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ART 10 Painter Maria Segura 16 BRITS 'N' PIECES 18 CANNABIS NEWS & POLICY COVER STORY 20 RISE: Renaissance Woman Celeste Talbott-Rivera 34 DREU MURIN PRODUCTIONS Monthly Model Ciara FEATURE 28 365 Days in Reno: A Photo a Day Film Project 44 Optophonic Zine 50 The Reno Prom Crawl 54 Veterans Resource Center 60 INCLINE VILLAGE CRYSTAL BAY VISITORS BUREAU REPORT
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SNAPSHOT Photographer Jamie Kingham Black Thought of the mighty Roots crew New Year's Eve 2010 at The Knitting Factory jamiekingham.com
Editor/Publisher Oliver X Art Director Chris Meredith Contributing Designers Courtney Meredith Tucker Monticelli Design Associate Courtney Smith Contributing Writers Amanda Horn Annie Flanzraich Britton Griffith-Douglass Debe Fennel Isha Casagrande Lanette Simone Tessa Miller Thomas Lloyd Qualls Contributing Photographers Alfyn Gestoso Anicia Beckwith Chris Holloman Digiman Studio Joey Savoie Eric Marks Kyle Volland Nick Sorrentino Marcello Rostagni Interns Gabriela Denne Sales 775-412-3767 Submissions renotahoetonightrocks @gmail.com Website renotahoetonight magazine.com All content, layout and design is the property of Reno Tahoe Tonight Magazine. Duplication or reproduction is prohibited without the expressed written consent of Reno Tahoe Tonight Magazine. Copyright 2017. Reno Tahoe Tonight is produced on 10% recycled American paper and is printed with all soy and vegetable inks.
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Let's Talk About Writing.
This is not the sort of thing I do much, talk about writing. Unless you count one of the main characters in my first novel, or several essays I've written, or unless someone asks and I know they are not just making small talk, or conversations I have over dinner with friends, or if I just feel like talking. But other than that, almost never. I dance around words. I pretend to hide from sentences. I tease turns of phrase. It takes me days to pick up a pen. I am a writer. I want to tell you how some days I'm taller than buildings, can stop speeding bullets with my fingertips, carry babies from burning buildings, and write my way out of anything and into anything else. Before you make coffee. But it isn't always that way. Not for me. Probably not for you. Not for anyone else I know. How can I tell you what it means to be a writer? Imagine you knew nothing of science, how would you describe air or what it feels like to breathe? How would you explain to someone from a dry planet that water is wet, or show the colorblind how the sky is blue. I scribble masterpieces on matchbooks. I collect sentence fragments like fairy dust. I watch the world through my own kaleidoscope eyes. I am a writer. To write is to live inside a dream. More than this, 8 Reno Tahoe Tonight
it is to be the dreamer and the dream. To live in a limitless world of seamless dimensions. Writing and dreaming share a common language. Both speak in metaphors, the only suitable tongue for this extraordinary experience called life. I awake from a world of limitless possibilities inside a world of narrow boundaries. I scramble to scribble down the memories of the other side. You and I are metaphors. Along with all we see and do. There is no explanation for life beyond the dreamworld, beyond what we can learn from poetry and from Zen masters. This world is an illusion, a fact we forget again and again and again. Buckminster Fuller reminded us "there are no solids in the universe. There's not even a suggestion of a solid." All else is fantasy. Think about that. To write is to fully embrace the world where the illusion does not matter. A world where things like love defiantly reign supreme. Because love is not the opposite of hate, of fear, of oppression, or inhibition. Love contains all these things and more. This is what Rilke was talking about when he said, "Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing there is a field. I'll meet you there." To write is to begin to know. To know is to begin to become. Once you lose the illusion that love, good,
righteousness are on one side, and whatever other thing you can imagine is on the other, then your ears start to open. Then your eyes start to hear. Then you may be inclined to pick up a pen. Then you may start to write. But make no mistake, that's what it is, a start. The dreams of our greatness, they come and they go. The moments of fearless are fickle and slow. I know, you'll read these words, either nod or shake your head. Depending on the sun or the moon or the tides. But it won't change the world. Because the truth is that there are days we all wonder how we got here. Days we stumble, days filled with fear. Days we look around at the room, wonder who will find us out and how soon. These things, these thoughts, these soul-crushing doubts, by the way, are how we know we're on the right track. Without them, without a sense of humility, without some dependence on grace, on magic, on the muse, and 10,000 hours of practice, we'll never be any good. At anything, probably. But that's a story for another day. Today we're talking about writing. Because there is almost nothing better. As Bukowski once reminded us, "you will be alone with the gods, and the nights will flame with fire." I spent the better part of ten years writing my first novel, Waking Up at Rembrandt’s. I say that like I did nothing but sit in a room for ten years and write this novel. That isn’t true, of course. Back then I did not have a small child dependent upon me for his livelihood. But I did have a day job, a penchant for travel, a taste for good wine, an epicurean addiction, and when I wasn't suffering a bout of espresso-induced insomnia, a love of sleep, each of which took up a lot of time. The thing is, a writing life is neither glamorous nor easy. And yet, if it is in your veins, no amount of transfusions of normal life will help. So go ahead, join me, open a vein and let the words out. You won't regret it. As Bukowski would say, "the gods wait to delight in you." tlqonline.com
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The Faceless Series is my heart and soul. It represents not only my own emotions, individuality, heartache, creativity and intuition, but it is there as a representation of humanity. Faceless, sometimes androgynous, beautiful but sad, signifies one’s vulnerability to others' emotions. For instance “The Woman with the Crying Heart,” 24” x 36” oil on canvas, 2016 is a woman with an untold story. Her heart bleeds tears for the sadness and pain of not only herself but for others in similar situations. The white faces whispering into her ears are those that leak secrets of their own sadness and pain through her. But her hand upon her heart signifies that she will hold them closely, though it hurts. Her body, which is a blend of red, orange and yellow shows that she is not perfect. She is flesh and blood. She is human. The use of blue upon her faceless face was intentionally painted to indicate spirituality and trust. What “The Woman with the Crying Heart” is trying to convey is that you can trust her with your pain, your sadness and your secrets. Her hand will always stay on her heart even though it bleeds pain. Other pieces like “Her Heart, His Heart” 24 x 36, oil on canvas, 2017 also convey the common man, feelings and emotions, but what it also does is that it makes you question. Look at the painting carefully. What do you see? What are the individuals talking about? What is happening in the scene? Why are their hearts bleeding tears? Is the person on the left a man or a woman, or could the person simply be a child? My intention like “Her Heart, His Heart” is for you to somehow identity with the people in these paintings and to find a similar correlation. Another example of romanticism and expressionism that you find in my paintings is “The Girl and her Green Circle,” 24 x 36, oil on canvas, 2017. This piece is one of my most recent pieces. It expresses spirituality, intuition, and nature. This piece, although still faceless, represents a slow revealing.
