Upcoming:

 

                Nature Writing Workshop, Carpenter Nature Center, Oct. 1st

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                 Grand Opening, Natural Heritage Art Centre poetry reading Nov. 5th

 

 

Past Events: 

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Midstream Reading Series, September 2022

 

Reading with the Under Review Issue #6 launch at King's in Miesville. June 29th, 2022 featuring the poem "Port Side." Bread Loaf Environmental Conference, Poetry, June 2021

 

AWP offsite reading for the Night Heron Barks, 2022

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Belwin Conservancy 50th Celebration, poetry reading, 10/09/2021/ Link to Belwin HERE 

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FMR Gala Feature story video. Fall, 2021

 

Moon Palace Books Reading of Nature Poetry June 25th 

Hear the River Dammed

3260 Minnehaha Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55406

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Central Print Night for the River Reading & Reception July 08th with Dean Klinkenberg & Brad Walker

2624 N. 14th St. St. Louis, MO 63106

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Launch Party Private Event July 14th,

St. Paul, MN

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Book Club-WOW Private Event July 20th

Presenting Hear the River Dammed as this month's book-club selection Oakdale, MN

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Chapter2Books Author Guest Appearance July 22nd

Hear the River Dammed

226 Locust, Hudson, WI 

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MN Authors Fair My Reading at 3pm Aug 05th

Gramercy Room 12-4pm, Lake Shore Dr. Richfield, MN

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Books and Beer Pop-up Bookstore Support local artists while enjoying a beer flight! Aug 06th with 30+ MN authors at Black Stack Brewery 

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Trash Can Mural Project MWMO & Rebecca Kreuger Art team up for this day camp! Cole W. Williams special guest speaker for advocacy with art poetry day! Aug 10th Columbia Heights Library

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Friends of Pool 2  Poetry reading special at FOP2 HH Sept 15th Newport

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Zenith Bookstore Grand Opening Readings, signings, food, music & fun! Sept. 16th 318 N Central, Duluth

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Lake Country Booksellers Signing & farmers market! 4766 Washington Ave. Sept. 22nd 

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Mississippi River Cleanup Spring Lake Park with HEP & FMR Oct. 7th 

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Twin Cities Book Festival Rain Taxi. All day book-lovers event. State Fair Grounds. Oct. 14th 

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Hastings Environmental Protectors Annual Meeting, keynote speaker, poetry and talk about the river,  Nov. 9th 

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Errata 26 Spoken word poetry with Err Artist Collective  Nov. 15th Honey, Mpls.

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Dakota County Library Local Author Fair Nov. 18th Apple Valley

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25th Annual Christmas at the Courthouse A holiday treat, music, food and art, Nov. 17th-19th 

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Highland Book Fair Local Authors selling books, Dec. 09th 

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Minneapolis Boat Show Representing FOP2 at our booth, author sales, fishing, boats, safety & river to lake awareness, Jan. 11th-14th

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 Carlisle Evans Peck Show Peter Breen, Willow Waters, Eat My Words Bookstore, Music & Poetry, March. 10th Saturday

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Reach the River Summit & Letter Writing Party: FOP2 Cole W. Williams wrote a grant on behalf of FOP2 awarded by 1Mississippi and Blue Stem to host two stellar river events.  Earth Day and May 4th. Three speakers from Lake Pepin Legacy Alliance, Friends of the MN Valley and MN River Watershed District

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WOW 9th Writers Conference: Cole W. Williams teaching two classes: Write and Stay Writing and Exploring Poetry, Sept 29th, 9am-4pm.

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Bakken Museum Launch: Welcome Dr. Brain into the universe! Thank you Bakken Museum, Oct. 06th, 11am-3pm, 3537 Zenith Ave. S. Mpls.

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Brainerd Writers Conference: Book selling at this northern event, Oct. 27th, 9am-3pm. Rumbly Hall.

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Books and Beer: Book selling at AZ Gallery event, Dec. 1st. 1pm-6pm. Lowertown

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