Big Chefs Little Galas
2021-09-23
After changing our longstanding Big Chefs Big Gala event to a virtual format in 2020, we are pleased to announce that we will be hosting a Big Chefs Little Galas in person this year! Of course, our guests’ safety is our first concern, and to be compliant with Washoe County and social distancing guidelines, we have split our gala into a 3-night, 3-location event. Guests may choose to attend Thursday, September 23rd at The Club at ArrowCreek; Friday, September 24th at Montreux Golf & Country Club (private event), or Saturday, the 25th at the Grand Sierra Resort. Each evening will feature live, silent, and dessert auctions as well as delectable creations from Reno’s top culinary talent.

APPETIZERS AND AUCTION You will want to arrive early to enjoy hosted wine and tasty appetizers provided by our chef teams. And don’t forget to bring your mobile devices fully charged so you can take part in our amazing silent auction. With more than 200 items donated by our generous community, there is sure to be something for everyone!
DINNER Each course will be designed by one of our top chefs and expertly plated for you. Dinner will be delicious, but we hope you leave room for dessert! Created by our area’s most renowned pastry chefs, one-of-a-kind desserts, paired with an adult beverage, will be auctioned off to the highest bidder. The evening will end with a raucous live auction and paddle raise!
ATTIRE: Black tie optional. This is a fun event to dress up for, and most people do, but we want everyone to be comfortable. Hey, this is Reno!

Solvy Live Music Fundraiser
2021-10-16 17:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | 321 E 5th St., 321 E. 5th St., Reno, NV, 89501
Reno Food Systems is partnering with Solvy, a community-based fundraising platform, to get together and enjoy some local talent and raise money to get our tractor back in action!

Saturday October 16th from 5:30-8:30pm
Live music, drinks and light bites
$20

Your $20 ticket will be shared amongst three nonprofits … Check out below for more info on the projects this event hopes to raise funds for:
Reno Food Systems
Institute of Ideas
Envirolution

Gipsy Kings featuring Nicolas Reyes
2021-10-31 19:30 | Grand Sierra Resort, 2500 E 2nd St, Reno, NV
Melding deep-heated flamenco, rumba, salsa and pop to the tune of 20 million albums sold, the Grammy Award-winning hit-makers behind ‘Bamboléo’ celebrate in their very own, blistering tradition – taking audiences back to the south of France with flamenco guitars and booming Spanish vocals.
From playing on the streets of Cannes and the hedonistic heights of St. Tropez, breaking world music barriers as one of the rare groups to climb the US and World music charts. Featured in the likes of The Big Lebowski, Toy Story 3 and Glee, the band has embraced western classics by Bob Marley, the Doobie Brothers and The Eagles with globe-hopping grace, whilst also incorporating dramatic cues from Brazilian and Caribbean culture.
The Gipsy Kings will raise the roof with dance-ready furor, returning to their groundbreaking eponymous album and the nomadic spirit that has led them to their latest work, Grammy Award-winning album Savor Flamenco – giving audiences the ‘deep shout at the heart of our community’.

Pink Martini
2021-12-09 18:30 | Grand Sierra Resort, 2500 E 2nd St, Reno, NV
Presented by Artown
Featuring China Forbes
A massive collective with a rotating membership that’s been active since the early 1990s, Pink Martini are a little orchestra that knows no stylistic bounds. Playing classical and jazz, Latin and pop, what threads their performances together is a lighthearted, jazzy vibe that basically demands you move along with it. Pink Martini have performed with over 50 orchestras in cities around the world, from the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the San Francisco Symphony to the BBC Concert Orchestra. Their first live breakthrough came at the Cannes Film Festival in 1997, while their orchestral debut came in 1998 with the Oregon Symphony. The ensemble played several New Year’s Eve concerts at L.A.’s Walt Disney Concert Hall across the 2000s and early 2010s, and they’ve performed multiple sold-out concerts at New York’s Carnegie Hall. Their live performance at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in Portland, Oregon, was aired live on NPR and eventually released in 2009 as a live CD/DVD called Discover the World. The group have also graced late-night talk show stages, including Conan O’Brien, David Letterman and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

WinterWonderGrass 2022
2021-12-15 08:00 - 17:00 | Palisades Tahoe, 1960 Squaw Valley Road, Olympic Valley, CA, 96146
A grassroots mountainside gathering celebrating all things natural: bluegrass, Americana & craft brew!

