Concert – Old West Trio
Old West Trio returns to the park to play songs of the cowboy: three voices, two guitars, and a stand-up bass bring Western harmonies and plenty of fun. Cost: $20,...
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Speaker – “Virginia & Truckee Railroad from Carson City to Minden”
Festival TentCLG, National and State Register of Historic Places Coordinator – Architectural Historian, Jean-Guy Tanner Dubé will talk about the V&T Railroad Branch Line between Carson City to Minden with its...
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Chautauqua – “Ranji Smile”
Festival Tent"Celebrating the American Spirit" Ranji Smile was an immigrant to the United States who came from British India and quickly rose to great heights as a flamboyant and talented chef. He...
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Chautauqua – “Mary Preston – Part 2”
Festival Tent"Made in Nevada" Nancee Goldwater returns to the park to share the second half of her grandmother's story. Her grandmother Mary Preston grew up in the mining town of Bodie....
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Speaker – “The Donner Party: Weathering the Storm”
Festival TentAuthor and historian Mark McLaughlin returns to the park to speak on his book The Donner Party: Weathering the Storm and the history of the ill-fated pioneers. Educated as an...
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Chautauqua – “Virginia City Watchman Alex Coryell”
Festival Tent"Made in Nevada" Watchman Alex Coryell: Virginia City Police Department was a watchman from 1873 until June 25, 1891. Coryell was a Civil War veteran who left the state of...
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Speaker – “The History of the USS Nevada”
Festival TentHistorian and Nevada Sate Museum volunteer, Dave Pierson, will share the history of the United States Navy battleship which survived the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. Cost: Free The...
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Chautauqua – “Stephen T. Mather in Nevada”
Festival Tent"Celebrating the American Spirit" Stephen Tyng Mather was an American industrialist and conservationist who was the first director of the National Park Service. As president and owner of Thorkildsen-Mather Borax Company...
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Concert – Joey Carmon & Kentucky Blue
Festival TentJoey Carmon plays original songs and covers from folk, country, bluegrass and good ole' rock-n-roll. The band also features Cindy Gray, formerly of The Sierra Sweethearts bluegrass band. Cost: $20,...
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Chautauqua – “Harriet Walley”
Festival Tent"Made in Nevada" Harriet Walley was the wife of David Walley of Carson Valley's "Walley's Hot Springs". While David Walley received most of the credit for the resort, it was...
