Kids & Family

If you’re wondering what happened to the Great Basin Film Society, don’t worry—it still exists. It merged with a different company and has a new name, Artemisia Moviehouse. For a decade it has been bringing independent (Roadside Prophets, In the Course of Human Events), animated (A Cat in Paris), foreign (Il Posto, Queen of Hearts), Nevada (5 Against the House, Charlie Chan in Reno), classic (Shane, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde), documentary (Sir! No Sir!, Living Without Money) and even the rare softcore (Beyond the Valley of the Dolls) movies to Reno. There aren’t enough of the classics shown, as far as we’re concerned, but among those we’ve seen in Great Basin screenings have been Randolph Scott, Marilyn Monroe, Orson Welles, James Stewart, Brigitte Bardot, William Holden, Donald Sutherland and Lena Horne. Find the society at www.ArtemisiaMovies.org.

Most kid-friendly restaurant

1. Red Robin Gourmet Burgers

4999 Kietzke Lane, 825-7246

2. Chuck E. Cheese’s

5000 Smithridge Drive, 827-5100

3. Squeeze In

multiple locations

Best weeknight activity

1. Reno Aces game

250 Evans Ave., 334-4700

2. Ride bicycles

3. Farmers' markets

Best weekend activity

1. Lake Tahoe

2. Truckee River

3. Ride bicycles

Best toy store

1. Toys R Us

5000 Smithridge Drive, 827-8697

2. Learning Express Toys

197-D Damonte Ranch Parkway, 853-7884

5110 Mae Anne Ave., No. 704, 787-5646

3. Rockabboo

538 W. Plumb Lane, 825-0700

Best things to do on a Friday night

1. Movies

2. Reno Aces game

250 Evans Ave., 334-4700

3. Food Truck Fridays

Old downtown bus station or Idlewild Park

Best place to take the kids

1. Terry Lee Wells Nevada Discovery Museum

490 S. Center St., 786-1000

2. Wild Island Family Adventure Park

250 Wild Island Court, Sparks, 359-2927

3. Outdoors/area parks

Best place to introduce kids to nature

1. Lake Tahoe

2. Rancho San Rafael Regional park

1595 N. Sierra St.

3. Oxbow Nature Center

3100 Dickerson Road, 334-3808

Best arcade games

1. Fun Quest at Grand Sierra Resort

2500 E. Second St., 789-2439

2. Arcade Xtreme at Peppermill Resort Spa Casino

2707 S. Virginia St., (866) 821-9996

3. Atlantis Family Entertainment Fun Center

3800 S. Virginia St., 825-4700

Best picnic spot

1. Idlewild Park

1900 Idlewild Drive

2. Rancho San Rafael Regional park

1595 N. Sierra St.

3. Wingfield Park

300 W. First St.

Best park

1. Rancho San Rafael Regional park

1595 N. Sierra St.

2. Idlewild Park

1900 Idlewild Drive

3. Wingfield Park

300 W. First St.

Best local library

1. Downtown Reno Library

301 S. Center St., 327-8312

2. Northwest Reno Library

2325 Robb Drive, 787-4100

3. South Valleys Library

15650 A. Wedge Pkwy., 851-5190

Best family outing

1. Lake Tahoe

2. Reno Aces game

250 Evans Ave., 334-4700

3. Wild Island Family Adventure Park

250 Wild Island Court, Sparks, 359-2927

Best charter school

1. Coral Academy of Science Charter School

1701 Valley Road, 322-1328

2. Rainshadow Community Charter High School

121 Vesta St., 322-5566

3. High Desert Montessori

2590 Orovada St., 624-2800