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Your Writing, Live!
Your Writing, Live!
You are invited to the fabulous Your Writing, Live!: The Reading! Join BMI to cheer the students of Your Writing, Live!: The Workshop! These will perform original work to demonstrate what they have learned from Shearing Fellow Julián Delgado Lopera and Vegas Drag Queen Lexùs Chandeliér. The festivities start at 5:30 with light bites from Soul […]
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Art Lande Artist-in-Residence
Art Lande Artist-in-Residence
Art Lande-Grammy-nominated, internationally known pianist, composer, improviser, drummer and educator. Artist in Residence Art Lande will be teaching masterclasses April 9-11 accompanied by two evening performances: Wednesday April 10th at […]
Sweeney Todd: The Demo Barber of Fleet Street
Sweeney Todd: The Demo Barber of Fleet Street
A musical thriller Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, Book by Hugh Wheeler The Tony-award winning dark and bloody witty tale of love, murder, and revenge comes to Nightingale Stage this spring. In collaboration with the University of Nevada, Reno Symphony Orchestra and Nevada Lyric Theatre (formerly Nevada Chamber Opera.) This production includes adult themes […]
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The Quality of Life
The Quality of Life
From award-winning writer Jane Anderson comes this "magnetic work of theater" (The San Francisco Chronicle) filled with compassion and humor. Dinah and Bill, a devout, church-going couple from the Midwest are struggling to keep their lives intact after the loss of their daughter. Dinah is compelled to reconnect with her left-leaning cousins in Northern California […]
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Sweeney Todd: The Demo Barber of Fleet Street
A musical thriller Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, Book by Hugh Wheeler The Tony-award winning dark and bloody witty tale of love, murder, and revenge comes to Nightingale Stage this spring. In collaboration with the University of Nevada, Reno Symphony Orchestra and Nevada Lyric Theatre (formerly Nevada Chamber Opera.) This production includes adult themes […]
Author Signing Event
Author Signing Event
Visit the Henderson Barnes and Noble for a local author book signing! Bethanie Finger will be there to sign copies of her new YA Trilogy, More Than Life, published by Wise Wolf Books. The event will include the signing, photo opportunities, an Ask Me Anything segment, and exclusive merch!
Sandy Valley Earth Day
Sandy Valley Earth Day
Micro*Fest: Air and More! Saturday April 13, 2024 Earth Day is observed annually worldwide and will be celebrated locally in Sandy Valley, Nevada, Saturday April 13, 2024, 2:00-4:00 pm, at Sandy Valley Senior Center, 690 Quartz Avenue. This is a free, appropriate all-ages community micro*fest. Be sure to "Bring Your Own Lunch". "Sandy Valley NV Earth […]
Free Ensemble Performance
Free Ensemble Performance
UNR's Free Ensemble is an ensemble where all music is made spontaneously. Nothing is planned out ahead of time. We will be performing a selection of pieces ranging from audience suggestions, to performing to videos without audio, to still photos.
