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October 16, 2013

Arts Roundup: Birds at the Burke, exhibit openings — and Music of Today featuring Garth Knox

The Real Inspector Hound

The UW School of Music leads this busy week in the arts with performances by the Steve Korn Group, UW Symphony and Music of Today featuring violist Garth Knox.


Lost and Found Films: Building the Space Needle, 1961

A man works on construction of the Space Needle.

We travel back in time 52 years for the latest installment of Lost and Found Films, to the 1961 construction of the Space Needle and the Monorail in downtown Seattle.


October 10, 2013

Arts Roundup: Music, film, drama, lectures — and Chamber Dance Company

This week, the Chamber Dance Company’s 2013 concert is the icing on the cake in a busy week of arts events that also includes the School of Drama’s opening of “The Real Inspector Hound” and the Emerson String Quartet performing with School of Music Professor Craig Sheppard.


October 3, 2013

My HeartMap Seattle Challenge enlists the public to locate city’s life-saving devices

AED at aiport

If you witness a heart attack, would you know where the nearest AED is? A Seattle contest will help pre-hospital emergency care leaders locate the city’s automatic external defibrillators, which can help restore normal heart rhythms and coach in CPR.


Arts Roundup: Exhibits, lectures — and Axis Dance Company

The Axis Dance Company will perform Oct. 3-5 in Meany Hall.

In what is a quiet week for many arts units on campus, the UW World Series presents Axis Dance Company in a contemporary and physically integrated performance. Activities also include exhibit openings and lectures from the School of Art and the Burke Museum.


September 26, 2013

Arts Roundup: Exhibits, lectures — and Chris Thile performs at Meany

Chris Thile, mandolin virtuoso.

School has started and this week provides an array of arts events on campus and off, including a performance by mandolin virtuoso Chris Thile and the first lecture in the School of Drama’s performing art lecture series.


September 19, 2013

Arts Roundup: Photos, lectures — and new exhibits at the Henry Art Gallery

"Chicago," by Ray Metzker, from an exhibit at the Henry Art Gallery.

As the new school year gears up, the arts on campus come alive with an array of exhibits, lectures and performances to enjoy.


September 12, 2013

Arts Roundup: Historic photos, art exhibits — and the Burke explores New Zealand

2013Postcard

Even as the UW gears up for a new school year, interesting arts events are cropping up across campus. The Henry Art Gallery and Jacob Lawrence Gallery have new exhibits and the Burke Museum offers buggy weekend activities.


September 4, 2013

KUOW inaugurates new two-hour program

Logo for The Record.

KUOW launched “The Record on KUOW” Tuesday with more than a half-dozen segments focused on local, national and international news and information.


August 20, 2013

Barry Witham chronicles rustic repertory in new book, ‘A Sustainable Theatre’

"A Sustainable Theatre: Jasper Deeter at Hedgerow" by Barry Witham, UW professor of drama

Barry Witham, drama professor emeritus, discusses his new book, “A Sustainable Theatre: Jasper Deeter at Hedgerow.”


August 12, 2013

A chilly epic: Biologist Julia Sidorova’s novel, ‘The Age of Ice’

"The Age of Ice," a new novel by UW researcher Julia Sidorova.

Julia Sidorova, research scientist for the UW Department of Pathology, discusses her debut novel, “The Age of Ice.” She’ll be at the Elliot Bay Book Company at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 14.


August 5, 2013

Compile and create: Early book collecting examined in Jeffrey Todd Knight’s ‘Bound to Read’

"Bound to Read," by Jeffrey Todd Knight

Jeffrey Todd Knight, UW professor of English, discusses his new book, “Bound to Read: Compilations, Collections, and the Making of Renaissance Literature.”


August 1, 2013

Lost and Found Film: ‘History and Industry, 1965’

typewriter photo from the film featured.

The title of the latest Lost and Found Film — “History and Industry, 1965” gives away the “where” and the “when” of the mystery footage —it’s the “what” and “why” parts that film archivist Hannah Palin is interested in.


