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Date Publication Title12/4/2012 Reno Tahoe USA Museum Exhibit

10/31/2012 KOLO 8 Trick Or Treat10/30/2012 Reno Gazette Journal Scary And Safe10/26/2012 KOLO 8 Safe Trick-Or-Treat Options10/14/2012 Reno Gazette Journal Auto Museum Touts Special Deliveries9/25/2012 KOLO 8 Local Museums Offering Free Tickets For Saturday9/4/2012 KTVN News 2 Someone 2 Know: Jackie Frady

8/12/2012 RGJ My Time Fast-moving membership drive8/12/2012 Virtual Gourmet Staying Put In Reno8/8/2012 Fox Reno USCIS Welcomes New U.S. Citizens Hot August Nights 8/8/2012 KTVN News 2 Hot August Nights Welcomes New US Citizens8/8/2012 Daily Sparks Tribune USCIS Welcomes New U.S. Citizens Hot August Nights

8/6/2012 Sierra Sun USCIS Welcomes New U.S. Citizens Hot August Nights

8/6/2012 North Lake Tahoe Bonanza USCIS Welcomes New U.S. Citizens Hot August Nights

8/6/2012 Tahoe.com USCIS Welcomes New U.S. Citizens Hot August Nights

8/6/2012 RGJ.com USCIS Welcomes New U.S. Citizens Hot August Nights

8/6/2012 dibbs USCIS Welcomes New U.S. Citizens Hot August Nights

8/6/2012 KOLO Cares USCIS Welcomes New U.S. Citizens Hot August Nights

8/5/2012 RGJ Northern Nevada Auto Museum's Special Deal

8/1/2012 Upcoming Yahoo Events USCIS Welcomes New U.S. Citizens Hot August Nights

8/1/2012 gonnahappen.com USCIS Welcomes New U.S. Citizens Hot August Nights

8/1/2012 newsreview.com USCIS Welcomes New U.S. Citizens Hot August Nights

8/1/2012 eventful USCIS Welcomes New U.S. Citizens Hot August Nights

7/18/2012 RGJ Northern Nevada National Automobile Museum Hosts Art Car Festival

7/12/2012 Tahoe.com National Collector Car Day7/12/2012 North Lake Tahoe Bonanza National Collector Car Day7/12/2012 Sierra Sun National Collector Car Day7/12/2012 Downtown Reno Makeover National Collector Car Day

7/11/2012 Downtown Reno MakeoverMovin' and Groovin' Party at the National Automobile

Museum

7/11/2012 Sierra SunMovin' and Groovin' Party at the National Automobile

Museum

7/11/2012 North Lake Tahoe BonanzaMovin' and Groovin' Party at the National Automobile

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7/11/2012 Tahoe.comMovin' and Groovin' Party at the National Automobile

Museum7/10/2012 newsreview.com National Collector Car Day7/10/2012 eventful National Collector Car Day7/10/2012 gonnahappen.com National Collector Car Day

7/9/2012 Reno Tahoe USAMovin' and Groovin' Party at the National Automobile

Museum

7/8/2012 Yahoo Upcoming EventsMovin' and Groovin' Party at the National Automobile

Museum

7/8/2012 newsreview.comMovin' and Groovin' Party at the National Automobile

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7/8/2012 gonnahappen.comMovin' and Groovin' Party at the National Automobile

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7/8/2012 eventfulMovin' and Groovin' Party at the National Automobile

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6/24/2012 The Sacramento BeeDiscoveries: Art Cars At Reno's National Automobile

Museum


Date Publication Title6/14/2012 KOLO Cares Wednesday Events Benefit Local Charities6/13/2012 KOLO $1 Night at the Museum6/13/2012 Fox $1 Night at the Museum6/11/2012 2 News $1 Fun Night Wednesday at Automobile Museum

