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Passionate people can save a city

March 18, 2010
By ThisIsReno
Passionate people can save a city

By Paul Kiser On Monday night I sat in a back room of a restaurant in downtown Reno (that shall remain nameless) at the Rotary Club of Reno New Generations meeting.  The restaurant had decided to pack the back room with patrons who were not part of the meeting and who seemed to be oblivious that someone was...
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Interwoven 2010 – new basketry exhibit at State Museum

March 17, 2010
By ThisIsReno
Interwoven 2010 – new basketry exhibit at State Museum

SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE Carson City, Nev. The Nevada State Museum presents Interwoven 2010: Visions of the Great Basin Basketmakers on display in the Dema Guinn Concourse and North Changing Gallery of the Nevada State Museum, March 25 through July 24, 2010.  A free grand opening reception will be held Thursday, March 25 at 5:00 pm. Visitors...
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“Basque Herders: The End of an Era” at the California Trail Center

March 12, 2010
By ThisIsReno
“Basque Herders: The End of an Era” at the California Trail Center

SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE ELKO — Forty years ago, ninety percent of the sheep herders in the Great Basin were of Basque heritage. In a period of six years, Basque sheep herders in the region had dropped to fourteen percent. Kent McAdoo will tell the story of the Basques in the Great Basin through the contributions the Basque community has made...
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Cowboy poetry festival forms Cowboy Heritage Club

March 11, 2010
By ThisIsReno

SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE GENOA, Nev. — The Genoa Cowboy Poetry & Music Festival is now offering Founders Memberships in the Cowboy Heritage Club, which features a unique package of member benefits. In recognition of their support of the Festival, members will receive VIP Parking, four special reserved seats to five of the ticketed GCP&MF events,...
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Reno photographer shows homeless in a different light

March 9, 2010
By ThisIsReno
Reno photographer shows homeless in a different light

by Jennifer Burton – Positively Northern Nevada I had to look twice to confirm that the frames were really backwards on the haunting, yet beautiful photographs at the Faces of St. Vincent’s show in downtown Reno. Sure enough, photographer Jeff Ross did that on purpose- to get us to think about homeless children and...
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Bone marrow test drives set to help Northern Nevadan

March 9, 2010
By Laurel Busch
Bone marrow test drives set to help Northern Nevadan

Friends of a Northern Nevada man with myelofibrosis are organizing “test drives” to find a potential match for his bone marrow. Vinodkumar Challagundla is a 35-year-old father of two, and his friends say his chance of survival depends on a bone marrow transplant. The first two events will be held this weekend. In Reno, the...
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April arrives at the Nevada Museum of Art

March 9, 2010
By ThisIsReno
April arrives at the Nevada Museum of Art

SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE EXHIBITION OPENINGS Views From China: Yang Yongliang and The Modern Metropolis April 3—September 12, 2010 Although they may appear to be dreamlike paintings, Yang Yongliang’s works are cleverly crafted from digital photographs of China’s bustling cities, and then manipulated into haunting imaginary landscapes that critique the country’s rapidly changing built environment and the impact of...
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University of Nevada, Reno faculty receives two prestigious research awards

March 9, 2010
By ThisIsReno
University of Nevada, Reno faculty receives two prestigious research awards

SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE Manoranjan “Mano” Misra is known for turning coffee grounds and chicken feathers into fuel. He purifies arsenic-laced water and, using sunlight, can turn water into fuel. Misra is one of two University of Nevada, Reno researchers who have been honored by the Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents for their accomplishments:...
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Down the Rabbit Hole – an evening of burlesque

March 8, 2010
By ThisIsReno
Down the Rabbit Hole – an evening of burlesque

SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE It’s Alice in Wonderland with a delicious, naughty twist, Bohemian Burlesque style. Join the Mad Hatter as he takes you on a journey through Wonderland with all your favorite characters in brand-new acts. “Down the Rabbit Hole,” an evening of burlesque takes place at the Great Escape located at 1575 S. Virginia...
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Sagebrush Chapter of Trout Unlimited hosts free screening of documentary ‘Red Gold’

March 5, 2010
By ThisIsReno

SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE The Sagebrush Chapter of Trout Unlimited is sponsoring a free screening of the award-winning documentary Red Gold at the Sierra 108 Auditorium at Truckee Meadows Community College, Dandini Campus this evening, March 5 at 6:00 pm. Red Gold focuses on the commercial and recreational fishing community of Bristol Bay,...
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Lt. Dangle’s Reno Rap