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Inaugural classical music series performed in acoustical concert tent at Sierra Nevada College
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/05/2012 - 10:41amINCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - A series of classical concerts and performances, fine arts and cultural events will complement Lake Tahoe's natural setting the first three weekends of August with the in...
Bearly there
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/05/2012 - 10:35amThe film "Ted" asks "what if" a child's imaginary friend came to life, but rather than benevolent and comforting, the friend turns out to be a bad influence?That's precisely what happens when lo...
Lisa's home video caps
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/05/2012 - 10:32amRatings Out of Four StarsSEEKING JUSTICE(2011)* *1/2 (B-)Directed by Roger DonaldsonStarring Nicolas Cage, Guy Pearce, Harold Perrineau, January JonesAnchor Bay//Rated R//Thriller//105 minutesAvail...
Soroptimist International of South Lake Tahoe Celebrates New Board of Directors
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 07/05/2012 - 7:52am
Soroptimist International of South Lake Tahoe, a 94-member non-profit community-service organization of professional and business women from California and Nevada announced their 2012 - 2013 Board of Directors at Harrah’s Resort in Stateline, June 27.
SI Sierra Nevada Region Governor-Elect Janice Labadie, a florist from Davis, Calif. and Regional Secretary Patricia Papp, a South Lake Tahoe Realtor and member of sister organization SI Tahoe Sierra, were both on hand to install the new board.
Tahoe Improv Players at the Tallac Historic Site
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 07/03/2012 - 5:05am
Event Date:
July 3, 2012 - 7:30pm
The audience calls out suggestions. A group of actors who enjoy walking a theatrical tight rope, improvise a scene on the spot.
The audience laughs and then the actors do it again, and the audience laughs again…you get the picture. And so it will go during a night of improvisation theater with Tahoe Improv Players at the Tallac Historic Site on July 3 at 7:30pm.
The Tahoe Improv Players, the longest running comedy show in Lake Tahoe, return to their favorite theater for the 15th summer.
Lake Tahoe area ski resorts enforce summer smoking ban
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 06/29/2012 - 2:50pmWith an extremely high threat of forest fire at Lake Tahoe and the Sierra this summer, Heavenly Mountain, Northstar California and Kirkwood resorts have put a number of precautionary measures in place, including banning all smoking on their respective mountains for the summer.
Worldwide Recognition for Lake Tahoe South's Lights on the Lake Firework Display
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 06/29/2012 - 2:07pmLake Tahoe South's famed "Lights on the Lake" Fourth of July, an eye and sky candy extravaganza over Lake Tahoe continues to generate international buzz, with the latest accolades coming from The Discovery Channel and Bing.com/MSN.
Savitt: from Marine recruit to comedian
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 06/28/2012 - 3:01pmTommy Savitt is not just suave, but he also believes he can save anyone's marriage. He says so during his act, so how could he not be telling the truth? I've heard him mention it four times. Tom...
Review: 'Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter'
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 06/28/2012 - 2:56pmAn abundance of horrific, bloody killings are simply the first silver nail in the coffin of "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter." The film is staked through the heart by its somber tone and detachm...
Lakeview Commons - Tahoe's newest recreation, music venue
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 06/28/2012 - 2:46pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The new Lakeview Commons has become prime real estate for some great live music, from jam rock to dub step, and a laid-back atmosphere right there on the beach.Last Sa...
Katchafire is hot topic for Tahoe Reggae Festival
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 06/28/2012 - 10:17amThe New Zealand band Katchafire is the buzz of the Lake Tahoe Reggae Festival.Members of each of the festival's bands who spoke with Lake Tahoe Action singled out Katchafire."I definitely am loo...
Tahoe South full board with South Tahoe Standup Paddle
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 06/27/2012 - 2:50amLakeview Commons Celebrated for Summer Paddle Sports
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 06/27/2012 - 2:29amJack Durst with Fabulous Lake Tahoe went out to El Dorado Beach and Lakeview Commons on June 24 to make a video of the Lake Tahoe Paddle Festival for his YouTube channel. Described as "A solstice celebration of human powered watercraft" this event celebrated all the ways people can paddle all over the world. Learn the latest goings on at Lakeview Commons this summer. Interviews feature South Tahoe Stand Up Paddle, Tahoe RCD, Crystal Canoe and Kayak, Kawaiulu 'o Tahoe Canoe Club Hawaiian outrigger demonstration, Tall Treez designs, with music by Weapon and DJ Synthesis.
