I Love Carson City's Weekend Event Summary: Dec. 12-13

The clock is ticking for last minute shoppers. Luckily, Carson City has great options for everyone on the list. Telegraph Square in downtown will be hopping with a Santa parade, vendors, and a pirate ship, in addition to great shops. The Brewery Arts Center is hosting a weekend-long art sale with one of a kind options throughout the campus. Art is a great gift, and making it is even more fun. Carson City Pottery is holding an open house today; a gift certificate for a pottery class is perfect for all skill levels.

SATURDAY:

• Seniors Swim Free at Paradise Salon and Spa: Executive Pointe off College Pkwy (7am-5pm, except during class times; 55 and older; indoor adult warm saltwater pools)
• Nevada Artists Association Art Exhibit featuring Howard Friedman and Photography by Chas. H. McDonnell, III at the Carson Visitor Center (8am-5pm)
• Flying Pig Flea Market at Fuji Park (8am-3pm)
• Coffee and Donuts with EAA Sierra Chapter 403 at 2500 E. College Pkwy (8:30am-12pm, all welcome)
• Run With Rudolph: 7th Annual Be Bold, Run in the Cold Winter Trail Series presented by Ascent Runs- begins at Western Nevada College, Turn left into parking lot and head to the southern-most area by baseball field; Look for blue truck and pop-ups (race begins 9am; registration $25, students $15 - cash or card only; All runners, whether pre-registered or not, must check in race morning; Walkers are welcome)
• 12 Days of Christmas Mountain Faire in the Douglas County Community Center: 1329 Waterloo, Gardnerville (9am-4pm; suggested donation of or two non-perishable food items or $2 for adults, $1 for students)
• Food Drive and Sock and Glove Tree for Do Drop In at Evergreen Gene’s: 1811 N. Carson (9am-5pm)
• Holiday Craft Fair at Browsers Corner Bookstore: 911 E. Washington (9:30am-6pm)

Need to burn off a few Christmas cookies? Ascent Runs ‘Run with Rudolph’ 5 or 10K will take you through the hills in Ash Canyon. It will be beautiful, but chilly. Ice skating is another fun way to get the blood pumping; Arlington Square Ice Rink has three skate sessions to choose from.

• The Artisan Shop and Nevada Artist Association Cooperative Art Sale at the Brewery Arts Center (10am-6pm; Santa, live music and more)
• Holiday Craft Fair and Pictures with Santa at the Carson Mall (Fair 10am-9pm; Santa 11am-6pm)
• Lego Club at the Carson City Library (10am-12pm; sign up at Youth Desk, limited space)
• Family Fun Saturday: Pines are Fine and Holiday Crafts at the Nevada State Museum (10am-3pm; Museum admission $8, under 18 free)
• Carson City Santa Train at the Nevada State Railroad Museum (Trains leave every half hour 10am-3pm; $5, children 2 and under who sit in an adult's lap are free; Refreshments, including hot cocoa, available for purchase from the Warren Engine Company)
• Nevada Day Art Show at the Nevada Artists Association Gallery in the Brewery Arts Center (10am-4pm)
• Arlington Square Ice Rink (Sessions 10am-1pm, 2pm-5pm, 6pm-10pm; $7/$5 kids, $3 Skate Rental)
• Auditions for PPI’s production of ‘Harvey’ in the Brewery Arts Center Performance Hall (10:30am; Six men and Six women ages late teen to 60+ are needed; auditions will be a cold reading from the script, bring a theater resume if you have one)
• Olde Time Christmas Santa Parade and FISH Food Drive in Downtown Carson City (WEATHER PERMITTING: line up at 10:30am on West Telegraph St, parade starts 11am SHARP; vendors, food trucks, and Santa in Telegraph Square 11am-2pm; all welcome to join parade, costumes encouraged)
• Holiday Open House and Pottery Sale at Carson City Pottery: 248 E Winnie Lane (11am-5pm)
• Douglas High Madrigal Singers at the Greenhouse Garden Center: 2450 S. Curry (11am-12:30pm)
• WARF Cat and Kitten Adoption Event at Petco on Topsy Lane (11am-4pm; all cats are fixed, vaccinated and micro-chipped)

Hot cocoa awaits at the Nevada State Railroad Museum. Santa trains run every half hour until 3 p.m. Holiday crafts are in store at Family Fun Saturday at the Nevada State Museum; admission is free for those under 18.

