Wednesday, Sept. 14: Things to do in Carson City

Welcome to Wednesday, Carson City. The week keeps on rolling along and every day brings some new kind of fun. Kick up your heels at Carson Lanes: Country Line dance lessons tonight. Westside Pour House hosts the Geeks Who Drink Pub Quiz each week; it’s a great excuse to grab some friends and fight for bragging rights. The International Air Races in Stead begin today and take flight through Sunday. A special opportunity to fly in a B25 Bomber awaits at the Carson Airport; call for reservations. Check out SlotWorld for their new karaoke night or the Firkin and Fox for an open mic hosted by Josh and Janera.

WEDNESDAY:

• National Championship Air Races at Stead Air Field: 4895 Texas Ave, Reno (8am-4:30pm; $14+, +$20 Pit Pass)
• B25J Mitchell ‘Executive Sweet’ Flight Experience at the Carson City Airport ($425 for a 30 minute Flight Experience; call 805-377-2106 to schedule your flight)
• “.001%” by photographer Matt Theilen in the Western Nevada College Main Gallery in the Bristlecone Building (8am-9pm)
• Nevada Artists Association Art Exhibit featuring artists Anna Louise Dardin and Bob Hickox with Photography by Chas. H. McDonnell, III at the Carson Visitor Center (8am-5pm)
• Art Exhibit ‘New Crop 2016’ at the CCAI Gallery in the Courthouse: 885 E. Musser (8am-5pm)
• High School Pic[ks] 1, group show of art by area high school in the Community Development building [formerly the BRIC]: 108 E Proctor St (8am-12pm and 1pm-4pm)
• Justin Favela’s art exhibit ‘Mi Casa es Mi Casa’ in the OXS Gallery at the Nevada Arts Council: 716 N. Carson St. (8am-5pm)
• Sierra Chef Farmers Market at Lampe Park, Gardnerville (9am-1pm)
• Autumn Show: Four Wheels of Now and Then at the Nevada Artists Association Gallery in the Brewery Arts Center (10am-4pm)
• Family Storytime in the Carson City Library Digitorium (11:15am-12pm; get ticket in the auditorium)
• Live Music: Americana and Blues with David Leather at Comma Coffee (12pm-2pm)
• Historic Clothing Exhibit at the Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park: 1450 Highway 88, Minden (12pm-4pm; $5, under 16 free)
• Wellness Mile Walking Group- Meet at the Wellness Mile trailhead is located just north of the Medical Office Building at 1470 Medical Parkway (12pm; call Mina (775) 445-5169 for more information)
• Workforce Strategies Workshops: Resume building, etc. at the Carson City Health and Human Services Conference Room: 900 E. Long St. (2pm-4pm)
• Wine Wednesday at Red’s Old 395 (3pm-6pm; half off all glasses of wine)
• Wednesday Evening Farmers Market at the Bob McFadden Plaza: Third/Curry (4pm-8pm)
• Ukulele Jam Session with the Genoa Ukulele Society at Mormon Station State Historic Park, Genoa (4pm-6pm)
• CCAI Exhibit: Silver State Swimmer, solo exhibition by Michael Malley in the Sierra Room of the Carson City Community Center (available during public meetings and most evenings 5pm-8pm)
• Wine Night at Brugo’s Pizza: 3228 N Carson St, Ste 10 (5pm-9pm; half off glasses and bottles of wine)
• Easy Flow Yoga Class with Theresa Simmons at the Carson Tahoe Health and Wellness Center: 1470 Medical Parkway, Ste 250 upstairs (5:30pm; $5; contact Theresa Simmons at 775.720.4284 for more information)
• Pints and Paddles Cruise on the M.S. Dixie – board at Zephyr Cove (5:30pm-7pm; $25 at the door, check-in at 5pm)
• Special Olympics Soccer Practice at Mayor's Park: corner of Koontz Lane and Center Street (5:30pm-7:30pm)
• Carson City Squadron - Civil Air Patrol Meeting at the Main Terminal of the Carson City Airport (6pm-7pm; for informationwww.GoCivilAirPatrol.com)
• Live Music with Patrick Major in the Carson Valley Inn Cabaret, Minden (6pm-10pm)
• Cigar Appreciation Night and Whiskey Wednesday at Jimmy G’s Cigar Bar (6pm-10pm; 10% off cigars smoked in house)
• West Wind Sangha Sitting Group at the Methodist Church: 213 N. Minnesota, Youth Group Building corner of Proctor/Minn. (6:30pm-8pm)
• Country Line Dance at Carson Lane’s Eleventh Frame Lounge (6:30pm-10pm; Couples lessons at 6:30pm, Beginners at 7:15pm, Intermediate at 8:15pm, Expert at 9pm; $5 donation)
• Open Mic with Josh and Jenera on the Firkin and Fox Patio (sign-ups begin at 6:30pm; 7pm-close)
• Tahoe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus (TOCCATA) Presents 9/11 Memorial Concert featuring Elizabeth Pitcairn with the Red Stradivarius Violin at Corpus Christi Catholic Church: 3597 N. Sunridge Dr. (7pm; General admission $30 adults, $25 seniors, $5 students aged 19 to 23 with valid ID, and youth under 19 free)
• Karaoke at SlotWorld Casino: 3879 Hwy 50 E (7pm-?)
• Live Music with Terri Campillo, Craig Fletcher, and friends at Glen Eagles Restaurant (7pm-10pm)
• Geeks Who Drink Pub Quiz night at Westside Pour House (7pm)
• Open Mic at Red Dog Saloon, Virginia City (7pm-10pm)
• Ladies Night at Carson Cigar Co. (women’s drinks half off from 7pm-9:30pm)
• Painting Class at Van Gogh and Vino (7pm-9:30pm; $18 per painter)
• Carson City Symphony Rehearsals in the Band Room of Carson High School (7pm-9:15pm; call 775-883-4154 to join or for more info; opening for strings)
• Jazz Jam hosted by Tom Stryker’s Impromptu at Living the Good Life: 1480 N. Carson (7:30pm-10:30pm; sit ins welcome)