Lifestyle
First Day of the Annual Farmer’s Market at Mills Park in Carson City
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Thu, 06/10/2010 - 3:14pmShoppers perused the fresh fruits and vegetables at the first farmers’ market of the season at the Pony Express Pavilion in Mills Park on Wednesday.
More than 20 vendors were on hand offering fresh produce, baked goods, crafts and flowers. For the first time in the market’s 16-year history, there are also vendors selling fresh meat and prepared foods like lumpias, wraps and sandwiches.
Spring Cleaning??? Donate your gently used rummage to the Children's Museum
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Thu, 06/10/2010 - 12:21pmYou still have a couple of days left to donate to the Children's Museum rummage sale. Just drop off your gently used items (no clothing please) at the museum from 10am to 4:30pm Thursday & Friday, June 10th & 11th.
Be sure to come by on Saturday and check out the great stuff at the Rummage Sale! Ann Street will be closed off and there will be bargains galore! You never know what treasures you will find at the CMNN REALLY BIG Rummage Sale.
Saturday, June 12th, beginning at 8:30am
813 N. Carson Street
The Children's Museum of Northern Nevada 884-2226
OurTown: CASA events
Submitted by admin on Sun, 06/06/2010 - 11:44amStephanie Gardner and Chris Bayer from CASA discuss their organization's upcoming events.
OurTown: BAC Backstage Kids do Shakespeare
Submitted by admin on Fri, 06/04/2010 - 12:14pmBri Valley talks about the Brewery Arts Center's BAC Stage Kids' production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and their summer camp.
A Rail of a Good Time: Virginia & Truckee Railroad opens season with great deals
Submitted by editor on Wed, 06/02/2010 - 5:25pmThe Virginia & Truckee Railroad opened its 2010 season with completely booked train rides over Memorial Day weekend. As if channeling the “Little Engine that Could,” the historic railway started right where it left off last year with overwhelming public support. After a sold-out season in 2009, the V&T has expanded operations to Friday through Sunday rides, now through Oct. 31.
The strong beginning to the V&T’s summer operations has tourism officials hopeful the trend sticks.
DVD Movie Review: 'Bad Manners' is Sort of Good Fun
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Tue, 06/01/2010 - 5:55pm"Bad Manners” is very much what its title says: four people spend a weekend together seeing how bitter and tricky they can be. It’s available at video stores or at the Carson City Library.
Classic Car Show and Shine today at Smith's in Carson City
Submitted by editor on Sun, 05/30/2010 - 11:54amAn amazing array of chrome-fitted hot-rods and old school classic cars are featured today at Smith's on William Street in Carson City.
Car buffs and families are welcome to today's Capital Classic Show & Shine at Smith's. It's a free event for car watchers, with a small fee for those who wish to enter cars in the show. The event features music, food, and lots of vintage cars and shiny chrome engines.
Families enjoy holiday weekend on V&T, steam trains between Carson City and Virginia City
Submitted by editor on Sat, 05/29/2010 - 3:44pmBack on the tracks again, the V&T Railroad kicked off Saturday with a near-sold out day, ample sunshine and a promising full-steam-ahead summer.
"We had a couple of seats left, with quite a few tickets sold for tomorrow," said Candy Duncan, executive director of the Carson City Convention and Visitors Bureau. "Today went very smoothly and everyone was excited about going on that first ride of the season."
Remembering Veterans of the (CBI) China-Burma-India Theater WWII
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Tue, 05/25/2010 - 7:58pmAt Corley Ranch the Chorus of the Comstock honored ninety-five CBI veterans with moving patriotic songs, “ This is My Country”, “America the Beautiful”, and “Armed Forces Medley”. “God Bless America” received a standing ovation.
The audience (over 200) were delighted by the the “old barbershop songs” “Yes Sir That’s My Baby”, “ Five Foot Two”, “Shine on Harvest Moon”, “Darkness on the Delta”, “Nellie” and “ Summertime”.
Child care center opens at Carson Lanes in Carson City
Submitted by editor on Tue, 05/25/2010 - 3:53pmA nice photo gallery and story can be found today at aroundcarson.com announcing the opening of the daycare and learning center at Carson Lanes Retail Center.
This state-licensed child care center is available for 38 children from ages infant to 5 years of age. Director Kassie Shepard has more than 15 years experience in the childcare field working and specializes in infants and toddlers.
Pianist Ron Williams at Brewery Arts Center on June 17
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Mon, 05/24/2010 - 2:02pmPianist Dr. Ron Williams will perform in a program of Toccatas & Sonatas — from Bach to Ravel, on Thursday, June 17, 7:30 p.m. at the Brewery Arts Center Performance Hall, 511 W. King St. Admission free. The program is sponsored by Brewery Arts Center.
Donations benefit Carson City Symphony's Strings in the Schools program. Information: (775) 883-1976 or (775) 883-4154.
Carson City Pops Party Concert June 13
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Sat, 05/22/2010 - 11:54pmOn the lawn of the Nevada Governor's Mansion will be the site of the Carson City Symphony's 26th annual "Pops Party" concert on Sunday, June 13. The program features the Carson City Symphony directed by David Bugli, Carson Chamber Singers directed by Judy Monson, Strings in the Schools youth orchestra directed by Sue Kitts, and guest vocalists Gary Aldrich and Olivia Hakel.