About this event

SOME TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT
3-day GA & VIP TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT! Get on the waitlist here. A limited number of single day tickets will be available December 15. Thank you to everyone who held onto their tickets. This one’s for you!
Limited Coast to Coast Passes are available.
Limited Tram to Table Tickets are available.
Headliners include Billy Strings (two sets), the Infamous Stringdusters and the California Honeydrops plus sets by Peter Rowan, Fruition, Keller and the Keels, The War and Treaty, Brothers Comatose, Della Mae, Larry Keel Experience, Kitchen Dwellers, Cris Jacobs, Trout Steak Revival, Midnight North, Town Mountain, Pickin’ on the Dead, Pixie and the Partygrass Boys, Old Salt Union, TK & the Holy Know-Nothings, Rapidgrass and Twisted Pine also join the bill, alongside special guests Lindsay Lou, Bridget Law and a collaborative WinterWonderWomen set.
Thursday night Tram to Table Dinner with Keller Williams.
Please note the Festival is April 1-3, 2022 – Friday through Sunday, but we throw a paid tram to table dinner to kick things off on Thursday March 31st.
FRIDAY
Billy Strings, The War and Treaty, Keller and The Keels, Brothers Comatose, Midnight North, Pixie and The Partygrass Boys, Rapidgrass, Old Salt Union, Twisted Pine
SATURDAY
The Infamous Stringdusters, Fruition, Kitchen Dwellers, Della Mae, Lindsay Lou, Larry Keel Experience, WinterWonderWomen, Town Mountain, Trout Steak Revival, RiverWonderGrass
SUNDAY
The California Honeydrops, The Lil Smokies, Peter Rowan, Della Mae, Cris Jacobs Band, Pickin’ on the Dead, TK & The Holy Know Nothings
True connection is a spark of art and a catalyst for inspiration. WinterWonderGrass creates a platform for authentic communication and connection to happen.
DATES / TIMES

Thursday, Mar 31 | 5-9 pm Tram to Table Dinner
Friday, Apr 1 | 1:45-10 pm
Saturday, Apr 2 | 1:45-10 pm
Sunday, Apr 3 | 1:45-9:30 pm

WinterWonderGrass is an all-ages family event, must be 21+ to purchase alcohol. The event is outdoors in the winter and takes place snow, rain or shine.
Ticket fees include $9 Palisades Tahoe fee, all management, taxes and credit card fees. More info at www.winterwondergrass.com/tahoe/
Lift Tickets
All lift tickets purchased to ski Palisades Tahoe through WinterWonderGrass will either be fulfilled by mail or available to pick up festival weekend at the lift ticket window. There are no refunds on lift tickets, and they are non-transferrable.
WINTERWONDERGRASS | MUSIC. BREWS. MOUNTAINS.
Music Brews Mountains is the foundation for the 6th annual WinterWonderGrass Festival featuring more than 20 bands and 20 local breweries over three days. WinterWonderGrass Festival is the perfect storm of world-class bluegrass, roots and acoustic artists, craft beer and libations under star-filled Sierra Nevada nights encapsulating all things California.
Each year WinterWonderGrass supports local non-profits – with a focus on environmental protection, musical education, community initiatives, and disaster relief. We donate $1 for every ticket sold to our partner NPO’s. The festival boasts a strong sustainability program diverting over 85% of festival waste from landfills. A commemorative festival mug included with each three-day festival ticket – zero single-use plastics are on site. WinterWonderGrass is a community and family-friendly event with a colorful kid’s zone including face painting, hula hooping and crafts.
Kids 12 and under and seniors 75 and older are free.

