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Welcome to this week’s Reno News & Review. Last Thursday, May 31, was our third and final candidate forum before the June 12 primary elections. This forum, for Reno mayor candidates, was easily our best attended. We billed the events as “Speak Youth to Power,” hoping to attract some young people out to ask questions. And while there was a handful of young people at last week’s forum, most of the crowd was gray-haired. Still, the event was fascinating. Four candidates showed up—Azzi Shirazi, Eddie Lorton, William Mantle and incumbent Hillary Schieve—and to my mind, showing up gave those four candidates an edge over the other four on the ballot. (At our city council forum a few weeks ago, only incumbents Naomi Duerr and Paul McKenzie showed up. For both the city council and mayor forums, all of the candidates were invited.) The discussion ranged from management of public spaces to the presence of strip clubs downtown. The sexual harassment claims filed against former city manager Andrew Clinger were a big topic, and the issue of sexual harassment seemed to make some candidates a little uncomfortable. The topic that came up the most was cost-of-living—rents going up, affordable housing hard to find and harder to hold on to, and people getting pissed. These forums were collaborations among us, the website This is Reno, the community radio station KWNK, arts nonprofit the Holland Project, and the Washoe County Library System. Folks from all those outfits worked hard on the project, and I thank them all. An extra big thanks to Alejandra Hernández Chávez, a community organizer from ACTIONN, who was fantastic moderating all three forums. We’ll be back with something similar before the general election in November. And don’t forget to vote on Tuesday!
Editor’s note: Two of these letters were also posted as reader comments, which is why one responds to another. Re “Giunchigliani for governor” (editorial, May 24): I worked on the DMV Y2K project in the late ’90s. We had to go before the legislature’s Interim Finance Committee of which she was a member. She was rude, dismissive, and downright insulting. She implied we were all out to screw the State and steal stuff. Wouldn’t even look anyone in the eye as if we were pond scum. This was 20 years ago, and I still remember. I will never vote for her. Barbara B Meyer Reno Re “Giunchigliani for governor” (editorial, May 24): I’m sorry you got your feelings hurt, but that doesn’t sound like the Chris G I know. Chris has been supporting collective bargaining for state workers in the DMV and other state agencies her entire career. She is tough but not rude and contrary to what you say looks everyone in the eye! Bob Fulkerson Reno Re “Giunchigliani for governor” (editorial, May 24): I don’t see that it makes any difference which Democrat might win the primary. They both offer the same thing: Higher taxes, restrictions on First and Second amendment rights, and compromising safety and security with open borders. Stephen Bloyd Carson City
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Dean Heller’s long, slow, downhill slide This week, Dean Heller put out a news release that read, “Dean Heller ended last week at the opening ceremony of the mobile Vietnam Veterans Moving Wall in Minden, NV. Meanwhile, [his opponent] Congresswoman Jacky Rosen ended her week by fundraising with Hollywood elite in California at the home of Jimmy Kimmel.” We suspect that many comparisons of schedules could have provided such juxtapositions of competing appearances that would not put Heller at such an advantage, making us wonder why he would resort to such a cheap shot. But since he has done so, we thought we’d take a look at how he spent his time at that Minden appearance. In the course of his time there, he chatted with a Reno Gazette Journal reporter, who asked him about his reaction to families being split up at the Mexican border. This became an issue on April 6, when U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced his “zero tolerance” policy toward freedom-seeking migrants making illegal border crossings. The policy was conducted as offensively as possible— migrants criminally charged, their children taken from them and, in a typically Trump administration twist, their rosaries confiscated. We are not making up that last item. In his interview with the RGJ, Heller became perhaps the last person who can breathe on a mirror to oppose this policy—56 days after it was announced. The RGJ, for some reason, thought Heller’s position was some kind of a ringing declaration. Here is some of the on- and offline verbiage that surrounded it in the newspaper: “Heller bashes Trump administration’s migrant family separation policy at the border.” “Heller blasts divisive
family separation policy.” “GOP Senator comes out against splitting up migrant families at the border.” “But he didn’t mince many words when asked about family separations at the border.” Whew. We’re not sure what roused the headline writer, but if it’s Heller’s words, then there’s a hair trigger on the reach for the thesaurus. Here is the grand statement from Heller, in its entirety, that inspired all that purple prose: “I do not like the policy. There will be legislation they’re working on, I haven’t seen it yet, but there’s some bipartisan legislation they’re working on, and I’ll take a look at it when I get back on Monday.” “I do not like the policy”—and then off into process. How brutal a denunciation. How heartwarming an espousal of family values. This is typical of what D.C. has done to Dean Heller. He waits forever to negotiate the shoals of which interest groups he wants least to offend, then when he finally decides what stance is least objectionable to the most people, he delivers a mouse of a position. Meanwhile, the state and national consensus has formed without him. No minced words? These are barely words, and they are minced to pieces. Heller could have led, and not just on this. On so many issues—national health care, guns, environmental issues, Heller has become so calculating that we have no idea where he really stands on anything, only where he thinks it is smart to stand. That was never a problem when he was a state legislator and secretary of state, back when he actually told us what he thought, and when he thought well. Ω
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“At the Illusionist’s Table” is theater for the palate as well. Guests enjoy three courses of Nevada’s finest dining, created by Liberty Food & Wine Exchange owner and chef Mark Estee in an intimate dinner party atmosphere. With its limited Reno engagement — with room for just 24 guests at each of the eight performances — no two nights are the same. Tickets are bound to sell out, as they have for Silven’s performances around the world from Edinburgh to New York.
As a mentalist, Silven’s performances are are influenced by hypnotism, performance art and a lifelong interest in the human psyche. He says the essence of his work explores the mind, memory and human potential.
“Through weaving together storytelling, suggestion, psychological and traditional theatrical techniques … my audiences are not only left wondering whether it was hypnosis, psychology, or real mind reading but hopefully galvanized with a sense of wonder that motivates and inspires,” he says. Silven says he wants audiences to leave knowing that they have not only experienced, but were agents in, something remarkable. “I really believe that mystery is intrinsic to the human mind,” he says. “My work should hopefully make you look closely at your own life, consider what motivates you, what you’re capable of, and discover that your life is not a problem to be solved but rather a mystery to be lived.”
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Trump’s anti-family policy If the pictures of young children sleeping on mats in a chain link cage or the descriptions of toddlers being forcibly separated from their mothers don’t break your heart, you truly have no soul. The Trump administration is now prosecuting parents who cross the border illegally with smuggling their own children, even if the family is seeking asylum, running from violence and terror in their home country. Border patrol agents grab the children, put them on a bus to a far away detention center, and then proceed with prosecution or deportation of the parent, sometimes without reunifying with their children. An attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union said they’ve come across cases where children who are barely one year old have been ripped away from their families. It’s cruel. It’s sickening. It’s inhumane. And it’s un-American. At least it used to be. Attorney General Jeff Sessions justifies these actions as rightful punishment, pure and simple, intended to deter others from
attempting the border crossing. Trump chief of staff John Kelly is famously blasé about the fate of these children, saying, “They’ll be taken care of, put into foster care, or whatever.” “Whatever” appears to be the operative word. The Republican Congress doesn’t seem to care very much, its members unwilling to put any pressure on Trump to stop enforcing the policy of separating children and their parents, scarring immigrant families and vulnerable children for life. Democrats are objecting, however. Representative Ted Lieu tweeted: “There are many ways to describe the @realDonaldTrump policy of ripping children away from their parents at the border. It violates human rights laws. It is unAmerican. It would shock Jesus. But I think the most appropriate way to describe it is this: The policy is evil.” What can you do about it? Contact Sen. Dean Heller and Rep. Mark Amodei immediately and demand they put an end to separating children from their families.
Call often and get others to call. You can also donate to the ACLU Immigrant Rights project and commend them for filing suit against our government to stop the traumatization of immigrant families. Another group of children may also be in peril. The New York Times reported in late April on a congressional hearing at which the Department of Health and Human Services admitted they’ve lost track of 1,500 migrant children who showed up by themselves at our southern border, fleeing chaos, crime and persecution in their homeland, desperately seeking asylum in the United States. The children are placed with “sponsors,” some of whom are family members, although others are strangers. Many of the sponsors did not respond to follow-up phone calls from HHS, preferring to fade into the underground network of families without documents. But some of the children have been shuffled off to serve as unpaid labor in unscrupulous businesses.
Our lack of concern for all of these undocumented children is shameful, no matter how you feel about immigration policies. Removing young children from their parents who are seeking asylum or crossing a border to reach the promise of America is unconscionable. Paradoxically, even President Trump thinks so, blaming the Democrats for his own policy of separating children from their parents. Trump tweeted, “Put pressure on the Democrats to end the horrible law that separates children from there [sic] parents once they cross the Border into the U.S.”—even though this policy is his alone. It’s election season and a particularly good time to put Republicans running for office on the spot. Ask them if they endorse ripping immigrant families apart. If they do not, ask what they are doing to denounce it. And ask why they remain in a party that supports such dehumanizing policies. Tell them anyone who approves of these actions doesn’t deserve to represent you. Ω
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Not ready for prime time: Kasia Klaus, an anti-sex trafficking leader, declined to be interviewed.
The Las Vegas concert shooting has become the subject of a 336-page comic book. Where We Live includes the work of 19 artists and was edited by Wendy and JH Williams. It is described by the publisher, Image Comics, as “both fictional stories and actual eye-witness accounts. … [It includes] a variety of perspectives with key themes exploring gun violence, common sense gun control, value of a compassionate society, mental health stigmatization, aftermath of tragedy and how individuals and communities persevere and an appreciation of Las Vegas as a vibrant community.” The artists donated their time and talent, with money raised going to survivors and their families. A spokesperson for Omega Frog Comics in Sparks said their first shipment has sold out, but they have another shipment on order. It was shipped first to comic book stores and was released into regular book stores on June 5.
Public landS debate Billionaire Sheldon Adelson’s Las Vegas Review Journal has editorialized that Nevada’s federally managed land holdings should be reduced to fuel development. The editorial read in part, “The inherent tension between those who live, work and recreate on or near government property and those who oversee the federal real estate portfolio—many of whom sit 2,500 miles away in comfortable Beltway offices—fuels the so-called ‘sagebrush rebellion.’ Nevada lawmakers have, from time to time, passed resolutions urging the feds to transfer portions of those holdings to the state or private interests. Not only would that provide for more local management, it would boost the state’s economic development efforts, particularly in rural areas. … At issue, here, is less than seven-one-hundredths of 1 percent of the federal land within Nevada’s boundaries. Clark County’s proposal makes eminent sense from an economic development standpoint.” In 2016, a Colorado College survey, now in its sixth year, found that 52 percent of Nevadans oppose transferring control of public lands to state or local government or private parties, with 39 percent supporting the idea.
