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Staff Reports

Young Chautauquans ready to perform

The Young Chautauquans give free performances, 5-7 p.m. June 18 and 19, at the Mormon Station State Historic Park in Genoa. Some of the characters represented are Marie Curie, Walt Disney, Florence Nightingale, Betsy Ross, Jacqueline Kennedy, Kit Carson, Dr. Eliza Cook and Anna Sewell, the author of "Black Beauty." Musical entertainmentevent provided by emcee Mike Maloney.

Young Chautauqua is funded in part by Nevada Humanities.

The Young Chautauquans are available to entertain at club or organization functions. For information, call Grace Bower at the Douglas County Historical Society, 782-2555.

Swap meet June 21

The Douglas County Historical Society will hold swap meets beginning June 21 in the parking lot of the Carson Valley Museum & Cultural Center, 1477 Highway 395, Gardnerville.

More swap meets are planned for June 28, July 12, July 26, Aug. 9, Aug. 23, Sept. 13 and Sept. 27.

There are 10-by-10 booths available for a $10 rental fee, or $20 if rented on the day of the meet. The meets are open 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Information and applications at www.historicnevada.org or the front desk of the Gardnerville museum. Information, 782-2555.

Artists needed for art and wine festival

Applications are being accepted for artist participation in the Douglas County Historical Society's Art and Wine Festival. The festival is 4-8 p.m. July 19 on the lawn of the Carson Valley Museum & Cultural Center in Gardnerville.

Wine tasting, music and food booths will be in the parking lot.

Artists can apply for a 10-by-10-foot booth space by filling out an application and providing two to four photos of examples of their work.

There is a $25 application fee. This will be a juried art show.

Original work will be accepted in the following media: oils, pastels, watercolors, tempera, monotypes, lithographs, photographs, pottery, clay, porcelain and jewelry. Non-original art or crafts will not be accepted.

Space will be reserved on a first-come, first-served basis and booths must be set up by 3 p.m. July 19. Information at the Douglas County Historical Society, 1477 Highway 395, Gardnerville, or 782-2555.

Artists display work in museum bookstore

Members of the Carson Valley Art Association will display their art in the Main Street Bookstore in the Carson Valley Museum & Cultural Center through August.

n June: Beth Bosman, Pam Brekas, Nancy Kilberg and Mechele Johnson

n July: Anne Armijo, Janice Frost and Mark Tompkins

n August: Nancy Clarke, Carolyn Denning and Helen Martin

The Carson Valley Museum & Cultural Center is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Admission is $3 for adults and $2 for youth, ages 6 to 16. Access to the book store is free.