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Sunday, July 12: Things to do around Carson City
Submitted by editor on Sun, 07/12/2015 - 9:50amGrab your friends and family and head out to Genoa for the last day of the Cowboy Fast Shoot Competition right by the Dake House. Stick around for a concert in the park featuring Dougie L. and the Lost Reverends, but you’ll want to bring a blanket or lawn chair. Chili and Salsa are still at Glen Eagles, so you have a second chance to pick a favorite. It’s your last chance to catch Senior Follies at the Community Center, and the Proscenium Players have a matinee of ‘Murder in an English Manor’ this afternoon, as well.
SUNDAY:
- NAA Exhibit by artist Nancy Clarke at the Carson Visitor Center (8am-5pm)
- Discounted passes for the Nevada State Fair Carnival for sale at the Carson Visitor Bureau: 716 N. Carson St. ($20 for an all-day ride pass; available until July 29; $30 at the fair)
- Carson City BMX races at the Livermore (Edmonds) Sports Complex (Signups 9am-10am; $10)
I Love Carson City’s Weekend Event Summary: July 11-12
Submitted by Danielle Cook on Fri, 07/10/2015 - 8:35pmI hope you’re hungry, Carson City. Hungry and adventurous. The annual Chili Cook-off and Craft Fair hits Glen Eagles this weekend, and there will be plenty to sample. If you need something cold to drink, head to 7-ELEVEN for a free small slushee from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. in celebration of Seven Eleven Day. The Farmers Market is always a good bet on Saturday mornings for sampling all the yummy stuff that grows nearby.
SATURDAY:
- EAA Sierra Chapter #403 Young Eagle Flights (Weather Permitting; open to ages 8-17; registration 8am at the Airport Terminal Building, orientation 8:30am; free) Coffee and Donuts (8am-12pm, all welcome) at 2500 E. College Pkwy
- Garage Sale to benefit CASI (Carson Animal Shelter Initiative) at 611 Marsh Road, located at the end of East Fifth St. (8am-?)
It's Your City with Carla Wilson, director of the Carson City Senior Follies
Submitted by editor on Mon, 06/29/2015 - 11:45amThis week's It's Your City with Cortney Bloomer features guest Carla Wilson, director of the Carson City Senior Follies.
With "flashbacks" as the theme, this will be the 18th production of the follies, which began as a fundraiser for the Carson City senior meal programs. The event will be held July 10-12.
Carson City 2015 Senior Follies presents "Flashbacks!"
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Thu, 06/18/2015 - 6:53pmIf you are looking for some family fun to do that will also support the senior citizens of Carson City then you want to attend this year’s Senior Follies production titled “Flashbacks!” Ticket prices for this 2 hour musical comedy variety show are only $10.00 per person for ages 5 and up. All proceeds from ticket sales go to the Carson City Senior Meal Programs.
Final weekend of Western Nevada Musical Theatre Company's 'The Music Man'
Submitted by editor on Fri, 05/15/2015 - 5:11amEnjoying its second weekend and final run is Western Nevada Musical Theatre Company's production of an Americana favorite "The Music Man" with performances Friday night, two shows Saturday and a final show Sunday at the Carson City Community Center.
Sunday, May 10: Things to do in Carson City on Mother's Day
Submitted by editor on Sun, 05/10/2015 - 5:17amDid you put your Mother’s Day shopping off to the last moment? Head over to the Carson Mall for their arts and craft show. It’s pretty hard to go wrong with a nice dinner or brunch for her special day. Take a ride on the McKeen Motor Car at the Nevada State Railroad Museum or the Ferris Wheel at RSVP’s Spring Fair and Carnival. And you can take Mom to a matinee of Western Nevada Musical Theatre's "Music Man" at the Bob Boldrick Theater in the Community Center.
