BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Wheatgrass Books & Green Door Gallery - ECPv6.18.4//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Wheatgrass Books & Green Door Gallery X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://wheatgrassbooks.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Wheatgrass Books & Green Door Gallery REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Denver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20220313T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20221106T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20230312T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20231105T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20240310T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20241103T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20250309T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20251102T080000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20240511T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20240511T130000 DTSTAMP:20240501T185339Z CREATED:20240308T180141Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240501T185339Z UID:19541-1715425200-1715432400@wheatgrassbooks.com SUMMARY:Stephanie Quayle DESCRIPTION:BOOK SIGNING\n\n\n\nStephanie Quayle\n\n\n\nWheatgrass Books will host Stephanie Quayle\, author of Why Do We Stay? How My Toxic Relationship Can Help You Find Freedom\, for a book signing on Saturday\, May 11th from 11 am to 1 pm. \n\n\n\nPick up a signed copy of her book on May 11th and then see her in concert at the Livingston Fairgrounds on June 28th. Stephanie Quayle will be performing at the 100th Year Concert presented by the Livingston Roundup Association on June 28th\, 2024. Tickets for the concert will be available here at Wheatgrass Books and online at the Roundup’s Official Ticket Outlet. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYou or someone you love may be in a toxic relationship\, but it doesn’t have to stay that way. In this compassionate and practical resource\, Stephanie Quayle shares her powerful story alongside psychologist Dr. W. Keith Campbell’s professional insights to give you the help and hope you need—and remind you that you are not alone. \n\n\n\nWhen Stephanie lost her boyfriend in a plane crash\, she faced intense grief and pain. Nothing compared\, though\, to the shock of discovering she had not been the only woman in his life. As her world unraveled around her\, Stephanie realized that it had actually been unraveling from the start of their relationship—back when he promised her everything. \n\n\n\nIn Why Do We Stay?\, Stephanie draws on her story to explain how to spot a toxic relationship\, how to get out\, and how to heal. Mental health expert Dr. W. Keith Campbell joins her in helping you see that: \n\n\n\n– You can make a change in your life– There are warning signs to look for and ways to spot an unhealthy relationship– You don’t have to be a victim to narcissism or gaslighting or lose years of your life– Whether you stay in or leave your relationship\, healing and freedom are possible \n\n\n\nWith a powerful blend of clinical research\, gripping storytelling\, and unvarnished hope\, Why Do We Stay? empowers you to make changes in your life. You are not alone. Discover a way forward. \n\n\n\nStephanie Quayle is a country singer-songwriter who sings from the heart and frequents the Nashville music scene when she’s not on her Montana ranch. Rolling Stone Country called her “an artist you need to know\,” and CMT included her as part of their “Next Women of Country” franchise. She’s performed at the CMAs and the Grand Ole Opry\, and on The Kelly Clarkson Show. The first female country music ambassador of Bass Pro Shops & Cabela’s\, Stephanie also partners with Lucchese Bootmaker\, Wrangler\, and Harley-Davidson. Her latest album On the Edge released in the winter of 2022 and chronicles her personal experience in a toxicrelationship and the healing she’s gone through since. \n\n\n\nW. Keith Campbell\, PhD\, is a social psychologist who specializes in narcissism. With degrees from UNC Chapel Hill\, UC Berkeley\, and UC San Diego\, he currently teaches psychology at the University of Georgia. He’s published academic and mainstream articles and authored books like The New Science of Narcissism\, The Narcissism Epidemic\, and When You Love a Man Who Loves Himself. He’s also been a guest on shows like The Joe Rogan Experience\, The Jenny McCarthy Show\, and TEDx Talks. He currently lives in Athens\, Georgia\, with his wife and daughters. URL:https://wheatgrassbooks.com/event/stephanie-quayle/ CATEGORIES:Book Signing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wheatgrassbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/wg_quayle.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20240509T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20240509T200000 DTSTAMP:20240501T184710Z CREATED:20240205T231515Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240501T184710Z UID:19451-1715277600-1715284800@wheatgrassbooks.com SUMMARY:Mark Sullivan DESCRIPTION:READING & BOOK SIGNING\n\n\n\nMark Sullivan\n\n\n\nWheatgrass Books is celebrating with Mark Sullivan the launch of his new book\, All the Glimmering Stars\, on Thursday\, May 9th at 6 pm.   \n\n\n\nAs many as 300\,000 child soldiers are currently being forced to fight around the world. The UN deems it a global security issue because radicalized\, militant\, dehumanized children grow up to be radicalized\, militant\, dehumanized adults. One of the most egregious episodes in modern history was Joseph Kony’s 30-year reign of terror in Uganda\, southern Sudan\, and Congo as his Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) kidnapped as many as 37\,000 boys and girls\, turning the males into fearsome\, soulless soldiers and the girls into slaves\, sexual and otherwise. Two of those young people Anthony Opoka and Florence Okori- escaped and survived to later bear witness at the LRA war crimes trial in the Hague. Their harrowing and triumphant story is the basis for #1 New York Times bestselling author Mark Sullivan’s historical novel\, All the Glimmering Stars (Lake Union; May 7\, 2024). \n\n\n\nMark Sullivan is the acclaimed author of more than twenty novels\, including the #1 Amazon Charts\, Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestseller Beneath a Scarlet Sky\, and the #1 New York Times bestselling Private series\, which he writes with James