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Lawlor Events Center is northern Nevada's largest multi-purpose arena. It is located in Reno, Nevada at the intersection of North Virginia Street and 15th Street on the University of Nevada, Reno campus. It is named after former athletic director, baseball, basketball and football coach Jake Lawlor.
The Reno Events Center is a 7,000-seat multi-purpose arena, located in downtown Reno, Nevada, that was constructed in January 2005. [ 1 ] It was the home to the Reno Bighorns of the NBA G League from 2008 to 2018 and to the Reno Barons of the Western Indoor Football Association during their short lived 2011 season.
The Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts (originally known as Pioneer Theater Auditorium) is a theater located in Reno, Nevada. It was designed by the Oklahoma City architectural firm of Bozalis, Dickinson and Roloff as a concrete structure with a distinctive gold geodesic dome roof. The facility was completed in 1967 with 987 seats on the ...
Neil Diamond’s epic album at the Greek Theatre on August 24, 1972 brought the term “Hot August Night” to international attention. Later events also using the term were first created by Willie Ray Davison on August 1, 1986 with the intent to celebrate Rock and Roll music, America's culture in the 1950s, to increase tourism during the month and to raise money for charities.
Sierra Arts Gallery Reno Washoe Art website, operated by the Sierra Arts Foundation Sparks Museum & Cultural Center Sparks: Washoe Multiple website, area history, ranching, mining, space industry, art exhibits, replica depot with vintage steam locomotive, cupola caboose and Pullman executive car, restored one room schoolhouse St. Mary's Art ...
In 1996, a group of business and arts executives in the Reno, Nevada (United States) Arts and Culture Commission developed a plan to use the arts to improve the city's self-image and give locals a reason to visit downtown. The idea was to highlight the community's cultural depth, ignite civic pride, and channel the economic and cultural rebirth ...
In 2012, Smith Center for the Performing Arts, a $470 million facility opened. The center is free of slots and gambling. Instead, it features fine arts productions including symphonies, Broadway performances, and international talents. [35] It is also the home of the Las Vegas Philharmonic Orchestra and Nevada Ballet Theatre. [36]
The Nevada Department of Cultural Affairs was originally known as the Department of Museums, Library, and Arts and was founded in 1993. [6] The current structure of the newly merged department was put in place following a 2011 Nevada statute.