Events around Carson City for Monday, Feb. 10

Heading into the first day of the work week, happenings around the capital city Monday include art and fitness activities, a luncheon highlighting presidential candidate Gov. Deval Patrick, a sunset walk at Washoe Lake State Park, a free Partnership Carson City Yoga class at the community center, a Valentine's blood drive, swing dance lessons at Carson Lanes and more.

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Monday

— Win a Valentines Date Night from Carson Now. Valentines Day is almost here, and Carson Now wants to give one lucky couple a date night to remember. We will be giving away a spa package worth $50 from Carson Hot Springs, plus a $50 gift certificate to Sassafras Eclectic Food Joint. To win, submit a story about what makes your Valentine special to you. You can also add photos or links to a video with the entry if you want. Go here to submit your stories: https://carsonnow.org/submit
Make sure to include your name and email address. Deadline for entry is Feb. 12, 2020. We will pick the winning entry based on how many likes and shares it gets on Facebook. The winner will be announced on Feb. 13.

— Capital City Arts Initiative to present 'Impact' exhibition featuring Lake Tahoe artist Paula Chung. Daily through May 28. The Capital City Arts Initiative presents its exhibition "Impact" by artist Paula Chung at the CCAI Courthouse Gallery in Carson City. The exhibition will be in the gallery from Feb. 7 through May 28, 2020. The Courthouse is located at 885 E Musser Street, Carson City. The reception and the exhibition are free and the public is cordially invited. The gallery is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Paula Chung’s Impact works address violence on sports fields, battlefields, and the streets. Through the use of medical imagery, she illustrates how violence affects us all.

— Capital City Arts Initiative presents 'Photo Finished 2020' exhibition. Daily. The Capital City Arts Initiative announces its exhibition, Photo Finished 2020, at the Community Development Building, the Brick, 108 E Proctor Street, Carson City. Nine students from Carson High School’s Advanced Photography program have work in the exhibit. The free exhibition is available to the public through March 26, 2020, Mondays - Fridays, 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. The Carson High students include Jackie Garza, Ansley Griffin, Karla Herrera, Meagan Kiesow, Kayee Konze, Kailee Luschar, Vanessa Martinez, Haley Trost, and Valerie Wamsley. The artists are all students in Kara Ferrin’s Advanced Photography class.

— Open studio basic painting at the Brewery Arts Center. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 449 W. King Street. Students will work on their own paintings from subject matter they have chosen. The instructor, Mark Tompkins, will work one-on-one with each student to help them complete their project from start to finish. Each student must supply their own materials. Students may choose to paint in either water colors, oils, or acrylic paints.

— Pop Culture Kaboom's Valentine's Day Blood Drive. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Join Pop Culture Kaboom host Jimmie Jones on Monday, Feb. 10 at the Vitalant - Northern Nevada for Pop Culture Kaboom's Valentine's Day Blood Drive! Valentine's Day is about giving and sharing and this is for anyone out there that needs a little help setting up a memorable Valentine's day for the apple of their eye, and all it will cost you is, a little blood. Everyone who comes in to donate blood from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. will receive 2 movie passes good at Galaxy Theatre's Fandango, Carson City. Vitalant is located at 256 E. Winnie Lane.

— Deval Patrick campaign featured at Carson City's Democratic luncheon. 11:30 a.m. Matthew DeFalco, Nevada State Director of Deval for All, the presidential campaign of former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, will be the featured speaker at Monday's Democratic luncheon. This is the last in a series of lunch hour presentations by campaign representatives meant to give Democrats still undecided ahead of Nevada's precinct caucuses a chance to weigh the candidates' positions on a range of issues and ask probing questions on topics of special interest. This event is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. on Monday, February 10th, at the Carson City Round Table Pizza, 3325 Retail Drive just off College Parkway. Sponsored by the Democratic Men's Committee, these luncheons help keep the lights on at Carson City's Democratic HQ. An all-you-can-eat pizza and salad bar lunch buffet is available for $7.99. Water is free, extra charge for fountain drinks. Suggested donations of $5 or more gratefully accepted but are not required. All are welcome. For further information contact Rich Dunn at 434-8783 or richdunn@aol.com.

— Sunset Walk at Washoe Lake State Park. 5 p.m. Join park staff for a sunset walk through the park’s Day Use Area. We will meet at the Maze parking lot, follow the trail to the beach, then make our way along the beach to the boat ramp and the Day Use Area. This walk is less than one mile in length and is easy, but involves walking in loose sand and uneven ground. Participants should dress in layers and bring a flashlight. Pets are allowed, but must be kept on a leash at all times.
WHEN: Monday, February 10, from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. WHERE: Washoe Lake State Park Maze Parking Lot. 4855 Eastlake Blvd. Washoe Valley, NV 89704. Take the Eastlake Blvd. exit from I-580 and drive north on Eastlake Blvd. approximately 4 miles. The park entrance is on the left. Turn left past the fee booth and the Maze is the first parking lot on the right. COST: The park entrance fee is $5 per vehicle. There is no additional charge for this event.

— Free Partnership Carson City Yoga class continues Mondays through February. 5:15 p.m. Anyone is welcome to join Partnership Carson City for its second free Wellness Yoga series Mondays at 5:15 p.m. for one hour at the Carson City Community Center. All ages and genders can attend to take a physical and mental break as well as approach pain management in a holistic way. Participants should wear comfortable clothes and bring mats, though Partnership has limited supplies. The course is taught by independent contractor Adria White. Sessions are being offered Jan. 6, 13 and 27 as well as Feb. 3, 10 and 24. The community center is located at 851 E. William St. Enter on the west side of the center, the side of the library, and head to the Tahoe Room. Classes are first come, first served with room for approximately 35 attendees.

— Monday night throwing class at Ogres-Holm Pottery. 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at 1215 S. Carson Street. Drop in sessions are $45 or $175 for a 6 week, open start class, including open studio anytime during the 6 weeks. For more information or to schedule studio time visit the Ogres-Holm Pottery Website or Facebook page or by calling 775-461-3616.

— West Coast Swing Dance. 5:30 to 10 p.m. at the Carson Lanes Family Fun Center, 4600 Snyder Ave. Join the High Sierra Swing Club every Monday for a night filled with West Coast Swing dancing! Beginners class at 5:30 followed by an Intermediate class at 6:30, $8 each. Free social dance following lessons from 7:30 to 10 p.m.

— Fascianator Rolling Class. 5:30 p.m. Roll your tissues issues away with 75min of self-myofascial rolling release techniques for the full body using the Fascianator rolling tool. This 75 minute comprehensive rolling class will take you on a journey throughout your whole body and into the most fascianating parts of your tissue issues using the Fascianation Method for Self-Myofascial Release techniques. Learn about the largest organ in your body: the FASCIA, a.k.a. the connective tissue that holds everything together while you “keep it together.” Fluid Body Work
116 E. 7th St. No. 201, Carson City.

— Free Motivated Mondays Fit Camp. 6:30 p.m. Free group workout, full body circuit. Our mission is to get together like minded people from our community that have similar goals and are looking to make a positive change in their lives (mindset, fitness and nutrition). We hope to see you all there, bring you're friends, family, water and a positive attitude. Stewart Community Gym, 465 Clear Creek Ave, Carson City.