Events

A Conversation with Brian Crane

Carson City Senior Center 911 Beverly Dr., Carson City, United States

Brian Crane is an American cartoonist who created Pickles, a comic strip featuring a retired couple, Earl and Opal Pickles, their family, and their family pets, Muffin (cat) and Roscoe (dog). After a career in graphic design, Brian revived his childhood dream of being a comic strip artist, eventually creating Pickles, which has seen success since its […]

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A Conversation with Three Women Reading Poetry

Carson City Senior Center 911 Beverly Dr., Carson City, United States

Celebrate Women's History Month with local area, published poets Claire McCully, Courtney Cliften, and Krista Lukas. Each will bring her own perspective to this year's theme, Women Who Advocate for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. Don’t miss this reading by three women whose credits range from The Hunger to CNN to The Best American Poetry.

A Conversation with Shaun Griffin

Carson City Senior Center 911 Beverly Dr., Carson City, United States

Shaun Griffin’s soulful poetry and engagement with Nevada communities make him one of the state’s most well-loved literary figures. He is the author of This is What the Desert Surrenders, Bathing in the River of Ashes and Woodsmoke, Wind and the Peregrine, among others. Recurring themes in his poetry are "... family, landscape and work […]

Northern Nevada, a Personal Geography: Poetry and Personal Reflection

Carson City Senior Center 911 Beverly Dr., Carson City, United States

Kathy Nelson is a poet and a 2024 Nevada Arts Council Artist Fellow* As a relative newcomer to the area, she writes poetry about the northern Nevada landscape and ecosystem in order to acquaint herself with the area’s beauty and distinct character. Kathy will share herexperience and her poetry as well as answer questions.  

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