Patterson. Mark has received numerous awards for his writing\, including the WHSmith Fresh Talent Award\, and his works have been named a New York Times Notable Book and a Los Angeles Times Book of the Year. \n\n\n\n“The true story behind All the Glimmering Stars was brought to me by a former squadron commander of SEAL Team 6 and the former CIA chief in Uganda\, both of whom were so stunned hearing it they came to believe that if properly told it could help end child soldiering throughout the world\,” Sullivan says. “In an earlier life I was a Peace Corps volunteer in Africa\, and I responded to the tale and the cause immediately. I went to Uganda and spent weeks with Anthony and Florence. I came away also believing that their story brought to life in a novel could have a dramatic impact on the way kids in war zones are treated. To that end\, I wrote the novel with the intention that it would not only grip readers with a remarkable story well-told\, but also contribute to End Child Soldiering\, a non-profit that works to prevent kids being forced into combat and to rehabilitate youngsters who have already suffered that tragedy.” – Mark Sullivan URL:https://wheatgrassbooks.com/event/mark-sullivan-2/ CATEGORIES:Book Signing,Reading ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wheatgrassbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/wg_sullivan2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20240504T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20240504T140000 DTSTAMP:20240501T185140Z CREATED:20240205T231154Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240501T185140Z UID:19446-1714820400-1714831200@wheatgrassbooks.com SUMMARY:Susie Wall DESCRIPTION:BOOK SIGNING\n\n\n\nSusie Wall\n\n\n\nWheatgrass Books will host Susie Wall\, author of 100 Things to Do in Montana Before You Die\, for a book signing on Saturday\, May 4th from 11 am to 2 pm. \n\n\n\n100 Things to Do in Montana Before You Die by Susie Wall brings this beautiful state to life from the towering western mountains to the rolling eastern plains. A few of Susie’s favorite highlights include experiencing Montana’s storied past as you dig for dinosaur bones in Bynum and admire prehistoric art at Pictograph Cave State Park\, getting your adrenaline fix riding the rapids through the Alberton Gorge\, dancing the night away at the Montana Folk Festival in Butte.  URL:https://wheatgrassbooks.com/event/susie-wall/ CATEGORIES:Book Signing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wheatgrassbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/wg_wall.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20240428T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20240428T160000 DTSTAMP:20240408T190258Z CREATED:20240408T190256Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240408T190258Z UID:19586-1714312800-1714320000@wheatgrassbooks.com SUMMARY:Our Town: Who’s Afraid of a Little Drama? DESCRIPTION:Our Town: Who’s Afraid of a Little Drama?\n\n\n\nLivingston’s newly formed theatre meet-up will read the scripts and then meet each month to discuss one of the upcoming plays that’s being produced in the Livingston / Bozeman area. We’ll meet upstairs at Wheatgrass Books on the 4th Sunday of the month at 2 pm. Directors who are available will join us for a talk-back-style chat about the play. Below is the schedule for Winter / Spring 2024. \n\n\n\nJoin our small but growing group of theatre nerds to talk about the script by Lauren Gunderson\, I And You\, on Sunday April 28th at 2 pm. The play will be showing at The Blue Slipper Theatre\, May 10 – 19\, and will be directed by Sarah Sherman. \n\n\n\nJanuary – Born With Teeth by Liz Duffy Adams w/ Director Marc BeaudinFebruary – Tiny Beautiful Things by Nia Vergalo w/ Director Katie MangettMarch – My Barking Dog by Eric CobleApril – I and You by Lauren GundersonMay – Fuddy Meers by David Lindsay-Abaire URL:https://wheatgrassbooks.com/event/our-town-whos-afraid-of-a-little-drama-4/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wheatgrassbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/unnamed-23.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20240427T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20240427T160000 DTSTAMP:20240408T185311Z CREATED:20240205T230815Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240408T185311Z UID:19443-1714215600-1714233600@wheatgrassbooks.com SUMMARY:Malcolm Brooks DESCRIPTION:READING & BOOK SIGNING\n\n\n\nMalcolm Brooks\n\n\n\nWheatgrass Books is celebrating Independent Bookstore Day with Missoula author Malcolm Brooks who will sign books on Saturday\, April 27th from 11 am – 2 pm and will read from his work at 2 pm. URL:https://wheatgrassbooks.com/event/malcolm-brooks-2/ CATEGORIES:Book Signing,Reading ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wheatgrassbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/wg_brooks.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20240427T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20240427T120000 DTSTAMP:20240408T185727Z CREATED:20240408T185724Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240408T185727Z UID:19582-1714215600-1714219200@wheatgrassbooks.com SUMMARY:Children's Story Hour w/ Queer Quills DESCRIPTION:READING\n\n\n\nChildren’s Story Hour w/ Queer Quills\n\n\n\nChildren with their parents are invited to join us on Saturday\, April 27th\, at 11 am for story hour with the local teen group\, Queer Quills in celebration of Independent Bookstore Day! They’ll be reading storybooks for young children. URL:https://wheatgrassbooks.com/event/childrens-story-hour-w-queer-quills/ CATEGORIES:Reading END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20240422T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20240422T193000 DTSTAMP:20240408T190633Z CREATED:20240408T190631Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240408T190633Z UID:19592-1713807000-1713814200@wheatgrassbooks.com SUMMARY:Wheatgrass Book Club DESCRIPTION:BOOK CLUB\n\n\n\nWheatgrass Book Club\n\n\n\nJoin us for our discussion about the latest pick of our monthly book club. \n\n\n\nFebruary 26th  –  The All of It – Jeannette HaienMarch 25th –  The English Understand Wool – Helen DeWittApril – Weyward – Emila Hart  URL:https://wheatgrassbooks.com/event/wheatgrass-book-club/ CATEGORIES:Book Club END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20240418T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20240418T200000 DTSTAMP:20240408T184947Z