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Letters............................ 3 Opinion/Streetalk............ 5 Sheila.Leslie.................... 6 Brendan.Trainor.............. 7 News.............................. 8 Green............................ 11 Feature......................... 13 Arts&Culture................ 16 Art.of.the.State............. 19

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A joint a day See news, page 8.

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Welcome to this week’s Reno News & Review. A couple weeks ago, I wrote about the effects of social media on local consciousness. I basically said that I don’t care what anybody 200 miles away think about what we do in this newspaper. Those people do not support the businesses that support us, they don’t vote in the elections that determine how responsive our government is to our neighbors, they probably don’t even read my column because they’re “intentioned” shoppers looking for specific news items. That column led to two responses from several different people. First, the one I was looking for, was “Thanks for staying focused on Reno.” You’re welcome. It’s what we do; it’s the reason we work here. The second one took me a little aback. People thought I was ignorant and didn’t understand the complexities and benefits of social media. C’mon. I built the News & Review’s Facebook site to 6,000 “likes” before I did the costbeneft analysis and realized it was more distraction than benefit. We now have more than 8,000 likes based on what my co-publisher, John Murphy, has done. We have more than 4,400 followers on Twitter—far more than most of the people who think I’m ignorant. I understand perfectly well how social media works, the amount of time it requires to do it well, when there’s a public relations benefit to doing it well, and what the bottom-line payback is. One of these people, a friend and an expert and proponent of the social media stuff, told me, “If you don’t stay current on social media, you will be irrelevant,” thinking that was a coup de grace, the strength of his argument devastating to my Luddidity. Here’s my parry: Every week, this newspaper has least 50,000 actual human readers, many of whom look at every page cover to cover. Those people support us, and they support the people who support us. If I were to change my priorities to spend time on Facebook or tweeting at 1:30 p.m. to those people who don’t read newspapers, I would truly become irrelevant. And, hopefully, unemployed.

At the last Bear Committee meeting in Reno, Nevada Wildlife Commissioner Jack Robb was asked if he believed in democracy from the perspective of majority rule over minority rule. Commissioner Robb explained in public that “no, he like many Americans find government frustrating.” “It is like speeding,” he said. “I have received six speeding tickets and I don’t care.” Never mind that speeding kills and that speed limits are imposed for the safety of all of us drivers. Commissioner Robb, a government official with significant power in the regulation of hunting in Nevada, does not believe in the law. And this libertarian mentality is the key to understanding Commissioner Robb’s approach to the regulation of hunting. In the next sentence Commissioner Robb also explained that “hunting lions with hounds is one of my core values.” For this reason, he could not vote to recommend curtailing the use of hounds to hunt Nevada bears even in the face of gutwrenching evidence of the cruelty and cowardice of this form of “hunting.” All of us unfortunate spectators in the room had just viewed a devastating video of a hunter letting his eight hounds tear apart a live bear. But while Commissioner Robb did find the video “unsettling,” his “core value” would not let him vote on the side of decency and humanity. So here is the reality of our Nevada Wildlife Commission. It is not about the animals and it is not about what the majority of Nevadans want in terms of how we treat and manage our wildlife. It is the right of hunters to kill what they want, when they want and in whatever manner. So bring on the hounds, snares, traps, guns etc. It is really about no government regulation. I have honestly never heard of a core value that was along the lines of “hunting lions with hounds.” Most core values are more like honesty, respect, love, hard work, community, etc. Connie Howard Reno

Re “Drug prohibition fuels society’s ills” (Let Freedom Ring, Feb. 20): I congratulate Brendan Trainor for keeping his eye on the real problem with drug use/abuse in this country. The drug war has caused more harm to society at large than all (so-called) illegal drugs combined. The financial drain on our economy alone should be cause for alarm. The break-up of families, the extra financial burden on the already struggling portion of our society, and the ridiculous strain on an over-worked, understaffed judicial system. The irony is that this very conversation has been going on literally since the release of Reefer Madness. After all this time all they can come up with is state-imposed abstinence? Incredible ignorance! Really folks, legalizing marijuana in a couple of states is a start, but a long way from fixing the real problem. Start listening to voices of reason like my friend, the Honorable James Grey, in Orange County, CA who has been fighting against this foolish drug war for as long as I have, and as long as Mr. Trainor has along with millions of voices across our nation: Stop the insanity! Stop the drug war! R. Reynolds Reno

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We like Colin, but he’s no deity Re “The Organic Food Lie and Collective Conscious” (Feature story, Feb. 13, 20): You muddied the issues surrounding GMO’s, sometimes referred to as Genetically Engineered foods, with a headline condemning the organic foods movement and a byline castigating liberals across the board as anti-science ignoring the hard facts of the issues, such as converting our natural food supply so that it does not procreate and must be purchased which will lead to mass famine, engineering toxins into our foods that will cumulatively pose a greater and greater threat to humanity as the “weeds” become resistant to the toxins and the completely

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uncontrolled genetic engineering of specialized genes into foods such as past allegations of foods having genetic substances “engineered” into them using “gene splicing techniques” that cause people to become sleep deprived, forcing them to buy sleeping pills to increase corporate profits. However evil those headlines were in promoting corporate fascism, this week you topped that with a headline about “The Collective Conscious.” Most of your readers are familiar with Carl Jung’s concept of a Collective Unconscious: that is, a mind derived from the collective of humans and possibly all living things. Unfortunately, the Reno News & Review has chosen to muddy the contemporary discussion: the Postulate that if a Collective Unconscious exists, then is it to itself, the Collective Conscious? That would be God! The “advance of science and math” you so proudly tout as the symbol of your justification presents the possibility of a telepathic network of all living things, connected via inter-dimensional radio transmissions like a huge computer network (the cells in your brain networking are in the image of God). Thus the contemporary discussion about the Collective Conscious (God) is what I immediately thought your article was about. Instead, again, your headlines, while attention getting, muddy and confuse the public about intellectual social advances in favor of corporate profiteering deceptions. The Koch Brothers would be proud of you. The Collective Conscious might have other thoughts. Neal Chambers via email

Can somebody say, ‘Off-topic’? Re “The Organic Food Lie” (Feature story, Feb. 13): I was hoping more would write letters in response to this obviously pro-frankenfoods piece passing for an objective article, but after looking at the published letters in the Feb. 20 issue, I realized few had made print.

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One of the published letters, “Vertical Integration” wasn’t even on topic! To begin with, the tone of this article smacks of the same “scientific” arrogance that propped-up the people who told us it was a good idea to spray DDT on our kids’ hair for lice, or that radium made great cosmetics. Just because scientists have discovered a new way to fiddle with things doesn’t mean we all have to jump on board without taking a closer look at the potential dangers. If you dig deep enough, you will have to admit there are many science-based reasons to believe that Genetically-Modified Organisms are not only weaklyunderstood in the long term but if carelessly managed, deeply dangerous. One of the main problems with GMOs is that once they are released into the wild, it is difficult if not impossible to put the genie back in the genomic bottle. If it takes us as long to figure out their long-term consequences as it did to figure out how dangerous radiation can be, then we have about 20 years left to begin to see the full extent of the damage. The article compares genetic engineering, where DNA is directly manipulated in ways that would never occur in nature (such as tomatoes with pig skin genes), to hybridization that is no more than plant breeding. The quotes from Mr. Kramer were at times laughable, at others chilling (regarding how wine purists are not crazy about fiddling with grapes)—“That may change in the future when they get a disease that is a problem.” So, is that what happened with the papaya? In any case someone (Monsanto, Syngenta, Bayer, or DuPont) made a ton of money from that papaya disease. Short of writing a complete essay in response to this article (which believe me, I could); it goes on to cite studies in naive and innuendo-choked ways that would make a middle-school teacher blush: “synthetic fungicides only required ... half the amount of the organic alternatives”—so? Stop to think maybe it’s because they are twice as lethal? Or, “organic foods were higher in fats”—what is that supposed to mean? Can somebody say off-topic? Pablo Rivera Reno

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Should college athletes be paid? Asked at Great Basin Brewing Co., 846 Victorian Ave. Bridget Baker Bartender

Maybe not money, but in better scholarships and more help with financial aid.

Michelle Baran Retiree

No, because they’re students, and the college experience is a step in some direction. … They’re going to college to get a degree. If they’re good, they’ll get a job and then get paid.

Jonathan Phillips Band director

Let the sunshine in Last week, the RN&R ran the first piece in a multi-part series about police use of deadly force. In the first piece of our investigations, two things became clear: There is a need for outside oversight in cases of police use of deadly force; and some government agencies treat the public’s legal right to know as optional. In some counties in Nevada, there are citizen oversight boards to hear the evidence in cases of police use of deadly force—some through hearings facilitated by the district attorney’s office. In many states, the hearings are held at the state level, putting at least one bureaucratic step between those investigating and those being investigated. But in Washoe County, those hearings, which are said to be held by the Officer Involved Shooting Board, are the modern equivalent of Star Chambers—secret hearings that produce no public records and allow no public oversight. Indeed, the only window into these proceedings comes through the district attorney’s findings of legal justification for use of deadly force. Since 2000, the district attorney’s office has found legal justification for every use of deadly force that resulted in fatalities, even in at least one case—Charles Bishop on Oct. 28, 2009—involving a “fatality” in which nobody was killed. Indeed, it’s difficult to imagine a clearer example to show the need for citizen oversight than a finding of legal justification for a fatality based on an investigative report that wasn’t read. That raises the question of, why should these hearings be secret? There’s nothing to indicate that any police use of deadly force in Washoe County in the last OPINION

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They should get money for things like uniforms. Direct money? No. But there should be incentives.

14 years was questionable under the law. The opacity ignites suspicion of police where none should exist. But that policy of secrecy seems a pattern among those who the law requires to be open in their affairs. Nevada’s public records law is quite specific. If a record is produced by government, and it’s not exempted by law, then it’s a public document, available to the public during office hours and at a reasonable fee. And yet the very agencies who are mandated to prosecute violations of laws refuse to follow the laws regarding public records. If employees find the records request inconvenient, they simply ignore it, knowing that their superiors won’t discipline them or enforce the law. Arbitrary removal of information, fees that don’t conform to the law, and months-long delays for handing over records are all methods routinely used to prevent journalists and the public from getting at information. Again, the question becomes, why would they hide, when a close review of investigations shows detailed, careful and modern pursuits of justice? In short, some government agencies appear to believe the law exists for others. They’re above it. Heads of those agencies appear to believe they should be able to operate in the shadows like the people they pursue. These are policies that undermine the very foundations that our democracy is built upon. Citizens of Washoe County deserve open government. They deserve a seat in use of deadly force hearings, and they deserve efficient and public management of their records. They are getting none of these. Ω

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I believe so, yes. They make the effort and are putting their names out there.

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Absolutely. They are the source of all the revenue that being raised into the athletic program.

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Religious based bigotry: no bueno There was Chuck Todd interviewing Gov. Mike Pence, R-Indiana, who looked elegant and refined in a nice suit. Then I started listening to what he was saying. By the time he got to a snide little chortle—he was denying climate change by pointing to snowy weather in the East as evidence of by the lack of global warming—I had to Sheila Leslie switch channels. How stupid does he think we are? Over breakfast, I noticed an article about State Representative Rick Bartin, a Missouri Republican who introduced legislation to require that intelligent design and “destiny” be given the same textbook space in Missouri schools as the theory of evolution. He even had the chutzpa to declare, “I’m a huge science buff. This [bill] is about testable data in today’s world.” In order to believe that, you’d have to accept his new definition of a scientific theory: “an inferred explanation … whose components are data, logic and faith-based philosophy.”

It’s tempting to just roll your eyes at these Sharron Angle-like notions, but these are elected officials who presumably represent their constituents and are empowered to make decisions on their behalf. And sometimes these bills do pass, such as Senate Bill 1062 in Arizona, allowing businesses to refuse service to gays under the guise of “religious freedom.” Conservative groups pushed for the legislation saying it was necessary to protect their right to worship, a right that somehow would be infringed upon if they were forced to provide flowers or a cake for a gay wedding. The bill was approved by the state legislature but later vetoed by Gov. Jan Brewer after a huge backlash threatening a boycott quickly got the attention of the Chamber of Commerce and the corporate sector. Freedom to discriminate doesn’t sell a lot of products and services. My favorite grassroots response to S.B. 1062 was Tucson pizzeria owner, Rocco DiGrazia, who posted

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signs on his restaurant saying “We Reserve the Right to Refuse Service to Arizona Legislators.” But let’s not forget Nevada had its own version of this bill during the 2013 legislative session, S.B. 192, sponsored by a bi-partisan group of legislators led by Sen. Barbara Cegavske, R-Las Vegas. Despite opposition from the ACLU and women’s groups who realized it could be used to allow pharmacists to deny birth control to women because their religion opposes it, the “harmless” bill passed the Senate, 14 to 7. Thankfully, it died in the Assembly Judiciary Committee when the chairperson made clear Democratic members would never approve it. As Arizona senators who voted for the Religious Freedom bill were renouncing their own votes and begging Gov. Brewer to veto the bill, Nevada was treated to a debate on Ralston Reports between two Republican candidates for lieutenant governor who still support the Nevada bill and urged its passage

in 2015 despite no evidence of government-sponsored religious discrimination. Neither seemed a bit worried about a possible boycott of Nevada or the impact a backlash would have on our tourism industry. Most tellingly, neither expressed any concern about single women who might not be able to get birth control because it was against a pharmacist’s religion or a gay couple being denied services by a business owner who didn’t approve of their relationship. The slippery slope of allowing professionals or businesses to discriminate when providing their services or goods under the umbrella of religious freedom goes against the “live and let live” philosophy of Nevada and has no place in a state with legalized prostitution, 24-hour gambling, and a proud independent heritage. Let’s hope the Arizona experience prevents a new version of this bill from surfacing in Nevada’s legislature next year and that our elected officials stand together to oppose legalized discrimination. Ω

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If only spotted owls were delicious Did you know that if you buy bison meat instead of beef you are saving an endangered species? North American Bison were in danger of extinction, but now are flourishing, largely because they can be harvested for human consumption. When local citizens have a financial stake in preservation by Brendan of a species, they are more eager to Trainor see the species survive. The private ranching of the North American Bison is an example of free-market environmentalism, based on property rights and market solutions. Washoe County is being threatened by another kind of environmentalism, the kind that demands a big-government, centrally planned solution. The Washoe County Commission appeared stunned this January to learn the implications for the county if the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lists the sagebrush grouse as an endangered species. It is expected to decide by 2015. The Commission was only apprised by

its staff the day before the deadline to file comments with the FFWS and be recognized as a cooperating agency. The Commission expressed alarm that the listing could block Reno’s chance at the proposed Canada to Mexico I-11 highway. There was apprehension that the listing would impact energy development, especially renewables. Northern Washoe County is to see geothermal, solar and wind energy development spurred by the controversial legislative mandate that 20 percent of Nevada’s energy be from renewables. If the grouse is listed as endangered, energy development could be limited to areas adjacent to roads. Nevada is not alone, as many Western states are alarmed at the amount of land the federal government could tie up. Idaho, Oregon, Utah, Montana and others are scrambling to find ways to avoid the listing of the Sagebrush Grouse as an Endangered Species. The Grouse has been intensely studied by the Nevada Department of Wildlife since 2000.

