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SUMMARY:Gary E. Machlis on Sustainability for the Forgotten
DESCRIPTION:Due to the hurricane Helene\, we’ve regrettably had to cancel this event. We hope to be able to host Gary Machlis in the future. Please watch our webpage for further details. If you’d like to purchase the book\, use the discount code MACHLIS25 for 25% off the book on our website: https://uofupress.com/books/sustainability-for-the-forgotten/ \nQuestions? Contact Hannah.New@utah.edu. Thank you for your understanding. \n  \n  \nSustainability for the Forgotten is an incendiary book that confronts the history\, policies\, and practices of sustainability. It interrogates the usefulness of current sustainability approaches for the poorest of the poor\, the chronic underclass\, victims of natural disasters\, refugees\, the oppressed\, and asks\, how can we do better? With examples that range from the coffeelands of El Salvador to the coal country of American Appalachia\, from the streets of Detroit to refugee camps in Greece and the upscale metro centers of the affluent\, sustainability is examined with a critical eye and with an emphasis on insuring that the forgotten are heard. \nListen to Gary Machlis as he challenges the sustainability movement to follow “a just and necessary path” and provides a call to action that is ultimately hopeful. \nGary E. Machlis is University Professor of Environmental Sustainability at Clemson University. He is an elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science\, and member of the National Academies of Sciences\, Engineering\, and Medicine’s Roundtable on Science and Technology for Sustainability and its Board on Environmental Change and Society. He has written widely on issues of conservation\, science policy\, and sustainability. \nLight refreshments will be served.
URL:https://uofupress.com/event/gary-machlis-on-sustainability-for-the-forgotten/
LOCATION:J. Willard Marriott Library\, Gould Auditorium\, 295 S 1500 E\, Salt Lake City\, Utah\, 84112
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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SUMMARY:Stories from the Arches with Jeff Nichols
DESCRIPTION:The extraordinary landscape of what we now call Arches National Park thrills millions of visitors every year. But people have also lived and worked in the area since long before it was a park. Jeff Nichols shares stories from the Arches\, featured in the new anthology\, The Arches Reader.
URL:https://uofupress.com/event/stories-from-the-arches-with-jeff-nichols/
LOCATION:Salt Lake City Public Library\, 210 East 400 South\, Salt Lake City\, Utah\, 84111
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SUMMARY:Western History Association (WHA)
DESCRIPTION:The 64th Annual WHA Conference will be hosted at the Westin Kansas City at Crown Center from October 23-26 (Wednesday-Saturday). The 2024 conference will be held concurrently with the Southern Historical Association.  \nThe 2024 WHA President is Kelly Lytle Hernández\, a professor of History\, African American Studies\, and Urban Planning at UCLA where she holds The Thomas E. Lifka Endowed Chair in History and directs the Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies. One of the nation’s leading experts on race\, immigration\, and mass incarceration\, she is the author of Migra! A History of the U.S. Border Patrol (University of California Press\, 2010)\, City of Inmates: Conquest\, Rebellion\, and the Rise of Human Caging in Los Angeles  (University of North Carolina Press\, 2017)\, and the book Bad Mexicans: Race\, Empire\, and Revolution in the Borderlands (Norton\, 2022).
URL:https://uofupress.com/event/western-history-association-wha-2/
LOCATION:Kansas City\, MO
CATEGORIES:Conferences
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SUMMARY:Agha Shahid Ali Prize Reading
DESCRIPTION:Guest Writers Series presents Sara Ellen Fowler\, author of Two Signatures and Winner of Agha Shahid Ali Prize and Joan Naviyuk Kane\, author of Ex Machina.
