Sunday, Oct. 30: Things to do around Carson City

After an action-packed Nevada Day Saturday, Sunday traditions carry on, such as the 35th Annual La Ka Lel Be Pow Wow at the Carson Colony gym. Take the kids up to Virginia City for one last chance to catch Thomas the Tank Engine at the V & T Depot. It may be a little rainy, but the show must go on at the NV Day Carnival and Festival at Mills Park.

SUNDAY:

• South Valley VFD Safe Halloween Pancake Breakfast and Blood Drive at the Community Center at 3010 Lakeshore Blvd, New Washoe City (7am-12pm; costumes welcome; cost of breakfast is donation only)
• 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)
• Breakfast and Bowl at Carson Lanes (9am-12pm; breakfast and unlimited bowling until noon $13, $8 kids 12 and younger)
• CC BMX Racing at the Livermore (Edmonds) Sports Complex: 1555 Livermore Lane (weather permitting; signups 9am-10am; $10, must be USABMX member; new rider kits available)

The Children’s Museum of Northern Nevada welcomes all the neighborhood goblins to their annual Halloween Celebration. If you’re looking to spot some ghosts, you may want to head up to Virginia City for a Bats in the Belfry Ghost Walking Tour.

• Nevada Day Fun Shoot at the Capitol City Gun Club: 3590 Arrowhead Drive (9:30am-4:30pm; $5 Tokens for 25 Trap or Skeet targets: $30 for 100 Sporting Clay targets; $3 BBQ chicken lunch 11:30am-1:30pm for paid shooters; PRIZES for shooters that hit and break a FLASH target; open to members and non-members)
• Raiders Booster Club at the Eleventh Frame Lounge in Carson Lanes (vs the Tampa Bay Buccaneers; 10am; food/drink specials; supervised kids under 21 welcome)
• Annual Nevada Day Art Show at the Nevada Artists Association Gallery in the Brewery Arts Center (10am-4pm)
• Day Out with Thomas the Tank Engine at the V and T Depot: 166 F Street, Virginia City (rides depart hourly 10am-3pm; $19; arrive one hour prior to departure time; advance ticket purchase recommended; Tickets can be purchased online at ticketweb.com/dowt, or call 866-468-7630, or in person at the Virginia City Depot.)
• Pumpkin Patch Harvest Festival with Pig Races, Hay Slide, Kiddie Land, Straw Maze, Farm Animals and more at Corley Ranch: 859 Highway 395 South, Gardnerville (11am-5pm; admission $7, Seniors $5, under 2 free; additional cost for some rides, etc.)
• RSVP Nevada Day Carnival and Celebration at Mills Park (12pm-8pm; all day wristband $30, discount coupon at RSVP booth)
• 35th Annual La Ka Lel Be Pow Wow in the Carson Colony Gym: 2900 S. Curry (1pm-6pm)

Carson City is luckily home to a plethora of indigenous culture. The La Ka Lel Be Pow Wow at the Carson Colony is just one example of what our local Washoe and Paiute tribes do to stay connected to their roots.

• 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 )
• Sunday Funday: Free game of pool with drink purchase at Westside Pour House
• Bottle Night Light Painting Class at Van Gogh and Vino (2pm-4:30pm; $22 per painter)
• Weekly Pool Tournament at Whiskey Tavern (register 1pm; 2pm start; $10 per person)
• Pool Tournament at Remedy’s (2pm-5pm; $5 buy-in; APA Rules)
• The Foundation for Carson City Parks and Recreation (FCCPR) hosts an Open House for the historic Wungnema House on the east end of Mills Park - The building is accessible by the Park entrance on Saliman Road, opposite the high school (2pm-5pm; Free)
• Special Olympics Bowling Practice at Gold Dust West (2:30pm-4pm)
• Annual Safe Halloween Celebration with Costumes and Crafts at the Children’s Museum of Northern Nevada: 813 N. Carson Street (6pm-8pm; $5 per child, adults free)
• Bats in the Belfry’s Halloween Ghost Walking Tours of Virginia City – meet at the Washoe Club (6pm AND 8pm tours; $30; leave from the Washoe Club; Must buy tickets at http://www.virginiacityghosttours.com/halloween_night2016.htm)
• Bats in the Belfry’s Afterhours Paranormal Investigation of Virginia City – meet at the Washoe Club (10pm; $80; leave from the Washoe Club; Must buy tickets at http://www.virginiacityghosttours.com/halloween_night2016.htm)

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.

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