This Week

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The Galena Creek Visitor Center celebrates the 2014 Winter Olympics with a look back at the Olympic legacy in the Reno-Tahoe area. Local author David Antonucci will lead a winter guided hike through the park and talk about the 1960s Olympics in Squaw Valley, Calif. He will also talk about Reno’s failed 1955 bid for the same Olympic games. After the hike, Antonucci’s latest book will be available for purchase and signing. The event begins at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 8, at the Galena Creek Visitor Center, 18250 Mt. Rose Highway. Admission is a $5 suggested donation per person which goes toward the guided hike program. The author will also lead an indoor presentation at the visitor center the following Saturday, Feb. 15, at 2 p.m. This will become a guided snowshoe hike, if there’s a sufficient amount of snow. The visitor center will have limited pairs of snowshoes to lend for this hike, so call to reserve a pair. Call 849-4948 or visit www.galenacreekvisitorcenter.org. —Kelley Lang

A Note-Able Evening of Romance

Note-Able Music Therapy Services presents its 10th annual Note-Able Evening of Romance. The show will feature the best music from the past 10 years of the event, including big band hits, music from the Roaring ’20s, Rat Pack tunes and selections from Broadway musicals performed by singer Cami Thompson, the Reno Jazz Orchestra and The Note-Ables. The soiree includes champagne, hors d’oeuvres, desserts and live and silent auctions. Attendees are encouraged to wear black and white attire. The event starts at 7:30 p.m., on Saturday, Feb. 8, at the Downtown Reno Ballroom, 401 N. Center St. Tickets are $45 in advance and $50 at the door. Proceeds benefit the music therapy programs of Note-Able Music Therapy Services. Call (775) 324-5521 or visit www.note-ables.org. Movie Musical Sing-A-Long: Moulin Rouge!

Good Luck Macbeth Theatre Company presents its monthly musical sing-along event. This month’s feature is the 2001 film Moulin Rouge!, which was directed, produced and co-written by Baz Luhrmann. Set in the Montmartre Quarter of Paris, France, the Academy Award-winning musical tells the story of a young English poet/writer, Christian (Ewan McGregor), who falls in love with the terminally ill star of the Moulin Rouge, the cabaret actress and courtesan Satine (Nicole Kidman). Audience members are encouraged to come dressed as their favorite character and enter the costume contest. All tickets are $10 and include a goodie bag full of props to use during the show. The screening begins at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 9, at the GLM theater, 713 S. Virginia St. Call (775) 322-3716 or visit http://www.goodluckmacbeth.org. Rural Route Film Festival: Best of/ Shorts

Nevada Museum of Art hosts the local screening of the traveling film festival, which features 11 short films ranging from 3 to 22 minutes in length that explore themes of rural life and experiences. One of the films includes the local production of Derby Kings, a short film about the experience of two brothers from Pyramid Lake and Yerington. A talk with guest Valerie Bischoff, director of Derby Kings, follows the screening. Tickets are $7 general admission and $5 for NMA members. The event begins at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 9, at the NMA, 160 W. Liberty St. Call 329-3333 or visit www.nevadaart.org. 4th Annual Reno Darwin Day Celebration

The Reno Skeptical Society, a.k.a. Reno Skeptics, hosts its fourth annual celebration of British naturalist Charles Darwin and his contributions to science. There will be presentations by local educators, researchers, students and science enthusiasts on a variety of subjects, including the life and works of Charles Darwin, biological evolution, science education, psychology, philosophy, the contributions and benefits of scientific discovery to humanity and current affairs related to science and technology. The event begins at noon on Sunday, Feb. 9, at the Downtown Reno Library, 301 S. Center St. Admission is free. Call 335-5505 or visit www.renoskeptics.org.