July events begin with guest speaker and Chautauqua at Dangberg Historic Park
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Sun, 06/27/2021 - 11:15am
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July 10, 2021 - 10:00am In July, events begin with a presentation on the “Mountains and Peaks of Carson Valley” and a Chautauqua presentation of Caleb Greenwood at the Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park.
On Saturday, July 10, at 10:00 am, Allen Biaggi will give a presentation on the real names of the mountains surrounding Carson Valley. Biaggi will also speak on when they were formed and how they impact the perception of those who live in and visit Carson Valley.
Allen Biaggi is a third generation Nevadan from Douglas County and a graduate of the University of Nevada, Reno, with degrees in Hydrology and in Architectural Engineering Design. Biaggi served as the Director of Nevada’s Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and as the Administrator of the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection. During his tenure with the State of Nevada, he served on numerous boards and commissions including The Commission on Workplace Safety, the Governor’s Climate Change Committee, the Lake Tahoe Bi-State Fire Commission and on the Governing Board of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency. He is currently Principal of A. Biaggi and Associates, LLC, a natural resource consulting firm, and also sits on the Sagebrush Ecosystem Council and serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Tahoe Fund.
On Wednesday, July 14, at 6:30 pm, Chautauquan Frank X. Mullen will present “Caleb Greenwood: Mountaineer and Guide”. Caleb Greenwood went into the wilderness west of the Mississippi River three years after the return of Lewis and Clark and died during the California Gold Rush. He is a human metaphor for the opening of the West and a buckskin colossus, even among mountain men.
Greenwood knew everyone and did everything, and then he lied and bragged about his accomplishments. In 1844 he signed on as a guide for the Townsend-Stephens-Murphy Party which became the first party to take wagons over the Sierra.
Frank X. Mullen is a Reno-based journalist, author, historian, actor and university journalism instructor. Mullen has taught journalism classes since 1999 at the Reynolds School of Journalism at the University of Nevada, Reno and lectures about Western history and journalism. In 2002 and 2005, he was named Nevada's Outstanding Journalist of the Year by the Nevada Press Association.
Since 1998, Frank X. Mullen has performed in the Humanities Chautauqua program portraying many nationally known figures including Babe Ruth, Henry VIII and Huey Long. Mullen is also is the author of The Donner Party Chronicles: A Day-By-Day Account of a Doomed Wagon Train. This event is $10 for adults, and free for members and youth 16 and younger.
Please bring your own seating and no pets allowed - service animals only. Guests are welcome to bring a picnic to enjoy as no food or beverages will be sold at these events. All events are held outdoors.
The full 2021 Dangberg Summer Festival event schedule is available at Dangberg.org.
