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Friday, Oct. 9: Things to do in Carson City

Submitted by Danielle Cook on Fri, 10/09/2015 - 5:46am
Event Date: 
October 9, 2015 (All day)
I Love Carson City

The leaves are beginning to turn, but the nice weather is still holding out. Autumn is a beautiful time of the year in Carson City. Enjoy the sunshine with Supervisor Karen Abowd; her monthly walkabout leaves the Community Center steps at noon. Party for a cause at Carson Lanes tonight: DJ Cowboy Bobby’s open dance night is raising money for a local woman with cancer. Mo’z Motley Blues returns to Living the Good Life and always kicks the weekend off right. Whiskey Tavern is where you can channel your inner diva; it’s karaoke night.

FRIDAY:

  • Nevada Day Treasure Hunt (www.NVDayTreasureHunt.com)
  • ’Divergence’ by artist Katie Lewis at the CCAI Gallery in the Courthouse: 885 E. Musser (8am-5pm)
  • Artists Walter McNamara and Lynda Yuroff featured in the OXS Gallery at the Nevada Arts Council: 716 N. Carson St. (8am-5pm)
  • NAA Art Exhibit and Photography by Chas. H. McDonnell, III at the Carson Visitor Center (8am-5pm)
  • ’Lines and Fields: Abstract Narrative Paintings’ by Liz Penniman at the Western Nevada College Main Gallery in the Bristlecone Building
  • 7th Annual "Gift of Hope" Golf Challenge at Thunder Canyon Country Club, Washoe Valley (registration 8:30am, shotgun start 9:30am)
  • TMDTC Dog Agility Trials at Fuji Park (9am-7pm)
  • Late Summer Regular Show at the Nevada Artists Association Gallery in the Brewery Arts Center (10am-4pm)
  • ’Fresh Fridays’ Farmers' Market at Carson Tahoe Regional Health Center, Parking lot 4 (11am-1pm; weather permitting)
  • Pumpkin Patch Harvest Festival with Hay Slide, Kiddie Land Straw Maze, Farm Animals and more at Corley Ranch: 859 Highway 395 South, Gardnerville (11am-4pm; free admission on weekdays)
  • CCAI's Industrial Art exhibition at the Carson City Library (11am-6:30pm)
  • Monthly Walkabout with Supervisor Karen Abowd; meet at Community Center Steps (12pm)
  • Magic, the Gathering at Nerdvana: 385 Hot Springs Road, Suite 1 (5:30pm-6pm sign up; 6pm start)
  • Live Music at San Marcos Grill
  • Live Music with Jimmy Mallet and Jack Clifton at El Charro Avita (5pm-8pm)
  • Fifth Annual Lasagna Cook-off and Feed at the Storey County Senior Center: corner of Six Mile Canyon Road and N. E Street in Virginia City (6pm; $7 per person for Lasagna, salad, garlic bread and dessert. Wine available by the glass)
  • Live Music at Bella Fiore Wine (6pm-9pm)
  • Carson City BMX: Friday Night Lights at the Livermore (Edmonds) Sports Complex (Signups 6:30pm-7:30pm; $5)
  • Tyler Matthew Smith in Concert at the Douglas County Community Center: 1329 Waterloo Lane, Gardnerville (6:30pm; $25, students $5)
  • Live Music with Terri Campillo and Craig Fletcher at Glen Eagles Restaurant (6:30pm-10:30pm)
  • CHS Drama presents ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ at the Bob Boldrick Theater in the Community Center (7pm-9pm; $10, $5 with valid student body card)
  • Singer Songwriter Open Mic at A to Zen: 1803 N. Carson St. (7pm)
  • Live Music with Hindsight at Casino Fandango (7pm-12am)
  • Carson Comedy: Alex Elkin at Carson Comedy, upstairs in the Carson Nugget (7pm; $15)
  • Open Dancing with DJ Cowboy Bobby Truesdale and Fundraising raffle for Angela Stockert at the Eleventh Frame Winners Lounge, Carson Lanes (7pm-11pm; $5; must be 21+)
  • Painting Class at Van Gogh and Vino (7pm-9:30pm; $30 per painter)
  • Carson Valley Community Theater presents ‘A Bad Year for Tomatoes’ at the C.V.I.C. Hall 1606 Esmeralda Avenue, Minden (7:30pm; $15)
  • Live Music with Lady and the Tramps at the Red Dog Saloon, Virginia City (7:30pm)
  • Live Music with Musicole at Westside Pour House
  • Live Music with Metal Echo and Blondasaurus Rex at Flight: 2244 Meridian, off Airport in Minden (8pm)
  • Live Music with the New World Jazz Project at the Genoa Bar, Genoa (8pm-11pm)
  • Live Music with Double Shot at Max Casino: formerly the Carson Station (8pm-12am)
  • Karaoke at Barb’s Y-Not: 152 E. Long St. (8pm)
  • Live Music with Mo’z Motley Blues Band at Living the Good Life: 1480 N. Carson St. (8:30pm)
  • Karaoke with J and M Productions at Whiskey Tavern (9pm)
  • DJ and Dancing at Jimmy G’s Cigar Bar (10pm)

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