Veterans Healing Camp invites the community to a 4 th annual Dancing Under the Stars event on Saturday, Aug. 26 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Veterans Healing Camp property located at 1775 East US Highway 50 in Silver Springs.

The Carson Farmers Market is celebrating National Farmers Market Week on Saturday, Aug. 12 from 8:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. The farmers market is located at 1111 East Williams St. at Mills Park, Marv Teixeira Pavillion.

The Friends of the Douglas County Library will host a two-day used book sale, Friday and Saturday, August 18-19, at the Minden Library, 1625 Library Lane, Minden.

A preview sale for members of Friends of the Library will be from 3 to 5:30 pm on Friday. Non-members can join at the door. Members of the Friends receive a 10% discount on all purchases throughout the sale.

Kids & Horses presents"Raise' the Barn" fall fundraiser at Crystal Bay Casino on Sept. 16 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The organization will have Reckless Envy playing dancing tunes, Country Casey teaching line dancing, a BBQ dinner, Spirit Tasting with 72 Mile Spirits, and more.

The Nevada Humane Society is hosting their free annual Duck Race at Wingfield Park located at 2 S. Arlington St. in Reno on Saturday, Aug. 12 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Come support Western Nevada College's Second Year Nursing Club this Thursday, Aug. 10 by buying a ticket to the Reno Aces game. Tickets are $20 and the game starts at 6:30 p.m.

Early detection is key in the fight against breast cancer, so access to screenings is critically important. To accommodate women who are due for a mammography screening, we continually criss-cross the state and stop in communities of all size. This Thursday, we will be parked in Carson City at the Sierra Nevada Health Center, located at 3325 Research Way, from 7:40 a.m. to 3:20 p.m.

The Safety Consultation and Training Section of the State of Nevada's Division of Industrial Relations and the Recovery Friendly Workplace Initiative, a program offered by the Foundation for Recovery, are joining together to recognize the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Safe + Sound Week beginning Monday, Aug. 7 through Sunday, Aug. 13.

Safe + Sound Week is a nationwide event designed to help workplaces improve worksite safety and health.

The Nashville Social Club is bringing Carson City an unparalleled burlesque show with a country rock twist that has audiences on the edge of their seats. Come witness the sultry moves of the dancers of the Most Wanted! A Country Rock Burlesque Show on Saturday, August 12th at 8 pm.

Join Carson City Parks, Recreation & Open Space in August for several different volunteers events in August.

CCPROS are hosting several evenings of weed pulling at Lone Mountain Cemetery on Wednesday, Aug. 9, Aug. 23 and Aug. 30 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

On Saturday, Aug. 12 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Horsecreek Ranch, CCPROS is also hosting a thistle dig at one of their conservation easement properties. This is a private property located of off HWY 50 W that offer views of Carson Valley and the sierras. Space is limited, email the Volunteer Coordinator to reserve your spot.

Carson City’s 20th annual Jazz & Beyond Music Festival, presented by the Mile High Jazz Band Association, offers 11 days of free entertainment and more than two dozen performances.

Two or more concerts will be held each day in multiple venues around the city, beginning with the festival opener on Friday, Aug. 11, from 4:30 to 8:00 p.m. at the Governor’s Mansion, on the corner of W. Robinson and Mountain Streets. It features the Andean music of Kantu Inka followed by the 17-piece big band, the Reno Jazz Orchestra, with special guest entertainer, David Hayes. Gates open at 4:00 p.m. Food and beverages will be available for purchase. Seating is limited; attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs.

Community Flea Market & Craft Fair on Saturday August 12th from 9am-2pm. Come find vintage, home décor, hand made crafts, and so much more at this open air event at 104 Corbett St in Carson City.

Carson City Elks #2177 cooked over 2,000 hot dogs to support our first responders at the Sheriff’s Nite Out event held at Mills Park on Tuesday, Aug. 1.

The annual Carson City Historical Society's Ice Cream Social is Saturday, Aug. 12, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Foreman-Roberts House Museum Park, 1207 N. Carson Street, Carson City.

Carolyn Dolan & Big Red will play in concert and Chautauquas of convicted Salem witch, Mary Perkins Bradbury, botanist Agnes Scott Train and early Carson Valley businesswoman Anna Harris will be performed. Historians Dr. Michael Fischer will speak on Basque hotels, and Linda Reid on her book “A Window in Time.” All are scheduled mid-August at Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park.