CREATED:20240308T175803Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240408T184947Z UID:19537-1713463200-1713470400@wheatgrassbooks.com SUMMARY:Color Party! for Livingston Pride Week  DESCRIPTION:Color Party! for Livingston Pride Week \n\n\n\nIn collaboration with ASPEN\, QUEER QUILLS\, and Forward Montanawho: All-ages what: A Color Party. Dress from head to toe in your one favorite color of the day. Bring a snack to share in that same color. (red attire/ red cherries)ASPEN will be share information about their QSA group and will lead Queer Trivia with prizes!Queer Quills will give a short presentation on the history of Pride Week/MonthForward Montana will offer voter registrationwhen: Thursday April 18th from 6-8 PMwhere: Wheatgrass Books why: In celebration of Livingston Pride Week \n\n\n\nThe mission of Forward Montana is to build political power with and for young Montanans. That means empowering everyday folk to get involved and make their voices heard — from registering to vote to running for office\, and everything in between. Young people in Montana have big dreams for a better\, more sustainable and inclusive future — and we deserve opportunities to make it happen. That’s what Forward Montana is all about. \n\n\n\nThe mission of the Livingston Pride Coalition is to benefit our community through engaging events\, dialogue\, and understanding. URL:https://wheatgrassbooks.com/event/color-party-for-livingston-pride-week/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wheatgrassbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/unnamed-22.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20240325T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20240325T193000 DTSTAMP:20240308T175438Z CREATED:20240308T175435Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240308T175438Z UID:19533-1711387800-1711395000@wheatgrassbooks.com SUMMARY:Wheatgrass Book Club - The English Understand Wool DESCRIPTION:BOOK CLUB\n\n\n\nWheatgrass Book Club\n\n\n\nJoin us for our discussion about the latest pick of our monthly book club. \n\n\n\nFebruary 26th  –  The All of It – Jeannette HaienMarch 25th –  The English Understand Wool – Helen DeWittApril – Weyward – Emila Hart  URL:https://wheatgrassbooks.com/event/wheatgrass-book-club-the-english-understand-wool/ CATEGORIES:Book Club END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20240324T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20240324T160000 DTSTAMP:20240308T174753Z CREATED:20240308T174751Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240308T174753Z UID:19524-1711288800-1711296000@wheatgrassbooks.com SUMMARY:Our Town: Who's Afraid of a Little Drama? DESCRIPTION:Our Town: Who’s Afraid of a Little Drama?\n\n\n\nLivingston’s newly formed theatre meet-up will read the scripts and then meet each month to discuss one of the upcoming plays that’s being produced in the Livingston / Bozeman area. We’ll meet upstairs at Wheatgrass Books on the 4th Sunday of the month at 2 pm. Directors who are available will join us for a talk-back-style chat about the play. Below is the schedule for Winter / Spring 2024. \n\n\n\nJoin our small but growing group of theatre nerds to talk about the script by Eric Coble\, My Barking Dog\, on Sunday\, March 24th at 2 pm. The play will be showing at Verge Theatre in Bozeman March 15-30 and will be directed by LX Miller. \n\n\n\nJanuary – Born With Teeth by Liz Duffy Adams w/ Director Marc BeaudinFebruary – Tiny Beautiful Things by Nia Vergalo w/ Director Katie MangettMarch – My Barking Dog by Eric Coble April – Sweat by Lynn NottageMay – Fuddy Meers by David Lindsay-Abaire URL:https://wheatgrassbooks.com/event/our-town-whos-afraid-of-a-little-drama-3/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wheatgrassbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/unnamed-21.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20240226T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20240226T193000 DTSTAMP:20240205T232457Z CREATED:20240205T232454Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240205T232457Z UID:19455-1708968600-1708975800@wheatgrassbooks.com SUMMARY:Wheatgrass Book Club - The All of It DESCRIPTION:BOOK CLUB\n\n\n\nWheatgrass Book Club\n\n\n\nJoin us for our discussion about the latest pick of our monthly book club. \n\n\n\nFebruary 26th  –  The All of It – Jeannette HaienMarch 25th –  The English Understand Wool – Helen DeWittApril – Weyward – Emila Hart  URL:https://wheatgrassbooks.com/event/wheatgrass-book-club-the-all-of-it/ CATEGORIES:Book Club END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20240225T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20240225T170000 DTSTAMP:20240205T232912Z CREATED:20240205T232910Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240205T232912Z UID:19460-1708873200-1708880400@wheatgrassbooks.com SUMMARY:Queer Quill - Silence Will Not Stand DESCRIPTION:Queer Quill – Silence Will Not Stand\n\n\n\nJoin us on Sunday\, Feb 25th at 3 pm for dramatic performances by a strong group of teens. URL:https://wheatgrassbooks.com/event/queer-quill-silence-will-not-stand/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wheatgrassbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-05-at-4.27.49-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20240225T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20240225T160000 DTSTAMP:20240205T230352Z CREATED:20240205T230332Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240205T230352Z UID:19435-1708869600-1708876800@wheatgrassbooks.com SUMMARY:Our Town: Who's Afraid of a Little Drama? DESCRIPTION:Our Town: Who’s Afraid of a Little Drama?\n\n\n\nLivingston’s newly formed theatre meet-up will read the scripts and then meet each month to discuss one of the upcoming plays that’s being produced in the Livingston / Bozeman area. We’ll meet upstairs at Wheatgrass Books on the 4th Sunday of the month at 2 pm. Directors who are available will join us for a talk-back-style chat about the play. Below is the schedule for Winter / Spring 2024. \n\n\n\nJanuary – Born With Teeth by Liz Duffy Adams w/ Director Marc BeaudinFebruary – Tiny Beautiful Things by Nia Vergalo w/ Director Katie MangettMarch – My Barking Dog by Eric Coble April – Sweat by Lynn NottageMay – Fuddy Meers by David Lindsay-Abaire URL:https://wheatgrassbooks.com/event/our-town-whos-afraid-of-a-little-drama-2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wheatgrassbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/unnamed.