novels
Western Nevada Musical Theatre Company celebrates 25th year with blockbuster production of 'Mary Poppins'
Submitted by editor on Wed, 11/04/2015 - 2:59pmThe Western Nevada Musical Theatre Company gets into the festive spirit beginning Friday with a magical production to marks its 25th season with the Broadway blockbuster musical "Mary Poppins."
“The entire company is bursting with excitement for this production,” said producer and director Stephanie Arrigotti. “Anyone who has seen the stage version of this show will understand their excitement.”
Nevada Writers Hall of Fame to honor Carson City area author Ellen Hopkins
Submitted by editor on Wed, 10/21/2015 - 9:48amThe 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.
Unlimited possibilities: Carson City reaches beyond National Library Week
Submitted by editor on Tue, 04/14/2015 - 11:24pmWhat if: You were an orphan at 15 and living with your 17-year old brother in a run-down motel in old downtown Reno; You have few role models, little education, occasional minimum wage jobs; you drink too much, eat lousy food; and Your brother kills a kid on a bicycle while driving drunk and comes to you for help.
"Why didn't you call the police or an ambulance?" you ask
So begins Willy Vlautin's noir novel "The Motel Life." Nevada scholar Patricia Cooper-Smith will facilitate a book discussion Thursday, April 23, at 6:30 p.m. in the Carson City Library Digitorium.
Silver and Snowflake art contest winners announced
Submitted by editor on Tue, 11/25/2014 - 10:13amSeventy-five budding artists from kindergarten through grade 12 entered their art work into an annual contest recently as part of Carson City's annual Silver and Snowflake Festival of Lights.
Each year, the teen board of the Carson City Library chooses a theme to coincide with the Christmas holidays. This year’s theme was “A Novel Christmas,” asking children to draw what Christmas would look like in their favorite novels.
Rethinking Common Core... it is still a Huge Step DOWN
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Tue, 11/26/2013 - 8:12pmThe Common Core "State" Standards are a major change in the purpose, content and methodology of educating children from K through 12. According to some reports, not only are the college entrance exams being revised to be Common Core compliant, COLLEGES are also said to be considering adapting the change.
The question is, the change from WHAT?
The question is important because Common Core is either a step up, or just another step further down the road of the ever lower "progressive" standards that America has been experimenting with for over a hundred years.
Best selling author to host 'Meet the Authors' reception Friday at WNC
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Tue, 06/11/2013 - 4:47pmNew York Times bestselling author Ellen Hopkins will lead a Meet the Authors dessert and wine reception in Carson City on Friday, June 14 from 6:30 to 9 pm in the Carson Nugget Community Hall in the Aspen Building on the Western Nevada College Campus.
Library Habits, Library Innovations
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Tue, 10/30/2012 - 7:18amLibrary Habits, Library Innovations
Young Adult Author to Speak at Western Nevada College
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Fri, 04/29/2011 - 10:33amThe public is invited to attend a classroom discussion at Western Nevada College, by author Heidi Ayarbe, whose published works are geated towared young adult readers. The author will discuss her writing and publishing experiences, including how she garners story ideas, her writing process, and the obstacles she has faced.
Author Heidi Ayarbe to speak at WNC Carson City
Submitted by editor on Fri, 04/29/2011 - 2:50amThe public is invited to attend a classroom discussion at Western Nevada College on Wednesday, May 4, by author Heidi Ayarbe, whose published works are geared toward young adult readers. Ayarbe, who grew up locally, will speak at 7 p.m. in Bristlecone Building Rm. 343.
Lake Tahoe's Valhalla Arts, Music and Theater Festival gets spicy, funky and downright funny
Submitted by editor on Fri, 07/09/2010 - 8:17pmLAKE TAHOE — Visitors and locals alike can head to the shoreline of the Tallac Historic Site for some of the area’s most unique and diverse entertainment. The Valhalla Arts, Music, and Theatre Festival is bringing down the house with its July line-up and it’s sure to be a crowd-pleaser.