RELATED LINKSThanks to our friends at
North Carson City for their help with this eventThanks also to
Teen
Advisory Boardand to Carson City Redevelopment
for their support
Silver & Snowflakes Festival of Lights...December 2 & 3, 2011
Note the new dates - FRIDAY, DECEMBER
2nd & SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3rd
Silver &
Snowflakes Festival of Light is
moving and expanding. The enhanced event will beon Friday December 2, 2011 from 5:30 PM to
6:30 PM and SaturdayDecember 3, 2011 from 10 AM to 4 PM.
Friday night's festivities begin on the Capitol grounds. The State trees will be lit, Santa
and Mrs. Claus will give out candy canes, and the
300 voices of the Carson City 5th Grade Music Students Singing Ensemble
will prvide the musical entertainment. A warm feeling envelops the
Capitol as families gather to hear children sing and to watch the tree and all of Carson Street spring to light. The young and young
at heart all squeal with delight as Santa and Mrs. Claus arrive
in a 1927 antique Seagrave fire engine, compliments of
Warren Engine Company #1.
Santa and Mrs. Claus
This beautifully restored 1927
Seagrave will transport Sant & Mrs. Claus
A veritable herd of creative willow “reindeer” made by local school children, under the guidance
of “Willow” Bill, will be
placed on the Capitol lawn and above the Capitol portico and lit with white lights. Reindeer will be placed all along the
Highway 395 corridor and at other downtown locations. This herd of
willow "reindeer" is created eac h year by over 20,000 school children in Carson
City, and Douglas and Washoe Counties. It is part of the largest art
project in America - 45 miles of "reindeer" along Highway 395!
If you would like to sponsor some reindeer, please contact
Arlington Group.
Click here to go to Willow
Bill's web page and view a KTVN video about Willow, the kids, and all
those "reindeer"!
To view a video and some superb pics about the
2010 Silver & Snowflakes event click these links:
Great fun and good humor this morning at
the Board of Supervisors' meeting, December 1, 2011. Hard-working
members of the committee had the chance
to publicize
Silver & Snowflakes.
(l to r) Maxine Nietz (Arlington
Group), Joel Dunn
(Arlington Square
Ice Rink), Doreen Mack (Lofty Expressions), Liz Andrews-Booth
(Liz's Biz),
and Fred Nietz(Arlington Group)
Video of our presentation at the Board
of Supervisors meeting. Turn on your sound. Length: approx 10
mins.
Thanks to Darla Bayer, ACCTV
Watch this space for more
activities in Downtown Carson City
FRIDAY EVENING 5:30 PM to
8 PM
5:30 PM
Carson City 5th Grade Music Students Singing
Ensemble starts to sing.
Hot chocolate and coffee at the corner of Carson and Musser
Streets, by the Elks Club.
5:30 PM
Santa and Mrs. Claus arrive
in a 1927 Seagrave fire engine. They will give out candy canes.
On the podium with the Governor and the Mayor will be our
own beauty queens, Miss Carson City, Marisal Avitia, and
Miss Eagle Valley Outstanding Teen, Adriana Avitia.
5:40 PM
Remarks by Gov. Sandoval.
5:45 PM
Tree Lighting; all of Carson Street is lit up.
5:55 PM
Remarks by Carson City Mayor Bob Crowell.
6:00 PM
Procession:
Follow the
fire engine in a Candlelight Procession* to the
City Tree at Musser & Nevada Streets (First
Presbyterian Church). Carols.
6:15 PM
City Tree Lighting by Mayor Crowell.
6:30 PM to
8 PM
Procession: Follow Santa & Mrs. Claus from 1st Presbyterian Church, east on Musser to Carson Street,
along Carson Street to Telegraph, west on Telegraph into the Square. Any 5th Grade Chorus member can be in the parade if they
have a hat or headgear of the season.
Carson Nugget will be
serving caramel apples and roasted chestnuts at the Laxalt
Plaza (on the south side of the
Nugget Casino).
Come to Telegraph Square.
The merchants will be holding Open House with snacks
and treats. Enjoy the restaurants, too. Enjoy the musical stylings of Joseph Greco and Scott Killion as
The Tributes(see below).
Telegraph Square activities include: Santa & Mrs. Claus, bounce house
(see below) manned by the
US Navy,
Cactus Jack's HOWDY, life-sized
willow reindeer - Parents, bring your
camera for a life-time of memories.
The
Chamber's Young Business Professionals (YBP) will be
hosting the annual Chamber Christmas Party on the back patio
at High Sierra Brewing Company (heaters will be ON). Bring a
can of food to donate and enjoy hot cocoa and cookies.
Holiday Refreshments served to the public in exchange for a can of food to benefit
FISH and Advocates to End Domestic Violence. Buy raffle tickets for great prizes. Mayor
Bob Crowell will be on hand for the festivities, too.
After that, stop in at the Arlington Square
ice skating rink (Carson and Robinson Streets) for their Grand
Opening of the season. Take a whirl on the ice for a special price (only $4 for skate rental and skate pass).
There will be a special Firgure Skate Performance
- at 6:30 PM. Refreshments by the
Downtown Business Association.
* Please bring a flashlight for the Candlelight Procession.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON NOON
to 4 PM
11:30 AM
Santa Parade along Carson Street from
Musser Street to Telegraph Square.
