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Save the Date - Upcoming LGBTQ+ & Friends Social
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Sat, 03/09/2024 - 6:14pmMark your calendars! The next LGBTQ+ & Friends Social will be on Saturday, April 27, 2-5pm at Sassafras Eclectic Food Joint at 1500 Old Hot Springs Road, Carson City.
Woo Hoo! LGBTQ+ & Friends Social Lunch is Tomorrow – Saturday, February 24th, 2-5PM at Carson City’s Sassafras Eclectic Food Joint
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Fri, 02/23/2024 - 1:27pmThree Ways to Get Your Ticket Today:
1.) The $25 lunch includes food, drinks, tax and tip. Limited seating. Purchase your ticket now at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/western-nevada-lgbtq-social-tickets-7429721... .
2.) Six $10 Student Tickets Available. Email wnvlgbtq@gmail.com or purchase them at Eventbrite (link above).
3.) Seven free “Social Scholarship” tickets available by email only: wnvlgbtq@gmail.com
Join local LGBTQ+ Folks and Friends for a fabulous afternoon of food, fun and community. Sassafras Eclectic Food Joint, 1500 Old Hot Springs Road, Carson City.
Six Discounted Student Tickets - $10 Each - Still Available for Saturday, February 24th 2-5pm Social at Sassafras Eclectic Food Joint in Carson City
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Mon, 02/19/2024 - 1:39pmA huge shout out to Sassabration – Carson Pride – for donating funds to supplement six student tickets. Their contribution created a reduced ticket price of $10 for these folks.
Eight Free Tickets Left for Feb. 24th LGBTQ+ & Friends Social at Sassafras in Carson City - Claim Yours Today!
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Thu, 02/15/2024 - 6:08pmEight Free "Social Scholarships" are left for those who otherwise couldn't afford to attend the Feb. 24 Social, 2-5PM at Sassafras in Carson City.
Nine Free "Social Scholarship" Tickets Available for LGBTQ+ & Friends Social
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Mon, 02/12/2024 - 5:56pmBe one of nine folks - who could otherwise not afford to attend the Social - to get free tickets. Reserve your free ticket by Saturday, February 10th. Email your request to wnvlgbtq@gmail.com.
Nine free tickets available for LGBTQ+ and Friends Feb. 24 social at Sassafras in Carson City
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Mon, 02/12/2024 - 1:50pmNine Free "Social Scholarships" are available for those who otherwise couldn't afford to attend the Feb. 24 Event, 2-5PM at Sassafras in Carson City.
Email your request today: wnvlgbtq@gmail.com. Tickets sponsored by Members of the Social and sponsor PFLAG Carson Region.
Breaking Bread Together: LGBTQ+ & Friends Social Saturday, Feb. 24 at Sassafras Carson City
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Mon, 01/22/2024 - 7:00amWestern Nevada LGBTQ+ and Friends Social on Feb. 24, 2 to 5 p.m. at Sassafras Restaurant in Carson City. Sponsored by PFLAG Carson Region and Carson Valley’s Pride Sassabration.
LGBTQ+ & Friends Social Enjoys Capitol Tree Lighting
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Sat, 12/02/2023 - 10:29amLast four free tickets available for LGBTQ+ and Friends happening Saturday at Sassafras Restaurant
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Thu, 11/16/2023 - 6:11pmThe last four free tickets are available for this Saturday's LGBTQ+ and Friends event from 2-5pm at Sassafras Eclectic Food Joint in Carson City.
Get yours now! Just send an email to wnvlgbtq@gmail.com. The free tickets are all inclusive: lunch, tax, gratuity and a ticket for our drawing of fabuuuulous prizes.
LDS Dems take center stage at Monday's Democratic luncheon
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Thu, 08/27/2020 - 11:32pmThe featured speaker at Monday's Democratic tele-luncheon will be Eric Biggart, Chair of LDS Democrats of America. The group, which is not affiliated the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, has as its slogan, "Same faith. Same values. Different perspective." Their mission, as laid out on their Facebook page, is to “promote the full participation of Latter-day Saints in the Democratic Party. We do this by providing educational and social resources to progressive, moderate, and conservative Democrats who are also LDS, and others who are interested in participating in a ‘no shouting’ environment.”
Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce Nevada Expands to Carson City and Reno-Sparks
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Wed, 08/12/2020 - 1:06pmThe Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce Nevada is announcing their expansion to the Northern Nevada LGBTQ+ business community. The advocacy nonprofit provides business development opportunities, financial access, educational resources, supplier diversity and procurement opportunities to LGBTQ+ and allied business professionals statewide.
Pine Nuts with McAvoy Lane: Four months without sports
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Mon, 06/22/2020 - 10:58amWell, here we are, alive and mostly well, after almost a third of a year without sports. I didn't think it was possible. Thank goodness I've had Mark Twain to keep me in a state of moderate good cheer.
OUR Center to Honor Outstanding LGBTQ+ Community Efforts at ‘Milk Made’ Awards
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Mon, 05/18/2020 - 8:44amOUR Center — a local nonprofit providing the Northern Nevada LGBTQ+ community access to support, resources, educational programs and more — will recognize the exceptional efforts that members of the community make in support of Northern Nevada GLBTQA (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Ally) rights at the Harvey Milk Day & Milk Made Awards.
Carson Valley LGBTQ and Friends Social Saturday, March 14th, 2-5pm Email RSVP Required by Friday, March 13th
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Sat, 03/07/2020 - 8:31amThe first LGBTQ and Friends Social will be Saturday, March 14th, 2-5pm at Sassafras Eclectic Food Joint. Your RSVP is required for the luncheon. The luncheon is $12 per person NOT including gratuity. Please be generous to your server.
Please RSVP by end of day Friday, March 13th. Email your RSVP to cvlgbtqandfriends@gmail.com. You can decide your menu selections when at Sassafras.
Sassafras is located at 1500 Old Hot Springs Road, Carson City, NV 89706.
The luncheon has a $12 fixed price menu NOT including gratuity (the price does include tax). Please tip your server generously.
Carson Valley LGBTQ and Friends Social Saturday, March 14, Email RSVP Required by Thursday, March 12
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Mon, 03/02/2020 - 11:03amThe Carson Valley LGBTQ+ and Friends Social is proud to announce the Business Sponsorship of Sassafras Eclectic Food Joint as well as Community Sponsors – PFAG (United States’ first and largest organization uniting parents, families, and allies with people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer – LGBTQ+) and Sassabration (Carson Valley’s Annual Pride Celebration).
A word from one of our founders is at the end of this article.
Nevada gay rights group delves into politics in its push for equality
Submitted by admin on Sat, 08/31/2019 - 2:00amSilver State Equality, which was launched late last year, aims to ensure equality for every lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer individual nationwide by ...
Sims declares 2020 candidacy for Carson City mayor
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Sun, 07/21/2019 - 10:01amLong time political activist and former Carson City Republican Vice Chairman Aaron Sims officially kicked off his campaign for mayor of Carson City Saturday morning at the firefighters memorial at Mills Park.
Nevada Arts Council announces fiscal year 2020 grant recipients
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Mon, 07/08/2019 - 3:26pmCARSON CITY — The Nevada Arts Council announced Friday the awarding of more than $1 million in statewide grants to 172 recipients ranging from individual artists to nonprofit organizations and public institutions for the 2020 fiscal year.
In Las Vegas event, Buttigieg describes his coming out and desire to bridge divides
Submitted by admin on Sun, 05/12/2019 - 5:43amDemocratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg described Saturday his public coming out as a gay man in 2015 and how the exclusion he experienced made him ...
Senator Square: Carson City School District's superintendent sends encouraging letter
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sun, 04/07/2019 - 7:34amDear Friends, happy spring time! While our newest season officially arrived March 20th, it seems just now I am starting to believe winter is finally losing its grip and giving way to the kinder, gentler, days of spring. With each day, I see a little more of the renewal of life we have come to associate with this time of year.
Nevada's senate majority leader resigns amid charges of misappropriating campaign funds
Submitted by editor on Tue, 03/05/2019 - 1:03pmNevada Democratic Senate Majority Leader Kelvin Atkinson resigned from his legislative seat on Tuesday in a tear-filled speech on the Senate floor, announcing he would be pleading guilty to federal charges of misappropriation of campaign funds for personal use and taking “full responsibility” for his actions.