• Candy Cane Express Train at the Virginia and Truckee Railroad Depot: 166 F Street, Virginia City (12pm AND 2pm; $18/$9 kids)
• Olive Oil and Balsamic Vinegar Tasting and Pairing Luncheon at the Bistro at Tahoe Ridge Winery (12pm-1:30pm; $20; RSVP 775-473-1790)
• Painting Class at Van Gogh and Vino (1pm-3:30pm; $18 per painter)
• Babes In Toyland presented by Wild Horse Children’s Theater in the Brewery Arts Center Performance Hall (2pm; $10, $5 kids)
• Native American Healing Drum Circle at A to Zen: 1803 N. Carson St. (3pm-5pm; $5)
• 50th Anniversary at Walton’s Funerals and Cremations (3pm-7pm; Senior Resource Fair 3pm-5:30pm; Candle Lighting Remembrance Ceremony at 6pm)
• Suds for Seniors Fundraiser at the Feisty Goat Pub: 1881 E. Long St. (4pm-10am; $15 to sample five beers; benefits the Meals on Wheels program; Tickets are available at the Carson Visitor Center and are good through Jan. 30)
• Wine Tasting at Genoa Candy and Coffee in Carson Lanes (4pm-8pm; $5 for five tastes)
• Live Music with the Mark Castro Band at 1862 David Walley's Restaurant and Saloon in Genoa (5pm-9pm)
• Third Annual Battle of the Bars Toy Drive for the Salvation Army: drop off a new, unwrapped toy at Crossroads Lounge, Ed’s Doghouse, MJ’s Sports Bar, the Twisted Spoke, or the Firkin and Fox by 6pm
• Lecture: ‘Star Wars Retrospective’ by Mike Thomas and Star Party at Western Nevada College’s Observatory: 2699 Van Patten Ave (6pm-10:30pm; lecture at 6:30pm, limited seating; free, NOT open if it is snowing and/or there is snow on the roads)
• Live Music with Acoustic Solution at Bella Fiore Wine (6pm-9pm)
• STRAZZ: advanced youth string ensemble at Trader Joe's on Topsy Lane (6:30pm)
• The Road to Bethlehem: A Living Nativity at the First United Methodist Church – Drive through entrance is at Division and King Streets (6:30pm-8:30pm)

Live music is everywhere tonight. The Brewery Arts Center welcomes celtic duo Noctambule. Sassafras hosts Hunger Wolf, an Indy rock band from Sacramento. James Wilsey of Notch 8 returns to Carson Cigar Co. and Caterpillar’s Hookah Lounge will be jammin’ with reggae band, Whiskey Lung.