URL:https://uofupress.com/event/agha-shahid-ali-prize-reading/
LOCATION:Finch Lane Art Gallery\, 54 Finch Lane\, Salt Lake City\, Utah\, 84112
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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SUMMARY:Jody Olsen: Hope\, Purpose\, and Service in Times of Change
DESCRIPTION:Jody Olsen\, author of A Million Miles: My Peace Corp Journey will be speaking at the Hinckley Institute Forum on Hope\, Purpose\, and Service in Times of Change. \n  \n\nDr. Josephine (Jody) Olsen\, PhD\, served as the 20th Director of the Peace Corps between March\, 2018 – January\, 2021. With the beginning of the global COVID-19 pandemic\, Dr. Olsen made the unprecedented decision to evacuate all 7\,000 Peace Corps Volunteers and bring them safely back to the United States. Dr. Olsen then led the development of a comprehensive re-entry plan for Volunteers to return to service and expanded what it means to serve\, launching the Virtual Service Pilot Program. She also championed global women’s economic empowerment\, opened a new country\, Viet Nam\, and re-opened three countries in which Peace Corps had previously served.Dr. Olsen began her career as a Peace Corps Volunteer\, serving in Tunisia from 196601968. She has also served the agency as Acting Director (2009)\, Deputy Director (2002-2009)\, Chief of Staff (1989-1992)\, Regional Director (1981-1984)\, and Country Director (1979-1981).\nPrior to returning to the Peace Corps in 2018\, Dr. Olsen was Visiting Professor at the University of Maryland-Baltimore School of Social Work and Director of the University’s Center for Global Education. In this capacity she developed and directed inter-professional global health projects for health graduate students\, oversaw health research projects in Malawi\, and taught international social work\, global social policy\, and global health. \nDr. Olsen received a BS from the University of Utah\, and a Master’s in Social Work and a PhD in Human Development from the University of Maryland. \nThroughout her career\, Dr. Olsen has championed the expansion of service\, learning and international opportunities for Americans of all backgrounds.\n\n  \nCosponsored by:  \n\nThe University of Utah Press\nThe Tanner Center for Human Rights\nThe Office of Global Engagement
URL:https://uofupress.com/event/jody-olsen-author-of-a-million-miles-my-peace-corp-journey-hinckley-forum/
LOCATION:Hinkley Caucus Room\, 260 Central Campus Dr\, Salt Lake City\, UT\, 84112\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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SUMMARY:A Wallace Stegner Center Green Bag
DESCRIPTION:The American West has long been seen as a place of rugged landscapes presenting endless opportunities. But the land is more fragile and resources more finite than popular perceptions admit. \nWe are presenting a volume of essays\, A Watershed Moment\, that explores tensions between a culture of economic growth and personal freedom and the ecological\, economic\, and social constraints set by community values and the land itself. The book examines practical approaches to land use\, land management\, and community planning rooted in philosophical views on justice\, quality of life\, and sustainability in the American West. The result is a compelling vision of place-based\, policy-oriented sustainability across the West. \nOur presentations focus on what the management of water resources demonstrates about how communities and environmental systems are dealing with the implications of growth\, development\, and climate change
URL:https://uofupress.com/event/a-wallace-stegner-center-green-bag/
LOCATION:S.J. Quinney College of Law and Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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SUMMARY:Betsy Howell - Wild Forest Home: Stories of Conservation in the Pacific Northwest
DESCRIPTION:Join Village Books and North Cascades Institute in the last Nature of Writing event of 2024 with Betsy Howell as talks about her new book Wild Forest Home: Stories of Conservation in the Pacific Northwest! \nGrowing up in the Pacific Northwest\, Betsy Howell spent her childhood exploring and thriving in old-growth coniferous forests. In the summer of 1986\, she volunteered in Mt. Hood National Forest\, surveying northern spotted owls. That position turned into three decades as a wildlife biologist with the U.S. Forest Service agency. \nBetsy L. Howell is a writer and wildlife biologist living on Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula. She has worked as a biologist since 1986 and earned her bachelor’s degree in wildlife management at Washington State University. She began writing in 1998 and has published articles on natural history and travel in American Forests\, Earth Island Journal\, The Wildlife Professional\, South Loop Review\, Clackamas Literary Review\, Apple Valley Review\, 1859 Oregon’s Magazine\, and Prairie Fire. Her two previous books are Acoustic Shadows\, Men at War and a Daughter Who Remembers Them\, a memoir about her father and great-great-grandfather and their lives as soldiers; and The Marvelous Orange Tree\, A Novel of the Civil War\, a story chronicling the life and war experiences of a woman soldier from the time. She is a member of The Wildlife Society\, Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation\, the Martes Working Group\, and the Author’s Guild.