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20240224T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20240224T140000 DTSTAMP:20240205T233252Z CREATED:20240205T233249Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240205T233252Z UID:19465-1708772400-1708783200@wheatgrassbooks.com SUMMARY:Lori Micken DESCRIPTION:BOOK SIGNING\n\n\n\nLori Micken\n\n\n\nWheatgrass Books will host Lori Micken\, local author of Ninety Years in Montana\, for a book signing on Saturday\, February 24th from 11 am to 2 pm. URL:https://wheatgrassbooks.com/event/lori-micken/ CATEGORIES:Book Signing END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20240128T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20240128T160000 DTSTAMP:20240205T230410Z CREATED:20240107T233738Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240205T230410Z UID:19380-1706450400-1706457600@wheatgrassbooks.com SUMMARY:Our Town: Who's Afraid of a Little Drama? DESCRIPTION:Our Town: Who’s Afraid of a Little Drama?\n\n\n\nLivingston’s newly formed theatre meet-up will read the scripts and then meet each month to discuss one of the upcoming plays that’s being produced in the Livingston / Bozeman area. We’ll meet upstairs at Wheatgrass Books on the 4th Sunday of the month at 2 pm. Directors who are available will join us for a talk-back style chat about the play. Below is the schedule for Winter / Spring 2024. \n\n\n\nJanuary – Born With Teeth by Liz Duffy Adams w/ Director Marc BeaudinFebruary – Tiny Beautiful Things by Nia Vergalo w/ Director Katie MangettMarch – My Barking Dog by Eric Coble April – Sweat by Lynn NottageMay – Fuddy Meers by David Lindsay-Abaire  URL:https://wheatgrassbooks.com/event/our-town-whos-afraid-of-a-little-drama/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wheatgrassbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/unnamed-20.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20240121T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20240121T140000 DTSTAMP:20240107T234058Z CREATED:20240107T233026Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240107T234058Z UID:19375-1705838400-1705845600@wheatgrassbooks.com SUMMARY:Sip & Paint Brunch DESCRIPTION:Sip & Paint Brunch\n\n\n\nCreate a painting with artist and instructor Angie Froke while you enjoy mimosas\, bloodies\, and bagels. $30 (includes art supplies). Space is limited. Email Lisa at wheatgrassbooks@gmail.com to sign up. URL:https://wheatgrassbooks.com/event/sip-paint-brunch/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20240120T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20240120T170000 DTSTAMP:20240107T232526Z CREATED:20240107T232523Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240107T232526Z UID:19368-1705762800-1705770000@wheatgrassbooks.com SUMMARY:A Conversation about Labor Issues in Our Community DESCRIPTION:A Conversation about Labor Issues in Our Community\n\n\n\nOn January 20th at 3 pm\, director Sarah Sherman will host a conversation about labor issues in our community at Wheatgrass Books. The event will include guest panelists from Dan Bailey’s Outdoor Company\, Human Resource Development Council\, Neptune’s Taphouse and Eatery and Coffee Creek Espresso. This event is free and open to the public with additional information listed online at www.sweattheplaymt.com. \n\n\n\nThis event is being organized by local film and theater director Sarah Sherman in conjunction with an upcoming play she will direct at The Blue Slipper Theatre\, Lynn Nottage’s Pulitzer Prize winning Sweat. The conversation will revolve around sustaining strong\, equitable work environments for workers and employers alike in our community and will feature guest panelists who are eager to see positive changes for Livingston and Park County residents. This panel comes as an increasing number of Livingston workers are struggling to secure affordable housing — in Montana\, 1 in 4 renters are considered extremely low-income and of these households\, 68% pay rents that are unaffordable (Montana Budget and Policy Center.) Sweat itself explores themes of labor\, class\, race and equity. The upcoming production can be followed on Instagram at @sweattheplaymt. URL:https://wheatgrassbooks.com/event/a-conversation-about-labor-issues-in-our-community/ CATEGORIES:Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wheatgrassbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/unnamed-19.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20231201T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20231201T200000 DTSTAMP:20231130T183645Z CREATED:20230831T003309Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231130T183645Z UID:4414-1701446400-1701460800@wheatgrassbooks.com SUMMARY:Holiday Stroll Book Signing DESCRIPTION:BOOK SIGNING\n\n\n\nHoliday Stroll Book Signing\n\n\n\nJoin us for a book signing with Janet Fox\, author of Wintergarden\, and Doug Smith\, author of Yellowstone’s Birds: Diversity and Abundance in the World’s First National Park\, during the Holiday Stroll on Friday\, December 1st from 4 pm to 8 pm. URL:https://wheatgrassbooks.com/event/holiday-stroll/ CATEGORIES:Book Signing END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20231125T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20231125T170000 DTSTAMP:20231007T214859Z CREATED:20230831T003838Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231007T214859Z UID:4417-1700908200-1700931600@wheatgrassbooks.com SUMMARY:Small Biz Saturday Book Signings DESCRIPTION:BOOK SIGNING\n\n\n\nSmall Biz Saturday Book Signings\n\n\n\nSupport your favorite local businesses and join us this Small Business Saturday\, November 25th\, for book signings all day! Janet Fox\, author of Wintergarden\, and Maggie Anderson\, author of Between Rock and a Hard Place\, will be signing books from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm. Bryan Schaeffer\, author of The Last Best Trails Montana\, and Edward Hemingway\, author of Tough Cookie will be signing books from 2 pm to 5 pm. URL:https://wheatgrassbooks.com/event/small-biz-saturday-book-signings/ CATEGORIES:Book Signing END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20231116T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20231116T190000 DTSTAMP:20231107T231234Z CREATED:20230512T233159Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231107T231234Z UID:4220-1700154000-1700161200@wheatgrassbooks.com SUMMARY:Holiday Art Walk DESCRIPTION:Holiday Art Walk\n\n\n\nJoin us for the Holiday Art Walk and the opening reception