August 2019
Muscle Powered Friday Morning Walk at Sonoma Park
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Sat, 08/10/2019 - 9:20am
Event Date:
August 16, 2019 - 8:00am Come join Muscle Powered for a free guided group walk, hike or ride to enjoy the outdoors around Carson City!
Muscle Powered is a local non-profit organization that promotes walking, hiking, biking and trail building. A schedule of all upcoming activities and events can be found at www.musclepowered.org/calendar.
Aug 16 – Sonoma Park. Meet at 1003 Sonoma Street corner of Sonoma and Fremont. It will be a walk through the neighborhood.
Muscle Powered Tuesday Morning Walk at Sonoma Park
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Sat, 08/10/2019 - 9:19am
Event Date:
August 13, 2019 - 8:00am Come join Muscle Powered for a free, guided group walk, hike or ride to enjoy the outdoors around Carson City!
Muscle Powered is a local non-profit organization that promotes walking, hiking, biking and trail building. A schedule of all upcoming activities and events can be found at www.musclepowered.org/calendar.
Aug 13 – Sonoma Park. Meet at 1003 Sonoma Street corner of Sonoma and Fremont. It will be a walk through the neighborhood.
2020 hopeful Steyer touts benefits of being political outsider
Submitted by admin on Sat, 08/10/2019 - 2:00amTom Steyer, the billionaire Democratic activist, declared his candidacy for the 2020 election late, pushing himself as an outsider who isn’t beholden to corporate interests ...
Music, hikes, and Hot August Nights: Events for Carson City on Saturday, Aug. 10
Submitted by Kelsey Penrose on Fri, 08/09/2019 - 11:37pm
Good morning Carson City! It's going to be a beautiful day with the high in the mid 70s, and we have a ton of great activities and events in our wonderful capitol city today! Check below to see what's happening through the weekend.
Saturday, August 10
16th annual Jazz and Beyond Carson City Musical Festival kicks off in state capital
Submitted by Isaiah Burrows on Fri, 08/09/2019 - 7:04pm
The 16th annual Jazz and Beyond Carson City Music Festival took over a sunny Friday evening in the state capital.
A blend of smooth jazz music combined with special art exhibits, demonstrations and art sales brought dozens of attendees to the Bliss and Governor's Mansions.
Cool school Renewal Makeover event
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Fri, 08/09/2019 - 2:28pm
Event Date:
Repeats every day until Sat Aug 17 2019 .
August 17, 2019 - 5:00pm Come enjoy the fun at C.I.R.C.L.E.S. Cool School Renewal makeover event to see Carson City kids show off their new school picture day look! In addition to their new outfits, C.I.R.C.L.E.S. participants’ children will receive new fun, rad haircuts from The Cutting Edge hair salon. Their new looks will then be showcased in a big makeover reveal for all to see at!
Nevada Humanities Welcomes Willy Vlautin to Carson City on 'Nevada Reads Tour'
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Fri, 08/09/2019 - 10:34am
Event Date:
September 12, 2019 - 12:00pm Nevada Humanities will welcome author Willy Vlautin at a series of events throughout northern Nevada during the month of September. Mr. Vlautin is the author of Don’t Skip Out On Me, a 2019 pick for Nevada Reads—a statewide, public book club offered by Nevada Humanities. Nevada Reads invites Nevadans to read selected works of literature and to come together in their communities to share ideas and perceptions inspired by the book club selections.
Carson City's Long Ranch Path Closure announced through remainder of the year
Submitted by Kelsey Penrose on Fri, 08/09/2019 - 10:05am
The North sections of the multi-use pathway, that runs through the Long Ranch open spaces, will be closed due to the construction project of the East/West Transmission Water Main Phase 2B, starting on Friday, August 9th until the completion of the project sometime in December.
Carson City's newest murals selected for Empire Elementary wall
Submitted by Kelsey Penrose on Fri, 08/09/2019 - 9:47am
Two artists have been selected to design and install murals on a two-sided wall near Empire Elementary School on La Loma Drive, under the theme “Reach for the Stars.”
The winning artists are Bill Louis and Bryce Chisholm, both from the Reno/Sparks area.
Southwest Gas Warns About the Dangers Below in time for National 811 Day
Submitted by Kelsey Penrose on Fri, 08/09/2019 - 9:34amAugust 11th is national 811 Day and Southwest Gas wants to warn customers of the dangers associated with digging into a utility line and encourage customers to know what’s below – call 811 before you dig. Most people are unaware that natural gas, electricity, communications, water and other types of utility lines that communities rely on run through corridors directly underneath them. Many of which may be buried just a few inches below ground.
