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For the first time ever, explore the remarkable story of how the legendary Nevada gathering known as Burning Man evolved from humble countercultural roots into the world-famous convergence it is today. Never-before-seen photographs, artifacts, journals, sketches, and notebooks reveal how this experimental desert city came to be—and how it continues to evolve.

THIS EXHIBITION WAS REALIZED THANKS TO GENEROUS GIFTS FROM: LEAD GIFT Bently Foundation MAJOR GIFT Reno-Sparks Convention & Visitors Authority SUPPORTING GIFTS Maureen Mullarkey and Steve Miller;

Eleanor and Robert Preger; The Private Bank by Nevada State Bank; Volunteers in Art of the Nevada Museum of Art ADDITIONAL GIFTS City of Reno; Jan and David Hardie THIS EXHIBITION WAS ORGANIZED BY THE NEVADA MUSEUM OF ART. MANY OF THE ITEMS INCLUDED ARE DRAWN FROM THE ARCHIVE COLLECTIONS OF THE CENTER FOR ART + ENVIRONMENT AT THE NEVADA MUSEUM OF ART.

Stewart Harvey, Figures with Dusty Man, (detail), 2001, Digital print. Courtesy of Stewart Harvey

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BONN to pick Welcome to this week’s Reno News & Review.

I hope everybody saw the results of our Best of Northern Nevada readers’ survey a couple of weeks ago (the August 10 edition). That issue is a massive undertaking, with votes to tally and lots of information for our little editorial team to double-check.

And every year, there a few errors that slip through the cracks—outdated addresses and the like. We ran corrections for a couple of errors last week, and there are two more corrections listed on this very page.

Whenever I find out about errors in the paper, it makes my blood boil, teeth grit, stomach toss, and nights go sleepless. We pride ourselves in hosting the largest, longest-running, most accurate readers’ survey in Northern Nevada. I always want that issue to be perfect. I always want every issue to be perfect.

Every year, we hear a lot of sour grapes from local business owners upset about the results in a category they think they should have won, or readers who think a winner or two is undeserving. This year, a lot of that bitterness was directed at the local franchise of a restaurant chain, which ran a big customer promotion to drum up votes.

I’ve got no problem with that.

A readers’ survey is a popularity contest, and popularity contests are easier to win with a little campaigning. If you care about our contest, be sure to vote, and encourage your friends, family and customers to vote. Don’t just wait ’til the results are out and then write petty, snobby and mean-spirited comments on the internet—cavalierly insulting local people who work hard at their jobs just because the companies they work for aren’t as cool as yours.

And whenever I see or hear anything about us “rigging” the contest I know the complainant doesn’t actually read our paper. We keep a firm separation between editorial and advertising. Our ad reps don’t know the winners until the issue comes out, and I don’t know who advertises with us.

As I wrote in the issue, there are winners every year that make us roll our eyes, but the results are legit.

—Brad Bynum bradb@ ne ws r ev i ew . com

Name this There is a power in naming things. By naming something you isolate it from all other things that don’t share the same name.

Isolating supremacist ideologies is the first step in disempowering them. It is when these ideologies are not named and identified that they can move from the fringes of society into the mainstream. That is what white supremacists are trying to do now with the alt-right movement, and they clearly feel emboldened and even validated by this president.

I don’t care if he eventually gets around to it, Trump should have named white supremacy as the cause of mayhem in Charlottesville on the day it happened. He didn’t. It was a calculated refusal to condemn white supremacy and neo-Nazism. The man is unfit for highest office in the land. Elected Republicans need to step up and do what’s right for the country and remove this man from office.

David Flynt Reno

Knicker this Re “Best of times” (editor’s note, Aug. 10): With all of the hubbub going on with Peter Cvjetanovic (Charlottesville), people in Reno, and the University of Nevada, Reno are not looking at the bigger picture. Tesla employs hundreds of foreign employees.

Before everyone’s knickers are in a knot that these should be Nevada jobs, we did not have the educated to fill these positions.

This is a positive thing for us. Getting these people to stay, to raise our standards of education and quality of people is a priority.

Have them come here with their families or marry a local. If UNR does not expel Mr. Cvjetanovic, the message we are sending to these foreigners is that Reno is filled with uneducated bigots. And that is not the message I want to send. I want these people

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to come, and stay. I want Reno to actually grow, without the choking hands of the “old boy” network. There is nothing wrong with being a rancher or farmer, but that is not what is going to make Reno a financial success or attract companies that will make us a financial success. We need to look to the future and not have the educated workers come and go, avoiding all contact with the locals. It’s very similar at Cornell University. “Don’t date a townie” are the first words you’re told by your RA in the dorms freshman year. Is that what we want said about Renoites?

Cynthia Morgan Reno

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President/CEO Jeff VonKaenel Director of Nuts & Bolts Deborah Redmond Executive Coordinator Carlyn Asuncion Project Coordinator Natasha VonKaenel Director of People & Culture David Stogner Director of Dollars & Sense Nicole Jackson

Re “Best of Northern Nevada” (cover story, Aug. 10): The winner of the Best 4th of July fireworks display was incorrectly labeled as John Ascuaga’s Nugget. Ascuaga no longer owns the Nugget. The actual name of that fireworks show is “Star Spangled Sparks.

In our print edition, the winner of the best milkshake category was incorrect.

The winner of this category was Scooper’s Drive-in, 1356 Prater Way, Sparks.

Our apologies for the errors.

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Republicans must not be afraid to stand up to the national leaders of the Republican Party.

Take Nevada’s Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske and the recent call from Trump to have her send the state’s voter registry to his Voter Fraud Commission. She didn’t even publicly protest when she learned of the request. Where was her outrage? What Trump is saying to Barbara Cegavske: “As it says in your title, you are just a secretary.”

Turn over your information and let my vice president, Mike Pence, and his commission show you what you did wrong. Finding fraud shouldn’t be left to a mere secretary.

Trump implied the people who work at the voter registry offices are incompetent because he believes millions of fraudulent votes were cast for Hillary Clinton, and Barbara Cegavske doesn’t say a word in their defense?

If Nevada Republicans are truly going to decide who they are, the party leaders must first stand up to Trump when he implies you are not doing your job by correctly maintaining voter registries. Your response, “Yes, you’re right. Here are the documents” is not a step in the right direction.

Dewey Quong Reno

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by JERI CHADWELL-SINGLEY

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Well, I’m more of a burrito guy. But, you know, have you ever had the Doritos taco from Taco Bell? That’s pretty good.

It’s cool. You get stuff on your fingers, so that’s pretty memorable. Like I said, I’m not a big taco guy. The hard shell freaks me out.

Curtis Monastero General manager

So I have to tell you, the best taco I’ve ever had was coming back from Tijuana. They were street tacos—three for a dollar. They cut them straight off the pastor.

They were amazing. I don’t know what kind of meat it is … but great tacos—onion, a little bit of tomato and cilantro, and that’s it. r ayCe MalMed Hospital admission clerk

Kap matters On March 24, 1940, University of Nevada left halfback Marion Motley—a first year student at Nevada—killed a 60-year-old Japanese man, Tom Bobori, when he plowed head-on into Bobori’s car near Fairfield, California, and was charged and convicted of negligent homicide. We don’t know whether Motley had been drinking because the Reno community, including journalism and law enforcement, came together to protect Motley so he could continue to play for UN, and all the news coverage was sympathetic.

A Nevada State Journal writer described “that poor kid sitting in a cell down in California after that terrible ordeal at which he heard himself adjudged guilty of negligent homicide.” The family of the victim was not given similar news coverage. The penalty was a $1,000 fine, which students, boosters and children in Reno raised for him. Half the fine was given to the victim’s family.

Having thus avoided a term in San Quentin, Motley went on with his football career and—with Kenny Washington, Woody Strode and Bill Willis—broke the modern color line in pro football in the Cleveland Browns.

He played for both the Browns and the Steelers and, in 1968, was named to the Football Hall of Fame.

Compare that tender treatment for a player who left a family without a father to the blacklist Colin Kaepernick now faces. In the 1940s, fans just wanted to keep a player playing. In 2017, they and owners have a chance to support principle. The football establishment is proving to be vicious.

Some owners and managers are going out of their way to try to humiliate Kaepernick, as when the Dolphins

signed Jay Cutler, who announced his retirement last year. Calling Cutler a player is a reach, since the Bears played him only five games last season, before he left to join Fox Sports.

“Yes, this is the same Jay Cutler who compiled a glittering 68-71 mark as a No. 1 QB for Denver and Chicago over the better part of the past decade, all while continually rubbing people the wrong way with his selfish, petulant personality,” wrote Paul Newberry when news of the screwy signing was announced.

“With Ryan Tannehill facing the prospect of missing the entire season with a left knee injury, the 34-year-old Cutler is getting an undeserved chance to revive his career with a team that made the playoffs last season.

Meanwhile, Kaepernick is still unemployed even though he is 4 1/2 years younger, had a better passer rating than roughly half the starting QBs in the league in 2016, and led the San Francisco 49ers to the Super Bowl just four seasons ago.”

There was a time when African Americans would complain about police brutality and some whites would roll their eyes. Now, thanks to new technology, everyone has watched incidents of it. Yet no one in federal, state or local authority seems to do much to address it firmly and strictly. Colin Kaepernick decided to throw whatever influence he had into the effort to put a spotlight on our neglect. Perhaps it is too much to expect for major wealthy corporations that steal money from good people to pay for their stadiums to show some backbone on something that matters. Ω

There’s a food truck that’s across from the Peppermill, and you can only speak Spanish when you order. If you don’t speak Spanish, you might as well not go there at all, because you’re not going to get what you wanted. It was just a plain old soft taco with pork. It was a good taco. dana Mangoba Student

I think the most memorable taco I’ve had was my aunt’s homemade tacos. I mean, you can’t go wrong with homemade, right?

And she used the cheese hard shells. That was so good. I ate about, like, nine of them. I look like I don’t eat a lot, but I ate a lot of those. gregory HiCKs Retiree

I can’t remember the name of the place. We’re from Louisiana.

And we were used to eating Taco Bell and stuff like that. We went to a place in Albuquerque and ate a taco, and it was probably a truly Mexican taco, and it was so different. It was good, but it was not like any taco we’d had.

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by SHEILA LESLIE

Covert petitioners subvert democracy What are they up to now? That’s the question that ran through my mind when I read about a new coordinated campaign

by Republicans to recall three female state senators in Southern Nevada. I was surprised because attempts to recall public officials are rare in Nevada and have never succeeded.

And none of the targeted senators are incompetent, corrupt or involved in serious malfeasance while in office. In fact, the contrary is true. All three have demonstrated a high level of competence, trustworthiness and dedication. No reasonable person would put them on a recall list.

The proponents of the recall have been avoiding the news media ever since the story broke, although there have already been reports of signature gatherers on doorsteps spewing hateful rhetoric and misinformation designed to keep us divided over issues like taxes and immigration. To force a recall election in Nevada, a notice of intent must be filed, but the proponents don’t have to state a reason why they wish to recall the officeholder. They must collect signatures

from 25 percent of the number of people who voted in the 2016 election within 90 days, and then a special election is quickly scheduled.

Only eight states set forth specific grounds for recalling an official such as incompetence, neglect of duties, or corruption. In Nevada, citizens may file recall petitions for any reason, even a nonexistent one.

Recalls in Nevada are difficult and for good reason. The recall process is arduous and meant to dissuade citizens from rejecting a duly elected official because the person made an unpopular political decision. The state and its voters have no interest in promoting a constant churning of elected officials or in footing the costs of special elections. According to the National Conference of State Legislators, no special election to recall a state legislator has ever been held in Nevada, much less three in one year for no reason.

The Republicans’ coordinated effort to recall these state Senators is a craven

and offensive affront to our democracy.

Although the proponents are avoiding the news media and hiding in the shadows, there are clues pointing directly to Senate Republicans and their ties to the dark money of Sheldon Adelson whose consultants always seem willing to burn his political cash even on a far-fetched, ridiculous plan to overturn election results.

Republican leader Michael Roberson, Lt. Gov. Mark Hutchison and every Senate Republican should be ashamed of their roles in perpetuating this travesty. A statement like Sen. Heidi Gansert’s that “it will be up to the voters to decide” is really a disingenuous endorsement of the recalls and should be rejected by every Washoe County Republican. GOP residents should contact their party leaders and demand they withdraw the petitions. Although Gov. Sandoval insists his colleagues are “on their own” and says he won’t participate in the recalls, a stronger message of condemnation is needed from him and every other Republican officeholder

against this attempt to manipulate our democracy.

Progressives and all voters of integrity must denounce the recalls and join together to actively urge their Southern Nevada friends and family, neighbors and co-workers to “decline to sign” the recall petitions. There are plenty of organizers in Las Vegas who can engage signature gatherers and waste their time at the door or in public places. They can organize people to protect their voting rights and work with investigative journalists to expose the recall proponents for the cowards they are.

As we watch Trump implode, we need to send a strong message to local Republicans to start acting with integrity or prepare for the electoral consequences.

