From campus to wherever you call home, we welcome you to learn from and connect with the College of Arts & Sciences community through public events spanning the arts, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences. We hope to see you this November.

October 16, 5:00 – 7:00 pm | , Kane Hall

Join the 91探花Department of Communication and the journalism community to learn about the changing lives of orcas in the Puget Sound from Lynda V. Mapes, an environment reporter for The Seattle Times. She will discuss the process of reporting the story of a mother orca who carried her dead calf around the Salish Sea for 17 days and more than 1,000 miles. Mapes also will discuss the dangers orcas continue to face as a species and the potential ways their population could recover.

Free |

October 8, 7:30 pm | , Meany Hall

Violinist Rachel Lee Priday celebrates the release of her solo debut album, Fluid Dynamics, with a live multi-media world premiere performance. The result of a unique collaboration between ocean scientist Dr. Georgy Manucharyan of the 91探花School of Oceanography and Rachel Lee Priday, Fluid Dynamics combines videos of fluid motion experiments with new commissions from leading young American composers.

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March 4, 2:30 – 4:30 pm | 听Denny Hall

Graduate students in the Department of German Studies have invited Georgetown University Professor, Huaping Lu-Adler, author of Kant, Race, and Racism: Views from Somewhere (Oxford, 2023) to give a talk entitled: “Know Your Place, Know Your Calling: Geography, Race, and Kant鈥檚 ‘World-Citizen’鈥�

Free |

March 4, 3:30 – 4:30 pm | Brechemin Auditorium

March 4, 4:00 – 5:00 pm | Johnson Hall

The Department of Chemistry invites Professor Jeffrey R. Long, Professor of Chemistry and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, to speak at the George H. Cady Endowed Lecture in Organic Chemistry.

Free 触听

March 5, 7:30 pm | Brechemin Auditorium

Ethnomusicology Visiting Artist Shoji Kameda leads a performance of traditional and modern taiko music. The concert features his 91探花students, members of 91探花Taiko Kai, and special guests from the Seattle Taiko Community.

March 5, 7:30 pm |听 Meany听Hall

The 91探花Modern Music Ensemble, led by Director Cristina Vald茅s, performs works by Yi臒it Kolat, Ania Vu, Evis Sammoutis, Chen Yi, and George Crumb. The program includes the world premiere of Spomenik I, led by 91探花faculty composer Yi臒it Kolat.

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March 6, 12:30 pm | 听North Allen Library Lobby

Sarah Rommel, Artist-in-Residence and cello faculty at the 91探花, leads her students to perform in this lunchtime concert series co-hosted by 91探花Music and 91探花Libraries.

Free |

The 91探花South Asia Center invites Yashica Dutt, a leading anti-caste expert, journalist, and the award-winning author of the non-fiction memoir, Coming Out as Dalit,听to give a book talk. Raw and affecting,听Coming Out as Dalit听brings a new audience of readers into a crucial conversation about embracing Dalit identity, offering a way to change the way people think about caste in their own communities and beyond.

Free |

March 6, 3:30 – 5:00 pm | 听Thomson Hall

The 91探花Taiwan Studies Program welcomes Professor Niki Alsford to discuss his newest book entitled Taiwan Lives: A Social and Political History. Published by the 91探花 Press as the first book in the听Taiwan and the World听book series supported by UW-TSP,听Taiwan Lives听traces Taiwan鈥檚 complex history through the lens of colonial influences from Austronesian expansion to the economic and democratic polity it is today.

Free |

March 6, 7:30 pm | Meany Hall

The Studio Jazz Ensemble performs big band arrangements and repertory selections. The Modern听Band performs innovative arrangements of jazz standards, selections from the outer limits of the听genre, and new original compositions.

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March 7, 3:30- 5:00 pm | 听Communications Building

John Quincy Adams sailed from Boston to St. Petersburg in 1809, to begin his service as the first United States ambassador to Russia. The trip took him 80 days. This summer, along with two friends, Willard Sunderland followed his route in his own 32-foot sailboat.

Along the way, Sunderland learned something new both about the beginnings of the U.S.-Russian relationship and the connections between John Quincy’s world and our own. Learn about their trips and how a sea voyage can be an archive for seeing history differently.

Free |

March 7, 7:30 pm | 听Meany Hall

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March 7 – 16, 2:00 or 7:30 pm | Floyd and Delores Jones Playhouse

In Vanity Fair, Becky, orphaned and disadvantaged, is cunning and ambitious, while Amelia, born into privilege, is well-intentioned but naive. As they each strive to secure love, success, and stability in the patriarchy of early 19th-century London they face many obstacles to their dreams.

