“Thanks so much for keeping Wonderlust alive and available during this difficult time for so many of us.”
-Online Course Participant
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Upcoming Live Presentations
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Sino-US Relations in the Time of COVID-19
This lecture will explore the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on Sino-US relations, from the perspective of an expert on the People’s Republic of China. From the emergence of the virus in the Chinese city of Wuhan in early 2020 to the current global situation, the global response to the pandemic, both socially and politically will be discussed, with a special emphasis on current US-China relations.
Maggie Greene
is an assistant professor of Chinese and East Asian cultural history at MSU. She is the author of
Resisting Spirits: Drama Reform and Cultural Transformation
in the People’s Republic of China
(University of Michigan Press, 2019). In addition to her work on theatre and literature, she has published on subjects as varied as high altitude mountaineering to the game of mahjong in modern China.
Date: Thursday, June 11
Time:
10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (MST)
Location:
Online via Webex
Cost:
Free and open to MSU Wonderlust members and the public.
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Personal Rights After the Coronavirus and the 2019-20 U.S. Supreme Court Term
For their current term, which began on October 1, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear numerous cases dealing with individual rights. Then, the coronavirus pandemic intervened.
The sessions scheduled to begin on March 23 and April 20 were cancelled, and the May 5 session was conducted remotely. This presentation will provide an overview what the Supreme Court did and not decide during their current term, and how the decisions that were made and the coronavirus will impact personal rights and freedoms.
Richard Holper
has practiced law as a trial and business lawyer in state and federal courts throughout the U.S. He also served as an adjunct professor at Hamline University School of Law and at William Mitchell College of Law, both in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Date: TUESDAY, June 16
Time:
10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (MST)
Location:
Online via Webex
Cost:
Free and open to MSU Wonderlust members and the public.
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Stop! What’s that sound? Audio Forensics in 2020 with Rob Maher
Rob Maher, professor of electrical and computer engineering in the Norm Asbjornson College of Engineering at Montana State University, will discuss audio forensic analysis which is the scientific acquisition, evaluation and interpretation of audio evidence that is likely to end up in a court of law or some other official venue.
Today, many law enforcement officers routinely carry recording equipment while working, including body cameras, memo recorders and dashboard systems in police cruisers. Emergency 9-1-1 call centers have audio recording systems, as do many police dispatching radio systems. Increasingly, audio evidence may include mobile phone recordings made by civilian bystanders or recordings from security surveillance systems in private homes and businesses.
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Rob Maher’s
research and teaching interests are in the area of digital audio signal processing, audio forensic analysis, digital music synthesis and acoustics. He occasionally serves as an expert witness in criminal and civil court cases, and he is the author of the book “Principles of Forensic Audio Analysis” (Springer, 2018). In his spare time, he enjoys music, hiking, and both road and trail running. He is a board member for Baroque Music Montana, past-president of the local Big Sky Wind Drinkers running club, and a member of several amateur music groups including the Second String Orchestra (cellist).
Date: Thursday, June 25
Time:
10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (MST)
Location:
Online via Webex
Cost:
Free and open to MSU Wonderlust members and the public.
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Bozeman Arts - Live!
Members-Only After Hour Social with Local Bozeman Musicians
Starting May 27, MSU Wonderlust and Bozeman Arts-Live! are offering a collaborative concert and private after hours series. Enjoy music from local artists and a members-only online social afterwards with each musician. W
e are excited to highlight these talented local musicians, including s
inger songwriters, guitar, Theremin, multi-instrumentalist, Celtic harp and a pianist. After the online performance, enjoy your favorite evening beverage, toast our featured guest and learn more about their musical endeavors in an intimate members-only after-hour social. A listing of performances can be found on the
BozemanArts-Live!
website.
June 10
, Multi-instrumentalist
Mike Parsons
and vocalist
Linda Svendsen
, performing music in the country, Americana and bluegrass genres.
June 17
, Theremin performance by
Marla Goodman
, featuring experimental and classical works. The Theremin is an electronic instrument that is played without being physically touched.
June 24
, Piano, singer-song writer
Lori Rosolowsky
offers a rebroadcast of her May 7
multi-media performance.
Past Performances, archived at BozemanArts-Live!:
May 27
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Guitarist, singer songwriter
John Hosking
brings a blend of folk, classic one-man-and-guitar western, melodic jazz, and Latin rhythm.
June 3
, Celtic harp performance by
Tom Robison
, a fiddler, violinist, violist and harp player.
Register here
for the members-only, behind-the-scenes after hours social events.
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About Our Online Programming
Good Day Wonderlust Members and Friends,
We have been experiencing tremendous support for and participation in our recent online programming. Thank you all for your participation and enthusiasm for lifelong learning.
In light our high numbers of registrants, we have decided to shift the administration of these presentations to a Webex “Events” platform. With this, comes a few changes in log-in processes. We apologize for any inconvenience or confusion this may have caused last week. Offering these webinar style presentations within the Webex “Events” platform ultimately enables a smoother, more trouble free and more secure presentation and event administration.
The “Events” format may require some users to download the Events version of Webex, even if you successfully logged in to previous Wonderlust Webex programming. We will be providing practice Webex log-in and user sessions Tuesday and Wednesday’s prior to thursday’s online programming to help with this transition as needed. All registrants will also receive an updated ‘Webex log-in tips’ document to help coach you through these new steps. All log-in information will be provided upon your program registration via email.
We appreciate your patience with this important transition! As always, we value your time and feedback, and encourage you to take 2 minutes after each online program to share your thoughts and insights within our online evaluations.
Bobbi J Geise
MSU Wonderlust/OLLI Director
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Member Recommendations!
Do you have a favorite book, movie, historic walk or scenic drive? We are also seeking unique photo’s highlighting the gifts of the season. If you are willing to share, we would be delighted to include and credit your ideas and images in an upcoming issue. Please
submit ideas here
and share
images & credits to this email
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OLLI Out and About
This lecture came to our attention via the OLLI @University of Arizona, offered by Arizona State Museum at UA. We thought many of you may enjoy tuning in!
The Lives of Two Ancient Pandemics and Their Modern Resonance
In this illustrated talk, Dr. Romano discusses two pandemics of the ancient world that are well-documented, both from literary sources and archaeological discoveries: the plague of Athens that struck during the second year of the Peloponnesian War (430 B.C) and was a contributor to the downfall of the Athenian Empire; and the Antonine plague (165-180 A.D.), during the rule of the Antonine Emperors, that heralded the fall of the Roman Empire. The lives of these plagues are traced with attention to…
Read more here
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Dr. Irene Bald Romano
, Professor of Art History and Anthropology and Curator of Mediterranean Archaeology at the Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona.
Date: Friday, June 5
Time:
10:00 a.m. (MST)
Location:
Online via Zoom
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This Time in Montana History
During this time in Montana history, the steamboat Yellowstone was lost in the Yellowstone River.
Three different steamboats have been named Yellowstone, though only the third actually traveled along the Yellowstone River. Yellowstone #1 (pictured) was the first steamboat to reach the Upper Missouri in 1832. Built in Indiana in 1876, Yellowstone #3 made three trips along the Missouri river before it sunk in Buffalo Rapids in the Yellowstone River in 1879. The steamboat was built for Dr. Lamme and Nelson Story of Bozeman, and its loss helped spur government efforts to improve the channel.
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COVID-19 Updates and Resources
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