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“Tahoe Donner’s golf course is THE premier MOUNTAIN course in Truckee-Tahoe with incredible views and the best greens!”

MAY 15, 2015

Conditions permitting

Community Benefit Auction & Wine Tasting All proceeds benefit the North Lake Tahoe community.

Season Passes and Multi-play Packs on sale now!

For the best rates, purchase by April 30! tahoedonner.com/golf Public may purchase in advance and play starting at less than $80 a round, including cart – a savings of 20%. Tahoe Donner members may buy rounds in advance starting as low as $45 per round – a 25% savings (prices valid until April 30). Or buy a season pass for even greater savings!

Bonus: Buy an unlimited season pass and get six vouchers to bring a friend to play for half off! Midweek passholders get three vouchers. Visit us online or call for more information.

Kiwanis Club North Lake Tahoe

After a mild winter…. we are looking forward to a great golf season!

April 9-May 6, 2015

SUNDAY, MAY 3 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

at Sunnyside Restaurant and Lodge Ticket prices this year are a great value at only $35.00 per person in advance or $40.00 per person at the door. Tickets are available from any Kiwanis Club member, Mother Nature’s Cabin Fever, 551 N. Lake Blvd., Tahoe City, (530) 583-8143, or buy online at: goo.gl/xCfuo.

Over $50,000 in goods and services will be offered along with premium wines and sumptuous appetizers. Look for vacations to exotic places, golf and dining packages, home maintenance services, clothing, jewelry and accessories. All proceeds benefit local youth and social service programs.

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Whether you’re enjoying your last runs of the ski season or exploring the trails lined by the early season wildflowers, spring is a great time to get out and explore in Tahoe and Truckee. (But, really, when is it ever a bad time to be in Tahoe?)

Nicole Cheslock has put together a look at some of what spring in Tahoe and Truckee has to offer in her compilation “100 fun things to do this spring.” Get out and explore her list along with making your own spring fun.

Negro Canyon makes for a great early season hike as Tim Hauserman discovered for this edition’s Tahoe Time. The 4-mile roundtrip hike offers spectacular views and is part of the Donner Lake Rim Trail under construction.

I’m excited for the great response that we’ve received for our Local Profile that we started last fall and we’ve received so many ideas for locals to profile that it will take a year to get to all of them (and, keep them coming). For this issue, Priya Hutner interviewed Eric Petlock who started out as a typical Tahoe ski bum with a love for the outdoors that led him into a career in conservation. His message for young people in Tahoe and Truckee resonates: “Add value to the community you’ve chosen to live in and don’t be afraid to follow your dreams.” n

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Out & About Truckee

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There is enough water in Lake Tahoe to supply everyone in the United States with more than 75 gallons of water per day for 5 years.

Natural rim: 6,223’

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ELECTRIC CHARGING STATIONS

Lake Tahoe is the second deepest lake in the U.S. (Crater Lake in Oregon, at 1,932 feet, is the deepest), and the 11th deepest in the world.

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Lake Tahoe sits at an average elevation of between 6,223’ and 6,229.1’. The top 6.1’ of water is controlled by the dam in Tahoe City and holds up to 744,600 acre feet of water.

Size: 22 miles long, 12 miles wide Cave Rock

Lake Tahoe is as long as the English Channel is wide.

Watershed Area: 312 square miles Zephyr Cove

Average Water Temperature: 42.1˚F Emerald Bay

Average Surface Water Temperature: 51.9˚F

Fannette Island

Shoreline: 72 miles

South Lake Tahoe

Stateline

Cascade Lake

Average Surface Temperature in July: 64.9˚F

Lake Tahoe has a surface area of 191 square miles. If Lake Tahoe were emptied, it would submerge California under 15 inches of water.

Highest Peak: Freel Peak at 10,881 feet Average Snowfall: 409 inches

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Permanent Population: 66,000 Number of Visitors: 3 million annually

How the lake was formed About 3 to 5 million years ago, the valley that would become the Tahoe Basin sank between parallel fractures in the Earth’s crust as the mountains on either side continued to rise. A shallow lake began to form in the resulting valley.

Roughly 2 to 3 million years ago, erupting volcanoes blocked the outlet, forcing the lake to rise hundreds of feet above its current elevation, and eventually eroded down to near its current outlet.

Between 1 million and 20,000 years ago, large masses of glacial ice covered the west side of the Tahoe Basin. Current geologic theory suggests an earthen berm (moraine) left by a receding glacier near Olympic Valley acted as a dam, causing the lake level to rise and then draw down rapidly when the dam catastrophically failed. Between 7,000 and 15,000 years ago, a 4-mile segment of the West Shore collapsed into the Lake causing a massive submerged debris avalanche, widening the Lake by 3 miles and creating McKinney Bay.1

The Tahoe Basin is mostly granite, with little topsoil, and therefore few nutrients have washed into the lake to promote the growth of algae and other organisms that make water murky.

As well, 40 percent of the precipitation falling into the Tahoe Basin lands directly on the lake. The remaining precipitation drains through the decomposed granite soil found in marshes and meadows, creating a good filtering system for water.

Urbanization of the Tahoe Basin has eliminated 75 percent of its marshes, 50 percent of its meadows and 35 percent of its steam zone habitats. About 85 percent of all wildlife in the Tahoe Basin use these habitats.

About the lake Lake Tahoe is located in the states of California and Nevada, with two-thirds in California. It is fed by 63 streams and two hot springs.

The Truckee River is Tahoe’s only outlet and flows from the dam in Tahoe City east

Lake Tahoe

through Reno and eventually drains into Pyramid Lake in the Nevada desert.

However, water releases are not permitted when the lake surface level falls below the natural rim at 6,223.’ The lowest lake level on record (measured since 1900) was 6,220.26’ on Nov. 30, 1992.

The Lake of the Sky appears blue in color as other colors in the light spectrum are absorbed and blue light is scattered back.

Lake clarity The University of California, Davis, operates the Tahoe Science Center, which monitors, among other things, the clarity of Lake Tahoe.

Clarity has been measured since 1968 and was first recorded at 102.4’.

The waters of Lake Tahoe were clear to an average depth of 70.1’ in 2013. The lowest average depth on record was 64.1’ in 1997.

Lake Tahoe is losing clarity because of microscopic sediments entering the lake and algae growth fueled by nitrogen and phosphorus.

Lake Tahoe’s discovery The first recorded discovery of Lake Tahoe by white explorers was on Feb. 14, 1844, when John Charles Frémont and Charles Preuss spotted the lake from atop Red Lake Peak.

The lake went through several names before it was officially named Tahoe in 1945.

Tahoe is a mispronunciation of the first two syllables of the Washoe’s word for the lake – Da ow a ga, which means “edge of the lake.”

Learn more: Visit the Tahoe Science Center in Incline Village or tahoesciencecenter.org. Sources: Tahoe Environmental Research Center, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Forest Service, “Tahoe Place Names” and David Antonucci (denoted by 1).

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Out & About Tahoe City

North Shore

visittahoecity.com Located at the junction of the West and North shores, Tahoe City is a popular area for shopping and dining with a number of historical sites within easy walking distance. At the wye (junction of Highways 89 & 28), visitors can see the Tahoe City Dam, Lake Tahoe’s only outlet, and Fanny Bridge. Peer into Watson Cabin (1909) in the center of town for a glimpse at pioneer life (open for tours in summer). Free parking lots at Commons Beach, Grove Street, Jackpine Street, and the 64 acres at Highways 89 & 28. TART

Truckee

Take a scenic drive around the lake and find a peaceful spot to enjoy the lake as the weather warms.

Sightseeing LAKE TAHOE | TRUCKEE

“ If adventure has a final and all-embracing motive, it is surely this: we go out because it is our nature to go out, to climb mountains, and to paddle rivers, to fly to the planets and plunge into the depths of the oceans ... When man ceases - Wilfrid Noyce to do these things, he is no longer man.”

truckeehistory.org | truckee.com The historic town of Truckee was settled in 1863, and the town grew quickly as a stagecoach stop and route for the Central Pacific Railroad.

The town became a rowdy, mountain town filled with railroad workers and loggers, gambling houses and saloons. During these early days, many of Truckee’s historical homes and buildings were built including The Truckee Hotel (1868) and the Capitol Building (1868).

The area surrounding the Truckee Depot is a bustling shopping district with Commercial Row and Brickelltown. Stop by the Depot for a walking tour. Paid parking downtown with free lot on Donner Pass Road next to Beacon. TART

Museums

Donner Summit Historical Society

Attractions Cave Rock

High Camp

East Shore

Olympic Valley

Drive through one of the area’s natural wonders - Cave Rock, the neck of an old volcano.

The area is named for the small caves above Highway 50 that were cut by waves when Lake Tahoe was 200 feet higher during the ice ages.

9 a.m.-4 p.m. daily until April 12 (800) 403-0206 | squaw.com Aerial tram rides with views of Lake Tahoe, Olympic Heritage Museum, pool & hot tub, ice skating, events and more. Ticket required. TART

Donner Summit

Kings Beach

Truckee

northtahoebusiness.org Kings Beach is a popular spot for dining and shopping with the North Shore’s largest sandy beach located in the heart of town. Free parking lots at North Tahoe Beach and on Brook Street. TART

Donner Summit, just west of Truckee, holds the record for the United States’ snowiest April.

On April 1, 1880, a storm dumped 4’ of snow on the Sierra Nevada west slope within 24 hours. A massive snow slide near Emigrant Gap buried Central Pacific Railroad’s tracks under 75’ of snow, ice and rock. For the rest of the month, storm cycles continued to flow in, dropping a total of 298”.

Eagle Rock

North Shore

Tahoe City

11 a.m.-4 p.m. Wed.-Mon. | Free (530) 581-2787 | northtahoearts.com

West Shore

Eagle Rock, one of the lake’s famous natural sites, is a volcanic plug beside Highway 89 on the West Shore. Trail to top on south side.

Featuring changing exhibits of work by local artists, along with a gift shop featuring items from local artisans. TART

LAKE LEVELS

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Tahoe City

Noon-4 p.m. Wed.-Sun. (530) 583-1762 | northtahoemuseums.org Featuring historic photos, the Steinbach Indian Basket Museum and local historical memorabilia. TART

Truckee

A great place for kids up to age 7 with interactive exhibits, science and art classes, the BabyZone for newborns to 18 months and the Jungle Gym for toddlers and older. TART

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10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily (530) 582-7892 | parks.ca.gov The ill-fated Donner Party suffered through the harsh winter of 1846-47 camped around Donner Lake and Truckee. The Donner Memorial State Park features exhibits and artifacts on the Donner Party at the Emigrant Trail Museum, and the towering Pioneer Monument.

Daily | Free | tahoehistory.org Features a local history exhibit focusing on 1870 to 1970, along with a “Bonanza” exhibit, in the Starbucks building, corner Tahoe & Village Blvds. TART

A Prosser 5,392 CAPACITY: 29,840

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Truckee

10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Fri. | 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Sat.-Sun. Extended hours holiday periods Locals’ first Tues. half price (530) 587-5437 | kidzonemuseum.org

(530) 541-3030 | parks.ca.gov Lake Tahoe’s only island located in Emerald Bay home to an old tea house. Boat access only.

(Closed Feb. 1-June 15 for nesting birds.)

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Emigrant Trail Museum

KidZone Children’s Museum

Fannette Island

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donnersummithistoricalsociety.org The Historical Society has a museum at the corner of Old Highway 40 and Soda Springs Road. There also is a 20-mile long interpretive driving tour along Old 40. Maps online or at museum. TART

Gatekeeper’s Museum

North Tahoe Arts Center

Soda Springs

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Museum of Sierra Ski History & the 1960 Olympic Winter Games Tahoe City 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily | Free Features official 1960 Winter Olympic items such as skis, promotional literature, collection of official Olympic photographer Bill Briner. Learn the history of skiing in the Sierra. Inside the Boatworks Mall. TART

Olympic Museum

Olympic Valley

9 a.m.-4 p.m. daily until April 12 (800) 403-0206 | squaw.com Squaw Valley, host of the VIII Winter Olympic Games in 1960, celebrates its Olympic History with the symbolic Tower of Nations and Olympic Flame at the entrance to the valley.

The Olympic Museum at High Camp features historic memorabilia and photographs. Tram ticket required. TART

Tahoe Maritime Museum

Homewood

10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Fri.-Sun. until March 30 (530) 525-9253 | tahoemaritimemuseum.org Featuring guided tours, exhibits and hands-on activities for kids on Tahoe’s Maritime history. TART

Tahoe Science Center

Incline Village

1-5 p.m. Tues.-Fri. & by appt. | Free (775) 881-7566 | tahoesciencecenter.org University of California, Davis, operates a science education center on the Sierra Nevada campus. Exhibits include a virtual research boat, biology lab, 3-D movies and docent-led tours.

Ages 8+. TART

Truckee Railroad Museum

Truckee

10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sat.-Sun. & holidays truckeedonnerrailroadsociety.com Operated by the Truckee Donner Railroad Society, the Truckee Railroad museum is located in a caboose next to the Truckee Depot. Exhibits include the train’s role in logging, fighting snow on the railway, the role of Chinese emigrants and a children’s area. TART

Western SkiSport Museum

Donner Summit

10 a.m.-4 p.m. Fri.-Sun. | Free (530) 426-3313, ext. 113 | auburnskiclub.org Showcasing the history of skiing, exhibits include snowshoes from the 1850s, ski equipment from the 20th century and a pair of 8-foot-long skis used by John “Snowshoe” Thompson, a legendary mail carrier. Located at Boreal off I-80. TART

Visitors’ Centers

Kings Beach Kings Beach State Rec. Area, Wed.-Mon. (summer) Incline Village 969 Tahoe Blvd., (800) 468-2463 Tahoe City 100 North Lake Blvd., (530) 581-6900 Truckee 10065 Donner Pass Road (Depot), (530) 587-8808 U.S. Forest Service, Incline Village 855 Alder Ave., (775) 831-0914 (Wed.-Fri.) U.S. Forest Service, Tahoe City 3080 N. Lake Blvd., (530) 583-3593 (Fridays) U.S. Forest Service, Truckee 10811 Stockrest Springs Road, (530) 587-3558

TART: Bus & shuttle schedules at Visitors’ Centers, laketahoetransit.com, google.com/transit or nextbus.com.

Out & About

Visit TheTahoeWeekly.com for a complete list of events.

EVERY TUESDAY 55+ Hiking Series Area venues

Trekkers of all abilities are welcome to join IVGID Senior Programs for light to moderate hikes from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. from May 5 to Oct. 20 at locations throughout the region followed by lunch with fellow hikers at Sierra Nevada College’s Patterson Hall. $10, $13 with IVGID pass, includes hike, transportation and lunch.

RSVP (775) 832-1310.

Story time Kings Beach

Kings Beach Library hosts story time every Tuesday from 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the library.

(530) 546-2021.

EVERY WEDNESDAY Bird Walk Incline Village

Tahoe Institute for Natural Science hosts a guided bird walk every Wednesday from May 6 to June 10 to at the Village Green from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Enjoy a leisurely stroll to see and hear numerous species. The group will identify the songs, calls and field marks of birds. Bring binoculars.

Free. Visit tinsweb.org.

EVERY THURSDAY Conversation Café Incline Village

The Conversation Café is a drop-in conversation forum hosted by the Senior Programs staff at Aspen Grove Community Center from 10 to 11:15 a.m. every week except holidays. Participate with people sharing diverse views and a passion for engaging with others over interesting topics and news items. Candid discussions about pre-determined ideas elicit frank, factual dissemination of information, often with humorous anecdotes and interjections. $2 donation includes continental breakfast. (775) 832-1310.

Story time Tahoe City

Tahoe City Library hosts story time every Thursday from 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the library with stories, songs, games and more.

(530) 583-3382.

Toddler story time Incline Village

Incline Village Library hosts toddle story time every Thursday from 11:15 to 11:45 a.m. with stories, puppets, music and movement for ages 6 months to 3 years. (775) 832-4130.

EVERY FRIDAY

Winemaker event Truckee

Uncorked Truckee hosts a winemaker event every Friday from 5 to 7 p.m. featuring a different winery each week. $10 tastings. Visit teloswine.com.

Family Movie Night Tahoe Donner

Enjoy a free Family Movie every Friday at Northwoods Clubhouse at 6:30 p.m. with G and PG movies. (530) 582-9669.

UNTIL END OF SEASON Discounted ski days Area venues

Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows host Skiing for Schools day with $40 lift tickets valid any one day. Advance purchase online exined.org or Tahoe Dave’s in Tahoe City, Truckee and Kings Beach. Visit exined.org.

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Events

Courtesy Squaw Valley

| Thursday

Paws 2 Read Incline Village

Children of all ages can improve their reading skills by reading to friendly dogs from 4 to 5 p.m. at Incline Village Library. Children receive a free book. (775) 832-4130.

Hall of Fame inductees & banquet Incline Village

Sierra Nevada College celebrates winter athletes with an induction into the college’s second Hall of Fame, along with dinner, raffle and dancing at The Chateau from 6 to 9 p.m. $50 per person. Tickets sierranevada.edu/homecoming.

APRIL 10

| Friday

Faculty Research Showcase Incline Village

Come see and hear Sierra Nevada College faculty members talk about their cutting-edge research and publications from 4 to 5 p.m. at the Prim Library at SNC. Free. Visit sierranevada.edu.