URL:https://uofupress.com/event/betsy-howell-wild-forest-home-stories-of-conservation-in-the-pacific-northwest/
LOCATION:Village Books and Paper Dreams\, 1200 11th St\, Bellingham\, WA\, 98225\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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SUMMARY:Steven Simms - First Peoples of Great Salt Lake
DESCRIPTION:Steven Simms (Professor Emeritus of Anthropology\, Utah State University) \nFirst Peoples of Great Salt Lake: A Cultural Landscape from Nevada to Wyoming \nB192 JFSB Education in Zion Auditorium
URL:https://uofupress.com/event/steven-simms/
LOCATION:Joseph F. Smith Building (BYU)\, 1100 Campus Drive\, Provo\, UT\, 84604\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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SUMMARY:Faith and the Fight: France Davis
DESCRIPTION:One of the most foundational roles that civil rights leader Martin Luther King\, Jr. served in was as a religious leader. He first served as pastor at the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery\, Alabama and then later became co-pastor\, along with his father\, of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta\, Georgia. \n\n\nIn addition to being a center of worship\, what has been the role in the Black Church in the fight for equal rights? Does the Black Church of today serve as a space for inspiring and mobilizing its members? \n\n\n\n\nIn celebration of Martin Luther King\, Jr.’s tireless work\, please join us for a discussion\, led by Pastor Emeritus France Davis (retired from Calvary Baptist Church in Salt Lake City)\, and including pastors from several Black Churches along the Wasatch Front. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nModerator:\n\n\n\n\nPastor Emeritus France Davis\n(retired from Calvary Baptist Church\, Salt Lake City) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPanelists:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPastor Vada Southern\,\nPastor at Embry Chapel\, A.M.E.\, Ogden \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPastor Bobby Allen\, Jr.\,\nPastor at Griffin Memorial Church of God in Christ\, Ogden \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBishop Bobby Allen\,\nJurisdiction Bishop of the Churches of God in Christ for Utah And Pastor of the Kingdom Church of God in Christ\, Salt Lake City \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPastor Charles Petty\,\nPastor of the Second Baptist Church\, Ogden
URL:https://uofupress.com/event/faith-and-the-fight-france-davis/
LOCATION:J. Willard Marriott Library\, Gould Auditorium\, 295 S 1500 E\, Salt Lake City\, Utah\, 84112
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250202
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250207
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SUMMARY:PLA's Annual Convention and Trade Show
DESCRIPTION:The annual Convention and Trade Show (PLA) is the premier gathering for leaders in the public lands sector to network\, gain essential tools\, and explore products that enhance the visitor experience and support conservation\, preservation\, and enrichment efforts.
