FIRST BRIT OF EXCITEMENT
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“It’s getting hot in here, so take off all your clothes” … Nelly sure knew how to have fun in the heat and create a spicy checklist. To make sure you get ‘hot in here’, take his advice, get naked, grab your best faux fur vest, stop at the Melting Pot, pick out the perfect pasties and hop on your bike and head to the Black Rock Desert. That’s right my little party playa vixens, it’s time to go )*(ome! Burning Man is calling all its dusty love bunnies back home this month for what is well known as the greatest party of all mankind. Hurry up, my desert divas, feel the love, and dance on my little hot burners.
BITS: National fame, hometown feel and name. One of Reno’s icons and most cherished talents to ever leave the 775 area code, returns on August 5th. Local celebrity Whitney Myer comes to the Crystal Bay Club for a free show in the Red Room. This electrifying musician mixes Soul, Rock and R&B that will get you swaying and smiling with Reno pride. Let’s show our homegrown hero we are her biggest fan: www.crystalbaycasino.com There’s no place like home. Dorothy you aren’t in Kansas anymore; you’re in the Silver State and we are thrilled as a tornado to have you. The Wizard of Oz comes to the Robert Z Hawkins Outdoor Amphitheater at Bartley Ranch from August 12th to the 21st. No need to follow the yellow brick road with a picnic basket in hand this time Toto, you’ll enjoy food truck and drinks with proceeds benefiting the non-profit Sierra School for Performing Arts. So come on, get a heart, a brain, some courage and a ticket home, visit their website for more details… (and bring your little dog too): www. sierraschoolofperformingarts.org
10 Reno Tahoe Tonight
It’s time to crawl the plank matey! OK, we will let you off this time my little black beard you don’t have to swim with the fishies. Instead you can enjoy the pirate life with me and drink some rum at this summer’s downtown Pirate Crawl. ‘X’ marks the spot for a night long party that goes until 6am and even hotel discounts at the Sands and Circus Circus. I’ll see you there with an eye patch, your favorite wench and most loyal parrot, get your booty (tickets): www.crawlreno.com The soundtrack to an American Summer. If you have ever been 18, cheered at a tailgate party or are simply born in the US of A you know that Lynyrd Skynyrd epitomizes sunshine and short shorts. Their nostalgic hits like “Free Bird” and “Sweet home Alabama” will have singing farewell to this summer in proper southern style. Rock and roll your way to the August 20th show at the Peppermill Resort: www.peppermillreno.com/ calendar/lynyrd-skynyrd.