Equality Initiatives events at UW feature art display and film screening

From a University of Wyoming press release:

Equality Initiatives celebrates the successes of women and girls in Wyoming and promotes the discussion of women's issues. The Cody-based awareness campaign is sponsoring a statewide series featuring an art show, film presentation and community dialogues. The first event is Saturday, May 31, at the University of Wyoming in Laramie.

"We want women and girls to understand that they aren't insular or isolated and that what they do affects their entire community. What's good for Wyoming's women is good for Wyoming's communities," says Sarah Mikesell Growney, program director for EI, a sponsored initiative of the Wyoming Community Foundation (WCF) and Wyoming Women's Foundation (WWF). "I think our slogan really says it all: 'If she succeeds, we all succeed.'"

The UW event, free and open to the public, begins at 6 p.m. in the College of Education auditorium. A display of artwork by local female artisans precedes the 7 p.m. showing of "Don't Fence Me In," a one-hour documentary that features 13 Wyoming women sharing their stories of success.

The film drew "extremely positive" reviews at its April 25 premiere in Casper, says Mikesell Growney, and was recently shown on Wyoming Public Television. The film will be the centerpiece of EI's statewide tour, which is also scheduled to make stops this year in Cheyenne, Cody, Jackson, Riverton, Saratoga, Sheridan and a to-be-determined town in Lincoln County.
"It's tough to make it in Wyoming, but these women did and that's an inspiration," Mikesell Growney says. "When you're watching it, you're just so impressed that these women live in Wyoming. There are just extraordinary women all around us."

A panel discussion, titled "Creating a Path to Self Sufficiency," follows the film. The panel of speakers includes Rosemary Bratton, executive director of the Wyoming Women's Business Center (WWBC); Marian E.G. Showacre, an Allstate Insurance agent in Laramie; and a representative from CLIMB Wyoming, a statewide agency that offers programs to train and place single mothers in higher paying jobs.

"The panel discussion's goal is to focus on how women can find ways to make it, by forming businesses or by learning new skills or by beginning to get control of their finances," says Marianne Kamp, director of the Women's Studies program at UW. "It's all about encouraging women to get on a path to self sufficiency."

The UW Women's Studies program, EI, WCF, WWF, WWBC, the Wyoming Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, Albany County SAFE Project and the Albany County Public Library sponsor the event. Donations will be accepted for EI and Albany County SAFE Project.

FMI: Mikesell Growney at (307) 587-6146 or e-mail sarah@equalityinitiatives.org, or Kamp at (307) 766-3427 or e-mail mkamp@uwyo.edu.

EI, founded in 2006, is a statewide awareness campaign designed to highlight the successes and challenges of women and girls in Wyoming. For more information, go to the Web site at www.equalityinitiatives.org.

Spoken-word poet at Teton Co. Library

From the Teton County Public Library:

Come hear spoken-word poet, teacher and activist Drew Dellinger as he raps out his own rhythm of words for global ecology and justice. Dellinger visits Jackson for an evening presentation “Words in Action” on Thursday, May 22 at 7 p.m., followed by a writing workshop for adults on Friday, May 23 from 4-6 p.m. and a teen writing workshop on Saturday, May 24 from noon-2 p.m.

All events are free and open to the public, and sponsored by the Community Foundation of Jackson Hole, local organization LifeArts, and the Teton County Library Foundation. Advance sign up for the writing workshops is requested. The Teen Writing Workshop is designed for participants age 14 to 18. To reserve your spot, call the library’s Adult Humanities Program Coordinator at 733-2164 ext. 135 or email odoherty@tclib.org.

Valley resident Cate Cabot from LifeArts first heard of Dellinger when a friend quoted a line of his poetry to her during a conversation. Intrigued, Cabot researched the poet, read his work and began corresponding with him. Dellinger’s focus on ecology, activism and art seemed like it would be of great interest to the community.

Dellinger’s work addresses how the earth’s story relates to ecological and social justice, ultimately calling for an integration of the two realms. “The unfolding of life on earth, over these last 4.5 billion years, is without question the greatest story in the known universe,” says Dellinger in a recorded presentation available on YouTube (http://tinyurl.com/59dwa3).

