Musician

Just remind yourself that these April showers bring May flowers, and the balmy spring weather is returning in just a few days. This weekend has indoor and outdoor activities aplenty, so you can choose the degree of wind and rain you want to deal with.

What if: You were an orphan at 15 and living with your 17-year old brother in a run-down motel in old downtown Reno; You have few role models, little education, occasional minimum wage jobs; you drink too much, eat lousy food; and Your brother kills a kid on a bicycle while driving drunk and comes to you for help.

"Why didn't you call the police or an ambulance?" you ask

So begins Willy Vlautin's noir novel "The Motel Life." Nevada scholar Patricia Cooper-Smith will facilitate a book discussion Thursday, April 23, at 6:30 p.m. in the Carson City Library Digitorium.

The middle of the week, and if you’re like me, you are still adjusting to the time change. Get the blood pumping with some live music. Head to Sassafras for a Jazz Jam headed by Tom Miller, or maybe to Living the Good Life where Mick and Lynne will entertain you. Cowboy boots are not required if you want to get in on the country line dance lessons at Carson Lanes. If you’re a musician, the Carson City Symphony is looking for violinists and French horn players to join them at their rehearsals.

Let's make some children smile on Easter morning. Traci's elegant Sunday Champagne Biker Brunch to raise Easter Baskets for Kids Kottage. Enjoy delicious food, raffles, and games. Live music by Carson's own award-winning Songwriter and Musician, Canyon White. Cost is only $10 or One Easter Basket.

Sunday, March 22
11:00am to 3:00pm
Blitz Bar and Grill
400 S. Rock Blvd., 775-972-5489

For information, or if you would like to help, please call Shelly at 775-815-5846

Having sold out for a March 4 show in Carson City, fans of the USAF Concert Band of Washington, D.C. are in luck. The renowned instrumental musician group will perform Friday, March 6 at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno beginning at 7:30 p.m. No tickets are needed for this event and the public is invited to just show up.

The Carson City Symphony Association presents an intimate, elegant evening of Music, Conversation, Wine, and Dessert on Saturday, Feb. 7 at 7:30 p.m., at a private home in Jacks Valley, south of Carson City. The recital will feature critically acclaimed violinist Gregory Maytan, who has appeared as concert soloist, chamber musician, and teacher in Europe, China, and the U.S.

From the Atlantic City Boardwalk, to the resort islands of the Caribbean, the showrooms of Miami Beach, Las Vegas, Lake Tahoe, and Reno, Mig O'Hara is a life long stage veteran.

She has worked in almost every aspect of the business, as a singer, dancer, actress, acrobat, aerialist, musician, director, choreographer, and songwriter. As someone who has traveled extensively, she is a curious observer of life, and is inspired to write songs that are informed by her experience.

Empire Ranch Golf Course and Mallards Restaurant & Bar are pleased to announce that Dave Lewis will be playing for us New Year's Eve. He is a Native New Yorker, saxophone player, guitarist, drummer, vocalist and overall, professional musician. He has played music over 35 years and has performed in some of the top venues, including Windows on the World at the World Trade Center, Tavern on the Green in Central Park, and the Rainbow Room at Rockefeller Center.

TACH (Traditional Association for Cultural Harmony) International, Inc. a nonprofit organization celebrated “150th Birthday of Nevada and Festival of Diwali” on Oct 18th, 2014 @ Laxalt Auditorium, (UNR), Reno with the collaboration of Indo-American artists & Community. The concert present an Indian Dance, Indian Classical Kachappi Veena, Violin and Sarod.

TACH (Traditional Association for Cultural Harmony) a nonprofit organization presents "Nevada 150th Birthday & Festival of Diwali with Music and Dance" on Oct’18th , 2014 at Laxalt Auditorium (UNR), 401 West 2nd St, Reno at 7.00pm. This concert will present a collaboration of Indo-American artist, an Indian Dance, Indian Classical Kachappi Veena, and Sarod. There will be a jam session of music among Veena, Violin,Sarod and Tabla in this event.

Top artists presenting the events on Oct 18th are:

The Carson City Symphony, directed by David Bugli, will open its 31st season Sunday, Oct. 26 with "A Nevada 150 Concert" at the Carson City Community Center's Bob Boldrick Theater.

The concert includes the Carson City Symphony Chorus directed by Michael Langham, and featured guest artists McAvoy Layne as Mark Twain, poet Shaun Griffin, Native American singer Christina Thomas, and readers Rita Geil and Christina Van Geel. The program begins at 4 p.m.

Mile High Jazz Band presents Autumn Jazz, a program of big-band music, on Tuesday, October 7, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Comma Coffee, 312 S. Carson Street. General admission is $5 at the door; free for age 18 and under. This performance is on the first Tuesday of the month, rather than the usual second Tuesday of the month.

Autumn Jazz is part of World Music Days, an annual global event affirming the ideals of tolerance, friendship, and shared humanity, inspired by the life and work of journalist and musician Daniel Pearl.

TACH (Traditional Association for Cultural Harmony) a nonprofit organization presents "Nevada 150th Birthday & Festival of Diwali with Music and Dance" on Oct’18th , 2014 at Laxalt Auditorium (UNR), 401 West 2nd St, Reno @ 7.00pm. This concert will present a collaboration of Indo-American artist, an Indian Dance, Indian Classical Kachappi Veena, and Sarod. There will be a jam session of music among Veena, Violin,Sarod and Tabla in this event
Top artists presenting the events on Oct 18th are:

The Carson City Chamber of Commerce is holding the 5th Annual Chairman’s Scramble Golf Tournament on September 26 at Silver Oak Golf Course. All proceeds to benefit Carson High Culinary Pro Start and SkillsUSA organizations. The event has a 12:30 PM shotgun start and costs $25 per person. You must RSVP by calling 882-1565.

