Events for All Ages

You're tired. You feel like you're stuck in the same routine, day in, day out. You need a vacation, but the only thing remotely close to hot weather shenanigans in your future is watching MTV's Spring Break marathon. Fear not! You may not have much, but you do have this weekend. Buy yourself a cheap pair of sunglasses and go Daytona on your town. At least you can pretend, right?

TODAY

-- Go ahead, chow down. Bring your appetite to the 12th annual Mountain Oyster Fry at the Bucket of Blood Saloon parking lot on "C" Street in Virginia City. Cooking starts at 10 a.m., judging and tasting at noon. Call 847-0311. Mmmmmm ...

--Imagine you're Britney Spears, and Christina Aguilera's just made off with your bottle of peroxide. How will you cover your roots? Get her! Run! Children's Museum of Northern Nevada hosts its 2003 Jester's Jog. Sign up at 8 a.m.; the race begins at 9 a.m. at the Pi-on Plaza Resort and Casino. Includes fun run for kids, 2-mile walk, 2-mile run and 10k run. Call 883-3361.

-- Laugh it off. Soroptimist International of Carson City's Comedy Night brings down the house at 7:30 p.m. at the Brewery Arts Center Performance Hall, 511 W. King St. Features Laura House and Lord Carrett; doors open at 6 p.m.; $25. Call 883-2211.

SUNDAY

-- McAvoy Layne performs "The Ghost of Mark Twain," 2 p.m., Brewery Arts Center Performance Hall, 511 W. King St., $15 general, $12 BAC members, seniors, $5 students w/ID, children younger than 12 are free. Call 883-1976.