The May 22 evening presentation “Words in Action” will showcase spoken-word performances of Dellinger’s poetry. He will also talk about the intersection between his poetic art and activism. A question and answer period will open the floor to interaction with the audience. The writing workshops on May 23 and 24 will explore the craft of writing poetry, as well as giving spoken-word performances, which participants may have an opportunity to do.

Dellinger teaches as an Associate Professor at John F. Kennedy University in the San Francisco Bay area. He is the founder of Poets for Global Justice, and author of the collection of poems, “love letter to the milky way.” Dellinger has presented at hundreds of conferences, colleges, protests and events across the country. His work is featured in the film, "Voices of Dissent," and the books “Igniting a Revolution,” “Children of the Movement,” and “Global Uprising.” In 1997, he received “Common Boundary” magazine’s national Green Dove Award.

Dellinger has studied cosmology and ecological thought with Thomas Berry since 1990 and has taught at Prescott College, Naropa University-Oakland and Esalen Institute. Dellinger has worked closely with scholars and visionaries such as Joanna Macy, Matthew Fox, Susan Griffin, and Brian Swimme, and has shared podiums and stages with Cornel West, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Ani Difranco, Billy Bragg, Medea Benjamin, Jim Hightower, Michael Franti, Eve Ensler, and many others. Learn more about Dellinger at www.drewdellinger.org.

FMI: 307-733-2164 ext. 135 or email odoherty@tclib.org.

Byline Magazine contest deadline changed

Ella Marie Hayes, Wyoming representative for Byline Magazine, sent this info:

Byline's Biennial Poetry Chapbook Competition is open to all writers. FMI: http://www.bylinemag.com

• Manuscript page length: between 20-30 pages. Do not include photocopies of poems from magazines or journals.
• Please submit only one copy of your manuscript. Manuscripts should include no more than
  one poem per page (maximum length of poems should be 39 lines including title and stanza breaks. Poems longer than two pages are discouraged.
• Manuscripts by more than one author will not be accepted. Translations will not be accepted.
• Prize: A $200 cash award, plus 50 copies of the published book. Additional copies available at an author's discount. All finalists will receive one copy of the published book.
• Deadline: September 1, 2008. Manuscripts postmarked after September 1 will not be read. (Deadline date has been changed from June 1.)
• Judging: All manuscripts will be read by published poets. Final judging will be conducted by prize-winning poet and author Ellen Bass, whose fourth book of poems, The Human Line, was published by Copper Canyon Press in June 2007.
  

No Fog West Theater: "Talking to Terrorists"

Checked the No Fog West Theater Company blog today to see what this talented group has been up to since we last heard from them in August 2007. Good news. The group has another project planned for this summer. Here are the details from the blog:

Probably nobody checks our blog anymore as it's been a really long time since anyone wrote on it. But we've been doing things like crazy and are very excited to announce our summer 2008 project, a tour of "Talking to Terrorists," a play by Robin Soans.

The verbatim play is complied from interviews conducted with terrorists in different organizations from around the world, foreign service workers, hostages and others whose lives have been affected by terrorism. We are inspired by its journalistic approach to theater and the discussion topics it provides. After a three-week rehearsal residency at the Ucross Foundation in Wyoming in July, we will go on a three-week tour, stopping in Sheridan, Wyoming at the Carriage House Theater, Salt Lake City at the Rose Wagner Theater, and McCall, Idaho at the Alpine Playhouse. We cast the piece last month and will be taking eight Vassar students, one student from the University of Puget Sound and one from Sheridan with us.

We will begin our fundraising process later this month. To get on our mailing list or to donate, email company@nofogwest.org.

We also have a new web site up, http://www.nofogwest.org/, that has a lot of information about our last production and the company, so check it out!

More good stuff added to bookfest web site

Laurie Lye at Casper College sent me news that the Equality State Book Festival web site has been updated (several times) and now carries info on all the confirmed authors as well as the schedule of events.

The bookfest is set for Sept. 18-20 at various venues around Casper -- Casper College, Nicolaysen Art Museum, Fort Caspar Museum, National Historic Trails Museum, and the Natrona County Public Library.

For all the details, go to http://www.equalitystatebookfest.org.