The Endangered Species Act was signed into law in 1973 by Republican President Richard Nixon. Opponents say the Act has saved very few species, while often devastating local businesses and commandeering private and public lands. Only 30 of the 9,000 listed species have recovered, and 10 have gone extinct. That amounts to a success rate of less than 1 percent with an annual budget of more than $2 billion. Listing the grouse would make Nevada’s conservation efforts completely subordinate to federal dictates. A listing on the Endangered Species Act could provoke a firestorm of protests such as occurred when the Northern Spotted Owl was listed. The “Shovel Brigade Uprising” in Nevada was also over an endangered species, the bull trout. Many farmers in California blame the Act for exacerbating the long drought as water is diverted to

preserve small fish and amphibious species that instead could be used for crop irrigation. Now, as Nevada gets ready to assert its claim over the federal lands within its borders, 11 of its 17 counties could face a virtual federal takeover. The Sagebrush Grouse is a wonderful bird, best known for its courting ritual, called a lek, where the males dance on ground and boom out their mating calls from large air sacs. The grouse are hunted by every species, depend almost entirely on sagebrush for sustenance, and demand large areas of open ground. Helping them involves removing or marking barbed wire fencing that they can become entangled in, cutting down non-native trees that raptors perch on, and managing the sagebrush vital to their diet. Ways must be found to encourage ranchers and energy developers to work to preserve this little bird or human food and energy needs could be what is endangered by a heavy handed federal bureaucracy. Ω

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At a Sparks function, Reno Mayor Bob Cashell jokes with a Reno police officer.

Nevadans: Food, shelter, health are lousy There’s an annual Gallup survey that has North Dakota highest in “well being” and West Virginia the most miserable. This is not based on objective measures, like number of cases of suicide, etc., but on asking residents directly how they feel about their states. For example, the state’s ranking for healthy behaviors in the Gallup survey depends not on actual figures for people who smoke or drink but on their assessment of their own behavior. Nevada showed the biggest improvement, up 2.4 percent in people who like it here. That raised Nevada from 39th in 2012 to 26th in 2013. Gallup interviewed 1,440 Nevadans, a relatively high sample in surveys. The state’s strengths, according to its residents, are in its workplaces and in physical health. Nevada ranked fifth in work environment and seventh in physical health. Less impressive are the state’s rankings in life evaluation, in which residents are asked to compare their present situation with their hoped-for or expected situation in five years, and in healthy behaviors. Nevada ranked 34th among the states for life evaluation and 22nd in healthy behaviors. Worst of all were the state’s ranking for access to basic needs—food, shelter, healthcare—and in emotional health. Nevada placed 42nd in the nation in emotional health and 47th in basic access.

STDs rising New figures from the Centers for Disease Control show Washoe County experiencing what local health officials call a “remarkable increase” in sexually transmitted diseases (STD) in the county. Increases were seen in chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis from 2012 to 2013. “Of note, gonorrhea and infectious syphilis cases increased 56 percent and 100 percent respectively from 2012 to 2013,” according to a county statement. Chlamydia saw a smaller increase of 5 percent.

Testosterone therapy banned The Nevada Athletic Commission last week banned testosterone replacement therapy after hearing scathing physician testimony on the hazards involved when TRT is used in combination with steroids. The vote was unanimous and other state athletic officials praised the action. Vitor Belfort promptly dropped out of his planned ultimate fighting championship middleweight title fight on the assumption that the ban will soon spread to other jurisdictions.

Casino take drops Nevada gambling revenue declined 2.7 percent in January compared with January 2012, $884,203,134 compared to $909,267,893, according to state regulators. In Washoe County, the decline was 1.04 percent, $53,318,786 against $52,771,832 a year ago. The sharpest declines in the north were at both ends of Lake Tahoe.

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“Maybe you were a closet believer anyway, or you didn’t care,” Richardson said. “Because of the people you hang around with or play golf with, and then something pushes you past the edge.”

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Bandwagon Why does personal experience trump science on cannabis? Last month, when Mayor Bob Cashell said he supported medical uses of marijuana, it was portrayed in news by reports as a change in his position. Dennis Myers “I never knew I was against it,” he said this week. It’s true that in his various posts, from Nevada regent to lieutenant governor to mayor, marijuana wasn’t really on his radar screen. He recalls marijuana legislation when he was presiding

“It shouldn’t be this hard for people to get this medicine.” Chris Hempel Mother over the Nevada Senate, but says he doesn’t recall ever having a reason to take a position on it. And we have been unable to find any earlier news reports that quoted him on the issue. So there may have been a widespread assumption that he was against it, when in fact no one had ever asked him. Still, he said it was the positive experience of a member of his family with marijuana that prompted him to speak out at all on the issue this year. Why, with all the decades of research that said marijuana had therapeutic uses, would he need a personal

family experience to get him into the issue? “When something like that happens it really drives it home,” said University of Nevada sociologist James Richardson. Richardson, author of several books on religious sects and a former partner in an opinion survey firm, says he has been taken by surprise at how rapidly opinion has changed on marriage equality and marijuana. “It’s amazing to me how opinion is changing,” said James Richardson. “I couldn’t believe it when gay rights started happening.” He said some people stay with long-held positions on these kinds of issues because the structure of their lives supports that stance. “They’re caught in their upbringing,” he said. “Groups they interact with on a regular basis support those views. I’ll bet some of his [Cashell’s] friends are rolling their eyes at him right now.” The personal experiences such as Cashell described with his family member then prompts people to break away from those stances. “It may also motivate you to investigate,” Richardson said. “I’ve seen that happen. You sit down to the computer and Google.” Then, as more information is consumed, the comfort zone of friends and upbringing can be overcome.

Cashell describes exactly that kind of a process. He said he was particularly influenced by a CNN program hosted by prominent neurosurgeon Sanjay Gupta. “I guess that it was, I was one of those uneducated people who didn’t look at it open-mindedly and after seeing that story and seeing what my relatives were going through, I knew more. … I guarantee it if you watch that show it really opens your eyes as far as the medical part.” Chris and Hugh Hempel of Reno have twins, Addi and Cassi, who have a rare disease called Niemann–Pick type C, often descibed as Children’s Alzheimer’s. Its seizures can be reduced by a component of cannibis, and Hempel has experienced the way opinion can change rapidly within her own family. “I think when it touches you personally, it’s a lot easier to understand,” Chris Hempel said, recalling that her parents—both in their 70s—were dead set against any marijuana therapy. “My parents were completely against it until they understood I wasn’t trying to get my kids high,” she said. Information on therapeutic uses to which marijuana can be put helped keep peace in her family. Richardson said the wide use of marijuana is helping to erode the opposition to it, which in turn is leading to more people coming out about their support. “I think the marijuana thing was not as deeply held with a lot of people as the gay marriage thing,” Richardson said. “The gay rights thing is ideological, where there are a lot of people who smoke marijuana, possibly a majority of the population. So many people have smoked marijuana, and it didn’t kill them and turned out not to be a gateway drug for them. A lot of the people who are running the world right now smoked marijuana.” He also said there is probably a bandwagon effort going on. The more people and institutions change their positions, the safer it becomes to join them.

The rapidity of changing opinions has been reflected in opinion surveys, even in portions of the population where it might not be expected. According to a survey last year by the Public Religion Research Institute, 58 percent of white mainline Protestants and 54 percent of black Protestants favor legal marijuana. On the other hand, nearly 69 percent of white evangelical Protestants are holding firm against it. But support for marijuana is fragile. A Brookings Institution study found, “Support for legalization, though growing markedly, is not as intense as opposition, and is likely to remain relatively shallow so long as marijuana itself is not seen as a positive good. Whether opinion swings toward more robust support for legalization will depend heavily on the perceived success of the state legalization experiments now under way—which will hinge in part on the federal response to those experiments.” As a result, any effort by political leaders to jack up the drug war again could cause marijuana sentiment to drop back down.

For some people, the issue is financial or fiscal. In Washington, the state’s Economic and Revenue Forecasting Council predicted state government would realize $51 million from marijuana sales in the 2015-17 biennium. In Colorado, Gov. John Hickenlooper said the state would likely receive more than $130 million in the next fiscal year.

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But Cashell said his interest has nothing to do with taxes: “I’m more interested in it medically.” And Chris Hempel said in some ways the race for the gold in Nevada is getting in the way of keeping the focus on patients who need the medication. “It shouldn’t be this hard for people to get this medicine,” she said. Ω

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There is a growing debate in college sports about the possibility of paying college football players. The idea of such a thing has been in the public sphere for decades, but new issues are beginning to emerge that could challenge and shape the university landscape. According to National Collegiate Scouting Association athletic recruiting, a “head count scholarship” is a full-ride scholarship that is not limited by any set monetary amount. An equivalency scholarship is based on percentages of full-ride scholarships. Coaches of sports that use equivalency scholarships, not the university, determine the amount a student-athlete might get. Star quarterback Johnny Manziel of Texas A&M, a prime example of a head count student-athlete, was selected as the first freshman to win the Heisman Trophy in December 2012. According to a report from ESPN, from September 2012 to August 2013, Texas A&M raised more than $740 million in donations, $300 million more than the total of any other one-year period. Texas A&M is reaping the benefits off what is known as the “likeness” of Manziel. This violation of the law, argued by former student-athletes, has served as the major segue to the argument of paying college football players.

Park, a javelin and discus thrower for the women’s Wolf Pack track and field team, makes sacrifices most students do not in order to afford a college education at the University of Nevada, Reno. Dropping soccer, her favorite sport as an adolescent, for track and field was just one of the many changes Park was willing to make in order to compete at the college level. Now on cold Reno mornings, she skips sleeping in to work out in the weight room in order to prepare for those conference championships down the road. Park’s athletic scholarship chances, along with those of the rest of the track and field team, rely on scoring points at conference meets to determine how much scholarship money is appropriated on their behalf. Park is one of the many equivalency student-athletes who rely on appropriations that are difficult to obtain and keep in order to be a student-athlete. Football players, a large majority of head count student-athletes who have all costs covered, are at the center of a debate that full-ride scholarships are not enough anymore.

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In what might go down as a monumental court case in the history of college athletics, former UCLA basketball player Ed O’Bannon filed a federal antitrust lawsuit in 2009 against the National Collegiate Athletic Association and EA Sports and Collegiate Licensing Co., for making profits off the “likenesses” of college athletes while preventing those athletes from receiving any portion of those profits. Six more college athletes have joined the class-action lawsuit, with the potential for many more joining in the future. Current college football coaches and athletes are beginning to join the campaign for stipends. Head football coaches from the Southeastern Conference have called for stipends so football players can pay for the things a student with a job can afford. A group of 28 football players began wearing patches during games with the acronym “APU,” standing for “All Players United” to signify a united effort to fight for football player compensation. As it stands now, all universities must adhere to the “Commitment of Amateurism,” which declares that universities must keep all student-athletes behind the line that separates professional earnings from necessary college costs.

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Cary Groth, the first female athletic director, believes college athletes should be compensated for the money they bring in for the university through the television exposure and merchandise revenue.

UNR into compliance with Title IX. According to the USA Today database, only seven college football programs in the nation don’t receive any subsidies to support football.

