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Celebrate the annual fall migration of the Kokanee salmon at the 2017 Fall Fish Festival held at Taylor Creek Visitor Center in South Lake Tahoe on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 7-8.

All aboard! Thomas the Tank Engine invites little engineers to join him for a day of friendship and family fun at "Day Out with Thomas: The Friendship Tour 2017."

Children everywhere can spend the day with their friend, Thomas, when the No. 1 Engine pulls into the Virginia and Truckee Railroad station in Virginia City for two weekends next month: Oct. 20-22 and Oct. 27-29.

One might think that the end of summer means that the fun times are over: they would be wrong. This list of happenings in the Carson City area isn’t getting any shorter. The annual Genoa Candy Dance is a favorite among locals and visitors alike, and this weekend welcomes the first ever Silver State Arts Festival at Fuji Park, as well. The first ever Community Garage Sale at the Community Center offers one-stop bargain hunting. Swing into the season at the monthly dance party hosted by the High Sierra Swing Dance Club.

SATURDAY:

Join us for this fun evening of fall festival games with a spooky twist! Mingle with stormwater experts at Sidellis Lake Tahoe and earn awesome prizes, such as free beer. This will be a free, family-friendly event. Light bites will be provided. To RSVP or any questions, please contact protect@keeptahoeblue.org.

The Young Dubliners and Cíana brought down the house Saturday night on the Minnesota Street Stage at the Brewery Arts Center Performance Hall parking lot, bringing the 2017 Levitt AMP Carson City Summer Concert Series to a close.

The Brewery Arts Center will wrap up an unforgettable season of free concerts under the stars in Carson City this Saturday with the Young Dubliners and traditional Celtic band Cíana.

Families from around the region converged on Mills Park in Carson City Saturday afternoon for the second annual Northern Nevada Family Fun Day, a family-friendly venue featuring games, activities, music and food.

The Brewery Arts Center will continue an unforgettable season of free concerts under the stars in Carson City. It’s time again to grab your family, friends and neighbors and head on down to Brewery Arts Center, Carson City's newest community treasure, and enjoy this week’s family-friendly free outdoor concert, Dusty Green Bones Band and The Cherry Pickers.

Musical acts scheduled Saturday night for the Carl Howell Memorial Music Festival at Battle Born Harley Davidson were rained out on the outdoor stage by thunderstorms moving through the area.

Country music star Ty Herndon along with Rednex, headlining acts for Saturday's Carl Howell Memorial Music Festival, were in Carson City Friday afternoon doing sound checks on the stage set up at Battle Born Harley Davidson.

The Carson City Parks, Recreation and Open Space Department is seeking support from businesses, organizations and individuals in the community to bring an all-new community Halloween celebration this year to the Nevada state capital, Recreation Superintendent Dan Earp said.

The Brewery Arts Center continues its unforgettable season of free concerts under the stars in Carson City this Saturday with a lineup of rock, R&B soul and reggae music. This week's performance at the Minnesota Street Stage features reggae all-star headliner Marla Brown and local artists Moz’ Motley Blues.

The Brewery Arts Center continues an unforgettable season of free, family-friendly concerts under the stars in Carson City this Saturday featuring headliner Thee Commons coming fresh from the Coachella music festival and opening act Whatitdo.

The Brewery Arts Center will continue an unforgettable season of free concerts under the stars in Carson City! It’s time again to grab your family, friends and neighbors and head on down to Brewery Arts Center, Carson City's newest community treasure, and enjoy this week’s family-friendly free outdoor concert, Southern Drawl Band.

UPDATE: We apologize for the confusion. This Saturday's Levitt AMP Concert series continues July 29 with the Southern Drawl Band.
From Knoxville and Nashville, Southern Drawl Band's energetic tunes encompass the best bits of Southern rock and country from the backwoods of Tennessee.

The Brewery Arts Center continues an unforgettable season of free concerts under the stars in Carson City with Saturday's headlining event featuring the high-energy, Afro-Colombian dance music of La Misa Negra and opening act Drinking with Clowns bringing their original Latin and funk sound.

The Brewery Arts Center will continue an unforgettable season of free concerts under the stars in Carson City. It’s time again to grab your family, friends and neighbors and get ready to head on down to the Brewery Arts Center’s newest community treasure and join with us to enjoy Gene Evaro Jr. and Silver.

The Brewery Arts Center continues its unforgettable season of free concerts under the stars in Carson City this Saturday with headliner blues legend Guitar Shorty and opening act Reno Indie artist Grace Hayes.

Independence Day fun for the whole family featuring music, games, and contests will be a part of the inaugural July 4 Nevada Hot Dog Eating Contest at the Carson Mall.

The Brewery Arts Center will continues an unforgettable season of free concerts under the stars in Carson City! this Saturday. Having started out strong last week with Big Bad VooDoo Daddy, the great music continues with The Novelists and Athena McIntyre.

Independence Day fun for the whole family featuring music, games, and contests will be a part of the inaugural July 4 Nevada Hot Dog Eating Contest at the Carson Mall.

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.

June has arrived, and with it the start of the seasonal Third and Curry Farmer's Market, which runs all summer long now through September.

The weekly Saturday market attracts hundreds to the parking lot at Third and Curry Streets across from the Bob McFadden Plaza in downtown Carson City, drawing crowds from all around the Reno-Tahoe region.

May is a month to celebrate historic preservation and archaeology in Nevada.

Nevada agencies and organizations have worked to spread awareness of archaeological and historic preservation efforts throughout the state, encouraging both residents and visitors to explore and learn about Nevada’s significant archaeological and historical treasures.

The following are scheduled events throughout Nevada:

University of Nevada Cooperative Extension is once again coordinating the collaborative efforts of federal, state and local fire services, public safety agencies, community organizations and others to participate in Nevada Wildfire Awareness Month throughout May.

Whether it's snowboarders, skiers, cyclists, runners or swimmers, Olympic and elite athletes utilize Lake Tahoe to push their training regimens to the limit with challenging and breathtaking terrain.

There is something for everyone at a Friends of NRA event. From the moment you walk in, the atmosphere is brimming with excitement. Whether you’re keeping an eye on that unique item in the silent or live auction, trying your luck at the game tables, or just dining on some delicious food, you’ll be sure to have a good time.

It’s a family-friendly event chock full of everything from exclusive, limited edition merchandise, firearms, knives, art, jewelry, and more. Not to mention all the great people you’ll meet in the process!

They may hit hard on the court, but the Carson Victory Rollers have a soft side, too.

"We're the sweethearts of the leagues around here," said CVR Events Coordinator Crystal Blackeye. "Sometimes they get into it with each other, but the other teams mended their ways because of us and became legit."

The Levitt AMP Carson City Music Series elevated the Brewery Arts Center’s existing summer concert series, filling the Minnesota Street Stage with free, live music and transforming an underused street in the heart of downtown Carson City’s Historic District into a vibrant gathering place for the surrounding community.

The concert series will return again for 2017, according to Gina Lopez Hill, executive director of the Brewery Arts Center, which was responsible for last year's and this year's proposal to bring the concert series to Carson City and getting Carson City residents to vote for the capital city's chances online.

Soup and ice cream only seem like the odd couple of food pairings. But as far as Geoff and Kimberly Landry are concerned, there can be no better complement.