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404 1st St
Cordova, AK, 99574
United States

907-424-7260

We invite you to join the mass migration of Pacific shorebirds, raptors, waterfowl and songbirds.  Their shoreside respite is framed against the pristine backdrop of coastal glaciers and mountains, the breathtaking vista that we call home.  Come armed with your binoculars, spotting scopes, cameras, sketch books and pencils and leave with a heart full of memories.

Presenter: Marybeth Holleman, Poetry Reading

Schedule

Below is the initial Schedule for the 2024 Shorebird Festival to help with your travel plans. We are recommending festival travelers fly in on May 2nd and leave on May 6th. If festival goers would like to stay an extra couple of days to view peak migration time we suggest an itinerary of May 2nd-8th to enjoy the full scope of the migration. Keep an eye out for the official schedule with detailed events to be posted as we get closer to the festival.

Click here to view LAST YEAR’S festival schedule.

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Presenter: Marybeth Holleman, Poetry Reading

  • Cordova Center 601 1st St Cordova, AK, 99574 United States (map)

1:30-1:40 Saturday May 6th

Marybeth will be reading a few bird-centric poems from her new collection tender gravity, and sharing a few tips for making poems from field notes. She'll also have copies of her books available for signing.

A short bio:

Marybeth Holleman’s newest book is the poetry collection tender gravity. She’s also author of The Heart of the Sound, co-author of Among Wolves, and co-editor of Crosscurrents North, among others. Her award-winning work has appeared in venues including Orion, Christian Science Monitor, Sierra, Literary Mama, ISLE/OUP, North American Review, AQR, zoomorphic, Minding Nature, The Guardian, and The Future of Nature. Raised in North Carolina’s Smokies, Marybeth transplanted to Alaska's Chugach Mountains after falling head over heels for Prince William Sound two years before the Exxon Valdez oil spill. She now lives in Anchorage, but spends as much time as possible kayaking and hiking in the wilds of Alaska, especially Prince William Sound and Denali, when she's not at home watching birds visit her heated birdbath. Visit her online at marybethholleman.com and on Instagram @mbhalaska

Earlier Event: May 6
Ilanka Cultural Center- Special Hours for Shorebird Festival
Later Event: May 6
Presenter: Chris Webber, Big Year