[Exhibition Tour] Seeing Beyond the Island — A Lens into the 228 Sites《島內之外鏡行事 — 二二八遺址展》導覽
Seeing Beyond the Island: A Lens into the 228 Sites explores locations across Taiwan connected to the February 28 Incident and its aftermath. Through photographs and historical context, the tour reveals how ordinary streets and public spaces carry layered histories of violence, memory, and resilience. Led by Na Suphok (Lan Shih-po) and Chiu Tzu-chia of the Memorial Foundation of 228, this tour invites visitors to reflect on how memory is embedded in place—and why preserving these stories remains essential today.
Speakers: Lan Shi-bo | Executive Director, Memorial Foundation of 228 / Curator, Su Beng Memorial Museum , Chiu Tzu-Chia | Specialist, Memorial Foundation of 228, 《島內之外鏡行事─二二八遺址展》聚焦台灣各地與二二八事件及其後續發展相關的歷史場址，透過影像與歷史脈絡的呈現，揭示日常街道與公共空間如何承載著層層交織的暴力、記憶與韌性。本次導覽將由二二八事件紀念基金會藍士博執行長與邱子嘉專員帶領，邀請觀眾思考記憶如何深植於空間之中，以及為何保存與傳承這些故事在當代仍至關重要。
主講人： 藍士博 ｜二二八事件紀念基金會執行長／史明文物館館長 , 邱子佳 ｜二二八事件紀念基金會專員.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Allen Library (ALB). Campus room: Allen Auditorium. Accessibility Contact: Taiwan Studies (taiwanst@uw.edu). Event Types: Information Sessions. Meetings. Special Events. Lectures/Seminars. Academics. Exhibits.
Monday, March 30, 2026, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
For more info visit events.ticketleap.com. [Virtual] Psychology Edwards Seminar with Dr. John Torous, Director, Digital Psychiatry, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Making sense of AI for mental health: What we know today and open questions, Dr. John Torous, Director, Digital Psychiatry, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
This talk will explore the current evidence around mental health AI, including who is using it, how it is used, its risks, and the potential benefits. Despite the rapid pace of AI and what the technology can offer in the mental health space, we do know enough today to begin formulating plans for when and when not to use AI. This talk will present data and cases to help define those boundaries but also present current unknowns in the field so that listeners can appreciate where the gaps are. Specific efforts mentioned will include the mindBench.ai benchmarking collaboration between NAMI and BIDMC, the Society of Digital Psychiatry's free webinar education series https://www.sodpsych.com/webinars-1, and new policy changes from state and federal levels in addition to a range of journal articles on the topic.
This virtual lecture is via Zoom. A Q&A…
Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/94554901620. Accessibility Contact: chairpsy@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Tuesday, March 31, 2026, 11:30 AM – 12:50 PM.
ArtSci Roundup: April
Event interval: Ongoing event. Accessibility Contact: asinfo@uw.edu. Event Types: Exhibits. Performances. Screenings. Lectures/Seminars. Special Events. Target Audience: Public.
Wednesday, April 1, 2026 – Saturday, May 2, 2026.
First Wednesday Concert
Students of the UW School of Music perform in this lunchtime concert series co-hosted by UW Music and UW Libraries.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Allen Library (ALB). Accessibility Contact: adamhall@uw.edu. Event Types: Performances.
Wednesday, April 1, 2026, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM.
For more info visit music.washington.edu. 2026 Scheidel Lecture: Preempting Public Misconceptions About Controversial Science
Registration is required. Please register on our event page.
A long-standing tradition since 1998, the annual Scheidel lecture honors Professor Thomas Scheidel’s lifetime of scholarship, teaching, and academic leadership by bringing distinguished scholars to the UW Department of Communication to meet and engage with faculty and students who are pursuing advanced studies in communication. We are delighted to present our 2026 speaker, Dr. Kathleen Hall Jamieson, the Elizabeth Ware Packard Professor of Communication at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania, the Walter and Leonore Annenberg Director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania, and the cofounder of the fact-checking site FactCheck.org and its science subsite, SciCheck.
In this lecture, Dr. Kathleen Hall Jamieson argues that scientists and science communicators would be well served by use of a "mental models" approach to simultaneously increase consequential knowledge and reduce…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Kane Hall (KNE). Campus room: Walker Ames Room. Accessibility Contact: comcomms@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Wednesday, April 1, 2026, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Cindy Anh Nguyen | Bibliotactics: Libraries and the Colonial Public in Vietnam
Libraries in French colonial Vietnam functioned as symbols of Western modernity and infrastructures of colonial knowledge. Yet Vietnamese readers pursued alternative uses of the library that exceeded imperial intentions. Bibliotactics examines the Hanoi and Saigon state libraries in colonial and postcolonial Vietnam, uncovering the emergence of a colonial public who reimagined the political meaning and social space of the library through public critique and day-to-day practice. Comprising government bureaucrats, library personnel, journalists, and everyday library readers, this colonial public debated the role of libraries as educational resource, civilizing instrument, and literary heritage. Moving beyond procolonial or anticolonial nationalism framings, Bibliotactics advances a relational theory of power that centers public reading culture contextualized within the library infrastructure of the colonial information order. As the first comprehensive history of the colonial and national library in Asia, this…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Allen Library (ALB). Campus room: Petersen Room. Accessibility Contact: csead@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Target Audience: Free and open to the public.
Thursday, April 2, 2026, 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM.
Economics Prospective Student Info Session
Students who study economics learn to decode the systems that are a part of our everyday lives using models and a variety of social and economic data to analyze how decisions are made, and how limited resources are made, traded, and used.
In this session, students will learn helpful information about the Department of Economics Undergraduate Program and its Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science majors. Students will also have an opportunity to meet with Department of Economics advisers, and get helpful tips on pursuing Economics as a major at the UW.
This session will be offered online, via Zoom, at the following link:Join Zoom Meeting
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Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/98341973783. Accessibility Contact: econadv@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions.
Thursday, April 2, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit washington.zoom.us. Cornerstone of the Nation: The Defense Industry and the Building of Modern Korea under Park Chung Hee
Please join the Center for Korea Studies for a special colloquium with Peter Banseok Kwon, Associate Professor of Korean Studies at the University at Albany, SUNY.
Cornerstone of the Nation (Harvard University Asia Center, 2024) is the first historical account of the complex alliance of military and civilian forces that catapulted South Korea’s conjoined militarization and industrialization under Park Chung Hee (1961–1979). Kwon reveals how Park’s secret program to build an independent defense industry spurred a total mobilization of business, science, labor, and citizenry, all of which converged in military-civilian forces that propelled an unprecedented model of modernization in Korea.
Drawing on largely untapped declassified materials from Korea and personal interviews with contemporaneous participants in the nascent defense industry, as well as declassified US documents and other external sources, Kwon weaves together oral histories and documentary evidence in an empirically rich narrative that details…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Thomson Hall (THO). Campus room: THO 317. Accessibility Contact: uwcks@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Lectures/Seminars. Special Events.
Thursday, April 2, 2026, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.
“Making Better Decisions about Sustainability”
Thomas Dietz
Michigan State University
Professor of Sociology and Environmental Science and Policy
Founding Director of the Environmental Science and Policy Program.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Gowen Hall (GWN). Campus room: Olsen Room (GWN 1A). Accessibility Contact: polisci@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Friday, April 3, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM.
What is the Self?: A conversation with author Hirano Keiichiro
Join Akutagawa Prize-winning author Hirano Keiichiro for his talk "What is the Self?" In "What is the Self?" Hirano will discuss ideas he has been developing during his career on how to establish a social identity amid the destabilizing forces of Neoliberal economics.
Afterward, Hirano will lead a conversation on his work and the state of literature in Japan today.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Thomson Hall (THO). Campus room: THO 317. Accessibility Contact: japan@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Target Audience: Free and open to the public.
Friday, April 3, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM.
Constelaciones y Supernovas: Opening Reception (Recepción Inaugural)
UW Planetarium Arts x Colectivo Arte GUENDA present guided gallery tours, lightning talks, and a moderated panel discussion.
UW Planetarium Arts is excited to partner with Colectivo Arte GUENDA, an intergenerational women's art collective based in Oaxaca, Mexico, to exhibit their collection of 22 paintings inspired by the fiber-optic plug plates from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey! The exhibition is on view from April 3rd - May 1st, and it is open to the general public.
Join us on opening night (Friday April 3rd) for an evening of guided gallery tours, lightning talks, and moderated panel discussions, featuring artists and scientists from Oaxaca, Seattle, Portland, UW, and UNAM.
Guided tours are offered in English and Spanish. Lightning talks and panel will be conducted in English.
Visit our website for more info!
UW Planetarium Arts x Colectivo Arte GUENDA presentan visitas guiadas a la galería, charlas relámpago y un panel de discusión moderado.
¡UW Planetarium Arts se complace en asociarse con Colectivo…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Physics-Astronomy Auditorium (PAA). Accessibility Contact: Liza Young. Event Types: Exhibits. Information Sessions. Lectures/Seminars. Special Events.
Friday, April 3, 2026, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
For more info visit www.eventbrite.com. Explore the College of Arts & Sciences: UW's Admitted Student Day
10:30 AM and 12:00 PM | Arrive Early and Start Strong with College Edge - College of Arts & Sciences Information Session
10:30 - 12:30 PM | Open House: Natural Sciences Majors in Action
11:30 - 1:30 PM | Open House: Understanding and Changing the World through the Social Sciences
12:30 - 2:00 PM | Open House: Your Creative Future at the UW, Meet the Arts Programs
12:30 - 2:00 PM | Open House | Meet the Humanities: Languages, Study Abroad, Creative Writing & More
Learn more about UW Admitted Student Day.
Please note: ASD is now at capacity. What next? Sign up for the ASD waitlist , Join us for an online information session , Attend other campus events in April.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: asinfo@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Special Events.
Saturday, April 4, 2026, 10:30 AM – 2:00 PM.
For more info visit artsci.washington.edu. UW World Language Fair
Did you know that UW students have the unique opportunity to study over 40 different languages?
Join us at the UW Language Fair and explore a new horizon!
Visit more than 40 tables showcasing language opportunities for UW students. Connect with faculty, engage with other students, discover how language learning can support your personal and career goals.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Student Union Building (HUB). Campus room: Lyceum (Rm 160). Accessibility Contact: llc@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Exhibits. Special Events. Target Audience: UW students interested in language learning, staff/faculty in language or language adjacent depts.
Monday, April 6, 2026, 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
For more info visit kalani.llc.washington.edu. The World (Cup) Comes to Seattle: World Cup - The Syllabus
Join us for a free livestream talk and discussion on World Cup: The Syllabus as part of our The World (Cup) Comes to Seattle Spring Speaker Series on the geopolitical, local, and sporting implications of the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup in Seattle.
RSVP here for the online link, Featured speakers: Sean Jacobs, Professor and Director of the Graduate Program in International Affairs at The New School, and Martha Saavedra, Academic Coordinator Emerita, Center for African Studies, UC Berkeley and Editorial Team member.
Moderator: Ron Krabill, Director of University of Washington Global Sport Lab and Professor, UW Bothell Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences
This event is free and open to the public. At the Jackson School, opportunities and events are open to all eligible persons regardless of race, sex or other identity. Questions? Email jsisevents@uw.edu.
Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://bit.ly/world-cup-26. Campus room: Online. Accessibility Contact: jsisevents@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Special Events.
Monday, April 6, 2026, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit bit.ly. Labor Studies Scholarship Information Session
At the Information Session, we will answer any questions you have about our scholarships or the application process, discuss what may strengthen your application, share general review criteria for applications, and offer individualized assistance.
We will provide some food at the information session! Please indicate below if you have any dietary restrictions/allergies. Slides from the information session will be shared with all who registered, after the event.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Smith Hall (SMI). Online Meeting Link: https://tinyurl.com/HBCLS26InfoOnline. Campus room: Smith 320 (History Lounge). Accessibility Contact: hbcls@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions.