6/10/2012 RGJ My Week Night at the Museum

6/10/2012 RGJ A Can Of Food And $1 For Auto Museum Visit

5/29/2012 KRNV News 4 Blue Star Memorial

May/June 12 prevue Four Diamond Reno: Campo

May/June 12 Nevada Magazine Up Front Nevada news: National Automobile Museum5/31/2012 Tahoe.com $1 Night at the Museum5/31/2012 Yahoo Upcoming Events $1 Night at the Museum5/31/2012 Reno Tahoe USA $1 Night at the Museum5/31/2012 North Lake Tahoe Bonanza $1 Night at the Museum5/31/2012 Sierra Sun $1 Night at the Museum5/30/2012 newsreview.com $1 Night at the Museum5/30/2012 KOLO Cares $1 Night at the Museum5/30/2012 gonnahappen.com $1 Night at the Museum5/30/2012 eventful $1 Night at the Museum5/30/2012 ContraCosta Times $1 Night at the Museum5/30/2012 Auburn Journal $1 Night at the Museum5/6/2012 Northern Nevada Life Reno extra SCENE and be SEEN

4/22/2012 KRNV Car Collector Corner 4/16/2012 NNBW Jackie Frady4/14/2012 KRNV $2 Tuesdays4/10/2012 RGJ.com Jackie Frady Named ABWA Women of the Year

3/28/2012 RGJ Local Life National Auto Museum hosts 3-day history symposium

3/26/2012 Kolo Cares Tickets on Sale for History Symposium3/20/2012 Fox History Symposium3/19/2012 Northern Nevada Business Auto museum recognized3/19/2012 KOLO Tickets on Sale for History Symposium3/15/2012 RGJ Auto week: Auto museum among top 5 nationwide3/14/2012 KRNV The "Roaming Gnome" Visits Reno3/8/2012 RGJ Local Life Women's Day At Auto Museum3/5/2012 About.com Reno/Tahoe Reno's National Automobile Museum is in the Top 53/5/2012 Auto Week National Automobile Museum3/4/2012 News 4 Roaming Gnome Roams to Reno & Tahoe

2/26/2012 KRNV Auto Week

2/24/2012 2 News National Automobile Museum Ranked Top 5 Auto Museums

2/24/2012 KOLO Auto Week2/24/2012 KOLO Stars and Their Cars2/24/2012 Fox Auto Week2/16/2012 Upcoming Yahoo Events History Symposium2/15/2012 RN&R History Symposium2/15/2012 MercuryNews.com History Symposium2/15/2012 San Francisco Chronicle History Symposium2/15/2012 North Lake Tahoe Bonanza History Symposium2/15/2012 Tahoe.com History Symposium2/15/2012 AmericanTowns.com History Symposium2/15/2012 eventful History Symposium2/15/2012 gonna happen.com History Symposium2/15/2012 RGJ.com History Symposium


Date Publication Title2/15/2012 Auburn Journal History Symposium2/15/2012 ContraCosta Times History Symposium2/5/2012 RGJ Neighborhood News Proceeds from raffle benefit auto museumFeb. 2012 Association news Regional Focus NevadaFeb. 2012 Smart Meetings Unique Meeting Venues

Jan/Feb 12 viaJust 30 miles inland from Lake Tahoe's North Shore, you'll

find a booming urban oasis in this eastern Sierra town

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The Big Giant Head art car built by Dale Huntsman of Reno is

one of the art cars on display at the National Automobile

Museum in Reno1/13/2012 The Jamie Kalicki Show National Automobile Museum

At Your Service! Imagine a time when the customer ruled and deliveries were commonplace. Fresh

dairy and bakery goods, starched and pressed laundry, and boxes of groceries were brought right to

your doorstep. Delivery trucks hit the road with the invention of the motorcar. Many were simply

modified cars until demand called for light-duty trucks to meet the needs of communities across the

country for both residential and commercial services. Just blocks from the Museum, at 627 Mill Street,

a French laundry offered delivery service in a 1912 Ford Model T featured in this exhibit, along with

other historical “special deliveries.”

The Museum is open Mon. – Sat. from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Sun. from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and $4 for children 6 to 18 years. Children age 5 and younger are free.

Free parking is available in the Museum’s parking lot, off Mill Street. For more information, call (775) 333-9300 or visit www.automuseum.org.

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Someone 2 Know: Jackie Frady

Sep 04, 2012

You do not have to drive far to take a trip down memory lane. The National Automobile Museum will take you through eras of innovation, dating back to the days of white rubber tires and candlelit headlights; a time when men primarily hand-cranked the cars.

