Thursday, July 9: Things to do in Carson City

Looking for something different? Check out Foodies Bystro for their Thursday Curry Tasting. Or head to the Nevada Railroad Museum tonight for a photographic tour of the Bay Area by rail. Browsers Corner Book Store is hosting Shirley Oxoby, author of 'Silent Warrior: A Journey of Hope' for a meet and greet. You can always brush up on your dance moves at Living the Good Life’s Salsa Night, or learn how to line dance at Beercade. Exercise your funny bone at the Brewery Arts Center: tonight’s improv workshop will get you ready for the stage.

THURSDAY:

• One Putt Jr. Academy at Silver Oak Golf Course (7:45am sign in, 8am-10am; $40 per class or $200 for six classes: includes Green Fees, Pull Cart, Golf Clubs, Gatorade; space limited, ages 7-12)
• Industrial Art at the CCAI Gallery in the Courthouse: 885 E. Musser (8am-5pm)
• NAA Exhibit by artist Nancy Clarke at the Carson Visitor Center(8am-5pm)
• ’New Work’ by artist Pasha Rafat at the Nevada Arts Council: 716 N. Carson St. (8am-5pm)
• CCAI Exhibit: BRIC Art 5 at the BRIC: 108 E. Proctor St. (8am-12pm and 1pm-5pm)
• Parking Passes for the Nevada State Fair on sale at the Carson City Treasurer’s Office in City Hall (8am-5pm; $20 for all four days; limited passes on a first come, first served basis)
• Discounted passes for the Nevada State Fair Carnival for sale at the Carson Visitor Bureau ($20 for an all-day ride pass; available until July 29; $30 at the fair)
• Blood Drive at the Carson Aquatic Center (9am-1:30pm; to make an appointment or for questions call 1-800-696-4484 or www.BloodHero.org)
• Summer Art Show at the Nevada Artists Association Gallery in the Brewery Arts Center (10am-4pm)
• All you can eat Wings at Firkin and Fox (all day; $11.95)
• EAA Sierra Chapter 403 Luncheon and Chat–Young Eagles at 2500 E. College Pkwy (11am-3pm, all welcome)
• Family Story Time in the Carson City Library Digitorium (11:15am-11:45am; get ticket in the auditorium)
• Carson City Natives and Newcomers’ meeting at Grandma Hattie’s (11:30am; residents of Carson City, Douglas Co., and Dayton are welcome)
• Live Music with In Stride at Comma Coffee (12pm)
• Dayton Farmers Market at Community Roots Nursery on Second St., Dayton (3pm-6pm)
• Summer Writes at the Carson City Library (3:30pm-5pm; Join a group of aspiring fan fiction writers to share your work, discuss writing techniques, and get editing help; Ages 14-17)
• Curry Tasting and Samples at Foodies Bystro in the Brewery Arts Center (4pm-6pm)
• CCAI Exhibit: Tow’ring High, by artist Deon Reynolds in the Sierra Room of the Carson City Community Center (available during public meetings and most evenings 5pm-8pm)

Andy Warhol's first solo pop art exhibition and first west coast show: Campbell's Soup Cans opens at the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles on this day in 1962. It is now displayed at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. Carson City has art exhibits that can be found at the Brewery Art Center, the Visitor’s Center, inside the Sierra Room of the Community Center, and the Courthouse.

• Silver Dollar Classic Cruise Night at Carson Lanes - Johnny Rockets (5pm-8pm)
• One Putt Jr. Academy at Silver Oak Golf Course (5:15pm sign in, 5:30pm-7:30pm; $40 per class or $200 for six classes: includes Green Fees, Pull Cart, Golf Clubs, Gatorade; space limited, ages 7-12)
• Salsa/Latin Dance at El Charro Avita (6pm-7pm lesson $5; open dance 7pm-9pm; free)
• Trivia Thursdays at Alatte Wine and Coffee Bar in the Carson Nugget (6pm-8pm)
• Sassabration planning meeting at Sassafras Eclectic Food Joint(6pm)
• Twilight Concert Series: Jesse Kalin Carson with Scott Herman and Niall McGuiness at the at Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park: 1450 Highway 88, Minden (5:30pm gate opens, 6:30pm start; $5, under 16 free)
• Around the Bay by Rail: a photographic evening of a one day, circle trip by rail around the scenic San Francisco Bay Area with Bill Kohler at the Nevada State Railroad Museum (doors 6:30pm, 7pm start; admission for non-members $6)
• Improv Workshop in the Brewery Arts Center Courtyard (6:30pm)
• Meet the Author: Shirley Oxoby author of 'Silent Warrior: A Journey of Hope' at Browser's Corner Book Store: 711 E. Washington (6:30pm; free)
• Douglas Co. Historical Society's Second Thursday Lectures: Anatomy of an Ingot with author Paul Franklin at the Carson Valley Museum and Cultural Center: 1477 Hwy 395, Gardnerville (7pm; $3)
• Gentlemen’s Night at Carson Cigar Co. (7pm)
• Smoke-free Karaoke at The Feisty Goat Pub: 1881 E. Long St. (7pm)
• Line Dancing Night at Beercade: 1930 N. Carson St. (7pm; free lessons)
• Live Music with Terri Campillo and Craig Fletcher at Glen Eagles Restaurant (7pm)
• Salsa Night with DJ Bobby G at Living the Good Life: 1480 N. Carson (8pm)
• Industry Night and Free Pool at Remedy’s (8pm)
• Karaoke and Relay for Life Fundraiser at Jimmy G’s Cigar Bar (9pm)