FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 23, 2017 For a complete listing of this week’s events or to post events to our online calendar, visit www.newsreview.com. THE TRUCKEE MEADOWS IRRIGATION DITCHES: Speaker Dana Munkelt will talk about the history of local water channels and how they have survived today. 3/26, 1pm. Free. Downtown Reno Library, 301 S. Center St., (775) 747-4478.
WATERSHEDS AND SUSTAINABILITY SYMPOSIUM: The symposium will focus on watersheds and sustainability and how to find a balance. There will be a guest speaker reception at 5pm, followed by the symposium at 6:15pm in the Sierra Building, Room 108. 3/28, 5pm. Truckee Meadows Community College, 7000 Dandini Blvd., (775) 636-3760.
ART 2017 SCHOLASTIC ART EXHIBIT: In partnership
Kahulanui
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Known as Hawaii’s “Kings of Swing,” the Grammy Awardnominated group blends traditional island music with the Big Band swing brought to the Aloha State by United States servicemen during World War II. The nine-piece ensemble—which includes four horns, guitar, bass, ukulele, drums and steel guitar—crafts new arrangements of vintage mid-century songs, utterly contemporary yet steeped in tradition. The show begins at 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 25, at Oats Park Art Center, 151 E. Park St., Fallon. Tickets are $17 for Churchill Arts Council members and $20 for non-members. There will be a free conversation with the band starting at 3 p.m., prior to the show. Call (775) 423-1440 or visit www.churchillarts.org.
EVENTS
PET ADOPTION DAY AT NEVADA FINE ARTS: Adopt homeless dogs and cats from the Nevada Humane Society. All pets are spayed or neutered, vaccinated and microchipped. 3/25, 11am. Nevada Fine Arts, 1301 S. Virginia St., (775) 786-1128.
AMSOIL ARENACROSS: The motorcycle racing event consists of a 14-round battle for the Ricky Carmichael Cup. Motocross athletes will compete on man-made dirt battlegrounds built inside arenas for high-speed, high-flying and fierce racing competition. 3/24-3/26. $10-$40. RenoSparks Livestock Events Center, 1350 N. Wells Ave., (775) (775) 688-5752.
RENO BEER CRAWL: The monthly crawl offers $1 refills of six-ounce samples at multiple downtown Reno locations with purchase of the wristband and map. 3/25, 2pm. $5. 5 Star Saloon, 132 West St., (775) 322-7373, http://renobeercrawl.com.
BILINGUAL STORY TIME: The group offers stories and activities to encourage a love of books, stimulate thinking and promote feelings of self-assurance in English and other languages. 3/25, 1:30pm. Free. North Valleys Library, 1075 North Hills Boulevard, (775) 972-0281.
RENO COIN CLUB MEETING: Reno Coin Club presents “Russian Coins.” David Elliott will talk about the history of Russian coinage from its beginnings to the present. The meeting includes a display of new U.S. coins such as the Native American dollar and Effigy Mounds quarter, early bird prizes, quarter pot and raffle. 3/28, 7pm. Free. Denny’s, 205 Nugget Ave., Sparks, (775) 815-8622.
DEMONSTRATION OF COIN PRESS NO. 1: Presented by chief coiner Ken Hopple in the Historic Carson City Mint building. 3/24, 10am. Nevada State Museum, 600 N. Carson St., Carson City, (775) 687-4810 x 245, http://nvdtca.org.
SATURDAY NIGHT STAR PARTY: The Jack
GARDENING IN NEVADA: University of Nevada Cooperative Extension and their certified master gardeners offer this free series in partnership with Washoe County Regional Parks and Open Space. This series is for anyone who wants to garden. 3/28, 6pm. Free. Western Heritage Interpretive Center, Bartley Ranch Regional Park, 6000 Bartley Ranch Road, (775) 784-4848.
