Fostering community through the literary arts
Lights-On Salon with Chris Jones and Diane Vadino
Tue, Apr 29
|Iowa City
Enjoy conversation, connection, and community over light snacks and wine. PorchLight's Lights-On Salon Series provides a space for visiting writers, local artists, university students, and community members to engage in dialogue.
Time & Location
Apr 29, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Iowa City, 1019 E Washington St, Iowa City, IA 52240, USA
Guests
About the event
Enjoy conversation, connection, and community over light snacks and wine. PorchLight's Lights-On Salon Series provides a space for visiting writers, local artists, university students, and community members to engage in dialogue.
On April 29th, we'll be joined in conversation with Chris Jones and Diane Vadino to discuss place-making in writing.
Chris Jones is retired from the University Iowa where he worked as a Research Engineer at IIHR-Hydroscience and Engineering, studying water quality in agricultural landscapes. Previous to UI, he worked at Des Moines Water Works and the Iowa Soybean Association. His research and writing has been featured in the Des Moines Register, Cedar Rapids Gazette, Kansas City Star and Civil Eats. He is also the author of 60 scientific journal articles, several book chapters and the book, The Swine Republic, Struggles with the Truth about Agriculture and Water Quality. The book was selected by the Library of Congress as Iowa's representative at the 2024 National Book Festival. He…