Tuesday, April 7, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM.
For more info visit docs.google.com. Before Black Feminisms: Tracing Black Women’s Intellectual History from Santo Domingo to the Atlantic World
Free and open to the public. Registration required.
Studying Black feminist impulses, scholars of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies have long explored the proto-Black Feminist impulses in Phillis Wheatley's poetry, Harriet Tubman's activism, and Sojourner Truth's lectures. Yet African and African descendant women have navigated the crossroads of race, gender, and justice long before the 18th century. This talk traces Black Feminist Thought back to the early modern Atlantic. The first recorded Black woman of the Americas is a shadowy figure known only as La Negra del Hospital, or the Black woman of the hospital. She established the first colonial-era public healing site in the island colony of Santo Domingo before the first enslaved Africans arrived in the hemisphere in 1502. Before Black Feminisms, La Negra was interrupting injustice through her care work and women-conscious healing in an Indigenous stronghold, actively resisting the Spanish conquest. By studying La Negra del Hospital, this talk will…
Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/tFVftGpFSHakAb2JlDqxkA. Accessibility Contact: sameerai@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM.
Online via Zoom.
Vulveeta: Film Screening and Q&A with Filmmaker Maria Breaux
Grrrilda Beausoleil is turning 50.
All she wants is a reunion with her 1990s riot grrrl band—the one she abandoned just as they were about to make it big.
With a scrappy film crew documenting the journey, she navigates old wounds, new-age platitudes, and a San Francisco transformed by tech and displacement.
The band must decide whether they can trust Grrrilda again—and whether their DIY roots of wheat paste, stickers, and zines can still build community in a digital age.
Dubbed “SPINAL TAP with BIPOC and queers” by the Chicago Reader, the film is a hilarious improvised mockumentary that treats comedy as activism.
At its heart, the production centers LGBTQ community building across generations—reconciling past and present, passing the mic, and finding solidarity through creativity.
Read Maria Breaux’s Femme Fatales profile.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Allen Library (ALB). Campus room: Allen Auditorium. Accessibility Contact: gwss@uw.edu. Event Types: Screenings.
Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM.
Psychology Edwards Seminar with Dr. Courtney Heldreth, Senior Staff User Experience Researcher & Manager, Google
Beyond the Algorithm: A Socio-Technical Approach to Advancing Equitable AI and Student Learning, Dr. Courtney Heldreth, Senior Staff User Experience Researcher & Manager, Google
As Artificial Intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly embedded in the fabric of daily life and education, the technical challenges of optimization are becoming inseparable from the psychological and social contexts they inhabit. For social psychologists, this shift represents a critical inflection point: AI systems are not neutral tools but are deeply embedded in social systems of power, identity, and learning. This talk argues that achieving equitable AI requires moving beyond purely algorithmic fixes to adopt a socio-technical approach—one that centers social psychological methods to understand and mitigate human impact. Drawing on my research at Google Research, I will present three distinct projects that demonstrate why behavioral science is essential to the future of AI. By integrating social psychology into the heart of AI…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Kincaid Hall (KIN). Campus room: 102/108. Accessibility Contact: chairpsy@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM.
Guest Artist Concert: Seattle Modern Orchestra, "Entangled Sounds"
Seattle’s contemporary music orchestra performs György Ligeti's piano concerto, featuring faculty pianist and SMO member Cristina Valdés, alongside new works for sinfonietta by graduate student composers and faculty members, including Seattle newcomer and recently appointed UW composition professor William Dougherty. SMO is joined onstage by select graduate-student members of the UW Modern Music Ensemble in this large-ensemble format.
Tickets: $20 general; $15 UW affiliate; $10 students/seniors).
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Meany Hall (MNY). Accessibility Contact: To request disability accommodation contact the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at: (206) 543-6450/V, (206) 543-6452/TTY, (206) 685-7264 (FAX), or dso@u.washington.edu. Event Types: Performances. Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/UWMusic.
Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 7:30 PM.
For more info visit music.washington.edu. 'Taiwan’s Bluebird Action and Great Recall Campaign: Civil Society against the Democratic Backsliding', with Mingsho Ho
As democracy faces new pressures worldwide, Taiwan has become a key battleground for civic action. This lecture explores how ordinary citizens fought back against political gridlock and shrinking democratic norms. With original survey data, I will examine two major movements: the Bluebird Action of 2024, which brought crowds back to the streets by reviving the spirit of past protests, and the Great Recall Campaign of 2025, a grassroots effort to remove dozens of lawmakers from office. While these events show that people can organize quickly and creatively, they also reveal a tough reality. Despite huge volunteer efforts, the recalls largely failed to change the balance of power. In the end, Taiwan's experience shows that even the most creative civic movements can struggle to turn public energy into lasting political change in a polarized society.
Ming-sho Ho is a Distinguished Professor, Department of Sociology, National Taiwan
University. His research focuses on social movement, labor, and the environment.…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Thomson Hall (THO). Campus room: Thomson Hall 317. Accessibility Contact: Accommodation requests related to disability or health condition should be made at least ten days ahead of event date. Contact taiwanst@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Target Audience: Free and open to the public.
Thursday, April 9, 2026, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.
Media, Power, and Democracy in South Asia
What does democracy look like from below? This talk will look at how ordinary lives are reshaped by surveillance, majoritarianism, and corporate-political nexus in South Asia. Exploring media influence, gendered surveillance, majoritarian and casteist politics, the struggles of urban poor workers and the slow erosion of democratic rights in contemporary South Asia through Neha Dixit’s The Many Lives of Syeda X, this talk explores how journalism can recover erased histories, expose routine violence, and hold power to account.
About the speaker
Neha Dixit is an independent journalist and author based in New Delhi. For over two decades, she has reported on politics, gender, labour, and social justice in South Asia, producing investigative, narrative, and long-form journalism for Al Jazeera, The Washington Post, The New York Times, Caravan, The Wire, and others.
Her work has exposed extrajudicial killings, hate crimes, human trafficking, unethical clinical trials, and sectarian majoritarian violence. She has…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Student Union Building (HUB). Campus room: HUB 214. Accessibility Contact: sascuw@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Target Audience: Free and open to the public.
Friday, April 10, 2026, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.
Sand Point Open Studios + Rebecca Shippee's "Bare Assets" Opening
Please join us for this unique opportunity to visit the private studios of the Painting + Drawing MFA students and Division of Art faculty at the School's Sand Point facilities.
We will also be celebrating the opening of Rebecca Shippee’s show "Bare Assets" in the Sand Point Gallery. As part of her full-time teaching position in the Painting + Drawing + Printmaking program, Shippee's solo exhibition will feature one 45-foot oil painting. This work was made specifically for the architecture of the gallery; the three structural steel pillars in the space will serve as supports for the piece.
Students, alumni and the general public are invited for an evening of conversation, interaction, and art. RSVP is encourged but not required. Everyone is welcome!
The Sand Point Studios + Gallery is located on the second floor of Building 5, Bay C at 7527 63rd Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98115. Please use the entrance on the east side of the building on 63rd Ave. An elevator is available for wheelchair access.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: galenic@uw.edu. Event Types: Special Events.
Friday, April 10, 2026, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
7527 63rd Ave NE Seattle, WA 98115.
Guest Pianist Master Class: Spencer Myer
Spencer Myer, associate professor of music at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, leads a master class with UW piano students.
FREE admission.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Music Building (MUS). Campus room: Brechemin Auditorium. Accessibility Contact: To request disability accommodation contact the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at: (206) 543-6450/V, (206) 543-6452/TTY, (206) 685-7264 (FAX), or dso@u.washington.edu. Event Types: Performances. Facebook: http://facebook.com/UWMusic.
Monday, April 13, 2026, 4:30 PM.
For more info visit music.washington.edu. The World (Cup) Comes to Seattle: Bringing the World Cup to Seattle
Join us for a free livestream talk and discussion on Bringing the World Cup to Seattle as part of our The World (Cup) Comes to Seattle Spring Speaker Series on the geopolitical, local, and sporting implications of the 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup in Seattle.
RSVP here for the online link, Featured Speakers: Leo Flor, Chief Legacy Officer, Seattle FIFA World Cup 2026 Organizing Committee, Mary Harvey, Chief Executive Officer, the Centre for Sport & Human Rights, Maya Mendoza-Exstrom, Chief Operating Officer, Seattle Sounders FC, and Anita Ramasastry, Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Global and Graduate Programs, Barer Institute for Leadership in Law and Global Development Endowed Chair, Faculty Director, Sustainable International Development Graduate Program.
Moderator: Ron Krabill, Director of University of Washington Global Sport Lab and Professor, UW Bothell Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences
This event is free and open to the public. At the Jackson School, opportunities and events are open to all…
Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://bit.ly/world-cup-26. Campus room: Online. Accessibility Contact: jsisevents@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Special Events.
Monday, April 13, 2026, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit bit.ly. Faculty Concert: Carrie Shaw with Wind Up Vocal Project
Faculty soprano Carrie Shaw’s new Seattle-based group Wind Up Vocal Project performs musical puzzles of the past and present, including Ming Tsao’s “DAS WASSERGEWORDENE KANONBUCH.”
Tickets: $20 general; $15 UW affiliate; $10 students/seniors).
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Meany Hall (MNY). Accessibility Contact: To request disability accommodation contact the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at: (206) 543-6450/V, (206) 543-6452/TTY, (206) 685-7264 (FAX), or dso@u.washington.edu. Event Types: Performances. Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/UWMusic.
Monday, April 13, 2026, 7:30 PM.
For more info visit music.washington.edu. Guest Pianist Recital: Spencer Myer
The School of Music keyboard program presents a solo piano recital by Spencer Myer, associate professor of music at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, performing works by Haydn, Ravel, Liszt, and Carl Vine.
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PROGRAM, Fantasia in C Major, Hob. XVII: 4: Franz Josef Haydn, Miroirs (1904-05): Maurice Ravel
Noctuelles
Oiseaux tristes
Une barque sur l’océan
Alborada del gracioso
La vallée des cloches
Intermission
Tre Sonetti del Petrarca: Franz Liszt
Sonetto 47 del Petrarca
Sonetto 104 del Petrarca
Sonetto 123 del Petrarca
Piano Sonata No. 1 (1990): Carl Vine
FREE admission.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Music Building (MUS). Campus room: Brechemin Auditorium. Accessibility Contact: To request disability accommodation contact the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at: (206) 543-6450/V, (206) 543-6452/TTY, (206) 685-7264 (FAX), or dso@u.washington.edu. Event Types: Performances. Facebook: http://facebook.com/UWMusic.
Monday, April 13, 2026, 7:30 PM.
For more info visit music.washington.edu. Spring Bookmaking Social
Join us for a spring-time bookmaking social hour! Snag some snacks and cut, fold, paste, and illustrate your own zines, accordion books, pamphlets, and more!
Plus, learn about the UW Textual Studies and UW Global Literary Studies programs.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Student Union Building (HUB). Campus room: 337. Accessibility Contact: text@uw.edu. Event Types: Student Activities. Workshops. Target Audience: Students.
Tuesday, April 14, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Liberation Book Club: Community, Collaboration, and Conflict
Our question to consider: We are all in this together, so, how do we actually do this work together?
This program is part of the Liberation Book Club at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery. This year-long program series hopes to honor our commitment to social justice and to gather our community to think about the work of liberation through shared texts, art, film, music, conversation, and workshops. Unlike your traditional book club all the reading and study happens together, so no need to prepare. Join us monthly as we approach the topic of liberation from a number of perspectives. We look forward to being in community with you.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Art Building (ART). Campus room: Jacob Lawrence Gallery. Accessibility Contact: jacoblawrencegallery@uw.edu. Event Types: Special Events.
Tuesday, April 14, 2026, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM.
