94th annual Genoa Candy Dance this weekend
With this year's theme, "Let's Light Up The Town" The 94th Genoa Candy Dance runs this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 27-28, 2014.
The Annual Genoa Candy Dance and Faire was originally planned as a dinner and dance in the fall of 1919 by the women of the town to raise money for street lights. The women made candies and cakes to pass around at the dance which was followed by a midnight dinner at the Raycraft Hall, now known as the Genoa Town Hall.
The first Candy Dance was quite a success and the town purchased street lights only to find the cost of electricity and upkeep on the lights needed additional revenues, which motivated the townspeople to continue holding the Candy Dance as an annual fundraiser.
To learn more about Candy Dance history, visit Genoa’s website: www.genoanevada.org.
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