Best of PBS Reno Arts - Tracey Oliver, Executive Director, Sierra Arts.

Spike McGuire, Executive Director, Brewery Arts Center.

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.

Nadia & Dominic Gill, Encompass Films.

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.

Pat & Ron Smith, Ageless Repertory Theatre

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

Best of PBS Reno Arts - Kristoffer Polaha, Actor/Director, Mimics

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.

Best of PBS Reno Arts - Tracey Oliver, Executive Director, Sierra Arts.

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 arts in this region.