Kenny G This Saturday in TJ's Corral - His Personal Invite

Kenny G Next in TJ’s

Kenny G can play a note longer than it will take him to get to Minden for his concert in TJ’s Corral this Saturday! Think we’re blowing smoke? Check out the explanation and much more in this story by Tim Parsons of Tahoe Onstage who interviewed Kenny a few days ago. You can buy tickets now for Saturday’s Kenny G concert and be sure to check out these additional artists coming in for our 2019 Concert Season in TJ’s Corral: Uncle Kracker on June 29, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts on July 4, Dwight Yoakam on July 26, Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo on July 31, Martina McBride on August 4 and Loverboy on August 9.  And be sure to follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for additional concert news.

Early June Throwback in TJ’s Corral

Kenny Loggins Greeting TJ's Corral Audience in 2017 
Photo Courtesy of Pheonix Gruneich

TJ’s Corral “opened” in late 2013 with one concert and the first full season was 2014. Here’s a throwback to some of the artists who have performed in early June over the last 5 years: past Super Bowl halftime performer and country legend Travis Tritt entertained on June 1, 2018; country music singer-songwriter and guitarist Frankie Ballard took the stage on June 2, 2016; mutli-platinum album award winner Gary Allen was in the house on June 4, 2015; and we covered Footloose to Danger Zone when Kenny Loggins wowed a very full house on June 9, 2017. Watch for more June concert flashbacks next week.

New Kiosk

Our new promotional kiosk is somewhat unassuming at first, but once you swipe your card, Good Times start happening. If there is a promotion that day, the screen will tell you what to do or present a game to play. Whatever you win will either be printed out or you’ll get instructions on how to collect your prize. During the month you can easily check to see how many virtual drawing tickets you’ve amassed. You can also see what promotions you’ve already redeemed. Any of our staff will be glad to walk you through the process the first time if you wish. And whatever you do, be sure to use just one finger and not your entire hand – that just doesn’t work!                                                                                                                        

Tice Charity Weekend Update

Coach Tice was enthusiastic after last week’s brunch at the CVI regarding the Mike Tice Annual Charity Weekend "For The Kids" June 28 - 30.  Many current sponsors were on hand to develop some new ideas for this year‘s event and a few new sponsors also signed up! The Golf Tournament portion of the weekend has room for just a handful more foursomes and there are still a few different sponsorship packages available. If you are not already “in,” we hope you’ll consider helping us build a permanent Boys and Girls Club facility in Carson Valley by checking this link for all the activities, events and sponsorship packages plus an easy way to contact Coach Tice directly!

This Week’s Promotions Lineup

• Ladies Night Tonight – We’ve Added More:  The fun runs from 5:30 to 8:30PM including Free Chocolate Shoppe Gifts for the first 150 ladies with 100 of these gifts also including FreePlay! Tupperware 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 on 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

• The Belmont Stakes is this Saturday and Mike Pegram’s multiple graded stakes winner McKinzie is slated to run in the $1.2 million Metropolitan Handicap, one of the Saturday “undercard” races. McKinzie’s last race was an impressive 4¾-length victory in the Grade 2 Alysheba on May 3 at Churchill Downs.
• Also “On the Board” this week: Major League Baseball, NBA Basketball Finals, NHL Hockey Stanley Cup Matches, Sunday’s Monster Energy NASCAR Firekeeper’s Casino 400 and Horse Racing.
• Futures Bets: 2019 US Open at Pebble Beach June 13-16, 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 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 Syrah Braised Bison Osso Bucco slow cooked with vegetables, wine, herbs and natural pan sauce for $35. Saturday nights CV Steak features Garlic Studded Prime Rib for $26 and Sunday's special is King Crab Legs for $28. 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

• 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.
• The Vegas Road Show Thursday through Saturday: The Vegas Road Show delivers music, comedy and crowd participation as they perform a variety of entertainment styles including classic rock, 50's, 60’s, 70’s, country, smooth jazz and pop.  Cody Stevens (vocals, guitar and quick wit) and his wife Barbara Christy-Stevens (vocals, keyboards, bass and trumpet) are both veterans in the music industry having engaged audiences in casinos from Atlantic City to Las Vegas.
• Denver Saunders Sunday & Monday: Well-known from the band “The Well Dressed Mannequins,” Denver Saunders (vocals/guitar) is known for inspiring dancing, laughing and sing-alongs wherever he performs.
• Chris Twomey Tuesday and Wednesday: Chris has been writing and playing music around the country since 2003.  Born and raised in the Sacramento valley, his roots are deep into a genre of folk-rock.  From 2Me to The Diva Kings to Dad's LPs to whatever is next . . . let’s party!!!

