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COVER STORY Photographer Anicia Beckwith A Conversation of Worth

CULTURE RANGER 24 Do it now.

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OUTDOORS 78 Art. Nature. Music.

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Editor/Publisher Oliver X Art Director Chris Meredith Contributing Designers Courtney Meredith Tucker Monticelli Design Associate Katrina Stewart Contributing Writers Britton Griffith-Douglass Thomas Lloyd Qualls Rory Dowd Isha Casagrande Tony Contini Amanda Horn Rachel Douglass Michael Tragash Debe Fennel Isha Casagrande Tessa Miller Lanette Katre Contributing Photographers Shelbi Carr Whitehead Chris Holloman Tony Contini Clayton Beck Anicia Beckwith Digiman Studio Marcello Rostagni Ted Varney Jennifer Sande Kyle Volland Interns Heather McAlpine Sales 775-412-3767 Submissions renotahoetonightrocks@gmail.com Website renotahoetonightmagazine.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 2016. Reno Tahoe Tonight is produced on 10% recycled American paper and is printed with all soy and vegetable inks.

A PROBABILITY OF WORDS Text Thomas Lloyd Qualls Photo Johnstone Studios

Thomas Lloyd Qualls is a writer, a condition that is apparently incurable. He manages his condition, in part, by regular contributions to Reno Tahoe Tonight Magazine, and to the tribe known as Rebelle Society.

He's also a novelist, a painter, and through his law practice – a sometimes salvager of troubled lives.

You can find out more about him, his books, poetry, paintings, and other projects on his website tlqonline. com. Or at any of the absurd number of social media profiles out there these days. Feel free to check them out whenever you like. Or better yet, just invite him out for coffee or beer.

He loves a good conversation.

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I cannot read poetry. I don’t know when it happened. But I noticed it today. I turned to a page filled with delicate memories of a childhood. Of tooth fairies and pixie dust footprints. And found my skin so raw, my tears so close, my throat so narrow, that I couldn’t read on. I just put it down.

What is it in us that urges us not to feel. Why is sadness so seductive and so painful. Why is art so deft at finding that tender spot. At striking so straight and true at its target.

Why are words so powerful. After all this time.

Why aren’t we more immune to their effect, their seduction.

And why, despite this power that words wield, do I sometimes think about quitting. You know, just turning them off. And not just the words, but the voices that carry them. The ears that hear them.

The mouth that whispers their names. The desire to pin more of them to a page.

As if they were exotic butterflies. And I were some kind of ento-etymologist studying their behavior, their migration patterns, their mating rituals. Their distinguishing marks. Maybe it’s because chasing butterflies is hard work.

The truth is we all need a break from even the best parts of ourselves from time to time. And from the ambitious hopes that carrot us along most days.

None of us are strangers to the crushing waves of doubt that pound our shores. Or to the trip wires we must avoid as we run the chase-your-dreams marathon towards the lives we aspire to live. And there are those moments where the chase just seems to have gone out of our legs.

There are days where we all just need someone to say: Go ahead. Give up. You can, you know. After all, always living for a dream somewhere out the in the future is an impediment to actually living right here.

We want an alternate reality. Somewhere we have permission to take a long nap in a world without alarm clocks. A spa day that lasts for weeks. A foot massage that brings us enlightenment.

Or maybe we just need a place to be free.

Because most of us are slaves to something.

Money. Our jobs. Television. The internet.

Our minds. Dogma. Our possessions. Halfunderstood beliefs. Obsessions. Escapisms.

Fear. Ignorance. Prejudice. Doubt.

Maybe we need to live in a world where we matter, without regard to resume entries, social media, or sales quotas. Where we can forget things like tweets, relevance, likes, and friend requests.

Maybe to be free is to have found our home.

Our passion. Our voice. Our tribe. And our ability to be our authentic selves.

Maybe it’s a place where we own our days, our time, our direction. Where we choose where to pour our passions and when. Without having to lug around that oversized dollar sign all day. (The one that doesn’t quite fit under my writing desk.)

The one that’s hard to pack around on a spontaneous hike in the foothills. That acts as a roadblock to countless creative projects.

That comes with its own defeatist recordings that play on loop.

Or maybe we just need to be free to follow our voices. To understand, in every cell of our bodies, that now is all we have. That we no longer need to carry the weight of the future. We never did.

We can just let it fall to the ground. Right here.

Because someday is imaginary.

This is my prayer. For me and for you.

That we find this place to go. This place to belong.

Where we use our voices. Where they are heard.

And where we do not waste this wild and precious life just paying rent.

And to find that place, we may need to learn something new. How to be nothing. Because sometimes that's all we need. Nothing. Sometimes space is King. And silence its Queen. Sometimes we reach for answers and come up empty. And sometimes empty is the best thing to be.

So go ahead. Turn down the noise. Turn off the screen. Unplug your thoughts. Just be free. Try to remember what that even is. Forget that life is short. Remember you are infinite. Remember you are poetry.

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ART Special to Reno Tahoe Tonight Mike Berg and Marc Katano September 8th October 1st, 2016 @ Stremmel Gallery Reception: 5:30-7:30 p.m., Thursday, September 8th, 2016 Stremmel Gallery is pleased to present Mike Berg and Marc Katano, an exhibition of new works, opening on September 8, and continuing through October 1, 2016. The show will feature Berg’s distinct tapestries and Katano’s elegant works on paper. The opening reception will be from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Thursday, September 8, 2016, and is free to the public.

calligraphy. These stunning gestural works on paper are created using acrylic and ink. The practice of Japanese calligraphy underscores simple, but precise flicks of the wrist and arm to create the gesture. The organic nature of these gestural paintings is further accentuated by Katano's deliberate paper choices. The works are on heavyweight, handmade Nepalese paper.

The presence of soft rag is relegated to the outermost edges exposing the paper pulp, but the predominate surface area is dense and textured.

The paper creates a tactile canvas, allowing the ink and paint to pool and seep in wide crevasses, rendering an abstract configuration.

In composing these works, sometimes Katano uses his bare hands and fingers to apply paint. At other times, he splatters it on the floor, a la Jackson Pollock. He then creates whatever comes to his mind, such as the outlined shapes of triangles and upside-down hearts, which he equates to letters of the alphabet, and is revealed later in the process.

For more information, or to schedule a private viewing of Mike Berg and Marc Katano’s respective works; Please call Stremmel Gallery at 775-786-0558.

Please visit stremmelgallery.com for more information. High-resolution images are available upon request.

Displaying for the first time at Stremmel Gallery, Mike Berg creates beautiful abstract kilims – a pileless textile produced by several flat-weaving techniques – that are painstaking in process, but render a sculptural quality upon completion. Berg collaborates with weavers in Western Turkey, creating stitched, knotted and woven art forms.

"Though I live in Istanbul, I am heavily inspired by the western abstract aesthetic,” Berg says.

“My work is a process: it's a combination of intentional design – my drawing compositions – and the application of chance, color selection, and the vagaries of the translation of my compositions into the finished work.”

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Stremmel Gallery is located at 1400 South Virginia Street in Reno, Nevada. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mondays through Fridays, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays.

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BEAUTY Text Jennifer Utu

School is back in session, which means that the excitement of seeing old friends and meeting new classmates is happening with children all around us. Parents are rushing around town for back to school clothes/uniforms, back packs, school supplies, and the all too important last minute haircut.

As hair stylists we understand the importance of getting a great cut, so we love to see that parents and kids are sharing this view. It seems that the notion of children not caring about their hair has changed. Kids are coming into salons with images of what they want and clear preferences. They are on social media sites where they can keep track of trends online all the time.

We at Aura have a great base of children that come in for the salon experience as opposed to the typical “quickie” hair cut shops. We love that parents are willing to spend a little more to give their kids a thorough haircut. It’s great to have kids become returning clients of the salon because they begin to grow with their stylist through the years. Kids like to feel comfortable and relaxed; they like to know that the stylist can relate to 10 Reno Tahoe Tonight

them. When this type of rapport is established, a trusting relationship is built.

Aura has also noticed an increase in parents who are willing to let their kids experiment with color.

This is a fun, adventurous outlet which was not afforded in my childhood. Parents are rewarding their kids’ good behavior with the excitement of allowing them to step out and show their individual self by getting a new cut or adding color.

Let your children be who they want to be, obviously with some limitations, and find a salon that is comfortable with youngsters. Becoming confident and secure inside is an ever-present learning experience for young people and adults alike. Find your child a salon where they can feel pampered too. Let them grow with a stylist and have fun with their hair. Aura Salon is always accepting new children to our guest list.

Looking forward to meeting you soon.

Jennifer Utu is the owner of Aura Salon, located at 2323 Kietzke Lane at Franktown Corners in Reno.

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BRITTS N PIECES Text Britton Griffith Douglass

FIRST BRIT OF EXCITEMENT Hello, reader, do you feel the nights getting a bit cooler, the season changing and the sun setting earlier? Are you cringing at the thought of carrying a light jacket as your tan is fading?

Don’t fret dear friend, it appears you have a case of Lana Del Rey’s summertime sadness but hey, if she can live through it, so can you.

Stop pouting and enjoy these bright September evenings; drink your rosé and laugh with your friends in the waves of Tahoe.

BITS: The greatest party on railroad tracks.

This isn’t a small town country song or a scene from Footloose it’s a GIGS on the LIDS party on the ReTrac lids, located over the downtown train tracks. This September 7th event hosts musical guest Serina Dawn. Channel your inner Kevin Bacon wearing your blue suede shoes here: facebook.com/events/160179927723049.

Hiking shoes, summer's hottest fashion find.

OK, that’s a stretch and you know me well enough to know I don’t typically run around town in big boots. I will, however, venture into the woods for a Trails and Vistas’ adventure. This hike highlights a variety of artists and activities from poetry, ballads, photo opportunities, sculptures and music in the Sierras. Sign up here: trailsandvistas.org/tickets.

The only reason I would ever say 'Florida' with a smile.

I do not condone alligators as pets, snakes in your toilet or pretty much anything that the state of the Florida has to offer. In fact, if they decide to secede the nation, I’d say, “Go for it, I will help you fill out the paperwork and please take all your exotic reptiles with you.” However, I do condone the rock and roll meets country sound of the chart topping band Florida-Georgia Line on September 29th at the

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Reno Events Center. Learn more about the band here and why the State of Florida may be redeemable: floridageorgialine.com.

Boo! If that made you jump out of your reading chair, you really need to prepare yourself for ghouls, spiders and the eerie nights of October. What better way to get ready for a run from a poltergeist than to stroll with Casper through a Carson City Ghost Walking Tour. Visit our state capitol on September 17th and 24th and tour haunted history, hear gripping ghost stories and visit the spooky spirits of Carson City. For some fiendish fun visit: brownpapertickets.com.

Last Bit of Advice: Now that you’re nearly done reading, go find yourself a mirror. Yes, you. Now blow yourself a big huge kiss. Yes, that’s right, in fact kiss yourself right on the mouth. If I was there I would kiss you myself as a thank you right from my heart.

Reno News & Review’s Best of 2016 list was released and voted Reno Tahoe Tonight as Best Publication and yours truly was honored with Best Columnist and Best Creative Writer. Thank you to those of you who voted and follow us each month.

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COVER STORY Text and photos Anicia Beckwith

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A CONVERSATION OF WORTH Imagine a large piece of art hanging on the smooth plastered walls of the new Beckwith Gallery. The paper it was printed on has been cut into small squares which are then mounted so there is a void of space between each portion.

