Hashtags January 16, 2019 – Tonight Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak gives his inaugural State of the State of Nevada address in Carson City from the Assembly Chambers of the Nevada Legislature. The speech lays out priorities for the upcoming year and Sisolak’s four-year term. Hashtag: #StateofNevada Key Links gov.nv.gov Governor Sisolak Inaugural Address (as prepared …
Poster Last day for Las Vegas’ largest convention, the Consumer Electronic Show (January 8-11, 2019). Are you CES Ready? Hashtag: #CES2019 Official spin: “CES is the world’s gathering place for all those who thrive on the business of consumer technologies. It has served as the proving ground for innovators and breakthrough technologies for 50 years …
Hashtags Among the things that Las Vegas does right is the annual of State of the City presentation made by Mayor Carolyn Goodman. Livestreaming on Livestream https://livestream.com/cityoflasvegas/events/8519276 2019 Thanks to livestreaming video, anyone around the world can access the mayorial assessment of the preceding year in one of the world’s most storied cities. Hashtag: #StateofVegas. This is …
The Sámi Parliament hosts the Sámi Language Conference in Tromsø, Norway February 4-5, 2019. The conference venue will be the Clarion Hotel ‘The Edge’. Marking the official kick-off of the Sámi Parliament’s language campaign, this conference will be the first major commemoration of the UN International Year of Indigenous Languages in Sápmi. Sámi municipalities, language …
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Photo: Kialo Winters, Weekend fun. Checking in with our friends at Navajo Tours USA: Embedded Tweets We are missing you @ChacoCultureNHP! The winter holidays always brings so many families into the park. So far, we have had to refund a handful of tours into Chaco, but for some, detouring into the Bisti Wilderness has brought …
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Book cover Recommended reading and listening – Cuentos Ayöök (Ayöök Tales) – one of our favorite bilingual books of 2018 and an inspired resource as we prepare for 2019, the International Year of Indigenous Languages #iyil2019. The book is available online as a PDF and spoken in Spanish and Ayöök on Soundcloud. These works were …
Photo: Eternity Las Vegas – America’s Party is the name of the free New Year’s Eve event held on the Las Vegas Strip put together by Las Vegas Events and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. The party also encompasses the paid event held in the Fremont Street Experience. Fireworks go off at midnight …