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10/7-8:Reno Celtic Celebration The 27th annual festival features pipe bands, clan tents, Scottish and Irish dancers, Highland athletics, living history demonstrations, Celtic animals, British cars, vendors, kids’ games and more. Main stage entertainment includes The Sligo Rags, Dust in My Coffee, 3-17, Ciana and Sierra Highlanders Pipe Band. The Prince Charles Pipe Band, the SF Irish Pipe Band, Jefferson Pipe Band and Emard Society Pipe Band will also compete during the festival. There will be closing ceremonies each day that will feature all pipe bands playing in the “Massed Pipe Band.” The celebration takes place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 7-8, at Bartley Ranch Regional Park, 6000 Bartley Ranch Road. Tickets are $15 for each day or $25 for both. Admission is free for kids under age 12. There will be a $5 parking fee in the park. Call 378-0931 or visit www.renoceltic.org.

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10TH ANNUAL COMMUNITY PET BLESSING:

Bring your pet or photo of a pet to this community blessing. Sun, 10/8, noon. Free. Center for Spiritual Living, Reno, 4685 Lakeside Drive, (775) 826-0566, www.cslreno.org. AIRSTREAMS ON THE MAIN: Downtown

Carson Street will turn into a showcase of the iconic “silver bullet” camper. There will be camper open houses and events all weekend long to celebrate the culture of Airstreamers. Fri, 10/6-Sun, 10/8, 10am. Free. Carson Street, Carson City, (775) 687-7410, visitcarsoncity.com. AMERICAN BUSINESS WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION

MONTHLY LUNCHEON MEETING: The

meeting features a guest speaker, a raffle drawing and networking with businesswomen from many different types of businesses. Thu, 10/5, 11:30am. $20-$25. Atlantis Casino Resort Spa, 3800 S. Virginia St., www.abwa.org/ chapter/reno-tahoe-express-network.

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ANDELIN FAMILY FARM PUMPKIN PATCH &

CORN MAZE: The farm’s fall festival pumpkin patch features pick-yourown pumpkins. Activities such as a hay ride, cow train, meeting farm animals, lassoing, a corn shed, a hay bale maze for kids, among other activities and attractions, are included in the admission price. Pumpkins are not included in the general admission ticket and are priced according to variety and weight. The festival also offers the Corn Creepers Haunted Attraction, Scarecrow Paintball Safari and Zombie Paintball Apocalypse on selected days in October. Tickets are $10-$15 for these attractions. The pumpkin patch is open 10am-3pm, Tuesday-Thursday, and 10am6pm, Friday-Saturday, through Oct. 31. Thu, 10/5-Sat, 10/7, Tue, 10/10-Wed, 10/11,

10am. $7-$12. Andelin Family Farm, 8100 Pyramid Way, Sparks, (775) 530-8032, www.andelinfamilyfarm.com.

ELDORADO GREAT ITALIAN FESTIVAL: The 36th

annual festival is a celebration of Italian culture and traditions and includes a sauce-cooking contest, a grape stomp, wine walk, an Italian farmers’ market, food booths and live entertainment all weekend long. Sat, 10/7-Sun, 10/8,

11am. Free. Eldorado Resort Casino, 345 N. Virginia St., (775) 786-5700.

FERRARI FARMS PUMPKIN PATCH: The

pumpkin patch is open for the 2017 harvest season Sunday-Thursday, 9:30am-8pm, and Friday-Saturday, 9:30am-10pm, through Oct. 31. Attractions and activities include a corn maze, tractor-pulled hay rides, a mechanical bull and bounce houses for the little ones. There isn’t an entrance fee, but activities are individually priced. The pumpkins are all priced according to size. Thu, 10/5-Wed, 10/11, 9:30am. Free admission. Ferrari Farms, 4701 Mill St., (775) 997-3276, ferrarifarmspumpkinpatch.com.

HEALTHY HABITS FOR A HEALTHIER YOU: Learn

about research in the areas of diet and nutrition, exercise, cognitive activity and social engagement, and use hands-on tools to help you incorporate these recommendations into a plan for healthy aging. Wed, 10/11, noon. Free. Del Webb Community, The Aspen Lodge, Tahoe Sierra Room, 1798 Del Webb Parkway, (800) 272-3900.

LUNCHEON SOCIAL: The Society of Women

Engineers-Sierra Nevada Section hosts a meet and greet. Thu, 10/5, noon. Free.

Circus Circus Food Court, 500 N. Sierra

St., (775) 200-5143.

RENO BITES RESTAURANT WEEK: Explore

the area’s culinary culture with food and drink crawls, themed dinners and dinner specials offered at dozens of participating venues. The sixth annual event culminates with a Chef Showdown, which pits top chefs in a one-hour competition for prizes and bragging rights. Mon 10/9-Sun, 10/15. $10-$30.

Various venues in Reno, (775) 772-8447, renobitesweek.com. ROVER DESIGN & DEMO LAB: Design a rover

and compete for a prize, control a robot on an obstacle course and learn how you can operate a robotic rover from your home, classroom or business. Participation is free with museum admission ticket. Sat, 10/7, 10am. $6-$12. National Automobile Museum, 10 S. Lake St., (775) 830-5295.

SATURDAY NIGHT STAR PARTY: The Jack

C. Davis Observatory hosts free star parties every Saturday night year round, starting at sunset. 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, 10/7, 6pm. Free. Jack C. Davis Observatory, 2699 Van Patten Drive, Carson City, (775) 857-3033.

SIERRA NEVADA ANIME FANS UNITE CON:

SNAFU Con is a collaborative effort of local anime, game, comic-book and science-fiction fans. Fri, 10/6-Sun, 10/8,

8am. $20-$40. Nugget Casino Resort, 1100 Nugget Ave., Sparks, (775) 771-1828, www.snafucon.com.

SPELLBINDER: Northern Nevada Literacy

Council presents the 20th annual

Spellbinder, a corporate spelling bee and fundraising event. This year’s event has a HarryPottertheme. Thu 10/5, 5:30pm. $150. Rancharrah, 6001 Talbot

Lane, (775) 356-1007, www.nnlc.org.

TUTUS AND TOP HATS 2017 TO BENEFIT SAFE

EMBRACE: A colorful, fun and creative happy hour event to raise awareness of domestic violence and sexual violence in the community. Sat, 10/7, 6pm. $40. Renaissance Reno Downtown Hotel, 1 S. Lake St., www.safeembrace.org.

V&T RAILROAD STEAM TRAIN: The V&T

Railroad offers round trips on its steam engine on Saturday and Sunday and select Fridays through Oct. 15. The train departs Carson City Depot at 10am. Return trip departs Virginia City at 3pm. Advance booking is recommended. Please arrive a half hour before your train departure time. Sat, 10/7-Sun, 10/8,

10am. $32-$52. Carson City Eastgate Depot, 4650 Eastgate Siding Road, Carson City, (775) 291-0208, www.vtrailway.com.

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP OUTHOUSE RACES:

During the 28th annual event, teams of three costumed outhouse racers are pitted against each other in an all-out potty race. One person rides and the remaining team members push, pull or drag decorated outhouses down C Street. The Parade of Outhouses begins at noon on Saturday, followed by the races at 1pm. The races continue at noon on Sunday. Sat, 10/7-Sun, 10/8, noon-

4pm. Free. C Street, Virginia City, (775) 847-5700, www.visitvirginiacitynv.com.