Lone Chaney talk Truckee

Sierra College hosts its Insights presentations at the college at 6:30 p.m. Tonight features “Strange Faces: Lon Chaney and the Ethics of Horror” with Dr. Katherine Fusco. Refreshments provided. Limited space. Free. RSVP sierracollege.ticketleap.com.

APRIL 11

| Saturday

Splash into Spring fundraiser Kings Beach

Save Our Tahoe Vista Animal Shelter is hosting a fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Hot Diggity Dog & Cat with dog bathes for $25, adoptable animals and a raffle. Visit facebook. com/save.tv.shelter.

Ripperoo Parade Northstar

Come and join Ripperoo, Northstar’s Ski & Ride School Mascot, and his Ski School friends as he leads kids in a parade through the Village at Northstar from 3:45 to 4 p.m. Help them dance their way around the ice rink. Meet at Kid’s Ski School entrance before 3:45 p.m. Visit northstarcalifornia.com.

APRIL 11-12

| Saturday-Sunday

Spring It On Northstar

Celebrate spring at Northstar with complimentary face painting, a balloon artists and a DJ on the Day Lodge Deck from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. both days. Visit northstarcalifornai.com.

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| Sunday

Come to the Village at Squaw Valley on April 18 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. for fun, live music and entertainment, and to learn how to preserve and protect local and global natural resources at the annual Tahoe Truckee Earth Day Festival. The event is free and open to all.

The festival features education booths on display and a Kids Discovery Zone from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Enjoy live music with Thick Newton at 11:30 a.m., the Asha Dancers at 2 p.m., a Trashion Show at 2:15 p.m., and music from Earles of Newton at 3:30 p.m.

The Discovery Zone features demonstrations and self exploration with crafts and fun.

Kids will have a chance to make and take home upcycled crafts, including upcycled reusable grocery bags, upcycled planters and more. In addition to the crafts, kids can learn about how to be mindful of the planet while camping, hiking, biking, and skiing with Leave No Trace tips.

TART will be offering free transportation from the event back to North Lake Tahoe, Incline Village and Truckee. For more information, visit tahoetruckeeearthday.com.

APRIL 14

Booking signing Incline Village

Jack Harpster will have a signing at the Incline Village & Crystal Bay Historical Society from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for his new book “Lumber Baron of the Comstock Lode: The Life and Times of Duane L. Bliss.” Visit jackharpster.com.

1978 Tram Accident remembrance Olympic Valley

Celebrate Earth Day

Squaw Valley Property Owners Association hosts a historical remembrance of the 1978 Tram Accident from 5 to 7 p.m. at the PlumpJack Conference Center and has invited survivors and rescuers to share experiences of the accident. $10 at the door, free members.

| Tuesday

Good Morning Truckee Truckee

Good Morning Truckee is held from 7 to 8:30 a.m. at the Truckee Tahoe Airport on the second Tuesday of every month. Today features KCRA anchor Deirdre Fitzpatrick on the Tahoe-Truckee lifestyle, and Kevin Murphy and Amanage Oberacker discussing the aquatics center. Open to everyone. $12, $10 chamber members; includes breakfast.

(530) 587-8808.

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Downtown Truckee | Jeff Down | Truckee Donner Chamber of Commerce

WHETHER YOU SPEND the next few months checking items off this list or committing to a few favorites, let Lake Tahoe’s and Truckee’s magnificent surroundings, people and businesses inspire you.

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1 Create. Build cairns. Design nature art. Get inspi-

ration from the scores of cairns at the beach at the Coon Street boat launch in Kings Beach or Commons Beach in Tahoe City.

2 Take a hike. The 1.2-mile Tahoe Meadows Inter-

pretive Loop off Mount Rose Highway is great for children and families.

3 Swing through the forest and connect at a higher

4 Learn about Lake Tahoe through the interactive

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12 Go bowling. Bowl Incline awaits (look for the

level at the Treetop Adventure Park at Granlibakken. exhibits and docent-led tours at the Tahoe Science Center located on the Sierra Nevada College campus in Incline Village.

5 Head to story time at the Tahoe City Library. Ac-

tivities include songs and games designed for ages 5 and younger on Thursdays from 10:30 to 11 a.m.

6 Cycle along the Truckee River.

7 Take a fly-fishing lesson.

8 Picnic on Commons Beach in Tahoe City.

9 Visit the Gatekeeper’s Museum.

10 Build sand castles. Check out Moon Dunes or

North Tahoe Beach.

11 Enjoy the playground at Kings Beach State Recre-

ation Area.

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13 Roller skate at Northstar.

14 Spend a day playing at Sand Harbor.

15 Explore the KidZone Museum in Truckee with

exhibits and activities designed for infants to age 7.

16 Build a diorama depicting a favorite book using

Peeps during the Kings Beach Library’s Literary Peeps Show through April 24.

17 Enjoy a free Family Movie Night every Friday

at Northwoods Clubhouse at 6:30 p.m. in Tahoe Donner.

18 Tahoe Truckee Earth Day includes activities, crafts

and vendors in Olympic Valley on April 18.

19 Keep the North Shore beautiful by volunteering

for Clean Up Day on June 6 in Tahoe City or in Kings Beach. Older children and teens can join their parents for this community-wide effort that wraps up with socializing in the afternoon.

20 Challenge one another or cheer each other on at

Magic Carpet Golf in Carnelian Bay.

21 Make your own stuffed bear, design a fragrant

candle and get crafty in The Village at Northstar.

22 Play in the pool at High Camp.

23 Take a trip to Reno: The Discovery Museum, Auto

Museum, Nevada Museum of Art and Reno Aces Ballpark will delight the young and young at heart.

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to do this Spring

by Nicole Cheslock

24 Sip ‘n’ Shop at local businesses from 3 to 7 p.m.

during every Tahoe City First Fridays on May 1 and June 5 and in downtown Truckee from 5 to 8 p.m. during First Fridays held every month.

25 Head to Sierra College, Tahoe-Truckee for Sierra

College Insights, a fascinating monthly series featuring outstanding professors. Dr. Katherine Fusco will present “Strange Faces: Lon Chaney and the Ethic of Horror” on April 10 and Dr. Phil Boardman will speak on “Arthurian Legends and the Holy Grail” on May 8.

26 Hear Third Coast Percussion perform at the Com-

munity Arts Center in Truckee on April 24 for Arts for the Schools.

27 Hear insights from Dr. Russell Quaglia, a pioneer in

education, at Squaw Valley Institute’s talk on April 30.

28 Save the dates, May 23 to 25, for the Made in

Tahoe Festival in the Village at Squaw Valley.

29 Enjoy the works of poetry with Gailmarie Pahmei-

er and David Lee on April 17 with Sierra Nevada College’s Writers in Woods readings.

30 Check out Salvaged, an artisan-based coopera-

tive studio and boutique in Tahoe City, that offers classes for both adults and children.

31 Catch a show. Tahoe Art Haus & Cinema in The

Cobblestone Center features independent films, live music, dance performance and major motion pictures, as well as the inaugural Reno Tahoe International Film Festival ( June 5-7).

32 Take your camera on a hike.

33 Visit James Harold Galleries in the Boatworks Mall.

34 Head to Gallery Keoki to see pictures from around

Olympic Valley, Tahoe and the globe in the Village at Squaw Valley.

35 Peruse local artisan goods and exhibits at North

Tahoe Arts Center.

36 Take a workshop at the newly opened Atelier in

downtown Truckee with upcoming classes including block printing, papermaking, kids’ classes, artist exhibits and more.

37 Check out the latest styles and pick up some new

gear as you stroll through downtown Tahoe City, Truckee and Kings Beach.

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38 Attend the student piano and voice recital at Sierra

Nevada College’s on May 5.

39 Head to the Reno Jazz Festival from April 23 to 26.

40 Practice speaking Spanish and help another practice

English at the Language Cafe/Cafe Lingustico on Wednesdays at the Community House in Kings Beach.

41 Treat yourself – and a foodie you love - to some-

thing sweet or savory from Market 28.

42 Go wild at Lather and Fizz, in Tahoe City or the

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Village at Squaw Valley, to make your bath experience at home like a pampering treatment at a spa.

43 Dance to live music at the Crystal Bay Club. Up-

coming shows include performances by Leftover Salmon, Con Brio, Little River Band, Jeff Austin Band, Dustbowl Revival and many more.

44 Boogie at the first concert of the season with

Music on the Beach from June 19 to Aug. 7 every Friday night and with Concerts on Commons every Sunday from June 21 to Sept. 6.

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45 Pop into the Tahoe City Visitor Center for an

inside scoop on special events and happenings.

For cost-conscious foodies 46 Have a delicious breakfast or lunch for less than $10

at Dam Café. The burritos are particularly good.

47 Look no further than the Uncommon Kitchen

located inside New Moon Natural Foods for a fulfilling, healthy and affordable lunch. Especially great for vegans and vegetarians.

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48 Satiate your hunger at The Burrito Window with

burritos ranging from $6.25 to $7.25.

49 Enjoy a burger, beer and incredible views every

Tuesday night at Sunnyside ($10) or savor halfpriced tacos during Fish Taco Wednesdays.

tional Tequila Tasting at 5 p.m. on May 7 or June 4.

Includes appetizers.

77 Indulge your mind, body and spirit at The Ritz-

Carlton’s annual Wellness Weekend from June 5 to 7.

50 Enjoy fast, fresh Mexican food at T’s Mesquite

78 Enjoy shopping and tasting at the 10th annual

51 Delight in the River Grill’s daily Happy Hour.

79 Take a hot air balloon ride with a FAA certified

Rotisserie.

52 Indulge in a decadent dessert at the Tahoe House

Bakery or Brockway Bakery.

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76 Head to Caliente in Kings Beach for an educa-

Tahoe City Wine Walk on June 20.

instructor over Lake Tahoe.

80 Enjoy sunset paddles on Lake Tahoe. Need gear?

Contact Tahoe City Kayak or Tahoe Adventure Company.

53 Head to Dockside 700 for the 4 to 6 p.m. daily Happy

Hour, which includes deals on a range of tasty bites from Artichoke and Spinach Dip to Lamb Lollipops.

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81 Get together with friends for Battle of the Bands

54 Enjoy burgers and fries overlooking the Truckee

at the North Tahoe Event Center in Kings Beach on April 11.

55 Head to Cottonwood for Acoustic Thursdays the

82 Revive and rejuvenate at the Spring into Summer

River at The Bridgetender Tavern and Grill.

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free live music paired with drink and menu specials all night in the Bar and Fireplace rooms.

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56 Indulge a hearty appetite with a meal on the lake

at Moe’s Original Bar B Que.

57 Enjoy margaritas and snacks from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday

through Thursday during Blue Agave’s Happy Hour.

58 Can’t beat the $5 beer and hand roll at Mamasake.

Detox & Yoga Retreat from May 22 to 24 at Granlibakken.

For outdoor lovers & adrenaline junkies 83 Head to Waterman’s Landing or bring your own

SUP and explore the Lake Tahoe Water Trail.

59 Fish Taco Fridays at Caliente includes deals on

84 Enroll in the Northstar Bike Academy or hit the jumps

60 Toast to the good life over a cheese plate and wine

85 Climb rocks. Need help? Check out NASTC’s classes.

beer-battered and grilled fish tacos.

tasting at Uncorked in Tahoe City, Truckee or Olympic Valley or at Petra at Northstar.

61 You won’t want to miss the delicious $5 house mar-

garitas at Margs World Taco Bistro during Happy Hour. And, you’ll want to try the tacos while you’re there, too.

at Northstar’s Mountain Biking Park (opening in June).

86 Take a hike on the Pacific Crest Trail.

87 Explore – by foot, bike, kayak or SUP. 88 Hop on a mountain bike and after warming up, hit

one of the challenging trails. The Olympic Bike Shop can outfit you, as well as recommend a challenging, but not death-defying, adventure based on your experience and skill.

62 Zia Lina’s daily happy hour is sure to please with

pizza and pasta selections.

63 Check out the fare at Truckee Tavern and Grill

overlooking downtown Truckee with Tavern Happy Hour Sunday to Thursday and Late Night at the Tavern offered nightly staring at 8:30 p.m.

64 Try the Ahi Poke Rolls, a signature appetizer, and

the delectable Hula Pie at Jake’s on the Lake.

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fers a wide range of picturesque hikes for different fitness levels.

90 Explore the region’s disc golf courses at Incline

Park, North Tahoe Regional Park, Truckee River Regional Park and the Sierra College Campus.

65 Splurge for the one who loves you most with a

91 Don a wet suit for early season water skiing on

66 Wolfdale’s. Anything off the menu is sure to

92 Train for your next high altitude trip with an expe-

Mother’s Day feast on May 10.

delight, and with teasers, soups, salads and small plates all less than $10, a visit during Happy Hour from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Sunday through Friday, will be a treat for your wallet and palate.

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89 Hike. With hundreds of miles of trails, Tahoe of-

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rienced guides from T3 Adventures, Tahoe Adventure Company or Le Grand Adventure Tours.

93 Try the new features at the Truckee Bike Park

Project, and then lend a hand with some sweat equity to help maintain the park.

94 Participate in the Reno River Festival at the Truckee

67 Enjoy a full moon hike or SUP with your sweet-

heart on May 3 and June 2.

68 Picnic on the wide, sandy beach in Kings Beach.

69 Treat yourselves to a massage. The Ritz-Carlton,

Resort at Squaw Creek and Hyatt Regency offer pools, hot tubs and resources for a day of relaxation.

River Whitewater Park from May 9 to 10.

95 Bring a team together for Tough Mudder from

June 13 to 14 at Northstar.

96 Check out the amazing lineup of free activities

during the Alpenglow Mountain Festival from June 20 to 28.

97 Compete in one of the dozens of events including

triathlons, mountain bike races, trail running, SUP races and more, scheduled for Adventure Sports Week from June 19 to 28.

70 Get pumping at the Billy Dutton Uphill race on

April 12 at Squaw Valley.

71 Like to golf ? The Tahoe City, Old Brockway or

Ponderosa golf courses are all open for play.

72 Hit the Flume Trail with your love.

99 Explore Reiki the last Thursday of every month

from 6 to 8 p.m. at Reiki Share.

73 Watch the sun set with a cocktail from the Sand

100 Enjoy days on the lake, nights in a lodge and deca-

74 Take in the panoramic vista from Eagle Rock.

Bar at Christy Hill.

75 Share a sundae at Gear & Grind in Tahoe City

or Susie Scoops in Incline Village or stroll with a creamy ice cream cone in hand.

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APRIL 17-18

| Friday-Saturday

Writers in the Woods Incline Village

Sierra Nevada College presents Writers in the Woods with Gailmarie Pahmeier and David Lee. Pahmeier has published the poetry collection, “The Rural Lives of Nice Girls,” as well as several other books. Lee was Utah’s first poet laureate and is the author of 15 volumes of poetry. There will be a public talk on Friday at 7 p.m. in the TERC building, with a workshop from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday. Free Friday reading, $50 Saturday workshop. Visit sierranevada.edu.

APRIL 18

| Saturday

Dry Lake hike Truckee

Carmen Carr hosts a free, guided hike to Dry Lake. Call for directions. (530) 550-5192.

Historical tour Tahoma

Join bird count, walks Join Tahoe Institute for Natural Science for a Tahoe Big Year Outing on April 24 at Martis Valley from 9 a.m. to noon. Help look for migrant shorebirds and returning shorebirds and Great Basin species like Vesper and Brewer’s sparrows and Green-tailed Towhees.

This is a members-only event, but membership is open to all.

Everyone is welcome to join Tahoe Institute for Natural Science for guided bird walks every Wednesday from May 6 to June 10 to at the Village Green in Incline Village from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Enjoy a leisurely stroll to see and hear numerous species. The group will identify the songs, calls and field marks of birds. Bring binoculars. Free. Visit tinsweb.org.

Enjoy a history-filled tour at Sugar Pine Point State Park at 11 a.m. around the HellmanEhrman estate and along Lake Tahoe’s shore.

Park in Day Use area. Free, $10 parking. Bring equipment.

APRIL 22

| Wednesday

Story time Incline Village

Incline Village Library hosts story time from 4 to 4:45 p.m. with stories, games, crafts and more for all ages. (775) 832-4130.

Pop Up Dinner

APRIL 15

| Wednesday

Story time Incline Village

Incline Village Library hosts story time from 4 to 5 p.m. with stories, games, crafts and more for all ages. Today features Bernie Beauchamp, a local marionette puppeteer, sharing dances of the early 20th century. (775) 832-4130.

55+ Bowling Night Incline Village

IVGID hosts a Bowling Night for 55+ from 4 to 6 p.m. at Bowl Incline with teams randomly formed for each event and no experience is required. $15, $12 with IVGID pass. (775) 832-1310.

Chamber mixer Truckee

Cottonwood and Truckee Donner Chamber of Commerce hosts a business mixer from 5 to 7 p.m. to welcome the new owners of Cottonwoods with appetizers and drinks, with live music from Bias and Dunn, and a talk on the Truckee Trails Foundation. (530) 587-5711.

APRIL 16

| Thursday

Co-Working Event Incline Village

Bring your laptop to the Incline Village Library from 4 to 6 p.m. for the Jelly! Co-Working Event. Library provides chair, sofas, Internet and refreshments. (775) 832-4130.

Wine tasting Truckee

Pour House hosts a Wine Tasting from 5 to 7 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month with wine and cheese tasting. $5. (530) 550-9664.

Beer pairing dinner Truckee

FiftyFifty Brewing Co. is hosting a monthly Beer Pairing Dinner Series. RSVP (530) 5872337.

