I Love Carson City’s Weekend Event Summary: April 2-3

This beautiful weather is no April Fool’s joke, so get out and enjoy the sunshine. Ascent Runs begins their half marathon series today with a race through Carson Canyons, and it is sure to get your heart pumping. The Downtown Business Association wants to see you at today’s wine walk. Once you’re around Telegraph Street, you’ll see some throwbacks from a by-gone era courtesy of Naughty Tea Mistresses, the First Nevada Cavalry, and more.

SATURDAY:

• Rummage Sale at St. Paul’s Lutheran Family: 1201 N. Saliman Road. (8am-1:30pm)
• Garage Sale for Relay for Life at 1663 Fair Way, by Empire Ranch Golf Course (8am-2pm; no early birds)
• Rummage Sale for Wishes and Angels - Northern Nevada at 1380 Spartan Ave: off Saliman between Fifth and Fairview (8am-2pm)
• Half Marathon Trail Series: Carson Canyons Half Marathon presented by Ascent Runs- begins at Long Ranch Park- park is on Longview Way off Kings Canyon (race begins 8:30am; runner check-in AND same day registration 7:30am-8:15am, All runners, whether pre-registered or not, must check in race morning; $50, $15 students - cash or card only; Please park along Longview and not within any of the residential side streets)
• Nevada Artists Association Art Exhibit featuring Bill Migan and Photography by Chas. H. McDonnell, III at the Carson Visitor Center (8am-5pm)
• Coffee and Donuts with EAA Sierra Chapter 403 at 2500 E. College Pkwy (8:30am-12pm, all welcome)

Looking for some bargains? A few rummage sales around town are sure to have some treasures. Check out the Spring Faire at Bethlehem Lutheran or the sale at St. Paul’s Lutheran. Bring a food donation to Browser’s Corner Book Store and you’ll get one dollar off a book.

• LWML Spring Faire at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, in the School Gym: 1837 Mountain St. (9am-3pm)
• Spring Food Drive at Browsers Corner Book Store: 711 E. Washington (9:30am-5pm; one dollar off coupon with donation; benefits Ron Wood Family Resource Center)
• Metropolitan Opera Live: Madama Butterfly at the Galaxy Theater- Fandango (9:55am; $20)
• Spring Has Sprung Art Show at the Nevada Artists Association Gallery in the Brewery Arts Center (10am-4pm)
• Family Day; Demos by Jobs Peak Fiber Arts at the Carson Valley Museum and Cultural Center: 1477 Hwy 395, Gardnerville (10am-1pm; free admission)

Join Mayor Bob Crowell this evening as we honor Vietnam Veterans with a ‘Welcome Home’ Ceremony. It will begin at the Vietnam War Memorial in Mills Park, then move to Gold Dust West for a no-host reception.

• Carson City Pop Warner Sign-ups at Pizza Factory on Hwy 50 (10am-2pm)
• Monthly meeting of F.E.A.T. (Families for Effective Autism Treatment) in the back room at Comma Coffee (10:30am)
• Swim Class for Kids with Autism Spectrum Disorder at the Carson City Aquatic Facility (11am; $4)
• WARF Cat and Kitten Adoption Event at Petco on Topsy Lane (11am-4pm; all cats are fixed, vaccinated and micro-chipped)
• WNC Wildcats Softball vs College of Southern Nevada at the Livermore (Edmonds) Sports Complex (12pm)
• 14th Annual Lady Luck Tattoo Arts and History Expo at Circus Circus, Reno (12pm-10pm; $15, under 14 free)
• The Sagebrush State: Nevada’s Native Plants program at Dayton State Park, picnic area (12pm; bring a sack lunch; $7 per vehicle, $5 for NV residents)
• High Desert Dubs Volkswagen Club Meet-up at Yogurt Beach: 1330 Waterloo Ln, Ste 102, Gardnerville (1pm)

Art is in the air. The Lady Luck Tattoo Arts and History Expo at Circus Circus in Reno is the place to go for some permanent artwork. For something less painful, check out Van Gogh and Vino or Mona Lisa and Wine to paint something you can hang on your wall.

