RKPR Inc. » events http://rkpr.com Making Noise for Brands Worldwide Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:22:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Wow…What a Summer http://rkpr.com/2009/08/20/wow%e2%80%a6what-a-summer/ http://rkpr.com/2009/08/20/wow%e2%80%a6what-a-summer/#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2009 22:28:04 +0000 kristen http://rkpr.com/?p=434 The summer of 2009 will go down in memory as the fastest summer on record, having passed in what seems like the blink of any eye. In just two months, July and August, I attended more events than I normally would in a year, all thanks to our wonderful clients and their phenomenal programming. I was working at a few events, but for the most part I was enjoying live music, theater, dance and even meteor showers at dawn.

My must-do events this summer included Shakespeare’s “Measure for Measure” at the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival, “Broadway Night” at the Lake Tahoe Music Festival, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet at Artown and Tommy Castro at the Reno-Tahoe Blues Fest.  But amongst the planned activities a few more crept in, like Salsa Celtica during Artown’s World Music Series. The performance was great, but the experience was unforgettable, picnicking in the park with a new friend, watching couples salsa dance on the sidewalk, seeing cultures merge together through music and audience interaction. I also witnessed a bit of the Perseids meteor shower before the sun bathed the sky in shades of pink and gold during an early morning news interview at Rancho San Rafael Park, something I would never have risen for if not for work.

It’s one thing to check items off of an activities “to-do list” and quite another to just get out and experience life. This summer art was my catalyst for the latter, and I couldn’t be more grateful to my career and clients for having provided that opportunity. I’ve always believed that life becomes more saturated when you surround yourself with art—the sun shines brighter, nature’s colors are more vibrant and crickets chirp louder. Now I’m convinced.

]]> http://rkpr.com/2009/08/20/wow%e2%80%a6what-a-summer/feed/ 1 Reno’s A Buzz with AceBall http://rkpr.com/2009/04/16/reno%e2%80%99s-a-buzz-with-aceball/ http://rkpr.com/2009/04/16/reno%e2%80%99s-a-buzz-with-aceball/#comments Thu, 16 Apr 2009 23:10:34 +0000 ronele http://rkpr.com/?p=377 As a native Nevadan I’ve seen a lot of changes in northern Nevada and I’ve heard lots of talk about things that were coming or going to happen that never did.  But hey, that happens everywhere.  But today is a new day and today I’m feeling jazzed for something that I was excited about but never thought I would be THIS excited about – Reno Ace’s baseball.

Downtown Reno is buzzing, really buzzing with excitement.  I captured these photos while coming back from a meeting this afternoon (one day before the first game) and saw the businesses around the stadium preparing to greet the baseball fans.  Signs are being hung, windows polished, specials posted and even a side of a building is painted. It’s an infectious excitement!

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And that’s what the Reno Ace’s was supposed to do. We’ve worked with clients in travel and tourism for many years and during that time we’ve been privileged to work on the opening of the Truckee River Whitewater Park in downtown Reno as well as several other national events. I can honestly say that I’ve never seen this kind of support and it’s about time. 

Today, the fence is down around the $50 million stadium and it’s bringing with it a true “build it and they will come” mentality. 

The home opener is tomorrow and I know that those lucky folks attending the game are in for a real treat. 

Go Ace’s…looking forward to seeing you on the field!

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