The Record Happenings

Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022

‘What Belongs to You’ Friday

Grammy Award-winning tenor Karim Sulayman will join new music ensemble Alarm Will Sound to preview David T. Little’s “What Belongs To You” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 11, in the 560 Music Center. The opera-in-progress is based on the novel by WashU alumnus Garth Greenwell.

Upcoming events

FEB

‘(Un)masking Health’ gallery talk

6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 10

Ivan Bujan, postdoctoral fellow in women, gender and sexuality studies in Arts & Sciences, will give a virtual presentation on health as it relates to ideologies of race, gender, sexuality, ability and class.

FEB

Embracing divergent viewpoints

11:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 11

In honor of Black History Month, Olin Business School welcomes Nikkia Reveillac, director of consumer insights at Netflix, for a virtual conversation about building diverse and inclusive teams.

FEB

Show support for Bears basketball

5:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 11

The No. 8 WashU Bears will take on UAA rival Emory University at the Athletic Complex. A team leader is senior Justin Hardy, who has continued impressive play while battling stage 4 stomach cancer. The women’s basketball team faces Emory at 7:30 p.m.

FEB

‘The Laws of Hammurabi’ book launch

4 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 15

Author Pamela Barmash, professor in the Department of Jewish, Islamic, and Middle Eastern Studies in Arts & Sciences, holds a virtual talk about her new book, which examines one of the earliest law codes, dating from ancient Iraq.

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Black Anthology 2022

6:15 p.m. Friday, Feb. 18

Join Black Anthology, a production by WashU undergraduate students founded in 1989, for an in-person screening of its 2022 recorded production, “Asifuye Mvua Imemnyeshea.” The pre-show discussion will begin at 6:15 p.m. Friday, Feb. 18, in Edison Theatre. Another screening will take place at 1:15 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 19.

Looking ahead

FEB

Kimberly Norwood on colorism

11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 16

FEB

‘Whose/Who’s Latinx’

4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 17

FEB

Conversation on attaining a more racially just St. Louis

12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 22

Exhibits and ongoing events

Faculty Book Celebration virtual display

The Center for the Humanities, in Arts & Sciences, and University Libraries have joined together for an online display of publications by university faculty in the humanities and humanistic social sciences. As part of the celebration, Charles Johnson, novelist and professor emeritus at University of Washington, will give a keynote lecture March 3.

MAR

Save the Date

Assembly Series: ‘We are all data people’

1 p.m. Wednesday, March 2