All Ages Calendar of Events

Ah, March, a month filled with excuses to party. If Mardi Gras, March Madness, St. Patrick's Day and the start of spring aren't enough to motivate you, we really have to wonder where your priorities are.

Today

--Guaranteed to help you out somewhere along your academic career, Reno's BrYka Theatre presents "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged." The curtain rises at 7 p.m., and the theater is located at 99 N. Virginia St. Tickets are $10-$15. Call 323-3221.

-- Learn a little something about the cultural history, natural history and geology of the Silver Saddle Ranch. If you can get up that early, take a 9 a.m. tour of the area. Meet in parking lot of the ranch, off Carson River Road. Call 884-1570.

-- Be proud to be a fan. Eroded Pride and That perform at Mr. Poor's Roadhouse, 2600 Graves Lane. Door opens at 7:30 p.m., cover $4. Call 883-4363.

-- Ever wonder what the function of Conjunction Junction was? Ever want to sing like a Capitol Hill bill? Join others like you at Riverfront Theatre Company's auditions for "School House Rock, Live!" Prepare a one-minute song and comic monologue for the audition, 1 p.m. at Club Cal-Neva Nevadan, at the corner of East Second and North Virginia streets in Reno. Call 323-7469.

-- Sure it's a hike, but if nobody knows you there, you've got nothing to lose when you take the stage. Check out open mic night at Walden's Coffeehouse, 3940 Mayberry Dr. in Reno. The free show starts at 7 p.m. Call 787-3307.

-- You go, girl! The Western Interpretive Center, 6000 Bartley Ranch Road in Reno, presents images, words and songs offered by female artists, writers and musicians -- all of them local, of course. Get there at 7 p.m. Call 828-6612.