It's a hot one, but there are plenty of cool Things 2 Do this weekend! Music, art shows, and a street food fair. Leaping Lizards there is even a reptile expo at the Grand Sierra Resort and the Americana Music Festival in Virginia City. Enjoy!
Friday 7/13
Edward Burtynsky at Nevada Museum of Art:
Edward Burtynsky: Over 15 years, Burtynsky traveled internationally to chronicle the production, distribution, and use of this critical fuel. In addition to revealing the rarely seen mechanics of its manufacture, he photographs the effects of oil on our lives, depicting landscapes altered by its extraction from the Earth and by the sprawl generated around its use.
www.nevadaart.org
Sierra Watercolor Society at Renown South:
This exhibit of original watercolor paintings by local artists depicts the healing power of art. Free & open to the public, as part of Artown 2012
www.sierrawatercolorsociety.com
Art Afternoon Workshop and Social Nevada Museum of Art:
Expand your interests with a docent-guided tour and studio art class. No art background necessary. Cost for two sessions: $12 / $10 Museum members. Sponsored in part by the Leonette Foundation.
www.nevadaart.org
High Desert Harmony Women's barbershop Quartet) at Reno-Tahoe International Airport
6 pm:
Four-part harmony barbershop Quartet Style but sung by women. They'll be harmonizing in the lobby of the Reno-Tahoe International Airport.
www.renoisartown.org
Reno Street Food Idlewild Park:
Come taste the delights from Reno's food truck scene, Friday nights through September. Scheduled all weeks except the first Friday of the month, Reno Street Food will feature a wide variety of food truck options, live entertainment, beer and wine, plus entertainment for the kids
renostreetfood.com
Chicago and the Doobie Brothers Harveys at the Lake:
Classic rock superstars Chicago and The Doobie Brothers take the stage at the 2012 Lake Tahoe Summer Concert Series at Harveys Outdoor Arena on Friday, July 13 for a good-time evening of great music and incredible hit songs.
Chicago first burst on the American music scene as The Chicago Transit Authority in 1968 with a debut double album, which included the hits, "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?," "Questions 67 and 68" and "Beginnings." Second only to the Beach Boys in terms of singles and albums, Chicago is one of the longest running and most successful U.S. pop/rock groups ever. Other hits include, "Saturday In The Park," "Feelin' Stronger Every Day," "Baby What a Big Surprise," "Hard Habit to Break," "25 or 6 to 4" and the prom night fave, "Colour My World."
Modeled after the three-guitar, three-part vocal harmonies of the seminal San Francisco band Moby Grape, The Doobie Brothers were formed in San Jose in 1970. Their 1972 hit single, "Listen to The Music," propelled the band into rock ‘n' roll stardom. Hit after hit followed, including, "China Grove," "Long Train Running," "Black Water," "You Just Can't Stop It," "Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me)," "It Keeps You Running," "Takin' It To The Streets" and many more.
www.harveystahoe.com
The Two Gentlemen of Verona at Sand Harbor:
Shakespeare's The Two Gentlemen of Verona is sure to enchant the entire family. Bosom buddies Valentine and Proteus are Verona's closest comrades, but their friendship is put to the ultimate test when Proteus forsakes his beloved Julia and competes for the affections of Valentine's newfound love, the strong-willed Silvia. Teeming with high comic scenes and rich, romantic language, Two Gents displays Shakespeare's copious comic powers at their hilarious height.
www.laketahoeshakespeare.com
Northern Nevada Fish and Reptile Expo Grand Sierra Resort
www.reptilechannel.com/reptile-events/reptile-events.aspx
Artown Rollin' on the River Wingfield Park 5:30pm
Sponsored by Reno News and Review and Channel 2 News
www.renoisartown.com
Movies in the Park Wingfield Park: A Night at the Opera
A 1935 American Comedy starring Groucho Marx
www.renoisartown.org
Saturday 7/14
Farmer's Market at the summit
www.thesummitonline.com…
Sketching in Nature at Oxbow Park:
Using your favorite medium (watercolor, acrylic, color pencils or pastels), learn how to capture nature's beauty through in-class and outdoor instruction. Find out about Nevada's nature palette, a set of complementary colors. You'll also explore seven basic texturing strokes, learn how to convey plants' shapes and sizes and create realistic wildlife. In addition, practice techniques to develop your visual memory. Take a field trip to the Oxbow Nature Center during the third class
truckee.augusoft.net
Pawspective Art Show Nevada Humane Society 4-7 pm
www.NevadaHumaneSociety.org
Americana Music Festival Virginia City
www.renoisartown.org
River Safety Fair Whitewater park 10am-3pm
www.TruckeeRiverFoundation.org
California Avenue Artists Market 11am-4pm
www.renoisartown.org
The Tempest:
The Tempest by William Shakespeare
Exile! An enchanted island! Matchmaking! A wind sprite! Magic! Shipwrecks! Moon men! Comedy? You bet! It's Shakespeare at his best. And don't forget the romance. Just in time for Artown.
www.goodluckmacbeth.org
Reno Super Hero Pub Crawl:
Grab your friends, put on some tights & visit all your favorite downtown taverns for $2 & $3 drink specials, costume contests and more for only $5!
www.renosuperherocrawl.com
Pops on the River Wingfield Park 5pm-11pm
Sunday 7/15
A Taste of Reno Tahoe Rotary Fundraiser at the Atlantis 3:30pm-8:30pm Sunday
The Rotary Club of Reno Centennial Sunset is holding their annual fund raising event, Taste of Reno Tahoe on July 15.
The Taste of Reno Tahoe delivers intimate introductions to master wine makers and master chefs who reveal the sensual secrets about how flavors of certain gourmet foods come alive with just the right wines. Attendance is limited
www.rcsrotary.org…
Beach Boys at Harvey's at the Lake:
The Beach Boys, one of the world's most legendary and influential bands, have reunited for a global 50th Anniversary Tour. Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston, and David Marks will tour together for the first time in more than two decades.
On Sunday evening, July 15, the Beach Boys will take the stage at the 2012 Lake Tahoe Summer Concert Series at Harveys Outdoor Arena at 7:30 p.m.
www.harveystahoe.com
Preservation Hall Jazz Band Grand Sierra 8 pm:
A trio of extraordinary performers in their own right, together they create a seamless blend of soul-lifting traditional harmonies and movement as the high and lonesome sound of the Appalachians meets the hot and lively jazz of New Orleans.
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Since opening its doors to the public in 1961, it has been the mission of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band is to showcase the national treasures of traditional New Orleans jazz music. Forty-eight years later, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band still represents the best opportunity for music fans the world over to experience the planet's happiest music.
The Del McCoury Band
The Del McCoury Band is a world-class bluegrass ensemble that performs original and traditional compositions with eloquent harmonies and "ferocious, purebred musicianship" (USA Today). Holding more than 30 trophies from the International Bluegrass Music Association Awards (including nine for Entertainer of the Year) and multiple Grammy awards and nominations, they're the most honored group in bluegrass history.
www.renoisartown.com…
