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Heavenly powder rides

The 59 inches of powder at Lake Tahoe's Heavenly Mountain Resort over the weekend set these skiers and riders up for wonderful workouts on Monday. Photos provided by Heavenly. Photography by Carrie Reiter.

Movie Review: 'Act of Valor' mixes recruiting with SEALs

The action-thriller film "Act of Valor," now playing at Heavenly Village Cinema in South Lake Tahoe, merges real-life SEALs (we all know who the SEALs are, thanks to the Osama bin Laden assassination) with Hollywood actors in action photography taken during maneuvers at the SEAL training grounds.
No SEALs are identified by name, although there is a surprisingly length listing of SEALs who have died in action at the end of the film.

Lake Tahoe Organization Zawadisha Fund Thinks Big and Small to Help Women in Kenya

(Editor's note: The Lake Tahoe-based Zawadisha Fund was founded by Jennifer Gurecki and Julie Lowe of South Lake Tahoe. Here is their report.)
Barey's eyes widened with wonder as she held the piece of paper in her hand. She struggled to decipher the words on the document but understood its significance — the number, 5,000 Kenyan shillings, would be paid to her to start her own small business baking and selling chapati to support her family.

Movie Review: 'Contraband' a so-so thriller with Mark Wahlberg as macho-in-chief

The action-thriller "Contraband," now playing at the Hollywood Horizon Stadium in Stateline, stars Mark Wahlberg as Chris Farraday, a reformed former ace smuggler living in New Orleans with with wife Kate (Kate Beckinsale) and two sons (largely ignored) making home burglar alarms as a business.

Photography exhibit in Kings Beach

The art of Reno artist Mark Hammon is on display at the North Tahoe Event Center in Kings Beach until March. Hammon's photography is the culmination of his love and appreciation of nature and the ...

Sherlock isn't Holmes

Guy Ritchie's second go at Sherlock Holmes overflows with frenetic action, jumbled plotting, bickering characters and trick photography. It's a children's movie seeking an adult audience because...

Musical '42nd Street' to Take Stage at Lake Tahoe's Newest Stage

Viking Road is soon to become the way to 42nd Street with the first student performance to take the stage at the new Viking Theatre at South Tahoe High School’s Tahoe Arts and Design Academy.

For those who want to experience the big bold musical production of 42nd Street, the curtain rises Friday, December 9, Saturday, December 10, and Saturday, December 17 at 7pm; and on Sunday, December 11 and 18 at 2pm. Tickets are on sale at South Tahoe High School’s Associated Student Body office at $5 for Students; $10 for age 65+; $15 for General Admission. 

Lake Tahoe Adventure Film Festival on Dec. 10 at MontBleu

The 10th annual Tahoe Adventure Film Festival offers gnarly footage as “all-risk” describes the fast paced, high energy series of extreme sports short films that premiere Saturday, Dec. 10 at MontBleu Resort Casino and Spa.
Lake Tahoe, recognized as a breeding ground for elite athletes and year-round adventurers, is designed to capture the intensity and passion of adventure with the film festival a perfect reflection of that outdoor culture.

Offenbacher talks Tahoe Adventure Film Festival and Flying Wild in Alaska

It has been quite a year for Lake Tahoe's outdoor adventure tribal elder Todd Offenbacher. The film festival founder, Lake Tahoe TV host, mountaineer and unofficial statesmen of all things uniquely outdoors has been to the Arctic Circle, just returned from a trip to Antarctica, and will be featured in two segments on the popular Discovery Channel program Flying Wild in Alaska.

Lake Tahoe Adventure Film Festival

Designed to capture the intensity and passion of adventure, the Tahoe Adventure Film Festival is a perfect summary of outdoor culture. The show begins the minute the doors open at 6:30 p.m in the MontBleu Casino Resort & Spa Showroom. Dramatic action photography from Aurora Photos flashes on the big screen while Little Jon Flip, go-go dancers and a deejay pump up the crowd.

College photography student hosts art show

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The black-and-white photography exhibit in the Lake Tahoe Community College Theatre Foyer is titled "The Neglected and Forgotten" and are by photographer and student Carl...

Outdoors with Don Q: Visit a great website known as Modern Sportsman

By Don Quilici
If you are a sportsman or a sportswoman who hunts, fishes, camps, owns dogs, reloads ammo, cooks wild game, photographs, etc., you might want to take the time to visit www.modernsportsman.proboards.com.
About now, you're probably asking yourself, “What in the heck is this?

Blog: Former Tahoe photographer now living in Beijing returns for visit

Here are two blog items from former Tahoe resident Jonah M. Kessel (www.jonahkessel.com), now a freelance visual journalist based in Beijing.

South Lake Tahoe Certified Farmers' Market

Check out the South Lake Tahoe Certified Farmers' Market from 8am-1pm, Tuesdays through Oct. 4 at the American Legion parking lot, 2732 Lake Tahoe Blvd. in South Lake Tahoe. Hosted by the El Dorado County Certified Farmers Market Association, there's plenty of fresh, farm grown vegetables and produce, bread, cheese, tamales, lavender, jams-jellies, salsa, fish, kettle corn, pottery, photography and more.

South Lake Tahoe Certified Farmers' Market

Check out the South Lake Tahoe Certified Farmers' Market from 8am-1pm, Tuesdays through Oct. 4 at the American Legion parking lot, 2732 Lake Tahoe Blvd. in South Lake Tahoe. Hosted by the El Dorado County Certified Farmers Market Association, there's plenty of fresh, farm grown vegetables and produce, bread, cheese, tamales, lavender, jams-jellies, salsa, fish, kettle corn, pottery, photography and more.

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