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What's happening around Carson City on Saturday, Nov. 3

Take advantage of the extra daylight while it lasts. Saturday is the final day of the year for Daylight Savings Time. Be sure to "fall back" one hour on your clocks Saturday night into early Sunday when Standard Time takes over.

But just because there will be less daylight doesn't there's less to do around Carson City.

Do you have an event or happening you'd like people to know about? Tell us about it by clicking here, filling out the details and we'll tell Carson City area readers about your event. You can also submit the relevant information, also known as the "5Ws and How” to editor@carsonow.org.

Here's what's happening on Saturday, Nov. 3:

— Holiday Craft Fair at Comstock Mobile Village, 2601 E. College Pkwy (across from the Carson City Municipal Airport) in Carson City, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

— Kutz For Heroes hair cutting event at Twisted Scizzors Hair Salon, 1501 E. Fifth Street #201 in Carson City, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday. Free haircuts for veterans, active duty military and first responders. Proceeds from the event to benefit Red, White and Blue Dog Tags. There will be an opening ceremony at 9 a.m. Saturday, featuring the Color Guard and the National Anthem sung by Shelby Jackson. Food and drinks available throughout the event. Raffle tickets for $1 each or six for $5. Raffle prizes handed out Sunday. Other activities on Sunday include patriot-themed rock painting with 395 Rocks, guest appearances from the Reno Veterans Center and Combat Vets Motorcycle Association. Call Twisted Scizzors at 775-434-7599 for more information.

— Sierra Luther High School's Christ IS Christmas Craft Fair, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday inside the Norm Brauer Gymnasium at SLHS, 3601 Romans Road in South Carson City.

— Sixth annual Dayton Clothes Swap, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Dayton Senior Center, 320 Dayton Valley Road in Dayton. A donation of canned food item is requested for entry. Swap will feature gently used clothing, shoes and jackets. Call 775-246-8290 for clothing donations.

— Gardnerville Ranchos Community Clean Up, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Meet at end of Tillman Lane in the Sand Pits. Help beautify our back yard. Bring gloves and wear long sleeves/pants. Other items to bring if you have them: pickup trucks, trailers, shovels, rakes, five-gallon buckets and trash bags.

— 24th annual Artisan Show and Sale, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 780 Del Monte Lane in Reno. Carson City art doll maker Christine Shively-Benjamin will be amoong 30 Northern Nevada artists featured at the show. Admission is free. Call 775-851-7100 for more information.

— Leave No Trace Hike hosted by Carson City Parks, Recreation and Open Space, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., at Carson River Park, 5013 Carson River Road in Carson City.

Dia de los Muertos: Creating Cultural Connections in Carson City, Day of the Dead celebration at the Nevada State Museum, 600 N. Carson Street, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Doors open at 8:30 a.m. Free admission. Activities include performances by Mexican and Aztec folkloric dancers, an exhibition of altars, and Day of the Dead crafts including sugar skull decorating and face painting for youngsters.

— Adam Laxalt at the Carson City Republican Party headquarters, 1971 California Street, 10:15 to 10:45 a.m.

— Downtown Business Association Monthly Wine Walk, 1-5 p.m. in downtown Carson City. Cost is $10 with an official DBA wine glass, or $15 without. Glasses and wristbands can be purchased at the Carson Nugget, Carson Jewelry and Loan, Cactus Jacks, Purple Avocado, Comma Coffee, Touched By Angels and the Brewery Arts Center.

— Celebration of Life for Dennis Hof, private memorial service, inside the Royal Crown Room at the Casino Fandango, 3800 S. Carson Street in Carson City, 2-3:30 p.m. with refreshments to follow. Doors open at 1:30 p.m.

— Reno Video Game Symphony Call for Musicians for 2018 Fall Season. Rehearsals are 4 and 6 p.m. Saturdays on the University of Nevada, Reno, campus in the Church Fine Arts building, Room 112. No fee to participate in open rehearsals. Visit www.rvgs.org or email sym@rvgs.org to visit or get more information.