Let them know we will not silently endorse this subversive tactic to overturn our election results.

Remember, they can only hijack our democracy if we allow it. Ω

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by Brendan Trainor

Punishing unpopular opinion Maybe we first realized it was happening in 2014 when Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich was forced to resign because he donated $1,000 to Proposition 8, the California anti-gay marriage initiative. You are not supposed to lose your job because of your political beliefs in America.

Just last month, the enormity of the rot became apparent when a programmer at Google (now known as “Goolag”) was fired for submitting a memo criticizing the “Ideological Echo Chamber” of political correctness emanating from the search engine giant’s diversity policies and procedures.

James Damore’s paper was polite, well written and scientifically sound. He talked about how forcing diversity in the workplace would create conformity and a dull monoculture. He talked about how women and men were different, hard wired by evolution and biology with some generally different outlooks and aptitudes. Four scientists with decades of experience in neurological evolution confirmed his scientific reasoning

was perfectly sound and is the mainstream consensus.

Damore even had the temerity to suggest Goolag should treat conservatives in the labor force with respect and allow them to come out of their ideological closet and express a different opinion in the echo chamber once in a while without fear of retribution.

The left is winning the culture wars. It has won a total and complete victory on the gay marriage issue. All it has left are a few mop up actions against the non-compliant wedding cake bakers and transgender bathroom hysterics. Planned Parenthood hasn’t been de-funded. With luck, it can continue to get tax dollars for the abortions.

Now, the cultural Marxists know the biggest victory lies in winning the workplace diversity wars. Many decades ago, dedicated Marxists realized that capitalism works for most workers. Rather than class warfare, most American workers preferred class advancement. So, some European intellectuals decided the new Marxist thing would be

to dissolve the bourgeois bounds of marriage and patriarchal power structures that they claimed irrationally permeated capitalist production. Then create the classless society from the bedroom out to the boardroom.

But capitalist production, although hardly perfect, does improve the quality of life for most people. And there is the opportunity for vast wealth that is becoming easier for racial and gender minorities to access.

What Google did to Damore was reprehensible, but we should consider the pressures U.S. business is under to avoid costly workplace litigation. Google is under federal investigation for possible wage discrimination against women. Google had good reason to worry that if it did not react negatively to Damore’s memo, it could beconsidered as evidence by federal investigators that Google had created a hostile work environment.

Damore calls himself a classical liberal who strongly values individualism and freedom. His paper describes how when the left promises that state-enforced equality

will be morally and economically superior to capitalism, in practice it quickly becomes morally corrupt and economically inefficient. Political correctness originated with concern for the weak. It has become a justification for violence and public shaming.

As classical liberal philosopher John Stuart Mill wrote: “Unmeasured vituperation employed on the side of the prevailing opinion, really does deter people from professing contrary opinions, and from listening to those who profess them.”

The kind of honest and open discourse Damore’s paper tried to encourage is becoming more difficult because the state and its corporatist media enablers discourage any discussion beyond the strictest boundaries. I encourage you to Google, er, Duck Duck Go Go, Damore’s 10-page paper. A lot of people are. Ω

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by Dennis Myers

Trump sTrikes again It’s not often that the name of John Pershing is heard in contemporary politics, but the long-dead soldier has been reported on heavily in the last few days.

Nevada’s Pershing County was named for him in 1919, when he was riding high after World War I, during which he commanded the U.S. Allied Expeditionary Force, and he was being mentioned as a Republican presidential candidate. In 1922, Pershing recommended routes to Congress for highways around the U.S., with his Nevada route coming close to the current configuration of Interstate 80.

The new dispute around Pershing originated, to no one’s surprise, with Donald Trump. On Aug. 17, following the Barcelona attack, Trump tweeted this message: “Study what General Pershing of the United States did to terrorists when caught.

There was no more Radical Islamic Terror for 35 years!”

This referenced his earlier, Feb. 19, 2016 claim in North Charleston, S.C., which went like this: “They were having terrorism problems, just like we do. And he caught 50 terrorists who did tremendous damage and killed many people.

And he took the 50 terrorists, and he took 50 men and he dipped 50 bullets in pigs’ blood—you heard that, right? ...

And he had his men load his rifles, and he lined up the 50 people, and they shot 49 of those people. And the 50th person, he said: You go back to your people, and you tell them what happened. And for 25 years, there wasn’t a problem.”

It’s hard to know where to start with this. Trump was describing the Philippine uprising against the United States, which invaded under the pretense of liberating that nation from Spain and then refused to leave, later purchasing the Phillipines from Spain for $20 million and colonizing it. Then there is Trump’s description of Filipino patriots as terrorists. But most of all, Pershing did not commit the atrocity Trump describes. These stories appeared many years later and historians consider them false. Trump probably knew it was false in his latest usage, because his earlier usage was corrected by Politifact and Snopes in 2016.

There are some other marks on Pershing’s career—in World War I when African Americans joined European armies to avoid the racism of U.S. forces, he warned French officials that blacks were “given to the loathsome vice of criminally assaulting women,” a claim the French ignored except to avoid inflaming U.S. soldiers by praising blacks’ performance.

Jerry Lewis 1926-2017 Comedian, actor, director and author Jerry Lewis had a considerable Nevada career. Not only was his famous annual muscular dystrophy Labor Day telethon held in Las Vegas every year, but he and early partner Dean Martin performed there, often at the Sands. Long sections of their last movie, Hollywood or Bust were filmed in Las Vegas and at Hoover Dam. Four years after their split, Martin and Lewis actually staged a reunion show at the Sands for several weeks.

Former KTVN Reno director Gigi Koury, now a Las Vegas production manager, worked with Lewis for several years on the telethon. “Traveling in his circle was exhilarating and challenging,” she said. He once told her they got along well “because we are both perfectionists.” Lewis was author of The Total Film-Maker (Random House 1971).

Lewis had a residence in Las Vegas and was stalked and threatened by a man named Gary Benson, who was convicted of aggravated stalking in 1995 and spent more than four years in prison. On March 11, 1999, Lewis testified before the Nevada Assembly in favor of heavier stalking penalties.

—Dennis Myers

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It doesn’t happen often, but Nevada has good news in one area of its quality of life.

Benchmark Nevada makes big gains on one list There is a local cliché that nevada is at the bottom of every good list and the top of every bad list. The state has an almost unbroken record of poor quality-of-life rankings in national standings.

So its success in immunizations is striking. From 51st in the nation in 2007, 48th in 2013, 38th in 2015, the state reached 31st in 2016.

In percentage terms, the state went from 51 to 62.2 to 67.7 to 71 percent immunization of those aged 19 to 35 months. That leaves Nevada just short of the national average of 72.2 percent.

In 2013, the Nevada State Health Division adopted a five-year plan with this goal: “By 12/31/2017, improve Nevada’s immunization rate to at or above the national average for children 19–35 months of age, improve adolescent immunization rates on recommended vaccines, and improve adult immunization rates for influenza and Tdap [tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis].”

The state is closing in on that goal, now just 1.2 percent short of the national average.

Two factors that seem to help Nevada are that many vaccinations are free at health fairs and one-day clinics, and anti-vaccine activists are not well organized in Nevada.

In some areas, heavy publicity in earlier years of the rise in infectious diseases as a result of anti-vaccination efforts caused anti-vaxxers to lay low.

But in some areas, they are again at work. In May, a virulent measles outbreak in Minnesota was attributed to anti-vaxxers. That news coverage was expected to reduce their activities, but instead they have been becoming more active, using social media to organize “measles parties” at which parents expose their unvaccinated children to children with measles in order to allegedly give them immunity.

“I’m shocked by how emboldened they’ve gotten,” Voices for Vaccines Executive Director Karen Ernst told the Washington Post. Voices is a

parents group. “I think most people thought the anti-vaccine voices would sit home and lay low. … Instead, they became more public, they did more outreach.”

There is a webpage titled “Nevada’s VAXFAX” that is laced with false information. For instance, after noting that “vaccines contain …

Mercury (thimersal [sic]),” it adds, “Mercury is the second most toxic substance known to man, according to the EPA.” It does not give a citation, so there is no way of knowing who or what report at the Environmental Protection Agency is being quoted, making it difficult to sort out what is being argued here. But we do know that (1) yes, there are toxic forms of mercury, such as dimethyl mercury, (2) yes, there is mercury in thimerosal, (3) no, the mercury in thimerosal is not a toxic form but is ethylmercury, which passes through the body easily, (4) thimerosal prevents the growth of bacteria in vaccines and (5) thimerosal was removed from childhood vaccines in 2001 to calm parents’ concerns caused by anti-vaxxers.

Two Nevada anti-vax contacts are listed. We were unable to reach them.

Far from backing away from the need for immunizations in the face of opposition, Nevada this year increased the requirements. Starting with the 2017-2018 school year, public and private school students at the seventh grade level were required to receive the meningococcal conjugate vaccine and all first-year college students 23 years or younger had to produce proof of the meningococcal vaccination. In February, Immunize Nevada Executive Director Heidi Parker issued a prepared statement about the new requirements, emphasizing the benefits: “Twenty-one percent of all meningococcal disease occurs in adolescents and young adults; so this requirement will not only lengthen the time for which immunized students are protected from vaccine-preventable diseases, but will also lower their chances of spreading it to infants, the elderly, classmates with weakened immune systems, and others.”

Trump & Co. The free vaccination programs rely heavily on federal funding, and this is

the eighth month of a two-year Republican Congress that has already adopted some proposed budget measures that cut the funding. All of the failed GOP alternatives to the Affordable Care Act contained cuts in immunizations. Parker says the current version of the budget “would go from $606 million to $556 million, based on the House FY18 Labor-HHS appropriations bill. This bill does not reflect all of the proposed funding level cuts in the president’s FY18 budget. His budget includes an $82 million cut to the immunization program.” Those are national figures, and there is no way to know what size of an impact will hit Nevada.

The state has already lost about $224,000 in immunization funds. Will the state be able to sustain the progress it has made in the last decade in the face of the expected cuts?

The answer to that question is unclear.

There are several related programs, but many of them area also federally funded.

“Now, I will also say, though, we … do fund-raise, and we work with partners

like Renown Health and some of our NGOs [non-governmental organizations] like Silver Summit Health Plan, Amerigroup and the Health Plan of Nevada,” Parker said. “So they support our community events that we do, especially back to school, and their support actually helps us be able to serve whoever walks in the door.”

It’s unlikely that would make up for the loss of a substantial amount of federal funding, though.

As is so often true, Nevada has its own kind of problems.

“We have partners who might extend clinic hours,” Parker said. “We know not everybody works the traditional schedule in Nevada, and so we have industries that definitely parents are working non-traditional hours. We have clinics and providers that have made access to appointments easier, [some] bringing vaccines to the people in the community. So whether it’s a community event, whether maybe for backto-school, maybe it’s at a mall, they’re kind of getting into those zip codes that we know need a little more access.” Ω

Nevada increased immunizations 20 percent in nine years.

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The Jimboy’s story Jim and Margaret Knudson were partners in all things, but when it came to the menu, Jim was in charge.

How a family built a business empire one taco at a time

by Janelle Bitker

Photo courtesy of Karen Knudson-freeman

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95-year-old woman slouched in the corner of Jimboy’s Tacos attracted the attention of a younger man. He stopped abruptly, crispy taco in hand, and swiveled around to get a good look.

“Are you Mrs. Jimboy?” he asked, eying her name tag. She nodded, and the customer lit up as if he’d just met his favorite celebrity. And, in a sense, Margaret Knudson is a very important celebrity, though not one most fans would recognize on the street.

“I had my first taco in 1989 at Denio’s auction in Roseville,” the man said. “Jimboy’s has been my favorite since I was a kid. I’ve been eating them for 30 years.”

This guy’s devotion to Jimboy’s Tacos is pretty standard around the

region. Jimboy’s isn’t just a fast-food chain. It’s the local fast-food chain.

Reno residents are fiercely proud of Jimboy’s—after all, it started not too far away in a Lake Tahoe trailer.

Fueling the love: Jimboy’s has remained family owned for more than 60 years. Jim Knudson, a.k.a. “Jimboy,” founded the company with his wife, Margaret, back when they were Grass Valley residents. They went from selling tacos out of that trailer in 1954 to now operating 38 locations spread across Nevada, California and Texas, including five in the Reno area.

That particular moment with Margaret and the younger man took place last October in Woodland, California. It was during one of the most important launch parties in Jimboy’s history, and Margaret

excitedly arrived wearing matching yellow attire and sparkly glasses. The evening marked the official debut of the new Jimboy’s—contemporary-meetsvintage, with festive fonts, Edison light bulbs and shout-outs to the company’s Lake Tahoe beginnings. The look is a far cry from the crumbling, pseudoMexican-cantina interior of some of its oldest locations.

Did Margaret ever think Jimboy’s would grow so much? Was it what Jim, who passed away several years ago, always wanted?

“We had hoped,” she said. “Jim once said, ‘You think we’ll ever go nationwide?’ We were encouraged—the way it was going, better and better with time.”

