http://blackmountaininstitute.org/ Black Mountain Institute News Feed | Stay abreast of the BMI's current news and upcoming events © 2009 Black Mountain Institute Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:08:45 -0800 en quimby@studiohyperset.com (Quimby Melton) quimby@studiohyperset.com (Quimby Melton) 60 http://blackmountaininstitute.org/images/rssnewsimg.gif http://blackmountaininstitute.org/ http://blackmountaininstitute.org/newsAndEvents/upcoming.php Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:08:45 -0800 http://blackmountaininstitute.org/newsAndEvents/upcoming.php National Review, Sam Tanenhaus, editor of the New York Times Book Review, and David Frum, a former speech writer for President George W. Bush and founder of NewMajority.com, discuss what it means to be a conservative in America today and how that will shape the Republican party of tomorrow. ]]> http://blackmountaininstitute.org/newsAndEvents/networking.php Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:46:33 -0800 http://blackmountaininstitute.org/newsAndEvents/networking.php Facebook for some time, and now Twitter (BlackMtnInst) users can find us there as well. Hook up with us using these platforms, and we'll keep you informed about upcoming events and other BMI goings-on. ]]> http://blackmountaininstitute.org/newsAndEvents/upcoming.php Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:39:08 -0800 http://blackmountaininstitute.org/newsAndEvents/upcoming.php Child of Nature. ]]> http://blackmountaininstitute.org/newsAndEvents/videoArchive.php Tue, 29 Dec 2009 03:10:05 -0800 http://blackmountaininstitute.org/newsAndEvents/videoArchive.php Er Tai Gao reading (12/02/2009) is now live and ready for viewing in the BMI video archive and on the individual event page. ]]> Er Tai Gao Reading http://blackmountaininstitute.org/newsAndEvents/upcoming.php Thu, 03 December 2009 00:34:46 -0800 http://blackmountaininstitute.org/newsAndEvents/upcoming.php Atomic Testing Museum in Las Vegas, NV. UNLV Distinguished Professor of History J. Andy Fry moderates.Co-sponsored by the Atomic Testing Museum and the UNLV Department of History. Admission charge: $5.00 (at the door). ]]> http://blackmountaininstitute.org/newsAndEvents/podcast.php Thu, 03 December 2009 00:34:46 -0800 http://blackmountaininstitute.org/newsAndEvents/podcast.php here. One can also listen to the audio on the event page at the BMI website. Video from the reading is forthcoming on the same page. ]]> Er Tai Gao Reading (audio) http://blackmountaininstitute.org/newsAndEvents/ Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:36:09 -0800 http://blackmountaininstitute.org/newsAndEvents/ here. One can also listen to the audio from Doctorow's reading on the event page at the BMI website. Video from the Doctorow and Kay Ryan (11/05/09) readings have been added to the BMI video archive and the individual events pages. ]]> E.L. Doctorow Reading (audio) E.L. Doctorow Reading Kay Ryan Reading http://blackmountaininstitute.org/newsAndEvents/upcoming.php Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:06:57 -0800 http://blackmountaininstitute.org/newsAndEvents/upcoming.php I Could Read the Sky, a collaborative novel by writer Timothy O’Grady and photographer Steven Pyke, will be brought to life in a unique multimedia performance: O’Grady’s reading from the book is interspersed with music from fiddle-and-guitar duo Martin Hayes and Martin Cahill and accompanied by projections of Pkye’s arresting images. The event will be held at the UNLV Beam Music Center Doc Rando Recital Hall in Las Vegas, NV. ]]> http://blackmountaininstitute.org/newsAndEvents/upcoming.php Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:42:50 -0800 http://blackmountaininstitute.org/newsAndEvents/upcoming.php Atomic Testing Museum in Las Vegas, NV and is co-sponsored by the Atomic Testing Museum and the UNLV Department of History. Admission is $5.00 at the door. ]]> http://blackmountaininstitute.org/newsAndEvents/upcoming.php Tue, 10 November 2009 22:37:42 -0800 http://blackmountaininstitute.org/newsAndEvents/upcoming.php City of Asylum Las Vegas writer, reads from his new book, In Search of My Homeland: A Memoir of a Chinese Labor Camp in the UNLV Barrick Museum Auditorium. Presented in partnership with the UNLV Department of English and the College of Liberal Arts. ]]> http://blackmountaininstitute.org/newsAndEvents/podcast.php Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:30:45 -0800 http://blackmountaininstitute.org/newsAndEvents/podcast.php here. One can also listen to the audio from Ryan's reading on the event page at the BMI website. Video from the reading is forthcoming on the same page. The KNPR audio segments are used with the gracious permission of KNPRs "State of Nevada" which podcasts many segments of its programs. See knpr.org/son/feeds for more information. ]]> E.L. Doctorow on KNPR's "State of Nevada" (audio) Kay Ryan Reading (audio) Kay Ryan on KNPR's "State of Nevada" (audio) http://blackmountaininstitute.org/newsAndEvents/upcoming.php Thur, 05 Nov 2009 23:08:30 -0800 http://blackmountaininstitute.org/newsAndEvents/upcoming.php Billy Bathgate, Ragtime, and The March and UNLV's 2009 Elias Ghanem Chair in Creative Writing -- gives the closing keynote address at the Vegas Valley Book Festival. Doctorow's address will take place at the Clark County Library Auditorium and is co-sponsored by the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District, the City of Las Vegas Office of Cultural Affairs, and Nevada Humanities. Tuesday, November 10, Doctorow will read from his newest novel, Homer and Langley, at the UNLV Student Union Ballroom. This latter event is presented in partnership with the UNLV Department of English and with a generous gift from Jody Ghanem-Zapcal. ]]> http://blackmountaininstitute.org/newsAndEvents/videoArchive.php Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:55:42 -0800 http://blackmountaininstitute.org/newsAndEvents/videoArchive.php Food and Hunger: Eating in America" event (10/13/2009) is now live and ready for viewing in the BMI video archive and on the individual event page. ]]> "Food and Hunger: Eating in America" http://blackmountaininstitute.org/newsAndEvents/videoArchive.php Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:00:29 -0800 http://blackmountaininstitute.org/newsAndEvents/videoArchive.php Christina Garcia reading (10/06/2009) is now live and ready for viewing in the BMI video archive and on the individual event page. ]]> Christina Garcia Reading http://blackmountaininstitute.org/newsAndEvents/upcoming.php Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:55:30 -0800 http://blackmountaininstitute.org/newsAndEvents/upcoming.php Vegas Valley Book Festival November 5, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. at the Fifth Street School Auditorium (map). Co-sponsored by the City of Las Vegas Office of Cultural Affairs and Nevada Humanities. ]]> http://blackmountaininstitute.org/newsAndEvents/podcast.php Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:55:30 -0800 http://blackmountaininstitute.org/newsAndEvents/podcast.php here. One can also listen to the former on the "Food and Hunger" event page at the BMI website. Video from the "Food and Hunger" event is forthcoming on the same page. The latter audio segment is used with the gracious permission of KNPRs "State of Nevada" which podcasts many segments of its programs. See knpr.org/son/feeds for more information. ]]> "Food and Hunger: Eating in America" (audio) Raj Patel on KNPR's "State of Nevada" (audio) http://blackmountaininstitute.org/newsAndEvents/podcast.php Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:20:23 -0800 http://blackmountaininstitute.org/newsAndEvents/podcast.php here. This audio segment is used with the gracious permission of KNPRs "State of Nevada" which podcasts many segments of its programs. See knpr.org/son/feeds for more information. ]]> Christina Garcia KNPR "State of Nevada" Interview (audio) http://blackmountaininstitute.org/newsAndEvents/upcoming.php Tue, 06 Oct 2009 23:04:45 -0800 http://blackmountaininstitute.org/newsAndEvents/upcoming.php map). In partnership with Three Square. ]]> http://blackmountaininstitute.org/newsAndEvents/newsAndEventsArchive/2009-10/garcia/ Tue, 06 Oct 2009 23:04:45 -0800 http://blackmountaininstitute.org/newsAndEvents/newsAndEventsArchive/2009-10/garcia/ Christina Garcia event (10/06/2009) has been addd to the BMI podcast. For more information on the BMI podcast, including subscription instructions, click here. Video from the event is forthcoming. ]]> Christina Garcia Reading (audio) http://blackmountaininstitute.org/programs/fellows.php Tue, 29 September 2009 11:20:54 -0800 http://blackmountaininstitute.org/programs/fellows.php program website. ]]> http://blackmountaininstitute.org/newsAndEvents/upcoming.php Thu, 24 September 2009 15:46:23 -0800 http://blackmountaininstitute.org/newsAndEvents/upcoming.php Dreaming in Cuban and the 2009-10 BMI Teaching Fellow in Creative Writing reads from new and recent work Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. in the UNLV Student Union Theatre (map). In partnership with UNLV Department of English ]]> http://blackmountaininstitute.org/newsAndEvents/upcoming.php Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:31:18 -0800 http://blackmountaininstitute.org/newsAndEvents/upcoming.php http://blackmountaininstitute.org/newsAndEvents/newsAndEventsArchive/2008-09/craftConversation/ Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:10:00 -0800 http://blackmountaininstitute.org/newsAndEvents/newsAndEventsArchive/2008-09/craftConversation/ Craft: A Conversation" event (04/27/2009) is now live and ready for viewing in the BMI video archive and on the individual event page. The audio from the event has been addd to the BMI podcast. For more information on the BMI podcast, including subscription instructions, click here. ]]> "Craft: A Conversation" (audio) "Craft: A Conversation" (video) http://blackmountaininstitute.org/programs/fellows.php Mon, 11 May 2009 16:52:00 -0700 http://blackmountaininstitute.org/programs/fellows.php