• Volunteer meeting for third annual Kids Karnival at the Children's Museum of Northern Nevada, 4-7 p.m., 813 N. Nevada St. Call 884-2226.
• Open Space Advisory Committee meeting, 5:30 p.m. at the Carson City Community Center Sierra Room, 851 E. William St.
• Lyon County Democratic Central Committee meets at 7 p.m. at the Silver Springs Senior Center. Call 246-0878.
• Reno-Tahoe Open golf tournament at Montreux Golf and Country Club, Reno through Sunday. Discounted single tickets available from Carson City Area Chamber of Commerce; call 882-1565.
• "The Highly Unusual Artwork of Fox Carlton Hughes," on display at the Brewery Arts Center, 449 W. King St. Call 883-1976.
• Lyon County Fair and Rodeo at Lyon County Fairgrounds, Yerington through Sunday. Features 4-H shows and exhibits, photography, fine arts, karaoke contest, horseshoe pitch contest, BMX bike races, vendors, frog jump, Ty England in concert, parade, carnival, cowboy poetry, rodeo, demolition derby and more. Call (775) 575-6863 or (775) 463-6541.
