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ArgentA ConCert SerieS: the Poet’S Love The sixth concert in the series will feature lyrical masterpieces by Franz Schubert and Robert Schumann, among other chamber works. The highlight of the program will be Schumann’s “Dichterliebe” (“The Poet’s Love”). The work has been considered among the pinnacles of vocal literature since its composition in 1840. Baritone Randall Scarlata will join the pianists Hyeyeon Park and James Winn for this concert. Scarlata is a frequent soloist with some of the greatest orchestras around the world, a frequent guest at leading festivals, and a winner of multiple awards including first prize at Das Schubert Lied International Competition in Vienna. He will offer a free public master class during his residency in Reno. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 6, at the Nightingale Concert Hall inside the Church Fine Arts Complex, 1335 N. Virginia St., at the University of Nevada, Reno. Tickets are $25 for general admission and $5 for students with ID. Call 784-4278 or visit www.unr.edu/cla/music/acs.
A scene from Christina Yee’s Miss Todd, showing March 5 at Lunafest.
reno PoPS ConCert: Bio-ZoneS The Reno Pops Orchestra explores the natural wonders of the planet in this ecologically themed concert. Audience members will sonically travel the world through selections such as Aaron Copland’s “Variations on a Shaker Melody,” from Appalachian Spring and Elmer Bernstein’s “National Geographic Fanfare,” as well as songs from Disney’s animated films Frozen and Aladdin. Concerto Competition Grand Prize winner Wren Brady will accompany the orchestra during Edouard Lalo’s Symphonie Espagnole. The free show begins at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 6, at The Rock Church, 4950 Vista Blvd., Sparks. Call 673-1234 or visit www.renopops.org.
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The winter celebration continues this week despite the mostly dry conditions that have affected the Sierra Nevada this season. Snow or no snow, visitors can enjoy parties, parades, races, concerts, dining events and more at various establishments and ski resorts in North Lake Tahoe. The festival runs through Sunday, March 8. Call (530) 583-7167 or visit www.tahoesnowfestival.com.
Zonta Club of Greater Reno hosts this fund-raising film festival that highlights women’s issues as illustrated through nine short films by women filmmakers. The films range from animation to fictional drama and cover topics such as women’s health, motherhood, body image, aging, cultural diversity and breaking barriers. All proceeds from LunaFest will benefit the Breast Cancer Fund and Zonta Club of Greater Reno Grants & Scholarships Fund. The event begins at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 5, in Room 108 inside the Sierra Building at Truckee Meadows Community College, 7000 Dandini Blvd. Tickets are $20 for general admission and $10 for students. Call 331-3465 or visit www.lunafest.org/reno0305.
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guyS And doLLS Broadway Comes to Reno continues its 2014-2015 season with this romantic comedy based on two short stories by Damon Runyon. Set in New York City, a shady gambler attempts to woo a Salvation Army missioner for a $1,000 bet. Meanwhile, a frustrated showgirl tries to hook her fiancé of 14 years, the founder of “the oldest, established, permanent, floating crap game in New York.” The musical won the Tony Award for best musical in 1951. The musical has had several Broadway and London revivals, as well as a 1955 film adaptation starring Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Frank Sinatra and Vivian Blaine. Performances are 8 p.m. on Friday, March 6, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 7, and 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Sunday, March 8, at the Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts, 100 S. Virginia St. Tickets are $45-$75. Call 686-6600 or visit www.pioneercenter.com. |
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