all ages

Many celebrations are scheduled throughout the Silver State in the month of August. These Nevada 150 events celebrate all things Nevada and help bring awareness to the 150th Anniversary of Statehood. The following events are held Aug. 15 through Aug. 31.

FALLON, Nev. – Prepare your favorite Dutch Oven recipes and see how you stack up to other Dutch Oven enthusiast. Participants may compete in teams or individually and are allowed unlimited entries in four categories: bread, dessert, main/dish/meat, and side dish/vegetable.

Please go to www.parks.nv.gov for entry forms and a full description of the contest rules. This event is open to the public, and is a family friendly event for all ages. Learn some new ideas for fun ways to cook outdoors during camping trips or get-togethers.

Many celebrations are scheduled statewide in the month of August. These Nevada 150 events celebrate all things Nevada and bring awareness to the 150th Anniversary of Statehood. The following events are held Aug. 1 through Aug. 14.

Enjoy a free family event this Saturday. Come and make an Empty Bowl to donate to the Empty Bowls Carson City Project in the lower level of the Children's Museum. 813 N Carson St, Carson City, NV.
All ages welcome. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 26.

For more information on upcoming events, please like our Facebook page here and visit our website here.

The Carson Nugget is proud to present headlining comedian Sean Peabody. Sean performs on Saturday, July 19 at 7pm and 9pm at the Carson Nugget on 507 North Carson Street, Carson City. Enjoy a great date night with full bar. The doors open a half hour before each show.

Born in San Diego and raised in the Bay Area, Sean P is a true California native. With a Polynesian background he has adapted to all styles and types of comedy.

Sean has been exploding on the comedy scene for the last ten years.

The Citywide Short Film Competition, hosted by the Brewery Arts Center, Carson City Access Television and the Nevada Arts Council, is less than two weeks away. Teams must register by 5 p.m. Wednesday, July 23. It is free to enter and participate.

Organizers of this second annual event are looking for budding filmmakers of all ages. The week-long short film competition runs from noon Friday, July 25 to noon, Friday Aug. 1.

The League to Save Lake Tahoe will host its annual Keep Tahoe Red, White & Blue Beach Cleanups at five locations throughout Lake Tahoe on July 5. Volunteers of all ages and abilities are invited to join the effort from Tahoe City to Nevada Beach and South Shore.

Many celebrations are scheduled statewide in the month of July. These Nevada 150 events help celebrate all things Nevada and bring awareness to the state’s 150th Anniversary of Statehood. The following events are held July 1 through July 12.

The Carson City Symphony's "Strings in the Summer" orchestra and beginning fiddle class, directed by Sue Jesch, will present its Summer String Concert of traditional American fiddle tunes on Thursday, July 31, at 10 a.m. at Sierra Place Senior Living, 1111 West College Parkway, Carson City. The concert is free and is open to the public.

The League to Save Lake Tahoe will host its annual Keep Tahoe Red, White and Blue Beach Cleanups at five locations throughout Lake Tahoe on July 5. Volunteers of all ages and abilities are invited to join the effort from Tahoe City to Nevada Beach and South Shore.

The winners of the 13th annual Oodles of Noodles pasta cook-off, hosted by Dayton Chamber of Commerce, are in.

The big winner today was Sandy Marshall,who brought home the Kids' Choice Award, First Place Amateur and Judge's Choice. Marshall is a local favorite and has won the first place award two years running. For her Judge's award,she received $300.

Other winners were:Pioneer Crossing, for the fifth consecutive year won for First Place Professional category; Pizza Hut received Second Place Professional and Costco took Third Place Professional.

The Brewery Arts Center and Carson City Access Television are looking for budding filmmakers of all ages for its second citywide short film competition.

The week-long City Wide Short Film Competition runs from noon Friday, July 25 to noon, Friday Aug. 1. Registration is required by 5 p.m. July 23. It is free to enter and participate.

Here's how it works: On Friday, July 25, filmmaking teams will pick a film genre and be given three "ingredients" that must be used in the film.

Join Keep Tahoe Blue as we kick off the summer and celebrate YOU, our Keep Tahoe Blue supporter. We will celebrate our awesome volunteers, thank our sticker businesses for support and invite the community to join us in this appreciation celebration.

Learn how to be a part of the Keep Tahoe Blue family at this event for all ages, which is free to attend.

The event will feature music, food, activities and prizes, Keep Tahoe Blue Merchandise “tent sale,” beer provided by Blue Moon, and a raffle.
RSVP to Cassie at Cassie@keeptahoeblue.org or call at 530-541-5388.

If you have been trying to figure out a way to get the kids off the computer and out of the house, then the Nevada Department of Wildlife has a plan, and here’s the best part: it’s free.

Nevada Free Fishing Day is Saturday, June 14. On Free Fishing Day anglers may fish in any public fishing water in the state without a fishing license or trout stamp. All limits and other regulations apply.

Slightly Stoopid, NOFX, Stephen Marley perform at North Tahoe Regional Park, Tahoe Vista, July 17 at 4 p.m.

Tickets are on sale now at www.ticketmaster.com/Rebelution-tickets/artist/1182307 and cost $37.50 - $137.50 for general admission. The show is open to all ages.

