If you ever thought your dog had a future on the stage, look no further. The Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival is having auditions for “Crab” – the dog who plays an important and loving role in William Shakespeare’s “The Two Gentlemen of Verona” which will be performed from July 13-Aug. 26 at Sand Harbor State […]
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Sophie is a nice 2-year-old cat with beautiful blue eyes. She gets along well with other cats, and has lived with small children and dogs. She is an indoor cat, and would make a great addition to just about any household. Sophie is spayed, microchipped, and vaccinated. She is at the El Dorado County Animal […]
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Tahoe Symphony Orchestra & Chorus presents “Brrroque Masters” on March 8, 11, 14 and 16. The program features guest cellist Jeffrey Lastrapes in a program that includes works by Bach, Couperin, Vivaldi, Scarlatti, and Handel. The series kickoff March 8 at West Shore Café in Homewood. Appetizers and wine start at 4:30pm, the concert at […]
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By Ed Fletcher, Sacramento Bee Organizers of the iconic counterculture event Burning Man are scrambling to solve a crisis that some fear threatens the very fabric of the event. The problem has left perhaps 75 percent of the longtime participants who traditionally provide the creative spark for displays and activities without a ticket. The event […]
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The Nevada Historical Marker Program is taking on a new look with the adoption of updated texts for the roughly 260 signs that interpret the history of the state. Amended texts have been placed online and the actual markers in the field will be changed as funding allows. The Nevada Historical Marker Program began as […]
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By Mandy Kendall Is failing to plan just planning to fail? When I was growing up my mother was always writing lists. Lists for shopping, lists for things to do today, even lists of lists. I used to think she was a little obsessed with lists, but now I realize she was just a very […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – Say the name Dangberg in the Carson Valley to an old-timer and the reaction is not likely to be favorable. Even though the family is responsible for creating and naming Minden, putting in much of the irrigation system associated with the Carson River that is used today, and having employed […]
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Tahoe Project and Mo’s Place are partnering to host the inaugural World Happy Day, when thousands of people will join together in communities around the globe to watch the award-winning film “Happy”. The event is Feb. 11, 9pm at the South Lake Tahoe restaurant. Tickets are $12. Doors open at 8:30pm. The show is for […]
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Ashlee Smith, 13, of Sparks and Angela Foremaster, 18, of North Las Vegas have been named Nevada’s youth volunteers for 2012 by the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards. The nationwide program honors young people for outstanding acts of volunteerism. Ashlee, a seventh-grader at Lou Mendive Middle School, founded a nonprofit organization that has collected and […]
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Sierra Nevada College presents Geographical Divides: Finding Common Ground featuring 16 artists who were asked to explore the geographical and cultural differences in Nevada, if such differences truly exist. The assembly of printmakers — eight from the north, eight from the south — produced two prints from each collaboration. Visually exploring connections and disconnections between […]
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