Tag: Western Folklife Center
Elko Correspondence – February 2019
Winter Greetings from Elko. There is plenty to see and do in Elko if you are getting cabin fever.
Here are a few events to consider.
Skiing at the SnoBowl
The season at our local ski hill...
Elko Correspondence – June 2018
Farmers Markets
The Elko and Lamoille Farmers Markets are ready to get underway! The markets run from June -- October, and local producers invite you to enjoy the best of what Elko County have to...
Elko Correspondence – August 2017
Road Trip to Jarbidge
My summer is not complete without a trip to Jarbidge, and I made it up there over the 4th of July. I had a nice camping spot at Pine Creek...
NevadaGram #190 – Ichthyosaur Digs, Rural RoundUp in Elko, Nevada Calendar
Rural RoundUp 2017
This year's Cow Counties Tourism Pro-Am convened in Elko. Story below.
More than 500 fans of a Reno-brewed IPA, and of its namesake — a giant prehistoric ocean-dwelling reptile — attended a fundraiser at...
Elko Correspondence – February 2017
Old West Murals in Downtown Elko
In November and December, eleven photo murals were installed in downtown Elko. These photo murals, taken by Deon and Trish Reynolds of Eureka, showcase life in rural Nevada. The...
Elko Correspondence – December 2017
It's beginning to look A Lot Like Christmas
Elko is jumping right into the Christmas spirit, and I wanted to share a few of the great local events that are coming up:
Interfaith Crèche Exhibit ...
Art “Placemaking” or Art “Placekeeping” in Downtown Elko?
By David Roche
Executive Director, Western Folklife Center
When the Western Folklife Center was awarded an art “placemaking” grant from ArtPlace America in the fall of 2015, it initiated a creative process already stimulated by Elko’s...
Nevada Correspondence – October 2016
In this edition:
Boulder City, Carson Valley, Elko, Ely, Las Vegas, Laughlin, Lincoln County, Mesquite, South Lake Tahoe
Boulder City
Good Citizens
The biggest event of the year in Boulder City is the Annual Art in the Park...
Elko Correspondence – October 2016
Fall Colors in Elko County
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Fall brings a lot of changes to the mountains of Elko County, and one of the best to take in is the changing of the leaves. Lamoille Canyon is one...
Elko Correspondence – September 2016
September Hiking in the Rubies
September is often the best time to hike in the Ruby Mountains, as the temperatures have cooled off and the number of hikers has dropped with the end of summer...
NevadaGram #116 – Rural RoundUp in Mesquite, Surprise in Eureka
What They're saying About Us
American Airlines introduces its passengers to Sheriff Stone of Gold Point.
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The Affectionate and Intimately Detailed Guide to the Most Interesting State in America is...
NevadaGram #63 – Eureka, Elko, Las Vegas, Gold Point, Wadsworth
If they gave a Pulitzer Prize for grocery stores, Raine's Market in Eureka would have won it already.
It is an amazing store. In its 19th century building — pressed tin ceiling, oiled wood floor...
