Lifestyle
Camp Rich, Fresh Ketch celebrate Lake Tahoe ski season with annual 'Pray for Snow' bash
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 11/12/2012 - 5:51pm
Event Date:
November 15, 2012 - 7:00pm
Bring your positive vibrations to the ski and snowboard alter Thursday, Nov. 15 for Camp Richardson’s annual “Pray for Snow” party at The Fresh Ketch at the Tahoe Keys Marina in South Lake Tahoe. The party begins at 7 p.m. with live music from Cool Black Kettle, Ike & JT, quirky contests, dancing, food and drink specials.
Three bands, 3 DJs win SnowGlobe spots
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 11/12/2012 - 12:57pmA reggae band from Sacramento won first place Monday in a Facebook contest to perform at South Lake Tahoe's Dec. 29-31 SnowGlobe festival.
Step into the Blue Series at The Naked Fish Sushi Restaurant
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 11/09/2012 - 6:37pm
Event Date:
November 15, 2012 - 6:00pm
Join the League to Save Lake Tahoe for the 2nd event in the Step in the Blue series. This event will feature live music, games and activities, and Happy Hour specials at The Naked Fish Restaurant in South Lake Tahoe. We will also be giving away fantastic gifts and holding a raffle with prizes from local supporters including:
• The Naked Fish
• The Cork & More
• Lake Tahoe TV
• Freshies Restaurant
• Shoreline of Tahoe
What's Cookin' at Callie's Cabin: Super nachos with superfoods
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/09/2012 - 6:00amNachos are a fun food made fast with tortilla chips and covered in cheese to serve as a quick snack or created with a variety of good-for-you foods to make a meal. Around the lake, these can be fou...
Facebook competition to play at SnowGlobe festival at the LTCC
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2012 - 12:31pmSnowGlobe will have a local flavor.The second-annual outdoor event Dec. 29-31 at Lake Tahoe Community College will feature Tahoe-area bands which will be announced Monday, Nov. 12. The SnowGlobe...
Ray of comedy shines on Harveys stage; Foley goes the distance
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2012 - 12:25pmHe grew up in the suburbs of Lake Forest Park, Washington, and, like a lot of kids, Harveys' Improv headliner through Sunday, Adam Ray, would use comedy to deflect bullies when he was teased for...
Denzel Washington is flying high
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2012 - 12:20pm"Flight's" treatment of substance abuse is so bang on I was surprised to learn it is a fictional tale. According to the Los Angeles Times, "John Gatins ('Flight's' scribe) has an acknowledged Co...
Chick anthems from Dan Band
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2012 - 12:14pmSTATELINE, Nev. - The Dan Band went "Old School" on us when we requested an interview.They didn't reply.According to the Dan Band website, the concept of the act began when Dan Finnerty, "as a d...
You're Not Alone: Music, comedy with a cause
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2012 - 12:09pmSTATELINE, Nev. - Music and humor can evoke the greatest and counter the worst emotions.This is the theme of Saturday's event You're Not Alone in Blu Nightclub at MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa. I...
'Colorado's Best Bluegrass' takes the 'Crown' in Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2012 - 11:50amCRYSTAL BAY, Nev. - On the heels of a busy summer on the festival circuit and a third consecutive nod as Best Bluegrass in Colorado from Denver's Westword Magazine, Head for the Hills is Tahoe-b...
Artist Cathy McClelland featured on Tahoe Culture Collectible Sticker 6
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 11/08/2012 - 8:59am
"Acceptance of Transition" by Cathy McClelland, is the selected image featured on the Tahoe Arts and Mountain Culture website collectible sticker #6. Cathy’s depiction of a Tahoe bear standing in an aspen grove of cascading leaves is playfully symbolic of our shared acceptance of this magical season of change with our bears and wildlife. The painting speaks to the healing power of Bear, and the peace that comes from acceptance. Only 1,000 of the collectible stickers are available at local shops.
Silk paintings to be on display
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/07/2012 - 6:00amLocal artist and teacher Addie Chernus will present a one-woman show at Wyland Galleries in South Lake Tahoe.Chernus' silk paintings will be on display Nov. 9 from 3-7 p.m., Nov. 10 from 2-6 p.m...
November music and entertainment lineup from Fabulous Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 11/06/2012 - 2:35amJack Durst from Fabulous Lake Tahoe gives the Lake Tahoe music and entertainment rundown for November. Follow Jack at his website here or on Twitter, here.
