MURA Sponsored Programs – February 2021 |
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| Date and Time | Program | Presenter | Host | Notes to connect |
| February 2, Tuesday, 8:30 am CST | Virtual Breakfast: Columbia’s African American Heritage Trail | James Whitt, Sharp End Heritage Committee Chair | MU Retirees Association | Recording available in MURA Email Update |
| March 2, Tuesday, 8:30-9:30 am | Virtual Breakfast: 200 Years of Music in Missouri | Elisabeth Roberts, Book Co-author with Michael J Budds and Staff Res Ast, MU Budds Center for American Music Studies | MU Retirees Association | Link will be given in MURA email and posted on website |
| March 16, Tuesday, 8:30-9:30 am | Annual Meeting/Bonus Breakfast: Winning It Right in 2021 | Jim Sterk, MU Athletic Director | MU Retirees Association | Link will be given in MURA email and posted on website |
| April 6, Tuesday, 8:30-9:30 am | Virtual Breakfast – to be determined | 8:30- 9:30 am | MU Retirees Association | Link will be given in MURA email and posted on website |
| May 4, Tuesday, 8:30-9:30 am | Overview of MU Master Planning | Heiddi Davis, Director- Campus Facilities Planning, Design, & Construction | MU Retirees Association | Link will be given in MURA email and posted on website |
| Notes: Zoom links will be posted in Upcoming Events on the MURA website. 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 |
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| February 9, Tuesday, 11:00 am CST | The Five Generation Society: What are the Implications to Our Economy? | Cam Marston – author, columnist, blogger, and lecturer | Mizzou Alumni Association – Open to all Mizzou Alumni and Friends | https://alumlc.org/missouri/5258 |
| February 9, Tuesday, 4:00 pm CST | Slavery in the President’s Neighborhood: Stories of Resistance and Perseverance | Graduate Fellows Mia Owens of American University, and Tianna Mobley of Georgetown University | White House Historical Association – History Live | https://www.whitehousehistory.org/events/slavery-in-the-presidents-neighborhood-stories-of-resistance-and-perseverance |
| February 10, Wednesday, 12:00 noon CST | NextGen Precision Health Discovery Series | Richard J. Barohn, MD, NextGen Precision Health Executive Director | NextGen, UM System – (click on “Website” to register) | https://calendar.missouri.edu/event/nextgen_precision_health_discovery_series#.YBzDU3lMHIU |
| February 10, Wednesday, 6:00 pm CST | Truman Library Renovation Sneak Peek | Exhibit and audiovisual installation teams | Truman Library Institute | https://www.trumanlibraryinstitute.org/tli-events/ |
| February 11, Thursday, 6:30 pm | Mizzou Founders Day Celebration | Mark the 182nd anniversary of Mizzou’s founding as we share stories of some of Mizzou’s lesser known secrets | 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=11332&cid=25050&ecid=25050&crid=0&calpgid=10006&calcid=19426 |
| February 11, Thursday, 7:00 pm CST | Chicago Architecture: A Virtual Tour | Hillary Marzec, tour guide from Inside Chicago Walking Tours | Blue Island Public Library, Illinois | http://blueislandlibrary.org/events/chicago-architecture-a-virtual-tour |
| February 16, Tuesday, 11:00 am CST | George Washington’s Final Battle: The Epic Struggle to Build a Capital City and a Nation | Robert P. Watson, Author | National Archives Foundation | https://archivesfoundation.org/event/washingtons-final-battle/ |
| February 16, Tuesday, 1:00 pm CST | Missouri Trailblazers: Mark Twain and His Amazing Friends | Presented by the Missouri State Museum in celebration of the Missouri Bicentennial | Daniel Boone Regional Library in Columbia, MO | https://events.dbrl.org/event/4800599 |
| February 18, Thursday, 4:00 pm CST | Cocktail Conversations: Temperance, Prohibition and the Alcohol Free Cocktail Movement | Derek Brown, cocktail expert, entrepreneur, writer | National Archives Foundation | https://archivesfoundation.org/event/cocktail-conversations-with-derek-brown/ |
| February 22, Monday, 6:00 pm | Malcolm X Day: The Black Family | Ilyasah Shabazz—award-winning author, educator, producer, and daughter of Malcolm X & Dr. Betty Shabazz. | MU Black History Month Planning Committee | https://www.mizzou.com/s/1002/alumni/19/interior.aspx?sid=1002&gid=1001&pgid=11351&cid=25084&ecid=25084&crid=0&calpgid=11184&calcid=24018 |
| February 23, Tuesday, 7:00 pm CST | Missouri Writers on Missouri | Dr. Sam Cohen, MU Associate Professor of English | Daniel Boone Regional Library in Columbia, MO | https://events.dbrl.org/event/4804883 |
| February 24, Wednesday, 1:00 pm CST | Tom Bass, Missouri Horseman | Christal Bruner, executive director, Mexico-Audrain County Library District | Daniel Boone Regional Library in Columbia, MO | https://events.dbrl.org/event/4805999 |
