and Omar Pierce. M-Su through 3/12. 151 E. Park St., Fallon, (775) 423-1440.
takes a look at America’s fascination with exploring new frontiers and the machines that make it possible. M-Su through 4/11; 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.
FRONT DOOR GALLERY, CHURCH FINE ARTS BUILDING, UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO: Brett Flanigan. The first show in University Galleries’ new mural series features mural art by the Oakland-based artist. M-F through 11/11. Free. 1664 N. Virginia St., (775) 784-6658.
HOLMAN ARTS & MEDIA CENTER, SIERRA NEVADA COLLEGE: From the Lens of Eleanor Preger.
NEVADA MUSEUM OF ART: Cedra Wood: A
Residency on Earth, W-Su through 5/15; Altered Landscape: Photographs of a Changing Environment, W-Su through 4/17; Andrea Zittel: Wallsprawl, W-Su through 12/31; The E.L. Wiegand Collection: Representing the Work Ethic in American Art, W-Su through 4/17; The Horse, W-Su through 7/3; Andy Diaz Hope & Jon Bernson: Beautification Machine, W-Su through 7/24; Daniel Douke: Extraordinary, W-Su through 4/24; Monuments & DeLIMITations: Projects by David Taylor and Marcos Ramírez ERRE, W-Su through 4/17; Don Dondero: A Photographic Legacy, W-Su through 7/10. $1-$10. 160 W. Liberty St., (775) 329-3333, www.nevadaart.org.
Preger’s photographs capture the art, people and environment of Burning Man. The VIP reception is on April 5, 5-6pm. The artist talk follows from 6-7:30pm. M-Sa, 9am-5pm through 4/8. Opens 3/9; Tu, 4/5, 6-7pm. 1008 Highway 28, Incline Village, (775) 831-1314.
JOT TRAVIS BUILDING, UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO: BFA Midway Exhibition. Bachelor of fine arts candidates at the University of Nevada, Reno show their work at the midway point of their degree coursework in a wide range of disciplines. Through 3/10, 11am-4pm; BFA Thesis Exhibition. University of Nevada, Reno graduating bachelor of fine arts candidates host their thesis exhibition in Student Galleries South, Jot Travis Building at the University of Nevada, Reno. The reception is on March 17 at 5pm. Tu-F, 11am-4pm through 3/31. Opens 3/15. Free. 900 N. Virginia St., (775) 784-6837.
SPARKS HERITAGE MUSEUM: Hidden in Plain
MATHEWSON-IGT KNOWLEDGE CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO: Media Technology: Past & Present. Visitors will enjoy a visual display of media technological leaps through this exhibit on display in the Whittemore Gallery of the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center. M-Su through 6/30. Free. 1664 N. Virginia St., (775) 784-4636, www.knowledgecenter.unr.edu.
METRO GALLERY AT RENO CITY HALL: Order and Chaos: A Marriage in Reno. The Reno Arts & Culture Commission presents artwork from Los Angeles-based visual artist Avery Falkner. His paintings are permeated with bold forms, rich colors and unusual textures. M-F, 9am-5pm through 4/15. Free. 1 E. First St., (775) 334-2417.
JUST LIKE BEING THERE: The Black Rock Press presents this film as part of the Mid-Month Movie Monday series at the University of Nevada, Reno. Just Like Being There is a documentary film on American gig posters, directed by Scout Shannon. In the gig poster community, creating artwork is more than just a career—it is a way of life. M, 3/14, 6pm. Free. Black Rock Press, Jot Travis Building, University of Nevada, Reno, 1664 N. Virginia St., (775) 784-4278.
MOVIE NIGHT: VIDEODROME: As the president of a trashy TV channel, Max Renn (James Woods) is desperate for programming to attract viewers. When he happens upon Videodrome, a TV show dedicated to torture and punishment, Max sees a potential hit and broadcasts the show. However, after his girlfriend (Deborah Harry) auditions for the show and never returns, Max investigates the truth behind Videodrome and discovers that the graphic violence may not be as fake as he thought. W, 3/16, 8:30pm. $2.50. Psychedelic Ballroom and Juke Joint (PB&J’s), 555 E. Fourth St., (775) 322-4348.
SHEPPARD CONTEMPORARY GALLERY, CHURCH FINE ARTS BUILDING, UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO: Beautiful Soil: Ceramics from Ancient China. The exhibit features Chinese ceramics from various dynasties and spanning centuries, demonstrating the rich and diverse tradition of object-making in ancient China. M-F through 4/8; Brendan Tang: Souvenirs from Earth. Tang’s sculptures integrate references to Ming dynasty ceramic forms, Japanese anime and manga, art-pop, Asian import goods for the aristocratic French high-society and robotic prosthetics. Tu-Sa, 10am-8pm through 4/8. Free. 1664 N. Virginia St., (775) 784-6658.