"Music In the Mountains," featuring the Carson Chamber Singers as part of their Choral Masterworks fall concert. Carson Chamber Singers, conducted by Michael Langham, will present second performance of its 2018 Choral Masterworks Fall Concert at St. Mary’s in the Mountains, 111 S. E Street in Virginia City, at 6:30 p.m. The program, Choral Masterworks, includes music by Pachelbel, Handel, William Billings, and Randall Thompson. The centerpiece of the concert will be the exquisite Mass in C Major, D. 452 by Franz Schubert, with chamber orchestra and soloists Jana Whitson, Laura Antinoro, Jenice Provost, Laura Hale, and Jonathan Rabben. Highlights of the program are Cantique de Jean Racine by Gabriel Fauré, which features harp accompaniment, and “Make our Garden Grow,” from Candide, in honor of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Leonard Bernstein. General admission tickets are $10, available online at CCSymphony.com or at the door.

‘Mamma Mia!’ at Carson City Community Center, 2 p.m. matinee and 7:30 p.m., 851 E. William Street in Carson City. A mother. A daughter. Three possible dads. And a trip down the aisle you’ll never forget! The award-winning Western Nevada Musical Theatre Company is bringing the worldwide phenomenon Mamma Mia! to Northern Nevada this month. The show tells the story of a young bride who discovers three men listed in her mother’s diary who could possibly be her father and invites them all to her wedding in hopes that her father will walk her down the aisle. The story is animated by ABBA hits that topped the charts in the 1970s, including Dancing Queen, Waterloo, Super Trouper and The Winner Takes It All. Advance tickets are $25, or $28 at the door. Visit wnmtc.com or call 775-445-4249 to purchase in advance. Adult subject matter. Parental discretion advised.

— Stand Up Comedy at Battle Born Social, 318 N. Carson Street in Carson City, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $5.

— Live music: Rockin the Ponderosa, hosted by One Way Street, 8 p.m. at the Ponderosa Saloon, 106 S. C Street in Virginia City.

— Live music: Keith Alan Barnett and Dale Poune, 6 p.m., at Bella Fiore Wines, 224 S. Carson Street in Carson City.

ONGOING:

Fourth annual Pets of the Homeless fundraiser presented by Carpa Nevada, LLC and Downtown Coin, 111 W. Telegraph Street in Carson City. Carpa Nevada is donated all of the profits from the sales of its fine Portuguese olive oils and balsamic vinegar to Pets of the Homeless now through Jan. 31, 2019. Olive oils cost $16 per bottle and balsamic vinegar is priced at $20 per bottle. Call Downtown Coin at 775-883-4653 or visit the store, open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, at 111 W. Telegraph Street in downtown Carson City.

Christmas tree permits available on Carson, Bridgeport ranger districts. Permits to cut Christmas trees on the Carson and Bridgeport Ranger Districts of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest will be available for purchase beginning Thursday, Nov. 1. The U.S. Forest Service Christmas Tree Program is designed for families, businesses, and institutions wishing to cut their own trees for decorating. Christmas tree permits must be purchased in person and are issued on a first-come, first-serve basis for $10 each, with a limit of two trees per household. Permits are nonrefundable and nontransferable, and only valid through Dec. 25, 2018. The Ranger Districts have a limited amount of Christmas tree permits available, and once those allotted permits are sold, no more will be available.

— The Nevada Artists Association (NAA) presents the annual Nevada Day Art Show, now through Nov. 30. Entries in all categories are judged with cash prizes awarded to winners. The NAA Gallery is located at 449 W. King Street in Carson City and is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday.

— Carson City Parks, Recreation and Open Space is currently seeking individuals and pairs interested in leading interpretive programs in one of our many parks and open spaces. Interested individuals and pairs are encouraged to apply. If interested, go here.

— Nature’s art is in full bloom at the Bristlecone Gallery for the “Nature’s Symphony of Art” children’s showcase sponsored by Arts for Children of Nevada with help from the Jackpot Grant with the Nevada Arts Council. Exhibit runs until until Nov. 9.

— The Capital City Arts Initiative presents its exhibition, Americana with Cadmium Orange, by artist Gig Depio at the CCAI Courthouse Gallery. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Depio is an artist and an advocate for public art in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was awarded the 2016 Fellowship Grant in Painting by the Nevada Arts Council (NAC). He has worked on various exhibitions and projects with the Nevada Museum of Art, Nevada Arts Council’s OXS Gallery, and UNLV Marjorie Barrick Museum, among others. Depio graduated from Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines. He lives in Las Vegas with his family. Carson City Courthouse Gallery, 885 E Musser St., Carson City.

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

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