Orozco conducts bilingual program at library

From a press release:

Families with children of all ages are invited to join "An Evening of Spanish Children’s Music" with José-Luis Orozco from 6-7 p.m., on Tuesday, May 20. The bilingual program, presented in the Teton County Public Library's Ordway Auditorium in Jackson, is free and open to the public.


An award-winning songwriter, recording artist and children’s book author, Orozco takes audiences on a musical tour of Latin America. He has recorded 13 volumes of "Lírica Infantil, Latin American Children’s Music," and enjoys introducing listeners to songs, rhymes, tongue twisters, lullabies, games and holiday celebrations from Spanish-speaking countries.

Orozco got an early introduction to music from his paternal grandmother, who taught him many songs during his childhood. At age 8, he joined the Mexico City Boy’s Choir, which allowed him to travel to 32 countries. Seeing such a variety of cultures from Europe to the Caribbean to Latin America shaped his life. Today, Orozco uses song and stories to share his cultural knowledge and experiences with children.

Orozco's latest book is "Rin, Rin, Rin…Do, Re, Mi." It shows how everyday family activities, such as cooking, singing, reading and storytelling foster essential early literacy skills. The book is the first in a series slated for publication by Scholastic’s Latino initiative Lee y Serás (Read and You Will Be), which was created to improve reading and literacy development among Latino children.

Orozco earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley and a master’s in multicultural education from the University of San Francisco. Born in Mexico City, Orozco has dual U.S. and Mexican citizenship and today lives in Los Angeles.

FMI: Contact Latino Program Coordinator Patty Rocha at 307-733-2164 ext. 237.

The art of gardening: Plant sale at Depot

The Cheyenne Depot Garden Festival will be held on Saturday, May 17, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., in Cheyenne. The Master Gardeners and the Cheyenne Depot Museum are partnering to host this free-to-the-public event. The Master Gardeners’ Plant Sale will be held in the Depot Plaza with specials throughout the day. Hundreds of annuals, perennials, vegetables and garden art pieces will be offered for sale. Gently-used garden tools, books, magazines and other treasures will also be available. Vendors will be in the Depot lobby and outside on the Depot Plaza. Free lectures will be held in the Depot lobby throughout the day.

Craig walks in "Another Man's Moccasins"

Writer Craig Johnson, one of the few human residents of Ucross, Wyoming, sends out monthly "Post-Its" that not only are entertaining and informative, but good for you, too. Here's the latest about his book tour:

This year's book tour for Another Man's Moccasins is the largest with thirty-four towns and cities, and I thought I'd address a question that's asked a lot-"Isn't it horrible doing those extended book tours?" Yep, it is. It's really tough to go jetting across the country, mostly on the
publisher's dime. Viking/Penguin has these people called escorts who pick you up at the airport and whisk you away to your a) Hotel, b) Restaurant, c) Asian Massage Parlor or anywhere else you might want to go. They call me Mr. Johnson, and I keep looking around for my dad.

It's really depressing to walk into bookstores all over the country and see piles of your books sitting there on the A tables at the door or with little signs under them that say STAFF PICK--it's so debasing.

I like talking to people, which drives my wife up a wall. Maybe it's a by-product of living on a ranch where the closest town has only 25 people and by spring they're all tired of talking to me, or that I live in a place where people still wave at you on the road-personally I'm not so sure
it's friendliness or just sheer surprise that there's somebody else out there. But I like talking to people, which is a problem, because then the lines start moving slowly, and I get yelled at by my wife and the book store owners, because I'm being forced to deal with intelligent, insightful people who want to speak with me about one of the great passions of my life.

Speaking from a working experience --I've dug ditches, cleaned stables, picked strawberries for gas money, and been shot at while crouching behind cruisers --signing my name a couple of thousand times is a true hell. Readers bring me gifts, going so far as to weigh me down with bottles of vintage liquor and cold beer, which is so unfair. I consider it a terrible invasion of my privacy when newspapers, magazines, and radio and television stations quote me and show the covers of my books and even go so far as tell people where I'm going to be.

Yep, it's a real trial but somehow I find a way to bear up under all these incredible pressures.

