EVENTS!

Ellen Plumb Bookstore owner Marcia Lawrence, Tom Weso, Keven Rabas (Ks. Poet Laureate) in Emporia

Tom Weso (1953-2023) was a noted storyteller. His wife Denise Low is available for readings, PowerPoint talks, and memoir workshops based on his works Suggested rate is $300 plus expenses, half day / lecture or $500 for a full day. (Special “Indian” rates available). Tom presented talks/workshops to the Culinary History Enthusiasts of Wisconsin, the Hutchinson, Kansas Public Library, numerous bookstores, University of Minnesota’s American Indian Studies student group, Native American Literature Symposium, and many others. His radio interviews are with Milwaukee Public Radio, High Plains Public Radio, many others. Contact kansaspoetry [at] gmail.

• Nov. 12, 2023, launch of Survival Food: North Woods Stories by a Menominee Cook by Tom Weso, with Denise Low, Jane Ciabatteri. The 222, Paul Mahder Art Gallery, Healdsburg, CA, 7 pm
• Dec. 6, 2023, Zoom presentation through the Madison Public Library, 7 pm CT  The Menominee author Tom Weso’s wife and copy editor Denise Low, a writer herself, will speak about about his memoirs, Survival Food and Good Seeds: A Menominee Indian Food Memoir(link is external)–its humor, good stories, and places important to this northern Wisconsin tribal nation.