Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Fine writing, reading at Hot Springs State Park

Hot Springs State Park, the Wyoming Arts Council, and Wyoming Writers, Inc., are teaming up June 1-2 to present readings by some of the state’s finest writers at the Hot Springs State Park pavilion in Thermopolis. On Friday, June 1, 7:30-10 p.m., writers attending the annual Wyoming Writers, Inc., annual conference at the Holiday Inn, will read from their work on the pavilion stage. On Saturday, June 2, 8:30-10 p.m., the featured writers will include Mike and Kathy Gear, best-selling novelists from Thermopolis; Jackson’s Tim Sandlin, author of the new novel "Jimi Hendrix Turns 80;" and Montana Poet Laureate Sandra Alcosser. Emcee will be Michael Shay of the Wyoming Arts Council. The readings are free and open to the public. Come early to enjoy Hot Springs State Park, and stay late to experience "Writers in the Park." For more information, contact Michael Shay, Wyoming Arts Council, 307-777-7742 or mshay@state.wy.us. For information on the writers’ conference, go to www.wyowriters.org. For more about Hot Springs, go to www.wyoparks.state.wy.us/hsslide.htm.