This thrilling, highly theatrical play explores the flexibility of our morals when faced with the harsh realities of our lives. As their parallel stories unfold, the audience is forced to confront our own hypocrisy and the complexities of a world that often rewards those who break the rules.

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March 8, 1:30 – 3:00 pm | Gowen Hall

Rochelle Layla Terman, Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Chicago, will be speaking at the UWISC on “Auditing Localized Google Search Results for Human Rights.” Professor Terman will be accompanied by 91探花political science PhD student, Bobby Maxwell.

Free |

March 8, 3:30 – 5:00 pm | Allen Library

The Canadian Studies Center will host an exciting talk featuring His Excellency Whit Fraser. In his book True North Rising, Fraser delivers a smart, touching, and astute living history of five decades that transformed the North, a span he witnessed first as a longtime CBC reporter and then through his friendships and his work with Dene and Inuit activists and leaders.

Free |

March 8, 7:30 pm | Meany Hall

David Alexander Rahbee conducts the 91探花 Symphony in a program of music by Eugene d鈥橝lbert, W.A. Mozart, Alexander Borodin, and Igor Stravinsky. The performance will be joined by guest conductor Sunny Xia from the Seattle Symphony and faculty bassoonist Paul Rafanelli.

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March 9, 7:30 pm | Meany Hall

Pianist H茅l猫ne Grimaud is a deeply passionate and committed musical artist whose pianistic accomplishments play a central role in her life. A committed wildlife conservationist, compassionate human rights activist and writer, it is through her thoughtful pianism that Grimaud most deeply touches the emotions of audiences. For this recital, she performs a moving program of Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms.

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Through March 10 | ,听Burke Museum

Join the Burke Museum for kid and family-friendly activities. Each floor will have self-directed activities and a unique theme.

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Have an event that you would like to see featured in the ArtSci Roundup? Connect with Kathrine Braseth (kbraseth@uw.edu).

October 25, 7:30pm | Meany Hall听

Join the Department of Digital Arts and Experimental Media (DXARTS) as they host a Fall Concert with the Henry Art Gallery, Mini Mart City Park, Method Gallery, Gallery 4Culture, Jack Straw Cultural Center, Georgetown Steam Plant, and Meany Hall at the UW. This experimental arts festival will feature technology driven art on ritual, entropy, and storm.

Free |

October 27, 8:00pm | Meany Hall

Combining the manual art of shadow puppetry with projected animation, Song of the North tells the courageous tale of Manijeh, a heroine from ancient Persia. Manijeh must use all her strengths and talents to rescue her beloved Bijan from a dangerous predicament of her own making and help prevent a war. This love story, adapted from the Book of Kings (Shahnameh), employs a cast of 500 handmade puppets and a talented ensemble of nine actors and puppeteers to create a spectacular multimedia experience.

$10 – $69 Tickets |

October 27, 11:30am – 1:00pm | Gowen Hall

This talk will show how woodblock printing techniques, first developed by Buddhists, provided a technology that could give a broad number of people access to the written word.

Yuhua Wang, Professor of Government at Harvard University, argues that state formation depends not only on military competition but also on the supply of ideas and techniques in a society. These ideas can sometimes come from unexpected areas before being adopted by those in power.

Free |

October 27, 2:30pm | Jones Playhouse

Join the 91探花Department of Dance to hear research presentations by second year MFA candidates in dance.

Free |

October 28, 7:30pm | Meany Hall

Enjoy the latest installment of an ongoing series created by artistic director Naeim Rahmani. The program includes commissioned works by Iranian composers living outside of Iran and Seattle-based composers with strong ties to the 91探花Composition Program: Huck Hodge, Jo毛l-Fran莽ois Durand, Jeff Bowen, and Yigit K枚lat.

$10 – $20 Tickets |

October – November | 鈥淲ays of Knowing鈥� Podcast: Episode 2

鈥淲ays of Knowing鈥� is an eight-episode podcast connecting humanities research with current events and issues. This weeks episode is a Close Reading with Charles LaPorte of 鈥淒over Beach,鈥� a poem by 19th century British writer Matthew Arnold. The poem can be read as both a romantic lament and, as many scholars have concluded, a dark, existential commentary on the loss of religious faith.

