What's happening around Carson City on Friday, March 29

Hello Carson City and welcome to Friday, March 29, 2019. Today is the end of the work week and the beginning of a brief break from unsettled weather. Expect mostly sunny skies today with daytime highs in the low 50s. The warmup continues into the weekend, with a chance for rain on Monday.

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Here's what's happening today:

— TEDx Carson City conference, few tickets still available. 9 a.m. In the tradition of TED, a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading, comes TEDxCarsonCity which is back for a third year. TEDxCarsonCity is a local, volunteer driven and organized event that brings people together to share a TED-like experience. TED and TEDx communities recently celebrated 2000 events worldwide, and TEDxCarsonCity is proud to be part of a global community that is helping bring great ideas to towns and cities across the globe since the first TEDxCarsonCity event in 2016. TEDxCarsonCity will take place at the Maizie Harris Jesse Theater on March 29, 2019. Doors open at 9 a.m. and the talks begin at 9:30 a.m. Tickets are limited to the first 100 people and are $100 each and include breakfast and lunch. Tickets are available online at TEDxCarsonCity.com here or at the BAC’s Expresso Yourself Cafe. For more info call the Brewery Arts Center office at 775-883-1976.

— Friday Morning Walk to Mayor's Park Sponsored by Muscle Powered. 9 a.m. Join Muscle Powered for its weekly one hour walks to enjoy Nevada outdoors around Carson City! Meet at the corner of Koontz Lane and Center Drive. Water and closed-toe shoes required. All walks are 1 to 2 miles with duration of 1 hour with usually negligible elevation gain, and frequently on paved or smooth paths. If it rains, snows, or trail conditions are not safe, meet at the Multi-Purpose Athletic Center (MAC) at 1860 Russell Way. Contact Vickie Doenges at 801-641-1620, if you have any questions.

— Experience Virtual Reality at the Carson City Library. 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Join the Carson Library staff to experience Virtual Reality! Using the latest technology, Virtual Reality allows you to experience new places and situations in a computer simulated world. Discover what it’s like to see dinosaurs up close, view art from around the world in a single museum, or blast alien ships in a virtual world. Must be at least 13 years or old to participate. A Premiere library card is required to attend. Reserve your spot online here. For questions about the Virtual Reality room call 775-283-7595 or email ereinhart@carson.org.

— Weekly Open Mic Night at the Zen Den in A to Zen Gift Shop. Open Mic Night is held at A to Zen Gift Shop on the Zen Den Stage. All talents, creative projects welcome. Come practice being on stage. There will be music, comedy, poetry, magic, and more. All ages and skill levels welcome. Open Mic Night happens every Friday from 6-9 pm. A to Zen is located at 1803 N Carson St., Carson City. Call 775.691.3945.

— Bachata Dance Workshop at Yaple's Ballroom Dance Studio. 6 p.m. Want to learn more Bachata? Here is the class for you! Bringing Latin dance lessons to Carson City at Yaple's Ballroom on Carson St. In this workshop we are going to learn some great combos that you will love. You need to know your basics to the bachata, the side basic, forward and back basic, and the basic 3 step turn in order to feel comfortable. BUT if you don't know bachata and want to learn, let us know and we will help you out! Call or text 775-400-2952 to register for class. Mention that you saw this in Carson Now and get $5 off.

— Carson City lecture tells of Hollywood’s courtship with V&T Railroad. 6 p.m. When Hollywood in the first half of the 20th Century set its cameras on telling the story of the Transcontinental Railroad, the search for artifacts led it straight to Virginia City and Nevada’s historic Virginia & Truckee Railroad. In the 1930s, with the silver boom on the Comstock waning and the V&T in financial distress, the movie studios became willing purchasers of locomotives and rail cars that the V&T could no longer afford. It’s a story V&T historian Stephen Drew knows well and he’ll be sharing it in a lecture, “Casting Call: Recreating Promontory? Call the V&T,” at 6 p.m. on Friday, March 29 at the Nevada State Railroad Museum. No reservations are required for the lecture. For more information please contact Adam Michalski at amichalski@nevadaculture.org or (775) 687-6953 x224. Admission is $6 for adults, free for children 17 and younger and for members of the Friends of the Nevada State Railroad Museum. The museum is located at 2180 South Carson Street.

