PAST EVENTS
August 13
Join us for fun in the park
~ Make Me Wanna Holler ~
a day of music, poetry, and summer fun!
Sun. August 13th, 2pm – 7pm
Pioneer Park Amphitheater in LaConner
/ Delta Promenade – blues music \
/ Erik Christensen Band – indie originals \
~ reading by NW poets and poetry open mic ~
1200 S. 4th Street, LaConner, WA
Burgers, Hotdogs, Ice Cream for sale!
~ FREE EVENT ~
Sponsored by
Skagit River Poetry Foundation
June 24
Save the Date
Join us for our
~ 3rd Annual Silent and Live Auction ~
“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” themed event
Saturday June 24th, 5pm – 9pm
Hillcrest Park Lodge
1717 S. 13th Street, Mount Vernon, WA
Come Out and Support the
Skagit River Poetry Foundation
and the work that we do to build literacy through poetry
Games, activities, photo booth, appetizers!
MAY 13
SPEAKING OUR TRUTH:
AN EVENING FOR LGBTQ+ STUDENTS & THEIR ALLIES
Saturday, May 13th, 7pm – 9pm
Poetry reading featuring Seattle poet Luther Hughes & LBGTQ+ poets and Allies
The Lincoln Theatre
712 S. 1st Street, Mount Vernon, WA 98273
Free Admission
funded by a generous grant from the Inatai Foundation
MAY 12
Join us for the Skagit premiere of the documentary
THE HEALING HEART OF THE LUSHOOTSEED
Friday, May 12th, 7:30pm
The Lincoln Theatre
712 S. 1st Street, Mount Vernon, WA 98273
– Open and free to the public –
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In 2002, Vi Hilbert, a Swinomish and Upper Skagit Elder, commissioned the Canadian composer Bruce Ruddell to create a symphony to help heal our country after 9/11.
On May 20, 2006, the Seattle Symphony under Maestro Gerald Swartz premiered the composition at Benaroya Hall.
