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UNR Department of Theatre and Dance’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’
Presented by the Department of Theatre and Dance, Romeo and Juliet is Shakespeare’s heart-pounding, heart-stopping, heart-wrenching youth tragedy. Directed by Rosie Brownlow-Calkin, Associate Professor of Theatre, this bold new production of Romeo and Juliet runs Oct. 10-19 and sets Shakespeare’s classic in a modern American enclave. As teenage passion crashes into an unforgiving world, joy itself becomes an act of rebellion. Tickets on sale now!
It takes place at the Redfield Proscenium Theatre, Church Fine Arts, University of Nevada, Reno, on Oct. 10, 11, 17, 18 at 7:30 p.m.; and Oct. 12, 19 at 1:30 p.m.
Tickets: Reserved seating is $25 for adults; $20 seniors (65+) and non-UNR students; $5 UNR student; and $20 UNR faculty/staff. To purchase tickets online, visit unr.edu/theatre-dance/productions. For in person ticket purchases, the CFA Redfield Proscenium Theatre box office opens one hour before show time. Parking Information: www.unr.edu/theatre-dance/productions#parking.
Follow us on social media: Facebook: www.facebook.com/unrtheatreanddance. Instagram: instagram.com/unrtheatredance. (Sponsored Content)
Creature features
It wouldn’t be a proper spooky season without watching a scary movie or two. But if you like your frightful flicks on the PG-13 side, check out some of the titles playing at two Washoe County libraries this week. Sparks Library will screen Poltergeist, the Steven Spielberg-produced 1982 film about a suburban family whose home is invaded by malevolent ghosts, as part of its Thursdays of Terror! series. The film starts at 5 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 9, at 1125 12th St., Sparks. North Valleys Library will show the 1984 horror flick Gremlins as part of its Once Upon a Scream in the Library series. The movie starts at 4 p.m., Friday, Oct. 10, at the library in the North Hills Shopping Center, 1075 N. Hills Blvd., Suite 340. Admission is free. Visit www.washoecountylibrary.us/events for more information on upcoming movie screenings happening this month.
Cars, community, ‘Coco’ and cello
Tired of hearing your kids complain about having nothing to do while on fall break? Save your sanity and your wallet with a day of fun activities and free admission to the National Automobile Museum this Thursday. Check out the museum’s world-famous collection of vintage cars while enjoying entertainment, food and family-friendly activities, including face painting, balloon twisting and a screening of the 2017 Pixar animated film Coco. Visitors can also learn about available community resources at Newton Care Collaborative’s special needs resource fair or donate blood during the Vitalent Blood Drive. The free event runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 9. But that’s not the only special event going on this week at the NAM. The museum will also present an evening of cello-driven blues, rock and Americana music by Dirty Cello, a five-piece string ensemble from San Francisco. Doors open at 6 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 11, and the performance starts at 7 p.m. at the National Automobile Museum, 1 Museum Drive. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door. Visit automuseum.org.
The 2025 Carson Valley Art Studio Tour
The Carson Valley Arts Council is excited to sponsor the fifth annual 2025 Carson Valley Art Studio Tour, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 11; and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 12.
Visit beautiful Carson Valley and bring friends and family for this free, self-drive tour of local artists’ studios, highlighting some of the best and most creative artists in our community. You can visit 18 studios with 25 artists during the two days. See the creative process; talk with artists about their work; and purchase unique, one-of-a-kind art and gifts. Artists include sculptors; silversmiths; oil, pastels and watercolor artists; potters; photographers; Impressionist and abstract artists; a paper marbling artist; and Titanium mesh, bullet, coin jewelry and felted artists. (Pictured: A watercolor painting by Tina Forkner.) The more studios you visit, the more chances you have to win a raffle prize of free art.
An online, interactive tour map and a downloadable map are on the tour website; CVASTour.org. Print tour maps are also available at the Carson Valley Arts Council, Carson Valley Visitor’s Authority, Douglas County Museum and local galleries. Several studios have more than one artist, but all artists and their work are featured on the Studio Tour website: CVASTour.org. (Sponsored Content)
This ain’t their first rodeo
The World Gay Rodeo returns to the place where it all started about 50 years ago. The first Reno Gay Rodeo was held on Oct. 2, 1976 thanks to the efforts of Phil Ragsdale, who came up with the idea of holding a gay rodeo as a fundraising event and to challenge stereotypes. The inaugural event attracted less than a few hundred people, but Ragsdale—who served as the first Emperor of the Silver Dollar Court, the local chapter of the LGBTQ+ charitable organization known as the International Court System—and other community members pressed on and organized subsequent rodeo events up until 1984. While conservative backlash and the AIDS epidemic likely contributed to the demise of the Reno Gay Rodeo, the event inspired the foundation of gay rodeo associations across the Western United States and the establishment of the International Gay Rodeo Association. Reno will host the World Gay Rodeo Finals for the first time in more than a decade. The four-day event features rodeo competitions, dance workshops and more starting on Thursday, Oct. 9. The finals take place on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 11-12, at the Reno-Sparks Livestock Events Center, 1350 N. Wells Ave. Rodeo tickets are $30 at the gate. Admission is free for children age 12 and younger. The IGRA Royalty Competition and nightly country line dance workshops and parties will happen at The Row properties on North Virginia Street in downtown Reno. Check www.gay-rodeo.net/2025-world-gay-rodeo-finals/2025-world-gay-rodeo-finals for more information.
