Off the Couch

Today

-- Rob Hanna presents "A Salute to Rod Stewart" at 8 p.m.,tonight and Saturday at the Upstage Center Theater, 900 Mallory Way. Tickets, information: 882-8900, ext. 125.

-- "Accomplice," performed by Proscenium Players, Inc., 8 p.m. tonight and Saturday, Brewery Arts Center, 449 W. King St. Tickets $12 general, $10 students and BAC/PPI members. Call 883-1976.

-- Carson City Utilities Advisory Committee public hearing, 3 p.m., Carson City Community Center's Sierra Room, 851 E. William St. Call 887-2355, ext. 1012.

-- Kool Flame performs at 9 p.m. tonight and Saturday, Pi-on Plaza, 2111 Highway 50 E. Call 885-9000.

-- Birthday party for Daniel Morrison, who will be 4 and has brain cancer, 4 to 5:15 p.m. , Boys & Girls Club of Western Nevada, includes cake and ice cream. Trust fund information, call 323-7721.

-- Chrome performs at 9:30 p.m. at Joe Bob's Hot Springs Roadhouse, 1510 Hot Springs Road; no cover. Call 883-7799.

-- Sierra Arts eighth annual Brew HaHa, 7 p.m. at John Ascuaga's Nugget. Cost $25 per person, includes live music by Mumbo Gumbo. Call 329-ARTS.

-- An Evening with Napoleon Kaufman, 7 p.m. at the Atlantis Hotel Resort, Reno. Tickets $50 and $75. A benefit for Sierra Nevada Teen Ranch in Reno. Call 789-2625.

Saturday

-- Regional Skills USA-VICA welding competition from 8:30 a.m. to noon at Western Nevada Community College's Andy Butti Welding Complex, 2201 W. College Parkway. Twenty-five high school students will compete. Call 687-9196.

-- "Your Aura, Your Power" workshop from 10 a.m. to noon by Elizabeth Scott. Tickets, information: The Purple Avocado at 883-6233.

-- Appraisal Faire, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Carson City Senior Citizens Center, 911 Beverly Drive. Features David Daniel, manager of Lightning Auction, and Adelaide Gramanz, representative from Butterfield and Butterfield. Fee is $3 per item; bring silver, paintings and fine art, pottery, textiles, jewelry, dolls and toys, Orientalia, and elegant, depression and art glass. Call 883-0703.

-- Bingo fund-raiser, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., First Baptist Church, 1750 Mountain St., for Carson City eighth-graders' field trip to Washington, D.C. Features raffles, food, refreshments, game prizes, bake sale and cakewalk.

-- Roberts House Museum Tea, 10:30 a.m., 1207 N. Carson St. Limited seating, prepaid reservations, $12 per person, call 887-8865.

-- "Xpress-o Yourself," an evening of poetry reading and food from 6 to 8:30 p.m., Carson City Library, 900 N. Roop St. Coffee, other drinks and snacks provided. Call 887-2244, ext. 1004.

-- The Great 4-H Quilt and Fabric Sale, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and Sunday at Fuji Park Exhibit Hall. Features a selection of quilts, fabric, unfinished quilts and pillows, and decorative textiles. Customers determine price/donation on selected items. Call 887-2252.

-- Johnny Slick and The Cheaters perform at 9:30 p.m. at Joe Bob's Hot Springs Roadhouse, 1510 Hot Springs Road; no cover. Call 883-7799.

-- Public U.S. flag retirement ceremony, 10 a.m. at Sharkey's casino Lodge Room, Gardnerville. Bring in worn and torn flags to be retired with honor by the Minden/Douglas Elks Lodge. Call 267-5066.

-- "Savor the Flavor" wine tasting, 6 to 9 p.m. at Sierra Nevada Golf Ranch, sponsored by Soroptimist International of Carson Valley. Tickets $30 at the door; call 783-6626.

-- "MotionFest West," an evening of comedy and theater in motion at 8 p.m. at Circus Circus in Reno; a benefit for Artown. Tickets at the door $20 for adults, $10 for children. Call 789-5604.

Sunday

-- Blackalicious performs at 10 p.m. at Caesars Club Nero at South Lake Tahoe. Tickets $20 in advance; ages 21-older only. Call 337-8344.