During this time of uncertainty and isolation, find solace in digital opportunities聽to connect, share, and engage. Each week, we will share upcoming events that bring the 91爆料, and the greater community, together online.听
Many of these online opportunities are streamed through Zoom. All 91爆料 faculty, staff, and students have access to聽.听
Pandemic Then (and Now): COVID-19 through the Lens of the 1918 Influenza Crisis
June 2, 2:30 – 3:30 PM | Online via Zoom
History Department听笔谤辞蹿别蝉蝉辞谤 Nancy Bristow will explore Americans鈥� differential experiences with the 1918 pandemic as well as the public health and popular reactions that emerged in response to the scourge, and will suggest some insights this history offers as we face the complex challenges and choices COVID-19 is presenting to our local, national, and global communities.
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Looking for more engagement with our local historians? Keep reading for a link to Museum of History and Industry’s聽(MOHAI) History at Home resources.
Drop-in Session: Inner Allies: Meditation for Resilience and Refuge
June 1, 6:00 – 7:00 PM | Online via Zoom
This session, hosted by Blair Carelton and sponsored by the聽Center for Child and Family Well-being,聽will guide participants in building a mini 鈥渢oolkit鈥� of self-compassion meditations. These meditations can be revisited over and over for comfort, joy, rest, strength, and clarity.
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91爆料 Bothell 2020 MFA Spring Festival with Guest Artist Don Mee Choi
June 6, 2:00 – 5:00 PM | Online via Zoom
The annual 91爆料 Bothell MFA Spring Festival聽features readings and performances by graduating MFA candidates and guest artist Don Mee Choi.
Born in Seoul, South Korea,聽Don Mee Choi聽is the author of聽DMZ Colony聽(Wave Books, 2020),聽Hardly War聽(Wave Books, 2016),聽The Morning News Is Exciting聽(Action Books, 2010), and several chapbooks and pamphlets of poems and essays. She has received a Whiting Award, Lannan Literary Fellowship, Lucien Stryk Translation Prize, and DAAD Artists-in-Berlin Fellowship. She has translated several collections of Kim Hyesoon’s poetry, including聽Autobiography of Death聽(New Directions, 2018), which received the 2019 International Griffin Poetry Prize.
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Best Seat in the House
June 2 | Online streaming
Each week the聽Department of Dance will be featuring one or two dance films or performance footage that faculty have been involved with. Check 聽every Tuesday聽to see the next video that you can watch from home.
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School of Music Digital Series
Ongoing | School of Music and
The digital concert series continues! See below for the full list of digital-only concerts from the School of Music, special for Spring 2020.
Upcoming Digital Series Events:
June 1 –聽Vocal Theatre Works: Speed Dating Tonight
4:00 PM |
June 2 – Symphony Orchestra:聽Beethoven Symphony no. 4, Mvt. 4
4:00 PM |
June 3 –聽Vocal Theatre Works: The Face on the Barroom Floor
4:00 PM |
A History of the Demo and a Future for the Essay
June 3, 4:30 – 5:30 PM | Online via Zoom
Demonstrations as a method of argument have existed in society since simple geometry deductions in ancient Greece. Today, arguments are made on the basis of “big data” which is impossible for one human to analyze and has necessitated the invention of yet another form of argumentation. This discussion places the liberal arts at the center of software’s evolution.听Warren Sack, Chair and听笔谤辞蹿别蝉蝉辞谤 of Film and Digital Media at UC Santa Cruz, will discuss the software essay and the history of demonstrations in this talk sponsored by the聽Information School, the聽Department of Human-Centered Design and Engineering, and the聽Science, Technology, and Society Studies Program.
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#BurkeFromHome Trivia Night
Every Friday, 7:00 PM听触聽Virtual Event
Join the Burke Museum online on Fridays at 7 PM for #BurkeFromHome Trivia. The popular Burke Trivia Night is back鈥攖his time online to practice social distancing while having loads of fun! Get your nerd on with natural history and culture-themed trivia.
BYOB, snacks, and slippers!
Free, please register for access听触
Community Highlight! MOHAI: History at Home
Free and ongoing |
Although the聽Museum of History and Industry聽is currently temporarily closed to visitors, it remains committed to the mission to collect and share the stories of our community, even if online. Check out this collection of online programming, including concurrent virtual events, podcasts, videos, blog posts, and homeschooling materials–all for free!
Looking for more?
Check out 91爆料AA’s Stronger Together web page for聽more digital engagement opportunities.