I Love Carson City’s Weekend Event Summary: Sept. 10-11

Welcome to the weekend, Carson City. Happenings, going-ons, and to-dos can be found all over. Early birds catch the Great Reno Balloon Race, while night owls can enjoy karaoke and live music. Kids won’t want to miss out on the Young Eagle flights at the Carson Airport, just make sure to get there on time. Learn about Roswell at the WNC Observatory or meet Author Sandie LaNae at Artsy Fartsy. Our valley offers something for everyone, keep reading and see.

SATURDAY:

• Great Reno Balloon Race at Rancho San Rafael Regional Park, Reno (3:30am Gates Open; 5am Glow Show; 5:30am Dawn Patrol; 7am Mass Ascension Launch; 7am-7:30am Biggest Little Pajama Party and Bed Head Competition; 8am-8:30am Bed-Head Competition; 4:30am-11am Shopping along Balloon Boulevard)
• Seniors Swim Free at Paradise Salon and Spa: Executive Pointe off College Pkwy (7am-5pm, except during Zumba class 9am-10am; 55 and older; indoor adult warm saltwater pools)
• Rummage Sale at the Veterans Hall on Second and Curry Streets (7:30am-2pm; hosted by American Legion Auxiliary Unit 4 to benefit local veterans services)
• EAA Sierra Chapter #403 Young Eagle Flights (Weather Permitting; open to ages 8-17; registration 8am at the Airport Terminal Building, orientation 8:30am; free, Registration Forms are available at the event) Coffee and Donuts (8am-12pm, all welcome) at 2500 E. College Pkwy
• Alyce McCracken Memorial Golf Tournament at Eagle Valley Golf Course (8am registration, 9am shotgun start; $85 includes lunch and raffle)

Take a moment to test drive a new car and Capitol Ford will donate money toward Safe Grad and the CHS Cheer Squad. The Edwards Motor Car is back on track at the Nevada State Railroad Museum if you prefer that form of transportation.

• Douglas County’s 10th Annual ‘Walk in Memory, Walk for Hope’ and Andy’s Ride ‘Ride in Memory, Ride in Hope’ at Heritage Park, Gardnerville (8am registration, $20 includes breakfast, t-shirt and gift bag, all walkers/riders welcome; 3 mile walk 9am-11am or 15 mile bike ride; benefits suicide prevention awareness)
• Nevada Artists Association Art Exhibit featuring artists Anna Louise Dardin and Bob Hickox with Photography by Chas. H. McDonnell, III at the Carson Visitor Center (8am-5pm)
• Flying Pig Flea Market at Fuji Park (8am-3pm; $1 admission)
• Third and Curry Farmers Market (8:30am to 1pm; fruits, vegetables, flowers, live music, local vendors, bowl painting with Empty Bowls, and more)
• Empty Bowls Bowl Decorating at the Third and Curry Farmers Market (8:30am until supplies run out or 1pm)
• Breakfast and Bowl at Carson Lanes (9am-12pm; breakfast and unlimited bowling until noon $13, $8 kids 12 and younger)
• Community Shred/Recycle Day at Bullis and Company: 206 S Division St (9am-12pm, suggested $5 donation per box; BBQ 10:30am-12pm, $5 recommended donation; all proceeds to benefit the Special Olympics of Nevada)
• ‘Drive One For Your School’ Fundraiser at the Carson High School North Parking Lot (9am until 300 licensed drivers 18+ test drive a new vehicle; Capital Ford will donate $20 per driver, one per household, to the CHS Cheerleaders and Safe Grad)
• Edwards Motor Car Rides at the Nevada State Railroad Museum (10am-4pm; $4, $2 kids; museum admission $6, under 18 free)

The annual ‘Walk in Memory, Walk for Hope’ walks to benefit the Suicide Prevention Network are taking place all over the state. Choose from Heritage Park in Gardnerville, Riverside Park in Carson City, or Old Town Dayton if you’d like to participate.

