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The fifth-annual WSRRA National Finals Rodeo kicks off in Winnemucca Thursday, Oct. 29

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Ranch bronc riding at last year’s finals rodeo.

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Fall Farm Festival celebrates the harvest season This monthlong event is a fun time down on the farm for the whole family!

Kids enjoy a ride on the cow train

Hot Club of Cowtown

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In the mood for a little western swing?

This hot jazz trio from Texas will get you on your feet and dancing when they visit Fallon Oct. 23 Page 18

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artley Ranch Regional Park hosts the 25th annual Reno Celtic Celebration Oct. 3-4. The weekend celebration includes an exhibit of Celtic animals, a Highland athletic competition, and plenty of Celtic fare and live music, including a pipe-band competition.

The festival will feature pipers and pipe bands, clan tents, Scottish and Irish dancers, a living history area, Celtic animals,

Highland cattle are a breed endemic to the Scottish Highlands.

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British cars, kids games, vendors and more. Introducing Scottish athletics this year. Main stage entertainers include 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 whose own Celtic languages and cultural traits such as art, history, music, dance and literature have survived. While most recognize Scotland, Ireland and Wales, the festival also celebrates BrittaOct. 2 ny (located in Northwest France), Mayor’s Ball Cornwall (located in Southwest A semi-formal dinner & dance England), the Isle of Man (located in the Irish Sea between the islands Oct. 3 of Great Britain and Ireland) and

Color the Mucc 5K Fun Run Oct. 10 Harvest Hops & Grapes Wine & Beer Tasting

Oct. 17 Just Desserts Fundraiser for Humboldt County Library Oct. 24 Spook Night Oct. 29 - Nov. 1 WSRRA National Finals Rodeo

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Falconry, a popular sport in medieval times, on display in the living history area.

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Galicia (located in Northwest Spain) Dancing is such a vital part of Celtic heritage and ranges from the country dances that grew out of the popular barn and court dances in Ireland, Wales and Scotland to the more athletic competitive dancing of Irish step dancing and Highland dance.

The Reno Celtic Celebration showcases these skills in dancers of all ages and abilities on the dance stage both Saturday and Sunday. Other festivities include live Celtic music, bagpipe competition, and Scottish athletics such as the hammer throw and caber toss. Plenty of food and drink will be available both days.

Tickets are $15 for one day or $25 for a two-day pass. Children 12 and under are FREE with a paid attendee. Tickets can be purchased in advance or at the festival entrance. Event hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. For more information, visit the event website at renoceltic.org or call 775-378-0931. F

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t happens each October in the remote mountain town of Ely. The days grow shorter and the nights take on a definite chill. They say the Ghost Train of Old Ely comes “alive” in a whole different way. Some say that there seems to be legions of demons, ghosts, and goblins invading the otherwise peaceful setting here on those special October nights.

Ghost train rides will be held on Saturday Oct. 3, 10, 17, and 24. The final haunted train leaves the station Friday, Oct. 30.

Trains depart from the Nevada Northern Railway Museum, located at 1100 Avenue A in East Ely, at 7 p.m.

Watch for UFOs, Headless Horsemen, Hitchhiking Ghosts, Haunted Tunnels, Creepy Campfires, and Ghastly Ghost

towns right alongside Nevada Northern Railway’s mainline up to the old Ruth Mine.

A trainload of brave souls on several weekend nights in October dare to witness these sightings for themselves.

So, are you brave enough to get on the Haunted Ghost Train of Old Ely this year?

Reservations are highly recommended.

These trains almost always “sell out”, so to speak. Who wants to be left behind at the depot on a night like this?

Tickets are $32 for adults, $16 for children (ages 4-12) with group rates available for those purchasing 12 or more tickets on the same transaction. Children 3 and under ride for free.

For more information about the event or the Nevada Northern Railway Museum, please visit nnry.com or call 1-86640STEAM. F

Fly-in for pilots and enthusiasts

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he Lyon County Fly-In, taking place Oct. 3-4, is an annual event which presents the world of aviation in a small town atmosphere.

Here, kids from 8 to 17 can take a free ride on an airplane with the Young Eagles program. Pilots from near and far will join us and the ramp area will be open for your close inspection of their aircraft. And vendors of all kinds will be on site with their wares and ser-

vices. And new for 2015 is the Drone Zone. Leading aviation companies, colleges and hobbyists will setup to show their aircraft, interact with the community and demonstrate their capabilities.

You can even bring your own drones and fly inside the netted drone obstacle course. See you there!

The Lyon County Fly-In takes place at the Silver Springs/Lyon County Regional Airport, off of Highway 50.

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he Puppy Love 5K Fun Run/ Walk is a fundraiser benefiting K-9s in Service and the Family Resource Center and takes place Saturday, Oct. 17 at Johnny Appleseed Park in Elko.

This special 5K allows participants to run/walk with their dogs. Registration opens at 8 a.m. with run time at 9 a.m. and walk time at 9:10 a.m. All runners or walkers are welcome, with or without dogs.

Registration is available for both single entrants and teams! Free sWAG bags including t-shirts for the first 150 people registered. After the run there will be police K-9 demonstrations and prize and award announcements.

For safety reasons, all dogs must remain on a 6-foot (maximum) leash and be friendly race participants. Volunteers are needed! For more information, contact the Family Resource Center at 775-753-7352. To register visit runsignup.com/Race/NV/Elko/ PuppyLove5K. F

The No Hill Hundred Century Road Bike Tour

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allon`s local bike club Churchill County Cyclist and the local Parks and Recreation department together host the No Hill Hundred Century Bike Tour Saturday, Oct. 3.

This ride is unique in the aspect that it lives up to it’s name, there are no hills and it is a perfect ride for beginners and a great ride to close out the Century season for veteran riders. Spend the day cycling the prehistoric Lahontan Lake bottom that is now the Desert Oasis of Nevada.

The tour, celebrating its 13th anniversary, is broken down into a 30 mile, a 60 mile, and a 100 mile tour, which accommodates all types of riders. This ride is fully supported with several stops, event shirts, gift bags, lunch (for metric and century riders), post-event meal at noon for all riders.

There will be special jerseys, shirts and other swag commemorating the event. All riders start and finish at the Churchill County Fairgrounds located at 325 Sheckler Road, with check-in & departure begining at 7 a.m. and ending at 8:30 a.m.

The routes are not difficult and riders will travel over mostly rural county roads. The terrain is flat! All riders must follow the rules of the road, single file riding is a must!

A brand new 2015 Specialized bicycle, supplied by Reno Sierra Cyclesmith & Churchill County Cyclists, will be raffled off as the grand prize (worth $1,800). Other raffle prizes include bike goodies, a Churchill County Cyclists Club jersey, and many more great prizes. Tickets are only $5 each. Need not be present to win.

Discounted lodging is available at Fallon Comfort Inn (call 775423-5554 and mention L-No Hill) or camp at the Churchill County Fairgrounds, both within two miles of the starting point.

Safety requirements include a hard shell or ANSI/SNELL approved helmet. Recommended equipment would be a bicycle in good operating condition, tools, patch kit, spare bike tube and hand pump, two water bottles, clothing appropriate for the weather, extra snacks, sunscreen, and pain reliever. Churchill County Search and Rescue will provide SAG support. All riders will need to check in at the registration table to be accounted for at the end of the tour. There will be a number of rest stops with water, snacks, and restrooms for riders.

For more information about the tour, please visit churchillcounty.org and search for “The No Hill Hundred Century Bike Tour”. F

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he Western States Ranch Rodeo Association will be holding its 2015 National Finals Rodeo Thursday, Oct. 29 through Sunday, Nov. 1.

This year marks the sixth anniversary of the WSRRA. The Association continues to experience rapid growth in the eleven states where it sanctions events, so this year there will be 45 open teams and 18 women’s teams in addition to the top 15 ranch bronc and women’s steer stoppers. For the second year, the National Finals of the Professional Wild Horse Racers Association will be held in conjunction with the WSRRA National Finals. The top six 3-man teams in the nation compete in six go rounds for the PWHRA world title. Rodeo clown, Tuffy Gessling, will return to bring laughs and smiles all four days as he did last year.

Enjoy the Buckaroo Christmas Gear and Trade Show, open every day Thursday through Sunday. This is a good time for Christmas shopping with quality craftsman and vendors. This year we will continue to feature a vendor Halloween “Trick-Or-Treat Street” for the kids. It was so popular the last two years we had to bring it back again!

A new event this year, the lst Annual Great Basin Gathering, a special music, poetry and gear trading show, will take place Saturday, October 31 from 8 am to 5 pm at the Event Center. Informal in nature, gear traders, cowboy poets, and cowboy musicians are invited to spend the day enjoying each others talents and trade bag treasures.

Also new this year, will be performances by Master Charro-style roper, Ramon Becerra. His first experience was performing at Madison Square Garden and he has been performing ever since. After their tour of the U.S., Ramon moved to the United States and worked for world renowned Edith Evans at the Kingdom of the Dancing Stallions in Los Angeles, CA. He soon met John and Bo Derek. After a few years of persuasion, Ramon finally came to the Santa Ynez Valley to train horses for the Dereks. Almost 30 years since his move to Santa Ynez, Ramon is still performing for the camera and live shows all over the world; and still calls the Valley home.

Ramon is also well known for providing beautiful horses for print and film. His horses have been ridden and handled by many for various projects including: Kelly Le Brock, Daryl Hannah, Bo Derek, John Corbett, Shania Twain, Salma Hayek, Gisele Bundchen, Jack In The Box, just to name a few.

The WSRRA welcomes its returning National Sponsors for the 2015 Season: The WCVA Board, Ram Trucks, Boot Barn, Performix Nutrition, Les Schwab Tires, 8 Seconds Whisky, Gouveia Ranches, and the Working Ranch Magazine. Joining our sponsorship family this year is Twisted X Boots. Thanks to all of these businesses for their sponsorship of the WSRRA. We truly appreciate your continued support of the association!

Be sure and book your room early as the town fills up fast. The two official host hotels are the Winnemucca Inn and the Winners Inn and Casino. F

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EVENT SCHEDULE THURSDAY

8 A.M. Women’s Rodeo long go slack.

6 P.M. Open Jackpot team roping, big loop roping, and women’s steer stopping.

FRIDAY

7 A.M. Open Team long go featuring working ranch horse, team roping and load & tie competitions.

6 P.M. PWHRA wild horse racing, ranch bronc riding, and special evening performances of the ranch rodeo.

SATURDAY

7 A.M. 1st and 2nd round of Women’s Steer Stopping followed by Open Team long go sort & rope doctoring and team branding.

AFTER SLACK: Family Jackpot Branding. At the same time, stick horse races and dummy roping contests for the kids.

8 A.M. TO 5 P.M. Great Basin Gathering Gear and Trade Show.

6 P.M. PWHRA wild horse racing, ranch bronc riding, special evening performances of the ranch rodeo, Vendor Trick or Treat Street, and a Halloween costume contest for kids.

AFTER THE PERFORMANCE: Winners at Winners Award Party.