This season features faculty from the 91探花College of Arts & Sciences as they explore race, immigration, history, the natural world 鈥� even comic books. Each episode analyzes a work, or an idea, and provides additional resources for learning more.

Free | More info

Have an event that you would like to see featured in the ArtSci Roundup? Connect with Lauren Zondag (zondagld@uw.edu).

May 27 – June 25 | 听Henry Art Gallery North Galleries

The Henry Art Gallery will present the UW’s School of Art + Art History + Design Master of Fine Arts and Master of Design thesis exhibition. Throughout their programs, fine arts and design students work with advisers and other artists to develop advanced techniques, expand concepts, discuss critical issues, and emerge with a vision and direction for their own work. Henry staff conduct two studio visits and work closely with the students to facilitate their projects and prepare them for exhibition at the museum. A digital publication is produced in conjunction with the exhibition to highlight the students鈥� artistic endeavors and the Henry鈥檚 commitment to this exciting and important step in the students’ development as practicing artists and designers.

Suggested Donation |

May 27 – July 29 | Reader鈥檚 Choice: 鈥淭he Overstory鈥� by Richard Powers, Online

May 30, 7:30 PM | , Meany Hall

The 91探花Wind Ensemble (Timothy Salzman, director) and Symphonic Band (Shaun Day, director) present their end-of-year concert, performing music by Marie A. Douglas, Jennifer Higdon, Nigel Hess, Paul Dukas, Augusta Read Thomas, and Michael Colgrass. With Carrie Shaw, soprano soloist on Augusta Read Thomas’ Of Being is a Bird.

$10 Tickets |

May 31, 4:00 – 6:00 PM | Allen Auditorium

All are welcome to listen in on this panel discussion with Peruvian artists Jorge Miyagui and Mauricio Delgado on the intersections of art and activism听in contemporary Peru.

Mauricio Delgado is an award-winning visual and performance artist, trained at the Institute of Visual Arts Edith Sachs. His work has been showcased internationally in Cuba, El Salvador, the United States and throughout Peru. He is active in public, collaborative and multi-media artistic collaborations like 鈥淧eruvian Art after the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.鈥�

Jorge Miyagui is a celebrated visual artist, trained at the Pontificia Universidad Cat贸lica del Per煤. His work has been the subject of solo exhibitions in Helsinki, Finland and various cities in Peru, and has been included in various collective exhibitions in Argentina, Chile, Venezuela, Germany, Spain, the United States.

Free |

June 1, 7:30 PM | Brechemin Auditorium

Student jazz ensembles coached by Cuong Vu, Marc Seales, Ted Poor, and Steve Rodby pay homage to the icons of jazz and break new ground with original progressive jazz compositions.

Free |

June 2,听 7:30 PM | , Meany Hall

The 91探花Symphony (David Alexander Rahbee, director) performs works by Stravinsky, Poulenc, and Faur茅 in this end-of year performance. The orchestra is joined by the combined University Choirs in a performance of Faur茅: Requiem, Op.48, with Giselle Wyers conducting. Special guest for this performance is actor Garret Dillahunt.

$10 Tickets |

June 3,听 7:30 PM | Brechemin Auditorium

Undergraduate composers at the 91探花School of Music explore new sonic landscapes in this year-end concert of original music.

Free|

Have an event that you would like to see featured in the ArtSci Roundup? Connect with Lauren Zondag (zondagld@uw.edu).

April 25, 6:00 – 7:30 PM |Kane Hall

Free |

April 26, 7:00 – 9:00 PM | Kane Hall & Live Stream

Free |

April 27, 6:00 – 7:00 PM | 听Henry Art Gallery

As part of the Henry鈥檚 exhibition Taking Care: Collection Support Studio, this series of conversations amongst museum professionals specializing in collections will take place in the museum鈥檚 South Gallery.

Visitors will be joined by a panel of collections managers who will discuss caring for different types of collections.

Free |

April 27, 7:30 PM | Meany Hall听

The 91探花Wind Ensemble (Timothy Salzman, director) and Symphonic Band (Shaun Day, director) present听鈥淣ew Beginnings,鈥� a concert of听music by Jacques Press, Jennifer Jolley, Ida Gotkovsky, Ralph Vaughn Williams, Eric Ewazen, and Nancy Galbraith. With guest soloists Miho Takekawa, marimba; and Kiwa Mizutani, piano; and guest conductor Anita Kumar.

