'Many Faces of Native America' art show featured at WNC's Carson City campus

The Carson City Visitors Bureau is one 75 nonprofit organizations selected to receive the National Endowment for the Arts Big Read Grant, a literary grant challenging communities to create month-long programming around the themes of selected novels.

Creating change, whether it be in your home, community, or company, is a fine art. Consciousness, awareness of the environment you are in, and gentle communication are necessary. You can adjust your thoughts and actions to collaborate to create the change.

What began 12 years ago as a music celebration in the back parking lot at Cafe at Adele’s has now grown past the confines of John Street — adjacent to the restaurant — and moves this year to Brewery Arts Center in Carson City.

UPDATE MONDAY 5:40AM: A late spring storm blasted the Sierra with snow this morning, forcing chain or snow tire requirements over Highway 50 Spooner, State Route 207 over Kingsbury Grade, State Route 431 over Mt. Rose Highway and I-80 over Donner Pass. Go here for an update on area road conditions related to the storm. The National Weather Service forecast calls for the skies to be clearing by tonight with a gradual warming trend this week.
***
Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of June 12-18, 2017: Road closures are expected at the following locations due to road/utility work and the Epic Rides event. Please follow detours.

Dozens of businesses and organizations gathered at Carson High School's Senator Square late last month as part of a summer job fair for students.

A man who allegedly ran a red light and wouldn't stop for a Carson City Sheriff's Office deputy on Sunday afternoon faces felony charges after a brief pursuit where he drove his car onto a bike path, flipped it into a ditch, which then later caught fire as it was being prepared for tow.

This week's edition of It's Your City with host Cortney Bloomer features Kurt Meyer, program manager for the second annual Epic Rides Off Road Carson City mountain biking event, this Friday through Sunday, June 16-18.

A major battle was fought Saturday night at Mills Park as Union and Confederate forces collided on the big field fronting William Street at the annual Nevada State Fair and Rendezvous in Carson City.

Hundreds crowded North Carson Street in downtown Carson City Saturday evening for the return of the Capital City Brewfest, a celebration of beer and a major scholarship fundraiser for the Carson City Rotary Club.

Fashions and steam technology of the Victorian Era collided Saturday with those of science fiction fantasy, creating a steampunk revival on the grounds of the Nevada State Railroad Museum (NSRM) in South Carson City.

If you live anywhere within ear-shot of Mills Park, you may have heard some snaps, crackles, pops and all-out booms over the last two days.

That's because the Carson City Rendezvous is happening concurrently with the Nevada State Fair at Mills Park.

Six students graduated May 25 from the Professional Institute of Technology and Accounting (PITA), a Las Vegas-based vocational school that recently opened its newest campus in Carson City.

The Carson City Sheriff’s Office bid farewell to a longtime sergeant on Friday, welcomed a long time member of the force who was promoted to sergeant and introduced a new member to the deputy team.

Major work along Jacks Valley Road in Douglas County will begin Monday, June 12, following a week of equipment and utility preparation, Douglas County officials said.