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Silver Springs Festival
Silver Springs Festival
Get out and get active this Spring at our neighborhood festival. There are activities for the whole family including games, entertainment, local artists, and music. Silver Springs instructors will demo classes offered at the center. Food and beverage options will be available for purchase. Come early for our Vintage Market Sale 8am-1pm! Wristbands available […]
Free Skate at Lifeguard Arena
Free Skate at Lifeguard Arena
Beat the heat, and get on the ice for skating at Lifeguard Arena! Skate on the same ice as your Henderson Silver Knights at the City of Henderson's FREE ice skating events at America First Center! Skaters of all ages and skill levels are welcome! Registration is open now for skates all year long, and sign-ups […]
AVA Ballet Theatre and the Reno Phil Present: Cinderella
AVA Ballet Theatre and the Reno Phil Present: Cinderella
A.V.A. Ballet Theatre and the Reno Phil Present Cinderella The spring gala season for the A.V.A. Ballet Theatre opens with the classic fairytale Cinderella on April 13th and 14th at the Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts. The Reno Philharmonic Orchestra will perform the magnificent score to this wonderful ballet. Re-staged and re-choreographed by Alexander […]
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Full Scope Workshop April
Full Scope Workshop April
Full Scope Workshop for April will be a discussion between speakers from the International Sculpture Center about the upcoming International Sculpture Day. Speakers will cover what the event is about, how artists can participate, and what type of services and benefits artists can receive by becoming an International Sculpture Center member. The discussion will […]
A Conversation with Brian Crane
A Conversation with Brian Crane
Brian Crane is an American cartoonist who created Pickles, a comic strip featuring a retired couple, Earl and Opal Pickles, their family, and their family pets, Muffin (cat) and Roscoe (dog). After a career in graphic design, Brian revived his childhood dream of being a comic strip artist, eventually creating Pickles, which has seen success since its […]
Neon Lit Reading x Witness Launch Party
Neon Lit Reading x Witness Launch Party
Please join Neon Lit and Witness Magazine for a reading celebrating the fresh launch of Witness's spring issue on April 16th at 7 PM (doors 6:30 PM) at Vegas Theatre Company. Featuring readings by Annie Livingston, Sada Malumfashi, Leah Mell-Carrington, Arel Wiederholt Kassar, Madina Tuhbatullina, with special guest Hannah Olabosibe Eko. Access info: Vegas […]
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The Dysfunction of Food: On Food That Isn’t Beautiful or Comforting or Delicious with Kim Foster
The Dysfunction of Food: On Food That Isn’t Beautiful or Comforting or Delicious with Kim Foster
Kim Foster, James Beard Award-winning Author of the forthcoming The Meth Lunches: The Care and Feeding of a Drug Addict, St. Martin’s Press. In this lecture, Kim Foster will examine the ways food can signify and complicate dysfunction in Las Vegas, for both individuals and communities – those with empty tables, and those with full plates. […]
Jazz Lab 2
Jazz Lab 2
Jazz Lab II performance featuring our large jazz ensemble. Free parking in the Whalen Garage
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Marty O’Reilly Live at The Virgil
Marty O’Reilly Live at The Virgil
Explaining Marty O’Reilly’s music is like describing a dream. It feels familiar, but at the same time unchartered. His songs sound bluesy but not blues, folk but not folk, soulful but not soul. Marty’s voice is beautiful and unique, his lyrics stark yet lush over gritty electrified guitar, melding beautifully into genre-defying music within the […]
Nevada Wind Ensemble & Choir 150th Celebration
Nevada Wind Ensemble & Choir 150th Celebration
The evening will feature choral and wind ensemble works which celebrate the University of Nevada, Reno, culminating in the premiere of a new work in its honor: And the Cities […]
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Blood Blooms by Sogand Tabatabaei
Blood Blooms by Sogand Tabatabaei
Brought together by Sierra Arts Foundation, "Blood Blooms" is on display at The Depot Gallery & Bookstore now through April 28, 2024, with an artist reception scheduled on April 20th from 1 pm to 4pm. Sogand is an immigrant Iranian visual artist whose work explores intersections between culture, gender, and politics, offering a glimpse into […]
Sierra Nevada Ballet’s Brew Brats and Ballet
Sierra Nevada Ballet’s Brew Brats and Ballet
Sierra Nevada Ballet presents a program of new choreography by 8 different choreographers at the Brewery Arts Center (April 20) and the Reno Little Theater (May 3-5), SNB partners with Steinway Piano Gallery to produce an exciting eclectic program that has become a signature SNB annual tradition offering audiences a chance to sample some local […]
