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Week’s events: Wendy Dominique, liveability, longevity, jazz

University of ��ʮ��.cc Fairbanks Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning is hosting more than 40 free lectures, concerts and events this summer. 

Here’s what’s happening during the week of Aug. 5-11:

• On Monday, Aug. 5, the Fairbanks Tall Timbers interview series honors Wendy Dominique, who served 17 years on the Fairbanks North Star Borough School Board. The interview is at 7 p.m. in the BP Design Theater, located on the fourth floor of the Usibelli Building.
• On Tuesday, Aug. 6, the Healthy Living lecture series will host Beth Gray, project manager for the Fairbanks Senior Center’s Aging and Disability Resource Center. She will discuss, “Fairbanks as We Age: Pieces of the Liveability Pie.” The talk is at 7 p.m. in the BP Design Theater.
• On Wednesday, Aug. 7, the Discover ��ʮ��.cc lecture series will feature Greg Breed, associate professor of quantitative ecology at the Institute of Arctic Biology, discussing “Longevity and Senescence: Are Maximum Lifespans of Whales Longer Than We Believe?” The lecture is at 7 p.m. in the BP Design Theater.
• On Thursday, Aug. 8, the Music in the Garden concert series will feature Headbolt Heaters at 6 p.m. and the Fairbanks Community Jazz Band at 7:30 p.m. at the Georgeson Botanical Garden.

All events are free and open to the public. Parking on the UAF Troth Yeddha’ Campus is free after 5 p.m.

For more information on Summer Sessions events, visit the events page, email summer@alaska.edu or call 907-474-7021. For a comprehensive listing of the university's other public events, visit the UAF events calendar.

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