— Youth Theatre Carson City features 'Year With Frog & Toad' and 'Jungle Book.' Youth Theatre Carson City’s Springtime Double Feature: A Year With Frog and Toad, Kids and Disney’s Jungle Book Kids runs Friday, March 29 at 7 p.m., Saturday, March 30 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., and Sunday, March 31 at 2 p.m. at the Carson City Community Center, 851 E. William St. in Carson City. Tickets are $12 General Admission and $10 Students and Seniors. For more information, please contact Youth Theatre Carson City at 775.315.2501 or visit youththeatrecarsoncity.com.

— Final weekend: Carson City children's theater presents 'Winnie The Pooh, Kids' 7 p.m. at BAC Performance Hall. Got honey? Wild Horse Children’s Theater will present Disney's "Winnie the Pooh, Kids" on Friday and running through March 31 at the Brewery Arts Center Performance Hall in Carson City.
The production is a wonderful new musical based on the beloved characters of A.A. Milne and the 2011 Disney animated feature film. This musical adventure runs Friday and Saturday, March 29-30 at 7 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, March 30- 31 at 2 p.m. The BAC Performance Hall is located at 511 W. King Street.

— Trippin King Snakes featured at Living the Good Life Nightclub, Bistro and Lounge. 8 p.m. to midnight. Music, food, cocktails, dancing and more. 1480 N Carson St. Carson City.

— Comedian Rick Izquieta to headline the Carson Comedy Club. 8 p.m. Comedian Rick Izquieta will headline the Carson Comedy Club located inside the Carson Nugget in Carson City this Friday and Saturday night. Rick showcased his stand-up comedy set December 2013 on the Starz TV Network comedy show “STAANN' DUP!!”, hosted by Donnell Rawlings of Comedy Central's Dave Chappelle Show. Rick creates comedy sketches, has been the voice for Black Belt TV's MMA fights and Montejo Beer commercial. You can also find Rick’s stand-up on Sirius Radio, You Tube and Funny or Die. The Carson Nugget is located at 507 N Carson St. Doors open up at 7:15 p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets can be purchased by clicking here or at the Winners Club inside the Carson Nugget.

ONGOING:

— Watercolor Exploration classes offered in March and April through WNC's Continuing Education. 5:30 p.m. Whether you are a new or continuing watercolor student, learn to splash and play while discovering the expansive possibilities of watercolor at classes offered through Western Nevada College's Continuing Education program.
In each 4-week class, we will explore several different approaches to watercolor. We will also investigate art fundamental topics concentrating on one topic per 4-week session. Students may choose their own subjects, with instructor input as to relevance based on individual skill level. Supplies require. Potential watercolor approaches include: wet-on-dry, wet-into-wet, watercolor pouring, wet-to-dry, layering, pulling-the-bead, alla prima painting, plein air and more. Potential fundamental topics include: color temperature, color value, compositional design, color harmony, drawing principles, avoiding common pitfalls, artwork presentation, painting from life, and more. The class is $120. Call 775-445-4241 for signup information.

— Carson City group offers support, education to parents with children who have addictions. 6 p.m. Tuesdays. A support group is restarting in Carson City for family members who have loved ones struggling with addictions. The group will meet at a new location on Tuesday nights, 6 p.m. at Partnership Carson City meeting room at 1925 N Carson St. PAL (Parents of Addicted Loved Ones) is a support group of parents helping parents. We meet every week to offer education and support for parents or spouses dealing with an addicted family member. Although PAL has been informally in existence since 2006, we incorporated in Arizona as a non-profit in 2015 in order to help expand PAL nationally. PAL's vision is to make PAL meetings available at no charge to all parents and family members struggling with the addiction of a loved one. PAL is a faith-based Christian organization and our mission is to provide hope to families through education and support. For more information about our meetings and resources visit our website: palgroup.org or e-mail lisa.kirby@outlook.com.

