Arts and Entertainment

It's "big-band jazz times three" when the Mile High Jazz Band, Carson High Jazz Band, and Carson Middle School Jazz Band present the 13th annual combined concert, the Mile High-Carson High Jazz Extravaganza.

Puppet stories, animal stamp crafts and studying the signs of scat are all on the menu from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 9, as the Nevada State Museum, Carson City, celebrates “Beastly Encounters and Coyote Stories,” an educational and fun program for all ages.

It’s the first weekend of the year, and so it’s time for the downtown wine walk. The monthly tradition is a great way to meet others from around town. Kids will want to head to the Community Center for the Elks Lodge Hoop Shoot. The best shooters in the state will advance to the national competition in Chicago for a chance at scholarship money.

SATURDAY:

• Nevada Artists Association Art Exhibit featuring Bob Hickox at the Carson Visitor Center (8am-5pm)

Junk in the Trunk Antiques Show and Sale with Appraisal Clinic. The Sale is January 15, 16 and 17 at the Carson Mall 1313 South Carson Street, Carson City, NV from 9am to 7pm on Friday and Saturday and 10am to 5pm on Sunday.
Admission is FREE.
The appraisal clinic is Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The price per item for appraisals is $5 and there is no limit to the number of items that can be appraised.
Clean out that attic and be a vendor, we still have a few spaces available.
Contact Martha Williams for vendor information 775-782-4951 or antiplus11@hotmail.com

Reno artist Nate Clark’s paintings will be featured at the Nevada Arts Council’s OXS Gallery in Carson City beginning Monday, Dec. 28 through March 11.

TOCCATA – Tahoe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus makes a stop in Carson City for its 11th annual WinterFest with the “Brrroque Masters” concert series Jan. 3, 6, 8 and 10. The concert series is dedicated to the memory of Mark Lord, TOCCATA’s principal trumpet player 2007-2014.

A Sunday matinee is a perfect family friendly activity. If you find yourself at the Galaxy Theater this afternoon, check out the booth sponsored by NDOT and the Head Injury Association of Northern Nevada. You may walk away with a free bike helmet or be the lucky winner of a bike from Bike Habitat.

SUNDAY:

• Nevada Artists Association Art Exhibit featuring Howard Friedman and Photography by Chas. H. McDonnell, III at the Carson Visitor Center (8am-5pm)
• Food Drive; Sock and Glove Tree for Do Drop In at Evergreen Gene’s: 1811 N. Carson (10am-5pm)

The gift wrap has been shredded, the eggs nogged, and the carols sung. Now it’s time to show off our great city to your out-of-town visitors. The Nevada State Museum, the twinkling Capitol, and the Children’s Museum of Northern Nevada are a good place to start.

SATURDAY:

• Nevada Artists Association Art Exhibit featuring Howard Friedman 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)

Please join us for an afternoon of jewelry making. This event is for the experienced, amateur, or the beginner. come and learn how to make simple jewelry projects such as earrings or simple necklaces or just observe. We will have experienced jewelry makers and us amateurs who enjoy learning from the experienced. There will be some supplies on hand in which you can use to make your own creation.

This is a free event. If like you can bring a potluck dish to share and if you drink BYOB.

Where:
Gaia Wellness Center and Yoga
1475 Old Hot Springs Rd, Ste 1
Carson City, NV 89706

Please Join Kim VanZyll, CZT of Tangle Wonders and learn how to Zentangle, the new popular practice of creating beautiful images. This class is appropriate for school age kids, men, and of course you creative women out there.

Please contact Kim VanZyll at 775.230.6326 or email her at tanglewonders@outlook.com for more information. You must register for this class. Promise you will not be disappointed. This practice has unlimited possibilities.

This 1937 adaptation of Mark Twain's timeless tale, features Errol Flynn and Claude Rains. This evening also marks the beginning of our new alliance with the Brewery Arts Center, where our monthly screenings will now be shown, in the Black Box Theater.

General Admission $5; Senior/Student $3; Free for members. Film discussion and trivia begin at 6:30, film at 7:00. Join us for a fun film, interesting discussion, prizes and free popcorn. Proceeds benefits local arts students and programs. For more information, please visit www.ccclassiccinema.org or call Rhonda 775.315.8495.

Cafe at Adele’s welcomes the musical stylings of jazz vocalist Sherre Carne’s accompanied by keyboardist Jimmy Vermilion, beginning at 9:30 p.m., in the lounge on New Year’s Eve.

“We always have such a wonderful welcoming of the New Year and we are happy to have Sherre sing us into it,” said Chef Charlie Abowd.

We all know that when a bell rings an angel gets its wings, thanks to Christmas classic ‘It’s a Wonderful Life.’ Head down to the Brewery Arts Center for a free viewing and share the movie with your friends, family, and community. The Youth Theater Carson City Showstoppers are one talented bunch and their performance of ‘Yes Virginia: The Musical’ is sure to be a hit with young and old alike.

SUNDAY:

Ready to break a world record, Carson City? High school senior, Taylor Weddell is organizing an attempt at the World’s Largest Human Christmas Tree for her senior project. Grab everyone you know and head to Carson High at 10 a.m. Bundle up, and get ready for a good time. Hot beverages will be available to help keep you warm.

SATURDAY:

• Nevada Artists Association Art Exhibit featuring Howard Friedman and Photography by Chas. H. McDonnell, III at the Carson Visitor Center (8am-5pm)
• EAA Sierra Chapter #403 Pancake Breakfast at the Chapter Building: 2500 E. College Pkwy (8am; $5; Everyone Welcome)

String players of all ages and levels are invited to join the eighth annual Christmas Carol Play-along on Friday, Dec. 18, from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. inside Carson Mall. This free event is hosted by Carson City Symphony Association and Carson Mall.