SUNDAY

8 A.M. Cowboy Church with Bo and Cathy Lowe.

9 A.M. Finals Championship rounds followed by the WSRRA World Championship Award ceremony.

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very weekend in October, the Lazy P Adventure Farm will be providing the best family fun around! Join them for the Fall Farm Festival, a celebration of all things agricultural Get lost in a giant maze of corn stalks! Watch for the corn maze opening Saturday, Oct. 3. Whether you’re age 5 or 105, the two separate corn mazes will offer a fun and challenging adventure to inspire creativity and teamwork. Over six acres of corn have been divided into a mini-maze that is designed for small children and those with more limited time (15+ minutes) in addition to a full-blown design requiring a bit more time (45-90 minutes) and attention.

You can either put your skills to the test with no assistance or utilize our Passport system which will provide clues along the way. An observation bridge is strategically positioned for a bird’s eye view of the maze. It is advised to wear comfortable shoes and bring water with you. Smoking is not permitted in or around the maze.

The Farm Scene Investigation—Farmer Joe is missing! There was an accident, and it appears to be foul play. Hurry! Solve the mystery. Put the guilty farm animal behind bars and save Farmer Joe. And thus begins a new mystery game recently added as part of the corn maze adventure. Called ‘The Farm Scene Investigation‘, this game allows the corn maze participant to do more than just find their way through the maze. With clues along the way, one solves the mystery at the same time finding the shortest route to the exit. Mind-boggling and full of fun, come navigate the cornfield maze while solving this mystery!.

This year’s corn maze design.

Get a flashlight & enjoy the maze after dark! You think you have the maze mastered, then come enjoy the maze in total darkness. All you need are flashlights and a few adventurous friends or family. An excellent youth group activity as well as a fun, non-haunted adventure. Bring a flashlight and dress warmly.

The flashlight maze hours run from 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. with last tickets sold one hour before closing. The flashlight maze is open Friday and Saturday nights in October. All other event activities are closed during the flashlight maze except for the Farmer’s Harvest haunted attraction.

Are you ready to brave the shockingly frightening Farmer’s Harvest Barn of Terror? This is not for the faint of heart. The legend has it that the barn is haunted by old Eli Slaughter. If you dare, venture through the barn and see of the legend is true. Bring your friends as this is not a place you want to go alone.

Open Oct. 17, 24, 30, 31 from 6:30 p.m. to 10:30

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p.m. Bring warm clothes.

Bring the entire family down to the pumpkin patch and search for the perfect pumpkin from the hundreds actually grown on-site. Pick from a variety of sizes and types that were hand-planted by local volunteers. You won’t believe your eyes! Other activities at the farm include bouncy houses, a petting zoo, a cow train and pedal carts, a hay mountain to climb and antique tractors on display.

The Lazy P Adventure Farm is a start-up family operation striving to share their passion for farming and agriculture with others.

The Fall Farm Festival is open Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

This year’s festival is sponsored by the Humboldt County Chamber of Commerce. The Lazy P Adventure Farm is located at 8280 Grass Valley Road, Winnemucca. For more information, visit lazypfarm. com or check out their Facebook page. F

fallon The Cowboy Fast Draw Association is hosting its annual World Championship of Cowboy Fast Draw event Oct. 2 - 4 at the Churchill County Fairgrounds in Fallon.

Come watch over 200 of the best gunslingers from around the world compete for the title of 'Fastest Gun Alive'. Included with admission is a chance to try Cowboy Fast Draw yourself! Also featured are the Great Basin Pistoleers mounted shooters, a classic car show, craft and food vendors and much more.

Cowboy fast draw is a western-themed shooting sport using a single action revolver and wax .45 bullets. The Cowboy Fast Draw Association is the largest organization dedicated to the sport of fast draw to ever exist. "Safety first, fun second, and competition third," is the association's motto, ensuring spectators a good time.

The main competition gets underway Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., with the top seven finals on Sunday starting at 11:30 a.m.

Be sure to come outfitted in your best Western attire and enjoy some good ol' fun for the whole family! For more information about the event, visit cowboyfastdraw.com. F

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et ready for a colorful time! The third annual ‘Color the Mucc’ Fun Run will take place on Saturday, Oct. 3.

The event, which is sponsored by the Humboldt County Chamber and Humboldt General Hospital, has no winners and no official times; instead wellness, happiness and individuality is celebrated.

Registration begins at 8 a.m. at the Winnemucca Community Garden with the run starting at 9 a.m. Early registration is $35 for those ages 13 and older (increasing to $40 the day of) and $20 for those 6-12 years. For teams of five or more there is a team rate of $30 per person; for teams of 10 or more the rate decreases to $25 per person. Children five years and younger are free!

Please wear all white (so you benefit from the color stations); sunglasses are suggested but not required.

If you have any questions please call the chamber office at 775-623-2225 or visit the chamber page on Facebook at facebook.com/humboldt.chamber.1. F

FEATURED ARTIST

Cathy Updike Paper Creations

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Become the rainbow during this annual fun run

To purchase, call the museum or go online to order.

Call (775) 635-8548 or visit us online: www.battlemountainmuseum.com

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Nevada Day parade one of many events celebrating statehood

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hen it comes to paper, Battle Mountain’s Cathy Updike sees much more than just paper. She sees a whole world of possibilities and has the ability to turn a simple sheet into a colorful scrapbook display.

Updike has received the honor of being selected as the featured artist for October and November at the Battle Mountain Cookhouse Museum.

“I feel very honored that I was asked,” Updike said.

She began scrapbooking as a way to preserve memories of her family.

“I like that you can display the genealogy of your family in an attractive, interactive way,” she said. “I

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Paper creations are Cathy Updike’s forte. For the past 15 years she has spent up to 15 hours a week creating colorful scrapbook pages.

had lots of pictures and wanted to highlight my children’s life.”

Her favorite part is what is called “paper piecing” in which a person creates little paper people.

Right now she gravitates toward baby colors such as pastel pinks and blues or fall colors.

In 15 years, she estimates she has created more than 500 scrapbook pages. She keeps some of the scrapbooks and gives others to friends and family.

Her 15-year passion turned into teaching six and a half years ago and Updike offers classes twice a week at Mills Pharmacy.

“I love interacting with the ladies,” she said of teaching. “It’s a very laid back and easy going class and I love to teach.”

A 20-year Battle Mountain resident, she and her husband Dale Updike have four children. The couple has been married 32 years.

People can stop by the Battle Mountain Cookhouse Museum in October and November to view Updike’s creative pieces.

The museum is located at 905 Broyles Ranch Road and is open Tuesday through Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. F

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he Nevada Day Committee invites all to the annual Nevada Day parade Saturday, Oct. 31. The parade will wind its way through downtown Carson City amidst a wealth of other events celebrating Nevada’s 151st year of statehood.

Nevada Day is a grand celebration commemorating our admission to statehood on Oct. 31, 1864.

Nevadans have the distinction of holding the largest statehood celebration in the nation!

Nevada Day is a state holiday presently recognized on the last Friday in October; the parade takes place on the Saturday immediately following. This year the state holiday is observed on Friday, Oct. 30 and, for the first time in years, the Nevada Day Parade takes places on the true Nevada Day—Saturday, Oct. 31!

Parade day kicks off with an 8 a.m. hot air balloon launch on Carson Street near the Carson Mall (weather permitting).

At 10 a.m. a flyover of military craft signals the start of the parade. The parade begins at the intersection of William and Carson Streets, concluding around 1 to 2 p.m. at the intersection of Stewart and Carson Streets.

Local law enforcement and public officials start the parade, followed by plenty of floats, marching bands, and a variety of entertainment. Usually about 200 entries make up the Nevada Day Parade each year.

Locals and visitors are encouraged to arrive early with lounge chairs and blankets to stake their claim for a spot along the parade route on Carson Street.

Food, drink and souvenior vendors the route, and local businesses often feature food and beverage specials during the parade.

Other events making up the celebratory weekend include an annual chili feed, beard contest, governor’s mansion tour, Carson City Symphony performance, rock drilling contest, ghost walk and much more!

The Nevada Day Parade is put on every year thanks to the efforts of the all-volunteer committee of Nevada Day, Inc. — a non-profit 501c3 organization. Sponsors play a key role in keeping the official Nevada Day Parade in Carson City each year, and keeping official Nevada Day events free to the public. Sponsor dollars and parade entry fees go directly towards conducting the parade — and back into the community — through vendors, permits, insurance, operating costs, etc.

For schedules, parade routes, and more information about the history of Nevada Day, visit nevadaday.com or go to the Facebook page at facebook. com/NevadaDay. F

Buon appetito! Annual Italian festival a celebration of great food & fun

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or the 34th year, the Eldorado has brought the sights, sounds and flavors of Italy to downtown Reno during the Eldorado Great Italian Festival, occuring this year Oct. 10-11.

The festival, held each year during Columbus Day weekend, is a celebration of Italian culture and traditions. This year, it’s sponsored by IGT and the Silver Legacy Resort Casino. A wine and food event called Vintage Eldorado and the annual Paesano Open Putt for Pets charity golf tournament give guests a chance to celebrate the Italian Festival all week long.

Running from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10 and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, the Eldorado Great Italian Festival transforms downtown Reno into Little Italy with a grape stomp, sauce cookers competition, wine walk, an Italian farmers market, children’s gelato-eating contest, Italian Buffet and incredible free, live entertainment all weekend long.

The music lineup includes festival favorites such as Ray Massa’s Eurorhythms, Moreno Fruzzetti, Primo Basso and direct from Italy Capuano n’T Rock. Joining the festival this year are the cast from “Saltoriya” performing acts from the show and Aaron Caruso.

A crowd favorite year after year continues to be the Great Italian Festival Sauce Cook-off.

Italian families from across the West Coast bring their recipes to life right on the street for guests to taste. Pasta tasting bowls will be sold for $3 at the pasta booth on the corner of Fourth and Virginia streets from noon to 4 p.m. both days.

No Italian festival would be complete without plenty of homemade Italian food! Traditional Italian fare awaits you,

including housemade pastas, deep-fried ravioli, sausage sandwiches, garlic bread, New York steak flatbread, chicken parmesan, spaghetti and meatballs and more.

Grape stomping is fun, free and open to the public Saturday starting at from.

Members of the media, politicians and local celebrities stomp Sunday starting at 11 a.m. The grape stomping stage is located on the train trench plaza on the south side of the Eldorado.

A wine walk featuring delicious Italian and California wines will run from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday for $30 in advance or $40 day of.

An Italian Farmers Market with fresh fruits and vegetables will run all day Saturday and Sunday.

The Eldorado’s Famous Italian Dinner Buffet will be

4th annual Walk-N-Wag served in the Eldorado Convention Center at 4 p.m. on Saturday and in The Buffet Saturday and Sunday for $27.99 for adults and $14.99 for children 10 and younger.

A children’s gelato-eating contest will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday at the grape stomp stage.

For tickets and more information about festivities planned throughout the week leading up to the festival, visit eldoradoreno.com/renoevents/Eldorado-Great-Italian-Festival. F

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ou and Fido are both cordially invited to the Winnemucca Community Garden’s fourth annual Walk-N-Wag, a 2k run/walk, bark, pant & slobber Oct. 17!

