The Record: Happenings

A weekly guide to events for the WashU community

Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020

In the Spotlight

PAD presents Jaclyn Backhaus’ ‘Men On Boats,’ opening Friday

Ten brave men board four wooden skiffs for a pioneering journey across the vast, uncharted American West. Except that sites they discover are well known to countless generations of native peoples. And the rivers they float are theatrical sets. And the men on the boats are not men. “Men on Boats” opens Friday, Feb. 21, in Edison Theatre.

Upcoming Events

20
FEB

Isserman Lecture: ‘Working for Justice in St. Louis’

7–8:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20

Shima Rostami, a Muslim working to end human trafficking, and Billie Mayo, a member of the Baha’i faith who helps educators dismantle racism in their classrooms, will share how their spiritual practices and beliefs impact their social justice work in St. Louis. Graham Chapel.

21
FEB

‘In France with James Baldwin’

2–4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21

Cecil Brown, a James Baldwin protégé and senior lecturer at Stanford University, presents a lecture on James Baldwin’s pivotal work in exile, Baldwin’s creative journey and the future of Baldwin’s legacy in an America of fraught divisions. Danforth University Center, Room 276.

21
FEB

Great Artists Series: Jupiter String Quartet performs

7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21

The internationally acclaimed Jupiter String Quartet will perform for the Great Artists Series. Known for its democratic ethos and dedication to the core string quartet literature — particularly the music of Beethoven and Bela Bartok — the quartet has appeared at major venues around the world. 560 Music Center, E. Desmond Lee Concert Hall.

21 FEBRUARY

Midwest Memory Mayhem workshop planned Friday

8:15 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21

Philosophers, psychologists and others interested in the science and philosophy of memory will gather Friday, Feb. 21, to listen to and discuss some fascinating intersections between the disciplines. Carl Craver, of Arts & Sciences, organized the workshop. RSVPs requested. Somers Family Hall, Room 216.

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Looking Ahead

Noon Wednesday, Feb. 26

‘Art as a Platform for Conversation: Truth and Reckonings’

5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 26

Assembly Series talk on Israeli national security

4:30–6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27

Faculty book talk: Lester on ‘Famished’

7–9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28

‘Sankofa: Into the Afroverse’ fashion show

5
MAR

SAVE THE DATE

Music at the Kemper: Darmstadt School

6 p.m. Thursday, March 5

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The Record: Happenings

In the Spotlight

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Looking Ahead

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