This Week

Events

5TH HALLOWEEN PHOTO FUNDRAISER FOR SPCA:

Bring your children or furry four-legged friend in their favorite Halloween costume and with a minimum donation of $20 you will receive a complimentary 5x7 photo featuring your child or pet in their costume. All proceeds will benefit the SPCA of Northern Nevada. F, 10/30, 8am-2pm; Sa, 10/31, 8am-

2pm. $20 or equal valued donation to SPCA. Johnstone Studios, 720 Tahoe St., (775) 3247773 ext. 208.

9TH ANNUAL TWENTY UNDER 40 AWARDS

RECEPTION: This event honors young professionals in the community who are stretching the boundaries of achievement in their professional lives, personal achievements and in giving back to their communities. W, 11/4, 5:30-8pm. $45 YPN members, $60 general public. Peppermill Resort Spa Casino, 2707 S. Virginia St., (775) 237-8855, http:// renotahoeypn.com. BREWS & BOOS BEER FESTIVAL: Get a taste

of the region’s local fall and winter craft brews at the inaugural event, which includes music by classic rock cover band Snake Oil Sinners. F, 10/30, 8pm. $50-$65. Nugget Casino Resort, 1100 Nugget Ave. in Sparks, (775) 356-3300, www.nugget casinoresort.com.

COIN EXCHANGE FOR NEVADA DAY: The Reno Coin

Club and Nevada State Museum will hold a coin exchange in celebration of Nevada Day. All the new U.S. coins will be available at face or cost. There will also be presidential dollars and national park quarters, including the San Francisco mint quarters, and a display of ancient and obsolete U.S. coins. 2015 coins will be 50 cents for quarters and $1.25 for dollars because they are no longer distributed to the banks by the mint. F, 10/30, 10am-3pm; Sa, 10/31, 10am-3pm. Free.

Nevada State Museum, 600 N. Carson St.,

Carson City, (775) 815-8625, www.renocoinclub.org. COMMA COFFEE QUINCEAÑERA: The coffeehouse

celebrates its 15th birthday and Nevada Day with mariachi music by Mariachi Arrieros de Reno. There will also be piñatas, cake and special guests. Sa, 10/31, 1pm. Free. Comma

Coffee, 312 S. Carson St., Carson City, (775) 883-2662, www.commacoffee.com. COMMUNITY HARVEST FESTIVAL: The festival

is open to kids in preschool through sixth grade. There will be games, prizes, bounce houses and lots of candy. Kids can get their picture taken with Elsa from Frozen and have a chance to win a raffle for a Samsung Galaxy Tab A. Reno Police Department, Reno SWAT, Reno Fire Department, REMSA and the Child ID Program will also participate in the festival. There will be a non-perishable food drive. Sa, 10/31, 11am-1pm. Free. Idlewild Park, 1900 Idlewild Drive, (775) 323-7141, http://thebridgereno.com.

The Silver State celebrates 151 years of statehood this week with a carnival, a parade, a block party and more. The festivities get started on

Thursday, Oct. 29, with the RSVP Carnival at Mills Park, 1111 E. William St. in Carson City. Carnival hours are 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Thursday, noon to 9 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 30-31, and noon to 8 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1. All-day ride wristbands are $30. The main celebration takes place on Saturday, Oct. 31, the day Nevada was admitted to the Union in 1864. The 77th annual Nevada Day Parade begins at 10 a.m. with a flyover of military aircraft followed by more than 200 entries, including floats, marching bands, horses, entertainers, youth groups, celebrity guests and Burning Man creations. The procession begins at the intersection of William and Carson streets and ends at Stewart and Carson streets. Other highlights of the day include the Nevada Day Classic Run/Walk, the World Championship Rock Drilling Contest, Nevada Day Beard Contest, Annual Chili Feed, among other events. For more details, call 8822600 or visit www. NevadaDay. com.

DIA DE LOS MUERTOS (DAY OF THE DEAD): The

Latino Research Center hosts a community event to celebrate the ancient Mexican holiday Dia de los muertos, or the Day of the Dead. Pan de muertos (a traditional type of bread), beverages and music will be provided for all guests, as well as arts and crafts for children, including mask making, face painting and decorating sugar skulls.

To preserve and share the traditions of this holiday, the Latino Research Center will arrange an exhibition area for altars. Altars with food offerings and other items are displayed to honor those who have passed away. Su, 11/1, 2pm. Free. Ballroom C, Joe

Crowley Student Union, 1664 N. Virginia St., (775) 784-4010, www.unr.edu/latinocenter. HEALTH FAIR & HEALTH INSURANCE ENROLLMENT:

The event features prize giveaways, medical screenings and health insurance enrollment.