Another Man's Moccasins got another Booksense Pick (four for four) and a Starred-Featured review in Publisher's Weekly so we're off to an amazing start-but rather than choke up your email with all the details, just check out the TOUR OF DUTY section on the website at http://www.craigallenjohnson.com/

But here's a state list, just for fun. Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, Arizona, Texas, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Florida, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Pennsylvania, California, Montana, Washington, Oregon, and Utah. I'll be keeping in touch-you do the same. And I hope to see some of you soon.

Picasso's etchings at NMWA this summer

From an NMWA press release:

Pablo Picasso’s etchings will grace the walls of the National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson Hole in an exhibition called "Picasso’s Park: Modernism Meets Natural History" on view from June 7-October 19.

Pablo Picasso’s experimentation with form, line, color, and structure in the context of the animal as subject is chronicled in "Picasso’s Park: Modernism Meets Natural History." The exhibition is a rare opportunity to see all 31 etchings Picasso created for a 1941 edition of Comte de Buffon’s Natural History [L’historie Naturelle]. First published in 1741 and comprised of 36 volumes, Natural History was the most authoritative work chronicling the natural world at that time. That Picasso was tapped to provide etchings for the bicentennial edition of the book is a wonderful “illustration” of the continuing importance of the arts in describing how man relates to nature. Not one to adhere to convention, Picasso illustrated lobsters, spiders, and frogs in addition to the more classic deer, lions, and hawks.

The exciting exhibition is a wonderful opportunity to learn about Picasso’s influence on the world of modern art. In addition to the images in the exhibit, the Museum includes interpretive text and a number of events ranging from children’s art making classes to gallery theatre to further explore Picasso’s work and methods.

Sculpture installation for UW art exhibition

The photo is of Doolin Doolin by New York artist Ursula von Rydingsvard.

"Doolin Doolin" will be installed at the University of Wyoming's Art Museum’s Terrace on May 15-17. This is the centerpiece of artist Ursula von Rydingsvard’s solo New York exhibition at Galerie Lelong in 1997. It's unique among von Rydingsvard’s work, created from carved and constructed 2 x 4-inch cedar beams rather than her more commonly used 4 x 4-inch beams. The sculpture is lent by Neltje of Banner, Wyoming.

Ursula von Rydingsvard's wood sculptures resonate with a sense of history and human presence. Although abstract, their shapes and surfaces suggest the human figure, landscape elements, household utensils, and farm implements. Von Rydingsvard’s work is partially influenced by memories of the German work and refugee camps where she spent the early years of her life before emigrating to the United States and also by the countryside and tools familiar to her Polish farming family.

Sculpting mainly with cedar since the mid-1970s, von Rydingsvard has developed a hybrid technique that involves both constructing and carving. Her process is a methodical one involving the layering and removal of material. Doolin Doolin references the artist’s mother who scribbled "doolin" repeatedly in her later years; it became the footprint for the sculpture.

Von Rydingsvard's work has been exhibited widely in Europe and the United States, including the Whitney Museum of American Art; the CAPP Street Project, San Francisco; the Denver Art Museum; and the Center for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle, Warsaw, Poland. Her sculpture is included in major public collections such as The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Brooklyn Museum, and the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis. Her outdoor work has been installed at the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden; the Storm King Art Center, Mountainville, NY; and the Laumeier Sculpture Park in Saint Louis, among other sites. She had a solo exhibition at the UW Art Museum in 1995.

Sculpture: A Wyoming Invitational will be installed between May and July, 2008. "In the coming months, Sculpture: A Wyoming Invitational will offer extraordinary educational opportunities for students of all ages to learn about the artists, their creative process, and the behind-the-scenes view of just how these large-scale works are created and placed," said Art Museum director Susan Moldenhauer.

Sculpture: A Wyoming Invitational has been organized by the University of Wyoming Art Museum in cooperation with the University of Wyoming, various agencies in the City of Laramie, and the Albany County Public Library. The exhibit is sponsored by the generosity of an anonymous donor with additional support from the Elizabeth Firestone Graham Foundation, the Guthrie Family Foundation, FMC Corporation, First Interstate Bank of Laramie, First Interstate Bancsystems Foundation, the UW President's Office, UW Office of Academic Affairs, UW Physical Plant, Laramie Park & Recreation, Laramie Economic Development Corporation, Main Street Laramie, Albany County Tourism Board, American National Bank, the Friends of Undine Park, Wyoming Public Radio, and the National Advisory Board of the UW Art Museum. Sculpture: A Wyoming Invitational will be on view from August 1, 2008 through July 31, 2009.

