Arts and Entertainment

DJ Trivia is every Monday at the Homegrown Bar. Check in is at 7PM and the game starts at 7:30 PM! Join us for some friendly competition, good food, and drinks while earning points and win prizes.

In this class you’ll learn about problem-solving through art, as well as how to draw with instructor Kaleb Wyckoff. Whether you can sketch a stick figure or a portrait, this class is for you! All skill levels are welcome.

Using extensive research and eyewitness accounts, local authors and historians David and Gayle Woodruff recount the incredible, true and bizarre story of a calculating and disgruntled gambler and his attempt to extort three million dollars from the historic Harvey’s Casino at Lake Tahoe, in August of 1980.

The Carson Valley Arts Council is pleased to present an evening with singer songwriter and prodigious slide guitarist David Jacobs-Strain who will be accompanied by his longtime musical partner Bob Beach.

The duo will perform at the CVIC Hall, 1602 Esmeralda in Minden, at 7 p.m. Friday,
May 10, 2024.

Get ready to groove to the infectious beats of Sofi Tukker as they bring their electrifying energy to J Resort! Performing a unique DJ Set, they will ignite the stage with their signature blend of electronic, house, and world music! Don't MISS this party!

With "Reflections, Not Water" as this month's theme, Carson City area photographers took to their imaginations to come up with multiple entries and five winning photos.

What do the Virginia Truckee Railroad, a crop duster, Mt. Rushmore, a cool blonde, a kidnapping, and Cary Grant all have in common? Movie buffs may recognize some of the key elements to the classic Hitchcock movie, North by Northwest.

A Quest for Proof: Spiritualism in the Victorian Area; Interactive learning event at the Fourth Ward School Museum.

Come to Polecat Tavern on Sunday, April 14th at 5pm and lets jam! Bring your unplugged instruments and lets make some music!

Do we have a treat for you! Bill Wharton will be at Polecat Tavern on Saturday, April 13 beginning at 7pm. Bill's style of music is that of great country/western music, tastefully balanced with a mixture of pop, blues, and a hint of jazz.

Keith Alan Barnett will be performing songs off his album "Three Days out of Gerlach" as well as many other favorites on Friday, April 12th beginning at 7pm at Polecat Tavern in Carson City.

Open Mic night beginning at 7pm on Thursday, April 11th at Polecat Tavern in Carson City.

Two local venues, 1 great talent. Bill Wharton has been entertaining crowds throughout Northern Nevada for years. His diverse repertoire of music makes him a fan favorite for all ages. Whether you enjoy country (old and new), pop, rock, blues, or jazz, you will be mesmerized by his smooth, soulful sound. He will have you tapping your toes and forgetting about the unsettled weather.

Get ready for an electrifying night of Americana music as Idaho-based singer-songwriter Eilen Jewell takes the stage at the Nashville Social Club on Sunday, April 28th at 7:30 pm. Nestled in the heart of Carson City, this Best of Carson City nominated restaurant and bar will host Jewell's thrilling performance on the Swan Music Hall stage.

Explaining Marty O’Reilly’s music is like describing a dream. It feels familiar, but at the same time unchartered. His songs sound bluesy but not blues, folk but not folk, soulful but not soul.

Join us for "April in Carson," an evening of. big-band music by the Mile High Jazz Band with singer Jakki Ford, on Tuesday, April 9, 2023, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Gina's Good Life Music & Lounge, 507 N. Carson Street inside the Carson Nugget. The music is free, donations are welcome. Gina's also has a well-stocked bar.

Forty students from Carson, Dayton, Douglas, and Whittell high schools have their work in the "Spring Forward 2024" art exhibition at the Brick. This delightful exhibit presents an array of imaginative projects based on students’ years of classroom study and their amazing craftsmanship.

Here's your calendar of events for Polecat Tavern for the weekend beginning April 11 thru April 14. If you haven't checked us out yet, we hope you will make it by.

Night in the Country moves to its new home The Grange July 25-27, 2024 with performances by Bailey Zimmerman, Riley Green, Randy Houser, and much, much more!

A Living History performance by local authors and historians Gayle & David Woodruff. Fictive characters Clive and Vivian Sterling recount their lives working at a Washoe Valley Divorce Ranch in the 1940s, 50s and 60s.

A QUEST FOR PROOF: SPIRITUALISM IN THE VICTORIAN ERA
A spine-tingling hands-on lecture at the Historic Fourth Ward School Museum.
April 20, 2024: Spirits, Seers, and Seances
Time: 7 pm to 10 pm (check in starting at 6:30 pm)
Ticket Price: $75
Tickets at: https://hauntedcomstock.com

Learn what Spiritualism is and why people in the Victorian Era were obsessed with it and just how far that obsession went.

Reno’s notorious mid-century divorce ranches are back in the spotlight. The Nevada Historical Society will present What Was Really Going On At Those Nevada Divorce Ranches? Fact and Fiction next month as part of its popular Writer’s Wednesday series.

This Saturday evening April 6th, we have Sweet Decay. This new duo is going somewhere. CJ Davis and Autumn Rose are so in sync, their voices sound like one, with some of the tightest harmonies we ever heard bringing soulful vocals together with a folk rock vibe. You don’t want to miss this duo.

This Friday, April 5th beginning at 7pm, Keith Alan Barnett. Keith will be performing songs from his album "Three Days out of Gerlach."

This Thursday, April 4th beginning at 7pm, join us at Polecat Tavern for Open Mic. Come play us your tunes, tell us your jokes, recite your poetry, or whatever is your thing.

The Carson Chamber Singers, a performing group of the Carson City Symphony Association, is beginning rehearsals on Tuesday, April 9, for concerts on June 9 and July 4.

The Double D's will be at Polecat Tavern on Saturday, March 30th beginning at 7pm. Dale Poune & Doug Sandall. These guys are really something - but don't take our word for it. Join the fun!!!

The Active 20-30 Club of Carson City No. 140 will host a Battle of the Bands competition on Saturday, April 20 at Fuji Park in Carson City.

The Carson City Symphony, conducted by Music Director David Bugli and Assistant Conductor Brian Fox, presents a concert, "We Got Rhythm," on Sunday, April 28, at 4 p.m. at the Carson City Community Center, 851 E William Street in Carson City.

The Capital City Community Band awarded its Carson City Community, Richard Doede Scholarship to Zach Carpenter at its Salute To Young Musicians concert on Sunday.