Nevada Chamber Music Festival
2021-12-28 | Multiple Venues
Five concerts in four days featuring musicians and ensembles from around the world, curated by NCMF Artistic Director Clive Greensmith. Festival passes and single tickets are on sale now!

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DECEMBER 28, 7:00PM
Hall Recital Hall
University of Nevada – Reno

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Balourdet & Bannister
Opening night of the festival features an exciting new ensemble, and a celebrated artist returning to Reno. The Balourdet Quartet- recent recipients of Chamber Music America’s Classical Commissioning Grant- have been widely heralded since forming at Rice University in 2018. Pianist Tanya Bannister joins the Quartet as both an award-winning pianist and the recently announced President of Concert Artists Guild. The renowned agency has recently added the Balourdet to their roster of performing arts from around the world.
Tanya Bannister, piano
Balourdet String Quartet
BRAHMS String Quartet in A minor, Op. 51, No. 2
BARBER Adagio for Strings
BEACH Piano Quintet, Op. 67

DECEMBER 29, 7:00PM
Hall Recital Hall
University of Nevada – Reno

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Roaring Twenties
Works by Kodaly, Shostakovich, Hindemith and more- including a selection of Kurt Weill songs with a special festival guest!
Martin Chalifour, violin
Clive Greensmith, cello
Hanako Greensmith, voice
Oliver Herbert, cello
Yura Lee, viola
Peter Lenz, cello
Ruth Lenz, violin
Matt Lipman, viola
Alexander Sitkovetsky, violin
James Winn, piano
Qian Wu, piano

SHOSTAKOVICH Two Pieces for String Octet, Op. 11

SCHULHOFF Violin Sonata No. 2, WV91

HINDEMITH Viola Sonata, Op. 11, No. 4

WEILL Selected Songs

HERMANN Cello Concerto

KODALY String Quartet No. 2, op. 10

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DECEMBER 30, 2:00PM
Hall Recital Hall
University of Nevada – Reno

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Schumann Spotlight
Robert and Clara Schumann each composed lush, complex works featuring the piano. While Clara was more renowned in her day as a soloist, both have created chamber works which live on well beyond their time. Explore a sampling of each composer, including Clara’s gorgeous Three Romances for violin and piano.
Tanya Bannister, piano
Martin Chalifour, violin
Clive Greensmith, cello
Oliver Herbert, cello
Yura Lee, viola
Ruth Lenz, violin
Matt Lipman, viola
Alexander Sitkovetsky, violin
James Winn, piano
CLARA SCHUMANN Three Romances for Violin and Piano, Op. 22
ROBERT SCHUMANN Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 63

SCHUMANN Marchenbuilder

SCHUMANN Piano Quartet in Eb major, Op. 47

DECEMBER 30, 7:00PM
Hall Reciatal Hall
University of Nevada – Reno

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Russian Romance
Enjoy an evening of Russian chamber music greats. From daring Shostakovich to neoclassical Stravinsky this concert weaves through a wide range of Russian composers that will be sure to delight all listeners.
Angela Bae, violin
Tanya Bannister, piano
Martin Chalifour, violin
Justin DeFilippis, violin
Clive Greensmith, cello
Oliver Herbert, cello
Russell Houston, cello
Yura Lee, viola
Ruth Lenz, violin
Matt Lipman, viola
Alexander Sitkovetsky, violin
James Winn, piano
Qian Wu, piano
Benjamin Zannoni, viola
SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Trio No. 1 in C minor, Op. 8

STRAVINSKY Suite Italienne

AUERBACH String Quartet No. 2 Primera Luz

STRAVINSKY Elegy for Solo Viola

WEINBERG Piano Trio (1945)

ARENSKY String Quartet, Op. 35

DECEMBER 31, 3:00PM
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
200 Island Ave, Reno