SUNDAY: Mother’s Day
- Mother’s Day Rose Sale at the Greenhouse Garden Center (8am-6pm)
- Carson City BMX races and Mother’s Day Race at the Livermore (Edmonds) Sports Complex (Signups 9am-10am)
- Mother's Day Champagne Brunch at the Elks Club: 515 N. Nevada St. (9am-1pm; $12)
Western Nevada Musical Theatre Company opens 25th season Friday with 'The Music Man'
Submitted by editor on Sun, 05/03/2015 - 1:04pmThe Western Nevada Musical Theatre Company celebrates its 25th anniversary with the first of two season broadway blockbusters opening Friday, the feel-good, musical comedic Americana favorite, Meredith Willson's "The Music Man."
Shiner
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Sun, 05/03/2015 - 12:10pmGood Luck Macbeth Theatre continues its 2015 season with one of its highly anticipated shows of the season, Shiner. Shiner, by promising young playwright Christian Durso, follows two 13-year-olds Jake and Margot, in 1994, who form their own grunge-music fan club to celebrate all things Nirvana. Soon Jake and Margot become bound as much by their shared insecurities as by their music. The two teens make a pact to die happy. All they need to do is see Nirvana live in concert and then they will jump off the 101 overpass.
'The Music Man' marches in Carson City May 8-17, 'Mary Poppins' in November
Submitted by editor on Fri, 03/27/2015 - 10:58amThe Western Nevada Musical Theatre Company celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2015 with two Broadway blockbusters. The critically acclaimed, award-winning Carson City musical theatre company offers a delightful year for the whole family.
I Love Carson City's Weekend Event Summary: March 7-8
Submitted by Danielle Cook on Fri, 03/06/2015 - 6:09pmThe wine walk is on the top of the weekend to-do list for many of you, but Carson City has a lot more going on. Ascent Runs is hosting a 5/10K and a half marathon at C-Hill on Saturday. You can register at the race, just make sure you aren’t late. Youth Football season has arrived with sign-ups for SYFL and Pop Warner on Saturday. Cheer on the Western Nevada College Wildcats as their Baseball and Softball teams battle against Salt Lake City Community College.
Tahoe South springs forward with a foot of new snow, races and concerts in the pipeline
Submitted by editor on Tue, 03/03/2015 - 8:24pmLake Tahoe South launches into spring with more than a foot of fresh powder falling on area ski resorts: Heavenly, Sierra-at-Tahoe and Kirkwood this past weekend with additional accumulation occurring on Monday afternoon and evening. Sunny skies and clear roads are in the forecast for the remainder of the week.
I Love Carson City's Weekend Event Summary: Feb. 28 - March 1
Submitted by Danielle Cook on Fri, 02/27/2015 - 6:22pmKeep up the snowy thoughts, Carson City. We desperately need the water, the ski resorts need visitors, and those mountains are so much prettier with a blanket of white. Wildcat Softball on Saturday is weather pending, so it’s too early for me to call it canceled.
Emblem Club No. 507 Mystery Dinner
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Thu, 02/26/2015 - 12:39pmMarch 7 and 8, Emblem Club #507 presents MURDER AT THE MARDI GRAS. This will be on Saturday, March 7, 5 p.m. social Hour, 6, p.m. with the dinner play to follow. The event is at the Elks Lodge, 515 North Nevada Street.
The Saturday March 7 Menu features a Delicious Jambalaya
The Sunday March 8, MATINEE begins at 2 p.m. with a social hour and dinner at 3 p.m. with the play to follow. Menu: Delicious Jambalaya
Tickets: $15.00 at the Lodge or call 775-882-3751.
I Love Carson City's Weekend Event Summary: Feb. 21-22
Submitted by Danielle Cook on Fri, 02/20/2015 - 7:42pmSuch beautiful weather this week. True to Nevada luck, the chill returns in time for the weekend. Keep your fingers crossed that the storm front brings some precipitation our way. One place it’s seasonally appropriate is the Nevada Artist Association Gallery at the Brewery Arts Center. They will be hosting an artists’ reception for their new Winter Art Show Saturday evening.
UNR professor's Monster Fish work featured in National Geographic exhibit
Submitted by editor on Thu, 02/05/2015 - 6:26pmA new National Geographic Museum exhibition, Monster Fish: In Search of the Last River Giants, features the work of the University of Nevada, Reno’s research professor and host of the television show Monster Fish, Zeb Hogan. It opens March 26 at National Geographic’s Washington, D.C. headquarters and runs through Oct. 12, 2015.
