Thursday, May 26: Things to do in Carson City

Campfires and bar-be-ques are just around the corner: Memorial Day weekend is almost here. Get a jump on the fun with some live music at Living the Good Life or Glen Eagles. Learn something new with Dr. Hattori at the Nevada State Museum. An improv workshop at the Brewery Arts Center will get your creative juices flowing. The Capitol Amphitheater is where you’ll enjoy a new spin on the Taming of the Shrew, performed by the Carson High Theater Arts Department. Don’t forget a doggie-bag after a meal at Adele’s today: the Bone Appetit fundraiser for the Nevada Humane Society goes on all day.

THURSDAY:

• Carson City Historic Resources Scavenger Hunt: go HERE for packet and info
• Bone Appetit: Fundraiser for Nevada Humane Society at the Café at Adele’s (all day 8am-9pm; please tell server you are there for the fundraiser)
• Final Day: ’For Detail View’ by artist Jeff Hantman at the CCAI Gallery in the Courthouse: 885 E. Musser (8am-5pm)
• ’Pinhole Properties’ exhibit by artist Nancy Raven at the Community Development building [formerly the BRIC]: 108 E Proctor St (8am-12pm and 1pm-4pm)
• Nevada Artists Association Art Exhibit featuring Pam Brekas and Photography by Chas. H. McDonnell, III at the Carson Visitor Center (8am-5pm)
• Muscle Powered Easy Hike: Silver Saddle Ranch to Mexican Dam- Meet at Silver Saddle Ranch (9am-10:30am; Bring water, a friend, and well-mannered dogs if you wish)
• "Imagination" and Members Regular Art Show at the Nevada Artists Association Gallery in the Brewery Arts Center (10am-4pm)
• Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Sierra Chapter 403 Luncheon and Chat–Young Eagles fundraiser at 2500 E. College Pkwy (11am-3pm, all welcome; $6 -Hamburgers and Hot Dogs with all the fixings, Chili, Baked Beans, BBQ chips, Potato Salad, Choice of Desserts and Coffee)
• Family Storytime in the Carson City Library Digitorium (11:15am-11:45am; get ticket in the auditorium)
• All you can eat Wings at Firkin and Fox (all day; $12.95)
• Registration closes for Friday’s 9 and Dine at Empire Ranch Golf Course (12pm; $75 per couple for dinner and golf; $25 for dinner only; Call 775-885-2100 to RSVP for Friday, May 27)
• Open Bounce at Bounce Party: 3267 Research Way Ste 210 (12pm-5pm; $6 per child)
• Suds for Seniors Fundraiser at the Firkin and Fox OR the Feisty Goat Pub: 1881 E. Long St. (4pm-10am; $15 to sample five beers; benefits the Meals on Wheels program; Tickets also available at the Carson Visitor Center and are good through June 30)
• CCAI Exhibit: Great Basin Native Artists, group show in the Sierra Room of the Carson City Community Center (available during public meetings and most evenings 5pm-8pm)
• Informal Chess at Comma Coffee (5pm)
• Free Bingo at Alatte Wine and Coffee Bar in the Carson Nugget (5pm-7pm; four rounds with prizes; one free card, additional card per drink purchased)
• Bike Night at Jimmy G’s Cigar Bar (5pm-9pm; weekly drink specials)
• Muscle Powered Bike Ride- meet in front of Carson School District Offices on King Street (5:30pm; 10 miles; bring a helmet and water; Muscle Powered membership encouraged, signups available at ride)
• CHS Theatre Arts presents Shakespeare in the Park: The Taming of the Shrew (in the old west) at the Capitol Amphitheater on the Legislature Grounds (6pm; free)
• Bone Appetit: Fundraiser for Nevada Humane Society at the Café at Adele’s (all day 8am-9pm; please tell server you are there for the fundraiser)
• Gamble Winemaker’s Dinner in the Barrel Room at the Carson Nugget (6pm; tickets limited $59.99- $79.99; RSVP to alatte@ccnugget.com or 775-882-1626 x 293)
• Salsa Dance Lessons with Tiffany Alm at El Charro Avita (Group Lesson 6pm-7pm, dance practice 7pm-8pm; $10 or $80 for 10 classes)
• Live Music with Dave Leather at Sassafras Eclectic Food Joint: 1500 Old Hot Springs Rd. (6pm-8pm; no cover)
• Live Music with Jackie Dauz at Max Casino: formerly the Carson Station (6pm-9pm)
• Live Music: Martina Dayton at Living the Good Life: 1480 N. Carson (6pm-9pm)
• Francis Humphrey Lecture Series: Historic Fishermen’s Caches from Winnemucca Lake, Nevada by Gene Hattori, PhD. at the Nevada State Museum (doors 6pm; 6:30-8pm; $8, free for museum members and ages 17 and under)
• Painting Class at Mona Lisa and Wine: 3821 S Carson St (6:30pm-9:30pm; Thursday special price $25, excludes alcohol)
• Live Music with Terri Campillo and Craig Fletcher at Glen Eagles Restaurant (6:30pm-10:30pm)
• Live Music with Craig Crow at Flight: 2244 Meridian, off Airport in Minden (6:30pm-8:30pm)
• Free Pool Night at Remedy’s Bar (7pm-close)
• Improv Workshop in the Black Box Theater at the Brewery Arts Center (7pm; free, donations appreciated)
• May Birthday Thursday with Live Music by the Trippin King Snakes at Carson Cigar Co. (7pm)
• Live Music with the Voodoo Cowboys at the Carson Valley Inn Cabaret, Minden (7pm-11pm)
• Gold Hill Lecture Series: ” The 601 Vigilance Committee In Virginia City” with Gus Fincelat the Crown Point Restaurant at the Gold Hill Hotel, Gold Hill (Dinner 4pm-8pm, Lecture 7:30pm; $25 for the dinner and lecture, $10 for the lecture only; Advance reservations required by contacting the Gold Hill Hotel at 775-847-0111)
• Karaoke with J and M Productions at Jimmy G’s Cigar Bar (8pm)