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Celebrate Bears Ears Friday Night Fundraiser

Join us for an intimate gathering on Friday, March 6 at Twin Rocks Cafe to bring together some of our most important donors and supporters of Bears Ears Partnership.

We are thrilled to welcome Joy Harjo as our Celebrate keynote speaker! This evening will provide a special opportunity to visit with our keynote and enjoy a poetry reading in a small, intimate setting.

Matika portrait 1 scaledJoy Harjo, the 23rd U.S. Poet Laureate and member of the Muscogee Nation, is the author of ten books of poetry, several plays, children’s books, two memoirs, and seven music albums. Her honors include Yale’s 2023 Bollingen Prize for American Poetry, National Book Critics Circle Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award, the Ruth Lily Prize from the Poetry Foundation, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and a Tulsa Artist Fellowship. She is a chancellor of the Academy of American Poets and Chair of the Native Arts & Cultures Foundation, and is the inaugural Artist-in-Residence for the Bob Dylan Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where she lives.

Savor a delicious four-course meal prepared by Twin Rocks Cafe and bid on silent auction items that feature unique travel experiences in the region with some of our most exciting partners.

We hope you can join us for this memorable evening. Spots are limited – register below!

REGISTER HERE for the main Celebrate Bears Ears event on Saturday, March 7.

Event Information

Event Date 03-06-2026 5:30 pm
Capacity 50
Individual Price $150.00