Events and happenings around Carson City for Wednesday, Oct. 31

Welcome to Halloween and the last day of October, Carson City. Today is Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018. Activities today feature trick or treating at the Carson Mall, the Downtown Candy Crawl, a haunted house at Western Nevada College and a harvest festival in the Carson Valley. Here's what's ahead for today:

— The Carson Mall is also hosting a second trick or treat event, beginning at 4 p.m. For more information, go here.

— The Downtown Candy Crawl is Wednesday, October 31 from 5 to 6:30pm. Go here for the printable map.
Enjoy safe and fun Trick-or-Treating at these locations: Artsy Fartsy Art Gallery LLC, Visit Carson City, Carson City Elks, Carson Jewelry & Loan, Alatte inside the Carson Nugget, Charlie B Gallery, Cipriani's Downtown Barbershop, Deja Vu Again & Distracted, Expresso Yourself Cafe, Gather Carson City, In the Moment Carson City, It's A Girl Thang Consignment, Just Brew It, Kaleidoscope, Monarch Direct, Morley's Books, Neon Salt, RE/MAX Realty Affiliates, Rustically Divine Vintage Market and DIY Studio, Scoups Ice Cream & Soup Bar, St. Peter's Episcopal Church, The Purple Avocado, The Union Carson, Treasure Mountain, Westside Pour House and Westwall Militaria.

— Calvary Chapel Carson Valley's annual Harvest Festival set for Halloween evening. 5:30 p.m. Calvary Chapel Carson Valley's Harvest Festival will take place on Oct. 31, with doors opening at 5:30 p.m. It is a warm and safe alternative to Halloween located at the Douglas County Fairgrounds on Pinenut Road. Admission is a suggested donation of two unopened bags of candy per family. Free food, drinks, games, lots of candy, cookie decorating, a cake walk, entertainment and more will be available. Non-frightening costumes are encouraged. For more information, call Calvary Chapel at 265-3259.

Spend a scary Halloween night in the ‘Asylum’ at WNC. 6 p.m. Do you dare enter the Haunted House at Carson City's Western Nevada College? Who will turn back? Only the steely nerved will make it through.
The Associated Students of Western Nevada and Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society are presenting the Haunted House from 6 to 10 p.m. on Halloween night on Wednesday, Oct. 31 in Carson Nugget Hall in WNC’s Aspen Building.
The public is invited to enter the asylum-themed Haunted House designed by Simplified Entertainment of Skaneateles, N.Y. Cost is $5 for individuals 12 and older. All minors must have a parent sign a waiver form and children younger than 12 must have a parent accompany them. Parents can fill out the waiver form ahead of time and have their children bring it to the event. WNC students, faculty and staff will be admitted for free with ID and for $5 without it. All high school students will be admitted free with their ID; otherwise the cost is $5.

ONGOING:
— The Nevada Artists Association (NAA) presents the annual Nevada Day Art Show, now through Nov. 30. Entries in all categories are judged with cash prizes awarded to winners. The NAA Gallery is located at 449 W. King Street in Carson City and is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday.

— Give a Dog a Bone Pet Food Drive. All Day. Michael Hohl Motor Company is proud to launch their 5th Annual "Give A Dog A Bone" pet food drive to fill a pickup for the nonprofit organization Pets of the Homeless. They provide pet food and basic emergency veterinary care to the homeless pets in local communities across the United States including Carson City. Last year’s drive collected almost 1,200 pounds of pet food and supplies valued at more than $3,000.
During the month of October bring your donations of dog and cat food to our GM showroom at 3700 S. Carson St. Carson City and help fill the truck. The donations will be delivered to FISH in North Carson City where over 230 local people are asking for pet food each month.

— Carson City Parks, Recreation and Open Space is currently seeking individuals and pairs interested in leading interpretive programs in one of our many parks and open spaces. Interested individuals and pairs are encouraged to apply. If interested, go here.

— Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California Native TANF Program launch Winter Coat Drive. The Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California Native TANF Program is hosting a winter coat drive Oct. 1 through Nov. 2, 2018. Please donate new or gently used, clean coats, hats, gloves and snow pants. Items will be distributed to families in need on Nov. 8, 2018 at 2310 South Carson St. Suite 1 Carson City or the Douglas County Washoe Tribe of NV & CA Native TANF Program office, 1248 Waterloo Ln, Gardnerville.

— Nature’s art is in full bloom at the Bristlecone Gallery for the “Nature’s Symphony of Art” children’s showcase sponsored by Arts for Children of Nevada with help from the Jackpot Grant with the Nevada Arts Council. Exhibit runs until until Nov. 9.

— The Capital City Arts Initiative presents its exhibition, Americana with Cadmium Orange, by artist Gig Depio at the CCAI Courthouse Gallery. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Depio is an artist and an advocate for public art in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was awarded the 2016 Fellowship Grant in Painting by the Nevada Arts Council (NAC). He has worked on various exhibitions and projects with the Nevada Museum of Art, Nevada Arts Council’s OXS Gallery, and UNLV Marjorie Barrick Museum, among others. Depio graduated from Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines. He lives in Las Vegas with his family. Carson City Courthouse Gallery, 885 E Musser St., Carson City.

— Nevada Artists Association opens Carson City Autumn art show. The Nevada Artists Association opened its annual "Autumn" exhibit will run through Oct. 19, 2018. More than 100 local and regional artists make up the non-profit NAA which operates the gallery located at Carson City's Brewery Arts Center. In addition to the Autumn Show, two association members will be featured, with art work displayed on the coveted back wall of the gallery, artist Cindy Whitaker and photographer Fred Howland will be exhibiting their finest. The Gallery is located at 449 West King Street. It is open Tuesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Go to www.NevadaArtists.org for more information.

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