Strut your stuff on Oscar night at the Piñon

by Kim Riggs

Coming soon: Handsome, smiling men serving complimentary champagne in tuxedos. This alone is worth the price of admission to Sunday's Soroptimist International girls' night out "A Night at the Oscars Soroptimist Style." If you have not had a chance recently to dress up and just chat, bring your best friends, sisters, mothers, daughters and female co-workers. Get your tickets early.

Celebrate the 25th concert season of the Capital City Community Band at a concert. Joining the band will be two elementary school choirs, the Seeliger Singers and the Fremont Honor Choir. Mary Law and Sandra Irvin said, "These students will not only entertain you but also surprise you with their vocal talents." Former school district music directors Carol and Richard Doede will provide the free concert. Students come early to school all year to practice.

Thank you to the nice lady who called to find out where she could drop off books. Last week, I did mention SBC Telecom Pioneers of Northern Nevada's annual book drive. This is an easy way to clean out your children's books for needy children. The books also help after-school reading programs, so look below for book drop-off points.

If you enjoy dance, ballet, contemporary, tap, jazz and other dance styles, see the free annual Spotlight Dance Cup. The national dance corporation checks out local talent throughout the United States. Carson's event will highlight local talent including that of Samantha Boykin, Milan Delvecchio and Emma Jaquette, who performed last year and said the event is amazing. Novice, petite, junior, senior and adults competed last year. Local girls who won awards from Western Nevada Performing Arts were Katie Laura, Alyssa Cord, Ali Williams, Erica Cask and Danielle Williams. Check out the Web site listed below to see more on the event scheduling.

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Who: A Night at the Oscars, Soroptimist Style

When: 5 p.m. 'til the end Sunday

Where: Piñon Plaza

What: Enjoy a night of complimentary champagne, good food and the Oscars. Dress to impress as your favorite movie star.

Tickets: $20 per person

Call: Carol Slater, 687-0202; or the Piñon Plaza

Proceeds benefit: Soroptimist International of Carson City

Who: Capital City Community Band Concert's 25th anniversary concert

When: 7 p.m. March 4

Where: Community Center's Bob Boldrick Theatre, 851 E. William St.

What: Young choir groups plus John Rudy in a clarinet duet.

Cost: Free

Who: SBC Telecom Pioneers Club's Reno and Carson members

When: March 1 to May 7

What: Donations of children's books to be reused by students who cannot afford books. This program is designed to give every child the opportunity to read and for after-school reading clubs.

Where: Drop-off points - Carson City District Office; Seeliger and Mark Twain elementary schools;, St. Paul's, St. Teresa of Avila, St. Peter's Episcopal and First United Methodist churches; Les Schwab Tires; Custom Office Supplies.

Call: Lee Radtke at 885-8166

Who: Spotlight Dance Cup

Where: Community Center's Bob Boldrick Theatre, 851 E. Williams St.

When: Go to http://spotlight- events.com/events 8 a.m. -10:45 p.m. March 6 and 9 a.m.- 3:15 p.m. March 7 for local dates

What: Northern California's and Northern Nevada's dancers demonstrate their talents in several levels of competition

Cost: Free

Call: Western Nevada Performing Arts 882-7485 or Pinkerton's Academy of Dance 882-3054

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A big thank you to Capital City Loans for donating 147 pairs of shoes to students in need. Thank you to Katie Baxter from Summit Realty for financially supporting the CARE chest for an entire year so it can help with free emergency prescriptions for Northern Nevada children. A big thank you to the Raiders Booster Club for purchasing shoes for Carson High School students through the new Big 5 Sporting Goods' Help the Children List.

If you know of a behind-the-scenes good deed e-mail me.

Contact me at:kimriggs@att.net.