Arts and Entertainment

Mile High Jazz Band Association, in cooperation with Carson Middle School presents a one-week Jazz Camp with sessions for middle- and high-school musicians, June 6-10, in the band room at Carson Middle School, 1140 W. King St. in Carson City.

The Nevada Artists Association opens it's Imagination Show and Student On Line Art exhibition. This NAA Gallery exhibit, which opened May 17, will run through June 24, 2016.

TechCamp 2016 is ready to GO! We have flyers and applications for campers and sponsors! Sign up NOW because we turn folks away every year because our limited space fills up well before the camps. We have camps June 13-24, July 11-22, and August 1-12 from 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm weekdays with a graduation dinner the final day.

Painting is my passion. Both the gothic shapes of the Eastern Sierra and the endless horizon of the Nevada High Desert inspire and inform my work.

My paintings are the result of a synesthetic dialog with the landscape. I cannot help but hear the colors of the high desert in the mid-summer sun, smell the grandeur of the Sierra peaks rising above the alpine autumn twilight, and touch the expanse of vast, open spaces on a cold, winter evening.

Join Animal Ark and 15 Midtown businesses for a one-of-a-kind art show during the Midtown Safari Art Walk, May 20 through June 12. Each business has created their own unique art piece by decorating canvases to represent both their business and an Animal Ark ambassador for inspiration. The Midtown Safari Ark Walk is a free event. For more information on Animal Ark visit www.AnimalArk.org, email Info@AnimalArk.org, or call 775-970-3111.

Ready to have some fun? Virginia City’s Chili on the Comstock Cook-off goes on all weekend. For some healthier fare, hit up the Spring Farmers Market downtown. Go fly a kite at Dangberg Home Historic Park, just past Douglas High School on Highway 88; their ‘Something in the Wind’ Celebration is both Saturday and Sunday. Don’t forget to leave non-perishable food by your mailbox: the annual ‘Stamp Out Hunger’ food drive is today. Take a gander at the whole list, there is plenty of stuff to do in the Carson City area this weekend.

SATURDAY:

As the weather warms, so does heat dished up this weekend with all the right spices at the 33rd annual Chili on the Comstock in Virginia City.

This week's edition of It's Your City with host Cortney Bloomer features Rosine Bena, the artistic director of Sierra Nevada Ballet. Celebrating the company's 15th year, the two discuss the organization, its history, the Sierra Nevada Ballet Academy and upcoming Brew, Brats and Ballet performances around the Northern Nevada region.
See the video below.

Bring your friends or make some new ones at our fun gaming night. We are hosting a weekly Magic: The Gathering tournament and a oneshot tabletop gaming event. Snacks and drinks will be available for purchase during the event.

This event is sponsored by the Friends of the Carson City Library and will take place after the Carson City Library closes at 5 pm. The library's Digitorium will open at 5:15 pm for participants to set up for the event.

Details: The Night Sky Star Train pulls out of Ely for a special journey to view the wonders of the galaxy. A telescope viewing guided by the Dark Rangers of Great Basin National Park will put you in touch with those beautiful stars of ours. Snacks, beer, and other beverages are available for purchase on-board.

Address: Nevada Northern Railway, 1100 Avenue A, Ely, NV 89301
(at the end of  E.11th Street, off of US 93)

Website: http://www.NNRY.com
Tickets: http://www.nnry.com/pages/special.php - calendar

Join Alex Woodard, Molly Jenson, and Ike Marr as they present the letters and songs of For The Sender: Love Letters from Vietnam in an intimate setting to benefit DAV, a non-profit that provides a lifetime of support to veterans of all wars.

Come enjoy the Capital City Community Band, directed by Richard Doede, as they perform their free annual spring concert on Sunday, May 15, 3:00 p.m. in Western Nevada College’s Carson Nugget Theater (formerly known as “Sarah Winnemucca Hall” located in the Aspen building), 2201 West College Parkway, Carson City. Featured in the concert will be several solos or ensembles from various sections of the band.

Attention choristers: The Carson City Symphony Chorus will begin rehearsals on Tuesday, May 17, for performances at the Governor’s Mansion on June 12 and in Genoa on July 4. Rehearsals are Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. at the Choral Room in Carson High School, 1111 N. Saliman Road in Carson City.

The Capital City Arts Initiative’s [CCAI] exhibition, For Detail View, by artist Jeff Hantman continues at the CCAI Courthouse Gallery through May 25. The Courthouse is located at 885 E Musser Street, Carson City. The reception and the exhibition are free and the public is cordially invited. The gallery is open to the public Monday – Friday, 8am – 5pm.

I am not even going to attempt guessing what weather we have in store. The west side of the Sierras are notoriously unpredictable. You are much better off betting on the Kentucky Derby; and the Firkin and Fox is just the place to cheer on your favorite horse.

Nevada’s famous McKeen motor car will roll at the Nevada State Railroad Museum, Carson City, Saturday and Sunday.

National Train Day is celebrated Saturday, May 7, in honor of the driving of the Golden Spike at Promontory, Utah that marked completion of the Transcontinental Railroad in 1869. Operating from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., both days, the McKeen offers passengers an authentic glimpse of its rich and important past.