Spring Colloquium: "Fronteras Embrujades: Tracing Tejana Feminist Tensions and Speculative Statelessness on the Texas-Mexico Border," presented by Yasmine Gomez
Presenter: Yasmine Gomez, GWSS PhD Student
Moderator: Royalti Richardson, GWSS PhD Student
Framed by her upcoming candidacy exams, this presentation introduces Yasmine’s doctoral research on borderland feminisms. Fronteras Embrujadas interrogates the contested boundaries of Tejana activism, cultural production, and collective memory to examine the current political moment in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas.
This research examines how borderland identities are negotiated through ongoing methods of state-sanctioned violence/surveillance through technocolonialism and spaces of detainment, while looking to Tejana Speculative archives to reconceptualize the radical position of place in activism.
Further, this work considers the role of global borderlands in developing contemporary transnational feminist archives of solidarity that center anti-extractivism as core principles of feminist activism movement.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Padelford Hall (PDL). Campus room: PDL B110 G. Accessibility Contact: gwss@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Target Audience: Free and open to the public.
Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.
Literary Translator Colloquium: Tiffany Tsao, "The Art of Reviewing Translations"
RSVP Required: https://simpsoncenter.org/form/tsao-colloquium
The past several years have seen an increase in the literary world’s appetite and appreciation for translated works. But what progress has been made when it comes to reviewing translations as translations? Speaking from both her current position as Deputy Editor at the Sydney Review of Books and as a literary translator who follows with great interest how translations are reviewed, Tiffany Tsao will discuss various patterns (and pitfalls) that reviewers of translated works tend to fall into, and share some ideas for how a reviewer might better engage with a translator’s labor and the “translatedness” of a text. Tiffany Tsao’s translations of Indonesian literature have received the PEN Translation Prize, the Republic of Consciousness Prize, and a longlisting for the International Booker Prize. She is also the author of The Majesties (2018) and But Won’t I Miss Me (2026), and Deputy Editor at the Sydney Review of Books.
*author photo by Joy Mei…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Communications Building (CMU). Campus room: 202. Accessibility Contact: Simpson Center for the Humanities, humanities@uw.edu, 206.543.3920. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Thursday, April 16, 2026, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit simpsoncenter.org. Economics Prospective Student Info Session
Students who study economics learn to decode the systems that are a part of our everyday lives using models and a variety of social and economic data to analyze how decisions are made, and how limited resources are made, traded, and used.
In this session, students will learn helpful information about the Department of Economics Undergraduate Program and its Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science majors. Students will also have an opportunity to meet with Department of Economics advisers, and get helpful tips on pursuing Economics as a major at the UW.
This session will be offered online, via Zoom, at the following link:Join Zoom Meeting
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Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/92985892517. Accessibility Contact: econadv@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions.
Thursday, April 16, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit washington.zoom.us. Labor Zine-Making Party
The Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies is hosting a zine-making party on Thursday, April 16th, 5pm-7pm at Smith Hall, Room 320 (History Lounge)! RSVP here
This quarter is the first quarter we will be constructing a community-built labor zine! This zine is intended to be a visionary collection that, through its creation, allows individuals to explore their relation to labor, labor movements, and people’s struggles. The collective outcome will showcase the distinctiveness of our struggles while unifying us around a vision of liberation.
The Bridges Center recognizes that labor occurs everywhere under many conditions - at home, in the workplace, waged and unwaged, organized and unorganized. What you choose to create is entirely up to you; it could be poetry, prose, a drawing, collage, painting, or any combination.
We welcome all participants, including UW staff, students, faculty, and community members!
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Smith Hall (SMI). Accessibility Contact: hbcls@uw.edu. Event Types: Special Events. Student Activities. Workshops.
Thursday, April 16, 2026, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
For more info visit docs.google.com. Guest Artist Concert: Harmonia with UW Piano Students
Seattle orchestra Harmonia (William White, conductor) performs concerto excerpts with UW piano students.
This performance is made possible with support from the Willard Schultz Piano Fund in the School of Music.
Tickets: $20 general; $15 UW Affiliate (employee, retiree, UWAA member); $10 students and seniors.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Meany Hall (MNY). Campus room: Meany Theater. Accessibility Contact: To request disability accommodation contact the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at: (206) 543-6450/V, (206) 543-6452/TTY, (206) 685-7264 (FAX), or dso@u.washington.edu. Event Types: Performances. Facebook: http://facebook.com/UWMusic.
Friday, April 17, 2026, 7:30 PM.
For more info visit music.washington.edu. REECAS Northwest 2026 :: DAY 3 :: The 32nd Annual Conference for Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies
REECAS-Northwest, the annual ASEEES northwest regional conference, welcomes faculty, students, independent scholars, and language educators from the United States and abroad. The conference will be hosted by UW-Seattle, 16-18 April 2026.
Schedule Overview
Saturday, April 18th
8:00am – Check-In and Light Breakfast provided
9:00 – 10:30 am Panel Sessions 5
11:00-12:30 – Panel Sessions 6.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Student Union Building (HUB). Campus room: 250. Accessibility Contact: Please email cereas@uw.edu with any questions not answered on the conference webpage. Event Types: Conferences.
Saturday, April 18, 2026, 8:00 AM – 12:30 PM.
For more info visit jsis.washington.edu. Speech and Hearing Sciences Information Meeting
Join us virtually via Zoom to learn about opportunities and resources in the Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences and how to apply for the major! This information session will discuss the speech and hearing sciences major. Register for this session!
Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/W3RmrJbzTHOEGWPIGlDq7A. Accessibility Contact: gruber@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Information Sessions. Target Audience: Admitted Students and Undergraduate Students.
Monday, April 20, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM.
For more info visit washington.zoom.us. The World (Cup) Comes to Seattle: Lessons from Qatar
Join us for a free livestream talk and discussion on Lessons from Qatar as part of our The World (Cup) Comes to Seattle Spring Speaker Series on the geopolitical, local, and sporting implications of the 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup in Seattle.
RSVP here for the online link, Featured Speakers: César Wazen, Director of International Affairs Office, Qatar University
Moderator: Ron Krabill, Director of University of Washington Global Sport Lab and Professor, UW Bothell Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences
This event is free and open to the public. At the Jackson School, opportunities and events are open to all eligible persons regardless of race, sex, or other identity. Questions? Email jsisevents@uw.edu.
Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://bit.ly/world-cup-26. Campus room: Online. Accessibility Contact: jsisevents@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Special Events.
Monday, April 20, 2026, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit bit.ly. Resume & Application Information Session
In addition to our Scholarship Information session, the Bridges Center will be hosting an additional walk-in Workshop for students looking to build or develop their Resumes, CVs, and applications, alongside other students and with the support of Bridges Center staff.
This workshop will be an informal space for students to collectively work together and solicit feedback on their application materials. Bridges Center staff will be available to provide support and feedback on the HBCLS Scholarship & Fellowship Applications, though students are welcome to bring materials for other scholarship/grant/job applications as well.
This session will be in-person only, on Tuesday, April 21, from 3:00PM to 4:30pm, at the History Lounge, Smith Hall 320. Light refreshments provided.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Smith Hall (SMI). Campus room: Smith Hall 320 (History Lounge). Accessibility Contact: hbcls@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions.
Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM.
Public Lecture - Uncertain Empire: Jews, Nationalism, and the Fate of British Imperialism
Join us for a talk on Elizabeth E. Imber’s award-winning new book: Uncertain Empire: Jews, Nationalism, and the Fate of British Imperialism
Following the British takeover of Ottoman Palestine, Jews across the British world found themselves at the center of global political debate. This talk explores the complex relationship among British Imperial policy, Zionism, and emerging movements of national self-determination from 1917 to the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948. In doing so, it shows how the trajectory of British rule became central to Zionist and broader Jewish political thought during a period marked by profound urgency and uncertainty.
Elizabeth E. Imber is Associate Professor of History and the Michael and Lisa Leffell Chair in Modern Jewish History at Clark University. Her work examines the cultural and political dimensions and intersections of Jewish history and European imperial history in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Her first book, Uncertain Empire: Jews, Nationalism, and…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Communications Building (CMU). Campus room: 120. Accessibility Contact: jewishst@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Target Audience: Open to public. Registration Required.
Wednesday, April 22, 2026, 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM.
'The U.S.-Japan Alliance and Taiwan' with Adam Liff
Amid a rapidly changing balance of power and worsening frictions across the Taiwan Strait, this talk surveys the historical evolution of Japanese perspectives on the U.S.-Japan security alliance’s and the Japan Self-Defense Forces’ potential roles in a “Taiwan contingency.” Though Tokyo’s nuanced positions and policies vis-à-vis Taiwan and the Taiwan Strait have generally been overlooked in the U.S.-China-Taiwan centric academic literature and policy discourse, Japan is a critical front-line player.
Dr. Adam P. Liff is Professor of East Asian International Relations at Indiana University’s Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies, where he also serves as Founding Director of its 21st Century Japan Politics and Society Initiative (“21JPSI”). Beyond IU, he is a Nonresident Senior Fellow with the Center for Asia Policy Studies at the Brookings Institution, as well as a Faculty Associate and Associate-in-Research at Harvard University’s Program on U.S.-Japan Relations and Reischauer Institute of…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus room: Thomson Hall 317. Accessibility Contact: Taiwan Studies (taiwanst@uw.edu). At the Jackson School, opportunities and events are open to all eligible persons regardless of race, sex or other identity. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Target Audience: Free and open to the public. Students encouraged to attend.
Thursday, April 23, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM.
Improvised Music Project Festival (IMPFEST)
The School of Music and the student-run Improvised Music Project present IMPFest, featuring UW Jazz Studies students and faculty Cuong Vu, Ted Poor, and Steve Rodby performing with guest artists of international renown.
IMPFEST is made possible through generous support from Seattle's Raynier Foundation.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Meany Hall (MNY). Campus room: Meany Studio Theater. Accessibility Contact: Disability Services Office: 206.543.6450/V, 206.543.6452/TTY, 206.685.7264 (FAX), or e-mail at dso@u.washington.edu. Event Types: Performances. Facebook: http://facebook.com/UWMusic.
Friday, April 24, 2026, 7:30 PM.
For more info visit music.washington.edu. Improvised Music Project Festival (IMPFEST)
The School of Music and the student-run Improvised Music Project present IMPFest, featuring UW Jazz Studies students and faculty Cuong Vu, Ted Poor, and Steve Rodby performing with guest artists of international renown.
IMPFEST is made possible through generous support from Seattle's Raynier Foundation.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Meany Hall (MNY). Campus room: Meany Studio Theater. Accessibility Contact: Disability Services Office: 206.543.6450/V, 206.543.6452/TTY, 206.685.7264 (FAX), or e-mail at dso@u.washington.edu. Event Types: Performances. Facebook: http://facebook.com/UWMusic.
Saturday, April 25, 2026, 7:30 PM.
For more info visit music.washington.edu. 2026 Worker Memorial Day
Featured Speaker Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson
In-person at the Intellectual House, University of Washington - Seattle Campus
* Register on this page for complimentary registration *
Each year thousands of workers are killed and millions more injured or diseased because of their jobs. Please join us on Worker Memorial Day to honor those who have died in 2025 from a work-related injury or illness in King County. This special ceremony will raise awareness about how we can strengthen our commitment to make jobs safer and save lives in Washington State.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Intellectual House (INT). Accessibility Contact: nsimcox@uw.edu. Event Types: Ceremonies.
Monday, April 27, 2026, 12:00 PM – 12:45 PM.
The World (Cup) Comes to Seattle: Iran and Seattle's World Cup
Join us for a free livestream talk and discussion on Iran and Seattle's World Cup as part of our The World (Cup) Comes to Seattle Spring Speaker Series on the geopolitical, local, and sporting implications of the 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup in Seattle.
