Monday, Sept. 5: Things to do on Labor Day
The long weekend lets us hold onto summer a little bit longer. Enjoy an interfaith community picnic on the lawn at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church. Bring something to share, your plates and utensils, and something for the F.I.S.H. food drive. Watch out for playa dust. Burning Man has ended and the roads will be packed with burners headed back home. Keep reading for all that Labor Day has to offer.
MONDAY: Labor Day
- Revolution Dog Sports Rat-tacular Barn Hunt and BattleBorn Bonanza Jack Russell Trials at Fuji Park
- Nevada Artists Association Art Exhibit featuring artists Anna Louise Dardin and Bob Hickox with Photography by Chas. H. McDonnell, III at the Carson Visitor Center (8am-5pm)
- Keep Tahoe Blue Labor Day Beach Cleanup at Nevada Beach, South Shore Lake Tahoe (8:30am-12pm; bring reusable water bottle; for questions or more information, email events@keeptahoeblue.org or call 530-541-5388; RSVP at www.keeptahoeblue.org/rsvp)
- The Great Civil War Days in Virginia City (9am-11:30am Civil War Camp at Miner’s Park Open to the Public; 12pm Parade on C Street; 12:30pm The Battle for “C” Street; 2:20pm Fifth and final Train Battle, $25)
- Family Day: $1 Bowling and Shoe Rental Specials at Carson Lanes (9am-10pm)
- V&T #25 Steam Train Rides at the Nevada State Train Museum (10am-4pm; $8, $4 kids; museum admission $6, under 18 free)
- Photography and Regular Show at the Nevada Artists Association Gallery in the Brewery Arts Center (10am-4pm)
- Best in the West Nugget Rib Cook-Off at Victorian Square in Sparks (11am–5pm; 3pm The Original Wailers on the Main Stage)
You’ve got one last chance for the Rib Cook-off or Fallon Cantaloupe Festival. Watch some talented canines at Fuji Park: the Rat-tacular Barn Hunt and BattleBorn Bonanza finishes up today.
- Fallon Cantaloupe Festival and Country Fair at the Churchill County Fairgrounds, Fallon (11am-4pm; $5 per day/ free for children 10 and under)
- Mimosa Monday all day at Ed’s Doghouse
- Labor Day Parade in Virginia City (12pm, followed by ‘The Battle for “C” Street’)
- Eighth annual Interfaith Potluck Picnic and FISH food drive on the lawn of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church: corner of Division and Telegraph (4pm-6pm; bring a main dish, salad, side dish, or dessert to share in the potluck; please bring your own set of plates, eating utensils, and lawn chair)
- Dharma Zephyr Sangah Sitting Group at Methodist Church: 213 N. Minnesota, Youth Group Building corner of Proctor and Minnesota (5:30pm-6:30pm Beginners; 7pm-8:30pm)
- Live Music with Bill Wharton in the Carson Valley Inn Cabaret, Minden (6pm-10pm)
- High Sierra Swing Dance Club’s Night Out at El Charro Avita (Flash Mob dance lesson 6pm, $8; Free open dance 7pm-9pm; please park in back or along the side)
- Game Night at Carson Cigar Co. AKA the Cigar Bar (7pm-9pm; drink specials for players, prize for winner; games rotate weekly)
- Firkin Karaoke at the Firkin and Fox (8pm)
- Gold Hill Ghost Tour at the Crown Point Restaurant at the Gold Hill Hotel, Gold Hill (Dinner 4pm-8pm, Ghost tour 8pm-10pm; $40 for the dinner and tour, $20 for the tour only; Dinner reservations required by contacting the Gold Hill Hotel at 775-847-0111; For tour information please call #775-815-1050)
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 Monday, 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.
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