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Events

ART WALK RENO: The monthly art walk features works of local and regional artists on display in venues within the Arts

District, between Liberty and Second streets and Virginia Street and Arlington

Avenue. The walk officially begins at

Liberty Fine Art Gallery, where you can purchase a ticket for $10, which includes a glass, raffle entry and program for the evening. A portion of proceeds from Art

Walk Reno will be donated to nonprofit groups focused on art, education and community. First Th of every month, 5-

9pm. $10. Liberty Fine Art, 100 W. Liberty

St., (775) 232-8079, http://artspotreno.com/art-walk-reno. BATTLE BORN ENDURO: The Battle Born Enduro kicks off the California Enduro Series, challenging racers on the desert trails of

Peavine Mountain with loose and sandy single track, rocky technical descents and punchy climbs. The event is a fundraiser for The Poedunks, benefiting local trail projects. Sa, 5/9, 8am. Visit website for details, www.battlebornenduro.org. BIGGEST LITTLE 5K RUN/WALK: The second

annual run is a way for the community to celebrate the city’s history and to help raise funds for the Riverwalk District’s beautification program. With the help of showgirls, spirited costumes and live music, the Biggest Little 5K will kick off at the Reno arch. The run will continue through the Reno Riverwalk District and end with a big celebration at Wingfield Park for the 12th annual Reno River Festival. Sa, 5/9, 9-11am. Entrance fees are $30 for adults and $15 for runners age 18 and younger. The Riverwalk District, downtown

Reno along The Riverwalk, (775) 825-9255, www.renoriver.org. CULTURAL CROSSWORDS, EAST SIDE TOUR: Learn

about the vibrant neighborhoods of early

Reno including Chinatown and Little Italy.

Tour guide is Sharon Honig-Bear.

Reservations required. Sa, 5/9, 10-11:30am. $10 or free to HRPS members. National

Automobile Museum (The Harrah

Collection), 10 S. Lake St., (775) 747-4478, www.historicreno.org. FIRST THURSDAY: This month’s First

Thursday event features beer and wine, access to art galleries and live music by the Flannel Fish. Th, 5/7, 5-7pm. $1-$10.

Nevada Museum of Art, 160 W. Liberty

St., (775) 329-3333, www.nevadaart.org. GALENA KIDS: Galena Creek Visitor Center offers this fun and educational presentation and craft session for kids ages 2-10 on the second Saturday of each month.

Second Sa of every month, 10-11am. $5 sug-

gested donation. Galena Creek Visitor

Center, 18250 Mt. Rose Highway, (775) 8494948, www.galenacreekvisitorcenter.org. HANDS ON! SECOND SATURDAYS: Enjoy free

admission and activities at the Nevada Museum of Art and participate in hands-on art projects and storytelling. The event also features a performance by JamPro Music Factory Student Rock Band and a public tour for adults. Sa, 5/9, 10am-6pm. Free. Nevada Museum of Art, 160 W. Liberty St., (775) 329-3333, www.nevadaart.org. JACKPOT OF GEMS: Reno Gem & Mineral

Society holds its 50th annual show featuring dealers, demonstrations, exhibits, minerals, fossils, gems, beads, geodes, books, raffles and more. Sa, 5/9, 10am-5pm; Su, 5/10, 10am-4pm. $6 gen-

eral, $4 seniors, children ages 6-12, free for children under age 6. Reno-Sparks Livestock Events Center Exhibit Hall, 1350 N. Wells Ave., (775) 356-8820, www.renorockhounds.com.

MOTHER’S DAY PLANTS & POTS: Make your

own arrangement and select a handmade vase crafted by a Reno ceramic artist (price depends on size). Choose fresh cut flowers and arrange them in a vase for or with your mom. Enjoy mimosas, coffee and macaroons, explore the ceramics studio and view the work of local artists. Tour the plants and ponds at Sierra Water Gardens across the street. Sa, 5/9, 10am-5pm; Su,

5/10, 10am-5pm. The Wedge Ceramics

Studio, 2095 Dickerson Road, (775) 7704770, www.thewedgeceramics.com. NATIONAL PUBLIC GARDEN & MOTHER’S DAY

TOUR: Start your Mother’s Day weekend by attending a free garden tour on

National Public Garden Day. A flower will be presented to the first 20 moms.

