Concerts, Wine Walk, Old Cars, A Winner with a Story and More from the Carson Valley Inn

 Tice Charity Weekend Update

Thanks for the enthusiastic support of the golf tournament portion of the Mike Tice Annual Charity Weekend "For The Kids" June 28 - 30.  The golf tournament itself is full and there are only one or two sponsorships left for the golf event. BUT, we have other ways to join in on the weekend fun and help build a permanent Boys and Girls Club facility in Carson Valley! There are still tickets available for the Friday night Music, Food and BrewFest featuring the Front Porch Blues Band and Rockology, the Saturday Uncle Kracker Concert and the Sunday night Charity BBQ & Live Auction featuring Ike & Martin. Check this link for all the activities, events and sponsorship packages plus an easy way to contact Coach Tice directly if you’d like to donate an auction item or make a special contribution!

TJ’s Corral Concerts

Six concerts remain on the 2019 Concert Schedule with one more TJ’s announcement coming in the next two weeks. Click Here for ticket information on Uncle Kracker on June 29, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts on July 4, Dwight Yoakam on July 26 (Sold Out), Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo on July 31, Martina McBride on August 4 and Loverboy on August 9.  Be sure to follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for additional concert news.

Third Thursday Wine Walk June 20

All of the Main Street Gardnerville Third Thursday Wine Walks have a theme and this Thursday it’s Sip 'n' Savor! Food Trucks will be along the route . . . a route which also includes our sister property Sharkey’s Casino with Bar Bites for sale at the Silver Dollar Bar and full dining in the Jackpot Café. The Wine Walk fun runs from 4:30 to 7:30PM and all the details are available at this link.

Big Mama’s Car Show and Great Race This Sunday

Big Mama’s Car Show & Shine is in Lampe Park this Sunday starting at 1:00PM and The Great Race will be ending Day 2 of its 2019 event in the same location with festivities running from 5:00 to 8:00PM. Big Mama’s Car Show & Shine will feature almost 100 classic cars mostly fifties through the seventies. The Great Race is a time-speed-endurance rally with 120 vintage cars 1974 and older vying for $150,000 in prize money. All the Great Race drivers, navigators, crews and staff (almost 500 people!) will be staying overnight using almost 300 rooms spread over multiple hotel and motel properties including the Carson Valley Inn Hotel and Motor Lodge. Both events are free to the public thanks to the generous support of many community organizations (Carson Valley Visitor’s Authority, Town of Gardnerville and Douglas County Parks & Recreation) along with dozens of volunteers led by local antique car enthusiast Scott Bergen who joined together to make this event happen after over a year of planning.

Staci Johnston & Raelyn Winkler

$10,815 Jackpot – With a “Story”

Staci Johnston & Raelyn Winkler, both from San Andreas, won $10,815 playing one of our Fu Dao Le machines last Saturday. This tag-team win is better than anything we could fabricate: Staci was playing when she got the Free Games Bonus. Raelyn then stepped in and picked and matched 3 Majors for the Progressive Jackpot!! The five minutes (at least it seemed that long) of screaming and celebration gained more volume when Staci’s sister Jamie joined in.  And get this – all this came about because when Staci, Jamie & Barry (he’s Staci’s husband) were wine tasting in Murphy’s Barry said “We should go to the Carson Valley Inn tonight.” They picked up Raelyn on the way and, as “they” say, the rest is history!  And if you’re wondering, in Mandarin, the saying Fu dao le means "luck or fortune has arrived."

This Week’s Promotions Lineup

• Ladies Night Tonight:  The fun runs from 5:30 to 8:30PM including Free Chocolate Shoppe Gifts for the first 150 ladies with about 70% of these gifts also including FreePlay! Chocolate Shoppe Gift Baskets are the hot seat prizes tonight and there will be 3 Bingo Games, 4 Raffles and a weekly drink special!
• Player’s Choice Wednesdays: Your choice of a Free Food Certificate or Free Slot Play after earning 50 points between 8AM and 8PM on the same day. Swipe at the kiosk to make your choice plus you keep the points!
• Hot Seats Thursday: Use your INN Club card while playing in the casino and listen for our Hot Seats drawings from 4 to 8 PM and It's guaranteed Good Times if we call you 'cause you'll win up to $500!
• Point Multiplier Fridays: 5X Points on video reels and 3X Points on video poker, all day.
• Cash & Getaway Giveaways Saturdays:  Join us for drawings between 6 & 7:30PM for Trips, Cash, Airfare and FreePlay.
• Point Party Sunday: You’ll be earning anywhere from 2X to 10X Points from noon to 7PM with the point multiplier changing every half hour. We guarantee the 10X Points will run for 30 minutes at least twice every Sunday.
• Player’s Choice Mondays: Your choice of a Free Food Certificate or Free Slot Play after earning 50 points between 8AM and 8PM on the same day. Swipe at the kiosk to make your choice plus you keep the points!

