Community Calendar

Enter the Wyoming Public Media 2025 Photo Contest (September 1-30)!

Wyoming Public Media invites Wyomingites to get out and take photos they think reflect Wyoming’s history, while sharing their stories in the process.

Post your Wyoming photos below for a chance to have your snapshot featured on the Wyoming Public Media website, calendars, note cards, and other media at the station. Merely type in your picture’s caption, your name, and e-mail address.

To submit, please read the Photo Contest rules and then click at the end of the rules page.

Join us for a special public reception celebrating the launch of the Big Red Showcase, a new rotating exhibition series in the Ucross Art Gallery, featuring Ucross Fellow Roxanne Everett, on Tuesday, September 23, from 5 to 7 p.m.

Spotlighting a single former Ucross artist-in-residence at a time, the Big Red Showcase offers an intimate platform for collectible work, providing direct support to the artists and creating unique moments of connection between creator and viewer.

Roxanne Everett is a contemporary landscape painter who is inspired by wilderness areas of the U.S. and abroad. Roxanne received a Bachelor of Architecture at the University of Idaho and a Master of Forest Sciences at the University of Washington. Following a career as an architect, she spent many years as a U.S. National Park backcountry ranger, living and working months at a time in remote alpine environments. She was selected as an artist-in-residence for several private arts organizations (U.S., Iceland, Australia, Canada, Greece), as well as six U.S. National Parks. She was in residence at Ucross in Spring 2024.

Learn more about the exhibition series, the artist, and Ucross Art Gallery hours at ucross.org.

The reception will include an artist talk by Roxanne, as well as complimentary refreshments

Peter Mawanga is a globally acclaimed Malawian artist renowned for his pioneering music style, Nyanja Afro-Vibes, a rich fusion of traditional instruments and contemporary sounds. His performances captivate audiences across Africa, Europe, and North America, earning him recognition as a cultural ambassador and one of Africa's musical icons.

Mawanga's artistry reflects core values of his Nyanja heritage, which is rooted in peace, resilience, and celebration of life. Malawi, known as "The Warm Heart of Africa," has never experienced war, and its music carries a therapeutic and unifying essence. Peter's compositions evoke deep emotion, soothe the spirit, and celebrate humanity, drawing audiences into transformative experiences.

Mawanga's trio will perform one night only at the Peck Arts Center Theatre on Tuesday, September 23rd, at 7 PM, and will be joined by a choir of local singers from Fremont County. Arts in Action would like to thank Hampton Inn and Suites of Riverton, Fremont Music, and the Wyoming Arts Council for supporting this event.

Riot Act, Inc. Hosts Auditions for It’s a Wonderful Life
What: It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play adapted by Joe Landry
When: Monday Sept. 22 from 7-9pm, Tuesday Sept. 23 from 7-9pm, and Saturday Sept. 27 from 11am to 1p
Where: Riot Act Studio, 3rd Floor Center for the Arts

Auditions for It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play adapted by Joe Landry Monday Sept. 22 from 7-9pm, Tuesday Sept. 23 from 7-9pm, and Saturday Sept. 27 from 11am to 1p Riot Act Studio, 3rd Floor Center for the Arts.

Join us for Auditions! Everyone welcome!

Riot Act, Inc. will be holding auditions for its production of It’s a Wonderful Life Monday Monday Sept. 22 from 7-9pm, Tuesday Sept. 23 from 7-9pm, and Saturday Sept. 27 from 11am to 1p Riot Act Studio, 3rd Floor Center for the Arts. The show is helmed by director Deborah Supowit.

For more information, contact info@riotactinc.org. Hope to see you there!

Enter the Wyoming Public Media 2025 Photo Contest (September 1-30)!

Wyoming Public Media invites Wyomingites to get out and take photos they think reflect Wyoming’s history, while sharing their stories in the process.

Post your Wyoming photos below for a chance to have your snapshot featured on the Wyoming Public Media website, calendars, note cards, and other media at the station. Merely type in your picture’s caption, your name, and e-mail address.

To submit, please read the Photo Contest rules and then click at the end of the rules page.

The American Heritage Center (AHC) at the University of Wyoming invites the public to the opening of The West is Waiting: An Exploration of Railroad Advertising, a new exhibition curated by Kail Moede examining how the railroad shaped western migration, settlement, and everyday life.
Spanning from the arrival of the transcontinental railroad in Wyoming in 1867 through the 20th century, the exhibit highlights the many ways railroads promoted the West through advertising. Visitors will encounter a wide variety of materials—from postcards, illustrated maps, and matchbooks to fine art, photography, and Hollywood ephemera—that reveal how deeply the railroad influenced western culture and identity. The exhibit features items from the many collections the AHC holds on railroad history, including the Union Pacific Historical Society and the James L. Ehernberger Western Railroad collections.
In addition to the main exhibit, a companion installation, Life Between the Rails: Highlights and Insights from an Oral History Project, showcases personal stories gathered from Union Pacific Railway workers and their families through a large-scale oral history project of the same name conducted by Leslie Waggener and Tana Libolt for the AHC. Photographs and interviews provide a moving look at the lives of railroad families, preserving a vital part of Wyoming’s social history.
The public is invited to an opening reception with light refreshments.
When: Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Time: 5–7 p.m.
Where: AHC Exhibits Hall, 2111 Willett Dr.
The exhibits will be on display from September 24, 2025, through March 6, 2026. The AHC is open Monday-Friday, 9-5.
A special panel event will also take place on Saturday, September 27, featuring two women interviewed for Life Between the Rails. Further details about this event will be announced separately.
Admission to both the exhibition and events is free and open to the public.
For more information, please visit uwyo.edu/ahc.

Enter the Wyoming Public Media 2025 Photo Contest (September 1-30)!

Wyoming Public Media invites Wyomingites to get out and take photos they think reflect Wyoming’s history, while sharing their stories in the process.

Post your Wyoming photos below for a chance to have your snapshot featured on the Wyoming Public Media website, calendars, note cards, and other media at the station. Merely type in your picture’s caption, your name, and e-mail address.

To submit, please read the Photo Contest rules and then click at the end of the rules page.

Be a part of stewardship in Grand Teton National Park! Projects vary, work involves light to moderate physical activity. All ages and skill levels are welcome. Tools and protective equipment are provided.

Join us most Thursdays at 9:00 AM throughout the summer and fall.

Meeting location will vairy weekly.

Please R.S.V.P. for details.

Wyoming Democratic Legislators, Mike Yin and Karlee Provenza, are on a listening tour around the state. Join them at Grizzly Hall of the Park County Public Library in Cody at 6:30 pm September 25, to ask your questions, and share your ideas and concerns about the Wyoming Legislature.

The Water in the West Colloquium will feature a variety of presentations, panels, and roundtables on issues surrounding local/regional waterways and their relationship to human communities. Headlining the event will be keynotes by Alyson Hagy (English/Creative Writing) and Josie Corbett (Anthropology), winners of WIHR's seed grant competition this past spring. The purpose of the colloquium is to initiate conversations between folks working in similar areas who might not otherwise encounter each other on campus, to encourage future cross-disciplinary collaborations, and to build momentum towards a regional symposium on the same subject that will be held at CU Boulder in Spring 2026. The project is part of the Global Justice and Humanities Practices initiative of the Consortium of Humanities Centers and Institutes, in collaboration with the humanities institutes at ASU, CSU, CU Boulder, and Utah. The colloquium will run throughout the day (8:45 a.m. - 3:45 p.m.) in UW's Encana Auditorium (Energy Innovation Center 201). The event is free and open to all; lunch and refreshments will be provided.