Arts
Artists Paint Recycled Pianos to Display around Reno During Artown
First London, now Reno. Local artists are painting old pianos, turning them into original works of art that will be displayed around the city during Artown. The great thing is, you’re encouraged to play the pianos when you find one. They’ll start showing up in unlikely places; parks, public spaces and even at local businesses. [...]
Reno Baroque Ensemble to Present Spring Concert
I’m in awe of people who can play classical music. It’s an art I enjoy, but have never mastered. Luckily, The Reno Baroque Ensemble has mastered it for us. The ensemble combines top local talent with nationally acclaimed musicians and vocalists to produce – dare I say it – heavenly music.
Music director Eric Gault says [...]
Bravo to Our Local Youth Orchestras
The future of classical music in Northern Nevada looks, and sounds, pretty good these days. Three youth orchestras affiliated with the Reno Philharmonic took the stage last week to present their fall concert. What impressed me was the number of young people who take up an instrument, practice it with perseverance, and then get up [...]
Is it Too Early to Shop?
The Nevada Museum of Art is holding its 28th annual Arts and Flowers luncheon at Harrah’s Convention Center in downtown Reno this Thursday. Proceeds benefit the museum’s exhibition and education programs, which in turn benefit our community. The Art Museum is putting on several new exhibits including one that celebrates Rembrandt’s life and works and [...]
“Good Grief” – Swope Drama Students Channel Charlie Brown
Comic strip characters from Charlie Brown come to life at the Reno High School theater this week, as Swope Middle School students present the musical, “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown. Performances will be Thursday, September 24th at 7 p.m. and Saturday, September 26th at 2 p.m. at the Reno High Theater.
I dropped in during [...]
Friday Roundup and Today’s Media Tip
It’s been a busy week in Northern Nevada. The Nevada Humane Society wrote me with some “Breaking Mews.” They are hosting a kitten shower Saturday, June 13th from 1pm to 5pm. The shower “wish list” includes: Kitten Chow, hand sanitizer, paper towels and cat toys, just to name a few items. More information at www.nevadahumane [...]
New Artown Poster Deemed Wall-Worthy
“Art flourishes where there is a sense of adventure.” – Alfred North Whitehead.
If the new Artown poster evokes an immediate feeling, it seems to be a sense of adventure. Look again and you get a feeling of art and nature, of looking at things in a new way. That’s exactly what artist Candace Nicol did [...]
Meeting Your New Best Friend
Volunteers and staffers at the Nevada Humane Society pulled an all nighter, staying up Saturday night for the 2009 Adopt-a-thon. Thousands of animal shelters around the country did the same. Locally, the goal is to send 200 animals to new homes with loving families, and as of Saturday at 5 p.m., the shelter had adopted [...]
Arts Funding Gets Creative
One day after the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) announced a record $20,000 dollar grant to Artown, the festival got news that Washoe county would also find a way to support it, through cash and in-kind gifts. According to Artown executive director, Beth Macmillan, Washoe County commissioners had voted last year not to support [...]