In Brief: February 12
‘The Other Wes Moore’ to speak Feb. 18
Author Wes MooreThe story of two boys with the same name, living in the same city, but with two very different outcomes will be told Feb. 18.
Wes Moore, author of “The Other Wes Moore: One Name. Two Fates” will speak at 7:30 p.m. in Lenhart Grand Ballroom in the Bowen-Thompson Student Union. Doors open at 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. It will also be streamed live at the Cedar Point Center Auditorium at BGSU Firelands.
Moore’s book, which was the University’s 2014-15 Common Read, focuses on how very different their lives turned out despite very similar beginnings. Wes Moore the author is a Rhodes Scholar, decorated combat veteran, White House Fellow and business leader. His counterpart is serving a life sentence for felony murder.
The book was an instant New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller. The author graduated Phi Theta Kappa in 1998 as a commissioned officer from Valley Forge Military College and Phi Beta Kappa from Johns Hopkins University in 2001, where he also played football and earned a bachelor’s degree in international relations.
He continued his international relations education at Oxford University. After graduating he was a paratrooper and captain in the U.S. Army, served a tour of duty in Afghanistan, and then worked at the White House as a fellow to then-Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. He serves on the board of the Iraq Afghanistan Veterans of America, the Johns Hopkins University and founded STAND!, a nonprofit organization that works with Baltimore youth involved in the criminal justice system.
Following the presentation and question and answer session, Moore will sign books.
For more information, contact the University Libraries at 419-372-2856 or ltatham@bgsu.edu.
Film, discussion explore role of music in memory
The power of music to heal, combat memory loss and restore a sense of self is the subject of the award-winning film “Alive Inside.” The documentary will be screened at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 17 in the Bowen-Thompson Student Union Theater as part of the Music & Memory Initiative of Northwest Ohio. The event is free and open to the public.
Following the screening, a panel discussion will take place, featuring Salli Bollin, executive director of the Alzheimer’s Association of Northwest Ohio; Cheryl Conley, Program Director of the Alzheimer’s Association of Northwest Ohio; Justin Moor, program director of the Area Office on Aging of Northwest Ohio, and Denise Niese, executive director of the Wood County Committee on Aging. BGSU panelists are Dr. Nancy Orel, director of the Gerontology Program, and Jennifer Wagner, continuing education coordinator for the College of Health and Human Services and an instructor in the Gerontology Program.
“Alive Inside” is a joyous cinematic exploration of music’s capacity to reawaken our souls and uncover the deepest parts of our humanity. Filmmaker Michael Rossato-Bennett chronicles the astonishing experiences of individuals around the country who have been revitalized through the simple experience of listening to music. His camera reveals the uniquely human connection we find in music and how its healing power can triumph where prescription medication falls short.
Winner of the Audience Award at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, the documentary follows social worker Dan Cohen, founder of the nonprofit organization Music & Memory, as he fights against a broken health care system to demonstrate music’s ability to combat memory loss and restore a deep sense of self to those suffering from it. Rossato-Bennett visits family members who have witnessed the miraculous effects of personalized music on their loved ones, and offers illuminating interviews with experts including renowned neurologist and best-selling author Oliver Sacks (“Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain”) and musician Bobby McFerrin (“Don’t Worry, Be Happy”).
Hosted by the College of Health and Human Services, the program is sponsored by the Wood County Committee on Aging and supported by the Leonard and Margaret Davis Family Trust.
World War I songs on tap tonight
A special presentation tonight (Feb. 12) at 7 p.m. in 206 Bowen-Thompson Student Union will celebrate the 100th anniversary of World War I (1914-2014). Dr. George Kalbouss, a professor emeritus of the Slavic Department at The Ohio State University, will present “It’s A Long Way: Songs of World War I.” This musical program includes songs from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, France, Russia, British and American repertoires. Kalbouss, who has presented musical programs throughout the state, previously has been a guest at BGSU and the Wood County Senior Center. The event is free and open to the public.
Updated: 12/02/2017 12:40AM