Candy Dance tickets on sale

David John and the Comstock Cowboys provide music for the annual Candy Dance dinner dance, 4-10 p.m. Sept. 26, in Genoa Town Park. Opening entertainment by Lacy J. Dalton.

Trimmer Ranch One caters the ranch-style barbecue dinner of roast beef and chicken, with Basque-style beans, salad, rolls and dessert by J.T. Basque Bar & Dining Room. No-host bar opens at 4 p.m. Dinner at 5:30 p.m.

Purchase dinner dance tickets by Sept. 21 at $25 for adults and $15 for children 12 and younger. Dance only tickets are $15, available in advance and at the door.

Tickets available 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Genoa Town Office or at the Dancing Deer, the Carson Valley Chamber of Commerce and the Carson Valley Museum & Cultural Center. Information about purchasing by mail at www.genoanevada.org or 782-8696.

The 89th annual Genoa Candy Dance Arts & Crafts Faire is 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 26 and 27. The fair features art and crafts, food and activity booths and 4,000 pounds of Genoa's homemade candy. Admission is free. Parking in designated lots is $5.

Artisans and crafters may still apply for the juried Candy Dance Arts and Crafts Faire. Applications accepted until booth space is filled.

Submit applications, a nonrefundable $15 application fee and photos of construction process to the Genoa Town Office, www.genoanevada.org or 782-8696.

Volunteers are needed to help make 4,000 pounds of homemade candy for the Genoa Candy Dance Arts and Crafts Faire.

Candy making begins Aug. 17, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and 6:30-8:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, in the kitchen at the Genoa Town Office.

All are welcome and needed to continue the Genoa candy making tradition.

Information, Marian Vassar, 782-4584.