Summer programs begin July 5 at Lake Tahoe Taylor Creek Visitor Center
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 06/25/2012 - 4:49pmThe Summer Keynote Speaker Series at the Taylor Creek Visitor Center begins the first week of July and continues every Thursday evening through August at the Lake of the Sky Amphitheater. The series kicks off on Thursday, July 5, 2012, with "Wild Things" featuring Sierra Nevada native animals live on stage at 7 p.m.
Robin Williams to perform live at MontBleu Resort Lake Tahoe during American Century Championship weekend
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 06/22/2012 - 7:03pm
Academy Award-winning actor, comedian and multiple Grammy Award-winning performer Robin Williams will appear at Lake Tahoe South Shore's MontBleu Resort, Casino & Spa for two nights of performances July 20-21, dovetailing with the American Century Championship at Edgewood Tahoe.
Williams will be appearing along with David Steinberg. Tickets will go on sale, soon, at all Ticketmaster Outlets, on-line at www.ticketmaster.com or at MontBleu.
Robin Williams in Tahoe celebrity golf week
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 06/22/2012 - 4:12pmCelebrity golf week has become even bigger.Comedian-actor Robin Williams will perform Friday and Saturday, July 20-21 at MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa, Lake Tahoe Action learned on Friday.An Acad...
Reggae bands fired up about festival on the MontBleu grass
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 06/22/2012 - 1:20pmSTATELINE, Nev. - The grass is in, the stage is on its way and organizers have decided on a name: the MontBleu Outdoor Events Center.The first concert in what is planned to be a yearly summertim...
South Lake Tahoe 'Market on the Run' Farmers' Market today
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 06/22/2012 - 11:52am
The Ski Run Boulevard "Market on the Run" Farmers' Market begins today, Friday, June 22, between 3 and 8 pm in South Lake Tahoe. The Farmers Market will be held every Friday afternoon throughout the summer between Larch and Birch on Ski Run Boulevard.
Tahoe Baikal Institute Friendraiser Dinner June 29
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 06/22/2012 - 11:43am
Event Date:
June 29, 2012 - 6:00pm The annual Tahoe Baikal Institute (TBI) Friendraiser Gala will be held Friday, June 29, at 6 PM at the top of the tram at Heavenly Mountain Resort (Heavenly Valley).
Longest day meets funniest lineup at Harveys Improv
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 06/21/2012 - 12:33pmSometimes you need to have the right comic for the right celestial happening: Bob Zany at Harveys Improv comedy club and the summer solstice in the same week! I could say performing with Zany is...
Rock 'n' roll gathers moss
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 06/21/2012 - 12:30pmA musical assemblage of hard rock and heavy metal songs of the '80s, "Rock of Ages" is less about its three saccharine romances and more about a transitional period in youth culture. Following t...
New adventure-related events highlight summer at Lake Tahoe South
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 06/20/2012 - 5:53pmLake Tahoe South steps into high endurance overdrive this summer with two new outdoor adventure events that celebrate speed, agility and skill — one with feet to the ground and the other rubber to the road.
Sierra Recon, a high-energy, multi-distance obstacle race screaming the amped premise, “Everyone loves carnage” is set for July 14 at Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort, while the Lake Tahoe Adventure Motorcycle Ride and Rendezvous celebrates the freedom of the wide open road, Aug. 23-26.
Lake Tahoe Paddle Festival to Kick Off World Canoe Project
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 06/19/2012 - 1:28pm
Landing to the shores of Lake Tahoe this summer will be a cultural watershed of skilled Native American and indigenous carvers from around the world who are set out to build a 70-foot boat that will be taken across the globe.
Glass broke my habit of playing guitar during comedy show
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 06/14/2012 - 11:52amSTATELINE, Nev. - Word within the comedy community spreads very quickly. Of course being on "WTF with Marc Maron" with a followup on Jimmy Fallon pretty much solidified any and all rumors that c...
Evolution isn't pretty
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 06/14/2012 - 11:47amPhilosophy and sci-fi monsters collide in this latest Ridley Scott directed feature, his first bite at the sci-fi apple since "Blade Runner." The script explores the idea that human life arose f...
World-renowned classical musicians to perform at Lake Tahoe SummerFest
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 06/13/2012 - 5:43pmInternationally renowned soloists and a world-class orchestra of 38 instrumentalists will contribute to an exclusive series of classical concerts and performances during Lake Tahoe SummerFest, the first three weekends of August.
