This Week

Events

8TH ANNUAL COMMUNITY PET BLESSING:

Bring your dog, cat, bird, bunny, turtle, etc. for a blessing. If you can’t bring your pet, bring a picture and he/she will be blessed “in spirit.” Enjoy games and activities with your dog and meet local rescue groups and animals available for adoptions. Su, 10/4, 12-3pm. Free.

Center for Spiritual Living, Reno, 4685 Lakeside Drive, 826-0566, www.cslreno.org. ART WALK RENO: The monthly art walk features works of local and regional artists on display in venues within the

Arts District, between Liberty Street and Second Street and Virginia Street and Arlington Avenue. The walk officially begins at 5 p.m. at Liberty Fine

Art Gallery, 100 W. Liberty St., where you can purchase a ticket for $10, which includes a glass, raffle ticket and program for the evening. There are 18 stops in the art walk, including

Sierra Arts Gallery, Noble Pie Parlor,

Singer Social Club and Neapolitan

Gallery, inside the Monolith Bar. There will also be food and drink specials from participating businesses along the way. A portion of all proceeds from Art Walk Reno will be donated to non-profit groups focused on art, education and community. First

Th of every month, 5-9pm. $10. Liberty

Fine Art, 100 W. Liberty St., 232-8079, http://artspotreno.com/art-walkreno. BUTTON BONANZA: Western Regional

Button Association button collector’s conventions features displays and 15 dealers selling vintage, antique and modern buttons. Th, 10/1, 7:30-10pm;

F, 10/2, 10am-5pm; Sa, 10/3, 10am-4pm.

Free. Harrah’s Reno, 219 N. Center

St., 971-9538, www.wrba.us. GREASE: REMASCULINIZATION OF AMERICA:

Dr. Marcie Ray, assistant professor of musicology at the Michigan State

University College of Music, will give a lecture titled “Grease and the

Remasculinization of America.” This talk argues that the film adaptation of the musical Grease (1978) is a nostalgic look at 1950s rock ‘n’ roll and, in particular, the white masculine values it represented. Th, 10/1, 4pm.

Free. Randall Rotunda, Mathewson-

IGT Knowledge Center, 1664 N.

Virginia St. University of Nevada,

Reno, 682-5625. NORTHERN NEVADA RACE FOR THE CURE: The

event raises funds and awareness, celebrates breast cancer survivors and honors those who have lost their battle with the disease.

Funds raised will go to community health programs and research that advances treatments and cures for breast cancer. Su, 10/4, 8am. $15$45. Grand Sierra Resort, 2500 E.

Second St., 355-7311, http://northnv.info-komen.org. OKTOBERFEST: Enjoy all of the traditional Oktoberfest activities and attire, including live German music and dancing, German delicacies and a variety of specialty German beers. The festivities continue outside in the tented area in the GWM parking lot with rock climbing and a bounce house for kids.

Su, 10/4, 11am-4pm. Free entry. Great

Western Marketplace, 4855 Summit

Ridge Drive, 624-1800, http://greatwesternmarketplace.com/event/ oktoberfest/?instance_id=552. OPEN HOUSE & TELESCOPE CLINIC: Visitors

can explore the observatory at their leisure, ask questions of observatory volunteers, learn how telescopes work and even learn how to image celestial objects. Guests are encouraged to bring their own telescopes and use the observation deck to view the evening sky. First

Sa of every month, 7pm. Free. Jack C.

Davis Observatory, 2699 Van Patten

Drive, Carson City, (775) 445-3240; www.wnc.edu/observatory. RENO STREET FOOD: PARTY IN THE PARK: The

gourmet street food event features more than 25 gourmet food, craft desserts, beer, wine and mixed drinks vendors and live music. Relax in the park and bring your lawn chairs and a blanket. F, 5-9pm through 10/2. Free admission. Idlewild Park, 1900 Idlewild Drive, 825-2665, www.facebook.com/RenoStreetFood. SNC TAHOE’S COMMUNITY READ: This year’s

Community Read, a communal reading program that is open to the entire Lake Tahoe community, will feature books and graphic novels that present an interesting relationship between text and image.