URL:https://uofupress.com/event/plas-annual-convention-and-trade-show/
LOCATION:Westgate Las Vegas\, 3000 Paradise Rd\, Las Vegas\, NV\, 89109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conferences
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250228T100000
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SUMMARY:Facing Limits In the American West: A community Discussion on Past\, Present\, and Future Directions
DESCRIPTION:A new collection of essays\, A Watershed Moment\, reveals tensions between a culture of economic growth and personal freedom and the ecological\, economic\, and social constraints set by community values and the land itself. As Western communities come up against these limits\, chapter authors highlight issues of sustainability endemic to the region and to the nation as a whole. Join us to hear from authors and discuss critical social-environmental issues in the West. \nPanelists: \nRobert Frodeman\, Environmental Philosopher\nRegina Lopez-Whiteskunk\, Montezuma Land Conservancy\nKekek Jason Stark\, Director of the Margery Hunter Brown Indian Law Clinic\nLuther Probst\, Teton County\, Wyoming County Commissioner\nPaul Rogers\, Director of Western Aspen Alliance \nSponsored by: Department of Environment & Society\, Community and Natural Resources Institute. Western Aspen Alliance\, Native American Cultural Center\, and Quinney College of Natural Resources. \nA Watershed Moment edited by Robert Frodeman\, Evelyn Brister\, and Luther Propst
URL:https://uofupress.com/event/facing-limits-in-the-american-west-a-community-discussion-on-past-present-and-future-directions/
LOCATION:Merrill-Cazier Library\, 3000 Old Main Hill\, Logan\, Utah\, 84321
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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SUMMARY:Amy Tanner Thiriot - Slavery in Zion
DESCRIPTION:B192 JFSB (Education in Zion Auditorium)
URL:https://uofupress.com/event/amy-tanner-thiriot-slavery-in-zion/
LOCATION:Joseph F. Smith Building (BYU)\, 1100 Campus Drive\, Provo\, UT\, 84604\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250401T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250401T203000
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SUMMARY:The Last Miner hosted by The King's English Bookshop
DESCRIPTION:Join local author\, Dick Fluehe\, for a discussion and signing of his memoir\, The Last Miner. \nThis event is $5 and open to the public. All proceeds go to the literary non-profit\, Brain Food Books. \nCopies of the book will be available to purchase at the event. You may also pre-order your signed copy of The Last Miner to pick up at the event by either calling the store at 801-484-9100 or ordering online. If you cannot make this event\, signed copies of The Last Miner may be ordered from our website. Please specify in the comments if you would like your copy personalized. Places in the signing line are reserved for those who purchase a copy from The King’s English. \nAbout the Book: \nExplore Utah’s legendary lost and hidden silver mines with the last miner The Last Miner is a captivating memoir chronicling the final days of mining exploration in Utah’s legendary Little Cottonwood Canyon during the 1950s. Through the eyes of Dick Fluehe\, the last living miner to traverse these haunted\, silver-laden tunnels\, readers are immersed in a forgotten world beneath the internationally renowned Alta and Snowbird ski areas. With a knowledge as deep as the mines themselves\, Dick recounts tales of collapsed shafts\, gloriously jeweled stopes\, and colorful personalities\, such as “Swingin’ Door\,” “Slick\,” and “The Bull\,” who lived and died pursuing ore. Edited by New York Times bestselling author Dan Schilling\, The Last Miner offers a unique\, firsthand account of the treacherous\, adventurous\, and humorous lives of mid-century miners. Both thrilling and insightful\, this memoir is the mining equivalent of a float down the Mississippi with Mark Twain and an unprecedented insight into the history of American West mining.
URL:https://uofupress.com/event/the-last-miner-hosted-by-the-kings-english-bookshop/
LOCATION:The King’s English Bookshop\, 1511 South 1500 East\, Salt Lake City\, Utah\, 84105
ORGANIZER;CN="The King's English Bookshop":MAILTO:onlineorders@kingsenglish.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250403T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250403T110000
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SUMMARY:Tales of a Mud Brick City
DESCRIPTION:Pioneer homes in western North America are often assumed to have been log cabins. Not so in Salt Lake City! Near the Great Salt Lake\, on level land to be used for farming\, trees were in short supply. But mud\, which a few pioneers knew could be made into bricks\, was easy to find on the wet land near the Great Salt Lake. So the pioneers of every rank made bricks\, made homes\, and made history with adobe. \nInstructor: Laurie Bryant. This is a single-day class.
