Just a friendly reminder that applications are due tomorrow, April 1, for the following grants:
Regular Grants: $2,001-$10,000 (with up to an additional $2,500 possible in matching funds)
Deadlines: April 1 for programs starting June 1 or later, and October 1 for programs starting December 1 or later. Applicants are notified of council’s decision approximately six weeks [...]
Here are this week’s humanities happenings across the state. It’s especially exciting that N. Scott Momaday is coming to Riverton, so if you happen to reside in that area, check him out!
And in Powell, Preetmohan Singh will lead a discussion of his film A Dream in Doubt, which explores the circumstances of the first post-9/11 [...]
Vote online for your favorite classic dog book by March 31, 2009, and be entered in a drawing to win an autographed copy of David Wroblewski’s novel The Story of Edgar Sawtelle as part of Canine Companions, a new Reading Wyoming book discussion series from the Wyoming Humanities Council. You can access the voting from [...]
Reading Wyoming, the book discussion program of the Wyoming Humanities Council, brings together community members and a humanities discussion leader to read and discuss a series of four books. Sponsoring organizations choose from the 17 book series available for Reading Wyoming and recruit participants. Nonprofit organizations or government agencies are eligible to apply.
For discussion groups [...]
And here’s this week’s schedule! Our board of directors is meeting in Thermopolis on Friday, so if you’re around there, feel free to come say hello!
March 23, 7 p.m.
Powell, Powell Branch Library
Reading Wyoming
March 24, 7 p.m.
Cokeville, Cokeville Branch Library
Reading Wyoming
March 24, 7 p.m.
Jackson, Old Public Library
Reading Wyoming
March 26, TBA
Sheridan, CTEL Building at Sheridan College
Humanities Forum: [...]
Those of you who have had occasion to visit the Wyoming Humanities Council offices in Laramie have probably noticed that we have the good fortune to host traveling exhibits, especially ones that we’ve helped to fund. Right now, for instance, every time we come to work, we get to look at photographs by Sara Wiles [...]
Here’s the scoop on humanities programming across the state this week. If you’re in Casper, make sure to stop by Casper College’s annual Humanities Festival. If you have an upcoming humanities-related event, let me know, and I’ll announce it here!
March 16, 7 p.m.
Kemmerer, Lincoln County Library
Reading Wyoming
March 18, 2 p.m.
Meeteetse, Meeteetse Branch Library
Reading Wyoming
March 18, [...]
Savethewords.org gives words dropped from common usage, and thereby from the dictionary, a second chance at life! Scroll over the screen, and abandoned and neglected words cry out for your attention: “Pick me!” “Yes, yes, me!” (You can disable the yelling, if you find it really annoying.) If you discover a word that deserves to [...]
Here are this week’s upcoming humanities events:
March 11, 7 p.m.
Torrington, Eastern Wyoming College
Reading Wyoming
March 11, 7 p.m.
Newcastle, Weston County Library
Reading Wyoming
March 12, 6 p.m.
Cheyenne, Laramie County Library System
American Journeys Film Series
March 12, 7 p.m.
Cheyenne, Wyoming State Museum
Humanities Forum: “Why We Took Off Our Corsets,” Melanie O’Hara
If you’re hosting, or know about, a humanities-related event [...]