Thursday, April 16: Things to do in Carson City

This National High Five Day I’m throwing out a virtual high five to the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension for putting on this year’s Capital City Farm Days at Fuji Park. 4-H is alive and well in our region, and rightfully so. Agriculture is a huge part of what makes this state great. The program is geared toward school-children, but is open to the public today and tomorrow if you want to learn more about ranching and farming in our region.

THURSDAY:

• Jewish Community Leadership Day at the Legislature
• Capital City Farm Days Celebrates All Things Agriculture at Fuji Park (8am-2pm; free, open to the public)
• Half Price for Everyone in the Outdoor Pools at the Carson Hot Springs
• Nevada SkillsUSA: Welding fabrication and automotive mechanics competition at WNC’s Andy Butti Welding Technology Center and the E.L. Cord Auto Technology Center (8am; Winners will advance to the SkillsUSA Championships set for June 22-26 in Louisville, Ky.)
• ’The Driest State: Nevada Watersheds’ by artist Nolan Preese at the CCAI Gallery in the Courthouse: 885 E. Musser (8am-5pm)
• ‘The Observation and Conclusion’ by artist Joseph Watson at the LXS Gallery in the Legislature Building

Vote 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. The Greenhouse Project can be found on Facebook here.

• ’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)
• ‘Spring has Sprung’ Art Show at the Nevada Artists Association Gallery in the Brewery Arts Center (10am-4pm)
• National Library Week: Preschool Story Time at the Carson City Library (10:15am AND 10:45am; get ticket at Youth Desk)
• 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)
• Father-Daughter Cinderella Ball Tickets Available at the Carson High School Admission Desk (2pm-3pm; $25, $5 additional princess)

It’s Prom Weekend here in Carson City. Carson High kicks it off with a ‘Senior/Senior’ Prom tonight, welcoming all those over 50 to dust off their formalwear and join them in the ‘big gym’. Tomorrow sees the inaugural Cinderella Father/Daughter Ball; tickets are available at the door, but you can pick them up at the admissions office of Carson High School this afternoon.

• Cancer 101: Learn the Facts at the Carson Tahoe Cancer Center: 1535 Medical Pkwy (4pm-5pm; free)
• 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)
• Salsa/Latin Dance at El Charro Avita (6pm-7pm lesson, $5; open dance 7pm-9pm, free)
• Free Movie Night with live music, dancing, face painting, rides, jumpy houses and more at the El Rancho Drive-In and Swap Meet: 555 El Rancho Dr., Sparks (6pm; choose from Mocking Jay, Paddington Bear, Spongebob Squarepants, and Night at the Museum 3)
• Senior/Senior Prom in the ‘big’ gym at Carson High School (6pm-9pm; open to ages 50 and greater; free)
• Carson City Pop Warner Sign-ups at Pizza Factory on Hwy (6pm-8pm)

Henry Mancini, composer, was born this day in 1924. If you’ve ever been tempted to sing ‘Moon River’ at Jimmy G’s Cigar Bar or the Feisty Goat Pub at Karaoke Thursday nights, you’ve got him to thank. He gave us numerous soundtracks, television theme songs, and background mood music. Check him out on YouTube.

• Improv Workshop at the Brewery Arts Center Black Box Theater (6:30pm)
• Live Music with Terri Campillo and Craig Fletcher at Glen Eagles Restaurant (6:30pm-10:30pm)
• Gentlemen’s Night at Carson Cigar Co. (7pm-9pm)
• Live Music with Chris Costa at Living the Good Life: 1480 N. Carson (7pm)
• 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)