1) Califone (May 7th at the Green Room)

Califone, comprised of Joe Adamik, Jim Becker, Ben Massarella and Tim Rutili, cross-pollinate the blues, folk music, and broken electronic instruments to create a series of intricate and personal hymnals delivered in the group's own unique "electro-rustic" vocabulary. Their music is worn and weary yet new and even beautiful; it resists any genre traps. Califone's music evokes Delta mud, Appalachian hills, Big Star country, and the murky ether of computer time/space.

Their live performances move seamlessly from ballads and stomps to atmospheric improvised pieces that incorporate banjo, violin, guitars, electronics, keyboards, and "found-object" percussion and noise.

For more information, visit:
http://www.myspace.com/califonemusic
http://www.thrilljockey.com

 

2) Tour De Nez (June 13-16)

Tour de Nez, which means "tour of the nose," is a three-day celebration that has become one of the most popular cycling events in the West.  The party came first -- as a way to thank customers at an eclectic coffee house called the Deux Gros Nez in an old Reno neighborhood.  Now that Deux Gros Nez has closed, Tim Healion is focusing all of his energy on the race.

For more information, visit:
http://www.tourdenez.com/

 

3) Dada Motel (June 28-30)

Dada Motel is a self-devised artistic celebration that took place in Reno's historic downtown El Cortez Hotel and other locations during the summer of 2008. Over the course of a few days, 28 Reno artists and performers joined together to rent rooms and fill venues in Reno's Downtown District in a celebration of Reno's unlimited potential for absurdity. With participation from over sixty creators in all disciplines, artists found that doing-it-ourselves was the antidote to too much artworld-spoon-feeding.

For more information, visit:
http://www.myspace.com/dadamotel

3) Orion's Belt (Sept 7- Oct 5)

Orion’s Belt is an exhibition converging on the intersection of health, mythology, and technology and curated by Marjorie Vecchio.  Project Moonshine’s documentary features interviews with some of areas most eclectic medical personalities including Pearl LaPerla, John Diamond, David MacDonald, and Chris Stanton. 

Exhibition Dates are September 10 – October 5, 2007 at the Sheppard Fine Arts Gallery at the University of Nevada, Reno.  Artistic contributions by Deborah Aschheim and Lisa Mezzacappa, Sonya Clark, Merrill Garnett and Bill Jones, Joy Garnett, Brian Knep, Project Moonshine, Sabrina Raaf, and Virgil Wong.

For more information, visit:
http://www.unr.edu/art/site/galleriesevents/sheppard_gallery.html

 

Applications are available on our website to download.  Applicants from all of Washoe County high schools are welcome to apply; however, we will only be taking seven students so the selection process may be competitive. This program is free and Project Moonshine will provide the equipment, filmmaking tools, a series of screenings and guidance and support. 

 

APPLY NOW!!!