Hairy Spotter: The Nevada Day Beard Contest, Carson City, NV, Oct. 29

If you love facial hair, get your whiskers to the Annual 2005 Nevada Day Beard Contest. It’s open to anyone with a beard, there’s no entry fee and admission is free. It will take place on the steps of the old Capitol building in downtown Carson City immediately after the Nevada Day Parade. Categories are: longest, fullest, reddest, whitest, blackest, best salt and pepper, best groomed, scruffiest, and most bearded community group. More info: Call 775.882.2600 or visit their Web site.