Week's events: tree science, dental health, landscapes, steel drums

July 29, 2016

�Ӱ�pro 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. 1, the Magical Mondays hands-on learning series will present Jan Dawe, UAF research assistant professor of natural resource education and outreach, discussing “What can you do with a birch tree?” The program will begin at 7 p.m. at the Murie Building auditorium and atrium.

• On Tuesday, Aug. 2, the Healthy Living lecture series features periodontist Dr. Jeffrey Rogers on “Replacement options for missing teeth.” The lecture will be at 7 p.m. at the Murie Building auditorium.

• On Wednesday, Aug. 3, the Discover �Ӱ�pro series will present Richard Murphy, Snedden chair at the UAF Journalism Department, discussing “Northern landscapes.” The lecture will be at 7 p.m. at the Murie Building auditorium.

• On Thursday, Aug. 4, the Music in the Garden concert series will host Cold Steel Drums. Styles include calypso, reggae, Brazilian, Afro-Cuban and rock ’n’ roll played on Trinidadian steel pans made from oil barrels. Music begins at 7 p.m. at the Georgeson Botanical Garden.

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