Events
Black Mountain Institute
Libros & Chisme – Our Share of Night: A Novel by Mariana Enriquez
The Writer's Block 519 S 6th Street #100, Las Vegas, NV, United StatesJoin us at The Writer’s Block starting in October for Libros & Chisme (formerly the Latinx Book Club), a book club hosted by BMI associate director of development Kim Treviño. […]
Fall 2024 Poetry Workshops at the Left of Center Art Gallery
Left of Center 2207 W Gowan Rd., N. Las Vegas, NV, United StatesCalling all beginning and advanced poets! Join Left of Center and the Black Mountain Institute at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas for three free poetry workshops designed to engage both […]
Narrative Cartography: A Graduate Workshop with Jessica Oreck
Join Jessica Oreck, filmmaker and curator (of the Office of Collecting and Design), for a non-credit, graduate-level exploration of how to think about narrative. This workshop is for anyone interested in storytelling structure — geologists, historians, physicists, architects, creative writers, filmmakers, and any other discipline you can imagine. Please complete this brief application no later than Sept. 16, […]
The Poetry Kitchen at UNLV Art Walk
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV, United StatesAt The Poetry Kitchen, anyone can cook!🧑🍳🐭 Discover your inner poet at UNLV Art Walk on Friday, Nov. 1 from 5-9 p.m. BMI graduate student assistants, volunteers, and the little […]
The Sandbox: A Southwest Writers Exchange
onlineJoin Black Mountain Institute for an reading “exchange” with writers from four different MFA programs: the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA), New Mexico State (NMSU), the University of California, Riverside (UC Riverside), and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). This program was created by writing programs at four institutions situated in unique southwest […]
Fall 2024 Poetry Workshops at the Left of Center Art Gallery
Left of Center 2207 W Gowan Rd., N. Las Vegas, NV, United StatesCalling all beginning and advanced poets! Join Left of Center and the Black Mountain Institute at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas for three free poetry workshops designed to engage both […]
Kwentuhan at Chikahan: Las Vegas Filipino Book Club — Read Aloud Book Club Meeting #2
East Las Vegas Library 2851 East Bonanza Road, Las Vegas, NV, United StatesJoin us for Kwentuhan at Chikahan, a free event series centered on Filipino and Filipino-American authors. As we read and respond to the works of critically acclaimed Filipino authors, we […]
An Evening with Teju Cole
The Beverly Theater 515 S 6th St,, Las Vegas, NV, United StatesNovelist, essayist, and photographer Teju Cole will give a presentation, followed by conversation with Black Mountain Institute executive director Colette LaBouff. The event is free and open to the public. The reading will be followed by a book signing. About Teju Cole: Teju Cole was born in the United States in 1975 to Nigerian parents and grew up […]
Breakout Writers Series: ‘Pemi Aguda
The Beverly Theater 515 S 6th St,, Las Vegas, NV, United StatesNigerian novelist and short-story writer ‘Pemi Aguda, finalist for the National Book Award in Fiction, will read from her acclaimed collection Ghostroots. True to its name, the book weaves horror, fantasy, and myth in short stories that explore women’s roles and female relationships as well as family conflict and identity. The reading will be followed by a […]
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 […]
Kwentuhan at Chikahan: Las Vegas Filipino Book Club — Read Aloud Book Club Meeting #3
The Writer's Block 519 S 6th Street #100, Las Vegas, NV, United StatesJoin us for Kwentuhan at Chikahan, a free event series centered on Filipino and Filipino-American authors. As we read and respond to the works of critically acclaimed Filipino authors, we […]
Kwentuhan at Chikahan: Las Vegas Filipino Book Club — Read Aloud Book Club Meeting #4
Beverly Rogers Literature and Law Building (RLL), UNLV 4505 S. Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV, United StatesJoin us for Kwentuhan at Chikahan, a free event series centered on Filipino and Filipino-American authors. As we read and respond to the works of critically acclaimed Filipino authors, we find meaning in our everyday struggles and triumphs, enabling us to lay claim to our unique stories. Anyone can participate in the Kwentuhan at Chikahan […]