JAMESTOWN, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – A program featuring North Dakota’s State Poet Laureate Larry Woiwode will be held this Sunday at the Historic 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse.

Site Supervisor Steve Reidburn says Woiwode is a part of the 1883 Courthouse Committee. Reidburn says he approached Woiwode about doing a poetry reading on the lawn.

Woiwode has a longer history of work including his first novel, “What I’m Going to Do, I Think” from 1969 which won acclaim and received the William Faulkner Foundation Award (1970) for the best first novel of 1969.

Reidburn says he has had Woiwode perform before when he was a supervisor at Fort Buford.

You’re encouraged to bring a lawn chair and your own beverages. The performance will begin at 2 PM on Sunday, August 23rd.

In other courthouse news, Reidburn says they have been holding District Court inside the historic building, the first proceedings held in the courthouse in nearly 40 years.

Reidburn says after Labor Day, they’ll also be closing for the summer. Those who still wish to tour the courthouse during the fall, winter, and spring can call and schedule a time with him to do so.

You can visit the Historic 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse Facebook page for details.

Listen to a full Let’s Talk About It with Steve Reidburn below: