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Shameless Welcome to this week’s Reno News  & Review. Among all the hot news and arts  action in this week’s issue, you’ll  find our new family guide. We do  a few of these every year, among  the many great guides and other  editorial supplements that special  projects editor  Jeri ChadwellSingley puts  together  for us. Each  family guide  is loosely  centered  around a theme,  and I really like the theme that Jeri  came up with for this one: civics. Civics isn’t emphasized enough in  education—probably because it can  be politically contentious, what with  the entire political ideologies that  rely on willful ignorance and emotional manipulation. A critical mind,  accustomed to civic engagement, is  key for anyone coming of age at this  time in this country—or at any other  time in any other country, for that  matter. It’s a rewarding challenge  for parents and other family members to figure out how to engage  kids in the political process without  stooping to rote memorization or  indoctrination. When Jeri told me that one of  the stories in the guide was going  to be a story about a little girl who  testified at the Nevada Legislature,  I was skeptical. That seems like a  manipulative thing—using kids to  parrot their parents’ beliefs about  some emotionally charged issue like  abortion. But, fortunately, the issue  at question in this case—bilingual  education—is ideally suited for  testimony from a child. And I was happy to see that the  testifying child was the daughter of  an old acquaintance of mine, Terry  DeBarger, who I first met at Galena  High School back when he was a  substitute teacher there, and I was  a student. Back then, he gave me one  of my favorite compliments I ever  received: “I admire you,” he told me,  “because you have no shame.” It was one of the first times that  I realized that the quality that was  usually getting me in trouble could  become an asset if I just learned how  to apply it. It was good teaching.

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GOP climate remedy Republicans are now taking the responsibility to promote a climate change solution based on economic analysis and the principles of free markets. George Schultz, James Baker and Henry Paulson, Jr. are part of the Climate Leadership Council, which is proposing a gradually increasing tax on carbon dioxide emissions at the point where fossil fuels enter the economy—the mine, the well or the port. Proceeds from this carbon tax would be returned to U.S. citizens, and the Social Security Administration would administer the program. These tax-free carbon dividends would increase the disposable income of most Americans. Adjustments for carbon content on both imports and exports would help protect American businesses, while elimination of some regulations could help reduce the size of government. The Council states that this strategy would reduce carbon emissions and move our country towards more economic growth. Like other carbon proposals, this conservative plan is revenue neutral. Patricia Gehr Reno

Lost in the mails Re “Members only” (Music, Aug. 20, 2015): Yes, Reno area bands rock! And this one is no exception. Awesome job, guys. Never give up! H. Starla Garcia Reno

Bring out your dead Health care is bad for the economy. It prevents job growth. With no health care or elderly care, people start dying.

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Because there are not enough facilities to handle the millions of dead bodies, the government starts a “death-house” program where all over the nation new facilities are built to deal with them. We will need new types of vehicles for removal of the dead from the streets. Because there are so many dead and dying, we will need new jobs for people handing them. Now, with all the dead and dying all around us, disease will become rampant, which increases the need for new facilities. With all the disease, we will need new vaccines to protect the living. Delivery of new vaccines will require new facilities for dispensing. In order to deal with the dead bodies, there will be new cemeteries. New cemeteries means new lawn-care equipment. New equipment mean new factories to supply the demand. New factories means new housing. New housing means new neighborhoods. New neighborhoods, new families. New families means a bigger population. Bigger population means more death. It is self-sustaining. Louis Warfield Sacramento

Soul check House Republicans have absolutely lost their souls. If only there was something redeeming behind the bill they just forced through, but there’s not—the only reason for any of this is to score a win for the party. They’re praying to their gods that the house will bail them out somehow and I’m doing likewise. But make no mistake, this is an absolute abdication of responsibility on the part of House Republicans and it’s disgusting. Michel Rottman Virginia City Highlands

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Correction Re “In summer, no one can hear you scream” (Feature, May 4): John Wayne appeared in at least 77 movies. But 1971’s The Beguiling was not—as our article suggested—one of them. The 1971 movie actually featured Clint Eastwood. Also, please note: this mistake was not made by our movie guy, Bob Grimm, who emailed to tell us, “If you are going to add trivia that’s very cool. … Just get your pig-headed movie stars straight.”

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What was the question? Just kidding. The thing of it is, with women, they don’t forget much. I forget names. I am horrible on names. I always forget names— but not faces.

Officials ignore their orders There are always difficulties when citizens do their own lawmaking instead of going to the legislature to do it. It’s one reason we have often argued against initiative government. Initiative petitions sometimes have drafting flaws in them, and in some cases they may not be discovered until after the election is over. Members of the public have every reason to expect their lawmakers to respect the public’s intent and make a good-faith effort to make the measures work, anyway. In a couple of instances, public officials this year are trying to defeat the public’s intent in ballot measures passed in the November election. In the case of ballot Question 1, which provided for some background checks for gun purchases, the measure specified that FBI background checks be run. After the voters approved the measure, the FBI informed the state that it prefers Nevada to conduct the checks. Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt, who opposed the measure during the campaign, all but cackled with pleasure over this news. He and some other officials shrugged their shoulders and said there was no way to implement the law passed by the public, which was nonsense. The problems could have been and should have been solved. But there was no respect for the public’s vote—not by the governor, who previously vetoed a similar legislative measure and failed to call on the legislature to follow the public’s orders, not by the attorney general, not by state legislators. Then there is ballot Question 2, providing for legal marijuana use. County officials around the state who do

not approve of the public’s decision are busily trying to obstruct it. They’ve taken a leaf from the anti-abortion book, in which activists who found they cannot outlaw abortion have tried repeatedly to make the procedure difficult to obtain by legislating peripheral difficulties, such as parental consent, physician lectures, unnecessary clinic requirements, spousal consent, and on and on. In the case of Douglas County, Ordinance 2017-1481 prohibits “marijuana establishment uses, including cultivation, testing, product manufacturing, distribution and retail facilities in all Douglas County zoning districts.” Officials in Douglas, with 2.3 percent of the state’s population, believe they can try to use administrative measures to limit the breadth of the public’s vote. Elko County has discussed similar measures but taken no action so far. Prohibitionist lawyer Jim Hartman of Genoa has been pushing the approach, citing the 200-plus towns in Colorado that opted out of legal marijuana as “precedent” for counties to do the same. But Colorado’s marijuana law allows local option. Nevada’s does not. And that’s really not the point, which is officialdom using bureaucracy to try to defeat by other means a decision made by the public that could not be defeated at the polls. Nevada officials have their marching orders from the voters. They may not agree with the voters or the new laws. That is irrelevant. These are officials who would be appalled if the members of the public picked and chose which laws they would obey. Yet these officials are picking and choosing which of the laws the public enacts they will respect. Ω

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School district pays for giveaways problem stems from property tax caps, low per pupil allotments from the state and increased mandates. It’s true that Nevada seriously underfunds K-12, at just $5,700 per student, while the national average is $11,841. It’s also true that recent tax increases have strengthened our K-12 school system but in very specific and targeted ways. And it’s quite true that the Legislature loves education mandates. This session, there are bills to require local school districts to instruct students in cursive writing, financial literacy and organ and tissue donation. Legislators also want schools to add cameras to special education classrooms, offer recess at elementary schools, and create personalized roadmaps for students. But more mandates doesn’t mean more money for schools. District officials insist they’ve been warning of the looming deficit for years and should not be blamed now that they have run out of fiscal maneuvers. Yet many citizens feel a bit bamboozled by

the district’s leadership, which encouraged the momentum of the WC-1 campaign to raise the sales tax with nary a word about the competing needs of the operational budget. Meanwhile, our low-income citizens and seniors on fixed incomes must pay more in regressive taxes without fixing the problem. At the annual town hall in April, furious teachers demanded answers to the crisis that would not directly affect the quality of education, but those magical solutions were not forthcoming. Frustrated parents say they were blindsided by the news that next year the budget may be balanced by decreasing the number of teaching positions, reducing transportation and increasing class sizes. Given the $96 million bonus from the Economic Forum last week, there may be some movement in the Legislature to implement a weighted formula that will bring more money to the district to help with special populations, but the bulk of the windfall will head to Clark County.

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No one seems happy with the Washoe County School District these days. The school board is still recovering from a tumultuous couple of years, although last November’s election provided welcome relief with the addition of a number of highly respected professionals who brought stability to the public body entrusted with our children’s education. However, the smoke and mirrors that have obscured the $40 million structural deficit have caught up to the new school board. They must contend with angry parents and disgruntled taxpayers who just ponied up $780 million in new sales taxes to fix crumbling infrastructure, and disillusioned teachers who now anticipate increased class sizes and less administrative support in the years ahead. District officials point out the deficit has been a fact of life since 2008, but they’ve managed to balance the budget by using reserves, decreasing expenses and getting waivers to delay purchasing new textbooks and computers. Leaders say the

And there are plenty of competing needs in the state such as mental health care, roads and various pet projects of legislators. We should get used to these kind of structural deficit budget shocks as we’ll be feeling the effects of bad tax policy for years to come as Tesla, Apple and other corporations attract new workers from out-of-state but exempt from paying the taxes needed to support their demands on public services. Voters will continue to be unhappy when they are told there is no money to address education, traffic congestion, sewer capacity, or the crisis of affordable housing while political leaders fund a new stadium in Las Vegas for the Raiders with tax dollars. It’s grating that economic development officials are now demanding the community address these concerns, oblivious to their own role in creating the problems through massive tax giveaways in the name of growth. They got what they wanted, though, just not what we need. Ω

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All those exceptions to free speech The very first U.S. Constitutional Amendment reads, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting its free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peacefully to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.” Notice the amendment does not itself grant any rights. The U.S. Constitution does not grant rights. These rights to speak, to write, to associate or not associate with others, to worship—or not—freely, and to engage openly in the political process are God given, or natural rights, that the founders wanted preserved at all cost. Conservatives have attacked free speech by passing laws against flag burning and pornography. Fortunately, the federal courts have enshrined the First Amendment as a bulwark of American liberty and voided their measures. The U.S. record on free speech rights is still the best in the world.

But politicians, bureaucrats and the mainstream media have relentlessly campaigned and inflamed the public against free speech since the founding. The ink was barely dry on the Constitution when president and founder John Adams signed the Alien and Sedition Acts, restricting political expression and association. The enemies of free speech want to change open communication from an individual right into a public good they can manipulate and restrict. The ongoing cancellations of speaking appearances by conservatives like Ann Coulter, Charles Murray, Milo Yiannopoulos, Betsy Devos and others due to the threat of violence from the left illustrates how serious the attacks on freedom have become. Former Democratic national chair Howard Dean foolishly declared that the University of California, Berkeley could cancel Coulter’s speech because it was “hate speech.” The Supreme Court has consistently ruled that hate speech is

protected by the First Amendment. But Dean represents a large segment of the left that advocates suppressing political expression because some ideas offend and hurt people who disagree. They claim the state needs to protect the snowflakes most vulnerable in society. On the other hand, this idea is referred to simply as the “Heckler’s Veto.” Frustrated by the pushback from conservatives and some liberals, Dean then argued that Coulter could be banned because her speech was “fighting words” and she “instigates violence.” He cited a 2002 Coulter quote: “My only regret with Timothy McVeigh is he did not go to the New York Times building.” Sorry, Howard, the Supreme Court has narrowly restricted “fighting words” to an instigation of violence against actual persons, not the violent imaginings of a political provocateur. Nor is Coulter in any way responsible for the violence that might occur by hoodlums in anti-fascist drag who oppose her right to speak. It is up to the

university to guarantee her safety, but the administrations and faculties of these public institutions have failed either out of fear or because they sympathize with the hoodlums themselves. Are we losing America? Julian Assange is a member of the press. The press is not just the New York Times and CNN. The press is all communication of ideas whether or not you work in newspapers or television. During the campaign, when Assange released documents embarrassing to his opponent Hillary Clinton, Trump shouted he “loved” Julian Assange. But now, when WikiLeaks released documents exposing nefarious practices by the CIA, Trump approved an investigation and possible arrest warrant against Assange. I consider the CIA the intelligence agency for the deep state, and Wikileaks the intelligence agency for the people. I thought candidate Trump agreed. Now I wonder if instead of draining the swamp, he’s treating it like his personal hot tub. Ω

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Many Nevada medical marijuana dispensaries in  good standing with the state will be allowed to  start selling recreational pot on July 1. On May 8,  the Nevada Tax Commission voted 6-1 in favor of  approving temporary licenses, good through Jan. 1,  2018, while the commission continues drafting rules  to govern recreational pot. The move should allow  the Nevada Department of Taxation time to see how  well regulations work before they make them final. However, dispensaries need both a state and local  license. As of press time, it remained to be seen how  the Reno City Council, which was recently considering a six-month moratorium on recreational pot  sales, would respond to the opportunity.

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HealTH care vOTe The vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act in the U.S.  House of Representatives last week included these  Nevada House member votes: No - Dina Titus, House district 1 Yes - Mark Amodei, House district 2 No - Jacky Rosen, House district 3 No - Ruben Kihuen, House district 4 Repeal passed by four votes out of 430 cast. The  vote has hiked political pressure on U.S. senators.

