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The Empty Bowls project, a locally organized fundraiser that culminated at the Carson City Silver and Snowflake Festival on Dec. 6 and was initiated to bring awareness of local hunger issues, raised $2,722.35 for Friends in Service Helping, also known as FISH, which feeds, houses and provides services for more than 20,000 people in Carson City annually.

The Outdoor Toy Store in Moundhouse held its first Community Christmas Festival. We wanted to thank all those who helped make it such a success.

The money from the raffle items went to The Ron Woods Family Center and the cans of food that were donated are going to The Dayton Food Pantry. Next year we have promises from other local businesses to help out and spread much needed donations and Christmas cheer to an area that is largely forgotten.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is making preparations for the upcoming New Year’s Eve celebration at Lake Tahoe starting on Tuesday, December 31st, 2013. Each year upwards of 60,000 celebrants ring in the New Year in the casino core area of Stateline, Nevada.

It's "big-band jazz times two" when the Carson High Jazz Band and the Mile High Jazz Band present their eleventh annual combined concert, the Mile High-Carson High Jazz Extravaganza, on Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 7:00 p.m., in the Bob Boldrick Theater at the Carson City Community Center, 851 E. William Street, Carson City. The Extravaganza is sponsored by the Mile High Jazz Band Association and the Carson City Band Association as a benefit for Carson High music programs.

Come out and enjoy a Christmas Festival in Moundhouse!

Santa Claus is coming to town!
Get your picture with Santa!
With a canned food donation
To support the Dayton Food Pantry

Win Raffle Prizes
From Local Businesses
Purchase raffle tickets for $1
(in our sales office or at the event)
All Proceeds will support the
Ron Wood Family Resource Center

Christmas Carolers
Come Listen to Local Singers
spreading Christmas Cheer!

Come Enjoy Free Refreshments
and Much More!!!

High-flying adventure flicks and non-stop entertainment arrives with the 12th annual Lake Tahoe Adventure Film Festival, Saturday, Dec. 14 at MontBleu Resort, Casino & Spa.

Rooted as the nerve center for skiers, boarders, climbers and year-round adventurers, the film festival provides mountaintops, cliffhangers and enough high-energy entertainment between showings to ignite fervor for the New Year. The night includes guest speakers, action photo displays, break-dancers, DJs and a handful of surprises.

A grassroots project to raise money and bring awareness of ongoing hunger issues in the Carson City area — The Empty Bowls Project — was the bright diamond among the many shining stars featured at Friday night's downtown Silver and Snowflakes Festival of Lights celebration.

More than 600 handcrafted artisan bowls made by dozen of local potters were featured for this inaugural event, led by Robin McGregor, owner of Carson City Pottery. Festival-goers paid $10 for each bowl, which were filled with steaming hot varieties of soup donated by local restaurants.

A winter storm is headed for Carson City on Friday, but there's a good chance the weather event will happen after 8 p.m., missing the Silver and Snowflakes Festival of Lights at the Nevada State Capitol Building.

"It will be more than likely that people will be able to get out before it even starts," said National Weather Service Meteorologist Dawn Johnson. "It looks like the brunt of the impacts will happen overnight Friday night, with some snow beginning after 8 p.m., and the heaviest snow after midnight."

The Barton Foundation has been a cornerstone for The Barton Health Group for more than 20 years by providing excellent healthcare service to customers and also have been big players during the holiday season.

This year’s Barton Festival of Trees and Lights will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Barton Health and Coldwell Banker Select will be contributing to the event in a major way.

Christmas and holiday lights will illuminate the Capitol Building and downtown Friday night when Carson City flips the switch at the annual Silver and Snowflakes Festival of Lights celebration.

The event brings thousands to downtown Carson City marking the city's official kick off of the Christmas and holiday season. Festivities begin at the capitol grounds, 5:30 p.m. where more than 300 voices of the Carson City 5th Grade Music Students Singing Ensemble will provide musical entertainment.

Here is the Carson City road maintenance and construction report for the week of Dec. 2-8: On Friday, Dec. 6, Carson Street will be closed between Fifth Street and Robinson Street from 4:30 p.m., to approximately 8 p.m. for the Silver and Snowflakes Festival of Lights in downtown Carson City. Detours will be signed.

The inaugural Empty Bowls Project kicks off its campaign for the Carson City area Dec. 6 at the downtown skating rink during the Silver and Snowflakes Festival of Lights.

Empty Bowls is a grass roots movement to end hunger. Local artists young and old donate handmade bowls. Restaurants donate soup and food. For a minimum $10 donation you choose a bowl and fill it with food.

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Come spend the day and celebrate the full moon with us at our Festival of Earthly Treasures III and Healing Arts Fundraiser from 10 am to 4 pm on Sunday, November 17th at the Plaza Event Center, 801 S. Carson Street in Carson City. We will be featuring free interactive workshops, jewelry, healing arts, readings and silent auction. Raffles prizes will be given away every 30 minutes. Only $2 admission and kids 12 and under are free. All proceeds to benefit Esperanza Foundation, a 501c3 non-profit corporation dedicated to facilitating the healing of Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome in all of us.

Nevada’s Sesquicentennial is celebrating Veterans Day with statewide events Friday through Monday. Nevada residents and visitors are invited to join the celebration and demonstrate patriotism by honoring those who have fought for Nevada and the Country’s freedoms.

The holiday season brings out plenty of good will, including food drives through the Pinenut District of the Nevada Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America.

