A diverse lineup of events in Reno this week range from dancing by the river, several options for live music and history-filled spooky stories. More details are below. There are many more listings on our full calendar.
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- Tropa Magica @ OFF THE RAILS Free Third Thursday Summer Concert Series. With their unstoppable Latin dance grooves, swirling guitars and electric energy, brothers David and Rene Pacheco promise to turn the plaza into a sea of nodding heads and shaking hips. You definitely don’t want to miss this last party. The opening tunes are from The Velvet Pouch.
- POTUS by Selina Fillinger at Reno Little Theater. One four-letter word is about to rock 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. When the President unwittingly spins a PR nightmare into a global crisis, the seven brilliant and beleaguered women he relies upon most risk life, liberty, and the pursuit of sanity to keep the commander-in-chief out of trouble.
- “Support Group for Men” by Ellen Fairey at Reno Little Theater. A group of middle-aged men’s lives are changed when a stranger crashes their Thursday night support group. As they clumsily grapple with gender identities, cultural appropriation, and the loneliness of aging, their ideas of what it means to be a man are completely upended.
Editor’s picks
- Los Tigres del Norte. Already boasting an unparalleled career resume as “the most influential regional Mexican group” and “the genre’s greatest statesmen, Los Tigres Del Norte remain one of Latin music’s leading creative and socially outspoken voices. Friday at the Reno Events Center.
- The Floyd. The Floyd returns to the stage with new sights and sounds. This six-piece group, known for their tremendous musicality, chemistry, will recreate Pink Floyd’s most cherished recordings, all live, with spectacular concert lighting and pristine audio. Saturday at Bartley Ranch.
- Reno Chamber Orchestra’s 50th Season Gala. Featuring a musical tribute to the RCO’s roots by members of the Reno Chamber Orchestra and presented by Maestro Kelly Kuo, this event will also feature a live and silent auction. Saturday at the Atlantis Resort & Spa.
- Dancing on the River: West Street Plaza. Get ready to move to the rhythm of the river. This evening event will feature Cumbia, Bachata, Salsa and more under the open sky. Have dinner and drinks at one of the featured food trucks and dance the night away. Saturday at West Street Plaza.
Carson City Ghost Walk. Experience Carson City’s rich and intriguing history as organizers explore, narrate and theatrically embrace Carson City’s Victorian founding in these seasonal evening walking tours, led by Madame Curry (a spirited and historically fictional character named after the widow of Carson City’s founder, Abe Curry) and her Spirit Wranglers. Saturday at Bob McFadden Plaza in Carson City.
