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Heavy metal mariachi band at Heavenly Village Summer Concert Series
Submitted by paula on Mon, 08/05/2019 - 8:36pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - When thinking about all the possibilities of combining musical genres one most likely doesn't think about heavy metal and mariachi, yet that is exactly was is behind the band Metalachi.
Economy, housing and education just a few of topics at Tahoe Economic Summit
Submitted by paula on Thu, 10/11/2018 - 11:07pm
Event Date:
October 19, 2018 - 9:30am
LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. - The Tahoe Prosperity Center once again is hosting the Tahoe Economic Summit, an event that delves into issues many locals are concerned with including housing, the economy, innovation, entrepreneurship and an educated workforce.
This year the summit "Transforming Tahoe," will be held on October 19 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.,
Heidi Hill Drum, the TPC executive director, says their goals each year are to bring in expert speakers on important issues and then have engaging conversations around how we can positively impact our region through breakout sessions.
"A Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy" topic of next TERC talk
Submitted by paula on Tue, 08/21/2018 - 1:43pm
Event Date:
August 30, 2018 - 5:30pm
Join UC Davis TERC in Incline Village for a special summer feature lecture on Thursday, August 30, with Jared Blumenfeld, former EPA Regional Administrator.
For Jared, walking from Mexico to Canada on the Pacific Crest Trail opened up new ways of thinking about our relationship with nature. Jared's talk will combine his amazing hiking photographs, stories of adventure and insights about the current state of environmental politics.
Full speaker lineup at TEDx SouthLakeTahoe 2018
Submitted by paula on Sun, 08/19/2018 - 4:15pm
“Building Bridges” is the theme for the 3rd annual TEDx SouthLakeTahoe on Saturday, September 8, 2018 at MontBleu Resort and the speaker lineup is a robust one, including a South Tahoe High student.
Organizers aim to bring unity and positivity during a time that division is too strong a motivation. While each topic discussed will be different, they will intertwine with the theme in the presentations.
Speakers for the evening are:
Mental Health In Schools: A Hidden Crisis Affecting Millions Of Students
Submitted by paula on Fri, 09/09/2016 - 8:46pm
Part One in an NPR Ed series on mental health in schools.
You might call it a silent epidemic.
Up to one in five kids living in the U.S. shows signs or symptoms of a mental health disorder in a given year.
So in a school classroom of 25 students, five of them may be struggling with the same issues many adults deal with: depression, anxiety, substance abuse.
And yet most children — nearly 80 percent — who need mental health services won't get them.
LTCC’s Writers’ Series welcomes author Daniel Chacón
Submitted by paula on Tue, 04/19/2016 - 3:28pm
Event Date:
May 13, 2016 - 7:00pm
The Lake Tahoe Community College Writers’ Series welcomes novelist and short story writer Daniel Chacón on Friday, May 13 at 7:00 p.m. in LTCC’s library. Chacón will read selections from his works, answer audience questions about the writing process, and sign copies of his books, which will be available for sale. This event is sponsored by LTCC’s Equity Office, and is free and open to the public.
Mental Health Awareness: Lack of housing is a huge issue
Submitted by paula on Mon, 05/11/2015 - 8:52pm
Up until the 1970s and 80s, people with severe mental illness were housed in institutions by the hundreds of thousands. Replacing long-stay psychiatric hospitals with less isolated community mental health services became the norm, and it created a whole new set of issues.
Award-winning Poet to Lead Workshop at Bona Fide Books
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/08/2012 - 12:48pm
Event Date:
March 31, 2012 - 3:00pm Award-winning poet and editor Ravi Shankar will be in South Lake Tahoe on Saturday, March 31 to give a poetry workshop from 3-6pm at Bona Fide Books in Meyers. The cost is $25. Interested participants should bring 10 copies of a poem to workshop. Advance reservation is necessary, as space is limited. To sign up, please call or email Suzanne Roberts: 530-541-4660 X708 or robertss@ltcc.edu. All abilities and aesthetic stances are welcome.
Kate McGee joins KUNR as Northern Nevada radio broadcast journalist
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 01/10/2012 - 10:34am
RENO, Nev. – Kate McGee has joined 88.7 FM KUNR – Reno Public Radio – as a broadcast journalist, coming to northern Nevada from the East Coast. She recently graduated from Fordham University in the Bronx, N.Y., with a dual bachelor's degree in American studies and history. She started her public radio career at Fordham’s WFUV Radio as a reporter, anchor and producer, where she covered everything from Mayor Mike Bloomberg to stickball tournaments.
