artown yesterday

One spectacular event. Ten years in the making.
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1996

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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1997

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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1998

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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1999

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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2000

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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2001

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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2002

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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2003

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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2004

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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Event Poster & Commerative Poster Truckee Bloom by Phyllis Shafer
2005 marked the Tenth Anniversary of Artown

Attendance: 260,000
Economic Impact: $12,410,867
Highlights: Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Na Lei Hulu I Ka Wekiu,
The Ahn Trio, Pilobolus, The Chieftains, East Village Opera Company.
 
     
  2006

Attendance: 285,000
Economic Impact: $12,894,072
Highlights: Dianne Reeves, Sean Curran Dance Company, Poulenc Trio, Pink Martini,
DBR & the Mission. Vox Lumiere, Diavolo Dance Company.
 
2007

Attendance: 350,000
Economic Impact: $16,018,294
Highlights: American Ballet Theater, Herbie Hancock, Hell's Kitchen Dance with Mikhail Baryshnikov, Poncho Snachez, Michael Buble, The Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra, Austrailia's Strange Fruit.
artist/2008-Artown-Poster-thumb.jpg 2008

Attendance: 350,000
Economic Impact: $13,753,178
Highlights: Jazz at Lincoln Center with Wynton Marsalis, Mandy Patinkin with Paul Ford on Piano, Andrew Bird, Sara Juli's Money Conversation, Ringo Starr, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Nigerian Spam Scam Scam

 

2009

Attendance: 309,000

Economic Impact: $10,631,287

Highlights: Richie Havens, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, Rhonda Vincent and The Rage, The Funk Brothers, Chris Botti, Ottmar Liebert

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