for Ink Made From Guns exhibit on Thursday\, November 16th from 5 to 7 pm. URL:https://wheatgrassbooks.com/event/holiday-art-walk/ CATEGORIES:Art Reception END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20231104T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20231104T180000 DTSTAMP:20231101T233942Z CREATED:20231007T215423Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231101T233942Z UID:4491-1699113600-1699120800@wheatgrassbooks.com SUMMARY:In Glacier's Grip: A Group Reading DESCRIPTION:READING & BOOK SIGNING\n\n\n\nIn Glacier’s Grip\n\n\n\nJoin us Saturday\, November 4th at 4 pm for a group reading\, signing and reception with Jennifer Bisbing\, Meradeth Houston\, and Clare Tallier\, authors of In Glacier’s Grip: A National Parks Anthology. \n\n\n\nEmbark on an adventure with the newest collection of short stories from the Missoula Writing Society. Meet three characters fumbling through life and the precarious mountain terrain of Glacier National Park. One is on the run. Another is grappling with failure. One is searching for acceptance. But\, all are in Glacier’s Grip. \n\n\n\nJennifer Bisbing is an award-winning book editor and photographer originally from the Midwest\, and she now resides in Livington. Raised by a renowned forensic scientist\, Bisbing’s murder mystery Under the Pines reveals childhood memories of trips to the crime lab. With family dinner conversations notoriously leading to murder cases\, it’s no surprise her forthcoming poetry chapbook (Finishing Line Press) has a few lingering villains. She currently writes for Montana Quarterly\, edits for several national and international publishers\, and can be found online at jenniferbisbing.com. \n\n\n\nClare Tallier is an award-winning ex-journalist who was part of exceptional newsrooms where she helped produce great writing; now\, as editorial director of Self-Publishing Services\, she helps writers of all kinds do the same. In Glacier’s Grip is her third anthology.  She is on the last leg of the first novel in her Once Upon a Fairy Tale series of mysteries set in 1880s London.  \n\n\n\nMeradeth Houston has been writing since she realized the sequel to a book she loved as a kid didn’t exist…and she could make up the story herself. An anthropology professor by day\, Meradeth makes her home in Montana\, where she’s also a scientist specializing in forensic degraded DNA (translation: really old DNA that’s decayed). Her recent works\, The Coincidence Makers and In Defiance of Fate showcase her gift for weaving modern tales that artfully blend real-world science and magic. URL:https://wheatgrassbooks.com/event/group-reading-of-in-glaciers-grip/ CATEGORIES:Book Signing,Reading ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wheatgrassbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/wg_glaciersgrip.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20231026T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20231026T200000 DTSTAMP:20231002T213501Z CREATED:20230901T223432Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231002T213501Z UID:4422-1698343200-1698350400@wheatgrassbooks.com SUMMARY:Malcolm Brooks DESCRIPTION:READING & BOOK SIGNING\n\n\n\nMalcolm Brooks\n\n\n\nWheatgrass Books will host Malcolm Brooks\, author of Painted Horses & Cloudmaker\, for a reading & book signing on Thursday\, October 26th at 6 pm. \n\n\n\nFrom the nationally bestselling author of Painted Horses\, Malcolm Brooks’ Covid -release novel (May 2021)\, Cloudmaker\, is a spirited novel set during the summer of Amelia Earhart’s final flight—a tale of American ingenuity and optimism set against the backdrop of a deepening Great Depression. \n\n\n\nIn Brooks’ trademark “lush\, breathtaking prose” (San Francisco Chronicleon Painted Horses) and with a winking nod to the Sam Clemens who inspired its hero’s nickname\, Cloudmaker is a boisterous\, heartfelt novel that brings to life the idealism\, inventiveness\, traditionalism\, and deep contradictions of the American spirit. URL:https://wheatgrassbooks.com/event/malcolm-brooks/ CATEGORIES:Book Signing,Reading ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wheatgrassbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/wg_brooks.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20231026T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20231026T190000 DTSTAMP:20231007T214507Z CREATED:20230512T232651Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231007T214507Z UID:4216-1698339600-1698346800@wheatgrassbooks.com SUMMARY:Echoes of Ourselves Art Opening DESCRIPTION:RECEPTION\n\n\n\nEchoes of Ourselves Art Opening\n\n\n\nJoin us for the opening reception of Echoes of Ourselves with Kay Potter on Thursday\, October 26th from 5 to 7 pm. \n\n\n\nStep into a vivid tapestry of emotion\, color\, and narrative at our upcoming art show: Echoes of Ourselves. This exhibition captures the powerful intertwining of story and soul\, showcasing how narratives shape our very essence and guide our journeys. Kay’s latest collection is an ode to life’s challenges and triumphs\, illuminating the pathways of overcoming\, persistence\, and the quest for authenticity. Experience a myriad of visual tales\, ranging from the raw intimacy of pen and ink sketches to the rich vibrancy of oil and acrylic masterpieces. Each piece\, infused with themes of personal growth\, dreams\, and the pursuit of one’s true self\, is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the stories that shape us. With 30 captivating paintings\, Kay invites you on a transformative journey. See how stories not only recount experiences but also provide the blueprint for living our most authentic\, best lives. Join us\, and let the artworks resonate with your own personal narratives\, invoking reflections\, memories\, and aspirations. URL:https://wheatgrassbooks.com/event/kay-potter-art-opening/ CATEGORIES:Art Reception ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wheatgrassbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/unnamed-17.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20231014T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20231014T183000 DTSTAMP:20231014T184519Z CREATED:20231002T211004Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231014T184519Z UID:4460-1697302800-1697308200@wheatgrassbooks.com SUMMARY:Arán & Im by Manchán Magan (5 pm performance) DESCRIPTION:Arán & Im by Manchán Magan\n\n\n\n“I just knew that I wanted to take people out of the norm\, which is what theatre does. But I didn’t want all the conventions and trappings of theatre\, of a three-act play. I imagined creating this little sanctuary on stage in which flour from Irish fields and water from Irish rivers could be transformed into a potent metaphor for our connecting to language\, landscape and life.”