Culture

Readers’ choices

Best art gallery/museum

1. Nevada Museum of Art
160 W. Liberty St., 329-3333

2. THE ChapterHouse,
25 St. Lawrence St., www.chapterhousereno.com

3. Stremmel Gallery,
1400 S. Virginia St., 786-0558


Best local band

1. Saddle Tramps

2. Delusions of Grandeur

3. Sol Jibe


Best local dance company

1. Area-51 Dance Theater Company

2. Asha Belly Dancers


Best local theater company

1. Brüka Theatre
99 N. Virginia St., 323-3221

2. Nevada Shakespeare Company,
1 Booth St., 324-4198

3. Reno Little Theater,
246 E. Arroyo St., 329-0661


Best church

1. St. Therese the Little Flower Church
875 E. Plumb Lane, 322-2255

2. Circle’s Edge Spiritual Center,
527 Lander St., 323-6289

2. Sparks Christian Fellowship,
510 Greenbrae Drive, Sparks, 331-2303

The Nevada Musuem of Art was voted best art gallery/museum in Northern Nevada, probably because it exhibits such fantastic shows as the Wynn Collection (pictured here), featuring Picassos, Monets, Van Goghs, Renoirs and more.

Photo By David Robert


Best grassroots organization

1. Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada
1101 Riverside Drive, 348-7557

2. A Rainbow Place,
33 St. Lawrence Ave., 789-1780

3. New Voters Project,
www.newvotersproject.org


Best farmers’ market

1. Sparks Farmers’ Market
Victorian Avenue, Sparks, Thursday evenings.

2. California Avenue and Booth Street on Saturday mornings


Best dog park

1. Sparks Marina

2. Rancho San Rafael

3. Virginia Lake


Best local Web site

1. www.Lingusweb.com

2. www.775shows.com

3. tattoosbygarrett.com


Best special event in downtown Reno

1. Artown

2. Hot August Nights

3. Street Vibrations


Best special event in downtown Sparks

1. Best of the West Nugget Rib Cook-off

2. Hot August Nights

3. Farmers’ Market