Win a VIP Grand Prize to the Lake Tahoe Reggae Festival June 30 at MontBleu
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 06/12/2012 - 5:21pmThe Lake Tahoe Reggae Festival kicks off MontBleu's outdoor Summer Concert Series, June 30 featuring Pepper, Katchafire, J Boog, Keyser Soze, The Mark Sexton Band, UpRising, Squarefield Massive and more. Go here for details on how to win a Grand Prize VIP weekend at MontBleu Resort, Casino & Spa to see the show.
Reno Writers Read 'Tahoe Blues' at Sundance Books
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 06/12/2012 - 1:03pm
Event Date:
June 20, 2012 - 6:30pm On Wed. June 20, Sundance Books in Reno will host a reading for “Tahoe Blues: Short Lit on Life at the Lake” at 101 California Street, 6:30 p.m.. The event is free and open to the public.
Location
Sundance Books
121 California Ave.
Reno, NV 89509
United States
35° 22' 5.8944" N, 119° 0' 13.7232" W
See map: Google Maps
Adventure Sports week at Lake Tahoe offers mountain bike events
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 06/12/2012 - 5:58amThe 2nd Annual Adventure Sports Week Tahoe, scheduled for Friday, June 15 through Sunday, June 24, will offer a series of mountain biking events in addition to its other outdoor sporting competitions, clinics taught by professionals, live musical concerts and family-friendly activities.
Never mind evil queen, 'Snow White' gets face-lift
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 06/08/2012 - 3:57pm"Snow White and the Huntsman" sets itself apart from recent sentimentalized adaptations of the Grimm fairytale. The evil queen is provided with a backstory, the dwarfs are thieving thugs and Sno...
Pompa and circumstance: Gene headlines, Howie heads home
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 06/08/2012 - 3:50pmNot only is Gene Pompa back, so am I. Oh, sure, I look (and feel) relaxed, but what about my comedy chops and comedic timing? Have I lost it some, being off stage for more than two weeks? Nah, n...
Neil Young and Crazy Horse confirmed for Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 06/08/2012 - 10:01amNeil Young and Crazy Horse's first tour since 2004 will include Lake Tahoe.The band will perform Thursday, Aug. 9, at the Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harveys, said John Packer, the director of e...
'The Rocky Horror Show' opens at LTCC
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 06/08/2012 - 6:00amIt is a cult classic. The music is part of popular culture. It spawned its own dance. It has sex, rock 'n' roll and a "Sweet Transvestite" from Transsexual, Transylvania. "The Rocky Horror Show"...
Every year is leap year for Eric Burdon & the Animals
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 06/07/2012 - 11:57amEric Burdon celebrated his 71st birthday last month but no one who has seen him perform recently would accuse him of being a long-haired creaking gnome. Burdon, whose birthday was May 11, penned...
Revisiting South Lake Tahoe's attempt at a bicycling world record
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 06/07/2012 - 6:24amUnofficially, (need to confirm paperwork/video verifying our count) we surpassed the Guinness Book of World Records for the longest single line of bicycles; 1,188 bikers pedaled, May 17, from the Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority visitor center near El Dorado Beach to the Stateline casinos. Go here for more information about the Slow Rollers Bicycle Club Lake Tahoe.
Check this Out: Multiple Venus Transit dimensions presented by NASA
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 06/06/2012 - 5:22pmOn June 5 2012, NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, also known as SDO, collected images of the rarest predictable solar event — the transit of Venus across the face of the sun. This event happens in pairs eight years apart that are separated from each other by 105 or 121 years. The last transit was in 2004 and the next will not happen until 2117.
Reno and Carson City Observatories Offer Venus Transit Viewing
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 06/04/2012 - 12:48pm
Two area observatories will offer the public an opportunity to see a celestial event with the planet Venus taking center stage in front of the sun. Just weeks after the solar eclipse, another adventure is unfolding in the sky, and the Jack C. Observatory at Western Nevada College in Carson City and the MacLean Observatory on the Redfield Campus at the University of Nevada, Reno will again offer front row seats to the show.
Latest from NASA as Venus continues transit
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 06/04/2012 - 12:01pmOn Tuesday Venus will pass across the face of the sun, producing a silhouette that no one alive today will likely see again. See the latest Youtube clip from NASA's SOHO spacecraft below.
Transits of Venus are very rare, coming in pairs separated by more than a hundred years. This June's transit, the bookend of a 2004-2012 pair, won't be repeated until the year 2117. Fortunately, the event is widely visible. Observers on seven continents, even a sliver of Antarctica, will be in position to see it.