Race & Sports Book

• Action on the board this week includes Major League Baseball, Canadian Football, the College World Series, Women’s World Cup Soccer, WNBA Basketball, the NASCAR Monster Energy Series Toyota/Save Mart 350 and Horse Racing.
• Futures Bets: 2019 NASCAR Monster Energy Cup, 2019 World Series, 2020 NCAA Football Championship and 2020 Super Bowl!
• NFL Season: No, no yet . . . but only 43 days until the Hall of Fame Game!!

This Week in Our Restaurants

• Katie’s Specials: Wednesday is Lasagna for $7.99 and Thursday is a Pork Chop in Ranchero Sauce for $7.99. Fridays and Saturdays, Katie's offers a Roasted Prime Rib and Fried Shrimp Dinner special served with baked potato, vegetable and soup or salad for $14.99. Katie’s Sunday special is "The Chandler" Chicken Dinner including southern fried chicken with mashed potatoes and cole slaw for $6.99 from 2 to 10PM. Monday Katie’s features Chicken Piccata for $7.99 and the Tuesday special is a Burrito Grande, chicken or beef & beans in a flour tortilla covered with enchilada sauce & cheese with Spanish rice for $7.99. The specials on Monday through Saturday are served from 11AM to 10PM.
• CV Steak: Wednesday’s special is Beef Tenderloin Brochette with bell peppers, onions, cherry tomato and a spicy sweet and sour sauce for $25. Thursday is the CV Steak Mix Grill, a combination of our Filet Mignon, a Dijon and molasses Marinated Pork Tenderloin Medallion and Herb Marinated Lamb Chop Steak for $26. This Friday it’s Grilled Venison Chops with Cherry Brandy Demi for $32. Saturday nights CV Steak features Garlic Studded Prime Rib for $26. The Sunday special this week is “Oscar Style” Fillet of Salmon with crab and Béarnaise sauce for $32. CV Steak specials are served with fresh vegetable, choice of rice or potato – au gratin, baked, or a one-pound, twice-baked – tableside tossed salad and warm sourdough baguette.

Free Entertainment in the Cabaret Lounge

• Cliff and Dave tonight: Powerhouse gospel singer/drummer Cliff Porter and southern-fried singer/guitarist Dave Berry, often seen fronting the band Jelly Bread, provide an evening of  sultry R&B, funk and swinging rock ’n’ roll.
• Buddy Emmer Band Thursday through Saturday: A longtime favorite on the West Coast and Northern Nevada circuit the Buddy Emmer Band’s versatile style includes everything from blues to jazz, rock to reggae and top 40. Whatever your taste in tunes they will be sure to please!
• Bill Wharton Sunday & Monday: Local artist Bill Wharton has been entertaining people across the western United States, Alaska and Hawaii for, as he says, “eons.” His smooth, melodic tone comes out in his vast repertoire from old classic country thru modern country, pop to classic rock, blues and jazz.
• Roem Baur Duo Tuesday and Wednesday:  Roem is a multiple award-winning touring songwriter and classically trained opera singer. He ultimately answered the call of rock n’ roll and has been featured on the main stage at Super Bowl 50, NBC’s The Voice and at CES & SXSW conferences.

Planning a Stay at the CVI? You will always get the best rate by booking directly with the Carson Valley Inn either online or by calling our Reservation Department directly at 775-783-6629 or 800-321-6983.

Comments? Have questions or comments about the CVI? Use the comments section below, shoot us an email or pick up the phone and call us @ 775-782-9711. Hit “0” when the automated voice comes on and you'll go right to the hotel operator who can get you to the correct person or department.  We have a lot more coming up at the Carson Valley Inn so check our Blog posting every Wednesday morning!