This Week

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The Addams Family

The kooky, spooky and altogether ooky Addams Family kicks off the Broadway Comes to Reno 2013-2014 season. The hit musical based on Charles Addams’ cartoons, and subsequent TV show and film series, depicts the darkly humorous and twisted world of an eccentric, wealthy family. The Broadway musical features all the main characters, although in this version daughter Wednesday Addams is all grown up and has fallen in love with a nice, “normal” young man from a respectable family, a man her parents have never met. While the news is shocking to father Gomez, Wednesday begs him not to tell her mother Morticia. Gomez Addams is faced with a dilemma: He must keep a promise to his daughter and do something he’s never done before—keep a secret from his beloved wife. See what’s in store for the unconventional family on the night they host a dinner for Wednesday’s “normal” boyfriend and his parents. Performances of The Addams Family are at 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 29, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 30, and 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 1, at the Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts, 100 S. Virginia St. Tickets are $44-$79. Call 686-6600 or visit www.pioneercenter.com.

Turkey Trot

Get your heart pumping and work up a healthy appetite before your Thanksgiving meal at the 15th annual run presented by Scheels and the city of Sparks. The event offers a 10-mile run, 2-mile run and 2-mile walk around the Sparks Marina Park. While pre-registration has ended, late registrants can still sign up on race day on Thursday, Nov. 28. Entry fee is $60. The first race starts at 8:30 a.m. The races start and end at Scheels, 1200 Scheels Drive, Sparks. Proceeds will go to the Youth Scholarship Fund and to Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful. Call 353-7898 or visit www.cityofsparks.us.

Thanksgiving Weekend at Animal Ark

If you want to get out of the house on Thanksgiving weekend but want to avoid the holiday shopping crowds, consider making a short trip north of town to see some of Animal Ark’s residents enjoying the late autumn weather in their winter coats. The wildlife sanctuary and nature center is open to visitors this holiday weekend. If you have any raw turkey necks and gizzards left over from your Thanksgiving feast, you are encouraged to bring them with you to give to the Ark’s carnivores. The facility is open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 29-30. Admission is $12 for adults, $11 for seniors and $10 for kids ages 3-12. Admission is free for kids age 2 and younger. The Animal Ark is located at 1265 Deerlodge Road, off Red Rock Road, about 12 miles north of Reno. Call prior to your departure as severe weather or unsafe facility conditions may cancel the event. You can reach Animal Ark at (775) 970-3111 or www.animalark.org.

The Buttcracker 5: Pirate Booty

Brüka Theatre presents the fifth installment of its original holiday production, The Buttcracker. The Nutcracker parody returns with heroine Clara and friends off on a high seas adventure. The play opens on Friday, Nov. 29, at Brüka Theatre, 99 N. Virginia St. Performances start at 8 p.m. on Nov. 29-30 and Dec. 5-7, 11-14 and 18-21, except for two matinees at 2 p.m. on Dec. 8 and 15. There will be a talk-back session with the company following the Dec. 15 performance. Advance tickets are $22 for general admission and $20 for students and seniors. All tickets are $25 at the door. Call 323-3221 or visit www.bruka.org.