• Heavenly Mountain Resort’s snowmaking guns have been fired up for the season. They can create 3½ feet of snow across 1 acre in an hour and can cover 73 percent of the resort’s 97 trails.

• An opening reception for Carrie Hall, who designs outerwear, is Nov. 7 from 5-7pm at Sierra Nevada College in Incline Village.

• Tahoe Adventure Film Festival is Dec. 14 from 7:30-9:30pm at MontBleu in Stateline. For ticket info, call (775) 588.3515.

• Gov. Jerry Brown has reappointed Truckee’s Eric Sandel to the Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board, where he has served since 1993.

• Entrance to all national parks is free Nov. 9-11 in honor of Veterans Day.