Artown's 13th Annual Art Paws is Artown's "Only Bring Your Dog Day!"

Watch this!  A tail-wagging good time.

At Art Paws your pet has FUN!  "Pawprint" this date for our canine carnival-like event at this year's art Paws, Sun July 21st, 10am to 5pm, at McKinley Arts & Cultural Center, Reno, NV.

All the proceeds fetched go to The People's Choice local pet-related non-porfit, as voted on all day at Art Paws on Sun July 21st.

Come enjoy the animal art, pet people, wine and beer tastings, canine contests and demos.

Special guest is Hollywood animal trainer and author Joel Silverman, best known for his television show Good Dog U on Animal Planet and 15 years working with IAMS.  

Art Paws also features a free concert by The Smokin' Bulldogs Band!
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Artown's 13th Annual Art Paws, 775-722-9914, 775-560-4242.

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Art Paws Is Going to the DOGS!!!!!!

Artown’s 13^th annual Art Paws

Sunday, July 21^st, 2013

at McKinley Arts & Cultural Center, Reno

Vendors Thus Far:

1.   Fur and Feather Works, LLC

2.  Mug Studios Custom Pet Portraits

3.  Casey D. Sibley Art and Illustration

4. Washoe County Animal Services

5.  Animal Rescue Group of Northern Nevada

6.  Boxers and Buddies

7. Matthew R. bailey Photography

8.   My Nona’s Country Boutique

9.   Feline Rescue of Northern Nevada

10.                   U.S. Wolf Refuge

11.                    My Heart’s Companion

12.                   The Dog Park!

13.                   Mug studios Custom Pet Portraits

14.                  Personality Plus…the Divas

15.                   Frankie’s Goldmine

16.                  The Wild Horse Preservation League

17.                  Paws 4 Love

Food Courtesy of:

The Mellow Yellow Food Truck

Kenji’s

Mount Mogrit Gourmet

Music by:

The Smokin’ Bulldogs

Photography by:

Pixella Photography and Media

Community Volunteers:

Sarah Kidd & the senior Girl Scout Award Project

Community Sponsors:

Dog Training by PJ * JetKor * L’uva Bella Wine Gallery * Russell Mace Vacation Homes * Flowers by Patti * Michael & Sons Jewelers * Scraps Dog Co., * Camelot Party Rentals * The Bark House

Art Paws is Fetching Donors, Sponsors, Vendors, and Excitement RIGHT NOW!

          Artown's 13th Annual Art Paws

Sun. July 21

10am--5pm

McKinley Arts & Cultural Center

FREE ADMISSION!

Who Let the Dogs Out!?

Artown’s Only “Bring Your Dog Day”

RENO, NV – Artown’s 13th Annual Art Paws is the only summer fest focused on your dog!  Pets will frolic along the Truckee River, get their paws read by pet psychics, and admire their own animal art at, Sun July 21, 10am to 5pm. This year’s festival includes a specialty wine tasting, courtesy of l’uva Bella Wine Gallery, the “bone-a-fide beer garden,” pet contests, and live music from Reno’s Smokin Bulldogs Band.

Art Paws is Artown’s “Only Bring Your Dog Day!” Have doggie fun with your best furry friend!  Experience the wind behind their fur. Savor the joy of gourmet everything in the company of friends. Imprint their immortal soul on canvas. Gaze into a crystal ball with the aid of a psychic.   More than 100 local vendors will come together to celebrate all that is canine at Artown’s 13th Annual Art Paws.

As the only canine-friendly festival in Artown, Art Paws features products and services designed to uplift the canine mind, body, and soul – and help animals in need.  All proceeds from the event will benefit local non-profit pet organizations.   Attendees are invited to vote at Art Paws to determine which three local animal-aid agencies will fetch all this year’s money. 

 In 2012, the US Wolf Refuge, Feline Rescue of Northern Nevada, and SPCA of Northern Nevada were granted nearly $10,000.  

Artown is one of the nation’s most comprehensive arts and culture festivals, which takes place annually during the entire month of July in Reno, Nevada. In 2012, the festival featured more than 500 events - with over 66 percent offered free to the public - and attracted more than 300,000 people. With more than 160 partners, the month-long festival takes place at venues citywide. Artown receives major funding from the City of Reno, and is sponsored by U.S. Bank, NV Energy, Waste Management, Grand Sierra Resort, JLH Inc., Wild River Grille, KOLO 8 News Now, RGJ Media, KNPB-TV, KTHX-FM, KUNR-FM, with additional support from the Nevada Arts Council. 

For more information about Artown’s 13th Annual Art Paws, visit www.ArtPawsReno.com

Or contact:     Landess Witmer, Art Paws Host, 775.560.4242, landess@ArtPawsReno.com 

                         Michelle McHardy, Art Paws Coordinator, 775.722.9914, michelle@ArtPawsReno.com

Artown's Art Paws Gives Money to Reno's Only Feline Sanctuary

At Feline Rescue of Northern Nevada, we are honored to have been selected as one of the Winners of 

PetFolio Magazine's 2012 People's Choice Award!  

"The grant we received from PetFolio Magazine's ArtPaws Event last summer will be used in two ways.  

Half of the funds will be used to provide medical care for our geriatric and disabled residents who live at our Feline Sanctuary.  The remaining funds will be used for our Cats in Crisis program.  This program helps people in transition who want to keep their cats as part of their family."  

"FRONN provides boarding, medical care, grooming, vaccinations, food, litter and other needed services so these cats can stay out of area shelters and return to their families when they get back on their feet."  


