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Recipe for a Healthy Heart These days, it’s not hard to eat for a healthier heart. In fact, it’s easier than ever to ﬁnd tasty alternatives that can help lower cholesterol, reduce blood pressure and help you to lose or maintain weight. Gone are the days when food had to be expensive, bland and boring to be healthy. Here are seven simple tips to get you on the right track to feeling and looking great!

Additional Suggestions y Plan ahead and control portion size. How much and when is just as important as what. Eat early in the evening and limit protein to 2-3 ounces per meal, about the size of a deck of cards.

1. Eliminate sugar beverages.

y Bake, grill, boil or broil your food and replace butter or margarine with olive oil, canola oil or fat-free sprays in your preparation. Always trim fat from meat before cooking.

2. Balance your meals and eat three a day.

y When dining out, request that sauces and dressings be served on the side.

3. Prepare meals from scratch and choose vegetables and fruits (fresh or frozen), grains and lean proteins.

y Keep cut vegetables in the fridge for quick snacks and place fruit in a bowl to remember to eat it.

4. Skip the trans fats in foods like margarine, cake mixes, frozen pizza and fast food. Trans fats are man-made chemicals, developed in a laboratory.

y Choose lean protein and omega 3’s - poultry or white meat pork; salmon, trout, mackerel and herring; beans, peas and lentils.

5. Limit or eliminate foods high in saturated fats like red meats, cheese, fried foods, ice cream, whole milk, buttery/creamy dishes. Opt for low-fat or fat-free options instead – but check the labels. When fat is removed, salt is often added. 6. Limit your sodium (salt) intake to 500 – 600 mg per meal and no more than 1500 mg a day if you’re over age 50. Avoid soy sauce, MSG, baking soda and baking powder. Cook with aromatic spices like garlic, pepper and paprika instead of table salt, or use potassium salts or salt substitutes like Mrs. Dash.® 7. Increase your fiber – eat whole grains like couscous, quinoa, barley, steel cut oats, bran, beans, whole grain pasta, brown rice and potatoes, or add ground flaxseed to your yogurt, smoothie, soup or hot cereal. Increase your water consumption to prevent constipation. By incorporating these seven tips into your life, you’ll find that heart-healthy eating is not only doable, but enjoyable too.

y Add vegetarian or meatless meals to your weekly menu like vegetable stir-fry, grilled veggie burger, a baked potato with salsa or add fruit to a delicious salad. y Find a heart-healthy cookbook and have fun experimenting on new, exciting dishes at home… Get the whole family involved! y Allow an indulgence every now and then… that that’ss healthy too! Discuss these and other tips with your doctor so you can get on the road to a healthier heart. Before you know it, you’ll be asking yourself why you oner! didn’t start sooner!

“Food doesn’t have to be expensive, bland and boring to be healthy.”

Dr. Arger has made a difference in cardiac patients’ lives in the Reno area since 1984. He especially enjoys motivating everyone to make healthier choices that can change their lives. He is an affiliate member of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and a member of the National Board of Advisors for the University of California, Davis School of Medicine. He earned his medical degree at the University of Washington and completed both his internship and residency in internal medicine at UNR. He also completed a Fellowship in cardiology at the University of California, Davis School of Medicine. In his free time, Dr. Arger enjoys cooking, exercising, winemaking and viticulture.

To schedule a consultation, call 775-352-5300.

Medicare and most of the area’s health plans are accepted.

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Information is provided for educational purposes only, and is not intended to constitute medical advice or to be relied upon for the treatment of any particular condition. If you have concerns or questions about speciﬁc symptoms that may affect your health, please contact your healthcare provider.

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Welcome to this week’s Reno News & Review. Anybody see that brightly painted school bus decked out with solar panels around town last weekend? My friend Mark Dunagan, who writes for us when he’s not too busy lawyering around at his day job, volunteers for a nonprofit organization called VIDA: Volunteers for International Development and Aid. The volunteers go to impoverished communities around the world and help construct basic infrastructure things, like sewer systems and the like. A bunch of the folks involved, including the director, David Levine, are either from Reno or have local ties. The organization’s current project is called Solarize Ghana. Basically, they took this old school bus, painted a big, happy mural on it, and equipped it with everything needed to build solar panels. They’re going to drive the bus, now called the SolBus, across the U.S. and then ship it from New York to Africa. Then, they’re going to trek around Ghana, building solar panels and bringing electric power to villages that have never had it before. But first, they drove it around Reno all last weekend, showing it off at places like the farmers’ markets and the Nevada Discovery Museum during the day, and at Craft Beer & Wine, Reno Public House and St. James Infirmary at night. I imagine a lot of locals saw the brightly colored bus and expected them to be selling burgers or burritos out of the thing. But I bet everyone who actually checked it out was as impressed as I was when I got to scope it out on Saturday night. The bus itself is partly solar-powered, which is neat. It’s a cool cause and an enthusiastic group of people. They’re still raising funds for the project. You can learn more at www.thevida.org. And don’t forget to vote in our Biggest Little Best of Northern Nevada readers’ poll: www.newsreview.com/ reno/ballot/bestofreno13.

Re: “Crappy Tax System” (Cover story, RN&R, May 23): Dennis Myers missed a point. He forgot to mention the fact that the casinos lobbied for and received a lower tax rate than the residents of Nevada. The residents always paid a lower tax rate than casinos; the visitors paid to come here and the casinos passed that extra tax onto the state. Now, the casinos pay a lower tax rate than citizens. Glenna Heinz Reno

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Club note Every week for over a year, your graph of what’s happening in “Nightclubs” has continually ignored information about Jub Jub’s Thirst Parlor. Except (for some reason) the ‘Open Mic’ on Mondays. I have asked the owners about this and they claim that they have sent the weekly information dutifully. To make matters worse, they have paid for advertising of upcoming shows, and still nothing in the graph. I have also been told that the owners have inquired about this situation several times. There is a great show this Friday—Sit Kitty Sit from San Francisco. May I ask why Jub Jub’s is not put into the graph? Rodney Hurst Reno Editor’s note: That information wasn’t uploaded to our website. We build our newsprint nightclub grid from events that have been posted to our website by promoters, venue owners or performers. It’s free to register and list events, which can be done here: www.news review.com/reno. For more information, contact Kelley Lang, our calendar editor, at kelleyl@newsreview.com.

Welfare note Re “Lights! Camera! Tax breaks!” (Liberty Belle, RN&R, June 6): I agree with “Anonymous” as to the net return to the states that give tax breaks to movie studios. Many states long ago took to granting tax breaks to many out of state businesses in order to lure those businesses into their states

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and municipalities. Frankly, this is one of the worst incentives ever dreamt up by politicians. Usually corporations make lots of promises that seldom come to pass. Instead, they scale back their investments once the tax incentives are created on their behalf. It would surely be better if all states agreed to get rid of these so called tax incentives and dealt with businesses on an even playing field. There are many ways that states and cities could compete with each other in different ways. Education of the workforce, competitive wages not influenced by union scales that usually increase the cost of labor without the labor force actually benefiting. States like Texas, Florida and our own Nevada don’t have state income taxes which makes it a better location for the work force and for the business. To continue the destructive cycle of offering tax breaks when the existing local business base doesn’t get the same breaks is a loss to all the taxpayers in the state. Let’s create a fair tax base that all businesses pay and grow an honest economy. Fred Speckmann Reno

Regulatory note 1 Re “Take back your health care” (Liberty Bell, RN&R, May 30): Ms. Bessette assumes the deregulation of health care will cure our health care ills as they relate to cost and government regulation. After owning my own company and retiring, I have been employed in the health care industry (both “profit” and “non-profit”), in positions ranging from bedside care to managing large clinics, multi-hospital acquisition(s), and have some decidedly different views on government regulation. If Ms. Bessette should need health care for an emergent or non-emergent issue, I hope she has the knowledge and perseverance to “shop” the available markets in her area, and that the hospital, doctor, nurse, lab tech, pharmacist, EMT, diagnostic tech, pharmaceutical and medical equipment suppliers are committed to the marketed capitalist credo of “The best product (education, ability, ethics) at

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the lowest cost.” In fact, my experiences in health care has led me to believe, that like all industries, without some level of government regulation, health care would slide into the abyss of health care provision akin to undeveloped countries around the world. With enough personal fortune you can afford “real” health care; for those who cannot, Godspeed. An example of “government regulation” that Ms. Bessette most likely enjoys, perhaps without her knowledge, is that of the automobile. Each manufacturer has to meet government regulations related to minimum safety standards of crashworthiness, pollution controls, and vehicular dynamics. After these minimums have been met, then let the competition begin. Car companies seem overall to be thriving and their shareholders are relatively happy. The antithesis of this is the deregulation and oversight of the financial markets, (e.g., S&L crash of the ’80s, the derivative market, predatory mortgages, and banks too big to fail). The capitalist creed Ms. Bessette should acknowledge is not that “Businesses thrive on competition.” Rather, “It wants monopolies.” My apologies for misquoting a great Republican “Teddy” Roosevelt –Trust Buster, creator of National Parks, government regulation of the food and drug industry, and ending of child labor, among other government interventions. Michael Troiano Reno

Regulatory note 2 Re “Take back your health care” (Liberty Bell, RN&R, May 30): Chanelle Bessette’s article is a mixture of flawed logic, naiveté and ignorance/denial of recent history. The biggest issue with her article is her confusion about corporate behavior after massive deregulation. Instead of federal regulation and certification, in the case of health care and pharmaceutical companies, she proposes “private companies that offer voluntary accredidation.” Follow to the end of the paragraph where “pharmaceutical … manufacturers would increase in quality and more businesses would offer guarantees.”

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Here’s a simplified version of the subprime lending crisis, a key dcomponent to the Economic Collapse of 2007. Wall Street players were pushing mortgage bundles, financial assets comprised of hundreds to thousands of mortgages, priced at a fraction of the hypothetical value of repaid loans. The demand for these products grew at a very fast rate due to the volume of purchasing by big banks and brokers. With increased demand, mortgage lenders had great incentive to offer massive loans to unqualified buyers with little to no collateral. After all, with enough mortgages, they could be packaged off and sold to someone else. Mortgage lenders could offer loans to buyers that had virtually no chance to pay them off because they could sell off the risk before the note came due. Surely, the rating agencies would spot these high-risk loans and raise red flags. Instead, the rating agencies saw their profits rise with a higher volume of AAA bundles, despite the true value of the bundles. These profits came in over- and under-the-table payments and incentives to rating agencies so Wall Street investment banks could “take control of how they are perceived by the public.” Instead of acting “with greater transparency about their method of production,” they touted their financial products as high-quality investments, clearly which they were not. The creed of corporations like global investment banks and pharmaceutical companies is simple—maximize profits. No corporation willingly spends more money to make less, even in the name of higher quality. Daniel Sotelo Reno

Correction Re “Constitutional amendment on ballot” (RN&R, May 30): In an article on repealing a cap on mining taxes in the Nevada Constitution, we reported, “The only senators representing Washoe County who voted against passage were Don Gustavson and James Settlemeyer.” Actually, Settlemeyer represents four small counties. Gustavson’s was the only Washoe Senate vote cast against the measure.

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Give the legislature a grade Asked at Nevada Women’s Lobby luncheon Ginnie Kersey Retiree

B-plus. They seemed to go through it in a very orderly manner. They seemed to be working with each other, which was a very nice thing to see for an elected body. I happened to go down there one day … and it really was quite an enlightening thing to see them actually talking and working together.

Wendy Boszak Office administrator

I would give it a C because they have not solved the educational finance issue. … I really think that we need to work harder toward a permanent solution. The teachers took the initiative because they wanted to be sure something would come before the voters. And since the legislature chose not to react on that, it leaves the margins taxes coming before voters. Lori Wray Office administrator

Sandoval blows it The Nevada Appeal has run a SLOP survey, one of those news site polls that has an inherently flawed selfselected sample and lets readers click a yes or no answer on the question of the day or week. The question was, “Do you approve of the job the Legislature did this session?” The result: 79.93 percent voted No and 20.07 percent voted Yes. We assume that so many people have a built-in dislike of legislatures that in 2013 a favorable vote is no longer possible, because this was one of the better legislatures of recent years. The legislators worked hard, worked together and worked well. Yes, they worked long—more than the 120 day limit—but that says more about the idiotic limit than about the legislators. Since that limit was imposed by the voters in 1988, there has never been a 120-day legislature. The legislators always start meeting on the budget two weeks before the actual legislative sessions began, and they have usually continued into special session when the 120 days ran out. So those four month sessions have usually been closer to five month sessions, and the state is better for it. Much less deserving of praise than the legislators is Gov. Brian Sandoval. He has not figured out how to work with the lawmakers. Most governors veto few bills. It’s the mark of legislative-savvy governors. And most governors are restrained in their use of the veto. Weak or indolent governors like Jim Gibbons act otherwise, and end up racking up large numbers of vetoes. Sandoval has wielded the veto freely, which raises the question of how he spends his time during legislatures. It also borders on abuse of the veto. It’s essentially an anti-democratic instrument, which is why most OPINION

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I’d give them a B, and that’s a high grade for me. They passed a couple of things I was in favor of. ... I was able to go to a legislative hearing, and it was my first sort of foray. Usually I just read the newspaper. I was saddened by the way they vote on things. They don’t know what they’re voting for. They vote for political reasons—“I’ll vote for this if you vote for that.” I kind of got that feeling.

governors are cautious in its use. Sandoval had every chance to make his case to the legislators on the dozens of bills he has vetoed as governor. No new information came to light between enactment of those bills and his veto, nor were their urgent circumstances. So why is he in the Gibbons category? In one veto message, Sandoval stopped ward elections in favor of more expensive city-wide elections in several Nevada cities, including Reno and Sparks, by citing a non-binding straw vote on the issue in last year’s election. The governor knew perfectly well that the mayor and city council tampered with that ballot item by manipulating the language to guarantee the outcome. Those cities now face action by the U.S. Justice Department under the Voting Rights Act. Sandoval also called the legislators into an entirely unnecessary special session. None of the four measures he called them back to deal with were essential, not even a bill providing for more police in Clark County. If it was such an urgent measure, the lawmakers would have passed it months ago on their own taxing authority. Instead they dithered while trying to figure out how to dump the problem on local government. And why did they have to use such machinations? Because the governor painted them, the public, and the state into a corner with his no-taxes demand. The special session was his fault. The legislators were not flawless in their performance. They were far too responsive to corporate lobbyists and too indifferent to workers. But with the governor for comparison, the legislators came out looking very good. Ω |

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Sue Smith Real estate broker

I would give them a B. It seems like they got a lot of business that they needed to get done without a lot of rancorous fighting. But I just wish that they would change the tax system in this state, and that’s kind of a hard thing to take up, but I think somebody’s got to do it and until they do I don’t think I can give them an A.