PPI Presents Polter-Heist: A Hauntingly Hilarious Murder Mystery
Submitted by Danielle Cook on Thu, 01/15/2015 - 8:30pmThe Proscenium Players present 'Polter-heist: A Hauntingly Hiliarious Murder Mystery Dinner Theater Show' in the Pinion Room of the Gold Dust West Hotel and Casino for three weekends, starting Feb. 13. For Friday and Saturday showings the doors open at 5:45, and the one champagne brunch showing on Feb. 22 will begin at 12:45pm. Tickets are $35- $38 and must be bought in advance.
Annie, Jr. finds a home with Youth Theater Carson City
Submitted by Danielle Cook on Mon, 12/29/2014 - 4:33amLeapin' Lizards, it's Youth Theater Carson City! The popular comic strip heroine Little Orphan Annie takes center stage in ANNIE JR., an adaptation of one of the world's best-loved and most-performed musicals, Jan. 9, 10, and 11 at the Bob Boldrick Theater in the Carson City Community Center. Show times are 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, with a 2 p.m. matinee on Saturday and Sunday.
Reno Philharmonic warms up for the holidays Dec. 6-7 with Spirit of the Season
Submitted by editor on Wed, 11/26/2014 - 4:44pmGet in the holiday spirit with the Reno Philharmonic’s classic holiday celebration, Spirit of the Season, Dec. 6 and 7 at the Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts. An annual audience favorite for the whole family, Spirit of the Season features the Reno Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus, northern Nevada’s largest performing arts organization, and special guests to create a variety show-style concert like no other.
Final weekend for Western Nevada Musical Theatre Company’s ‘My Fair Lady’
Submitted by editor on Fri, 11/21/2014 - 2:28pmWestern Nevada Musical Theatre Company’s production of “My Fair Lady” has been hugely successful playing to nearly sold out consecutive shows.
The Reno News and Review gives it five stars: "Fortunately, this production’s lush settings, gorgeous costumes, impressive choreography and talented performers all combine for a show that does everything right."
Three shows remain before the final curtain closes on Sunday, Nov. 23. The shows are in the Bob Boldrick Theater at the Carson City Community Center.
Nevada 150 events lined up through the end of October
Submitted by editor on Wed, 10/15/2014 - 3:57pmMany celebrations are scheduled throughout the Silver State in the month of October. These Nevada 150 events celebrate all things Nevada and help bring awareness to the 150th Anniversary of Statehood. The following events are held Oct. 16 through 30. Highlights of statewide Nevada Day weekend events are forthcoming.
On Friday Oct. 17, come watch the Nevada 150 Pony Express Delivery, on the south steps of the Nevada State Capitol Building in Carson City at 3:30 p.m.
Man of La Mancha Opens Tonight, June 13
Submitted by editor on Fri, 06/13/2014 - 12:43pmLake Tahoe Community College's Theatre Arts Department presents the Broadway hit musical, “Man of La Mancha,” with the first performance Friday, June 13 at the campus theater.
This Tony Award-winning musical tells the tale of Don Quixote, the mad knight who sets out on a noble journey to battle evil and win the heart of the Lady Dulcinea.
In addition to his usual responsibilities as music director for the musical,the school's own Dr. Mark D. Williams, plays the title role of “Don Quixote.” Audiences will be inspired by his performance of “The Impossible Dream.”
'Chicago' to hit the stage May 9-18 in Carson City
Submitted by editor on Tue, 04/15/2014 - 9:39amMurder. Corruption. Greed. Fame. And all that jazz. The Western Nevada Musical Theater Company brings the sizzling Broadway blockbuster, Chicago, to Northern Nevada on weekends, May 9-18 at the Carson City Community Center.
Set in the windy city during the roaring 1920's, the show follows the stories of two murderers - nightclub singer Velma Kelly, who kills her husband and sister when she finds them cheating on her; and aspiring vaudeville singer Roxie Hart, who murders her lover for promising to get her into show biz, only to get her into bed.
