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The Department of Cultural Affairs is unique in state government because people actively engage its programs and facilities for direct, positive cultural experiences. The department is the flagship of Nevada government, showing both citizens and visitors the best benefit of exercising their franchise for the common good. |
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New Basketry Exhibit at the Nevada State Museum
March 10, 2010
 Carson City, Nev. The Nevada State Museum presents Interwoven 2010: Visions of the Great Basin Basketmakers on display in the Dema Guinn Concourse and North Changing Gallery of the Nevada State Museum, March 25 through July 24, 2010.
A free grand opening reception will be held Thursday, March 25 at 5:00 pm. Visitors can enjoy light refreshments, visit with many of the exhibit’s artists and purchase some of the baskets that are for sale.
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NEVADA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TURN TO ART OF THE SPOKEN WORD |
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Annual Poetry Out Loud Nevada State Finals March 13 in Reno
March 10, 2010
This weekend, 15 Nevada County semi-finalists will match their poetry skills for national honors and scholarships prizes at the 5th Annual Nevada State Finals of Poetry Out Loud, a national recitation contest that encourages high-school aged students to learn about great poetry through memorization, performance and competition. Students who have advanced from poetry recitation district championships will gather in Reno at the Siena Hotel Spa Casino from noon to 3 p.m. to compete for the state champion title.
This year, an estimated 2,000 students participated in the Nevada program, a 58 percent increase since last year. Mary Simmons, vice president of External Affairs for NV Energy will serve as honorary chair for the event which is free and open to the public.
Each student will have the opportunity to recite two different poems and will be judged on physical presence, voice and articulation, appropriateness of dramatization, level of difficulty, evidence of understanding, overall performance and accuracy. Nevada’s state champion will receive $1,000, an all-expense-paid trip to represent Nevada at the National Finals April 26-27 in Washington, DC and $2,000 for his/her school for the purchase of poetry books and/or programming. The second and third place students will each receive $500, with $1,000 for his or her school. The Poetry Out Loud National Finals will bestow a total of $50,000 in awards and school stipends, with a $20,000 prize for the Poetry Out Loud National Champion.
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