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TeSla’S STruGGleS For months, Tesla’s money difficulties have been  chronicled in articles with headlines like “Tesla Is  Burning Through Cash” as the company tore through  its assets. On May 3, Tesla reports showed a near-doubling of  revenues but also losses piling up. “Record deliveries helped Tesla boost its revenue to  $2.7 billion in the quarter, but a net loss ... widened to  $330.3 million from $282.3 million a year earlier, largely  driven by its SolarCity acquisition,” Fortune reported. Tesla’s Elon Musk said he believes consumers are  confused about whether its still-to-be-released Model  3 is an advance over the more expensive Model S,  causing sales of Model S to slow.

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crews have been working since late January on major construction along a 3.1-mile stretch of road that cuts through Reno and Sparks. And it’ll be summer 2018 before they’re finished. The projected 18-month, $58 million Fourth Street/Prater Way Bus RAPID Transit Project will, according to the Regional Transportation Commission, yield more than just a resurfaced road. All utilities along the route are being moved underground and wide, ADA-compliant sidewalks constructed. The route will undergo lane “dieting” to produce single-lane travel in each direction, a dedicated center turn lane, and bike lanes running both east and west. According to its official website, the project also “includes eight passenger stations (four in each direction), off-vehicle fare collection, transit signal priority, realtime schedule information at stations and a bus charging facility.” It’s a big undertaking. And that’s actually part of the reason RTC was able to secure big money in the form of federal grant dollars, including a $16 million Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), the TIGER grant program—started under the Obama administration in 2009—is designed to fund projects that “generate economic

development and improve access to reliable, safe and affordable transportation.” That’s exactly what RTC Executive Director Lee Gibson said the 4th/Prater project will do. “We’re going to be able to help connect people who live in moderate income neighborhoods to educational and job opportunities that they might not otherwise be able to access without sidewalk, bicycle and transit connections, because they maybe just don’t have access to an automobile,” he said. “One of the challenges we face right now is workforce development—trying to get people the skills so they can take the jobs that are coming, instead of having to bring people in. And this project was noted in the TIGER grant application and award for doing just that.” Future RTC projects—like the Virginia Street Bus RAPID Transit Extension, tentatively set to begin next spring—were also designed to further economic development and educational access. But federal grant programs designated for projects like these may cease to exist under the Trump administration—whose “skinny” budget proposal released in March recommended a 13 percent overall decrease in the DOT’s annual budget and the immediate elimination of the TIGER grant program. Congress, which did

not pass a 2017 spending bill last fall, went against many of Trump’s recommendations last week when it finally passed a $1.1 trillion spending package to keep the government running through September. (Both Dean Heller and Mark Amodei voted against it. The state’s Democratic representatives voted in favor.) Of course, the matter is by no means resolved. Funding for these programs may very well be on the chopping block again when it’s time for 2018 appropriations bills. Nonetheless, it is Congress—not the president—that passes spending bills. While he makes recommendations, control is not his. And Trump’s “very major” $1 trillion infrastructure proposal is still forthcoming. Depending on what shape it takes, the future of infrastructure spending could be altered significantly. “Like a lot of things in the Trump administration today, there seems to be wide oscillations in which direction policy goes,” Gibson said. “So, we will wait and see.” As an example of “oscillations,” Gibson points to suggestions that Trump’s infrastructure package might be paid for in part by instituting a repatriation tax holiday on corporate earnings being held abroad. Companies that have “parked” their overseas profits outside the U.S. until Congress gives them a tax cut (“Their masters’ voices,” RN&R, July 28, 2016) would get that cut and pay less than the standard statutory corporate tax rate of 35 percent when bringing money back to the U.S.—with the lower taxes paid earmarked for infrastructure. “Depending on how that plays out, that actually could end up being a huge boom for infrastructure if those funds are allocated to DOT and that is the new and expanded source for projects like this,” Gibson said. “I mean, I’ve lived through bills and these types of things in my career. My recommendation is to continue, stay the course. It’ll all work itself out, and funding will be available.” One way funding may be available in the future is through a Nevada state infrastructure bank (SIB), which Senate Bill 517 proposes to create. The bank would be able to receive federal and other funds and provide loans and financial assistance to state and local agencies, like the RTC. According to Gibson, the RTC supports the measure, which could provide a funding mechanism for things like improvements to

the Spaghetti Bowl and Interstate 80 eastbound between Sparks and the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center at the USA Parkway exit. These are projects that are still a few years off. Gibson pointed out that it could take that long for a new SIB to be operational, especially if Trump’s infrastructure proposal doesn’t arrive until fall and Congress doesn’t take it up until 2018. But this pace is not unusual for infrastructure development. Take, for example, the 4th/Prater project, for which the first public open house was held in September 2011. Also in 2011, the RTC initiated a project in conjunction with Nevada Humanities to document the history of the corridor and conduct oral history interviews with area business owners and residents. More than three dozen people were interviewed over the course of several years. Opinions regarding traffic and construction in the corridor were solicited from some of those who were interviewed when the project was still still open to public input. Transcripts of these interviews are available online. At least nine of them include discussion of construction. They reveal mixed opinions. Some people were against lane dieting. Others didn’t think bike lanes were

necessary and would rather see the space used for parking. And still others wanted to see all of the above. Time will tell if the 4th/Prater project meets the ambitious goals set for it, including economic revitalization. Today, opinions on the project remain mixed. Ed Scalzo, owner of Forever Yours Furniture in Reno, was interviewed for the oral history project in 2012 and was in favor of lane dieting then. Recently, he said he still believes the project will benefit people and businesses in the corridor. Cathy Langdahl is the owner of the Flower Bucket in Sparks. She wasn’t interviewed during the oral history project, but she spoke with KTVN Channel 2 for an April 21 news segment, saying that the number of customers visiting her business had dropped by at least 50 percent since construction began. By late April, Langdahl had grown more concerned. During an April 28 interview for this article, she said she didn’t believe many Sparks businesses had ever been in support of the project. “I don’t know who wanted this project, other than RTC,” Langdahl said, adding that she now fears her business may not last as long as the construction. Ω

Infrastructure funding in Nevada may change in the coming years.

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Let’s start with the basics. Memory is the brain’s system of encoding, storing and retrieving information. Physiologically speaking, those jobs are done by neurons, which are the brain’s nerve cells, communicating with each other via neurotransmitters, the chemicals that allow the transmission of signals. One fairly common assumption is that memory works like a file cabinet—we put information in there, it stays safe and well organized, then, we pull it out when we need it. But in reality the process is quite a bit messier than that. Memory is malleable, and when it comes to autobiographical memory, the kind that helps us recall our own experiences, it’s also pretty unreliable. “It fades,” according to Dr. Marian Berryhill, a psychology professor at the University of Nevada, Reno. “It’s conflated across time and space, and everyone who was at a particular event has a different kind of memory for what happened. And every time you retrieve a memory, it changes.”

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“[memory] fades. it’s conflated across time and space, and everyone who was at a particular event has a different kind of memory for what happened. and every time you retrieve a memory, it changes.” Dr. Marian Berryhill Cognitive and Brain Sciences Program and the Memory & Brain Lab, University of Nevada, Reno’s Department of Psychology

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Dr. Marian Berryhill is a professor and memory researcher in UNR’s Cognitive and Brain Sciences Program. PHOTO/KRIS VAGNER

To describe just how it changes, Berryhill likes to use a food metaphor. Think of a dish of food you’ve stored in the fridge and later reheated. “It’s going to be largely the same, probably, but when you take it out and warm it up again, the cheese sags,” she said. “The vegetables get a little wimpier. It’s not exactly the same. Sometimes it’s like reheating lasagna. It’s not going to be entirely different. But sometimes it’s like letting ice cream melt. So, for some of those more fragile memories, you take it out, maybe it’s still occupying the same volume, you still recognize that it’s strawberry. But the structure, the shape, those are fundamentally pushed around.”

“When you know equipment is backing up your cognition, you don’t code it—you don’t keep it,” said Berryhill. There are mountains of studies to back that up. A 2008 study conducted in Tokyo found that pedestrians drew less accurate maps of the routes they had walked if they’d used a GPS than if they hadn’t. And an often cited study from 2011, led by researcher Betsy Sparrow, then with Columbia University, found something called the “Google effect” or “digital amnesia.” Explaining her findings to PBS NewsHour, Sparrow said, “When people expect to have information accessible to them later, they don’t remember it as well as when they don’t expect to.”

What could go Wrong?

Science—SloW and Steady

There are a lot of things that can go wrong with memory. Some of the bigger problems include, of course, Alzheimer’s disease—which causes neurons to stop working, stop communicating with each other and die—and brain injuries, including those common childhood concussions, which can cause temporary or permanent loss to short- or long-term memory. But what we’re looking for here are reasons why the ordinary, non-injured brain can’t remember where it put its keys or recall what’s on the grocery list. For one thing, stress can decrease the ability to recall things—and the ability to encode them in the first place. Age affects memory loss, too—and sooner than you might think. Memory actually starts declining when we’re in our 20s. And a lot of people who are in their 60s notice they start forgetting things that seemed permanently stored, such as an ATM PIN or an acquaintance’s name. The good news is that if, in your 60s, you’re annoyed by this type of memory loss, that’s actually a sign that you’re doing OK. If it were Alzheimer’s setting in, you likely wouldn’t even notice that you were forgetting things. As you may have suspected if you’ve ever jumped into the same Wikipedia hole twice or GPSed the route to your best friend’s house for the fifth time, our reliance on technology has made our memories worse, too.

Berryhill works in the Cognitive and Brain Sciences Program and the Memory & Brain Lab, within UNR’s Department of Psychology, along with a team of colleagues and students. They devise and conduct experiment after experiment in the hope of slowly adding to the world’s cumulative knowledge of how the brain works. They work in a couple of small, hallway-shaped labs brightened by window light, with desks against the walls and a few computers. Some of the monitors show lines of code, which students have to write themselves. (For that reason, the program attracts its share of grad students who come from math or engineering backgrounds.) “Participants come in—usually they sit at boring computers,” said Berryhill, opening the door to a closetsized experimentation room inside one of the labs. On a small desk is an old, boxy CRT monitor, which is no longer manufactured but is still favored by researchers in cognitive and vision sciences. “Here’s some electrodes,” said Berryhill, picking up a cord with what looked like a small, damp, kitchen sponge at its end. “You just put these on the head. You put a tiny amount of current into the brain.” The team has used this experiment to try to determine whether electric current can stimulate memory—and they’ve found that it can,

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but typically only in people whose memories are already working well to begin with. If a breakthrough that small sounds like it would try your patience, a career in this type of research might not be up your alley. Progress is slow, and the parameters of what this team is looking for might appear, to the non-scientist’s eye, very narrow. They want to learn things like whether people can recognize symmetry well, or remember a specific, Rorschach-looking shape that flashes on a monitor for a split second, or try to measure how people’s eyes adapt to blur. “On scientific research, you’re trying to add one more bead to a string,” Berryhill said. While the team’s discoveries might seem modest in the grand scheme of things, she argued that their cumulative effects are invaluable. “So there’s … bench-to-bedside research that’s very clearly targeting disease,” she said. “But there’s also the basic research, that is so easy to ridicule. It’s so easy to pull a paper out of a stack and go, ‘Can you believe these monkeys? They went off and studied … mosquito larvae that live in this particular tree.’ “But in my opinion—and there are good data to support the view—is that you don’t even know the consequences of not funding research,” said Berryhill. She also mentioned that, at a moment when grant funding is under federal scrutiny, students’ ability to learn to evaluate data is of paramount concern to her. She added that in some cases that data relates to immediate concerns within students’ own families. “Parkinsons, depression, addiction, PTSD, these are commonly discussed topics in the world around us that we will never get to the bottom of [without continued research].” Berryhill and many of her students and colleagues were among those present at the Northern Nevada March for Science on April 22.

can memory be improved? In national and international memory tournaments, contestants compete to memorize things such as decks

of cards, lists of numbers, images of faces and random lists of words. Researchers in the Netherlands set out to determine the difference between the brains of the people who win these tournaments and those of ordinary people. They took brain scans of 23 of the world’s top 50 memory champions and 23 scans of non-champions whose ages, genders and IQs matched those of their counterparts. In the study, published in March, the researchers didn’t find any real physical differences between the two groups’ brains. They did find a difference in the way the memory champions’ brains were acting, though. When the champions recited long lists of words, the parts of the brain associated with memory and the parts associated with spatial reasoning were interacting, and in the laypeople’s brains, they were not. Memory champions are also sometimes called “memory athletes.” And one of the ways they train is to associate things they’re trying to remember with visuals. (Could it turn out that in the world of memory whizzes, the link between giant carrot cakes and new vocabulary words isn’t actually all that weird?) Another expert who talks about memory being developed through practice is Kevin Horsley, author of the book Unlimited Memory. He likens memory to biceps— you’re not born with them, you work for them. Horsley was diagnosed dyslexic as a child and told he didn’t have much hope to develop strong concentration or memory. He graduated from high school a shaky reader. Shortly afterward, he read a book on memory development and concluded, “Our memory is just a habit, and habits can be improved with the right kind of training.” Ten years later, he memorized pi to 10,000 digits, and he now is

an official Grand Master of Memory. That title goes to people who prove they can memorize 1,000 random digits in an hour, memorize 10 decks of cards in an hour, and memorize one deck of cards in under a minute. I decided to take Horsley’s advice.