HeadlineS Mountain West Conference website: “Nevada is the King of the Mountain in Men’s Basketball.” NCAA website: “Eric Musselman believes next year’s Nevada squad could be the best basketball team in program history.” Slate: “Cody of Caleb? How to Tell Nevada’s Twin Basketball Stars Apart.“ Coloradan: “How Nevada basketball jumped to top of Mountan West.“ Reno Gazette Journal: “Is everybody overrating the Nevada basketball team?“
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Rural and urban Prostitution gets a burst of publicity efforts are underway in two small Nevada counties to outlaw brothels by ballot petition. The effort is using a slogan of “No little girl grows up wanting to be a prostitute.” But at a meeting of the Nevada Women’s Lobby in Reno this week, anti-sex trafficking figure Kasia Klaus told the group of occasions when it was necessary to tell underage girls, “You can’t volunteer to be a prostitute. … You can’t choose to be a prostitute as a minor.” There’s a scene in a West Wing episode when a women’s rights lobbyist tells a White House staffer, “Prostitution is about the subjugation of women by men for profit.” “But the profit goes to the women,” the staffer says. “In some cases,” says the lobbyist. “But I know of no little girl, and neither do you, who says, ‘I want to be a prostitute when I grow up.’” The program treated that statement as settling the argument and foreclosing further discussion. In the Nevada
petition drives, the saying is misleading, since it is illegal for underage girls to work in the brothels in the first place. The petition drive is having an effect, however. If there was anyone unaware that small county brothels operated in Nevada, there is a good chance they are now informed. Publicity has been heavy and circled the planet. So it has been a godsend to the industry. Brothel operator Dennis Hof told the London Guardian, “This is totally politically driven. This is the Mormon mafia in the political establishment trying to throw me off my game while I’m running for office.” There is no evidence that members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints have an outsized role in the petition drive, nor did Hof offer any. But it is true that the two targeted counties are Lyon, where he owns all four brothels, and Nye, where he owns two of four. Now a Republican, he is running a second race against
GOP incumbent James Oscarson two years after losing against Oscarson as a Libertarian. This is not a race that started out polite and then went negative. Hof opened his campaign with a harsh full-page ad in the Pahrump Valley Times. But whether the antibrothel campaign is directed specifically at him and his political ambitions is unproven. The dependence of some counties on brothel fees has gotten a reputation for exaggeration, but there have been no independent studies of the question. Nye County’s 2018 budget was $36.5 million. According to the Nevada Independent, its brothel fees were $141,779, which would be well under a percentage point of county revenues. Nevada prostitution is often misunderstood, starting with where it takes place. It is illegal in most of the state, including both of the urban areas. It is possible in 10 of the state’s 17 jurisdictions, but there are brothels in just nine. In Nye and Lyon, petitioners have been having difficulty getting the signatures they need and have undertaken door-todoor efforts. A common misconception is that, as the National Catholic Register recently reported, “in 1971, the state legalized prostitution for counties below 700,000 persons.” Actually, the legislature has never affirmatively enacted legalization. Rather, it made prostitution illegal in some regions and left the law silent on the rest. Because it is not illegal, that leaves it up to those jurisdictions— all rural—to decide for themselves. The Register defined a “descent from virtue to vice” as being the trip from St. Mary’s in the Mountains Catholic Church in Virginia City down Route Two and U.S. 50 to Hof’s Moonlite Bunny Ranch. The group Klaus represents, Awaken of Reno, is a faith-based group that draws support from several church groups. Awaken’s Melissa Holland was originally scheduled to speak at the Nevada Women’s Lobby luncheon, but she failed to appear and sent Klaus in her place. Holland’s appearance had been announced by the NWL as a talk on “the sex trafficking epidemic in Reno and Awaken’s mission to increase awareness and education surrounding commercial sexual exploitation. So far, Awaken has helped to restore
nearly 400 women in Reno to their fullest potential.” We intended to ask Holland—or Klaus—to define the epidemic, since it has not received such a description in most news coverage or public agency announcements. But Klaus said she was not allowed by Holland to represent Awaken or to respond to questions. An Awaken handout at the meeting read in part, “In Northern Nevada, there are 1,500 women and children being sold online for sex each month.” No source was given. In her speech to the Lobby, in which she represented Awaken and answered numerous questions, Klaus said in order to be a victim of sex trafficking, “you just have to be sexually exploited.” The group’s focus is in Northern Nevada and the Reno urban area, where prostitution is illegal. Klaus said this “doesn’t mean we don’t help women in the brothels.” Some anti-sex trafficking figures argue that most prostitution takes place not in brothels but in the urban areas. Klaus said Awaken provides case management, therapy and support with schooling, jobs and housing. She said the group does not seek any control over its clients’ funds, saying to do so would be too close to the role of pimps. She also said “more men are stepping forward” to complain they are being trafficked. She said prostitutes do not hang out in “back alleys” anymore, but when they
are asked “Where are you guys hanging out?” they answer “McDonald’s, the mall, Starbucks.” One NWL member said later that prostitutes have never hung out in Reno back alleys, but on Fourth Street or in the casinos. Supporters of prostitution, who are critics of the anti-sex trafficking movement, tend to lump sex trafficking and willing prostitution together. Paradoxically, Klaus did the same thing. The language she used was sweeping. She did not distinguish between those who choose prostitution and those who seek to get out. She applied the term “sex trafficking” to all prostitution. In Prostitution Policy (2002), Lenore Kuo wrote, “It is clear that the legalized brothel system in Nevada not only does not ‘normalize’ prostitution but actively enforces official and unofficial regulations that disempower and further stigmatize prostitutes. As [UNR prostitution scholar Ellen] Pillard accurately and succinctly stated, it is a policy of ‘accepting prostitution, rejecting prostitutes.’” That kind of subtle view tends not to be embraced by either prostitution supporters or sex trafficking opponents. Ω
To contact Awaken, use info@awakenreno.org or call (775) 393-9183. For highly detailed information on the business of Nevada brothels, go to https://tinyurl.com/ybukvekl.
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At the Washoe County Library while voting and an RN&R-organized candidate forum went on inside, Christi Cabrera gathered signatures on an initiative petition. It’s that time of an even-numbered year—lots of petitions are being circulated. PHOTO/DENNIS MYERS
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hen Robert Kennedy was murdered 50 years ago, Nevada was one of the many secondary victims of the bullets. In the postwar world, Nevada was not a great argument for the spread of legal gambling. The mobsters who controlled state casinos were evidence against the notion, and the state officials who failed to do anything about them were an even stronger such argument. As organized crime infiltrated Nevada, locals became invested in the mob, or so some believed, giving state politicians little reason to clean the mess up. Although state officials rattled off claims about how well
regulated Nevada casinos were, when the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce investigated in 1951-52, it found that the meager licensing procedures, mostly handled then by the Nevada Tax Commission, did not regulate, reform or remove undesirables but rather gave those undesirables a “cloak of respectability.” Nevadans, like others, were victims of the mob. Whenever someone got hooked on drugs, or a sporting event was fixed, or a woman was lured into prostitution, or a gambling debt was collected with brutality, or a dedicated police officer was reprimanded for doing his job, good people paid a price for Nevada politicians turning a blind eye to the mob. Nevada Gov. Charles Russell added a Gaming Control Board to the Tax Commission in 1955, establishing
two-phase licensing. Under Gov. Grant Sawyer in 1959, the Tax Commission was dropped and a Gaming Commission added, retaining the two-phase principle. But neither Russell nor Sawyer added—or convinced the legislature to add—requirements for existing casino owners to go through the new regulatory process. They were “grandfathered in,” escaping scrutiny. During the late 1950s, Robert Kennedy was counsel for the Senate Rackets Committee. It gave him a deep-seated dislike of mobsters and the damage they inflicted on citizens and society. When he became U.S. attorney general in 1961, Kennedy took a minor Department of Justice organized crime section and made it buzz with activity. Part of the strategy was that the DOJ would make common cause with Internal Revenue in tracking mob money skimmed by the casinos (casino
winnings diverted to avoid taxes). It was almost inevitable that tax fraud would be uncovered and dangerous mobsters could be prosecuted for the most pedestrian of crimes and taken out of circulation, just as Al Capone had been. This would require the FBI to come alive on organized crime. Director J. Edgar Hoover, accustomed to dealing directly with presidents, found himself having to deal with his supervisor, the attorney general. Hoover believed there was no such thing as organized crime, or so he said.
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President John Kennedy, FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, and Attorney General Robert Kennedy were photographed at the White House on Jan. 23, 1961. photo/abbie RoWe
Vegas funded organized crime activities throughout the nation, which was intolerable. Kennedy’s black-and-white way of looking at things also did not lead him to distinguish between legal and illegal gambling—and Nevada’s sloppy regulation gave him no reason to do so. There was wide knowledge in Nevada that skimming happened, and state officials did little to crack down on it. Those funds were used in corrupt ways in dozens of states. Moreover, Las Vegas itself was being built up with funds from the Teamsters Union Central States Pension Fund, a virtual mob front, so the dirty money flowed both in and out of Nevada. As the New York Times later reported:
“In the 1960s and 1970s, the Teamsters’ huge Central States pension fund was a wellspring of union corruption. Tens of millions of dollars were loaned to racketeers who used the money to gain control of Las Vegas casinos ... including the Desert Inn, Caesars Palace, Stardust, Circus Circus, the Landmark Hotel and the Aladdin Hotel, according to a history by Edwin H. Stier, a former federal prosecutor hired by the union as part of its efforts to clean house.” Ronald Goldfarb, prosecutor in Kennedy’s Justice Department: “If gambling was the multibillion-dollar bank for organized crime, Las Vegas must have been its federal reserve.” Kennedy’s views on gambling were well established. In 1961, at a news conference in Dallas, Kennedy was asked, “Do you feel that organized gambling is the biggest crime problem that we have in this country?” He replied, “That finances most all the other operations.” • Cincinnati news conference, April 6, 1962: Q: “Would you favor legalizing [gambling]? RFK: No, I would not.” • U.S. News and World Report interview, Jan. 28, 1963: Q: “Do places like Las Vegas make the job more difficult?” RFK: “Yes.” Federal officials were suspicious of Nevada law enforcement, and it was a
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legitimate concern. Just the name of the state regulating agencies towed a line the casinos demanded, using gaming in the titles, a casino-favored euphemism that made it clear the state promoted as much as regulated. Federal agents believed a good way to get information to mobsters was to share it with Nevada officials. The Nevada political world’s comfort level with shady characters caused problems. Goldfarb: “The department did not feel it could sell the Las Vegas U.S. attorney’s office on an independent organized crime field office. Nor did we feel we could impose one. And we certainly didn’t trust any office that was under local control. The federal courthouse and prosecutor’s offices were firmly in the hands of members of that core community, which for all its civic and personal virtues, our sources explained, was very protective of the area’s main industry.” Nevada went after crime figures like Sam Giancana, true, and even listed them in its List of Excluded Persons. But that did little to slow down the mob, which was a national syndicate. Meanwhile, both sides needed better communication to be more effective against mob ownership, and that was not helped by state politicians arguing that federalism should keep the national government from any role in policing casinos. Nevada officialdom was willing to do anything to improve the state’s image—except get rid of the mobsters. Nevada had startled many in voting for John Kennedy over Richard Nixon in 1960. Gov. Grant Sawyer was a lot of the reason. Early on, Sawyer became enamored of the Massachusetts senator. He worked hard during the campaign, and Nevada in November was an island of Kennedy support completely surrounded by Nixon states. (In half a century covering Nevada politics, Sawyer is the only figure in the state I ever saw wearing the coveted JFK gift—a PT boat tie clip.) Sawyer, the most dynamic and progressive governor the state had ever had, also accepted the parameters of the industry he found when he took office. There was nothing illegal or unconstitutional about increasing requirements for licensure of existing owners, but he never called for it. Soon after the Kennedy administration took office, Nevada mob casinos were feeling the heat, and so were state politicians. There was certainly a level of zealotry on the part of RFK and his team, and it sometimes led them across some legal and constitutional lines. The Kennedy “toughness” did not allow for much sensitivity to civil liberties. Some cases were so tainted by fanatical intent that they could not be taken to court because of constitutional violations. Some that were taken to court were thrown out for the same reason. And the danger of leaks flowed both ways. In 1963, a reluctant J. Edgar Hoover delivered a confidential report on skimming in Las Vegas casinos to an insistent Robert
Kennedy, and five days later a federal wiretap overheard mobsters reading the report. A few months into the Kennedy administration, Sawyer heard from Nevada Attorney General Roger Foley that the U.S. Department of Justice had asked him to provide 65 agents for a raid on mob-owned or influenced Las Vegas and Reno casinos, to gather ledgers and evidence. It was a great opportunity to clean up the casino industry, but Sawyer was shocked and angered. He and Foley flew to D.C. for a meeting with Robert Kennedy but got no satisfaction. Sawyer then turned to the president for help and, for whatever reason, the raid was never held. It was one of Sawyer’s biggest mistakes. The federal government was planning a bold stroke to remove organized crime from the state. If Sawyer or his agencies had their own plan for the same ends, it was worth discussing. But they did not. In some ways, Sawyer was the perfect governor to go after the mob. He was a former rural district attorney who beat a favored candidate anointed by auto magnate E.L. Cord for governor in the primary, then beat the incumbent Republican. The result was Sawyer had come out of nowhere, was underestimated by everyone, and so owed no favors to anyone in the casino industry. His changes in the regulatory process were fine, but they failed to solve the problem of mob ownership. In addition, the governor seemed to consider it part of his job to defend the casinos, notwithstanding that he had no depth of knowledge about their operations, and the D.C. investigators and prosecutors knew he was doing it. It made him suspect to them. Sawyer said he felt after his meeting with RFK that the attorney general suspected him of being mob-connected. He seemed not to realize that he had helped plant that notion in Kennedy’s mind by serving as messenger for the industry. While it was unlikely that the state could supply 65 agents for the raid, it could have supplied some, including highway patrol officers, and the state’s participation in the raid would have eliminated most of the public relations problems Sawyer foresaw—indeed, it would probably have gone a long way toward improving the state’s reputation if it was seen trying to stamp out the mob. Sawyer’s obstruction of the raid sowed the whirlwind. As reporter Robert Sam Anson described it, RFK eventually decided to go after “the mob on its home ground, and that was Las Vegas. By the fall of 1963, the attorney general had begun laying plans for a massive, frontal assault on the entire state of Nevada. No weapon would be spared. All the investigative resources of the federal government, from FBI to IRS, would be enlisted in the effort.”
