Faculty Recital: Curtis Pavey & Helena Hyesoo Kim

Curtis Pavey & Helena Hyesoo Kim will be performing together on Sunday the 28th from 3 to 4:30 at the Sinquefield Music Center.

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Come explore the natural world, the various forms of water, and astronomical phenomena through the unique lens of music from East Asia and North America. In this recital, MU faculty pianist Curtis Pavey will perform with pianist Helena Hyesoo Kim in a concert of solo and four-hands piano music by composers of East Asian heritage. In total, six different composers from different places around the world will be represented.  The music, all written within the last sixty years, brings to life scenes from the harbor in Keelung, Taiwan to Zen poetry about different galaxies to the seasons in Japan.

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Project Gutenberg AI audiobooks

The topic about how AI is going to affect literature and libraries has been going around lately, and now there is something new to consider. Project Gutenberg has just used AI to create audiobooks for 5000 books in their collection. They partnered with MIT and Microsoft to create these audiobooks and used audio samples from already recorded audiobooks. For a more in depth article on this check out the link.

Living Windows

The District is putting on their Living Windows Festival. Starting on December first at 6pm, you will be able to see live performance at some of your favorite spots in Columbia. This will also be free horse drawn carriage rides, the Enchanted forest, Augmented Reality codes, and of course Santa. So come on down, parking will be free. For more information on participating store check out the link.

October Art Prompt Challenge

Calling all artists and writers! There is a new challenge for you to help get your creative ideas flowing. Starting in October you will design your character and have them make a journey through the haunted forest. Every five days will introduce a new setting for you to write about, draw, sculpt, or however else you express yourself. So if you would like to take part in the challenge, check out the link.

Train Open House

Do you like trains, models, or are you just bored and need something to do? Well the Central Missouri Chapter of the Train Collectors Association is having an open house event at Rock Quarry House. Come by and check out all their model trains and displays. The event is from 10am-2pm on August 19th at Rock Quarry House, 2002 Grindstone Pkwy. It is free and open to the public.

Midway Country Fest

The Midway Country Fest is back. This two day event will feature 10 Country Musicians with Granger Smith being the headliner on Saturday and Tenille Arts on Sunday. The event starts at 3:30pm each night and last until 10pm. To get tickets and for more information, check out the link.