Film

Historic Benton Hot Springs Non Profit is proud to offer an afternoon fundraising event "Celebrating Our Ancestors: Dedication of Benton Historic Cemetery", on Saturday, August 19th from 3 p.m. until 9 p.m. at The Inn at Benton Hot Springs. The cost is just $75 per person. Tickets are limited so call now to reserve yours at (760) 933-2287.

The Carson City Classic Cinema Club features "Non-Stop New York" starring Anna Lee and John Loder on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 6 p.m at the Brewery Arts Center.

Carson City Classic Cinema Club will present its third annual Hollywood Gala this month honoring Hollywood's Legacy of Comedy.

Everyone get ready for the Ninth Annual Concert Under the Stars, a benefit for The Greenhouse Project, with headliner The Family Stone and featuring Lydia Pense and Cold Blood on Wednesday, July 12 at the Brewery Arts Center, 449 W. King Street in downtown Carson City.

The Carson Tahoe Health Foundation is pleased to announce the date for HopeFest7, a free outdoor concert with headliner, Tyrone Wells. All proceeds from food, drink, and raffle tickets sales directly benefit local cancer patients undergoing lifesaving medical treatments, providing support for basic needs that go beyond the hospital walls.

Local Freshies, in association with Patagonia, will host a premiere of Finding Fontinalis at South Lake Brewing Company (1920 Lake Tahoe Blvd, South Lake Tahoe) on Thursday July 6. Doors open at 6 p.m. and show starts at 8 p.m. for this free all ages event.

The Carson City Classic Cinema Club presents 'Three Came Home' starring Claudette Colbert on July 5 at the Brewery Arts Center.

Happy Wednesday, Carson City. The Wild West is still alive and well; the Reno Rodeo and Carnival is going on right now. Snowshoe Thompson comes to life at the Dangberg Home Historic Ranch as Steven Hale performs a Chautauqua tonight. Head over to the Carson Mall for their Home and Garden Show. The Greenhouse Garden Center has set up lovely displays and will help you find just the right thing to make your yard a little slice of heaven. Tonight you can choose a jazz jam, karaoke, or trivia to get you over the mid-week hump.

WEDNESDAY:

This first class the student will be familiarized with the darkroom. They will be shown how to set up the chemical trays, the parts of the enlarger, how to load film, how to print a contact print, determine exposure time and to print a final photo. Time allotting we will cover basics of dodging and burning. Email instructor with questions.
Instructor: Sarah Morey-775-771-9883
Tuition: $125
Contact Instructor to schedule class
Email: sarah@breweryarts.org

Supervised use of the BAC Darkroom. Must have experience developing film and photos in a darkroom setting. Must be proficient in using darkroom equipment. Instructor on site for assistance.
Instructor: Sarah Morey - 775-771-9883
Tuition: $50 a month plus a $12 fee for chemical use
Contact instructor to schedule a day
Email: sarah@breweryarts.org

This is a one on one instruction class. In this class we will first assess your photographic knowledge and then plan the class course from there. In this class you will learn how to choose, load and take photographs with a 35mm film camera. If you have no prior photography education we will lightly cover photography basics.

This is a one-on-one class that is tailored to meet your experience and interests. Tell us what you want to learn and we will shape the class to meet your needs. Included will be two photo outings where you can use one of our 4x5 or medium format cameras…or use your own. Photo sessions will be to areas your instructor recently covered on magazine assignments.

Speaker Jim Clark will present his program, “Trains in the Westerns”, in a free presentation at the Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park on Saturday, June 17, at 10:00 am.

Jim Clark, known to many as “The Train Man”, will cover some of the 250 films he has worked on. Clark is an engineer and train coordinator who is associated with several of the biggest films with trains and their Hollywood stars. Some of those films include "The Lone Ranger", "Wild, Wild, West" and "Into the West".

Tickets are available for a Aug. 18, 2017 VIP Celebrity Dinner the night before the Aug. 19 Carl Howell Memorial Music Festival in Carson City.

The special VIP evening dinner at Empire Ranch Golf Course, is for people to meet and mingle with the celebrities, athletes and musicians who will be in Carson City to honor fallen Carson City Sheriff’s Deputy Carl Howell, said organizer Don Alexander, who formed the nonprofit The Last Respond Fund, to raise money for the Howell family.

Science fiction fantasy and historic reality will come together this Saturday and Sunday at the Nevada State Railroad Museum in Carson City. Or to put it simply: Steampunk meets steam trains.

