Arts coalition to sponsor candidates forum

What do the people running for city office think about arts and culture and the economy? Find out at the candidates forum, sponsored by the Carson City Arts and Culture Coalition from

6:30-9:30 p.m. Oct. 19 in the Sierra Room of the Carson City Community Center, 851 E. William St. The forum is free and open to the public.

Candidates for Carson City's Board of Supervisors and School Board will discuss their positions on matters affecting arts and culture in a forum moderated by Peter Barton, administrator of the Nevada Division of Museums and History. Candidates are Karen Abowd, Rob Joiner, John McKenna and Day Williams for supervisor, and Ron Swirczek, Julie Bushner, Barbara Meyers and Randy Carlson for school board. They will answer questions about the role of arts and culture in Carson City's economic development.

"We want to pack the house with arts supporters," said Stephanie Arrigotti, professor of music at Western Nevada College and director of the Western Nevada Musical Theatre Company. "It is important that candidates understand how many people care about the arts in our community."