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Indie, punk, jazz, funk, krautrock or “gothic country rock”—you’re bound to hear something you’ll love at the ninth annual OffBeat Music Festival. Reno’s biggest music festival presents three days of live performances by dozens of acts at eight venues in the Reno Brewery District. Featured headliners Tommy Guerrero, Maddy O’Neal and Ghost Funk Orchestra share the bill with many local, regional and national bands, including Moondog Matinee, Charity Kiss, Greg Gilmore & the Fever Dreams, JeNes N the Juice, Honeycomb, Con Brio, Fleetmac Wood, Sego, Roselit Bone and Møtrik. The music starts shortly after 7 p.m.. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 4 and 5, at participating venues The Alpine, The Depot Warehouse, Black Rabbit Mead Co., Lead Dog, Sucias, Abby’s Highway 40 and Dead Ringer Analog Bar (Friday only) along East Fourth Street in downtown Reno. Wristbands are $79 for access to all venues for all days, or $49 for a single day. In addition to the main event, the festival will offer a “free taste of OffBeat” featuring live art, food trucks, vintage clothing sellers, live music and a chance to meet some of the participating bands. The Brewery District Block Party begins at 2 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 5 and 6, in the back lot of Abby’s Highway 40, Dead Ringer Analog Bar and Morris Burner Hotel (enter on Valley Road). The block party event is open to all ages. Visit offbeatreno.com for show schedules, locations and other information.

The dogs that visited the people working at the DA's office belonged to firefighters and don't work for the fire department.

Esther Ro rolls out her quads to prepare for her workout at the Stimulus gym that specializes in physique style training. Just two years ago, after earning several specific category first places at the NPC Mother Lode competition, Ro found herself sitting beside her toilet on the verge of throwing up due to binge eating.

Dexter is an 8-year-old pup who loves to be the only dog in the castle. He is available at the SPCA.

Reno embraces its diverse cultural heritage with enthusiasm—and Oktoberfest celebrations are no exception. Oktoberfest, an annual festival in Munich, Germany, held over several weeks at the beginning of fall, originated in 1810. As is tradition, the mayor of Munich taps the first keg to open the festivities. An estimated 2 million gallons of beer are consumed, along with countless sausages. Locals and visitors from around the world, many dressed in folk costumes, sing renditions of traditional drinking songs. There are parades, music and dancing aplenty.

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - The enigmatic, extraordinary, mind-bendingly hilarious psychic comedian, Peter Antoniou, brings his improv comedy chops and psychic flair to rock your world. The America’s Got Talent Semi-Finalist in Season 16 wowed the judges and captivated viewers with his mind-reading tricks. Even Simon Cowell said, “You are a wizard!”

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - A brand new Dairy Queen location will be opening in South Reno Tuesday. Located at 18450 Wedge Parkway, this new Dairy Queen will be the first full-service location in Reno since the closure of its northwest location in 2018. With already several other locations in Arizona, this Dairy Queen is even more special to the owners Rajvi & Vish, as this is their first location that was built from scratch.

The 42nd Annual Great Italian Festival takes place Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 12 and 13, at The ROW in downtown Reno, celebrating Italian cultures and traditions with a sauce-cooking contest, an Italian farmers’ market, food booths and live entertainment. This year, celebrity chef Buddy V from the A&E shows Cake Dynasty and Legends of the Fork will be in attendance. For more information, head to www.caesars.com/the-row-reno/events/great-italian-festival.

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Gary Clark Jr. will embark on a 2025 North American tour in support of his critically acclaimed album JPEG RAW, released earlier this year via Warner Records. Kicking off at Grand Sierra Resort and Casino in Reno, NV on February 19th, the trek will continue with shows in Houston, Atlanta, Nashville, Charlotte, and more before concluding on March 15th in Hollywood, FL at Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood.

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - Heather Jennerjohn, general manager of Galaxy Theatres Victorian, stopped by Morning Break to talk about this week’s movie line up, including: “Joker: Folie a Deux.”. Spooky Series:. Hotel Transylvania 2. $2.00 Tickets with $3.50 value tray. Flashback Cinema:. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part...

TRUCKEE, Calif. – As Truckee Dance Factory celebrates its tenth season, owners Ryan and PJ Curren reflect on a decade that has transformed the local dance landscape. Originally from Santa Cruz, California, the Currens have been professional dancers, performers, and educators for over 15 years. For the past ten years, they have been teaching and nurturing a vibrant community of dancers in the Truckee-Tahoe area, Reno, and Carson City.

One local band is experimenting with an uncommon genre called sasscore, a branch of hardcore punk known for flamboyant and over-the-top vocal performances. The band shewasabutterflyandimjustamoth pushes the sasscore sound in a unique direction, pulling elements of metal and doom into energetic jams. The 2024 demos EP (shewasabutterflyandimjustamoth.bandcamp.com) shows off the band’s sound in a raw way, and they are set to release a new EP on Friday, Oct. 4, when shewasabutterflyandimjustamoth will celebrate with a performance at local punk venue Urgent Care. Message the band for more info at instagram.com/andimjustamoth. The band’s vocalist is Alice Legg.