cowboy poetry
Greg Hess Talks About The Virginia City Water System In Gold Hill Presentation Feb. 4
Submitted by editor on Wed, 01/27/2016 - 12:10pmGreg Hess, a retired miner, surveyor and Storey County Commissioner will discuss “The Virginia City Water System - An Engineering Marvel” at the Gold Hill Thursday Night Presentation Series at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4 at the Gold Hill Hotel, 1540 Main St., Gold Hill, just one mile south of Virginia City on SR 342.
Hess is a fifth-generation Comstocker, who has been involved in mining, surveying and construction for many years.
Storey County Commissioner Lance Gilman To Discuss TRIC at Gold Hill lecture series
Submitted by editor on Sat, 01/16/2016 - 11:48amLance Gilman, Storey County Commissioner and partner in the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center will present “History, Present and Future of the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center at the next Gold Hill Hotel’s Thursday Night Presentation at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 21, 2016.
Nevada offers visitors new memories to launch 2016
Submitted by editor on Tue, 01/12/2016 - 11:14amNevada’s New Year’s resolution is to ensure that travelers go home with more stories than souvenirs. With the lineup of events scheduled in early 2016, that is sure to ring true. As always, Nevada will offer fun, unique events for visitors of all interests and ages that will guarantee unforgettable experiences. Kick off the New Year at one of these Nevada-only events:
John Tyson to bring cowboy music, poetry tonight to Gold Hill Hotel lecture series
Submitted by editor on Wed, 11/04/2015 - 4:01pmVIRGINIA CITY — Local celebrity and cowboy music performer John Tyson will bring his “American Cowboy” show back to the Gold Hill Hotel on Thursday, Nov. 12.
Tyson, a Vietnam veteran, has worked as a law enforcement officer, range manager, working cowboy, train engineer, entertainer and journalist. He is best known regionally as a former reporter for KOLO-TV Channel 8. But he is also well known for his cowboy songs and poetry, and stories about cowboys of the Old West.
Nevada Magazine receives top awards by Nevada Press Association
Submitted by editor on Thu, 10/08/2015 - 11:09amCarrying on its trailblazing tradition, Nevada Magazine could not be fenced in last Friday at the Nevada Press Association awards banquet as it claimed five first-place awards including the coveted General Excellence award, the top prize in the magazine category.
Jazz and Beyond festival in Carson City gets busy Thursday with three venues
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Mon, 08/10/2015 - 7:27pmThe 2015 Carson City Jazz and Beyond music festival heats up Thursday with multiple performances around town to hit all the right notes and music styles with piano jazz, blues, roots and smooth jazz at three different venues.
Discover Your Nevada this summer with road trips around the Silver State
Submitted by editor on Tue, 05/05/2015 - 1:54pmNevada is the seventh-largest state in the Union. There are 109,781 square miles to explore, from the basin-and-range landscape on the northern end to the scenic desert panoramas in the south. This summer, discover your Nevada on a road trip to Tonopah or Valley of Fire State Park, or maybe drive the U.S. 50-Interstate 80 loop from the Reno-Tahoe area.
Sunday, May 3: Things to do today around Carson City
Submitted by Danielle Cook on Sun, 05/03/2015 - 3:07amThe 2015 operating season begins this weekend at Nevada State Railroad Museum. Come on down and take a ride on the Edwards Motorcar Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Rides are $4 for Adults; $2 for Children ages 4-11 and museum members; and FREE for Children ages 3 and under. The first Sunday of the month always sees a pancake breakfast at the Elk’s Club; let them take care of the cooking and clean-up!
SUNDAY:
- First Sunday Breakfast at the Elks Club: 515 N Nevada (bar opens 7am; 8:30-11am, $7)
I Love Carson City's Weekend Event Summary: May 2-3
Submitted by Danielle Cook on Fri, 05/01/2015 - 9:30pmHave you picked your pony yet? The Kentucky Derby is today, but that is far from the only thing running today. Chili on the Comstock is hosting their inaugural Fun with the Runs 5K Saturday at 10 a.m. The 1926 Edwards Motor Car is running, too, and ready for rides at the Nevada Railroad Museum. The wine walk is always a good time, and with Mother’s Day next weekend, it can’t hurt to peruse the shops before you run out of time to pick the perfect gift.