• Painting Class at Mona Lisa and Wine: 3821 S Carson St (1pm-4pm; $35; includes free Cocktail/Beer/Wine/Soft Drink with each signup)
• Downtown Business Association's Wine Walk: sign up at Bella Fiore Wines, the Carson Nugget, Cactus Jacks, Carson Jewelry and Loan, Remedy's Bar, Touched By Angels, or the Brewery Arts Center (1pm-5pm; $15)
• Street Theatre at the Nevada Day Trading Post on W. Telegraph St. (1pm-4pm)
• Live Music with Hallie Kirk at Comma Coffee (1pm-5pm)
• Symphony Woodwind Quintet performance in the NAA Gallery at the Brewery Arts Center (2pm-3pm)
• First Saturday Family Movies: Minions at the Douglas County Public Library: 1625 Library Lane, Minden (2pm; free)

It’s not over until the fat lady sings. The Metropolitan Opera of Madama Butterfly is live at Galaxy Theater. Piper’s Opera House hosts a premiere gala for the new American opera ‘The Big Bonanza’ which is based on Comstock journalist, Dan DeQuille’s work.

• Gala Premier Party for ‘The Big Bonanza – A New American Opera’ at Piper’s Opera House, Virginia City (3pm; Limited tickets are $20 and available by calling Piper’s Opera House at 775-847-0433; includes reception, company meet and greet, and tour of Piper’s)
• Suds for Seniors Fundraiser at the Firkin and Fox OR the Feisty Goat Pub: 1881 E. Long St. (4pm-10am; $15 to sample five beers; benefits the Meals on Wheels program; Tickets also available at the Carson Visitor Center and are good through June 30)
• Vietnam Veterans ‘Welcome Home’ Ceremony at the Vietnam War Memorial in Mills Park (5pm; Ceremony will be followed by a No-Host Reception from 5:30pm-8:30pm at Gold Dust West)
• Live Music with Darin Senn at 1862 David Walley's Restaurant and Saloon in Genoa (5pm-9pm)
• Live Music with Tom Miller at Sassafras Eclectic Food Joint: 1500 Old Hot Springs Rd. (6pm)
• Live Music at Bella Fiore Wine (6pm-9pm)
• Live Music with Brian Lester at J’s Bistro, Dayton (6pm)
• Painting Class at Mona Lisa and Wine: 3821 S Carson St (6:30pm-9:30pm; $40; includes free Cocktail/Beer/Wine/Soft Drink with each signup)
• Star Party at Western Nevada College’s Observatory: 2699 Van Patten Ave (7pm-10:30pm; free; weather permitting -NOT open if it is snowing and/or there is snow on the roads)

Grab the kids and learn something new about Nevada at the Dayton State Park. A talk about our native plants is at noon. The Douglas County Cultural Center and Museum has free admission today and demonstrations by Jobs Peak Fiber Arts. Take your future astronaut to the Western Nevada College Observatory for their weekly Star Party.

• Live Music with Terri Campillo and Craig Fletcher at Glen Eagles Restaurant (6:30pm-10:30pm)
• Live Music: Ricky D. with special guest William Mattityahuasin the A to Zen ‘Zen Den’: 1803 N. Carson St. (6pm doors; 7pm start; $5 cover, you get $5 store credit)
• Carson Valley Community Theater presents: California Suite – a comedy by Neil Simon at the CVIC Hall: 1604 Esmerelda, Minden (7:30pm; $15)
• Live Music with the Lost Mountain Band at Casino Fandango (7pm-12am)
• Painting Class at Van Gogh and Vino (7pm-9:30pm; $30 per painter)
• Rock, Paper, Scissors, Drink! Round 7 at the Feisty Goat Pub: 1881 E. Long St. (double elimination; sign up 7pm-8pm, first match 8:30pm)
• Stand Up Comedy Showcase featuring Nick Josten, James Fleming and more at the Brewery Arts Center Black Box Theater (doors 7:30pm, 8pm start; $5, recommended 18+)
• Live Music with 8 Track Maniacs formerly The Remains at the Eleventh Frame Winners Lounge, Carson Lanes (8pm-12am; must be 21+)

If you still have any energy after such a full day of fun, hit the town. A Decades party at Living the Good Life is a good reason to pull out your favorite duds from yesteryear. Laugh yourself silly with a Comedy Showcase at the Brewery Arts Center. Compete for bragging rights as ‘Rock, Paper, Scissors, DRINK’ returns to the Feisty Goat Pub.

