Martina
McBride Added to
2019 Concerts in TJ’s Corral
2019 Concerts in TJ’s Corral
Martina McBride has joined the 2019 Concert Lineup in TJ’s Corral and she will be performing on Sunday, August 4. Martina is a multiple Grammy® nominated
country icon whose incomparable vocals have kept her at the top of the charts
garnering six No. 1 hits and twenty top 10 singles. Selling more than 18
million albums to date, McBride has earned fourteen Gold, nine Platinum, three
Double Platinum and two Triple Platinum certifications. McBride has been
honored with more than 15 major music awards, including four wins from the
Country Music Association and three Academy of Country Music Awards for Female
Vocalist of the Year. Tickets for
Martina’s concert will go on sale as soon as we pin down all the details – look
for an announcement in next Wednesday’s blog.
Meanwhile, tickets are available now for our other upcoming concert
and events including Sister's
Easter Catechism on
April 20, Easton Corbin on May 24, Uncle Kracker on
June 29, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts on July 4 and Dwight
Yoakam on July 26. We’re
working on two or three more 2019 concerts and events for TJ’s Corral so
look for announcements in this blog which is updated every Wednesday morning at
7 AM.
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| A Tesla Charging Outside of TJ's Corral |
Charge Your Tesla Here!
It
is now more convenient than ever to drive your Tesla on overnight trips to the
CVI because you can be all charged up before the trip home. And if you are passing through and need a boost, you can load about 100 miles in about the time it takes to have lunch in Katie's and a little fun in the casino. All this is
possible thanks to the very recent addition of four Tesla Destination Charging Stations which are located on the south
wall of TJ’s Corral.
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| Rick Started with This . . . |
He Turned Trash Into Cash!
Rick
Lane was in town last weekend to join his family for his grandmother’s Celebration of Life. A fun-loving bunch
not strangers to our casino, the group was in on Saturday night and Rick’s name
was pulled in one of the hot seat drawings between 6 and 7:30 PM. He looked over
the various Costco gifts available and latched on to the box of Kitchen Trash Bags.
Further examination revealed the box also had the ticket he needed to move onto
the 7:30 PM festivities for the weekly rent giveaway. Rick and 10 other
finalists chose a special chocolate gift and the one Rick picked was the winner!
He was given the choice: take $5,000
Cash and call it a day or spin the wheel for a chance at up to $7,800. The picture is worth five
thousand words!
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| And Turned it into This! |
Special
Days
- Today is Ravioli Day. Here are two options:
- Stay home and roll out a part of your pasta dough very finely on your worktop, fill with a filling of your choice, seal with a top layer of pasta, and then boil for 2-3 minutes. Serve with a tomato or cream-based sauce for a hopefully lovely and memorable meal and a definitely messy cleanup!
- Or, come in to CV Steak and enjoy our Porcini Mushroom Ravioli either as a Starter (that’s fancy talk for Appetizer) or as an Entrée. It’s an easy choice for us: See you in CV Steak tonight!
- Thursday is French Bread Day. We don’t make French Bread in our bakery, but we do bake the
incredibly delicious Sourdough
Baguette’s served warm in CV Steak every night and they are the perfect
accompaniment to the Porcini Mushroom
Ravioli appetizer or Entrée!
- Saturday is Puppy Day. Everyone loves puppies and you’ll definitely smile when you
watch this short 1-minute video from SG Gaming
promoting their OMG! Puppies! video
slots. And of course you can play one of these slots here at the CVI – any of
our casino floor personnel can lead you to the spot!
- Monday is Waffle Day. Celebrate this one any day of the week ‘cause waffles are
available daily in Katie’s from 7 to 11 AM.
- Tuesday is Spinach Day. We know most of our readers would rather have something (anything?) other than spinach, but we do have to touch all bases. Our suggestion? Order the Spinach Salad in Katie’s and spring for a few extra bucks to add the Grilled Chicken and Avocado options!
- The NCAA Men's
Division I Basketball Tournament . . . the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). . .the National Invitation Tournament (NIT)
the College Basketball Invitational
(CBI) . . . So many acronyms, over 100 teams, dozens of games and hundreds
of thousands of cheering alumni! It’s all crammed into what is collectively
referred to as March Madness over
the next couple of weeks. With over four dozen 65-inch screens around our Cabaret
Lounge, Casino Bar, Table Games Area, CV Steak Bar and Poker Room, we can
pretty much cover any game that’s televised. And very few can resist the
temptation to put at least a few dollars on their alma mater or favorite team
because there is no better boast than telling your college buddies that you put
your money where your heart was whether your team wins or loses!
- Ever wonder what the historical odds are of a particular seed winning in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament? Our friend Bill Chernock, Executive Director of the Carson Valley Chamber of Commerce, had this info in his update to members yesterday and we are sharing it here as he presented it:
No. 1 seed vs. No. 16 seed: 135-1 (99.26%)
No. 2 seed vs. No. 15 seed: 128-8 (94.12%)
No. 3 seed vs. No. 14 seed: 115-21 (84.56%)
No. 4 seed vs. No. 13 seed: 108-28 (79.41%)
No. 5 seed vs. No. 12 seed: 89-47 (65.44%)
No. 6 seed vs. No. 11 seed: 85-51 (62.5%)
No. 7 seed vs. No. 10 seed: 84-52 (61.76%)
No. 8 seed vs. No. 9 seed: 69-67 (50.74%)
- In Addition to College
Hoops: There are plenty
more sports to watch and wager with the continuation of NBA Basketball, NHL Hockey, Alliance of
American Football League games, the NASCAR STP 500 at Martinsville Speedway, Spring Training Baseball and Horseracing.
