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Renown Children’s Hospital displays horse sculptures as part of John & Sue Dermody Children’s Healing Garden

June 14, 2010
By ThisIsReno
Renown Children’s Hospital displays horse sculptures as part of John & Sue Dermody Children’s Healing Garden

SUBMITTED EVENT ALERT WHAT: Motorists driving down Mill Street are likely to notice three large colorful horse sculptures “grazing” outside Renown Regional Medical Center at the corner of Mill Street and Kirman Ave. While their appearance coincides with the start of the Reno Rodeo this week, the timing is a coincidence. The sculptures are...
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Cowboy Poetry and Music Festival certified as family friendly

April 19, 2010
By ThisIsReno
Cowboy Poetry and Music Festival certified as family friendly

SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE GENOA, Nev. — Nationally known Western poets and entertainers will converge on Nevada’s oldest settlement at the end of April for the first-ever Genoa Cowboy Poetry and Music Festival, and organizers have made sure the event is of both interest and value for families. Festival-goers will experience authentic cowboy music, poetry...
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Genoa Cowboy Poetry Festival features Western art, music, lifestyle

March 30, 2010
By ThisIsReno
Genoa Cowboy Poetry Festival features Western art, music, lifestyle

SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE GENOA, Nev. — Nationally known Western poets and entertainers will converge on Nevada’s oldest settlement at the end of April for the first-ever Genoa Cowboy Poetry and Music Festival. Visitors from around the West and beyond will see and hear authentic cowboy music, poetry and art April 29-May 2. In addition,...
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Black Rock Design Institute presents Eric Strain

January 20, 2010
By ThisIsReno

SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE Thursday, January 21 / 6 pm – at the Nevada Museum of Art The Black Rock Design Institute (BRDI) presents architect Eric Strain at the Nevada Museum of Art in Reno Thursday, Jan. 21. Join BRDI  for networking and beer from Silver Peak Brewery at 5 p.m. followed by the lecture...
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Reno gets the girl

January 1, 2010
By Bob Conrad
Reno gets the girl

SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE RAPHAEL: THE WOMAN WITH THE VEIL Presented by Arte ITALIA, through its relationship with New York-based Foundation for Italian Art & Culture, Raphael’s masterpiece painting The Woman with the Veil will be exhibited in the E. L. Wiegand Gallery at the Nevada Museum of Art in Reno, NV from January 9...
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Paiute, Shoshone, Washo Nations contribute to International StoryBox Project

December 16, 2009
By ThisIsReno

The public is invited to attend an official stop of “The StoryBox Project,” a free global storytelling event, on Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009, at the McKinley Arts & Culture Center, 925 Riverside Drive from 1:30 to 5:00 p.m. With a built-in element of cultural exchange, the StoryBox Project promotes the power of storytelling and...
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Artist wins Nevada Duck Stamp contest for fourth time

November 19, 2009
By ThisIsReno
Artist wins Nevada Duck Stamp contest for fourth time

The winning entry in the annual art contest was selected by a panel of seven judges including two wildlife commissioners. Klinefelter’s painting of two northern shovelers near a patch of reeds will now grace Nevada’s 2010-2011 State Duck Stamp.
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“Nevada: Inside Out” exhibit opening and reception

November 9, 2009
By ThisIsReno
“Nevada: Inside Out” exhibit opening and reception

SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE Featuring Miniature Paintings by the Latimer Art Club WHAT: The Nevada Historical Society will host a free opening reception for the exhibit “Nevada: Inside/Out” an annual miniature painting show and sale by the Latimer Art Club. WHEN: November 13, 2009 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Nevada Historical Society, 1650...
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Miniature painting exhibit features big art on a small scale

October 23, 2009
By ThisIsReno
Miniature painting exhibit features big art on a small scale

Fascinating viewers by capturing big ideas in small spaces, the Nevada Historical Society proudly hosts the exhibit “Nevada-Inside/Out” an annual miniature painting show and sale by the Latimer Art Club. A public reception, sponsored by the Latimer Club, is scheduled for Nov. 13 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. The exhibit will be on display through Dec....
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LIVE VIDEO: Community and arts leaders meet today at the Nevada Museum of Art

October 16, 2009
By Bob Conrad
LIVE VIDEO: Community and arts leaders meet today at the Nevada Museum of Art

NMA NEWS RELEASE: Addressing the role of art, education, business and environment in Northern Nevada’s culture and economy, more than 100 people will take part in a major half-day summit held at the Nevada Museum of Art. Concentrating on the region’s course toward developing sustainable and successful communities in the 21st century, panelists from...
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