Arts & culture
Readers’ choices
Best art gallery/museum
Nevada Museum of Art
Downstairs at the Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts, 329-3333
2. Gene Speck’s Silver State Gallery, 719 Plumas St., 324-2323
3. Stremmel Gallery, 1400 S. Virginia St., 786-0558
Best local theater company
Brüka Theatre
99 N. Virginia St., 323-3221
2. Nevada Repertory Company, University of Nevada, Reno, 784-6847
3. Riverfront Theater, Club Cal-Neva Nevadan Tower, 133 N. Virginia St., 323-7469
Best local band
Saddle Tramps
2. Keyser Soze
3. The Atomiks
Best local dance company
AREA 51 Dance Theatre
322-1343
2. Asha Belly Dancers
3. Nevada Festival Ballet, 1790 W. Fourth St., 785-7915
Best church
Reno Buddhist Church-Eikyoji Institute
820 Plumas, 348-6603
2. The Little Flower Church St. Jude Shrine, 875 E. Plumb Lane, 322-3355
3. Reno Christian Fellowship, 1700 W. Zolezzi Lane, 853-4234
Best special event in downtown Reno
Artown
2. Hot August Nights
3. Street Vibrations
Best special event in downtown Sparks
Best in the West Nugget Rib Cook-off
2. Sparks Farmers’ Market
3. Hot August Nights
Best historic building still standing
Riverside Artists’ Lofts
2. Downtown Reno Post Office
3. Lear Theater
