Find your fun on Friday: comedy, live music, and stuff for kids, too

Carson City Parks and Recreation is stepping up to the plate with pizza and a movie if you are looking for a way to get out without the kids in tow. You’ll want to register for Parent’s Night Out before all the spaces are filled. Hit the town and discover what new restaurants have popped up this last year. Enjoy live music at Living the Good Life, Bela Vita Bistro, or at the historic Genoa Bar. Teens are welcome at the Boys and Girls Club for a night of dancing, music, and a chance at raffle prizes.

FRIDAY, Feb. 9: Things to do in Carson City

• — Art Exhibit: ‘Writing from Mars’ solo exhibit by Rick Parsons at the CCAI Gallery in the Courthouse: 885 E. Musser (8am-5pm)
• — ‘Mementi Mori’ exhibit featuring 2018 Artist Fellow and Photographer, Paul Baker Prindle in the OXS Gallery at the Nevada Arts Council: 716 N. Carson St. (8am-5pm)
• — Nevada Art Council’s traveling exhibit, “Geographical Divides: Finding Common Ground” in the Western Nevada College Main Gallery in the Bristlecone Building (8am-9pm; an artistic collaboration between Northern and Southern Nevada artists)
• — ART from WNC, featuring student artists from Western Nevada College in the Community Development building [formerly the BRIC]: 108 E Proctor St (8am-12pm and 1pm-4pm)
• — $1 Dollar Bowling and Shoe Rental Specials (9am-4pm at Carson Lanes; 9am-5pm at Gold Dust West)
• — Storytime Adventures: Valentine’s Day at the Children’s Museum of Northern Nevada (9:30am-10:30am; a different story with craft and play each week; museum admission: $6 ages 14-54, $4 ages 2-13, $5 seniors 55+, free for those 1 and younger)
• — New Year’s Art Show in the Nevada Artists Association Gallery at the Brewery Arts Center (10am-4pm; featuring 78 member entries in all media)
• — “Back Wall Show,” featuring Catherine King, Digital Artist in the Nevada Artists Association Gallery at the Brewery Arts Center (10am-4pm)
• — ‘Be Mine’ Valentine Gift Show and Craft Fair at the Carson Mall (10am-8pm)
• — Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Sierra Chapter 403 Luncheon and Chat – Young Eagles fundraiser at 2500 E. College Pkwy (11:15am-1pm; $6 Hamburgers and Hot Dogs, Condiments and chips are provided; all welcome)
• — Live Music with Elizabeth Tully at Comma Coffee (12pm-2pm)
• — CCAI Exhibit: Inside and Outside the Lines, with artwork by artists Jonathan Farber and Susan Kotler in the Sierra Room of the Carson City Community Center (open during public meetings and Fridays 12pm-4pm)
• — TRIAD: “Ducks in a Row” presented by Lora E. Myles, Esq. of the Nevada Rural Counties Retired and Senior Volunteer Program in the Carson City Senior Center Dining Room: 911 Beverly Drive (11:45am; free to attend; a presentation designed to help people understand about advanced medical directives, power of attorney and estate management questions regarding wills and finances; Raffle tickets for a drawing for a gift basket will be handed out at the door)
• — Wine Tasting at Cowboy Liquors (5pm-7pm; $3; Including Lovo Proseco, Kermit Lynch Cotes du Rhone, and Valpolicella Ripassp Giuseppe Lonardin)
• — Pop-up Art Show featuring wild horse photography by Chris England in the Brewery Arts Center Grand Ballroom (5pm-7pm)
• — Live Music with Sandi ‘Pipes’ Medley at 1862 David Walley's Restaurant and Saloon in Genoa (5pm-9pm)
• — Valentine’s Parents Night Out at the Carson City Community Center (6pm-9pm; $10 per child; Take your Valentine on a date and we'll take care of the kids. parks and Recreation staff will provide pizza, a craft, and a movie; space limited – must register HERE: https://apm.activecommunities.com/ccpr/Activity_Search/parent-s-night-ou... )
• — TICC: Trans in Carson City at Comma Coffee (6pm-8pm; TICC welcomes all those in the LGBTQIAP community, their allies and advocates)
• — Live Music at Bella Fiore Wines (6pm-9pm)
• — Live Music with NTime at Bella Vita Bistro in the Carson Mall: 1304 S Stewart (6pm)
• — Live Music featuring Jamie Rollins at Living the Good Life: 1480 N. Carson (6:30pm-10pm, Live DJ at 10pm; no cover)
• — Mike Thomas Lecture Series: “Lions of Tsavo” at the Western Nevada College Jack C. Davis Observatory: 2699 Van Patten Ave, off Murphy Drive (6:30pm; free to the public; historical lecture about an incident in Africa. In 1898, railway workers in Tsavo, Kenya were terrorized by a pair of man-eating lions, who killed dozens of people in a reign of terror)
• — Valentine Dance in the Boys and Girls Club Teen Center: 1870 Russell Way (7pm-10pm; Free; ages 13 and older; cake walk, food, refreshments, raffle and music)
• — Open Mic and Jam at A to Zen: 1803 N. Carson St. (7pm; free; all ages; Music, comedy, poetry, magic, etc.)
• — Live Music with Hindsight at the Casino Fandango (7pm-12am)
• — Live Music with Brother Dan Palmer at the Washoe Camp Saloon: 3155 Eastlake Blvd, New Washoe City (7pm-10pm)
• — Live Music with Terri Campillo, Craig Fletcher, and friends at Glen Eagles Restaurant (7pm-10pm)
• — Rock 'n Bowl Night at Carson Lanes Family Fun Center (7pm-11pm; music and laser lights; Bowling Discounts for groups of 10 or more)
• — CVAC Concert Series: Diego's Umbrella at the CVIC Hall: 1411 Hwy 395, Gardnerville (doors 6pm, 7pm start; $26, under 18 free)
• — Winter Music Series: Mo’z Motley Blues Band at the Genoa Bar, Genoa (7pm-11pm)
• — Live Music with the Trippin King Snakes at the Max Casino (8pm-12am)
• — Comedian Susan Jones headlines at Carson Comedy inside the Carson Nugget (doors open 7:15pm, show starts 8pm; $15; purchase tickets at the Guest Services Desk; must be 21+)
• — Live Music with Decoy in the Carson Valley Inn Cabaret, Minden (8pm-1am)
• — Live Music with the Soul Persuaders at ‘The Loft’ inside the Carson Nugget (9pm-1am)
• — Karaoke with J and M Productions at Whiskey Tavern (9pm; no cover)
• — DJ Dance Party at Living the Good Life: 1480 N. Carson (10pm; no cover)
• — DJ Dance Party at Jimmy G’s Cigar Bar (10pm; no cover, 21+)
• — The Sage Project powered by the Roska Collective at the Sage Lounge inside Battle Born Social: 318 N. Carson St. (10pm; no cover, 21+; Live DJs, Electronic Dance Music)