Fentanyl Trafficking Lecture

UNLV 4505 S Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV, United States

As part of the Brookings Scholar Lecture Series, Brookings Mountain West invites presents a lecture titled "Fentanyl Trafficking: The Role of Mexico and China and US Policy Responses" by Brookings senior fellow in foreign policy, Vanda Felbab-Brown. The evolution of fentanyl trafficking patterns and the role of Mexican and Chinese criminal networks, as well as […]

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Sarah Lohman: Endangered Eating

The Writer's Block 519 Sixth Street #100, Las Vegas, NV, United States

This is a reading and signing with Sarah Lohman, author of Endangered Eating. In Endangered Eating, culinary historian Sarah Lohman draws inspiration from the Ark of Taste, a list compiled by Slow Food International that catalogues important regional foods. Lohman travels the country learning about the distinct ingredients at risk of being lost. Readers follow […]

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Heather Lang-Cassera

The Writer's Block 519 Sixth Street #100, Las Vegas, NV, United States

Heather Lang-Cassera served as the 2019-2021 Clark County, Nevada Poet Laureate and was named Las Vegasโ€™ 2017 โ€œBest Local Writer or Poetโ€ by the readers of Nevada Public Radioโ€™s Desert Companion. She is a 2022 Nevada Arts Council Literary Arts Fellow. Heather holds a Master of Fine Arts in Poetry with a Certificate in Literary […]

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Mercury Stardust: Safe and Sound

The Writer's Block 519 Sixth Street #100, Las Vegas, NV, United States

In Safe and Sound, Mercury Stardust shows readers how to tackle the projects that need improvement in their homeโ€”from how to properly fix a clog in your bathroom sink and safely hang things on your walls to patching small and medium drywall holes. Mercury Stardust, the Trans Handy Ma'am, is a professional home maintenance technician, […]

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Hanukkah at the Library

Clark County Library 1401 East Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, NV, United States

Hanukkah is the joyous celebration of victory over darkness. To remember this victory, Jewish people all over the world light the menorah, adding one candle each day for eight nights. Explore the many ways that Hanukkah is celebrated, share stories, learn songs, and more at a library event targeted at adults and teens but open […]

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