Christmasy-themed events continue as the year’s end quickly approaches. But music acts are coming to the region in droves this week: Rockers Skid Row is at the Nugget, the Blind Boys of Alabama are performing in Carson City, and performances such as the Nutcracker will be at the Pioneer while Mariachi Lobos de Plata will be performing at UNR this week. Get out and enjoy the remaining live performances of 2023 while you can.
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- “It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play” by Joe Landry at Reno Little Theater. It’s a Wonderful Life – A Live Radio Play is a twist on the classic holiday movie. Set in a radio studio in the 1940s, we meet an actor who plays George Bailey, a man who’s always wanted to leave his small town for bigger and better things. But you know the story – when a financial crisis hits, and he contemplates suicide, an angel shows him what the world would be like without him.
- When Hollywood Came to Reno. MGM’s Hello Hollywood, Hello! Hello Hollywood Hello was more than a casino show. Opening in 1978 and running for over a decade, the bombastic show had it all: talented performers in elaborate costumes designed by world-famous designers centered around the most celebrated movies in our lifetime.
- Santa Train at Nevada State Railroad Museum at Carson City. All Aboard! The beloved Santa Train is back. Bring the family for a holiday ride on a historic locomotive and visit with Santa Claus.
Editor’s picks
- Author Stephanie Land discusses her new memoir, Class: A Memoir of Motherhood, Hunger, and Higher Education. When Land set out to write her first memoir, Maid, she never could have imagined what was to come. Handpicked by President Barack Obama as one of the best books of 2019, it was later adapted into the hit Netflix series “Maid,” which was viewed by 67 million households and was Netflix’s fourth most-watched show in 2021.
- The Blind Boys of Alabama are known for crossing multiple musical boundaries with their interpretations of everything from traditional gospel favorites to contemporary spiritual material by songwriters such as Eric Clapton, Prince and Tom Waits. They’re scheduled to perform at the Nashville Social Club in Carson City.
- Join the Mariachi Lobos de Plata Club on their annual fall semester concert at UNR. For the concert’s closing, Mariachi Lobos de Plata will be joined by UNR’s very own Ballet Folklorico Cima de Plata.
- Reno’s own Dusty Miles and the Cryin’ Shame play a brand of music pulling from traditional country and old-time rock n’ roll influences to drive home songs of love, loss, and redemption. See them perform live in the Terrace Lounge.
- The Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts stage will be alive with a sugar plum fairy and dancing mice as A.V.A. Ballet Theatre presents the annual Nutcracker Ballet. Artistic director Alexander Van Alstyne has choreographed an exciting rendition of the famous holiday ballet, and the Reno Philharmonic Orchestra will perform Tchaikovsky’s moving score.