LTCC Theater Arts Department presents 'Lone Star' and 'Laundry and Bourbon'
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 11/05/2012 - 11:50amEvent Date:
November 15, 2012 - 8:00pm
The Lake Tahoe Community College Theatre Arts Department is proud to present an hilarious evening of theatre with the duet, “Lone Star” and “Laundry and Bourbon,” two companion one-act comedies by renowned playwright, James McLure. The production is directed by Susan Boulanger.
Performances are November 15, 16, 17 at 8:00 p.m, and November 18 at 2:00 p.m.
Tickets: $10 General Admission, $7.00 Seniors, $5.00 Students with valid I.D., and children under 13; free for veterans and active military. Children under 6 will not be allowed in the theatre.
Winter Stoke Throwback, a Retro Ski Party Fundrasier
Submitted by Editor on Sun, 11/04/2012 - 6:40pm
Event Date:
November 10, 2012 - 7:00pm
Sierra Avalanche Center and SheJumps present Winter Stoke Throwback, a retro ski party fundraiser on Nov. 10 at the American Legion, 2748 Lake Tahoe Blvd. Dress in your favorite throwback ski gear, dance to your favorite DJs, play some winter games, win killer raffle prizes and more. It's time to get excited for ski season and support avalanche safety and awareness. The cost is $5. Go to www.sierraavalanchecenter.org for more information.
'You're Not Alone' a music benefit at MontBleu's Blu Nightclub
Submitted by Editor on Sun, 11/04/2012 - 6:33pm"You're Not Alone" a concert with proceeds to benefit Solace Tree, an organization that supports families who have lost a loved one to a tragic accident, will be at MontBleu Resort Casino and Spa inside the Blu Nightclub Nov. 10.
Doors: open at 8 p.m. Must be 21. The opening comedic act is Rod Rodriguez who will provide a tribute to Rodney Dangerfield. The music lineup is Workin' Minerva, Knowledge Lives Forever and Seasons Of Insanity. Mixing by: Micah j! For more information go to www.solacetree.org.
Lost Chihuahua, please help!
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 11/04/2012 - 4:45pm
Another lost dog to report: this one is a 7 pound Chihuahua named Abby. She is black and tan 7 year old and was lost 11 p.m. on Nov 3 at Lakeview Drive in Zephyr Cove (behind Sams Place). Please call (702) 274-8320 or (702) 994-6366 with any Information. Thank you.
Lighting up the After Burner
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 11/03/2012 - 6:00amJeff Clark is a serious business man, or at least he's always considered himself one. But when some of his friends headed to Black Rock Desert, Nev., for the 2012 Burning Man, he decided to give...
Dance convention swings into MontBleu ballrooms
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 11/03/2012 - 6:00amDancers practiced their West Coast Swing in the main ballroom of the MontBleu Resort and Casino on Friday for the second day of the Mountain Magic Dance Convention. Michelle Kinkaid started the ...
Students express themselves through art
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/02/2012 - 6:00amWhen Bringing Art to Schools Director Penny Fairfield arrives at the Bijou Community School to collect students' artwork, she's often greeted by the an enthusiastic refrain. "'The art lady is he...
Film review: Waves of melodrama
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/01/2012 - 6:00amWaves the size of small mountains are the most dramatic elements in "Chasing Mavericks," an otherwise melodramatic film based on the lives of surfing legend Jay Moriarty, and his mentor, Frosty Hes...
Greg Stump: Builder of Aahhhs
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/01/2012 - 6:00amA fable, at least according to Webster, is a story "about supernatural or extraordinary persons or incidents; legend." In his latest offering, Greg Stump - that iconoclast of ski filmmaking - probe...
Pine Nuts: Please, please, please - picture James Brown
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/01/2012 - 6:00amMany Nevadans have already voted. I could not do that. To me, voting early would be akin to eating Thanksgiving dinner on Monday. Election Day is a day to put on your best clothes, throw out your c...
Get ready for a week of first-class humor
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/01/2012 - 6:00amLast week I was flipping through the channels and came across a rerun of “The Late Show with David Letterman.” Who was the comic featured that night? Nick Griffin. That's when I realized that not only was Nick going to be here this week, but that he's already been on Letterman seven times.
Pablo Cruise back together for special Lake Tahoe show
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/01/2012 - 6:00amPablo Cruise found its place in the sun when it hit gold with more than a half-dozen hit singles. It also has another special location."Lake Tahoe is a special place in everbody's hearts," keybo...
