Brighter Daze music festival, off the rails, house party, and more. 
Happy Friday, Reno. You know the drill – grab your coffee (or whatever you sip in the morning), kick back, and let Reno Current serve up everything you need to know for the weekend ahead.
📰 In the news
Local happenings: Walk in mental health clinic opens, classic car lovers hit nostalgia fest, and a tech firm launches a multibillion dollar AI campus — catch up here.
State-level stories: Las Vegas startups are raising billions, Gothic Fire finally bowing to containment efforts, and a bill to treat scorching temperatures like disasters — see what else is brewing.
National headlines: 24/7 social security access, dogs detect Parkinson’s, and a new method or reclaiming 98 percent of battery metals — peruse the best of the rest.
Highlights this week
- Celebrate community kindness with Daniel Tiger
- Celebrate Davis Creek Park’s post-fire revival
- Book a librarian for online application support
- Secure your contractor license in six weeks
- iTustCapital offers $0/mo crypto IRA accounts
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📆 Around town this weekend
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Today
🚂 Off the Rails July @ Locomotion Plaza | Friday (7/18) at 6:00pm – Grab a spot downtown for a free summer concert at the newly tricked-out Locomotion Plaza, where explosive Latin and West African grooves collide with mellow chill-hop under the Reno Arch. There’s food, a full bar, games, a kid zone, and locals-let-loose vibes.
📺 La Dulce Vida: Una Telenovela Improvisada @ Reno Improv | Friday (7/18) at 8:00pm – Think you know drama? Head to Reno Improv for La Dulce Vida, an improvised telenovela in Spanish where siblings spill secrets, lovers swoon, and boardroom coups happen on the fly. Ten bucks gets you front-row amusement, zero reruns guaranteed.
This weekend
🎶 Brighter Daze Music Festival @ J Resort Festival Grounds | Saturday (7/19) at 1:00pm – Take a break from kids’ weekend soccer marathons and grab your sunnies for a downtown takeover. Think reggae basslines, rock riffs, and hip-hop classics starring Rebelution, Slightly Stoopid, E-40 & Too $hort. It’s proof that turning 40 doesn’t mean you have to slow down.
🏠 House Party Plays at the Tracks July @ Locomotion Plaza | Saturday (7/19) at 5:00pm – Locomotion Plaza is hosting a free, all-ages street bash with art cars, fire dancers, and enough food trucks to induce joyful indecision. Sacha Robotti will be steering beats that’ll wake the neighbors, and the afterparty sails into Dead Ringer like a homecoming for night owls.
🌙 Late Night @ John and Geraldine Lilley Museum of Art | Saturday (7/19) at 7:00pm – If you’ve been craving after-hours art without velvet ropes, swing by The Lilley for hands-on creations, a stroll through Connect the Dots, plus bar bites, craft cocktails, and free parking to keep the evening drama-free.
🎭 Xanadu the Musical @ Reno Little Theater | Sunday (7/20) at 2:00pm – Imagine your favorite community theater summoning Mount Olympus to our downtown roller rink, courtesy of a hilariously fish out of water Greek muse, knee-high socks, and pop-rock hits by Jeff Lynne. It’s ridiculous, charming, and exactly what your inner child, and arthritic knees, need.
🎢 Ride The Cyclone @ Bruka Theatre | Sunday (7/20) at 2:00pm – Brüka’s 32nd season rolls into Artown with Ride the Cyclone, a morbid musical where a choir of teens in limbo belt their hopes and heartbreaks. Expect catchy tunes, existential eye-rolls, and enough small-town charm to make karaoke night in the afterlife feel familiar.
Next week
🎷 Artown Monday Night Music Series: Uptown @ Bartley Ranch Regional Park | Monday (7/21) at 7:30pm – Nothing beats an Artown Monday night when a Motown-meets-Bruno Mars tribute crew rolls into the riverside pavilion. They channel Stevie Wonder-level vocals, remix in today’s pop hits, then bust choreography that makes you question your two left feet.
🎭 Twelfth Night @ Downtown Reno Library | Tuesday (7/22) at 3:00pm – Young Shakespeare is whipping up a one-hour, interactive take on Twelfth Night that ropes you into Viola’s shipwrecked identity crisis. Expect dry wit, plenty of mistaken-identity pratfalls, and a volunteer seat next to chaos, just enough pandemonium to charm your drama geek.
🎺 Artown On The Quad: Reno Jazz Orchestra @ University of Nevada Quad | Tuesday (7/22) at 6:00pm – Tell your partner you’ll be back before bedtime and head to the Quad where the Reno Jazz Orchestra resurrects Quincy Jones’s greatest hits. These homegrown pros prove you don’t need Hollywood to soak up Grammy-level chops, so go for the music, stay for cultural cred.
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🎶 Live music & entertainment
- 7/18 The Starliters @ Boomtown Casino – 5 pm
- 7/18 Alison Krauss and more @ Grand Sierra – 7:30 pm
- 7/19 Sacha Robotti @ Locomotion Plaza – 12:30 pm
- 7/19 Etiquette and more @ The Holland Project – 7 pm
- 7/20 Brighter Daze Music Festival @ J Resort – 1 pm
- 7/20 Bite Me Bambi @ Club Underground – 7 pm
- 7/21 Discover Music Concert @ South Valleys Library – 10:30 am
- 7/22 DD James @ Boomtown Casino – 6 pm
- 7/22 Maoli @ Grand Sierra Resort – 8 pm
Price is right – Reno edition
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Listed by: Kenneth Lund (Ferrari-Lund Real Estate South)
Cathedral ceilings with wood beams, sweeping city and mountain views, and a primary suite that feels like a boutique hotel penthouse. The bathroom is a spa day waiting to happen, from the signature soaking tub with a ceiling-mounted filler to the touchscreen shower, radiant floors, and heated towel rack. The kitchen is all about leathered Alaska White granite, pro-grade appliances, and a wine fridge for good measure.
Outside, koi ponds and a rock waterfall mingle with sculpted flower beds, while the covered patio and outdoor kitchen set the stage for sunset grilling. Four-car garage with Durastone floors, golf cart access to ArrowCreek’s club, and just minutes to Tahoe or the slopes.
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