This Week

3-Minute FilM CoMpetition SCreening

The Holland Project, KNPB and the Nevada Museum of Art present the seventh annual film competition screening. Budding filmmakers of all ages were invited to submit films in any genre, any style and any technology as long as the finished product clocked in at three minutes or less. See the top films selected by jurors and vote for your favorite. The screening begins at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 21, at the Nevada Museum of Art, 160 W. Liberty St. Tickets are $5. Call 329-3333 or visit www.nevadaart.org or www.hollandreno.org. —Kelley Lang

reno Street Food

The gourmet street food event in Reno returns for the summer with more than 20 food, craft dessert, beer, wine and mixed drink vendors, including Still Rollin Food Truck, Shanghai Express Truck, Kenji’s Food Truck, BoDawgs, St. Lawrence Pizza Co., Pho Real, Bangkok Cuisine and Muha’s Indian Tacos. Local musicians provide free live entertainment each week. The kickoff party on Friday, May 22, features music by the Jason King Band. The event takes place from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. every Friday through Oct. 2 at Idlewild Park, 1900 Idlewild Drive. Call 825-2665 or visit www.facebook.com/ RenoStreetFood.

AStronoMy: Countdown to pluto

Get the latest info on the National Aeronautics Space Administration’s New Horizons space probe. After nine years and 3 billion miles, the spacecraft is nearing its closest approach with the PlutoCharon system. Gigi Giles, a NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory ambassador who also teaches astronomy at Sierra Nevada College, will talk about New Horizons’ mission and what scientists have discovered so far about the mysterious dwarf planet and its moon. The talk begins at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 23, at the Galena Creek Visitor Center, 18250 Mt. Rose Highway. Admission is a $5 suggested donation. Call 849-4948 or visit www. galenacreekvisitorcenter.org.

AniMAl Ark CheetAh 500

Watch the world’s fastest land mammal approach speeds up to 70 miles per hour during Animal Art’s popular event. Cheetahs will race off leash across the Ark’s cheetah field. Children must be 8 years or older to attend. Tickets are $40 for adults, $35 for seniors age 62 and older and $30 for kids age 8-16. The event begins at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 23, at the Animal Ark, 1265 Deerlodge Road, about 25 miles north of Reno. Reservations are required. Call (775) 970-3431 or visit www.animalark.org.

MAy ArboretuM wild liFe

The May Arboretum Society hosts guided walking tours of the Wilbur D. May Arboretum and Botanical Gardens on the third Saturday of each month from May through September. This month’s walk focuses on the wildlife that call the Arboretum home. Arborist Phil Brazier will guide the tour across the park, which includes wetlands, woodlands and gardens. The walk begins at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 23, at the Ranch House at Wilbur D. May Arboretum in Rancho San Rafael Regional Park, 1595 N. Sierra St. Admission is $5 and free for May Arboretum Society members. Call 785-4153 or visit www.mayarboretumsociety.org.