Horticulturist Bill Carlos will lead the tour and discuss the unique plants, gardens and history. Bring a camera, water and comfortable shoes. Register by calling the Arboretum office and leave your contact information. F, 5/8, 11:45am-1pm. Wilbur D. May Arboretum and Botanical Garden, Rancho San

Rafael Regional Park, 1595 N. Sierra St., (775) 785-4153. NEVADA STATE POLICE MEMORIAL PARADE & CAR

SHOW: The parade and car show features restored police cruisers, fire trucks and ambulances, and honors officers who have died in the line of duty. Sa, 5/9, noon-2pm. Free. Downtown

Virginia City, C Street, Virginia City, http://peaceofficersmuseum.org. SKIN CANCER PREVENTION LUNCHEON: A lunch-

eon on skin cancer prevention with James Harris, who will provide information regarding the best ways to prevent and treat skin cancer, along with how to detect questionable moles. Tu, 5/12, noon-1pm. $10. Atlantis Casino Resort Spa, 3800 S. Virginia St., (775) 982-5400.

Art

ARTS FOR ALL NEVADA: Creativity Explored:

Abilities in Art. Arts for All Nevada presents this exhibit of two-dimensional mixed media pieces created by adults with developmental delays who participate in free weekly visual art classes. In addition to the featured show, visitors can tour the historic Lake Mansion while enjoying and purchasing work from Arts for All Nevada’s year-round

Art Access Gallery. An artists’ reception will be held on Monday, May 11, from 4pm to 6pm. M-F through 5/29; M, 5/11, 4-

6pm. Free. 250 Court St., (775) 826-6100 ext. 3, www.artsforallnevada.org. ARTSPACE, WEST STREET MARKET: Influenced

by contemporary artists, Flo Oy Wong makes art that speaks of personal, family, community, cultural and historical stories. In acknowledgement of her identity as an American of Chinese descent, Flo Oy Wong frequently uses

Chinese and English text in her work.

This exhibition at Artspace will share artwork from several bodies of work. 5/7-6/27, 4-8pm. Free. 144 West St. CCAI COURTHOUSE GALLERY: The Driest State:

Nevada Watersheds. The Capital City Arts Initiative presents 29 of Nolan Preece’s photographs, many taken from an aerial perspective, that feature the beauty of the desert’s land forms, the lack of water and the range of water needs and uses. M-F, 8am-5pm through 5/29. Free. 885 E. DOWNTOWN RENO LIBRARY: Spring: Awash with

Color!Sierra Watercolor Society features a new exhibit of original watercolor paintings by local artists. All paintings are for sale. Su, 10am-5pm through 5/31; M-Th, 9am-5pm through 5/28. Free. 301 S.

Center St., (775) 849-3231. HOLLAND PROJECT MICRO GALLERY AT BIBO

COFFEE CO.: Didn’t Go Home When I Was

Supposed To. Rachel Dickson was influenced by female portraiture and interpreting the genre with her own cinematic style and gaze. Dickson creates narrative portraits that give the sense of a heightened moment. There will be an opening reception on Friday, May 8, 68pm. M-Su through 5/29. Free. 945 Record

St., (775) 742-1858, www.hollandreno.org. JOE WINTER POTTERY STUDIO: Joe Winter

Pottery Spring Show, Joe and Shiho

Winter open the studio for their Spring Show. The kiln load is mostly mugs and bowls, platters, mortar and pestle sets and tall jars. Sa, Su, 10am through 5/17.

