Arts and Entertainment
Music, Drama, Dance, Art, Movies, etc.
Jazz & Beyond on 3rd Street
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Tue, 08/07/2012 - 12:46pm
Event Date:
August 18, 2012 - 3:00pm Join Bella Fiore Wines for drink specials all night long as you enjoy the Carson City Music Festival’s night on 3rd Street. Free outdoor music by multiple bands, go to JazzCarsonCity.com for details. 3pm-10pm
The Bella Family
224 So. Carson St ,Suite #8
Corner of 3rd & Curry Sts, Carson City
775-888-9463 (WINE)
bellafiorewines@yahoo.com
www.bellafiorewinesbar.com
Fundraiser for CHS Culinary Arts Program
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Tue, 08/07/2012 - 12:43pm
Event Date:
August 11, 2012 - 7:00pm Join Bella Fiore Wines at our mobile bar as Salon Chocolat presents fashion show Haute Chocolate on West Proctor St., Carson City. Proceeds to benefit Carson High School’s Culinary Arts program. General Admission $5, VIP Tickets $45pp or $80per couple. For tickets or more event details call Salon Chocolat at 775-884-3667
The Bella Family
224 So. Carson St ,Suite #8
Corner of 3rd & Curry Sts, Carson City
775-888-9463 (WINE)
bellafiorewines@yahoo.com
www.bellafiorewinesbar.com
Shane Dwight Concert
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Tue, 08/07/2012 - 12:37pm
Event Date:
August 10, 2012 - 7:30pm Join Bella Fiore Wines for drink specials all night long as you enjoy the Friday 3rd Street Free Outdoor Concert. The Shane Dwight Band will be playing great American Roots Rock music starting @ 7:30pm.
The Bella Family
224 So. Carson St ,Suite #8
Corner of 3rd & Curry Sts, Carson City
775-888-9463 (WINE)
bellafiorewines@yahoo.com
www.bellafiorewinesbar.com
Wednesday night is comedy night at the Carson Nugget
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Mon, 08/06/2012 - 1:03pm
Event Date:
August 8, 2012 (All day) Get ready to laugh! Wednesday Night is comedy night at the Carson Nugget at 7 PM in the Show Lounge. Seating is limited. There is no cover; however, there is a two drink minimum.
Morgan Preston is the featured comedian on August 8th. Preston has spent more than 22 years in the business. His, “I dare you not to laugh” style and on-stage swagger is guaranteed to make you smile.
Boys & Girls Club Auction and Worlds Greatest BBQ
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Mon, 08/06/2012 - 11:24am
Event Date:
September 8, 2012 (All day) Join 600 of your closest and most influential friends and raise money to support opertations of the Boys & Girls Club of Western Nevada, Carson City Branch. It's the Boys & Girls Club Auction and Worlds Greatest BBQ from 4-8 p.m., Pony Express Pavilion, Mills Park. More than 200 silent aution items, 25 live items and of course the Best BBQ in the area, to be prepared by Carson City BBQ. All you can eat and drinks included in the price of admission, $100 per person or $1,000 for a table of 10. Music by the Craing Fletcher Band. Sponsored once more by Bodines.
University of Nevada, Reno to host Bill Nye The Science Guy
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 9:16am
The public is invited to be entertained and educated with Bill Nye the Science Guy Sept. 6, the first of several presentations in the annual Discover Science Lecture Series at the University of Nevada, Reno. The College of Science and Associated Students of the University of Nevada are bringing Nye to the University’s Lawlor Events Center at 7 p.m. All tickets are $5 per person, available through the Lawlor box office.
V&T Railroad features 'Toast of the Canyon' runs on Saturdays through Sept. 1
Submitted by editor on Tue, 07/31/2012 - 5:04pm
Back by popular demand, the historic Virginia & Truckee Railroad will pour out and dish up its popular Toast of the Canyon wine and appetizer round-trip train rides from Carson City to the canyon on Saturdays through September 1.
