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INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — Entertainment, food, family and friends will converge once again under the stars on the scenic shore of Lake Tahoe this summer as Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival launches its 50th anniversary season.

Showcasing live entertainment seven nights a week, July 1 through Aug. 22 at Sand Harbor, Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park, LTSF’s 2022 lineup is headlined by mega-hit productions of “Much Ado About Nothing,” Shakespeare’s sublime battle of wits and wills, and “Mamma Mia!,” the smash hit feel-good musical. “Mamma Mia!” (music and lyrics by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus / some songs with Stig Anderson / book by Catherine Johnson / originally conceived by Judy Craymer) is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International.

“Much Ado About Nothing” is directed by LTSF Producing Artistic Director Charles Fee. “Mamma Mia!” is helmed by director, Victoria Bussert. Both productions will be performed in rotating repertory, Tuesdays through Sundays at 7:30 p.m. Discounted two-show packages are on sale now.

Beatrice and Benedick would rather exchange scorching insults than sweet nothings in “Much Ado About Nothing.” However, the pugnacious pair is forced to forge a partnership in order to defend house and honor and salvage the true love of Hero and Claudio after deceptions destroy the lovers’ wedding day. Will the earnest endeavor to restore a young romance elicit an unexpected change of heart for the effort’s unlikely collaborators as well?

“Mamma Mia!” takes place on a tiny Greek island, where Sophie is making final preparations for her wedding day in paradise. Little does her mother Donna know that Sophie’s last-minute preparations include sleuthing out who her father may be among three possible candidates whom she’s secretly invited. The storytelling

See Shakespeare’s classic “Much Ado About Nothing” and more at this year’s Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival.

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Lake Tahoe’s microplastic becomes an exhibit

Tahoe Daily Tribune

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — Visitors to Sand Harbor State Park will now be able to enjoy an informational, hands-on exhibit where they can learn more about protecting Lake Tahoe from plastic pollution.

The display, titled Tahoe’s Plastic Problem, teaches families how to properly identify different types of plastic, the importance of recycling them properly and how to keep them out of our waterways. The exhibit was developed by the Tahoe Water Suppliers Association, with funding provided by the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection’s Bureau of Sustainable Materials Management.

“We hope visitors who come to enjoy Lake Tahoe’s crystal-clear water can also learn how to take care of it. The exhibit shows people how much plastic makes it into the lake, where it accumulates, and how it’s broken down into microplastics,” states BSMM Bureau Chief Daren Winkelman in a press release.

“BSMM is excited to partner with the Nevada Division of State Parks to teach locals and tourists about ways to reduce plastic use and keep our beautiful Lake Tahoe clean and plastic-free,” Winkleman continues. “We also want to give a special thanks to the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center for its continued work on this important issue.”

TERC has been conducting microplastic source and implication research in Lake Tahoe since the summer of 2018. With more and more tourists visiting the Tahoe Basin, NDEP hopes this display will encourage visitors to make ecofriendly, sustainable choices that will protect Lake Tahoe’s pristine beauty and surrounding ecosystem for generations to come.

The new exhibit at Sand Harbor is a replica of one designed by TERC and TWSA. The original display, housed at the UC Davis Tahoe Science Center in Incline Village, was funded by a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency grant administered by NDEP’s Nonpoint Source Pollution Management Program.

Visitors are encouraged to share photos of the Tahoe’s Plastic Problem exhibit and use the hashtag #BreakFreeFromPlastic.

For more information visit parks. nv.gov.

To learn more about the Tahoe Science Center visit tahoe.ucdavis.edu.

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The new microplastics exhibit featured at the Sand Harbor Visitor Center in Lake Tahoe aims to educate visitors about the long-lasting problem.

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