Arena Rock; 77,777; Throwback to Trace; More at the CVI

Arena Rock Coming to TJ’s Corral

A few years back The Village Voice ran an article naming The 20 Best Arena Rock Songs of All Time. Of these 20 classics, three have already been performed by the original artists live in TJ's Corral and two more, both in The Village Voice top ten, are yet to come this year. Find out more in this article! Now on to the particulars on our four remaining concerts: Dwight Yoakam on July 26 is unfortunately Sold Out so let’s skip right over it. The Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo Concert on July 31 is selling well but there are still tickets available so don’t miss out.  Pat Benatar’s staggering vocals and take-no-prisoners attitude, along with Neil Giraldo’s trailblazing artistry as a guitarist, producer, and songwriter forged the undeniable chemistry and unique sound that created some of rocks most memorable hits. Martina McBride on August 4 is getting close to being sold out so if you are interested, please jump on board soon. Loverboy on August 9 will wind up our traditional concert schedule unless something unexpected comes along. Tickets and more information for all concerts are available at This Link and be sure to check next week’s blog and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for additional concert news.

TJ’s Corral Throwback

To This Week in Past Years

Despite the title of one of his most recognized hits, we had great weather on July 10, 2014 (the first full season for TJ’s Corral) when BJ Thomas performed his hits including “Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head” from the movie “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.” Last year on July 14 Trace Adkins brought a strong classic country flavor to a totally sold out TJ’s Corral audience. And on July 15, 2016, Clay Walker entertained us with hits from his 11 albums!

Joan Jett Explodes on 4th

What a display of audio fireworks we had in TJ’s Corral last Thursday as Joan Jett & The Blackhearts “Dropped a ‘Cherry Bomb’” on TJ’s Corral! We borrowed that phraseology from the great review of the concert by Pheonix Gruneich of Tahoe Onstage. Be sure to check it out for pictures and some colorful comments from KOZZ radio personality Max Volume who was in the audience.

Running, Biking and Hiking! 

• Pictured above is “Team CVI” in Gardnerville’s annual Freedom 5K Run/Walk on July 4. The team of employees and some of their family members included veterans Kim Hill, US Navy (CVI Marketing) and Rosario Meza Jr., US Army (son of Julie Meza, CVI Marketing).
• Bicycles – about 2,000 of them – will be on our area’s mountain passes this Saturday during the annual Tour of the California Alps – Death Ride. Get all the details on the course including routes, elevations, distances, times, any road restrictions, etc. at This Link.
• If hiking is more your speed, be sure to check out the incredible system of trails in the Carson Valley by the Carson Valley Trails Association!

‘Cause We Haven’t Done This in a Few Weeks

• Thursday is Blueberry Muffin Day. Yep, we make ‘em in our bakery and sell ‘em in Job's Perk. 
• Friday is Kebab Day. The way to go at the CVI is to order the Seafood Brochette in CV Steak: Skewered halibut, salmon, shrimp, swordfish and scallops with a chili lime cilantro.
• Saturday is International Rock Day. We say skip the igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic stuff and cut right to the heart of Rock (‘n’ Roll) by getting yourself tickets to the July 31 Pat Benatar/Neil Giraldo Concert!

Someone’s Gonna Cash Out Big!

A thousand here, a thousand there . . . pretty soon we’ve topped $77,777 on our Penny Progressive Jackpot. Someone is going to hit this eventually and remember, this one can only be pocketed at one of our close-knit family of four casinos: Carson Valley Inn, Sharkey’s Casino in Gardnerville, Bodines Casino in Carson City or SlotWorld Casino in Carson.

This Week’s Promotions Lineup

• Ladies Night Tonight:  The fun runs from 5:30 to 8:30PM including a Free Decorative Throw Pillow for the first 150 ladies (over 100 include FreePlay) and Tupperware Gift Baskets as hot seat prizes. The ladies will also enjoy 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, NBA Summer League, WNBA Basketball, the NASCAR Monster Energy Series Quaker State 400 and Horse Racing.
• Futures Bets: Next weekend’s 2019 Open Championship (aka The British Open), 2019 NASCAR Monster Energy Cup, 2019 World Series, 2020 NCAA Football Championship and 2020 Super Bowl!

