Events and happenings around Carson City for Monday, Nov. 19

Here we are, Carson City, on our way to kicking off the holiday season this week with the arrival of Thanksgiving, which means a shortened work week for many. Today is Monday, Nov. 19, 2018. It will be mostly sunny with a high of 57. Enjoy the sun as a couple of weather systems will move into the area bringing gusty winds, valley rain and Sierra snow.

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Here's what's happening today:

The Service Companies - Hiring Event: The Service Companies is hosting a hiring event at the Carson City office of Nevada JobConnect on Monday, November 19, 2018 from 9 a.m. to noon. Nevada JobConnect is located at 1929 N. Carson St, Carson City, Nev.

— Open Studio Basic Painting. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Brewery Arts Center, Carson City. 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 High School senior, Vitalant team up to encourage blood donations. Holidays are a great time for gift-giving and family get-togethers. Another meaningful activity, that could be wonderful for so many people, is donating blood. Vitalant and Carson High School Senior Nik Hylan are asking you to help by donating blood this holiday season. Vitalant sees a decline in donations during holidays as well in times of bad weather and illness. Now is a great time to encourage friends, family, and peers to donate. You are gifting life. People who donate between Monday, Nov. 19 and Wednesday, Nov. 21, will receive a Bleed Silver and Blue T-shirt in support of the Nevada Wolf Pack as they take on UNLV. Vitalant in Carson City is located at 256 E Winnie Lane. For more information visit us at vitalant.org, or schedule a donation by calling (775) 887-9111, and mention your support for Carson High senior Nik Hylan’s call to action.

— Partnership Carson City director to be Dems' luncheon speaker. 11:30 a.m. Hannah McDonald, Executive Director at Partnership Carson City, will be the featured speaker at Monday's Democratic luncheon. Originally brought on part-time as youth program coordinator, she went on to become the Community Outreach Coordinator before taking over the top job from Kathy Bartosz late last year. Though the Partnership was created to help community members avoid dangerous behaviors and addictions, Ms. McDonald puts primary emphasis upon promoting healthy lifestyles. This event is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 19, in the banquet room of Carson City's Round Table, on Retail Drive just off College Parkway. All are welcome.

— High Sierra Swing Dance Club weekly West Coast swing dance lessons. 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: West Coast Swing, Country 2step, Nigh Club, and even a few latin tunes. No partner needed. Beginner lessons 5:30 pm, Intermediate lessons 6:30 pm, $8 each, free open dancing 7:30 to 10:00pm. For more information about this event or our club call Idie: 775-443-8870.

— Ripped Fitness Classes, Western Nevada College. 5:30 p.m. Ripped is designed to help everybody meet their ultimate fitness goals in a super-fun group exercise environment. This 1-hour class combines Resistance, Interval, Power, Plyometrics, Endurance, core and offers a very important Diet program on the Rippedplanet website. RIPPED is for every-body and every fitness level. Cardio, Weights, Fun and Done! Students should plan to eat a snack or small meal about 45 minute sbefore class, bring a water bottle, towel and wear exercise clothes and shoes. This is an adult class, great for both men and women, and students aged 14 and up. Seniors and WNC employees receive a 15 percent discount.

ONGOING:

— Tiffani and Bailee's 6th Sealed Toy Drive underway now through Dec. 9, drop off boxes throughout Carson City. Tiffani Barber was diagnosed with stage four brain cancer on Dec. 8, 2012. For those of you who didn't know Tiffani, all she ever wanted to do was help people. So it was no surprise to those closest to her that when the social worker assigned to her case asked her what she needed, Tiffani replied with, "How can I help?" There are multiple locations throughout the Carson City, Carson Valley and Reno area.

— Winter Conditioning Program at Well Being Fitness. 9 a.m. 1851 S Roop St, Unit 145, Carson City. Winter sports and activities are on the horizon! Join us at Well Being (Massage and Functional Fitness) and prepare your body for success. Our Winter Conditioning Program starts on October 29. Two separate 3 week programs are offered w/a one week break (Thanksgiving) between the two. We focus on strength, dynamic balance and stability, and muscular endurance (yes, that means cardio!) as they relate to winter sports and activities like snow-mobile excursions, snow shoeing, skiing and snowboarding, and all the Nordic and back country activities on your list.

— Patricia Ann Probst: An Artist of the Movement. 11 to 6 p.m. The Charlie B Gallery is proud to announce the coming of a ceramic celebration art show and sale: “Patricia Ann Probst: An Artist of the Movement.” The gallery will offer many works created by Patricia Ann Probst (1941-2016). A sale will continue through December 2, 2018. 114 West Telegraph.

— 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 now through Dec. 25. 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.

— Carson City Art Gallery features Show by Erik Holland. 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Celebrate the artwork of Erik Holland. He has worked as an artist his entire adult life. He started painting murals in Fairbanks, Alaska in the 1990's. He then moved to Reno, Nevada, achieving his dream of living in the high desert. He has had a one man show in Reno every year since 2001. The show was born on a desire to depict the many sides of America. Amerika is spelled with a K to denote concern with our troubled times. The images come from the life of artist Erik Holland, starting in 1980, when he painted "Spirit of the Eighties" The show is in fact a retrospective of the artist's life from 1980 to the present. Carson City Art Gallery is located at 110 S Curry St, corner of 2nd, in downtown Carson City. For details, please contact Carson City Art Gallery, 775-313-8628 or carsoncityart@yahoo.com.

— 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 Street in Carson City.

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