Live Comedy Returns, More from the Carson Valley Inn

Brian Lee, Carlos Rodriguez, Kris Tingle and Key Lewis

Live Comedy Returns Saturday, November 23!

Look for loads of laughs and patriotism at the CVI on Saturday, November 23 when Live Stand-Up Comedy returns to our Valley Ballroom! With the date falling between Veteran’s Day on November 11 and the Annual Wreaths Across America Day on December 14, it’s quite appropriate that the four comedians lined up to entertain have all either been in the military or performed extensively overseas for our military. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased starting at noon this Friday, October 11 online at www.carsonvalleyinn.com or at the Carson Valley Inn hotel desk.  The show starts at 8:00 PM and is for audiences 21 or over.

Headliner Brian Lee tackles topics like drinking, relationships, lousy day jobs, family life, and the possibility of a new religion. In addition to being a veteran of the stage, he is also a Veteran of the U.S. military with a combined 24 years between the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy.  Co-feature act Key Lewis is a high energy, improvisational, storytelling, multiple personality nutcase!  His comedic stories about his childhood, family, and unusual views of relationships, make Key simply a joy to watch. Key also served in the United States Navy. The second co-feature comedian Kris Tinkle has become a regular on the New York City standup scene since beginning his career in San Francisco. Kris has performed multiple USO tours in Iraq, Kuwait and Japan for the U.S military.  The evening’s host Carlos Rodriguez has headlined for our military troops overseas. In a fun and relatable way his observational humor touches beyond daily occurrences to deeply rooted memories of his childhood, views on the simplest ideas and the most off beat subject matter.

Event Quick Links!

Here are links to more information on some of the events we’ve mentioned in the last few weeks . . . and some that we’ll be mentioning more in the coming few weeks:

• The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Fright Night at the Fairgrounds continues every Friday and Saturday through October.  Enjoy the scares, screams, fun and excitement for all ages and all for a good cause – Douglas County Search & Rescue.
• The annual Bunko for Breast Cancer is just a week away on Saturday, October 19. Play is open to individuals or teams of 12, and registration must be made online.
• The Animal Rescue Relay Strutts for Mutts is coming to our Valley Ballroom on Saturday, November 15 . . . we’ll have more on this unusual event in next week’s blog.
• The KTVN Share Your Christmas Community Food Drive to benefit the Carson Valley Food Closet is coming up on Friday, December 13 from 6 AM to 6 PM. Watch for details soon on our KTVN Air Personalities for the day.
  

Let's Talk Turkey as In
Thanksgiving Turkey Dinner to Go

In answer to many of you who have asked in Katie’s, on social media, by email and by phone: Yes, we are going to offer Thanksgiving Turkey Dinners To Go for 8 – 10 people. And Yes . . . you will be able to place your order very soon. But Wait – There’s More: We’ll have all the details in next week’s blog and we ask you to read carefully as we will be making some changes for this year and we think you’ll be pleased!

From the Sports & Race Book

• Sports Book Mike’s Musings:
• Favorites went 7-8 against the spread.  Six dogs won.
• There's another game in London this week: Carolina vs. Tampa Bay has an early start this Sunday - 6:30 AM our time. Since we don’t open until 8 AM Sunday, be sure to place any action on this game before we close on Saturday.
• Here’s another installment of "how could you bet them?" The Redskins are at Miami this week.  There will probably not be much action (or interest) in a game like that – but give us a shot if you have a hunch!
• Popular sayings overheard in the book this week: "The Pack is Back" (no, certainly not the Wolf Pack), "The Niners have rarely been finer", "Why'd they run that play?"
• Our Pro Pick’em Progressive Jackpot is at $3,187 this week. Pick all 15 NFL winners on our weekly $5 Parlay Card and it’s yours. Each week it is not “hit,” the jackpot climbs based on the collective contest play at the CVI, Sharkey’s Casino, Bodines Casino and SlotWorld Casino.
• Fun Forty Niners Fodder: The Niners have two lopsided wins against the two Ohio NFL teams (Bengals & Browns) so far this season. In these two games alone:
• The Niners scored 72 points, opponents 20. In all 16 games in 2018 the Niners scored 342 points and their opponents scored 435.
• The Niners rushed for 534 yards. In all 16 games in 2018 they rushed for 1902 yards.
• The Niners had 1018 total yards. In all 16 games in 2018 they had 5769 yards.
• Football Extras:
• $2 Coors Light draft at the Casino Bar or in the Cabaret Lounge during all televised NFL and College Games.
• A couple of Free NFL Hats given away for each of the teams playing every Monday Night Football Game.
• Bar Snacks Delivered to Your Seat while you watch or play. Get the full menu and pricing at this link!
• Poker Room Squares Pool: Earn squares as you play in live poker games during the week. Each week we kick in $160 and the payout is on the Monday Night Football Game – $40 to the winners of the first three quarters and the final score. Any unclaimed quarters roll to the next week and for the October 14 Lions/Packers game it’s up to $113 a quarter!!
• Seasonal Action on the board includes NFL and NCAA Football, the Major League Baseball Playoffs, NHL Hockey, Canadian Football, WNBA Basketball Championships, Horse Racing and this Sunday’s NASCAR Monster Energy Series 1000Bulbs.com 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.
• Futures Bets on the board include: 2019 NASCAR Monster Energy Cup, 2019 World Series, 2020 NCAA Football Championship, 2020 Super Bowl, 2020 NCAA College Basketball, 2020 NBA Championship and 2020 Stanley Cup.

