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Website https://www.nevadahumanities.org/

Nevada Humanities produces and supports humanities-based educational and cultural programs that articulate the Nevada experience, feature local culture and heritage, and facilitate the investigation of ideas that matter to the people of Nevada and their communities.

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Sagebrush to Sandstone: Wild Life, Wild Skies – Nature Walk and Creative Writing

Desert National Wildlife Refuge 16001 Corn Creek Road, Las Vegas, NV, United States

Join us for a day of poetry and outdoor exploration at the Desert National Wildlife Refuge! Local poet JM Huck and Dale Etheridge Planetarium staff will guide participants in experiencing and appreciating our […]

Free to the public

“And Then They Came For Us” – Documentary Screening and Discussion

Clark County Library 1401 E Flamingo Rd, Las Vegas, NV

In recognition of Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Heritage Month, join Nevada Humanities and The Library District for a special screening of the award-winning documentary And Then They Came For Us (2017, NR, 40 minutes) about the unjust incarceration of over 120,000 Japanese Americans during World War II, followed by an open forum discussion […]

Free

Birthed From Soil

Nevada Humanities Program Gallery 1017 S. 1st Street, #190, Las Vegas, United States

Join us on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024, for a reception and discussion with Iyana Esters and Mama Yawah. The reception takes place 5-8 p.m. PT, with the discussion starting at 6 p.m. Birthed from the Soil presents a multidimensional portrait of Yawah Awolowo, known as Mama Yawah, an organic farmer, natural food chef, and midwife […]

Free

Recurring

Birthed from the Soil: A Photo Affair by Iyana Esters

Nevada Humanities Program Gallery 1017 S. 1st Street, #190, Las Vegas, United States

Dec. 5, 2024 – Jan. 22, 2025 Nevada Humanities Program Gallery 1017 S. 1st Street, #190 Las Vegas, NV 89191 Reception and Exhibition Discussion Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024 5–8 p.m. PT, Discussion 6 p.m. Nevada Humanities Program Gallery Birthed from the Soil presents a multidimensional portrait of Yawah Awolowo, known as Mama Yawah, an organic […]

Free

Early Days of Elko

Silver Dollar Club 400 Commercial St., Elko, NV, United States

How familiar are you with the early history of Elko, Nevada? In partnership with Nevada Outdoor School and the Humanities Center at Great Basin College, join Nevada Humanities and local resident and history expert Jan Petersen for a walking tour on Aug. 24, 2025, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. to learn more about the early days of […]

Free