Picture that Unlimited Memory reads a lot like a self help book. It starts with instructions to silence your inner critic, change your mind about your abilities and be in the moment, instead of being mentally all over the place. Worry and stress are memory killers, Horsley says, concentration is critical, and multitasking is a sure-fire way to ensure that facts and observations never even get absorbed through the thick skulls of us multitaskers, let alone remembered. Oh, and we should not check our email, Facebook and Twitter 50 times a day. (Yes, 50 times a day is an actual figure that Horsley said he’d come across.) At this point in the book, I confess that I was thinking, “Sure, buddy, I will simply drop all my stubborn habits in one fell swoop. I will turn off my phone. I will achieve inner peace in a jiff, and all will be well. No sweat.” But then, as if he’d predicted the exact page at which I was planning on throwing in the towel on even considering his ambitious self-improvement project—page 49, to be exact—he began offering specific tips on exactly how to remember things better. He had a list of foreign words, with ideas for remembering them. In Zulu, inja means dog. “Picture an injured dog,” he advised. After that, there are pages of similar exercises for how to match a spacial concept

with something you’re trying to memorize. It turns out that when you are using your creativity, at all, it becomes easier to absorb and retain. I got a 100 percent on the foreign words quiz. I tried a more elaborate test with my family, memorizing a 14-item grocery list by picturing the groceries in ridiculous situations, the dried fruit mashed into my speedometer, an egg thrown at my passenger. All four of us who took the quiz got a pretty good score on the first try, and either a 13/14 or a 14/14 on the second try, as Horsley predicted. A few days later, I can still recite the list in its entirety. So, why do so many avenues of memory improvement seem to lead back to visuals and mnemonics? It turns out that way back in the 1400s, the invention of the printing press—and the widespread literacy that eventually caught on as a result—may have had an even bigger impact on human memory than digital technology has had more recently. Before we could store knowledge in books, we had to remember the things we needed to know. And visualizing things apparently played a big role in that process. Historian Elizabeth Eisenstein wrote in her book, The Printing Press as an Agent of Change, “As learning by reading took on new importance, the role played by mnemonic aids was diminished.” Does that mean our ancestors went around picturing house-sized carrot cakes? Maybe they did. And, in my experience, Horsely’s advice for memory improvement—including the mindset change, less multitasking and the practice exercises—which at first seemed barely surmountable, was easy to start picking up. I’m going to keep trying it. So the next time you see me, ask me about that movie I saw two months ago. Ω

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y best friend is a cleric named Ander. My husband happens to be a high elf sorcerer named Alinar. Together, along with our dwarf, monk and gnome comrades, we attempt to navigate a dangerous world, lighting enemies on fire and searching for mystical relics. A mysterious talking tree gives us cryptic instructions along the way. In reality, we’re a motley crew of techies and geeks who have formed a bond through Dungeons & Dragons—colloquially known as D&D since its creation in the 1970s. For the uninitiated, D&D is a role-playing game in which events and actions are determined by rolling a 20-sided die. D&D’s popularity soared in the 1980s. (Some may remember the controversy around it as fearful suburbanites called it “Satan’s game.”) Die-hard fans continued to play well into the early aughts, but thanks largely to internet-based communities, the culture that surrounds roleplaying and tabletop games, such as Settlers

of Catan, is in the midst of a renaissance. These communities are reviving these analog activities as a break from the pervasive digital technology that is intertwined with geek culture. A testament to this resurgence is the Glass Die, a new bar dedicated to board games, which opened in April. Jeff Carter is the owner of the Glass Die. The bar’s name is a reference to the iconic die used in role-playing. Prior to opening the bar, he spent nine years working in forestry, conservation and wildfire, serving on the Truckee Hotshots crew. The work was taking a toll on his body, so he decided it was as good a time as ever to put his energy toward his passions: beer and tabletop gaming. “I’ve had the idea for a couple years,” said Carter. “I’d seen other ones, and took a trip to Seattle, and visited Guardian Games in Portland.” He cited these popular establishments, along with Sacramento’s tabletop game culture, as examples of what could be done in Reno.

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“If people can manage to put them back without pieces missing, that’s huge,” he said. Carter organizes the games by difficulty. There are plenty of casual games like Cards Against Humanity and Connect 4. There are sets of classic games, like chess. And there are the harder games that take hours to learn and play, such as Star Wars: Rebellion and Game of Thrones: The Board Game. Carter hopes the bar will also serve as a learning experience for new gamers who may be intimidated by these more complex games. The shelf system is organized in such a way that a person can work their way from the bottom to the top, from easy to difficult. Carter loves any opportunity to share his expertise about tabletop games and make recommendations to patrons. Carter himself prefers board games to role-playing games like D&D and Pathfinder. “I’d rather play a really complex game for four hours and wrack my brain,” he said. His favorite type of game is a Eurogame, sometimes referred to as a “Euro worker,” which refers to a type of strategy game that often includes an element of resource gathering, trade and economics, and area control. Carter said Settlers of Catan continues to be a popular choice with patrons, but regular visitors are taking chances on the more complicated games, such as Scythe, a strategy game centered on factions and resource collecting. If you needed more evidence of how serious the tabletop game community is, the creator of Scythe raised nearly $2 million in a 2015 Kickstarter campaign to get the game made and distributed. Every game is free to play at the Glass Die. All that’s for sale are beverages— most notably, beer, but also cider, wine, tea and local cold brew coffee from Magpie Coffee Roasters. Carter said the bar is just as much about beer as it is about board games. “I try to focus on the beer,” he said. “I’ve put a lot of thought into the beer menu.” At least half of all beers on tap are local, and he switches them out regularly, so visitors can always try something new. Patrons can roll a 20-sided die to help aid their choice of drink—whichever number they get corresponds to a beer on the menu. In the near future, Carter hopes to have a small shop within the bar that sells new games created by independent artists. However, he steers people toward existing game shops, such as Comic Kingdom and Games Galore, if they’re looking for a place to purchase their own games. “There are other shops that focus on retail,” he said. “I want people to try new things, come here and hang out with their friends, have local beer. I just want to do something different. I really like beer, and I really like board games.” Ω

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Carter took over the bottom floor of the building on the corner of Holcomb Avenue and Sinclair Street in Midtown—the metal facade is hard to miss from the street. The building, vacant for several years, was formerly home to City of Reno administrative offices and the marketing agency Twelve Horses. Carter hopes the location in Midtown will draw curious people from off the street. The Glass Die isn’t Reno’s first tabletop gaming bar, but Carter thinks he got started at the right time, as demand for a board gamer-friendly hangout increased. “It’s definitely not a new concept,” he said. “Reno is always in this weird state—we’re both a little ahead of the times, and a little behind the times. There’s a mix of weird progressiveness in this city.” Similar establishments haven’t fared well. Reno Pub and Games, located on Kietzke Avenue, closed last year. But Carter thinks it was more of an issue with location, rather than enthusiasm. “I don’t think it was because there wasn’t a community to support it,” he said. Carter held a Kickstarter in March to raise money to increase the current collection of board games. He contributed 100 games from his personal collection. The Kickstarter reached its initial goal of $2,000 almost immediately and raised close to $5,000 in three weeks. Even gaming enthusiasts from out of state contributed to the crowdfunding—donors from Salt Lake City made a visit to Reno once the Glass Die opened. If this seems surprising, tabletop culture is full of passionate fans who dedicate a substantial amount of money and time to the activity. My own D&D group’s enthusiasm is proof of this. A painting of us commissioned from local artist Daniel Martin is hung on the wall at the Glass Die, my bow-wielding half-elf rogue in the center, next to a portrait featuring another local crew who also wanted to see their characters immortalized through art. (Full disclosure: I did not contribute to the Glass Die’s Kickstarter, but friends of mine did. I have no personal connection to the business.) Since its soft opening on April 1, the bar already has regulars who show up weekly to play games or role play with their friends.

For more information, visit theglassdie.com. The Glass Die is for ages 21 and up.

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If you live in Tuscarora, chances are good that you are an introvert and fairly good that you are an artist. Gail Rappa and Elaine Parks are each both. Located 50 miles northwest of Elko, the remote outpost is listed as a ghost town despite having 14 permanent residents. It is home to the Tuscarora Summer Pottery School, which—when it is in session— nearly doubles the town’s population. “It’s a very isolated place,” explained Rappa. “We’re kind of set up on the side of a hill that overlooks a valley, surrounded by about five large ranches.” “I’d say it’s definitely not for everybody,” said Parks. She splits her time between Tuscarora and Los Angeles, making mixed-media work that is inspired by the kinds of things you can only find in the middle of nowhere—blazing stars, piles of bones, ancient artifacts, stuff like that. Rappa’s art is also inspired by northeastern Nevada. She often incorporates images of mountains, skies and wildlife into her jewelry pieces. Though they work with different materials, there is a definitive straight-from-thesource quality to both artists’ work. Perhaps that is why curator Megan Kay asked the two to show together for High Desert Alchemy, the latest exhibit at OXS Gallery. Side by side, the artists’ pieces give the viewer a backcountry take on alchemy, the transformation of ordinary matter into precious objects. Parks and Rappa use earthy materials to conjure meaning from their landscapes and personal histories. After her mother’s death from a rare lung disease in 2014, Rappa transformed her grief into different iterations of tiny lungs—all inlaid with various metals,

“Lung #6” by Gail Rappa—made of metal, wood and bone—is among a selection of wall sculptures that examine the magic of rural living and the preciousness of life. PHOTO/KRIS VAGNER

images of birds and delicate bones. These gem-looking pieces hang on black wooden backgrounds and adorn the gallery walls like jewelry window displays or mounted medical drawings. Across the gallery, Parks displays circular arrangements of bones, constellations drawn onto what appear to be animal skins, and several round discs that depict images of deep space. At first glance, the work seems to trade in bigger themes—the birth of the universe, the rituals of burial, and how we connect the dots in the night sky. But if you ask Parks what form of alchemy her work takes, she will tell you that the transformation is “more in the material realm.” Like the ancient cultures she references—and like any sculptor who doesn’t outsource their work or hate their life—Parks is preoccupied with the manipulation of material. Her parents’ old blanket becomes an animal hide. Bones from a walk are recast in clay and decorated with pearls that remind the artist of her mother and of the stars. The discs that appear to be clay are actually wood and tar. “I like mixing it up,” said Parks. “I don’t mind people knowing what [the sculpture] is made of, but I like that materials sometimes look like something else. Often, they do.” That’s not to say Parks is so focused on her work that she doesn’t look up every now and then. “We have amazing night skies [in Tuscarora], and they’ve really just seeped into my life completely,” she said. “I think about these skies all the time.” Rappa has a word for this magic too. She calls it “Tuscaphoria.” Apparently, it’s good for your art career. Ω High Desert Alchemy is on display through June 2 at OXS Gallery in the Nevada Arts council office, 716 N. carson St., carson city. A reception is scheduled from 5-7:30 p.m. May 23, with an artist talk at 6:15 p.m.

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Dancing with the stars The trippy Marvel fun continues with Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, a big, nutty, spiraling sequel that brings the fun, along with a lot of daddy issues. Star-Lord, a.k.a. Peter Quill (Chris Pratt), had some major mommy issues in the first movie, and this time out his dad takes a turn at messing with his head. The dad comes in the form of Ego (Kurt Russell— yes!), who we see hanging out with Quill’s mom in the ’70s during the film’s prologue. (The CGI and practical makeup anti-aging effects on Kurt Russell ranks as one of the best examples of that particular trick to date.) After a killer opening credits sequence that features a battle with a giant slug thing while Baby Groot dances to ELO, the Guardians—including Quill, Baby Groot (voice of Vin Diesel), Gamora (Zoe Saldana), Drax (David Bautista) and Rocket (voice of Bradley Cooper)—find themselves on another quest. They are quickly diverted to Ego’s planet, where Quill finds out more about his celestial origins. Russell proves to be perfectle cast as Quill’s bombastic father, with Pratt possessing many of the legendary action film star’s alluring traits. Seeing them on screen together, at one point playing catch with an energy ball Quill conjures with newfound powers, is one of the film’s great joys. It also proves to be misleading, because writerdirector James Gunn isn’t going to settle for an easy story about a wayward son reuniting with a dream dad. As it turns out, Ego makes Darth Vader look like Mike Brady on a paternal level. Vol. 2 is as dark and nasty as it is silly and action-packed. Quill’s daddy issues don’t end with Ego. Oh, no, that would be too easy. Gunn and his cast have come up with a story that is far more complicated than your average comic book movie. Of course, there’s also the whole sibling rivalry thing between Gamora and her twisted sister, Nebula (Karen Gillan). When these two fight, it goes way beyond kicking each other in the shins.

