Ready for their close-up Blink. A documentary on a family’s quest to see natural wonders around the world before a rare disease steals their children’s eyesight, a biopic about opera singer Maria…
Category: Culture
Tickets to holiday cheer: December brings a smorgasbord of festive shows
End-of-year work deadlines, travel, company parties, kids’ school events, gift exchanges, family dinners—with the annual increase in obligations, the most wonderful time of year can feel more like a chore than a…
11 Days a Week: Nov. 28-Dec. 8, 2024
Season’s greetings Photo/Kelley Lang The city of Reno kicks off the holidays with the official annual Christmas-tree lighting ceremony during the two-day Holiday Lights Festival in downtown Reno. The free festival, presented…
Overcoming an unstable childhood: A Tahoe writer’s memoir tells a powerful story
Bridey Thelen-Heidel struggles to unshackle herself from her mother’s chaos in her debut memoir, Bright Eyes. Bridey is tethered to her mom’s addiction to dangerous men who park their Harley-Davidsons in the…
11 Days a Week: Nov. 21-Dec. 1, 2024
Sponsored By Photo/Bill Quinby SIAMSA—A Celtic Christmas returns to the Grand Sierra Resort and Casino on Thursday, Dec. 5 Shamrock Productions’ signature holiday musical SIAMSA–A Celtic Christmas is returning to the Grand…
Time-travel fantasy: Ichthyosaurs are a visual and cerebral feast—but why is there a science show at the art museum?
In a dark room, mist surrounds you, wisping into visible forms—a fractured tunnel generated by projected light. Behind you, a white curve and a white line on a black wall oscillate in…
11 Days a Week: Nov. 14-24, 2024
Swing out, sister Reno Jazz Orchestra Enjoy an evening of big-band jazz performed by the Reno Jazz Orchestra. The 17-piece jazz group presents its concert “Timeless Reimagined Standards,” featuring reworked versions of…
11 Days a Week: Nov. 7-17, 2024
Silent treatment Experience the silent movie The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog with music provided by renowned organist Dorothy Jean Papadakos. The 1927 British silent thriller film, directed by Alfred…
Willy Vlautin is coming home: The Reno native headlines the new Reno Author Fest
When the Washoe County Library surveyed patrons to see what programming, they wanted more of, the reply was “author events,” according to South Valleys Library librarian Jennifer Cole. In response, Cole and…
Then and now: Young people have seen ‘The Laramie Project’ through shifting lenses for a generation now
The Laramie Project, first staged in 2000, is one of the most frequently performed plays in the United States. It is often staged by colleges and high schools—and not always without controversy. …