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| Image Courtesy of VisitCarsonValley.com and Vivian C. Powers |
We
think this wagon would’ve had a much better chance if those big wooden wheels were
two big wooden skis! However, had that been the case, this artistic image might
not have been one of the winners in Visit Carson Valley’s most recent #WHYCV photo contest!
And
speaking of skiing, with the brief blast of additional snow today conditions should
be quite good this weekend at Heavenly
Lake Tahoe and Kirkwood, the two
Vail Resorts so easily accessible to guests at the Carson Valley Inn. Stay at the CVI where rates are more
reasonable and it’s easier to get around . . . and then drive to these two
resorts when you’re ready to ski!
March Promotions Lineup
- Hot
Seat Wednesdays: Hot Seat Drawings every hour from noon to 5 PM – win up to $500.
- Ladies Night Wednesdays: 5:30
to 8:30 PM with a Free Gift for the
first 150 ladies tonight and special Shelly
Camp Gift Baskets as hot seat prizes. The ladies also enjoy games, raffles,
a weekly drink special & free bingo for those playing in the casino.
- House Party Thursdays: 5:30 to 7:30 PM – win housewares, cash, food and FreePlay! We’ll also have Shawn from Scottsdale Plumbing in house to do a “how to” demonstration!
- Point
Multiplier Fridays: 5X Points on video
reels and 3X Points on video poker, all day.
- Weekend
Win Rent Money:
- Fridays:
- 10 Winners will be drawn between 6 & 7:30 PM to choose a “Costco Gift” from the prize table. Five of the Costco Gifts will be marked with "advance to the 7:30 drawing."
- At 7:30 PM we’ll give away one $500 prize, three $100 prizes and one winner will advance to the 7:30 PM Saturday drawing for a chance to spin the wheel for the rent money.
- Saturdays:
- 10 Winners will be drawn between 6 & 7:30 PM to choose a “Costco Gift” from the prize table. Five of the Costco Gifts will be marked with "advance to the 7:30 drawing."
- At 7:30 PM one person will win $5,000 Cash or choose to Spin the Wheel for various rent money payouts.
- The Twist: Each winner drawn between 6 and 7:30 PM on each day will be given the
opportunity to make a “deal” to forfeit
choosing a Costco gift and reach into the “mystery box” which will include a
variety of prizes including food vouchers, free play, cash & other prize
options.
- Free
Slot Tournament Monday: INN Club members get one free entry into the slot tournament that runs
from noon to 7 PM Monday. Plus, you can earn up to three more tournament
entries - one for each 50 points you accumulate on Monday. There’s $1000 up for grabs each week in this
all-month Monday promotion.
- Point Party Tuesday: this one goes on from 9 AM to 9 PM every Tuesday in March. You’ll be earning anywhere from 2X to 10X Points from 9 AM to 9 PM with the point multiplier changing every half hour. You never know which multiplier is coming up next and we do guarantee that the 10X Points will run for 30 minutes at least twice every Tuesday.
This Week in Our Restaurants
- Katie’s:
Wednesday
is Italian Day with three specials served from 11 AM
to 10 PM: Fettuccine Pesto Alfredo
for $5.99, Pork Marsala for $6.99
and Chicken Chasseur for $6.99. The
Thursday special is a Turkey Plate for
$6.99. 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 and Katie’s Sunday special is "The Chandler" Chicken Dinner
including southern fried chicken with mashed potatoes and cole slaw for $5.99
from 2 to 10PM. Monday Katie’s features Pork Milanese, a breaded and Parmesan coated pork cutlet griddled
golden brown with lemon butter sauce served with fresh vegetables and mashed
potatoes for $6.99. The Tuesday special is a Burrito Grande, chicken or beef & beans in a flour tortilla
covered with enchilada sauce & cheese with Spanish rice for $6.99.
- CV Steak: Thursday’s special 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 Elk Medallions for $32. 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
bread.
Denver
Saunders Duo tonight, Arizona Jones Thursday thru Saturday, Rock River Sunday and Monday and Jeff Campbell Tuesday and Wednesday.
The Denver
Saunders Duo is a stripped down performance of the band “The Well Dressed
Mannequins.” Denver Saunders (vocals/guitar) and Jarom Horner (6-String Bass)
are known for inspiring dancing, laughing and sing-alongs wherever they play.
In a scene so often dominated by technology and
gimmicks, Arizona Jones prefers to
do it the old fashioned way - live and personal. 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. They play the hits from Aerosmith and Amy Winehouse
to Wilson Pickett and ZZ Top.
Rock
River is Buddy and Kim from the Buddy Emmer Blues Band
presenting an evening of blues and other music!
Jeff
Campbell is a vocalist,
impassioned songwriter and
lifelong musician . . . an emotional,
evocative poet with a rock lover’s heart!
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!
