Week’s events: Jim Sampson, vein health, tsunami preparedness, acoustic tunes

Jeff Richardson
907-474-6284
June 17, 2022

ķƵ Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning is hosting more than 40 free lectures, concerts and events this summer. Here is what’s happening next week: 

  • On Monday, June 20, the Tall Timbers interview series will offer a conversation with former Fairbanks North Star Borough mayor and labor leader Jim Sampson. Veteran journalist Robert Hannon will lead the discussion, which will be at 7 p.m. in the BP Design Theater, located on the fourth floor of UAF’s Engineering Learning and Innovation Facility.
  • On Tuesday, June 21, the Healthy Living lecture series will feature Dr. Don Ives discussing “Varicose Veins: How Treatment Can Keep You Healthy and Active,” at 7 p.m. in the BP Design Theater.
  • On Wednesday, June 22, the Discover Alaska lecture series will feature Elena Suleimani, research analyst at the Alaska Earthquake Center, on “Tsunamis in Alaska: Are We Ready for the Next Big One?” at 7 p.m. at the BP Design Theater.
  • On Thursday, June 23, the Music in the Garden concert series will host an evening of acoustic Americana with Jameson Effect at 7 p.m. at UAF’s Georgeson Botanical Garden.

For more information, contact or call 907-474-7021.

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