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!

Return to the Danger Zone, Colors & Comedy, Coming Up at CVI, More

Kenny Loggins Last Year, Blue Angels This Year

Think about it: Minden, Nevada, population 3,001 according to the 2010 census. Kenny Loggins performs to a sold-out crowd in Minden in 2017 . . . the US Navy Blue Angels will be in Minden next week staging and performing at Minden-Tahoe Airport.  Seriously, how does this happen!? Rather than dwell on the why, get in the mood for next week's Aviation Roundup by enjoying the above video which shows the US Navy Blue Angels performing to the music of Kenny Loggins’ Danger Zone . . . which he performed live last year in TJ's Corral!  Many other aerobatic acts, static aircraft displays and vendor booths will be on hand for the Aviation Roundup – more information is on this website, tickets are available either online or at Raley's Gardnerville. We can't wait!

Comedy & Colors

What do Comedy and Fall Colors have to do with each other?  Normally nothing . . . Unless one is describing off-color comedy!  Brian Lee visited with us last week to check out the Valley Ballroom for the Core 4 Comedy Show he is headlining on Saturday night, November 10. Our friend Tim Parsons from Tahoe Onstage also came down to interview Brian for a story he will be posting online fairly soon. On his way down, Tim took some fall color pictures on Highway 88 in the Hope Valley area. Tim shared the above with us which is from this article he posted with even more fall color pictures taken within 20 minutes of the Carson Valley Inn.  As for the subject off-color comedy, we asked Brian about that very subject and we are still trying to totally interpret his response which was, "My parents come to my shows . . . but they also have my sense of humor!" Tickets for the November 10 comedy show are $20 and you can buy them online or at our hotel desk.

Coming Up at the CVI

We're starting to get questions about these three events, so please mark your calendar and we’ll have more information coming in future weeks:

• A Touch of Class Craft Fair: Thursday – Saturday, October 25 – 27 in the Valley Ballroom. Admission is free for this uniquely structured craft fair. Click here for more information.
• Veteran’s Day Free Spaghetti Feed: Sunday, November 11 in the Valley Ballroom. We've  been doing this for a number of years and we'll have more information for you very soon.
• Share your Christmas Food Drive: Friday, December 7 in our west parking lot along Highway 395.  This is the annual 12-hour day devoted to raising food and cash for the Carson Valley Community Food Closet! Thanks to the warm and overwhelming generosity of our community, the Food Closet will soon be opening a bigger, better, more efficient and more user-friendly facility which is currently under construction. Check the story that recently ran on KTVN Channel 2News at this link.

• The Progressive Pro PK'EM is at $3,053 for this week . . . play a $5 card and it’s yours if you pick all 15 games straight up . . . seems like it wouldn’t be that difficult!
• Monday Night Football Poker Room Grid:  More of the squares went unclaimed this past Monday so the squares are worth $94 each for this coming Monday’s Redskins/Saints game. You have to be present to win and any unclaimed winnings roll to the following week. Check the details on this page.  
• Our Guys Picks!  The Guys had another “keep your day job” week going 3 & 5.  If you’ve been following the guys weekly Blog Picks for the past two years, one LOCK has seemed to emerged: bet against Greg’s picks!  Moving on to week 5, Greg (3 - 5) takes the Patriots -10 vs. the Colts and the Bills +3½ against the Titans. Mike (5 - 3) is sticking to the college path with Nevada +12 vs. Fresno and, in a true display of “Fear the Turtle," Maryland +17½ vs his alma mater Michigan.  Steve (4 - 4) sees high scoring and has picked over 52½ in the Saints/Redskins game and over 48½ in the Chiefs/Jaguars contest.  Alan (3 - 5) sees the Steelers -3 rebounding against the Falcons and took the over 53½ in the Raiders/Chargers game.
• Beer & Snacks: Enjoy $2 Domestic Draft Beer during all NFL games at the CVI. Our staff will bring your bar bites order to you right at your seat.
• NHL Hockey is Back Today! This week you can bet NCAA and NFL Football, NHL Hockey, the Major League Baseball Playoffs, Canadian Football League, the Sunday NASCAR Gander Outdoors 400 and Horseracing. Futures include winners of the World Series, NASCAR Monster Energy Series, the NFL Conference Championships, the 2019 Super Bowl, the 2019 NCAA Football Championship, the 2019 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, the 2019 Stanley Cup and the 2019 NBA Championship.

