MOSES LAKE - An award-winning author will give a presentation on how cataclysmic events have shaped everyday human life starting at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Moses Lake Civic Center Auditorium. The event is free of charge.

Author Jack Nesbit will present a slide show exploring how basalt flows, volcanic eruptions, glacial lobes and floods have transformed the Columbia Basin into what we see today.

Nesbit authored several award-winning books that explore the human and natural history of the northwest.

Nesbit's works include, "Purple Flat Top," "Singing Grass Burning Sage" and "Visible Bones."

Nesbit, and his wife Claire have curated numerous museum exhibits based on their works and the landscape that is present in our region.

Nesbit is currently working on a book entitled "Ancient Places," which is a collection of nonfiction stories whose characters get caught up natural forces larger than themselves.

Ancient Places is scheduled to be released in spring 2015.

The presentation will feature artwork from Grand Coulee, Canadian artist Paul Kane and the Stark Museum of Art.

For more information, call 509-764-3830.