Kiwanis of Sierra Nevada Club President Jose Ramirez and Alan Welch Kiwanis Project Chairman present Joyce Buckingham Executive Director of the Ron Woods Resource Center and Toys for Tots Coordinator with a check for $500.

Wear your favorite ugly Christmas sweater and come celebrate Christmas Eve Eve at Polecat Tavern in Carson City Saturday evening, Dec. 23. The top three favorites will win a prize. Be sure to bring lots of friends to vote for you.

Celebrate the New Year with us at Polecat Tavern in Carson City. Keith Alan Barnett & the Lonesome Polecat Band will be playing all evening beginning at 8pm.

Join the Brewery Arts Center this Thursday for Phil Kline’s Unsilent Night in Carson City. The non-denominational holiday tradition is where participants use their smartphones and portable speakers to play one of four interconnected compositions.

Having trouble communicating and disciplining your children? A White Board Parenting Live workshop will be held Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024 at Adams Hub in Carson City. Presented by Christine Salvo, a licensed marriage and family therapist, she will discuss "white board," "choices parenting" and "no yelling" techniques.

The next Carson City Board of Supervisors meeting will be held on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023 beginning at 8:30 a.m. in the Bob Crowell Boardroom of the Community Center, located at 851 E. William Street.

On Thursday, Carson City Supervisors will select a sculpture design for the roundabout at South Carson Street and South Stewart Street, which is intended to serve as Carson City’s downtown gateway.

Previously, a request for qualifications was released and the city received 153 submissions which were then scored by an ad-hoc panel. The three top-scoring artists have since spent time in Carson City researching the project and “gaining inspiration from the people, history and environment,” according to the agenda.

The Odeon Saloon in Dayton continues it Odeon Oldies History series with a Chautauqua performance, “Those That Survived.”

Local authors and historians David and Gayle Woodruff assume the characters of James Reed and his wife Margret, who were the original organizers of the infamous Donner Party of 1846.

Informative classes on Orthodox Christianity for inquirers are held Wednesday evenings at St. Sebastian Orthodox Church: the next one is Dec. 20 at 6:30 p.m. in the fellowship room at 1819 N. Carson Street.

See our class and service schedule on our Facebook page (St. Sebastian Serbian Orthodox Mission Parish), our website (stsebastianmission.org), or contact us at 775-546-5054, frnormanccnv@gmail.com.

Chapter 7 of the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. at the Veterans Hall, 124 W 2nd Street in Carson City, Nev. Tuesday, Dec. 19 is this month's meeting. We welcome all new disabled members.

Nashville Social Club in Carson City invites you to welcome 2024 in style at their New Year's Eve Celebration on Sunday, Dec. 31, starting at 6 p.m. Experience an ultimate end-of-year feast curated by Executive Chef Tony Schafer and a live performance by the funky Americana sensation, Dirty Cello.

This year's Youth Wildlife Conservation Experience will take place at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center on Jan. 20, 2024. This is a free family event. The goal is simple, to excite and inspire the next generation of outdoor enthusiasts.

Simply bring your family down to Hall 4 and the F-Meeting Rooms of the Reno-Sparks Convention Center, 4590 South Virginia street in Reno for hours of educational fun. Event runs from 10am to 4pm. A quick registration takes place on site, just show up the day of the event.

The Nevada State Railroad Museum in Carson City offers the last of three weekend holiday train rides with Santa today, Sunday, Dec. 17, 2023.

The Santa Train has 11 rides, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., running every 30 minutes.

Santa Claus will visit Postal Annex in Carson City from 1 to 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 17, 3827 South Carson St., in the Raley's Shopping Center. Pictures with Santa for all: Children, families and even your pets.

If you love the holidays, Santa Claus, and handmade chocolates and candy, then you’ll want to head down to the Chocolate Nugget in Washoe Valley this Saturday for the Winter Wonderland celebration.

Save the date for an unforgettable weekend at Nashville Social Club in Carson City.

On Saturday, Dec. 23, 2023, Capitol City Gun Club in Carson City will host a Christmas Fun Shoot from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Target fees will be discounted all day.

Come help us celebrate Keith "Get-off-my-lawn" Barnett's 65th birthday this weekend at our new Polecat Tavern in Carson City. He's officially an old man!

While Homestead Holidays may not be happening this year due to potential weather issues, that doesn’t mean you can’t get a taste of a rustic holiday treat!

The Friends of Silver Saddle Ranch in partnership with the Carson City Parks, Recreation and Open Space Department are offering mule- and horse-pulled wagon rides at the ranch from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 16 and Sunday, Dec. 17.

With all the Christmas thrills and vehicles decked out with holiday cheer, the Nevada Jeep Club Parade of Lights Convoy is happening this Saturday, Dec. 16, traveling across Carson City from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

The Living Nativity, presented for the 23rd year by the First United Methodist Church, continues Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 6-17, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The entrance begins at Division and King Streets in Carson City.

Come visit an all time favorite event, the annual miniature show at East Fork Gallery in downtown Gardnerville. This year, the images are 8" x 10" and smaller and there are 47 entries. The show ends on Dec. 23.

There's two days left to donate a new, unwrapped toy so that local kids will have toys to unwrap on Christmas morning. The Northern Nevada Dream Center's third annual Dream Christmas Toy Drive is in full swing and donations of new, unwrapped toys for children ages 1-18 can be donated at locations listed below through Dec. 15.

Muscle Powered is beginning to recruit new board members to serve on the board for a volunteer 2-year term of service. We meet 6 times a year for 2 hours with occasional meetings on weekends for planning meetings. To join the board, you must be a current Muscle Powered member.