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Play for pay? Cary Groth, the first woman to serve as a university athletic director, does not endorse a “pay for play” system for college sports. Groth does, however, believe college athletes should be compensated for the money they bring in for the university through the television exposure and merchandise revenue. Groth is afraid most people do not recognize there is a difference between merely being paid to play and reimbursing athletes with some of the revenue they helped drive to the university. “The O’Bannon case is the key case for this issue,” Groth said. “It addresses compensation for the use of a player’s likeness and image, which I agree should be compensated, but as for pay-for-play, I do not agree with that and I don’t think it will ever happen.” Jennifer Hill has spent the past 17 years as a political science professor, specializing in 14 | RN&R |

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gender and sports. She said she maintains a “romantic” philosophy of college athletics. Hill, who also serves on the athletic advisory board for UNR, wrote a paper addressing the role of women in sports, so she has extensive knowledge of Title IX, but has never given much thought to how Title IX could affect the possibility of paid stipends for football players. Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972 “prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex or gender in any program receiving federal financial assistance.” It applies to all institutions that are “receiving federal financial assistance.” Many football budgets are funded partly by subsidies, which come from student fees, institutional support and state funds. According to a database of the total revenue and expenses of all 126 Division-I football programs from 2006-2011 generated by USA Today, 44.2 percent of Wolf Pack football revenue is derived from subsidy. This forces

In the unlikely event that a bit of pay for college athletes were to become available, where might that money for stipends come from? One potential source to fund stipends could be conference money. UNR, which recently joined the Mountain West Conference, will pull in an estimated $2.3 million from a television rights agreement with CBS this season. According to the contract between the MWC, CBS Sports and ESPN, any team from the conference that plays in a game with national exposure to at least 90 million people will receive a payout between $300,000 to $500,000 per game. The Wolf Pack football team is scheduled to appear on television for CBS Sports and the ESPN family a total of eight times in 2013, resulting in an estimated payout of $2.3 million. This source of revenue is a great option for stipends for a university that is self-sufficient through donations, but such is not the case for the University of Nevada, Reno. Groth said although the revenue generated through television deals can go to any aspect of the university, almost all funds go back to athletics to cover costs of future renovations. The future indoor track and practice football field will rely on a combination of funds from student fees and revenue funds, such as the $2.3 million from the television deal.

Another is public funds, an already existing portion of the athletic budget. A stipend of even $500 for each football players and female athlete would equate to about $140,000 a semester. This does not consider the non-football male athletes, which would add another $30,000 a semester. It remains to be seen what the public reaction would be if such a financial burden was placed on the students of a university or the taxpayers of Nevada. A second question to answer is how to appropriate funds for stipends if those funds were available. Hill said despite Title IX, football always comes first when deciding the athletic budget. Appropriations for stipends could possibly follow the same logic. “Every year, athletics allocates funds for football to ensure scholarships, facilities, equipment, travel and any other costs are covered,” Hill said. “After that, the rest of the budget is left for the remaining sports.” If football programs can justify getting more of the stipend budget out of necessity because the sport is more expensive, where is the line to be drawn? Would football pay out $5,000 while all other sports get $500?

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Ever since Shane Smith was in elementary school, in Albuquerque, N.M., he wanted to play football for the University of Kansas, a school known more for basketball than its football program. Despite not receiving an offer to play football by any of the universities in his home state of New Mexico, Smith was offered to walk on

for the Jayhawk football team. Smith is now a senior defensive end for the Jayhawks. Smith said he thinks any college athlete who helps drive revenue for a university should receive a stipend, but he sees Title IX as the main inhibitor for that possibility. “I am all for athletes getting some kind of compensation, but it is kind of obnoxious in my eyes to think that rowing or tennis should get the same share as football and basketball,” Smith said. “It is going to be interesting to see what happens.” Other questions facing the college football world is where to draw the line for the amount of a reasonable stipend. A report by Sean Gregory published in the Sept. 16, 2013, issue of Time Magazine suggested a $30,000 annual stipend for college football players, similar to a professional salary. Gregory only referred to some of the most powerful football programs in the country, such as Alabama, Texas A&M, Texas and Michigan for his proposal.

UNR, like the vast majority of other football programs in the nation, is no Alabama. At a university that is requiring additional fees from students to fund an indoor practice facility, a university with two tennis teams but no functional tennis courts, money for stipends is short. to say the least. If stipends were decided based on the USA Today database, UNR would not have a penny to spare. Success in football revolves around recruiting like a cyclone, and the lack of a stipend limit could push boundaries for competitive advantages. Schools that can use the promise of a stipend as a recruiting advantage will pull in better athletes, more money and power while those that cannot afford stipends will be forced to play the same game without the same tools. “If bigger schools can pay more they will definitely have an added lure to kids who might be more focused on the money aspect,” Smith said. “If things are set up where everyone is getting the same then I see it having little to no impact on recruiting.”

Tara Park hopes to do well in an upcoming event to help fund her college education.

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Iman Lathan is a freshman with the Wolf Pack women’s basketball team. Lathan has all expenses covered because she is a head count athlete and lives on campus, so extra stipends are not a concern to her. “Ugly. Everything would look ugly if football players started receiving stipends,” Lathan said. Tony Spiker, a UNR graduate student, offers a different solution for paying football players— separate the “student” from the “athlete.” “Schools should pay them to play football,” Spiker said. “When they finish, they go pro or they can go back to college to get an education without playing football.” While Tara Park knew since high school she wanted to compete at the collegiate level, she did not know it was going to be in track and field. Although Park nurtured her competitive fire with equestrian sports and soccer, she realized track and field was the best avenue to test her mettle against other high-level athletes— because that’s where the support is. “Scholarships are helpful enough, and if scholarships are based on performance, that should be dedication enough and does not need a price tag,” Park said. And so, as Park anxiously awaits that day in Laramie that may well determine her future as a student-athlete, other college athletes, adminstration and fans look on as the argument of paid stipends increasingly takes shape in locker rooms, press boxes and conference calls around the nation. Ω

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“In baseball, ‘utility player’ is a term for someone who can play multiple positions very well,” says Levity. “In any workplace or organization, everyone loves the utility player because they’re so dependable—you can put them wherever you need them at any given time, and they’ll execute any role with as much professional brilliance as the person who’s always in that role.” Levity felt that this idea related well to improvisational comedy, because, in essence, to be able to improvise is to be capable of anything. With that in mind, she set about gathering friends and acquaintances to form an improv group back in 2009. “I really love anything that can make me laugh,” she says. “And I like bringing different people who make me laugh together.” Initially, the Utility Players attempted a full variety show, which they dubbed “The Comedy Cabaret.” They found their stage at Studio on 4th, 432 E. Fourth Street, a small venue that often features local performers trying to find an audience. They developed new sketches, routines and musical bits centered on a different theme each week. It required an immense

amount of time and energy and throughout their first months together they were working every night of the week to produce new shows. Early on, their performances had rather sparse turnouts. “Our shows consisted of three of us up on stage and even less people in the audience,” says Levity. Despite the size, the players describe their audiences as forgiving and eventually they found a loyal following. They were just pleased to have a platform for their art. Six months into their endeavor they decided to move in a different direction. They left Studio on 4th behind, along with their variety show format, and for a time were without a home for their show. Without a venue, they also found themselves without as many resources. Focusing on a more pared-down format out of necessity, the trio began to orient themselves toward a more improvised format. Improvisation allowed the Utility Players to be more mobile with their performances. There is little to no production cost and there is no reliance on sets or large performance spaces. Honing their improvised comedy skills helped them through

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their stint as a homeless comedy troupe. In 2011, they found a new home at Good Luck Macbeth Theater, a 40-seat theater that, at the time, was located in downtown Reno. With a larger venue came a larger audience. After almost two years developing their act, the Utility Players had grown a substantial following. By spring 2011, they were selling out shows and having to turn people away at the doors. Levity recalls it being a bittersweet experience, and she realized that they needed a new home to accommodate their larger audiences. It was around that time that they caught wind that The Pioneer Underground was being leased with the intention of turning it into a comedy club. “We were absolutely terrified to book a venue that was four times the size of what we knew we could handle,” said Levity, recalling their preparation to move their show yet again. Those fears proved unfounded. In May 2011, they became the first sold-out show at the Pioneer Underground. In five years, the Utility Players have come from being a tiny group of friends trying to do comedy to being a growing, thriving cast of

nine with a large production team backing them up. They have a die-hard group of followers who hardly miss a single show that they have lovingly named “The Utilitarians” and a cast and crew that are constantly growing with people looking to lend their support and folks who are interested in performing. Christopher Daniels, a player of the group, describes what creates a dedicated audience: “There’s an exchange that happens in an improv show. As opposed to a play or a musical where audiences are mere spectators, audiences at an improv show co-create the show with us with their suggestions, with their participation in some games, and with their energy. In improv, our audience is an invaluable part of the show.” More recently, the Utility Players have been working on expanding their repertoire. Along with their monthly performances, periodically the troupe creates and puts on theatrical shows. The content ranges from murder

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Take flight Non-Stop Liam Neeson continues his relatively new career as the thinking older man’s action hero with Non-Stop, essentially Taken on a plane. This time it’s a big flying mechanical bird being kidnapped as opposed to an overacting, so-obviously-not-a-teenager Maggie Grace getting abducted. I sort of hate the Taken movies, so my by writing the above statement might imply Bob Grimm that Non-Stop stinks, too. It doesn’t. It’s one of those trashy movies that you can’t help bgrimm@ newsre view.c om but like because all of its implausibility and overwrought performances combine into something strangely entertaining. There’s nothing wrong with a little well-done trash cinema. We first see Nelson’s Bill Marks drinking an alcoholic beverage in an airport parking lot before he boards a plane. The opening

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passages of the movie slowly reveal what we already know from every commercial for this movie: Bill is a U.S. air marshal, and he’s going to have a dilemma on this particular flight. His plane … is going to be taken! The twist here is that a hijacker, through text communications and various manipulations, will make it actually look like Bill is the one hijacking the plane in the eyes of the passengers and the media, who get to see some of the onboard action via YouTube. The film has your basic assortment of terrorist suspects, everybody from the seemingly sweet female seat neighbor (Julianne Moore classing up the place) to the mysterious fellow (Scoot McNairy) who asks for a light before Bill boards the plane. There’s also a Muslim doctor, a grouchy NYC cop, a computer programmer, suspicious flight attendants and so on. It’s a gold star for you if you can figure out who is bad before the big reveal. MARCH 6, 2014

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One twist after another hits you, and the movie goes beyond ridiculous into some forgivable zone where you get the feeling it’s all being done with a big wink at the audience. The folks making this movie must’ve been aware that their little thriller is completely nuts, right? This is the second time Neeson has teamed with director Jaume Collet-Serra, who helmed the also ridiculous but far less fun Neeson vehicle Unknown, and the creepy Orphan. As he did with Orphan, Collet-Serra does a decent job keeping his audience off balance when it comes to the mystery in Non-Stop. The overall feel of the movie is like a ’70s disaster flick, like Airport or, better yet, Airport ’77, the cinematic piece of awesomeness that saw a 747 sink in the ocean, with the plane staying intact and the survivors searching for options to reach the surface, eventually opting for really big balloons. If there was a missed opportunity here, it’s that the producers should’ve thrown in a couple of disaster film vets to augment the cheese factor. How much more fun could this have been with, say, people like Robert Hays (Airplane!), Robert Wagner (The Towering Inferno) or Richard Roundtree (Earthquake) occupying some seats. That would’ve been a sweet, daring way to acknowledge this film’s goofiness and obvious obligations to outlandish ’70s disaster epics. Non-Stop is one of those movies that you will stop on if you are flipping through channels a few years from now, and you just want to be entertained while switching your brain off. It won’t win any awards for smarts, but it will keep you riveted and Neeson makes for good company in this kind of crap sometimes. There are plans for Taken 3, and time will tell whether Bill Marks gets another air adventure. I would rather see Neeson drunk on a plane again before watching him have another one of those stupid “You’re going to be taken!” phone conversations with family members. Ω

Well, shucks. Kevin Costner and Hailee Steinfeld deliver good performances as father and daughter in this hot mess from sloppy director McG. Costner plays a Secret Service Agent who finds out he’s dying of cancer, and he wants to make his last days on Earth count. So he reconnects with his daughter (Steinfeld) and his ex-wife (Connie Nielsen) in Paris while taking on one last assignment. That last assignment is giving him a lot of money, and an experimental drug that only exists in the movies that could extend his life. Costner is on his game here, and Steinfeld holds her own in the scenes they share together. Unfortunately, the movie is all over the place tonally. Sometimes it’s a thriller, sometimes it’s a comedy, and so on. There’s also terrible editing choices and lousy sound editing to boot. Amber Heard shows up as Costner’s boss trying to pull off some sort of femme fatale routine that feels as if it should be in another movie. Only Costner and Steinfeld save this thing from being totally awful.

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Don’t just file this one away as another unnecessary remake of an ’80s film, because Kevin Hart and company make the latest adaptation of David Mamet’s play Sexual Perversity in Chicago a wildly entertaining endeavor. Hart, who lights up any film he shows up in even when they stink, plays Bernie, a player who finds himself in a relationship with the fiery Joan (Regina Hall). While Bernie and Joan experience a wild rollercoaster ride of sex and spats, Bernie’s best bud Danny (Michael Ealy) winds up dating Joan’s best friend Debbie (Joy Bryant). The two have a one-night stand that turns into a long-term relationship replete with all the problems of a relationship that started up way too fast. The main reason to see the film is Hart and Hall, who are a crack up under the direction of Steve Pink (Hot Tub Time Machine). However, Ealy and Bryant make for an appealing and intriguing screen couple, so the movie doesn’t nosedive when the action switches to them. It’s better than the original, which starred Rob Lowe, Demi Moore and flippin’ James Belushi. Screw that movie.

Frozen

I have to admit I was more into the strange Mickey Mouse short that precedes this musical adaptation of Hans Christian Anderson’s “The Snow Queen” than the actual feature. It features retro Mickey busting out of a black and white film and becoming 3-D as he battles a bad guy kidnapping Minnie. It’s worth the price of admission. As for the actual feature movie, Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel have wonderful voices, and the visuals are fun to behold in this middle-of-the-road Disney fare. It has a lot of music—some of it quite good, some of it, well, not—and a beautiful look to it. For recent Disney animation, my vote goes to Tangled for best, but that’s not to say this one is a letdown. It’s OK. Just OK. It’s about on par with Pixar’s latest, Monster’s University. It’s fun to watch, but not altogether memorable.