In his Nevada Neighbors talk, artist Michael Plyler gives viewers a close-up look into his decades of photographing the Highland people of Guatemala, making sixteen trips there between 1982 and 2018 that totaled almost two years in the country. www.ccainv.org/plyler-highland-maya/

The Capital City Art Initiative’s online series of Nevada Neighbors public talks includes interviews with artists or curators. Viewers are invited to watch the presentation online at https://youtu.be/g7IrHKWucpc

The Northern Nevada Dream Center’s 5th Annual Back To School Bash is happening this Friday, August 11th, from 6 to 8 p.m. The Bash will be held at the Marv Teixeira Pavilion at Mills Park in Carson City.

Make beautiful fabric Summer Sunflowers for your home at this DIY class hosted at MidTown Marketplace, 104 Corbett St in Carson City. Class will be held on Friday August 25th from 12pm-3pm and has a registration fee of $35 per person. Call 775-461-0050 to pre-register for your spot at this fun and interactive crafting class.

Plant your own succulent garden box at this DIY class on Saturday Aug 26th from 11am-2pm. Location is at MidTown Marketplace located at 104 Corbett St in Carson City.

Park Rangers from Carson City will be set up under the pavilion at Carson River Park from 3:00pm - 5:00pm on August 19, 2023, welcoming families to the third annual Junior Park Ranger Day! Kids (and adults if desired) of all ages will receive a FREE JR Ranger Adventure Guide.

On Thursday August 10 at 6:30PM, the Douglas County Historical Society continues its History Lecture Series with a 55-minute slide show presentation, “The Big Bang.” Local author/historian, takes a look back at the incredible, true and bizarre story of a calculating and disgruntled gambler, and his attempt to extort three million dollars from the historic Harvey’s Casino Resort at Lake Tahoe in August of 1980.

Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon and Storey Counties meets Thursday, August 10 at 9am, via Zoom (connection details below). The HCC public meeting includes coalition and group partner updates and introductions, discussion of matters of regional importance to health and wellness, plus presentations by guest speakers.

The speaker at Monday's Democratic luncheon will be Ron Norton, founder and volunteer CEO of ComputerCorps, an internationally recognized 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to providing access to computer technology and skills training for under-served families, while eliminating electronic waste (eWaste) in our nation’s landfills.

The next Carson City School District School Board meeting will take place Tuesday Aug. 8 beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Robert ‘Bob’ Crowell Board Room within the Carson City Community Center.

The Capital Blue Dinner is the annual fundraiser for Carson City's Democrats. Tickets are $90 through August 11th, $100 after. RSVP to Cedric at 775-450-7013 or 775-841-3367. Send checks to CCDCC, PO Box 3281, Carson City NV 89702.

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The Gold Hill Hotel, as seen on Ghost Adventures and proclaimed as the 8th most haunted location in Nevada, is now offering Historical Ghost Tours on Aug. 10.

On August 12, 2023, Capitol City Gun Club in Carson City, NV will host a Fun Shoot on our Sporting Clays Course from 9:00am to 4:30pm. Target fees will be discounted, and everyone is invited to come! For more information call (775) 882-9904.

Halloween Weekend Northern Nevada Ghost Hunters presents their 2023 Haunted Hills, Mills, & Depots. The event will take place Friday night, Oct. 27 at 6 pm at the historic Gold Hill Depot where participants will have the opportunity to spend time getting to know NNGH and our special guests: Haunted Pursuit, The N.E.R.D.S. , Father David Deerfeeder, Harvey Althaus, and The Thin Veil investigators featuring Nevada author Sandie LaNae.

Add to your Farmer's Market outing, more health-promoting comradery and fun! The drum circle has moved to the other end of Mills Park, by the brook at Oxoby Parking Loop.

Everyone is welcome, accompanied children through Seniors, with any musical experience or none.

Bring a chair, and your drum if you have. Instruments are also provided.

Build2Win is sponsoring a discussion with Mr. Gregg Berggren, Carson City Trails Coordinator, to present the Carson River Trail III plans, currently in design phase. Provide your input at the very beginning. What do residents want?

Friday, August 25th, 9am start at Ormsby Room, 911 E Musser St., Carson City.
Free to attend.