Week of June 26, 2024
From the editor’s desk
The paper edition of the July RN&R is scheduled to arrive in Reno tomorrow (Thursday, June 27), and you should see it on the stands within the next several days.
That means you only have a day or two (or maybe three or four, depending on which neighborhood or city you live in) to pick up a copy of the June RN&R at your favorite library, shop or restaurant—and that one’s a keeper. Its 14-page Summer Guide will keep you in the know about a long list of things to do, indoors and out, until the leaves start to change.
Summer is when our local performing artists, chefs, auto enthusiasts and many others get to show their stuff in the ways that are easiest to access—in gatherings in our streets and parks, often for free, and often with families in mind.
If you pick up that June print edition, you’ll have the RN&R team’s expert summer event recommendations at your fingertips, all summer long. But get it quick before it’s gone. (Just don’t try to do the crossword puzzle in that June edition. We messed it up, but you can find the correct version here.)
Of course, you can find all of our great Summer Guide info at RenoNR.com as well.
And don’t forget to vote in the final round of the Best of Northern Nevada poll. It’s open through July 21.
—Kris Vagner, managing editor
From the RN&R
Candidates backed by conspiracy theorist get crushed in primary: School board president says voters put an end to ‘manufactured chaos’ at board meetings
By Frank X. Mullen
June 21, 2024
Voters in the June 11 primary election overwhelmingly rejected nearly all of the candidates formally endorsed by election conspiracy theorist Robert Beadles—a result that critics said underlines voters’ disgust with fringe ideology and campaign smear tactics.
Conspiracy theorists defeated: Andriola defeats election deniers in the GOP primary for Washoe County Commission
By Frank X. Mullen
June 23, 2024
In the June primary, Republican incumbent Clara Andriola defeated four challengers to her seat on the Washoe County Board of Commissioners. Two challengers were election deniers backed by deep-pocketed conspiracy theorist Robert Beadles.
Don’t freak out: Brüka’s ‘Side Show: The Musical’ tells a sad tale with heart and humor
By Jessica Santina
June 26, 2024
Side Show at Brüka Theatre is a touching, thoughtful look at the rise of Daisy and Violet Hilton, real-life conjoined twins who were wildly popular performers during the Great Depression.
Brain freeze! A love letter to frozen cocktails
By Michael Moberly
June 25, 2024
In cocktail dark ages of the ’70s and ’80s, frozen drinks were just a place to throw your cheapest alcohol and brightly colored mixer. Now, bartenders use them to show off seasonal ingredients and flex their creativity.
Entertaining but empty: Jeff Nichols’ ‘The Bikeriders’ is beautiful, but lacking depth
By Bob Grimm
June 24, 2024
The Bikeriders is good movie—but it never really gets under the surface of what it’s trying to portray, that being the onset of biker gang culture in the ’60s.
A whiny brat: Andrew McCarthy’s Brat Pack documentary is ruined by his (understandable) grudge
By Bob Grimm
June 24, 2024
Much of Brats involves Andrew McCarthy calling old acting accomplices and trying to secure interviews. Judd Nelson and Molly Ringwald abstain, probably because this dude drives them crazy.
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