What's happening around Carson City on Saturday, March 2

This weekend calls for a celebration, because the first Saturday of March is upon us and that means the Carson City Downtown Business Association Wine Walk come rain, snow, wind or shine. And get this: Today's Wine Walk is the last one before Spring.

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Here is what's happening on your Saturday:

— Screenwriting 101, a one-day workshop with award-winning screenwriter Sean Mick, 9 a.m. This intensive eight hour seminar covers all aspects of the screenwriter’s craft. Beginners will learn the tools needed to write their first screenplay. Advanced writers will increase their skills and gain valuable insights into the writing process. Sean Mick studied filmmaking, history, and analysis at Sonoma State University in Northern California, then continued his training through seminars with some of the best screenwriting “gurus” in Hollywood, including Robert McKee.

— 19th annual Snowshoe Thompson Ski and Snowshoe Celebration, 9:30 a.m. at the Lake Tahoe Golf Course in South Lake Tahoe. Event activities begin with a guided tour over the snow starting at 9:30 a.m. with Norwegian native and longboard ski expert Nina MacLeod, who will also give a longboard ski demonstration. Attendees may bring their own snowshoes and cross country skis, or rent snowshoes from the Lake Tahoe Golf Course.

— Easter egg painting class offered by Western Nevada College Continuing Education, 10 a.m. This Western Nevada College Continuing Education workshop will introduce you to the magical art of Easter Egg painting, using a wax resist dyeing process. We will outline simple (or not so simple!) designs on eggs that have already been drawn into quarters to save time, then we will proceed to wax and dye each element in its turn. There is no limit to your imagination! All materials will be supplied, including eggs, wax, dyes, candles, and tools (kistkas and pencils). Please bring an apron or wear an old shirt in case of spills, as well as a half egg carton to carry your egg home. The class begins at 10 a.m. Please note: A fee of $5 per person is due at the start of class to offset the cost of materials. The class has an overall fee of $45. Call 775-445-4241 for signup information.

— Capital City Hoops to host no cost youth basketball clinic, 10 a.m. Capital City Hoops, a local non-profit organization, is hosting a free basketball clinic for students in grades 2nd through 8th grade. The event will be held Saturday at Carson High School. This event is broken into two one hour sessions. Grades 2nd through 5th grade will be from 10-11 a.m. and grades 6th through 8th grade will be from 11 a.m. to noon.
There is a limit of 100 campers per session. All boys and girls interested in basketball, are encouraged to join the fun and show us your skills. For more information, visit our website at www.carsoncapitalcityhoops.com or email Coach Kelli Hansen at kellib@carsoncapitalcityhoops.com. Capital City Hoops is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to providing the youth of Northern Nevada with the best basketball experience available in a safe, friendly, and educational environment.

— Read Across America at the Carson City Library, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Come to the Carson City Library and hear some of your favorite public officials discuss what reading means to them. Each speaker will also be reading a story! Light refreshments will be served. The schedule includes: Carson City Mayor Bob Crowell at 11 a.m., Supervisor Lori Bagwell at 11:30 a.m., and Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong at 12 p.m. Children 9 and under must be accompanied by a caregiver at least 13 years of age at all times.

— Carson City Downtown Business Association Monthly Wine Walk, 1-5 p.m. Stroll Downtown Carson City and enjoy wine poured from over thirty locations. This is a perfect opportunity to experience everything the Downtown has to offer while participating businesses present special deals, entertainment and a variety of wines. At the end of the Wine Walk, head over to Alatte Coffee & Wine Bar, inside the Carson Nugget, for a chance to win great prizes donated by downtown businesses. Tickets come with each paid entry into the Wine Walk. Be sure to write in a selection for favorite Wine Walk stop at the bottom of each raffle ticket before turning it in. The raffle starts promptly at 5 p.m. Prices: $15 without an official CC Downtown Business Association glass; $10 with an official CC Downtown Business Association glass.
Glasses and wrist bands can be purchased at the following locations: Carson Nugget, Carson Jewelry and Loan, Cactus Jacks, Purple Avocado, Comma Coffee, Touched By Angels, and the Brewery Arts Center.

— Wild Horse Theater to hold auditions for Newsies. Auditions will be held on Saturday at the Brewery Arts Center Performance Hall. Auditions are by appointment only! You must call for an audition slot. To schedule an audition for "Newsies," you must call 775-440-1170 or email pat@wildhorsetheater.com (or pjosten@aol.com) to reserve an audition slot. Auditions and callbacks are at the Brewery Arts Center Performance Hall, King Street in Carson City.

— Calligraphy at Western Nevada College Continuing Education, 3 p.m. A brief history and overview of calligraphy followed by practice with samples of popular current styles. Class will also cover various tools and inks, as well as illumination. Students will complete a text of their choice, suitable for framing. The class is offered through Western Nevada College's Continuing Education program. It is $50. Call 775-445-4241 if you have any questions.

