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CRITICAL MASK See Arts&Culture, page 14.

WE’LL HAVE A REGGAE OLD TIME See Musicbeat, page 23.

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It’s just a fantasy Welcome to this week’s Reno News & Review.

What the hell. We’ve actually got a few cover stories pretty far into development, and this train will roll for a while even if I stop conducting for a minute.

I can take some time off.

I have some projects that I can move forward if I take a week off. It’s spring break up at the university, so I could even potentially go out of town for a day or two. Hmm. Hmm. Of course, times are lean, and I don’t want to add a nickel to credit cards, so I don’t want to start any home projects that might balloon in cost between the beginning and the ending. But it surely couldn’t hurt any to draw up some plans for a nice new wraparound balcony off my bedroom. Wouldn’t it be cool to have my coffee and turkey and eggs with a half an avocado as the sun rises off my east-facing balcony by the middle of summer? If I played wave sounds in the bedroom, I could pretend I was on a beach.

But that’s just a fantasy.

Why, just pouring the footings could cost me, what, $60? And then each of those redwood uprights couldn’t cost more than $20 each, right? Hmm. Hmm. Wouldn’t cost me a penny to dig the holes to pour the footings in.

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As usual, we’re tweaking things around here. To put it simply, we’re going to reallocate the space we’ve devoted to liberal/conservative opinions for the past seven years.

I’ll be blunt about it. We in Reno are facing the most important local elections that we’ve faced in the 26 years I’ve been in town.

Northern Nevada is in crisis, and the decisions we make in November will decide whether we stand or fall.

We’re going to devote that space to local election coverage—no jurisdiction higher than Washoe County.

—D. Brian Burghart brianb@newsreview.com

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We’re already doing it

The lone fireman

Re “Will we do it again?”

(Feature story, March 15): We are doing it again. We have been in a proxy war in Iran since the Bush/Cheney crime family was in power. Obama as a president is no different. He has continued all of the same policies while pandering to his base that Iraq is over and nothing to see there. Meanwhile there are close to 50,000 troops still in Iraq, yet we are told they are noncombat troops, troops that still seem to die. This is at a time when Iraqi people and leaders have called for no U.S. presence in the region.

Under Obama we have expanded our wars into Afghanistan and Pakistan while neither country wants us there, we have attacked a sovereign nation and assassinated its leader in Libya, but that’s OK because it was Qaddafi, and he was killing his own people. (The real reason is he was switching his currency to the gold standard and nationalizing his oil.) Also rebel forces—Al Qaeda, armed, funded and run by the U.S./United Nations—wanted to liberate the country. The American people will fall for anything, including a war that is not called a war but a kinetic action. If the president is truly antiwar and pro-peace, we wouldn’t be arming Israel to the teeth while preparing for the U.S. with the U.N.—no congressional approval, completely illegal, by the way—to attack Iran. Our own problems are much closer to home, the war on terror is and always was a fraud.

You have a much better chance of dying from a bee sting or being killed by a champagne cork. We are lied into these wars, yet anyone who truly stands for peace and freedom like Ron Paul is demonized by the banker-owned, -operated and funded media.

The same media that will tell you Obama is a peace president while he takes Americans rights (Patriot Act extension, NDAA, etc.) and expands wars into nations that have attacked nobody.

Travis Wayne Reno

Re “Sign post” (Letters to the Editor, Mach 15): Anthony Matulich states, “I don’t want to hear that this was the work of a single individual and not that of a ‘communal belief of radical conservatives.’” What facts do you offer that it wasn’t just a rude individual? I don’t remember you voicing complaints when a bullet was fired through the window of a Republican campaign office some years ago or when vehicles were vandalized by individuals who deserved to prosecuted. Not to mention the threats made against elderly voters in Philadelphia during the 2010 elections by members of the New Black Panther Party. We could go on and on giving examples of this type of unacceptable behavior.

However, to claim that these are organized acts by either conservatives, Republicans or for that matter liberal progressives or members of the Democratic Party is slanderous at best. I would happily join you in finding and prosecuting these people who commit these kinds of acts. Let’s voice our political disagreements in a public forum or in private debate, but let’s do it politely and without the need to use the vulgar term you used to describe a vandal, not a person with legitimate political opinions.

Fred Speckmann Reno

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French the judges Re “Top 10 Worst Supreme Court Decisions” (Feature story, March 8): I want to comment that the Supreme Court’s current composition is six Catholics and three Jews—when the population of this country is 51 percent Protestant!

They are all older and wealthier, too. At least it has some females nowadays. And the predominant occupation of legislators at all levels is lawyer. If some people are unaware that the French have the best health-care system, the best-behaved children, the oldest contemporary democracy, the fondest former colonials, and even the best food, fashion and art—even the prettiest language—consider yourselves informed now. The French are ruled by professional politicians who go to a special school to become politicians and spend their entire careers as politicians.

Maybe we should consider adopting their ways?

Sheryll Wright via email

My view on Yen Ching Re “Dated night” (Foodfinds, March 8): I was disappointed to read the negative review your writer K. J. Sullivan gave to Yen Ching Restaurant based on only one visit there.

Now may I take my turn telling you about my experience at Yen Ching. My husband and I are longtime customers of that restaurant having celebrated birthdays, family gatherings and quiet dinners there over many years. More recently, we have enjoyed many happy lunches there with our school-age granddaughters.

Just one liberal Re “Top 10 Worst Supreme Court Decisions” (Feature story, March 8): I was impressed with your article. As a retired professor of business and government for 35 years, I taught this material and I was always there to remind my MBA students how important the courts were in shaping policies that affected our lives. Especially since the Citizens United decision, it should be apparent that we cannot afford the appointment of any more so-called conservative judges to the Court. We can only pray that if Obama is reelected that one of these so-called conservative judges will

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retire and a more moderate judge can fill his place! Thank you for this very important reminder of why this election matters so much to all reasonable people.

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The girls love it. Every time we go there, they are personally greeted by the owner, Marsha. They are seated at a table where they can wonder at the paintings of fierce dragons overhead, ponder the meaning of the gilded Chinese characters they see, and comment on the exotic fish swimming in the sparkling tanks along one wall. Among their favorite lunch choices are the savory egg flower soup, which arrives in gleaming little cups, the delicious handmade pot stickers, and the surefire-seconds fried rice. Always they look forward to finishing lunch with fresh orange wedges and at least two fortune cookies each. No wonder it’s one of their favorite restaurants!

Close by, my husband can be found dipping into his own rich dish of Yen Ching noodles. I am usually torn between the spicy chicken curry and the garlic-rich shrimp and broccoli.

We go there because of the excellent meals, the great value we receive for our dollar and for the very personal service we receive from the owner, Marsha. We appreciate being greeted with her warm smile and welcoming manner.

For us going out to Yen Ching has always been and continues to be a very happy occasion and a “standing date.”

Mary Fox Reno

Correction Re “The initiative to know the initiatives” (Right to Your Head, March 8): In the Right to Your Head column, we reported “Nevada currently has a law that requires a three-quarter supermajority in the state legislator to enact a tax increase.” This is incorrect. It actually takes a two-thirds supermajority.

We regret our error and apologize for any confusion it caused. The online version of the story has been corrected to reflect this.

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THIS MODERN WORLD

BY TOM TOMORROW

What were your teen years like?

Asked at Java Jungle, 246 W. First St. Artie Richmond Cook

Drugs. Trouble. Law enforcement.

And rehabilitation. It was a valuable lesson to learn.

Patrick Tanner Psychotherapist

My teen years were pretty interesting.

Somewhat rebellious, but good times in general. Went to three different high schools here in the area. Got expelled from every school in the county at one point. Kind of wish I could go back, but no sense in regret.

Election year conversions On Dec. 6 in Osawatomie, Kansas—a location he chose because it was where Theodore Roosevelt made a 1910 bash-the-big-boys speech—President Obama gave a major speech that got a lot of attention. It was part of a broader campaign that has unfolded since then to recast him as an economic populist as he headed into his reelection drive. He said, in part: “We all know the story by now: mortgages sold to people who couldn’t afford them, or even sometimes understand them. Banks and investors allowed to keep packaging the risk and selling it off. Huge bets—and huge bonuses—made with other people’s money on the line. Regulators who were supposed to warn us about the dangers of all this, but looked the other way or didn’t have the authority to look at all.

“It was wrong. It combined the breathtaking greed of a few with irresponsibility all across the system. And it plunged our economy and the world into a crisis from which we’re still fighting to recover. It claimed the jobs and the homes and the basic security of millions of people—innocent, hardworking Americans who had met their responsibilities but were still left holding the bag.”

It was inspiring stuff. It would have been even more inspiring if that kind of tone had found its way into the president’s policies and proposals during the previous three years of his presidency. Instead, he governed as the friend of the forces that caused the economic meltdown and bailouts of the Bush administration. He did nothing to reduce the size of those “too big to fail” corporations that caused the recession. He did nothing to break the procedural power of the Senate to stymie economic and

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other reforms. He appointed many of those who caused our economic problems to solve them.

We see this repeatedly. Al Gore is now a Nobel laureate for his efforts to protect the planets. It would have meant more when he had real power as a member of the Clinton administration, an administration so weak on the environment that some green groups resisted supporting the reelection of the Clinton/Gore ticket in 1996.

For a local example, U.S. Rep. Shelley Berkley— who has been well known for her opposition to taxes on the rich—has been trying to reposition herself for a statewide campaign by using lots of emotionally loaded terms—Republican Dean Heller is a “Wall Street Republican,” for instance, or “secretive millionaires and corporations” have benefited from the Citizens United court ruling.

But by spending much of her House career trying to reduce the estate tax, Berkley created pressure for greater taxation on workers and the middle class.

“Republicans like the look of Berkley’s estate tax proposal …” the Las Vegas Sun reported, not 10 years ago, but in December 2010.

Whatever else can be said about many Republicans, it is not difficult to know where they stand. There are Romney-like exceptions, of course, but generally Republicans campaign right and govern right. It’s the Democrats, who campaign left and govern right, who are difficult to read accurately.

The message for voters is this: The policy records of candidates Obama and Berkley, not their newfound economic populism, are the best guide to where they stand. Ω

Blain Reilley Student

Pretty wild. Busy all the time.

Rock climbing. … Passed school with minimum effort. I enjoyed them. I didn’t notice time.

Tyler Pearson Recycling worker

I spent my teen years in Reno. I’m just getting over them now. I’m 20. I had a really great time in Reno. It’s a great place to grow up. I can’t say I’m glad that they’re over, but they are over.

Jessica Bradeau Barista

Very structured and controlled, not necessarily by my parents but just by the level of activity I was doing. I was always either working or participating in some sport. Not a lot of free time.

I could say yes and no on whether I’m glad that they’re over. Yes, because I have more freedom to do what I want with my time and no because a lot more responsibility comes with that.

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Assembly budget chief Debbie Smith filed on March 6 for the Nevada Senate. Deputy voter registrar Deanna Spikula, left, took her filing.

Amodei: Buy U.S. The U.S. Import-Export Bank is about to bump up against its loan limit, and business lobbies like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce are pushing for Congress to raise it. So is the Obama administration. But Tea Partiers are honing in on the issue. The bank guarantees loans from U.S. banks to foreign businesses to buy U.S.-made products.

U.S. Rep. Mark Amodei of Nevada said he is undecided on how to vote on the matter. He said he heard from a corporate executive that the bank has made loans to an airline that has been ordering planes from Airbus, a European manufacturer.

“So basically, they’re getting a better deal from the Import-Export Bank on their borrowing of money to buy their fleet than we get, because we’re buying from Boeing [a U.S. manufacturer],” Amodei said.

He didn’t know if the Airbus matter would determine his vote, but he wants it examined. However, Boeing is pushing for raising the loan limit and said a failure to do so could lead to layoffs.

The Washington Post reported that congressional Democrats are hoping it will be another issue that “could pit the [GOP’s] business wing against ‘populist’ conservatives.”

Turnover The 2012 election campaign: Incumbents exit, newcomers enter

Romney and the church Two Nevadans are being heard from on the subject of Mitt Romney and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Salon carried an article by Boulder City native Sally Denton, author of bestsellers like The Blue Grass Conspiracy and The Money and the Power. The article is titled “Romney and the White Horse Prophecy.”

Denton’s article recalls the presidential campaign of Mormon Church founder Joseph Smith in 1844: “Challenging Democrat James Polk and Whig Henry Clay, Smith prophesied that if the U.S. Congress did not accede to his demands that ‘they shall be broken up as a government and God shall damn them.’ Smith viewed capturing the presidency as part of the mission of the church. He had predicted the emergence of ‘the one Mighty and Strong’—a leader who would ‘set in order the house of God’—and became the first of many prominent Mormon men to claim the mantle. … Romney is the product of this culture. At BYU, he was idolized by fellow students and referred to, only half jokingly, as the ‘One Mighty and Strong.’ He was the ‘alpha male’ in the rarefied Cougar pack, according to Michael D. Moody, a BYU classmate and fellow member of the group.”

Moody himself, now a Las Vegan who ran for Nevada governor in the 1982 Republican primary, has published a book, Mitt, Set Our People Free. A news release says the book “discusses the hypocrisies of Mormonism in an open letter to Mitt Romney in the book. … He delivers an insider’s look at politics, Mitt, and the Mormon Church, contending these hypocrisies relate directly to the manipulative mind of Joseph Smith and to practices like communalism and polygamy that he incorporated into his nineteenth century cult.”

These interpretations of LDS history and its role in Romney’s candidacy have prompted Nathan Orme in the New York Daily News to point out that in its later history the church changed its stance on political power and issues like polygamy. Orme notes a congressional investigation of the church in 1904-1907: “Ultimately, church President Joseph F. Smith [a different Smith from the founding prophet] appeared before the Senate. He disclaimed any theocratic agenda; he insisted that Mormons were loyal citizens of the U.S., and he pledged that the church would not direct or seek to dominate Mormons elected to political office. We now have more than a century of experience with that pledge. While the church occasionally acts politically—as do all American denominations—it has abided by Smith’s promise. Robert Bennett, for example, a former three-term Republican senator from Utah and a practicing Mormon, insists that in 18 years in office, church leaders never instructed him on how to vote on a single issue. Harry Reid, the Democratic leader in the Senate and a Mormon, says the same thing.”

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Nevada’s two election filing periods—one for judgeship candidates, the other for by everyone else—are now closed Dennis Myers and the state will have a full, rich primary ballot.

Officials trying to stay visible after being term limited out of their current offices, community activists trying to put their idealism to work, and more Republicans than Democrats, filed for office.

“You have so many incumbents stepping down at the same time,” political analyst Fred Lokken said.

“The folks who are stepping out are creating a remarkable vacuum and no significant players to replace them, in many cases, so ordinary citizens now feel they can have an impact.”

Term limits take hold in municipal races

The full list of candidates can be found at www.co.washoe. nv.us/voters /2012candidates

He said seeking office in this kind of an economic downturn is no inviting prospect, making the crowded lists in some races all the more unusual.

“The people running for [Reno] city council will have to deal with downtown redevelopment, teetering on bankruptcy there,” Lokken said.

