Fitness, music, film and Count Basie: Events around Carson City for Tuesday, August 20

Having made it through the first day of school in Carson City, it is onward and upward as we head into Tuesday, August 20, 2019. Events around the area include fitness hikes and bike ride, a free floral design class at Silver City School House, art showings and Congressman Mark Amodei at Casino Fandango. Also featured is the launch of the Jukebox International Film Festival at the community center, a jazz quintet performance at Comma Courtyard and the 115th birthday celebration of Count Basie as part of the Jazz and Beyond music festival. Enjoy the day.

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Here's what's happening Tuesday:

— Muscle Powered Tuesday Morning Walk: Special Downtown Tour. 8 a.m. Join Muscle Powered for a free, guided group walk, hike, or ride to enjoy Nevada outdoors around Carson City. Muscle Powered is a local non-profit organization that promotes walking, hiking, biking and trail building. A schedule of all upcoming activities and events can be found at www.musclepowered.org/calendar. Special Downtown Walking Tour is featured Tuesday. This special tour will be a 90 minute historical tour through downtown Carson Street and Curry Street. Meet at 8 a.m. in the parking lot on the corner of 5th Street and South Carson Street, behind the Sierra Cosmetic Dental Center at 501 S. Carson Street. (there is an old sign that says Ormsby House parking).

— Music Flicks and Kicks: Jukebox International Film Festival begins. Events scheduled throughout the day. A festive gathering that celebrates music-themed films arrives in Carson City beginning Tuesday, delivering top-notch features about music and musicians, styles, songwriting and music video making. The Jukebox International Film Festival is the place music and flicks collide, bringing enthusiasts and artists together from across the country to the capital city for three days, offering free showings, meet-and-greets and more. The festival is presented in conjunction with Jazz and Beyond: Carson City Music Festival, a three-week, multi-venue concert series underway in the capital city. JIFF is designed to compliment the music festival by presenting films that celebrate music and musicians. The film festival runs this Tuesday through Thursday, August 20-22, at the Bob Boldrick Theater inside the Carson City Community Center.

— Capital City Arts Initiative Presents: New Crop 2019. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Capital City Arts Initiative (CCAI) presents its exhibition, New Crop 2019, by artists Mark Combs and Frances Melhop. Carson City Courthouse Gallery, 885 E Musser St., Carson City.

— Capital City Arts Initiative Presents: Graphically Defined. 8 a.m. to 4 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 to Friday 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. 108 E Proctor St., Carson City.

— Free Floral Design Class for Adults and Teens at Silver City School House. 10 a.m. Learn to create beautiful floral arrangements with wildflowers you’ve collected, or flowers from your own garden, with expert tips from Community Roots & Shoots’ Floral Designer, Lynnette Edmondson. No flowers? Lynnette can bring some for you. This free class has limited space. To reserve your spot, please RSVP to quest@theodata.com. The class takes place on Tuesday, August 20 from 10am-noon on the historic Comstock at the Silver City School House at 385 High Street, Silver City, Nevada 89428 (3 miles from Virginia City; 7 miles from Dayton; 12 miles from Carson City). Floral Designer Lynnette Edmondson brings over a decade of experience to Community Roots & Shoots as a previous Floral Manager for Albertson’s, and the owner of her own floral business. Community Roots & Shoots is Healthy Communities Coalition’s nonprofit garden center, floral and gift shop. Proceeds benefit school gardens, job training programs and more.

— U.S. Representative Mark Amodei at Casino Fandango. 11 a.m. U.S. Representative Mark Amodei will be the guest speaker at the upcoming Tuesday, August 20 meeting of the Carson City Republican Women's Club. The public is invited to join us at the Casino Fandango Ballroom, Carson City to hear Representative Amodei provide the group with an update on the House of Representatives activities and his insight as to what is happening in Washington, D.C. Social hour begins at 11 a.m. and the meeting and lunch commence at 11:30 a.m. The cost for the lunch is $25/person with reservations required by Friday, August 16, 2019 by Evite, or call Gale at 775-241-2054 or by email at carsoncityrepublicanwomen@gmail.com.

— Jazz and Beyond: Judith Ames Quintet at Comma Courtyard. 5 to 7 p.m. The group is Judith Ames, vocals; Rocky Tatarelli, tenor sax; Peter Supersano, keys; Mike Mayhall, upright bass; and Dennis Steele, drums. Originally from Milwaukee, Judith has always had a passion for music, from playing classical piano, French horn, and folk guitar in days gone by, to her many years as a church organist, and most recently, as a jazz singer. A longtime UNR Spanish professor (under her original name, Judith Ames Whitenack), she was inspired some years ago by the great Detroit saxophonist Rocky Tatarelli to develop her vocal skills. Over the years, she has been performing in Reno and Carson City, the San Francisco Bay Area, Milwaukee, and Madrid, with Rocky Tatarelli (now her husband), and a rotating group of the best jazz musicians in the area. Judith favors jazz standards from the 1930s and 1940s, vocal versions of jazz tunes from the 1950s and 1960s, and a variety of Latin tunes, which she sings in the original Spanish and Portuguese. She also sings in French and Italian. The Comma Courtyard is located at 312 S. Carson St., Carson City.

