A free “Stop the Car, Dad!” exhibit of photographs by the late Erik Lauritzen is featured through March 1 in the new Laxalt Building Gallery at the offices of Nevada Magazine, 401 N. Carson St. While traveling the often-deserted roads of Nevada, the famed photographer depicted quirky evidence of humans affecting Western landscape. Thirty of his photographs included in “Stop the Car, Dad!” capture life across the Silver State. “Stop the Car, Dad!” is named for the moment of curiosity that often accompanies the discovery of a roadside attraction. The images record places where development gave way to dilapidation. Now …