Races for the U.S House and U.S. Senate seats are jammed. Five little-known Democrats filed for the House seat, but the only Republican

is incumbent Mark Amodei. Mark Haines will seek the House seat on an independent line and Russell Best is the nominee of the Independent American Party.

The expected frontrunners are there in the Senate race—Republican Dean Heller and Democrat Shelley Berkley. In addition, four Republicans and five Democrats— former Nevada regent Nancy Price the best known among them—also jumped into the race. The Independent American Party nominated David Vanderbeek.

At the municipal level, the departure of incumbents had newcomers lining up to run. In Reno City Council race for ward 3, seven candidates filed. That was topped by the “at large” seat where eight candidates filed, and in ward one, where nine candidates filed. The numbers were more normal in ward five, where there are just three candidates.

County Commissioner Kitty Jung jumped over into that council race where she will face Neoma Jardon and Kirby Lampley. Jung’s name recognition may have held down the number of contenders.

In the campaign for a Washoe district court seat, department 9, there is a star cast. Former Washoe district attorney Cal Dunlap, who prosecuted the sensational Priscilla Ford multiple murder case, and noted defense attorney and television host Scott Freeman are running for it. That seat is currently vacant as a result of the Dec. 20 death of Judge Robert Perry.

Freeman is the only applicant for appointment through the Nevada Judicial Selection Commission to the seat, so it is possible he could become the incumbent midway through the campaign, depending on how promptly the commission acts.

Lobbyists dipped their toes into elective politics, too. In the district 1 race for Washoe County Commission, Republican Marsha Berkbigler—who lobbied for seven clients at the 2011 Nevada Legislature—will be opposed by whichever Democrat survives the primary, Andrew Diss or Skyler Kachurak. Nevada Manufacturers Association lobbyist Ray Bacon entered the race for state school board in district 2, along with Scott Carey, Donna Clontz, Dave Cook, and Adriana Gusman Fralick.

One familiar name, local Hindu figure Rajan Zed, entered the race for a relatively obscure office—member of the board of the Verdi TV District.

He was joined by Kim Toulouse, H.R. “Bud” Mosconi, and Michelle Zunino Banbury (it’s a multi-member district, with residents voting for two from a list of four).

Local activists are also represented—Sam Dehne in the northern U.S. House race and Gary Schmidt in the race for Assembly District 39.

Free rides

In several races the outcome is already determined because only one candidate is running.

No one filed against Pat Hickey, the new Assembly Republican floor leader, assuring him of automatic reelection. The same thing happened to Republican Ira Hansen in his reelection to an Assembly district that includes part of Sparks. Egan Walker is the only one running for one of the state district court seats, department 2 in Washoe County, and all three Nevada supreme court justices who are up for reelection—Michael Douglas, Nancy Saitta and Michael Cherry—got free rides. Barbara McLaury is the only candidate for Washoe County School Board in district G. Rick Trachok has no opponent for Nevada regent in district 10.

William Gardner is the only candidate running for Reno municipal judge.

In what is either an indication of public satisfaction or a warning of rampant public apathy, Sparks city government saw a startling wave of free rides. Sparks city councilmembers Julia Ratti, Ron Smith and Ron Schmitt are all running for reelection without opposition. There are no

other city council seats up for election this year.

Sparks City Attorney Chet Adams also got a free ride, as did former mayor Jim Spoo, running for Sparks municipal judge, and Susan Deriso, in the justice of the peace race.

Lokken said he believes that “the level of apathy in Sparks is dramatic, and it can be seen in voter turnout, in who doesn’t show up at meetings, who doesn’t participate.” He said Sparks officials have constructed a way of essentially talking to themselves that shields them from an understanding of public indifference.

“These uncontested races will probably be taken as evidence that Sparks voters are contented,” Lokken said. “I would encourage the city fathers to look deeper. … There is probably a level of support among property owners, but not renters.”

He said Sparks officials do their own voter surveys and the methodology is dubious, failing to “match the demographic distribution to the population” and giving officials feedback from certain groups over others.

“They [city officials] devise their own voters surveys that leave a large number of people unrepresented,” he said. “They design the questions themselves instead of having them written by disinterested third parties.”

He said the comfort level of affluence and businesses with Sparks City Hall discourages workers and middle

Sparks is experiencing a startling wave of free rides class residents from running for office—“An average challenger just cannot organize the funds. You’re always outgunned by incumbents.”

In one Washoe County Commission district, a Republican is assured of election because no Democrat filed. The longtime director of Nevada Hispanic Services, Jesse Gutierrez, will face fellow Republicans Vaughn Hartung and Jerry Kosak.

There were a few surprises, as in Assembly District 24 where Heidi Waterman—a former Democratic worker and daughter of a former Clark County Democratic chair— filed as a Republican against incumbent Democrat David Bobzien.

A couple of familiar names appeared in school board races— former university regent Howard Rosenberg and Reno City Councilmember Dave Aiazzi.

Rosenberg will face Ken Grein in district D and Aiazzi is running against Diane Nicolet and Cody Johnson in District E. Reno City Councilmember Pierre Hascheff jumped into the race for justice of the peace, department 6. He faces Gemma Greene Waldron. Ω

Curbs PHOTO/DENNIS MYERS

Drivers aren’t the only ones having difficulty navigating downtown during a major street construction project. Pedestrians are also encountering closed or missing sidewalks. Here a crew installs new curbs on the east side of Virginia Street between Fifth and Sixth.

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On March 15, the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada voted to eliminate NVEnergy’s lighting rebate and low-income weatherization programs. Cuts were also made to programs such as the refrigerator recycling program.

According to a statement released by the Southwest Energy Efficient Project, “These actions will mean households in Nevada will be paying millions of dollars more in utility bills because they will purchase and use less energy-efficient devices such as compact fluorescent and LED lamps. In addition, jobs will be lost in businesses that produce, market and install energy-efficiency measures in Nevada.”

The decision is also expected to affect businesses participating in the lighting rebate programs, such as Goodwill Industries, which has sold 500,000 compact fluorescent lights in the last two years.

The rebates had already been suspended in January while the PUCN deliberated.

Commissioner Rebecca Wagner voted against the cuts.

Reid’s report Sen. Harry Reid released a report titled “Playing to win in clean energy,” which highlights plans to bring more renewable energy programs and research to Nevada to encourage job creation.

“A bright spot in Nevada’s effort to attract new economic opportunities has been the clean energy sector,” according to the report. “Nevada’s work to take advantage of its renewable energy resources does not come without risk, as many states have historically struggled to advance different economic diversification plans.”

According to studies cited in the report, Nevada ranks first in the U.S. in the development of geothermal projects, and third for its solar photovoltaic efforts. It also states, “Nevada’s wind energy resources could provide nearly 60 percent of the state’s current electricity need,” referencing research conducted by the American Wind Energy Association in 2011.

Read the full report at http://reid.senate.gov/cleanenergy.

—Ashley Hennefer ashleyh@newsreview.com

ECO-EVENT Learn the basics of beekeeping at Hungry Mother Organics in Minden. Chris Foster of Hidden Valley Honey will share information on the equipment and tools needed for feeding and managing bees, extracting the honey and other basic skills. In a follow up class on April 21, Mark O’Farrell will demonstrate how to transfer bees into the hive body. Orders for bees will be placed at the March class. March 24, 10 a.m. Each class is $20. RSVP is required.

Contact stacey@hungrymother.cc.

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Kimberly PhippsNichol is betting on public support for her green initiative.

Show time Clever Chicks and Dirty Girls Kimberly Phipps-Nichol is an entrepreneur. She’s the owner of Blue Water Studio, a sustainable planning and design firm, and Blue Water Style, an ecofriendly clothing and accessories line. She’s a LEED-accredited by professional and an advocate for sustainable living. And soon she will Ashley add “television host” to her repertoire.

Hennefer Her latest endeavor, Clever Chicks and Dirty Girls, is a television ashleyh@ show in the making. The show will feature women in the Northern newsreview.com Nevada community who are leading or involved in sustainable projects.

Phipps-Nichol hopes to raise $67,500 by April 4 through a Kickstarter.com campaign. At press time, the project had raised $3,895.

The money will go toward costs to produce the show through Reno’s local PBS station. If the fundraising goal is met, filming will begin in the fall. But if it doesn’t, donations will be returned to the donors and the cause will receive none of the collected money—Kickstarter requires a goal to be met in its entirety before it will disburse the funds. She plans to find other ways to fund the show if that happens.

According to the Kickstarter page, the show is intended “to fill the gap in professionally produced presentations celebrating women … in sustainability [and] show that sustainability can be beautiful and innovative, and has no stylistic limits.”

“It’s part of a mission to think globally, act locally,” she says. “I want Check out the Clever our community to be thinking about what we, as women, can do to make Chicks and Dirty Girls a difference. I wanted to make a show that was like that funny word Kickstarter page at ‘edutainment’—a mix of education and entertainment—that showcases http://www.kick starter.com/projects women.”

Phipps-Nichol says she has never hosted a show before, but that her /cleverchicks/ clever-chicks-and- experience as a businesswoman and public speaker will come in handy. dirty-girls. The first season of the show will have eight episodes, each with a different focus.

“We want to feature women in different sectors—like in geothermal, wind, farming—rather than just one woman for each episode,” she says.

If the show is successful, she will plan for future seasons. PhippsNichol hopes that it will “enlighten, inspire, educate and motivate women and girls to step into the power of sustainable careers and the prosperity of a conscious life. We want them to own and exercise the difference they can make in the world.”

She cites the success of women involved in local organizations like the Great Basin Community Food Co-op and Girlfarm/Grow for Me Sustainable Farm.

“There are so many women involved in sustainable projects here in Reno,” she says. “The local food movement is a great example of that.

It’s so much more than just the food—it’s the soil and water health, and the health of our children. And women are on the frontlines of all of that.”

This summer, she will enact the “think globally” aspect of her mission by traveling to Brazil for five weeks and working with residents to adopt sustainable living practices.

“It’s good for girls to get a bit of dirt under their finger nails,” she says. “Getting dirty is a wonderful thing for girls.” Ω

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Two professional wrestlers take the issue of illegal immigration into the ring

by Brad Bynum bradb@newsreview.com

Blue Demon, Jr., left, and RJ Brewer will meet in the ring in reno on March 23.

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High-flying, mat-pounding professional wrestling comes to Reno when the Lucha Libre USA “Masked Warriors Live” tour kicks off at the Reno Events Center on March 23. The tour features legends of Mexican lucha libre (“free fighting”) wrestling, like Blue Demon, Jr., who, in Reno, goes up against controversial, outspoken American wrestler RJ Brewer, a staunch advocate of cracking down on illegal immigration.

As always, the best pro wrestling blurs the lines between fact and fiction, and this fight also promises to blur the line between entertainment and politics.

We spoke to both wrestlers. (Blue Demon, Jr., spoke with the assistance of a translator, and some minor grammatical errors have been corrected.)

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Tell me your feelings about immigration.

Basically, my job in Lucha Libre USA is I have [a] contract. And my contract is as a pro wrestler, but it’s more than just a wrestling contract. It’s more of a job for me. It’s more of a mission to try to weed the bad out of the company, and keep the good. And there’s not much good right now, because, you know, these guys that wear these masks, nobody really knows who they are. Nobody knows their true identities, and nobody has actually ID-ed them to see if they’re legal and they have the proper paperwork to work in the United States. I understand that lucha libre is a culture that’s very rich in Mexico, but here in the United States, it’s not, and the reason for that is because it’s not part of our culture.

We don’t wear masks. We don’t have six-sided rings, and we don’t have these funny costumes. For me, it’s insulting that they’re allowed to come into my land and perform without even being checked to see if they have the right documents. So, my job is to go in there, and, one by one, take out all the wrestlers that don’t belong.

So this is something you take pretty seriously …

Of course. It’s my job. You have to take it seriously, especially when you’re wrestling in front of these

partisan crowds. You go out there, and these fans don’t care for you. Ninetynine percent of the fans that go to these shows are Latinos, and they’re going to voice their opinions. So I have to physically do the job, and that’s what you have to focus on to do, because you’ve got these people screaming at you, throwing things at you. It gets a little distracting, so it’s very serious. It’s not easy.

So within lucha libre, you’re kind of the villain?

Oh yeah, big time. There are a couple other Americans that wrestle, but the embrace the Lucha Libre style and they’re fan favorites. I’m definitely the guy—when I come out, they know who I am, they know what I stand for, and immediately let me know that I’m not welcome. I’m definitely the villain, definitely the outsider. I’m the minority in that company, ironically enough.

Do you see yourself as the villain?

No, not at all. Of course not. I’m a proud American. I’m trying to protect my country from these enemies, these guys that haven’t documented themselves yet. For me, I’m a hero. I’m not a villain.

But, obviously, when you’re wrestling in front of a crowd that’s made up of Latinos that are going to be biased toward the Mexican wrestlers, I’m a villain. But to my mind, I’m not.

Your opponent in Reno, Blue Demon, Jr., is an example of a wrestler who wears a mask and is anonymous, right?

Oh yeah. He’s a legend in Mexico. He basically represents everything that I don’t represent. So that’s why there’s this big clash of styles. There’s a clash of minds and a clash of mentalities.

He’s the proud Mexican wrestler. He’s been doing it for ages. He’s been in soap operas and movies and Dancing with the Stars in Mexico. So he’s a big star there. But he comes over to the United States, and I don’t understand why he’s a big star. Maybe the Mexican stars appreciate what he’s done over there, but he hasn’t done anything here yet. So my feeling is that hey, he has to prove himself. If he can prove himself against me, then maybe I’ll show him respect as a wrestler, but as a person, I still don’t know if he has the proper documentation to work here. That’s a different mission, and that’s what I’m going to try to accomplish in Reno.

Why is professional wrestling a forum for talking about immigration?

Because there’s 50 million Latinos in the United States and they’re very dedicated and very loyal to what they chose to watch, whether its soccer or wrestling, which are the two biggest sports. So in arenas like that, you

How do you carry on his legacy?

I try to put his name, his legacy on the top. The first ranking of all time.

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What’s your strategy against RJ? I don’t have a strategy. I go to fight.

I go to wrestle. I have 27 years in this sport. I have more experience. I don’t believe in strategies. He’s not a government. He’s only a wrestler. … He’s only a human being. And in the arena, I want to see him face to face, and I hope he’s very, very ready for me, but I think I’ll kick his ugly ass. Ω

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I hope I win. … I try to make everything. I have my technique, my mat technique, my sweep, slide—everything.

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For U.S. audiences who might not be familiar with him, tell me about your father, the original Blue Demon.

Well, he was my teacher. He was my father. He was the best man for me. I have my legacy. He was a great person.

He complains about the fact that you wear a mask. He says that you’re trying to hide your identity. For you what is the symbolism of the mask?

Why wear a mask?

I have my mask. I have my other identity. But I never show my face in public. That is my legacy. My mask for me is my legacy, my everything.

RJ wants to show my face. Well, he doesn’t have anything to bet. He doesn’t have hair. He doesn’t have money.

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He says that some of the Mexican wrestlers come here illegally. How do you respond to that?

