Wild Western Wordsmiths: A Workshop for Emerging Writers

Sunday, February 23, 2025
12:00–4:00 pm
The Holland Project
140 Vesta Street, Reno

Join us for a free creative writing workshop and write-in for aspiring writers ages 18–26 at The Holland Project with hosts Griffin Peralta, Reena Spansail, and City of Reno Poet Laureate Jesse James Ziegler. Get to know members of Reno's literary community, build new connections with fellow writers and poets, and contribute your work to a digital zine. Lunch will be provided. This is a free event. Space is limited and advanced registration is required.

Wednesday, February 26, 2025
6:30–7:30 pm
DRI, Reno Campus - Stout Conference Room
2215 Raggio Pkwy, Reno

Nevada Humanities is partnering with the Desert Research Institute in 2025 on a new series of events in Reno and Las Vegas. Curiosity Lab by DRI brings together storytellers from science, the humanities, and the arts to illuminate our shared connection to the state of Nevada.

Join us at the series’ inaugural event “Chasing Snow – Stories of Wonder, Tradition, and the Science of Winter,” with DRI storyteller Anne Heggli, Ph.D. and featured speaker Autumn Harry.

Humanities at Play: Prisoner in My Homeland

Thursday, February 20, 2025
6:00–8:00 pm
Online at the Nevada Humanities Twitch Channel 

As part of our continued conversation and programming honoring the Day of Remembrance and the 83rd anniversary of Japanese American incarceration, Nevada Humanities Program Manager Kathleen Kuo will stream the educational game Prisoner in My Homeland while discussing the game’s historical context and narrative with the audience. Developed by Mission US, the game follows the story of teenager Henry Tanaka and his family’s forced relocation to a prison camp in Manzanar, California.

Audience members are encouraged to share their stories and discuss their thoughts during this livestreamed event. No account is needed to tune in on Twitch; a free account enables audience members to participate in the chat.

Humanities at Play: Scientific Controversies and Board Games with Emma Frances Bloomfield

Saturday, March 8, 2025
1:00–3:00 pm
Meepleville Board Game Cafe
4704 West Sahara Avenue, Las Vegas
 
Why do controversial narratives stick, and how can we effectively counter them through storytelling? Join Emma Frances Bloomfield, associate professor of communication studies at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, at Meepleville Board Game Cafe on Saturday, March 8 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm. Bloomfield will first discuss her research and work on scientific controversies and board games as interventional, educational spaces, and then audience members will be able to play through related games such as Daybreak, Darwin’s Journey, and Catan: New Energies.

This is a free event. Space is limited and advanced registration is required. This event is intended for participants 16 and up. 

Humanities at Play: Votes for Women with Sarah Keyes
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
7:00–9:00 pm
The Glass Die
675 Holcomb Avenue, Reno

As part of our celebration of Women’s History Month in March, learn more about women’s suffrage and this period in American history from historian Sarah Keyes (University of Nevada, Reno) at The Glass Die on Wednesday, March 12 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm. Keyes will first share her work and research on the study of suffrage in the U.S. West before audience members play the board game Votes for Women.

Please note that The Glass Die is a 21+ establishment. Individuals under the age of 21 will not be able to attend.

Thursday, March 13, 2025
6:00–8:00 pm
Online at the Nevada Humanities Twitch Channel 

Learn about the digital humanities and playful learning during this livestream with Tyler Kynn, assistant professor of history at Central Connecticut State University. Kynn created two educational games where players can immerse themselves in the history and culture of the early Ottoman world: The Hajj Trail and Seyahat. Audience participation is welcome and encouraged.

No account is needed to tune in on Twitch; a free account enables audience members to participate in the chat.

Humanities at Play: The Oregon Trail Remake with Sarah Keyes

Wednesday, March 19, 2025
6:00–8:00 pm
Online at the Nevada Humanities Twitch Channel 

Join Nevada Humanities as we play The Oregon Trail remake with historian Sarah Keyes on Wednesday, March 19 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. We will discuss the history of the Overland Trail and westward migration. Learn more about reinterpreting this history by connecting death, burial, the seeds of U.S. expansion, and more. Audience participation is welcome and encouraged.

No account is needed to tune in on Twitch; a free account enables audience members to participate in the chat.