Another subplot—the film has quite a few— involves Michael Rooker’s disgraced Yondu looking for redemption. What comes of his storyline results in one of the greater surprises the franchise has offered so far. Rooker, such an underrated actor, makes Yondu’s journey compelling. All of the story threads hold together well as the film ratchets up the action at a frantic pace that Gunn always manages to keep under control. The director has a way of going crazy with his visuals and pacing, yet making it all comprehensible and coherent. Bautista, good in the first film, graduates to greatness with this one, providing most of the film’s big laughs. His newly minted relationship with Mantis (Pom Klementieff), Ego’s traveling companion, and his frankness about her physical appearance, is one of the film’s great running gags. Sylvester Stallone, who is not required to wear heavy makeup, makes a brief appearance as a renegade thief, and while he doesn’t share screen time with Russell, we’ll just go ahead and call this a Tango & Cash reunion. A couple of years back, Yes album cover illustrator Roger Dean took James Cameron to court over Avatar’s production designs looking a lot like his work. He might want to fire up the lawyer brigade again, because Ego’s planet looks like it was completely inspired by Dean’s paintings. Whenever there was a pan of the Ego planet’s landscape, I had Yes’s “Starship Trooper” playing in my head. While Yes doesn’t make the classic rock soundtrack, songs like Fleetwood Mac’s “The Chain” and Cheap Trick’s “Surrender” do. As did its predecessor, Vol. 2 works as an ode to classic vinyl rock, as well as those album covers. The Guardians will be back in a second sequel, along with an appearance in next year’s Avengers: Infinity War, so the fun is just beginning. As always, stick around for the credits. There are many scenes still to be had after the main movie is over. Ω

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Beauty and the Beast

This live-action take on the classic Disney animated musical isn’t a shot-for-shot remake of the original like, say, Gus Van Sant’s time-wasting Psycho effort. However, it does follow a lot of the same plot points and incorporates enough of the musical numbers to give you that sense of déja vu while watching it. Thankfully, Emma Watson makes it worthwhile. Hermione makes for a strong Belle. Since director Bill Condon retains the music from the original animated movie, Watson is asked to sing, and it’s pretty evident that AutoTune is her friend. She has a Kanye West thing going. As the Beast, Dan Stevens gives a decent enough performance through motion-capture. The original intent was to have Stevens wearing prosthetics only, but he probably looked like Mr. Snuffleupagus in dailies, so they called upon the help of beloved computers. Like King Kong, the CGI creation blends in nicely with his totally human, organic cast member. The cast and crew labor to make musical numbers like “Gaston” and “Be Our Guest” pop with the creative energy of the animated version, but they don’t quite reach those heights. They are nicely rendered, for sure, but not on the masterpiece level that was the 1991 film.

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The Circle

This is a clueless movie based on the novel by Dave Eggers, a lame attempt at satire in regard to social networking and the invasion of privacy during the digital age. After slaving away at a temp job, Mae Holland (Emma Watson) lands a gig at The Circle thanks to her friend Annie (Karen Gillan), a top player at the company. The Circle is all of your basic modern day computer entities—Apple, Google, Facebook, Twitter, etc.—wrapped into one big digital corporate burrito. It’s run by a friendly-looking, coffee cup-toting, Steve Jobs-like entity named Bailey (Tom Hanks) and his sidekick Stenton (Patton Oswalt, a.k.a. TV’s Son of TV’s Frank on the new incarnation of Mystery Science Theater 3000). Mae progresses from a customer service rep to a big player in the company seemingly overnight, and let’s just say that ascension is a wee bit unconvincing. Watson’s portrayal of Holland’s supposed turmoil and opinion swings lacks any sort of dimension, wit or shock value. Yes, much of this can be blamed on the screenplay written in part by Eggers himself and director James Ponsoldt. It lacks the sort of insight and dark humor this sort of film craves. But, while often an enjoyable movie presence, Watson might lack the talent to pull a role like this, one that requires her to be unlikeable in many ways. The Circle is obnoxious, sloppy and full of aimless arguments. You know … like most of your Facebook and Twitter news feeds.

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next to Gloria’s monster and appears to be the manifestation of Oscar’s anxieties.

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The Fate of the Furious

With The Fate of the Furious, easily the most stupidly titled installment in the Furious franchise—yes, even more stupid than the name Tokyo Drift—you get to see the single most disgusting, stomach-churning, horrifying moment in cinema so far this year. That would be when Charlize Theron plants a big, sloppy kiss on Vin Diesel, the image of which is some kind of “Woman from Monster Meets the Pillsbury Dough Boy On Steroids” nightmare. Some five years ago, I made up a list of five things I never wanted to see, and that came in at number three, right under “Donald Trump as President” and “Spiders in My Scrambled Eggs Being Served to Me By a Man with Weeping Hand Sores.” Somewhere along the way, the Furious franchise went completely bonkers and became less about cars racing around and more about dudes who think hair on the top of their heads is total bullshit and also think upper arms should be the size of a bull’s torso. It also went off on some sort of international spy team tangent, something that worked to a hilarious degree in Furious 7. In The Fate of the Furious, the franchise trajectory becomes ridiculous without being much fun. It’s just dumb and plodding.

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Going in Style

This is a lousy remake of the “old guys rob a bank wearing rubber noses” bleak comedy from back in 1979 that starred George Burns and Art Carney. The original was directed by Martin Brest, the guy who would go on to direct Beverly Hills Cop, Midnight Run and, uh oh, Gigli. This take loses all of the charm of that fun and slightly dark Burns vehicle. It’s super heavy on schmaltz, and it asks a strong cast to embarrass themselves for more than 90 minutes. Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman and Alan Arkin replace Burns, Carney and Lee Strasberg in the updated story, and that setup probably looked pretty good on paper. Unfortunately, they handed the film to Zach Braff, the guy from Scrubs, to direct. Braff does so with all the subtlety and nuance of an M80 going off in a candlelight yoga class. The heist itself insists that it is clever while being rather rote and mundane. Caine replaces Burns as Joe, the brains of the group. Joe, during a visit to a bank to complain about his upcoming foreclosure, witnesses a bank robbery. So, naturally, when he and his pals’ pensions go away, he decides to rob a bank. Then, after some gentle persuading with Willie (Freeman) and Albert (Arkin), they rob a bank. The big twist here is that they rob a bank wearing Rat Pack masks instead of the rubber nose glasses they wore in the original.

Colossal

Anne Hathaway and Jason Sudeikis gloriously upstage two kaiju monsters in Colossal, a science fiction monster mash that features many twists and a psychological/emotional river that runs mighty deep. Hathaway outdoes herself as Gloria, a New York writer who gets herself kicked out of her boyfriend’s (Dan Stevens) apartment for constant partying and being somewhat “unmanageable.” She winds up in her hometown sleeping on an inflatable mattress. She soon bumps into Oscar (Sudeikis), a friend from childhood. Oscar, an overly sweet and generous guy at first glance, immediately seeks to help Gloria, giving her a job at his bar and giving her furniture for her sparse home. This seems to be the setup for a strange romantic comedy between Gloria and Oscar with science fiction/horror as the background. Writer-director Nacho Vigalondo has something much different in mind. Gloria awakens one morning after much drinking to discover that a giant, lizard-like creature is attacking Seoul, Korea. After examining some YouTube and news programs, she realizes that the monster seems to be mimicking her mostly drunk body movements half a world away. Yes, the monster is the manifestation of her selfloathing, out-of-control, alcoholic ways, and it’s taking lives in Korea. She feels more than a little bit guilty about this. Things get weirder when an equally large monster robot shows up

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Life

This sci-fi/horror film starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Ryan Reynolds is an inconsistent but overall sturdy genre pic that looks great and ultimately delivers the goods despite a few slow patches and a couple of remarkably dumb moments. Credit director Daniel Espinosa for setting a grim tone and sticking with it through the very end. Gyllenhaal and Reynolds play astronauts pulling a long haul on an international space station. Gyllenhaal’s David Jordan is actually about to break the record for consecutive days in space, and generally prefers life in the stars to life back on our miserable planet. The crew is awaiting a space capsule containing samples from Mars, and these samples will put forth an amazing discovery: life beyond our planet. Ship scientist Hugh Derry (Ariyon Bakare) discovers a cell, wakes it up, and marvels at its ability to grow at a rapid pace. He eventually finds himself marveling at the little guy’s ability to grab on to his glove and basically mulch the hand within it. So, as the viewer quickly discovers, life on Mars was probably a total shit show, because this globular nasty—a distant cousin of Steve McQueen’s The Blob—digs on killing everything in its path. The expedition goes from a triumphant discovery to ultra protective mode in a matter of seconds.

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Eye opener If the menu at Cross Eyed Katy’s seems a bit familiar, it’s because the location was formerly a Kinder’s BBQ. After purchase by a local family and being re-branded as an independent shop, it’s making a slow evolution toward its own identity. There are burgers, sandwiches and salads. There’s also a kid’s menu, and a few breakfast items. On a recent visit, I was focused on getting a slew of barbecue takeout to feed hungry folks at home. With my focus set on smoked meats, I chose beef ball-tip ($9.98 per pound) and pulled pork ($10.98 per pound). They were out of brisket, so I settled for barbecue beef ($11.98 per pound). We rounded that out with ribs (a full rack for $23.95 or half for $12.95), chicken quarters ($3.95 each), and nearly every deli salad they offer ($2 for an eight-ounce cup). Also known as bottom sirloin, the ball-tip cut of beef is adjacent to the tri-tip cut and is very similar in texture and flavor. The meat was moist, smoky and good even before adding sauce. Speaking of sauces, they were all quite tasty. We sampled mild, hot, extra hot and roasted garlic. The extra hot was really zippy, and the garlic had a touch of sweetness that worked to counteract any bitter notes—good stuff. The pulled pork was what I would call adequate—not a lot of bark or flavor on its own, but probably good in a sandwich with plenty of sauce and slaw. The barbecue beef was OK, The smoke and bark gave it a decent flavor that still came through, even with a heavy dose of the mild sauce. The smoked chicken quarter was among the best

A three-way platter from Cross Eyed Katy’s comes with ribs, quartered chicken, brisket, potato salad, broccoli salad and a corn muffin. PHOTO/ALLISON YOUNG

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The reno aces heat up the ballpark during a game last season.

Have a ball I’m not really a sports guy. There’s nobody I refer to as “my team.” I didn’t grow up playing anything, and I’m pretty sure we don’t get ESPN. Basically, whatever the opposite is of the rabid fan—wearing the jersey, shouting at the TV, never missing a game—that’s me. Despite that, over the last few years I’ve found myself being wooed, slowly at first as my son started playing Little League, after trying other sports. Participating as a parent has a way of drawing you in, learning the game, the rules, the lingo, the traditions. Simultaneously, we found a fun activity for our whole family—cheering on the Reno Aces. The evolution is still in progress, but I find myself more and more in love with America’s pastime, the graceful, beautiful battle played out on grassy fields around the world that is baseball. Aside from the occasional cold wind, it feels like spring may finally be here, and with it, baseball season. Besides helping out with the little guys, that also means some spectating at the minor league games, and a beer is almost a required accessory. Fortunately, the days of ballpark choices limited to nothing but Big Corporate Beer and Big Corporate Beer Lite are behind us. And Greater Nevada Field is on board. On a recent evening, we found ourselves at our first Aces game of the season, thanks to a school fundraiser. Despite temperatures forecasted to dip into the 40s, our first chance at beer awaited perhaps 40 feet inside the gate so we made our first stop. The big names still dominate, despite craft beer’s growth. From the Coors Light Party Zone to Thirsty Thursdays $2 Coors special, you’ll find no Buds here. If you visit the main concession stands for a hot dog or popcorn, it’s usually just Coors, Coors Light, maybe Blue Moon—a Coors

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product—or Heineken. Scattered around the park, though, you’ll find more options than you thought possible. Carts pouring drafts like Icky, Lagunitas or Sam Adams, 24-ounce cans of this, 16-ounce cans of that, Tecate, Redd’s Apple Ale and more. The mother lode, though, is the Craft Beer Garden—not an actual garden—above right field. Besides additional food options, the CBG offers about a dozen draft beers, including big names in craft like Avery, Oskar Blues and Rogue. More local brews would be nice, but there’s something here for every beer lover. Choose wisely—beers are $8.25, still not bad compared to MLB parks, I’m told, but challenging if you’re on a budget. Complaining about ballpark beer prices, though, is like complaining about summer heat in Vegas. It’s just how it is. My only other complaint is that the selection varies among the different carts and stands, so you might need to shop around if you’re looking for something specific. Once you start paying attention, it’s a little shocking to see the breadth of alcohol options available here. Premixed canned vodka cocktails, little bottles of red and white wine, even some cocktails, like the tequila options—including margaritas—at the “Cuervo Cantina” cart. This ain’t your granddad’s ballpark, folks. The complex also includes venues like Duffy’s Ale House, Bugsy’s Sports Bar and Mexican restaurant Arroyo for more drinking choices before or after a game. Whether you’re a recent convert like me, a lifelong fan, or a soccer junkie rooting for Reno 1868 FC, whatever your poison, you can probably find it at Greater Nevada Field. Play ball! Ω

