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Loud As Folk is a hub of the west coast songwriting scene with a focus on highlighting emerging artists who have distinct approaches to all genres of American roots music. Catch Loud As Folk at Valhalla Tahoe Boathouse Theater on Wednesday, August 3, 2022, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets at $35.

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Will’s Kids is a FREE performance by Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival’s D.G. Menchetti Young Shakespeare Program on Friday, July 29, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. at the Valhalla Grand Hall. This hour-long performance transforms the main stage Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival production into a fun and interactive version appropriate for children of all ages. The whole family can enjoy a creative day at the stunning Heller Estate at the Tallac Historic Site.

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Pixie and the Partygrass Boys will be performing at the Valhalla Tahoe Boathouse Theater on Wednesday, July 20, 2022, at 7:30 p.m. General Admission tickets are $35.

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Tim Snider & Wolfgang Timber is a six-piece world-folk music group comprised of players from Reno who came together during the Covid lockdown and they will be at the Valhalla Tahoe Boathouse Theater on Wednesday, July 6, 2022 at 7:30 p.m. Its first show was in May 2021, a sold-out event at Crystal Bay Casino. Snider is known for performing in his bare feet and drawing his violin bow into curly frays. The rhythm section – bassist Zach Terán and drummer Miguel Jiménez-Cruz – also play Reno contemporary pop group The Novelists, which has played at Valhalla multiple times.

Join Valhalla Tahoe on the Grand Lawn for a special performance of Jenni and Jesse Dunn of Dead Winter Carpenters on Wednesday, June 15, 2022, at 4:30 p.m. Tables are available for reservation on the lawn: 6-person $180, 2-person $100. Lawn seating is free.

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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - There is a rare opportunity coming up to own a retired ski lift chair while also helping the South Lake Tahoe community. Vail's Heavenly Mountain Resort is upgrading the North Bowl lift to a high-speed quad for next season, and the 97 chairs on the old lift are going to be auctioned off.

Own a piece of local ski history in a charity auction of all the retired three-person chairs.

The George Whittell and South Tahoe High School’s Booster Clubs wish to express their appreciation to the donors of the 35th annual Booster Club Golf Tournament. The 2022 event raised over $25,000 per high school. Our students greatly appreciate your support!!

Thank you Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course! Due to your generosity, over $950,000 has been raised for our students over the last 35 years.

A special Thank You to the following ELITE SPONSORS who helped make this tournament so successful:

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - In just seven years, the Tahoe Women's Community Fund (TWCF) has spread out $537,018 to South Lake Tahoe area nonprofits, with the latest group receiving checks at a celebration Tuesday

TWCF is a collective giving organization created in 2015 in South Lake Tahoe when Wendy David and Kathy Haven sat down to create a group for the community and made up of the community. Today there are 208 members and a board of directors.

MEYERS, Calif. - Meek's Meyers is holding a Grand Reopening celebration on Wednesday, May 18 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Check out their new product showroom, design center, and door plant. There will be vendors on-site, raffles and giveaways, special day-of sales, and free lunch with food trucks and BBQ.

The updated location includes inspiring displays, home design vignettes, and knowledgeable staff on hand and ready to assist.

Meeks will be presenting the American Red Cross with a $25,000 donation at the event on behalf of the US LBM Foundation benefitting the Caldor Fire

Rabbi Mordey and Shaina Richler, co-directors of Chabad at Lake Tahoe, are excited to share the TAHOME project, the purchase of a new, permanent location for the Jewish community to call home. The ambitious $3,000,000 project includes the purchase and renovation of a beautiful building. The Jewish center will be the first for Douglas County, Nevada and will be a beacon of light to the entire community, providing social and humanitarian programs and teaching meaningful education in the ways of morality and ethics with an appreciation for divine inviolable values. 

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The South Lake Tahoe Republican Women are holding Ice Cream Social on Saturday, May 21 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the South Lake Tahoe Library.

This is an educational and fun event where those attending can learn about the issues and concerns that affect everyone.

It is a free event.

The SLT Library is located at 1000 Rufus Allen Blvd., South Lake Tahoe.

For more information contact: southlaketahoerepublicanwomen@gmail.com

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Cub Scout Pack 592 spent the day April 30 with the Sugar Pine Foundation, Wells Fargo, and other community members and helped plant 1,000 Sugar Pine and Jeffrey Pine seedlings. They planted them in the Mule Deer/Angora area that had been bulldozed to make fire lines created during the Caldo Fire last year.

