I Love Carson City’s Weekly Event Summary: Aug. 6-7

Are you ready for the weekend? The weekend is sure ready for you with the monthly Downtown Wine Walk, the final Levitt Amp Concert the Brewery Arts Center, and the Wild West Rodeo at Fuji Park. Live music galore, classic cars, theater, dancing and so much more await. Continue on for the low down.

SATURDAY:

• Hot August Nights
• Annual Rummage Sale at Saint Gall’s Catholic Church: 1343 Centerville Lane, Gardnerville (7am-3pm)
• Nevada Artists Association Art Exhibit featuring Vilma Weneck and Photography by Chas. H. McDonnell, III at the Carson Visitor Center (8am-5pm)
• Fourth Annual Adopt a Vet Dental Poker Run: Begins/Ends at Battle Born Harley Davidson (8:30am Registration, Continental Breakfast; Run begins 10am, lunch 11am-4pm, 3pm best poker hand award, raffle and live music)
• Coffee and Donuts with EAA Sierra Chapter 403 at 2500 E. College Pkwy (8:30am-12pm, all welcome)
• Jazz and BEYOND: Live Music with CW Bayer and Dr. Spitmore at the Third and Curry Farmers Market (8:30am-1pm)

The Farmers Market is a great way to start the day with food, friends, music, and more. For more music, free food, and bounce house fun check out the Second Annual ‘Hand Up’ Resource Fair in the Teixeira Pavilion at Mills Park.

• Third and Curry Farmers Market (8:30am to 1pm; fruits, vegetables, flowers, live music, local vendors, bowl painting with Empty Bowls, and more)
• Empty Bowls Bowl Decorating at the Third and Curry Farmers Market (8:30am until supplies run out or 1pm)
• Second Annual 'Hand Up' Resource Fair at the at the Mills Park Marv Teixeira Pavilion (9am-1pm; music, a bounce house, refreshments and free food; sponsored by the Carson City Health and Human Services Department)
• Carson City Historical Society Yard Sale at the Foreman-Roberts House Museum: 1207 N. Carson St. (9am-4pm; free admission to Museum)
• DHS Music Department Car Wash at Walgreens: 1342 Hwy 395, Gardnerville (9am-2pm)
• Photography and Regular Show at the Nevada Artists Association Gallery in the Brewery Arts Center (10am-4pm)
• Ferris Family Speaker Series: “Jack Dempsey’s Days in Nevada” with Guy Clifton at the Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park: 1450 Highway 88, Minden (10am; free)

The annual Adopt a Vet Dental Poker Run at Battle Born Harley Davidson is a great way to explore our area on the back of a bike. Train enthusiasts will enjoy rides on the V&T #25 Steam Train at the State Railroad Museum.

• V&T #25 Steam Train Rides at the Nevada State Train Museum (10am-4pm; $8, $4 kids; museum admission $6, under 18 free)
• Virginia and Truckee Round-trip Steam 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)
• Monthly meeting of F.E.A.T. (Families for Effective Autism Treatment) in the back room at Comma Coffee (10:30am)
• Swim Class for Kids with Autism Spectrum Disorder at the Carson City Aquatic Facility (11am; $4)
• WARF Cat and Kitten Adoption Event at Petco on Topsy Lane (11am-4pm; all cats are fixed, vaccinated and micro-chipped)
• 21st Anniversary of the dedication of the Carson Valley Museum and Cultural Center: 1477 Hwy 395, Gardnerville (11am-2pm; Free admission, Silent auction, light refreshments with cake cutting at Noon)
• ‘Dayton- The River and Its People’ at Dayton State Park (1pm, please arrive 10 minutes early; $7 per vehicle, $5 for NV residents; a short walk to the Carson River to discuss some of the area's history, including Fort Churchill)
• Jazz and BEYOND: Back Forty (bluegrass) performs at Carson Mall (1pm-3pm)
• Downtown Business Association's Wine Walk: sign up at the Carson Nugget, Cactus Jacks, Carson Jewelry and Loan, Remedy's Bar, Touched By Angels, Comma Coffee, or the Brewery Arts Center Artisan Store (1pm-5pm, raffle at 5pm in the Carson Nugget Alatte Coffee and Wine Bar; $15)

Take a peek in the Historic Forman-Roberts House at the corner of Rice and N. Carson. The museum is open today during their final rummage/yard sale of the season. One block away, you can sign up for the Downtown Business Association’s Wine Walk at Touched By an Angel Gift Shop.

