2008 Benefit Concert Overview

Rhythm & Rawhide, presented by Wells Fargo, is an evening of breathtaking music, humorous poetry with a cowboy twist, a gourmet dining experience, and rubbing elbows with the “movers and shakers” in our community.

Since inception, Rhythm & Rawhide has raised more than $1,000,000 to benefit children and the arts in Reno through the Reno Rodeo Foundation and the Reno Philharmonic Association.

Proceeds from Rhythm & Rawhide have provided one-third of the funding for construction of the Kids Kampus Activity Center (benefiting the 1,200+ abused and neglected infants, children and teenagers who are placed in protective custody at the Kid’s Kottage each year) and have supported the Reno Philharmonic’s youth orchestras, MasterClassics series, and music education programs. Rhythm & Rawhide sponsors take great pride in donning their white hats and keeping the western spirit alive in northern Nevada. We hope you will join us in making our corner of the west a better place for children and families.

Rhythm & Rawhide 2008 is sure to have a stampede of cowboys and cowgirls from all over the west, as this year the Academy of Western Artist’s Rising Star Award winner Brenn Hill joins highly acclaimed cowboy poet Rodney Nelson on stage with the Reno Philharmonic Orchestra under the starry skies of Reno’s newest premier venue ~ the spectacular Tuscany Ballroom at the Peppermill Hotel Casino.