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!

Vintage Cars & Airplanes, Country Classics, Rock & Roll, Football, More

Party or Bid or Both – All for the Boys and Girls Club:  

• Activities start tomorrow for the 6th Annual Mike Tice Charity Golf Tournament for the Boys & Girls Club of Western Nevada with online bidding for the silent auction items. Among the items up for grabs are many autographed jerseys and balls and/or pucks from the NFL, NBA and NHL; VIP tickets and three nights’ accommodations for the 52^nd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards; Box Seats for 6 people to the 2017 Kentucky Derby & Kentucky Oaks; two tickets to the Seahawks- 49ers game on September 25 in Seattle and much more. Previously limited to those who attended the evening functions, the auction will be live on this page starting Thursday for anyone who wants to bid. Be sure to check out the items and jump in quickly because most auction items close this Friday night. All auction proceeds go to the Boys & Girls Club Carson Valley Branch! 
• The Decades Concert and Dance Party is this Saturday, June 18 in TJ’s Corral and it's open to anyone who would like to trade a minimum $20 donation (we’ll take more!) to the Boys & Girls Club for a jammin’ rock n’ roll party. You can purchase tickets at the CVI Hotel Desk or simply show up on Saturday night and pay at the door. This is an informal opportunity to meet Coach Tice and some of the other Raider’s coaches who are accompanying him for the weekend’s activities . . . like Hall of Fame defensive back Rod Woodson and others!

Oak Ridge Boys Bringing Blake Shelton? Actually, there’s no truth to the rumor the Oak Ridge Boys are bringing Blake Shelton with them when they appear in TJ’s Corral on Saturday, June 25. However, Blake and the Oaks did team up a week ago on the CMT awards show and the above video is just full of fun . . . and you’ll see this same energetic enthusiasm during The Oak Ridge Boys Concert a week from Saturday. For an advance look at their concert, check this article posted by tahoeonstage.com.  We peeked at the ticket sales website just before posting this blog and the Oaks are definitely trending toward a sellout. Please don’t miss out - jump online or stop at our hotel desk and grab your tickets today! Additional 2016 Concerts coming up in TJ’s Corral include Clay Walker, The Temptations Review Featuring Dennis Edwards, The Eli Young Band and Randy Houser!

The Great Race - Half a Block from Sharkey's Sunday

Plenty to Do This Week Close to the CVI: If you’re staying at the Carson Valley Inn Hotel, Motor Lodge or RV Park this weekend – or just planning to pass through – and are looking for something to do, here are four opportunities close by:

Take A Ride - This Weekend!

• Wine Walk: It’s a Pirate Theme for this week’s Thirsty Third Thursday Wine Walk in Gardnerville with Sharkey’s Casino in the heart of the action. The swashbuckling runs from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m.
• Motown Sound: Nathan Owens Motown and Soul Review will fill Minden Park (two blocks from the CVI) this Friday starting at 6:30 p.m. in the continuation of the Douglas County Parks & Recreation Department 2016 GE Summer Family Concert Series co-sponsored by the Town of Minden & Carson Valley Inn. It’s Free baby, Free!
• Vintage Aircraft: Those authentic WW II aircraft preserved and displayed by the Collings Foundation will be at Minden-Tahoe Airport this Thursday afternoon through Sunday afternoon with plenty of opportunities to tour the aircraft (inside and out) and even take a ride! Included are a P-1 Mustang, B-17 Flying Fortress, B-24 Liberator and a B-25 Mitchell. Meanwhile click here for hours, tour times and ride arrangements!
• Vintage Cars:  If surface transportation is more your style, then you’ll definitely want to check the vehicles – many older then World War II vintage – coming through the Carson Valley as part of The Great Race this Sunday. The activities of The Great Race Lunch Stop & Heritage Park Classic Car Show are all happening just across Highway 395 from Sharkey’s Casino.

