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Monday, Sept 25: Things to do in Carson City

Event Date: 
September 25, 2017 (All day)

By the end of the week we will enjoy the brief return of warm sunny days and hear the roar of the many bikes in town for the annual Street Vibrations Fall Rally. For now, keep a sweater close at hand. Venerable Geshe Lobsang Tsultrim is a Tibetan Buddhist monk of the Gelug order born in Amdo the eastern region of Tibet. Learn about Tibetan Astrology from him this evening at the Brewery Arts Center. Most every tavern in town will have their television tuned to Monday Night Football. Grab some friends and watch the Cowboys battle the Arizona Cardinals.

MONDAY:

  • -- ‘Second Nature,’ solo exhibition by Las Vegas artist Mary Warner in the OXS Gallery at the Nevada Arts Council: 716 N. Carson St. (8am-5pm)
  • -- ‘Industrial Art: Sports Edition’ Exhibit in the CCAI Gallery at the Carson City Courthouse: 885 E. Musser (8am-5pm)
  • -- ART from UNR, group show of art by University of Nevada, Reno students in the Community Development building [formerly the BRIC]: 108 E Proctor St (8am-12pm and 1pm-4pm)
  • -- ‘Painting Wall,’ solo exhibition by Gil Martin in the Western Nevada College Main Gallery in the Bristlecone Building (8am-9pm)
  • -- ‘From the Ground Up’, solo exhibition by Gil Martin at the CCAI Gallery in the Courthouse: 885 E. Musser (8am-5pm)
  • -- ART from UNR, group show of art by University of Nevada, Reno students in the Community Development building [formerly the BRIC]: 108 E Proctor St (8am-12pm and 1pm-4pm)
  • -- Great Basin Native Artists Exhibit at the Carson Visitor Center (9am-6pm; featuring art by Linda Eben Jones, Joyce McCauley, Steve Nighthawk, Tork Rains and Brandy McDaniels)
  • -- CCAI Exhibit: Tahoe Clarity, solo exhibition by Dylan Silver in the Sierra Room of the Carson City Community Center (open during public meetings and Fridays 12pm-4pm)
  • -- $1 Bowling and Shoe Rental Specials (9am-10pm at Carson Lanes; 9am-5pm at Gold Dust West)
  • -- Mimosa Monday all day at Ed’s Doghouse
  • -- All Day Happy Hour in the Fox’ Den at the Fox Brewpub (11am-10pm)
  • -- Carson City Host Lions Club weekly lunch meeting at Tito's Mexican Restaurant: 444 E Williams (12pm; for more information, call Tim at 775-885-7033)
  • -- Martini Monday at Red’s Old 395 (3pm-6pm; half priced martinis)
  • -- Monday Night Football: Dallas Cowboys at the Arizona Cardinals (5:30pm on ESPN)
  • -- Monday Night Football Buffet at Mallard’s Restaurant at Empire Ranch Golf Course (buffet 5:30pm, bar opens 4pm; $12 Buffet; Football pools and prizes)
  • -- High Sierra Swing Dance Club’s Night Out at NEW LOCATION: the Eleventh Frame Lounge inside Carson Lanes (Beginners Class 5:30pm-6:30pm, Intermediate Swing lesson 6:30pm-7:30pm, $8 each class; Free open dancing 7:30pm-10pm)
  • -- Dharma Zephyr Sangah Sitting Group in the Methodist Church’s Youth Group Building at the corner of Proctor and Minnesota (Beginners 5:30pm-6:30pm; Sitting quietly in meditation 7pm-8:30pm)
  • -- Square Dancing with the Capitol Cut-ups at the Carson Senior Center: 911 Beverly Drive (6pm-9pm; for info contact Marge at 775-885-7986 or 775-220-2942)
  • -- Tibetan Heart presents an Introduction to Tibetan Astrology with Venerable Geshe Lobsang Tsultrim in the Brewery Arts Center Ballroom (7pm; Suggested donation for talks and teachings is $10-$20 per evening; Tibetan Astrology, known as “the science of calculation”, is one of the traditional arts and sciences of Tibet. Geshe-la will explain this ancient technique used to study the rhythms and cycles of time and for divination)
  • -- Tabletop Game Night at Carson Cigar Co. AKA the Cigar Bar (7pm-9pm; drink specials for players; games rotate weekly)
  • -- Karaoke with J and M Productions at the Fox Brewpub (8pm all ages, 10pm-close ‘karaoke after dark’; drink specials)

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