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Children’s Author Presenter – Amanda Rawson Hill
2025-02-19 00:00 (America/Denver)
Children’s author, Amanda Rawson Hill, will be touring the Big Horn Basin on February 19th. She’ll be holding presentations at each of the school districts for the area 4th Graders. Order forms were sent home to pre-order copies of Amanda’s books, which she’ll sign and bring to each school event. We’re offering a special price for these books of $14.50 each. While the official pre-order period has passed, we still have a few copies on hand if you’d like to purchase for your child. Copies are limited.
The Hope of Elephants is a nominee for the Wyoming Library Association’s Indian Paintbrush award and is part of many school reading challenge books.
Call us at 307-586-2320 if you’d like to reserve one of our remaining copies for your student.

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Story Time 3-6 yrs
2025-02-19 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-02-26 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-03-05 10:30 - 11:00
Encourage your child to love reading during Story Time!
Happening at the Powell Library which is located in Homesteader Hall at the Park County Fairgrounds (655 E. 5th Street, Powell, WY)
This children’s program is free to attend and is geared toward those aged 3-6 years old.
*** The Powell Library is located in Homesteader Hall at the Park County Fairgrounds (655 E. 5th Street in Powell, WY)

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Toddler Time
2025-02-20 10:30, 2025-02-27 10:30
Powell Library’s Toddler Time provides a positive introduction to the library and reading through nursery rhymes, songs, motion and play!
The Powell Library is located in Homesteader Hall at the Park County Fairgrounds (655 E. 5th St.)
This children’s Program is free to attend and is geared toward those aged 0-36 months old

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Read to a Dog: Powell Library
2025-02-20 15:00 - 16:15
Read to a Dog on Thursday, February 20th at the Powell Library!!
Please sign up for a 15 minute session where you can read to Kai the Service Dog in the Homesteader Hall Meeting Room by clicking on the following link after Tuesday, February 11th:https://forms.office.com/r/m9MfcQVCSV
Time slots are in 15 minute increments between 3 p.m. and 4:15 p.m. and are reserved on a first come first serve basis.
Read to a Dog is open to those in grades K-5th and your child can also be signed up by calling the library at (307) 754-8828, stopping by the library which is located in Homesteader Hall at the Park County Fairgrounds (655 E. 5th St.)

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Powell Library Adult Craft Night
2025-02-20 18:00 - 20:00
For February’s Adult Craft Night there will be the option to make either a Horseshoe Dreamcatchers or a Horseshoe Suncatchers at 6 p.m. on Thursday, February 20th at the Elk’s!!
The Elk’s Lodge is located at 581 N. Clark St.
This event is free and open to all adults, there is no sign-up needed and supplies will be provided for those who attend — so mark your calendars and tag your friends!
*** While we will be providing all the supplies, please feel free to bring your own statement beads particularly if you want to match your home décor or garden color scheme
*** Please note that the Powell Library is not doing any sort of late registration, accepting of vendor applications, reserving tables for bookings, etc. for this event. Please disregard any comments stating as such.

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Ages 10 and Up Crafternoon : Powell Library
2025-02-21 13:00 - 15:00
For February’s Ages 10 & Up Crafternoon — We will be doing watercolor tiles with a twist on Friday, February 21st at 1 p.m. at the Powell Library!
The twist is that we will be making the watercolor pattern using alcohol ink on a ceramic tile and be using a heat source to ‘fire’ the ink which causes the colors to set and create unique designs.
This program is open to those aged 10 & up and free supplies provided for those who attend. Supplies may be limited and are distributed on a first come, first serve basis.
The Powell Library is located in Homesteader Hall at the Park County Fairgrounds, 655 E. 5th St.
*** Please note that the Powell Library is not doing any sort of late registration, accepting of vendor applications, reserving tables for bookings, etc. for this event. Please disregard any comments stating as such.