Proscenium Players 'Wedding from Hell!' extends Brewery Arts Center showings
Submitted by editor on Tue, 02/18/2014 - 1:47pmThe Carson City run of Proscenium Players, Inc., murder mystery production of “The Wedding from Hell!” is being extended for two additional weekends at the Brewery Arts Center as a murder mystery dessert buffet show.
Performance dates are Fridays, Feb. 21, and Feb. 28 and Saturdays, Feb. 22 and March 1 at 6:30 p.m. There will also be a Saturday, March 1 matinee performance at 2 p.m. This will be a fundraiser performance for the Carson City Senior Citizen’s Center with all the proceeds going to the Senior Meals Programs. All performance will be held in the Maizie Harris Jesse Theater at the Brewery Arts Center located at 409 W. King Street, Carson City.
The Carson City Vagina Monologues: a Second Year, a Second Chance to Reach Out
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Tue, 01/28/2014 - 2:05pmThe comical, informative and uplifting performance of “The Vagina Monologues” will be returning to the stage in Carson City for 2014. This controversial play was written in 1996 by Eve Ensler; a playwright, feminist, activist, performer, and artivist.
Murder mystery dinner theater returns to Carson City
Submitted by editor on Sun, 01/19/2014 - 7:31amProscenium Players, Inc. and the Gold Dust West Hotel and Casino in Carson City invite you to “The Wedding from Hell!” a murder mystery dinner theater show.
Performance dates are Friday, Jan. 31, Feb. 1, 8, 14, and Saturday, February 1, 8, 15 at 6 p.m. and a Sunday Brunch matinee on Feb. 9 at 1 p.m.
Western Nevada Musical Theatre Company's production of Les Misérables underway
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Wed, 11/06/2013 - 1:21pmThe highly anticipated Western Nevada Musical Theatre Company production of Les Misérables is now underway at the Carson City Community Center with 10 performances of the famed international hit weekends through Nov. 24.
Produced and directed by Stephanie Arrigotti, choreographed by Gina Kaskie Davis and conducted by Kevin Murphy, the stage production features a cast of nearly 60 performers and is complemented by a professional orchestra.
Western Nevada Musical Theatre Company’s Les Misérables’ cast prepares for November shows
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Fri, 10/18/2013 - 1:20pmA cast of nearly 60 performers has been selected for Western Nevada Musical Theatre Company’s first-ever production of Les Misérables in November. The theatre company will present 10 performances of the famed international hit on weekends, Nov. 8-24, at the Carson City Community Center.
Nick Favero has been cast in the lead role Jean Valjean, whose dark life as a convict is transformed by a saintly bishop after he nearly returns to prison for stealing.
Women of the Wild West: Eilley Bowers and Julia Bulette
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Sun, 05/26/2013 - 4:56pmThe Wild West returns to Virginia City on Friday, July 12th. See the early days of Nevada through the eyes of Eilley Bowers – famous “Queen of the Comstock” and Julia Bulette – Virginia City’s most beloved “working girl”. With their dislike for one another, the comedy and the drama will unfold for you on the stage of Virginia City’s Historic Piper’s Opera House.
Outdoors with Don Q: Having fun, again, in Southern California
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Thu, 04/11/2013 - 9:31amElaine and I spent March 28-April 07 on a fun-filled, springtime return to Southern California for several reasons:
1. To celebrate our 11th Wedding Anniversary (March 30).
2. To visit my cousin Lorraine Scholes and her husband Bob, who have a winter home in Indio.
3. To attend our first-ever "Palm Springs Follies" show in Palm Springs.
4. To fly from Indio to Big Bear (our first-ever visit there).
Here are some of the highlights of our return to Southern California:
Thursday, March 28:
Western Nevada Musical Theatre Company presents 'Oliver!'
Submitted by editor on Tue, 04/02/2013 - 3:48pmThe Western Nevada Musical Theatre Company presents Lionel Bart's exuberant Tony Award-winning classic, "Oliver!" weekends, May 10-19 at the Carson City Community Center.
This musical retelling of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist tells of a child who is sold by a London orphanage (because he asked for more food) and eventually escapes to the streets of London, finding adventure and a loving home.