SATURDAY: Kentucky Derby Day:
Friday, May 1: Things to do in Carson City
Submitted by Danielle Cook on Fri, 05/01/2015 - 4:23amThe Genoa Cowboy Festival is just starting, and I suspect that’s where Calamity Jane would be spending her birthday. If not there, than maybe up in Virginia City: today marks the first ‘Flashback Friday’ of the year, when all of the museums have free admission. Tonight she could catch some laughs at Carson Comedy in the Nugget or at the Brewery Art Center for First Friday Improv. Saturday she'd likely trade in her six-shooter for a wine glass, because it is Wine Walk Weekend.
FRIDAY:
- ’Drink One for Dane’ Muscular Dystrophy Association Fundraiser at Dutch Bros Coffee
- Genoa Cowboy Festival: A variety of daytime events are FREE at the Cowboy Festival including: Chautauquas, Living History Tours, Musical Performances, Cowboy Poetry, Melodramas, and Historical Reenactments
Genoa Cowboy Festival dates secured for April 30 to May 2
Submitted by editor on Tue, 03/17/2015 - 2:45pmThe sixth annual Genoa Cowboy Festival will be held April 30 to May 2 in the Town of Genoa, Nev. Previous Cowboy Festivals have attracted thousands of visitors to the picturesque community located in the eastern foothills of the Sierra Nevada.
Genoa, widely recognized as Nevada’s oldest town, is a short 45-minute drive south from Reno and in close proximity to South Lake Tahoe.
Rural Nevada programs awarded nearly $415,000 in state grants for tourism marketing
Submitted by editor on Wed, 12/10/2014 - 4:01pmCARSON CITY, Nev. — A project to support air lift to Elko and another to create webisodes about Ely’s historical railway are among the 70 proposals approved for funding from the state’s Rural Grants Program, Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki announced Wednesday. The Nevada Commission on Tourism has authorized $414,854 in grants for programs and activities designed to deliver more tourists to rural Nevada.
Whiskers galore at the Nevada Day 2014 Beard Competition
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Fri, 10/17/2014 - 4:29pmNevada Day Beard Contest on Sat., Nov. 1, 2014, begins around 1:00-2:00pm
immediately following the Nevada Day Parade.
Historic radio series that chronicles Nevada folklife now online for Nevada 150 celebration
Submitted by editor on Wed, 09/24/2014 - 10:09amNearly 30 years ago, the Nevada Arts Council and its partners created a radio series that would chronicle the fabric of Nevada folk heritage from experts in local arts that include bit and spur making, the language of gaming, neon glass blowing, cradleboarding and more. In celebration of the state’s 150th birthday, the full 13-episode series “Home Means Nevada 1986: Folklife in the Silver State” has been digitized.
Tony Argento performs Cowboy Poetry at Nevada State Museum Thursday
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Tue, 08/26/2014 - 2:42pm“Tuned up and twisted” is how Tony Argento describes his Western style poetry coming to the Nevada State Museum from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 28. Argento presents “Cowboy Poetry: "The Pride 'N' Spirit O' Nevada" as part of the museum’s Frances Humphrey Lecture Series held at the museum on the fourth Thursday of every month, shedding new light on the state’s stories.
Cowboy Poetry: The Pride ‘N’ Spirit O’ Nevada
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Mon, 08/25/2014 - 11:22amPlease join us at the Nevada State Museum in Carson City, Thursday, August 28, 6:30 - 7:30 pm for a fun-filled evening featuring Cowboy Poetry: "The Pride 'N' Spirit O' Nevada" by Tony Argento, a member of the Fremont Howitzer Recovery Team.
Tony calls his style o’ recitin’ "Tuned up and Twisted." Once you see him perform, you’ll know why. A common statement heard from the audience is, "He’s quite animated." He does voice animation an’ vocal sound effects an’ makes good use o’ props. His love o’ cowboy poetry is contagious, especially to his audience.
NEA announces $768,500 in arts funding for Nevada
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Thu, 04/17/2014 - 4:13pmThe National Endowment for the Arts will award $768,500 in grants to the Nevada Arts Council, the Western Folklife Center, the Churchill Arts Council and the Nevada Ballet Theater as part of the second half of NEA’s fiscal year 2014 funding, Acting Chairman Joan Shigekawa announced Thursday.
The NAC was awarded $663,500 for the third year of its Partnership Agreement Grant, which supports the agency’s programs, outreach activities and various grant categories.
Songwriter, cowboy poet Mike Beck returns Friday to Carson City for wild horse rescue benefit
Submitted by editor on Sun, 03/09/2014 - 10:55amMike Beck returns to Café at Adele’s at 6 p.m., Friday, March 14, in a benefit performance for The Joyful Horse Project, and in support of wild horse rescue efforts in Northern Nevada.
