The gate to the Heritage Park Gardens on Monday morning.
The Heritage Park Gardens Plant Faire is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at 1461 Ezell Street in Gardnerville.
The sale is open to the public and features locally grown starter plants and garden goodies to bring some beauty and charm to your green spaces. The event includes a floral quilt raffle and a planting pot swap; bring your old pots and trade them in for something different.
On May 25, Wind Down Wednesday takes place at Heritage Park from 4 to 8 p.m. The community is invited to bring lawn chairs to the park and enjoy food, drinks, live music, lawn games, and fun in the park.
Libations will be available from CV Flyte, which is co-sponsoring the event in partnership with Main Street Gardnerville. A number of food trucks, including Blanhir’s Bakery & Cafe, Cook’d, Gonuts 4 Donuts, Hungry Hearts, King of kings, and Kitchen 1851 will be onsite to offer a variety of edible options. The Hitch Boutique will be open for shopping.
Wind Down Wednesdays are planned monthly from May-October. Additional dates are June 22, July 27, August 24, September 21, and October 26.
Reach for Joy hosts appreciation lunch for veterans
Local organization Reach for Joy hosts their 2nd annual Veterans Appreciation Freedom BBQ lunch 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. May 28 from, or as long as supplies last.Veterans are invited to bring their spouse/significant other or a buddy and enjoy a complimentary sit-down meal in the dining hall at High Sierra Fellowship, 1250 Gilman Avenue in Gardnerville. The lunch includes tri-tip, grilled chicken breast, beans, coleslaw, and rolls. Yogurt Beach is providing dessert.
Reach for Joy team leader Kara Miller said the group hosted 350 veterans and their guests as last year’s event, and they look forward to repeating the BBQ again this year.
The non-profit Reach for Joy organization is funded entirely through donations and operates with the support of local businesses and hundreds of volunteers.
Call High Sierra Fellowship at 775-782-7486 for more information about this free event. More information can be found online at facebook.com/ReachforJoyDouglasCounty/.
Sail into summertime with reading
The Douglas County Public Library’s 2022 Summer Reading Program theme is “Oceans of Possibilities” and runs June 4 through July 30.
The Minden and Zephyr Cove branches celebrate with special kickoff events on June 8.
In Minden, the fun takes place at the C.V.I.C. Hall, 1604 Esmeralda Avenue, starting with a children’s Book Sale at 4 p.m. A puppet theater performance by artist and educator Nazanin Arastoo starts at 5 p.m. with an ice cream social to follow. Arastoo’s puppets are all handmade and inspired by cultures and people she’s met throughout her worldly travels.
Arastoo’s puppet theater performance is scheduled in the Zephyr Cove Library meeting room at 2 p.m. that day and will be followed by an ice cream social.
Other celebratory events scheduled during the summer reading program include a June 30 performance by the Japanese drum group, Taiko Tsurunokai, who play traditional Japanese folk music and their own originals. The Zephyr Cove performance starts at 2 p.m. in the library meeting room, and the Minden performance takes place in the C.V.I.C. Hall starting at 4 p.m.
The Summer Reading Finale is scheduled for July 28 and features a Wildlife Show by the Conservation Ambassadors. The Zephyr Cove Branch’s finale will be held 2 p.m. in the Zephyr Cove Library meeting room, and the Minden finale takes place 4 p.m. at the CVIC Hall.
The library’s annual Summer Reading Program provides reading and activity challenges for all ages. Sign up on the library’s Beanstack webpage at douglascountynv.beanstack.org. Registrations are available for both individuals and families; parents can register multiple children under their own account and log their family’s reading activities there, as well.
The summer reading program is made possible through the Friends of the DCPL, Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts, Nevada State Library & Archives, and the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
The Minden Library is located at 1625 Library Lane, and the Zephyr Cove Library is located at 233 Warrior Way. Connect with the DCPL on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, or at library.douglascountynv.gov. Call the DCPL in Minden at 775-782-9841 for more information.
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