Adventure Sports Week Get outside and get active during the ninth annual outdoor lifestyle celebration. The program features various competitive events, from mountain biking to stand-up paddle boarding to triathlon, as well as clinics and demos, film screenings, concerts, kids’ activities and more. The event kicks off on Friday, June 19, and runs through Sunday, June 28, at various locations in North Lake Tahoe. Visit http://adventuresportsweektahoe.com for a schedule.
—Kelley Lang
Great Eldorado BBQ, Brews and Blues Festival
Reno Rodeo
The 20th annual festival features live entertainment, barbecue and beer from more than 40 breweries. Smash Mouth and Toad the Wet Sprocket headline this year’s festival, which will also feature performances by Tonic, Blues Monsters, Blu, Whiskey Haulers Blues Band, Maxx Cabello Jr., Shane Dwight, Jason King Band, Rick Hammond Blues Band and Buddy Emmer Blues Band. Gates are open from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, June 19, and 11 a.m. to 8 p.m on Saturday, June 20, outside the Eldorado, 345 N. Virginia St. Admission is free. Tickets for food and beer samples are $30 -$60 . Call 786-5700 or visit www.eldoradoreno.com.
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The 96th annual “Wildest, Richest Rodeo in the West” features a cattle drive, Xtreme Bull Riding, mutton bustin’, steer wrestling, barrel racing, drill team competition, a parade through downtown Reno, carnival rides and other attractions. The event kicks off on Thursday, June 18, with the noontime arrival of the cattle drive onto the fairgrounds of RenoSparks Livestock Events Center, followed by Xtreme Bull Riding at 7 p.m. The rodeo continues daily through Saturday, June 27, at the Livestock Events Center, 1350 N. Wells Ave. Tickets are $7-$25 with discounts for children, seniors and military personnel. Call 329-3877 or visit www.renorodeo.com.
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US Open of Watercross
Nevada Humanities Chautauqua
The 10th annual competition is round three of the Pro Watercross Tour, the country’s premier watercross racing circuit that showcases the top professional and amateur athletes in the sport of personal watercraft racing. Competitors will vie for the title of Sparks US Open of Watercross Champion and a chance to qualify for The Pro Watercross World Championship finals in Naples, Fla., in September. The opening ceremony begins at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 20, followed by amateur racing from 10:40 a.m. to 2 p.m. Professional racing takes place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The competition continues on Sunday, June 21, with amateur racing starting at 9:15 a.m., followed by professional racing from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The watercross competition takes place at Sparks Marina, 325 Harbor Cove Drive, Sparks. Admission is free for spectators. Visit www.prowatercross.com/sparks.
Nevada Humanities’ 24th annual celebration will touch on the topic of “The Wilderness.” “A Day of Young Chautauqua” features performances by local youth who have participated in Nevada Humanities’ 2015 Great Basin Young Chautauqua program. There will also be a barbecue and live music. The free show begins at 9 a.m. on Sunday, June 21. Mainstage evening shows begin on Tuesday, June 23, and run through Thursday, June 25. Highlights include a program by author Carine McCandless, as well as Chautauqua performances by Hank Fincken as J. Goldsborough Bruff, Doug Mishler as J. Hector St. John Crèvecoeur, Fiona Reid as Rachel Carson and Doug Hulmes as John Muir. Local musical performances begin at 6 p.m., followed by Chautauqua presentations at 7 p.m. All shows take place at the Robert Z. Hawkins Amphitheater at Bartley Ranch Regional Park, 6000 Bartley Ranch Road. Seat tickets are $25 and lawn tickets are $10. Call 784-6587 or visit www.nevadahumanities.org.
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