Events around Carson City for Monday, July 29

UPDATE: There's a star party late Monday night into Tuesday morning hosted by Carson City Parks and Recreation and Open Space. For summer’s most visible meteor showers, join the Carson City Parks, Rec and Open Space Department at Western Nevada College’s Jack C. Davis Observatory for some late night, educational fun. No pre-registration necessary. Please wear close-toed shoes and bring water for night hiking from the Observatory. Head lamps and flashlights are allowed. Parking at the Observatory can be found at 2699 Vanpatten Ave, Carson City. Please call (775) 281-7711 with any questions. This upcoming Monday is the Aquariids Viewing Party starting at 12:00 a.m. Tuesday (technically Monday night).

Heading into Monday, July 29, 2019 and we're wondering how the month went by so quickly. Again we're looking at a fairly typical end of July day weather wise, with sunny skies and a high around 94. On tap around Carson City are athletic, art and speaking events, a life guard camp, a computer coding camp, line dancing lessons and more. Enjoy.

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Here's what's happening Monday:

— Capital City Arts Initiative presents 'New Crop 2019' exhibit. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Capital City Arts Initiative presents its exhibition, "New Crop 2019", by artists Mark Combs and Frances Melhop at the CCAI Courthouse Gallery. The Courthouse is located at 885 E Musser Street, Carson City. The gallery is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sculptor Mark Combs gives viewers two approaches to his metalwork. His earlier distressed metal car-part sculptures are ornamented with soldered rods and bolts reflecting a ruptured system both socially and figuratively. His carefully hammered bone pieces came into shape after hours of forging as a nod to death and celebrations of life. Photographer Frances Melhop documents aging rural structures with classic color photography. In Vanish, her printed enlargements of unnamed 19th century portraits on silk are elevated to fly across our vision like fleeting memories.

— Capital City Arts Initiative Presents: Fast Lane, Slow Bake. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Capital City Arts Initiative (CCAI) presents an exhibition, "Fast Lane/Slow Bake" by artists Cyndy Brenneman and Tom Drakulich. CCAI will host a reception for the artists on July 12 from 5:00-7:00 p.m.; the artists will give a brief talk about their work at 5:30 p.m. The Sierra Room is open to the public during Carson City official meetings or by appointment. For Sierra Room access visit the Carson City Meetings and Events page or call 775-283-7421. Visit the CCAI website for more information.

— Capital City Arts Initiative Presents: Graphically Defined. 8 to 5 p.m. Capital City Arts Initiative (CCAI) is delighted to present Graphically Defined, a group exhibition of work by seventeen Western Nevada College students. This exhibit includes a wide variety of art including ceramics, drawing, graphic design, painting and photography that shows the diversity of the students’ creativity. The Business Resource Innovation Center (BRIC) is open Monday through Friday 8:00-12:00 p.m. and 1:00-4:00 p.m.

— WNC to offer coding bootcamp for teens. 9 a.m. Continuing Education at Western Nevada College is offering a brand-new five-day coding boot camp program designed for middle and high school students from Monday, July 29 through Aug. 2. The course is offered in partnership with Alphalancers, LLC, a web design and development company based in Reno. The Computer Coding Bootcamp for Teens will provide students with an introduction to coding, focusing on HTML. By the end of the week, students will complete their own coding project and will receive a certificate of completion from WNC. For those students who are interested in technology as a career, the camp serves as an introduction to coding languages and an opportunity for networking with like-minded peers and professionals. This class is open to Northern Nevadans ages 12-17. The class runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day on the WNC campus in Carson City. The cost for the class is $200. Interested parents and students can call 775-445-4241 for more information or to register. Go here for more information.

— Open Studio Basic Painting at Brewery Arts Center. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 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. This is an open enrollment drop-in class, no need to sign-up. Tuition: $25 per session or $40 for the day. Classes: 9 a.m. to noon or 1 to 4 p.m.; located in the Painting Studio. 449 West King Street, Carson City.