Sandy Young Massage therapist

I would give them a C because a lot of the issues that I’m involved in, they did not pass [like] sex education, GMO labeling.

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2013’s legislative legacy, part II Despite a brand-new set of legislative leaders who uniformly proclaimed vows to work together (nicely!) to solve the state’s problems, the 2013 session dissolved into chaos and disorganization, causing yet another special session as a few key bills missed the midnight deadline. But the most by important issue of all, tax reform, was Sheila Leslie not on the agenda. The day before the Legislature concluded its business, a collective sigh of disbelief was heard across the state when Majority Leader Mo Denis, D-Las Vegas, introduced Senate Concurrent Resolution 11 to create a working group to develop “a broad-based and stable revenue structure for Nevada’s educational system” during the interim between the 2013 and 2015 legislative sessions. He also pledged to introduce an early bill draft at the 2015 session to “implement” the new tax based on the results of the “discussions” of the importantly-named Select Committee on Nevada Commerce Tax. Sen. Denis insisted this “is not a study” but rather an “open and

transparent means of engaging business groups, teachers, parents and labor” to create revenue to fund schools and essential services. The resolution was widely panned by education advocates, lobbyists and the press who, back in January, predicted the tax reform stalemate of the 2013 session, despite rosy promises that this session would be different. The skepticism of legislative insiders and outside observers was colorfully expressed by tax lobbyist Carole Vilardo, best known for her unending supply of hats, when she remarked: “This state needs another tax study like I need another hat.” Indeed. While disappointing, the 2013 Legislature’s failure to enact a broad-based business tax, as every study has recommended for the past 60 years, was hardly unexpected. The only surprise was that some legislators actually thought it might happen, with their pledge to “discuss” (that word again) tax reform from the second day of the session onward. Midway through the session, Sen. Denis held a press conference

to reiterate his intent to secure more revenue for education, stating: “I’m not leaving here without getting more money for education. I’ve been very adamant about that ... We’re talking about these issues. We’re having these discussions.” But the Democrats lost the moral high ground on education funding when they pushed hard for more corporate give-aways, such as a $20 million a year subsidy for the film industry, a failed idea already tried by some 40 other states. How can we take their pro-education funding statements seriously when they also allowed the governor to exempt even more businesses from paying the miniscule Modified Business Tax without a whimper? Now we have a business tax that 75 percent of Nevada’s businesses don’t pay. Even the hard-working Speaker caved on her signature legislation to eliminate loopholes in the entertainment tax, which quietly died in the last few days despite a last-minute attempt to put the “fun” loopholes back in (movies, golf and health

clubs). She vowed to introduce the bill in 2015 after more “discussion.” And in a sad display of abdicating power and responsibility, the Legislature punted Assembly Bill 46, the bill to raise more revenue to rehab Washoe County’s crumbling schools, to the Washoe County Commissioners since it was impossible to get to the two-thirds vote threshold in the Legislature. Republicans were apoplectic in acknowledging the desperate need to repair aging schools but not supportive enough to take a vote and force the governor’s veto hand. In the end, it’s clear that more “discussion” and collegiality won’t make any difference at all. The stranglehold in the Legislature over reforming an inadequate and outdated tax structure will continue in the years ahead, leaving progressives, teachers, parents and education advocates with one sole option. Pass the Education Initiative in November 2014. Let’s show them who really cares about our kids. Ω

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Thai ties to Nevada I am writing from beautiful Chiang Mai, Thailand, the location of a short but sweet study abroad program between the University of Nevada, Reno and Chiang Mai University. This is my first time in this part of the world, and thus far, I have been thoroughly intrigued with not only by Chanelle Bessette the culture and people but also the economics. In Nevada, we consider ourselves reasonably deregulated, especially in relation to other parts of the United States. For example, we have legal prostitution, the Las Vegas Strip allows drinking in public, we have no income tax and it’s fairly easy to start and operate a business without too much government interference. Being in Thailand has allowed me to reflect on the meaning of regulation and has given me the chance to understand Nevada’s system even better. I’ve noticed distinct differences between Thailand’s carefree yet reserved cultural ambiance and Nevada’s gung ho “anything goes” mentality, but I’ve also noticed

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some key similarities in the intention to put responsibility in the hands of citizens. One of the first things I noticed was how few police officers I’ve seen around the Chiang Mai area. In conversation with local Thai people and fellow foreigners, I have been informed that it’s very difficult to be arrested for non-drug related offenses. It seems that the worst thing an average person can do is insult the royal family—I heard one story of a drunk American being arrested after drawing a mustache on a portrait of the king behind the bar—but even then, the king himself supposedly pardons most crimes against the family and deports the offending individual. Granted, many crimes are resolved by paying an on-the-spot ticket (read: bribe) to a police officer, but the biggest bribe that I’ve heard of was 2,000 baht (approximately $67) for failing to carry a passport as a traveler. Traffic laws are different as well. Motorbikes don’t require licenses, and motorists aren’t pulled

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over by police officers for infractions. Instead, police have standalone tents by the side of the road, and they will wave motorists over if they witness something illegal. Despite the lack of police observation, however, I haven’t witnessed any car accidents, nor have any of my taxi rides felt unsafe. It has been a very different feel from the U.S., where police cars are around every corner. School uniform rules are another major difference between here and home. At my public high school back in Las Vegas, there was a mandatory uniform dress code that was used to prevent gang activity and inappropriate behavior. The public schools here use uniforms as a way to cut down on conspicuous consumption and status symbols. Uniforms are therefore a method for highlighting the equal right to having an education. As far as censorship goes, the Constitution of Thailand guarantees freedom of speech, although, as previously mentioned, this freedom

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does not extend to criticism of the royal family, past, present or future. In fact, The King and I and Anna and the King are banned in Thailand for their perceived historical inaccuracies and representation of the king. Offenses against the royal family today can be punishable by a three-year minimum and a six-year maximum prison sentence, although deportation is more common. Finally, much like Nevada, Thailand is a popular destination for sex tourism. Although prostitution is technically illegal, it is tolerated and, to an extent, regulated with a condom requirement. As in Nevada, prostitution is a lucrative industry and practiced fairly openly. There is nothing like travel to let one both appreciate and rethink the way things are at home. Hopefully I will be able to share my new perspectives as this month progresses and give a new frame of mind to what it means to live in Reno. Ω

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Seven-term U.S. House member Barbara Vucanovich has died. In 1982, after achieving the population threshold, Nevada had two seats in the U.S. House up for election for the first time. Vucanovich was elected to the northern district over Democrat Mary Gojack and Libertarian Teresa Vuceta. She was also the state’s first woman House member, though she resolutely clung to the title Congressman, which prompted reporters to use U.S. Rep. She served seven terms in the safe Republican district. Though a major Democrat occasionally ran against her, she was never seriously threatened fo reelection. Her plunge into elective politics came after already spending many years behind the scenes of Republican politics, including tenure as the manager of U.S. Sen. Paul Laxalt’s Reno office. Elected as a rigid and doctrinaire conservative, she softened her approach to Democrats after serving in the House for a couple of years. “And so you learn that you at least have to listen to how their—what they’re saying, and then see if you can’t accommodate them as well as yourself,” she said. At one point, she even praised On election night 1996, U.S. her colleague who held Nevada’s Rep. Barbara Vucanovich other House seat—Democrat congratulated her successor, Jim Gibbons. Harry Reid. In 1986, she—and numerous state Republicans—were shocked when, after Laxalt announced his retirement from the Senate, he then failed to support Vucanovich as his replacement, instead recruiting Democrat James Santini. Santini switched parties and lost to Reid. In fighting the 55 miles per hour federal speed limit in Congress, which was deeply hated in the intermountain West, Vucanovich said that in the expanses of the West, “If you drive at 55 miles per hour, jackrabbits and coyotes will pass you.” After he led the nation to war in Kuwait, Vucanovich nominated the first President Bush for the Nobel peace prize, saying that the “pursuit of peace” had guided his foreign policy. In 1995 New York Times columnist William Safire quoted her saying that gambling “is kind of wasting your money”—but her conservatism still prompted her to support legislation keeping gambling regulation a state matter. Vucanovich retired from the House in 1997 and never saw anything happening in D.C. to make her think she had made the wrong decision. Asked this year if she’d like to return to the House, she said, “No, thank you. There’s just no cooperation. Nobody wants to get anything done. But it’s sad because it’s more of a battle than it is representing people and governing properly. They’re not doing that.” She seemed uncomfortable with what was happening to the Republican Party and in 2010 supported Reid’s reelection to the Senate. Vucanovich was the mother of former state treasurer Patty Cafferata and the grandmother of community activist Elisa Cafferata.

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Looking back Democratic leader assesses the 2013 Legislature “Somebody yesterday described it like jet lag and it’s so true,” Sen. Debbie Smith said. by The Washoe County Democrat Dennis Myers was describing what it’s like after a four-month Nevada Legislature ends, with its total focus and the reduced contact with friends and family. She was working in her office in Carson City the day after the year’s legislative business ended. Smith chaired the Senate Finance Committee, a powerful forum that only got its first woman member in 1991. When that happened, the questions asked in committee began

“We were never able to have any serious discusson about revenue.” Sen. Debbie Smith Washoe County Democrat to encompass a broader range of topics. The impact of some programs on children and families began to be explored in greater depth. The arrival of a woman chair did not involve the same sharp change, but it was one more reflection of a legislative session that was different in so many ways—and Smith herself was praised by Republicans for her handling of the committee chair.

The 2013 Nevada Legislature seriously entertained some topics that in previous sessions were considered trivial or politically impossible. Part of the reason was that Republicans were more willing to listen and work with Democrats— and Democrats felt their issues had moved more into the mainstream. Some legislators, after the 2012 election, did not expect anything to change in the legislature. But Smith wasn’t one of them. “I went in optimistic because we have a lot of new legislators here, including new leadership, and that there had been a lot of discussion with the new leaders that they wanted a more comfortable tone, I guess is the word,” she said. “And I think we did a good job with that. You know, there were [difficult] moments—as there always are.” She quoted one legislative staffer who said it was the most collegial atmosphere since she—the staff member—was employed there. Like Republican leaders (“One step forward,” RN&R, June 6), Smith found that the cooperation worked best on issues that were not symbolic or touchstones of party dogma, like marriage equality or gun control. She also points out that even in sessions with a lot of partisan conflict, most legislators tend to agree on most issues because the committee system leads naturally to agreement and resolution.

“There will be any number of bills that everyone gets to weigh in and make their suggestions of how you can make the bill better or, you know, if you change this, then I can vote for it. That happens all the time and I think that is lost in what gets reported out of the session.” (Italics reflect emphasis in Smith’s voice.) Of course, that kind of cooperation can draw criticism. One person interviewed by this newspaper as part of a person-on-the-street interview (see page 5) said she had visited the legislature this year and this was her reaction: “They vote for political reasons—’I’ll vote for this if you vote for that’— I kind of got that feeling.” A similar reaction is voiced in conservative and tea party circles, where activists believe that Republicans get too cozy with Democrats. They advocate more confrontational tactics and less cooperation. Smith believes that the cooperation experienced at this year’s legislature can be built upon at the 2015 session, and hopes that Republican primary elections do not create problems that will interfere with that. The voters themselves have changed their minds on issues, she said. “I don’t think that this [cooperation] would happen if there wasn’t a sense that our citizenry’s opinion has changed.,” Smith said. “I am amazed … when I look at marriage equality being such a dominant issue for a period of time during the session, when I just look back a couple of short sessions ago. What a difficult time we had passing a domestic partnership law. And you look at where we’ve come, all that way, in just a couple of sessions. Or being able to have a discussion about background checks in mental health as they related to guns.” As an example of the way working together paid off, she pointed to the apparent solution to a dispute that has bedeviled previous legislatures several times, creating hard feelings without any resolution. Nursing associations wishing to change the nurse-to-patient ratio so they could give better care to their patients have repeatedly turned to the legislature for help. Hospital lobbyists have opposed the change. “Sen. [Pat] Spearman and Assm. [James] Oscarson—two brand new legislators, different houses, different parties—came together to work on the nurse staffing bill. … And they came up with a great resolution. They worked with both

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sides and maybe have solved it for a long term. … Pat Spearman took charge of it and I don’t know what the relationship was of how Assm. Oscarson got involved. I think it was just something that he was interested in. And, you know, they worked together and came up with a bill that everyone supported.” The Democrats became known for being very close to business, proposing and passing measures that created some genuine role reversal. When a bill to reduce regulation of NV Energy was enacted, Republicans objected on the grounds that it will subject ratepayers to the costs of a coming shift away from coal. Smith said the secret to that bill’s passage was that it was loaded with something for everyone. “There’s a lot of renewable in there,” she said. “There’s something in those bills, I think, that addresses the concerns of a wide variety of opinions on energy issues. So I think that’s how that happened.” When a Democratic bill proposed a tax loophole for movie companies, most of the opposition came from Republicans. A more normal voting configuration came on Senate Bill 416, dealing with sports betting kiosks and small slot parlors. “Those bills are brought forward by kind of giants in the industry.

