With tradition, community spirit and the launch of the Carson City jazz festival in mind, residents are welcome to a cool summer evening with music and sweet treats as the Carson City Historical Society hosts its annual Ice Cream Social this Saturday.
Festivities begin at 5 p.m. and feature live music, mountain men and quilters. The event takes place at Foreman-Roberts House Park, 1207 North Carson Street. The event is free to get in and costs $3 to enjoy the ice cream and cookies.
Mountain men and quilters will demonstrate their techniques. Beginning at 6 p.m., the Millennium Bugs, a five-piece combo associated with the Mile High Jazz Band, will perform until 8 p.m.
This event is on the first Saturday of the "Jazz & Beyond: Carson City Music Festival," which has been celebrated in Carson City in one form or another each August since 2004. For more information on the festival, go to JazzCarsonCity.com.
Proceeds benefit the Carson City Historical Society which, along with its sister organization, the Foundation for the Betterment of Carson City Parks and Recreation, maintain the Foreman-Roberts House Museum and the Wungnema House.
The Historical Society presents a lecture series on the third Thursdays of several months each year. For information about the Historical Society, go to www.CCHistorical.org or call 775-883-4154.