A diverse lineup of events in Reno this week range from haunted storytelling to musical tributes and nocturnal animal encounters. History buffs, music lovers and outdoor enthusiasts should take note.
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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
- Sierra Nevada Yarn Crawl. The Sierra Nevada Yarn Crawl will take place this weekend and will span the region. Yarn lovers will be ‘crawling’ or traveling from yarn shop to yarn shop between Reno, and Auburn, California. Yarn stores have a lineup of events and activities designed to engage and inspire attendees of all skill levels. Participants will have the opportunity to embark on a self-guided tour. Various locations.
- Candlelight: A tribute to Taylor Swift. Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to locations like Reno. A string quartet will perform some of Taylor’s greatest hits in a mood-filled, candle-lit room. Friday at The Theater
- Family concert: Saint-Georges’ Sword and Bow. Hoping to become the next great pop sensation, a young girl discovers her music teacher was the biggest star in 18th-century France. In this time-bending musical adventure, Giselle learns about life’s triumphs and tragedies from the most accomplished man in Europe, the Chevalier de Saint-Georges. It is a captivating story of passion, dreams, legacy and hope. Saturday at the Pioneer Center
- Ark at Dark at Animal Ark. Wolves and coyotes howling and big cats growling at night: It’s Ark at Dark. Enjoy a guided flashlight tour and observe nocturnal predators in their element. It is suggested to bring children eight years of age or older due to the late hour. Saturday at Animal Ark.
- 7th annual Reno 10-miler and relay. Whether you want the 10 miles all to yourself or you want to have a relay of 2-3 people, we’re in this together. Enjoy seeing the beautiful University of Nevada, Reno campus for most of the race, which will include three “loops.” Sunday at UNR.
