What's happening around Carson City on Friday, Feb. 22

Hello Carson City as we welcome in Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, the end of the work week, a short one for many because of the President's Day holiday. Activities abound Friday and into the weekend, including the second day of the three-day, 6th Carson City International Film Weekend festival.

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Here is what's happening on your Friday:

— Day 2 of the Carson City International Film Festival. Those who attend the sixth annual International Film Weekend in Carson City, which began Thursday, will get a glimpse into some of Nevada’s hidden treasures, as well as a look at cultures around the world. “We hope people will see how we are all the same, underneath,” said chairwoman Linda Bellegray. “Our humanity is universal.” The festival, which runs Thursday through Saturday, will show feature-length foreign films Friday, as well as independent documentaries from students from 3-5 p.m. Bob Boldrick Theater, Carson City Community Center, 851 E. William St. These films are presented free to the public. Go here for the full schedule list of film events.

— Chinese woodcutters exhibit debuts at Nevada State Museum in Carson City. 8:30 a.m. In their heydays in the boom-and-bust mining culture of the late 1800s, the mining camps of Aurora, Nevada and nearby Bodie, California had a combined population of nearly 20,000. Keeping the thriving camps supplied was an ongoing challenge. A little-known piece of history of the two boomtowns — the role of the Chinese woodcutters who supplied firewood and charcoal to the camps — is the subject of a major new exhibit at the Nevada State Museum. “Fueling the Boom: Chinese Woodcutters in the Great Basin,” opens Friday in the museum’s South Gallery. The Nevada State Museum is open Tuesday to Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Admission is $8 for adults, free for museum members and children 17 and younger. Parking is available in the free public lot on the west side of Curry St. behind the museum.

— Coin Press Demonstration at the Nevada State Museum. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visitors to the Nevada State Museum can watch the museum’s historic Coin Press No. 1 carry on a mission it started nearly 150 years ago in the very same building. The venerable press ”” which churned out millions of dollars in silver and gold coins during stints at U.S. Mints in Carson City, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Denver between 1870 and 1964. The press demonstrations will take place the last Friday of the month with two-person teams of volunteers not only working the press but sharing its history with museum visitors. The demonstrations will be held 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. 600 North Carson Street.

— Friday Morning Walk - Linear Ditch - East hosted by Muscle Powered. 9 a.m. Come and join Muscle Powered for its weekly one hour walks to enjoy Nevada outdoors around Carson City! Meet at Moffat Open Space Parking area on Hells Bells Road and Parkhill Drive. Pavement path. Water and closed-toe shoes required. All walks are 1 to 2 miles with duration of 1 hour with usually negligible elevation gain, and frequently on paved or smooth paths. If it rains or snows, meet at the Multi-Purpose Athletic Center (MAC) at 1860 Russell Way. Contact Vicki Doenges at 1-801-641-1620, if you have any questions.

— Behind the Scenes Tours in Natural History at Nevada State Museum. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tours conducted by George Baumgardner, PhD, featuring Plants and Animals of Nevada. Tours typically take about an hour and begin at 10:00 and 1:30 Contact Holly Payson 775.687.4810 at ext. 222 for reservations.

— Behind the Scenes Tours in Anthropology at Nevada State Museum. 10 to 11 a.m. Tour conducted by Anna Camp, PhD, featuring the State’s impressive basketry collection. Contact Holly Payson at 775.687.4810 ext. 222 for reservations.

— Job Fair at Home Instead Senior Care in Carson City. 11 a.m. There will be a Job Fair at Home Instead Senior Care in Carson City this Friday, Feb. 22 beginning at 11 a.m. The Job Fair features on the spot interviews. Put your passion for Caregiving to work! We need compassionate people with great character to join our elite Caregiving Team. Our Caregivers enjoy building relationships with Seniors as well as development training. We have competitive pay, medical benefits, a Wellness program, flexible hours, and retirement program “Simple IRA.” The fair is located at Home Instead Senior Care, 444 West Washington Street, Carson City.

— Experience Virtual Reality at the Carson City Library. 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Join the library to experience Virtual Reality! Using the latest technology, Virtual Reality allows you to experience new places and situations in a computer simulated world. Discover what it’s like to see dinosaurs up close, view art from around the world in a single museum, or blast alien ships in a virtual world. Must be at least 13 years or old to participate. A Premiere library card is required to attend. Reserve your spot online here. For questions about the Virtual Reality room call 775-283-7595 or email ereinhart@carson.org. 900 North Roop street.

— A Country Waltz Dance Workshop will be held Friday, Feb. 22 from 6-8 p.m. at Yaple's Ballroom Dance Studio, 315 N. Carson Street in downtown Carson City. Level: Beginning. Learn the waltz and how to progress your dance steps around the room with Country waltz. If you'r learning to dance or want to get your partner to learn (who is very nervous and says that they can't dance), then Waltz is SO perfect! It is an even count and it is as simple as this: Walk out your dance steps! Don't overthink your moves and just have fun with you partner. Please join us! Please call or text to sing up so that we can better prepare for the class! Thank you! Call 775-400-2952.

— Weekly Open Mic Night at the Zen Den in A to Zen Gift Shop. 6 to 9 p.m. Open Mic Night is held at A to Zen Gift Shop on the Zen Den Stage. All talents, creative projects welcome. Come practice being on stage. There will be music, comedy, poetry, magic, and more. All ages and skill levels welcome. Open Mic Night happens every Friday from 6-9 pm. A to Zen is located at 1803 N Carson St., Carson City. Call 775.691.3945. Go here for more information.

