**In an effort to stop the spread of COVID-19, this Dinner & Discussion will be held via Facebook Live. Join us from the comfort of your own home and send your questions for Tom through Facebook Live!

Franconia’s longstanding “Dinner & Discussion” lecture series invites the community to engage with visiting artists in a fun and informal setting. Artists give a one-hour presentation, followed by dinner and a community dialogue about the work. Suggested donation of $10.

Tom Bierlein is a sculptor who creates spaces for experiences of rest, connection, and reflection between viewers and the natural environment. Tom Bierlein graduated with a B.F.A. from Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 2019. Tom has received the 2020 fellowship from Franconia Sculpture Park, worked with Belwin Conservancy to create community engaged works of art, and held a solo exhibition at Silverwood Park Gallery.

Photo: “Moments and Sites of Grounding” by 2020 Fellow Thomas Bierlein