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Silver City Celebration This Weekend

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If you’re looking for something unique to do this weekend, why not head to Silver City, Nevada? Approximately 45 minutes from Reno, this former mining town is a national historic landmark of the Comstock. There are quite a few events happening on Saturday, May 16.

At 2 p.m., there will be a street dance on Main Street, featuring music from Will and Sheree Rose, the High Street Band, and Red Rose.

At 3 p.m., past and present residents will gather to re-create an iconic 1976 photo by Jake Wise.

There will be two exhibits on display at the School House (which serves as Silver City’s community center): one of rock and roll music memorabilia and one about the cultural re-population of the city.

At 6 p.m., there will be a screening of Life and Times of the Red Dog Saloon, followed by a question and answer session with the filmmaker and the co-founder of the saloon.

About Silver City: Silver City contains many irreplaceable historic buildings and sites, as well as architecturally unique modern homes perched on hillsides in order to take advantage of the  views of the Sierras and the Comstock. This thriving mountain community, located within a National Historic Landmark, is home to a surprising number of Nevada’s highly productive artists, musicians, photographers, writers, actors, artisans, academics and other innovative thinkers and unique souls. In fact, the town was recently designated as an “Arts and Culture Production Center.”  Residents organize many community events throughout the year, and the town is also the site of a number of annual events open to the public.

*All events on May 16 are free and open to the public.

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