This Week

Events

39 NORTH POLE VILLAGE: This winter won-

derland features thousands of sparkling lights, holiday shopping booths, food and holiday cheer on Victorian Avenue. Children can write letters to Santa and send them off in a special mailbox, create ugly sweaters with elves, sip hot chocolate while in PJs in a “We Believe” Polar Express-themed morning followed by the showing of Polar Express in the early evening, and other events. F, 12/11, 5-9pm, Sa, 12/12, 10am-10pm.

Free admission. Victorian Square, 14th Street and Pyramid Way along

Victorian Ave., Sparks, (775) 690-2581, www.39northdowntown.com/ 39-north-pole. CHILLY CASH & CARRY AND ART SALE: Fill a

handmade bowl with chili and other food and browse through a selection of pottery and metal items made by The Wedge Ceramics and Infinity Forge. Bring a can of food to contribute to a holiday food drive and receive an ornament crafted by artists at The Wedge. Sa, 12/12, 10am5:30pm, Su, 12/13, 10am-5:30pm. Free

admission, $30 for bowl and spoon. The

Wedge Ceramics Studio, 2095 Dickerson

Road, (775) 770-4770. CHRISTMAS ARTS & CRAFTS FAIR: More than

30 Native American vendors will sell jewelry, beadwork, artwork, Christmas items, blankets, pillows, baked goods and Indian tacos and a raffle for $200 grand prize. F, 12/11, 10am-7pm, Sa,

12/12, 10am-7pm. Free admission. Reno/

Sparks Indian Colony Facility Building, 34

Reservation Road, (775) 842-1385. CHRISTMAS CRAFT SHOW: Shop for one-

of-a-kind handcrafts, collectibles and art from local craftsmen from all over Northern Nevada. F, 12/11, 11am-7pm, Sa, 12/12, 11am-7pm, Su, 12/13, 11am-4pm. Free

admission. Great Western Marketplace, 4855 Summit Ridge Drive, (775) 624-1800, http://greatwesternmarketplace.com. CHRISTMAS ON THE COMSTOCK: Virginia

City hosts its annual Victorian-style holiday celebration featuring photos with Father Christmas on Dec. 11-13 and 18-20 from 11am until 3pm at the Virginia

City Visitors Center. Other highlights include the V&T Candy Cane Express on

Dec. 12-13 on the V&T Railroad and the

Gingerbread Social and Auction on Dec. 20 at Piper’s Opera House. M-Su through 12/20. Prices vary. Downtown Virginia

City, C Street, Virginia City, http://visitvirginiacitynv.com. MAGICAL MEMORIES: The 11th annual holiday celebration features Breakfast with

Santa on Dec. 12-13, 19-20, 23-25, as well as seasonal concerts, holiday dining, ice skating and New Year’s Eve parties for adults, teens and kids. M-Su through 1/3.

Varies by event. Resort at Squaw Creek, 400 Squaw Creek Road, Olympic Valley, (800) 327-3353, www.squawcreek.com. NEVADAGROWN COOKBOOK LAUNCH PARTY:

NevadaGrown celebrates the launch of its cookbook NevadaGrown: A Year in

Local Food with free wine and coffee, food tastings, cooking demos, produce giveaways and raffle prizes. Sa, 12/12, 10am-4pm. Free. Reno Provisions, 100 N.

Sierra St., (775) 250-1339, http://nevadagrown.com. OLD TIME CHRISTMAS SANTA PARADE: The

parade starts at 11am at the corner of West Telegraph and Curry streets. Santa will be on the porch with candy canes and hot chocolate at Rock N Rolling at Telegraph Square from 11:30am to 2pm. Bring a non-perishable canned food donation for Friends in Service Helping (FISH). Sa, 12/12, 11am-2pm. Free. Telegraph Square, Carson and Telegraph streets, Carson City, www.facebook. com/Downtown2020.

SENIOR RESOURCE FAIR: Walton’s Funerals &

Cremations—Chapel of the Valley is celebrating its 50th anniversary in Carson

City with an afternoon of free events, including a free Senior Resource Fair, offering information on estate planning, independent living, affordable housing options, funeral planning, hospice care and more. Walton’s will offer free flu shots. After the resource fair, local dignitaries, including Carson City Mayor

Bob Crowell, will commemorate the anniversary with short presentations.

Su, 12/13, 3pm. Free. Walton’s Chapel of the Valley, 1281 N. Roop St., Carson City, (775) 882-4965.

Have a cup o’ cHeer

REno Santa CRawl

Holiday revelers in Santa Claus suits will once again gallivant in downtown Reno for the 14th annual pub crawl. To get in on the fun, all you have to do is be of legal drinking age, purchase a $5 commemorative cup and map, and dress up in your most festive holiday costume. You could be Mrs. Claus, an elf, a Christmas tree, a reindeer or any pop culture reference to the holidays. The cup will get you drink specials and no cover to more than 50 participating bars and restaurants. Proceeds from the crawl go to Washoe County Schools through DonorChoose.org. The crawl begins at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 12. Visit http://renosantacrawl.com.