Each small square displays deep tones and rich hues. Pic 1 It is unclear what the image represents until the viewer backs away just far enough to take in the piece as a whole and only then does the viewer see that the smaller squares collectively are displaying the image of a magnificent creature with hundreds of legs cast in gold. Pic 2 To the right is a small sign with the creature's name: Worth and beneath that the price of $5000.

Your eyes wander the image and you decide whether you think it an interesting one. Your mind starts developing its own theories on whether or not the price tag is aligned with the piece's value and you look it over again trying to ascertain the skill level utilized, time invested or other such indicators or measures of mastery. Pic 3 Next to this hanging piece is an image the same size and also cut into squares. Inside each square is a red dot, the same red dot that represents a piece of art sold in a gallery. The artist statement next to it suggests the viewer purchase a red square from this piece for the cost of $40. They are encouraged to trade any square from the creature on the left which they can take home and replace it with a red dot, but not before they sign their name on the circle….a mark of participation. Pic 4 Several interested art lovers proceed to replace squares with their red-dots, happily participating in 'support of the artist'. Surely $5000 for the full piece is too high for a millipede, though to be fair, for every square that is removed from Worth, the gallerist discounts the full piece by $40. After ten squares are replaced randomly by red-dot wielding patrons…the cost of Worth is down to $4600. Pic 5

Perhaps you will revisit next week to see the progress and wonder how many squares need be sold before you could purchase the picture in its entirety with the help of the price drops.

You encourage fellow art fans to purchase squares so Worth is more affordable, but as they invest, the thing of beauty is slowly disappearing and becoming increasingly one of red circles. A quandary is present. Pic 6 You select your own red dot and trade it out for Worth, and even though it doesn’t look like the original, your piece will remind you of what it represents. Perhaps that’s 'good enough'. Scattered parts that make a whole. Once related, but no longer united. Unconditional support for the art regardless of what is chipped away. Pic 7 But consider this: How many pieces can be given away before the whole is no longer recognizable? Is the value of the original diminished when divided or elevated by communal sharing? Is there a defining moment we depart from supportive participation to a mission of rescue? Is it reasonable to suggest that the artist is being compensated either way? How do we decide the difference between the cost of our parts and the value of our wholeness. What if the art is more valuable for having been broken?

What if on second glance this picture was not of a creature with legs cast in gold, but was a portrait of you and this is a conversation of worth? Pic 8 The above artist statement by photographer Anicia Beckwith about the work featured here (and at her newly opened gallery) is rich with relevancy—especially in today's market where emerging artists struggle to place a value and a price tag on their work. But it's something artists and their public have long grappled over, as the following famous exchange with Picasso recounts.

“Legend has it that Pablo Picasso was sketching in the park when a bold woman approached him.'It’s you — Picasso, the great artist! Oh, you must sketch my portrait! I insist.'

So Picasso agree d to sketch her. After studying her for a moment, he used a single pencil stroke to create her portrait. He handed the women his work of art.

'It’s perfect!” she gushed. “You managed to capture my essence with one stroke, in one moment.

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Thank you! How much do I owe you?'

'Five thousand dollars,' the artist replied.

'But, what?' the woman sputtered. 'How could you want so much money for this picture? It only took you a second to draw it!'

To which Picasso responded, 'Madame, it took me my entire life.'”1 Oliver X: Pricing one's art is a peculiar calculus with factors that involve a myriad of criteria.

How subjective a proposition is it to price your art and how personally invested are you (as a gallerist) in the outcome of the dance we call sales? What have you observed about human nature during this process or courtship?

Anicia Beckwith: I believe strongly that in order for an artist to sustain themselves as a professional, they must first identify and understand their worth. Worth is a powerful thing that takes on many meanings but most importantly it is the intangible inner value we manifest outward to the world. If we are able to identify and celebrate our individual intrinsic value, we are more likely to not undersell the gifts we bring to life. I believe our local art community’s biggest hurdle is understanding worth and once we bridge the gap between consumer and creator, professional artists will flourish.

Oliver X: What do you make of an artist like Mark Kostabi, as an extreme example, and his irreverent take on consumerism and commerciality and even his exploitation of fame for profit? Do you feel you are selling the art or an aspect of yourself when you engage in a sale?

Anicia Beckwith: I find artists like Mark Kostabi and Richard Prince very interesting in that they seem to taunt reactions out of their potential viewers. Both Kostabi and Prince are adept at making one question their own moral structures in relation to the pieces they create. Capitalizing on being an ‘art-con’ or a ‘copyright thief ’ is secondary to the moral questions arising from their work. In their case the act of making the art seems to be the art itself. As a new gallerist I am interested in providing a platform to various forms of art that are not only atheistically pleasing but elicit feelings of connection, kindness and mindfulness. In this sense they are all some form of a self-portrait of the maker.

Oliver X: What is the distinction, if any, between worth and value?

Anicia Beckwith: One could easily argue that the words value and worth are interchangeable.

To value a thing is to know its worth. But Henry James would pose three questions when viewing an artist’s piece. 1. What was the artist trying to achieve? 2. Did he or she succeed? 3. The most intriguing of all….Was it worth doing?

Understanding worth is vital.

Oliver X: We hear talk about levels of engagement during art openings and how silence is an indication of audience enthrallment. How mindful are you of how your assemblage will resonate with viewers as you're constructing an installation or exhibit of this kind?

Anicia Beckwith: As an artist I am mindful of the thing that is most important to me and that is of being heard. After taking in my pieces, the audience is free to feel and respond as they wish, and that implies that they took the opportunity to see the work. Seeing and hearing leads to being understood, another quality I seek.

The gallery experience is three dimensional and hopefully offers a tangible bridge to the viewer and print can be a powerful platform as well reaching wider audiences.

1. http://www.davidairey.com/picasso-and-pricing-your-work/ - Airey, David July 10, 2013

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Oliver X: Congratulations on your new gallery. Tell me about it and what kinds of activities, exhibits and events you'll be curating there?

Anicia Beckwith: The Beckwith Gallery located at 10 State street will be unique in that it will show and exhibit pieces and artists whose works emphasize mindfulness, authenticity and inspire community. It has been built as a place to elevate professional working artists and has partnered with Studio Inspire, a 6000 square foot artist space and workshop.

After three years of building Studio Inspire, a space to paint, build, photograph and document created pieces in, we are excited to see the second phase of showcasing them and bringing forth the recognition and awareness they deserve.

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CULTURE RANGER Text Erika Gillette Photo Joy Strotz Photography

Do it now.

If it seems like you’ve been in transition for 100 years, you’re probably on the right path. Change is the basic nature of life. In 500 BCE Heraclitus told us so: “All things come into being through opposition,” he wrote, “and all are in flux like a river.” Yet it has taken me 40 years of striving for certainty to realize I’ve been aiming at the wrong target.

As I guided a small group of travelers in Tokyo this spring, I shared the Japanese concept of wabi-sabi, which celebrates imperfection and impermanence as basic states of existence. As a distinct concept, wabi-sabi has origins as old as Heraclitus, but it solidified in the 15th century as an aesthetic reaction to extravagant decorative arts. Now, though, it pervades Japanese culture so completely that it is difficult to translate well, encompassing an appreciation of the full cycle of growth and decay, a preference for simplicity over ornamentation, and courageous acceptance of the present moment.

I used April’s cherry blossoms to illustrate the point. “See how perfect and pink the blooms are?” I asked, as we admired tender blooms still unspoiled at the end of a branch. “Wabi-sabi is why Tokyoites picnic underneath the trees to enjoy the blooms as they fall, fading, in the breeze.”

We explored wabi-sabi in the way Japanese ceramicists finish teacups that develop flaws during construction, honoring a blemish as a reality that does not render them useless; we noted antique furniture proudly displaying rather than concealing repairs. Like the beloved Velveteen Rabbit, the blossom, teacup, and chair become more cherished as they acquire signs of age and usefulness.

I brought that lesson on equanimity home and did something drastic.

I quit my day job to start my own business. I’ve been hovering in extended transition for the last few years, nurturing a business plan while waiting for the right time to launch. Waiting for the change to stop 24 Reno Tahoe Tonight

hurting, waiting for all the taxes to be paid, waiting for a guarantee that plenty of clients will come my way. Then, just as I was unpacking my suitcases, a dear friend—who took a leap of her own to move her family 2,000 miles to a new city this month— shared a quote from Doris Lessing. “Whatever you’re meant to do,” Lessing said, “do it now. The conditions are always impossible.”

I don’t totally agree with Lessing. There are better and worse times to take any risk. But I realized I had been waiting for a moment that will likely never arrive. There may never be a perfect time to do something, but favorable conditions will not last forever either. As a branding and communications professional, I write, design, and think on behalf of others who are taking risks in their businesses, in their art, and in their lives, and I respect the courage and wisdom in those risks. I’m not waiting to seek and do work that is useful and beautiful, I’m doing it right now.

Erika Gillette is the principal at Boots Branding and Business Strategies, (bootsbranding. com) applying two decades of experience as a cultural literacy specialist, researcher, educator, and writer to her clients’ needs. She plans to celebrate the completion of her second book manuscript and her 40th birthday at the same time, this month.

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A massive bar crawl is coming like you’ve never seen.

The 2016 Reno PokéCrawl will be unlike any bar crawl you’ve attended. Crawlers will be able to choose a red, yellow or blue cup to show whether you’re on Valor, Instinct or Mystic and we’ll have tons of stuff for you to collect that night besides awesome memories. There will be Pokéballs given out, charging stations set up, costume contests, Pokéball beer pong, team-based costume contests, themed entertainment and SO MANY drinks that will bastardize your childhood memories with names like the Trainer Battle Shot and Pikachu Punch.

You might be wondering how we got to this point. Here’s how the first-ever Reno PokéCrawl, coming September 17th with already over 5,000 RSVPs on Facebook, 20 different bars, tons of Pokéstops with lures placed along the route and thousands of sexy pocket monsters came to be: A few short months ago, it would be impossible to conceive that a smartphone app based on the late-nineties Pokémon phenomenon could become popular in 2016, let alone completely consume our waking hours. But our world has now been forever changed, and no longer are people endlessly swiping right for a tinder hook-up. They’re swiping up, desperately hoping to capture a Dragonite or Charizard.

It was just as the giant wave of Pokémon GO began to engulf our little city’s inhabitants that I had a revelation: WE NEED TO ADD GETTING DRUNK TO THIS! Admittedly, the idea wasn’t my own. A few days after the game launched in July, I was working late on preparations for the Reno Pirate Crawl (huge success, thanks Reno!), and I got a couple requests 26 Reno Tahoe Tonight

for an event based on the game. Usually, we get one request a month for a new crawl and the themes of requests are across the board. But two or three came in an hour with the same request. Then another… and another… I had to check it out.

Soon I went outside and started wandering Midtown trying to figure the game out. I found a Pokéstop in the alley behind Craft where the building is covered in beautiful murals, then more at the gorgeous Cheshire cat painted on the front of Happy Happy Joy Joy. As I turned the corner and came to Virginia Street, I stopped and looked around. For blocks up and down the street there were other people staring at their screens; they were doing it too. We’d all been drawn out of our houses and brought together to explore not only the game but our awesome city!

Holy shit. “This is what the crawls do,” I thought!

They get you out exploring Reno, they cause you to engage the rest of the community and meet people, and they make you feel like a part of something. The only things missing were costumes and beer. And so, after figuring out more about the game dynamics and addressing my personal safety concerns, it was time to take the plunge.