V&T Railroad offers $5 Friday discount
Submitted by editor on Sat, 05/22/2010 - 11:30amCARSON CITY — In an effort to attract local riders and welcome the opening of the 2010 season, the Virginia & Truckee Railroad is offering $5 off adult tickets on all Friday train rides. The discount is available on adult tickets, May 29 through June 25, providing an affordable, $24 round trip voyage on a vintage diesel train between Carson City and Virginia City.
OurTown: Postive Energy's Tamara Holmes
Submitted by admin on Fri, 05/21/2010 - 6:45amTamara Holmes from Positive Energy discusses their upcoming show this Saturday at the Community Center.
OurTown: Sue Kitts, Strings in the Schools
Submitted by admin on Fri, 05/21/2010 - 6:41amSue Kitts talks about the Strings in the Schools program, and Saturday's workshop that includes a Contra Dance free and open to the public.
Lake Tahoe South Shore Summer Series launches June 10-13: UPDATED
Submitted by editor on Wed, 05/19/2010 - 2:22pmLAKE TAHOE — The “South Shore Summer Series” launches the season with a weekend of live music, culinary delights, sternwheeler race, concerts and competitions stretching across the shore from Camp Richardson Resort on the west to Zephyr Cove on the east. Recognized for its combination of scenic beauty and outdoor recreation with value-added vacations, entertainment and dining options, Lake Tahoe dives into summer as the recently designated No. 2 Destination and No. 8 place in the U.S.
Coin show brings in collectors of all ages
Submitted by admin on Mon, 05/17/2010 - 4:11pmThe Downtown Coin Club staged its first coin show over the weekend at the Carson Nugget.
The event drew 675 adults, plus a number of kids who were rewarded with a Wheat cent album, and were allowed to begin filling it by picking through a pile of 5,000 of the coins.
Ron Roberts from the Nevada State Museum gave each kid who picked out Foreign coins a trip around the globe, showing them the country and telling them the denomination.
Tales of Nevada Past and Present premieres Saturday on 1270-AM
Submitted by editor on Fri, 05/14/2010 - 7:46pmVIRGINIA CITY — Longtime Virginia City businessman Hugh Roy Marshall brings history to the airwaves and the Internet beginning Saturday.
Tales of Nevada Past and Present premieres at 1:00 p.m. PDT on 5,000-watt on the regional affiliate 1270-AM. The program will be available live to online listeners at www.KBZZ.com. The on-air talk line is (775) 823-1920.
"The rich future of Virginia City and the legacy of the legendary Comstock Lode cannot be fully realized without a continuing focus on all the things that led us here," Marshall says.
Media Release - "Winging it" - A Jazz & Poetry Event in Carson City June 8
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Fri, 05/14/2010 - 2:23pmMEDIA RELEASE - Arts Coalition to Sponsor Candidates Forum
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Tue, 05/11/2010 - 12:57pmChorus of the Comstock at Nevada State Railroad Museum
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Mon, 05/10/2010 - 2:35pmThe Chorus of the Comstock lead by director, Jim Crowley, presents songs of tribute for the celebration of 100 years, to the day, that the McKeen motor car arrived in Carson City for the V&T Railway, and, the culmination of a 12 year and nearly one million dollar restoration effort for this unique antique railway transport car. The program included the patriotic theme selections, “This is My Country”, “America the Beautiful”,”Armed Forces Medley” and “ God Bless America”. Barbershop quartets, "Miners" and "Assisted Living" entertained at Wabuska depot and the State Museum building.
Media release - Carson Chamber Singers
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Sat, 05/08/2010 - 10:45pmReview: A delightful ‘Sound of Music’ at the Carson City Community Center
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Sat, 05/08/2010 - 2:42pmMaria Arrigotti happily is back with the Western Nevada Musical Theater Company in the Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “The Sound of Music.”
She starred in many productions with the company and her professionalism is evident on the stage as she leads the troupe of seven von Trapp children through the musical. The shows continues tonight and next week.
Get outside
Submitted by admin on Fri, 05/07/2010 - 3:45pmMusicals on tap in Carson City this weekend
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Thu, 05/06/2010 - 4:27pmA couple of fine shows on tap this weekend for Carson City folk. One is a children's production, Aladdin, Jr." at the Children's Museum of Northern Nevada. The other is the venerable "Sound of Music," staged by the Western Nevada Musical Theater Company, affiliated with our local college.
McAvoy Layne's Mark Twain at Piper's Opera House on Saturday
Submitted by editor on Thu, 05/06/2010 - 3:19pmAs every schoolchild knows, Sam Clemens first used the byline Mark Twain on February 3, 1863, while a reporter for the Territorial Enterprise in Virginia City.
What's not so well known is that he took the name, not as a tribute to the river pilot Captain Sellers (as he wrote in "Life on the Mississippi") but from his facetious way of calling out additions to his bar tab.
OurTown: Jens Peermann
Submitted by admin on Wed, 05/05/2010 - 11:06amJens Peermann talks about his photo exhibit now on display in the Backseat Gallery inside Comma Coffee.