Senator Square: Carson High School teacher kisses a goat in support of FFA
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sun, 02/24/2019 - 9:21amFuture Farmers of America provided the venue, Carson High School students voted with their hard earned dollars, and AP Environment and Honors Biology teacher Cort Roseleip was chosen to kiss a goat. Readers must take a look at the photo above to fully comprehend the magnitude of this event.
Senator Square: Author and Carson High School graduate Teri Case visits her alma mater
Submitted by editor on Sun, 11/04/2018 - 6:55amThe Carson High School Library was packed with students Nov. 1 for a special occasion guest speaker, author and CHS graduate Teri Case. She gave students who attend College Connections some practical and realistic advice on writing applications for both local and national scholarships.
Carson City Scores 50 out of 100 in LGBTQ Human Rights Index Survey
Submitted by Kelsey Penrose on Wed, 10/17/2018 - 4:15pmRENO, Nev. (KOLO)-- The city of Reno reported Thursday it received a perfect score on the 2018 Municipal Equality Index, a Human Rights Campaign rating system of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) inclusion in city law and policy.
It is a 31-point improvement since its first assessment in 2013. The city scored 91 on the initial 2018 assessment, with less-than-perfect ratings because of non-discrimination laws and municipal services.
League of Women Voters hosts Carson City election forum series beginning Monday
Submitted by editor on Sun, 10/07/2018 - 12:01pmThe League of Women Voters of Northern Nevada, in partnership with Sierra Nevada Forums, American Association of University Women Capital (NV) Branch, PFLAG Carson Region, Partnership Carson City, and Carson City Arts & Culture Coalition will present a series of election forums this Monday and Tuesday and again Oct. 15-16.
Carson City Election Forums will present Candidates, Questions for upcoming election
Submitted by Kelsey Penrose on Thu, 09/20/2018 - 10:26amThe League of Women Voters of Northern Nevada, in partnership with Sierra Nevada Forums, American Association of University Women Capital NV Branch, PFLAG Carson Region, Partnership Carson City, and Carson City Arts and Culture Coalition will present a series of election forums on October 8, 9, 15, and 16.
Of Cakes, Coercion, Freedom and Decency
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Wed, 06/06/2018 - 9:31amJack Phillips, a Colorado Christian cake artist, was known for his custom-designed masterpieces. In 2012, two men asked him to prepare a special cake for a local celebration of their upcoming Massachusetts marriage. At the time, Colorado law did not allow same-sex marriage.
Phillips politely declined, saying his religious faith didn’t allow him to participate expressly via his art in celebrating their marriage. He offered to sell them any product he made, but he wouldn’t prepare one specifically endorsing a gay union (nor Halloween, alcohol or nudity).
The Carson Comedy Club Presents Comedian Ronn Vigh
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Mon, 03/19/2018 - 10:50amThis Friday, March 23, the Carson Comedy Club Presents Comedian Ronn Vigh. Early in his career, Ronn Vigh's brash attitude and acerbic wit earned him a comparison to a young Joan Rivers by the SF Weekly. It was certainly a fitting comparison as Ronn later became a writer for Rivers on her hit E!
Arts Council hosts reception, artist talk with Reno photographer Tuesday
Submitted by Danielle Cook on Mon, 02/19/2018 - 11:36amA free reception and artist talk by Reno photographer Paul Baker Prindle will be held Tuesday, Feb. 20 at the Nevada Arts Council’s OXS Gallery in Carson City.
The reception starts at 5:30 p.m. and the artist talk at 6:15 p.m.
For nearly a decade, Baker Prindle has documented sites from California to New York that look extraordinarily ordinary, downright banal. Yet each of these places and their everyday landscapes has a horrific story to tell. Each photograph is of a location where gay men, lesbians and transgender individuals were murdered.
Reno photographer’s works featured at Carson City's OXS Gallery
Submitted by editor on Tue, 01/23/2018 - 3:54pmCARSON CITY — For nearly a decade, Reno photographer Paul Baker Prindle has documented sites from California to New York that look extraordinarily ordinary, downright banal. Yet each of these places and their everyday landscapes has a horrific story to tell.