We launched the Pokécrawl event on Facebook in within the first 24 hours we had thousands of responses. It was record-breaking. NO crawl has EVER seen this growth! People are constantly engaging each other in discussion and providing us with tons of valuable feedback that we’ve used to put together what we plan will be one of the most fun events we’ve ever done.

To participate in this historic event, just purchase a $5 cup and map at Adam & Eve or any of our other locations listed at crawlreno.com and join us on crawl night! Make sure to dress up, too, since that’s the most fun. Oh, and please don’t forget to LOOK UP when you cross the street, and let’s GO downtown together to catch them all!

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Regional Burning Man Decompression 2016 The citizens of Reno, Carson City and the surrounding areas have organized the official Burning Man Decompression for this area on Saturday October 1st, 2016. In its 10th official year, and as one of the area’s highly anticipated events, it will be held at the biggest location to date: The Artech Warehouse. Located at 130 Woodland Ave, the 60,000 sq ft indoor compound and makers space sits on 13 acres outdoors. Once again it will feature the best Burning Man has to offer: art, community, music, fire and individual expression.

This years’ installment of northern Nevada’s official Burning Man Decompression looks to be the largest yet in its 10 year run. Everyone is invited to once more (or for the first time) put on that dust covered attire and attend the Great Basins' official Burning Man Decompression on October 1st, 2016.

It annually features the best Black Rock City has to offer: art, music, dance, fire arts, mutant vehicles and much more yet to be discovered, making Reno’s Decompression well established as one of the most highly anticipated events of the year. This year's event features lots to do. Indoors attendees will find aerialists, demos from the Artech group, bars, an art gallery, chill space and two large sound areas with DJs. Outdoors there will be art cars with sound and DJs until 11pm. Then there'll be a silent disco and fire performances with Controlled Burn.

So if you went to Black Rock City and need some more, or were unable to attend this year, Reno Decompression awaits.

Northern Nevadans and creative sorts from far and wide are once again making this one of the biggest and best off-playa, post Burning Man events – which sees all proceeds redistributed back into our community as charitable donations and/or art grants.

For a list of past recipients, please visitrenoburners.org.

This is an entirely volunteer-driven charitable event, and cannot happen without you. So in order to participate, showcase art, etc, please visit the Reno Decompression FB page.

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Date: 10.01.2016 Hours: 8pm-forever (21+ event)

Location:

130 Woodland Ave, Reno, Nevada

Cost: $20 at the door.

Volunteer and participation info at: facebook.com/events/944759145633721

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Delivery Hours: 5pm-9pm Everyday 170 S. Virginia St., Reno, NV 89501 (775) 284-8900 Ext. 1•WildGarlicPizza.com

FASHION Text Belles of Sierra Belle Photos Taylor Kern

W

hat would you say constitutes good customer service? Is it a friendly smile as you walk into a store?

Or how about taking care to learn your preferences and finding the suitable items that fit? Well if you’re looking for a great shopping experience where the fashionable service matches the stylish clothing options, then head to Sierra Belle Boutique.

When developing the concept of Sierra Belle Boutique, owner Katherine Bock knew she wanted to bring some one-of-akind designers to her shop. She also had a vision for the folks who would represent her brand … she wanted Belles.

“Our Belles are just down to earth girls who love fashion and people,” Bock explains.

“We love to talk to everyone and we love to have a good time in the store.”

Bock worked hard to hire those that fit the bill. They took care in their training and now all seven Belles eagerly, passionately share Bock’s mission for the epitome of customer service.

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of Service

“We strive to provide positive, memorable experiences each and every time a customer walks into our store,” Bock adds.

“Our girls work hard because they love Sierra Belle, and each one has their own personal style. For us, it’s the little things like welcoming everyone who comes in the door, helping them find the perfect outfit, or wrapping up the gift they bought for a friend.”

With a friendly face and amazing style, the Belles are always there to put a smile on your face and ask about your day.

“We love our customers and getting to know them,” one of the Belles said. “We want everyone who visits Sierra Belle to feel like they are part of the Belle family, just like Katherine made us feel like part of the family.”

Head-to-toe and more When you enter Sierra Belle located in The Sticks shopping center in Midtown, you’ll be whisked way to a fashion mecca.

Think rack upon rack of the best garments and trays of cute accessories, head adornments and shades. Known for their

charming personalities and candor spirit, the Belles are dedicated to finding the perfect garb and accessories for any event.

With its simple and affordable store with a chic twist, Sierra Belle houses the trendiest of fashions for everyone and carries only a limited supply of each piece it sells. Bock explains that the idea behind this is that everyone deserves her own look and doesn’t want to see others out on the town with the same piece of clothing.

“We like to keep things individual. We like to keep our looks special. Our clothes are what make you, you,” she adds.

The handpicked clothing masterpieces at Sierra Belle will make you the envy of any party.

So the next time you are yearning for that service with a smile and some cute looks to go with it, head to Sierra Belle and let the Belles treat you!

All fashions pictured are available at Sierra Belle, located in Midtown at Sticks at 726 S Virginia St, Reno, NV 89501 (775) 470-8390.

FASHION Photos Joey Savoie Model Kate Olsen Hair and makeup Molly Beth Bryant Garments provided

by Dillards Styling Isha Casagrande Production assisted by Rachel Gattuso

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Fall Galas Special to Reno Tahoe Tonight

Here RTT contributing photographer Joey Savoie looks at three fall galas where you can look fetching all for a great cause. Model Kate Olsen is radiant in a session curated by our fab favorite Isha Casagrande.

Event: The 5th Annual Red Shoe Gala Date: 10/7/16 Beneficiary: Ronald McDonald House Charitiesš Northern Nevada Help us “Make Someone Happy” at the 5th Annual Red Shoe Gala, a benefit for Ronald McDonald House Charities® Northern Nevada. Attendees will enjoy heartwarming family stories, magician Michael Finney and kid host Landon Norvell. Proceeds will help keep families close during their child’s hospital stay. Bring your red shoes!

More info: rmhc-reno.org

your best bling and the love of pets, this event features one-of-a-kind entertainment, a VIP hosted reception, silent and live auctions, diamond raffle, and dinner. Help NHS raise $100,000 to for homeless pets.

More info: nevadahumanesociety.org or 775-856-2000 Style notes/guidelines: Denim & BlingWomen is jeans, jeans with Bling or sparkle dress/skirt with jean or white blouse and denim accessories (shoes, jewelry, etc) bling top with jeans. Men in jeans and "denim" looking shirt. or blue, bling can be in form of watch maybe silver tie or pocket square.

Iconic items: Dogs and Cats

Event: Fantasies in Chocolate: Diamonds & Pearls Date: 11/5/16 Beneficiary: Area nonprofits/charities as determined by the RGJ Foundation

Style notes/guidelines: Most important is a red shoe; classy or crazy, as long as it’s red.

We encourage cocktail attire and are trying to elevate the prestige of the event; blend of classic cocktail attire bordering black-tie. Sparkly jewelry fine but red shoes a MUST. Typical colors are red/black/white/gold.

Iconic items: Ronald McDonald Shoe (background), etc.

Taste chocolate confections and savory creations presented by some of the region’s best chefs at society’s most talked about event. Pair bonbons and bites with wine, beer, spirits and champagne. Be entertained while supporting the RGJ Foundation benefiting local nonprofit organizations, individuals and schools through scholarships and grants. Must be 21.

Event: Denim & Diamonds Ð A Wags & Whiskers Affair

Style notes/guidelines: Old Hollywood glam/actress/actors, heavy on diamonds and pearls, black and white, one vendor going with a Breakfast at Tiffany’s look, others going formal black tie and film noir.

Iconic items: Bling… diamonds and pearls... Sponsors from the event will be providing some jewelry.

Date: 10/21/16 Beneficiary: Nevada Humane Society Join us Friday, October 21, at the Atlantis Casino and Resort. Combining denim attire,

More info: fantasiesinchocolate.com

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Oliver X: Is he's still alive and kicking?

Text Oliver X Photos courtesy of Access Event Solutions

Seth Sheck: Oh yeah. He's out on tour with the Scorpions right now! [Laughter].

Access Event Solutions - Part 3

Oliver X: And he's the crusty old foul-mouthed closer dude?

We continue our story on Seth Sheck and Access Event Solutions and follow their rise to prominence in the world of concert and event credentials. After raising seed money and bootstrapping with his partners, Sheck applies for his first bank loan and begins to build the brand.

Seth Sheck: [Laughter] He's got those tattoos that are so old you can't even make out what they are. There's like a faded old anchor on his arm...[Laughter].

Seth Sheck: I realized that the business wasn't just going to happen just because I wanted a pass company. At some point, I have to do something about it. So I built a plan and realized what it was going to take to be a business owner. I'd owned businesses before, but they had all failed. This one could not fail. I had a baby to raise; I needed to make this happen. Once I realized what it was going to take bare minimum, that's when I asked for the money. I refinanced my house and I asked my partners for the money. I came in with $35,000; Brad put in $65,000 and Frankie brought in $15,000. Next we got a small business load. Seven banks said no. At the last bank we went to, I said to the guy, “Before you look at the business plan (which we hadn't even read yet because some kid at UNR did it for us), do you like the band Creed?” Creed was really big at that time. And he said, 'Yes.' So I put all the Creed passes I had with me on the table and said, 'We wanna do more of this.' And the guy said, 'OK, I got it. I get what you're trying to do.' And we got approved.

Oliver X: And that was your first bank load?

How much money did you get?

Seth Sheck: Yes. I do not recall to be honest.

It was between $80,000 and $120,000.

Oliver X: So you capitalized at about $250,000+ dollars with that. Who was your first client after you got the loan?

Seth Sheck: The very first call I got was from a group called S Club 7. They were kind of like the Spice Girls. They were out of England. It was Bill Barclay who called. He's from Scotland and you can barely understand him. And he's like gotta be seventy-something. He goes out on the road with Iron Maiden, Slayer, Scorpions...

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Oliver X: How did you initially distinguish yourselves from the competition?

Seth Sheck: I think to begin with, we did the same thing that Tony Perry did to me when he started Perry Entertainment. He was calling his friends in the business and they were calling him...And when he finally had his business up and running, he got their business. It was like that for us in the beginning. Then it got to the point where we were at the same level and size that T-bird was—the company I had left – or Perry for that matter. That was all I had to compare us to. So things kind of leveled out for us for a year. And I think the reason we leveled out was, in my mind, I wanted a pass company and the only thing I had to compare us to was those guys. And when we got there [to their level] I didn't know what to do. This was in 2008. We were probably at around two and a half million to three million in sales. I said, God, ya know, there's really no limit to how big this thing can get.

Why are we stopping here?

I don't know if we were the most efficient company that we could be, or if we had the all right personnel in the right places on the team.

And so that was part of the transition that was taking place in my mind. Technology was becoming more prevalent. And that's the real differentiator. Pass companies are popping up all over the place, because anybody with a high-end printer can make a pass today. But back in the day that was a difficult thing to do. Now that there were a lot more pass companies out there, I wanted to add technology to the mix. So about four or five years ago we started playing with RFID and near field communication and trying to figure out ways to incorporate that into our passes. We realized through third parties that it was going to be a rough and expensive way to go.

Rough in the sense that dealing with third parties isn't the same as working with your own team. So

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we started to build our own development team of engineers and software developers.

Today, that's the major differentiator for us today.

That's why we changed the name and updated the logo – to get us out of the ink on paper pass and design company space. Access Event Solutions is going to be more global in terms of the areas we serve and also the products and services we offer.

