Friday, March 27: Things to do in Carson City

Event Date: 
March 27, 2015 (All day)

Are you doing the TGIF happy dance? There are plenty of reasons to if you take a look at this list: live music, art exhibits, comedy, tequila tasting, karaoke, baseball, bingo, theater, and more.

Print out the flyer if you head over to Buffalo Wild Wings on Friday or Saturday: 15 percent of your bill will be donated to Western Nevada College Athletics if you do.

Good luck to our Carson City gymnasts competing at the Nevada State Gymnastics Championships this weekend. The girls of Silver State Gymnastics had a great meet last weekend in Rancho Cordova and are poised to tumble their way to great things in Reno.

Easter is next weekend, but the Big Bunny himself will be hopping all around Carson City this weekend. The annual EGGstravaganza at Carson Tahoe Medical Center Saturday offers free fun and games, food and gifts. Easter crafts at the Children’s Museum are included with admission on Saturday. Get your picture taken with the Easter Bunny at the Carson Mall on Saturday and Sunday. And head to the Brewery Arts Center on Sunday for arts, crafts, and goodies.

FRIDAY:

  • Building Materials II by artist Anthony Arevalo at the LXS Gallery in the Legislature Building
  • ’Second Skin’ by artist Sarah Lillegard at the Nevada Arts Council: 716 N. Carson St. (8am-5pm)
  • ’The Driest State: Nevada Watersheds’ by artist Nolan Preese at the CCAI Gallery in the Courthouse: 885 E. Musser (8am-5pm)
  • CCAI Exhibit: BRIC Art 5 at the BRIC: 108 E Proctor Street (8am-12pm and 1pm-5pm)
  • 2015 Nevada State Gymnastics Championships at the Grand Sierra Resort: Good Luck Silver State Gymnasts!
  • Food Drive for the Ron Wood Resource Center at Browser's Corner Book Store: 711 E. Washington (9:30am-6pm)
  • Demonstrations of Coin Press #1 at the Nevada State Museum (10:30am-12pm AND 1pm-3pm)
  • Last Day of the Winter Art Show at the Nevada Artists Association Gallery in the Brewery Arts Center (10am-4pm)
  • ’Pets of the Homeless’ Food Drive at Evergreen Gene’s: 1811 N. Carson (10am-5pm)
  • WNC Wildcats Baseball vs. the College of Southern Nevada at Harvey Field at Western Nevada College (12pm AND 2pm)
  • Eat Wings, Raise Funds’ for the Athletic Foundation of Western Nevada College at Buffalo Wild Wings (must print out flyer)
  • Wine Tasting at Genoa Candy and Coffee in Carson Lanes (4pm-8pm; $5 for five tastes)
  • Live Music with Tom Miller at La Posada Real: 3205 Retail Dr. (6pm-9pm)
  • Special Olympics Basketball Practice at Eagle Valley Middle School (6pm-8pm)
  • Chili Bingo Night to benefit Carson Middle School’s band and orchestra program in the Carson Middle School cafeteria (6pm-8pm)
  • Carson City Pop Warner Sign-ups at the Round Table Pizza on Retail Dr. (6pm-8pm)
  • Live Music with Russell Ketenjian at Bella Fiore Wines (6pm-8:30pm)
  • Monthly Tequila Tasting and Live Music at San Marcos Grill
  • Live Music with Terri Campillo and Craig Fletcher at Glen Eagles Restaurant (6:30pm-10:30pm)
  • Carson High Musical Theater Presents: Pippin at the Bob Boldrick Theater in the Community Center (7pm; $12, students $5)
  • Open Mic at A to Zen: 1803 N. Carson St. (7pm)
  • Swing Dance Night at Yaple’s Ballroom (Jitterbug lesson 7pm; Dance 8pm; $10 for the whole evening)
  • Country Dance with DJ Cowboy Bobby at the Eleventh Frame Winners Lounge, Carson Lanes (7pm-11pm; $5; must be 21+)
  • Karaoke at Ponderosa Saloon –Virginia City (7pm)
  • Live Music with Rebekah Chase at Casino Fandango (7pm)
  • Live Music with Mo’z Motley Blues at Flight: 2244 Meridian, off Airport in Minden (7:30pm)
  • Carson Comedy: Geechy Guy at the Carson Comedy Club in the Carson Nugget Banquet Room (7:30pm; $15)
  • Karaoke at Barb’s Y-Not: 152 E. Long (8pm)
  • Live Music with Jaime Rollins at Living the Good Life: 1480 N. Carson St. (8:30pm-12:30am)
  • Live Music with Straight Jacket at Westside Pour House (8pm)
  • Live Music at the Carson Station (8:30pm)
  • Live Music with Trey Stone and John Shipley at Sassafras Eclectic Food Joint: 1500 Old Hot Springs Rd. (9pm)
  • Live Music with Jacksboro Highway at the Red Dog Saloon, Virginia City (9pm)
  • Karaoke at Whiskey Tavern (9pm)
  • DJ and Dancing at Jimmy G’s Cigar Bar (10pm)

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