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Monthly Archives: May 2022


Music of Peru in Dayton This Summer

Dayton, Nevada – This summer there will be TWO concerts for all ages in Dayton with Carlos Ocampo and Julie Lozada Ocampo of Kantu Inka! They bring Peruvian culture alive with music and an introduction to traditional instruments of the…

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Nevada Artists Invited to Submit Proposals Promoting Public Health Messages

$2,000 to each selected artist Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon and Storey Counties, in partnership with Immunize Nevada and Nevada Community Health Worker Association, is offering $2,000 in awards to each winning Nevada artists age 18 and older. The goal…

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Students Play Zampoña Flutes with Kantu Inka Saturday May 28

Silver City, Nevada – This spring a group of Silver City adults have been learning to play a traditional Andean instrument, the zampoña flute, with Nevada Arts Council Teaching Artists Carlos Ocampo and Julie Lozada Ocampo of Kantu Inka. They…

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Kantu Inka Performs Music of the Andes at Community Roots June 13

Dayton, Nevada – Kantu Inka will offer an outdoor concert this summer at Community Roots garden center at 209 Dayton Valley Road. The public is invited to this free event on Monday, June 13 from 3pm-4:30pm. The concert will feature…

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Healthy Communities meets May 12

Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon and Storey Counties’ May meeting includes two presentations: Jessica Flood Abrass, Northern Regional Behavioral Health Coordinator, will give an overview of the Parents’ Guide for Youth Mental Health. Then Justin McIntosh will describe Healthy Communities’…

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Writing Workshop for Older Adults with Nevada Poet Laureate Gailmarie Pahmeier

This summer at the Silver City Schoolhouse, any adult 50+ is invited to a series of four writing sessions with Nevada Poet Laureate Gailmarie Pahmeier! The series of Nevada Arts Council-funded poetry writing sessions for older adults will be held…

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