Good times and … well, the pandemic: Dennyse Sewell reflects on 20 years at the Pioneer Center

Good times and … well, the pandemic: Dennyse Sewell reflects on 20 years at the Pioneer Center

The first time Dennyse Sewell walked into the Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts—the gold, geodesic “turtle” building in downtown Reno—she was 10.  She watched a Reno Philharmonic concert with her music class. The teacher asked the students to write a one-page essay about the experience.  “I went margin to margin … front and back for multiple pages,” Sewell said.  The other kids razzed her for being teacher’s pet. “I was genuinely so affecte…