The Sierra Nevada College Concert Choir translates the spirit of the season into music Dec. 2 and Dec. 4 at 7pm at St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church in Incline Village. Forty voices will perform Puccini’s Gloria (messa di Gloria). Puccini’s lyrical melodies and emotionally moving scoring shine brightly in this composition. Under the direction of Donna […]
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By Kathryn Reed CAMP RICHARDSON — A crackling fire in the oversized fireplace, holiday songs being song by youngsters, the smell of mulled wine – oh, and all those handmade crafts and jewelry. It had to be the annual Valhalla Holiday Faire at the Grand Hall. This South Shore tradition continues today from 10am-5pm. The […]
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Action snowsport photography and video from around the world highlight the 15th annual In The Mood, a free benefit event for the Tahoe Forest Cancer Center on Dec. 1 at 6pm at Resort at Squaw Creek. The evening’s program will showcase the talents of the biggest names in adventure photography, video, and filmmaking including acclaimed […]
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By Jason Hildago, Reno Gazette-Journal The Nevada Chapter of the Associated General Contractors recognized the area’s best work Friday at its 12th Annual PINNACLE Awards. Q&D Construction, Inc. garnered the most awards overall among general contractors. Martin Iron Works swept both awards in the specialty contractors category. Established in 1999, the PINNACLE Awards recognize construction […]
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Publisher’s note: This is from John Packer, entertainment director for Harrah’s Northern Nevada, “Breck Wall was a show producer and comedy performer who brought his show ‘Bottoms Up’ to Harrah’s Lake Tahoe and Reno beginning in the 1960s. It returned numerous times in several incarnations during the ’70s, ’80s and into the ’90s. Breck and […]
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By Susan Skorupa, Reno Gazette-Journal A six-armed goddess and a tiger with wings are out to save the world. With the help of the rhythm generated by the goddess Durga on her many drums and with the speed and fluidity of the tiger Cyrus’ flying abilities, Mother Earth has a chance for peace, harmony, survival […]
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By Stephen Ward During his 2003 tour in Iraq, Brian Turner’s humanity was confined within the white-and-blue lines of his college-ruled notebooks. His journal entries served as an intermediary; they were all that separated surges of poetry from diagrams for ambush. “The poems were more for capturing the moment,” he said, taking long pauses as […]
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Educators, administrators, parents, and college students packed two rooms in the Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences at Sierra Nevada College on Nov. 4 for a screening of the educational documentary “Race to Nowhere”. In response to public demand, “Race to Nowhere” will be screened again Dec. 2 at 7pm at Sierra Nevada College, Tahoe Center […]
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The North Lake Tahoe-Truckee Leadership Program, embarking on its eighth year, is accepting applications for the 2011 program. This program creates an opportunity for potential leaders to broaden their understanding of the region and its issues, challenges and opportunities, while developing and honing their leadership skills. Since 2003, the program has graduated more than 165 […]
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‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’ Rated PG-13 4 bagels out of 5 By Howie Nave It dawned on me a few days ago that an entire generation has grown up experiencing the Harry Potter series on the big screen. For those who started reading the books first it must have been an eager anticipation […]
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