Events offer gardening, music, art and healthy eating
July 16, 2014
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.
For more information, visit or call 474-7021.