Weekend Warrior: July 2022

LAKE TAHOE SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL
MAMMA MIA!
SHOWCASE SERIES EVENTS
JULY 1 – AUGUST 22, 2022
SAND HARBOR AMPHITHEATERMagical evenings at one of the world’s most gorgeous outdoor theaters return!  Sand Harbor and the majestic beauty of Lake Tahoe are the backdrop for the stage that features Shakespeare’s sublime battle of wits and wills, Much Ado About Nothing.  Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival offers much more than just Shakespeare… An exhilarating production of beloved musical, Mamma Mia is sprinkled into the schedule.  And Showcase Series Events take the stage Monday evenings, with the following must-see performances:

RENO ACES BASEBALL 
vs. Tacoma Rainiers (July 4 & 6-10, 2022)
vs. El Paso Chihuahuas  (July 22-24, 2022)
vs. Salt Lake Bees (July 26-31, 2022)
GREATER NEVADA FIELD – 250 Evans Ave, Downtown RenoGood vibes and great energy are yours to be a part of when you head out to Greater Nevada Field for a Reno Aces baseball game!  Your local AAA team needs your support as they take on the Tacoma Rainiers, the El Paso Chihuahuas and the Salt Lake Bees this month.  Fans are treated to enticing promotions like food and beverage specials, fun swag giveaways, discounts for military and seniors, doggy days, fireworks and more.  For a full schedule of the promotions for Aces’ home games, visit milb.com/reno/tickets/promotions.  Purchase tickets and check out the entire schedule at MILB.Com. 

ARTOWN
EVERY DAY IN JULY
MULTIPLE VENUES AROUND RENO, NEVADARENO IS ARTOWN!!  July is THE month when Reno erupts daily with all things ART… live music, dance performances, theater groups, independent films, eye-popping murals, 3D chalk art… You names, it Artown has you covered. Every day through the entire month, just visit Artown.org for the full calendar of events.

DRAGON LIGHTS
JULY 1 – AUGUST 12, 2022
WILBUR D. MAY ARBORETUM & BOTANICAL @ GARDEN RANCHO SAN RAFAEL PARKImmerse yourself in the splendor of Dragon Lights this summer, as 42 larger-than-life lantern sculptures made of fabric, steel and thousands of LED lights artistically grace Wilbur D. May Arboretum & Botanical Garden. With all new interactive displays that visitors can activate with touch, play with, and even sit on, your lantern experience will be like none that you have ever had from past dragon light events. Also new this year is the Lantern Food Court located inside the arboretum, offering a wide selection of food and drinks from both local and traveling food vendors. For more information and advanced ticket sales, visit DragonLightsReno.org.

RENO STREET FOOD: “FOOD TRUCK FRIDAY”
EVERY FRIDAY THROUGH AUGUST 26, 2022 (4-9 pm)
IDLEWILD PARKPick a Friday… any Friday in July!  Since Artown and many other events are happening throughout this month, it’s THE BEST month to venture over to Reno Street Food, AKA Food Truck Friday (FTF)!  Crowds are spread over several events throughout July, so I am expecting that lines will be shorter and crowds will be smaller at our FTF.  Enjoy scenic Idlewild Park where 45 culinary, craft beer, wine and spirits vendors gather with a new and improved layout to serve up amazingly scrumptious concoctions. And remember to bring your Tommy Bahama or other lightweight chairs &/or beach blanket to claim your spot on the grass, and a blankie to keep you cozy when the temperature drops.  For a list of all the trucks at the event weekly, visit the Reno Street Food Facebook Page.