• Live Music with Terri Campillo and Craig Fletcher at Glen Eagles Restaurant (6:30pm-10:30pm)
• Babes In Toyland presented by Wild Horse Children’s Theater in the Brewery Arts Center Performance Hall (7pm; $10, $5 kids)
• DIS Theatre Productions presents ‘The Bachelor King’ at Dayton Intermediate School: 315 Dayton Valley Rd, Dayton (7pm; $5)
• A Cowboy Christmas featuring Mary Kaye in the historic Genoa Town Hall (Pre-concert Dinner: Chili and Baked Potatoes 5pm; venue doors open at 5:30pm, 6:30pm start; Tickets with dinner $35 adults, $25 kids; $20 adults, $15 children concert only)
• Celtic Music Series: Noctambul at the Brewery Arts Center Black Box Theater (7pm; $15 general admission)
• Carson Valley POPS Orchestra Winter Concert in the CVIC Hall: 1606 Esmeralda Avenue, Minden (doors 6:30pm, 7pm start; free, donations appreciated)
• Live Music with Hindsight at Casino Fandango (7pm-12am)
• Painting Class at Van Gogh and Vino (7pm-9:30pm; $18 per painter)
• Karaoke hosted by J and J in the Eleventh Frame Winners Lounge, Carson Lanes (7pm-11pm; must be 21+)
• Lava Cap Winery Winemaker's Dinner Hosted by Winemaker Danny Mantle in the Barrel Room at the Carson Nugget (7pm; $69-$89; Must RSVP: email alatte@ccnugget.com)
• Talent Takes Flight Talent Competition at Flight: 2244 Meridian, off Airport in Minden (7pm; first come, first play; solo acts or duos welcome; each performer will sing two original or cover songs; PA system and Mic provided; $100 prize to winner)
• Reno Santa Pub Crawl in Downtown Reno (7:30pm-1am)

Need somewhere to show off your ugly sweater? Living the Good Life is throwing an 80s Xmas Bash with flashback tunes by DJ Bobby G. Show off your pipes at Karaoke at Carson Lanes, Westside Pour House, Beercade, or the Spoke Bar.

• Rock’n N Bowl’n at Gold Dust West (8pm)
• Live Music with Humble Wolf at Sassafras Eclectic Food Joint: 1500 Old Hot Springs Rd. (8pm; no cover)
• Music Saturdays: James Wilsey of Notch 8 at Carson Cigar Co. (8pm-11am)
• Live Music with Decoy at Max Casino: formerly the Carson Station (8pm-12am)
• Christmas Country with Lacy J. Dalton and Dale Poune at the Red Dog Saloon, Virginia City (8pm; $40 at the door)
• Karaoke at the Spoke Bar and Grill (8pm)
• Karaoke with J and M Productions at Beercade: 1930 N. Carson St. (8pm)
• Live Reggae Music with Whiskey Lung at Caterpillar’s Hookah Lounge: 314 S. Carson (9pm; no cover)
• Karaoke at Westside Pour House (9pm)
• An 80s Xmas with DJ Bobby G at Living the Good Life: 1480 N. Carson (9pm; Ugly Sweaters and costumes encouraged)
• Live Music with Soul Connection at Ponderosa Saloon, Virginia City (9pm)
• Live DJ and Dancing at Jimmy G’s Cigar Bar (10pm)

Ready for more snow? Let’s just hope that the clouds clear by tonight because the Geminids Meteor Shower is at its peak tonight and tomorrow. Don your ugliest sweater for the Carson Victory Rollers’ Red and Green Scrimmage, and bring a toy for their Toys for Tots drive. If you haven’t caught Wild Horse Children’s Theaters production of Babes in Toyland yet, grab the kids and get down to the Brewery Arts Center for their final performance.

SUNDAY:

