3rd Annual Mark Twain Days
Brewery Arts Center, in partnership with Visit Carson City, is excited to be hosting the 3rd Annual Mark Twain Days in Downtown Carson City! Thursday night we will kick it off at the Brewery Arts Center for an Opening Reception. Friday we will featured author workshops inside the historic rooms of the Nevada State Capitol Building and, of course, the Twain Train to Virginia City. Saturday the festivities are coming to North Carson Street! We will be closing it from 4th Street to Proctor to fill it with vendors, family-friendly art, food trucks, and of course, all things Twain!
Thursday, October 16th - Brewery Arts Center (BAC)
- Connections Central - 5 to 7pm - Robin Cobbey | Grand Ballroom
- Gold Hill News Reception - 5 to 8pm | Exhibition Hall
- Hope Academy Twain Program , featuring McAvoy Layne - 7:30 to 9pm | Performance Hall
Friday, October 17th
- Twain Train - 2 to 6:45pm - V&T Railway Eastgate Depot
- Mark Twain & Julia Bulette: Together Again featuring McAvoy Layne & Kim Harris 7:30 to 9pm | BAC Performance Hall
- PPI presents Arsenic & Old Lace - 7pm Maizie Theater
Saturday, October 18th
- Kids Fishing Day - 9am to 12pm | Bailey’s Fishing Pond
- Harvest Train - 10am to 3pm | Nevada State Railroad Museum
- Vendor Fair and Live Music - 11am to 4pm | BAC Campus
- Impressing Twain: Hands-On Letterpress for Beginners with Dr. Ghilieri - 11am to 4pm | BAC Exhibition Hall
- Ogres-Holm Pottery: The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County Workshop 12 to 6pm | OBAC Pottery Studio
- Wagon Rides - 12 to 3pm |
BAC Campus Workshops at BAC
Performance Hall Lobby
- Suzanne Williams - 12 to 1:15pm
- Michael Smith - 1:30 to 2:15pm
- Bradford McMullin - 3 to 3:45pm
Grand Ballroom
- Michael Branch - 11:15am-12p
- Jen Tune, 1:45 to 2:30pm
- Fil Corbert, 2:45 to 3:30pm
- Jed Block - 4:00-5:30pm
Maizie Theater
- Movies on loop
- Picon and Luca
- PPI presents Arsenic & Old Lace - 7pm Maizie Theater
- Low Brow Social - 6 to 9pm | Nevada State Museum
Sunday, October 19th
- Harvest Train - 10am to 3pm Nevada State Railroad Museum V&T Railway Virginia City Excursion - 10am to 4pm - Carson City Eastgate Depot
- PPI presents Arsenic & Old Lace - 2pm Maizie Theater
Virginia City Events:
Mark Twain’s time in Nevada was fast, furious, and left a lasting impact. The region and Twain were changed forever and the dust he kicked up has never quite settled. To carry on with what Mark Twain loved most about Nevada—the characters, the excitement, and the spirit of the west—we invite you to the Mark Twain Days Festival in Virginia City and Downtown Carson City. Discover yourself like Samuel Clemens did when he left Missouri to find his true identity in Nevada with art, music, literary events, neighborhood tours, the Twain Train, and so much more.
Territorial Enterprise - Oct. 17 The historic Territorial Enterprise Mark Twain Museum will be open for walk-in tours. If you’d like to arrange a group visit or schedule a tour time in advance, please contact Steven Saylor at steven.territorialenterprise@gmail.com.
Twain Train - Oct. 17 The Twain Train takes off from Carson City for Virginia City on the historic V&T Railway. This epic journey will allow you to explore Twain and Virginia City. Tickets and more information available at vtrailway.com.
St. Mary's Art Center - Oct. 18 & 19 This weekend celebrates Mark Twain and his rich history in Virginia City and Carson City with the great added bonus of the Fall Art Reception on Oct. 18, 1-4pm. St. Mary's showcases a series of photographs of Mark Twain and his life in the 3rd floor art studio and offer his views on art (including sharing his own work) in our 4th floor theatre. To learn more, visit St. Mary's Art Center.
Fourth Ward School - Oct. 17 - 19 The Historic Fourth Ward School & Museum will feature a Mark Twain exhibit and will have free Mark Twain posters to attendees (while supplies last). On October 18, they will host the 1st Annual Virginia City Modulate Music Festival featuring The Language of Birds.
Mark Twain Saloon - Oct. 17 - 19 Mark Twain Saloon will feature Tarantula Juice, a slideshow, poetry readings and Twain cigars for sale. The VCTC Mark Twain scavenger hunt will run all weekend, with winners announced Monday, October 20.