DANCING IN THE STREETS
FRIDAY, JULY 7, 2022  (4-9:30 pm)
6 LIVE MUSIC VENUES IN MIDTOWN RENOMidtown Art Walk kicks it up a notch this month as the event goes “Dancing in the Streets” Style!!  Midtown Reno’s Virginia Street Corridor has a fresh new look post-COVID-shutdowns, with more room to dance! Local businesses will host six separate outdoor music venues, with each stage featuring back-to-back performances. Live music representing a wide variety of genres will pour from the stages, including Funk Fusion, Latino, Folk Rock, Country, EDM Dance Pop and Motown. Catch street performers, flash mobs, dance lessons, food trucks, and more. Dancing in the Streets is free and open to the public and participating business offer “specials” during the event. For more information about Art Walk in Midtown and this event, visit RenoMidtown.com.

MOVIES IN THE PARK
FRIDAY, JULY 8, 13, 22 & 29, 2022 (9 pm-11 pm)
WINGFIELD PARK – DOWNTOWN RENOThe Spirit of Christmas visits Reno in July at Movies in the Park!  A fun part of Artown and presented by Cordillera Int’l Film Festival, in partnership with Bill Pearce Motors. the Christmas-themed event brings together our community for a relaxing evening under the stars to throw back a bag of popcorn and your favorite beverage, snuggle under a blanket and chill. The show begins at 9 pm, but food/drink trucks, snow-filled photo ops, activities and giveaways are all part of the evening of fun.  Here is this year’s lineup!

July 8: The Nightmare Before Christmas
July 13: Elf
July 22: A Christmas Story
July 29: Summer Shorts Series – award winning shorts from the Cordillera Int’l Film Festival

For more information, visit Artown.org, and search “Movies in the Park.”

KEVIN HART: REALITY CHECK TOUR
FRIDAY, JULY 1 (8 pm)
RENO EVENTS CENTERAre you due for a hilarious night of outrageous, side-splitting laughter?  You may then want to grab tickets to enjoy a night of stand-up with American actor-comedian Kevin Hart. Honored by Rolling Stone as #18 of the “50 Best Standup Comics of all Time,” Rolling Stone reports, “(Hart) draws some of the largest crowds of any comedian in history… (and) is, simply put, a joy-making spark-plug of a performer… For more information about Kevin Hart, visit KevinHartNation.com and get tickets to see him live at the Reno Event Center via TicketMaster.com.

INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS!
MONDAY, JULY 4
MULTIPLE VENUESFourth of July celebrations across Northern Nevada are back with a bang!  I am so excited to see the skies light up with the splendor of pyrotechnics!  Here is the run-down of venues hosting impressive firework displays!

Star Spangled Sparks – Victorian Square/Nugget Casino Resort
Fourth of July @ Grand Sierra Resort
American Salute @ Wingfield Park with Reno Philharmonic
Fourth of July on the Comstock @ Virginia City
Information about all Lake Tahoe Fireworks Shows Here
Carson City – July 4th Fireworks

If hard-hitting electronic dance is your jam, this is the concert you’ve been waiting for. Big Gigantic is heading to the Grand Sierra Resort on Thursday, July 7 bringing their truly unique sound that “draws light out of an inimitable mélange of impressive instrumentation, cinematic production, propulsive percussion, and, of course, triumphant saxophone. The genre-bending Denver, CO pair, Dominic Lalli and Jeremy Salke, uplift with every subsequent album and show, mixing musically mature melodies with addictive beats and samples that cross all styles of music from jazz to hip hop, funk to dubstep.” Catch a sample of Big Gigantic’s music in “The Little Things, featuring Angela McCluskey” and purchase tickets in advance to see them live at GrandSierraResort.com.

SIERRA NEVADA LAVENDER & HONEY FESTIVAL
SUNDAY, JULY 10 (10 am – 6 pm)
IDLEWILD PARK, RENOSince 2017, the Sierra Nevada Lavender & Honey Festival has celebrated the best of local farms, local food, independent businesses and the beauty of the Sierra Nevada. The event is held in the ideal location, Idlewild Park, where the shade of trees that line the Truckee River invite you to enjoy all things lavender & honey, including event-themed foods, arts & crafts, music education and even delectable creations like signature beer, honey wine and lavender lemonade. Read up on this event that is free to the public at LavenderandHoneyFest.com.

