Week's events: portrait painting, immunizations, owls, bluegrass
August 5, 2016
University of Alaska Fairbanks Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning is hosting more
than 40 free lectures, concerts and other events this summer. Here is what’s happening
during the week ahead:
• On Monday, Aug. 8, the Magical Mondays hands-on learning series will present Todd
Sherman, the dean of UAF’s College of Liberal Arts and a professor of art, leading
real-time portrait painting. The program will begin at 7 p.m. at the Murie Building
auditorium and atrium.
• On Tuesday, Aug. 9, the Healthy Living lecture series will feature nurse consultant
Shelly Foint Anderson and public health nurse Jenny Davis discussing “Immunizations
across the lifespan.” The lecture will be at 7 p.m. at the Murie Building auditorium.
• On Wednesday, Aug. 10, the Discover Alaska series will present David Russell, senior
lecturer in zoology at Miami University of Ohio, on “Owl-la-Carte: A recipe for boreal
own nesting success.” The lecture will be at 7 p.m. at the Murie Building auditorium.
• On Thursday, Aug. 11, the Music in the Garden concert series will host the ET Barnette
String Band. Named for the founder of Fairbanks, a lover of bluegrass, the band has
been playing traditional bluegrass for more than three years. Music begins at 7 p.m.
at the Georgeson Botanical Garden.
For more information, visit www.uaf.edu/summer/events or call 907-474-7021.