehistory.org/1600-sessions
Podcast Our Missouri (over 50 episodes) 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 First Children What it is Like Growing Up in the White House – multiple stories and videos The White House Historical Association https://www.whitehousehistory.org/collections/first-children
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:  How To Change Anyone’s Mind; #MizzouMade in Space; 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: Charlie Parker’s Life and Music in KC; Nearby Nature in North City St Louis 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:  15 Minutes of Warhol; Variable Atmospheres – Weather in Art; and more! Museum of Art & Archaeology – University of Missouri https://maa.missouri.edu/exhibits
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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MURA Sponsored Programs – August 2021
Date  and Time Program Presenter Host Notes to connect
Sept 14, Tuesday – Save the Date! Back to School – Back to Nature: Boone County Nature School Update and Opportunities Mike Szydlowski, science coordinator Columbia Public Schools MU Retirees Association Breakfast Meeting Hybrid Format:  8:00-9:30 am at Country Club of Missouri ($15.00 per person) – OR – 8:30 Online via Zoom.

  • Beginning this September, MURA will require registration and 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.
  • Pre-registration and payment for the September breakfast and live Zoom presentation must be received by Tuesday, September 7, 2021.
  • No refunds will be available. However, you may assign your registration to someone else if you cannot attend.
Notes:  Zoom links will be sent in an email to registered attendees.  If you do not have Internet, use your telephone to listen to the speaker.
Below find 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
August 4, Wednesday, 7:00-8:00 pm CDT The Beatles: Band of the Sixties Aaron Krerowicz Mid-Continent Public Library, Kansas City https://www.mymcpl.org/events/70095/beatles-band-sixties-zoom
August 5, Thursday, 12:00 pm CDT Art Speaks: Shakespeare’s Muses Tom Ridgely, Producing Artistic Director for the St. Louis Shakespeare Festival St Louis Art Museum https://www.slam.org/event/art-speaks-shakespeares-muses/
August 5, Thursday, 3:00 pm CDT Kennedy, Nixon, & the Debate of the Century Dr. Allen Pietrobon, Assistant Professor of Global Affairs at Trinity Washington University Mizzou Alumni Association – Open to all Mizzou Alumni and Friends https://alumlc.org/missouri/9152
August 10, Tuesday, 11:00 am CDT Missouri Statehood Day Program Dr. Peter Kastor, chair of Washington University in St. Louis’s history department Missouri Historical Society and Missouri State Museum https://mohistory.org/events/statehood-day
August 10, Tueday, 4:00 pm CDT Inside Camp David Michael Giorgione, Commander of Camp David during the presidencies of Bill Clinton and George W. Bush White House Historical Association https://www.whitehousehistory.org/events/inside-camp-david
August 10, Tuesday, 6:30-8:00 pm CDT Great Horned Owls: Mating, Nesting and Owlets Mark H.X. Glenshaw, award-winning naturalist Mid-Continent Public Library, Kansas City https://www.mymcpl.org/events/69959/great-horned-owls-mating-nesting-and-owlets-zoom
August 12, Thursday, 4:30 pm CDT The Man I Knew: The Amazing Story of George H.W. Bush’s Post-Presidency Jean Becker, George Herbert Walker Bush’s Chief of Staff White House Historical Association, History Happy Hour https://www.whitehousehistory.org/events/the-man-i-knew-the-amazing-story-of-george-h-w-bushs-post-presidency
August 12, Thursday, 6:30 pm CDT Music in the American Wild: Missouri Music at 200 American Wild Ensemble Missouri Historical Society and Missouri State Museum https://mohistory.org/events/music-in-the-wild
August 15, Sunday, 1:00-2:00 pm CDT Explore the History of Missouri Through Art Museum of Art & Archaeology Daniel Boone Regional Library, Columbia, MO https://events.dbrl.org/event/5358234
August 16, Monday, 6:30-7:30 pm The Race to Save Titanic William Hazelgrove, author Bloomingdale, IL Public Library https://www.eventkeeper.com/mars/xpages/B/BLOOM/EK.cfm?zeeOrg=BLOOM
August 17, Tuesday, 1:00-2:00 pm CDT Missouri Trailblazers: John William “Blind” Boone and Carl Schurz Missouri State Museum Daniel Boone Regional Library, Columbia, MO https://events.dbrl.org/event/5357721
August 17, Tuesday, 7:00 pm CDT Germany’s Liquid Bread: The History of Beer German Historian Anette Isaacs, M.A. Blue Island Public Library, IL https://blueislandlibrary.org/events/germanys-liquid-bread-a-refreshing-look-at-the-history-of-beer
August 18, Wednesday, 7:00-8:00 pm CDT Radio in the 1950s Radio historian Steve Darnall Mid-Continent Public Library, Kansas City https://www.mymcpl.org/events/70163/radio-1950s-zoom
August 19, Thursday, 7:00-8:00 pm CDT 1821 Missouri and Mexico’s Bicentennials: South/North International Trade Begins Dr. Gene T. Chavez Mid-Continent Public Library, Kansas City and Missouri State Parks https://www.mymcpl.org/events/70106/1821-missouri-and-mexicos-bicentennials-southnorth-international-trade-begins-zoom
August 23, Monday, 6:30 pm CDT Discover Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island Nancy McCully, travel enthusiast and retired librarian Bloomingdale, IL Public Library https://www.eventkeeper.com/mars/xpages/B/BLOOM/EK.cfm?zeeOrg=BLOOM
August Book Club Events The Yellow House, by Martin Gayford August 11-Docent Talk on Van Gogh and Gaugin; August 18-Film Discussion of Loving Vincent; August 24-Book Discussion Museum of Art & Archaeology – University of Missouri https://maa.missouri.edu/events/family-events/abc-docent-led-theme-talk-van-gough-gauguin-burst-creativity-studio-south
Podcast The 1600 Sessions (Over 50 episodes) Including: Freemasons and the White House, and lots more! White House Historical Association https://www.whitehousehistory.org/1600-sessions
Podcast Our Missouri (over 50 episodes) 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 White House in Bloom Visual History of White House Gardening and multiple programs on vegetable, children’s, rose, and west gardens and First Lady projects The White House Historical Association https://www.whitehousehistory.org/collections/white-house-in-bloom
On Demand Missouri 2021 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:  Thoreau, Emerson, Walden Pond and More: Answering Big Questions 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: Charlie Parker’s Life and Music in KC; Nearby Nature in North City St Louis 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:  15 Minutes of Warhol; Perfumery in Ancient Greek and Roman Societies Museum of Art & Archaeology – University of Missouri https://maa.missouri.edu/exhibits
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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