Silver City's Many June - August 2018 Events

Silver City, Nevada - Silver City is located within a federally designated historic landmark, just 3 miles from Virginia City, 12 miles from Carson City, and 30 miles from Reno and Lake Tahoe. Throughout the year the community brings public programming in arts, science and more to the Silver City School House and adjacent town park and outdoor performance space (the Silver Pavilion). For children's events, parents are asked to stay and join in the fun and help with clean up. Parking can be found on the south side of the School House at 385 High Street.

Historic Preservation and Archaeology Awareness Month: Check out the display at the local post office titled Progress in a Multi-year Archaeological Project. Silver City resident Robert Elston, PhD, among those awarded a National Science Foundation award for the project, has outlined their progress for us. Up through June 2018.

Thai Food Cooking Lesson, Saturday, June 9 at 1pm the Silver City School House. Local Sean Laughlin will teach how to cook several dishes and those attending will enjoy a delicious meal together. Donations to cover the cost of ingredients will be $20 to $25, depending on the number attending. Sign up at the sheet on the bulletin board at the local post office.

Basement Rummage Sale, Saturday, Sept 1st. Proceeds from the sale of miscellaneous items goes to the nonprofit Silver City Historic Preservation Society and other local nonprofits.

Bicycle Safety Rodeo for ages 5-12 , Tues June 26 from 10am-noon at the Silver City basketball court with Cortney Bloomer of Healthy Communities Coalition. Bring your own bike and helmet. Questions? Contact Quest of HCC at quest@theodata.com.

Science for ages 8-12 with UNCE, Tues July 3 from 10am-noon at the School House. Questions? Contact Quest of HCC at quest@theodata.com.

Science fun for ages 8-12 on Tues July 10 from 10am-noon with Jim Barcellos of University Nevada Cooperative Extension (UNCE) at the Silver City School House. Questions? Contact Quest Lakes of Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon and Storey Counties (HCC) at quest@theodata.com

United Way’s annual preschool fun fair at the School House and park, Tues July 17 from 10am-noon. Join United Way of Northern Nevada and the Sierra for a morning filled with summer fun for parents and their 0-6 year olds. Crafts, healthy snacks, free children’s books, hands-on educational activities, and more.Questions? Contact Quest of HCC at quest@theodata.com.

Floral Design for adults and teens, Tuesday, July 24 from 10am-noon at the School House, space limited, RSVP required. Create beautiful floral arrangements with wildflowers you’ve collected, or flowers from your own garden, with Floral Designer Lynnette Edmondson of Community Roots & Shoots (a nonprofit). No flowers? Lynnette can bring some for you. RSVP at quest@theodata.com.

RESCHEDULED The summer Art Show and Sale, sponsored by Silver City Arts group will be rescheduled for another date. Contact Carol Godwin of SCA group for more information: godwinsilvercity@aol.com

Concert in the park, Sunday, July 29, 6:30pm-8:30pm with Mylo McCormick and other Nevada musicians. Bring a lawn chair and a picnic and enjoy this family-friendly blues, funk and rock concert on the Silver Pavilion stage. Donations appreciated. Sponsored by Resident Artist Program in Silver City. Questions? Contact Quest at quest@theodata.com

Clinical Somatics for adults, Tuesday, August 7 from 10am-noon at the School House with Lisa Godenick. Clinical Somatics movement techniques include slow, gentle exercises to relieve chronic muscle and joint pain, restore natural posture, retrain muscular patterns, and prevent recurring injuries. Limited space. RSVP to Quest at quest@theodata.com

Hands on engineering fun for boys and girls ages 7-12 on Tues Aug 14 from 10am-noon at the School House with guest teachers from Society of Women Engineers. Questions? Contact Quest of HCC at quest@theodata.com.

Carpool to Young Shakespeare at Sand Harbor. Tuesday, July 31st. One hour, interactive performance for children begins at 10am (Macbeth, adapted for children). To get a seat and a parking space, get there well ahead of time. Free with suggested $5 donation and parking is $10. Bring water and sunscreen for the best experience. Details: http://laketahoeshakespeare.com/young_shakespeare/

American Flat Historic Site Lecture, Film, Photo Showat the School House. Time and date to be announced, possibly Fall 2018. The event will feature a screening of a new film about the site with an intro by BLM, and a lecture by longtime Silver City resident Dr. Ron Reno, plus a show with locals’ photos of American Flat. Dr. Ron Reno is a consulting architectural historian and industrial archaeologist who also serves on the research faculty at Desert Research Institute. Sponsored through Silver City Arts group.

Monthly Events:

Adults Acoustic Jam, normally the last Saturday of each month from 3pm-5pm, Silver City School House (or the outdoor stage if the weather is good). Bring your instrument or your voice and join in. Children can attend if their parents are attending.


Silver City Arts group meets monthly to plan their own events, promote other arts groups events, and/or to plan coordination with other arts groups’ events. Next meeting: Wednesday, June 13, 7:00 pm at the Silver City Schoolhouse.

Ongoing

Poetry Corner: Silver City Arts sponsors a Poetry Corner at the community bulletin board at the local post office. It features poems or song lyrics by or about current or former Silver City denizens such as Irene Bruce.

Shakespeare Group: If you are a Shakespeare enthusiast or thespian, Silver City resident Jay Cimo is seeking others that share his interest to meet monthly. For information contact him at jayacimo@gmail.com. No experience necessary and all ages welcome.