Thursday, April 9: Things to do in Carson City

The weekend quickly approaches, but the fun won’t wait. Belt out a few tunes with karaoke at Jimmy G’s Cigar Bar, or smoke-free karaoke at the Feisty Goat Pub. ‘Live, Love, Lavish’ with local favorites, Lavish Green, at a special performance at Carson Cigar Co. tonight. Take a look at the whole list: there’s something for everyone.

THURSDAY:

• Last Day to RSVP for Carson City Leisure Hour Club April 15, with speaker Brian Crane (aka “Mr. Pickles”), nationally recognized syndicated cartoonist (Call Dorothy Link at 775-885-2542 to make your reservation. Reservations for buffet dinner are required.)
• Carson School District Spring Break
• Museum Advocacy Day at the Legislature
• ‘The Observation and Conclusion’ by artist Joseph Watson at the LXS Gallery in the Legislature Building
• ‘Always Lost: A Meditation on War’ in the Second Floor Atrium of the Legislature Building St. (8am-5pm)
• ’Second Skin’ by artist Sarah Lillegard at the OXS Gallery at the Nevada Arts Council: 716 N. Carson St. (8am-5pm)
• CCAI Exhibit: BRIC Art 5 at the BRIC: 108 E Proctor Street (8am-12pm and 1pm-5pm)
• ’The Driest State: Nevada Watersheds’ by artist Nolan Preese at the CCAI Gallery in the Courthouse: 885 E. Musser (8am-5pm)
• ‘Spring has Sprung’ Art Show at the Nevada Artists Association Gallery in the Brewery Arts Center (10am-4pm)

Voting opens today for the Seeds of Change Grant Challenge. Help our local non-profit, the Greenhouse Garden Center, by voting daily until April 20. 34 Grants are available, and the top prize of $20,000 would go a long way. Go to www.seedsofchangegrant.com or to the Seeds of Change Facebook page here.

• Free hearing Screening in Western Nevada College’s Bristlecone Building Main Lobby (tentatively 10am-12pm and 2pm-4pm)
• Preschool Story Time at the Carson City Library (10:15am AND 10:45am; get ticket at Youth Desk)
• Half Price for Everyone in the Outdoor Pools at the Carson Hot Springs
• All you can eat Wings at Firkin and Fox (all day; $11.95)
• EAA Luncheon and Chat –Young Eagles at 2500 E. College Parkway (11am-3pm, all welcome)
• Live Music with In Stride at Comma Coffee (12pm)
• Reception and Program Honoring the Life and Times of Senator William Raggio at the Nevada State Museum (5pm-7:30pm)
• CCAI Exhibit: Tuscarora, by artist Ron Arthaud at the Carson City Community Center’s Sierra Room (available during public meetings and most evenings 5pm-8pm)
• Casual Chess at Comma Coffee (5pm)
• Relay for Life Planning Meeting at the Holiday Inn Express (6pm; volunteers and committee members needed)
• Salsa/Latin Dance at El Charro Avita (6pm-7pm lesson, $5; open dance 7pm-9pm, free)

Got kids? Take them over to Browser’s Corner Book Store this evening to meet children’s author, Nancy Scott. She will be reading from her book ‘Rabbit’s Desert Adventure.’ If you don’t want to wait that long for a story, the Carson City Library has Thursday morning Storytime at 10:15 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. weekly.

• Meet the Author and Book-reading: “Rabbit’s Desert Adventure” by children's author Nancy Scott at Browser's Corner Book Store: 711 E. Washington (6:30pm; children encouraged)
• Improv Workshop at the Brewery Arts Center Black Box Theater (6:30pm)
• Live Music with Jimmy and Jack at Living the Good Life: 1480 N. Carson (6:30pm)
• Live Music with Terri Campillo and Craig Fletcher at Glen Eagles Restaurant (6:30pm-10:30pm)
• Live Music with Lavish Green at Carson Cigar Co. (7pm)
• Douglas Co. Historical Society's Second Thursday Lectures: Reno Then and Now with Co-Author Neal Cobb at the Carson Valley Museum and Cultural Center: 1477 Hwy 395, Gardnerville (7pm; $3)
• Smoke-free Karaoke at The Feisty Goat Pub: 1881 E. Long St. (7pm)
• Industry Night and Free Pool at Remedy’s (8pm)
• Karaoke at Jimmy G’s Cigar Bar (8pm)

William Raggio served as State Senator from 1972 until 2010 and was a force to reckon with for those 38 years. Join the Nevada State Museum tonight as they open their new exhibit featuring memorabilia, photographs, and collections from the former Washoe County District Attorney, focusing on his years before the State Legislature. The reception begins at 5 p.m.