I’m a 39-year-old guy, and I just met the most amazing woman, but she’s going through a divorce. My best friend said to never date somebody while they’re divorcing because they’re crazy and emotionally unavailable. He says you need to wait for two years afterward. Well, I really like this woman and she likes me. If I dated her now, would I just be a rebound? There are clues to where on the divorce spectrum someone falls, like whether she makes offhand remarks along the lines of “I wish him well, but we weren’t a good match” or “I wish I could leave him tied up in a clearing so something would eat him.” There is something to be said for waiting periods, whether you’re mentally ill and shopping for an Uzi or hoping to live happily ever after with someone who might not be entirely recovered from her previous attempt. But the blanket “Wait two years!” advice is silly and probably comes out of a misconstruing of some research finding. As an epidemiologist friend frequently points out to me, these findings tell us how something seems to affect most people. However, there are important individual differences that get lost, like that tiny line about potential side effects: “Oh, by the way, 1 percent of the subjects ended up wearing all their teeth on a necklace.” Still, unless this woman and her not-quite-exhusband got married a few months ago because they were super-drunk and standing near each other in Vegas, there’s a chance she’ll believe she’s ready to get involved before she actually is. Whether it makes sense to date her now becomes a question of risk analysis. Plug in the variables you know, like the ugliness level of her divorce, whether she starts every other sentence with “my ex … ” and whether she seems to understand where she went wrong (and take responsibility for her part in it). Factor in her fabulousness and your level of risk tolerance—how willing and able you are to deal if, a year in, she apologizes after realizing that she just needed a nice man to put Band-Aids on her ouchies. Even if it seems unwise to date her right now, you can keep a foot in the game by seeing her regularly— like once a month—while keeping the temperature on low. Stick to daytime dates—short, bright light, no alcohol—and use abstinence-only measures that have been found to be highly effective, such as wearing Green Lantern Underoos. (As a bonus, these would double as incentive to avoid texting while driving and ending up the talk of the ambulance bay for two weeks.)
Film
OXS GALLERY, NEVADA ARTS COUNCIL: Leeway. Reno artist Nate Clark examines order and structure through mark making. The paintings highlight the subtle contrast between the imperfections of hand-made marks and a methodical formula or scientific method. M-F, 8am-5pm through 3/11. Free. 716 N. Carson St., Ste. A, Carson City, (775) 687-6680.
Having the time of someone else’s wife
Sight: The Basques, The exhibit tells of the unique origins, language and history of the Basque people, along with their contributions throughout history. Hidden in Plain Sight: The Basques is a traveling exhibit from the Basque Museum & Cultural Center in Boise, Idaho. Sa, 1-4pm through 5/14; Tu-F, 11am-4pm through 5/13. $5 or free for museum members. 814 Victorian Ave., Sparks, (775) 355-1144, www.sparksmuseum.org.
WINTER WONDER FILM FESTIVAL: Homewood Mountain Resort announces the Winter Wonder Film Festival being held in conjunction with Lake Tahoe’s Snowfest. Sa, 3/12, 6-9pm. Homewood Mountain Resort, 5145 W. Lake Blvd., Homewood, (530) 525-2992, http://skihomewood.com.
STREMMEL GALLERY: Tom Judd: Home on the Range. Philadelphia-based artist Tom Judd’s recent work focuses on the American notion of Manifest Destiny, the obsession with the myth surrounding America’s history and his love of the epic American landscape. The work challenges the way that the history of the West, “the invented myth,” is perceived as a result of advertising, film and television, while also embracing the aesthetic of those mediums. Tu-Sa through 4/16. Opens 3/10; Th, 3/17, 5-7pm. Free. 1400 S. Virginia St., (775) 786-0558.
Poetry/ Literature CROSSING YOUR TS: BOOK EDITING 101: Pypeline Editing celebrates the publication of their new book The Ultimate Guide to Becoming an Author with an editing seminar. There will be a question-and-answer session with the authors and a book signing following the seminar. Su, 3/13, 10am. Free. Grassroots Books, 660 E. Grove St., (775) 379-3964.
Museums NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE MUSEUM (THE HARRAH COLLECTION): SpaceMobiles: From Rockets and Rovers to Cars on Mars. This exhibit
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The frenzy zone I’m a woman just out of a 13-year relationship and dating isn’t going so well. My roommate says I need to stop blatantly pursuing men—texting first, initiating plans, etc.—and instead flirt, hang back and “seem busy.” That just seems so archaic—starting a relationship on the manipulative premise of feminine game-playing. It’s 2016. Why isn’t authenticity appreciated? Ideally, you’ll make a guy ache with longing—but more along the lines of “I wish she’d text me back” than “I wish she’d put down those binoculars and get out of my bushes.” In other words, you might rethink “authenticity”— letting the true you (or rather, the truly impatient you) shine through. Consider acting like the more effective you, as you surely would for a job interview—rather than showing up in sweats and bragging that your character reference is actually your pot dealer and that “Mr. Bradley,” your “former employer,” is the neighbor’s Labradoodle. Chances are you’ve been “blatantly pursuing” because, like many women, you confuse “equal” with “the same.” However, there’s substantial evidence from evolutionary psychology research that women evolved to be the choosier sex and that men co-evolved to expect this—and see female aloofness as a sign of value. So a more productive strategy for you would be what social psychologist Robert Cialdini calls “the scarcity principle.” Cialdini explains that the less available something is the more we value and want it. Not because it’s better. Because FOMO (fear of missing out) and the regret we’d feel if we let that happen jack us into a motivational state—panic to get whatever’s in short supply. But don’t take my word for it. For three weeks, try something new: flirting and waiting instead of chasing and pouncing. Ultimately, it’s best to start a relationship on the premise that actually allows it to start—coming off more like the appointment-only store with a single avant-garde dress than the kind with a big yellow sign in the window: “Everything in the store, $15, including the dog.” Ω
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