Join us for a 2k dog walk, pet costume contest, pet agility course, dog kissing booth, paw print painting, food & drinks for pets and people and much more!

Rescue a dog! Adoptable dogs from the Winnemucca/Humboldt County Animal Shelter will be at the garden.

Early registration is $20, increasing to $25 on the day of the event. Family registration is $40. All proceeds benefit the Winnemucca/Humboldt County Animal Shelter and the Winnemucca Community Garden.

Events begin at 10 a.m. at the Winnemucca Community Garden at 151 McArther Ave. in Winnemucca. The festivities will come to a close around 2 p.m.

To register, call 775-623-2333 or email winngarden@yahoo. com. Find more info at the event’s Facebook page by searching ‘Winnemucca Walk-n-Wag’. F

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he Elko County Art Club Gallery is excited to announce a series of silk painting workshops taught by featured guest artist Karel Hendee Oct. 25-26.

An introduction to silk painting workshop will be held Sunday, Oct. 25 from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. It will introduce participants to painting on silk in the French resist method, experimenting with different techniques and effects, with everyone designing and completing one or more paintings. All materials are included and no experience is necessary. Come join in a day of fun with color!

The following day (Monday Oct. 26) a workshop entitled ‘Silk Painting for Experienced Painters’ will run from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the gallery. This class is for people who have had experience with painting of any kind, and people who have taken the ‘Intro to Silk Painting’ workshop. This class will focus on a landscape painting and a “still life” or close up detailed painting.

Workshops are $75 each, or both days for $130. All materials are included. Silk painting is a lot like watercolor painting, using brushes and vibrant liquid dyes.

To register please contact the Elko County Art Club Gallery at 775-753-8170 or email simonemariet@gmail.com. Pre-registration with payment is required by October 16. You will receive an email of confirmation upon registration with more details on how to prepare for the class.

The Elko County Art Club Gallery is located at 407 S. Railroad St. in Elko. For more information about the club or artist, please visit elkocountyartclub.org. or karelhendee.com F

reat Basin A&E is pleased to welcome cowboy crooner Chuck Pyle, performing at the Martin Hotel Saturday, Oct. 17 at 7 p.m.

Chuck Pyle has won high praise from both fans and peers alike throughout an inspired performance career of over 40 years.

When reviewers first gave him the “Zen Cowboy” moniker, he decided to, as he says, “Always ride the horse in the direction it’s going,” and took the nickname to heart, shaving his head and blending his upbeat perspective with old-fashioned horse sense.

He mixes infectiously hummable melodies with straight-from-thesaddle poetry, quoting bumper stickers, proverbs, world leaders and old cowboys.

An accomplished songwriter, Chuck’s songs have been recorded by John Denver, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Suzy Bogguss. Country fans know him best for writing, “Cadillac Cowboy”, recorded by the late Chris LeDoux, and “Jaded Lover”, recorded by Jerry Jeff Walker.

While fans love his recordings, they adore Chuck’s live performance. The first time he made an audience laugh, he was “hooked”. A nimble guitarist, critics say his sense of rhythm is more like a fine classical, or jazz, soloist, his songwriting musically sophisticated yet full of uncluttered space. The Chuck Pyle Finger-Style approach to guitar has distinguished him as a true original, earning him invitations to teach at such prestigious events as The Puget Sound Guitar Workshop and The Swannanoa Gathering. His music has made him a favorite of Bill & Melinda Gates who have had him play

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at their home in Seattle. Since writing the theme-song for a PBS series called Spirit of Colorado, he’s attained local fame, and even sings for the opening session of the Colorado State Legislature.

Chuck Pyle came from Iowa in 1965 when, “Boulder was mostly gravel streets”, and resides on the front range of Colorado. He does 100 dates a year all across the country, playing festivals and theaters, coffeehouses and house concerts.

Chuck’s new album Cover Stories is a collection of tunes by some lesser-known songwriters - like Pete & Lou Berryman, Walt Wilkins, Lynn Miles and Hayes Carll - songwriters whose work has been admired by other songwriters for years. These are 12 well-crafted songs beautifully rendered in 12 great performances by Chuck Pyle in his innovative finger-style, accompanied by Gordon Burt on fiddle and Don Richmond on steel guitar, dobro & mandolin.

The Martin Hotel is located at 94 W. Railroad St., Winnemucca. For info about tickets and future performances, visit gbae.org. F

Bring your wallet for: FUN GAMES FOR KIDS & ADULTS BINGO! • NO HOST BAR • PENNY DRIVE SILENT AUCTIONS • HUGE RAFFLE TABLE

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on’t miss this full-length classic production of the world’s most famous ballet, Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake, performed by Russia’s brightest ballet stars Sunday Oct. 11!

Swan Lake (from 1895), together with The Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker, forms part of the big three of Russian nineteenth century ballets.

Composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, together with choreographer Marius Petipa, raised both ballet music and dance as an art form to new heights with this piece.

There’s a good reason why Swan Lake is so often called the ‘ballet of all ballets’. The combination of pure romanticism, the story about love and deception and Tchaikovsky’s famous ballet music all continue to reach new generations of audiences.

This production is a full-length ballet in three acts with two intermissions. Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Choreography by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov. Libretto by Vladimir Begichev and Vasily Getzer.

Russian Grand Ballet was founded by and incorporated graduates from the Great Russian choreographic schools of Moscow, St. Petersburg and Kiev. The principal dancers of the company came from the upper ranks of the great ballet companies and academies. Today, the Russian Grand Ballet Theatre is its own institution, with over 50 brilliant dancers. Its artistic director – Constantine Pinchuk is highly dedicated to the timeless tradition of classical Russian Ballet.

It has established a reputation for talent and versatility and have toured the world with both full length traditional ballets and shorter ‘divertisse-

ments’. The four acts of the original Swan Lake ballet were compressed into three for this rendition without a compromise on the plot, presenting a beautiful romantic tale that was very well-received by the audience. Russian Grand Ballet repertoire contains such masterpieces of world choreography as: Giselle, Swan Lake, Nutcracker, Don Quixote, Sleeping Beauty and others.

SYNOPSIS ACT I Scene One: The terrace of castle is filled with joy and merriment—Prince Siegfried is celebrating his coming of age, his courtiers congratulate him while his mischievous jester entertains the assembled guests. The servants announce the arrival of his mother the queen, she presents her son with a crossbow for the hunt. The queen reminds her son that at tomorrow’s coming of age ball he will have to choose a bride. Night is fast approaching and the guests take leave, Siegfried is finally alone with his thoughts and premonitions of what the future may bring. In the twilight a flock of swans pass over and he rushes to the lake.

Scene Two: At the lake in the heart of the forest, the swans having stepped ashore turn into beautiful young girls. Siegfried, about to draw his crossbow, stops fascinated by their beauty. Odette, the swan princess, is startled by Siegfried’s presence; he assures her no harm will come to her. Odette tells him of her terrible plight—her high birth and how she has fallen under the spell of living as a swan and only in the hours of darkness being able to assume her human form. She tells him she is bound for eternity by the spell unless an unblemished youth swears eternal fidelity and marries her.

Siegfried realizes his destiny has changed.

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ACT II Scene Three: The coming of age ball commences at the castle. The young noblewomen whom the Queen has chosen as prospective brides are presented to Prince Siegfried, he shows no interest thinking only of Odette. The entertainment and merrymaking continue until a fanfare announces the arrival of more guests. Rothbart disguised as a knight sweeps in with his daughter Odille. Siegfried is dazzled by her beauty and her resemblance to Odette, swears his love and fidelity. Rothbart the sorcerer triumphs in his deception. Siegfried, horrified at what he has done, rushes from the ball and into the night.

ACT III Scene Four: At the lakeside Odette tells her fellow swans of Rothbart’s devilish trickery. Siegfried fleeing from the ball arrives at the shore begging Odette’s forgiveness and telling of his undying love for her. Rothbart appears and he and his black swans battle with Siegfried and the forces of good until the light of the dawn breaks and the forces of evil are vanquished. The rising sun gives birth to new life, happiness and love.

RUNNING TIMES Act One will last for about 35 minutes followed by a short pause; Act Two will last for 35 minutes followed by a 15 minute intermission. Act Three will last for about 35 minutes followed by a 15 minute intermission. Act Four will last for about 25 minutes.

The performance begins at 3 p.m. at the Bob Boldrick Theatre located at 815 East William Street.

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October events at the Brewery Arts Center Broadway visits Reno with ‘Annie’

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eapin’ Lizards! The world’s best-loved musical comes to Reno’s Pioneer Center Oct. 9-11. Directed by original lyricist and director Martin Charnin and choreographed by Liza Gennaro, this production of ANNIE is a brand new incarnation of the iconic original.

Featuring book and score by Tony Award-winners Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin, ANNIE includes such unforgettable songs as “It’s the Hard Knock Life,” and the eternal anthem of optimism, “Tomorrow.”

ANNIE is based on Harold Gray’s popular comic strip Little Orphan Annie. The comic strip premiered in the 1920s in the New York Daily News, and became one of the most widely read strips in the 30s and 40s. Lyricist-director Martin Charnin bought a coffee table book called “The Life and Hard Times of Little Orphan Annie” as a Christmas gift for a friend in 1970. The clerk at the bookstore was too busy to wrap the book, so Charnin took the book home to wrap it. Instead, he read it and fell in love with the strip, and set out to secure the rights, Christmas week of 1970. The friend never got the book.

Charnin championed the idea to colleagues Charles Strouse, a two-time Tony-winning composer, and Thomas Meehan, a short story writer for The New Yorker. It took a great deal of campaigning to get them interested, but the team was finally formed in 1971, when they began to write the musical. The original production of ANNIE was in 1977, with revivals in 1997 & 2012. Learn more at anniethemusical.com.

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• Trained by animal trainer William Berloni, the original dog that portrayed Sandy in 1977 became the “longest running dog on Broadway,” never missing a performance.

• ANNIE was first made into a movie in 1982 and starred Albert Finney, Carol Burnett, Bernadette Peters, Tim Curry, Ann Reinking, Geoffrey Holder, and Aileen Quinn as Annie.

• It is the 13th longest-running American musical in Broadway history.

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he Brewery Arts Center (BAC) hosts many events over the course of the year from musicians and plays to classes, workshops and fun after school programs for kids. This month the BAC welcomes a production of Arsenic and Old Lace Oct. 16-18 and a bluegrass series performance Oct. 24.

Arsenic and Old Lace, written by Joseph Kesselring, begins its run Friday, Oct. 16 at 7 p.m. There will be two shows Saturday, one at 2 p.m. and the other at 7 p.m. The production ends Sunday after a 2 p.m. performance. Tickets are $18.

Play synopsis: Mortimer Brewster is a newspaperman and author known for his diatribes against marriage. We watch him being married at city hall in the opening scene. Now all that is required is a quick trip home to tell Mortimer’s two maiden aunts. While trying to break the news, he finds out his aunts’ hobby; killing lonely old men and burying them in the cellar.

It gets worse.