UNR professor rephotographs Lake Tahoe (see how it's changed)
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 10/31/2012 - 1:59pm
Lake Tahoe, America’s most pristine Alpine Lake, has been the stunning sapphire-blue equivalent of a pin-up girl to snapshot-taking vacationers for decades.
Now, a cache of newly acquired photos of Lake Tahoe made from glass plate negatives that date back to the late-1800s, are being archived for scientific use and for a new book by Peter Goin, a Reno arts professor and photographer.
Food fest raises funds for local schools
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/31/2012 - 6:00amLake Tahoe Educational Foundation raised more than $30,000 for education through Saturday's 2012 Fall Food Fest.According to LTEF president Nancy Rollston, more than 400 people attended this yea...
Art club seeks logo submissions
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 10/30/2012 - 6:25pmThe Lake Tahoe Community College Art Club is looking for submissions for the club's new logo.Submissions must be easily reproduced and easy to read and must be submitted in PDF format. It must also...
Artists sought for scholarship benefit show
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 10/30/2012 - 4:22pmArtists are wanted for the Carson Valley Art Association's scholarship benefit fine art show.This year's show will be held Friday through Sunday at the CVIC Hall in Minden, Nev., located at Fifth a...
Tall Treez, Jamie Anderson team up for Film Festival at Horizon
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 10/30/2012 - 4:16pm
Event Date:
November 16, 2012 - 7:00pm
Tall Treez is teaming up with Lake Tahoe snowboarder Jamie Anderson to host there 3rd Annual Film Festival. The show will be on Friday, Nov. 16 at the Horizon Casino Resort at Stateline South Shore Lake Tahoe. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m. Entry $12.
Sierra-at-Tahoe Competitive Snowball Fight at Brothers Bar and Grill
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 10/30/2012 - 2:19pmEvent Date:
November 8, 2012 - 7:00pm
Dodge, dive, dip, duck, and dodge Sierra-at-Tahoe style. Time to take a trip down memory lane, back to the days when your top concerns were what Ma' packed you for lunch and how many minutes were left till recess; when you could escape to the blacktop with your crew in tow for a lil game of dodge ball. Well Sierra is bringing those sweet memories back in an effort to ignite the childhood spirit in us all and have a friendly game of dodgeball before the snow falls... Dr. Seuss is that you?
Freaker's Ball highlights from Fabulous Lake Tahoe's Jack Durst
Submitted by Editor on Sun, 10/28/2012 - 1:43pmJack Durst of Fabulous Lake Tahoe arrived at the 34th Annual Freaker's Ball at the MontBleu Resort Casino and Spa in Stateline, Lake Tahoe Saturday to catch some of the great costumes. See the film clip below and check out the Fabulous Lake Tahoe website here.
Valhalloween tonight at Valhalla Boathouse Theater
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 10/27/2012 - 10:32am
Event Date:
October 27, 2012 - 9:30pm
One more round of fun and debauchery at Valhalla’s Boathouse Theatre is set for Saturday night.
Watch it Live: Nevada Day festivities in Carson City
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 10/27/2012 - 10:01am
The Nevada Day Parade will be shown live today, beginning at 10 a.m. by Carson City-based We Shoot Video. Go here to watch it live. For the fourth year We Shoot Video has produced on-air live streaming coverage and running online commentary of the Nevada Day Parade.
Treat Street 2012 to take place on Halloween
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 10/27/2012 - 6:00amTreat Street 2012 will take place Wednesday, Oct. 31, at Pine Cone Acre Motel.This year's event is hosted by KRLT-FM and KOWL-AM and will feature a haunted house, a bounce house, mini golf and a pi...
Fall Food Fest to raise funds for local schools
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 10/27/2012 - 6:00amLake Tahoe Educational Foundation will host its Fall Food Fest Saturday, Oct. 27, at Harveys Convention Center.The event is for adults age 21 and over and will feature food by local restaurants, mu...
Comedian Dat Phan has a face everybody likes
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 10/25/2012 - 11:14amWhen someone gives me grief about spending too much time on Facebook, I reference this week's headliner at Harveys Improv, Dat Phan. Because of the thousands of "friends" Dat has amassed in thes...
'Cross' this one off your list
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 10/25/2012 - 11:09amIn previous films, Morgan Freeman brought focus and gravitas to police detective Alex Cross, a character from a series of James Patterson novels. This film, based on the novel "Cross," appears t...
