Toy Drives, Concerts, Light Displays and more: Events happening in Carson City and Beyond this weekend
Submitted by Kelsey Penrose on Sat, 12/17/2022 - 12:52pm
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Repeats every day until Sun Dec 18 2022 .
December 17, 2022 (All day)
December 18, 2022 (All day)
Happy Saturday, Carson Now readers! Let's see what events await us throughout the Carson City region and beyond this weekend.
Toy, Food Drives
Carson City’s Rice Street Tattoo partners with NAMI to host Joy Drive for local children
For the second year, Carson City’s Rice Street Tattoo will be hosting a Joy Drive through Dec. 21 to help families in need celebrate the holidays.
At Hoffman Plumbing, we believe that everyone deserves to have a happy holiday season filled with joy and laughter. That’s why this year, we are proud to be collecting toys for our local Marine Toys for Tots program through Dec. 19. We know that many families in our community struggle financially and can't afford to provide gifts for their children at Christmastime. By donating a toy or two to this worthy cause, you can help make sure those families have something special under the tree on Christmas morning.
GreenUP!, a non-profit working with businesses to reduce waste, announced that several Green Dining restaurants will host a charity drive in partnership with FISH – Friends In Service Helping, a non-profit that provides wrap-around social services to community members in need.
The charity drive will run from Dec. 15 through Dec. 25.
Northern Nevada Dream Center hosts toy drive to provide for children in need this holiday season
The Northern Nevada Dream Center's 2nd Annual Dream Christmas Toy Drive is in full swing and still taking donations of new, unwrapped toys for children age 0-18 thru Wednesday, December 21st.
Most need items include board games, gift cards, makeup, craft supplies and room decor for teen girls and boys.
Nevada State Police host 'Cram the Cruiser' toy collection event Saturday at Reno headquarters
The Nevada State Police invites the Northern Nevada community to a “Cram the Cruiser” toy drive happening this Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Reno Nevada Highway Patrol Office, 357 Hammil Lane in Reno.
4-H Pajama Drive for Kids in Foster Care underway with 9 collection locations in Carson City
Carson City 4-H is holding its 5th Annual Pajama Drive For Kids in Foster Care. We are collecting new pajamas in all sizes and styles for the CASA of Carson City Foster Kids’ Closet to be distributed to local children. Larger children's and adult sizes for teens are especially needed.
All Weekend Long
Head down to the Genoa Town Hall this weekend, Dec. 17-18, for some holiday cheer with The Artful Santa. Tickets have been reduced to $30 per family.
Carson City Parks Recreation and Open Space Offer Light Display at Silver Saddle Ranch
Carson City Parks, Recreation and Open Space will be turning on the Homestead Holiday decoration lights for the remainder of this week for people to come out and enjoy! We are sad we were unable to have the event on Saturday and Sunday and want to offer the public the ability to look at the lights.
Come look at the festive lights from 4 pm to 6 pm Tuesday, Dec. 13 through Sunday, Dec, 18 at Silver Saddle Ranch, 2648 Carson River Road.
Jack C. Davis Observatory to wrap up 2022 with free talks, Star Party at Carson City campus
The final 2022 events for Jack C. Davis Observatory at Western Nevada College are set for this weekend, Dec. 16-17. The premier facility in Northern Nevada to get up close and personal with the moon, stars and planets is hosting two Mike Thomas lectures and a Star Party.
Saturday
- Carson City
Carson City church hosts 'Caring and Sharing Christmas Concert' to benefit food pantry
The Carson City SDA Church Food Pantry presents "A Caring and Sharing Christmas Concert" to benefit the pantry.
Please join us Saturday, Dec. 17, 6 p.m., at 405 E. College Parkway for some beautiful holiday music featuring local talent, and a special distinguished guest, followed by cocoa and cookies.
Sunday
- Carson City
Change of venue for Sunday's Carson City Symphony violin and piano recital
The location for Carson City Symphony Association's "Violin and Piano House Recital" on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 18, 2 p.m., has been changed due to icy conditions at the original venue. The afternoon of music, conversation, wine, and dessert with Brian Fox, violin, and Eric Kao, piano, will be at 191 Heidi Circle, Carson City.
'Unsilent Night' happens this Sunday at the Brewery Arts Center, throughout westside Carson City
On Sunday Dec. 18 at 5:30 p.m., the Brewery Arts Center and Michael Tedesco will be hosting a city wide unique take on the classical caroling holiday tradition called Unsilent Night, an international event created by Phil Kline.
Please join us in Phil Kline’s Unsilent Night! It’s been described as “A luminous soundscape played by the audience on boomboxes carried through city streets.”
Ongoing
English Language Learners program, Carson City Library partner for U.S. citizenship classes
A free U.S. citizenship class, hosted by English Language Learners and Carson City Library are freely offered to those seeking to understand the rights and responsibilities of becoming a U.S. citizen.
Capital City Arts Initiative’s exhibition 'Chinoiseries' at Carson City courthouse
The Capital City Arts Initiative’s exhibition, "Chinoiseries", presents Gwaylon Leaf’s paintings that use a visual language synthesized from Taoist coded language and symbols.
Dream Center's 8th Annual Dream Christmas is here, providing for those in need in Carson City
The Northern Nevada Dream Center, a Carson City based nonprofit, is holding its eighth annual Dream Christmas event, a mobile caravan of holiday joy and goodies for individuals and families in need.
Dream Center volunteers will be delivering Dream Christmas dinner bags, turkeys, hams, coats, hats, gloves and other holiday goodies to locations throughout Northern Nevada starting Saturday, Dec. 3.
Did we miss anything? Please tell us in the comments below if there's anything we missed happening this weekend in Carson City and beyond!