Sports Challenge Result: Interestingly enough, none of the people who entered our Sports Challenge in last week’s blog got it 100% correct.  Turns out if one less stroke was taken by either of the two low finishers in the St. Jude Classic on Sunday, or if there had been one more run scored in major league baseball on Sunday, Marty Swindell of Folsom, CA would’ve nailed it. So, exercising our blog license of flexibility and fairness, we’re sending Marty a $50 dining certificate for CV Steak. Anyone who knows Marty, give him a call and tell him you’ll be glad to be his guest when he comes up to use it! Thanks to all who entered!

Free Live Entertainment in the Cabaret Lounge

Free Cabaret Lounge Entertainment: Patrick Major entertains tonight, Armer & The Hot Dogs take the stage Thursday through Saturday, and Jonathon “JB” Barton returns Sunday through next Wednesday! Armer & The Hot Dogs have been playing live Rock & Roll all over the Northern Nevada and Northeastern California area since 1991. The group was originally put together as part of an off-shoot FM morning show band when Jake Armer was part of the KOZZ morning show team; Smith & Armer. Jake had said he wanted to find some of the best musicians in the area and call them The Hot Dogs to go along with the play on words of “Armer & The Hot Dogs.” Jake says; “We love to have fun and we put out a lot of energy. We want everyone in the house to have fun, too”…“In the immortal words of Stevie Ray; if the house is a Rockin’, don’t bother knockin’, just come on in!!” And, yes, we play that song, too. Pretty darn good I think…” Click here for the full lineup of June entertainment in the Cabaret Lounge.

Just In – More Next Week:

• Blood Drive: The Annual CVI Driving for Donors All American Hero Blood Drive is coming up on Friday, July 1 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. You can schedule your appointment on line now!
• Band of the West Free Concert: The 562nd Air National Guard Band of the West Coast will present a free concert on Sunday evening, July 3 in TJ’s Corral. The Patriots in Blue Jazz Ensemble will perform first followed by a patriotic tribute by the entire Air National Guard Band of the West Coast Concert Band. Watch for all the details in next week’s blog.

Interesting & Helpful Tidbits and News

• Enjoy Sharkey’s Even More! In response to our customers, Sharkey’s and the Jackpot Café are now opening at 6:30 AM each morning. Also, Sharkey’s Casino is now closing at 4 AM instead of midnight on Friday and Saturday nights.
• To Make a Hotel Reservation: Despite what hear or what you might think from watching those fancy TV commercials, you will  always get the best rate by booking directly with the Carson Valley Inn either online or by calling our Reservations Department directly at 775-783-6629 or 800-321-6983.
• Dining at the Inn:
• 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.
• Our Friday special in CV Steak is Roasted Stuffed Quail with prosciutto, wild rice pilaf and plum port glaze for $28.  Saturday night’s special is Garlic Studded Prime Rib for $26 and Sunday's special is one pound of King Crab Legs for $32. All three 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.

In the Casino:

• Promotions: Spell CA$H kiosk game on Mondays; 3X Points Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Friday Giveaway Drawings at 8 and 10 p.m. with the chance to win up to $500; Saturday Hot Seat Giveaways from Noon to 5 p.m. with 50 guaranteed winners of $100 each and Saturday Spin to Win Drawings at 6, 8, and 10 p.m. with the chance to win up to $5,000.
• Sports and Race Book: This week you can bet Major League Baseball, US Open Golf Tournament, Horseracing and at least one more NBA Finals Game. NASCAR is off this week.
• Ladies’ Night Tonight: The first 150 ladies who sign up for Ladies’ Night tonight receive a Chocolate Shoppe Flip Flops gift!  Our hot seat prizes tonight are Chocolate Shoppe Gift Baskets. There’s also a ladies-only drink special, raffle and games.
• $2 Beers – Once or Twice? We’ll have $2 Draft Beers – the 16 ounce size – during the remaining NBA Championship games . . . either just this Thursday or, perhaps, also on Sunday if there is a Game 7!

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!