A number of special events occur throughout the year in Genoa. None are bigger than the Annual Candy Dance Arts & Crafts Faire which has over 300 craft and food vendors and draws thousands of people to Genoa during the two-day event.
Thank you for supporting the Town of Genoa and we need your help to make this event a success! Contact the Town Office to volunteer and help us make it better for 2008 and the future.
The Candy Dance Arts and Crafts Faire is on the last full weekend of September each year. The dates for the 88th Annual Candy Dance Faire are Saturday and Sunday, September 27-28, 2008, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The parking fee in designated lots is $5 per vehicle, with free shuttles to and from the Candy Dance Faire. The locations of these lots are:
Foothill Road south of Genoa
Genoa Lane east of Genoa
Jacks Valley Road north of Genoa
Free parking will be available at Douglas High School and the Carson Valley Inn in Minden. Shuttle service to and from the Genoa will be available at these locations for $2 per person (round trip). The shuttle runs during faire hours on both Saturday and Sunday.
Driving Tips
From Points North: From the Reno/Carson City area, take Highway 395 south to Genoa Lane. Turn right on Genoa Lane and continue on to Genoa. Due to limited and restricted parking on Jacks Valley Road, we recommend Genoa Lane for all Faire visitors.
From Points West: From the north Lake Tahoe area, take Highway 50 to Highway 395 south to Jacks Valley Road. Turn right on Jacks Valley Road continue on to Genoa. From South Lake Tahoe, take the Kingsbury Grade (State Route 207) to Foothill Road. Turn left on Foothill and travel north to Genoa.
From Points South: From Minden or Gardnerville, take Highway 395 north to Muller Lane. Turn left on Muller Lane then right on Foothill Road and continue on to Genoa. From Alpine County take Highway 88 north to Highway 395 north and follow the directions above.
Tickets: $25 for Adults, $12 for Children age 12 and under, $15 for Dance only.
The 2008 Candy Dance Dinner Dance will be held at the Orchard House in Genoa on Saturday evening, September 27, 4 to 10 p.m. The doors and no-host bar will open at 4 p.m. Dinner will be served promptly at 5 p.m. The dinner will catered by Mom and Pop’s Catering of Carson City. The menu includes barbequed beef and chicken, au gratin potatoes, cole slaw and dessert. Beer, wine and soft drinks will be available at the no-host bar.
Tickets can be purchased at the Genoa Town Office, and the following locations: The Dancing Deer, Tahoe Ridge Winery, Carson Valley Chamber of Commerce and Carson Valley Museum. Tickets are also available by mail. Mail a check (Visa/Master charge also accepted) for the number attending, your telephone number and a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Candy Dance Dinner Dance, Town of Genoa, P.O. Box 14, Genoa, NV 89411. To purchase tickets by phone, contact the Genoa Town Office, (775) 782-8696. All dinner dance tickets will be sold in advance and must be purchased by 5 p.m., Monday, September 22. Dance only tickets can be purchased in advance or at the door. All tickets are non-refundable.
For more information, contact the Genoa Town Office, (775) 782-8696.
Back by popular demand, the Dealer’s Choice Band will perform live music for “Candy Dancin’” at the 2008 Candy Dance Dinner Dance. Originally from Gardnerville, Dealer’s Choice specializes in dance music, country-western songs, classic rock and pop selections.
The members of the group are:
Michael Wilde, (rhythm and lead guitar, vocals) brings over two decades of musical experience to Dealer’s Choice. He has performed in a vast array of venues in Alaska, Canada and many of the lower 48 states.
Pati Smith-Wilde, (vocals and keyboard) is a talented folk artist who has performed in Northern Nevada since the early 1980s. Whether playing the keyboard, singing lead vocals or lending her special harmonies to songs, audiences are drawn to Pati’s loving personality, and return time and again to share with her and the band.
Kevin Hayes (drums and vocals), a native of New York who graduated from Long Island University with a BA in music. He has worked in clubs and casinos in Los Angeles and Las Vegas. He opened for the Neville Brothers at the 1992 New Orleans Mardi Gras and played with Star Search winner, Jenny Jones.
Don Helwig (bass guitar and vocals), has 20 years of experience playing clubs in the San Francisco Bay Area and the Pacific Northwest. Don’s solid and driving force on the bass rounds out the full sound of Dealer’s Choice.