Beginning this weekend, an estimated 400 Scouters comprising Cub Scout packs, Boy Scout troops, and adult leaders of the District will distribute 16,000 flyers announcing the food drive. The flyers will be distributed to area homes between Saturday, Nov. 9 and Wednesday Nov. 13.

Grand Opening of TACH on the eve of Diwali through the event “World Music and Dance” which organized in a grand scale at Laxalt Auditorium on Nov 2. First time in Reno people got a chance to see this unforgettable event.

The event starts with the welcome speech of Tanya Singh who lightened about TACH. She told that TACH works for Global Artist Management, Music Education, Cultural Exchange Program, Fusion Music Collaboration and Development for Traditional Cultural Harmony and many more. She also announced that TACH will give “Award of

October is an exciting time in Fallon with the onset of fall and the area’s farms celebrating the changing of seasons.

At Lattin Farms, fifth generation farmers Rick and B. Ann Lattin invite the public to enjoy the annual Fall Festival, bringing the rural Nevada town to life every Saturday throughout the month.

High Sierra Brewing Co., in Carson City took home a gold medal at the 2013 Great American Beer Festival competition held recently in Denver.

Presented by the Brewers Association, GABF is the largest national beer competition that recognizes the most outstanding beers produced in the United States. The top three winners in the competition’s 84 beer-style categories were announced Oct. 12 at the Great American Beer Festival awards ceremony held at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, Colo.

Traditional Association for Cultural Harmony presents on eve of Diwali an Indian festival of light and grace. The World famous Indian Classical guitarist ( Kachappi veena )player Thakur chakrapani Singh, Susan Mazer,Dallas smith with Harp, Saxophone and Flute, Anya devi( Kathak Dance ) and Ganesh Swami performing with Gazal and Songs.

Price: Buy Online Ticket on our webpage http://www.tachllc.org/Up_Coming_Event.html Adult-$20,Students ( with Valid ID)$15,Kids ($yr-12Yrs)$10 Family(2Adult & @2 kids under 12yr) $50

Ages: All ages

For more information about this activity, contact

Please join the citizens and merchants who are keeping the Comstock National Historic Landmark open in Virginia City this Saturday, October 12.

We have the Great Pumpkin Festival and RedRun zombie race this week to entertain visitors, so you can have a great time and communicate an important message to Washington, all at the same time.

Saturday October 12th events will, of course, be a peaceful but clear demonstration of support for action by the Federal government to immediately reopen the National Parks, Memorial, Monuments and Landmarks.

Nevada Media Alliance’s Natasha Vitale gives highlights from the 23rd annual Reno Celtic Celebration on Oct. 6, 2013.

Just got back from a 1,200 mile trip up the coast and into Oregon to fish and enjoy family. Renee and I enjoyed all the rivers on the way. The Russian, Klamath, Eel, Illinois, Chetco, Smith and the Rogue. Caught a few fish and had a great time.

While in Gold beach Oregon we received over 2 inches of rain in one afternoon.

The Bureau of Land Management offices in Carson City, the U.S. Forest Service Office in South Lake Tahoe and the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest offices are all closed due to the federal government shutdown. Also the office for U.S. Sen. Harry Reid in Carson City was closed Tuesday.

The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit has cancelled Forest-Service staffed events because of the lapse in federal government funding, today until funding is restored.

While Street Vibrations started in the parking lot of the Carson Nugget 19 years ago and quickly moved to Reno, new efforts to provide alternative events that cater to families as well as generate revenue for Carson City have been underway culminating in the return of Street Vibrations, in a family-friendly format, to downtown Carson City this weekend.

The annual Basque Festival at Fuji Park is evolving this year to become a multi-cultural celebration this Sunday, Sept. 15, that includes Basque, Italian, Mexican and Nevada barbecue cuisine.

Dubbed the “Fall Festival,” this family-friendly event offers a “Kid Zone” with 5 bounce houses, arts and crafts tables, a Home Depot build project, various games, kid karaoke, caricatures, face painting and a balloon artist. Adults can enjoy live music and dancing as well as Bingo in the Pavilion with various prize levels available.

The Carson Valley Arts Council presents the 2013 Tahoe Adventure Film Festival Road Tour on Friday, September 27 at the CVIC Hall, 1602 Esmeralda, Minden. Eight short previews of the world's best adventure films will be shown. There will also be raffle prizes. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. followed by the films at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at the CVAC ticket offfice, by calling 775-782-8207 or on-line at www.cvartscouncil.com.

The Carson Valley Arts Council presents the 2013 Tahoe Adventure Film Festival Road Tour on Friday, September 27 at the CVIC Hall, 1602 Esmeralda, Minden. Eight short previews of the World's Best Adventure Films will be presented. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. followed by the films at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at the CVAC ticket offfice, by calling 775-782-8207 or on-line at www.cvartscouncil.com.

In the throes of a sun-drenched late Lake Tahoe summer day, MontBleu Resort Casino and Spa will bite the head, pinch the tail and build the body Aug. 24 in a daylong feast and flex protein fest for the eyes, abs and everything in between.

Louisiana will have nothing on Lake Tahoe when it's over.

The inaugural Boil 'n Fry Day Festival is Lake Tahoe's version of an old fashioned New Orleans crawdad feed, complete with live music at the MontBleu Outdoor Event Center, carnival games, hot wings, cold beer and all the fried, boiled or barbecued fresh water crustaceans partygoers.

Featured Band: Coming together from a variety of local projects and backgrounds, the five members of UNDER THE RADAR have created a composite tone that provides a niche sound of Jazz/Funk/Rock/Blues.