Happy Halloween: Events around Carson City for Oct. 31

Heading into the last day of October and you know what that means: Happy Halloween! Best to bundle up under the costumes as Thursday will be another chilly day, though warmer than Wednesday. Activities around the capital city include a Muscle Powered afternoon hike, art showings, library activities and more. Read on for Halloween activities around the capital city.

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Here's what's happening Thursday:

— Capital City Arts Initiative Presents: Saludos Amigos. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Capital City Arts Initiative presents its exhibition, "Saludos Amigos", by artist Justin Favela at the CCAI Courthouse Gallery. The exhibition will be in the gallery from now through January 29, 2020. 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 Monday through Friday. In this installation, Favela will collage imagery from famous animated films that depict Latin American culture. Using his signature "piñata style" Favela will make large scale murals with tissue paper and glue that will break down images from films like “The Three Caballeros”, “The Emperor's New Groove” and “Coco.” These films celebrate Latin American culture but through the investigation of the imagery, Favela will highlight the exoticism and Hollywood fantasy that falsely represents an entire culture. Favela, a Las Vegas native, makes work in a piñata style exploring his identity as a Latino from Las Vegas with Mexican and Guatemalan parents. He makes his work with traditional craft materials like tissue paper and cardboard, making anything from sculptures to large scale paper installations.

— Capital City Arts Initiative Presents: Constellation. 8 a.m. The Capital City Arts Initiative (CCAI) presents its exhibition, Constellation. Nine students from the University of Nevada Reno’s Bachelor of Fine Arts program have work in the exhibit. The free exhibition is available to the public now through Dec. 10, 2019 on Mondays – Fridays, 8:00 a.m. – noon and 1:00-4:00 p.m. The artists include Rachael Blizzard, Tessa Clawson, Josh Galarza, Robert Ibarra, Sandra Kramp, Carla Miller, Cesar Piedra, Shara Sinatra, and Amber Skilling. For more information about each artist please visit the CCAI website. The exhibition is at the Carson City BRIC, 108 E Proctor St., Carson City.

— The Lodge in Carson City will be hosting a Safe and Indoor Trick or Treat beginning at 9 a.m. The Montessori School’s students will arrive at 9 a.m. The Lodge is located at 2200 East Long Street.

— Nevada Day art exhibit at Nevada Artists Association gallery at the Brewery Arts Center. The annual Nevada Day Art Exhibit at the Nevada Artists Association Art Gallery will be held from October 20 - January 3, 2020. The NAA Gallery is located at the Brewery Art Center at 449 West King Street. There will be a 40th Anniversary Artists’ Reception on Sunday, Nov. 3, which is open to all. The event is from 2 to 4pm, and the Artist's Reception is from 1-2 p.m. The NAA gallery is open Tuesday through Sunday from 10 a.m to 4:00 p.m.

— Modern Western Square Dancing. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Square dancing is a dance for four couples (eight dancers in total) arranged in a square. It is a very social and fun way to dance. Instruction will be provided. Come by yourself or with a group of friends. The more the merrier! The class runs for 10 weeks. You can come to all or purchase a 5 class punch card. For more information, email stephenstb3@gmail.com. Go here to register online. 3303 Butti Way No. 9, Carson City.

— Carson City Library hosts Family Storytime. 10:30 to 12:15 a.m. These are both the same and last 45 minutes. Weekly themed singing, stories, finger-plays, or art centered around a book. Participants 9 and under must be accompanied by a caregiver of at least 13 years of age at all times. 900 North Carson Street.

— Western Nevada College will host a Day of the Dead celebration. Thursday, Oct. 31 from 12 - 2 p.m. presented by students of the Latino Cohort and the Puente Parent Committee. The celebration will be held in the Art Gallery of the Bristlecone building.

— Muscle Powered Hike: Deadman’s Creek Trail. 3 p.m. Meet at Save Mart on N. Carson street along the south end of the building to carpool to the trailhead on East Lake Blvd, Washoe Valley. All Thursday hikes are 2-4 miles with duration of about 90 minutes, sometimes with elevation gains of 500 feet or more. Contact the hike coordinator Jo Foster at jf.prairie@gmail.com, or 775-350-0992, call or text with questions.

— Carson Mall will host its annual Safe Candy Walk Trick or Treat event Thursday. Bring your littlest ghosts and goblins to the Carson Mall. Delicious candy. There will be a kid-friendly photo-booth and maps are available in the south entrance. The event runs from 4 to 6 p.m. throughout all the businesses in the mall shopping center.

— LEGO Club at Carson City Library. 4 to 6 p.m. Build self-led creations through hands-on learning with LEGO Education materials. Participants 9 and under must be accompanied by a caregiver of at least 13 years of age at all times. 900 North Roop St., Carson City.