Dallas A few weeks later, President Kennedy went to Texas, and all hope of the Nevada mob being thrown in the slammer died with
him. A few days after the assassination, a Chicago mobster was heard on a federal wiretap telling Nevada crime figure Sam Giancana, “In another two months from now, the FBI will be like it was five years ago.” So it was. Hoover stopped reporting to RFK and formed an independent relationship with the new president, Lyndon Johnson. The FBI now would do about the mob only what Hoover allowed it to do. Robert Kennedy was in no condition to fight another bureaucratic war with Hoover. Anguished by the loss of his brother, he eventually resigned to run for the Senate from New York. The Nevada Project died aborning. Organized crime as a concern at the Department of Justice may have lost its momentum and its principal driver, but there was no turning back on its continued activities. It was now a part of national policy to stamp out the mob, and there was a whole generation of rising prosecutors who Kennedy had inspired—and Sawyer still had to deal with them. While RFK may not have been able to do all he wanted in Nevada, he accomplished a lot. Reno’s Nevada State Journal once editorialized skeptically, “Sure, he ‘got the goods’ on a few gangsters in Las Vegas—for they were there, and probably skimming.” Steven Brill has written of “Kennedy’s unparalleled effectiveness as attorney general in fighting organized crime. Kennedy obtained, in addition to the Hoffa case, about two hundred indictments against Teamsters officials, and more than half resulted in convictions, though only a few were sentenced to prison.” According to Goldfarb, the organized crime office had 30 grand jury investigations going on in 26 cities. Little wonder that some mobsters were heard talking assassination on wiretaps Sawyer was in a very difficult political position. He was a JFK ally who despised RFK. He targeted RFK and Hoover as partners. He attacked a Democratic administration and its FBI while his expected 1966 Republican opponent, Lt. Gov. Paul Laxalt, defended the FBI. And throughout the combat, the political heat kept rising. More to the point, once Kennedy was gone, Sawyer had to fight the Johnson administration’s Justice Department, and he did—while seeking reelection. In the Senate, after he regained his emotional equilibrium and his grief diminished, RFK was able to understand nuance better. His views on civil liberties, including wiretapping, changed to become more protective of rights and personal privacy. He still had his fierce loathing for organized crime, and as president he would have been a major problem for the Nevada mob. When Kennedy announced his candidacy for president in 1968, the assumption was that his candidacy was dead in the water in Nevada. Sawyer, still one of Nevada’s most admired figures, chaired Hubert Humphrey’s Nevada campaign. In
his oral history, Sawyer said, “My relationship with Bobby Kennedy never improved. I hadn’t particularly cared for him before this incident—his arrogance and his cavalier attitude turned me off even during the 1960 campaign—and after our confrontation I had no use for him at all.” Word about the intransigence of most Nevada Democratic leaders toward him must have reached Kennedy, because he took time out from campaigning in the Indiana primary to write up a statement, and on May 3 he had U.S. Rep. Teno Roncalio of Wyoming, one of his Western representatives, release it in Indianapolis. “The economy of Nevada has developed gambling as a major industry,” Kennedy said in the statement. “Nevada enforces a strict standard of regulation over gaming activities within its own borders. While I have personal views on this subject which I have held throughout my life, I would not presume, if elected president, to try to impose them on the people of Nevada. Basically, the state’s people should decide for themselves what the main business and source of revenue should be. I know the people of Nevada are concerned with protecting their legitimate gambling industry against encroachment by organized criminal elements. I will try to cooperate with them in this effort so that the industry can continue to be conducted in an orderly manner.” Kennedy offered the state assistance with economic development if it wished
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to diversify its economy. He also said he had for several years supported limits on wiretapping both by private industry and government. His critics in Nevada were not impressed. The Reno Journal said, “If the mop-haired Mr. Kennedy ever became president, and decided that the best political stance of the moment was to wipe out gambling, it wouldn’t take him five minutes to switch his ‘philosophy’ and move toward its elimination.”
Starting over With RFK’s murder, 50 years ago this week, Nevada drifted. Paul Laxalt replaced Sawyer as governor, and Laxalt’s pals included organized crime figures like Moe Dalitz, Allen Dorfman and Delbert Coleman, and Laxalt said he would not discard friends. Laxalt’s notion of how to drive out the mob was not by cracking down in regulation but by encouraging the casino-buying spree of reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes, who brought his own baggage and seamy associations with him and who bought out so many mobbed-up casinos in Las Vegas that it distorted the market and threatened federal anti-trust action. Nor was Hughes anyone’s idea of a permanent solution. Meanwhile, the U.S. Justice Department continued its steady, methodical efforts against organized crime and against
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Nevada’s funding of the national crime syndicate. After Hughes’s departure from Nevada, his casinos were slowly sold off. And the mob moved back in behind front man Allen Glick and his Argent Corporation. The feds knew it was happening; state regulators did not. (State legislators still claim Nevada regulation is the “gold standard” of state scrutiny of casino owners and managers.) “Why they didn’t just pick up the phone and tell us, I will never understand,” attorney general and governor Robert List later said. But the years of Nevada winking at the mob had taken its toll on the state/federal relationship. It took years to pry the mob out again. Sawyer once said of Robert Kennedy, “I wouldn’t have supported him under any conditions, even if it meant I had to support a Republican instead [laughs]. The thought that Bobby might become president of the United States was frightening.” That was in the 1990s. It was striking that Sawyer was unable to reconcile himself to someone so similar to himself. Sawyer was a conservative, small-town prosecutor who became a liberal governor. Kennedy was a conservative congressional staffer who became a liberal senator. Both men changed their minds about issues like the death penalty and Vietnam. But Sawyer’s dislike of Kennedy blinded him to RFK’s evolution.
“ My relationship with BoBBy Kennedy never improved.” Grant sawyer nevada Governor As the post-Kennedy casino ownership events unfolded and the new federal anti-mob campaign took hold, views of Kennedy in Nevada started to change. His anti-mob drive began to be viewed as a missed opportunity. In addition, a new generation of politicians emerged. Mob lawyer Oscar Goodman, who had made a good thing of organized crime clients in Las Vegas, was always around to give a good anti-RFK quote, but his time was passing, though he did a turn as Las Vegas mayor that seemed more like a circus act, show “girls” perpetually on his arms. In 1993, Las Vegas Mayor Jan Jones was warming up to run for governor. She spoke in the state capitol to a banquet of public employees one evening, and her speech contained an inspiring quote from Robert Kennedy. I could not quite believe my ears—a Las Vegas politician was quoting RFK! Ω
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Local readers and writers recommend new titles and perennial favorites by Kris Vagner
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or some, summer means it’s time to lay a beach towel out by the Truckee River. For others, it’s time to crank the AC and lounge on the couch. Those are both great places to read. Now you just need a summer book list that suits your taste. We turned to a few of the city’s notable readers and writers for their seasonal picks, both new titles and perennial favorites, in a wide range of genres. Happy reading!
Fantasy/ Mythology Ashley Warren, Writer, Researcher and RN&R contributor When the RN&R needs someone who’s in the know about fantasy worlds and the like, we call Warren. Two of her summer picks are officially YA titles, and she advised that any of these are suitable for teens and adults alike. Circe, Madeline Miller, 2018 A story about the Greek mythological figure Circe, a notable figure in Homer’s The Odyssey, spans more than 1,000 years and is written in stunningly gorgeous prose. Norse Mythology, Neil Gaiman, 2017 Odin, Thor and Loki appear in this simple but beautifully written anthology of the most popular Norse myths. Deathless, Catherynne M. Valente, 2011 A weird and hauntingly beautiful retelling of the Russian myth, “Koschei the Deathless,” set in a fantastical version of World War II, is Warren’s favorite book of all time.
The Wrath and the Dawn, Renee Ahdieh, 2015 This retelling of the “1001 Arabian Nights” legend, with a fierce female protagonist, racked up awards from the likes of the New York Public Library and Seventeen magazine. Love in the Time of Global Warming, Francesca Lia Block, 2013 This YA title is a modern retelling of The Odyssey with plenty of fantastical elements.
Poetry Jared Stanley, Poet Stanley’s own anthology, Ears, came out in 2017. (See “To hear with,” RN&R, April 13, 2017.) Here are a few books by other poets he said he can’t put down.
Whereas, Layli Long Soldier, 2017 This debut by a Lakota woman takes on the coercive language that the U.S. government has used in treaties and apologies to Native Americans. Buzzfeed called it “Elegant, innovative, and necessary.” On Time: Poems 2005-2014, Joanne Kyger, 2015 This anthology meanders through a decade, addressing the Bush administration, Zen Buddhism and environmentalism.
Stephanie Lauer, Book Buyer, Sundance Books & Music Lauer’s memoir picks are in stock at Sundance. We Made a Garden, Margery Fish, 1956 This gardening classic, still in print, is both a feminist manifesto and a chatty tale about making a world-class cottage garden out of empty fields. The Art of the Wasted Day, Patricia Hampl, 2018 NPR’s Maureen Corrigan called this new book sharp and unconventional, “a swirl of memoir, |
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Dear Angel of Death, Simone White, 2018 In a book filed as both “poetry” and “criticism,” the author meditates on black music, black poetry and black critical theory.
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travelogue and biography of some of history’s champion day-dreamers.” Vacationland, by John Hodgman, 2018 This “seriously funny” memoir by the former contributor to The Daily Show is new in paperback this summer.
Children’s booKs Melisa Garcia, Library Assistant, Washoe County Library Garcia has a good vantage point on what’s new and notable in kid lit and teen lit this season. Misunderstood Shark, Ame Dyckman, 2018 Are sharks really terrifying—or just misunderstood? Adorable squids with recording equipment help tell the story for preschoolers and kindergartners.
From Hero to Zero, James Patterson and Chris Tebbetts, 2018 A middle-schooler contends with a bully as a roommate on a class trip to London—and that’s just the beginning of the indignities. Someday, Somewhere, by Lindsay Champion, 2018 Life looks much different to Dom, a high school junior from a tough New Jersey neighborhood, than it does to Ben, a musical prodigy from New York City. Their story has plenty of suspense, romance and heartbreak. Grand Canyon, Jason Chin, 2017 This story—part narrative, part nature guide, part armchair travel—will appeal to natural history fans and hikers in the 7-12 age range. The animal drawings are especially irresistible.
Food books Amanda Burden, Publisher of Edible Reno-Tahoe magazine Burden—whose magazine covers local dining, drinking, farming and all things related—has a few recent and new favorites. Zahav: A World of Israeli Cooking, Michael Solomonov, 2015 The chef of Philadelphia restaurant Zahav wrote this book, and the reviews include a lot of words like “honesty,” “heart” and “joy.” Maybe that’s how it won a James Beard award. Or perhaps it was the extremely detailed look at how ingredients such as tahini are produced and used. The Sioux Chef’s Indigenous Kitchen, Sean Sherman and Beth Dooley, 2017 Sherman and his colleagues bring traditional indigenous food into the present in a discovery of what will be, for most of us, new ingredients and techniques. Hippie Food, Jonathan Kauffman, 2018 Burden said that the culinary press has been paying attention to this book, described as “an entertaining fusion of Tom Wolfe and Michael Pollan.” Its subhead says a lot: “How Back-tothe-Landers, Longhairs, and Revolutionaries Changed the Way We Eat.” The Third Plate, Dan Barber, 2014 Sometimes, books that advise on how we should farm and eat come off as high-handed, but this one earned a long list of glowing reviews. Here’s Burden’s: “I bought several cases of them to give away because I loved it so much.”
Music books Brad Bynum, RN&R Editor Here’s a book list that’ll also probably expand your album list. Girl in a Band, Kim Gordon, 2015 This candid memoir by the former Sonic Youth bassist and vocalist is especially good for summer because its early parts focus on Gordon’s teenage years in 1960s Southern California, the land of forever summer.
Miles: The Autobiography, Miles Davis and Quincy Troupe, 1989 Davis is one of the central figures of postwar American music. He talks a lot of trash, and it’s full of hilarious anecdotes. Energy Flash: A Journey Through Rave Music and Dance Culture, Simon Reynolds, 1998 [updated in 2008 and 2013] This one’s a great historical examination of dance music by one of the best music journalists around. Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung, Lester Bangs, 1987 This great collection of essays by the quintessential rock writer, edited by the critic Greil Marcus, is good for staying up late and listening to garage rock 45s, an essential summer pastime.
Novels Christopher Coake, Author and Creative Writing Professor, University of Nevada, Reno Coake shared some recent favorites and some new titles he’s looking forward to diving into. Bluff, Michael Kardos, 2018 This is an elegantly constructed, literary suspense novel about a magician pulled into an elaborate poker-game con. Summerland, by Hannu Rajaniemi, 2018 The forthcoming novel is by an author Coake called “one of the world’s most inventive and mind-bending writers of speculative fiction.” Jade City, by Fonda Lee, 2017 Coake called this one a “terrific novel set in a fantastical version of our own world, rife with gangsters, martial arts and magical powers fueled by precious jade.” A Lucky Man, by Jamel Brinkley, 2018 This collection of nine stories is a heartbreaking, thoughtful examination of masculinity from a place of damage and regret. Dog Boy, by Eva Hornung, 2010 Coake deemed this book “an under-read masterpiece,” and he’s prone to evangelizing about it. It’s about a young boy in contemporary Moscow, abandoned by his family and taken in by a pack of feral dogs. Ω
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Long ride We Heart Bikes Depending on how you look at it, Reno Bike Project is about to host either its 12th or 13th annual We Heart Bikes art exhibition and fundraiser. It started in 2006, the group’s first year, and it skipped a year. Since the RN&R last checked in with the bike project on its 10th anniversary, (See “Ride on,” Sept. 22, 2016), there have been a few developments. In fall 2017, the group lost the lease at its East Fourth Street location and moved into a street-front warehouse space on a block of apartment buildings and small houses at 216 E. Grove Street. Just like at the Fourth Street shop, the facade is bright pink, the air is abuzz with industry as bike mechanics make repairs and chat with customers, and the interior is lined with rows of mountain bikes, racers, affordable one-speeds, splurgy electric bikes, and the occasional antique or tandem. But not everything at the new place is the same. “We moved into a neighborhood that’s very different than Fourth Street and has different needs,” said Executive Director Noah Silverman. The neighborhood is densely populated and home to a lot of families. “We get a lot of little kids coming in,” he said. “We’re selling a lot of kids’ bikes to parents in the neighborhood. We’ve been busier than we’ve ever been.” He expects that with the Park Lane planned community under construction, the shop—where people can buy used bikes and parts, learn to fix bikes and connect with a large segment of Reno’s cycling community—will get even busier. The bike project started in 2006 and experienced several growth phases, adding workshops, advocating for biker safety, and working alongside several charity 18 | RN&R | 06.07.18
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organizations to help provide bikes to lowincome commuters. “I’m personally really comfortable with what the bike project is doing and want to continue to do that,” said Silverman. The group plans to open an additional location soon, not far from the original Fourth Street space. “We will run FutureCycle out of there,” said Silverman, referring to a two-year-old program that teaches job skills to young people. Another goal, he said, is “to grow our Burning Man sales and operations with that space.” The group plans to sell about 900 to 1,000 bikes to Burners this year. “It’s a huge income source for us,” he said. “This [Grove Street] space is going to still be our flagship location, doing all our community outreach and education,” said the bike project’s Ray Eliot. The group’s annual fundraiser, We Heart Bikes, a show and sale of bikethemed artwork, was, in its first couple of years, hosted by Gray Space Gallery, which used to be where Death and Taxes is now, and later at Holland Project. This year, it’ll be held at the new Fourth Street space. The Holland Project staff are expected to still help with hanging and arranging the artworks, though. “We’re doing our show there so that folks can get oriented and acclimated with the idea that we have a secondary location,” Eliot said. So far, artists have dropped off dozens of pieces of artwork, including a wooden bike sculpture, delicate pen-and-ink drawings, paintings and found-object collages. And, while the official date for artwork submissions has come and gone, Eliot said that in reality, the staff will take submissions up until the day of the event. Ω
The We Heart Bikes art show and sale takes place June 9 at Reno Bike Project’s new location, 635 E. Fourth St. A happy hour for members begins at 5 p.m., and doors open to the public at 6 p.m.
