FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 13, 2017 For a complete listing of this week’s events or to post events to our online calendar, visit www.newsreview.com. EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN - TWENTIETH CENTURY MEXICAN ART & PHOTOGRAPHY: Darrell B. Lockhart, associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Nevada, Reno and associate professor of Spanish, discusses the influence of Mexico’s past on the style, content and form of modern and contemporary Mexican art and photography. Fri 4/14, noon. $10 general admission, free for NMA members. Nevada Museum of Art, 160 W. Liberty St., (775) 329-3333, www.nevadaart.org.
THE FIRST AMENDMENT UNDER FIRE: Patrick File, assistant professor of media law at Reynolds School of Journalism at the University of Nevada, Reno, will moderate a conversation with speakers David Greene and RonNell Andersen Jones, followed by audience Q & A. Tue 4/18, 6pm. Free. Joe Crowley Student Union Theater, University of Nevada, Reno, 1664 N. Virginia St. (775) 784-6531.
MEET YOUR STATE REPTILE - THE DESERT TORTOISE: Meeghan Gray, an instructor in the biology department at Truckee Meadows Community College, will share information about Nevada’s state reptile. Learn how long they live, how they survive winter, how their gender is determined and why they are listed as a threatened species. Sat, 4/15, 2pm. Free. Galena Creek Visitor Center, 18250 Mount Rose Highway. (775) 849-4948.
RACE TO END DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: This quarter marathon and 5K fun run raises funds and support to help stop intimate partner/domestic violence, sexual violence and child abuse in this area. The beneficiary of this year’s run is Safe Embrace. Join the party with free food and entertainment afterwards in Idlewild Park. The fair begins at 8am. Race begins at 9am. Sat 4/15, 9am. $10$40. Idlewild Park, 1900 Idlewild Drive, www.safeembrace.org.
RIVERWALK DISTRICT WINE WALK: Visit any
Easter Bonnet & Pet Parade
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Dress up in your Easter best and bring a furry friend along for the annual Easter parade at Virginia City. Prizes will be awarded for best children’s entry, most unique pet entry, best bonnet or hat and best overall entry. Registration and lineup begins at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 15, at Virginia City Jerky Company, 204 S. C St. The parade begins at noon and travels along C Street. Admission is free. Call 220-7072 or visit www.visitvirginiacitynv.com.
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8TH ANNUAL A NIGHT TO REMEMBER: Community Chest holds its fund-raising concert featuring Grammy Awardwinning singer-songwriter Rodney Crowell. Proceeds from this show will benefit Community Chest, Inc. Fri 4/14, 8pm. $50. Piper’s Opera House, 12 N. B St., Virginia City, (775) 847-9335, http://communitychestnevada.net.
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Boys and Girls Club present their annual Easter egg event for kids in preschool through sixth grade. There will be games, prizes, three bounce houses, face painting, lots of candy and a visit from the Easter Bunny. Sat 4/15, noon. Free. Idlewild Park, 74 Cowan Drive, www.thebridgereno.com.
Riverwalk District Merchant on Wine Walk day to get a map of participating Wine Walk merchants. Go to the participating merchant of your choice, and, with a valid photo ID, you’ll receive a wine glass and an ID bracelet that allows you to sample wine at any participating merchant. Every month offers a different theme and part of all proceeds are donated to a local charity. Sat 4/15, 2pm. $20. The Riverwalk District, Downtown Reno along The Riverwalk, (775) 825-9255, http://renoriver.org.
SATURDAY NIGHT STAR PARTY: The Jack 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. Sat 4/15, 6pm. Free. Jack C. Davis Observatory, 2699 Van Patten Drive, Carson City, (775) 857-3033.
ART ART INDEED: Art Indeed Art Walk. View
eclectic artwork. Sat 4/15, 1:30pm. Free. 142 Bell St., (775) 846-8367.
ARTIST CO-OP GALLERY OF RENO: Loving Nevada ... Cowboy Country. This year’s Loving Nevada art series showcases “Cowboy Country,” portraying the area in and around Elko, Tuscarora and Lamoille. Paintings and photographs are by local artists who roamed this colorful region. Thu-Wed, 11am-4pm through 4/30. Free. 627 Mill St., (775) 322-8896, www.artistsco-opgalleryreno.com.