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Batch Painting Miniatures
2025-02-22 09:00 - 15:00 | Gestalt Studios, 440 W Park St, Powell, WY
Join Marc Harrison (The Painted Dwarf) and special guests at Gestalt Studios for 6 Saturdays to learn about batch painting miniatures for use with tabletop games like Warhammer or role-playing games like Dungeons and Dragons.
This in depth, six-part workshop will go over designing a color scheme, assembly/prep, air brush basics, painting, and finishing a project. Any experience level and project genre welcome. Class size is limited. Some supplies are included.
Workshop Dates and Times:
2/22/2025 @ 9:00a.m. to 3:00p.m. – Designing a Color Scheme
3/8/2025 @ 10:00a.m to 2:00p.m. – Assembly and Prep
3/15/2025 @ 10:00a.m to 2:00p.m. – Painting
3/22/2025 @ 10:00a.m to 2:00p.m. – Painting
3/29/2025 @ 10:00a.m to 2:00p.m. – Painting
4/5/2025 @ 10:00a.m to 2:00p.m. – Sealing and Finishing
Follow the link below, call (307-764-2389) or stop by (440 West Park Street in Powell) Gestalt Studios at The Polar Plant to register today! Cost: $300.00

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Trades Fair
2025-02-22 09:00 - 15:00
The Powell Library is hosting a ‘Trades Fair’ at the Park County Fairgrounds where professionals in a skilled trade will be showcasing their field through fun and interactive methods! Bring the family to this free learning event on Saturday, February 22, 2025 between 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Attendees at the ‘Trades Fair’ will have the opportunity to sit inside of heavy equipment and vehicles that require a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) to drive. The NWC Center for Training and Development will be bringing their CDL Simulator and Garland Light & Power Co. will be doing high voltage safety demonstrations. Other businesses will also be showcasing what they do for a living through fun and interactive ways!
The skilled trades include electrical, plumbing, welding, carpentry, concrete, mechanics, construction and more.
This free event is open to the public. If you are a business in a skilled trade interested in a booth space free of charge, please contact the Powell Library (307) 754-8828

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Sake & Heart Mountain
2025-02-22 13:00 - 14:30
Sake, or rice wine, is more than just a drink. Haruka will talk about the history and cultural meaning of sake in Japan and share stories of how people made sake at Heart Mountain. Learn about the different types of sake and let’s Kampai together!
Spaces are limited, so purchase your tickets now! Reserve your spot here: https://support.heartmountain.org/…/2025-winter…/e647831
Attention Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation members: use code WINTER2025 to get discount at check out (please note that membership will be confirmed upon arrival at the event).
This event will take place in the Mineta-Simpson Institute wing of the Interpretive Center and will last approximately 90 minutes.

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Pints and Pottery
2025-02-23 12:30
Join us for our one of a kind Pottery Painting class February 23rd at 12:30pm. $40 includes one piece of pottery all painting supplies, instructions, and one free drink. Dont wait, space is limited! Sign up and pay at K-Saloon in Powell.

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Evening Book Discussion: Powell Library
2025-02-25 18:00 - 19:00
The Evening Book Discussion group will be discussing ‘The Broken Girls’ by Simone St. James on February 25th at 6 p.m. in the Homesteader Hall Meeting Room at the Park County Fairgrounds.
More about this fiction book:Vermont, 1950. There’s a place for the girls whom no one wants— the troublemakers, the illegitimate, the too smart for their own good. It’s called Idlewild Hall. And in the small town where it’s located, there are rumors that the boarding school is haunted. Four roommates bond over their whispered fears, their budding friendship blossoming— until one of them mysteriously disappears… Vermont, 2014. As much as she’s tried, journalist Fiona Sheridan cannot stop revisiting the events surrounding her older sister’s death. Twenty years ago, her body was found lying in the overgrown fields near the ruins of Idlewild Hall. And though her sister’s boyfriend was tried and convicted of murder, Fiona can’t shake the suspicion that something was never right about the case. When Fiona discovers that Idlewild Hall is being restored by an anonymous benefactor, she decides to write a story about it. But a shocking discovery during the renovations will link the loss of her sister to secrets that were meant to stay hidden in the past— and a voice that won’t be silenced….
To join, ask for a copy at the circulation desk, or check it out on Libby!

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NWC & PHS POPS Concert
2025-02-25 19:00
Held this year at Powell High School, join the PHS & NWC Choirs as they put on their annual Pops Concert!
Hear songs from all of your favorite “popular” artists featuring our full ensembles and an array of solo/group acts put together by the students themselves.
Admission is FREE!

