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University of Nevada, Reno Performing Arts Series Presents H'Sao
Mamma mia
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Saletti’s Restaurant & Bar
1623 Highway 395, Minden, (775) 782-2500
Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012 | 7:30 p.m. | Nightingale Concert Hall
The award-winning Afro-pop quintet H’Sao draws on native roots (from Chad via Montréal, with family ties as brothers) and artful blends of gospel, soul and jazz to produce their magnificent a capella sound. Add to that keyboards, djembe, drums, guitar, bass, hopeful words, contagious energy and mesmerizing African dance and they sizzle on the vast soundscape of world music. (Just ask Queen Elizabeth, for whom they’ve performed.) H’Sao: H for hirondelles/swallows — the birds their father says are always searching for higher ground — and Sao for an ancient civilization of Chadian warriors. Definitely powerful, definitely flying high. Tickets: Adult $24/ Senior $20/ Youth $12
(775) 784-4ART | Buy tickets online at www.unr.edu/pas
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Several rescues/shelters from the Northern Nevada area Grooming school students on site to provide grooming tips Pet First Aid, Animal Behavior and Grooming Experts available for questions All families that adopt will be entered in a drawing for a year’s supply of Mars pet food Starter Kit including a bag of Mars Petcare Food, treats, and Dog/Cat essentials for each adoption WAIVER AND RELEASE OF LIABILITY Supported by:MARS PETCARE US ADOPTION EVENT (“the Event”) is open to the general public. All persons (“Participant”) attending the Event recognizes that his/her participation in the Event is voluntary and may result in personal injury or property damage. Participant assumes all risks and dangers incidental to his/her participation in the Event, including, but not limited to, attendance at the Event, observation of the Event and participation in attractions offered at the Event and all other risks and dangers, known or unknown, associated with the Event, whether such risk or danger occurs prior to, during or subsequent thereto and agrees that Mars Petcare US, Inc., its divisions, subsidiaries, parent and corporate affiliates and its owners, shareholders, officers, directors, employees, agents, successors, and (collectively the “Entities”) shall not be responsible for any personal injury, property damage, or other loss suffered as a result of participation in the Event and/or resulting from the negligence of the Entities. Participant further releases the Entities from and against any and all claims which Participant or any minor(s) accompanying Participant has or may have for invasion of privacy, defamation, violation of any right of publicity, or any other cause of action arising out of production, reproduction, distribution, transmission, publication, public performance, broadcast or exhibition of advertisements, promotions, content, programs and/or materials in which recordings or photographs of Participant or any minor(s) accompanying Participant from the Event appear. BY ATTENDING THIS EVENT, PARTICIPANT IS DEEMED TO HAVE GIVEN A FULL RELEASE OF LIABILITY TO THE ENTITIES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. IF THE PARTICIPANT IS A PARENT OR GUARDIAN ACCOMPANYING A MINOR OR MINORS TO THE EVENT, BY ALLOWING THE MINOR(S) TO ATTEND THE EVENT WITH THE PARTICIPANT, THE PARTICIPANT IS DEEMED TO HAVE GIVEN ALL OF THE FOREGOING RELEASES AND WAIVERS ON BEHALF OF SUCH MINOR(S). IF THE PARTICIPANT DOES NOT WISH TO OR IS NOT AUTHORIZED TO RELEASES AND WAIVERS ON BEHALF OF THE ACCOMPANIED MINOR(S), THE PARTICIPANT SHOULD IMMEDIATELY ACCOMPANY THE MINOR(S) OUT OF THE EVENT. September 29, 2012
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WAIVER AND RELEASE OF LIABILITY MARS PETCARE US ADOPTION EVENT (“the Event”) is open to the general public. All persons (“Participant”) attending the Event recognizes that his/her participation in the Event is voluntary and may result in personal injury or property damage. Participant assumes all risks and dangers incidental to his/her participation in the Event, including, but not limited to, attendance at the Event, observation of the Event and participation in attractions offered at the Event and all other risks and dangers, known or unknown, associated with the Event, whether such risk or danger occurs prior to, during or subsequent thereto and agrees that Mars Petcare US, Inc., its divisions, subsidiaries, parent and corporate affiliates and its owners, shareholders, officers, directors, employees, agents, successors, and (collectively the “Entities”) shall not be responsible for any personal injury, property damage, or other loss suffered as a result of participation in the Event and/or resulting from the negligence of the Entities. Participant further releases the Entities from and against any and all claims which Participant or any