Jake Wise's 1976 town photo of Silver City residents will be recreated on May 16 with past and present Silver City residents at around 3pm on Main Street near the Golden Gate Bar.
At the nearby school house/community center at 385 High Street, the public is invited to view Mary MacDonald's Comstock music memorabilia collection beginning at 10am.
Refreshments and a screening of Silver City native Mary Works Covington's documentary film "Life and Times of the Red Dog Saloon" will begin at the School House at 6pm.
Further Details:
Film and Historic Display About Silver City May 16th at 6pm: The film and display are both part of Nevada's annual Historic Preservation celebrations. The public is cordially invited to this free event. The screening of "Life and Times of the Red Dog Saloon" will be introduced by the film's creator, Silver City native Mary Works Covington at 6pm. Her father, Don Works, was one of the founders of the Red Dog Saloon in Virginia City, and Silver City residents Don Works, Robert Elston, Travus T. Hipp, and Lynne Hughes are among those in the documentary. Covington explains, "The film explores, among other things, the role of the Red Dog Saloon in helping to create and establish the formula for the psychedelic dancehall that became the backbone of the psychedelic music scene later in San Francisco." In the 60's, legendary bands like The Charlatans and Big Brother and the Holding Company played there as well as the PH Phactor Jug Band, Wildflower and Final Solution and many others. At the conclusion of the film, several long time residents will comment on cultural changes they've noted in Silver City during the last 40 years. Covington is also known for her work as assistant sound and/or dialog editor for films like Titanic, Saving Private Ryan, The English Patient, Contact, The Talented Mr. Ripley and many other films. She is currently the community arts development program coordinator with the Nevada Arts Council.
May 16th display on the "Cultural Re-Population" of Silver City 1965-2005: The arrival of some of those interviewed in the Red Dog film marked the beginnings of a "cultural re-population" of Silver City, when the demographics of the town took a sharp turn. Records indicate a shift in the education, occupation, age and population of the town beginning in the early 1960's. In addition to the Red Dog film screening, the evening will also include a display of photos, posters, flyers, essays, artwork, and newspaper columns illustrating a cultural shift in Silver City from 1965 to 2005.
For more information about the film screening and historic display, call Quest Lakes at (775) 847-0742
Tell Me About Silver City, Nevada
"How do you put a value on air so clean you can make out pinions on a mountain range 60 miles away? Or the last bit of snow on Job’s Peak?" asks Lori Carpenter, referring to Silver City. This thriving and close-knit mountain town, located within a National Historic Landmark, is home to a surprising number of Nevada's artists, musicians, photographers, writers, actors, artisans, academics and other innovative thinkers and unique souls. It attracts unique destination tourism to the region as the site of the renowned Silver City Fireman's Ball, and the world famous, annual Ferrari Races. It's crystal clear views of the Sierras and its irreplaceable historic buildings and sites attract visiting plein air painters and photographers from around the West.
The town has an unusually strong volunteerism ethos, and boasts a voluteer-run library, a shady park, an organic community garden, a bustling community center, an artist in residence program, a post office, an arts group, an historic preservation group, a volunteer fire department, and an enviable arts and science summer program that is free to youngsters in the entire Comstock region.
Silver City enjoys an ideal location - it's less than a two-day drive to just about anywhere you want to be in the West. The town is only minutes from popular tourist attractions in Virginia City, about 50 minutes from both Lake Tahoe and Reno, less than 4 hours from Napa wine country, about 4.5 hours from San Francisco. Carson City, the state's capital city, is just 15 miles to the town's southwest.
The town has become a showcase for unique and diverse architecture - residences in the small community include an incredible range of architecture and design, both historic and modern. Since the 1970's, many residents have re-habed, restored, and rebuilt most of the historic homes in their community, while others have added a number of architecturally unique, visually-striking homes. Today the town is a checkerboard of irreplaceable historic buildings and modern homes perched on hillsides in order to take advantage of the breathtaking views of the Sierras and the Comstock.
It’s hard to encapsulate all of the reasons residents of Silver City love their community so deeply, but advisory board Chair Erich Obermayr captured many of those reasons when he wrote, “Silver City is at the same time a quiet, safe place to live and raise a family, and a town accustomed to standing up for itself. It is a community built on the values of knowing and caring for neighbors and for pitching in when need arises. We care for our kids, for our elders and for all others who can use a hand. Neighbor to neighbor, we stand by our community. Always.”
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