Generational trauma
The School of the Arts at the University of Nevada, Reno, presents a conversation with Satsuki Ina, activist and author of The Poet and the Silk Girl: A Memoir of Love, Imprisonment, and Protest. Ina will talk with Meredith Oda, an associate history professor at UNR, about her family’s experience in Japanese-American internment camps during World War II, as well as their struggle to reintegrate into American society after the war ended. A question-and-answer session will follow. The discussion is presented as part of the exhibition Resilience—A Sansei Sense of Legacy, which features eight artists whose work reflects on the generational effects of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s executive order to relocate and incarcerate 120,000 Japanese Americans during the Second World War. The talk begins at 6 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 24, in the Lilley Foyer at the John and Geraldine Lilley Museum of Art, University Foundation Arts Building, on the UNR campus, 1664 N. Virginia St. Visit www.unr.edu/lilley/exhibition.
A proper send-off
The immersive experience Upside Down Land will soon wrap up its six-month run, but not before throwing a big farewell party. The Phantom Finale features music by Jazzy Jayne, beats by DJ Heidalicious, live painting by MxKt and INKEDCREATIONS, an art sale, food trucks and more. The fun begins at 7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 25, at the Potentialist Workshop/Savage Mystic Gallery, 836 E. Second St. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. Ticket and art sales will support the next installment of the Upside Down Universe. Upside Down Land is open from noon to 8 p.m., Wednesday through Sunday until Oct. 31. Tickets are $25. Visit www.houseofinfinitepotential.com.
Secrets of the dead
Hillside Cemetery Preservation Foundation presents its first Halloween Walking Tour. Tour guides Frances Tryon and Brett Banks will share gruesome and tragic stories about some of the people who are buried at the historical graveyard, which dates back to the 1870s. Trick-or-treating will be available at the plots along the tour, and attendees are encouraged to wear costumes. While this is a family-friendly event, parental discretion is advised due to the subject matter. The tour takes place from 6-8:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 25, at the Hillside Cemetery, 900 Nevada St., in Reno. A suggested donation of $5 is requested. Go to hcpfoundation.squarespace.com or www.facebook.com/HCPF2016.
Birthday bash
Nevada marks 160 years of statehood this year, and everyone is invited to the state capital for a citywide celebration of the Silver State’s anniversary on Saturday, Oct. 26. Nevada Day festivities kick off with a hot air balloon launch at 8 a.m. on Fairview Drive and Carson Street (weather permitting). The Nevada Day Parade starts at 10 a.m. with a military flyover, followed by the procession of marching bands, floats, equestrian groups, historical displays, Burning Man art cars and more as they make their way through downtown Carson City. The parade starts at the intersection of East William and North Carson streets and ends four hours later at Stewart Street and South Carson streets. Other Nevada Day highlights include the World Championship Single Jack Rock Drilling Contest, Nevada Day Beard Contest, Nevada Tea Festival, the 40th annual Chili Feed, Northern Nevada Fall Fest and Nevada Day Powwow, at various locations across town. Most events are free to attend. Visit nevadaday.com/nevada-day-weekend-events for a list of activities, times and locations.
In remembrance
Local celebrations of the Mexican holiday Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, start this weekend with Latino Arte and Culture’s sixth annual Day of the Dead Festival featuring an altar exhibition, a giant Catrina and Catrín (traditional skeleton characters), a bilingual theatrical performance, folklorico ballet, children’s activities, traditional food and more, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 27, at East Pueblo Street and Wells Avenue. Admission is free. Visit latinoarte.org.
The Nevada State Museum, Brewery Arts Center, Visit Carson City, the Children’s Museum of Northern Nevada and Western Nevada College will present Carson City’s 18th annual Day of the Dead celebration next weekend. There will be a presentation of community ofrendas, traditional treats and refreshments and live music by Milton Merlos from 5-7 p.m., Friday, Nov. 1, at the Nevada State Museum, 600 N. Carson St. The next day offers a full day of entertainment and activities including folklorico dancers, music acts, bilingual story time, face painting, sugar-skull crafts and more from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 2, at the Nevada State Museum. Admission is free. Later that evening, the Dia de los Muertos festivities conclude with a free concert by Fuerza Latina at 7 p.m. at Brewery Arts Center, 449 W. King St. Visit www.carsonnvmuseum.org or breweryarts.org.
Let’s roll
Community radio station KWNK 97.7 FM celebrates another year broadcasting over the radio waves with its sixth annual Halloween Skate. KWNK DJs will spin tunes at the all-ages party and costume competition. The fun takes place from 7-11 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 31, at Roller Kingdom, 515 E. Seventh St. The event is free for KWNK members who bring skates, $5 for members with skate rental, and $10 for general admission with skate rental. Go to kwnkradio.org or www.instagram.com/kwnk97.7.
Ghouls night out
Virginia City, one of America’s purportedly most haunted locations, wraps up its month-long Hauntober celebrations with several events open to all ages. Adults, kids and pets are encouraged to wear a costume and participate in the Hauntober Costume Contest and Parade on Halloween night. Check-in and costume contest starts at 4:30 p.m. at the Virginia City Jerky Company, followed by the parade down C Street at 5 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 31. Stick around after the parade for safe trick-or-treating at the many shops along the boardwalk during the Hauntober Safe Trick-or-Treating, from 6 to 8 p.m. If you dare, stay late and take a self-guided tour of the graves and tombs of the Silver Terrace Cemetery, which will keep its gates open from 6 to 10:30 p.m. on Halloween night. The cemetery is at 381 Cemetery Road, Virginia City. Go to comstockcf.com to download an audio tour. Cost is $5 for adults and $3 for children age 12 and younger. Proceeds benefit the Comstock Cemetery Foundation. Call the Virginia City Visitors Center at 775-847-7500, or visit visitvirginiacitynv.com.
United
The Holland Project, in collaboration with Ritual, UNR Galleries and the Department of Theatre & Dance at the University of Nevada, Reno, present S/he is Still Her/e—The Official Genesis P-Orridge Documentary. Industrial music pioneer and transgender icon Genesis Breyer P-Orridge was a founder of the COUM Transmissions artistic collective, leader of the industrial band Throbbing Gristle and the experimental pop-rock band Psychic TV. Another notable project was called Pandrogyne, designed with their partner Lady Jaye Breyer P-Orridge, whom they married in 1995. The Pandrogyne project aimed to create a single, unified entity through the fusion of their identities, blurring the lines between male and female, self and other. Through archival videos, photos and intimate conversations with those who knew them, this documentary unveils the legacy of a true iconoclast. This film will be screened with closed captioning. The free event starts at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 1, at UNR’s Lombardi Dance Theatre, 101 S. Stadium Way. Donations will be accepted to cover Holland’s screening fee. For accommodation questions or requests, email [email protected]. RSVP at hollandreno.org/events/she-is-still-here.
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