"We want to thank all of you who voted for us at ArtPaws and PetFolio Magazine for giving us the opportunity to help more cats in need."  

As a cat rescue organization at an event mainly for dogs, we are thrilled to receive this grant and will immediately put it to work in our community."  


Look for FRONN at THIS YEAR'S Art Paws, Sun., July 21st.

To learn more about FRONN, please visit

 www.FRONN.org. ~ Susan Cesarini, Director

Artown is Going to the Dogs! Art Paws, this Sun, 10am to 5pm, at McKinley Arts & Cultural Center, Has Everything Pet!

Even more pet folks are participating at Artown's 12th Annual Art Paws!!!!!!


Meet our newest vendor:  Mats 4 Mutts


They have handcrafted mats for your favorite 4-legged friends, whether they be a cat or a dog or anything in between. These mats are highly durable, machine washable and come in a large variety of colors, patterns and sizes.

Mats 4 Mutts products are usually, but not always one of a kind. That is, once someone purchases it off this site it may be gone in that particular pattern or material. However, we have a huge variety of patterns and colors. There will surely be something to please every pet. 

• extra small bones (xs) 18" x 12"
• small bones(s) 22" x 17"
• medium bones (m) 29" x 24"
• large bones (l) 40" x 28"
• extra large bones (xl) 44" x 35"
• dog heads 10" x 17"

http://mats4mutts.com/about.html


Check them out and meet our other 70 vendors at Art Paws, this Sun!  Call 722-9914 if you need to fetch some answers to your questions about our event!

More more more--at Artown's 12th Annual Art Paws, Sun July 15

  Artown's 12th Annual Art Paws is please to give a "paws up" welcome to three new vendors!

My K-9 Creations

J& J's Italian Ices, LLC

Reno Vegan Outreach

Come meet them and the other fifty or so vendors at Artown's

"Only Bring Your Dog Day!"

Sunday, July 15

10am to 5pm

MCKinley Arts & Cultural Center

at Riverside / Keystone Drives

Reno

722-9914 for Questions

Canine Carnival, Animal Art

Nevada Opera Tribute to Animals

Wine and Beer Tastings

The Rhythm Tailors Hillbilly Band

Curiosity Cat by TheatreWorks of NN

Curiosity Cat by TheatreWorks of Northern Nevada on the Prowl at Art Paws, 2pm

For immediate release                                                              Contact: Lisa Mancini

July 2, 2012                                                                             775- 722-2155

TheatreWorks of Northern Nevada’s Curiosity Cat launches

Artown Family Series, runs through July 16

Reno, NV, July 2, 2012 – Curiosity Cat, TheatreWorks of Northern Nevada’s summer Artown  production, will launch Artown’s 2012 free Family Series in Wingfield Park, 7 to 9 p.m., Monday, July 2.  The touchingly comic production is derived from a play-within-the-book from Chris Grabenstein's award-winning novel, The Hanging Hill.  It is an engaging story of displaced children and homeless cats as well as family and the value of curiosity. 

The SPCA and Nevada Humane Society will offer cats for adoption during this performance. The Artown Family Series is sponsored by IGT, Sierra Nevada College and the Thelma and Thomas Hart Foundation; official host hotel is John Ascuaga’s Nugget. 

In addition to the Family Series event, Curiosity Cat performances will run 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday, July 6-7 at the Laxalt Auditorium, 401 W. 2^nd St. in Reno; 2 to 4 p.m., Sunday, July 8 at the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa in Reno; 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday, July 13-14 at the Laxalt Auditorium in Reno; 2 to 4 p.m., Sunday, July 15, joining the animal-friendly festivities at the 12^th Annual Art Paws event at the McKinley Arts and Culture Center, 925 Riverside Dr. in Reno; and a final free production, 7 to 9  p.m., Monday, July 16 at the Mack Auditorium at Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno. 

Admission for the Laxalt Auditorium, Atlantis and McKinley Arts performances is $10 general and $7 students and seniors.  The production features a local cast of children and youth ranging in age from eight to 20 and is directed by Rod Hearn.  Curiosity Cat is suitable for all ages. 

Curiosity Cat also is promoting a book drive at all performances for the Washoe County School District Read and Succeed program.  Patrons are asked to help make a difference in a child’s life by donating children’s books in good condition for reading levels K-6.  For tickets or more information, please contact TheatreWorks of Northern Nevada at 775-284-0789 or visit www.twnn.org. 

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About TheatreWorks of Northern Nevada: TheatreWorks of Northern Nevada is a 501(c)3 community theater with a mission of sharing the joy of the performing arts in northern Nevada. TheatreWorks offers productions and ongoing theatre classes for ages six through adult at 1540 Linda Way, Sparks, NV.  The organization is supported by the Nell J. Redfield Foundation, the Robert Z. Hawkins Foundation, the City of Reno, the Atlantis Casino Resort and Spa, Industrial Properties of Nevada, Wells Fargo Bank, JetKor, Dermody Properties, the Nevada Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts.  For more information, please call 775-284-0789.

About Artown: TheatreWorks of Northern Nevada’s Curiosity Cat, presented during the month of July, is part of the 17^th annual Artown festival, July 2012.  The month-long summer arts festival features more than 400 events produced by more than 100 cultural organizations and businesses in locations citywide. Artown receives major funding from the City of Reno, and is sponsored by Grand Sierra Resort, U.S. Bank, NV Energy, JLH Inc., Waste Management, Basin Street Properties, Reno Gazette-Journal, KOLO 8 News Now, KTHX-FM and KNPB with additional support from the Nevada Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts.