This Week

Events

BLUE JEANS BALL: Nevada Humane Society’s third annual fundraiser features a formal dinner, dancing, silent and live auctions and music by The VooDoo Cowboys.

Proceeds benefit homeless pets. Sa, 11/14, 5:30pm. $150-$250. Peppermill Resort Spa

Casino, 2707 S. Virginia St., (775) 410-0358, www.bluejeansball.net. FAR WEST NORDIC AUCTION/RAFFLE PARTY:

Far West Nordic presents this fundraiser for its Junior Nordic programs. Sa, 11/14, 6pm. $20-$40. Truckee Community

Recreation Center, 8924 Donner Pass

Road, Truckee, (530) 852-0879, www.farwestnordic.org. GÓZALO DANCE PARTY: Join the dance

company for an evening of workshops and social dance. The party begins at 6pm with a bachata workshop and continues with an introductory salsa lesson at 7:45 p.m. After the lessons the social dance gets underway with salsa, merengue, bachata, cumbia and more spun by DJ R-Boogie of WILD 102.9. The party also features performances by the Gózalo Dance Company. All ticket and food sales will benefit the Gózalo dancers as they buy shoes and costumes for their upcoming performance season. Sa, 11/14, 6pm. $10-$30. The Ballroom of Reno, 2540 Sutro St., Ste. 4, (775) 813-1143, www.salsareno.com. GRATITUDE WORKS! HOW GRATITUDE HEALS,

ENERGIZES AND TRANSFORMS LIVES:

Robert Emmons is a professor of psychology at University of California, Davis. His research on gratitude and happiness has been featured in dozens of popular media outlets. This presentation is part of the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center’s monthly lecture series. Refreshments and no-host bar 5:30pm, presentation begins at 6pm. Tu, 11/17, 5:30-7pm. $5 suggested dona-

tion. Tahoe Center for Environmental

Sciences, 291 Country Club Drive, Sierra

Nevada College, Incline Village, (775) 881-7560, ext. 7483, http://terc.ucdavis.edu. ROBERT LAXALT: NEVADA’S MAN OF LETTERS:

Biographer Warren Lerude and novelist

Monique Laxalt will discuss the author’s life, writings and his efforts for

Nevada. W, 11/18, 7-8:30pm. Free. Laxalt

Auditorium, Warren Nelson Building, 401

W. Second St., (775) 747-4478, www.historicreno.org. SKY TAVERN SKI SWAP: Sky Tavern, a local non-profit organization that teaches people of all abilities how to ski and snowboard, will host the two-day event.

New and used skis, snowboards, boots and clothes will be for sale. Drop off your winter items to sell at the event on Nov. 12-13, noon to 7pm at the Siena

Hotel. Sky Tavern retains 19 percent of sold items, all proceeds going to the

Sky Tavern Junior Ski Program. F, 11/13, 5-9pm, Sa, 11/14, 9am-3pm. $2-$10.

Siena Hotel Spa Casino, 1 S. Lake St., (775) 323-5125, www. skytavern. com. THE VETERANS SHOW: The patriotic event features performances by Jakki Ford and Larry Elliott, WWII trivia questions for prizes and beer and wine and food available for purchase. All donations collected from the Veterans Show will benefit the Veterans Guest House. Sa, 11/14, 2-7pm. Free. Great Western Marketplace, 4855 Summit Ridge Drive, (775) 624-1800, http://greatwesternmarketplace.com/ events.

M*A*S*H Bash Dance

The Reno Blues Society presents its 22nd annual Veterans Day Dance featuring military-themed costumes and decor, live blues music, raffle prizes and a food drive. Bands include Guitar Woody and the Boilers, Blue Haven, Rick Hammond Band and the Jason King Band. Proceeds from the event will go to the Veterans Guest House and the Veterans Administration Volunteer Services. The show begins at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 14, at the Ramada Reno Hotel and Casino, 1000 E. Sixth St. Tickets are $15 general admission and $10 for RBS members and veterans with ID. Call 848-2590 or visit www.renoblues.org.

