PBS Reno ARTS
PBS Reno ARTS brings listeners up close with the creators, performers and cultural enrichment opportunities in our region. Meet the people who are the arts in our region, learn what stokes their passions and preview what’s coming up in theater, music and more.
Episodes
Revisiting our conversation with Holly Spahr and Guinivere Clark, who are about to serve a scary "second sentence" in the Nevada State Prison. The Dark Prison Haunt expanded to the old Nevada State Prison and made a historic facility into the scariest place in town.
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With the publication of Jack’s latest, Death Treads Lightly, we revisit our conversation from January - How do you create characters and mysteries from just your imagination? In the second of two parts (begun on Wild Nevadacast, Jack Kelly discusses his novellas, Cahill’s Journal, which came out in mid 2025, and The Pallbearer, released in early 2026. Jack's books are available at https://books.by/jack-kelly
Joanna Drakos creates impressionistic paintings with high energy and flair. She is the 2026 Reno City Artist and will be part of the Reno-Tahoe International Art Show September 17-20, including an ARTEFFECTS panel discussion.
More about the Reno-Tahoe International Art Show at rtiashow.com/
Joanna's website: joannadrakos.com/
Joanna's ARTEFFECTS episode: https://youtu.be/mcG9qQkl3gQ
We revisit our June conversation with Molly Carr, a world-class violist with the Juilliard String Quartet and half of the acclaimed Carr/Petrova Duo (with Anna Petrova). Even with all that, her greatest passion is Project: Music Heals Us, an initiative that is making a significant difference in the lives of many who desperately need it.
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https://www.juilliardstringquartet.org/
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ICYMI (In Case You Missed It) - Could you put a camera in someone’s face during their biggest disappointment? Documentarians Nadia & Dominic Gill have experienced that type of challenge often over the years while producing compelling films like Feeding The Rat, Marcus & Me and The [Conserv]atives. Recorded live at the 2nd annual Lake Tahoe Documentary Film Festival. More info at https://www.encompass...
The Levitt AMP Carson City Music Series is underway, so we revisit our May conversation with Brewery Arts Center Executive Director Spike McGuire to remember who’s coming and when. Spike also fills us in on all the other good stuff happening at BAC.
See the concert list at breweryarts.org.
Gabrielle Enfield, Washoe ArTrail. Washoe County seeks an artist to create a lasting work to mark the Gerlach end of the Washoe ArTrail. Community Reinvestment Manager Gabrielle Enfield explains the history and purpose of the ArTrail and encourages artists from anywhere to submit their ideas.
As we celebrate America 250, let's revisit another milestone anniversary celebration. John Trent is a longtime journalist and University of Nevada alum who faced the enormous responsibility of writing the University’s 150th Anniversary retrospective book. Trent tells us how he managed it, and what he learned that inspired him during the journey to completing The University of Nevada 1874-2024, 150 Years of Inspiring Exc...
First time author Madelyn Postman has written a powerful and personal book, part memoir, part narrative nonfiction based on her family’s story as it unfolds across more than a century. She explains the path she took from childhood in Reno through her remarkable life up to now as a newly acclaimed writer. Staring into the Sun is published by Orange Hat and available now.
https://www.orangehatpublishing.com/pr...
Molly Carr is a world-class violist with the Juilliard String Quartet and half of the acclaimed Carr/Petrova Duo (with Anna Petrova), but with all that, her greatest passion is Project: Music Heals Us, an initiative that is making a significant difference in the lives of many who desperately need it.
Summer is almost here and that means the Levitt AMP Carson City Music Series. Brewery Arts Center Executive Director Spike McGuire tells us who’s coming and when, and fills us in on all the other good stuff happening at BAC.
See the concert list at breweryarts.org.
Could you put a camera in someone’s face during their biggest disappointment? Documentarians Nadia & Dominic Gill have experienced that type of challenge often over the years while producing compelling films like Feeding The Rat, Marcus & Me and The [Conserv]atives. Recorded live at the 2nd annual Lake Tahoe Documentary Film Festival.
Since the year 2000 Ageless Repertory Theatre has been performing in Reno, providing entertaining productions while offering performers a way to get on stage without the time commitment required for other actors. Longtime PBS Reno friend and colleague Ron Smith, joined by his wife Pat, explain and demonstrate the experience of an A.R.T. show.
Learn more at https://www.renolittletheater.org/art-at-rlt
Now that his film Mimics is available for streaming, we revisit February's conversation with hometown boy turned Hollywood actor Kristoffer Polaha, who was in Reno premiering Mimics and dropped by for a conversation about his career and the role Reno played in shaping it. Mimics is now available through Amazon Prime Video, YouTube TV, Apple TV and other streaming services.
Reposting a favorite from August 2025 - Sierra Arts Executive Director Tracey Oliver has been everything over her eleven years there, starting as a volunteer and growing over time into her current position. She marks the 25 years of Sierra Arts in the Riverside Artist Lofts by telling us about the many programs Sierra Arts offers and the way they support local artists and encourage the growth and sustainability of the a...
Reposting a favorite from October 2025 - With the recent opening of the Charles and Stacie Mathewson Education + Research Center, the Nevada Museum of Art has expanded in a way that allows greater impact on the community in many ways. The museum’s Charles N. Mathewson Senior V.P. of Education and Research, Colin Robertson, tells us all about the positive changes and new opportunities afforded by this growth. ...
Hometown boy turned Hollywood actor, Kristoffer Polaha was in town premiering his new movie Mimics, and dropped by for a conversation about his career and the role Reno played in shaping it.
How do you create characters and mysteries from just your imagination? In the second of two parts (begun on Wild Nevadacast, Jack Kelly discusses his freshly published novellas, Cahill’s Journal, which came out in mid 2025, and The Pallbearer, just released.
Jack's books are available at https://books.by/jack-kelly
Celebrating the best of PBS Reno Arts with this re-posting from February 2025. 2024 Silver Pen Award winner Laura Newman had a new book releasing in March 2025. She treated us to readings from a story in The Darling of the Black Rock Desert and discussed her work, which is partially informed by her insatiable desire to travel and experience the world.
Director Stacey Spain and Actor Bradford Ka'ai'ai are about to open Lonely Planet, presented by Brüka Theatre. This examination of grief, fear, and how they affect our behaviors should be a fascinating show to experience. Spain and Ka'ai'ai explain in depth the work that goes into putting together a theatrical performance, considering all facets.
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