Weekend activities at the Burke Museum, Renaissance organ music in Kane Hall and a Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Bothell conference on poetics lead the last quiet week in Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ arts before the new school year starts.
If you’d like to sing for a Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ School of Music choir, Friday’s public auditions are your chance.
Also, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ students have a host of activities to choose from as part of , through Sept. 28.
School of Music choral ensemble auditions, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m., Sept. 21. Gotta sing? The School of Music understands, and offers public auditions for its Chamber Singers, University Chorale and Recital Choir. It’s the second of two days of auditions. Learn more and . Questions? Email uwchoirs@u.washington.edu.
Burke weekend activities, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Sept. 22, 29. The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture is now offering special gallery activities on weekends. This month, learn about marine invertebrates. Free with museum admission.
Littlefield Organ Series: Fabio Ciofini, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 25. Italian organist Ciofini will perform Italian music from the Renaissance and Baroque eras on the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµâ€™s Littlefield Organ in Kane Hall’s Walker-Ames Room. are $15, cash or check at the door. 206-685-8384.
“Convergence on Poetics,” Sept. 27-30. Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Bothell is holding a conference at its North Creek Events Center that explores contemporary poetics through keynote panels and poetry performances. The event also marks the launch of Bothell’s new masters of fine arts in creative writing and poetics. Poetry performances at 8 p.m. on Sept. 28, 29. Free but , and the full schedule is . For more information, call 425-352-3406 or email poeticsconference@uwb.edu.