… That is a very important part of our economy and so I think most legislators believe that we have to be very mindful of what we do to keep our industry viable and competitive. So their issues do get listened to, get taken very serious and they are listened to.” But if competition is desirable, that begs the question of why the legislature stamped out competition for the large casinos by enacting legislation cracking down on the kiosks and parlors. On business issues, Smith said her biggest frustration of the session was an inability to get support from the business community for more revenue. Indeed, business lobbyists wouldn’t even discuss it, she said. They relied on the knowledge that a supermajority requirement would stop anything that might hurt them. “We were never able to have any serious discussion about revenue. We were continually beat up for not having a plan, but its very hard to come forward with a plan when there’s no help or interest. You know, when you have a two-thirds requirement for any revenue, then minority rules,” she said. “I think in that regard, that was the most frustrating thing for me, is yet another session when we couldn’t even have a real discussion.” Ω

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Reno still has a ways to go before it’s considered as bicycle-friendly as a city like Portland, but new legislation may help bring the city closer to that end. Assembly Bill 145 will provide funding for streets that motorists, bicyby Sage Leehey clists and pedestrians can use together when it becomes law. AB 145, also called the Complete Streets legislation, passed through the s agel@ Assembly unanimously on May 28 and through the Senate unanimously news re view.c om on June 2. It is currently awaiting the governor’s signature to become law, which is not anticipated to be an issue, according to Nevada Conservation League policy director Kyle Davis, whose group lobbied for the bill. “It’s helpful that there wasn’t anyone opposed to the bill [who spoke out in the Legislature], but I think in Sparks and Washoe County these are projects that are popular,” Davis said. “There are programs that have been implemented and have been successful. This is a way to get funding for them.” This bill would allow for a $2 optional fee to be added to all DMV registration completed through DMV kiosks or online. Davis said that, originally, it was meant for all forms of registration, but because of implementation costs to the DMV, it was limited to just online and kiosk registrations. Even now, this optional fee may take a couple years to be implemented, though, “because of the DMV’s IT [information technology] load. It will take effect when the director of DMV certifies that the funding is available,” according to Davis. The funding collected from this optional fee will then be used for various projects within the county it is collected in, to improve streets for multiple users. It is not limited to improvements for bicyclists alone. Some improvements could add bicycle lanes, better sidewalks for pedestrians or shelters at bus stops. “I think the complete streets program, in general, is really important to promote alternative forms of transportation,” Davis said. “It will help to get people out of cars, decrease pollution and make our community more livable.” Scott Hall, bicycling activist and board member of the Nevada Bicycle Coalition as well as many other cycling groups in Reno, believes this bill is a step in the right direction. He referenced California Avenue near Reno High School as an example. “It was very difficult to ride with kids there,” Hall said. “Now, there’s only two lanes of traffic. It slows down the traffic, and then separates out For more information, visit the bicycle lanes. So now you can ride at whatever speed you want.” tinyurl.com/pebhjph. He believes that complete streets make it safer for not only bicyclists, but also pedestrians. “At every crosswalk [on converted roads], you can see the pedestrians better,” Hall said. “You don’t have a double jeopardy situation, which is where a car stops, a pedestrian walks out and the other car hits them. With only one way each direction, you can see the pedestrians and the chances of that injury or that fatality goes down quite a bit.” Hall also said that he believes these road conversions will decrease the number of car wrecks, generating fewer insurance claims and lower rates. Ω

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ARTS IN BLOOM FESTIVAL: View and purchase some of the region’s top artwork, directly from the artists, while enjoying music, food, beverages and wine tasting during the 11th annual arts festival. Sa, 7/20, 11am-9pm. Free. Victorian Square Plaza, Victorian Avenue, across from John Ascuaga’s Nugget, Sparks, (775) 324-4440, www.cityof sparks.us.

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BACON, BOURBON AND BREWS: CARE Chest of Sierra Nevada’s inaugural fund-raising event will showcase bacon-focused culinary creations from local food trucks, including Gourmelt, Battle Born and Lazy Sundae. Participants will also enjoy brews from Great Basin Brewing Co. and The Brewer’s Cabinet, plus a variety of fine bourbons. All proceeds from the event will benefit CARE Chest of Sierra Nevada’s medical resource programs for Northern Nevadans in need. F, 6/28, 4-8pm. $25-$40 VIP ticket. Robert Z. Hawkins Amphitheater, Bartley Ranch Regional Park, 6000 Bartley Ranch Road, (775) 829-2273, ext. 105, www.carechest.org.

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BIGGEST LITTLE CITY WING FEST: More than 40,000 chicken wing lovers are expected to attend the 12th annual festival featuring chicken wings and sauces offered by area bars and restaurants. Live entertainment by Aces Up, Erin McKinney, Northern Heat, Brodie Stewart and Michael Beck, as well as arts and crafts, vendors and contests. The winners will be announced on Saturday, July 6, at 6pm. Cash prizes and trophies for the best chicken wings. Th, 7/4, 12-8pm; F, 7/5, 12-8pm; Sa, 7/6, 10am-8pm. Free. Downtown Reno, Virginia Street.

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At RiveR School FaRm, 7777 White Fir St., you can enroll the kids in eco-friendly summer camps, take a class on cooking or yoga, joining a Moonlight Drum and Dance Circle or go on a tour of the farm. For the slightly less hippie-hearted, you can also just purchase organic food. For more information, visit riverschoolfarm.org.

CARsoN CItY Ghost WALK: Hear about lingering spirits of Carson City’s past during this guided walking tour of the downtown district’s historic homes. This is a 90-minute guided walking tour that leaves rain or shine. Please arrive at least 10 minutes before the walk begins. All tours leave at 6:30pm unless otherwise noted. Tours depart from 3rd & Carson streets next to the St. Charles Hotel (Firkin & Fox restaurant). For tickets go to http://brownpapertickets.com. sa, 6/29, 6:30pm;

sa, 7/20, 6:30pm; sa, 8/17, 6:30pm; sa, 9/21, 6:30pm; sa, 10/19, 10am-2:30pm. $15 advance, $20 at the door. Carson City

Ghost Tour, Curry and West Third streets, Carson City, (775) 348-6279, http://carsoncityghostwalk.com.

Just north of the McCarran ring road, and northwest of the intersection of McCarran Boulevard and Virginia Street stands “BakaRdade” (“Solitude”) in lonely magnificence. The sculpture of a Basque shepherd and his lamb by Nestor Basterrechea was dedicated on August 29, 1989 after a public fundraising campaign in the U.S. and Europe. For a look at another piece of Basterrechea’s work, head down the hill to the library at the University of Nevada, Reno, where his “Orreaga” sits.

DIRt LIVE oFF-RoAD EXpo/ELDoRADo RENo 500: Desert and off-road racers, ATV, motorcycle, rock crawling and other enthusiasts gather at Tahoe Reno Motorplex for three days of races, product and vehicle demonstrations, live music, contests, exhibits and seminars. On Friday, the streets of downtown Reno will fill with hundreds of trucks, buggies and motorcycles as race officials perform technical inspection of the vehicles prior to their competition in Saturday’s Reno 500, the longest off-road race in the United States. The race will take place at the Tahoe-Reno Motorplex, located east of Reno/Sparks off Interstate 80. W-sa through 7/13. opens 7/10. Tahoe Reno Motorplex, 420 USA Pkwy. Exit 32, off Interstate 80 east, McCarran, (702) 407-3059, http://dirtlive.com/2013-dirt-live-expo-reno-nevada.

GRANDVENtURE spoRts FEstIVAL: The sports festival features Expedition Man, Reno Tahoe Gran Fondo, Beach Volleyball and X-FIT Competition. sa, 8/24; su, 8/25. Call or visit website for details, (775) 762-8526, www.grandventuresportsfestival.com.

GREAt ELDoRADo BBQ, BREWs AND BLUEs: The 18th Annual Great Eldorado BBQ, Brews and Blues festival is equal parts barbecue block party, micro-brew tasting event and music festival with two stages featuring non-stop rock and blues. Headliners for this year’s event include Blood Sweat & Tears, Greg Kihn Band and Tommy Castro and The Painkillers. F, 6/21, 2-8pm; sa, 6/22, 11am-8pm. Tasting packages starting at $30; free admission to festival grounds. Eldorado Hotel Casino, 345 N. Virginia St., (775) 786-5700, www.eldoradoreno.com.

GUItARFIsh MUsIC FEstIVAL: The third annual, familyfriendly music, arts and community festival offers multiple music stages, including a kids’ stage, on-site camping with designated family camping, yoga and pilates classes, arts & crafts vending and more. This year’s music line-up includes The Pimps of Joytime, Lyrics Born, Orgõne, Magic Gravy, SambaDá, Joe Craven, New Monsoon, Afrolicious, Tracorum and Vinyl. M, F-su through 7/29. opens 7/26. $55$155. Cisco Grove Campground & RV Park, 48415 Hampshire Rocks Road, Cisco Grove, (530) 426-1600, http://guitarfishfestival.com.

hot AUGUst NIGhts: The 25th annual celebration of classic cars and rock ’n’ roll features show-n-shines, nightly cruises, drag races and burn-outs, swap meet, sock hop and prom and live entertainment on various stages at venues across Reno, Sparks and Lake Tahoe. F, 8/2; sa, 8/3; tu-su through 8/11. opens 8/6. Free for most events. Call or visit website for details, (775) 356-1956, http://hotaugustnights.net.

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Sometimes in the hottest parts of the hottest days, the best thing to do is not bask in the heat, but to escape it, running for solace in some air-conditioned sanctuary. The movies are the classic place to hide from the heat, but the temperaturecontrolled galleries of the nevada muSeum oF aRt, 160 W. Liberty St., can be a more brainstimulating refuge from the heat.

In 1937, the New Deal built viRginia lake, 1980 Lakeside Drive, in south Reno. It happened fast—night crews were used—and was made five and a half feet deep for swimming and wading. Officialdom has since put a stop to those activities, but the lake is still popular for round-the-lake walks, feeding the ducks (officialdom disapproves of that, too, though it’s a fond memory for generations), fishing and simply relaxing in a haven away from the surrounding urban area.

the Joe cRowley Student union at the University of Nevada, Reno, 1664 N. Virginia St., hosts FRee movieS on the lawn on Tuesday nights at 9 p.m. through August. Bring a blanket or low-back chair and enjoy. For all who are strapped for cash, there’s popcorn and drinks to fill up on, too. You may have to avoid some drunken college students, but hey, it’s a free movie. For more information, visit summersession.unr.edu/activities.htm.

A favorite sport for adventurous locals has long been sneaking into the swimming pools of local hotels and casinos. The PePPeRmill hotel caSino, 2707 S. Virginia St., is arguably the best.

the mining muSeum at the University of Nevada, Reno, 1664 N. Virginia St., has been in the news lately for a theft, recovery and arrest. That’s about as much publicity as the museum has gotten in decades, which is unfortunate for a facility that’s a hidden treasure of the Reno area. It’s more than rocks. There are antique maps, vintage photos, actual mining equipment. Get in touch with Nevada history here.

Sitting at aceS BallPaRk, 250 Evans Ave., drinking an overpriced beer and eating an overpriced hot dog, while root, root, rooting for the home team might be the epitome, the very definition of summer—well, besides, like, axial tilt toward the sun and a corresponding seasonal increase in atmospheric temperatures.

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Technically speaking, wingField PaRk, 300 W. First St., is sort of near the heart of downtown Reno all year round. But it only really feels that way during the summer, when there’s a constant crowd of all ages, sunbathing on the grass and rocks, playing basketball and tennis in the courts, and swimming, kayaking and tubing in the river. In July, when Artown presents a near constant series of music, theater and movie in the park’s outdoor amphitheater, the impression is unmistakable: Wingfield Park is the center of Reno.

totally walk into the Reno Bike PRoJect, 541 E. Fourth St., and say, “Hey, I’m like 45 years old or whatever and haven’t ridden a bike in 20 years,” and they’d help you get set up with a bike and the basics of bicycle maintenance. And they probably wouldn’t even make fun of you (much).

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Rancho Drive, Sparks, is great for couples or families who want to watch a movie in the comfort of their own vehicle while it’s warm outside. You don’t even need to shower or get out of your PJs for this night out. For showtimes, visit tinyurl.com/my9buym.

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for kids and adults with go-kart racing, miniature golf and two crazy fun, thrill rides: Ultimate Rush and the Sling-Shot. If you decide to risk it on the Ultimate Rush, make sure to bring an extra pair of pants—just in case.

