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Upright Citizens Brigade The improvisational comedy and sketch comedy group will bring their brand of comic mayhem to the University of Nevada, Reno this weekend. The show, which will feature members of the troupe along with University of Nevada, Reno students, starts at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 27-28, at the Redfield Proscenium Theatre in the Church Fine Arts Building, 1335 N. Virginia St., at UNR. Admission is $5 cash at the door. Call 784-4278 or visit www.unr.edu/arts.
NADAgras Nada Dada’s second annual winter art show is a Mardi Gras-themed version of its summer event. Artists will rent out rooms and display their work during the weekend art exhibition, which opens on Friday, Feb. 27, at the Morris Burner Hotel. The hotel will be open for tours and live music at 5 p.m., followed by the opening ceremony at 6 p.m., and an experimental music showcase performed by local musicians from 8 p.m. until midnight. The festival continues through the weekend from noon until midnight on Saturday, Feb. 28, and from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 1, at the Morris Burner Hotel, 400 E. Fourth St.. Admission is free. Visit http://nadadadamotel.weebly.com.
The Lasting Dose Gallery Group Show Closing Reception The gallery, which launched last month with a group art show, will hold a closing reception for the exhibition. The show features work from a number of local artists, including those associated with the Generator and Reno Art Works, as well as other popular local artists, including painters Joe C. Rock, Megan Ellis, Lisa Kurt and Bryce Chisholm. The free reception begins at 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 27, at Lasting Dose Tattoo & Art Collective, 888 S. Virginia St. Call 324-0666 or visit www.lastingdosetattoo.com.
Up is the Down is the Album Release Show Andrew Martin, who performs as Up is the Down is The, will release his new album Mantra on Saturday, Feb. 28. The show will feature performances by the experimental indie act with support from Emily Chamberlain and T. Lee Walker and the Company He Keeps. The album will be available at the show for $10 as a special package featuring lyrics and stickers. The show begins at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 28, at the Holland Project, 140 Vesta St. Call 742-1858 or visit www.hollandreno.org.
Reno Chamber Orchestra Maestro Theodore Kuchar leads the RCO in a program that begins with Symphony No. 1 by Vasily Kalinnikov. Virtuoso pianist Martina Filjak, first prize winner in the 2009 Cleveland International Piano Competition, performs Schumann’s Piano Concerto. The orchestra, along with the University of Nevada, Reno Chamber Singers, conclude the program with Dvorak’s Te Deum. Performances begin at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 28, and 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 1, at the Nightingale Concert Hall inside the Church Fine Arts Building, 1335 N. Virginia St., at the University of Nevada, Reno. Tickets are $5-$45. Call 348-9413 or visit www.renochamberorchestra.org.
—Kelley Lang OPINION
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