With that, the festivities segued into business with an announcement

from Margaret’s daughter and Jimboy’s president, Karen Knudson-Freeman.

With her frizzy hair and a casual, country drawl, Karen doesn’t immediately register as a high-powered executive of a major company—but Jimboy’s does things a little differently.

“If you’ve noticed, we’ve got kind of a new look,” she said to the crowd, sweeping her arm across the room and all of its fresh signage. “It says, ‘The Original American Taco.’ That’s really what we’ve always been. Back in 1954, nobody even knew what a taco was.”

That statement should not be taken literally. Still, “The Original American Taco” is certainly catchy. And new slogans, logos and designs are rarely purely about aesthetics. A dramatic rebrand like this is a signal to the world: Jimboy’s Tacos is coming.

“I’ll be happy when I see a Jimboy’s sign on the moon,” Karen told the RN&R. “I really want to see it go everywhere, and I think it can. Whether I’ll be the one to take it there, I don’t know. But at least I’ll get started.”

a history lesson Ah, the 1950s: Frank Sinatra and Marilyn Monroe were pop royalty, the space race was just beginning, and The Flintstones wasn’t even on the air yet. And, in Northern Nevada and Northern California, many residents were just tasting their first tacos.

Jim and Margaret tried this new food at a friend’s house in Grass Valley. Today, Margaret doesn’t remember the exact contents of that taco, but that didn’t matter so much as the idea of a taco. A tortilla?

Holding stuff in it? Consider Jim hooked.

He began selling his own version at his Grass Valley restaurant Jimmy’s 49er Cafe at a time when people still pronounced “taco” as “tay-ko.” And a whole steak dinner cost 75 cents.

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“THE JIMBOY’S STOrY” continued from page 11 In 1954, the couple converted a trailer into a mobile kitchen and set up shop on King’s Beach in Lake Tahoe. They called it “Jimboy’s Spanish Tacos,” because they thought “Spanish” might help people understand how to pronounce “taco.” A few years later, they moved the enterprise indoors and Jimboy’s became a hit, drawing celebrities such as members of the Rat Pack and television stars from Bonanza.

And a few years after that, the Knudsons opened a permanent location at what’s now known as Denio’s Farmers Market & Swap Meet in Roseville.

Franchising took off from there, and now Jimboy’s boasts a cultlike following that includes Food Network star Guy Fieri. (“He’s a pretty good guy,” Karen said, grinning. “He’s just a guy who wants a taco.”)

Karen has fond memories of growing up in those Jimboy’s Tacos. She remembers sweeping as a 5-year-old and eating her dad’s Parmesan-crusted tacos all the time— in restaurants and at home.

“My dad was an amazing cook,” she said. “He just had a huge palate and understood what tasted good and how to get it there.”

Karen describes her dad as “largerthan-life,” always keen on a good prank.

He relished buying Karen gifts she didn’t ask for and had never even considered, like stilts or a unicycle. Thanks to Jim’s eccentric habit, Karen went on to master juggling on a single wheel and once even twirled a baton for Ronald Reagan.

Was Jim a brilliant businessman?

Perhaps not. While Jim was already feeding famous people, Glen Bell was still tinkering with his hard-shell tacos in Los Angeles. Bell didn’t open his first Taco Bell until 1962, but then he expanded rapidly and, in 1978, sold the fast-food emporium to PepsiCo for a cool $130 million. Given Jim’s head start on Bell, it isn’t hard to imagine a reality where Jimboy’s Tacos are served in Spain and China instead of Taco Bell tacos. But, as Karen explained, that just wasn’t Jim. “He was a bit of a celebrity in a way, and I think it always surprised him,” Karen said. “He didn’t have that vision. He just wanted to make sure he and his wife would have a good life.”

In the 1980s, Jim passed the reins to his son Scott Knudson. At the time, Karen estimates,

there were 19 Jimboy’s locations in the region. By 2007, they had grown to 50.

Then the recession hit, and stores began shuttering one by one. In the midst of the company’s struggles, Jim also battled cancer. He died in 2011 at age 95. Still, Karen looks back on it as a happy time.

“The way he died was fantastic,” Karen said. “It was the best death. He was ready.

He had no regrets.”

The whole family gathered at the hospital, all parties knowing that Jim wouldn’t survive. Karen remembers her dad screaming in agony while the nurses ran around, finally injecting him with a painkiller. Jim lay there silently with his eyes closed for about five minutes. He opened them, then shut them, then opened them, then shut them.

“He goes, ‘Well, now what?’ I realized he probably thought we were euthanizing him,” Karen recounted, laughing.

Margaret is now 96. Her health is mostly strong, though she’s not so mobile these days. And then there’s the rest of the family working behind Jimboy’s—Scott, Karen’s older brother and now chairman of the board; James Freeman, Karen’s ex-husband and chief operating officer; Mike Freeman, James’ brother and the official Jimboy’s representative in Southern California; Erik Freeman, Karen’s eldest son and chief financial officer; and Patrick Freeman, Erik’s younger brother and a corporate trainer.

They make up a tightknit clan. Holidays are huge get-togethers, and Karen, James and Mike were even in a rock band called Illusion for several years. They toured in the 1980s—Karen played drums, like a boss—and still joke to this day about getting the band back together.

Karen admits that the family dynamic in the workplace hasn’t always been smooth, though. There has been some overstepping of roles, some family chatter when it’s time for business. But they’ve worked on it for the sake of Jimboy’s Tacos, always thinking about what Jim would have wanted.

“That’s one thing about this family: We are very devoted to this brand, which is why I think it’s remained true,” Karen said. “We remain true to who we are, to the food, to the experience, to Jimboy’s.”

A new vision Jim never thought his daughter would take over the family business.

“I was the Jimgirl, not the Jimboy,” Karen said. “He came from the old school.

My mom came from the old school. It was like, ‘You go marry somebody who can support you.’ That’s just never who I was.”

Growing up, Karen says she always had an interest in Jimboy’s inner workings. She loved customer service and

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The Knudsons and the Freemans during a family get-together.

That’s Margaret Knudson in front and company president Karen Knudson behind her.

In the beginning, circa 1954, Jimboy’s was a single converted trailer on King’s Beach in Lake Tahoe.

Photo courtesy of Karen Knudson-freeman

“It says, ‘The Original American Taco.’ That’s really what we’ve always been. Back in 1954, nobody even knew what a taco was.”

Karen Knudson-Freeman Jimboy’s president

had a knack for conjuring up deliciousness in the kitchen. But she had two older brothers, so she knew she wouldn’t get her chance for years. She got married, started a family and moved to Oregon for 10 years.

But the original Jimboy’s location in Roseville started having problems with the landlords, and Karen jumped back into the family business. She realized she missed

the work, eventually returned to Jimboy’s full time and became president in 2010.

“I think it happened just the way it was supposed to happen,” Karen said. “I love the fact that we’ve all played a part. This is here because of all of us. I’m just one more piece in this puzzle.”

For her time at the helm, Karen wants to see growth. And lots of it.

“I had a certain vision about Jimboy’s my whole life,” she said. “I thought we had a product that really crossed cultures and really could be embraced by the world, not just in the U.S.” Canada. Australia. Some countries in Europe. And, of course, across the entirety of the United States. But the company has a long way to go, still rebuilding its roster after the Great Recession.

Its current focus is on Southern California, where Jimboy’s recently opened in Anaheim, the second shop for Orange County.

According to CEO Bob Anderson, 20 more locations are in the works for California’s sunnier half. Next? Hopefully, a long-awaited break into the Bay Area.

A recent addition to the Jimboy’s team, Anderson arrived with a track record of launching emerging restaurant brands.

Jimboy’s presented a slightly different challenge: “reemergence as a brand,” in Anderson’s words. But his efforts have already paid off. The Woodland location’s sales more than doubled in the months after its rebranding last fall.

Long-term, Anderson said, he wants to open 100 new Jimboy’s Tacos locations within three years. He also wants to enhance

the catering program and expand the beverage lineup. And, just a few months ago, Jimboy’s launched an app as well for online ordering.

Finally, this retro brand is meeting current technology.

Karen eats Jimboy’s all the time, as does the rest of the family. It’s what’s around, it’s what they like, and, after watching her parents also eat Jimboy’s constantly and thrive well into their 90s, she says she’s not terribly concerned about the health impacts of a fast-food diet.

“I think sometimes there’s a perception about food that maybe isn’t as accurate as we think it is,” she said.

Karen certainly doesn’t seem like she’s faking her love for Jimboy’s’ food. She’s proud that Jimboy’s’ staff makes everything in-house—well, except for the tortillas—at such a rate that Jimboy’s needs two encyclopedia-sized recipe books: one for components, such as ground beef or beans, and one for assembled dishes. The books are supposed to ensure consistency, perpetually a restaurant chain’s greatest challenge and one to which Jimboy’s is not immune.

In Anderson’s words: “Karen is the champion of the quality of our food. She’s a phenomenal leader because she’s a doer. She walks the walk.”

While Karen’s brothers’ kids support Jimboy’s as patrons, her two 20-something sons are active employees and, she hopes, the company’s future. If not, Jimboy’s would be at risk of becoming another faceless corporation with no real ties to its past.

“If the family hangs onto it, I’d love that,” she said. “But I’m not going to say absolutely that has to be, because everyone has to live their own life. I’ve never forced either of my sons to get into this business.

It’s been their choice.”

Nostalgia, dusted with ParmesaN For a lot of Jimboy’s fans, its appeal is often more about comfort and nostalgia than the food itself. That’s not to say the food isn’t delicious.

Whenever Karen talks about “the Jimboy’s flavor,” she’s specifically referring to that ground beef taco, a taste of Jimboy’s from the days when Jim was still in the kitchen.

It arrives tucked into a little paper sleeve: a crispy, fried corn shell covered with Parmesan, lined with melted American cheese and oozing with unctuous ground beef.

Crisp lettuce gives it a certain—OK, maybe imagined—lightness, and the interplay of textures and flavors instantly makes you want to pound a Jimboy’s Tacos-branded beer and order another.

Back at the launch party for Jimboy’s Tacos in Woodland, people of all ages and races sat down to enjoy this very taco. Exciting new creations were going around—tacos infused with curry spices, cheesy home fries and grilled burritos brimming with beans—but no one refused the ground beef taco.

While many aspects of Jimboy’s change with the times, the beef taco’s recipe has stayed the same since its inception. It’s a shared connection for three generations.

If Karen has any say in the matter, future generations will be bound together by the same Parmesan crust, too.

“I want to see this go on,” Karen said.

“However it’ll go on, it’ll be good.” Ω

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archIve deep dIve To prep for a 2018 move to a new arts building, the gallery at UNR is unearthing its entire collection—along with some surprising stories

Andrew Blicharz, an employee of UNR’s Sheppard Contemporary Gallery, inspects artworks as part of the process of inventorying the entire collection.

by Josie Luciano

“First of all, you want to wear gloves.”

Andrew Blicharz was doing what he had been doing all summer—taking inventory of the thousands of art objects that belong to the art galleries at the University of Nevada, Reno.

Gloves on, Blicharz carefully lifted a woodcut onto a table in the Sheppard Contemporary Gallery. He measured the piece, made some notes and took a photo.

“This is one of the uncatalogued ones,” he said. “We don’t know what it is. I haven’t done the research yet.”

The work itself—a woodcut depicting two figures—is not remarkable, but what’s happening inside the gallery is. Instead of the usual open floor plan dotted with sculptures, white walls hung with paintings, and well-dressed employees modeling authority with dark pants, here was Blicharz with a 5 o’clock shadow, surrounded by an ocean of artwork in various stages of organization, with two desks rising up like lonely, paper-filled islands.

What’s going on here, exactly? According to Blicharz, it’s the summer before the summer before the big move. In October 2018, the contents of the Sheppard Contemporary Gallery will relocate a block southeast of their current location to the new University Arts Building—a state-of-the-art, 42,500 square foot space. Until then, Blicharz—along with director Paul Baker Prindle and art preparator Justin Manfredi—is one of the literal prime movers for the museum’s transition.

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In an attempt to do a proper inventory of the permanent collection before the move, the museum staff has converted the 30-by-40-foot gallery floor into a lab, because—to put it lightly—they have a lot of work to do.

Gallery turned laboratory The research Blicharz has not done on the uncatalogued woodcut is a drop in a sea of research that no one has done. University Galleries owns around 2,000 objects with 4,000 more promised gifts on the way. Only a small percentage of them are fully documented.

“We have a plan,” Blicharz assured. “Paul and I did a pretty good look through the collection storage room and were able to subdivide everything into doable batches and chunks.

We budgeted a certain amount of time for each batch depending on how hard we thought it was going to be to get through. And, so far, it looks like we’re keeping up OK.” Over the next 18 months, the three museum employees will create manual catalog entries, enter information into the museum database, photograph art for a visual checklist, work with promised future gift donors, send items to the conservator, and conduct in-depth research on individual pieces.

There’s an iceberg metaphor here—not just for the volume of work that needs to be done,

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but also for the amount of art that the public normally sees.

