Former Random House senior editor and memoir writing coach Jennifer Basye Sander is putting on a writing event Nov. 23 called Holiday Memories: Learn How to Create a Family Memoir this Thanksgiving. At this workshop, Sander will help people get that book project started. She’ll guide people through the process of putting memories onto the […]
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By Ed Fletcher, Sacramento Bee A spacious foothills ranch house north of Placerville was L.A. north on Monday as transplant filmmaker Deon Taylor continued work on his new movie “Meet the Blacks.” The courtyard between the home and the garage – overlooking the rolling El Dorado County landscape – was the backlot as young actors […]
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Harrah’s Lake Tahoe’s showroom will be transformed into a winter wonderland with trees and wreaths decorated by school children and local designers for the sixth annual Barton Health Festival of Trees and Lights is Dec. 3-7. Throughout each day, attendees may watch holiday performances, shop for holiday gifts at Mrs. Claus’ Gift Shop, and bid in […]
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South Tahoe High School’s drama department is putting on “Curtains” this month. It is a musical whodunnit set in 1959. Boston’s Colonial Theatre is host to the opening night performance of a new musical. When the leading lady mysteriously dies on stage the entire cast and crew are suspects. Enter a local detective, who just […]
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By Kyle Roerink, Las Vegas Sun The Paradise Park Barber Shop sits in a strip mall still gripped by the recession. It’s a suburban relic anchored by a Kmart, Family Dollar and coin laundry. Twelve storefronts in the plaza are empty. The barbershop is not the kind of place where you’d expect to find the […]
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Barry is a sweet Great Dane mix puppy who has fur like a cow — beautiful big black and white spots. Barry has had a rough time of it so far in life, as he was abandoned when his owner moved. He must have had bad experiences with men, too, as he is quite suspicious […]
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Lake Tahoe Community College presents the madcap comedy “Leading Ladies” Nov. 14-23 in the Duke Theatre. The leading ladies referenced in the play’s title are two Shakespearean actors who are so down on their luck that they are performing “Scenes from Shakespeare” on the Moose Lodge circuit in the Amish country of Pennsylvania. When they […]
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Alpenglow Sports’ first installment of the 2014-15 Winter Film Series is Nov. 13 with local hero Dave Nettle at the Olympic Village Lodge. Now in its ninth year, the series is designed to inspire, motivate and educate. All shows are free and raffle prizes from sponsors are sold to raise funds for local nonprofit organizations. […]
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By Susan Wood JENNER – You know you’ve encountered something unique and untamed upon walking through the lobby with its high-vaulted ceilings and turning right to gaze beyond the expansive setting to the back patio overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Or, maybe it hits you before you even arrive at the Timber Cove Inn. Driving […]
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Thousands of people lined the streets of Carson City to watch the Nevada Day Parade on Nov. 1. This was no ordinary parade. It was the culmination of a year’s worth of partying for the Silver State, which turned 150 on Oct. 31. Much of its history was represented in floats — including the Virginia […]
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