RSVP here for the online link, Featured speakers: Nikki Akhavan, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Media and Communication Studies at The Catholic University of America, as well as author of “To See and be Seen: Football, Media, and Social Change in Iran
Moderator: Rob Krabill, Director of University of Washington Global Sport Lab and Professor, UW Bothell School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences
This event is free and open to the public. At the Jackson School, opportunities and events are open to all eligible persons regardless of race, sex, or other identity. Questions? Email jsisevents@uw.edu.
Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://bit.ly/world-cup-26. Campus room: Online. Accessibility Contact: jsisevents@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Special Events.
Monday, April 27, 2026, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit bit.ly. Ways of Becoming: BA in Art Graduation Exhibition
The show will be split into three parts: two for BA in Art students, and one for Honors.
Group 1: April 28 - May 8, 2026
Opening: April 28th
Group 2: May 12 - May 22, 2026
Opening: May 12th
Honors: May 26 - June 5, 2026
Opening: May 26th.
Event interval: Ongoing event. Campus location: Art Building (ART). Campus room: Jacob Lawrence Gallery. Accessibility Contact: jacoblawrencegallery@uw.edu. Event Types: Exhibits.
Tuesday, April 28, 2026 – Friday, June 5, 2026.
Ways of Becoming: BA in Art Graduation Exhibition – Group 1
Please join us for Ways of Becoming, the 2026 BA in Art Graduation Exhibitions at the Jacob Lawrance Gallery. Come celebrate the graduating seniors across the art programs: 3D4M, Photo/Media, Painting + Drawing, and Interdisciplinary Visual Art (IVA).
Ways of Becoming is split into three shows between April 28 – June 5, 2026. Please note, the gallery will be open during the group showing dates below, and will close during intermediate dates for installation.
GROUP 1
April 28 - May 8, 2026
Opening: April 28th, 5–7pm
GROUP 2
May 12 - May 22, 2026
Opening: May 12th, 5–7pm
HONORS COHORT
May 26 - June 5, 2026
Opening: May 26th.
Event interval: Ongoing event. Campus location: Art Building (ART). Campus room: Jacob Lawrence Gallery. Accessibility Contact: jacoblawrencegallery@uw.edu. Event Types: Exhibits.
Tuesday, April 28, 2026 – Friday, May 8, 2026.
Research and Relationality in the Peruvian Amazon
Free and open to all. At the Jackson School, opportunities and events are open to all eligible persons regardless of race, sex or other identity.
THIS IS A HYBRID EVENT.
ZOOM REGISTRATION HERE: https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/jQSegZVzQFu9Sq-3hhRivg
IN-PERSON LOCATION: HUB 145
This panel features talks on conducting research in the Peruvian Amazon by Justin Perez (UCSC) and Amanda Smith (UCSC). Perez will present “Queer Emergent: Scandalous Stories from the Twilight of AIDS in Peru.” Amidst growing enthusiasm over the 2010s around the possibility of ending AIDS as a threat to global public by 2030, communities of gay men and transgender women in Peru’s Amazonian region paradoxically experienced an intensifying epidemic at the same time. Queer Emergent is an ethnography that explores how they experienced this contradiction. In Peru, efforts to “end AIDS” brought demands that communities denounce homo- and trans-phobic discrimination, embrace egalitarian sexual practices, and re-orient social…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Student Union Building (HUB). Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/jQSegZVzQFu9Sq-3hhRivg. Campus room: HUB 145. Accessibility Contact: lasuw@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Target Audience: Free and open to the public.
Tuesday, April 28, 2026, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.
"Dangerous Subjects" Colloquium | Research and Relationality in the Peruvian Amazon
Free and open to all. At the Jackson School, opportunities and events are open to all eligible persons regardless of race, sex or other identity.
ALL PARTICIPANTS: Please RSVP to Vanessa Freije (vfreije@uw.edu)
THIS IS A HYBRID EVENT.
ZOOM REGISTRATION HERE: https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/5aKlmvf7R0KGbr5naPCOjg
IN-PERSON LOCATION: THO 317
Justin Pérez (UCSC) and Amanda Smith (UCSC) will present their works in progress as part of LACS’s “Dangerous Subjects” colloquium series. This workshop-style event is designed to provide constructive feedback, and the papers will be circulated to participants one week prior. Please RSVP to Vanessa Freije (vfreije@uw.edu).
Justin Perez will present, “Excess and the Ontological Politics of Trans and Queer Worlds in Amazonian Peru,” which experiments with an affinity between two theories of excess. On the one hand, an ontological anthropology that takes seriously the social extension and political agency of beings that exceed the human, and, on the other,…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Thomson Hall (THO). Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/5aKlmvf7R0KGbr5naPCOjg. Campus room: THO 317. Accessibility Contact: lasuw@uw.edu. Event Types: Workshops.
Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM.
From Malthus to Musk: Searching for Population Equilibrium in East Asia
Please join the East Asia Center for a special public panel featuring:
Yong Cai
Associate Professor, Department of Sociology
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Feng Wang
Professor, Sociology, School of Social Sciences
University of California, Irvine
Sara Curran
Professor, International Studies & Sociology
Director, Center for Studies in Demography & Ecology
University of Washington
James Lin
Associate Professor, International Studies & History
Chair, Taiwan Studies Program
University of Washington
From Malthus’s warnings of overpopulation to Musk’s urge to boost fertility, the drastic turn of humanity’s relationship with population growth is one of the defining features of East Asian societies. Nowhere have demographic shifts been more seismic in their speed, scale, and scope than in East Asia over the past century. Populations in this region now simultaneously exhibit the world's longest life expectancies and its lowest fertility rates.
How did East Asian societies arrive at this point?…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus room: HUB 337. Accessibility Contact: eacenter@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Lectures/Seminars. Special Events.
Thursday, April 30, 2026, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.
HUB 337.
Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band: "Scenes and Portraits"
The Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band (Erin Bodnar, director) presents "Scenes and Portraits," featuring music by Gustav Holst, Martin Ellerby, and others.
Tickets: $10.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Meany Hall (MNY). Campus room: Meany Theater. Accessibility Contact: To request disability accommodation contact the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at: (206) 543-6450/V, (206) 543-6452/TTY, (206) 685-7264 (FAX), or dso@u.washington.edu. Event Types: Performances. Facebook: http://facebook.com/UWMusic.
Thursday, April 30, 2026, 7:30 PM.
For more info visit music.washington.edu. CSEAD Student Conference
The Spring 2026 CSEAD Student Conference will feature a keynote presentation and panels by current UW undergraduate and graduate students across a wide range of topics and disciplines in Southeast Asian studies.
Panel 1: Colonial legacies and contemporary discourses on Southeast Asian environments
Will Burnham (he/him) – Southeast Asian Studies, Marine and Environmental Affairs
Andri Fernanda (he/him) – Asian Languages and Literature
Rangga Rasyid (he/him) – Southeast Asian Studies
Panel 2: Past, present, future: Nationalisms and national identities in Southeast Asia
Eden Quah (she/her) – Southeast Asian Studies
Imam Subkhan – Anthropology
Bintang Sasmita Wicaksana – Learning Sciences and Human Development
Panel 3: The sights and sounds of Southeast Asia
MinhYen Do (any pronouns) – Southeast Asian Studies
Rayne Mescallado (they/them) – Ethnomusicology
Caitlin O’Malley (she/her) – Southeast Asian Studies
Kelly Van Acker (she/her) – History
Keynote presentation: Kathleen Gutierrez | The B-Sides of Unmaking…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Thomson Hall (THO). Campus room: THO 317. Accessibility Contact: csead@uw.edu. Event Types: Conferences. Target Audience: Free and open to the public.
Friday, May 1, 2026, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
“Local Climate and Sustainability Policy: A Focus on Implementation”
Rachel Krause
University of Kansas
Professor University of Kansas School of Public Affairs and Administration.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Gowen Hall (GWN). Campus room: Olsen Room (GWN 1A). Accessibility Contact: polisci@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Friday, May 1, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM.
RSVP to Lunch Workshop Series with Anna Nguyen
Anna Nguyen, UW PHD Student
Our Lunch Workshare Series (formerly known as our Brown Bag Series) consists of discussions of work in progress by University of Washington graduate students and faculty.
The paper and RSVP link will be circulated in advance.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Smith Hall (SMI). Campus room: Smith 40A. Accessibility Contact: yvenegas@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Friday, May 1, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
For more info visit depts.washington.edu. Kathleen Gutierrez | The B-Sides of Unmaking Botany: Labor and the Archive of the Bereaved in the Colonial Philippines
Free and open to all. At the Jackson School, opportunities and events are open to all eligible persons regardless of race, sex or other identity.
Writing history entails good editing—and accepting when material can’t make the final cut. Lengthy research projects require a command of sources but also analytical flexibility. Such flexibility can ensure rigor sometimes at the expense of findings that, alas, must be shelved for some other future use.
“The B-Sides of Unmaking Botany” will examine a set of sources that did not make it into the recently published monograph Unmaking Botany: Science and Vernacular in the Colonial Philippines (Duke University Press, 2025). The objectives of the talk are thus twofold: to provide a behind-the-scenes take on the production of a scholarly monograph and to offer a conceptual argument gleaned from the sources that nonetheless resonates with some of Unmaking Botany’s principal interventions.
Up to today, little primary and synthetic information exists on Spanish-born,…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Thomson Hall (THO). Campus room: THO 317. Accessibility Contact: csead@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Target Audience: Free and open to the public.
Friday, May 1, 2026, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.
UW Symphony with Concerto Competition Winners
David Alexander Rahbee leads the UW Symphony in a program featuring winners of the 2025-26 School of Music Concerto Competitions. Also on the program: Richard Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks, op. 28.
Tickets: $10.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Meany Hall (MNY). Campus room: Meany Theater. Accessibility Contact: To request disability accommodation contact the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at: (206) 543-6450/V, (206) 543-6452/TTY, (206) 685-7264 (FAX), or dso@u.washington.edu. Event Types: Performances. Facebook: http://facebook.com/UWMusic.
Friday, May 1, 2026, 7:30 PM.
For more info visit music.washington.edu. Public Lecture | Have You Heard? Black Buddhism Through the Lens of Tina Turner | Dr. Ralph H. Craig III
Join us for an afternoon lecture on May 4th in HUB 250 featuring Dr. Ralph H. Craig III on Black Buddhism Through the Lens of Tina Turner. A light reception will be provided.
Tina Turner's (1939–2023) successful recording career and electrifying stage performances earned her the moniker of “Queen of Rock and Roll.” At the same time, Turner was perhaps one of the most famous Black Buddhist celebrities. In this talk, I will highlight the ways that Turner's Buddhist practice combined her Afro-Protestant upbringing, the trans-Atlantic flow of metaphysical religious ideas, and SGI Nichiren Buddhism. The talk will show how Turner's combinatory religious sensibilities are indicative of trends in Black Buddhism.
, Ralph H. Craig III is an Assistant Professor of Religion at Whitman College. He is an interdisciplinary scholar of religion whose research focuses on South Asian Buddhism and American Buddhism. His first book, Dancing in My Dreams: A Spiritual Biography of Tina Turner (Eerdmans Publishing, 2023),…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Student Union Building (HUB). Campus room: HUB 250. Accessibility Contact: relig@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Target Audience: Open to public. Registration required.
Monday, May 4, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM.
The World (Cup) Comes to Seattle: Worker's Rights in Seattle during the World Cup
Join us for a free livestream talk and discussion on Worker's Rights in Seattle during the World Cup as part of our The World (Cup) Comes to Seattle Spring Speaker Series on the geopolitical, local, and sporting implications of the 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup in Seattle.
RSVP here for the online link, Featured speakers: Teresa Mosqueda, King County Councilmember, District 8, and Anita Ramasastry, Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Global and Graduate Programs, Barer Institute for Leadership in Law and Global Development Endowed Chair, Faculty Director, Sustainable International Development Graduate Program.
