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21	Festival of Trees Supports Nevada State Library and Archives
18	“Southwest Celebration” Annual Open House at Lost City Museum
14	Screening of Film Classic The Idaho Kid
14	Artist in Antarctica: Walking Among the Emperor Penguins
13	Wonderful West: Bold, Bright and Beautiful - Watercolor Exhibit on Display at the Lost City Museum
12	Las Vegas Showgirl Art Competition Exhibition at the Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas
10	“Firewalls” an Exhibit by Candace Nicol at the Nevada Arts Council
06	Train Wrecks on the Western Pacific Railroad
05	Vacation Testing Ground: Early Women Tourists in Nevada

October 2008

30	Advance Tickets Go on Sale for Boulder City Santa Train
30	Gold-Plated Sesquicentennial Medallion for Sale
27	Steam Train Nevada Day Weekend
23	Building on the Past - Documentary Screening
21	Nevada Arts Council State-Wide Grants Workshops
	-- Carson City
	-- Reno
	-- Winnemucca
	-- Elko
20	Depression-Era Mining Lecture
14	Screening of Film Classic Buck Benny Rides Again
13	Historic Preservation Grant Deadline December 1
07	Nevada Arts Council’s Community Conversations
	-- Carson City      -- Reno      -- Winnemucca      -- Elko      -- Las Vegas
06	Nevada Railroad History Symposium
06	Families Who Built Las Vegas
01	Nevada Historical Society announces new view of Mark Twain’s life in Nevada

September 2008

24	“Nuclear Railroad” Documentary Screening at the Nevada State Railroad Museum
23	Guest Lecture and Artist Reception for  “Sine Cera” an Exhibit by Galen Brown
22	Cumley-Richardson House in Winnemucca Added to State Register of Historic Places
18	Nevada State Library and Archives Awards Statewide Digital Initiative Project to BCR
17	Arts Council Accepting Registrations for Poetry Out Loud
16	Embracing the Past – Exhibit at Lost City Museum
15	Traditional Northern Paiute Songs and Basket Dance
11	“Sine Cera” an Exhibit by Galen Brown
10	Behind the T-Shirt Curtain Documentary Screening at Historical  Society
09	Nominations Now Open for Governor’s Arts Awards
08	Entertainers of Classic Las Vegas Reception and Panel
05	“Robert Cole Caples: Rooted in Nevada” on Exhibit at the Nevada Historical Society
02	“Beebe & Clegg on the Comstock” Photography Exhibit

August 2008

26	Live Auction Features Unique Nevada Items
22	Major Ormsby and the Founding of Carson City
20	Commission for Cultural Affairs Grants Deadline
19	Get a View through the “Eye of the Prospector”
15	Quebe Sisters Band Headlines The Tin Cup Tea
12	Screening of Film Classic “The Godmonster of Indian Flats”
11	Morgan Dollar Grading Seminar by Will Robbins
11	"Honest Horses" on Exhibit at the Comstock History Center
08	Family Fun Day at the Nevada Historical Society is Magic
06	Nevada State Museum Presents Coin Education Fair
05	Bill Watson Appointed to Board of Museums & History
04	Archaeologists Investigate Civil War-Era Opera House in Virginia City

July 2008

24	Don’t Miss “The 24 Hour Show” - Documentary Screening July 28 at Nevada Historical Society
22	Holocaust Survivor Recounts Personal Story of Survival
18	Karen K. Wells to be Honored at the 2008 Tin Cup Tea
17	Archaeologists Investigate Mark Twain’s Virginia City
15	“Hank Monk, Mark Twain & the Real Western Man”
15	“Dreamtime Images Reappear” Exhibit At The Lost City Museum
10	Caliente’s Smith Cornelius Hotel Added to National Register of Historic Places
08	Screening of Film Classic “The Ox-Bow Incident”
03	Miniature Horsehair Basketmaking Demo at Nevada State Museum

June 2008

30	V&T Inyo Locomotive Under Steam for the Only Time this Year over Independence Day
30	Cultural Affairs Grant Intent Letters Due Aug. 1
26	Reno’s Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall Added to National Register of Historic Places
25	Showgirl Art Competition Exhibit Opening and Reception
24	Texture and Weave Curator Talk and Exhibit Reception
19	Historical Society Acquires Important Photo & Manuscript Collection
18	"Peace" a New Exhibit on Display at the Lost City Museum
16	Northern Paiute-Washoe Beadwork & Beaded Basket Demonstrations at Nevada State Museum
16	Saving the Showgirl - Historical Society Exhibit Preserves Nevada Tradition
10	New Mexico Quarter & President Adams Dollar Exchange
09	Screening of Film Classic “The Covered Wagon”
05	Father’s Day Weekend Steam Up at the Nevada State Railroad Museum - Dads Ride Free
05	Book Signing at the Nevada State Museum June 12
04	"Dusty Roads Artists’ Trail" Comes Home to the Comstock
02	“ALL ABOUT THE SOUTHWEST” HOW TO MIX OIL AND WATER - Exhibit at Lost City Museum
02	Nevada Arts Council Awards Folklife Apprenticeships

