2018 EVENTS

Please bring your own seating for all events. No dogs at events; legitimate service animals only. All events are free to attend unless otherwise noted, and all are free for youth 16 and younger. Members receive special ticketing discounts not shown here. See our “Donate” page for information about joining the non-profit Friends of Dangberg Home Ranch.

May
12-13: Scatter’s Attic (Rummage Sale), Noon-4:00pm each day
19-20: “Something in the Wind” Kite Weekend; 9:00am-5:00pm each day

June
2: Author, Nancy Raven, “A Postal Journey: Discovering Nevada through Its Post Offices,” 10:00am
13: Chautauqua, Tom Lorentzen as “American Author John Steinbeck,” 6:30pm; $5
13: “Star Party” Stargazing with the Astronomical Society of Nevada, 9:00pm
16: Speaker, Jim Clark, “More Trains in the Westerns,” 10:00am
21: Concert, Mylo McCormick Project, playing blues, funk and rock, 6:30pm; $10
27: Young Chautauquans of the Douglas County Historical Society, 6:30pm
28: Concert, The Old West Trio playing classic Western music, 6:30pm; $10

July
7: Speaker, Glen Whorton of the Nevada State Prison Preservation Society, “The Prison in Nevada History,” 10:00am
11: Chautauqua, Doug Mishler as “Circus Showman P. T. Barnum,” 6:30pm, $5
12: Concert, Milton Merlos playing flamenco guitar, 6:30pm, $10
18: Chautauqua, Larry Lippmann as “Stagecoach Robber Black Bart,” 6:30pm; $5
26: Concert, Todd Morgan and the Emblems playing rock and roll, jazz, and rockabilly, 6:30 pm; $10
28: Author, Karen Dustman, “The Old Genoa Cemetery,” 10:00am
28: A Musical Jamboree at the Dangberg Home Ranch, featuring Blue Shoes Ukulele Orchestra of Columbia, CW & Dr. Spitmore, Richard Blair, and Batamba Collective; 4:00-8:00pm, $10

August
2: Special Event: “Whose History is it Anyway?” Improv Comedy; 6:30pm; $10
4: Speaker, Michael Fischer, “Chautauqua of H. F. Dangberg: Curmudgeons, Comrades and Fools from My Days in the Valley,” 10:00am
11: Author, Robin Holabird, “Elvis, Marilyn and the Space Aliens: Nevada Screen Icons,” 10:00am
15: Chautauqua, Deke DiMarzo as “Watchman Alex Coryell: Virginia City Police Department 1873-1891,” 6:30pm; $5
16: Concert, Mike Beck playing Western Americana music, 6:30pm; $10
23: Concert, Sierra Sweethearts playing bluegrass, 6:30pm; $10
25: Buffalo Bill’s Wild West and Midway Plaisance; 11:00am-4:00pm, $15
29: Chautauqua, Cindy Southerland as “Annie H. Martin: The First Woman to Head a U. S. Treasury Facility, the Assay Office at Carson City,” 6:30pm, $5