There's a new pizza in town and it's got wheels.

Rollin' Pizza Pies took to the streets of Carson City at the end of April, said co-owner Desiree Kagan, and is fast becoming a local icon.

Ron’s high school freshman daughter Karyn is taking a 20th Century history and culture class that she enjoys, and she’s also decided she wants to be a film-maker. So, recently his family began a weekly movie series to chronicle the century, with an emphasis on how major events and developments affected people of each era.

Taylor Saarem, Nicolaus Salm and Megan Tingle of Carson High School were honored as the 2017 Nevada Parent Teacher Association’s Battle Born Scholarship Winners. Both Saarem and Salm earned $500 scholarships while Tingle earned the highest $1,000 scholarship. Students from Carson City Made up nearly half of the 2017 winners — only seven candidates in the state were awarded scholarships.

Summer? Winter? Flip a coin. I could’ve guessed the rain was coming, my lilacs just started to bloom. Don’t let your parade get rained out though, downtown Carson will march right through this wet stuff. The early Spring Farmers Market debuts today behind Due Sorella at Nevada and Musser Streets. Grab the kids and enjoy today’s open house with free admission at the Children’s Museum of Northern Nevada. Stick around for the monthly Downtown Business Association wine walk and find something for Mothers’ Day at one of our wonderful local shops.

In this week's edition of It's Your City, host Cortney Bloomer talks with Carson Tahoe Health Foundation Director Kitty McKay about this summer's annual HopeFest for local cancer patients and fundraising efforts held throughout the year.

The assignment prompts were given and now it is showtime. The 2017 City Wide Short Film Competition will arrive front and center stage this Saturday in Carson City with the screening and judging grand finale.

A short cinematic video I put together the other day. I always thought Wilson Canyon was one of most beautiful areas we have and I think lots of folks don't actually get to see it end to end from the air.

Happy Tuesday, Carson City. The valley is abuzz in blooming flowers and happenings. Tag along with one of the guided planned walks today; the afternoon one will prove more challenging, but perfect for getting ready for summer. The Carson City Classic Cinema Club showcases a different film each month: catch Bette Davis in ‘Of Human Bondage’ tonight at the BAC’s Performance Hall. Even more awaits if you keep reading, including Penguin Taco Tuesday at Westside Pour House.

TUESDAY:

Sierra Nevada Ballet will perform Brew, Brats, and Ballet this Sunday, April 30, 4 p.m. at the Brewery Arts Center in Carson City. Tickets can be purchased breweryarts.org.

It’s baseball season again, so we offer some thoughts on the great 1984 movie The Natural.

Robert Redford plays Roy Hobbs, a former Nebraska farm boy who’s a fantastically great natural pitcher and hitter destined to be a major league superstar. But as he’s on his way to The Show at age 20, events take weird turns and he never gets his chance.

I love taking clients on Monday mornings just before I write this column. I particularly enjoy the complementary consultations. Because, then I get to share with all of you! This morning, I was speaking with a lovely new client in Seattle.

Carson City Classic Cinema Club presents Bette Davis classic 'Of Human Bondage' on May 2 at the Brewery Arts Center Performance Hall.

A young man finds himself attracted to a cold and unfeeling waitress who may ultimately destroy them both.

General Admission $5; Senior/Student $3; Free to members. Trivia and discussion begin at 6:30 p.m.; Film begins at 7 p.m.

The show is at the Brewery Arts Center Performance Hall, 449 West King Street Carson City.

Do you believe in magic? The Friends of the Carson Middle School Band Program hope you do and come out to enjoy an evening of illusion at the Community Center. Earth week kicks off at Western Nevada College with a clothing donation drive for Big Brothers and Sisters. Learn about various organizations, Carson City history and heritage, and enter the free raffle at tonight’s ‘Explore Culture and Diversity’ event at the Carson Library. Join the boys of J and M Productions for another fun night of karaoke at Caterpillar’s Hookah Lounge.

WEDNESDAY:

WNC, Citizens' Climate Lobby and Nevada Green Institute are joining forces to celebrate Earth Day with activities this week, April 19-22, on the Carson City campus. Earth Day is a time to learn about environmental and climate issues, sustainable best practices, recycling, and more.

Future Perfect, a film production company with a studio in Carson City, has made a major feature length documentary about the effects of climate change on children. AND THEN THE CLIMATE CHANGED explores the many ways in which the message of climate change and its frightening consequences can be communicated. One way is through performance.