Mark Maynard

CARSON CITY, Nevada – The Nevada Arts Council announced Friday the awarding of $50,000 in fellowship grants to Nevada artists and writers.

Reno author Mark Maynard talks about his book "Grind" during a Nevada Reads event at the Carson City Library in Carson City, Nev. on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016. Nevada Reads is a statewide program in which people read and discuss a selected book about Nevada. Hard copies and e-book versions of "Grind" are available at the Carson City Library. Go to carsoncitylibrary.org for more information.

I hope you got your fill of naps last weekend because this weekend is chock full of fun to be had for all. You can Wine Walk until you Holiday Crawl downtown. Take your pick of craft shows in town. Kids won’t want to miss the Santa Train at the State Railroad Museum or one of the two performances of ‘The Peanutcracker’ at the Community Center. Whether you’d like to spend the days indoors or out, there is something for all ages in the Carson City area this weekend.

SATURDAY:

• Nevada Artists Association Art Exhibit at the Carson Visitor Center (8am-6pm)

Join us in participating in the Nevada Reads, one community-one read program, to support literacy, learning, engagement, and discussion! This year, we will be reading Grind by Mark Maynard.

We have multiple copies of Grind available for reading. If the copy is barcoded, please check it out with your library card. If the copy is not barcoded, please take it home to read and return it to the display when you are done.

Join us on Saturday, December 3, 2016 from 10am-12pm for a reading and book discussion of Grind with Mark Maynard!

I’m not trying to rush you, but the holidays season approaches. As such, the holiday craft fairs, bazaars, and bake sales have arrived. You may as well start looking at that gift list to see who would enjoy something one-of-a-kind and locally crafted. If not for gift giving, these fairs are an excellent way to find fun ways to decorate your home. Other than that, the weekend is kind of quiet, but you'll want take a look at the list and see what catches your fancy.

SATURDAY:

The 28th annual Nevada Writers Hall of Fame welcomes inductee, Ellen Hopkins, author of 11 bestselling novels, numerous stories and more than 20 children’s nonfiction titles. Mark Maynard, author of “Grind,” and Laura McBride, author of “We Are Called to Rise,” will be awarded with the 2015 Silver Pen.

A reception honoring 2015 Nevada Writers Hall of Fame Inductee Ellen Hopkins and 2015 Silver Pen Award Recipients Mark Maynard and Laura McBride will be held Thursday, November 19, 2015 in the Milt Glick Ballroom
of the University of Nevada, Reno.

Reception and Silent Auction 6:00 p.m.
Program 7:00 p.m.

$40 per person

Milt Glick Ballroom
4th Floor
Joe Crowley Student Union
University of Nevada, Reno

Friends of the University Libraries

Please make reservations by Thursday, November 12 to Breanne Standingwater at bstandingwater@unr.edu or (775) 682-6022.

Nick Flynn, whose first memoir sparked the major motion picture, “Being Flynn,” international reviews and much press attention, will visit Sierra Nevada College on Sept. 5-6 to kick off the 2014-15 Writers in the Woods literary speaker series and to introduce the college’s Common Read book for the year.