Just as automobiles have evolved, so has the role of women. It is true the auto industry is still one of the more male-dominated; however, more and more women are in the driver's seat.

Women like Jackie Frady, who is the President and Executive Director of the museum. Jackie has worked with the Harrah Collection for more than 30 years; she has been at the helm for 20. Early on, she admits, men did treat her differently than they would other men. "A lot of people called in asking for Jack and not Jackie." When asking for the Executive Director, callers would ask if he was in, rather than if she was in? Another early question was, 'Do you know anything about cars?' By the end of any conversation, men recognized cars were Jackie's passion and, more importantly, so was her commitment to preserve the Harrah Collection.

"They are true statements of art," she said during our tour of the decades-old museum. Jackie's 30-plus year career started as a one week temporary assignment at the Harrah Collection. She worked in the Harrah's Reno finance department, but was invited to stay on to help build a nonprofit and then, eventually, the museum -- which now houses 200 cars. 175 of the cars belonged to the late Bill Harrah.

"What is this car ahead of us?" I asked with wide eyes. "You have good taste," smiles Jackie. "That is a very rare car. It is a 1941 Chrysler Newport." Hollywood starlet, Lana Turner owned the cherry red beauty, which sports a LANA license plate. This particular car, shining in Gallery 3 of the museum, is one of only four that exist today, according to Jackie. "The design is just over the top. You can picture her along the Pacific Coast Highway with a scarf blowing in the wind - looking just incredible."

Stories like that drive the museum, which Jackie hopes to grow even more. She is now in the process of researching how to do so, while also attracting the next generation of car lovers. She is the President of the National Association of Automobile Museums and is constantly working to move the industry forward as a leader, a professional, a wife, a mother and as a woman who has helped pave the way for other ladies -- in an industry once driven by men. "I'm so glad that it changed and I'm so glad to be part of the beginning of that."

To learn more about the National Automobile Museum, log onto: http://automuseum.org/

Written by Kristen Remington

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STAYING PUT IN RENO, Part Oneby John Mariani

NEW YORK CORNERBull & Bearby John Mariani

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by John Mariani

eno, Nevada, with a population of 225,000 residents, has not yet ditched its promotional mantra as "The Biggest Little City in the World," but

the new ad campaign's slogan is "What's your passion?"--a reasonableenough query because Reno, while living in the p.r. shadow of Vegas, isobviously a far less razzle-dazzle city and one that offers a whole raft ofcultural activities that Vegas either has or lacks entirely, including aNational Automobile Museum, an Opera, the Pioneer Center for thePerforming Arts, the Reno Philharmonic, and the Reno Theater Coalition. In addition, the city's outdoor parks and riverside show a more habitable,neighborly side of the city, which is added to by opportunities for golf,skiing and snowboarding, with 18 ski resorts in nearby Lake Tahoe,kayaking (right) and white water rafting--there's an annual Reno RiverFest--even, since 2005, its own ice skating rink. The city has become thehome of the National Bowling Stadium, called the "Taj Mahal of tenpins." Reno has by far a more low-key atmosphere than Vegas, at least outsideof the casinos, which have long been a tourist attraction and money maker,although in recent years nearby Indian casinos in California have siphonedoff a good part of that business. So now the city, which enjoyed an earlier, highly profitable run upon the


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discovery in 1859 of the Comstock Lode, is now putting its silver into changing its image from a second-tier gambling town to a modern metropolisof enormous diversity, not least by upgrading the international airport (with very easy, sensible access to a rental car right by the gate). And thenthere's one of those attractions that has a regional, all-American appeal all its own--Reno Aces Baseball Stadium, where you can drop in on asummer's day, buy an inexpensive ticket, and watch players not yet ready for prime time play their hearts out before a crowd that knows them likenephews and neighbors.