What's Cookin' at Callie's Cabin: Fudge treat with a Halloween trick
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 10/25/2012 - 10:23amWith so few days left of October, it's time to savor sweet fudge. There is a wide variety of fudge flavors and deciding to make traditional bittersweet chocolate or Halloween-ish pumpkin was a toug...
League to Save Lake Tahoe teams up with Groovebox for Tahoe Blue Halloween celebration
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/24/2012 - 4:51pm
Event Date:
October 31, 2012 (All day) Step into a blue Halloween at the American Legion in South Lake Tahoe on Halloween night. The League to Save Lake Tahoe is teaming up with local progressive rockers Groovebox to stage a Halloween Party all about keeping it blue. A costume contest will award prizes for best overall costume and most creative blue costume.
Other attractions include raffles and a special Halloween photo booth. A portion of proceeds will help support the League to Save Lake Tahoe. Show starts at 8 p.m., $10 cover and 18+, American Legion, 2748 Young Street, South Lake Tahoe.
Location
American Legion
2748 Young Street
South Lake Tahoe, CA
United States
30° 30' 15.8148" N, 87° 53' 40.56" W
See map: Google Maps
Family emergency forces Paula Poundstone to cancel Carson City appearance
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 10/24/2012 - 7:57amComedienne Paula Poundstone has canceled her Friday appearance in Carson City due to a family emergency. Friends of the Carson Ciy Library President Phyllis Patton said tickets will be refunded and more information will be made available soon.
The show will be scheduled at a later date, Patton said. Ticket sales had started out slow but began to pick up this week, she said.
Valhalla to show 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show'
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/24/2012 - 6:00am"The Rocky Horror Picture Show" will be shown Friday, Oct. 26, and Saturday, Oct. 27 at the Valhalla Boathouse Theatre.Admission costs $15 and includes goodies to toss during the movie. No outside ...
Lake Tahoe Snowy Meadow
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 10/23/2012 - 6:14am
This photo by Crystal Ricotta of Ricotta Design was taken Monday in a meadow off of Omalley Drive.
Rotary Club of Tahoe Douglas Receives Donation from Lake Tahoe Golf Course
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 10/22/2012 - 11:28am
The staff and golfing guests at Lake Tahoe Golf Course joined together on a community day at the golf course where all course fees collected went to support local non-profits. The Rotary Club of Tahoe Douglas was recently presented a check for $620 as a result of those donations.
Chili cook-off, contests, games and local businesses featured at South Lake Tahoe Harvest Festival
Submitted by Editor on Sun, 10/21/2012 - 1:33pmEvent Date:
October 27, 2012 - 10:00am
Costume contests, games, local business booths and a Tahoe-style chili cook-off are on tap Saturday, Oct. 27 with the South Lake Tahoe Harvest Festival.
Who makes the best chili in town? Taste, pick and vote for your favorite at the festival, a great way for locals to come together before winter begins. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the South Lake Tahoe Recreation Complex, 1180 Rufus Allen Blvd. in South Lake Tahoe.
Tahoe threads in Patagonia T-shirts
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 10/21/2012 - 6:00amPatagonia's nature loving customers can add a Tahoe twist to their T-shirt wardrobe when basin artist Michelle Murdock's homegrown Sierra Nevada designs go live in spring 2014. When the Tahoe Ci...
Going against the grain
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 10/19/2012 - 4:48pmEnter the conference rooms of Horizon Casino Resort this weekend and you'll find yourself immersed in the world of segmented wood turning. Collectors, authors, presenters, artists and visitors r...
What's Cookin' at Callie's Cabin: Autumn apple crisp with an old-fashioned taste
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 10/19/2012 - 8:38amOctober is a month of some favorite foods that are like forever friends. Autumn foods include apples - a versatile fruit that can be used to make pie, tarts, cake and crisp, an old-fashioned fav...
Plenty of love remains for the duo Air Supply
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 10/18/2012 - 11:06amSTATELINE, Nev. - Air Supply is blowing into town, and the duo of Graham Russell and Russell Hitchcock provide a cool breeze. The duo continues to play more than 150 shows a year worldwide, incl...
Great Scott, Havey meet Harveys this week at Tahoe's Comedy Club
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 10/18/2012 - 11:02amWe didn't think Allan Havey was going to return because his television exposure has kept him going back and forth to either coast. But we were able to tailor his schedule this time and get him b...
