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Letters from a Garden:
Writing & Planting at the Wildcat Neighborhood Farm
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Join us for a writing and gardening workshop at CWU's Wildcat Neighborhood Farm inspired by Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude's fascination with the garden as the site of collective joy and community. Participants will weed, plant, write and read under the guidance of the CWU Wildcat Farm Manager and CWU graduate student, Madison Flint. Free custom notebooks and pencils will be provided. Participants will receive a copy of Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude and a copy of Lace & Pyrite: Letters from Two Gardens by Ross Gay and Aimee Nezhukumatathil - limited quantities available, items will be distributed on a first come, first served basis. Participants are encouraged to dress for the weather, wear comfortable shoes, and bring their own water and snacks. Hosted by the CWU Wildcat Neighborhood Farm and the CWU English Department. No registration required.
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Date: Saturday, April 22
Time: 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Location: Corner of North Alder Street and East 14th Avenue. Parking is free on East 14th Avenue and along both sides of North Alder Street.
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Strangers Maybe Never Again:
Knowing & Writing Wilson Creek
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Ellensburg is interlaced with urban streams, many of them running underground. Wilson Creek, which runs directly through the heart of the city is one such creek. Join writer and poet Wendy Lee Spaček and naturalist, Aimee Taylor, on a walking tour and writing workshop focused on Wilson Creek and inspired by another one of Ross Gay's books, River, which consists of a series of meditations on urban waterways. Participants will receive a free custom notebook and pencil, a walking map illustrated by Heather Dappen, and a copy of Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude. Participants are encouraged to dress for the weather, wear comfortable shoes, and bring their own water and snacks. This workshop will depart from the Kittitas Valley Unitarian Universalist Congregation building. No registration required.
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Date: Saturday, April 29
Time: 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Location: 400 N Anderson St. Ellensburg, WA 98926. Free parking is available in the building's parking lot; free parking is also available along both sides of Anderson Street and 4th Avenue.
Maximum attendance capacity: 25
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Lion Rock Author Visit:
Ross Gay Craft Talk
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Ross Gay will be visiting CWU to give a Craft Talk as part of CWU's Lion Rock Visiting Writers Series. This event will take place at CWU's James E. Brooks Library. Attendees will recieve a free copy of Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude - limited quantities available, items will be distributed on a first come, first served basis.
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Date: Wednesday, May 3
Time: 12 p.m - 1 p.m
Location: Online and at in-person at the James E. Brooks Library. Attain a daily parking permit here.
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Lion Rock Author Visit:
Ross Gay Public Reading
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Ross Gay will give an in-person public reading as part of CWU's Lion Rock Series at CWU's Student Union and Recreation Center (SURC) Theater. This event will include a Q and A with the author and will end with a book signing. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own copy of Gay's work or attain a free copy of Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude for Ross to sign - limited quantities available, items will be distributed on a first come, first served basis.
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Date: Wednesday, May 3
Time: 6 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Location: Online and in-person at the SURC Theater. Visitors can enter through the SURC east entrance. After 4:30 p.m. some parking zones at CWU do not require permits. Learn more here.
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Strangers Maybe Never Again:
Writing Odes to Urban Wilds
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This writing and walking workshop is inspired by Gay's poem "To the Fig Tree on 9th & Christian" in which a group of strangers passing by a woman cleaning up the ruined fruit of her overburdened fig find themselves united in a haphazard harvest of figs. Likewise, join us as a group of strangers to embark on a walking and writing workshop in downtown Ellensburg, guided by writer and poet Wendy Lee Spaček and KEEN naturalist, Jill Scheffer, composing odes to oft-overlooked urban wild spaces while learning about local plants and habitats. Participants will receive a free custom notebook and pencil, a walking map illustrated by Heather Dappen, and a copy of Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude. Participants are encouraged to dress for the weather, wear comfortable shoes, and bring their own water and snacks. This workshop will depart from the Ellensburg Public Library and will circle back in time for the Brass Band of Gratitude Celebration. No registration required.
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Date: Saturday, May 6
Time: 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Location: 209 N Ruby St, Ellensburg, WA 98926
Maximum attendance capacity: 25
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Brass Band of Gratitude Celebration
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Join us in a celebration of gratitude outside of the Ellensburg Public Library! This community celebration will include music by the Wooden Tubas, readings from local poets and writers, screen printing by Heather Dappen, and so much more! Attendees will receive seedling starters from CWU's Wildcat Farm, screen printed tote bags, and copies of Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude - limited quantities available, items will be distributed on a first come, first served basis. Attendees are also encouraged to bring their own items that they would like screen printed with artwork by Heather Dappen!
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Date: Saturday, May 6
Time: 11 a.m. - 1 p. m.
Location: 209 N Ruby St, Ellensburg, WA 98926
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Walk & Write at Helen McCabe State Park:
A KEEN Shrub-Steppe Event
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Join us for a writing workshop and nature walk at Helen McCabe State Park, guided by Ellensburg's Poet Laureate, Marie Marchand and KEEN naturalist, Jill Scheffer. Participants will receive a free custom notebook, pencil, and a copy of Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude - limited quantities available, items will be distributed on a first come, first served basis. Participants are encouraged to wear comfortable closed toed shoes and bring their own water and snacks. This workshop will be part of KEEN's annual Get Intimate with the Shrub-Steppe (GISS) event! Visit the GISS website to register for the GISS event and select Hike and Write as the program you wish to attend.
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Date: Saturday, May 13
Time: 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Location: 24398 Canyon Rd, Ellensburg, WA 98926
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Photograph by Natasha Komoda
An initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) in partnership with Arts Midwest, the NEA Big Read supports community reading programs each designed around a single NEA Big Read book selection with the goal of inspiring meaningful conversations, artistic responses, and new discoveries and connections in each community. The National Endowment for the Arts Big Read is designed to broaden our understanding of our world, our communities, and ourselves through the joy of sharing a good book. Central Washington University (CWU) Libraries is one of 70+ nonprofit organizations to receive a grant to host an NEA Big Read project.
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