KUOW to Air Special on Disability
This spring, KUOW 94.9 Public Radio will air Beyond Affliction: The Disability History Project, a documentary series examining one of the most overlooked civil rights revolutions of the century. The series is produced by National Public Radio (NPR)."The history of those with disabilities is almost unknown to the American public," explains series co-producer and host Laurie Block. "These are people who suffered discrimination and institutionalization, and who have fought for basic human rights—not only to vote, but to work, to live with their families and have families of their own, to have access to the activities of daily life. It's as gripping as any story in our country's existence." Each day the series examines an aspect of America's relationship with its disabled citizens.

Beyond Affliction airs Monday, May 4 through Thursday, May 8, at 10 a.m. and again at 7 p.m. each day. It will be complemented by a special week-long series on NPR's show, Talk of the Nation. A two-hour show will be hosted Monday May 4 at 11 a.m. by former NPR journalist John Hockenberry. The series continues throughout the week at noon, hosted Tuesday through Thursday by Ray Suarez and Friday (during Science Friday) by Ira Flatow. ¶

Have a Birthday Party at the Burke
The Burke Museum now offers children's party times every Saturday and Sunday. Packages include admission to Life & Times of Washington State and Pacific Voices, the Burke's new showcase galleries for up to 15 children and six adults; a dinosaur, raven or butterfly activity; use of the Burke Room for two hours and limited-edition exhibit posters for the birthday child. Reserve your child's Burke Birthday by calling 206-616-7538. ¶

Electroacoustic Concert Brings Experimental Works to Meany
The annual Electroacoustic Music Concert will be at 8 pm. Monday, April 27 in Meany Theater. Under the direction of UW composer Richard Karpen, it features a collection of live performance pieces, video works, tape music and works for disklavier.

Digital video and computer music works by award-winning German composer Ludger Bruemmer and UW graduate student Bret Battey are stunning pieces of audiovisual expression. Works for flute and computer-realized sound by UW faculty composer Diane Thome and Battey are show pieces for flute virtuosi Pamela Ryker and Sarah Bassingthwaighte, and are examples of the mixture of traditional instrumentation with digital audio.

Works by Rick Taube and Richard Karpen feature the disklavier in live, computer-controlled acoustic performance. Karpen's work is for disklavier as well as computer-realized sounds. Finally, a recent work for computer-realized sounds by UW graduate student Linda Antas shows the vibrancy of the new generation of artists working in this genre.

Ticket are available by calling (206) 543-4880. ¶