Carson City Arts & Culture Coalition

11/11/2025

It’s time to MOVE IT MOVE IT!
AUDITION REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!!!

Wild Horse Children’s Theater is calling all kids K–8th grade to escape from the zoo and onto the stage for Madagascar: A Musical Adventure JR!

Join Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe, Gloria the hip hip Hippo, and those sneaky penguins for the musical adventure of a lifetime! Packed with laughs, music, and plenty of wild fun, this show will have everyone dancing in their seats.

Whether you’re a natural-born performer or just curious to try something new, this is your chance to join the craziest crew around.

So grab your pals, channel your inner lemur, and get ready to move it, move it!

REGISTRATION PACKET IS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WILDHORSETHEATER.COM.

10/06/2025

TICKETS ON SALE NOW!

All aboard for a spellbinding ride! The Enchanted Storybook Train is pulling into Mills Park just in time for Halloween, and you don’t want to miss it!

The Carson City Railroad Association and Wild Horse Productions are teaming up once again to bring you this one-of-a-kind Halloween adventure filled with beloved fairytale, Disney, storybook, movie,, and musical theater characters.

Join us for one weekend only:
Saturday, October 25 from 1:30 to 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, October 26 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Climb aboard and journey through magical live scenes featuring Beauty and the Beast, W***y Wonka, Finding Nemo, Seussical, Beetlejuice, The Adams Family, Peter Pan, Toy Story, and many more—brought to life by the talented Wild Horse Productions cast.

Back at the station, snap free photos with Glinda, Elphaba, Anna and Elsa and enjoy Halloween treats while you’re there.

Tickets are only $5 per rider and sell out fast every year. Tickets are limited this year so get yours now at wildhorsetheater.com and don’t forget your costume. A few seats may be available at the station if you’re lucky. For more information: www.wildhorsetheater.com See you at the station!

11/04/2024

CarsonNow article:

The Carson City Symphony Association announces the ninth annual instrumental music scholarship for Carson City students age 5 to 17. The scholarship was established by a generous gift from Jennifer and John Webley in memory of Rosemary Nebesky, former board member and friend of the Carson City Symph...

10/10/2024

Get ready! Tickets are on sale now for Nevada Day Weekend. Due to high demand, this event typically sells out quickly, so act now!

05/28/2024

Mile High Jazz Band Presents Big Band Jazz & Poetry
Tuesday, June 11, 7 p.m., at Gina's in the Carson Nugget

"Citadels & Sanctuaries,” an evening of big-band jazz and poetry, will be on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Gina's Good Life Music & Lounge, inside the Carson Nugget, 507 N. Carson Street. The music is free, donations are requested.

"Citadels & Sanctuaries” features the 17-member Mile High Jazz Band playing swinging songs on the theme of the evening. Several tunes showcase vocalist Jakki Ford.

Poets and readers for the evening are Rita Geil, Wayne Carlson, Krista Lukas, Nancy McLelland, Susan Sara Priest, Timothy Rhodes, and Reno poet laureate Jesse James Ziegler. Each poem expresses an aspect of the theme and is followed by a tune that relates to the poem.

Mile High Jazz Band performances and educational activities are supported in part by private donations and memberships, and by grants from the Nevada Arts Council and National Endowment for the Arts, Carson City, and by private donations.

More information: MileHighJazz.com

04/02/2024

TODAYS THE DAY! REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR SUMMER ON BROADWAY 2024! Space is limited so sign up now on the following link and keep on swimming!!!
https://forms.gle/o66vjBQjNtuqAQgS7

09/03/2023

Nevada Appeal article

08/28/2023

Carson City Symphony's comprehensive program of string instruction begins the last week of August at four locations in Carson City. Symphony Youth Strings provides free beginning violin lessons for students grades 2 to 5; a beginning cello program, and ensemble/orchestra experience for string studen...

08/28/2023

https://carsonnow.org/story/08/28/2023/carson-city-symphony-s-youth-strings-programs-begin-tuesday

Carson City Symphony's comprehensive program of string instruction begins the last week of August at four locations in Carson City. Symphony Youth Strings provides free beginning violin lessons for students grades 2 to 5; a beginning cello program, and ensemble/orchestra experience for string studen...