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Arts Weekend! The Sixth Annual Carson Valley Art Studio Tour and Concert
Plan a fall getaway weekend in the beautiful Carson Valley, full of music and ART!
The Carson Valley Arts Council’s Sixth Annual Carson Valley Art Studio Tour is a free, drive-yourself tour of 15 studios with 24 artists on Saturday, Oct. 10, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and Sunday, Oct. 11, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Meet the artists; see their art; and learn about their creative process. All artists and their work are featured on the tour website, CVASTour.org. Printed studio maps are available at the Carson Valley Arts Council, at 1572 U.S. Hwy 395 N. in Minden, and at local galleries. The tour website, CVASTour.org, also includes an interactive online map and downloadable PDF file with the studios and artists. The more studios you visit, the more chances to win free art.
The Carson Valley Arts Council is also sponsoring the first concert of their new 2026-27 season on Friday, Oct. 9, with Big Sandy and Fly-Rite Boys, one of the world’s most beloved Americana/roots acts. They draw from the deep musical waters of rock ’n’ roll and a passion for country, doo-wop and rhythm and blues. Hear their music at www.bigsandy.net. Advance tickets are $27; or $30 at the door. Purchase tickets www.cvartscouncil.com or by calling 775-782-8207. (Sponsored Content)
Ghouls just want to have fun
The Washoe County Library System celebrates the spooky season with a ghoulish galore of Halloween-themed events. Watch a scary movie (or two!) starting with a showing of the 2002 supernatural horror film The Ring on Thursday, Oct. 8, presented as part of the Thursdays of Terror! series, featuring a different frightening flick each week through Oct. 22, beginning at 4 p.m. in the meeting room of the Northwest Reno Library, 2325 Robb Drive. Fans of classic horror films will want to check out the 1960 Hammer Studios feature Brides of Dracula at 1 p.m., Friday, Oct. 9, in the Spanish Springs Library, 7100A Pyramid Way, Sparks. Fans of the Five Nights at Freddy’s video game and media franchises are invited to dress in cosplay and make FNAF-themed crafts at this month’s Fandom Friday event. Open to teens, the party starts at 3 p.m., Friday, Oct. 16, at the North Valleys Library, 1075 North Hills Blvd., Suite 340, in the North Hills Shopping Center. Go to this link to register. Check www.washoecountylibrary.us for more information.
American spirit
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center presents “American Soundscapes” as part of the Apex Concert series at the University of Nevada, Reno. The program showcases American music from ragtime to film scores by composers William Bolcom, Amy Beach, Bernard Herrmann and Aaron Copland. The concert starts at 7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 9, at Nightingale Concert Hall, located in the Church Fine Arts Building, 1335 N. Virginia St., on the UNR campus. Tickets are $40 for adults and $5 at the door for UNR students with a WolfCard (first come, first served). Visit www.unr.edu/apex.
Human interest
The Tahoe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus opens its season with the first of four themed concerts that will explore what makes us human. “Body” is part-concert, part-show-and-tell where the orchestra’s musicians will introduce their instruments and reveal how the sound is made. Then, section by section, the orchestra will demonstrate its craft through compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach, Olivier Messiaen, Maurice Ravel, Malcolm Arnold and Louise Farrenc. Performances begin at 6:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 9, at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 1070 W. Plumb Lane; 6:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 10, at Cornerstone Community Church, 300 Country Club Drive, Incline Village; and 3 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 11, at Sierra Lutheran High School, 3601 Romans Road, Carson City. Tickets are $15 to $75, with free general admission seating for youth under age 23. Learn more at www.tahoesymphony.com.