July 24, 2013

Literary arts: Discarded books become art in UW Summer Youth Programs class

Molly Knopf, 11, a student in the UW Summer Youth Programs class on book arts, shows off her creation, made with wire, papier-mâché and a worn-out book.

Can a book be a sculpture? Sure — at UW Summer Youth Programs, it’s all part of the creative process.


July 18, 2013

Arts Roundup: Art exhibits and 2013-14 drama, World Series schedules

A photo from the School of Social Work's current exhibit, shot by participants in the Youth in Focus program. This untitled shot shows the early, euphoric stage of drug use. A follow-up image symbolizing the harm of drug addiction is also in the exhibit.

Even in July, there are UW arts events to take in, as the sun and clouds battle for attention overhead. Plus, the School of Drama and UW World Series announce their 2013-14 seasons.


July 11, 2013

Arts Roundup: Art, photography — and ‘The Ghost of Architecture’ at the Henry

"Rock of Ages # 14, Abandoned Granite Section," by Edward Burtynsky, at the Henry Art Gallery.

A new exhibit at the Henry Art Gallery leads this slow summer week in UW arts. Plus, there are some interesting off-campus events involving UW talents.


June 10, 2013

UW Professional and Continuing Education celebrates centennial with Dale Chihuly art at UW Tower

"Deep Purple and Azure Centennial Seaform Set," by Dale Chihuly.

UW Professional and Continuing Education marked its 100th birthday in grand style today (June 10) with the announcement of an extraordinary glass sculpture from a UW alumnus who is also among the biggest names in art: Dale Chihuly.


June 5, 2013

Arts Roundup: Drama, art, music — and the Burke celebrates female artisans with ‘Empowering Women’

Textile artisan Kakuben Jivan Ranmal at home in her village in India. Promoting "Empowering Women" at the UW's Burke Museum.

Even as spring quarter winds down, there’s lots to see. The Burke Museum has a new exhibit, the School of Music presents its combined bands with the University Symphony, and two plays at the School of Drama conclude their runs.


June 2, 2013

New book tells stirring story of UW crew winning Olympic gold

Boys in the Boat book cover.

In 1936, when Jesse Owens made headlines by winning Olympic gold in front of Adolf Hitler, nine University of Washington rowers improbably did the same in competition that had been dominated by Germany. An upcoming book vividly tells the tale.


May 30, 2013

Arts roundup: Exhibits, one-act plays, music aplenty — and undergraduates stage Hitchcock

Late spring is perhaps the busiest time for arts at the UW. This week, ongoing productions and exhibits, plus a production of “The 39 Steps” and lots of music — including the powerful, 100-voice UW Gospel Choir.


May 24, 2013

‘The Return’ illustrates Native American environmental health story

"The Return" book cover.

“The Return,” a dreamlike account of a Native woman and her baby, is an allegory for passing environmental health values to the next generation.


May 23, 2013

Arts roundup: Springtime concerts, exhibits — and vintage one-act plays

The School of Drama will present an evening of one-act plays by Tennessee Williams.

Spring is a great time for the arts at the UW, with the School of Music, School of Drama and School of Art all offering shows or exhibits — and a lot more.


May 22, 2013

New documentary on cabled ocean observatory airs on UWTV

smoking caldera

A new half-hour documentary about a UW research expedition to Axial Seamount, an underwater volcano off the Washington coast, airs tonight at 9:30 p.m. on UWTV.


May 16, 2013

Arts Roundup: Dance, poetry, art, music — and slapstick ballet

Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo will perform in Meany Hall May 16-18.

Dance and drama talents lead a busy week in UW arts with the annual MFA Dance Concert, the 50th annual Theodore Roethke Poetry Reading and more.


May 9, 2013

Arts Roundup: Music, art, poetry — and the 2013 MFA Dance Concert

The 2013 MFA Dance Concert will be May 15-19 in the Meany Studio Theater.

This week there’s experimental music, a string quartet, photos about food, a health-minded art walk, student exhibits and the combined talents of the Dance Program and School of Drama.


May 8, 2013

Herbert Blau remembered as teacher, history-making theater pioneer

Herbert Blau of the University of Washington died on May 3.