16620 Fetlock Drive, (775) 969-3394. JOT TRAVIS BUILDING, UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA,

RENO: Priscilla Varner: Emancipating

Jane: Challenging the Representation of

Legal Sex-Workers in Fine Art. The exhibition explores the power dynamic between the photographer and the subject by removing the photographer, arming the legal sex worker with the tools necessary to more fully represent her identity. Through 5/8, 10am-4pm.

Free. 900 N. Virginia St., (775) 784-6837. MCKINLEY ARTS & CULTURE CENTER: Before the Fall: Reena Spansail. McKinley

Gallery West hosts new work by University of Nevada, Reno student Reena Spansail. M-F, 8am-5pm through 5/8; Dancing Alligators, Mermaid Kitties and Other Extraordinary Creatures, McKinley Gallery East hosts drawings and paintings by nine-year-old artist Zoe Murkovich M-F, 8am-5pm through 5/8.

Free. 925 Riverside Drive, (775) 334-2417. METRO GALLERY AT RENO CITY HALL: Moments in Nature: Emma Auriemma-McKay.

Auriemma-McKay’s landscape paintings showcase the majesty and grandeur of the Sierra Nevada under the kaleidoscopic skies of western

Nevada. There will be a reception on

May 7, 5-7pm. M-F, 9am-5pm through 5/8.

Free. 1 E. First St., (775) 334-2417. NORTH TAHOE ARTS CENTER: Art Exhibits and

Fundraiser, Infused With Color—Three

Placer Area Artists in the NTA Main

Gallery and May Miniatures Fundraiser

All the single m’ladies

I feel that for most men, chivalry is dead. Maybe feminism killed it, and maybe men have just gotten lazy. Well, I was staying over at a platonic male friend’s house, keeping him company because he’s sick with cancer. Despite that, I woke up to him serving me breakfast in bed! Is it really so much to ask for a guy I’m actually sleeping with to at least hold the door open for me? I mean, come on! What we still call “chivalry” got its formal start in medieval times. It was a knightly code entailing, among other things, courage, honor, and the defense of those more physically delicate—as in, women and children.

But chivalry actually traces back through millions of years of evolution. As developmental psychologist Joyce Benenson writes in Warriors and Worriers, an excellent new book on evolved sex differences, “Throughout most of human history, men and women have specialized in different behaviors necessary to ensure the survival of their children to adulthood.” Men evolved to be warriors, physically and psychologically prepared to do battle in a way women are not. Most men have far more muscle mass and physical strength than women and far more of the hormone of aggression, testosterone. Even very young boys show a love— not usually shared by girls—of play fighting, of having an “enemy” to battle, and of weaponry—to the point where Benenson finds it common for boys in preschool who lack toy guns to shoot “bullets” out of a doll’s head.

In addition to women being physically weaker, research finds that they are more fearful than men—from infancy on—and rarely engage in physical fighting. This makes sense, Benenson points out, as physical injury would jeopardize a woman’s ability to have children or to survive to protect the ones she’s already had. So women evolved to prefer men who would protect them and their children—a preference that’s still with us today. (Our genes are clueless about the women’s movement and the fact that a woman can defend herself just fine by using a pink Glock with a Hello Kitty slide cover plate.)

This is why it makes sense for men today to at least symbolically show they are protectors, like when they put their coat around a shivering woman’s shoulders. This implies that they’d tackle the valet guy or invade Cleveland for her if necessary. The problem is that men sometimes get hollered at for door opening and such—largely as a result of the bro-ification of women that comes out of feminism’s biology-snubbing confusion of “equal” with “the same.” So, before the first date, a man should ask a woman where she stands on this stuff. And you should let men know the sort of woman you are -- one who responds to a door being held for her by flipping her hair and saying thank you, not twirling her mustache and snarling, “Smash the patriarchy!” Ω

Got a problem? Write Amy Alkon, 171 Pier Ave., No. 280, Santa Monica,CA 90405, or email AdviceAmy@aol.com (www.advicegoddess.com).