Musicians are invited to "Give What You Can and Play" before the film "Find Your Way: A Busker's Documentary" this Friday at the Brewery Arts Center in Carson City. Tuneville Session invites acoustic musicians to play at the BAC Performance Hall lobby Sept. 19 from 5 to 6:45 p.m.

Carson City Visitors Bureau and the Brewery Arts Center are partnering to promote the acclaimed film, "Find Your Way: A Busker's Documentary" Sept. 19. Leading up to the showing, performers will be taking to the streets of Carson City to showcase their talent and promote the film.

Nick Flynn, whose first memoir sparked the major motion picture, “Being Flynn,” international reviews and much press attention, will visit Sierra Nevada College on Sept. 5-6 to kick off the 2014-15 Writers in the Woods literary speaker series and to introduce the college’s Common Read book for the year.

This year, the United States celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Beatles' first visit to these shores. The "Jazz & Beyond: Carson City Music Festival" is excited to provide two exciting Beatles events in honor of that occasion.

The 2014 Jazz and Beyond - Carson City Music Festival will open Friday, August 1 with a "Mad Hatter Garden Party" featuring music by the Corky Bennett Trio in the backyard of the Nevada Governor's Mansion.

The ticketed party features music, finger foods by Carson City Confections, wine, beer, and a raffle. Festivities run from 5 to 7:30 p.m.

The Brewery Arts Center in Carson City has three entertainment venues lined up for July, including folk artists, pianists and Mark Twain as part of its celebration of summer and Nevada's 150th year statehood.

World renowned pianist Louis Landon with special guest Dallas Smith, direct from the Reno Jazz Orchestra, will appear in a one-night-only performance Wednesday, July 16.

Robert Ballard is known for his discoveries of the wrecks of the RMS Titanic, the battleship Bismarck, the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown and President John F. Kennedy's PT-109. The famous ocean explorer is the final speaker in this year’s Discover Science Lecture Series Thursday, April 3 at the University of Nevada, Reno.

Mike Beck returns to Café at Adele’s at 6 p.m., Friday, March 14, in a benefit performance for The Joyful Horse Project, and in support of wild horse rescue efforts in Northern Nevada.

Artsy Fartsy Gallery of Carson City will have an array of Western art by local artists available. The hat will be passed and donations, which will be matched by Café at Adele’s, as well as a portion of art sales will go toward supporting wild horse rescue efforts in Northern Nevada.

Heavenly Mountain Resort at Lake Tahoe will plug into a state-of-the art music mobile DJ station in a partnership with Aaron Hagar, son of legendary musician Sammy Hagar and owner of Rat Runners Garage.

Retrofitting a retired grooming machine into a speaker-injected mobile sound system, Heavenly’s DJ cat is the first of its kind creation that its builders say will rival anything seen at a nightclub.

One of Northern Nevada’s favorite jazz vocalists returns for her fourth New Year’s Eve performance, Tuesday, Dec. 31 at Café at Adele’s in Carson City.

Since relocating to Reno about five years ago, Barbara Baxter has grown a loyal following among locals who appreciate not only her natural ability, but the heart and passion that comes through in every performance.

More than two dozen Seeliger Elementary School first graders helped spread the good cheer Thursday morning among staff at the Carson City Sheriff's Office.

Led by local musician, singer-songwriter Duane "Beans" Sousa, the children did song and dance-in-place routines, introduced individual medleys and belted out several carols in front of the Christmas tree.

Among the favorites, judged by the enthusiasm of the kids were the Christmas standards "Up on the House Top," and "Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer."

This week's guest on It's Your City is David Bugli, conductor or the Carson City Symphony. David provides a rundown of the symphony's 30th season that begins Sunday, Oct. 20, with the "The Lure of Tropics and Travel," at the Carson City Community Center's Bob Boldrick Theater, 851 E. William Street in Carson City. Featured guest soloist is pianist Joshua Russell.

Step back in time for a night of music that graced mining camps for decades during the gold and silver rushes of the 1850s through the 1870s. The Gold Rush Banjo will be presented free on Friday, Oct. 25, 7:30 p.m. in the Sierra Room of the Carson City Community Center.

Doors open at 7 p.m. Seating is first come first serve. The program is an evening of stories and songs on the historical mid-19th century banjo with musician and historian Chris Bayer.

The Carson City Symphony, directed by David Bugli, will open its 30th season on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2013, 4 p.m., with a concert, "The Lure of Tropics and Travel," at the Carson City Community Center's Bob Boldrick Theater, 851 E. William Street in Carson City. Featured guest soloist is pianist Joshua Russell.

The Capital City Arts Initiative announces its exhibition, An Algebraic Lens, by artist Ben Hoffman at the CCAI Courthouse Gallery from September 20, 2013 – January 23, 2014. The reception is free and the public is cordially invited. The gallery is open to the public Monday – Friday, 8am – 5pm.

Musician and educator John Shipley will present a lecture and demonstration with slides and audio samples on the history of rock n' roll, concluding with questions and comments from the audience and the raffle of an electric guitar. The talk will be on Tuesday, August 6, 7-8:30 p.m., at Brewery Arts Center Ballroom, 449 W. King Street, Carson City. Admission is free.