The Record: Happenings
Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026
PAD’s ‘Mean Girls’ opens todayCady Heron has danced with nomads and scaled Kilimanjaro. In “Mean Girls,” the Kenya-raised teenager faces her greatest challenge yet: American high school. The WashU Performing Arts Department will present the celebrated musical this weekend in Edison Theatre. |
Upcoming events
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OCT 23 |
She Leads symposium: ‘Reimagine + Respond’9 a.m.–1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23 Knight Center, Anheuser-Busch Dining Room Linda Samuels, of the Sam Fox School, will deliver the “She Leads” keynote. This year’s symposium highlights how WashU innovators are reimagining built systems in response to today’s ecological challenges. |
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OCT 26 |
‘Challenges and Opportunities for Social Work’s Next Century’Noon Monday, Oct. 26 Brown Hall Lounge The Center for Social Development and the WashU Brown School Global Programs Office present a conversation on the future of social work with Antoinette Lombard, at the University of Pretoria, and Dorian Traube, dean of the Brown School. |
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OCT 27 |
Live podcast taping of ‘Why Should I Trust You?’4–6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27 Holmes Lounge, with virtual option Join Bursky Public Health for a live taping of the “Why Should I Trust You?” podcast and a candid conversation about one of the most consequential questions facing public health: what should we do when the next pandemic hits? |
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AI for Health symposium: ‘Power, Promise and Public Good’9 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29 WashU’s Bursky School of Public Health and AI for Health Institute will convene leaders from academia, industry, medicine, public health and policy to explore the evolving role of artificial intelligence in shaping the future of health and healthcare. The event will be held in Hillman Hall’s Clark-Fox Forum, with the option to attend virtually. Register to attend. |
Looking ahead
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OCT 30 |
Civil Society brunch on repairing democracy10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 30 |
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NOV 3 |
Freund lecture: artist Chloë Bass11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3 |
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NOV 5 |
‘Thy Will Be Done: George Washington and the Legacy of Slavery’5–7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5 |
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Exhibits and ongoing events Kemper Unplugged: 'From Tango to Bossa Nova'The Kemper Art Museum welcomes guitarists W. Mark Akin, Brian Vaccaro and Farshid Soltanshahi for a live performance at noon tomorrow. Options for lunch and sweets will be available. |
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