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The South Lake Tahoe Recreation Center will host a special Kids Night Out for Valentine’s Day on Thursday, Feb. 14 from 6-10 pm. The $25 registration includes: swimming, pizza, movie (G or PG), games, Valentine fun and crafts. Children can be dropped-off from 6-7:30 pm. Parents must pre-register and space is limited.
Go here for more information and call (530) 542-6056 to register.
Rec Center staff can pick-up your youth from Boys and Girls Club Lake Tahoe Main Site if pre-registered by 5 pm the day before.

Here's the interactive February music, concert, comedy and events lineup for Lake Tahoe courtesy of Jack Durst and his website Fabulous Lake Tahoe.
You can find the full concert report lineup here and watch the video below.

The white walls on the second floor, outside the banquet rooms of the Carson Nugget, are in the process of being transformed. Right now they contain the mural paintings of Kit Carson, V&T Railroad, Dat So La Lee, the Carson Mint, Carson Nugget, Roosevelt’s Speech Capital Building, Carson Brewery and Capital Building; but soon those walls could contain so much more.

“The hope is to show Carson City’s uniqueness as well as the love and pride we have for our home and community,” said Gardnerville artist Beverly Caputo.

Enter February - Heart Health Month and the time to give valentines to the ones you love. While chocolate is popular this time of year, cocoa has its merits, too. Hot chocolate, also known as cocoa...

After a 13-year hiatus, Ben Folds Five is back.The indie rock trio - comprises frontman and keyboardist Ben Folds, bassist Robert Sledge and drummer Darren Jessee - formed in 1994 and worked its...

"One took me to the darkness, one led me to the light.One showed me how to love, one taught me how to fight.I guess you could say I am an overachiever.And I owe a debt of gratitude to pimps and ...

Boogie Nights, the ultimate ’70s and ’80s dance party, arrived Lake Tahoe South shore style at MontBleu Resort, Casino and Spa Jan. 26 and will continue Saturdays through winter.

Boogie Nights, the ultimate ’70s and ’80s dance party that’s taken the nation by storm, is coming to MontBleu Casino Resort and Spa to launch the re-opening of Blu Nightclub beginning Saturday, Jan. 26.

The Governator's still got "it" - the intangible factor drawing viewers to connect with his bold action persona. Once an "A-list" Hollywood star, this three-time "Terminator" famously trCopyrigh...

With John "Cap" Caponera and David Gee at Harveys Improv this week, expect your comedy to be about foibles that happen when one is a parent. Headliner Cap taps his Italian roots, and nobody is m...

We may have witnessed a generational sea change the other night at the Golden Globe Awards. Talking about when creator, writer and breakthrough star of HBO's "Girls," Lena Dunham, teetered up to th...

The Lake Tahoe Community College Theatre Arts Department will hold auditions for the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning musical phenomenon “Rent” on Monday, Feb. 4, 7 p.m. in the Duke Theatre.

The book, music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson, will be directed by Susan Boulanger, with musical direction by Mark D. Williams, and choreography by Kelly Alvarez. Callbacks will be Saturday, Feb. 9 at 12:30 p.m.

We are seeking an ethnically diverse cast of strong singers and actors who are comfortable with rock, pop, and gospel music.

The Beacon Bar and Grill at Camp Richardson in South Lake Tahoe will hold its next wild and spirited evening snowshoe cocktail races Feb. 16 and again on March 16. Both events begin at 7 p.m.

The events are free to participate in with snowshoes provided by Camp Richardson’s Mountain Sports Center in South Lake Tahoe.

Along with the snowshoe cocktail races, this South Lake Tahoe event will include food and drink specials, prizes for winners and losers, and happy hour prices until closing.

I vicariously revisited a neighborhood I once knew, reading how it appears these days in Michael Chabon's book "Telegraph Avenue." The esteemed 49-year-old Chabon lives in Berkeley and has written ...

Supposedly based upon actual people and events, this film's dull characters and preposterous shootouts make us dubious.Set in Los Angeles circa 1949, "Gangster Squad" introduces us to up-and-com...

Post-holiday depression got you down? Looking for some excitement in your life? I have three words, my friends: Puppy hot tub.Yep, Puppy Bowl IX on Animal Planet is a mere two weeks off, and there'...

The new year has arrived and many people are making resolutions, hoping for a fresh start. Successful business entrepreneur and author Robert D. Kintigh offers to redesign your life with 10 esse...

W’intermezzo at Edgewood Tahoe is a classical concert and artists’ reception featuring the internationally acclaimed classical duo of American pianist Deborah Dewey and Icelandic violinist Elfa Run Kristinsdottir.

The Jan. 31 event is a fundraiser for Soroptimist International South Lake Tahoe. Tickets are $29 in advance and $35 at the door. They are for sale online and during business hours at Deb Howard & Co. in South Lake Tahoe.
The performance starts at 6pm at Edgewood Tahoe in Stateline.

Reno writer and educator, Raymond Rugg, has been selected as a panelist for the Southwest/Texas Popular Culture and American Culture Association's 33rd annual conference, slated for February in Albuquerque, N.M. He will be discussing his short story, tum' and the Agency school, at a panel designed to explore the combination of speculative fiction and indigenous peoples.

Rugg is the former editor of Lake Tahoe Action Magazine and a former staff member of both the Tahoe Daily Tribune and the Reno Gazette-Journal.

During the opening scenes of Quentin Tarantino's revenge-fantasy, "Django Unchained," a bounty hunter opens fire on a pair of slave traders. The bounty hunter kills one man, but his second bulle...

Long before Jonny Lang chose to release a summer 2008 performance from the Ryman Theatre, home of the Grand Ol' Opry, as his first-ever live CD, he had developed a soft spot for the Nashville ve...

Many fun and unique items. $2 entrance fee with appraisals available for extra charge. Benefits in part Carson Valley Pops Orchestra.
Saturday 9-5 and Sunday 9-4.
Please come join us for some fun!

Sierra Nevada College professors and editors evaluated over 500 submissions to choose the top winners for the 2012 High School Writing Contest, a national competition that produced exceptional stories, poems and creative nonfiction from high school juniors and seniors.
“The level of talent was extraordinary, making it tough for the judges,” said June Saraceno, English Department chair at Sierra Nevada College, a four-year private college in Incline Village, Nev.

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It's that time to welcome the New Year with lucky foods. Say hello to "ring cakes," a popular treat due to their round shape showing the end of the year and the beginning of another. Also, sweet ca...