t was a beautiful blue-sky day with scudding clouds overthe stadium when I attended a game--the Aces, a Triple Aaffiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks were in a four-gameseries with the fearsome-sounding Sacramento River Cats--sitting smack up behind the protective chain link fence, where Icould watch players in their livery, many of whom were justbig kids, go intently through all the motions American boyshave for more than a century--the pulls, the tugs, the nervoushat touches, the signals that look like tics, the practice swingsand pitches, eyeballing the catcher's fingers, the nod of thepitcher's head, then the slider or fast ball and and either theexultant crack the wooden bat or the solid thunk into the mitt.All up close. There as more purity to enterprise, more a gamethan a business, far less commercial, but dead serious to theseplayers just aching to move up to the majors. More than anyoverproduced Major League game could ever be, the Acesgame in Reno seemed more like a scene out of "Fields ofDreams," in which James Earl Jones's character says, "The one

constant through all the years has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It's been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt,and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game, is a part of our past. It reminds us of all that once was good, and whatcould be again."

n my recent visit to Reno I found that, while you couldeasily spend several days there taking in its indoor andoutdoor attractions, it is also a city where you can stay putand easily visit the surrounding area, the desert andmountains of Nevada and the extraordinary beauty of theLake Tahoe region, with its magnificent depths--more than1,600 feet--of crystalline sky blue water. Mark Twain, whoon a hike had difficulty just finding the lake, finally cameupon it and exclaimed, "I thought it must surely be thefairest picture the whole world affords." When I got to Reno, I had in my head a favorite folk songof the 1960s, written by Steve Gillett and Tom Campbell,recorded many times over the years, most famously by Ianand Sylvia and John Denver. It's the lilting, sad story of abeautiful girl named Darcy Farrow--"the sweetest flowerthat bloomed o'er the range"--who lived in the CarsonValley, where the Truckee River runs through, and of how, just before her wedding day, she was killed in a fall from her horse, causing her

lover, Vandy, to "put a bullet through his brain" out of grief, and how theyburied them together before the snow began to fall and how the locals still singof the beautiful Darcy Farrow. The story wasn't true, but Darcy Farrow is a local legend, and the song is fullof geographical references to the territory--the Walker River, the Carson ValleyPlain, the Truckee, and Virgina City, and I was determined to visit them all,each part of a folk legend that evoked Sierra Nevada in a romantic, tragic way. No location in the song was more than an hour and a half drive out of Reno,swerving over curving hills and into the pine mountains, looking down on thePlain and the silver, winding Truckee. Truckee itself is located just across the California border at 6,000 feet, andthe scenery is breathtaking in a way only the West can be at thosemid-elevations, where the air itself seems freshly churned from the mountainclouds. The town is small: I walked its length and back in about 20 minutes,and there are some small museums, anold jail, and the Donner SummitHistorical Society. Various old homes,

some in better repair than others, line the streets along with boutiques and eateries, the inevitablefudge and candy shop, a streamlined diner (above), and a vintage Mobil Flying Horse gas station. The


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railroad runs through Truckee making that old moaning sound that is part animal yell, part mechanicaldrone. There's a Capitol Building that once housed a local opera house, and a Chinese Herb Shop builtin 1878 when the town had the second largest Chinatown on the west coast. And there are plenty ofB&Bs and restaurants, with wonderful names like the Blue Coyote Bar and Grill and the DrunkenMonkey. I had a terrific lunch at Burger Me! (left), which has outdoor tables. Inside it's a small roomusually filled with people who have known for a while now that this is one of the best burgers--in allvarieties--anywhere, a recognition I made upon biting into the well-fatted beef patty mounted withadd-ons of caramelized onions, pepperjack cheese, even sauerkraut, avocado, a fried egg and bacon(right). The Truckee Trainwreck variation included onion ring and turkey chili, while the BBQ bisonburger gets a layer of smoked Cheddar, jalapeño peppers and BBQ sauce. Even the unorthodox ahituna burger works well here, and you won't easily find better sweet potato fries or onion rings in theWest. Oh, and they make a stellar milkshake too.