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When We Were Young – Spring Choral Area Concert
When We Were Young – Spring Choral Area Concert
Spring Choral Area Concert featuring the University of Nevada, Reno School of Music Concert Choir, Chamber Chorale, and guest choirs from McQueen High School. Free parking at the Whalen Parking Garage
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Apex Concerts: Spark of Genius
Apex Concerts: Spark of Genius
Apex Concerts presents its Grand Season Finale with “Spark of Genius,” a program with an all-star cast featuring violinists Stella Chen and Sean Lee, violists Matthew Lipman and Milena Pájaro-van de Stadt, as well as Apex co-Directors Dmitri Atapine and Hyeyeon Park. Works explored are all centered on the idea of what exactly is the […]
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Shakespeare’s MacBeth
Shakespeare’s MacBeth
All performances are free to attend; no pre-registration needed MacBeth is one of Shakespeare's most beloved plays and this adaptation by the Nevada Shakespeare Festival will include plenty of surprises for new fans as well as those familiar with the dramatic themes of the story. All performances are suitable for all ages, and free. Guests […]
Reno Jazz Festival: Terell Stafford + Manzanita Quintet
Reno Jazz Festival: Terell Stafford + Manzanita Quintet
Acclaimed trumpeter Terell Stafford takes the stage alongside the University's faculty jazz ensemble, the Manzanita Quintet, as they kick-off the 2024 Reno Jazz Festival. Based in New York, Terell Stafford has been hailed as “one of the great players of our time, a fabulous trumpet player” by piano legend McCoy Tyner. Stafford is recognized as […]
2024 Reno Jazz Festival
2024 Reno Jazz Festival
The 2024 Reno Jazz Festival celebrates 62 years with an incredible lineup of jazz artists and artist educators-and, offering a richer, deeper and more diverse educational and artistic experience for participants-devoted to educating and inspiring the next generation of jazz musicians. This year's Festival features headliner performances by GEORGE, Terell Stafford and the Mazanita Quintet, […]
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2024 Reno Jazz Festival
The 2024 Reno Jazz Festival celebrates 62 years with an incredible lineup of jazz artists and artist educators-and, offering a richer, deeper and more diverse educational and artistic experience for participants-devoted to educating and inspiring the next generation of jazz musicians. This year's Festival features headliner performances by GEORGE, Terell Stafford and the Mazanita Quintet, […]
Reno Jazz Festival: GEORGE
Reno Jazz Festival: GEORGE
The 2024 Reno Jazz Festival presents the groundbreaking ensemble, GEORGE. GEORGE features four individual “earthworkers,” as the derivation of the moniker implies, who excavate and create intense and intriguing music, the sound of which defies categories and labels. The visionary behind the quartet, John Hollenbeck, is an award-winning, genrecrossing composer-percussionist, renowned in the jazz and […]
FREE EVENT: Reno Jazz Festival: Pro Jam Session
FREE EVENT: Reno Jazz Festival: Pro Jam Session
This free and open to the public Pro Jam Session kicks-off-with an all-star house band. Throughout the evening other pros will join in and take turns putting on an improvisational show sure to dazzle into the early hours of the morning.
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2024 Reno Jazz Festival
The 2024 Reno Jazz Festival celebrates 62 years with an incredible lineup of jazz artists and artist educators-and, offering a richer, deeper and more diverse educational and artistic experience for participants-devoted to educating and inspiring the next generation of jazz musicians. This year's Festival features headliner performances by GEORGE, Terell Stafford and the Mazanita Quintet, […]
Left of Center Gallery Reception: Hanging by a Thread
Left of Center Gallery Reception: Hanging by a Thread
Left of Center Art Gallery is pleased to present: Hanging by a Thread A juried social justice exhibit featuring a group of 32 local, national, and international artists Display Run: […]
Jazz at the Bird Viewing Preserve
Jazz at the Bird Viewing Preserve
Spend your Saturday listening to the sounds of local jazz musicians in the beautiful outdoor setting at Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve. This afternoon event features two jazz groups, the Michael Hoffman Quartet and the Todd Simon Trio. Relax and watch the performers or stroll along the paths surrounding the tranquil ponds. Complimentary cart tours of […]
Reno Jazz Festival: Festival Showcase
Reno Jazz Festival: Festival Showcase
The Saturday night Festival Showcase finale features a curated selection of student performances that showcase creativity, innovation, fresh perspectives and exceptional sound. The closing showcase provides a compelling crosssection of performances, celebrating the future of jazz.
