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In this episode of The Grand Table, Chef Jason discusses the evolution of plant flavors.

Renowned NPR host Neal Conan returns to Jackson on Sunday, June 26th to present a two-part presentation at the Center for the Arts. Topics of discussion will include the US-China Standoff in the South China Sea and the 2016 Electoral Cycle. We talked with him about his presentation, Macadamia farming in Hawaii, his segment for Hawaii Public Radio on island politics, why radio will persist as a medium, and more.

What is the role of the writer in our society? What's the great secret to a successful marriage? We talked with "ambling, shambling writer" Brian Doyle on these topics as well as tackling big themes like religion, his greatest gift and flaw, and which writers every American should read.

He was in Jackson as part of the JH Writers Conference. He is the author of many books (including his latest novel "Chicago) and is the editor of Portland Magazine at the University of Portland, in Oregon.

Are there long-term "professional" job opportunities in Jackson? There are, but as William Gale told us, "Most of them don't hit the papers. You hear about them through word of mouth". Young Professionals of the Tetons aims to empower young professionals in town through networking and relationship-building.

Their first event is Thursday, June 23rd from 5:30-7pm at Smoking Iron BBQ.

Wednesday, June 22nd there is an event celebrating the completion of the highly-anticipated Skyline Trail where Friends of Pathways and Teton Gravity Research will screen unReal: A Mountain Bike Film. The gathering is in the Center for the Arts beginning at 7pm, with the film at 8pm.

How does artistic talent and potential become more than just that? What's it like to have a lineage in literature (including Nathaniel Hawthorne)? What would the disappearance of animals mean to human imagination? Alison Hawthorne Deming joined us to delve into these questions and more. She also shared a poem from her forthcoming collection of poems Death Valley: Painted Light.

She is in Jackson as part of the JH Writers Conference taking place June 23rd-25th at the Center for the Arts.

Each week, we talk with a journalist from the online, non-profit news source Wyofile. This week, Dustin Bleizeffer gave us a look at workers compensation in Wyoming. The fund has grown by $800 million dollars in the last 8 years. We talked about where the money came from, how it's being used, and what the challenges are for ill/injured workers in Wyoming.

For the full article:

http://www.wyofile.com/wyoming-adds-800m-workers-comp-fund-whose-benefit/

There hasn't always been a community of writers in Jackson Hole. But, for the past 25 years, the Jackson Hole Writers Conference has drawn distinguished masters of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry to town. We talked with longtime local writer and poet Connie Wieneke about how they lure writers to the conference, how to avoid annoying the writers, and how to... write.

The conference takes place June 23rd-25th in the Center for the Arts featuring presentations, craft workshops, critiques, and panels with agents and editors.

http://jacksonholewritersconference.com/

Vice Mayor Hailey Morton Levinson joins us periodically for updates on local government matters. We talked about the response to the housing march by Shelter JH at their last meeting as well as the agenda for this evening. The Town Council meets for a workshop today at 3pm with a regular meeting in the Council Chambers at 6pm.

Stream Town Council Meetings at

http://townofjackson.com/government/watch-meeting/

On Monday June 20th, the Rendezvous Land Conservancy hosts the annual Summer Solstice Celebration at R Park from 5-8pm. It will feature live music, local food, lawn games and temporary installations by local artists as part of a collaboration between JH Public Art and the JH Land Trust.