I have my papers in order. I have my passport, my social security too. I’m not illegal. Maybe the illegal is him, not me. … He talks about many things about the illegals, but I’ve never seen his passport. I’ve never seen anything about him. He tried to show something, but he’s never shown anything.

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If Blue Demon, Jr., showed you his documentation, would you not want to wrestle him anymore?

No. My job as a wrestler is still my job as a wrestler.

When you come here to Reno, you have a bout with RJ Brewer. What are your thoughts on that match and RJ? Well, I think RJ is a good wrestler, but he has a big mouth. He talk about me many, many times badly. This is the match of real life. Blue Demon is the Latino people, and RJ is the American government in Phoenix. Well, we have a battle. I’m the victim in this moment versus RJ. And I hope I kick his ass.

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A lot of the wrestling fans see you as the villain, but you do have fans.

What do they say?

A lot of the really, really right wing fans, the real right wing Republican fans kind of appreciate me, but sometimes it’s not the kind of people I want. Those are more just rednecks looking to hate somebody. I’m not about hate. I’m not against legal immigration—I’m against illegal immigration. I’ve got no problem with people coming to this country the right way, and working, getting the proper paperwork, coming here and finding a trade or getting a job and doing well. That’s fine. But the ones who sneak in illegally, come here and hide, and abuse the system, get free health care, those are the kind of people I’m trying to eliminate.

If these wrestlers show me the documentation that they’re legal to work, then fine. But until then, I assume that they’re not.

more. … We trained together and he taught me for many, many years. …

He supported me. I was a student to him, for his techniques—all the movements, headlocks—he showed them to me, everything for this sport.

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know you’re going to get thousands of fans, so what better place to spread the message of, hey, this is what we want, this is what’s going on, than somewhere there’s thousands gathering?

I’m a professional wrestler, so for me it only fits to go into the ring and battle it that way. If I was a soccer player, then I would probably have the same mentality, just in a different sport. It’s basically, I’m taking my profession ... [and] my background in politics, all the tools I have, and I’m meshing it into one that will spell disaster for the Mexican wrestlers.

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Play with fire The Flamer Ben Rogers Aqueous Books There’s an obvious reason adults read coming-of-age novels: They remind us of what it was like to change from child to adult. More than by D. Brian Burghart that, they evoke “real” memories. They probably don’t refer directly to us, but brianb@ they certainly refer to people we knew— newsreview.com or thought we knew. As I read Reno author Ben Rogers’ novel, The Flamer, I was frequently transported back to the days Phil Burling and I tore up my home town in Nebraska. The hero of The Flamer, a middle-into-highschooler, Oby Brooks, is interested in making explosions, rapid oxidation, chemistry. I remembered the many fires Phil and I sparked up, only a few of which caused substantial property damage.

The author of the book is plainly interested in these things as well, but he’s also interested in the human chemistries of hormones, relationships and emotions— complex reactions among family members, friends, age groups and genders.

I don’t want to waste words with a long synopsis of this novel. It’s about a

boy who’s confused about what kind of an adult he’s going to be. He’s smart, which never made anything easier for any kid. He meets an archetypal “man” who teaches him some neat stuff and who’s oh-so-much cooler than his mundane dad. He starts a series of events that burn down a big portion of his house. He’s got an adventurous-to-gay friend (who loves Vienna sausages). He gets his first job in an adult world, where he meets a woman who captures his fancy. He puts her on a right path then leaves without saying goodbye, growing from a maladroit but likeable kid into a maladroit but likeable adult and a master blaster.

I was prepared not to like the book.

The word games irritated me from the cover on. I guess they’re over-broad for my taste. The Flamer? OK, I get there was a passive homosexual experience, and I get that the kid was interested in fire.

(Although, to be fair, I remember being about this age when some older kid asked me if I was gay before it was a common

euphemism. You can guess what I said.)

Please don’t spell “ax” as “axe” in the first paragraph of the first chapter unless you want me to spend the rest of the book wondering if there’s a joke I didn’t get.

The first word of the second paragraph was “Oby,” which I saw as a misspelled “Boy,” and then spent the rest of the novel annoyed by the obviousness of the anagram and hoping Rogers at least would not feel the need to explain it. While he

got many nicknames in the book to illustrate his development, at least Oby wasn’t Aman in the end. But again, I’m fully cognizant that kids this age like this kind of word play, and when I was 14 or so, I used to love these connections I could make into the writer’s mind.

But I liked many more things about this novel than I disliked. I liked the foundation metaphor of explosive chemical reactions representing sexual maturity.

Who didn’t feel like they were playing with fire at that age? Rogers does some provocative stuff with punctuation—omitting quotation marks, for example. His idiosyncratic punctuation is sort of a metasymbol for what’s going on with Oby, experimental from a scientific method, which would make this a coming-of-age autobiography. I liked how Rogers used Reno’s streets, the hills west of town, the geography of this place as a character in the novel. Moving from home to school to trailer to quarry advanced the action from an uncertain security to a certain insecurity, the necessary journey in a coming-of-age novel. When Rogers wants to be subtle, he can.

But most of all, I liked the kid. As I said, I knew him. Ω

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Dead Man’s Cell Phone At the risk of sounding like a Luddite, I’ll admit I came almost kicking and screaming to my smartphone. You see, everyby one I knew, including my husband, Jessica Santina stared at the damn things at every opportunity—at the dinner table, in meetings, while lying in bed at night, and even while I was actually in the middle of saying something to them.

How could something designed to connect people be the instrument of TheatreWorks of Northern Nevada such disconnection? Needless to say, presents Dead Man’s I eventually succumbed to the Cell Phone at the iPhone and must now make a conLaxalt Auditorium in certed effort every day to keep it in the Nelson Building, 401 W. Second St. my purse at dinner time.

Remaining dates: But I felt a sense of kinship as I March 23 and 24 at 8 watched TheatreWorks of Northern p.m., and March 25 at Nevada’s opening night performance 2 p.m. Tickets: $12 of Sarah Ruhl’s play Dead Man’s General/$10 students and seniors. For more Cell Phone. In Ruhl’s whimsical information, visit style, the story teases out all the www.twnn.org or various philosophies of cell phone call 284-0789.

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The lights come up on a somewhat homely woman sitting by herself at a café corner table, licking the remnants of a bowl of soup. She puts the bowl down and begins doing some work when a phone rings. And rings. Irritated by the distraction, she looks up and politely asks the gentleman at the table nearby, whose back is to the audience, if he’d kindly answer it. He gives no response. After much incessant ringing, the woman finally gets up to talk to him. But she can’t, because he’s dead. So she answers his phone.

By doing so, the woman, Jean (played by Jamie Woodham Plunkett), is drawn into the mysterious world of the deceased Gordon Gottlieb (Mike Austin). Jean, who seems until now to have been pretty lonely and aimless, is immediately seized with a beguiling sense of purpose: She will single-handedly give peace to Gordon’s spirit and to the loved ones he leaves behind.

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I found Plunkett’s portrayal of Jean to be utterly loveable and identifiable, and this is where Ruhl’s writing shines. For instance, when Jean ruminates on the nature of cell phones—why she’s unable to resist each ring of Gordon’s phone, while never having wanted a phone for herself—she says, “If your phone is on, you’re supposed to be there. Sometimes I like to disappear. But it’s like, when everyone has their cell phones on, no one is there. It’s like we’re all disappearing the more we’re there.”

Exactly.

But then, the play takes on a sort of Hitchcock-ian quality. Jean is swept into strange family drama involving Gordon’s cold mother, Mrs. Gottlieb (Debi Braat); his estranged wife, Hermia (Bernadette Garcia); his lonely brother, Dwight (also played by

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Then, unfortunately, the play takes a turn toward the mystical. We hear voices from beyond, get an alternate vision of the afterlife, have a sickeningly sweet reincarnation scene and, in short, make a complete left turn from where we’ve started. Which left me, in the end, unsure of what to make of the story.

I liked it, though. I immensely enjoyed Ruhl’s comedic writing, and what it has to say about our relationships and our overreliance on technology. I found Holly Natwora’s direction impeccable. There was solid acting by all—especially Plunkett. And production details like background sound convey mood wonderfully. But the story still left me scratching my head a bit. Ω

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with a little garlic butter. However, since I’d already eaten so many chips, I didn’t mind skipping the bread.

Brett ordered the chili verde ($9.99), which arrived with a large serving of pork covered in tomatillo sauce, rice and beans, and a side of tortillas. The sauce had a nice tang and wasn’t overly spicy and the chunks of pork were fairly tender. While the beans were tasty, the rice was undercooked and still crunchy. Still, it was a good dish overall.

We ended the meal with a piece of the flourless chocolate cake ($4.50). The cake was amazingly rich and chocolaty, with a raspberry sauce cascading over the sides. This was rich enough to split but so good you won’t want to. Midway through our meal, the friendly owner came back over and brought more wine for me and another beer for Brett with apologies that the meal had taken so long to come out. I didn’t think the food really took that long, plus the place was fairly busy, but I always appreciate free alcohol. I thought it showed how much the owner cared about keeping customers happy. She may be young, but she has already learned an important concept: a liquored up customer is a happy customer.

Unfortunately what the second glass of wine couldn’t do was make me get over the atmosphere.

Angelica’s is located in an old Arby’s, and by old Arby’s, I mean Arby’s circa 1975. The orange booths, wood paneling and brownish-orange tiled counter remains and had me looking around for the roast beef. A large wine rack is now on the former ordering counter blocking the kitchen from the dining area. There was Italian music playing in the background and some Tuscan themed pictures on the wall, but I couldn’t help but wonder while I waited for my food if I would get an Italian dish or a Big Montana.

Ultimately what you have with Angelica’s is good food and good prices with excellent customer service.

Angelica’s has only been open about six months so I hope that once the place is more established, the Arby’sorange will be out the door. Ω

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When the hostess brought the menus, I was impressed by the options. The menu is divided into sections offering traditional Italian and Mexican dishes ranging from cioppino to chimichangas. A very friendly waitress—who ended up being Beatriz Pico, the owner of Angelica’s—brought us a basket of warm chips and spicy salsa, and took our drink orders. Brett went with Pacifico ($3.50) and I went with a glass of the house Cab ($5).

Angelica’s doesn’t have much as far as wine choices, but they also have a full bar and quite a few beer choices so you won’t leave thirsty.

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Back to school 21 Jump Street A couple of years ago, if you were to have come up to me in a bar and declared, “I think Channing Tatum is a fine comedic actor!” I probably would’ve thrown my beverage on you and insulted your pants.

The resultant melee would’ve landed us in the clink for a night, ensnarled us in the criminal justice system, and alienated us from friends and family.

All because I thought Channing Tatum was by a weak actor. Hey, the guy was in Step Up, G.I. Bob Grimm Joe and Fighting, for god’s sake.

My opinion has been changing a bit over the bgrimm@ newsreview.com last few years. I thought Tatum was the best thing in The Dilemma, where he showed some twisted comic potential. His dramatic turn in this year’s Haywire is actually something akin to great.

Now comes 21 Jump Street, and it’s official: Channing Tatum is a badass comedic actor.

The man is funny, and is a ninja master of dumb-guy comedy.

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He costars with Jonah Hill, who came up with the idea, alongside pal and screenwriter Michael Bacall, to reboot the infamous ’80s TV show that launched the career of one Johnny Depp and gave Dom DeLuise’s son something to do for four years. The reboot departs from the original’s mystery-thriller roots to become a raucous R-rated comedy. It’s at once a tribute to the show and a hilarious mutation of it.

We learn in a prologue set seven years ago that Schmidt (Hill) was a loser in high school, prone to public humiliation and really bad hair.

Jenko (Tatum) was Mr. Popular, but his inability to get passing grades got him booted from prom. So they both have high school issues.

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The two meet up seven years later while applying to be cops. Jenko suggests the two become friends because he needs a tutor. They actually strike up a bond that’s heartwarming and brotherly, and embark on their careers as bike cops.

After an arrest where they dry hump a perp in a public park and forget to read him his rights, the two wind up in a newly restarted police program down on 21 Jump Street. They discover via an impassioned and angry speech by their foul-mouthed captain (Ice Cube most definitely brandishing his NWA persona … what a mouth on that guy!) that they will be posing as high school kids trying to infiltrate a drug ring.

The high school is where co-directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs) take the premise from fun to allout genius. Former popular guy Jenko is immediately deemed weird in his return to high school, while Schmidt’s brand of geek-loser is now in vogue and embraced. The two go on separate paths, with Schmidt finding fame as the school play star, and Jenko reduced to hanging out with the nerds.

The men soon discover the high school drug ring is led by popular guy Eric (Dave Franco, brother of James), an eco-friendly kid working on the school yearbook and distributing a new synthetic drug. Schmidt and Jenko’s consumption of that synthetic drug leads to the film’s funniest sequence, culminating with them two-finger gagging each other in the boys’ bathroom.

Tatum’s portrayal of Jenko is nothing short of precious. He’s a big idiot, but the beauty in Tatum’s idiot is that he’s endearing and likeable for the film’s entire run. That Tatum can make us feel sorry for Jenko is a testament to his surprising abilities as both a dramatic and comedic actor. He trades jokes with the equally strong Hill and more than holds his own.

The film contains various cameos by 21 Jump Street’s TV incarnation alumni. I will not give anything further away.

21 Jump Street leaves itself wide open for a sequel, one that was apparently green-lit once Sony Pictures saw the impressive opening weekend returns. Looks like Hill and Tatum have got themselves a franchise. They are a strange and wonderful pairing. Ω

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Values, principles, lessons and morals are necessary components to building a bright future. The sad truth is not all children are blessed with the people to instill these qualities. Nayeli has been blessed.

Nayeli has been part of the Big Brothers Big Sisters Mentoring Program for almost two years. She’s an animated 8-year-old girl, with energy and confidence radiating from her huge smile. However, she was born into a family with seven other siblings, which created a hectic lifestyle. It was easy for her to become lost in the everyday hustle and bustle of her home. Then Halley Picton came into her life.

“I was shaking a lot, smiling a lot, and holding onto my mom’s hand a little too tight,” said Nayeli, recalling her first encounter with Big Sister Halley.

Picton and Nayeli have been matched since May 25, 2010. Their two-year anniversary is creeping up, and the smiles the pair exudes show their happiness at having found each other. Picton has been more than a mentor and a friendly face to Nayeli. Over the course of these past two years, she has become a Big Sister and a best friend.

“I wasn’t doing well in school and got lower grades,” said Nayeli. “I would cry a lot because my reading

score was always really low. Halley helped me to be a better student and person. Now I want to be a teacher so I can help kids to learn like Halley helped me.”

“I get excited to see Halley and sometimes I jump on my bed after I talk to her on the phone because I’m so happy!”

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Not only does Picton help Nayeli with school, but she uses real life situations as life lessons and teaches her a thing or two about proper manners and good behavior.

Nayeli is constantly surrounded by brothers and sisters, both younger and older. It’s not always easy for an 8-year-old girl to get along with everyone in her family at all times, but having Picton around makes it a little easier. Nayeli says she’s learning to cope with the frustration

of pestering siblings and finding effective ways to handle her emotions, instead of fighting and arguing.

