Arts and Entertainment

Jan Rollenhagen, artist, designer, teacher, and demonstrator, will showcase her stunning gourds at Artsy Fartsy Art Gallery, LLC. Jan relishes the combination of creating an object of art with Nature's own invention: gourds. she looks for the spirit of the gourd, then enhances it with carving, dyeing, and wood burning, putting her orginality into the gourd. Each gourd is an original and signed by Jan.
Join us for an evening of beautiful art, while enjoying a complimentary glass of wine and light appetizers.

Are you a coffee-drinking, book lover? Looking for a way to make new friends? Then join us on the fourth Saturday of the month for a book discussion over drinks and eats! This month we will be reading: The Sound of Waves by Yukio Mishima.

Please email Ashley McGuire at amcguire@carson.org with your name and library card number if you would like to reserve a library copy of the book.

Our meeting will be Saturday, May 20, 5 p.m. at Alatte Coffee and Wine Bar, located at 507 N. Carson St. Please come ready to discuss the book and to have a good time!

The Nevada Artists Association is featuring the art work of Carson City's Anna Louise Darden now through May 12 at the NAA Gallery located at the Brewery Arts Center in Carson City.

Holy moly, it’s going to be a busy weekend: busy and gorgeous out. A bowling tournament and the Comstock Shootout Soccer tournament have the hotels and motels busting at the seams. Celebrate Earth Day with Muscle Powered by making a small piece of Carson City that much cleaner; the trash meets at 8 a.m. and leaves you plenty of time to enjoy the day. Rummage and book sales, live music, a fun run and a half-marathon, comedy and so much more await you. Check out the list for all the ways to embrace the sunshine.

SATURDAY:

The Annual Student Art show will showcase art and graphic students work. This Show will take place in our college gallery, atrium gallery, and the hallway gallery. The exhibition will be held from April 24 until May 12 from 8 am to 9 pm Monday thru Friday, 8 am to 5pm Saturday. The reception will be in the Main Gallery on the WNC Carson Campus on April 27 from 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm.

Carson City Classic Cinema Club presents Bette Davis classic 'Of Human Bondage' on May 2 at the Brewery Arts Center Performance Hall.

A young man finds himself attracted to a cold and unfeeling waitress who may ultimately destroy them both.

General Admission $5; Senior/Student $3; Free to members. Trivia and discussion begin at 6:30 p.m.; Film begins at 7 p.m.

The show is at the Brewery Arts Center Performance Hall, 449 West King Street Carson City.

SILVER CITY, Nev. — Since 2014, Silver City Arts group has hosted music, visual arts, and poetry events and programs. The group draws on the community's own rich resource of artists, artisans and musicians, and also connects with regional and statewide groups to bring programming by national and international artists and musicians. The group of volunteers’ mission is "to encourage the arts, build community, and share our unique town through free, public events." Below are a few highlights.

The Carson Nugget in Carson City will celebrate the grand opening of its new Beer Bar on Friday, April 21. The Beer Bar is a concept bar that offers only bottled beer from an open-to-the-casino cube with high-def TV’s, all the way around, to deliver the most in-demand sports and entertainment.

Although inspired by his Paiute and Arapaho heritage, Topah Spoonhunter’s artwork is intended for a broader audience.

“The ideas passed down through tribal culture, I think a lot of people might dismiss as primitive,” he said. “But in my experience there’s a lot of knowledge that’s useful today. The spirit of my work can apply to anybody.”

Carson Comedy Club, located inside the Carson Nugget Casino in Carson City, will feature the hilarious antics of veteran funnyman and impressionist David Gee as the headliner this Friday, April 21.

The Brewery Arts Center in Carson City will feature “Burning”, a one woman show this weekend for Earth Day. Burning is a highly kinetic, semi-comic romp through the absurd landscapes of climate change where comedy, tragedy, activism and cautious optimism collide.

Future Perfect, a film production company with a studio in Carson City, has made a major feature length documentary about the effects of climate change on children. AND THEN THE CLIMATE CHANGED explores the many ways in which the message of climate change and its frightening consequences can be communicated. One way is through performance.

Smack dab in the middle of April and the town is officially in its Spring thaw. Easter is on Sunday, so just about anywhere you go you’ll find the Bunny and an egg hunt. To make it easy, I’ve moved all of those events to their own everything Easter list HERE.

Western Nevada College, Citizens’ Climate Lobby and Nevada Green Institute are joining forces to celebrate Earth Day with activities April 19-22 on the Carson City campus.

Earth Day is a time to learn about environmental and climate issues, sustainable best practices, recycling, and more.