All Ages

MONSTER FISH: IN SEARCH OF THE LAST

RIVER GIANTS: The exhibit features lifesize sculptures, hands-on interactive exhibits and video installations that puts you face to face with more than 20 species of giant freshwater fish. Tu-Su through 4/16. Opens 11/14. $10 gen-

eral admission, $9 veterans and active duty military. Terry Lee Wells Nevada

Discovery Museum (The Discovery), 490

S. Center St., (775) 786-1000, www.nvdm.org. RANCHING AT RANCHO: A ranching-themed open house in the main barn area.

Each week features a new theme from goats to tractors and everything else in between. 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 admission, $5 for pony rides. Rancho San Rafael Regional

Park, 1595 N. Sierra St., (775) 785-4512. RENO RODEO DENIM DRIVE: During this

annual community event new jeans, new shirts, new socks and new underwear are collected for abused and neglected infants, children and teens who have been rescued from unsafe homes in northern Nevada. Through 12/16. Call or visit website for details, (775) 322-9875, www.renorodeofoundation.org/ denim-drive.

SCIENCE SATURDAYS: SATURN V TO STAR

TREK: Science Saturday offers simulated journeys throughout the solar system, full-dome planetarium programs, hands-on workshops. live presentations, virtual reality headsets and iPad interactive stations. The monthly programs are designed for participants age 8 and older. Children ages 8-12 must be accompanied by an adult. One parent per family or group of up to six friends. Sa, 11/14, 9:30am-1pm.

$12. National Automobile Museum (The

Harrah Collection), 10 S. Lake St., (775) 333-9300, http://nevadachallenger.org/

NevadaChallenger/Home.html. SMALL WONDER WEDNESDAY: Families with

children 5 years old and younger are invited to play, explore and listen to stories read by the museum’s educators. Only children age 5 and younger are admitted to Small Wonder Wednesdays, which start at 9am, an hour before the museum opens. Older siblings may join at 10am. Third W of every month, 9am. $8 per

person, free for members and babies under age 1. Terry Lee Wells Nevada

Discovery Museum (The Discovery), 490

S. Center St., (775) 786-1000, www.nvdm.org. SPANISH SPRINGS STORYTIME: Stories,

songs and fun geared toward preschool children ages 3-6. M, 10:30-11am. Free.

Spanish Springs Library, 7100A Pyramid

Lake Highway, located at Lazy 5 Regional

Park, Spanish Springs, (775) 424-1800. STUDIO775: LEGO STORYSTARTER/MINECRAFT:

Play Minecraft with others in the library’s own Minecraft world. Use the Lego StoryStarter packs to create a scene then use StoryVisualizer software to create a storyboard and tell the story. Th, 4-6pm through 12/24. Free.

Sierra View Library, 4001 S. Virginia St. located inside Reno Town Mall, (775) 827-3232, www.washoe.lib.nv.us. SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE

PROGRAM (SNAP) OUTREACH CLINICH: The

Food Bank of Northern Nevada hosts

SNAP outreach clinics to assist lowincome families 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. TECH CAFÉ: One-on-one assistance with mobile devices, including accessing downloadable e-books and audiobooks.

Please call for an appointment. W, 11/18, 3-4pm, Tu, 11/24, 6-7pm. Free. Spanish

Springs Library, 7100A Pyramid Lake Highway, located at Lazy 5 Regional Park, Spanish Springs, (775) 424-1800.

Art

HOLLAND PROJECT GALLERY: The University of

the Waves. The Holland Project presents a solo exhibition by University of Nevada, Reno bachelor of fine arts student Häsler R Gómez. His installation-based exhibition brings to life the realistic idea of uncertainty and the wonder that comes with it. The opening reception is on Friday, Nov. 13, from 6-8pm. Tu-F, 3-6pm through 11/27,

F, 11/13, 6-8pm. Free. 140 Vesta St., (775) 742-1858, www.hollandreno.org. 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. JOT TRAVIS BUILDING, UNIVERSITY OF

NEVADA, RENO: Philip Zimmermann:

Photographic Artist’s Books and Other

Publishing Ventures. Philip Zimmermann uses photography and design to create visual narratives that unfold within the time and space of the book. The exhibition will feature Zimmermann’s individual and collaborative artist books and printer’s proof sheets. The exhibition runs through Nov. 20 in Room 118, Black