URL:https://uofupress.com/event/tales-of-a-mud-brick-city/
LOCATION:U of U Continuing Education Building\, 540 Arapeen Dr.\, Salt Lake City\, UT\, 84108\, United States
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250428
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SUMMARY:Society for American Archaeology (SAA) Annual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The 90th Annual Meeting will be held April 23–April 27\, 2025\, in Denver\, Colorado. \nThe program is composed of general sessions\, symposia\, forums\, lightning rounds\, posters\, and workshops. The SAA Annual Meeting is the largest gathering of archaeologists of the Americas\, and it offers unparalleled networking opportunities in its exhibit hall\, excursions\, and receptions and career-development opportunities. \nThe meeting has a wide audience that ranges from anyone who has interest in archaeology to experts in the field. Attendees come from all over the United States and from over 45 countries! With a wide variety of presentations and events\, attendees are able to learn something new\, meet new contacts\, and reconnect with old friends.
URL:https://uofupress.com/event/society-for-american-archaeology-saa-annual-meeting/
LOCATION:Denver\, CO
CATEGORIES:Conferences
ORGANIZER;CN="Society for American Archaeology":MAILTO:info@saa.org
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250605
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250609
DTSTAMP:20260404T043658
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SUMMARY:Mormon History Association Conference
DESCRIPTION:The Mormon History Association invites you to Ogden\, Utah for its sixtieth annual conference to be held June 5-8\, 2025. Situated on the Ogden and Weber Rivers near where they join the Great Salt Lake\, and nicknamed “Junction City” when it became the connecting point between numerous railroad lines\, Ogden has long been a site of junctions. Long before Latter-day Saints dreamed of an American Zion in the Great Basin\, ancestors of Shoshone and other indigenous peoples criss-crossed the region\, establishing trade networks and sharing languages\, settlements\, and cultures. \nOgden highlights a confluence of events and dynamics that shaped Mormon settlement\, identity\, and culture\, and ensured that the tradition would always be intertwined with the wider world. The railroad especially brought diverse groups to Ogden. Wealthy investors and industrialists as well as Black Americans and Chinese\, Japanese\, German\, and Irish immigrants were drawn to the burgeoning railroad town and its economic opportunities\, bringing greater influence from the margins. They built communities that both constituted and contradicted centers of Latter-day Saint power\, resulting in diversity\, and alternative directions. Conversely\, families like Apostle Franklin D. and Jane S. Richards represented Ogden’s influence on the highest levels of the church.
URL:https://uofupress.com/event/mormon-history-association-conference/
LOCATION:Ogden\, UT\, Ogden\, UT\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conferences
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250814T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250814T190000
DTSTAMP:20260404T043658
CREATED:20250813T213437Z
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SUMMARY:Steve Kemp - An Exaltation of Parks: John D. Rockefeller Jr.'s Crusade to Save America's Wonderlands
DESCRIPTION:Steve Kemp will visit City Lights on Thursday\, August 14th to share his new book\, An Exaltation of Parks: John D. Rockefeller Jr.’s Crusade to Save America’s Wonderlands. \nAmerica’s national parks are facing unprecedented challenges. With visitation pressures mounting and the National Park Service struggling to keep up\, author and former park ranger Steve Kemp looks toward one exceptionally effective historical example of conservation philanthropy and park building—the collaboration between John D. Rockefeller Jr. and NPS legends Stephen Mather\, Horace Albright\, and Arno Cammerer. \nAn Exaltation of Parks reveals the inspiring story of this collaboration\, showing how the partnership transformed some of America’s most cherished national parks\, including Acadia\, Grand Teton\, Great Smoky Mountains\, Yellowstone\, and Yosemite. It recounts Rockefeller’s lifelong dedication to conservation\, digging into his own pockets and toiling as a volunteer to achieve his goals for converting private land into public use. Bringing to life the history and significance of America’s most magnificent landscapes\, this volume is both a tribute to past conservation victories and a call to action for the future\, emphasizing the need for continued vigilance to preserve these national treasures for generations to come. \nSteve Kemp is a former seasonal ranger in Yellowstone and Denali and served as publications director for the Great Smoky Mountains Association. He has written for National Parks\, Outside\, Outdoor Life\, and Smokies Life Journal\, and is the author of Trees of the Smokies\, and Great Smoky Mountains Simply Beautiful.