This community service project was the third tree-planting effort that the Cub Scouts have participated in this year, and will likely become an annual event.

If you would like information about joining Scouts go to beascout.org.

Male staff members with Caesars Entertainment, Harrah's, and Harveys took part in the first Walk a Mile in Her Shoes on the South Shore Tuesday. The men put on high heels and walked a mile around the casino corridor to not only raise funds for Live Violence Free, but to bring awareness to sexual assault, rape, and gender violence.

Forty-two people participated, and non-staff members taking part included a CalFire firefighter, local comedian Howie Nave, and contractor The Service Company.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Clean Tahoe is holding its sixth annual Spring Clean event on Saturday, June 4 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Show some love and community cheer and volunteer to help clean litter from neighborhoods in South Lake Tahoe

Choose from various locations or get your own group together.

Registration & more info at clean-Tahoe.org/spring-clean or call 530-544-4210.

Please note: Updated location!

The June 9 performance of TOCCATA-Tahoe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus will be a benefit concert for Between Horses and Humans. The show will be held at Trinity Lutheran, 1480 Douglas Ave, Gardnerville at 7 p.m.

Between Horses and Humans helps youth in South Lake Tahoe and Nevada’s rural counties who face many challenges to their mental and emotional health. The area’s severe shortage of mental health providers means that youth aren't always able to receive the mental and emotional support services they need.

I'd like to thank the South Lake Tahoe community for their support at my recent book signing and wine tasting at Cork & More, it was a huge success. The love for Tahoe and support as a community together to achieve "Living in Harmony" has been amazing!

Acknowledgments to South Tahoe Now for publishing the invitation, Cork & More and staff for their outstanding service, Toogee Sielsch and Denise Upton, animal director at Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care, and the Tahoe community for their devotion.

I am proud to be part of the Lake Tahoe community.

Thank you,
Lori Howell
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Soroptimist International of Tahoe Sierra would like to thank the community for the successful 2022 Elegant Evening held on April 22. With your support, we can support numerous women and children through awards, grants, and scholarships, and assist area nonprofits. Even though the event was a virtual one, we felt your support, thank you!

We would also like to thank the following businesses and individuals who sponsored the event and donated the fabulous items for our silent auction.

STATELINE, Nev. – As part of Caesars Foundation’s $3.3 million donations to organizations across the U.S., Harrah’s & Harveys Lake Tahoe has donated $45,000 to Tahoe Area Mountain Biking Association (TAMBA), Friends of Ski Run Park and Carson City Senior Center/Meals on Wheels.

MINDEN, Nev. – The Baker Hughes Foundation has announced that it will renew its annual support of the Douglas County Community & Senior Center.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The community came out in support of Ski Run Community Park on Sunday, celebrating the first scoops of the shovels in a family-oriented groundbreaking.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Volunteers are needed at Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care (LTWC), and for the first time in two years, they are accepting applications starting May 7.

LTWC’s animal care team and seasonal volunteers care for hundreds of wild birds and animals at their South Lake Tahoe facility. Animal care teams provide the much-needed medical care, sustenance, and enrichment - all skills to ensure their patients’ successful return to the wild.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue will be hosting the
annual Wildfire Safety Expo on Saturday, May 14 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at South Tahoe Middle School.

The Wildfire Safety Expo is a free community event intended to provide information on how to be fire safe during this upcoming wildfire season. Each year, wildfire behavior progressively becomes more ferocious. Living in a mountain town means we need to be extra vigilant with our preparedness. Local agencies will be on-site to hand out preparedness information materials and other cool free schwag!

As many experienced in the Caldor and Tamarack fires in 2021, evacuating is a very emotional and difficult task for those without pets, and even more daunting for those with dogs and cats.

Thanks to a generous donation by the Dave & Cheryl Duffield Foundation, the Humane Society of Truckee-Tahoe (HSTT) will be distributing "to-go" bags for pets starting Friday, April 29, 2022.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif./STATELINE, Nev. – The Tahoe Chamber is hosting two candidate forums, one for the El Dorado County Supervisor candidates, and the other for Douglas County Commissioner candidates.

The community is invited to learn more about the local candidates who will be on the June primary ballots. Both forums are open to the public and free to attend.