Podcast appearances and mentions of Carol C Harter

Hey y'all! This week we are airing our first ever LIVE podcast. On Saturday, April 27th 2019 artists Francisco Donoso and Ramiro Gomez joined Justin Favela in conversation at The Believer Festival brought to you by UNLV's Black Mountain Institute. Listen in as the artists talk about their recent projects, the idea of abstraction in art, the visibility of labor and much, much more. THANK YOU to everyone that joined us for our very first episode! It meant a lot to have so many amazing cultural movers and shakers in the audience. And again thank you to our guests Francisco Donoso and Ramiro Gomez. Google them! If you want to learn more about The Beverly Rogers, Carol C. Harter Black Mountain Institute,  The Believer magazine and The Believer Festival please visit blackmountaininstiture.org.

Wild and Free: A Battle Born podcast is a platform for non-profit professionals, social justice activists and community driven artists that are trying to make a difference in the Southern Nevada community. We talk about the issues that matter and will motivate our fellow community members to get involved.In this episode we talk with Sara Ortiz. Sara is the Program Manager for The Believer magazine and the Black Mountain Institute. Sara joins us to talk about The Believer Festival, which is a “a three-day roving celebration of writing, music, and visual arts. In the heart of the desert of southern Nevada, established and emerging artists, comedians, literary luminaries, and the Las Vegas arts community come together & divine a creative oasis”. Sara, who is new to Las Vegas, will also share with us some of her favorite haunts as well as her love of Topo Chico.To find out more about The Believer Festival please visit https://believerfestival.org/. To find out more about the Beverly Rogers, Carol C. Harter Black Mountain Institute please visit https://www.blackmountaininstitute.org/.We want to hear from you! Please find us on Twitter and Instagram @wildandfreepod and on Facebook. Tell us your thoughts, rants, or food and beverage recommendations. You can listen to all of our episodes on our website www.wildandfreepodcast.com.Make sure to subscribe to Wild and Free: A Battle Born Podcast http://feeds.feedburner.com/WildFreeABattleBornPodcast and to give us a rating wherever you happen to listen to the podcast.

Wild and Free: A Battle Born podcast is a podcast that serves as a platform for non-profit professionals, social justice activists and community driven artists that are trying to make a difference in the Southern Nevada community. We will talk about the issues that matter and will motivate our fellow community members to get involved.In this episode we present our semi-annual list of upcoming community events and activities that we are looking forward to attending in the first quarter of 2019. The events include:MOB Month at the Las Vegas Clark County Library - Tuesdays in January https://www.facebook.com/events/2242676339347487/The Civil Rights Film Festival will be put on as part of the African American Heritage Month, Saturday, January 5th at the West Las Vegas library. https://www.facebook.com/events/451695212024065/Infinity Mirrored Room — Aftermath of Obliteration of Eternity and Narcissus GardenNov 16 (Fri) - Apr 28 (Sun) by Artist Yayoi Kusama at the Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art https://www.bellagio.com/en/entertainment/gallery-of-fine-art.htmlThe National Cowboy Poetry Gathering from January 28-February 2. https://www.nationalcowboypoetrygathering.orgLegislative Session starting February 4th https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Dark Arts Market Feb. 9th at Cornish Pasty Company https://www.facebook.com/darkartsoddities/The 15th Annual Dam Short Film Festival takes place in Boulder City, Nevada from February 7-10. http://damshortfilm.orgCome From Away at the Smith Center - Feb 19 - Feb. 24https://www.thesmithcenter.com/event/comefromaway/The Contemporary West Dance Theatre, formerly known as the Las Vegas Contemporary Dance Theater, will be putting on a performance called ‘Heart and Soul’ on February 8-9 at the West Las Vegas Library Theater. http://lvdance.orgAxis: Mundo Queer Networking in Chicano L.A. will feature work by Chicanox artists from L.A. and takes place at UNLV’s Marjorie Barrick Museum, from January 11 to March 16. https://www.unlv.edu/news/release/barrick-museum-opens-axis-mundo-queer-networks-chicano-la-jan-11Series of performance art nights hosted by the Marcus Civin, Chair of the UNLV Art Department and local artist and Desert Companion photographer Brent Holmes, called Radar. It’s in the beta testing phase, and they’ve opened it up to performance and visual artists to showcase their works, be it poetry, musicians, acrobats, everyone is invited. https://knpr.org/knpr/2018-12/marcus-civins-broad-paletteAugust Wilson’s Fences, performed by the Nevada Conservatory Theater and runs from February 9-18. Accidental Death of an Anarchist at the Cockroach Theater runs from January 23-February 10. Small Mouth Sounds performed at A Public Fit February 15-March 10. And Spring Awakening, the musical, at Majestic Repertory which runs from January 10-February 3.https://www.unlv.edu/event/nevada-conservatory-theatre-fences-0http://www.cockroachtheatre.com/event/4be0a8861deb2acfb77762d764c95984https://apublicfit.org/qsot-event/small-mouth-sounds/http://www.majesticrepertory.com/shows-1The Las Vegas Aviators (formerly known as the Las Vegas 51’s) will kick-off their first season at the Las Vegas Ballpark on April 9th. https://www.milb.com/las-vegasFrom April 26-28, the Nevada Preservation Foundation brings us their annual Home + History Las Vegas event. https://nevadapreservation.org/hhlv/The Believer Festival, presented by the Beverly Rogers, Carol C. Harter Black Mountain Institute, is a roving literature, music and art festival will take place on April 25-27. https://believerfestival.orgFollow @dwaynethekitty on Instagram if you like cats.Tag us on Instagram (@wildandfreepod), Twitter (@wildandfreepod) or Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/wildandfreepod/). Let us know what things you are excited to see and do in 2019!Make sure to subscribe to Wild and Free: A Battle Born Podcast http://feeds.feedburner.com/WildFreeABattleBornPodcast and to give us a rating wherever you happen to listen to the podcast.