All About Food & Drink!

Gotta Try the Fish Tacos Plate in Katie's!

• Thursday is Vodka Day. We don't mind shifting the attention to our walking-distance neighbor Bently Heritage Estate Distillery which is planning on opening to the public before the end of November. While fine whiskeys are their end game (already aging in the barrels), they will have their estate vodka and gin ready to sample and buy when they open. Until then, we have a variety of vodkas available at the CV Steak bar so stop by and enjoy your favorite!
• Thursday is also Taco Day. Our hands-down favorite is the Fish Taco Plate served in Katie's every day for $7.99: Two tasty soft shell tacos with white fish, tangy slaw, rice and beans (refried or black)!
• Saturday is Noodle Day. We believe any type of pasta fits the "Noodle Day" celebration so we draw your attention to the Seafood Linguine or the Clams Linguine in CV Steak. The latter comes with our special black ink pasta!
• Tuesday is Beer and Pizza Day. There are days we'd love to be able to order pizza here at the Carson Valley Inn. However, our sister property Bodine's Casino on the south end of Carson City is hard to beat. They're special brick pizza oven produces a surface of over 600°F which is perfect for cooking every made to order pizza. Enjoy a Bodines pizza and your favorite brew on Beer and Pizza Day or any day.

Just Steps from Sharkey's Casino Saturday

Talk about a lot to do, see and enjoy all happening in Heritage Park just steps from Sharkey’s Casino this Saturday:  Coffin Races, a Business Marketplace, a Garden Harvest Fest and a Scarecrow Festival! Details for this Main Street Fall Fest are at this link. Be sure to stop by Sharkey's before or after your time at Heritage Park for a bite to eat in the Jackpot Cafe or some liquid refreshment at the Silver Dollar Bar.

We’ll Be at the Fall Job Expo

If you missed our Job Fair in September, be sure to catch our HR Team at the Fall 2018 Job Expo on Thursday, October 11 at the C.V.I.C. Hall on Esmeralda Ave. in Minden. We’ll be there from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM and we have openings at all four of our properties!

This Week in the Casino

• Ladies’ Night Tonight: Join us from 5:30 to 8:30 PM with a Free Messenger Shoulder Tote for the first 150 ladies and World Market Baskets as hot seat prizes.  Also tonight: games, raffles, a weekly drink special and free bingo for ladies playing in the pit or at slots. 
• Point Multipliers Friday: 4X Points on Reel Slots and Video Poker Slots all day every Friday in October. Watch those points add up fast and use them for dining, FreePlay, Katie’s Bakery products and more!
• Friday and Saturday Giveaways:  Join us at 5, 7 and 9 PM for our giveaway drawings for cash and FreePlay.
• Your Rewards Monday: INN Club members can swipe at the casino kiosk once on Monday for Your Reward. Could be FreePlay, a Free Food offer, a Free Multiplier or a Free Gift!

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 Medallions of Wild Boar Tenderloin finished with a bourbon jus for $30. 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.

Free Entertainment in the Cabaret Lounge

Carolyn Dolan tonight, Full Blast Thursday thru Saturday, NFL Football Sunday and Monday nights and Jamie Rollins next Tuesday and Wednesday. Vocalist and songwriter Carolyn Dolan can dive into powerful R & B, deliver a smooth jazz standard or a gentle country ballad. For the last fifteen years, she has been performing with her rockin' blues and R & B band, Carolyn Dolan and Big Red. Cliff Porter's Full Blast is a high-energy, genre-crossing band that will take you on a trip through old school classics to today's hits! Music styles range from funk, to jazz, from Gospel infused instrumentals to country and rock! Jamie Rollins is an upbeat and experienced entertainer, performing a variety of music from country to rock, to classic oldies and R&B – plus a few his own songs.

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!

Top Gun Songs Live in TJ's Corral, A Resort Fee Saga, Mother's Day Champagne Brunch, More

Top Gun and TJ's Corral

1986  . . . Kelly McGillis was 29, Tom Cruise was 35 and their movie Top Gun was quite the rage! The Top Gun tie to TJ’s Corral and the Carson Valley is threefold:  The movie features two songs by 2017 TJ’s alum Kenny Loggins (Danger Zone and Playing With the Boys) and one of the biggest hits of the Righteous Brothers (You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin') who are opening the TJ’s Corral 2018 concert season on Friday night, May 25. The third tie? The movie is about US Navy aviators and the Navy’s elite demonstration team The Blue Angels will be part of the 2018 Aviation Roundup Performer’s and Sponsor’s Party in TJ’s Corral on October 12!

