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2011 Artown Team 2011 Artown Team Beth Macmillan Executive Director Bryan Wildman Festival Manager Staff Lana Wadley Office Manager/ Discover the Arts Manager Elaine Carpenter Office Assistant Chris Christiansen, Chair Grand Sierra Resort Dave Aiazzi, Vice Chair Reno City Council Rachael Austin, Treasurer Muckel Anderson CPAs Forrest Bietz Board Members Community Member John Breternitz Washoe County Commissioner Jennifer Burton Positively Northern Nevada Chris Fleiner JLH Division of Complemar Chrissy Lane IGT Terry McQuattie U.S. Bank RKPR Inc. Marketing and Public Relations Stan Byers Outsourced Stan Can Creative Kate York, CPA Bookkeeping, Tax and Accounting Services Focused Computing IT Services MISSION STATEMENT Strengthen Reno’s arts industry, foster its civic identity and enhance its national image, thereby creating a climate for the cultural and economic rebirth of our region. Face Painting by Body Masterpiece Perla Batalla Opening Day Parade MarchFourth Marching Band Steve Martin and The Steep Canyon Rangers Playing for Change Pops on the River Reno Jazz Orchestra John Lithgow Ailey® II Give $3 Doc Severinsen Opera in Blue Jeans Bernadette Peters The Platt Brothers Arlo Guthrie Seun Kuti and Egypt 80 Rollin on The River Vagabond Puppets-Jemina India Arie and Idan Raichel U.S. Bank Mural Painting and Puddle Duck Willie K Dancing in The Park - Dance Collective TheaterWorks of No. NV - Steven Petronio’s “Underland” James and The Giant Peach Missoula Children’s Theater - Pink Martini The Princess and The Pea Popartcycle Max Raabe and Palast Orchester Steve Riley and The Mamou Playboys Discover The Arts - Make a Posey TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Beyond Our Expectations 7 Festival Highlights 10 By The Numbers 14 Beyond Reno 15 Cultural Diversity 17 Volunteers - Making It Happen 19 Collaborations 21 Outreach 23 Next 26 ARTOWN SPONSORS Our Major Funder 28 Corporate Contributors 29 Individual Event Sponsors 30 Foundations and Government Agencies 31 Media Sponsors 34 Media Buy and Additional In-Kind Support 36 2011 ARTOWN EXPOSURE 40 PRESENTERS, INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS 41 FRIENDS OF ARTOWN 42 CREATING WEALTH 44 SURVEY RESULTS 47 AUDIENCE COMMENTS 50 ARTOWN ACCLAIM 51 FEATURED ARTICLES Reno Gazette-Journal - A name change for July Reno transformed into Artown 5 The Sacramento Bee - Artown makes for a summer of fun 6 Reno Gazette-Journal - Artown brings world’s sounds to Reno 9 Reno Gazette-Journal - What A Weekend! 12 Reno Gazette-Journal - Playing For Change 13 Spirit Magazine - An Artown by any other name 16 Reno Gazette-Journal - Global gospel music fills Reno park 18 Reno Gazette Journal - Vagabond Puppets-Dancing-Young Chautauqua 24 Family Pulse - Kids Discover the Arts 25 Reno Gazette-Journal - Aloha spirit permeates air at McKinley center 27 Youtube.com - Artown Sponsor 32 USA Today Travel- Top five bargain destinations for summer 2011 33 Examiner.com - What not to do this weekend - date night don’ts 38 The Washington Post - Trumpeter Doc Severinsen heading Reno 39 Reno Gazette-Journal - Up for Bid 46 Photographers: Tom Bourke, RKPR, Inc., and Arthur Domagala » The Mavericks’ JASON KIDD and the Packers’ AARON RENO-TAHOE TOURNEYS RODGERS at American Century Download our Championship. 1B free iPhone app » RICH BEEM and ROCCO Sponsored by LURING THE PROS MEDIATE commit to play JASON KIDD OF NBA CHAMPION DALLAS MAVERICKS at Reno Tahoe Open. 3B FRIDAY, JULY 1, 2011 75¢ / $1 OUTLYING AREAS AMTRAK CRASH Investigation launched into railroad crossings By Martha Bellisle deadly crash. with rail tracks and 65 mph [email protected] Scott Magruder, spokesman speed limits, Magruder» The Mavericks’ said. JASON KIDD for the Nevada Department of Ron Kaminkow,and the the Packers’ engi-AARONRGJ RENO-TAHOE TOURNEYS RODGERS at American Century Download our Astateagencyhaslauncheda Transportation, said it now plan neer on the AmtrakChampionship. train that 1BINVESTIGATES statewide investigation into all to do an inventory on roads with was hit last Friday by a truck, free iPhone app Sponsored by Nevada roads with high speed speed limits above 60 mph to leaving six dead and» RICH dozens BEEM in- andINSIDEROCCO RGJ.COM LURING THE PROS MEDIATE commit to play limits and railroad crossings ensure they “provide the safest jured, said the U.S. 95 site is a Amtrak has filed a civil lawsuit in federal Log on for the latest updates. also find: JASON KIDD OF NBA CHAMPION DALLAS MAVERICKS at Reno Tahoe Open. 3B after a Reno Gazette-Journal rail crossings and roads possi- dangerous crossing and said he court against John Davis Trucking Co. report found that nine months ble.” The examination will fo- hopes changes are made so that claiming it was negligent in hiring the » Past stories, including aerial scene ago another truck almost col- cus on three Nevada roads that crashes like the one he was in driver who slammed into a passenger photos lided into an Amtrak passenger have rail crossings and 70 mph train last week, killing himself and five » Photo galleries and videos of the train at the site of last week’s speed limits, and three roads See INVESTIGATION, 5A » others and injuring dozens. 