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From the Ruins The landscape of heavy metal music is far ranging—spanning decades, drawing from innumerable influences and populated by an ever-growing list of painfully specific subgenres. The five members of From the Ruins have seen almost every inch of it, but, when they describe their own sound, wisdom begets brevity. “I would say, ‘metal as fuck,’” said bassist—and RN&R contributor—Eric Marks. The others laughed and nodded in agreement. It really is that simple. The band’s first show was about a year ago, but only recently has the final lineup been settled. Guitarists Chuck Reyome and Scott Schlingheyde were original members, and vocalist Isaac Wilson and drummer Robert Landers were recruited afterward. “As a band, we’ve only had less than six or seven shows total,” said Reyome. “I’ve lived in Reno since 1995, so I’ve seen a lot of these guys play throughout the years in different incarnations of their own bands that they play in—being friends with these guys and watching them and just going, ‘Wow, these guys are some of the best guys around in town.’” The band members recognize crossovers like Iron Maiden and Metallica, but some of their tastes run toward the heavier sounds of death metal and the like. Collectively though, they place an emphasis on recognizable hooks and melodies on top of screaming guitar solos, roaring vocals and rhythmic drum blasts, all with a clear intention— to get people moving. “This band is fun, though—that’s why I ultimately decided to join,” said Marks. “My last band was work. I’ve

been in bands in Reno since 1984, and the music progressed, and I was always looking for something more and more challenging, but after a while you burn out, and it just becomes work.” “I’m looking for it to progress,” said Schlingheyde. “I’d love for this thing to just explode—but I have fun doing it.” As veterans on both the performance and management sides, the band members want their accessible sound to drive turnout and make it easier for venues to book not only them, but more metal bands in general. “I like all-ages shows,” said Marks. “All these shitty promoters came in and just kind of fucked things up. Five years ago, 10 years ago even, it was awesome. [There was] that cohesion— house parties, underground shows, three bands for three bucks, not 17 bands for 18 dollars that nobody cares about.” A lack of all-ages shows means that promoters need to stack the roster so a show can attract as many people as possible, meaning acts get paid less, and fewer people get to see the band they came for—while younger audiences get shut out completely. “The Reno scene is hurting right now at this point, as far as getting people out there,” said Reyome. “I feel Eric, and I pay all my people when I’m promoting a show, but a venue has to pay their bills too. It’s a catch-22.” On May 13, From the Ruins will play the first metal show ever hosted at Mummer’s in Sparks since that venue changed from the Alley. The band members see it as a test of whether metal can fill the venue. Ultimately, they hope to tour beyond Reno city limits and find listening ears wherever they can. Ω

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3rd Street Bar, 125 W. Third St., (775) 323-5005: Open Mic Comedy Competition with host Pat Shillito, Wed, 9pm, no cover The Improv at Harveys Lake Tahoe, 18 Highway 50, Stateline, (775) 5886611: Nick Youssef, Sandy Danto, Thu-Fri, Sun, 9pm, $25; Sat, 9pm, $30; Tom Rhodes, Chase Durousseau, W, 9pm, $25 Laugh Factory at Silver Legacy Resort Casino, 407 N. Virginia St., (775) 3257401: Gerry Bednob, Thu, Su, 7:30pm, $20; Fri, 7:30pm, 9:30pm, $20; Sat, 7:30pm, 9:30pm, $25; Quinn Dahle, Tue-Wed, 7:30pm, $20 Pioneer Underground, 100 S. Virginia St., (775) 322-5233: K-von, Fri, 9pm, $14$19; Sat, 6:30pm, 9:30pm, $14-$19

Kelly Bentson, 6pm, no cover

elBoW room Bar fine VineS

6300 Mae Anne Ave., (775) 787-6300

hellfire Saloon

3372 S. McCarran Blvd., (775) 825-1988

Country line dancing with DJ Trey, 7pm, no cover

Blue October, 8pm, $24.77-$27.52

Eric Matlock, 7pm, no cover Coney Dogs, 9pm, no cover

2002 Victorian Ave., Sparks; (775) 358-6700

Prey For Son, 8pm, no cover

the holland project

The Frights, Hunny, King Shelter, 8pm, $10-$12

Rob Ford Explorer, Pinnacles, Find Yourself, 8pm, $5

Hollow Home, 3pm, Tu, W, no cover

juB juB’S thirSt parlor

Marianarchy XIII Day One, 5pm, no cover As It Is, 7pm, $13.50

Marianarchy XIII Day Two: A Benefit For Hank Sosnowski, 1pm, no cover

Samm Bones, Bat Country, 9pm, M, $3

140 Vesta St., (775) 742-1858

71 S. Wells Ave., (775) 384-1652

the jungle

Outspoken: Monday Open Mic, 7pm, M, no cover

246 W. First St., (775) 329-4484

liVing the good life

Live music, 6pm, no cover

1480 N. Carson St., (775) 841-4663

Alturas R A B $ 50

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MON-WED 5/15-5/17

Drinking with Clowns, Saoul and The Sway, 9pm, $10

Bar of america

Comedy

The Librarian and Charlesthefirst, 10pm, $10

SUNDAY 5/14

Frank Perry Jazz Combo, 8pm, no cover

132 West St., (775) 329-2878

May 12, 7 p.m.  Cargo  255 N. Virginia St.  398-5400

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

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THURSDAY 5/11

FRIDAY 5/12

SATURDAY 5/13

SUNDAY 5/14

MON-WED 5/15-5/17

The LofT Tahoe

Magic Fusion, 7:30pm, $19-$27

Magic Fusion, 7:30pm, $19-$27

Magic Fusion, 7pm, 9pm, $19-$27

Magic Fusion, 4:30pm, 7:30pm, $19-$27

Magic Fusion, 7:30pm, M, Tu, W, $19-$27

The Loving Cup

Jazz Night, 8:30pm, no cover

MidTown wine Bar

DJ Trivia, 6:30pm, no cover

Baker Street Band, 8pm, no cover

The Run Up, 8:30pm, no cover

1021 Heavenly Village Way, South Lake Tahoe; (530) 523-8024

188 California Ave., (775) 322-2480 1527 S. Virginia St., (775) 800-1960

MiLLenniuM nighTCLuB

La MAR-K de Tierra Caliente, Los Guerreros del Arpa, 11pm, $TBA

2150 Victorian Ave., Sparks; (775) 772-6637

Moody’s BisTro, Bar & BeaTs

Eric Johnson Trio, 8pm, no cover

paddy & irene’s irish puB

Acoustic Wonderland, 8pm, no cover

10007 Bridge St., Truckee; (530) 587-8688

906-A Victorian Ave., Sparks; (775) 358-5484

The Sauce, 8:30pm, no cover

Mat Marucci Trio, 8:30pm, no cover Big Heart, 8pm, no cover

poLo Lounge

T-N-Keys, 4:30pm, Tu, 7pm, W, no cover

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Live blues, 8pm, W, no cover

761 S. Virginia St., (775) 221-7451

shea’s Tavern

United Defiance, Falcon A!, Me Time, Lost Idea, 9pm, $6

715 S. Virginia St., (775) 786-4774

sparks Lounge

Ese, Gravity Lord, Grimedog, Basement Tapes, 9pm, $6

1237 Baring Blvd., Sparks; (775) 409-3340

Blues Etc. Jam Wih Tony G & Friends, 8:30pm, no cover

French Toast Mafia Storms Sparks Lounge!, 8:30pm, no cover

sT. JaMes infirMary

Artist Industry Night, 9pm, no cover

Bazooka Zac, 9pm, no cover

Saturday Dance Party, 9pm, no cover

Dead Letter Disciple, 9pm, $5

Calling Ophelia, 9pm, $7

Moondog Matinee, Sneaky Creatures, Weapons Of Mass Creation, 9pm, $10

Moving Units, Second Still, Plastic Caves, 9pm, $10

445 California Ave., (775) 657-8484

May 12, 8 p.m.  The Holland Project  140 Vesta St.  742-1858 Karaoke with Bobby Dee, 8pm, Tu, no cover

Gemini, 9pm, no cover

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

The Frights

sTudio on 4Th

432 E. Fourth St., (775) 737-9776

The TroCadero

235 W. Second St., (775) 771-6792

whiskey diCk’s

2660 Lake Tahoe Blvd., South Lake Tahoe; (530) 544-3425

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Booze & Glory, Mob Rule, Down and Out, 8pm, M, $15-$17 Open Jazz Jam, 7pm, Tu, no cover The Soul Persuaders, 8pm, W, no cover Tuesday Trivia, 7:30pm, Tu, no cover Music Industry Night, 9pm, W, no cover

The Garden May 13, 9 p.m.  3rd Street Bar  125 W. Third St.  323-5005

Cash Only Band, 9pm, no cover

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AtlAntis CAsino ResoRt spA 3800 S. Virginia St., (775) 825-4700 1) Grand Ballroom Stage 2) Cabaret

THURSDAY 5/11

FRIDAY 5/12

SATURDAY 5/13

SUNDAY 5/14

MON-WED 5/15-5/17

2) Atomika, 8pm, no cover

2) Atomika, 4pm, no cover Escalade, 10pm, no cover

2) Atomika, 4pm, no cover Escalade, 10pm, no cove

2) Escalade, 8pm, no cover

2) Steppen’ Stonz, 8pm, M, Tu, W. no cover

2) The Starlighters, 5pm, no cover Stephen Lord, 9pm, no cover

2) The Starlighters, 5pm, no cover Stephen Lord, 9pm, no cover

2) Crush, 6pm, no cover

2) Tandymonium, 6pm, M, no cover Jonathan Barton, 6pm, Tu, W, no cover

2) Just Us, 8pm, no cover 3) Turtle’s Last Dance with The Davisson Brothers Band, 5pm, no cover

2) Just Us, 8pm, no cover

2) John Palmore, 6pm, no cover

2) John Palmore, 6pm, M, no cover Roem Baur, 6pm, Tu, W, no cover

2) Cash’d Out, 9pm, no cover

2) Jake Houston & The Royal Flush, 10pm, no cover

2) The Higgs, 10pm, no cover

2) Left Of Centre, 10:30pm, no cover

2) Left Of Centre, 10:30pm, no cover 3) DJ Roni V, 9pm, no cover

2) Left Of Centre, 10:30pm, no cover 3) DJ Roni V, 9pm, no cover

2) Left Of Centre, 10:30pm, no cover

2) Fat Tuesdays with DJs Bird & Montague, Tu, 10:30pm, no cover The Hellenbacks, 10:30pm, W, no cover

3) Grand Country Nights with DJ Colt Ainsworth, 10pm, no cover

1) Easton Corbin, 8pm, $22.94 - $267 2) Ayla Simone, 10pm, $15 3) Grand Country Nights, 10pm, no cover

Boomtown CAsino

2100 Garson Rd., Verdi; (775) 345-6000 1) Event Center 2) Guitar Bar

CARson VAlley inn

Booze & Glory May 15, 8 p.m.  Shea’s Tavern  715 S. Virginia St.  786-4774

2) Just Us, 7pm, no cover 1627 Hwy. 395, Minden; (775) 782-9711 1) Valley Ballroom 2) Cabaret Lounge 3) TJ’s Corral

CRystAl BAy CluB

14 Hwy. 28, Crystal Bay; (775) 833-6333 1) Crown Room 2) Red Room

eldoRAdo ResoRt CAsino 345 N. Virginia St., (775) 786-5700 1) Theater 2) Brew Brothers 3) NoVi

GRAnd sieRRA ResoRt

Karaoke O’Cleary’s Irish Pub, 1330 Scheels Drive, Ste. 250, Sparks, (775) 359-1209: Bobby Dee Karaoke/Dance Party, Thu, 6pm, no cover The Point, 1601 S. Virginia St., (775) 3223001: Karaoke, Thu-Sat, 7pm, no cover Spiro’s Sports Bar & Grille, 1475 E. Prater Way, Ste.103, Sparks, (775) 356-6000: Karaoke, Fri-Sat, 9pm, no cover West 2nd Street Bar, 118 W. Second St., (775) 348-7976: Karaoke, Mon-Sun, 9pm, no cover Underground @ the Alturas, 1044 E. Fourth St., (775) 324-5050: Karaoke with Nightsong Productions, Thu, 8pm, no cover

2) Lex Nightclub Thursdays, 10pm, $15 2500 E. Second St., (775) 789-2000 1) Grand Theater 2) Lex Nightclub 3) Sports Book

HARRAH’s lAke tAHoe

1) Todrick Hall Presents: Straight Outta Oz, 8pm, M, $27.52 3) Tuesday Night Blues with Buddy Emmer and guest, 8pm, Tu, no cover

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

HARRAH’s Reno

1) The Rat Pack Is Back, 219 N. Center St., (775) 788-2900 7:30pm, $27.06-$37.15 1) Sammy’s Showroom 2) The Zone 3) Sapphire Lounge 4) Plaza 5) Convention Center

1) The Rat Pack Is Back, 7:30pm, $27.06-$37.15 3) Melissa Dru, 9pm, no cover

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2) Air Supply, 8pm, $35 -$75

1100 Nugget Ave., Sparks; (775) 356-3300 1) Celebrity Showroom 2) Ballroom

peppeRmill ResoRt spA CAsino

2707 S. Virginia St., (775) 826-2121 1) Tuscany Ballroom 2) Terrace Lounge 3) Edge

1) The Rat Pack Is Back, 7:30pm, $27.06-$37.15 3) Melissa Dru, 9pm, no cover

3) Silver Ships, 7pm, no cover

2) Silver Ships, 8pm, no cover 3) Latin Dance Social, 7:30pm, $10 - $20

2) Silver Ships, 8pm, no cover 3) DJ Spryte, 10pm $20

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2) Bogg Jazz Ensemble, 6pm, M, Tu, W, no cover

The Utility Players: Mothers Day, 8pm, $15

345 N Arlington Ave., (775) 348-2200

407 N. Virginia St., (775) 325-7401 1) Grand Exposition Hall 2) Rum Bullions Island Bar 3) Aura Ultra Lounge 4) Silver Baron Lounge

2) Bogg Jazz Ensemble, 6pm, no cover

4) DJ Punktematrix, 9pm, no cover

2) Apple Z, 9pm, no cover 4) The Vegas Roadshow, 9pm, no cover

2) Apple Z, 9pm, no cover 4) The Vegas Roadshow, 9pm, no cover

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4) DJ Kronik, 9pm, no cover

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FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 11, 2017 For a complete listing of this week’s events or to post events to our online calendar, visit www.newsreview.com. MOTHER’S DAY TEA: Bring your mother (or  grandmother or aunt) for a special treat  of tea and cookies.  Sat 5/13, 1pm. Free.  Northwest Reno Library, 2325 Robb  Drive, (775) 787-4100.