À la Mode
If you missed Depeche Mode’s last world tour or wished you could have seen the English electronic band back in the day, Strangelove—The Depeche Mode Experience is the next best thing. The Los Angeles-based tribute band delivers a career-spanning, pitch-perfect “best of” concert that transports listeners through time and touches on several key points in Depeche Mode’s 45-plus-year career. Bringing its world tour to Reno, Strangelove will perform songs from the Black Celebration album (which marked its 40th anniversary earlier this year), along with other fan favorites from the Depeche Mode catalogue. Expect to see plenty of arm waving and mic-stand spinning from frontman/lead singer Leo Luganskiy as “Ultra Dave,” backed by musicians Brent Meyer as “Counterfeit Martin,” Kaleb Rankin as “Full Fletch” and Max Hoppenbrouwers as “E-max Wilder.” Local alt/synth/rock band Asphalt Socialites and DJ Bobby G will open up the all-ages show starting at 8 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 10, at Cargo Concert Hall at Whitney Peak Hotel, 255 N. Virginia St. Tickets are $25 in advance. Go to www.cargoreno.com or www.jmaxproductions.net/calendar for more info.
Move the body
Next week, dark electronic music acts Buzz Kull and Kontravoid bring their co-headlining tour to town. Buzz Kull, the solo project of Sydney-based musician and producer Marc Dwyer, blends elements of darkwave, EBM and synth-pop into a sound that’s dark, dissonant and danceable, as demonstrated in his latest release, Deep Hate. The masked artist known as Kontravoid (aka Cameron Findlay) has perfected dark pop with music that teeters between the EBM, electro and goth genres. The Los Angeles-based musician just dropped his new album, Sound of the Void. Buzz Kull and Kontravoid, with support from Blood Rave, will perform at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 13, at The Holland Project, 140 Vesta St. Tickets are $25. Visit hollandreno.org.
Twain of thought
Visit Carson City and the Brewery Arts Center will celebrate the “father of American literature” at the fourth annual Mark Twain Days Literary Festival, which kicks off Tuesday, Oct. 13. The festival will feature an open-mic poetry event, live music, an outdoor vendor fair, author talks and other events inspired by the illustrious author, essayist, humorist and journalist. Highlights include the Picon Punch Off cocktail competition and the Twain Train ride on the V&T Railway. The festival runs through Saturday, Oct. 17, at the BAC, 449 W. King St., and other locations in Carson City. Some events are free; others require a ticket purchase. Check breweryarts.org/marktwaindays for a schedule and ticket links.
Beware of what lurks in the shadows
What would you do if a behind-the-scenes museum tour went terribly wrong? Find out this weekend at Fright at the Museum, a haunted house adventure into the “catacombs” of the basement beneath the former U.S. Mint building in Carson City. Expect chills and thrills as you navigate your way through the menacing maze, past creepy scenes and costumed actors. The spooky experience is a fundraiser for the Nevada State Museum, helping to pay for public programming and outreach. Fright at the Museum is open from 6 to 9 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 10 and 24, at the museum, located at 600 N. Carson St., Carson City. Admission is $15 per person. Go to www.carsonnvmuseum.org/event/fright-at-the-museum/2026-10-10/.
It’ll be a hoot!
It’s that time of year when people love to decorate classrooms, office spaces and homes with a variety of bat-, owl- and spider-shaped cutouts. You can learn more about these fascinating creatures at two events taking place this coming week, starting with a Halloween costume bird walk hosted by the Northwest Nevada Bird Alliance. Costumes are encouraged, but not mandatory, to participate in this easy-paced, one-mile trek through Rancho San Rafael Regional Park, 1595 N. Sierra St. Meet at 3:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 10, in the parking lot of the Wilbur D. May Center. Register at www.nvbirds.org/event-details/lets-go-birding-together-halloween-walk.
Nature-loving kiddos are invited to learn about owls, bats and spiders with Washoe County park rangers at the next Wild Wednesday event. Attendees are encouraged to come in costume. The talk starts at 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 14, in the Cottonwood Community Center at Lazy 5 Regional Park, 7100 Pyramid Way, Sparks. Go to www.washoecounty.gov/parks/parks/calendar.php or www.facebook.com/Lazy5RegionalPark.
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