MURA Sponsored Programs – January 2021 |
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| Date and Time | Program | Presenter | Host | Notes to connect |
| There are no MURA events this month. | ||||
| 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 OSHER Picks |
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| January 5, Tuesday, 11:00 am CST | Missouri 2021 Presents: Missouri Crisis and the Struggle for Statehood | Steve Belko, Ph.D. and Claire Bruntrager of the Mo Humanities Council and Jeffrey L. Pasley, Ph.D., Associate Director of the Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy | State Historical Society of Missouri | https://shsmo.org/events/2020/mo2021-presents-jan |
| January 7, Thursday, 6:00 pm CST | Beethoven in America | A panel of experts in celebratation of Beethoven’s 250th Birthday | National Archives Foundation | https://archivesfoundation.org/event/beethoven-in-america/ |
| January 12, Tuesday, 6:00-7:00 pm CST | Beginning Chess | Jason Delpire, Chess Expert | Daniel Boone Regional Library in Columbia, MO | https://events.dbrl.org/event/4729591 |
| January 14, Thursday, 6:00 pm CST | Truman and Eisenhower: Presidents of the Heartland | Tim Rives, deputy director at the Dwight D. Eisenhower Library and Museum, and Sam Rushay, supervisory archivist at the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum | Truman Library Institute | https://www.trumanlibraryinstitute.org/tli-events/ |
| January 14, Thursday, 7:00-8:00 pm CST | A Shot in the Arm: What You Need to Know about the COVID Vaccines | Alex Knapp, Senior Editor of Healthcare and Science at Forbes moderates a panel of experts | Linda Hall Library of Science, Engineering and Technology in KC | https://www.lindahall.org/event/a-shot-in-the-arm-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-covid-vaccines/ |
| January 14, Thursday, 7:00-8:00 pm CST | The Upswing: How American Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again | Author Robert D. Putnam and co-Author Shaylyn Romney Garret | Missouri Humanities Council | https://mohumanities.org/uniting/ |
| January 15, Friday, 12 noon CST | Hats Speak – Exploring Hats Worn by Missourians from the 1890s to the 1950s | Stephana Landwehr from the Missouri State Museum | Daniel Boone Regional Library in Columbia, MO | https://events.dbrl.org/event/4729667 |
| January 19, Tuesday, 11:00 am CST | Walt Whitman in Washington | Kenneth M. Price, Hillegass University Professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln | National Archives Foundation | https://archivesfoundation.org/event/whitman-in-washington/ |
| January 21, 1:00 pm CST | Basic Genealogy: Finding and Using Vital Records | Bill Eddleman, Associate Director of the Cape Girardeau Research Center | State Historical Society of Missouri | https://shsmo.org/events/2020/genealogy-vital-records |
| January 21, Thursday, 6:00-7:15 pm CST | Hidden Memory: An American Story of Japanese Americans During WWII | Anne Shimojima tells her family story | Daniel Boone Regional Library in Columbia, MO | https://events.dbrl.org/event/4737369 |
| 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 |
| January 27, Wednesday, 11:00 am CST | The Black Civil War Soldier: A Visual History of Conflict and Citizenship | Deborah Willis, Professor and Chair of the Department of Photography & Imaging at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University | National Archives Foundation | https://archivesfoundation.org/event/the-black-civil-war-soldier/ |
| January 28, Thursday, 6:00-7:00 pm CST | Harmonica Americana Concert | Lil Rev – blues, folk, old-time music, Irish tunes and more, featuring the mouth harp, mountain dulcimer, guitar, banjo and ukulele | Daniel Boone Regional Library in Columbia, MO | https://events.dbrl.org/event/4741920 |
| On Demand | A Tour of the White House | A series of videos describing each room of the White House – about 15 minutes. | The White House Historical Association | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-vUmS6mblM&list=PLE477DFE835B79966 |
| 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 | 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/ |
| 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 | Past musical recordings available; also, A Conversation with Alex Pickard | MU School of Music | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVqHQYMI7cP8SE6Z3XDwSjw |
| Ongoing – Sept 2020 to April 2021 – Second Thursday (Jan 14, 10-11:00 am CST) with past program videos available on website | Explore Missouri’s German Heritage | January – Take a look at old German working traditions —agriculture, viticulture, brewing beer, building, creating—and the legacy today. | Missouri Humanities Council | https://mohumanities.org/programs/explore-missouris-german-heritage/ |
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