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Friday, Nov. 20: Things to do in Carson City

Event Date: 
November 20, 2015 (All day)

Happy Friday, Carson City. If you haven’t seen it yet, I highly suggest tracking down some tickets for Mary Poppins. The cast and crew of the Western Nevada Musical Theater Co. knock it out of the park with this production. Carson High School’s annual Craft Fair begins tonight; a plethora of crafters, artisans, and vendors will be there to help with your holiday gift list. It’s West Coast Swing night at Yaple’s Ballroom, so put on your dance shoes and kick the weekend off right.

FRIDAY:

  • Dudley Chiropractic 26th Annual Food Drive: 2320 S. Carson St #3 (6:30am-3:30pm; non-perishable items such as canned or dried foods, diapers, evaporated milk, etc.)
  • Artists Walter McNamara and Lynda Yuroff featured in the OXS Gallery at the Nevada Arts Council: 716 N. Carson St. (8am-5pm)
  • Nevada Artists Association Art Exhibit featuring Anna Louise Darden and Photography by Chas. H. McDonnell, III at the Carson Visitor Center (8am-5pm)
  • Salvation Army Open House and Kettle Kick-Off at the Salvation Army Church: 661 Colorado St. (Open house 9am-5pm, Donations of cash, check and credit card as well as non-perishable foods and turkeys will be accepted throughout the day; Kettle Kick-off 5pm-8pm; To reserve a spot for the 5:30pm fundraising dinner, call Jennifer Carboni at 775-887-9120, ext. 100.)
  • Friends of the Carson City Library Gobble Gobble Food Drive at Browser’s Corner Book Store: 711 E. Washington (9:30am-5pm; Especially needed are peanut butter, canned tuna and meats, beans, vegetables, fruits, soups, pastas and sauces; free hardcover fiction book and raffle ticket with donation)
  • Nevada Day Art Show at the Nevada Artists Association Gallery in the Brewery Arts Center (10am-4pm)
  • Food Drive; Sock and Glove Tree for Do Drop In at Evergreen Gene’s: 1811 N. Carson (10am-5pm)
  • ’Fresh Fridays’ Farmers' Market at Carson Tahoe Regional Center, Parking lot 4 (11am-1pm; weather permitting)
  • Carson High Annual Holiday Craft Fair at Carson High School, use the North Entrance (5-8pm; $2 admission includes re-entry Saturday; free for children and K-12 students)
  • Magic, the Gathering at Nerdvana: 385 Hot Springs Road, Suite 1 (5:30pm-6pm sign up; 6pm start)
  • Live Music at San Marcos Grill
  • Live Music with Josh and Jenera at Living the Good Life: 1480 N. Carson St. (5:30pm)
  • Live Music with Russell Ketenjian at Bella Fiore Wine (6pm-9pm)
  • Live Music with Sandra Medley at 1862 David Walley's Restaurant and Saloon in Genoa (6pm-10pm)
  • West Coast Swing Dance Night at Yaple’s Ballroom: 315 N. Carson St. (7pm drop-in Nightclub Two-Step lesson; 8pm Social Dance; $10 for the whole evening)
  • Book Discussion with Laura McBride, author of the 2015 Nevada Reads selection ‘We Are Called to Rise’ in the Carson City Library Digitorium (6:30pm-8pm; sponsored by Carson City Library and Nevada Center for the Book)
  • Live Music with Terri Campillo and Craig Fletcher at Glen Eagles Restaurant (6:30pm-10:30pm)
  • Singer Songwriter Open Mic at A to Zen: 1803 N. Carson St. (7pm)
  • Carson Comedy: Edwin San Juan at Carson Comedy, upstairs in the Carson Nugget (7pm; $15)
  • Western Nevada Musical Theatre Presents Mary Poppins: The Broadway Musical at the Bob Boldrick Theater in the Community Center (7:30pm; $25-$28; tickets 866-977-6849 or online here)
  • Live Music with Musicole at Westside Pour House (8pm)
  • Live Music with Double Shot at Max Casino: formerly the Carson Station (8pm-12am)
  • Live Music with the Trippin King Snakes at the Genoa Bar, Genoa (8pm)
  • Live Music with Everyday Saints at Flight: 2244 Meridian, off Airport in Minden (8pm)
  • Karaoke at Barb’s Y-Not: 152 E. Long St. (8pm)
  • Friday Night Dance Party with DJ Bobby G at Living the Good Life: 1480 N. Carson St. (9pm)
  • Karaoke with J and M Productions at Whiskey Tavern (9pm)
  • DJ and Dancing at Jimmy G’s Cigar Bar (10pm)

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The Sierra Nevada section of the Society of Women Engineers recognized several Carson City students and one teacher at the 2024 Night of STEM Star Awards in Reno, Friday, April 26.

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UNR Extension Master Gardeners of Douglas County are hosting a Native plant sale on Saturday, May 18 at the River Fork Ranch (The Nature Conservancy) located at 381 Genoa Ln. Minden, NV.

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Carson High Youth Tennis Clinic

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Please click to expand the flyer for sign up options.

Free History Slide Show: Reflections of Lake Tahoe Tuesday May 14, 1:30pm, at the Carson City Senior Center.

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