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Attendance: 30,000
Highlights: Pops on the River by the Reno Philharmonic, Nevada Repertory Theater's Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Sierra Arts Folklife Festival and Folklife exhibit.

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Attendance: 60,000
Highlights: "Stomp" at the Pioneer Center, the "Miro/Dubuffet Exhibit" at Stremmel Gallery and Nevada Museum of Art, "Lula Washington Dance Theater" at Wingfield Park.

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Attendance: 71,000
Highlights: The "Thomas Hart Benton" and "Andy Warhol" exhibit at the Nevada Museum of Art, "Tap Dogs" at the Pioneer Center, "Rollin' on the River" at Wingfield Park.

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Attendance: 102,000
Economic Impact: $3,490,699
Highlights: Phantom of the Opera star David Gaines performing with the Reno Philharmonic, Diablo Ballet presented by Nevada Festival Ballet, Beso, Soviet Child Painter for Peace, in cooperation with the Boys & Girls Club and the Hermitage Gallery.

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Attendance: 137,000
Economic Impact: $5,557,356
Highlights: Paul Taylor 2, co-presented with Nevada Festival Ballet, Coeur d'Alene Art Auction drew 600 buyers for $10 million in Western and Wildlife art sales, the Nevada debut of world-renowned Kronos Quartet.

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Attendance: 161,000
Economic Impact: $5,540,060
Highlights: Pilobolus Too, presented by Nevada Festival Ballet, Beethoven at Bartley series, Artown and Nevada Hispanic Services presented Ballet Hispanico, Michael C. McMillen created "The House of Water (Theater of Salt)" commissioned by the Nevada Museum of Art.

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Attendance: 146,000
Economic Impact: $5,710,713
Highlights: San Francisco Ballet made its first appearance in Reno, Marcel Marceau appeared for two performances and a special conversation with the world famous mime at the Lear Theater, The Counting Sheep project - involving 25 local artists who created sheep that were displayed all over during July.

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Attendance: 140,000
Economic Impact: $6,216,310
Highlights: Mikhail Baryshnikov, the opening of the new Nevada Museum of Art featuring exhibits by Diego Rivera and Edward Hopper, jazz great Branford Marsalis, Nevada Opera's "Trial By Jury", set in Reno's historic Court House.

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Attendance: 141,000
Economic Impact: $11,940,071
Highlights: The stunning Lily Cai Chinese Dance company at Wingfield park with the fusion of ancient Chinese traditions and cutting edge contemporary dance, Arlo Guthrie at the Robert Z. Hawkins Amphitheater, "the Guys" - a play set in the aftermath of 9/11 - was performed by the Actors' Gang from Los Angeles.

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