Cultivating & Celebrating
Literary Livingston
UPCOMING EVENT
An evening with kathleen mclaughlin
Thursday, September 21 at 7 p.m.
Elk River Books (122 S. 2nd St.)
Join us for a free public lecture by journalist Kathleen McLaughlin. McLaughlin’s first book, Blood Money: The Story of Life, Death, and Profit Inside America’s Blood Industry, is a “haunting” and deeply personal investigation of an underground for-profit medical industry and the American underclass it drains for blood and profit.
Find more information on the Lecture Series page and email director@elkriverarts.org with any questions.
UPCOMING EVENT
Trust Me screening & panel discussion
Tuesday, September 26 at 7 p.m.
Elk River Books (122 S. 2nd St.)
Elk River Arts & Lectures presents a screening of 2023 Walter Cronkite Excellence in Journalism Award-winning documentary TRUST ME, followed by a panel discussion about media literacy in our community.
Find more information on the event web page or email director@elkriverarts.org with any questions.
Our Mission
Diversity
Expose Park County to diverse ideas to strengthen our community.
Promotion
Cultivate and celebrate Livingston’s literary heritage.
Advocacy
We advocate for affordable living conditions for the literary arts community.
Enrichment
Enrich the lives of Park County students and residents with educational, entertaining and edifying opportunities.
Enhancement
Enhance and invigorate the landscape of ideas within our rural community.
Education
Provide vibrant programming for our community’s young people.

Livingston’s Literary Heritage
A river of stories runs through us
A brief history of literary Livingston, from Jo Sykes to the Montana Gang and beyond.