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The Capital City Arts Initiative announces its exhibition, Humble Vessel, by artist Karl Schwiesow at the CCAI Courthouse Gallery from June 13 – September 11, 2014. The Courthouse is located at 885 E Musser Street, Carson City. The exhibition is free and the public is cordially invited. The gallery is open to the public Monday – Friday, 8am – 5pm.

Slightly Stoopid, NOFX, Stephen Marley perform at North Tahoe Regional Park, Tahoe Vista, July 17 at 4 p.m.

Tickets are on sale now at www.ticketmaster.com/Rebelution-tickets/artist/1182307 and cost $37.50 - $137.50 for general admission. The show is open to all ages.

For more information, visit www.prepresents.com or contact Kaati Reno at Kaati@ReggaeFestivalGuide.com or 775-846-8238

The Carson City Historical Society's Annual Garden Tour is Coming to Town July 19 from 11am-4pm. Join Us to Tour Beautiful Gardens and Historical Carson City Homes. Tickets go on Sale June 10th at Due Sorella (Two Sisters) 202 Curry St and Greenhouse Garden Center 2459 S Curry St for $10.00 each.

The Annual Garden Tour put on by the Carson City Historical Society is a fundraiser for the completion of the Carriage House at the Foreman-Roberts House 1207 N Carson St.

Calvary Chapel Dayton Valley invites the community to attend an evening under the stars in our backyard with Josiah James live in concert.

Josiah is a Christian/Indie/alternative music artist from Sacramento, who creates full songs using a live looping technique, layering guitar parts, percussion and voices to weave amazing soundscapes in real time.
For more information about him, visit josiahjames.com .

Calvary Chapel Dayton Valley, is located at 28 Enterprise Way, Dayton. For more information, call 775-246-4430 or visit www.ccdayton.org .

What do you get when four friends tour the back roads, alleyways, towns and venues drinking beer? A good weekend with a chance of a hangover?

For Frank Smith, Jim Kiernan, Larry Messina and Bob Fredlund what you get are a lot of good times, camaraderie and a book out of the deal. Fresh off the presses these four gentlemen from Carson City — two realtors and two retired executives — have put together the book: Bars of Nevada, The Historical, Hysterical and Barely Standing.

The art gallery at Fritsch Elementary School was an overwhelming success!

After a week of working on their projects, students showed off their works of art at the school on Thursday, May 22nd. With a fourth grade violinist playing in the background, family and friends strolled around looking at over 400 creative and original masterpieces.

The Carson City HorseShoe Club will host a grand opening party of its newly refurbished Downtown Pub and Grille on Friday, May 9, from noon to 9 p.m.

The Downtown Pub and Grille is located inside the HorseShoe Club, a family owned casino located at 402 North Carson Street at the corner of Telegraph Street. Cake and champagne will be served. The new name was picked to reflect a commitment to revitalization of the downtown Carson City area, according to management.

Fritsch Elementary School will be ending the school year with a splash of local color! The school has invited local artists into the classroom to share their expertise and creativity with the students. “Art taps into all parts of the brain and allows us to reach students who have talents that otherwise would not be realized,” stated Principal Mary Garey.

In honor of Armed Forces Day, the Capital City Arts Initiative invites you to attend a reading by Iraq veteran and writer Caleb Cage at the BRIC, 108 E Proctor Street, Carson City.

The reading will take place Saturday, May 17 at 5pm. The free event is part of CCAI’s Books & Writers series co-sponsored with the Carson City Library. CCAI and the Library enthusiastically invite everyone to attend the reading.

Phil and Judy of DuBois’ Health Food Center and Herb Shoppe in Carson City invite all to join them Thursday through Saturday, May 1-3, 2014 as they celebrate 50 years in business.

Located at 201 East William Street Suite 1, the store will offer discounts on vitamins, refreshments, vitamin company representatives on sight to answer questions, free samples, door prizes, an art show and sale by local artist Robin Travis, music, and more. The celebration runs from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

For more information, go to www.duboishealth.com.

There is a new Fitness 1440 center at the north end of Carson City in the old K-Mart shopping center. What made me notice this was that I heard that artist Coeleen Lundy had painted a mural in the children’s area of the fitness center.

I love seeing art being spread throughout our city, but what is especially novel about this particular work is that it was done in barter, a word we are all hearing and seeing more and more. Barter: To trade goods and services for, well, goods and services, no CASH need.

Everyone is invited to bring their inner artist to The Greenhouse Project in Carson City, Saturday, April 26, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., to paint the nearly 70 above-ground planter boxes.

Come enjoy refreshments, being creative and loving the earth. Folks are also invited to tour The Greenhouse while on site. Paints and brushes will be provided, or for those with a favorite brush or color, feel feel to take them.

Bring a pad or towel to sit on, friends and family, and get ready to leave some art behind. All levels of talent are welcome and encouraged.

The National Endowment for the Arts will award $768,500 in grants to the Nevada Arts Council, the Western Folklife Center, the Churchill Arts Council and the Nevada Ballet Theater as part of the second half of NEA’s fiscal year 2014 funding, Acting Chairman Joan Shigekawa announced Thursday.

The NAC was awarded $663,500 for the third year of its Partnership Agreement Grant, which supports the agency’s programs, outreach activities and various grant categories.

Northern Nevada residents will get a rare chance to see Shane Dwight perform at Carson Station Casino, Carson City, Saturday, April 19 at 8 p.m. The concert is free.

In the music industry, there is often a preference to try and quickly define an artist and his music by placing him in one or two genre categories. The problem is a preconceived model doesn't fit someone like Dwight.

