Calendar of Events

(List includes Ongoing, September, October, and November Events)

Ongoing Events

Through October 31, 2008
Out of the Closet: The Kaitty Holland Clothing Collection
Historic Fourth Ward School, Virginia City
For information, www.fourthwardschool.org, 775/847-0975

Through November 30
READ TO ME, A Youth Reading Program
www.ReadToMeLV.com

Through December 31, 2008
Torn from Home: My Life as a Refugee
Lied Discovery Children's Museum, Las Vegas
For information www.ldcm.org, 702/382-3445, x102

"Nevada Yesterdays" with Senator Richard Bryan and Dr. Michael Green
Broadcast on KNPR at undesignated times
Available for download or listening at http://www.knpr.org

Literature and Medicine: Humanities at the Heart of Healthcare
Book discussions led by Dr. Susan Palwick
Open to health care professionals from St. Mary's, Renown, and VA medical center.
To be held at Renown, Reno, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
October 14
November 11
December 9
January 13
February 10
For information, 775/682-7725

October Events

October 10, 12:30 p.m.
Henry Ford, Man of Progress, Man of the Past
A Chautauqua portrayal by Doug Mishler
South Valleys Library, Reno
For information: 775/323-5683

October 12, 6:00 p.m.
Food for Thought
Stan Fulton Gaming Center, UNLV
Tickets available online on Nevada Humanities website
For information, 702/895-1878

October 15, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Families Who Built Las Vegas
Panel Discussion moderated by Historian Lynn Zook
Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas
Reception 6:00 p.m.
RSVP to 486-5205 ext. 120 by October 13
For information, 702/486-5205

October 16, 7:00 p.m.
Polly Schaafsma, leading rock art expert
Arts of the Puebloan World, a lecture
Springs Preserve, Las Vegas
Big Springs Theater
Tickets $12, 702/822-7786 or www.springspreserve.org
For information, www.nevadarockart.org

October 20, 7:00 p.m.
Polly Schaafsma, leading rock art expert
Arts of the Puebloan World, a lecture
Grand Sierra Resort, Reno
Nevada Rooms 8-10
6 pm Reception
Tickets $12, 775/323-6723 ext. 11, or info@nevadarockart.org
For information, www.nevadarockart.org

October 23, 7:00 p.m.
Polly Schaafsma, leading rock art expert
Arts of the Puebloan World, a lecture
Great Basin College, Elko
Great Basin Theater
Free to the Public
For information contact Jeanne Long at 775/738-8493

October 24-26
Conference: Global Justice and Hope for the Earth
Presenters: Rev. Sharon and Guarionex Delgado
First United Methodist Church, Reno
For information, www.renofirstmethodist.org, 775/322-4564

  • Friday, October 24
    7:00 p.m.: Sacred Earth, Beloved Community
  • Saturday, October 25
    9:00 a.m.: Participatory Democracy and Hope for Change
    10:30 a.m.: Justice for All Creation: where social, economic, and environmental justice meet.
    1:30 p.m.: Claiming Our Humanity, Transforming Our World
  • Sunday, October 26
    9:00 a.m.: Conversation: Living Water: water as spiritual symbol and essence of life.

October 26, 1:00 p.m. (Gates open at 12:00 p.m.)
Author John Grogan
Marley and Me: What Man's Best Friend Can Teach Us
Henderson Pavilion
For other special events in ONE BOOK HENDERSON, see:
http://www.mypubliclibrary.com/onebook/onebook_events.html
For information, 702/492-7252

November Events

November 6 - 8
Vegas Valley Book Festival
For schedule, see:
http://www.nevadahumanities.org/page/vvbfschedule
For information, 702/895-1878

November 20, 12:45 p.m.
P.T. Barnum, an American Original
A Chautauqua portrayal by Doug Mishler
Siena Hotel and Casino
Sponsored by the Newcomer Club of Reno-Sparks
For information please email: newcomercar@yahoo.com