The Hot Summer Nights BBQ and Concert fundraiser for Boys & Girls Club is 6-9 p.m. today in the parking lot of Lira's Market in Minden Village. Music by the Mark Castro Band. Tickets are $20, available from Boys & Girls Club board members or at Lira's. Information, Jeri Johnson, 771-6432.
There will be a good turnout to the Main Street Show & Shine on Aug. 20-21, according the event's organizer.
My sincere apologies go out to the Douglas County Historical Society's July photo contest winner Candy Stewart. Her name appeared incorrectly in last week's column and the fault is entirely mine.
Now in its second year, the Old Time Music Festival, "A Celebration of American Roots Music," is 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday in Genoa Town Park, and is free to attend.
The deadline is Wednesday to submit local arts and entertainment information in this column. Contact People Editor Sharlene Irete at sirete@recordcourier.com or 782-5121, ext. 210.
Erik Holland's painting of the French Bar, part of his 'Nevada Landmarks' show at the Nevada Historical Society Museum, 1650 N. Virginia St., Reno. Meet the artist at a reception, 5:30-7:30 p.m. today. The show runs through Oct. 2. Holland is The Record-Courier's editorial cartoonist.
Last week, our daughter Shannon noticed an unusual spider web in the rocks in the front yard. There was no spider in it and it looked like a tunnel going back in the rocks. We thought it was most unusual and figured the spider had left.
Lights shown brightly at this month's Carson Valley Photo Club contest. "Night lights" was the theme.
Sustainable Living & Renewable Energy's second annual Slow Foods Dinner is 6 p.m. Aug. 28 at Trimmer Outpost, 2276 Main St., Genoa.
Sponsorships and season tickets are available for the Carson Valley Arts Council's 2010-11 concert series, opening Sept. 30 with Canadian folk band Tiller's Folly.
A collaborative effort between the Carson Valley Medical Center Hospital Foundation and the Carson Valley Arts Council has resulted in the creation of the Healing Arts Gallery with the work of 15 area artists on display at the medical center.
Nevada 4-H is accepting applications for the 2010 Nevada State 4-H Shooting Sports Match Sept. 18 in Carson City. The event starts 7 a.m. at the Capitol City Gun Club and ends with a 7 p.m. awards ceremony at the Carson City Community Center on Williams Street. Lunch will be served at the Carson Rifle Range.
University of Nevada Cooperative Extension's Radon Education Program is sponsoring a poster contest for Nevada children ages 9-14. The first-place winner will receive $50 and the second- and third-place entries will receive $25 each.
You don't have to worry about tomato cages or stakes because the plants grow upside down with gravity and curl upward.
I watch the news and I see how people bag on President Obama, political parties, etc. I worry about this country of ours and I don't like what I see. Who does?