Thursday, Feb. 23: Things to do in Carson City

Submitted by Danielle Cook on Wed, 02/22/2017 - 10:11pm

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February 23, 2017 (All day)

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It's 'Birthday Thursday' at the Carson Cigar Bar with music by the Trippin King Snakes.

I Love Carson City

Bundle up, Carson City. We aren’t due for any more wet stuff today, but the air will have a bitter chill to it. The monthly lecture at the Nevada State Museum will explore what it took to make Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in Nevada. Sing your heart out with J and M Productions at Jimmy G’s Cigar Bar. Jimmy Mallett takes you back to the rat pack days at Living the Good Life. If you’ve had a birthday this month, let Carson Cigar Company help you celebrate.

THURSDAY:

Senior Issues at the Nevada State Legislature
Legislative eXhibition Series: ‘a subtle story’ acrylic and mixed media by Lisa Kurt of Reno in the LXS Gallery on the first floor of the Nevada State Legislature (8am-5pm)
‘Our Story, Inc: A Tour of African-American Historic Sites in Northern Nevada’ Exhibit in the Foyer of the Legislative Building (8am-5pm)
‘From the Ground Up’, solo exhibition by Gil Martin at the CCAI Gallery in the Courthouse: 885 E. Musser (8am-5pm)
Great Basin Native Artists Exhibit at the Carson Visitor Center (8am-6pm; featuring art by Ben Aleck, Topaz Jones, Jack Malotte, Melissa Melero-Moose, Topah Spoonhunter)
“Negotiating the Influence of Culture,” paintings by Gig Depio in the OXS Gallery at the Nevada Arts Council: 716 N. Carson St. (8am-5pm)
’Mountain Picassos: Basque Arborglyphs of the Great Basin’ in the Western Nevada College Main Gallery in the Bristlecone Building (8am-9pm; part of the Nevada Touring Initiative’s Traveling Exhibition Program)
ART from WNC, group show of art by Western Nevada College students in the Community Development building [formerly the BRIC]: 108 E Proctor St (8am-12pm and 1pm-4pm)
‘Iconic Nevada, Plein Air Paintings from Around the State’ by Erik Holland featured by the Nevada Press Association in the Rinckel Mansion: 102 N Curry St. (8am-5pm)
Carson River Watershed Management Forum in the Carson Community Center Gym (9am-4:30pm; Guest Speakers, Presentations, and Demonstrations; RSVP HERE)
Winter Art Show in the Nevada Artists Association Gallery at the Brewery Arts Center (10am-4pm)
CCAI Exhibit: Glyphs and Houses, solo exhibition by Amelia Currier in the Sierra Room of the Carson City Community Center (open during public meetings and Fridays 12pm-5pm)
Family Story time in the Carson City Library Digitorium (10:30am; get ticket in the auditorium)
All you can eat Wings at the (Firkin and) Fox Brewpub (11am-10pm; $12.95)
Family Story time in the Carson City Library Digitorium (11:30am; get ticket in the auditorium)
Carson City Kiwanis weekly meeting in the Casino Fandango – back room of the buffet (12pm; lunch available for $13; Newcomers and visitors are welcome)
Muscle Powered Easy Hike: Longview Ranch Estates Open Space - Meet at the corner of Longview Way and Bristol Place (3pm-4:30pm; Participants are responsible for their own transportation to the hike meeting site. All walks require closed-toed shoes and water. Hats, sunscreen and walking sticks, are recommended.)
Tap Handle Thursday at Red’s Old 395 (3pm-6pm; half off draft beers by the glass)
Lego Club in the Carson City Library Teen Portal (4pm-6pm; under 9 years old must be accompanied by someone 13+)
Informal Chess at Comma Coffee (5pm)
Carson City Composite Squadron - Civil Air Patrol Meeting at the Main Terminal of the Carson City Airport: 2600 East College Parkway (6pm-8pm; for more information go to www.GoCivilAirPatrol.com )
Cigar Appreciation Night at Jimmy G’s Cigar Bar (6pm-10pm; 10% off cigars smoked in house)
Live Americana and Blues with Dave Leather at Sassafras Eclectic Food Joint: 1500 Old Hot Springs Rd. (6pm-8pm; no cover)
Live Music with Jimmy Mallett at Living the Good Life: 1480 N. Carson (6pm-9pm)
Carson City Sunset Rotary Club’s weekly meeting at Tito’s Mexican Restaurant: 444 E. William St, Ste. 20 (6pm; visit, have a great dinner, and talk about our Rotary projects in the community and the world)
Francis Humphrey Lecture Series: Making the Martin Luther King, Jr. State Holiday with Bertha Mullins at the Nevada State Museum (doors 6pm; 6:30pm-8pm; $8, free for museum members and ages 17 and under)
Karaoke at the Westside Pour House (Cancelled this week)
Free Pool Night at Remedy’s Bar (7pm-close)
Live Music with Terri Campillo, Craig Fletcher, and friends at Glen Eagles Restaurant (7pm-10pm)
Band-o-rama featuring all Carson City School District band students in the Carson High School Gym (7pm; free, open to the public)
February Birthday Thursday with live music by the Trippin King Snakes at Carson Cigar Co. AKA the Cigar Bar (8pm)
Improv Workshop at the Brewery Arts Center (7pm; open to anyone interested in improv or wants public speaking practice; free, donations always appreciated)
Live Music with Art Mulcahy at the Carson Valley Inn Cabaret, Minden (7pm-11pm)
Karaoke with J and M Productions at Jimmy G’s Cigar Bar (8pm)

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