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The Mile High Jazz Band with vocalist June Joplin will be joined by several poets and readers on Tuesday, March 13, 2018, 7:30-9:30 p.m., for an evening of big-band music and poetry on the theme "Springboards."

Yerington High School senior Grey Hunt has become accustomed to hearing her name called at the Nevada Poetry Out Loud State Finals, but the two-time defending state winner admitted to being a nervous after three rounds on Saturday.

A public reception for emerging artist Allison Rasmussen is being hosted by the Resident Artist Program in Silver City on Saturday, March 3 from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the McCormick House, 142 High Street, the residence for visiting artists with the Resident Artist Program.

SILVER CITY — The Resident Artist Program in Silver City is delighted to announce that our winter visiting artist, Allison Rasmussen, is creating a permanent artwork for the Program, using Pulitzer Prize-nominated poet David Lee's poem "Silver City Dawn Psalm" as its focus.

As we get ready to ring in 2018 and say goodbye to 2017, we want to reflect briefly on the history of the New Year celebration and amuse you with some fun historical facts.

One of the most notable celebrations is that in Times Square in Manhattan. This has been an annual event in New York since 1907.

Nearly every television station will broadcast the “ball drop” in Times Square: A large, lighted crystal ball sliding down a 77-foot pole over the course of the last minute of the year. When the ball reaches the bottom, it is the New Year.

The arid high desert topography of Nevada is perhaps the most unlikely image of Thanksgiving.

Please join us for the Annual Candle Lighting Service on Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at 7:00 PM at Fitzhenry's Funeral Home, 3945 Fairview Dr., Carson City. We will honor and remember those that we hold dear in our hearts, by lighting a candle in their memory. Everyone is welcome.

You may submit a photo to be shown in the special video presentation at the service, by emailing Christie.Wilde@dignitymemorial.com, or stop by the funeral home and leave a copy with the staff.

The Mile High Jazz Band with vocalist Jakki Ford will be joined by several poets and readers on Tuesday, September 12, 2017, 7:30-9:30 p.m., for an evening of big-band music and poetry on the theme "Just Sayin’."

Each poem will be followed by a related big-band tune. The event will be at Comma Coffee, 312 S. Carson Street, across the street from the state legislature building in Carson City, outdoors in the adjacent courtyard, weather permitting. Admission is $5 general and free for age 18 and under.

Silver City, Nevada – The historic Comstock town Silver City offers a wide range of public programming year round, but the community really goes "all out" during the summer months.

In his 1624 prose poem, “No man is an island” John Donne writes about the symbiotic relationship between one human being joined to all human beings, how the loss of one effects everyone negatively and how the strength of one can impact everyone positively.

Nevadans celebrated both Flag Day and the U.S. Army’s 242nd birthday Wednesday during a ceremony at the Nevada Veterans Memorial on the state capitol grounds in Carson City.

The Mile High Jazz Band with vocalist Cindee LeVal will be joined by several poets and readers on Tuesday, March 14, 2017, 7:30-9:30 p.m., for an evening of big-band music and poetry on the theme "Easy as Pi(e)."

Yerington High School’s Gabrielle Hunt has represented Lyon County at the Nevada Poetry Out Loud State Finals for three consecutive years. Now she’ll represent the state of Nevada at the Poetry Out Loud National Finals in Washington, D.C.

The Brewery Arts Center in Carson City will present the celtic sounds of “Noctambule” on Saturday, March 11 at 7pm in the Maizie Harris Jesse Black Box Theater.

We now begin the process to decide if we want more of the same or to change the actions of our elected officals by giving them the ax. Perhaps a rhyme that even children can understand will add some entertainment value to an otherwise solemn duty for every voter. We now recite and dedicate 'Lizzies Ax' for posterity and your amusement to aid our recall on November 8th at the ballot box.

As I stare at this blank Word document, which will fill with words, I remember back to when this column first debuted in April of 2014. I was so grateful to have an audience, particularly an audience as wonderful as those who live in and around Carson City.

Ever looked beyond the bark of a tree or swirl of a climbing vine to see the beauty of the elements that make up nature? Trails & Vistas is presenting the opportunity to do just that at their Art + Nature + Community Art Hike.