– Manchan Magan\n\n\n\nThanks to some very generous supporters\, we’ll have two free to the public performances of Arán & Im (Bread & Butter) at Wheatgrass on Saturday\, October 14th at 2 PM & at 5 PM. \n\n\n\nArán & Im (‘Bread & Butter’) is a theatrical performance\,  produced by Once Off Productions and supported by Culture Ireland\, in which Manchán Magan bakes sourdough bread for 70 minutes while offering insights into the wonders of the Irish language – exploring potent words of landscape\, terms of intuition and insight\, and the many phrases that bring to life the mysterious glory of our natural world. The show is a celebration of language\, land and local Irish food\, with freshly-baked traditional sourdough bread for the audience to slice and spread with butter they churn themselves from Irish cream. The show looks to find a way of talking about the Irish language – about the sublime beauty and profound oddness of this ancient tongue that has been spoken on the island for 2\,500 to 3\,000 years and is now slipping slowly from our grasp. \n\n\n\nDr. Shane Doyle who is a Montana-based scholar\, teacher\, and community advocate whose work focuses on the history and heritage of Native American tribes of the Northern Great Plains will be in attendance and will be meeting with Manchan Magan to discuss Crow language loss and preservation. \n\n\n\n“Manchan is a national treasure in Ireland\, beloved for his interpretation of the Irish language\, as well as his work sharing Irish myth\, mysticism and storytelling.  We are immeasurably blessed to get this show\, that sold out all over Ireland\, in our community.   Manchan is a captivating performer that will have anyone fall in love with stunning beauty and the eccentricities of the Irish language by the end of the show.”   – Lilia Tyrrell\, Bozeman MT \n\n\n\nWhat can the word for the lonesomeness of a cow bereft of her calf\, diadhánach\, teach us about our current methods of food production? \n\n\n\nWhy does one need to orientate oneself to the sun to give directions in Irish? \n\n\n\nTo what degree is the Otherworld embedded in words for cancer? What’s the word for the sound horses make when they meet after an absence? URL:https://wheatgrassbooks.com/event/aran-im-by-manchan-magan-5-pm-performance/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wheatgrassbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/unnamed-10.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20231014T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20231014T153000 DTSTAMP:20231014T184602Z CREATED:20230804T005112Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231014T184602Z UID:4351-1697292000-1697297400@wheatgrassbooks.com SUMMARY:Arán & Im by Manchán Magan (2 pm performance) DESCRIPTION:Arán & Im by Manchán Magan\n\n\n\n“I just knew that I wanted to take people out of the norm\, which is what theatre does. But I didn’t want all the conventions and trappings of theatre\, of a three-act play. I imagined creating this little sanctuary on stage in which flour from Irish fields and water from Irish rivers could be transformed into a potent metaphor for our connecting to language\, landscape and life.”– Manchan Magan\n\n\n\nThanks to some very generous supporters\, we’ll have two free to the public performances of Arán & Im (Bread & Butter) at Wheatgrass on Saturday\, October 14th at 2 PM & at 5 PM. \n\n\n\nArán & Im (‘Bread & Butter’) is a theatrical performance\,  produced by Once Off Productions and supported by Culture Ireland\, in which Manchán Magan bakes sourdough bread for 70 minutes while offering insights into the wonders of the Irish language – exploring potent words of landscape\, terms of intuition and insight\, and the many phrases that bring to life the mysterious glory of our natural world. The show is a celebration of language\, land and local Irish food\, with freshly-baked traditional sourdough bread for the audience to slice and spread with butter they churn themselves from Irish cream. The show looks to find a way of talking about the Irish language – about the sublime beauty and profound oddness of this ancient tongue that has been spoken on the island for 2\,500 to 3\,000 years and is now slipping slowly from our grasp. \n\n\n\nDr. Shane Doyle who is a Montana-based scholar\, teacher\, and community advocate whose work focuses on the history and heritage of Native American tribes of the Northern Great Plains will be in attendance and will be meeting with Manchan Magan to discuss Crow language loss and preservation. \n\n\n\n“Manchan is a national treasure in Ireland\, beloved for his interpretation of the Irish language\, as well as his work sharing Irish myth\, mysticism and storytelling.  We are immeasurably blessed to get this show\, that sold out all over Ireland\, in our community.   Manchan is a captivating performer that will have anyone fall in love with stunning beauty and the eccentricities of the Irish language by the end of the show.”   – Lilia Tyrrell\, Bozeman MT \n\n\n\nWhat can the word for the lonesomeness of a cow bereft of her calf\, diadhánach\, teach us about our current methods of food production? \n\n\n\nWhy does one need to orientate oneself to the sun to give directions in Irish? \n\n\n\nTo what degree is the Otherworld embedded in words for cancer? What’s the word for the sound horses make when they meet after an absence? URL:https://wheatgrassbooks.com/event/aran-im-by-manchan-magan/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wheatgrassbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/unnamed-10.