BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20230513T180000Z DTEND:20230513T200000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:CWU Libraries presents NEA Big Read: Walk & Write at Helen McCabe State Park: A KEEN Shrub-Steppe Event DESCRIPTION:Join us for a writing workshop and nature walk at Helen McCabe State Park\, guided by Ellensburg's Poet Laureate\, Marie Machland (link is external)\, and KEEN (Kittitas Environmental Education Network) naturalist\, Jill Scheffer. Free custom notebooks and pencils will be provided and each participant will receive a copy of Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude. This workshop will be part of KEEN's annual Get Intimate with the Shrub-Steppe (GISS) event! Location: 24398 Canyon Rd\, Ellensburg\, WA 98926 Please visit the GISS website https://www.ycic.org/giss-and-birdfest to register for this event. Maximum attendance 25. The CWU Libraries has received a 2023 NEA (National Endowment for the Arts) Big Read grant for its proposed community events and activities featuring Ross Gay's collection of poetry\, A Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude. Visit our online guide https://libguides.lib.cwu.edu/c.php?g=1294103 for information on the author\, the collection\, and on our planned events. For additional information contact Maureen Rust at mrust@cwu.edu\, Student Engagement and Community Outreach librarian. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Join us for a writing workshop and nature walk at Helen McCabe State Park\, guided by Ellensburg'\;s Poet Laureate\, Marie Machland (link is external)\, and KEEN (Kittitas Environmental Education Network) naturalist\, Jill Scheffer. Free custom notebooks and pencils will be provided and each participant will receive a copy of Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude. This workshop will be part of KEEN'\;s annual Get Intimate with the Shrub-Steppe (GISS) event! Location: 24398 Canyon Rd\, Ellensburg\, WA 98926 Please visit the GISS website https://www.ycic.org/giss-and-birdfest to register for this event. Maximum attendance 25. The CWU Libraries has received a 2023 NEA (National Endowment for the Arts) Big Read grant for its proposed community events and activities featuring Ross Gay'\;s collection of poetry\, A Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude. Visit our online guide https://libguides.lib.cwu.edu/c.php?g=1294103 for information on the author\, the collection\, and on our planned events. For additional information contact Maureen Rust at mrust@cwu.edu\, Student Engagement and Community Outreach librarian. LOCATION:24398 Canyon Rd\, Ellensburg\, WA 98926 UID:e.40.28802 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260504T151154Z URL:https://business.kittitascountychamber.com/events/details/cwu-libraries-presents-nea-big-read-walk-write-at-helen-mccabe-state-park-a-keen-shrub-steppe-event-28802 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR