This Week

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Arts A nd cr A fts fA irs

Looking for something off the beaten retail path this holiday season? Check out a few of these arts and craft fairs taking place over the busy Thanksgiving holiday weekend. IndieReno.org will hold its fifth annual holiday show featuring locally made products at the Reno Town Mall, 4001 S. Virginia St. There will be free swag bags for the first 25 shoppers (with purchase) each day as well as a Giving Tree that will support the Food Bank of Northern Nevada. The fair takes place from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 28; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 29; and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 30. Visit www.facebook.com/IndieReno. The Reno/Sparks Indian Colony will present the 2014 Native American Craft Fair featuring more than 40 local and visiting vendors who will offer beadwork, artwork, basketry, blankets, baked goods, Indian tacos and more for sale. Fair hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 29-30, at the Reno/Sparks Indian Colony Gym, 34 Reservation Road. The Eagle Wings Dance Group will perform at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. on Saturday. Call 329-6114. The Reno Gem Faire will feature fine jewelry, precious and semi-precious gemstones, beads, crystals, gold and silver, minerals and more. Hours are noon to 6 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 28; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 29; and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 30, at the Reno-Sparks Livestock Events Center, 1350 N. Wells Ave. Admission is a $7 weekend pass. Visit www.gemfaire.com. JA Nugget and Williams LLC presents Crafts for Christmas offering a wide variety of craft and gift booths, Christmas food demonstrations, holiday arrangement-making exhibitions, performances by local youth bands and dance groups and holiday food and cheer. Santa Claus will visit from noon to 3 p.m. during the weekend festival, which takes place from noon to 6 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 28; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 29; and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 30 at JA Nugget, 1100 Nugget Ave., Sparks. Call 356-3300 or visit www.janugget.com. —Kelley Lang

thA nksgiving the Ater

There’s more to do this weekend besides shopping for holiday gifts. Take a friend or family member out to the theater. Reno Little Theater, 147 E. Pueblo St., will open its production of Christopher Durang’s comedy Vania and Sasha and Masha and Spike on Friday, Nov. 28. The 2013 Tony Award Winner for Best Play takes Chekhov’s characters and plots and transports them to a dysfunctional modern-day family in the forms of Vanya and Sonia, co-habitating siblings whose lives are turned upside down when their movie star sister, Masha, returns to the family home with her much younger lover, Spike, to announce she’s selling the family home where the pair resides. Performances are 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 28-29 and Dec. 4-6, 11-13, 18-20 with matinee shows at 2 p.m. on Nov. 30 and Dec. 7, 14, 20-21. Tickets are $16 general admission and $13 for seniors, students and military personnel with ID. Call 813-8900 or visit www.renolittletheater.org. Good Luck Macbeth, 713 S. Virginia St., continues its run of The House of Yes, Wendy MacLeod’s dark comedy that focuses on a very dysfunctional family during a Thanksgiving visit that goes terribly wrong. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 28-29 and Dec. 5-7 with a matinee show at 3 p.m. on Nov. 30. General admission tickets are $13. Call 322-3716 or visit www.goodluckmacbeth.org.

Anim A l Ark Open thA nksgiving Weekend

Stroll around the facility while observing Animal Ark’s animals in the cooler temperatures of late fall when they are more active and frisky. If you have raw turkey necks and gizzards that you did not use for your holiday meal, you are welcome to bring them as they make good treats for the animals. Dress for the outdoors and call prior to visiting in case weather conditions change. Admission is $12 for adults, $11 for seniors, $10 for children ages 3-15 and free for children age 2 and younger. Animal Ark, 1265 Deerlodge Road, is located about 25 miles north of Reno. Call (775) 970-3111 or visit www.animalark.org.

cA ndy cA ne e xpress trA ins

Enjoy hot chocolate, cider, candy canes and cookies onboard vintage V & T trains. Trains leave Virginia City Depot, 166 F St., Virginia City, at noon and 2 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 28 through Dec. 14. Tickets are $15 for adults and $7 for children ages 2-12. Children under 2 ride free on lap. Call 847-0380 or visit www.virginiatruckee.com.