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ART Now, let’s talk about the use of colors and basic painting techniques. For “The Girl and her Green Circle,” I used a variety of green, yellow and blues to represent nature. I also incorporated a wet into wet and gradient blending for a basic painting technique. However, with that said, I do enjoy experimenting with painting techniques and colors. It is all a part of expressionism. I was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. I left for college at the age of 17. I studied at the University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign and Roosevelt University in Chicago and obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Broadcast Journalism. After obtaining my degree, I had the wonderful opportunity to work with Fox-TV in Chicago, Good Karma Broadcasting in Watertown, Wisconsin and Clear Channel Radio in Madison, Wisconsin. I received four awards from the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association; one in particular was for a story I covered during the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City. After over four years of working in the news industry, I became ill, so I took a break from news. It was around this time that I discovered art. I had just taken a job as a property manager in Madison, Wisconsin. My husband and I moved in onsite and once moved in, I began to notice the bare walls and I had a deep desire to paint. This desire was immense. Later that week, while making my runs through the property, I came across an easel next to the dumpster. I took it home, made some slight repairs, and that was the day I starting painting. I have been painting for over 13 years now and have had my work donated, purchased and displayed in Madison and Wausau, Wisconsin. I’ve had my work featured in the Goodman Atwood Community Center Newspaper, The Wisconsin State Journal,Business
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News Online in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and the You Women’s Magazine of the Wausau Daily Herald. While residing in Wausau, Wisconsin I started up my own business called abcspanish.com The idea actually came in a dream. I created the contracts, developed the lesson plans and incorporated art into my classes. I taught for a while until I moved to Reno, Nevada three years ago. Once in Reno, I didn’t know a soul, so I painted a lot and I made the effort of being a part of the community. I fell into theater and art and performed with Bruka and Reno Little Theater. I signed on with Tru Talent Agency, volunteered and taught classes at The Nevada Museum of Art and currently, I am an art teacher for Arts for All Nevada in Reno and Saint Mary’s Art Center in Virginia City. So now I'm embarking on a new project: I'm directing a short film. This project will merge my Faceless Series, photography, writing, theater and film into one. With the help of local talents and Reno Little Theater, “The Girl and the Mask” will be coming to life. The Assistant Directors showcase will run Friday, October 20, and Saturday, October 21 at 7:30 PM at the Reno Little Theater, located at 147 E Pueblo St, Reno, NV 89502. Another collaboration is with singersongwriter Grace Hayes. We will be featuring live music and art, Saturday, September 16 from 3 to 5 pm at Swill Coffee & Wine, located at 3366 Lakeside Court in Reno, Nevada. Without theater and art, I wouldn’t know where I would be. Theater and art fills my heart with great gratitude. They are the backbone of expressionism, individuality, imagination and creativity and they enrich the lives of not only me, but many others in the community. artofmariasegura.com
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SEPTEMBER FIRST BRIT OF EXCITEMENT September is that romantic time of year, where the summer begins to sunset and you can feel fall whisper through the trees. I have never been a summertime fling kind of gal – flip flops, messy pony tails and hot sweaty days – rather, I prefer the luxurious end of the year, where you can find me enjoying crisp apple cider, flannel and cool weekend evenings with my loves. The long lasting heat that comes during fall, including fireside cuddles, sipping anything flavored pumpkin spice, and the cinnamon bite in a hot toddy. These September treats are much hotter than any summertime sadness. BITS INHALE, EXHALE, LOVE, REPEAT. As you enter fall and say au revoir to summer, make sure you take the time for self-care and self-love. Yoga Loka welcomes Jennifer Shull Donovan, for a Sacred Sound Meditation class. Let the crystal singing bowls lull you into a spiritual ease and chakra balance on September 10th. Seasons are changing and so are you baby…Accept the evolution of mother nature and the harmony of yourself. yogalokareno.com/workshops2017. RENO RENOVATION, MEET THE JAMESTON REVIVAL. Jameston Revival coined "Indie-Rock with a Southern slant" will play their sultry southern jams in the Crown Room at the Crystal Bay Casino on September 16th. This will be the best way to get a little bit of Southern Charm into your last summer nights. Let’s sip on a Gin and Tonic and sway along. I’ve always been a sucker for an accent. crystalbaycasino.com. 16 Reno Tahoe Tonight
THE WHEELS ON THE BIKE GO YUM, YUM, YUM! Edible Pedal starts its’ charitable race on Sunday, September 17th at 6:30am. This year the event promises to have something for everyone and introduces five routes to accommodate riders of all levels. The event proceeds go to Rotary Reno Sunrise and includes ride stops, bbq tickets and great community challenge. ediblepedal100.org. BETTER THAN A COCKY HAMSTER. A Modest Mouse is by far the most favorable of the vermin family. They also happen to be one of the most beloved ‘cult classic’ turned international famed band. Listen to Grammy winning and billboard charting songs like ‘Float On’ on September 19th at the Grand Sierra Resort & Casino. Meet me there (and please no mouse traps). grandsierraresort.com/entertainment-and-nightlife. OH GIRL, YOU NASTY! Janet Jackson brings her sassiness, world-renown talent and show-stopping dance moves to the Grand Sierra on October 1st. One of America’s Queens of R&B comes to the Biggest Little City in a night that is sure to be sexy, fun and memorable. grandsierraresort.com/entertainment-and-nightlife. LAST BIT OF ADVICE: Race for the Cure, Susan G. Komen’s yearly fundraiser turns Downtown Reno pink to spread awareness and bring an end to breast cancer. BELIEVE in the change we can make in the world, starting in our community in the City Plaza on October 15th. The morning begins with the VIP lounge hosted by the Eldorado, shop at local vendors and tour Suzy’s garden. This month-long event begins in September with the Riverwalk District Wine Walk on September 16th; all proceeds go to support our local Susan G. Komen efforts. ww5.komen.org/raceforthecure #tellonesaveone
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CANNABIS NEWS & POLICY Text Joey Gilbert
Defining Marijuana DUI in Nevada – Legal Limits Need Better Science Under Nevada law (NRS 484C.110), a driver is considered guilty of marijuana DUI if their blood or urine contains marijuana at an established limit, or if a law enforcement officer determines they are too impaired to safely operate a vehicle. With marijuana use by adults over 21 now legalized in Nevada, these limits have become an increasing concern for many who believe they are far too low to be effective in gauging impairment.
In Nevada, the legal limits for marijuana DUI are: • 5 nanograms of marijuana metabolite per milliliter of blood, or 2 ng of marijuana/ml of blood; • 15 ng of marijuana metabolite/ml of urine, or 10 ng of marijuana/ml of urine. Definitively proving marijuana intoxication using these limits has become a topic of extensive debate, as there are several significant factors which indicate their ineffectiveness in differentiating between whether someone is truly too impaired to drive or simply has marijuana in their system. These include: • Frequency of use and individual tolerance • How marijuana is processed by the body Because Nevada’s marijuana DUI law only focuses on the presence of marijuana (which can remain in one’s system for weeks after use) in either blood or urine, drivers are exposed to criminal charges and convictions for driving under the influence of cannabis even if they are not intoxicated at the time of arrest. This has become a significant issue in the legal landscape surrounding marijuana DUI enforcement, and it has a lot to do with the science currently being used by law enforcement agencies. Marijuana DUI & Chemical Test Standards Nevada legislators and law enforcement agencies structure marijuana DUI enforcement around shaky scientific standards regarding the presence 18 Reno Tahoe Tonight
of marijuana in either blood or urine samples. Their zealousness in regulating marijuana use by drivers is warranted, but the standards in place were adopted without sufficient scientific basis. Now, they have been widely renounced as inaccurate, ineffective, and far too low. According to chemistry and drug metabolism researchers from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, here’s why: • Because THC dissolves in fat, it is absorbed and utilized by the body much differently than alcohol, which is water-soluble. As such, it is difficult to relate impairment to the presence of THC levels in blood (a liquid), difficult to use blood and urine tests as accurate indicators of a driver’s intoxication, and ultimately unfair to use it as a standard for criminal guilt. • THC quickly moves from water environments, such as blood, into fatty environments. In occasional users, THC will rapidly move out of the blood, which may result in these drivers passing DUI tests despite being intoxicated. In frequent users, THC is stored in body fat and can remain in their system for weeks. They will also have a consistent moderate level of THC in the blood even when they are not intoxicated. This can result in failed tests when drivers are not intoxicated. • Unlike alcohol, where the height of intoxication is indicated by the presence of alcohol in blood (BAC), marijuana intoxication doesn’t peak at the moment blood THC levels peak, nor does a driver’s intoxication rise or fall based on the amount of THC entering and leaving the body’s fluids. The Effects of Low Standards Nevada’s extremely low limits for marijuana DUI create a number of unfavorable consequences. Among these are the disparity in laws prohibiting driving under the influence of other drugs. For example, the limit for driving under the influence of meth is 100 ng/ml in blood and 500 ng/ml in urine. In a state where frequent cannabis users could face DUI charges under the 5 ng/ml marijuana limit even if they had not used cannabis in weeks, we send a questionable if not dangerous message to our citizens that other drugs are more tolerable than marijuana.
The low standard of impairment also introduces questions about what these standards could mean in states like Nevada that have legalized recreational marijuana. With it being possible for nearly anybody to be arrested for marijuana DUI, the low limit approach would come at the expense of flooding jails and prisons with non-violent offenders whose guilt is highly questionable under current science. It also exposes our state to untold expenses in cases where criminal defendants challenge, and win, the government’s questionable evidence against them. This is not the direction we want to go when it comes to marijuana regulation.