Oliver X: What role have you played in evolving the industry standards in your space?

Seth Sheck: I think we're the first company to incorporate RFID in the manufacturing of passes. They were in wrist bands prior to that.

Nobody was putting them in passes for the music industry. The laminates that are die-cut – that's really my big claim to fame. I see them everywhere and everybody is using them. All our competition is making them. But nobody knows where they came from or how that started. And I never get credit for this and it really chaps my ass! I'll see something on TV or in a movie and pause it and I'll say, 'Look at that pass!' [Laughter].

Alma Sheck: We have a conversation every time this happens. [Laughter].

Seth Sheck: And I'm like, 'How proud of your husband are you? I changed the world!'[Laughter].

All Hands On Deck

Oliver X: When did you bring the die-cut to the industry?

Seth Sheck: Probably in 1992 at T-bird.

Oliver X: Do you still have the first one you created?

Seth Sheck: Yes! It's on a board.

Oliver X: What shape was it in?

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Seth Sheck: Alright. I'll answer that question and then tell you a funny story. The first time it was used, we used every shape that we make—circles, triangles, octagons—for satin passes that peel off and are put on your jeans. We were using those die-cuts. We were printing and then sheet laminating on both sides and then punching them out. Easy breezy. Way easier than running them through a laminating machine. And the different shapes made it easier to say, 'Triangles get in, circles no!' That's a no-brainer. You don't have to read the pass to see if it's VIP. The first time we used them was at the Eden Music Fest in Ontario, Canada.

Rob Graphic Designer Concepts

They ordered like eleven different shapes and I put them all on a board. And I still have them in my garage; it's all mangled. [Laughter]. But we also ran some for Creed. At the time we didn't realize it but they had black passes. Well, the way we were making them, black had a lot of oil in it.

When you laminate on top of oil it starts to split.

So when Creed came to town (they were playing Reno) I called and said, 'Hey, you're in town, this is Seth. I wanna come down and see you!' And they said, 'Are you the asshole who sold me these fucking passes that are falling apart?' I was like, 'What! Dude, I didn't know your passes were falling apart. You should have called me.' And he was just screaming at me. So, I said to myself, I guess I'm not coming to the show.

I felt horrible and my feelings were hurt. Like I said, I am sensitive guy. So I looked up Creed's manager and I called. I said, 'Creed's Tour Manager Andrew Weiss is a fucking asshole and he screamed at me and he called me an asshole.'

And I left it at that. About two years later, I'm at a music conference by Pollstar called Concert Industry Consortium, but now it's called Pollstar Live...And this big bald dude with a goatee asks somebody who was wearing a T-bird shirt at the time, 'Hey are you Seth?' And the guy goes, 'No, no, no, he's right over there.' This guy looks at me and comes walking over. He's this big dude with tattoos and I'm like, Oh God. He goes, 'Are you Seth?' And I go 'Yeah.' And he goes, 'Sorry for hurting your feelings dude. I'm Andrew Weiss.' And we have been tight friends ever since. [Laughter].

In our October issue, we explore how Access Event Solutions is innovating and creating new products and services for the industry.

Access Event Solutions is located at 1410 Greg Street | Suite 412 Sparks, NV 89431 Phone: 775.229.7200.

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FEATURE Text Oliver X Photos Joey Savoie Additional photos Tim Reed Hair by Lindsay Lu and Makeup

by Carissa Miles of Salon Lux Styling and accessories courtesy of Sierra Belle

HAUS OF REED PART 2

Glass fiber reinforced concrete is one of the engineered wonders of the modern world. It is not a new material, but it's relatively recent use as a design material makes it a novel choice for makers. GFRC was developed in Russia back in the 1940's, but did not come into wider use until the 70's. The Japanese started exploring its use in full load testing in the late 90's to prevent pancaking in high rises during seismic events. The low cement to water ratio and high concentration of alkaline resistant glass fibers that carry structural loads throughout the matrix, makes GFRC strong in compression. Concurrently, 42 Reno Tahoe Tonight

GFRC's high polymer content adds flexibility to the matrix, making it unusually ductile. Since entrainment is not required with GFRC to guard against cycles of freeze thaw, it is extremely durable and basically impregnable—even without sealant. And since there is no steel reinforcement needed, spalling that results from the expansion of rusted steel within concrete matrices, is completely absent in GFRC. The relative light weight, ease of mix and flowability of glass fiber reinforced concrete makes it the ideal building material to be adapted to modern and industrial chic furniture and interior design applications like countertops, vanities, tables and other architectural elements of commercial interior design.

Tim and Randi Reed of Haus of Reed should know. They're one of the very few design houses in northern Nevada making maximum use of the material for next level, ultra cool custom creations that are catching fire in places like Tahoe, Napa and beyond. Restaurant, bar and hotel owners, designers, developers, general contractors, architects and homeowners are all responding to the creative craftsmanship that Haus of Reed delivers, one custom job at a time.

Haus of Reed was recently featured in the local makers section (near the cash wrap) of the popular, newlyopened modern home furnishings and décor retailer West Elm. The couple were pleased to see their entire stock of handmade hardwood cutting boards and concrete coasters sell out in less than two weeks!

The Reeds have grown their brand almost exclusively by word of mouth. “This community has been incredibly embracing,” says Randi.

“Not that Las Vegas wasn't, but it is a much larger market to crack.

Here, we're really riding the makers movement; we're American made, local, and offer our 100% lifetime

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guarantee. This has really taken our business up a notch.” Tim agrees and adds, “With this concrete we can do a mix of wood and steel—however you want to do it. Nobody does that. With concrete being the most abundant material on the planet, I'm not limited to working with just wood or hampered by the scarcity of a preferred material.”

It's striking how modern their concrete work looks. You think of concrete as a more industrial building material. “It's so popular because people are realizing that too,” says Randi. “They are stuck in that mindset of that dirty gray looking concrete. But we can clean that up and make it look really sleek. The stellar bone white changes people's minds immediately.” Tim's sinks come out smooth right out of the mold and you're inspired to touch it and examine the texture.

Tim notes, “The fabric forms that we do can make it much softer too and not so rigid.

With glass fiber reinforced concrete, Tim can do soft curves, contours and other experimental shapes. “There's a couple things that I'm working on. I'm trying to make some reverse molds. What I'm putting on the surface of the molds and reverse, laying underneath it so you can get the protrusion of it and not the indentation. There's some architects that used to build their models inverted and gravity would create the shape of their stuff. So I am playing with that.”

Innovation is part of the subtext of the custom elements Tim aims for. “Most places do not make their own sink molds,” he states. “A lot of these concrete places will buy standard sink molds.” Reed points to his bone white, one-ofa-kind custom trough sink mold that he made that you cannot buy anywhere else.

“Glass reinforced concrete furniture design is kind of new,” says Tim. “But there are people taking it in new directions. One thing that's neat about concrete is that...when you work with wood, you're limited by what you can do with it.

There's only so many ways you can bend wood before it cracks or splinters. Even if you steam it, you're still limited,” he emphasizes. “But with this, whatever you can think up you can do, you just have to figure out how to do the mold. So it's any kind of geometry. You're not limited to grain of wood. I think you need to have a little bit of everything. If we were just doing wood, we wouldn't be as busy as we are now.

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I ask Tim about stained and acid etched concrete applications that have been popular throughout the past decade. “We do the acid etched and we can do the stained, but we try to stay away from it because people like the natural look. It kind of develops over time and gets a patina that people really like.”

Tim and Randi show me some more of their work with GFRC and it really drives home that we are in a new day with concrete. The thickness of their conference room table in the foyer for example, is only about 1/2”--a tolerance that was unheard of even six or seven years ago. A standard concrete mix like that would simply crack or collapse under its own weight.

“The mixes are getting so much better. I can go down to 3/8” and it's strong,” he says.

“You cannot break this. The education that we offer people about the material is that GFRC rarely cracks or bubbles. It's a better mix; it's a better technology that has ever been around for concrete.”

While juggling supermom duties (four-year old Rush is in soccer) Randi keeps her eyes fixed on getting her hands dirty in the shop in the near future. “I'm going to be put through the ringer in here,” she jokes. “From a sales perspective it only benefits us if I know and understand the process more thoroughly. I remember starting with my first subcontractor (a demolition contractor) and I knew nothing. I didn't know what a porte-cochère was; I didn't know what a facade was. I sat down with my estimator for like a month and a half and said, 'Take me through a set of blueprints;' 'Tell me what I need to understand;' 'How do you know where to start?' So I need like a one-on-one in that sense to orient myself. Since the concrete is our newer line, it's harder because there are so many more steps to it.”

With ten years of contacts developed in Las Vegas, the Bay Area's booming market close by; the Napa Valley just a few hours away, and Truckee/Tahoe in their backyard, Haus of Reed is well-positioned to elevate this year – even before a formalized marketing campaign ignites.

Haus of Reed Custom Furniture 10 Greg Street, Unit 114 Sparks, NV 89431 775.513.7052 hausofreed.com NV# 20121512756

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FEATURE Text and photos courtesy of Sarah Walton

PLACENTA ENCAPSULATION

M

aybe you’ve heard of it; maybe you haven't.

Maybe the thought of ingesting placenta makes you feel a bit queasy. I’ll admit that I thought it was a little weird, but the benefits outweighed the uncertainty.

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I never questioned why most animals consume their placentas, it seemed like a natural part of the process. While they eat it raw (that could certainly be an option), many people have a hard time getting behind the idea. Steamed, dehydrated and encapsulated may feel like a more acceptably palatable option.

Is it a new trend?

My clients come from so many walks of life.

While it may be gaining popularity in mainstream culture, it is not a new practice. People have been ingesting placenta for hundreds of years. It’s not as unusual as it may seem, animal placenta pills are sold as a supplement in many health food stores, right next to the iron pills. The benefit to your own placenta is that it’s made by you. It is your body's make up and your own hormones.

What are the risks?

The process of ingesting your placenta, as long as it’s done in a sanitary way by someone who is knowledgeable and cautious about blood-borne pathogens, infectious disease control and food safety, is thought to be safe due to research from studies done on certain human cultures and tribes.

The only reported side effects have been rare and include headaches, anxiety and possible changes in lactation. These all seemed to be linked to hormones and cease upon stopping the pills.

What are some commonly reported benefits to placenta encapsulation?

• Help with the hormonal shift from pregnancy and avoiding baby blues, postpartum depression and anxiety.

• Placenta is extremely high in iron, this helps tremendously with postpartum anemia and muscle strength, especially if you had a long labor, lost a lot of blood or are recovering from a cesarean birth.

• Quicker healing, earlier end of postpartum bleeding, less cramping and return of uterus to pre-pregnancy state.

• An increase in milk production.

• An increase in energy, some say similar to a cup of coffee.

• A more balanced, calm and even mood.

• Reduction in anxiety, weepiness or sadness.

There are a number of studies in animals, both with regards to behavioral, chemical and nutritional benefits (Selander 2013). Results vary from person to person and each experience is unique. Individuals experience the benefit based on their lifestyle, birth experience, postpartum recovery and their body constitution.

What are the options? What is the process? Raw Some go for Raw, to throw in smoothies, teas or to tuck into their cheek. With this option, the placenta is rinsed and then divided into sections, to be frozen and used as desired. This method is

not recommended if you are GBS+ or if there’s meconium present at the time of birth.

