Carson City events and happenings for Tuesday, Sept. 4

Hello Carson City and welcome to your Tuesday. It is the 4th day of September, 2018. First off we want to express our deepest best wishes and thanks to Danielle Cook, who was Carson Now’s calendar editor for the past four years. Danielle has moved to the Bay Area, leaving us some really big shoes to fill.

With this development, we are asking for your help, dear readers, to make sure events get into our rolling daily calendar. Updates will be added as events surface that we hadn’t noted.

Do you have an event or happening you'd like people to know about? Tell us about it by clicking here, filling out the details and we'll tell Carson City area readers about your event. You can also submit the relevant information, also known as the “5Ws and How,” to editor@carsonow.org.

With morning and evening fitness outings hosted by Muscle Powered, numerous art showings and
Carson City Classic Cinema Club's screening of "This Gun for Hire," here’s what’s happening today:

— Tuesday Morning Walk to Eastside Historical Tour hosted by Muscle Powered, 8 a.m. Meet in front of the Capitol Building for a tour of historic sites east of Carson Street. Water and closed-toe shoes required.
All walks are 1 to 2 miles with duration of 1 hour with usually negligible elevation gain, and frequently on paved or smooth paths.

— Tuesday Evening Conditioning Hike to Marlette Lake (parital) hosted by Muscle Powered; 5:30pm, Come out and join us for free hikes each week to enjoy Nevada outdoors. Meet at the Highway 50 Park and Ride where we will carpool up to Spooner Lake. If you hold a Nevada State Park Senior Permit, please bring it with you. Water and study boots or athletic shoes required. Hat and sunscreen recommended.

— Western Nevada College's Carson City campus will host Mystic Tuesday, Sept. 4, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., featuring henna artists in Rotary Plaza, tarot and palm readings/history lesson in Dini Game Room, and stone bracelet craft activity in Student Center lobby.

— Nevada Arts Council Presents: Mountain Picassos: Basque Arborglyphs of the Great Basin, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., OXS Gallery, 716 N. Carson St. Ste. A, Carson City.

Basque tree carvings, or arborglyphs, have long been of interest to historians, Basque scholars, foresters and hikers. Carved by Basque sheepherders tending their flocks across the Great Basin, the carvings are at the crossroads where art, culture and nature come together.

The exhibit is based on the book of the same name by Reno’s Jean and Phillip Earl. The exhibit debuted July 30 and will remain in place through Sept. 7.

— The Capital City Arts Initiative, also known as CCAI, presents its exhibition, "Jenny Raven: The Creative Growth Years 1979 - 1984" with artwork by artist Jenny Raven in the city’s Community Center Sierra Room, 851 E William Street, Carson City. The exhibition is available to the public through October 18, 2018. The Sierra Room is open from 8 am - 5pm.

— Visual Oasis: Works from Creative Growth, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Capital City Arts Initiative presents “Visual Oasis: Works from Creative Growth" at the CCAI Courthouse Gallery in Carson City. The exhibition, with art by 17 artists, will be in the gallery Monday through Friday until Sept. 27, 2018.

The Courthouse is located at 885 E Musser Street, Carson City. The gallery is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

— AAUW Capital Branch meeting, 5 p.m. Carson City Sheriff’s Office Ormbsy Room, 911 East Musser Street. The Sept. 4 meeting of American Association of University Women Nevada Capital Branch will feature speakers from Carson City School District. Guest speakers are: Sharon Hallinan, Carson High School Dean of Students, Chelise Crookshanks, Carson Middle Assistant Principal and Ann Cyr, Carson City School District Risk Manager. Jason Woodbury, Carson City District Attorney, will share some examples of how bullying and harassment programs have impacted other parts of Nevada.

— Carson City Classic Cinema Club presents 'This Gun for Hire' with Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake. Sept. 4, 6:30pm. The event is at the Brewery Arts Center Performance Hall, located 449 West King Street Carson City. Go here for more information.