NHS Artown Talks – On The GO! 2026

NHS Artown Talks – On The GO!

Program Schedule
Saturdays, July 4 through July 25, 2026
A Free Artown Event!

Mark your calendar for this year’s Artown – On the GO! talks

Every Saturday in July, join us for two FREE Artown talks! Discover the history of Nevada through these eight engaging talks! We hope to awaken your appetite for history about Reno and Nevada.

We want to thank our community partner, Nevada Sunset Winery, for hosting this series while the Nevada Historical Society is closed for renovations.

Nevada Sunset Winery is an official Artown Passport partner, making all of our talks official passport events! A fun way to check out the diverse programming available. We hope to see you this year!

Saturday July 4, 2026
July 4, 1-2 pm
July 4, 2:30-3:30 pm
Emerson Marcus, Lexington, Concord and Nevada: The Militia Tradition and its evolution in the Silver State
Caleb S. Cage, Nevada in literary fiction of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars
American 250 Nevada Programs – Happy Birthday America!

Saturday July 11, 2026
July 11, 1-2 pm
July 11, 2:30-3:30 pm
Buddy Frank, From Rick’s Resort to a $120 Billion Entertainment Industry…And How Reno Got Left Behind
Jean-Guy Tanner Dubé, Nevada’s Participation in Expositions and World’s Fairs

Saturday July 18, 2026
July 18, 1-2 pm
July 18, 2:30-3:30 pm
Sydney Martinez, Finding Nevada Wild: Stories of the Terrain, Culture, and People of the Most Mysterious State in the West Book
Dr. George D. Baumgardner, Sliding Bones on Historic Smith Creek Playa in Central Nevada

Saturday July 25, 2026
July 25, 1-2 pm
July 25, 2:30-3:30 pm
M. Christina Schlosser, DMV: A Cautionary Tale
Joe Tingley, Historical Mining in the Military Lands of South-Central Nevada

Nevada Sunset Winery logo

Nevada Sunset Winery is located in the ‘historic Brewery District’ at 415 East Fourth Street, Reno, NV 89512. There is parking available in their shared parking lot, along Valley Road, Evans Street, the Depot parking lot, and the parking lot alongside the Alpine.