Week's events include cartoons, space, exercise, folk music
June 24, 2016
ÐÓ°Épro 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, June 27, The Magical Mondays hands-on learning series will present “Let’s draw!†with cartoonist and UAF art lecturer Jamie Smith. The program will begin at 7 p.m. at the Murie Building auditorium and atrium.
- On Tuesday, June 28, the Healthy Living lecture series features “Six pack to a better back,†led by physical therapist Valerie Ann Phelps and fitness trainer Peter Burke. The lecture will be at 7 p.m. at the Murie Building auditorium.
- On Wednesday, June 29, the Discover ÐÓ°Épro series will present Travis Rector, University of ÐÓ°Épro Anchorage professor of astronomy and physics, speaking about “Coloring the Universe.†The lecture will be at 7 p.m. at the Murie Building auditorium.
- On Thursday, June 30, the Music in the Garden concert series will host Emily Anderson, a local singer-songwriter and graduate of the Berklee College of Music. Her music, influenced by Carole King, Ingrid Michaelson and Regina Spektor, ranges from sentimental to humorous. Music begins at 7 p.m. at the Georgeson Botanical Garden.
For more information, visit or call 907-474-7021.