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Join Our Pride Team: Volunteer Today!

Northern Nevada Pride is 100% volunteer managed and run. We depend on the work and enthusiasm of volunteers just like you to make it a big success each year! Sign up to volunteer today!
 

Northern Nevada Pride is produced by and supports the activities of Our Center. Our Center serves to establish and maintain a safe, empowering, and supportive center in Northern Nevada that addresses advocacy, education and services. By supporting Northern Nevada Pride, you are supporting this effort.

The Northern Nevada Pride is an annual pride parade and associated festival in Reno produced by Our Center. The festival has grown into one of northern Nevada's largest annual LGBTQ+ gatherings, combining visibility, celebration, and advocacy. The festival is held each September, as of 2023, at MidTown Reno.

History

Northern Nevada Pride traces its origins to smaller local Pride and parade events in the Reno area during the late 1980s and 1990s, gradually growing into a significant annual celebration of LGBTQIA+ culture, community and advocacy in northern Nevada. The first Northern Nevada Pride was held on July 26, 2014 as part of Artown. Originally held in Wingfield Park and Downtown Reno, the event now features a parade and festival in MidTown Reno, bringing together thousands of community members, performers, vendors, and supporters. The Pride event benefits northern Nevada's only LGBTQ+ Community Center, Our Center, after federal funding loss. 

Mon. thru Fri. 11am - 8pm; 

Sat. and Sun. 10am - 2pm

Activities range from Transparenting to AA, NA and Al-Anon Meetings; Queer Movie Night to Senior Coffee Time to Sip Sisters; Gender Affirming Voice to Board Games with Jules; Free & Confidential HIV, STD and STI Testing to Queer Student Union (from seven high schools in Washoe County); Reno Rainbow Rangers For Those Wanting to Explore the OUTdoors to Rainbow Writers:, and so much more.  

1745 South Wells Avenue, Reno  

Mon. thru Fri. 11am - 8pm; 

Sat. and Sun. 10am - 2pm. www.ourcenterreno.org

February 1 | 12-5pm | Every Sunday

Weekly Portrait/Figurative Open Studio with Paolo Acuna 

February 3 | 1pm - 5pm

Maggie M's Art Classes For Adults & After School Kids

February 4 | 10am 1pm | Wednesdays

Unlock Your Inner Artist | 4 Week Series w/ Dana Childs

February 6th - 14th | 6pm - 10pm

Carson City Lights | Nightly | Mills Park 

February 6th - 15th | 2pm & 7pm

PPI presents: The Cemetery Club | Weekends 

February 13 | 6:30pm

Adult Paint & Sip | Fridays | Hearts In The Sand

February 14 | 2pm & 7pm

Love Notes Short Film Competition Screening & Awards

February 18 | 2pm - 4pm

Only Time Will Tell | Clay Clock Class | Pottery Studio

February 26 - March 19 | 5:30pm - 9:30pm | Thursdays

Intermediate Guide to Being Creative with Ceramic Clay 

Exhibition Hall | Tues - Sun | 12 - 4pm 

Edges Of Impermance| Artist 

Reception March 13

BAC Satellite Gallery | 716 N Carson St, 2nd Floor | Mon-Fri 

Printmakers’ Conspiracy Organized by Candace Garlock

  February 11 - 15, 2026

BLTF

14th BIGGEST little THEATRE & NEW WORKS FESTIVAL. The local centric festival features a variety of local playwrights and theatre artists performing and/or reading a diversity of work over a four day period. Submissions for shows will open on September 15, 2025. The festival plays 

February 20-21

Wild Card

Description

Brüka Theatre For Children returns this season with THE SPORKALS LEAGUE - A Hero’s Adventure, focusing on values. Our original Brüka Theatre For Children productions integrate theatre, history, science and social studies and tour throughout Nevada as part of The Pioneer Youth Program Roster.

February 22, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. at the Carson City Community Center. "America 250" 

We will be celebrating the 250th anniversary (a little early) of the United States. Our featured soloist is Brittney Mays. Music will include a performance of Gwenyth Walker's new composition, "America 250!"

Carson City Symphony Association events are supported by the Nevada Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts, Carson City, and by private donations.

Fri February 13, 2026 - Sun March 01, 2026 

The Sidhe

Written by Sandra Neace
Directed by Jessica Johnson
 

A changeling, a fire, and the fatal cost of a tale.
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In 1800s Ireland, the Cleary family are visited by a family friend named Jack Dunne, who specializes in the art of traditional Irish folklore. Upon noticing Bridget Cleary’s independence and her struggling marriage to Michael, he convinces Michael that Bridget has been replaced with a “sidhe”(pronounced “shee”) - an Irish fairy reminiscent of a witch, much to the horror of Bridget’s sister and children. This play is based on the historical account of Bridget Cleary’s accusation and blends fairy tales and folklore with historical events.
 

Cast
BRIDGET - Paige Tatem
MICHAEL - DJ Hope
JACK DUNNE - Kirk Gardner
GOSKA - Vi Dooley
HAGAN - Kyle Birmingham
ANN - Lauren Estrada

  January 10th - February 13th, 2026

Tuesday - Sunday 

12pm - 4pm

“Fire and Ice” Show, is the first of our new themes for 2026. 

Featured Artists Tommy Tucker and Wendy Whyman.

 
The art in our gallery features artists from Nevada and California.  Our shows change approximately every six weeks.  We offer opportunities for non-members to show in our gallery  four times a year. These judged shows are a great opportunity for  artists to win ribbons and cash awards. 

