Things to do on Wednesday in Carson City

Let’s give this outdoors thing another try. Yesterday’s Jazz and beyond performances were moved indoors at the Brewery Arts Center when the rain hit, but I have more hope for today’s skies. Look for The Other Brothers Band this evening in the Comma Coffee Courtyard. Carson City BMX hosts practice and racing at the track in the Livermore Sports Complex; all ages are invited to participate, and one day memberships are available for those who’d like to try it out. For anyone with an acting bug, Pipers Players, the community theater group in Virginia City, is holding try-outs for their production of ‘Nightmare Before Christmas.’ Head up the hill if your love of Halloween is as strong as your singing voice.

WEDNESDAY, August 15: Things to do in Carson City

• Jazz and Beyond Music Festival
• — CCAI Art Exhibit: ‘Visual Oasis: Works from Creative Growth’ at the Carson City Courthouse: 885 E. Musser (8am-5pm; the exhibit includes mixed media, 2-D and 3-D art from 17 artists from the Creative Growth Art Center in Oakland, CA)
• — CCAI Art Exhibit: ‘The Wind Calls,’ a group exhibition by University of Nevada, Reno students in the Community Development building [formerly the BRIC]: 108 E Proctor St (8am-12pm and 1pm-4pm)
• — ’Mountain Picassos: Basque Arborglyphs of the Great Basin’ in the OXS Gallery at the Nevada Arts Council: 716 N. Carson St. (8am-5pm; part of the Nevada Touring Initiative’s Traveling Exhibition Program)
• — Back to School Walk-in Vaccination Clinic at Carson Health and Human Services: 900 E Long St. (open 8:30am-11:30 AND 1pm-4:30pm; no appointment necessary; Medicaid and most private insurances accepted; Vaccines are available at no cost if a child is 18 or younger and is Medicaid-eligible, uninsured, underinsured, American Indian or Alaska Native; CCHHS does charge a vaccine administration fee based on the number of vaccines given; call 775-887-2195 for more info)
• — Bowling and Shoe Rental Specials (9am-4pm at Carson Lanes; 9am-5pm at Gold Dust West)
• — Sierra Chef Farmers Market at Lampe Park on Waterloo in Gardnerville (9am-1pm; An assortment of fresh local foods, crafts and local specialties)
• — Summer Art and Photography Shows in the Nevada Artists Association Gallery at the Brewery Arts Center (10am-4pm)
• — CCAI Art Exhibit: ‘Jenny Raven: The Creative Growth Years 1979 – 1984’ in the Sierra Room of the Carson City Community Center (room open to the public during Carson City official meetings)
• — Free Lunch for Kids Program at the Bridge Church: 901 N. Stewart AND at Park Terrace Park: 1327 La Loma (11am-12:15pm, weather permitting; Open to ages 2-18, Children do not need to be enrolled in any program at the meal site - Adults are not eligible for these federally funded meals; Meals must be eaten at the serving site, they cannot be carried away; hosted by Food For Thought)
• — Canyon White Rocks! the Canvas Café, Virginia City (1pm-3pm; Acoustic, Rootsy Rock, and Country Soul)
• — Flashback Cinema: The Karate Kid (1984) at the Galaxy Theater - Fandango (2pm; $8.50 adults, $8 kids 2 - 11)
• — Wine Wednesday at Red’s Old 395 (3pm-6pm; half off all glasses of wine)
• — Carson City BMX Practice Night AND Racing at the Livermore (Edmonds) Sports Complex: 1555 Livermore Lane (Air, Weather and Track Conditions Permitting; 4pm-5pm practice time, Everyone MUST check in; race sign ups 530pm-6:30pm, racing begins shortly after; $7 for racers; must be USABMX member; one-day trial memberships and new rider kits available)
• — Grand Opening of the Gardnerville Station: 1395 Hwy 395 North, on the corner of Mission Street (4pm-6pm; After many years of work below and above ground, this historic facility will be reborn as an Information Center, Office and Community meeting facility)
