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Halloween Cove returns to South Lake Tahoe on October 31 at the Tahoe Beach Retreat & Lodge (formerly Timber Cove Lodge) from 4 pm to 8 pm. KTHO Radio is the sponsor of this fun filled evening which includes trick or treating, live music from Jesse Kalin, Boys & Girls Club Bounce House, face painters, balloon artist, children's photos, fire safety by Tahoe Douglas Fire Department and much more....and it's all free!

The music of legendary R&B artist Tina Turner will be featured in "Simply The Best" a one-night-only free Lake Tahoe tribute concert, Saturday, Sept. 28 at MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa.

With Turner now retired from performing, many fans long for her music, energetic stage presence and powerful vocals. Singer Stephanya has filled Turner's famous high heels with soulful interpretations of her most beloved songs including "Proud Mary," "River Deep Mountain High" and "Simply the Best." Tickets are available on a first come first serve basis. Call 888-829-7630 for show time.

On Oct. 11 at 7 pm Bona Fide Books will launch poet Robert Krut’s award-winning collection “This Is the Ocean” with a reading and book signing as part of the Lake Tahoe Community College’s Writers’ Series. The event is free and open to the public.

A little over 22 years ago the small community of South Lake Tahoe was rocked with a tragedy that touched the hearts of most residents.

With a sense of disbelief, schools announced that Rory Hrbacek, Sandy Haynes, and Casey Wells had died in an accident on Pioneer Trail that also affected two other home-town boys, the driver and his front seat passenger.

It was difficult to find a person in our town who did not know either the boys or their parents. It was the greatest single instance of grief this town could remember.

South Lake Tahoe, CA – Local artist group Tahoe Art League (TAL) announces its 2013 Artist Studio Tour for two weekends July 26, 27, 28 and August 2, 3, 4 from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM each day. Free and open to the public. Come to the lake to cool off and enjoy creativity!

Wonderful and inspiring for the whole family. See demonstrations and hear artist's stories.

In a world of aerial drones, stun guns and surveillance cameras, an electric eraser doesn’t seem like much of a crime-fighting tool.

For Leona Allen, a spokeswoman for Lake Valley Fire Protection District and certified composite sketch artist, the handheld device is a cherished part of a crime-fighting kit that includes pencils, a blending stump and a sketch pad.

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With up to 26 inches of snow falling earlier this week around Lake Tahoe area ski resorts, officials at Heavenly Mountain Resort report solid conditions for March ski and boarding.

"With the US Freestyle National Championships March 29-31, and Shaun White’s High Roller Hold ‘Em April 6, followed by the Gunbarrel 25 on April 7, it’s going to be an amazing spring," said Heavenly spokesman Russ Pecoraro.

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.

Your favorite Carson memory could become a part of an historic mural being painted at the Carson Nugget by renown Gardnerville artist, Beverly Caputo.

The mural already features special Carson City landmarks, people and events and there is room for 15 additions. So, the Carson Nugget is looking for photographs that depict memorable Carson moments – dating anytime from
pre-1900 to present day – to add to the mural. The mural is located outside the banquet rooms and will be seen by thousands of people each year.

Local artist Endre Peter Darvas will host a demonstration Wednesday at the Tahoe Art League's monthly meeting.Darvas is known for combining versatility with brilliant expressiveness and flawless te...

The leading alternatives for the US 50/South Shore Community Revitalization Project (Loop Road) as determined by attendees of two previous public workshops as well as next steps will be presented by the Tahoe Transportation District, www.TahoeTransportation.org, at an open house, Thursday, December 13, 4-6 p.m., at Harveys Lake Tahoe, Emerald Bay B Room.

"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.

The Tahoe Transportation District will host its second public workshop to discuss the US 50, Lake Tahoe South Shore Community Revitalization project, Wednesday, November 7, at Embassy Suites from 1-3 p.m.

The Lake Tahoe workshop will provide background on the project, outline goals and solicit input from individuals throughout the community. The open house format allows for members of the community to participant in the workshop anytime between workshop hours.

Patagonia'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...

On Nov. 2 at 7 pm Bona Fide Books will launch Brooklyn poet Lexa Hillyer’s award-winning collection “Acquainted with the Cold” at a reading at the Lake Tahoe Community College’s Writers’ Series. The event is free and open to the public.

“Acquainted with the Cold” is Hillyer’s first collection, and it won Bona Fide’s 2011 Melissa Lanitis Gregory Poetry Prize, offered annually in honor of the local artist who died in 2009. The book is concerned with the intersection of nature and city, and takes the reader on an invigorating ode to the seasons.

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Teens: create your masterpiece and win. The South Lake Tahoe Branch Library is having a bookmark design contest to highlight Bookmark for Teen Read Week, which runs Oct. 14-20. If you're an artist and can come up with a bookmark that speaks to you and readers, you'll be entered into a drawing for a free Kindle. Create your work of art bookmark and bring it to the South Lake Tahoe Branch Library by Saturday, October 20.
For more information, call the library at (530) 573-3185.

Artist E. Peter Darvas suffered severe burns to his face and hands after trying to extinguish the Sept. 18 fire that destroyed his house on Pioneer Trail, according to longtime friend Robert Schimm...

Fire crews continue to investigate the cause and origin of the South Lake Tahoe fire that destroyed two homes on Tuesday night at the corner of Pioneer Trail and April Drive. "We're looking at t...

Well-known South Shore Lake Tahoe artist Peter Darvas was being treated at Barton Memorial Hospital on Tuesday evening after he tried putting out a house fire on Pioneer Trail.

Authorities said the fire, reported shortly before 6 p.m., was at the corner of Edna and Pioneer Trail. Darvas’ home, according to city records, is at 3128 Pioneer Trail – at that corner.

According to a message from City Manager Nancy Kerry to Councilman Tom Davis, Darvas was in the house and tried to put the fire out. He was being treated at Barton Memorial Hospital.

American spoken word artist, writer, journalist, publisher, actor, radio DJ, activist and former singer-songwriter Henry Rollins will arrive in Carson City on Friday, Sept. 14, 8 p.m., for a performance at the Brewery Arts Center.
Rollins' stop in Carson City is part of a two-month tour along the campaign trail this fall where he is hitting all 50 state capitals and wrapping up on the eve of the Presidential election in the nation's capital.

Hello family, fans and Facebook friends, I hope your summer is shining brightly on you all.
I'm excited to tell you about my newest music project that I just launched with Kickstarter. With two records behind me and many years living, playing cover/original music on the road and at home, I'm finally ready to record my first SOLO CD. For the last two years I've been putting my heart and soul into writing my original music and now have so much material that I need to make a record.

The public is invited to be entertained and educated with Bill Nye the Science Guy Sept. 6, the first of several presentations in the annual Discover Science Lecture Series at the University of Nevada, Reno. The College of Science and Associated Students of the University of Nevada are bringing Nye to the University’s Lawlor Events Center at 7 p.m. All tickets are $5 per person, available through the Lawlor box office.