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Fast paced, frequently hilarious, and visually fun, this is the sort of movie we’ve come to expect from Pixar, one that appeals to both kids and adults on many levels. It’s also notable that it isn’t a Pixar film, but a product of the still formidable but inconsistent Warner Brothers animation wing. The plot follows Emmet (Chris Pratt), a “generic” builder as he goes about his homogenized life, building structures under strict deadlines, listening to the same song (Tegan and Sara’s terrific “Everything is Awesome”) every minute of the day, and following the rules of the omnipotent President Business (Will Ferrell). President Business demands conformity in a decidedly socialistic way, but he keeps everybody at bay by promising Taco Tuesdays. Things change instantly when Emmet meets Wyldstyle (Elizabeth Banks), who reveals to Emmet that he’s living in a pre-programmed world, and there’s the possibility for real life beyond its walls (echoes of The Matrix and Terry Gilliam’s Brazil). Emmet joins forces with Wildstyle and her extremely cool boyfriend, Batman (Arnett) to take down the establishment and restore freewill. The Lego Movie is a bit exhausting at times, but at least the constant stream of activity is laced with super intelligence rather than bombastic, vapid visuals. It’s a cliché, but I’ll say it: “Fun for the whole family!”

The Monuments Men

Director George Clooney’s war epic about historians racing to save art from the Nazis looks and feels like it was just taken out of a time capsule buried in 1958. It’s quite breezy for a war movie, peppered with laughs provided by a strong cast including Clooney, Matt Damon, Bill Murray, Jean Dujardin, Bob Balaban and John Goodman as men trying to thwart Hitler’s plan for a giant museum. It has one of those whistle-infused soundtracks, and it doesn’t hurt that Clooney and Dujardin look like Errol Flynn and Gene Kelly. The movie moves briskly, and is perhaps a bit too weightless for a movie of such heavy subject matter. It also has a useless subplot involving Damon and Cate Blanchett. Still, Clooney has great command of the camera here, the ensemble (especially Murray and Goodman) shines, and it’s fun to watch. This is an interesting piece of World War II history, and it’s good that somebody has made a decent movie to cover this chapter of Hitler insanity.

Pompeii

If ever there was a good setting for a decent movie featuring lots of lava, I would think the story of how Mount Vesuvius blew would be intriguing. However, if you put Paul W.S. Anderson in charge of such a movie, well, you will probably end up with a pile of crap. Anderson has a way of destroying interesting premises with his sloppy directorial hand. For prime examples of how he screws things up, see Alien vs. Predator, Resident Evil: Afterlife, The Three Musketeers or Death Race. Or, better yet, don’t see them. Anderson takes the historic eruption and makes it the basis for what he probably hoped would be his Titanic. He has a love story, he has a lot of people scurrying for their lives, and he even has mournful female vocals that sound a lot like Celine Dion. What he doesn’t have are magnetic stars, decent special effects or a sense of pacing or continuity. When the volcano finally erupts, people have time for serious conversation, various sword fights and whatnot. I don’t think so, fellas. It should be noted that this film contains the very worst Kiefer Sutherland performance ever put to film, so it accomplishes something in the end.

Robocop

RoboCop is a remake that totally rewrites an original in a way that won’t piss off its legions of fans. Joel Kinnaman steps into the role of Alex Murphy (played in the late ’80s original by Peter Weller), a Detroit cop in the year 2028 who gets himself blown up after causing too much trouble for a criminal kingpin. Murphy, with the permission of his wife (Abbie Cornish) has his life saved by being placed into an armored endoskeleton with the purpose of making him a law enforcement superhero. In the original, Murphy (well played by Peter Weller) started his crime crusade not really knowing who he was, with memories suppressed. He eventually figured out his identity and solved his own murder. The new film drastically diverts from the original, having its Murphy freak out upon waking up as a robot, fully cognizant of who he is. It’s only when his emotional stability comes into question that his doctor (Gary Oldman) decides to mess with his brain and shoot him full of dopamine, turning him into a robot zombie. Paul Verhoeven’s original is a far superior film, but this one has its merits.

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In director Hayao Miyazaki’s enchanting and somber The Wind Rises, Jiro, a character based on one of the designers of WWII Japanese bombers, shares his dreams with Caproni, an Italian airplane builder who intends to retire near film’s end. As it turns out, The Wind Rises is allegedly the last animated feature from Miyazaki, the legendary animation director of such films as Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle and Ponyo. Like the grandiose Caproni, the builder of airplane dreams in his latest feature, the 73-year-old Miyazaki plans to call it a day. If this is, indeed, his final film, he’s going out on a very high note, for sure. The film is a bittersweet mix of the joy of creation dream fulfillment, and how innocent dreams can sometimes foster terrible destruction. Miyazaki avoids politics for the most part, but there’s an underlying sadness in Jiro and the movie. It’s a beautifully made, complex film, far more than your average animated movie. The English dubbed version features the voices of Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Emily Blunt and Martin Short.

Power trio Whatitdo. “The band name is Whatitdo., just one word with a period at the end for an important reason,” says bassist Alex by Brad Bynum Korostinsky. “Whatitdo. is a statement, not a question.” bradb@ Though Whatitdo. has been around newsreview.c om since 2008, it has kept a fairly low profile as far as promotion and social media, especially when compared to some of the band members other projects. Korostinsky and guitarist Mark Sexton both play in the Mark Sexton Band, and of the bigger and busier bands of the local scene, and drummer Aaron Chiazza played in the metal band Beard the Lion and is the current Ringo in the long-running Beatles tribute act Rain.

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no vocals so it’s even more stripped down, and understanding how to and not to fill up space when everyone is so exposed.” “That’s the biggest lesson I’ve learned in this band, not being scared and just digging in,” says Sexton. “I apply it everywhere I play now.” The three musicians also back singer-songwriter-guitarist John White in his band, the John Whites. But Korostinsky describes Whatitdo. as a “musician outlet,” a place for the musicians to explore musical possibilities and flex their chops. And though they improvise their solos, the songs are not endless groves but are carefully written, with recognizable structures, memorable melodies and often with compositional humor. “We like to trick people,” says Sexton, referring to the tunes’ musical fake-outs and misdirections. But Whatitido. isn’t a joke band. It’s a serious band with a good sense of humor. And that expressive musical chicanery requires real musicianship. The song titles are sometimes left-field pop culture references, like “Hatchi Ju Hatchi,” a line from the SNL sketch when Chris Farley appeared on a Japanese game show. Korostinsky describes the hard-edged funk tune “Machete Man” as “a song that sounds like a guy with a machete just chopping down a path.” But, despite the set structures, the musicians say that the songs are different every time they play them. “We still change songs we wrote in 2008,” says Chiazza. Given that ever-changing approach, perhaps it’s not surprising that the group’s new debut album, Live at St. James Infirmary, is, as the name implies, a live recording at the Reno bar. They will perform even newer versions of the songs at the Holland Project on March 13. Ω

Whatitdo. morphs, surges and pulses among the three points of its flux capacitor: funk, rock and jazz. The all-instrumental trio vacillates from jazz-funk to jazz-rock to funkrock. They lay into funk grooves, and rip solos that rock, with enough instrumental virtuosity to appeal to jazz heads. “When we first created this band, we wanted to create music that was beyond our playing ability,” says Sexton. “This band has forced me and Aaron and Alex to become better players because we’re writing stuff that’s beyond what we can do.” “Some of these songs, if this was Guitar Hero, would be on the difficult level—for me at least,” says Korostinsky. “Some players would be like, ‘Oh, that’s nothing.’” Chiazza says that the trio format forces the musicians to really hone their skills—“especially when there’s

Intimate and dangerous: Mark Sexton, Aaron Chiazza and Alex Korostinsky of Whatitdo.

Whatitdo.’s record release party is March 13 at the Holland Project, 140 Vesta St., with Yelsa and Bazooka Zoo. 7:30 p.m. $5.

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THURSDAY 3/6 3RD STREET

125 W. Third St., (775) 323-5005

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Karaoke, 10pm, no cover

THE ALLEY

We Came to Conquer, 7:30pm, $5

132 West St., (775) 329-2878 906 Victorian Ave., Sparks; (775) 358-8891

BODEGA LIVE

Greensky Bluegrass March 7, 9 p.m. Crystal Bay Club 14 Highway 28 Crystal Bay 833-6333

3rd Street, 125 W. Third St., 323-5005: Comedy Night & Improv w/Patrick Shillito, W, 9pm, no cover

Qarin, 8:30pm, $5

CEOL IRISH PUB

Pub Quiz Trivia Night, 8pm, no cover

Blarney Band, 9pm, no cover

CHAPEL TAVERN

Sonic Mass w/DJ Tigerbunny, 7pm, no cover

Good Friday with rotating DJs, 10pm, no cover

COMMA COFFEE

10142 Rue Hilltop, Truckee; (530) 587-5711 275 E. Fourth St., (775) 324-1917

Thee Orbiters, 9:30pm, no cover

Karaoke with Lisa Lisa, 9pm, no cover

Karaoke with Lisa Lisa, 9pm, no cover

EL CORTEZ LOUNGE

170 S. Virginia St., (775) 322-1800

Live flamenco guitar music, 5:30pm, no cover

The Improv at Harveys Cabaret, Harveys Lake Tahoe, Stateline, (800) 553-1022: Judy Gold, Jackie Kashian, Th-F, Su, 9pm, $25; Sa, 8pm, 10pm, $30; Jackie Flynn, Kevin Flynn, W, 9pm, $25

GREAT BASIN BREWING CO.

Arnold Mitchem, 8pm, no cover

Reno-Tahoe Comedy at Pioneer Underground, 100 S. Virginia St., 686-6600: Dillon Garcia, F, 8pm, Sa, 6:30pm, 9:30pm, $14, $17

HIMMEL HAUS

Karaoke with Lisa Lisa, 9pm, no cover

FUEGO

846 Victorian Ave., Sparks; (775) 355-7711

THE GRID BAR & GRILL

8545 N. Lake Blvd., Kings Beach; (530) 546-0300

THE HOLLAND PROJECT

Spotlight Series Spoken Views Collective presents Deonte Osayande, 7:30pm, $5

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Karaoke with Lisa Lisa, 9pm, M, Tu, W, no cover

Karaoke w/Andrew, 9pm, no cover

Bass Heavy, 9pm, W, $TBA

Moon Gravy, 8pm, no cover

Open Mic Night, 9pm, M, no cover Trivia Night, 9pm, W, no cover

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Traditional Irish Tune Session, 7pm, Tu, no cover

Hellbilly Hoedown, 7pm, M, karaoke, 9pm, Tu, open mic, 9:30pm, W, no cover

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VooDoo Dogz, 9:30pm, no cover

Catch a Rising Star, Silver Legacy, 407 N. Virginia St., 329-4777: Don Frost, Th, Su, 7:30pm, $15.95; F, 7:30pm, 10pm, $15.95; Sa, 7:30pm, 10pm, $17.95; Ryan Maher, Tu-W, 7:30pm, $15.95

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Blarney Band, 9pm, no cover

A Benefit for Brian w/Electric Gypsy, Thee Orbiters, Ventura Highway, 4pm, $5

Chi McClean, 7pm, no cover

DAVIDSON’S DISTILLERY 235 W. Second St., (775) 324-4255

The Bonfire Set, 7:30pm, $5

Ladies and Gentleman EP Release Party w/Chris Gibson, 7pm, no cover

312 S. Carson St., Carson City; (775) 883-2662

MONDAY-WEDNESDAY 3/10-3/12 DG Kicks, 9pm, Tu, no cover

Barbara Baxter, 6:30pm, no cover

1799 Ironwood Dr., Minden, (775) 783-3211

COTTONWOOD RESTAURANT & BAR

SUNDAY 3/9

DJ Ricky Rick, 10pm, Tu, no cover Karaoke, 10pm, W, no cover

BUONA SERA RISTORANTE & BAR 538 S. Virginia St., (775) 329-5558

SATURDAY 3/8

1) The Biggest Little Superstar Search w/Karaoke Superstarz, 9pm, $5 cover or $15 participant fee

555 E. Fourth St., (775) 378-4507 1) Main Room 2) Ultra Lounge

1099 S. Virginia St., (775) 324-2244

Comedy

FRIDAY 3/7 Suspect Zero, 9:30pm, no cover

Reno Ableton User Group presents Moldover, 3pm, no cover Outspoken: Open Mic Night, 7pm, M, no cover

JAZZ, A LOUISIANA KITCHEN 1180 Scheels Dr., Sparks; (775) 657-8659

THURSDAY 3/6

FRIDAY 3/7

SATURDAY 3/8

Erika Paul, 6pm, no cover

First Take featuring Rick Metz, 6pm, no cover

SUNDAY 3/9

Bill Davis, 6pm, no cover

MONDAY-WEDNESDAY 3/10-3/12

JUB JUB’S THIRST PARLOR 71 S. Wells Ave., (775) 384-1652 1) Showroom 2) Bar Room

1) Band Roulette, 8pm, no cover

KNITTING FACTORY CONCERT HOUSE

T-Pain, 8pm, $30

211 N. Virginia St., (775) 323-5648

Between the Buried and Me, 7:30pm, M, $20-$40

Blistered Earth, 8pm, $10

LAKESIDE TAHOE CITY Karaoke hosted by Gina Jones, 8:30pm, no cover

3001 W. Fourth St., (775) 322-3001

The Mowgli’s March 8, 7:30 p.m. Harrah’s Lake Tahoe 15 Highway 50 Stateline 588-6611