Mary Kaye Knaphus returns to Piper’s Opera House, Sunday, May 29, 2016 at 3:30pm. Doors open at 3:00pm.

Please join Artsy Fartsy Art Gallery, LLC as we celebrate 5 years in business.
Denise Jenkins, a local artist from Dayton Nevada, will be on hand to discuss her latest series, which will be on display the entire month of June.
Custom Cakes By Kitchen, LLC is creating a edible master piece you won't want to miss.
The sangria and wine shall flow through out the day.
Drop by and celebrate community and the local arts.
Shop locally and support your local economy, while supporting your local art gallery.

The Pioneer High School student artwork will be on display for viewing on May 13th, 2016 from 5:00PM - 7:00PM, and on May 14th, 2016 between 3:00PM and 6:00PM. All family, friends and general public are invited to view the artwork created by our highly talented young adults.

Come enjoy the Capital City Community Band, directed by Richard Doede, as they perform their free annual spring concert on Sunday, May 15, 3 p.m. in Western Nevada College’s Carson Nugget Theater (formerly known as “Sarah Winnemucca Hall” located in the Aspen building), 2201 West College Parkway, Carson City. Featured in the concert will be several solos or ensembles from various sections of the band.

Sophie Sheppard, artist and daughter of the noted Nevada artist and educator Craig Sheppard will join exhibit curator Jim McCormick to discuss the elder Sheppard's impact on the arts in Nevada at a free public reception and discussion from 5 to 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 3 in Carson City. The discussion of “A Brushwork Roundup: Western Paintings and Drawings by Craig Sheppard” begins at 6 p.m.

The Brewery Arts Center (BAC) in downtown Carson City will be hosting a free summer concert series this year, sponsored by the Mortimer and Mimi Levitt Foundation.

Through the efforts of the BAC, Carson City was one of 15 cities nationwide awarded the concert series for 2016.

The Levitt AMP Carson City Music Series kicks off June 4 and will run every Saturday evening through August 6 with live music starting at 7 p.m. along Minnesota Street next to the BAC. The 10-week music series will include one Friday night show on June 17.

The concert series is free and open to the public.

The changing of the monthly guard is happening. The first of May is Sunday and Mother’s Day is just around the corner. Music, theater, sports, shopping and more will be abundant in the valley this weekend, so make sure to take a good look at this weekend’s list for all of your fun options.

SATURDAY:

• Nevada Artists Association Art Exhibit featuring Bill Migan and Photography by Chas. H. McDonnell, III at the Carson Visitor Center (8am-5pm)
• Coffee and Donuts with EAA Sierra Chapter 403 at 2500 E. College Pkwy (8:30am-12pm, all welcome)

Enjoy a merry evening of big-band music at Comma Coffee on Tuesday, May 10, from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. Comma Coffee, 312 S. Carson Street, is across the street from the state legislature building in Carson City. General admission is $5 at the door; free for age 18 and under.

As the curtain rises on a stage full of tap-dancing feet this May, audiences will applaud one of the grandest, most intense celebrations of musical theater released on Broadway.

It is the quintessential song-and-dance spectacular, 42nd Street. The award-winning Western Nevada Musical Theatre Company presents the musical at the Carson City Community Center, weekends, May 6 through 15.

Visit the Historic Fourth Ward School Museum. The Last One Standing of its kind in the United States. Explore the Comstock story, Mark Twain’s life, letter press printing, early Nevada education and mining. This year’s changing gallery is The Comstock Through Time.

Join Nevada Author, Sandie La Nae, at the historic Dake House (Antiques Plus) in Genoa, Nevada, for a lecture on her book, "The Victorian Past The Haunted Present Of the Dake House."

Learn about the building's history and the 'resident' spirits.

A powerpoint presentation was created to accompany the lecture.
Snacks will be provided. And a mini ghost hunt inside the barn is scheduled after the lecture.

Saturday June 25, 2016 4:30
Sign Up: Martha Williams 775-782-4951 or antiplus11@hotmail.com
or
Sandie La Nae admin@sandiespsychicstones.com

Come out and enjoy an evening with some of Northern Nevada’s best stand-up comics! Wild Horse Productions is hosting a Stand-Up Comedy Showcase on Saturday, May 21st at 8 pm (doors open at 7:30) at the Brewery Arts Center Performance Hall located at 511 W. King St. Carson City, NV 89703. Tickets are only $5 at the door with open seating and a cash bar. For more information please contact Nick Josten at 775-450-4772.

Carson City Symphony Association presents an elegant evening of music, wine, and dessert on Sunday, May 1, 6:30 p.m. at a private home, 2662 Danielle Drive in Carson City. The recital features award-winning classical harpist, Jeremy Keppelmann, accompanied by pianist Eric Kao.

Consort Canzona, a select group of local instrumental musicians and singers, will be heard in two concerts commemorating the life of the group’s founder, Sharon Kientz, who died in 2015.

The concerts will be on Saturday, May 21, and Sunday, May 22, 7 p.m., at Shepherd of the Sierra Lutheran Church, 3680 Highway 395 South, Carson City, behind Best Buy. Admission is free.