Art, Thrifting & Mary Poppins

Our 12 hour outing began at the Nevada Museum of Art. It was the Free Second Saturday of the Month Day and we were happy to be a part of it.


After a pause for coffee, we embraced two of the activities which were geared towards children.

Crafting handmade paper began our day with creativity.


Last Night's Folly performed Irish jigs, hosted a sing-a-long, and taught us about unique musical instruments.
The nyckelharpa, a traditional Swedish bowed string instrument, was the coolest. Its name means "key harp" or "keyed fiddle". Dating back to the Middle Ages, it features a wooden keyboard with tangents that act like frets to change the pitch while the player draws a bow across the strings.


Normally, I share a great deal about the art I see. This post is just going to give you a visual glance. We thoroughly enjoyed, and were overwhelmed, by all we saw.


I have to point out this tapestry by Sanaa Gateja. Looking closely reveals that it is composed of rolled, paper beads!
I have made paper beads and they are incredibly time consuming. I just can't believe the amount of time and effort involved in this piece. WOW.
Thomas Deininger's Bee Pollinating Weed Wacker wasn't fully appreciated until I was advised, by a security guard, to step back.
It really is a bee pollinating a weed wacker.













After our explore of the museum, we strolled to lunch at Great Full Gardens and then spent our remaining Reno time at St.Vincent De Paul Thrift Store (with fabulous finds found).
Our evening concluded in Carson City at this pretty nice performing art center.
We were welcomed to The Practically Perfect Mary Poppins, an aerial arts and circus show featuring 34 performers aged 7 to 50. Through aerial silk, lyra, dance trapeze, and ground acrobatic acts, we followed the different characters from this classic story, such as Mary Poppins, Bert, Mr. Banks, and his children, and more. Pieces of music from the Disney movie Mary Poppins, and others, transported us on a unique journey.


This is the actual film's audio played while the performers do their stuff. This really was incredibly unique and very entertaining.






"Live theater is just an incredibly powerful medium,
and I think anyone who goes,
whether they know about it or not,
if they see something that sort of fits with them,
it's kind of hard to deny
that they had a good time."
-Harry Connick, Jr.

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Rafting and a Coincidence!

Since our last rafting adventure was a such a huge success, another raft trip sounded ideal.

Steve wasn't interested in floating down a river so he gave us a ride, enjoyed coffee on the patio of the darling Dam Café, and then left for his own explore.

I was so pleased with the Truckee River Rafting outfit last month that we returned to them today.
There really isn't a great deal of commentary needed. The photos do it justice.






I envied this gentleman's property the last time we floated by. What a spot.


We parked here for lunch. It was just after the first set of fun rapids. It was quite the show watching people maneuver over the exposed rocks. A truly perfect picnic spot.


This was the calm before our exciting conclusion.
The sign behind me reads, "CAUTION: Rapids ahead. Life vests required!" It was here that many parents with young children pulled out of the river. Cindy and I found it exhilarating, albeit a little frightening (in a good way).

After a delicious meal on the front porch, prepared by Cindy, Steve chose our movie. Piece by Piece is a 2024 animated biographical documentary film which follows the life and career of American musician Pharrell Williams (most well known to the masses for his Happy from the "Despicable Me 2" movie. Pharrell stars in the film, through the lens of Lego animation, or brickfilm. The film also stars the voices of Gwen Stefani, Kendrick Lamar, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake, Busta Rhymes, Jay-Z, Oprah, and Snoop Dogg as Lego versions of themselves. Steve and I watched this mesmerizing film while on a cruise and we were excited to share it with Cindy.
What made us quickly hit pause was when Pharrell was receiving an award. His hat reads Truckee River Rafting. The SAME company whose rafts we had just floated in. What?!
Turns out, when Pharrell was changing his style in the early 2000s, the rafting company's hat became a piece of his wardrobe. He even wore the Truckee River Rafting hat to the PlayStation 2 Diddy Record Release Party on September 5, 2001, in New York City.
"Live your life with an appreciation of coincidences
and you connect with the field of infinite possibilities."
— Deepak Chopra

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