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A Conversation with Kathy Nelson & George Perrault
Carson City Senior Center 911 Beverly Dr., Carson City, United StatesPoetry reading with two northern Nevada poets, Kathy Nelson and George Perrault. Nelson is a 2024 Nevada Arts Council Fellow with two chapbooks and one full-length collection, The Ledger of Mistakes. George Perrault has received various awards including, most recently the inaugural Charles Simic Poetry Prize. He has published five full-length collections including the latest, […]
Rigel 2025 Contest
onlineAuthors and artists are eligible for Sunspot Lit’s Rigel contest. Accepts all genres/forms starting February 1. Closes February 28. Entry fee: $5. Prize: $100 cash and publication. See guidelines and entry form here: […]
2nd Year Anniversary – Classic VW ARt ~ By Brian Lee Gardner
Award-winning Las Vegas artist - Brian lee Gardner encourages the public to help him celebrate the 2nd anniversary of his Classic VW Art business in an event FREE to the […]
Suing for Silence: Sexual Violence and Defamation Law with Mandi Gray
Beverly Rogers Literature and Law Building (RLL), UNLV 4505 S. Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV, United StatesJoin Black Mountain Institute and Mandi Gray for a discussion about her work and how it influenced her book, Suing for Silence: Sexual Violence and Defamation Law. Gray, Ph.D., is an assistant professor at Trent University (Ontario, Canada) in the sociology department. She is the author of Suing for Silence: Sexual Violence and Defamation Law published […]
A Conversation with Robin Holabird
Carson City Senior Center 911 Beverly Dr., Carson City, United StatesAuthor, film expert, and world traveler Robin Holabird writes regularly about films and their locations, with her weekly program airing on Reno's NPR affiliate KUNR at 88.7 every Friday. Holabird's […]
Black Butterfly Film Screening
Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art, UNLV 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV, United StatesExperience Black Butterfly, a new film about the power of Black women. This transformative documentary features interviews with five Las Vegans, including writer and curator Erica Vital-Lazare, social worker Sparkle Williams, […]
A Conversation with Jill Derby
Carson City Senior Center 911 Beverly Dr., Carson City, United StatesIn 1973, a radical choice that Jill Derby made while under pressure changed the trajectory of her career from a potential profession in academia to that of a lifelong political […]
A Conversation with Jesse James Ziegler & Gailmarie Pahmeier
Carson City Senior Center 911 Beverly Dr., Carson City, United StatesNational Poetry Month, a celebration of poetry which takes place each April, was introduced in 1996 and is organized by the Academy of American Poets as a way to increase […]
Calligraphy Classes – TMCC/EPIC Reno, NV
Truckee Meadows Community College (TMCC) Meadowood Center 5270 Neil Road, Reno, NV 89502, NV, United StatesLearn a bit of history, have a taste of culture, and gain experience in creating art with the ABC’s - Calligraphy Lettering. Understand the dynamics of creating all the letters […]
Talking Writing with Writers: Jessica Rowe
Churchill County Library 553 S. Maine St., Fallon, United StatesJoin us for an evening of connective conversation led by local writer and educator Jessica Rowe. Jessica will discuss her poetry project as a recipient of a creative project grant […]