The Record: Happenings
Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024
Kate Hamill’s ‘Pride and Prejudice’ opens in Edison Oct. 25The Bennet daughters are stubborn, idealistic, spirited and sometimes nosy. They are also unmarried. In the early 19th-century world of “Pride and Prejudice,” which comes to life beginning Friday, Oct. 25, in Edison Theatre, this presents a problem. None can inherit the family estate. |
Upcoming events
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OCT 24 |
Inaugural Armendarez LectureThursday, Oct. 24– Friday, Oct. 25 McMillen Hall, Room 311 Carlos Bustamante, of the University of California, Berkeley, will deliver the inaugural Armendarez Lecture on DNA, RNA and various molecular machines. The two-part lecture series honors the late Peter Xavier Armendarez, the first Hispanic graduate student in the Department of Chemistry in Arts & Sciences. |
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OCT 26 |
In conversation with ‘That Librarian’3–5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26 Anheuser-Busch Hall, Crowder Courtyard WashU Libraries, Saint Louis University Libraries and St. Louis Public Libraries have joined together for a panel discussion examining the rise in book bans in recent years and the implications for libraries, librarians and intellectual freedom. Register to attend. |
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OCT 30 |
‘Interrogating the carceral state’ discussion5:30–7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30 Umrath Hall Lounge The Americanist Dinner Forum welcomes the founders of the Quilting Collective, a collaborative space for educators to pursue projects that further our understanding of carceral histories, cultures and logics. |
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‘She Leads’ celebrates 50 years of empowering, elevating women9 a.m.–4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25 The Ann W. and Spencer T. Olin-Chancellor’s Fellowship will host a full-day symposium in Hillman Hall’s Clark-Fox Forum. Laurie R. Weingart of Carnegie Mellon University, author of “The No Club: Putting a Stop to Women’s Dead-End Work,” will kick off the event with a breakfast and mentoring workshop. She will also deliver the Karl King Hoagland Jr. keynote for the symposium. |
Looking ahead
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OCT 31 |
‘From passion to purpose’ talk on Medical Campus1:15–2:45 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31 |
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NOV 1 |
Fall Undergraduate Research Symposium10 a.m.–2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1 |
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NOV 7 |
Assembly Series: ‘Hope in the age of fear-based politics, trans rights’5:30–6:45 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7 |
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Exhibits and ongoing events WashU to host election panels, lecturesA veteran reporter who has covered presidential candidates from John McCain to Hillary Clinton; the founder of the National Voter Protection Action Fund; and a leading expert on Missouri ballot measures are among the speakers who will participate in election-related events in coming weeks. The first, with voting rights expert Denise Lieberman, is at noon today. Pizza will be served. RSVP to attend. |
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