Concerts and events through June at Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Editor on Sun, 06/03/2012 - 6:26pmFabulous Lake Tahoe's Jack Durst discusses the June 2012 concert and event lineup for the Lake Tahoe region. Go here for the website or watch the video below for all the info.
War horses, knights, lances come to Camp Richardson
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 06/02/2012 - 6:00amAll he can see through a narrow slit in his thick metal helmet is his opponent on the other side of the jousting field. It gets hot underneath holding a heavy lance upward. The horse starts to g...
The 2012 Transit of Venus
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 06/02/2012 - 1:18amOn June 5, 2012, Venus will pass across the face of the sun, producing a silhouette that no one alive today will likely see again.
Transits of Venus are very rare, coming in pairs separated by more than a hundred years. This June's transit, the bookend of a 2004-2012 pair, won't be repeated until the year 2117. Fortunately, the event is widely visible. Observers on seven continents, even a sliver of Antarctica, will be in position to see it.
A lesson in horror meltdown
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/31/2012 - 1:20pmSix young adults sign up for an "extreme tourism" adventure to Pripyat, the dilapidated town in the shadow of Chernobyl's shuttered nuclear reactor. The Americans are: sensitive Chris (teen idol...
Shining night in Tahoe brought new crowds together
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/31/2012 - 1:16pmSome people enjoy a DJ mixing beats at a club or a rave, and others like bobbing their heads to highly skilled flows at an underground hip-hop show. The hip-hip and electro genres have tradition...
Lake Tahoe trails workshop on June 7
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 05/31/2012 - 11:29am
Event Date:
June 7, 2012 - 5:30pm
Nevada Division of State Parks will host a trail workshop to plan the future of trails within Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park. All trail users are encouraged to attend. The goal is to gather ideas and feedback based on the draft map.
The workshop will be on Thursday, June 7 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Incline Golf Course Chateau located at 955 Fairway Boulevard in Incline Village. Staff from the Tahoe Rim Trail Association and the U.S. Forest Service will also be there to answer questions.
Stats make nation's history, Sklars make them hilarious
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/31/2012 - 11:03amWhat are the odds of being killed by a snake? Nearly infinitesimal.Only five to six people in the United States die each year from a snake bite. And nearly all of the victims are men between the...
Tab Benoit flying high while staying grounded
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/24/2012 - 2:45pmTab Benoit received the three highest honors in his musical category this month, but that doesn't mean he is going to start flying to his shows in first class.Although he's a pilot, Benoit refus...
Great Cowboy Chicken Wing Cook Off planned for South Lake Tahoe Western Days
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 05/24/2012 - 1:56pmEvent Date:
June 2, 2012 - 11:00am
Golden Bear Events presents The Great Cowboy Chicken Wing Cook Off as part of the Western Days on Saturday, June 2, at the South Lake Tahoe Recreation Center barbecue area. The Chicken Wing Cook Off will be held between 11 am and 2 pm. Start those fires, fryers, and barbeques and let the public decide who has the best chicken or buffalo wings in Tahoe.
Summer vacation at South Lake Tahoe promises beach fun and food, music and memories
Submitted by Editor on Sun, 05/20/2012 - 7:19amAs David Letterman rhetorically asks: Hey kids, do you like the rock n' roll? Two outdoor concert venues at South Lake Tahoe will be filled with superstar performers, plus there's dozens of outdoor competitions and family events, fireworks extravaganzas and the country’s biggest celebrity golf tournament that has Tahoe South positioned as summer’s hot spot for entertainment, outdoor recreation and events.
Tahoe Yellow Cress Planting at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 05/19/2012 - 7:03amSaturday from 10am to noon, a group of students from South Tahoe High School will join Edgewood employees, conservation experts and officials to plant new nursery grown stems of the threatened plant, Tahoe yellow cress on the beach at the Edgewood Tahoe golf course. Edgewood Companies is participating in a volunteer program called the Tahoe Yellow Cress Stewardship Program and has been assisting with inventory surveys as far back as 1979.
Meet Lake Tahoe Community College student artist Ashley Pfister
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 05/17/2012 - 1:15pm
Event Date:
May 20, 2012 - 2:00pm
Ashley Pfister has art in her blood. Pfister grew up in a small Connecticut town. From an early age Pfister enjoyed building things with her father and spending time outdoors. Her artistic imagination led to an early career in mud pies and mud Easter eggs, which she hid around the neighborhood for other kids to find.