Su, 11/1, 10am-6pm. Free. Boys & Girls Club of Truckee Meadows, 2680 E. Ninth St., (775) 420-3528, www.ramirezgroup.com. A NIGHT WITH NOSFERATU: Truckee Meadows

Parks Foundation presents this Halloween Eve event featuring carnival games, raffle prizes, food trucks, pumpkin decorating, face painting, Halloween costume competition for kids and adults and beer provided by IMBIB Custom Brews. The classic 1920s film, Nosferatu, will be shown with a live score performed by local musicians at 6:30pm. All proceeds benefit Truckee Meadows Parks Foundation’s 2016 Student Stewards Summer Camp. F, 10/30, 4-9pm. $8 in

advance, $10 at the door, free for kids age 12 and younger. Bartley Ranch

Regional Park, 6000 Bartley

Ranch Road, (775) 276-5816, www.tmparksfoundation. org/#!nosferatu/c23kq. PRESERVING NEVADA’S PAST: AN

OVERVIEW: Jim Bertolini, coordinator of the National Register at the Nevada State Historic

Preservation Office (SHPO), will explain historic preservation and its role in protecting northern

Nevada’s cultural heritage. This program will be an informative look at historic preservation and will be geared toward those who are interested in learning about the benefits of listing a property on the National Register of Historic Places. Su, 11/1, 1-2:30pm. Free. Downtown

Reno Library, 301 S. Center St., (775) 747-4478, www.historicreno.org.

RENO FRIGHT FEST: The 10th annual haunted attraction’s Slaughter House is back with a new design, new rooms, custom scares and terrifying scenes. Open late on Halloween. Th-Sa, 7-11pm through 10/31; Su, 5-9pm through 11/1. $15

general admission, $22 VIP pass. Reno Aces

Ballpark, 250 Evans Ave., (877) 767-2279, www.reno frightfest.com. SAFE TRICK OR TREATNG: The event includes

pet adoptions, free treats for kids in costume, spooky music and décor and pets in Halloween costumes. Sa, 10/31, 4-6:30pm. Free. Nevada Humane Society, 2825 Longley Lane, Suite. B, (775) 856-2000 ext. 335, www. facebook.com/events/921487344610510.

SWAN LECTURES BY MARTINA YOUNG: The

May Arboretum Society hosts The SWAN Lectures, a 20-hour somatic, writing and performance workshop offered over two weekends: Oct. 29 through Nov. 1 and Nov. 6 through Nov. 8. The SWAN Lectures is the collaboration and community outreach component of dance artist and scholar L. Martina Young’s life project SWAN: a poetical inquiry in dance, text & memoir.

The 20-hour workshop will conclude with a public presentation of both facilitator and participant experiences. As part of the registration, each participant will received a newly published, signed text authored by Ms. Young. 10/29-10/30, 6:30am-9:30pm; 10/31-11/1, 10:30am-2:30pm; F, 11/6, 6:309:30pm; 11/7-11/8, 10:30am-3:30pm. $225 gen-

eral public, $25 for MAS members. Ranch

House at Wilbur D. May Arboretum, 1595 N.

Sierra St., (775) 785-4153, www.mayarboretumsociety.org. VIRGINIA CITY GHOST WALK: Hear the history,

legends and stories of ghostly activity in Virginia City. This is an outdoor walking tour, dress warmly and bring a camera. F, Sa, 6 & 8pm through 10/31. $30 per per-

son, advance ticket purchase only. Silver Queen Hotel & Wedding Chapel, 28 N. C St. in Virginia City, (775) 815-1050, www.virginiacityghosttours.com.

All ages

ANDELIN FARM PUMPKIN PATCH AND CORN MAZE:

Pick your own pumpkin from a variety of pumpkins. Admission includes activities such as a hay ride, cow train, meeting farm animals, lassoing, a corn shed, a hay bale maze for kids, kids’ corn maze, among other attractions. Fall Break hours are 10am to 6pm, Oct. 26-31. The corn maze is open from 3pm to 10pm on Thursday and from 10am to 10pm on Friday and Saturday. At night, bring your flashlights and play the Farm

Scene Investigation game in the corn maze and solve the mystery by finding the check points. M-Su through 10/31. $7 per person, $12 combo pass for pumpkin patch and corn maze; free for kids under age 1. Andelin

Family Farm, 8100 Pyramid Highway, Spanish

Springs, (775) 530-8032, www.andelinfamilyfarm.com. 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 Rd., (775) 828-5159, http://dsnnn.org/FamilySupportGroup.aspx. FERRARI FARM PUMPKIN PATCH: The annual

pumpkin patch features a corn maze, hay rides, bounce house, mechanical bull, farm animals, fall decorations and more than 30 varieties of pumpkins. Admission to the corn maze is $5. Mechanical bull ride is $5 per person. Bounce house admission is $2 per child. Hay ride is $3 per person or $10 per family (maximum of five people). Pumpkins are priced by size. M-Th, Su, 9:30am-8pm through 11/1; F, Sa, 9:30am-10pm through 10/31.

