2nd Annual Mark Twain Days Festival | May 10-12th 2024
Visit Carson City and Brewery Arts Center present Mark Twain Days! Mark Twain’s time in Nevada was fast, furious, and left a lasting impact. The region and Twain were changed forever […]
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Mark Twain Days
All Day
Nevada Inspired Shorts Hosted by Jesse James Ziegler | Saturday | May 11th 2024
Brewery Arts Center | West Building | Performance Hall 511 W. King St., Carson CityJoin Reno's Poet, Jesse James Ziegler, in hosting a day of readings by local writers. This event is free to the public.
Rare Books and Author Fair | Saturday | May 11th 2024
Brewery Arts Center | West Building | Lobby 511 W King St., CARSON CITYJoin us in meeting local authors and perusing rare, antique books.
Wagon Rides featuring the Mule Stylings of Valkrie, Svana, and Freydis
Brewery Arts Center | West Building | Performance Hall 511 W. King St., Carson CityWagon Rides around Carson City's historic westside. Experience traveling around Carson City like Mark Twain would have! Tickets are $3/per person when you show up to the event.
Twain Days Art Fair | Saturday | May 11th 2024
Brewery Arts Center | West Building | Performance Hall 511 W. King St., Carson CityExperience over 30 vendors, live music, food trucks, and wagon rides while enjoying all the best that Mark Twain Days has to offer!
Carson City: Then and Now | Jed Block | Saturday | May 11th 2024
Brewery Arts Center | East Building | Grand Ballroom 449 W KING ST, CARSON CITYJoin Carson City native, Jed Block, in exploring Carson City then and now through a photographic history of the region that turned Samuel Clemens into Mark Twain.
$5.00
Guided Historic Mark Twain Tour | Saturday | May 11th
Bob McFadden PlazaPresented by the Brewery Arts Center, join us for a historic guided tour of westside Carson City to hear tales about Mark Twain and his influence in Carson City. This […]
$17.00
The Wind: Live with Fil Corbitt and Michael Branch | Saturday | May 11th 2024
Brewery Arts Center | East Building | Grand Ballroom 449 W KING ST, CARSON CITYA few years ago, radiomaker Fil Corbitt found a handsaw in the mountains and built a small desk out in the woods. High in the Sierra Nevada, flanked by an […]
$5.00
Rivers and Bridges: The Way We Move Through and Toward | Gailmarie Pahmeier and Courtney Cliften | Saturday | May 11th 2024
Brewery Arts Center | East Building | Grand Ballroom 449 W KING ST, CARSON CITYThis workshop will encourage participants to write about and consider the “ancient and deeply American quest, the search for home,” to quote poet George Bilgere. For example, how does our […]
$5.00
Bow Tie Ball | Mark Twain Days | Saturday | May 11th 2024
Nevada State Museum 600 North Carson Street, Carson CityThe second annual Bow Tie Ball will dazzle your senses with live music, dancing, enthralling performances, drinks, bites, and a museum wide scavenger hunt. Come dressed in your best! No […]
$50.00
Snowshoe Thompson: The Super Hero of the Sierra Nevada | Saturday | May 11th 2024
Foreman-Roberts House 1207 North Carson Street, Carson CityLocal authors and historians David & Gayle Woodruff assume the characters of “Snowshoe” Thompson and his wife Agnes in this 55-minute Chautauqua performance. Thompson carried the mail across the deep […]
$15.00 – $20.00
Spoken Views Collective | Saturday | May 11th 2024
Western Nevada College 2201 West College Parkway, Carson CitySpoken Views Collective was founded in 2006 by Iain Watson. With the help of many local businesses around Reno, we were able to host events and open mic nights to […]