Artsy Fartsy Gallery of Carson City will have an array of Western art by local artists available. The hat will be passed and donations, which will be matched by Café at Adele’s, as well as a portion of art sales will go toward supporting wild horse rescue efforts in Northern Nevada.
Cowboy songs, storytelling with Mike Beck featured at Adele's Summer Concert Series
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Mon, 07/29/2013 - 10:53amMike Beck brings cowboy songs and the tradition of storytelling through music to Café at Adele’s Thursday, Aug. 22, as the Summer Concert Series on the Veranda continues.
A favorite performer on the Cowboy Poetry circuit, singer-songwriter, poet and working cowboy Beck is touring in support of his album “Tribute,” which showcases original horse songs written through the years, raising money for The Joyful Horse Project, a non-profit organization based in Austin, Texas that pairs combat veterans with rescue horses being trained for rehabilitation.
Third Annual Genoa Cowboy Poetry & Music Festival
Submitted by admin on Sat, 02/11/2012 - 4:23pmYou can now call it a regular sign of Spring in Carson Valley. The third edition of the Genoa Cowboy Poetry & Music Festival will bring together an outstanding lineup of performers, artists and characters April 26th to the 29th.
24th annual Rhymers Rodeer melds cowboy poetry, music
Submitted by admin on Thu, 11/03/2011 - 4:00amOld West lore in rhyme, cowboy music and tall tales of the trail combined with humor and wit for an evening as eye-opening as campfire coffee at the crack of dawn.Cowboy poetry lovers will agree th...
Genoa OKs poetry festival contract
Submitted by admin on Sat, 08/06/2011 - 4:01amGenoans saddled up this week with the third Cowboy Poetry & Music Festival.Town board members approved a contract with the Carson Valley Arts Council to put on the event April 26-29, 2012. The arts...
Genoa OKs poetry festival contract
Submitted by admin on Sat, 08/06/2011 - 4:01amGenoans saddled up this week with the third Cowboy Poetry & Music Festival.Town board members approved a contract with the Carson Valley Arts Council to put on the event April 26-29, 2012. The arts...
Brewery to feature interactive family entertainment
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Fri, 04/29/2011 - 4:01amBe it jazz, Chinese dance, Cowboy poetry, Paiute storytelling or something else, Brewery Arts Center's new Cultures of Nevada matinee series will give families and individuals alike an interacti...
Guru Road job postponed at Black Rock; work resumes April 30
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Tue, 04/19/2011 - 6:13pmHere's the latest from Friends of Black Rock Desert: This message is to let you know that we are POSTPONING the Guru Road Restoration project planned for this Saturday, April 23, to next Saturday, April 30. Because of taxes and Easter, this date just isn't working out.
Marilyn Monroe winner announced as the 22nd Annual Dayton Valley Days continues
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Sun, 09/19/2010 - 4:08amJan Mackenzie of Reno was the winner of the Marilyn Monroe Look-a-like contest on Saturday during Dayton Valley Days. The annual street fair's theme this year is the 50th anniversary of the making of the "Misfits" starring Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe, which was filmed in and around Dayton.
Dayton Valley Days Parade Seeks Marilyn Monroe Look Alikes
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Tue, 08/24/2010 - 3:47pmDayton Valley Days Committee is welcoming entries to both the general parade on Saturday, September 18, and to the Pet Parade on Sunday, September 19, 2010. This year’s parade will feature retired Nevada State Archivist Guy Rocha and well-known Dayton Valley rancher Kay Winters as Grand Marshals. To register for either parade, see www.daytonvalleydays.org
Music, poetry and jazz concerts through the weekend in Carson City region
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Thu, 08/12/2010 - 10:01pmThere's lots of music and entertainment lined up for the weekend, not all in Carson City but certainly nearby. And, of course, the Jazz! Carson City festival continues.
Here's what you'll find this weekend:
— Genoa hosts The Old Time Music Festival in the Town Park Saturday. This is labeled as a celebration of American Roots Music and includes the Quake City Jug Band and banjo star Georgette Hall with her daughter Cecilia Yale. Breakfast from 8:30 a.m. to 11. Tickets are $5.
Genoa Cowboy Poetry Music Festival coming up in April!
Submitted by on Tue, 02/02/2010 - 11:06pmLeave it to Genoa to put on a cowboy entertainment event that rivals its own late Summer Candy Dance.
It’s their first annual Genoa Cowboy Poetry Music Festival.