Earth Day Along the Wasatch

  • April 14, 2026
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Tuesday, April 14: Looking for Earth Day events? RadioACATive gets a sneak peek of Science + Literature: Curiosity, Connection and Coexistence, an Earth Day conversation between mycologist Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian and Utah poet Katharine Coles. Kaishian blends science writing and memoir in her debut work of nonfiction, Forest Euphoria: The Abounding Queerness of Nature, which the two will discuss in person later this month. Plus, Living Traditions Festival, Voices of Utah, Lavender Graduation, Utah Film Center, Jim Bone.

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Voices of Utah: Local Arts & Culture

RadioACTive continues its collaboration with rising journalists of the University of Utah and Amplify Utah. This semester, Voices of Utah students are exploring and reporting on arts and culture in the Beehive State. Tonight:

  • Reporter Gabe Gabardi introduces us to Veronica Takenaka, part of the Drag Club at the U who will also share life as a trans woman at Utah's flagship higher ed institution
  • Reporter Brooklyn Blaylock reports on events that highlight how faith, art, and cultural identity intersect within the LDS community in SLC  

Roundtable Tuesday: The Abounding Queerness, Poetry of Nature

Mycologist Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian is coming to Utah for a special Earth Day reading and signing of her debut nonfiction work, Forest Euphoria: The Abounding Queerness of Nature. A 2026 Science + Literature selected title, Kashian explores the often overlooked creatures and fungi that helped her understand the natural world, her connection to a career in science, and her own identity as a queer, neurodivergent person.

Katharine Coles, poet, Distinguished Professor, and co-Director of the Utah Symposium in Science and Literature, will moderate the conversation on April 22. Limited free copies of Forest Euphoria: The Abounding Queerness of Nature will be available at the event, first-come, first-served. 

  • Apr 22: Science + Literature: Curiosity, Connection & Coexistence | 7 PM @ Aline W. Skaggs Biology Building (Rm 210), 257 S 1400 E, SLC. Featuring Science + Literature–honored author Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian in conversation with Katharine Coles. Mycologist Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian blends science writing and memoir in her debut work of nonfiction, Forest Euphoria: The Abounding Queerness of Nature, a 2026 Science + Literature selected title. 

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