Reno Tahoe Comedy presents Comedian Sarah Colonna at Pipers Opera House, Saturday, June 10 from 8 to 9:30 pm. Sarah is a standup comedian, author, and actor who can currently be seen starring as “Angie” in Netflix’s hit show “Insatiable” alongside Dallas Roberts, Debby Ryan, and Alyssa Milano. She is also currently recurring as “Lori” […]
Join us each third Thursday of the month for a fun night of Bingo at Piper's Opera House. Must be 21 and older to play - buy-in for five games is $20 (cash only) which will benefit the ongoing restoration of Piper's. Cash prizes for the last game and all other game prizes are donated […]
Join us for another exciting lecture brought to you by Piper's Opera House and The Comstock Foundation. Title: "The Life of Eilley Bowers" Eilley Orrum Bowers' life was once filled with adventure, travel, riches, poverty, happiness, and disappointment. Eilley and her husband, Sandy, were the first millionaires on the Comstock. With their new wealth, they […]
Anna Harris was the first woman in the County of Douglas and possibly the State of Nevada who was granted a Sole Proprietorship License, even though she was married and her husband was still alive. Anna and her family were instrumental in supplying the Comstock, Bodie, Aurora and other mining areas during the Gold Rush […]
Join us each third Thursday of the month for a fun night of Bingo at Piper's Opera House. Must be 21 and older to play - buy-in for five games is $20 (cash only) which will benefit the ongoing restoration of Piper's. Cash prizes for the last game and all other game prizes are donated […]
Join us for another exciting lecture brought to you by Piper's Opera House and The Comstock Foundation. Title: "Captain George Whittell, Jr., Thunderbird Lodge's Lake Tahoe Playboy Millionaire" George Whittell, Jr. was at one time the richest man in America, owning the entire east shore of scenic Lake Tahoe. He grew up on San Francisco's Nob […]
Description: History has a way of enhancing or eroding reality, which is then promulgated by media and fiction becomes fact. For the Grosh Brothers, it deprived them, and their descendants, of their rightful place in America’s history. Hosea Ballou Grosh and his brother, Ethan Allen Grosh, discovered the Comstock Lode in the Virginia Range in […]
Join us each third Thursday of the month for a fun night of Bingo at Piper's Opera House. Must be 21 and older to play - buy-in for five games is $20 (cash only) which will benefit the ongoing restoration of Piper's. Cash prizes for the last game and all other game prizes are donated […]
Join us for our next Lecture Series, Hot Air Balloons, Excluding Mark Twain, brought to you by Piper's Opera House and The Comstock Foundation. LECTURE DESCRIPTION: The history of ballooning is a fascinating one. It includes Benjamin Franklin, a couple of French paper makers, and a couple of barnyard animals. After many repeated experiments during […]
Dirty Cello at the historic Piper's Opera House in Virginia City! This 1885 historic landmark has played host to Mark Twain, John Phillip Sousa and Errol Flynn and Dirty Cello! Dirty Cello - cello like you've never heard before! Combine the virtuosic wail of Jimi Hendrix, the soul of BB King, and the fire of […]
