Monday, April 10: Things to do in Carson City

Monday strikes again, but hopefully it won’t be too painful. If you’re off work early, grab some friends and hit up Red’s Old 395 for Martini Monday. Sing Manic Monday at the Fox Brewpub’s weekly karaoke night with J and M Productions. Find something new for your child’s bookcase at the Minden Library Children’s Book Swap; it’s a great way to keep them challenged. Local theater group, the Proscenium Players, welcomes you to check out their monthly meeting. They are always looking for new talent, whether it’s on stage or behind the scenes.

MONDAY:

• --High School Pic[ks] 2, group show of art by students from Carson, Dayton, Douglas, and Pioneer High Schools in the Community Development building [formerly the BRIC]: 108 E Proctor St (8am-12pm and 1pm-4pm)
• -- “High Desert Alchemy” Exhibit featuring mixed media by artists Gail Rappa and Elaine Parks in the OXS Gallery at the Nevada Arts Council: 716 N. Carson St. (8am-5pm)
• --Legislative eXhibition Series: ‘Painting What I Love’ paintings by Kathryn Grider of Spring Creek in the LXS Gallery on the first floor of the Nevada State Legislature (8am-5pm)
• --‘From the Ground Up’, solo exhibition by Gil Martin at the CCAI Gallery in the Courthouse: 885 E. Musser (8am-5pm)
• --CCAI Exhibit: Smaller Works, solo exhibition by Gil Martin in the Sierra Room of the Carson City Community Center (open during public meetings and Fridays 12pm-4pm)
• --Great Basin Native Artists Exhibit at the Carson Visitor Center (9am-6pm; featuring art by Ben Aleck, Topaz Jones, Jack Malotte, Melissa Melero-Moose, Topah Spoonhunter)
• --Family Day: $1 Bowling and Shoe Rental Specials at Carson Lanes (9am-10pm)
• --Mimosa Monday all day at Ed’s Doghouse
• --Carson City Host Lions Club weekly lunch meeting at Tito's Mexican Restaurant: 444 E Williams (12pm; NEW LOCATION; for more information, call Tim at 775-885-7033)
• --Pedal Library Unveiling at the Nevada Capitol building (12pm; The Pedal Library will be used to haul books around Carson City to provide book check-outs at various events. Additionally, the trailer will be fitted with Wi-Fi and a charging station)
• --Children’s Book Swap at the Minden Library: 1625 Library Lane, Minden (3pm-6pm; Children may bring a book from home and trade it for another book in the swap. A variety of children’s books will be available; sponsored by the Teen Advisory Board)
• --Martini Monday at Red’s Old 395 (3pm-6pm; half priced martinis)
• --CASA of Carson City Information Hour at the CASA Office in the Family Court complex at 1539 E. 5th St. (5:30pm-6:30pm; CASA volunteers are appointed by the Carson City Juvenile Court to serve as guardian ad litem for a case of abused or neglected children in a child welfare court case)
• --Dharma Zephyr Sangah Sitting Group in the Methodist Church’s Youth Group Building at the corner of Proctor and Minnesota (Beginners 5:30pm-6:30pm; Sitting quietly in meditation 7pm-8:30pm)
• --Square Dancing with the Capitol Cut-ups at the Carson Senior Center: 911 Beverly Drive (6pm-9pm; for info contact Marge at 775-885-7986 or 775-220-2942)
• --High Sierra Swing Dance Club’s Night Out at El Charro Avita (Drop-in Intermediate Swing lesson 6pm, $8; Free open dance 7pm-9pm)
• --Live Music with Cliff Porter and Dave Berry of Jelly Bread in the Carson Valley Inn Cabaret, Minden (6pm-10pm)
• --Proscenium Players, Inc Monthly Board Meeting in the Brewery Arts Center Black Box Theater (6:30pm-8:30pm; All are welcome to attend; If you've ever wanted to get involved with your local theater, this is a good way to do it)
• --Game Night at Carson Cigar Co. AKA the Cigar Bar (7pm-9pm; drink specials for players, prize for winner; games rotate weekly)
• --Guided Full Moon Hike at Washoe Lake State Park - Meet at the Maze parking lot, first parking lot on the right after the fee booth (7:30pm, please arrive 10 minutes early; Reservations are required (775) 687-4319 or e-mail washoelake@hdiss.net ; strenuous, 2.7 mile hike into the hills above Deadman's Creek. There is uneven footing and parts of the trail have been washed out, so we recommend sturdy hiking boots and a walking stick if necessary; park entrance fee $7 per vehicle, $5 for NV residents)
• --Karaoke with J and M Productions at the (Firkin and) Fox Brewpub (8pm all ages, 10pm-close ‘karaoke after dark’; drink specials)