5th Annual Gardnerville Santa Crawl (A Charitable Event to Remember!)

A charity event where proceeds are split between Austin's House and the Carson Valley Food Closet. Dress up like Santa and participating businesses will be offering drink specials. The event starts at either Battle Born Wine or New Rancho Grande. Every person who pays a $5.00 donation will receive a raffle punch card. When your card is punched by all 8 participating businesses, you can leave your card at any location with your name and phone number to win raffle prizes that are donated by each participating business. You do not have to purchase a dring to receive a punch or participate.

Participating business include Battle Born Wine, J T Basque Dining Room, The French, Buckaroos, NV Ugly, The New Rancho Grande, Overland Hotel, Sharkeys Casino and The Market Cafe/Historian.

Location : Battle Born Wine, 1448 US Hwy 395 N Gardnerville
Contact : (775) 782-7684

The Western Wild Horse & Burro Expo Is NOW In Gardnerville!

The Western States Wild Horse and Burro Expo will be moving locations for 2013. After careful consideration they have chosen Douglas County Fairgrounds in Gardnerville, Nevada for their new locale. It's located just south of Carson City in a beautiful area surrounded by numerous equestrian trails! This event will be held August 2-4 at the Douglas County Fairgrounds.
Book your rooms as soon as possible as they are filling fast. The group code is required to get the discounted rate. Use code 503416 when making reservations. http://www.carsonvalleyinn.com/ 775-783-6629.

Thirsty Third Thursday!

Main Street Gardnerville will once again be hosting "Thirsty Third Thursday" Wine Walks taking place the third Thursday of each month, May-September, 4:30 - 7:30 pm. The cost is $10 for registration and $5 for a commemorative Main Street Gardnerville Wine Glass (glasses purchased this year can be used at any future Thirsty Third Thursday event). Each Wine Walk brings out anywhere from 300-500 registered Wine Walkers to the downtown district. The money raised covers expenses and goes back into the community to support Main Street Gardnerville's revitalization efforts of the historic downtown district!!!

This Thirsty Thursday will be featuring wines from the following regions: – Napa and Sonoma.

For more details visit: www.MainStreetGardnerville.org or follow us on facebook at "Main Street Gardnerville" for more information and updates.

Hope to see you there!

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Visit Carson Valley!

Carson Valley: Rugged. Relaxed. Reachable. Once you see Carson Valley, it's easy to remember what Nevada was like long ago when people came seeking its earthly riches: rugged, friendly, unspoiled. It's a place where the night sky is still lit up with stars instead of neon, where seeing the scenery is more important than making "the scene". Here itineraries are shaped by nature, not nagging schedules.

Things Around Town - August 20 - 22

Kick the weekend off in the Carson Valley with the Main Street Classic Car Event located in Downtown Minden beginning Friday evening and all day on Saturday. If you missed Hot August Nights, this weekend is your chance to see beautiful classic cars without the crowds. Friday Night is also Movies in the Park Night at Heritage Park off of Gilman Road in Gardnerville, bring a picnic and the family for a starfilled evening under a cloudless Nevada Sky. For additional events this weekend and more upcoming event dates you can visit the Carson Valley Visitors Authority website where a calendar of events is updated daily.

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