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Unabashed Gratitude

A Celebration of Poetry, Gratefulness, and Gardening
2023-10-14 13:00:00 2023-10-14 15:00:00 America/Chicago Unabashed Gratitude Celebrate our community read, The Catalog Of Unabashed Gratitude, with Elgin Poet Laureate Emeritus Chasity Gunn, Hamilton Wings, and community gardeners. Please register. Main Library - Meadows Community Rooms ABC

Saturday, October 14
1:00pm - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2023-10-14 13:00:00 2023-10-14 15:00:00 America/Chicago Unabashed Gratitude Celebrate our community read, The Catalog Of Unabashed Gratitude, with Elgin Poet Laureate Emeritus Chasity Gunn, Hamilton Wings, and community gardeners. Please register. Main Library - Meadows Community Rooms ABC

Main Library

Meadows Community Rooms ABC

Celebrate our community read, The Catalog Of Unabashed Gratitude, with Elgin Poet Laureate Emeritus Chasity Gunn, Hamilton Wings, and community gardeners. Please register.

This program is made possible by a grant from the Big Read--NEA.

AGE GROUP: | All Ages |

EVENT TYPE: | Community |

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