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Post crash, wilderness survival talk Truckee Truckee Tahoe Airport District hosts a talk on post crash and wilderness survival at the airport at 6 p.m. with Dr. Howard J. Donner. Free.

Visit truckeetahoeairport.com.

Pop Up Dinner Truckee

Butter + Salt is hosting a Pop Up Dinner at Coffeebar at 6 p.m. in Truckee featuring a five-course Spring Dinner. $65 per person. Visit butterandsalegaterhings.com.

APRIL 17

| Friday

Business Expo & mixer Olympic Valley

Truckee Donner Chamber of Commerce hosts its annual Business Expo & Chamber Mixer from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at Resort at Squaw Creek featuring business displays, food and wine tastings, and more. Open to public. (530) 587-8808.

Sustainability Film Festival Incline Village

The Sustainability Film Festival is be held at Sierra Nevada College starting at 6:30 p.m. at Tahoe Center for Environmental Science on campus featuring “Divide in Concord” and “Watermark” with live music by Tom Letson, complimentary snacks from Wild Alaskan, Mountain High Deli and Sodexo, and beer by Alibi Ale. Half price beer with own cup. Both films start at 7:15. Free. Visit sierranevada.edu.

Movie night Incline Village

Read “Big Hero 6” and then watch the movie from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Incline Village Library with popcorn provided in this Spanish-language showing. English showing on April 24. Bring pillows, blankets and beverages. (775) 832-4130.

Girls’ Night In Incline Village

Wear your PJs and get ready for a night with just the girls from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. for sixth to eighth graders. This is your chance to celebrate being a girl with fun activities at the Recreation Center. $24, $20 with IVGID pass. RSVP (775) 832-1310.

Movie night Incline Village

Read “Big Hero 6” and then watch the movie from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Incline Village Library with popcorn provided. Bring pillows, blankets and beverages. (775) 832-4130.

Fishmas Eve Fundraiser Truckee

Trout Unlimited Truckee Chapter #103 hosts the 10th annual Fishmas Eve Fundraiser at 7 p.m. at Blue Coyote featuring an all-you-can-eat pizza dinner, all-you-can-drink beer and a raffle ticket. $30. Visit facebook.com/truckeetu.

APRIL 25

| Thursday

Movie Night Series Tahoe City

Squaw Valley Institute presents Bruce Brown’s “On Any Sunday” at 6 and 8 p.m. at Tahoe Art Haus. The film changed the face of motorcycling in America and opened it to the mainstream.

Brown will present the film and participate in a Q&A. Tickets tahoearthauscinema.com.

APRIL 29

| Wednesday

Microsoft manager talk Incline Village

Tahoe Regional Young Professional hosts a Networking Mixer from 6 to 9 p.m. at Jason’s with a free drink and appetizers. $10 nonmembers, free members. Visit tahoetryp.org.

U.S. Bank Speaker Series presents Owen Roberts at Sierra Nevada College at 4 p.m. at Prim Library. The series presents accomplished area businesspeople discussing the ideas and personal pathways that have contributed to their success. Roberts is general manager for Microsoft in Reno with more than 20 years in the technology industry with leadership roles ranging from finance to marketing to sales to operations. Visit sierranevada.edu.

APRIL 23

Story Cape Making Party Incline Village

Butter + Salt is hosting a Pop Up Dinner at Alibi Aleworks featuring a five-course dinner with beer pairings. $95. Visit butterandsalegaterhings.com.

Networking mixer Kings Beach

| Thursday

Food system talk Incline Village

UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center Dr. Josette Lewis from the UC Davis World Food Center at 6 p.m. with happy hour at 5:30 at the Tahoe Science Center.

Topics will include how the food system encouraged California agriculture to remain globally competitive, while reducing poverty in low-income countries, how to deliver healthier outcomes for malnourished communities in Asia and Africa, while reducing rising obesity rates around the world, and more. Visit tahoe. ucdavis.edu.

APRIL 24

| Friday

Tahoe Big Year Outing Truckee

Join Tahoe Institute for Natural Science for a Tahoe Big Year Outing at Martis Valley from 9 a.m. to noon for members only; membership open to all. Help look for migrant shorebirds and returning species. Visit tinsweb.org.

Beer tasting fundraiser Truckee

Enjoy tasty brews from Wildcard Brewery at a Beer Tasting fundraiser from 5 to 8 p.m. at New Moon to benefit Trails & Vistas. 21+ only. $10. Visit trailsandvistas.org.

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Heroes and heroines invited to come to the Incline Village Library from 4 to 5 p.m. to make his or her own cape. Capes, crayons, irons and ironing boards provided. (775) 832-4130.

APRIL 30

| Thursday

Brewmaster dinner Truckee

Truckee Tavern and Grill hosts a Brewmaster dinner at 6 p.m. with Susan and Rich Delano of Brewing Liar featuring a four-course dinner.

RSVP (530) 587-3766.

Education talk Olympic Valley

Squaw Valley Institute presents Dr. Russel Quaglia at Resort at Squaw Creek at 6:30 p.m., doors open at 5:30. Quaglia is a pioneer in the education field and the foremost authority on development and achievement of student aspirations. Q&A follows the presentation. Kids’ workshop precedes events. Tickets squawvalleyinstittute.org.

Fundraiser dinner Truckee

Support the Truckee Bike Park Project with a fundraising dinner starting at 5 p.m. at Bar of America with a dinner buffet, live music from Groove Foundry, raffle and auction. $30, $17 13 and younger. Visit facebook.com/truckeebikepark.

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Spring hiking in Negro Canyon

he south-facing, sunbaked bowl of Negro Canyon is the perfect early season jaunt after a mild winter. The 4-mile round trip hike begins winding gently through granite boulders in an area that was consumed by an enormous wildfire some 50 years ago. It is now a land of Manzanita, buckthorn and tobacco brush, with scattered Jeffrey pines and firs.

While you might bemoan the lack of trees, all that open terrain makes for fastmelting snow and nice views. On a warm, mid-summer day, however, shade is in short supply. The trail travels up the open bowl, with a small stream to your left. Looking up, you can see your final destination, a ridgetop dotted with volcanic rock outcroppings and scattered trees.

was to hike this trail to the top instead of ski it from the Tahoe Donner Lodge.

From Drifter, be sure to take an easy stroll over to the northern edge of the ridge to look into Euer Valley.

From the top, you can just retrace your steps, having found a quick and fun jaunt into a less known part of the Truckee-Donner region.

While the trail is used frequently by hikers, dog walkers, runners and mountain bikers, it certainly is not as busy as the trails of Desolation Wilderness or along the Tahoe Rim Trail.

Donner Lake Rim Trail

The view from the Negro Canyon trail looking south toward Donner Summit. Hikers may see the railroad tracks and then Sugar Bowl in the distance.

The walking is pleasant, and on a sunny day will be invigorating. At the Donner Lake Rim Trail intersection, a left turn would take you to Summit Lake, and a junction with the Pacific Crest Trail at the top of Donner Summit. On a beautiful spring day, skip the higher and more snowcovered slopes of Donner Summit and stay on likely snow free terrain to your right.

Now, the climbing begins in earnest as the forest thickens and you walk through groves of red fir and Jeffrey pine, passing enormous volcanic knobs. While you are gaining a good bit of elevation, the trail includes a number of well-graded switchbacks making it only moderately difficult.

The views of the snow-capped Sierra

Tinker Knob may be seen in the distance between the trees, with Anderson Peak to the right near the ridge on the trail.

“ The views of the snow-capped Sierra Crest keep getting better as you rise. Soon to the south, you see Tinker Knob, Anderson Peak, the train tunnels on Donner Summit and a hint of Donner Lake.”

Crest keep getting better as you rise. Soon, to the south, you see Tinker Knob, Anderson Peak, the train tunnels on Donner Summit and a hint of Donner Lake. To the northwest, Castle Peak, and the steep drop from Frog Lake Cliffs toward the unseen Frog Lake, attract your attention. And to the northeast, green and red lichen-covered black volcanic spires spur you toward the top. At the crest of the ridge, you might find snow, and the Drifter Hut. Having skied there numerous times from Tahoe Donner Cross Country, I was pleasantly surprised how much easier it

The hike is part of the Donner Lake Rim Trail, which when completed will provide a 23-mile loop about Donner Lake. Most of the northern half of the trail is complete, but a long section above Donner Lake along the Schallenberger Ridge, and between Donner Lake and Glacier Way on the edge of Tahoe Donner, still need to be built.

Trail builders are also building an alternative route for mountain bikers around a section of trail that coincides with the Pacific Crest Trail, as the PCT does not allow mountain bikes. When the trail is completed, it will be possible to do the entire loop on a mountain bike. You may volunteer to build trail and help make this dream a reality by contacting the Truckee Donner Land Trust, which is coordinating the effort at tdlandtrust.org. n

To reach the trailhead for Negro Canyon, take Interstate 80 west from Truckee to the Donner Lake Exit, high above the western edge of Donner Lake (not the Donner Pass Road exit right next to town). Turn right at the bottom of the ramp and drive about 100 yards to the trailhead parking on your right.

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COON STREET DOG BEACH Hwy. 28, at the bottom of Coon Street

KINGS BEACH STATE RECREATION AREA

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Hwy. 28, in the heart of Kings Beach Hwy. 28, across from Safeway

Hwy. 28, at the end of Secline Street Hwy. 28, at Harbor Ave.

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TAHOE VISTA

NORTH TAHOE REGIONAL PARK Hwy. 28, at the top of National Avenue

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SANDY BEACH

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PATTON LANDING

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Hwy. 28, across from the Perennial Nursery

TAHOE VISTA RECREATION AREA Hwy. 28, at the bottom of National Avenue

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Teach the kids to cook

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TCPUD is offering Cooking with the Family on April 25 and May 23 from noon to 2 p.m. at Rideout Community Center. Parents and children ages 4 and older may enjoy classes with Chef Frederique Fenech. The cost is $20 per class, plus $20 for materials for each parent and child pair. Additional siblings are $6, plus $6 for materials. Classes are open to ages 4 and older. For more information, call (530) 583-3440 or visit tahoecitypud.com.

CARNELIAN BAY

Hwy. 28, next to Gar Woods Hwy. 28, at Onyx Street

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COMMONS BEACH

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HERITAGE PLAZA

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Hwy. 28, in the center of Tahoe City behind the old fire station Hwy. 28, Downtown Tahoe City

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POMIN PARK

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SKYLANDIA

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64-ACRE PARK

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TAHOE CITY DOG PARK

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Off Lake Forest Road, east of Tahoe City Lake Forest Road, 2.5 miles east of Tahoe City Hwy. 89, just south of Tahoe City Grove Street

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WILLIAM KENT BEACH

Hwy. 89, 2.5 miles south of Tahoe City

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LAKE FOREST BEACH

Foot of Bristlecone off Lake Forest Road, 1.5 miles east of Tahoe City

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Opens Memorial Day weekend Hwy. 89, 17 miles south of Tahoe City

ELIZABETH WILLIAMS PARK Hwy. 89, 4 miles south of Tahoe City

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EMERALD BAY BEACH

Hwy. 89, 18.5 miles south of Tahoe City

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Hwy. 89, 3.5 miles south of Tahoe City At the corner of Hwy. 89 & Pine Street in Tahoma

MEEKS BAY

Hwy. 89, 10 miles south of Tahoe City

SUGAR PINE POINT STATE PARK Hwy. 89, 9.5 miles south of Tahoe City

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TRUCKEE RIVER REGIONAL PARK Hwy. 267, .25 miles south of Truckee

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DONNER LAKE

DONNER MEMORIAL STATE PARK I-80 Donner Lake exit

SHORELINE PARK

Donner Pass Road, next to the State Park

WEST END BEACH West of Donner Lake

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Library hosts cape-making party Heroes and heroines are invited to come to the Incline Village Library on April 29 from 4 to 5 p.m. to make his or her own cape. Capes, crayons, irons and ironing boards provided. (775) 832-4130.

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to ninth graders. The cost is $94, $85 with IVGID pass until April 29. For details or to register, call (775) 832-1310 or visit yourtahoeplace.com.

Join a play group WEE play takes place from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays in the Rideout Kids Play Room for infants, toddlers and parents. This is a time for kids to play and explore and includes crafts, music and games.

The cost is $2. Punch cards are available. For more information, call (530) 583-3440.

Learn Spanish through songs, games

Kings Beach Library is hosting a Literary Peeps Show through April 25. Stop by the library and build a diorama depicting a favorite book using Peeps. There will be awards at 2 p.m. on April 25. For more information, call (530) 546-2021.

Truckee Donner Recreation & Parks District is offering Anything Spanish classes for students in grades 1 through 5 on Mondays. Students will learn Spanish through songs, conversations and games.

The cost is $12 per class. For more information, call (530) 582-7720.

Music classes, camps offered

Enroll in kids’ yoga

Tahoe Truckee School of Music is offering a Music Together class for mothers with children up to 5-years-old on Saturdays starting April 18. For more information, call (530) 587-3274 or visit tahoemusic.net.

Yoga for kids ages 5 to 10 is offered on Tuesdays throughout the year at the Truckee Community Recreation Center. The cost is $90 for seven weeks or $15 for drop in. For more information, call (530) 582-7720.

Learn to climb

Pacific Crest Martial Arts offers karate classes for all experience levels ages 5 and older in Truckee. Beginning karate classes meet on Mondays and Wednesdays with an optional Saturday class. Advanced classes are Tuesday and Thursday. The cost is $65 per month for those 11 and younger or $75 for 12 and older. For more information, call (530) 582-7720.

Shotokan Karate for all ages is offered for beginner and advanced students on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Incline Village Community Recreation Center. The cost is $78 for 10 classes, or $62 with an IVGID pass.

For more information, call (775) 832-1310.

Climbing classes for kids in first to sixth grades are offered on Mondays through Thursdays at the Community Recreation Center in Truckee with sessions from May 4 to June 4. The cost is $105 per session, with no drop ins available. For more information, call (530) 582-7720.

TRUCKEE

Hwy. 267, 1 mile south of Truckee Airport

The SCS Climbing Competition comes to High Altitude Fitness on April 11 with a youth competition from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., with finals at 4 p.m. Registration is $25 and may be completed at highaltitude.net or on the day of the event at 9 a.m.

Build a Peeps diorama

WEST SHORE

D.L. BLISS STATE PARK

Youth climbing competition in Incline

Join girls’ spring softball IVGID is offering a Girls’ Softball Spring League for girls of all abilities in second through ninth grades running from late-April to mid-June. Divisions are second to fourth, fifth and sixth, and seventh

Martial arts classes offered

Visit TheTahoeWeekly.com for a complete list of kids’ activities.

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Out & About

Visit TheTahoeWeekly.com for a complete list of announcements.

Trails & Vistas expands art hikes

Nominate teachers, staff

Trails & Vistas has expanded its art hikes to two days for this season on Sept.

12 at Spooner Lake and on Sept. 19 at Donner Ski Ranch. The art hikes blend the arts, culture and the environment. Tickets go on sale on April 22 with early bird pricing of $13 on Earth Day, with tickets $35 each after. This year’s World Concert will be held on Sept. 12 at Sand Harbor Nevada State Park. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit trailsandvistas.org.

Excellence in Education Foundation is now accepting nominations for the Linda Brown Fellows Awards and Star Award.

Linda Brown Fellows Award recipients each receive $2,000 to be used to enhance educational work within the district. In addition, both Linda Brown Fellows awards recipients and Star Award recipients receive $1,000 for his or her personal use. The Star Award recognizes classified employees who positively impact the lives of the students by providing outstanding support in their positions. Nominations are being accepted until May 7. For more information, visit exined.org or call (530) 550-7984.

Golfing for Schools Cards on sale Excellence in Education Foundation is offering its 2015 Golf for Schools Cards starting on April 18 to benefit local school programs. The cards are $325 each and may be used for play at each of 18 courses. To purchase or for more information on the courses, visit exined.org.

Register for nursery school The Tahoe Community Nursery School, founded in 1965 with a philosophy of playbased learning, is hosting an early registration and play day on April 22 from 11:15 am to 12:15 pm. Meet teachers, other parents and students, visit the school, and pick up registration forms. Parents have another chance to register kids on May 14 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Fall enrollment is open to children who will be 3-years-old by March 1, 2016. For more information, call (530) 583-3331 or visit tahoeschool.com.

Announcements

“Watermark”

Help plant trees Sugar Pine Foundation will be planting trees this spring and is in need of volunteers to help. Seedlings, shovels and gloves will be provided. Dress in layers with closed-toe shoes and bring plenty of water. Planting days are planned locally for April 11 in South Lake Tahoe, April 12 at Waddle Ranch, April 19 in Glenbrook, and April 25 in South Lake Tahoe. For more information or to participate call (650) 814-9565.

KidZone needs volunteers KidZone Museum is looking for volunteers to help with exhibits installation April 27 and 28 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for the new exhibit “Egypt.” For more information or to volunteer, call Maria at (530) 587-5437.

SNC hosts Sustainability Film Festival Sierra Nevada College will host the Sustainability Film Festival on April 17 at 6:30 p.m. at the Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences. This event, co-sponsored by SNC Tahoe, SNC Green Council and Tahoe Water Suppliers Association, features two films – “Divide in Concord” and “Watermark.”

Festivities begin with live music by Tom Letson, complimentary snacks by Wild Alaskan, Mountain High Deli and Sodexo at SNC Tahoe, and beer by Alibi Ale. Enjoy half-price beer by bringing a cup. Both films start at 7:15 and are free.

“Divide in Concord” features Jean Hill, a fiery 84-year-old widow and mother of four, who wants to ban the sale of bottled water in Concord. “Watermark” is a feature documentary that brings together diverse stories from around the globe about man’s relationship with water. For more information, visit sierranevada.edu.

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Out & About

Biking

Events

“ Mountain biking helps people

become environmentalists.

A mountain bike is a vehicle to appreciate the back country.”

MAY 1

–Ned Overend

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First Fridays Tahoe City

Tahoe City hosts First Friday each month with specials at participating shops throughout town. Visit visittahoecity.com.

First Fridays Truckee

BIKE & SKATE PATHS BIKE PATH RULES Walk on the left side of the path Ride bikes on the right side of the path Pedestrians must yield to bikes Don’t stop on the trail; move to the side No motorized vehicles Cyclists call out when passing pedestrians Dogs recommended on leash LAKE TAHOE

LAKE TAHOE

North Shore

TAHOE CROSS COUNTRY (530) 583-5475 | tahoexc.org Tahoe Cross Country offers marked mountain biking and hiking trails in the Burton Creek State Park area just north of Tahoe City. Trail access is free and the terrain is ideal for beginner and intermediate mountain bikers. Advanced riders can find challenging terrain on the Tahoe Rim Trail and around Mount Watson. TART

North Shore

East Shore

Easy | 5 miles RT Runs along Lake Tahoe and connects to Hwy. 28 at each end of Incline Village. Park at Preston Field on Hwy. 28. TART

Strenuous | 14 miles There are several mountain biking trails off the Flume Trail, but if you follow the Flume Trail the whole way you will be rewarded with magnificent views of Lake Tahoe and the surrounding Sierra. The Flume Trail rises 1,600’ above the East Shore of Lake Tahoe. At the end of the Flume Trail, there is a 3-mile, 1,600’ descent down to Tunnel Creek Station on Hwy. 28. It is a moderately difficult ride at 7,000’ to 8,000’ in elevation with more than 1,000’ of climbing and 4.5-miles of single track. It has several steep sections.

Park at Tunnel Creek Café off Hwy. 28 in Incline Village and ride to Spooner Lake State Park. Info (775) 298-2501.

Call for shuttle schedule.

LAKESHORE BOULEVARD

TAHOE CITY TO DOLLAR POINT Easy-moderate | 5 miles RT First 2.5 miles mostly level with a half-mile climb up Dollar Hill. Access to Tahoe State Park, Burton Creek State Park, Skylandia Park, Pomin Park, Lake Forest Beach, Lake Forest Boat Ramp and campground, fishing, picnicking, playgrounds and athletic fields. Public parking at 64 Acres, Commons Beach and Jackpine. TART

TRUCKEE RIVER CANYON Easy | 9+ miles RT 4.5 miles from the Tahoe City wye to Alpine Meadows Road, with trails continuing to Olympic Valley. The trail is scenic, separate from the highway, and is mostly flat terrain with a few short, gentle grades with trout fishing, river rafting and picnicking along the way. Connects with Squaw Valley Road or continue to Truckee. Public parking at 64 Acres and Squaw Valley Park at Squaw Valley Road. TART

West Shore

TAHOE CITY TO SUGAR PINE POINT STATE PARK Moderate | 22 miles RT Mostly separate from the highway, the trail includes a few miles of highway shoulder and residential streets. Terrain is varied with a few steep sections. Access to picnicking, beaches and playgrounds. Public parking at 64 Acres. TART OLYMPIC VALLEY

OLYMPIC VALLEY Easy | 4 miles RT A 2-mile trail runs beside Squaw Valley Road to the ski area from the Squaw Valley condos to Victoria Road, with views of the meadow and surrounding peaks. Public parking at Squaw Valley Park or Village at Squaw. TART

FLUME TRAIL

NORTHSTAR

NORTHSTAR CALIFORNIA (530) 562-2268 | northstarcalifornia.com Northstar’s Mountain Bike Park boasts more than 100 miles of trails for mountain biking including its signature trail, LiveWire, and the most extensive life-accessed trail network in the Western United States. The park features Skill Development Areas and terrain features including jumps, rails and bridges. Rentals available in the Village at Northstar. Afternoon rates start at 2 p.m., and season passes are available.

Downhill Mountain Bike Race Series and Thursday Night Cross-Country Race Series is open to everyone starting in July. Bike Academy offers classes and private lessons. Opens in June. TART TRUCKEE

EMIGRANT TRAIL Moderate | 15+ miles Offers rolling, wide, single-track through high desert, winding through sagebrush, seasonally wet meadows and Jeffrey Pine forests. North of Truckee on Hwy. 89 to Donner Camp picnic area, if too wet, proceed 2.5 miles on Hwy. 89 to Prosser Creek Bridge pullout. 15 miles to Stampede, but can continue on to other areas.

COLDSTREAM VALLEY

MOUNTAIN BIKING ALPINE MEADOWS

WESTERN STATES TRAIL Strenuous | 11.6 miles RT This is a challenging and exhilarating ride (sometimes referred to as Three Bridges Trail) that will afford you a fun downhill swoop and beautiful mountain views. You can ride it either way, starting on either side of the Midway Bridge between Alpine Meadows and Olympic Valley off Hwy. 89.

Walk your bike past the guardrail on the east side of the highway at the south end of Midway Bridge, and look for the small, wooden sign marking the Western States Trailhead.

The trail begins to climb, then comes to a trail junction where you will turn right. Climb the switchbacks to the T-junction, then turn left onto a fire road where you will stay right, bringing you to The Wall. When you reach the top, pedal through the gate and straight ahead on the fire road, passing all junctions, then go right at the T. Follow the main fire road as it descends, climbs, then descends again; stay left at the intersection, then right past a fire road and a single track.

Follow the main fire road down until it turns into a paved road, turn right onto Bunker Drive and right again on Fairway Drive. Keep going until you reach Hwy. 89 at the bottom of the hill; cross the highway and turn right onto the paved bike path to enjoy a leisurely ride along the Truckee River back to your car.

Every First Friday of the month from 5 to 8 p.m. head to Historic Downtown Truckee where several of downtown’s unique shops, boutiques, art studios and eateries keep the doors open later and offer special promotions, activities, demonstrations, food and beverages, music and more. Participating shops and restaurants will display First Friday Flags. Visit historictruckee.com.

Kids Night Out Tahoe Donner

On the First Friday of every month from 5 to 9 p.m., kids ages 4 to 9 year are invited to an evening of games, dinner, arts and crafts, the Friday Night Movie and even a bedtime story at Northwoods Clubhouse. Parents may enjoy a night out while the trained staff looks after your little ones. Space is limited. Preregistration and payment is required at least one day in advance. $20 per child. RSVP (530) 587-9437.

Parents’ Night Out Incline Village

Kids ages 5 to 11 will have the chance to experience fun at the Recreation Center and parents will get an evening off from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. The schedule is packed full of fun, pizza and salad, games, swimming, arts and crafts, and a movie. $25, $20 with IVGID pass. RSVP (775) 832-1310.

Parents’ Night Out Tahoe City

First Baptist Church hosts Parent’s Night Out on the first Friday of each month until May 1 from 6 to 10 p.m. for ages birth to 12 years. All are welcome. Activities include recreation, Bible story, craft, music and a movie. Feed child before. $10 donation per child requested. (530) 583-1534.

Speakeasy Night Truckee

Best Pies hosts Speakeasy Night at 8 p.m. with a night of casino-style gaming, live music and libations benefits Humane Society of Truckee-Tahoe. $10. Visit hstt.org.

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Easy-moderate | 6 miles RT This loop offers a mellow ride offering views of the Sierra Crest, has nice flowers in the spring and circumnavigates a series of ponds. From Donner Pass Road, take Coldstream Road, which alternates pavement and dirt. After a short climb up the old terminal moraine of the glacier that once filled this valley, the valley opens up. Proceed on this road until you come to private property signs at the last pond, then turn left on the dirt road and return on the east side of the valley. Park outside the white gate on Coldstream.

Kentucky Derby Day Party Alpine Meadows

BMX

Pancake breakfast Truckee

BMX TRACK (530) 582-7720 | tdrpd.com The BMX track is at River View Sports Park in Truckee.

Practice Tues. 5-6:30 p.m. and Thurs. 5 p.m.-dark. Free.

Races Tues. 6:30 p.m.-dark starting May 8. $10 plus ABA membership.

Kiwanis Club of North Lake Tahoe hosts its annual Community Benefit Auction & Wine Tasting from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Sunnyside featuring premium wines, appetizers, auction and more to benefit local youth and social service programs. Dress is Tahoe casual with spring flair. $35 advance, $40 at the door. Tickets Mother Nature’s Cabin Fever, Kiwanis members or kiwanisnlt.org.

Dog Day in the Park golf tourney Kings Beach

Old Brockway Golf Course hosts the First Annual Dog Day In The Park Golf Tournament at 1:30 p.m. with a four-person, 9-hole scramble shotgun start. Enjoy a barbecue and prizes for Longest Drive, Putting and Chipping. Benefits Tahoe Unleashed Dog Park building fund. $240 per team includes barbecue, $10 entry for each contest. Register (530) 448-2339.

Full moon hike Tahoe Vista

Tahoe Adventure Company hosts a Full Moon hike at North Tahoe Regional Park from 7 to 9:30 p.m. featuring natural history, fascinated facts about the moon and astronomy.

Enjoy snacks and hot drinks. Easy, all ages. $65 per person. RSVP tahoeadventurecompany.com.

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Benefit golf tourney Truckee

E.J. Tegner “Let’s Bet on Youth” Golf Foundation hosts a tourney at Old Greenwood with contests and team prizes with tee off at 11 a.m. and awards reception at 5. $400 foursome. RSVP letsbetonyouth.com.

Wine Tasting Truckee

Spice hosts a Wine Tasting on the first Thursday of each month through June from 5 to 7 p.m. $5 includes wine and light appetizers.

(530) 550-0500.

Tequila Tasting Kings Beach

Enjoy a Tequila Tasting on the first Thursday of the month at 5:30 p.m. at Caliente! with complimentary appetizers with the tasting. $10 or included in the purchase of a specialty drink.

Visit calientetahoe.com.

55+ Moonlight hike & wine Crystal Bay

River Ranch hosts its annual Kentucky Derby Day Party starting at 11:30 a.m. in the bar with pre-race coverage, Southern drink specials, and a Derby Hat Contest. Visit riverranchlodge.com.

IVGID hosts a Moonlight Hike with a Wine & Cheese Social starting at 5:30 p.m. with a moderate, 1-mile paved road to the Crystal Bay lookout. Rides also available if unable to hike. $14, $11 with IVGID Pass. RSVP (775) 832-1310.

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Benefit pancake breakfast is offered on the first Sunday of every month from 8 to 11:30 a.m. at Truckee Senior Apartments to benefit Senior Meals on Wheels. $7, $3 children younger than 12.

TRUCKEE PUMP TRACK (530) 582-7720 | facebook.com/truckeebikepark At River View Sports Park in Truckee, the track features berms, whoops and jumps in various circuits built into the track with a Pump Park, Pump Course and Pump Track, with a small start mound for kids with push or strider bikes.

TART: Bus & shuttle schedules at Visitors’ Centers, laketahoetransit.com, google.com/transit or nextbus.com.

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Auction & wine tasting Tahoe City

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Arthurian legends talk Truckee

Sierra College hosts its Insights presentations at the college at 6:30 p.m. Tonight features “Arthurian Legends and the Holy Grail” with Dr. Phil Boardman. Refreshments provided. Limited space. Free. RSVP sierracollege.ticketleap.com.

Out & About

Wet ‘n‘ Dirty

Jim Thornburg | Truckee Donner Land Trust | Black Wall is among the climbing areas to be protected.

Hiking

*Trails open depending on conditions.

“ It is not the mountain we conquer –Edmund Hillary but ourselves.”

LAKE TAHOE

East Shore

SECRET HARBOR & CHIMNEY BEACH Easy | 3 miles RT Follow the trail to Chimney Beach trail and follow the trail to the end and over a group of boulders to reach the sandy beaches of Secret Harbor (the wooden steps off the trail lead to the nude beach at Secret Cove). West end of picnic area across from Emerald Bay, Hwy. 28, 5.91 miles south of Incline Village.

North Shore

STATELINE LOOKOUT

Climbing areas protected The Truckee Donner Land Trust and the Access Fund have signed an agreement with a private landowner to purchase a significant climbing area on Donner Summit. The 10acre property features some of the most dramatic terrain in the Truckee-Tahoe region, with stunning vistas and world-class climbing on finely textured granite. The acquisition will protect the popular and historic Black Wall, Peanut Gallery and Road Cut climbing areas, as well as the access trail to the popular Space Wall, Shark Wall, and Grouse Slabs, all easily accessible from Old Highway 40.

The climbing routes were established more than 50 years ago and range from deep chimneys and low-angle slabs for beginners, to overhanging test pieces for experts, and splitter cracks and sport routes for all skill levels.

The Land Trust has currently raised $50,000 toward the fundraising goal of $280,000 and is now calling on the community to donate by Dec. 1 toward the acquisition, stewardship and additional trailhead improvements. For more information or to make a donation, visit savedonnerclimbing.org or tdlandtrust.org.

Ride with pros at Armada Come ride with Armada pro athletes during the Rip & Slide on April 11 at Boreal. This freeski event is all about a good time and enjoying the spring sunshine.

Ride with some of Armada’s pro athletes and compete for prizes. For more information, visit rideboreal.com.

Support the Incline Bike Project Incline Bike Project is committed to the promotion of bicycling in North Tahoe and is circulating a petition for a pump track and bike park in Incline Village.

The chartering mission of the Incline Bike Project is the construction of a world-class bike park with pump track and various skills areas in Incline Village. The Incline Bike Project is seeking signatures on the petition showing support to IVGID for a pump track and bike park. For more information, visit inclinebikeproject.org.

Billy Dutton Uphill returns The Billy Dutton Uphill returns on April 12 with a 3.2-mile race with more than 2,000 feet of climbing starting at the base of Squaw Valley. There are divisions for skiers, snowshoers and runners. It’s a benefit for the Far West Nordic Ski Association.

Visit farwestnordic.org for details.

Disc golf series kicks off The Sierra Tahoe Series kicks off on April 18 and 19 with the Legend of Lizard Peak the first stop in Reno. The series continues with the Turtle Rock Pro/Am on May 30 in Markleeville, with the Kings of the Lake on June 19 at North Tahoe Regional Park in Tahoe Vista. The series

Easy | .5 miles RT This short hike offers superb views of Lake Tahoe.

A short, self-guided nature trail explains the history of the North Shore. Take Hwy. 28 to Crystal Bay and turn left on Reservoir Drive, just past the Tahoe Biltmore Casino. Turn right on Lakeview Avenue, then park before the gate (do not block gate or driveways). May drive to the top when gate is open.

West Shore CASCADE LAKE

Moderate | 1.4 miles RT This boulder-strewn hike takes hikers to the waterfall descending from Desolation Wilderness into Cascade Lake.

The falls are raging in the spring and are often a trickle by late summer. Since the trail is exposed to the sun throughout the day, save this hike for the morning or early evening. This will be a workout for your knees. Near the end of the trail, walk up a large, flat boulder to the top of a hill where the trail can become confusing. Look for wooden posts marking the trail. Trailhead at end of Bayview Campground off Hwy. 89, 21.5 miles south of Tahoe City. Not recommended for small children or small dogs.

EAGLE ROCK wraps on Oct. 10 and 11 with the Tahoe Mountain Sports Pro/Am Dis Golf Tournament at North Tahoe Regional Park. For more information on upcoming events or to register, visit pdga.com or Sierra Tahoe Series pages on Facebook.

Help shape pedestrian access Tahoe Regional Planning Agency is asking people to take an online survey and provide public input needed to create a connected, accessible and safe bicycle and pedestrian network at Lake Tahoe. The survey is being offered through June 30. To participate, visit tahoempo.org/atpsurvey.

Community meetings also are being organized to gather public input at the South Lake Tahoe Public Library on April 14 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. and at Kings Beach Elementary on April 16 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Become wilderness first responder

Sierra Club is offering a Wilderness First Responder Recertification course for Wilderness First Responders who need to recertify and refresh his or her skills. This class will provide three full days of review and scenarios offered from May 2 to 4 at Clair Tappaan Lodge.

Or, train to become a Wilderness First Responder with a course from May 16 to 26 at Clair Tappaan. This fast-paced, hands-on course will teach participants how to confidently recognize, assess and treat common wilderness medical emergencies. For more information or to register, visit sierraclub.org.

Moderate | 1 mile RT | Dogs not recommended 6.5 miles south of Tahoe City on Hwy. 89. Dirt area for parking on west side of road. Quick hike to the top of a volcanic outcropping offers panoramic views of the area.

EAGLE FALLS & LAKE Moderate | 3 miles RT Great views of Lake Tahoe & Emerald Bay. Falls 5-minute walk from parking lot. Steady ascent to Eagle Lake. West end of picnic area across from Emerald Bay, Hwy. 89, 18.2 miles south of Tahoe City. TART

EMERALD BAY & VIKINGSHOLM CASTLE Moderate | 2.5 miles+ RT | No dogs Steep descent to Vikingsholm Castle. Can continue to Eagle & Emerald Points around the bay for easy hikes. Connects to Rubicon Trail (see below). Park on either side of rocky overlook in Emerald Bay on Hwy. 89, 18.2 miles south of Tahoe City. TART

PAGE MEADOWS Easy to moderate | 4-6 miles RT The hike to Page Meadows is a local favorite because of its easy access and beautiful scenery. You can start the hike to Page Meadows from 64 Acres along the Tahoe Rim Trail. Starting from the 64 Acres parking lot, just south of the Tahoe City wye on Hwy. 89, follow the road along the Truckee River. The paved section turns to a dirt road and after passing the second gate and crossing a small creek, you’ll see the familiar Tahoe Rim Trail blue marker.

Follow the TRT through several gentle switchbacks as you begin to climb. The trail will pass above Granlibakken and continue along the TRT. The climb continues for the first 2 miles until you reach an intersection of trails. Follow the TRT marker for Ward Creek Road for about 1 mile until you reach the meadows. Follow the trail back to 64 Acres.

For an easy, 4-mile alternative, take Hwy. 89 south of Tahoe City for 2 miles and turn right on Pineland Drive. Take the left fork at Twin Peak Road, which turns into Ward Creek Boulevard, for 1.5 miles until you see an unmarked, gated road. Park on either side and follow the trail; do not block the gate. TART

Mileage is roundtrip, with levels based on family access. All trails are heavily used on weekends.

RUBICON TRAIL & LIGHTHOUSE Moderate | 9 miles RT | No dogs Hike starts at Calawee Cove at D.L. Bliss State Park or Emerald Bay. Trail follows cliffs and coves along Lake Tahoe, nesting ospreys and eagles, short side trail to Rubicon Lighthouse. Although the lighthouse was only used from 1916 to 1919 to warn sailors of the dangerous rocks just below the water’s surface, during its short use the lighthouse was considered the world’s highest elevation maritime navigation light. Parking fee. Park opens Memorial Day weekend.

TAHOE RIM TRAIL The Tahoe Rim Trail is a 164.8-mile loop trail that encircles Lake Tahoe. The trail is open to hikers and equestrians, and mountain bikers in some sections. It is generally moderate in difficulty, with a 10 percent average grade and elevations ranging from 6,300 to 10,333’. The trail is marked with light-blue triangular Tahoe Rim Trail markers. There are eight trailheads around Lake Tahoe. Guided hikes are offered in the summer.

Visit tahoerimtrail.org for maps, guided hikes and descriptions.

REGIONAL HIKES ALPINE MEADOWS

FIVE LAKES Strenuous | 5 miles RT | Dogs prohibited May 15-July 15 Five Lakes is a great hike inside Granite Chief Wilderness, with the first 1 mile+ a steady ascent with great views of Alpine Meadows (be sure to stop and look back). Trailhead 1.8 miles up Alpine Meadows Road from Hwy. 89 on the right side across from the intersection with Deer Park Drive. Look for a well-worn path leading to the trail (designated by a large brown kiosk). Dogs prohibited during fawning season for deer.

OLYMPIC VALLEY

SHIRLEY CANYON & SHIRLEY LAKE Moderate-Strenuous | 5 miles RT This trail is your best bet for seeing how those snowy slopes look in summertime. This lovely hike follows a creek as it passes by waterfalls and spectacular granite boulders along Shirley Creek. As you climb, the trail may sometimes be hard to distinguish, so keep the creek on your right going up and on your left going down. Can continue a strenuous climb to High Camp and take the Aerial Tram back to Squaw Valley (check schedule in advance).

Follow Squaw Valley Road from Hwy. 89 to the ski area, take a right at the Tram building onto Squaw Peak Road, park at the end (about half a mile up) and follow the sandy path at the end of the condo development to the trailhead.

Tram closed for the season. TART TRUCKEE

DONNER LAKE RIM TRAIL Strenuous | Up to 15 miles RT This trail is being built by the Truckee Donner Land Trust with volunteer labor. When complete, the Donner Lake Rim Trail will offer trail users a 23-mile loop through the high country surrounding Donner Lake. Visit tdlandtrust.org for access points.

GLACIER MEADOW LOOP Easy | .5 miles RT This is a short, self-guided nature loop offering a half-hour walk with informational signs along the way that explain how glacial action carved and polished the surface landscape. Take Interstate 80 West from Truckee to the Castle Peak/Boreal Ridge Road exit. Follow signs to the Tahoe National Forest Trailhead.

MARTIS CREEK WILDLIFE AREA Easy | 3 miles RT Loop through Martis Creek meadow for a level walk along the creek. Lots of dogs on this trail. Connects with Tompkins Memorial Trail. Off Hwy. 267, about 6 miles from Interstate 80. Look for Wildlife Viewing Area sign and turn right into the parking area. Dog waste required to be picked up.

PACIFIC CREST TRAIL/MOUNT JUDAH LOOP Moderate | 4.6 miles RT This 4.6-mile loop offers many excellent vista points on the way including awe-inspiring views from the summit of Mount Judah. There is a section of the loop that connects with the Pacific Crest Trail. Pack plenty of water. Take Soda Springs exit off Interstate 80 and follow Donner Pass Road for 3.7 miles and turn onto Mark Lake Road next to Sugar Bowl Academy. Follow signs for the PCT, and then Mount Judah.

TART: Bus & shuttle schedules at Visitors’ Centers, laketahoetransit.com, google.com/transit or nextbus.com. NOTE: Dogs must be on leash within 1 mile of USFS trailheads.

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Out & About

“… but for these two men, the Comstock Lode would have been a financial failure.”

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EDITOR’S NOTE: Author Jack Harpster shared this excerpt from his new book, “Lumber Baron of the Comstock Lode: The Life and Times of Duane L. BLISS.”

T

oday, far beneath the homes and

stores of Virginia City, Gold Hill and other Comstock communities on Nevada’s Virginia Range, a labyrinth of roughly 700 miles of tunnels, shafts and dark places lie undisturbed at depths of up to 3,200 feet below ground. For this extraordinary monument to man’s resolve to find riches wherever they may hide, we owe a debt to two men who looked at the impossible and understood that it could be done.

can be added inside a mine, set by set, in any direction and to any height, width or length, creating an endless number of configurations. Think of it as a set of toddler’s wooden blocks, but hollow inside. Once a square-set was placed in a shaft, the open sides of the crib could be covered with wooden slats and the crib filled with waste rock or dirt, making the whole as firm as the original mountain.

Once Deidesheimer had solved the Comstock’s biggest problem, a new market for sturdy timbers developed overnight. For the next decade, timberlands in the Washoe and Carson valleys and on the eastern slopes of the Sierra would be completely denuded, leaving the mines without their most important asset – lumber. Thus, it was at this critical juncture in 1870 that the second man came into the picture.

Duane Bliss, shown here in this early 1860s portrait, came to Virginia City in Utah Territory as a failed California gold seeker in the earliest days of the famous Comstock Lode. | Courtesy Bliss family.

Sierran forests,” and naturalist John Muir decried the damage being done to the magnificent, old-growth trees. But the work would go on until the Comstock Lode was eventually used up by the mid to late1890s.

Despite the controversy, and but for these two men, the Comstock Lode would have been a financial failure, like dozens of other Nevada and California mining regions. n “Lumber Baron of the Comstock Lode: The Life and Times of Duane L. Bliss,” published by American History Press, is available at bookstores and online.

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The first man was 28-year-old German mining engineer Philip Deidesheimer, who in 1860 was hired to work on the Comstock’s first mine, the Ophir, to solve a nagging problem. The then-prevailing system of supporting an underground mine was to sheathe the sides of the shaft with upright pine pillars, then shore up the ceiling with poles that stretched atop these pillars. But miners had discovered that the Comstock’s rich vein of silver and gold was much wider, and plunged much deeper into the earth, than any they had ever worked before. When the Ophir shaft reached a depth of 215 feet, the ore body was 65-feet wide, and miners, fearing cave-ins, refused to go back into the shaft.

Inspired by a honeybee’s comb that he discovered in the mine, Deidesheimer developed the square-set timbering system that is still used to this day. A square-set is a crib-like box made up of 4- to 6-foot long timbers, interlocked at the ends by mortises and tenons. Individual cribs

April 16 | 6 p.m.

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April 20 | 2 p.m.

Osher Life Long Learning Institute | Reno Virginia City, in Utah Territory, was just getting established when Duane Bliss and Philipp Deidesheimer arrived in 1860. The two men would have a profound affect on the success of the Comstock Lode in coming years. | Drawing by J. Ross Browne from his 1860 book, “A Peep at Washoe.”

Duane L. Bliss was a native of Massachusetts, and had been mining in the West for 20 years. Along with two partners, he established the Carson and Tahoe Lumber and Fluming Company, and began buying timberlands on the western slope of the Sierra in the Lake Tahoe Basin.

The company would eventually own and work between 50,000 and 80,000 acres of timberland to feed the voracious appetite of the Comstock’s 135+ mines.

Comstock Historian Eliot Lord called the Comstock mines, “the tombs of the

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May 16 | 2:30 p.m.

Gatekeeper’s Museum | Tahoe City

May 23 | 11 a.m.

Nevada State Railroad Museum | Carson City

June 3 | 3 p.m.

Washoe County South Valleys Library | Reno

June 10 | 5 p.m.

Lodge Restaurant | Tahoe Donner

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Out & About

Warren’s World

Fishing

by Warren Miller

Squaw Valley’s first season

I the new ski resort called Squaw Valley, t was the middle of February 1950, at

which was at best, only half finished in almost every respect.

One morning I awoke to find the door to our Navy surplus, unpainted barracks blocked by 4½ feet of snow that had fallen during the night. The door swung to the outside and we had to push a great big pile of snow aside to get the door open. Suddenly, Squaw Valley was a completely different place after this massive snowstorm.

I was surprised that the chairlift was not running. Instead, the bottom bull wheel would revolve about three-quarters of a turn, then stop and slide back. It was obvious that a tree had fallen or some catastrophe had happened to the chairlift during the storm. So, the only option was to climb up and see what had happened.

Stan Tomlinson, Emile Allais, Brad Board and I set out for the long, hard climb to inspect the lift. It was difficult going because each time we took a step forward, our skis disappeared in knee-deep snow and we had more than 2,000 vertical feet of this slogging ahead of us.

About an hour or so later, we found the problem. A massive avalanche had come down the headwall and tipped over Tower 22. None of us were ski lift repairmen, but we had brought about 200 feet of climbing rope and several spanner wrenches with us.

We tied the rope to the bottom of the tower and then gradually removed the bolts that held the tower to its foundation.

We figured that the tower just might have enough tension on the cable to have it just hanging there so that we could swing the bottom of it back and forth until it was on enough of an angle to release the cables.

With luck, the lift would run without the need for the hold down tower.

Since I was the youngest and dumbest in the group, I was elected to remove the last bolt. None of us had any idea which way the tower would tip over when we were swinging it back and forth. I would take a quarter of a turn on the bolt and then jump out of the way.

The final time I tapped the bolt it gently fell out of the hole and the tower just was sort of hanging there so you could move the bottom of it with a gentle push. Now we all got on the end of the rope and started swinging the bottom of the tower back and forth. Finally, one of the small wheels on the tower broke off and it fell explosively into the 4 feet of snow.

The tower fell off of the cable, the cables shot up in the air and the chairs spun around the cables and the sympathetic vibration of the cable went all the way down to the bottom of the lift. Fortunately, not derailing from any of the other 20 some

odd towers.

We considered our job finished and skied down to relate our story to the lift operators. With fingers crossed, the lift was turned on and miraculously it ran without a problem.

The tipped-over lift tower as I recall, lay there in the snow the rest of that winter and the following and I’m not even sure that is was ever replaced, though I do know that it was finally removed.

These kinds of activities came along with your job description and pay scale of $125 a month, a place to sleep, and three meals a day. Management considered us part-time employees because we only taught from 10 a.m. to noon and from 2 to 4 p.m. or a four-hour day.

I didn’t have a business plan for my film company in those days because I didn’t know what a business plan was. All I know is that I did everything possible to earn an extra $10 here and there to buy yet another roll of film to produce my first film, “Deep and Light.”

My boss, Emile Allais, was understanding about my obsession with getting deep powder snow onto my Kodachrome film at every opportunity. Several times when

“ Stan Tomlinson, Emile Allais, Brad Board and I set out

for the long, hard climb to

inspect the lift. It was difficult going because each time we

took a step forward, our skis

disappeared in knee-deep snow.” there was powder snow I had no money for Kodachrome so I pretended to change rolls of film and practiced camera angles. These images were imprinted only in my brain. To help buy Kodachrome film, I drew a new cartoon every day after work, put it up on the bulletin board, sold it for a buck and did pretty well.

Unfortunately, for history’s sake, I did not take my 16mm camera with me on the day of the lift tower catastrophe. It would’ve made a nice sequence in that first film if in fact I knew what a sequence was at the time.

Fortunately, I became friends with a dentist from Marin County by the name of Dr. Frank Howard who had been making 16mm ski movies for free trips to ski resorts for quite a while and I was not the least bit bashful when asking him how to edit film.

Everything starts somewhere and my film business started when I was living in the Navy surplus, unpainted, dormitory at Squaw Valley that first year. n Warren Miller is history’s most prolific and enduring ski filmmaker. Visit warrenmiller.net or his Facebook page at facebook.com/warrenmiller. Read more of Warren’s stories at TheTahoeWeekly.com.

REGULATIONS Licenses are required in California and Nevada for 16 years and older. Temporary licenses are available. California (916) 928-5822 or dfg.ca.gov; Nevada (866) 703-4605 or ndow. org. Licenses are available at most hardware stores.

California Department of Fish and Game holds Free Fishing Days on July 4 and Sept. 5, with Nevada’s Free Fishing Day on June 13.

Fishing is closed in Lake Tahoe within 300 feet of its tributaries and upstream to the first lake from Oct. 1 to June 30. Lake Tahoe is open year-round from 1 hour before sunrise to 2 hours after sunset. No fishing is allowed within 300 feet of the mouth of any stream. Most Sierra lakes are open all year.

No fish may be used for bait or possessed for use as bait in Lake Tahoe, Fallen Leaf Lake or Donner Lake, unless taken from that lake. Live bait in these lakes is limited to: Lahontan redside shiner, Tui chub, Tahoe sucker, Lahontan mountain sucker, Piute sculpin and Lahontan speckled dace. Chumming is illegal.

There is a two-fish limit on Mackinaws, and a limit of five fish on Lake Tahoe.

PROSSER CREEK RESERVOIR Among the best trout fishing in California, especially for Rainbow and Brown.

Tackle/bait: Power bait, nightcrawlers and salmon eggs. Trollers successful with flasher/worm combinations and minnow-imitating lures. Olive or black woolly buggers, nymphs and midges for fly-fishing.

SPOONER LAKE Spooner Lake is managed as a trophy fishery. It is open all year for catch and keep, with a limit of five trout.

Rowboats, inflatable rafts and float tubes may be used, but no motorized boats.

Tackle/bait: Artificial lures with single barbless hooks only.

STAMPEDE RESERVOIR Holds a large number of trophy class Rainbow and Brown trout. Shore fishing nets Browns and Rainbow, with Kokanee when trolling.

Tackle/bait: Nightcrawlers, power bait or salmon eggs.

Flasher/wedding rings and white corn combos for trolling.

Woolly buggers, nymphs and midges for fly-fishing.

TRUCKEE RIVER

LAKE TAHOE Avoid fishing during times of mirror-like calm, unless fishing deep for Mackinaw. Even a slight surface riffle will break up shadows on the bottom and will partially obliterate the angler from view. Use a light monofilament line. Use long line for trolling or make long casts if fishing from shore.

Fishing for Rainbows from the shore is best May through July. If you’re on the North Shore, the Kings Beach and Lake Forest areas are planted throughout the summer. Cave Rock on the East Shore of the lake is a good location for Rainbow and Brown.

Tackle/bait: Flashy lures such as Kastmasters, spinners or spoons. Salmon eggs, power bait or worms are best for stocked rainbows.

AREA LAKES & RESERVOIRS BOCA RESERVOIR Boca is good for early and late shore fishing and is popular for trolling for Rainbow, Brown and Brook.

Tackle/bait: Nightcrawlers for trout near the dam and inlet, power bait or salmon eggs for Rainbow. Flashers and Kokanee bugs are good for trolling for Kokanee.

DESOLATION WILDERNESS Fish early in the morning or just before dusk, when the fish are feeding on the surface close to shore. The lakes are stocked with fingerlings that grow to catchable size.

At Lake Tahoe’s only outlet, fishing is closed year-round from the dam in Tahoe City to 1,000 feet downstream. Certain other sections of the Truckee are closed year-round. Check fishing regulations.

Fish the deep pools during the early part of the season.

Best bets are to fish the section of the river between Tahoe City and River Ranch (Hwy. 89 and Alpine Meadows Road).

Tackle/bait: Use power bait, salmon eggs and worms.

Artificial lures or flies only in Wild Trout area sections from Trout Creek to Nevada state line; see regulations.

PRIVATE FISHING LAKES SAWMILL LAKE Sawmill Lake is a secluded 10-acre reservoir stocked with hundreds of bright, fighting Rainbow trout, and is reserved for catch and release fly-fishing only. Located at Northstar California, fishing is limited to four rods at a time.

(530) 541-8208

OLYMPIC VALLEY The Fly Fishing Center at Resort at Squaw Creek offers instruction from the basics to guided trips led by certified instructor Matt Heron. Anglers can learn the fundamentals at the Resort’s private, trout-stocked pond; no fishing license is required. The pond is exclusively catch and release and is regularly stocked with trout up to 20 inches.

Fly-fishing classes and excursions are offered, as well as instruction for all ages. (530) 583-6300

DONNER LAKE Brown and Rainbow can be expected when shore fishing with good spots at the boat ramp or the west end of the beach. Mackinaws can be found in the shallows during the early season.

Tackle/bait: Nightcrawlers, power bait or salmon eggs for shore fishing. Top liners use flash/worm combinations or minnow-imitating lures or jig.

MARTIS CREEK RESERVOIR Rainbow, Brown and Lahontan cutthroat trout. Catch and release only using artificial lures with barbless hooks and no bait. No motorized boats.

Tackle: Nymphs that imitate small fish, woolly buggers.

April 9-May 6, 2015

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The Arts

The

Arts Galleries Art Obsessions

10015 West River St., Truckee | (916) 257-8222

Artisans Market Place

10382 Donner Pass Road, Truckee | (530) 587-2873

Arts in Wellness

artsinwellness.org | (530) 277-3669

Atelier

10128 Donner Pass Road, Truckee | (530) 386-2700

Backstreet Framers

10099 Jibboom St., Truckee | (530) 587-1409

The Bolam Gallery

10396 Donner Pass Road, Truckee | (530) 550-5388

Carmel Gallery

Student work in display at SNC

8710 N. Lake Blvd., Kings Beach | (530) 546-2431

Sierra Nevada College is featuring the work of students in upcoming exhibits. The work of BFA candidate Michael Ballew will be featured in the exhibit “Freedumb” on display from April 13 to 27 in the Garage Door Gallery at Holman Arts & Media Center. Ballew will offer a lecture on the exhibit on April 16 during a reception from 5 to 7 p.m.

BFA candidate Sally Hammel’s exhibit “Woven Memories” will be on display from April 13 to 27 in the Prim Library.

Hammel will discuss her work on April 23 during a reception from 5 to 7 p.m.

The SNC Tahoe Fine Arts Department’s annual show of new student work, juried

by Amy Thompson, will be featuring the Prim Library in May with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. on May 5. As well, Molly Allen, a ceramist and sculptor, will participate in a panel talk on May 5 at 6 p.m. at the Holman Arts & Media Center. For more information, visit sierranevada.edu. Live streams of the presentations may be viewed at new.livestream.com/snc.

Kindred Art and Folk Institute

Community selects art for roundabouts

9940 Donner Pass Road, Truckee | (530) 582-0557

Dreamscapes Studio & Gallery

923 Tahoe Blvd., Incline Vlg. | (801) 413-9697

The Eadington Gallery

589 N. Lake Blvd., Tahoe City | (530) 583-9000

Frank Rossbach’s Glasforms

Truckee Depot, Truckee | (530) 587-8460

Gallery Keoki

Village at Squaw Valley, Olympic Valley | (530) 448-1500

Garrels Gallery

868 Tahoe Blvd., Christmas Tree Village, Incline Vlg. (775) 831-7077

Handmade at The Lake

873 Tahoe Blvd., Suite 3, Incline Vlg. | (775) 833-0637

James Harold Galleries

Boatworks Mall, Tahoe City | (530) 581-5111

JoAnne’s Stained Glass

10064 Donner Pass Road, Truckee | (530) 587-1280

Julie Wainscoat Art Gallery

10046 Church St., Truckee | (530) 205-7336

Kris Moose Art Gallery

868 Tahoe Blvd., Suite II, Incline Vlg. | (775) 831-7077

North Tahoe Arts Center

380 N. Lake Blvd., Tahoe City | (530) 581-2787

Pablo’s Gallery & Frame Shop

475 N. Lake Blvd., Suite 205, Tahoe City | (530) 583-3043

The Painted Vine

10770 Donner Pass Rd., #103, Truckee (530) 214-8935

Salvaged

585 W. Lake Blvd., Tahoe City | (530) 583-1025

Tahoe Arts & Gifts

923 Tahoe Blvd., Incline Vlg. | (801) 413-9697

Tahoe Gallery

Prim Library, Sierra Nevada College, Incline Vlg. (775) 831-1314

Trunk Show

475 N. Lake Blvd., Tahoe City | (530) 584-7554

Vista Gallery

8338 North Lake Blvd., Kings Beach | (530) 546-7794

RENO Arte Italia

442 Flint St. | (775) 333-0313

Liberty Fine Art Gallery

100 W. Liberty St. | (775) 232-8079

Nevada Museum of Art

160 W. Liberty St. | (775) 329-3333

Stremmel Gallery

1400 S. Virginia St. | (775) 786-0558

Wilbur D. May Museum

Rancho San Rafael Regional Park | (775) 823-6500

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Leaf Sails Troy Corliss | Tahoe Public Art

The greater North Lake Tahoe community has selected two art pieces to go into the two Kings Beach roundabouts.

The pieces are “Left Sails” by Troy Corliss of Truckee and “Swimming With Friends”

by David Boyer of Reno. The pieces will be installed in 2016, delayed from the original September 2015 date due to a CalTrans review of its policies. Model images of the two pieces may be seen at tahoepublicart.org.

Swimming with Friends David Boyer | Tahoe Public Art the world. The “High Sierra Mountains” video presents the Carmel’s portfolio of images taken over 20 years of exploration and photography in the Sierra Nevada. It prominently features their most popular images from Lake Tahoe, Yosemite and the spectacular Sierra wilderness. Other titles include The Napa Valley, The Pacific Coast and Autumn Inspiration. Users can purchase videos to download or stream Vista Channel video presentations to turn their TV or mobile screens into a curated display of ambient art. For more information, visit vistachannel.tv or thecarmelgallery.com.

Call to artists for Truckee installation The Town of Truckee is seeking an artist or artist team to design and install a sitespecific outdoor art installation for the Brickelltown Streetscape Project Area. The purpose of this project is to create a flush, surface-mounted, art piece that recognizes the region’s premier athletes. It is the town’s goal that the art piece becomes an attraction that recognizes the number, quality and diversity of athletes that identify this region as their home and/or training ground.

The deadline for submissions is April 24. For more information, email jprice@ townoftruckee.com.

Smith’s work on exhibit Sara Smith’s latest body of work, “Narrative Evolutions,” which combines her love of strong color and lyrical themes with a return to her roots in drawing and fiber arts, will be on display in April at Riverside Studios in Truckee.

Riverside moves to new location Riverside Studios in Truckee is moving to a new location at 10076 Donner Pass Road and is hosting a Grand Opening Celebration on April 24 from 5 to 8 p.m. Everyone is welcome to visit the new location and music and refreshments will be provided.

Fine art channel debuts Olof & Elizabeth Carmel, fine art photographers and owners of the Carmel Gallery in Truckee, have created a new way for people to experience inspiring nature and travel photography videos on TVs and mobile screens. The Carmels have launched the Vista Channel at vistachannel.tv.

The Vista Channel allows everyone with a TV or mobile screen to experience beautiful fine art landscape photography and cinematography from locations around

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NTA exhibits feature members, miniatures North Tahoe Arts is featuring the works of its members in a Members Show on display at the North Tahoe Art Center until April 27.

North Tahoe Arts is seeking donations for a fundraiser exhibit. The “May Miniatures” exhibit will feature 4x6 inch canvases that will be sold to support the North Tahoe Arts galleries and will be on display from April 28 to June 1. For more information and to request canvases, e-mail exhibits@northtahoearts.com.

As well, the work of Marie Malloy, Unni Stevens and Noel Sandino will be on display in the Main Gallery from April 28 to June 1. There will be a reception during First Fridays on May 1 from 5 to 7 p.m.

Atelier offers classes Atelier, a newly opened workshop in downtown Truckee, is offering art classes for all levels. Learn to design, plan and create your own block printed repeating patterns on fabric on April 9 from 6 to 9 p.m. The cost is $55 and all supplies will be provided.

Artist Carolyn Brown will lead an introduction to paper making on April 11 covering the materials and process of

The Arts creating handmade paper. The cost is $55 and all supplies included. A Pom Pom Drop In will be offered from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on April 16 for $5.

Other upcoming classes include Screen Printing on April 19, an Intro to Crochet on April 23, Layered Lines on April 25, and Playing with Slabs on May 15. Visit the Web site for more upcoming classes.

Join Social Sketch sessions on the first Friday every month from 5 to 8 p.m. and spend the evening drawing, sketching, collaborating and socializing with other artists, casual doodlers and creatives. Bring a favorite sketchbook, notepad, pen, ink and coloring tools, and enjoy a night of fun and make some new friends. Social Sketch sessions are open to all ages and skill levels. Basic tools are provided. For more information or to register for workshops, visit ateliertruckee.com.

NMOA hosts art exhibits Nevada Museum of Art hosts the exhibit “No Boundaries: Aboriginal Australian Contemporary Abstract Painting” through May 3. Drawn from the collection of Debra and Dennis Scholl, “No Boundaries” features the work of nine trailblazing artists who were at the forefront of Australia’s Aboriginal art movement: Paddy Bedford, Jananggoo Butcher Cherel, Prince of Wales (Midpul), Tommy Mitchell, Ngarra, Bill Joongoora Thomas, Boxer Milner Tjampitjin, Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri and Tjumpo Tjapanangka.

The work of Elizabeth Ellsworth and Jamie Kruse of smudge studio will be on display in the exhibit “Look Only at the Movement” from April 11 to July

strange, powerful images of animals and plaintive text inspired by the Old Testament. The effect is oddly spiritual, often profound and sometimes humorous in the exhibit on display until July 26.

Responding to the tradition of still-life painting, Tamara Kostianovsky creates a three-dimensional sculptural representation of the butcher shop depicted in Francisco de Goya’s 1808 painting “Bodegón con costillas y cabeza de cordero” in the exhibit “After Goya” on display until July 26. The sculpture, made of recycled clothing, creates a dialogue about issues related to food, bounty and excess.

Australian painter Larry Mitchell has been traveling to the South Pacific Islands since the late 1970s, and for more than 20

Art Events April 9

Block printing class Atelier

April 11 Paper making class Atelier

April 13-27 Michael Ballew Sierra Nevada College Sally Hammel Sierra Nevada College

April 16 Artist’s reception Sierra Nevada College Pom Pom Drop In Atelier

April 19 Screen Printing Atelier

April 23 Artist’s reception Sierra Nevada College

‘Rock’ exhibit features locals

Intro to Crochet Atelier

The Truckee Public Arts Commission continues its winter exhibit, “Rock,” at the Truckee Community Recreation Center through May. The “Rock” exhibit features paintings, drawings, sculpture and photography with the theme “Rock.”

April 24 Grand Opening Riverside Studios Call to artists deadline Town of Truckee

Until April 27 Members’ Exhibit North Tahoe Arts Center

Just featured in exhibit

April 28-June 1

Jacqueline Just, a local artist who began exhibiting her artwork in the 1980s, will have her work featured through April at the Incline Village Library. Just works with a variety of art materials such as paper, pen and ink, colored pencil, and pine needles. Her present work includes paper quilling and constructing pine needle baskets. Both quilling and drawing allows her the opportunity to explore color, shape, and patterns in two- and threedimensional forms, the artist says. For more information, call (775) 832-4130.

“May Miniatures” North Tahoe Arts Center Artists’ exhibit North Tahoe Arts Center

April 30 Reno Rodeo design deadline

Until April 30 “Narrative Evolutions” Riverside Studios Jacqueline Just Incline Village Library

May 1 Plein Air Open deadline North Tahoe Arts

Sierra Arts features Melero

May 1-31

Melissa Melero is the featured artist at Sierra Arts Foundation’s gallery until April 24. Melero lives in Hungry Valley, Nev., on the Reno/Sparks Indian Colony, working as a professional artist. Her current influences are imagery found in nature, petroglyphs, beadwork and basketry from the Northern Paiute Tribe of Nevada and California.

Student work show Sierra Nevada College

Call to artists for Plein Air The North Lake Tahoe Plein Air Open has been moved to June to coincide with Tahoe City Downtown Association’s Solstice Festival and June Wine Walk.

The event is from June 16 to 21 with a week of paint out events and a gala reception and silent auction. The event will include a Quick Draw Competition, Paint Outs, receptions, public exhibit and sale, demonstrations and more. The deadline to apply is May 1. For more information, contact Kellie Cutler at kellie@ northtahoearts.com.

Reno Rodeo seeks artists, designers With nearly 100 years of rich history in the Reno area, the Reno Rodeo is looking to local artists to put his or her stamp on the “Wildest, Richest Rodeo in the West.”

Through April, local artists and rodeo enthusiasts are invited to submit unique designs for a chance to be featured on the 2015 Reno Rodeo souvenir belt buckle plus a grand prize package. Submissions must include a PDF or JPEG file of the design along with the artist’s name, phone number and e-mail. The winning artists will be awarded with a grand prize packages including four rodeo tickets. For more information, e-mail win@renorodeo.com.

May 5 Artists’ reception Sierra Nevada College

Sube Tuba Change Melissa Melero | Sierra Art’s Foundation Gallery 26. The artists spent 12 days in 2012 driving the routes along which nuclear waste is moved in the American West from sites of waste generation to disposal stations. Locations they documented with a car-mounted video camera ranged from the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, where nuclear weapons research is conducted, to Rocky Flats in Colorado, the former site of a plutonium plant. This researchbased art project included extensive photography and performance-based art by the duo along the journey.

On display until May 3 is the work of Victoria Sambunaris in “Taxonomy of a Landscape.” Capturing the expansive American landscape and its natural and fabricated adaptations, these images are hauntingly beautiful in their documentation of America’s changing terrain.

One of the most revered Mexican artists of her generation, Betsabeé Rombero combines indigenous and folkloric designs with non–traditional art-making materials to create installations inspired by literature and diverse cultures in the exhibit “En Tránsito” on display until July 26.

Dave Eggers created drawings and paintings especially for the show, “Insufferable Throne of God,” his first solo museum exhibition. The works feature

years sailing to and painting the effects of globalization and climate change on the islands in the Indian Ocean. His work is featured in the exhibit “The 1° Project” until July 26.

Known for pushing the technical aspects of fiber arts with new materials such as plastic, barbed wire and stainless steel wire, Consuelo Jimenez Underwood creates stylistically distinct artworks inspired by land, politics and the spirit in equal measures displayed in the exhibit “The Art of Seeing” through May 3.

Flagg announces book release Keoki Flagg, a world-renowned fine art and extreme sports photographer, announces the release of his forthcoming book, “Elemental.” His unique limited edition photographs cover a range of subjects and span all seven continents, including Antarctica. “Elemental” is a 25year retrospective of his favorite prints.

Pre-sales are now available at gallerykeoki. com for a discounted price of $59.95.

Regular price will be $75. Limited edition signed and numbers gift boxes will be offered for $695, with a pre-sale price of $495, which includes a limited edition photograph. The book will be released in late summer. For more information, visit gallerykeoki.com.

April 9-May 6, 2015

May 15 Playing with Slabs Atelier

Until May 31 “Rock” Truckee Community Rec Center

Until Aug. 31 David Stollery III Tahoe City Library

Until Dec. 31 Northern California artists The Ritz-Carlton

Mondays Kids ceramics Truckee Community Arts Center

1st & 3rd Wednesday Gathering of Arts North Tahoe Arts Center

Wednesdays Kids nature art & notebooks Truckee Rec Center

Thursdays Kids ceramics Truckee Community Arts Center Sculpture & handbuilding Truckee Community Arts Center

Art tours The Ritz-Carlton

1st Friday Opening reception North Tahoe Arts Center First Fridays Riverside Studios Adult Open Studio Salvaged Social Sketch sessions Atelier

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Fun & Games

Puzzles

1. LITERATURE: Who wrote “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”?

2. GEOGRAPHY: What is the capital of India?

3. HISTORY: In what year were East and West Germany reunified?

4. MUSIC: What pop music artist’s first live album was titled “11-17-70”?

5. ANATOMY: What is a synapse?

6. ART: What are putti?

7. FAMOUS QUOTATIONS: What 18th-century doctor and writer once said, “Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.”

8. NATURAL WORLD: What kind of creature is a merganser?

9. ENTERTAINERS: What was Bob Hope’s real name?

10. LANGUAGE: What are the two shortest words in English that contain the letters a, b, c, d, e and f?

Strange but true

by Samantha Weaver

Answers Differences: 1. Chimney is missing, 2. Glasses are missing, 3. Sleeve is shorter, 4. Poster is missing, 5. Name is different, 6. Mail slot is missing.

1. Washington Irving, 2. New Delhi, 3. 1990, 4. Elton John, 5. Gap between two neurons, 6. Naked infant boys in artwork, 7. Samuel Johnson, 8. Duck, 9. Leslie Townes Hope, 10. Feedback and boldface

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Ever wonder why so many coin banks are shaped like pigs?

Here’s the story: In ancient times, a lump of clay was called a “pygg.” A clay bowl formed from this lump would often be used to hold loose change, and it was called a pygg bowl bank. According to legend, at a later point in history, a potter unfamiliar with the term received an order for several of these pygg bowl banks. Instead of the bowls, he made coin banks shaped like pigs; they became such a hit that they’re still around today.

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Fun & Games

Puzzles for kids

Horoscopes Michael O’Connor is an astrologer, counselor and life coach. Visit www.sunastrology.com.

Aries (Mar 21-Apr 20)

It is the presence of the Lunar South Node in your sign that is provoking you, shaking you awake.

The destined purpose is to make you more aware of the give side in relationships. There are many ways to give yet those who know best how you can give are those you are giving to. This requires that you check in with them and avoid making assumptions.

The time has come to fortify foundations.

Taurus (Apr 20-May 21)

Making your dreams reality requires you to somehow get out of the way. Doubts, inner fears and resistance, procrastination, lack of focus and the like are some of the common features of blocking our own progress. On the other hand, there is a flow and while the charging bull approach has its time and place so too does idly grazing until inner intuitions and outer signs prompt assertive actions.

Gemini (May 21-Jun 21)

Engaging in social and cultural activities has summoned the leader within. As is often true, leadership includes giving more. Fortunately, you feel inspired to do precisely that. Dealing with rebellious urges of late implies the paradoxical act of directing the energy to be more cooperative; a double back of sorts.

Cancer (Jun 21-Jul 22)

Sometimes when the challenge is to ‘go big or go home’ yours are the first set of tail lights to be seen. It is hardly because you are afraid and not up to the task. Rather it is about the monumental efforts required in gladly suffering fools and tolerating control freaks. Yet while you are happy to walk away, even run, you may feel compelled to hold them… for now.

Leo (Jul 22-Aug 23)

A process of clearing the old to make way for the new continues. It is likely less about stuff and more about old beliefs, philosophies, visions and self-concepts. Convictions we hold about ourselves and the world and our roles and duties within it can be like mountains before the sandy shores we sometimes seek. The time has come to take a few new risks that challenge old ways.

Virgo (Aug 23-Sep 22)

Some very real stirrings on relationship fronts are causing you some concern, perhaps even frustration and stress. However, at best it is these very feelings that are goading you to new perspectives. It may be certain existing relationship patterns no longer work or serve you or others.

These discomforts are leading you to new solutions and approaches. See the silver lining.

Capricorn (Dec 21-Jan 19)

A steady series of rumblings and even shakes and quakes close to home continue. They are meant to push you to assert new levels of leadership and responsibility. The twist is that these are meant to be of the feminine sort where empathy, emotional intelligence and nurturance take the place of calculation, logic and command, or at least are ample enough to counterbalance them.

Aquarius (Jan 19-Feb 19)

New realizations challenging old interpretations are prompting you to see a bigger picture.

Sometimes we must first stretch our mind before we can see let alone act upon new possibilities.

This process has been described as inner work. As we entertain new considerations we are pushed out, at least in our mind and emotionally, of comfortable, familiar and secure perspectives, like now.

Sagittarius (Nov 21-Dec 21)

The spirit of new adventures continues to rise. It is calling you to make meaningful contributions to humanistic causes. These can come in all kinds of shapes and sizes. Usually in the natural scheme of things the answers to give to whom or what and how is already within your scope of awareness and reality. Ask how you can give and your will receive answers and inspirations too.

Scorpio (Oct 22-Nov 21)

Sweet surrender has its time and place.

Ironically, while it might sound like defeat and may in fact indicate victory and wisdom too. Timing is of the essence and as the principles of the Tao and common sense as well suggest, it is good to know when and when not to engage. At deeper levels this is a summons to experience new lifestyle choices and rhythms.

Libra (Sep 22-Oct 22)

Circumstances in some of your closest relationships continue to activate you to assert yourself. Financial concerns and/or considerations are featured. One way or another you want certain people to pay. You may simply want them to pay their own way. Focus on getting them to pay in such a way that you are not left with the bill or other karmic returns.

Pisces (Feb 19-Mar 20)

Finding new ways to make money and/or to realize the abundance and health you desire is now in focus. This requires the cultivation of new skills and talents and/or the polish of existing ones. Taking key initiatives and adjusting to improve as necessary is implied. Exercising self-control to rise above lower appetites, summon inspiration to overcome apathy and cooperate to create win/win deals.

Tails in Tahoe Delilah

Mocha

Duchess Cassie

Kitty

I’m full of personality, but it takes me a little while to show it. But once I come out of my shell, I’m putty in your hands.

Likes to go for walks. She is sweet, but still a little shy and scared. WARF will pay for basic training to help her learn commands.

Beautiful Calico with medium-long hair and green eyes. Sweet, friendly, loving senior cat, about 9- to 10-years-old. Owner died and she needs a new home.

I’m a beautiful 8-year-old Calico mix and I was turned into the shelter because my previous home was a little too stressful for me.

I’d prefer a home with no kids or older kids.

Pet Network (775) 833-0273 www.petnetwork.org

Tahoe Vista Shelter (530) 546-1990

WARF (775) 783-8737 | karen.joseph@att.net www.tahoewarf.com

Humane Society of Truckee-Tahoe (530) 587-5948 www.hstt.org

April 9-May 6, 2015

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Sierra Stories

by Mark McLaughlin

Praying for a Miracle April

a week by the middle of April as mining operations increased.

But bad weather arrived on April Fool’s Day, smothering the western slopes near Cisco Grove under 4 feet of snow within 24 hours. The rapid buildup caused a massive snowslide near Emigrant Gap, burying Central Pacific Railroad’s tracks under 75 feet of snow and rock. Racing to the scene, a repair train smashed into a stalled passenger car, nearly killing several occupants asleep in their berths.

“ Old timers may remember the Easter storm of 1958

that slammed the Sierra …

Heavy snow fell in the Sierra and snow slides stopped all

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hen snowfall is meager in the

Tahoe-Sierra like it has been this season, you’ll often hear locals say, “We need a Miracle March.” Whether they realize it or not, the term was coined in 1991 after powerful Pacific storms dumped snow and rain containing nearly 25 inches of water on Donner Pass in the first three weeks of March. The 14 to 20 feet of new snow turned around a miserable ski season and the last minute barrage of moisture saved the region from experiencing its driest winter ever.

This year, we’re going to have to pray for a Miracle April, which is a long shot but definitely not impossible. In a normal year, the Easter holiday represents the end of the ski and snowboarding season.

But just because the chairlifts stop turning in April doesn’t mean that winter is over or that we don’t need water. In fact, some of the worst storms of the season occur during spring.

Old timers may remember the Easter storm of 1958 that slammed the Sierra with phenomenal snowfall. An El Niño event in the Pacific Ocean markedly influenced the winter of 1957-58. Most of California received above average precipitation that year and the Tahoe-Truckee region was no exception. Frequent storms lashed the state with wind, rain and snow.

The active weather pattern made 1958 the wettest season in 90 years.

By early April, Sierra ski resorts were boasting a 15-foot snowpack and resort managers were praying for good weather during the traditionally busy Easter vacation. Unfortunately for all concerned, one of the biggest storms of the year barreled into the region just in time for Easter week.

Heavy snow fell in the Sierra and snow slides stopped all transportation through the mountains for several days. Chain controls were in force all the way to Auburn.

A dozen large avalanches near the River Ranch on Highway 89 closed the road for nearly a week.

In 1958, Interstate 80 was not yet completed, but Highway 40 over Donner Pass was closed for five days by the storm.

At Norden, 10 feet of snow fell in five days while, at Soda Springs the weather station was buried under snow 22 feet deep. Tahoe 24

ski resorts took the brunt of the storm with Heavenly Valley ski area was the only mountain operation able to remain open during the blizzard. At Squaw Valley, construction crews preparing the site for the upcoming 1960 Winter Olympics were shut down by the heavy snowfall. Olympic planners had been hoping for a mild winter so that spring construction could begin early on the installations.

Sugar Bowl ski resort on Donner Summit was hit hardest of all. A massive avalanche wiped out three towers on the Mt. Lincoln chair lift. Ski racers that competed there in the Far West Ski Association divisional alpine championships on April 12 and 13 had to hike for their runs.

But the granddaddy of all our snowy Aprils is still 1880. In late March of that year, Truckee residents were enjoying the first blossoms of spring and anticipating warm sunny days ahead. In Carson City, journalist and weather sharp Dan De Quille asserted that “there is no longer any doubt but that the spring rise is upon us.” One Nevada saloon owner ordered a double quantity of beer for the coming week. He expected to be selling 500 kegs

transportation through the

mountains for several day. …

A dozen large avalanches near the River Ranch on Highway 89 closed the road for nearly a week.”

For three weeks the storms raged. Powerful avalanches caused by the continuous heavy snowfall destroyed miles of snowshed and blockaded the vital trans-Sierra train route. Shattered structural timbers and large boulders incapacitated the train plow and created the need for hired laborers to shovel the tracks by hand.

For three days during the middle of the month, 2 feet fell every 24 hours, completely inundating Truckee. By the third week of April, with the town buried under 16 feet of new snow and the ice measuring 10 feet thick on Donner Lake, the Truckee Republican newspaper proclaimed the storm to be unequaled in living memory.

Fighting the worst weather in 13 years of operating over the Sierra, Central Pacific maintained a frantic pace trying to keep the tracks clear. Rushing to a snowshed cavein, a special plow train manned by 80 men jumped the icy rails at high speed, ripping through hundreds of feet of snowshed timber. Amazingly, no one was hurt. Later that same day, fate was kind again when a large avalanche overran a stranded train, sweeping five freight cars into a deep chasm but missing several occupied passenger cars.

As the storms churned on without a break, the snow reached incredible depths. More than 20 feet of it covered the ground at Sugar Pine Point on the West Shore of Lake Tahoe. Resident John McKinney measured 201 inches of snow that month. Several massive avalanches as much as half a mile wide roared into the Truckee River canyon, destroying houses and temporarily damming the rushing waters of the Truckee.

Travel in the mountains became a life and death struggle as the snowstorms continued their assault. After making his scheduled delivery to Tahoe City, Truckee mailman John Hyslop became besieged at Lake Tahoe by blowing and drifting snow.

After three frustrating days of waiting out the storm, he grew determined to return to Truckee, daring to challenge the elements.

Sinking to his knees despite skis 11 feet long, his perilous journey over avalanche paths took two days owing to snow 12 feet deep on the roadway.

As May approached, the weather finally cleared, leaving a snowpack nearly 31 feet deep. Donner Summit received almost 67 feet of snow that winter, and more than one-third of it fell in April. Those 25 feet of April snow is still the United States’ record for that month. It’s too late to save the ski season, but one final blast of winter would do wonders for our regional water deficits. n Tahoe historian Mark McLaughlin is a nationally published author and professional speaker. His award-winning books are available at local stores or at thestormking.com. You may reach him at mark@thestormking.com. Check out his blog at tahoenuggets.com, or read more Sierra Stories at TheTahoeWeekly.com.

Tahoe Nostalgia NELLIE BLY CIRCLES THE GLOBE IN 80 DAYS In her attempt to circumnavigate the globe, the intrepid reporter Nellie Bly shipped out eastbound from New York to London in November 1889. It was an era when trains and steamships were the fastest transportation. Nellie planned to use both to her advantage.

After all, no one had ever circled the planet in 80 days except Phileas Fogg, the main protagonist in Jules Verne’s 1873 fictional book, “Around the World in Eighty Days.” It seemed impossible. But Nellie Bly took on the challenge and was nearly foiled by a snow blockade near Donner Pass in the winter of 1890.

Photograph and caption are from Tahoe historian Mark McLaughlin’s book, “Sierra Stories: True Tales of Tahoe” available in stores or at thestormking.com.

Courtesy The Bettman Archive

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Advocating for conservation, outdoors Story & photos by Priya Hutner

Eric Petlock · a local profile

“There is always danger when skiing or boarding in the back country. It is important that the necessary information is made available to ensure back-country safety,” Eric explained.

Passion for conservation His life took a turn when he answered a job ad for Save Our Wild Salmon, an organization protecting the Columbia River Salmon and Steelhead fisheries. He worked closely with Harry Reid’s staff in Nevada. This led him to do consulting work for other nonprofits.

Passionate about conservation, Eric currently works for the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, a nonprofit that works with sportsman to create policy to protect public lands. He works with the Bureau of Land Management to build an active constituency of sportsmen to ensure that renewable and conventional energy development projects are done responsibly.

An avid outdoorsman, Eric Petlock also is passionate about conservation.

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met Eric Petlock in a short story writing class soon after I moved to Truckee. We all have a story and like many of us who call the Tahoe region home, it usually means living life to its fullest. Eric is someone who embodies the Tahoe lifestyle.

Originally from the Chico area, he fell in love with skiing during a high school trip. He got a job at Sugar Bowl Ski Resort after high school, where he worked as a lift operator and then a server in the Village Dining Room.

“Working in the dining room at Sugar Bowl was one of my favorite jobs. I worked split shifts and skied all day,” Eric said.

Eventually he became a ski patroller and worked at both Sugar Bowl and Bo-

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“ Pay attention to relationships. Cultivate good relationships and contribute back to the Tahoe community. Add value to the community you’ve chosen to live in and don’t be afraid to follow your dreams.”

real. During this time he also became a whitewater rafting guide and mountaineering guide during the summer.

“I was guiding rivers in the summers and working on the mountain in the winter.

It was really a great lifestyle.”

“After a number of years of this, and working internationally in Argentina and Chile, I started to get a little burnt out.

I realized at some point I probably needed to go back to school and finish my education,” he explained.

Petlock eventually left the guiding world and attended Menlo College where he studied economics and finance. After college, he was hired by an investment banking firm in San Francisco.

“That was a fun time, I worked New York hours. I’d arrive to work in a suit with my surfboard in the morning and every afternoon as soon as the market closed, I’d head to Ocean Beach to surf,” Petlock said.

Call of the mountains The mountains eventually called him back to Truckee. The outdoor life is where Eric says that he thrives.

“I am an adventurer. I love the outdoors and I’m passionate about skiing, kayaking, climbing and surfing. I also consider myself a social entrepreneur. I network with people and solve problems,” he said.

An expert whitewater kayaker he was involved in spearheading what has now become one of the largest Class 5 whitewater kayak races on the Feather River at Feather Fest. An ardent sportsman he also has worked as a fly-fishing and hunting guide.

He’s also an avid back-country skier and adds that “Sugar Bowl has some of the best back-country skiing in Tahoe.”

Eric was recently elected to the board of directors of the Sierra Avalanche Center, a nonprofit whose mission is to inform and educate the public about back-country avalanche conditions in the greater Lake Tahoe area.

April 9-May 6, 2015

Eric Petlock, pictured on a hike in the Sierra Buttes, says that he enjoys living and working in the mountains.

The next chapter In keeping with his own advice, Eric is starting a new chapter in his life. He recently completed the first half of his training to become a heli skiing guide and has been training with Points North Heli Adventures in Cordova, Alaska. He also continues to write policy to preserve and conserve federal lands.

Eric has a message for younger people living and working in Tahoe and Truckee: “Pay attention to relationships. Cultivate good relationships and contribute back to the Tahoe community. Add value to the community you’ve chosen to live in and don’t be afraid to follow your dreams.”

Joseph Campbell once said: “We must be willing to let go of the life we planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us.”

I think this sums up how Eric Petlock is living his life. n Eric Petlock may be reached at epetlock@gmail.com.

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THURSDAY APRIL 9 At the Lake After 8’s Truckee Tavern 6 p.m.

Rustler’s Moon Bar of America 8 p.m.

Bob Home Trio Moody’s Bistro 8 p.m.

Greg Golden Vinyl at Hard Rock 9 p.m.

Stan Charles Pastime Club 10 p.m.

DJ Parties DJ David Aaron MontBleu 10 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Open Mic w/Mr. D Mellow Fellow Gastropub Kings Beach 8:30 p.m.

Fat Cat Bar & Grill 9:30 p.m.

The Grid 9:30 p.m.

Rookies 10 p.m.

Reno & Beyond

See Lit at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino on April 11.

CASINO SHOWS Catch a Rising Star Silver Legacy The club that helped launch the careers of some of today’s top comedians hosts new comics weekly.

See Ivan Pecel until April 12, Rich Aronovich from April 14 to 19, Ron Josol from April 21 to 26, Sean Donnelly from April 28 to May 3, and Steven Michael Quezada with Mike Robles from May 19 to 24. Show times 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday and Sunday, and 7:30 & 9:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday.

Tickets $15.95, $17.95 Saturdays.

Evening at The Improv Harvey’s Lake Tahoe Budd Friedman’s legendary comedy showcase brings in two new comics weekly, plus host Howie Nave with James Stephens II until April 12, John Melendez and Dana Eagle from April 22 to 26, Mark Pitta from April 29 to May 3, and Todd Glass from May 6 to May 10. Wednesday-Sunday at 8:30, 9:30 & 10:30 p.m. Starting at $25.

“Madame Houdini” Eldorado Showroom The art of magic has been dominated by men for centuries. Only a handful of strong, talented female magicians have ever succeeded in the highly competitive field of grand illusion. For the first time in the United States, audiences will see one of the most glamorous and successful performers in the world of magic when “Madame Houdini” (Hellevi Woodman) takes the Eldorado stage. The beautiful Mistinguett dancers, decked in spectacular costumes created by Lord Caruso and Lucio Boliver, artfully support Madame Houdini’s performance. Producer Kevin Jeffrey provides stellar production value, including stunning special effects and multimedia backgrounds to create a

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visually striking show for the whole family. Tickets start at $24.95 with dinner and show packages available from $34.95. Performances nightly except Monday until April 19.

The Utility Players Sands Regency The Utility Players comedy troupe return to Jester’s Theater with “Season 9: The Sands.” The show is 90 minutes of hard-hitting, side-splitting improv comedy in the style of Whose Line is It Anyway?

Creator and host Jessic Levity takes suggestions from the audience, allowing patrons to co-create the experience with the actors. Players invent characters, environments and situations on the spot, based upon suggestions from the audience.