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ARTS BUILDING, UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO:

Tehching Hsieh: One Year Performance. This

artwork nurtures the beginnings of meaningful conversations about spirituality, meaning, labor, daily life and the creative spirit. Thought of as the godfather of performance art, Hsieh’s work is foundational to the art form. This is the second time this work will be seen in the United States after its previous installation at the Guggenheim in New York City. Through 6/21, 12-4pm. Free. 1664 N. Virginia St., (775) 784-6658. UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP OF NORTHERN

NEVADA: Bryce Chisholm—Liberty for All.

Chisolm’s work portrays themes of justice and peace. M-Su, 11am-1pm through 6/21. Free.

780 Del Monte Lane, (775) 851-7100, www.uufnn.org. UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO: Reflections on

Pyramid Lake. An exhibit put on by the University of Nevada Reno’s Special Collections showcasing historic, artistic, scientific, native and natural visions. M-F through 9/15. Free. 1664 N. Virginia St., (775) 784-1110, www.unr.edu.

Call for Artists

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Reno’s Poet Laureate

Gailmarie Pahmeier is accepting submissions for the Reno Community Poem Project. Your submissions will be edited by the poet laureate and compiled into an evolving poem about the community. Send your submissions and any questions you may have to Gailmarie Pahmeier at renopoetlaureate@reno.gov.

Museums

NEVADA MUSEUM OF ART: smudge studio: Look Only at the Movement, W-Su through 7/26; Erika

Harrsch: The Monarch Paradigm—Migration as Metaphor, W-Su through 7/26; Dave Eggers:

Insufferable Throne of God, W-Su through 7/26;

Tamara Kostianovsky: After Goya, W-Su through 7/26; Betsabeé Romero: En Tránsito,

W-Su through 7/26; Larry Mitchell: The 1ºC

Project, W-Su through 7/26; Andrea Zittel:

Wallsprawl, W-Su through 8/16; Robert Adams:

A Road Through Shore Pine, W-Su through 7/26. $1-$10. 160 W. Liberty St., (775) 329-3333, www.nevadaart.org.

Poetry/Literature

THE WRITERS’ BLOCK OPEN MIC AT WILDFLOWER: This

show is open to all ages for the first half with the second half open to whatever words need escaping. Sign-ups for participants begin at 6:30 p.m. Th, 7pm. Wildflower Village, 4275-4395 W. Fourth St., (415) 6400389. Music

AUSTIN LOUNGE LIZARDS: The folk/country band

combines pointed lyrics, precise harmonies and instrumental expertise. Su, 5/10, 7pm. $15 in advance, $20 at the door. Piper’s

Opera House, 12 N. B St., Virginia City, (775) 847-0433, www.pipersoperahouse.net. DAVID BREWER & REBECCA LOMNICKY: The Bay Area

act performs as part of the Celtic Music

Series. Sa, 5/9, 7pm. $8-$15. Brewery Arts

Center, 449 W. King St., Carson City, (775) 883-1976, www.breweryarts.org. HARMONICAS AND STRINGS FESTIVAL: Carson City

Symphony’s Strings in the Schools half-day event includes a workshop from 9:15am to 3pm for string players of all ages, a potluck lunch and a public concert beginning at 3pm. The public concert features a lecturedemonstration by Tom Stryker about the harmonica, performances by workshop participants with Stryker on harmonica and Gary Edwards on bass and a jazz combo. Sa, 5/9, 9:15am. Free. Empire Elementary School, 1260 Monte Rosa Drive, Carson City, (775) 540-5584.

PIPES ON THE RIVER: The Friday lunchtime concert series features guest artists performing on the church’s Casavant pipe organ. F, noon.

Free. Trinity Episcopal Church, 200 Island Ave., (775) 329-4279, www.trinityreno.org. SUNDAY MUSIC BRUNCH: MEL WADE: Enjoy live

music and brunch presented by chez louie. Su, 5/10, 10am-2pm. Nevada Museum of Art, 160 W. Liberty St., (775) 284-2921, www.nevadaart.org.