minor(s) accompanying Participant has or may have for invasion of privacy, defamation, violation of any right of publicity, or any other cause of action arising out of production, reproduction, distribution, transmission, publication, public performance, broadcast or exhibition of advertisements, promotions, content, programs and/or materials in which recordings or photographs of Participant or any minor(s) accompanying Participant from the Event appear. BY ATTENDING THIS EVENT, PARTICIPANT IS DEEMED TO HAVE GIVEN A FULL RELEASE OF LIABILITY TO THE ENTITIES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. IF THE PARTICIPANT IS A PARENT OR GUARDIAN ACCOMPANYING A MINOR OR MINORS TO THE EVENT, BY ALLOWING THE MINOR(S) TO ATTEND THE EVENT WITH THE PARTICIPANT, THE PARTICIPANT IS DEEMED TO HAVE GIVEN ALL OF THE FOREGOING RELEASES AND WAIVERS ON BEHALF OF SUCH MINOR(S). IF THE PARTICIPANT DOES NOT WISH TO OR IS NOT AUTHORIZED TO RELEASES AND WAIVERS ON BEHALF OF THE ACCOMPANIED MINOR(S), THE PARTICIPANT SHOULD IMMEDIATELY ACCOMPANY THE MINOR(S) OUT OF THE EVENT. I always know I’m going to have a great meal when someone says it’s their “grandmother’s recipe” during an interview. And when you know the repast is an Italian/Sicilian combination, mamma mia, it’s a bona mangia! Italian cuisine makes you think of pasta and romantic music, while Sicilian cuisine is more inclined toward seafood, fruits, vegetables and other produce. John and Faith Saletti moved to Northern Nevada about six years ago to find a better quality of life. With John’s Italian/Sicilian heritage and passion for food and Faith’s passion for baking—both Salettis are accomplished chefs—a gem of a restaurant was born. Salette’s in Minden is primo Italiano, and with the new freeway open, it was an easy 55 minutes from Reno at the speed limit. Both the lunch ($5.75-$13.95), with a kid’s menu ($3.75-$6.50), and dinner ($12.99-$34.99) menus are filled with traditional dishes as well as steaks and chops. There’s early-bird dining ($10.99-$22.99), happy hour (4 p.m.-6:30 p.m.), and nightly specials. There’s a very friendly staff, seating in the bar and three other rooms for a total of over 200 seats, a simple, but pleasant décor, and linen napkins— that touch of class. From the extensive menu, the basil prosciutto prawns ($11.99) charbroiled and served with a dijon vinaigrette sauce was my first amazement. Juicy, salty, herbaceous, sweet, minty, chard tastes delighted my mouth—what flavor! It was only the beginning and from Neptune’s bounty came a plentiful bowl of cioppino, a half order to boot ($24.99).
This Italian seafood masterpiece was filled with delicately cooked by clams, mussels, shrimp, scallops, Dave Preston prawns, king crab legs, salmon and davep@ halibut floating in a broth erupting newsreview.com with Vesuvian flavors. An explosion of Roma tomatoes, garlic, chile flakes, a dash of cayenne and a nice touch, a spiced Sambal chile sauce from southeastern Asia … wow, bring on the bread to soak up the juice, I couldn’t and wouldn’t waste a drop. John also had to tempt me with a taste of his grandmother’s 90-year-old recipe for Bolognese Sicilian-style, three meats—veal, pork, and ground chuck—and five tomato sauce for pasta. Worthy of no less than the gods of Mt. Olympus, I, a mere mortal, was humbled by this delectable, amazing work of food-art heritage. There’s a decent wine list ($20$120) with a modest by-the-glass offering ($5-$14). When I started, white seemed appropriate and Caposaldo Pinot Grigio ($9) was right. The color was pale, straw yellow, with delicate white fruit and apple aromas. The flavors were offset by notes of acacia blossoms and almonds. The texture is crisp and vibrant with a well-balanced, bright acidity and a clean, fresh finish. But the colossus of the cioppino, a fish stew, called for red. Michael David makes a black-as-night Syrah called 6th Sense ($9), true to its roots, with flavors of dark red fruit, bacon and toast, with a wall of vanilla and oak. It’s juicy, jammy and surprisingly well integrated. Before my Mediterranean repast ended, I had a piece of carrot cake ($7) with cream cheese frosting appeared, and I was at peace. Superb, unique, no nuts—just melt-in-your mouth sumptuous flavors of sweet cream and spice. It’s well worth the drive to Minden but more importantly, it’s worth experiencing because the art of cuisine is sacred and John and Faith are willing to share this art from their heritage. At a place like this, food stirs up childhood memories. My grandmother taught me cooking for and feeding someone is one of the sweetest gestures in the world. Even watching someone eat can be a delight. I’ve learned food and love are undeniably connected, and that’s evident at Saletti’s. Ω
PHO TO/ ALLISON YOUNG
Owner Faith Saletti and server Casey clink glasses at Saletti’s.
Saletti’s Restaurant & Bar is open for lunch Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.; and for dinner, 4 p.m. to 9 p.m., seven days a week.
