There’s a lot to see and hear on campus as spring quarter begins. The Burke Museum celebrates Coast Salish art and artists, the Henry Art Gallery has a new show and its annual open house and the Boise-based dance troupe the Trey McIntyre Project returns to Meany Hall.
Also, Russian pianist Danil Trifonov visits, the Talea Ensemble performs UW-composed works and staffer Scott Bailey reads from his debut novel. All supporting players, though, to the current campus stars 鈥� .
Henry Art Gallery Spring Open House, 5-10 p.m., April 5. Celebrate the opening of spring exhibitions at the gallery. Free for members. are $10 for students, seniors and UW faculty and staff, $15 for the general public. Members preview 5-7 p.m., open house 7-10 p.m. Learn more .
Coast Salish Weekend, April 5-6. The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture presents a discussion panel of artists, “” at 7 p.m., April 5, in Room 120 of Kane Hall. Free but is requested. Then watch demonstrations and attend film screenings at , 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., April 6.
Also: The Burke offers April, 5, 12 and 19. To learn more, contact Cassandra Sandkam at csandkam@uw.edu or 206-616-4415.
“Paul Laffoley: Premonitions of the Bauharoque,” April 6 鈥� Sept. 29. The Henry Art Gallery presents a focused selection of 12 works that span the artist’s career and include his earliest mature work from 1965 to his most recent ideas. In the East Gallery. Also: Laffoley will give a lecture at 1 p.m. April 6, in the Henry Auditorium. Tickets are $5-$10. .
Lecture: “The Pacific Northwest: A Personal History,” 4 p.m., April 8. , UW professor of history, will give this lecture in the Walker-Ames Room of Kane Hall. Findlay studies the American West and is editor of the history department’s journal, . A Seattle native, he will discuss how his sense of place has developed over the years.
“My historical view of the Northwest doesn’t much reflect my being born here; I hope to explain why I see the region as largely one composed of newcomers, including myself in a way,” Findlay said. “The story revolves in part around how my father discovered the region during World War II, courtesy of the Army, and decided to relocate here when he could.” Limited seating; RSVP to cspn@uw.edu or 206-543-8656.
Music of Today: Talea Ensemble, 7:30 p.m., April 8. This New York contemporary-classical group will perform “Hermetic Definition,” a new work by UW composer , as well as works by faculty composer and by UW students. In the Meany Studio Theater. $12-$20,
206-543-4880.
Daniil Trifonov, 7:30 p.m., April 9. Emerging as one of the brightest names of the next generation of young artists, this 22-year-old Russian pianist won two of the most prestigious competitions in the music world: First Prize at the Rubinstein Competition in Tel Aviv, and the Gold Medal at the Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow. This performance, in Meany Hall, marks his Seattle debut. Presented by President’s Piano Series. $35-$39.
Scott G. F. Bailey reads from “The Astrologer,” 7 p.m., April 11. The UW staffer’s debut novel takes place in Europe at the start of the Renaissance. Press notes state, “It is a world ruled by the sword, where civilization is held in place by violence and blind loyalty. In 1601, a man who thinks for himself is a dangerous man. Soren Andersmann, the astrologer, is becoming a dangerous man鈥�” At Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park. Bailey is a fiscal specialist with the UW Academic Affairs office. “” was published by Rhemalsa Publishing of Moses Lake, Wash. Free.
School of Art lectures: The school hosts several lectures in coming days, most in the Art Building. of European University Institute, 4 p.m., April 4; of the University of Illinois, 2:30 p.m., April 5; of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, 4 p.m., April 8; and ceramic artist at 6 p.m., April 9, in the .
Trey McIntyre Project, 8 p.m., April 11-13. This popular Boise-based dance group’s repertoire ranges from rock and classical music to jazz and folk. This second Meany Hall appearance will include the pieces “Arrantza,” celebrating Basque culture; “Queen of the Goths,” inspired by Shakespeare’s “Titus Andronicus” and the preview of a new work titled “Pass, Away.” Presented by the . are $39-$43 ($20 for students).
206-543-4880.
Coming next week: from the School of Drama.