Moderator: Ron Krabill, Director of University of Washington Global Sport Lab and Professor, UW Bothell Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences
This event is free and open to the public. At the Jackson School, opportunities and events are open to eligible persons regardless of race, sex, or other identity. Questions? Email jsisevents@uw.edu.
Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://bit.ly/world-cup-26. Campus room: Online. Accessibility Contact: jsisevents@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Special Events.
Monday, May 4, 2026, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit bit.ly. “Japan’s Democracy in an Age of Uncertainty” with Tobias Harris, 2026 Griffith and Patricia Way Lecture
The Way Lecture is celebrating its 19th year! Join us May 4th, 2026 for a talk by Tobias Harris, Founder and Principal of Japan Foresight LLC.
The foundation of the Abe consensus — the LDP, together with Komeito, governing with large, stable majorities to promote growth as part of the global economy and develop Japan’s military power and international partnerships under the aegis of US leadership — has crumbled after little more than a decade. The LDP has lost public trust, its relationship with Komeito, and its large majorities. The US is in retreat and no longer defending the international order from which Japan had benefited. This talk will look at how this order crumbled and where Japan’s politics goes from here.
Harris has observed Japan as a political risk analyst at Teneo Intelligence and as a researcher at universities and think tanks. He is also Senior Advisor for Japan at Aurora Macro Strategies. For two decades, he has written about Japan’s politics and the geopolitics of Asia for major world…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Kane Hall (KNE). Campus room: Kane Hall 225 | reception to follow. Accessibility Contact: To request disability accommodation, contact the Disability Services Office at 206.543.6450 (voice), 206.543.6452 (TTY) or email at dso@uw.edu. The UW makes every effort to honor accommodation requests. Requests can be responded to most effectively if received as far in advance of the event as possible, preferably at least 10 days. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Special Events. Target Audience: Free and open to the public. Registration IS OPEN.
Monday, May 4, 2026, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM.
Theodore Jacobsen Observatory Open House
Welcome
Welcome to the web page of the public events program at the Theodor Jacobsen Observatory (TJO) of the University of Washington. Come and join us for open houses where we offer a view through our 1895 telescope on clear dark nights. In addition, enjoy evening talks and other activities during your visit for people of all ages, from 6 to 100. Tickets are free.
Programs normally take place at the observatory on the first and third Tuesday evenings of April through September, rain or shine. The staff are entirely volunteers, including undergraduates from the “League of Astronomers” within the Astronomy Department as well as members of the Seattle Astronomical Society (under the auspices of the UW Astronomy Department).
TJO Evening Public Events
Sky viewing is the main event of the evening. However, nightfall comes late. So doors open at 8 or 9 PM from April through September (see below for dates and times) while the sky is still light. The first major event of the evening is a public talk by students…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Theodor Jacobsen Observatory (OBS). Accessibility Contact: Liza Young. Event Types: Information Sessions. Special Events. Target Audience: Public.
Tuesday, May 5, 2026, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM.
For more info visit astro.washington.edu. First Wednesday Concert
Students of the UW School of Music perform in this lunchtime concert series co-hosted by UW Music and UW Libraries.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Allen Library (ALB). Accessibility Contact: adamhall@uw.edu. Event Types: Performances.
Wednesday, May 6, 2026, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM.
For more info visit music.washington.edu. CAMP LECTURE | “Against the North as well as the South, Abraham Lincoln as well as Jefferson Davis”: The Civil Wars of Lucy Broaddus, Frederick Douglass, and Franz Sigel | Angela Zimmerman, George Washington University
“If we fight, we must fight against the North as well as the South, Abraham Lincoln as well as Jefferson Davis,” Frederick Douglass declared in May 1861, just a few weeks after the Civil War began. His statement suggests a very different Civil War than the we usually hear about, centered on Abraham Lincoln: a war for the Union giving way to a tentative emancipation within the bounds of the law, the constitution, and private property. Occluded in such conventional narratives are struggles over white supremacy, the extent of Black freedom, capitalism, and patriotic nationalism. We get an entirely different war – not just a different interpretation of that war -- if we center radical perspectives that aimed for freedoms anathema to Union and Confederacy alike. In this talk I will look at the Civil War as it was understood by Lucy Broaddus, a woman born into slavery in Missouri in 1862, Frederick Douglass, and Franz Sigel, a communist German refugee who served as a general in the Union Army. Each presents a…
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: histmain@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Wednesday, May 6, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM.
Economics Prospective Student Info Session
Students who study economics learn to decode the systems that are a part of our everyday lives using models and a variety of social and economic data to analyze how decisions are made, and how limited resources are made, traded, and used.
In this session, students will learn helpful information about the Department of Economics Undergraduate Program and its Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science majors. Students will also have an opportunity to meet with Department of Economics advisers, and get helpful tips on pursuing Economics as a major at the UW.
This session will be offered online, via Zoom, at the following link:Join Zoom Meeting
https://washington.zoom.us/j/98341973783
Meeting ID: 983 4197 3783
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Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/98341973783. Accessibility Contact: econadv@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions.
Thursday, May 7, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit washington.zoom.us. Spring EU Democracy & Security Symposium - From Monarchies to Constitutional Democracies
Join us for our Spring EU Democracy & Security Symposium - From Monarchies to Constitutional Democracies.
We'll hear presentations and discussions with the following experts. Drinks and cookies will be served. Raymond Jonas (UW History Dept), “France’s Five Republics and what they tell us about how republics are born and how they die” , Terje Leiren (Emeritus, UW Scandinavian Studies), "From Royal Absolutism to Parliamentary Government: Political Transition in Scandinavia (Denmark, Norway, and Sweden)." , James Felak (UW History Dept), "The Perils of a Problematic Constitution: the Cases of Interwar Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Yugoslavia.”.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Student Union Building (HUB). Campus room: 238. Accessibility Contact: cereas@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Target Audience: Open to public.
Thursday, May 7, 2026, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.
Public Lecture | Artemis Leontis | Secrecy, Stutter, and Care: Eva Palmer’s Hidden Letters
Join us for an afternoon with scholar Artemis Leontis from the University of Michigan.
Hidden for decades in a locked cabinet at the Center for Asia Minor Studies in Athens, Eva Palmer Sikelianos’s love letters (1900-1910)—personal, creative, and revealing networks of desire and kinship—challenge expectations about what belongs in Greece’s archival record.
These scattered, stuttering papers sat uneasily within an institute dedicated to Orthodox Christian refugee history, raising new questions about whose lives and stories find a place in official memory.
What happens when a collection resists straightforward histories—when archiving itself becomes an act of negotiation, improvisation, and listening for what’s unsaid? What can these fragments teach us about the possibilities of cultural memory, and how listening to stutters and silences might open new ways of understanding the past?
In this talk, Leontis explores the process of archiving Palmer’s collection: the hurdles, improvisations, and acts of care…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Allen Library (ALB). Campus room: Peterson Room. Accessibility Contact: hellenic@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Target Audience: Open to public. Registration required.
Friday, May 8, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM.
The World (Cup) Comes to Seattle: Seattle's World Cup - The View from Europe
Join us for a free livestream talk and discussion on Seattle's World Cup: The View from Europe as part of our The World (Cup) Comes to Seattle Spring Speaker Series on the geopolitical, local, and sporting implications of the 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup in Seattle.
RSVP here for the online link, Featured speakers: Paul Dietschy, Professor of Contemporary History and Director of the Centre Lucien Febvrethe, University of Franche-Comté Yvan Gastaut, Representative of Unité de Recherche Migrations et Société and Lecturer in History, University of Côte d’Azur, Nice, and Stéphane Mourlane, Deputy Director of the Mediterranean House of Human Sciences and Contemporary History lecturer, University of Aix-Marseille.
Moderator: Ron Krabill, Director of University of Washington Global Sport Lab and Professor, UW Bothell Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences
This event is free and open to the public. At the Jackson School, opportunities and events are open to all eligible persons regardless of race, sex, or other identity. …
Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://bit.ly/world-cup-26. Campus room: Online. Accessibility Contact: jsisevents@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Special Events.
Monday, May 11, 2026, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit bit.ly. Ways of Becoming: BA in Art Graduation Exhibition – Group 2
Please join us for Ways of Becoming, the 2026 BA in Art Graduation Exhibitions at the Jacob Lawrance Gallery. Come celebrate the graduating seniors across the art programs: 3D4M, Photo/Media, Painting + Drawing, and Interdisciplinary Visual Art (IVA).
Ways of Becoming is split into three shows between April 28 – June 5, 2026. Please note, the gallery will be open during the group showing dates below, and will close during intermediate dates for installation.
GROUP 1
April 28 - May 8, 2026
Opening: April 28th, 5–7pm
GROUP 2
May 12 - May 22, 2026
Opening: May 12th, 5–7pm
HONORS COHORT
May 26 - June 5, 2026
Opening: May 26th.
Event interval: Ongoing event. Campus location: Art Building (ART). Campus room: Jacob Lawrence Gallery. Accessibility Contact: jacoblawrencegallery@uw.edu. Event Types: Exhibits.
Tuesday, May 12, 2026 – Friday, May 22, 2026.
Stroum Lectures 2026 with Rafael Neis: Did ‘Men’ and ‘Women’ Always Exist? What the Talmud Can Tell Us
Join us for the first lecture of the UW's annual Stroum Lectures in Jewish Studies. This year the series features University of Michigan scholar and artist Rafael Neis. Register Here. Registration Required. Lecture 1: Did ‘Men’ and ‘Women’ Always Exist? What the Talmud Can Tell Us
We often assume that the categories “man” and “woman” are timeless and self-evident. But what if they aren’t? In this talk, Professor Rafael Neis invites us to explore a surprising question: did “men” and “women,” as fixed and stable categories, always exist in the way we imagine them today? Turning to the Talmud, Neis shows how the rabbis wrestled with bodies, identity, and social roles in ways that don’t always fit neatly into modern assumptions. By setting aside what we think we already know about gender, we can discover fresh and unexpected ways of reading these ancient texts—and gain insight into how the rabbis themselves understood human difference. Along the way, Neis opens up intriguing new perspectives on rabbinic…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Kane Hall (KNE). Campus room: Kane 225, Walker-Ames Room. Accessibility Contact: jewishst@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Target Audience: Open to public. Registration required.
Tuesday, May 12, 2026, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
Faculty Concert: Melia Watras, "New Worlds"
Violist/Composer Melia Watras brings together an all-star lineup of composers and performers for world premiere performances and new music. The concert features premieres of works by Mary Kouyoumdjian, Ha-Yang Kim, (UW Percussion Studies chair) Bonnie Whiting, and Watras, and a performance of School of Music Director Joël-François Durand’s Cinq duos. Watras is joined onstage by UW faculty Pala Garcia (violin), Rachel Lee Priday (violin), John Popham (cello), Whiting, and Pacific Northwest Ballet concertmaster Michael Jinsoo Lim.
Tickets: $20 general; $15 UW affiliate; $10 students/seniors).
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Meany Hall (MNY). Accessibility Contact: To request disability accommodation contact the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at: (206) 543-6450/V, (206) 543-6452/TTY, (206) 685-7264 (FAX), or dso@u.washington.edu. Event Types: Performances. Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/UWMusic.
Wednesday, May 13, 2026, 7:30 PM.
For more info visit music.washington.edu. Jazz Innovations, Part I
Small combos perform original music and arrangements of jazz standards, modern classics, and deep cuts from the popular music repertoire over two consecutive nights of performance.
FREE admission.
Event interval: Campus location: Music Building (MUS). Campus room: Brechemin Auditorium. Accessibility Contact: To request disability accommodation contact the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at: (206) 543-6450/V, (206) 543-6452/TTY, (206) 685-7264 (FAX), or dso@u.washington.edu. Event Types: Performances. Facebook: http://facebook.com/UWMusic.
Wednesday, May 13, 2026, 7:30 PM.
