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Around the Town: MSU speaker series to open with out-of-this-world explorer

Sarah Johnson

Astronaut, pilot, physician, mountaineer, explorer, inventor, researcher, SCUBA diver, Olympian, Eagle Scout — all those terms describe the first speaker for Midwestern State University's Artist-Lecture Series. Dr. Scott Parazynski will kick off the 52nd season of the series at 7 p.m. Sept. 27 in Akin Auditorium.

Parazynski is the university explorer and professor of practice within the School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering at Arizona State University. A graduate of Stanford University and Stanford Medical School, Parazynski went on to train for a career in emergency medicine and trauma. He has published numerous articles in the field of space physiology with particular expertise in human adaptation to stressful environments.

Parazynski knows stressful environments. He has flown on five shuttle missions and conducted seven spacewalks, traveling more than 23 million miles in orbit. Since leaving the space agency in 2008, he has worked in both the aerospace and medical research industries, and has been instrumental in the development of numerous medical devices and other technologies for supporting life in extreme environments.

He began climbing mountains in his teens, and has since climbed in the Alaska Range, the Cascades, the Rockies, the Alps, the Andes and the Himalayas. His first attempt to climb Mount Everest was cut short by an injury, but his second attempt in 2009 was a success, making him the first astronaut to stand on top of the world.

He has logged more than 2,500 flight hours as a commercial, multiengine, seaplane, and instrument-rated pilot. He has traveled widely across the most remote continent on earth — Antarctica — as the founding director and chief medical officer of University of Texas Medical Branch's Center for Polar Medical Operations, where he oversaw the medical screening and on-ice care of the National Science Foundation's U.S. Antarctic Program.

In addition to being a lifelong SCUBA diver, he was also a Top 10 competitor in the 1988 U.S. Olympic Luge Team trials and coach for the Philippines during the 1988 Calgary Olympic Winter Games.

Admission prices for Parazynski's talk are $20 for the general public; $18 for senior citizens, active-duty military, and MSU alumni; and free to MSU students with ID. Tickets are available at the Clark Student Center information desk. For tickets or more information, call the Office of Student Affairs at 397-7500 or student.affairs@mwsu.edu.

Family fun

Camp Fire's Harrell Park will be filled with Camp Fire boys and girls for the 'Fall Family Fun Night' Sept. 29. All Camp Fire members and their families are invited to the party from 5:30-7 p.m. Anyone interested in becoming a member of Camp Fire is also invited to come on down to Harrell Park for food and fun.

The event is hosted by the Camp Fire board, staff and friends of Camp Fire. Enjoy hot dogs, roasted corn and s'mores. DJ Tommy Tunes will get the music going, while guests enjoy a ride on a freight wagon and carnival games.

For more information, call 322-5209.

Conductor search

The Wichita Falls Symphony Orchestra is gearing up for the first of five concerts for its 2016-17 season. Pianist Joyce Yank will headline the concert at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 1 at Memorial Auditorium.

The symphony orchestra is hoping the community will help find the next music director and conductor. Three finalists have been selected from more than 140 applicants and you can have a hand in choosing who will helm the conductor's podium for the 70th season. For the Oct. 1 performance, the conductor will be Darryl One.

For tickets or more information, call 723-6202, or visit wfso.org.

Perfect palate

Enjoy a delicious dinner at Palette to Palate from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Sept. 28 at the Kemp at the Forum, 2120 Speedway.

Reservations are $65 for nonmembers and 10 percent off the price for members. For more information, call 766-3347.
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