Events and happenings around Carson City for Friday, Nov. 2

Hello Carson City and welcome to Friday, Nov. 2, 2018. It's the end of the work week with events today featuring political gatherings, art showings, a fascinating lecture about Carson City and all things ABBA as tonight is the opening of "Mamma Mia" at the Carson City Community Center.

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Here's what's happening today:

— Carson City Supervisor Bonkowski hosts ‘Breakfast with Brad' at Cracker Box. 7 a.m. Join Carson City Ward 2 Supervisor Brad Bonkowski for “Breakfast with Brad” Friday, Nov. 2, from 7 to 8 a.m. at the Cracker Box restaurant. All Carson City residents are invited to attend. The get together allows residents a one on one opportunity to talk with a city leader about important issues facing the city. No purchase is necessary; the coffee is on Brad. The Cracker Box is located at 402 E. William Street

— Early voting ends Friday in Carson City. 8 a.m. Today is the last day for early voting in the 2018 Nevada mid-term general elections, which began Saturday, Oct. 20.
The polling place is located at the Carson City Courthouse, 885 E. Musser Street, on the ground floor. Voters should bring either their state issued ID, or their sample ballot that was delivered to their mailing address. Voting Friday will be from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

— Friday Morning Walk to Long Ranch Estates Trail hosted by Muscle Powered. 9 a.m. Join Muscle Powered for a Friday one hour walk to enjoy Nevada outdoors around Carson City. Meet in open dirt area near the Nevada Humane Society off of Airport Road. Water and closed-toe shoes required. All walks are 1 to 2 miles with duration of 1 hour with usually negligible elevation gain, and frequently on paved or smooth paths. If it rains or snows, meet at the Multi-Purpose Athletic Center (MAC) at 1860 Russell Way. Contact Betts Markle at bettsm@gmail.com or call 775-843-8424, if you have any questions.

— Join Don Trump Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle for GOTV Rally at Carson Nugget. 9:30 a.m. Join Don Trump, Jr, Kimberly Guilfoyle, Dean Heller and Adam Laxalt for a rally at the Carson Nugget, Friday Nov. 2, 2018 at 9:30 AM. Please arrive early. Register and get free tickets online by going here.

— Carson City Art Gallery features Show by Erik Holland. 5 p.m. Celebrate the artwork of Erik Holland as Artist of the Month at his reception. Light refreshments will be served. Erik Holland has worked as an artist his entire adult life. He started painting murals in Fairbanks, Alaska in the 1990's. He then moved to Reno, Nevada, achieving his dream of living in the high desert. He has had a one man show in Reno every year since 2001.
The show was born on a desire to depict the many sides of America. Amerika is spelled with a K to denote concern with our troubled times. The images come from the life of artist Erik Holland, starting in 1980, when he painted "Spirit of the Eighties" The show is in fact a retrospective of the artist's life from 1980 to the present.
Carson City Art Gallery is located at 110 S Curry St, corner of 2nd, in downtown Carson City. For details, please contact Carson City Art Gallery, 775-313-8628 or carsoncityart@yahoo.com

— Nevada railroad museum hosts ‘Lost Carson City’ lecture. 5:30 p.m. From the historic United States Branch Mint to the V&T Railroad to the fact it remains one of the most sparsely populated state capitals, Carson City has a colorful and unique history. The Silver State’s capital city will be the subject of a free lecture by author Peter Mires, whose latest book is “Lost Carson City.”
The event takes place Friday, Nov. 2, at the Nevada State Railroad Museum, 2180 St. Carson St., with doors opening at 5:30 p.m. Copies of “Lost Carson City” will be available for purchase in the museum store and Mires will be signing books during the event.

