Expect Carson folks to show they care in '05 as much as '04

by Kim Riggs

Welcome to 2005.

Last week, we felt some extreme weather in the Sierra. I went to Starbucks in all the cold weather to grab a cup of joe. They sell coffee harvested in Asia. If you purchase a pound, they will donate $2 per package to help those suffering after the southern Asia tsunamis.

I recently was at the movies and met a new California transplant to Carson City. She and her husband think our town is remarkable, and she said how impressed she has been with its generosity in the short time she has lived here.

The last time I heard that sentiment was at the celebration for the firemen who worked so hard on the Waterfall fire.

So many thoughtful events happen here all the time, like Carson-Tahoe Hospital donating items to help our troops overseas. Trinia Dahlin at the District Attorney's Office asked me to thank them for items for the Christmas care packages. Trinia and her group made several packages.

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If you like to dance and haven't been out in a while, check out the Mile High Jazz Band's "Cool Jazz in January" at Comma Coffee Jan. 11 with their live 17-member band. They play the music you love: Duke Ellington, Count Basie and more contemporary jazz styles.

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BACStage Kids presents a cute rendition of Hans Christian Andersen's Ugly Duckling story called "Honk, Jr" starting Jan. 21.

Out & about

What: Mile High Jazz Band's fourth annual "Cool Jazz in January" featuring vocalist Sheryl Adams

When: 8-10 p.m. Jan. 11

Where: Comma Coffee, 312 S. Carson St.

Cost: General admission $5 at the door; $4 for members of the Mile High Jazz Band Assoc.; free for age 18 and under. Swing-dance instruction 6-7:30 p.m., $5.

Contact: 883-2662 or 883-4154, or go to www.milehighjazz.com.

What: "Honk, Jr"

When: 7 p.m. Jan. 21, 22, 28 and 29; and 2 p.m. Jan. 22, 23, 29, 30

Where: Brewery Arts Center, 449 W. King St.

Cost: $8 general admission, $5 for BAC members/students/seniors, children 5 and under free when accompanied by an adult and do not occupy a seat.

Contact: 883-1976 for tickets and information