• Nevada Artists Association Art Exhibit featuring Howard Friedman and Photography by Chas. H. McDonnell, III at the Carson Visitor Center (8am-5pm)
• Holiday Craft Fair and Pictures with Santa at the Carson Mall (Fair 10am-6pm; Santa 11am-5pm)
• Food Drive; Sock and Glove Tree for Do Drop In at Evergreen Gene’s: 1811 N. Carson (10am-5pm)
• Carson City Santa Train at the Nevada State Railroad Museum (Trains leave every half hour 10am-3pm; $5, children 2 and under who sit in an adult's lap are free; Refreshments, including hot cocoa, available for purchase from the Warren Engine Company)
• Arlington Square Ice Rink (Sessions 10am-1pm, 2pm-5pm, 6pm-9pm; $7/$5 kids, $3 Skate Rental)
• Winter Car Show and Toys for Tots Drive at the Wheelhouse: 291 Rhodes St. (10am-3pm)
• The Artisan Shop and Nevada Artist Association Cooperative Art Sale at the Brewery Arts Center (11am-3pm; Santa, live music and more)
• Christmas Crafts at the Children’s Museum of Northern Nevada (11am-1pm)
• Bingo fundraiser for Meals on Wheels at the Carson City Senior Center (doors 11am; 12:30pm start; $10 buy in, $5 extra pack, $1 specials; Must be 21+)
• Candy Cane Express Train at the Virginia and Truckee Railroad Depot: 166 F Street, Virginia City (12pm AND 2pm; $18/$9 kids)
• Sunday Funday: Free game of pool with drink purchase at Westside Pour House
• All Ages Family Day: Painting Class at Van Gogh and Vino (1pm-4pm; $15 per painter)
• Christmas Past: family-friendly, Christmas-themed slide show at Washoe Lake State Park (1pm; $7 per vehicle admission, $5 with Nevada ID)
• Raiders Booster Club at the Eleventh Frame Lounge in Carson Lanes (vs the Denver Broncos; 1:05pm; for more info contact Rick Good at 775-267-4271)

Holiday tunes are in the air. Join the Carson City Symphony in concert at the Community Center, but get there early for the CCAI Art Show and Sale. TOCCATA performs Messiah at the Corpus Christi Catholic Church on Sunridge. Stay warm in your car and take a trip past the Living Nativity scene at the First United Methodist Church.

• Weekly Pool Tournament at Whiskey Tavern (register 1pm; 2pm start; $10 per person)
• Babes In Toyland presented by Wild Horse Children’s Theater in the Brewery Arts Center Performance Hall (2pm; $10, $5 kids)
• PoP Up Story time at the Carson City Library (2pm-2:20pm; park at the Community Center or at Smith’s Grocery)
• Pool Tournament at Remedy’s (2pm-5pm; $5 buy-in; APA Rules)
• Family Day: All Ages Painting Class at Van Gogh and Vino (2:30pm-5pm; $15 per painter)
• Carson City Symphony’s 32nd Annual Holiday Treat Concert with the New Victorian Dancers and Carson City Symphony Chorus at the Bob Boldrick Theater in the Community Center (Pre-concert entertainment and an art show and sale at 3pm in the lobby; concert begins 4pm; $15 general admission, free for children age 16 and under)
• Tahoe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus (TOCCATA) Presents Messiah at Corpus Christi Catholic Church: 3597 N. Sunridge Dr. (3pm; General admission $30 adults, $25 seniors, $5 students aged 19 to 23 with valid ID, and youth under 19 free)
• Sing for Your Discount Karaoke at A to Zen (3pm-6pm; free)
• Suds for Seniors Fundraiser at the Feisty Goat Pub: 1881 E. Long St. (4pm-10am; $15 to sample five beers; benefits the Meals on Wheels program; Tickets are available at the Carson Visitor Center and are good through Jan. 30)
• Seasons Beatings: Carson Victory Rollers’ Annual Red vs. Green Fundraising Scrimmage in the Community Center Gym (doors 4:30pm, Jrs scrimmage 4:45pm, Adults 6:30pm; Ugly Sweater Contest between bouts; Admission is $5 OR a new unwrapped toy for Toys for Tots)
• Live Music with Tom Miller at Sassafras Eclectic Food Joint: 1500 Old Hot Springs Rd. (6pm-8pm; no cover)
• The Road to Bethlehem: A Living Nativity at the First United Methodist Church – Drive through entrance is at Division and King Streets (6:30pm-8:30pm)
• Geminids Meteor Shower

Every week, I create a list of the fun stuff and events going on around the Carson City area for my Facebook page, I Love Carson City. There is quite a bit to do in our beautiful capital this week, so grab the kids, your friends and family, and have a great weekend.

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