Events and happenings on this Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 22

Good day Carson City and Happy Thanksgiving. Today is Thursday, Nov. 22, 2018. With the arrival of this festival day of feast, family, friendship and thanks, Mother Nature delivered valley rain and Sierra snow overnight. Gusty winds are expected later this afternoon. This morning appears to be in between weather systems, which is good news for those headed to the Governor's Mansion for the annual Turkey Trot. It may be soggy, but not heavy on the rain side.

According to the National Weather Service, showers will diminish through the morning before a secondary round of high elevation Sierra snow and valley rain arrives late this afternoon. Strong and gusty winds will be in place today and Friday. Strongest winds are expected early this evening and on Friday with some damaging wind gusts possible. Be prepared for slow travel and periods of winter driving conditions tonight in the Sierra.

If you're driving this morning, the snow level appears to be around the 5,500 foot level and sticking to the road at around 6,000 feet. Chains and snow tires are required if you're headed over Highway 50 Spooner, Highway 50 over Echo Summit, State Route 207 over Kingsbury Grade or I-80 over Donner Summit.

Here's what's happening today:

— Head on down to the Governor's Mansion this morning for the annual Carson City Turkey Trot. While the early registration deadlines have passed, it is still not too late to sign up and participate in the event the entire family will enjoy. Hosted by St. Teresa Catholic School, the Turkey Trot offers an 8K (5-mile) run, 5K (3.1 miles) run/walk, and the Gobble Wobble Kids Fun Run. Signups on Thanksgiving morning are $40. Organizers ask participants this year to donate a ziplock bag of small personal hygiene items for the Homeless Christmas Stocking Project. Items needed can be found on the registration website or the Facebook page www.facebook.com/STTSTurkeyTrot/
The event begins at 8:30 a.m., and 8:45 a.m. for the Gobble Wobble. Over 600 runners participated last year! Don’t miss out on what has quickly become a local tradition.

— Thanksgiving Day Free Yoga Class. 9 a.m. Start your Thanksgiving Day feeling centered and grounded! Carson City Yoga will offer a Thanksgiving Day Class. All Are Welcome, and this Yoga Class is by donation. We are offering this class for the community – come as you are and pay what you can. All donations for class will benefit FISH and the work they do supporting our neighbors here in the area. It is a Win-Win for Everyone! (Thanksgiving Day) — 9:00am-10:30 a.m. at Carson City Yoga, 305 N Carson St, No. 202. Class is by donation – Pay What You Can. All Proceeds to Benefit FISH and will go toward supporting our neighbors.

— FISH, Carson Nugget to host annual Thanksgiving dinner for Carson City Community. 11 a.m. For more than 60 years, the Carson Nugget has made sure that no one in the Carson City community feels left out during the holiday season, and this Thanksgiving is no exception. Together with Friends in Service Helping, also known as FISH, the Nugget is hosting its annual turkey day feast Thursday where around a thousand people will have the opportunity to be served. All community members are welcome and the event is free. Thanksgiving dinner will begin at 11 a.m. and run until 1 p.m. at the Carson Nugget, 507 N. Carson Street in the upstairs banquet room.

ONGOING:

— Signups underway for Dec. 1 Carson City's Holiday with a Hero Holiday Crawl. Carson City's Holiday with a Hero announced Wednesday that its annual Holiday Crawl through downtown Carson City will be held on Saturday, Dec. 1 from 5 to 10 p.m.

The Holiday with a Hero committee hosts the Holiday Crawl, a festive pub crawl through downtown bars, to raise money for the annual shopping spree for children who classify as homeless in Carson City. The Holiday Crawl draws hundreds annually who walk through downtown Carson City, taking in entertainment from talented local bands and artists, including Bootleg, Eross, Jimmy V Music (Jimmy VanDeuson II), Athena McIntyre, and Gary Wheeler, as well as enjoying food and beverages offered at local bars.

In past years, Holiday with a Hero donations annually have benefited approximately 300 children living in cars, campgrounds, motels or shared spaces, and are part of the Carson City School District McKinney-Vento Students in Transition program.

All proceeds go to Holiday with a Hero, the annual drive by local law enforcement, firefighters, military service members and others to provide a Christmas shopping trip for underprivileged schoolchildren (kindergarten through eighth grade). Each child receives a $100 Walmart gift card to shop with their leader. The Carson City Fire Department, Carson City Sheriff’s Office, Nevada Department of Corrections and several other local organizations provide volunteers for the event. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door, also donations are welcome. Check-in is 4 p.m. in Downtown Carson City at the Studio 177 W Proctor St.

More information can be found at www.HolidayWithAHero.com or follow them on Facebook and Instagram. Must be 21-year-old to participate. To sign up for the Holiday Crawl, purchase your tickets using the following link: http://bit.ly/HolidayCrawlCarson

— Tiffani and Bailee's 6th Sealed Toy Drive underway now through Dec. 9, drop off boxes throughout Carson City. Tiffani Barber was diagnosed with stage four brain cancer on Dec. 8, 2012. For those of you who didn't know Tiffani, all she ever wanted to do was help people. So it was no surprise to those closest to her that when the social worker assigned to her case asked her what she needed, Tiffani replied with, "How can I help?" There are multiple locations throughout the Carson City, Carson Valley and Reno area.

— Winter Conditioning Program at Well Being Fitness. 9 a.m. 1851 S Roop St, Unit 145, Carson City. Winter sports and activities are on the horizon! Join us at Well Being (Massage and Functional Fitness) and prepare your body for success. We focus on strength, dynamic balance and stability, and muscular endurance (yes, that means cardio!) as they relate to winter sports and activities like snow-mobile excursions, snow shoeing, skiing and snowboarding, and all the Nordic and back country activities on your list.

— Patricia Ann Probst: An Artist of the Movement. 11 to 6 p.m. The Charlie B Gallery is proud to announce the coming of a ceramic celebration art show and sale: “Patricia Ann Probst: An Artist of the Movement.” The gallery will offer many works created by Patricia Ann Probst (1941-2016). A sale will continue through December 2, 2018. 114 West Telegraph.

— Christmas tree permits available on Carson, Bridgeport ranger districts. Permits to cut Christmas trees on the Carson and Bridgeport Ranger Districts of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest will be available for purchase now through Dec. 25. The U.S. Forest Service Christmas Tree Program is designed for families, businesses, and institutions wishing to cut their own trees for decorating. Christmas tree permits must be purchased in person and are issued on a first-come, first-serve basis for $10 each, with a limit of two trees per household. Permits are nonrefundable and nontransferable, and only valid through Dec. 25, 2018. The Ranger Districts have a limited amount of Christmas tree permits available, and once those allotted permits are sold, no more will be available.

— 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.

— 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.

— Carson City Art Gallery features Show by Erik Holland. 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Celebrate the artwork of Erik Holland. He has worked as an artist his entire adult life. He started painting murals in Fairbanks, Alaska in the 1990's. He then moved to Reno, Nevada, achieving his dream of living in the high desert. He has had a one man show in Reno every year since 2001. The show was born on a desire to depict the many sides of America. Amerika is spelled with a K to denote concern with our troubled times. The images come from the life of artist Erik Holland, starting in 1980, when he painted "Spirit of the Eighties" The show is in fact a retrospective of the artist's life from 1980 to the present. Carson City Art Gallery is located at 110 S Curry St, corner of 2nd, in downtown Carson City. For details, please contact Carson City Art Gallery, 775-313-8628 or carsoncityart@yahoo.com.

— 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 Street in Carson City.

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