Saturday, February 7th, 2026

1-5pm

The NAA Gallery hosts a tasting station during the Downtown Business Association’s Wine Walks. 

Tickets must be purchased online through the Carson City Downtown Business Association: Visit https://www.downtowncarson.org/  for tix and the rules. 

February 14 – March 27th

“Colors and Textures”

While you are wine tasting you can view the most recent show featuring works of some of the region’s most talented artists. Shows change every six weeks. There is plenty of adjacent parking, so start your wine walk with us. 

Stop by and visit our Gallery today!
The Nevada Artists Association Gallery is open to the public
Tuesday through Sunday 12 PM to 4 PM
449 W. King St., Carson City, NV
775-882-6411
You can contact us via email: naaCarsonCity@gmail.com

Two Stages: One Company

Reno Little Theater and 

Good Luck Macbeth Theatre Company

RLT -  147 E. Pueblo St., Reno 89502

GLM -  124 W Taylor St., Reno, 89509 

February 3,  2026

Death Valley Scotty- Fact, Fiction, & Fable

a Chautauqua presentation

@ RLT

February 13 - 15,  2026

Las Vaginas Hablan

presented by Latino Arte & Culture

@ RLT

February 17, 2026

Crocodile Nixon Improv & Comedy @ RLT

(family friendly)

February 22, 2026

Sunday Jazz

presented by KUNR/KNCJ & 

For the Love of Jazz

@ RLT

February 24,  2026

P.U.N.K. Poetry Slam

presented by Poetry Under No King

@ GLM

February 21 & 22, 2026  

Saturday and Sunday

Important Note: Both performances will start at 4pm

Like a spell cast in sound, the Reno Phil conjures an evening in the pursuit of magic, where music shimmers, soars, and ignites the imagination. At the heart of it all is Stravinsky's Firebird Suite, bursting into a glorious blaze of color, rhythm, and enchantment. The journey begins with Jonathan Sokol's What Trees May Speak, a mysterious and evocative soundscape where nature whispers its hidden truths. The night comes to a triumphant close with Jon Nakamatsu, longtime favorite of the Phil, whose clarity, depth, and expressive command makes him an ideal interpreter of one of the most beloved works in the repertoire. 

ON THE PROGRAM

Jonathan Sokol What Trees May Speak
Igor Stravinsky The Firebird Suite (1919)   
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 op. 23 in B-flat minor   

Jon Nakamatsu, Piano

Now in his third decade of touring worldwide, American pianist Jon Nakamatsu continues to draw critical and public acclaim for his intensity, elegance and electrifying solo, concerto and chamber music performances. Catapulted to international attention in 1997 as the Gold Medalist of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition—the only American to receive the award since 1981.

Laura Jackson, Conductor

An eloquent and articulate artist on and off the podium renowned for her dynamic leadership, energetic performances, and progressive vision, American conductor Laura Jackson is praised for her innovation, passion, and commitment to the continued growth of the symphonic repertoire and expanding music’s impact within communities. Having served as the fourth Music Director and Conductor of the Reno Philharmonic Orchestra (Reno Phil) since 2009, her contract has been unanimously renewed through the end of the 2028-2029 season, ensuring that diverse, compelling repertoire, and creative community programming will continue through the organization’s 60th anniversary. A frequent guest conductor, she has led distinguished ensembles across the United States, Canada, France, Poland, Czech Republic, Algeria, and China, and her relationships with orchestras continue to expand. 

  “Let The Magic Begin”

May 9, 10, 16, 17 –  2p.m.

May 8, 14, 15, 16 – 7 p.m. We will start at 7:00 and have added a Thursday performance.

Come From Away 

The poignant, funny, inspiring story of a small town n Newfoundland that took in a cared for 7,000 people when U.S. airspace closed on 9/11

Carson City Community Center

Virtual Choir Performances

Enjoy choir performances from your car or on your lunchbreak:

https://www.wnmtc.com/virtualchoir

Covid brought many challenges to musical theater in 2020 and 2021. Our virtual choir was our way of bringing musical theater to you during this difficult time.     

Broadway Rising! Presents

Children Will Listen by Stephen Sondheim

Try to Remember from The Fantasticks! by Harvey Schmidt & Tom Jones

Step One from Kinky Boots Music and Lyrics by Cyndi Lauper

A Million Dreams From the Greatest Showman Music and Lyrics by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul

That’s Entertainment presents

Step in Time from Mary Poppins by Richard M. Sherman & Robert B. Sherman

You Can’t Stop the Beat from Hairspray the Musical music and lyrics by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman

 Here at Red’s we offer the finest quality food from Iron Chef Jose who hand cuts all our meats, and creates our delicious menu from scratch. We feature Carson City’s only wood fired oven. Red’s take great pride in our food and it shows in our award winning house smoked BBQ.

Open Monday - Sunday 11am - 9pm

Take a reservation, please call us at (775) 887-0395

We are also providing curbside pickup.

1055 S. Carson Street, Carson City, NV 89701

Come for the food. Stay for the experience.

Sassafras Eclectic Food Joint is the perfect place to get away from it all. You'll find globally inspired dishes from all over the world, plus draft beers and cocktails!

Best of Carson City Winner > Best Overall Restaurant > Best Lunch > Best Dinner > Best Burger > Best Bloody Mary > Best Caterer > Best Seafood

Location & Hours

1500 Old Hot Springs Rd Carson City, NV 89706

(775) 884-4471

Tuesday - Thursday 11am - 8pm

Friday & Saturday 11am - 9pm 

Closed Sundays & Mondays

 Reservations are accepted for parties of 4 or more only. 

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