Art Town Opening Night

Artown Tours at the Museum

When: 7/1/2010 - 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM - Thursday Arts and Culture
Where: Nevada Museum of Art - 160 West Liberty, Reno
Celebrate Artown as you discover the art of Colombian-born artist Fernando Botero through the more than 100 paintings, drawings and sculptures drawn from the famed artist's private collection. Tours are free with paid admission. Admission: $10/$8 Seniors, Museum members free. Tours limited to 20 participants daily. Free tickets available on a first-come, first-served basis online here or at the Museum admissions desk.

Riverwalk Art Walk

When: 7/1/2010 - 4:00 PM - 9:00 PM - Thursday Arts and Culture
Where: West Street Market - 148 West Street, Reno
Art openings, wood carvers, special art installations, drum circles, FREE Salsa lessons, food specials and more are what you’ll find at the Riverwalk District’s monthly Art Walk on Thursday, July 1st from 4 to 9 p.m. in the West Street Market and Riverwalk District in downtown R...eno. Many exhibits and demonstrations are free!
Presented by the West Street Market and the Riverwalk Merchants Association, Art Walks will provide themed art exhibits, live music and entertainment on the first Thursday of every month from now through December.
‘We have so much going on downtown, and this is a great opportunity to showcase all the creativity Reno has to offer,” said Matt Polley, Riverwalk Merchants Association president. “You’ll have an opportunity to visit one-of-a-kind art exhibits, special performances, live music and much, much more.”
Highlights of the Premier Art Walk on July 1st
West Street Market – Special performance by The Reno-Tahoe Drum Circle from 7pm to 9pm, FREE Slasa Lessons by Salsa Reno, Dancing, Food Specials, Wood Carving demonstrations and more!

First Thursdays Featuring Guitar Woody and the Boilers

When: 7/1/2010 - 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM - Thursday Arts and Culture
Where: Nevada Museum of Art - 160 West Liberty, Reno
Grab a beer, groove to the live music, and check out the galleries at First Thursday. Ride your bike and get free valet parking courtesy of Reno Bike Project. Sponsored annually by KTHX Radio and Great Basin Brewing Company. First Thursday wine bar sponsored by Vintage Wine Shop and Tasting Bar. Bring the kids for Kids Open Art Studio, available from 5 - 7 pm. First Thursday is free for Museum members or non-members with paid regular admission.

Cuban Dance Lessons and Party

When: 7/1/2010 - 5:30 PM - Thursday Arts and Culture
Where: 250 Lounge then Wingfield Park - 250 Evans Avenue, Reno
Get a Merengue lesson at 5:30 p.m. at 250 Lounge in the Freight House District. Then get ready to show off what you learned and be IN the ArtTown parade with MarchFourth Marching Band to Wingfield Park for the opening ceremonies and dance party. Dance to the music of Tiempo Libre.

Jungle Vino First Thursdays

When: 7/1/2010 - 7:00 PM - Thursday Arts and Culture
Where: Jungle Vino - 248 West First Street, Reno
Veronica De Leon-Painting (Jungle Vino) Becca Regaldo-Painting (Java Jungle) Energry In Transition-Various Artist (Breezeway Annex) Java Jungle Vino has become Downtown Reno's hub for up and coming and established local artists. Don't miss an amazing night full of color and imagination brought to you by Brian Chambers, Sabrina Bolster and Tony Walker a.k.a. doodles!! Plus a few surprise guest artist's and live art!! Details to come! Reception is to commence at 7pm! There will be food available for all tastes! But if we run out, don't fret Java Jungle will be introducing you its new menu to include chipotle chicken wings, curry shrimp puffs, Asparagus wraps and more!!

Summer Salsa Bachata Party

When: 6/27/2010 - 7/31/2010 - 7:30 PM - Thursday Arts and Culture
Where: West Street Market - 148 West Street, Reno
Summer Salsa Bachata Cumbia Merengue Party. Get your salsa on!
Inside Se7en at West Street Market
Drink and Food Specials from Merchants at West Street Market
FREE & ALL AGES WELCOME
Dress is Casual - Come right from work
DANCE LESSON
7:30 to 8:30 PM - Lesson by Special Guest Instructor RODNEY "RODCHATA" AQUINO
DANCE ALL NIGHT
8:30 till ???

March Fourth Marching Band - Art Town Kickoff

When: 7/1/2010 - 10:00 PM - Thursday Concerts
Where: The Knitting Factory - 211 North Virginia Street, Reno
Genre: Unclassifiable
One of THE funnest shows to see live performs at the Knit.
March Fourth Marching Band got its name by accident when a bunch of artists and musicians in NE Portland decided to put a marching band together for a Fat Tuesday party (March 4th, 2003), originally performing a 7-song set of tunes that included covers of Rebirth Brass Band, Fela Kuti, and Fleetwood Mac. The band’s gigs in the following weeks— a peace rally and opening slots with the Youngblood Brass Band and Pink Martini — cemented the group as a unit. Since then, M4 has performed over 300 shows for just about every type of audience imaginable.
MarchFourth Marching Band is a mobile big band spectacular, consisting of saxophones, trombones, trumpets and a drum/percussion corps, anchored by electric bass (battery powered). M4 “rocks” with the best of them, entertaining the audience with an over-the-top explosion of performance and charisma. The sound is huge, melodic, and dynamic, taking audiences on a musical journey around the globe. MarchFourth writes and performs its own material, and also draws inspiration from an eclectic range of worldwide influences, such as Eastern European Gypsy Brass, Samba, Funk, Afro-Beat, Big-Band, Jazz, and Rock music, as well as television, film, circus, and Vaudeville.

Stilt-walkers, dancing girls, flag twirlers, clown antics, and acrobatics are just some of the things you’ll see accompanying this eclectic big band. MarchFourth Marching Band’s stilt-walkers are world-class, performing acrobatics, dance routines, and even fire dancing on stilts—all in fanciful costumes. The other dancing beauties can fill the stage with mesmerizing original dance routines or spread out into the audience and get everybody dancing. The musical quality, the energy of the band, and the spectacle of the dancers all combine to create an original performance that appeals to even the biggest cynics.