— Carson Chamber Singers present Choral Masterworks fall concert in Carson City. 7:30 p.m. Carson Chamber Singers, conducted by Michael Langham, will present its 2018 Choral Masterworks Fall Concert in Carson City. The concert is Friday, Nov. 2, 7:30 p.m. at Shepherd of the Sierra, 3680 US Highway 395 South in Carson City. There will be a second performance Saturday, Nov. 3, at 6:30 p.m. at St. Mary’s in the Mountains, 111 S. E Street in Virginia City.
The program, Choral Masterworks, includes music by Pachelbel, Handel, William Billings, and Randall Thompson. The centerpiece of the concert will be the exquisite Mass in C Major, D. 452 by Franz Schubert, with chamber orchestra and soloists Jana Whitson, Laura Antinoro, Jenice Provost, Laura Hale, and Jonathan Rabben. Highlights of the program are Cantique de Jean Racine by Gabriel Fauré, which features harp accompaniment, and “Make our Garden Grow,” from Candide, in honor of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Leonard Bernstein. General admission tickets are $10, available online at CCSymphony.com or at the door.

— ‘Mamma Mia!’ opens tonight at Carson City Community Center. 7:30 p.m. A mother. A daughter. Three possible dads. And a trip down the aisle you’ll never forget! The award-winning Western Nevada Musical Theatre Company is bringing the worldwide phenomenon Mamma Mia! to Northern Nevada this November.
The show tells the story of a young bride who discovers three men listed in her mother’s diary who could possibly be her father and invites them all to her wedding in hopes that her father will walk her down the aisle. The story is animated by ABBA hits that topped the charts in the 1970s, including Dancing Queen, Waterloo, Super Trouper and The Winner Takes It All.

ONGOING:

— Fourth annual Pets of the Homeless fundraiser presented by Carpa Nevada, LLC and Downtown Coin, 111 W. Telegraph Street in Carson City. Carpa Nevada is donated all of the profits from the sales of its fine Portuguese olive oils and balsamic vinegar to Pets of the Homeless now through Jan. 31, 2019. Olive oils cost $16 per bottle and balsamic vinegar is priced at $20 per bottle. Call Downtown Coin at 775-883-4653 or visit the store, open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, at 111 W. Telegraph Street in downtown Carson City.

— Christmas tree permits available on Carson, Bridgeport ranger districts. Permits to cut Christmas trees on the Carson and Bridgeport Ranger Districts of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest will be available for purchase beginning Thursday, Nov. 1. The U.S. Forest Service Christmas Tree Program is designed for families, businesses, and institutions wishing to cut their own trees for decorating. Christmas tree permits must be purchased in person and are issued on a first-come, first-serve basis for $10 each, with a limit of two trees per household. Permits are nonrefundable and nontransferable, and only valid through Dec. 25, 2018. The Ranger Districts have a limited amount of Christmas tree permits available, and once those allotted permits are sold, no more will be available.

— The Nevada Artists Association (NAA) presents the annual Nevada Day Art Show, now through Nov. 30. Entries in all categories are judged with cash prizes awarded to winners. The NAA Gallery is located at 449 W. King Street in Carson City and is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday.

— Carson City Parks, Recreation and Open Space is currently seeking individuals and pairs interested in leading interpretive programs in one of our many parks and open spaces. Interested individuals and pairs are encouraged to apply. If interested, go here.

— Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California Native TANF Program launch Winter Coat Drive. The Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California Native TANF Program is hosting a winter coat drive Oct. 1 through Nov. 2, 2018. Please donate new or gently used, clean coats, hats, gloves and snow pants. Items will be distributed to families in need on Nov. 8, 2018 at 2310 South Carson St. Suite 1 Carson City or the Douglas County Washoe Tribe of NV & CA Native TANF Program office, 1248 Waterloo Ln, Gardnerville.

— Nature’s art is in full bloom at the Bristlecone Gallery for the “Nature’s Symphony of Art” children’s showcase sponsored by Arts for Children of Nevada with help from the Jackpot Grant with the Nevada Arts Council. Exhibit runs until until Nov. 9.

— The Capital City Arts Initiative presents its exhibition, Americana with Cadmium Orange, by artist Gig Depio at the CCAI Courthouse Gallery. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Depio is an artist and an advocate for public art in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was awarded the 2016 Fellowship Grant in Painting by the Nevada Arts Council (NAC). He has worked on various exhibitions and projects with the Nevada Museum of Art, Nevada Arts Council’s OXS Gallery, and UNLV Marjorie Barrick Museum, among others. Depio graduated from Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines. He lives in Las Vegas with his family. Carson City Courthouse Gallery, 885 E Musser St., Carson City.

This calendar is updated throughout the day as information becomes available.