URL:https://uofupress.com/event/steve-kemp-presents-an-exaltation-of-parks-john-d-rockefeller-jr-s-crusade-to-save-americas-wonderlands/
LOCATION:City Lights Bookstore\, 3 E Jackson St Ste 1\, Sylva\, NC\, 28779\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250828T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250828T190000
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SUMMARY:Steve Kemp - Our Story Series: John D. Rockefeller\, Jr.’s Crusade for the National Parks
DESCRIPTION:This August\, Kemp will be releasing his new book\, An Exaltation of Parks: John D. Rockefeller Jr.’s Crusade to Save America’s Wonderlands. The book focuses on how John D. Rockefeller Jr. collaborated with renowned NPS figures Horace Albright\, Stephen Mather\, and Arno Cammerer to establish beautiful national parks in America. Kemp will be giving a talk about the importance of national parks and the challenges they face today at Anna Porter Public Library on Thursday\, August 28\, at 6:00 p.m. The presentation will be followed by Q&A\, and books will be available to purchase and get signed! The event is free to attend\, and you can go to the library’s website\, annaporterpl.org\, to RSVP to get email reminders. The library is located at 159 Mills Park Rd.\, Gatlinburg\, TN\, next to the schools on Highway 321.
URL:https://uofupress.com/event/steve-kemp-our-story-series-john-d-rockefeller-jr-s-crusade-for-the-national-parks/
LOCATION:Anna Porter Public Library\, 159 Mills Park Rd.\, Gatlinburg\, TN\, 37738\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250915T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250920T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T043658
CREATED:20250813T201748Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250813T201748Z
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SUMMARY:Lori Wrankle - Southern Utah Book Festival
DESCRIPTION:The 2nd annual Southern Utah Book Festival will be held September 15-20\, 2025\, in Cedar City. Our website will update as we continue to solidify plans for this year. You can expect to engage with more of your favorite authors and illustrators during this free festival.
URL:https://uofupress.com/event/lori-wrankle-southern-utah-book-festival/
LOCATION:Cedar City\, UT\, Cedar City\, UT\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250916T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250916T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T043658
CREATED:20250813T222442Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250813T222442Z
UID:8351-1758016800-1758042000@uofupress.com
SUMMARY:Steve Kemp - An Exaltation of Parks: John D. Rockefeller Jr.’s Crusade to Save America’s Wonderlands
DESCRIPTION:More information will be included at a later date.
URL:https://uofupress.com/event/steve-kemp-an-exaltation-of-parks-john-d-rockefeller-jr-s-crusade-to-save-americas-wonderlands/
LOCATION:History Jackson Hole Center and Museum\, 175 E Broadway Ave.\, Jackson\, WY\, 83001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250919T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250919T161500
DTSTAMP:20260404T043658
CREATED:20250909T183920Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250909T183920Z
UID:8711-1758272400-1758298500@uofupress.com
SUMMARY:The Water Commons: Living Legacies of Utah Waterways
DESCRIPTION:Date & Time: Friday\, September 19\, 2025\n9:00am-4:15pm\nLocation: Gould Auditorium\, Marriott Library\n\nThis symposium works to coordinate efforts to preserve the waterways that are the basis of life\, health\, and prosperity for all life in Utah. \nGather with local water scholars\, stewards\, and artists to learn about ongoing projects\, discover practices of stewardship from stakeholders across the state\, and participate in fostering networks for further collaboration. \nWe will share strategies of sustainability and water management as well as oral history and art projects to document and preserve stories and histories of the Colorado River\, the Bear River\, Great Salt Lake\, and Utah Lake. \nFree and open to public and academic audiences. \n\n\n 
URL:https://uofupress.com/event/the-water-commons-living-legacies-of-utah-waterways/
LOCATION:J. Willard Marriott Library\, Gould Auditorium\, 295 S 1500 E\, Salt Lake City\, Utah\, 84112
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251005
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251013
DTSTAMP:20260404T043658
CREATED:20250813T224206Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250814T002320Z
UID:8354-1759622400-1760313599@uofupress.com
SUMMARY:Steve Kemp - Iowa City Book Festival
DESCRIPTION:The 17th annual Iowa City Book Festival will be held Oct. 5-12\, 2025\, at locations throughout downtown and beyond. It will showcase a dynamic mix of original events and collaborative programs with partner organizations\, all celebrating the power of the written word and the exchange of ideas. \nDates and event listings for the 2025 festival will be posted when they are available.
