Thursday, June 9: Things to do in Carson City

Thursday is something to celebrate. The long-awaited Nevada State Fair kicks off in Mills Park with a ribbon cutting by Governor Sandoval. Grab the kids, your friends, and family and enjoy carnival rides, county exhibits, civil war reenactments and much more. Our neighbors to the south are celebrating, too: the 106th Annual Carson Valley Days is this weekend. If you’re looking for something quieter, the lecture on the Civil War at the Gold Hill Hotel or an author’s talk on the Ghost Railroads of Central Nevada at the Nevada State Railroad Museum might be a better bet.

THURSDAY: Bike to Work Week

• "Always Lost: A Meditation on War” in the Western Nevada College Main Gallery in the Bristlecone Building (7am-10pm)
• Carson Valley Days Golf Tournament at the Carson Valley Golf Course: 1027 Riverview Drive, Gardnerville (registration 7:30am; 8:30am shotgun start; $90 per person for golf and BBQ luncheon)
• Early Primary Election Voting at the Carson City Clerk-Recorder's Office: 885 E. Musser (8am-6pm)
• Party at the Pavilion Car Show with the Freaks of Nature at the Marv Teixeira Pavilion in Mills Park (early registration 8am-6pm)
• Art Exhibit ‘New Crop 2016’ at the CCAI Gallery in the Courthouse: 885 E. Musser (8am-5pm)
• ’Pinhole Properties’ exhibit by artist Nancy Raven at the Community Development building [formerly the BRIC]: 108 E Proctor St (8am-12pm and 1pm-4pm)
• ’Vantage Point of Distance’ by Las Vegas artist David Rowe in the OXS Gallery at the Nevada Arts Council: 716 N. Carson St. (8am-5pm)
• Nevada Artists Association Art Exhibit featuring Pam Brekas and Photography by Chas. H. McDonnell, III at the Carson Visitor Center (8am-5pm)
• Muscle Powered Easy Hike: Clear Creek Trail - Meet at the secondary Trailhead on Jacks Valley Rd. 1/2 miles from the elementary school (9am-10:30am; Bring water, a friend, and well-mannered dogs if you wish)
• Guided Wildflower Hike at Spooner Lake State Park (10am-11am; Event is free, but entry fees apply, $10 per vehicle, Nevada residents $8; Group size is limited to 12 participants, sign up by calling the park at 775-749-5980 or by email: spooner.ranger@gmail.com )
• Nevada State Fair begins at Mills Park (10am-10pm, 1pm Opening Ceremony on the Mills Park Main Stage; free event; Civil War battle re-enactments with gunfighters, horses and the Cavalry; Carnival, car show, live music, and more; free parking at Carson High School)
• "Imagination" and Members Regular Art Show at the Nevada Artists Association Gallery in the Brewery Arts Center (10am-4pm)
• Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Sierra Chapter 403 Luncheon and Chat–Young Eagles fundraiser at 2500 E. College Pkwy (11am-3pm, all welcome; $6 -Hamburgers and Hot Dogs with all the fixings, Chili, Baked Beans, BBQ chips, Potato Salad, Choice of Desserts and Coffee)
• Family Storytime in the Carson City Library Digitorium (11:15am-11:45am; get ticket in the auditorium)
• All you can eat Wings at Firkin and Fox (all day; $12.95)
• Live Music with In Stride at Comma Coffee (12pm)
• Registration closes for Friday’s 9 and Dine at Empire Ranch Golf Course (12pm; $75 per couple for dinner and golf; $25 for dinner only; Call 775-885-2100 to RSVP for Friday, June 10)
• Open Bounce at Bounce Party: 3267 Research Way Ste 210 (12pm-5pm; $6 per child)
• 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)
• Negroni Week at the Firkin and Fox, Blue Bull, Westside Pour House, Café at Adele’s, The Tap Shack, and Red’s Old 395 (Fundraiser for Carson/ Tahoe Cancer Foundation - $1 of every participating cocktail donated)
• Carson Valley Days Festival at Lampe Park, Gardnerville (5pm-11pm; Carnival Buddy Night – two for one wristbands)
• CCAI Exhibit: Great Basin Native Artists, group show in the Sierra Room of the Carson City Community Center (available during public meetings and most evenings 5pm-8pm)
• Informal Chess at Comma Coffee (5pm)
• Silver Dollar Car Classic Cruise Night: Dunkin’ Donuts at 2190 Hwy 50 East (5pm-8pm)
• Bike Night at Jimmy G’s Cigar Bar (5pm-9pm; weekly drink specials)
• Muscle Powered Bike Ride- meet in front of Carson School District Offices on King Street (5:30pm; 10 miles; bring a helmet and water; Muscle Powered membership encouraged, signups available at ride)
• Live Music: Martina Dayton and Friends at Living the Good Life: 1480 N. Carson (5:30pm-9pm)
• "Discovering the Ghost Railroads of Central Nevada" with author Jim Price at the Nevada State Railroad Museum (6pm; $6 museum admission, free for NSRM members)
• Salsa Dance Lessons with Tiffany Alm at El Charro Avita (Group Lesson 6pm-7pm, dance practice 7pm-8pm; $10 or $80 for 10 classes)
• Live Music with Dave Leather at Sassafras Eclectic Food Joint: 1500 Old Hot Springs Rd. (6pm-8pm; no cover)
• Live Music at Max Casino: formerly the Carson Station (6pm-9pm)
• Trivia Night at Alatte Coffee and Wine Bar inside the Carson Nugget (6pm-7pm; five rounds of prizes)
• Douglas Co. Historical Society's Second Thursday Lectures: Jack Harpster's PowerPoint presentation ‘Lumber Baron of Comstock Lode: The Life and Times of Duane L. Bliss’ at the Carson Valley Museum and Cultural Center: 1477 Hwy 395, Gardnerville (doors 6pm, 6:30pm-8pm; $3)
• Improv Workshop in the Black Box Theater at the Brewery Arts Center (7pm; free, donations appreciated)
• Nevada Division of the Pony Express Association meeting at Grandma Hattie's (7pm-8pm; all welcome)
• Painting Class at Mona Lisa and Wine: 3821 S Carson St (6:30pm-9:30pm; Thursday special price $25, excludes alcohol)
• Live Music with Terri Campillo and Craig Fletcher at Glen Eagles Restaurant (6:30pm-10:30pm)
• Live Music with Craig Crow at Flight: 2244 Meridian, off Airport in Minden (6:30pm-8:30pm)
• Painting Class at Van Gogh and Vino (7pm-9:30pm; $30 per painter)
• Free Pool Night at Remedy’s Bar (7pm-close)
• Gentlemen’s Night at Carson Cigar Co. (men’s drinks half off from 7pm-9:30pm)
• Live Music George Pickard at the Carson Valley Inn Cabaret, Minden (7pm-11pm)
• Gold Hill Lecture Series: ‘The Civil War’ with Sgt. Major Bryan Staples at the Crown Point Restaurant at the Gold Hill Hotel, Gold Hill (Dinner 4pm-8pm, Lecture 7:30pm; $25 for the dinner and lecture, $10 for the lecture only; Advance reservations required by contacting the Gold Hill Hotel at 775-847-0111)
• Karaoke with J and M Productions at Jimmy G’s Cigar Bar (8pm)