Things to do this week in Carson City area

Tuesday, October 6

Swing dancing, 6:30-9:30 p.m., El Charro Avitia's Restaurant, 4389 S. Carson Street. High Sierra Swing Dance Club sponsors West Coast swing dancing every Tuesday. No partner is required. Visit highsierrasdc.org or call 775-629-9369.

Northern Nevada Journalism; Then and Now including the 1963 Frank Sinatra Gaming License Revocation story, 7:30-9 p.m., Gold Hill Hotel, 1540 Main St. Guy Farmer speaker, buffet dinner served from 5-7 p.m. $15; Lecture begins at 7:30 p.m.; Lecture only $5 Call 775-847-0111.

Salsa Dance Class, 6-7:30 p.m., Comma Coffee; 312 S. Carson. Learn Salsa basics and intermediate combos with Roberto and Jo Ann; friendly atmosphere, no partner required, $5. Call 883-2662.

Beginner's Square Dance Class, Class: 6:30-8 p.m.; Workshop 8-9:30 p.m. Genoa Town Hall, downtown Genoa. Classes 22 weeks. Larry Ward, instructor. Carson City residents invited to participate. Free. Registration today. Coffee and cookies served. Call with questions or to make reservations. Call 461-0474.

Wednesday, Oct. 7

Ballroom Dance Classes, 11 a.m.-noon, Carson Senior Center, Beverly Way & Long St. Ballroom Dance Class led by veteran, social-dance teacher & major motion picture choreographer, Thane W. Cornell-PhD, teaching all popular dances and all ages welcome. $5 per class. Call 883-0539 or 775-885-0552.

Hip Hop Dance Classes, 4:30 -7:30 p.m., Positive Energy Performing Arts, 3603 Challenger Way, Carson City. Three hip hop classes for three different age groups with world-class choreographer Stefan Ballard-Reisch. Call 775-224-1080.

Thursday, October 8

E.L. Cord Museum School Open House, 6-8 p.m., Nevada Museum of Art, 160 W. Liberty St. Reno. Instructors will be on-hand to discuss upcoming classes and new opportunities while showcasing their own works through display and demonstrations. All ages are welcome. Free admission. 775-329-3333.

Folk Music at Borders Bookstore Cafe, 6:30-8 p.m., 911 Topsy Lane, Carson City. Enjoy Folk Tunes and Ballads in the Cafe Coffee Shop by Tom and Mary Kay Aufrance, local singer songwriters. Call 775- 267-0755.

Fall Watercolor Classes, 1-3:30 p.m., UNR Cooperative Extension, 1329 Waterloo Lane, Gardnerville. Drawing and watercolor classes in one. Paint out on location, Holiday Magic Painting Party and more. A: Absolute Beginners, B: Intermediate, C: Advancedlevels, 6 classes each held on two Thursdays from September to November. Extra attention for enhancing your painting skills. Go to www.reikohervin.com or call 775-465-1163.

Advanced Ballroom Dancing class, 7:15-9:15 p.m., Carson City Senior Citizens Center, 911 Beverly Drive. Larry Ward teaching 22-week course on advanced techniques in cha-cha, waltz, tango, salsa, rumba, pasodable, couple country dancing and extended swing. $8 per person per class. Coffee and cookies served.(no classes on Nov. 26, Dec. 24 and Dec. 31). Call 461-0474.

Friday, October 9

American Ballet Theatre's ABT II Returns to Reno, 7:30 p.m. Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts. Spectacular dance, costumes and music. Adult$24-$34; children/students/senior $14-$19. Group discounts for 20 or more are available at $19 and $11. Visit pioneercenter.com or call 775-686-6600.

Fall Follies of 2009, 7-9 p.m., Gold Hill Hotel, 1540 S. Main St., 1 Mile South of Virginia City on Highway 342. Fall Follies of 2009, Directed by Redarle Baker, Four-course Gourmet Dinner and Show; Song and Comedy $45 per person plus tip and tax. Call 775-847-0111.

Kenny Rogers in concert, 8 p.m., Silver Legacy Grande Exposition Hall, Reno.Tickets $80, $65, $55. Call 325-7401.

The B-52s, 8 p.m., John Ascuaga's Nugget Celebrity Showroom, Sparks, Presented as a positive, enthusiastic, slightly wacky party band, the B-52s have focused on songs telling tall tales, or celebrating wild romance, all set to a danceable New Wave beat. $79. Call 800-648-1177.

International Film Series, "I Am from Titov Veles," Teona Strugar Mitevska, Macedonia, 2007. 7 p.m., WNC Carson City campus, Marlette Hall, Cedar Building. Thought-provoking international films that explore cultures around the world. Offered by the Global Lens Initiative with partial funding by Nevada Humanities, the film stories are told in their native languages with English subtitles. Cost is $3, and free to Western students with ID. Part of WNC's "Faces, Voices and Stories" cultural series. Call 445-3235.

"Moon Over Buffalo," 7:30 p.m., CVIC Hall in Minden, Carson Valley Community Theatre presents the play, "Moon Over Buffalo" by Ken Ludwig. It's a hilarious comedy about two aging actors, a husband and wife with the chance of a lifetime to become big screen stars in the 50s. Tickets are $15 general; $12 students and seniors. Group sales, $10. Opening night champagne and dessert gala, $20 and $17, respectively. Show tickets available starting Sept. 1. Call 782-6725, 782-3670.

Oh Horrors! It's Murder, 7:30-10:30 p.m., Carson City Community Center, 851 E. William St. Carson High School's Carson Performing Art's October Halloween presentation is an audience-interactive, musical comedy, murder mystery. Set in a museum featuring a cursed Egyptian artifact, someone is murdered and everyone's a suspect or a witness. $5 for CHS student body and children; $7 senior citizens and students; $8 general. There will also be a showing on Oct. 14 as a homecoming event for $3 and a can of food for the local food bank. Call 283-1683 or 230-8919.

The Christian Intervention Program for youth, "Building a real life now and for the future," 6-7 p.m., Calvary Pentecostal Church, 220 W. Winnie Lane, Carson City. Program provides teens with Christian principles that they can apply to their life today in order to build a promising future. Program consists of 20 weekly lessons every Friday; free. Call 775-882-2238.