Week's events: Shumaker interview, pain therapy, F-35s, jazz
July 27, 2018
University of Alaska Fairbanks Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning is hosting more
than 40 free lectures, concerts and other events this summer. Here is what’s happening
during the week ahead:
• On Monday, July 30, the Down Memory Lane interview series will include a discussion
with Peggy Shumaker, UAF professor of English emeritus. Veteran journalist Robert
Hannon will conduct the interview, which will be at 7 p.m. at the Elvey Building auditorium.
• On Tuesday, July 31, the Healthy Living lecture series will feature physical therapist
Denise Jerome on “Dry Needling: Effective Treatment for Muscle Pain.” The lecture
will be at 7 p.m. at the Murie Building auditorium.
• On Wednesday, Aug. 1, the Discover Alaska lecture series will present Kevin Blanchard,
director of the 354th Fighter Wing F-35 Program Integration Office, offering an update
on Eielson Air Force Base and the F-35s. The lecture will be at 7 p.m. at the Murie
Building auditorium.
• On Thursday, Aug. 2, the Music in the Garden concert series will host the Fairbanks
Community Jazz Band. Music begins at 7 p.m. in the Georgeson Botanical Garden.
For more information, visit www.uaf.edu/summer/events/ or call 907-474-7021.