Later in October the Bluegrass Series presents The Mountain Girls with special guest Annie Pinkerton on Friday, Oct. 24 at 7 p.m. Advance tickets are $15 and increase to $20 at the door. BAC members are $10.

There comes a time in a person’s life when singing, laughing and dancing about just can’t be helped. The Mountain Girls have reached that stage of life! Straight up great bluegrass music, come out and join the fun!

The campus of the Brewery Arts Center is a multi-generational and multi-cultural art organization dedicated to enhancing the quality of life and having a positive economic impact on the community through the arts. The BAC encompasses two city blocks, has three performance facilities, two art galleries, cafe, classes, camps, and artist services.

The BAC is located at 449 W. King Street in Carson City. For more information, visit bighornbeer.com, check out their Facebook page at ‘Brewery Arts Center’ or call 775-883-1976. F

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Hot Club of Cowtown gets into the swing of things

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he Churchill Arts Council welcomes western swing act Hot Club of Cowtown to the Oats Park Art Center Friday, Oct. 23 at 8 p.m.

You’d think a band from Austin, Texas with the word “Cowtown” in its name spends its time off from touring herding cattle at a West Texas ranch or maybe in Nashville writing songs about whiskey and loose women. Not the Hot Club of Cowtown. “We recently took a band vacation to the Gypsy Festival at St. Maries de la Mer in the South of France,” says the band’s fiddler and vocalist, Elana James. Whit Smith, Hot Club’s guitar player and vocalist, is a regular at the prestigious Djangofest Northwest in Whidbey Island, Washington, and bass player Jake Erwin has the Hungarian folk band Csokolom in regular rotation on his home stereo.

“Our band is fiddle, guitar, and bass, and they can do anything together. We’ve always played a combination of hot jazz and Western swing, but it’s been really a joy to finally distill part of our essence and serve up a record that is purely jazzy,” says James, who in fact was once a horse wrangler in Colorado, as well as a former student of classical music at the American Conservatory in Fontainebleau, France. Says Smith, “Once Elana became aware that in jazz music and swing, you could express yourself more in improvisation, I think that attracted her to it. She still likes classical, and I do too.” Smith grew up hearing his parents play lots of folk music, especially acoustic blues, but as a teenager he naturally rebelled and turned sharply toward hard rock, which still informs his approach to hot jazz and Western swing. The impression that the band is in some way a country act, especially in the current climate of American popular music, is somewhat misleading since the Hot Club’s influences have always been as much the musette music of the smoky bistros of 1930s Paris as they are the hoedowns and Western swing of the mythic American West.

Perhaps it’s no surprise, then, that the 2013 release of their seventh studio album, Rendezvous in Rhythm, is a thrilling display of this Texas trio’s virtuosity and its elegant, more European inspirations.

“We had lots of people asking us to make a record of standards,” says Smith, “So there you go, here’s a record full of swing standards. We’re not trying to compete with anyone who’s writing the songs. It’s more of a vehicle for one way we really like to play — starting with familiar ground and then improvising from there.”

BACKGROUND Since its beginnings in the late 1990s, Hot Club of Cowtown’s star has continued to rise as its reputation for jaw-dropping virtuosity and unforgettable live shows has become the band’s global brand.

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improvisation” (The Times, London), the Hot Club has always woven a combination of seemingly disparate styles together to its own magical effect, setting up camp “at that crossroads where country meets jazz and chases the blues away” (The Independent), and “conscious always that above all else, the music is for dancing and an old-fashioned good time” (New York Times). The band’s musical alchemy has been described as “another breathless journey in the Texas tardis” (The Times, London), while American Songwriter observed that “The excellent three players of this band could be doing anything but have chosen to honor the greats of jazz and swing with their sound.” The Belfast Telegraph calls them “a pretty much perfect country trio at the very top of their game,” while the New York Times, reviewing a live performance in New York City in 2011, describes the trio as armed with “an arsenal full of technique and joy.”

Along with the Hot Club’s dedicated cult following worldwide — they have toured for the U.S. State Department as musical ambassadors to Azerbaijan, Armenia, the Republic of Georgia and the Sultanate of Oman — certain titans of the industry have also taken notice. Bob Dylan, with whom the band toured and with whom James has toured and recorded, is a continuing inspiration. The Hot Club has opened several shows for Willie Nelson, toured with Nelson and Dylan during a summer-long stadium tour, and recently opened seven nights of Roxy Music’s sold-out “For Your Pleasure” U.K. stadium tour in early 2011. In the U.K. the Hot Club of Cowtown continues to tour extensively and has been featured at the Glastonbury Festival and has also been a returning guest on Later With Jools Holland, the

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Cambridge Folk Festival, and BBC Radio 2’s Radcliffe and Maconie and Bob Harris Country shows.

EARLY YEARS & DISCOGRAPHY In 1994 in New York City, Elana James placed an ad in the music section of the Village Voice looking to join a band, and Whit Smith answered it. Since then the music these two have made has always been a secret brew of energy, joie de vivre, and a respect for tradition that is often imitated but never equaled. By 1997, after founding a much larger Western swing orchestra in NYC, Elana and Whit pared back down to their essential elements and the duo that began as “Whit & Elana” grew — with the addition of a bass player and a lot of optimism and naïveté — into Hot Club of Cowtown.

The trio moved to Austin, Texas, and released its first album, Swingin’ Stampede, in 1998 after signing with American roots label HighTone Records. Tall Tales (1999) and Dev’lish Mary (2000) soon followed, but it wasn’t until 2001 that the band’s lineup solidified with the arrival of bassist Jake Erwin, who cemented Hot Club’s larger-than-life, earth-shaking rhythmic foundation. Ghost Train (2002) showcased a significant shift toward original songwriting and Continental Stomp (2003) is a live testament to the thundering authority of the band in concert and proof positive that it remains one of roots music’s most formidable touring acts. In 2008 American label Shout Factory released a 20-track Best Of retrospective, followed by another critically-acclaimed album of largely original material, Wishful Thinking (2009), and, in 2011, a collection of Western swing standards made famous by Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys, What Makes Bob Holler (Proper). F

Elko County Halloween events

23rd annual Carson City Ghost Walk sure to thrill

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xplore Carson City’s rich and intriguing history and have it theatrically brought to life for you during the 23rd annual Ghost Walk on Saturday, Oct. 24.

Led by the theatrically devised and entertaining historical character Madame Curry, the ghost walk is a delightfully spooky and enjoyable way to experience Carson City’s Victorian Era and diverse history. Hear about lingering spirits of the past centuries, haunted and paranormal stories. This is a spirit-led, guided walking tour of the downtown district’s westside historic homes and businesses. This 90-minute guided walking tour leaves rain or shine.

Ghost walk tickets are $15 in advance (with additional online fee) and $20 at the door. Kids under 3 free. Advance tickets available online at brownpapertickets.com/event/2288093 or by mail by sending a check at least one week in advance to Carson City Ghost Walk c/o Bruka Theatre, 99 N. Virginia St., Reno, NV 89501. You may also call 775-348-6279 to make ticket arrangements at least 24 hours in advance.

Tours depart from 3rd & Carson Street next to the St. Charles Hotel (Firkin & Fox Pub). Tours leave every half hour from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Learn more at carsoncityghostwalk.com. F

Carlin Chinese Gardens Spook Walk October 24, 5 to 9:30 p.m.

Just off I-80 exit 279 in Carlin

Some of the outside stops along the tour include: • The Bliss Mansion – Built by Duane Bliss is a three story, 8,500 sq ft. mansion that was completed in 1879, built by millionaire Duane L. Bliss, to become his dream home. This 15 room Victorian was built in the Italianate style, and was the biggest and most elaborate home in Nevada at the time.

• Ferris Mansion - Home of George Ferris, Jr., inventor of the Ferris Wheel for the Chicago World Columbian Exposition in 1893.

• Rinckel Mansion - Built by the fortune of Mathias Rinckel, a forward-looking meat magnate who struck it rich supplying Gold Rushers and Lake Tahoe lumbermen.

Admission is $5, children 5 and under FREE with a paid adult. Walk through IF YOU DARE! There will be costume & pumpkin carving contests at 4 p.m.

Food, drinks, and games available.

11th Annual After Dark Haunted House Every weekend in October 279 Douglas Street, Elko Fundraiser for Elko F.I.S.H.

Trick or Treat Street Oct. 30-31, 4 to 8 p.m.

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Bring your Ghosts & Goblins to the annual Trick or Treat Street! $3 per child. Enjoy a safe way to trick or treat and help raise funds for the Police Athletic League!

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FILM A CHILL IN THE AIR

Thrillers of all stripes sure to delight in October October 2

The Martian During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney (Matt Damon) is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive. Millions of miles away, NASA and a team of international scientists work tirelessly to bring “the Martian” home, while his crewmates concurrently plot a daring, if not impossible rescue mission. As these stories of incredible bravery unfold, the world comes together to root for Watney’s safe return.

Rated PG-13.

Legend The true story of the rise and fall of London’s most notorious gangsters, Reggie and Ron Kray, both portrayed by Tom Hardy in a double performance. Legend is a classic crime thriller taking us into the secret history of the 1960s and the extraordinary events that secured the infamy of the Kray twins. Rated R.

Finding Keepers Recovering addict and amputee John Wood finds himself in a stranger-than-fiction battle to reclaim his mummified leg from Southern entrepreneur Shannon Whisnant, who found it in a grill he bought at an auction and believes it to therefore be his rightful property. Not rated.

Addicted to Fresno Fresno is a comedy about co-dependent sisters who work as hotel maids in Fresno, CA. Shannon is fresh out of sex rehab when her younger, overly optimistic lesbian sister Martha lands her a job as a maid at Fresno Suites,

He Named Me Malala The then 15-year-old teenager, who had been targeted for speaking out on behalf of girls’ education in her region of Swat Valley in Pakistan, was shot in the head, sparking international media outrage. An educational activist in Pakistan, Yousafzai has since emerged as a leading campaigner for the rights of children worldwide and in December 2014, became the youngest-ever Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. Rated PG-13. Her story comes to theaters Oct. 2. the local hotel. When Shannon jeopardizes her fresh start by accidentally killing a hotel guest after a post-rehab relapse, Martha goes to great lengths to help her sister cover up the crime. Shannon finally learns to take responsibility for her actions, and the sisters begin to resolve their tortured relationship. Rated R.

Hell and Back Two friends embark on a wayward journey into the deepest, darkest depths of hell to rescue one of their own. While navigating their escape, they provoke a slew of misfit demons, a super sexy angel, infamous Greek legends, and the Devil himself. Hell has never been hotter! Rated R.

Taxi Director Jafar Panahi drives a yellow cab through the vibrant streets of Tehran, picking up a diverse group of passengers in a single day. Each man, woman, and child candidly expresses his or her own view of the world, while being interviewed by the curious and gracious driver/director. His camera, placed on the dashboard of his mobile film studio, captures a spirited slice of Iranian society while also brilliantly redefining the borders of comedy, drama and cinema. Not yet rated.

October 9 Steve Jobs Set backstage at three iconic product launches and ending in 1998 with the unveiling of the iMac, Steve Jobs takes us behind the scenes of the digital revolution to paint an intimate portrait of the brilliant man at its epicenter.