Nayeli said some of her favorite activities to do with her Big have been racing down the slides at the park or making chocolate mud cups.

Their relationship flourishes and grows every time the Big and Little are reunited.

“I feel happy when I’m with Halley,” said Nayeli. “I get excited to see her and sometimes I jump on my bed after I talk to her on the phone because I’m so happy!”

Similar interests are important to building a strong bond. Nayeli has a hunger for art. Picton shares in her interest and feeds Nayeli’s creative side by taking her on trips to the Nevada Museum of Art. They also participate in other types of artsand-crafts-themed activities.

With Picton’s help, Nayeli is shaping up to be a well-educated, polite and cultured young lady. She will continue to hold Nayeli’s hand and guide her through the trials and tribulations of life.

“I love Halley,” said Nayeli. “She’s the best Big Sister because she makes me laugh and is so confident and smart. I want to be nice just like her.”

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The time David Junell has spent as a Big Brother in the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern Nevada program has been as beneficial for him as it has for his counterpart, 12-year-old Matthew.

“It had been a rough couple of years for me,” Junell said. “When I first moved to Reno, the job prospects as a mechanical and structural engineering draftsman were good.

Now things have dried up. Besides my parents, my relationship with Matthew is one of the main reasons I have chosen to stay here.”

Junell relocated from Newport Beach, Calif., five years ago to be closer to his parents. He signed up with Big Brothers Big Sisters after moving to Reno as a way to get involved with the community.

“I did not think I would be without a family of my own at this point in my life,” Junell said. “I was blessed with a great upbringing and wanted to give back. Big Brothers Big Sisters has not only given me this chance but has expanded my social life and opened my eyes to the opportunities in the community.”

Big Brothers Big Sisters arranged the pair’s first meeting five years ago. Prior to the meeting, the association provided Junell with tips and guidelines for being a Big Brother, and he credits the organization and its structure for making it easy from

day one. BBBS frequently offers a variety of events for the two to participate in with other matches.

Junell and Matthew also enjoy sports like basketball, fishing, and Junell’s passion: snowboarding.

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“Matthew teaches me about fishing,” he laughed. “Reno-Tahoe is the perfect place to be, given the unique outdoor playground we are provided.”

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least once a week and talk on the phone in between. However, it’s not just playing sports and hanging out—Junell sees to it that Matthew does his homework before they go on adventures. He also helps enforce important social cues that will benefit Matthew later in life.

“I try to instill confidence in him,” he said. “I don’t give him answers to problems but give suggestions and another perspective he might not get otherwise. That way, when he’s older, he’ll be able to face life’s various challenges.”

From the start, Junell was delighted with his role as Matthew’s Big Brother. At the beginning, Matthew was hesitant to try new things like getting off the ski lift when the two went snowboarding. He wanted to show Matthew that it’s OK to fall down when he tries something new.

With practice, he assured him, he would get better. Now snowboarding is Matthew’s favorite activity.

“I even taught him how to look people in the eye when he meets them for the first time, Junell said.

“He makes me proud.”

It seems likely Matthew will continue to make Junell proud. One of Junell’s goals is to show Matthew how to overcome his dyslexia and support himself as an adult.

He takes Matthew with him to his work at a local construction site to

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As for the future, Junell wants to make sure Matthew becomes a contributing adult so he too can give back to the community. He wants Matthew to be a Big Brother.

“Being a Big Brother has been a very healing and even nourishing part of my life,” Junell said.

“There is indefinable value in having someone to care for and invest in.”

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There is something special between Horacio and Ron Anderson.

The pair is closing in on one year since they met, but the bond between them is like that of close siblings. They were introduced by the Big Brothers Big Sisters program last spring, and the relationship has been more beneficial to both Little Brother Horatio and Big Brother Anderson than they could have ever imagined.

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Anderson says. “There have been so many. Let me show you.”

Anderson brings out his cell phone and scrolls through countless joyful pictures and videos of his times with Horatio. The pictures captured moments at the motor-cross race, horseback riding, and at the Repticon Reptile show in Reno last year.

They both grin as they recall the foul ball that they caught together at a Reno Aces game.

“I have the ball at home,” Horatio said. “It nearly hit me and put a huge dent in the wall behind us and the ball itself. Lots of people tried to get it first, but we got it.”

Anderson set out to become a Big Brother after his children left home, and he returned to Reno from the Bay Area. He described himself as being a big kid at heart and he wanted to give back to the community, as well as find a companion for his adventures.

Horatio, 10, comes from a family of three sisters, who introduced him to the Big Brothers Big Sisters program. Horatio appreciates that his sisters still see their Big Sisters and wanted something similar for himself. Horatio is a smart young man with interests in science, origami and action movies.

“Most memorable moment? There have been so many.”

Ron Anderson, Big Brother “My favorite movie was Captain America,” Horatio said, “and Ron’s is Thor.”

Typically, Horatio and Anderson meet once a week, usually on the weekend, and spend anywhere between two and four hours together.

Anderson makes it a priority to chat with Horatio about his week before he instigates their activity.

“We have a friendship,” Anderson said. “We trade stories, and we listen to each other. We talk about school and what has happened that week and then we decide what to do.”

Horatio likes loud and lively activi-

ties, and last week, the pair headed to the Monster Jam at the Livestock Events Center. They don’t always attend events though. The duo also enjoys grabbing some dinner, especially Horatio’s favorite: chicken nuggets. Horatio has begun to think about his future, and he has decided he would like to be an animator, eventually working with video games. Anderson has helped him to assess his options.

“I helped him research the art institutes in the country and the classes that they require,” Anderson said.

It’s obvious by the way Horatio

looks at Anderson that he not only respects him, but looks to him for support and encouragement.

Even though he is a confident and inquisitive young man, his relationship with Anderson is very important to him.

“He is like a brother,” Horatio said.

He doesn’t say anything else, but the silence is golden. Horatio’s eyes dart in Anderson’s direction, and Anderson smiles. The pair quickly crack an inside joke and laugh fondly together. This bond will benefit them for years to come.

“I am not putting any time limit on this,” Anderson said. “It will last as long as it needs to last.”

Horatio turns 11 in April and, for his birthday treat, wants to go to Pyramid Lake. With the mention of the Loch Ness monster, Horatio reels off many facts on the topic, a hint at Horatio’s amazing memory. It is clear that Big and Little are equally inspired by each other, and they have many more happy memories to come.

101 THINGS TO DO WITH YOUR LITTLE!

Here is a small sample from a list of 101 different activities to keep Littles and Bigs busy together: 1. Go bowling, hiking or walking 2. Start a collection of something you are both interested in like stamps, rocks, coins, comics, bugs, dolls, figures, sports cards, etc.

3. Take a bike ride together 4. Draw, paint, work with clay, or make paper-mache animals or casts of each other 5. Learn a new sport together

6. Attend a BBBS Match Activity each month 7. Attend Little’s school play or sporting event to cheer him/her on!

8. Play charades, checkers, chess, backgammon, or any board or card game

12. Go rollerskating, blading or ice skating 13. Help your Little with homework or a school project

9. See one of our local sports teams in action

14. Take your Little to your place of employment

10. Walk the dog

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15. Visit a park and talk 16. Start a garden - indoors or out 17. Go swimming or even play with the water hose or sprinkler in the backyard 18. Make friendship bracelets, or do other crafts together 19. Play video games/pinball/pool 20. Visit the Humane Society or the ASPCA

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Get with the Program Volunteers the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern Nevada don't go it alone

The decision to become a mentor in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program is life changing and rewarding for both the Big and the LiTTLe. While potential volunteers may have some reservations about becoming a Big Brother or Big Sister, “it’s really about the one thing we all try to balance, which is time,” says chief executive officer, Ann Silver.

Silver says that many prospective volunteers don’t know the agency provides trained staff to ensure each relationship is a rewarding and enjoyable experience. “Mentors come from all walks of life, and are young professionals, college students, and retirees,” says Silver. “We don’t ask a mentor to be a LiTTLe’s teacher, tutor or subsitute parent. We ask that a mentor be a friend.”

The amount of time a volunteer is able to commit to a LiTTLe usually determines which of the agency’s program options will work best: the site-based program in six Washoe County elementary schools where the Big can visit with during the child’s lunch break, or the community-based program which enables BigS to connect with their LiTTLes on a specific evening or over the weekend.

"We don’t ask a mentor to be a LittLe’s teacher, tutor, or subsitute parent. We ask that a mentor be a friend."

Ann Silver, CeO, Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Northern Nevada Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern Nevada puts extensive effort into matching BigS and LiTTLeS so that each relationship is fun and enjoyable for both. The process involves interviewing prospective BigS about their interests, skills, and hobbies and matching them with LiTTLeS who like the same things. “We do a lot of work before that first introduction to make sure that each match will connect and endure,” says Silver.

Once the match begins, the agency offers many free and low cost activi-

ties in the community for BigS and LiTTLeS and publishes a monthly calendar on its website: BBBSNN. ORg. There is also an on-site reading and learning room with more than 400 books and 100 DVDs, and a list titled “101 Things To Do With Your Little” is given to every Big for reference. gail Lee, programs director, has been with Big Brothers Big Sisters for more than nine years, oversees the professional staff, and works directly with mentors, parents, and the children as the match matures.

“Our goal is to retain matches and see the positive outcomes from the strong bonds between BigS and LiTTLeS. Our evidence-based research validates that grades, school attendance, social skills, and avoidance of risky behaviors all increase as these relationships continue,” says Lee. “We have about 200 LiTTLeS waiting for BigS, and we could match them tomorrow if we had more BigS, she says, “and then we have another 200 children who are in the process of being enrolled.”

Chief Executive Officer (above): Ann Silver

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The Big Brothers Big Sisters program relies on donations made by the community. A donation of gently used clothing or household goods to BBBS provides funding to support the program’s children in need.

“Every item turns into money that enables us to find more volunteer mentors in this community and to pay for activities that support Bigs and Littles,” says Ann Silver, chief executive officer of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern Nevada.

Donations may be dropped off at one of the 43 bins in Reno, Sparks, Carson City, Dayton and Fernley, or items can be picked up by calling and scheduling a pick-up time. It is through these donations that the BBBS programs continue to serve children in need.

“Our donation center is a revenuegenerating business,” Silver says.

“The money we make is from selling the items to Savers, with whom we have a partnership agreement.

Savers then sells to customers home goods and clothing at discount prices. All of the money we derive from our pick-ups and bins is used to support our mentoring programs.”

BBBS has become skilled in collecting donated items. Matt Christopherson, one of the donation drivers for the BBBS program, said that since people are able to call BBBS and schedule a convenient pick up time, giving away no-longer-needed items has become much easier for donors.

In the past, the program would inform community members living in a designated area that Big Brothers Big Sisters would be driving around the area looking for donations. Sometimes the drivers would return with nothing. Not only is the center more efficient timewise, but donations have also gotten bigger and better.

“There has been an improvement in the consistency of the way this organization works, [and] now

the quality of donated items has improved,” said Mike Stutzman, a BBBS employee.

“When people look at their household items, they should see children being mentored, finishing high school, and becoming independent, productive citizens in this community.”

Ann Silver, CEO, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern Nevada

Donation drivers pick up 20,000 pounds of donated goods each week and will accept gently used clothing and small household appliances that weigh less than 50 pounds.

“We are very excited when people give us clothing, toys, lamps, appliances like toasters or microwaves, laptops or computer equipment, books, CDs, tapes, paperbacks, linens, and kitchen household items,” said Silver. “Most of us have a lot we can clear out.”

Donating to BBBS has more benefits than just assisting an organization that helps mentor children in the community: BBBS provides donors with a tax receipt on the spot, even mailing a tax receipt if someone donates to one of the bins.

The money collected from Savers

goes to matching Bigs with their Littles and to organize free activities for Bigs and Littles. The matching process is a lengthy one because the BBBS program wants to ensure that they make good matches for the Littles as well as the Bigs. Silver said even though the Bigs involved in the program are volunteers, running the program’s infrastructure costs money.

Some of the events BBBS of Northern Nevada is able to organize due to donations include purchasing sporting tickets, planning and funding ski trips and movie days. All of these activities are free to both the Bigs and the Littles.

“When people look at their old household items, they should see children being mentored, finishing high school, and becoming independent, productive citizens in this community,” said Silver.

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Donors Make a

BIG Impact Beverly Lassiter, director of Grants & Fund Development, has been with the agency more than five years, and in that time, has experienced the annual fluctuations in financial contributions. Lassiter knows that donors make a significant investment in the children served by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern Nevada and are the silent partners in the mentoring relationships.

Donors are enormously responsible for the impact our mentors have on children living in poverty and have much to do with improvements in their academic success and social skills. “These improvements create the foundation for a Little’s suc-

cess,” says Lassiter, who notes one Little who is now excelling at UNR and others who have gone on to become engineers and managers of local companies. “There’s no doubt that donors’ financial gifts enable these kids to succeed in life,” Lassister states.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern Nevada does not ask its volunteers to pay for mentoring activities and therefore, donors’ financial contributions enable the agency to offer the kids opportunities to ski, snowshoe, ice skate, take tennis lessons, tour local businesses, visit the legislative building, see art exhibits, and attend Aces and

Bighorns’ games.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern Nevada has been successful in maintaining long-term relationships with hundreds of individual donors and large and small business operations where companies’ employees recognize mentoring as a critical way to increase a child’s self confidence and self esteem. “Donors such as GolfTec, Harley Davidson Financial Services, Inc., International Game Technology, Port of Subs, Silversky Group, and John Dermody Ventures are but a few of the great supporters we are committed to recognizing as often and fully as possible,” says Lassister.

Big Brothers Big Sisters will hold its sold out Grand Chefs Gala on March 31 at the Atlantis Hotel & Spa and has already booked the event for Saturday, April 13, 2013 at the same location.

Board of directors Beverly Lassiter is excited to tell potential donors that financial contributions go a long way. Here is a sample of what their donations can do for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern Nevada:

$875.00

$375.00

$200.00

$50.00

one match between a Little and a Big for one year

the cost to sustain a match between a Big and a Little for one year

one weekend match activity for 50 Bigs and Littles

a comprehensive background check for each volunteer

(includes interviews of children and adults, match introduction, match activities, and professional resources)

(includes monthly follow-up, training for mentors, family visits, and match activities)

(the BBBSNN.org website lists all monthly activities under its "EVENTS" section)

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Act of Valor

Even if the real members of the military cast in this film could act—and believe me, they can’t—the story here is a sputtering dud and ineptly directed. Navy SEALS go on a couple of missions involving kidnap victims, drug lords and terrorists, and the film lacks a sense of adventure or purpose. The film’s big draw is that real military types are cast in major roles. Many of them look the part, but they have flat line deliveries. Still, that would be forgivable had directors Mike McCoy and Scott Waugh possessed the abilities to put together a decent action scene and gotten themselves a decent plot. This is a mess of a movie, and it made a ton of money in its first weekend.

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Friends with Kids

A large swath of the cast of Bridesmaids shows up for this romantic comedy that seems to be going an unconventional route for most of its running time. Too bad it falls apart in the last reel, cops out, and wraps up with some sort of weird Eyes Wide Shut ending.

