Reno Rodeo Foundation Joining Artown’s Family Series

The Reno Rodeo Foundation is joining Artown’s Family Series with an evening of rodeo activities, interactive art and western heritage for kids on Monday, July 9. The free family-friendly event in Wingfield Park features a kid rodeo with stick horse rides around mini barrels, pole races and dummy steer roping from 6-7 p.m. followed by cowboy storytelling and sing-alongs from 7-8 p.m. Families can also enjoy free face painting, clowns and a petting zoo. Performance sponsor Michael & Son’s Jewelry Co. presents country entertainer Tex Weir who will sing his famous children’s cowboy sing-a long songs, along with cowboy storytelling put on by Jessi LeMay, owner and creator of The Folk & The Lore and producer of the Reno Rodeo 100 project.