Join John Fullbright for a special evening of Americana Music in the Nightingale Skyroom. John Fullbright is a Grammy-nominated, American Folk singer-songwriter from Okemah, Oklahoma. He began playing piano at the age of five and was performing in folk festivals by the time he was in high school. Fullbright was a founding member of the Turnpike Troubadours and the Mike McClure Band before beginning his solo career. Fullbright has released multiple albums including From the Ground Up, which received a Grammy nomination in the category Best Americana Album.

“At the beginning of his career, John Fullbright was considered one of the fastest-rising names in the Americana scene, validated by a Grammy nomination. Now an album released eight years later into a musical world where there are dozens of rising names, and some in independent country and Americana have become outright superstars, the threat is that it gets overlooked. But the talent has never waned from Fullbright. And no matter how conflicted he might feel about it, his music deserves attention.”

— Saving Country Music

“In a short-attention-span world overloaded with sensory stimulation, there aren’t many artists who can stop you in your tracks with a single song, let alone repeat the feat through an entire album. But with Songs – a seemingly simple title that says all it needs to while perfectly encapsulating its contents’ understated brilliance – Fullbright and producer Wes Sharon do exactly that. Albums like this one don’t come along very often. But then, artists like John Fullbright don’t, either. Here’s hoping he’ll amaze us for a very long time.”

— American Songwriter

*Doors open at 5:30pm with a cash bar

About For the Song:

The For The Song Fund has been established by Patrons from the Arrowcreek Community and The Club at Arrowcreek to provide support for nationally touring, critically acclaimed but lesser recognized artists to play one or more shows in our Reno/Tahoe community. The music business model for lesser-known musicians has been severely impacted by streaming, making touring the only realistic revenue source. Radius clauses and tight margins at traditional venues constrain touring revenues to the point that Northern Nevada often misses out on extraordinary talent. Patronage is the answer! For the Song Patrons fund private and public shows, making multiple-performance visits to Reno/Tahoe productive for great artists who may not otherwise offer their art here.

In Music of a Silent World, internationally recognized Chanticleer sings the songs of the natural world. Each movement represents a different part of the Sierra Nevada’s natural beauty, from its mountains to its forests, rocks, rivers, and snowbanks. This program centers around a new arrangement of Majel Connery’s, The Rivers are our Brothers, co-commissioned by Chanticleer and Musica Sierra. The work was first performed in the Sierra Valley as part of Musica Sierra’s Musical Headwaters program in 2021. In the spirit of educational collaboration, local school groups participate in the performance of The Rivers are our Brothers. This particular performance will feature University of Nevada, Reno’s Chamber Chorale.

Chanticleer, a multiple Grammy award-winning vocal ensemble, has been presented by some of the largest musical organizations in the country, including the Chicago Symphony and the LA Philharmonic. Founded in San Francisco in 1978 by singer and musicologist Louis Botto, Chanticleer has sold over one million recordings and performed thousands of live concerts to audiences around the world. Chanticleer’s repertoire is rooted in the renaissance and has continued to expand to include a wide range of classical, gospel, jazz, and popular music.

*Doors open at 6 pm with cash bar

This program is presented as part of UPSTAGE: A Literary and Performing Art Series supported by the Nightingale Family Foundation and the Williams Foundation

Musica Sierra is a performing arts organization based in the Sierra Valley committed to enriching the cultural experience of Sierra County with world-class, year-round performances and music education, accessible and affordable for all. Musica Sierra’s Musical Headwaters program is an innovative program that commissions new Sierra-Plumas-Washoe Valley-inspired musical works, such as a song cycle or suite of dances, to bridge nature-based education with the visual and performing arts to deepen children’s social and emotional connection to the earth.

Join the Desert Research Institute and the Nevada Museum of Art and explore a variety of family-friendly, hands-on STEAM activations for all ages. Investigate soil after wildfires, engage with science-based art projects, experience the magic of robotics, and more! UNR’s @one will share a special VR experience and Arrow Electronics will host hands on activities. 

Event is presented free as a signature event during Northern Nevada Science and Technology Festival. Learn more here!

Come explore everything cosmic at Art After Dark in the E.L Cord Museum School. Enjoy libations and music at this fun, artistic, and hands-on event for adults. Have your fortune unfold in tarot reading, create a screen print, learn to crystal wrap, and connect in our grounding room.  

Adult 21+

Sip a glass of lemonade and find yourself in the midst of a public participatory art installation with the artist collective Fallen Fruit. Draw a self-portrait onto a lemon and receive a glass of organic lemonade in exchange. Take part in collective memory-making by recording real-time stories and offer your own answers to prompts such as “tell the story about your first love” or “talk about a time in life when you were the happiest.” This free event will take place outside the Museum, adjacent to Fallen Fruit’s installation Monument to Sharing as part of Hands ON! Second Saturday.

On the heels of their first Grammy win, Time For Three (TF3), a prolific trio that stands at the intersection of Americana, modern pop, and classical music, will be premiering a new song cycle called Through the Mountains as part of Musica Sierra’s Musical Headwaters program. 

Earning praise from NPR, NBC, and The Wall Street Journal, TF3 is renowned for their charismatic and energetic performances in venues including Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, and The Royal Albert Hall. To experience TF3 live is to hear the various eras, styles, and traditions of Western music fold in on themselves and emerge anew. Bonded by an uncommon blend of their instruments fused together with their voices, Charles Yang (violin, vocals), Nicolas “Nick” Kendall (violin, vocals), and Ranaan Meyer (double bass, vocals) have found a unique voice of expression to share with the world.

*Doors open at 6 pm with cash bar

This program is presented as part of UPSTAGE: A Literary and Performing Art Series supported by the Nightingale Family Foundation and the Williams Foundation

Musica Sierra is a performing arts organization based in the Sierra Valley committed to enriching the cultural experience of Sierra County with world-class, year-round performances and music education, accessible and affordable for all. Musica Sierra’s Musical Headwaters program is an innovative program that commissions new Sierra-Plumas-Washoe Valley-inspired musical works, such as a song cycle or suite of dances, to bridge nature-based education with the visual and performing arts to deepen children’s social and emotional connection to the earth.

Cosmic views, dance, and poetry combine for an evening with Tony Berendsen and Collateral & Co. Following the performance, enjoy telescopic views of the night sky from the Stacie Mathewson Sky Plaza. 

*Doors open at 6 pm with cash bar.

Enjoy drinks and nibbles and find the perfect gift at the Shop. Storewide savings for All. 20% savings for Museum Member. 10% savings for everyone.

It only happens once a year – shop the Nevada Museum of Art Holiday Sale. Find jewelry, stationery, home décor, art books, glassware, puzzles, toys and locally made gifts. 10% savings for everyone, 20% savings for Museum Members. Shop in-store and online.