I Love Carson City
I’m hoping that April brings more than just showers. Not that I don’t love the spring flowers, but I’m really ready for some sunshine. Start off the month with a clean kitchen: let the Elks Club take care of breakfast. Grab your guitar, tambourine, ukulele, or vocal chords and join the A to Zen Music Jam. Head ‘North by Northwest’ at the Galaxy Theater. The classic thriller is on the big screen at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.
SUNDAY:
- Last Weekend of Girl Scout Cookie Sales: go to girlscouts.org/cookies to find some near you
- First Sunday Breakfast at the Elks Club: 515 N Nevada (bar opens 8am, breakfast 8:30am-11am; $8)
- Breakfast and Bowling at Carson Lanes (breakfast served 7:30am -11am, unlimited bowling 9am-12pm; $13, $8 kids 8 and younger)
- Muscle Powered Weekly Bike Ride – Meet in the south parking lot of Fremont Elementary School, next to the Linear Ditch Trail (meet at 9am; consists of two loops 10-15 miles long each, this will allow a rider to do 10-15 miles or 20-30 miles; ride pace will vary depending on rider level, but usually about 12-16 mph; All riders must have a bicycle in safe working condition, helmet, and closed toed shoes. Participants are responsible for their own transportation to the meeting site; email Shane: shane@shanetrotter.net with any questions)
- Great Basin Native Artists Exhibit at the Carson Visitor Center (9am-6pm; featuring art by Ben Aleck, Topaz Jones, Jack Malotte, Melissa Melero-Moose, Topah Spoonhunter)
- Community Yoga with Allison Reitz at Comma Coffee (9am-10am; $10 cash only; beginners are welcome; Bring your mind, body, and mat; a limited number of extra mats will be available)
- ’Spring has Sprung’ Art Show in the Nevada Artists Association Gallery at the Brewery Arts Center (10am-4pm)
- Kids Eat Free at the (Firkin and) Fox Brewpub (11am-10pm; with purchase of adult entree)
- Bingo fundraiser for CASI at Carson City Senior Center (doors 11:30am, game play 12:30pm-4pm; $10 buy in, extra packs $5, Special games $1 each; 50/50 raffle and door prizes; lunch available; must be 21+)
Don’t play around, go to a play! The Proscenium Players of Carson City are wrapping up their run of William Inge’s ‘Bus Stop’ in the Brewery Arts Center Black Box Theater this afternoon.
- Music Jam Sunday at A to Zen: 1803 N. Carson St. (1pm-3pm; we try to keep it simple so that musicians of all ages and skill levels can participate. We welcome music of all genres and styles; Audience is welcome)
- Weekly Pool Tournament at Whiskey Tavern (register 1pm; 2pm start; $10 per person)
- Pool Tournament at Remedy’s (2pm-5pm; $5 buy-in; APA Rules)
- The Proscenium Players present William Inge’s ‘Bus Stop’ in the Brewery Arts Center Black Box Theater (2pm; $18, discounts for members, students, and seniors)
- Big Screen Classics: North by Northwest at Galaxy Theater- Fandango (2pm; $12.50)
- Story Time at Genoa Candy and Coffee in Carson Lanes (2pm)
- Carson Valley Sinfonia Spring Concert at the CVIC Hall: 1604 Esmerelda, Minden (4pm; free admission)
- Live Music with Steve Lord in the Carson Valley Inn Cabaret, Minden (6pm-10pm)
- Live Music with Liam Kyle Cahill at Sassafras Eclectic Food Joint: 1500 Old Hot Springs Rd. (6pm-8:30pm; no cover)
- Big Screen Classics: North by Northwest at Galaxy Theater- Fandango (7pm; $12.50)
Every week, I create a list of the fun stuff and events going on around the Carson City area for my Facebook page, I Love Carson City. There is quite a bit to do in our beautiful capital this week, so grab the kids, your friends and family, and have a great weekend.
My weekly Facebook list includes Friday-Thursday, so please go HERE for events beyond Sunday, or just wait for my daily ‘Things to do’ here on Carson Now. You do NOT need a Facebook account to access the information.
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