Rated R.

Big Stone Gap Set in 1978, “Big Stone Gap” tells the story of the ever-ordinary Ave Maria Mulligan (Judd) who lives a simple life with her mother, runs

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the pharmacy, directs The Trail of the Lonesome Pine Outdoor Drama, and hopes that Theodore Tipton, her best friend and the high school band director will take their platonic friendship in a romantic direction. Ave Maria waits, and before she knows it, she turns 40. Now the old maid of Big Stone Gap, Ave Maria decides that happiness is for other people – that is, until a long-buried family secret throws her quiet life spectacularly off-course.

Rated PG-13.

The Final Girls When Max (Taissa Farmiga) and her friends reluctantly attend an anniversary screening of “Camp Bloodbath,” the infamous ‘80s horror film that starred Max’s late mother (Malin Akerman), they are mysteriously sucked into the silver screen. They soon realize they are trapped inside the cult classic movie and must team up with the fictional and ill-fated camp counselors, including Max’s mom as the scream queen, to battle the film’s machete-wielding killer. With the body count rising in scene after iconic scene, who will be the final girls left standing and live to escape this film? Rated PG-13.

Yakuza Apocalypse

In Yakuza Apocalypse, fearsome Yakuza boss Kamiura is also a bloodsucking vampire. One day, men arrive from a competing clan and deliver him an ultimatum: Play nice or die.

Kamiura refuses and, during a fierce battle, is torn limb from limb. With his dying breath, he passes on his vampire powers to his loyal lieutenant, Kageyama. His first order of business is to avenge his mentor, setting him on a collision course with the seemingly unstoppable foreign syndicate, and take his place as the new Yakuza boss. Rated R.

Victoria

Victoria, a young woman from Madrid, meets

four local Berliners outside a nightclub. Sonne and his friends promise to show her a good time and the real side of the city. But these lads have gotten themselves into hot water: they owe someone a dangerous favor that requires repaying that evening. As Victoria’s flirtation with Sonne deepens into something more, he convinces her to come along for the ride. And later, when things become more ominous and possibly lethally dangerous for Sonne, she insists on coming along. As the night takes on an ever more menacing character, what started out as a good time, quickly spirals out of control. As dawn approaches, Victoria and Sonne address the inevitable: it’s all or nothing and they abandon themselves to a heart-stopping race into the depths of hell. Not rated.

Breaking Through

When Casey, a dancer who is discovered on YouTube, gets thrust into the modern world of internet celebrity and culture, she must find a way to balance her true identity with her online persona, or risk losing everything she cares about. Not rated.

In My Father’s House

In My Father’s House explores identity and legacy in the African-American family, as Grammy award-winning rapper Che ‘Rhymefest’ Smith and his long-lost father reconnect and try to build a new future in Chicago’s turbulent South Side. Himself a child of a broken home, Che hasn’t seen his father, Brian, in over 20 years, and presumes him dead. But after buying his father’s childhood home, Che sets out to find him, and learns that his is now a homeless alcoholic living only several blocks away. The film offers a probing take on memory and identity in a family two generations removed from slavery as it tracks Che and Brian’s shared journey to create a new legacy for themselves, their community and the next generation of family. Not rated.

Knock Knock

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When a devoted husband and father is left home alone for the weekend, two stranded young women unexpectedly knock on his door for help. What starts out as a kind gesture results in a dangerous seduction and a deadly game of cat and mouse. Rated R.

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Trash

When two trash-picking boys from Rio’s slums find a wallet amongst the daily detritus of their local dump, little do they imagine that their lives are about to change forever. But when the local police show up, offering a handsome reward for the wallet’s return, the boys, Rafael (Rickson Tevez) and Gardo (Luis Eduardo), realize that what they’ve found must be important.

Teaming up with their friend Rato (Gabriel Weinstein), the trio begins an extraordinary adventure as they try to hang onto the wallet, evade the police, and uncover the secrets it contains. Along the way, the boys will have to figure out friend from foe, as they piece together the story of the wallet’s owner José Angelo (Wagner Moura) and realise they can’t trust the police, led by the dangerous Frederico (Selton Mello).

But a pair of American missionaries working in their favela – the disillusioned Father Julliard (Martin Sheen) and his young assistant Olivia (Rooney Mara) – might just have the power to knock on the right doors. Rated R.

October 16 Crimson Peak When her heart is stolen by a seductive stranger, a young woman is swept away to a house atop a mountain of blood-red clay: a place filled with secrets that will haunt her forever. Between desire and darkness, between mystery and madness, lies the truth behind Crimson Peak. Rated R.

Freeheld The film chronicles the true story of the late Laurel Hester (Julianne Moore), a New Jersey police detective whose world was shattered when she became terminally ill and government officials prevented her from assigning her pension benefits to her domestic partner, Stacie Andree (Ellen Page). Lau-

October 2

The Avengers 2: Age of Ultron

Pan

Peter (Levi Miller) is a mischievous 12-year-old boy with an irrepressible rebellious streak, but in the bleak London orphanage where he has lived his whole life those qualities do not exactly fly. Then one incredible night, Peter is whisked away from the orphanage and spirited off to a fantastical world of pirates, warriors and fairies called Neverland. There, he finds amazing adventures and fights life-or-death battles while trying to uncover the secret of his mother, who left him at the orphanage so long ago, and his rightful place in this magical land.

Teamed with the warrior Tiger Lily (Rooney Mara) and a new friend named James Hook (Garrett Hedlund), Peter must defeat the ruthless pirate Blackbeard (Hugh Jackman) to save Neverland and discover his true destiny—to become the hero who will forever be known as Peter Pan. Rated PG. Flying into theaters Oct. 9. rel’s conservative detective partner Dane Wells was shocked when he learned of her sexual orientation, but he became the leader in the fight for the same-sex couple’s rights. Rated PG-13.

create a childhood for him in their ten-by-ten-foot space. But as Jack’s curiosity is building alongside Ma’s own desperation – she knows that Room cannot contain either indefinitely. Rated R.

Room

All Things Must Pass

An exploration of the boundless love between a mother and her child under the most harrowing of circumstances. Told through the eyes of five-year-old-Jack (Jacob Tremblay), Room is a thrilling and emotional tale that celebrates the resilience and power of the human spirit. To Jack, Room is the world....

It’s where he was born, it’s where he and his Ma (Brie Larson) eat and sleep and play and learn. But while it’s home to Jack, to Ma it’s a prison. Through her fierce love for her son, Ma has managed to

Established in 1960, Tower Records was once a retail powerhouse with close to two hundred stores, in more than a dozen countries, on four continents. From humble beginnings in a small-town drugstore, Tower Records eventually became the heart and soul of the music world, and a powerful force in the music industry. In 1999, Tower Records made $1 billion. In 2006, the company filed for bankruptcy. What went wrong? Everyone thinks they know what killed Tower Records: The Internet. But

San Andreas Tomorrowland The Gallows Dope Ascension Bates Motel: Season 3 Good Witch: Season 1 Mad Men: The Final Season, Part 2 100: Season 2 The Following: Season 3 Wayward Pines: Season 1

October 3

Brickleberry: The Complete Season 3

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October 6

Magic Mike XXL Insidious: Chapter 3 Me and Earl and the Dying Girl When Marnie Was There Manglehorn Road Hard Batkid Begins 10,000 Saints American Horror Story: Freak Show Dark Places Duck Dynasty: Season 8 Escobar: Paradise Lost Final Girl Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison Of Belief - The HBO Special Happyish: Season 1 Penny Dreadful: Season 2 People, Places, Things Reign: Season 2 Scott & Bailey: Season 3 Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! South Park: Season 18 Leftovers: Season 1 Tut

Jurassic World Paper Towns Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ The Vatican Tapes Testament of Youth Z for Zachariah I Spit on Your Grave 3 King of the Hill: Season 13 Nurse Jackie: Season 7 Olympus: Season 1 Peaky Blinders Wolfpack

October 27

Pixels Max The Gift The Human Centipede III: The Final Sequence

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that’s not the story. All Things Must Pass is a feature documentary film examining this iconic company’s explosive trajectory, tragic demise, and legacy forged by its rebellious founder, Russ Solomon. Not yet rated.

The Diabolical When a single mother (Ali Larter) and her two young children are tormented by an increasingly strange and intense presence in their quiet suburban home, she turns to her scientist boyfriend to take on the violent forces that paranormal experts are too frightened to face. Not rated.

Woodlawn A film based on an inspiring real-life story about love and unity in a school torn by racism and hate in the 1970s. In 1973, a spiritual awakening captured the heart of nearly every player of the Woodlawn High School football team, including its coach Tandy Gerelds. Their dedication to love and unity in a school filled with racism and hate leads to the largest high school football game ever played in the torn city of Birmingham, Alabama, and the rise of its first African American superstar, Tony Nathan. Rated PG.

Truth A firestorm erupts in September of 2004 when Dan Rather reports that George W. Bush had received special treatment while serving in the Air National Guard during the Vietnam War, a report that was based on documents of an unknown authenticity. Subsequently, story producer Mary Mapes is accused of lapses in judgment and is fired, while Rather’s career and reputation are jeopardized. Not yet rated.

Goosebumps After moving into a small town, Zach Cooper (Dylan Minnette) meets Hannah (Odeya Rush), his neighbor. Hannah’s father R. L. Stine (Jack Black), who writes the Goosebumps stories, keeps all the monsters in the series locked up in his books. When Zach unintentionally releases the monsters from the books, the three team up in order to put the monsters back where they came from. Rated PG. Hits theaters Oct. 16.

Beasts Of No Nation Follows a child soldier torn from his family and pressed into fighting a civil war in an African country. Not yet rated.

Experimenter Yale University, 1961. Stanley Milgram (Peter Sarsgaard) designs a psychology experiment that still resonates to this day, in which people think they’re delivering painful electric shocks to an affable stranger (Jim Gaffigan) strapped into a chair in another room. Despite his pleads for mercy, the majority of subjects don’t stop the experiment, administering what they think is a near-fatal electric shock, simply because they’ve been told to do so.

With Nazi Adolf Eichmann’s trial airing in living rooms across America, Milgram strikes a nerve in popular culture and the scientific community with his exploration into people’s tendency to comply with authority. Celebrated in some circles, he is also accused of being

BRIDGE OF SPIES

A dramatic thriller set against the backdrop of a series of historic events, Bridge of Spies tells the story of James Donovan (Tom Hanks), a Brooklyn lawyer who finds himself thrust into the center of the Cold War when the CIA sends him on the near-impossible task to negotiate the release of a captured American U-2 pilot.

Screenwriters Matt Charman and Ethan Coen & Joel Coen have woven this remarkable experience in Donovan’s life into a story inspired by true events that captures the essence of a man who risked everything and vividly brings his personal journey to life. Rated PG-13. In theaters Oct. 16.

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a deceptive, manipulative monster, but his wife Sasha (Winona Ryder) stands by him through it all. Not yet rated.

The Bronze Rauch plays a foul-mouthed former gymnastics bronze medalist who must fight for her local celebrity status when a young athlete’s star rises in town. Not yet rated.

