Sagebrush to Sandstone: April Poetry Walk with Jesse James Ziegler

Crissie Caughlin Park 3415 Idlewild Drive, Reno, NV, United States

Celebrate National Poetry Month at Crissie Caughlin Park with City of Reno Poet Laureate Jesse James Ziegler! Reflect on the blooming spring as Jesse shares poems and leads you to write your own. This event is open to people of all ages and all levels of experience. Copies of Sagebrush to Sandstone will be provided […]

In the Belly of the Beast: On the Sublimity of Excess in Jordan Peele’s “Nope”

Davidson Math and Science Center 1055 Evans Avenue, Reno, NV, United States

Join leading scholar on Black horror films, Dr. Mikal Gaines (MCPHS), for his analysis of Jordan Peele’s horror western Nope. Nope is Peele’s third feature film, which builds on the massive success of 2017’s Get Out. Dr. Gaines will help us understand the complexity of Peele’s creature feature, connecting the film to theories of Blackness, […]

Art Lande Artist-in-Residence

Hall Recital Hall, University Foundation Arts Building 1338 N Virginia St, Reno, NV, United States

Art Lande-Grammy-nominated, internationally known pianist, composer, improviser, drum-mer and educator. Artist in Residence Art Lande will be teaching masterclasses April 9-11 ac-companied by two evening performances: Wednesday April 10th at Laughing Planet 7:30 Art Lande with members of UNR Faculty group-Manzanita Quintet Suggested Donation $10 Thurs-day April 11th in Hall Recital Hall 7:30 Free Admission […]

Sweeney Todd: The Demo Barber of Fleet Street

Nightingale Concert Hall, Church Fine Arts Building, UNR 1335 N Virginia St, Reno, NV, United States

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 Night-ingale 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 […]

“Abstruse Reflection” An Exhibition of Artwork by Dana Nöllsch

Pitch Black Printing Co. 700 E. 4th St #A., Reno, NV, United States

Our upcoming solo artist show will be Dana Nöllsch! So let’s take a peek into the vibrant world of Dana, a creative force with roots in Reno, Nevada, whose work exudes a distinct “Reno Tint.” Dana’s artistic journey is a fusion of photography and digital painting, crafting images that delve deep into emotions and perceptions. […]

Percussion Ensemble Concert

Nightingale Concert Hall, Church Fine Arts Building, UNR 1335 N Virginia St, Reno, NV, United States

UNR Percussion Ensemble and World Percussion Ensemble Free parking in the Whalen Garage

Nevada Concert Winds Cycle III

Nightingale Concert Hall, Church Fine Arts Building, UNR 1335 N Virginia St, Reno, NV, United States

The Nevada Concert Winds perform a diverse repertoire of works for wind ensembles large and small. Free parking in the Whalen Garage

Jazz Lab 2

Nightingale Concert Hall, Church Fine Arts Building, UNR 1335 N Virginia St, Reno, NV, United States

Jazz Lab II performance featuring our large jazz ensemble. Free parking in the Whalen Garage

Nevada Wind Ensemble & Choir 150th Celebration

Nightingale Concert Hall, Church Fine Arts Building, UNR 1335 N Virginia St, Reno, NV, United States

The evening will feature choral and wind ensemble works which celebrate the University of Neva-da, Reno, culminating in the premiere of a new work in its honor: And the Cities Rise Like Dreams by Steve Danyew. Rochester, New York based Danyew is an internationally recognized composer whose music has been hailed as “startlingly beautiful… undeniably […]

A Black Springs Homecoming: Finding History, Documentary Film Screening and Conversation

Nevada Historical Society 1650 North Virginia Street, Reno, NV, United States

Join the Nevada Historical Society and Nevada Humanities for a screening of the award-winning documentary A Black Springs Homecoming: Finding History. This film is produced by Nevada Humanities and directed by Tsanavi Spoonhunter, and tells the story of Black Springs—a small, historically African American neighborhood six miles north of downtown Reno, Nevada—and the ability of […]