Meet up with friends for this long-standing monthly tradition of live music, beer, and plenty of fun. Live music hosted by Spike McGuire and presented in partnership with Loud as Folk, a regional singer-songwriter showcase.

Hosting partners: Bibo Coffee Co. 

Meet up with friends for this long-standing monthly tradition of live music, beer, and plenty of fun. Live music hosted by Spike McGuire and presented in partnership with Loud as Folk, a regional singer-songwriter showcase.

Hosting partners: Bibo Coffee Co. 

Meet up with friends for this long-standing monthly tradition of live music, beer, and plenty of fun. Live music hosted by Spike McGuire and presented in partnership with Loud as Folk, a regional singer-songwriter showcase.

Hosting partners: Bibo Coffee Co. 

Held annually in Telluride, CO, Mountainfilm is a festival featuring a collection of culturally rich, adventure-packed and enlightening documentary short films. Join us for a screening of a curated selection of powerful films from the festival. Mountainfilm on Tour is presented in partnership with Sierra Forever. 

*Doors open at 5pm with a cash bar*

Artists and scientists present a series of talks on interdisciplinary field work and the sustainability of nature and biological diversity. Pujita Guha, an Indian artist and curator, and current Mahindra Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard University, will join faculty from University of Nevada, Reno: Elizabeth Leger, Matthew Forister, Paul White, Chris Lanier, Kelly Chorpening and Scott Hinton.

Lake Flato believes in architecture that is rooted to its place, responds to the natural environment and merges with the landscape. Join architect Greg Papay to explore a variety of civic and institutional projects imbued with a spirit of ingenuity and grounded in place-based architecture. This is part of the Black Rock Design Institute (BRDI) lecture series for cross-disciplinary design professionals and the broader community. 

*Doors open at 5pm with hosted beer. Program begins at 6pm. 

Join Museum educator Bonnie Blair Lacy for a presentation and discussion about how people view art in Museums, and explore some kinds of thinking routines that help viewers look at and think about visual art.  

Join Museum staffer Catie Polley  for an engaging conversation that explores works of art through a sociological lens. This talk will consider how artworks reflect, challenge, and shape the societies in which they were created, revealing the ways culture, identity, class, and community are embedded in visual expression. 

Celebrate Reno novelist Ben Rogers’ new book, The Daughters, published by the University of Nevada Press this fall. Program begins at 5 pm in the Prim Theater, with hosted cocktails and appetizers to follow in the new Teel Lobby at the South Entrance of the Charles and Stacie Mathewson Education + Research Center. 

Step into a spellbinding night of creativity in the Skyroom at the Nevada Museum of Art. Dance under the candlelight with live music from DJ Fox & Buck, strike a pose in our eerie photobooth, be immersed in the video art by Robert Satmary, and show off your best attire in our Costume Contest. Enjoy libations while reimagining a classic painting with a spooky twist and craft a Batik masterpiece at this hands-on event for adults. 

21+