REPTILES OF THE AMERICAS: Join presenter  Noah Peitz as he introduces numerous  reptiles of the Americas. Learn how  these animals survive in the wild, as well  as how they hunt, eat and where they  sleep, and find out what it’s like to keep  reptiles as pets. Not only will you be able  to see these unique reptiles, but you will  be able to handle many of them.   Sat 5/13, 2pm. Free. Galena Creek Visitor Center,  18250 Mount Rose Highway, (775) 8494948, www.galenacreekvisitorcenter.org.

SATURDAY NIGHT STAR PARTY: The Jack

Reno Sculpture Fest

5/12:

The special events season gets underway this weekend  with the third annual outdoor sculpture festival. The event  features more than 30 large-scale sculptures, interactive art installations,  vendors, food trucks, wellness and activity gardens, kids’ activities, live  music and other entertainment along 10 blocks in downtown Reno. The fun  continues into the night with concerts and DJ sets at several downtown  bars and nightclubs, including 1up, 3rd Street Bar, Cargo Concert Hall  at Whitney Peak Hotel and the Trocadero. The center of the action takes  place at the ReTrac Plaza, 301 N. Virginia St., between the Whitney Peak  Hotel and the Eldorado Resort Casino. Festival hours are 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.  on Friday, May 12, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday, May 13, and 11 a.m. to 6  p.m. on Sunday, May 14. Admission is free to daytime events. Late-night  concerts range from $10 for individual shows to $108 for a weekend pass.  For details, visit sculpturefest.com or freshbakin.com.

C. Davis Observatory hosts free star  parties every Saturday night year  round, starting at sunset. The evening  starts with a lecture on one of numerous  topics and then concludes with guided  star viewing by one of the observatory’s  astronomers.  Sat 5/13, 6pm. Free. Jack  C. Davis Observatory, 2699 Van Patten  Drive, Carson City, (775) 857-3033.

SPANISH CONVERSATION WINE & APPETIZERS:  A monthly free event organized by  Training Connexion for English speakers  to practice Spanish in a relaxed and  casual setting. Bring your favorite wine  or recipe.  Thu, 5/11, 6pm. Free. Training  Connexion, 4600 Kietzke Lane, (775) 2246271, www.meetup.com/Reno-SpanishLanguage-and-Culture-Meetup/.

ART ARTE ITALIA: Color Fusion The Art of Dick

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HANDS ON! SECOND SATURDAY: The program  offers monthly free admission, hands-on  art activities, storytelling, a docentguided tour, live performances and  community collaborations. Themes  and programs change monthly and  rotate through cultural explorations,  exhibition connections and community  partnerships.  Sat, 5/13, 10am-5pm. Free.  Nevada Museum of Art, 160 W. Liberty St.,  (775) 329-3333, www.nevadaart.org.

2ND ANNUAL TAMANO (SPRING) CRAFT FAIR:  The craft fair features beaded items,  artwork, books, blankets, jewelry and  more made by local and regional Native  American craft vendors.  Fri, 5/12-Sat, 5/13, 10am. Free. Reno-Sparks Indian  Colony, 34 Reservation Road, (775) 4423939, www.nevadaindianterritory.com.

5TH ANNUAL SPRING HORSE EXPO: The event  features local horse organizations,  local vendors and breed and discipline  demonstrations.  Sat, 5/13, 10am. Free.  Bartley Ranch Regional Park, 6000  Bartley Ranch Road, (775) 849-0120.

LAKE MANSION GUIDED TOURS CELEBRATION:  The Lake Mansion celebrates Historic  Preservation Month with free guided  tours on Fridays through May 19. No  registration required. Park in the Lake  Mansion lot off Arlington Avenue (or  accessible street parking on Flint Street)  and enter the mansion from the Flint  Street side. Tours last 20-30 minutes.  Fri 5/12, noon. Free, donations welcome. Lake  Mansion, 250 Court St., (775) 826-6100,  www.artsforallnevada.org.

CONVERSATIONAL SPANISH GALLERY TOUR:  A feature gallery tour and informal  conversation completely in Spanish.  Thu 5/11, 5pm. $1-$10 gallery admission, free  for students with ID. Nevada Museum of  Art, 160 W. Liberty St., (775) 329-3333.

MONSTER JAM: The world’s largest and most

THE GREAT RENO BIKE SWAP: This community  event is a venue for people selling bikes  and equipment on consignment. All  sellers receive 80 percent of the sales  price. The Great Reno Bike Swap will  retain 20 percent. All proceeds benefit  the Kiwanis Kids Bike Program and colon  cancer awareness through the Nevada  Colon Cancer Partnership.  Sat 5/13, 10am. Free. Idlewild Park, Snowflake  Pavilion, 1805 Idlewild Drive, (775) 846-7146.

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famous monster truck tour features  Mutant driven by Steven Sims, Grave  Digger driven by Pablo Huffaker, Monster  Mutt driven by Kevin Crocker, Nitro  Menace driven by Darren Migues and  Jailbird driven by Kaylyn Migues. Trucks/ drivers subject to change.  Fri, 5/12, 7pm; Sat, 5/13, 1pm & 7pm; Sun 5/14, 1pm. $15$30, $10 parking fee. Reno-Sparks  Livestock Events Center, 1350 N. Wells  Ave., www.monsterjam.com.

Marconi. A visual exhibit features a  vibrant selection of abstract works by  Italian-American artist Dick Marconi. The  exhibition is on view through July 30.  Thu, 5/11-Sun, 5/14, noon. Free. Arte Italia, 442  Flint St., (775) 333-0313.

ARTIST CO-OP GALLERY RENO: Myriad of  Miniatures. Artist Co-op members and  invited guests have created small gems  in a variety of subjects for this show.  The show continues through May 31.  Thu, 5/11-Wed, 5/17, 11am. Free. Artist Co-op  Gallery Reno, 627 Mill St., (775) 322-8896,  www.artistsco-opgalleryreno.com.

BIBO CAFE: Woke Closing Reception. The  focus of this group exhibit is to bring  awareness to some of the key issues  young people are facing today, specifically from the viewpoint of young people  under 21 who identify as female, trans,  non-binary and POC. Each artist uses  various mediums and their distinct  voice and style to touch on some of  the social issues that are important to  them. Artists include A. Benedict, Maya  Claiborne, Ana McKay, Ally Messer, Katera  Neil, Lupe Reyes and Payton Williams. The  closing reception is May 12. The exhibition  will be on view through May 13.  Fri, 5/12, 6-8pm. Free. Bibo Cafe, 945 Record St.,  (775) 250-8811, www.hollandreno.org.

CCAI COURTHOUSE GALLERY: From the Ground  Up. The Capital City Arts Initiative (CCAI)  presents work by artist Gil Martin. The  exhibit will be in the gallery through May  24.  Thu, 5/11-Fri, 5/12; Mon, 5/15-Wed, 5/17, 8am. Free. 885 E. Musser St., Carson City.,  www.arts-initiative.org.

CARSON CITY VISITORS BUREAU: Great Basin  Native Artists. Featured artists are Ben  Aleck, Topaz Jones, Jack Malotte, Melissa  Melero-Moose and Topah Spoonhunter.  The exhibition runs through June  19.  Thu, 5/11-Fri, 5/12; Mon, 5/15-Wed, 5/17, 9am. Free. 716 N. Carson St., Carson City,  (775) 687-7410, visitcarsoncity.com

THE HOLLAND PROJECT: Hollow Home.  Michelle Laxalt’s newest body of work  combines materials such as clay, fabric  and hair to create abstract sculptural  and textile pieces that serve as reminders of the human body and pay homage  to all its glorious complexity, strength  and vulnerable fragility. The exhibition  runs through May 26 with an opening  reception on May 11, from 6-8pm.  Thu,

5/11-Fri, 5/12, 3-6pm; Tue, 5/16-Wed, 5/17, 3-6pm. Free. 140 Vesta St., (775) 742-1858,  www.hollandreno.org.

MCKINLEY ARTS & CULTURE CENTER:  Animalia: Jennifer Wildermuth Reyes.  Interdisciplinary artist Jennifer  Wildermuth Reyes’s work focuses  primarily on animals and how they  correspond to development of human  culture and thought-process. The exhibit  places emphasis on temporarily pausing life and creating sacred spaces for  these animals. The exhibition runs from  through June 16.  Thu, 5/11-Fri, 5/12; Mon 5/15-Wed 5/17, 8am. Free; Historic Fort  Churchill Robert Rollins. Metro Gallery  in City Hall hosts photographer Robert  Rollins. Rollins seeks to tell stories with  his iconic imagery of the American  West—and in this case, the historic Fort  Churchill, located on U.S. Highway 95-A,  near Silver Springs, Nevada. The exhibition runs through June 16.  Thu, 5/11-Fri, 5/12; Mon, 5/15-Wed, 5/17, 9am.  Free.; My  Nevada in Black & White Will Barber.  Gallery East hosts photographer Will  Barber. As an environmental scientist,  Barber has a way of seeing the “ordered  chaos” of our natural surroundings, and  visually expresses this concept through  focusing on single elements and letting  the viewer focus on the multiple aspects  of the photographs. The exhibition runs  through June 16.  Thu, 5/11-Fri, 5/12; Mon, 5/15-Wed, 5/17, 8am.  Free. 925 Riverside  Drive, (775) 334-6264, renoculture.com.

THE POTENTIALIST WORKSHOP: Hot Pursuit of  Happiness. The installation is the result  of an eight-month road trip undertaken  by videographer ACVilla and composer/ keyboardist Thollem McDonas, aka Silver  Ochre, who traveled across the lower  48 states from April through November  last year, creating an artistic experience  of what this country is today. As they  traveled they created seven monthly episodes with unique original soundtracks.  These will be looped on seven screens  simultaneously.  Thu, 5/11, 7pm. $10. The  Potentialist Workshop, 836 E. Second St.,  www.facebook.com/PPPWS.

REID HOUSE GALLERY, STUDIO AND GIFT SHOP:  Grit N Grace Exhibition & Art Sale. DJD  Foundation for Freedom of Expression  presents the work of Susie Deese on  display through May 24. Susie Deese’s  assemblage work stems from the love of  old, damaged, forgotten and discarded  items. The process is her quest to bring  a revival story to these castoffs. It’s a  method of tinkering until the moment  when the story has unfolded. A portion  of the sales benefits DJD Foundation  for Freedom of Expression. Exhibit and  art sales: Tuesday and Thursday, 10am3pm, Sunday, noon-5pm. Reception: May  13.  Sat, 5/13, 3-7pm. Free. 515 Court St.,  (775) 391-2668.

SHEPPARD CONTEMPORARY IN THE CHURCH FINE ARTS BUILDING, UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO: Additions Recent  Permanent Collection Acquisitions. Over  the past year, University Galleries has  added three major collections of art in  addition to several individual acquisitions  to the Department of Art’s permanent  collection. This show reviews the highlights of these exhibitions, including  large-scale paintings by Richard Etts,  several dozen photographs including  works by contemporary artists Joel  Meyerowitz, Paul Sepuya and Darryl  Curran, ceramic sculpture by Mary  Bowron, beaded baskets by Rebecca  Eagle, and Southwest ceramic pottery.  Thu, 5/11-Fri, 5/16; Mon, 5/15-Wed, 5/17, noon. Free.; Tree Lines. Valerie  Cohen’s exhibition features pen and ink  line drawings of pine trees growing at or  near the timberline in the Sierra Nevada  and White Mountain Ranges of Eastern  California.  Thu, 5/11-Fri, 5/12; Mon, 5/15Wed, 5/17, noon.  Free. Church Fine Arts  Building, University of Nevada, Reno, 1335  N. Virginia St., (775) 784-4278.

