Folksinger Richie Havens will open Artown with a free concert.
Artown will kick off its 14th season July 1, and organizers are promising more entertainment options than ever, but presented in a slightly different fashion than in years past.
“We had 350 events last year,” Artown executive director Beth Macmillan said. “We have 400 unique events this year, and we’ve cut back on our ticketed events.”
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Kelly Bevel, left, Gabrielle Tostado and Therese Curatolo were at a recent princess party in Kings Beach.
Sometimes Susane Tagayev has to fight back tears while talking about her new business.
The 57-year-old Carson City woman was laid off from her job of more than 15 years in January, and after months of fruitless job hunting, unemployment was taking a toll. Then she watched a video of a friend singing in the persona of a fairy tale princess, and everything changed.
“It brought such joy,” Tagayev said. “I was really feeling like there was just nothing. There was something about that little video.”
It reminded Tagayev of young adulthood, when she worked at Disneyland in California. And, when she learned that her friend was making money portraying princesses at special events, it sparked an idea.
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