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Yuri’s Night 2015 Channel your inner Ziggy Stardust for Reno’s ninth annual celebration of the anniversary of the first manned space flight by Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin in 1961. This year’s theme is “Glam ... In Space!,” and attendees age 21 and older are encouraged to wear their best gender-bending, glam-rock space attire. The local Burning Man Playa Re-Compression party features live bands and DJs on two stages, space-themed art by local artists and a midnight stage show with a “Bohemian Rhapsody” sing-along and an “explosive surprise.” The space-themed soirée lifts off at 9 p.m. on Saturday, April 11, at Jub Jub’s Thirst Parlor, 71 S. Wells Ave. Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 at the door in costume or $20 if not wearing a costume. Tickets are available at Melting Pot World Emporium, 1049 S. Virginia St., or online at http://yurisnightreno2015.brownpapertickets. com/. Visit www.facebook.com/YurisNightReno.
May Arboretum Spring Community Cleanup Day The spring community cleanup event is an all-ages volunteer event with hands-on work throughout Wilbur D. May Arboretum and Botanical Garden at Rancho San Rafael Regional Park, 1595 N. Sierra St. Bring a rake and gardening gloves. Bags will be supplied. Baked goods and refreshments will be provided to volunteers. The event takes place from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 11. Please RSVP if you plan to bring a group by calling Bill Carlos at 785-4153. Visit http://www.washoecounty.us/parks/.
Reno Chamber Orchestra: The Complete Beethoven Piano Concertos The RCO concludes its 40th season with a two-concert event featuring pianist Robert Levin. Levin—who has performed at the RCO's Nevada Chamber Music Festival pianist and is an authority on the music of Ludwig van Beethoven—will perform all five of Beethoven’s concertos with Maestro Theodore Kuchar and the chamber orchestra in one weekend. The Friday, April 10, concert will feature Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 19, Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15 and Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37. The Sunday, April 12, concert features Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58 and Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 “Emperor.” Performances begin at 7:30 p.m. on April 10 and 2 p.m. on April 12 at Nightingale Concert Hall inside the Church Fine Arts Building, 1335 N. Virginia St., at the University of Nevada, Reno. Tickets are $70 for one concert or $100 for both. Call 348-9413 or visit www.renochamberorchestra.org.
Enchanted April Astronomy: Globular Clusters
Reno Little Theater presents Matthew Barber’s 2003 Tony Award-nominated stage adaptation based on Elizabeth von Arnim’s novel The Enchanted April. Set in 1922, the play tells the story of two bored London housewives who are looking for an escape from their humdrum lives. They plan a holiday in Italy and recruit two upper-class women to split the cost of a rented villa with them. While their personalities clash at first, the women eventually ease into the relaxed pace of life at the villa where they rediscover themselves, form new friendships and rekindle the spark in their marriages. The play opens on Friday, April 10, at Reno Little Theater, 147 E. Pueblo St. Performances begin at 7:30 p.m., Thursday through Saturday, on April 11, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25 with 2 p.m. matinee shows on Saturday, April 25, and Sunday, April 12, 19, 26. Playwright Matthew Barber will be in attendance on opening night. Tickets are $16 per person and $13 for seniors, students or military personnel. Call
Dennis Jamison, president of the Astronomical Society of Nevada, will discuss the dense spherical collection of stars called globular clusters. These are bright astronomical objects are common to many external galaxies, including the Milky Way, and have remained relatively unchanged since the early history of the universe. The presentation will begin at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 11, at the Galena Creek Visitor Center, 18250 Mt. Rose Highway. Outdoor telescope viewing will follow the presentation. Admission is a $5 suggested donation. Call 849-4948 or visit www.galenacreekvisitorcenter.org.
—Kelley Lang
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