(Fee Program, limited registration) - Want to learn more in-depth backpacking and survival skills? Come check out Lake McMurtry Friend's overnight backpacking clinic taught by local experts. Learn how to safely camp overnight, build fires, purify water, practice "leave no trace" techniques, and more. The initial meeting date is Oct. 7 at 5:30 p.m. The cost is $50 if participants bring their own gear or $90 to rent equipment. Register at lakemcmurtry.org or call 405-880-2463. "NEA Big Read: Stillwater" is the Stillwater Public Library's tenth community-wide reading series. The series takes place Oct. 2-Nov. 11. Survival and resilience will be explored through the books "Station Eleven" by Emily St. John Mandel and the "NEA Little Read" title "Blackout" by John Rocco. The shared community reading experience highlights the important message that mere survival is insufficient. Arts, reading, and community ties make survival worthwhile. NEA Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest.
