St. Paddy’s Weekend Events Happening Around Carson City

St. Patrick's Day is a day to celebrate Irish heritage, excellent music, food, and of course, drinks galore. Check out the list for St. Paddy's events and other happenings throughout Carson City this weekend. If we left anyone out and they wish to be included on this list, let us know about your event, what day and time it is and what you'll be playing, pouring and dishing up. Email editor@carsonnow.org.

Saturday

— Blue Line Tour Historic Carson City Westside. 10 to 11:30 a.m. there will be a special free public "Blue Line" walking tour of the historic Carson City Westside neighborhood. The tour starts in the front courtyard of the Nevada State Museum on N. Carson Street. The length of the walk is 1.5 miles lasting about 90 minutes while covering Nevada and Carson City history and viewing numerous historic homes and buildings along the way.
The Abraham Curry House, the Ferris Mansion, the Brewery Arts Center, the Stewart-Nye House, the Clemens House, the Bliss Mansion, several former Governors' homes and the current Governor’s Mansion will be included.The tour is free but tips support the work of the Carson City Historical Society. The tour leader is Debbie Lane, President of the Carson City Historical Society. For questions, she can be reached at 775-350-9949.

— Free class for homebuyers offered this Saturday at Western Nevada College. There will be a free home buying class offered this Saturday at Western Nevada College in Carson City. Open to all, visit with local realtors, loan officer, credit specialist, title and escrow, home warranty and insurance agents. You will get all your questions answered.The class in Spanish will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and the class in English is from 1 to 3 p.m.
Don't miss this, seating is limited please RSVP by calling or texting 775-276-9269.

— Carson City Mint 150 lecture, programs featured this Saturday. 11 a.m. The Nevada State Museum continues its months-long celebration leading up to the 150th anniversary of the opening of the Carson City U.S. Branch Mint with lectures and other special events in March. Recognizing March is also Women’s History Month, the museum is presenting the lecture “Women Workers of the Carson City U.S. Mint,” as its March “Mint150” event. The museum’s curator of history, Bob Nylen, will present the lecture at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 16. Nylen will discuss the various women who worked at the Mint from 1870 when it opened and until the building stopped being a U.S. Assay office in 1930. Immediately following Nylen’s lectue, the museum’s historic Coin Press No. 1 will begin minting medallions depicting the “Merci Train,” the gift-filled boxcar that was sent by France as a “thank you” in the aftermath of World War II. The minting will run from noon to 4 p.m. The public can purchase blank silver planchettes in the museum store and have them minted on the coin press. At 2 p.m., Curator of Education Mina Stafford will give a short presentation commemorating the 100th anniversary of the first airplane flight over the Sierra Nevada Mountains. In 1919, the U.S. Army Air Service sent 4 airplanes to fly from Mather Field in California to Reno. On the return flight Nevada Gov. Emmett Boyle became the first airplane passenger to fly over the Sierra.
Admission is $8 for adults; free for museum members and children 17 and younger.

Celtic Music Series at Carson City’s BAC features Ciana

Carson Valley's own high-octane, traditional Irish music group Ciana returns to the Brewery Arts Center in Carson City for a St. Patrick's blow-out, featuring the 2017-2018 Nevada State Fiddle Champion duo Holly Sternberg along with Tina Carlsen.

- Let’s Get Nuts: Virginia City to rock Comstock at Rocky Mountain Oyster fry, St. Pat’s Parade

VIRGINIA CITY, Nev. — A ton of steer testicles, literally, are headed up to the Comstock for the 28th annual Rocky Mountain Oyster Fry and St. Patrick’s Day Parade, March 16. Each year, daring cooks from around the region cook, fry, grill, smoke or otherwise serve up tasty testicle concoctions at this fan-favorite event, an ode to the mining town’s history.

- Dogs Invited: Will Run for Treats 5K-9 this Saturday at Carson City’s Centennial Park

Silver Strike CrossFit is hosting a 5K "Will Run for Treats" event this Saturday, March 16 at Centennial Park in Carson City to benefit the Carson Animal Services Initiative, also known as CASI.

- Open House with FREE Yoga at Carson City Yoga on March 16

You are Invited! Join us at Carson City Yoga for our 2nd annual Open House. A day of Free yoga classes, refreshments, prizes and festivities is planned at Carson City Yoga's open house on Saturday, March 16.

- Hunter and the Dirty Jacks live at Sassafras

Concert begins at 8 pm and goes until 11. Hunter and the Dirty Jacks are a “California Crafted Rock and Roll” band currently touring the west coast.

- Living the Good Life and One Way Street Pre-St. Patrick’s Day Spectacular

The festivities begin at 8:30 and will go until 12:30.
Bringing in St. Patrick's Day (Kent's Pre-Birthday Bash) the right way!

— The Carson Comedy Club Presents Comedian Heath Harmison. 8 p.m. Saturday. Being a superhero was always an ultimate dream of Heath’s. But due to his lack of athleticism, money, and tragic back story, he decided that bringing laughter to the world would be the next best thing. His PG-13 style of comedy kills in clubs, colleges, and festivals including the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland. He has been seen on the tv show “Laughs” on FOX and heard across the airwaves on SiriusXm. You can also find him performing regularly on the Las Vegas Strip at Planet Hollywood, Tropicana, Bally’s, and the MGM Grand. He has worked with some of the best comics in the business including Brad Garrett, Louie Anderson, Dennis Miller, Eddie Griffin, and Roseanne Barr. His abilities that are presented on stage are endless, from doing celebrity impersonations, to singing, dancing, and accents. Being an Improv comedian also gives him that extra edge on the standup comedy stage. His quick wit allows him to adapt to any situation. Tickets are $15. Doors open at 7:15 p.m. The show is at 8 p.m. Go here for tickets or you can get them at the door.

- Free Concert in the Round with Rimsky-Korsakov String Quartet

Music by Mendelssohn and Rimsky-Korsakov, played by Mikhail Bondarev (violin), Ekaterina Belisova (violin), Alexi Popov (viola), and Anton Andreev (cello), all graduates of the prestigious St. Petersburg Conservatory. This concert is sponsored by the Carson City Cultural Commission. Free, but reservations recommended.

Sunday

- St. Patrick’s Day celebration at the Fox Brewpup

Join us For Irish Food and Music, green beer, Sean The Piper, The Sierra Highlanders Pipe Band and Lots-o' Shenanigans!

Corned Beef and Cabbage
Irish Lamb Stew with Soda Bread

Carson City Firefighters L2251 is hosting their annual St Baldrick’s fundraiser on March 17th, 3:00pm at the Fox Brew Pub, 310 S. Carson St. All funds raised go to the St. Baldrick’s Foundation for Pediatric Cancer. Come on out and enjoy the festivities.

- CCCB Salute to Young Musicians Concert

Free concert! The Capital City Community Band is again tipping its hat to some of Carson City's youngest musicians. The band will feature a special program dedicated to these musicians, as well as present performances by the Bordewich Bray Elementary School choir, the CHS clarinet choir, and string ensembles.