• Carson City’s 10th Annual ‘Walk in Memory, Walk for Hope’ community suicide prevention awareness walk – begins Korean War Veterans Memorial Park: 600 Marsh Rd. (Registration begins at 10am; $20 suggested donation per walker)
• Dayton’s 10th Annual ‘Walk in Memory, Walk for Hope’ community suicide prevention awareness walk through Old Town Dayton –begins at the Dayton Community Center: 170 Pike Street (10am; $20 suggested donation per walker; registration, information booths on area resources, t-shirts, and light breakfast snacks)
• 57th Annual International Camel and Ostrich Races at the Virginia City Arena and Fairgrounds: 458 F Street, Virginia City (gates open 10am, races 12pm-2:30pm; $15-$50)
• Douglas County Historical Society’s Genoa/Foothill Home Tour: buy tickets at the Carson Valley Museum and Cultural Center: 1477 Hwy 395, Gardnerville (10am-2pm, complimentary iced tea and appetizers at David Walley's Gazebo 2pm-3pm; $25; take a tour of Historic Homes, Gardens and Special Places of Interest)
• Book Signing and Meet the Authors: ‘Weird Carson City’ by Sandie LaNae and Arline LaFerry at Artsy Fartsy Art Gallery (10am-2pm; live music, refreshments, special guests including the Thin Veil Investigators, and a raffle to benefit Catmandu)
• Scarecrow Festival at the Carson Mall (build your own scarecrow 10am-5pm; They will provide base, clothes and some stuffing -no straw; You bring the hats, hair, eyes, etc.; Pumpkins are free to first 100 kids)
• Virginia and Truckee Round-trip Steam Train Rides -leave from Carson City Eastgate Depot: on Flint Drive, off U.S. Highway 50 East at 10am- Depart Virginia City Depot 3pm (tickets limited, $52, seniors and veterans $48, kids 3-16 $32; NV locals get 20% Off Adult Pre-Purchased Tickets For Roundtrip Rides with code LOCALS at www.vtrailway.com )
• Nevada Guard Retiree Appreciation Day at the Office of The Adjutant General: 2460 Fairview Drive (10am retiree ceremony recognizing the Nevada Army Guard’s 2015-2016 retirees; military identification card and defense enrollment eligibility updates and information booths from Veterans organizations. The public is invited)

Need an idea for dinner? Head out to Fish Springs for the Volunteer Fire Department’s Spaghetti Feed. RE/Max invites you to their ‘Burgers 4 Badges’ BBQ in Minden Park. A lunchtime BBQ follows the Walk in Memory, Walk for Hope event at Heritage Park.

• "Touch A Truck" Community Event and BBQ at Heritage Park, Gardnerville (11am-3pm; $5 BBQ; Hosted by Suicide Prevention Network)
• Swim Class for Kids with Autism Spectrum Disorder at the Carson City Aquatic Facility (11am; $4)
• WARF Cat and Kitten Adoption Event at Petco on Topsy Lane (11am-4pm; all cats are fixed, vaccinated and micro-chipped)
• Opening Ceremonies for Carson City AYSO Region 140 Fall Soccer at the Livermore Sports Complex (11am; a free barbecue lunch for players and coaches; other food, games and face painting also available)
• Stockade Car Show at Mormon Station State Historic Park, Genoa (11:30am-4pm; Porches 11:30am-1:30pm and classic BMWs 2pm-4pm)
• Painting Class at Van Gogh and Vino (1pm-3:30pm; $18 per painter)
• Artist Spotlight: Photographer Robin Travis in the Artisan Shoppe at the Brewery Arts Center (4pm-8pm)
• Burgers 4 Badges with live music by No Clue at Minden Park, Minden (4pm-7pm; hosted by RE/MAX to support Douglas County Sheriff's Office)
• “P’Opera! Burgers & Brew” at the Governor’s Mansion (4pm-6pm; $25; presented by the Sierra Music Society)
• Rockin' 50s Family Dance in the Community Center Gym (4pm-6pm; $20 per couple, $5 additional person; 50s attire suggested; fundraiser for Meals on Wheels and CCRD Youth Programs)

Polish up those saddle shoes and prepare to rock around the clock in the Community Center Gym with the whole family. Bring your favorite LPs to Nostalgic Vinyl Night at the Twisted Spoke Bar and Grill and enjoy a potluck BBQ to boot.

