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- By Frosene Phillips See FROSENE Pg 23

BIGGEST LITTLE CITY WING

FEST. Family fireworks move into downtown Reno next week with the sixth annual Biggest Little City

Wing Fest July 6 and 7. Presented by THE ROW, over 20,000 pounds of tasty chicken wings are anticipate­d to be consumed by the thousands of attending festivalgo­ers.

The local event has grown to attract wing cookers from throughout the country including California, Colorado, and Montana. Over 20 participan­ts will be on Virginia Street ready to compete with their new and signature sauces.

Previous flavors have ranged from strawberry cheesecake, salted caramel, and spicy buffalo garlic to peanut butter and jelly, dragon sriracha, and maple bacon bourbon, to name a few. Additional food items will include fried calamari with citrus-garlic aoli, chili-loaded fries, chicken and fresh pineapple skewers, teriyaki BBQ beef ribs, corn dogs, corn on the cob and chicken, and more.

Live free entertainm­ent has been added this year with headliners

Uncle Kracker (“Follow Me”) at 7 p.m. on Friday and Grammynomi­nated recording artist David

Nail at 6:45 p.m. on Saturday. The music kicks off on Friday at 1 p.m. and Saturday at 11 a.m. featuring Valentine Rodeo, Jake’s Garage 5.0, Jason King Band, and USAF Band of the Golden West.

THE ROW is a new branded destinatio­n in the heart of Reno, uniting the Eldorado Resort Casino, Circus Circus Reno, and Silver Legacy Resort Casino stretching across four city blocks. For more details, visit TheRowReno.com. ENTERTAINI­NG NOTES. Tickets are on sale for Joan Jett and The Blackheart­s Sunday, August 19 at 8 p.m. at Jackson Rancheria Casino Resort in Jackson. The legendary rock band appears at the casino’s Outdoor Concert Venue. A 2015 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Jett has had eight platinum and gold albums and nine Top 40 singles, including

“I Love Rock ‘N’

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