A Wild Ride
A Night of Storytelling Performances

Join us in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the passage of The Wilderness Act. Through the voices of our community, we will explore different perspectives on and connections to wilderness, as we celebrate, reckon with, and reflect together on the past 60 years of the wilderness movement, while looking forward to the next 60. This event is being produced in partnership with Alya Howe and Writ Large Live Storytelling Events.

Date: Tuesday, October 29th

Time: 7:00-8:30 pm

Venue: The Arts Campus at Willits (TACAW)

Cost: $19.64 (a nod to the date the Wilderness Act was passed!) Link to purchase below.

Featuring the stories of:

NATALIE SPEARS

Natalie is a folk musician whose music is animated by the quiet awe of wild places, reflected in her recent album “The Hymn of Wild Things.” For Spears, the natural world offers a constant invitation to open the aperture of life to something wider, something wilder.

SLOAN SHOEMAKER

Sloan is a passionate local advocate for wilderness. He worked for Wilderness Workshop for 22 years, where he served as the Executive Director.

ZOË ROM

Zoë is a podcaster, journalist, trail runner, and comedian. She is the author of the book Becoming a Sustainable Runner and serves on the Board of Directors for Runners for Public Lands.

IRIS SALAMANCA

Iris is a Diversity Equity Inclusion and Accessibility Information Assistant for the White River National Forest where she works to break down informational and cultural barriers to connect members of the Latino community to their public lands. Previously, she worked for the Bureau of Land Management as a wilderness ranger.

BILL KIGHT

Bill is the Executive Director of the Glenwood Springs Historical Society and Frontier Museum. He retired from the Forest Service in 2016 after 38 years of public service, but as a member of the storytelling group Writ Large, has not retired from storytelling.

If you have any questions about the event, please contact Erin Riccio, erin@wildernessworkshop.org