MURA Sponsored Programs – July 2021 |
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| Date and Time | Program | Presenter | Host | Notes to connect |
| Sept 14, Tuesday – Save the Date! | Breakfast Meeting and Speaker | MU Retirees Association | ||
| 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 |
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| July 5, Monday, 6:30-7:30 pm CDT | Remembering Route 66 – Can’t take a road trip this year? Travel back in time instead to explore the history of the “mother road” that linked Chicago to LA from 1926 to 1985. | This slide lecture is presented by actor and historian Leslie Goddard. | Bloomingdale, IL Public Library | https://www.eventkeeper.com/code/ekform.cfm?curOrg=BLOOM&curID=486085 |
| July 6, Tuesday, 11:00 am CDT | Missouri 2021 Presents: Special Events for the Bicentennial | Missouri Statehood Day is August 10. Learn more about the festivals, ice cream socials, music, book talks, exhibits, folks arts, the unveiling of the bicentennial stamp, and more! | State Historical Society of Missouri | https://shsmo.org/events/2021/mo2021-presents-july |
| July 6, Tuesday, 7:00-8:30 pm CDT | How to Find an Owl in Your Neighborhood | Naturalist Mark H.X. Glenshaw, aka “The Owl Man” | Daniel Boone Regional Library in Columbia, MO | https://events.dbrl.org/event/5144303 |
| July 7, Wednesday, 7:00-8:00 pm CDT | Billy Joel: The Piano Man | Gary Wenstrup | Mid-Continent Public Library, Kansas City | https://www.mymcpl.org/events/69574/billy-joel-piano-man-zoom |
| July 12, Monday, 6:30-7:30 pm CDT | Roving the Red Planet – There are currently 5 U.S. spacecraft either on or orbiting Mars right now. What have we learned about the Red Planet with decades of robotic visitors? | Michelle Nichols, Director of Public Observing at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago | Bloomingdale, IL Public Library | https://www.eventkeeper.com/code/ekform.cfm?curOrg=BLOOM&curID=486086 |
| July 13, Tuesday, 4:00 CDT | The Outlier: Jimmy Carter in the White House | Pulitzer Prize winner Kai Bird | White House Historical Association – History Live on Facebook or YouTube | https://www.whitehousehistory.org/events/the-outlier-jimmy-carter-and-the-white-house |
| July 15, Thursday, 6:30 pm CDT | Pre-Civil War Quilts: Secret Codes to Freedom on the Underground Railroad | Connie Martin will share her family’s history as slaves, slave routes in Illinois, and the quilt code and fabric quilt pattern in over a dozen beautifully hand-crafted quilt replicas. | Palos Heights Library, Illinois | https://bit.ly/3zmybb3 |
| July 19, Monday, 11:00-11:30 am | A Virtual Visit to the Walt Disney Hometown Museum | Creative Director Peter Whitehead takes us on a walk through the museum to discuss some of the gallery treasures donated by the Disney family | Daniel Boone Regional Library in Columbia, MO | https://events.dbrl.org/event/5147655 |
| July 20, Tuesday, 1:00-2:00 pm CDT | Missouri Trailblazers: Dr. Suzanne Saueressig, Missouri’s first female veterinarian | Missouri State Museum’s education specialist, Carrie Hammond. | Daniel Boone Regional Library in Columbia, MO | https://events.dbrl.org/event/5147976 |
| July 22, Thursday, 6:30 pm CDT | Cocktails from the Garden | Carri Sirigas will show how to make a quick simple syrup from herbs found in the garden and how to use it in cocktails, lemonade, and tea. Recipes will be included | Palos Heights Library, Illinois | https://bit.ly/2Sog7wN |
| July 25, Sunday, 1:00-2:00 pm CDT | History of Glass | The discovery of glass-making, the techniques used through the ages and the civilizations known for their involvement in the art. | Daniel Boone Regional Library and the MU Museum of Art & Archaeology | https://events.dbrl.org/event/5148019 |
| July 29, Thursday, 2:00 pm CDT | Unapologetically Ambitious: An Interview With One of Silicon Valley’s First Female African American CEOs | Shellye Archambeau | Mizzou Alumni Association – Open to all Mizzou Alumni and Friends | https://alumlc.org/missouri/8009 |
| July 29, Thursday, 6:30 pm CDT | “Bad Men” and Sweethearts: The Real Stories of St. Louis’s Three Murder Ballads | Andrew Wanko, Public Historian | St Louis History Live Series, Missouri History Museum, St Louis | https://mohistory.org/events/murder-ballads |
| Podcast | The 1600 Sessions (Over 50 episodes) | Including: A Tour of White House History with Michael Beschloss, and lots more! | White House Historical Association | https://www.whitehousehistory.org/1600-sessions |
| Podcast | Our Missouri (49 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: Music for the Bicentennial | From ragtime, blues, and jazz to country, classical, folk, hip-hop, and more, music is woven into the fabric of the state. | State Historical Society of Missouri | https://shsmo.org/on-demand/missouri-2021-presents/music-for-the-bicentennial |
| On Demand | Webinars and Online Events – Past Recordings | Past Examples I recommend: How to Change Anyone’s Mind; #MizzouMade at the Masters; Tiger on Top of the World | 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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