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MURA Sponsored Programs – Spring 2022 and May Picks

MURA Sponsored Programs – May 2022

Date and Time Program Presenter Host Notes to connect

May 3, Tuesday, 8:00-9:30 am at Country Club of Missouri – OR – 8:30 Online via Zoom Missouri Weather & Climate: Facts & Myths Kenton Gewecke, KOMU 8 Chief Meteorologist MU Retirees Association – Co-sponsored with Central Bank and Central Trust Company Breakfast Meeting Hybrid Format – Registration information in MURA Bi-weekly Email Update
May 18, Wednesday, 1:00-2:00 pm CDT UM Retiree Town Hall Webinar Moderated by Dr. Marshall Stewart MU Retirees Association Zoom link will be provided in MURA Bi-weekly Email Update.

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May 18, Wednesday, all day Fundraiser for MURA’s Kitty Dickerson Scholarship Fund 15% of your Shakespeare’s Pizza receipt – any location – dine in, carry out, or delivery. MU Retirees Association Flyer required. Available from MURA Bi-weekly Email Update

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June 7, Tuesday, 8:00-9:30 am (In-person only) – MU Healthcare Pavilion/Farmer’s Market/Clary-Shy Park Breakfast and Field Trip at Columbia Agriculture Park Columbia Agriculture Park MU Retirees Association – Co-sponsored with Central Bank and Central Trust Company 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.

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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
Select Tuesdays May-October KATY Trail Tram Tours Eight tour dates at various locations around the state, with commentary on the local natural and cultural history. Missouri State Parks https://mostateparks.com/page/63908/tuesdays-trail-tram-tours
May 2 – Film “The Red Lecture” Discussion; May 9 – Artist Shannon Soldner speaks on the use of red in painting; May 19 – Book Discussion Book: A Perfect Red: Empire, Espionage, and the Quest for the Color of Desire, by Amy Butler Greenfield Register for each event separately at the link provided. Link to film on Kanopy also provided. Museum of Art & Archaeology – University of Missouri https://www.facebook.com/mumaabookclub/events/?ref=page_internal
May 4, Wednesday, noon CDT Civil Rights Queen: Constance Baker Motley and the Struggle for Equality Historian Tomiko Brown-Nagin National Archives Foundation https://archivesfoundation.org/event/civil-rights-queen/
May 4, Wednesday, 7:00 pm CDT, Online OR in-person in the Lohman Building at Jefferson Landing State Historic Site, (100 Jefferson St.) Daniel Boone in Missouri Historian Henry Gensky Missouri State Museum (do not have to be a member of Facebook to view this program) https://www.facebook.com/events/2812276912406911?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22surface%22%3A%22page%22%7D]%7D
May 4, Wednesday, 7:00 pm CDT The Getaway: Create your own “Getaway” masterpiece of a day at the beach Artist/Teacher Sarah Poff Mid-Continent Public Library, Kansas City https://www.mymcpl.org/events/75978/getaway-mcpl360
May 5, Thursday, 7:00 pm CDT Traveling Tales Sef Townsend Daniel Boone Regional Library, Columbia, MO https://events.dbrl.org/event/6500272
May 10, Tuesday, noon CDT When Rabbis Bless Congress: The Great American Story of Jewish Prayers on Capitol Hill Howard Mortman in conversation with Brian Lamb, founder and former CEO of C-SPAN National Archives Foundation https://archivesfoundation.org/event/when-rabbis-bless-congress-the-great-american-story-of-jewish-prayers-on-capitol-hill/
May 10, Tuesday, 4:00 pm CDT Women and the Nixon White House Historian and Pat Nixon biographer Heath Lee and former Nixon White House staffer Barbara Franklin White House Historical Association https://www.whitehousehistory.org/events/whhl-women-and-nixon-white-house
May 11, Wednesday, 7:00 pm CDT African-American Art: Fine and Folk Traditions Andrea Lee Mid-Continent Public Library, Kansas City https://www.mymcpl.org/events/74727/african-american-art-fine-and-folk-traditions-zoom
May 11, Wednesday, 9:00 pm CDT California Ceramic Tradition Docent Avril Angevine, museum guide at both SFMOMA and the Oakland Museum Friends of the Alameda Free Library https://alamedafriends.com/calendar/
May 12, Thursday, 1:00 pm CDT Intro to Mah Jongg, American Style, Part I Hanna Klachko Daniel Boone Regional Library, Columbia, MO https://events.dbrl.org/event/6506762
May 12, Thursday, 4:00 pm CDT A Path to the Past: Finding Family at the Archives The National Archives is the nation’s record keeper and a key source for individuals exploring their family history. National Archives Foundation https://archivesfoundation.org/event/finding-family-at-the-archives/
May 16, Monday, 6:30-7:45 pm CDT Betty Crocker: And Her Cookbook That Changed How America Cooks Historian Leslie Goddard, PhD Bloomingdale Public Library, IL https://www.eventkeeper.com/mars/xpages/xp_newpopevent.cfm?zeeOrg=BLOOM&EventID=6707745&sw=1366
May 17, Tuesday, noon CDT Quest for the Presidency: The Storied and Surprising History of Presidential Campaigns in America Author Bob Riel in conversation with journalist and author Tom Zoellner National Archives Foundation https://archivesfoundation.org/event/quest-for-the-presidency/
May 18, Wednesday, 7:00 pm CDT Controlling Garden Marauders Mark Lyons, an experienced vegetable gardener and gardening coach Mid-Continent Public Library, Kansas City https://www.mymcpl.org/events/75050/controlling-garden-marauders-zoom
May 19, Thursday, 7:00-8:00 pm CDT Cooking by the Book: Sensational Strawberry Season Live recipe demonstration of strawberry shortcake and balsamic strawberry spinach salad Daniel Boone Regional Library, Columbia, MO https://events.dbrl.org/event/6525956
May 23, Monday, 6:30-8:00 pm CDT James Bond: The History, The Thrills Steven Frenzel Bloomingdale Public Library, IL https://www.eventkeeper.com/mars/xpages/xp_newpopevent.cfm?zeeOrg=BLOOM&EventID=6707748&sw=1366
May 25, Wednesday, 2:00-3:00 pm CDT Controlling Garden Marauders Mark Lyons, an experienced vegetable gardener and gardening coach Mid-Continent Public Library, Kansas City https://www.mymcpl.org/events/75051/controlling-garden-marauders-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 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 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 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 The White House in Bloom Gardening at the White House; Vegetable Gardens; The Children’s Garden; Lady Bird’s Floral Legacy; the Kennedy Rose Garden The White House Historical Association https://www.whitehousehistory.org/collections/white-house-in-bloom
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/

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May 1, 2022
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