URL:https://uofupress.com/event/steve-kemp-iowa-city-book-festival/
LOCATION:Iowa City\, IA\, IA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20251011T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20251012T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T043658
CREATED:20250813T211320Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250813T211336Z
UID:8340-1760169600-1760288400@uofupress.com
SUMMARY:Wasatch Festival of Books at Library Square
DESCRIPTION:The Wasatch Festival of Books at Library Square will take place on Friday\, October 11 and Saturday\, October 12. All events are at the Salt Lake City Public Library’s Main Library in downtown Salt Lake City. \nBringing together a variety of acclaimed authors\, readings\, and interactive public events\, this two-day event is a community celebration of the power of reading—for all ages\, and in all its forms. (And yes\, for people who love genre stories\, graphic novels\, and audiobooks\, this is your festival too!) All events are free and open to the public. 
URL:https://uofupress.com/event/wasatch-festival-of-books-at-library-square/
LOCATION:Salt Lake City Public Library\, 210 East 400 South\, Salt Lake City\, Utah\, 84111
CATEGORIES:Conferences
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251015
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251019
DTSTAMP:20260404T043658
CREATED:20250813T165940Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250813T203302Z
UID:8315-1760486400-1760831999@uofupress.com
SUMMARY:Great Basin Anthropological Association (GBAA)
DESCRIPTION:The GBAA promotes the study of the peoples and cultures of the Great Basin of the western United States and its relationship to adjacent regions. \nJoin Us in RENO\, NEVADA for the 39th Biennial GBAC – OCTOBER 15-18\, 2025
URL:https://uofupress.com/event/great-basin-anthropological-association-gbaa/
LOCATION:Whitney Peak Hotel\, NV\, 255 N Virginia St\, Reno\, NV\, 89501\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conferences
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251015
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251019
DTSTAMP:20260404T043658
CREATED:20250813T171130Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250813T203248Z
UID:8319-1760486400-1760831999@uofupress.com
SUMMARY:Western History Association (WHA)
DESCRIPTION:The Western History Association’s annual conference is a four-day event scheduled in October. It features over 120 sessions\, roundtables\, workshops\, and professional panels on all aspects of the North American West. Participants enjoy meals\, receptions\, awards ceremonies\, and tours to nearby historic sites and cultural centers. \n  \n 
URL:https://uofupress.com/event/western-history-association-wha-3/
LOCATION:Convention Center\, Albuquerque\, NM\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conferences
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20251105T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20251105T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T043658
CREATED:20250814T161346Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251029T150226Z
UID:8362-1762363800-1762371000@uofupress.com
SUMMARY:Steve Kemp - Malaprops Bookstore
DESCRIPTION:Malaprops Bookstore\, Asheville\, North Carolina with Nancy East! \n  \nJoin us in store or live online when Steve Kemp presents his new book An Exaltation of Parks: John D. Rockefeller Jr.’s Crusade to Save America’s Wonderlands\, in conversation with Nancy East. \nThis is a free hybrid event with the option to attend in-store or online.\n• Click HERE to register for the IN-STORE event.\n• Click HERE to register for the VIRTUAL event.
