• Republican Women's Club of Carson City monthly luncheon, 11 a.m. at the Carson Nugget. Guest speaker is John Mason; cost is $15 per person. RSVP to Phyllis Furlong at 841-3553.
• Carson City Parks and Recreation Commission meeting, 5:30 p.m. at the Carson City Community Center Sierra Room, 851 E. William St.
• Tuesday night Lecture Series at the Gold Hill Hotel features Tumbleweed Tex (Dasan Alchesay) "Frontier Legacy - Facts, Fables and Philosophy of the 200 Year Family," 7:30 p.m. Optional dinner at 5 p.m. Call 847-0111.
• Louie Fontaine and the Rockets perform at the Carson Nugget Show Lounge; no cover. Call 882-1626.
• City Zu performs at the Carson Valley Inn Cabaret Lounge, Minden. Call 782-9711.
• Lyon County Fair and Rodeo at Lyon County Fairgrounds, Yerington. 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.
• Reno-Tahoe Open golf tournament at Montreux Golf and Country Club, Reno. Discounted single tickets available from Carson City Area Chamber of Commerce; call 882-1565.
• Comedians Doug Stanhope, James Connolly and emcee Howie Nave on stage at The Improv at Harveys Lake Tahoe, 8 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday. Tickets $25; call (800) 427-8397.