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The Mile High Jazz Band Association and Brewery Arts Center present "Speedy" Garfin & the Garfin Gathering, 7:30 p.m. at the BAC Performance Hall, 511 West King Street in Carson City.

The show features every famous song from the 80's from Madonna to Michael Jackson. Plenty of mullet hair cuts and falshdance styles. Performance at the Carson City Community Center on Saturday at 7:30 p.m and again on Sunday at 2 p.m. Reserve tickets at boxoffice@carsonK12.nv.us. or call (775) 230-8919.

"You can grow it, now sell it," is the message of Western Nevada College Specialty Crop Institute's workshop for small farms. The daylong workshop is Saturday, April 2, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. at the WNC Carson City Campus, 2201 West College Parkway. Cost is $35 if registered by March 23 or $45 if registered after March 23. Lunch is included, and seating is limited.

The snow continued to fall Wednesday at Lake Tahoe and on Northstar and is forecast to continue through the weekend. Here's a couple of upcoming events, as well as a few new offerings at Northstar-at-Tahoe Resort through the end of this winter season:

Today we have started rolling out some changes for the Carson Now website.

First, you might notice a new bar at the top of the page when you start to scroll down. This makes it easy to search the web for items of interest without having to leave the site, as well as adding tools to share pages via email, Facebook and Twitter.

Next, try highlighting any text on the page, and you will see a little widget pop up that does a search for that term.

Update: This event has been postponed. Contact BAC for more information.

Mile High Jazz Band Association and the Brewery Arts Center present "Speedy" Garfin & the Garfin Gathering on Saturday, March 12, 2011, 7:30 p.m., at the BAC Performance Hall, 511 West King Street in Carson City.

The Jack C. Davis Observatory at the Western Nevada College campus will host its Saturday Star Party. Doors open at 6 p.m.
Host Mike Thomas's popular slide-show lecture begins at 7:30 PM. This week's features is called "The Legend of King Arthur: The Once and Future King."
The presentation, which is filled with beautiful images, takes you on a journey through this classic historical tale of myth and fact, and addresses the question: how much of the Authurian Legend is true?

The UC Davis’s Tahoe Environmental Research Center (TERC) in partnership with the Tahoe Expedition Academy (TEA) will host the sixth annual Science Expo on March 16.

The fair features interactive experiments and demonstrations for children from the third to sixth grade, ages 8 to 12 and their families. The event is free and will run from 4 – 6 p.m. at the Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences in Incline Village. Ice cream will be provided by Susie Scoops of Incline Village and UC Davis TERC.

The Carson City Symphony, directed by David Bugli, will present a concert, "French Passion," on Sunday, Feb. 27 at the Carson City Community Center.
The concert features guest violinist Andrew Sords in a performance of Eduoard Lalo's "Symphonie espagnole." This all-French program, suitable for people of all ages, also includes Georges Bizet's "L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1" and Gabriel Faure's "Dolly Suite."
Pre-concert entertainment begins at 3 p.m. in the lobby and a Meet-the-Soloist preview begins at 3:15 p.m. in the Sierra Room.

Organizers of the the 2011 Amgen Tour of California, the largest cycling event in North America, announced today the Stage 1 and Stage 2 race routes for Lake Tahoe.

Lake Tahoe’s first-ever involvement in the race as the official Overall Start is Sunday, May 15 and begins at South Lake Tahoe at 6,300 feet, the highest start elevation in the six-year history of the competition. Stage 1 wraps up in North Lake Tahoe at Northstar-at-Tahoe Resort, with the Stage 2 Start taking place nearby at Squaw Valley USA on Monday, May 16.

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Treat your Valentine to an evening of sweet and hot big-band music 

tonight from 8 to 10 p.m. 
at Comma Coffee, 312 S. Carson St.
, across from the Legislature Building in Carson City.


Jazz Sampler for Sweethearts features the 19-member Mile High Jazz Band and vocalist Sheryl Adams, presenting jazzy versions of favorite love songs for Valentine's Day, and other swinging, big-band selections.

Valentine’s Day in Carson City transforms into a week-long display of affection with candlelit dining options, special events, theatre performances and lodging specials, Feb. 12 – 19.

Selecting a restaurant for a romantic evening doesn’t have to be an intimidating task. The Carson City Convention and Visitors Bureau compiled a list of favorites as recommended by the citizens of Nevada’s Capital based on surveys and local “best of” votes.

Treat your sweetheart to an evening of sweet and hot big-band music at Comma Coffee in Carson City. This Jazz Sampler for Sweethearts features the 19-member Mile High Jazz Band and vocalist Sheryl Adams. Highlights of the evening include Speedy Garfin singing "Through The Years" and guest soloist Gerry Wright. The performanc eis from 8 to 10 p.m. at Comma Coffee, 312 S. Carson St. (775) 883-2662.

Guitarist, pianist and vocalist Steven Hanson will perform at Comma Coffee in Carson City on Saturday, Jan. 22 beginning at 7 p.m. Admission is free. Click here for more information on Steven, which features a playlist of a number of his songs.
Comma Coffee regularly features local artists and performers. Comma Coffee is located at 312 South Carson Street in Carson City.

Those who have warrants for their arrest in Carson City will now be able see them online and those with some warrants — mainly minor traffic tickets — will be able to pay them without having to be thrown in jail or have to appear before a judge.

Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong today announced plans designed to enhance crime prevention efforts by making better use of its website, which means going public with those who have active warrants for their arrest.