URL:https://uofupress.com/event/steve-kemp-malaprops-bookstore/
LOCATION:Malaprops Bookstore\, 55 Haywood St\, Asheville\, NC\, 28801\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20251106T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20251106T183000
DTSTAMP:20260404T043658
CREATED:20251029T223029Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251029T223029Z
UID:9788-1762448400-1762453800@uofupress.com
SUMMARY:Robin Patten - The Mountain: Journeys in High Places - Country Bookshelf\, Bozeman\, MT
DESCRIPTION:Country Bookshelf will be welcoming Robin Patten to discuss her new book\, The Mountain: Journeys in High Places.\n\n\n\nRobin will take audience questions following the program.\n\n\nTickets are not required for this event\, but RSVPs are appreciated. Please visit the event page for more information.
URL:https://uofupress.com/event/robin-patten-the-mountain-journeys-in-high-places-country-bookshelf-bozeman-mt/
LOCATION:Country Bookshelf\, 28 West Main Street\, Bozeman\, MT\, 59715\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20251111T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20251111T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T043658
CREATED:20250814T163906Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250814T163906Z
UID:8367-1762887600-1762893000@uofupress.com
SUMMARY:Steve Kemp - An Exaltation of Parks: John D Rockefeller's Crusade to Save America's Wonderlands
DESCRIPTION:Steve Kemp will give an overview of his recent book “An Exaltation of Parks: John D. Rockefeller’s Crusade to Save America’s Wonderlands.” \nOver a third of the book is about the creation of the Smokies\, but also includes JDR Jr.’s philanthropy for Yosemite\, Yellowstone\, Grand Teton\, the Blue Ridge Parkway and over a dozen other national parks. The purpose of the book is to encourage partnerships that help parks. \nAs we approach the Smokies centennial\, it’s important to remember the wildly successful collaboration that created GSMNP. \n\nAuthor Steve Kemp has spent most of his adult life working in national parks\, from cook at a park concession in the Grand Tetons to a seasonal ranger in Yellowstone and Denali to publications director for nonprofit park education partner Great Smoky Mountains Association (now Smokies Life). A graduate of the University of Montana’s writing program\, Kemp has written for magazines including National Parks\, Outside\, Outdoor Life\, and Smokies Life Journal\, and is the author of Trees of the Smokies\,Great Smoky Mountains Simply Beautiful\, The Blue Ridge Parkway: In Celebration of the American Landscape (forthcoming) and the children’s book\, We’re Going to the Mountains.
URL:https://uofupress.com/event/steve-kemp-an-exaltation-of-parks-john-d-rockefellers-crusade-to-save-americas-wonderlands/
LOCATION:Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church\, 2931 Kingston Pike\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37919\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20251119T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20251120T163000
DTSTAMP:20260404T043658
CREATED:20250909T184335Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250909T184349Z
UID:8714-1763544600-1763656200@uofupress.com
SUMMARY:Watershed Symposium
DESCRIPTION:Free and open to all\, the Salt Lake County Watershed Symposium encourages a comprehensive review of the current state of our watershed while creating learning and networking opportunities for a broad array of stakeholders. Sessions cover water quality and watershed issues with local\, regional\, and national relevance. \nHosted annually by Salt Lake County’s Watershed Planning & Restoration Program.
URL:https://uofupress.com/event/watershed-symposium/
LOCATION:Utah Cultural Celebration Center\, 1355 West 3100 South\, Salt Lake City\, UT\, 84119\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251122
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251126
DTSTAMP:20260404T043658
CREATED:20250813T173942Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250813T202509Z
UID:8325-1763769600-1764115199@uofupress.com
SUMMARY:Middle East Studies Association (MESA)
DESCRIPTION:The MESA is a non-profit association that fosters the study of the Middle East\, promotes high standards of scholarship and teaching\, and encourages public understanding of the region and its peoples through programs\, publications and services that enhance education\, further intellectual exchange\, recognize professional distinction\, and defend academic freedom in accordance with its status as a 501(c)(3) scientific\, educational\, literary\, and charitable organization.
URL:https://uofupress.com/event/middle-east-studies-association-mesa/
LOCATION:Westin Downtown Washington\, DC\, Washington\, DC\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conferences
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