Tag: Origin Stories
From time to time we get asked about certain names, phrases, stories, titles – and sometimes we gotta prove or bust some myths!
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Holland Origin Stories: Showprint
From time to time we get asked about certain names, phrases, stories, titles – and sometimes we gotta prove or bust some myths! Long time Holland member Megan Kay reflects on Showprint for this edition of Holland Origins: “In 2011, Holland had just started collaborating with the Black Rock Press (BRP) at UNR to produce…
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Holland Origin Stories: KWNK 97.7 FM
From time to time we get asked about certain names, phrases, stories, titles – and sometimes we gotta prove or bust some myths! KWNK is the first listener powered, volunteer run, member supported community radio station in Reno. Reno had been without a freeform community radio station until KWNK began broadcasting on Halloween 2017. It…
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Holland Origin Stories: 3-Minute Film
Holland Origins: From time to time we get asked about certain names, phrases, stories, and titles – and sometimes we gotta prove or bust some myths! Modeled after a super fun and accessible film program from the Seattle International Film Festival, the 3-Minute Film Festival is one of Holland’s longest-running and favorite programs. The rules…
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Holland Origin Stories: Fresh Meat
From time to time we get asked about certain names, phrases, stories, titles – and sometimes we gotta prove or bust some myths! Matt Grimm Reflects “Fresh Meat” “Fresh Meat initially came out of a lot of conversations I had with friends when I was a teenager about creating an avenue for middle & high…
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Holland Origin Stories: All-In
From time to time we get asked about certain names, phrases, stories, titles – and sometimes we gotta prove or bust some myths! Nick Larsen reflects on “All-In” I don’t really remember all of the circumstances surrounding the beginning of All In, though I do remember that, at that time, I had been on the…
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Holland Origin Stories: Double Dutch
From time to time we get asked about certain names, phrases, stories, titles – and sometimes we gotta prove or bust some myths! Toni Ortega reflects on Holland’s Double Dutch Battles, the first of which took place this very week in December 2006. Back in college, Mel Berner and I were pretty excited about the…
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Holland Origin Stories: Halloween Show
From time to time we get asked about certain names, phrases, stories, titles – and sometimes we gotta prove or bust some myths! BAM! It’s October, which means its Halloween time – Holland’s most favorite most cherished time of the year. We’re bringing back our Origins series for this occasssion, focusing on the honoed crown…
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Holland Origin Stories: HSS Rainshadow
From time to time we get asked about certain names, phrases, stories, titles – and sometimes we gotta prove or bust some myths! HSS Rainshadow (aka Holland Show Space at Rainshadow, or just Rainshadow), was a high school by day in a former Italian restaurant/bar whose owners disappeared over night. The space was surreal –…
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Holland Origin Stories: Young Blood
From time to time we get asked about certain names, phrases, stories, titles – and sometimes we gotta prove or bust some myths! Young Blood launched in Jan. 2013 as a low-stakes and fun way to celebrate and showcase some of our community’s youngest and best new artists with a peek into their worlds, their…
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Holland Origin Stories: HPHQ
From time to time we get asked about certain names, phrases, stories, titles – and sometimes we gotta prove or bust some myths! The HPHQ was our landing pad after the closure of Keystone Avenue. It was located at 30 Cheney Street and was about the size of a living room – small and cozy…