June 23

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE — This Saturday, June 23 from 10 a.m. to noon, the Sugar Pine Foundation will co-host a Tahoe yellow cress planting with the Tahoe yellow cress Adaptive Management Working Group at Baldwin Beach, which is National Forest System land managed by the USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit.

With the start of the third season of blockbuster summer outdoor concerts beginning Saturday in Carson City with reggae legends The Original Wailers, it seems fitting for It's Your City to feature the person behind the scenes who pushed locals to successfully vote for a grant to help fund the popular music series.

You are Invited: A respite from a busy life, an evening of music and community, a celebration of the solstice and of the magic that you bring to your life on Saturday, June 23. Come join us for this one time intimate concert at Carson City Yoga.

In this special event to welcome the Summer Solstice, Maitreya Wolf brings her beautiful presence to share music, story telling, and teachings related to accessing your particular magic and the gift you are here to give to the world.

I recently cleaned out old files on my computer, coming across one I hadn't seen in six years.

It was the eulogy I wrote for and delivered at my father's funeral on June 30, 2012.

Reading through it for the first time in six years stirred up a lot of memories, some painful but mostly fond.

USA BMX and Carson City BMX has joined forces with the United States Olympic Committee and USA Cycling to offer a free day of BMX racing at participating BMX tracks around the United States in celebration of Olympic Day.

Carson City BMX is one of those participating tracks. Our Olympic Day, actually night, is June 22, with signups starting at 6:30 p.m. Come try it out at no cost.

More than 600 cars are expected to roll into Carson City for the annual Rockabilly Riot on June 21-23 in Mills Park.
The show will feature hot rods — most built from the ground up — from 1976 and older.

Carson City Art Gallery & Pottery LLC is giving you more of what you want – art classes. We have approached our artists with the offer of teaching 2-3 hour workshops, and series of classes when they have time.

Thursday, June 21, from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., we will hold another workshop in the series “Finger On Impressionism” with Mimi Gomberg. Participating in this workshop will feed your inner child, helping you reach new depths of creativity through finger painting. Have fun under the tutelage of Mimi Gomberg as she shares her technique with you.

The Children’s Museum of Northern Nevada will offer free admission to all visitors on Saturday, June 23. This free day is being offered courtesy of Carson City Toyota, the June Sponsor of the Month at the Museum. Visitors to the Museum that day can engage in a number of hands-on activities, including, musical instruments, a jungle gym and numerous interactive games, as well as engage in art activities and science learning opportunities.

The Brewery Arts Center in Carson City is preparing for the third year of the Levitt AMP Carson City free summer concert series.

After a career in air traffic control while also owning a publishing company, Ken Moen — who worked for the Reno Tahoe Airport Authority — is now managing the Carson City Airport.

Join Us for the 2018 Carson City Airport Open House and Fly In with free admission. This Year’s theme is, "The NextGen of Aviation is You!"

The countdown to an unforgettable season of free concerts under the stars in Carson City is underway with Thursday's announcement of the 2018 Levitt AMP Carson City Music Series lineup of artists who will perform at the Brewery Arts Center’s Minnesota Street Stage each Saturday through summer.

Derby Day is the Reno Chamber Orchestra's major fundraiser of the year! Dress up in fashionable attire and enjoy a wonderful luncheon, wine, mint juleps, and watch the Kentucky Derby on big screen televisions! The event includes a live and silent auction and a wine raffle! There is also a hat contest with prizes, so remember to wear your best hat!

Special Auction Items Include:
"Hamilton" Tickets!
San Francisco Getaway - 2 night stay in San Francisco, including tickets to the June 23 San Francisco Symphony performance and tickets to the Giants vs. Padres game!
Celebrity Home Dinners

Restaurant inspections for the week of June 23:

Please remember that I am just the messenger and the bad news is that you can only be one place at once. You'll have to choose between a Beatles Experience in McFadden Plaza and the concert at the Brewery Arts Center Minnesota Street Stage, where the Big Bad Voodoo Daddies kick off the first of the Levitt Concert Summer Series. Get yourself registered for the Karson Kruzerz' annual 'Run Whatcha Brung' at the Max Casino and stick around for Route 66 on the stage. You'll have to keep reading for the rest of it - summer fun has arrived in full force.

FRIDAY:

With a league leading record of 45-27, the Reno Aces continued their 8 game homestand Thursday, June 22, against the Tacoma Rainiers, an Affiliate of the MLB team, Seattle Mariners.

Carson City will be filled with the roar of engines from police motorcycles to classic cars and hot rods beginning Thursday and lasting through the weekend.

There is still time to sign up for the 4-H 2017 Summer Youth Day Camp. A full week of educational field trips that begin at the Cooperative Extension office from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The board of directors of the Robert Z. Hawkins Foundation, a Reno based philanthropic organization awarded the Brewery Arts Center $18,576 to upgrade its stage equipment for not only the Levitt AMP Outdoor Concert series which kicks off this Friday night, June 23 with a free concert featuring the Grammy nominated swing band Big Bad VooDoo Daddy, but to be used in the existing indoor theaters year round.

In this edition of It’s Your City, host Cortney Bloomer sits down with Jeff Fast of the Brewery Arts Center to discuss the Levitt-AMP Concert Series that begins this Friday in Carson City featuring Big Bad Voodoo Daddy.

People who show up to the Run What Cha Brung show next weekend will see cars from the early 1920s all the way up to 2017. “It’s a huge gamut,” said Loretta Marcin, president of the Karson Kruzers. “We respect anything that the car owner likes.”

Carson City Library’s Pedal Library will be busy delivering books to students attending summer school. Now through the end of June, the teardrop trailer pulled behind a bike will provide up to 60 pounds of books available at each school within the Carson City School District. The mobile library will also offer mobile wifi and charging station soon.

Artists from the second installment of the Great Basin Native Artists show will hold a reception 5-7 p.m. Friday at the Stewart Indian School, and their work will remain on display throughout the weekend during the annual Father’s Day Powwow.

The CenterPoint Mission Teams are having their annual rummage sale to raise money for their mission trips.
June 23 & 24 8:00am - 6:00pm @ CenterPoint in Dayton, NV
(Corner of Dayton Valley Rd & Breakwater - in front of Dayton High School)
Come take a look and enjoy the wonderful deals! Thank you for your support!

The streets of downtown Carson City come alive this month with the sound of music as concert series fill the summer air of the historic west side.

Ron Culberson, speaker, humorist, and author of three books, "Do it Well. Make it Fun," at the next Western Industrial Nevada (WIN) breakfast held on ...

SILVER SPRINGS, Nev. – Fort Churchill State Historic Park is offering a variety of ranger-led programs during the month of June. Programs highlight the area’s rich history and abundant natural resources.

The Nevada Artists Association opens its annual "Landscape Show." The exhibit features the paintings, photographs, sculptures and fine crafts of local and regional NAA member artists. Carson City photographer, John Warden, is presenting a special showing of his work. His photography covers a wide and diverse range of subjects from around the world.

Calling All Cars. The Karson Kruzers, 32nd Run What-Cha-Brung car show will be held at Carson City's Fuji Park on June 23 and 24. All local and regional car, truck and motor cycle enthusiasts are invited to enter their rides in this judged event.

September 25, 1973 ~ June 23, 2016John Rusk, 42, of Fallon, NV passed away on June 23, ...