men’s BBQ

August 21, 2025
6pm to 8:30pm

Rancho San Rafael Park
1595 N Sierra St, Reno, NV  89503
Outdoors, on the green north of Peavine Picnic Pavilion

The CityFest Men's Outreach is shaping up to be an incredible evening filled with outdoor fun, brisket, and a message of hope from Andrew Palau.

As a table host, you will have the opportunity to invite friends, family, and neighbors who need to hear the life-changing message of Jesus in a highly relational and engaging setting.

Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to help share Jesus with other guys in your life!

special guests

  • For decades, Andrew Palau has proclaimed the Good News of Jesus Christ to millions around the world through festivals, digital media, and the written word.

    He has been instrumental in developing the organization’s model for citywide evangelistic outreach, engaging every sector of society. Andrew has led hundreds of citywide campaigns across six continents.

    Passionate about raising up the next generation of evangelists, Andrew mentors and equips emerging evangelistic voices through a global network of thousands of evangelists. His weekly radio broadcasts and digital Gospel campaigns reach millions of people in nearly every country, extending the message of hope and salvation far beyond physical events.

    Andrew is the author of multiple books, including TheSecret Life of a Fool, the compelling retelling of his journey to faith in Christ, and What is Christmas?, a groundbreaking evangelistic book published in China in 2012.

    Andrew and his wife, Wendy, live in Portland, Oregon, near Palau’s world headquarters. They have three children, Christopher, Jonathan, and Sadie.

  • Wilson W. Smith III is a former Senior Designer and Nike DNA Design Specialist. During his 40 plus years at Nike, Smith worked on projects that run the gamut of the design profession—retail, graphics, architecture, footwear, experience and apparel—and designed and developed product for some of the greatest athletes in Nike’s history, including Michael Jordan, Serena Williams, Andre’ Agassi, Roger Federer.

    What truly defines Wilson is his incredible passion around coaching, teaching and giving back. Wilson’s commitment to the next generation of designers and the power of design to positively impact the world has created a presence and legacy that expands beyond his designs at Nike.

  • A Seattle native now suffering in Southern California, Dustin Nickerson is an in demand comic on the rise. In 2020, he released his debut comedy special Overwhelmed which is currently one of the highest rated specials on Amazon Prime Video.            

    In addition, he’s been featured on Comedy Central and Netflix by Kevin Hart, the Late Late Show with James Corden, is a regular on After Midnight with Taylor Tomlinson, Fox, Hulu and can regularly be heard on Sirius Radio XM. Online, his stand-up clips and jokes have received tens of millions of views and his podcast, Don’t Make Me Come Back There, has over 3 million downloads.                

    He’s also the author of How to be Married be Married to Melissa, an Amazon #1 New Release published by Harper Collins in June 2022.

    Dustin describes himself as “the world’s most average person” but is far from it when on stage. He brings you into his life through his jokes about the struggles of parenting, marriage, and being generally annoyed by most people.                

    At 40 years old, Dustin has been married for 20 years and has three kids. This helps makes Dustin truly one of the most unique voices in the comedy scene.