Simple public parks are often tampered with by officialdom to remove the charm and add Stuff, as Reno has often demonstrated. But there’s a great park right smack in the middle of Sparks. deeR PaRk, 1700 Prater Way, has picnic tables, tall trees, grills, a swimming pool, and no amphitheaters, aquariums or souvenir shops. The swimming pool is one of the newest additions—added by the New Deal in 1941. It was created for locals, not tourists. Community groups have gatherings here, families have reunions, children play. It’s a good place to get in touch with community.

If you have children, go see the children’s Fountain in front of the downtown centuRy SPaRkS 14 movie theaters. Even if you don’t have children, then go see the fountain. It’s difficult to explain to people who have not had the experience, but sitting and watching children having fun in the streams of water can be a tonic for a tired spirit. The kids’ fun telegraphs itself to the adults who come to watch.

If there’s anything in life more enjoyable than sitting outside in the sun and drinking beer with friends then we don’t know about it. (Well, besides sex. But the beer-in-the-sun thing is a close second.) The local beer scene has really exploded in the last couple of years, but if there’s one beer that has to be tasted before you can call yourself a Nevada, it’s Ichthyosaur India Pale Ale—“Icky”—at the gReat BaSin BRewing co., 846 Victorian Ave., Sparks.

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tures Shakespeare’s comic masterpiece A Midsummer Night’s Dream, as well as live entertainment every Monday night. All performances start at 7:30pm on the Warren Edward Trepp Stage. M-Su, 7:30pm through 8/25. Opens 7/12. $15-$95. Sand Harbor State Park, 2005 Highway 28, Incline Village, (800) 7474697, www.laketahoeshakespeare.com.

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NADADADA MOTEL: NadaDada offers Reno artists the opportunity to create their own gallery, show, installation or performance space in rented motel rooms. The self-created artin-motel-rooms event is often irreverent, provocative and absurd. Th-Su through 6/16. Opens 6/13. Free. Visit website for details, http://nadadadamotel.weebly.com.

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workshops, roundtable discussions and other daytime events hosted by community partners throughout Northern Nevada, as well as ticketed evening theatrical performances. This year’s evening performances explore the theme “No Dream Deferred,” and feature performances of legendary characters, including Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, Marie Curie, Henry Ford, Langston Hughes and Julia Morgan. The June 24 evening program is free and will feature performances by the Young Chautauquans. M, 6/24, 6pm; Tu, 6/25, 6pm; W, 6/26, 6pm; Th, 6/27, 6pm. $25 seated per night; $10 lawn per night; free for children age 12 and younger. Robert Z. Hawkins Amphitheater, Bartley Ranch Regional Park, 6000 Bartley Ranch Road, (775) 7846587, www.nevadahumanities.org.

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Famously the site of the 1960 Winter Olympics, Squaw Valley is still probably best known as a destination for winter sports, but it turns out the valley is pretty damned beautiful during the summer months as well. During the summer, there are music events, yoga workshops and literary retreats at the resort. Visit www.squaw.com for more information.

of a renovation of the cabins 20 years ago that reduced the rustic and replaced it with some weird stuff out of keeping with the lake. But that’s easily overcome by the setting among tall pines on the east side of Lake Tahoe. Here is solace and relaxation. The 28 cabins are of different sizes, serving from one to 10.

Northstar Drive, Truckee, has mountain and road biking options for beginners to advanced riders. You can choose to ride the lifts up and bike down, too. This is a great way to get outside and exercise, although you may end up face first over the handlebars.

The GardnerVille SkaTePark, 1324 Waterloo Lane, Gardnerville, is considered one of greatest, if not the greatest, skateparks in Nevada. It’s praised for being a large and open park with many different obstacles throughout it to skate on, including an hourglass-shaped bowl. The catch is you have to go to Gardnerville, a town with little in it—besides this park and a new Walmart.

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the last Saturday of each month. The walk starts at Napa Sonoma with each of the participating stores pouring wine with discounts and specials throughout the center. Sa, 6/29, 1-5pm. Plumgate Center, 550 W Plumb Lane, (775) 8260595, www.napa-sonoma.com.

THE RENO BEER CRAWL: Sample domestic, nationally recognized and locally distributed craft beers at over 15 different bars and restaurants all within walking distance of the city’s most iconic attractions in downtown Reno. The crawl starts at The Waterfall. Fourth Sa of every month, 2-6pm through 12/28. $5. The Waterfall, 134 W. Second St., (775) 322-7373, www.renobeercrawl.com.

If you want to know why Pyramid Lake and its environs are so precious to the Paiutes, drive to Nixon and visit the PyraMid lake PaiuTe TriBe MuSeuM and ViSiTorS CenTer, 709 State St., Nixon. You can learn about the prehistoric fish that still inhabit the lake, about Anaho Island where American White Pelicans live, about tribal history and culture, about the 1860 war against the tribe fought by whites to protect the right of white men to molest tribal girls, and about the terrain around the lake. Ω

RENO FOOD TRUCK FRIDAYS: A gathering of the area’s gourmet food trucks with live entertainment. A Tumblebus will be there for the kids. First F of every month, 5-9pm

through 10/4; Third F of every month, 5-9pm through 10/18. Free admission. Former RTC Citicenter, Fourth and Center streets, https://www.facebook.com/ RenoFoodTruckFridays.

RENO ROCKABILLY RIOT: The third annual event features traditional and home-built cars from all over the United States, as well as live music, a pin-up contest, drag racing, burn-out contests, Fastest Mechanic in the West competition and more. Through 6/16, 11am-7pm. $10. Grand Sierra Resort, 2500 E. Second St., (775) 789-2000, www.grandsierraresort.com.

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TMCC English Department. F, 6/21, 6pm. Free. Sundance Bookstore & Music, 121 California Ave., (775) 786-1188, www.sundancebookstore.com.

Richest Rodeo in the West,” is a Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association-sanctioned sporting event. Highlights of the 94th annual rodeo include roping events, professional bull riding, steer wrestling, barrel racing and bronc riding, as well as a cattle drive, parade, Double R Marketplace, food and a carnival.

SPARKS FARMERS’ MARKET: The 21st annual farmer’s market features fresh produce from Nevada and Northern California farmers, children’s activities and live entertainment. Th, 3-8pm through 8/22. Free. Victorian Square Plaza, Victorian Avenue, downtown Sparks, (775) 746-5024, www.shirleysfarmersmarkets. com.

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$12-$27 with student, senior and military discounts. Reno-Sparks Livestock Events Center, 1350 N. Wells Ave., (775) 329-3877, www. renorodeo.com.

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trucks and trailers gather on Friday nights through October. Local musicians provide live entertainment each week. F, 5-9pm through 10/4. Idlewild Park, 1900 Idlewild Drive (775) 825-2665, www. facebook.com/RenoStreetFood.

RENO-TAHOE OPEN: Professional golfers compete for a $3 million purse at the 15th annual event on the PGA Tour. The week features other related events and activities, including a Patriot’s Luncheon featuring tributes and guest speakers and Women’s Day with an exclusive luncheon and golf clinics with Annika Sorenstam. 7/29-8/4, 8am-5pm. $20; free for children age 15 and younger with a paying adult. Montreux Golf & Country Club, 16475 Bordeaux Drive, (775) 322-3900, www.renotahoeopen.com.

RIVERWALK DISTRICT WINE WALK: Visit any Riverwalk District Merchant on Wine Walk day to get a map of participating Wine Walk merchants. Go to the participating merchant of your choice, and, with a valid photo ID, you’ll receive a wine glass and an ID bracelet that allows you to sample wine at any participating merchant. Every month offers a different theme and part of all proceeds are donated to a local charity. Third Sa of every month, 2-5pm. $20. The Riverwalk District, Downtown Reno Along The Riverwalk, (775) 825-9255, www.renoriver.org.

THE SALON: RENO’S PUNK LEGACY: Panelists Patrick O’Neil (author of the memoir Hold-Up and former roadie/road manager for the Dead Kennedys, Flipper, TSOL, and Subhumans); Teree Yount (DJ, music guru and book buyer for Nevada Wolf Den); Brad Summerhill (author, musician, and English professor at Truckee Meadows Community College) discuss explore the history of punk rock in Reno. The moderator will be Erika Bein of the

Independence Day event kicks off at 6am with free tethered hot air balloon rides and a pancake breakfast. The Reno/Sparks Idol competition starts at 11am. The Model Dairy Milk Carton Boat Regatta, children’s activity area and vendor booths open at 9am. The celebration moves to Victorian Square later in the evening with a fireworks show starting at about 9:45pm. Th, 7/4, 6am-3pm. Free. Sparks Marina Park, 300 Howard Drive, Sparks, (775) 636-9550, http://thechambernv.org; John Ascuaga’s Nugget. Th, 7/4, 4-10:30pm. Free. Victorian Square Plaza, Victorian Avenue, downtown Sparks, (775) 356-6600, www.janugget.com/events-calendar/star-spangled-sparks.asp.

TRIPLE-A ALL-STAR WEEK: The Reno Aces, the 2012 Triple-A National Champions, host this gathering of minor league baseball talent. The five-day event includes the All-Star Fan Fest on July 13-14, Home Run Derby on July 15 and the 26th Annual Triple-A All-Star Game on July 17. Sa, 7/13, 10am;

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23RD HIGH SIERRA MUSIC FESTIVAL:

Glass, Oil and Water - Mixed!, Artwork by Reno Artists Co-op’s artists Barbara Maclean (oils) Bryn McCubbins (glass) and Tricia Poulos Leonard (watermedia). Guest artists Louise Evans and Stephan Cellier will also display their work this month. Through 6/30, 11am-4pm. Free. 627 Mill St., (775) 322-8896, www.artistscoopgalleryreno.com.

The Festival lineup includes Robert Plant Presents The Sensational Shape Shifters, Primus, Thievery Corporation, moe., Steel Pulse, Leftover Salmon, The Greyboy Allstars, Gramatik, Emancipator, The John Scofield Überjam Band, The Infamous Stringdusters, Lee Fields & The Expressions, Allen Stone, North Mississippi Allstars, Pimps of Joytime, Lord Huron, White Denim, Carolyn Wonderland, Rubblebucket, The Barr Brothers, Papadosio, The M Machine, among others. 7/4-7/7. Contact for ticket info. Plumas-Sierra County Fairgrounds, 204 Fairground Road, Quincy, (510) 547-1992, www.highsierramusic.com.

BUSINESS RESOURCE INNOVATION CENTER (THE BRIC): BRIC Art 3, Capital City Arts Initiative’s exhibition features Jill Altmann’s fiber art, Steve Davis’ photography, Andy Gallian’s prints, Mimi Patrick’s ceramics, Stephen Reid’s drawings and watercolors and Gus Bundy’s paintings. M-Su. 108 E. Proctor St., Carson City, (775) 283-7123.

CCAI COURTHOUSE GALLERY: The Reno Portraits Exhibition, The Capital City Arts Initiative (CCAI) announces its exhibition, The Reno Portraits, by the late Gus Bundy (1907–1984) at the CCAI Courthouse Gallery from May 10– Sept. 5, 2013. The Reno Portraits present a large body of the oil paintings by Bundy that have never before been exhibited. M-F, 8am-5pm through 9/5. Free. 885 E. Musser St., inside the Carson City Courthouse, Carson City, www. arts-initiative.org.

BLUES AT GSN FRIDAY FARMERS’ MARKET: Every week a local blues band will be featured on the front porch of the historic Caughlin Ranch House. F, 5-8pm through 9/20. Free. Garden Shop at Caughlin Ranch, 3636 Mayberry Drive, (775) 750-6115, www.renoblues.org.

ELVIN BISHOP BAND & PABLO CRUISE: Crystal Bay Club & Red, White and Tahoe Blue Present Elvin Bishop Band and Pablo Cruise at The Village Green in Incline Village. Sa, 7/6, 7pm. $30 advance, $35 day of show, $15 kids age 12 and younger. The Village Green, next to Hyatt Regency Country Club and Lakeshore drives, Incline Village, (775) 8336333, www.crystalbaycasino.com.

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Su, 7/14, 10am; M, 7/15, 7:05pm; Tu, 7/16, 6:05pm. $5-$30. Reno Aces

Ballpark, 250 Evans Ave., (775) 334-4700, www.renoaces.com.

US OPEN OF WATERCROSS: UWP-IJSBA Hydro-Turf National Tour event includes closed course personal watercraft racing and freestyle competition. Top U.S. and international watercross racers battle against one another while vying for a portion of cash, prizes and national titles. Sa, Su through 6/30. Opens 6/29. Free. Sparks Marina Park, 300 Howard Drive, Sparks, (775) 353-2376, www.uwpinc.com.

WANDERLUST YOGA AND MUSIC FESTIVAL: The festival brings together the world’s leading yoga teachers, top musical acts and DJs, renowned speakers, top chefs and winemakers and more. The music lineup includes Moby, Gramatik, Caravan Palace, Random Rab, Quixotic, Hannah Thiem, East Forest, MC Yogi, DJ Drez and Fabian Alsultan. Yoga teachers include Seane Corn, Shiva Rea, Dharma Mittra, Rod Stryker, Gurumkh Kaur Khalsa and Schuyler Grant. Th-Su through 7/21. Opens 7/18. $15-$475. Squaw Valley USA, 1960 Squaw Valley Road, Olympic Valley, (800) 4030206, http://squaw.wanderlust festival.com.

of Dance Cinema, In partnership with the Holland Project, the NMA presents an evening of dance cinema curated by Marion Walker (Jessie Marion Smith and Kyle Walker Akins, co-directors). This program will feature professional dance films from around the world in addition to dance films made locally during Marion Walker’s dance film workshop held this June at The Holland Project. Th, 6/27, 6pm. $5. 160 W. Liberty St., (775) 329-3333, www. nevadaart.org.

