Program Announcement:
Nevada Yesterdays
The long running series Nevada Yesterdays, written by Dr. Michael Green and presented by Senator Richard Bryan, airs on the stations of Nevada Public Radio. Two new episodes air each month in the local broadcast of Morning Edition at 6:33 a.m. and 8:33 a.m., Weekend Edition at 6:35 a.m., and during KNPR’s State of Nevada 10:50 a.m. and 8:50 p.m. broadcasts.
Nevada Humanities
Nevada Humanities creates public programs and supports public projects statewide that define the Nevada experience and facilitate the exploration of issues that matter to Nevadans and their communities. With offices in Reno and Las Vegas, Nevada Humanities is one of 56 state and territorial humanities councils affiliated with the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Members of Nevada Humanities staff and board are preparing a voyage out to Burning Man this week, and asked UNR student and Nevada Humanities intern Josh Berry for some playa advice. At the end of Burning Man in 2009, Josh and a friend were given a surprising gift by a stranger they met on the street in Reno and were commanded to attend Burning Man in 2010 and pass the gift on. Read the first installment of Josh’s Burning Man story: "Preparations For The Man."
Save the date: the 2010 Vegas Valley Book Festival will take place in Las Vegas, November 3-7. We're all very excited about bringing a host of great writers, including T.C. Boyle, Dennis Lehane, and poet and Iraq War veteran Brian Turner, to Las Vegas, as well as celebrating the work of local writers and sampling the Feasting on Words... literature of food project. It's going to be an exciting year - join us!