Moses Lake Museum & Art Center
Umoja (Unity): Sustaining African Cultural Arts with Afua Kouyaté
Moses Lake Museum and Art Center 401 S. Balsam Moses Lake WA, 98837 401 S. Balsam St., Moses Lake, WA, United StatesA Humanities Washington Speakers Bureau Presentation Explore the depth and significance of African culture, from its communal philosophies to its lively song and dance. In this interactive talk—part presentation and part performance—artist Afua Kouyaté shares pieces of African culture and folkloric traditions like the Nguzo Saba, or “seven principles,” of Kwanzaa, which include values like… Continue Reading Umoja (Unity): Sustaining African Cultural Arts with Afua Kouyaté
This is the End: How Movies Prepared Us for the Pandemic with Robert Horton
Moses Lake Museum and Art Center 401 S. Balsam Moses Lake WA, 98837 401 S. Balsam St., Moses Lake, WA, United StatesA Humanities Washington Speakers Bureau Presentation Great city streets emptied of people; a population panicked; misinformation in the air. If some of our experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic seemed familiar, it might be because the movies already imagined them. Whether the cause is environmental factors (The Day After Tomorrow, Snowpiercer, Contagion), nuclear disaster (On the… Continue Reading This is the End: How Movies Prepared Us for the Pandemic with Robert Horton
What Laughter Tells Us: Asian Americans, Comedy, and Belonging with Michelle Liu
Moses Lake Museum and Art Center 401 S. Balsam Moses Lake WA, 98837 401 S. Balsam St., Moses Lake, WA, United StatesA Humanities Washington Speakers Bureau Presentation Laughter shapes the way we listen to each other, and can be a signal of who belongs—and who doesn’t. While everyone finds different things funny, we all have experienced laughter. And what we find funny shapes how we interconnect. Through clips of Asian American stand-up comedians, Professor Michelle Liu… Continue Reading What Laughter Tells Us: Asian Americans, Comedy, and Belonging with Michelle Liu
Hip-Hop and It Don’t Stop with King Khazm
Moses Lake Museum and Art Center 401 S. Balsam Moses Lake WA, 98837 401 S. Balsam St., Moses Lake, WA, United StatesA Humanities Washington Speakers Bureau Presentation Hip-hop culture and its founding principles are often misunderstood due to its commodification and exploitation by corporate interests and mainstream media. Few know its humble roots as a tool to unify, uplift, and amplify voices, particularly for youth of color. Join artist and activist King Khazm as he explores… Continue Reading Hip-Hop and It Don’t Stop with King Khazm
Atomic Washington: Our Nuclear Past, Present, and Future with Steve Olson
Moses Lake Museum and Art Center 401 S. Balsam Moses Lake WA, 98837 401 S. Balsam St., Moses Lake, WA, United StatesA Humanities Washington Speakers Bureau Presentation At the center of every nuclear weapon in the United States is a small pit of radioactive material manufactured at a top-secret facility in Eastern Washington, a facility which today remains the most radiologically contaminated site in the Western hemisphere. But Washington State’s role in the nuclear era ranges… Continue Reading Atomic Washington: Our Nuclear Past, Present, and Future with Steve Olson
Hank Cramer: Folk Music of the Pacific Northwest
Moses Lake Museum and Art Center 401 S. Balsam Moses Lake WA, 98837 401 S. Balsam St., Moses Lake, WA, United StatesHank Cramer, a popular folksinger and historian from Washington’s Methow Valley, will present a concert at the Moses Lake Museum & Art Center on Friday, September 15 at 6:00 pm. The theme of Hank’s music program will be “The Pacific Northwest In Story And Song”, to match the “Rainier Remembered”, an art display of photographs… Continue Reading Hank Cramer: Folk Music of the Pacific Northwest
Remember the Ladies: Notable Grant County Women
Moses Lake Museum and Art Center 401 S. Balsam Moses Lake WA, 98837 401 S. Balsam St., Moses Lake, WA, United StatesJoin Museum Superintendent Dollie Boyd as she shares an interesting, informative presentation about notable Grant County women and their accomplishments. From "farm wife" to mayor, Grant County women have been central to the growth and community in every Grant County town. Featured Image: Ruth Powers Schonert and Bertha Eccles Guffin 1927 or 1928 on C&O… Continue Reading Remember the Ladies: Notable Grant County Women
Women’s History Month Film Series – Sandra Day O’Connor: The First
Moses Lake Museum and Art Center 401 S. Balsam Moses Lake WA, 98837 401 S. Balsam St., Moses Lake, WA, United StatesTime: 1 p.m. (film runtime 2 hours) Location: Civic Center Auditorium, 401 S. Balsam St. Cost: FREE! (seating limited to the first 200 people) Ages: All ages For 191 years, the Supreme Court of the United States was populated only by men. When President Ronald Reagan nominated Sandra Day O'Connor as the first female justice… Continue Reading Women’s History Month Film Series – Sandra Day O’Connor: The First
Women’s History Month Film Series – Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir
Moses Lake Museum and Art Center 401 S. Balsam Moses Lake WA, 98837 401 S. Balsam St., Moses Lake, WA, United StatesTime: 1 p.m. (film runtime 1 hour 40 minutes) Location: Civic Center Auditorium, 401 S. Balsam St. Cost: FREE! (seating limited to the first 200 people) Ages: All ages In 1989, Amy Tan's first novel, The Joy Luck Club, was published to great commercial and critical success. With the blockbuster film adaption that followed as… Continue Reading Women’s History Month Film Series – Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir
Spring Speaker Series – Conversations about Astrophotography with Mike Brady
Moses Lake Museum and Art Center 401 S. Balsam Moses Lake WA, 98837 401 S. Balsam St., Moses Lake, WA, United StatesJoin local astrophotographer Mike Brady as he shares his astrophotography experiences and photo images. The presentation will include images of galaxies, nebulae, our moon, our sun, and comets. He will also be sharing his techniques and some of the equipment necessary for capturing these images. The presentation will be an open forum in which questions… Continue Reading Spring Speaker Series – Conversations about Astrophotography with Mike Brady
