The Lake Tahoe Historical Society’s 7th annual Garden Tour is likely to prove to be a bit different, according to organizers.

The event is July 31 from 10am-4pm. All gardens are in El Dorado County. Five of the eight gardens are on land once owned by the Celio family.

“We will tell the story of this pioneer family and refreshments will be served at the Celio ranch. The Celios are very protective of their property, and it is a real privilege to experience the ranch,” organizer Lynne Bajuk said. “Two of the gardens have amazing vegetable plots. All are owner created. Our theme is cowboy/ranching.”

Tickets are $20 and may be purchased after July 1 at the museum at 3058 Lake Tahoe Blvd., South Lake Tahoe and at Aspen Hollow, Tahoe Outdoor Living, Nel’s and SunBasin. Tickets are limited and last year it sold-out.

For more information, call (530) 541.5458.

Event: Ski Run Committee Meetings

Start Time: April 7 at 8:30am

End Time:  April 7 at 11:30am

Where: Upstairs at the Blue Angel Cafe, South Lake Tahoe

Lake Tahoe Community College Writers’ Series and the Multicultural Committee present poet, playwright and editor Nathalie Handal on April 23 at 7pm in the LTCC Library in South Lake Tahoe.

The event is free and open to the community.

Handal is an award-winning poet, playwright, and writer. She has lived in Europe, United States, Caribbean, Latin America and Arab countries.

She is the author of the poetry collections “The NeverField, The Lives of Rain and Love and Strange Horses” (2010, University of Pittsburgh Press), and the poetry CDs “Traveling Rooms and Spell”. She is also the editor of “The Poetry of Arab Women: A Contemporary Anthology” and co-editor of “Language for a New Century: Contemporary Poetry from the Middle East, Asia & Beyond” (W.W. Norton, 2008).

She has been involved either as a writer, director or producer in more than 20 theatrical and/or film productions worldwide.

The American Association of University Women and Lake Tahoe Community College Library present author and Holocaust survivor Paul Schwarzbart on April 10 at 10am in the Aspen Room.

Schwarzbart survived the Holocaust as one of the so-called “Hidden Children.” As a boy growing up in Belgium, he escaped the concentration camps by taking on a new identity and hiding out at a Catholic school.

By pretending to be a Catholic schoolboy, his life was spared. But the pain and loneliness of living under a false identity, and not knowing what had happened to his parents, took its toll.

Schwarzbart wrote about his experiences in his heartbreaking, yet hope-filled book, “Breaking the Silence: Reminiscences of a Hidden Child.”

A movie detailing his life will be shown as well, and light refreshments will be served.

What: Benefit reading of “A memory, a monologue, a rant and a prayer: Writings To Stop Violence Against Women and Girls”

Where: Opal inside of MontBleu Casino, Stateline

When:  April 23 (English version)

Time: Doors 6:30pm, Show 7pm

Tickets: $15 in advance, $20 at the door; available at www.ticketweb.com, or at Tahoe Youth & Family Services in South Lake Tahoe.

Information: All ages welcome (mature themes and content), silent auction will go to beneficiaries.

What: Benefit reading of “A memory, a monologue, a rant and a prayer: Writings To Stop Violence Against Women and Girls”

Where: Opal inside of MontBleu Casino, Stateline

When: April 16 Spanish version

Time: Doors 6:30pm, Show 7pm

Tickets: $15 in advance, $20 at the door; available at www.ticketweb.com, or at Tahoe Youth & Family Services in South Lake Tahoe.

Information: All ages welcome (mature themes and content), silent auction will go to beneficiaries.

HONK is April 14 from 5-7pm at the Y in South Lake Tahoe.

The annual event is to bring attention to V Day Tahoe, which is about stopping violence.

Meet in the old Mikasa parking lot.

Sonicbloom is at Divided Sky in Meyers on April 2 at 10pm.

Jelly Bread will be at Divided Sky in Meyers on April 3 at 10pm.

On April 17 from 5-7pm, bowl in the 2nd annual South Lake Tahoe Women’s Center Bowl-A-Thon.

The SLTWC Bowl-A-Thon raises funds for the local Sexual Assault Response Team.

Adults and children over 12 are invited to participate. No bowling skills are required.

Team registration ends April 9. Create and sign up your team of six bowlers by contacting Sarah Sanchez at (530) 544.2118.