— Carson Catalina Apartments annual haunted house open to public. 4:30 to 8 p.m. 700 Hot Springs Rd. Carson Catalina Apartments in Carson City announced Tuesday that its 5th Annual Haunted House will be free and open to the public this year. The Haunted House has become a complex event that incorporates animatronics, live actors, mazes, and much more. For more information on The Carson Catalina Apartments 5th Annual Haunted House, call (775) 883-8080.

— Annual Downtown Carson City Candy Crawl. Downtown Carson City on Oct. 31, Halloween, beginning at 5 p.m. and running until 6:30 p.m. Mystery prizes will be given out at surprise locations. The event, organized and sponsored by the Carson City Downtown Business Association, is free and family-friendly. Trick or Treat at nearly 30 participating businesses. There will be a map made available.

— Halloween Tricks, Treats, Games and Art on the Comstock. 5 to 8 p.m. Kids will enjoy trick or treating and playing games with Women Investigating Ghost Sightings at St. Mary's Art Center, formerly St. Marie Louise Hospital. Admission is complimentary, donations greatly appreciated. 55 North R Street, Virginia City.

— Calvary Chapel Carson Valley's Annual Harvest Festival. 5:30 p.m. Calvary Chapel Carson Valley's Harvest Festival will take place on Oct. 31, with doors opening at 5:30 p.m. It is a warm and safe alternative to Halloween located at the Douglas County Fairgrounds on Pinenut Road. Admission is a suggested donation of two unopened bags of candy per family. Free food, drinks, games, lots of candy, cookie decorating, a cakewalk, balloon twisting and more will be available. Non-frightening costumes are encouraged. For more information, call Calvary Chapel at 265-3259. You can also check out our web page at www.cvcalvarychapel.org or more information.

— Trick-or-Treating at the Governor's Mansion. The official night for trick-or-treating in Carson City this year is Thursday, Oct. 31. Stop by the Governor’s Mansion (606 N. Mountain St.) where Governor Sisolak and First Lady Kathy Sisolak will pass out candy from 5 to 8 p.m.

— There will be a Living the Haunt, haunted yard event on Halloween night, Oct. 31, from 6 to 9 p.m. Bring a canned food item. It is being held at 1402 Chimney Drive in Carson City.

— Pro Jam Night with Lester & Friends at Mangia Tutto. 6:30 p.m. A night out for pro musicians to get together and make some music. Join Brian Lester and Friends every Thursday this summer at Mangia Tutto Pizzeria on the corner of Stewart and Musser St. 6:30 to 9 p.m. Bring your instruments.

ONGOING

— Carson Nugget, Food For Thought team up for children's winter coat drive. Carson Nugget and the Carson City based Food for Thought organization are hosting a coat drive for children now through Nov. 15. Organizers of this drive are asking for donations of new coats, for children ages 5 to 18, which will be distributed to children at the Kids Christmas Brunch, to be held Dec. 23 at the Carson Nugget Grand Ballroom. All coats can be delivered to Food For Thought, 3246 North Carson Street, Suite 118, Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Established in 2007, Food For Thought is a nonprofit organization aimed at feeding hungry children on the weekend. Each Friday, Food for Thought provides a healthy bag of food to hungry children in Carson City, and parts of Douglas County, allowing these children to eat on the weekends and to arrive at school on Monday nourished and ready to learn.

— Carson City Public Works announces temporary closure of Linear Ditch Trail. Sections of the Linear Ditch Trail in Carson City will be closed starting Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, for maintenance and cleaning. The multiuse path will be closed from the east end of the Linear Ditch, east of Fremont Elementary School and continue west to South Roop Street along Governor’s Field. Maintenance is anticipated to take up to several weeks. Linear Ditch Trail is a walking/bike path, extending from Roop Street to Fairview Drive and the Moffat Open Space access at Hells Bells Road. During the temporary closure, Carson City Public Works staff will be performing much-needed channel and drainage cleanup in preparation for the wet winter season. Rehabilitation efforts throughout the drainage system will be conducted, along with trash and debris removal. For the safety of staff and trail enthusiasts, sections of the multiuse path must be closed for the duration of the work, as there will be equipment on site, as well as exposed areas as a result of necessary digging and removal to excess sediment.

— Urgent Care hosts food drive for the Dayton area. With November approaching and Thanksgiving around the corner, Dayton Urgent Care will be collecting non-perishable items for local families now until Nov 15. Item such as boxed stuffing, gravy, canned veggies, boxed desserts, boxed potatoes, canned yams, canned soups and soup mix. In the past years we have had such a great turn out with our other drives. Food items can dropped off at Dayton Urgent Care, 901 Medical Center Drive, Dayton, Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.