One of Architectural Digest's Top 100 Interior Designers, Steve Volpe is coming to Utah State University as part of the Interior Design lecture series. His lecture at 4 p.m. is free and open to the public, with a reception to follow. This event is part of Arts Week.

Contact: CCA 435-797-8022
Website:	http://arts.usu.edu
Time:	4PM Thursday
Date:	January 24, 2013
Location:	USU Performance Hall Utah State University Logan, UT 84322
Cost:	Free and open to the public

Nordic United and Winter Wildlands Alliance present the Backcountry Film Festival, Nordic United's annual fundraiser.
- Watch amazing outdoor films
- Pizza and drinks
- Live music
- Enter the raffle
- Bid on fabulous auction items

Nordic United is a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote and provide non-motorized winter recreation opportunities in the Cache Valley area of northeastern Utah.

Contact: Mimi Recker president@nordicunited.org
Website:	http://www.nordicunited.org/
Time:	6:30PM Thursday
Date:	January 24, 2013
Location:	Four Seasons Event Center 2200 N 140 E North Logan, UT
Cost:	$15 (suggested donation)

Helicon West is an open-mic reading/featured readers series for local poets and writers. Creative writers are invited to read up to 7 minutes of their original work. Arrive early to sign up. Readings are free, open to the public and uncensored. Listed below are details on some upcoming events:

March 28: Local poetry group "Poetry at Three" featured at Helicon West

April 11: Scribendi Creative Writers featured at Helicon West

Helicon West provides a regularly-scheduled place and time for members of the writing community to give their work a public voice, with no restrictions on levels of skill and no censorship of ideas or craft. Publication of readers' work is a main goal.

Sponsored by the USU Writing Center and the Logan Library.

Contact: Star Coulbrooke star.coulbrooke@usu.edu
Website:	http://heliconwest.wordpress.com/
Time:	7PM 2nd and 4th Thursday
Location:	Logan Library (Jim Bridger Room) 255 North Main Logan, UT 84321
Cost:	Free

We invite members of the community to bring their family heirlooms--documents, photos, journals or other family treasures to the library. Randy Silverman will lead an informal discussion and give personalized suggestions on their condition and long-term preservation.

Randy Silverman, curator and preservation specialist at the University of Utah's Marriott Library, has over 30 years of experience and is internationally known for his work.

Contact: Logan Library 435-716-9123
Website:	http://library.loganutah.org/
Time:	7PM-8:45PM Thursday
Date:	January 24, 2013
Location:	Logan Library (Lake Bonneville Room) 255 N Main Logan, UT 84321
Cost:	Free