— Muscle Powered Evening Hike at Longview Canyon. 5:30 p.m. Join Muscle Powered for a free, guided group walk, hike, or ride to enjoy Nevada outdoors around Carson City. Muscle Powered is a local non-profit organization that promotes walking, hiking, biking and trail building. The Tuesday evening hike will be along the Longview Canyon Trail and Lincoln Bypass. Meets at 5:30 p.m. Hikes are typically 1-1/2 hours or more duration and are 4-6 miles in length. Water and closed-toed shoes are required. Hat and poles recommended. Meet in the small parking area opposite Longview Way on Kings Canyon Road.

— Muscle Powered Ladies Mountain Bike Ride. 5:30 p.m. Come join Muscle Powered for a free, guided group walk, hike, or ride to enjoy Nevada outdoors around Carson City! Muscle Powered is a local non-profit organization that promotes walking, hiking, biking and trail building. A schedule of all upcoming activities and events can be found at www.musclepowered.org/calendar. Tuesday Evening Ladies MTB Ride is from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Meetup at Foothill Drive just off of North Winnie Lane. Rides are open to all skill levels. All riders must carry water and have a mountain bike in safe working condition, helmet, closed toed shoes, spare tube, pump and tools to change a flat tire. Contact bike coordinator Beth Harrison at beffybwooga@gmail.com with questions.

— Tuesday night archery shoots return to Carson City's Centennial Park Archery Range. 5:30 p.m. Every Tuesday evening, 5:30 to dusk, the Clear Creek Bowmen host its Tuesday Night Archery Shoots at the Centennial Park Archery Range in Carson City. Both traditional and 3D targets are available. The target range is open shooting for use at no cost. There is a $5 fee (kids 17 and under are free) to shoot the 3D animal targets. We have archery equipment, volunteers and instructors to get you started. Come on out and join us. It’s a great way to experience the world of archery. Open to all ages. For more information see http://clearcreekbowmen.com/

— Art Night Out at Carson City Library. 6 to 7 p.m. Supplies are limited, register in advance online here. Join us once a month to relax through art! Every month we will explore a different technique to use art to help de-stress. All artistic levels welcome. Please note: Children 9 and under must be accompanied by a caregiver of at least 13 years of age at all times. 900 North Roop Street.

— Empty Bowls, Open Studio. 6 to 8:30 p.m. Create an empty bowl to donate to charity, instruction will be offered to create and paint a bowl or create something on our own during open studio session. Open studio time at Ogres-Holm Pottery is free of charge and open to the public. 1215 South Carson Street.

— Silver State Model T Ford Club meeting. 7 p.m. The Silver State Model T Ford Club will meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, August 20 at Red’s Old 395 Grill, 10455 S. Carson Street in Carson City. Optional no-host dinner precedes the meeting at 6:00 p.m. Anyone interested in Model T Ford cars or trucks is welcome to attend. This club is organized to have fun, go on tours and help each other with our Model Ts. Spouses are also welcome. For information, call club president Dick Markley at (575) 654-0124 or Wendell Newman at (775) 721-7949.

— Jazz and Beyond: Mile High Jazz Band presents Count Basie 115th Birthday. 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Bob McFadden Plaza. The Carson City jazz music festival began in 2004, then called “Basie at 100,” to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of William “Count” Basie (Aug. 21, 1904-April 26, 1984). Today, Mile High Jazz Band, an 18-member big band with vocalist Jakki Ford, celebrates his 115th birthday a day early. They will play tunes played by the Basie band, arranged by Basie-band arrangers, and other Basie-era and more contemporary tunes to celebrate his life and influence. The program features ballads, high-powered jazz tunes, and dance music. Mile High Jazz Band performs throughout the year for community events, fundraisers, dances, receptions, private parties, and in concert, and collaborates with poets in quarterly Jazz & Poetry performances. Hear them at Living the Good Life or Comma Coffee on the second Tuesday of each month. This is a free event featured at the Bob McFadden Plaza. Seating is limited. Audience is encouraged to bring their own lawn chairs. Third Street Stage, 310 S. Carson St., Carson City.

ONGOING

— Fall youth soccer in Carson City begins soon. Parents can sign up their children ages 3 to 16. AYSO Carson City has a family discount for multiple kids. Don’t miss out on the fun your children can have and new friends that will be made. Come join us. Go to aysocarsoncity.org to sign up. AYSO Carson City also have scholarships available.

— 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 and our direct line is 775-445-4241.

— 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.