Hands ON! Second Saturday – A Day in the Leaf

Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation Hands ON! Second Saturdays offers monthly free admission, hands-on art activities, storytelling, a docent-guided tour, live performances, and community collaborations. “Art Expeditions” provides children the opportunity to engage with Museum staff and take a closer look at current work on view. New exhibitions, community collaborations, guest performances and monthly themes rotate in this engaging series of monthly programs.

SCHEDULE

Title sponsorship for Hands ON! Second Saturdays is provided by the Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation.

Hands ON! Second Saturday – Hidden in Plain Sight

Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation Hands ON! Second Saturdays offers monthly free admission, hands-on art activities, storytelling, a docent-guided tour, live performances, and community collaborations. “Art Investigators” provides children the opportunity to engage with Museum staff and take a closer look at current work on view. New exhibitions, community collaborations, guest performances and monthly themes rotate in this engaging series of monthly programs.

SCHEDULE

Title sponsorship for Hands ON! Second Saturdays is provided by the Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation.

Hands ON! Second Saturday – Life in Color

Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation Hands ON! Second Saturdays offers monthly free admission, hands-on art activities, storytelling, a docent-guided tour, live performances, and community collaborations. “Art Investigators” provides children the opportunity to engage with Museum staff and take a closer look at current work on view. New exhibitions, community collaborations, guest performances and monthly themes rotate in this engaging series of monthly programs.

SCHEDULE

10 am – 6 pm | Free Admission for all Visitors
10 am – 4 pm | Hands-on Art Projects
10:30 am & 1 pm | Art Expeditions with Bonnie
11 am & 2 pm | Public Tour (adult focus)
11 am & 12:30 pm | Storytime with Whitney
12 pm & 1:30 pm | Musica Sierra presents Majel Connery Performing “The Rivers are our Brothers”. To learn more please visit here.
2 pm | Storytime with Whitney

Title sponsorship for Hands ON! Second Saturdays is provided by the Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation.

Hands ON! Second Saturday – Celebrate the Art of Ben Aleck

Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation Hands ON! Second Saturdays offers monthly free admission, hands-on art activities, storytelling, a docent-guided tour, live performances, and community collaborations. Bring the whole family to celebrate The Art of Ben Aleck. Meet the artist, enjoy cultural presentations and performances by members of the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, learn about Indigenous language preservation, and participate in hands-on workshops inspired by Aleck’s work.

SCHEDULE

10 am – 6 pm | Free Admission for all Visitors
10 am – 4 pm | Hands-on Art Projects
10:30 am & 1 pm | Art Expeditions with Bonnie
11 am | Public Tour (adult focus)
12 pm | Performance and Presentation by Truckee Paiute Singers with the Reno Sparks Indian Colony Pow Wow Club
2 pm | Reno Sparks Indian Colony Youth Storytellers

Title sponsorship for Hands ON! Second Saturdays is provided by the Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation.

Hands ON! Second Saturday – Heading for the Hills

Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation Hands ON! Second Saturdays offers monthly free admission, hands-on art activities, storytelling, a docent-guided tour, live performances, and community collaborations. New exhibitions, community collaborations, guest performances and monthly themes rotate in this engaging series of monthly programs.

SCHEDULE

Title sponsorship for Hands ON! Second Saturdays is provided by the Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation.

Back-to-School Night for Educators

Nevada’s PreK-12 educators are invited to a special in-person back-to-school night. Enjoy access to the Museum’s exhibitions, a DJ, small bites and a bar. Participate in hands-on activities and a raffle. Education providers will be present to share teaching resources, including Boys & Girls Club of Truckee Meadows, Communities in Schools of Western Nevada, Desert Research Institute, Discovery Education, Doodles Academy, Envirolution, Fleischmann Planetarium and Science Center, Great Basin Outdoor School, Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful, Nevada State Museum, Reno Phil, Sierra Arts Foundation, Sierra Nevada Journeys, The Discovery, University of Nevada, Reno College of Liberal Arts, and Washoe Co. Library System.

FREE for PreK-12 educators. Advanced registration required.

First Thursday: A Tribute to Bruce Van Dyke

First Thursday returns loud and proud with live music presented in partnership with Loud As Folk, a regional singer-songwriter showcase. Featuring musical guest Spencer Kilpatrick & The Sand Gators and host Spike McGuire. Meet up with friends for this long-standing monthly tradition of live music, beer and plenty of fun. In December, we pay tribute to local radio legend Bruce Van Dyke.

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First Thursday with Musical Guest Buffalo Moses & His Ex Wives

First Thursday returns loud and proud with live music presented in partnership with Loud As Folk, a regional singer-songwriter showcase. Featuring musical guest Buffalo Moses & His Ex Wives and host Spike McGuire. Meet up with friends for this long-standing monthly tradition of live music, beer and plenty of fun.

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First Thursday with Musical Guest The Peculiar Pretzelman

First Thursday returns loud and proud with live music presented in partnership with Loud As Folk, a regional singer-songwriter showcase. Featuring musical guest The Peculiar Pretzelman and host Spike McGuire. Meet up with friends for this long-standing monthly tradition of live music, beer and plenty of fun.

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First Thursday with Musical Guest Josiah Knight

First Thursday returns loud and proud with live music presented in partnership with Loud As Folk, a regional singer-songwriter showcase. Featuring musical guests Josiah Knight plus The Turkey Buzzards and host Spike McGuire. Meet up with friends for this long-standing monthly tradition of live music, beer and plenty of fun.

Participate in a hands on collage project and contribute to the creation of a future issue of Fallen Fruit Magazine with the artist duo David Allen Burns and Austin Young of Fallen Fruit.

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