Searching for Solutions
While alcohol impairment standards have been developed over years of careful research, Nevada’s absolute blood THC limits for driving were developed rashly in response to rapidly evolving laws. Although it is understandable legislators and law enforcement wanted to create laws that mirror blood alcohol standards for drunk driving, current marijuana DUI standards simply fail to accurately assess intoxication in drivers, send questionable messages about the nature of our conflicting laws, and unfairly expose drivers to serious criminal consequences based on arbitrary standards. Marijuana DUIs represent an interesting intersection of the law and science, and today, the science being used to regulate marijuana use and driving is spotty at best at truly identifying when a motorist is considered too impaired to drive. As we search for solutions, it becomes important to return to the drawing board and base our laws on more accurate scientific research and common sense policies. Creating safer roads is a public health issue important to everyone, but it should never be done arbitrarily or in ways that unfairly criminalize the conduct of individuals who are objectively not guilty and within their rights. Joey Gilbert was cast on NBC’s reality TV show The Contender. Gilbert is a retired professional boxer, currently a criminal defense and personal injury lawyer, sports agent, and motivational speaker. References npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/02/09/ 466147956/why-its-so-hard-to-make-asolid-test-for-driving-while-stoned
COVER STORY Text Oliver X Photos, hair, makeup and wardrobe by Celeste Talbott-Rivera
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eno is a place where quirk can thrive. The tinkerer creator making magic on a whim. To delight. The utilitarians creating from necessity. Those who build to solve problems. Those who build monuments. Then there are those who are works of art themselves. The former must create. The latter must simply be. But then there are the few who are not content to just, be. Celeste Talbott-Rivera is that artist. A five tool threat with unlimited abilities in front of and behind the camera. Model, photographer, makeup artist, designer, seamstress, fabricator, stylist, illustrator, painter, provocateur. Prolific. Glamorous. Tribal. Haute. High fashion. Street. Cleopatra chic. Color of mocha, caramel, honey and clay. Rivera says her skin care regimen is simple: “Coconut oil, at least a gallon of water per day and clean green eating.” But she confesses that she often uses over the counter, name brand makeup and then mixes her own colors to create the looks she wants on her skin. Nevertheless, good genes run in the family. Rivera handily won Reno Tahoe Tonight's 2016-2017 Photo of the Year Award for her futuristic portrait of her gorgeous mother, plastic surgeon and model La Dawn M. Talbott MD, of the Talbott Plastic
Surgery Center. Rivera did the hair, makeup, styling and photography on that shoot and blew our readers—and the voting public – away, winning the online and in-person voting by over 400 votes. “First and foremost I am an artist,” says Rivera. “How that strands out into different webs is expressed through high fashion editorial photography and things I'm inspired to do. I'm moved by projects that convey a message. Whatever is going on in my life, social commentary, world events...I want to get a message out there. A lot of what I'm inspired by and committed to is empowerment, whether it be for women, or human kind. I want people who experience my art to say, 'Wow, that's really cool. I connect with that.'” Rivera's work is not without controversy. A skilled transformative makeup artist, Rivera once executed a makeup that made her look European—something that both startled and disturbed some viewers. “When people figured out that the model was me (and not a white girl), I did get some push back and a few negative comments from strangers,” notes Rivera. “For me, whenever I do transformative makeup, I don't look at it as this kind of mockery of culture or other ethnicities. For me it's like, this is my canvas and I'm going to create something on my canvas. Just like you would on an actual canvas,
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only I'm doing it on my face—and it's art. I've always been an artist and illustrator. Since I was able to hold a pencil. That is my first love.” Rivera and I sat down at Blue Whale in Midtown to catch up recently. Oliver X: The greatest freedom is the ability to be yourself at all times. You are so creative, gifted and free, with many faces and facets. Some of that freedom must come from your upbringing. How did you become yourself? Celeste Talbott Rivera: My parents, God bless them, they are wonderful people. Very unique. A lot of who I am is because of them. But also trial and error. I moved around a lot when I was younger. I pretty much lived in a different city, different state every year of my life. When I turned 16 I moved out. I thought I was grown. A lot of who I am is just life experiences. A lot of hardship throughout my life. It took a really long time for me to find myself, because I was so lost. When you're constantly moving and you never fit in anywhere...I was heavily bullied growing up. So it was really hard. I'm bi-racial and that made it hard too. I didn't feel like I fit in anywhere. I was either too white for black folks, or too black for white folks. It's been a long journey. I feel like my art is where I can really express who I am and have that on display for people to see and get a feel for who I am.
Oliver X: Are you a process oriented creator, goal oriented or are you more spontaneous? Celeste Talbott Rivera: It depends. I kind of go through phases. Sometimes I know what I want to do and how I want it done and when I want to do it. But then some days I am just spontaneous. I've noticed that when I'm more spontaneous, that's when my best work comes out. Oliver X: For a time you were the face of the Peppermill's nightlife branding for Edge. Talk about that experience. Celeste Talbott Rivera: I met Jules my first time doing Comic-Con here in town. I got second place and Jules said congratulations and she gave me her number and she wanted to keep in touch and we did. Oliver X: So you made your own cosplay outfit? Celeste Talbott Rivera: I did. Originally I made the costume for my mom. She wanted to be Maleficent. Oliver X: That outfit was stunning. How did you get so good at so many things?
Oliver X: How do you come up with the ideas for your creative projects?
Celeste Talbott Rivera: Again, trial and error. It's a constant learning process. I want to always stay that way. I don't ever want to be satisfied with my level of artistry. I want to keep growing, challenging myself and learning.
Celeste Talbott Rivera: I know it's a cliché, but I find inspiration through almost anything. As an artist, you have to constantly be cycling and coming up with different ideas and being creative. You're reaching out into the weirdest areas; it's all there you just have to find it. Inspiration is all around you. I get a lot of inspiration from anime too. I'm a total nerd when it comes to that. My early art was influenced by anime and it's just evolved from there.
When it comes to fabricating and costuming, there was always this thing growing up where I would want to be someone for Halloween, but I didn't like the way the costumes felt and fit. One year I did my own thing. I made a Poison Ivy costume and it was a hot mess trying to do it, but it came out so beautiful. Every five minutes people stopped me and asked where I got my costume. So I decided to make a costume every year for Halloween. That started me on the path of making costumes for friends and eventually it
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turned into a word-of-mouth thing and clients started placing custom orders. I have a few costumes I'm working on right now. The biggest account is for some clients in LA who want me to make the Guardians of the Galaxy characters. Not baby Groot, but 12 foot tall Groot! Oliver X: Ha! How will you make the bark skin? Celeste Talbott Rivera: I've already started. I'm using pipe insulation foam. I'm going to have to plaster and mold it and do the paint detail. I've got to get all those fine little nicks on there. It's definitely testing my patience. [Laughter]. I'm happy and thankful to be able to do this. Oliver X: You go back and forth from Reno to LA for projects? Celeste Talbott Rivera: I'm based here and then whatever work I get in LA, I make it work. The main work I get in LA is modeling and photography and now costumes as well. Oliver X: What's on the horizon for you? Celeste Talbott Rivera: Right now it's a time for me to kind of come out of my shell. I have so many really awesome things coming up in my life and I'm excited to be able to share them with everyone. That's something that I have not been able to do before. I've always been sooo shy about my art, the way any artist is sensitive about their shit. Oh! Excuse my language! [Laughter]. Oliver X: Do you want me to cut that part out? Celeste Talbott Rivera: [Laughter] No. Oliver X: Will your mom be mad that you cussed? Celeste Talbott Rivera: My mom? No, she posed naked in your magazine! [Laughter]. She's the best.
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Oliver X: Both you and your mother seem fearless with your personal expression. Do you get that from her? Celeste Talbott Rivera: My mom is the strongest person I know. She's been through hell and back. The way she presents herself, you'd never know. She's so humble and real. It's a beautiful thing. Oliver X: I love that you two are each other's biggest fans. The respect and admiration you have for each other is truly amazing. Celeste Talbott Rivera: You know what, we've both come a long way with our relationship. I appreciate her so much for loving me. Having a child that is an artist must be hard. But she believes in my art more than I do to be honest. Oliver X: People must think you're sisters, right? Celeste Talbott Rivera: People say, “That's your mom!?� My mom is so gorgeous. I am so proud and so blessed to have her. She's very easy to connect with and I will flaunt her in front of the entire world! Oliver X: What advice do you have for emerging artists struggling to decide if they should go all-in when it come to pursuing their dreams? Celeste Talbott Rivera: Just do it! You can make excuses for yourself, but you don't want to look back and say 'What if...' Because one day you're going to wake up and you'll be 40 working an 8-5 job that you hate. In the late autumn, Rivera will continue work painting her Black is Beautiful series, which shows appreciaion for the beauty of black women of all shades. Follow her on Facebook at facebook. com/celeste.talbottrivera
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FEATURE 365 Days in Reno: A Photo a Day Film Project Text and photos Mike Higdon Camera Minolta X-570 using 35mm Film September 1, 2016: Train tracks on Sutro Street go toward downtown Reno. Shot with Kodak ColorPlus 200
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Photographers never see the moments we capture. We don’t experience them with our subjects. To capture a photo with a film camera, a mirror must flip up to reveal the shutter and a shutter must fold up to reveal the film. When the mirror flips up, it covers the viewfinder, so all we see is a split second of darkness. And so that beautiful moment is briefly replaced by fear. Fear of blinking eyes, a shaking camera, moving subjects, a moment lost, a facial expression changed, a smile expired, a bird collision or spontaneous combustion. Or all of them at once. While imagining world-ending catastrophe, light passes onto the film, the moment is recorded and is then covered up and locked away just as quickly. But I still don’t know what happened in that fraction of a second. And because it’s film, there’s no screen to check. The inherit trust in myself is only slightly outweighed by crippling self-doubt. And I made one photo. One. Single. Photo. (OK, sometimes two) Every day for 365 days. On film. From July 2016 to June 2017. In 365 days of shooting one terrifying, gut wrenching, “will this turn out like shit?” photo, I never missed a single day. All 365 of those photos and about 125 discarded photos, will be on display in the shape of a year starting Oct. 1, 2017 at the Potentialist Workshop (838 E. Second St.). On Oct. 26, I will host a closing reception party in the gallery starting at 6:30 p.m. So why did I shoot on film for 365 days? Social media and smart phones make photography images ubiquitous. But we so often alter those images to make them more
colorful or add strange filters and swap faces or frame them to alter reality. We also take multiple photos at a time, post one and leave the others to wither a digital death. But what if you couldn’t do any of that? Unlike digital photography, the type of film loaded in the camera dictates the type of photos that can be taken for the entire month. The speed, brand and type of film can alter the look of the final print. This is the closest equivalent to an Instagram filter. I decided that I had to do the opposite of all that. Make every photo count. Don’t worry about filters. Just take the picture. Be in the moment (minus that split second). And by extension, accept that some days or weeks I will make terrible photos. Other days I will make amazing photos. Discovering the story It turns out it’s more important to filter images with our experiences and perspective. Most people might already know that but as a photojournalist, this was a hard lesson for me. When I tried to remove myself from the stories of the city, the photos lost meaning. But the more I made the stories about myself experiencing Reno — my moods, the seasons — the more freedom I found inside the viewfinder. Explore that freedom with me in October at the Potentialist Workshop. And start your own 365 photo project now and tell me about it at the show. Mike Higdon is a Reno photographer, journalist and cocktail enthusiast. Find him on Instagram @MillennialMike or Facebook at Mike Higdon, Reno Life.