Written and directed by Jennifer Westfeldt, who also stars, the cast is great and the movie works on a moderate level until the implosion. Adam Scott and Westfeldt star as two best friends living in Manhattan who decide to have a kid together while still dating other people. They are a likeable pair of actors, as are costars Kristen Wiig, Jon Hamm, Maya Rudolph, Chris O’Dowd, Edward Burns and Megan Fox. Westfeldt writes good dialogue and, let’s face it, Adam Scott is The Man, especially when he’s allowed to be a little mean. It’s a shame they couldn’t come up with something better than the torpedo ending.

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Jeff, Who Lives at Home

Jason Segel plays Jeff, a mopey guy in his 30s still living at home with his mom (Susan Sarandon). After getting a strange phone call looking for somebody named Kevin, and because he thinks everything is a sign after seeing Mel Gibson’s Signs, he goes on a day-long quest in search of the Kevin he’s destined to know. His quest leads him to his brother, Pat (Ed Helms), who is having the worst day of his life. Segel and Helms bounce off each other nicely in this pleasant effort from the brothers Jay and Mark Duplass (Cyrus). Rae Dawn Chong shows up as Sarandon’s friendly coworker, as does Judy Greer as Pat’s wife. It’s a good ensemble film that gives Segel a chance to play a mellower version of his goofy screen persona.

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John Carter

Every piece of marketing for this movie made it look like total garbage.

While it’s no amazing cinematic feat, it does manage to be enjoyable. Taylor Kitsch plays the title character, and he’s taking a critical shellacking for his central performance. I happen to think his performance is the best thing in the film. Based on novels written by Edgar Rice Burroughs way back when, this science fiction fantasy on Mars is a bit overblown in spots, and totally fun in others. I loved when John Carter, a Civil War soldier teleported to Mars, first discovered his ability to jump on the planet. And Willem Dafoe provides his voice to the animated,

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The found-footage gimmick is applied to teen party comedies with mixed but mostly lousy results. The script for this movie is no better than one of the American Pie direct-to-video sequels. While a bunch of teens getting together and throwing a wild party has been funny in the past, and will most assuredly be funny in the future, it’s not funny here thanks to a mostly unmemorable cast. I was a little less annoyed by a person continuing to film while supposedly funny things are happening as opposed to holding onto the camera while being attacked by monsters and maniacs as in past “found footage” films. But very few of the gags work, and this is all stuff we’ve seen done better before. It’s making a ton of money, and a sequel is already in the works. The found-footage thing is here to stay. Damn it.

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Ryan Reynolds plays Matt Weston, a CIA operative who has spent a year sitting in a safe house bouncing a ball against a wall and listening to tunes. He longs for the big assignment in the field, but the organization seems content to keep him out of the way and performing menial tasks.

Things change mightily when Tobin Frost (Denzel Washington) is brought to his house for some questioning and good old healthy waterboarding. Frost is a former agent gone rogue, selling secrets to enemy countries and making a decent living off of it. He’s also a dangerous, murderous son of a bitch.

Throw into the mix that he’s also virtuous, and you have your typically complicated Washington character. Reynolds and Washington complement each other well in this action thriller that constitutes the rare Reynolds film that is good.

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While it’s a bit of a relief to see a horror film not using the “found footage” gimmick, Silent House is ruined by a couple of lousy supporting performances and a stupid payoff after a decent start. There’s a pretty good idea at play here: Keep a camera on a girl who is being stalked by “something” in a remote house that is difficult to escape. Directors Chris Kentis and Laura Lau, who gave us the effective shark thriller Open Water, do a nice job of making the movie look like one long, continuous shot. It isn’t, but there are some impressive long stretches and clever edits to make it appear as such. Elizabeth Olsen, so good in last year’s Martha Marcy May Marlene, is a real talent. As Sarah, the young woman who just can’t seem to escape her damned house, she does a supreme job at playing scared out of her mind.

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This Means War

Likeable performers can’t save this silly film from running out of steam by the time credits roll. Reese Witherspoon plays Lauren, a woman with a job I can’t really explain—she’s some kind of product quality tester—who winds up dating not one but two CIA operatives (Chris Pine and Tom Hardy), who are also best friends. The two men find themselves in competition for Lauren’s hand, and they do all sorts of unethical things to win it. All three are good and funny here, but director McG can’t make the premise work for the entire running time, and the film just runs out of energy. McG, who made the weak Terminator Salvation, is quite the messy director. Full blame goes to him for this film’s failures, because the actors almost pull it off.

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An homage to silent films that’s actually a silent film, this is a funny, touching and innovative piece of work with a fun performance from Jean Dujardin. He plays a silent movie star at the dawning of the sound age, much like Charlie Chaplin, who either must make the leap to sound or slip away. Berenice Bejo plays Peppy Miller, a star on the rise. After sharing a scene in a film, their two careers go in separate directions. They’re wonderfully expressive performers, which suits Michel Hazanavicius’s film perfectly. One of last year’s biggest surprises, and they’ll be watching this one a hundred years from now.

four-armed Tars, a decent special effect.

Casting around Kitsch is awful (Mark Strong and Dominic West as villains … AGAIN), and it feels a bit long. But, like Waterworld before it, it’s much better than some critics will lead you to believe.

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Loud-quiet-loud Eviction “We started out trying to be straight reggae,” says Eviction bassist Austin Bunnell.

“But the grunge keep sneaking by Brad Bynum into it,” says guitarist and vocalist Shane Heimerdinger. bradb@ The band members were inspired newsreview.com to start a reggae group after seeing the San Diego band Tribal Seeds.

“They showed us that white suburban kids can play reggae,” says Bunnell, with a laugh.

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Many of Eviction’s songs, like “Sticks and Stones,” “Fly Away” and “Said the Shotgun” combine laidback reggae and grungy alternative rock.

The combination might lead some listeners to recall ’90s-style Third Wave ska—but Heimerdinger’s guitar playing doesn’t have the frantic upstrokes that characterize that music. And the songs don’t usually combine the two styles simultaneously but rather alternate between them—usually going reggae during the verses, and kicking on the distortion pedal for the rockin’ choruses.

“We do the loud-quiet-loud Pixies dynamics,” says Bunnell.

The transitions between the two genres could be jarring, but Heimerdinger’s clear vocals and clean-headed melodies lead the music, making the transitions smooth and cohesive.

Eviction is a trio, or, as they like to call it, a “triad of death.” Drummer Jacob Fralick brings syncopated bounce, with plenty of cracking rimshots, to the reggae sections and energetic momentum to the rock parts. The band members like the trio format—in part because two of their big influences, Nirvana and Sublime, were also three-piece bands.

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“Whenever I say those are our favorite bands I feel like a middle schooler,” says Heimerdinger.

Neither of those bands is obscure enough to be an impressive namedrop, and they’re both accessible enough to juvenile sensibilities that they rank among the first bands that younger listeners might get into when discovering rock music.

One of Eviction’s strengths, as it is for many rock trios, is in the bass playing. When there’s only one guitar, the job of the bass player expands, either taking on the role of rhythm guitarist, as, for example, John Entwistle would often do in The Who, or even take the lead. Bunnell’s walking bass lines often become the melodic leads of the songs, with Fralick and Heimerdinger locking into syncopated grooves.

And with his Mohawk liberty spikes and tendency to jump around, Bunnell is also the visual center of the band during live shows.

“I just really enjoy playing,” he says.

A neat effect of the quiet-loud dynamic changes is that it makes the superficially mellow reggae sections seem fraught with tension—the listener anticipates the eventual onslaught of the distorted rock choruses.

This effect is strong in songs like “Say Ah,” a song Heimerdinger says is about having bronchitis and having to take antibiotics.

“I hate doctors and I hate medicine,” he says.

The band members settled on the name when they were slated to play a house party for a friend who was getting evicted. They say they try to alternate between playing bigger shows, like their upcoming gig opening for Fishbone at The Alley, and smaller house shows. (They have a song called “Ryland St.,” named in honor of the Reno street that has hosted local house shows for the last 20 years or so.)

And they have a sense of humor about their music.

“This one is our hit from the ’90s,” says Heimerdinger, before launching into one song. “It’s called ‘Lowest Point.’ It’s about girls.” Ω

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Blues Jam Wednesdays, 7pm, W, no cover

The Cheatin’ Hearts, Ray Lawrence Jr., 9:30pm, no cover

Marysas Complex, 9:30pm, no cover

Karaoke, 9pm, Tu, no cover Open mic, 9pm, W, no cover

Karaoke w/Nick, 9pm, no cover

Karaoke w/Lisa Lisa, 9pm, no cover

246 W. First St., (775) 329-4484 Jazz Jam w/First Take featuring Rick Metz, 6pm, no cover

Karaoke w/Mitchell, 9pm, no cover

Karaoke w/Mitchell, 9pm, M, karaoke w/Nick, 9pm, Tu, W, no cover

Sunday Music Showcase, 4pm, no cover

Java Jungle Open Mic, 7:30pm, M, no cover

Lost Coves, 9pm, $1

Open Mic w/host Matt Waage, 9pm, M, no cover, Sound & Shape, 9pm, Tu, $1

Live jazz w/First Take featuring Rick Metz, 6pm, no cover

Live jazz w/First Take featuring Rick Metz, 6pm, no cover

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Archaeology, The Horde & The Harem, ViennA, 9pm, $3

Felsen, Stewart in the Basement, 9pm, $3

KNITTING FACTORY CONCERT HOUSE 211 N. Virginia St., (775) 323-5648

Fight Factory at the Knit 1, 8pm, $20-$35

Pennywise, Guttermouth, Melvin Makes Machineguns, 8pm, $22-$45

Havenside, Ashylus, Projections, Walk Away Alpha, 7pm, M, $8

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Transfer Effect, 9pm, $5

Soultorn, Seven Churches, Miscreated, 9pm, $5

Open Mic Night/College Night, 8pm, Tu, no cover

1180 Scheels Dr., Sparks; (775) 657-8659 71 S. Wells Ave., (775) 384-1652

405 Vine St., (775) 323-6500

March 22, 9 p.m.

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3rd Street, 125 W. Third St., 323-5005: Comedy Night & Improv w/Wayne Walsh, W, 9pm, no cover Catch a Rising Star, Silver Legacy, 407 N. Virginia St., 329-4777: Turae Gordon, Th, Su, 7:30pm, $15.95; F, 7:30pm, 9:30pm, $15.95; Sa, 7:30pm, 9:30pm, $17.95; Robert Kelly, Tu, W, 7:30pm, $15.95 The Improv at Harveys Cabaret, Harveys Lake Tahoe, Stateline, (800) 553-1022: Neal Brennan, Shayla Rivera, Th-F, Su, 9pm, $25; Sa, 8pm, 10pm, $30; Mark Pitta, Chipper Lowell, W, 9pm, $25 Reno-Tahoe Comedy at Pioneer Underground, 100 S. Virginia St., 686-6600: Mike “Wally” Walter, Evan Watson, F, 7pm; Mike “Wally” Walter, OC Gillham, Alex Peckham, Sa, 7pm, Mike “Wally” Walter, Danny Correa, Andy Garcia, 9:30pm, $12, $16; Hynopt!c with Dan Kimm, F, 9:30pm, $16, $21

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MO’S PLACE

3600 Lake Tahoe Blvd., South Lake Tahoe; (530) 542-1095

PADDY & IRENE’S IRISH PUB PIZZA BARON

Acoustic Open Mic hosted by Roger Scime, 8pm, no cover

PLAN:B MICRO-LOUNGE

Open Mic Night w/Michelle Pappas, 7pm, no cover

THE POINT

3001 W. Fourth St., (775) 322-3001

Karaoke hosted by Gina Jones, 7pm, no cover

Karaoke hosted by Gina Jones, 9pm, no cover

Karaoke hosted by Gina Jones, 9pm, no cover

POLO LOUNGE

Stevie D., 8pm, no cover

Gemini, 9pm, no cover

Gemini, 9pm, no cover

318 N. Carson St., Carson City; (775) 887-8879

Fishbone March 25, 7 p.m.

The Alley 906 Victorian Ave. Sparks 358-8891

1559 S. Virginia St., (775) 322-8864

Steve Starr Karaoke, 9pm, W, no cover New World Jazz Project, 8pm, no cover

PONDEROSA SALOON RED DOG SALOON

Darren Senn, 7:30pm, no cover

76 N. C St., Virginia City; (775) 847-7474 241 S. Sierra St., (775) 234-2468

Open jazz jam, 7:30pm, W, no cover John Palmore, 6pm, no cover

Corky Bennett, 7pm, W, no cover

Jake Houston, 1pm, Baker Street, 8pm, no cover

Jay Goldfarb, 7pm, W, no cover

Spencer & Morgan Funk Jam, 9pm, no cover

RUBEN’S CANTINA

Hip Hop Open Mic, 9pm, W, no cover

1483 E. Fourth St., (775) 622-9424

RYAN’S SALOON

924 S. Wells Ave., (775) 323-4142

Chord Soup, 8pm, no cover

Karaoke, 9pm, no cover

SIDELINES BAR & NIGHTCLUB 1237 Baring Blvd., Sparks; (775) 355-1030

SPARKY’S

9570 S. McCarran Blvd., (775) 787-9669

Gemini, 9pm, no cover

445 California Ave., (775) 657-8484

Melvin Seals

Apostles of Badness, Liquorville, 9pm, M, no cover, live jazz, 8pm, W, no cover

Geezerslaw, 9:30pm, no cover

Black and Blues Jam, 8:30pm, Tu, no cover

Sleepy Sun, The Soft White Sixties, 9pm, no cover

Strange on the Range, 7pm, M, no cover Tuesday Night Trivia, 8pm, Tu, no cover

STREGA BAR

310 S. Arlington Ave., (775) 348-9911

DJ Rhi Boot & Dr. Space Eskimo Beats, 9pm, no cover

Feather Merchants, Tom Foolery & Co., 9:30pm, no cover

’70s Party with DJ Dirtball Goes Disco, 9pm, no cover

STUDIO ON 4TH

Christy Lynn, 5pm, no cover

Christy Lynn, 5pm, no cover

Adams and Eves, alldaydrive, Memory Motel, Crush, 8pm, $5

1) Electronic Awakening screening, after party w/DJs Zach Rawlinson, Sean Murray, 7:30pm, $5

1) Fight of the Century Emcee Battles: Ace High vs. B Down, 9pm, $5

1) Keak Da Sneak, Nilla, J Clips, Ya Hemi, Quette Daddie, 9pm, $15, $20

Live music, 7pm, no cover

Reno Music Project Acoustic Open Mic, 7pm, no cover

THE UNDERGROUND

March 25, 9 p.m.

Mo’s Place 3600 Lake Tahoe Blvd.