• Dinner and Melodrama ‘Train to Danger’ on the Virginia and Truckee Steam Train: leave from Carson City Eastgate Depot on Flint Drive, off U.S. Highway 50 East at 5pm (please arrive before 4:30pm; tickets limited, $55)
• Live Music with Catfish Carl at 1862 David Walley's Restaurant and Saloon in Genoa (5pm-9pm)
• Fish Springs Volunteer Fire Department’s Annual Spaghetti Dinner at Station 9 Firehouse: 2249 Fish Springs Road, Gardnerville (5:30pm-11pm; $10, $5 kids under 12)
• Nostalgic Vinyl and Potluck BBQ at the Spoke Bar and Grill (6pm)
• Live Music with Tom Miller at Sassafras Eclectic Food Joint: 1500 Old Hot Springs Rd. (6pm)
• Live Music with GHI Jazz at Living the Good Life: 1480 N. Carson (6pm-8pm)
• Live Music with Brian Lester at J’s Old Town Bistro, Dayton (6pm; Reservations recommended 775-246-4400)
• Painting Class at Mona Lisa and Wine: 3821 S Carson St (6:30pm-9:30pm; September special $20 includes canvas, easel, brushes, paints, apron, instruction and a house wine/cocktail or soda)
• Live Music with Terri Campillo, Craig Fletcher, and friends at Glen Eagles Restaurant (7pm-10pm)
• Lecture: “The Roswell UFO Incident” by Mike Thomas and Star Party at the Western Nevada College Observatory: 2699 Van Patten Ave (doors 6pm, lecture begins 6:30pm; star viewing by telescopes begins at sunset, free; weather permitting)
• Celtic Music Series: Ryan Davidson touring with Jessie Nieves at the Brewery Arts Center Black Box Theater (7pm; $20 at the door)
• Live Music with the Rosebud’s Dance Band in the Brewery Arts Center Performance Hall (7pm; $12 at the door)

The Brewery Arts Center has two bands tonight, depending on what your mood is. Rosebud’s Dance Band in the Performance Hall will have you swing dancing in the aisles. Ryan Davidson and Jessie Nieves in the Black Box Theater mark the return of the popular Celtic Music Series.

• Live Music with Hindsight at Casino Fandango (7pm-12am)
• Pints for Pampers at Minden Meat and Deli, Minden (7:30pm-9pm; Bring a new, unopened package of diapers and receive a free pint of beer, Huggies newborn and size 1 preferred)
• Live Music with Danny Barnes and the Nobles in the Carson Nugget Sports Bar (8pm-12am)
• Live Music with the Pearl Sky Band at the Max Casino (8pm-12am)
• Live Music with the Rye Brothers in the Carson Valley Inn Cabaret, Minden (8pm-1am)
• Live Music with Southbound Train at Red Dog Saloon, Virginia City (8pm)
• Live Music with Mo'z Motley Blues at the Ponderosa Saloon, Virginia City (8pm)
• Rock’n N Bowl’n at Gold Dust West (8pm)
• Karaoke at the Spoke Bar and Grill (8pm)
• Karaoke at Westside Pour House (9pm)
• DJ Dance Party at Jimmy G’s Cigar Bar (10pm-2am)
• Dance Party with DJ Bobby G at Living the Good Life: 1480 N. Carson St. (9pm)

One last chance awaits to enjoy the Reno Balloon Races or Virginia City’s annual Camel Races, so don’t miss out. A remembrance ceremony will take place at the World Trade Center I-Beam Memorial in Mills Park to honor those lost fifteen years ago. Grab the whole family and a picnic for the final ‘Concert on the Green’ in the Genoa Park. The Trey Stone Trio will entertain as weekend winds to a close.

