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KU Global Climate Teach-in returns with panel, film screening
LAWRENCE — For the third consecutive year, the University of Kansas will be a host site for the Global Climate Teach-in. This year, events will highlight the research and connections of several campus departments and centers and well as community beyond campus. Among the programs, the public panel “Climate Feminism and Inclusive Leadership around Climate Change” will take place at noon April 2. A screening of the film “Hot Times in the Heartland” will take place at 7 p.m. April 4 at Liberty Hall.
Audio-Reader, The Lied Center of Kansas partner for ‘Tetris’ to offer a unique dance experience with live audio description
LAWRENCE — On April 5, the Lied Center of Kansas will present a one-of-a-kind, acrobatic dance show for the whole family. Experience “Tetris,” featuring gravity-defying, physical combinations of movement. The show begins at 7 p.m. with a pre-show reception hosted by Audio-Reader at 6 p.m. in the Seymour Gallery. Throughout the performance, Audio-Reader also will be there every step of the way, helping patrons with visual and learning disabilities engage with the show through live audio description.
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Contact: Emily Ryan, The Commons, 785-864-6293, [email protected], @TheCommonsKU
KU Global Climate Teach-in returns with panel, film screening
LAWRENCE — For the third consecutive year, the University of Kansas will be a host site for the Global Climate Teach-in. This year, events will highlight the research and connections of several campus departments and centers and well as community beyond campus.
Climate panel
Noon April 2
The Educate & Act Series will feature the topic of “Climate Feminism and Inclusive Leadership around Climate Change” with faculty, student and community panelists: Megan Kaminski, professor of English and environmental studies; artist Melissa Hilliard Potter; and post-baccalaureate research education program scholar Vic Secondine, citizen of the Delaware Tribe of Indians and president of the new Indigenous Stewardship Club.
The Educate & Act series is supported by The Commons, the Emily Taylor Center for Women & Gender Equity and the Center for Service Learning. Register online to attend the public event.
Zine Night
6 p.m. April 3
The Emily Taylor Center will host its Zine Night series in conjunction with the Climate Teach-in, centering the topic “Destroy the Patriarchy, Not the Planet.” During this session, participants are encouraged to create a 5.5-by-8.5-inch page exploring the relationship between environmental justice and feminism for inclusion in a comp zine. Free pizza will be served at this public event in the Burge Union, Forum B.
Film screening
7 p.m. April 4
Prairie Hollow Productions will screen its new film, “Hot Times in the Heartland,” at Liberty Hall. The two-hour documentary features leading regional voices in the realm of climate change adaptation. The program has been produced by Dave Kendall, former host of “Sunflower Journeys,” along with Rex Buchanan, director emeritus of the Kansas Geological Survey, and Laura Mead, a local multimedia artist. The film includes Leigh Stearns, professor of geology, and Ward Lyles, associate professor of urban planning. Tickets are free but required for the public event; reserve them online.
Red Hot Research
4 p.m. April 5
A Red Hot Research event will feature five KU scholars whose work relates to the broad unifying theme of “Community, Habitat, Resilience.” This event is open to KU faculty, staff and graduate students. It will take place in Watson Library, 3 West.
Additional programming
Weekend programs include a Lawrence Community Fruit Tree Planting and Community Choir from noon to 3 p.m. April 6 at the Lawrence Public Library with Skyler Adamson and Hazlett Henderson. Their project is supported by a Rocket Grants project award, a program of the Charlotte Street Foundation and Spencer Museum of Art. Funding support is provided by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. This event is open to all.
Students in the Environmental Studies Capstone class EVRN615 will offer a seed bomb making workshop from 1 to 4 p.m. April 7 at the Sunrise Project, 1501 Learnard Ave. This event is open to all and will include snacks.
For accessibility requests or further information, please contact Emily Ryan by email.
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Contact: Martha Kehr, Audio-Reader, 785-864-2900, [email protected]
Audio-Reader, The Lied Center of Kansas partner for ‘Tetris’ to offer a unique dance experience with live audio description
LAWRENCE — On April 5, the Lied Center of Kansas will present a one-of-a-kind, acrobatic dance show for the whole family. Experience “Tetris,” featuring gravity-defying, physical combinations of movement. The show begins at 7 p.m. with a pre-show reception hosted by Audio-Reader at 6 p.m. in the Seymour Gallery, where patrons can learn more about audio description, handle tactile “Tetris”-themed toys and enjoy light snacks before the main event.
In a time when social connection and the need to feel accepted is so important, especially for children and teens, “Tetris” features relatable themes including staying true to ourselves as we seek to fit in with groups. Inspired by the addictive puzzle game and the twists and turns of a Rubik’s Cube, “Tetris” has performers fitting, merging, stacking and combining in various feats, and Audio-Reader, based at the University of Kansas, will be there every step of the way helping patrons with visual and learning disabilities engage with the show through live audio description.
According to director and choreographer Erik Kaiel, “none of the more than 1,000 performances of “Tetris” have been exactly alike.” During “Tetris,” performers ask the audience for assistance, and that can alter the interactions and additions to the show.
“This type of unique dance experience is a great way to learn more about audio description because the trained describer has no script to read from or exact expectations for what will happen during the show,” said Nick Carswell, program director for Audio-Reader.
People who might benefit from audio description will be given a special headset and headphones tuned to the describer’s closed network, according to Carswell. The describer will read the program, describe the stage and costumes, and set the scene before the show. Then, throughout the show, they will add context and information between the performers’ lines.
“Tetris” is performed by the production company Arch8. According to its website, the company has performed around the world, including sites such as St. Petersburg, Cairo, New York, San Francisco, Vancouver and throughout Europe.
Audio-Reader fosters independence by providing access to information and the arts for people who have difficulty reading standard print due to vision loss, physical or learning disability, mobility challenges, and age. Audio description is one of the many ways they share the gift of sight through sound. Learn more about supporting Audio-Reader’s mission, find details about their upcoming Audio Equipment Drive or contact Audio-Reader’s development team by email.
Tickets are available through the Lied Center’s Box Office or call 785-864-2787.
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