Rock Press in the Jot Travis Building. M-F through 11/20. Free. 900 N. Virginia St., (775) 784-6837. 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; 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. OXS GALLERY, NEVADA ARTS COUNCIL: Walter

McNamara and Lynda Yuroff. Walter

McNamara’s pieces in Recycled Habits are manipulated and transformed, combined with other bits and pieces, and worked into the service of visual statements. The results are personal myths that mix satire, puns and storytelling. In Trickster Ways, Yuroff’s work is influenced by the trickster figure of

Native American mythology as she studies the changes that occur during the creative process—adding and removing paint, defining the object, then obscuring and re-defining the piece. M-F, 8am-5pm through 12/18. Free. 716 N. Carson St. Ste.

A, Carson City, (775) 687-6680. RENO CITY HALL: Earth, Sky, & Water. Metro

Gallery in City Hall hosts local artist and teacher Luverne Lightfoot. Earth, Sky, & Water is a collection of oil paintings that accentuates the beauty of Western landscapes. Through 11/20. Free. 1 E. First

St., (775) 334-4636. SHEPPARD CONTEMPORARY GALLERY,

CHURCH FINE ARTS BUILDING, UNIVERSITY

OF NEVADA, RENO: Emily Arthur. Part of

Native American Heritage Month, printmaker Emily Arthur’s solo exhibition in

Sheppard Contemporary explores the ways in which she sees nature as an interdependent living force rather than as the backdrop for human events. M-F through 1/22. Free. 1664 N. Virginia St., (775) 784-6658. STREMMEL GALLERY: 3 Textures. Stremmel

Gallery presents an exhibition of new works by Carol Gove, Louise Forbush and Eleanor McCain. The show features the work of three artists who work in different media and use diverse artistic vocabularies. The artist reception will be held on Nov. 19. Th, 11/19, 5-7pm, M-Sa through 12/19. Opens 11/19. Free. 1400 S.

Virginia St., (775) 786-0558, www.stremmelgallery.com.

Museums

NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE MUSEUM (THE

HARRAH COLLECTION): SpaceMobiles: From Rockets and Rovers to Cars on Mars. This exhibit takes a look at America’s fascination with exploring new frontiers and the machines that make it possible. M-Su through 4/11. $4-$10, free for members and children age 5 and younger; Science Saturday at the Auto Museum, The National Auto Museum offers this new educational and interactive program at on the second Saturday of each month. Second Sa of every month, 11am-

4pm through 4/9. $4-$10, free for members and children age 5 and younger. 10

S. Lake St., (775) 333-9300. NEVADA MUSEUM OF ART: Tahoe: A Visual

History. Experience Lake Tahoe landscapes through the eyes of 175 painters, photographers, architects, weavers and sculptors. The Nevada Museum of Art has organized the first major art historical survey exhibition of painting, Native baskets, photography, architecture and contemporary art dedicated to Lake Tahoe, Donner Pass and the surrounding Sierra Nevada region. The exhibit spans over two centuries of cultural and creative production related to the second largest freshwater alpine lake in the United States. W-Su through 1/10. $1-$10.160 W. Liberty St., (775) 329-3333, www.nevadaart.org.

Film

FILM SCREENING: THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING:

Progrssive Leadership Alliance of Nevada co-hosts a Clean Power Plan assembly meeting and screening of the film This

Changes Everything, based on Naomi

Klein’s bestselling book. It challenges us to turn the climate crisis into an opportunity to build a clean energy economy.

Tu, 11/17, 6pm. Call for info. Cathexis

Architecture, 250 Bell St. Ste. 100, (775) 348-7557, www.planevada.org. FRIDAY THE 13TH PARTS 1 & 2: Watch

the classic horror films on Friday the 13th. F, 11/13, 8:30pm. $2.50 per person.

Psychedelic Ballroom and Juke Joint (PB&J’s), 555 E. Fourth St., (775) 3224348, http://psychedelicballroom.com. HANS FRISCHEISEN: BIKING ACROSS IRAN:

Hans will recount travels on his bicycle this past year from Shiraz to Bandar Abbas in Iran and from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to Muscat in Oman,

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