Silver Palooza Set for July 2 in Silver City featuring live bands, dessert raffles, and more
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Mon, 06/26/2023 - 7:34am
Event Date:
July 2, 2023 - 2:00pm The Silver City Preservation Society and Silver City Arts invite everyone to the Silver City Park on July 2, from 2-7 PM for a day of live music, food and drink, lawn games, an art show, cake raffle and more.
This year the musical line-up features DJ Smilin’ Bob with his epic, danceable playlists, James Allander with his lively singing and ukulele performance, Comstock favorite the Gary Wheeler Band with their excellent, danceable blues and rock show, and headlining this year is swampy, East Texas groove of The Mighty Mike Schermer Band.
There will be a dessert raffle featuring amazing creations from some of the best bakers in Northern Nevada who live on the Comstock. Inside the historic Silver City Schoolhouse will be an art show featuring the work of Lorna Obermayr. Outside on the lawn there will be games and activities for all ages.
Burgers, hot dogs and vegetarian alternatives will be available for sale and there will be a bar with beer, wine, soda, and other beverages.
Event organizers recommend bringing cash for donations, food and drink and the raffle.
Each year the Silver Palooza features local bands and artists for a day of fun and community to benefit the Silver City Preservation Society, a 501 c 3 nonprofit. The SCPS manages the Silver City Schoolhouse and Community Center, provides planning, oversite and fundraising for community development projects, plans, and hosts educational events, community art events and sponsors arts and culture events.
The event takes place in the beautiful Silver City Park with its huge lawn, many shade trees and Silver Pavilion outdoor stage. Festival goers are invited to bring lawn chairs and blankets and enjoy the afternoon of music, community, and fun.
More on the artist featured in the show: Lorna Obermayr’s (1924-2009) life followed the history of the twentieth century, while her work demonstrated a mastery of expression across a range of artistic media. A child of the Depression, she worked as a welder in World War II, married and raised two children during the 1950s and 60s, and then, as a divorced woman, made her own way as a professor of art. She emigrated to Canada in 1990. She was a prolific, versatile artist—her strong suits being hand-made paper, woodblock and linoleum prints, and painting. Her work touched on everything from the most irreverent satire to the complex beauty of her home in the Slocan Valley of British Columbia. Her son, Erich Obermayr is a long-time Silver City resident.
