May

Now through June 5

I CAN’T STOP LOVING YOU: THE MUSIC OF RAY CHARLES

The revue at the Eldorado Hotel Casino tells a story through Charles’ music. The cast of 12 singers and dancers is accompanied by a 12-piece orchestra on stage. The show runs through June 5 in the Eldorado Showroom. 786-5700. www.eldoradoreno.com.

12-15

RENO RIVER FESTIVAL

The whitewater festival returns to the Truckee River Whitewater Park in downtown Reno. The event will feature an invitational competition, industry and product demonstrations, clinics, live music, a kayak movie, vendors, and a food and beer garden. (800) FOR-RENO (367-7366). www.renoriverfestival.com.

13-14

RENO/TAHOE WINE AND FOOD FESTIVAL

Taste hundreds of wines and a few micro-brews and spirits at this festival at the Reno Hilton. Watch culinary demonstrations by local and visiting chefs. Workshops will expand your knowledge of wine. Rounding out the festival will be live entertainment and a marketplace offering art, services, and products. 789-2285. www.rtfestivals.com.

21

RHYTHM AND RAWHIDE

Celebrate the West through words and music at this fund-raiser for the Reno Philharmonic Association and the Reno Rodeo Foundation in the Reno Hilton Theater. Balladeer Ian Tyson joins the Reno Philharmonic for his first orchestral performance in the United States. Cowboy poet Paul Zarzyski also performs. The event includes cocktails, dinner, and the concert. 323-2850. www.renophil.com.

21-22

WINDOWS ON HISTORY

The Truckee Donner Chamber of Commerce event takes place in downtown Truckee. There will be guided tours of historic sites and cemeteries, Wild West performances by the Truckee Railroad Regulators 601, history presentations, live barbershop music, and other entertainment. (530)587-2757. www.truckee.com

28

SILVER SAGE ADVENTURE RACE

The race is the opening event of the Big Blue Adventure Series, which is comprised of four multi-sport races in which teams and individuals compete in kayaking, mountain biking, trail running, orienteering, navigation, high ropes skills, and other disciplines. It kicks off in Wingfield Park. (510)644-1441. www.bigblueadventure.com.

June

9 through Aug. 25

SPARKS HOMETOWNE FARMER’S MARKET

Socialize and shop for produce in the weekly market on Thursday evenings (except Aug. 4) in Sparks Victorian Square. Each week, the market will have a different theme, along with cooking demonstrations, entertainment, produce, and vendors of home and garden items. 353-2291. www.ci.sparks.nv.us.

9 through Sept. 4

SMOKEY JOE’S CAFÉ — THE SONGS OF LEIBER AND STOLLER

The Tony Award-nominated musical features the work of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller in the showroom of the Eldorado Hotel Casino. The team’s string of hit songs from the 1950s and early 1960s include Hound Dog, Love Potion No. 9, Stand By Me, On Broadway, and Jailhouse Rock. 786-5700. www.eldoradoreno.com.

16-25

RENO RODEO

More than $800,000 in prize money is at stake during the “wildest, richest rodeo in the West,” which features top professional rodeo performers at the Reno Livestock Events Center. 329-3877. www.renorodeo.com.

June 25

SHAKESPEARE IN THE GARDEN

The Reno Little Theater presents an Elizabethan feast with music, dancing, fencing, theatrics, and a silent auction in a private garden. 329-0661. www.renolittletheater.org

July

1

ARTOWN OPENING NIGHT

The month-long arts festival opens at 8 p.m. with a free performance by Na Lei Hula I Ka Wekiu in Wingfield Park. The Hawaiian dance company, which is based in San Francisco, blends traditional hula with contemporary forms of the dance in a theatrical way. 322-1538. www.renoisartown.com

2

MORMON TABERNACLE CHOIR

The famed choir performs at Lawlor Events Center as part of Artown. The 360-member group has appeared at 13 of the world’s fairs and expositions, and it has performed at the inaugurations of five U.S. presidents. Tickets, $10 to $65, are available at www.tickets.com or by phone at (800) 225-2277. www.renoisartown.com.

4

STAR-SPANGLED SPARKS

The Fourth of July celebration begins at the Sparks Marina Park during the day with the annual milk carton boat regatta, a kite flying contest, food, drinks, arts and crafts, and entertainment. In the early evening, the celebration continues at Victorian Square with fireworks at 9:30 p.m. 358-1976. www.ci.sparks.nv.us.

4

RENO CELEBRATES AMERICA

The Reno Fourth of July celebration takes place at Rancho San Rafael Park with entertainment and fireworks at 9:30 p.m. 323-3138. www.renosparkschamber.org.