Things to do around Carson City on Sunday, Sept. 16

Sunday is supposed to be a day for rest, so spend the rest of your weekend making it a fun day.

Dayton Valley Days, now in its 30th year, is always a good time to be in old town Dayton, where a pet parade, chili cook-off and street festival highlight the second of the two-day celebration.

Sunday is also the final day of racing at the 55th annual STIHL National Champion Reno Air Races at the Reno-Stead airport. Catch their heat before they are gone for another year.

The Silver State Art Festival also wraps up on Sunday at Fuji Park in South Carson City.

There are many more events happening today. Check out the list below for Sunday happenings.

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This calendar is updated throughout the day as information becomes available. Here’s what’s happening on Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018:

— Daily through September, Muscle Powered is holding Membership drive to recruit new members. All new and renewing members in the month of September will be entered in a drawing to win a Gregory Hiking Day Pack.

— Muscle Powered works to make Carson City healthier for all citizens and safer and more accessible for bicycling and walking through education and advocacy, the promotion of bicycle and pedestrian friendly infrastructure, and developing and maintaining recreational trails throughout the city. Muscle Powered is also responsible for organized weekly walks, hikes and bike rides, on and off road, throughout Carson City. Go here to learn more and sign up.

— Muscle Powered Weekly Bike Ride. Meet at Fremont Elementary School, 1511 Firebox Road, next to the Linear Ditch Trail at 8 a.m. All riders must have a bicycle in safe working condition, a helmet, and closed toed shoes.

— 55th annual STIHL National Championship Reno Air Races at Reno-Stead Airport, 4895 Texas Avenue in Stead (Reno 89506), 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visit airrace.org for more information.

— The Silver State Art Festival continues Sunday with classes beginning at 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and runs through the weekend at the Fuji Park Exhibit Hall in Carson City. The festival features stunning artwork for sale, 40 award-winning artists, gourds, beading, basketry, woodwork, paintings, photography, raffles prizes benefiting Advocates to End Domestic Violence and much more. See the Facebook page here.
The Silver State Festival includes three days of classes featuring beginning and advanced instructional workshops in gourding, carving, weaving, basketry, woodburning, woodturning and much more! To sign up, contact Nevada Gourd Society or by phone at 775-301-8230 or 619-995-2475. This festival runs all weekend at the Fuji Park Exhibit Hall, 601 Old Clear Creek Rd., Carson City.

— The Capital City Arts Initiative, also known as CCAI, presents its exhibition, "Jenny Raven: The Creative Growth Years 1979-1984" with artwork by artist Jenny Raven in the city’s Community Center Sierra Room, 851 E William Street, Carson City. The exhibition is available to the public through October 18, 2018. The Sierra Room is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

— 30th annual Dayton Valley Days, celebrating 100th anniversary of Dayton Community Center building, formerly housing the old Dayton High School. Festival begins with pancake breakfast, 7:30-10 a.m. in front of the community center, followed by a pet parade at noon, and staged in front of the community center at 11:30 a.m. Dayton Valley Days will also feature its eighth annual chili cook-off, street festival and vendor booths along Pike Street in old town Dayton, as well as gold panning, a kids zone with games and a bounce house, and speeder car rides. Dayton Valley Days runs from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visit daytonvalleydays.org for a full schedule of events.

— Nevada Rural Community Partners Fundraiser at Buffalo Wild Wings, 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. at 3815 South Carson Street in Carson City.

— Monet's Table: Lakeside Luncheon and Art Sale, benefitting North Tahoe Arts, 12 noon to 4 p.m. at Gatekeeper's Museum, 130 West Lake Blvd in Tahoe City, CA.

— Half-Off Pet Adoptions at the Nevada Humane Society, 549 Airport Road in Carson City, 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

— U-Pick organic apples at Apple Basket Orchard/Agape Organics, 7425 Franktown Road in Southern Washoe Valley, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

— Free Re-Creation USA Concert, sponsored by Douglas-Tahoe Elks Lodge, 2 p.m. at CVIC Hall, 1604 Esmeralda Avenue in Minden.

— Carson City Little League Board Meeting, 2 p.m. at the Governor's Field indoor facility. Agenda: upcoming board member elections.

— Live Music with Mo's Motley Blues, 1-5 p.m. at Genoa Bar, "Nevada's Oldest Thirst Parlor," 2282 Main Street in Genoa.

— Opening of the Reno Chamber Orchestra 2018-19 concert season. Features this weekend: Guest conductor Francesco Lecce-Chong conducting Mozart's Overture to La Clemenza di Tito, as well as Golijov's "The Dreams and Prayers of Isaacx the Blind, and Beethoven's Symphony No. 3, Eroica. Concert starts at 2 p.m. inside Nightingale Concert Hall, located on the University of Nevada, Reno campus and runs until 4 p.m. Visit www.renochamberorchestra.org/concerts for more information.