“The center of the Wašiw (Washoe) world is Da’aw (Lake Tahoe) both geographically and spiritually. Like most native peoples our lifestyles revolved around the environment; the people were part of the environment, and everything was provided by the environment.” 

Join Washoe Tribal Council member, Helen Fillmore as she explores the history and geology of the West Shore through the Washoe oral history combined with modern geological discoveries.

About Helen Fillmore

Helen Fillmore is a research assistant in cooperative extension as she works towards her masters in Hydrology at the University of Nevada, Reno. Helen received her bachelor’s in environmental science and terrestrial resource management at the University of Washington. Helen was a wildland firefighter with the Bureau of Indian Affairs and with the Bureau of Land Management.

Helen currently sits on the tribal council for the Washoe Tribe as an off-reservation representative and is one of just a handful of remaining speakers of the Washu language. In 2017 Helen published an article titled “Using the Washoe Language to Inform Hydrologic and Environmental Models.” Today Helen joins us to share information about West Shore of Lake Tahoe combining Washoe oral history with modern geological discoveries.

Kenneth Carbone is the Artist-in-Residence and Founder of NYC based design company the Carbone Smolan Agency whose award-winning work for corporate and cultural clients is internationally recognized. He has kept a journal for over 25 years and considers it the key engine to his art.

This one-day workshop offers a historical perspective on why keeping a journal has been central to many in the arts for centuries. The course includes practical and technical advice, demonstrations and a field assignment to help start keeping a journal as a vital routine to enhance your creativity every day.

Kenneth Carbone is a designer, artist, musician, author and teacher. As the Co-Founder and Artist-in-Residence of the Carbone Smolan Agency, he is among America’s most respected graphic designers, whose work is renowned for its balance of substance and style. Under his design ethos “unify, simplify, amplify,” Ken has built a reputation for creating outstanding design programs for a world-class clientele for over forty years.

Ken Carbone will share the joys, challenges, and rewards of a career in the arts. He’ll speak about his early love of drawing, how he turned that passion into a very successful 40-year career in design and his most recent pursuits in fine art. This presentation will offer encouraging examples and practices that will inspire anyone involved in the creative profession.

Following a presentation, there will time allocated for a Q & A session moderated by Jeff Pickett.

Ken Carbone is a professor at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, and is a featured blogger for Fast Company magazine as well as Huffington Post. He is a recipient of the 2014 AIGA Medal, awarded to individuals in recognition of their exceptional achievements, services or other contributions to the field of design and visual communication.

Celebrate love by indulging in a delectable three-course prix fixe menu while enjoying live music by Tyler Stafford.

Reservations required: 775.284.2921

$85 per couple | $20 for wine pairings. Members receive 10% savings.

Join the Holland Project at the Nevada Museum of Art for our annual “teen-takeover” featuring: Live Music | DJs | KWNK | Bibo Freddo Gelato (rainbow edition) | Interactive Performances | Video Art | Photobooth | Color Oracle Fortune Telling | Scavenger Hunt | Screen Printing | Pigment Dyeing | Action Drawing | DIY Accessories + Fashion

Dress the Part: Color Blocking, Monochrome, Rainbow  

Teachers/parents may submit a request for a fee waiver/reduction to jessica.imus@nevdaart.org if required. 

Experience soundscapes by local artists in the galleries as you explore the new exhibitions at this party of the season. Witness responsive modern movement performances as Reno’s contemporary dance company, Collateral & Co., presents a multimedia experience. Turn it up in the Sky Room with DJ Mojo Jojo, visuals by Rich Moore, s’mores station, table games, and small bites by chez louie.

Media sponsorship by KWNK 97.7

Chez Louie will be closed all day today for a private staff event. The restaurant will re-open for regular lunch service tomorrow, Thursday, January 17, at 11:30 am. We apologize for any inconvenience. 

SOUTHERN NEVADA STEAM SYMPOSIUM
To better meet the needs of diverse communities of learners across the state of Nevada, the NV STEAM Conference is hosting a series of regional events.                                                                                                                       

SOUTHERN NEVADA LOCATION:                                                          
Richard TAM Alumni Center, University of Nevada, Las Vegas    
(4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154)

Teachers are invited to join us as we showcase the best of K-12 interdisciplinary science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM) education in Southern Nevada.  Looking Back/Moving Forward will explore STEAM through the world of Robotics and feature artist, inventor, and UC Berkeley Professor Ken Goldberg in a keynote lecture exploring robotics through a new lens.

After a day of workshops and lectures, we’ll head over to the MGM Grand Hotel to join out partner Cirque Du Soleil for real world STEAM behind the scenes of KA.  Inside the KA theater, we’ll be given special access and a technical peek into the sensational production that relies on STEAM to make art come alive.

Free parking provided at the MGM Grand Hotel for all participants.

As a special bonus, Cirque Du Soleil is providing discounted tickets to see the 7:00 pm show that evening (Saturday, Feb 23). 

To purchase your ticket at the discounted rate please visit:   https://www.groupmatics.events/event/Nevadasteam 

All participants will receive 0.5 in-service learning credit from the Nevada Department of Education.

Continental breakfast and lunch provided.

Listen to the artist recount how his childhood memories of growing up in a bi-cultural household inspired the semi-satirical social commentary of his autobiographical work.

Susanne Schindler is an architect and historian focused on the intersection of policy and design in housing. Join us as Schindler explores ways in which design and architecture inform planning practices and can be used to address contemporary challenges including housing affordability and urban governance. Schindler argues that we need to understand how we got here if we want to change where we’re going.  

Susanne Schindler currently is a visiting lecturer at MIT’s School of Architecture and Planning. She completed a PhD on housing, architecture, and inequality in New York City in the late 1960s and writes regularly for a range of publications, including e-flux, Perspecta, and Planning Perspectives. Since 2015, she has been the housing columnist for Urban Omnibus. 

Doors open at 10:30 am with coffee hosted by BRDI.