Raw Dehydrated Often people chose the Raw Dehydrated which is processed in accordance to Raw Food Diet and is commonly reported to give more energy. Raw Dehydrated is rinsed, sliced, dehydrated at a lower temperature for a longer period, then ground and put into pill form. This method is not often recommended for first time birthing people, if you are hormonally sensitive, GBS+ or if there was meconium present at the time of birth.

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Most commonly, people choose the TCM method, the placenta is rinsed and then steamed with lemon and ginger for their warming/toning qualities thought to heal from the inside out.

The lemon and ginger is thrown out, the placenta is sliced, dehydrated and then encapsulated. This method is preferred if you are GBS+ or if there was any meconium present.

How many pills will my placenta make?

The average number of pills one placenta makes is between 90-130 pills, depending on the size of the placenta and the method chosen. This amount is plenty to get you through the first few weeks and then some. When stored properly, the pills are good for 2+ years and people have been know to save them for other life transitions such as return of menses, going back to work, stressful days, tinctures for menopause or having them made into charms/beads.

What do I need to do with my placenta at the hospital?

It is important that your placenta stays safe, uncontaminated and doesn't get thrown away.

I recommend including this in your birth plan and letting your OB or your Midwife know that you are interested in keeping your placenta.

Are you ready to save your spot for encapsulation or have more questions?

Contact us via email at info@brightheartbirth.com Or give us a call at (775) 235 8272 Sarah Geo Walton Birth and Postpartum Doula Placenta Encapsulation Specialist brightheartbirth.com facebook.com/brightheartbirth Instagram- @brightheartbirth Reno Tahoe Tonight 47

FEATURE Text Oliver X Photos Joey Savoie

Mom trepreneurs Part 3 Two of Reno's most successful retail businesses, Red Chair and Sippees, are headed up by women. In Part 3 of our Momtrepreneur feature, we speak with owners Aaryn Walker and Terri Hull about how they got started and where they see their businesses going.

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Oliver X: How did you develop your business concept and how, if at all, has your business been changed, affected or enhanced by motherhood?

Aaryn Walker: I had a fantastic corporate job at the time I started my business plan (15 years ago).

I had lived in LA and NYC and wanted to bring a taste of big city back to the biggest little city. I worked 10-hour plus days and knew someday I would like to be a mother – in addition to wanting a career change and to bring my creative vision. I knew I wanted to raise my child and my business model would someday afford me the opportunity to do so by taking my child to my shop with me.

It has been wonderful living that dream.

Terri Hull: Jessica Schneider, the previous owner came up with the original concept for Sippees.

She is a great business woman and mother, but her kids are older and she knew she was not the right person for Sippees. This business, and the whole concept had my name written all over it.

I took the torch, and hit the ground running.

I have not really changed Sippees, but I have definitely added, enhanced, and put my own personal creative touch on it.

I have three boys; two of them go to Jessie Beck.

I am very active at the school, and I'm very

involved in the Reno community. As far as the business being changed, affected or enhanced by motherhood, I own a children's store, so my whole business is based around motherhood.

I always have baby Lorne at the store, and the older boy's are in here after school. This is a very family-oriented business. I think moms and dads feel comfortable when shopping in here. My kid's are 1-1/2, 7, and 11, so I can relate to parents and grandparents on many different levels.

Oliver X: What were some of the hurdles you overcame to make your business grow and what is the greatest challenge you face in your business today?

Aaryn Walker: When I opened Red Chair in 2003, it was received well and instantly supported by the community. When the economy declined, I saw many new businesses close. I knew that I needed to cut overhead costs and downsize my square footage. I originally opened with 1400 square feet; a few years later put a door into a vacancy next to me and had 2800 square feet.

The economy declined and I made a physical move two miles north on the same street to 1000 square feet. In 2015 I took a space three doors down in my same center – which is 5600 square feet. Three locations all within a few miles on Lakeside Drive.

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Terri Hull at Sippees

This space by far is my best move yet and permanent home. The huge variety keeps customers coming back for more, in addition to Reno's growing market and interest in Mid Century furnishings.

My greatest challenge today is keeping up with the growing demand!

Tug Boat. Great things are happening in Reno, and I am blessed to be right in the middle of it!

Red Chair is located at 3400 Lakeside Dr, Reno, NV 89509 Phone: (775) 770-0111.

Sippees is at 955 S Virginia St, Reno, NV 89502 Phone: (775) 329-2110.

Terri Hull: Everyone knows how amazing Sippees is. Well, at least that's what I like to think! However, the hardest part is getting people through the door. We have been open for a little over three years, and I can't tell you how many locals come in and say "Oh my gosh, I love this place! How long have you been open?"

It's hard to know the best form of advertising to let everyone know all the cool stuff we do. Tea parties, vintage photos, Santa, and Easter Bunny photos – we have a little bit of everything. The word is definitely getting out there.

The biggest and best challenge is having baby Lorne at work everyday and drawing the line between being "mom" and "business owner."

Some days are better than others, but having an almost two year-old at work can be a bit tricky.

The customers really love him, but he sure love's to tear the store apart and get into the candy and cotton candy machine.

Terri and baby Lorne Aaryn and daughter Brooklyn Walker Hapgood

Oliver X: As Reno continues to grow, where do you see your business in the next 10 years?

Aaryn Walker: Being a Reno native and having weathered 13 years in business, I have seen Reno in many phases of growth and development. I feel Reno is on a huge upswing again. I only hope we are smarter about it this time. I know that from my experiences, I am. I have at least 10 more years planned for Red Chair and I believe the future is bright. I will stay focused on sourcing beautiful furnishings and providing excellent customer service. That's really all I have control over. I have the passion, support and location I need to do great things for my clientele and family.

Terri Hull: I plan to have two more store's open in the Tahoe/Truckee area. Sippees is more than just a kid's store, it is a whole experience. From the smell of strawberry when you walk through the door, to the magical feeling you get when you are in here. I love how the little kid's faces light up when they walk in. The moms love that they can shop while their little one's take a nautical trip back in time with Sippee The Seal & His Reno Tahoe Tonight 53

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ue to popular demand, producer Gary L Kilbourn is bringing one more screening of the beautiful new film At the Fork to the Nevada Museum of Art. Here is the trailer: vimeo.com/167515947

Event program Doors 5:15pm

Appetizers by chef Mark Estee, Liberty Food & Wine Exchange, and Chez Louie)

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is a new documentary by filmmaker and omnivore John Papola who, together with his vegetarian wife Lisa, offer up a timely and refreshingly unbiased look at how farm animals are raised for our consumption. Papola asks the tough questions behind every hamburger, glass of milk, and baby back rib. What he discovers are not heartless industrialists, but America’s farmers – real people who, along with him, are grappling with the moral dimensions of farming animals for food. Executive Producer Dave Matthews (Dave Matthews Band).

Get more information at the film's website here: attheforkfilm.com. This screening of At the Fork is brought to you by Whole Foods Market, Reno, along with Idea Foundry, Ltd. and Gary L Kilbourn.

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f you're reading this (and I know you are) then it means it's September in Virginia City, and with the arrival of fall comes a stampeded of desert creatures and the revelers who ride them at the 57th Annual Camel & Ostrich Races. This family friendly, and always hilariously competitive event, brings thousands of spectators to town for three big days of racing September 9-11.

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Then, if you listen carefully, you can hear in the distance the rolling thunder or 30,000 biker enthusiasts as they literally take over the friendly confines of Virginia City for Street Vibrations on September 21-25. Four days of wall to wall bikes, beads, booze and babes bring a raucous environment to the tiny historic town of just under 900 people.

But there's a problem. Where are all of those people going to eat?

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Donny Gilman, General Manager of the Mustang Ranch Steakhouse has that covered.

Located at ground zero on C Street on the city's main drag and smack dab in the middle of all the action, the steakhouse helps attendees turn back the clock and take in the kind of crowds not seen since the Comstock's heyday. Guests to Virginia City's attractions will get more than a charming photo op with a prospector and a mule at the Mustang Ranch Steakhouse, but will enjoy the prime front row seat for the rowdy fun of fall's

biggest events. Gilman's historic restaurant has the largest dining room in town, serving up the greatest variety of menu items in Virginia City, with an array of beers, wines and classic cocktails to whet the whistle of the most discerning palates.

At our last visit, our group scarfed on their calamari appetizer ($10) and the grilled prawn cocktail ($9), and followed that up with their Reno Tahoe Tonight 57

FOOD tasty, crispy homemade bruschetta ($7) and enjoyed the steakhouse's delicious Caesar salad.

The crab stuffed mushrooms (pictured) were a favorite as well at only $10. But the star app was chef Tony Calzaretta's steak tartare ($14) which was truly to die for! For our entrees, we went big with the 14-ounce bone in cowboy ($38) and the 12-ounce mouthwatering ribeye ($26). The house brined rosemary chicken (modestly priced at just $15) was also a standout and we were pleasantly surprised that it was juicy and not served dry. A large variety of popular local and brand name beers was on tap and the restaurant serves up a nice selection of wines and cocktails that did not disappoint. We enjoyed authentic Moscow Mules served in copper cupware and were thankful that we designated a driver for the circuitous drive back down the hill!

visitors “must go” when in Virginia City. We strive to make the environment welcoming with a full menu of options in all price ranges. Our team here works daily on making every dining experience great. And frankly, if it doesn’t live up to our guest’s expectations, we want to hear about it. We’re constantly changing and making improvements to make our steakhouse a desirable place for a great meal. We ask that you try us out and we’re confident that we’ll be your must stop for any visit to Virginia City.

I spoke with the always busy Gilman about the unique position he and the steakhouse have carved out for themselves in the high desert tourist town.

Donny Gilman: You’re right. We take tremendous pride in supporting our community here in Virginia City. As you know, Lance Gilman owns this property and is also a County Commissioner. He’s not one to sit on the sidelines and neither are we. We support almost all of the events in some way or another. We’re involved in what’s happening and for good reason: it’s just good business. For the upcoming camel races and rodeo, we’re going to have a booth at the venue cooking up our world famous chili. We’re also going to host a rodeo after party. When it comes to other events, like the Outhouse Races, we’re front and center of the action and that’s great for our business, so giving back just makes sense. One of the largest events for Virginia City takes place on the Saturday of Street Vibrations. To say this place is rocking is kind of an understatement. The streets are completely lined with bikes and our attendance spikes to 25,000 or 30,000 people in town. It’s like bikes and Mardi Gras all rolled into one.

More than anything, Virginia City has been good to us and giving back in some way is the least we can do.

Oliver X: You're in peak season now in Virginia City and there's a ton of things to do and see. Why is the Mustang Ranch Steakhouse a perfect day trip destination for locals and visitors alike, to experience the real flavor of Virginia City?

Donny Gilman: Summer and early fall are some of the busiest for us here in Virginia City. With the upcoming International Camel & Ostrich Races, followed by a new rodeo event, then Street Vibrations, Outhouse Races and Redrun, there’s something new and different every weekend. We want visitors to experience Virginia City and we believe that we offer the best center of the action dining experience around. The views are incredible from our restaurant, and the menu is designed to please all tastes. When visitors get here they want to spend time relaxing, and we’re a perfect stop for lunch or dinner before heading out of town.

Oliver X: Since the restaurant's inception you've instituted key improvements in decor, menu items and beverage offerings. Moving forward, what's your vision for the Mustang Ranch Steakhouse?

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Oliver X: Mustang Ranch has quietly been a huge supporter of the Virginia City community. Talk about what the town means to you and some of the activities and programs that are supported by the restaurant's community engagement.

