Fourth of July activities

• Start Your Day on the Fourth of July with a Bang 10k and two-mile run 7 a.m. Saturday at the Korean War Memorial Park, at Fifth Street and Marsh Road. Fees are $30 on race day. Participants younger than 18 are $15. Contact Scott Keith at scott@fleetfeetcar soncity.com or 883-3361.

• RSVP's July 4th Celebration at Mills Park opens at 3 p.m. on Friday, and at noon on Saturday and Sunday. The free fireworks show launches at 9:15 p.m. Saturday. All-day ride passes are $25, or $18 with a coupon available at www.funNbiz.com.

• Tea party tax protest starts at 9 a.m. on the Capitol grounds. Participants are encouraged to bring flags and tea bags.

• Treadway Park Rededication Celebration from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the park at North Minnesota and West William streets. The celebration features music, food, and Chautauqua presentations. Contact Stella at 887-2262 or shyatt@ci.carson-city.nv.us.

• Gold Dust West Summer Concert Series featuring Journey Unauthorized. The free event is 7 p.m. at Gold Dust West, 2171 Highway 50 East.

• The Nevada State Railroad Museum will roll out the V&T Railroad's famous Inyo locomotive. Volunteers will operate the locomotive on the museum's tracks 9-10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. From 10 a.m.-2 p.m., the Inyo will be outside, under steam, and visitors can speak with the crew and learn about the locomotive. Rides on steam-powered passenger trains will be offered 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Fares are $5 for adults, $4 for seniors 65 and older, $3 for children 6-11 years, and free to those 5 and younger. Warren Engine Company No. 1 will sell hot dogs and hamburgers.

• Carson City's Downtown Wine Walk is 1-5 p.m. Saturday. Visitors can purchase a wine glass and map for $10 and enjoy wine tasting, hors d'oeuvres, art galleries, gift shops, casinos and restaurants. Signups are at Bella Fiore wine shop, the Carson Nugget, the HorseShoe Club and Carson Jewelry & Loan.

• The Carson Chamber Singers and the Reno Philharmonic will perform the annual "Pops in the Park" concert 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Mormon Station State Park in Genoa. Other entertainment is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.

• Also in Genoa is the town's chicken barbecue at the Genoa Volunteer Fire Department from noon to 6 p.m. Tickets are $10.

• The Virginia City Independence Day celebration parade will kick off at noon today, with a free concert with David John and the Comstock Cowboys in the Delta Saloon parking lot. The free show starts at 6 p.m., but events ranging from children's activities to a country show with Lacy J. Dalton will run all day. A fireworks show is scheduled for dusk. For more information, call the Virginia City Visitors Center at 847-4386

or visit www.visitvirginia

citynv.com.

• Red White & TOCCATA-Tahoe Blue, a celebration of American composers, will run through the weekend. The show encompasses spirituals, Broadway tunes, pop, and folk songs. The event will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at St. Patrick's Church in Incline Village; 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Boathouse in South Lake Tahoe; 5 p.m. Sunday at Squaw Valley Chapel and 7 p.m. Tuesday at First Methodist Church in Reno. Reserved seats are $25 and standard admission at the door is $15 for adults, $12 for seniors, $5 for students and free for children younger than 12. Visit toccatatahoe.com for more information.

• Reno's fireworks display will be limited to a show following the Reno Aces baseball game (www.renoaces.com), but Sparks' annual Star Spangled Sparks celebration is set to begin at 4 p.m. Saturday at Sparks Marina Park. Events will be held throughout the day and at nearby Victorian Square. Fireworks are set to go off from John Ascuaga's Nugget at 9:45 p.m.

• South Lake Tahoe's regular Lights on the Lake fireworks show, billed as the largest on the West Coast, is set to go on as planned on tonight.