The celebrated Fort Worth writer and entrepreneur spent most of his life in exile from his home state. But it never lost its grip on his imagination.

In this week's Community Calendar we showcase two theatrical events and a small business pop-up.

Recipients range from big players (the Smith Center for the Performing Arts and UNLV’s Barrick Museum) to small-town stalwarts (Elko’s Western Folklife Center and Mesquite’s Virgin Valley Artists Association).

Nevada Public Radio News Director Joe Schoenmann uttered those final words the night of Oct. 26 as ominous music began. Schoenmann and Crazy Tom, a former physicist, had just come face to face with a mysterious alien.

This weekend and next week, Indian Country is abuzz with identity-defining art, sensational shopping opportunities and a worldwide Native shoe party.

This weekend and next week, Indian Country is filled with identity art, sensational shopping opportunities and an Indigenous shoe festival around the world.

Your cultural choices include a major moment for moccasins, a magnificent seasonal art market, and an ambitious exhibition illuminating Indigenous responses to historic events.

In Far From Respectable, Daniel Oppenheimer considers the enduring beauty of Dave Hickey’s ideas about beauty

Since reopening in August 2020, UNLV’s Barrick Museum has been going full-tilt with exhibitions, often showing several at one time.

These urban hotspots are planting trees on rooftops, up buildings, next to train stations and across squares, and that’s just the start of their green tactics.

Traditionally, the Southern Paiute people have foraged the landscape for raw materials, turning reeds and grasses into beautifully woven baskets. Today, Las Vegas Paiute tribal member Fawn Douglas uses the same time-honored techniques to produce an innovative result.

Even if you skipped Taco Tuesday this week you can meet your taco quota Friday through Sunday, Nov. 5-7, at the Great Las Vegas Taco Festival, at Craig Ranch Regional Park, 628 W. Craig Road in North Las Vegas.