WNC has planned a number of Earth Day events, including the showing of a Leonardo DiCaprio film on climate change, as well as several environment speakers and information booths. The public is invited to celebrate the following Earth Day events at WNC at no charge.

Celebrate the Easter season with the family. The Association of Latin American Students at Western Nevada College will host the eighth annual Easter Fiesta on Saturday, April 15, 10 am to 3 pm at Rotary Plaza at the WNC Carson City campus.

The Brewery Arts Center, Carson City’s premiere epicenter for the arts since 1976, presents the eclectic sounds of Marina V and Athena McIntyre.

Under the tutelage of Northern Nevada funny woman Kat Simmons, nine brave students took the stage recently at the Carson Comedy Club in the Carson Nugget. The students spent five weeks developing a five minute routine they performed on the final night of their workshop.

Big laughs are in store tonight at the Carson Comedy Club featuring headliner Katsy Chappell with guests Roger Diez, and Norah McCoy.

Voted Entertainer of the Year by the Bob Hope USO Shows, Chappell has performed worldwide including comedy tours to Iraq, Bahrain, Kuwait and Djibouti Africa entertaining the troops.

Sierra Music Society is pleased to announce that the always popular “P’Opera!” is planning a fun-filled evening with its “P’Opera! Celebrates America!” at Napa- Sonoma South in Reno at 7671 S. Virginia Street on Sunday, May 7th.

The Carson City Symphony, directed by David Bugli, presents “Words into Music” on Sunday, April 23, at 4 p.m., at the Carson City Community Center's Bob Boldrick Theater, 851 E. William Street in Carson City.

The concert features violinist Stephanie Sant'Ambrogio performing Earnest Chausson’s Poème for Violin and Orchestra and Hector Berlioz' Reverie and Caprice. Rita Geil will read poetry related to these pieces.

Carson City Symphony's Strings in the Schools ensembles, conducted by Laura Gibson and guest conductor Dr. Brian Fox, will present a "Spring Fling" concert on Thursday, April 20, 6:30 p.m., at the Carson City Community Center, 851 E. William Street.

Carson High School Performing Arts is proud to announce our upcoming production of "Godspell," the iconic and inspiring Broadway musical by three time Grammy and Academy Award winner, Stephen Schwartz, this Thursday through Saturday, April 13-15 at the Carson City Community Center.

The Carson Artrepreneurs Workshop has added five seats and extended its deadline for applications to April 17. The series of four classes will be held on Wednesday nights May 3-24, from 5:30-8:30 p.m., in several venues in Carson City, including the Nevada State Museum, Brewery Arts Center, and the Studio at Adams Hub for innovation.

For 16 years, Mile High Jazz Band has been playing at Comma Coffee, 312 S. Carson Street, on the second Tuesday of every month. Come celebrate this milestone with us on Tuesday, April 11. Hear sensational big-band music with vocalist Cindee LeVal and enjoy anniversary cake at intermission.

Weed is more or less legal in Nevada and we’re celebrating with a post 4/20 wrap-up at the BAC monthly comedy showcase! Some of northern Nevada’s best stand-up comedians and story-tellers are gathering to talk about their strange and hilarious tells with pot.

Pops Play's Pipers. Ride the V&T round trip from Carson City to Virginia City's historic Pipers Opera House. Enjoy Lunch and a concert with the Carson Valley Pops Orchestra.

The train will depart the depot in Carson City at 10 a.m. arrive in Virginia City about 11:15 a.m. you will then be shuttled up to the opera house, lunch is from noon to 1 p.m. and the concert will start at 1:30 p.m., you will then be shuttled back to the train depot for the ride back to Carson City.

It’s not the sunny spring weekend many of us were hoping for, but it’s here nonetheless. Start the day at Applebee’s for a Flapjack Fundraiser to benefit the Eagle Valley Middle School Robotics Team. TOCCATA kicks off its 12th season of Bach’s St. Matthew Passion; enjoy free admittance to today’s dress rehearsal at Shepherd of the Sierra Lutheran Church. No matter what your interests, this valley offers something for everyone. Keep reading for this weekend’s options.

SATURDAY:

Join us Saturday night for a triple bill of fantastic music and entertainment as we bring you some of Carson's best local talent. Headlining will be Wildhorse Epidemic, playing new, old and original rock and roll.

These guys have been rocking the scene for the last couple of years and are gaining a huge following. Opening the night will be Wendy Revers, just up from southern California.

Join us for the first annual Spring Faire at Fuji Park in Carson City on April 15, 10 a.m. This is a free event open to the public. We are raising money for the Esperanza Foundation to help Vets with healing and for the Littlest Things that do Kindness events with animals and more for the community.

Fuji Park is located at 601 Old Clear Creek Road in Carson City.