“It’s been my experience that most people don’t even know we have a permanent collection,” director Baker Prindle said in a Skype call. “We’ve been kind of hiding this stuff in the dark.”

This isn’t as shocking as it sounds. Most museums only show two to five percent of their permanent collections at any given time. But for the University Galleries—save a 10-piece exhibition curated by Bob Blesse in 2012—what the public saw of the permanent collection was next to nothing for a span of about 15 years.

“There were even people in the [art] department who didn’t know we had one,” said Baker Prindle.

It’s hIstory Not recognizing what they have on their hands is kind of a theme with the permanent collection.

Back in the 1960s, Wilbur D. May made his private collection available as a gift to the City of Reno. Among the items on the object list were pieces by Picasso, Calder, Klee, Braque, Miro and Pollack. When the city said no, May opened up his offer to the university. They, too, turned it down. Today, the paintings from May’s “Modern Masters” hang in museums all

over the world, including a large chunk at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Granted, at the time, the paintings by Pollack and Picasso were nowhere near the eight figures they are worth today—but still, big mistake.

Another low point: up until the mid-70s, there was a tradition among Greek houses to “borrow” work from the galleries as a prank.

The year the shenanigans ended was the year it caused a minor diplomatic crisis when a fraternity brother stole a set of silkscreens belonging to the Japanese government. When the pieces were returned, the university had no choice but to finally put an end to the yearly art theft.

It wasn’t all bad, though. During Walter McNamara’s tenure as gallery director through the early 1990s, the university pursued work suited to our area by adding regional artists like Louis Siegriest, as well as an extensive workson-paper collection that holds up well to dust and low humidity.

lookInG farther afIeld Under recent direction, Baker Prindle has expanded the definition of what appropriate collecting looks like for the museum—beyond regional painters and climate-appropriate work. For him, the purpose of the collection is to be a touch point for having bigger

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conversations, asking bigger questions, and area of display and acquisition is now focused moving historical perspectives “off center” for on artists like Rebecca and Sandra Eagle, a mainstream audience.

Keith Haring, Maria Martinez, Dia al-Azzawi “That’s the trick,” said Baker Prindle. “How and Wendy Redstar—individuals whose work do we talk about center? Because for people and identities do not happen to reflect existing working in aboriginal Australia, what they’re power structures. doing feels like a center. That is their center.

Of course, white, straight, male painters … It’s a really productive conversation to have still have a place in the gallery, too. Starting because it illuminates how charged our notions at the end of August, former permanent of center are.” collection intern and University Although he still thinks of Tennessee, Knoxville passing on May’s gift was painting graduate a big mistake, there is student Austin Pratt definitely a case to be will curate and made for re-framing make work for the types of Laced—an objects universiexhibit specifities should be cally designed going after. for the “You know, transitioning people kind gallery. For of turn up the show, Pratt their noses if will choose you don’t have items from the important the permanent painters in your collection—like collection,” said the Eagle sisters’ Baker Prindle. “But baskets—to display “The Glory Hole” a it’s like, ‘Well, why do alongside his own ink 1939 painting by Albert paintings define a collecdrawings.

Sheldon Pennoyer is a part tion?’ And the answer is that In the following months, the UNR galleries’ permawhite, European, straight males other artists with ties to the nent collection.

COURTESY/UNIVERSITY make paintings. The best examples permanent collection— locals GALLERIES of those paintings are already in Walter McNamara, Lynda Yuroff museums. And so it’s sort of a case of and Joan Arrizabalaga—will also circumstances that present this opportushow artwork inspired by the archives. nity to really think about those things.”

That work will hang in the hallway while the Although the university will always collect museum staff continues their lab work in the encyclopedically for teaching purposes, a large main gallery. Ω

See the University Galleries website for more information about the permanent collection and new building at www.unr.edu/art/museum-of-art. Austin Pratt’s Laced exhibit will run from its opening reception on Aug. 31 through Oct. 6.

Following this show, Walter McNamara and Lynda Yuroff’s exhibit will be up from Oct. 19 through Nov. 23, and Joan Arrizabalaga’s work will follow from Nov. 30 through Feb. 23.

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Tracy Clopton’s love affair with arts and crafts is an enduring one—lifelong, in fact, she says.

She and her husband, Jim Clopton, a UPS driver, co-own a salon called Peace.

Love.Hair at 20 Hillcrest Drive. Its décor is a testament to Tracy’s crafting prowess and a good illustration of her work’s aesthetic, which she calls “trash to treasure.” Others might know it as “upcycling,” finding creative, artistic reuses for old materials.

In the salon, Tracy has given old furniture and a cheap, retro chandelier facelifts with bright paint. A piece of framed chicken wire with clothespins serves as a bulletin board. On the wall hangs a dragonfly made from old fan blades and a table leg.

In October, the Cloptons opened another business called Create, in the same complex as the salon. It’s dedicated to the kinds of crafts Tracy specializes in. But—as the name implies—customers can’t simply buy the art. They have to make it. It’s an idea Tracy came up with while attending a paintand-sip with friends.

“I had a really good time, and I was out with my girlfriends and just thought, ‘OK, this is so cool,’” she said. “That market, however, has been saturated. And I, personally, am not an actual painter. I thought, ‘Well, we could do this same kind of concept but with strictly arts and crafts.’”

Create is next door to the salon. The sip aspect is optional. Customers can bring their own drinks. Inside, the space is tiny—and adorable, like a fairytale cottage.

Wooden workbenches, built by Jim, lend a bit of an all-season Santa’s workshop vibe, except this shop is obviously devoted to crafts. Examples of student projects cover the walls and shelves—painted wine

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glasses, dreamcatchers, wall-mounted beer openers with attached bottle cap receptacles made from Mason jars. Create looks, quite honestly, like the physical manifestation of a DIY home décor Pinterest board.

“As a matter of fact, it’s funny, because, in my other business, I talk to people all day long, and everyone talks about Pinterest,” Tracy said. “Whether you’re looking at hairstyles or home décor, or looking to create something, Pinterest is the go-to. Yes, I think people are looking to be more creative and that Pinterest shows them that you can be creative.”

But the classes at Create are not recreations of Pinterest tutorials. Workshops are led by local craft enthusiasts. Tracy teaches, of course, and Jim has thrown his hat in the ring as well. He led the beer opener workshop. Other instructors, the Cloptons say, are mostly people like them, with other day jobs.

“Heather, for instance, works for REMSA, but she’s just creative,” Tracy said. “We have Michelle, who—she has her degree in marketing and works at the Atlantis. … Christie Mumm is a local photographer.”

Instructors bring a variety of crafting interests in various media to the workshops.

And there seems to be plenty of interest in teaching. Create’s monthly calendar for August listed more than two dozen workshops. Some, like macramé bracelets, look simple—others, like hand-painted pictures on wood or glass, a bit more daunting. But the Cloptons say that even these are really meant for anyone, regardless of experience.

“You hear from a lot of people who will say something to the effect of, ‘Well, I’m not very artsy. I’m not very creative. I don’t know how to paint,’ these kinds of things,” Jim said. “They take the class—step by step—and they’re the ones whose creativity blooms the most.” Ω Workshops at Create, 20 Hillcrest Drive, are $35, unless otherwise specified. Learn more at createartreno.com.

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“You’d be sad too if your sisters starred in How the West was Fun.”

Suspicious minds If you’re a fan of last year’s excellent modern Western Hell or High Water, you have some big reasons to get yourself into a theater for Wind River.

Taylor Sheridan, who writes and directs, has a wordsmith’s way of capturing American dilemmas on par with the likes of Sam Shepard and Cormac McCarthy. The man knows how to pen a great thriller with depth, and his works—he also wrote Sicario and Hell or High Water—have in common a somber tone.

This is a guy who knows that many of the people you pass on the street today are dealing with an eternity of grief and loss. They are making it, but it’s a bitch, and it’s not going to get easier.

Wind River marks Sheridan’s second feature directorial effort, after 2011’s low-budget Vile, and it stands as one of the summer’s best films. It’s a solid mystery-thriller and a showcase for two fierce performances from Jeremy Renner and Elizabeth Olsen—yes, Hawkeye and Scarlet Witch.

They both offer up career-best work, with Renner searing the screen as Cory, a man with a tragic past, paid to hunt wolves and lions on a Native American reservation. Olsen commands her screen time as Jane, one of cinema’s gutsiest FBI agents since Clarice Starling.

Sheridan, who directs with style and grace, gives us a haunting image to start his movie: Natalie (Kelsey Asbille), a young Native American woman, runs across a clearly freezing nightscape with no shoes on. She’s scared for her life, but we don’t know why.

Soon, we will find out.

Cory patrols snow-covered grounds, blowing away wolves from long distances. He’s stoic and level-headed, a quiet man whose emotions never go to a fever pitch, his volume hardly ever changing, no matter what the situation. When Cory discovers the body of the woman we saw in the opening sequence, it’s clear that the woman’s identity strikes a power chord in his heart. It hits all too close to home.

Cory and his ex-wife (Julia Jones) have also lost a child, and they are doing their best to give their living son (Teo Briones) a happy life in the aftermath.

Their daughter was the new victim’s best friend, understandably setting something off in Cory. When FBI Jane shows up lost in a snowstorm and looking for answers, he’s more than willing to chip in on the investigation.

Sheridan’s mystery builds from there, as no identity of the murderer is immediately apparent. Since the murder took place on a sparsely populated reservation, there aren’t many suspects, but Sheridan will keep you guessing, and you’ll suspect everybody on screen.

The conclusion doesn’t feel like a narrative cheat, as so many murder mysteries often do. The conclusion resonates with horror and bleakness. Be assured, you aren’t going to have a typical good time at this movie.

You will, however, be witnessing a remarkable piece of work by Renner. He’s tasked with some of the more difficult, emotionally brutal scenes an actor has had to handle this year. He’s been impressive before (The Hurt Locker), but this takes his stock to a new level. When he recounts the death of his daughter to Jane, you can relate when the story almost knocks her on her ass. I mentioned that Cory is stoic above.

That doesn’t mean he’s one-dimensional. Renner finds nuance and power in this character’s quiet pain.

Olsen matches Renner on all fronts, her Jane being a by-the-book type who must make some major adjustments in the field on how to deal with grief all around her. Jane is supposed to be setting the table for a bigger investigation, but she finds herself drawing her gun more than once, and she’s in it for the long haul. The character goes through many phases in the film’s running time, and Olsen makes all of them intriguing.

Supporting performances from Graham Greene and Gil Birmingham (who also starred in Hell or High Water) round out one of the year’s greater ensemble casts. Ω

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Annabelle, the creepy doll from The Conjuring movies, gets her second standalone film with Annabelle: Creation, a silly movie that’s nevertheless enjoyable thanks to some deft direction and surprisingly competent acting. The movie holds together thanks to solid performances from Talitha Bateman and Lulu Wilson, the latter being the same child actress who gave incredible work in the also surprisingly good prequel/sequel to a so-so movie, Ouija: Origin of Evil. The film is full of good performances from the likes of Miranda Otto, Anthony LaPaglia and Stephanie Sigman, but it’s Bateman and Wilson who get most of the credit for pulling it off. The film is set many years before the first Annabelle movie, with orphans Janice (Bateman) and Linda (Wilson) on their way to a new home, a group of other girls and happy nun Sister Charlotte (Sigman) at their side. Once at their new home, the doll is discovered, and the resulting playtime totally sucks ass. Last year, director David F. Sandberg delivered a decent genre film with Lights Out, based on his terrifically scary short film. (Talitha’s younger brother, Martin Bateman, starred in that one.) Sandberg also makes good-looking movies. The authentic Southern Gothic look of this film lends to its credibility.

Charlize Theron goes on a tear for the ages in this fun if somewhat shallow venture, another pin on her action hero lapel after her ferocious turn as Furiosa in Mad Max: Fury Road. As Lorraine Broughton, an undercover agent on a mission in Berlin in the late ’80s as the wall begins to fall, she showcases her ability to kick people through walls with the best of them. She also shows how to use a freezer door as a weapon.

Directed by David Leitch, one of the directors of the original John Wick and future director of Deadpool 2, Atomic Blonde pops with the same kind of kinetic energy as Wick when the bullets and kicks are flying. Also a legendary stuntman, Leitch knows how to make a hit look real, and the choreographed action scenes in this film stand as some of the year’s best. When Charlize lands a blow in this movie, you feel it in your face. Based on the graphic novel The Coldest City, the film drags at times, especially when Lorraine does the standard interrogation room narrative scenes with Toby Jones and John Goodman drilling her for answers.