October 23 Jem and the Holograms Follows a small-town girl who is catapulted from underground video sensation to a global superstar. She and her three sisters begin a one-in-a-million journey of discovering that some talents are too special to keep hidden.

Rated PG.

The Last Witch Hunter The modern world holds many secrets, but the most astounding secret of all is that

witches still live amongst us; vicious supernatural creatures intent on unleashing the Black Death upon the world. Armies of witch hunters battled the unnatural enemy across the globe for centuries, including Kaulder (Vin Diesel), a valiant warrior who managed to slay the all-powerful Queen Witch, decimating her followers in the process. In the moments right before her death, the Queen curses Kaulder with her own immortality, forever separating him from his beloved wife and daughter in the afterlife. Today Kaulder is the only one of his kind remaining, and has spent centuries hunting down rogue witches, all the while yearning for his long-lost loved ones. However, unbeknownst to Kaulder, the Queen Witch is resurrected and seeks revenge on her killer causing an epic battle that will determine the survival of the human race.

Rated PG-13.

Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension The fifth installment in the Paranormal Activity franchise. Not yet rated.

Burnt

Chef Adam Jones (Bradley Cooper) had it all – and lost it. A two-star Michelin rockstar with the bad habits to match, the former enfant terrible of the Paris restaurant scene did everything different every time out, and only ever cared about the thrill of creating explosions of taste. To land his own kitchen and that third elusive Michelin star though, he’ll need the best of the best on his side, including the beautiful Helene (Sienna Miller).

BURNT is a remarkably funny and emotional story about the love of food, the love between two people, and the power of second chances. Not yet rated.

Suffragette Suffragette is a powerful drama about the women who were willing to lose everything in their fight for equality in early-20th-century Britain. The stirring story centers on Maud (played by Carey Mulligan), a working wife

Rock the Kasbah

“Rock the Kasbah” is the story of Richie Lanz, a rock manager with a golden ear and a taste for talent, who has seen better times. When he takes his last remaining client on a USO tour of Afghanistan, she gets cold feet and leaves him penniless and without his passport in Kabul. While trying to find his way home, Richie befriends a band of misfits and discovers a young girl with an extraordinary voice. Against all odds, Richie will take his last shot at creating an unlikely superstar.

Not yet rated. In theaters Oct. 23.

Bill Murray as Richie Lanz in ‘Rock the Kasbah’

and mother whose life is forever changed when she is secretly recruited to join the U.K.’s growing suffragette movement. Galvanized by the outlaw fugitive Emmeline Pankhurst (Meryl Streep), Maud becomes an activist for the cause alongside women from all walks of life. Rated PG-13.

October 30 Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse Three scouts and lifelong friends join forces with one badass cocktail waitress to become the world’s most unlikely team of heroes. When their peaceful town is ravaged by a zombie invasion, they’ll fight for the badge of a lifetime and put their scouting skills to the test to save mankind from the undead. Rated R.

Our Brand Is Crisis

The original documentary was a behind-the-scenes look at the Bolivian presidential election of 2002, when candidate Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada (aka Goni) hired James

Carville’s Washington-based political consulting firm Greenberg Quinlan Rosner to help him win. Goni’s poll numbers were dismal, with Bolivians accusing him of being too closely aligned with U.S. interests.

Employing the same tactics they do in the U.S., Carville -- who himself flew in -- and his team used focus groups, sloganeering and smear tactics. Goni won by a narrow margin, but the work had only just begun for Carville’s team. Bolivia descended into crisis under Goni’s rule, and he was ultimately forced to resign. Not yet rated.

The Wonders A family of beekeepers living in stark isolation in the Tuscan countryside are disrupted by the simultaneous arrival of a silently troubled teenaged boy taken in as a farmhand and a reality TV show intent on showcasing the family. Both intrusions are of particular interest to the eldest daughter, Gelsomina (Maria Alexandra Lungu), who is struggling to find her footing in the world. Not yet rated.

On the small screen — PREMIERES

Benders|IFC|Oct. 1 Denis Leary-produced comedy follows an amateur men’s hockey team.

Gigi Does It|IFC|Oct. 1 David Krumholtz stars as the 76-year-old Jewish grandmother Gigi, who begins to tackle her bucket list after unexpectedly inheriting a large sum of money when her husband dies.

Dr. Ken|ABC|Oct. 2 Community’s Ken Jeong—a doctor in real life before his acting career took off with an appearance in Knocked Up—plays a well-intentioned physician with poor bedside manner in this new sitcom that also stars Suzy Nakamura (The West Wing), Dave Foley, and Jonathan Slavin (Better Off Ted).

The Jacksons: Next Generation|Lifetime|Oct. 2 50/50|Travel|Oct. 4 Travel expert Samantha Brown and her up-for-anything pal Chris Grundy ask impulsive couples “can you leave right now?” and whisk them away on an unforgettable two-day getaway where they are presented with extravagant and excruciatingly awesome choices every step of the way: where to go, what to do, when to eat and should they take time out to sleep.

But, the intrepid travelers must drop everything and leave right now!

Art Breakers|Ovation|Oct. 4 Pretty. Strong.|Oxygen|Oct. 6 Casual|Hulu|Oct. 7 Produced and directed by Jason Reitman, this 10-episode Hulu original (streaming on a weekly basis) finds a single man (Tommy Dewey) living with his newly divorced sister (Michaela Watkins) as the two navigate the world of dating and raising a teenager. Eliza Coupe will also have a multi-episode guest role.

SuperMansion|Crackle|Oct. 8 Crackle original is a stop-motion-animated comedy that stars Bryan Cranston as the leader of a group of washed-up superheroes. Also providing voices are Keegan-Michael Key, Seth Green, Chris Pine, and Jillian Bell. Three episodes stream today, with the remaining 10 to follow on a weekly basis.

Red Oaks|Amazon|Oct. 9 Amazon Prime original comedy series is set at a New Jersey country club in the mid-1980s. The series is produced by Steven Soderbergh and directed by the likes of David Gordon Green and Amy Heckerling (Clueless), while the cast includes Craig Roberts (Submarine), Paul Reiser, Richard Kind, and Jennifer Grey.

The Last Kingdom|BBC America|Oct. 10 Fictionalized historical drama set during the birth of England is adapted from Bernard Cornwell’s book series The Saxon Stories.

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend|The CW|Oct. 12 Originally developed as a racy half-hour musical comedy for Showtime, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend has been expanded to an hour (with the more graphic bits removed) for its move to The CW. The series comes from Rachel Bloom (Robot Chicken, BoJack Horseman) and screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna (The Devil Wears Prada) and stars Bloom as an impulsive young woman who gives up her job at a prestigious Manhattan law firm to follow her ex-boyfriend to the decidedly unglamorous Southern California suburb of West Covina. Marc Webb ((500) Days of Summer) is also on board as a producer and director.

The Brain with David Eagleman|PBS|Oct. 14 Breaking Band|AXS|Oct. 14 True Nightmares|ID|Oct. 14 Truth Be Told|NBC|Oct. 16 NBC’s lone new sitcom this fall (recently retitled from People Are Talking) comes from DJ Nash, creator of such middling, short-lived NBC fare as Growing Up Fisher, Guys With Kids, and Up All Night. The “unabashed” comedy centers on two “wildly outspoken” couples who are neighbors and friends and apparently like to talk about “sex and race.” Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Tone Bell (Bad Judge), and and Bresha Webb (Grey’s Anatomy)

star, but the fourth part of the pilot’s quartet, Meaghan Rath, has been replaced by Vanessa Lachey.

Sweat Inc.|Spike|Oct. 20 Do Not Disturb: Hotel Horrors|ID|Oct. 21 Hellevator|GSN|Oct. 21 Love at First Kiss|VH1|Oct. 21 RocketJump: The Show|Hulu|Oct. 21 Black Ink Crew: Chicago|VH1|Oct. 26 Supergirl|CBS|Oct. 26 CBS belatedly enters the superhero game with this new series from Arrow/The Flash producer Greg Berlanti that stars Melissa Benoist (Glee) as the title character. Special premiere time (followed by a special 90-minute Scorpion at 9:30p; Supergirl will normally air Mondays at 8p (beginning 11/2).

Wicked City|ABC|Oct. 27 New anthology series will devote each season to a different era of Los Angeles history, with this first season centering on the music- and cocaine-fueled Sunset Strip in 1982, where various detectives, reporters, club kids, and drug dealers are caught up in a serial murder case. Ed Westwick (Gossip Girl), Erika Christensen (Parenthood), Taissa Farmiga (American Horror Story), and Adam Rothenberg (Ripper Street) head the cast.

Ash vs. Evil Dead|Starz|Oct. 31 Sam Raimi’s 10-episode horror sitcom is set in the Evil Dead film universe and finds Bruce Campbell reprising his role as Ash Williams. Lucy Lawless and Ray Santiago also star.

MOVIES

Country Girl|Hallmark|Oct. 3 The Unauthorized Beverly Hills, 90210 Story Lifetime|Oct. 3 Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Impossible Dream HMM|Oct. 4 Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom Netflix|Oct. 9 Prophet’s Prey|Showtime|Oct. 10 The Unauthorized Melrose Place Story|Lifetime|Oct. 10 Beverly Lewis’ The Reckoning|HMM|Oct. 11 Beasts of No Nation|Netflix|Oct. 16 Netflix is ramping up its movie production division over the next year, and the first feature to emerge is this high-profile drama (which also debuts today in select theaters) about an African child soldier from director Cary Fukunaga (True Detective). Idris Elba stars.

Play It Forward|Showtime|Oct. 16 Harvest Moon|Hallmark|Oct. 17 Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise|Hallmark|Oct. 18 Compared to What: The Improbable Journey of Barney Frank|Showtime|Oct. 23 How to Dance in Ohio|HBO|Oct. 26 Temporarily Yours|Hallmark|Oct. 26

SPECIALS

Live Nation Music Awards|TNT/TBS|Oct. 1 New awards show honors the best concert performances of the year.

O.J. Speaks: The Hidden Tapes|A&E|Oct. 1 Anjelah Johnson: Not Fancy|Netflix|Oct. 2 SXSW Comedy Night Two With W. Kamau Bell Showtime|Oct. 2 Unity—The Latin Tribute to Michael Jackson|PBS|Oct. 9 Anthony Jeselnik: Thoughts and Prayers|Netflix|Oct. 16 Kern & Hammerstein’s Show Boat in Concert with the New York Philharmonic|PBS|Oct. 16 Amy Schumer: Live from the Apollo|HBO|Oct. 17 Billy Elliot the Musical|PBS|Oct. 23 5th Annual American Humane Association Hero Dog Awards|Hallmark|Oct. 30 Danny Elfman’s Music from the Films of Tim Burton|PBS|Oct. 30 Exorcism: Live|Destination America|Oct. 30 Billed as the first live exorcism in American TV history, this special finds the cast of Ghost Asylum investigating the original house that inspired the film The Exorcist.

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Pinot Noir

Classy character, vibrant flavor

Pinot noir grapes in Rheinhessen, Germany

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mericans have not lost their enthusiasm for pinot noir. It has become a staple in many homes even as prices climb faster than production. At this time of the year, when summer days wane and the scent of fall is in the air, pinot noir is the perfect bridge wine to guide you into your cold-weather stock.

