Biographer speaks about "Cosmic Scholar," his book on artist and Grammy-awarded musicologist Harry Smith.

Harry Smith grew up in Depression-era Anacortes and Bellingham, where — realizing he resided in the homeland of the Lummi, Samish, and Swinomish Peoples — he began studying their languages, histories and cultures. As a teenager, he made collections, drawings, photographs and recordings of Coast Salish artifacts and lifeways, some of which are in museum and tribal collections. Most significant to the Samish Indian Nation is the repatriated house post that originally stood at New Village on Guemes Island (Qweng7qwengila7).

For more information, visit www.anacorteswa.gov. This free event is open to the general public. 

Anacortes Public Library
1220 10th Street, Anacortes, WA 98221

This is a third-party event, not hosted by Samish Indian Nation