Our Bubbling Hot Sausage Pizza
Got Cold During This Photo Session

Free Pizza Knives

Talk about coincidence. October is Pizza Month, Friday is National Sausage Pizza Day and we’re giving away Free Pizza Knife Sets at the CVI Ladies’ Night tonight!  For the freshest and hottest pizza – sausage or whatever your topping choice – there’s nothing like a hand-tossed, made-to-order pizza from the Bodines Casino custom brick Pizza Oven! And if you occasionally make pizza at home, we’ll shorten the slicing process with a free set of two pizza knifes for the first 150 ladies signing up at Ladies’ Night, tonight at the CVI!

This Week’s Promotions Lineup

• Ladies’ Night Wednesdays: The fun runs from 5:30 to 8:30 PM including a Free Pizza Knife Set for the first 150 ladies (over 100 include FreePlay), Pampered Chef Baskets as hot seat prizes. The ladies will also enjoy 3 free Bingo Games, 4 free Raffles and a weekly Drink Special!
• Free Bingo Thursdays: Free Bingo Games in the casino every hour from 11 AM to 7 PM. Just be gaming with your INN Club card when we hand out tickets and play bingo with us for free cash and FreePlay Prizes.
• Point Multiplier Fridays: Watch your benefits roll up quickly with Four Times Points all day every Friday in September. 
• Harleys and 7.5 Million Points Friday and Saturday: We’re giving away 3 Harleys this fall – one each at CVI, Bodines and SlotWorld  In the process, we are also giving away a total of 7.5 Million Points at our four properties. Over 150,000 Free Points are given away each Friday and Saturday night based on your order of finish including 50,000 Free Points to the first place finisher! Drawings are from 7 to 8:30 PM.
• Point Party Sunday: You’ll be earning anywhere from 2X to 10X Points from noon to 7 PM with the point multiplier changing every half hour. We guarantee the 10X Points will run for 30 minutes at least twice every Sunday.

This Week in Our Restaurants

Pulled Pork Sandwich Special Fridays in Katie's

Katie’s:

• Wednesday: Lasagna is served for just $6.99 from 11 AM to 10 PM.
• Thursday: Brats & Cabbage with garlic mashed potatoes for $7.99.
• Friday: Lunch Special is a Pulled Pork Sandwich served on a sesame bun with coleslaw & French fries for $6.99 from 11 AM to 3 PM. Coincidentally, Saturday is Pulled Pork Day . . . so come in and celebrate a day early!
• Friday and Saturday for dinner:  Roasted Prime Rib and Fried Shrimp Dinner served with baked potato, vegetable and soup or salad from 4 to 10 PM for $14.99.
• Saturday & Sunday for Brunch from 7 AM to 2 PM: Brunch Skillet - combination of home fried potatoes tossed with peppers, onions, bacon & sausage, scrambled eggs & tomato, topped with melted cheese all for $7.99.
• Sunday Dinner:  "The Chandler" Chicken Dinner is served from 2 to 10 PM for just $7.99:  southern fried chicken with mashed potatoes and cole slaw.
• Monday: Loaded Mac & Cheese; BBQ pulled pork, mac & cheese paired with tomato & scallions for $6.99 from 11 AM to 10 PM..
• Tuesday: Enchilada Suizas; two flour tortillas filled with chicken, chilies & cheese topped with green tomatillo sauce & jack cheese with Spanish rice & beans for $6.99 from 11 AM to 10 PM.

A Tease to Some of the Many Scrumptious CV Steak Desserts

CV Steak:

• Wednesday’s special is Beef Tenderloin Brochette with bell pepper, onions, cherry tomato and a spicy sweet and sour sauce. 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.  This Friday’s special is Bacon Wrapped Elk Loin with mushroom ragout, sautéed haricot vert, creamy mascarpone polenta and caramelized Granny Smith apples. On Saturday night CV Steak features Garlic Studded Prime Rib. This Sunday’s special is “Oscar Style” Fillet of Salmon with crab and Béarnaise sauce. 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.
• Desserts are special every night of the week in CV Steak but we definitely recommend leaving room for dessert this Monday ‘cause it’s Dessert Day.  We’ll skip the sales pitch about all the great desserts we serve in CV Steak and cut right to this anonymous quote, “If you must choose between dinner and dessert, eat dessert first. You can always eat dinner later or pack it up and take it home.

Free Entertainment in the Cabaret Lounge

• Carolyn Dolan tonight: Carolyn can dive into powerful R & B, deliver a smooth jazz standard or a gentle country ballad. For the last fifteen plus years, she has been performing with her rockin’ blues and R & B band, Carolyn Dolan and Big Red.
• Buddy Emmer Band Thursday thru 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!
• NFL Football Sunday and Monday Nights: We suspend live entertainment on Sunday and Monday nights during the fall so the featured night NFL games can be enjoyed on the big screen.
• Cliff and Dave Tuesday & Wednesday: 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.

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!