I Love Carson City's Weekend Event Summary: June 6-7

First things first. Saturday afternoon could be expecting some wet weather, so be prepared. I can’t predict what events may be affected by it, or if the rain will even show up. No worries for you wine walkers, though, downtown will be hopping: rain, shine, or blizzard. Head over to Artsy Fartsy Art Gallery and wish them a happy fourth anniversary, Jeffery will be serving up one of his signature Sangrias. St. Peter’s Episcopal Church won best wine walk stop last month and will have live music. Don’t forget to spend some time inside Westside Pour House: ARTistically INKlined pop-up gallery returns and proves that tattoo artists are first, and foremost, artists.

SATURDAY:

• Street Vibrations Spring Rally: Downtown Reno
• Reno Tahoe International Film Festival – go to www.RTIFF.org for schedule and locations
• Sierra Lutheran High School's 13th Annual Golf Classic at the Silver Oaks Golf Course (7am Check-in, Shotgun start at 8am; $125 for a single player or $400 for a team of four)
• ’Grease is the Word’ 5K Walk-Run at Como Park at 250 Old Dayton Valley Road, Dayton (7:30am; $25 for a group of five, $20 adults, $10 kids, additional $5 per person for t-shirt; rain or shine, Grease inspired costumes ENCOURAGED)
• Annual Hike for Health Day with the Carson Valley Trails Association at the Nature Conservatory’s River Fork Ranch on Genoa Lane (8am-9:30am – Bird Watching Hike, Geocaching 101, Biking 101; 9:30am-11am – River Preservation Hike, Photography with Eddie Sanderson; 10:30am-11am – Washoe Tribe History Presentation; 11am-12:30 – Compass Basics; BBQ Lunch 12pm-1:30pm, $5 donation; family friendly, no dogs allowed)
• Coffee and Donuts with EAA Sierra Chapter 403 at 2500 E. College Pkwy (8:30am-12pm, all welcome)
• First of the Season: Third and Curry Farmers Market (8:30am to 1pm)
• Empty Bowls Bowl Making at the Third and Curry Farmers Market (8:30am until supplies run out or 1pm)
• Due Sorella/ Two Sisters Annual Spring Vintage Market in the parking lot behind Due Sorella (fondly know as Two Sisters) at 202 N. Curry (9am-4pm)
• Muscle Powered Bike Ride: meet by the Muscle Powered bike rack in front of the Community Pool at 841 N. Roop St. (9:40am-11:40am; must wear helmets and closed toed shoes; riders under 18 must be accompanied by an adult)
• 1926 Edwards Motor Car Rides at the Nevada State Train Museum (10am-4pm; $4, $2 kids 11 and under)

The Third and Curry Farmers’ Market has returned! Fresh fruits and veggies, live music, breakfast, bounce house, and local artisans await starting at 8:30 a.m. Look for the Empty Bowls booth and you can make a bowl for the annual fundraiser in December. No experience is necessary, just a desire to play with some clay. Afterwards, head a few blocks north to Due Sorella’s Annual Spring Vintage Market: you never know what treasures you’ll find. You may as well just stay downtown and explore Carson’s haunted history on the Ghost Walk. It leaves from the corner of Third and Curry at 6:30 p.m. and is $20.

• 14th Annual Oodles of Noodles Cook Off and Festival: Live Entertainment, Pet Parade, Great Food, Vendors and Crafters, Civil War Re-Enactments, Old West Gun Shows, Motorsports and more in Old Town Dayton (Noodle Tasting Saturday Only)
• Lego Club at the Carson City Library (10am-12pm; space limited, sign up at Youth Desk)
• Family Day and Scavenger Hunt at the Carson Valley Museum and Cultural Center: 1477 Hwy 395, Gardnerville (10am-4pm; free admission for children and seniors)
• Monthly meeting of F.E.A.T. (Families for Effective Autism Treatment) in the back room of Comma Coffee (10am)
• Virginia and Truckee Round-trip Train Rides -leave from Carson City Eastgate Depot: on Flint Drive, off U.S. Highway 50 East at 10am- Depart Virginia City Depot 3pm (tickets limited, $52, seniors and veterans $48, kids 3-16 $32)
• 23rd Annual Valhalla Renaissance Faire at Camp Richardson, South Lake Tahoe (10am-6pm; $18 Adults, kids $8-$13)
• Landscape Art Show at the Nevada Artists Association Gallery in the Brewery Arts Center (10am-4pm)
• Swim Class for Kids with Autism Spectrum Disorder at the Carson City Aquatic Facility (11am; $4)
• TableTop Day at Nerdvana: 385 Hot Springs Road, Suite 1 (12pm)
• ‘How the West Was Rung’ by the Tintabulations Handbell Ensemble at the Carson City Library (12pm)
• Olive Oil and Balsamic Vinegar Tasting and Pairing Luncheon at the Bistro at Tahoe Ridge Winery (12pm-1:30pm; $20; RSVP 775-473-1790)
• Downtown Business Association's Wine Walk: sign up at Bella Fiore Wines, the Carson Nugget, Cactus Jacks, Carson Jewelry and Loan, Remedy's Bar, or Touched By Angels (1pm-5pm; $10)
• Artistically INKlined 7 at Westside Pour House (1pm-9pm; fundraiser for youth art programs at the Brewery Arts Center)
• Live Music with Russell Ketenjian at Bella Fiore Wines (1pm-5pm)
• Live Music with Gentleman Road at the Westside Pour House (2pm-4pm)
• Fourth Anniversary Celebration at Artsy Fartsy Art Gallery