Wednesday night is comedy night at the Carson Nugget
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Tue, 07/31/2012 - 3:48pm
Event Date:
August 1, 2012 (All day) Carson City, NV— Get ready to laugh! Wednesday night is Comedy Night at the Carson Nugget. The weekly shows begin each at 7 PM in the Show Lounge. Seating is limited. There is no cover; however, there is a two drink minimum.
The next featured comic is Kelly Monteith. He has performed in Las Vegas, Lake Tahoe and Reno as well as theaters throughout the United States and Canada. He has shared the bill with a “Who’s Who” of performers including Bill Cosby, Loretta Lynn, Aretha Franklin and Tony Bennett to name just a few.
Wednesday Comedy Night Schedule
Wine, Art & Music: Music by special guest, Grant Davis
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Mon, 07/30/2012 - 3:48pm
Event Date:
August 4, 2012 (All day) Join us this month and every month on the first Saturday, from noon to 5:00pm.
Come, enjoy an afternoon of wine, art and music in the Brewery Arts Center’s Artisans Store. Resident artists and teachers will demonstrate their crafts as part of the Downtown Carson City Wine Walk. Sip wine and nibble hors d’oeuvres while watching the artisans create new works of art.
You don’t need to take part in the Wine Walk to join in.
This month, upcoming local and national singer, Grant Davis:
Monthly swing dance party
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Wed, 07/25/2012 - 7:09pm
Event Date:
Repeats every day until Sat Aug 25 2012 .
August 25, 2012 - 7:00pm High Sierra Swing Dance Club presents its monthly dance party Aug. 25 at the Brewery Arts Center’s Grand Ballroom, 449 W. King St., Carson City. Tim Renner will teach an intermediate/advanced lesson in nightclub two-step at 7 p.m., with the social dance at 8-10:30 p.m. Partners are not required. Lesson $7 for HSSDC and any swing dance club members or $10 for nonmembers; dance $7 for members of swing clubs and $10 for nonmembers.
Native Nevadan Jazz Star will be at Karaoke Event
Submitted by Molly Moser on Wed, 07/25/2012 - 5:25pm
Event Date:
July 27, 2012 - 2:30pm Join the Sierra Place to sing karaoke with cabaret/jazz singer, Linda Merrell on July 27 at 2:30 P.M.
Merrell is known for her sultry voice and songwriting. She has played in venues at Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, and Reno/Tahoe areas.
This event is free and is open to the public and is located at 1111 West College Pkwy. For more information, call (775) 841-4111.
Hello Dolly! Auditions set for August 7-9
Submitted by admin on Wed, 07/25/2012 - 4:32pm
Event Date:
August 7, 2012 (All day) The Western Nevada Musical Theatre Company invites auditions for the timeless and irresistible classic, Hello, Dolly!, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 7, in room 207 of the Aspen Building at the WNC Carson City campus.
The production will play weekends at the Carson City Community Center, Nov. 3-18. Matchmaker extraordinaire Dolly Levi decides to fast talk her way into a match of her own in this ebullient and irresistible story of the joy of living.
A Face in the Crowd starring Andy Griffith
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Wed, 07/25/2012 - 12:41pm
Event Date:
August 1, 2012 - 6:00pm A Face in the Crowd, a film debuting Andy Griffith in his first major role, will be presented at 6:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 1st, at the Carson City Library.
The film will be hosted by former state archivist Guy Rocha and Reno News and Review editor Dennis Myers. The movie was directed and produced in 1957 by Elia Kazan, and written by Budd Schulberg. This film, which launched Griffith into stardom in the lead role as Larry “Lonesome” Rhodes, also stars actors Patricia Neal, Anthony Franciosa, Walter Matthau, and Lee Remick.
