This Week

For a complete listing of this week’s events, visit newsreview.com/reno

BoweRs MaNsioN BluegRass Festival

Ifyou haven’t had a chance to go camping or swimming or just spend a lazy afternoon relaxing in the shade of cottonwood trees this summer, you can accomplish all three this weekend at the 28th annual Bowers Mansion Bluegrass Festival. This year’s lineup features a variety of country, bluegrass, folk and roots music acts such as Michael Martin-Murphey, Run Boy Run, Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen and Anderson Family Bluegrass, as well as local bands such as Wild Horse Drive, Monday Night Volunteers Home Made Jam, and The Note-Ables. The main event runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 17, at Bowers Mansion Park, 4005 Highway 395 north, Washoe Valley. There will be free evening entertainment on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 16-17, at Davis Creek Regional Park, located nearby Bowers Mansion in Washoe Valley. The Garbardine Sisters will present a gospel show and sing-along at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 18, at Davis Creek Amphitheater. Call 843-7053 or visit www.bowersbluegrassfestival.org.

—Kelley Lang

Party in the garden

Listen to live jazz performed by CeCe Gable, nibble on hors d’oeuvres and desserts from Hi Point Cafe and Franz’s Backstube and sample beer from Silver Peak Brewery and wine from Whispering Vine at this outdoor party set in Burke Garden at Rancho San Rafael Regional Park, 1595 N. Sierra St. Browse an art exhibit featuring historical botanical illustrations along with modern illustrations from local artist Suzanne Cody Adams. This event benefits the May Arboretum Endowment Fund, which will help protect, preserve and support the operations of the Wilbur D. May Arboretum and Botanical Garden. The party starts at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 17. Tickets are $60. Call 785-4153 or visit www.mayarboretumsociety.org.

Reno gay Pride Festival

Reno’s LGBT-community comes together for the 17th annual pride festival. The celebration begins with a kick-off party on Friday, Aug. 16, featuring Emmy Award-winning comedy writer, songwriter and actor Bruce Vilanch. The show begins at 7 p.m. at Sammy’s Showroom inside Harrah’s Reno, 219 N. Center St. Tickets are $20. The main event takes place from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 17, at Wingfield Park in downtown Reno at First Street and Arlington Avenue. The all-day fête features entertainment by host Charley Geary, Bruce Vilanch, The Haus of Gaultier, Miss Gay Reno, Knowledge Lives Forever, Xavier Toscano, Ethel Merman Experience, Latino Pride New Generation and others. Tickets are $5. Call (877) 344-7366 or visit www.renogaypride.com.

Positively 4th street

For the past few decades, Fourth Street has had the unfortunate reputation as a run-down part of town frequented by prostitutes, drug dealers and the down and out. There has been several attempts over the years to revitalize the once-bustling area, but the renaissance has been slow going. Yet that doesn’t deter a few enterprising souls who have opened businesses along Fourth Street with the hopes of attracting commerce back to this historic part of town. This weekend several Fourth Street businesses and organizations, including Reno Bike Project and Valley Arts Research Facility, will hold a street festival celebrating the positive improvements to the area. There will be a grand opening of Bodega Nightclub and Lounge, 555 E. Fourth St., and Under the Rose Brewing Company, 559 E. Fourth St. The festival will also feature a block party in the alley behind Reno Bike Project, 541 E. Fourth St. with live music, DJs, food trucks and a makers fair. The festival begins at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 17. Tickets are $5. For more information, visit www.valleyartsresearch facility.org or call 954-6968.

Hipsters of the High west

The Red Dog Saloon salutes its tie to the San Francisco’s ’60s-era psychedelic rock scene with its annual Hipsters of the High West event this weekend. In 1965, San Francisco refugees bought the old Comstock House that now contains the Red Dog, fixed it up and invited bands from the City to play there, including The Charlatans and Big Brother and the Holding Company. While the “Red Dog Experiment” was brief, it made a lasting mark on the course of rock ’n’ roll. Bay Area band Moonalice will kick off the first night of Hipsters of the High West at 8 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 16, at the Red Dog, 76 N. C St., Virginia City. Tickets are $12 and $16. The celebration moves to Piper’s Opera House, 12 N. B St., with a performance by Big Brother & The Holding Co. The show begins at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 17. Tickets are $25-$35. The event concludes that night at 9 p.m. with a performance by Nick Gravenites & The Blue Chips at the Red Dog. Tickets are $12 and $16. Call 847-7474 or visit www.reddogvc.com.