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An Italian Celebration
From Rossini to Rota, Menotti to Verdi, the festival celebrates New Year’s Eve with a musical feast of fine Italian composers. Start your evening early by ringing in the new year with this special afternoon concert at the newly renovated sanctuary of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral.
Tanya Bannister, piano
Martin Chalifour, violin
Justin DeFilippis, violin
Clive Greensmith, cello
Oliver Herbert, cello
Yura Lee, viola
Ruth Lenz, violin
Peter Lenz, cello
Matt Lipman, viola
Scott Faulkner, bass
Russell Houston, cello
Alexander Sitkovetsky, violin
James Winn, piano
Qian Wu, piano
Benjamin Zannoni, viola
ROSSINI String Sonata No. 1 in G major

MENOTTI Suite for 2 cellos and piano

ROTA Intermezzo for Viola

VIOTTI Duo for 2 Violins

RESPIGHI Andante Variazioni

VERDI String Quartet

THE DEPOT'S ANNUAL NEW YEAR'S EVE AND ANNIVERSARY PARTY
2021-12-31 19:00 | The Depot, 325 EAST FOURTH STREET, Reno, Nevada, 89501
We are excited to announce our theme for this years New Year’s Eve and hope that everyone is ready to get groovy!
The party will begin at 7:00 pm and you can boogie until 1:00 am. All of our decorations, drinks, food, threads, and music will be far out and funky.
This year’s set up will be a bit of a change up – We are dedicating the first floor and for the first time opening up our stellar warehouse space for all of your out of sight dance moves.
Good vibes will include all you can eat and drink and tickets are $120.
Let’s have a nifty time and celebrate The Depot’s 7th Anniversary + Welcome in the New Year!
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Tickets available through Eventbrite or in person at the Depot!

SNOWFEST Fireworks
2022-02-25 19:00 | Tahoe City Golf Course, 251 N Lake Blvd, Tahoe City, CA, 96145
We will be kicking off the celebration with a bang on Friday, February 25th at the Tahoe City Golf Course with a Firework show and live music!

MidTown Reno First Thursday
2022-03-03 | Midtown District, Reno
Join in the MidTown Holiday Festivities every 1st Thursday of the month!
Be sure to treat yourself to a day at your favorite MidTown retailers, services, bars, and restaurants. Our local businesses plan exciting in-store events including food and beverage tastings, local art exhibits, live music, and more.
Each merchant creatively plans their own event so check each listing for individual hours and details at renomidtown.com/upcoming-events-midtown.

Reno Phil Classix Series: YOUNG VIRTUOSO: CONQUERING PIANO & VIOLIN
2022-03-05 19:30 | Pioneer Center, 100 S. Virginia St., Reno, NV, 89501
American violin & piano virtuoso, Ray Ushikubo, is a rising prodigious talent, winning competitions and fellowships and already concertizing widely. As a recipient of one of The Davidson Institute’s top fellowship awards, he returns to our stage, having delivered a stunning piano concerto performance in Reno a few years ago. This time we welcome him performing on violin AND piano. The concert includes works by both Mendelssohn siblings, Felix and Fanny, and Schumann’s Symphony No. 4, characterized by exhilarating forward momentum and musical depth.

ON THE PROGRAM

Fanny MENDELSSOHN Overture in C Major
Felix MENDELSSOHN Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, op. 25
Robert SCHUMANN Symphony No. 4 in D minor, op. 120
Camille SAINT-SAËNS Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso

SHOWTIMES

SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 2022 AT 7:30 PM PST
SUNDAY, MARCH 6, 2022 AT 4:00 PM PST
Doors open at 6:00 pm Saturday and 2:30 pm Sunday. Performances are at the Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts at 100 S. Virginia Street in downtown Reno.
Single tickets start at $29. Livestream options are also available starting at $25.

