Memorial Day Weekend 2016: Activities and observances around Carson City

Help honor those who have served our country with a flag placing at the Lone Mountain Cemetery, or at one of the several Memorial Day ceremonies around the area. Here's what's happening this Memorial Day weekend around Carson City.

FRIDAY:

• Memorial Day Specials at Empire Ranch Golf Course (free 18 holes with ACTIVE Military I.D.; free bucket of balls if wearing red, white, AND blue; free draft beer if wearing camouflage)
• Placing of American Flags on the gravesites of Veterans at the Veteran’s Cemetery inside Lone Mountain Cemetery (4pm; the public is invited to join the Disabled American Veterans and other local veteran organizations)
• Fourth Friday Jam Session at Comma Coffee (6pm; bring your instrument; Celtic, folk, Traditional American)
• GE Family Concert Series: Paperback Writer -a Tribute to the Beatles at Minden Park in downtown Minden (6:30pm; free)
• Carson Comedy: Justin Rivera at Carson Comedy inside the Carson Nugget (doors open 6:45, show starts 7:30pm; $15 day of show, $13 in advance; purchase tickets at the Guest Services Desk)
• >Epic Rides Unofficial Pre-ride Weekend: meet at the Firkin and Fox (7:30pm)
• Live Music with Escalade at the Carson Nugget Sports Bar (8pm-12am)

SATURDAY:

• Memorial Day Specials at Empire Ranch Golf Course (free 18 holes with ACTIVE Military I.D.; free bucket of balls if wearing red, white, AND blue; free draft beer if wearing camouflage)
• Epic Rides Unofficial Pre-ride Weekend: meet at the Cracker Box for coffee and breakfast (8am)
• Downtown Carson Spring Farmers Market – corner of Musser and N. Nevada St, behind Due Sorella (9am-1pm)
• Early Primary Election Voting Begins at the Carson City Clerk-Recorder's Office: 885 E. Musser (10am-2pm)
• Glenbrook Under Steam for Public Viewing and V and T #25 Steam Train Rides at the Nevada State Train Museum (9am-4pm; rides $8, $4 kids; museum admission $6, under 18 free)
• Virginia and Truckee Opening Weekend with live music, mimosas, and more: Round trip Train Rides -leave from Carson City Eastgate Depot: on Flint Drive, off U.S. Highway 50 East at 10am- Depart Virginia City Depot 3pm (Train tickets sold out)
• Celebration of Heroes Memorial Day Parade, Virginia City (12pm; Parade participants check in 10:30am, line up at 11:30am at the Fourth Ward School)
• Silver City Arts Group Monthly Acoustic Jam at the Silver City School House/Community Center: 175 High St., Silver City (3pm-5pm; Bring your instruments and/or your singing voice)
• First of the Season: Ghost Walking Tour led by Madame Curry – Meet at Third and Curry St., behind Firkin and Fox (6:30pm-8pm; $20 day of tour; please arrive 15 minutes early)
• Bluegrass and Strings Series: Growling Old Men in the in the Brewery Arts Center Performance Hall (7pm; $20 at the door)
• Beatles Flashback Benefit Concert at Piper’s Opera House, Virginia City (7pm-9pm; $25, tickets available at the Red Dog Saloon; benefit for Piper’s Opera House)
• Concert Series with Granger Smith at TJ's Corral Outdoor Arena at the Carson Valley Inn, Minden (gates 6:45pm, 7:30pm start; $23 for the party pit, $29 for reserved seating)
• Epic Rides Unofficial Pre-ride Weekend: meet at the Westside Pour House (7:30pm)
• Live Music with Escalade at the Carson Nugget Sports Bar (8pm-12am)
• Decades Party with DJ Bobby G at Living the Good Life: 1480 N. Carson (9pm; enjoy the different decades of music starting from the 70s and every hour it changes; dress in your favorite decade)

SUNDAY:

• Memorial Day Specials at Empire Ranch Golf Course (free 18 holes with ACTIVE Military I.D.; free bucket of balls if wearing red, white, AND blue; free draft beer if wearing camouflage)
• Basic Birdwatching at Washoe Lake State Park- Meet in Day Use area (9am-10am, please arrive 10 minutes early; limited Binoculars and bird guides available; park admission $7 per vehicle, $5 for NV residents)
• Glenbrook Under Steam for Public Viewing and V and T #25 Steam Train Rides at the Nevada State Train Museum (9am-4pm; rides $8, $4 kids; museum admission $6, under 18 free)
• Virginia and Truckee Opening Weekend with live music, mimosas, and more: Round trip Train Rides -leave from Carson City Eastgate Depot: on Flint Drive, off U.S. Highway 50 East at 10am- Depart Virginia City Depot 3pm (tickets limited, $52, seniors and veterans $48, kids 3-16 $32)
• Mary Kaye Knaphus in Concert at Piper’s Opera House, Virginia City (3:30pm-5:30pm; $20, tickets available at the Red Dog Saloon; benefit for Piper’s Opera House)
• Evolution: The Ultimate Tribute to Journey Concert in the Carson Nugget Ballroom (7pm; $15, $30 VIP)

MONDAY: Memorial Day

• Free Swim Day for all active and retired Military at Carson Hot Springs (7am-10pm; outdoor pool only)
• Memorial Day Specials at Empire Ranch Golf Course (free 18 holes with ACTIVE Military I.D.; free bucket of balls if wearing red, white, AND blue; free draft beer if wearing camouflage)
• Memorial Day Ceremony with American Legion Honor Guard Post 56 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8660 at Dayton Cemetery: 34 Lakes Blvd, Dayton (9am; all welcome)
• Glenbrook Under Steam for Public Viewing and V and T #25 Steam Train Rides at the Nevada State Train Museum (9am-4pm; rides $8, $4 kids; museum admission $6, under 18 free)
• Memorial Day Ceremony for the Native American Indian community at the Historic Stewart Indian School Cemetery: located off Snyder Avenue, behind Corpus Christi Catholic Church, and across from the Stewart Indian School complex (10am)
• Sixth Annual Memorial Day BBQ- hamburgers, hot dogs, sausages, etc. at Evergreen Gene’s: 1811 N. Carson St. (11am-2:30pm; free for everyone, store discounts for veterans)
• Annual Memorial Day Ceremony to honor Service Members at Lone Mountain Cemetery (1pm)
• First Annual Pig Roast at Whiskey Tavern (2pm; $20 all you can eat; benefits the Carson City Veterans Coalition)
• Removal of American Flags from the gravesites of Veterans inside Lone Mountain Cemetery (4pm; the public is invited to help)