By Gavin Markovic
This letter is one of the 2019 “Letters About Literature” winners for the state of Nevada.
The right book can change your life. It happened to me. During seventh grade, I was to read a coming-of-age novel and present on the book and its author to my English class. My mom suggested I read her favorite book, To Kill a Mockingbird.
Read MoreBy Nikki Florio
The Great Pollen Nation
The Pollen Nation is a collective of thousands of species of winged and terrestrial insects, birds, bats, and small mammals. These animals have evolved with flowering plants in ecosystems throughout our planet. Without them, we will be left with only wind pollinated plants.
Personal Space: Stereoscopic Nevada has been installed for a month now at the Nevada Humanities Program Gallery in Las Vegas. The exhibition has been a great success with over 450 guests having come through. But the most satisfying part of it has been the high level of engagement.
Read MoreBy Jennifer Battisti
Ascending takes effort.
My hamstrings protest; dizzy spells,
a cold sharp ache coiling in my ears,
my mind like an open door— all the flies let in, the bodies below, still
waiting on warm asphalt.
Read MoreBy Staff of Nevada Humanities
Congratulations to all of our 2019 Nevada Humanities awardees who will be honored at the Nevada Humanities Award Ceremony tonight in Reno.
Read MoreBy Fawn Douglas
I remember the late ‘80s in Las Vegas. The city of Las Vegas was growing, and we walked in areas that were on the edge of development. We walked through the dirt side of Craig Road, near the old Craig Ranch in North Las Vegas.
Read MoreBy Max Stone
As the Reno Philharmonic Orchestra heads into its 50-year anniversary season this March, Laura Jackson, music director of the Reno Philharmonic, gave an insiders perspective into the orchestra through a recent talk at the Nevada Historical Society.
Read MoreAfter Reckless Abandon
By Heather Lang-Cassera
We drove east just far enough
to be one time zone closer.
The Path Home
By Ashley Vargas
I was welcomed to the desert,
By a flower,
Whose petals burned as a sunset.
Like lights guiding me home,
I followed.
No question.
No hesitation.
By the Staff of Nevada Humanities
Nevada’s Big Give is coming on March 21, and Nevada Humanities invites you to participate and help us meet our goal of $5,000.
Read MoreBy Frank Bergon
The rural West and its small towns get a bum rap. Or no rap at all. That’s what I hear from friends and relatives everywhere from Battle Mountain, Nevada, to Pagosa Springs, Colorado, to Madera, California, all places where I’ve lived.
Read MoreBy Kimberly Roberts
Figure 1: Scene near Winnemucca, Nevada, undated. The eye of the viewer is drawn first to the automobile, nestled within the circle of the earth. The focus is on the car and its immediate surroundings and only afterward to the horizon and beyond.
Read MoreBy Stephanie Gibson
The John and Geraldine Lilley Museum of Art at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) had its grand opening on January 25, 2019, in Reno.
Read MoreBy Sean C. Jones
For the past 20 years as a public school art educator, I’ve asked my students to do a “Daily Drawing” at the beginning of class. I write a prompt on the board, usually silly, to help them begin.
By Staff of Nevada Humanities
Do you know of someone who is a shining example of the humanities or is making great strides to share the humanities in your community? Or an organization that is helping to promote the humanities in Nevada? Consider nominating them for a 2019 Nevada Humanities Award.
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Do you want to know about Nevada Humanities Great Basin Young Chautauqua (GBYC) program?
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At the end of January, the Western Folklife Center in Elko will host the annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering on January 28-February 2, 2019. Nevada Humanities has proudly supported the Gathering every year—now in its 35th season!
Read MoreBy Katharine Schweitzer
A culture of political debate and dissent, free and fair elections, and the peaceful transition of power are among the goals of contemporary American democracy. Contested elections and revolutionary fervor in other countries serve as a reminder that democratic self-governance is a challenging collective project.
Read MoreBy Ismael Santillanes
For the first five years in prison, nothing more closely describes my life as this: I existed. Nothing more. Then I met Gary, incarcerated by then for many years. One day, out for a walk around the prison yard, he pointed out someone whose eyes were lifeless.
By the Staff of Nevada Humanities
We wish you a joyous holiday season and look forward to sharing with you all the humanities have to offer from Reno to Las Vegas and every place in between.
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