The Art Museum is located in the Centennial Complex at 22nd & Willett Drive in Laramie. The Museum and Museum Store are operating on special hours this summer due to construction at the Centennial Complex. Hours are Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free.

Hawaiians take Cheyenne again for opening reception

Ikua Purdy's leather hat

Eban Law (front), Ikua Purdy (center back)

(l) Amanda Alamea Igaki, (center) Keoni Coelho, (r) Tammie Ha'awina Chaumillon

The Cheyenne Frontier Days Museum's exhibit, Hawaiians Take Cheyenne had it's opening reception on May 9. The exhibit features items from 1908 when Hawaiian cowboy Ikua Purdy won 1st place in roping at the rodeo. Newspaper clippings about the Hawaiians' arrival in San Francisco; Hawaiian saddles and ropes; photos of how the Hawaiian's herded cattle onto the ships stationed off the coasts of the islands, were just a few of the fascinating memorabilia. There were also Hawaiian dancers from the Halau Hula O Na Mauna Pohaku Hula School of the Rocky Mountains in Denver. Ikua Purdy's great, great, great, great granddaughter was there and did a Hawaiian dance. Keoni Coehlo from Hawaii with Hawaiian-Way Entertainment & Promotion provided island guitar playing and singing. There were island appetizers, and drinks served with those little folding umbrellas. A great turnout.

If you're in Cheyenne, the Museum is a great place to explore.

Governor's Capitol Art Exhibition selects exhibitors

Works by 39 of Wyoming’s best artists have been selected for inclusion in the Eighth Annual Governor’s Capitol Art Exhibition and will be on display at the State Museum from June 23 through August 30.

An opening reception will be held at the State Museum on June 26 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Governor Dave Freudenthal will be on hand to award this year’s purchase awards. The Bobby Hathaway Juror’s Choice and People’s Choice awards will also be presented. The reception is free and open to the public.

Overall, this year’s show features 50 artistic pieces selected by juror Constance Mohrman, exhibits manager at the Wildlife Experience Museum in Parker, Colo.

The Governor’s Capitol Art Exhibition is produced through the cooperative efforts of the offices of the five elected officials, the Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources, the Wyoming Arts Council and the Division of Travel and Tourism. The exhibition promotes and encourages Wyoming artists while building an art collection available for public officials to exhibit state talent in their offices. To date, the collection has over 70 pieces loaned out for one year, then rotated. Purchase awards have averaged more than $8,000 each year; in addition, the public makes purchases from the exhibit.

Artists selected this year are:

Cheyenne: Joshua Eastman, Rebecca Murchie, Lynn Newman, Connie Norman, Do Palma, Jennifer Rife, and Jim Weis
Laramie: Wendy Bredehoft, Jerry Glass, Dan Hayward, Travis Ivey, Ginny Madsen, Jon Madsen and Terry Reid
Casper: Michael Flicek, Rex Hoff, Ginny Butcher (Evansville) and Phil Smith
Sheridan County: Bunny Connell, Claire Leon, Dianne Wyatt and Neltje
Teton County: Jenny Dowd, Laury Lacy, Shannon Troxler and Michael Farrier
Fremont County: Jerry Antolik, Tony Henry and Mike McClure
Douglas: Sonia Sieg and Tom Hinz
Upton: Marcha Barritt and Eileen Nistler
Buffalo: Trudy Schoonover
Gillette: Edie Reno
Pinedale: Cat Urbigkit
Shell: Karyne Dunbar
RockSprings: Jill Hartley
Wapiti: JL Woody Wooden

For more information about this and other Wyoming State Museum events, please call 777-7022.

"Wild at HeART" airs May 29 on Wyo. PBS

From a press release from the National Museum of Wildlife Art:

The National Museum of Wildlife Art's 20th Anniversary celebratory documentary, "Wild at HeART," will air on Wyoming PBS on Thursday, May 29, 9 p.m. Please check your local listings for channels.

"Wild at HeART" tells the tale of the creation of the NMWA in Jackson Hole. When the museum opened on the Jackson Town Square on May 16, 1987, its founders realized that its collection -- together with Jackson Hole's legendary setting -- would provide unique educational and exhibition opportunities.