South Lake Tahoe (530) 542-1095

Rumble, 9pm, no cover

Jamie Rollins, 9pm, no cover

ST. JAMES INFIRMARY

432 E. Fourth St., (775) 786-6460 555 E. Fourth St., (775) 410-5993 1) Showroom 2) Tree House Lounge

Karaoke hosted by Gina Jones, 7:30pm, W, no cover

Decoy, 8pm, no cover

106 S. C St., Virginia City; (775) 847-7210

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Decoy, 8pm, No cover

906-A Victorian Ave., Sparks; (775) 358-5484 1155 W. Fourth St., (775) 329-4481

SUNDAY 3/25 Melvin Seals & JGB, Groovebox, 9pm, $20, $25

WALDEN’S COFFEEHOUSE 3940 Mayberry Dr., (775) 787-3307

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17 S. Virginia St., (775) 284-7455

Sunday Night Strega Mic, 9pm, no cover

Dark Tuesdays w/Stefani, 9pm, Tu, no cover Karaoke w/Steve Starr, 8pm, Tu, no cover Rock & Blues Open Mic Jam, 8pm, W, $5

Sunday jazz, 2pm, no cover

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2) Doctor Rockit, 4pm, Soul Experience, 10pm, no cover

2) Doctor Rockit, 4pm, Soul Experience, 10pm, no cover

2) Soul Experience, 8pm, no cover

2) Red Hot Smokin’ Aces, 8pm, M, Tu, W, no cover

2) Dust on the Bottle, 7pm, no cover

2) Dust on the Bottle, 8pm, no cover

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2) Dale Poune, 6pm, no cover

2) Dale Poune, 6pm M, Tu, W, no cover

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2) Acorn Project, 10pm, no cover

1) Duran Duran Duran, 9pm, no cover 2) DJs Sean Murray, Crispylicious, 11:30pm, no cover

1) Galactic, Corey Glover, Corey Henry, 9:30pm, $27, $30

1) Conspirator, BLVD, Wyllys, 9pm M, $17, $20 2) SuperVision, Shane Suffriti, 11pm, Tu, no cover

ATLANTIS CASINO RESORT SPA 3800 S. Virginia St., (775) 825-4700 1) Grand Ballroom Stage 2) Cabaret

CARSON VALLEY INN

1627 Hwy. 395, Minden; (775) 782-9711 1) Shannon Ballroom 2) Cabaret Lounge

CIRCUS CIRCUS

500 N. Sierra St., (775) 329-0711

CRYSTAL BAY CLUB

14 Hwy. 28, Crystal Bay; (775) 833-6333 1) Crown Room 2) Red Room

ELDORADO HOTEL CASINO

1) Benise—Nights of Fire!, 7pm, $19.95+ 2) Capital Down, 10pm, no cover 3) Live piano, jazz, 4:30pm, no cover

345 N. Virginia St., (775) 786-5700 1) Showroom 2) Brew Brothers 3) Roxy’s Bar & Lounge 4) Cin Cin Bar & Lounge

HARRAH’S LAKE TAHOE

15 Hwy. 50, Stateline; (800) 427-7247 1) South Shore Room 2) Casino Center Stage 3) VEX

HARRAH’S RENO

219 N. Center St., (775) 788-2900 1) Showroom 2) Sapphire Lounge 3) Plaza 4) Convention Center

1) Brad Bonar, 8pm, $20, $25

JOHN ASCUAGA’S NUGGET

3) Milton Merlos, 5:30pm, no cover 5) Ladies ’80s w/DJ BG, 6pm, no cover

1100 Nugget Ave., Sparks; (775) 356-3300 1) Showroom 2) Cabaret 3) Orozko 4) Rose Ballroom 5) Trader Dick’s

MONTBLEU RESORT

1) Benise—Nights of Fire!, 8pm, $19.95+ 1) Benise—Nights of Fire!, 7pm, 9:30pm, 1) Benise—Nights of Fire!, 7pm, $19.95+ 2) Capital Down, 10:30pm, no cover 3) Live $19.95+ 2) Capital Down, 10:30pm, no cover 2) Capital Down, 10pm, no cover piano, j4:30pm, DJ JC, 11pm, no cover 3) Live piano, 4:30pm, DJ JC, 11pm, no cover 3) Live piano, jazz, 4:30pm, no cover 2) Arthur Hervey, 8pm, no cover 3) DJ/dancing, 10:30pm, $20

1) Rock Sugar, 7:30pm, $22 2) Arthur Hervey, 8pm, no cover 3) DJ/dancing, 10:30pm, $20

1) Rhythm Riders, 8pm, $25, $30, Brad Bonar, 10:30pm, $20, $25 2) Karaoke, 6pm, Club Sapphire, 9pm, no cover

1) Rhythm Riders, 8pm, $25, $30, Brad Bonar, 10:30pm, $20, $25 2) Club Sapphire, 9pm, no cover

3) Milton Merlos, 6pm, no cover 5) Shaka, 5:30pm, DJ BG Weekend Jump-Off Party, 10pm, no cover

1) Benise—Nights of Fire!, 8pm, Tu, 7pm W, $19.95 + 2) Live Band Karaoke, 10pm, M, DJ Chris English, 10pm, Tu, no cover

5) Shaka, 5:30pm, no cover

Bottoms Up Saloon, 1923 Prater Way, Sparks, 359-3677: Th-Sa, 9pm, no cover

3) Nils, 6pm, W, no cover

Elbow Room Bar, 2002 Victorian Ave., Sparks, 356-9799: F-Sa, 7pm, Tu, 6pm, no cover Flowing Tide Pub, 465 S. Meadows Pkwy., Ste. 5, 284-7707; 4690 Longley Lane, Ste. 30, (775) 284-7610: Karaoke, Sa, 9pm, no cover

55 Hwy. 50, Stateline; (800) 648-3353 1) Theatre 2) Opal 3) Blu 4) Cabaret 5) Convention Center

1) George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, 9pm, $35

PEPPERMILL RESORT SPA CASINO

2) In A Fect, 5pm, no cover 3) Chris Costa, 7pm, no cover 4) Bad Girl Thursdays, 10pm, no cover charge for women

2) In A Fect, 8pm, no cover 4) Salsa dancing with BB of Salsa Reno, 7pm, $10 after 8pm, DJ Chris English, 10pm, $20

2) In A Fect, 6pm, no cover 4) Rogue Saturdays, 10pm, $20

2) In A Fect, 6pm, no cover 3) Chris Costa, 7pm, no cover

3) Chris Costa, 7pm, M, W, no cover

2) DJ I, 10pm, no cover 3) Ladies Night & Karaoke, 7pm, no cover

3) Tyler Stafford, 5pm, no cover

3) Dance party, 10pm, no cover

2) DJ REXX, 10pm, no cover 3) Salsa Etc., 7pm, no cover

2) DJ Tom, 9pm M, DJ I, 10pm, Tu, W, no cover 3) Dudes Day, 7pm Tu, Mix it Up!, 10pm, W, no cover

1) The Robeys, 9pm, no cover

1) The Robeys, 9pm, no cover

2707 S. Virginia St., (775) 826-2121 1) Tuscany Ballroom 2) Cabaret 3) Terrace Lounge 4) Edge 5) Aqua Lounge

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407 N. Virginia St., (775) 325-7401 1) Grand Exposition Hall 2) Rum Bullions 3) Aura Ultra Lounge 4) Silver Baron Ballroom 5) Drinx Lounge

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Red’s Golden Eagle Grill, 5800 Home Run Drive, Spanish Springs, (775) 626-6551: Karaoke w/Manny, F, 8pm, no cover Sneakers Bar & Grill, 3923 S. McCarran Blvd., 829-8770: Karaoke w/Mark, Sa, 8:30pm, no cover Spiro’s Sports Bar & Grille, 1475 E. Prater Way, Sparks, 356-6000: Music & Karaoke, F, 9pm; Lovely Karaoke, Sa, 9pm, no cover

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5 Hwy. 28, Crystal Bay; (775) 831-0660 1) Breeze Nightclub 2) Casino Floor 3) Conrad’s

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For Thursday, March 22 to Wednesday, March 28 brates Greek Independence Day with dinner, a historical presentation, Greek dancing and singing. Cocktail hour begins at 6pm, followed by dinner at 7:30pm. Sa, 3/24, 6pm. $20-$35. St. Anthony Greek Orthodox Church, 4795 Lakeside Drive, (775) 971-0878, www.dopreno.org.

To post events to our online calendar and have them considered for the print edition, visit our website at www.newsreview.com/reno and post your events by registering in the box in the upper right of the page. Once registered, you can log in to post. Events you create will be viewable by the public almost immediately and will be considered for the print calendar in the Reno News & Review.

HIGH SIERRA SWING DANCE CLUB: High Sierra Swing Dance Club offers a free, twohour lesson in basic West Coast swing at its monthly dance party. Tim Renner and Donna Ewing offer the free lesson from 6-8pm, followed by a social dance to practice your new skills from 8-10:30pm.

Partners are not required. Sa, 3/24, 610:30pm. $7-$10 for dance party. Brewery Arts Center, 449 W. King St., Carson City, (775) 629-9369, www.highsierrasdc.org.

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HISTORY SYMPOSIUM: Hear nationally recog-

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best vistas from the Tahoe Rim Trail.

This speaker panel is part of the Tahoe Rim Trail Association and Cabela’s of Reno Spring Speaker Series. W, 3/28, 68pm. Free. Cabela’s, 8650 Boomtown Road, (775) 298-0238, www.tahoerimtrail.org.

CANSTRUCTION: The ninth annual educational food drive combines architecture, design, learning and planning. Eleven professional and student teams will create large art structures out of canned and packaged food. All of the food at the end of the competition will be donated to the Food Bank of Northern Nevada. On March 30 and April 1, the displays will be open to the public for “people’s choice” voting.

Participants can vote for their favorites with $1 per vote. W-Su through 4/1. Opens 3/28. Meadowood Mall, 5000 Meadowood Mall Circle, Ste. 1, (775) 331-3663, www.fbnn.org.

FRIENDS OF BLACK ROCK SPRING KICKOFF: Friends of Black Rock/High Rock hosts its annual spring event featuring music, food, cash bar, raffle prizes and silent auction. Learn about upcoming 2012 plans and generate funds to support Friends’ new and ongoing conservation, recreation and education programs in the Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area. Sa, 3/24, 12-5pm. $10 suggested donation. CommRow, 255 N. Virginia St., (775) 557-2900, http://blackrockdesert.org.

EARLY RENO IN PICTURES 1868-1920 PROGRAM: Historic Reno Preservation Society presents local author Carol H. Coleman, as she uses images from her Early Reno book to describe the early years of Reno from its start as a railroad town in 1868 to its rise as the state’s financial and industrial center by the early 1920s. W, 3/28, 7-8:30pm. Free. Mount Rose Elementary School, 915 Lander St., (775) 747-4478, www.historicreno.org.

GOLD HILL TUESDAY NIGHT LECTURE SERIES: Dianna Maria de Borges presents a Chautauqua performance “Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins 1844-1891.” Buffet dinner 5-7pm; lecture begins at 7:30pm.

Reservations recommended but not required. Tu, 3/27, 5pm. $15 dinner and lecture; $5 lecture only. Gold Hill Hotel, 1540 Main St., Gold Hill, (775) 847-0111, www.goldhillhotel.net.

EQUINES ON THE TAHOE RIM TRAIL: Staff, guides and trail ambassadors will talk about getting to trailheads, riding the segments, preparing for an outing, packing, rules and regulations and the

nized speakers, living history performers and local experts. Share in spirited debates and Q & A sessions. Speakers include David Pietrusa, political historian and award-winning author, and Jim Cooke, living history performer. W, 3/28; Th, 3/29; F, 3/30; Sa, 3/31. $45 per person.

National Automobile Museum (The Harrah Collection), 10 S. Lake St., (775) 333-9300, www.automuseum.org.

I RUN FOR MAISON–WALK/RUN: Friends, family and teachers will hold the second annual Maison T. Ortiz Celebration of Life Walk/Run, a 5K fun walk/run. This year’s proceeds will go to the restoration of the Bartley Ranch Park, which was devastated by the Caughlin Ranch Fire last November, and to finish Maison’s library dedication at Lenz Elementary School. Participants can register on the event website at IrunforMaison.com or the day of the race from 1pm to 2pm at Bartley Ranch Park. Following the walk/run, participants can partake in a celebration at the park. Su, 3/25, 2pm. $10 per person; $30 per family. Bartley Ranch Regional Park, 6000 Bartley Ranch Road, (775) 828-6612, www.Irunformaison.com.

IT’S ROSE PRUNING TIME: Master gardener and rose expert Charlene Oakes will

OUR CHANGING SEAS: CLIMATE CHANGE LECTURE:

discuss when and how to prune your roses. Sa, 3/24, 10am. Free. Moana Nursery Landscape & Design Center, 1190 W. Moana Lane, (775) 825-0600, www.moananursery.com.

Howard Spero of the University of California Davis, will explore the basic science of the Earth’s climate system, and examine the natural cycles of climate change in Earth history. He aims to demystify the realities of phenomena such as ocean (and Lake Tahoe) acidification and the potential for a warmer Earth in the not-too-distant future. Nohost bar begins at 5:30pm. Lecture starts at 6pm. Th, 3/22, 5:30-7:30pm. $5 donation requested. The Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences, 291 Country Club Drive, Incline Village, (775) 881-7560 ext. 7483, http://terc.ucdavis.edu.

JACL TERIYAKI DINNER: The Reno Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League present its annual fund-raising dinner, which includes homemade teriyaki beef and chicken, rice, hot tea and desert.

Sushi and other traditional dishes will also be available. The event features a raffle, traditional Japanese music and dance and entertainment by local cultural performing groups. All proceeds from the event and raffle will provide education scholarships for local students and provide cultural activities for the community. Su, 3/25, 12-3pm. $10 adults; $5 children age 12 and younger.

Senior Citizens Center, 1155 E. Ninth St., (775) 747-3886.

RENO EXPO 2012: Lockett Shows presents the Reno Home & Garden Show, Reno Off-Road & Motorsports Expo, Reno Outdoor Recreation Expo, Reno Pet Show and the Specialty Food & Craft Pavilion. F, 3/23, 11am-9pm; Sa, 3/24, 11am7pm; Su, 3/25, 11am-5pm. $10 general, $8 with online coupon; $6 kids ages 6-11; free for kids under age 6. Reno-Sparks Convention Center, 4590 S. Virginia St., (775) 849-8000, www.lockettshows.com.

JEREMY BLOOM: Squaw Valley Institute presents this talk by the former Olympic skier. Bloom will speak about his experiences as an Olympic skier and NFL player and how he became a successful entrepreneur. He will also talk about his nonprofit Wish of a Lifetime. The event takes place in the Palisades Conference Room at the far east end of the Village at Squaw. F, 3/23, 5-7:30pm. $10 SVI members; $20 non-members. The Village at Squaw Valley USA, 1750 Village East Road, Olympic Valley, (530) 581-4138, www.squawvalleyinstitute.org.

R.L. WILSON ON THE ARMS OF TIFFANY & CO: The curator, writer and consultant discusses Tiffany & Co. arms and an introduction to the firearms on display.

F, 3/23, noon. $10 general; free for NMA members. Nevada Museum of Art, 160 W. Liberty St., (775) 329-3333, www.nevadaart.org.

