Join Idaho State Historical Society’s Executive Director Janet L. Gallimore in a conversation about the journey to create the Idaho Women’s Suffrage Commemorative Sculpture.

A legacy of the 2020 Idaho Women 100: Courageous Past, Unlimited Future initiative, commemorating the passage of the 19th Amendment and women’s suffrage, this will be the first monument dedicated to women on the Idaho State House grounds. 

Irene Deely, the respected Idaho sculptor known for her figurative sculptures in bronze, is the project’s artist. Inspired in part by the Idaho State Seal, this woman walks metaphorically in the footsteps of those who came before and then hands off her shoe to the future. The piece will be dedicated in December of 2022. 

The Idaho Capitol Commission approved the sculpture for placement on the Idaho State Capitol grounds and it will become part of the Idaho State Historical Society’s collections, in the Capitol Collections portfolio.

In 1896, Idaho was the 4th state to grant its women suffrage through Idaho Senate Resolution 2. 

The Idaho Women’s Suffrage Commemorative Sculpture reminds all Idahoans of Idaho’s historic leadership as the 4th state to grant women suffrage and the 30th state to ratify the national women’s suffrage amendment; these were noble acts of justice by Idaho’s elected representatives.

This program will be livestreamed and available to watch later. Click here to watch online.

Thriving Through the Holidays Using the Community Resiliency Model with Laurie Strand

The Community Resiliency Model (CRM)© trains community members to help themselves and others within their wider social network. The goal of the CRM is to create “resiliency-focused” communities that share a common understanding of the impact of chronic and/or everyday stress on the nervous system.

During this introductory session, participants will learn to use three strategies based on human biology and neuroscience to create new pathways that strengthen the ability to cope and bounce back faster when dealing with stress, and to grow the resilience that is already present.

The program will be livestreamed and available to watch later. The recording will be available until January 2, 2023. Click here to watch online.

This session will be led by national trainer, Laurie Strand, LCSW. Laurie is a licensed clinical social worker who developed Resiliency Rising, a consulting and educational organization focused on offering individuals and organizations tools to thrive in life. Using the research-based Community Resiliency Model, Resiliency Rising offers tailored support including group workshops, follow up consultation, and leadership support for schools, organizations, teams, individuals and employees to reach their full potential. The workshops offer tangible ways, based on cutting edge neuroscience, to increase overall wellbeing, leading to healthier individuals and organizations.

An intimate journey into the sketchbook world and how drawing can offer a moment of stillness and peace within an often chaotic world.

This weekly drop-in workshop offers a welcoming and supportive space for both beginners and seasoned sketchers to draw together. Focus will be on nature journaling, but any type of drawing is welcome. Prompts will be offered as well as guidance. Each session we will jump down a “rabbit hole” and study in depth one plant or landscape element or learn about different brushes, paints, papers, and other art supplies. Leslie will also show nature journals kept by different artists for inspiration.

For supplies bring a current sketchbook, if you are working in one, travel-size water color set and brush, or just a pencil or pen and paper. This workshop will run on two Thursdays: February 16 and 23. Drop-in; no registration required.

Leslie Rego has drawn in journals for years. She carries sketchbooks and paints with her while enjoying the national forest and will take time to draw and paint landscapes and flowers on her many hikes. Leslie wrote the “Sketchbook Hiking” article in The Weekly Sun for many years. She has artwork in private collections, The Sun Valley Lodge and around the world.    

Using the Community Resiliency Model with Laurie Strand 

The Community Resiliency Model (CRM)© trains community members to help themselves and others within their wider social network. The goal of the CRM is to create “resiliency-focused” communities that share a common understanding of the impact of chronic and/or everyday stress on the nervous system.

During this introductory session, participants will learn to use three strategies based on human biology and neuroscience to create new pathways that strengthen the ability to cope and bounce back faster when dealing with stress, and to grow the resilience that is already present.

The program will be livestreamed and available to watch later. The recording will be available until January 2, 2023. Click here to watch online.

This session will be led by national trainer, Laurie Strand, LCSW. Laurie is a licensed clinical social worker who developed Resiliency Rising, a consulting and educational organization focused on offering individuals and organizations tools to thrive in life. Using the research-based Community Resiliency Model, Resiliency Rising offers tailored support including group workshops, follow up consultation, and leadership support for schools, organizations, teams, individuals and employees to reach their full potential. The workshops offer tangible ways, based on cutting edge neuroscience, to increase overall wellbeing, leading to healthier individuals and organizations.

NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month, is a non-profit organization that provides tools, structure, community, and encouragement to promote creative writing around the world. The goal is to write 50,000 words during the month with prescribed daily word counts. The flagship program occurs from November 1st to the 30th.

A NaNo Write-In is a place for writers of all ages and experiences to gather and have focused “sprints” from 15-30 minutes long, then relax and share (or not) with the group. The write-in will give each writer access to a number of resources, such as prompts, brainstorming sessions, and sharing information like blogs, craft books, and websites.

Come and go as you see fit. And grow your writing community as you learn new skills! 

If you can’t join in person, you can also join the group through Microsoft Teams. Please email Martha Williams at mwilliams@comlib.org for the link. (Microsoft Teams does not have to be downloaded. You will be able to join the meeting through your web browser.)

This Write-In will be led by writer AJ Super. AJ/Angela Super’s debut novel, Erebus Dawning, and its sequel, A Star Reborn, were published by Aethon Books in 2021. The conclusion of the Seven Stars Saga trilogy, Queen of the Black, is forthcoming. She has degrees in Creative Writing and Theater from the University of Idaho, and has recently moved back to the Wood River Valley to be closer to family. She enjoys supporting community writers, young and old, new and published.

Monday, November 21, 2022
2:00pm – 6:00pm
Idaho Room

A workshop with Mike Medberry

Mike Medberry has published two books: one with a traditional publisher, Caxton Press (On the Dark Side of the Moon), and one that was self-published (Living in the Broken West—Essays). He will contrast each of the ways to gain publication and along that path will share with participants some valuable lessons. Mike will share the reasons for self-publishing, steps to take to publish, the costs of self versus standard publication, different routes to consider, and how to gather support for and share your work. The group, limited to 20 attendees, will also have the opportunity to share projects they are considering for self-publication and to ask questions about the process.

Mike Medberry is the current writer-in-residence at the Hemingway House with The Community Library. He has written essays on conservation for 30 years covering issues for Mountain Gazette, Idaho Magazine, Limberlost Press, High Country News, Boise Blue, The Idaho Mountain Express, Northern Lights, Stroke Connection, Boise Weekly, among others and in the books, Idaho Wilderness Considered and River by Design. He has published short stories, was an Artist in Residence for the City of Boise, has taught classes on writing the memoir, and has edited several published books. He has also authored two books, On the Dark Side of the Moon, about surviving from a severe stroke in Idaho’s Craters of the Moon National Monument, and Living in the Broken West—Essays, his newest book. He was a lead staff person for The Wilderness Society, Idaho Conservation League, Hells Canyon Preservation Council, and other organizations for three decades. He has a MFA from the University of Washington.