W, 10/7, 6:30pm; Th, 10/22, 6pm. Sierra

Nevada College, 999 Tahoe Blvd.,

Incline Village, (775) 831-1314. WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP OUTHOUSE RACES: The

26th annual race pits teams of costumed outhouse racers against each other. One person rides and the remaining team members push, pull or drag the decorated outhouses down the racetrack. The Parade of

Outhouses begins at noon Saturday,

Oct. 3, with races immediately following. The racing continues Sunday,

Oct. 4, at noon and concludes with the crowning of the champion outhouse racing team. Sa, Su, noon through 10/4.

Opens 10/3. Free. C St., Virginia City, (775) 847-7500, http://visitvirginiacitynv.com. WORLD COWBOY FAST DRAW CHAMPIONSHIP:

Competitors from across the country compete in western wear with single-action revolvers for the title “The Fastest Gun Alive.” There will be Civil War re-enactments, gun fight re-enactment and more than 40 food, clothing and craft vendors with live music on Saturday and Sunday. F, 10/2, 9am-3pm; Sa, 10/3, 9am3pm; Su, 10/4, 11:30am-2pm. Churchill County Fairgrounds, 325 Sheckler Road, Fallon, (775) 423-4556, http:// visitfallonnevada.com/events/ world-cowboy-fast-draw-championships.

All Ages

ANIMAL ARK 5K STAMPEDE RUN FOR THE

ANIMALS: This event is open to runners of all ages and abilities. There will be face painting, raffle prizes and more. Sa, 10/3, 8:39-9:30am. $35 adults, $20 kids. Animal Ark Wildlife

Sanctuary and Nature Center, 1265

Deerlodge Road, (775) 970-3111, http://ArkStampede.org. BARNES & NOBLE STORYTIMES: Staff mem-

bers and guest readers tell stories to children. Sa, 10am. Free. Barnes & Noble, 5555 S. Virginia St., (775) 826-8882. DOWN SYNDROME FAMILY SUPPORT GROUPS:

Meet other parents who are going through issues faced by relatives or caretakers of a child with a disability. The Down Syndrome

Network of Northern Nevada seeks to connect families and create a strong foundation of support.

First Tu of every month, 5:45-7:30pm.

Free. Nevada Early Intervention

Services, 2667 Enterprise Road, (775) 828-5159, http://dsnnn.org/

FamilySupportGroup.aspx. PAINTING AT THE LAKE MANSION: Students

ages 10-14 will explore multiple painting techniques through different paint mediums, such as watercolor and acrylics. Supplies are included in the cost. Th, 5:30-7pm through 10/22. $75.

Lake Mansion, 250 Court St., 826-6100, ext. 3, www.artsforallnevada.org. PRESCHOOL MUSIC AND MOVEMENT CLASS:

This class will expose preschoolaged children to the joy of moving and grooving. Children will sing, play instruments and learn a variety of fun dance moves. M, 10:30-11:15am through 11/2. $60 for six-week session.

McKinley Arts & Culture Center, 925

Riverside Drive, 324-5521, www.note-ables.org. RANCHING AT RANCHO: A fun, free

ranching-themed open house in the main barn area. Each week features a new theme from goats to tractors and everything else in between. Kids can visit with resident chickens and turkeys, cool off inside the Discovery Room or enjoy pony rides for $5. Themed Ranching at Rancho activities will only be offered on Saturdays, but you can ride the ponies on Friday, Saturday or Sunday between 10am-1pm each week. M-Su, 10am-1pm through 11/21.

ROLLING IN THE iSLES

Reno CeltiC CelebRation

It’s that time of the year again when the mind turns to thoughts of autumn leaves, cooler weather, pumpkin patches and … bagpipes. The 25th annual Reno Celtic Celebration kicks off October with a weekend of Scottish and Irish dancers, bagpipe bands and other live entertainment, as well as vendors, a living history area, Celtic animals, a display of British cars, kids’ games and more. This year’s event will also feature Scottish athletics and performances by the Black Eyed Dempseys, Dust in My Coffee, the Sierra Highlanders Pipe Band, 3-17 and Ciana. The festival celebrates the culture of the seven territories in Northern and Western Europe surrounding the British Isles where Celtic languages, art, history, music, dance and literature have survived, including Brittany in northwest France, Cornwall in southwest England, the Isle of Man (located in the Irish Sea between Great Britain and Ireland) and Galicia in northwest Spain. Gates are open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 3-4, at Bartley Ranch Regional Park, 6000 Bartley Ranch Road. Tickets are $15 for one day or $25 for both days. Admission is free for children age 12 and younger with a paid attendee. Call 378-0931 or visit www.renoceltic.org.