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TITLE:
RENO IS ARTOWN FOR THE MONTH OF JULY DURING THE ANNUAL
31 DAY FESTIVAL: MORE THAN 350 EVENTS AND 60 PERCENT FREE
NEWS:
VISUALS OF ARTOWN’S OPENING NIGHT INCLUDING: FREE ENTERTAINMENT
FROM FIVE SEPARATE ARTISTIC GROUPS, INTERVIEWS, CROWD SHOTS,
LOCATION FOR OPENING NIGHT IN DOWNTOWN RENO ALONG THE TRUCKEE
RIVER
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STORY
SUMMARY:
Artown enters its lucky 13th season in Reno, Nev. this July,
transforming the neon-clad city into a summer hub of cultural
entertainment and what the National Endowment for the Arts calls
one of the most comprehensive art festivals in the country.
For the entire month of July, Artown provides cultural activities
and art together with the area’s extraordinary outdoor
recreation and 24-hour gaming and entertainment. The contrast
of art and the outdoors is unlike anything else found nationally
and entices more than 350,000 attendees to the festival each
summer.
This year’s Artown agenda includes renowned artists such
as Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis July
5, Tony and Emmy Award winner Mandy Patinkin with Paul Ford
on Piano July 15 and multi-instrumentalist Andrew Bird July
16. A number of Festival favorites return including the “Food
for the Soul” World Music Series, Movies in the Park,
the Rollin’ on the River music series, the Monday Night
Family Series and the Discover the Arts children’s series.
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Events take place throughout Reno and have ranged over the years
from FREE performances to world-class entertainment by such
famed performers as Mikhail Baryshnikov, Herbie Hancock and
American Ballet Theater.
Schedule available online at www.RenoIsArtown.com.
B-ROLL
FOOTAGE INCLUDES:
Visuals of the FREE opening night performances; interview with
the Executive Director and Board Chair; shots of Body Masterpieces
having face painted more than 200 kids; MarchFourth Marching
Band leading a parade of kids to the amphitheatre followed by
their performance; Eldorado Hotel Casino’s Floor Play
dance showcase; suspended above the river, Heliosphere completed
its stunning aerial acrobatics display below a glowing, large
balloon; Wise Fool New Mexico’s Flexion wraps up the evening
with its aerial slit performance with performers suspended from
a rig.
LOCATORS:
Reno, Nev.; Downtown Reno, Nev.; Wingfield Park, Reno, Nev.
PROVIDED
BY: Artown
Ronele Klingensmith
775-378-0031 mobile / media@rkpr.com
TECHNICAL
INFORMATION / BetaSP REQUESTS:
Lake Tahoe Media Center
530-583-4206
eric@tahoemediacenter.com
