Sept. 18, 2009
Songwriter/singer Walkin' Jim to give talk
at CWES
Songwriter/singer Walkin' Jim Stoltz will give a free performance at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Central Wisconsin Environmental Station (CWES), located on Sunset Lake in Amherst Junction, on Wednesday, September 23 from 6:30 – 9 p.m..
Known for his powerful baritone and emotion-packed vocals, Stoltz’s Forever Wild show will include images and songs from the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, his Yellowstone-to-Yukon walk, the Utah canyon country, the Northern Rockies, and wild places all across America. Stoltz will sign copies of his recent book, “Walking With the Wild Wind,” and also have his nine CDs for sale.
Walkin' Jim gets his name from the nearly 27,000 miles he has walked through the wild country of North America, carrying a guitar and writing his songs along the way. He has toured throughout the U.S. for the past 23 years, and in 2006 he organized a 45-state outreach tour with other musicians and authors, working with hundreds of community organizations to gain support for clean water, roadless lands and wildlife. He received the Environmental Protection Agency's Outstanding Achievement Award for his sharing of nature and wilderness across America.
According to Scott Johnson, executive director of CWES, the cost of the performance is being funded with summer profits from the CWES Trading Post. Nature-related items for kids, locally produced and bottled pop in returnable glass bottles from TWIGS beverage in Shawano, organic shade-grown coffee and snacks will be available for purchase. Carpooling is encouraged as there is limited parking at CWES.
More information about CWES and its many programs is available at
www.uwsp.edu/cwes. To learn more about Walkin’ Jim, visit
www.walkinjim.com.
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