Calendar of Events

Today

-- Steam Train rides at the Nevada State Railroad Museum, 2180 S. Carson St., 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call 687-6953.

-- Pancake Breakfast fund-raiser for St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Community Church, 3000 N. Lompa Lane, in Chartz Hall after each Mass. Menu includes pancakes, sausage, ham, fruit, coffee, tea, hot chocolate and juice. Cost $5 adults, $3 children 12-younger; hosted by the Knights of Columbus and the Ladies' Guild. Call 882-1968.

-- Ice Cream Social at the Children's Museum of Northern Nevada, 813 N. Carson St. from noon to 2 p.m. Call 884-2226.

-- Victorian Summer Social, 1-4 p.m. at the Roberts House Museum, 1207 N. Carson St., a yearly ice cream and pastry extravaganza with live music by the Mile High Jazz Band. Cost $4 per person, includes tour of museum; wagon tour $5 per person, includes book. Call 884-1448.

-- Free evening concert series presented by Carson City Redevelopment Authority -- Playa Papaya starts at 5 p.m. Concerts are every Sunday evening until August 10 on the Legislative lawn. Bring a picnic basket, lawn chairs, blankets and the kids.

-- "John Sparks: Western Cattle King," a free Chautauqua presentation by Michael Fisher, 1 p.m. at Mormon Station in Genoa. Call 782-2590 or 687-5678.

-- Young at Heart community bingo at 1 p.m. at Douglas County Senior Center, 2300 Meadow Lane, Gardnerville. Must be 21 to play; free coffee, tea and desserts. Other food available; call 266-4722.

-- Valhalla Players perform Pizasso at the Lapin Agile, 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. matinee Sunday at the Valhalla Boathouse Theatre, South Lake Tahoe. Call (530) 542-4166.

-- 2003 Nevada Indian Days All-Indian Rodeo at Churchill County Fairgrounds. Includes bareback riding, steer wrestling, saddle bronc riding, team roping, steer riding, calf roping, barrel racing, bull riding and more. Call (775) 423-6075.

-- Band on the Run performs at the Carson Nugget Show Lounge; 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. Tuesday-Thursday and Sunday, 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Friday-Saturday. Call 882-1626.

-- Symmetry performs at the Carson Valley Inn Cabaret Lounge, Minden. Call 782-9711.

-- Comedians Willie Barcena and Scott Kennedy perform with emcee Howie Nave at The Improv at Harveys. Tickets $25 per person; call for showtimes, (800) 427-8397.

-- Colors of Summer Quilt and Fiber Art Exhibition, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at Lawlor Events Center, Reno. Admission $6 per person. Call 329-5274.

-- Inaugural Western States Wild Horse and Burro Expo at the Reno Livestock Events Center. Includes wild horse clinics, exhibitions, demonstrations, promotions, drawings, auctions and raffles, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday with free dance and concert; 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday includes horse show and more. Call 861-6586 or 1 (800) 4-MUSTANGS.