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C. Davis Observatory hosts free star parties every Saturday night year round, starting at sunset (except when there is snow on the roads). The evening starts with a lecture on one of numerous topics and then concludes with guided star viewing by one of the observatory’s astronomers. 3/25, 6pm. Free. Jack C. Davis Observatory, 2699 Van Patten Drive, Carson City, (775) 857-3033.
with the Nevada Museum of Art, the Holland Project Gallery hosts the 2017 Scholastic Art Exhibit, showcasing Northern Nevada’s up-and-coming teen artists. 3/23-29, 3-6pm. Free. The Holland Project, 140 Vesta St., (775) 742-1858.
A VIEW WITHIN: Karen Rips & Paula Chung’s exhibition focuses on interpretations, responses and relationships to medical images. 3/23-29. Free. Sierra Arts, 17 S. Virginia St., (775) 329-2787.
ART FROM WNC: The exhibition features a wide variety of art including graphic design, drawing, photography and book arts pieces that show the diversity of Western Nevada College art students’ creativity. 3/23-29. 8am-noon, 1pm4pm. Free. Business Resource Innovation Center (The BRIC), 108 E. Proctor St., Carson City, www.arts-initiative.org.
EVERY IMAGE HAS A STORY: Photographer Dotty Molt’s work is focused on an exploratory journey she underwent starting early last year, traveling across the country in her car and solely focusing on her art. 3/23-29, 10am. Free. McKinley Arts & Culture Center, 925 Riverside Drive, (775) 334-2417.
FROM THE GROUND UP: The Capital City Arts Initiative (CCAI) presents artwork by Gil Martin. 3/23-29, 8am. Free. CCAI Courthouse Gallery, 885 E. Musser St., Carson City, www.arts-initiative.org.
GREAT BASIN NATIVE ARTISTS: Featured artists are Ben Aleck, Topaz Jones, Jack Malotte, Melissa Melero-Moose and Topah Spoonhunter. 3/23-29, 9am. Free. Carson City Visitors Bureau, 716 N. Carson St., Carson City, (775) 687-7410.
MIROSLAV ANTIC AND ROGER BERRY: Antic’s large-scale paintings and installations aim to make the most fleeting and nostalgic parts of American culture tangible. Berry creates metal sculptures with arching shapes, evoking loosely intertwined knots. 3/23-29. Free. Stremmel Gallery, 1400 S. Virginia St., (775) 786-0558.
NATURE IN BLACK & WHITE: Lake Tahoearea photographer Barbie Crawford creates detailed macro-photography portraits of the natural world around her. 3/23-3/29, 8am. Free. McKinley Arts & Culture Center, 925 Riverside Drive, (775) 334-2417.
PAINT & METAL: Using abstract imagery, the works by Mahsan Ghazianzad and Grant Miller deal with ideas of truth and exploration of emotions. 3/23-29, 8am. Free. Metro Gallery, Reno City Hall, 1 E. First St., (775) 334-4636.
NOT HERE, NOR THERE: Master of fine arts student Quynh Tran’s series of multiroom installations incorporate printed wallpapers, sculptural structures, light and sound effects to transform viewers’ experiences as they transition in between the gallery. An opening reception will be held from 6-8pm on March 30 in the exhibition space. 3/27-29, noon4pm. Student Galleries South, Jot Travis Building, University of Nevada Reno, 1164 N. Virginia St., www.unr.edu/art.
TRUCKEE MEADOWS REFLECTIONS: The Sparks Museum & Cultural Center presents this exhibition detailing historical water usage in the region. In conjunction with the show, Latimer Art Club presents work by their members in the museum Cultural Center. Artists from Latimer explore the theme of water in their artwork, which showcases a wide variety of mediums. 3/23-3/25. Free. Sparks Heritage Museum, 814 Victorian Ave., Sparks. (775) 355-1144.
