Salomon Snowboards will host the Salomon Backyard Bang rail jam at Stateline’s MontBleu Casino on March 27.

The event will feature Tahoe’s elite local snowboarding athletes competing for $2,000.

The Salomon Backyard Bang will be in the MontBleu parking lot under the lights by the marquee.

The event is invite-only and limited to 30 competitors. There will be a 30foot triple rail feature.

There will also be a beer garden, tent village and disc jockey.

Practice will begin at 4:30pm, with the event kicking-off at 5pm. At 6:30pm 30 competitors will be cut to 10 and awards will begin at 7:15pm.

Immediately following the event Orange County based prog-emo band Thrice will perform at the MontBleu Showroom. Opening acts include Kandi Coded, featuring Jamie Lynn, and local metal band I.Dee.Kay. A special presentation of the “I AM SNOWBOARDING” art project in honor of Jeff Anderson will be displayed in the showroom for viewing featuring art by Mike Parillo, Jamie Lynn, Mark “Gonz” Gonzales, RYN o, Adam Haynes, Ben Brough, Michael Jager, Jeff Curtes and more.

Doors open at 8pm and tickets are available at the MontBleu box office in advance for $28. Ticket price includes access to the after party at Blu nightclub featuring DJ Greyboy.

The board of directors of Tahoe Turning Point Inc. is having an open house March 18 from 5:30-7:30pm.

The group is expanding its expertise to offer Outpatient Services (Mental Health and Drug & Alcohol) to the community of South Lake Tahoe. Tahoe Turning Point will be providing intense outpatient counseling which will include individual counseling weekly, group counseling weekly, and parenting classes. This also will include random drug testing. All ages are served. serving all ages. Counseling for mental health and substance abuse is available..

The location is 2494 Lake Tahoe Blvd., Suite B5, South Lake Tahoe.

For more information, call (530) 541.4594.

“TAPPED” is currently only available for viewing at theaters or licensed public screenings. There is no admission charge for attending the “TAPPED” screenings; donations will be accepted for the hosting locations.

It will be shown April 30 at 6:30pm for free at Sierra College Tahoe-Truckee Campus, 11001 College Trail Drive, Truckee.

Is access to clean drinking water a basic human right or a commodity that should be bought and sold like any other article of commerce? Stephanie Soechtig’s award winning feature film, “TAPPED” is an unflinching examination of the business of the billion dollar bottled water industry.

From the producers of “Who Killed the Electric Car” and “I.O.U.U.S.A.” this documentary is a behind the scenes look at the unregulated and unseen works of an industry that aims to privatize and sell back one resource that ought never become a commodity, our water.

From the plastic production to the ocean where so many of these bottles end up, this inspiring documentary trails the path of the bottled water industry, and the communities that were unwitting chips on the table. A powerful portrait of the lives affected by the bottled water industry, this revelatory film features those caught in the intersection of big business and the public’s right to water. From the website: www.tappedthemovie.com

For more information, call Madonna Dunbar at (775) 832.1212, email mod@ivgid.org, or go to www.tahoeh2o.org.

Cindy Gaffney, a personal trainer, will speak about exercise and nutrition to Soroptimist International of Tahoe Sierra on March 18 at 7:30am.

Coffee and breakfast will be served at the meeting at the Lake Tahoe Senior Center, 3050 Lake Tahoe Blvd., near the Visitors Center in South Lake Tahoe.

Everyone welcome.

Call (530) 409.2791 or visit http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=wall&gid=131249110835.

American Buddhist monk Venerable Sumati Marut returns to Mountain Yoga in South Lake Tahoe April 6 from 7-9pm with his talk “Aspiration and Acceptance: When to Work Hard and When to Relax in the Spiritual Life.”

Marut has been teaching in the Lake Tahoe area on a regular basis for more than five years. Marut will address the deeply intimate and often difficult relationship between discipline and relaxation in a spiritual practice.

Phone: (530) 542.5050

Contact: David Fishman at davidbfishman@gmail.com

Website: www.mountain-yoga.com.

Cost: By donation only

Aflac Iron Girl Lake Tahoe South Shore Women’s Triathlon Event

September 19

Location: Lake Tahoe South Shore

Women’s Sprint Triathlon

800 Meter Swim – 24K Bike – 5K Run

7:30am race start

Start Smart is aimed at helping newly licensed and future licensed teenage drivers become aware of the responsibilities that accompany the privilege of being a licensed California driver. The program was created in an effort to preemptively reduce the incidence of teen injuries and deaths resulting from motor vehicle collisions.

Teen drivers and their parents/guardians are cordially invited to attend and participate in a Start Smart class. Recent statistics have shown that in California teenage drivers are injured and are dying in automobile accidents at an alarming rate. Through candid conversations, officers in attendance will address these facts and provide examples of driving tendencies that put young drivers at risk. This program will help you understand that driving is serious and a poor choice behind the wheel of a car can put your life and the lives of others in jeopardy.

The class is March 16 from 6-8pm at the South Tahoe High School Library. All classes are free.

To reserve a space in this Start Smart Class please contact the California Highway Patrol at (530) 577.1001.

California Highway Patrol is offering a Spanish version of the Winter Driving Safety & Survival Class. Winter Driving Safety & Survival is aimed at helping educate all drivers about the hazards of winter driving. The class was created in an effort to preemptively reduce the incidence of injuries and deaths resulting from winter-related motor vehicle collisions and incidents.

With the use of still photographs and videos, the officer in attendance will address drinking and driving, winter preparation, snow tires, speed limits, snow chain installation, anti-lock braking systems, stopping distances, restraint use and more. This class will be conducted in Spanish and does not offer any behind the wheel training.

The class will be March 22 at Bijou Elementary School in South Lake Tahoe and is free. Class is from 6-8pm.

This class is highly recommended for new drivers, drivers unfamiliar with winter driving conditions and drivers wishing to learn more about driving during the winter season.

Annual National Multiple Sclerosis Society Walk at Camp Richardson on May 15.

To send a donation, make all checks payable to: National MS Society. Mail to: Angie Keil, 1021 Al Tahoe Blvd., South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150.

For information, contact Rob Quadri at (530) 543.5540.

Kiwanis Lake Tahoe Sunrisers 28th Annual Crab Feed, March 19 at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe in Stateline at 6pm.