For more information, visit www.prepresents.com or contact Kaati Reno at Kaati@ReggaeFestivalGuide.com or 775-846-8238

Rebelution, Iration, The Green, Stick Figure and DJ Mackle perform as part of the Count Me in Summer Tour, at North Tahoe Regional Park in Tahoe Vista, Aug. 13, 2014 at 4:30 p.m.

General admission tickets cost $32.50 in advance and are available at http://ticketf.ly/1gSouF5 and the show is open to all ages. For more information, visit http://prepresents.com/Events/?eid=488834641217948
or www.facebook.com/events/488834641217948/ or contact Kaati Reno at Kaati@ ReggaeFestivalGuide.com or 775-846-8238.

Come celebrate Dayton’s Italian and Chinese heritage, at the 13th annual Oodles of Noodles in Old Town, Saturday, June 21 and Sunday, June 22. The two-day event brings together great food, entertainment local talent and a variety of vendor and business booths.

Here is the latest fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California and the Sierra. This report is for the week of June 4-10, 2014.

Nevada’s state capitol, Carson City, will host festivities to pay tribute to the Silver State’s 150th anniversary of statehood. A full schedule of events during the Nevada Day holiday weekend will be highlighted by the original Nevada Day Parade on Saturday, Nov. 1, when celebrating crowds will line the Carson Street parade route to view the floats, marching bands, horses, entertainers, public officials and celebrity guests.

The Children's Museum of Northern Nevada in Carson City is hosting a family dance party. The evening will include a live DJ and African dance group- Anouaze Beat featuring Norbert Yao. The local food truck, Nevada Nosh will be selling sliders just outside of the museum. Tickets for the dance party are $5/person or $15/family. All ages are welcome but minors must be accompanied by an adult. $5 off One Year Memberships for attendees!

For more info call (775)884-2225 or visit www.cmnn.org

The 14th Annual Water Quality Snapshot Day will be held Saturday, May 17, from 9 am to 12 pm throughout South Lake Tahoe. The event is a citizen-based environmental effort designed to take a “snapshot,” at one moment in time, of the water quality throughout the Lake Tahoe and Truckee River watershed. Water quality monitoring will take place from the tributaries flowing into the Lake.

Prepare and sample delicious Dutch oven recipes at Lahontan State Recreation Area this Saturday, May 17, from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m.

The park will provide all ingredients and supplies for a five course meal, including dessert. This is a family friendly event for all ages which provides ideas for fun ways to cook outdoors during camping trips or get togethers. Sign up by calling 775-867-3500. The class includes a complementary cookbook and a raffle prize.

WHAT: Dutch Oven Cooking Class and Demonstration

WHEN: Saturday, May 17 from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Parents and children turned the Carson City Library into a mini golf course Friday as part of the month-long Discover Tech program. The event featured engineering concepts as participants built ramps, tunnels and obstacles to create the course.

Building on the Carson City library’s month-long focus on engineering, on May 14 at 6:30 p.m. Library Director Sena Loyd will facilitate a panel discussion among five local professional engineers, four women and a gentleman about the ways females of all ages can succeed and advance in the field of engineering and be recognized for life-changing contributions as engineers and leaders.

The talk will be hosted from the Carson City Library’s business branch, the Business Resource Innovation Center (the BRIC) located at 108 E. Proctor St.

When I explain chiropractic to my patients, the most important thing I stress is that having a properly functioning nervous system ultimately allows us to function properly and connects us to our source.

Many events are scheduled throughout the Silver State in the month of May. These Nevada 150 events help celebrate all things Nevada and bring awareness to the state’s 150th Anniversary of Statehood. The following are events held between May 2 and May 15.

Sierra Nevada Ballet will present its annual spring concert, Brew, Brats and Ballet in Carson City on May 17, 2014, 7:30 p.m. at the Brewery Arts Center Performance Hall, 511 W. King Street.

This eclectic event invites the audience to enjoy sausages, salads and a beverage while sampling a wide variety of innovative and exciting short new Sierra Nevada Ballet choreographic offerings ranging from classical ballet to more contemporary work.

A Washoe Tribal member will give a presentation to Jacks Valley Elementary School students on May 5 about the history of indigenous tribal lands and culture.

Jean "Yetta" McNicoll has shared her knowledge through her cultural presentation to third graders in nearby school districts for 15-plus years. She would like to educate the surrounding communities of all ages.

A free public educational presentation will take place at Jacks Valley Elementary School, 701 Jacks Valley Rd on May 5th at 6:00 PM.

For more information call 775-267-2059

The National Endowment for the Arts will award $768,500 in grants to the Nevada Arts Council, the Western Folklife Center, the Churchill Arts Council and the Nevada Ballet Theater as part of the second half of NEA’s fiscal year 2014 funding, Acting Chairman Joan Shigekawa announced Thursday.

The NAC was awarded $663,500 for the third year of its Partnership Agreement Grant, which supports the agency’s programs, outreach activities and various grant categories.

Get an early start on Easter egg hunting Friday when Skyline Estates Senior Living hosts its Easter egg hunt for all ages at 2 p.m. Organizers invite children, parents, and grandchildren to attend. Skyline Estates Senior Living is located at 2861 Mountain St., in Carson City.