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August 10, 2016: Frank Manfredonia, a TEC Equipment parts specialist helps Kayla Blackwell, artist at Invictus Tattoo Studio, in the parking lot of a 7-11 on Wells Avenue and Second Street. Shot with Kodak Portra 800
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FEATURE Optophonic Zine Text Oliver X Photo Kyle Volland
“The vision of Optophonic is to help people put their art in the world and to help artists manifest their projects.” Gabriela Denne
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of the perks of being a publisher is getting to work with gifted young minds to help them shape their goals and fulfill their destinies. It's very rewarding to see these young people build and grow their dreams. I've had the good fortune to have some exceptional undergraduates work with Reno Tahoe Tonight, and one of them is pursuing publishing as her passion, while she completes her undergraduate studies. Gabriela Denne is a rare intellect with a profound sense of purpose and ambition. Over the past year Denne's creativity and process orientation has been machined into a sharp instrument against which her will and drive have been honed. So I was not surprised when she rolled out her newest project, a fold-over indie publication titled Optophonic Zine. The zine has the raw urgency of a manifesto and the creative verve of an art magazine. Full of photocopied local fine art, earnest editorials and essays, when I saw Optophonic I was immediately impressed by its breadth and scope. I waxed nostalgic as I recalled Reno Tahoe Tonight's humble beginnings as a 16-page zine. By comparison, Optophonic Zine is far more developed—and its vision more realized, even at this early stage—than RTT aspired to be in it's debut issues. I spoke recently with Denne and her Optophonic project partner Michael Maxwell on the patio of Coffeebar in Reno. “Me and Michael didn't meet to make a zine at all,” Denne says. “We met to start making music. Michael off-handedly suggested that he would be
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interested in making a zine. I just love that I have someone who pursues creative endeavors with me, and I'm glad that I get to expand upon that and pitch ideas to potential collaborators in the community to have them add to this.” “The name of the zine comes from a conversation I had,” Maxwell reflects. “I was walking with a friend three years ago and I said, 'I want to make a record label, but I don't want to just make a record label, I want to make a thing that's a collective for visual and audio art, and anything that deals with those art forms. Musicals, plays, albums, zines, art...' “I wanted to make it to support my talented friends, so that everyone I knew could get their projects out and exposed.” So Maxwell mixed the root words for visual and audio and came up with the zine's moniker Optophonic. “The zine is a child of that idea and we want to expand what the Optophonic scene is to encapsulate everything that we think it can be,” muses Maxwell. Oliver X: How will you incorporate the sound component into the zine? Will you do a podcast? Gabriela Denne: I would love that. Michael Maxwell: One of the ways we will add the audio component is to put out a compilation album featuring local bands and give it away in the zine. Oliver X: Or you could slip in a sound card with a download code. Michael Maxwell: We want to do cassettes. Oliver X: Those are coming back strong now! Michael Maxwell: And then there's this company that I found when I was trying to find
out how to put out vinyl that also does postcard vinyl. Which is really crazy to me. And I would love to do that!
Oliver X: Who are some of the artists we should look out for who are featured in Optophonic?
Oliver X: How Ray Johnson of you... [Laughter]. Talk about how you're funding the publication.
Gabriela Denne: Alyssa Sosa she has work for sale and The Potentialist Workshop and she's an amazing artist. She paints, she draws and she's always building upon her mediums.
Gabriela Denne: We actually had someone who used to own Spectre Records in Midtown (they now have an online store) and her name is Michelle, and she saw the zine—the one version I printed at home off of my mom's printer—and she offered to print the first 50 copies. She's paying for all of it. Michael Maxwell: We were like, 'What?' It was amazing and she is so wonderful! Gabriela Denne: Now we have to figure out how to make it sustainable. Michael Maxwell: I want to sell physical copies of the compilation record to help cover costs of the zine. It bothers me to charge for the zine. The plan is to fund as much as possible from employment, because I like the zine to be free for people. The Optophonic record label will also help fund the zine. Oliver X: Why do you feel it's important to bring another zine into the world— specifically in Reno? Gabriela Denne: The vision of Optophonic is to help people put their art in the world and to help artists manifest their projects. This publication is another way to show people that there are no barriers to entry in the art world. You can be involved and be part of it if you want to. People who have the mindset that they cannot do art or that they are not creative, we invite them to join and contribute in their communities and make art.
Michael Maxwell: And she's also in my band and she has a solo project. She literally does everything. Gabriela Denne: Andrea Elizabeth is a painter and Dmitri Barfield did our cover art and logo. Also Eleanore Burke is a musician and digital artist. Zak Brady is an awesome illustrator who goes to UNR. We're hoping that he'll do the cover of our next issue. Watch for limited hard copies of Optophonic Zine to street this autumn 2017. Pick up copies at the Holland Project and The Potentialist Workshop. Bios Gabriela Denne studies English and Fine Arts full time at TMCC. She is the editor, designer, and publisher of Optophonic Zine, a local art zine. She volunteers to do show photography at The Holland Project. She sings, makes art, and writes. Michael Maxwell studies Secondary Education in Government (sometimes) at TMCC. He is the founder of Optophonic, an aural and visual art collective. He is a recording engineer with Transitive Audio. He is a musician with many projects (Empty Beds, Skipper the Eye Child, cruel., and an original musical.) He likes acting, video games and writing scripts. He hates sleeping and he has too much to do all the time.
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Ummm, shall we dance? Or not, at the Reno Prom Pub Crawl The biggest little city invites those who want to embrace their inner prom queen or wallflower for the 1st Annual Downtown Reno Prom Pub Crawl, September 16th, 2017. Whether it’s a powder blue tuxedo, poufy ball gown or slinky miniskirt, partygoers dressed to the nines are sure to relive their high school fantasy — and this time without having to sneak booze into the punchbowl. At the event, folks will also enjoy Samuel Adams beer specials and $1-$8 cocktails. Prom photography will be sponsored by Harrah’s Reno and live entertainment will be found throughout the night so you can dance away to your favorite rendition of Stairway to Heaven.
“Who doesn’t have a great story from their high school prom night?” “Here we’ll bring all the fun, without the awkward slow dances and testy chaperones. Bring a date or come stag, this will be a night to remember and all to support several great local causes.” Proceeds benefit Aly's Prom Closet – A Program of Family Counseling Service and The Nevada Diabetes Association. Tickets and prom packages available at participating charity locations and online at eventbrite.prompubcrawl.com.
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NORTHERN NEVADA VETERANS RESOURCE CENTER PART II
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erving veterans since 1972, Veterans Resource Center has provided services to over 15,000 clients; served over 179,944 meals to homeless veterans; provided 15,861 hours of behavioral health treatment; stabilized 2,998 veteran families in permanent supportive housing; referred 2,758 veteran families to agencies for homeless assistance, and provided 102,718 hours of intensive direct case management.
Natalie Stering: It's not a band-aid program. That's what's special about VRC. We're here to identify barriers; we're here to help make veterans successful in the future by providing referrals, by identifying where the issues are that have made it difficult for our veterans to maintain housing, and getting them help with those issues. By providing supportive services that can extend for some time, it helps them not only get back up on their feet, but to become self-sufficient in the long term.
One of the significant takeaways I've experienced in reporting on Veterans Resource Center is the profound impact the organization has had on the people who work there and administer services to our veterans. The deep passion they feel for their jobs and the clients they serve has been truly inspiring to me.
Oliver X: What brought you to VRC?
In part 2 of our series on the soul saving work VRC provides to our veterans, I speak with Natalie Stering, Site Director for the Carson City Veterans Resource Center. Oliver X: Talk about what that facility does. Natalie Stering: Our Carson City Veterans Resource Center runs just like our Reno office. We house homeless veterans or those that are at imminent risk of losing their housing. Our case managers run assessments on veterans that come in; we identify barriers; make appropriate referrals; identify stable housing, and provide resources and funds to get them into housing. We help with their deposits and monthly rents, and things like beds, bedding, pots and pans... Oliver X: Full on transitional services. Natalie Stering: Yes. Oliver X: Do you see men and women, or just male vets? Natalie Stering: We see male and female veterans and their identified families – whomever they're living with. Oliver X: What makes what you do at VRC unique?
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Natalie Stering: I started off actually as a substance use counselor. I worked with our behavioral health center. When the opportunity came about to become a Site Director I took it because it allows me to better identify some of the barriers and to help our veterans make that long term transition into permanent stable housing and help with those challenges that they face along the way. Oliver X: What have you seen as the number one barrier to housing for veterans that are homeless? Natalie Stering: Mental health challenges and substance use disorders. There are a lot of issues that our veterans face when they are coming back from time served. It's difficult making that adjustment and when our veterans go without assistance, when they face challenges in asking for help, these are proud men and women who have served our country that deserve these benefits. This is not a handout; it's a help up. I'm proud to be a part of that process. Oliver X: What is the most rewarding part of the work you do? Natalie Stering: Absolutely the most rewarding part is when I see a client that has been faced with chronic homelessness, chronic mental health challenges and substance use disorder get into permanent stable housing; be able to face some of those challenges, improve their quality of life, and be successful in long term housing. There is nothing that feels better than to check up on a client and see that they have maintained and improved their quality of life and that they are doing well.