$10 Tickets |

April 27, 4:30 – 6:00 PM | Communications Building

This talk introduces a concept of translation developed by the Indo-Persian poet-philosopher Bidel of Delhi. In his autobiography and narrative poems, Bidel advocates for a form of practical comparison he calls crossings.

As Bidel unfolds this concept鈥檚 multilayered connotations,听crossings听emerges as an open-minded, humane, and creative endeavor to understand another tradition through translation and imaginative comparison. This practice of听crossings听is something that anyone, regardless of their religious affiliation, education, and social status, can and should attempt to undertake.

This is a 91探花Translation Studies Hub event.

Free |

April 28, 7:30 PM | Meany Hall

David Alexander Rahbee conducts the 91探花Symphony and winners of the 2023听 91探花Concerto Competition in a program of music by Camille Saint-Sa毛ns, Alfred Desenclos, Franz Liszt, Hector Berlioz, Franz Schmidt, and Richard Wagner. Featuring Concerto Competition winners Dalma Ashby, violin; Katie Zundel, baritone saxophone; and Michael Gu, piano. With Daren Weissfisch and Ryan Farris, assistant conductors.

$10 Tickets |

April 28 – 29, 7:30 PM | Meany Hall

The School of Music and the student-run Improvised Music Project present the annual Improvised Music Project Festival (IMPFEST), featuring two evenings of distinct performances by the 91探花Music students, faculty, and guests. Featured artists for IMPFest 2023 are composer/pianist (and 2023 GRAMMY winner) Kris Davis听and multi-instrumentalist/composer听Michael Libramento.听

$15 – $20 Tickets|

April 28, 12:30 – 1:30 PM | Hans Rosling Building

An author meets critic event featuring The Refugee System: A Sociological Approach, a new book by Rawan Arar and David FitzGerald.

Some people facing violence and persecution flee. Others stay. How do households in danger decide who should go, where to relocate, and whether to keep moving? What are the conditions in countries of origin, transit, and reception that shape people’s options? This incisive book tells the story of how one Syrian family, spread across several countries, tried to survive the civil war and live in dignity. This story forms a backdrop to explore and explain the refugee system.

Presenting a sharp analysis of refugee structures worldwide, this book offers invaluable insights for students and scholars of international migration and refugee studies across the social sciences, as well as policy makers and those involved in refugee and asylum work.

Free |

Have an event that you would like to see featured in the ArtSci Roundup? Connect with Lauren Zondag (zondagld@uw.edu).

March 31, 7:00 – 9:00 PM | Henry Art Gallery

New art is waiting to be enjoyed at the Henry Art Gallery. Join in celebration of the Henry’s latest exhibitions: Sarah Cain: Day after day on this beautiful stage and Taking Care: Collection Support Studio. Thick as Mud will also be on view. Enjoy the new art installations, drinks, and music with fellow art lovers.

Free |

March 31, 12:30 – 1:30 PM | Parrington Hall and Zoom

Examine the changing impact of COVID infection on infant health, through which the pandemic could have lasting intergenerational effects. The SARS virus responsible for the COVID-19 disease has taken a large toll on population health including mortality, morbidity, and long-term disability. Over time the impact of the virus has evolved, as new variants have emerged and vaccines and therapeutic alternatives have become available.

Learn how researchers used unique population-level data, universal information on maternal infection during pregnancy, and a siblings-fixed-effects approach, to find a large impact of maternal COVID infection on several measures of infant health. These findings highlight the need to monitor the changing consequences of COVID infection over time and the importance of vaccination to reduce the burden of infection on vulnerable populations.

Free |

April 1, 8:00 PM | Meany Hall

The West Coast premiere of The Motherboard Suite brings to life a suite of music by musician, poet, actor Saul Williams. Directed by Bill T. Jones, this non-linear work is performed by Saul and his musical collaborators, and features seven choreographers 鈥� Maria Bauman, Kayla Farrish, Marjani Fort茅-Saunders, d. Sabela grimes, Jasmine Hearn, Shamel Pitts|TRIBE and Seattle choreographer Jade Solomon Curtis. Each choreographer is invited into the world of Williams鈥� exploration at the intersection of technology and race, exploitation and mystical anarchy, where hackers are artists and activists.

Tickets $28 |

April 3, 4:00 PM |Zoom

Trace the story of 19th- and 20th-century Russian Jews who left the Pale of Settlement, crossed the Black Sea and arrived in Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul), all in the twilight years of the Russian and Ottoman Empires, during this talk with historian and Stroum Center for Jewish Studies鈥� Associate Director, Sarah Zaides Rosen.

