Bob Boldrick Theatre

Christmas is getting closer, and in Carson City, that means holiday trains. From the V&T Railway's Polar Express to the Nevada State Railroad Museum's Santa Train, rails around the state capital are busy delivering Saint Nicholas to children and spreading Christmas cheer.

There are only two more Saturdays until Christmas, and Santa Claus is back in Carson City again this weekend ahead of the big holiday.

Hello Carson City and welcome to the end of the work week. We are coming into Friday, Dec. 14, 2018, which means there's 6 days until the first day of winter, 11 days to Christmas and 18 days until 2019. Expect mostly sunny skies with a high near 53. It will be windy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 30 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Here is what's happening around town today:

Youth Theatre Carson City opens its upcoming production of "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Jr." with four performances beginning Friday and running through the weekend in the Bob Boldrick Theatre at the Carson City Community Center.

Youth Theatre Carson City will hold auditions this Saturday for its production of "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Jr." The show will run four performances, Dec. 14-16, 2018 in the Bob Boldrick Theatre at the Carson City Community Center.

Youth Theatre Carson City will host its upcoming production of "Bye Bye Birdie" Young Performers’ Edition this Friday through Sunday, July 27-29 in the Bob Boldrick Theatre at the Carson City Community Center.

CARSON CITY — Carson High School Theatre Arts is proud to announce our upcoming production of "The Secret Garden," a hauntingly beautiful adaptation of the classic children’s novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, this Thursday through Sunday April 5-8 at the Carson City Community Center.

Youth Theatre Carson City brings a cast of more than 100 youth to stage a colorful adaptation of Roald Dahl’s iconic children’s story "Willy Wonka, Jr." this Friday through Sunday at the Carson City Community Center's Bob Boldrick Theater.

Youth Theatre Carson City will hold auditions for Willy Wonka, Jr., this Saturday at the Western Nevada Performing Arts Center. The show will run four performances, April 16-18 in the Bob Boldrick Theatre at the Carson City Community Center.

The Capital Community Band, under the direction of Richard Doede, will tie a big red bow around 2017 by presenting a Patriotic and Holiday concert on Sunday, Dec. 3, 2017. The free concert will be presented in the Bob Boldrick Theatre in the Carson Community Center.

Carson High School Theatre Arts will host its upcoming production of "Eurydice," a modern adaptation of the classic Orpheus in the Underworld myth, with performances Friday through Sunday at the Carson City Community Center.

Youth Theatre Carson City is thrilled to announce auditions for Singin’ in the Rain, Jr. The show will run eight performances, January 12-21, 2017 in the Bob Boldrick Theatre at the Carson City Community Center.

Youth Theatre Carson City features its production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s "Into the Woods, Jr." beginning this Friday, July 28 and running through August 6 in the Bob Boldrick Theatre at the Carson City Community Center.

Carson High School Performing Arts is proud to announce our upcoming production of "Godspell," the iconic and inspiring Broadway musical by three time Grammy and Academy Award winner, Stephen Schwartz, this Thursday through Saturday, April 13-15 at the Carson City Community Center.

This Friday and Saturday, Youth Theatre Carson City will give three performances of its production of George M. Cohan’s "Give My Regards to Broadway" a toe-tapping Broadway fairytale, in the Bob Boldrick Theatre at the Carson City Community Center.

The last weekend performances of Youth Theatre Carson City's production of Disney’s 'The Lion King Jr.', are Friday through Sunday, Jan. 20-22, in the Bob Boldrick Theatre at the Carson City Community Center.

Youth Theatre Carson City is thrilled to announce our upcoming production of Disney’s 'The Lion King Jr.,' based on the classic animated Disney film and the groundbreaking Broadway musical, Friday through Jan. 22 in the Bob Boldrick Theatre at the Carson City Community Center.

Youth Theatre Carson City is thrilled to announce its upcoming holiday fundraiser performance, Showstoppers’ Elvis Holiday Spectacular, a non-stop evening of song, dance, holiday cheer, raffle prizes and more.

Sparking a child’s interest in ballet is no easy task, but it’s a challenge that Rosine Bena has met with uncomparable success over the last 20 years.

Carson High School Performing Arts is proud to announce our upcoming production of A Voice In The Dark: A Salem Story by Elizabeth Downing, a thrilling drama about the dangers of intolerance and prejudice set against the backdrop of the Salem Witch Trials.

Find yourself on stage! Youth Theatre Carson City is holding open auditions for our production of "The Lion King Jr.," August 20, 10 a.m. at the Carson City Community Center. The audition is open to all kids Pre K through 9th grade.

Youth Theatre Carson City’s production of Legally Blonde, Jr opened to rave reviews this past weekend at the Carson City Community Center, and we are thrilled to announce that there are three more opportunities to see our exciting production, based on the hit film starring Reese Witherspoon and the award-winning Broadway musical, Friday through Sunday in the Bob Boldrick Theatre at the Carson City Community Center.

Youth Theatre Carson City is thrilled to announce our upcoming production of Legally Blonde, Jr., based on the hit film starring Reese Witherspoon and the award-winning Broadway musical, July 29 – August 7, 2016 in the Bob Boldrick Theatre at the Carson City Community Center.

Youth Theatre Carson City will hold auditions for "Legally Blonde, Jr.' this Saturday at the Carson City Community Center.

The theatre company is looking for actors, singers, and dancers grades K-12. The show will run six performances, July 29-August 7, 2016 in the Bob Boldrick Theatre at the Carson City Community Center.

Youth Theatre Carson City is proud to announce our upcoming production of Disney’s Alice in Wonderland, Jr., based on the classic Disney animated film, April 8-10, 2016 in the Bob Boldrick Theatre at the Carson City Community Center.

From a visit by Ellen Hopkins, New York Times bestselling author of adult and young adult fiction, to Carson High’s own bestselling author, senior Alec Belle, CHS teachers bring national and local professionals together to share their knowledge with tomorrow’s professionals in order to equip them for the road ahead.

Carson High School Performing Arts is proud to announce our upcoming production of Kiss Me Kate by Cole Porter, the classic musical, March 11-20, 2016 at the Carson City Community Center.

The plays of Williams Shakespeare and the American Musical Theatre come together in Cole Porter’s supreme entertainment, Kiss Me Kate.

Youth Theatre Carson City will hold auditions this Saturday for Disney’s "Alice in Wonderland, Jr." The show will run four performances, April 8-10 in the Bob Boldrick Theatre at the Carson City Community Center.

We are looking for actors, singers, and dancers grades K-12, who will be cast to play all the classic characters including Alice, The White Rabbit, The Mad Hatter, The Cheshire Cat, and of course, The evil Queen of Hearts – plus a host of other colorful characters.

The Youth Theatre Carson City opened its newest musical production, "The Wiz," at the Carson Community Center last week with another three shows scheduled for this weekend.

The play, a seven-time Tony Award-winning Broadway musical based on Dorothy Gale’s adventures in the Land of Oz, runs through Jan. 17 in the Bob Boldrick Theatre. It features a mixture of rock, gospel and soul music numbers.

Filmmakers have until Friday, Jan. 8, 2016 to enter their work in an Independent Film Competition sponsored by Western Nevada College, the Bob Boldrick Theatre, Carson City Library and the Friends of the CC Library. Winners will be shown at WNC during the Carson City International Film Weekend Feb. 18-20.