— Casino Boss and Friends Comedy Show featured at the Carson Nugget. 8 p.m. Join the Carson Nugget this weekend, Feb. 22-23 for Casino Boss and Friends at the Carson Comedy Club. Comedians Bob Zany, Howie Nave and Cameron Crain will be taking over the stage for an hour of laughter. The Carson Nugget is located at 507 N Carson St. Doors open up at 7:15 p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m. Go here for more information and where to buy tickets.

ONGOING:

— Artists sought: Logo contest to celebrate Nevada Artists Association Fine Art Gallery's 40th year. Calling all Graphic Artists: Nevada Artists Association Fine Art Gallery is celebrating its 40th anniversary. NAA would like to have a shiny new graphic for its logo to use throughout the year and we need your help. We are offering a $250 award for the winning logo. We encourage you to visit the gallery located on the campus of the Brewery Art Center at 449 W. King Street in Carson City to get a feel for it. Some of the original members are still showing their art there. The graphic needs to have the ability to be reduced to 1.5” x 1.5” or 1” x 1.5” with a minimum of 600ppi. Email the attachment with your finalized logo to naacarsoncity@gmail.comwith your name, phone number and email address printed in the text of the email no later than March 19, 2019.

— "Home Means Nevada" photo exhibit debut at the Nevada Legislature. The Nevada Arts Council is unveiling a new traveling photo exhibition, “Home Means Nevada” that will start its journey in the hallways of the Nevada Legislature during the 2019 session. The exhibition features the works of 15 contemporary photographers, but which echoes famous photographs and artwork from the late 1800s and early 1900s that helped spur protections for many of our nation’s national parks. The exhibit highlights some of the unique treasures found on federally managed lands across the state, from bighorns to Burning Man, to the ancient rock art and petroglyphs in the Gold Butte area. The exhibition will be displayed in the Senate hallway of the Nevada Legislature, 401 S. Carson St. in Carson City.

— Clothing and food collection drive underway for Carson City homeless.
UPDATE: Thank you, Carson City, for all your donations to the homeless drive! Your generosity has been amazing! Because of the overwhelming response, we have a lot of items that are not needed at this time, so I am planning a clothing/rummage sale in the near future with all the proceeds going to the Do Drop In Homeless Center to help keep their doors open. If you have items to donate to the sale, please call me so I can arrange to get them from you. Please don't drop off any more donations to Grocery Outlet. If you would like to help with the sale, please contact me at 775-885-7639. Thanks again to all the wonderful people of Carson City!
Now that the holiday season is over many people forget about the great need the homeless face everyday here in Carson City. With some of the coldest weather still ahead of us lets do what we can to help those suffering from homelessness. I'm collecting items for the Do Drop In Center and the homeless of Carson City. Some of the items needed are: Warm socks, Jackets, gloves, sleeping bags, blankets, hats, camping gear, tarps, and hygiene products. We are also collecting canned goods, nutritional snacks, hot chocolate, oatmeal, individual servings of juice as well as coffee, tea and soup that can be used at the center. Volunteers and money donations to keep the Do Drop In doors open are always needed. Items will be collected now through March. To help, donate, or with questions call Monica Marcinko 775-885-7639 or call the Do Drop In Center at 775-841-2580.

— Nevada Artists Association Winter Show winners announced, Carson City reception on Feb. 23. Daily. The winners of the 2019 Nevada Artists Association Winter Show have been announced. The public is invited to visit the gallery at the Brewery Arts Center now through March 22 see all the submitted pieces. The public is also invited to attend the Winter Show artists reception and awards presentation on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2 to 4 p.m. at the NAA Gallery, 449 W. King Street. Beverages and light appetizers will be served.

— Art exhibit 'Korea '76' featured at the Carson City Community Center's Sierra Room. The Capital City Arts Initiative presents its exhibition "Korea ’76" with work by artists Eugene Rolfe and Gig Depio in the Community Center’s Sierra Room, 851 E William Street, Carson City. The exhibition is available to the public now through Feb. 28, 2019. Note: the Sierra Room is closed for renovation from Jan. 18 to Feb. 6.

— Statewide presentations on radon safety. January is National Radon Action Month, and University of Nevada Cooperative Extension’s Radon Education Program is offering free short-term radon test kits to Nevadans from Jan. 2 through Feb. 28. Radon test kits are available at Cooperative Extension offices and partnering locations, as well as at presentations, statewide. Radon is a naturally occurring, radioactive gas that is colorless, odorless and tasteless. It comes from the ground and can accumulate in homes, raising the risk of lung cancer. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates 21,000 Americans die each year from radon-caused lung cancer, killing more people than secondhand smoke, drunk driving and house fires.For more information, call the Radon Hotline at 1-888-RADON10 (1-888-723-6610) or visit the Nevada Radon Education Program website at www.RadonNV.com. Cooperative Extension, the EPA and the Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health urge all Nevadans to test their homes for radon.

— Carson City Parks, Recreation and Open Space is currently seeking individuals and pairs interested in leading interpretive programs in one of our many parks and open spaces. Interested individuals and pairs are encouraged to apply. If interested, go here.

This calendar is updated throughout the day as information becomes available.