• Carson City Board of Supervisors meeting, 8:30 a.m. at the Carson City Community Center Sierra Room, 851 E. William St.
• Carson City Senior Citizens Center Garden Club meets from 10-11:30 a.m. at the senior center, 911 Beverly Drive. Topic is garden tips. Call Peggy Hill at 884-2132.
• Carson-Tahoe Cancer Center ground dedication celebration, 6-8 p.m. at new center off Eagle Valley Road. Light hors d'oeuvres and wine served. Call 883-3308.
• Foster/adoptive parent orientation, 6-9 p.m. at UNR Cooperative Extension, Room 12, 2621 Northgate Lane. Call 687-4943 ext. 250.
• Teen Pizza Night at the Carson City Library. Lord of the Rings trilogy theme. Call 887-2244 ext. 1004.
• USDA Rural Development informational meeting for low-income families in Lyon County to discuss home ownership possibilities and home repair, 4:30 p.m. at Dayton Senior Center, 320 Old Dayton Valley Road. Call (775) 423-7441, ext. 4.
• Hot August Nights Sock Hop, 5 p.m. at the Silver Legacy Grande Exposition Hall, Reno. Tickets $5; call 329-4777.
• Lake Tahoe Wooden Boat Week celebrates Boats of Tahoe with Concours d'Elegance. Tickets $20 in advance for adult 2-day pass; call (530) 581-4700. Runs through Aug. 12.
• Jon Washington's Sounds of the Fortunes perform at the Carson Valley Inn Cabaret Lounge, Minden. Call 782-9711.
• Comedians Maryellen Hooper, Avi Lieberman and emcee Howie Nave on stage at The Improv at Harveys Lake Tahoe, 8 p.m. through Sunday. Tickets $25; call (800) 427-8397.
