Northern Nevada Children's Museum

Construction of Carson Street along the downtown corridor is now a little over half way through the project's eight-month timeline and the work remains on pace to be mostly finished by Nevada Day weekend, Carson City Public Works Engineering Manager Daniel Rotter said.

Construction of the downtown corridor of North Carson Street is now in full swing since the March 7 groundbreaking, and already changes have begun taking shape.

The fifth annual Nevada's Big Give charity drive will be held statewide on Thursday, March 10.

The Big Give is an online donation drive designed to raise as much money as possible in a 24-hour period for various statewide and local charities.

Fun. Games. Pumpkins. It is Fall and the annual Pumpkin Patch was a great chance to get pumpkins for Halloween Jack O' Lanterns. Pumpkins large and small were sold early in the day as children bought tickets to play the various games of Witches Hat Toss, Brew and the ever popular dunk tank brought around from the Northern Nevada Children's Museum.

The weather couldn't have been better for this annual event.

Sue Jesch from Strings for the Schools teaches a violin class Monday morning in front of the Northern Nevada Children's Museum.

The Art of Brick exhibition is now on display at the Northern Nevada Children's Museum. The artwork by Nathan Sawaya is built entirely out of LEGOs, and have been attracting record crowds since they started a nationwide tour in 2007. Sawaya is known as the Picasso of LEGO bricks, and his sculptures can fetch hundreds of thousands of dollars. Even Don Trump has commissioned one of the pieces.

The weather wasn't ideal on Memorial Day weekend, but it didn't dampen the spirits of 10 media professionals invited here by the Carson City Visitor and Convention Bureau to see what the area has to offer.

"I know they were all impressed with all that we have to offer our visitors," said Candace Duncan, CCVCB executive director.

Director Carol Scott talks about their new show, Honk, Jr. at the Northern Nevada Children's Museum, premiering May 6.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GxlUDrp7WM

Carol Scott and Pat Josten from the Wildhorse Children's Theater Company, talk about their latest production of "Disney's Aladdin Jr." at the Northern Nevada Children's Museum.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wd0HdCwIHlo

Come celebrate St. Patrick's day at the Northern Nevada Children's Museum, 813 N. Carson St. Crafts and real Irish dancers performing. Saunday at 10:30 am. Irish Dancing at 1 p.m. (775) 884-2226.

Mar. 27, 2010, beginning at 7 p.m.
African Dance Evening