JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Humanities recently awarded $5,000 to The New Territory Magazine, a regional print magazine covering Lower Midwest nature and culture, to support The Pageturner 2024: Hearing Place, an intimate ideas conference for Midwesterners to learn and connect over new stories of place on September 22 in Weston, Missouri.
“Hearing Place will bring our Midwest humanities themes to life through vibrant programming that might remind you of your favorite field trips or TEDx events,” says Tina Casagrand Foss, executive director of The New Territory Magazine. A variety of activities will take place around Weston from 9:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., with the main hub at Eventful at Locust Grove (25180 NW County Rd. JJ). University of Missouri scholars and New Territory leaders will engage participants in workshops and tours in the late morning and convene for an interactive moderated panel presentation in the early afternoon, with social time to follow for one-on-one conversation.
“The many different disciplines that are incorporating elements of sound across Missouri and the Midwest will deepen participants’ understanding of our place,” says Dr. Soren Larsen, professor of geography at the University of Missouri and organizer of the scholar panel.
Presentation topics include ecomusicology, Indigenous soundscapes, folk music, creative writing centered on place, tobacco farming, and the Missouri River podcast River Town. “We believe words heal divides,” says Casagrand Foss. “And we look forward to working with Missouri Humanities to fulfill its vision of a more thoughtful, informed, and civil society.”
Following the Hearing Place event, The New Territory will host a fundraiser dinner to benefit the independent 501(c)3 nonprofit magazine’s narrative journalism, art and personal, natural and societal stories about the Great Plains, Ozarks, and Lower Midwest.
For more information on attending or sponsoring the event, please visit the Pageturner 2024 page at newterritorymag.com.
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About Missouri Humanities
Missouri Humanities’ programs remember the past by exploring Missouri’s Heritage, sharing Veterans stories, and preserving Native American and Civil War history. Visit mohumanities.org.
About The New Territory Magazine
The New Territory Magazine is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization on a mission to advocate and foster love and protection of the Great Plains, Ozarks, and Lower Midwest through publishing art and narrative journalism focused on personal, natural and societal stories. Visit newterritorymag.com.