NORTH TAHOE ARTS CENTER: Watercolor Exhibit by Joel Popadics, Watercolors Filled with Light, Atmosphere and Weather, a solo watercolor exhibit by Joel Popadics. Through 7/1, 11am5pm. Free. Contact Watercolor Exhibit (530) 581-2787, exhibits@ northtahoearts.com, www.northtahoearts.com for details on this exhibit. 380 North Lake Blvd. Art Gallery & Gift Shop in Tahoe City, (530) 581-2787, www.northtahoe arts.com.

GE FAMILY CONCERT SERIES: Bring a low-back chair and enjoy a evening of music performed by Journey Unauthorized. F, 6/21, 6:30-8:30pm; Garratt Wilkins and the Parrotheads, F, 7/12, 6:308:30pm; Savannah Blue, F, 8/2, 6:308:30pm; Jelly Bread. F, 8/23, 6-8pm. Free. Minden Park, 1604 Esmeralda Ave., Minden, (775) 782-9828, www. douglascountynv.org.

THE JAZZ SOUL OF PORGY AND BESS: The 17-piece Reno Jazz Orchestra performs “The Jazz Soul of Porgy and Bess”—a jazz and gospel interpretation of George Gershwin’s immortal songs such as “Summertime” and “It Ain’t Necessarily So.” Joining the RJO is Pat Esters Gospel Choir. Sa, 7/27, 7pm. Free. Wingfield Park, 2 N. Arlington Ave., (775) 848-4417, www.renojazzorchestra.org.

ROLLIN’ ON THE RIVER: The RN&R presents its 18th annual summer music series. F, 7/5, 7/12, 7/19, 7/26, 5:30-8pm. Free. Wingfield Park, First Street and Arlington Avenue, (775) 324-4440.

SIERRA ARTS: The Steampunk Machines of Cmdr. T.T. Kidd: Steam Twink, The Sierra Arts Foundation presents the work of Twinkie artist Nancy Peppin. M-Sa, 10am-5pm through 6/27. Free. 17 S. Virginia St., Ste. 120, (775) 329-2787, www. sierra-arts.org.

TAHOE REGGAE SUMMER SERIES: Rambo Party Productions Reggae Summer Series continues with a live performance by Jamaican reggae sensation Protoje, Jah Faith, Dub Fyah and DJ Treez. Th, 6/27, 9pm. $15 advance, $20 DOS. Hacienda Del Lago, 760 N Lake Blvd., Tahoe City, (530) 583-0358.

ST. MARY’S ART CENTER: Erik Holland: America’s Outback, No. 4, Wild skies, big trees and vast land are the subjects of award-winning plein air artist, muralist and teacher Erik Holland. His latest show celebrates the dramatic and contrasting contours of the Great Basin. Through 6/30, 10am. Free. 55 N. R St., Virginia City, (775) 847-7774.

TOCCATA SUMMER SOLSTICE SERENADE: TOCCATA–Tahoe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus presents a concert series that includes works by CPE Bach, J.S. Bach, Vivaldi and Reinberger, with guest flutist Josue Casillas, tenor Daniel Paulson and organ-

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Onstage A.V.A. BALLET THEATRE’S VORTEX: A.V.A. Ballet Theatre presents its rock ballet as part of Artown.

F, 7/19, 8:30pm; Sa, 7/20, 8:30pm.

$15-$20 with discounts for seniors and students. Robert Z. Hawkins Amphitheater, Bartley Ranch Regional Park, 6000 Bartley Ranch Road, (775) 7625165, www.avaballet.com.

DREAM AMERICANO: The play is written by Jay Solomon, a chef and author from Denver, Colo. As part of Brüka’s Original Play-Reading series, this play chronicles the farcical saga of a small-town chef with super-sized ambitions. After the reading, audience members are encouraged to offer feedback to the playwright. Su, 6/16, 2pm. Call for more information. Brüka Theatre, 99 N. Virginia St., (775) 323-3221, http://bruka.squarespace.com.

AN EVENING OF ONE-WOMAN SHOWS: Good Luck Macbeth Theatre Company presents two onewoman shows. The shows, Parly Girl, written and performed by Sandra Brunell Neace, and Body of Knowledge, written and performed by Linda Noveroske, are each one-act plays dealing with memories both humorous and dark.

Su, 3-5:30pm through 6/16. Opens 6/9. $14-$20. Good Luck Macbeth

Theatre Company, 713 S. Virginia St., (775) 322-3716, www.goodluckmacbeth.org.

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SHIRLEY VALENTINE: Brüka Theatre brings back Willy Russell’s one-character play about a middle-aged woman’s “strategy to love just being yourself.” Actress Mary Bennett revives her role as the titular character, a bored, working class housewife who finds a new purpose in life after spending a holiday in Greece. F, Sa, 8pm through 6/22; W, 6/19, 8pm. $18 general admission; $16 for seniors, students; $20 at the door. Brüka Theatre, 99 N. Virginia St., (775) 323-3221, www.bruka.org.

TAHOE PLAYERS’ LES MISÉRABLES: Tahoe Players presents the musical based on the novel by Victor Hugo. Th, 7/25, 7pm; F, 7/26, 7pm; Sa, 7/27, 7pm; Su, 7/28, 2pm. $15$25. John Ascuaga’s Nugget, 1100 Nugget Ave., Sparks, (775) 3563300, http://janugget.com.

TAMING OF THE SHREW: Proscenium Players presents Shakespeare’s play that tells the story of a rich merchant who won’t allow his fair young daughter Bianca to marry until her shrewish older sister, Katherine, does. Enter Petruchio, a gentleman of Verona, who tempers Katherine with various psychological torments until she becomes a compliant and obedient bride. Su,

6/16, 2pm; F, 6/21, 7:30pm; Sa, 6/22, 7:30pm; Su, 6/23, 2pm. $18 general

admission,$15 for Proscenium Players members, seniors, students. Brewery Arts Center, 449 W. King St., Carson City, (775) 883-1976, www.breweryarts.org.

TARTUFFE: Reno Little Theater presents Moliere’s classic farce about cunning and deceit. Su, 2-4:30pm through 6/16. $16 general admission; $13 seniors, students, military. Reno Little Theater, 147 E. Pueblo St., (775) 813-8900, www. renolittletheater.org.

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If that question is being proposed on a game show—your options may include a tropical vacation, a bucket of slime over the head or the everfancied his and hers fur coats. But if it’s the third weekend in June, and your perplexing gamble is between neighboring doors at a colorful motel, the awaiting surprises will diverge even further than that promise of a pina colada on the beach. From, say, a woman sewn into a giant dress overtaking the room, a barnyard scene featuring hay stacks and imitation cow noises, to a bed covered in a stack of fresh plush “road-kill” from which red felt “blood” puddles ultimately morph into a mass of flowers on the floor. And that’s just the PG rooms. Yes, the mysteries behind the doors in the land of Nada Dada Motel never cease to amaze, and at times disturb, thanks to the uncensored freedom of the annual art event’s mantra: Absurdity. Keeping with the spirit, they say, of Reno itself.

“When the event got its start [back in 2007] it was called Dada Motel,” says Erik Holland, one of the event’s original six conceptualists. “We were loosely based on the Dadaism phenomenon in Europe—an art movement during World War I where a guy put his urinal in a New York show and called it art … it was absurd. So we were named to represent Reno’s reputation for absurdity.” And represent it they did—and continue to do, every summer, right around the corner from Artown. The timing is no coincidence. Nada Dada Motel’s founders conceived the event as a response to the heavily out-of-town talent on which Artown relies. “The founding members wanted to make the point that there’s a lot of talent here, so we just decided we were going to do our own thing, and we did,” says Holland. “We think Artown is great but we have all this right here in Reno, and we’re gonna celebrate that.”

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The celebration of local art and shock value has continued to grow—with last year’s showcase being the largest to date. The event has even garnered national attention, wrangling an article in the New York Times in 2009. For 2013, Nada Dada will spread its wings even further into Reno. Having previously been centered primarily downtown, this year sees the art showcase moving into motels in Midtown as well. Along with adding its first retail store to the map—Happy Happy Joy Joy, an eclectic toy store which opened on South Virginia Street in the beginning of May. While the event, which has its roots at the El Cortez Hotel, has always prided itself on the DIY motel room galleries which pay homage to the history of Reno and its early transient appeal, the retail store is walking distance from the participating Best Bet Motor Lodge. And the shop’s owner is Heather Lee Jones, a Nada Dada

alumni. Jones will once again be showcasing her unique art inspired by plush and re-upholstered taxidermy animals, but from the comfort of her own four walls. The White House on South Virginia Street will also be a new addition in MidTown. But the trend of nonmotels isn’t something the coordinators plan to pursue too far. They prefer to stick to the character the motels offer. “Cool things often happen in motel rooms that wouldn’t happen in daily life,” says Holland of the desire to stick with their tried and true format. The motel arrangement has the added benefit of making it easier for artists to acquire and maintain their rooms themselves. The DIY slogan of Nada Dada being, “Get a room—make a show.” “We called ourselves ‘The Disorganizers’ the first year,” Chad Sorg, another of the six founding coordinators explains in reference to their role in Nada

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Heather Lee Jones’s shop Happy Happy Joy Joy will be the site for her Nada Dada creation, “Shoezilla.”

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Heather Lee Jones shows off her Nada Dada work-in-progress, “Shoezilla,” on display in her store Happy Happy Joy Joy.

Dada not being focused on controlling. “It’s truly happened that way. We have less work to do these days—over the years it has become more apparent to everyone that they’re really on their own.” The only organized communication artists have together is through a Facebook forum—on which the participating hotels are posted upon approval, and the show dates given. Then it’s up to the artists themselves to take the reigns and secure (and not get kicked out of) their rooms, a.k.a. galleries. “We’ve only had one person thrown out of [a room] because he went kinda crazy—it wasn’t even his art that did it,” Holland says of the gallery tenants. In fact, despite the potential for rambunctiousness, Holland says the motels are generally very supportive of the anything-goes event. “[Previously] at the Best Bet, one of the fellows wanted to put pornographic photos on the soda machine because it was too late to get a room,” Holland recalls. The owner just shrugged and said, ‘it’s a free country!’ And that became his gallery.”

Community rooms Perhaps it’s in part the hospitable community feel that carries Nada Dada from year to year—as well as the absurd—but whatever it is, it’s contagious. This year will see the first out of town inception of the event, with a Las Vegas group called the Green Jelly taking a cue from the Renoites and starting their own version of Nada Dada, with a green twist. “[We’ve] expanded to architects, designers, non-profits and other model citizens across the Las Vegas Valley, in addition to artists,” says Green Jelly member Michael Litt, of the show they have scheduled for November.

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The community feel is something contemporary artist Nikki Lambert says keeps her coming back to Nada Dada year after year. The connections being not only priceless in the figurative sense, but the monetary as well, when it comes to the ability to barter goods amongst motel neighbors. “It’s sometimes hard to put a value on your art,” Lambert says. “But when you see something you like, you can exchange—I’ve gotten beautiful glass jewelry and metal sculptures. It’s neat to be in a community where you can draw upon each other for inspiration.” It’s not just the inspiration from one another that makes for a continual commitment to the four-day weekend every year. Participants such as writer/ filmmaker James Dilworth get inspiration from the attendees as well. Dilworth’s Iris Room at the participating Wildflower Village on West Fourth St. features typewriters available for art goers to take a gander at writing their own masterpieces. It was due to one of these loaned machines that he found the material for a film he’ll be showing this time around. “My latest movie, called Daisy, is based off of a guy who came [into the Iris Room] and wrote a love letter to his future wife. It was very romantic and melancholic— lots of random and wonderful things come out of this.” Whatever the door may hide, the communal love for the absurd has inspired a shared investment by both artists and attendees of Nada Dada to see its continued success. “Reno is a wacky, creative, vortex,” says Dilworth. “And Nada Dada is the child of that. It should be fostered and given milk—until it turns 21, then it should be given beer.” Ω

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Eric Smith, Chief Inspector for the Nevada Liquid Petroleum Gas Board, and his girlfriend, Lynn Gamroth, pose next to Spire of Fire.