CCAI COURTHOUSE GALLERY: Gil Martin: From the Ground Up. The Capital City Arts Initiative (CCAI) presents artwork by Gil Martin. Mon-Fri, 8am through 5/24. Free. 885 E. Musser St., Carson City, www.arts-initiative.org.
CARSON CITY VISITORS BUREAU: Great Basin Native Artists. Featured artists are Ben Aleck, Topaz Jones, Jack Malotte, Melissa Melero-Moose and Topah Spoonhunter. Mon-Sat, 9am through 6/19. Free. 716 N. Carson St., Carson City, (775) 687-7410.
MCKINLEY ARTS & CULTURE CENTER: Every Image Has a Story: Dotty Molt. Molt’s work is largely focused on an exploratory journey she underwent starting early last year, traveling across the country in her car and solely focusing on her art. The set of photographs being shown are representative of immersing one’s self in the world, surrounding yourself with wilderness, and being tested to find your true self. Mon-Fri, 10am through 4/21. 925 Riverside Drive, (775) 334-2417.
MCKINLEY ARTS & CULTURE CENTER: Nature in Black & White: Barbie Crawford. Crawford, a professional photographer who resides in the Lake Tahoe area, creates detailed macro-photography portraits of the natural world around her. Much of the artist’s subjects have been found throughout her years of solitary hiking trips in back country Tahoe. Mon-Fri, 8am through 4/21. Free. 925 Riverside Drive, (775) 334-2417.
METRO GALLERY, RENO CITY HALL: Paint & Metal: Mahsan Ghazianzad and Grant Miller. Using abstract imagery, the works deal with ideas of truth and exploration of emotions. Mon-Fri, 8am through 4/21. Free. 1 E. First St., (775) 334-4636.
RENO ART WORKS: RAW Open Studios. RAW invites the community to see what the resident artists are up to. Meet the artists, explore the studios and buy local art. Sat 4/15, noon. Free. 1995 Dickerson Road, www.renoartworks.org.
SHEPPARD CONTEMPORARY IN THE CHURCH FINE ARTS BUILDING, UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO: Tree Lines. Valerie Cohen’s exhibition corresponds with a forthcoming publication of the same name from University of Nevada, Press. This exhibition features pen and ink line drawings of pine trees growing at or near the timberline in the Sierra Nevada and White Mountain Ranges of Eastern California. Cohen draws the geometric form of each tree she’s chosen to represent, but she also reveals how it grows, and where, and how cold the wind is, and how many hundreds or thousands of years the tree has been alive through the thoughtful addition of her own artist voice. Mon-Fri through 5/18. Free. 1335 N. Virginia St., www.unr.edu/arts.
SPARKS MUSEUM & CULTURAL CENTER: Valeriy Kagounkin Retrospective. The Sparks Museum & Cultural Center present the work of the Russian-born painter. Kagounkin’s recent paintings concentrate on the indigenous natives of Russia and Siberia and their North American counterpart, the Native American, as well as others who built the American West. The exhibit is free to view and a portion of painting sales benefits the Sparks Museum. Tue-Sat 11am through 5/13. Free. 814 Victorian Ave, Sparks, (775) 355-1144.
ST. MARY’S ART CENTER: St. Mary’s Art Center Spring Exhibition. The show features diverse work by Monika Piper Johnson, Ronnie Rector, Will Barber, Mimi Patrick, Casey Clark, Anthony Arevalo, Anna Smith, Grey Wolf Leather Works and Pura Vida Sierras Art. The artist reception is on April 15, 1pm-4pm. FriSun, 11am through 5/28. Free. 55 N. R St., Virginia City, (775) 847-7774.
STREMMEL GALLERY: Miroslav Antic and Roger Berry. Miroslav Antic explores the power of memory by painting seminal and iconic characters, veiled by semitransparent layers of color, polka dots, and paint splatters. His large-scale paintings and installations aim to make the most fleeting and nostalgic parts of American culture tangible. Roger Berry creates metal sculptures with arching shapes, evoking loosely intertwined knots. Thu-Sat through 4/15. Free. 1400 S. Virginia St., (775) 786-0558.
