Carrie Underwood has sold more than 15 million albums, has 18 No. 1 singles, six Grammys, and countless other accolades. The country music powerhouse will be at Harveys Outdoor Concert Series on July 18 at 8pm. Tickets range in price from $89.50 to $175.50. They go on sale March 22 through Ticketmaster.
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By Henry Grabar, Salon If you were driving on an American highway earlier this month, you probably passed one. They came from Nashville, New York and New Orleans, from Boston and Seattle and Chicago and Los Angeles, and from four dozen other countries entirely: 2,000 musical acts, in vans brimming with equipment and ambition and […]
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By Martha Rosenberg,AlterNet Americans have become huge. Between the 1960s and the 2000s, Americans grew, on the average, an inch taller and 24 pounds heavier. The average American man today weights 194 pounds and the average woman 165 pounds. The growing girth has led to the creation of special-sized ambulances, operating tables and coffins as […]
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Queen is a beautiful 7-year-old Australian shepherd-Husky mix who likes other dogs. She likes cats and other small furry creatures a little too much. She will be quite good at keeping them out of your yard. She is house trained and has good manners, and likes walks and car rides. Like most dogs of her […]
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Auditions for “August: Osage County”, a joint production between the Valhalla Art Music and Theater Festival and the Lake Tahoe Community College Theater Department, are April 1. The play is being directed by Dave Hamilton. The 2008 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner is about a vanished father, a pill-popping mother and three sisters harboring […]
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Placer County-Lake Tahoe Film Office had a special reason for applauding when “Her” was named winner of the 2014 Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. The movie’s snow scenes were filmed at several locations near the Donner Summit in Placer County: Norden, Sugar Bowl Ski Resort, Soda Springs, and a group of cabins near the Interstate […]
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Truckee High School’s Drama Department ends its 2013-14 season with “Little Shop of Horrors,” a grand-scale production that features a flesh eating plant, do-wop and pop music, and a man who gets more than he bargains for. The musical will have evening performances in the THS theater at 7pm on May 2, 3, 9, 10, […]
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The Lake Tahoe Community College Foundation and Rotary Club of South Lake Tahoe are teaming up for the third annual Off the Wall Art Auction this month. Participants may bid on art created by locally and regionally known artists while supporting local education and charitable organizations. Local artists, including nationally known artist and LTCC Art […]
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By Nick Wingfield, New York Times A half-century ago, dogs lived in barns or backyards, domiciled in shabby little doghouses. Now they have the run of our houses and apartments. They sleep in our beds (full disclosure). In some cases, they are considered by their owners to be like children, and possibly a bit cleaner. […]
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Angel is a beautiful Siamese mix, 10 years old. She came to the shelter when her owner lost her home due to a divorce. She is OK with other cats, but she’d prefer a quiet home without children or dogs. She has never been outside. Angel is spayed, microchipped, and vaccinated. She is at the […]
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