May 2008

29	Logging and Tourism: Railroads of the Lake Tahoe Basin, 1874 – 1943 - Presentation at Railroad Museum
27	The Texture and Weave of Traditional Art - Exhibit Features Traditional Nevada Artists
27	Brown Junior High School, Honor Core Students Presented with Award from Lost City Museum
15	Discover Lost City - Documentary Screening at Historical Society
15	Recent Archaeological Discoveries at the Carson City Mint
14	Military Ride Free Two Weekends at Nevada State Railroad Museum
14	Archaeological Site Stewardship Training Offered
12	Ninth Biennial Conference on Nevada History May 20-22
08	Film Classic “Virginia City” Starring Errol Flynn & Humphrey Bogart
07	Nevada Historic Preservation Award Winners Announced
05	Lost City Museum May Events
02	Historic Preservation & Archaeology Awareness Month Events
		Battle Mountain
		Elko
		Ely
		Fallon
		Humboldt
		Pershing
		Virginia City
		Southern Nevada
		Washoe County and Carson City
02	Railroad Museum Celebrates Golden Spike Anniversary with Reenactment

April 2008

30	The New Deal in Southern Nevada
25	Railroad Museum Starts 2008 Train Operating Season
25	America the Beautiful at Night Exhibit on Display at Lost City Museum
24	“The New Deal in Nevada: 1933-1942” - Exhibition Opening Reception at the Nevada Historical Society
21	Nevada State Museum Celebrates National Coin Week
14	Traditional Washo Stories at the Nevada State Museum
11	Second Anthropology Tour Scheduled at Nevada State Museum
09	Nevada Arts Council Awards Nearly Ten Thousand Dollars in Grants
09	Nevada Historical Society Acquires Major Collection of Comstock Lode Papers
08	2008 National Finals of Poetry Out Loud
07	"Desert Love Buggy" on Display at Nevada State Museums, Las Vegas
04	Screening of Classic Film "The Navigator" at Nevada Historical Society
03	Wildlife and Landscapes of Southern Nevada Presentation
02	Japanese Streetcar Program at Railroad Museum

March 2008

31	“FaithHopeLoveSpace” an Exhibit by Shan Michael Evans
25	“Power and Grace” Sonia Carlson Presents Chinese Dance and Culture
21	Governor’s Arts Awards Ceremony March 27
21	Anthropology Tour at Nevada State Museum
19	Nevada State Museum Celebrates Release of Fifth Presidential Dollar
19	State Receives Donation of “Legacy of Silver and Saddles” Books
18	Douglas County Schools Added to National Register of Historic Places
18	Explore Tonopah Foundry and Mining Park through Documentary
14	Nevada’s Desert Dress: The Fashion of Burning Man
10	Governor’s Arts Awards Feature Special Performances
06	Las Vegas Artists Barbara & Larry Domsky Chosen to Create 2008 Governor’s Arts Awards
04	Nevada Historical Society Launches New Film Screening Program
03	Railroad Rhythms – Annual Performance by Fremont Elementary’s “Little Toots”

February 2008

29	Textile Curator’s Tour at Nevada State Museum
15	“Carson City: A Numismatic El Dorado” Special Presentation by Will Robins
14	Southern Nevada Landscapes & Wildlife Program
13	Explore Nevada’s Rock Art through Documentary
12	The Forgotten Paternity of Carson City
11	“Selections from the Collections” – Exhibit at Nevada State Museum
08	Riding the Red Dragon - Program on McKeen Motorcar
07	Protecting Library & Archive Collections: Disaster Preparedness, Response & Recovery
06	Evening for Educators - Nevada State Museum Hosts Open House for Teachers
04	Dream & Weave - Navajo Mother/Daughter Native American Art & Culture Program at Lost City
01	“Sacred Places” an Exhibit by Zoltan Janvary

January 2008

30	Dynamic Duo on Display at the Lost City Museum
28	Governor’s Arts Awards Recipients Selected
28	Archaeological Site Stewardship Training Offered
23	Howard Hughes:  Power, Paranoia & Palace Intrigue
22	Where’s the Loot? Sleuthing the 1870 Verdi Train Robbery
17	The Comstock – Mining Town to Major Attraction

News Releases for 2007