SUNDAY:

• Great Reno Balloon Race at Rancho San Rafael Regional Park, Reno (3:30am Gates Open; 5am Glow Show; 5:30am Dawn Patrol; 7am Mass Ascension Launch; 6am-8am Sign up to be Girl Scout/Girl Scout Scavenger Hunt; 4:30am-11am Shopping along Balloon Boulevard)
• Nevada Artists Association Art Exhibit featuring artists Anna Louise Dardin and Bob Hickox with Photography by Chas. H. McDonnell, III at the Carson Visitor Center (8am-5pm)
• 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony at the World Trade Center Steel I Beam located at the eastern edge of Mills Park, near the entrance of the Marv Teixeira Pavilion (8:15am)
• Breakfast and Bowl at Carson Lanes (9am-12pm; breakfast and unlimited bowling until noon $13, $8 kids 12 and younger)
• CC BMX Racing at the Livermore (Edmonds) Sports Complex: 1555 Livermore Lane (signups 9am-10am; $10, must be USABMX member; new rider kits available)
• 57th Annual International Camel and Ostrich Races at the Virginia City Arena and Fairgrounds: 458 F Street, Virginia City (gates open 10am, races 12pm-2:30pm; $15-$50; First 100 kids get a camel ride for FREE - Courtesy of Dolan Auto Group)
• Edwards Motor Car Rides at the Nevada State Railroad Museum (10am-4pm; $4, $2 kids; museum admission $6, under 18 free)
• Grandparent's Day Train: Virginia and Truckee Round-trip Steam Train Rides -leave from Carson City Eastgate Depot: on Flint Drive, off U.S. Highway 50 East at 10am- Depart Virginia City Depot 3pm (tickets limited, $52, seniors and veterans $48, kids 3-16 $32; NV locals get 20% Off Adult Pre-Purchased Tickets For Roundtrip Rides with code LOCALS at www.vtrailway.com )
• Autumn Show: Four Wheels of Now and Then at the Nevada Artists Association Gallery in the Brewery Arts Center (10am-4pm)

Aloha! The annual Boys and Girls Club Luau and Silent Auction has a new home this year: the new Multi-Purpose Athletic Center. Take a tour of the Boys and Girls Club Teen Center, enjoy delicious BBQ, and bid to your heart’s content on a plethora of exciting items. Go HERE for tickets and more info.

• Bingo fundraiser for Meals on Wheels at the Carson City Senior Center (doors 11am; 12:30pm start; $10 buy in, $5 extra pack, $1 specials; Must be 21+)
• Barony of Fal Dare, Amtgard Live Action Role Play Plus Combat Group at Mills Park, at the end of Oxoby Loop (12pm-4pm; Foam sword fighting, crafts, classes; child-friendly, under 18 must have a waiver signed by their parents; newcomers welcome, for info email FalDareMonarchy@gmail.com )
• Sunday Funday: Free game of pool with drink purchase at Westside Pour House
• Painting Class at Mona Lisa and Wine: 3821 S Carson St (1pm-3pm; September special $20 includes canvas, easel, brushes, paints, apron, instruction and a house wine/cocktail or soda)
• Weekly Pool Tournament at Whiskey Tavern (register 1pm; 2pm start; $10 per person)
• Pool Tournament at Remedy’s (2pm-5pm; $5 buy-in; APA Rules)
• All Ages Family Day: Painting Class at Van Gogh and Vino (2pm-4:30pm; $18 per painter)
• >‘23rd Annual Auction and BBQ Luau’ Benefit for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Western Nevada at the MAC: 1870 Russell Way (2pm-7pm; $125 per person- includes all you can eat BBQ and drinks, auction)
• The Piper Players Present an Ole Time Vaudeville Show at Piper’s Opera House, Virginia City (2pm)
• Concerts on the Green: The Trey Stone Trio with Niall, Trey, and John at Genoa Park in Genoa (5pm-7pm; free concert; bring picnic and chairs/blanket)
• Live Music with Deep Groove at the Red Dog Saloon, Virginia City (5:30pm-8:30pm)

Every week, I create a list of the fun stuff and events going on around the Carson City area for my Facebook page, I Love Carson City. There is quite a bit to do in our beautiful capital this week, so grab the kids, your friends and family, and have a great weekend.

My weekly Facebook list includes Friday-Thursday, so please go HERE for events beyond Sunday, or just wait for my daily ‘Things to do’ here on Carson Now. You do NOT need a Facebook account to access the information.

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