Thursday happenings in Carson City and beyond

Lights, camera, action! The Second annual Jukebox Film Festival begins today at the Carson City Community Center. Two full days of features, documentaries, and short films with music as the uniting theme will be shown at the Carson City Community Center: 30 unique titles representing 29 different filmmakers from countries around the world. Blood Drum Spirit, a jazz band with an African influence, is the focus of one of those films and will be performing for free at Sassafras Eclectic Food Joint this evening. It’s donuts and doughboys at the Nevada State Museum tonight as the monthly lecture series takes a boogie-woogie jump into the dance styles of the past.

THURSDAY, Aug. 23: Things to do in Carson City

• — Second annual Jukebox International Film Festival - Day One (8am-8pm: music videos, documentary and narrative independent film shorts and features in the Bob Boldrick Theater at the Carson City Community Center; 12pm Live Music at Comma Coffee; 3:30pm Workshop with Amy Lee Solomon at the Brewery Arts Center; 8pm Live Music at Sassafras; workshops $10, music free, and $40 all access pass to all festival activities, including: all film screenings, all Meet and Greets, the Filmmakers Forum and the awards ceremony; for more information, tickets and Film Festival schedule go to: http://www.jukeboxiff.org/ )
• — Muscle Powered Thursday Hike: Slaughter House Canyon Trail, Lake Tahoe - Meet at the Hwy 50 Park-n-Ride to carpool to the starting point on Hwy 28 (8am-9:30am, in case of bad weather/air, we will cancel; friendly, leashed dogs welcome; These hikes are 2-4 miles with an approximate duration of 1½ hours *not including travel time if we carpool to the trailhead, may have an elevation gains of 500’ or more; Water and closed-toe shoes are required. Some trails are dirt and others are paved; Participants are responsible for their own transportation to the hike meeting site)
• — 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)
• — Bowling and Shoe Rental Specials (9am-4pm at Carson Lanes; 9am-5pm at Gold Dust West)
• — 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)
• — Family Story time in the Carson City Library (10:30am-11:15am themed singing, stories, finger-plays, or art centered around a book; under 9 years old must be accompanied by someone 13+ at all times; You must have a library card in good standing to participate)
• — All you can eat Wings at the Fox Brewpub (11am-10pm; $14.95)
• — Seniors Bowl Free Day at Wink's Silver Strike Lanes: 1281 Kimmerling Rd, Gardnerville (11am-4pm; Nine Pin No Tap - seniors can bowl two games for free)
• — Jukebox International Film Festival Music: Santa Jam Vo' Alberta performs at Comma Coffee (12pm; Santa Jam Vó Alberta is a “jam” band from Brazil; They were featured in Denis Nielsen's documentary film, Hillbilly Symphony, which premieres at the Bob Boldrick Theater 10:30am Friday; A second documentary about the band started production in Brazil two weeks ago, and will continue shooting while the band is in northern Nevada; for more information and Film Festival schedule go to: http://www.jukeboxiff.org/ )
• — Carson City Kiwanis weekly meeting in the Black Bear Diner inside the Max Casino (12pm; first meeting of the month is at 12:15pm, all other weeks are at 12pm; Lunch $15; Newcomers and visitors are welcome)
• — Live Music featuring Lucas Paul at the Canvas Café, Virginia City (12pm-2pm; Indie-folk with a touch of Texas)
• — Tap Handle Thursday at Red’s Old 395 (3pm-6pm; half off draft beers by the glass)
• — Second annual Jukebox International Film Festival Workshop: ‘Art in Film’ with art director, Amy Lee Solomon at the Brewery Arts Center (3:30pm; $10 or included with the JIFF all-access pass; She will talk about how to work with a film director and what type of art can be used to fill the gaps when a film may be missing some footage. A great workshop for those artists interested in working on films; for more information and Film Festival schedule go to: http://www.jukeboxiff.org/ )
• — READing Paws: Read with a Therapy Dog at the Minden Library: 1625 Library Lane, Minden (3:30pm-5pm; Children of all ages and reading levels are invited to read with a registered therapy dog and the dog’s handler; Each child will spend 15 minutes with a dog and time slots are available on a first come, first serve basis; Parental permission is required, permission forms are available at the library)
• — Lego Club in the Carson City Library Teen Portal (4pm-6pm; Build self-led creations through hands-on learning with LEGO Education materials; those under 9 years old must always be accompanied by someone 13+; You must have a library card in good standing to participate)
• — Informal Chess at Comma Coffee (5pm)
• — Carson City Sunset Rotary Club is now the Cap City Passport Rotary Club (there is no longer a weekly meeting; the club will now meet the second Thursday of the month only; for more information on the new Rotary Passport Club contact Jeff Fine at 775-315-6758)
• — Jukebox International Film Festival Music: Blood Drum Spirit performs at Sassafras Eclectic Food Joint: 1500 Old Hot Springs Rd. (8pm; The jazz band - featuring Royal Hartigan with David Bindman, Wes Brown and Art Hirahara - incorporates sounds and instruments from Ghana, West Africa; Blood Drum Spirit is the subject of Sara Pettinella’s documentary, We Are One, premiering at the Film Festival on Friday at 11:15am; for more information and Film Festival schedule go to: http://www.jukeboxiff.org/ )
• — Carson Communicators Toastmasters Club Meeting at the Black Bear Diner inside the Max Casino (6pm-7:15pm; the club is open to anyone seeking to improve their speaking skills)
• — Francis Humphrey Lecture Series: ‘Dances, Doughnuts, and Doughboys’ presented by Leslie Cyr and Tiffany Alm at the Nevada State Museum (doors 6pm; 6:30-8pm; $8, free for museum members and ages 17 and under; Space limited, you must RSVP for this lecture at www.nvculture.org/nevadastatemuseumcarsoncity/events - click on the “register here” link; Join us for a ballroom dance event casting back to the WWI era, and learn about some little known WWI history. There will be a short presentation by Capt. Leslie Cyr of the Salvation Army, a beginner’s dance lesson teaching the popular dances of the era (waltz, foxtrot and tango), followed by a ballroom dance social with WWI canteen refreshments from Zucker Mini Donuts)
• — Thirsty Thursday Karaoke at Bella Vita Bistro in the Carson Mall: 1304 S Stewart (6:30pm-9:30pm)
• — Twilight Concert Series: The Sierra Sweethearts playing bluegrass at the Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park: 1450 Highway 88, Minden (5:30pm gate opens, 6:30pm concert; $10 adults, 16 and younger free with paid adult; Visitors should bring their own seating; Please no dogs, legitimate service animals only)
• — Live Music at Living the Good Life: 1480 N. Carson (7pm-9:45pm)
• — Gentlemen’s Night at Carson Cigar Co. AKA the Cigar Bar (men drink half off 7pm-9:30pm)
• — Free Pool Night at Remedy’s Bar: 306 E Williams (7pm-close)
• — Live Music featuring Cliff Porter’s Full Blast in the Carson Valley Inn Cabaret, Minden (7pm-11pm)
• — Karaoke at Jimmy G’s Cigar Bar (8pm)