By Ed Komenda, Las Vegas Sun All poker chips expire. But unlike with sour milk in a fridge, casino bosses choose when chips go bad. It can be months, years or decades after they are issued. “It’s a personal choice,” said Mark Lipparelli, a gaming consultant and former chairman of the Gaming Control Board. Caesars […]
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The Sierra Nevada Ballet will present “Peanutcracker – The Story in Nut Shell” on Dec. 6 and 7 in Carson City. Based on Lev Ivanov‘s original ballet “The Nutcracker”, “Peanutcracker” is a shorter, 45-minute narrated version that is “designed for families with younger children to introduce them to the wonderful world of ballet,” noted Rosine […]
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By Mandy Kendall There are a lot of connotations to being extrovert or introvert. Most people would characterize an extrovert as “life and soul of the party’”, very friendly and maybe a bit loud. Whereas introverts are often described as “shy, timid, softly spoken and not really into socializing much at all.” One dictionary definition […]
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By Anita Creamer, Sacramento Bee The third floor of the California governor’s mansion, which reopened to the public this month after being closed to visitors for decades, is a place filled with history that’s mostly quiet and personal rather than political: a place of family memories. Gov. Jerry Brown, already in seminary and college when […]
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The Sierra Nevada College Sustainability Resource Center presents the 2nd annual Sustainability Film Festival beginning Nov. 7 with a screening of the film “Chasing Ice”. The Festival continues on Friday and Saturday with food and drink starting at 5:30pm in Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences lobby on the campus of Sierra Nevada College. The 2013 […]
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By John Burnett, NPR With mainline religious congregations dwindling across America, a scattering of churches is trying to attract new members by creating a different sort of Christian community. They are gathering around craft beer. Some church groups are brewing it themselves, while others are bring the Holy Mysteries to a taproom. The result is […]
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How does a community deal with and recover from a tragedy that shocked the entire world? Lake Tahoe Community College Theater Arts Department will explore that question in its production of “The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later.” The play by Moisés Kaufman, Stephen Belber, Leigh Fondakowski and Greg Pierotti seeks to understand a town that […]
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By Kathryn Reed Children not listening, talking when it’s not their line and parents almost looking more bewildered. It’s impossible at this juncture to know who the angels, shepherds or wise men are. Joseph is one of the tall boys. Mary is twirling a doll – aka Jesus. “The whole play is supposed to be […]
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By Jeremy Miller I went into “The Counselor” with hopes standard to what I expect from Ridley Scott, especially with the cast line-up and writer. However, I was quickly disappointed. “The Counselor” stars Michael Fassbender, Javier Bardem, Brad Pitt, Penelope Cruz, and Cameron Diaz. The screenplay was written by Cormac McCarthy (“No Country for Old […]
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Sprinkling a bit of truth with a ton of humor, the sold-out crowd was transported to a time with Mark Twain walked the shores of Lake Tahoe. McAvoy Layne entertained a large group Sunday at a fundraiser for the South Lake Tahoe Library. He is a legendary Twain impersonator. Sharing his take on what happened […]
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