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Failed stunt So, something has happened in Jackass land since Bad Grandpa. While Bad Grandpa wasn’t technically a Jackass movie, it was a “Jackass Presents” movie, and it had the usual Jackass movie director, Jeff Tremaine, calling the shots. The results were the kind of fun we expect from a Jackass movie, with a little more narrative plot, but the emphasis remaining on the killer stunts. Action Point is a stinky pile-of-shit movie. The Jackass label and director are gone, with only stars Johnny Knoxville and Chris Pontius representing the former crew. The slant goes much more toward the narrative—a bad and boring narrative—with only a few OK stunts thrown in for good measure. It’s an uneven, embarrassing, unfunny mess. That’s a shame, because Knoxville proves he’s certainly still game to get his ass kicked for the glory of cinema—although he’s looking a little beat-up these days—and the “true” story at the center of the movie is one ripe for Jackass-type fun. The formula simply doesn’t work this time. The story is based upon a real, now mostly defunct amusement park—Action Park in New Jersey—that had an actual death count (six deaths). I grew up on Long Island and would go to this park in the ’80s. It’s now legendary for its danger factor—a place where safety just wasn’t really on the top of everybody’s list of concerns. I nearly drowned in the tidal wave pool .Others actually did. I marveled at the Cannonball Loop slide I could never go on because it was closed due to broken bones, limbs and noses. (That ride is lamely immortalized in this movie.) There was also an Alpine Slide with a cement track, which you rode on atop a plastic car with a shaky, janky brake; you were in complete control of whether or not you met your bloody demise. It was fucking crazy. Sadly, the movie inspired by it is not. It’s dumb, and it plays it safe—basically an insult to the legend of Action Park—or Death Park, as we liked to call it.
Knoxville plays D.C., an older man babysitting his granddaughter in the present day, so that calls for the old age makeup Knoxville usually wears so well. D.C. reminisces about a crazy park he once owned called Action Point, and the story flashes back to the ’80s and D.C.’s efforts to create a thrill ride/water park haven where “you are in control.” D.C. tries to save the park from evil land developers while trying to entertain his daughter, Boogie (Eleanor Worthington-Cox), who’s visiting for the summer. There’s some sentimental nonsense involving the father-daughter relationship, which acts as nothing but a roadblock to what we want to really see—the stunts. Those stunts are only mildly amusing, and few and far between. They include Knoxville getting catapulted through a barn (pretty good), Knoxville getting blasted by a water hose (OK), and Knoxville hanging around a beer-swilling bear (funny the first time—been there, done that by the 10th). At one point, they tempt a squirrel into Pontius’s shorts to fetch acorns and tickle his balls. It does appear to me that some animals, including the squirrel, an ostrich, an alligator and a porcupine, were mildly abused during the making of this film. Any animal that has to hang out near Pontius’s crotch should be considered in harm’s way. Let’s face it, Knoxville has to slow down on the daredevil stuff, lest he wants to meet an early grave. Bad Grandpa, and now Action Point, are evidence of this. What Knoxville needs is a new Jackass crew that he can mentor from the sidelines. Action Point is proof he’s past the point where he can take a herd of buffalo to his mid-section. It’s also proof he needs Tremaine and his cronies to help guide the mayhem. This new crew is lamer than the Cannonball Loop being closed every summer I tried to ride it. Ω
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The Avengers team takes a swift kick to their remarkably muscular collective ass via a super baddie named Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War, likely the best big blockbuster time you will have at the cinemas this summer. The last “Avengers” movie, Avengers: Age of Ultron, was a misguided, boring dud. This third installment—the first of a two-parter—lets it all hang out with a massive collection of characters and a scary sense of impending doom. There are many, many storylines at play servicing many superheroes and villains. Infinity War feels like the Magnolia of Marvel movies in that it takes all of those storylines and balances them in a cohesive, vastly entertaining manner. It’s over two-and-a-half hours long, but it’s never even close to boring. The balancing act is performed by directors Anthony and Joe Russo, the team that made Captain America: Civil War such a winner. The magic of that film carries over into this one, which picks up directly after the end of Thor: Ragnarok. That film ended with Thor and his fellow Asgardians feeling somewhat triumphant after losing their planet after defeating emo Cate Blanchett. A mid-credits scene saw their ship coming face to face with one owned by the mighty Thanos (Josh Brolin). In one of the great performance-capture achievements, Brolin is the best of monsters, one who manages just enough of a sensitive side that he falls well short of stereotype.
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I’ve had it up to here with zombies. (I stopped watching The Walking Dead after season two.) But this genre film, set in the Australian Outback, is actually pretty good. Martin Freeman stars as a man surviving a zombie apocalypse on a houseboat with his wife and baby daughter. Things go very badly not long after the movie starts, and he must battle to survive on land to ensure a future for his family. Directors Ben Howling and Yolanda Ramke, who also wrote the screenplay, keep the origins of the apocalypse shrouded in secrecy and that’s a good move. There are cool elements, like government provided survival— and disposal—packs for those who become infected, and the fact that Freeman has a baby strapped to his back during a rather harrowing medical emergency. The film relies more upon its sense of dread and impending doom rather than straight-up zombie violence. The humans who aren’t sick turn out to be a lot scarier than the ghouls. (Streaming on Netflix.)
The happily profane superhero party continues with Deadpool 2, a sequel that brings the anarchic spirit of the original without necessarily blazing any new trails. Ryan Reynolds, who has experienced a career explosion thanks to this franchise—and, of course, his undeniable talents—continues to break the fourth wall, Ferris Bueller style. While the gimmick definitely leads to some good laughs, it does get to a point that feels a little too cute and repetitive. He winks at the audience so much, he must have some severe eyelid muscle strains. He’s gonna have an eyeball pop out. The film starts with Deadpool dejectedly blowing himself up, complete with a severed arm giving the finger. Then it goes into flashback mode as Wade Wilson cleverly and smarmily tells us why he did such a thing. We also get a repeat of the “Wiseass Opening Credits” gag that got the original off to such a good start. This time, instead of Juice Newton’s “Angel of the Morning,” the credits roll to a brand new ballad from Celine Dion, so the stakes have definitely been raised. Directed by David Leitch, one of the guys who directed John Wick, the film definitely ups the ante on the action front, with gun and swordfights that have some major zip to them. Josh Brolin joins the fray as the time-traveling Cable, another multilayered bad guy for Brolin’s resume (alongside his brilliant Thanos). It’s not as good as the first one, but it’s still good.
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The great Melissa McCarthy suffers the Ben Falcone curse yet again in Life of the Party, a shitty Back to School rip-off, which makes it double shitty because Back to School
sucked. Falcone is McCarthy’s husband, and he has now directed her in three movies, all bad. The duo worked together on Tammy, one of McCarthy’s worst films, and The Boss, the best of their work together but still pretty bad. McCarthy plays Deanna, a frumpy, middle-aged mom with a daughter, Maddie (Molly Gordon), going into her last year in college. Within minutes of dropping their daughter off at school, her husband (Matt Walsh) dumps her for a real estate agent played by the actress from Modern Family (Julie Bowen). A dejected Deanna decides to enroll in school—a shockingly easy process in this film—and finds herself not only attending college alongside her daughter but hanging out with her and her sorority sisters. She’s considered a square at first, but a quick makeover during a party in the bathroom has her emerge as the coolest new girl on campus with awesome hair. What follows are a bunch of predictable gags involving college life and McCarthy struggling to make material well beneath her talents go somewhere.
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After one of the more tumultuous productions in recent film history, Solo: A Star Wars Story makes it to screens, completed by a different director than the ones who started the gig. About a year ago, director Ron Howard took over for directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (The Lego Movie, 21 Jump Street) after executive producer Kathleen Kennedy showed them the door. Howard took over when principal photography was near completion, but then wound up reshooting 70 percent of the movie. The finished film definitely feels like more than one director had their hands in the pot. It’s sloppy and tonally challenged, and scenes crash into each other at times, killing an otherwise brisk and fun pace. There are moments in this movie that feel like they were shoehorned into the plot to fix a story problem. OK, so there are some definite negatives at play here, but there are plenty of positives. The positives aren’t enough to keep Solo from being one of the weaker Star Wars films, but they are enough to keep it recommendable and a relatively good time at the movies. Diehard Star Wars fans, years from now, will probably shrug and say “Eh, it was OK” when asked to reexamine their feelings. In the end, Solo will probably fall somewhere in between The Star Wars Holiday Special and Revenge of the Sith on the favorite Star Wars film scale. Alden Ehrenreich, a likeable actor, steps into the role of Han Solo, a sacred role thanks to Harrison Ford. While Ehrenreich puts an OK spin on the character, he’s far from remarkable. Donald Glover, however, is perfection as a young Lando Calrissian. He needs his own movie.
Some well-choreographed action scenes can’t help this low budget sci-fi thriller make the grade. Logan Marshall-Green stars as Grey, a muscle car-loving geek who fixes classic autos for rich people in the future. After he and his girlfriend (Betty Gabriel) have an accident in her self-driving car (I just don’t know how I will ever be able to get into one of those things), Grey is left paralyzed and hungry for revenge. One of Grey’s clients, a tech giant named Eron (Harrison Gilbertson) has a solution: an implant called Stem that will bridge the gap between his brain and severed spinal cord. What he doesn’t tell Grey is that Stem will internally speak to him with a voice like Hal’s from 2001: A Space Odyssey and that when Stem takes over his body, he will have ninja skills. This sounds like it would be fun, but many of the performers in this movie seem like they’ve never been in front of a camera before. While there’s plenty of action in the flick, and that action is often good, most of the movie is characters speaking dialogue, and the dialogue and delivery is often terrible. It also lacks a much needed sense of humor. Now, if they made an Upgrade sizzle reel, a 15-minute summary of all the cool fight scenes and chases in the movie, that would be worth a viewing on YouTube. Unfortunately, this movie is a lot longer than that, and most of it is melodramatic and tough on the ears.
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June 7-10, 2018 11am - 10pm
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Free aDmISSIOn Co-owner Michelle Hall, center, and her crew serve up baked goods and Brazilian lunches at Dee’s Bakery.
Baked up Tucked away in the Sparks industrial zone, Dee’s Bakery & Cafe can bake you a cake you’d be proud to present. And the restaurant serves up a decent selection of breakfast and lunch items. After a recent change of ownership, a variety of Brazilian dishes was added to the menu. I just had to check it out. The room is cozy and the service friendly, just the place for a family outing. We started with several aperitivos, including coxinha de frango ($6 for 9)— shredded chicken croquettes—and kibe ($5 for 12), deep fried morsels of bulgur and ground beef. Both were served with rosé sauce. The seasoned chicken bites were smooth with an almost creamy interior that was nice against the lightly crunchy exterior. The beefy bits had a minty note that reminded me of Mediterranean dolma or Persian meat pies. Both deep-fried items were super tasty with or without the lightly tangy sauce. An empada de frango ($4) was a savory little pie of baked pastry stuffed with seasoned, shredded chicken. Though the flavor was similar to the croquettes, the chicken was fairly dry and the crust a bit crumbly and reminiscent of shortbread. It was improved with a dose of rosé sauce. A basket of pao de queijo ($6 for 12)—little baked cheese rolls—stole the show. The exterior looked and smelled like the crispy butter rolls I make for Thanksgiving, but they had plenty of mild cheese baked in. I may have to rethink this year’s Thanksgiving plans. Feijoada ($13)—a traditional Brazilian dish with roots in Portugal and ancient Rome—is only available on Saturdays due to the time required to prepare the slow-simmered, black bean and pork stew. It’s served with white rice, wilted collard greens and garlic, a vinegared mix of onion, tomato, bell pepper and cilantro, and a couple of slices of peeled orange. The
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dish also has farofa—a blend of roasted cassava flour with spices and crunchy, smoked bits of pork. It was hearty, earthy and satisfying, and the citrus was a nice palate cleanser. Although other Brazilian plates beckoned, we opted for sandwiches, including hot meatloaf on sourdough ($10), featuring caramelized onion and tomato herb sauce; a grilled turkey Reuben on rye ($10) with thin-sliced turkey, Swiss cheese, sauerkraut and Russian dressing; and the day’s special, a Cubano sandwich ($8) of roast pork, ham, cheese and mustard between a pressed sandwich roll. All were grilled golden brown, and sides of fries, salad and soup were perfect. The housemade tomato herb soup was a standout. The meatloaf’s flavor reminded me a bit of breakfast sausage—in a good way—and the Reuben was surprisingly yummy. Quality poultry, kraut, and an above average sauce made for a great combination. The Cubano was OK, though the lack of pickles and an overall dryness left it a tad lacking by comparison. When dining in a bakery/cafe, you can’t leave without sampling the desserts. Servings of pineapple cake, lemon cake and chocolate mousse pie ($4 each) were simply outstanding. Both of the cakes were moist and attractively decorated, and the fillings and frostings were flavorful without being overly sweet. Equally balanced was a slice of chocolate mousse pie and a fantastic chocolate eclair. The pie crust was reminiscent of European waffle cookies, and the cream-piped eclair was covered in decadent dark Ω chocolate. Lindo maravilhoso!
