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February 2020
Carson Mint Sesquicentennial Celebration
Between 1870 and 1893, the Carson City Mint produced nearly $50 million (face value) of gold and silver coins, including gold double eagles ($20) and eagles ($10), half eagles ($5), silver dollars, half dollars, quarters, dimes and 20-cent pieces. With the Comstock boom played out, the Mint stopped producing coins in 1893 and the coin presses were removed in 1899. But the silver and gold coins with the “CC” mint mark are today among the most coveted – and valuable…
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Virginia City’s Annual Father-Daughter Day & Dance
Fathers – take your daughters on a historic journey back in time to Virginia City. Don your finery and dress your daughters like Victorian princesses for a Father-Daughter Day & Dance unlike any other. More than just a dance, all-inclusive ticket-holders enjoy a day chock-full of fun both dads and daughters will enjoy, from delicious, hand-made fudge to old-time photos and more. The day is designed to create an unforgettable experience for dads and daughters, ending with a charming dance…
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Winnemucca Ranch Hand Rodeo
Winnemucca’s Ranch Hand Rodeo is the largest and most exciting in Nevada. 32 teams compete for bragging rights and prizes in Saddle Bronc Riding, Steer Stopping, Wild Mugging, Trailer Loading, Team Roping, Ranch Doctoring, and Team Branding. Free admission to Wednesday — Friday events and the Ranch, Rope and Performance Horse Sale on Saturday evening. Rodeo Admission: $10/person ~ $5/kids 6 – 12 years old ~ 5 years old and under FREE Don’t forget WILD HORSE RACING! We will take eighteen 3 man teams. Call 541-475-7828 to enter!
Find out more »March 2020
Roses are RAD Winter Film Festival
THE BASICS Get your cameras out, and start filming! Enter your short ski or snowboard video for a chance to be one of the films selected for screening at Mt. Rose’s third annual Roses are RAD Winter Film Festival. The best videos will be chosen to to be featured in the Film Festival event, which will be hosted at Cargo, Whitney Peak Hotel in Reno on Friday, March 13th. If your film is selected for screening, it will be judged by…
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8th Annual Leprechaun Race 5K Run/Walk
Yes, there is an actual leprechaun in the race - can you beat her? Run in Reno’s vibrant and historic neighborhoods, Midtown and the Wells Avenue District, at the 8th Annual Leprechaun Race. The race is an easy 5k run/walk that the whole family can enjoy. The relatively flat course starts and ends in front of the Terry Lee Wells Nevada Discovery Museum. Runners or walkers of all abilities can easily participate in this fun run. Race178’s official leprechaun will…
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Celtic Music Series
Golden Bough will be returning to the BAC to play in the 2019-20 Celtic Music Series. Kathy Sierra, Margie Butler, and Paul Espinoza formed Golden Bough in 1980 and since then have traveled all over the world, playing music rooted in the traditional sound of the seven Celtic Nations. They blend their voices into prestige harmonies and always bring an array of acoustic instruments to their shows, including harp, guitar, mandolin, accordion, violin, and penny-whistle.
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Reno Connector Run
We are excited to introduce Reno's newest running event for 2020! Reno Races presents the Reno Connector Run. This race course is flat, fast and all road! The race will start and finish in Mira Loma Park and runners will run along the Reno Connector. The courses take runners onto Veterans Parkway and the pedestrian pathway along the connector. This event offers the kids one miler, 5K, 10K and half marathon. The half marathoners will also get an opportunity to…
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Celtic Music Series
On April 11, 2020 Ed Miller is coming to play for the 2019-2020 Celtic Music Series. Dubbed “one of the finest singers to come out of the Scottish Folksong Revival” and “one of Scotland’s best signing exports,” Ed Miller guarantees a night full of humor, music, and stories. Originally from Edinburgh, he now is based in Austin, Texas and can see his homeland from both a Scottish and American perspective. His love of Scotland comes through in his performances, due…
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Genoa Western Heritage Day
Genoa's annual Cowboy Festival has traveled off into the sunset, and to take it's place the Friends of Genoa created an event for Cowboy and Western enthusiasts that features Country Western genre Music, Food, Fun & Games and Western Heritage Reenactments. Come on out and Celebrate Nevada's Western Heritage in Genoa! The weekend begins Friday April, 24, at 7:00 p.m. with a Town Hall performance. Saturday, April 25, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., attendees can amble throughout Genoa for…
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Celtic Music Series
On May 16, 2020, Erica and Friends are closing out the 2019-2020 Celtic Music Series. Erica and Friends perform traditional and modern folk music from the British Isles and Ireland. Based in Berkeley, Erica and Friends is composed of singer Erica Hockett, Chris Hammond on guitar, Troy Dillinger on accordion, Anne Goess on violin, and Lucas Gonze on Mandolin. They specialize in pub songs, jigs and reels, polkas and ballads, and gypsy jazz and will be a great show for…
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