Carl Kuhl, a state Parole and Probation employee of six years, has created a plan that he claims will eliminate Nevada's budget deficit within two years.

In a news release issued on Tuesday, Kuhl said his plan not only will reduce the budget deficit but also help repair Nevada's economy at the same time. It is a pretty big claim, he admits, coming from an Accounting Assistant I, an entry level position.

In January 1936, the state highway department introduced Nevada Highways and Parks — known today as Nevada Magazine. In 2011, the state’s official tourism publication celebrates its 75th anniversary. To honor the milestone, the magazine has produced a 192-page special edition, now available for purchase.

Subscribers, history buffs, and general Nevada enthusiasts can order the 75th-Anniversary Edition now at www.nevadamagazine.com, or, for faster response, by calling (775) 687-0603.

The Reno-Tahoe-Truckee community has six opportunities this December to enjoy TOCCATA’s wonderful tradition of producing selections from "Handel's Messiah" in a Holiday Concert, including a performance in Carson City on Tuesday, Dec. 21.
The Carson City performance will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Carson City Community Center. The Carson City concert features the 60-voice Carson High School Concert Choir, alumni and Carson soloists, and will be a benefit for the high school choir’s future tour presentations.

Other performances are:

Join in and celebrate the holidays on Wednesday at the annual Carson City Chamber of Commerce holiday party at Arlington Square Ice Rink.
The free community event runs from 5 to 7 p.m. at the rink, located in the Main Street parking lot across from the Carson Nugget, at the corner of Robinson and Curry Streets in Downtown Carson City.

The Sierra Nevada Ballet will present the popular “Peanutcracker — The Story in Nut Shell” on Saturday, Dec. 4 at the Carson City Community Center. The shows are scheduled for at 2:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Ticket prices start at $6 for youth (15 and under); all other tickets are $11 and can be reserved or purchased at Everything Dance Etc or by calling (775) 461-0060.

The Sierra Nevada Balletwill present the popular “Peanutcracker — The Story in Nut Shell” throughout the Carson City and Reno region this December.

Based on the Peter Tchaikovsky’s original ballet “The Nutcracker,” "Peanutcracker" is a shorter, 45-minute narrated version that is “designed for families with younger children to introduce them to the wonderful world of ballet,” noted Rosine Bena, Artistic Director of the Sierra Nevada Ballet. Bena wrote and choreographed this traditional holiday show.
  

Looks like a great snowsport season ahead as Tahoe resorts are opening all over, the latest being Sierra-at-Tahoe on Tuesday.

La Niña has dropped more than six feet of snow since Friday when the storm first rolled in and forecasters are calling for another 2 to 4 feet possible late Monday. It's cold, it's dry, it's white and it's ski time.

Don’t miss the “Holiday Harmonies” an offering of Christmas music presented by the Chorus of Comstock, a four part a cappella barbershop style chorus. This local chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society was deemed “Plateau A Champion” at the spring NE Division Chorus contest. Under direction of B.J. Hill, bass for international quartet competition bronze medal winner “Special Feature”, the chorus will present an array of carols and songs of the season.

Skiers and boarders know when it comes to predicting snow at Lake Tahoe, a wing, a party and a prayer never hurts.

Prepare yourself for a snow dance at the alter as the annual “Pray for Snow” party will happen on Wednesday, Nov. 17 at Fresh Ketch Restaurant in South Lake Tahoe. There will be live music, dancing, beverages and an avalanche of prizes.

By Nevada News Bureau staff
CARSON CIY — Average wait times at the Department of Motor Vehicles’ busiest offices have dropped to under 60 minutes due to upgrades to the agency’s computer system using federal grant money.

The Nevada Day Parade in downtown Carson City drew tens of thousands to Carson Street today to watch and celebrate the Silver State's statehood.
Parade-goers were treated this morning with an air show above the Carson City skies, including the traditional F18 Hornet fly-over.

Click here for more photos. Festivities continue today with the annual Nevada Day Beard Contest at the Capitol Amphitheater. This begins immediately following the parade.

Nevada Day kicks off this morning with annual the Nevada Day Parade, with the theme being "100 Years of Aviation" to go along with the Silver State’s admission to the Union in 1864.

Retired Lt. Col. Dick Rutan of the U.S. Air Force serves as Grand Marshal for today's celebration. He was picked to coincide with the theme, which marks a history-making flight of daredevil pilot William Ivy Baldwin west of Carson City, where he soared to 4,675 feet, the highest ever at that time.
 

Super-cold temperatures have allowed Heavenly Mountain Resort to begin making snow at nights this week.

Signaling that the Lake Tahoe snowsports season is just days away if temperatures continue to cooperate, the West Coast’s largest snowmaking system gives Heavenly’s guests confidence that they will be skiing and snowboarding on Heavenly’s opening day, scheduled for Friday, Nov. 19, weather and conditions permitting.

Carson Area Wellness Association will host an afternoon of “Carsonopoly”, a board game that’s just like Monopoly, but with Carson City businesses and landmarks on the board instead.
 If you like Monopoly, you’ll love Carsonopoly. Using the very same premise of the world-famous game, Carsonopoly takes the player on a tour of Carson City. Have fun, and learn about the town too!

Northstar-at-Tahoe can now be added to the Vail Resorts ownership roster.

Company officials announced today that a $63 million deal was struck between the Colorado-based ski giant Vail Resorts and Booth Creek Resorts, owners of Northstar-at-Tahoe.