Today's Calendar

• Carson High School Football Team Annual Car Wash, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at ARCO AM/PM, corner of North Carson and East William streets. Minimum donation $5; call 882-1452.

• Carson-Tahoe Hospital Auxiliary '50s-style fund-raiser for the Carson-Tahoe Cancer Center, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., featuring a private auto collection, 3075 College Drive. Tickets $25; call 885-4140 or 783-1760. Information: 882-0254.

• St. Benedict Society of Corpus Christi Catholic Church Bingo, 11:30 a.m. at the church, 5335 Snyder Ave. Bingo starts at 12:15 p.m.; must be 21 to play. Concessions available, free coffee and popcorn. Call 882-1967.

• Barbecue fund-raiser at noon at Rupert's Auto Body, 2800 S. Curry St., to assist agencies that lost equipment in the Waterfall fire. Bank representatives will accept donations. Call 883-4484.

• The Sierra Nevada Ballet performs at 5 p.m. on the Legislature lawn.

• Beach Party Bingo, 3-9 p.m. at Telegraph Square in downtown Carson City. Features a live band, live remote, free games for adults, prizes, food booths, shaved ice, airbrush tattoos, volleyball, bikini contest and more. A fund-raiser for Soroptimist International of Carson City. Call 883-2211, ext. 107.

• Misfits Theater Group of Dayton performs "The Love Child, or Mysteries of Cosmic Awareness," 8:30 p.m. at Odeon Hall, upstairs at Mia's Swiss Restaurant. Tickets $8; call 246-9622.

• "Cathouse Afternoon" dinner theater, 6 p.m. and noon today and noon Sunday, Mandarin Gardens Chinese Theater on C Street, Virginia City. Dinner seating $25 adults $20 youth, lunch $15 adults, $12.50 youth. Reservations requested; call 847-7150.

• Cruising and Cabernet event, noon-3 p.m. at Tahoe Ridge Winery and Marketplace in Genoa. Features tasting of wine, beer and treats, classic car display and giveaways. Call 783-1566.

• An Evening of Wine and Roses, 6-9 p.m. at Sierra Nevada Golf Ranch, Genoa. A fund-raiser for Northern Nevada Railway Foundation and Make-A-Wish Foundation. Tickets $50; includes wine tasting, silent auction, hor d'oeuvres and live music. Call 885-7200.

• Free community ice cream social, noon-2 p.m. at "Our Park" in Dayton. Features free ice cream, cake, pie and lemonade; sponsored by the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce. Call 246-7909.

• Swiss Independence Day celebration at Mia's Swiss Restaurant in Dayton. Includes 26-member yodeling and Alpenhorn group from Switzerland. Tickets $37.50; call 246-3993.

• Northern Nevada Australian Shepherd and Quick Silver Dog Show, 8 a.m. Saturday and Sunday at Fuji Park. Call 883-7651.

• ICS qualifier Chili Cook-off fund-raiser, 11 a.m. Saturday and Sunday at Glen Eagles Restaurant, 3700 N. Carson St., for the Carson-Tahoe Cancer Center. Features live music by Craig Fletcher and Band, food and drinks. Call 884-4414.

• Eighth annual Genoa Renaissance Faire, downtown Genoa on Nixon Street. Features live performances, music, food and more. Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call 782-4951.

• Wild Animal Infirmary for Nevada Open House, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Self-guided tours; 2920 Eagle St., Washoe Valley. Call 849-0345.