also visited Virginia City (below), whose long history is full of amazing characters, including who

gave his nickname, "Old Virginny" to the town--James Finney, who is said to have discovered the Comstock Lode, a streak of silver that for a timeearned the city the title of richest in America. Today, surrounded by Nevada ghost towns, Virginia City is a National Historic Landmark, drawingmany people to it by old railroad trains. Mark Twain started out as a newspaper man here for Daily Territorial Enterprise, which paid him awhopping $25 a week in 1862, this at a time when the Comstock Lode "stretched straight through the town," which even then had a swollenpopulation of almost 20,000 people and a "whiskey mill every fifteen steps." Another famous American, bon vivant, Lucius Beebe, bought the same

newspaper in 1950 and wrote the long-running "ThatWas the West" series. Today, Virginia City is a quaintrelic of those mining-mad days of the mid-19thcentury, retaining the look it must have acquired by theturn of the century, but now with a population of lessthan 900 residents. The streets are lined, if not every fifteen feet, withsaloons, very old ones like the Bucket of Blood andRed Dog Saloon, along with the usual t-shirt andsouvenir shops. The millionaires of that earlier erawould assemble to toast themselves at the still extantWashoe Club. A contemporary attraction is Barrels OCandy, which is just that, a big room with scores ofbarrels brimming with every candy you have everheard of; every one I remember from my ownchildhood has found a home here, from Turkish taffy toNik-L-Nips in little wax bottles. Red Hots, Caramello,Walnettos, Dots, HeatH bars, even candy cigarettes. Then, if you haven't been dazzled enough by all thatpackaged candy, there's the charming Grandma'sFudge, where the aroma of chocolate, vanilla and

butter cream can put the receptive visitor in a stupor. We drove back to Reno, and that night, I had sweet dreams.

PART TWO of this article, on where to eat in Reno, will appear next week.

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Waldorf-Astoria Hotel301 Park Avenue800-925-3673www.waldorfnewyork.com


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he Waldorf-Astoria opened in 1931, and through

thick and thin, war and peace, good and bad ownership,the art deco has always been part of NYC's soul, with somany, many stories played out here, several depicted inthe somewhat creaky 1945 romance "Weekend at theWaldorf." Peacock Alley, its fine dining restaurant in thelobby, has itself had some extraordinary chef occupantsand some duds, and of course this is where the Waldorf

salad was created. The Bull & Bear has been around since the beginning (right), and it still wears its historic posh well, with acres of mahogany and fine gamepaintings, well-draped tables and very comfortable chairs, itsbi-level arrangement from a day when the idea of Siberiaseating ruled, as overseen by the notorious maître d' OscarTschirky, who ruled over NYC Society with a flick of his chin. Today service is far more egalitarian, and getting a tableoverlooking Lexington Avenue is not as hard as it might oncehave been. The menu has long been geared to steaks andchops, but there's a good deal more on the menu to choosefrom, done with a more refinement than at some of the brusqueindependent steakhouses in the neighborhood. The Bull & Bear seems entirely right for the kind of dinnerthat 19th century Gotham tycoons would tuck into night afternight, and many of those same items they would have gorgedon are still here for your delectation. That means appetizers of fat shrimp cocktail and, of course, the Waldorf salad, with candied walnuts, sweet and

sour apples, celeriac and truffle. There is a first-rate onion soupgratinée here, thick, not too much bread, gobs of Gruyère, and theright steaming temperature. Yellowfin tuna tartare is a stand-out dishhere, but the Maine peekytoe crabcake with fines herbes aïoli hasdisappointingly too much filler rather than large lump crab. My favorite appetizer was an old favorite indeed--the Bull & BearWedge, a large slice of really crisp, cold Iceberg lettuce with thatwonderful loud crunch, served with ripe tomatoes, tangy red onion,Maytag blue cheese, bacon and egg--almost a meal in itself. Beef is obviously the draw here, but I'm sorry to say that while ofgood Prime quality, the dry-aged NY strip did not have the marblingso desirable in this cut of beef. A Black Angus filet mignon (left)was thick and good. There is a choice of various sauces to go withthe beef, but they will cost you extra, and at these prices, you'd thinkthey'd throw in a spoonful or two of Béarnaise.

I do applaud the caliber of B&B's Colorado rack of lamb, succulent, nicely trimmed yet retaining all the right fat in the right places on a generousrack. Dover sole meunière was also of top quality in terms of the fish's fattiness and the lemon brown butter used. Two side dishes missed, especially not-cooked-through au gratin potatoes we sent back in favor of fine buttery mashed potatoes; creamed babyspinach could have used a good shot more of cream and butter. Desserts are not out of the ordinary but, like the crème brûlée and cheesecake, well rendered. The wine list is hefty with high-end items, andneeds a lot more bottles under $50.

