Youth Can Enjoy Readings, Illustration Demonstrations And Musical Performances

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Saturday, Oct. 22

10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Historic Fifth Street School, 401 S. Fourth St.

The festival is free and open to all ages

Youth Programming

EMMY and Latin Grammy winner Lucky Diaz will read from his book “Paletero Man,” perform with the The Lucky Band and host an interactive workshop that will guide children through the entire process of writing a song.

Additional youth activities include:

• Pictionary with illustrators Troy Cummings, Heather Fox, Cyndi Marko and Mika Song
• Readings with authors Julie Berry and J. L. Esplin
• An introductory workshop to zines for those ages 6-15 with Co-Zi LV

The city of Las Vegas will host a Children’s Rainbow Wonderland with pop-up mobile recreation activities, arts and crafts, and more from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Las Vegas Book Festival is the largest literary event in Nevada, presented by the city of Las Vegas, The Mayor’s Fund for Las Vegas LIFE, NV Energy and Nevada Humanities, along with many sponsors and supporters, including the National Endowment for the Humanities. The 21^st annual celebration of the written, spoken and illustrated word is free and open to all ages. Through the years, the festival has presented countless well-known authors, panel discussions, readings, workshops and book signings. Topics of interest include politics, social issues, history, popular fiction, cooking and science fiction.

Thank you to our sponsors:

Las Vegas Review-Journal, Audacy Radio, The CW

Arts Midwest, Healthplan of Nevada, Las Vegas-Clark County Library District,

Las Vegas Rotary, UFC

National Endowment for the Humanities, Nevada Center for the Book, 

Spread the Word Nevada 

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