Sierra Place, 1111 W. College Parkway, is holding free events in October.
Western entertainer Sourdough Slim will combine vaudevillian and cowboy lore in his performance at 2:30 p.m. Friday.
Mark McLaughlin will talk about the history of Lake Tahoe and the Comstock at 10 a.m. Oct. 6.
Mike Thomas will present Pathfinder of the West, a lecture about Kit Carson and John Fremont, at 10 a.m. Oct. 14.
Bob Nylen, author and curator of history at Nevada State Museum, will present a PowerPoint about the history of the Nevada Day Parade at 10 a.m. Oct. 20.
For more information, call 775-841-4111.