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The uncertainty and delays that plagued this production are immediately apparent in the final picture. This movie is a catastrophe, and a complete slight to fans of the Stephen King books, fans of Matthew McConaughey, and fans of science fiction/fantasy. It looks like a low-level episode of really schlocky, 1970s Dr. Who. The CGI is terrible, the pacing is ridiculously, unnecessarily fast, and the plot is confusing for those who haven’t read the books. I’ve never have, and, after watching this, I don’t really care to. The story involves some kid named Jake (Tom Taylor), a sad teenager who is gifted with “The Shine,” the psychic powers Danny had in King’s The Shining. He dreams of another world where there is a dark tower that acts as some sort of barrier between other dimensions, protecting planets like Earth from evil. He also dreams of a gunslinger (Idris Elba) who is trying to kill the Man in Black, played by McConaughey, whose intention is to hunt people with the Shine because their brains harness the power to shoot laser beams into the Dark Tower, thus destroying it and releasing goofy CGI monsters upon the Earth. You can go ahead and badmouth me all you want if I got any of this wrong but, I assure you, that’s the best I could gather from this hackneyed production.

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Director Kathryn Bigelow (Zero Dark Thirty) directs this uneven yet powerful at times account of the infamous 1967 Algiers Motel incident, part of a race riot that put the city of Detroit under siege. When

a man fires off a starter pistol from his hotel window during intense riots, the police and National Guard converge on the Algiers, and a terrible night ensues. It results in three men shot to death, others psychologically and physically tortured, and the sort of judicial rulings in the aftermath that have become all too commonplace. John Boyega plays Dismukes, a security guard who finds himself entangled in the bloody events perpetrated by racist policemen led by Krauss (a legitimately scary Will Pouter). The men and women held captive at the Algiers are played by a strong ensemble cast, including Jason Mitchell, Anthony Mackie, Hannah Murray, Kaitlyn Dever, Nathan Davis, Jr. and Algee Smith. The film feels a bit too fictional in spots. In an odd move, Bigelow incorporates real stock footage along with scenes meant to look like stock footage, much in the same way Oliver Stone did in J.F.K., further confusing fact from fiction. She’s going for a documentary feel, but the script sometimes calls for cartoon caricatures with its bad policemen. No doubt, most of the policemen at the hotel that night were a bunch of monsters, but the portrayals of them (beyond Poulter’s) feel too cliché and, in some cases, aren’t well acted. There are enough strong performances to make it worth your while, and it’s a true story that needed to be told.

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Eccentric comedic actor Brett Gelman gets a much deserved starring vehicle as Isaac, a theater teacher going through some troubles with his girlfriend (Judy Greer). She starts getting antsy, and his behavior gets weirder and weirder, especially when it comes to student Alex (a very funny Michael Cera).

Let’s just say things don’t go well when Alex comes over to hang out, and that occurrence is one of the more normal ones in Isaac’s life.

As his relationship and acting career—he’s the spokesman for Hep C—crumble, he tries to date others, and that ends with him escaping a party with his date’s grandma (again … Isaac is weird). The film meanders a bit but, somehow, it all works just fine. Director Janicza Bravo, who co-wrote the script with Gelman, makes an impressively strange directorial debut, thanks in large part to Gelman being her star.

Gelman is one of those character actors who basically shows up in everything, cracks you up, and yet you never remember his name.

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A gang of losers plots to rob a NASCAR racetrack on one of its busiest weekends, and they do it in a hackneyed way that makes absolutely no sense. Steven Soderbergh comes out of retirement to direct Channing Tatum as Jimmy Logan, a former football player who has fallen on bad times, then suddenly gets it in his head to rob the racetrack in a way that involves sneaking people out of prison, blowing things up with gummy bears, and secret allies within the establishment. Soderbergh did the Ocean’s Eleven movies, the first of which has a reasonably fun and inventive heist. This one is sort of Ocean’s Eleven for rednecks, and their ability to pull off the heist is totally unconvincing. The film is almost saved by some of the supporting performances, including Daniel Craig as an incarcerated safe cracker who digs hard boiled eggs, and Adam Driver as Jimmy’s one-armed brother. But, for every character that’s a plus, there’s a lame one like Seth MacFarlane’s heavily accented millionaire that’s not as funny as he thinks he is. The movie doesn’t come together in the end, and its robbery scheme is too cute to be realistic.

The big reveal feels like a cheat. It’s good to have Soderbergh back in action, but this is just a rehash of something he’s done before with a Southern accent. Hilary Swank shows up in the final act, a role that feels entirely tacked on.

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A hefty chile relleno is served with rice and beans at Carmelita’s Taqueria.

North of the border Carmelita’s Taqueria in Golden Valley is exactly my kind of joint—friendly, familyowned, with a short but oh-so-sweet menu.

Crunchy chips and a fantastic salsa started my family off. The salsa was hot but not blistering, with big chunks of onion and tomato, and plenty of cilantro.

My son and I each ordered combination dinners ($8.99) with a chile relleno and enchiladas. Both included ample amounts of lettuce and tomato salad, seasoned rice, and refried beans. The rice wasn’t dry and tasted great, especially mixed with the perfectly seasoned frijoles. I could have had a mixed bowl of this topped with a little cheese and salsa, and been happy.

Although the stuffed pepper was not the fresh-fried, crispy wonder I always search for, it had excellent flavor, great sauce, tons of melted Oaxaca cheese and was large enough to fill its side of the plate. Better yet was the moist and flavorful shredded chicken in my enchiladas. For my taste, they could have used a little more cheese and sauce, but they were good enough to carry their weight. Paired with the aboveaverage rice and beans, the meal was a serving of pure comfort food.

It would be a sin to visit a taqueria without trying the tacos, so, for $2 a pop, we ordered cabeza (cow’s head), al pastor (pineapple roasted pork) and carnitas (slow cooked pork). If you’re a fan of “street tacos”—a pair of small corn tortillas topped with meat, diced white onion, scallion, cilantro and salsa—you won’t be disappointed with Carmelita’s. The meats were all excellent, with plenty piled on each taco.

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al pastor, and the cow’s head was perhaps some of the best I’ve tasted. In hindsight, I really wish I’d tried the lengua (cow’s tongue), because I’m willing to bet they do a great job on that tricky item, too.

My daughter—who attempts and occasionally succeeds at sticking to a vegetarian diet—ordered her wet burrito without meat ($7.99). They stuffed plenty of rice, beans and cheese into that plate-sized beast, topped it with shredded asadero cheese and sour cream, then drenched it in one of the best green salsas ever. She had to take half of it home. Spicy, yes, but the flavors of tomatillo and lime really brought it together. We spooned it onto other items.

The mariscos portion of the menu could just be called camarones, as it consists of four preparations of shrimp.

The large, crisp corn tortillas of the ceviche tostadas ($4.99) were topped with plenty of chopped, lime-cured shrimp, onion, cucumber, tomato, cilantro and salsa. I gave my “vegetarian” daughter a bite, and she finished half of a tostada.

Rounding out the meal was a shared dish I actually hadn’t tried before, aguachile ($13.99). This version was basically a big earthenware oval of citrus-cured shrimp swimming in a pool of lime juice, chilis, salt, cilantro, chopped cucumber and purple onion. It was absolutely delicious and totally refreshing. As with the wet burrito, we spooned this sauce onto tacos, chips, everything. It was served with a foil packet of hot tortillas, but we gobbled that stuff down so fast there was no time for them. I live on the south end of Reno, but this meal was totally worth the drive to the North Valleys. Ω

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Around these parts this time of year, depending on your pleasure, thoughts turn to old cars, balloons, back to school, or, for many, that thing in the desert. Yes, Burning Man is almost here. Despite a good decade or so passing since I last attended, my fondness and nostalgia for the event is rekindled—see what I did there?—annually by seeing art cars, overloaded RVs and dust. A recent tip about a change to become non-smoking prompted a visit to Jub Jub’s Thirst Parlor. It’s as close as I will come to the playa this year.

Jub Jub’s is more than just another example of Burning Man manifesting itself in the Truckee Meadows, like big sculptures and fire dancers. At a minimum, a spin-off in name from longtime theme camp Jub Jub’s Plastic Circus, it’s more than just a bar or place to see bands. Jub Jub’s is a kind of cultural hub.

My first visit was a few years ago when I went to see the Mermen play. They’re a psychedelic surf act from California I saw play Black Rock City some 20-plus years ago, earning my fandom for life. I dragged my butt down to Wells Avenue for a great performance, but the lasting impression was of being subjected to the smokiest room I have ever been in.

Fast forward to now, and the aforementioned change to non-smoking surprised me. A quick visit to Jub Jub’s website confirmed it and gave me the good news that not only is the bar open on Sundays, it also offer a half-price happy hour nightly from 5 to 7 p.m., prime time for me to stop by after work.

I wandered down the alley from the street looking for the inexplicably hidden door, a little easier to find in daylight. Jub Jub’s is like two venues in one, the bar room with—obviously—the bar and a stage

for 21-and-older shows, plus a showroom I’ve never been to for all-age shows. Jub Jub’s may have the elusive best of both worlds—booze for the adults and a live music venue for the underage crowd.

It was too early for anyone to be gathering for the evening’s bar room show, a local metal band opening for a couple of touring acts passing through. A few customers sipped drinks or played one of several pinball machines—a nice option if you want to do more than drink or shoot pool. The place conjures the spirit—bikes on the wall, paintings, funky lamps for lighting, eclectic flair and stickers offering a wink to Burner jokes and ECV alike.

It would be easy to see this as a ripoff or appropriating the culture, but it feels like a genuine extension of it, a tribute.

Although the website described a handful of signature cocktails—interesting concoctions that sounded a little fancier than I expected here, but probably reign in Black Rock City—beer seemed to be the right call. Half a dozen taps and a cooler displaying various macro lagers, the usual craft beers and a couple of surprises were available, but I checked my inner beer geek at the door and went for a playa-friendly PBR draft. I would have felt awkward ordering a Belgian lambic here.

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Chris Monzon, Zack Boyden and Garrett Caufield have more than a few fright techniques up their sleeves.

Scare tactics Murder Dream There are many varieties on the theory of what makes something sound frightening.

Some say that dissonant notes—notes that don’t sound good when played in unison—can create unease. Some argue high-pitched tones mimic the sound of a human scream in our brains. Others point to low tones as a signal of the approach of some large beast, while others posit a combination of high and low pitches creates an impression that something just isn’t right.

Sometimes, sound just isn’t enough to sell the fear. Unease and tension can be signaled by non-auditory cues, such as dark imagery, sudden movement, hints of violence and death.

All of this could serve as a manual for how to create a good horror movie soundtrack, yet the members of Murder Dream have adopted it to write and present their music. High, screeching guitar leads mimic human screams between actual human screams. Rumbling bass and thundering drums provide the primal lion’s roar.

On the visual end, dark makeup around their eyes, inspired by the “corpse paint” employed by black metal bands, highlights the intense stares given by bassist /vocalist Zack Boyden and guitarist/vocalist Chris Monzon to the audience. Suddenly, Monzon will tear away from the microphone stand, drop to the floor, and deliver a flurry of blows directly to his guitar neck, while Boyden will twitch and sputter as if possessed. A candelabra slowly drips wax atop the bass amp, lighting the stage and casting shadows.

“We have this attitude where we want to be really exciting and fun, but we’re also gonna take ourselves kind of seriously,” said Boyden. “So the atmosphere is like scary stories around a campfire.

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There’s a fun aspect, but there’s also a history of tradition and legend that goes along with it.”

“It’s like being in on the joke, but it’s not a joke,” said drummer Garrett Caufield.

“The way I put it is, we are legitimately trying to summon a ghost,” said Monzon.

“Maybe in the back of our minds we know we won’t actually summon a ghost onstage, but we’re gonna try as hard as we can.”

Both onstage and off, the members of Murder Dream have attempted to interact with the spirit world. Each song contains a ritual, and the band members have tried at least few of them. When they learned that Google had bought a local plot to build its complex, they traveled there and attempted to perform a ritual to haunt the land before the construction began.

“We were hoping they would get too spooked to gentrify Reno,” said Monzon.

These rituals, while admittedly tonguein-cheek, are a way to get into the spirit of their music, which is dark, heavy, filled with creeping, menacing riffs. It draws from many different styles, from no wave and goth rock to doom metal and powerviolence. No particular genre takes center stage in Murder Dream’s sound. The band members have found the center of a Venn diagram of heavy, dark styles and crafted something more fitting to their varied tastes.

Murder Dream’s upcoming album— rumored to be scheduled for release on Friday the 13th in October—will be titled Eras of Death. Five songs detailing different historical periods, from ancient Egypt and witch trials to futuristic settings, will center on death in all its gruesome forms. The self-titled track, “Murder Dream” comes with a slow but steadily approaching dissonant riff, telling the tale of a demon summoned to murder people in their dreams.

“Being spooky is fun,” said Boyden.

“But it’s also a huge part of humanity.” Ω For songs and information, visit www.murderdream.bandcamp.com.

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ELECTRONICS SWAP: All kinds of electronics and electronic components are welcome, with a focus on music-related equipment.

Sun, 8/27, 10am-2pm. $1. The Holland Project, 140 Vesta St., (775) 742-1858.

FEED THE CAMEL: The fourth annual food truck gathering features some of the best food trucks in the Truckee Meadows and local beer. Wed, 8/30, 5pm. Free.

McKinley Arts & Culture Center, 925 Riverside Drive, www.facebook.com/ Feed-The-Camel-256832417824677/.

