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Reno Uke Fest The seventh annual gathering of ukulele players and uke fans features free entertainment, instructional workshops for all playing levels, uke jams, a marketplace and raffle. The festival takes place on the second floor of the Nugget Casino Resort, 1100 Nugget Ave., Sparks. Hours are 1-8 p.m. on Thursday, April 30, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, May 1-2, and 9:30-11a.m. on Sunday, May 3. Admission to the daytime festival is free, although workshops vary in price. The event also features an evening performance by Canada’s Langley Ukulele Ensemble, who will be joined by Paul Luongo, Peter Luongo, Char Mayer & Nicolas Verelas and Lil Rev. The concert begins at 8 p.m. on Friday, May 1, in the Celebrity Showroom. Tickets are $39.50. The next evening features The Lost Sullivan Show, a portrayal of a fictional, vintage, ukulele-heavy Ed Sullivan Show featuring Ralph Shaw, Victor & Penny, Michael Powers, Dominator and other acts. The show begins at 8 p.m. on Saturday, May 2. Tickets are $37.50. Call 356-3000 or visit http://playuke.net.
—Kelley Lang
Haunt X This early Halloween and “haunters” trade show features workshops, seminars, a scavenger hunt, a paranormal tour of the Mackay Mansion, the Circus of the Damned Masquerade Ball, and the Vampire Crawl, among other events. The spooky shindig begins on Thursday, April 30, and runs through Sunday, May 3, at Circus Circus, 500 N. Sierra St., with some events taking place at other locations, including the Silver Legacy and downtown Reno. Tickets range from $5 to $150. Visit http://hauntx.com for details.
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Cinco de Mayo Festival
Sleeping Beauty
The 16th annual local celebration of Hispanic heritage includes entertainment by Ernesto Solano, Grupo Montez de Durango, Mariachi Nuevo Tamazula and El Mexicano de Casimiro; Mexican dancing horse performances; amateur boxing bouts; carnival rides; face painting; games and prizes for children; and more than 100 vendors offering specialty items, clothes, art, crafts, Mexican food and other cuisine. The festival takes place from 3-8 p.m. on Friday, May 1, and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, May 2-3, at the southeast parking lot of the Grand Sierra Resort, 2500 E. Second St. Admission is $5. Call 291-3561 or visit www.cincodemayoreno.com.
A.V.A. Ballet Theatre’s 2015 spring gala season opens with the classic ballet. Re-staged and re-choreographed by Alexander Van Alstyne, Sleeping Beauty is the story of a beautiful princess who is cursed by the evil Carrabosse. The Reno Philharmonic Orchestra will perform the ballet score composed by Peter Ilyich Tschaikovsky. Performances are at 8 p.m. on Saturday, May 2, and 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 3, at the Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts, 100 S. Virginia St. Ticket prices are $25-$45 with discounts for seniors and children. Call 6866600 or visit www.pioneercenter.com. or www.avaballet.com.
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Como el Viento, Flamenco en Vivo Artistic director and Seattle-based flamenco dancer Savannah Fuentes will be joined by Spanish Romani cantaor (male flamenco singer) Jesus Montoya and Bulgarian guitarist Bobby de Sofia for this performance of the traditional folk music and dance of Andalusia in southern Spain. The show begins at 8 p.m. on Monday, May 4, at the Laxalt Auditorium in the Warren Nelson Building, 401 W. Second St. Tickets are $8-$35. Go to www.brownpapertickets. com/event/1465494 for tickets.
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