Nevada Artists Association Hosts Landscape Gallery
Submitted by Molly Moser on Sun, 07/22/2012 - 9:35pm
Event Date:
July 31, 2012 - 10:00am Take a glimpse at a photograph that evolves into multiple masterpieces at the Nevada Artists Association’s Seventh Annual Landscape Show at the Brewery Arts Center Gallery, from July 31 – September 7 in Carson City.
Participating artists paint from the same photograph provided from the show using their own style and mediums, and even creating their own version of the photograph. The gallery will display the different styles that the artists have used for their creation.
Local Karaoke Night to be on Live Television
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Sun, 07/22/2012 - 9:21pm
Event Date:
July 26, 2012 - 5:30pm Become a “Carson City Idol” by performing at the Drop-In Karaoke Night – Idol Style, that will be broadcasting live on television and the internet!
The friendly, non-Simon Cowell, Idol-Style Judges will be observing each participant's performance. Participants are welcome to bring their own karaoke track, choose from a provided song list, or even a self-written song.
Film and Acting Classes Offered for Kids and Teens
Submitted by Molly Moser on Sun, 07/22/2012 - 9:09pm
Event Date:
July 25, 2012 - 11:00am Kids and teens have the opportunity to show off their inner stardom by attending film making classes at Carson City’s Brewery Art Center.
Students who sign up can choose from film classes such as screen writing, directing, acting, and editing and posting production. These classes range from $20 - $120, and each class will be in session between the dates of July 25 – August 16.
See the full schedule of each class below.
Students can sign up at the Carson City, Nevada’s Public Access Station.
The Polar Express train returns to Carson City, tickets on sale now
Submitted by editor on Fri, 07/20/2012 - 9:57am
Carson City is getting a big present this upcoming holiday season with the return of The Polar Express™ train that will roll through the frosty Northern Nevada landscape on 15 different dates throughout November and December.
For the second year, the Virginia & Truckee Railroad is one of the officially licensed Polar Express Train Ride events nationwide this holiday season. This historic 100-year train, complete with decorated passenger cars and Christmas music, leaves the Carson City Eastgate Depot and travels nearly two miles before staging at Santa's mythical North Pole retreat.
Summer Concerts at The Carson Mall
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Thu, 07/19/2012 - 8:59am
Event Date:
August 5, 2012 - 11:00am Join us for Sunday Brunch on the Patio in August with FREE outdoor concerts.
Bluegrass Brunch featuring the Back Forty Band
August 5th 11am-1pm
Carson City goes full-board live music with Jazz and Beyond Music Festival in August
Submitted by editor on Wed, 07/18/2012 - 3:27am
The summer sizzles as the Mile High Jazz Band Association, Carson City, local businesses and jazz lovers proudly present the 2012 "Jazz & Beyond" Carson City Music Festival, an annual event that began in August 2004. Performances at multiple venues in Carson City will feature more than 100 musicians in over 50 bands, Aug. 3-19 and are mainly free. Music styles include Dixieland jazz, big band, bluegrass, Latin, blues and folk.
Summer Concerts at The Carson Mall
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Tue, 07/17/2012 - 10:14am
Event Date:
August 17, 2012 - 5:00pm Start your Friday Night at the Carson Mall. Special free performance by Super Stereo on Aug. 17 from 5-7 p.m.
Summer Concerts at The Carson Mall
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Tue, 07/17/2012 - 10:11am
Event Date:
August 18, 2012 - 11:00am Cool off with Hot Music on Saturdays. Enjoy the music of the Latisha Lewis Band inside The Carson Mall on Aug. 18 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Summer Concerts at The Carson Mall
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Tue, 07/17/2012 - 10:09am
Event Date:
August 11, 2012 - 11:00am Cool off with Hot Music on Saturdays. Enjoy the music of Two Plus Quintet inside The Carson Mall on Aug. 11 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Summer Concerts at The Carson Mall
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Tue, 07/17/2012 - 10:07am
Event Date:
August 4, 2012 - 11:00am Cool off with Hot Music on Saturdays. Enjoy the music of The Pat Esters Band inside the Carson Mall, Aug. 4 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Girl's Night Out at The Carson Mall
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Tue, 07/17/2012 - 9:41am
Event Date:
July 19, 2012 - 5:00pm Grab a friend and join the fun on July 19 from 5-7 p.m.!