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Lincoln Lounge co-owners Ryan Gold, left, and Justin Owen have hung paintings by local artists Jaxon Northon, left, and Ahern Hertel.
End of an era Lincoln Lounge is closing. When Lincoln opened 10 years ago, the bar scene around town was very different. There were a lot fewer breweries, and local watering holes that specialize in boutique beers—like Craft Wine & Beer and St. James Infirmary—hadn’t opened yet. A year earlier, in 2007, co-owners Ryan Gold, Justin Owen and Ravi Anne opened Imperial Bar & Lounge, a pub that, in retrospect, seems like a harbinger of the craft-oriented bar scene we have in Reno today. “It was that time when craft beers and local beers were really taking off in Reno—and not just in Reno; it was a nationwide trend,” Gold said recently. Ten years ago might not seem like that long ago, but it was a different era. “When we opened, the major sources for getting the word out were your paper and Myspace,” Gold said. “Myspace was huge.” The owners bought the 100-year-old hotel on the corner of Evans Avenue and Fourth Street because they were excited about its proximity to the new ballpark, which was then under construction. They’re all big baseball fans and partly conceived the business to be a place to hang out before and after Aces games—although the atmosphere of Lincoln Lounge has always been more like a swank, old-fashioned lounge than a typical sports bar. The building had previously been home to Reno Jazz Club, and upstairs were weekly apartments that had seen better days. The new owners renovated the building, redid the floors and walls, added posh wallpaper, and cleaned up the rooms. Each of them has lived in an apartment above the bar at some point. A year after Lincoln Lounge opened, they added one of the bar’s most memorable features: a beer garden patio, constructed with bricks from a demolished warehouse that dated back to the same period. “Back then, there were zero patios,” said Owen. “Being from the Midwest, there were beer gardens everywhere, and there were none here.”
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The name of the lounge connects to the building’s location along the old Lincoln Highway, the building itself, which was once called the Lincoln Market, and the owners’ roots, since they’re originally from Illinois, the land of Lincoln. Another distinguishing feature of the bar was Abe’s Mug Club. By sampling all of the dozens of beers offered at Lincoln Lounge, patrons could earn a personal mug, which entitled them to drink specials, T-shirts and other members only perks. As of this writing, there are just shy of 600 members—597, to be exact. They also added a club for whiskey drinkers. The bar also features portraits of Lincoln painted by well-known local artists like Ahren Hertel, Jaxon Northon and Nic Blades. For most of its existence, Lincoln Lounge’s signature event has been Soul Night, a monthly dance party featuring ’60s and ’70s soul and R&B hits spun by DJ Andrew. And perhaps because of the bar’s name, it became a favorite place to watch political events, like presidential debates. One of the most memorable nights at the bar was election night 2008. “It was packed when Obama won, people crying—it was a historic night,” Gold said. The owners now want to spend more time focused on their families and other businesses, which include Imperial, Old Granite Street Eatery and Royce. They’ve already sold the building to new owners, who plan to do some minor renovations and change the concept, but the Lincoln owners decided to lease the building back for a month, to give customers a chance to say goodbye and collect their mugs and name plaques—preferably not during events. Lincoln Lounge’s final month climaxes with two special events: June 30 will be a record release party for the great Reno band Pink Awful, and June 29 will be the very last Lincoln Lounge Soul Night ever. Ω
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Larry Peyton, Mike Bellione, Darrel Bernett and Eric Olivas formed American Flat two years ago.
Level headed American Flat What’s American Flat? If you were to pose this question to locals, undoubtedly, some would tell you about a place where they partied as teenagers. Some would talk about a haven for graffiti artists and others about an excellent spot to play paintball. And they’d all be talking about the same place—the ruins of the United Comstock Merger Mill, better known as American Flat, which stood abandoned a few miles outside of Virginia City for more than 80 years. If you asked drummer and vocalist Eric Olivas, who grew up in the Virginia Foothills, he’d be one of those to tell you about parties he went to there in the ’90s, about people breaking “their bones like crazy out there—people getting crazy, climbing up on things while on acid and falling off … getting lost in the tunnels.” He’d also likely tell you American Flat is the place for which his four-piece rock ’n’ roll outfit is named. It’s homage to the old mill, which was demolished by the Bureau of Land Management in 2014, but—a conversation with the bandmates reveals—not particularly sentimental. The members of American Flat all recall Facebook pages dedicated to saving the mill and news coverage of its destruction, but Olivas is the only one who ever went there. He went there with some friends on the day it was demolished, too. “There were all sorts of protesters up there,” he recalled. “We just kind of wanted to watch.” When he and his bandmates adopted the name two years ago, it was after batting around many others. “Free Beer never stuck,” joked bassist and vocalist Mike Bellione. “Free Beer at the Saint, you know? Think of the draw.” “They wouldn’t hire us,” laughed Larry Petyon, lead vocalist and rhythm guitar player.
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All kidding aside, Bellione said the guys passed “around 3,000” band names before American Flat finally stuck. Olivas said they just hope people won’t mistake the name for homage to country band Rascal Flatts, if American Flat gains notoriety beyond the Truckee Meadows. “It seems to fit, though, for our style,” he said. “And people from Reno know what it is.” At least for now, Renoites are the ones whose attention the bandmates seek. And just as they took their time choosing a name, they’ve been happy to take their time with this. The band only recently began playing live shows. They’ve spent the last two years cultivating their style. But it’s another thing they haven’t quite put a name to. “We haven’t figured that out,” Olivas said. “Larry kind of figures it’s rock with a country feel to it, which, that’s pretty much what it is. But I can’t think of a band, except for maybe some old rock ’n’ roll—old Southern rock and stuff. It’s kind of that feel, where everybody’s singing, and it’s a lot of harmonies and hooks. Rock ’n’ roll with a bit of country sounds about right. Olivas and Bellione sing backup vocals. Peyton and lead guitarist Darrel Bernett sing leads. And at the suggestion of the Eagles as a comparison in lieu of some Southern rock counterpart, the bandmates all nodded. In fact, they’ve spent a fair amount of time practicing their vocal harmonies by singing Eagles songs. But they’re quick to point out that they’re not a cover band. “We’re really excited about the music that we’ve written,” Peyton said. And now that they’ve played it for some local audiences, the bandmates are preparing for the next step. They expect to start recording American Flat’s first album later this summer. Ω American Flat will play alongside other bands during a parking lot party at Lucky Beaver Bar & Burger, 3655 S. Virginia St., from 6 to 10 p.m. on June 8.
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THURSDAY 6/7 40 mile saloon
1495 S. Virginia St., (775) 323-1877
Sonic Mass with DJ Tigerbunny, 9pm, no cover
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The Space Heaters, 8pm, no cover
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Karaoke, 9pm, no cover
10069 Bridge St., Truckee, (530) 536-5029 10042 Donner Pass Rd., Truckee, (530) 587-2626
The Lique June 7-9, 8:30 p.m. Moody’s Bistro, Bar & Beats 10007 Bridge St. Truckee (530) 587-8688
Comedy The Improv at Harveys Lake Tahoe, 18 Highway 50, Stateline, (775) 5886611: Will Durst, Thu-Fri, Sun, 9pm, $25, Sat, 9pm, $30; Alycia Cooper, Joe Praino, W, 9pm, $25 Laugh Factory, Silver Legacy Resort Casino, 407 N. Virginia St., (775) 3257401: Ritch Shydner, Thu, Sun, 7:30pm, $21.95; Fri-Sun, 7:30pm, 9:30pm, $27.45; Lowell Sanders, Tu-W, 7:30pm, $21.95 LEX at Grand Sierra Resort, 2500 E. Second St., (775) 789-5399: Grandma Lee, Fri, 6:30pm, $15 The Library, 134 W. Second St., (775) 683-3308: Open Mic Comedy with host Jim Flemming, Sun, 9:30pm, no cover Pioneer Underground, 100 S. Virginia St., (775) 322-5233: Grandma Lee, Fri-Sat, 8:30pm, $12-$18
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Dennis Fest beneft show w/Sneaky Creatures, Metal Echo, 3pm, $TBA
Earles of Newtown, 9pm, $15-$20
Open mic, 7pm, M, no cover
Dance party, 10pm, $5
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Karaoke, 9pm, W, no cover
555 E. Fourth St., (775) 499-5549
Ritual w/DJs David Draven, Rusty, Tigerbunny, $3-$5
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Sean MacAlindin, 6pm, no cover
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RuPaul’s Drag Race viewing party, drag show, karaoke, 8pm, no cover
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Karoke Night, 9pm, no cover
PANDA, 9pm, no cover
Johnny Oskam, 9pm, no cover
Reno Classical Music Open Mic, 7pm, no cover
Glen Harvey, 7pm, no cover
Rusty Blackbird and the Tennessee Warblers, 7pm, no cover
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6300 Mae Anne Ave., (775) 787-6300
ABC Party, 10pm, $5
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Jack Di Carlo, 5:30pm, no cover
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Drink 182: Beach Party!, 8pm, no cover
1540 Main St., Virginia City, (775) 847-0111 219 W. Second St., (775) 800-1020
Hellfire saloon
3372 S. McCarran Blvd., (775) 825-1988
Line dancing with DJ Trey, 7pm, no cover
Jacked Up, 8pm, no cover
Karaoke with Gina G, 9pm, Tu, no cover
A KWNK Sound Off!, 7pm, $3-$5
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Too Short, 7:30pm, $30
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Open Mic with Lenny El Bajo, 7pm, Tu, no cover
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Jazz Jam Session Wednesdays, 7:30pm, W, no cover
941 N. Virginia St., (775) 870-9633
LINCOLN LOUNGE
302 E. Fourth St., (775) 323-5426
Spencer Kilpatrick EP release party, 8pm, no cover
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DJ Matthew Ray, 9pm, no cover Canyon Jam/Open Mic, 6:30pm, Tu, no cover
Greg Austin, 7pm, no cover
1480 N. Carson St., Carson City, (775) 841-4663
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Gerardo Ortiz, Pancho Barraza, Kevin Ortiz, 8pm, $60
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Snuff Redux, Pry, 8pm, M, no cover Tow’rs, 9pm, W, no cover
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Jake’s Garage 5.0, 8:30pm, no cover
Clemón Charles Band, 8:30pm, no cover
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Acoustic Wonderland Sessions, 8pm, no cover
PIGNIC PUb & PATIO 235 Flint St., (775) 376-1948
Third Seven, Jonathan Rolling, Britt Straw, Darabello, 9pm, $5
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DJ Bobby G, 8pm, no cover
906-A Victorian Ave., Sparks, (775) 358-5484
1559 S. Virginia St., (775) 322-8864
PONdEROSA SALOON
T-N-Keys, 4:30pm, Tu, no cover Krystal & Paul Duo, 7:30pm, W, no cover
Wednesday Night Jam, 8pm, W, no cover Sit Kitty Sit, Dead Country Gentlemen, 9pm, no cover Fate Awaits, 8pm, no cover
The Sun Rays, 8pm, no cover
Chris Costa, 7pm, no cover
THE SAINT
Johnny Oskam, Four Stroke Baron, 6pm, $5
SHEA’S TAvERN
High Priestess, Luminous Empty, Resistance, 8pm, $5-$6
ST. JAMES INFIRMARY
Dagmar, Matt Bushman, 8pm, W, $TBA Heterophobia, Wild Evel & The Trashbones, Machine, 8pm, $7-$8 Guest DJs, 9pm, no cover
445 California Ave., (775) 657-8484
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Addaura, Isenordal, 8pm, Tu, $5 ThadeusGonzale, 8pm, W, $5-$6 Saturday Dance Party, 9pm, no cover
Space Kamp, Doe The Unknown, Deeday The Scorpion, 9pm, $10
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Jam Night with the Whiskey Preachers, 8pm, M, no cover
Open mic, 7pm, W, no cover
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Tyler Stafford, 6pm, no cover
Colin Ross, 6pm, no cover
Open mic, 9pm, M, no cover Alex “Muddy” Smith, 6pm, no cover
Tristian Selzler, 2pm, no cover Mel Wade & Gia, 6pm, no cover
Four Color Zack June 9, 10 p.m. Peppermill 2707 S. Virginia St. 826-2121
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2) Kick, 8pm, no cover Just Us, 10pm, no cover
2) Kick, 8pm, no cover Just Us, 10pm, no cover
2) Just Us, 8pm, no cover
2) Reckless Envy, 8pm, M, Tu, W, no cover
2) Stephen Lord, 6pm, no cover
2) The Starliters, 5pm, no cover Rebekah Chase Band, 9pm, no cover
2) The Act, 5pm, no cover Rebekah Chase Band, 9pm, no cover
2) Stephen Lord, 5pm, no cover
2) Tandymonium, 6pm, M, no cover Jamie Rollins, 6pm, Tu, no cover Jason King, 6pm, W, no cover
2) The Vegas Road Show, 7pm, no cover
2) The Vegas Road Show, 8pm, no cover
2) The Vegas Road Show, 8pm, no cover
2) Bill Wharton, 6pm, no cover
2) Bill Wharton, 6pm, M, no cover Denver Saunders Duo, 6pm, Tu, W, no cover
2) Simo, 10pm, no cover
2) Eminence Ensemble, 10pm, no cover
2) Howlin Rain, Mapache, 8pm, no cover
1) Cirque Paris, 2pm, 5pm, $19.95-$49.95 1) Cirque Paris, 7pm, $19.95-$49.95 2) Ashley Red, 9pm, no cover 2) Tyler Stafford, 10pm, W, no cover
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1) Cirque Paris, 8:30pm, $19.95-$59.95 2) Ashley Red, 9pm, no cover 3) DJ Roni V, 10pm, no cover
1) Cirque Paris, 5pm, 8:30pm, $19.95-$59.95 2) Ashley Red, 9pm, no cover 3) DJ Roni V, 10pm, no cover
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1) Lacy J. Dalton, David Frizzell, Paulette Carlson, 8pm, $20-$85 3) Grand County Nights with DJ Jeremy, 10pm, no cover
2) Brandon Fox, 10pm, $20 3) Grand County Nights with DJ Jeremy, 10pm, no cover
1) Impractical Jokers: The Tenderloins, 3pm, 9pm, $36-$87 2) Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, 10pm, $20-$30
DJ/dancing, 10pm, no cover
DJ/dancing, 10pm, no cover
1) Simply the Best—A Tribute to the Music of Tina Turner, 7:30pm, $27-$37
1) Simply the Best, 7:30pm, $27-$37 Tease, 9:30pm, $30 3) Kansas, 7:30pm, $45-$97
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4) DJ Mo Funk, 9pm, no cover
1) Dusty Miles and the Cryin’ Shame, 8pm, no cover 2) Latin Dance Social, 7pm, $10-$20
1) Dusty Miles and the Cryin’ Shame, 8pm, no cover 2) Four Color Zack, J. Espinosa, 10pm, $20
2) Milton Merlos, 6pm, no cover
2) Rock-N-Roll Experience, 9pm, no cover 4) Halie O’Ryan, 9pm, no cover
3) Seduction Saturdays, 9pm, $5 4) Halie O’Ryan, 9pm, no cover
4) DJ Mo Funk, 9pm, no cover
Chris Costa, 9pm, no cover
Chris Costa, 9pm, no cover
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FOR THE WEEK OF junE 7, 2018 For a complete listing of this week’s events or to post events to our online calendar, visit www.newsreview.com. ANNUAL HIGHWAY 50 WAGON TRAIN: The 69th annual bi-state wagon train commemorates the westward migration of pioneers heading to California following the 1849 Gold Rush. The wagon train travels west from Lake Tahoe to Placerville along Highway 50. Thu, 6/7Sat, 6/9. $30-$400. Various venues along Highway 50, www.hwy50wagontrain.com.
