This Week

usa BMx silvEr Dollar nationals

Some of the top amateur and professional BMX racers from across the U.S. and the world will compete in the first event of the 2014 national series season. More than 1,500 BMX racers are expected to attend the bicycle motocross event, which begins on Friday, Jan. 10, in the Main Indoor Arena at the Reno-Sparks Livestock Events Center, 1350 N. Wells Ave. Gates open at 8 a.m. on Jan. 10-12. Admission is free, although there is a $10 per vehicle parking fee at the events center. Call 688-5751 or visit www.usabmx.com.

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ExcErpts

Reno Little Theater presents this original play by local playwright Bob Gabrielli about how we choose our lives, or “pre-incarnation,” as part of its Off-Off-Wells series. The play opens on Thursday, Jan. 9, and runs through Sunday, Jan. 12 at the RLT, 147 E. Pueblo St. Showtimes are at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday with a 2 p.m. matinee performance on Sunday. Tickets are $7. Call 8138900 or visit renolittletheater.org.

BrrroquE MastErs

TOCCATA— Tahoe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus presents its ninth annual Winter MusicFest, which kicked off on Jan. 4 with its “Brrroque Masters” concert series. The program includes Vivaldi’s Concerto for Two Trumpets, Handel’s Organ Concerto Op. 4 No. 4 in F major and Bach’s Cantata No. 4 from the Christmas Oratorio, among other selections. Soloists include sopranos Joy Strotz, Anna Helwing and Michelle Norris, organist David Brock and trumpeters Mark Lord and William van Meter. The show begins at 7 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 10, at the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, 501 California Ave. Tickets are $5-$35 and free for youth under age 19. Call 313-9697 or visit www.toccatatahoe.com.

Giovanni, a vaMpirE talE

Reno Tahoe Comedy presents Nevada Opera’s vampire twist on Mozart’s comic melodrama Don Giovanni featuring vocal talent from NVO’s Chorus and Young Artists Program. This version of the opera explores Don Giovanni’s character and actions as a vampire instead of a seducer. Performances are at noon and 3 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 11, at the Pioneer Underground located in the plaza of Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts, 100 S. Virginia St. Tickets are $25 for adults and $15 for youth age 19 and younger. Call Reno Tahoe Comedy at 322-5233 or Nevada Opera at 786-4046.

BowlinG is lotsafun

This fundraiser benefits Amplify Life, a local organization that serves children, teens and adults with developmental disabilities. The ticket includes three games, free parking, shoe rental, access to a silent auction and raffle prizes and music by local artists Joel Ackerson and Zack Teran of The Novelists, Hollywood Trashed and Critical Mass. Proceeds from the event will help send people to Camp Lotsafun, a summer camp that provides recreational, therapeutic and educational opportunities to people with disabilities and also provides respite care for their families. The fun begins at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 11, at the National Bowling Stadium, 300 N. Center St. Tickets are $10-$25. Call 8273866 or visit www.amplifylife.org.

wintEr trails Day

Winter Trails Day offers those new to snow sports the chance to try snowshoeing and cross country skiing for free and discover the fitness and social benefits they provide. Join organizations and vendors for a day of winter fun with mini-snowshoe and cross country ski lessons, interpretive hikes with the Tahoe Rim Trail Association, education, product demos, food and entertainment and free trail passes for pre-registered participants. Bring your own snowshoe or cross country ski equipment if you have them. Demo products from vendors will be available, but are limited. The event takes place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 11, at Tahoe Donner Cross Country Ski Center and Snowshoe Center, 15275 Alder Creek Road, Truckee. Carpooling is recommended due to limited parking. The center will have shuttles available once the lot is full. Pre-registration is required with a $5 suggested donation to the Truckee High School Nordic Team. Call (916) 924-8900 or visit www. rei.com/sacramento.