We'll be offering live entertainment, promotions in all the stores,and as a bonus, Platinum Salon and Day Spa will be offering mini massages plus hair and skin consultations.
"Girl's Night Out" at The Carson Mall is the third Thursday of each month. We'll be at it again August 16th.
Sample the Sierra festivities at South Lake Tahoe planned for Labor Day weekend
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Mon, 07/16/2012 - 1:55pm
Spend Labor Day Weekend in South Lake Tahoe sampling the best food, wine, and art in the Sierra Nevada Region. The 3rd annual Sample the Sierra farm-to-fork festival will take place on Sunday, Sept. 2 on Ski Run Boulevard.
This year, 15 local restaurants and farmers will be paired together to produce mouthwatering samples for festival-goers to enjoy. Each food sample will be paired with an accompanying wine, also local to the region.
Sierra Nevada Ballet Presents 'Giselle' Dance, Music and More
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Mon, 07/16/2012 - 1:39pm
Event Date:
July 30, 2012 (All day) The Sierra Nevada Ballet takes the stage this summer to present, Giselle, which is possibly the best-loved of all the world's ballets. This profound folk tale comes to life through music, drama and over 30 professional dancers who will share this story of doomed love ... complete with jealousy, madness and vengeful ghosts. According to the ballet’s artistic director Rosine Bena, “Giselle is steeped in the tradition of ballet and conveys the poetry that makes this great production a must see this summer”.
Celebrate History of the Carson City Chamber of Commerce
Submitted by Molly Moser on Sat, 07/14/2012 - 3:07pm
Event Date:
July 23, 2012 - 5:30pm Celebrate the past Chamber Chairs who have been a part of Carson City’s community and history at the Carson City Chamber’s Annual Meeting on Monday, July 23 at the Silver Oak Golf Club.
The event begins at 5:30 P.M. with a no host cocktail reception, followed by a barbeque. At 7 P.M., the program begins installation of the 2012 – 2013 Board.
The cost of entrance is $45 per person, and it includes a commemorative book.
The event will be located at 1251 Country Club Drive and an RSVP is required before July 18. RSVP by calling 775-882-1565.
Scott Harvey Wine Tasting
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Sat, 07/14/2012 - 2:45pm
Event Date:
August 2, 2012 - 6:00pm Bella Fiore Wines welcomes Scott and Jana Harvey! Come meet the winemaker and taste some fantastic wines from Napa Valley and Amador County! Includes great appetizers! 6pm-9pm, $20pp
The Bella Family
224 So. Carson St ,Suite #8
Corner of 3rd & Curry Sts, Carson City
775-888-9463 (WINE)
bellafiorewines@yahoo.com
www.bellafiorewinesbar.com
Also-Check out the next 3rd Street Friday Outdoor Concert – August 10th – SHANE DWIGHT @ 7:30p (American Roots Rock) Drink specials all night long!
Summer Sangria Tasting @ Bella Fiore Wines
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Sat, 07/14/2012 - 2:40pm
Event Date:
July 19, 2012 - 6:00pm Taste and get recipes for the COOLEST summer drinks! Includes light appetizers. 6pm-8pm, $10pp
Also-Check out the next 3rd Street Friday Outdoor Concert - July 27th – JELLY BREAD @ 7:30p (Funk/Soul/Roots Rock) Drink specials all night long!
The Bella Family
224 So. Carson St ,Suite #8
Corner of 3rd & Curry Sts, Carson City
775-888-9463 (WINE)
bellafiorewines@yahoo.com
www.bellafiorewinesbar.com
