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This week’s It’s Your City with host Cortney Bloomer welcomes Meagan Soracco, Recreation Program Manager for Carson City Parks and Recreation. The two discuss the new Carson City Multi-Purpose Athletic Center, also known as the MAC, a 41,000-square foot indoor athletic center that opened in January.

Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck are joined by Walter Brennan in this 1941 dra-medy, directed by Frank Capra, telling of a reporter's fraudulent story which turns a tramp into a national hero and a pawn of big business.

Trivia and discussion begin at 6:30p, film at 7p, in our new location at the Brewery Arts Center's Black Box Theater. General Admission $5; Senior/Student $3; Free for members.

Club proceeds benefit local arts students and programs. For more information, call Rhonda at 775.315.8495.

The Carson Chamber Singers, directed by Michael Langham, present a pair of concerts — Saturday, March 5, and Tuesday, March 8, at 7:30 p.m. — both at St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 314 N. Division St. in Carson City.

Tuesday morning at 5 a.m., the Carson City Sheriff’s Office implemented upgrades made to the key public safety infrastructure system known as Tiburon. The 18-month, $1.2 million project was funded by the Board of Supervisors last year.

Ray Bonneville, a New Orleans-influenced guitarist/songwriter, will perform in Silver City on Sunday as part of a benefit for the Silver City School House.

This week's It's Your City with host Cortney Bloomer features guest Kyle Horvath, board president of the Brewery Arts Center in Carson City.

In the video below, Horvath discusses this Saturday's Wine, Spirits and All That Jazz, Carson City's premier red carpet event for arts, music and dance lovers, which will be held across the entire Brewery Arts Center campus in Carson City.

Carson City Library will present the 2015 film “Suffragette”, on Sunday, February 21st, at 2:30 pm, in the Library’s Digitorium. Directed by Sarah Gavron, the all-star cast, including Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter, Brendan Gleeson, Anne-Marie Duff, and Meryl Streep star in a powerful drama, inspired by true events, about the women willing to lose everything in their fight for the growing Suffragette movement and obtaining the right to vote. This film, rated PG-13, is free and open to the public.

It’s the night we've all been waiting for, and you're one of the chosen few lucky enough to snag a ticket! So join the stars as you walk down the red carpet when Lollipop Productions presents Murder at the Tonylou Awards, an audience participation murder mystery by Tony Schwartz and Marylou Ambrose.

We need a break from politics. So, today we begin a series of occasional articles recounting the greatest moments in film: the most heroic, noble, moving, coolest and just plain fun scenes.

Unlike annoying on-line lists that count down from number 25 to number one, we’ll start with: The. Best. Film. Ever. Casablanca, Best Picture of 1942, features the best lifetime performances by nearly everyone in it, plus the most memorable lines and hauntingly romantic love-song theme, “As Time Goes By” sung by Dooley Wilson.

Austin’s House invites you to the eighth annual Cowboy Mardi Gras fundraiser on Friday, Feb. 26 at the Carson Valley Inn from 6 to 10 p.m. Put on your jeans and cowboy hat to celebrate the party atmosphere of Bourbon Street in New Orleans on Fat Tuesday. This casual and crazy fundraiser features great food, music, dancing, raffle prizes, and silent auction.

As the city prepares to raise the bar by creating a new, improved, walkable and bicycle friendly downtown, it will not be business as usual for the businesses now located in the downtown core or anywhere in Carson City.

Nor will the current mindset be suitable for the vibrant new community now in the planning stages. Raising the bar on anything and everything in Carson City will be the topic of the Chamber’s February Soup’s On luncheon open to the public.

This week's It's Your City with Cortney Bloomer features Linda Bellegray, an organizer for this year's annual Carson City International Film Weekend.

As snow continues to fall in the Sierra, the Business Association Chamber Collaborative, a sub-committee of the North Lake Tahoe Chamber/CVB/Resort Association is proud to announce the creation of the “Touch Lake Tahoe Secrets” interactive online map. The purpose of the interactive map and its components is to encourage those who visit North Lake Tahoe during the winter months to make their way down to the lake and patronize the many businesses that call the lakeshore home.

Dayton Intermediate School Theatre Productions presents Movie Night on Friday, Feb. 19, at Dayton Intermediate School in the Multipurpose Room. We will be showing the movie, Minions. Tickets are only $3 or purchase a meal deal for $5. This deal includes movie ticket, pizza, chips, and a drink.

As the planning season for gardening begins, University of Nevada Cooperative Extension and their Certified Master Gardeners offer a chance to help you get the most out of your garden.

Cooperative Extension has teamed up with Washoe County Regional Parks and Open Space to offer “Gardening in Nevada: The Bartley Ranch Series.” Classes are free and run 6 – 8 p.m. every Tuesday through March 29, at Bartley Ranch Regional Park, 6000 Bartley Ranch Road in Reno.

Surf and Turf will be featured at this year’s 13th Annual Crab Feed scheduled for Saturday, March 5, beginning at 5 p.m. at the Carson City Community Center, 851 E. William Street.

