Wednesday, Sept. 28: Things to do in Carson City

Welcome to Wednesday, Carson City. Celebrate National Drink a Beer Day with drink specials at the Firkin and Fox. Kick up your heels at Carson Lanes: Country Line dance lessons tonight. Westside Pour House hosts the Geeks Who Drink Pub Quiz each week; it’s a great excuse to grab some friends and fight for bragging rights. Check out SlotWorld for their new karaoke night or the Jazz Jam at Living the Good Life. Carson High continues their Homecoming Week festivities: Wednesday Night Live in the Community Center Theater features some very funny students.

WEDNESDAY:

• Carson High Homecoming Week
• “.001%” by photographer Matt Theilen in the Western Nevada College Main Gallery in the Bristlecone Building (8am-9pm)
• Nevada Artists Association Art Exhibit featuring artists Anna Louise Dardin and Bob Hickox with Photography by Chas. H. McDonnell, III at the Carson Visitor Center (8am-5pm)
• Art Exhibit ‘New Crop 2016’ at the CCAI Gallery in the Courthouse: 885 E. Musser (8am-5pm)
• High School Pic[ks] 1, group show of art by area high school students in the Community Development building [formerly the BRIC]: 108 E Proctor St (8am-12pm and 1pm-4pm)
• Justin Favela’s art exhibit ‘Mi Casa es Mi Casa’ in the OXS Gallery at the Nevada Arts Council: 716 N. Carson St. (8am-5pm)
• Autumn Show: Four Wheels of Now and Then at the Nevada Artists Association Gallery in the Brewery Arts Center (10am-4pm)
• Family Storytime in the Carson City Library Digitorium (11:15am-12pm; get ticket in the auditorium)
• Live Music: Americana and Blues with David Leather at Comma Coffee (12pm-2pm)
• Wellness Mile Walking Group- Meet at the Wellness Mile trailhead is located just north of the Medical Office Building at 1470 Medical Parkway (12pm; call Mina (775) 445-5169 for more information)
• Workforce Strategies Workshops: Resume building, etc. at the Carson City Health and Human Services Conference Room: 900 E. Long St. (2pm-4pm)
• Wine Wednesday at Red’s Old 395 (3pm-6pm; half off all glasses of wine)
• Wednesday Evening Farmers Market at the Bob McFadden Plaza: Third/Curry (4pm-8pm)
• Ukulele Jam Session with the Genoa Ukulele Society at Mormon Station State Historic Park, Genoa (4pm-6pm)
• CCAI Exhibit: Silver State Swimmer, solo exhibition by Michael Malley in the Sierra Room of the Carson City Community Center (available during public meetings and most evenings 5pm-8pm)
• Wine Night at Brugo’s Pizza: 3228 N Carson St, Ste 10 (5pm-9pm; half off glasses and bottles of wine)
• Easy Flow Yoga Class with Theresa Simmons at the Carson Tahoe Health and Wellness Center: 1470 Medical Parkway, Ste 250 upstairs (5:30pm; $5; contact Theresa Simmons at 775.720.4284 for more information)
• Pints and Paddles Cruise on the M.S. Dixie – board at Zephyr Cove (5:30pm-7pm; $25 at the door, check-in at 5pm)
• Special Olympics Soccer Practice at Mayor's Park: corner of Koontz Lane and Center Street (5:30pm-7:30pm)
• Grand Re-opening of the Shaheen Beauchamp Builders Downtown Revitalization Project at 318 N. Carson St (5:30pm-7pm; Light appetizers, cash bar, with drink specials from Mystique and Carson Cigar Bar)
• Banned Book Week: Harry Potter Night at the Carson City Library (6pm-9pm; under 9 yrs old must be accompanied by someone 13+; registration required, go HERE to sign up)
• Carson City Squadron - Civil Air Patrol Meeting at the Main Terminal of the Carson City Airport (6pm-7pm; for information www.GoCivilAirPatrol.com)
• Live Music with John Palmore in the Carson Valley Inn Cabaret, Minden (6pm-10pm)
• Cigar Appreciation Night and Whiskey Wednesday at Jimmy G’s Cigar Bar (6pm-10pm; 10% off cigars smoked in house)
• ‘Dayton - The Carson River’ at Dayton State Park (6:30pm-7:30pm, please arrive 10 minutes early; $7 per vehicle, $5 for NV residents; Meet at the Group Use Pavilion for this slide show presentation about the Carson River)
• West Wind Sangha Sitting Group at the Methodist Church: 213 N. Minnesota, Youth Group Building corner of Proctor/Minn. (6:30pm-8pm)
• Country Line Dance at Carson Lane’s Eleventh Frame Lounge (6:30pm-10pm; Couples lessons at 6:30pm, Beginners at 7:15pm, Intermediate at 8:15pm, Expert at 9pm; $5 donation)
• Open Mic with Josh and Jenera on the Firkin and Fox Patio (sign-ups begin at 6:30pm; 7pm-close)
• Carson High Homecoming Week: Wednesday Night Live at the Bob Boldrick Theater in the Community Center (7pm; $5 at the door)
• Karaoke at SlotWorld Casino: 3879 Hwy 50 E (7pm-?)
• Live Music with Terri Campillo, Craig Fletcher, and friends at Glen Eagles Restaurant (7pm-10pm)
• Geeks Who Drink Pub Quiz night at Westside Pour House (7pm)
• Open Mic at Red Dog Saloon, Virginia City (7pm-10pm)
• Ladies Night at Carson Cigar Co. (women’s drinks half off from 7pm-9:30pm)
• Carson City Symphony Rehearsals in the Band Room of Carson High School (7pm-9:15pm; call 775-883-4154 to join or for more info; opening for strings)
• Jazz Jam hosted by Cherie Shipley at Living the Good Life: 1480 N. Carson (7:30pm-10:30pm; sit ins welcome)