The Mustang Ranch Steakhouse is located at 5 North Union Street at C Street in Virginia City Nevada. Reservations are encouraged, but walk-ins are welcome. The Mustang Ranch Steakhouse is happy to accommodate your group or function. You can book a your wedding reception, reunion, or holiday parties and other large gatherings by calling (775) 847-4188. Or email tony@mustangranchsteakhouse.com.

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HEALTH TIPS Text Lanette Katre Photo Becky Murway Digiman Studio Makeup Laura Garcia - La Di Da Beauty

As this statement settled in my system I realized I’ve been fighting an unnecessary battle with my body for years. I called an immediate cease fire and drew up a peace treaty forming an alliance with my body, and the results have been amazing.

First, I laid all of my weapons of mass selfdestruction on the table; my obsession with weight loss, negative self-talk, emotional eating habits and the notion that I have to take care of myself last.

Freedom came from this disarmament, freedom to rebuild and put a new plan in place to support the body that I previously viewed as the enemy.

Lanette Katre I was recently in a holistic training where the most beautiful concept was spoken, “Your body wants health and healthy weight for you even more than you want it for yourself. Our job is to support and let go of everything getting in the way of our body doing its job.

It’s time to remember whose side our body is on and work with it to create what we desire.”

Quinn Curtis, Holistic Wholeness Coach and host of Joyful Living.

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With this new perspective of working with my body, I examined all of the various ways to really support and nurture my system to allow my body to experience optimal wellness. I refocused on the basics, sleep, water and food for fuel. The focus shifted from obsessing over my weight to a desire for my system to be healthy, whole and well. As a result I discovered that weight loss is a natural side effect of wellness.

This new priority of wellness has made a huge impact on clients who come to The Shot Spot seeking weight loss. Taking the priority off the scale and measuring more valuable successes like getting a good night's sleep, making time to decompress and enjoy life is resulting in happier, healthier clients who are losing weight. Come in today and find out how shifting your mindset into wellness will improve your overall health.

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NORTH LAKE TAHOE'S

FALL MAGIC Times of transition create opportunities for magic to emerge, and nothing is more magical than Lake Tahoe during the seasonal switch of the fall equinox.

In September, the first autumn colors begin appearing on mountainsides, but the waters of Lake Tahoe retain the warmth they’ve captured throughout the sunny summer. Locals and visitors savor crisp morning air as they kayak along the lake shore at Sand Harbor and marvel at the panoramic views from the Tahoe Rim Trail between Brockway and Mount Rose.

Autumn is a season of exceptional lodging and dining values at Lake Tahoe, and smart Renoites know September is one the best times to experience all that North Lake Tahoe offers.

Among the big events of September is the 31st anniversary of the Lake Tahoe Autumn Food & Wine Festival Sept. 9-11 at Northstar California Resort. Celebrity chefs and winemakers share their secrets at seminars and demonstrations, and the event ends in a spectacular fashion with the Sunday Culinary Competition and Grand Tasting.

Nothing beats a placid morning in a kayak on North Lake Tahoe, and the Tuesday morning paddles from Sand Harbor to the Thunderbird Lodge Historic Site create an

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even-more-unbeatable experience. Guided tours of the Whittell estate follow an easy 1.5-mile paddle that even beginners will enjoy.

Live music fills the September nights at Lake Tahoe throughout the continuation of North Lake Tahoe High Nights. Of particular note: Dark Star Orchestra co-founder John Kadlecik brings his band and its improvisation-driven show to Crystal Bay Club on Sept. 15.

While events fill the calendar throughout September, the fall isn’t known as the secret season just for deals and events. Sure as the vanilla smell of Jeffrey pines sweetens the air, Tahoe was made for mountain human-powered sports. The changing of the harvest moon brings acres of changing leaves and miles of leaf-peeping filled hiking and mountain biking trails.

There’s no better way to cap off a hike or a challenging mountain bike ride than with a little food and an ice cold drink. The North Tahoe Ale Trail is your guide to that after-ride refreshment.

The Tahoe Ale Trail is map of all the sweet spots for Tahoe brews and great food. For insider tips and tricks on your next outdoor adventure head to two local hot spots: Alibi Ale Works and Mellow Fellow.

For more information about these events, activities and deals visit GoTahoeNorth.com.

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Slim Jesus, Lil Mouse and Yung Lean Text Markelor Berthoumieux Photo of Yung Lean by Fredrik Andersson

Anything that is established or created is subject to change over time. The influence of new generations brings about changes in ideas, concepts and perspectives on how things should be experienced and defined.

Music is the perfect example, as genres and their artists evolve the way they are received by the listeners evolves as well. Today different forms of expression through music are accepted, welcomed and given a chance to prove their unique appeal.

Artist’s today have free range to choose how they will make their mark – all they need is few thousand followers to bite.

No genre has been infiltrated more by this recent wave of new artists than Hip Hop. Its popularity seems to be unstoppable, allowing trends and songs to catapult into the mainstream consciousness. With the current state of the genre, artists are coming from left and right seeking a shot at success.

One of those trends that evolved into a full-fledged force in the industry is the Chicago originated sound called drill music. Drill traces its roots to the east side of the city in 2007, with pioneers like King Louie and Pacman (R.I.P). The inspiration for their lyrics is pulled from their reality. The graphic nature of their songs is a reflection of their city’s situation, a place where life seems so transient.

Around 2012 this reality came to the world’s attention with the rise of Keith “Chief Keef ” Cozart and his hit singles “I Don’t Like”, which received a Kanye West remix and “Love Sosa”.

His career was fueled by the rapid popularity of his music and the nation’s attention to his city’s heated streets.

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industry by using our fascination for controversial media to his advantage when he dropped the video for his song ‘Drill Time’.

The forcefulness of his character throughout the video was what stuck out to me the most. He nailed the signature drill flow, delivering bars about committing murders, smoking weed and being knee deep in the streets.

Whether he was real or not wasn’t a factor when his video hit WorldStar Hip Hop in September of last year and took control of the internet, amassing over a million views on multiple platforms. The world became insanely fascinated with the white boy catching bodies on ‘Frank Block’, but along with his new found buzz the questions we all had would soon be answered.

Slim Jesus, the Hamilton, Ohio native is seen in his debut video as a scrawny white kid wearing a Ferragamo belt, pointing what seems to be a gun equipped with an extended clip and laser pointer.

In an interview with Vladtv the popular urban YouTube channel, Slim Jesus directly answered the question of his authenticity. He clearly said that the life he raps about has never been his reality, drill music has simply influenced him to rap the way he does. He gave praise to Chicago rappers saying he loves their music and sees no problem putting out songs about a life he has never encountered. “That shits dope. If I were singing ‘bout riding in my car listening to country music no one would give a fuck,” said Slim Jesus.

Young adults are being injured and killed by guns every day in Chicago. Even though drill music is shunned across the nation and condemned in its own city, it’s a part of the culture that many don’t take as lightly as other forms of Hip Hop. Many Chicago drill artists use their music to vent about their city’s issues and the loved ones they have lost. The aggressive and graphic nature of their music brings about harsh criticism, but to the rappers it’s expressing the reality of inner city Chicago.

That is where many feel Slim Jesus went wrong.

He was rapping about the lifestyle and making money off the reality that many rappers have or are still very much a part of. The loudest voice against Slim Jesus was Chicago rapper and native Lil Mouse. Beginning his career at the age of thirteen, Lil Mouse now seventeen, turned heads with lyrics no one would expect from a kid who hadn’t yet attended high school. He rapped about the same subjects as his elders, but made even

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more noise due to his youth. His songs became hits with the help of fans like my cousin who enjoyed his melodic and catchy tunes in songs like ‘With My Team’.

His age and subject matter had the same effect Slim Jesus had on the world. Even with that similarity the difference between the two still remains very clear. Mouse’s age worked just as well as Slim’s race when it came to gathering attention, but Mouse’s attachment to Chicago trumped any and all trends.

After a short while due to the steady release of mixtapes since 2012 his music became part of the rotation of artists out of Chicago, adding to its growth as part of the Hip Hop landscape.

Today you can find Lil Mouse rapping on a more aggressive level, showing that he can go toe to toe with the ever evolving scene, having to compete with other young rising stars like G Herbo and Lil Bibby.

The still very young rapper spoke with Vladtv and clarified his view on Slim Jesus’ rise. After ‘Drill Time’ dropped Mouse hit back with a remix directed at Slim Jesus called ‘Kill Time’. Mouse’s position was that anybody who hasn’t lived in crime or violence infested areas shouldn’t be talking about it and especially not rapping about it. In the interview Lil Mouse stated he has lost 7 friends due to gun violence in his hometown, which in his view isn’t too much, reinforcing his belief that if you haven’t had to go through that pain or frustration you shouldn’t have a platform to represent it.

Granted, there are many current rappers who boast about criminal activities they have never done or even been around. But drill is different. There is a real toll that violence has taken on Chicago.

For some the music represents their struggle.

With social media at everyone’s fingertips and Hip Hop music being the backbone of pop culture anything in the genre is possible if an artist’s following is strong enough.

Whether it’s physical or digital, as long as interest keeps growing around a certain artist, platforms like twitter will create a domino effect across other media outlets giving that artist the exposure they need.

A Little over five thousand miles away lurking in Stockholm, Sweden lives the aesthetic sensation Johnathan Aron “Yung Lean” Leandoer Håstad.

Lean is another example of the internet’s influence taking a hold of Hip Hop. Yung Lean is an artist driving crazy in his own lane, showing no fascination with being respected by those who don’t understand his approach to music. The sound you hear on his earlier work surrounds Lean’s lazy rapping flow with bouncy house music style beats. His image was solidified when his consistency in releasing successful content was recognized.

The world first saw him as a Swedish kid rapping about drugs, Pokémon and depression. As time went on his sound changed as his behavior took a toll on his personal life, having the potential to spill over into his budding career. The tragic passing of his close friend and associate Barron Alexander Machat, and Lean’s four day stint in a mental hospital due to a drug fueled incident added on to his problems. Instead of allowing a decline in his career he rather crafted his music into a reflection of all aspects of his life. Lean seemed to begin drifting into a different realm of rap music with the introduction of his much heavier and ambient sound that does an amazing job of catching the listener’s attention.

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Rapping about drug use has become its own form of music these days and it’s the world Yung Lean has found himself traveling in. Even with this shift into the over saturated sect of Hip Hop he retained the aesthetic that gained him his notoriety.

His lazy flow and bizarrely formulated lyrics have put him in a unique position. Only 19 today he began his career in 2012 gaining the attention of the masses with his sheer appearance attached to the music he was releasing. As most of us shook our heads, young kids all over the world quickly accumulated around his off the wall standards of what sounds good. His videos were captivating and his nonchalant attitude towards music was something his fans admired.

Back in June new statements proved that his sound will once again change. In his interview with The Fader Magazine Yung Lean stated that his new project will contain no rapping.

Since his ascension it was clear to me that we wouldn’t see the end of Yung Lean anytime soon. His numbers on streaming services like Soundcloud and YouTube demanded his presence on popular blogs and in magazines. And with 3 albums under his belt and fans filling his shows, his place in the game has moved passed the buzz.

Holding onto a presence in Hip Hop is an everyday job for rappers in 2016. But no matter how hard an artist works only a strong fan base can bring them to the next level. For Lil Mouse and Slim Jesus they find themselves on different sides of that coin.

Mouse has secured his presence in the scene and has paved a way for himself to eat off music for a good while. His roots in Chicago won’t let him down when it comes to musical support.

