Event Date:
April 17, 2015 (All day)
Are you looking for a good time tonight? You’ve come to the right place. Whether it’s live music, comedy, karaoke, swing dancing, or the monthly World Dance Open Floor performance, Carson City has something for everyone. The inaugural Cinderella Father-Daughter Dance is at Carson High School tonight, so grab your favorite princess(es) and enjoy a night of magic.
FRIDAY:
- Capital City Farm Days Celebrates All Things Agriculture at Fuji Park (8am-2pm; free, open to the public)
- Final Day of ’Second Skin’ by artist Sarah Lillegard at the Nevada Arts Council: 716 N. Carson St. (8am-5pm)
- Last Day to get $12 Vouchers for the Reno Aces vs. Albuquerque game Sunday at Mark Twain Elementary School, 2111 Carriage Crest Drive
- ‘The Observation and Conclusion’ by artist Joseph Watson at the LXS Gallery in the Legislature Building
- ‘Always Lost: A Meditation on War’ in the Second Floor Atrium of the Legislature Building
- ’The Driest State: Nevada Watersheds’ by artist Nolan Preese at the CCAI Gallery in the Courthouse: 885 E. Musser (8am-5pm)
- CCAI Exhibit: BRIC Art 5 at the BRIC: 108 E Proctor Street (8am-12pm and 1pm-5pm)
- ‘Spring has Sprung’ Art Show at the Nevada Artists Association Gallery in the Brewery Arts Center (10am-4pm)
- ’Pets of the Homeless’ Food Drive at Evergreen Gene’s: 1811 N. Carson (10am-5pm)
It’s opening weekend of the Reno Aces season, and one lucky student from Mark Twain Elementary School gets to sing the National Anthem. Help the school raise funds by buying a discount voucher for the Sunday game and root, root, root for the home team. Root for the Wildcats Softball team during their double-header today against Colorado Northwestern Community College at the Livermore (Edmonds) Sports Complex.
- WNC Wildcats Softball vs. Colorado Northwestern Community College at Edmonds Sports Complex (1pm AND 3pm)
- A Discussion about Benefits and Current Events for Female Veterans with Ret. LTc Sharlee W. ‘Charlee’ Smith in the Dini Student Center at Western Nevada College (1pm)
- SENarts and the Nevada Arts Council Present: Tule Duck Decoys with Mike Williams in Room 3100 of the Legislature Building (3:30pm-5pm)
- First Annual Summer Splendor Showcase and Expo at the Douglas County Community Center, 1329 Waterloo Lane, Gardnerville (4pm-7pm)
- Wine Tasting at Genoa Candy and Coffee in Carson Lanes (4pm-8pm; $5 for five tastes)
- Seventh Annual Crabbie Schack Feed: Meal, Raffle, Silent and Live Auction, and Live Music at Piper’s Opera House, Virginia City (5pm; $35)
- Live Music with Acoustic Solution at Bella Fiore Wines (6pm-8:30pm)
- Auditions for “Marvelous Wonderettes” by Carson Valley Community Theatre at the Annex: 1572 Highway 395, Gardnerville (6pm, have one minute comedic monologue/ funny story, prepare an upbeat song from the 1950s or 60s; must be able to sing harmony; For more information call Lucille at 775-843-3493)
- Live Music with Tom Miller at La Posada Real: 3205 Retail Dr. (6pm-9pm)
- Live Music at San Marcos Grill
- Live Music with Terri Campillo and Craig Fletcher at Glen Eagles Restaurant (6:30pm-10:30pm)
Happy National Haiku Poetry day.
Many amusements
A plethora of options
Found within this list
- Cinderella Father/Daughter Ball in the Carson High School ‘big gym’ (6:30pm-8:30pm; $25 per couple, $5 additional princesses)
- Comstock Soroptimist’s family BINGO night at the Dayton Senior Center: 320 Dayton Valley Rd. (Doors open at 6:30, Bingo starts 7pm; Snacks, coffee, water included, no-host bar available; $15 per person if reserved in advance, $20 at door; Call Sharon 246-1630 to reserve a spot)
- Swing Meets Swing Dance Night at Yaple’s Ballroom (Jitterbug lesson 7pm; Dance 8pm; $10 for the whole evening)
- Third Coast Percussion at the CVIC Hall: 1602 Esmeralda Ave, Minden (7pm; $25 at door, Students $5)
- Live Music with Stone Free at Casino Fandango (7pm)
- Open Mic at A to Zen: 1803 N. Carson St. (7pm)
- Karaoke at Ponderosa Saloon –Virginia City (7pm)
- World Dance Open Floor at Comma Coffee (sign-up 7:30pm, 8pm start; Dancing for donations for Advocates to End Domestic Violence)
- Carson Comedy: Jesse Joyce at Carson Comedy, upstairs in the Carson Nugget (7:30pm; $15)
- Live Music with Lady and the Tramps at the Red Dog Saloon, Virginia City (7:30pm)
- Live Music with Chaser at Flight: 2244 Meridian, off Airport in Minden (7:45pm)
- Live Music with the Trippin King Snakes at Westside Pour House (8pm)
- Live Music with Cosmic Bugaloo at the Eleventh Frame Lounge in Carson Lanes (8pm)
- Karaoke at Barb’s Y-Not: 152 E. Long (8pm)
- Live Music with the Madison Hudson Band at the Carson Station (8:30pm)
- Jaime Rollins at Living the Good Life: 1480 N. Carson St. (9pm)
- Karaoke at Whiskey Tavern (9pm)
- DJ and Dancing at Jimmy G’s Cigar Bar (10pm)