Trails and Vistas art hike

Experience a unique blend of art and the natural world during the eighth annual Trails and Vistas art hike on Sept. 17 and Sept. 18. The hike, modeled on the theme of “Reflections and Rhythms,” takes place at Spooner Lake in Lake Tahoe-Nevada State Park (Glenbrook, NV ) – just fifteen from Incline Village and less than a one-hour drive from Reno, Carson City, South Lake Tahoe and Truckee.

“Nature belongs to all of us. Putting art in this context changes the hiking experience and captivates the audience. Experience a creative, inspiring and peaceful hike while creating cherished memories,” encourages Trails and Vistas Artistic Director and Founder, Nancy Tieken Lopez. There is so much to see, hear and experience with new and returning artists; the art hike experience is different each year. In “Reflections and Rhythms” the audience walks along a two and a half mile trail and makes approximately a dozen stops to take in live performances and art pieces. An experienced guide will lead the way.

Expect to hear the beats of REMO Endorsed Drum Circle Facilitator Norman Jones from The Rhythm Child Network, a group that helps children and adults connect with their inner rhythms through drumming. Also, new for Trails and Vistas are dancers from Marin-based Terpisicor D'Amour Dance and Lorna Danton, a visual artist from Reno.

Emmy-award winning Chris Spheeris, a fantastic musician and poet from Sedona, Arizona, will be returning to perform at Spooner Lake for this year’s art hike. Enjoy the fluid movements and strength exhibited by acrobats and dancers from San Francisco based Capacitor, an interdisciplinary dance company obsessed with the mechanics of the human body and machines that propel the body through space. These performers are known for the expertise in rigging systems, wearable sculpture, and engineers of large-scale props. Appreciate the sculpture, movement and mythology created by dancer Lesley Ehrenfeld Chapman. Delight in the exquisite painting by Cathee vanRossem-St.Clair, famous for her magnificent egg art - one of eggs, The California Thrasher was created for the Whitehouse Christmas Tree and is now in the National Archives. Another Tahoe-Truckee resident, Emily Tessmer of Orenda Blu Music, will share sacred chants. Dancers from InnerRhythms Dance Theatre will spark your imagination.

Additional artists Truckee-based artist Caree Bragg, local poet Kira Yannetta who recruited her brother, Benjamin Hall, a musician from Southern California to participate in this year’s event. The list keeps going with an impressive group of creative minds and hearts including Angelika’s Healing Music, Angelique Benicio and Deborah Kelly. Attend one of the Saturday hikes and hear Reno Taiko Drummers led by Rieko Shimbo. As a young girl in Japan, Shimbo saw taiko performed at many festivals. Her formal training began with a professional company based in Tokyo. Today she has her own group in Reno, NV, with 15 students who practice weekly and perform throughout the year.

There will be a variety of specialty hikes including family hikes designed for walking with children at 2 p.m. on Sept. 17 and 10 and 10:15 a.m. on Sept. 18; leisure hikes suitable for anyone not acclimated to high elevation at 4 p.m. on Sept. 17 and noon and 3:30 p.m. on Sept. 18; and adult-only meditative hikes will be available at 3:30 p.m. on Sept. 17 and 2:30 p.m. on Sept 18.

The art hike is a collaboration between artists and nonprofit organizations including the main sponsor, Trails and Vistas, and the Truckee Donner Land Trust, InnerRhythms Dance Theatre and the KidZone Children’s Museum.

TRAILS AND VISTAS “REFLECTIONS AND RHYTHMS” EVENT DETAILS
What: Guided 2.5 mile art hike
When: Sept. 17 and 18, 2011*
Where: Spooner Lake in Lake Tahoe-Nevada State Park
Tickets: $30 adults, $10 for children at www.trailsandvistas.org.
Sponsors: Christina and Kent Young of The Richardson House, For Goodness Sake, Cedar House Sport Hotel, Tahoe Mountain Resorts Foundation, Lake Tahoe-Nevada State Park
, Truckee Rotary, Kelley Brothers Painting
Visit www.trailsandvistas.org to purchase tickets for 2011. Prices will increase Sept. 1.

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