It’s a great weekend to be the Carson City Library. The Lego Club meets Saturday, and at noon enjoy a free concert by the hand-bell group, Tintabulations. Affectionately known as Tin-tab, the ensemble will be appearing at the Governor’s Mansion later that day for an encore performance. Sunday is the real cause for celebration: the Library will now be open seven days a week, and they are treating the community to Sundaes in the Secret Garden.

• Wild Horse Children’s Theater Presents: Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Jr. at the Bob Boldrick Theater in the Community Center (2pm; $12, $10 seniors/students, $8 kids 12 and younger)
• Live Music with the Comstock Cowboys at the Bucket of Blood Saloon, Virginia City (2pm-6pm)
• High Tea at Foodies Bystro in the Brewery Arts Center (2:30pm; RSVP required 775-720-8011)
• Dungeons and Dragons at Nerdvana: 385 Hot Springs Road, Suite 1 (3pm-5pm AND 7pm-9pm)
• Wine Tasting at Genoa Candy and Coffee in Carson Lanes (4pm-8pm; $5 for five tastes)
• Negroni Week 2015 at the Blue Bull ($5 Negronis; Fundraiser for the Boys and Girls Club)
• Red's Old 395’s 15th Birthday Party: Party will be on the patio; live music by Stereo Galaxy and Mobeatz (5pm-9pm; Prizes, raffles, ice cream, and cake)
• Carson City Smackdown Bull Riding Challenge at Fuji Park Rodeo Grounds (Mutton Busting 5pm; Bulls 6pm-10pm; $12: Tickets available at Casino Fandango or the Visitors Bureau)
• ‘How the West Was Rung’ by the Tintabulations Handbell Ensemble at the Governor’s Mansion (6pm; free)
• Ghost Walking Tour led by Madame Curry – Meet at Third and Curry St., behind Firkin and Fox (6:30pm-8pm; $20 day of tour; please arrive 15 minutes early)
• Silver State Stars’ presents: Thoroughly Modern Millie, Jr. at the Performing Arts Center at Silver State Charter School: 900 Mallory Way (7pm-8:30pm; $10 at the door)
• Proscenium Players Presents ‘Caught in the Act’ in the Brewery Arts Center Performance Hall (7pm; $15)
• Wild Horse Children’s Theater Presents: Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Jr. at the Bob Boldrick Theater in the Community Center (7pm; $12, $10 seniors/students, $8 kids 12 and younger)
• Star Party at the Western Nevada College Observatory: 2699 Vanpatten Ave (7pm-10:30pm)

Happy birthday to Red’s Old 395; join in the celebration on their patio and enjoy live music by Stereo Galaxy, a raffle, and of course, cake. Enjoy local favorites, the Trippin’ King Snakes, inside of Carson Cigar Company. Karaoke is just around the corner at Westside Pour House. Dusty Mills and the Cryin’ Shame are bringing their hillbilly rock and roll to Sassafras. A to Zen is much more than a thrift shop: enjoy acoustic music with Christopher Carter tonight in their Zen Den. DJs and dancing at Living the Good Life and at Jimmy G’s Cigar Bar.

• Live Music ‘Christopher Cartier Live’ with Special guest Jullian Andrulli in the A to Zen ‘Zen Den’: 1803 N. Carson St. (6pm doors; 7pm start; $5 cover, you get $5 store credit)
• Live Music with Steel Rose at Casino Fandango (7pm)
• Live Music with Terri Campillo and Craig Fletcher at Glen Eagles Restaurant (7pm)
• A Tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd: Skynnyn Lynnyrd at Piper's Opera House, Virginia City (7:30pm; $25 at the door)
• Live Music with Dusty Miles and The Crying Shame at Sassafras Eclectic Food Joint: 1500 Old Hot Springs Rd. (8pm; no cover)
• Live Music with the Electric Jimmys (Grateful Dead Tribute and Beyond) at the Red Dog Saloon, Virginia City (8pm; free)
• Country Night: Live Music at Flight: 2244 Meridian, off Airport in Minden (8pm)
• Rock’n N Bowl’n at Gold Dust West (8pm)
• Karaoke at Westside Pour House (8pm)
• Karaoke at the Spoke Bar and Grill (8pm)
• Karaoke at Beercade: 1930 N. Carson St.
• Music Saturdays: The Trippin King Snakes at Carson Cigar Co. (9pm-12am)
• DJ Bobby G at Living the Good Life: 1480 N. Carson St. (9pm)
• DJ and Dancing at Jimmy G’s Cigar Bar (10pm)

‘Break a leg’ to the three performance groups opening this weekend. Wild Horse Children’s Theater presents Beauty and the Beast, Jr. in the Bob Boldrick Theater of the Community Center. The Performance Hall at the Brewery Arts Center is home to ‘Caught in the Act,’ a series of one-act plays performed by the Proscenium Players. The Silver State Stars of Silver State Charter School on Mallory Way will be showcasing ‘Thoroughly Modern Millie.’