TOYS FOR TOTS TOY DRIVE AT SIERRA SAFARI

ZOO: Bring a new, unwrapped toy to donate and get one free admission to the zoo. Sa, Su, 10am-3pm through 12/13.

Sierra Safari Zoo, 10200 N. Virginia St., (775) 677-1101, www.sierrasafarizoo.org. USA MEN’S BOXING OLYMPIC TRIALS: Reno

hosts the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Men’s Boxing. The first four days of Olympic Trials competition will take place in the Grande Exposition Hall at the Silver Legacy, M-Th through 12/10. Silver Legacy Resort Casino, 407 N. Virginia St.; The final round of the trials moves to the Reno Events Center for the championship bouts on Dec. 11-12. If needed, an additional day of final round bouts will be held Sunday, Dec. 13. All events that take place inside the Silver Legacy are free to the public. Tickets for the final round bouts at the Reno Events Center are available at Ticketmaster.com for $16 and $26. F-Su through 12/13. Opens 12/11.

Reno Events Center, 400 N. Center St., (775) 335-8800.

All Ages

GINGER BREAD FESTIVAL: Children can cre-

ate their own gingerbread house, take a digital photos with Santa Claus or listen and sing along with local choral groups and musicians during the eighth annual holiday festival. Visit a display of unique gingerbread houses and vote for your favorite. All proceeds benefit the May Arboretum Society. Sa, 12/12, 12-3:30pm.

Free admission, $3 for gingerbread house, $5 for photos with Santa. Wilbur

D. May Museum, Rancho San Rafael

Regional Park, 1595 N. Sierra St., (775) 785-4153. HANDS ON HOLIDAY AT GALENA: Help deco-

rate the Galena Creek Visitor Center tree and enjoy holiday-themed crafts, cookie decorating and holiday treats.

Make snowman picture frames, reindeer puppets, miniature paper Christmas trees and more. Come out for a hike before or after the program. Su, 12/13, 12:30-3:30pm. $5 per person or $15 per family up to six people. Galena Creek

Visitor Center, 18250 Mt. Rose Highway, (775) 849-4948. LIGHTS OF THE VALLEY: The tree lighting

event includes a canned food drive, holiday shopping, appearance by Santa

Claus and a holiday house decoration contest. There will also be a small fundraiser for a local family whose husband/ father/uncle was recently diagnosed with cancer and has Stage 4 renal failure. Sa, 12/12, 2-7pm. Free admission.

Cold Springs Family Center, 18400 Village

Parkway, (775) 815-1277. MEET SANTA AT SCHEELS IN DECEMBER: All

ages are welcome. Parents are encouraged to bring their cameras and snap a photo of their children with Santa. All children will receive a free Ferris Wheel ride or small ice cream cone from Ginna’s Cafe. Sa, 12/12, 1-6pm, Su, 12/13, 1-6pm, Sa, 12/19, 1-6pm, Su, 12/20, 1-6pm.

Free. Scheels, 1200 Scheels Drive, Sparks, (775) 331-2700. 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. $10 general 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. 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. SANTA PHOTOS AT MEADOWOOD MALL: Bring

the family for holiday photos with Santa Claus. Make your appointment at simon. noerrsanta.com. Through 12/24, 10am-

8pm. Meadowood Mall, 5000 Meadowood

Mall Circle, Ste. 1, (775) 827-8451. 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 babies under age 1. Terry

Lee Wells Nevada Discovery Museum (The

Discovery), 490 S. Center St., (775) 786-1000. SPANISH SPRINGS STORY TIME: 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 CLINIC: 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.

Art

HOLLAND PROJECT GALLERY: Resound. This

show highlights work by eight Nevadan artists whose influence has helped to shape the art in our region. Artists include Joan Arrizabalaga, Robert Morrison, Edw Martinez, Jim McCormick, Elaine Parks, Nancy Peppin, Fred Reid and Michael Sarich. The opening reception on Thursday, Dec. 17, from 6-8pm. Tu-F, 3-6pm through 1/8. Opens 12/15, Th,

12/17, 6-8pm. Free. 140 Vesta St., (775) 742-1858, www.hollandreno.org. HOLLAND PROJECT MICRO GALLERY AT BIBO

COFFEE CO.: The Universe Within. Through the process of collage and layering mixed media, Aspen Cleaveland’s work expresses the power behind individual energies/ vibrations and their connections the cosmic, physical and metaphysical realm.

M-Su through 12/18. Free. 945 Record St., (775) 348-8087. THE ISLES TEASHOP: Coffee For One. The

Isles Teashop features work by local photographer Eric Marks in its gallery.

W-Su through 12/18. Free. 809 Center St., (775) 384-1804. JOT TRAVIS BUILDING, UNIVERSITY OF

NEVADA, RENO: Annual Student Art

Exhibition. New work by University of

Nevada, Reno art students sponsored by the Student Art Club. Through 12/10, 10am-4pm. Free. 900 N. Virginia St., (775) 784-6837. LAKE MANSION: Practice Makes Perfect. In partnership with Sierra Arts Foundation,

Arts for All Nevada presents this exhibition and sale of artwork created by local teaching artists from the community.

M-F through 12/24. Free. 250 Court St., (775) 826-6100.

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