Pinot noir has a luscious quality, silky texture and vibrant fruit to make it a versatile wine that can complement salmon, tuna, pasta, beef, lamb and many other foods.

Unfortunately, pinot noir’s range of quality stretches to New Zealand. Tom was reminded of this when he recently opened an Oregon pinot noir alongside a Volnay from France. Europeans – the first to grow pinot noir – are more focused on subtlety and elegance. Because of France’s growing conditions, winemakers often have to chaptalize its burgundies to get even 12 percent alcohol levels.

California and Oregon pinot noirs are naturally higher in alcohol and more extracted. You wouldn’t have trouble telling the difference.

Not everyone makes fruit bombs in the U.S., despite their popularity. If you want a fruit bomb, try J. Lohr Estates or Meiomi – a popular wine that is perceptibly sweet. More refined styles can be found in Patz & Hall, Radio-Couteau, St. Innocent, Saintsbury, among others.

There was once a time when West Coast pinot

noirs were considerably cheaper than big burgundies. But today we’ve seen American pinot noirs priced well over $50 a bottle. It’s hard to find a decent pinot noir under $35. Although we love the complexity of these expensive monsters, their cost is prohibitive for most consumers.

Which style you prefer is up to you. And, we wouldn’t let anyone tell you which one you should drink.

One California producers we draw your attention to is Goldeneye, which is focused entirely on pinot noir.

Goldeneye is part of the Duckhorn family and uses grapes from the Anderson Valley. Michael Fay has been its winemaker for three years and says pinot noir “should be about the place, not the person making it.”

Held in the bottle for a year, his pinot noirs are complex and elegant with lots of body and texture.

The six Goldeneye pinot noirs we recently tasted are all different, confirming Fay’s intention to let the terroir speak for the wines. The Goldeneye Anderson Valley Pinot Noir 2012 ($55) is the most reasonably priced because it pulls grapes from four vineyards. It is delicious with depth and a gracious finish.

The single-vineyard wines – Confluence and The Narrows in particular – reveal nuanced character.

Their names reflect the terrain where the vineyards are planted. The more different the terrain, the most different the soils and, hence, the flavors of

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the wine. The range of these wines show that not all pinot noirs are the same – event those from the same producer.

Here are some other notable pinot noirs to consider: Talbott Vineyards Kali Hart Pinot Noir 2013 ($21). Talbott makes complex pinot noirs for the price. Its Sleepy Hollow ($42) is our favorite, but we draw your attention to this Kali Hart for the price.

In a field of expensive pinot noirs, it stands out as a good deal. Bright cranberry and currant flavors with a hint of sweet vanillin oak. Talbott was recently purchased by Gallo.

Fulcrum Anderson Valley Pinot Noir 2012 ($55). Rich in texture, this wine exudes black cherries and expresso flavors. Very sensuous drink with hints of expression and earth.

On Point Christina’s Cuvee Anderson Valley Pinot Noir 2013 ($36). Fulcum winemaker David Rossi created this brand to “explore another expression of pinot noir.” Using grapes from the same Donnelly Creek Vineyard and goes into the Fulcrum, he has a brighter, more vibrant pinot noir in the Christina’s Cuvee. Younger vines, perhaps? He also has an On Point Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir for the same price that is equally good.

Rodney Strong Russian River Valley Pinot Noir 2013 ($25). This medium-bodied pinot noir has a lush texture with copious sweet cherry fruit, floral aromas and a hint of vanilla.

Decoy Sonoma County Pinot Noir 2013 ($25).

Simple, but well made, this reasonably priced pinot has broad and lush strawberry and cherry flavors with hints of pepper and mushrooms.

Patz & Hall Sonoma Coast Jenkin’s Ranch Vineyard Pinot Noir 2013 ($60). Very rich in style, this big wine sports layered plum and raspberry flavors with a meaty character and hints of dried herbs and chocolate.

La Crema Russian River Pinot Noir 2013 ($40).

A consistently good pinot noir from year to year, La Crema offers a wine big in cherry and plum fruit with a hint of coffee. Well-made and balanced.

LUTUM Durell Vineyard Pinot Noir 2013 ($60).

A new partnership between Bill Price (Three Sticks) and Gavin Chanin, LUTUM is focus on small-production, single-vineyard pinot noirs and chardonnay from Sonoma and Santa Barbara counties. There are four exciting pinot noirs in the impressive portfolio, but we liked the Durell Vineyard from Price’s estate the best. Stunning wine with blackberry and cherry fruit flavors and good spice. F

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t’s hard nowadays to find a decent wine under $15. Sure, you can find some swill that comes in a bottle the size of a fish tank, but would you serve it to guests – besides the in-laws? Wine costs have steadily risen over the years and that bottle of zinfandel we liked so much 10 years ago is no longer $8 a bottle. Even Two Buck Chuck is no longer $2.

Consumers concerned about cost have been forced into buying wines of lower standard, which may still give them the same pleasure as more expensive wines. But, if you would rather drink less but drink better, there are more choices in the $15 category. And, it gets remarkably better at $20. Wines at this price develop more complexity from oak barrels and use fruit from better sources.

Reasonably priced wine comes in most flavors and from most regions with the exception of pinot noir – a delicious wine with stratospheric prices. Don’t waste your time looking for a $15 Bordeaux either. But Italy, Spain, Australia, California and obscure regions like Romania and Croatia are producing inexpensive wines. Most of these producers don’t own vineyards or even wineries, but instead buy grapes and have them vinified at a custom-crushing facility. Instead of relying on one vineyard, these producers blend grapes from a number of broad regions. It is not unusual to find “California” on the label as the source of the grapes.

Here are a few modestly priced wines we recently found.

Chronic Cellars Purple Paradise 2013 ($15). This

Affordable taste

quirky wine with a label made for Halloween parties is the creation of Jake and Josh Beckett of Paso Robles. All of the producers’ wines are blends, this one being a combination of zinfandel (70 percent), syrah, petite sirah and grenache. Very aromatic with ripe strawberry fruit and a hint of chocolate. This would be a great match for hamburgers and pizzas. The label alone will draw comments.

Carnivor Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 ($15). Using grapes from the hot and often ignored Lodi region, Carnivor has managed to produce a decent cabernet for the money. A bit of petite sirah has been added to fortify the structure. It has classic cabernet flavors with dark berry flavors, cassis and herbal notes.

Tom Gore Chardonnay 2013 ($15). Tropical and apple fruit flavors dominate this wine the producer calls “a farmer’s wine.” Tom and Erin Gore manage a small farm of fruits and vegetables. Slightly sweet, it offers round and delicious flavor.

LangeTwins Family Vineyards Zinfandel 2012 ($15).

If there is one thing you get from zinfandel, it is copious, ripe fruit. That’s a perfect match to barbecue sauces on ribs, pork and burgers. This one has the classic raspberry and blackberry notes with a dash of black pepper.

Inama Soave Classico 2013 ($15). Made from garganega grapes, Italian soaves are often overlooked by con-

sumers. Yet they offer an alternative to chardonnay, if you seek a wine adventure.

Elegant with simple, quaffable characteristics, this soave has floral notes with a distinct mineral thread and a dash of almonds. Fresh rockfish is in order here.

Madras Modello 2013 ($15). We love Spanish modello. It has the texture of chardonnay, but with unique mineral flavor and tamed acidity. Deceivingly big in body, it offers generous pear and melon flavors. This is a good match for seafood.

Burgans Albarino 2013 ($15). Albarino is one of the best white wines made in Spain and perhaps the one most overlooked. From the Rias Baixas region, it is made to accompany seafood caught off the Spanish coast. Very floral in the nose with apple and peach flavors.

Decopas Sauvignon Blanc 2013 ($12). Nothing complicated here, but it refreshes the palate with good acidity, generous grapefruit notes.

J. Lohr Estates Wildflower Valdiguie 2014 ($10).

Valdiguie is a blending grape common to the Languedoc region of southern France.

Even though it’s not sturdy enough to stand on its own, J. Lohr does a credible job making a Beaujolais-like, quaffable version for a very reasonable price. A great wine to serve with hamburgers or pizza.

Nieto Senetiner Bonarda Argentina 2013 ($12). 100 percent bonarda , which is the same as a grape called charbono sometimes grown in California, and aged for 6 months in French oak barrels.

Full bodied and fruit driven with intense berry flavors and nose. A great summer barbeque wine served slightly chilled. F

JOEL GOTT WINES Pinot Noir 2013

The 2013 California Pinot Noir has aromatics of ripe cherry, spice, cedar and fig. A juicy entry, good balance, and soft tannins are completed with a bright finish.

The 2013 vintage was one of the greatest vintages in California for red wines. Low rainfall, a warm spring and a moderate summer allowed the grapes to achieve full ripeness and plenty of concentration from hanging on the vines for so long. After fermentation, the wine was aged in 75% New Burgundy oak barrels

and 1 and 2 year old Chardonnay barrels for ten months.

Varietal: 100% Pinot Noir Appellation: California— Santa Barbera, Monterey

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Your horoscope for October 2015 Even though you embrace the “what you see is what you get” mentality, everyone -- even you -- has a private world. When you learn of someone else’s private world today, you’ll think more about your own.

The Puzzler

Something to remember: You as a relaxed person are far more versatile than you as an uptight person. Your mantra: All is happening in perfect time.

When someone looks up to you because of all you’ve done right, just remember that it’s your mistakes, not your victories, that allow you to meaningfully connect with this person.

The marketing experts impose a deadline on their offers to get people to “act now” for fear of missing out. You might try the same tactic with someone, as your open-ended stance isn’t producing results.

You’ve been lost before, and that’s why you feel so grateful for your current state of mind. You know what you need to do, and you’ll get there through hard work and discipline.

You’re not one to be pushed into a belief. If you can’t pick and choose your beliefs, what can you do? You’re not about to submit to doing what you’re told without reasons that make good sense to you.

It will happen just like it does in the theater. The curtains will close on the last scene, and then there will be a lull. Relax. Let the universe change the set. When the curtains reopen, there will be a new scene to work out.

There’s a part of your past you now consider to be more interesting than you previously thought.

Understanding it better will open up an even more interesting part of your future.

As for the things that don’t feel right to you, that’s because they are not right. Don’t let anyone persuade you to return to a place that gives you an uneasy feeling.

You relate to people on their plane, but you don’t assume to know that plane until you’ve tested the waters. In giving so generously of your attention you’ll attract fans of all ages.

The day always comes when the student becomes the teacher. Find a worthy teacher -- one you can study with for a good while before the turnaround occurs.

Take luck out of the equation, and don’t let it factor into your activities at all. Assume that this is all in your hands. This is the mindset that will help you push on.

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October classes at the Nevada Museum of Art RENO, Nev. — The E.L. Cord Museum School of the Nevada Museum of Art is accepting enrollment for the below classes. Classes are limited in size, therefore early registration is recommended.

Scholarships are available for all ages. Please call the Museum for details at (775) 329-3333 ex 260.