Herbert Blau, who died on May 3, will be remembered as a theater innovator and scholar who introduced American audiences to avant-garde playwrights such as Samuel Beckett and Harold Pinter.


May 2, 2013

Arts Roundup: Art, the music of Charles Ives — and privacy goes public with Facebook-fueled ‘Sanctum’

A passer-by beholds "Sanctum" as it beholds him. The work will remain at the Henry Art Gallery until November 2015.

“Sanctum” by James Coupe and Juan Pampin opens at the Henry Art Gallery and the School of Music celebrates the life and music of Charles Ives.


April 25, 2013

Arts Roundup: Student music and art, a staged Western — and wind ensemble (with tuba)

UW Wind Ensemble

Art students show their work, music students play jazz with famous guests, the Burke invites all for a celebration of Salish Coast art, and more.

Also, the School of Music’s Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band unite for an evening of music featuring a tuba concerto, of course.


April 24, 2013

Carlos Gil tells family story in memoir, ‘We Became Mexican American’

A conversation with Carlos Gil, UW professor emeritus of history and author of the memoir “We Became Mexican American.”


April 18, 2013

HuskyFest, Earth Day activities fill Red Square Friday

Husky Fest Block Party logo.

Join in Friday during HuskyFest and kick-off activities for Earth Day.


Arts Roundup: Drama, art — and a student-run jazz festival

David Brody

The School of Drama continues its Western, music Professor Robin McCabe and sister Rachelle McCabe perform works for piano, and jazzman Bill Frisell visits for the fifth-annual IMPfest.


April 11, 2013

Arts Roundup: Music, art — and a Western from the School of Drama

Bill Lucia films Sylvia Kowalski as the two prepare for the School of Drama's innovative Western, "Once Upon a Time 6X in The West."

This week brings art exhibits, lectures and several events from the UW School of Music, and the School of Drama wrangles the Western genre for a six-part, ensemble-created show.


April 4, 2013

Explore global health through the arts during Global Health Week

Phil Borges Tibet portrait

Dance, photography, cinema, theater and music will convey how the arts can make a difference in public health.


Arts Roundup: Music, art, fiction — and the Burke Museum’s ‘Coast Salish Weekend’

In Stillness I, by Qwalsius Shaun Peterson.

There’s much to see and hear on campus as spring quarter begins — music. art, lectures and fiction — even though the true campus stars are the cherry blossoms.


March 28, 2013

Arts Roundup: Art, recitals, trivia — and big band jazz

This week, student art and music, a School of Social Work art exhibit a lecture on art and more. It’s between quarters but there’s still plenty to see on campus.


March 21, 2013

Arts Roundup: Art about music, music about art — and ongoing shows

A still image from the video "A la belle étoile (Under The Sky)," from the exhibit closing March 24 at the Henry Art Gallery.

Ongoing exhibits at the Henry Art Gallery and Burke Museum and UW-related art being shown off campus are featured.


March 14, 2013

Arts Roundup: Symphony, chamber singers, organ music and more

The University Symphony will perform with the Chamber Singers March 15 in Meany Hall.

The UW Symphony, Chamber Singers, Littlefield Organ Series and more this week in UW arts.


March 7, 2013

Arts Roundup: Music, opera, drama — and dinosaurs

UW Wind Ensemble performs March 12 in Meany Hall.

Lots of music this week, plus “Cyrano” continues and the Burke Museum holds Dino Day, a family-friendly event 65 million years in the making.


February 28, 2013

Arts Roundup: Dance, art, music, lectures — and students stage ‘Cyrano’

actors in Undergraduate Theater Society's production of "Cyrano."

This week the Undergraduate Theater Society stages the Cyrano de Bergerac story and the School of Drama performs “Pentecost.” There’s also the 2013 Dance Majors Concert.


February 25, 2013

Eric Ames’ new book focuses on filmmaker Werner Herzog

Werner Herzog making Encounters at the End of the World.

Eric Ames, UW associate professor of Germanics, discusses his new book about filmmaker Werner Herzog.



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