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Craft Night Elks Lodge Powell
2025-02-26 18:00 - 21:00
Join us for a fun night of crafting! Choose from 2 different projects. Light snacks will be provided. All supplies included!

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Stothart Reading
2025-02-27 12:00 - 13:00
Students, faculty and staff, along with community members are invited to this first open mic event of the spring semester to share a creative or academic work in any discipline that is especially meaningful to them. The reading can be poetry or prose, your own work or another author’s.
Generally held on the third or fourth Thursday of the month, the Stothart Readings represent a wonderful opportunity to make connections with other writers and thinkers among the students, faculty, staff, and the Powell and Cody communities. Everyone is invited and welcome to share, or just listen.
The Stothart Readings are named for Rob Stothart, a former associate professor of English at Northwest College who helped launch the NWC Writers Series.

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Trapper Basketball vs. Gillette College
2025-02-27 17:30
Trapper Basketball
Women’s starts at 5:30 pm
Men’s starts at 7:30 pm
$3/adult, $2/student, Under 12 and Seniors Free

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Homesteader Museum Book Club
2025-02-28 09:00 - 23:00
Spark! Places of Innovation – Museums on Main Street from the Smithsonian and Wyoming Humanities will be arriving at the Homesteader Museum in October 2024. Our book club will be reading books based on ideas and concepts from the exhibit.
“Epitaph for a Peach: Four Seasons on My Family Farm” by David Mason Masumoto

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Dr. Seuss’s Birthday: Powell Library
2025-03-03 15:00 - 16:00
Join us for birthday cake, games, crafts, stories and a photo op with Cat in the Hat to celebrate Dr. Seuss’s birthday at the Powell Library on Monday, March 3rd at 3 p.m.!
This event is free to attend and open to the public
The Powell Library is located in Homesteader Hall at the Park County Fairgrounds (655 E. 5th St.)

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42nd Annual Northwest Jazz Festival
2025-03-04 13:00
The 42nd Annual Northwest College Jazz Festival is a non-competitive performance opportunity for vocal and instrumental jazz groups at all levels of proficiency. During the day, high-quality assessment and instruction will be provided by respected jazz educators in a positive and constructive learning environment which encourages young musicians and teachers to grow through camaraderie and musical exchange. Please go to the NWC Jazz Festival page here to find more information on group registration and the most up to date schedule.
LA-based Moonchild will be the headline performance for 2025. This multi-instrumentalist, Soul trio was recently nominated for Best Progressive R&B Album at the 2023 65th Annual GRAMMY Awards and have have received huge press, radio and DSP support, charted on the Billboard’s genre charts and been named Soul Act of the Year by Jazz FM.
Past performers have included The Lewis Nash Trio, Accent, Marion Powers, Andrew Janak, Jennifer Grimm, Jason Palmer, Säje, Kate Reid, Brad Leali, Groove for Thought, Vertical Voices, True North, Clay Jenkins, and more!
This year, the concert begins at 1:00 p.m. in the Nelson Performing Arts Building Auditorium on the Northwest College campus, guest artists TBA.
Tickets will be available for purchase at the door of concert.
General Admission Tickets: $10
Student Tickets: $5

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University of Wyoming Transfer 101
2025-03-04 17:00 | Northwest College, Powell, WY
Information about transferring to the University of Wyoming. What’s the process? Next steps? Deadlines? Come find answers to all your questions.
Dinner provided for TRiO students who RSVP before noon on 3/4/25.
Location: Orendorff room 131

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From the Heart of Central America: Best of Honduras
2025-03-05 19:00 - 21:00
Step into the vibrant lives of our Northwest College Honduran students as they take you on an immersive journey through their eyes! Experience Honduras like never before in a captivating multimedia presentation showcasing the country’s rich traditions, mouthwatering cuisine, lively music, and dance. Let the sights, sounds, and flavors of Honduras transport you to the heart of Central America. This is a free event and open to the public, traditional foods will be served.