This wildly popular annual dinner supports the St. Teresa of Avila Catholic School in Carson City, educating kids in grades K-8 and providing preschool and pre-K programs in its Child Development Center.

This week's It's Your City with Cortney Bloomer features guest Deborah Stevenson, education curator at the Nevada State Museum in Carson City.

Okay all you procrastinators, if you planned on making it to the Arlington Square Ice Rink, then today is your last chance. With a temperature around 50, it should be a perfect day to skate one last time. Show some Senator Pride tonight at the Community Center as 24 seniors compete for ‘Mr. Carson High.’ There’s a lot going on this weekend, so take a look at the list and go have some fun.

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The Nevada Day Store and Trading Post features many fine art Photographers and this Saturday we are showcasing some of “The Shadow and Light Photographers” beautiful work.

This group was started by Fine Art Photographer, Dennis Doyle on Facebook. It is giving photographers of every level a place where all can share their work and learn from one another. They post and share and when asked, constructive criticism is also given and appreciated.

Here is a little insight to these amazing talented Photographers.

Two Bay area Celtic Harpists and multi-instrumentalists Lisa Lynne & Aryeh Frankfurter will be performing a concert of rare instruments and stories at The Brewery Arts Center in Carson City on Saturday, March 12, 2016 at 7:00 PM.

The show features Lisa Lynne & Aryeh Frankfurter playing two Celtic harps, the rare Swedish Nyckelharpa, and assorted instruments from the mandolin, cittern and bouzouki family. The audience will hear Traditional instrumental music from Sweden and Ireland as well as heartwarming original compositions blended with stories of humor and adventure.

Interested in Competitive Trail Riding? The NATRC National Convention “Through the Eyes of the Horse” is coming up Feb. 19-20, 2016 at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno.

Two days of great speakers, Cowboy Poetry and Music, Silent Auction and top notch vendors. Friday night enjoy the music and cowboy poetry of Northern Nevada’s Richard Elloyan and Steve Wade, free with speaker registration or $10 at the door. Events are open to NATRC members and the general public.

This week's edition of It's Your City with host Cortney Bloomer features guest Colleen Petrosky from Nevada Health Centers. The two discuss the mobile Mammovan that arrives in Carson City this Wednesday, Feb. 3.

Playing with mud isn’t just for little kids. At Carson City Pottery, the fun of getting your hands dirty is for adults, too.

Robin McGregor, owner of Carson City Pottery with her husband, Rich, whimsically describes working with clay as feeling like a kid again.

“I love to feel the clay in my hands,” she said. “It gives me pleasure to throw.”

Just to be clear, “throwing” is the term used by pottery artists when shaping clay. It’s something Robin McGregor has been doing for 24 years since she first put clay in her hands.

It is my pleasure to take over for Angila Golik as the new “Senator Square” column writer, which for me is right up there with winning an election, winning a game, and winning a prize in a contest all at the same time. Though I will not be reporting on cures for warts or offering advice on marriage, I will be delivering current news and upcoming events for Carson High School.

What's all the buzz about? The Mason Valley Beekeepers are hosting their 6th annual conference on Friday and Saturday, February 26 and 27, 2016 at Pioneer Crossing Convention Center in Yerington, Nevada. The featured conference speakers are Randy Oliver, a world renowned "scientific beekeeper" from California; and Dr. Lawrence Connor, Entomologist, Wicwas Press publisher and author from Kalamazoo, MI.

The eighth annual Cowboy Mardi Gras fundraiser to benefit Austin’s House will be held on Friday, Feb. 26 at the Carson Valley Inn from 6 to 10 p.m. Put on your jeans and cowboy hat to celebrate the party atmosphere of Bourbon Street in New Orleans on Fat Tuesday. This casual and crazy fundraiser features great food, music, dancing, fun games, raffle prizes, and a silent auction. Carson City Toyota-Scion and Carson Valley Medical Center sponsor this year’s celebration.

Besides quality food, what can often set a restaurant apart from others is its uniqueness. At The Naked Spice in north Carson City, diners get both.

In a shared space with La Posada Real at 3205 Retail Drive in the Wal-Mart Shopping Center off College Parkway, the two restaurants make a pairing that is as unexpected as it is unique.

Editor's Note: This is the final installment in a 3-part series on upcoming TEDx Carson City speakers.
Organizers for TEDx Carson City say they have a lineup of speakers and artists who share strong passions, clear vision and strong held desires to make things happen for a greater good.

Just about every night is family game night at Nerdvana, a local gaming supply and collectibles store in east Carson City.

Store co-owner Jim Williamson describes he and his son’s venture as a family and veteran-oriented business that specializes in providing a venue for table top games.

“The business model is community,” he said. “People can come in and use the tables at no charge. It’s a place for them to bring their families” for role-playing games and tournaments.

Reno artist Nate Clark’s paintings are featured at the Nevada Arts Council’s OXS Gallery through March 11, with a reception and artist talk set for 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19. Clark’s discussion begins at 6:15. The reception is free and open to the public. In “Leeway,” a selection of Clark’s recent paintings, the artist examines order and structure through mark making.