Community Calendar

The Utah State University Ecology Center hosts top researchers in their fields once a month to give two research talks. The first talk (Wednesday) is a more general overview of their work, with the second talk (Thursday) being more specialized. All are welcome.

This month, the Ecology Center is hosting Dr. James Bever. James Bever studies the ecology and evolution of plant-microbe interactions by integrating theory with experiments. He pioneered the plant-soil feedback experimental and theoretical approach. His work identified critical roles of soil pathogens and mutualists in the structure and function of terrestrial communities, and the value of reintroduction of native soil mutualists for restoration of native plant communities. He is currently a Distinguished Professor at the University of Kansas.

Come join us 10/22 and 10/23 for these sure-to-be amazing talks.

The Utah State University Ecology Center hosts top researchers in their fields once a month to give two research talks. The first talk (Wednesday) is a more general overview of their work, with the second talk (Thursday) being more specialized. All are welcome.

This month, the Ecology Center is hosting Dr. James Bever. James Bever studies the ecology and evolution of plant-microbe interactions by integrating theory with experiments. He pioneered the plant-soil feedback experimental and theoretical approach. His work identified critical roles of soil pathogens and mutualists in the structure and function of terrestrial communities, and the value of reintroduction of native soil mutualists for restoration of native plant communities. He is currently a Distinguished Professor at the University of Kansas.

Come join us 10/22 and 10/23 for these sure-to-be amazing talks.

Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art at USU presents the Exploding Native Inevitable Artist talk with Tyrrell Tapaha on Thursday October 23rd at 6:00 PM in the Russell/Wanlass Performance Hall. Listeners will learn about the artistic practice of Tyrrell Tapaha, an artist featured in Exploding Native Inevitable. A reception at NEHMA will follow.

Have you ever thought about writing biography, autobiography, memoir or family history? Did you ever take a creative writing class that inspired you? Or do you have a start on a project but need some additional inspiration or maybe a nudge to take it from concept to composition? Writers of all expertise levels are invited to a Writer’s Workshop for Biography, Autobiography, and Memoir on Saturday, October 25th from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Utah State University - Salt Lake Center in Taylorsville. This event is being presented by the Mountain West Center at Utah State University in connection with the Evans Biography Awards and is part of the Utah Humanities Book Festival. More information can be found at https://www.usu.edu/mountainwest/evans-workshop/index or email mwc@usu.edu.

The Brigham City Library Book Group will meet to discuss “Not Yo' Butterfly: My Long Song of Relocation, Race, Love, and Revolution” by Nobuko Miyamoto on Thursday, 6 Nov 2025 at 7 p.m. Leah LaGrone, PhD, Professor of History at Weber State University, will lead the discussion. Copies of the book may be picked up at the circulation desk of the Brigham City Library, 26 E. Forest Street, while supplies last. The discussion will take place live at the Brigham City Library. A Zoom link to the event is available upon request; please contact the library at least 24 hours before the discussion. For more information on this event, or other discussions in the Library’s “Selected Readings on the Japanese American Experience” book discussion series please contact Elizabeth or Nan, 435-723-5850.

Glen Canyon Institute, Returning Rapids Project, and the Department of Geology & Geophysics at the University of Utah are hosting a symposium of science, art, and advocacy for rivers impacted by Glen Canyon Dam. At this critical juncture for the Colorado River, Rivers of Change provides a forum for our collaborators and partners to share work with each other, stakeholders, and the public.

The afternoon session (12:30 - 6:00 PM) is FREE to attend and will include a series of presentations from scientists, artists, and advocates on their current work. Topics span disciplines and geologic time, covering large-scale changes in ecosystem recovery to micro-scale sediment characterization. Others highlight intricate relationships with Glen Canyon and the surrounding area, asking what it means to approach this landscape with hope, curiosity, respect, and responsibility.

From 6:00-7:30 PM, food and refreshments will be served in the courtyard alongside a display of science posters, artwork, maps, and photographs.

Tickets are required for the evening (7:30-9:00 PM) which will be centered around a screening of WHAT THE RIVER KNOWS, a Good Intentions Paving Co. documentary that explores the reemergence of Glen Canyon from the receding waters of Lake Powell reservoir. Weaving together past and present, WHAT THE RIVER KNOWS reveals a new way forward for the Colorado River. Both RRP and GCI supported the making of this documentary. The event will wrap up with a panel discussion with film participants and topic experts.

Seats for the afternoon Symposium are first come first serve, but people may come and go throughout the day. Tickets are required for the evening Film Screening.

The public is invited to join Doug Van Houten in Salt Lake City for a deep encounter of self in this experiential evening gathering.

The reinvention of self and world grows out of imagination, a creative rebirth rooted in images. Our human psyches possess innate resources that await within us, but we might not even know they exist until we discover how to access them and cultivate their untapped potentials and depths. The expression of our raw images — our prima materia — into visual form invites their inherent mysteries to do their work on us, incubating life-changing intimacy with our souls and with our world.

It's an evening with artist and nature-based soulcentric human development guide Doug Van Houten as we explore “what the soul is, and where hidden, and what shape,” in the words of Mary Oliver.

The first of four book discussions about You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World takes place on Tuesday November 18th at the Logan Library at 6:00 PM. This discussion will focus on the works in the book about wild and open spaces.

Date: November 18

Time: 6:00 pm

Location: Logan Library

On the third Tuesday of every month, the historic Electric Theater hosts a FREE screening of a noteworthy film from the past.

Each movie will include an intro and post-screening discussion with a special guest.

It's an epic journey through the history of film one decade at a time, starting with the 1900s/1910s and closing out with the 2020s.

Each month, a title has been selected that represents a decade of cinema.

Screening starts at 6 p.m.

On the third Tuesday of every month, the historic Electric Theater hosts a FREE screening of a noteworthy film from the past.

Each movie will include an intro and post-screening discussion with a special guest.

It's an epic journey through the history of film one decade at a time, starting with the 1900s/1910s and closing out with the 2020s.

Each month, a title has been selected that represents a decade of cinema.

Screening starts at 6 p.m.