HOGS FOR THE CAUSE WEEKEND: The two-day event benefits families fighting pediatric brain cancer. The event kicks off Friday evening at 6:30pm with the Hogs For The Cause Gala in the Steak and Lobster House, followed by a concert featuring Muddy Magnolias and special guest The Suitcase Junkees starting at 9pm. The second day of the event starts off with the Courtyard Barbecue at 1pm, followed by a concert featuring New Monsoon and Afrolicious at 9pm. Fri, 8/25, 6:30pm; Sat, 8/26, 1pm. $0-$125. Crystal Bay Club, 14 Highway 28, Crystal Bay, (775) 833-6333, www.crystalbaycasino.com.

TAHOE MOUNTAIN BIKE & BREW FESTIVAL: The Divided Sky and Tahoe Area Mountain Biking Association present the fifth annual festival, which kicks off on Saturday with the Meyers Triple Crown ride, followed by an afternoon and evening of live music, barbecue, beer, vendors of various products and services and a kids zone. The festival continues on Sunday with bike demos and shuttles providing regular access to Corral and Armstrong Connector trail network. Sat, 8/26, 7am-6pm; Sun, 8/27, 9am-4pm. $35$60 registration fees, free admission to festival. The Divided Sky, 3200 Highway 50, Meyers, www.tahoemtbfestival.com.

WASHOE READS—THE ORPHAN MASTER’S SON: Join Washoe County Library System, in partnership with Nevada Humanities, to celebrate a community-wide read of Adam Johnson’s The Orphan Master’s Son. Book discussions will take place in three parts at several library locations through Sept. 15. Meet the author at the 4th Annual Nevada Humanities Literary Crawl on Sept. 16, at venues throughout the Downtown Reno Arts Corridor. Fri, 8/25, 4pm. Free. North Valleys Library, 1075 North Hills Boulevard, (775) 972-0281.

LUCAS OIL OFF-ROAD RACING: The Lucas Oil

Best in the West Nugget Rib Cookoff

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Barbecue competitors from across the nation compete for cash prizes and bragging rights to the best ribs in the West during the 29th annual event, which includes a beer garden, arts and crafts vendor booths, and a kids’ area featuring a variety of rides and activities.

The end-of-summer affair also features live music on two stages. Headliners on the main stage include The Romantics on Aug. 30, Night Ranger on Aug. 31, Love & Theft on Sept. 1, Gin Blossoms on Sept. 2, Eric Paslay on Sept. 3 and A Flock of Seagulls on Sept. 4. The concerts begin at 7 p.m. except on Sept.

4, which starts at 3 p.m. The barbecue festival takes place along Victorian Avenue in downtown Sparks and opens on Wednesday, Aug. 30, and runs through Labor Day on Monday, Sept. 4, when the winners of the cookoff will be announced. Festival hours are 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Aug. 30-Sept. 3 and 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sept. 4. Admission is free. Call 356-3300.

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COIN DISPLAYS AND COIN EXCHANGE: Reno Coin Club and the Nevada State Museum will have Native American and presidential dollars, as well as national park quarters, including the San Francisco mint quarters.

Fri, 8/25, 10am. $8, free for kids under age 18. Nevada State Museum, 600 N. Carson St., Carson City, www.renocoinclub.org.

2017 TAHOE STAR TOURS: On Friday evenings, Tahoe Star Tours will meet in Café Blue at The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe, with the telescopic viewing portion of the evening taking place on the open meadow in the backyard of the property. Fri, 8/25, 8:15pm. $20-$40. The Ritz Carlton, Lake Tahoe, 13031 Ritz Carlton Highlands Court, Truckee, www.tahoestartours.com.

CREATING EQUILIBRIUM: A three-day solutions-focused, innovation forum and festival featuring music by Secret Stash, Dispatch, Allen Stone, Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears, among others. Fri, 8/25-Sun, 8/27. Prices vary. Squaw Valley Resort, 1960 Squaw Valley Road, Olympic Valley, creatingequilibrium.com.

BURNING MAN: Tens of thousands of people gather in the Black Rock Desert to create Black Rock City, a temporary metropolis dedicated to community, art, self-expression and self-reliance. Sun, 8/27-Mon, 9/4. $425. Black Rock Desert, Gerlach, burningman.org.

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CANFEST: The international canned beer festival features live music, a silent disco, entertainment, food, vendors and unlimited beer samples from various microbreweries. The event benefits the Reno Bike Project. Sat, 8/26, 5pm. $40$50. Grand Sierra Resort, 2500 E. Second St., www.canfestbeer.com.

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Shoppers can choose from fresh-picked produce, a variety of international food and beverage items, packaged foods, unique arts and crafts, assorted flowers and prepared foods and children’s activities. Thu, 8/24, 4-9pm. Free. Sands Regency Casino Hotel, 345 N. Arlington Ave., (775) 746-5024.

Off Road Racing Series is a nationally televised off road racing series on a short course track where spectators watch all of the high-flying action from their seats in the grandstands. Watch Brian Deegan, Jeremy McGrath, Carl Renezeder, Rodrigo Ampudia and the top racers of the sport reach speeds of 90 mph and jump 100-plus feet through the air in 900-horsepower trucks. Sat, 8/26-Sun, 8/27, 9am. $30. Wild West Motorsports Park, 12005 East I-80, Exit 23, Mustang, www.lucasoiloffroad.com.

NNMC—GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE: Learn about a new treatment that is an alternative to prolonged medication in this presentation by Michael Murray, a surgeon at Northern Nevada Medical Center, and otolaryngologist Jeffrey Beall. Thu 8/24, 6pm. Free. Sparks Medical Office Building, 2385 E. Prater Way, Ste. 201, Sparks, (775) 331-7000.

RENO RODEO 100 STORYTELLING: The second installment in the storytelling series explores the history and narratives from 100 years of Reno Rodeo. Sat, 8/26, 6pm.

Reno-Sparks Livestock Events Center, 1350 N. Wells Ave., (775) 525-1088.

SATURDAY NIGHT STAR PARTY: The Jack C. Davis Observatory hosts free star parties on Saturday. The evening starts with a lecture on one of numerous topics and then concludes with guided star viewing by one of the observatory’s astronomers. Sat, 8/26, 6pm. Free. Jack C. Davis Observatory, 2699 Van Patten Drive, Carson City, (775) 857-3033.

STORY SONGS FROM THE SOUL OF THE AMERICAN WEST: Discover Northern Nevada’s natural and cultural heritage through visual and musical storytelling presented by songwriter/performer Jim Eaglesmith and nature photographer/ geologist Mark Vollmer. Sat, 8/26, 7pm. Free. Galena Creek Visitor Center, 18250 Mount Rose Highway, (775) 849-4948, www.galenacreekvisitorcenter.org.

ALL AGES THE BIGGEST LITTLE BUG ADVENTURE WITH NEVADA BUGS AND BUTTERFLIES: Discover Nevada’s amazing arthropods during this hands-on program. Interact with millipedes, beetles and more at the bug petting zoo. Create and take a small packet of native pollinator seeds for the bees and butterflies in your own garden. Sun, 8/27, 2pm. Free. Spanish Springs Library, 7100 Pyramid Way, Sparks, (775) 424-1800.

SIERRA VIEW CODING CLUB: This is a drop-in club for kids who code or want to learn.

Using the self-paced NCLab platform, students learn the basics of computer programming and can earn the Governor’s NV Ready 21 Certificate. Wed, 8/30, 4pm. Free. Sierra View Library, 4001 S. Virginia St., (775) 827-3232.

ART ART SOURCE GALLERY: Moving the World— Once, Twice, Nevermore. View an art installation by Yuyu Yang, as well as Art Source Gallery’s art collection. Thu, 8/24Wed, 8/30, 10am. Free. Art Source Gallery, 2195 S. Virginia St., Ste. 102, (775) 828-3525.

ARTISTS CO-OP GALLERY OF RENO: Open Spaces and Special Places—The Art of Conservation. This benefit art show and sale for Nevada Land Trust runs through Aug. 31. Thu, 8/24-Wed, 8/30, 11am4pm. Free. Artists Co-op Gallery of Reno, 627 Mill St., (775) 322-8896.

COURTHOUSE GALLERY, CARSON CITY COURTHOUSE: Industrial Art Sports Edition. Capital City Arts Initiative’s exhibition features the design work of five northern Nevada sports equipment designers and manufacturers. The show runs through Sept. 28. The gallery is open Monday-Friday. Thu, 8/24-Fri, 8/2; Mon, 8/28-Wed, 8/30, 8am-5pm. Free.

Courthouse Gallery, Carson City Courthouse, 885 E. Musser St., Carson City, www.arts-initiative.org.

HOLLAND PROJECT GALLERY: Where The Shadow Catches You. This month’s exhibition features work by Nathaniel Benjamin, Summer Orr and Rita Salt.

Consisting of printmaking, ceramic and textile pieces, Where the Shadow Catches You takes viewers on a trip through the artists’ combined memories where trauma lingers and attempts to reconcile or at least bandage the pains of the past.

The exhibition is on view Tuesday-Friday through Aug. 25. Thu, 8/24-Fri, 8/25, 3-6pm. Free. Holland Project Gallery, 140 Vesta St., (775) 742-1858.

METRO GALLERY: Desert Dreams. Peter Ruprecht’s photography attempts to capture the natural spirit of people and places all across the world. Desert Dreams is on display Monday-Friday through Oct. 6. Thu, 8/24-Fri, 8/25; Mon, 8/28-Wed, 8/30, 8am-5pm. Free. Metro Gallery, 1 E. First St., (775) 334-2417.

NORTHWEST RENO LIBRARY: A 40-Year Collection of the Art of Lady Jill. Plein air watercolorist Lady Jill Mueller presents favorite works from her personal collection over the last 40 years. This display will be up until Oct. 25. Library hours are 10am-6pm on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 10am-7pm on Wednesday and 11am-5pm on Saturday. The library is closed on Sunday. Thu, 8/24-Sat, 8/26; Mon, 8/28-Wed, 8/30, 10am. Free.

Northwest Reno Library, 2325 Robb Drive, (775) 787-4100.

REID HOUSE GALLERY AND STUDIO: Constructing Memories. DJD Foundation/ Art Heals War Wounds present a show of fiber art by Lynda Yuroff and Luana Ritch. The exhibition runs Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday through Aug. 31. Thu, 8/24, Sat, 8/26-Sun, 8/27, Tue, 8/29, noon-6pm. Free. Reid House Gallery and Studio, 515 Court St., (775) 391-2668.

SIERRA ROOM AT CARSON CITY COMMUNITY CENTER: Tahoe Clarity. The Capital City Arts Initiative (CCAI) presents its photography exhibition by artist Dylan Silver.

The artwork will be on display MondayThursday through Nov. 9. Thu, 8/24, Mon, 8/28-Wed, 8/30, 5-8pm. Free. Sierra Room, Carson City Community Center, 851 E. William St., Carson City, (775) 283-7421.

SPARKS HERITAGE MUSEUM & CULTURAL CENTER: A Colorful Life. Sierra Watercolor Society’s judged exhibit features new watercolor paintings by local artists.

Both framed and unframed original paintings are available for sale. The exhibit is on display Tuesday-Saturday through Sept. 30. Thu, 8/24-Sat, 8/26; Tue, 8/29-Wed, 8/30, 11am. Free. Sparks Heritage Museum & Cultural Center, 820 Victorian Ave., Sparks, (775) 852-1583, www.sierrawatercolorsociety.com.

THE HOLLAND PROJECT: The National Poster Retrospceticus. The show features over 150 of the most prominent poster designers from around the world, including work by Aaron Draplin, Daniel Danger, Teagan White and Jay Ryan. Art prints and posters for bands like The Black Keys, Ice-T and Wilco will be on display in the Serva Pool space. Thu, 8/24, 6:30pm. Free. The Holland Project, 140 Vesta St., (775) 742-1858.

THE HOLLAND PROJECT MICRO GALLERY: From the Garden. This collaborative show features work by Ana McKay and Ally Messer. McKay works in ink and watercolor and Messer works in various forms of printmaking. McKay’s delicate botanical paintings recall traditional plant diagrams while Messer creates prints of anthropomorphic vegetables. Through their exhibit, the artists create themes of “compassion and cultivation.” From the Garden will be up through Sept. 9.

The closing reception will be held on Aug. 30, 6-8pm. Thu, 8/24-Wed, 8/30. Free. The Holland Project Micro Gallery, 945 Record St., (775) 742-1858, www.hollandreno.org.

MUSEUMS NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE MUSEUM: Be the Astronaut. This innovative, first-person experience for all ages immerses visitors in the science and engineering of spaceflight via a fusion state-of-the-art video game technology, simulators and actual NASA reconnaissance data. Museum hours are Monday through Saturday, 9:30am to 5:30pm, and Sundays 10am to 4pm. The exhibition runs through Aug. 31. Thu, 8/24-Wed, 8/30. $6-$12. National Automobile Museum, 10 S. Lake St., (775) 830-5295, www.nevadachallenger.org.