Ferrari Farm, 4701 Mill St., (775) 856-4962, www.facebook.com/Ferrari-Farm-PumpkinPatch-120205448085034.

GREAT WESTERN PUMPKIN PARTY: This safe

trick-or-treat event is open to kids ages 14 and younger. There will also be a pumpkin carving contest at 5pm and costume contests at 4pm and 6pm. Food trucks will be available during the event. F, 10/30, 3-7pm.

Free. Great Western Marketplace, 4855

Summit Ridge Drive, (775) 624-1800, http:// greatwesternmarketplace.com. RANCHING AT RANCHO: A fun, free ranchingthemed 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. Free admis-

sion; $5 for pony rides. Rancho San Rafael

Regional Park, 1595 N. Sierra St., (775) 7854512, www.washoecounty.us. SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE

PROGRAM (SNAP) OUTREACH CLINICH: The Food

and individuals in applying for SNAP benefits. First come, first served. Th, 10am-noon.

Free. Downtown Reno Library, 301 S. Center

St., (775) 327-8312. TOLL HOUSE PUMPKIN PATCH: The annual

pumpkin patch features various pumpkin varieties and sizes, train rides, bounce houses, pony rides, petting zoo and other attractions. M-Su through 10/31. $1 per ticket or $20 for a book of 22 tickets. Toll House

Pumpkin Patch, 12185 S. Virginia St., (503) 551-0397, www.tollhousepumpkins.com. TRICK OR TREAT SAFELY AT SCHEELS: Scheels

will have stations set up around the store for trick or treating. There will be fun activities and goodies for all kids. Free

Ferris Wheel rides from 3pm to 9pm. Sa, 10/31, 4-6pm. Free. Scheels, 1200 Scheels

Drive, Sparks, (775) 331-2700, www.scheelscommunity.com. TRICK OR TREAT STREET: Children in Halloween costumes can walk from booth to booth collecting treats provided by Circus Circus during the eighth annual safe trick or treating event. There will be a free concert by Freedom

Revival starting at 5 p.m. on the Midway stage. The Circus Circus Reno Security team will also be on hand to complete the Child ID process for all those interested at no cost for children up to 17 years old. There will be food barrels on site to accept non-perishable food donations benefiting the Food Bank of Northern Nevada. Th, 10/29, 3-6pm. Free.

Circus Circus, 500 N. Sierra St., (775) 329-0711, www.circuscircusreno.com.

Art

ARTISTS CO-OP OF RENO GALLERY: Piqued Again.

Erik Holland and Pan Pantoja showcase their paintings of various mountain peaks and landscapes in a tribute to Mother Earth and the elements that are threatening her. M-Su, 11am-4pm through 11/8. Free. 627 Mill St., (775) 322-8896, www.artistsco-opgalleryreno.com. HOLLAND PROJECT MICRO GALLERY AT BIBO

COFFEE CO.: In Abandon…. The Holland

Project Micro Gallery presents the work of local photographer and writer Shaun Astor.

Through documenting his travels with his camera, the show offers a view of fringe communities and the strange geographies that get cast aside in the rugged Western landscape. M-Su through 11/13. Free. 945

Record St., (775) 348-8087. LIBERTY FINE ART: Drawings & Paintings by Zoe

Murkovich. The nine-year-old artist loves to draw dragons, dinos, horses and kitties all doing extraordinary things. Her latest gallery show is Laughing Dragons & The Half Moon.

Through 10/31, 10am-5pm. 100 W. Liberty St.,

(775) 232-8079. MCKINLEY ARTS & CULTURE CENTER: Tufascapes

of Winnemucca Lake. East Gallery in McKinley Arts & Culture Center hosts local artist Mike Clasen. Tufascapes of Winnemucca Lake is a collection of photograph prints showcasing the stark, beautiful landscape and unique tufa formations of Winnemucca Lake. Through 11/20; Th, 11/5, 6-8pm. Free. Empathy

+ uncertainties. West Gallery in McKinley Arts & Culture Center hosts local artist and teacher Lisa Kurt. Empathy + Uncertainties is a collection of acrylic and mixed media on wood panel paintings. Through her work, she explores stories that involve people, animals and creatures in mysterious settings, often incorporating nature and the unexpected.

Through 11/20, 8am-5pm. Free. 925 Riverside

Drive, (775) 334-2417. NORTH TAHOE ARTS CENTER: October Exhibits

at North Tahoe Arts, Glass Quartet features artwork by regional glass artists Catherine Strand, Pam Sutton, William Hutchison and Toni Rockwell in the NTA Main Gallery. Lake Tahoe & The Sierra features oils by Howard Friedman in the NTA Corison Loft Gallery. Through 11/2, 11am-5pm. Free. 380 North Lake Blvd., Tahoe City, (530) 581-2787, www.northtahoearts.com.