Spire of Fire Inside a rusty steel control booth, fingers punch buttons, and then outside, bursts of gas and by fire blast 48 feet into the sky through metal Kyril (Ky) Plaskon arms and spread around inverted stainless steel pyramids. Artist Steve Atkins laughs maniacally. “Reaction comes all way from, ‘That’s the coolest thing I have ever seen,’ to, ‘That it is frightening’ and people want to move away from it,” he says. Since the Spire of Fire’s debut in 2010 at Burning Man, it has wowed crowds from downtown Reno to San Bernadino and New Jersey, sometimes with lines 30-people-long all night waiting to run it. Home videos of it are burning up YouTube, showing attendees “playing” the spire like an instrument. It’s called “pyrocussion.” “It’s a real crowd-pleaser,” says Atkins. For more information, visit spireofFire.com And now it is on the verge of making a or FireartClass.com. permanent home in Las Vegas. He said the Black Rock Arts Foundation is leading the negotiations. Jim Graham, Communications Director for Burning Man, said, “There have been talks, but nothing official has

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happened.” He also wouldn’t identify who is interested in purchasing the Spire. “We normally don’t comment when we are in the talking phase.” What we do know is what makes the Spire’s mystique so intriguing. It involves public control and how the flame is discharged, beating against the sides of steel sheets. “No one has taken an accumulator, or accumulated flame effect where you have rapid discharge of gas and fire against a surface,” Atkins said. Atkins had the idea, but to do it, he enlisted the help of Eric Smith, Chief Inspector for the Nevada Liquid Petroleum Gas Board. “You can feel the concussion of it,” Smith said. He developed the combination of pipes, ignitors, electricity and electronics to spit fire as Smith imagined. In downtown Reno, they would burn 100 gallons in a two-hour show. At $3 a gallon, it isn’t cheap. The Black Rock Arts Foundation funded the initial feeding of this beast. Smith says the display was one of the first tight urban fire effects in history where hundreds could

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crowd around safely. From there, the Spire roared to life and stomped across the nation with the Electric Daisy Carnival, where it burned 1600 gallons per night for three nights at each show. Quickly burning through money may seem like its downfall, but Smith knows it can be a money-maker, and that’s drawn the eyes of Las Vegas. “There have been talks about wanting to have it automated,” Smith said. “You walk up and say ‘that is pretty neat’ and you put in 20 bucks and it goes off for a few minutes.” He estimates that the Spire of Fire is worth about $200,000, pocket change in

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the home of billion-dollar casinos built around largescale fire and water effects. Atkins says that Vegas is considering other largescale public art, but this is different: “The others are not interactive, they are purely visual.” Atkins and Smith didn’t expect it to get the attention it has. “I figured it would be this one time shot,” says Atkins. “I didn’t think it would really have an afterlife. Part of this is dumb luck that I ended up with something aesthetically pleasing.” Originally, they had planned to cut the Spire into pieces and build something else after its debut in 2010. For now, the Spire sits dormant and dismantled in Smith’s propane-tank littered yard in Washoe Valley waiting for someone to feed it. Cutting it into pieces is no longer an option. “Probably not,” Atkins says. “If it sits for a few years I might get creative with it. I would rather just install it out in the middle of the desert somewhere.” Ω

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them off at Restaurante Yesenia, a small Mexican/Salvadoran restaurant in a strip mall on Moana. I vowed to come back on a day when I didn’t have to drive a U-Haul. I recently had a chance to make good on that promise when my friend Tim and I grabbed lunch here. Inside, Restaurante Yesenia is large, clean and a bit sparse. We were there at a strange time, so we had the place to ourselves. The very friendly owner, Danny, greeted us and told us to sit wherever we liked. We had been doing some yard work, so were in need of some cervezas. Danny brought us a Tecate and Modello ($3.50) along with some chilled glasses. All right! We sipped our cold beers while we looked over the Salvadoran and Mexican dishes available ranging from plantains

to chiles rellenos. The menu isn’t huge, but there are enough delicious sounding choices that you won’t go hungry. I have never had pupusas before, so we decided to order a couple to start ($1.79 each). We could hear the maize being pounded in the back, which I took as a good sign for fresh food. When the pupusas arrived, I set to work on the round maize pancake filled with beans, cheese and chicharron (pork). I don’t know why it has taken me so long to try pupusas because they are honestly the perfect snack. Everything melts together and the maize pancake is light and crisp. The restaurant offers a pickled relish that added a nice tangy crunch to the pupusas. Danny told us that they will make pupusas with just about anything you want, and mentioned some different types such as jalapeños, chicken and steak. I want to come back and try one of every kind he will make me. In addition to the pupusas, I ordered the gorditas and sope combo plate ($6.99), with asada, while Tim went with the taco combo plate ($6.99) with carnitas. What struck me first about both plates was the amount of meat on them. They do not mess around at Restaurante Yesenia. My gordita was crammed full of asada, cheese, lettuce, tomato and some Mexican sour cream. The shell was crunchy and light, which was a nice contrast to the sope, which had a thick, doughy bottom. Like the gordita, the sope was piled high with marinated asada. Tim’s taco combo plate arrived with three tacos crammed full of smoky carnitas. Everything tasted great, including the side of rice and beans. So, it looks like not only do I owe Jorge and Fernando major thanks for moving all my crap but also a heartfelt gracias for introducing me to what is now my new favorite Mexican/Salvadoran restaurant. The food is incredible, the prices are low and the service is friendly. I can’t wait to make another trip back to try out some different varieties of the pupusas, not to mention the plantain sundae Danny is working on. Ω

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I’ll say this upfront: Henry Cavill is easily the best-looking Superman by far. I mean, this guy is GORGEOUS. Man of Steel will probably do good box office simply because people will want to spend many summer hours just gazing at this positively dreamy guy. Problem is, he’s duller than an ax after 10,000 rounds with a really big, hard boulder. I suppose much of the blame for Cavill’s flat effort can go to director Zack Snyder. Snyder’s films aren’t noted for their emotional realism. His thirst for style usually outweighs the need for his performers to deliver anything of depth, unless you count Gerard Butler screaming “This is Sparta!” in 300. While I liked the way Snyder delivered his movie adaptation of the comic Watchmen, I started to fret about him helming a Superman movie after the dreadful Sucker Punch. I worried that Superman would get lost in a sea of washed-out visuals, extreme speeds both

slow and fast, and stripper/hookers. Thankfully, he left out the strippers/hookers, but all of his other directorial trademarks made the cut. For instance, whenever Superman flies, he flies like a supersonic jet. The camera is often very far away, and he’s just a little speck zipping around. When we see him up close, he’s bouncing around so much we can’t really enjoy the visual of a man flying. The thing with Superman is that he’s supposed to be selfless. His primary concern is saving people’s clumsy asses, not who his parents really are. Sure, he cares to a certain extent, but not to the extent that it derails his primary mission of protecting humanity. That’s my take on the character. Snyder’s film gives us an origin story that starts on Krypton, where Jor-El, Superman’s philosopher dad (played well by Russell Crowe) is witnessing the destruction of his planet. Before things go kaboom, he has a final confrontation with the deranged General Zod (Michael Shannon—easily the best thing in the movie) and launches a ship containing his infant son. Fans of Superman know that he winds up on a farm with earthly caretakers (played winningly by Kevin Costner and Diane Lane). Without giving too much away, I will tell you that the film takes a different direction with the Clark Kent alter ego, and I wasn’t crazy about that direction. Crowe and Costner turn in their best work in years. Shannon, in a fierce and frightening performance, almost makes the whole thing worthwhile. While Man of Steel isn’t a great, or even good, movie, it does have a highly memorable villain in Zod, the Krypton general determined to see his people live on. Shannon manages to pierce the stylistic dulling veil that is Snyder’s directing. As Lois Lane, Amy Adams doesn’t really factor. The script calls for her to be rather humorless and dull in her own right. (It’s no wonder she and Superman fall for each other.) As her boss, editor Perry White, Laurence Fishbourne proves to be a terrible choice. He’s in full droning Morpheus mode in the role. Man of Steel, paired with the failure of last year’s The Hobbit, suddenly positions Warner Brothers as the purveyor of geek nightmares. We’ve waited a long time for another Superman movie, and mediocre just won’t do. Ω

After Earth

The egos of M. Night Shyamalan and Will Smith collide in this stupid, useless movie about a father and son (Will and son Jaden) crash landing on Earth many years after it has become uninhabitable to humans. We canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t breathe on the planet anymore, but baboons, buffalo and birds are fine and dandy. Will Smithâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s character is injured, so he directs his son from a tattered ship as Jaden must battle the elements, avoid the big monster their ship was carrying, and find the rescue beacon. Nothing in this movie works, from the ridiculous made-up accents the characters use, to the terrible CGI animals trying to eat Jaden. Will Smithâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s performance is the dullest thing he has ever put to film, with Jaden being the overacting opposite. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s remarkable to me that people keep giving Shyamalan money to make movies. Will the producers with the green learn their lesson after this one? I doubt it. Will this become a franchise like Will Smith had intended? I doubt that, too.

Fast & Furious 6

This franchise couldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ended about five films ago, and I wouldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been fine with that. Vin Diesel mumbles his way through another fast car movie, this one with some admittedly fine driving stunts. The plot involves some nonsense about Vin and his crew (including Paul Walker) going after some other bad guy driver whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s threatening the world. He also has Letty (Michelle Rodriguez) working for him, even though she blew up in a prior movie. Dwayne Johnson is in there, too, as a badass lawman, and future installments will involve another one of my least favorite action stars if the post-credit footage is any indicator. I like to watch good pyrotechnics, but I hate it when just about everybody in these films opens their mouths. It looks like these movies will never end, and Michelle Rodriguez will never die.

The Hangover Part III

And you thought The Hangover Part II was bad. All the principles return for a third go round, and the magic proves long gone. This time the action surrounds Alan (Zach Galifianakis) going off of his meds, accidentally beheading giraffes, and in need of a rehab stint. After an intervention, Phil, Stu and Doug (Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Justin Bartha) resolve to take him to the clinic. Before they get there, an evil crime lord (John Goodman) intercepts them and sends them on a hunt for Mr. Chow (Ken Jeong). Jeong occupies much of this film, a bad thing since his wild man act got old two films ago. Of the three films, this one has the least amount of laughs, and proves that the first film shouldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been the last. I like these actors together. How about another movie where they get to play different characters? Enough of this crap.

The Internship

When I heard Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson would be reuniting for a film after their blessed Wedding Crashers, I got justifiably excited. I like when Vaughn is in profane mode, and he made Wilson tolerable in their first go round. However, what we get here is just a terrible two-hour commercial for Google that dumbs down and sanitizes the duo. They play a couple of salesmen who lose their gigs when watches become obsolete. For reasons that are never really explained, the Vaughn character hones in on Google during his job search and convinces the Wilson character to compete with him in an intern contest, with the winners getting jobs with the hallowed Google. Vaughn, who co-wrote the screenplay, allegedly worked closely with Google when creating the film so, needless to say, there arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a lot of profanities and nude shots in this flick. Instead we get family-friendly Vaughn and Wilson, with the results being boring, unfunny and embarrassing.

Iron Man 3

Shane Black, director of Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (starring Robert Downey Jr. in his best performance ever) and writer of such action classics as Lethal Weapon, gets his second directorial chore and delivers big time. Tony Stark (Downey Jr.) is now an insomniac suffering from panic attacks after the events of The Avengers, and he faces a new adversary in The Mandarin (Ben Kingsley). Stark is a little bit shaky in this one, and

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that gives the film a dark, comic edge. Gwyneth Paltrow gets a little more screen time as Pepper Potts, while Guy Pearce and Rebecca Hall show up as mysterious scientific types. Downey Jr. is as fun as ever here, and Black knows just what to do with him. Black is also pretty snappy with the action scenes, which donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t disappoint. If this is the last of Downey Jr.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s solo Iron Man films, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going out on a good note.

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J.J. Abrams continues the great thing he started with his 2009 reboot of this beloved franchise. This time out, he gives us some more familiar characters from Trek history, but thanks to that ingeniously created alternate timeline, the people arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t quite the same. Benedict Cumberbatch is scary as a renegade Starfleet officer looking to kill as many commanders as possible while Kirk (Chris Pine) and Spock (Zachary Quinto) chase him all over the universe. Peter Weller enters the fray as a power hungry admiral, with Alice Eve a welcome addition as his daughter and Enterprise stowaway. There are moments when Abrams goes a little overboard with his homageâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;I hate that tribble!â&#x20AC;&#x201D;but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not enough to damage what turns out to be another worthy chapter to the franchise, and a solid summer movie.

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Mud

For those of you hankering for another magician movie after The Incredible Burt Wonderstone â&#x20AC;Ś here it is! A Vegas magician act called the Four Horseman (Jesse Eisenberg, Isla Fisher, Woody Harrelson and Dave Franco) concludes their show by seemingly robbing a bank in France through teleportation. An FBI agent (Mark Ruffalo) and an Interpol detective (Melanie Laurent) investigate, and we snore. Morgan Freeman is on hand as a man who makes a living debunking magic, as is Michael Caine as a millionaire bankrolling the Horseman. It all amounts to nonsense, with a lot of swirling cameras and stupid fights involving playing cards and paper cuts. The big reveals are silly, and much of what happens on the magic side is never explained. Eisenberg delivers one of the yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more annoying performances.

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Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s official: Jeff Nichols, who gave us the brilliant Take Shelter, is a writer/ director who stands among the best of them. Matthew McConaughey plays the title character, a chipped-tooth, wild-haired drifter living in a boat in a tree along the Mississippi. Two kids, Ellis and Neckbone (Tye Sheridan of The Tree of Life, and Jacob Lofland) stumble upon him, and find themselves part of his strange and dangerous world. McConaughey is just catching wave after wave lately, and this is his best one yet. He makes Mud a little scary, yet charming and cunning. Sheridan and Lofland are terrific as the young friends who should probably stay away from guys living in boats in trees. The cast also boasts Reese Witherspoon, Michael Shannon and Sam Shepardâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;all of them equally great. Ladies and gentleman, we have the yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first â&#x20AC;&#x153;excellentâ&#x20AC;? movie. Jesus, it took long enough.