Back to the Righteous Brothers:  Their non-stop romantic hits of the sixties and seventies are icons of that era and still elicit memories for those growing up in that decade plus. You can relive all those memories in the confines of TJ’s Corral in about six weeks so jump online now and get your tickets by Clicking Here. Your best and fastest bet for purchasing tickets for any TJ’s Corral concert is 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 Resort Fee Saga

How does a $129 room rate become $209?

It’s technically not illegal or false advertising but we here at CVI sometimes think it should be! Let’s dive in ‘cause you may have had this happen:

You book a room somewhere with a really competitive rate – let's use $129 per night plus tax. In your head you figure this will be about $145 a night with tax and move along to the next thing. 

You go to finalize your booking OR heaven forbid, upon checkout you have sticker shock when the three nights cost you not the expected $435, but over $625! You know you didn’t make any room charges, didn’t watch any pay-per-view movies, didn’t direct-dial a foreign country from your room phone . . .  so how did it happen?! 

You look at the bill and see the expected $129 room rate and the expected $16 - $18 per night tax.  Then it hits you . .. There's an unadvertised “resort fee” of $25 - $35 per night for wireless, fitness center, and a couple of other things that you didn’t care about and certainly didn't use. There is also a parking fee of somewhere between $25 and $35 per night and a 3% city improvement tax and another 2% stadium or convention center add-on. You add it all up and discover that your advertised $129 plus occupancy tax per night actually cost almost $200 more than expected for the three nights. 

Don’t be fooled by those “competitive” or cheaper online rates. Here at CVI we charge the rate you were quoted plus the obligatory 13% tax that is the total of all the little parts of our various state and county taxes. There's no resort fee because our wireless internet access, fitness center, business center, etc are all free. And you won’t see a parking fee because parking is also free at the CVI. So, that extra $200 will pay for a nice dinner in CV Steak one night, breakfast two days in Katie’s and a few treats in Job’s Perk. Case closed . . . see you here at the CVI on your next trip!

Tidbits

• Today is Banana Day. We have so many options to properly acknowledge the event today at the Carson Valley Inn: Banana Pancakes is the pancake of the day from 7 to 11 AM in Katie’s, have a Banana Split anytime today in Katie’s, or take the party home with one of our Banana Cream Pies (full size or mini) from the Katie’s bakery counter. If none of those sound good (that can’t be true!), stop by Job’s Perk and order one of our Banana Smoothies or a Banana Nut Muffin!  You say you’re trying to eat healthy today? Then slide into Katie’s, order a bowl of oatmeal, and ask for a sliced banana on the side!
• Friday is Volunteer Day. The Carson Valley Inn offers our sincere thanks to our many, many local customers and other local residents who serve as volunteers to help keep our community safe and provide extra services to those in need!!!
• Saturday is Husband Appreciation Day. Since so many of the “Days” we mention here are about the females, we thought we’d throw this one in with the suggestion that the wives out there take your husbands to CV Steak for dinner! 
• Nevada (UNR for most of us) Alums and Fans “mark your calendars:” The Wolf Pack Caravan with Coach Norvell will be stopping at the CVI for the annual visit on Tuesday evening, May 15. More info coming soon.
• Mother’s Day Weekend Hotel Package: join us for two nights over Mother’s Day Weekend and receive $80 in Dining Credit for use in CV Steak, Katie’s or the Valley Ballroom Champagne Brunch. Get all the details on our website and be sure to book the Mother’s Day Package.

We Do Miss Things . . .

But We’re On Top of This One!

We’ll be at first to admit that we occasionally miss something – like last week when our blog said Canvas Tote Bags would be given out on Ladies’ Night and it was actually Trinket Boxes. And there have been times we’ve left a poster up well past an event . . . or misspelled something in this blog or our newspaper or something similar. However, since some of you have mentioned it, here’s the deal: We are well aware that our billboard on Highway 395 across from Sunridge Golf Course is still showing the promotion we ran in February and March. This one’s a good story – and we’ll tell you all about it in a future blog when we get it resolved. For now, suffice to say that it’s nothing we did and nothing the billboard company did . . . it’s just “one of those things” that is beyond our control!

In the Casino

First 150 Ladies Get
One of These Tonight!

