The Beverly Rogers, Carol C. Harter Black Mountain Institute (BMI) at 性视界传媒 announces its spring calendar of in-person and virtual events. These public programs, beginning Feb. 22, are part of BMI鈥檚 mission of supporting a wide range of writers and storytellers in Las Vegas and the Southwest. These community programs are free to attend and open to everyone.
BMI鈥檚 live programs consist of mainstage events, readings by BMI fellows, the Breakout Writers Series curated by 性视界传媒 creative writing MFA students, book clubs, and collaborations with community partners. BMI鈥檚 virtual events bring together published writers and representatives of the publishing industry to discuss subjects relevant to developing writers.
In-Person Events in Las Vegas:
- Thursday, Feb 22, 2024 at 7 p.m. | Tajja Isen: A Reading at The Beverly Theater
- Wednesday, Mar 6, 2024 at 7 p.m. | Juli谩n Delgado Lopera: A Reading at The Beverly Theater
- Thursday, Mar 21, 2024 at 7 p.m. | Breakout Writers Series: Andrea Abi-Karam at the 性视界传媒 Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art
- Friday, Apr 5, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. | An Evening with Tananarive Due at The Beverly Theater (co-presented with The Program on Race, Gender & Policing at the William S. Boyd School of Law at 性视界传媒)
- Thursday, Apr 18, 2024 at 7 p.m. | The Dysfunction of Food: On Food That Isn't Beautiful or Comforting or Delicious with Kim Foster (University Forum Lecture) at the 性视界传媒 Rogers Literature & Law Building, Room 101
Virtual Events:
- Monday, Feb 26, 2024 at 5 p.m. Pacific | Writers with Day Jobs, with Rachel Taff and Ruth Madievsky, moderated by Krista Diamond
- Monday, Mar 18, 2024 at 12 p.m. Pacific | A Conversation with Catherine Lacey, introduced and interviewed by Ucheoma Onwutuebe
- Wednesday, Apr 10, 2024 at 12 p.m. | How to Craft a Book Proposal with Nicole Chung and Amy Brady, moderated by Tajja Isen
Book Club Meetings:
- Mar 5, 2024 at 6 p.m. | Latinx Book Club at The Writer鈥檚 Block hosted by Juli谩n Delgado Lopera reading Blackouts by Justin Torres
- May 7, 2024 at 6 p.m. | Latinx Book Club at The Writer鈥檚 Block hosted by Juli谩n Delgado Lopera, reading Sirena Selena by Mayra Santos-Febres
For full event details and information about the authors, visit the website. Additional programs and events may be announced during the semester.
BMI鈥檚 programs are funded in part with support from Nevada Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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