Life Drawing: Open Studio Wednesdays, September 30 - October 21 / 6 - 9 pm Improve your life drawing skills and explore a variety of media while working freely from a nude model in this popular open studio class. The instructor will be present to coordinate class and offer instruction upon request. Both male and female models will be posed and drawn.

Instructor: Jerry Stinson Ages: 18 and Up / All Levels $108 General / $96 Museum members

Landscapes in Oil Thursdays, October 1 - November 5 / 9 am - noon This course teaches the basics of painting landscapes with traditional oils.

Students will gain a good foundational working knowledge of equipment, supports, brush selection, brushwork, mixing color and mediums. The direct painting techniques of landscape painting will be taught without the use of solvents. Each lesson has demonstrations of the techniques with hands on experience. Instructor: David McCamant Ages: Adults (15+) / All Levels $162 General / $144 Museum members

Life Drawing: Open Studio Thursdays, October 1 - 22 / 1 - 4 pm Improve your life drawing skills and explore a variety of media while working freely from a nude model in this popular open studio class. The instructor will be present to coordinate class and offer instruction upon request. Both male and female models will be posed and drawn.

Instructor: Jerry Stinson Ages: Adults (18+) / All Levels $108 General / $96 Museum members

Colored Pencil Techniques

Instructor: Karen Vetter Ages: Adult (15+) / All Levels $179 General / $159 Museum members

Mixed Media: Paint and Stitch Lake Tahoe Wednesday, October 7 / 6 - 9 pm Tahoe inspires many and this is your night to let that inspiration come through.

You will create a mixed media background, stencil on Lake Tahoe and then let your creativity fill in the rest! A variety of techniques will be demonstrated and available. Stitch, ink, stamp, paint, smear, collage, embroider, write, or type out a beautiful tribute to our beloved lake.

Instructor: Jessica Weems Ages: Adults (15+) / All Levels $48 General / $43 Museum members

Plein Air Landscape Painting Workshop w/ Phyllis Shafer Saturday, October 10 / 8 am - 4 pm Explore the excitement and challenges of painting our local landscape “en plein air” with artist, Phyllis Shafer. Shafer, a Tahoe-based artist, whose work is featured in the museum’s exhibition “Tahoe a Visual History” will conduct a one-day workshop in the basics of landscape oil painting. Emphasis will include interpreting and distorting the landscape for expressive purposes.

Paint not only what you see, but also your personal connection to nature.

Note: Class will meet initially in the E.L. Cord Museum School and will then move to an off-site outdoor location. In case of inclement weather, the entire class will be held inside the Museum School.

Instructor: Phyllis Shafer Ages: Adults (15+) / All Levels $82 General / $74 Museum members

Mosaics 101: Introduction to Mosaics

Thursdays, October 1 - 15 / 5:30 - 7:30 pm Learn how to use colored pencils to create vibrant realistic drawings! This course is designed to teach students how to blend colored pencils so that drawings aren’t grainy or textured. Through a variety of techniques students will learn how to mix colors, render details and utilize unique colors to draw a colorful still life and self-portrait.

Instructor: Ashley Follmer Ages: Adults (15+) / Beginners Welcome! $54 General / $48 Museum members

Saturday, October 10 / 10 am - 2 pm and Sunday, October 11 / 10 am - 12 pm In this two-day class, students will learn the basics of mosaics, including techniques, design and grouting. Using various materials, students will be guided through a 10” x 10” mosaic mirror project. All materials provided but students may bring other objects (stones, jewels, beads, etc.) to incorporate into their piece. This class is intended for those unfamiliar or new to mosaics but all skill levels are welcome.

Instructor: Katie Packham Ages: Adults (15+) / All Levels $65 General / $58 Museum members

Autumn Leaves in Watercolor

Oil Painting Techniques: Back to Basics

Sunday, October 4 / 10 am - 3 pm Capture the beauty of autumn leaves. Using the techniques of botanical illustration learn to create pictures and cards in watercolor, pencil and ink. This class is open to all levels.

Instructor: Carroll Charlet Ages: Adults (15+) / All Levels $45 General / $40 Museum members

Color Studies in Watercolor Wednesday, October 7 / 10 am - 3 pm Translucence is at the heart of watercolor painting. Learn to chart and mix your colors to keep the beautiful luminosity of the medium. This class includes color charting both wet and dry, mixing triads for unusual color, and learning to combine warm and cool hues. An excellent class for both the beginner and advanced student.

Instructor: Carroll Charlet Ages: Adults (15+) / All Levels $45 General / $40 Museum members

Clay: Earthworks Wednesdays, October 7 - November 11 / 6 - 9 pm Create decorative and functional pottery in this six-week class designed for the beginner as well as those who have taken intermediate pottery classes in the past. Students will learn how to work with clay in both hand building, and wheel-throwing techniques. Finishing methods such as decorating, stamping, painting, and staining will be introduced as well as the discussion and practice of firing and glazing of clay works. Stoneware clay will be used and cone 6 and cone 06 glazes will be available. All firings will be done by the museum in an electric kiln. Enrollment is limited to ten students. All materials are provided.

Tuesdays, October 13 - November 10 / 6 - 9 pm Student new to oil or looking for a quick refresher will enjoy this introductory level course designed to teach basic oil painting techniques. Students will learn the properties of oil paint, application techniques, and color theory while recreating simple still life installations. Each class will focus on different painting techniques which will include a review of brushes and their function, blending techniques, color use and the grayscale and an introduction to textures.

Instructor: Ashley Follmer Ages: Adults (15+) / Beginners welcome! $135 General / $120 Museum members

Handmade Books: From A to Z Wednesdays, October 14 - November 18 / 6 - 9 pm Make lots of handmade books! In this condensed version of Katherine’s weeklong undergraduate course, we will create an array of different book structures--hard cover, soft cover, single and multiple signature books, easy folded books and Asian bindings. We’ll cover every aspect of bookbinding from A to Z, and everyone will finish with the tools, techniques and resources needed to start bookbinding at home.

Instructor: Katherine Case Ages: Adults (15+) / All Levels $187 General / $169 Museum members

Photography: Lighting with Studio Strobes Wednesdays, October 14 - 28 / 6 - 9 pm Learn in a working studio the advantages of using studio strobe lights. Some features include: freezing action when shooting people or objects, consistent color temperature, lots of light power and how to combine strobe and con-

tinuous light to create motion. Students will shoot live models and will receive an overview of lighting basics, safety, and exposure techniques. NOTE: Classes are taught off site at Jeff Ross’ Studio.

Instructor: Jeff Ross Ages: Adults (15+) / Some Camera Experience (students must be familiar and comfortable with their DSLR camera settings) $115 General / $108 Museum members

Watercolor Sketches of Lake Tahoe Sunday, October 18 / 10 am - 3 pm Learn watercolor techniques that capture the beauty of lake, sky and granite that makes Tahoe so unique.This workshop will include a walk-through of the the Museum’s exhibition Tahoe: A Visual History.

Instructor: Carroll Charlet Ages: Adults (15+) / All Levels $45 General / $40 Museum members

Mad Cap Map Book Tuesdays, October 20 - November 10 / 6 - 9 pm Maps can be finely-tuned accurate plottings of terrain or they can be loosely sketched, fanciful chartings from our imaginations. You will be encouraged to design a map or site of your choosing in whatever style you desire, so long as it’s on paper. Monoline calligraphic capital letters will be demonstrated and practiced. They will be used to label locations, thoughts, and memories.

The map will be made into a book: a fun, enjoyable journal to record past experiences or future adventures.

Instructor: Carol Pallesen Ages: Adults (15+) / All Levels $135 General / $120 Museum members

Dia de Los Muertos: Sugar Skull Workshop Thursday, October 22 / 5:30 - 6:30 pm Learn about the Mexican tradition of Dia de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) and create and decorate colorful sugar skulls! This centuries old tradition honors and celebrates the souls of those who have passed. Each student will receive two pre-molded sugar skulls to decorate and take home.

Instructor: Maria Segura Ages: 1 - 12 (ages flexible) $18 General / $16 Museum members

Visiting Artist Workshop: Lordy Rodriguez Saturday, October 24 / 9 am - noon Join visiting artist Lordy Rodriguez in a workshop exploring contemporary drawing techniques using pen and marker. Lordy Rodriguez’s work is featured in the exhibition Tahoe: A Visual History and is part of the Museum’s permanent collection. Instructor: Lordy Rodriguez Ages: Adults (15+) / All levels $37 General / $34 Museum members

The Art of Meditation Saturdays, October 24 - November 14 / 10 - 11 am Meditation is a technique for inner peace and wellness. Meditation can be a cornerstone of a healthy, happy, productive life. Everyone can do it. This class is taught by an expert who has over 30 years of experience helping people just like you. It does not require concentration or any special skill. You will learn different techniques each week that you can take home and use on your own.

All are welcome, from first-timers to advanced students.

Instructor: Stephen Jacobs Ages: Adults (15+) / All Levels $36 General / $32 Museum members

Fall Camp: Fun with Clay Monday - Friday, October 26 - 30 / 8:30 am - noon Kids ages 7 – 12 will have fun exploring the tactile nature of clay. Instruction will encompass basic hand building, throwing on the wheel, and sculpture.

In this 5-day camp, students will learn about the basics of pottery, glazing and the transformation of their pieces from the heat of kiln. This will be a fun and educational class. All works will be fired in the Museums’ kiln. Snack and materials are included. Instructor: Karen Vetter Ages: 7 - 12 / All levels $175 General / $155 Museum members

Bringing Botanicals to Life Wednesday, October 28 / 10 am - 3 pm Learn techniques of adding details, texture and depth that will bring botanical paintings “off the page”.Glazing will be demonstrated as a step in harmonizing a painting.Both beginner and advanced botanical students are welcome as there will be a choice of subjects according to skill level.Some watercolor experience is required. Instructor: Carroll Charlet Ages: Adults (15+) / Some watercolor experience $45 General / $40 Museum members

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Cardiac Rehabilitation Change your habits Change your heart

If you are one of the 13 million Americans at risk for heart disease, or if you are one of the 1.5 million Americans who had a heart attack this past year, you may be a candidate for Cardiac Rehabilitation.

Cardiac Rehab is a 12-week outpatient exercise and education program designed to help heart patients reduce or control cardiac risk factors, improve cardiovascular fitness and adjust to living with heart disease.

We will help you learn about your heart, how it works and the important signs, symptoms and risk factors of heart disease. Our highly skilled team will identify specific exercises that are best for your health.

Whatever your level, we will place you on the path to a healthier lifestyle by promoting disease prevention, recovery and independence.

Humboldt General Hospital’s Cardiac Rehabilitation Program is certified by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation.

Talk to your provider today for a referral to our program.

Medicare and most insurance companies cover the cost.

For those without insurance, other payment options might be available.

For more information, please call HGH Cardiac Rehabilitation Coordinator Billie Lucero at (775) 6235222, ext. 1297.

12 weeks, 36 sessions One new life

HGH Cardiac Rehabilitation

118 E. Haskell Street Winnemucca, Nevada 89445 775.623.5222, ext. 1297 www.hghospital.org