• Ladies’ Night Tonight: Join us from 5:30 to 8:30 PM with a Naked Nails Electronic Manicure Tool for the first 150 ladies and Chocolate Shoppe Baskets as hot seat prizes.  Also tonight: games, a weekly drink special, free bingo and earn entries for the April 25 drawing for a Designer Watch.
• Hot Seats Wednesday: Use your Inn Club card while playing in the casino and qualify for our hot seat drawings from 11 AM to 4 PM . . . win up to $500!
• Free Bingo Thursday: Free bingo game on the hour from 11 AM to 7 PM with cash and free play prizes. Be sure to use your Inn Club card while playing in the casino to qualify.
• Cash & Freeplay Drawings Friday: Join us at 5, 7 and 9 PM for the drawings for cash and freeplay as we celebrate our 8th Anniversary during the month! You’re earning one free entry into the Friday drawings for every five base points you earn during the month.
• 5X Points Saturday: Inn Club members earn 5X Points all day every Saturday in April!
• Free T-Shirt Sunday: this Sunday receive a Free CVI logo T-Shirt when earning 50 base points on the same day - plus you keep the points!
• Free Gift Mondays: Every Monday in April we’re offering a Free Gift with a To-Go Theme to INN Club members earning just 100 base points the same day . . . You get the gift plus keep the points!
• At the Sports and Race Book: This week you can bet Major League Baseball, The NHL and NBA Playoffs, Horse Racing and the NASCAR Toyota Owners 400.  Futures on the board include the FIFA World Cup Russia™ (June 14 – July 15), NBA Championship, NHL Stanley Cup, World Series, NASCAR Monster Energy Series, the NFL Conference Championships and the 2019 Super Bowl!

In Our Restaurants

• Mother’s Day 2018: Enjoy our Champagne Brunch in the Valley Ballroom from 10 AM to 2 PM,  Dinner Specials in CV Steak starting at 4:30 PM and both breakfast (7 to 11 AM) and dinner (11 AM until 9 PM. specials in Katie's. Get the details on this page.
• 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 Wild Boar Shanks braised and slow cooked in beer, tomato, mustard and fresh herbs 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

Arizona Jones tonight through Saturday, Cliff and Dave Sunday and Monday and Tim Snider Tuesday and Wednesday. In the modern-day entertainment scene often infused with technological enhancements, Arizona Jones prefers to do it the old fashioned way - live and personal. And when they put their rockin' spin on classic R&B hits from the 60's and 70's, you never know who'll be singing louder, the audience or the band. The group plays the hits from Aerosmith and Amy Winehouse to Wilson Pickett and ZZ Top . . . and many artists in between. So . . . bring your dancin' shoes! Cliff and Dave is powerhouse singer/gospel drummer Cliff Porter and southern-fried singer/guitarist Dave Berry providing an evening of sultry R&B, funk and swinging rock ’n’ roll. Tim Snider not only plays violin but loops guitar, percussion, and vocals into a sound that has been described as a “world-folk hybrid, aimed at the heart, the head and the feet.”

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!

Kenny Was Incredible, Aaron Watson's Story, Why Visit Carson Valley, More

Last Friday’s Kenny Loggins Concert:

Incredible . . . for a number of reasons. Kenny could not have been more audience friendly . . . He even wandered down one of the aisles while singing and many up-close pictures were snapped by at first startled, but pleasantly surprised fans. The atmosphere was reminiscent of Cheers as so many in the audience seemed to know so many other people’s names . . . and what positive comments from those enjoying their first concert at TJ’s Corral. The evening was captured in this review from our friends at Tahoe OnStage.  We could go on, but that’s looking backwards. So, looking forward to this Friday’s concert . . .

This Will Inspire You To Never Give Up: “Never let someone discourage you from chasing your dreams. Let their doubt fuel your fire.” This is from a flash card that Aaron Watson shows in the above video which plays to the background of a medley of many of his songs. It’s the story of a country singer who was told he’d never make it by an industry that now supports him. He is an inspiring artist who understands the importance of his fans and you’ll get to hear him along with Clare Dunn this Friday in TJ’s Corral. Click here for more information and tickets.

How Far Away From the Stage Will I Be?

How Far is My Seat from the TJ’s Stage? This question was asked in one form or another quite a bit before the Kenny Loggins Concert (lots of first-timers to TJ’s) so let’s put this into perspective for everyone buying tickets for upcoming concerts: From the farthest seat to the front of the stage is less than 100 feet . . . a distance we checked from three different locations with an accurate golf rangefinder. To put this in perspective: An NHL Hockey Ring is 200 feet long – that’s twice as much. A football field is 160 feet wide – that’s over 1½ times more. The distance between first and third base on a baseball diamond is 127 feet – still less distance than you’d be from the front of the stage if you stood in the farthest corner of the grass viewing area in TJ’s.  The length of an NBA Basketball court is 94 feet and that’s about how far you are from the front of the stage in the furthest-away seat we sell!