Open for dinner nightly. Appetizers $14-$24, main courses $46-$95.

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by John Mariani


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s the market and auction prices for First Growth Bordeaux soar to levels only

one-percenters can afford, one would think that such inflation would lift the prices for allBordeaux wines. Yet, while the First Growths get all the hype and stratospheric prices—twelve bottles of 2008 Lafite-Rothschild recently sold at auction for $11,000—theprices for Second- through Fifth Growths have shown little in the way of inflation. But the real story—the bargain bin, if you will—for Bordeaux is in the unheraldedestates and appellations that fall into categories as Bordeaux Supérieur and local nameslike Fronsac, Côtes de Bourg, Cadillac, Côtes de Castillon and others that make up 95percent of the region’s wines, which is, after all, what the French drink on an everydaybasis. Owing to a summer sale at New York’s Sherry-Lehmann wine store, I stocked up onBordeaux from such unheralded appellations and have been drinking them with pleasure,sometimes with real surprise. It hardly needs noting that none rises to the levels ofcomplexity that one finds in First and Second Growths, but I would be hard put todiscern many from an array of Third, Fourth and Fifth Growths. And the prices rangefrom just $13 to $20. The vintages went from 2006 to 2010, and all of them were ready to drink rightnow, although a year or two more on some of the more recent vintages will proveinteresting. All were typical Bordeaux blends of cabernet sauvignon, merlot, malbec,and cabernet franc. None had an alcohol level above 14.5 percent by volume. (Theprices below are those I paid on sale, but they may be higher or lower elsewhere.)

Château de Maison Neuve 2009 ($16)—This wine is from Montagne-Saint Emilion,where merlot dominates, so this had a bold body whose tannins are softened for balance.If you close your eyes and don’t look at the label, you may taste a hint of the illustriousCheval Blanc and Ausone from the same region of Saint Émilion.

Chateâu Jouanin 2009 ($14)—From Castillon, on the right bank of the Dordogne River,where the wines are known for their structure, this is a blend of 70 percent merlot, the rest cabernet sauvignon and cabernet franc that shows a fineequilibrium between its fruits and acids and robust tannins buoyed it. It was a terrific match with charcoal-broiled porterhouse steak and corn on thecob.

Château Labatut-Bouchard 2009 ($13)—Made in a region calledCadillac better known for its sweet wines, this remarkably priced redis a juicy glory, full flavored, deep in color and bouquet, andcertainly worth its label proclamation as a “Grand Vin deBordeaux.”

Château Le Bonnat 2008 ($17)—Made from wines that average30-40 years old and owned since 1997 by the Lesgourgues family, LeBonnat is a good example of modern French winemaking that bringsout the best from a clay and limestone soil in the Graves region,known for the silkiness of its wines. It’s not Haut-Brion but it hascomplex density and a lovely smoky quality.

Château Mayne-Vieil 2009 ($16)—This big blend of mostly merlotand cabernet franc from the Fronsac region in eastern Bordeaux maytake a few years to show all its virtues, for its tannins are still firmand its character hearty. Although modern winemaking has softenedup Fronsac reds in recent years, one can still taste its traditional rustic charm, which makes it a good choice for a lamb stew or cassoulet this fall. The city of Bordeaux

Château Thébot 2009 ($14)—Though it has a simple Bordeauxappellation, the wine is made from 75 percent merlot, and thefirst sip is impressive for its fist of fruit and tannins—it’s 14.5percent alcohol—but the wine keeps revealing more fruitcharacter as you drink it with food.

Château Haut Maginet 2009 ($11)—For eleven bucks, this is areal winner and has the true taste of Bordeaux—brick, darkcherries and spices, with a delicious peppery component and anadmirable 13.5 percent alcohol. Slog it back with anything froma hamburger to roast chicken and French fries.

Château Tour Léognan (left) 2008 ($20)—This is thesecond-tier wine from Grave’s Château Carbonnieux, betterknown for its white wine. Cabernet sauvignon makes up 55percent of the blend, but it’s mellowed out now and shows the


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kind of breeding such a respected estate can bring. It’s the kindof wine I’d bring to a friend’s house to surprise him with itshigh quality.

