

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: The Wonders of Appalachia, a Conversation with Stephen Lyn Bales
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 15 Apr, 2026 at 12:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Register for the event here:
https://libcal.orpl.oakridgetn.gov/event/15338656

Join us for a conversation with author and naturalist Stephen Lyn Bales as he returns to ORPL to discuss his latest book, Appalachia: We Live in a Wonderland. We will hear some of nature’s odd stories including the romance of Heron mating pairs, the mysterious ways of ravens, weird and wacky slime molds, and Squirrel Basics 101. Stephen is a natural storyteller whose love of Appalachia is infectious. Stephen is also the featured presenter at UT Arboretum's monthly Zoom presentation, The First Thursday Nature Supper Club.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Oak Ridge Public Library
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/oak-ridge/the-wonders-of-appalachia-a-conversation-with-stephen-lyn-bales/200029750899321
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 40

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://libcal.orpl.oakridgetn.gov/event/15338656?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=oak+ridge-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Oak Ridge
- **state**: TN
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 1401 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Civic Center, Oak Ridge, TN, United States, Tennessee 37830
- **lat**: 36.01333
- **long**: -84.25986
- **full address**: 1401 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Civic Center, Oak Ridge, TN, United States, Tennessee 37830

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Oak Ridge Public Library (https://allevents.in/org/oak-ridge-public-library/12977264)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 15 Apr, 2026 at 12:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 1401 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Civic Center, Oak Ridge, TN, United States, Tennessee 37830
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Oak Ridge Public Library
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about The Wonders of Appalachia, a Conversation with Stephen Lyn Bales ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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