AVANT GARDE WANNABE COWBOYS: Engrid Barnett, an award-winning researcher, author, educator and musician, presents “Avant-Garde, Wannabe Cowboys: Place Attachment Among Bohemians, Beatniks and Hippies in Virginia City, Nevada.” This presentation is included in museum admission. Sun, 6/10, 1pm. $3-$6, free for children age 5 and younger. Historic Fourth Ward School Museum, 537 South C St., Virginia City, (775) 847-0975, fourthwardschool.org.
THE BIGGEST LITTLE INVITATIONAL CRAFT BEER FESTIVAL: The event showcases some of
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The state fair returns to Carson City offering four days of fun, live music and entertainment, carnival rides, competitions and the living history showcase Rendezvous, featuring Civil War re-enactments, Western-themed gunfights and horseback cavalry shows. The fairgrounds are open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Thursday-Sunday, June 7-10, at Mills Park, 1111 E. William St., Carson City. Admission and parking are free. Oneday unlimited ride passes can be purchased online for $20. Call (877) 916-3247 or visit www.nevadastatefair.org.
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39 NORTH MARKETPLACE: This family-friendly street fair features fresh produce from local and regional farmers, arts and crafts, live cooking demos by local celebrity chefs, seminars, live music and educational activities for kids. Thu, 6/7, 4pm. Free. Downtown Sparks, Victorian Avenue and 10th Street, Sparks, (775) 690-2581, www.39northdowntown.com.
100 OF THE BEST STROLLS, WALKS AND HIKES AROUND RENO AND CARSON CITY: Author Mike White and photographer Mark Vollmer will present a slideshow and book signing of their University of Nevada Press collaboration 50 of the Best Strolls, Walks, and Hikes Around Reno and the soon-to-be-released companion volume 50 of the Best Strolls, Walks, and Hikes Around Carson City. Sat, 6/9, 1pm. Free. Galena Creek Visitor Center, 18250 Mount Rose Highway, (775) 849-4948.
6TH ANNUAL A DAY OF HEALING ARTS: Tahoe Flow Arts Studio presents this fundraiser for the performing arts featuring live entertainment and music, local artisans, raffle prizes, food vendors and free workshops. Sun, 6/10, 9am. Free. Tahoe Flow Arts Studio, 6921 North Lake Blvd., Tahoe Vista, (530) 5462343, www.tahoeflowartsstudio.com.
12TH ANNUAL TRUCKEE BREW FEST: Truckee Optimist Club’s benefit features a barbecue, more than 40 beers and live music by The Blues Monsters. Sat, 6/9, 1pm. $35-$40. Truckee River Regional Park, 10600 Brockway Road, Truckee, (530) 320-4948, truckeeoptimist.com.
ABWA MONTHLY LUNCHEON MEETING: Reno Tahoe Express Network, a league of the American Business Women’s Association, holds its monthly event featuring a guest speaker, a raffle drawing and networking with businesswomen from many different types of businesses. Thu, 6/7, 11:30am. $20-$25. Atlantis Casino Resort Spa, 3800 S. Virginia St., www.abwa.org/ chapter/reno-tahoe-express-network.
25TH ANNUAL VALHALLA RENAISSANCE FAIRE: Immerse yourself in a Renaissance-era village featuring more than 900 costumed actors and reanactors, music, games, theater, jousting and a marketplace. Sat, 6/9-Sun, 6/10, 10am. $8-$16, free for children age 6 and younger. Camp Richardson, 1900 Jameson Beach Road, South Lake Tahoe, www.valhallafaire.com.
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Junior Tennis Association holds its benefit event featuring an open bar, dinner, music and dancing. This event will help fund National Junior Tennis & Learning programs. Fri, 6/8, 6pm. $75. 400 Sylvan Drive, Verdi, (775) 772-3610, sierrajuniortennis.org.
the best local brews and features live music and entertainment, local food vendors and lawn games. VIP ticket holders get early festival entry at noon, followed by general admission entry at 1pm. Sat, 6/9, noon-5pm. $25-$85. Bartley Ranch Regional Park, 6000 Bartley Ranch Road, thebiggestlittleinvitational.com.
BIGGEST LITTLE TREASURE HUNT 2018: The second annual scavenger hunt takes participants through some of Reno’s most scenic and unique parks. Starting at Idlewild, teams of up to six people will discover clues that will take them on a journey through over 30 parks. Clues involve solving riddles, striking poses and having fun. Points will be tracked through social media posts shared by the teams to the Truckee Meadows Parks Foundation’s Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages. The team with the most points wins the cash grand prize of $300. The event benefits the Truckee Meadows Parks Foundation with part of the proceeds going to the Student Stewards Program. Sat, 6/9, 2pm. $5-$25. Truckee Meadows Parks Foundation, 50 Cowan Drive, www.tmparksfoundation.org/ treasurehunt.
CAPITAL CITY BREWFEST: This year’s event features samples from more than two dozen breweries, food trucks and live music in McFadden Plaza. Money raised benefits the Rotary Club’s youth leadership and scholarship programs. Sat, 6/9, 4pm. $5-$35. McFadden Plaza, Third and Curry streets, Carson City, (775) 720-1159, capitalcitybrewfest.com.
CARSON CITY GHOST WALK: The summer ghost walking tour showcases some of downtown Carson City’s historical and reportedly haunted sites. Sat, 6/9, 7pm. $15 advance, $20 at the door. McFadden Plaza, Third and Curry streets, Carson City, (775) 348-6279, carsoncityghostwalk.com.
CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION AND REDEDICATION OF THE PIONEER MONUMENT: The familyfriendly event features activities and a gala to raise funds for an education pavilion and restoration of the landmark. Sat, 6/9, 11am. Free. Donner Memorial State Park, 12593 Donner Pass Road, Truckee, (530) 583-9911.
CONTRA DANCE: Sierra Contra Dance Society holds its monthly event featuring live music with a caller. Arrive at 7:15pm for a beginner’s walk-through. No partner necessary. Sat, 6/9, 7:30pm. $10 general admission, $8 for members. Southside Cultural Center, 190 E. Liberty St., www.sierracontra.org.
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IN THE GREAT BASIN: A panel of activists will address the key issues and battles over the last 40 years—from nuclear weapons testing, Yucca Mountain, military land and airspace seizures and urban water grab. Paul Larmer, executive director/publisher of High Country News, will moderate the panel. Fri, 6/8, 6:30pm. Free. Joe Crowley Student Union Theater, University of Nevada, Reno, 1664 N. Virginia St., www.hcn.org/great-basin.
FEED THE CAMEL: Local food trucks convene under the Keystone Bridge, serving unique specialties along with local beer. The event takes place every Wednesday from through Aug. 29. Wed, 6/13, 5pm. Free. McKinley Arts & Culture Center, 925 Riverside Drive, www.facebook.com/Feed-TheCamel-256832417824677.
FIRST THURSDAYS: Grab a drink, listen to live music by The Sun Rays and check out the art galleries. Thu, 6/7, 5pm. $10, free for NMA members. Nevada Museum of Art, 160 W. Liberty St., (775) 329-3333, www.nevadaart.org.
FOOD TRUCK FRIDAYS: Now in its seventh season, the event features more than 30 food trucks, pop-up restaurants and food trailers every Friday through September. Local bands and artists are featured each week. Fri, 6/8, 5pm. Free. Idlewild Park, 1800 Idlewild Drive, facebook.com/renostreetfood.
GENEALOGY OPEN LAB: Learn how to build
your family tree. Fri, 6/8, 11:30am. Free. Elizabeth Sturm Library, Truckee Meadows Community College, 7000 Dandini Blvd., (775) 674-7600.
GENERATOR SUMMER POP-UP: The inaugural event features an open house, more than 20 local artisans, free workshops, food trucks and live music. Sun, 6/10, noon6pm. Free. The Generator, 1240 Icehouse Ave., Sparks, www.therenogenerator.com.
HANDS ON! SECOND SATURDAYS: The Nevada Museum of Art’s monthly program offers free admission, hands-on art activities, storytelling, a docent-guided tour, live performances and community collaborations. Sat, 6/9, 10am-6pm. Free. Nevada Museum of Art, 160 W. Liberty St., (775) 329-3333.
JAKE’S 40TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY: The restaurant celebrates its 40th anniversary with free appetizers, drink specials, contests and live music by Ike & Martin. Sat, 6/9, 5pm. Free. Jake’s On The Lake, 780 N. Lake Blvd., Tahoe City, www.jakestahoe.com.
MAKER SHOW: Artists, tinkers, designers, vendors and hobbyists are invited to showcase their diverse and interactive creations during the fourth annual event. There will also be food trucks, music, art cars, kids’ activities, a silent auction and raffle prizes. Sun, 6/10, 11am-5pm. $5-$10, free for kids ages 8 and younger. Truckee Roundhouse Makerspace, Truckee Tahoe Airport, 12116 Chandelle Way, Ste. E3, Truckee, www.truckeeroundhouse.org/ makershow18.
MEET YOUR STATE REPTILE—THE DESERT TORTOISE: Learn about Nevada’s state reptile, including how long they live, how they survive winter, how their sex is determined and why they are still listed as a threatened species. Sun, 6/10, 2pm. Free. Galena Creek Visitor Center, 18250 Mount Rose Highway, (775) 849-4948, www.galenacreekvisitorcenter.org.
SKI RUN FARMERS’ MARKET: The market features more than 35 vendors offering organic, fresh produce and locally made arts and crafts. The weekly gathering also features a bounce house for kids and live music. Fri, 6/8, 3-8pm. Free. Along Ski Run Boulevard, South Lake Tahoe, skirunfarmersmarket.com.
SMALL WONDER WEDNESDAYS: Tots ages 5 and younger can participate in story time and explore The Discovery for a full hour before it opens to the public. Wed, 6/13, 9am. $10-$12. Terry Lee Wells Nevada Discovery Museum (The Discovery), 490 S. Center St., nvdm.org.
TAHOE CITY FARMER’S MARKET: Shop for
fresh local produce every Thursday. Thu, 6/7, 8am-1pm. Free. Commons Beach, 400 N. Lake Blvd., Tahoe City, (530) 583-3348, www.tahoecityfarmersmarket.com.
TASTE OF THE COMSTOCK: Get a taste of the Virginia City’s heritage from mining history to food and spirits offered by the town’s many restaurants. Sat, 6/9, 11am. $20. Various locations in Virginia City, (775) 847-7500.
WINE ON THE WATER: The Boys & Girls Club of North Lake Tahoe hosts its annual festival featuring food, wine and music. Proceeds benefit local youth at the Boys & Girls Club of North Lake Tahoe. Sun, 6/10, 1pm. $120-$220. Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort, Spa & Casino, 111 Country Club Drive, Incline Village, (530) 582-3760.
HIGH ELEVATION GARDENING: Lake Tahoe Master Gardeners and UC Davis TERC presents this high elevation garden series. Each talk focuses on a different vegetable. Mon, 6/11, 5:30pm. Free. UC Davis Tahoe City Field Station, 2400 N. Lake Blvd., Tahoe City, tahoe.ucdavis. edu/events/index.html.