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. 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 Buffalo Tournedos; American Bison tenderloin filets grilled and finished with a red wine truffle demi.  Saturday nights CV Steak features Garlic Studded Prime Rib and the Sunday 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.

Free Entertainment in the Cabaret Lounge

• Adam Donald tonight: Adam brings an upbeat and entertaining solo show with a heavy arsenal of songs mixing today’s hits with some old country favorites.
• Trippin' King Snakes Thursday through Saturday: Ev Musselman (guitar and vocals), Charlie Fecteau (bass) and Nick Fecteau (drums and vocals) are a popular northern Nevada trio of musicians playing an eclectic array of Rock, Blues, Funk, and Alternative Covers and originals.
• Henry & Terry Sunday and Monday: Henry Fisher & Terry Jayo offer an evening of Country, Western, Rock & Roll, R&B, Blues, Reggae, Jazz, and Soft Rock.
• Timothy Brown Tuesday and Wednesday: A fresh contemporary mix from a member of the group The New Crowns. 

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!

Moving Wall Starts Here, New Promotions, Travis Tritt this Friday, More in CVI Blog

Travis Tritt This Friday

He’s had 19 top-ten country hits including five at  #1 and six at #2, won Emmy Awards, appeared in movies and over a dozen TV shows, was named Billboard Top New Male Artist, has won multiple CMA Awards, performed in the 1994 Super Bowl halftime show and he remains one of country music’s popular and well-liked artists. He’s Travis Tritt and, with his band, he’ll be performing this Friday night in TJ’s Corral!  While growing closer to a sellout, there are still tickets available and we hope you’ll join us! The remainder of our 2018 concert schedule includes:  Granger Smith Featuring Earl Dibbles Jr. on Saturday, June 16; Clint Black on Friday, June 29; Ted Nugent  Wednesday, July 4; Trace Adkins Saturday, July 14 and Creedence Clearwater Revisited  on Sunday, August 12. Purchase tickets through our website which allows you to see the seating layout map and pick your seat(s) for one or more concerts in one transaction. You can also purchase tickets in person at our Hotel Desk.

The Moving Wall to Start at CVI Thursday

The Moving Wall, a half-size replica of the Vietnam Veteran Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C. comes to Carson Valley for the first time this week. This Thursday morning the wall will be escorted from the Carson Valley Inn, through the towns of Minden and Gardnerville to Eastside Memorial Park on Buckeye Road where it will be on display 24/7 through June 4. The procession will gather in our east parking lot starting at 8 AM and depart at 9 AM. The Wall will be accompanied by over 100 motorcycles ridden by members of the Patriot Guard Riders and escorted by the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Citizen’s Patrol. The Moving Wall will be set up for viewing by 11 AM Thursday and the opening ceremony is this Friday, June 1 at 10:00AM and includes a flyover from the Fallon Naval Air Station at 10:10AM.  Carson City Mayor and Vietnam Vet Bob Crowell will speak and the program will include the reading of the names of our fallen soldiers from Northern Nevada & the surrounding areas. The Moving Wall has been “traveling” since 1984 and the CVI is honored to be a very small part of its first Carson Valley visit!  Please join us for this momentous event.

A Righteous Good Time!

Tahoe Onstage photos by Pheonix Gruneich

• How We Vanquished the Rain: Sure would be incredible if we had a logical explanation . . . but we don’t. All we know is if it’s a concert or event night at TJ’s, seems the precipitation does a go-around!
• The Walk from the Entrance to Your Seat: It really doesn’t matter how far your seat is from the main entrance. If you have a long walk to your seat, you then have a very short walk to the restrooms. If you have a short walk to your seat, you eventually make the rest of the walk when it’s restroom time.
• Lots of Newcomers: By show of hands, over half the guests were first timers to TJ’s. We heard so many comments from “locals” indicating they had no idea the venue was here or how great it was for watching a concert – no matter where they were seated! Thanks for your support.
• How Good Was It?  Nostalgia must trump all because this concert, both before and after, received the most social media engagement of any of our concerts so far. In addition to the dozens of positive comments both in anticipation and after the concert, this review by Pheonix Gruneich of Tahoe OnStage is a great wrap-up of the evening’s ambience and enthusiastic reception!