Artown Presents Martha Graham's Diversion of Angels
2022-03-08 19:30 | Pioneer Center, 100 S. Virginia St., Reno, NV, 89501
Artown’s March 8, 2022 presentation of the incomparable Martha Graham Dance Company: The First and The Future, marks the triumphant return to the stage for the Company after a long 19 months, and is part of their 96th season! Martha Graham Dance Company will perform iconic Graham classics alongside a stunning new work by one of today’s top choreographers. The dancers of the Department of Theatre & Dance, School of the Arts at the University of Nevada, Reno will open the program with a special restaging of Graham’s first modernist masterpiece, ‘Heretic,’ from 1929.Then, the Company dancers take the stage with Graham’s joyous ode to love, ‘Diversion of Angels,’ which will be followed by one of her most powerful solos, ‘Immediate Tragedy.’ Reno audiences will be among the first to see ‘Scavengers’ by the much-in-demand choreographer Andrea Miller. This season premiere brings us four intimate duets that evoke our renewed appreciation of human connection post pandemic. ‘Scavengers’ also showcases the world-renown athleticism of the Graham dancers.The full Company closes the program with ‘Acts of Light,’ created by Graham in 1981 and performed in three sections. The first is a passionate duet titled ‘Conversation of Lovers’. The second, ‘Lament’, references Graham’s early modernist solo, ‘Lamentation,’ and the final section, ‘Ritual to the Sun,’ is a high-energy celebration of Graham’s famed dance language.
Sponsors
WESTAF, NV Energy Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, Nevada Arts Council, University of Nevada Reno, Whitney Peak Hotel. Martha Graham Dance Company artist fees sponsored exclusively by E. L. Wiegand Foundation.

Shen Yun 2022
2022-03-18 19:30 | Pioneer Center, 100 S. Virginia St., Reno, NV, 89501
Shen Yun is a brilliant artistic revival and celebration of China’s rich cultural heritage. Each performance consists of about 20 pieces, quickly moving from one legend, region, or dynasty to the next. Themes range from the delicate elegance of Tang court ladies to the battlefield heroics of valiant generals, from the timeless philosophical works of Lao-Tzu to spectacular scenes of magical realms. Some pieces also touch upon the topic of today’s China, shedding light on the oppression many experience for their spiritual beliefs, such as Falun Dafa. These tales of courage are often what audience members find the most touching and uplifting.

The Go-Go's
2022-03-25 19:00 | Grand Sierra Resort, 2500 E 2nd St, Reno, NV
Formed amid LA’s burgeoning punk and new wave scene in the late ’70s, the Go-Go’s got their start playing seminal venues like The Whiskey A Go Go and The Roxy. For their 1981 debut LP Beauty and the Beat, the band eschewed their early punk sound in favor of a more radio-friendly brand of power pop — with phenomenal results. The album peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, spawning the hit singles “Our Lips Are Sealed” and “We Got the Beat” and earning the girls the Best New Artist award at the 1982 Grammys. 1982 follow-up Vacation was a similar success, landing two more hits on the charts and going on to be certified Gold by the RIAA. Following an initial breakup in 1985, the band’s members embarked on various solo ventures, reuniting periodically over the years to record and tour. Back on the road for another highly anticipated tour, the Go-Go’s will bring their signature energy to venues around the country.

Bonnie Raitt
2022-03-30 19:00, 2022-03-30 20:00 | Grand Sierra Resort, 2500 E 2nd St, Reno, NV
Bluesy singer/songwriter Bonnie Raitt has worked long and hard for her multiple Grammy Awards, hit singles and chart-topping records. Since her 1971 eponymous debut, the California-born performer and long-time activist has steadily maintained a music career, albeit with definite peaks and valleys. The red-headed songstress, one of the only women of her time to play guitar using the bottleneck technique, unleashed seven albums in just nine years, though her big commercial break came with her 10th studio set, 1989’s “Nick of Time.” That 11-track collection, produced by Don Was, earned three Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year.
Not only has the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer tackled multiple U.S. tours and international runs, but she’s also a frequent participant in events of social activism, such as Farm Aid and Amnesty International concerts.
Raitt’s 16th full-length album and most recent studio release, “Slipstream,” hit retailers in 2012. Not only did ticket sales for the support tour soar, but Raitt also landed the best-selling blues album of the year and took home the Grammy for Best Americana Album.

