Out of Town: Reno/Tahoe

What’s happening the next few weeks:

* Uptown Downtown ARTown, Reno’s annual summer arts festival, is July 1-31. The nation’s largest arts festival, it includes 200 visual and performing arts events and drew 71,000 people last year. Diablo Ballet, the Area 51 Dance Company, Cubanismo, San Jose Taiko and Zakiya Hooker will perform at Wingfield Park, University of Nevada, Reno, campus and other locations. Some events free, other prices vary. (800) 287-7909 or (775) 322-2939; or https://www.artown.org.

* The Nevada Museum of Art is hosting, in conjunction with Uptown Downtown ARTown, “Alphonse Mucha: The Spirit of Art Nouveau” July 10-Sept. 26. Mucha is one of the best-known decorative artists working in Paris at the turn of the century, and this is the first traveling exhibition--180 paintings, prints, drawings and sculptures--of his work since 1921. E.L. Wiegand Gallery, 160 W. Liberty St. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Thursdays, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, noon-4 p.m. $5. $3 students/seniors; $1 ages 6-12. (775) 329-3333.

* The Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival at Sand Harbor begins July 28 with “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” in repertory with “As You Like It” through Aug. 29. $18 to $28. Seating opens at 6 p.m. Show at 7:30 p.m. (800) 74-SHOWS or https://www.laketahoeshakespeare.com.