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New life
Andelin Family Farm welcomes spring with seasonal flowers and furry new arrivals at its annual Baby Animal Days and Tulip Festival through Saturday, May 10. Activities include visiting the farm animals, hay rides, barrel-train rides, bunny hops, a hamster wheel, a straw bale maze, a mini zip line, a big slide, duck races and other barnyard activities, as well as access to the you-pick tulip field (subject to crop availability). When purchasing tickets, you will select an entry time, and tickets are valid until the farm closes that day. Tickets range from $13-$16, and the price goes up by $2 more if purchased in person. Children age 2 and younger can enter free of charge. Activities that arenโt included in the festival ticket are pony rides ($8), gem-mining sluice (prices vary), baby animal bottle feedings ($10), and the Andelin Express Train ($3). Tulips are $2 per stem. The spring festival operating hours are 3 to 7 p.m., Wednesday and Thursday; and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday and Saturday. Andelin Family Farm is at 8100 Pyramid Way, in Sparks. Call 775-530-8032, or go to andelinfamilyfarm.com.
Music nonstop, techno pop
One of the greatest innovators of electronic music brings their Multimedia Tour 2025 to town this Friday. Kraftwerk has revolutionized music with their pioneering electronic soundscapes, blending robotics, synthetic voices and computerized rhythms. The group, which was formed in 1970 by Ralf Hรผtter and the late Florian Schneider in Dรผsseldorf, West Germany, released several visionary albums during the 1970s and 1980s that influenced many musical genresโfrom electro and hip-hop to techno and synthpopโearning them international acclaim and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Their live performances blur the line between human and machine with a meticulous combination of music, visuals and the artistsโ mesmerizing stage presence. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees are celebrating 50 years since the release of their groundbreaking album Autobahn and the groupโs first U.S. tour in 1975. The show starts at 8 p.m., Friday, April 11, in the Grand Theatre at the Grand Sierra Resort, 2500 E. Second St. Tickets are $39.50-$198.ย Call 775-789-1115, or go to www.grandsierraresort.com.
Master of illusion
Experience the magic of early cinema this week when French performance art group Alcolรฉa & cie performs its live movie-concert Right in the Eye (En plein dans lโลil). Created by Jean Franรงois Alcolรฉa, the multimedia show features a montage of 12 silent films by pioneering French filmmaker Georges Mรฉliรจs, whose most well-known cinematic work is his 1902โs sci-fi โtrick flickโ A Trip to the Moon (Le voyage dans la lune). Mรฉliรจs is often regarded as โthe father of special effectsโ for inventing or popularizing film editing techniques such as jump cuts, dissolves, double exposure illusions and splicing. During this live production, three virtuoso musicians will provide a live score featuring up to 50 different instrumentsโincluding piano, guitar, percussion, theremin, aquaphone and even plastic take-out lidsโtaking audiences on an imaginative and whimsical journey through film history. The show starts at 6 p.m., Friday, April 11, at the Fox Cultural Hall, 8707 N. Lake Blvd., Kings Beach. Suggested donation starts at $5. Visit foxchall.org/index.php/right-in-the-eye to reserve your seats.
Punk-rock party
The Reno Punk Rock Flea Market returns for another springtime bash featuring a kidsโ craft area with inflatables, a possum-pile clothing exchange, a gaming corner, activity tables, drag queen story time, food trucks and up to 100 vendors. There will be live performances by The Pedaling Mongos, DrunknโAssumtion, Jet Jaguar, Tess & The Details, The Strange Ones, 2Dayz, Barfight Grande, The Denim Nuns, Lost Puppy, Forever and Dirt Weasel, from noon to 6 p.m. during the two-day, all-ages event. The fun starts at 10 a.m., Saturday and Sunday, April 12 and 13, at El Sol de Nevada Soccer League, 1580 Hymer Ave., Ste. 120, Sparks. Presale tickets are $8 for a single day and $12 for a weekend pass. Tickets increase to $10 for a single day visit and $15 for a weekend pass on the day of the event. Kids under age 12 get in for free. Visit www.rprfm.org.
Have a nice Dรญa
Enjoy a day of reading, arts and crafts, family-friendly activities and more this weekend. Sierra View Library will celebrate El dรญa de los niรฑos/El dรญa de los libros (Children’s Day/Book Day), commonly known as Dรญa. This nationally recognized initiative emphasizes the importance of literacy for children of all linguistic and cultural backgrounds; introduces families to community resources that provide opportunities for learning through multiple literacies; and recognizes and respects culture, heritage and language as powerful tools for strengthening families and communities. Dรญa festivities kick off with a story time, followed by Book Bingo and prizes and a performance of Andean music by Kantu Inka (pictured). The free event takes place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, April 12, at the Sierra View Library, located in the Reno Town Mall, 4001 S. Virginia St. Registration is appreciated. Go to washoelibrary.org/dia for more details.
Free trade
Bring your extra garden tools, potted plants, plant cuttings, seeds, plant books or anything else garden-related to share or trade for something else at The Waste Less Shopโs Plant and Garden Swap this weekend. You can leave up to five items on the swap tables while you browse around for something to add to your garden or indoor plant collection. Leftover items will be donated locally, but if you stay until the end of the event, you can take home as many leftovers as you would like. Swappers who bring a small container can also take home a free scoop of compost to work to nourish their plants. The swap takes place from noon to 3 p.m., Saturday, April 12, at The Waste Less Shop, 6071 Rancharrah Parkway. Call 775-225-1045, or go to hwww.thewastelessshop.com.
A light in the darkness
The Reno Phil Orchestra and Chorus concludes its 56th Classix season with a concert showcasing the power of the human voice and spirit. The program opens with the West Coast premiere of โGo where the wind takes you,โ a new work commissioned by the Taki-Alsop Conducting Fellowship and written by Ukrainian composer Iryna Aleksiychuk, who was inspired after reading a poem by Olena Stepanenko. The concert will also feature German composer Paul Hindemithโs symphony from his opera Mathis der Maler, which was blacklisted by the Nazi regime for its subject matter and the composerโs earlier, โdegenerateโ style of music. Finally, the concert closes with Austrian composer Joseph Haydnโs dramatic Lord Nelson Mass. The โMass for Troubled Timesโ captures both the solemnity and triumph of the human spirit through its majestic melodies and profound religious expression. Performances start at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, April 12; and 4 p.m., Sunday, April 13, at the Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts, 100 S. Virginia St. Tickets are $35.50-$102.50. Call 775-323-6393, or go to renophil.com.
Just picture it
Truckee Meadows Community College presents its 51st Annual Student Art and Design Show, an exhibition that will fill four of the collegeโs gallery spaces in the Red Mountain Building with a variety of student artwork, including photography, drawing, painting, sculpture and design. An awards show and reception will take place from 5 to 7 p.m., Wednesday, April 16, in the Red Mountain Building at the TMCC Dandini Campus, 7000 Dandini Blvd. This yearโs guest juror, Tia Flores, director of the Sierra Arts Foundation, will select award recipients across various artwork categories. Mandy Medlin, owner of Nevada Fine Arts, will select pieces for special recognition awards. The show is open for public viewing through May 1. For more information, call 775-673-7233, or visit www.tmcc.edu/art-galleries.
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