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Wednesday, May 27: Things to do in Carson City

Event Date: 
May 27, 2015 (All day)

Welcome to Wednesday, Carson City. One day closer to the weekend, and one day closer to June. Carson City truly shines in the summertime with events like the Taste of Downtown, Blinky Man, and the Fathers’ Day Powwow at the Stewart Indian School. New to hit downtown this year is Battleborn Brews, Bikes, and Bubbly: sure to be a fun time.

WEDNESDAY:

  • CCAI Exhibit: BRIC Art 5 at the BRIC: 108 E Proctor Street (8am-12pm and 1pm-5pm)
  • ‘Forevermore’ by artist Su Limbert at the LXS Gallery in the Legislature Building
  • ’New Work’ by artist Pasha Rafat at the Nevada Arts Council: 716 N. Carson St. (8am-5pm)
  • ’The Driest State: Nevada Watersheds’ by artist Nolan Preese at the CCAI Gallery in the Courthouse: 885 E. Musser (8am-5pm)
  • Lampe Park Farmers Market in Gardnerville (9am-1pm)
  • Farmers Market at Sierra Gourmet Grill: 1378 Hwy 395, Gardnerville (9am-1pm)
  • Landscape Art Show at the Nevada Artists Association Gallery in the Brewery Arts Center (10am-4pm)
  • Blues with David Leather at Comma Coffee (12pm-2pm)
  • Workforce Strategies Workshops: Resume building, etc. at the Carson City Health and Human Services Conference Room: 900 E. Long St. (2pm-4pm)
  • Wine Wednesday: ½ off wine by the glass at Red’s Old 395 (3pm-6pm)
  • Swim Class for Kids with Autism Spectrum Disorder at Carson City Aquatic Facility (4pm; $4)
  • ’Wine-down Wednesday’ All day happy hour at Bella Fiore Wines
  • CCAI Exhibit: Tuscarora, by artist Ron Arthaud at the Carson City Community Center’s Sierra Room (available during public meetings and most evenings 5pm-8pm)

Shake off the midweek by shaking your tail feathers. Country Line dance lessons every week in the Eleventh Frame Lounge at Carson Lanes. Get your fill of jazz with Rocky and Judith at the Sassafras Jazz Jam, or enjoy the music stylings of Joe LaChew at Z Bistro. If you find yourself in Douglas County this morning, you’ll have two farmers markets to choose from, or you can wait until Saturday for Carson’s early market at Greenhouse Garden Center.

  • Live Music with Joe LaChew at Z Bistro (5pm-9pm)
  • Weekly Grand Classic Blackjack Tournament at the Carson Station Hotel Casino (5pm)
  • Dungeons and Dragons at Nerdvana, 385 Hot Springs Road, Suite 1 (5:30pm-7:30pm AND 8pm-10pm)
  • Wino Wednesday at Caterpillar’s Hookah Lounge
  • Cigar Appreciation Night at Jimmy G’s Cigar Bar (6pm-10pm)
  • Wired Wednesday at Paradise Salon and Spa: 3430 Executive Pointe Way (6:30pm; bring drink and food to share; RSVP to dbayer@bactv.org)
  • West Wind Sangha Sitting Group at the Methodist Church: 213 N. Minnesota, Youth Group Building corner of Proctor and Minnesota (6:30pm-8pm)
  • Open Jam at the Red Dog Saloon, Virginia City (6:30pm)
  • Country Line Dance at Carson Lane’s Eleventh Frame Lounge (6:30pm-10pm; $5 donation)
  • Live Music with Terri Campillo and Craig Fletcher at Glen Eagles Restaurant (6:30pm-10:30pm)
  • Ladies Night at Carson Cigar Co. (7pm)
  • Jazz Jam with Rocky and Judith at Sassafras Eclectic Food Joint: 1500 Old Hot Springs Rd. (7pm-10pm; $5)
  • Live Music with Mick Valentino and Lynne Colvig at Living the Good Life: 1480 N. Carson (7:30pm)
  • Karaoke at Crossroads Bar (8pm)

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