• Jazz and BEYOND at the Downtown Wine Walk: Hallie Kirk at Comma Coffee 1pm-5pm; Judith Ames Trio at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church 2pm-4pm; Violinist Eleanor Sturm at the NAA Gallery 2pm-3pm
• Jazz and BEYOND: Harmony Pines performs at A to Zen (2pm-4pm)
• Outdoor Games at the Carson City Library (2pm-4pm; All ages, 9 and under must be accompanied by someone 13+)
• Summer Saturday Family Movies series: “Charlotte's Web” in the Minden Library meeting room: 1625 Library Lane, Minden (2pm; free; Rated PG)
• Alatte Live featuring Escalade in the Laxalt Plaza next to Carson Nugget (5pm-8pm)
• Live Music with Sandra Medley at 1862 David Walley's Restaurant and Saloon in Genoa (5pm-9pm)
• Live Music with Tom Miller at Sassafras Eclectic Food Joint: 1500 Old Hot Springs Rd. (6pm)
• Live Music at Bella Fiore Wine (6pm-9pm)
• Live Music with Blue: The Biggest Little Ukulele Ensemble In Nevada at Living the Good Life: 1480 N. Carson (6pm-8pm)
• Live Music with Brian Lester at J’s Old Town Bistro, Dayton (6pm; Reservations recommended 775-246-4400)

Go country with the High Sierra Swing Dance Club. Special guest instructor, Cowboy Bobby Truesdale, will be teaching the Cowboy Cha. Fuji Park has its fair share of cowboys today, too. Souza’s Bucking Broncs are putting on a Wild West Rodeo.

• Wild West Rodeo by Souza’s Bucking Bulls at Fuji Park (6:30pm-10pm; Gates open 5:30pm, kids rodeo starts at 6:30pm with the main event to follow; $15 at the door, kids 9 and younger admitted free with a paid adult entry)
• Painting Class at Mona Lisa and Wine: 3821 S Carson St (6:30pm-9:30pm; Sold Out)
• Painting Class at Van Gogh and Vino (7pm-9:30pm; August Special: $18 per painter)
• Swinging Over to the Country Side with the High Sierra Swing Dance Club at the Ormsby Club: 600 S. Curry (7pm-8pm country cha lessons, 8pm-11pm open dance; $10 donation; Special Guest Instructor and DJ Cowboy Bobby Truesdale; singles welcom)
• Youth Theater Carson City Presents: Legally Blonde, Jr at the Bob Boldrick Theater in the Community Center (7pm; $12)
• Jazz and BEYOND: Brian Bars featuring Reice Guerrero in the A to Zen ‘Zen Den’: 1803 N. Carson St. (6pm doors; 7pm start; $5 cover, you get $5 store credit)
• Live Music with Terri Campillo, Craig Fletcher, and friends at Glen Eagles Restaurant (7pm-10pm)
• Live Music with Highway 42 at Casino Fandango (7pm-12am)
• Free Concert: SambaDa' on the Minnesota Street Stage at the Brewery Arts Center (vendors/food trucks 6pm, Special Guests: Spoken Views Collective at 6:30pm, Opening act: Chad Wilken’s three piece acoustic at 7pm, SambaDa' will take the stage at 8pm; Free, part of the Levitt AMP Music Series and Jazz and BEYOND)

The Jazz and Beyond Music Festival isn’t joking when it says over 100 musicians in 15 days. In addition to live music on the wine walk, A to Zen and Carson Mall are hosting bands. The big show of the day is at the Brewery Arts Center where special guests will entertain before the West Coast's hottest Brazilian band, Samba Da', hits the stage.

• Star Party and Telescope Viewing at Western Nevada College’s Observatory: 2699 Van Patten Ave (7pm-10:30pm, demos 7pm-9pm; free; weather permitting)
• Star Party with telescope viewing hosted by the Astronomical Society of Nevada at Washoe Lake State Park: East Lake Blvd, Washoe Valley – at the Maze parking lot (8pm; $7 per vehicle, $5 for NV residents; bring bug repellent, flashlight with a red lens-no white light, and a lawn chair)
• Flower Power Tour featuring AdLib with G-Life, Split Divo, Rhythmatix, B3 the Shark, The Gas Station, and DJ [R] Styles at the Eleventh Frame Winners Lounge, Carson Lanes (7pm-12am; free show; drink specials; must be 21+)
• Live Music at the Carson Nugget Sports Bar (8pm-12am)
• Live Music with the Jason King Band at the Max Casino: formerly the Carson Station (8pm-12am)
• Live Music with the Trippin King Snakes at the Red Dog Saloon, Virginia City (8pm)
• Live Music with Shark Sandwich at the Carson Valley Inn Cabaret, Minden (8pm-1am)
• Rock’n N Bowl’n at Gold Dust West (8pm)
• Karaoke at the Spoke Bar and Grill (8pm)
• Karaoke at Westside Pour House (9pm)
• DJ Dance Party at Jimmy G’s Cigar Bar (10pm-2am)
• Dance Party with DJ Bobby G at Living the Good Life: 1480 N. Carson St. (9pm)

This is no sleepy Sunday. Genoa will be a fun place to explore with their monthly Sweet Sippin Sunday stroll and Art in the Park. Jazz and Beyond Music Festival continues with four bands out at the Silver Saddle Ranch in conjunction with a celebration of 20 years of the Quality of Life Initiative. Keep reading: there’s something for everyone.