John Mariani's wine column appears in Bloomberg MuseNews, from which this story was adapted. Bloomberg News

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RENO, Nevada— On Wednesday August 8, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will

welcome 72 local residents as new U.S. citizens surrounded by a true slice of Americana during Reno’s

biggest event of the year - a weeklong celebration of America’s love affair with cars and rock ‘n roll. In

the 3rd annual naturalization ceremony in partnership with the National Automobile Museum, USCIS

District Director John Kramar will swear in the new U.S. citizens, who range in age from 20 to 81 and are

originally from 25 countries: Bangladesh, Chile, China, Colombia, Czechoslovakia, El Salvador, Germany,

Ghana, Guatemala, India, Iran, Italy, Kenya, Mexico, Moldova, Morocco, New Zealand, Pakistan, Peru,

Philippines, Romania, South Korea, Spain, Thailand and the United Kingdom. Field Director Monica Toro

and National Automobile Museum Executive Director Jackie Frady will welcome the area’s new U.S.

citizens. The Nevada Air National Guard Color Guard will post the colors for the ceremony and the Four

of a Kind Barbershop Quartet will perform the National Anthem.

Hot August Nights Welcomes New U.S. Citizens Aug 08, 2012

More than 70 immigrants became U.S. citizens Wednesday morning in downtown Reno as part of Hot August Nights.

The naturalization ceremony happened inside the National Automobile Museum.

The third annual ceremony welcomed citizens from 25 countries: Bangladesh, Chile, China, Colombia, Czechoslovakia, El Salvador, Germany, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Iran, Italy, Kenya, Mexico, Moldova, Morocco, New Zealand, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Romania, South Korea, Spain, Thailand and the United Kingdom.

The new citizens range in age from 20 to 81.

One of the youngest says being an American citizen means she is now free to pursue her goals. "It's such an amazing feeling, I feel I have the world in my hands, like I could do anything. I can finally achieve my dreams now," says Janet Pulido of Fallon.

Janet plans to go to college and eventually hopes to become a musician.

The Nevada Air National Color Guard posted colors for the ceremony and the Four of a Kind Barbershop Quartet performed the National Anthem.

For more information on the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, go to www.uscis.gov or follow them on Twitter @uscis.

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USCIS Welcomes New US Citizens During Hot August Nights 8/8/12 RENO — At 11 a.m. Wednesday, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will welcome 72 local residents as new U.S. citizens surrounded by a true slice of Americana during Reno’s biggest event of the year — a weeklong celebration of America’s love affair with cars and rock ‘n’ roll. In the third annual naturalization ceremony in partnership with the National Automobile Museum, USCIS District Director John Kramar will swear in the new U.S. citizens, who range in age from 20 to 81 and are originally from 25 countries: Bangladesh, Chile, China, Colombia, Czechoslovakia, El Salvador, Germany, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Iran, Italy, Kenya, Mexico, Moldova, Morocco, New Zealand, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Romania, South Korea, Spain, Thailand and the United Kingdom. Field Director Monica Toro and National Automobile Museum Executive Director Jackie Frady will welcome the area’s new U.S. citizens. The Nevada Air National Guard Color Guard will post the colors for the ceremony and the Four of a Kind Barbershop Quartet will perform the National Anthem. The ceremony will take place at the National Automobile Museum, located at 10 S. Lake St. in Reno.

Discoveries: Art cars at Reno's National Automobile Museum By Sam McManis [email protected] Published: Sunday, Jun. 24, 2012 - 12:00 am Last Modified: Sunday, Jun. 24, 2012 - 10:55 am

RENO – We had done that particular dance that anonymous museum goers do – step back, shuffle over, mumble vague apologies, trade embarrassed smiles – before I finally felt compelled to speak.

"So, whattya think?"

It was a loaded question. The exhibit we were perusing, "Mutant Rides: Origin of a Species" at the National Automobile Museum, probably could best be appreciated, let alone described, only while under the influence of primo government-grade hallucinogens.

Given that it was a Tuesday morning, and this middle-aged woman next to me seemed sober as a librarian, my question had put her on the spot. Silently, we gazed upon a VW Beetle, circa late '60s, so transformed into a fragmented, surrealist objet d'art as to be nearly unrecognizable as a means of transport.