NEVADA MUSEUM OF ART: Andrea Zittel Wallsprawl. On view through Dec. 31; City of Dust The Evolution of Burning Man. On display through Jan. 7; Jessica Rath: Projects. On view through Aug. 27; View from the Playa: Photographs by Eleanor Preger. The exhibition runs through Jan. 7; Unsettled. The exhibition opens on Aug. 26 and runs through Jan. 21. Thu, 8/24Sun, 8/27; Wed, 8/30, 10am. $1-$10. Nevada Museum of Art, 160 W. Liberty St., (775) 329-3333, www.nevadaart.org.

TERRY LEE WELLS NEVADA DISCOVERY MUSEUM (THE DISCOVERY): A T. rex Named Sue. A dramatic, life-sized skeleton cast of the Tyrannosaurus rex Sue is the centerpiece of this exhibition that also features hands-on and digital interactive exhibits that help you uncover Sue’s amazing past and explore the field of paleontology. Museum hours are 10am to 5pm on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday and noon to 5pm on Sunday.

The museum is open from 10am to 8pm on Wednesday. The museum will be open on Monday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. though Sept. 4. Thu, 8/24-Wed, 8/30. $10$12. Terry Lee Wells Nevada Discovery Museum (The Discovery), 490 S. Center St., (775) 786-1000, www.nvdm.org.

WILBUR D. MAY MUSEUM: Sherlock Holmes & the Clocktower Mystery. A shocking crime has been committed, and Victorian London’s most celebrated detective needs your help to find out “whodunit!”

Challenge your powers of observation and deductive reasoning as you work to solve a baffling mystery. The exhibition runs through Oct. 29. Hours are 10am to 4pm Wednesday and Thursday, 10am to 8pm on Friday and noon to 4pm on Sunday. Thu, 8/24-Fri, 8/25; Sun, 8/27, Wed, 8/30, 10am. $8-$9. Wilbur D. May Museum, 1595 N. Sierra St., (775) 785-5961.

FILM THE ARTIST AND THE MODEL: Artemisia Moviehouse presents this drama directed by Fernando Trueba. As World War II rages nearby, an elderly sculptor in the south of France has lost faith in humanity and himself. Until his wife takes in a refugee, a young Spanish woman who refuels the sculptor’s passions for art, life and beauty—as well as other passions it turns out time had not yet buried. In French and Spanish with subtitles. Sun, 8/27, 6pm. $5-$9. Good Luck Macbeth, 713 S. Virginia St., (775) 337-9111, artemisiamovies.weebly.com.

OUTDOOR SUMMER MOVIE SERIES: Watch new releases and family classics on the big screen in the Events Plaza at The Village at Squaw Valley. All movies start at 8:30pm, weather permitting. Blankets and warm clothes are recommended. Thu, 8/24, 8:30pm. Free. The Village at Squaw Valley, 1750 Village East Road, Tahoe City, (800) 403-0206, squawalpine.com.

MUSIC A CAPPELLA—HUNDRED MAN CHORUS: A cappella singers from around the country gather to compete and perform to benefit local school music programs.

Come hear the Saturday night concert of the Hundred Man Chorus along with guest champion quartet, Q. Sat, 8/26, 7pm. $15-$20. Circus Circus Mandalay Ballroom, 500 N Sierra St., (775) 2006624, highsierraharmonybrigade.com.

ART OF CHILDHOOD FUND-RAISING GALA: This fund-raising gala for The Children’s Cabinet features a gourmet dinner and wine, live and silent auctions and a performance by country music singer Ronnie Milsap. The program will also honor community member Butch Anderson, recipient of the Dixie May Philanthropy Award. Fri, 8/25, 5:30pm. $250. Governor’s Mansion, 606 Mountain St., Carson City, (775) 856-0346, www.childrenscabinet.org.

CELTIC MUSIC SLOW SESSION: Experience Celtic music making by playing Irish fiddle, Irish whistles, banjos, guitars and bodhrans. Bring what you’ve got.

Loaner instruments available. All ages welcome. Thu. 8/24. 6pm. Mountain Music Parlor, 735 S. Center St., (775) 843-5500, mountainmusicparlor.com.

DUSTY GREEN BONES: The five-piece, electric newgrass group performs as part of the Levitt AMP Carson City music series. Sat, 8/26, 7pm. Free. Minnesota Street Stage, Brewery Arts Center, 449 W. King St., Carson City, (775) 883-1976, concerts.levittamp.org/carsoncity.

HEARTACHE TONIGHT: A tribute to the music of The Eagles. Sat, 8/26, 7pm. $20-$35.

Bob Boldrick Theater, Carson City Community Center, 851 E. William St., Carson City, (775) 224-5798.

LAURA LOVE: The singer-songwriter and

bassist performs. Wed, 8/30, 7:30pm. $20$35. Boathouse Theatre at Valhalla, 1 Valhalla Road, off Highway 89, South Lake Tahoe, (530) 541-4975, valhallatahoe.com.

MUSIC INDUSTRY NIGHT: Open your ears to local albums, national releases and more. Make new friends and meet other creatives and/or fans. Wed, 8/30, 9pm. Free. St. James Infirmary, 445 California Ave., (775) 657-8484.

MUSIC ON THE BEACH: The series continues with music by Yolo Mambo Band. Fri, 8/25, 6pm. Free. Kings Beach State Recreation Area, 8318 N. Lake Blvd., Kings Beach, (530) 546-9000, northtahoebusiness.org.

ONSTAGE LAKE TAHOE SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL: The annual festival features alternating performances of Love’s Labour’s Lost and The Hound of the Baskervilles. Thu, 8/24-Sun, 8/27, 7:30pm. $15-$99.

Warren Edward Trepp Stage at Sand Harbor State Park, 2005 Highway 28, Incline Village, (800) 747-4697, laketahoeshakespeare.com.

THE MOUNTAINTOP: Katori Hall’s play is a fictional depiction of the Reverend Martin Luther King’s last night on earth set entirely in Room 306 of the Lorraine Motel on the eve of his assassination on April 4, 1968. Performances are Thursday-Saturday through Sept.

16. Thu, 8/24 -Sat, 8/26, 7:30pm. $15. Good Luck Macbeth, 713 S. Virginia St., (775) 322-3716, www.goodluckmacbeth.org.

RENO IMPROV SHOW: Join Reno Improv for an evening of spontaneous comedy. Every week is a new show. Sat, 8/26, 8pm. $5 donation. The Potentialist Workshop, 836 E. Second St., (775) 686-8201.

Reno Aloha Festival

8/26:

The second annual festival features Polynesian entertainment, food, vendor area, a keiki village where kids can do arts and crafts projects, paint and listen to stories, and workshops and lectures, including fire knife dancing basics, hula dancing and ukulele playing. The event takes place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sat, Aug. 26, at Wingfield Park, between First Street and Arlington Avenue. Admission is free.

Call (707) 328-6189 or visit www.renoalohafestival.com.

THE SOUND OF MUSIC: Sierra School of Performing Arts presents Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Broadway musical. Fri, 8/25-Sat, 8/26, 7:30pm. $15-$40. Robert Z. Hawkins Amphitheater, Bartley Ranch Regional Park, 6000 Bartley Ranch Road, (775) 852-7740, www. sierraschoolofperformingarts.org.

SPEAKING IN TONGUES: Nine parallel lives, interlocked by four infidelities, one missing person and a mysterious stiletto, are woven through a fragmented series of confessionals and interrogations that gradually reveal a darker side of human nature in this play

by Andrew Bovell. Performances are Thursday-Sunday, Aug. 25-Sept. 10. Fri, 8/25-Sat, 8/26, 7:30pm; Sun, 8/27, 2pm. $12$20. Restless Artists Theatre Company, 295 20th St., Sparks, (775) 525-3074.

SPORTS & FITNESS GUIDED HIKE: Enjoy a guided hike through Galena Creek Park with a local specialist.

Please bring appropriate clothing and plenty of water. The hike intensity varies, depending on the audience. Sat, 8/26, 10am. Free, donations welcome. Galena Creek Visitor Center, 18250 Mount Rose Highway, (775) 849-4948.

RENO 1868 FC: Reno’s professional soccer club takes on the Swope Park Rangers. Sat, 8/26, 7:30pm. $15-$27.

Greater Nevada Field, 250 Evans Ave., (775) 334-7000, www.reno1868fc.com.

RENO-TAHOE SENIOR SUMMER GAMES: The event is open to people age 50 and older who love summer sports. Gold, silver and bronze medals will be awarded in each sport. Thu, 8/24-Sat, 8/26. $10-$45.

Venues throughout Reno, (775) 657-4602.

SENIOR HEALTHY WALKING PROGRAM: Center

BRACELET WORKSHOP: In this class, you’ll

for Healthy Aging offers this senior walking program for people age 50 and older every Wednesday. Wed, 8/30, 9am. Free. Meadowood Mall, 5000 Meadowood Mall Circle, (775) 384-4324.

make two modern friendship bracelets with metal accents—make one for a friend or a colorful set for yourself.

Local metalsmith Karen Hancock will lead you through the pattern and also set you up with extra thread for making some classic friendship bracelets. Light refreshments and wine will be provided.

Call to RSVP for the workshop. Sat, 8/26, 1pm. $45. Sierra Water Gardens, 2110 Dickerson Road, (775) 622-4090.

LIFESTYLE BOARDGAMERS OF RENO: Boardgamers of Reno play a variety of Euro-style board games. The event is open to anyone who wants to play. Tue, 8/29, 5pm. Free.

Baldini’s Casino, second floor, 865 S. Rock Blvd., Sparks, (775) 453-8406.

SCRAPBOOKING SUNDAY: Bring your photos and basic supplies to this open scrap.

Learn tips and tricks from fellow scrappers Sun, 8/27, 10am. Free. Spanish Springs Library, 7100 Pyramid Way, Sparks, (775) 424-1800.

SPANISH LANGUAGE PRACTICE AND COFFEE: This group gets together for one hour to discuss different topics of Spanish grammar over coffee and cookies or sweet bread. You will receive a binder with content corresponding to the day’s lesson. Sat, 8/26, 11am. $10-$20. Training Connexion, 4600 Kietzke Lane, Bldg. B, Ste. 117, (775) 224-6271.

CLASSES BODY BRUNCH: Life drawing session with mimosas and coffee. Nude model available for drawing, painting and sculpting practice. All skill levels welcome. Bring your own materials. Sat, 8/26, noon. $20.

The Potentialist Workshop, 836 E. Second St., (775) 232-9524.

GENEALOGY OPEN LAB: Beginner, intermediate and advanced family researchers are all welcome. Learn how to build your family tree, discover your ancestors and amaze your family with your research skills. Fri, 8/25, 11:30am.

Elizabeth Sturm Library, Truckee Meadows Community College, 7000 Dandini Blvd., (775) 674-7602.

WATERCOLOR PAINTERS OPEN GROUP: This is a group of watercolor painters who paint together and learn from each other. Fri, 8/25, 9am. $5. Nevada Fine Arts, 1301 S. Virginia St., (775) 786-1128.

COMMUNITY BLOOD DONATIONS NEEDED: Donors must be age 16 or older, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in good health. There are some weight and height restrictions for donors younger than 23 and parental permission is required for all 16-year-old and 17-year-old donors.

Contact United Blood Services to make an appointment. Thu, 8/24-Fri 8/25; Mon, 8/28-Wed, 8/30. Free. United Blood Services, 1125 Terminal Way, (775) 3246454, www.unitedbloodservices.org.

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My husband has a great body, but since we got married two years ago, he has completely stopped working out. One reason I was initially so attracted to him was that he was in great shape. I go to Pilates four times a week. How do I motivate him to go back to the gym?

If your husband’s starting to see definition in his legs, it shouldn’t be from rolling over and falling asleep on the remote.

As for how to get him back into workout mode, consider what psychologists Edward Deci and Richard M. Ryan have learned in studying motivation. They break it down into two categories—intrinsic and extrinsic, fancy terms for internal and external. The extrinsic kind is outside pressure to do something—like nagging from the wife to start going to the gym instead of just driving by the place and waving.

Extrinsic pressure tends to motivate defiance rather than compliance—which is to say it’s remarkably effective at bringing out the “terrible twos” in a 46-year-old man. Intrinsic motivation, however, is the kind that Deci and Ryan find leads to lasting change. This is motivation that comes from within a person, meaning that it’s in tune with who they are and what they want for themselves.

So, the challenge here is not how to make your husband work out but how to get him to start wanting what you want. You’re allowed to make requests of the person you’re married to, so ask him to try something for you—go to the gym for just three weeks.

Reassure him that you still find him hot, but explain that you really, really find him hot when it looks like you could chip a tooth on one of his biceps.

The three-week stint—beyond getting him back in the habit of going to the gym—should lead to some positive changes in his body, giving him a sense of accomplishment. Because Deci and Ryan find that feelings of “competence” are an integral part of intrinsic motivation, there’s a good chance he’ll feel motivated to keep working out.

Getting a friend to exorcise I’m trying to get over a breakup, and one of my best friends, in an attempt to help me move on, keeps saying, “He doesn’t want you!” I get that, but hearing that makes me feel unlovable and even more depressed. I’m sure it’s frustrating for her to see me in pain, but I’m just not ready to get back out there. What do I tell her so she stops making me feel worse?

