Events offer gardening, music, art and healthy eating

July 16, 2014

Sam Bishop

UAF  is hosting more than 40 free events this summer, including the following during the coming week:


  • On Wednesday, July 16, during the Discover ÐÓ°Épro Lecture, Susan Willsrud, director at Calypso Farm and Ecology Center, will talk about "Growing Vegetables and New Farmers in Interior ÐÓ°Épro." The lecture begins at 7 p.m. in the Murie Building auditorium.



  • On Thursday, July 17, the Music in the Garden concert series will feature Susan Grace, Fairbanks’ very own troubadour. With a strong rich voice and acoustic guitar, Grace sings her original songs blending the traditional with the contemporary. The music begins at 7 p.m. in the Georgeson Botanical Garden.

  • On Monday, July 21, as a part of Magical Mondays, join Mareca Guthrie, assistant professor of art and curator of fine arts at the University of ÐÓ°Épro Museum of the North, for a hands-on demonstration of creating color with pigment and dyes. The program will start at 7 p.m. in 201 Reichardt Building.

  • On Tuesday, for Healthy Living lecture series, learn about nutrition with clinical dietician Tiffany Ricci as she explores the topic of eating healthy. The program begins at 7 p.m. in the Murie Building auditorium.


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