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20231007T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20231007T190000 DTSTAMP:20231002T211756Z CREATED:20230429T012046Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231002T211756Z UID:4154-1696694400-1696705200@wheatgrassbooks.com SUMMARY:2nd Annual Banned Books Reading & Celebration DESCRIPTION:READING\n\n\n\n2nd Annual Banned Books Community Reading & Celebration\n\n\n\nLocal community members made up of a variety of ages and professions will gather together at Wheatgrass Books on Saturday October 7th at 4 PM to read short passages from a favorite banned book. Join us to celebrate the stories and voices that are being threatened. The event will be emceed by local writer Stacy Peterson and readers include Anajbella Woodson\, Jamie Stephens\, Fiona Shinn\, Nancy Puckett\, Laurie Bishop\, Melissa Nootz\, Lisa Sukut\, Melissa Ragain\, Lisa Mcnamee\, Hannah Woodson\, Jan Strout\, and Jennifer Bisbing.According to the American Library Association (ALA)\, “Banned Books Week celebrates the freedom to read and spotlights current and historical attempts to censor books in libraries and schools. For more than 40 years\, the annual event has brought together the entire book community — librarians\, teachers\, booksellers\, publishers\, writers\, journalists\, and readers of all types — in shared support of the freedom to seek and to express ideas\, even those some consider unorthodox or unpopular. The books featured during Banned Books Week have all been targeted for removal or restriction in libraries and schools. By focusing on efforts across the country to remove or restrict access to books\, Banned Books Week draws national attention to the harms of censorship. \n\n\n\nIn a time of intense political polarization\, library staff in every state are facing an unprecedented number of attempts to ban books. ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom ALA documented 1\,269 demands to censor library books and resources in 2022\, the highest number of attempted book bans since ALA began compiling data about censorship in libraries more than 20 years ago. The unparalleled number of reported book challenges in 2022 nearly doubles the 729 book challenges reported in 2021. Of the record 2\,571 unique titles targeted for censorship\, most were by or about LGBTQIA+ persons and Black\, Indigenous\, and people of color. \n\n\n\nThe theme for Banned Books Week 2023 is “Let Freedom Read.” When we ban books\, we’re closing off readers to people\, places\, and perspectives. But when we stand up for stories\, we unleash the power that lies inside every book. We liberate the array of voices that need to be heard and the scenes that need to be seen. Let freedom read!” \n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n July 22\, 2024 \n\n \n @ \n \n 5:30 pm \n \n \n – \n \n \n 7:30 pm \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Add to calendar \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Google Calendar \n \n \n \n iCalendar \n \n \n \n Outlook 365 \n \n \n \n Outlook Live URL:https://wheatgrassbooks.com/event/2nd-annual-banned-books-reading-celebration/ CATEGORIES:Reading ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wheatgrassbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/unnamed-13.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20230928T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20230928T210000 DTSTAMP:20230911T013607Z CREATED:20230831T002819Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230911T013607Z UID:4409-1695927600-1695934800@wheatgrassbooks.com SUMMARY:Brad Orsted & Maggie Anderson DESCRIPTION:READING & BOOK SIGNING\n\n\n\nBrad Orsted & Maggie Anderson\n\n\n\nWheatgrass will host Brad Orsted\, author of Through The Wilderness\, and Maggie Anderson\, author of Between Rock and A Hard Place\, for a reading\, signing\, and conversation on Thursday\, September 28th at 7 PM.  \n\n\n\nThrough The Wilderness: My Journey of Redemption and Healing in the American Wild \n\n\n\nWhen Brad Orsted’s fifteen-month-old daughter\, Marley\, tragically and mysteriously died at his mother’s home\, he descended into madness. There was an investigation\, autopsy\, and eventual charges\, yet Marley’s cause of death remained inconclusive. Blaming himself\, he plunged into an abyss of grief\, guilt\, and self-recrimination\, fueled by prescription drugs and alcohol. For the next almost two years Brad wanted and tried to die too while his wife\, Stacey\, searched for a new beginning. She finally found a job in Yellowstone National Park and\, with their daughters\, the pair fled Michigan looking for refuge and redemption in the 2.2 million acres of glorious American wilderness. \n\n\n\nTHROUGH THE WILDERNESS: My Journey of Redemption and Healing in the American Wild (St. Martin’s Press; June 27\, 2023; $29.00 hardcover) by Award-winning Yellowstone photographer and documentary filmmaker Brad Orsted begins in Yellowstone\, five months after the family’s arrival\, when\, in an alcoholic haze\, Brad stumbled into a field of sage and comes face-to-face with an adult male grizzly bear. Against all odds\, Brad survives and comes to the realization that he wants to live-he just didn’t know how. \n\n\n\nDesperate for help\, Brad invited himself to a Crow sweat lodge ceremony\, where an elder told him it was time to stop grieving. The elder’s words started Brad on a journey towards sobriety and inner peace\, only possible because of lessons he learned in the wild\, his new job as a wildlife photographer and filmmaker\, and two orphaned grizzly cubs who carried him back home and taught him how to live again. \n\n\n\nBrad’s ten-year odyssey is about finding the wild inside the human heart. It is a journey of the spirit- a journey to forgiveness and sobriety\, to love and life\, to memory\, and ultimately\, to Marley. \n\n\n\nTHROUGH THE WILDERNESS is a gripping tale of redemption and courage\, as Orsted reinvents his life in the wake of loss and grief\, and depicts the healing powers of the wild and the redemptive nature of the human spirit. \n\n\n\nABOUT THE AUTHOR: Brad Orsted’s instinct for storytelling started early when someone gave him a Kodak Brownie Hawkeye camera as a child. Decades later Brad’s passion for wildlife cinematography and photography would not only earn him work with top networks like: Nat Geo Wild\, The BBC\, PBS\, Nature\, and The Smithsonian Channel\, but also become part of his recovery after the tragic death of his daughter\, Marley. Brad now resides in Paradise Valley\, Montana\, where he is hard at work on his second book and his wilderness therapy programs also called\, Through the Wilderness. Brad’s film with Jeff Bridges and Doug Peacock\, “The Beast of Our Time” recently won Best Environmental Film Award at the prestigious L.A. Doc Film Festival. URL:https://wheatgrassbooks.com/event/brad-orsted/ CATEGORIES:Book Signing,Reading ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wheatgrassbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/wg_andersonorsted.