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(FREE EVENT) Studio Recital of Katherine Parker and Brittney May
(FREE EVENT) Studio Recital of Katherine Parker and Brittney May
An evening of art songs, musical theatre, pop/rock, and operatic arias from the applied voice studios of Professors Katherine Parker and Brittney May. Free parking in the Whalen Garage
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Their Divine Fires Book Launch with Wendy Chen
Their Divine Fires Book Launch with Wendy Chen
Join BMI and the UNLV Department of English as we celebrate Creative Writing faculty member Wendy Chen for her debut novel, Their Divine Fires. A captivating and intimate story interwoven with folktale and myth, the book is shaped by love affairs of three generations of Chinese women across one hundred years of revolutions, both political and […]
UNR Symphony Final Concert of the Season
UNR Symphony Final Concert of the Season
This is the final concert of the 23/24 Season. It will be a concert not to be missed.
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Sierra Nevada Ballet’s Brew, Brats and Ballet
Sierra Nevada Ballet’s Brew, Brats and Ballet
Sierra Nevada Ballet presents a celebration of new choreography at the Brewery Arts Center (April 20), the Reno Little Theater (May3-5) and partners with Steinway Piano Gallery to produce an exciting program with works by 8 different choreographers that has become a signature SNB annual tradition. This event offers audiences a chance to sample some […]
Harp Plus
Harp Plus
This is an annual concert celebrating the harp! Featuring harp showpieces and chamber music involving harps and other instruments. Prouduced and performed by UNR harp instructor Marina Roznitovsky Oster with guest artist. A one of a kind event that culminates with a large harp ensemble performance! All ages are welcome. Parking Information: Free parking in […]
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Spring Arts & Gifts Show
Spring Arts & Gifts Show
Join us for the Spring Arts & Gifts Show, a vibrant celebration of creativity and craftsmanship! This exciting event will take place at the Grand Sierra Resort and Casino in Reno, Nevada, on Friday, May 3rd, from 4 pm to 8 pm and Saturday, May 4th, from 10 am to 5 pm. Experience a diverse collection of unique and handcrafted […]
Free Skate at Lifeguard Arena
Free Skate at Lifeguard Arena
Beat the heat, and get on the ice for skating at Lifeguard Arena! Skate on the same ice as your Henderson Silver Knights at the City of Henderson's FREE ice skating events at America First Center! Skaters of all ages and skill levels are welcome! Registration is open now for skates all year long, and sign-ups […]
Shakespeare’s MacBeth
Shakespeare’s MacBeth
All performances are free to attend; no pre-registration needed MacBeth is one of Shakespeare's most beloved plays and this adaptation by the Nevada Shakespeare Festival will include plenty of surprises for new fans as well as those familiar with the dramatic themes of the story. All performances are suitable for all ages, and free. Guests are encouraged […]
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Reno Modern Brass Album Release Concert
Reno Modern Brass Album Release Concert
Come celebrate with us as we perform a few pieces from our recently-released album, plus a few other fan favorites and surprises. Family-friendly, free. Performing works by Larry Engstrom, Zack Teran, Timothy Gay, Tristan Selzler, Gary Mayne, Jef Derderian, and more!! RMB is a 6-piece ensemble consisting of 5 brass musicians and one world-class drummer/percussionist: […]
Cinco de Mayo with El Santo Golpe
Cinco de Mayo with El Santo Golpe
We are celebrating with a special night on the Water Street Plaza. Join us for a free concert with El Santo Golpe in the amphitheater. The music of El Santo Golpe honors different cultures, history and traditions. This talented band features traditional instruments and dances influenced by Mexican Folklore. On the plaza, enjoy Mexican cuisine and […]
Sierra Nevada Ballet’s Brew, Brats and Ballet
Sierra Nevada Ballet’s Brew, Brats and Ballet
Sierra Nevada Ballet presents a celebration of new choreography at the Brewery Arts Center (April 20), the Reno Little Theater (May3-5) and partners with Steinway Piano Gallery to produce an exciting program with works by 8 different choreographers that has become a signature SNB annual tradition. This event offers audiences a chance to sample some […]