For more info visit music.washington.edu. Book Talk: 'Chop Fry Watch Learn: Fu-Pei Mei and the Making of Modern Chinese Food' with Michelle T. King
Fu Pei-mei (1931-2004), Taiwan's beloved and pioneering postwar cook book author and television celebrity, was often called the "Julia Child of Chinese cooking." Fu appeared continuously on television for forty years, wrote dozens of best-selling Chinese cookbooks, owned a successful cooking school and traveled the world, teaching foreigners about Chinese food. Women in her generation, which included both housewives and career women, turned to Fu because she taught them how to cook an astounding range of unfamiliar Chinese regional dishes, in ways their own mothers and grandmothers never could. Her cookbook also represents the transpacific journeys of thousands of migrants, as they carried her recipes in their suitcases, traveling far from home. Fu's story offers us a window onto not just food, but also family, gender roles, technology, media, foreign relations, and cultural identity. This is not a story of timeless culinary tradition, but one of modern transformation-- of self and family, of cuisine and soci…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Thomson Hall (THO). Online Meeting Link: https://www.youtube.com/@UWTaiwanStudies. Campus room: Thomson Hall 317. Accessibility Contact: Taiwan Studies (taiwanst@uw.edu). At the Jackson School, opportunities and events are open to all eligible persons regardless of race, sex or other identity. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UWTaiwanStudies#.
Thursday, May 14, 2026, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.
For more info visit events.ticketleap.com. Stroum Lectures 2026 with Rafael Neis: Monsters, Hybrids, and Holy Images - Rethinking Bodies in Ancient Jewish Art
Join us for the first lecture of UW's annual Stroum Lectures in Jewish Studies. This year the series features University of Michigan scholar and artist Rafael Neis. Registration link coming soon. Read about the first lecture here. Lecture 2. Monsters, Hybrids, and Holy Images: Rethinking Bodies in Ancient Jewish Art
Walk through the ancient world and you would have been surrounded by images of all kinds of beings—human figures, animals, hybrids, and creatures that blur the line between the familiar and the fantastic. These images appeared everywhere: in streets and homes, bathhouses and synagogues, public buildings and sacred spaces. In this talk, Professor Rafael Neis explores a handful of striking examples from ancient Jewish art and asks what happens when we look at them with fresh eyes. Instead of sorting these figures into modern boxes about “human,” “animal,” “male,” or “female,” Neis invites us to step back and see how ancient artists and communities imagined bodies more broadly. By letting go of…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Student Union Building (HUB). Campus room: HUB 214. Accessibility Contact: jewishst@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Target Audience: Open to public. Registration required.
Thursday, May 14, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM.
Jazz Innovations, Part II
Small combos perform original music and arrangements of jazz standards, modern classics, and deep cuts from the popular music repertoire over two consecutive nights of performance.
FREE admission.
Event interval: Campus location: Music Building (MUS). Campus room: Brechemin Auditorium. Accessibility Contact: To request disability accommodation contact the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at: (206) 543-6450/V, (206) 543-6452/TTY, (206) 685-7264 (FAX), or dso@u.washington.edu. Event Types: Performances. Facebook: http://facebook.com/UWMusic.
Thursday, May 14, 2026, 7:30 PM.
For more info visit music.washington.edu. “Above the Law: The United States and the International Criminal Court”
Daniel Krcmaric, Associate Professor of Political Science and Law, Northwestern University
“Above the Law: The United States and the International Criminal Court”.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Gowen Hall (GWN). Campus room: The Olson Room, Gowen Hall 1A, 1:30-3:00pm. Accessibility Contact: jihyeonc@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Friday, May 15, 2026, 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM.
For more info visit sites.uw.edu. Faculty Concert: Craig Sheppard with Students
Faculty pianist Craig Sheppard is joined by current and former UW students in this concert celebrating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Tickets: $20 general; $15 UW affiliate; $10 students/seniors).
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Meany Hall (MNY). Accessibility Contact: To request disability accommodation contact the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at: (206) 543-6450/V, (206) 543-6452/TTY, (206) 685-7264 (FAX), or dso@u.washington.edu. Event Types: Performances. Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/UWMusic.
Friday, May 15, 2026, 7:30 PM.
For more info visit music.washington.edu. MFA + MDes Thesis Exhibition
Please save the date for the 2026 MFA + MDes Thesis Exhibition at the Henry Art Gallery, with an opening Reception on June 5th. Details coming soon.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Henry Art Gallery (HAG). Accessibility Contact: Visit henryart.org/visit/accessibility. Event Types: Exhibits.
Saturday, May 16, 2026 – Sunday, June 14, 2026.
Biology Open House
Please save the date - Saturday, May 16th, 2026 - because we are hosting a day of science and invite you to join us! This event is free of cost, and families and science enthusiasts of all ages are welcome.
The UW Department of Biology is a large, collaborative, and integrative department – meaning our research and teaching spans from cellular and molecular biology to global climate change to paleontology to plant biology. Our department is among the largest undergraduate degree programs at the UW and is a vital STEM pipeline for the state of Washington. Come learn about the exciting things our department is doing from experts in their fields! Our UW Biology Greenhouse will also be open for visitors!
At our open house, you’ll have the opportunity to explore topics such as: How have penguins adapted to survive climate change? , How is neuron fate decided during development? , Why are mosquitoes attracted to us? , Do plants really “defend” themselves against insect predators? , How does the brain really…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Life Sciences Building (LSB). Accessibility Contact: dso@uw.edu. Event Types: Special Events.
Saturday, May 16, 2026, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
What Is Troubling Josephus in the Contra Apionem? Comparative Narrative Approaches to the Question of Antisemitism in Antiquity
Free and open to all. At the Jackson School, opportunities and events are open to all eligible persons regardless of race, sex or other identity.
The term antisemitism continues to resist scholarly attempts to define or historicize it. Definitions of antisemitism are numerous, varied and at times conflicting. Similar conflicts of interpretation characterize scholarly attempts to define and historicize the categories of race and racism, particularly in historiographies of the premodern past. In this paper, I propose the utility of comparative narrative analysis as one mode of mitigating the problems of definition and translation that arise when considering the ancient past through the prism of modern categories. I then provide a case study by analyzing Josephus’s first-century Contra Apionem in light of certain narrative motifs that appear in racializing discourses circulating in nineteenth-century America. Comparative narrative analysis of Josephus's work illustrates that the author has a different set of…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Thomson Hall (THO). Campus room: THO 317. Accessibility Contact: sameerai@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Monday, May 18, 2026, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.
The World (Cup) Comes to Seattle: The Pride Match and LGBTQ+ Rights
Join us for a free livestream talk and discussion on The Pride Match and LGBTQ+ Rights as part of our The World (Cup) Comes to Seattle Spring Speaker Series on the geopolitical, local, and sporting implications of the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup in Seattle.
RSVP here for the online link, Featured speakers: TBA
Moderator: Ron Krabill, Director of University of Washington Global Sport Lab and Professor, UW Bothell Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences
This event is free and open to the public. At the Jackson School, opportunities and events are open to all eligible persons regardless of race, sex or other identity. Questions? Email jsisevents@uw.edu.
Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://bit.ly/world-cup-26. Campus room: Online. Accessibility Contact: jsisevents@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Special Events.
Monday, May 18, 2026, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit bit.ly. Baroque Ensemble
UW music students perform music of the Baroque era under the direction of Tekla Cunningham.
FREE admission.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Music Building (MUS). Campus room: Brechemin Auditorium. Accessibility Contact: To request disability accommodation contact the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at: (206) 543-6450/V, (206) 543-6452/TTY, (206) 685-7264 (FAX), or dso@u.washington.edu. Event Types: Performances. Facebook: http://facebook.com/UWMusic.
Monday, May 18, 2026, 7:30 PM.
For more info visit music.washington.edu. Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism
Will green capitalism save us from the climate crisis? "Clean" technologies and renewable energy are certainly growing sites of capitalist investment, with government policies playing a key role in making these sectors profitable. But the supply chains that produce the technologies pose vexing dilemmas for the energy transition. These dilemmas are most dramatic at the extractive frontiers of green capitalism: where the natural resources needed to manufacture electric vehicles and build windmills are extracted. In this talk, Thea Riofrancos (Providence College) will unpack these challenges through the lens of lithium, a so-called "critical mineral" essential for its role in decarbonizing one of the most polluting sectors: transportation.
With forecasters predicting an enormous surge in lithium demand, exceeding existing supplies, Global North governments and downstream firms scramble to "secure" lithium, resulting in a new state-corporate alliance and the return of vertical integration. Meanwhile, Global Sou…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Allen Library (ALB). Campus room: Petersen Room. Accessibility Contact: lasuw@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Target Audience: Free and open to the public.
Tuesday, May 19, 2026, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.
Voice Division Recital
UW voice students of Thomas Harper and Carrie Shaw perform art songs and arias from the vocal repertoire.
FREE admission.
Event interval: Campus location: Music Building (MUS). Campus room: Brechemin Auditorium. Accessibility Contact: To request disability accommodation contact the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at: (206) 543-6450/V, (206) 543-6452/TTY, (206) 685-7264 (FAX), or dso@u.washington.edu. Event Types: Performances. Facebook: http://facebook.com/UWMusic.
Tuesday, May 19, 2026, 4:00 PM.
For more info visit music.washington.edu. Public Lecture - The Jews of Edirne: The End of Ottoman Europe and the Arrival of Borders
Join us in welcoming visiting author and scholar Jacob Daniels, discussing his new book, The Jews of Edirne: The End of the Ottoman Europe and the Arrival of Borders.
At the turn of the twentieth century, the city of Edirne was a bustling center linking Istanbul to Ottoman Europe. It was also the capital of Edirne Province—among the most religiously diverse regions of the Ottoman Empire. But by 1923, the city had become a Turkish border town, and the province had lost much of its non-Muslim population. With this book, Jacob Daniels explores how one of the world's largest Sephardi communities dealt with the encroachment of modern borders.
Jacob Daniels is Assistant Professor of Instruction and Assistant Director of the Schusterman Center for Jewish Studies at The University of Texas at Austin. He received his Ph.D. in History at Stanford University in 2022.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Student Union Building (HUB). Campus room: HUB 145. Accessibility Contact: jewishst@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Target Audience: Open to public. Registration required.
Tuesday, May 19, 2026, 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM.
Liberation Book Club: Freeing the Body
Our question to consider: What if liberation starts in the body?
This program is part of the Liberation Book Club at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery. This year-long program series hopes to honor our commitment to social justice and to gather our community to think about the work of liberation through shared texts, art, film, music, conversation, and workshops. Unlike your traditional book club all the reading and study happens together, so no need to prepare. Join us monthly as we approach the topic of liberation from a number of perspectives. We look forward to being in community with you.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Art Building (ART). Campus room: Jacob Lawrence Gallery. Accessibility Contact: jacoblawrencegallery@uw.edu. Event Types: Special Events.
Tuesday, May 19, 2026, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM.
Theodore Jacobsen Observatory Open House
Welcome
Welcome to the web page of the public events program at the Theodor Jacobsen Observatory (TJO) of the University of Washington. Come and join us for open houses where we offer a view through our 1895 telescope on clear dark nights. In addition, enjoy evening talks and other activities during your visit for people of all ages, from 6 to 100. Tickets are free.
Programs normally take place at the observatory on the first and third Tuesday evenings of April through September, rain or shine. The staff are entirely volunteers, including undergraduates from the “League of Astronomers” within the Astronomy Department as well as members of the Seattle Astronomical Society (under the auspices of the UW Astronomy Department).
TJO Evening Public Events
Sky viewing is the main event of the evening. However, nightfall comes late. So doors open at 8 or 9 PM from April through September (see below for dates and times) while the sky is still light. The first major event of the evening is a public talk by students…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Theodor Jacobsen Observatory (OBS). Accessibility Contact: Liza Young. Event Types: Information Sessions. Special Events. Target Audience: Public.