This talk will introduce listeners not only to a fascinating Jewish community where Sephardic Jews were the majority (and Ashkenazi Jews the minority), but also to the ways Sephardic Jews responded to a refugee crisis, and in turn how they contended with contemporary political ideas, including Zionism.

Centered on the book 鈥淭evye鈥檚 Ottoman Daughter: Ashkenazi and Sephardi Jews at the End of Empire鈥�, Sarah will discuss Jewish identity in the late Ottoman world, and the ways in which Zionism was being debated and interpreted in the late Ottoman context.

Free | More info.

April 11-18 | Kane Hall

This tri-campus Teaching & Learning Symposium showcases the UW鈥檚 vibrant teaching community and 91探花instructors鈥� new and exciting work in the classroom.

The theme of this year鈥檚 symposium is 鈥淪ustainable Teaching.鈥� The concept of sustainability has the potential to inform our teaching in exciting ways. It might lead us toward practices that better support the well-being of students and instructors. It might focus our efforts on strategies that sustain student interest and make learning 鈥渟tick.鈥� Or we might use the concept to explore green practices that reduce the impact our teaching has on the planet.

Free |

Have an event that you would like to see featured in the ArtSci Roundup? Connect with Lauren Zondag (zondagld@uw.edu).

March 24, 8:00 PM | Meany Hall

A Concert with Amjad Ali Khan, Sharon Isbin, Amaan Ali Bangash & Ayaan Ali Bangash. Amjad Ali Khan is an undisputed virtuoso of the sarod and one of India鈥檚 most celebrated classical musicians. Performing with his talented sons, this first family of the sarod represents seven generations of sarod players and musicians. In Strings for Peace, Khan and his sons are joined by Grammy-winning guitarist Sharon Isbin. By interweaving the two distinct worlds of Spanish guitar and Indian ragas, these legendary artists make an eloquent and impassioned call for harmony across cultures.

$38 Tickets |

March 25, 2:00 – 3:00 PM | , Henry Art Gallery

Join Henry Art Gallery curator Nina Bozicnik for a tour of Thick as Mud, an exhibition that explores how mud animates relationships between people and place through the work of eight contemporary artists. Bozicnik will share insights into the concepts, ideas, and works within the exhibition, with time for questions and conversation.

Nina Bozicnik is a curator at the Henry Art Gallery, where she has organized multiple solo and group exhibitions. Bozicnik鈥檚 curatorial work takes multiple forms and has recently included the multi-disciplinary colloquium Bugs & Beasts Before the Law, organized on the occasion of the artist duo Bambitchell鈥檚 exhibition of the same name; and programming in conjunction with the pilot year of the Henry鈥檚 artist fellowship program, designed to facilitate dynamic exchange between visiting artists and the 91探花 community.

Free with admission|

March 29, 3:30 – 5:00 PM | Meany Hall

Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies Ph.D. students, Ramon Johnson and Keila Taylor, report back on the knowledge and insight they gained as participants in this year’s Duke Feminist Theory Workshop (FTW). An annual event, now in its 16th year, the FTW promotes diverse dialogue among scholars of feminist theory, bringing together internationally recognized keynote speakers and emerging young scholars to engage in lively and focused debate. This year’s workshop featured feminist luminaries, including: Roderick Ferguson, LaMonda Horton-Stallings, Sayak Valencia, Nat Raha, and Mijke van der Drift.

Free |

March 29, 5:30 – 6:30 PM |University Faculty Lecture: Rocking the World of Physics, HUB or livestream

The theory of how the universe works may be imperfect. In this faculty lecture, 91探花Physics Professor David W. Hertzog will explore how scientists are using subatomic particles called muons to do some detective work. A collaborative experiment involving 91探花researchers showed muons behaving differently than predicted 鈥� another clue to help solve the mystery. Come hear the rest of this story.

Winner of the 91探花2022 University Faculty Lecture Award, David W. Hertzog is the Arthur B. McDonald Distinguished Professor of Physics and director of the 91探花Center for Experimental Nuclear Physics and Astrophysics.

Free | More info.

March 30, 7:30 – 9:00 PM | Kane Hall

A moderated discussion featuring former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch who authored the New York Times best-selling memoir, “Lessons from the Edge,” and veteran Moscow correspondent Carol J. Williams.

