this Week

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FAMILY SCIENCE EXPO

The free event will feature dozens of hands-on, interactive science experiments, activities and demonstrations emphasizing concepts in geology, climate and weather, and astronomy. This year’s

Science Expo theme is “Earth and Space Science.” Admission is free. The expo takes place from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday,

March 19, at the Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences, 291 Country Club Drive, Incline

Village. Call 881-7560 or visit http://terc.ucdavis.edu. —Kelley Lang

23rd Annual Rocky Mountain Oyster Fry

More than 20 cooks will compete for fame and glory as one of the best Rocky Mountain oyster cooks in the West on Saturday, March 15. The “testicle festival” features bull fries served up in a variety of ways and plenty of beer to wash them down. If you can’t bring yourself to eat the snipped off parts of a bull calf, you can watch the St. Patrick’s Day Parade down C Street starting at noon. Or you can enjoy live Irish music at various venues along the town’s main drag. Festival goers age 21 and older can top off the day with the Leprechaun Bar Crawl. Tickets are $5-$10 for tastings and $10 for the bar crawl. A party-of-four package including tastings and bar crawl is $60. Call 847-7500 or visit www.visitvirginiacitynv.com.

2nd Annual Leprechaun Crawl

You don’t have to be Irish to attend the second annual St. Patrick’s Day-themed pub crawl; you just have to be of legal drinking age. Twenty-five bars and clubs in downtown Reno will offer no cover charge and $3 drink specials to participants wearing green. Just purchase a $5 commemorative cup and a map to the participating pub crawl venues in advance of the event at Junkee Clothing Exchange, 960 S. Virginia St. Or you can wait until the night of the crawl to purchase a cup at The Waterfall, 134 W. Second St., or Silver Legacy, 407 N. Virginia St., the two starting points of the crawl, which gets underway at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 15. Visit http://leprechauncrawl.com.

2014 Nevada Poetry Out Loud State Finals

Fifteen Nevada students will compete for the state title at the 2014 Nevada Poetry Out Loud State Finals. Poetry Out Loud is a contest that encourages the nation’s youth to learn about great poetry through memorization and recitation. This program helps students master public speaking skills, build self-confidence and learn about their literary heritage. The winner of the state title will move on to compete in the national finals in Washington D.C. in April. The free event begins at noon on Saturday, March 15, at the Siena Hotel Spa Casino, 1 S. Lake St. Visit http://nac.nevadaculture.org.

Youth Art Month Family Festival

VSA arts of Nevada’s festival features face painting, eight hands-on art creation stations and tours of the historic Lake Mansion. There will also be an art exhibit of children’s art created in 750 VSA arts of Nevada workshops in 65 elementary through high school special education classrooms in Washoe and Carson City schools districts. Children must be accompanied by an adult. The free event begins at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 15, at the Lake Mansion, 250 Court St. Call 826-6100 ext. 3 or visit www.vsanevada.org.