Tuesday, May 19, 2026, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM.
For more info visit astro.washington.edu. Economics Prospective Student Info Session
Students who study economics learn to decode the systems that are a part of our everyday lives using models and a variety of social and economic data to analyze how decisions are made, and how limited resources are made, traded, and used.
In this session, students will learn helpful information about the Department of Economics Undergraduate Program and its Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science majors. Students will also have an opportunity to meet with Department of Economics advisers, and get helpful tips on pursuing Economics as a major at the UW.
This session will be offered online, via Zoom, at the following link:Join Zoom Meeting
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Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/92985892517. Accessibility Contact: econadv@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions.
Thursday, May 21, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit washington.zoom.us. Brechemin Piano Series
UW keyboard students perform music from the piano repertoire.
FREE admission.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Music Building (MUS). Campus room: Brechemin Auditorium. Accessibility Contact: To request disability accommodation contact the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at: (206) 543-6450/V, (206) 543-6452/TTY, (206) 685-7264 (FAX), or dso@u.washington.edu. Event Types: Performances. Facebook: http://facebook.com/UWMusic.
Thursday, May 21, 2026, 7:30 PM.
For more info visit music.washington.edu. Ethnomusicology Visiting Artist Concert: Heri Purwanto, Javanese Gamelan
The master Javanese gamelan musician Heri Purwanto from Indonesia performs with his UW students and special guests in this evening of music from Java, Indonesia.
Tickets: $20 general; $15 UW Affiliate (employee, retiree, UWAA member); $10 students and seniors.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Meany Hall (MNY). Campus room: Meany Theater. Accessibility Contact: To request disability accommodation contact the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at: (206) 543-6450/V, (206) 543-6452/TTY, (206) 685-7264 (FAX), or dso@u.washington.edu. Event Types: Performances. Facebook: http://facebook.com/UWMusic.
Thursday, May 21, 2026, 7:30 PM.
For more info visit music.washington.edu. Everybody
At “God’s” command, “Death” summons “Everybody” to go on the long and difficult journey to give a presentation to “God” on Everybody’s life and why they have lived it the way that they have. Everybody wants to bring along a friend, and Death says it’s fine if Everybody can find someone to volunteer. Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Branden Jacob Jenkins based the play on the 15th century morality play, Everyman. Professor Chi-wang Yang directs this production in which each night the performers’ roles will be determined by a lottery to determine which role will be played by which performer. Everybody reveals to us the value of our relationships and how to live with intention amid uncertainty.
For tickets, go to artsevents.washington.edu.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Floyd and Delores Jones Playhouse (PHT). Accessibility Contact: ticket@uw.edu. Event Types: Performances.
Thursday, May 21, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
For more info visit drama.washington.edu. Guitar Studio Recital
Students of Michael Partington perform music from the guitar repertoire.
FREE admission.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Music Building (MUS). Campus room: Brechemin Auditorium. Accessibility Contact: To request disability accommodation contact the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at: (206) 543-6450/V, (206) 543-6452/TTY, (206) 685-7264 (FAX), or dso@u.washington.edu. Event Types: Performances. Facebook: http://facebook.com/UWMusic.
Friday, May 22, 2026, 7:30 PM.
For more info visit music.washington.edu. UW Sings
The UW's graduate-student-led choral ensembles—the University Singers, UW Glee, and Treble Choir—present an eclectic year-end concert.
$10 all tickets.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Meany Hall (MNY). Campus room: Meany Theater. Accessibility Contact: To request disability accommodation, contact the Arts UW Ticket Office at 206-543-4880 or ticket@uw.edu. Event Types: Performances. Facebook: http://facebook.com/UWMusic.
Friday, May 22, 2026, 7:30 PM.
For more info visit music.washington.edu. Everybody
At “God’s” command, “Death” summons “Everybody” to go on the long and difficult journey to give a presentation to “God” on Everybody’s life and why they have lived it the way that they have. Everybody wants to bring along a friend, and Death says it’s fine if Everybody can find someone to volunteer. Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Branden Jacob Jenkins based the play on the 15th century morality play, Everyman. Professor Chi-wang Yang directs this production in which each night the performers’ roles will be determined by a lottery to determine which role will be played by which performer. Everybody reveals to us the value of our relationships and how to live with intention amid uncertainty.
For tickets, go to artsevents.washington.edu.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Floyd and Delores Jones Playhouse (PHT). Accessibility Contact: ticket@uw.edu. Event Types: Performances.
Friday, May 22, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
For more info visit drama.washington.edu. Everybody
At “God’s” command, “Death” summons “Everybody” to go on the long and difficult journey to give a presentation to “God” on Everybody’s life and why they have lived it the way that they have. Everybody wants to bring along a friend, and Death says it’s fine if Everybody can find someone to volunteer. Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Branden Jacob Jenkins based the play on the 15th century morality play, Everyman. Professor Chi-wang Yang directs this production in which each night the performers’ roles will be determined by a lottery to determine which role will be played by which performer. Everybody reveals to us the value of our relationships and how to live with intention amid uncertainty.
For tickets, go to artsevents.washington.edu.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Floyd and Delores Jones Playhouse (PHT). Accessibility Contact: ticket@uw.edu. Event Types: Performances.
Saturday, May 23, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
For more info visit drama.washington.edu. Everybody
At “God’s” command, “Death” summons “Everybody” to go on the long and difficult journey to give a presentation to “God” on Everybody’s life and why they have lived it the way that they have. Everybody wants to bring along a friend, and Death says it’s fine if Everybody can find someone to volunteer. Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Branden Jacob Jenkins based the play on the 15th century morality play, Everyman. Professor Chi-wang Yang directs this production in which each night the performers’ roles will be determined by a lottery to determine which role will be played by which performer. Everybody reveals to us the value of our relationships and how to live with intention amid uncertainty.
For tickets, go to artsevents.washington.edu.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Floyd and Delores Jones Playhouse (PHT). Accessibility Contact: ticket@uw.edu. Event Types: Performances.
Sunday, May 24, 2026, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit drama.washington.edu. Memorial Day
Holidays
No classes. Most University offices and buildings are closed. Check with specific offices to confirm.
Event interval: Single day event. Year: 2026. Quarter: Spring. Event Types: Academics.
Monday, May 25, 2026.
For more info visit www.washington.edu. Ways of Becoming: BA in Art Graduation Exhibition – Honors Cohort
Please join us for Ways of Becoming, the 2026 BA in Art Graduation Exhibitions at the Jacob Lawrance Gallery. Come celebrate the graduating seniors across the art programs: 3D4M, Photo/Media, Painting + Drawing, and Interdisciplinary Visual Art (IVA).
Ways of Becoming is split into three shows between April 28 – June 5, 2026. Please note, the gallery will be open during the group showing dates below, and will close during intermediate dates for installation.
GROUP 1
April 28 - May 8, 2026
Opening: April 28th, 5–7pm
GROUP 2
May 12 - May 22, 2026
Opening: May 12th, 5–7pm
HONORS COHORT
May 26 - June 5, 2026
Opening: May 26th.
Event interval: Ongoing event. Campus location: Art Building (ART). Campus room: Jacob Lawrence Gallery. Accessibility Contact: jacoblawrencegallery@uw.edu. Event Types: Exhibits.
Tuesday, May 26, 2026 – Friday, June 5, 2026.
Percussion Ensemble
The UW Percussion Ensemble (Bonnie Whiting, director) presents its Spring Quarter concert.
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Tickets: $10.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Meany Hall (MNY). Campus room: Meany Studio Theater. Accessibility Contact: To request disability accommodation contact the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at: (206) 543-6450/V, (206) 543-6452/TTY, (206) 685-7264 (FAX), or dso@u.washington.edu. Event Types: Performances. Facebook: http://facebook.com/UWMusic.
Tuesday, May 26, 2026, 7:30 PM.
For more info visit music.washington.edu. Everybody
At “God’s” command, “Death” summons “Everybody” to go on the long and difficult journey to give a presentation to “God” on Everybody’s life and why they have lived it the way that they have. Everybody wants to bring along a friend, and Death says it’s fine if Everybody can find someone to volunteer. Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Branden Jacob Jenkins based the play on the 15th century morality play, Everyman. Professor Chi-wang Yang directs this production in which each night the performers’ roles will be determined by a lottery to determine which role will be played by which performer. Everybody reveals to us the value of our relationships and how to live with intention amid uncertainty.
For tickets, go to artsevents.washington.edu.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Floyd and Delores Jones Playhouse (PHT). Accessibility Contact: ticket@uw.edu. Event Types: Performances.
Wednesday, May 27, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
For more info visit drama.washington.edu. Chamber Singers and University Chorale: "Bach to the Future"
The Chamber Singers and University Chorale present their Spring Quarter performance. The Chamber Singers present two major works that align in form, content, and performers: J.S. Bach’s Magnificat and Reena Esmail’s This Love Between Us: Prayers for Unity, a collection of prayers from seven faith traditions, set in a similar layout as Bach and employing the same Baroque orchestra—except the organ and bass are replaced by sitar and tabla!
$10 all tickets.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Meany Hall (MNY). Campus room: Gerlich Theater. Accessibility Contact: To request disability accommodation contact the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at: (206) 543-6450/V, (206) 543-6452/TTY, (206) 685-7264 (FAX), or dso@u.washington.edu. Event Types: Performances. Facebook: http://facebook.com/UWMusic.
Thursday, May 28, 2026, 7:30 PM.
For more info visit music.washington.edu. Everybody
At “God’s” command, “Death” summons “Everybody” to go on the long and difficult journey to give a presentation to “God” on Everybody’s life and why they have lived it the way that they have. Everybody wants to bring along a friend, and Death says it’s fine if Everybody can find someone to volunteer. Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Branden Jacob Jenkins based the play on the 15th century morality play, Everyman. Professor Chi-wang Yang directs this production in which each night the performers’ roles will be determined by a lottery to determine which role will be played by which performer. Everybody reveals to us the value of our relationships and how to live with intention amid uncertainty.
For tickets, go to artsevents.washington.edu.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Floyd and Delores Jones Playhouse (PHT). Accessibility Contact: ticket@uw.edu. Event Types: Performances.
Thursday, May 28, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
For more info visit drama.washington.edu. Chamber Music Showcase
Students of John Popham present a chamber music showcase.
FREE admission.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Music Building (MUS). Campus room: Brechemin Auditorium. Accessibility Contact: To request disability accommodation contact the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at: (206) 543-6450/V, (206) 543-6452/TTY, (206) 685-7264 (FAX), or dso@u.washington.edu. Event Types: Performances. Facebook: http://facebook.com/UWMusic.
Friday, May 29, 2026, 2:00 PM.
For more info visit music.washington.edu. Modern Music Ensemble
The Modern Music Ensemble (Cristina Valdés, director) performs music from the mid-20th century and beyond, including world premieres of works by living composers.
Tickets: $10.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Meany Hall (MNY). Campus room: Kathryn Alvord Gerlich Theater. Accessibility Contact: To request disability accommodation contact the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at: (206) 543-6450/V, (206) 543-6452/TTY, (206) 685-7264 (FAX), or dso@u.washington.edu. Event Types: Performances. Facebook: http://facebook.com/UWMusic.
Friday, May 29, 2026, 7:30 PM.
For more info visit music.washington.edu. Everybody
At “God’s” command, “Death” summons “Everybody” to go on the long and difficult journey to give a presentation to “God” on Everybody’s life and why they have lived it the way that they have. Everybody wants to bring along a friend, and Death says it’s fine if Everybody can find someone to volunteer. Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Branden Jacob Jenkins based the play on the 15th century morality play, Everyman. Professor Chi-wang Yang directs this production in which each night the performers’ roles will be determined by a lottery to determine which role will be played by which performer. Everybody reveals to us the value of our relationships and how to live with intention amid uncertainty.