Oliver X: How do you maintain contact? Are there cyclical touch bases? Once they've been emancipated from the program, how often do you see a client? Natalie Stering: We have ongoing case management services. So we don't just cut a client off once we've provided deposits and rent. We still continue to check up on a client. The client still has an opportunity to come back to us. This is not a one-time funding and then we cut you off from future services. Through our behavioral health center, a client can, if they so wish, provide us with a case management followup form that allows us to check-up on them on a three month, six month and on an annual basis. Oliver X: Is there any concern about the effects of opioids on the homeless veteran population that you serve? Natalie Stering: Well definitely. You know there's an epidemic going on. Oliver X: Some are denying that there's an opioid epidemic. Instead blaming patients that misuse the substances, for driving the media attention these addictive drugs have inspired. Natalie Stering: It's a tough call, right? We have definite segments of the population that require medication management for severe injuries. And a lot of those people are veterans who have returned with serious injuries. There can also be a tendency to over medicate and alternative therapies are not always explored. There's a fine line there. Sometimes we want to put a bandaid on injuries where there are better alternative therapies. Do I believe that opioids are over prescribed? In some instances, yes! I realize that this sounds wishy washy, but I'm not a doctor. And I don't know necessarily what is the best call for each and every patient out there. I do know it is definitely necessary for some. I think too that there are alternative medications that can be used. Oliver X: Do you work with physicians to identify risk clients that might be abusing or mismanaging their own care beyond the
prescribed usage? If they're over-medicating, the resulting side effects are multiplied, right? Natalie Stering: Here's what happens, in so many cases people are prescribed opiates for a good cause, and then they build up a tolerance to that. They build up a dependency. There's a difference between becoming addicted to a substance and becoming dependent upon a substance. So, when you're withdrawing you still experience similar effects. But whereas one has a psychological effect – and they both have physical effects – if you are solely dependent upon a medication, you're not necessarily experiencing those psychological effects. Nonetheless, you have the possibility of creating a demon where one didn't necessarily need to exist. My heart goes out to those patients. I think we could do well to explore alternative medications and therapies. It's a shame, but I would not deny somebody in pain the ability or the necessity of having that treated, in one form or another. Oliver X: Closing thoughts? Natalie Stering: At Veterans Resource Center we're here to help. There are so many deserving veterans. Every veteran is deserving. Please reach out. We have a branch in Reno, we have a branch in Carson City. We have caring staff and if you are uncertain about whether you qualify for benefits please take the time to call. I just love what I do and I'm excited to come to work every day. Oliver X: And you know you're making a difference and that must be an amazing feeling. Natalie Stering: I know I'm making a difference, but the veterans that I meet have had more of an impact on my life, than I feel that I've had on their lives. In the October issue of Reno Tahoe Tonight, I'll sit down with Shane Whitecloud, Outreach Specialist for Veterans Resource Center. vetsresource.org
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Make It a September to Remember North Lake Tahoe Offers Up Festivals, Activities for All With September's arrival, there's a month remaining to savor the last warm days before fall and winter arrive. But, just because the temperatures are cooling doesn't mean the activity in North Lake Tahoe is. Here are some ways to enjoy big blue this month. Autumn Food & Wine Festival At the Lake Tahoe Autumn Food and Wine Festival, you can participate in three days of gastronomical exploration from Sept. 8–10 at Northstar California. Now in its 32nd year, the festival features cooking seminars and demonstrations, culinary competitions, wine tastings, a Farm to Tahoe dinner, live music, a gourmet marketplace and more. 60 Reno Tahoe Tonight
The culinary affair culminates with the Grand Tasting on Sept. 10, which features food prepared by top local caterers and chefs paired with premium world-class wines and beers. For more information, visit gotahoenorth.com/events/ annual-events/lake-tahoe-autumn-food-and-wine. Trails and Vistas Art Hike and World Concert Experience dance, music and literary and performance art during this two-day experience produced by Trails & Vistas. On Sept. 9 and 10, hikers can discover 10 site specific art installations along a two-mile trail at Galena Creek Regional Park. Art hikes are led by a guide, take 2 1/2 to 3 hours to complete and feature performances and art displays. On Sept. 9, Trails & Vistas will host a World Concert at the Warren Edward Trepp Stage at Sand Harbor at Lake Tahoe NV State Park. The concert features Americana, Persian and Latin music with Silk Road Dances. For more information visit gotahoenorth.com/event/renotahoeart-hikes-world-music-concert/2017-09-09.
Tahoe Vista Paddlefest Community Celebration Watch the longest inland distance paddleboard race in the world culminating on the beach at Mourelatos Lakeshore Resort during the Annual Tahoe Vista Paddlefest. The two-day event, from Sept. 9–10, is the finale of the Tahoe Cup Paddle Racing Series and features music, activities, food, and fun for the entire family. For more information visit gotahoenorth. com/event/tahoe-vista-paddlefest-communitycelebration/2017-09-10. Take a Hike … Or a Kayak Make the most of these warm days and explore North Lake Tahoe's beaches and history with the help of activitytickets.com. There, you can reserve a variety of explorations including tours of the historic Thunderbird Lodge, Sand Harbor kayaking trips and bike rentals and shuttles for the Flume and Tahoe Rim Trail. Find more details at activitytickets.com/organization/6.
“Bonanza” Collection With its acquisition of the assets and programs of the Incline Village & Crystal Bay Historical Society, The Thunderbird Preservation Society presents a collection of “Bonanza” television show artifacts from former Incline Village resident, Chuck Greene. Chuck is the son of Lorne Greene, the Canadian actor who played Ben Cartwright in the long-running series. Check out the collection in the gallery at the Incline Village Crystal Bay Visitors Center, 969 Tahoe Blvd. For more information, contact 800-Go-Tahoe (468-2463), or Info@GoTahoe.com. Where to Find It All If you’re looking for some local insight, artisan keepsakes, and souvenirs, visit the Incline Village Visitors Information Center, located at 969 Tahoe Blvd. There you'll find a helpful staff, tons of information, a charming gift shop with new merchandise and a gallery. To get in touch, email info@gotahoe.com, or call 775-832-1606 or 800-Go-Tahoe (468-2463), or Info@GoTahoe.com. I’m off to savor the last warm days, who’s with me before the cold comes? Reno Tahoe Tonight 61
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Drinking With Clowns Drinking With Clowns The Album
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've always felt that children and animals are the most honest listeners and responders to music. There is no ego, no filter, no fear – only freedom of expression and purity in their reactions. When my bird starts to dance to a track, chances are it's a banging song. So I put on the new CD from Drinking With Clowns, and my green-cheeked conure Kobe went into immediate head-bobbing dance mode. Definitely a good sign.
Made up of members from throughout the Latin diaspora, Reno's Drinking With Clowns dropped their 4th studio recording in late June titled Drinking With Clowns The Album. The band's signature cumbia sound here is blended with elements of hip-hop, electronica and the grab bag of conscious lyrics and party anthems they're known for in their live performances. Bandleader and group founder Baldo Bobadilla (guitar, vox, bass, keys) wears many hats on the 10-song CD, using his own home studio (Drinking With Clowns Studios) to turn out the pleasing DIY release. Band mates Kristias Trujillo (drums, vox), Martin Arroyo (keys, bass, vox), Alejandro Jimenez (percussion), Ramiro Ramirez (bass) and teen prodigy Emanol (accordion on the track “Tropical”) turn in solid performances throughout the record. The group continues to drill down to define their sound, showing continued growth and impressive compositional abilities on this outing. Mixed and mastered at Above Zero in LA, the CD's standout cuts include the gorgeous bossa 62 Reno Tahoe Tonight
nova flavored track #2 “Amor” (highlighting a retro-futuristic synthesizer sound and smooth vocal harmonies); track #5 “Cosas;” track #6 “I Wanna” (an uptempo song that makes you move), and track #7 “Dime” with its funky ovation mini nova synth-driven figure and rap inflected vocal. One song, the mesmerizing Arabian-Goth sounding track “Time to Go” is badass and just trippy – full of odd sonics and darker tonal elements. Pick up Drinking With Clowns The Album on CD Baby, iTunes, Spotify and at drinkingwithclowns.com, or at their live shows. Drinking With Clowns will appear over three nights at The Terrace inside the Peppermill September 14, 15 and 16. And catch the band when they play TedX in Carson City on October 13 at the Brewery Arts Center. breweryarts.org
Everyone could use a prom redo. Dust off that powder blue tux and poofed-up prom dress, and bar hop through downtown Reno’s friendliest places during the inaugural
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Eric Stangeland Catching Fireflies and Other East Coast Memories
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consummate professional and all around great guy. I've watched Stangeland go through trials and triumphs in the 8+ years of our acquaintance. He puts his whole heart into everything he does, from his child's special educational advancement, to fundraising and performing live. I've watched Stangeland transform himself from a pudgy couch potato, to a fit distance runner with a quiet but persistent force of will that is as uncommon as is his talent on guitar.