| February 25, Thursday, 1:00 pm | Historic Images of Black Families: Discussion of the Ellis Library Exhibition | Joan Stack, SHSMO Art Curator | State Historical Society of Missouri | https://shsmo.org/events/2021/historic-black-families |
| February 26, Friday, 8:00 pm | #MizzouMade Talk with J’den Cox, Olympic Wrestler | Moderated by Mizzou alumnus and CBS4 Sports Anchor Michael Spencer | 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=11329&cid=25046&ecid=25046&crid=0&calpgid=10006&calcid=19426 |
| Podcast | The 1600 Sessions (Over 50 episodes) | Including: WH History with Michael Beschloss; WH Transitions; Wine in the WH | White House Historical Association | https://www.whitehousehistory.org/1600-sessions |
| Quarterly Book Club Series | The Invention of Wings, by Sue Monk Kidd | Docent Tour-Feb 7; Presentation on Dynamic Quilting Traditions and Innovations-Feb 9; Film “The Quiltmakers of Gee’s Bend” Discussion-Feb 18; Book Discussion-Feb 25 | MU Museum of Art & Archaeology – Contact Christiane Quinn at chrismo@juno.com for Zoom links | https://maa.missouri.edu/events/family-events/docent-led-theme-zoom-tour-invention-wings-reverberations-maa-collection-and |
| Ongoing – February 2 through March 6, 2021 | Black History Month 2021 | Variety of programs including speakers and film (theater programs only have a fee) | MU College of Arts & Science, Black Studies Department | https://blackstudies.missouri.edu/black-history-month |
| Ongoing – December 2020 to August 2021 – First Tuesday (Feb 2, 11:00 am CST) with past program videos available on website | Missouri 2021 – Celebrating the 200th anniversary of Missouri statehood. February: All About the Art | Amelia Nelson, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art; Jill Sullivan, Post Art Library in Joplin; and Barb Bailey and Aaron Horrell, Painted Wren Art Gallery in Cape Girardeau | State Historical Society of Missouri | https://shsmo.org/events/2020/mo2021-presents-feb |
| Ongoing – Sept 2020 to April 2021 – Second Thursday (Feb 11, 10-11:30 am CST) with past program videos available on website | Explore Missouri’s German Heritage | February – “The Enchantment of Every Day” – German cuisine, Gemüsegarten, or the “kitchen garden,” German music, and other material culture. | Missouri Humanities Council | https://mohumanities.org/programs/explore-missouris-german-heritage/ |
| Ongoing: January 25 to February 15 – Mondays, 9:00-11:00 am CST | Heartful Living Series | Anand Chockalingam, MU associate professor of medicine | Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at MU Extension | https://extension.missouri.edu/events/-heartful-living-series-hosted-online-by-osher-mizzou |
| Ongoing: February 18 – April 1, Thursdays 12:00-2:30 pm CST | Living a Healthy Life: Chronic Disease Self-Management Program | Participants gain self-confidence in their ability to control their symptoms and learn how their health problems affect their lives | MU Extension | https://extension.missouri.edu/events/living-a-healthy-life-1610562779 |
| On Demand | Fact, Opinion or Misinformation – Strategies for becoming a savvy user of digital media | Seth Smith, Public Services Librarian – Project supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services | Daniel Boone Regional Library in Columbia, MO and the Boone County League of Women Voters | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIuu0PQJ7EQ&t=522s |
| On Demand | Standing Up For Change: African American Women and the Civil Rights Movement | National Women’s History Museum | https://www.womenshistory.org/exhibits/standing-up-for-change | |
| On Demand | Celebrate the Lunar New Year Virtually | Listen, Create, Watch, and Participate in the Zodiac Hunt | Nelson-Atkins | https://nelson-atkins.org/nelson-atkins-at-home/virtual-lunar-new-year/ |
| 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: First Ladies and the National Portrait Gallery; The Cabinet; 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 | Beginning Genealogy, Part 3: Censuses | Bill Eddleman, Associate Director of the SHS Cape Girardeau Research Center | State Historical Society of Missouri | https://shsmo.org/events/on-demand/basic-genealogy-pt3 |
| 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: Variable Atmospheres: Weather in Art; 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: Dan Meers is KC Wolf; Lights, Camera, Action: Chasing Creative Dreams in Hollywood | 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/ |
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