• Live Music with First Take Rocks at Max Casino: formerly the Carson Station (8pm-12am)
• Live Music with The Blues Monsters at the Carson Valley Inn Cabaret, Minden (8pm-1am)
• Live Music with BLU at the Ponderosa Saloon, Virginia City (8pm)
• Rock’n N Bowl’n at Gold Dust West (8pm)
• Karaoke at the Spoke Bar and Grill (8pm)
• Deaf Night Out with the Reno-Tahoe Deaf Club at Caterpillar’s Hookah Lounge (9pm)
• Karaoke at Westside Pour House (9pm)
• Decades Party: 70s-2000s with DJ Bobby G at Living the Good Life: 1480 N. Carson (9pm; come dressed as your favorite decade)
• DJ Dance Party at Jimmy G’s Cigar Bar (10pm-2am)

Let someone else take care of Sunday breakfast. The Elks Club throws open its doors for their monthly pancake breakfast at 8:30 a.m., but the bar will have some hair of the dog starting at 7 a.m. Challenge someone to a mini tournament during Carson Lanes Breakfast and Bowl. You will not want to miss this month’s CASI Bingo day at the Senior Center. Someone will walk away with $1000. Let the Tibetan Monks teach you inner-peace at the Brewery Arts Center. Two workshops today are offered as part of the Sacred Arts of Tibet Tour.

SUNDAY:

• First Sunday Breakfast at the Elks Club: 515 N Nevada (bar opens 7am; 8:30am-11am, $7)
• Nevada Artists Association Art Exhibit featuring Bill Migan and Photography by Chas. H. McDonnell, III at the Carson Visitor Center (8am-5pm)
• Breakfast and Bowl at Carson Lanes (9am-12pm; breakfast and unlimited bowling until noon $13, $8 kids 12 and younger)
• Sacred Arts of Tibet Tour at the Brewery Arts Center (10am: Meditation- Patience and Compassion; 12pm: Introduction to Buddhism; $10 suggested donation per workshop)
• BBQ and Day Camp Celebration at Salvation Army: 661 Colorado (10:45am; free; bounce house, music, and more)
• Bingo fundraiser for CASI at Carson City Senior Center (doors 11am, 12:30pm-4pm; $10 buy in, must be 21+)
• 14th Annual Lady Luck Tattoo Arts and History Expo at Circus Circus, Reno (12pm-7pm; $15, under 14 free)
• Painting Class at Mona Lisa and Wine: 3821 S Carson St (1pm-4pm; $40; includes free Cocktail/Beer/Wine/Soft Drink with each signup)
• Special Olympics Track and Field practice at Carson Middle School (1pm-3pm)
• Sunday Funday: Free game of pool with drink purchase at Westside Pour House
• Barony of FalDare, Amtgard Live Action Role Play Group at Nerdvana: NEW LOCATION 3220 Hwy 50, Suite #2 (12pm-4pm; Foam sword fighting, crafts, classes; child-friendly, under 18 must have a waiver signed by their parents; newcomers welcome, for info email FalDareMonarchy@gmail.com)
• Weekly Pool Tournament at Whiskey Tavern (register 1pm; 2pm start; $10 per person)
• Carson Valley Community Theater presents: California Suite – a comedy by Neil Simon at the CVIC Hall: 1604 Esmerelda, Minden (2pm; $15)
• Pool Tournament at Remedy’s (2pm-5pm; $5 buy-in; APA Rules)
• Live Music with Patrick Major at the Carson Valley Inn Cabaret, Minden (6pm-10pm)

Every week, I create a list of the fun stuff and events going on around the Carson City area for my Facebook page, I Love Carson City. There is quite a bit to do in our beautiful capital this week, so grab the kids, your friends and family, and have a great weekend.

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