ART CARSON CITY COMMUNITY CENTER, SIERRA ROOM: Works: Some Water Some Welded. Mixed media art by Susan Glaser Church and Stephen Reid. The show runs through June 30. Thu, 6/7-Fri, 6/8, Mon, 6/11-Wed, 6/13. Free. Carson City Community Center, 815 E. William St., Carson City, www.arts-initiative.org.
LAKE TAHOE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOYER GALLERY: Fundamental Freedoms. The
BEETHOVEN & MOZART: TOCCATA–Tahoe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus kicks off its 13th Summer MusicFest with a program featuring selections from Mozart’s Mass in C “Coronation” KV 317 and Sinfonie Concertante for Four Winds and Orchestra, KV 297, and Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major. Fri, 6/8, 7pm. $0-$40. St. Theresa Catholic Church, 1041 Lyons Ave., South Lake Tahoe, www.toccatatahoe.com.
exhibit features large-scale portraits by local artist Shelley Zentner. She has created the seven major works in this show since the presidential election. Each painting explores a different aspect of freedom: to vote, to learn, to explore the natural world, to escape violence and enslavement. All works are for sale and a percentage will be donated to causes and charities connected to each painting. Thu, 6/7-Wed, 6/13. Free admission. Lake Tahoe Community College, 1 College Drive, Tahoe City, ltcc.edu.
BEETHOVEN & MOZART: TOCCATA–Tahoe
NAMELESS COFFEE & TEA HOUSE: Midtown Mural Tour. This is a docent-led tour of more than 40 of the 70 murals in the midtown district. Local, national and international artists are represented. Tickets are available at the door. Sat, 6/9, 11am. $10. Nameless Coffee & Tea House, 32 Cheney St., (415) 596-4987, artspotreno.com/midtown-mural-tour.
NORTH TAHOE ARTS: North Tahoe Arts Members Exhibit. Artwork by current members of North Tahoe Arts. Fri, 6/8, 8am. Free. North Tahoe Arts, 380 N. Lake Blvd., Tahoe City., northtahoearts.com.
RENO ART WORKS: June Gallery featuring Nick Noyes. Nick Noyes creates fine art with themes that include portraits, pets, flowers and non-figurative abstract works. He prioritizes color, form and contrast through layering and distinct separation of color. Thu, 6/7, 6pm. Free. Reno Art Works, 1995 Dickerson Road, www.renoartworks.org.
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Sun Valley General Improvement District holds its annual kickoff to summer, which includes extended pool hours at the Sun Valley Pool, a barbecue, raffle, games and a screening of Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. Festivities start at 6pm, and the movie begins at dusk on Friday, June 8. The free event takes place at Sun Valley Community Park, 115 W. Sixth Ave., Sun Valley. Call 673-2220 or visit www.svgid.com.
THE POTENTIALIST WORKSHOP: You + Me = We. The Potentialist Workshop’s June Gallery Exhibition is a solo show featuring new paintings by Las Vegas artist Alexander P. Huerta. Sat. 6/9. 6pm. Free. The Potentialist Workshop, 836 E. Second St., (651) 361-0757, www.facebook.com/ PPPWS.
TRUCKEE COMMUNITY RECREATION CENTER: Elements: Our Region. Hosted by the Truckee Public Arts Commission, the exhibit features art in a variety of mediums, 2-D and 3-D paintings, drawings, sculptures and photography. The theme of the exhibit draws on the rivers, mountains, snows and winds and even the road signs and grocery store lines that define the Truckee-Tahoe region. Thu, 6/7-Wed, 6/13. Free. Truckee Community Recreation Center, 8924 Donner Pass Road, Truckee, facebook.com/ truckeepublicartscommission.
WESTERN NEVADA COLLEGE BRISTLECONE GALLERY: True Grit. An exhibition challenging artists statewide to create works from a deck of canceled cards from Casino Fandango, Max Casino and The Carson Nugget, Gold Dust West. Part of Carson City’s NEA Big Read grant celebration which creates 30 days of public programming based on themes found in Charles Portis’ novel True Grit. The gallery is open 9am-7pm, Monday-Friday and 1-4pm on Saturday, Thu, 6/7-Sat, 6/9, Mon, 6/11-Wed, 6/13. Free. Western Nevada College, 2201 W. College Parkway, Carson City, (775) 887-2100.
FILM THE LADY EVE: Artemisia MovieHouse presents the 1941 comedy directed by Preston Sturges. Sturges’ madcap classic tells the story of a trio of card sharps who set out to fleece rich, naive Charles Pike (Henry Fonda), heir to the Pike Ale fortune. But all goes quickly awry when one schemer (Barbara Stanwyck) falls in love with the mark. Sun, 6/10, 6pm. $5-$9. Good Luck Macbeth Theatre Company, 124 W. Taylor St., artemisiamovies.weebly.com.
WEST ST. MARKET: Art Walk Reno. The evening will highlight public art, murals and stop at several of the galleries and alternative venues along the way. Proceeds from the evening will benefit a local nonprofit. Thu, 6/7, 6pm. $10. West St. Market, 148 West St., (415) 596-4987, artspotreno.com/art-walk-reno.
COMING OF AGE CONCERT: The handbell ensemble Tintabulations celebrates its 21st aniversary with a concert of familiar and memorable melodies from the past, as well as some contemporary selections. Sun, 6/10. 7pm. Free. Shepherd of the Mountains Lutheran Church, 955 W. Peckham Lane, (775) 750-8119, tintabulations.com.
BLUESDAYS: The 10th annual outdoor concert series features acclaimed blues musicians, food and beer, wine and spirits available in the Events Plaza. Tue, 6/12, 6pm. Free. Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, 1960 Squaw Valley Road, Olympic Valley, squawalpine.com.
FRIENDS OF HOPE VALLEY BENEFIT CONCERT:
STREMMEL GALLERY: Ewoud de Groot—A Brush with Nature. de Groot is recognized as a rising star in wildlife painting. His work strives to find both a balance and tension between the representational and the abstract, the traditional and the contemporary. Gallery hours are 9am to 5pm on Monday-Friday and 10am to 3pm on Saturday. Thu, 6/7-Sat, 6/9. Free. Stremmel Gallery, 1400 S. Virginia St., (775) 786-0558.
Symphony Orchestra and Chorus kicks off its 13th Summer MusicFest with a program featuring selections from Mozart’s Mass in C “Coronation” KV 317 and Sinfonie Concertante for Four Winds and Orchestra, KV 297, and Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major. Sun, 6/10, 4pm. $0-$40. St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 1070 Plumb Lane, (775) 499-8271.
MUSIC AN ELEGANT AFTERNOON OF CHAMBER MUSIC: The Reno Chamber Orchestra’s Ruth Lenz, John Lenz and James Winn present a concert of duo and trio works. After the performance, enjoy sparkling wine and desserts. Sun, 6/10, 3pm. $100. Wayne and Miriam Prim, Nevada Museum of Art, 160 W. Liberty St., (775) 348-9413.
The event features live music by The Back Forty Bluegrass band and no-host barbecue. Sun, 6/10, 1pm. $10 donation. Sorensen’s Resort, 14255 Highway 88, Markleeville, friendsofhopevalley.org.
JIM NUNALLY BAND: The flatpicking master performs with his all-star band band. Sat, 6/9, 7:30pm. $25-$30. Mountain Music Parlor, 735 S. Center St., (775) 843-5500.
ABDUCTING DIANA: Millionaire media boss
RENO ACES: Reno’s minor league baseball
Diana Forbes McKaye is kidnapped, but this ruthless magnate proves to be more resourceful than her clumsy abductors in this play by Dario Fo. Thu, 6/7-Sat, 6/9, 8pm; Sun, 6/10, 2pm. $20-$25. Brüka Theatre, 99 N. Virginia St., (775) 323-3221, www.bruka.org.
AGES OF THE MOON: Restless Artists Theatre presents Sam Shepard’s gruff, affecting and funny play. Byron and Ames are old friends, reunited by mutual desperation. Over bourbon on ice, they sit, reflect, and bicker until 50 years of love, friendship and rivalry are put to the test at the barrel of a gun. Thu, 6/7-Sat, 6/9, 7:30pm; Sun, 6/10, 2pm. $12-$20. Restless Artists Theatre Company, 295 20th St., Sparks, www.rattheatre.org.
MYSTIQUE: Nevada Dance Academy presents its 28th season performance. Mon, 6/11, 7pm. $27-$49. Pioneer Center for
the Performing Arts, 100 S. Virginia St., pioneercenter.com.
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW: Merry War Theatre Group performs Shakespeare’s comedy for its fifth annual Summer Shakespeare Show. Performances are on June 7-10, 14-17, 21-24, 28-30. Thu, 6/7Sun, 6/10, 7:30pm. Free. The Lear Theater, 528 W. First St., www.merrywar.com.
SPORTS & FITNESS GUIDED HIKE: Enjoy a guided hike through Galena Creek Park with a local specialist. Please bring appropriate clothing and plenty of water. The hike intensity varies, depending on the audience. Sat, 6/9, 10am. Free. Galena Creek Visitor Center, 18250 Mount Rose Highway, (775) 8494948, www.galenacreekvisitorcenter.org.
RENO 1868 FC: Reno’s professional
soccer team plays Fresno FC. Sat, 6/9, 7:15pm. $15-$75. Greater Nevada Field, 250 Evans Ave, www.reno1868fc.com.
team plays Iowa Cubs. Wed, 6/13, 7:05pm. $9-$45. Greater Nevada Field, 250 Evans Ave., (775) 334-7000.
SQUAW VALLEY HALF & RUN TO SQUAW 8 MILER: Tahoe Trail Running Series continues with the Squaw Valley Half Marathon and Run to Squaw 8 Miler. Two races that end in the Village at Squaw and follow flat, paved courses along the Truckee River. Sun, 6/10, 8am. $80$95 entry fees. Village at Squaw Valley, 1985 Squaw Valley Road, Olympic Valley, bigblueadventure.com.
SUPERCRAWL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: The event takes place on the natural terrain overlooking the race track at the Wild West Motorsports Park. Thirtyfive pro drivers worldwide will battle obstacles for the right to be crowned the SuperCrawl champion. Forty sportsman teams from all over the West Coast will compete in the Silver State Rock Crawling Championship. Onsite parking is $10. Camping is available to spectators for $50 per vehicle. Sat, 6/9-Sun, 6/10, 10am. $0-$25. Wild West Motorsports Park, 12005 East I-80, Sparks, supercrawl.rocks.
TAHOE CITY GOLF COURSE OPENING: Opening events at Tahoe City Golf Clubhouse include long drive and putting competitions, a performance by the North Tahoe High School Jazz Band and historical presentation by Mark McLaughlin. Fri, 6/8, 5pm. Free. Tahoe City Golf Course, 251 N. Lake Blvd., Tahoe City, golftahoecity.com.
TOUGH MUDDER: This a series of hardcore, 10-12-mile obstacle race and mud run events designed by British Special Forces to challenge the toughest of the tough. Sat, 6/9-Sun, 6/10. $20$149. Northstar California Resort, 5001 Northstar Drive, Truckee, toughmudder. com/events/2018-tahoe.
LAZY 5 SUMMER SERIES: Washoe County Regional Parks and Open Space presents its 14th annual summer concert series. Bring blankets or low back chairs. No pets or glass containers. Wed, 6/13, 6:30pm. Free. Lazy 5 Regional Park, 7100 Pyramid Highway, Sparks, (775) 424-1866, www.washoecounty.us/parks.
Solutions to last week’s puzzle
MUSIC IN THE GARDEN: The May Arboretum Society opens its summer concert series featuring music by Apothic Band. Sun, 6/10, 5pm. Free. May Arboretum Botanical Garden, Rancho San Rafael Regional Park, 1595 N. Sierra St., (775) 785-4153.
POPS PARTY CONCERT: Carson City Symphony, Carson City Symphony Chorus and guest singer Cherie Shipley perform pops music, marches and show tunes. Bring chairs or blanket for seating. Sun, 6/10, 6pm. Free. Capital Amphitheater, 301 S. Carson St., Carson City, (775) 883-4154, ccsymphony.com.
ONSTAGE 9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL: Three female coworkers concoct a plan to get even with their sexist and tyrannical boss. Thu, 6/7-Sat, 6/9, 7pm; Sun, 6/10, 2pm. $18-$26. Truckee Community Theater, 10046 Church St., Truckee, truckeecommunitytheater.com.
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Ambivalence actually My boyfriend of two years read my diary and found out that I had expressed feelings for another guy while we were together. I never acted on them (and I wouldn’t have), and I probably shouldn’t have told the guy I liked him. But my boyfriend shouldn’t have been reading my diary! He broke up with me, saying he wouldn’t be able to forgive me. Now he wants to come back. What should I do? I don’t feel that I can trust him now. Your boyfriend probably equated your approaching this other guy with an attempt to cheat, but it sounds like it was something different—a sort of preliminary investigation into whether you had any chance with that guy. It turns out that we have a sort of inner auditing department that gets triggered to calculate whether “the one” should maybe be that other one. Accordingly, research by evolutionary psychologists Joshua Duntley and David Buss and their colleagues suggests that we evolved to cultivate romantic understudies— backup mates whom we can quickly slot in as partners if our partner, say, dies or ditches us or their “mate value” suddenly takes a dive. What else might trigger going for—or at least testing the waters with—a backup mate? Well, though you didn’t have sex with this other guy, it seems instructive to look at why women tend to have affairs. Research by the late psychologist Shirley Glass finds that women view seeking love and emotional intimacy as the most compelling justification for cheating. Seventyseven percent of women surveyed saw this as a compelling reason to have an affair, compared with only 43 percent of the men. Men were more likely to see sexual excitement as a compelling justification to stray—with 75 percent of the men, versus 53 percent of the women, giving that reason. As for whether you should take your boyfriend back, the question is: What was missing that led you to try to trade up, and is it still missing? We’re prone—per what’s called the “sunk cost fallacy”—to want to keep putting time and energy into things we’ve already put time and energy into, but the way to judge whether something’s actually worthwhile is to assess how well it’s
likely to pay off in the future. If you feel—and act—more certain about your partner, he is less likely to have mate-guarding impulses triggered (like the temptation to snoop). If you do get back together with this guy, privacy rules need to be spelled out—and followed.