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Moving pictures Marion Walker or even the way that you’re going to edit something,” says Smith. “So, since we want to focus on dance and choreography and film, we want to take music out of it. … It makes you have to think about movement in a different way. If you want to come up with a concept for your film, then you make your own storyline rather than letting the song dictate that. Or, it doesn’t have to be a storyline, it can also be a completely abstract thing. Maybe find a location that you want to develop the choreography around. You’re finding other things to spark your creativity.” The all-ages workshop is five days, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.—practically a summer camp. Smith and Akins designed the workshop to be open to beginners—no training in dance, cinematography or video editing necessary. For a “negotiable” $30 enrollment fee, The couple will lead participants through conceptualizing and choreographing a film, setting up locations, lighting and camera techniques, and post-production. They say that part of what makes dance film a unique artform is that the pieces can take place anywhere— unlike traditional dance performances which are often contained within a traditional theater or gallery space “I originally got into making dance films because I was really attracted to all these dangerous locations, like abandoned buildings,” says Smith. Like a lot of good art, dance film is about reconciling a dichotomy: dance is immediate and exhibitionist, film is remote and voyeuristic. “That’s what’s so cool about dance film,” says Smith. “It’s a struggle to figure out how to capture it through film, to have it not feel removed. You get to really direct the eye and find the heart of what the movement is. Say, it’s in the details of the hands, you can just zoom right in on what you want people to focus on.” “The camera’s another dancer,” says Akins. “Movement is a way that you can’t mask anything. Whatever you’re thinking is expressed directly in your movement. So when you’re in a setting and you’re trying to connect with a performer, there’s no line. It’s immediate. If you’re not present, then you’re going to miss it. It almost transports you to a place where there’s no way to talk about it. That’s why there’s dance. That’s why there’s rituals. You’re in this vessel. You’re in this container. Shake it around.” Ω

“You put any two things together, it becomes three things, because there’s this invisible relationship between them,” says Kyle Walker Akins. When Akins and his partner, Jessie Marion Smith, talk about “dance film,” they say the two words together, like a compound phrase, and they discuss dance film as a unique artform, related but distinct from both dance and film.

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It might look like they’re falling, but they have it under control: Jessie Marion Smith and Kyle Walker Akins.

Another example of two things coming together and creating a third thing: Marion Walker—a portmanteau of their middle names—is Akins and Smith’s catchall name for all their creative collaborations—art, music, dance, film and dance film. On June 19-23, Marion Walker will present a workshop on dance film at the Holland Project, 140 Vesta St., followed, on June 27, by a screening at the Nevada Museum of Art, 160 W. Liberty, of the films created at the workshop and international dance films. For the workshop, they’ll be using video equipment loaned by the University of Nevada, Reno. Holland director Britt Curtis approached Smith about doing a dance event at the Holland Project. “I didn’t want to just do a performance, because that’s a one-night thing that doesn’t help build a community at all,” says Smith. “I wanted to do something that would help build dance more in the community.” Interestingly, though the films produced in the workshop will feature the rhythms of bodies in motion, the choreographed pieces will not be set to prerecorded music. “Music often will dictate the style of movement that you’re going to do

For more information, or to enroll in the dance Film Workshop, visit www.marion walker.org.

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Winter Music Series Finale, 8pm, $5

L.A. Guns, Greg Golden Band, Envirusment, 8pm, $15, $17

Ebbets Field, Dusty Miles and the Cryin’ Shame, 9pm, no cover

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Pub Quiz Trivia Night, 8pm, no cover

Neil O’Kane, 9pm, no cover

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Good Friday with rotating DJs, 10pm, no cover

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Mark Diorio, 11:15am, no cover

Steven Hanson and Friends, 7pm, no cover

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Monday Night Open Mic, 8pm, M, no cover Traditional Irish Tune Session, 7pm, Tu, Colin Ross, 6:30pm, W, no cover

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Blues jam w/Blue Haven, 9:30pm, no cover

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SATURDAY 6/15 ’90s Night, 10pm, no cover

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125 W. Third St., (775) 323-5005

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FRIDAY 6/14

EDM Thursday, 10pm, no cover

VooDoo Dogz, 9pm, no cover

Hollywood Trashed, 9pm, no cover

Karaoke w/Miss Amber, 9pm, no cover

Karaoke w/Lisa Lisa, 9pm, no cover

CW and Mr. Spoons, noon, M, no cover Open Mic and Art Show, 8:15pm, M, no cover

Hellbilly Wally Invitational Jam, 9pm, M, karaoke, 9pm, Tu, open mic, W, 9pm, no cover Karaoke w/Lisa Lisa, 9pm, no cover

Karaoke w/Lisa Lisa, 9pm, M, Tu, no cover Karaoke w/Miss Amber, 9pm, W, no cover

THE GRID BAR & GRILL

Karaoke w/Andrew, 9pm, no cover

Bass Heavy, 9pm, W, $TBA

HARRY’S SPORTS BAR & GRILL

Open mic, 7pm, no cover

235 W. Second St., (775) 324-4255

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170 S. Virginia St., (775) 322-1800

Karaoke w/Lisa Lisa, 9pm, no cover

Live flamenco guitar music, 5:30pm, no cover

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THE HOLLAND PROJECT 140 Vesta St., (775) 742-1858

Peace, Royal Noble, PK Hutchinson, 8:30pm, $5

Punch, Holy, Volition, Iron Clad, 7:30pm, $8

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Java Jungle Sunday Music Showcase, 7pm, no cover

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Harry and the Potters, Love Like Wes, 7:30pm, W, $5

First Take featuring Rick (SAX) Metz, 6pm, no cover

Bill Davis, 6pm, no cover

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The Biggest Little Mix Tape CD Launch Party, 7:30pm, $15

Wet & Wild School’s Out Foam Party w/Amplified DJs, 10pm, $12

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Open Mic/College Night, 8pm, Tu, no cover

405 Vine St., (775) 323-6500

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Acoustic Open Mic hosted by Roger Scime, 8pm, no cover

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3001 W. Fourth St., (775) 322-3001

Karaoke hosted by Gina Jones, 7pm, no cover

Karaoke hosted by Gina Jones, 9pm, no cover

Blues Jam Wednesday, 7pm, W, no cover

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Bobby G, 8pm, no cover

Gemini, 9pm, no cover

Corky Bennett, 7pm, W, no cover

Steel Rockin’ Karaoke, 7:30pm, no cover

Trippin’ King Snakes, 8pm, no cover

Smoke Signalz, 9pm, $5, no cover charge for women

DJ battles, 9pm, $5-$15

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1559 S. Virginia St., (775) 322-8864

Steve Starr Karaoke, 9pm, W, no cover

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106 S. C St., Virginia City; (775) 847-7210

RAW BAR LAKE TAHOE

Live music/DJs, 8pm, $0-$15

31 Highway 50, Stateline; (775) 580-6029

RED ROCK BAR

241 S. Sierra St., (775) 324-2468

RUBEN’S CANTINA

Hip Hop and R&B Night, 10pm, $5; no cover charge for women before midnight

1483 E. Fourth St., (775) 622-9424

Karaoke, 9pm, no cover

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Strange on the Range, 7pm, M, no cover Tuesday Night Trivia, 8pm, Tu, no cover

Tie Dye Party w/DJs Penn7, The Filthy One, Mike Mason, Cnote, Trac3, 9pm, $5

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Reno Music Project Acoustic Open Mic, 6:30pm, no cover

Rick Hammond Blues Band, 7pm, no cover

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Comedy Night hosted by Brandon Lara, 9:30pm, no cover

Open Mic Night w/Tany Jane, 8pm, M, Black and Blues Jam, 8:30pm, Tu, no cover

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2) American Made Band, 8pm, M, Tu, W, no cover

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2) Buford Robey, 4:30, Rock River, 8pm, no cover

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2) Brian Eldredge, 6pm, M, Tu, W, no cover

2) After Dark, 7pm, no cover

2) After Dark, 8pm, no cover

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2) Brian Andrews, 6pm, M, Tu, W, no cover

1) Mojo Green, Downbeat, 9pm, no cover

1) No Duh, 10pm, no cover

1) James McMurtry, 9pm, $20, $23

1) Menopause the Musical, 7pm, $24.95+ 4) Live piano, jazz, 4:30pm, no cover

1) Menopause the Musical, 8pm, $24.95+ 3) Skyy High Fridays, 9pm, $10 4) Live piano, jazz, 4:30pm, no cover

1) Menopause the Musical, 7pm, 9:30pm, $24.95+ 3) Addiction Saturdays, 9pm, $10 4) Live piano, jazz, 4:30pm, no cover

1) Menopause the Musical, 3pm, 7pm, $24.95+ 4) Live piano, jazz, 4:30pm, no cover

1) Menopause the Musical, 7pm, Tu, W, $24.95+ 2) Live Band Karaoke, 10pm, M, DJ Chris English, 10pm, Tu, no cover 4) Live piano, jazz, 4:30pm, W, no cover

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345 N. Virginia St., (775) 786-5700 1) Showroom 2) Brew Brothers 3) BuBinga Lounge 4) Roxy’s Bar & Lounge

GRAND SIERRA RESORT

2500 E. Second St., (775) 789-2000 1) Grand Theater 2) WET Ultra Lounge 3) The Beach 4) Summit Pavilion

Karaoke Bottoms Up Saloon, 1923 Prater Way, Sparks, 359-3677: Th-Sa, 9pm, no cover Elbow Room Bar, 2002 Victorian Ave., Sparks, 359-3526: F, Tu, 7pm; Su, 2pm, no cover Celtic Knot Pub, 541 E. Moana Lane, 829-8886: J.P. and Super Fun Entertainment, Th, 8pm, no cover Flowing Tide Pub, 465 S. Meadows Pkwy., Ste. 5, 284-7707; 4690 Longley Lane, Ste. 30, (775) 284-7610: Karaoke, Sa, 9pm, no cover Sneakers Bar & Grill, 3923 S. McCarran Blvd., 829-8770: Karaoke w/Mark, Sa, 8:30pm, no cover Spiro’s Sports Bar & Grille, 1475 E. Prater Way, Sparks, 356-6000: Music & Karaoke, F, 9pm; Lovely Karaoke, Sa, 9pm, no cover Washoe Club, 112 S. C St., Virginia City, 847-4467: Gothic Productions Karaoke, Sa, Tu, 8pm, no cover

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1) Charlie Musselwhite, Coco Montoya, 7pm, $40.70 3) DJ SN1, 10pm, $20

15 Hwy. 50, Stateline; (775) 588-6611 1) South Shore Room 2) Casino Center Stage 3) Peek Nightclub

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219 N. Center St., (775) 788-2900 1) Sammy’s Showroom 2) The Zone 3) Sapphire Lounge 4) Plaza 5) Convention Center

1) The Biggest Little Sideshow, 8pm, $25, $35

1) The Biggest Little Sideshow, 8pm, $25, $35 2) Lingerie Bowling w/DJ Williams, 7pm, M8TRIX, 9pm, no cover 3) Club Sapphire w/DJ I, 9pm, no cover

3) Gift of Gab, Pigeon John, 10pm, $15, $20

3) Boogie Nights at Blu, 8pm, $5-$10, free w/’70s or ’80s attire

2) Decoy, 9pm, no cover 3) Salsa dancing w/BB of Salsa Reno, 7:30pm, $10 after 8pm, DJ Jessica the Ripper, 10pm, $20; free for women

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PEPPERMILL RESORT SPA CASINO 2707 S. Virginia St., (775) 826-2121 1) Tuscany Ballroom 2) Terrace Lounge 3) Edge 4) Capri Ballroom

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Reno Rockabilly Riot Hey Daddy-O, get ready for a weekend of hot rods, hot wheels and hot babes with a rockabilly flair. The hot rod car show is like Hot August Nights’ greaser cousin who likes to disturb the peace with his tricked out Model T. The third annual event features traditional and home-built cars from all over the country, as well as a swap meet, pinstriping, drag races, burn-out contests, the Fastest Mechanic in the West competition and the Dine N’ Dash Contest. The Father’s Day weekend event also features live music, a pin-up contest and tattoo art show. Bands scheduled to perform include The Chop Tops (pictured at right top), The Infamous Swanks, Deke Dickerson (pictured at right bottom) and the Ecco-Fonics, Thee Merry Widows and Los Pistoleros. The festival takes place June 14-16 at the Grand Sierra Resort, 2500 E. Second St. Admission is $10 and free for children under age 12. The Best in the West Burlesque Showcase featuring traditional and neo-Burlesque acts is also part of the festivities. The show takes place at 10 p.m., June 15, in the Grand Ballroom at the GSR. Tickets are $25 and $45. Call 291-5008 or visit www.renorockabillyriot.com.

Stewart Father’s Day Pow Wow Treat Dad to an Indian taco and enjoy Native American dancing, music and more at the annual pow wow. The event brings together alumni and friends of the Stewart Indian School, which opened in 1890 to teach basic education and vocational training to local Native American students. The former boarding school is now owned by the state of Nevada, but local tribes want to turn the campus into the Stewart Indian Cultural Center. The pow wow helps preserve the legacy and history of the Stewart Indian School and will feature memorabilia, arts and crafts and items relevant to its past. Highlights of the weekend include the Stewart Pow Wow Princess Contest and several dance competitions for men, women and teens. The event takes place June 14-16 at Stewart Indian School, 5500 Snyder Ave., Carson City. Admission is free. Call 687-8333 or visit http://stewartindianschoool.com.

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Spanish Springs residents and visitors to the area can enjoy a leisurely evening of live music under the cottonwood trees all summer long. Washoe County Regional Parks and Open Space presents the Wednesday evening music series through Aug. 28. On June 19, First Take featuring Rick Metz performs jazz favorites starting at 6:30 p.m. Other upcoming shows include traditional Irish band Blarney on June 26, Cheap Trick tribute band Cheap Lick on July 3, classic rock band Paisley Brain Cells on July 10 and western ragtime duo CW & Mr. Spoons on July 19. All shows are free and start at 6:30 p.m. at Lazy 5 Regional Park, 7100 Pyramid Way, in Spanish Springs. Call 823-6500 or visit www.washoecountyparks.com.

