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Calendar of Events
- Wyoming
Casper,
Wyoming
Friday,
February 28 and Saturday, March 1, 2002, a conference
on the theme of "Exploration and Exploitation: Taming the Wild Rivers
of the West," took place at Casper College in Casper Wyoming. Public events took place over these two days, and presenters
will define and explore how America's western identity and cultural values
were shaped by the rivers of the West. The goal of the conference was to stimulate conversation and
debate among audience members by exposing them to the newest research,
provocative theories, and critical thinking concerning the
exploration and exploitation of the rivers of the American West.
Speakers included Dr. Richard Fleck, former Dean of Language, Arts,
and Behavioral Sciences at the Community College of Denver and editor
of A Colorado River Reader ("John Wesley Powell: Exploration, Exploitation
and Conservation, All in One"), Dr. Sarah Boehme, Curator of the
Whitney Gallery of Western Art, ("Rivers of Paint: Artistic Representations
of Western Waterways in 19th Century American Art"),
Dr. Donald Worster, Hall Distinguished Professor of
American History at the University of Kansas ("Powell as an Eco-Populist").
Dr. Scott Seville, Associate Professor of Zoology at the University
of Wyoming, ("River Systems: Changing Societal Values"). The conference was sponsored by Casper
College and funded in part by the Wyoming Council for the Humanities.
For further information contact Don Robinson at Casper College (307)
268-2221.
Pinedale,
Wyoming
Tuesday,
May 21 - 7:00 P. M. "Reading the River"
book discussion series at the Sublette County Library
Tuesday,
May 28 - 7:00 P. M. Marcia Hensley was the scholar/discussion leader
for the "Reading
the River" book discussion series at the Sublette County Library
Tuesday,
June 4 - 7:00 P. M. Marcia Hensley was the scholar/discussion leader
for the "Reading
the River" book discussion series at the Sublette County Library
Thursday,
June 20 - A roundtable discussion on "The Law of the River"
took place at the Museum of the Mountain Man in Pinedale, Wyoming. Led by legal scholar Anne MacKinnon, and
including area ranchers and water resource managers, as well as the former
state water engineer for Wyoming. Participants and the public discussed
upper Green River water law history. For further information contact Anne
MacKinnon, 307-265-6752.
Wednesday,
June 26 through noon on Friday, June 28: "Headwaters Close-up,"
a field course on the ecology and law of the [Robert G. Young] Upper Green River, sponsored by the University
of Wyoming, and taking place in Pinedale, Wyoming (college credit will
be offered). The course explored the geology, ecology, and water quality
issues on two to three stretches of the upper Green River.
For
further information contact: Anne MacKinnon (307) 265-6752.
Rock
Springs, Wyoming
Wednesday,
June 5 -7:00 P. M. "Reading the River"
book discussion series at the White Mountain public library.
Thursday
June 13 - 7:00
P. M. humanities scholars/discussion leaders Kevin Holdsworth and
Jennifer Sorensen lead the "Reading
the River" book discussion series at the White Mountain public library.
Wednesday
June 19 - 7:00
P. M. humanities scholars/discussion leaders Kevin Holdsworth and
Jennifer Sorensen lead the "Reading
the River" book discussion series at the White Mountain public library.
Friday, June 28 - Saturday, June 29.
A public conference at Western Wyoming Community College in Rock
Springs, Wyoming, on the historical, legal and philosophical issues facing
the Colorado River watershed: "Thinking Like a River: From Knapsack
Col to the Sea of Cortez."
The conference used a series of speakers and roundtable discussions
to examine the Colorado River, especially its headwaters stream, the Green
River, to explore the pivotal role it has played in the history of the
West and its critical importance to the future of region.
The program used a blend of history and jurisprudence as well as
science, to help a public audience understand the history and the current
issues facing a river they know and love. For further information contact:
Katharine Collins (307) 382-4979.
“Haunted
By Waters:
The Magic and Meaning of Rivers in American Life”
Haunted by Waters: The Magic & Meaning of Rivers
in American Life, a program offered by the Wyoming Council for the Humanities
through its 2002 Speakers Bureau.
Mike Hensley and Chris Kennedy combined prose, poetry , and music to
explore how rivers have been viewed and experienced in America and especially
in the West. Rivers have been seen as highways for adventure and exploration,
as natural forces to be tamed and tapped, as masterpieces of nature
to be kept free and wild, and as places for solace and self-reflection.
In their consideration of the role of rivers in America, Hensley and
Kennedy incorporate the work of such writers as Henry David Thoreau,
Mark Twain, Edward Abbey, Gretel Ehrlich, Ann Zwinger, and Woody Guthrie.
For information about this program, call the Wyoming Council for the
Humanities at (307) 721-9247, or e-mail hummer@uwyo.edu.
Schedule
of Programs in Wyoming Communities:
March 22, at 7:00 p.m.: Crook County Public Library, Sundance. For
information, contact Jill A. Mackey at (307) 283-1008
March 23, at 2:00 p.m.: Platte County Public Library, Wheatland: For
information, contact Patty Myers at (307) 322-2689.
April 13, at 2:00 p.m.: Encampment/Riverside Public Library. For information,
contact Maggie Kelley (307) 327-5235
June 25, at 7:30 p.m.: Sinks Canyon State Park, Lander. For information,
contact
Randall Wise (307) 332-6333
June 29, at 8:00 p.m.: Devil’s Tower National Monument Amphitheater,
Devil’s Tower. For information, contact Christine Czazasty (307)
467-5283 xt24
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