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The care in which Stangeland pursues his craft is evident in his stellar new indie instrumental CD titled Catching Fireflies and Other East Coast Memories, just released in late July, 2017. The ten original tracks (Shh, there's a bonus track if you listen carefully) are an emotional catalog of lush atmospherics, beautiful phrasing, gorgeous melodics and stylish fusion, with a hint of international flavor that makes the record an easy listen with instant appeal, regardless of your musical leanings. Stangeland turns in exceptional performances throughout on Catching Fireflies, which was multi-tracked and recorded entirely by himself on his Mac using Garageband.com. “I did probably three to four tracks on each song,” Stangeland says. “This record was a long-time coming,” states Stangeland in his liner notes. “There are mess-ups and such, but I didn't fix them because I wanted you to feel as if you were watching me play in front of you.” Included on Catching Fireflies is the first song Stangeland ever wrote (at age 15) track #7 titled “Faded.” Listeners will no doubt find their favorites on this record, but mine is the funky, r&b inflected, Earl Klugh-esque track #9 “Multitasking in 8 Seconds.” Stangeland sold out all of his hard copies of Catching Fireflies in four days and the record has been streamed in 32 states and seven countries. You can purchase the record on iTunes, Amazon.com and Google Play.
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other. They are: “Shifting Ground” (geology as agency for creation and destruction); “Colliding Cultures” (successive peoples settling and resettling territories); “Colonizing Resources” (natural resources as necessities or property); “The Sublime Open” (sublime landscapes elevating curiosity to profound enchantment and terror); and “Experimental Diversity” (peoples giving rise to artistic practices—traditional, technological, visionary—that converge and converse over time). As a touchstone, each thematic area includes work by Ruscha, whose singular perspective on the world and experiences in the ever-changing West have informed the content of the exhibition, as well as shaped the selection of artworks for it. Eight works by Ruscha will be shown, including his iconic Chocolate Room which debuted at the 1970 Venice Biennale. Focusing on work by artists living and/or working in the Greater West, Unsettled covers a specific geography that begins in Alaska and continues down the west coast of North America, through Central America, concluding in Columbia. The artists and artworks chosen to tell the compelling Greater West narrative revealed through the exhibition span time, place, gender, and race, challenging the definitions of the latter. Several indigenous contemporary artists like Wendy Red Star, Nicholas Galanin, Brian Jungen, Jaune Quick-tosee Smith, and Teri Rofkar are included alongside numerous Latin American artists such as Ana Teresa Fernández, Sonia Falcone, Minerva Cuevas, Graciela Iturbide, and Rufino Tamayo. These diverse voices appear in conversation with the likes of Mark Bradford, Chris Burden, Bruce Conner, Trevor Paglen, Edgar Arceneaux, Rodney Graham, Emily Carr, and Georgia O’Keeffe. Pre-Columbian art lent by the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, as well as several exemplary southwest pots from the John and Brenda Blom collection round out the exhibition’s ancient roots. Tantalizing the olfactory sense, San Francisco-based artist Bruno Fazzolarri has created a unique scent specifically for the show – in glow-in-thedark green mushroom cloud bottles. Reno Tahoe Tonight 69
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“The unsettled land of the Greater West is liable to change, unpredictable, and not yet resolved—we create our future as we move forward and cannot foresee the outcome,” Northrup said. Throughout the exhibition’s run, numerous educational and public programs will take place at the Museum, ranging from a September 23 premiere talk by Ed Ruscha and JoAnne Northrup, to events celebrating the Indigenous contemporary artists in the show, hands-on family programs and more. Also on September 23, 3hattrio, an “American Desert Music” band led by Western Folklife Center founder Hal Cannon, will perform a special concert in the Wayne and Miriam Prim Theater. A major publication accompanies the exhibition. Published by Hirmer Verlag, Unsettled, the book, comprises 224 pages and features 110 color images. It will be distributed nationally by the University of Chicago Press, and internationally by Thames-Hudson. The book will be available for purchase in the Museum Shop, and at both the Anchorage Museum and Palm Springs Art Museum. We know this is a lot of sauce in which to marinate your mind, so come to the Nevada Museum of Art and feast in person. Photo citations Chris Burden, All the Submarines of the United States of America, 1987, Cardboard, vinyl thread, typeface, Overall: 158 x 216 x 144 inches. Dallas Museum of Art purchase with funds donated by the Jolesch Acquisition Fund, The 500, Inc., the National Endowment for the Arts, Bradbury Dyer, III, Mr. and Mrs. Bryant M. Hanley, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Michael C. Mewhinney, Deedie and Rusty Rose, and Mr. and Mrs. William T. Solomon. “Chris Burden: Extreme Measures” at New Museum, New York, 2013. Courtesy New Museum, New York. © Chris Burden. Image courtesy of The Chris Burden Estate and Gagosian. Photo: Benoit Pailley Ana Teresa Fernández, Erasing the Border (Borrando la Frontera), 2013, Oil on canvas, 48 x 72 inches. The Bedford Cherubino Collection Amanda Horn is a Reno-based writer, yogini, and creative community enthusiast. A former circus performer, she has been pushing boundaries most of her life, constantly redefining her own and testing the radius of the world she inhabits. She currently serves as Director of Communications for the Nevada Museum of Art. Follow her on Twitter @TeboHorn or email her at amanda.horn@nevadaart.org. Reno Tahoe Tonight 71
REAL ESTATE Text Shirley Larkins
Expanding Our Opportunities am not a native Nevadan but I have spent most of my life in Reno. When I moved here in 1992, the freeway didn’t go past S. Virginia by the pink Scolari’s and South Reno wasn’t even a thing – there were like 20 houses and a bunch of desolate land. When I started college in 2001, our little town was bustling, but still trying to find its identity. Downtown was super sketchy, we still had a gaming focus and there was nowhere to shop for rad clothes except Roseville.
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Flash forward seven years and look at us now. We have completely reinvented ourselves. With the vision that Lance Gilman had (and his efforts to bring new industries to our area) we've seen exponential growth and we continue to rise in every market segment. You hear us being called “the new Silicon Valley.” We see new businesses committing to our area every week, and soon our new highways will have every area of our region connected with a short drive on the freeway.
By the time I got my real estate license in 2005 though we were in full boom. It was exciting to see people flocking to the area; homes selling like crazy and big ideas being planned for the community. But that boom was not sustainable, and by 2009 some streets looked like ghost towns and people were nervous about moving to Reno because we were in full recession mode. It was disheartening to see people struggling to make ends meet and real estate was downright depressing. I had to try and find the bright side, so I started helping people get out from under their mortgage debt. During this time, I really became compassionate about home ownership and decided to make it my mission to help as many people as I could.
When I look at all of this from a real estate prospective I must say that I'm not only excited, but I'm thrilled for our area! This boom that we're having now is real. The growth we are experiencing is only picking up speed, and the benefits to our community can be seen everywhere.
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This makes me think about what it means for real estate. Of course, property values have increased and, coupled with the shortage of available housing, this is not expected to taper off soon. However, there is another side to that coin. Some of the areas that people may not have considered before
are now looking more attractive. With the USA Parkway now open, Dayton and Fernley are connected with a short 25-30 minute drive, versus an hour long drive. The southeast connector will be tying s/e Reno to Sparks in 15 minutes and the Hwy 580 South and the new Carson City extension are making commutes easier from that direction too. This connectivity is going to drive real estate markets in our smaller cities now, and I think open up more opportunities for affordable home ownership for those with an open mind. If you haven’t considered Dayton before and you are not finding what you want in Reno/Sparks maybe it’s time to take a look at houses there. Fernley is growing just like Reno and though property values have gone up they are still affordable for first time buyers. It is exciting to see these little towns coming up around us, and if you have the dream of buying a home in your heart and an open mind – but not an open bank account – you can still make this happen! I am happy to answer questions, show you options, and even game plan for your real estate future. Where there is a will there is a way and I do not give up!