Wigs and Onesies Dance Party, 9pm, W, $5-$10

850 N. Lake Blvd., Tahoe City, (530) 583-2000

THE POINT

1) Open mic, 9pm, M, no cover

POLO LOUNGE 1559 S. Virginia St., (775) 322-8864

PONDEROSA SALOON 106 S. C St., Virginia City; (775) 847-7210

Karaoke hosted by Gina Jones, 9pm, no cover

Karaoke hosted by Gina Jones, 9pm, no cover

Karaoke, 8:30pm, Tu, 9:15pm, W, no cover

Gemini, 9pm, no cover

Gemini, 9pm, no cover

Lynn & Kevin, 8pm, W, no cover

Steel Rockin’ Karaoke, 7:30pm, no cover

Cosmic Boogaloo, 8pm, no cover

RED DOG SALOON

Open Mic Night, 7pm, W, no cover

76 N. C St., Virginia City; (775) 847-7474

RUBEN’S CANTINA

Karaoke, 8pm, no cover

1483 E. Fourth St., (775) 622-9424

Hip Hop Open Mic, 10pm, W, no cover

RYAN’S SALOON

Karaoke, 9pm, no cover

924 S. Wells Ave., (775) 323-4142

SIDELINES BAR & NIGHTCLUB

Live jazz, 7:30pm, W, no cover

Suspension of Disbelief, 9:30pm, no cover

1237 Baring Blvd., Sparks; (775) 355-1030

ST. JAMES INFIRMARY 445 California Ave., (775) 657-8484

STUDIO ON 4TH

The Black Box Adventures Experimental Music Showcase, 8pm, no cover

432 E. Fourth St., (775) 410-5993

Mimic, Sweet 71, 9:30pm, no cover

Open Mic Night w/Tany Jane, 8pm, M, Black and Blues Jam, 8:30pm, Tu, no cover

Dance party, 9pm, no cover

Strange on the Range, 7pm, M, no cover Tuesday Night Trivia, 8pm, Tu, no cover

The Flesh Hammers, Joe Tyler, Truckee River Band, Jakki Ford, 7pm, $5

Beneath the Buried and Me March 10, 7:30 p.m. Knitting Factory 211 N. Virginia St. 323-5648

Karaoke Night w/Koolwater Karaoke, 7pm, Tu, Open Mic Wednesdays, 7pm, W, no cover

WILD RIVER GRILLE

Sunday Jazz, 2pm, no cover

17 S. Virginia St., (775) 284-7455

WILDFLOWER VILLAGE

Reno Music Project Open Mic, 6:30pm, no cover

4275-4395 W. Fourth St., (775) 787-3769

Wildflower Comedy Power Hour Open Mic, 8:30pm, Tu, no cover

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ATLANTIS CASINO RESORT SPA 3800 S. Virginia St., (775) 825-4700 1) Grand Ballroom Stage 2) Cabaret

CARSON VALLEY INN

1627 Hwy. 395, Minden; (775) 782-9711 1) Valley Ballroom 2) Cabaret Lounge

CRYSTAL BAY CLUB

Mark Sexton Band March 6, 7 p.m. March 7-8, 8 p.m. Peppermill 2707 S. Virginia St. 826-2121

14 Hwy. 28, Crystal Bay; (775) 833-6333 1) Crown Room 2) Red Room

ELDORADO HOTEL CASINO

THURSDAY 3/6

FRIDAY 3/7

SATURDAY 3/8

SUNDAY 3/9

MONDAY-WEDNESDAY 3/10-3/12

2) American Made Band, 8pm, no cover

2) American Made Band, 4pm, Hindsight, 10pm, no cover

2) American Made Band, 4pm, Hindsight, 10pm, no cover

2) Hindsight, 8pm, no cover

2) Kick, 8pm, M, Tu, W, no cover

2) Decades, 7pm, no cover

2) Decades, 8pm, no cover

2) Decades, 8pm, no cover

2) Brian Andrews, 6pm, no cover

2) Brian Andrews, 6pm, M, Tu, W, no cover

1) Dillon Garcia, 8:30pm, $10-$15

1) Greensky Bluegrass, Tumbleweed Wanderers, 9pm, $20-$23

1) Elephant Revival, Nat Keefe, 9pm, $15-$35

1) Ring of Fire, 8pm, $24.95+ 2) Left of Centre, 10:30pm, no cover 3) DJ Obscene, 10pm, no cover 4) Live piano, jazz, 4:30pm, no cover

1) Ring of Fire, 7pm, 9:30pm, $24.95+ 2) Left of Centre, 10:30pm, no cover 3) Four Play Saturdays 10pm, $10 4) Live piano, jazz, 4:30pm, no cover

1) Ring of Fire, 7pm, $24.95+

345 N. Virginia St., (775) 786-5700 2) Left of Centre, 10:30pm, no cover 1) Showroom 2) Brew Brothers 3) BuBinga Lounge 4) Live piano, jazz, 4:30pm, no cover 4) Roxy’s Bar & Lounge 5) Stadium Bar

GRAND SIERRA RESORT HARRAH’S LAKE TAHOE HARRAH’S RENO

Hangar Bar, 10603 Stead Blvd., Stead, 677-7088: Karaoke Kat, Sa, 9pm, no cover Murphy’s Law Irish Pub, 180 W. Peckham Lane, Ste. 1070, 823-9977: Steve Starr Karaoke, F, 9pm, no cover West Second Street Bar, 118 W. Second St., 384-7976: Daily, 8pm, no cover

219 N. Center St., (775) 788-2900 1) Showroom 2) The Zone 3) Sapphire Lounge

1) Frank Marino’s Divas, 8pm, $35-$45

JOHN ASCUAGA’S NUGGET

1100 Nugget Ave., Sparks; (775) 356-3300 1) Showroom 2) Ballroom 3) Cabaret 4) Orozko

MONTBLEU RESORT

55 Hwy. 50, Stateline; (800) 648-3353 1) Theatre 2) Opal 3) Blu

PEPPERMILL RESORT SPA CASINO 2707 S. Virginia St., (775) 826-2121 1) Tuscany Ballroom 2) Terrace Lounge 3) Edge 4) Capri Ballroom

2) Mark Sexton Band, 7pm, no cover 3) 3-D Thursdays w/DJs Max, Chris English, Kronyak, 10pm, $20

1) Frank Marino’s Divas, 8pm, $35-$45 3) Rock River, 8pm, no cover

1) Frank Marino’s Divas, 8pm, $35-$45 3) Rock River, 8pm, no cover

1) Three Dog Night, 8pm, $59

3) Country at the Cabaret w/DJ Jamie G, 9pm, no cover

1) Sweet Talk: A Delicious Electro-Cirque Kiss, 8:30pm, $20

1) Dancing With Your Stars, 6:30pm, $10-$22

1) Frank Marino’s Divas, 8pm, $35-$45 3) Country at the Cabaret w/DJ Jamie G, 7pm, W, no cover 4) Ron Savage, 6pm, W, no cover

2) Mark Sexton Band, 8pm, no cover 3) Salsa dancing with BB of Salsa Reno, 2) Mark Sexton Band, 8pm, no cover 7:30pm, $10 after 8pm, DJ Chris English, 3) Rogue Saturdays, 10pm, $20 DJ ((Fredie)), 10pm, $20

SANDS REGENCY CASINO HOTEL

1) Blues Jam Wednesday, 7pm, W, no cover

345 N. Arlington Ave., (775) 348-2200 1) 3rd Street Lounge 2) Poolside

SILVER LEGACY

407 N. Virginia St., (775) 325-7401 3) University of Aura, 9pm, no cover 1) Grand Exposition Hall 4) Live music, 6:30pm, no cover 2) Rum Bullions Island Bar 3) Aura Ultra Lounge 4) Silver Baron Lounge 5) Drinx Lounge

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1) Ring of Fire, 7pm Tu, W, $24.95+ 2) Live Band Karaoke, 10pm, M, DJ Chris English, 10pm, Tu, Alias, 10:30pm, W, no cover 4) Live piano, jazz, 4:30pm, W, no cover

1) The Mowgli’s, 7:30pm, $38.50 2) DJ Ivan, 10:30pm, $20

15 Hwy. 50, Stateline; (775) 588-6611 1) South Shore Room 2) Peek Nightclub

Elbow Room Bar, 2002 Victorian Ave., Sparks, 359-3526: F-Sa, 7pm; Tu, 6pm, no cover

1) Ring of Fire, 7pm, $24.95+ 2) Left of Centre, 10:30pm, no cover 4) Live piano, jazz, 4:30pm, no cover

1) KC & The Sunshine Band, 8pm, $20-$55

2500 E. Second St., (775) 789-2000 1) Grand Theater 2) WET Ultra Lounge

Karaoke

1) Railroad Earth, 9pm, W, $25-$30

2) Chris Gardner, 9pm, no cover 3) Fashion Friday, 7pm, no cover 4) Live music, 8:30pm, no cover

2) Chris Gardner, 9pm, no cover 3) Seduction Saturdays, 9pm, $5 4) Live music, 8:30pm, no cover

2) Recovery Sundays, 10pm, no cover 3) Industry Night, 9pm, no cover 4) Live music, 6:30pm, no cover

2) Gong Show Karaoke, 8pm, Tu, no cover

For a complete listing of this week’s events, visit newsreview.com/reno

Up o R G R e n Us ldoveR o t e l b Reno AResents Mo p The Reno Ableton User Group presents a lecture by musician, entrepreneur and inventor Moldover, who has been dubbed “The Godfather of Controllerism.” Controllerism is the art and practice of using software controllers, such as Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI), Open Sound Control (OSC) or joystick, to build upon, modify or create music. He will talk about this melding of music and technology this Sunday, March 9, at The Holland Project, 140 Vesta St. The free event begins at 3 p.m. Call 742-1858 or visit www.hollandproject.org or www.facebook.com/ RenoAbletonUsersGroup.

First Thursday at NMA/ First Thursday Art Walk The Nevada Museum of Art will hold its monthly First Thursday event featuring fine art, beer and wine, music by Wabuska Yachting Club and a talk by featured artist Phyllis Shafer, whose exhibit I only went out for a walk ... is on display at NMA. The event begins at 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 6, at the NMA, 160 W. Liberty St. General admission is $1-$10 and free for NMA members and children age 5 and younger. Call 329-3333 or visit www.nevadaart.org. Make it a full evening of art by visiting nearby galleries that will host free artist receptions and open houses that day. Liberty Fine Art Gallery, 100 W. Liberty St., will hold a reception for Judy Hilbish from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Visit www.libertyfineartgallery.com. Noble Pie Parlor, 239 W. Second St., will hold an artist reception for Joe C. Rock and Handsome Hernan at 7 p.m. Visit www.facebook.com/NoblePieParlor. Other galleries with First Thursday events include Java Jungle, 246 W. First St., www.javajunglevino. com, and Artspace, RAWR, se7en and West Street Wine Bar at West Street Market, 148 West St., www.facebook.com/WestStreetMarket.

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LunaFest: A Film Festival

The University of Nevada, Reno’s 2013-2014 Performing Arts Series concludes with a performance by the all-female, Irish-American musical group. Taking their name from a traditional Irish jig, the group began in 1985 with a series of concerts in New York City that celebrated the rise of female musicians in a once male-dominated scene. While initially hailed as the first all-women traditional music and dance ensemble, they soon established themselves as musicians and performers without peer. The performance begins at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 6, at the Nightingale Concert Hall inside the Church Fine Arts Building, 1335 N. Virginia St., at UNR. Tickets are $5-$24. Call 784-4278 or visit www.unr.edu/pas.

Like the original NadaDada event held each June, the art show features Reno-based artists who will use up to 16 rooms and other interior spaces of a hotel as temporary galleries and exhibits. The second annual winter art happening will take place at the Morris Burner Hotel, 400 E. Fourth St., coinciding with the hotel’s grand opening. The event kicks off on Friday, March 7, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., with an official opening ceremony at 7 p.m. that will feature music, poetry and fire spinners. The event continues on Saturday, March 8, from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m., and on Sunday, March 9, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The will be live music at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. Admission is free. Visit http://nadadadamotel.weebly.com.

This festival will feature short films for, by and about women and women’s issues in celebration of International Women’s Day. The evening will begin with a wine and cheese reception at 6 p.m. on Saturday, March 8. The film screenings begin at 6:30 p.m. Various non-profit organizations that support women in our area will be presented with money at an awards ceremony following the screenings. Proceeds from the event will also go toward the Breast Cancer Fund. The event takes place at the Nell J. Redfield Auditorium inside the Davidson Math and Science Center at the University of Nevada, Reno, 1664 N. Virginia St. Tickets are $20. Student tickets are $5. Visit www.lunafest.org/reno.

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When Harry met Hairy My girlfriend of six months just stopped shaving her legs and armpits. I think she is so sexy—except for this. Recently, I asked her whether she’d shave again, and she snapped that shaving is time-consuming and the idea that women should remove their body hair comes from anti-feminist propaganda. I don’t know about that. I just like seeing female legs and armpits without a bunch of dark furry hair cover. Do I get to ask again? It’s great when your girlfriend reminds you of somebody exotic out of the movies—when that somebody is Mila Kunis or Eva Mendes, not Chewbacca. As for your girlfriend’s notion that the defurred look traces to “anti-feminist propaganda,” way back before there was Cosmo, the magazine, there was Ovid, the Roman poet, advising women looking for love: “Let no rude goat find his way beneath your arms”—don’t let your underarms get stanky like a goat—“and let not your legs be rough with bristling hair.” Archeological evidence, including hair-scraping stones and an impressive set of Bronze Age tweezers, suggests that women— and often men—have been shaving, depilating and yanking out body hair since at least 7,000 B.C. In the early 1500s, Michelangelo sculpted David, making him look like he was too busy spending three weeks at the waxer to slay Goliath. And these days, male bodybuilders also remove their body hair, lest their admirers have to peer through the hair sweater to find the pecs and abs.