Violin, viola, cello, bass, and harp players are welcome to come and play. Bring your music stand. Everyone else, come and listen or sing along. Admission is free.

To play, contact Sue Jesch at 775-450-5584 or sue@tahoefiddler.com for sheet music and information.

The Friends of Carson City Library are hosting their annual New York New Year’ s Eve Party on Thursday, December 31 at 6 pm in the Carson Plaza Event Center on 9th St. across from the Plaza Hotel.

The party begins at 6 pm and lasts until 10 pm with a no host cocktail party starting at 5 pm and the celebration of the New Year at 9 pm with a balloon drop and a champagne toast from the Mayor.

The clock is ticking for last minute shoppers. Luckily, Carson City has great options for everyone on the list. Telegraph Square in downtown will be hopping with a Santa parade, vendors, and a pirate ship, in addition to great shops. The Brewery Arts Center is hosting a weekend-long art sale with one of a kind options throughout the campus. Art is a great gift, and making it is even more fun. Carson City Pottery is holding an open house today; a gift certificate for a pottery class is perfect for all skill levels.

SATURDAY:

Filmmakers have until Friday, Jan. 8, 2016 to enter their work in an Independent Film Competition sponsored by Western Nevada College, the Bob Boldrick Theatre, Carson City Library and the Friends of the CC Library. Winners will be shown at WNC during the Carson City International Film Weekend Feb. 18-20.

Proscenium Players, Inc., in conjunction with the Brewery Arts Center (BAC) in Carson City, is holding auditions for the roles in the classic production of "Harvey."

Brewery Arts Center’s Cooperative Art Sale happens this weekend. The Artisan Shop and Nevada Artist Association invite you to shop local this weekend with great art, great music and great atmosphere.

The Brewery Arts Center is delighted to host a holiday arts Cooperative Sale this weekend on the East side of its campus featuring art from both the Artisan Shop and The Nevada Artists Association Gallery as well as hand crafted gifts from the pottery studio and other local artists.

Youth Theatre Carson City will feature the upcoming production of "Yes, Virginia: The Musical," an exciting new holiday classic based on the Macy’s and NBC Holiday special of the same name.

"Yes, Virginia: The Musical" has been adapted specifically for children and families by Macy’s, in partnership with the Make-a-Wish Foundation. The show will run two performances, Dec. 19-20, 2015 in the Bob Boldrick Theatre at the Carson City Community Center.

The Brewery Arts Center is presenting the celtic sounds of “Noctambule” on Saturday, December 12 at 7pm at 2015 in the Maizie Harris Jesse Black Box Theater.

Chaos and hilarity ensue in this hysterical spoof of several popular reality TV shows! When poor King Evian uses his last dying words (as he falls out the window) to pass royal succession not to greedy Prince Daft but to Yokel, a foolish hillbilly, everyone agrees Yokel needs a wife to help him run the kingdom.

Have you been naughty or nice this year? You’ll have no problem finding Jolly Old St. Nick this weekend. At Debug Computers where, in exchange for a donation to Holiday with a Hero, you can get a photo with the man in red. The Santa Train at the Nevada State Railroad Museum is a good place to grab a candy cane, some hot cocoa, and tell him what you’d like to find under the tree. Photographs with Santa are available at the Carson Mall Wednesday through Sunday. Genoa’s annual Breakfast with Santa has three seatings beginning at 8:30 a.m.

SATURDAY:

Get your family in the holiday spirit and join Conductor Bill Zabelsky and Assistant Conductor Stephanie Reynolds as they lead the Carson Valley Pops Orchestra on Dec. 12 at 7 p.m. for an evening of seasonal music and song.

The free Annual Winter Concert at the CVIC Hall will feature such pieces as “Carole of the Bells, “Sleigh Ride” and “Polar Express.” A sing along of holiday favorites with the Voices of the Sierra Choir is also planned.

The Mile High Jazz Band and vocalists Cindee LeVal and June Joplin will be joined by Rita Geil and other award-winning poets and readers for an evening of big-band jazz and poetry on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., at Comma Coffee.

Carson City Library will host a holiday karaoke party, Sunday, December 6 at 3:00 pm in the Library Digitorium. This first-time-ever event will feature Rolling Thunder Entertainment DJ Ted Nagel. The community is invited to share in a sing-along of holiday favorites. Bring friends, family and neighbors and “sing-a-song”!

This program is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.

May the force be with you while attending a “Star Wars Retrospective” lecture on Saturday, Dec. 12 at Western Nevada College’s Jack C. Davis Observatory on the Carson City campus.

The public is invited to Mike Thomas’ free lecture that will summarize the previous six films and provide attendees with a better understanding of the storyline in advance of the release of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.”

It's not to late to get last minute tickets to the Misfits Christmas Mystery "Elves In Tights". Santa is missing and Christmas maybe cancelled forever!!
Come and see if a few songs, a few laughs, and a private detective with a unique sense of smell, can save the day. Dinner is sold out, but there are still a few remaining show-only tickets available. All proceeds will benefit the Dayton Food Pantry.

When: Dec 4th and 5th. Show starts at 7:00pm. Suggested arrival time for show-only is 6:30pm

Where: Dayton Valley Country Club (Banquet Room) 101 Palmer Dr., Dayton NV 89403