MUSEUMS ANATOMY OF A PHENOMENON: New Zealand artist Peter Stichbury paints historical UFO sightings, as well as portraits of the people who purportedly saw them. Stichbury’s subjects are caught in an alternate reality—forever changed by their sighting experience, but also influenced by the myths, disinformation and conspiracy theories society imparts on such experiences. 3/23-29, 10am. $1$10. Nevada Museum of Art, 160 W. Liberty St., (775) 329-3333.
THE ALTERED LANDSCAPE: In these images, artists reveal the ways that individuals and industries have marked, mined, toured, tested, developed, occupied and exploited landscapes over the last 50 years. 3/23-29, 10am. $1-$10. Nevada Museum of Art, 160 W. Liberty St., (775) 329-3333, www.nevadaart.org.
A PLACE IN THE COUNTRY: This exhibition presents a concise selection of paintings by Aboriginal Australian female artists, drawn from the collection of Martha Hesse Dolan and Robert E. Dolan. 3/2329, 10am. $1-$10. Nevada Museum of Art, 160 W. Liberty St., (775) 329-3333.
ARCHITECTURES: Kristin Posehn repositions architecture in the physical world so we can consider the relationships between built and natural environments, between art and architecture, between the real and the fictional. 3/23-29, 10am. $1-$10. NMA, 160 W. Liberty St., (775) 329-3333.
THE JOHN AND MARY LOU PAXTON COLLECTION: The collection includes important pieces by artists ranging from minimalist compositions and quiet landscapes to Native American art of the Southwest. 3/23-29, 10am. $1-$10. Nevada Museum of Art, 160 W. Liberty St., (775) 329-3333, www.nevadaart.org
MAYNARD DIXON: Drawn from the collections of Bruce C. Paltenghi and Dr. Richard Paltenghi, this exhibition features drawings and paintings by American artist Maynard Dixon. 3/23-29, 10am. $1-$10. Nevada Museum of Art, 160 W. Liberty St., (775) 329-3333.
MIRADAS: The exhibition examines and celebrates work by artists on both sides of the border—American and Mexican-American—to reveal a variety of cultural aspects as they emerged in the years after the Mexican Revolution (1910–1920) to the present day. 3/23-29, 10am. $1-$10. Nevada Museum of Art, 160 W. Liberty St., (775) 329-3333.
SPINIFEX: This exhibition of Aboriginal paintings made by the Spinifex People of the Great Victoria Desert in Western Australia is drawn from the private collection of Seattle-based couple Robert Kaplan and Margaret Levi. The Spinifex Arts Project was established in 1996 as a way for the Spinifex people to record and document land ownership following their forced expulsion from the Great Victoria Desert due to the Australian government’s atomic testing program in the 1950s. 3/23-28, 10am. $1$10. Nevada Museum of Art, 160 W. Liberty St. (775) 329-3333.
SCIENCE UNDERGROUND: Located on the museum’s lower level, Science Underground features an eclectic, subterranean collection of exhibits from The Discovery’s first five years including big, blue building blocks, Electrosketch, Nano Science, an oversized Nevada puzzle, the Tube-o-Phone, a walking piano and more. 3/23-29. $9-$10. The Discovery— Terry Lee Wells Discovery Museum, 490 S. Center St., http://nvdm.org.
TOYTOPIA: This exhibition is an immersive and hands-on adventure through 100 years of classic toys, games, dolls and more. Visitors will learn about the origins of toys, who made them and why they are fun or dear to us. Discover why some toys succeeded and some failed, which toys have become collectors’ items and why. 3/23-29. $8-$9. Wilbur D. May Museum, Rancho San Rafael Regional Park, 1595 N. Sierra St., (775) 785-5961.
FILM BEFORE THE FLOOD: Watch Fisher Stevens’ 2016 documentary film about climate change and stay for a discussion after the film. This event is part of the Faculty for Radical Education and Enlightenment event week. 3/29, 6pm. Free. Truckee Meadows Community College, 7000 Dandini Blvd., (775) 636-3760.