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KERAK SHRINE CIRCUS: The annual circus returns to Reno. F, 3/23, 7pm; Sa, 3/24, 11am, 3pm & 7pm; Su, 3/25, 11am & 5pm.

School mascot will lead guests through the village during this parade featuring music, singing, dancing and fun. The parade leaves from the Adventure, Learning & Guiding Center. Sa, 3/24, 4:45pm; Sa, 3/31, 4:45pm. Free. Northstarat-Tahoe Resort, 100 Northstar Drive, Truckee, (800) 466-6784, www.northstarattahoe.com.

$19 box seats; $17 reserved; $15 adults; $12 children age 12 and younger. RenoSparks Livestock Events Center, 1350 N. Wells Ave., (775) 856-3330.

LUCHA LIBRE USA: MASKED WARRIORS LIVE: The nationwide tour makes its first stop at the Reno Event Center. Blue Demon Jr. and Super Nova will take on wrestler RJ Brewer. F, 3/23, 8pm. $45$76.50. Reno Events Center, 400 N. Center St., (775) 335-8800.

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Parents looking for ways to inspire artistic creativity in their children may want to check out the VSA Nevada’s Rich in Art Festival this weekend. The festival celebrates the “Rich in Art” Nevada license plate, the design of which was created by then-fifth grader Beth Finta in 1997 and made available to the public in 2000.

Proceeds from the sale of the license plate benefits VSA Nevada and Nevada Arts Council programs for children. During the festival, children can get their faces painted and participate in eight hands-on art creation stations throughout the day.

Visitors can also view the VSA Nevada’s Rich in Art exhibit featuring 250 works of art created by children, as well as tour the historic Lake Mansion, which was built in 1877. The Rich in Art Festival begins at 10 a.m. on March 24 at VSA Nevada at the Lake Mansion, 250 Court St. Admission is free. Call 826-6100 ext. 3 or visit www.vsanevada.org.

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SWING INTO SPRING OPEN HOUSE & WORKSHOPS: The event will feature information about Morrison’s degree programs and opportunities for to meet and speak with program chairs and staff. There will also be two workshops during the open house: “Financial Aid: The Basics” from noon to 12:30pm and “Where Do I Start? Tips on Writing an Effective Resume” will be held from 4pm to 4:30pm.

RSVP requested. W, 3/28, 10am-7pm. Free.

Morrison University, 10315 Professional Circle, (775) 335-3900, www.morrisonuniversity.com.

TEEN ART NIGHT: Nevada Museum of Art in conjunction with the Holland Project present the fourth annual Teen Art Night, featuring live local bands and DJs, DIY work stations, music sharing and a screening of the West Coast skatepunk documentary Dragonslayer. F, 3/23, 6:30-10pm. $5. Nevada Museum of Art, 160 W. Liberty St., (775) 329-3333, www.nevadaart.org.

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ARTINEERING: Ebullience. The exhibition features work by artists Lance Dehné, Larry Hunt and Tim Yardic. M-Su through 3/31. Free. 4690 Longley Lane, Ste. 119, Building B, (775) 2290634, www.artineering.com.

ARTISTS CO-OP OF RENO GALLERY: Photo Fandango VI. The sixth annual accomplished and upstart photographers invitational features the work of more than 20 local photographers. M-Su, 11am-4pm through 3/31. Free. 627 Mill St., (775) 322-8896, www.artistsco-opgalleryreno.com.

BACKSEAT GALLERY AT COMMA COFFEE: Reflections.

The show features work by emerging local artists Jake Branco and Debbie Fontaine.

There will be five large focal pieces, created exclusively for this show, including one collaborative piece. M-Su through 3/31. Free. 312 S. Carson St., Carson City, (775) 883-2662, www.commacoffee.com.

Awards of 2012. The Nevada Museum of Art presents an exhibition of artwork created by Northern Nevada middle and high school students as part of The Scholastic Art Awards of 2012, a national program established to recognize and reward impressive talent among students. Entries are evaluated on originality, technical skill and the emergence of a personal vision. Exceptional entries are awarded a Gold Key, Silver Key or Honorable Mention award. Gold Key award-winning works are featured in this month-long exhibition, which will be housed at the new Holland Project Gallery. M-Su through 4/1. $1-$10. 140 Vesta St., (775) 742-1858, www.hollandreno.org.

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Tempting as it can be to tear off each other’s clothes on the first date, it can be less than conducive to a desire to meet up again to ask things like, “So … where’d you go to middle school?”

Also, you do risk getting labeled a hussy for not keeping an aspirin clenched between your knees— Rush Limbaugh’s advice for unmarried women he isn’t popping Viagra for—while the date you drop the aspirin for gets to put another notch in his oar. Men and women are biologically and psychologically different, and the sexual double standard springs out of those differences—one sex gets pregnant and the other sex gets paternity uncertainty. As nice and fair as it would be if casual sex worked the same for women and men, there’s an old Arab saying quoted by a Lebanese-born friend of mine: “If my grandmother had testicles, we would have called her my grandfather.”

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When dating, remind yourself that the part of you that’s clamoring for sex is not the organ that does your best thinking, and plan your outings accordingly. As for how long to wait to have sex, there’s no magic number of dates. But, since casual sex isn’t your thing, you should probably hold out until there seems to be an emotional attachment—on both sides. Maybe a good guideline is waiting until you and a man are kinda cuddly. Until that time, hint that your favorite sex position actually isn’t arms folded/legs crossed; you just like to get to know a man before you get to know how his chandelier looks wearing your thong.

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Friends. The show features work by members of the Portrait Society of Reno. M-Su, 6am-5pm through 3/27. Free. 5295 Vista Blvd., Sparks, (775) 354-2121.

Nevada College student and faculty exhibit honors and personalizes U.S. military personnel who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan since Sept. 11, 2001. M-Sa through 5/4. Free.

First floor of the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center, 1664 N. Virginia St., (775) 784-4636.

NORTH TAHOE ARTS CENTER: Wildlife in Wild Places.

North Tahoe Arts presents a collaborative wildlife exhibit from local artists Larry Hunt, Fred Boyce, Nina Porcelli-Fenn, Janet Martin, Alice Norton, Pat Edwards, Gretchen Davis, Mark Smith and Burton & Raschen. Tu-Su through 4/2. Art Gallery & Gift Shop, 380 North Lake Blvd., Tahoe City, (530) 581-2787, www.northtahoearts.com.

SIERRA NEVADA COLLEGE: Geographical Divides: Finding Common Ground. Nevada Arts Council Traveling Exhibit present this exhibit in the Prim Library. M-F through 4/6. Free.

999 Tahoe Blvd., Incline Village, (775) 831-1314, www.sierranevada.edu.

STREMMEL GALLERY: Bearings Claimed. Robert Brady’s exhibition of new work continues his line of inquiry into themes of abstraction and figuration led by familiar influences such as architecture and the human form.

M-Sa through 4/7. Free. 1400 S. Virginia St., (775) 786-0558, www.stremmelgallery.com.

NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE MUSEUM (THE HARRAH COLLECTION): Mutant Rides: Origin of a Species.

Burning Man automobile creations. M-Su through 7/25. $10 adults; $8 seniors; $4 kids

age 60 and older. Fleischmann Planetarium and Science Center, 1650 N. Virginia St., north of Lawlor Events Center, (775) 784-4812, www.planetarium.unr.edu.

ages 6-18; free for children 5 and younger. 10 S. Lake St., (775) 333-9300.

NEVADA HISTORICAL SOCIETY: Basque Aspen Tree Art Exhibition. This exhibition showcases images that were carved by Basque sheepherders in aspen trees across Nevada. The arborglyphs documented what was important to the Basque sheepherders from 1920s thru the 1960s. Photographs will be included to help tell the story of the Basque sheepherder. W-Sa, 10am-5pm through 4/28; Reno: Biggest Little City in the World, This exhibit features artifacts, photos, manuscripts, gaming memorabilia and art specific to the history and development of Reno.

Incorporated in the exhibit will be custom “Pickles” drawings created specifically for the exhibit by Sparks cartoonist Brian Crane. W-Sa, 10am-5pm. $4 adults; free for members, children age 17 and younger. 1650 N. Virginia St., (775) 688-1190.

NEVADA MUSEUM OF ART: Jacob Hashimoto: Here in Sleep, a World, Muted to a Whisper, W-Su through 7/1; In Company with Angels: Seven Rediscovered Tiffany Windows, W-Su through 5/20; Out of the Forest: Art Nouveau Lamps, W-Su through 5/20; The Canary Project: Landscapes of Climate Change, W-Su through 4/29; Tiffany & Co. Arms from the Robert M. Lee Collection, W-Su through 5/20; August Sander: Face of Our Time, W-Su through 4/22; Peter Liashkov: Paper Cowboy, W-Su through 4/15; Tim Hawkinson: Totem, W-Su through 10/7; Art, Science, and the Arc of Inquiry: The Evolution of the Nevada Museum of Art, W-Su through 7/1; Anne Lindberg: Modal Lines, W-Su through 7/15. Opens 3/24. $1-$10. 160 W. Liberty St., (775) 329-3333, www.nevadaart.org.

SPARKS HERITAGE MUSEUM: Celtic Heritage Exhibit. The Sparks Heritage Museum presents a Celtic exhibit in their changing gallery displaying loaned items from the Northern Nevada Celtic community. M-Su through 4/30. $5 adults; free for children age 12 and younger. 814 Victorian Ave., Sparks, (775) 355-1144, www.sparksmuseum.org.

TMCC MAIN ART GALLERY: Common Fate. This exhibition features work by University of Nevada, Reno master of fine arts graduates Jeff Erickson, Ahren Hertel, Katy Govan, Peter Whittenberger, Kim Musser and Jeremy Stern. M-F through 3/29. Free. 7000 Dandini Blvd. Truckee Meadows Community College, (775) 674-7698, www.tmcc.edu/vparts/artgalleries.

WILBUR D. MAY MUSEUM, RANCHO SAN RAFAEL REGIONAL PARK: King Tut: Wonderful Things from the Pharaoh’s Tomb, The exhibit features more than 130 replicas of many of the artifacts found in the tomb of King Tutankhamun. Additional artifacts help bring life to the turbulent times of King Tut’s reign while telling the story of the “Boy Pharaoh.”

VSA ARTS OF NEVADA/LAKE MANSION: Rich in Art Exhibit, VSA Nevada at the Lake Mansion features work by youth who created 250 art pieces during 1,000 VSA Nevada workshops in 58 classrooms. M-F, 10am-4pm through 4/30. Free. 250 Court St., (775) 826-6100, www.vsanevada.org.

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M-Su, 2 & 4pm through 5/28; F, Sa, 6pm through 5/26. $7 adults; $5 children ages 3-12, seniors

SIERRA ARTS GALLERY: Raven’s Alphabet: A Collection of Virtues. Elizabeth Paganelli created a series of work that follows the structure of the alphabet, assigning a virtue to each letter. This group of intaglio prints showcases her personal iconography and storytelling style as well as her deep desire to see and create balance, both in her artwork and in the world at large. Images of bird and ravens, skulls and skeletons of buildings juxtapose with flowers, yarn and pieces of script. Just like the virtues they are representing, these images tell a story, but the narratives are not always literal.

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CORAL REEF ADVENTURE: The SkyDome 8/70 largeformat film presents the real-life expedition of ocean explorers and underwater filmmakers Howard and Michele Hall as they guide viewers to the islands and waters of the South Pacific. M-Su, 1 & 3pm through 5/28; F, Sa, 5 & 7pm through 5/26. $7 adults; $5 children ages 3-12, seniors age 60 and older.

Fleischmann Planetarium and Science Center, 1650 N. Virginia St., (775) 784-4812.

DARK SIDE OF THE MOON: Pink Floyd’s legendary rock ’n’ roll masterpiece, is recreated in full-color HD animation with surround sound and new footage and effects. F, Sa, 8pm through 5/26. $7 adults; $5 kids ages 3-12, seniors age 60 and older. Fleischmann Planetarium and Science Center, 1650 N. Virginia St., (775) 784-4812.

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Poetry/Literature NEVADA POETRY OUT LOUD STATE FINALS: County semi-finalists will compete for the state title at Cargo inside CommRow. The Nevada state winner will then proceed on to the national competition in Washington D.C., May 13-15, 2012. Sa, 3/24, 12-3:30pm. Free. CommRow, 255 N. Virginia St., (775) 560-3859, http://nvartseducation.com.

Music CELTIC SONGS & DANCES: Reno Pops Orchestra’s Celtic celebration features the Blanchette Irish Dancers and the Nevada Opera Youth Chorus.

The program of Irish and Scottish music includes Mendelssohn’s “Scottish Symphony,” Stanford’s “Irish Rhapsody No. 1,” LeRoy Anderson’s “Irish Suite” and other Celtic favorites. Sa, 3/24, 7pm. Free. Bishop Manogue Catholic High School, 110 Bishop Manogue Drive, (775) 673-1234, www.renopops.org.

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Bach Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 547, Felix Mendelssohn’s Sonata No. 3 in A major and Brock’s own transcription of Handel’s Organ Concerto Op.4 No. 5 in F major, as well as jazz gospel organ settings by contemporary composer Joe Utterback and Maurice Durufle’s Prelude and Fugue on the name “Alain.” F, 3/23, 7:30pm. $20 general admission, $5 children with paid adult. St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 1070 W. Plumb Lane, (775) 781-4702, www.davidbrockmusic.com.

WOLF PACK BASEBALL: The University of Nevada, Reno plays University Loyola Marymount. F, 3/23, 2pm; Sa, 3/24, 1pm; Su, 3/25, 1pm. $5-$11.

Peccole Field, University of Nevada, Reno, 1664 N. Virginia St., (775) 348-7225, www.nevadawolfpack.com.

Onstage DEAD MAN’S CELL PHONE: TheatreWorks of Northern Nevada presents Sarah Ruhl’s award-winning comedy about a woman who answers a dead man’s cell phone and finds her life turned upside down. F, 3/23, 8pm; Sa, 3/24, 8pm; Su, 3/25, 2pm. $12 general; $10 students, seniors. Laxalt Auditorium, Warren Nelson Building, 401 W. Second St., (775) 284-0789, www.twnn.org.

JJ HELLER AND AUDREY ASSAD: The musical acts present a night of music and worship. Su, 3/25, 7pm. $12 general; $25 VIP meet and greet.

The Rock Church, 4950 Vista Blvd., Sparks, (775) 750-4431, www.inlinemusicproductions.com.

THE GREAT CELTIC WRAP UP: The Reno Irish Dance Company presents an evening of Irish music, dance and dinner. F, 3/23, 6pm. $30 adults; $25 seniors; $15 children age 12 and younger.

Dancin! Performing Arts Events Center, 3005 Skyline Blvd., Ste. 150, (775) 829-7878, www.renoirishdanceco.org.

L-CUBED: LOOK, LUNCH & LISTEN: Bring a lunch and check out this series of concerts that showcase University of Nevada, Reno, Department of Music students and faculty.

W, noon through 5/2. Free. Randall Rotunda, Matthewson-IGT Knowledge Center, University of Nevada, Reno, 1664 N. Virginia St., (775) 784-4278, www.unr.edu/arts.