SUNDAY:

• Street Vibrations Spring Rally: Downtown Reno
• Reno Tahoe International Film Festival – go to www.RTIFF.org for schedule and locations
• First Sunday Breakfast at the Elks Club: 515 N Nevada (bar opens 7am; 8:30am-11am, $7)
• Carson City BMX State Qualifiers races at the Livermore (Edmonds) Sports Complex (Signups 9am-10am; MUST have a full USABMX membership; $20)
• Hike for Hounds at Galena Regional Park: 18250 Mt Rose Hwy (9am sign in; hike 10am-1pm; $20, includes tee and gift bag; fundraiser for Pet Network Humane Society and the Canine Rehabilitation Center and Sanctuary; pet friendly)
• 1926 Edwards Motor Car Rides at the Nevada State Train Museum (10am-4pm; $4, $2 kids 11 and under)
• Virginia and Truckee Round-trip Train Rides -leave from Carson City Eastgate Depot: on Flint Drive, off U.S. Highway 50 East at 10am- Depart Virginia City Depot 3pm (tickets limited, $52, seniors and veterans $48, kids 3-16 $32)
• 23rd Annual Valhalla Renaissance Faire at Camp Richardson, South Lake Tahoe (10am-5pm; $18 Adults, kids $8-$13)

Dayton is dishing up fun this weekend with their annual Oodles of Noodles festival. Tasting is Saturday only, but Sunday features a pet parade, live music, and more. The Sequicentenial of the Civil War will be remembered at the Dayton Cemetery; just take Main Street up the hill and to the left. Street Vibrations Spring Revival roars into Reno this weekend, and Virginia City is sure to have its share of bikers, as well. So please drive carefully.

• 14th Annual Oodles of Noodles Cook Off and Festival: Live Entertainment, Pet Parade, Great Food, Vendors and Crafters, Civil War Re-Enactments, Old West Gun Shows, Motorsports and more in Old Town Dayton (Noodle Tasting Saturday Only; Pet Parade at 10am, $5 entry)
• Chive Cooking Demonstration: Asian and Italian Lettuce Wraps with Amanda Long at Greenhouse Garden Center (11am; $5, Reservations required 882-8600)
• Bingo fundraiser for CASI at Carson City Senior Center (doors 11am, 12:30pm-4pm; $10, must be 21+)
• Sunday Funday: Free game of pool with drink purchase at Westside Pour House
• Sweet Sippin Sunday, Genoa (1pm-4pm; $12; Vodka is this month’s liquor, Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park is the non-profit, and Live Music by Dougie L.)
• Barony of Fal Dare, Amtgard Live Action Role Play Group at Mills Park on Seely Loop (1pm-5pm; newcomers welcome, for info email FalDareMonarchy@gmail.com)
• Proscenium Players Presents ‘Caught in the Act’ in the Brewery Arts Center Performance Hall (2pm; $15)
• Wild Horse Children’s Theater Presents: Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Jr. at the Bob Boldrick Theater in the Community Center (2pm; $12, $10 seniors/students, $8 kids 12 and younger)
• Sundaes on Sunday: Carson City Library’s Grand Opening Sunday in the Secret Garden (2pm-4pm)
• Remembering the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War: Memorial Ceremony for Civil War Veteran Pvt. Scott Carnal of Company K, 79th U.S. Colored Infantry at the Dayton Cemetery: follow Main St. up the hill to the left until it becomes Cemetery Road; Ceremony is near the Flagpole (2pm; reception to follow at the Dayton Museum on Shady Lane at Logan)
• Pool Tournament at Tommy’s Neighborhood Bar (2pm)
• Live Music with the Comstock Cowboys at the Bucket of Blood Saloon, Virginia City (2pm-6pm)
• Live Music with Deep Groove at the Red Dog Saloon, Virginia City (5:30pm-8:30pm)
• Hook at Galaxy Theatre-Fandango (7pm; $7 or $15 for two tickets and a large popcorn)

Every week, I create a list of the fun stuff and events going on around the Carson City area for my Facebook page, I Love Carson City. There is quite a bit to do in our beautiful capital this week, so grab the kids, your friends and family, and have a great weekend.

My weekly Facebook list includes Friday-Thursday, so please go here for events beyond Sunday, or just wait for my daily ‘Things to do’ here on Carson Now. You do NOT need a Facebook account to access the information. If you have an event that I have overlooked, feel free to send me an email at ILoveCarsonCityNV@gmail.com.