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University & Community Activities for October 17, 2007
12:55 PM - 12:58 PM
Today's Highlight: The League of Women Voters of Missoula reminds all voters in the city of Missoula that it’s not too late to register and vote in the Missoula city election. If you didn’t receive a ballot in the mail, call 258-4751, for information on your voter status, or visit the Missoula County Courthouse to register and vote until 8:00 pm on Election Day, November 6th. To check out what’s on the ballot, visit the League’s Voter Table at the Missoula County Library. If you’d like more information, call Sarah at 549-4120.
Families First of Missoula will hold a parenting program given by Judy Write entitled “Helping Siblings Live Harmoniously, So You Can, Too.” The class will help you determine your role in resolving conflicts between your children and teach strategies for fostering positive sibling bonds. The class is free and will be given TONIGHT from 7:00 – 9:00 pm at the Pablo Headstart with childcare provided. Call 676-4509 with any questions.
At 7:00 pm TONIGHT, the Ice Age Floods Institute will present Dr. Larry Smith, geologist with the Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology, who will be giving a program entitled, “Glacial Lake Missoula: The Montana Sedimentary Record of Multiple Drainings.” The public is welcome to attend this free presentation that will take place in the University of Montana’s North Underground Lecture Hall in Missoula. Call 543-9775 for further details.
The Montana Natural History Center of Missoula invites everyone to an evening lecture by biologist Jeff Copeland entitled, “The Elusive Wolverine.” Copeland will profile the wolverine, its surprisingly social nature, enormous home range, and will dispel common misconceptions. This presentation will be given at 7:00 pm TONIGHT at the Montana Natural History Center, 120 Hickory Street. Call 327-0405 for more information.
Nationally recognized dyslexia expert, Susan Barton will give a free dyslexia presentation TONIGHT at 6:00 pm at the Valley Christian School in Missoula. Mrs. Barton will discuss the classic warning signs, the latest research, and techniques proven to improve reading, writing, and spelling skills. For more information, or to reserve a seat, call Erika at 864-0017.
The Missoula Mendelssohn Club is currently seeking men of all ages who are interested in singing to join their organization. The Mendelssohn Club was formed in 1945 and has been a Missoula landmark ever since. Weekly rehearsals are held on Mondays at 7:00 pm in the Music Building on the University of Montana campus. For more information, please call 728-4294.
The public is invited to join Professor Evelyne Bloch-Dano for a discussion and lecture presentation entitled, “Was Proust a Mama’s Boy, or one of the Last Great Mother-Lovers?” To learn more about this question, the free lecture will be given this Sunday at 7:00 pm in the President’s Room of Brantley Hall, across the street from the Gallagher Business Building on the University of Montana campus in Missoula. A reception will follow. For more information, call 243-2301.
Organizers for the 70th Annual National Folk Festival to be held in Butte in July of 2008 are currently looking for Montana artisans and craftspeople to represent Montana traditional arts at the National Festival next summer. This is a juried event showcasing the region’s finest folk art. Application forms and additional information may be obtained by visiting the Web site nationalfolkfestival.com or by calling Rae at 782-5217.
The public is invited to visit the Spectrum Discovery Area, a new interactive science museum, located in the Skaggs Building on the campus of the University of Montana. Highlights include a microscope area, an activity-packed Discovery Bench, as well as a current San Francisco Exploratorium traveling exhibition called, “Making Meaning.” Admission is $3.50 per person with a discounted cost of $3.00 for prearranged field-trip groups. Call 243-4828 for more information.
Free Cycles Missoula, a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide bikes, parts, and help to those in need is rallying volunteers to be part of the Free Cycles community. If you are an ace at fixing bikes (or would like to be); or, if you like the idea of bringing boneyard bikes back from the dead, please consider volunteering your time – even two hours a week represents a formidable force. Contact Eric at 327-0235 if you are interested.
To have your event on our University and Community Calendar, please send the information 10 days in advance by visiting our Web site at www.mtpr.org or by fax to 243-3299 or mail to Montana Public Radio, The University of Montana, Missoula, 59812.
University and Community Activities are aired at 10:00am Tuesday through Friday, and 1:00pm, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. University and Community Activities are announcements about the events and activities of non-profit, cultural, and artistic organizations in our broadcast area. Information should be submitted ten days before broadcast date.
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