- 775-782-8207
- 1572 Hwy 395 N Minden, NV
The Carson Valley Arts Council’s 2023-2024 Concert Series is resuming with an evening with Heather “Lil’ Mama” Hardy. Heather will perform at the CVIC Hall, 1602 Esmeralda in Minden, at 7 p.m. Friday, February 9, 2024.
Heather “Lil’ Mama” Hardy will light up the stage with incendiary music from blues and jazz to rock and bluegrass. Heather’s musical journey goes from New York City to Tucson, Arizona where she and her duo are regular features with the Tucson Jazz Festival and regional events.
Heather Hardy is a Tucson Based Electric Violinist – Singer and Songwriter. She was inducted in the Arizona Blues Hall of Fame in 2002. Heather has performed nationally and internationally for over 33 years; and has released 5 albums of original songs.
Tickets are $22 members, $24 general audience, and kids under 18 are free with a paid adult ticket. Tickets are available at the Copeland Cultural Arts Center, 1572 US Hwy 395, Minden, online at www.cvartscouncil.com, and by phone at 775-782-8207. Tickets will also be available at the door for $27 if not sold out. For more information, visit www.cvartscouncil.com.
Carson Valley Arts Council (CVAC) presents photographer Don Langson at the Copeland Gallery in Minden from January 30 through March 22, 2024. Carson Valley Arts Council will host an artist’s reception for Don on Saturday, February 10 from 1 until 3 p.m. The reception is free and open to the public. Come and meet Don Langson.
Don’s unusual talent comes from Don’s study under the Masters of Photography such as Ansel Adams, Ralph Gibson, Paul L. Gittings Jr., Robert Heineeken, George Krause, Nathan Lyons, Jerry Uelsmann, and Cole Weston to name a few.
Through Don’s work viewers can instantly transport themselves to the location of the photo to experience the color, texture, mood and feelings of the environment. His photographs allow the viewer their own interpretation, their own memories and storytelling.
Don has taught photography in Texas and Nevada; is a founding member of the Professional Photographers Guild of Houston; and the Houston Photographic Society as well as a member of Friends of Photography in Camel, California. Don is also an accomplished printmaker. Don’s current venture is interpreting the vast landscapes of the American West. The exhibit can be viewed Monday through Saturday 10 am to 5 pm. Don’s work will be available for purchase.
Feel free to contact us for additional information or questions by calling the Carson Valley Arts Council office at 782-8207. Visit our website at www.cvartscouncil.com to learn more about CVAC and upcoming events. The Copeland Gallery is located at 1572 US Hwy 395, Minden (corner of Hwy 395 and County Road).
WE NEED YOU!! Time to become a sponsor for Carson Valley Arts Council events and concerts for 2024-25 season. Your business’s name and logo can be in every concert program, on the CVAC website and promotions. It takes volunteers and sponsors and community support to make everything happen. An individual or a business or organization can become a member or sponsor for Carson Valley Arts Council concerts, arts outreach at schools, art exhibits, mini-grants for arts teachers, or community arts events. Call our office for more information or Visit our website at www.cvartscouncil.com
Carson City, Carson Valley and Virginia City have been selected by Travel Nevada to pursue a shared Cultural Corridor project that will help to build our regional tourism economy and support local arts, culture, history, and heritage. The innovative 3D Project, a new program from Travel Nevada, will provide eight months of expert consulting and ultimately award a share in a $2 million federally funded grant program. We welcome the community to take part in this important planning process.
Please join us to gain a better understanding of the project and to have your voice heard through comments and questions, during a listening session hosted at the CVIC Hall (1604 Esmeralda Ave.) in Minden, at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22. All are welcome to attend this listening and input session. Refreshments will be provided.
The project is providing Carson City, Carson Valley and Virginia City with a customized 33-week planning process to create a 10-year destination plan for the Cultural Corridor project. Once the plan is complete, the collective group will have a chance to apply for some portion of $2 million in funding to bring the concept to life.
The Cultural Corridor concept centers on finding a way to unite the three destinations, all of which have high concentrations of historic sites, heritage events and arts offerings. This project aims to connect visitors and locals with an approachable way to engage with our region’s rich arts and culture offerings and to seek out and nurture their interests in arts and culture.
The project is being guided by a local steering committee made up of various members of the region including artists, museum and gallery staff, city/county/state officials, artisans as well as tourism officials. The project jumpstarts Travel Nevada’s brand-new focus on destination development to expand the state’s tourism infrastructure and build rural economies by attracting more traveler spending.
In order to assist the Cultural Corridor Steering Committee in planning for this event, kindly RSVP for this free event at the following link: Carson Valley 3D Community Meeting Tickets, Thu, Feb 22, 2024 at 6:00 PM | Eventbrite
The Carson Valley Arts Council is pleased to present an evening with Dirty Cello. The band will perform at the CVIC Hall, 1602 Esmeralda in Minden, at 7 p.m. Friday, March 8, 2024. From Iceland to Italy, and all over the U.S., San Francisco based band Dirty Cello brings the world a high energy and unique spin on blues, rock, and Americana. Led by vivacious cross-over cellist, Rebecca Roudman, Dirty Cello is cello like you’ve never heard before. From down home blues and rock with a wailing cello to virtuosic stompin’ Americana, Dirty Cello is a band that gets your heart thumping and your toes tapping! Tickets are $22 members, $25 general audience, and kids under 18 are free with a paid adult ticket. Tickets are available at the Copeland Cultural Arts Center, 1572 US Hwy
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395, Minden, online at www.cvartscouncil.com, and by phone at 775-782-8207. Tickets will also be available at the door for $28 if not sold out. For more information, visit www.cvartscouncil.com.
Special thanks goes to our sponsors for the Concert Series and the Art Studio Tour. Please thank all of our sponsors and supporters for making the ARTS important in our community. Nevada Arts Council, National Endowment for the Arts, WESTAF, Carson Valley Inn, Douglas County, BDR Construction, Coffee on Main, Record Courier, Sierra View Dental Center, Carson Valley United Methodist Church, Douglas Democrats/DCDemocratic Women, Breaux Accounting Group, Double J Auto, Mort’s Auto Body, Custom Framing & Design, Art Gallery @ Prism, East Fork Gallery, Gadzooks, Genoa Gallery, Bike Habitat, Towns of Minden and Gardnerville, Carson Valley Visitor’s Authority and Chamber of Commerce, the Smallwood Foundation, Heritage Bank, and
Karen and Brian Fitzgerald.
Visit our website at www.cvartscouncil.com
Tickets for all CVAC concerts are available at Carson Valley Arts Council office or website, plus Douglas Co. Community Center on Waterloo.
The IRA charitable rollover or Qualified Charitable Deduction (QCD) provides several benefits. If YOU are 70½ and older, you can transfer up to $100,000 from a traditional IRA directly to a nonprofit each year. You pay NO taxes on the transfer and your gift counts dollar-for-dollar to support our important work in Carson Valley.
To benefit this year, your IRA Qualified Charitable Deduction needs to be made before December 31. Call your financial advisor or IRA administrator for more details on how to make the IRA charitable rollover work for you.
How It Works…. You have your IRA administrator simply write the QCD check to “Carson Valley Arts Council”. The check can be given to you to deliver to the Carson Valley Arts Council or mailed directly to CVAC.
MAJOR GIFT WITH MINOR EFFORT
Many people are discovering that they can make a big difference to help further our mission with QCD or IRA charitable rollover gift. For an added benefit consider designating our organization as a beneficiary of your IRA or in your estate plan. Thanks to you, our mission will continue . . .
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