“Stop Zillow” update: The campaign has received over 41,000 signatures on the petition counting! The goal is 100,000. The plan is now to make a Realtor based website to give the consumers what they really need without the middleman. If you want more info on how Zillow is hurting the real estate market and taking money out of the pockets of home sellers and home options away from buyers check out stopzillow.com. Shirley Larkins is a real estate professional with Chase International and has been selling properties for over 12 years. She has experience in all types of sales (residential, MF, land, commercial) and loves working with first time buyers. She can be reached at slarkins@ chaseinternational.com or 775-379-9617. Photo credit “Carson City Freeway Landscape & Aesthetics” - Source: Nevada DOT – nevadadot. com/projects-programs/road-projects/carson-cityfreeway/carson-city-freeway-project-images#adimage-3 – CC by 2.0 creativecommons.org/ licenses/by/2.0/legalcode
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RENO AS FUCK Text Tyson Schroeder and Anthony Lee Photo Tyson Schroeder
Reno As Fuck is happy to announce a new segment in Reno Tahoe Tonight, a monthly adventure into one of our local businesses that really works to embrace and advance the culture of Reno. Look for an interview every month that explores the spots in our town with the Reno As Fuck seal of approval. Grabbing a coffee at Walden’s Coffee House in Northwest Reno (3940 Mayberry Dr.) can be one of those bittersweet moments for some Reno-ites who recall all the shows that happened there. As the new owners have taken over, gone are the late-night coffee shop crowd, catching jazz or Burning Peace in the dimly lit landmark. These fond memories are gone, but the revitalized Walden’s hasn’t skipped a beat. What makes Walden’s “Reno As Fuck” is not it’s long heritage, but the new take on a local coffee experience. “We get to see people go throughout their life here. People will meet at the coffee bar, have dates here, get married and have kids and then bring their kids here,” said Mandy Barone, who runs the operation with her husband, Michael Barone. This is one of those seemingly lost to time businesses. The old school coffee shop, keeping it simple and executing it perfectly. There are no gaudy signs with this week’s
carmelito-vanilla-frappe-smoothie-latte Frankenstein of clichè $7 dollar coffees for the downtrodden sugar chasers. They could probably make you something like that, but they aren’t going to shove it down your throat. Walden’s uses only locally roasted, fair trade, certified organic, shade grown Kolika Coffee, and that’s all the fancy we need in our brew. It’s almost a lost art. It’s not super trendy. It’s not exclusive. It’s great coffee and food done well. Isn’t that what we all really want anyway? After the Barones took over, they decided to focus on the menu. Michael Barone, owner and head chef says “The biggest change we made was enhancing the menu and expanding it as well.” This change helped them grow and brought back some old faces. “Walden’s was just a house before and sometimes the son that grew up in this house like decades ago will come in and have breakfast and tell us stories from when he lived there.” As hundreds of breakfast burritos are slung from the Northwest Location, hungry hoards of hipsters are learning to embrace the relatively new midtown-ish spot at 1170 South Wells Avenue, which opened in December of 2016. Whether you are a new fish to the Reno scene, or haven’t been to Walden’s in a while, be sure to check it out. And bring us a fuckin’ burrito. And a coffee. Black. Renoasfuck.com @renoasfuck
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REVIEW Text and photo courtesy of Jenny PezDeSpencer The anticipation of the audience was like an expectant father waiting for the birth of his first child. As I looked around, I noticed how diverse the crowd was, from people in their 60s, parents introducing their offspring to their favorite band and everyone in between. The lights went dim and Bush came on stage to a haze of smoke and mood lighting. It was pretty impressive. Having never really been a big fan of Bush I didn’t know what to expect. Gavin Rossdale has not aged a day! The energy and enthusiasm the band put on was second to none. This, coming from a band that I believe many may have thought had past their expiration date. Let me tell you, Rossdale (vocals/ guitar), Chris Traynor (guitar), Corey Britz (bass), and Robin Goodridge (drums) could give any of these newer rock bands a run for their money. The perfect synchronicity that over two decades of being together can bring made this show among the best I have ever seen. Rossdale is truly a madman. Toward the end of the show he jumped down from the stage and crawled over the first three rows, while continuing to sing. He meandered through the crowd with a huge smile, touching everyone and letting them touch him. Rossdale took time during the show to mention Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington’s suicide, telling us today was his funeral. He also mentioned Chris Cornell, the lead singer of Soundgarden, who also took his own life in May. He basically said that sometimes artists wear a mask in public when they’re so tormented inside. It was beautiful and touching. Just when I thought I couldn’t be any more impressed, Gavin sang “Glycerin” while the rest of the band stepped offstage. It was just him, a guitar, and the audience. During one part of the song he stopped playing and singing; the whole audience sang the verse for him. It was magical. The connection this band has with their fans is something I don’t remember seeing in a very long time. I hope that it continues for many more years. As I said, I was never much of a fan, but now I am for life. Jenny PezDeSpencer is the Senior Culture Writer for Reno Tahoe Tonight and the leading female comic in northern Nevada. 80 Reno Tahoe Tonight
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TELEVISON Twin Peaks: The Return Text Samantha Van Hoozer Photo John Westrock (Flickr)
TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN Almost exactly 25 years after the original Twin Peaks concluded its two-season run following cancellation, Twin Peaks: The Return takes fans back into the bizarre and idyllic world of David Lynch’s 1990’s cult series. The story of The Return picks up 25 years after the massive cliffhanger that left original fans heartbroken. It features an unprecedented number of returning cast members, with almost every fan favorite character making an appearance in three or more episodes. Even actors like Everett McGill (Big Ed Hurly) who had not been in front of a camera for almost 20 years, agreed to take part in the revival because of their respect and appreciation for the series and David Lynch. As Kyle MacLachlan (Dale Cooper) says, “Whenever David calls, we answer the call.” The Return re-unites fans with the world and characters they have longed to see again, but not in a way that anyone expected. There is no nostalgia to be found here. Special Agent Dale Cooper has been trapped by his evil doppelganger in the parallel dimension known as “The Black Lodge” for 25 years, and no one in the outside world of Twin Peaks or the FBI knew what had befallen him. Now, after Laura Palmer’s prophetic words in the Season 2 finale, “I’ll see you again in 25 years,” Cooper has finally escaped, but he is not the man we once knew. He replaces a third doppelganger named Dougie Jones in the outside world, most likely created by Cooper’s evil doppelganger, referred to as “Mr. C”. Either from his 25 years trapped in The Black Lodge with no regular
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human contact, or the trauma of his transition back to reality, Cooper stumbles around in a daze, having to re-learn what it is to be human. Dale Cooper has always served as the character that reflects the audience, and like Cooper, we the viewers, are children stumbling around attempting to re-orient ourselves in the strange and wonderful environment of Twin Peaks. The world has changed, and the story of “The Return” was structured to fit this new world. With The Return David Lynch has been given complete creative freedom, and all we can do is sit back and enjoy the ride. In Lynch’s work, everything is about the journey, and the return to Twin Peaks is nothing if not an exercise in patience. Those expecting Dale Cooper to regain full consciousness after the first few episodes of the revival were sorely disappointed, as it became increasingly apparent that he would not return until the very end of the series. Although having a character as beloved as Dale Cooper kept from the audience in such a manor feels like a sucker punch to the gut, it wouldn’t be Twin Peaks without some form of emotional turmoil. In the world of Twin Peaks, every action has an immediate consequence, and the revival had to display those characteristics. When Dale Cooper was trapped in The Black Lodge and his doppelganger escaped, those repercussions needed to be felt.
Waiting for Dale Cooper to return in all his quirky, charming, coffee and cherry pie loving glory has been excruciatingly frustrating, but it has also given us the opportunity to see just how talented Kyle MacLachlan really is. In The Return MacLachlan plays three characters, the good Dale Cooper, the bad Cooper (Mr. C), and Dougie Jones. Each character requires an astronomically different physical and emotional presentation, showcasing MachLachlan’s ability to adapt to any role necessary. His capacity to play so many different characters in one series absolutely deserves admiration, but the most moving part of his performance is the way that he shows the real Dale Cooper breaking through his Dougie Jones persona. Certain words and memories trigger Cooper to remember who he is for the briefest of moments, and MacLachlan displays this transformation with just the slightest alteration of his facial expressions, tone of voice and gestures. With just one look, MacLachlan allows the audience to glimpse the character they miss desperately, and the experience is heart wrenching. Although Twin Peaks: The Return was not eligible for the 2017 Emmys, it will be an absolute tragedy if MacLachlan does not win for his incredible work at The Emmys in 2018. MacLachlan’s performance is one reason why Twin Peaks: The Return is the best revival in television history, but many elements combine to push Twin Peaks to the top of the heap in the age of peak TV. Angelo Badalamenti once again provides the
soundtrack for Twin Peaks and just like his work on the original series, his music is the essence of the show. From “The Twin Peaks Theme,” to the haunting melody of “Laura Palmer’s Theme,” and a new track featured in Part 11 titled “Heartbreaking,” every note sets the tone and draws the viewer into the surreal world of Twin Peaks. David Lynch’s cinematography is like nothing else on TV, and the Big Bang creation myth style of Part 8 will absolutely blow your mind. The original Twin Peaks carved the path for future supernatural crime dramas, serving as the main influence for the wildly popular and successful series The X Files, which became revolutionary in its own way. Without Twin Peaks so many of the shows we know and love would not have been able to succeed. It introduced viewers to an entirely new format and style of television that was foreign to those watching at the time, but is the standard for shows in the genre today. Just as it was revolutionary in 1990 and 1991, Twin Peaks: The Return continues to push boundaries and break new ground for modern television, demonstrating just what is possible when the brilliantly twisted creative mind of someone like David Lynch is allowed to be unleashed on a medium that provides so many opportunities and avenues for exploration. No matter your viewing preferences, Twin Peaks: The Return is a work of moving art that should not be missed.
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Four reasons why eating healthy that has nothing to do with weight loss! As I do a lot of studying in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, I have become very aware that eating healthy is clearly not just for weight loss. In all actuality eating clean has countless positive aspects to it which, at the end of the day, will most likely result in some weight loss. This month I have exciting news on my top four reasons why eating healthy can help on more of an internal level when it comes to making healthy choices for better reasons.