And Still to Come in TJ’s with tickets available on our web site:

• WFC Mixed Martial Arts Event on Saturday July 1.
• The Spinners Concert on Saturday July 8.
• Marshall Tucker Band Concert on Friday, July 28.
• Michael McDonald Concert on Friday, August 18. 

Get These Events on Your Calendar:

• Today is World Blood Donor Day: Since it’s probably already too late for you to schedule a donation today, here’s an idea: United Blood Service’s Annual All American Blood Drive at the CVI is Wednesday, June 28 and you can get on the schedule now.
• Thursday is the second 2017 Thirsty Third Thursday Wine Walk  in Gardnerville. This month it’s a “Western Theme” so be sure to swing through Sharkey’s Casino for a stop at the Silver Dollar Bar as you stroll around town sipping and chatting on what is forecast to be a most pleasant evening for just about any outdoor mingling!

Touchdown at Topaz

Why Visit the Carson Valley?  Depends who you ask and their hot buttons or “point of view.” Thanks to some targeted efforts by the Carson Valley Visitors Authority, a number of articles have been popping up recently by writers who have visited the area. They all have a different “take” and here is one by Curt Johnson who says the Carson Valley is A Must For Your Next Vacation Spot!  And if you’re coming our way on vacation, be sure to stay right here at the Carson Valley Inn in our Hotel, Motor Lodge or RV Park!

June 14 - Flag Day

Commemorating the adoption of the flag of the United States on June 14, 1777

Free Entertainment in the Cabaret Lounge

Chris Twomey tonight, Justin Lee Band Thursday thru Sunday, Cliff & Dave Monday and Tuesday. Chris Twomey has been writing and playing music around the country since 2003.  Born and raised in the Sacramento valley, his roots are deep into a genre of folk-rock.  From 2Me to The Diva Kings to Dad's LPs to whatever is next. Justin Lee is the west coast’s answer to new country music. With roots in small town Yerington, Nevada, Justin Lee is bringing a new level of excitement to country as we know it. Justin opened for Mark Chesnutt in October of 2014 at We Dig Mining, a fundraiser to benefit the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Nevada. A Night In The Country – Nevada’s largest country music festival – featured Justin on the main stage prior to The Band Perry in 2015. Cliff and Dave are powerhouse singer/gospel drummer Cliff Porter and southern-fried singer/guitarist Dave Berry. Often seen fronting the band Jelly Bread, the duo provides an evening of sultry R&B, funk and swinging rock ’n’ roll,

In the Casino

• Ladies’ Night Tonight: Join us 5:30 to 8:30 PM for a Free Chocolate Shoppe Gift for the first 150 ladies, Chocolate Shoppe Gift Baskets as hot seat prizes, games, drink specials, FREE Bingo and chances to earn entries for the June 28 drawings for a Coach Handbag and Wallet Set.
• VIP Gifts Thursday: free VIP Gift Giveaways at 2, 4, 6 and 8 PM
• 5X Points Friday: That’s 5 times the benefits for your play!
• Friday Cash Blast Giveaways of cash, free play, food and free concert tickets – drawings at 6, 8 & 10 PM.
• Saturday Cash Blast Giveaways at 6, 8 & 10 PM with the chance to win up to $10,000!
• Poker Room: All our Featured Games, Tournaments and Special Promotions are listed on our website, click here for the full story.
• Here’s a Handy Page with all our Current Casino Promotions!
• Sports and Race Book: We are taking action on the The US Open Golf Tournament (do you think Phil will make it?), the College World Series, Major League Baseball, Horse Racing and the NASCAR Cup Series FireKeepers Casino 400 at the Michigan International Speedway. Futures include winners for the World Series and 2018 Super Bowl. 

In Our Restaurants

• Wednesday is Italian Day in Katie’s – three specials for $6.99 each served from 11 AM to 10 PM!
• Our Friday special in CV Steak is Elk Tenderloin Filets – grilled elk medallions with a brandy cherry demi for $30. Saturday night’s special is Garlic Studded Prime Rib for $26 Sunday's special is one pound of King Crab Legs for $32. 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 and the Bodines Restaurant at Bodines Casino.

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!