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Big Horn Basin Metaphysical & Wellness Expo
2025-03-07 17:00 - 20:00, 2025-03-08 10:00 - 16:00
See the above photo for details. Here is a list of the donation needs that can be brought to the expo.
Crisis Intervention Donation Needs
Cleaning supplies (Clorox wipes, dish and dishwasher detergent, laundry detergent, floor cleaners, lysol spray, window cleaner, tall kitchen bags, lawn/leaf bags.)
Paper Products (toilet paper, paper towels, tisue.)
Dry Goods (Rice, pasta, ceeal, packaged “Helper” meals)
Canned Goods (peanut butter, tuna, chicken, fruit, veggies, stews, pasta dinners)
Office Supplies (copy paper – letter and legal size, pens, markers, dry erase markers, staples, highlighters, stamps, colored letter size paper for brochures)
Guft Cards (increments of $20, $25: in Cody, CIS needs gift cards from Wal-Mart or Albertsons. In Powell, CIS needs gift cards from The Market, Mr. D’s Food Center or Blair’s Market) – These are used by staff and/or volunteers for emergency purchases of perishable supplies for Shelter clients for milk, butter, eggs, diapers, formula, baby food ect.)
NEW Sweat suits, flip-flops, canvas tennis shoes (all sizes are needed for victims of sexual assault and other crimes, whose clothing is taken for evidence and sent to the Department of Criminal Investigation for DNA testing.)

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Second Sunday
2025-03-09 12:00 - 16:00
History & Handicrafts
With thoughts of community clubs and clubhouses, the Homesteader Museum would like to rekindle the idea of community gathering on the Second Sunday of the month from 12 noon – 4 pm.
Join us for a cup of coffee, conversation, and crafts.
Bring your current craft, sit, and strike up a conversation within the craft circle.
Not interested in crafts, then take your time and stroll around the museum with friends and family – or – sit down with a cup of coffee and join the conversation.

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Spring Forward Seed Exchange
2025-03-10 08:00 - 17:00
Celebrate the arrival of Spring by visiting the seed library to obtain vegetable, flower and herb seeds as well as donate seeds o our inventory!
If you visit the seed library between Monday, March 10th & Friday, March 14th, you can enter for a chance to win a garden starting kit!
The seed library is stocked 100% through donations and the Park County Public Library, Powell would like to thank Ace Hardware of Powell and Murdoch’s Ranch & Home Supply for donating seed packets to our seed library!
The Powell Library is located in Homesteader Hall at the Park County Fairgrounds (655 E. 5th St.) and we are open Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Fridays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Afternoon Book Discussion: Powell
2025-03-11 14:00 - 15:00
The Afternoon Book Discussion group will be meeting at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, March 11th in the Homesteader Hall Meeting Room at the Park County Fairgrounds to discuss ‘The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat’ by Oliver Sacks.
More about this nonfiction book:Oliver Sacks recounts the stories of patients lost in the bizarre, apparently inescapable world of neurological disorders. These are case studies of people who have lost their memories and with them the greater part of their pasts; who are no longer able to recognize people or common objects; whose limbs have become alien; who are afflicted and yet are gifted with uncanny artistic or mathematical talents. In Dr. Sacks’ splendid and sympathetic telling, each tale is a unique and deeply human study of life struggling against incredible adversity.
To join the Afternoon Book Discussion Group, please ask for a copy at the circulation desk after February 11th or check it out on Libby!
The Powell Library is located in Homesteader Hall at the Park County Fairgrounds (655 E. 5th St.)

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Read to a Dog: Powell Library
2025-03-11 15:00 - 16:15
Read to a Dog on March 11th at the Powell Library!!
Please sign up for a 15 minute session where you can read to Kai the Service Dog in the Homesteader Hall Meeting Room by clicking on the following link after Tuesday, February 11th:https://forms.office.com/r/m9MfcQVCSV
Time slots are in 15 minute increments between 3 p.m. and 4:15 p.m. and are reserved on a first come first serve basis.
Read to a Dog is open to those in grades K-5th and your child can also be signed up by calling the library at (307) 754-8828, stopping by the library which is located in Homesteader Hall at the Park County Fairgrounds (655 E. 5th St.)

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Youth and Adult Grappling
2025-03-11 18:30
We are excited to announce we are starting youth and adult grappling. Your first class is free, come check it out as we kick it off next Tuesday, March 11th!

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