Paradise flossed My husband and I were visiting friends, and he started walking around their house flossing his teeth. I told him this is not OK, but I couldn’t really tell him why. Could you please explain why it’s not appropriate to go around flossing so I can tell him and get him to stop. Locking doors didn’t get added to bathrooms as some sort of design quirk. Most of the behaviors we perform in bathrooms aren’t all that audience-friendly—which is why we don’t see Netflix specials like Mr. Jones Takes a Po0. Though that activity, like flossing, has health benefits, the rest of us don’t need to bear witness. In fact, we’re grossed out if we have to—and we seem to have evolved to feel that way. Evolutionary psychologist Joshua M. Tybur, who researches disgust, explains that our capacity for getting grossed out seems to help us avoid disease-causing microorganisms, which could put a crimp in our being able to survive and pass on our genes. Disgust basically acts as a psychological “Keep Out!” sign when we encounter things that could infect us, like bodily fluids. As I put it in my science-based manners book Good Manners for Nice People Who Sometimes Say F*ck, “consider how pathogens are spread from person to person. If whatever behavior you’re contemplating could cause some bit of something—a piece of chewed food or some bodily icky—to go airborne, it’s bathroom behavior.” Explain this to your husband. Ideally, if he has some news to share with your friends, it isn’t something along the lines of “My bad—a speck of cilantro from last week’s sandwich just hit your light fixture. Ω
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For the week oF June 7, 2018 ARIES (March 21-April 19): According to my
analysis of the astrological omens, you would be wise to ruffle and revise your relationship with time. It would be healthy for you to gain more freedom from its relentless demands; to declare at least some independence from its oppressive hold on you; to elude its push to impinge on every move you make. Here’s a ritual you could do to spur your imagination: Smash a timepiece. I mean that literally. Go to the store and invest $20 in a hammer and alarm clock. Take them home and vociferously apply the hammer to the clock in a holy gesture of pure, righteous chastisement. Who knows? This bold protest might trigger some novel ideas about how to slip free from the imperatives of time for a few stolen hours each week.
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won’t disrespect, demean, or neglect your precious body in the coming weeks. Promise me that you will treat it with tender compassion and thoughtful nurturing. Give it deep breaths, pure water, healthy and delicious food, sweet sleep, enjoyable exercise, and reverential sex. Such veneration is always recommended, of course—but it’s especially crucial for you to attend to this noble work during the next four weeks. It’s time to renew and revitalize your commitment to your soft warm animal self.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Between 1967 and
1973, NASA used a series of Saturn V rockets to deliver six groups of American astronauts to the moon. Each massive vehicle weighed about 6.5-million pounds. The initial thrust required to launch it was tremendous. Gas mileage was seven inches per gallon. Only later, after the rocket flew farther from the grip of Earth’s gravity, did the fuel economy improve. I’m guessing that in your own life, you may be experiencing something like that seven-inchesper-gallon feeling right now. But I guarantee you won’t have to push this hard for long.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Mars, the planet that
rules animal vitality and instinctual enthusiasm, will cruise through your astrological House of Synergy for much of the next five months. That’s why I’ve concluded that between now and mid-November, your experience of togetherness can and should reach peak expression. Do you want intimacy to be robust and intense, sometimes bordering on rambunctious? It will be if you want it to be. Adventures in collaboration will invite you to wander out to the frontiers of your understanding about how relationships work best.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Which astrological
sign laughs hardest and longest and most frequently? I’m inclined to speculate that Sagittarius deserves the crown, with Leo and Gemini fighting it out for second place. But having said that, I suspect that in the coming weeks you Leos could rocket to the top of the chart, vaulting past Sagittarians. Not only are you likely to find everything funnier than usual; I bet you will also encounter more than the usual number of authentically humorous and amusing experiences. (P.S.: I hope you won’t cling too fiercely to your dignity, because that would interfere with your full enjoyment of the cathartic cosmic gift.)
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): According to my
analysis of the astrological omens, a little extra egotism might be healthy for you right now. A surge of super-confidence would boost your competence; it would also fine-tune your physical well-being and attract an opportunity that might not otherwise find its way to you. So, for example, consider the possibility of renting a billboard on which you put a giant photo of yourself with a tally of your accomplishments and a list of your demands. The cosmos and I won’t have any problem with you bragging more than usual or asking for more goodies than you’re usually content with.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The coming weeks will
be a favorable time for happy endings to sad stories, and for the emergence of efficient solutions to convoluted riddles. I bet it will also be a phase when you can perform some seemingly clumsy magic that dispatches a batch of awkward karma. Hooray! Hallelujah! Praise Goo! But now listen to my admonition, Libra: The coming weeks won’t be a good time to toss and turn in
your bed all night long thinking about what you might have done differently in the month of May. Honor the past by letting it go.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “Dear Dr. Astrology:
In the past four weeks, I have washed all 18 of my underpants four times. Without exception, every single time, each item has been inside-out at the end of the wash cycle. This is despite the fact that most of them were not inside-out when I threw them in the machine. Does this weird anomaly have some astrological explanation?—Upside-Down Scorpio.” Dear Scorpio: Yes. Lately your planetary omens have been rife with reversals, inversions, flip-flops, and switchovers. Your underpants situation is a symptom of the bigger forces at work. Don’t worry about those bigger forces, though. Ultimately, I think you’ll be glad for the renewal that will emerge from the various turnabouts.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): As I sat down to
meditate on your horoscope, a hummingbird flew in my open window. Scrambling to herd it safely back outside, I knocked my iPad on the floor, which somehow caused it to open a link to a Youtube video of an episode of the TV game show Wheel of Fortune, where the hostess Vanna White, garbed in a long red gown, revealed that the word puzzle solution was USE IT OR LOSE IT. So what does this omen mean? Maybe this: You’ll be surprised by a more-orless delightful interruption that compels you to realize that you had better start taking greater advantage of a gift or blessing that you’ve been lazy or slow to capitalize on.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You’re in a phase
when you’ll be smart to bring more light and liveliness into the work you do. To spur your efforts, I offer the following provocations. 1. “When I work, I relax. Doing nothing makes me tired.”—Pablo Picasso. 2. “Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don’t recognize them.”—Ann Landers. 3. “Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.”—Aristotle. 4. “Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.”—Scott Adams. 5. “Working hard and working smart can sometimes be two different things.”—Byron Dorgan. 6. “Don’t stay in bed unless you can make money in bed.”— George Burns. 7. “Thunder is good, thunder is impressive; but it is lightning that does the work.”—Mark Twain.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “There isn’t enough
of anything as long as we live,” said poet and short-story writer Raymond Carver. “But at intervals a sweetness appears and, given a chance, prevails.” My reading of the astrological omens suggests that the current phase of your cycle is one of those intervals, Aquarius. In light of this grace period, I have some advice for you, courtesy of author Anne Lamott: “You weren’t born a person of cringe and contraction. You were born as energy, as life, made of the same stuff as stars, blossoms, breezes. You learned contraction to survive, but that was then.” Surrender to the sweetness, dear Aquarius.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Between you and
your potential new power spot is an imaginary ten-foot-high, electrified fence. It’s composed of your least charitable thoughts about yourself and your rigid beliefs about what’s impossible for you to accomplish. Is there anything you can do to deal with this inconvenient illusion? I recommend that you call on Mickey Rat, the cartoon superhero in your dreams who knows the difference between destructive destruction and creative destruction. Maybe as he demonstrates how enjoyable it could be to tear down the fence, you’ll be inspired to join in the fun.
You can call Rob Brezsny for your Expanded Weekly Horoscope: (900) 950-7700. $1.99 per minute. Must be 18+. Touchtone phone required. Customer service (612) 373-9785. And don’t forget to check out Rob’s website at www.realastrology.com.
by KRis VAgNER
Rock pianist
What pops off the page at you when you scan back through that part of your life?” And we basically just wrote down all the emotions that we felt. There was rage—more than once. That’s why there’s more than one song about rage. It’s like, you’re very angry, and then you chill out for a while, and then you get angry again, so, that was how we did it.
Kat Downs is a pianist, vocalist and songwriter who makes up half of the San Francisco hard-rock duo Sit Kitty Sit, along with drummer Mike Thompson. After their 2014 release, Everlasting Fire, Downs experienced a string of difficulties—among them cancer, divorce and depression. The aftermaths of these experiences are distilled in the duo’s new album, Tectonic. Sit Kitty Sit plays June 9 at Pignic.
When you first got together in 2010, how did you decide to play rock with no guitar? I had been working on a solo album where every song was in a different genre, and I asked [Mike Thompson] to play with me on one song. I had always wanted to hear what it would sound like if you added theatrical prog metal drumming to Rachmaninoff. And I tried to find that. … I couldn’t find it, so I was like, “Well crap, now I have to write it,” so I did. It was just supposed to be a one-off thing. That was the song “The Push.” We played together so naturally that we kind of freaked each other out. And then, about nine months or so later, I had gone though the rest of my library. And I realized that … my style of writing just fit that double-percussion thing so well, that I reached out and asked him if he wanted to continue that experiment.
Did either one of you come from a classical background?
Stress and productivity are a pretty tough combination. It sounds like you just decided to keep up the pace and work. Is that how you went about it? Yes, I started studying when I was six, and piano was my main instrument until high school, and I started playing flute in fourth grade, and flute was my major instrument in both high school and college. So I’m actually a classically trained flautist.
You’ve gone through some difficult times. What’s it been like processing those and incorporating them into your work? Basically, I sat down and talked with Mike first. I knew it was time for us to put out a record, but there was just nothing there. You know how it is when you have someone you’re working with all the time. It’s not just one conversation. It’s one conversation that lasts like a month. So, we had sat down at one point with a piece of paper. We were still kind of coming out of it at that point, so stuff was still pretty raw. It was like, “What do you remember?
Yes. Up to that point we had been putting out a record every two years. It was just a personal goal of ours. No one was holding us accountable. It was just us. But we were already a year late. We knew that … having something to focus on would kind of keep the train moving. … It took like an extra year to put the record out. That’s why there was a four-year gap between this record and that one.
Have you built fan bases in other cities besides San Francisco? Oh! Reno! Absolutely. Our fan base in Reno is—they’re ecstatic people. I think how it happened is, we used to basically start and end most of our national tours in Reno. So, we ended up getting this very family-esque following there, which is really cool. We’ve been on the Worst Little Podcast three or four times now. We recorded at Dog Water Studios with Rick. That whole thing was recorded in Reno. It’s like our home away from home. Ω
by BRUCE VAN DYKE
Knights and Eagles On the Friday night after the Las Vegas concert killings, the Vegas Golden Knights, a brand new team in the National Hockey League, was hosting its very first game, against the Dallas Stars. The Knights won 2-1, thus commencing an extremely notable debut season. In fact, the Knights just kept winning and winning, and it became obvious this expansion team was actually quite good, enough to where it did something no other first-year team has ever done in any Big League, and that’s make it to the championship finals. Which is not just freaky cool, but fantastically remarkable. As in holy shit. As in the sports books aren’t gonna be happy if the frickin’ Knights win the frickin’ Stanley Cup, because a whole lot of locals in Vegas, impressed by the team’s embrace of a horrific municipal moment, supported the Knights by putting down 20/50/100 bucks on the team
winning the Cup, at rather rockin’ odds of 500-1. The math, from the casino angle, ain’t pretty! Alas, it’s not looking good. As of Monday the 4th, the Knights are down 3-1 to the Washington Capitals in this best-of-7 showdown. But no matter if they finish first or second, it’s been a very cool, very special, very feelgood kind of storybook season. Cheers to the VGK. • I predict Dum Dum is on the verge of re-writing the entire pardon record book. President Trump, a.k.a. Shithead McJowlface, is gonna be the Barry Bonds of pardons, racking up some breathtaking stats in quick time. He’s tuning up right now, prepping the always base base with some nice greasy warmup pardons (Dinesh Da Who?). When Mueller finally throws down some fat, juicy indictments, Trump’s gonna say, “I’ll see your indictments and raise you seven
pardons.” One wonders what Mueller’s play might then be? Another prediction—he will indeed have a play, and we don’t know what it is. Neither does Dum Dum. • When the Philadelphia Eagles had the smarts to tell Trump to piss off, our so-called “president,” his widdle feelings hurt, promptly tweeted, “We will proudly be playing the national anthem and other wonderful music celebrating our country today at 3pm.” Can you imagine a more dreadfully dreadful event, to be subjected to the Scar Fangled Tanner and other Souzaphonic patriotic pomposities, hosted by a jabbering jagoff who is there in the Orange House only because he openly and brazenly conspired with our greatest international enemy? I wonder if Spanky would like the Jimi Hendrix version of the anthem? Check that one out on Spotify! Ω
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