An open book in the foreground reveals a vibrant forest scene with a blue river, set against a cloudy sky.

Jack Millikin Centre, Inc.

LXCL:Enjoy the full program with access to all activities and meals. 4:00pm Start Time in the Forest Garden, dinner and performances to follow in the centre.

Adult Admission

LXCL:For children 12 years old and under. ​Enjoy the full program with access to all activities and meals. 4:00pm Start Time in the Forest Garden, dinner and performances to follow in the centre.

Children 12yr and under Admission

Words In The Woods with Carla Braidek and friends. We bring neighbors, friends, and families together for an evening of shared poems, stories, and songs under the trees 🌲📖. Add your voice, listen to others, and enjoy the simple warmth of the evening. Local Poet Carla Braidek and more to be announced. Your registration helps the Jack Millikin Centre keep this welcoming space thriving, supports programming like forestART, Christmas At The Creek and maintaining the beautiful building all year round.&nbsp; 4:00pm Cocktails in the garden followed by a catered dinner. Entertainment of poetry, activities, stories and the option for audience members to share a piece.&nbsp; Optional but encouraged to bring a book for the book exchange and dress in your favorite book or poem character or author.&nbsp; Guest Poet Carla BraidekCarla Braidek is a poet from the Big River area whose work is rooted in the boreal forest and the human relationship with it. Her collections, Carrying the Sun and A Map in My Blood,explore memory, landscape, and the quiet connections between people and the natural world.Her writing reflects a deep attentiveness to environment, making it especially resonant with Ness Creek.

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Words In The Woods with Carla Braidek and friends. We bring neighbors, friends, and families together for an evening of shared poems, stories, and songs under the trees 🌲📖. Add your voice, listen to others, and enjoy the simple warmth of the evening. Local Poet Carla Braidek and more to be announced. Your registration helps the Jack Millikin Centre keep this welcoming space thriving, supports programming like forestART, Christmas At The Creek and maintaining the beautiful building all year round.  4:00pm Cocktails in the garden followed by a catered dinner. Entertainment of poetry, activities, stories and the option for audience members to share a piece.  Optional but encouraged to bring a book for the book exchange and dress in your favorite book or poem character or author.  Guest Poet Carla BraidekCarla Braidek is a poet from the Big River area whose work is rooted in the boreal forest and the human relationship with it. Her collections, Carrying the Sun and A Map in My Blood,explore memory, landscape, and the quiet connections between people and the natural world.Her writing reflects a deep attentiveness to environment, making it especially resonant with Ness Creek.

Jack Millikin Centre, Inc.

Words In The Woods, An Evening of shared words, voices and stories in the forest.

Ness Creek Site

Adult Admission

$75

Children 12yr and under Admission

$15