Youth calendar

SATURDAY

Jan. 11

--"Spoon River Anthology," performed by Carson High School Drama Club, 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday at Carson City Community Center, 851 E. William St. Tickets $6 general, $5 students/seniors, $4 children 12-younger CHS SBC. Call 283-1684.

--A free lecture by a member of the Great Basin Astronomers is sure to have you seeing stars. Get to the Incline Village Library, 846 Tahoe Boulevard by 3 p.m. and enjoy an hour and a half of astronomy. Call 832-4130.

--Watch local rockers battle it out at Ark-a-ik Cafe & Music Lounge, 555 E. Fourth St. in Reno. The 6 p.m. show is free with the donation of a non-perishable food item, or $5 if you can't raid the pantry.

--Watch the game with former Oakland Raider and Super Bowl champion Mario Celotto at Tahoe Donner Downhill Ski Area lodge, 11603 Slalom Way in Truckee. Celotto will be available for photos and autographs from noon to 1 p.m. and from 3-4 p.m.

--Get high this weekend. Help the National Experimental Aircraft Association meet its goal of flying one million kids by the 100th anniverary of powered flight this December. 'Kids Fly Free in 2003' starts this Saturday and continues on the second Sat. of each month at the Truckee Tahoe Airport. Free flights for kids 7-17 run from 8 - 11 a.m. depending on the weather and pilot and aircraft availability. To reserve a flight call Charlie White at 530-587-4811 or charliewhite@bigfoot.com.

--Out of Bounds Board Shop and Elevation Snowboards sponsor their second annual rail contest at Sierra at Tahoe ski resort. Registration starts at 10 a.m., contest starts at noon and entry is free. Elevation team members Chris Engelsman and Scotty Arnold will judge the event. Think you've got what it takes to join the team? Send video to Elevation Snowboards, 2382 Faraday Ave., Suite 350, Carlsbad, Calif. 92008-7258, attention: Global Team.

SUNDAY

--'Skiing for Schools day' at Northstar-at-Tahoe. Pre-purchased lift tickets are $20. Limited quantity of tickets available at Porter's Ski & Sport locations.

MONDAY

--The 'S' in PTSA stands for student, so let your voice be heard. Carson High School's Parent Teacher Student Association meets from 7 to 9 p.m. at the school.