Culture

Best art gallery

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

2. Never Ender,
350 W. Liberty St., 322-7278

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

Best local band

1. Saddle Tramps

2. Sol Jibe

3. Black Tabernacle

Best local dance company

1. Asha Belly Dancers

2. Sierra Nevada Ballet

3. AVA Ballet theatre

Best local theater company

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

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

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

Best church

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

2. First United Methodist Church of Reno,
209 W. First St., 322-4564

3. Grace Community Church,
1220 Robb Drive, 747-9000

Best grassroots organization

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

2. Food Not Bombs

3. Environmental Leadership,
100 Washington St. #306, 323-3433

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. Rancho San Rafael

2. Sparks Marina

3. Virginia Lake

Best local Web site

1. www.775shows.com

2. www.tattoosbygarrett.com

3. www.rgj.com

Best special event in downtown Reno

1. Hot August Nights

2. Artown

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

Best radio station

1. KRZQ 100.9

2. KTHX 100.1

3. KZTQ 97.3