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Published February 13, 2020
These are among the activities scheduled Feb. 17-23 at the University of Wyoming:
Monday, Feb. 17, 5 p.m. -- UW’s African American and Diaspora Studies presents Sheila Radford-Hill, chief diversity officer at Dominican University. She will discuss “What’s Feminism Got to Do with It?” in Coe Library, Room 506. Dinner will be provided. Free.
Monday, Feb. 17, 7 p.m. -- UW’s 7 x 9 Improv Club will host a show in the Wyoming Union Family Room. Free.
Tuesday, Feb. 18-Thursday, Feb. 20, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. -- UW Libraries will host a “Vintage Technology Petting Zoo” that displays items that are pre-2000. Items include cassette players, typewriters, gaming systems, a VHS player and floppy discs. Retro video gaming stations will be set up Wednesday, Feb. 19. The petting zoo and the video gaming stations will be near the Coe Student Innovation Center, located in Coe Library, Room 233. Free.
Tuesday, Feb. 18, 4:30 p.m. -- The Wyoming Technology Business Center, based at UW, will host an e2e Wyoming meeting at Bond’s Brewing Co., located at 411 S. Second St. in Laramie. E2e Wyoming is an educational networking program for entrepreneurs.
Tuesday, Feb. 18, 5:30 p.m. -- Istvan Szekely, an EU Fellow at the Colorado European Union Center of Excellence at the University of Colorado-Boulder, will discuss “Global Economic Resiliency or Another Great Recession?” His talk will take place in the UW College of Business Building, Room 123. The UW School of Politics, Public Affairs and International Studies and the UW Department of Economics sponsor the talk. Free.
Tuesday, Feb. 18, and Wednesday, Feb. 19, 7 p.m. -- Outdoor adventure films will be screened during the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour in the UW College of Arts and Sciences auditorium. UW’s 7220 Entertainment and the Outdoor Program host the event. Free.
Wednesday, Feb. 19, 9-11:30 a.m. -- The Wyoming Center on Aging, based at UW, will host Healthy U, a health workshop for people managing chronic pain and their friends, family and caregivers. The workshop will be at the Eppson Center for Seniors, located at 1560 N. Third St. in Laramie. There is no cost to attend. To register, call (307) 766-2765 or email dduhamel@uwyo.edu.
Wednesday, Feb. 19, 6 p.m. -- UW’s Coe Student Innovation Center will host PokeBot V2.01. The event will feature three UW presenters, live music and networking in the center, located in Coe Library, Room 233. Free.
Wednesday, Feb. 19, 6:30 p.m. -- Cowgirl basketball vs. Utah State University, Arena-Auditorium. Ticket prices vary.
Thursday, Feb. 20, 7 p.m. -- StudioWYO will host De Gringos Y Gremmies, a surf-rock band, and YOTP, a Cheyenne-based rock band, in The Gardens, located in the lower level of the Wyoming Union. Free.
Thursday, Feb. 20, 7:30 p.m. -- The UW Chamber Orchestra presents “Baroque Alchemy” in the Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts concert hall. Tickets cost $12 for the public, $8 for senior citizens and $6 for students. Tickets are available at the Performing Arts box office and the Wyoming Union information desk, by calling (307) 766-6666 or going online at www.uwyo.edu/finearts.
Friday, Feb. 21, 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. -- UW’s 7220 Entertainment Films Committee will screen “Once Upon a Time in … Hollywood” at 6 p.m. and “Joker” at 9 p.m. in the Wyoming Union Family Room. Free.
Friday, Feb. 21, 8 p.m. -- The UW Harry C. Vaughan Planetarium presents “Dust, Light, Dust” in the Physical Sciences Building basement. Tickets cost $3 for students and $5 for nonstudents. Tickets for children under age 5 are free. Advance tickets are available in the Physical Sciences Building, Room 204, or by going online at www.uwyo.edu/physics/planetarium.
Saturday, Feb. 22, 2 p.m. -- The UW Harry C. Vaughan Planetarium presents “Two Small Pieces of Glass” and “Dawn of the Space Age,” two full-dome movies, in the Physical Sciences Building basement. Tickets cost $3 for students and $5 for nonstudents. Tickets for children under age 5 are free. Advance tickets are available in the Physical Sciences Building, Room 204, or by going online at www.uwyo.edu/physics/planetarium.
Saturday, Feb. 22, 2 p.m. -- Cowgirl basketball vs. Air Force, Arena-Auditorium. Ticket prices vary.
Saturday, Feb. 22, 5 p.m. -- The UW Art Museum will host a reception to celebrate exhibitions for the spring semester. The evening will include an awards ceremony for the 45th annual Juried UW Student Exhibition. Free.
Saturday, Feb. 22, 8 p.m. -- The UW Harry C. Vaughan Planetarium presents “Liquid Sky: Pop,” a music visualization show, in the Physical Sciences Building basement. Tickets cost $3 for students and $5 for nonstudents. Tickets for children under age 5 are free. Advance tickets are available in the Physical Sciences Building, Room 204, or by going online at www.uwyo.edu/physics/planetarium.
Sunday, Feb. 23, 3 p.m. -- The UW Department of Music’s Faculty Recital Series presents Blake McGee, clarinet, and Brooks Hafey, piano. The two will perform in the Performing Arts recital hall. Free.
Contact Us
Institutional Communications
Bureau of Mines Building, Room 137
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: (307) 766-2929
Email: cbaldwin@uwyo.edu