BRUBECK JAZZ SUMMIT
SUNDAY, JULY 10 – SATURDAY, JULY 16 (10 am – 6 pm)
SIERRA NEVADA UNIVERSITY – INCLINE VILLAGE, NEVADAGrammy-nominated composer, Chris Brubeck, has distinguished himself as a multi-faceted performer and creative force in the world of jazz, creating an impressive body of symphonic work.  As part of the annual Classical Tahoe music festival at Sierra Nevada University, Brubeck Jazz Summit is a one-week, intensive educational program in jazz performance for thirty exceptionally talented students from throughout the world with faculty, guest artists and master teachers as a living legacy of the musician and international statesman, Dave Brubeck. Grand performances by the gifted faculty and students are the highlights of the week-long event. Learn more about the Brubeck Jazz Summit and purchase tickets to enjoy the live performances at ClassicalTahoe.org.

BARRACUDA CHAMPIONSHIP
THURSDAY, JULY 14-SUNDAY, JULY 17, 2022
OLD GREENWOOD GOLF COURSE, TRUCKEE, CATraditionally held in past years at Montreux Golf and Country Club, the Barracuda Championship has recently found its new home at Old Greenwood Golf Course in Truckee, CA. This official PGA TOUR and DP World Tour co-sanctioned tournament brings in the best of the best professional golfers to wow spectators with every drive, chip and putt. With a purse of $3.7 Million and nationally televised on The Golf Channel, this is the pro golf tournament you don’t want to miss.  For more information and ticket sales to Barracuda Championship, visit BarracudaChampionship.com.

CLASSICAL TAHOE
JULY 14 – AUGUST 18, 2022
SIERRA NEVADA UNIVERSITY & The RON & MAUREEN ASHLEY OASISEach summer, Classical Tahoe brings together America’s leading classical musicians from the MET Orchestra, LA Phil, Cleveland Orchestra, and symphonies of San Francisco, Dallas, Houston, Seattle, Toronto, Vancouver, NY City Ballet, SF Ballet, SF Opera and more. Classical Tahoe’s 16-concert series spans 5 weeks, and will be bigger than ever, delighting audiences with its superb musicians, intimate al fresco pavilions, educational programs, and majestic Lake Tahoe settings.  Classical Tahoe concludes with an enchanting evening at the Summer Gala.  For more information about the performances and the gala, please visit ClassicalTahoe.org.

HADESTOWN
TUESDAY, JULY 26 – SUNDAY, JUNE 31, 2022 
PIONEER CENTER for the PERFORMING ARTSWelcome to HADESTOWN, where a song can change your fate. Winner of eight 2019 Tony Awards® including Best Musical and the 2020 Grammy® Award for Best Musical Theater Album, this acclaimed new show from celebrated singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell and innovative director Rachel Chavkin is a love story for today… and always. The production intertwines two mythic tales, that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of King Hades and his wife Persephone, as it invites you on a hell-raising journey to the underworld and back. Mitchell’s beguiling melodies and Chavkin’s poetic imagination pit industry against nature, doubt against faith, and fear against love. Performed by a vibrant ensemble of actors, dancers and singers, HADESTOWN is a haunting and hopeful theatrical experience that grabs you and never lets go. Purchase remaining tickets one of the eight performances at PioneerCenter.com.

