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PhotographerWhere the Sage Meets the Sky: Great Basin Landscapes

Opening in October and running through April 20, 2012, the Special Collections Department hosts an exhibit offering a wide-ranging view of Nevada's landscapes: Where the Sage Meets the Sky: Great Basin Landscapes.

Through the use of maps, photographs, films, letters and writings from Special Collections, the exhibit will present views of Nevada's past still relevant to today's understanding of our extreme, yet beautiful land.

The exhibit is free and open to the public.

There is Currently No Exhibit

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BohemiansPost-war Bohemians in Northern Nevada

Mid-century Northern Nevada art was full of surprises. From July 1st through September 16th, Special Collections is sponsoring a showing of abstract and experimental works that emerged from an active arts community after World War II.

Works by a number of artists will be displayed on the upper floors of the Knowledge Center, and photographs and papers from our collections, in the Special Collections exhibit area, will offer insights into the artists' social and creative lives.

Basque HotelThe Basque Hotel

The Basque Hotel, Robert Laxalt's 1989 novel based on his adolescence in Carson City, was the book selected for the community-wide reading program "Northern Nevada Reads" this spring. Special Collections has drawn upon its large Robert Laxalt manuscript collection to create exhibit materials and posters for several libraries in the Washoe County Library System. A new online exhibit features items in the collection relating to The Basque Hotel and Laxalt's writing process.

Ongoing Event

Small Talk, Big Ideas Small Talk, Big Ideas: Conversations with University Authors

Come to our second season of fascinating discussions with University of Nevada authors. Four great authors cover topics including digital media, the effects of climate change on Lake Tahoe, international terrorism, and western landscapes. All Small Talk discussions will take place in the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center. Room locations are listed below for each event. Free parking will be available on the top floor of Brian J. Whalen Parking Garage.

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