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You, likewise, would just like to see your girlfriend’s legs without having to send your eyeballs off on a search party through Furwood Forest. (You must look back fondly on the days when you could picture her naked without first giving her a mental bath in a vat of Nair.) Is there a double standard at play here? Sure there is—if you’d shave a Fidel Castro beard to be more attractive to her but she refuses to shave her Fidel Castro legs. Let her know that you aren’t looking to turn her into a razor slave of the patriarchy—you’re just trying to keep your sex life, and, in turn, your relationship, alive—and ask whether there’s anything you could do to be more manhunky for her. This is just what you’re supposed to do in a relationship—make that extra effort to please your partner, even if it takes, oh, five minutes every few days to run a razor over your legs and pits. She can still rebel against the patriarchy in other ways, like by going around in snarky T-shirts and blogging about how leg shaving is an obvious plot to keep women in the shower and out of the House of Representatives. The bottom line, for you and many other men, is that it’s really sexy to run your hand through a woman’s hair—just not the hair on her ankles. Ω

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Are you

between jobs? Between romantic partners? Between secure foundations and clear mandates and reasons to get up each morning? Probably at least one of the above. Foggy whirlwinds may be your intimate companions. Being up in the air could be your customary vantage point. During your stay in this weird vacationland, please abstain from making conclusions about its implications for your value as a human being. Remember these words from author Terry Braverman: “It is important to detach our sense of self-worth from transitional circumstances and maintain perspective on who we are by enhancing our sense of ‘self-mirth.’” Whimsy and levity can be your salvation, Aries. Lucky flux should be your mantra.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The

renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma once came to the home of computer pioneer Steve Jobs and performed a private concert. Jobs was deeply touched, and told Ma, “Your playing is the best argument I’ve ever heard for the existence of God, because I don’t really believe a human alone can do this.” Judging from the current astrological omens, Taurus, I’m guessing you will soon experience an equivalent phenomenon: a transcendent expression of love or beauty that moves you to suspect that magic is afoot. Even if you are an atheist, you are likely to feel the primal shiver that comes from having a close brush with enchantment.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): In my dream,

I was leading a pep rally for a stadium full of Geminis. “Your intensity brings you great pleasure,” I told them over the publicaddress system. “You seek the company of people who love you to be inspired. You must be appreciated for your enthusiasm, never shamed. Your drive for excellence doesn’t stress you out, it relaxes you. I hereby give you license to laugh even louder and sing even stronger and think even smarter.” By now, the crowd was cheering, and I was bellowing. “It’s not cool to be cool,” I exulted. “It’s cool to be burning with a white-hot lust for life. You are rising to the next octave. You are playing harder than you have ever played.”

CANCER (June 21-July 22): “My old

paintings no longer interest me,” said the prolific artist Pablo Picasso when he was 79 years old. “I’m much more curious about those I haven’t done yet.” I realize it might be controversial for me to suggest that you adopt a similar perspective, Cancerian. After all, you are renowned for being a connoisseur of old stories and past glories. One of your specialties is to keep memories alive and vibrant by feeding them with your generous love. To be clear, I don’t mean that you should apologize for or repress those aptitudes. But for now—say, the next three weeks—I invite you to turn your attention toward the exciting things you haven’t done yet.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): I recommend that

you sleep with a special someone whose dreams you’d like to blend with yours. And when I say “sleep with,” I mean it literally: It’s not a euphemism for “having sex with.” To be clear: Making love with this person is fine if that’s what you both want. But my main point is that you will draw unexpected benefits from lying next to this companion as you both wander through dream time. Being in your altered states together will give you inspiration you can’t get any other way. You won’t be sharing information on a conscious level, but that’s exactly the purpose: to be transformed together by what’s flowing back and forth between your deeper minds. For extra credit, collaborate on incubating a dream. Read this: http:// tinyurl.com/dreamincubation.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You Librans

haven’t received enough gifts, goodies and compliments lately. For reasons I can’t discern, you have been deprived of your rightful share. It’s not fair! What can you do to rectify this imbalance in the cosmic ledger? How can you enhance your ability to attract the treats you deserve? It’s important that we solve this riddle, since you are entering a phase when your wants and needs will expand and deepen. Here’s what I can offer: I hereby authorize you to do whatever it takes to entice everyone into showering you with bounties, boons and bonuses. To jumpstart this process, shower yourself with bounties, boons and bonuses.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “The art of

living is more like wrestling than dancing,” wrote the Roman philosopher Marcus Aurelius more than 1,800 years ago. Is that true for you, Scorpio? Do you experience more strenuous struggle and grunting exertion than frisky exuberance? Even if that’s usually the case, I’m guessing that in the coming weeks your default mode should be more akin to dancing than wrestling. The cosmos has decided to grant you a grace period—on one condition, that is: You must agree to experiment more freely and have more fun that you normally allow yourself.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):

For the itch you are experiencing, neither chamomile nor aloe vera will bring you relief. Nor would over-the-counter medications like calamine lotion. No, Sagittarius. Your itch isn’t caused by something as tangible as a rash or hives, and can’t be soothed by any obvious healing agent. It is, shall we say, more in the realm of a soul itch—a prickly tickle that is hard to diagnose, let alone treat. I’m guessing that there may be just one effective cure: Become as still and quiet and empty as you possibly can, and then invite your future self to scratch it for you.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The

world is awash in bright, shiny nonsense. Every day we wade through a glare of misinformation and lazy delusions and irrelevant data. It can be hard to locate the few specific insights and ideas that are actually useful and stimulating. That’s the bad news, Capricorn. Here’s the good news: You now have an enhanced ability to ferret out nuggets of data that can actually empower you. You are a magnet for the invigorating truths you really need most.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): If you

come up with an original invention, apply for a patent immediately. If you think of a bright idea, put it to work as soon as possible. If you figure out crucial clues that everyone else seems blind to, dispel the general ignorance as quickly as you can. This is a perfect moment for radical pragmatism carried out with expeditious savvy. It’s not a time when you should naively hope for the best with dreamy nonchalance. For the sake of your mental health and for the good of your extended family, be crisp, direct and forceful.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): In the 1997

film Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, the lead character announces that “‘Danger’ is my middle name.” Ever since, real people in the U.K. have been legally making “Danger” their middle name with surprising regularity. I think it would be smart fun for you Pisceans to add an innovative element to your identity in the coming days, maybe even a new middle name. But I recommend that you go in a different direction than “Danger.” A more suitable name might be “Changer” to indicate you’re ready to eagerly embrace change. Or how about “Ranger” to express a heightened desire to rove and gallivant?

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “One chord is

fine,” said rock musician Lou Reed about his no-frills approach to writing songs. “Two chords are pushing it. Three chords and you’re into jazz.” I recommend his perspective to you in the coming weeks, Virgo. Your detail-oriented appreciation of life’s complexity is one of your finest qualities, but every once in a while—like now—you can thrive by stripping down to the basics. This will be especially true about your approach to intimate relationships. For the time being, just assume that cultivating simplicity will generate the blessings you need most.

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Taking care of business John Jesse is sort of like a yeti around Reno: quiet, unassuming, but a bit larger than life. It seems everyone knows of him, but you’ve kind of got to be where he is to get to know him. His business is J3 Designs, and he can be reached on the web at johnjesse.info or on the phone at 453-8222.

You’re well known around town. How did that come about? I was in the restaurant business for a good number of years.

What restaurants? The first restaurant I ever had was called the Cochon Volant. Relatively unknown, and then Tim Helion and I and another partner built Deux Gros Nez. And right after that, I went to work on Pneumatic Diner. And those were the restaurants I mostly started.

You were like 20 years ahead of your time with Deux Gros Nez. Or maybe you were 20 years behind your time because it seems like there was a period that went from the Beatniks to this modern coffee craze, and you were right in the middle of that time period. What inspired the three of you to do that?

I worked at a place in Scottsdale, Arizona, for a little while. I liked the machinery that went along with espresso coffee, and one day I met a guy who was actually one of the Elles of Elle Cafe fame, if anyone knows of them. He came to the store, and he talked to me, and he really inspired me, and he’s an Italian guy, and his family has been the principal roaster in Italy for three generations. And he told me a whole lot about the technology of brewing coffee. I got really interested in that. So when we came to Reno, there was no place to get a croissant or a decent espresso. Period. There was nothing. So we decided we would try and do that. And we looked around San Francisco and the Bay Area a little bit, to see what other people had done. And we found a cigar and coffee place in San Francisco— Mario’s or something like that—and that just had that feel, that community, small, cozy kind of feel. And that’s what I based the Deux on when we designed it.

hard time feeling aligned, and the diner was not a good operation at all. It had never had a manager. I’d never been a manager in our company, and so we decided I would take the diner, and he would take the Deux. I did well with the diner and ended up owning the building I’ve got [720 Tahoe St.], based on that. It was going to be the new diner, because the diner was so successful we were going to try to expand, but Tim—[Deux Gros Nez] just beat him up, and he wanted to get out of the business.

What do you do now? [Laughs] Odd jobs. Really. Technically, I do odd jobs. I do hydronic heat work, boiler work. I’ve been doing a little solar lately. I do fabrication. Fabrication led me to work on electric cars. I’ve got a really good cross-set of skills, so electric cars are a really good fit for me. I can do the metal fabrication; I know enough about the electrics in them to be able to work in them. Some architectural metal fabrication, but I don’t get a lot of that kind of work. Ω

That place was the community hub. What made you close it? I did not close it. Tim and I were having a

A place in the sun Driving into Tonopah a few Fridays ago, one had a strange sensation. A sensation that one usually doesn’t equate with sleepy, dusty, ornery old Tonopah. A sensation that … well, jeez, somethin’s goin’ on. The first tip-off is an obvious one. The existence of the “man camp” on the north end of town, one of those telltale insta-ghettoes of trailer/ condo housing that can be set up in a flash when a sudden influx of labor overwhelms a place. There were quite a few of these tidy little units stacked up along Highway 95. So what’s all the hubbub about? Meet the Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project. Lo and behold, this one just may be a game-changer in a 21st century that is wide open to bold new ideas in the domain of alternative, clean, sane energy creation. You see that gigonderous tower standing out there in the middle of the raw desert, about 25 miles north of Tonopah? That ain’t no new traffic control tower for secret stealth jets or the world’s biggest cell tower from Verizon. That’s the centerpiece of OPINION

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this project, a 550-foot-tall tower that will allow for the creation, transmission and utilization of a product called molten salt. With this stuff, energy can be stored as heat during the night, which means that solar power created during daylight hours can be distributed during darkness, and that’s a trait that many power companies seem to find quite desirable. So Crescent Dunes has some serious potential to be hot, hip, and happening, and it’s on a lot of radars. A whole bunch of folks will be looking on with great interest as construction crews finish and the 17,000 mirrors that will collect the heat of the sun and make salt molten get cranked up. If this hot goop works the way it’s supposed to, this one plant in the middle of the boondocks will produce 500 gigawatts of electricity a year, which is the equivalent to 12 percent of the juice that annually pours out of the transformers of Hoover Dam. Those are numbers capable of making a very solid and positive impression. The project, as you can imagine,

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is doing wonders for Tonopah’s economy. Right now, 600 guys are out there building this extraordinary facility, and when the operation is up and running (sometime this summer), there will be 45 full-time jobs at the CDSEP, overseeing the machinery of molten salt. The owner of this project is a company called Solar Reserve. The budget for this plant should come in at around $900 million. So is this a first look at something that will be utterly huge in terms of Nevada’s eventual re-positioning of itself? Will this extreme new technology allow Nevada to morph from 20th century Sin Country to 21st century Sun Country? I’m down! If molten Morton’s is where it is at in the near future, let’s not be slow. Let’s fire up about 47 of these suckers throughout the state and start blazing brave new trails into a brave new world. Ω

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Happy Hour By Melody Minx

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an there be two lovelier words put together than ‘happy’ and ‘hour?’ I think not. I’m not a big drinker, but those words pique my interest. Pictures of relaxed people laughing, drinks in hand, dance in my head. We are SO lucky to be one of the states that hasn’t made it illegal to partake of libations at a certain time of day and at a reduced rate, otherwise termed – Happy Hour. Yes, around 20 more ‘pure’ states believe that these lovely, social hours promote over-consumption. Strangely, one of the most drinkloving countries in the world prohibits happy hours, as well – Ireland. But just as those before us believed, I see it as a time to relieve stress and let my hair down a little. Happy hours have been around at least since Prohibition and WW1. It was Naval slang for a time when the sailors would let loose a bit – participating in boxing matches or other athletic endeavors to boost morale and break up the monotony of sealife. And then during the driest time in our history, it became the thing to wet your whistle at a Speakeasy or friends home before going out for dinner. Thus began the Happy Hour. Some are literally just an hour while most are two to four. I believe setting aside just ONE hour ruins the innate, relaxed nature. Many people come straight from work to decompress from the trials and tribulations of the job. A good Happy Hour is an opportunity to come as you are and break your routine or maybe mingle with coworkers in a relaxed setting. It’s also a fabulous time to meet new, diverse people.

All walks of life converge on Happy Hours like the proverbial African watering hole, from garbage guys to CEOs. It’s an event most can frequent easier and more often than a big night out on the town. And lower prices are a great reason to try a new drink. The happiest of Happy Hours are those you can relax at with a group of people that make you smile. Be that at a casino, dive bar, cantina, shnazzy bar or your own backyard. Here’s my recipe for the perfect Happy Hour (take heed, local haunts): It should be multiple times per week, twice a day. Optimal time would be 6-8p and 11p-1a. Beer, well and at least three food choices should be half off. Yes, half off. Throw in a special on one unique drink, something most people wouldn’t normally try. Smaller food portions are fine, but don’t just offer wings, please. I want to walk into a clean, lively spot with courteous staff, but this should be a given. If you have a patio or roof or other cool nook or cranny, use it. Now, hand me my fruity drink. I’m ready to wind down from my workday. Oh - and if the halfoff drink comes with a sweet, hot dude, my Happy Hour is complete.