THE BLACK CROWES present SHAKE YOUR MONEY MAKER
FRIDAY, JULY 22, 2022 (8 pm)
GRAND SIERRA RESORT – GRAND THEATREThirty years ago, The Black Crowes led by brothers Chris and Rich Robinson, released their debut album Shake Your Money Maker. The album was, as Rolling Stone described, “a guitar-party cracker that marries Southern R&B crunch and Anglo cock-strutting attitude.”  At a time when journalists were mourning the death of rock as cheesy pop and hair metal dominated the charts, The Black Crowes emerged from Atlanta to resuscitate it.  The authentically gritty blues-rock album, whose title is a homage to blues legend Elmore James, went double platinum in its first year. The Black Crowes were named “The Most Rock n’ Roll Rock n’ Roll Band in the World” by Melody Maker and the band didn’t disappoint. Catch The Black Crowes live at the Grand Sierra Resort when they bring this iconic album to Reno! Tickets may be purchased in advance at GrandSierraResort.com.

HOT AUGUST NIGHTS KICKOFF RALLY
FRIDAY, JULY 29 – SATURDAY, JULY 30, 2022
VIRGINIA CITY, NEVADAWho says that Hot August Nights has to start in August?  Reno’s beloved annual classic car event kicks off with its first rally of the year July 29 and 30th in Virginia City!  The historic, bustling mining town just outside of Reno hosts cruising events, live entertainment, a fun poker walk and more. The events begin at 9 am and run through 4pm, with the cruise from 4 – 5 pm. Trailer parking will be available at the Virginia City Arena & Fairgrounds located on F Street near the V&T Train Depot, with no charge for parking. Free shuttle rides are also offered for both Friday and Saturday during the event. Check out the details of this and other Hot August Night Rally’s actually happening in August at HotAugustNights.net.

BIGGEST LITTLE CITY WING-FEST
FRIDAY, JULY 29 – SATURDAY, JULY 30, 2022
THE ROW – DOWNTOWNReno’s Biggest Little City Wing-Fest brings back all the finger-lickin’ goodness you and your stomach can handle the last weekend of July!  Bibs are optional, but highly encouraged, as you indulge in scrumptious
recipes presented by cooks from near and far competing for your tasting pleasure, and votes. More than 20,000 pounds of chicken wings will be slathered in sauce, smoked, fired, grilled to perfection and served up. The competition will be fierce during two days of a savory-sauce showdown. As always, you’ll enjoy live music and fun crafts that also line Virginia Street in Downtown Reno. The event is free, but the food obviously is not… Visit Caesars.com for more info!

RENO GARLIC FEST
SATURDAY, JULY 30, 2022 (3-8 pm)
DICK TAYLOR PARK, RENO, NEVADAWhether you’re a seasoned green thumb or a curious newcomer to backyard gardening, have a passion for cooking or a strong appetite for this much-loved crop, you’re invited to enjoy the bounty of the garlic harvest on July 30 at Dick Taylor Park in Reno. Dig in and discover what’s growing!  Reno Garlic Fest features locally grown garlic and produce for sale from participating backyard growers and established regional farms, a garlic-based food playground from local chefs, garlic medicinals, gardening advice, kid-friendly activities, games, and live music!  Learn more about Garlic Fest at Facebook.com/RenoGarlicFest.

Nothing compares to taking in the fresh air of the Sierras while enjoying one of your favorite musical artists performing on the stage of the Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena. The remainder of the Summer 2022 Concert Series features a stellar lineup of some of the music industry’s biggest names and a variety of genres. Get your tickets soon, because they do sell out quickly!  Visit TicketMaster.com for all artists you want to see!

The Chainsmokers: Friday, July 8 (8 pm) – Dance/Electronic – Click for Video
Kenney Chesney: Tuesday, July 12 & Wednesday, July 13 (7:30 pm) – Country – Click for Video
Miranda Lambert: Thursday, July 28 (7 pm) – Country – Click for Video
Dierks Bentley: Saturday, July 30 (7:30 pm) – Country – Click for Video
Train: Friday, August 5 (7:30 pm) – Rock – Click for Video
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss: Saturday, August 20 (7:30 pm) – Mixed Genres – Click for Video
Eric Church:  Saturday, August 27 & Sunday, August 28 (7 pm) – Country – Click for Video