Two Views from the Sierra Canyon Trail
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This Week’s Fun and Scenery

• Thursday is Leave the Office Early Day. In fact, some of us at the CVI may actually do so this Thursday and our bosses won’t mind . . . but only ‘cause we‘ll be here for a long day Friday getting ready for the Travis Tritt Concert and then helping you to enjoy the evening by selling and scanning tickets, walking you to your seats and doing the many dozen other behind-the-scenes tasks that make it appear as if our concerts “just happen.” Join us for a fun night!
• Friday is Trails Day and that’s a fabulous reason to acknowledge the Carson Valley Trails Association. This remarkably dedicated and focused non-profit, volunteer based organization has worked tirelessly to provide locals and visitors from around the world access to public lands through a recreational trail system for present and future generations to enjoy. The picture shows a scene from about 2 miles up the Sierra Canyon Trail taken this past weekend by one of our blog writers.
• Tuesday is Running Day. If you think about it, there’s something for everyone in this fabricated celebratory day. Could by running on one of the Carson Valley Trails, running late for work, running amuck, running on empty or, and with special thanks to those who subject themselves to the rigors and scrutiny, running for public office!

In the Casino
New Month, New Giveaways

• Ladies’ Night Tonight: Join us from 5:30 to 8:30 PM with a Free 6-Pack of Washcloths for the first 150 ladies and All Wrapped Up Gift Baskets as hot seat prizes.  Also tonight: games, a weekly drink special, free bingo and your last chance to earn entries for tonight’s 8:15 PM drawing for a $500 Southwest Airlines Gift Card.    
• Free Camo T-Shirt Thursday: A Free CVI Camo T-Shirt – different color than last week – is yours this Thursday for earning just 50 base points the same day. You get the shirt plus keep those 50 points, so be sure to use your Inn Club card!
• Jet Skis or Cash Giveaways Saturday: Our drawings at 6, 7 and 8 PM are for cash, FreePlay and Golden Tickets into the Jet Ski Giveaway on June 30 . . . be sure to use your INN Club card while playing in the casino!
• 4X Points Saturday: Inn Club members earn 4 Times Points this Saturday which translates to quadruple the build-up of comp value!
• FreePlay Bonus Monday:  Automatically receive $5 in FreePlay when earning 200 points, another $5 in FreePlay when you hit 400 points and another $10 when you get to 600 points the same day!
• At the Sports and Race Book: Exciting times as the love-em-or-hate-em Warriors are in the NBA Finals, the you're-not-allowed-to-hate-em-around-here Vegas Golden Knights are playing for the Stanley Cup and we're a little over a week away from the Bob Baffert trained  Justify making a run at the Triple Crown in the Belmont Stakes. Sports fans can also bet Major League Baseball and the NASCAR Pocono 400. Futures on the board include the FIFA World Cup Russia™ (June 14 – July 15), U.S. Open Golf (June 14 – 17), World Series, NASCAR Monster Energy Series, the NFL Conference Championships, the 2019 Super Bowl and the NCAA Football Championship!

In Our Restaurants

• Wednesday is Italian Day in Katie’s – three specials for $6.99 each served from 11 AM to 10 PM! The Friday and Saturday night special in Katie’s is Roasted Prime Rib & Fried Shrimp for $14.99 served from 4 PM. Thursday’s special in CV Steak 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 for $26. This Friday it's Roasted Stuffed Quail for $28. Saturday night’s special is Garlic Studded Prime Rib for $26 and Sunday's special is King Crab Legs for $28. These 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 demi-loaf of bread.
• Click the restaurant name for more info, specials and links to menus for Katie’s, CV Steak and Jobs Perk at the CVI . . . or our nearby sister property restaurants, the Jackpot Café at Sharkey's Casino, Bodines Restaurant at Bodines Casino and Betsy’s Big Kitchen at Slot World Casino.

Free Entertainment in the Cabaret Lounge

Rye Brothers tonight through Saturday, Steve Lord Sunday and Monday and Tyler Stafford Tuesday and Wednesday. The Rye Brothers are a “power-pop” country act, mixing contemporary country music and rock n’ roll guitar driven songs. Steve Lord is a man of a thousand songs presenting an evening of oldies, country, pop, blues, jazz, soul and rock 'n' roll.  Tyler Stafford often draws comparisons to songwriters such as John Mayer and Paul Simon delivered with a candor and immediacy reminiscent of John Lennon.

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!