Experience a unique blend of art and the natural world during the eighth annual Trails and Vistas art hike on Sept. 17-18. The hike, modeled on the theme of “Reflections and Rhythms,” takes place at Spooner Lake in Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park. Expect to hear the beats of REMO Endorsed Drum Circle facilitator Norman […]
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The Truckee Public Art Commission is accepting applications for its juried autumn art exhibit. This year’s theme is “Everyday Objects.” Artists must be at least 18 years old. The deadline to apply is Sept. 7 at 5pm. Artwork will be displayed at the Truckee Donner Parks and Recreation Community Center from Oct. 4-Jan. 31. More […]
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By Laurie Brazil If you haven’t visited our jewel of Emerald Bay – Vikingsholm – this year or perhaps not at all, now is the time to take the one-mile hike down to the south end of Emerald Bay. Earlier this summer, new and stately crossed dragon beams were installed along the roof ridges of […]
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A well known Yosemite climber and speaker, three movies and a Native American storyteller will be featured this fall supporting the popular One Book, One Campus program at Sierra Nevada College. The program that began in 2009 continues this year with the reading selection “Flight” by Native American author Sherman Alexie. The film series begins […]
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Roxanna Lopez, operations manager in the U.S. for Green Key Global, will give one of the main talks at the 2nd Annual West Coast Green Lodging Conference in South Lake Tahoe Aug. 21-24. She will address the gathering of hotel owners, general managers and engineers on Aug. 22 at 3:30pm at Embassy Suites. Lopez will […]
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Mother Goose on the Loose Storytime is Thursdays at 11am on Sept. 8, 15, 22, 29; Oct. 6, 13, 20, 27; Nov. 3, 10, 17; Dec. 1 and 8. A lap sit storytime for little ones upt to age 2. Mother Goose on the Loose is an award-winning program that combines music, movement, visual literacy […]
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Sierra Nevada College’s Writers in the Woods 2011 features readings and workshops by a cast of luminary literati. Maine’s Poet Laureate Baron Wormser will kick off the series with poetry reading Sept. 16, followed by a Saturday morning poetry workshop the next day. Kim Wyatt, writer, publisher, founder of Bona Fide Books publishing, will talk […]
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By David Epstein, Sports Illustrated Cross-country skiing around a wide, icy curve, Petra Majdič slid off the course during a warmup for last year’s Olympic women’s individual sprint at Whistler Olympic Park outside Vancouver. She fell 10 feet into a craggy creek bed, her chest hitting rocks. The impact snapped her ski poles and splintered […]
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Masters of song and storytelling Men of Worth will appear at the Tallac Historic Site’s Boathouse Theatre Aug. 18 at 7:30pm. Ireland’s James Keigher and Donnie Macdonald of Scotland blend their voices in harmony and support their collection of songs with an exciting selection of instruments. Their playful approach to performance draws the audience into […]
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Lake Tahoe author Janet Smith will be at the Costco in Carson City from 11am-2pm Aug. 20 for a book signing of the anthology “Permanent Vacation: Twenty Writers on Work and Life in Our National Parks.” The collection, published by Bona Fide Books of Meyers, features Smith’s piece “Pretty Enough,” a bittersweet account of coming […]
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