In this episode, the Beverly Rogers, Carol C. Harter Black Mountain Institute hosts a tenth anniversary celebration. It features a number of prominent speakers including Cheryl Strayed, Charles Bock, Tom Bissell, Olivia Clare, and Vu Tran. The event was held November 21, 2016 in the Student Union Ballroom at UNLV.

In this episode, the Beverly Rogers, Carol C. Harter Black Mountain Institute hosts an evening of readings and conversations with three acclaimed authors: Katherine Boo, Geoff Dyer, Adam Johnson, and Jen Kramer. The event was held October 15, 2016 at the Inspire Theater in Las Vegas, NV.

Black Mountain Institute welcomes three extraordinary writers who explore the myths and untruths of society and culture through the stories of silenced women. The stories of female truthtellers is the key to understanding a society’s (often corrupt) power structure. Maggie Nelson is an American poet, critic, and author of five non-fiction books, including the recent bestselling The Argonauts. Eliza Griswold is a poet, journalist and non-fiction author who writes for The New Yorker. Sally Denton is a journalist and author of eight books of narrative history, including The Profiteers: Bechtel and the Men Who Built the World that will be published in March. Moderator Carol C. Harter is UNLV president emerita and founder of BMI.

In this episode, the Beverly Rogers, Carol C. Harter Black Mountain Institute hosts a panel discussion entitled "The Spectacle of Violence: Why We Need to Watch." It features William Vollmann, Kerry Howley, Jonathan Gottschall, and Brian Villmoare. Joshua Wolf Shenk moderates. The event was held September 29, 2016 in the Si Redd Room in the Thomas & Mack Center at UNLV.

In this episode, the Beverly Rogers, Carol C. Harter Black Mountain Institute hosts a panel discussion entitled "Echoes of Homer." It features George Packer, Brian Turner, Siobhan Fallon, and Phil Klay: four writers who've had first-hand experience with the intersection of war and literature. The event was held May 5, 2016 in the UNLV Student Union Theatre.

In this episode, the Beverly Rogers, Carol C. Harter Black Mountain Institute hosts a panel discussion entitled "Stroke of Genius: What Brain Injury Reveals about Creativity, Consciousness, and the Mind-Body Connection." Sience writers Sandra Blakeselee and George Johnson, neurologist Dr. Bruce Miller, and fiction writer and memoirist Floyd Skloot discuss the brain, specifically how the experience of brain injury or dysfunction allows a glimpse into the mysterious neurological components of creativity, empathy, personality, and the boundaries of the self. The event was held November 12, 2015 in the Salon Ballroom in the Stan Fulton Building at UNLV and was moderated by BMI Executive Director Joshua Wolf Shenk.

Black Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #19: Tom Bissell, Black Mountain Fellow and author of the acclaimed memoir _The Father of All Things: A Marine, His Son, and the Legacy of Vietnam_, is joined by his father, Marine veteran John Bissell, in a conversation about their 2004 trip to Vietnam to retrace John's tour of duty. BMI Executive Director Carol C. Harter moderates.

Black Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #6: Carol C. Harter, Executive Director of the Black Mountain Institute and UNLV President Emerita, talks about her work with the BMI on the 9/6/07 edition of KNPR's "State of Nevada." (This audio segment is used with the gracious permission of "KNPR's State of Nevada" which podcasts many segments of its programs. See http://www.knpr.org/son/feeds for more information.)

Black Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #1: Harriet Fulbright - "The Challenges of Leadership." (Introduction by Dr. Carol C. Harter, President, UNLV)