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Friday, September 4: Things to do in Carson City

Submitted by Danielle Cook on Fri, 09/04/2015 - 3:37am
Event Date: 
September 4, 2015 (All day)
I Love Carson City

Labor Day weekend always seems bittersweet. Sure, it’s a three day weekend and a great time to bar-be-que, camp, or enjoy friends and family. It also marks the end of the summer. Everyone has gone back to school, and the autumn crisp is beginning to sneak in. No matter where you roam this weekend: north, south, east, or west there is fun to be had. Or stick around town and enjoy the many things that make Carson City unique.

FRIDAY:

  • Monthly ‘Breakfast with Supervisor Brad’ Bonokowski at the Cracker Box (7am; open to Carson City residents, the coffee is on Brad)
  • Revolution Dog Sports Rat-tacular Barn Hunt and BattleBorn Bonanza Jack Russell Trials at Fuji Park
  • ‘Wally’s World: The Loneliest Art Collection in Nevada’ in the OXS Gallery at the Nevada Arts Council: 716 N. Carson St. (8am-5pm)
  • Industrial Art at the CCAI Gallery in the Courthouse: 885 E. Musser (8am-5pm)
  • CCAI Exhibit: BRIC Art 5 at the BRIC: 108 E. Proctor St. (8am-12pm and 1pm-5pm)
  • NAA Exhibit by artist Deborah Foster at the Carson Visitor Center (8am-5pm)
  • Heavenly Village Days Car Show in South Lake Tahoe (Events also include poker runs, demonstrations, sidewalk sales from merchants, food and live music)
  • Flashback Friday Museum Days in Virginia City (All Virginia City museums have waived admission, but donations are encouraged when you pick up the map at the Virginia City Visitors Center)
  • Virginia and Truckee Round-trip Steam Train Ride: leave from Carson City Eastgate Depot on Flint Drive, off U.S. Highway 50 East at 10am and Depart Virginia City Depot at 3pm (tickets limited, $52, seniors and veterans $48, kids 3-16 $32, arrive 30 minutes early)
  • Kids Ride Free Friday on the Virginia and Truckee Steam Train (code kidsfree online ONLY on www.vtrailway.com; one kids ticket with the purchase each adult ticket; ages 3-16)
  • Starbucks Coffee Tasting at Carson Tahoe Medical Center (10am-11am; free)
  • Photography Art Show at the Nevada Artists Association Gallery in the Brewery Arts Center (10am-4pm)
  • First Friday BBQ: fun, games, prizes with representatives from BMD and Simpson Strong-Tie at Meek’s Lumber: 2869 N. Carson St. (11am-1pm; free; Blow-out Sale with items for 50+% off 11am-3pm)
  • Best in the West Nugget Rib Cook-Off at Victorian Square in Sparks (11am–9pm; 7pm Dishwalla on the Main Stage)
  • Women Only Golf Social at Silver Oak Golf Course (4:30pm-5:30pm; $25 includes 9-holes, instruction, range balls, and more)
  • Magic, the Gathering at Nerdvana: 385 Hot Springs Road, Suite 1 (5:30pm-6pm sign up; 6pm start)
  • Live Music at San Marcos Grill
  • ‘Sample the Sierra’ Pop-Up Dinner at Lake Tahoe Golf Course: 2500 Emerald Bay Rd. South Lake Tahoe, CA (6pm; tickets limited, includes four course dinner with wine pairing; $75 online at www.samplethesierra.com)
  • Sierra Songwriters present: Songwriters in the Round at Comma Coffee (6pm)
  • Live Music at Bella Fiore Wine (6pm-9pm)
  • Live Music with Terri Campillo and Craig Fletcher at Glen Eagles Restaurant (6:30pm-10:30pm)
  • Improv Night with hosts Mikey and Heidi and special guests from Reno Improv: watch or participate at the Brewery Arts Center Black Box Theater (7pm; free, donations welcome)
  • Singer Songwriter Open Mic at A to Zen: 1803 N. Carson St. (7pm)
  • Live Music with Atomika at Casino Fandango (7pm-12am)
  • Carson Comedy: Jackie Flynn at Carson Comedy, upstairs in the Carson Nugget (7pm; $15)
  • Live Music: Jaime Rollins at Flight: 2244 Meridian, off Airport in Minden (7:30pm-11:30pm)
  • Live Music at Westside Pour House (8pm)
  • Live Music with Los Pistoleros, Hexashooter, and DJ Diabetto; Bartender Lindsay’s Birthday Bash at the Genoa Bar, Genoa (8pm)
  • Live Music with the Cosmic Boogaloo at Max Casino: formerly the Carson Station (8pm)
  • Live Music with Adam Traum at the Red Dog Saloon, Virginia City (8pm)
  • Karaoke at Barb’s Y-Not: 152 E. Long St. (8pm)
  • Friday Night Dance Party with DJ Bobby G at Living the Good Life: 1480 N. Carson (9pm)
  • Karaoke with J and M Productions at Whiskey Tavern (9pm)
  • West Bay Rhythm at Vinyl inside the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino: Stateline, South Lake Tahoe (9pm; no cover)
  • DJ and Dancing at Jimmy G’s Cigar Bar (10pm)

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