SPARKS MUSEUM & CULTURAL CENTER:  Valeriy Kagounkin Retrospective. The  Sparks Museum & Cultural Center is  proud to present the work of Russianborn artist Valeriy Kagounkin, on display  through May 13. Kagounkin’s paintings  concentrate on the indigenous natives of  Russia and Siberia, as well as the native  people of North America and those who  built the American West.  Thu, 5/11-Sat, 5/13; Tue, 5/16-Wed, 5/17, 11am. Free. 814  Victorian Ave., Sparks, (775) 355-1144,  sparksmuseum.org.

ST. MARY’S ART CENTER: St. Mary’s Art  Center Spring Exhibition. The show  features artwork by Monika Piper  Johnson, Ronnie Rector, Will Barber, Mimi  Patrick, Casey Clark, Anthony Arevalo,  Anna Smith, Grey Wolf Leather Works  and Pura Vida Sierras Art. The exhibition runs through May 28.  Fri, 5/12-Sun, 5/14, 11am. Free. 55 N. R St., Virginia City,  stmarysartcenter.org.

THE WEDGE CERAMICS STUDIO: Mother’s Day  Weekend Event Petals & Pottery. Choose  from hundreds of handmade vases and  fresh cut flowers to make a one-of-akind flower arrangement with or for  your mom. Prices vary and the flowers  are included in the price of the vase.  There will be other ceramic artwork for  sale.  Sat, 5/13-Sun, 5/14, 10am. Free. The  Wedge Ceramics Studio, 2095 Dickerson  Road, www.thewedgeceramics.com.

WILBUR D. MAY MUSEUM: Honoring Mother  Nature Art Exhibition & Sale. This  new art exhibition from the Sierra  Watercolor Society will feature a variety of watercolor paintings that depict  plants, nature, flowers and other spring  themes. All art will be available for purchase, and visitors are invited to vote  for their favorite painting to win the  “People’s Choice Award.”  The exhibition

runs through June 4. Thu, 5/11-Sun, 5/14, 10am; Wed, 5/17, 10am. Free. Wilbur D. May  Museum, 1595 N. Sierra St., (775) 785-5961,  www.facebook.com/WilburMayCenter.

MUSEUMS NEVADA MUSEUM OF ART: A Place in  the Country Aboriginal Australian  Paintings. On view through May 21; The  Altered Landscape Selections from the  Carol Franc Buck Altered Landscape  Photography Collection. On display  through July 5; The John and Mary Lou  Paxton Collection. On view through June  4; Kristin Posehn Architectures. On display through May 21; Maynard Dixon The  Paltenghi Collections. On view through  July 16; Miradas Ancient Roots in Modern  and Contemporary Mexican Art. On  display through July 16; Peter Stichbury  Anatomy of a Phenomenon. On view  through May 28; Spinifex—Aboriginal  Paintings from the Robert Kaplan and  Margaret Levi Collection. On display  through May 28.  Thu, 5/11-Sun, 5/14; Wed, 5/17, 10am. $1-$10. Nevada Museum of  Art, 160 W. Liberty St., (775) 329-3333,  www.nevadaart.org.

TERRY LEE WELLS NEVADA DISCOVERY MUSEUM (THE DISCOVERY): Science Underground.  Located on the museum’s lower level,  Science Underground features an  eclectic, subterranean collection of  exhibits from The Discovery’s first five  years, including big, blue building blocks,  Electrosketch, Nano Science, an oversized Nevada puzzle, the Tube-o-Phone  and a walking piano.  Thu, 5/11-Sat, 5/13,

10am; Sun, 5/14, noon; Tue, 5/16-Wed, 5/17,

10am. $10-$12. Terry Lee Wells Nevada  Discovery Museum (The Discovery), 490 S.  Center St., (775) 786-1000, nvdm.org.

FILM MY SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN: Artemisia  MovieHouse presents a screening of  the 1969 adventure film directed by  James B. Clark. Twelve-year-old Sam  is hooked on Thoreau and would love  nothing better than to spend his days  living in the Canadian wilderness. When  a family vacation falls through, Sam  jumps at the opportunity to challenge  himself and sets out for the woods.  Sun, 5/14, 6pm. $5-$9. Good Luck Macbeth  Theater, 713 S. Virginia St., (775) 337-9111,  artemisiamovies.weebly.com.

WASTEDLAND 2 OPENING & SCREENING:  New York based artist and filmmaker  Andrew H. Shirley brings his existential  fantasy film makes its Reno debut  amid a detritus-strewn, site-specific,  immersive film installation transforming  the Serva Pool space at Holland into a  post-apocalyptic three-dimensional  graffiti wonderland. Questions of fate  and self will collide with graffiti folklore  through wordplay, sculpture, artifacts  and characters—all centered around  thematics from the film. The event begins  at 6pm with the screening at 7:30pm, plus  local bands Black Zin and Shit Metaphor  following the screening at 8pm.  Thu, 5/11, 6pm. Free. The Holland Project, 140 Vesta  St., (775) 742-1858, www.hollandreno.org.

MUSIC BE OUR GUEST: The Reno Pops Orchestra  offers a smorgasbord of tempting and  tasty musical treats, including selections  from Disney’s Beauty and the Beast and  the animated film Chicken Run.  Sat, 5/13, 7pm. Free. Nightingale Concert Hall, 1335  N. Virginia St., www.renopops.org.

THE BLACK LILLIES: Piper’s Opera House  and JiveRadio present a concert by the  internationally renowned band of rootsrockers.  Fri, 5/12, 7:30pm. $25. Piper’s  Opera House, 12 N. B St., Virginia City,  (775) 847-0433, www.jiveradio.org.

IN TUNE TALES: The group tells traditional  folk tales and modern storybook classics  against a backdrop of music, song  and musical sound effects.  Sun, 5/14, 2-3pm. Free. Downtown Reno Library,  301S. Center St., (775) 327-8300.

LEGENDS OF THE CELTIC HARP: Windham  Hill harpist Lisa Lynne, multiinstrumentalist Aryeh Frankfurter and  master storyteller Patrick Ball present  a program of Celtic harp music, both  traditional and original, entwined with  humorous stories.  Sat, 5/13, 7pm. $10$20. Brewery Arts Center, 449 W.  King St., Carson City, (775) 883-1976,  breweryarts.org.

MARIANARCHY XIII: The bi-annual charity  fundraiser benefits local teacher, poet and performer Hank Sosnowski,  who’s recovering from an assault that has left him physically and mentally  impaired. The event features two days of live music performed by local  bands, including Kittenhead, Alphabet Cult, Vague Choir, Murderock, Stabby  Unicorn, among others. Fri, 5/12, 5pm; Sat, 5/13, 1pm. Donations requested.  Jub Jub’s Thirst Parlor, 71 S. Wells Ave., (775) 384-1652, www.facebook.com/ marianarchy501.

MURDER IN GREEN MEADOWS: Two married  couples meet in the small suburban town  of Green Meadows, Illinois. Together,  the four fast friends spend their days  playing games, gossiping, telling jokes  and lending a hand to one another.  However, as the months go by and  masks begins to slip between the two  households, a whirlwind of startling  confessions and betrayals leaves one of  them dead and the rest to pick up (or  cover) the pieces. Performances are  Wednesday through Sunday through  May 28.  Fri, 5/12, 7:30pm; Sat, 5/13,

2pm & 7:30pm; Sun, 5/14, 2pm; Wed, 5/18, 7:30pm. $15-$22. Reno Little Theater,

(775) 813-8900, renolittletheater.org.

NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT: Western  Nevada Musical Theatre Company  celebrates its 100th show with its  production of this smash Broadway hit,  featuring “Someone to Watch Over Me,”  “Fascinating Rhythm,” “S’Wonderful,”  and “But Not For Me,” among other  popular tunes.  Fri, 5/12, 7:30pm; Sat, 5/1, 2pm & 7:30pm; Sun, 5/14, 2pm. $25$28. Bob Boldrick Theatre, Carson City  Community Center, 851 E. William St.,  Carson City, (775) 445-4249.

TITUS ANDRONICUS: Titus Andronicus is  locked in a cycle of revenge with Tamora  that spins wildly out of control in  Shakespeare’s violent play. Performances  are Wednesday-Saturday through May  20.  Thu, 5/11, 7:30pm; Fri, 5/12, 7:30pm; Sat, 5/13, 7:30pm; Wed, 5/17, 7:30pm. $15-$18.  Good Luck Macbeth Theatre Company, 713  S. Virginia St., (775) 322-3716.

THE WORLD GOES ’ROUND—THE MUSIC OF KANDER & EBB: This evening of song and

PORTRAIT SOCIETY OF RENO: PSOR meets

SPORTS & FITNESS GUIDED HIKE: Enjoy a guided hike through  Galena Creek Park with a local specialist.  Please bring appropriate clothing and  plenty of water. The hike intensity varies,  depending on the audience.  Sat, 5/13, 10am. Free, donations welcome. Galena  Creek Visitor Center, 18250 Mount Rose  Highway, (775) 849-4948.

RENO ACES : The minor league baseball  team plays the New Orleans Baby  Cakes,   Thu, 5/11-Sat, 5/13, 6:35pm; Sun, 5/14, 1:05pm. $8-$33. Greater Nevada  Field, 250 Evans Ave., (775) 334-7000,  renoaces.com.

CLASSES APPALACHIAN CLOGGING:  This two-hour  workshop is for those who just want to  try this dance. Must be in good physical  condition.  Sat, 5/13, 9:30am. $45.  Mountain Music Parlor, 735 S. Center St.,  (775) 843-5500.

STRENGTH & CONDITIONING (BEGINNERS) WITH RENO AERIAL CO-OP: Strength and  core building through calisthenics and  balance. Sign up at facebook.com/ renoaerialcoop.  Thu, 5/11, 7pm. The  Generator, 1240 Icehouse Ave., Sparks,  www.therenogenerator.com.

WATERCOLOR PAINTERS OPEN GROUP: This is a  group of watercolor painters who paint  together and learn from each other.  Fri, 5/12, 9am. $5. Nevada Fine Arts, 1301 S.  Virginia St., (775) 786-1128.

WEDNESDAY WORKSHOPS: Multiple hour-long  workshops and presentations on various  topics. Contact ksweetsparlormint@ gmail.com.  Wed, 5/17, 6pm. The  Potentialist Workshop, 836 E. Second St.,  www.potentialistworkshop.com.

BREAST CANCER—ON WITH LIFE: Saint Mary’s  team of social workers and educators,  as well as other breast cancer  survivors, meet weekly to discuss  cancer survivorship. The group meets in  the Tumor Board Conference Room.  Tue, 5/16, 4:30pm. Free. Saint Mary’s Center  for Health, 645 N. Arlington Ave., Suite  120, (775) 722-1222.

QUILTERS WITHOUT BOUNDRIES: Explore the  making of art quilts with non-traditional  products and techniques. The group  meets the third Monday of every  month.  Mon, 5/15, 1pm. $5. Nevada Fine  Arts, 1301 S. Virginia St., (775) 786-1128.

REAL CONVERSATIONS. REAL PEOPLE DIVERSITY MIXER: Interact with people

SUNDAY MUSIC BRUNCH: Enjoy live music  by Kat & Dave and brunch presented  by chez louie. The menu features artful  dishes, mimosas and a Bloody Mary Bar.  Reservations encouraged.  Sun, 5/14, 10am-2pm. Free. Nevada Museum of Art,  160 W. Liberty St., www.nevadaart.org.

McDonagh’s play, Carmichael has been  searching for his missing left hand  for almost half a century. Enter two  bickering lovebirds with a hand to sell  and a hotel clerk with an aversion to  gunfire, and get set for a roller coaster  of love, hate, desperation and hope.  Performances are on Friday, Saturday  and Sunday through May 20.  Thu, 5/11Sat, 5/13, 7:30pm; Sun, 5/14, 2pm. $12-$20.  Restless Artists’ Theatre Company, 295  20th St., Sparks, (775) 525-3074.

every Wednesday. There is painting from  life models (no instruction). All artists  are welcome. For more information,  email psor2016@gmail.com  Wed, 5/17, 9am. $10. Nevada Fine Arts, 1301 S.  Virginia St., (775) 786-1128.

COMMUNITY

to local albums, national releases and  more. Make new friends, meet other  creatives and/or fans. Drink local beer,  plan upcoming projects, and learn about  events going on in the area. Sometimes a  band or two will drop in to perform.  Wed, 5/17, 9pm. Free. St. James Infirmary, 445  California Ave., (775) 657-8484.

A BEHANDING IN SPOKANE: In Martin

improve coding skills at Carson City  Library’s new club The C@pital Coders.  The club will practice coding through  activities using NC Lab, Makey Makey,  Scratch and more.  Tue, 5/16, 4pm. Free.  Carson City Library, 900 N. Roop St.,  Carson City, (775) 887-2244.

dance will be presented by a large cast  of students from the Performing Arts  Center.  Thu, 5/11-Sat, 5/13, 7pm. $9$11. Damonte Ranch High School, 10500  Rio Wrangler Parkway, (775) 851-5656,  drhspacprogram.weebly.com.