Ambassador (ret.) Marie Yovanovitch is currently a Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and a non-Resident Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, Georgetown University. A Career Member of the Senior U.S. Foreign Service, Ambassador Yovanovitch has earned the Senior Foreign Service Performance Award eight times and the State Department鈥檚 Superior Honor Award on nine occasions. She is the recipient of two Presidential Distinguished Service Awards and the Secretary鈥檚 Diplomacy in Human Rights Award.

Moderator, Carol J. Williams ( 91探花鈥�77), is a retired foreign correspondent who covered revolution and war for 30-plus years for Associated Press and Los Angeles Times. She has reported from more than 80 countries, with a focus on USSR/Russia and Eastern Europe.

Free |

April 11-18 | Kane Hall

This tri-campus Teaching & Learning Symposium showcases the UW鈥檚 vibrant teaching community and 91探花instructors鈥� new and exciting work in the classroom.

The theme of this year鈥檚 symposium is 鈥淪ustainable Teaching.鈥� The concept of sustainability has the potential to inform our teaching in exciting ways. It might lead us toward practices that better support the well-being of students and instructors. It might focus our efforts on strategies that sustain student interest and make learning 鈥渟tick.鈥� Or we might use the concept to explore green practices that reduce the impact our teaching has on the planet.

Free |

Have an event that you would like to see featured in the ArtSci Roundup? Connect with Lauren Zondag (zondagld@uw.edu).

March 14, 7:30 PM | The Wyncote NW Forum

Home to over 730,000 people, with close to four million people living in the metropolitan area, Seattle has the third-highest homeless population in the United States.

In 2018, an estimated 8,600 homeless people lived in the city, a figure that does not include the significant number of 鈥渉idden鈥� homeless people doubled up with friends or living in and out of cheap hotels. In her book “Skid Road: On the Frontier of Health and Homelessness in Seattle” Josephine Ensign digs through layers of Seattle history鈥攑ast its leaders and prominent citizens, respectable or not鈥攖o reveal the stories of overlooked and long-silenced people who live on the margins of society.

Josephine Ensign is a professor in the School of Nursing and adjunct professor in the Department of Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies at the 91探花. She is the author of Catching Homelessness: A Nurse鈥檚 Story of Falling through the Safety Net; Soul Stories: Voices from the Margins; and the Washington State Book Award Finalist Skid Road: On the Frontier of Health and Homelessness in Seattle. Anna Patrick is a reporter for Project Homeless, a community-funded team at The Seattle Times dedicated to covering the region鈥檚 homelessness crisis.

$5 – $20 |

March 15 – April 15 | , Burke Museum

The 91探花is famous for the blossoming of cherry trees in the quad each spring. The main species of cherry blossom on campus is Somei-yoshino, with other varieties including Higan, Hisakura, Kwanzan, Mt. Fuji and Shirofugen.

At the Burke, enjoy tree-themed puzzles, books, and crafts in the Experience Alcoves. Spot the five hidden Huskies in the galleries to earn a special cherry blossom pin you can decorate and wear home. Free with regular admission while supplies last.

Free with admission|

March 16 – 18, 8:00 PM | Meany Hall

Camille A. Brown鈥檚 BLACK GIRL: Linguistic Play draws on the games little girls play to tell a story of Black female empowerment. One of the most important American choreographers of our time, Brown uses African American vernacular forms 鈥� social dancing, Double Dutch, hand-clapping games, ring shout 鈥� to evoke the self-discovery and playfulness of childhood in a work The New York Times calls 鈥渂y turns, clever and tender.鈥� Brown, a 2016 Guggenheim Fellow, Bessie Award winner and Tony Award nominee is known for imaginative works that address issues of identity and social justice.

$48 tickets |

March 22, 7:30 PM | Meany Hall

Hailed as 鈥渢he pre-eminent Bach pianist of our time鈥� (The Guardian), Angela Hewitt鈥檚 honors include the Companion of the Order of Canada, the Order of the British Empire and the Gramophone Hall of Fame. Her pristine musicianship demonstrates how she is 鈥渙ne of those rare musicians who seem to get something into their heads and hearts and find it at their fingertips instantaneously鈥� (The New York Times). Hewitt will perform Scarlatti, Brahms and Bach鈥檚 final 鈥淓nglish鈥� Suite in what is sure to be an unforgettable evening.

$58 tickets |

Have an event that you would like to see featured in the ArtSci Roundup? Connect with Lauren Zondag (zondagld@uw.edu).