WinterWonderGrass
2022-04-01 - 2022-04-03 | Palisades Tahoe, 1960 Squaw Valley Road, Olympic Valley, CA, 96146
SOME TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT – Three day GA & VIP passes are currently sold out, you can visit the exchange by clicking the buy tickets link to see who is safely selling tickets. A few limited single day passes will be released on December 15th.
New resort name, same WinterWonderGrass! Almost the entire 2020 WWG Tahoe line-up is returning for 2022, April 1-3. Headliners Billy Strings, The Infamous Stringdusters, The California Honeydrops, Peter Rowan, The War & Treaty, Brothers Comatose, Kitchen Dwellers, Della Mae, Lindsay Lou, Larry Keel Experience, WinterWonderWomen, Pickin’ on the Dead and many more descend. Spring skiing and riding in Palisades Tahoe is world renowned, hope to see you in the mountains!

Blippi the Musical
2022-04-01 18:00 | Reno Events Center, 400 North Center St., Reno, NV, 89501
Blippi The Musical brings the energetic and loveable character Blippi off the screen and onto the stage with world-class production, audience engagement and amazing music. Children from the ages of 2 to 7 years old across the world have quickly taken a liking to Blippi s charismatic personality and innovative teaching lessons! In the Live show they will continue to learn about the world around them while singing and dancing along with this one of a kind show.

An Evening to RAVE About! A Night in the City
2022-04-23 18:00 - 22:00 | Eldorado Resort Casino, 345 N. Virginia Street, Reno, NV, 89501
Family-style dining, silent and live auctions, raffle, entertainment, beer and wine. To benefit the R.A.V.E. Family Center:
Providing respite to families caring for children with special needs while training high school volunteers to work with these very special children.
Families that have children with special needs have their own special need: the need for time. That means time for mom to enjoy a workout. Time for couples to enjoy a date night. Or for families to catch a movie, go bowling, play Scrabble or settle into a nice, quiet storytelling session. Those are the kinds of pleasures and pastimes that go a long way toward giving you peace, power and the ability to connect with yourself and others who are occasionally lost in the process of focusing on a child with special challenges.
In the meantime, while you’re enjoying your own moment of reprieve, your child with special needs is likely enjoying his or her own form of respite and discovery as well.
Creating these healthy moments of escape is what RAVE is all about, little “time outs” with tremendously positive outcomes.

Broadway Comes to Reno: CATS
2022-06-14 | Pioneer Center, 100 S. Virginia St., Reno, NV, 89501
CATS, the record-breaking musical spectacular by Andrew Lloyd Webber that has captivated audiences in over 30 countries and 15 languages, is now on tour across North America!
Audiences and critics alike are rediscovering this beloved musical with breathtaking music, including one of the most treasured songs in musical theater—”Memory”. Winner of 7 Tony Awards® including BEST MUSICAL, CATS tells the story of one magical night when an extraordinary tribe of cats gathers for its annual ball to rejoice and decide which cat will be reborn. The original score by Andrew Lloyd Webber (The Phantom of the Opera, School of Rock, Sunset Boulevard), original scenic and costume design by John Napier (Les Misérables), all-new lighting design by Natasha Katz (Aladdin), all-new sound design by Mick Potter, new choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler (Hamilton) based on the original choreography by Gillian Lynne (Phantom) and direction by Trevor Nunn (Les Misérables) make this production a new CATS for a new generation!