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20230922T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20230922T200000 DTSTAMP:20230901T225710Z CREATED:20230304T222118Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230901T225710Z UID:3989-1695402000-1695412800@wheatgrassbooks.com SUMMARY:Ex Libris Art Opening & 4th Friday Book Signings DESCRIPTION:RECEPTION & BOOK SIGNING\n\n\n\nEx Libris: Recycled Book Art & The Art of the Bookplate Art Opening & 4th Friday Book Signings\n\n\n\nJoin us for the opening reception of the Ex Libris: Recycled Book Art & The Art of the Bookplate exhibit and September’s 4th Friday Book Signings with author and fly fisherman Paul Weamer and Billings poet Cara Chamberlain\, on Friday\, September 22nd from 5 to 8 pm. \n\n\n\nCara Chamberlain will sign copies of her most recent book of poetry\, To Gaze Upon Their Loveliness.  \n\n\n\n“Chamberlain pairs lyric poems with provocative science facts in an exploration of the sex lives of chickadees and hawks\, earthworms and ants\, elk and jaguars\, butterflies and jellyfish” writes Janine DeBaise\, author of Body Language. “She sets before us beauty and violence\, dying oceans and human greed\, the lasciviousness of nature’s creatures\, and a human love song to the earth.” \n\n\n\nChamberlain is the author of Hidden Things\, The Divine Botany\, and Lament of the Antichrist in a Secular World. Her poetry has appeared in numerous journals and anthologies\, including Nimrod\, Boston Review\, The Southern Review and Poetics for the More-Than-Human World: An Anthology. She holds degrees in English and creative writing from the University of Utah and Purdue University\, and has taught writing and literature for over 25 years in Wyoming\, Maine\, Canada\, Florida and Montana.Paul Weamer will sign copies of his most recent book\, Favorite Flies for Yellowstone National Park. Paul is a Fly Fisherman magazine contributing editor\, and he has written several fly fishing books.  He is the Coordinator of the Yellowstone Fly Fishing Volunteer Program\, and he also guides fly fishers in Montana and Yellowstone National Park. Paul and his family live in Paradise Valley\, MT. URL:https://wheatgrassbooks.com/event/exlibris-art-opening-4thfriday-book-signings/ CATEGORIES:Art Reception,Book Signing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wheatgrassbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/wg_separtwalk.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20230922T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20231014T235959 DTSTAMP:20230831T002208Z CREATED:20230831T002205Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230831T002208Z UID:4401-1695340800-1697327999@wheatgrassbooks.com SUMMARY:Ex Libris Exhibit DESCRIPTION:EXHIBIT\n\n\n\nEx Libris\n\n\n\nEx Libris (Latin for ‘from the library of’) is an exhibition of bookplate art. Bookplates connect a personal library collection\, designate ownership of journals\, notebooks\, and assist lent books in being returned to their rightful owner.  \n\n\n\nThe modern bookplate has been around since the invention of the printing press in the 15th century. However the earliest bookplate dates back to Egypt 1353 BC. Early modern bookplates often had armorial designs– as books were expensive to produce and own back then\, only the nobility could afford them. \n\n\n\nThese armorial designs included the owner’s coat of arms\, crest or motto. As books became more easily produced and widespread\, so did the ownership of bookplates. England in the 19th century had a boom of bookplate collectors and artists. Technological developments in the early 20th century allowed bookplates to be easily reproduced and made way for pictorial bookplates.  \n\n\n\nThe opening reception will take place Friday\, September 22nd from 5 to 8 pm. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReception (Art Walk)September 22nd | 5 to 8 pm URL:https://wheatgrassbooks.com/event/ex-libris-exhibit/ CATEGORIES:Exhibit ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wheatgrassbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/unnamed-12.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20230905T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20230905T210000 DTSTAMP:20230804T013109Z CREATED:20230804T001528Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230804T013109Z UID:4342-1693940400-1693947600@wheatgrassbooks.com SUMMARY:Stephen Trimble DESCRIPTION:READING\n\n\n\nStephen Trimble\n\n\n\nWheatgrass Books will host Stephen Trimble\, author of The Mike File\, for a reading and conversation on Tuesday\, September 5th at 7 pm. \n\n\n\nIn The Mike File\, a 2022 Human Relations Mental Health Awareness Book of the Year\, Stephen Trimble grapples with his brother’s heartrending life and death and looks behind doors he’s barricaded in himself. \n\n\n\nIn 1957\, when “Stevie” was six and Mike 14\, psychosis overwhelmed Mike. He never lived at home again and died alone in a Denver boarding home at 33. Journalists used Mike’s death to expose these “ratholes” warehousing people with mental illness. \n\n\n\nDetective story\, social history\, journey of self-discovery\, and compassionate and unsparing memorial to a family and a forgotten life\, The Mike File will move every reader with a relative or friend touched by psychiatric illness or disability. \n\n\n\nAs writer\, editor\, and photographer\, Stephen Trimble has published 25 award-winning books during 45 years of paying attention to the landscapes and peoples of the Desert West. He’s received The Sierra Club’s Ansel Adams Award for photography and conservation and a Doctor of Humane Letters from his alma mater\, Colorado College. In 2019\, he was honored as one of Utah’s 15 most influential artists. Trimble writes as a conservation advocate and has taught writing at the University of Utah. He makes his home in Salt Lake City and in the redrock country of Torrey\, Utah. \n\n\n\n“...a new voice of eloquent witness… With restrained grief and unrestrained remembrance\, Trimble reclaims in words his lost\, loved and loving brother. He reminds us that the mad among us are human—and in many ways versions of ourselves.”—Ron Powers\, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of No One Cares About Crazy People URL:https://wheatgrassbooks.com/event/stephen-trimble/ CATEGORIES:Reading ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wheatgrassbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/wg_trimble.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR