This Week

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Labor Day Fireworks Extravaganza

Late summer is usually the best time to dip into the turquoise blue water of Lake Tahoe. The water isn’t icy cold from spring runoff, and the sun seems less intense than, say, in mid-July. But even if you don’t spend a day at one of the lake’s beaches, there will be plenty of things to do during the three-day weekend, as restaurants, shops and hotel-casinos prepare for an influx of holiday travelers. One of the most anticipated events takes place after dark during the annual pyrotechnic show over the South

Shore of Lake Tahoe. The free show gets started at 8:30 p.m. on

Sunday, Aug. 31, and can be viewed from Nevada Beach, Timber

Cove Marina, Bijou Community Park, Tallac Historic Site, Edgewood Tahoe and Lakeview Commons/El Dorado Beach. For details, visit www.tahoesouth.com. —Kelley Lang

Fallon Cantaloupe Festival

The 29th annual end-of-summer festival celebrates Fallon’s agricultural heritage and its history as a grower of the Hearts of Gold cantaloupe, which was popular during the 1920s and 1930s. Visitors can expect to see this melon and other produce for sale, as well as live entertainment, mud volleyball, contests, the Junior Rodeo and other attractions. The event begins on Friday, Aug. 29, and ends on Sunday, Aug. 31, at the Churchill County Fairgrounds, 325 Sheckler Road, Fallon. Gates are open from 7 p.m. to midnight on Friday and 9:30 a.m. to midnight on Saturday and Sunday. Admission is $5 for adults, $4 for seniors and military personnel, $3 for kids ages 3-12 and free for kids under 3. Visit http://falloncantaloupefestival.com.

2014 Tahoe Geotourism Expo

Sustainable Tahoe hosts this expo which demonstrates stewardship tourism by featuring Geotourism Adventure Tracks or “GeoTracks.” A few of the GeoTracks offered include yoga, birding, mountain biking, kayaking, a Tahoe photo tour, art and theater walk, history hikes, among other activities. Other highlights include a “Luka'lelup,” a Washoe tribe gathering of culture, heritage and demonstration of ancestral skills on Saturday, Aug. 30, at Sand Harbor State Park. The Tahoe Mountain Show will also take place that night at Sand Harbor. The Geotourism Expo takes place on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 30-31, at various locations ranging from Lake Tahoe to Pyramid Lake. Event prices range from free to $65. Call 846-1715 or visit www.tahoeexpo.com.

2014 Annual Alpen Wine Festival

The annual festival benefits Can Do Multiple Sclerosis, a national nonprofit organization that provides lifestyle empowerment programs for people with multiple sclerosis. The $40 ticket purchase includes a commemorative crystal wine glass, a variety of wine tastings featuring more than 40 vineyards, live music and access to the silent auction. The event begins at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 31, at The Village at Squaw Valley USA, 1750 Village East Road, Olympic Valley, California. Call (970) 926-1290 or visit www.mscando.org/alpen.

The Great Depressurization Chamber

Burners are invited to wash off the playa dust and chill by the poolside at the postBurning Man retreat featuring three days of dance parties at Lex Nightclub and The Beach at the Grand Sierra Resort, 2500 E. Second St. Electronica collective Thievery Corporation, along with Mark Farina and Dirtwire featuring David Satori of Beats Antique, headline the whole shebang on Tuesday, Sept. 2. The show starts at 8 p.m. at the Summit Pavilion inside the GSR. Tickets for this show are $40. Various DJs will perform sets throughout the day at The Beach and into the night at Lex Nightclub. The cover charge is $10 to enter Lex. Call 789-2000 or visit http://freshbakin.com.