MUSIC INDUSTRY NIGHT: Open your ears

ONSTAGE

C@PITAL CODERS: Learn how to code or

and ideas that may be different from  your own—while also learning how  much you have in common.  Sat 5/13, 11am. Free. Northern Nevada Muslim  Community Center, 1855 Oddie Blvd.,  Sparks, (775) 772-6543.

Reno River Festival

5/13:

The record precipitation we enjoyed this past winter and  early spring will mean lots of wet and wild action in the  Truckee River, as professional and amateur kayakers from around the  world show off their skills during the annual whitewater festival. The  weekend event will also feature the Reno River Roll, a casual, 7-mile,  bike ride open to all ages that starts at the new Virginia Street Bridge,  travels along the Truckee River and finishes at Wingfield Park. The festival  includes an expo, a craft beer village and a wine village, yoga in the park,  fly-fishing classes, the Mother Daughter Look-Alike Contest and live  music throughout the day, which concludes with headliner Brooke Eden  on Saturday and American Young on Sunday. Festival hours are 9 a.m. to 6  p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, May 13-14, at Wingfield Park, 300 W. First St.,  in downtown Reno along the Truckee River. Admission is free to the festival.  Entry fees for the Reno River Roll are $30 for adults and $20 for kids ages  7-12. Call 851-4444 or visit www.renoriverfestival.com.

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Clean Your Junk

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o one likes a dirty pipehole. It makes your cannabis taste bad, and all that resin and gunk that accumulates in your pipes and bongs is no good for you.

What are the best ways to clean your pipe? The cheapest and easiest way is to boil it. That’s right, place the pipe in a pot of water, put it on the stove and let it cook. The upside: The resin will come right out and you won’t have to do much scrubbing. The downside: Your entire place will smell like cannabis resin, and the pan you use will be ruined for cooking other things, but you can always just go and buy a cheap pan from the dollar store or a thrift shop. Problem solved. One other note: A glass pipe that has been sitting in a pan of boiling water will be extremely hot to the touch, and the glass will be a little more fragile because heat causes things to expand. So be careful when you remove your pipe from the pan, and don’t rinse it in cold water, as it may crack or shatter.

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Don Yawn I’m a 40-year-old man who can’t seem to keep a relationship going for more than a year. There’s never bitter fighting or betrayal. I just gradually lose interest. I can’t blame my girlfriends—most of whom are pretty exciting people. I’m the problem, but why? And can I change? In the happiness research world, the psychological shift behind this is called “hedonic adaptation”— “hedonic” from the Greek word for pleasure and “adaptation” to describe how we acclimate to new stuff or situations in our lives. They rather quickly stop giving us the buzz they did at first, and we get pitched right back to our baseline feeling of well-being. But there’s an upside. Psychologists Timothy Wilson and Dan Gilbert explain that hedonic adaptation is part of our “psychological immune system,” helping us recover from all the kicks in the teeth and boys’ bathroom swirlies of life. There’s another possible bummer at work here, per your longing for less wilty love. You may be more “sensation-seeking” than most people. Research by psychologist Marvin Zuckerman, who coined the term, finds that this is a personality trait with origins in genes, as well as experience, reflected in strong cravings for novel, varied and intense sensations and experiences. If this is driving you, basically, you want it new, you want it now. In other words, some benefits of a committed relationship, like deeply knowing another person, may end up being deeply boring to you. Still, part of your problem may be a hopeful approach—simply hoping your relationships don’t die instead of taking steps to prevent that. Research by psychologist Sonja Lyubomirsky finds that three “intentional activities” help keep hedonic adaptation from overtaking a relationship—appreciating, injecting variety and incorporating surprise. Appreciating simply means regularly reviewing and “savoring” what’s great about your partner and what you have together. Bringing in variety and surprise means filling the relationship with “unexpected moments” and “unpredictable pleasures.” Be honest with women about your befizzlement problem. When you find one who’s up for the

challenge, get cracking with her on keeping the excitement alive. Be sure to do this both in romantic day-to-day ways and, say, with the perfect romantic weekend for a guy like you—one that starts with the valet at the spa opening the trunk, removing the hood over your head and cutting the zip ties so you can go take a sauna.

Backup to the future Two years ago, I met this beautiful, intriguing girl. I gave her my number, but she never called. Last week, she texted out of the blue. Weird! My friend said she probably had a boyfriend until now. Do women really hoard men’s info in case their relationship tanks? Evolutionary psychologists Joshua Duntley and David Buss explain that in ancestral times, even people “experiencing high relationship satisfaction would have benefited from cultivating potential replacement mates” in case their partner cheated, ditched them, died or dropped a few rungs in mate value. A woman whose partner left or died “would have suffered a lapse in protection, mate investment and resources for her children, much like people who transition between jobs in the modern environment sometimes suffer a lapse in insurance coverage.” Duntley and Buss note that female psychology today still has women prepping for romantic disaster like they’re living in caves and lean-tos instead of condos and McMansions. For example, in research on opposite-sex friendships, “women, but not men, prioritize economic resources and physical prowess in their opposite-sex friends, a discrepancy that mirrors sexdifferences in mate preferences.” Getting back to this woman who texted you, she probably saw something in you from the start but was otherwise encumbered. So, yes, she’s likely been carrying a torch for you, but for two years, it’s been in airplane mode. Ω

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “Kiss the flame and it

is yours,” teased the poet Thomas Lux. What do you think he was hinting at? It’s a metaphorical statement, of course. You wouldn’t want to literally thrust your lips and tongue into a fire. But according to my reading of the astrological omens, you might benefit from exploring its meanings. Where to begin? May I suggest you visualize making out with the steady burn at the top of a candle? My sources tell me that doing so at this particular moment in your evolution will help kindle a new source of heat and light in your deep self—a fresh fount of glowing power that will burn sweet and strong like a miniature sun.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Your symbol of power

during the next three weeks is a key. Visualize it. What picture pops into your imagination? Is it a bejeweled golden key like what might be used to access an old treasure chest? Is it a rustic key for a garden gate or an oversized key for an ornate door? Is it a more modern thing that locks and unlocks car doors with radio waves? Whatever you choose, Gemini, I suggest you enshrine it in as an inspirational image in the back of your mind. Just assume that it will subtly inspire and empower you to find the metaphorical “door” that leads to the next chapter of your life story.

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “I don’t want to be at the

mercy of my emotions,” said Irish writer Oscar Wilde. “I want to use them, to enjoy them and to dominate them.” In my opinion, that may be one of the most radical vows ever formulated. Is it even possible for us human beings to gracefully manage our unruly flow of feelings? What you do in the coming weeks could provide evidence that the answer to that question might be yes. According to my reading of the astrological omens, you are now in a position to learn more about this high art than ever before.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Will sex be humdrum

and predictable in the coming weeks? No! On the contrary. Your interest in wandering out to the frontiers of erotic play could rise quite high. You may be animated and experimental in your approach to intimate communion, whether it’s with another person or with yourself. Need any suggestions? Check out the “butterflies-in-flight” position or the “spinning

wheel of roses” maneuver. Try the “humand-chuckle kissing dare” or the “churning radiance while riding the rain cloud” move. Or just invent your own variations and give them funny names that add to the adventure.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Right now the word

“simplicity” is irrelevant. You’ve got silky profundities to play with, slippery complications to relish, and lyrical labyrinths to wander around in. I hope you use these opportunities to tap into more of your subterranean powers. From what I can discern, your deep dark intelligence is ready to provide you with a host of fresh clues about who you really are and where you need to go. P.S. You can become better friends with the shadows without compromising your relationship to the light.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You can bake

your shoes in the oven at 350 degrees for 40 minutes, but that won’t turn them into loaves of bread. Know what I’m saying, Sagittarius? Just because a chicken has wings doesn’t mean it can fly over the rainbow. Catch my drift? You’ll never create a silk purse out of dental floss and dead leaves. That’s why I offer you the following advice: In the next two weeks, do your best to avoid paper tigers, red herrings, fool’s gold, fake news, Trojan horses, straw men, pink elephants, convincing pretenders and invisible bridges. There’ll be a reward if you do: close encounters with shockingly beautiful honesty and authenticity that will be among your most useful blessings of 2017.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Of all the signs of

the zodiac, you Capricorns are the least likely to believe in mythical utopias like Camelot or El Dorado or Shambhala. You tend to be uberskeptical about the existence of legendary vanished riches like the last Russian czar’s Fabergé eggs or King John’s crown jewels. And yet if wonderlands and treasures like those really do exist, I’m betting that some may soon be discovered by Capricorn explorers. Are there unaccounted-for masterpieces by Georgia O’Keeffe buried in a basement somewhere? Is the score of a lost Mozart symphony tucked away in a seedy antique store? I predict that your tribe will specialize in unearthing forgotten valuables, homing in on secret miracles and locating missing mother lodes.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): According to my

lyrical analysis of the astrological omens, here are examples of the kinds of experiences you might encounter in the next 21 days: (1) interludes that reawaken memories of the first time you fell in love; (2) people who act like helpful, moon-drunk angels just in the nick of time; (3) healing music or provocative art that stirs a secret part of you—a sweet spot you had barely been aware of; (4) an urge arising in your curious heart to speak the words, “I invite lost and exiled beauty back into my life.”

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Ex-baseball player

Eric DuBose was pulled over by Florida cops who spotted him driving his car erratically. They required him to submit to a few tests, hoping to determine whether he had consumed too much alcohol. “Can you recite the alphabet?” they asked. “I’m from the great state of Alabama,” DuBose replied, “and they have a different alphabet there.” I suggest, Pisces, that you try similar gambits whenever you find yourself in odd interludes or tricky transitions during the coming days—which I suspect will happen more than usual. Answer the questions you want to answer rather than the ones you’re asked, for example. Make jokes that change the subject. Use the powers of distraction and postponement. You’ll need extra slack, so seize it!

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Well, I didn’t live in 1828, so I didn’t see Andrew Jackson, so, no, I’ve never seen anything like it. In my view, it’s a disaster.

What do you think it’s doing to the Republican Party?

No, but it shows tremendous potential. We finally have the hearings back on track, and we start hearing again of the volume of contact. We certainly are not privy to the nature of the contact, but with the firing of Comey today—which I think is because of the Russia investigation—it smacks a bit of Richard Nixon, a president who basically believed he was above the

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law and who literally tried to [punish] anyone who challenged that thinking, and we know how that worked out. I’m just absolutely appalled by the firing. I’m no fan of Comey, but there’s no logical explanation for it except an attempt to do in an investigation that Comey says is underway into the president and his administration.

Is it an Archibald Cox moment? [President Nixon fired special prosecutor Cox in an unsuccessful attempt to end his investigation, instead giving impetus to impeachment.] Well, that didn’t go well. Yes, that actually created a real backlash, and I’m anticipating that we’re going to see a real backlash [over Comey] but not from his [Trump’s] base. His base

That’s very possible, but we witness in the Watergate process—which comes and goes, much as this scandal does, but it heats up. If you just get some jelling of issues, or if you get more of a process occurring in the House of Representatives, the Judiciary Committee, then I think that it could actually draw a lot of interest by the public. You have a portion of the public that immediately suspects the worst of this president, and that was very true of Richard Nixon as well. And so the issue is, at what pace it attracts his base, if they’re beginning to question what they’ve committed to, what they believe in and to begin to understand that, you know, perhaps the mainstream media’s right about all the things that Trump denies but turn out to be true. So we have to let the investigation play out. But there is a potential here, a risk for the Trump administration that this gains in significance and gains in attention and overcomes any possible scandal fatigue. Ω

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Aquarium Rescue Unit, was nothing less than extraordinary. But  Hampton’s swan song on May Day  is what deserves a mention here,  because it’s a superb example  of that great rarity—death as  performance art. Hampton was a fixture in Georgia, so it was all good that his 70th  birthday bash was to take place  at the hallowed Fox Theater in  Atlanta. It was to be an evening of  good times and great music, and  indeed it was, with members of  Widespread Panic, Leftover Salmon, the Allman Brothers, REM and  Phish among the many luminaries  and pals who showed up to play  and party with Bruce. Predictably enough, the encore for this  event was a superstar megajam  of “Turn On Your Lovelight,”  guaranteed to send everybody  home with a happy. So “Lovelight”  is blazing away with Hampton on  vocals, and he introduced a young

guitar prodigy named Brandon  Neiderauer to step up for a solo,  and then, Bruce just sorta gently  collapsed on stage, face down  next to Brandon’s feet. Everybody  there, knowing Hampton was an  incurable joker, assumed that he  was just kinda screwing around  as he laid there while Brandon  rocked out. And, of course, he  wasn’t.  A couple of minutes  passed until someone finally  figured it out—uh-oh.  By the time the ambulance got  to the hospital, Hampton was  DOA. But dayam, what a way to  go, singing “Turn On Your Lovelight” until, as if on cue, his own  lovelight—faded to black! Kuhrazy! And let’s give the man some  credit. I mean, his heart didn’t  blow up during the third song  of the concert. No, Bruce cooly  enough waited until the encore  to depart his mortal vessel. Now  that’s a pro!         Ω

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