Cover me rad
New wave hits or hard rock anthems? Why not both? The choice is yours this weekend. Eighties tribute band New Wave Crave will take audiences back to the era of big hair, neon-colored clothes and high-energy tunes by groups like Duran Duran, Blondie and Talking Heads. The band hits the stage at 7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 10, at Reno Public Market. Get ready to rock the following night when AC/DC tribute act Shoot 2 Thrill channels the high-voltage performances and timeless hits of the legendary Australian band. The show starts at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 11, at the RPM, 299 E. Plumb Lane. Both shows are free and open to all ages. Visit www.renopublicmarket.com.
They’re dying to have you
Arts of All Nevada welcomes foolish mortals to attend its frightful fundraiser Haunted Night at the Mansion. Come dressed in your finest masks and costumes to this masquerade party where you will be greeted with ghostly décor created by artist Mallory Mishler as you enter the grand entrance of the Lake Mansion. At this supernatural-themed soirée, you can explore each room and search for clues to unlock the mystery of the Lake Mansion Phantom; divine your future through tarot card readings; bid on works of art and other items in a silent auction; and enchant everyone with your eerie ensemble in an effort to win prizes in the costume contest. Keep spirits high with a selection of wine, beer and cocktails from 10 Torr Distillery and Brewing Reno (or non-alcoholic choices, if you prefer), savory bites prepared by students from the Washoe County School District Culinary and Hospitality Academy at the Academy of Arts, Careers and Technology (AACT), and live music by the Jason King Band. The spooktacular starts at 4 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 11, at the Lake Mansion, 250 Court St. Tickets are $60 in advance and $70 at the door. You must be over 21 to attend. Go to www.artsforallnevada.org/product/haunted-night-at-the-mansion-2025 for more details.
String together
The Churchill Arts Council welcomes internationally acclaimed violinist and vocalist Lucia Micarelli. She will present the concert experience Anthropology. Inspired in part by the writings of Oliver Sacks, it is a personal and expansive reflection on what unites us—and how music, in all its forms, helps us remember who we are. This program draws connections across time and tradition—placing a 16th-century choral setting by Thomas Tallis alongside Joni Mitchell’s “Both Sides Now,” or pairing the quiet intensity of solo Bach with the raw intimacy of an Appalachian ballad. Micarelli will be joined by bassist Nate Farrington, principal bass of the Los Angeles Opera, and cellist Eric Byers, a soloist, composer and founding member of the Calder Quartet. The concert starts at 7 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 11, in the Barkley Theatre at the Oaks Park Art Center, 151 E. Park St., Fallon. Tickets are $25 for adults, $10 for students and children age 12 and younger. Go to www.churchillarts.org/event-details/lucia-micarelli-anthropology.
The sauce is the boss
Skip the no-carb diet and indulge in a bowl of ravioli, tortellini and other mouthwatering fare this weekend at the Great Italian Festival. The Eldorado’s 43rd annual celebration of Italian food, music and culture features a variety of authentic cuisine, a spaghetti sauce cookoff, a grape stomp contest, a wine walk, a farmers’ market, a kids’ area and various traditional and contemporary music acts. Attendees age 21 and older can sample a variety of wines representing diverse regions of Italy during the wine walk from noon to 5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 11-12. Wine walk tickets are $24.20 through Ticketmaster. Festival hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 11; and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 12, in front of the Eldorado, Silver Legacy and Circus Circus Reno properties along Virginia Street between Third and Fifth streets. Festival admission is free. Visit www.caesars.com/reno/events/great-italian-festival.
Keys master
The Reno Phil opens the 57th season of its Classix concert series with “American Masters: Copland, Gershwin and Price.” Grammy Award-winning pianist Michelle Cann (pictured) will join the Reno Philharmonic Orchestra in this program featuring works by celebrated American composers Aaron Copland, George Gershwin and Florence Price. Cann takes center stage as she performs Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue and the Piano Concerto by pioneering African-American composer Florence Price. Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man and Appalachian Spring: Suite will bookend the concert. Performances start at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 11; and 4 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 12, at the Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts, 100 S. Virginia St. Tickets are $23.50-$122.50. Visit renophil.com/classix-american-masters.
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