SUNDAY:

• Hot August Nights
• Seventh Annual Feeding Pets of the Homeless "Give a Dog a Bone" Week (go HERE for local donation sites)
• First Sunday Breakfast at the Elks Club: 515 N Nevada (bar opens 7am, breakfast 8:30am-11am; $7)
• Nevada Artists Association Art Exhibit featuring Vilma Weneck and Photography by Chas. H. McDonnell, III at the Carson Visitor Center (8am-5pm)
• CC BMX Racing at the Livermore (Edmonds) Sports Complex: 1555 Livermore Lane (signups 9am-10am; $10, must be USABMX member; new rider kits available)
• Breakfast and Bowl at Carson Lanes (9am-12pm; breakfast and unlimited bowling until noon $13, $8 kids 12 and younger)
• V&T #25 Steam Train Rides at the Nevada State Train Museum (10am-4pm; $8, $4 kids; museum admission $6, under 18 free)
• Virginia and Truckee Round-trip Steam 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; Get 20% Off Adult Pre-Purchased Tickets For Sunday Roundtrip Rides with code LOCALSUNDAY at www.vtrailway.com )
• Art In The Park at Mormon Station State Park, Genoa (10am-4pm)
• Bingo fundraiser for CASI at Carson City Senior Center (doors 11am, 12:30pm-4pm; $10 buy in, must be 21+)
• Family Day at Empire Ranch Golf Course (After 12pm, Kids play free with paid adult green fee)
• Family Golf Clinic at Eagle Valley Golf Course (1pm-2:30pm; free; free hot dog/soda for participants)
• Barony of Fal Dare, Amtgard Live Action Role Play Plus Combat Group at Mills Park, at the end of Oxoby Loop (12pm-4pm; Foam sword fighting, crafts, classes; child-friendly, under 18 must have a waiver signed by their parents; newcomers welcome, for info email FalDareMonarchy@gmail.com )
• DAWG Days: Bring your dog Painting Class at Mona Lisa and Wine: 3821 S Carson St (1pm-4pm; $35 Includes canvas, easel, brushes, paints, apron, instruction and a house wine/cocktail or soda)

This day has gone to the dogs. Mona Lisa and Wine has a special bring your pooch painting class that benefits Douglas Animal Welfare Group. The Pets of the Homeless ‘Give a Dog a Bone’ week food drive kicks off today with donation drop-offs all around the valley. The Carson Animal Shelter Initiative (CASI) is hosting Bingo at the Senior Citizens Center.

• All Ages Family Day: Painting Class at Van Gogh and Vino (1pm-3:30pm; August Special: $18 per painter)
• Sunday Funday: Free game of pool with drink purchase at Westside Pour House
• Weekly Pool Tournament at Whiskey Tavern (register 1pm; 2pm start; $10 per person)
• Sweet Sippin Sunday, Downtown Genoa (1pm-4pm; $12; Tequila is this month’s liquor, Carson Valley Trails Association is the non-profit; Live Music by the Trippin King Snakes)
• Final Performance: Youth Theater Carson City Presents: Legally Blonde, Jr at the Bob Boldrick Theater in the Community Center (2pm; $12)
• Pool Tournament at Remedy’s (2pm-5pm; $5 buy-in; APA Rules)
• Jazz and BEYOND: ‘A Day at the Ranch’ Quality of Life Initiative 20th Anniversary Concert at the Silver Saddle Ranch: 4901 Carson River Road (3pm-8pm; food trucks, burros to pet courtesy of the Wild Ass Women, and more; four bands: CW and Dr. Spitmore, Hick’ry Switch, Alex Muddy Smith, and the Sagebrush Rebels; FREE)
• Live Music with Catfish Carl at 1862 David Walley's Restaurant and Saloon in Genoa (5pm-9pm)
• Live Music with Deep Groove at the Red Dog Saloon, Virginia City (5:30pm-8:30pm)
• Live Music with George Pickard at the Carson Valley Inn Cabaret, Minden (6pm-10pm)

Every week, I create a list of the fun stuff and events going on around the Carson City area for my Facebook page, I Love Carson City. There is quite a bit to do in our beautiful capital this week, so grab the kids, your friends and family, and have a great weekend.

My weekly Facebook list includes Friday-Thursday, so please go HERE for events beyond Sunday, or just wait for my daily ‘Things to do’ here on Carson Now. You do NOT need a Facebook account to access the information. As always, Carson Now welcomes reader contributions to our website. Go HERE to submit an event, photo, or item of interest.