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Chillin’ n’ Grillin’ on the Comstock, Aug 16. Come and try different ice creams and great food off the grills. Location: C Street, Virginia City.
775-847-0311
49th Annual International Camel Races, Sep 5-7. Three days of camel racing and fun for all ages. Admission: $8-$10, $35 for VIP pass. Location: Camel Arena, F Street, Virginia City.
800-829-2969
Ferrari Hillclimb Races, Sep 13-14. Two days of Ferrari racing up and down the truck route. Location: Truck Route SR 432, Virginia City.
775-847-4386
925-250-9276
RENO – Area Events:
Reno is Quiltown, Jul 19-20.
38 women from Truckee Meadows Quilters working on six different teams created an 8’x 6’ “art quilt” wall hanging depicting the start of the 1908 New York to Paris, Around the World Automobile Race. The art quilt will be on display at the National Automobile Museum, The Harrah Collection, at 10 S. Lake St, Reno.
The museum is celebrating the
100-year anniversary of the 1907 Thomas Flyer’s victory in the grueling race. The winning car is on display at the museum throughout 2008 in a special exhibit. Quilt will be raffled. Tickets: $5. Admission: $3-$9.
775-333-9300
automuseum.org
www.geocities.com/TMQnewspatch
Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival,
Jul 10-Aug 17. Fresh Sierra Nevada air, the crystal blue waters of Lake Tahoe and an amphitheatre carved in the white sandy beach make up the setting for the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival.
800-747-4697
www.LakeTahoeShakespeare.com
Tahoe Arts Festival, Jul 12-13. The
festival features street painting and other special events including an artists’ marketplace and an amateur artist area for children and adults to create their own works of art. Location: the Cal-Neva Resort, Spa and Casino in Crystal Bay in North Lake Tahoe.
530-583-5605
www.laketahoeartsfestival.com
Lake Tahoe Music Festival, Jul 12-
Aug 2. Sit back and relax under the stars as you enjoy exciting contemporary artists.
530-581-1184
www.tahoemusic.org
41st Annual Reno Basque Festival,
Jul 19. Celebrate Reno’s Basque
heritage at this annual event featuring traditional food, dancing, a Basque mass and games for children and adults, in addition to sporting competitions including soka tira (tug-of-war), wood chopping and weight lifting.
775-762-3577
www.renobasqueclub.org
Silver Dollar Car Classic. Aug 1-3.
See a spectacular fireworks show,
treasure hunt, drive-in movies, champion speedway parade laps, contests, prizes and the country’s only $1 million poker run. Help celebrate the show’s 12 years of classic cars, speedway excitement and hot-rod magic.
800-638-2321
www.silverdollarcar.com
www.hotaugustnights.net
Lake Tahoe Wooden Boat Week,
Aug 7-13. The Tahoe Yacht Club Foundation hosts Lake Tahoe Wooden Boat Week, a weeklong festival celebrating Tahoe’s classic wooden boats.
530-581-4700
www.LakeTahoeConcours.com
Hot August Nights, Aug 1-10.
This nationally recognized annual
celebration of vintage music and autos features thousands of classic cars, top entertainers of the ’50s and ’60s, car auctions, poker runs, drag races and parades.
775-356-1956
Reno Cowboy Poetry and Music Gathering, Aug 22-23. Celebrate all aspects of life on the open range with activities such as cowboy poetry readings and musical performances, open mic sessions, documentary screenings, photography exhibitions, food and vendor booths. Location: Bartley Ranch Regional Park. Tickets start at $20 and weekend packages are also available.
775-830-7087
www.RenoCowboyPoetry.com
 The Great Reno Balloon Race,
Sep 5-7. The Great Reno Balloon Race offers the nation’s top balloonists competing in events and the Dawn Patrol - which takes place as the sun rises and provides an amazing spectacle as
balloons glow, twinkle, and fly along with choreographed music.
775-826-1181
www.renoballoon.com
National Championship Air Races,
Sep 10-14. The world’s longest running air race is the only place where you can see five days of real air racing among six classes of aircraft that reach speeds of more than 500 miles per hour. The event also features military static and historic airplane displays, jaw-dropping aerobatic exhibitions, food and
]beverage.
775-972-6663
www.airrace.org
GENOA – Candy Dance and Craft Faire, Sep 27-28. More than 325 crafters and vendors, plus 4000 pounds of Genoa’s famous homemade candy are on display. Hours: 9am-5pm. Admission is free; parking in designated lots is available for a nominal fee. The first Candy Dance was organized in 1919 by Genoa resident Lillian Finnegan to raise money to purchase streetlights for Genoa. Finnegan and the women of Genoa made homemade candy to serve at the dance. In the following years, the candy-making and Candy Dance continued each year as a way to raise funds to pay Genoa’s electric bill for the street lights.
775-782-8956
Dinner dance details available at:
CandyDanceArtsandCraftsFaire.org |
