The Holland Project

Packed Weekend, Part 2 : Teen Art Night!

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:46:13 +0000

This is going to be a big one! The Annual NMA/Holland Project Teen Art Night is back and happening on Friday, March 26th @ the Nevada Museum of Art. What an event: we’ve got live music from Planets, Watch it Sparkle, and Chris Gibson. We’re also going to be screening the 3 Minute Film Contest entries as well as the short film Nobody. There’s also going to silk screening, tons of art and endless rad stuff to check out. All this, and it’s only $5! You’d be a fool to miss this! 7PM.

Part one of a fun-packed weekend!

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:15:37 +0000

That’s right, Holland’s gearing for yet another weekend of back to back events later this month – starting with Thursday, March 25.

We’re working in collaboration with Speak Your Mind to promote an awesome show from a fantastic lineup of musicians and DJs, local and otherwise on the very awesome DEATH STARE TOUR, featuring:

DJ Egadz as Matterhorn
Edison
DJ Pain
DJ Desiree
Koalat
Morgue
illFated & Dr. J

$5 advance (tickets available at Recycled Records or ticketweb.com), $10 at the door, so get them early!

A must-see for fans of electronic, dubstep, hip-hop, and more.

March 50/50!

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:32:59 +0000

It’s that time again, a showcase of our finest local musical talents. This month, check out these great songsters on March 20 at the ol’ HSS Rainshadow with us:

Amber Scala

Montego

Aaaaand, an out-of-town treat: Vitamin Overdose (some of you may have caught them at the Hen Den a few months ago?)

Only five bucks, half to Holland half to another local charity!

LAST WEEK for Blaffle Pop Tickets!

admin — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:34:39 +0000

There’s now over $5,000 in prizes. It’s HUGE and one lucky winner takes all. And with only a limited amount of tickets available, odds are great for winning. Check out the amazing list below…we hope you get inspired to buy a ticket.

Tickets are $100 (all proceeds go to Holland Project!), and you can purchase one online (click the Donate tab above), or do it in person or by mail. Also, think about splitting the ticket with some friends (10 friends at $10 each, still gets each person a ton of prizes if you win…or 5 friends pitching in $20, or two friends at $50….you get the idea).

RAFFLE DRAWING IS MARCH 1 @ 9AM. Get your ticket now!

Click here to see the full list of prizes!

3 Minute-Film Competition! It. Starts. Now.

admin — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:20:10 +0000

Zombies, robots, planes and explosions. The Holland Project, in collaboration with the Teen Art Council of the Nevada Museum of Art and KNPB Public Broadcasting, is excited to announce the return of the 3-Minute Film Competition, an open-ended glimpse at the exciting scene of short-form independent film-making in Reno and beyond! It’s been a year, and it’s time for a sequel.

Starting February 8, Holland will be accepting submissions for the competition, and the rules are the same: Make a film. Make it 3-minutes long or less. Put it on a DVD. Keep it clean-ish and hate-free. That’s it!

The submission deadline is March 15, after which the films will be juried and the top ten selections will screen at the Nevada Museum of Art on March 26 during Teen Art Night.

This year’s partnership with KNPB offers further incentive for budding filmmakers: as an exercise in self-promotion, entrants are encouraged to make a 30-60 second promo of their film – those selected by our jury will air during breaks on KNPB Channel 5, and the full versions of their films will be featured on KNPB’s brand new online video player alongside the network’s stellar lineup of community programming and award-winning documentaries.

To submit a film for consideration, entrants may submit their entry on DVD to: The Holland Project Headquarters, 30 Cheney Street, Reno, NV 89501

BLAFFLE POP!

admin — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 17:45:54 +0000

The Holland Project’s first annual raffle to end all raffles is here: Blaffle Pop!

$4,900 in prizes. 200 tickets. 1 winner.

That’s right! Fantastic board of directors member Marnee Benson has amassed a smorgasbord of items, services, goodies and more for one lucky winner. Starting February 1st, raffle tickets will go on sale on our site for a chance at a massive list of prizes – including 2 Burning Man tickets, $500 worth of tickets to the Knitting Factory, and a fabulous roster of over 40 items! Tickets are $100 each – but supply is limited to 200!

The winning ticket will drawn live at The Hub coffee shop (32 Cheney Street) on March 1, 2010 at 9AM.

You have exactly one month to get your name in the drawing, starting Monday, so move it!

For more details, go to the Blaffle Pop page, under the Donate tab.

Chain and the Gang on 2/28!

admin — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 01:42:39 +0000

Ian Svenonius (Make-Up, Nation of Ulysses) is bringing his outift Chain and the Gang to Reno late February with Strange Boys and hometown heroes Royal Noble! $5adv /$8 at the door, at the Holland Show Space at Rainshadow (121 Vesta). This rules? Why yes, yes it does.

Pre-sale tickets available starting Feb. 1 at the following locations: Bibo Coffee Co., Great Basin Food Co-op, Out of Bounds Board Shop and Lincoln Lounge. Support some rad local businesses and pick one up!

OR – why wait? Go to our DONATE tab and secure yourself a spot online, through our will call system!

Can’t wait to see you there!

Rocky Votolato returns to Reno!

admin — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:59:49 +0000

Please join us for a very special evening, Saturday, February 13, 7 p.m. at Rainshadow with Seattle-based singer-songwriter Rocky Votolato, who is coming to Reno for the first date in a limited few to debut his latest album, True Devotion, on Barsuk Records.

Joining him will be My Flag is on Fire (fresh off of their tour in Japan!) and the Bindle Stiffs.

Tickets are $8 in advance, available both on the Holland Project Website and at the following locations: Out of Bounds Board Shop, Bibo Coffee Co. on Mt. Rose Street, Great Basin Food Co-op and Lincoln Lounge. Entry at the door will be $10, and tickets are limited, so swipe yours up as soon as possible!

Want to snatch a spot by buying a ticket on-line instead? Go to our DONATE tab for more details!

Grass Widow, Rank/Xerox, Penny & Her Lowercase Kindred, Merry Mannor

admin — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:59:18 +0000

Fans of lady-fronted lo-fi pop rejoice! Holland is happy to announce that we’ll be hosting the likes of San Francisco’s very own Grass Widow, a trio with ghostly harmonies and disarming pop punk riffs in the vein of the Raincoats, The Slits, and the more recent Best Coast. They will be joined by another Bay Area act, Rank/Xerox, who according to DJ Rick of stellar college radio station KDVS, “play postpunk with uncommon urgency not unlike The Proletariat, Tripod Jimmie, or Crisis, but with more energy, exuberance, and a saxophone”. Local supporters include the lovely Merry Mannor and Penny & Her Lowercase Kindred, in a rare appearance – not an event to be missed! Saturday, January 23rd @ Rainshadow. 7PM.

Oh yeah! And Noel is making her DJ comeback, it’s been a minute and we’re very excited!

Saturday’s 50/50 Showcase to benefit Haiti relief effort

admin — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:35:22 +0000

Proceeds from Saturday’s 50/50 Showcase will go directly to Haiti relief efforts–so come and donate what you can ($3, $4, $5), listen to good music, and step up for a really important, and much-needed cause. This benefit will feature a healthy dose of psychedelic goodness (Madorians), Clash-inspired rawk (The Firebombing), and some beautiful melodies from a super talented youngster (Amber Scala). Did we mention that it’s THIS SATURDAY at Rainshadow? Don’t forget, it’s going to rule. Support your scene and support a good local cause, it’s a win-win. 7PM.