LEWISTON, Idaho – Author, artist, and folklorist Kimi Eisele will speak at Lewis-Clark State College’s 45th annual Stegner Lecture this fall.
Kimi Eisele (photo by Jade Beall)
The talk, titled “Lie in the Riverbed. Tell the Truth,” will take place at 7 p.m. Oct. 1 at the Lewiston City Library, 411 D St. All are welcome to attend.
Eisele’s work celebrates the interconnections between people, place, and the natural world while exploring grief, ecology, and belonging. Her art practice serves to advocate for threatened ecosystems and species through the combination of performance, visual art, and community engagement.
Living in Tucson, Arizona, Eisele’s work with the Southwest Folklife Alliance documents and exemplifies the cultural practices across the Arizona-Sonora borderlands. Her book, “The Lightest Object in the Universe,” was selected as an Indie Next Pick and was a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers pick.
The Stegner Lecture is named after Wallace Stegner, who gave the first lecture of the series in 1982. Today, the event serves as a literary-cultural highlight for the area. The series is sponsored by LC State's Division of Arts, Letters, & Learning, and receives support from the Stegner Lecture Endowment and the Rosehill Fund.
More information is available at www.lcsc.edu/arts-letters-learning/stegner-lecture.