Lake Tahoe Symphonic Reflections: World Premiere
2022-07-22 19:00 | Classical Tahoe Pavilion, 291 Country Club Drive, Incline Village, NV
Classical Tahoe Orchestra
Jonathan Darlington, conductor
Tessa Lark, violin
Jake Heggie, composer
Heggie: Lake Tahoe Symphonic Reflections (World Premiere) to celebrate the life and honor the memory of Joel Revzen, Classical Tahoe’s founding artistic director & conductor
Beethoven: Symphony No. 1
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto

Classical Tahoe: Haydn, Schubert, & Wagner
2022-07-23 19:00 | Classical Tahoe Pavilion, 291 Country Club Drive, Incline Village, NV
Wagner’s Siegfriend Idly is a “musical love letter” and grand gesture of affection to his wife Cosima. Wagner presented it to Cosima on her 33rd birthday, also Christmas day. Perfect for date night in Lake Tahoe!

“As I awoke, my ear caught a sound, which swelled fuller and fuller. . . . Music was sounding, and such music! When it died away, Richard came into my room with the children and offered me the score of the symphonic birthday poem. I was in tears, but so was the rest of the household.”
– Cosima Wagner, the wife of Richard Wagner, 1870

Haydn’s Sinfonia Concertante is light, quirky, and classically enjoyable music featuring four Classical Tahoe Orchestra musicians as soloists: Sarah Vonsattel, violin, Winona Zelenka, cello, Nathan Hughes, oboe, and Whitney Crockett, bassoon.
When Schubert wrote his Symphony No.3, he was just 18 years old!

Classical Tahoe Free Community Family Day
2022-07-24 11:00 - 13:00
11:00am: Music Maker Faire with the Discovery Museum
Hands-On-Art Making Adventures in partnership with The Discovery Museum to include:

Playable “tubeophone” made of PVC tubes
Button design and creation station
Spin drum making station, and more…!

Get up close to your favorite instruments at the Instrument Petting Zoo with Classical Tahoe Musicians!

12:00pm: Family Orchestra Concert with Beloved Lake Tahoe Music Teacher Rita Whitaker Hahn

A Night of Opera with Isabel Leonard
2022-07-29 19:00 | Classical Tahoe Pavilion, 291 Country Club Drive, Incline Village, NV
Many Classical Tahoe musicians play in renowned opera orchestras around the world. Hear them play selections from beloved operas in this special performance.
Three-time GRAMMY Award winning mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard joins us to transport you to the opera for a night you’ll never forget. (Fun fact: You also may recognize Isabel from the season 43 finale of Sesame Street in Murray Monster’s “People in Your Neighborhood’ segment, or as a regular host of The Metropolitan Opera’s Live in HD broadcasts).
Most famous for his opera Carmen, Bizet wrote his Symphony in C when he was just 17 years old!

Classical Tahoe: Sibelius, Séjourné, & Rachmaninoff
2022-07-30 19:00 | Classical Tahoe Pavilion, 291 Country Club Drive, Incline Village, NV
Sibelius’s Finlandia had its origins in political protest. It was written for the Finnish Press Pension Celebration of 1899, a thinly veiled rally in support of freedom of the Finnish press, then largely controlled by tsarist Russia. Sibelius later reworked parts of the music into a Finlandia Hymn which is today regarded as Finland’s unofficial national anthem.
It’s not often that a percussion instrument like the marimba is a featured soloist with an orchestra. Praised by the New York Times for his “understated but unmistakable virtuosity”, Svet Stoyanov will play Séjourné’s Concerto for Marimba which combines the romantic and jazzy sounds of the instrument.
Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2 is a favorite of many because of its continuous lush, sweeping, romantic melodies that will be sure to touch your soul.

