Off the couch

TODAY

• Carson Performing Arts presents Shakespeare's "Macbeth," 2 p.m. today-Sunday and 7:30 p.m. Today-Saturday, at the Carson City Community Center, 851 E. William St. Call 887-0438.

• Open Gym and Dinner for Parents' Night Out, 6-10 p.m. at Positive Energy, Acrobatics and Dance studio, 900 Mallory Way, Studio 4. Cost $15 one child or $25 for family. Reservations, information: 884-3633.

• The Mark Castro Band performs at Sparky's, 2310 S. Carson St. No cover; call 882-7530.

• Misfits Theater Group open casting call, 7 p.m. at the Dayton Library. Call Carol Bauer at 246-9622.

• Blues Harpist James Cotton in concert at 8 p.m. at the Crystal Bay Club, Crystal Bay. Call 831-0512.

• Bad Intent performs at 9 p.m. at Decades Bar, 1475 Old Hot Springs Road today and Saturday. No cover; call 883-8889.

• Annual Sheep Dip production at 8 p.m. today and Saturday at John Ascuaga's Nugget Celebrity Showroom. Call 356-3300.

• Melissa Dru performs at the Carson Valley Inn, Minden through Sunday. Call 782-9711.

saturday

• Caring for your holiday plants seminar, 2 p.m. at Greenhouse Garden Center; free. Call 882-8600.

• WNCC Davis Observatory opens at dusk for viewing of the Machholz Comet. Members of WNCC Astronomical Society will assist with telescopes and answer questions. Call Robert Collier at 445-4412.

• 10th annual Winter Wine & All That Jazz, 7-10 p.m. at the Carson Nugget. Annual fund-raiser for Carson Advocates for Cancer Care. Tickets $37 at the door. Includes live music by Sierra Swing Band, door prize, raffle prizes, silent auctions; call 885-9463.

• Dust Devil and Conscender perform at 11 p.m. at Daddy Dick's Tavern, 1305 S. Carson St. Cover charge $3; call 885-0558.

• Douglas County Democratic Women meet at 10 a.m. at Carson Valley Middle School library, 1475 Highway 395, Gardnerville. Guest speakers Yolanda Garcia, regional representative for Sen. Harry Reid; Jill Derby, regent at UNR.

• Annual January Antique Show & Sale at Genoa Town Hall, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. Admission $1.

SUNDAY

• 1 Mile, Above All Things and Swamp Donkey perform at 9 p.m. at Daddy Dick's Tavern, 1305 S. Carson St. Cover charge $3; call 885-0558.

• Young at Heart Bingo at noon, Douglas County Senior Center, 2300 Meadow Lane, Gardnerville. Call 783-6455.

MONDAY

• Martin Luther King Jr. Day at the Children's Museum of Northern Nevada, 813 N. Carson St. Free with paid admission; free crafts from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Call 884-2226.