To honor all those who write, read and breathe poetry, the Nevada Arts Council will highlight a new poem on Facebook every day, Monday through Friday, in April for National Poetry Month, a celebration established in 1996 by the Academy of American Poets.
 

Artistically INKlined, the art shows that showcase the non-skin works of art of Carson City’s tattoo artists, will return to the summer wine walks in 2014.

Located at The Westside Pour House, formerly known as Mo & Sluggo’s, the show is a collection of multiple mediums on display from 1pm – 8pm.

You could say Perry and Starr Nixdorf were jumping into the deep end of the pool when they decided to create Paradise Salon-Spa-Wellness, which celebrates its grand opening March 27-29.

It’s not just that they bought a building that is seven times larger than the previous salon space they rented on Winnie Lane. Or that they went from a staff of four to 19 independent contractors. Or that they expanded from doing hair and body piercing to just about every salon/spa service you could ask for.

Robert Ballard is known for his discoveries of the wrecks of the RMS Titanic, the battleship Bismarck, the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown and President John F. Kennedy's PT-109. The famous ocean explorer is the final speaker in this year’s Discover Science Lecture Series Thursday, April 3 at the University of Nevada, Reno.

For her senior project Carson High School Senior Emily Eiswert will be holding a FREE self defense seminar on Saturday March 22, 2014 from 10 am to noon.

This class is open to women ages 10 and up. Girls between 10-17 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian or have a signed release form on file at Carson ATA.

On Wednesday, March 26, the Capital City Arts Initiative [CCAI] will present a talk by artist Justin Favela. His illustrated talk, We Might Should Could is the next in CCAI’s Nevada Neighbors series.

The talk will take place at 7pm at the BRIC, 108 E Proctor St, Carson City. There will be an informal reception for Mr. Favela preceding the event at 6:15pm. The presentation and reception are free, and the public is cordially invited.

The public is invited to the 2014 Nevada Poetry Out Loud Competition State Finals at the Siena Hotel Spa Casino Ballroom in Reno Saturday, March 15, from noon to 3 p.m.

Fifteen students who gained the status of district finalists after a series of local competitions will vie for awards totaling $4,000 for the first, second and third place winners and their respective schools.

Because art builds communities, the Nevada Arts Council is examining the efforts, wants and needs of towns across the state as it builds a three-year plan to support local efforts.

The Arts Council is launching a series of local arts town meetings to engage in conversations with Nevadans. Staff plans to explore the cultural needs of large and small communities, the role of the arts in the Silver State and to evaluate NAC’s role as a state agency.

Come and join us at the third Artist Fair at Evergreen Gene’s Inc. 1811 N. Carson St. 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Included in the vendor list are Artists, Authors, Crafters, Painters, Photographers, Potters, Jewelers, Readers, Herbalists, Artisans, Metaphysicians, etc, etc, etc.

Belly Dancers will be performing as well as Musicians throughout the event.

Others who would like to hand out business cards and/or business pamphlets will join us.

Don't forgot to shop inside Evergreen Gene's Inc. Unique items. Made in America items. Specialty foods. Year 'Round Christmas Shoppe.

Spanish artist Rafael Lopez offers a moving and contemplative exhibition of large-scale paintings, “Rite of Passage” in three art galleries at Western Nevada College in Carson City. It will show Tuesday, Feb. 18, through Friday, March 21, in the Bristlecone Building, with a public reception on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 4:30-6:30 p.m. A talk by the artist will begin at 5:15 p.m.

On Wednesday, February 19, the Capital City Arts Initiative [CCAI] will present a talk by artist Julia Schwadron. Her illustrated talk, “You Are Here” is the next in CCAI’s Nevada Neighbors series.

The talk will take place at 7pm at the BRIC, 108 E Proctor St, Carson City. There will be an informal reception for Ms. Schwadron preceding the event at 6:15pm. The presentation and reception are free, and the public is cordially invited.

There will be a free workshop in traditional Chinese dance with Nevada Arts Council artist Xian Na Carlson on Monday, Jan. 27, from 4 to 5 p.m. at the Brewery Arts Center Performance Hall, 511 West King Street. All ages and experience levels welcome.

He described and mapped the Oregon Trail, was the Republican Party’s first presidential candidate, and served as California’s military governor in 1847.

The Capital City Arts Initiative [CCAI] announces its exhibition, "Seven Sennings", by artist Suzanne Kanatsiz at the CCAI Courthouse Gallery from February 7 – May 29, 2014. CCAI will host a reception for the artist on Friday, February 7, 5-7pm. The Courthouse is located at 885 E Musser Street, Carson City. The reception and the exhibition are free and the public is cordially invited. The gallery is open to the public Monday – Friday, 8am – 5pm.

Celebrate the Chinese New Year at Carson City's Brewery Arts Center Feb. 8. 2 p.m. with traditional Chinese dance featuring Nevada Arts Council artist Xian Na Carlson.

Xian Na Carlson began learning folk dances as a child growing up in Zhangzhou, China. From her aunt she learned the Tuan Shan, (fan dance), the Xin Jiang regional dance and Tai Ji forms.

Henderson artist Robin Stark’s ceramics are featured in the Nevada Arts Council’s OXS Gallery in Carson City from Dec. 9 through Jan. 31.

The work featured in Robin Stark: Ceramic Reflections represents a recent trend in which the artist’s ceramic forms become entirely sculptural. From the time spent in her first ceramic class in college, the material continues to engage Stark with its versatile and aesthetic qualities.

“The work fluctuates, presenting the viewer different considerations of what can be made in clay,” Stark said.