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Country Night

June 1st and every Wednesday afterwards

Location: Aura Lounge
Silver Legacy Resort Casino
407 N. Virginia St.

Price: no cover charge

Time: 5:00 PM-2:00AM

Every Wednesday night Aura gets down for Country Night, just bring your cowboy hats and belt buckles and jump on in! Bob and Bender from KBUL 98.1 FM will keep the music going for some two-steppin and line dancin all night long.

Jazz Night

June 2, 2011

Time: 8 to 10pm

Location: The Firkin and Wolf at the Summit Mall

Price: Varies

Come listen to great LIVE jazz music while enjoying a nice dinner or while enjoying one of our 20 choices of draft beers.

Exhibition Opening: Ansel Adams: Distance and Detail

June 23

Time: 10am to 8pm

Location: Nevada Museum of Art
160 W. Liberty Street, Reno

Price: $10 general admission
$8 students and seniors (ages 60 and up)
$1 children (ages 1 to 12).
GREAT ELDORADO BBQ, BREWS AND BLUES FESTIVAL
June 24 to 26

Location: Citywide

Time: All Day

Price: Varies

This year we're going bigger and better than ever before! Kick off summer in Downtown Reno by sampling some of the best food and drink in the city! Food booths will line Virginia Street serving savory dishes, including everything from American favorites hot off the grill to tacos and Korean Barbecue.

Sunday's Uncorked - Food tasting, wine pairing and live jazz

Every Sunday starting July 3rd

Time: 2-5 PM

Location: Wild River Grille
17 S. Virginia St, Reno

Price: $25 per person

Uncork the wine enthusiast in you! Join us weekly for our wine and food pairing. Each week features a new menu and new wines. Take notes on your favorites while enjoying a personal tasting plate.

Scheels Running Club

July 5 and every Tuesday nights afterward

Time: 6:30 to 7:30pm

Location: Scheels
1200 Scheels Drive
Sparks, NV 89434

Price: Depends on membership

Looking for a group of people to run with on a weekly basis? Join the Scheels Running Club TODAY! Runners and walkers are welcome to join us for the Scheels Running Club on Tuesday nights at 6:30pm

Wanderlust California

July 28th-31st

Location: Squaw Valley USA
1960 Squaw Valley Road, Olympic Valley, CA

Price: Sage--4-day yoga and music pass, $405 in advance, $450 regular. Seeker--3-day yoga and music pass, $340 in advance, $375 regular.

2011 Reno-Tahoe Open
http://www.renotahoeopen.com/

August 1 to 7

Location: Montrêux Golf & Country Club
16475 Bordeaux Drive
Reno, NV 89511

Swing into summer with the PGA TOUR's only West Coast stop, the Reno-Tahoe Open, returning for its13th annual tournament Aug. 1 to 7, 2011 at Montrêux Golf & Country Club. In addition to top PGA TOUR professionals competing for $3 million in prize money, the Reno-Tahoe Open also provides plenty of entertainment for those who like to play off the course including the Kidz Par-Tee Zone, a Wine Walk, the Fiesta Loco party area, a Women’s Day charity event featuring LPGA hall-of-fame golfer Annika Sorenstam and VIP areas offering the best seats and service on the course.

George Thorogood

August 3

Time: 8pm

Location: Grand Theatre
Grand Sierra Resort
2500 E. Second St., Reno

Price: $27.50, $38.50 and $49.50

George Thorogood is a blues rock idol who's known for his voice and his guitar talents. This Platinum selling artist is easily identified from his hit songs ("Bad to the Bone") as well as for covers of blues standards such as Hank Williams' "Move It On Over" and John Lee Hooker's "House Rent Boogie/One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer."

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