On the other side, Slim’s fifteen minutes of fame elapsed months ago as knowledge of his not so checkered past settled in. Without the authenticity or even faking of it, the interest in the 18 year old gunslinger fizzled away. The attraction to what he possibly represented was enough to get his foot in the door, but his past failing to reflect what his music represented made today’s short attention spans find something new to focus on.

The pattern I see in artists that come out of nowhere and remain relevant is clear. It all goes back to them being themselves. No matter how stupid I think some of the music today is, there is portion of it that I will have to live with. The artists that attract real fans express themselves without looking for validation or a million twitter followers. They organically made their music and executed a plan that worked for them.

The era of freely creating without set boundaries has come.

Young artists are no longer painting pictures with their words, they are rather throwing paint on a blank canvas

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NEW BUSINESS Text Oliver X Photos Anicia Beckwith

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Reno Kicks owner Jordon Trice

NEW BUSINESS

Reno Kicks owner Jordon Trice has hit upon a novel method of high intensity training with maximum results in his newly opened gym Reno Kicks. The timed circuit works the entire body hard and you get the full attention of a team trainer coaching you up during the whole process. You experience a high personal accountability session, and are ensured that you'll learn great technique that will accelerate your calorie burn, while returning the desired results. The challenge is fun and is like nothing you've ever tried before. The cool thing is that the workout is scalable to your level of fitness.

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Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) is a workout that is formed by intense short periods of weight training or cardiovascular exercise. The intense short time periods are broken up by a short break that allows the body the minimum amount of time to recover from the last bout of exercise in order to complete the next bout. “We have taken this HIIT principal to heart within our workout regimen. We formulate every station to be very intense, but take into account the next station, so as not to prematurely exhaust our clients in the middle of the workout. Keeping the intensity from station to station varied, and making use of the anaerobic pathways, increases the oxygen deficit of the body. During this workout is when the oxygen deficit is created, which means your body uses a large amount of its stored oxygen reserves. After the workout is

over, that deficit will need to be replenished by the body’s excess post-exercise oxygen consumption (EPOC). This is how the body continues to burn more calories after the workout is done, and you have left our facility. Some people call it the 'afterburn,' I like to call it the 'RK affect.'

than anything else. That is why we have an integrated nutritional therapist on staff to help our members with their questions and issues about food and diet. We believe in sustainability for our members and helping them to stay on track for the long haul.”

“Along with the best practices of HIIT training, we have also incorporated much of what makes Crossfit so popular into our regime. Crossfit is superior at a few things: comrade, functional movement and mobility. We exist to help our clients move better and more naturally with power and strength. In addition, it is our priority to create more agility, confidence and general athleticism in everyone that comes to us.

In part two of our story next month, we go through a workout session with Trice and see if we can survive to tell the tale!

“Lastly, we know achieving success with our bodies is possibly more about the food we eat

Reno Kicks is located in the Riverwalk in downtown Reno at 10 State Street, Reno, Nevada 89501. Stop in for a visit and a workout. You'll thank us for it!

(775) 360-6200. info@renokicks.com.

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Art. Nature. Music.

Venture into the creative with Trails & Vistas

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ver looked beyond the bark of a tree or swirl of a climbing vine to see the beauty of the elements that make up nature? Trails & Vistas is presenting the opportunity to do just that during their annual Art Hike and World Concert scheduled this September.

Trails & Vistas Art Hikes – Located in the Sierras, plays host to a collective experience where art, nature, and audience intersect. There are a dozen site-specific art installations, with music, performance art, ephemeral sculpture, and literary arts placed along an earthen trail for hikers to discover on a three-mile Art Hike.

Each hiker is encouraged to slow down, read the poetry hanging from the limbs, touch the trunks and bark, close one’s eyes to enjoy a ballad or poem, breathe deeply and listen for the language of nature.

Hikers may find small sculptures that are hidden in unsuspecting locations, performances that weave seamlessly around the boulders, into the trees, taking advantage of nature, while becoming, it seems, nature itself.

“With every step, I felt the snares of the world breaking away to experience the perfect blending of nature and art.”

Says attendee Val Fern.

Every year the experience is new, the founder, Nancy Tieken Lopez, collaborates with over thirty artists to create impermanent environmental art installations that re-envision the viewers relationship to nature, and involves collaborations between artists and others, such as scientists, musicians, poets, community groups and the audience.

“In the summer months the artists are invited to walk the trail to find a site for an original artwork, poem, song, or dance. It is our vision to create an artwork inspired by the environment, which is specific and temporary."

Said Tieken Lopez Nancy Tieken Lopez, will create “Woman Spirit Riving” with performance

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art, poetry and the visual form of the earth spiral, Tahoe performance artists Lesley Ehrenfeld Chapman will collaborate with dancers in a performance art piece for the North Canyon Trail at Spooner Lake State Park, Lake Tahoe, NV. Featured guest Marin artist, Angelique Benicio, will create a sitespecific installation with performance art, sculpture and original costuming.

All artists play with the theme of “The Journey Itself is Home” which is the last line of a poem

by Matsuo Basho who wrote the poem over 300 years ago. “each day is a journey, and the journey itself is home.” The theme offers freedom to both the artists and viewer to interpret meaning of the art and place. “The Art Hikes are a journey of art in nature that fill us to the brim with an awareness and serenity and leaves us searching to hear more, see more and feel more,” shares Tieken Lopez.

The Art Hikes began in the 1990’s as Tieken Lopez’s MFA thesis project at Alum Rock Park, in the rolling hills of San Jose, California.

“The first Art Hike was created to take art into nature, to form a connection between place, art, and people. Placing art in the beauty of nature is a gentle reminder of our need to protect it.

There is a common thread running through all of my recent work the water and land, celebrating nature with the use of poetry, art, and music.

Each art hike uses the participation by the individual to experience the art as a sensual, intellectual, and often a spiritual experience.” says Nancy Tieken Lopez.

In 2004, with the help of Elizabeth Archer, co-founder of InnerRhythms Dance Theater, Terry Yagura founder of art programs for local students, and the Truckee Donner Land Trust, the first Truckee Tahoe Art Hike was born in Upper Gregory Creek Canyon, California.

“Thirteen years later the purpose of the Art Hikes continues to reestablish bonds between individuals and others, and individuals to nature.

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Through the participation of the audience, the role of artist and viewer is blurred to create a small community that walks, listens, and moves together, interacting with art and quieting the mind to be in the moment. “says Tieken Lopez Jay Howard, park supervisor of Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park said “Nevada State Parks is proud to collaborate with, and support, the activities of the Trails &Vistas organization. The Art Hikes, Art Hikes for Schools, World Concert, and other various hikes done at Sand Harbor and Spooner Backcountry is a gratifying and unique way to enjoy the great outdoors. The way Trails & Vistas joins art and nature in an outdoor setting is simply an experience that you must have.”

A new experience is created each year. In 2016, the Art Hikes will be at two locations to offer artists and viewers a unique way to interpret the

landscape, with Art Hikes at North Canyon Trail, Tahoe, Nevada State Park on Saturday, September 10th and Donner Summit on Sunday, September 18th, near Truckee, California. Trails & Vistas has expanded to two weekends with Art Hikes, World Concert, and Art Workshops.

What to expect, guides will lead the three-hour long hikes including nearly a dozen featured stops.

Hikes are offered every 15 minutes for morning and afternoon hikes spanning two weekends, and include no more than 24 people per group. Hikers should be comfortable traversing over terrain at high elevations. Specialty hikes include family hikes for those hiking with children, meditative hikes for those seeking an especially quiet and spiritual connection (adults only), and leisurely hikes for those needing a slower pace. Advance ticket purchase is highly recommended because the event sells out every year.

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If you enjoy the hikes then you will almost certainly love Trails & Vistas spectacular annual event September 10th following the Art Hike on the same day. The World Concert for Peace featuring Todo Mundo, an award-winning band from San Diego will take guests on a musical journey where you can indulge in the musical tastes of worldly cultures. This entertaining evening is the finale event for the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Encore Showcase Series set to the picturesque views of South Lake Tahoe.

The evening will begin with a variety of opening acts including Peter Joseph Burtt, a soulful blues artist; inspirational singer/ songwriter Emily Tessmer;Â innovative jazz harpist Motoshi Kosako; performance painting with Susie Alexander; and a few surprise guests.

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Headlining the event is Todo Mundo. This six-member band blends musical genres from rumba and reggae, to samba and gypsy. Their style tantalizes the spirit while enticing the body to move to the beat.

For more information or to purchase tickets for the art hikes or the world concert for peace, visit trailsandvistas.org.

ABOUT TRAILS & VISTAS Trails & Vistas is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit with Art Hikes, The World Concert: A Peace Project of Truckee Tahoe, Art in Nature school field trips, guided summer hikes, and art and dance workshops. Trails & Vistas mission is to create community by celebrating the arts and nature.

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s a young artist in the early 1970’s, Anthony McCall gravitated toward performance. Not performance on a stage, but rather in the middle of nowhere. Performance art pieces presented in remote places pose a peculiar challenge. To edge anywhere close to permanency, such ephemeral movements require documentation. McCall needed to make a record of the performance, and still photography seemed inadequate. So he explored moving pictures instead.

This quest resulted in the artist’s first film, his 1972 Landscape for Fire. Though pleased with the production, he felt frustrated by the inadequacy of the result. The film only represented the actual art object, making, in effect, the primary performance object a secondary one.

He began to wonder whether it would be possible to make a film that existed only as itself, as a projection. If he could figure that out, then the art piece would share the present tense with the

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audience viewing it, rather than the past redux of something that transpired without a viewer. This challenge plagued the artist. At that time, cinema was to be used to construct a narrative. The idea of deconstructing the elements to pure process, co-opting that process and transforming it into an object to be experienced as itself represented a radical move.

“There was a strong feeling this was an adversarial practice to the Hollywood narrative,” McCall said in a recent “Art Bite” talk at the Nevada Museum of Art. “It was anti-cinema in a way, undermining hidden structure.”

But British-born McCall labored on, and in 1973 created his first “solid light” film, using 16mm film as his medium. Employing film as a means to create light sculpture, rather than to tell a story, might be

easiest to comprehend as “avant-garde cinema.” Such a type of work was not an easy fit within the gallery and museum world in the 1970’s.An artist ahead of his time, McCall retreated into a different creative career, pursuing graphic design and art book publishing for almost three decades. In the early 2000’s, given advances in technology and changing market appetites, he once again decided to pursue his first passion. Today, McCall’s work is embraced by the art world, shown internationally, and represented in numerous significant collections, including Tate, London, England; Museum of Modern Art, New York; Museum für Moderne Kunst, Frankfurt, Germany; and the Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France, among others.

So what is a solid light work, exactly? The turn of phrase seems like an oxymoron. A McCall solid light work is best understood as a sculptural object made of light, modified and shaped over time.

Each installation begins as a simple line drawing, which is set in motion using an animation program. Once the animation is aligned to a physical gallery space, mist from a haze machine makes the projected light beams visible.

Recently, the Nevada Museum of Art commissioned McCall to create a new solid light sculpture titled Swell. A stunning example of the virtual environment, the work is inspired by the movement of bodies of water. The commission draws explicit connections between wave forms the artist used in his earlier digital works, and the liquid motion of floating objects.

Standing inside the sculpture, looking toward the projections, produces the sensation of standing inside the barrel of a wave. From this vantage one really starts to understand the depth of the artist’s reference to water, to the swell. You feel as if the light could swallow you, transport you to another dimension. Turn around and face the wall, the sensation is very different. From that shore, you witness a flat line intersecting an ellipsis, each growing slowly, in real time, in a two-dimensional animation.

