"Inspired by Nature" Opening Reception

Calling all members! Join Front Range Wildlife Photographers for the opening reception of our group photography show Inspired by Nature at the Lakewood Cultural Center on Friday, September 8th from 5 pm to 7 pm.

The City of Lakewood will be catering the event and alcohol available for purchase.

Additionally, during the opening, we will be holding a panel discussion to explore how nature inspires us both in our everyday lives and a professional capacity.

For this panel, we will be joined by Front Range Wildlife Photographers' founder Jay Ryser and international best selling science fiction author Kevin J. Anderson, and Native American musician and performer Rose Red Elk.

If you are unfamiliar with Kevin J. Anderson, he has written 55 best-selling novels and has worked in the Dune, Star Wars, and X-Files universes. He will be joining us because he is extremely well known for dictating his best selling novels while hiking throughout Colorado. He will be speaking about his adventures featured in the book "Tails from the Trails" by T Duren Jones in which he makes appearances.

You can check out the book here:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/tales-from-the-trails

Rose Red Elk is an international performing arts entertainer, known by her Native American traditional and stage name, Red Feather Woman. She is an accomplished storyteller, singer, songwriter, and author from the Fort Peck Reservation in Poplar, Montana, and an enrolled member of the Sioux/Assiniboine Tribes. Red Feather Woman is also an award winning recording artist. Her albums are a unique blend of traditional spoken word that weaves the traditional mysticism of Native American stories into original contemporary songs.

To date, Red Feather Woman has three CDs and is a two times Native American Music Award winner. She has also self-published one short story book entitled, “Medicine Stories-Book 1.” Rose Red Elk currently resides in Denver, CO.

Additionally, several of the artists in the show will be in attendance and available to speak about their work.

Please join us for this wonderful evening celebrating how nature inspires!

Knowledge Level: Any

Equipment Needed: None

Physical Requirements: Light walking