— Carson City's Food For Thought to provide daily no cost lunches for kids this summer. Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to noon. In a last minute announcement, Carson City based non-profit Food For Thought, Inc. will continue the Summer Lunch Program during the 2019 season. The program provides free and nutritious lunches to all children under 18. Lunch must be eaten onsite and will be served daily, Monday thru Friday, from 11 a.m. until 12 p.m. in Carson City starting Monday, June 17 until August 9. This year only one serving location is available and will take place at The Bridge Church at 901 N. Stewart Street, Carson City. The Summer Lunch Program provides meals to area children who are unable to access other lunch programs during the months off from school.

— RGJ political reporter to be Carson City Democratic luncheon speaker. 11:30 a.m. James DeHaven, state politics reporter for the Reno Gazette Journal, will be the featured speaker at Monday's Democratic luncheon.
A Dayton native and 2012 UNR graduate, DeHaven was the 2015 winner of the James Foley Medill Medal for Courage in Journalism and is a two-time recipient of investigative reporting awards from the Nevada Press Association. His presentation will constitute a broad review of the bills passed by the legislature's recently concluded 80th session. This event is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. on Monday, July 29th, at the Carson City Round Table, 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.

— Be a part of Carson City's Junior Lifeguard Camp 2019. 1 p.m. This camp is perfect for those who love the water and are interested in learning some basic lifeguarding skills. Participants must have the ability to swim front crawl for 25 yards, swim breast stroke for 25 yards, tread water for 1 minute, and exit the pool without stairs or ladder. Junior Lifeguard Camp will be held July 29 through August 2,
1 to 4 p.m. Sign up by clicking here.

— Carson City Parks and Rec offers summer bicycling programs for children. 4:30 p.m. The Shred Kids Mountain Bike Camps program returns for a second summer. Monday, July 29 is the final beginner camp day. There will be another camp August 12-16 (intermediate). All camps will be out at the trailhead for Ash Canyon on the corner of Foothill and Winnie. The camps run from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. each day. We have had a lot of community support for this program that we are really grateful for. The camp is run completely by volunteer coaches from the Carson High Cycling Team. Because this program is volunteer ran, it allows us to keep the costs to the participant much lower, for only $35 for the week. A similar camp elsewhere would cost significantly more. Additionally, Bike Habitat has supported the program by donating time to fix up our fleet of bikes so we have a limited supply of bikes available for participants who don’t have access to a bike. There is no additional charge to use one of our bikes, we just want to get kids out on the trails.

— Monday Night Throwing Class at Ogres-Holm Pottery. 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. 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. 1215 South Carson Street, Carson City.

— West Coast Swing Lessons and Dance at Carson Lanes. 5:30 p.m. Come join us every Monday evening at Carson Lanes, 4400 Snyder Ave, 775-883-2606, for a friendly, casual, fun night of dancing to DJ music including west coast swing, county two-step, night club and more. No partner needed. Beginner lessons 5:30 p.m., intermediate lessons 6:30 p.m., $9 each, free open dancing 7:30 to 10 p.m. For more info on this event or our club contact Gail 775-400-3963.

— For summer’s most visible meteor showers, join the Carson City Parks, Rec & Open Space Department at Western Nevada College’s Jack C. Davis Observatory for some late night, educational fun! Both viewing parties are free to the public & all ages are welcome. No pre-registration necessary. Please wear close-toed shoes & bring water for night hiking from the Observatory. Head lamps and flashlights are allowed. Parking at the Observatory can be found at 2699 Vanpatten Ave, Carson City. Please call (775) 281-7711 with any questions. This upcoming Monday is the Aquariids Viewing Party starting at 12:00 a.m. Tuesday (technically Monday night) and this will be great viewing conditions for a meteor shower due to the new moon! The Perseids Viewing Party will be two weeks after at the same time. 2699 Vanpatten Ave, Carson City.

ONGOING

— WNC Continuing Education offers Zumba class. 5:45 p.m. 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. The class is $48. Call 775-445-4241 for dates and times.

— Dance Workshop for Couples at Yaple's Ballroom. In this beginner level workshop you must have a partner in this class, we will not be rotating. It can be a friend, husband, wife, boyfriend or girlfriend, you just have to have a buddy with you to be your partner. We are going to learn the style of dance of Night Club Two Step and some other exercises that will help you with your connection to your partner. $20. Yaple’s Ballroom is located at 315 N Carson St., Carson City. Go here for the website to learn more including dates and times.