[Joke]
How do you squeeze the Reno Little Theater, Holland Project, Artown, Sierra Arts, Riverside Artist Lofts, Brüka Theatre, Nevada Museum of Art, Reno Philharmonic, a Chautauqua performance, Pioneer Theater and a historic walking tour of downtown Reno into a single 9-hour period?
[Answer]
Put Reno Phil staffers Grace and Jane in charge of an Arts and History workshop!
Jane and I navigated a group of 35 community leaders around Reno’s impressive art scene yesterday, as co-chairs of the Reno-Sparks Leadership program’s ‘Arts and History’ workshop.
The Reno-Sparks Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership program gives locals an in-depth look at our community over the course of nine months and eight intense workshops, spanning important topics such as education, role of government, and health and wellness. Alumni include community leaders in every conceivable field, and I’m a proud graduate of the class of 2008 (best class period). Reno Phil staffers Tim, Francine, and Jane are also alumni of this enlightening program.
After chairing the workshop last year, I was determined to highlight two additional arts organizations this year. It was a no-brainer to add the Holland Project, and I was dying to tour the Reno Little Theater’s new near-completed space on Arroyo Street (gorgeous!). We ate lunch at Wingfield Park as we enjoyed the Reno Municipal Band, got a taste of Fernando Botero at NMA, and topped the day with a hilarious and informative performance by the Reno Philharmonic’s Discover Brass Quintet.
I think we blew the minds of the Class of 2010 with the breadth of arts in our community.
We were able to feature, in some way, over a dozen arts organizations. At least a dozen more worthy arts entities simply couldn’t be fit into the packed agenda. My conclusion: we live in a thriving cultural body, with a pulse stronger than could ever be imagined for a community this size. The Biggest Little Arts Community.