The Beverly Rogers, Carol C. Harter Black Mountain Institute (BMI) at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ announces its spring calendar of in-person and virtual events. These public programs, beginning Feb. 22, are part of BMI’s mission of supporting a wide range of writers and storytellers in Las Vegas and the Southwest. These community programs are free to attend and open to everyone.
BMI’s live programs consist of mainstage events, readings by BMI fellows, the Breakout Writers Series curated by 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ creative writing MFA students, book clubs, and collaborations with community partners. BMI’s virtual events bring together published writers and representatives of the publishing industry to discuss subjects relevant to developing writers.
In-Person Events in Las Vegas:
- Thursday, Feb 22, 2024 at 7 p.m. | Tajja Isen: A Reading at The Beverly Theater
- Wednesday, Mar 6, 2024 at 7 p.m. | Julián Delgado Lopera: A Reading at The Beverly Theater
- Thursday, Mar 21, 2024 at 7 p.m. | Breakout Writers Series: Andrea Abi-Karam at the 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art
- Friday, Apr 5, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. | An Evening with Tananarive Due at The Beverly Theater (co-presented with The Program on Race, Gender & Policing at the William S. Boyd School of Law at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ)
- Thursday, Apr 18, 2024 at 7 p.m. | The Dysfunction of Food: On Food That Isn't Beautiful or Comforting or Delicious with Kim Foster (University Forum Lecture) at the 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Rogers Literature & Law Building, Room 101
Virtual Events:
- Monday, Feb 26, 2024 at 5 p.m. Pacific | Writers with Day Jobs, with Rachel Taff and Ruth Madievsky, moderated by Krista Diamond
- Monday, Mar 18, 2024 at 12 p.m. Pacific | A Conversation with Catherine Lacey, introduced and interviewed by Ucheoma Onwutuebe
- Wednesday, Apr 10, 2024 at 12 p.m. | How to Craft a Book Proposal with Nicole Chung and Amy Brady, moderated by Tajja Isen
Book Club Meetings:
- Mar 5, 2024 at 6 p.m. | Latinx Book Club at The Writer’s Block hosted by Julián Delgado Lopera reading Blackouts by Justin Torres
- May 7, 2024 at 6 p.m. | Latinx Book Club at The Writer’s Block hosted by Julián Delgado Lopera, reading Sirena Selena by Mayra Santos-Febres
For full event details and information about the authors, visit the website. Additional programs and events may be announced during the semester.
BMI’s programs are funded in part with support from Nevada Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
About Black Mountain Institute
Black Mountain Institute at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ champions writers and storytellers through programs, fellowships and community engagement. From the brightest spot on the planet, BMI amplifies writing and artistic expression to connect us to each other in the Las Vegas Valley, the Southwest, and beyond. For more information about BMI, visit the .