Jack Johnson and Ziggy Marley at Harvey's
2022-08-04 19:00 | Harvey’s Lake Tahoe

Dave Matthews Band
2022-08-30 19:00 | Harvey’s Lake Tahoe

Pink Party: A Pink Tie Masquerade
2022-10-13 17:00 | Overland Restaurant and Pub, 1451 U.S. Highway 395 North, Gardnerville, NV, 89410
Join us to for a night of small bites, live music & libations while we raise funds for Breast Cancer. Be sure to check out the local gift baskets in the silent auction. All proceeds from tickets sales and the silent auction will go directly to Carson Valley Medical Center Cancer Care.
This is a pink tie masquerade so find your finest pink tie, dress, socks, jacket or pants and get them ready to party! We would love to see everyone show their support for Breast Cancer Awareness month decked out in their pinkest attire and masks!
Food will include passed appetizers and a grazing table with charcuterie, cheese, fruits and veggies. We will also have a cash bar with beers, wine and cocktails. Our local musical guest for the night will be Jakota Wass.
If you are unable to join, but would like to donate, please click the QR code below! To sponsor the event, please reach out to Kimberly at 775-301-0173.
We hope to see you here for our Breast Cancer Awareness Month fundraiser.

The Purple Gala
2022-10-13 18:00 | Atlantis Casino Resort Spa, 3800 S. Virginia Street, Reno, NV, 89502, United States

A.V.A. Ballet Theatre and the Reno Phil Present The Nutcracker
2022-12-09 20:00 | Pioneer Center, 100 S. Virginia St., Reno, NV, 89501
The stage at the Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts will be alive with a sugar plum fairy and dancing mice as A.V.A. Ballet Theatre presents the annual Nutcracker Ballet on December 9, 10, 11, 2022. Artistic director Alexander Van Alstyne has choreographed an exciting rendition of the popular holiday ballet and the Reno Philharmonic Orchestra will perform Tchaikovsky’s moving score. Laura Jackson will be conducting the orchestra. Due to popular demand, we will continue to have a fifth performance.
Principal dancers who have performed with professional ballet companies such as Ballet West, Kansas City Ballet and the Diablo Ballet will perform the leading roles along side a large cast of local talent.
Nutcracker performances will be held Friday December 9th at 8pm, December 10th at 2pm and 8pm and Sunday December 11th at 1pm and 7pm at the Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Reno. Ticket prices are $30 to $65 with discounts for seniors and children.
A special Sugar Plum party will be held after the Saturday and Sunday afternoon performances where children can meet the Nutcracker characters.
A.V.A. Ballet Theatre is the resident ballet company of the Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts. They are northern Nevada’s largest company under the instruction of a professional faculty with years of performing experience in renowned metropolitan ballet and production companies across the United States and Europe.
Mark your calendars now for this spectacular holiday tradition. For tickets call the Pioneer Center box office at 775-434-1050 or on-line at pioneercenter.com. Box office hours are Monday through Friday 11am to 6pm.
For more information call A.V.A. Ballet Theatre at 775-762-5165 or on-line at avaballet.com or call the Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts at 775-686-6600.

Snowfest 2023
2023-03-02 - 2023-03-12 | North Lake Tahoe
For SNOWFEST 2023 there is so much to enjoy.
The festival consists of about 100 events throughout the North Lake Tahoe area, including a torchlight parade, laser show and fireworks, parades, pancake breakfasts, concerts, bar parties, ski races, dog and pet events, an ice-cream-eating contest, a luau, Mardi Gras party, ice carving, a polar bear swim, and much more. It is truly a great opportunity to get out and play with friends, family members, neighbors, and visitors.
SNOWFEST was named one of the top 100 events in the United States by the American Business Association, and one of the top 10 events in California by the California Department of Tourism. It received media coverage throughout the country in national publications and attracted tourists from across the U.S. and Canada. Keep the tradition alive by attending with loved ones.
Occurring in March, this event helps you find your holiday spirit even longer as you continue your celebration at the beloved snow festival in North Lake Tahoe.
SNOWFEST organizers are committed to making their mission of community support a reality and have done so by making the festival a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in 2021. More than $100,000 for local nonprofit and student organizations have been raised through the 10-day mountain mardi gras festival, which helps fund SNOWFEST and organize more fundraising opportunities.
For details on the upcoming SNOWFEST Lake Tahoe 2023, click here.
For business owners and nonprofit organizers, there is still time to register for the event as a vendor and bring the holiday season to a close at the North Lake Tahoe SNOWFEST. Register here and find out what it means to be a part of this fantastic event.