Sports & Fitness

ADAPTIVE & CHAIR YOGA: This yoga program is for people living with heart disease, cancer, chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, arthritis, multiple sclerosis and other debilitating diseases. The class teaches breathing techniques, relaxation, guided meditation and visualization. Please call before attending.

Tu, 2-3:15pm. $8 per class. Yoga Loka, 6135

Lakeside Drive, Ste. 121, (775) 337-2990, www.yogalokareno.com. CLASSIC INTERMEDIATE MAT PILATES: Students

learn to build on the basic mat routine.

Modified intermediate to intermediate exercises will be added to the repertoire as students progress. Maximum of 10 people per class. Call to reserve your spot. Tu, 5:306:20pm through 6/23. $16 per class. Mind Body & Pilates, 615 Sierra Rose Drive, Ste. 2B, (775) 745-4151, www.pilatesreno.com. FELDENKRAIS CLASSES: Guided Feldenkrais

classes in pain-free movement will give you the tools you need to improve stability, balance and performance and increase your vitality and flexibility as you learn to do slow, non-habitual movements with focused attention. These carefully structured lessons activate neural pathways, relieve pain and stress, and improve the communication between you brain and body. Tu, 10-11:30am through 12/15. $12 drop-in. Midtown Fitness, 600 S. Center St., Ste. 300, (775) 240-7882, www.renofeldenkrais.blogspot.com. Onstage

OFF-OFF WELLS: ANY GIVEN MONDAY: Playwright

Bruce Graham uses his dark comedy to put a fresh spin on the family in crisis storyline while creating a world where political correctness goes by the boards, liberal guilt is examined and discarded and the Machiavellian theme of the ends justifying the means has never rung so true. Th, 5/7, 7:30pm; F, 5/8, 7:30pm; Sa, 5/9, 7:30pm; Su, 5/10, 2pm. $8.

Reno Little Theater, 147 E. Pueblo St., (775) 329-0661, www.renolittletheater.org. URINETOWN, THE MUSICAL: This satire follows the uprising of the rebel poor as they fight to take back control of public amenities during a 25-year drought. The musical makes jabs at the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, bureaucracy, corporate greed and environmentalism all while poking fun at musical theater itself. F, 5/8, 7pm; Sa, 5/9, 7pm; W, 5/13, 7pm; Th, 5/14,

7pm; F, 5/15, 7pm. $9-$11; two tickets for $15 on opening night. Damonte Ranch High

School, 10500 Rio Wrangler Parkway, (775) 334-7124, www.showtix4u.com/launch/index.php. UP & ATOM IMPROV: The group performs long-form narrative improv based on audience suggestions. Sa, 8pm through 3/26. $5. The Potentialist

Workshop, 2275 Dickerson Road, (775) 250-0189, https://www.facebook.com/ upandatomimprov. US AND THEM: TheatreWorks of Northern

Nevada presents this play by David Campton that begins with two groups of wanderers looking for a place to settle. They agree to share and mark the line between their territories, then build a small wall. The wall is built higher and still higher. Suspicion and mistrust grow to the point where the groups must inevitably explode in conflict.

This production will be performed by

TheatreWorks of Northern Nevada’s youth company. Th, 5/7, 7pm. Ticket prices are pay what you can. Laxalt Auditorium, Warren

Nelson Building, 401 W. Second St., (775) 2840789, www.twnn.org.

Auditions

CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY:

TheatreWorks of Northern Nevada will hold auditions for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, which will run in July as a part of the Artown Family Series. Auditions will be held on May 11 for actors and May 12 for dancers. M, 5/11, 6-9pm; Tu, 5/12, 6-9pm. Free.

Laxalt Auditorium, Warren Nelson Building, 401 W. Second St., (775) 722-2155, www.twnn.org. Reno:

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