Produced by SavaFilm of Wilson, the film includes interviews with artists, visitors, volunteers, trustees and staff and is dedicated to the memory of celebrated wildlife artist Bob Kuhn. Executive Producer (and museum trustee) Kavar Kerr, has watched the evolution of the Museum from its start. She is delighted to share the story of the NMWA because, "The significance of the Museum extends beyond our community. We want this film to be an ambassador for the Museum."

FMI: Zeenie Scholz, National Museum of Wildlife Art, zscholz@wildlifeart.org, 307-733-5771

Terry Tempest Williams "Weather Report" project wraps-up

(l) Terry Tempest Williams

On May 5th, Terry Tempest Williams and the graduate student "Weather Report" team held their final "Report." The following story appeared in the Boomerang on May 6, by staff writer Eve Newman.

The energy boom in Wyoming means watching development taking over open spaces. It means jobs that keep families together. It means oil and gas executives feeling vilified. It means dead cottonwoods across ranch land.

Every Wyoming resident has a story about living in Wyoming. For many, those stories have to do with the latest boom cycle and the unprecedented change that’s affecting the land and the people. For others, their stories are about displacement, loss, love, racism, isolation, tolerance or opportunity.

Many Wyoming residents had the chance to share their stories in a public setting this year as part of a project organized by author Terry Tempest Williams, eminent writer-in-residence at the University of Wyoming, and a group of graduate students in the creative writing department at UW.

Through a series of "Weather Reports," Williams and the students visited seven towns around the state to give readings of their work, teach writing workshops and talk with several dozen residents at each stop about what it means to live in Wyoming. Yesterday they gave a report about the project. They talked about what they learned at each stop, the surprising complexity of the issues affecting the state, and the importance of listening.

In Pinedale, the group arrived as the town discovered wells polluted with benzene and was dealing with ozone alerts issued by the Department of Environmental Quality. "We just listened and took notes," said student Brendan Magone. He read a list of quotes the audience said that night:

"We didn’t know what we were up against."
"I like seeing new faces and diverse faces here in town."
"We have to go with it and learn to manage it better."
"We have to fight for it."

In Riverton, residents talked about wanting the same things for their community even though they started with different agendas, according to student Josh Olenslager. "I think people carried away a closer sense of understanding with their neighbors," he said.

In Ethete, the audience talked about social and emotional issues, from being an outsider to racism to tolerance and acceptance.

In Gillette, talk again turned to energy development — fitting for a town with 20 coal-bed methane wells in 1980 and more than 30,000 today, with plans to push that number to more than 80,000 by 2010. "Those facts were daunting," Williams said. "I didn’t know what to expect." She also remembered a trip one morning to a sage grouse lek in the area, surrounded by quiet because the drilling stops during breeding season. "It was just one of those sacred moments where you think, ‘I’m so grateful to be a resident in the state of Wyoming,’" she said.

She called the project and her year at UW "the greatest privilege of my writing life. … I see the state differently." As for the experience of the graduate students, she said, "I believe that our students were able to bear witness to the power of stories. And they heard the force of their own voices." She praised UW for the opportunity to engage her students and the state in the project."If a university cannot be at the forefront of this type of conversation, then what is a university?" she said.

Other cities they visited include Rawlins, Cheyenne and Casper.

Williams, the award-winning author of "Refuge," and other works, writes about nature and culture. Her latest book, "Mosaic: Finding Beauty in a Broken World," will be released this year.For more information about "Weather Reports," visit www.uwyo.edu/ttw.

Eve Newman’s email address is lbedit6@laramieboomerang.com.

Postcard exhibit travels to Fort Caspar

The Fort Caspar Museum in Casper features "Howdy" May 16-June 29. This traveling exhibit considers the postcard as a communication device and advertiser of Wyoming's natural and cultural landscape. Color and black and white images illustrate how postcards have promoted Wyoming as a "vacation dreamland" and a "wonderland of the West." The exhibit comes from the Wyoming State Museum in Cheyenne.

FMI: Erin B. Rose, Curator of Education, Fort Caspar Museum, 4001 Fort Caspar Road, Casper; 307-235-8462; erose@cityofcasperwy.com