— 16th annual St. Teresa of Avila Catholic School Crab Feed, 5 p.m. St. Teresa of Avila Catholic School will be holding its 16th Annual Crab Feed Fundraiser on Saturday beginning at 5 p.m. at The M.A.C., 1860 Russell Way, Carson City. Catering provided by Liberty Events and Catering. There will be dinner, dancing, raffle prizes, silent and live auctions. Tickets available now and are $75 per person and can be purchased online or at the school's front office. The school is located at 567 S. Richmond Street, Carson City. Proceeds from the event are invaluable to our students as they provide for much-needed capital improvements, classroom modernizations, and lowers the cost of tuition. To purchase tickets online visit the St. Teresa of Avila School website at www.stts.org.

— Astrophotography and asteroid tracking presentation by Carson High Senior Adelina Pacheco, 6:30 p.m. at the Jack C. Davis Observatory, 2269 Van Patten Avenue in Carson City.

ONGOING:

— Photo Finished art exhibit hosted by Capital City Arts Initiative. Through March 31. The Capital City Arts Initiative announces its exhibition, "Photo Finished," at the Community Development Building (the Brick), 108 E. Proctor Street, Carson City. Eleven artists from Carson High School have work in the exhibit. The free exhibition is available to the public now through March 31, 2019, Mondays through Fridays, 8 a.m. to noon and 1-4 p.m.

— Reno artist work showcased at Carson City's Legislative Exhibition Gallery. Daily. Reno artist Kate O’Hara need only to open her door and look to the mountains to find inspiration for her creations. O’Hara’s exhibit, “Botanica Obscura,” can be seen for the next three weeks at the Nevada Arts Council’s Legislative eXhibition Series (LXS) inside the Nevada Legislative Building in Carson City.

Throughout the 2019 Legislative session, the works of six Nevada artists is being featured. O’Hara is the second of the six artists and her display will remain in place through March 15. My work is highly influenced by nature,” she said. “I spend a lot of time hiking and camping around Reno and Tahoe, taking pictures of wildlife. These photos often serve as inspiration for my work.” Managed by Nevada Arts Council, the Legislative eXhibition Series (LXS) Gallery space is located on the first floor across from the Caucus Deli in the Legislative Building, 401 South Carson Street, Carson City. Since 1985, LXS has displayed artwork by 140 Nevada’s visual artists during the biennial legislative session.

— Chinese woodcutters exhibit at Nevada State Museum in Carson City. In their heydays in the boom-and-bust mining culture of the late 1800s, the mining camps of Aurora, Nevada and nearby Bodie, California had a combined population of nearly 20,000. Keeping the thriving camps supplied was an ongoing challenge. A little-known piece of history of the two boomtowns — the role of the Chinese woodcutters who supplied firewood and charcoal to the camps — is the subject of a major new exhibit at the Nevada State Museum. “Fueling the Boom: Chinese Woodcutters in the Great Basin,” opens Friday in the museum’s South Gallery. The Nevada State Museum is open Tuesday to Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Admission is $8 for adults, free for museum members and children 17 and younger. Parking is available in the free public lot on the west side of Curry St. behind the museum.

— Artists sought: Logo contest to celebrate Nevada Artists Association Fine Art Gallery's 40th year. Calling all Graphic Artists: Nevada Artists Association Fine Art Gallery is celebrating its 40th anniversary. NAA would like to have a shiny new graphic for its logo to use throughout the year and we need your help. We are offering a $250 award for the winning logo. We encourage you to visit the gallery located on the campus of the Brewery Art Center at 449 W. King Street in Carson City to get a feel for it. Some of the original members are still showing their art there. The graphic needs to have the ability to be reduced to 1.5” x 1.5” or 1” x 1.5” with a minimum of 600 ppi. Email the attachment with your finalized logo to naacarsoncity@gmail.comwith your name, phone number and email address printed in the text of the email no later than March 19, 2019.

— "Home Means Nevada" photo exhibit debut at the Nevada Legislature. The Nevada Arts Council is unveiling a new traveling photo exhibition, “Home Means Nevada” that will start its journey in the hallways of the Nevada Legislature during the 2019 session. The exhibition features the works of 15 contemporary photographers, but which echoes famous photographs and artwork from the late 1800s and early 1900s that helped spur protections for many of our nation’s national parks. The exhibit highlights some of the unique treasures found on federally managed lands across the state, from bighorns to Burning Man, to the ancient rock art and petroglyphs in the Gold Butte area. The exhibition will be displayed in the Senate hallway of the Nevada Legislature, 401 S. Carson St. in Carson City.

— Nevada Artists Association Winter Show winners announced, Carson City reception on Feb. 23. Daily. The winners of the 2019 Nevada Artists Association Winter Show have been announced. The public is invited to visit the gallery at the Brewery Arts Center now through March 22 see all the submitted pieces. NAA Gallery, 449 W. King Street.

— Art exhibit 'Korea '76' featured at the Carson City Community Center's Sierra Room. The Capital City Arts Initiative presents its exhibition "Korea ’76" with work by artists Eugene Rolfe and Gig Depio in the Community Center’s Sierra Room, 851 E William Street, Carson City. The exhibition is available to the public now through Feb. 28, 2019.

— Carson City Parks, Recreation and Open Space is currently seeking individuals and pairs interested in leading interpretive programs in one of our many parks and open spaces. Interested individuals and pairs are encouraged to apply. If interested, go here.

This calendar is updated throughout the day as information becomes available.