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The Party Bus: A Nightclub on the Road By Martina Beatty

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ore than two dozen friends are lounging on couches, listening to music and enjoying some cocktails. They’re also cruising down Highway 395. Cheers! They’re on a party bus. “It’s like taking a nightclub on the road, literally,” said Danell Wilson-Perlman, co-owner of Reno Tahoe Limousine and Reno Tahoe Transportation. With U-shaped seating, interior lighting, a bar, a big TV -- and a hired chauffeur for a designated driver -party buses are limousines on a larger scale.

hammered in the meantime. “We always say, the people who get into that vehicle and the people who get out are two different people,” WilsonPerlman said, “so everything is by contract. That way everybody knows exactly what’s going on.”

“You can stand up, move around, dance and have fun,” Wilson-Perlman said. “You have the same experience as a limo, but you can seat up to 26 people comfortably.” Clients hire party buses for bar-hopping, weddings, proms, team-building retreats, as well as wine tours and Giants baseball games. Excursions can extend as far as the Bay Area. “Traditional limousines are going away because groups are getting bigger,” she said. “They realize the more people they get the cheaper it is, because if you start divvying up what it costs, it’s not that much.”

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“You can stand up, move around, dance and have experience as a limo, but you can seat up to 26 people comfortably.” Most situations require an on-call driver, but sometimes the bus can be rented for two hours before and two hours after an event. “Every situation is unique,” she said. “We’re family owned and operated, and we work with each case individually.” One party bus can be less expensive than a slew of taxis. “It’s totally worth it to get the bus,” said Brandi Anderson, 38, who had a

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memorable night out when her friends hired the 16-passenger bus for her birthday. “If you have enough people going, it ends up being way less than cab rides.” Anderson and her friends used a bus for a Downtown Reno pub crawl. “The convenience of that was incredible,” she said. “We were able to get from South Reno to downtown and back home safely.” The eight couples on board started having fun right away, lip-synching to songs on their own iPod during the drive. “It’s got cool lighting like a limousine on the inside, and there are big couches,” Anderson said. “It’s very comfortable. And we were able to bring a cooler, so we had our own cocktails on the bus. “You don’t have to shoot your entire budget inside a bar.” Communication with the driver went well, too. Anderson said they always knew where he was parked and although they had his cell number, they never needed to call him. “I thought it was awesome,” she said. “We’ve been talking about how we need to get another one of these events on the books for 2014.” To book a party bus, go to RenoTahoeLimo.com or call 775-348-0868.

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id you know that there are blogs upon blogs and articles upon articles on what to wear to get into clubs in large metropolises? The warmer climates do not deem modesty as a requirement. In fact, it’s detrimental. The cooler spots prefer more coverage but still lots of swank. The big cities want your attire to add to their general aesthetic. These are the places where image really is everything and only the beautiful survive.

Two or three of your favorite lovelies can be a fabulous accessory, but so can a clean cut man. If you’re headed out with men-folk, do society a favor and point them towards a little bit of fashion effort. Maybe a more body-conscious cut shirt, dark jeans or slacks and some dress shoes. The door always favors ladies, so dress accordingly, boys. Besides, who can resist a Sharp Dressed Man?

When heading for a slightly less swanky spot, There are little to no blogs or articles for Reno. I kinda nice jeans and a button down fit our casual Truckee Meadows way. Lifestyles here like that. We residents of the Biggest Little mean that your designer duds City are lucky enough to be a bastion If you are more out of place than of hope for people who understand remember one a sweet pair of cowboy that comfort is key in nightlife attire. boots. But regardless of thing, make it I’m not talking sloppy sweats or , iest x se locale, seeing anyone’s e the wrinkled, just-outta-bed look. this: Th undies is UNacceptI mean comfort. Not everything most perfect able. No pants down has to be air-constricting tight or thing you can to your mid-thigh. No momma-wouldn’t-approve high. ever sport is low-rise pants with We are far enough away from fash. a high-rising thong. ioncentric cities to be blissfully behind confidence I saw the perfect sign on trends. once: “If it’s on the Jersey First off, know the dress code if one exists for Shore, it’s not coming through your destination. From there, a slinky top with some the door.” Perfect. shimmer or embellishment, some sharp, dark jeans If you rewith a sweet heel and a clutch are all that’s needed member one for a local club or bar. But generally, criteria can be thing, make it boiled down to hot and sexy, not overtly slutty. Sex this: The sexiest, appeal is a must. Skankiness, not so much. most perfect thing Black is a staple, but don’t rely on it. I say, whatever you can ever is closest to your face should be vibrant. Stand out in sport is conthat darkened room! And please, PLEASE don’t dress fidence. like everyone else in your group. We ladies tend So, wherto call each other to get an idea of what direction ever you everyone is headed as far as attire. But, too matchy go, whoever will bring attention you don’t necessarily want. Who you’re with, whatever wants to look like they’re in a bridal party at a Martini you’re wearing, make it yours. Own the bar? Not me. room. Shoulders back, chin high, eyes bright you got this. Special Advertising Publication from the Reno News & Review |

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Where to go for Nightlife Abby’s Highway 40 424 E. Fourth St. 775-322-9422 Alturas Bar 1044 E. Fourth St. 775-324-5050 Big Ed’s Alley Inn 1036 E. Fourth St. 775-348-6494 Bodega Nightclub 555 E. Fourth St. www.bodeganightclub.com Cadillac Lounge 1114 E. Fourth St. 775-324-7827

Los Compadres Restaurant 1490 E. Fourth St. 775-786-9966

Cantina los Tres Hombres 926 Victorian Ave. 775-356-6262

Louis’ Basque Corner 301 E. Fourth St. 775-323-7203

Century 14 Theaters 1250 Victorian Ave. 775-353-7470

Ruben’s Cantina 1483 E. Fourth St. 775-622-9424

Dotty’s Casino 1144 Victorian Ave.

5 Star Saloon 132 West St. 775-329-2878

Elbow Room 2002 Victorian Ave. 775-391-7972

Ampersand 100 N. Arlington Ave.

The Spice House 310 Spokane St. 775-786-1299 Studio on 4th 432 E. Fourth St. 775-786-6460 Zagol Ethiopian Restaurant 855 E. Fourth St. 775-786-9020

Davidson’s Distillery 275 E. Fourth St. 775-324-1917 Dilligas Saloon 1303 E. Fourth St. 775-322-8481

The Alley 906 Victorian Ave. 775-358-8891

Fantasy Girls 1095 E. Fourth St. 775-324-4757

Blind Onion Pizza & Pub 834 Victorian Ave. 775-351-2000

Lincoln Lounge 306 E. Fourth St. 775-323-5426

Burg’s Victorian Bar 1446 Victorian Ave. 775-359-4004

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Great Basin Brewery 846 Victorian Ave. 775-355-7711 John Ascuaga’s Nugget 1100 Nugget Ave. 775-356-3300 O’Skis Pub 840 Victorian Ave. 775-359-7547 Paddy & Irene’s 1218 Victorian Ave. 775-358-5484 Pietro’s Famiglia Ristorante 834 Victorian Ave 775-355-7557 Victorian Saloon 908 Victorian Ave. 775-358-4778

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El Cortez 239 W. 2nd St. 775-324-4255 3rd Street Bar 125 W. 3rd St. 775-323-5005

BAR 1211 W. First St. 775-657-9237 Beaujolais Bistro 753 Riverside Dr. 775-323-2227 The Brewer’s Cabinet 475 S. Arlington Ave. 775-348-7481 Bruka Theatre 99 N. Virginia St. 775-323-3221 Campo 50 N. Sierra St. 775-737-9555 Chocolate Bar 95 N. Sierra St. 775-337-1128

Fuego 170 S. Virginia St. 775-322-1800 Hookava Lounge 395 W. First St. 775-324-4220 Imperial Bar & Lounge 150 N. Arlington Ave. 775-324-6399 JB Mapes & Co. 50 N. Sierra St. 775-323-1944 The Jungle 248 W. First St. 775-329-4484 Men Wielding Fire 180 E. First St. 775-324-3473 Niko’s Greek Kitchen 148 West St. 775-284-3678 Old Granite St. Eatery 243 S. Sierra St. 775-622-3222 Ole Bridge Pub 50 Sierra St. 775-322-8877

Reno and Sparks have some unique and defined districts which offer a variety of nightlife activities from dining and drinking to live music and other entertainment:

pfpco’s Noble Pie Parlor 239 W. Second St. 775-622-9222

West Second St. Bar 118 W. 2nd St. 775-348-7976

Coach’s Grill and Sports Bar 1573 S. Virginia St. 775-329-2202

MidTown Wine Bar 1527 S. Virginia St 775-323-1377

Jub Jub’s Thirst Parlor 71 S. Wells Ave. 775-384-1652

Pizza Reno 26 W. Second St. 775-322-2002

West Street Wine Bar 148 West St. 775-336-3560

Craft Wine N’ Beer 22 Martin St. 775-622-4333

Reno Public House 33 Saint Lawrence Avenue 775-657-8449

Lucke’s Saloon 1455 S. Wells Ave. 775-324-9432

Reef Sushi & Sake 50 N. Sierra St. 775-800-1388

Wild River Grille 17 S. Virginia St. 775-284-7455

Crème Cafe 25 Saint Lawrence St. 775-348-0571

Shea’s Tavern 715 S. Virginia St. 775-786-4774

PJ & Company 1590 S. Wells Ave. 775-323-6366

Reno-Tahoe Comedy 100 S. Virginia St. 775-636-5420

Zpie 38 West St. 775-453-1472

Death & Taxes 26 Cheney St. 775-324-3630

Süp 669 S. Virginia St. 775-324-4784

Rapscallion 1555 S. Wells Ave. 775-323-1211

Dreamer’s Coffee House & Deli 701 S. Virginia St. 775-322-8040

Sushi Pier 2 Restaurant 1507 S. Virginia St. 775-825-5225

Ryan’s Saloon 924 S. Wells Ave. 775-323-4142 Wonder Bar 1195 S. Wells Ave. 775-322-7965

River Room 17 S. Virginia St. 775-284-7224 Se7en on West 148 West St. 775-284-3363

40 Mile Saloon 1495 S. Virginia St. 775-323-1877

Filthy McNasty’s 1718 Holcomb Ave 775-622-3208

Thai Chili Restaurant 1030 S. Virginia St. 775-786-7878

Sierra Tap House 253 W. First St. 775-322-7678

Brasserie Saint James 901 S. Center St. 775-657-8484

Wild Orchid Gentlemen’s Club 515 S. Virginia St. 775-324-1010

Silver Peak Grill & Taproom 135 N. Sierra St. 775-284-3300

Ceol Irish Pub 538 S. Virginia St. 775-329-5558

Good Luck Macbeth Classic Theatre Co. 713 S. Virginia St. 775-322-3716

Thai Corner Cafe 100 W. Second St. 775-327-4333

Chapel Tavern 1099 S. Virginia St 775-324-2244

The Waterfall 134 W. Second St. 775-322-7373

China East Restaurant 1086 S. Virginia St. 775-348-7020

India Kabab and Curry 1091 S. Virginia St. 775-348-6222 LuLou’s Restaurant 1470 S. Virginia St. 775-329-9979 Midtown Eats 719 S. Virginia St. 775-324-3287

The Z Bar 1074 S. Virginia St 775-348-1723

1864 Tavern 290 California Ave. 775-329-1864 Biggest Little City Club 188 California Ave. 775-322-2480

Corrigan’s Bit O’Ireland 1526 S. Wells Ave. 775-322-1977

St. James Infirmary 445 California Ave. 775-657-8484

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Bar Talk

Ask a dozen Bartenders a few questions and you’re likely to get a mixed bag of answers, along with some common threads and some insight into the people behind the bar. We asked local Bartenders to share a few things about themselves, which we’ll serve to you straight up: Chris St. Martin

Kenny Clifton

K.J. Flippen

Stephanie Coombe

YEARS BARTENDING: 15 years.

YEARS BARTENDING: 1 year.

YEARS BARTENDING: 2 years.

YEARS BARTENDING: 1 year.

BEST THING ABOUT BARTENDING I enjoy a lot of aspects of bartending. I like educating people about spirits, beer and wine when they want to learn or ask a question. I love the energy and the interaction. I’ve worked almost every venue from high energy, fast pace night clubs to low key mom and pop joints and in every situation there’s a level of interaction with the customers and energy that is undeniable.

BEST THING ABOUT BARTENDING I love making people happy. The look on a customers faces when they taste my cocktails is awesome.

BEST THING ABOUT BARTENDING What I like best about tending bar is meeting new people and creating a captivating atmosphere for customers and ensuring that they have a memorable and fun experience.

BEST THING ABOUT BARTENDING Meeting people, seeing the variety of personalities that come into Davidson’s. Davidson’s has an interesting reputation which makes some people turn away, but it’s really just a fun place with good people and great drink specials.

WHAT CAN CUSTOMERS EXPECT FROM YOU? Patrons can always expect a smile, great service and an overall good time when they stop by and see me.

DO YOU COMPETE? I participated in the 2013 Bombay Sapphire Most Imaginative Bartender Competition, it was my first competition and I had only been bar tending for a matter of months before entering. I took third place for Reno and was incredibly happy, considering my situation.

Cottonwood Restaurant and Bar 10142 Rue Hilltop Truckee, CA 530-587-5711

DO YOU COMPETE? I don’t participate in any bartending competitions, but I have been voted North Lake Tahoe and Truckee’s best bartender for the last 5 years.

Z Bar 1074 S. Virginia St. Reno, NV 775-348-1723

WHAT CAN CUSTOMERS EXPECT FROM YOU? I like to try and create a friendly atmosphere while also providing an amazing cocktail for everybody who comes into my bar. Love and cocktails make the world go round...