LEGALLY BLONDE: Carson Performing Arts presents the musical comedy based on the Hollywood film that follows sorority sister Elle Woods to Harvard as she chases the man of her dreams and finds her own identity in the process. F, 3/23, 7:30pm; Sa, 3/24, 7:30pm; F, 3/30, 7:30pm; Sa, 3/31, 7:30pm; Su, 4/1, 2pm. $12 general; $10 students, seniors. Bob Boldrick Theater, Carson City Community Center, 851 E. William St., Carson City, (775) 887-2290.

PIPES ON THE RIVER: The Friday lunchtime concert series features guest artists performing on the church’s Casavant pipe organ. F, noon.

Free. Trinity Episcopal Church, 200 Island Ave., (775) 329-4279, www.trinityreno.org.

Sports & fitness MUCKER MADNESS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT: Men, women or co-ed are welcome to play and make up a team. Division champions are crowned based on competition only in a Round Robin format, four game schedule.

Trophies will be given for each division champion as well as tournament T-shirts for each team. A percentage of all event proceeds will be donated to the Virginia City High School Booster Club. F, 3/23; Sa, 3/24; Su, 3/25. $350 per team; $150 deposit required.

Virginia City High School, 95 S. R St., Virginia City, (775) 847-1114, www.nvshows.com.

Based on the Kathy & Mo Show

By Mo Gaffney and Kathy Najimy Directed by Edie O’Connor

LOVE LETTERS: Good Luck Macbeth presents A.

Starring Kim Carrol & Tina Terrazas

R. Gurney’s play about letters exchanged over a lifetime between two people who grew up together, went their separate ways, but continued to share confidences. Th, 3/22,

WEST END THEATRE

7:30-9:30pm; F, 3/23, 7:30-9:30pm; Sa, 3/24, 7:309:30pm; Su, 3/25, 3-5pm. $17 general; $14

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students, seniors; $20 at the door. Good Luck Macbeth Theater, 119 N. Virginia St., (775) 322-3716, www.goodluckmacbeth.org.

THE OUTLAW OF BLUE GRASS: Ghost Posse pres-

Fridays & Saturdays // March 16, 17, 23, 24, 30, 31 // 7pm (Doors open at 6) Sundays // Mar 18, 25 & Apr 1 // 2pm (Doors open at 1) Tickets $15 Adults // $10 Seniors (60+) // $10 FRC Students Available at Alley Cat Cafe, Epilog Books, Carey Candy Co., westendtheatre.us

Ad ul t Conte nt / / N ot s ui t a bl e fo r c h i l dre n // n o ba be s i n a rm s

ents this mystery dinner and fundraiser for the Washoe Club. Call to RSVP. Sa, 3/24, 710pm. $35 per person. The Washoe Club, 112 S. C St., Virginia City, (775) 425-0892, http://ghostposse.com.

SCHEELS RUNNING AND WALKING CLUB: Runners and walkers are invited to join this Tuesday night group run. Water and snacks will be available after the runs. Meet in the mens sport shoe shop. Tu, 6:30pm through 11/27. Free. Scheels, 1200 Scheels Drive, Sparks, (775) 331-2700, www.scheels.com/events.

Andrew Lippa’s jazz-tinged musical based on Joseph Moncure March’s 1928 narrative poem about a 1920s party. Explicit theater.

Ages 17 and older only. Th, 3/22, 8pm; F, 3/23,

8pm; Sa, 3/24, 8pm; Th, 3/29, 8pm; F, 3/30, 8pm; Sa, 3/31, 8pm; W, 4/4, 8pm; Th, 4/5, 8pm; F, 4/6, 8pm; Sa, 4/7, 8pm; Th, 4/12, 8pm; F, 4/13, 8pm; Sa, 4/14, 8pm. $18-$25. Brüka Theatre, 99 N.

Body & Pilates, 670 Alvaro St., Ste. B, (775) 745-4151, www.yogareno.com.

Virginia St., (775) 323-3221, www.bruka.org.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Not bad for a

few weeks’ work, or play, or whatever it is you want to call this tormented, inspired outburst. Would it be too forward of me to suggest that you’ve gone a long way toward outgrowing the dark fairy tale that had been haunting your dreams for so long? And yet all this may just be a warm-up for your next metamorphosis, in which you make an audacious new commitment to becoming what you really want to be when you grow up.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): This week I’m

taking a break from my usual pep talks. I think it’s for the best. If I deliver a kindhearted kick in the butt, maybe it will encourage you to make a few course corrections, thereby making it unnecessary for fate to get all tricky and funky on you. So here you go, Taurus: 1. The last thing you need is someone to support your flaws and encourage you in your delusions. True friends will offer snappy critiques and crisp advice. 2.

Figure out once and for all why you keep doing a certain deed that’s beneath you, then gather the strength and get the help you need to quit it. 3. It’s your duty to stop doing your duty with such a somber demeanor and heavy tread. To keep from sabotaging the good it can accomplish, you’ve got to put more pleasure into it.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The German

word Weltratsel can be translated as “World Riddle.” Coined by the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, it refers to questions like “What is the meaning of existence?” and “What is the nature of reality?” According to my reading of the astrological omens, Gemini, you’re now primed to deepen your understanding of the World Riddle. For the next few weeks, you will have an enhanced ability to pry loose useful secrets about some big mysteries. Certain passages in the Book of Life that have always seemed like gobbledygook to you will suddenly make sense. Here’s a bonus: Every time you decipher more of the World Riddle, you will solve another small piece of your Personal Riddle.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): “The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.” So wrote George Bernard Shaw in his book Man and Superman. From the hints I have gleaned, Cancerian, you are now in an ideal phase to be the sort of unreasonable man or woman who gets life to adapt so as to better serve you and your dreams. Even if it’s true that the emphasis in the past has often been on you bending and shaping yourself to adjust to the circumstances others have wrought, the coming weeks could be different.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In his book Word

Hero, Jay Heinrichs offers us advice about how to deliver pithy messages that really make an impact. Here’s one tip that would be especially useful for you in the coming days: Exaggerate precisely. Heinrichs gives an example from the work of the illustrious raconteur, American author Mark Twain.

Twain did not write, “In a single day, New England’s weather changes a billion times.”

Rather, he said, “In the spring I have counted 136 different kinds of weather inside of fourand twenty hours.” Be inspired by Twain’s approach in every way you can imagine, Leo. Make things bigger and wilder and more expansive everywhere you go, but do it with exactitude and rigor.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “Liminality” is a

term that refers to the betwixt and between state. It’s dawn or dusk, when neither night nor day fully rules. It’s the mood that prevails when a transition is imminent or a threshold beckons. During a rite of passage, liminality is the phase when the initiate has left his or her old way of doing things but has not yet been fully accepted or integrated into the new way. Mystical traditions from all over the world recognize this as a shaky but potent situation—a time and place when uncertainty and ambiguity reign even as exciting possibilities loom. In my estimate, Virgo, you’re now ensconced in liminality.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The Argentinian

writer Antonio Porchia said there were two kinds of shadows: “some hide, others reveal.”

In recent weeks, you’ve been in constant contact with the shadows that hide. But beginning any moment now, you’ll be wandering away from those rather frustrating enigmas and entering into a dynamic relationship with more evocative mysteries: the shadows that reveal. Be alert for the shift so you won’t get caught assuming that the new shadows are just like the old ones.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Every winter,

hordes of ants have overrun my house. At least that was true up until recently. This winter, the pests stayed away, and that has been very good news. I didn’t have to fight them off with poison and hand-to-hand combat. The bad news? The reason they didn’t invade was because very little rain fell, as it’s supposed to during Northern California winters. The ants weren’t driven above ground by the torrents that usually soak the soil. And so now drought threatens our part of the world. Water shortages may loom. I propose that this scenario is a metaphor for a dilemma you may soon face, Scorpio—except that you will have a choice in the matter: Would you rather deal with a lack of a fundamental resource or else an influence that’s bothersome but ultimately pretty harmless?

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):

You’re entering one of the most buoyant phases of your astrological cycle. Your mandate is to be brash and bouncy, frothy and irrepressible. To prepare you, I’ve rounded up some exclamatory declarations by poet Michael McClure. Take them with you as you embark on your catalytic adventures. They’ll help you cultivate the right mood. McClure: “Everything is natural. The light on your fingertips is starlight. Life begins with coiling—molecules and nebulae. Cruelty, selfishness, and vanity are boring. Each self is many selves. Reason is beauty. Light and darkness are arbitrary divisions. Cleanliness is as undefinable and as natural as filth. The physiological body is pure spirit. Monotony is madness. The frontier is both outside and inside. The universe is the messiah. The senses are gods and goddesses. Where the body is—there are all things.”

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You

know those tall, starched white hats that many chefs wear? Traditionally they had 100 pleats, which denoted the number of ways a real professional could cook an egg. I urge you to wear one of those hats in the coming weeks, Capricorn—or whatever the equivalent symbol might be for your specialty. It’s high time for you to express your ingenuity in dealing with what’s simple and familiar . . . to be inventive and versatile as you show how much you can accomplish using just the basics.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): As I was

driving my car in San Francisco late one night, I arrived at a traffic signal that confused me. The green light was radiant and steady, but then so was the red light. I came to a complete stop and waited until finally, after about two minutes, the red faded. I suspect you may soon be facing a similar jumble of mixed signals, Aquarius. If that happens, I suggest you do what I did. Don’t keep moving forward; pause and sit still until the message gets crisp and clear.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): A woman

named Joan Ginther has won the Texas Lottery four times, collecting over $20 million.

Is she freakishly lucky? Maybe not, according to Nathaniel Rich’s article in the August 2011 issue of Harper’s. He notes that Ginther has a PhD in math from Stanford, and wonders if she has used her substantial understanding of statistics to game the system. (More here: tinyurl.com/LuckAmuck.) Be inspired by her example, Pisces. You now have exceptional power to increase your good fortune through hard work and practical ingenuity.

Go to RealAstrology.com to check out Rob Brezsny’s expanded weekly audio horoscopes and daily text message horoscopes. The audio horoscopes are also available by phone at (877) 873-4888 or (900) 950-7700.

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Mushroom cloud David Melendez At 17, David Melendez is McQueen High School’s resident expert on magic mushrooms—and he is determined to make them legal. To Melendez, the classification of psilocybes is not only a needless restriction on a harmless substance, but also a roadblock to medical therapy.

Tell me a little bit about what you want to accomplish.

I feel like there are just so many negative connotations about drugs and the counterculture that it brings with it because there are so many manmade drugs out there. But psilocybin and mushrooms have been around for centuries. I just really think that if people look deeper into it and see what a profound experience it is and see how it can help [people], there would be a big change and people would understand a lot more about the world we live in and how we connect to other people.

Explain to me what exactly these mushrooms do.

Psilocybin is a chemical that’s found in certain types of mushrooms and those are known as “magic mushrooms.” Those give you a hallucinogenic trip. But, what most people find is that it’s more than just hallucinations. It’s a finding of yourself and an experience where you delve deeper into your person. I think that’s what people don’t see. They just see it as a drug.

What’s your argument for legalizing magic mushrooms?

Hallucinogenic mushrooms in the United States are completely illegal. I fight for the legalization of psilocybin for use with terminally ill cancer patients. What I see with a lot of terminally ill cancer patients is that they’re just flooded with an amount of opiates that people have prescribed to them. When I talk to people and they talk to me about drugs, I tell them like, with opiates, you can’t tell me every single step that was taken to make that pill and you don’t know what you’re putting into your body. You can name the name of it.

Perhaps you might not even be able to pronounce it. I can tell you what process a mushroom’s been through from the vulva collapsing, to the gills coming down, and it’s all natural. I saw some interviews of a terminally ill cancer patient who they administered a dose of psilocybin to, and she said that she felt like she could breathe. She wasn’t muddled through all these opiates. I really feel like you can get into a sense of dependence and then depression when you’re on those pills. It’s like the most terrible way to leave this world. If

Everybody motors around these days saying Loo-uh-vull and Nawrlins even if they’ve never been east of Salt Lake.

So, nuts to that. I’m really not all that concerned with sounding like a local.

Who gives a poop? I’m a Westerner, and I’m OK with talking the way we talk.

Which segues naturally enough into the petty little shitfits that we Nevadans get all wombly about every time somebody from back East says “Nuh-vaw-duh.” I mean, take your Prozac.

If a Reno anchorman says “Nevaw-duh,” that’s a blooper. If a Boston anchorman says it, so what? That’s the way a lot of folks back East say the name of our state. It’s fine. It’s OK. If I demand the space to say “Loo-eeville” and “Loo-ee-zee-ann-uh,” I will also, being eminently fair, grant that same space to people from nonWestern time zones to pronounce the name of my state with a Spanish style.

What the hell. You dig my non-local idiosyncracies, I’ll dig yours.

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What steps do you plan to take on the path to legalization?

First off, I need to inform people. What people need to see is what they’re doing with opiates that they’re making and giving to civilians.

Look at the crime rate because of the drugs—people are high on narcotics that the government is making and giving to our people. But, you don’t see someone be violent on mushrooms. They don’t feel violent, they just want to love. It’s free love pretty much. We have to fight the government. We have to fight for more experimentation with all of it. I think that as a community we need to drop all preconceptions of the mushroom. We need to see that it will do a lot more good than what we’re doing right now, drugs wise. Ω

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I’m a Westerner. Born in Oregon, raised in California, lived in Nevada, Hawaii, Texas and Colorado. As a result, I talk like a Westerner. Which means when I refer to the great party town that exists at the end of the Mississippi River, I don’t call it Nawrlins, like the people who live there do. I call it New Or-luns. Or even New Or-leens (which really makes Southerners cringe). And I don’t say the name of that fair city’s state, “Looziana,” as they do. Out West, we say, “Loo-ee-zee-ann-uh.”

There ya go.

Same with the biggest city in Kentucky. Maybe those locals say Loouh-vull. OK, fine. Out here, we say Looee-ville. That’s it. And don’t even get me started with Nor-folk (Norfuk?)

I point this out because where does it say that everybody is now supposed to sound like a local, no matter where you’re from? With no regard for the fact that, in reality, trying to come off like a local is completely phony?

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you’re going to die, then why die dependent on a man-made drug? Psilocybin is not addictive at all and gives you a body high that would get a lot of cancer patients through the pain. It also helps the cancer patients come to terms with the passing through this world because you see interconnectedness in this world.

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New topic: OK, we got us a new mega-flick, The Hunger Games.

Deciding to investigate further, I downloaded the book and checked it out. Up front, it was labeled as a book for ages 12 and up, so I knew where I was headed—that happyface fluffy zone called YA (young adult). The verdict? Yep, YA all the way.

As in, it’s pretty lightweight stuff. As in, Hunger author Suzanne Collins makes J.K. Rowling look like freakin’ Fyodor Dostoyevsky. As in, even in this futuristic, New America setting, it still manages to eventually morph into—what else?—a teen love story. Granted, this might make for a good flick. But it’s basically as advertised—the kind of book you give to your 14 year-old in hopes that he/she will put down the goddamn Xbox and read something, for a change. Ω

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