Friday, May 15: Things to do in Carson City

There is no place like home, and for most of you reading this, that home is Carson City. One of our greatest prides is the Western Nevada Musical Theater Company: don’t miss the final weekend of ‘Music Man’ at the Community Center. Today caps Bike to Work week; if you brave the rain this morning, you will be rewarded with free coffee at several coffee houses around town. The annual Bike Week party is on Third St., by Firkin and Fox, starting around 5:30 p.m.

FRIDAY: Bike to Work Week

• National Bike to Work Day: Free coffee for bicycle commuters at Comma Coffee, Alatte Coffee and Wine Bar, Carson Coffee, Capital Coffee, LA Bakery, and Starbucks (7am-9am; show your helmet)
• Last Day: White Pine County Artistry by artist Dawn Dot Star at the LXS Gallery in the Legislature Building
• CCAI Exhibit: BRIC Art 5 at the BRIC: 108 E Proctor Street (8am-12pm and 1pm-5pm)
• ’New Work’ by artist Pasha Rafat 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)
• Good Time Auctions at 3579 E Hwy 50, Suite 211 (Preview starts 9am; Auction 6:30pm)
• ‘Spring has Sprung’ 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)
• Third annual SilverState Tattoo and Arts Festival at the Peppermill Casino’s Naples Ballroom (2pm-10pm; $15 or $35 for a three-day pass)
• Southpointe Subdivision Phase 2 Annual Neighborhood Yard Sale: off Silver Sage, enter from Summerfield or Horizon off Silver Sage between Clearview and Koontz

“If I ever go looking for my heart's desire again, I won't look any further than my own back yard. Because if it isn't there, I never really lost it to begin with.”
― L. Frank Baum (May 15, 1856 – May 6, 1919), The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

• Wine Tasting at Genoa Candy and Coffee in Carson Lanes (4pm-8pm; $5 for five tastes)
• Bike to Work Week Party: Live Music with Trippin King Snakes, Raffle, Games, and Fundraiser at the Firkin and Fox (5:30pm)
• Annual Beer and Brats Fundraiser for the Nevada Sharks Fastpitch team at Fuji Park (6pm-11pm; $20 all you can eat and drink)
• Live Music with Acoustic Solution at Bella Fiore Wines (6pm-8:30pm)
• Live Music with Tom Miller at La Posada Real: 3205 Retail Dr. (6pm-9pm)
• CCBMX: Friday Night Lights at the Livermore (Edmonds) Sports Complex (Signups 6:30pm-7:30pm; $5)
• Live Music with Terri Campillo and Craig Fletcher at Glen Eagles Restaurant (6:30pm-10:30pm)
• Live Music with the Mighty Surf Lords at the Feisty Goat Pub (7pm)
• Dayton Intermediate School's Theatre Production class Presents: The Tempest (Kinda!) in the Dayton Intermediate School Multi-Purpose Room: 315 Old Dayton Valley Rd, Dayton (7pm; $5)
• Open Mic at A to Zen: 1803 N. Carson St. (7pm)

110 years ago, 110 acres were auctioned off in what would later become downtown Las Vegas. Happy birthday to Sin City. While Carson City can’t compete with the nightlife of a metropolis with two million people, we do just fine. Check out Carson Comedy with Will Durst, or Swing meets Swing night at Yaple’s Ballroom for a night of dancing. The Mighty Surf Lords are playing at the Feisty Goat Pub, Prey For Son can be found at Westside Pour House, and Acoustic Solution is at Bella Fiore Wine Bar. For some culture, check out Consort Canzona’s Celebration of Renaissance Music.

• Swing meets Swing Dance Night at Yaple’s Ballroom (drop-in Jitterbug lesson 7pm; Dance 8pm; $10 for the whole evening)
• Consort Canzona Presents “Madrigals and Dances: A Celebration of Renaissance Music” at the Shepherd of the Sierra Lutheran Church: 3680 Highway 395 South, behind Best Buy (7pm; free)
• Live Music the Michael Furlong Band at Casino Fandango (7pm)
• Carson Comedy: Will Durst ‘BoomeRaging: From LSD to OMG’ at Carson Comedy, upstairs in the Carson Nugget (7pm; $15)
• Western Nevada Musical Theatre Presents: Music Man at the Bob Boldrick Theater in the Community Center (7:30pm; $25-28, tickets available online at www.wnmtc.com)
• Live Music with Daniel Gough at Flight: 2244 Meridian, off Airport in Minden (7:30pm)
• Live Music at the Red Dog Saloon, Virginia City (7:30pm)
• Karaoke at Barb’s Y-Not: 152 E. Long (8pm)
• Live Music with Prey For Son at Westside Pour House (8pm)
• Live Music with the Rick Hammond Blues Band at the Ponderosa Saloon, Virginia City (8pm)
• Live Music at the Carson Station (8:30pm)
• Live Music with Jaime Rollins at Living the Good Life: 1480 N. Carson St. (9pm)
• Karaoke at Whiskey Tavern (9pm)
• DJ and Dancing at Jimmy G’s Cigar Bar (10pm)