5A smoldering train cars and truck remains FRIDAY, JULY 1, 2011 75¢ / $1 OUTLYING AREAS AMTRAK CRASH Washoe OKs InvestigationA name change launched for July $50 million in school cuts into railroad crossings By Michael Martinez [email protected] By Martha Bellisle deadly crash. with rail tracks and 65 mph [email protected] Scott Magruder, spokesman speed limits, Magruder said. for the Nevada Department of Ron Kaminkow, the engi- RGJ Washoe County School District Superinten- Astateagencyhaslauncheda Transportation, said it now plan neer on the Amtrak train that INVESTIGATES dent Heath Morrison said he wasn’t particu- statewide investigation into all to do an inventory on roads with was hit last Friday by a truck, larly happy to recommend an amended final Nevada roads with high speed speed limits above 60 mph to leaving six dead and dozens in- INSIDE RGJ.COM limits and railroad crossings ensure they “provide the safest jured, said the U.S. 95 site is a Amtrak has filed a civil lawsuit in federal Log on for the latest updates. also find: budget that contained more than $50 million in after a Reno Gazette-Journal rail crossings and roads possi- dangerous crossing and said he court against John Davis Trucking Co. cuts. report found that nine months ble.” The examination will fo- hopes changes are made so that claiming it was negligent in hiring the » Past stories, including aerial scene But he did, and the district’s Board of Trust- ago another truck almost col- cus on three Nevada roads that crashes like the one he was in driver who slammed into a passenger photos lided into an Amtrak passenger have rail crossings and 70 mph train last week, killing himself and five » Photo galleries and videos of the ees on Thursday approved the budget for 2011- train at the site of last week’s speed limits, and three roads See INVESTIGATION, 5A » others and injuring dozens. 5A smoldering train cars and truck remains 12 on a 5-2 vote, with two trustees voting no in protest about the lack of state funding for edu- cation. The $440 million budget was passed without completing negotiations with the employee Washoe OKs unions and with a $10.5 million gap that the school district still must resolve by gaining A name change for July concessions from employees or using more $50 million contingency funds. “Presenting a budget like this to your school board, you’re anything but all right,” Morrison in school cuts said after the board’s vote. By Michael Martinez [email protected] See BUDGET, 7A » Washoe County School District Superinten- dent Heath Morrison said he wasn’t particu- larly happy to recommend an amended final budget that contained more than $50 million in cuts. But he did, and the district’s Board of Trust- TV’s auction hunter ees on Thursday approved the budget for 2011- The MarchFourth Marching Band leads a parade to kick off Artown Thursday in downtown Reno.12 onLIZ a 5-2 MARGERUM/RGJ vote, with two trustees voting no in protest about the lack of state funding for edu- brings hunt to Reno cation. The $440 million budget was passed without Staff report completing negotiations with the employee unions and with a $10.5 million gap that the school district still must resolve by gaining Tom Hayward is an auctioneer who tours concessions from employees or using more with “Auction Hunters,” a show on Spike TV Reno transformed into Artowncontingency funds. Artown kicked off the 16th the month, visitors will have ac- that has taken the nation by storm because of ‘Wizard of Oz’“Presenting screening a budget like this to your school year of its summer festival cess to nearly 400 events rang- board, you’re anything but all right,” Morrison its treasure hunting premise. Thursday with a celebration ing from dance performances highlights today’ssaid after the offerings board’s vote. On Thursday in Reno, he was in action, auc- that included a parade from and visual arts exhibitions to tioning off the abandoned contents of 25 stor- the McKinley Arts & Culture plays and concerts. The entire family can See BUDGET, 7A » age units. At the auction, the contents of some Center at 925 Riverside Drive Opening-day festivities step back in time with a free units went for as little as $5, others for as much to Wingfield Park. were planned to be similar to showing of “The Wizard of as $1,450. “The buzz in this town is those of the past few years Oz” in Wingfield ParkTV’s at First auction hunter “In my experience, for a couple hundred unbelievable right now about and anchored by a host of fam- Street and Arlington Avenue.
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