Poet Alison Swan, editor of the Michigan Notable Book "Fresh Water," reads from her poetry about the waters of our state in a performance that also features music and dancing. This event is a special event related to the Smithsonian traveling show Water|Ways, which opens two weeks later. This program begins at 5 p.m. at the Harrisville branch of the Alcona County Library.

Water is vital not only as the basic fluid on which life depends but also as a shaper of culture, a source of artistic inspiration and a basis of economic development. This traveling exhibit from the Smithsonian Institution visits Alcona County at the Harrisville branch of the Alcona County Library, cosponsored by Inspiration Alcona.

The opening reception, featuring local foods prepared by the Friends of the Library with the support of Inspiration Alcona's Farm to Fork Alcona committee, begins at 2 p.m. November 16.