University of Wyoming Calendar for Nov. 4

These are among the activities scheduled Nov. 4-10 at the University of Wyoming:

Monday, Nov. 4, 3:10 p.m. -- UW’s Phi Beta Kappa Society’s Visiting Scholar Program presents Richard Alley, an Evan Pugh University Professor of geosciences at Pennsylvania State University. He will discuss “Two-Mile Time Machines: Ice Cores and Abrupt Climate Change” in the S.H. Knight Geology Building, Room 216. A reception will follow in the UW Geological Museum. Free.

Monday, Nov. 4, 7:30 p.m. -- The UW Percussion Ensemble, along with percussionists from Laramie High School, will host a concert with special guest Ivan Trevino in the Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts concert hall. Free.

Tuesday, Nov. 5, 3 p.m. -- Anja Wehler-Schoeck, from the German embassy, will discuss “Emotional Landmarks of Post-WW II Germany -- From Trümmerfrauen (Rubble Women) to Wiedervereinigung (Re-unification)” in the UW Classroom Building, Room 314. Her talk is part of “30 Years Fall of the Berlin Wall,” a series of events hosted at UW this fall. UW’s Department of Modern and Classical Languages and UW’s German Club, Dahoam in Wyoming, sponsor the talk, with support from the German Embassy. Free.

Tuesday, Nov. 5, 4:10 p.m. -- Nina McConigley, a UW assistant professor in the Honors College, will give the fall Faculty Senate Speaker Series talk in the Berry Biodiversity Conservation Center, Room 138. McConigley, an award-winning writer, will discuss “New Territories: Migration and Exile.” Free.

Tuesday, Nov. 5, 7 p.m. -- Cowboy basketball vs. Idaho State University, Arena-Auditorium. Ticket prices vary.  

Tuesday, Nov. 5, 7 p.m. -- UW Harry C. Vaughan Planetarium show, “November’s Night Sky.” Tickets cost $3 for students and $4 for non-students, Physical Sciences Building basement. Advance tickets are available in the Physical Sciences Building, Room 204, or by going online at www.uwyo.edu/physics and clicking on “Planetarium Schedule.”

Wednesday, Nov. 6, 12:10-12:50 p.m. -- The UW Art Museum will host “Lunchtime Conversations with Curators,” a gallery walk-through of the UW Visual Arts Department Faculty Exhibition. The walk-through will feature faculty members from the UW Department of Visual Arts. Lunch will be provided. Free.

Wednesday, Nov. 6, 6:30 p.m. -- Cowgirl basketball vs. Colorado Christian University, Arena-Auditorium. Ticket prices vary.

Thursday, Nov. 7-Friday, Nov. 8 -- UW will host “Women’s Suffrage on the Northern Plains,” a symposium that celebrates the 150th anniversary of Wyoming’s women’s suffrage law. Free.

Thursday, Nov. 7, 3 p.m. -- The Wyoming Institute for Disabilities presents Kim Nielsen, a professor and chair of the Disability Studies Program at the University of Toledo. She will discuss “Disability History, Disability Justice & Future Directions” at the Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center. A reception will follow. Free.

Thursday, Nov. 7, 4 p.m. -- UW’s Criminal Justice Club will host a screening of the documentary “Echoes from the Wyoming State Penitentiary: North Facility 1981-2001” in the UW College of Business Building, Room 127. The Wyoming Department of Corrections and Wyoming Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources produced the film. Former criminal justice student CJ Young, who directed the film, will talk about the history of Wyoming’s prison system. Free.

Thursday, Nov. 7, 7 p.m. -- A screening of a documentary on the Berlin Wall will take place in the UW Classroom Building, Room 314. This is the final program of “30 Years Fall of the Berlin Wall,” a series of events hosted at UW this fall. UW’s Department of Modern and Classical Languages and UW’s German Club, Dahoam in Wyoming, sponsor the screening, with support from the German Embassy. Free.

Thursday, Nov. 7, 7 p.m. -- UW’s Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources and the Wyoming Migration Initiative will screen two films about mule deer migration in Wyoming. The documentaries, “92 Miles: A Migration Story” and “Deer 139,” will screen in the UW College of Education auditorium. UW graduate student Pat Rodgers and UW Research Scientist Samantha Dwinnell will speak about their respective films after the screening. Free.

Thursday, Nov. 7, 7 p.m. -- StudioWYO will host indie folk bands Not From Here, The Lost Birds and The Woodpile in The Gardens, located in the lower level of the Wyoming Union. Free.

Thursday, Nov. 7, 7:30 p.m. -- The UW Wind Symphony will present “Intensity” in 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 by going online at www.uwyo.edu/finearts.

Friday, Nov. 8, 5 p.m. -- Cowboy and Cowgirl swimming and diving vs. Washington State University, Laramie High School. Free.

Friday, Nov. 8, 6 p.m. -- UW’s Biodiversity Institute will honor Dennis Knight and Duane Keown with Biodiversity Science and Conservation Awards in the Berry Center. A meet and greet will be at 5:30 p.m. A reception will follow the award ceremony. Free.

Friday, Nov. 8, 7 p.m. -- UW Harry C. Vaughan Planetarium show, “You Are a Star.” Tickets cost $3 for students and $4 for non-students, Physical Sciences Building basement. Advance tickets are available in the Physical Sciences Building, Room 204, or by going online at www.uwyo.edu/physics and clicking on “Planetarium Schedule.”

Friday, Nov. 8, 6:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. -- UW’s 7220 Entertainment Films Committee will screen “Good Boys” in the Wyoming Union Family Room. Popcorn and drinks will be provided for the first 30 people. Free. 

Friday, Nov. 8, 7 p.m. -- Susan Stamberg, a nationally renowned journalist for National Public Radio, will give the concluding keynote address of the women’s suffrage symposium, “Women’s Suffrage on the Northern Plains.” Her talk, “Inspiring Women,” will take place in the Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center. A reception will follow. Free.

Saturday, Nov. 9, 10 a.m. -- Cowboy and Cowgirl swimming and diving vs. Colorado State University, Laramie High School. Free.

Saturday, Nov. 9, 11 a.m. -- UW Harry C. Vaughan Planetarium show, “One Small Step.” Tickets cost $3 for students and $4 for non-students, Physical Sciences Building basement. Advance tickets are available in the Physical Sciences Building, Room 204, or by going online at www.uwyo.edu/physics and clicking on “Planetarium Schedule.”

Sunday, Nov. 10, 1 p.m. -- Cowgirl basketball vs. St. Mary’s College of California, Arena-Auditorium. Ticket prices vary.