# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Curiosity Lab | The Weight of Water: Stories of Water’s Weight on Land and Heart
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 18 Feb, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Wed, 18 Feb, 2026 at 08:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Join us for an evening that explores how water shapes our lives—physically, historically, and emotionally. Through science, story, and reflection, this program invites you to consider the many forms water takes in our world: the floods that transform our cities, the policies that define its use, and the deeply human moments where its presence—or absence—carries the weight of memory, loss, and renewal.

Come discover how water moves through landscapes and lives, revealing the connections between environment, community, and the stories we carry.

$15 – General Admission
$10 – Discounted Tickets for Students and Educators

Arrive early and take time to explore the Atomic Museum. Curiosity Lab attendees receive free access to the exhibits from 5:00–6:30 p.m.

Purchase Tickets at bit.ly/clweightofwater

Presented in partnership with Nevada Humanities and Atomic Museum.

Featuring:

Dr. Guo Yu holds the position of Assistant Research Professor at DRI and is also a licensed Professional Engineer in the state of Nevada. Dr. Yu has a PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and over 10 years combined academic and industrial experience in the fields of hydrology, hydrometeorology, and climate change impact studies. He has published over 20 peer-reviewed journal articles, some of which have been highlighted by the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy as well as the Fifth National Climate Assessment.

Now a freelance writer and editor, Scott Dickensheets has worked all over the Las Vegas media scene: most recently as a daily newsletterist for City Cast Las Vegas, and before that as features editor of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, deputy editor of Desert Companion magazine, editor in chief of the local alt-weeklies CityLife and the Las Vegas Weekly, and as an editor and columnist at the Las Vegas Sun. He also edited, co-edited, or contributed to eight volumes of the Las Vegas Writes book series; helped edit Nevada: 150 Years in the Silver State, the official book of the Nevada sesquicentennial; co-edited the poetry anthology and workbook Sagebrush to Sandstone: A Humanities Guide to Outdoor Nevada; and is a long-serving member of the Las Vegas Book Festival’s programming committee. 

Geoff Schumacher is the vice president of exhibits and programs at The Mob Museum. He is the author of Sun, Sin & Suburbia: A History of Modern Las Vegas and Howard Hughes: Power, Paranoia & Palace Intrigue. He was a producer and writer for the documentary This Building of Ours: The Story of a Las Vegas Landmark. He earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Nevada, Reno, and his master’s degree in American history from Arizona State University. During his 25-year journalism career, he worked at the Las Vegas Sun, Las Vegas CityLife, Las Vegas Mercury, Las Vegas Review-Journal and Ames (Iowa) Tribune. He has been interviewed as a subject matter expert by the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, CNN, PBS, Paramount Plus, History Channel and Travel Channel.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/las-vegas/curiosity-lab-|-the-weight-of-water-stories-of-water’s-weight-on-land-and-heart/200029566226859
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, festivals, it
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 10

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Las Vegas
- **state**: NV
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 755 E Flamingo Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89119-7363, United States
- **lat**: 36.11383
- **long**: -115.14875
- **full address**: 755 E Flamingo Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89119-7363, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Curiosity Lab | The Weight of Water: Stories of Water’s Weight on Land and Heart being held?
  - **A:** Curiosity Lab | The Weight of Water: Stories of Water’s Weight on Land and Heart takes place on Wed, 18 Feb, 2026 at 06:30 pm to Wed, 18 Feb, 2026 at 08:00 pm at 755 E Flamingo Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89119-7363, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Curiosity Lab | The Weight of Water: Stories of Water’s Weight on Land and Heart?
  - **A:** Curiosity Lab | The Weight of Water: Stories of Water’s Weight on Land and Heart is organized by Desert Research Institute.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Curiosity Lab | The Weight of Water: Stories of Water’s Weight on Land and Heart is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Las Vegas, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Curiosity Lab | The Weight of Water: Stories of Water’s Weight on Land and Heart sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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