Noon to
4 PM
Telegraph Square merchants will be open.
Santa at Telegraph Square with candy canes.
Telegraph Square activities include:
Corey Clown, face painting, bounce house
(see below) manned by the
US Navy,
Cactus Jack's HOWDY,
life-sized
willow reindeer. Enjoy the musical stylings of The Tributes(see below).
Winners of the annual Art Contest will be announced.
(see below)
at around 2 PM at Telegraph
Square.
Kids can draw and create a decoration, ornament or holiday
card at our Craft Table staffed by
Kidding Around Preschool.
Parents, bring your
camera for a life-time of memories.
Donation opportunities: the first 100 people bringing a warm
winter coat will receive a Rose Bud compliments of
Sierra Rose Floral & Gifts and
Floral Creations.
Bring a can of food for the FISH food barrels.
The Arlington Square
ice skating rink (Carson and Robinson Streets) will be open
for holiday skating from 10 AM to 10 PM. Take a whirl on the ice for a special
price (only $4 for skate rental and skate pass).
Lots of fun new experiences for the entire family - so plan on a great
weekend.
Combo bounce house and slide Friday night and Saturday
afternoon - great fun!
From
Kemp Fun Jumpers and manned by the
US Navy
Miss Carson City, Marisela
Avitia (left) and Miss Eagle Valley Outstanding Teen,
Adriana Avitia (right) will be on the podium at the Capitol Friday
evening.
Every year since 2002, Carson City's Redevelopment
Authority has produced a Christmas Ornament honoring one of our historic
buildings. This year's ornament depicts the First United
Presbyterian
Church, where Mark Twain made his first public speech.
The Kit Carson Trail Holiday Art Contest is coming again in 2011.
This year’s theme, as determined by the
Carson Library Teen Advisory Board, is:
An Abundance of
Snowpeople
The top three winners in each age group
will be selected in November by the Carson Library Teen Advisory
Board. One of the winners’ art will grace the cover
of next year’s Silver & Snowflakes event program.
Click here to download a flyer for your class
or club to participate.
Members of the Carson City Library Teen Advisory Board judging panel are led by Amber Sady, Youth Librarian.
All students in the Carson City School District area
are invited to enter the 2011 Kit Carson Trail Holiday Art Contest.
There will be three categories (K-3rd, 4th-6th, and
7th-12th) with three prizes in each category (1st prize is $50, 2nd prize is
$25, and 3rd prize is $15). Entries must be submitted by November 16th.
Please bring your entry to the Carson City Library.
Winners will be presented on December
3rd at Telegraph Square at around 1 PM (see schedule above) All entries will be on display at the Carson City Library
from December 5th to 31st.
Contest Rules:
Draw, paint, or create a picture of your idea of THEME in any medium on an 8½" by 11" paper, with or without a border
(any border should be included in the 8½ x 11 space.)
Student's Name and Grade must be on the front of the drawing. Student’s phone number should be on the back.
All pictures will be available for pick up at the Carson City Library starting the week of January 3rd. If you have any questions,
please call us at 887-1294 or e-mail
maxine@eventsnevada.com
The 2011 winners will be presented at
Telegraph Square on December 3rd at 2 PM. The winners are:
1st Place: Erika M., 8th grade
2nd Place: AnnJi
Hodorowicz, 7th grade
3rd Place: Noe Barba, 10th grade
Congratulations to all the winners and all the
contestants!!!
The art work will be hung for viewing in the Children’s area of the Carson City Library thru the month of December. All pictures will be available for pick up at the Carson City Library starting the week of January
2nd.
This year our judges were members of the Carson City
Library Teen Advisory Board: Lindsey Woods, 8th grade
Leanne White, 12th grade
Brittnie Sisson, 8th grade
Shelley Plemel, 9th grade
Rosy Lanuza, 11th grade
Noe Barba, 10th grade
and their advisor, Amber Sady, Youth Librarian
Great thanks to our Art Contest Sponsors: The Carson City Library Teen Advisory Board, The Nevada Appeal, and the Carson Nugget.
Both State Trees are part of Nevada history. The original State Christmas tree was planted in
1876 by George Washington Gale Ferris, the father of the inventor of the Ferris Wheel, as part of the first major
landscaping project at the Capitol.
In 1937 the Carson City 20-30 Club requested the State Board of Control "to authorize the electric lighting of the
fir tree in the Capitol Square for the Christmas season." This continued until the energy crisis of 1972.
This magnificent tree, a 110 foot tall Colorado Blue Spruce, was planted in 1876 by George Washington Gale Ferris,
whose son would later invent the Ferris Wheel. This and other tiny saplings were planted by Ferris as part of the
first major landscaping project around the Capitol. The tree, with 750 lights, was then re-lighted in 1988 by
former Governor Richard Bryan and also in 1989 by Governor Bob Miller.
A new tree was planted in 1999 by Mrs. Dema Guinn, along with one on the Mansion grounds, to help replace the
1876 tree which is nearing the end of its natural lifespan.
The
Brewery Arts Center is celebrating, too.
On December 2nd, they kick off their Friday Film Series - Free
at 6 PM. December 2nd's film is "Burnt Toast." On December 3rd,
visit the BAC "Holiday Art Sale and Open House," 10 AM to 5 PM.
Call 883-1976 for more details.
for their support
