Upcoming Events and Volunteer Opportunities
Stop by these Art Events around Reno or signup to volunteer your time! Want to see The Generator at an event thats not listed? Reach out to our Public Programs & Communication Director Jessi, at Jessi@TheRenoGenerator.com.
Painting Oddie
(Wednesday 9/1/21 4pm-8pm)
We finally get to add some color to our new warehouse! Come by and help paint some walls in fun and bright colors, connect with others in the community, and get a feel for the new location.
General wall painting- no expertise skills needed!
Shop Set Up Days
(Wed & Thursday 9/1, 9/2: 12pm-4pm)
(Mon-Thurs 9/6, 9/7, 9/8, 9/9: 12pm-4pm)
Now that we can have members in the space, we are so excited to get our shops set up and running. We will need help with unpacking boxes, organizing various items, moving things to the correct part of the building, and getting shops in operating order. If you want to come see the space and help out with getting The Generator up and running again, sign up for a shop set up shift on our volunteer site, TimeCounts.
Dates (more will be added):
Wednesday 9/1/21: 12pm-4pm
Thursday 9/2/21: 12pm-4pm
Monday 9/6/21: 12pm-4pm
Tuesday 9/7/21: 12pm-4pm
Wednesday 9/8/21: 12pm-4pm
Thursday 9/9/21: 12pm-4pm
Haunted Halloween Mini-Golf
(Building starts setp 16th)
GRand opening party 10/23/21 7pm-midnight
It's finally back! Our haunted Halloween mini-golf is back by popular demand and it's time to MAKE SOME HOLES! You can sign up as an individual or as a team. If you are solo we will link you with other like minded individuals so you can make something extra special with a new friend!
We are also looking for sponsors for each hole who can help support the artists. Sponsors will help us off set supply costs and contribute to the cash prize!
We do plan to provide astro turf to all builders and possibly cover other supply costs depending on the needs of your creation and the level of sponsor engagement. We do have some materials already available at The Generator including wood scraps and mannequins.
This year we are hosting several days of mini-golf over two weekends:
Saturday October 23rd from 7pm - Midnight - This is our big kick off, grand opening party
Sunday October 24th from 1pm - 5pm for Family Matinee
Then on Halloween weekend we'll be open:
Friday October 29th from 5pm - 9pm.
Saturday October 30th from 5pm - 9pm
Sunday October 31st from 1pm - 5pm for Family Matinee
Mini-golf build will begin on September 16th which is also our soft opening at the new location for Generator members. Holes must be completed by October 21st.
Prizes for this year are:
Fan Favorite Grand Prize - $300 plus a giant Genny Halloween Merch Pack for your crew.
2nd Favorite Prize - $200 and Genny Halloween T-shirts for your crew.
3rd Favorite Prize - $100 and Genny Halloween drink koozies for your crew.
WHAT!?! That's right! Win $ MONEY $ and stuff for making really weird art with us!
THE Generator Soft Opening
Saturday, October 2nd,2021
noon-6pm
That’s right!!!! We finally can have members in the space at The Oddie District. For our soft opening, we will be accepting returning members to access the space. If you recieved a roll over from Bell, you’ll be able to redeem it during this time or wait until our official Grand Opening. Things will still be getting set up and we are still awaiting additional permits for our fabrication shops, so we may be operating at a similar level as Bell St. Come on in to our new location at 2450 Oddie Blvd.
We will be serving up pizza at 2pm, stop by and say hi to some old faces, get a tour of our new 70,000sqft warehouse and start making art!
THE GENERATOR GRAND OPENING PARTY
OCTOBER 23rd, 7pm-Midnight
Our big opening party will be on Saturday October 23rd to kick off Haunted Halloween mini-golf. This is a party the house down celebration, all are welcome to join as we celebrate the opening of our new home at The Oddie District. Mini-Golf will go from midnight-7pm. New and returning members can sign up for memberships and start utilizing the space.