Of course, your friend means well. She just wants Pain and its BFF, Suffering, to bugger off already. However, like most people, she probably doesn’t understand that the sadness you’re experiencing isn’t just a crappy feeling. Like all emotions, it has a job to do. In fact, sadness is a tool, just like a hammer, a plunger or an angle grinder.

Psychiatrist and evolutionary psychologist Randolph Nesse explains that “happiness and sadness usually follow experiences of gain or loss,” helping us by “influencing future behavior” in ways that increase our chances of passing along our genes (including surviving long enough to manage that).

Happiness, for example, urges us (about whatever led to it), “Do that again and you’ll see even more of me!” Sadness, on the other hand, warns us, “Do that again, missy, and I’ll drag you right back to Boohoosville.” Though sadness can seem like some kind of punishment you don’t remember deserving, Nesse writes that “those people who don’t experience much sadness … are predicted to engage again in the same behaviors that previously led to loss.”

Thank your friend for trying to make you feel better, but tell her that what you need from her is not tough love but the kind that involves hugs, Kleenex and maybe a snack.

Explain the utility of sadness—and how you’re using it as a tool to understand the past and act more wisely in the future. In other words, you aren’t stalling in moving on— you’re learning. Ω

Got a problem? Write Amy Alkon, 171 Pier Ave., No. 280, Santa Monica, CA 90405, or email AdviceAmy@aol.com (www.advicegoddess.com).

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For the week oF August 24, 2017 ARIES (March 21-April 19): Welcome to Swami

Moonflower’s Psychic Hygiene Hints. Ready for some mystical cleansing? Hint #1: To remove stains on your attitude, use a blend of Chardonnay wine, tears from a cathartic crying session, and dew collected before dawn. Hint #2: To eliminate glitches in your love life, polish your erogenous zones with pomegranate juice while you visualize the goddess kissing your cheek. #3: To get rid of splotches on your halo, place angel food cake on your head for two minutes, then bury the cake in holy ground while chanting, “It’s not my fault! My evil twin’s a jerk!” #4: To banish the imaginary monkey on your back, whip your shoulders with a long silk ribbon until the monkey runs away. #5: To purge negative money karma, burn a dollar bill in the flame of a green candle.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): A reader named

Kameel Hawa writes that he “prefers pleasure to leisure and leisure to luxury.” That list of priorities would be excellent for you to adopt during the coming weeks. My analysis of the astrological omens suggests that you will be the recipient of extra amounts of permission, relief, approval and ease. I won’t be surprised if you come into possession of a fresh X-factor or wild card. In my opinion, to seek luxury would be a banal waste of such precious blessings. You’ll get more health-giving benefits that will last longer if you cultivate simple enjoyments and restorative tranquility.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The coming weeks will

be an excellent time to cruise past the houses where you grew up, the schools you used to attend, the hotspots where you and your old friends hung out, and the places where you first worked and had sex. In fact, I recommend a grand tour of your past. If you can’t literally visit the locations where you came of age, simply visualize them in detail. In your imagination, take a leisurely excursion through your life story. Why do I advise this exercise? Because you can help activate your future potentials by reconnecting with your roots.

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Cancerian artists is Penny Arcade, a New York performance artist, actress and playwright. In this horoscope, I offer a testimonial in which she articulates the spirit you’d be wise to cultivate in the coming weeks. She says, “I am the person I know best, inside out, the one who best understands my motivations, my struggles, my triumphs. Despite occasionally betraying my best interests to keep the peace, to achieve goals, or for the sake of beloved friendships, I astound myself by my appetite for life, my unwavering curiosity into the human condition, my distrust of the status quo, my poetic soul and abiding love of beauty, my strength of character in the face of unfairness, and my optimism despite defeats and loss.”

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The Witwatersrand is a

series of cliffs in South Africa. It encompasses 217 square miles. From this area, which is a tiny fraction of the Earth’s total land surface, humans have extracted 50 percent of all the gold ever mined. I regard this fact as an apt metaphor for you to meditate on in the next 12 months, Leo. If you’re alert, you will find your soul’s equivalent of Witwatersrand. What I mean is that you’ll have a golden opportunity to discover emotional and spiritual riches that will nurture your soul as it has rarely been nurtured.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): What I wish for you

is a toasty coolness. I pray that you will claim a messy gift. I want you to experience an empowering surrender and a calming climax. I very much hope, Virgo, that you will finally see an obvious secret, capitalize on some unruly wisdom and take an epic trip to an intimate turning point. I trust that you’ll find a barrier that draws people together instead of keeping them apart. These wonders may sound paradoxical, and yet they’re quite possible and exactly what you need.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Psychologist James

Hansell stated his opinion of psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud: “He was wrong about so many things. But he was wrong in such interesting ways. He pioneered a whole new way of looking at things.” That description should provide

good raw material for you to consider as you play with your approach to life in the coming weeks, Libra. Being right won’t be half as important as being willing to gaze at the world from upside-down, inside-out perspectives. So I urge you to put the emphasis on formulating experimental hypotheses, not on proving definitive theories. Be willing to ask naive questions and make educated guesses and escape your own certainties.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You’re entering a

phase of your astrological cycle when you’ll be likely to receive gifts at a higher rate than usual. Some gifts could be big, complex, and catalytic, though others may be subtle, cryptic, or even covert. While some may be useful, others could be problematic. So I want to make sure you know how important it is to be discerning about these offerings. You probably shouldn’t blindly accept all of them.

For instance, don’t rashly accept a “blessing” that would indebt or obligate you to someone in ways that feel uncomfortable.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You are cur-

rently under the influence of astrological conditions that have led to dramatic boosts of self-esteem in laboratory rats. To test the theory that this experimental evidence can be applied to humans, I authorize you to act like a charismatic egomaniac in the coming weeks.

JUST KIDDING! I lied about the lab rats. And I lied about you having the authorization to act like an egomaniac. But here are the true facts: The astrological omens suggest you can and should be a lyrical swaggerer and a sensitive swashbuckler.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): I invite you to

eliminate all of the following activities from your repertoire in the next three weeks: squabbling, hassling, feuding, confronting, scuffling, skirmishing, sparring, and brawling.

Why is this my main message to you? Because the astrological omens tell me that everything important you need to accomplish will come from waging an intense crusade of peace, love, and understanding. The bickering and grappling stuff won’t help you achieve success even a little—and would probably undermine it.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Stockbrokers in

Pakistan grew desperate when the Karachi Stock Exchange went into a tailspin. In an effort to reverse the negative trend, they performed a ritual sacrifice of 10 goats in a parking lot. But their “magic” failed. Stocks continued to fade. Much later they recovered, but not in a timely manner that would suggest the sacrifice worked. I urge you to avoid their approach to fixing problems, especially now.

Reliance on superstition and wishful thinking is guaranteed to keep you stuck. On the other hand, I’m happy to inform you that the coming weeks will be a highly favorable time to use disciplined research and rigorous logic to solve dilemmas.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): In the coming days,

maybe you could work some lines from the Biblical “Song of Solomon” into your intimate exchanges. The moment is ripe for such extravagance. Can you imagine saying things like, “Your lips are honey,” or “You are a fountain in the garden, a well of living waters”? In my opinion, it wouldn’t even be too extreme for you to murmur, “May I find the scent of your breath like apricots, and your whispers like spiced wine flowing smoothly to welcome my caresses.” If those sentiments seem too flowery, you could pluck gems from Pablo Neruda’s love sonnets.

How about this one: “I want to do with you what spring does to the cherry trees.” Here’s another: “I hunger for your sleek laugh and your hands the color of a furious harvest. I want to eat the sunbeams flaring in your beauty.”

You can call Rob Brezsny for your Expanded Weekly Horoscope: (900) 950-7700. $1.99 per minute. Must be 18+. Touchtone phone required. Customer service (612) 373-9785. And don’t forget to check out Rob’s website at www.realastrology.com.

by JERi ChADwEll-SiNglEY

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Laura Lea Evans has been tending a little garden in a city park on the corner of California Avenue and Newlands Circle since 2009.

It’s called the Newlands Flower Bed Project and is sponsored by Jim Alder of Alder Properties.

You’ve been keeping the garden since 2009. Tell me a bit more about how the project got started.

Well, all I know is that Jim had talked, off and on, prior to that year about disliking how the property looked here at the corner. It was just barren, and it distressed him. He asked me a couple of times if I’d be interested, and I expressed that I was—but it took a while for us to jell it out and figure out what we wanted to do and what was doable with the city.

And he made all of the arrangements with the city. Basically, he adopted this patch of dirt. And it was hard-packed dirt. There was nothing on it—just some weeds, which the city did spray. But that was it. So we pretty much started from literal ground zero.

You’d been gardening for Jim prior to this project, right?

Yes, I’ve been doing his office building for at least 15 years, probably longer. It’s at 2470 Wrondel Way. It’s a large complex.

Are you a gardener by vocation or avocation?

Well, sometimes I get paid, so it makes it a vocation. But I’m not trained, so I suppose it would be an avocation. You can make of that what you wish.

It’s been almost a decade you’ve been tending this garden.

That’s correct. I am the creator of this one.

Tell me about the flowers you’ve got growing.

Well, we have different kinds of coreopsis, which are the yellow ones. What’s nice about these—they are perennials, so one they’re deadheaded, which is the process I’m doing at the moment, they tend to regenerate and reflower, so you get a nice bloom throughout the season. They don’t taper off significantly ’til late October. … I have some Mexican poppies in here, which are perennials. I got those a few years ago. Those are pretty invasive, which is not something I like a lot—but I do like

the flower on it, so it’s worth it. We have Dianthus, which are … kind of a miniature carnation; people recognize them as that. … You noted earlier that I have lavender. The city provided the lavender from their hothouse for me, the various daylilies that are in here, and some of the coreopsis. … The ground was very hard, hadn’t been watered or nurtured in any way when I started this. The second year, I was able to get the guy who was doing the landscaping on the lawns out here to put mulch on this dirt, which made a huge difference.

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How has the community responded?

It’s been really interesting. I usually come on a Tuesday. Some days, people just drive by—maybe honk once in a while and wave or yell, “thank you” out their driver’s window as they go by. But some people will actually stop and talk a few minutes and say how much they appreciate it. And that’s really impressive to me. I’m deeply touched that flowers mean that much to people.

Is there any way people might help, if they wanted?

Jim is always open for donations. You have his address. People have stopped here occasionally and left money with me, which I do pass on. It’s better if it goes directly to Jim, I think, so that he experiences what people are feeling and why they’re doing something. It’s important to me that he’s acknowledged in all of this. Ω

by BRUCE VAN DYKE

The mission continues I’ve spoken with a couple of readers recently, both of whom lamented half-joshingly, “Hey, you used to write fun stuff about travel and hot springs and sunsets and hummingbirds and stuff, and now you’re this blazing lib crank, and well, you know ...”

Hey, guilty as charged. In fact, it’s now been about a year since I turned “Notes from the Neon Babylon” into “Trump?!? Are You Shitting Me? Donald Trump?!?” and there’s no gettin’ around it. I’ll confess there’s a cathartic effect in howling at The Heinous Anus and his minions/enablers on a weekly basis that I find not just therapeutic but downright dreamy. I’m strung out on it. I’ve written a couple of travel-oriented columns in recent months, just for old time’s sake.

And sunuvagun, I just couldn’t turn ’em in. Couldn’t get serious about ’em. They just seemed trite in the context of The Dum Dum in Chief.

So I was mulling all this while sitting out in my front yard, a large thunderstorm darkly and dramatically framing Spanish Springs peak, air temperature a perfect 88, a warm, mild breeze blowing in from the west, drinking some acceptable sauvignon blanc, listening to this terrific old Pat Metheny album, and vaping up my own happy haze with this totally satisfying new doodad from one of our gleaming new pot shops, and I had to admit, at that moment—things could be a lot worse. A whole lot. Summer is so unfailingly gorgeous here.

• OK, back to The Never-ending Bitchfest. One of the hallmarks of right wing junk thinking is the common refrain of “where will it all end?” So when us semi-sane types dare propose that folks shouldn’t be able to buy bazookas and anti-tank weapons, that inevitably morphs into “The Liberals want all

our pistols! They’re coming for our shotguns! Watch for black choppers!”

This lameass and frustrating thought process is now surfacing with the issue of Confederate Statues. “Today, it’s Bob Lee and Stoney Jackson! Tomorrow, they’ll want Washington and Jefferson! Where will it stop? Where?!?”

As usual, the proper response is—fuck off, take an Advil, change your Depends. We don’t want to remove statues of hallowed Founding Fathers. OK? We do, however, want statues of racist losers from yesteryear moved from public squares and parks into museums, drive-ins, redneck cemeteries. We aren’t changing history, screeching Hannitarians! Nobody is erasing Robert E. Lee’s Wikipedia page. But it is time to get statues of seditious slaver secessionists out of our parks. Get over it. Ω

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