The Douglas County Public Library in Zephyr Cove is presenting Saturday Stories and Crafts on Feb. 11 at 3pm.
Celebrate Valentine’s Day at the library. Children ages 3 and up may choose a craft to make. All supplies will be provided. Younger children should be accompanied by an adult.
Register for this program by Feb. 10 by calling (775) 588.6411.
Tahoe Cross Country Ski Education Foundation is having a Full Moon Yurt Dinner Fundraiser on Feb. 3.
Douglas Dale of Wolfdale’s will be the chef for the night.
The evening adventure starts with a moonlit ski or snowshoe from the Tahoe Cross Country Ski Area to the trailside warming hut on Yellow trail where there will be fireside hot mulled wine and hot chocolate. The terrain is gentle.
Skiers return to the yinner Yurt. When the meal is complete you are within walking distance to your car. Limited tickets are available at $65 per person. This is an evening out for adults. All money raised benefits the Winter Discovery Program at Tahoe Cross Country.
Call (530) 583.5475 to make a reservation for the 6-9pm.
Sugar Bowl Resort will host its annual Environmental Awareness Day on Feb. 4.
A vendor village on the Judah Lodge deck will showcase local environmental organization’s services and programs, offering tips and ideas on how to live a greener lifestyle. Sugar Bowl will provide insight and details on the resort’s programs and policies in place for its extensive environmental stewardship efforts.
Businesses slated to participate include the Sierra Green Builder’s Association, Sierra Nevada Journeys, Envirolution, 3 Degrees and the Sierra Watershed Education Partnerships.
Sugar Bowl will match dollars on all Ski Green Tags purchased on Environmental Awareness Day as a charitable donation supporting Ski Green’s efforts. The tags are available for purchase at all resort ticket outlets for $2 a day or $20 for the season, with proceeds helping to offset carbon footprints emitted while traveling to and from the resort.
Lisa Phenix will provide music from 2-5pm.
Experience the swing and rhythm of the 1940s on Feb. 10 from 7-9:30pm when the North Tahoe High School jazz band takes to Tahoe City’s Granlibakken ballroom stage.
The ’40s Night brings to life an era when all of America was listening and dancing to the same music: Glenn Miller, Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman and Tommy Dorsey, to name a few.
This homage to “the greatest generation” is also a key fundraiser for the NTHS Jazz Band’s goodwill tour in March. Under the direction of Dean Nordby, this band plans to perform at a variety of schools, hospitals and senior centers in San Diego.
Attendees are encouraged to don 1940s garb or at the very least bring a swingin’ attitude.
Tickets are $20 per person and include appetizers and a no host bar. Buy tickets from any NTHS jazz band member or at the door.
For more information, call (530) 581.1669.
Friends of the Library is having a book sale Feb. 11 from 10am-3pm at the South Lake Tahoe branch library.
The library is at 1000 Rufus Allen Blvd., South Lake Tahoe.
For more information, call (530) 573.3185.
On Feb. 4 at 6pm Squaw Valley, Dynafit, and Alpenglow Sports will host California’s first Nachtspektakel ski touring event.
A Nachtspektakel (say-knocked-shpeck-tockle) is a traditional European-style ski event that bonds people through the sport of ski touring. A cultural norm in Europe, Nachtspektakel are new ways to combine skiing, beer and food that are sure to catch on in the States.
Ski tourers are invited on an ascent to Squaw Valley’s High Camp, followed by food and drink.
Tickets are $40 per person, cash only, and can be picked up at Alpenglow Sports in Tahoe City.
Come appropriately dressed with uphill gear, skis, skins, boots, poles and a headlamp. Bring warm clothes, and perhaps a change of clothes for drinks/dinner.
Beacons shovels probes not required but recommended. Alpenglow Sports will offer free rentals for the evening. Rentals must be picked up the afternoon before the event.
For more information, call (530) 583.6917.
CASAblanca at the lake is a fundraiser for CASA El Dorado County honoring South Lake Tahoe juvenile panel attorneys Julie BAchman, John CAstellanos, William Cherry, Kimberly Hunt, Lori London, Rick Meyer and Paul Palant.
The event is Feb. 3 at 6pm at Edgewood Tahoe in Stateline. RSVP to (530) 622.9882 or friends@casaeldorado.org. Tickets are $125 each or $1,100 for a table of 10.
Cocktail attire is requested.
When Renaissance Productions transforms Camp Richardson into a giant stage in early June, it will mark the 20th year of the South Shore ren fair.
Queens of England, ambassadors from foreign lands and juggling jesters, winsome wenches, lords and ladies, knight of horseback, squires and simpletons will gather June 2-3 and June 9-10 for the 20th annual Valhalla Renaissance Faire.
This unique festival includes a real jousting tournament and full armored combat between knights, along with culinary delicacies, craft demonstrations, ancient music, magic, storytelling, dance and comedy. Patrons can participate in a range of activities such as archery and fencing.
Activities for children include educational areas, games, crafts, a petting zoo, puppet shows and storytelling.
The annual Valhalla Renaissance Faire recreates a renaissance village over two festival weekends and includes a merchant marketplace with nearly 100 unique merchants, and artisans.
The fair is open from 10am-6pm each day.
Cost is adults $17, $12 for seniors, military, ages 13-17, $7 for children 6-12, and under 6 no charge.
For more information, go online.
Aaron Katz, the Lake Tahoe attorney who has sued the Incline Village General Improvement District and repeatedly criticized the district, will be the guest at the next Fireside Chat on Feb. 2 in Sierra Nevada College’s Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences room 139/141.
The chat — hosted by Incline Village resident Andy Whyman — is from 7-9pm.
Katz and his wife have lived in Incline Village since 2007 when he began his research on the history of the Incline Village General Improvement District. It is not his first public lawsuit. Katz has sued a number of public agencies over the past five years, including the Foothill-De Anza Community College District, Mountain View-Whisman School District, El Camino Hospital District, West Valley-Mission Community College District and Campbell Union High School.
Katz alleges the Incline Village General Improvement District has violated state law for years by offering free and discounted services to non-residents and private parties, and it further demands limits be set against the facilities, services and activities the district should be allowed to provide.
For more information on the event, contact Shelia Leijon at (775) 832.1310 or Debi Noonan at (775) 831.1314.
Embassy Suites in South Lake Tahoe is the place to donate blood Feb. 6 from noon-6pm.
For more information, contact Dan Kerr at (775) 781.5343.