• — Jazz and Beyond: Live music with the Other Brothers Band in the Comma Coffee Courtyard (5pm-7pm; free; the band features several local jazz musicians: John Beckman and Bob Peterson - trumpets, Joe Cadena - trombone, Denson Muffley - alto sax, Nat Kline - tenor sax, Frank Benvenuto - bari sax, Kris Landrum - keyboard, Mike Kirkhouse - bass, Chuck Hughes - drums, and Lulu Kline - vocalist)
• — Wheeled Food Wednesdays at the Brewery Arts Center (5pm-8pm, weather permitting - come and share a meal together; local food truck choices will vary weekly; Bounce House, no-host bar, family style seating, and random entertainment)
• — Wednesday Wine, Beer and Bowl at Carson Lanes (5pm-close; $10.50 per person includes three Bowling Games, Rental Shoes and your choice of either a glass of House Wine or a Draft Beer, additional beverages $2.50; must be 21)
• — Wednesday Wine Night at Vino’s Pizza: 3228 N. Carson St (half-off glasses of wine)
• — Dayton Wellness Warriors weekly meeting at the Healthy Communities Coalition Building: 209 Dayton Valley Road, Dayton (5pm; Anyone interested in maintaining or improving their health and nutrition is invited to attend; sponsored by Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon and Storey Counties; Questions: call facilitator Lisa Selmi at 775-246-7550)
• — Open Country/Pop Dance and Lessons at the Eleventh Frame Lounge inside Carson Lanes (Beginner Hour with easy Line Lesson 6pm-7pm, Partner Dance Lesson 7pm; Open Dance until 10pm; Order Food/Drinks or pay $5 Cover; must be 21)
• — Carson Valley Lions Club social hour and meeting at Jethro's Oven and Grill: 1281 Kimmerling Rd, Gardnerville (Social hour 6pm-7pm, meeting begins at 7pm; Interested in community service? Meet our club and our projects; the CV Lions meet the first and third Wednesdays)
• — Live Music featuring Jonathon “JB” Barton in the Carson Valley Inn Cabaret, Minden (6pm-10pm)
• — Auditions for the Piper’s Players production of “The Nightmare Before Christmas” at Piper’s Opera House, Virginia City (6pm-8pm; Actors ages 10+, also seeking behind-the-scenes crew members; Please come prepared with a Broadway song of your choosing - accessible on your smart phone or with sheet music, Be prepared to learn a dance; Questions: contact Ms. Burbidge at JBurbidge@pipersplayers.com or Ms. Thalman at halman@pipersplayers.com; Parents are requested to stay in the Opera House while their children audition)
• — Karaoke at the Westside Pour House (6:30pm-9:30pm)
• — Dharma Zephyr West Wind Sangha Sitting Group in the Methodist Church’s Youth Group Building at the corner of Proctor and Minnesota (6:30pm-8pm Sitting quietly in meditation; no charge, donations always appreciated)
• — Pajama Storytime at the Carson City Library (6:30pm-7:15pm; Wear your PJs for a bedtime-themed story time; intended for Pre-K, ages 9 and under must always be accompanied by someone 13+)
• — Chautauqua Series: Deke DiMarzo as “Watchman Alex Coryell: Virginia City Police Department 1873-1891,” at the Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park: 1450 Highway 88, Minden (6:30pm; $5 adults, 16 and younger free with paid adult; Visitors should bring their own seating; Please no dogs, legitimate service animals only)
• — Ladies Night at Carson Cigar Co. AKA the Cigar Bar (women drink half off 7pm-9:30pm)
• — Flashback Cinema: The Karate Kid (1984) at the Galaxy Theater - Fandango (7pm; $10.50 adults, $8 kids)
• — Historical Society of Dayton Valley Lecture Series: ‘The Dayton Pit: Big Bonanza or Paradise Lost?’ presented by David Moore at the Dayton Valley Community Center: 170 Pike St, Dayton (7pm social time, 7:30pm presentation start; free to the public, light refreshments; Learn how 1940 Gold Dredging changed Dayton forever)
• — Jazz and Beyond: Jazz Jam hosted by Cherie and John Shipley at Living the Good Life: 1480 N. Carson (7:30pm-10:30pm; no cover; Featuring Eric Finkelstein on drums; musicians and vocalists welcome to join in)
• — Karaoke at NV Ugly: 1433 Hwy 395, Gardnerville (7:30pm-11pm)
• — Karaoke with J and M Productions at Caterpillar’s Hookah Lounge: 314 S Carson (8:30pm-11pm; 18+)