1234 Fights Off Inflammation Inflammation is linked to everything from stress and brain fog, to diseases such as heart disease and cancer. But according to research published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, people who eat whole grains over refined ones cut their levels of C-reactive protein, which is a key indicator of inflammation, by 38 percent.
Boosts Your Energy Vitamin D, along with a host of B vitamins, are famous for supporting healthy energy levels. Paying attention to macros can also go a long way toward fighting 3 p.m. slumps and staying energetic throughout the day. By making sure you consume healthy fat and protein along with each batch of (hopefully whole) carbohydrates, you can keep your blood sugar from wavering and your energy levels from crashing.
Healthy eating is where it’s at, and the list of benefits can go on and on. It's a fact that filling up on the right food is linked to feeling and being better, with benefits ranging from a healthier heart and brain, to a lower chance of developing cancer and a higher chance of scoring that life promotion called excitement, energy and purpose! Camille Lyman Owner • Founder of CCF NSL Pro Beach Bikini Athlete Lululemon Ambassador Founder of CamUNITY ........................................ Cell • 775.232.2999 Office • 775.825.CCF1(2231)
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Decreases Stress Foods have a huge influence on your levels of relaxing neurotransmitters (such as serotonin and dopamine), as well as your levels of stress-inducing hormones like cortisol and adrenaline. For instance, in one 2014 Journal of the American College of Cardiology study, people who ate flavonoid-rich dark chocolate before undergoing a mock interview came out on top with lower levels of adrenaline.
Makes You Smarter Brain foods are real and amazing for you. Putting away a lot of saturated and trans fats from fried/processed foods reduces your cognitive abilities and even shrinks your brain over the years. On a better note, high intakes of Omega 3's from foods like fish, walnuts, and avocados translate into bigger, better functioning brains.
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From Dealers to Distributors: The Evolution of Getting High
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UNITED WE STONED Text Mitchell Colbert Nevada’s recent cannabis shortage led tax officials to release a statement of emergency, prompting joke-like headlines across the country. Only, the emergency shortage of cannabis wasn’t a joke, and could have resulted in the loss of thousands of jobs. The source of the problem came from the lack of distributors to transport cannabis products. Under the ballot initiative approved by voters legalizing the recreational sales of cannabis to adults over 21, a new license type was created for cannabis distribution. California also recently rewrote how distribution will work in the Golden State. California and Nevada both had intense debates over cannabis distribution and both are looking at very different realities as states approve adult use in addition to medical use. With the convergence of both recreational and medical programs in both states, the question remains: is there a way to get weed delivered directly to your door?
Nevada Nevada continues to try and resolve its ongoing legal dispute with wholesale liquor distributors. Originally, only liquor wholesalers had rights to move cannabis from cultivators to dispensaries. For the last two months, the alcohol industry and state regulators have gone toe-to-toe to determine whether or not there are enough alcohol wholesalers to handle the budding market. Part of the problem is that the vast majority of liquor wholesalers haven’t applied for the appropriate licensing to become a cannabis distributor. Out of almost 70 alcohol wholesalers, only six have been licensed to deliver cannabis, including: Corleone Wines, Mighty Sun West, Palidin, Crooked Wine, Nevada Wholesalers, and Rebel Wine and Spirits. Executive Director of the Nevada Department of Taxation, Deonne Contine, stated that one of the distributors is already “pretty stressed out about what he's going to be asked to do.” Contine added that as a result of the current fight over distribution, “a high likelihood exists that consumers will revert to the black market.” In an attempt to curtail the resurgence of the black market and stabilize rising cannabis prices, the Nevada Tax Commission concluded that there were an insufficient number of alcohol wholesalers to meet the growing demand. As a result, they
have allowed for businesses other than alcohol wholesalers to apply. Carson City Judge James Russell initially issued a temporary restraining order restricting the Nevada Department of Taxation from issuing other distribution licenses, only to later lift the order blocking regulators from issuing such licenses. “There is a substantial amount of evidence that there is a need for additional distributors over and above the liquor distributors,” Russell said, maintaining the Nevada Tax Commission’s decision to open licensing to non-alcohol businesses. Despite the announcement, alcohol distributors have filed an appeal to the decision, holding that they were denied due process during the meeting held by the Department of Tax. Kevin Benson, representing the Independent Alcohol Distributors of Nevada, said "Due process requires those people to have a meaningful opportunity to be heard at a hearing where the result is not pre-determined,” maintaining that the Department of Tax did not give proper notice or protocol during the meeting to provide sufficient evidence for consideration on the matter. He further stated, “We look forward to the opportunity for a full and fair hearing before the Commission.” Compared to other states that have legalized cannabis, Nevada is the only one to experience such massive distribution problems. Alaska, Colorado, Oregon, and Washington all allow for self-transportation by dispensaries, rather than forcing them to rely on an independent, or 3rd party, distributor. A recent Las Vegas Sun Op Ed by John Hudak, senior fellow at the Brookings Institute, and Andrew Freedman, the former director of cannabis coordination for Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper, explores the problems with and solutions to Nevada’s distributor requirement. For Hudak and Freedman, the problem was simple: the state had “stores ready to sell, producers ready to deliver, and no mechanism to connect (distribute to) the two.” The solution was equally simple: “Do not require distributors.” In other words, allow producers or stores to self-distribute without requiring a license for it. According to Hudak and Freedman, “Other states have allowed third-party distribution, but no one has mandated it in the adult-use market. Colorado for Reno Tahoe Tonight 93
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instance, allows its licensees to use third-party distributors if they choose, however, licensees are able to distribute on their own, as well.” If Nevada’s issue with distribution teaches other states anything, it’s that the industry should not limit their options for those who can get a distribution license. Not only is the battle with the alcohol industry holding up Nevada’s potential cannabis tax revenue, which is expected to bring in about $70 million a year, it has also created an unstable and confusing regulatory environment. No one is exactly sure what will happen or how to stay in compliance with regulations fluctuating on a daily basis. On August 29th, the Department of Tax is scheduled to hold, what many hope, will be the last hearing regarding the distributor issue. Until then, the severe supply issue created by the lack of distributors could have significant repercussions if not resolved quickly.
California Last November, California voters passed Proposition 64, the Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA), creating and regulating the adult use market for cannabis. In June, the medical cannabis regulations contained in the Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MCRSA) were merged with the AUMA, by the passage of SB 94, forming the Medical and Adult Use Cannabis
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Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA). According to Cannabis attorney Hilary Bricken, the “MAUCRSA undoes [third party distribution] by allowing cannabis licensees to be their own distributors — with the exception of [large scale growers], which won’t exist for the first five years of the program.” Even though any license type will be able to self-distribute, they will still need to apply for a distribution license. While SB 94 eliminates the requirement for 3rd party distribution, it does not forbid it either, leaving the door open to self-distribution or independent distribution. California’s regulators are looking at Nevada and hoping to not introduce the same risks they see disrupting the market right across their border. Lori Ajax, the chief of the Bureau of Medical Cannabis Regulation (BMCR) recently told lawmakers that the BMCR “will make sure that sufficient licenses are provided to growers and testers before the start of the year.” She expanded on this, commenting that, if needed, the BMCR intends to issue temporary licenses “so we don’t have a break in the supply chain.” Though regulators were concerned with not repeating their neighbor’s mistakes, California was never limited to just alcohol wholesalers. Even when there was mandatory independent distribution, any interested party could apply for a license, which would have helped to prevent the bottleneck that happened in Nevada.
A Work Around from the Wine Industry While it is not specifically alcohol wholesalers vying for licenses in California, the concept of 3rd party distribution is one borrowed from the alcohol industry. However, other models like Direct-To-Consumer (DTC) sales make up a rapidly growing segment of both industries. A 2016 Forbes article by former wine distributor Thomas Pellechia, noted DTC sales were increasing at a rate four times higher than retail sales. In the cannabis space, there are more companies distributing directly to consumers than would be expected. Due to the omnipresence of self-distribution and DTC sales in the cannabis market, it seems unlikely that mandatory 3rd party distribution will ever take hold. One major concern voiced by manufacturers about 3rd party distribution is that distributors will have the power to dictate what is sold by opting to distribute a product, or vetoing that product from coming to market. Kenny Morrison, the president of the California Cannabis Manufacturer Association and owner of LAbased VCC Brands, told the Sacramento Bee that he doesn’t “want to be reduced to one page in someone else’s brochure.”
future of DTC sales in the cannabis industry. Tom Rodrigues, of Artevino wines, was steadfast in his belief that “the wine club model is going to be the route to take for small farmers.” Rodrigues added that as “a small producer” he “survives on wine club sales.” The beauty of DTC sales for businesses is that as long as you have a product that is worth selling to the market, you can, and no distributor can stop you. For consumers, the benefit is that your product comes directly to you without needing to spend any time going to a store. If the cannabis industry can learn to embrace a DTC model, rather than over complicate sales by requiring an additional step between producers and consumers, we may be able to get back to the good ole’ days, and have weed delivered right to our doors. Pistil + Stigma is a consulting firm working with organizations in public, private, and nonprofit sectors on groundbreaking policy issues nationwide. Our team of lobbying, community affairs, and cannabis strategy consultants help businesses acquire competitive licenses and grow sustainable and socially conscious businesses. Lea Moser, a Policy Analyst for Pistil + Stigma,contributed to this article.
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