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RENO-TAHOE, AMERICA’S ADVENTURE PLACE,
BOASTS VIBRANT ARTS AND CULTURE
(Reno, Nevada) Look beyond the
rolling golf greens, snow-covered ski slopes and bright lights of
downtown Reno and you will find a vibrant arts and culture community
that rivals any big city. Reno-Tahoe, America’s Adventure Place, offers
a wide variety of artistic and cultural attractions from museums and
galleries featuring exclusive exhibits and collections to unique places
to visit and themed special events.
Museums and Galleries:
The Nevada Museum of Art welcomes
guests to three floors of breathtaking art exhibits and eye-catching
architecture. Currently on display is the Wynn Collection, an exclusive
private collection of such masterpieces as Van Gogh’s “Peasant Woman
Against a Background of Wheat,” Picasso’s “Le Reve,” Henri Matisse’s
“The Persian Robe” and Andy Warhol’s “Steve
Outdoor Theater
Photo provided by The Reno-Sparks
Convention & Visitors Authority
Wynn.” Also donning the
museum’s walls starting in November is a collection of Ansel Adams’
photographs capturing the beauty of the West in black and white, as well
as several year-round collections unique to the museum and Nevada.
Sierra Arts, the local, private arts
agency for northern Nevada, actively supports and advocates awareness,
appreciation, excellence, accessibility and development of all arts,
highlighting the five major disciplines of art – music, painting,
poetry, creative writing, dance, theater and sculpture. Visitors can see
the artistic disciplines in full color at the Sierra Arts Gallery,
located on the lower level of the historic Riverside Artist Lofts, in
downtown Reno.
Stremmel Gallery was founded in 1969
as a fine-arts gallery specializing in contemporary paintings, drawings
and sculptures by mid-career and established American and European
artists. Located in an architecturally award-winning building, Stremmel
Gallery showcases artist exhibits and offers a full range of client
services, including appraisals, framing, restoration of paintings and
fine-art auctions. The gallery offers clients and designers a wide
selection of contemporary art from an extensive inventory.
Founded by world-traveler Wilbur D.
May, Reno’s May Museum, Arboretum and Botanical Gardens features a
collection of animal trophies and artifacts from May’s 40 trips around
the world. The hands-on attractions offer a variety of activities for
kids about the world of animals and their habitats.
Rev up your engines for a tour through
the National Automobile Museum, which houses more than 200 cars from the
1890s to the 1990s and beyond. See the 1907 Thomas Flyer, winner of “The
Great Race” from New York to Paris, and stand in awe of the 1910 Rolls
Royce Silver Ghost Tourer and the 1936 Mercedes Benz 500K Special
Roadster – two of the most beautiful cars ever built. Feel history roar
to life as you move from the one-of-a-kind 1892 Panhard & Levassor
Voiturette through the decades to the 1913 Stutz Series B Bearcat and Al
Jolson’s 1933 Cadillac Phaeton – one of only 126 produced. You’ll also
find the 1953 Corvette convertible owned by John Wayne and Lana Turner’s
1941 Chrysler Newport.
Must-See Regional Attractions:
Visit Carson City, just 30 minutes
south of Reno, for the state’s most historic attractions including the
Nevada State Museum, named one of the top 10 regional museums in the
West, the Nevada State Railroad Museum, which displays a collection of
restored historic Virginia and Truckee Railroad equipment or Northern
Nevada’s Children Museum, which provides a fun learning environment for
children with 25 hands-on exhibits.
Virginia City – an entire town
dedicated as a national historic landmark – is where the Silver State’s
history comes alive in the streets and buildings of this historic
Comstock Lode town. Take a walking tour through the silver-mining town
where men made millions and Mark Twain started his career writing about
it. The town is home to the Fourth Ward School Museum, a former school
and “monument to education,” which now houses exhibits on Comstock
mining and Mark Twain memorabilia, as well as Piper’s Opera House. Both
these historic buildings are recipients of the National Park Service’s
“Save America’s Treasures” grants, and the Fourth Ward School Museum
recently won the National Preservation Honor Award from the National
Trust for Historic Preservation.
The Truckee Riverwalk, a walkway of
marble, granite and bronze, graces the banks of the Truckee River as it
flows through downtown Reno. Lining the walkway is an open-air gallery
with sculptures depicting Nevada’s wildlife. The River Walk is a focal
point for many downtown activities, including the Festival of Trees at
Christmas. On the third Saturday of each month, Riverwalk merchants open
their doors and pour free samples of wine during the Wine Walk. While
the Wine Walk is free, for $10 tasters will receive a Wine Walk map and
commemorative wine glass.
Nothing To It Culinary Center, founded
by Jennifer Bushman, recent author of the nationally released cookbook
“Kitchen Coach Weeknight Cooking,” offers hands-on and demonstration
cooking classes for the home chef. In addition, the center features a
Napa-style gourmet deli and a kitchen store with a wide variety of
ingredients, kitchen tools and accessories for the everyday cook.
Classes are available for visitors by calling in advance.
Performing Arts:
The Reno Philharmonic, led by Maestro
Barry Jekowsky, who has conducted ensembles world-wide including the
London Philharmonic and the San Francisco Symphony, is a constant source
of classical entertainment. Also bringing culture to the Reno stage is
the Nevada Opera, entering its 37th season with Puccini’s “Turnadot,”
and the Reno Chamber Orchestra, led by Maestro Theodore Kuchar, one of
the world’s most recorded maestros. The Pioneer Center for the
Performing Arts lights up downtown Reno with its “Broadway Comes to
Reno” Series, featuring master illusionist David Copperfield and
Broadway hits like “The Graduate,” starring Morgan Fairchild, “The
Producers,” “42nd Street” and “Stomp.”
Art Events:
Artown is a month-long festival that
celebrates the arts in northern Nevada with 31 days of cultural
festivities designed for every artistic taste and talent. More than 60
organizations participate in the July celebration offering more than 200
performances at 50 venues city-wide. Artown has proven itself to be
among the top cultural events in the country.
Travel through history at the Great
Basin Chautauqua Festival and the Lake Tahoe Chautauqua Festival in
June. Scholars portray major literary and historical figures in an
outdoor tent setting, providing both education and entertainment in a
fun summertime setting.
Experience one of Lake Tahoe’s most
popular summer events and one of the most awe-inspiring Shakespeare
venues in the country, the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival. The
Shakespeare Festival is set against beautiful Lake Tahoe with the
swaying pine trees and crystal-clear night sky serving as the backdrop
in the natural outdoor amphitheatre at Sand Harbor State Park.
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