Z Bar 1074 S. Virginia St. Reno, NV 775-348-1723

WHAT CAN CUSTOMERS EXPECT FROM YOU? Customers can expect great quality cocktails, a friendly face behind the bar and a good time. Like we say here at the Z Bar, “Love and cocktails make the world go ‘round!” DO YOU COMPETE? I have participated in a couple bartender competitions. They have provided me with a great learning experience and I am excited to compete in future competitions to expand my knowledge for creating cocktails.

Davidson’s Distillery 275 E. 4th St. Reno, NV 775-324-1917

WHAT CAN CUSTOMERS EXPECT FROM YOU? Fast and efficient, attentive and definitely friendly service. DO YOU COMPETE? No.

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Bar Talk Matt Everitt

Coach’s Grill and Sports Bar 1573 S. Virginia St. Reno, NV 775-329-2202 YEARS BARTENDING: Off & on for 20+ years. BEST THING ABOUT BARTENDING Meeting people from all walks of life and their stories. WHAT CAN CUSTOMERS EXPECT FROM YOU? Excellent customer service with a smile!!! DO YOU COMPETE? I do not participate in such events... I’m not hip, cool or young enough for those things...

Davis Nothere Sidelines Bar 1237 Baring Blvd. Sparks, NV 775-355-1030

YEARS BARTENDING: 30 years. BEST THING ABOUT BARTENDING The social interaction with people having a good time always puts a smile on my face. WHAT CAN CUSTOMERS EXPECT FROM YOU? Quality service with quality products. DO YOU COMPETE? Was never into “showtending.” I’d rather talk about setting sales records vs. arbitrary competitions...

Trevor Leppek

Noble Pie Parlor and Ampersand 239 W. 2nd St. Reno, NV 775-622-9222

continued... to ask how they want their drink made to their preference as well as making vs point to make sure they are satisfied with what they’ve been served.

throw your own party at work when you’re there. Bringing positive energy and likeminded people to your bar turns any night into a great night!

DO YOU COMPETE? I haven’t competed, but would if the opportunity presented itself. My Bloody Mary was voted 2nd Best in the RN&R’s 2013 Best of [Northern Nevada reader poll]!

WHAT CAN CUSTOMERS EXPECT FROM YOU? Customers can expect me to be very positive and upbeat while also giving them my best possible service. When you come to my bar, I want you to feel like there is no worry about any of the service I offer. I want to make you the best drink possible and do it right!

Dena Kirgin

The Knitting Factory 211 N. Virginia St. Reno, NV 775-323-5648 YEARS BARTENDING: 22 years. BEST THING ABOUT BARTENDING The energy. When people go out they want to have a good time. I love picking up on their energy and channeling it into my rhythm. I love high-volume bar tending. It’s what I do. I do my absolute best to keep a smile on my face and be sure my guests are enjoying the show... On stage and behind the bar! WHAT CAN CUSTOMERS EXPECT FROM YOU? A good, consistent cocktail, served with no attitude. I make every drink the way I would want to drink it and I treat everyone the way I expect to be treated. I’m not fancy and into the new high-end cocktail. My goal is to make people feel welcome and want to come back to me as their bartender. I love what I do, which is why - after 22 years - I’m still doing it!! DO YOU COMPETE? Not currently. Years ago in Las Vegas, I entered contests and enjoyed experimenting with different alcohol and mixes. I won an in-house competition while working for the N9ne Group at the Palms. I created the “Ghostini” for the [Palms Las Vegas] Ghostbar.

YEARS BARTENDING: Over a decade. BEST THING ABOUT BARTENDING There’s just something about being behind the bar that makes me happy. I feel at home back there and when everyone is enjoying themselves you feed off that positive energy. I love the interaction with the customers, mixing up our signature cocktails from our new cocktail menu and creating new concoctions. WHAT CAN CUSTOMERS EXPECT FROM YOU? Fun conversation, a vast knowledge of beer, wine and cocktails, well-executed drinks and excellent customer service. Also making sure

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DO YOU COMPETE? I have not participated in any bartending competitions as of yet, although I was voted “Best Male Casino Bartender of 2012” [in the RN&R’s Best of Northern Nevada reader poll] and just missed the top spot again in 2013.

Freddy Sanchez

Bar Centro at Eldorado 345 N. Virginia St. Reno, NV 775-786-5700 YEARS BARTENDING: 3 years. BEST THING ABOUT BARTENDING What I like best about bartending is getting to meet so many new people everyday. I also love the fact that its kind of like getting to

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Cary DeMars 3rd Street Bar 125 W. 3rd St. Reno, NV 775-323-5005

YEARS BARTENDING: 22 years. BEST THING ABOUT BARTENDING Entertaining people, making them smile and forget about the day’s stress or whatever. A very large majority of customers have become lifelong friends which is priceless. I believe that in life, it’s all about who you know, and how you treat other people that brings happiness. Bartending/Mixology brings all walks of life right to you. Who knows what kind of cool experience awaits? I met the most important person in my life in a bar: My lovely wife, Thetan. Life has never been better! WHAT CAN CUSTOMERS EXPECT FROM YOU? You can expect one hell of a drink, to be known by your name, be entertained and served/treated in a way you’d want to be served/treated. You can expect some advice if asked, may not be the best advice, but it’ll be advice nonetheless! I also dig playing Cupid at the bar for those single peeps looking for love or whatever ;) DO YOU COMPETE? I participated in the Mt. Rose Drinks Bartender competition at Bully’s and won for a drink category featuring Grey Goose. Reno News & Review readers voted me Best Male Bartender in 2011 & 2012 [Best of Northern Nevada reader poll] which is a huge honor!

Jesse Welch

Terrace Lounge, Peppermill 2707 S. Virginia St. Reno, NV 775-821-9996 YEARS BARTENDING: 3 years. BEST THING ABOUT BARTENDING When a customer has no idea what they want to drink, you surprise them with your own creation and they fall in love with it usually going out of their way to come back again and again for the same thing. WHAT CAN CUSTOMERS EXPECT FROM YOU? I hardly consider myself a “mixologist” but rather a “experimentist” (word I made up lol). That being said, customers can expect a pleasant surprise when confronted with the tantalizing task of ordering a random drink from me at my bar, which is a daily endeavor. DO YOU COMPETE? Although I’ve yet to compete I have created a very special bloody mary which I plan to take to the national bloody competition this year, with high expectations from me and many local bartenders alike.

Nicole Barker Red Creole Fusion 585 Elgin Ave. Reno, NV

YEARS BARTENDING: 8 years. BEST THING ABOUT BARTENDING Tending bar is an amazingly stimulating profession. I constantly get to interact with people as well as have a creative outlet. It’s a fun and always changing environment. WHAT CAN CUSTOMERS EXPECT FROM YOU? Guests can expect me to be real with them. I like to create a unique experience that is tailored to the individual. I love making customized cocktails and helping guest a to find something that they love. DO YOU COMPETE? I participate in a wide range of bartender competitions, mostly through the United States Bartenders’ Guild. I compete in local and national level competitions. It’s a great way to gain experience and expand my network. In the past couple of years, I have been a national finalist in the Absolut Best Bloody Mary, Don Q Shake It Up and Don Julio Tequila Challenge. I am currently competing in the Bols Around the World Competition and the Diageo World Class Competition.

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Best of Northern Nevada 2013 Here’s a selection of RN&R Readers’ choices for nightlife and nightlife-related categories

Best casino Peppermill Resort Casino 2707 S. Virginia St., 826-2121

Best casino restaurant Steakhouse at Harrah’s 219 N. Center St., 788-2929

Best casino bar

Best place to eat when drunk The Nugget 233 N. Virginia St., 323-0716

Most romantic bar Chocolate Bar multiple locations

Best place to cure your hangover

Best dance club

Reno Nugget 233 N. Virginia St., 323-0716

EDGE Nightspot Peppermill Resort Casino 2707 S. Virginia St., 689-7444

Best place for live music

Best concert venue

Knitting Factory 211 N. Virginia St., 323-5648

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The Brew Brothers Eldorado Hotel Casino, 345 N. Virginia St., 786-5700

Best strip club

Best open-mic night

Best club DJ

The Men’s Club of Reno 270 N. Lake St., 786-7800

Java Jungle 246 W. First St., 329-4484

DJ Xmfreddie

Best female casino bartender

Best sports bar

Best neighborhood bar

Bully’s Sports Bar & Grill multiple locations

St. James Infirmary 445 California Ave., 657-8484

St. James Infirmary 445 California Ave., 657-8484

Best place to watch movies

Best microbrew

Century Theatres Riverside 11 N. Sierra St., Reno, 786-1743

Great Basin Brewing Company 846 Victorian Ave., Sparks, 355-7711 5525 S. Virginia St., 284-7711

Nicole Barker Cin Cin Eldorado Hotel Casino 345 N. Virginia St., 786-5700

Best male casino bartender

Best place to see a concert

Dan Olivarez Western Village 815 Nichols Blvd., Sparks, 331-1069

Knitting Factory 211 N. Virginia St., 323-5648

Best casino to hear quiet music

Catch a Rising Star Silver Legacy Resort Casino, 407 N. Virginia St., 329-4777

Peppermill Resort Casino 2707 S. Virginia St., 826-2121

Best whiskey/bourbon/ Scotch selection Chapel Tavern 1099 N. Virginia St., 324-2244

Best Comedy Club

Best place to hear quiet music Walden’s Coffeehouse 3940 Mayberry Drive, 787-3307

Best Bloody Mary

Best place to hear loud music

Chapel Tavern 1495 S. Virginia St., 324-2244

Knitting Factory 211 N. Virginia St., 323-5648

Best karaoke El Cortez Lounge 235 W. Second St., 324-4255

Best bar

Best beer selection Craft Wine-N-Beer 22 Martin St., 622-4333

(For a complete list of the RN&R’s Best of Northern Nevada 2013 winners, go to www.newsreview.com and click on the RN&R cover, then click on “Guides”)

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Best gay hangout 5 Star Saloon 132 West St., 329-2878

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5 Star Saloon 132 West Street Reno, NV 89501 www.5starsaloon.com 775-329-2878 Hours: M on-Fri 4pm-7am Sat-Sun 24 hours Adele’s Restaurant & Lounge 1112 North Carson Street Carson City, NV 89701 www.adelesrestaurantandlounge.com 775-882-3353 Hours: M on-Sat 8am-9pm Sun 8am-5pm Lounge open until 10pm Mon-Sat Ampersand 100 N. Arlington Avenue Reno, NV 89501 Hours: S un-Tue 5pm-1am Wed 5pm-2am Thu 5pm-3am Fri-Sat 5pm-4am Bangkok Cuisine 55 Mt. Rose Street Reno, NV 89501 775-322-0299 Hours: M on - Sat 11am - 10pm Sun 4pm-10pm 5851 S. Virginia Street Reno, NV 89502 775-284-3802 Hours: Mon-Sat 11 - 10pm www.bangkokcuisinereno.com Bar Centro 345 N. Virginia Street inside the Eldorado Reno, NV 89501 www.eldoradoreno.com 775-786-5700 Hours: 24 hours / 7 days

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Bertha Miranda’s 336 Mill Street Reno, NV 89501 www.berthamirandas.com 775-786-9697 Hours: 10am-10pm

Cantina 2500 East Second Street inside Grand Sierra Resort Reno, NV 89595 (775) 789-5399 Hours: C losed Mon & Tue, 5pm-10pm every day but Thu, Thu 5pm-12am

Bodega Night Club 555 E. 4th Street Reno, NV 89512 www.bodeganightclub.com 775-378-4507 The Brew Brothers 345 N. Virginia Street inside the Eldorado Reno, NV 89501 www.eldoradoreno.com 775-786-5700 Hours: M on-Fri 11:30am-close Sat-Sun 11am-close Bubinga 345 N. Virginia Street inside the Eldorado Reno, NV 89501 www.eldoradoreno.com 775-786-5700 Hours: Fri & Sat 10pm-close Bully’s Sports Bar 2005 Sierra Highlands Reno, NV 89523 18156 Wedge Pkwy Reno, NV 89511 1640 Robb Dr, Reno, NV 89523 2989 Vista Blvd, Sparks, NV 89434 2955 McCarran Blvd,

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Cin Cin 345 N. Virginia Street inside the Eldorado Reno, NV 89501 www.eldoradoreno.com 775-786-5700 Hours: Open Daily at 4:30pm Coach’s Grill & Sports Bar 1573 S. Virginia Street Reno, NV 89502 775-329-2202 Hours: Mon & Tue 9am-1am Wed-Sun 24 hours Coney Island Bar 2644 Prater Way Sparks, NV 89431 www.coneyislandbar.net 775-358-6485 Hours: Mon-Sat 10am-2pm Wed Dinner 6-8pm Cottonwood Restaurant & Bar 10142 Rue Hilltop Truckee, CA 96161 www.cottonwoodrestaurant.com 530-587-5711 Hours: 4:30pm-11pm Crystal Bar 2500 East Second Street inside Grand Sierra Resort Reno, NV 89595 www.grandsierraresort.com 775-789-2000 Hours: 24/7 Davidson’s Distillery 275 E. 4th Street Reno, NV 89501 775-324-1917 Hours: Mon-Sun 11am-close Edge Nightspot 2707 S. Virginia Street inside Peppermill Reno Reno, NV 89502 www.peppermillreno.com 775-689-7444 Hours: Thu & Sat doors open 10pm Fri doors open 7pm Elbow Room 2002 Victorian Avenue Sparks, NV 89431 www.elbowroomwhiskeybar.com 775-391-7972 10am-? 7 days a week Escalator Bar 2500 East Second Street inside the Grand Sierra Resort Reno, NV 89595 www.grandsierraresort.com 775-789-2000 Hours: 24/7

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