Finally, this stranger next to me (Lois Gleason of Portland, Ore., if you must know) uttered a single-word response that betrayed nothing, or maybe everything, about this display of wackiness in an otherwise stately museum gleaming with historic examples of vehicular craftsmanship.

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"Interesting."

I used the Journalism 101 trick of pausing and letting the silence linger. Lois, as expected, gamely filled the conversational void.

"I'm curious," she said. "All of these (cars) are from Burning Man, right? So, is this what Burning Man is all about?"

Whoa. Now there's a loaded question.

How does one categorize Burning Man, that yearly gathering in Nevada's Black Rock Desert that transforms an arid and unfecund landscape into a flourishing hothouse of creativity and unchecked weirdness?

"What's Burning Man about?" I repeat, stalling for time. "Well, it's kind of a whole … uh, let's see, it's hard to define. … Lots of art, lots of music, lots of cutting-edge culture, lots of drugs, lots of craziness."

That seemed to satisfy Lois.

"It is creative, without question," she said.

Those who have never been to Burning Man – and, this September, you may not get the chance since the event's popularity has spawned a lottery system for admission – can experience a taste of it vicariously in Reno through July 25.

On display are 10 tricked-out rides that may not necessarily be street legal but definitely are desert-tested on the Black Rock playa and, now, deemed gallery-worthy. They range from the whimsical to the wicked, the gaudy to the gargantuan.

Pieces include:

• "Couch Potato," a three-wheel golf cart transformed, thanks to be the miracle of rebar, chicken wire and papier-mâché, into a plump baked potato with a tacky plaid couch and a matching umbrella equipped with a mister for those hot Black Rock afternoons.

• "Boss Hog," a hulking, ocher, spot-welded metal monstrosity with detachable ears and tusks that glow red when the lights are on. It doesn't look so much like a car as a parade float the cast of "Animal House" might devise. The only way to tell that this once was a conventional car is the metal "Volvo" label soldered on the side.

• "Bunny Slippers," matching pink mobiles that maneuver like forklifts (there's both a left and right foot, by the way), made from deep-pile shag carpeting, featuring hydraulic twitching noses and eyes made from buttons.

"That one is just so cute," said Olivia Iverson, checking out the exhibit with her husband, Michael. "This makes me want to go to Burning Man."

"We're from Lodi," Michael interjected, "and we saw a bus (in town) once, like a school bus, all painted up different colors and arty."

"But nothing like this," Olivia added. "How can you even drive these things? I mean, like turning and parking them? They're so big."

Parallel parking is not much a problem in the expanse of Black Rock City, although there have been reports of art-car traffic jams that have harshed many a mellow.

The popularity of Burning Man's moveable artistic feasts can be traced to one man: Harrod Blank, the Picasso of art cars. Blank, guest curator of the Reno exhibit, was one of the first artists to use a car as a canvas. He's made several well-reviewed documentaries on the discipline and is widely credited as the spirit behind Burning Man's mutant vehicle fixation.

Blank's first and seminal work, "Oh My God," is on display here. It's the VW bug piece that rendered Lois and me speechless. And by itself it's worth the arduous trek over Donner Pass.

Painted like a beach ball, nearly every inch of space on the car (and the dashboard, to boot) is covered with kitschy Americana. The front fender features a cornucopia of waxed fruits and vegetables, a menagerie of characters ranging from Santa Claus to Lady Justice to what looks like the superhero Silver Surfer, and a number of roosters and rubber chickens. Hovering ominously on the hood: a globe.

Written on whatever open space is not occupied by bric-a-brac is the exclamatory "Oh My God," in at least 10 languages, from German to Portuguese to Chilean slang.

By whatever language, even Burning Man slang, the phrase is aptly put and goes a long way to answering Lois' existentially fraught question: "What is Burning Man about?"

MUTANT RIDES: ORIGIN OF A SPECIES

Where: National Automobile Museum, 10 South Lake St.,Reno, Nev.

Hours: 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, through July 25

Cost: $10 general; $8 seniors (62-plus); $4 juniors (6-18)

Information: automuseum.org; (775) 333-9300

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