— WNC's Carson City campus offers 8-week research-based stress reduction course. 6 p.m. Western Nevada College’s Continuing Education Department is proud to offer Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction at its Carson City campus beginning Tuesday, March 26. This eight-week course uses 30 years of research to help participants develop more capacity to deal with short- and long-term stressors in their lives. The class will meet weekly on Tuesday evenings from 6 to 8, with an all-day retreat from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on May 4. The cost is $365. The tools offered in the course will teach students how to approach life with more composure, energy, understanding and enthusiasm, and can also help participants develop the ability to manage and reduce pain levels. Through weekly homework, students will improve their focus, resilience and capacity to recover more quickly from life’s challenges. The course is taught by Heather Haslem, a national board-certified health and wellness coach and qualified Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction teacher. Haslem is passionate about helping people to age well and to prevent and overcome chronic conditions. For more information or to register for the class, call (775) 445-4241.

— Capital City Arts Initiative presents 'The Lay of the Land' at Carson City showing. The Capital City Arts Initiative presents an exhibition, "The Lay of the Land," by artist Fred Howland in the Community Center’s Sierra Room, 851 E William Street, Carson City. The exhibition runs now through June 30, 2019. CCAI will host a reception for the artist on Friday, March 29, 5-7 p.m. in the Sierra Room, and the artist will give a brief talk about his photography at 5:30 p.m. Howland’s passion is to create a sense of time and place through his photographs. He returns to favorite sites to work, like Hope Valley and Genoa, returning to take repeat images in different seasons and lighting. His interest in landscapes go back to his New England roots where he was more comfortable in the outdoors than in school classrooms. The Sierra Room is open to the public during Carson City official meetings including the first and third Thursdays, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and many afternoons, Monday through Thursday, 5 to 8 p.m.

— Recruiting underway for Carson City area volunteer foster grandparents. Ongoing. Many children in the Carson City area can benefit from the Seniors in Service Nevada's Foster Grandparent Program. Foster Grandparents are people 55 and over who enjoy spending time with children. “Grandmas” and “Grandpas” volunteer time in schools mentoring and tutoring children. Foster Grandparents become a part of the culture and fabric of the classroom and school. Please contact Sheri Brown to hear more about this exciting opportunity. Call 775-358-2768 or email sheri@seniorsinservicenevada.org. Go here for more information on the Seniors in Service Nevada program.

— Carson City kindergarten registration begins. The Carson City School District is asking parents to begin registering children who will be 5-years-old by Sept. 30, 2019, and eligible for Kindergarten for the coming 2019-2020 school year. Full-day Kindergarten classes are offered at all elementary schools in Carson City.
To review school boundaries, please check the district’s website at carsoncityschools.com and click on “School Zones” under the “Parents” tab. Or click here to view the CCSD School Site Locator on the district’s website. Click here to view it in Spanish.

— 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.

— 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.

— "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.

— Western Nevada College Continuing Education offers fitness program. R.I.P.P.E.D. is designed to help everybody meet their ultimate fitness goals in a super fun group exercise environment. This 1 hour class combines Resistance, Interval, Power, Plyometrics, Endurance, core and offers a very important Diet program on the Rippedplanet website. R.I.P.P.E.D is for every-body & every fitness level.
Cardio, Weights Fun & Done! Students should plan to eat a snack or small meal about 45 minutes before class, bring a water bottle, towel, and wear exercise clothes and shoes. This is an adult class, great for both men and women, and students aged 14 and up. WNC employees receive a 15 percent discount. For information on how to sign up email conted@wnc.edu or call (775) 445-4241 for more information.

— WNC Continuing Education offers Zumba classes. Zumba is a dance form and aerobics fitness program. Zumba involves dance and aerobic movements performed to energetic Latin and pop music from countries around the world. The choreography incorporates hip hop, soca, samba, salsa, meringue and mambo. Squats and lunges are also included. Students should wear comfortable clothing and tennis shoes, and bring a towel, water and a positive attitude. No prior dance experience is required — Zumba is about making friends, getting a workout, and enjoying yourself! Classes are held at the WNPAC dance studio, located at 951 N Stewart St. Call 775-445-4241 for more information.

— Carson City Parks, Recreation and Open Space is hiring for seasonal positions. With summer around the corner, Carson City Parks, Recreation and Open Space is hiring for many seasonal positions! If you love being outdoors, our park or open space maintenance position is for you. If you love being around water, join our aquatic team. If you love sports, join our recreation side. Be a part of a great team this summer! Scroll and click through fliers for more. Go here if you're interested and wish to apply.

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