“One form cuts through the other,” McCall explains. “It produces quite unpredictable results.”

Unlike viewing a two-dimensional painting on a wall, which one must take in at a distance, experiencing sculpture involves the entire body.

It’s a fully immersive physical act, especially when you can literally move through the sculpture. That is the experience this New York-based artist provides with Swell.

In addition to the physicality, McCall says there is an intimate social aspect to this work, since participants share dark chambers with strangers.

When visitors enter Swell, a directional label provides instructions on how to proceed through the artwork. The entrance can be a bit foreboding.

Eyes need time to adjust to the low light. The mind needs time to suspend expectation.

“I quite appreciate the quiet murmurings that occur,” McCall emotes.

Anthony McCall: Swell will be on view at the Nevada Museum of Art, Donald W. Reynolds Center for the Visual Arts, E. L. Wiegand Gallery through January 8, 2017. When it closes, the piece will join the Museum’s contemporary art collection.

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Art Dogs & Grace One of Reno's favorite counterculture establishments and a renowned destination for collector glass from world famous designers, Art Dogs & Grace is prepping for one of the busiest times of the year: back to school. Stocked to the ceiling with all manner of goodies to decorate your dorm room, fraternity house or new apartment, Art Dogs is the place to go for awesome posters, incense, essential oils, jewelry, clothing and some of the best tobacco supplies, vape pens and pipes on the west coast.

I spoke to owner Ted Choley, about what's in store this fall for folks looking for the right stuff in high end glass and more.

lounge into a more contemporary look, replacing the old aerosol murals with a simple cleaner theme. This allows us to highlight the bold color schemes and shapes of our diverse art glass.

Oliver X: Art Dogs has a new pipe room!

What inspired you to reopen up this wing of the store?

Ted Choley: The inspiration behind the renovation was to change the “headshop” feel to a more modern glass art gallery. We wanted to display our more exotic and collectable functional glass art with better lighting while moving them closer to the customer. With the help of a few friends we were able to renovate the old hookah

Oliver X: The room is heavily stocked. What kinds of products can customers find there?

Ted Choley: In the new gallery wing, we moved all of our tobacco accessories, vaporizers, and extensive selection of more than 400 papers and tobacco wraps. The east wall displays more than 40+ brands of water pipes none of which are imported. We are proud to support only US artists and prefer to deal directly with them. The west wall has three large gallery display cases which hold over 60 artists’ one of a kind pieces, many of which actually appreciate in value as demand rises toward a particular artists’ work.

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The main displays hold mostly hand pipes, chillums, bubblers amongst other items ranging from $15 to $400.

Oliver X: Who are some of the local and nationally known glass artists you feature at Art Dogs?

Ted Choley: Local artists that we feature include: Cali Vetro from South Lake Tahoe, Jason Lennon glass from Reno, Chris Tormino (Rebel Glass) from Reno, Jack Kidd (Outland Glass) from Reno, Joe Gomez (Hex glass) from Reno now Oregon, G3 glass from Reno, Calyx (South Lake Tahoe), Karni glass from Reno, Destrukt from Reno, and Krystal from Reno, to name a few.

Nationally known lamp workers include: Stonecutter (Sacramento, CA), Vigil glass (Portland, OR), Carsten Carlile (Grant’s Pass, OR), N3rd glass (Vallejo, CA), Humboldt Glass (Arcata, CA), Liberty Glass (Portland, OR), Compass Glass (Phoenix, AZ), Cha-Cha Glass (Philadelphia, PA), Cowboy (Eugene, OR), Hamm Brushland (Eugene, OR), Sokol (San Diego, CA), T-Stokes (Austin, TX), Goldstein (Portland, OR), Mobius (San Luis Obispo, CA), Seed of Life (Los Osos, CA), Toro (Ithica, NY), Nectar Collector (Salt Lake City, UT), Firekist (Rochester, MN), HVY Glass (Gardena, CA), MIO (Eugene, OR), Gravity Hill Glass (Denver, CO), Hitman (LA, CA), US Roor (LA, CA), Joel Halen (Denver, CO), Broham (Sacramento, CA), Birddogg (Ashland, OR), Epok (Ashland, OR) to list a few.

Oliver X: What do you look for when buying local glass?

Ted Choley: When buying local glass I look for 4 main details: symmetrical shaping, a good bowl push, functional design, and good use of the borosilicate color palette. I also try to work with the artist to design pieces with clean designs utilizing various techniques, while trying to keep them as affordable as possible.

Oliver X: Back to school is here again.

What kinds of discounts can people enjoy?

Ted Choley: We always offer a 10% discount for military as well 10% for medical patients. For back to school we utilize our social media of Instagram and Facebook to offer flash promotions and deals on particular glass.

Art Dogs & Grace is located at 218 Vassar St Reno, NV 89502 (775) 324-2787 artdogsandgracereno.com

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nd when you make the inner as the outer, and the outer as the inner, and the upper as the lower, [and] male and female into a single one, so that the male shall not be male and the female shall not be female, then you shall enter the Kingdom. ~ Gospel of Thomas On July 9th, a unique Artown event took place at Studio on 4th Street. “The Power of Voice”—a literary platform for attorneywriter Thomas Lloyd Qualls (“A Probability of Words”)—addressed ‘being and becoming one’s self.’ Oliver X, producer and collaborator, assisted in convening four “peak achievers, distinguished and iconic members of the northern Nevada community” to engage in what was “part inter-view, part storytelling, part myth.” The Tarot served as a structural method for the evening’s talk, illuminating four archetypal images offering insight and framing each guest: Mayor Hillary Schieve, The Em-press; Dr. Joe Crowley, The Emperor; Designer Brianna Bullentini, Strength; and myself, The High Priestess. In this writing, I’d like to amplify some of my responses and, as I am always wont to do, articulate ideas left unattended.

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Second in the Tarot deck, The High Priestess carries the number two with particular significance: “relationship”—always relationship.

In Her realm, ‘two’ reflects the subtle and dynamic workings between all things. In order to elucidate this perception, I invoke an Afrocentric sociocultural precept: no worldly thing is separate from the context in which it abides; an individual is not separate from the community, and the well-being of the community is not separate from the internal organization of the community. The survival of each is interdependently entwined— and survival, that is, creative thriving—is utmost.

While the individual psychically lifts the entire web of the communal construct of which the individual is a part, the world/community functions at its highest when it is attentive to its individuals. It is a system of reflexive ethics.

Envision a diagram with the words “life/world” in the center of a series of concentric circles: each circle identifies the correlation of each living component to the other, describing how everything and everyone belongs together and to ever widening concentric circles. The success of the individual is not a private affair; it is the ethical concern of a community of people who, with kindred feelings, share in the fate of the individual.

Finally, ‘two’ signifies one’s relationship to the soul/ spirit. That is, The High Priestess, poised over a checkerboard floor, refers to having purview of an integrative relationship by maintaining relationship to being both in and not of the world.

I am me and I am not-me; you are you and you are not-you.

I am you and I am not-you; you are me and you are not-me.

Because of you, I am me.

Together we perform a continuous discontinuity Making us other than ourselves. ©2016. All rights Reserved.

L. Martina Young, Ph.D. is in the developmental stages of Black Swans, an opera poem ©2016. apoeticbody.com

TRAINING TIPS Text Camie Cragg Lyman Photo Mike LaGrange Our community may love the hot weather yet the cool factor is a must when it comes to a workout in this heat. When executing your workout routine, please note these five fitness tips when it comes to cooling your body down to get your optimal results and workout without feeling like you are going to pass out.

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. A pre-exercise cool down study was

performed earlier this year by a German group that says to jump into the shower before your workout. It will lower your heart rate, as well as your skin and core temperature. Pre-exercise cool down improves performance in the heat.

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If you're a runner that loves to run outside, it is best that you find a route that leads to shady areas instead of constant sun. Being aware of the forecast, time of day and your route of more shade will lead to a favorable run to help reach your optimal goal.

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One of my favorite tips these days is cooling down with a few drops of essential oils like peppermint or eucalyptus. Putting a couple drops on the back of your neck or your temples before your workout will provide a natural cooling effect, opening up your nasal passages, allowing you to breathe a little easier when the air is humid.

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Keep your face protected from the sun with a visor that will allow extra heat to escape from your head, yet protect the face from being burnt. If you choose to wear a hat or a helmet, it is wise to use one with deep vents that give a breeze to allow air flow to keep the head cool.

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Easily digest foods that will help you in the summer heat that have more than 80 percent water such as fruit! Grapes, watermelon and cantaloupe are great ways to boost energy post workout. A word of advice from my own grandmother who spent a majority of her life in Texas says, "A refreshing treat in the heat of the summer are frozen grapes or any other fruit." These foods give a perfect mix of carbs and fluids to help replenish the body and help cool you down. If you have lost a lot of salt it can easily be replaced by drinking coconut water, V8, or a sports drink such as G2.

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Enjoy the remainder of your summer and as the heat may come and go, remember to keep cool to get maximum benefit from your workouts.

If you have any questions or want to know a little bit more about reaching your optimal fitness level, please contact me via email at camie@camiecraggfitness.com or any social media link @camiecragglyman; Instagram; Facebook or Snap Chat.

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YOGA Text Rachel Douglass Photo Jami Frey I often tell my students it is important to imagine, believe, and laugh at ourselves in yoga and also to remember to have fun. Yoga is a serious practice that has been passed down for many years, but when we are getting challenged in our asanas, it is important to smile and “focus on letting go more and holding on less,� as one of my favorite yoga teacher's, Angie Fraley, says.

This little spin that I came up with several years ago on the basic Sun Salutation definitely embodies this concept. Plus, this flow also targets the core, giving you some majorly good ab work. Add this to your basic yoga practice on days when you want to spice things up a bit and put a little smile on your face.

Start in Downward-facing Dog, walking out the calves and warming-up the legs, creating the connection with your breath. Once you're ready, walk your hands wider than your mat.

This is where the ability to laugh at yourself and have fun steps in. Imagine a rope around your waist as you deeply bend into your knees and jump through your hands landing on your bottom. This can take a few tries, but you're going to do several rounds and practice makes perfect.

Lift your feet into Boat Pose. Option One: Just hold Boat Pose and breath. Option

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Two: You can do 10 to 12 reps of crunches. After you have made your choice more fun ensues, it's called the Rock Up. Cross your ankles and use your core to rock up to standing. This can also take a few tries to get, but smile, it really does help.

Once standing, inhale into a Slight Back Bend and exhale Swan Dive into a Forward Fold.

From here, there are several options based on your level of practice. You can step or jump back into a Plank Pose. My personal favorite, is to come into Crow Pose and then jump into a Plank Pose. You can add little extras to the plank if you choose. Choice One: Simply hold the plank for 10 to 30 seconds. Choice Two: is shoulder taps. You touch opposite shoulder with opposite hand anywhere from 12 to 20 reps. Choice Three: is walking planks where you step one foot out to the side at a time, but make sure you keep your hips level. You can also move through each different choice every time you come through the series.

When finished exhale through Plank into Chaturanga. If you want to work on sculpting your arms you can add push-ups after your Chaturanga. Then inhale into Upward-facing Dog; exhale lifting into Downwardfacing Dog. That puts you right back at the top of my Ab Salutation, ready to go for as many vinyasas as you'd like. Just don't forget to smile and have fun!

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