Events and Happenings in Carson City region for Saturday, Jan. 4
Happy Saturday Carson City, and happy first Wine Walk of 2020 in our capital city! We have a bunch of great events going on this weekend, so look below to check them out!
Saturday, January 4
— Carson City Club Scouts Collecting Christmas Trees for Camp Fundraising, Wildlife Sanctuary (All Day). Carson City Cub Scout Troop 341 of Carson City is asking community members for donations to help send our local scouts to cub scout camp this summer in exchange for recycling Christmas trees, which will be donated to a wildlife sanctuary for animal enrichment.
— Winter Round Up Run. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Centennial Park in Carson City. Join the brave, maybe a little crazy, runners on this beautiful trail run. This is the 3rd of 5 trail runs in the 11th Annual Be Bold, Run in the Cold – Winter Trail Series presented by Ascent Runs. Every run in the series will have two distances to choose from, a 5Kish and a 10K run. The 5Kish will usually be between 3-4 miles. The 10K+ will be anywhere between 6-9 miles depending on conditions.
— Winter Wonderland Walk. 1 to 3 p.m. at Riverview Park, 841 N. Roop St. Bundle up and join us for this winter themed interpretive hike! Look forward to climate and snow discussions, in addition to how riparian habitat persists through bitter cold. Be sure to dress for the weather.
— Saturday Beginning Wheel Throwing at Ogres-Holm Pottery. 1 to 4 p.m. at 1215 S. Carson St. The Ogres of Ogres-Holm introduce you to clay in this 6-week open start class, including open studio time, is designed to get you started. It’s a great way to relax on a Saturday afternoon. $175 for 6 weekly sessions or $45 drop ins.
— Downtown Carson City January Wine Walk. 1 to 5 p.m. Stroll Downtown Carson City and enjoy wine poured from over thirty locations. This is a perfect opportunity to experience everything the Downtown has to offer while participating businesses present special deals, entertainment and a variety of wines. At the end of the Wine Walk, head over to Alatte Coffee & Wine Bar, inside the Carson Nugget, for a chance to win great prizes donated by downtown businesses. Tickets come with each paid entry into the Wine Walk. Be sure to write in a selection for favorite Wine Walk stop at the bottom of each raffle ticket before turning it in. The raffle starts promptly at 5pm.
Prices:
$15 w/o an official CC Downtown Business Association glass
$10 with an official CC Downtown Business Association glass
Glasses and wrist bands can be purchased at the following locations:
• Carson Nugget
• Carson Jewelry & Loan
• Cactus Jacks
• Purple Avocado
• Comma Coffee
• Touched By Angels
• The Brewery Arts Center
— LEGO Club at the Carson City Library. 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at 900 N. Roop St. Build self-led creations through hands-on learning with LEGO Education materials. Participants 9 and under must be accompanied by a caregiver of at least 13 years of age at all times.
Sunday, January 5
— Carson City Library 2020 Winter Reading Challenge (all day). From Jan. 5-18, Winter Reading Challenge participants read a total of 14 hours, with extra raffle tickets earned for each hour of above-and-beyond reading. Prizes are also earned for registration and completion, and participants track all of their reading time in a simple app.
— Muscle Powered Sunday morning bicycle ride. 9 a.m. Meet at Fremont Elementary School in the South parking lot next to the Linear Ditch Trail. All riders must have a bicycle in safe working condition, a helmet, and closed toed shoes.
— Guided tour of the Nevada Museum of Art. 1 p.m. Tour the featured exhibition with one of the Museum’s trained docents during a regularly scheduled Guided Tour offered Thursdays at 6 p.m., Saturdays at 1 p.m. and Sundays at 1 p.m.
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