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The Biggest Little Mix Tape CD Launch Party The Mighty Surf Lords, Kung Fu Sophie, The Pretty Unknown and The Note-Ables will perform, mingle with fans and sign CDs. They are a few of the local acts that have contributed to this CD that was put together and published by Note-Able Music Therapy Services. The non-profit organization gives people of all abilities the opportunity to experience, access and connect through music. The event begins at 7:30 p.m., June 14, at the Knitting Factory, 211 N. Virginia St. Tickets are $15. All money raised from The Biggest Little Mix Tape will go directly to Note-Able Music Therapy Services to continue its music therapy program. Call 324-5521 or visit http://note-ables.org.

Galena Creek kicks off its first campfire event of the season this Friday, June 14, with a free cowboy poetry program by Tony Argento. He will recite poetry and patriotic verses in celebration of Flag Day. Bring flashlights, blankets and low-back chairs and enjoy hot chocolate and marshmallow roasting under the stars starting at 7:30 p.m. at Eagle Meadows inside Galena Creek Park, 18250 Mount Rose Highway. Call 849-4948 or visit www.galenacreekvisitorcenter.org.

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Beat them about with a shtick I’ve always made people laugh with my self-deprecating humor, but I was complaining about not having much luck with the ladies recently, and my buddy told me that my humor is a problem. He said I come across as a downer to women. Other guy friends told me not to listen to him; women love a man with a sense of humor. So, who’s right? Self-deprecating humor works best when a man seems to be kidding, not confessing: “Hey, ladies! Look who’s barely holding it together over here!” So, the question is, exactly how much of a self do you have to deprecate? Evolutionary psychologist Dr. Gil Greengross sees self-deprecating humor as a social version of conspicuous consumption (outlandish spending implying that a person has so much money, he could use packets of dollar bills for firewood). Poking fun at yourself can suggest that you have so much personal and emotional capital that you not only don’t need to sweat to impress a woman, you can laugh at what a loser you are. This works especially well if you’re a loser like George Clooney. Greengross cautions that it’s risky to shine a spotlight on actual flaws, so if there’s a ring of truth to “overweight, poor and ugly,” avoid opening with “Hey, babe, how ’bout I sell my plasma and take you to dinner?” But say what you lack in looks and money you make up in confidence. You could show off how 36 | RN&R |

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cool you are with that uncomfortable moment of hitting on a woman with, “Hi, I really wanted to talk to you. Can we talk about the weather while I’m thinking of something to say?” And instead of mocking who you are, you’re probably safer poking fun at something you’ve done, like, oops, splashing beer down the cleavage of the woman you’re hitting on: “They usually just slip my water dish into my cage so these sorts of things don’t happen.” Still, although some humorous self-condemnation can be fun, a constant barrage of it may make a woman’s ears try to coerce her arms and legs into a suicide pact. Also, it’s easy to fall into the habit of using humor as a force field, so you never have to open up and get real. This tends not to go unnoticed or go over with the ladies. So, sure, disarm a woman with humor, but after she’s disarmed, see that you actually talk to her, person-to-person, not comedian-to-person. Your goal should be finding out things about her that resonate with you and responding to them and seeing whether there’s a connection there. It’s connecting with a woman that will make her stick around—and for far longer than if you just try to hammer her with jokes until she loses consciousness. Ω

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Irish poet

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Gonzo columnist

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): In The Book of

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): From an as-

Richard Brinsley Sheridan didn’t confine his lyrical wit to well-crafted poems on the printed page. He used it to say things that would advance his practical ambitions. For example, when he first met the woman who would eventually become his wife, he said to her, “Why don’t you come into my garden? I would like my roses to see you.” That’s the kind of persuasive power I hope you will summon in the coming days, Aries. According to my analysis of the omens, you should have it in abundance. So what’s the best use of this mojo? Is there anything you would really like to sell? What new resources do you want to bring into your sphere? Who do you want to convince?

the Damned, Charles Fort revealed one of the secrets of power. He said that if you want power over something, you should be more real than it. What does that mean? How do you become real in the first place, and how do you get even more real? Here’s what I think: Purge your hypocrisies and tell as few lies as possible. Find out what your deepest self is like—not just what your ego is like— and be your deepest self with vigorous rigor. Make sure that the face you show the world is an accurate representation of what’s going on in your inner world. If you do all that good stuff, you will eventually be as real and as powerful as you need to be.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Long after

the artist Amedeo Clemente Modigliani died, his paintings sold for millions of dollars. But while alive, he never got rich from doing what he loved to do. He expressed frustration about the gap between his ambitions and his rewards. “I do at least three paintings a day in my head,” he said. “What’s the use of spoiling canvas when nobody will buy anything?” I hope you don’t arrive at a comparable conclusion, Gemini. It’s crucial that you not keep your good ideas bottled up in your imagination. You need to translate them into practical actions, even if there’s no immediate or obvious benefit in doing so. Expressing yourself concretely has rarely been more important than it is right now.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): In 1967, dis-

sidents dreamed up a novel way to protest America’s horrific Vietnam War. They marched to the Pentagon, the military’s headquarters, and performed an exorcism to purge the place of its evil. With the power of songs and chants, they invoked magic spells designed to levitate the 6.5 millionsquare-feet building into the air. Their plan didn’t quite work in a literal way—the Pentagon remained firmly fixed to the ground—but the legend they spawned was potent. When I heard about it years later, it inspired me to become an activist. I see myth-making as a worthy goal for you right now, Cancerian. Dream up an epic task or project that will fuel your imagination for a long time.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In 1926, surreal-

ist artist Max Ernst painted “The Blessed Virgin Chastising the Infant Jesus in Front of Three Witnesses.” It shows Mary vigorously spanking her son as he lies on her lap. Nowadays, the image doesn’t seem nearly as scandalous as it did when it first appeared. Even some Christians I know find it amusing, welcoming the portrayal of Jesus as a genuine human being with lessons to learn. What would be your equivalent of creating a cheeky image like this, Leo? How could you achieve cathartic release by being irreverent toward something or someone you respect? I recommend it. (See the image at http://tinyurl.com/SpankingJesus.)

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): It’s prime time

to promote cross-cultural liaisons and interspecies relationships, Virgo. I encourage you to experiment with hybrids and facilitate the union of diverse interests. You will be working in alignment with cosmic trends if you strengthen the connections between influences that belong together, and even between influences that don’t know they belong together. So, see what you can do to facilitate conversations between “us” and “them.” Negotiate peace treaties between “yes” and “no.” Look for legitimate ways to compare apples and oranges.

Mark Morford wrote a list of liberated behaviors he wants to cultivate. Since you’re in the emancipatory phase of your yearly cycle, I invite you to try some of his strategies. 1. Have a gentler grip. Let go of tightassed attitudes. 2. Make deeper penetration. Don’t be satisfied with surfaces. 3. Raise the vibration. Isn’t it a waste of precious life energy to mope around in a sour and shriveled frame of mind? 4. Appreciate appreciation. Treat gratitude as an emotion of the same caliber as joy. 5. Cultivate ecstatic silliness. Develop a blissful ability to take everything less seriously. 6. Drink the awe. Allow astonishment to seep in. (Read more here: http:// tinyurl.com/MorfordJoy.) trological perspective, now would be a good time to go on a meditation retreat for a few days or make a pilgrimage to your ancestral homeland. You would generate just the right shifts in your brain chemistry by doing something like that. Other recommended adventures: reviewing the story of your entire life from your first memory to the present moment; writing a brief letter to the five people you have loved best, telling them why you’ve loved them; spending a day outside of time, when you don’t consult a clock or use electronic media for the duration.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):

Sagittarius comedian Steven Wright said he took a class in speed waiting. “Now I can wait an hour in only 10 minutes,” he bragged. I think you will have the same knack in the coming days, Sagittarius. Your patience is likely to be much more effective than usual. Results will come faster, and they’ll be more intense. The only catch is that you will really have to be calm and composed and willing to wait a long time. It won’t work if you’re secretly antsy and only pretending to be imperturbable.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Let

the boundaries blur a bit, Capricorn. Don’t stick too rigidly to the strict definitions. Play around with some good old-fashioned fuzzy logic. The straight facts and the precise details are important to keep in mind, but you shouldn’t cling to them so ferociously that they stifle your imagination. You need to give yourself enough slack to try openended experiments. You’ll be smart to allow some wobble in your theories and a tremble in your voice. Magic will happen if there’s plenty of wiggle room.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “One

should be light like a bird, and not like a feather,” said French poet Paul Valéry. How do you interpret that thought, Aquarius? In the book The Science of Self-Control, here’s how Howard Rachlin expands on Valéry’s idea: “[W]e need to be spontaneous, but only in the context of some framework that allows us to attain higher levels of spontaneity; a feather is a slave to the wind, while a bird uses the wind.” Take heed, Aquarius! Your creative flights will go further and last longer if you have a solid foundation to take off from.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Let’s call

today Sigh Day. Tomorrow, too, and the next day, and the two days after that. During these five Sigh Days, you should feel free to let out big, deep sighs at a higher rate than usual. Allow yourself to be filled up with poignant thoughts about life’s paradoxical mysteries. Give yourself permission to be overwhelmed with emotions that are midway between lamentation and reverent amazement. For even better results, indulge in some free-form moaning during your five Sigh Days. That’ll help you release your full backlog of tension and give you more appreciation for the crazy beauty of your fate. (P.S. Try not to whine, though.)

Go to RealAstrology.com to check out Rob Brezsny’s expanded weekly audio horoscopes and daily text message horoscopes. The audio horoscopes are also available by phone at (877) 873-4888 or (900) 950-7700.

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Making history Alicia Barber For 49 years, the University of Nevada Oral History Program has gathered the recollections of Nevadans who were in positions to watch history, from officeholders to secretaries. But during the “great” recession, the program has taken a beating. The most recent director of the program, Alicia Barber, will step down on June 30. During her tenure, she worked to make sure that the work product of the last half century—interviews, photos, recordings—will become easily accessible to the public for the first time at www.unr.edu/oralhistory. The recollections of more than 700 Nevadans are represented there. program’s book on Nevada women athletes, We Were All Athletes, was published in 2011.

Tell me about the program. The Oral History Program had its roots in 1964. It was founded actually at the Desert Research Institute, which at the time had a program in Western North American studies. And they contacted Mary Ellen Glass, who was just receiving her master’s degree in history from the University of Nevada and asked if she could conduct some interviews for them. So she began conducting interviews in 1965 for their program and interviewed

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What did you want to accomplish, and what have you been able to accomplish? Well, when I became director in 2009, I knew that the funding situation was precarious. … So I really had two priorities. One was to make sure that all the material was physically preserved. The program, like many other oral history programs, had used cassette tapes [until] sometime in the 1990s and cassette tapes deteriorate. We wanted to make sure the audio recordings would be safe and the program had already embarked upon a digitizing project, to convert all the cassette tapes to digital, so I continued that. We secured funds from, actually a federal grant that came thorough the Nevada State Library and Archives … and secured funds for equipment and hiring students to do that kind of work. … And the second was making sure that the materials could be made available to as broad an audience as possible. And I decided I really wanted to be able to offer the published transcripts and books and videos on line for free. … So I began working right away with the staff of the Special Collections Department at the UNR library. ... and have really tailored an incredibly user-friendly, wonderfully specialized website to offer all of the transcripts as free downloadable searchable PDF. Ω

quite a number of people for the first two years or so [on] the earliest years in Nevada that could be recollected personally. So a lot of her interviews were of people in their eighties who’d been born in the 1880s. And it’s quite an incredible record of early Nevada. The program moved to Getchell Library at the University of Nevada in 1969 … and it remained in the library for the next 20 years until about 1989. Tom King had become the director of the program in 1983 and in ’89 he took the program out of the library as an independent program.

The program started having financial problems. Right. The state legislature was analyzing state expenditures in the 2009 session. And the Oral History Program budget was cut. … So at that point it was unclear if the program could actually survive. But the program was moved administratively under the Department of History and actually entered 2009 with a surplus

Life-shaping song I see where the members of Black Sabbath have released a brand new CD, called 13. I have no idea what it sounds like, but I’m guessing the guys haven’t succumbed to modern trends and picked up the mandolins and banjos. Coincidentally, I did buy a Sabbath disc last week, but not this new one. No, in a moment of raw nostalgia, I started jonesin’ to hear the very first Sabbath album. It was a record that did a fine job of messing up my mind in 1970 and was easily my Album of the Year. What else would you expect from a 17 year-old Fresnan? And now, with the bloodshot eyeball of hindsight and history, we can see that I’m not completely daft when I assert that it was on that first Sabbath album that an entire new genre was born. Actually, this new genre of rock was hatched right away, on the very first cut on that record. The “song,” if you could call it that, was “Black

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Sabbath.” So you’ve got the tune “Black Sabbath” on the album Black Sabbath by the band Black Sabbath. Eponymous Bosch! Eponymosity run amok! Nice branding, fellas! The track opens with the sound of pouring rain. Then, a bell begins to toll. Slowly. Thunder cracks. Obviously, this ain’t gonna be no sunshine daydream. Then, out of the thunder, guitarist Tony Iommi unleashes his secret musical weapon, the three most ominous tones in rock history, the famous tritone that is the epitome of doom, gloom, and downness. I had no idea at the time that the band was using a musical device. the tritone, that had been banned by the Church during the Catholic Centuries. All I knew was, damn, that’s some heavy shit right there! Here it comes—G! Up one octave! D flat! In the mind of the listener, things very quickly got—unsettled. Now, enter Ozzy. The young Ozzy, his voice powerful and perfect.

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