TICKETS: Tickets available at trailsandvistas.org
Children (ages 5 to 12) $12
Youth (ages 13 to 18) $25
Adult $45

Carson High School students are not only given myriad opportunities in which to participate, they are afforded these privileges by parents, teachers, and local and national non-profit organizations whose sole purpose is to give elementary, middle, and high school students the freedom to shine like the sun.

We love the Christmas season. As we've noted with most cultural traditions, though, Christmas holds different meanings for folks depending on their time, place and circumstances.

The Brewery Arts Center is presenting the celtic sounds of “Noctambule” on Saturday, December 12 at 7pm at 2015 in the Maizie Harris Jesse Black Box Theater.

The Brewery Arts Center is presenting the celtic sounds of “Noctambule” on Saturday, Dec. 12 at 7 p.m. in the Maizie Harris Jesse Black Box Theater.

Marla Fibish and Bruce Victor are Noctambule. They play original and traditional music in a variety of forms – original musical settings of a broad array of poetry, original instrumental pieces, and traditional Irish tunes and songs. This unique collaboration brings out qualities in both of these seasoned musicians that you may not have heard from them before.

The Mile High Jazz Band with vocalist Cindee LeVal will be joined by several poets and readers on Tuesday, September 8, 2015, 7:30-9:30 p.m., for an evening of big-band music and poetry on the theme "True Lies and Lullabies."

Each poem will be followed by a related big-band tune. The event will be at Comma Coffee, 312 S. Carson Street, across the street from the state legislature building in Carson City, outdoors in the adjacent courtyard, weather permitting. Admission is $5 general and free for age 18 and under.

The Mile High Jazz Band with vocalists Cindee LeVal and June Joplin will be joined by seven poets and readers for "Now Cut That Out," a lively evening of big-band jazz music and poetry.

The event will be on Tuesday, June 9, 7:00-9:30 p.m., at Comma Coffee, 312 S. Carson Street, across the street from the state legislature building in Carson City. Admission is $5 general and free for age 18 and under.

Poetry lovers are in for a treat on Thursday, May 7, at Western Nevada College in Carson City. Published poets Laura Wetherington and Jared Stanley are scheduled to read starting at 4 p.m. in WNC’s Main Gallery.

“I don't know how long it's been since WNC had poets read here who have actually published books, but it's been quite a while,” said Douglas Barrett, Ph.D., an English instructor at WNC, is coordinating the event.

Barrett said that Wetherington and Stanley, who teach at Sierra Nevada College in Incline Village, bring a contemporary style to poetry.

International author and poet L.E. Hart will be at the Browsers Corner Book Store Thursday, March 19th, 2015 from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm. His new book, “You’re There, I’m Here” is a collection of over 100 poems describing a love story.

Join us for a wonderful evening while Mr. Hart shares his story of putting the book together and reads some of his favorite poems from the book. Books will be available for purchase and to be signed by the author. Mr. Hart will compose a special poem for one lucky member of the audience.

Whether you are young or old, Christmas is an enjoyable time of the year. Christmas has always been and will always be very special to me. It has been a holiday occasion that, through the years, our family has enjoyed here in Carson City or at the Quilici Cabin near Davis Lake, Calif.

Specially dedicated to all
National Socialist Democrats
throughout America and Mexico.

A Thanksgiving Poem

Another Thanksgiving
The Turkey and Ham,
Obama and Biden
Their Commucrat plan.
But let us be thankful,
For one thing we know.
For the homeless and starving
Only two years to go!

Today is the end of the negative ads,
You know those that make you so mad!

The government you get is the government you deserve,
So get out today and make your voice heard!

The 27th annual Nevada Writers Hall of Fame welcomes two new inductees, poet Shaun Griffin and folklorist and historian Ronald M. James. This year’s ceremony will take place Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014 in the Milt Glick Ballroom on the fourth floor of the Joe Crowley Student Union. Alicia Barber, author of Reno’s Big Gamble, will be awarded with the 2014 Silver Pen Award at the ceremony.

Nevada Writers Hall of Fame Award: Shaun Griffin and Ronald M. James