Monday, July 02, 2007

Artown Opening Night!

Last night (july 1st) was the "kick off night" for artown. For those of you not living in reno, its a month long celebration for the arts. dance, music, visual, just about any kind of art you can imagine! We started the day off walking around reno. just hanging out, going to the free midway shows at circus circus. around 5:30 we headed back to the park to get the blanket. we got ourselves a nice shady area in the grass and just hung out. Here are some of our pictures from the day!



This is "strange fruit" they are an australian group. This is the first stop on their US tour. The were on these poles, WAAAY up in the air, and below all different kinds of music played. Everything from classical, to opera. And they swayed and danced and just "played" up there on the poles. It was very interesting to say the least! if you want to check them out here is their website --> http://www.strangefruit.net.au/



This was the marching band that kicked off the whole thing. They started somewhere on Virginia street, and marched all the way to the park. They are sort of a PUNK band, which I liked cuz they were different. The music was different too! Sorta swing, sorta marching band, with some good beats! They were quite spectacular! and here is their website if you are interested! http://www.marchfourthmarchingband.com/




Here is some pictures of us that I took. Just playing around with the camera some more!


Me at the bridge just before we got into the park






There was a mural being painted on some buildings on virginia street. The guy did a fantastic job!

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