Farmer's Market

The dictionary defines "fixture" as something that remains in place, an established part of something else.

In downtown Carson City, there are a number of businesses that can make a case for being fixtures, storied parts of the Nevada state capital.

But few are as endearing to so many as Mom and Pop's Diner.

Saturday, Oct. 10 and Sunday, Oct. 11 are the dates for the 34th Annual Eldorado Great Italian Festival on North Virginia Street in downtown Reno. If you have never attended the festival, you have missed out on a great way to enjoy a Saturday or Sunday (or both) in early October.

The Jazz & Beyond - Carson City Music Festival concludes with nine events on Saturday, August 22, and four events on Sunday August 23.

Saturday events are:

Music in the Market – Barbara Baxter - 8:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. at Third & Curry St. Farmer's Market. Barbara Baxter sings soul-laced jazz with Jimmy Vermilion on piano.

Farmers and donors at Carson City's 3rd Street Farmers Market gave more than 400 pounds of fresh produce to the “Feds Feed Families” food drive last weekend for the Ron Wood Family Resource Center food pantry.
Donations will be accepted again Saturday to benefit the pantry at Friends in Service Helping, also known as FISH.

The annual “Feds Feed Families” food drive to benefit the hungry in Carson City, will accept food donations through October 2, with a special push for donations and fresh produce on Aug. 1 and 8 at the Third and Curry Street Farmer’s Market in Carson City.

The Children's Museum of Northern Nevada, Project Empty Bowls Carson City and Deloitte Consulting partnered Friday for a pottery event that brought dozens of children who created and crafted more than 150 clay mugs and bowls.

Deloitte Consulting provided 10 volunteers for the event and has donated 600 pounds of clay that will be used for bowl making projects throughout the year. Friday's event brought nearly 100 children, plus their parents, grandparents and family members.

Empty Bowls Carson City Project for 2015 kicks off with its first event Saturday, May 16 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Cops and Kids public safety festival at at the Carson City Sheriff's Office, 911 E Musser Street. Bring your family, friends, co-workers and local groups down for some creative fun for a great cause at this free pottery making event to end hunger in Carson City.

Saturday, Oct. 11 and Sunday, Oct. 12 are the 2014 dates for the annual Eldorado Great Italian Festival on North Virginia Street in downtown Reno. If you have never attended the festival, you have missed out on a great way to enjoy a Saturday or Sunday (or both) in early October.

The "Jazz & Beyond: Carson City Music Festival," in collaboration with Carson City, is proud to present five of several bands at the Nevada Sesquicentennial Fair in Fuji Park on Saturday, August 2. "Jazz & Beyond" runs from Aug. 1 to Aug. 17 and features over 50 events, mainly in the downtown Carson City area.

The five "Jazz & Beyond" bands at the Fair on August 2 are Sons of Slide Mountain, RVGS Tantalus, Lynne Colvig Latin Jazz, the Reno Jazz Orchestra with singer Jackie Landrum, and the St. Christopher Project, featuring the music of Tom Waits.

Author Novella Carpenter, left center, tours the Greenhouse Project with founder Karen Abowd, left, and garden educator Camille Jones, on Friday, July 18, 2014. Carpenter, who wrote the New York Times Bestseller "Farm City," will speak at the Carson City Library Summer Reading Program for adults event at the Farmer's Market Saturday at 11 a.m.

Join us for the Carson City Historical Society's Annual Garden Tour, this year featuring a Tree Walk of our Capitol Grounds by Tom Henderson of Healthy Trees. Visit 10 private gardens, talk with their gardeners, and enjoy exclusive access to the new Greenhouse at Carson High School. At 4:30pm we'll "Put the garden tour to bed" with wine, refreshments, and a talk by Joanne Skelly. The day is complete with demonstrations by artists at the historic Foreman-Roberts House, and plants & starts from the Mark Twain Garden Club.

There's plenty of music set for this weekend in Carson City, including jazz lineups in celebration of Jazz! Carson City 2011. Music in the Market continues today, Saturday, through 1 p.m. at the Third and Curry Street Farmer's Market. Meanwhile, Saturday night at plan:b microlounge inside of Sassafras will feature award-winning jazz musician Joe Berry. While on Sunday it is Jazz Picnic in the Park.

Our guest speaker this month is Tammy Westergard Deputy Director of Carson City Public Library. Tammy Westergard is an active Carson City leader, volunteer and professional. After four years with the Carson City Office of Business Development as well as serving on the library's Foundation board, in 2010 she became the Deputy Director of Carson City Public Library. In that capacity she facilitated the opening of the Business Resource and Innovation Center, a specialized resource focused exclusively on supporting local businesses.

Fresh fruits and vegetables from local farmers at the Farmer's Market in Carson City. Crafts and flowers. The market runs from 3 to 7 p.m. and is located at the Pony Express Pavilion on Highway 50 at Mills Park. For vendor information call Shirley at (775) 746-5024.

Pick up the freshest fruits and vegetables and flowers midweek on Wednesday from local farmers at Mills Park Pony Express Pavilion. Also be sure to check out the array of crafts also sold from local artists. The Farmer's Market is at Mills Park on Highway 50. The market runs from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. For vendor information call Shirley at (775) 746-5024.

There's a book signing from 11 to 3 today, Friday, at Comma Coffee, 312 Carson Street. Meet Bill Westbrook who will be there to sign his new book "Beyond Deceit, the Legacy of a Madman." The historical novel is described as an anti-Nazi, pro-America book.
On Friday night beginning at 7:30 p.m. at Comma Coffee there will be an Open Floor World Dance performance.

Shoppers perused the fresh fruits and vegetables at the first farmers’ market of the season at the Pony Express Pavilion in Mills Park on Wednesday.

More than 20 vendors were on hand offering fresh produce, baked goods, crafts and flowers. For the first time in the market’s 16-year history, there are also vendors selling fresh meat and prepared foods like lumpias, wraps and sandwiches.

by Scott Schrantz Source: http://aroundcarson.com/2010/05/07/early_bird_carson_farmers_market_tomorrow