For tickets, go to artsevents.washington.edu.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Floyd and Delores Jones Playhouse (PHT). Accessibility Contact: ticket@uw.edu. Event Types: Performances.
Friday, May 29, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
For more info visit drama.washington.edu. Everybody
At “God’s” command, “Death” summons “Everybody” to go on the long and difficult journey to give a presentation to “God” on Everybody’s life and why they have lived it the way that they have. Everybody wants to bring along a friend, and Death says it’s fine if Everybody can find someone to volunteer. Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Branden Jacob Jenkins based the play on the 15th century morality play, Everyman. Professor Chi-wang Yang directs this production in which each night the performers’ roles will be determined by a lottery to determine which role will be played by which performer. Everybody reveals to us the value of our relationships and how to live with intention amid uncertainty.
For tickets, go to artsevents.washington.eduAt “God’s” command, “Death” summons “Everybody” to go on the long and difficult journey to give a presentation to “God” on Everybody’s life and why they have lived it the way that they have. Everybody wants to bring along a friend, and Death says it’s fine if Everybody can…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Floyd and Delores Jones Playhouse (PHT). Accessibility Contact: ticket@uw.edu. Event Types: Performances.
Saturday, May 30, 2026, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit drama.washington.edu. Everybody
At “God’s” command, “Death” summons “Everybody” to go on the long and difficult journey to give a presentation to “God” on Everybody’s life and why they have lived it the way that they have. Everybody wants to bring along a friend, and Death says it’s fine if Everybody can find someone to volunteer. Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Branden Jacob Jenkins based the play on the 15th century morality play, Everyman. Professor Chi-wang Yang directs this production in which each night the performers’ roles will be determined by a lottery to determine which role will be played by which performer. Everybody reveals to us the value of our relationships and how to live with intention amid uncertainty.
For tickets, go to artsevents.washington.edu.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Floyd and Delores Jones Playhouse (PHT). Accessibility Contact: ticket@uw.edu. Event Types: Performances.
Saturday, May 30, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
For more info visit drama.washington.edu. Everybody
At “God’s” command, “Death” summons “Everybody” to go on the long and difficult journey to give a presentation to “God” on Everybody’s life and why they have lived it the way that they have. Everybody wants to bring along a friend, and Death says it’s fine if Everybody can find someone to volunteer. Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Branden Jacob Jenkins based the play on the 15th century morality play, Everyman. Professor Chi-wang Yang directs this production in which each night the performers’ roles will be determined by a lottery to determine which role will be played by which performer. Everybody reveals to us the value of our relationships and how to live with intention amid uncertainty.
For tickets, go to artsevents.washington.edu.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Floyd and Delores Jones Playhouse (PHT). Accessibility Contact: ticket@uw.edu. Event Types: Performances.
Sunday, May 31, 2026, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit drama.washington.edu. The World (Cup) Comes to Seattle: Egypt Comes to Seattle
Join us for a free livestream talk and discussion on Egypt Comes to Seattle as part of our The World (Cup) Comes to Seattle Spring Speaker Series on the geopolitical, local, and sporting implications of the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup in Seattle.
RSVP here for the online link, Featured speakers: Abdullah Al-Arian, Associate Professor of History and Chair of International History, Georgetown University in Qatar.
Moderator: Ron Krabill, Director of University of Washington Global Sport Lab and Professor, UW Bothell Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences
This event is free and open to the public. At the Jackson School, opportunities and events are open to all eligible persons regardless of race, sex or other identity. Questions? Email jsisevents@uw.edu.
Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://bit.ly/world-cup-26. Campus room: Online. Accessibility Contact: jsisevents@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Special Events.
Monday, June 1, 2026, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit bit.ly. UW Gospel Choir
Phyllis Byrdwell leads the UW gospel choir in songs of praise, jubilation, and other expressions of the Gospel tradition.
Tickets: $10.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Meany Hall (MNY). Campus room: Meany Theater. Accessibility Contact: To request disability accommodation contact the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at: (206) 543-6450/V, (206) 543-6452/TTY, (206) 685-7264 (FAX), or dso@u.washington.edu. Event Types: Performances. Facebook: http://facebook.com/UWMusic.
Monday, June 1, 2026, 7:30 PM.
For more info visit music.washington.edu. Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band: "Emblems"
The Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band (Erin Bodnar, director) present "Scenes and Portraits," featuring music by Gustav Holst, Martin Ellerby, and others.
Tickets: $10.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Meany Hall (MNY). Campus room: Meany Theater. Accessibility Contact: To request disability accommodation contact the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at: (206) 543-6450/V, (206) 543-6452/TTY, (206) 685-7264 (FAX), or dso@u.washington.edu. Event Types: Performances. Facebook: http://facebook.com/UWMusic.
Tuesday, June 2, 2026, 7:30 PM.
For more info visit music.washington.edu. Theodore Jacobsen Observatory Open House
Welcome
Welcome to the web page of the public events program at the Theodor Jacobsen Observatory (TJO) of the University of Washington. Come and join us for open houses where we offer a view through our 1895 telescope on clear dark nights. In addition, enjoy evening talks and other activities during your visit for people of all ages, from 6 to 100. Tickets are free.
Programs normally take place at the observatory on the first and third Tuesday evenings of April through September, rain or shine. The staff are entirely volunteers, including undergraduates from the “League of Astronomers” within the Astronomy Department as well as members of the Seattle Astronomical Society (under the auspices of the UW Astronomy Department).
TJO Evening Public Events
Sky viewing is the main event of the evening. However, nightfall comes late. So doors open at 8 or 9 PM from April through September (see below for dates and times) while the sky is still light. The first major event of the evening is a public talk by students…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Theodor Jacobsen Observatory (OBS). Accessibility Contact: Liza Young. Event Types: Information Sessions. Special Events. Target Audience: Public.
Tuesday, June 2, 2026, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM.
For more info visit astro.washington.edu. First Wednesday Concert
Students of the UW School of Music perform in this lunchtime concert series co-hosted by UW Music and UW Libraries.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Allen Library (ALB). Accessibility Contact: adamhall@uw.edu. Event Types: Performances.
Wednesday, June 3, 2026, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM.
For more info visit music.washington.edu. Studio Jazz Ensemble, Modern Band
The Studio Jazz Ensemble performs big band arrangements and repertory selections. The Modern Band performs innovative arrangements of jazz standards, selections from the outer limits of the genre, and new original compositions.
$10 all tickets.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Meany Hall (MNY). Campus room: Meany Studio Theater. Accessibility Contact: To request disability accommodation contact the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at: (206) 543-6450/V, (206) 543-6452/TTY, (206) 685-7264 (FAX), or dso@u.washington.edu. Event Types: Performances. Facebook: http://facebook.com/UWMusic.
Wednesday, June 3, 2026, 7:30 PM.
For more info visit music.washington.edu. Economics Prospective Student Info Session
Students who study economics learn to decode the systems that are a part of our everyday lives using models and a variety of social and economic data to analyze how decisions are made, and how limited resources are made, traded, and used.
In this session, students will learn helpful information about the Department of Economics Undergraduate Program and its Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science majors. Students will also have an opportunity to meet with Department of Economics advisers, and get helpful tips on pursuing Economics as a major at the UW.
This session will be offered online, via Zoom, at the following link:Join Zoom Meeting
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Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/98341973783. Accessibility Contact: econadv@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions.
Thursday, June 4, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit washington.zoom.us. UW Symphony with with UW Choirs, Giselle Wyers, and Clara Osowski, soprano
The UW Symphony (David Alexander Rahbee, director) and combined UW Choirs (Giselle Wyers, director) team up for a year-end program featuring music by Respighi, Nadia Boulanger, and Poulenc. Soprano Clara Osowski is featured soloist with the combined ensembles for Poulenc's Gloria (Giselle Wyers, conductor). David Alexander Rahbee and Giselle Wyers conduct.
Program, Respighi: Fountains of Rome
Nadia Boulanger: 6 Songs, orchd. Rahbee
Poulenc: Gloria
Clara Osowski, soprano; Giselle Wyers, conductor
Tickets: $10.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Meany Hall (MNY). Campus room: Meany Theater. Accessibility Contact: To request disability accommodation contact the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at: (206) 543-6450/V, (206) 543-6452/TTY, (206) 685-7264 (FAX), or dso@u.washington.edu. Event Types: Performances. Facebook: http://facebook.com/UWMusic.
Friday, June 5, 2026, 7:30 PM.
For more info visit music.washington.edu. Composition Studio
Emerging and established composers explore unconventional sonic landscapes in this concert of music by students, faculty, alumni, and guests of the UW Composition program.
FREE admission.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Music Building (MUS). Campus room: Brechemin Auditorium. Accessibility Contact: To request disability accommodation contact the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at: (206) 543-6450/V, (206) 543-6452/TTY, (206) 685-7264 (FAX), or dso@u.washington.edu. Event Types: Performances. Facebook: http://facebook.com/UWMusic.
Saturday, June 6, 2026, 7:30 PM.
For more info visit music.washington.edu. 2026 Design Show
Event interval: Ongoing event. Campus location: Art Building (ART). Campus room: Jacob Lawrence Gallery. Accessibility Contact: jacoblawrencegallery@uw.edu. Event Types: Exhibits.
Wednesday, June 10, 2026 – Friday, June 26, 2026.
GWSS Graduation Celebration
The University of Washington Department of Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies invites you to join us to celebrate our graduates of the 2025-2026 school year! We will honor the accomplishments of our wonderful graduates with presentations by students and faculty.
The University of Washington is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation contact the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at: 206.543.6450/V, 206.543.6452/TTY, 206.685.7264 (FAX), or e-mail at dso@u.washington.edu.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Student Union Building (HUB). Campus room: Lyceum. Accessibility Contact: gwss@uw.edu. Event Types: Ceremonies. Special Events. Student Activities.
Wednesday, June 10, 2026, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
UW Linguistics Commencement
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Guggenheim Hall (GUG). Campus room: 220. Accessibility Contact: linguw@uw.edu. Event Types: Ceremonies.
Friday, June 12, 2026, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM.
2026 SoA+AH+D Graduation Celebration
Please save the date for the School’s annual Graduation Celebration in Meany Hall on Saturday, June 13, 2026. Graduating students will receive a formal invitation by email in April.
ACCESSIBILITY
For accessibility information, visit the Meany's website.
To request accommodation for Meany Center events or for Meany Center specific questions, please contact the ArtsUW Ticket Office at ticket@uw.edu or call 206-543-4880.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Meany Hall (MNY). Accessibility Contact: ticket@uw.edu or 206-543-4880. Event Types: Ceremonies. Student Activities.
Saturday, June 13, 2026, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM.
Theodore Jacobsen Observatory Open House
Welcome
Welcome to the web page of the public events program at the Theodor Jacobsen Observatory (TJO) of the University of Washington. Come and join us for open houses where we offer a view through our 1895 telescope on clear dark nights. In addition, enjoy evening talks and other activities during your visit for people of all ages, from 6 to 100. Tickets are free.
Programs normally take place at the observatory on the first and third Tuesday evenings of April through September, rain or shine. The staff are entirely volunteers, including undergraduates from the “League of Astronomers” within the Astronomy Department as well as members of the Seattle Astronomical Society (under the auspices of the UW Astronomy Department).
TJO Evening Public Events
Sky viewing is the main event of the evening. However, nightfall comes late. So doors open at 8 or 9 PM from April through September (see below for dates and times) while the sky is still light. The first major event of the evening is a public talk by students…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Theodor Jacobsen Observatory (OBS). Accessibility Contact: Liza Young. Event Types: Information Sessions. Special Events. Target Audience: Public.
Tuesday, June 16, 2026, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM.
For more info visit astro.washington.edu. Juneteenth
Holidays
No classes. Most University offices and buildings are closed. Check with specific offices to confirm.
Event interval: Single day event. Year: 2026. Quarter: Summer. Event Types: Academics.
Friday, June 19, 2026.
For more info visit www.washington.edu.