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Join Pura Vida Sierras Art for a fun and relaxing evening folding and dyeing functional art. Kitchen towels, dog bandanas, and more can become artwork for your home or gifts. This class is for beginners and those simply interested in exploring or having fun in a historic property with friends and neighbors.

$45/person includes supplies for 3 items and one signature cocktail. Additional blank items available for purchase on site.

Come join The Carson City Thursday Night Cruisers every Thursday from 5:30 to 7:30 pm through July 28, 2022. Bring your special car or just come to enjoy the show. Entry and admission are free.

Help fight local food insecurity, one bowl at a time. Learn the art of pottery making at this free June 7 event at Ogres-Holm Pottery in the Carson Mall.

With your help, we will have beautiful bowls at the end of the year to help end hunger in our community by breaking bread together and sharing a meal with the bowls we create.

Friends and neighbors of all ages are invited to Food Truck Wednesday at Mountain Lakes Estates, located at 765 South Meadows Parkway in Reno, on June 15, noon-2 p.m. This month, Mountain Lakes is hosting one of Reno's favorite food trucks, Codfather Burgers and Sandwiches.

Carson Middle School no-longer-8th-graders celebrated their achievements on Thursday with a commencement parade at the middle school.

Teachers, administrators and staff lined the “parade” route on campus along with Carson City Sheriff’s Office deputies, to celebrate the students who will be headed off to high school at the end of the summer.

Pati Hughes-Fudge, a 70-year-old horse trainer from Gardnerville received a liver transplant in 2015; but rather than slowly ease into life after the transplant, she competed in the Transplant Games of America just six months after her transplant surgery.

Carson High Safe Grad is in need of 70 more volunteers for Safe Grad Night happening this Saturday and Sunday, June 4-5.

Safe Grad has been a tradition for Carson High since 1988, started by community volunteers, after a series of graduation incidents and deaths related to alcohol. The main goal is to prevent the use of alcohol and drugs and the consequences, including driving drunk, for graduates or others who might be hurt.

The next Carson City Board of Supervisors meeting will be held on Thursday, June 2 beginning at 8:30 a.m. in the Bob Crowell Boardroom of the Community Center, located at 851 E. William Street.

You won't want to miss this fun, fashionable fundraiser hosted by Carson City's Sierra Academy of Style.

The fundraiser will be a fashion show called "A Musical Journey."

CARSON CITY, Nev. — Eaglemark Savings Bank, a subsidiary of Harley-Davidson Financial Services, presented a check in the amount of $10,000 to CASA of Carson City through its Community Reinvestment Act program.

The Carson Farmers Market is kicking off the summer of 2022 with the best place to get the freshest produce, honey, baked goods, jams, and artisan goods in Carson City.

The Farmers Market will begin this Saturday, June 4 and runs every Saturday through the first weekend in October from 8:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.

ComputerCorps Summer TechCamp Series is back! After a 2 year hiatus due to the pandemic the ever popular and very educational ComputerCorps TechCamp Summer Series is back.

Happy Friday, Carson Now readers, and happy Memorial Day Weekend! As we gear up for the three day weekend ahead, let's see what events await us throughout the Carson City region, and beyond.

The Annual Stewart Father’s Day Powwow was canceled last year due to COVID-19, but is returning this year along with a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony of the Stewart Indian School Cultural Center and Museum.

The annual powwow is free and open to the public, and includes food vendors, competition dancing, arts and crafts vendors, and dry camping.

Happy Thursday Carson City! Are you excited for the upcoming holiday weekend? The best way to celebrate is with a new family member!

Meet Junior, a 10-month-old German Shepherd mix that is currently available for adoption at Nevada Humane Society’s Carson City Shelter.

UNR Extension will be offering Master Gardener program updates for residents on Thursday, May 26 from 5:00 - 6:30 p.m.

On Tuesday and Wednesday, plane enthusiasts were able to see a piece of history in action at the Minden-Tahoe Airport.

The B-29 Doc, one of only two B-29 Superfortresses still found in the skies today, is currently crossing the west in a History Restored Tour, and was available for tours this week.

Carson City's The Greenhouse Project will be hosting an open house on June 6 to celebrate its most recent expansion at the Carson High School campus.

The site expansion is on additional land at the high school that the Carson City School District is allowing TGP to use to start both composting and nursery plant operations.

Partnership Carson City is looking for volunteers to teach English as a Second Language. We especially need people who are available in the evenings. Can you speak, read, and write in English?

MINDEN — The Carson Valley Trails Association invites the public to attend our 2022 Annual Meeting & Member Celebration this Wednesday, May 25th, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Held at the Douglas County Community and Senior Center, the evening will feature trails information and updates, complimentary refreshments, raffle prizes, and a no-host bar.

The Carson Mall hosted a Hot Wheels Race Day Saturday afternoon with a single elimination tournament.

The cost to enter was $1 per car.

Chaos unfolded with several wrecks in the preliminary warm ups, with cars flying up to six feet past the standard finish line.

On Saturday, the Carson City Symphony Association presented a free concert featuring Music of the Andes at Empire Elementary School. The concert features Kantu Inka - Carlos and Julie Lozada Ocampo - who have been presenting Peruvian Andean music in the U.S. since 2003.

Mills Park was hopping on Saturday with Kids to Park, skateboard competitions, train rides and more happening under the warm springtime sun.

Happy Thursday Carson City! It's a beautiful day, with lots of sun, which means the potential for sun patches for grateful kitty-cats!

Meet Patch, a sweet one-eyed, one-year-old tabby who is currently available for adoption at Nevada Humane Society’s Carson City shelter.

Sandie La Nae, Nevada author, will be selling her books during the spring Holi Festival “Festival Of Colors” at the Flavors Of India restaurant on Saturday, June 11, 2022.

The Silver City Volunteer Library is hosting its First Annual Book Sale. The group runs a community library inside the historic Silver City School House and has a huge selection of wonderful books to choose from. Some categories of books for sale are: children's books, fiction, biography, history, art books, DIY, field guides, cook books and collectibles. There will also be a bake sale featuring goodies from some notable local bakers!

Come soiree with us at MidTown Marketplace this Friday night May 20th from 5 to 7 p.m. The Sip N Shop event is at MidTown Marketplace, located at 104 Corbett St in Carson City.

Staybridge Suites Carson City Tahoe Area hosts Carson City Thursday Night Cruisers and raffles off a free night stay!
Get ready for June 2 for another complimentary stay raffle prize! Come join us again for beautiful cars, good music, delicious food, tours, and more winners! Located at 972 Retail Court, Carson City.

UNR Extension will be offering Master Gardener program updates for residents on Thursday, May 19, from 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. and Thursday, May 26, from 5:00 - 6:30 p.m.

Carson City’s greenUP! program will be the topic at the next Rotary Club of Carson City meeting. greenUP! president Donna Waldon will educate club members on the program’s ‘Green Box to Go” program in Carson City’s Green Dining District. The meeting takes place Tuesday, May 17, at noon in the Brewery Arts Center’s Grand Ballroom. The public is invited to attend.