Arts and Entertainment

The UNR Wolf Pack and USC Trojans football teams met for just the sixth time back on Sept. 2, 2023. Prior to that, the teams had last played each other 94 years earlier on Nov. 9, 1929 at the Los Angeles Coliseum in a landmark game.

Jackie Pias Carlin’s art brings fresh air with tropical flora beauty to our wintery season. Carlin’s show, "Art with Aloha", will be in the Community Center’s Crowell Board Room, through Feb. 22, 2024. CCAI will host a reception for the artist on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 5 to 6:30 p.m. with an artist introduction at 5:30 p.m. The Community Center is located at 851 E William Street, Carson City. The Crowell Board Room is open for all the city’s public meetings and upon request.

Monday, Nov. 6 at 7:30 p.m., NLA is celebrating 75 years of Nevada librarianship with a special performance from Margo Cilker (featured on NPR's All Things Considered ) and An American Forrest.

Rolling Stone named Cilker’s “Lowland Trail” one of the 20 best country songs of 2023.

Prepare to ring in Christmas with added gospel cheer as the Nashville Social Club, Carson City's popular restaurant and live music venue, prepares to bring a spectacular holiday performance in December with five-time Grammy-winning and Gospel Music Hall of Famers The Blind Boys of Alabama.

Twenty of the areas finest crafters and vendors will present their goods at a craft fair. Come to the Plaza Convention Center next to Reds Old 395 Grill. 211 East 9th Street, Carson City. Dec. 8-10.

The Carson City Cinema Club presents “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958) on Tuesday, Nov. 7 at the Brewery Arts Center Performance Hall, 511 West King Street-the old Catholic church.

Carson Tahoe Health Auxiliary will be holding an interactive murder mystery dinner on Saturday, December 2, 2023 at the Governor's Mansion, Nevada Room with doors opening at 5:00PM.

The murder mystery is entitled "Naughty Santa". Ticket cost is $70.00 per ticket and will include the murder mystery put on by the Funtime Theatre, buffet dinner, no-host bar featuring wine, beer, and soft drinks, door prizes, raffle and silent auction.

Please join us for our 2023 Holiday Open House at Greenhouse Garden Center Saturday and Sunday, November 11th and 12th.

Over 20 of the areas finest artists, craftsmen and vendors will fill the Plaza Convention Center December 8, 9 and 10. Bring your own camera or cell phone to capture photos with the Grinch on Saturday the 9th.

Join Artsy Fartsy Art Gallery as we host a Artist Reception for one of finest potters in our area, Barbara Prodaniuk.
Many pieces of hers will be on display and available for purchase.
Drop by Artsy Fartsy Art Gallery and see the entire collection.

Minden Mill Distilling presents a free one-hour Chautauqua performance of Lake Tahoe’s eccentric couple, George And Elia Whittell, the “Accidental Conservationists.” It will be Nov. 4, 1 p.m.

Nashville Social Club welcomes the return of Bill Wharton to the Soft Note Stage on Saturday, Nov. 4. NSC is one of Carson City’s newest hot spots that has created a unique boutique style dining experience combined with a welcoming, Nashville-esque atmosphere.

The Nevada State Museum will host a Day of the Dead Celebration this weekend from 5-7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 3, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4. As part of the event and celebration, art students from Carson High School will exhibit Día de los Muertos altars.

Don’t miss Disney’s high-flying, supercalifragilistic adventure with everyone's favorite nanny this November! Western Nevada Musical Theatre Company’s production of “Mary Poppins” will captivate and entertain audiences.

The history of how this magical novel about Mary Poppins became a smashing film and musical was a struggle that nearly didn’t happen.

Attention musicians: The Carson City Symphony, conducted by David Bugli, will begin rehearsals for the 40th annual Holiday Treat Concert on Wednesday, Nov. 1, from 6:20 to 8:30 p.m., at the Carson High School band/orchestra room, 1111 N. Saliman Road in Carson City.

Did you know that Santa and Mrs. Claus had to apply for their jobs? Have you heard about the 12 Pains of Christmas? Plus there’s a whole new take on ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas that you didn’t expect.

Shakespearian actors will join the Reno Jazz Orchestra to perform the music of Duke Ellington’s “Such Sweet Thunder” concert on November 11 and 12, 2023, at the Good Luck Macbeth theater in Reno. David A. Brennan, DMA, will be the Guest Music Director, and the Reno Jazz Orchestra’s Jazz Workshop students will open the show.

Sierra Arts Foundation, a nonprofit that advocates for arts and the artists that create it within a 200 mile radius of the Reno, Sparks region, is hosting the first Holiday Music and Art Festival in partnership with the Carson City Parks and Recreation department at Silver Saddle Ranch on Nov. 18.

The event runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and is free to the public. It will feature artists, vendors, musicians and other nonprofit groups in advance of the holiday season.

The votes were counted and The Peoples Choice for the Nevada Artists Association "Autumn Show" has been awarded to Thaleia Georgiades' for "Topsy Turbans." This piece is on display in the Gallery and is available for purchase.

The Carson City Cinema Club presents “Memphis Belle” (1990) on Veterans Day, Saturday, Nov. 11 at the Brewery Arts Center Performance Hall, 511 West King Street-the old Catholic church.

Veterans can enjoy free admission. Join us for special events prior to viewing this show.

The Silver City Preservation Society, with Evangeline Presents and Yellow Truck Productions is pleased to present An extraordinary duo of songwriters and musicians in a benefit concert in Silver City, Nev., on Sunday, Nov. 19 at 7 p.m., doors at 6 p.m.

The Nevada Artists Association has announced the winners of the annual Nevada Day Show. This show will be on exhibit through Dec. 23 and features 166 entries by 73 local artists. All entries in this show are available for purchase. Drop in and vote for your top 3 favorites for the People's Choice Award while you explore the show.

After a wildly successful sold-out run of "Carrie: the Musical," Carson High School Theatre Arts is proud to announce that tickets are now on sale for our next main stage production. "Puffs (or, Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic) One Act for Young Wizards."

For seven years, a certain boy wizard went to a certain Wizard School and conquered evil. This, however, is not his story. This is the story of the Puffs, who just happened to be there too!

Western Nevada LGBTQ+ Social – Carson City - Saturday, November 18th 2-5pm

Hosts Sherrie Scaffidi, Aaron Sims and Mark Gillard invite you to join some of our regional LGBTQ+ folks and friends for a fabulous afternoon of food, fun and community. Sassafras Eclectic Food Joint, 1500 Old Hot Springs Road, Carson City.

The Carson City Symphony, conducted by Music Director David Bugli, will open its 40th season on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023, at 4 p.m., with a concert, “Life begins at Forty,” at the Carson City Community Center's Bob Boldrick Theater.

This will be the Symphony's 220th concert. Featured guest soloist Eric Fassbender will play Mozart's Bassoon Concerto in B-flat Major with the orchestra.

Don't miss your chance to hear the fascinating and sometimes scandalous story of the rarely mentioned 4th partner of the "Bonanza Firm" Mackay, Fair, Flood and O'Brien.

Brewery Arts Youth Association is hosting an all ages halloween silent disco!

The Carson Valley Arts Council is pleased to present an evening with The Bow Ties. The band will perform at the CVIC Hall, 1602 Esmeralda in Minden, at 7 p.m. Friday, November 10, 2023.