Saturday at 8 p.m. until June 27. $15.

THEATER “Enchanted April” Reno Little Theater “Enchanted April,” the 2003 Tony Nominee for Best Play, is a delightful romantic comedy, based on the novel of the same name, set in 1922.

“Enchanted April” tells the story of two bored London housewives who plan an escape to the Mediterranean and recruit two upper-class women (and relative strangers) to split the cost of a rented villa with them. Sparks fly between the different personalities, but among the wisteria blossoms, the women rediscover themselves and their marriages along the way. Performances are April 10-11, 16-18, and 23-25 at 7:30 p.m. with matinees April 12, 19, 25 and 26 at 2 p.m. Starting at $16.

“Chicago” Pioneer Center for Performing Arts A true New York City institution, “Chicago: The Musical” has everything that makes Broadway

great: a universal tale of fame, fortune and all that jazz, one show-stopping song after another, and the most astonishing dancing you’ve ever seen.

No wonder “Chicago: The Musical” has been honored with six Tony Awards, two Olivier Awards, a Grammy and thousands of standing ovations.

Performances are April 21 to 26. Starting at $75.

“The Producers” Truckee Meadows Community College What happens when a down-on-his-luck producer and his nerdy accountant find out they owe big time taxes? They set out to create a huge writeoff by producing the biggest flop Broadway has ever seen! But, will it fail? They are taking no chances as they have found the perfect script: “Springtime for Hitler.” You will never forget the names of Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom or the dancing grannies and grand musical numbers.

With a truly hysterical book co-written by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan, and music and lyrics

by Brooks, “The Producers” skewers Broadway traditions and takes no prisoners as it proudly proclaims itself an “equal opportunity offender.”

Performances are 7:30 p.m. on April 10-11 and 16-18 with Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. on April 12 & 19. Tickets $10-$17.

“Wonder of the World” Bruka Theater “Wonder Of the World,” is an absurd comedy directed by Stacy Johnson about a seven-year marital itch and a shocking revelation that serve as a prompt to leave a marriage in order to do all the things one is itching to do. This journey of selfactualization is depicted through a series of absurd encounters that are, quite literally, a barrel of laughs. Performances are at 8 p.m. on April 10-11, 16-18 and 22-25, with a Sunday Matinee at 2 p.m. on April 12. Tickets $20.

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Casual Jazz Piano w/Mark Diorio Comma Coffee 11:30 a.m.

Megan Eldorado Roxy Bistro 4:30 p.m.

Erika Paul Louisiana Kitchen 6 p.m.

Rustlers Heat J.A. Nugget 6 p.m.

Open Mic w/Dale Poune or ller Plan b: Microlounge 7 p.m.

Craig w/Mick Valentino Glen Eagles 7 p.m.

Jimmy and Jack Living the Good Life 7:30 p.m.

Bobbie Reynon & Paul January Eldorado Roxy Bistro 8:30 p.m.

Cash Presley Eldorado Brew Brothers 10:30 p.m.

DJ Parties DJ Teddy Silver Legacy 9 p.m.

Honky Tonk Thursdays with DJ Jamie G Grand Sierra Resort 10 p.m.

Locals Night w/DJ 2wice Lex Nightclub 10 p.m.

DJ Montague Eldorado Brew Brothers 10:30 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Plan: b Microlounge 7:30 p.m.

Club Cal Neva 8 p.m.

Bottom’s Up Saloon 9 p.m.

El Cortez Lounge 9 p.m.

The Point 9 p.m.

West Second Street 9:30 p.m.

FRIDAY APRIL 10 At the Lake Matt Szlachetka Truckee Tavern 6 p.m.

Moon Gravy Cottonwood 7 p.m.

Rustler’s Moon Gar Woods 8 p.m.

Party w/Arty Harrah’s Lake Tahoe 8 p.m.

Jackie Dauzat Riva Grill 8 p.m.

George Souza Band Moody’s Bistro 8:30 p.m.

Seraphin Pastime Club 9 p.m.

Drop Theory Bar of America 9 p.m.

Big Eyed Phish Vinyl at Hard Rock 9 p.m.

Live music Hacienda del Lago 9:30 p.m.

Leftover Salmon Crystal Bay Casino 10 pm.

DJ Parties Boogie Nights Montbleu 9 p.m.

Hacienda Del Lago 10 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Tourist Club 9 p.m.

Montbleu 9 p.m.

Reno & Beyond Pipes on the River Trinity Episcopal Church 12 p.m.

First Take w/Rick Metz Louisiana Kitchen 6 p.m.

Mary Margaret Niebuhr, Clair Humphrey Buona Sera 6 p.m.

Lynne Colvig & Kevin Tokarz Rapscallion 6 p.m.

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Tahoe Truckee

Venues

ALPINE MEADOWS Alpine Meadows Ski Area (530) 583-4232 River Ranch (530) 583-4264

CARNELIAN BAY Gar Wood’s (530) 546-3366

CRYSTAL BAY Cal Neva (775) 832-4000 (closed for remodel) Crystal Bay Casino (775) 833-6333 Jim Kelley’s Nugget (775) 831-0455 Tahoe Biltmore (775) 831-0660

HOMEWOOD Homewood Mountain Resort (530) 525-2992 West Shore (530) 525-5200

INCLINE VILLAGE Big Water Grille (775) 833-0606 Bite (775) 831-1000 Diamond Peak (775) 832-1177 Hacienda De La Sierra (775) 831-8300 Hyatt Regency (775) 832-1234 Lone Eagle Grill (775) 886-6899 Rookies (775) 831-9008 Sand Harbor State Park (775) 831-0494 Sierra Nevada College (775) 831-1314 St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church (775) 831-1418

KINGS BEACH The Grid (530) 546-0300 Jason’s Sand Bar (530) 546-3315 Kings Beach Plaza (530) 546-5968 Mellow Fellow, Kings Beach (530) 553-1333 N. Tahoe Event Center (530) 546-7249

OLYMPIC VALLEY Auld Dubliner (530) 584-6041 Bar One (530) 583-1588, ext. 320 Plaza Bar (530) 583-1588 Resort at Squaw Creek (530) 583-6300 Rocker@Squaw (530) 584-6080 Squaw Valley (530) 452-4331

SOUTH SHORE 968 Park Hotel (530) 544-0968 American Legion Hall (530) 541-8788 Boathouse on the Pier (530) 541-0630 Camp Richardson (530) 541-1801 Coyote Grill (775) 586-1822 Divided Sky (530) 577-0775 Fresh Ketch (530) 541-5683 Harrah’s Tahoe (775) 588-6611 Harvey’s (775) 588-2411 Himmel Haus (530) 314-7665 Hard Rock Hotel & Casino (844) 588-7625 Lakeside Inn & Casino (775) 588-7777 Lake Tahoe Community College (530) 541-4660 Lucky Beaver Bar & Burger (775) 580-7770 MontBleu (800) 648-3353 Mo’s Place (530) 542-1095 “M.S. Dixie II” (530) 541-8685 Murphy’s Irish Pub (530) 544-8004 Riva Grill (530) 542-2600 Sierra-at-Tahoe (530) 659-7453 Steamers Bar & Grill (530) 541-8818 “Tahoe Queen” (530) 541-8685 Tallac Historic Site (530) 541-4975 Tep’s Villa Roma (530) 541-8227 Valhalla Theatre (530) 541-4975 Whiskey Dick’s (530) 544-3425

TAHOE CITY Blue Agave (530) 583-8113 Cedar House Pub (530) 583-4242 Fat Cat Bar & Grill (530) 583-3355 Hacienda Del Lago (530) 581-3700 Jake’s On the Lake (530) 583-0188 Moe’s Original Barbeque (530) 583-4227 Pete ‘N’ Peters (530) 583-2400 River Grill (530) 581-2644 Sunnyside (530) 583-7200 “Tahoe Gal” (530) 583-0141

TAHOMA West Side Pizza (530) 525-4771

TRUCKEE Bar of America (530) 587-3110 Cottonwood (530) 587-5711 FiftyFifty Brewing (530) 587-2337 Mellow Fellow (530) 214-8927 Moody’s Bistro (530) 587-8688 Northstar (530) 562-1010 Pastime Club (530) 582-9219 Tahoe Donner (530) 587-9400v Tourist Club (530) 587-7775 Truckee Community Center (530) 587-7945 Truckee River Park Amphitheater (530) 587-7720

Visit TheTahoeWeekly.com for Reno & Beyond venues.

CALENDAR | April 9-May 7, 2015 Ranell Carpenter Carson Station 7 p.m.

Rocky Tatarelli Glen Eagles 7 p.m.

Reno Music Project Showcase Walden’s Coffeehouse 7 p.m.

World Dance Night Comma Coffee 7:30 p.m.

The Complete Beethoven Piano Concertos Nightingale Concert Hall 7:30 p.m.

Corky Bennett & The 9th St. Band Reno Senior Center 8 p.m.

Gil Roxy’s Eldorado 8:30 p.m.

Rustlers Heat J.A. Nugget 9 p.m.

Mark Castro High Sierra Brewing Company 9 p.m.

Whiskey Maiden NoVi 10 p.m.

Cash Presley Eldorado Brew Brothers 10:30 p.m.

DJ Parties DJ I w/Sapphire Dancers Harrah’s Reno 9 p.m.

DJ Roni Romance NoVi 9 p.m.

DJ Rick Gee Grand Sierra Resort 10 p.m.

Boots & Daisy Dukes w/DJ Jamie G Grand Sierra Resort Boggan and guest DJs 1 up 10 p.m.

DJ Montague Eldorado Brew Brothers 10:30 p.m.

DJ Chris English Peppermill Edge 1 a.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Club Cal Neva 8 p.m.

Bottom’s Up Saloon 9 p.m.

El Cortez Lounge 9 p.m.

The Point 9 p.m.

Spiro’s Sports Bar & Grille 9 p.m.

West Second Street 9:30 p.m.

Live Band Karaoke Grand Sierra Xtreme Sports Bar 10 p.m.

Theater, Comedy & Dance G Reilly Pioneer Underground 6 p.m.

Will C Carson Nugget 6:45 p.m.

“The Sign-Off” Silver Legacy 8 p.m.

SATURDAY APRIL 11 At the Lake The Nibblers Alpine Meadows Lodge 1 p.m.

One Sharp Mind Village at Squaw Valley 2 p.m.

Rustler’s Moon Gar Woods 8 p.m.

Party w/Arty Harrah’s Lake Tahoe 8 p.m.

Jackie Dauzat Riva Grill 8 p.m.

George Souza Band Moody’s Bistro 8:30 p.m.

Drop Theory Bar of America 9 p.m.

Lit Vinyl at Hard Rock 9 p.m.

Leftover Salmon Crystal Bay Casino 10 pm.

DJ Parties Ice Bar Party Alpine Meadows noon Zebuel North Tahoe Event Center 7 p.m.

Boogie Nights Montbleu 9 p.m.

Rookies 10 p.m.

Icona Pop Grand Sierra Resort 10 p.m.

DJ SN1, DJ Rick Gee Harrah’s Peek Nightclub 10:30 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Montbleu 9 p.m.

Spiro’s Sports Bar & Grille 9 p.m.

West Second Street 9:30 p.m.

Theater, Comedy & Dance G Reilly Pioneer Underground 5:30 & 8:30 p.m.

The Utility Players Improv Sands Regency 8 p.m.

SUNDAY APRIL 12 At the Lake Party w/Arty Harrah’s Lake Tahoe 8 p.m.

DJ Parties DJ JBird Harvey’s Cabo Wabo 10 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke The Grid 9:30 p.m.

Reno & Beyond Sunday Music Brunch Chez Louie 10 a.m.

Colorless Blue Louisiana Kitchen 1 p.m.

The Complete Beethoven Piano Concertos Nightingale Concert Hall 2 p.m.

Sunday Jazz Wild River Grille 2 p.m.

Megan Eldorado Roxy Bistro 4:30 p.m.

Deep Groove Red Dog Saloon 5 p.m.

Moon Gravy 3rd St. Blues 8 p.m.

Bobbie Reynon & Paul January Eldorado Roxy Bistro 8:30 p.m.

Gil Roxy’s Eldorado 8:30 p.m.

Jamie Rollins Silver Legacy Silver Baron Lounge 9 p.m.

Cash Presley Eldorado Brew Brothers 10:30 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Club Cal Neva 8 p.m.

Bottom’s Up Saloon 9 p.m.

El Cortez Lounge 9 p.m.

West Second Street 9:30 p.m.

Three Days Grace Knitting Factory 7 p.m.

Bobbie Reynon & Paul January Eldorado Roxy Bistro 8:30 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Open Mic Java Jungle 7:30 p.m.

Gold Hill Hotel 7 p.m.

Open Mic w/Tany Jane Sidelines 8:30 p.m.

El Cortez Lounge 9 p.m.

West Second Street 9:30 p.m.

Live Band Karaoke Eldorado Brew Brothers 10 p.m.

TUESDAY APRIL 14 At the Lake Massive Tuesdays Whiskey Dick’s Saloon 10 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Open Mic w/Lucas Arizu Fat Cat Bar & Grill 9 p.m.

Open Mic The Grid 9:30 p.m.

Reno & Beyond Kevin Tokarz Eldorado Roxy Bistro 4:30 p.m.

Mile High Jazz Band Anniversary Comma Coffee 7:30 p.m.

Rick Metz Jazz Jam Singer’s Social Club 8 p.m.

Black & Blues Jam Sidelines 8:30 p.m.

Bobbie Reynon & Paul January Eldorado Roxy Bistro 8:30 p.m.

DG Kicks Big Band 3rd Street Blues 9 p.m.

Sturgill Simpson Cargo 9 p.m.

DJ Parties DJ Chris English Eldorado Brew Brothers 10 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Open Mic Carson Station Casino 7 p.m.

Jam w/First Take Singer Social Club 7 p.m.

West Second Street 9:30 p.m.

MONDAY APRIL 13

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At the Lake

At the Lake

DJ Parties Boogie Nights Montbleu 9 p.m.

DJ Lampchop Fat Cat 9:30 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Pastime Club 9 p.m.

Himmel Haus 9 p.m.

Reno & Beyond CW & Mr. Spoons Comma Coffee 2 p.m.

Carson City Music Club Brewery Arts Center 7 p.m.

Reno & Beyond

Baron Von Remmel Azzara’s Italian Restaurant 6 p.m.

Buck Ford Vinyl at Hard Rock 9 p.m.

Chris Emmington and Friends Fat Cat 9:30 p.m.

DJ Parties Bass Heavy The Grid 10 p.m.

DJ Chris English Harvey’s Cabo Wabo 10 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Open Mic Mellow Fellow Truckee 8:30 p.m. continued on page 28

Not just Pizza!

HAPPY HOUR Daily 3-7pm

Hallie Kirk Comma Coffee 1 p.m.

Megan Eldorado Roxy Bistro 4:30 p.m.

Bill Davis Louisiana Kitchen 6 p.m.

Corky Bennett La Posada Real 6 p.m.

Rustlers Heat J.A. Nugget 6 p.m.

Craig & Terri w/Gerry Wright Glen Eagles 7 p.m.

SomeKindaWonderful The Underground 7:30 p.m.

Gil Roxy’s Eldorado 8:30 p.m.

Whiskey Maiden NoVi 10 p.m.

Cash Presley Eldorado Brew Brothers 10:30 p.m.

DJ Parties DJ I w/Sapphire Dancers Harrah’s Reno 9 p.m.

DJ Roni Romance NoVi 9 p.m.

DJ Jamie G Grand Sierra Resort 10 p.m.

DJ Montague Eldorado Brew Brothers 10:30 p.m.

DJ Chris English Peppermill Edge 1 a.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Club Cal Neva 8 p.m.

Bottom’s Up Saloon 9 p.m.

El Cortez Lounge 9 p.m.

The Point 9 p.m.

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Hard Rock Hotel & Casino kicks off its summer outdoor arena with the BaseJam Summer 2015 Outdoor Concert Series from June 27 through Labor Day weekend. The 3rd Annual Lake Tahoe Reggae Festival opens the concert series on June 27 with the Lake Tahoe Bluegrass Festival is slated for July 11.

The all-day Reggae Festival features co-headliners Iration and Matisyahu. Also performing are The Green, Don Carlos, Fortunate Youth, Vokab Kompany and Squarefield Massive.

The inaugural Lake Tahoe Bluegrass Festival brings Greensky Bluegrass, The Del McCoury Band, Jerry Douglas’ Earls of Leicester, The David Grisman Sextet and New Monsoon.

Tickets at ticketfly.com.

Kevin Tokarz or John Shipley Eldorado Roxy Bistro 4:30 p.m.

Russell Ketenjian Brugo’s Pizza 6 p.m.

Richie Ballerini & Lee Edwards Living the Good Life 6:30 p.m.

Corky Bennett Reno Polo Lounge 7 p.m.

Rick Metz Blues Jam 3rd Street Lounge 7 p.m.

Craig & Terri Glen Eagles 7 p.m.

Josh Procaccini and Jenera Batten Firkin & Fox 7:30 p.m.

Mick Valentino & Lynne Colvig Living the Good Life 7:30 p.m.

Bobbie Reynon & Paul January Eldorado Roxy Bistro 8:30 p.m.

Atomika Eldorado Brew Brothers 10:30 p.m.

DJ Parties DJ Jamie G John Ascuaga’s Nugget Cabaret 7 p.m.

DJ Terry Melody Grand Sierra’s Xtreme Sports Bar 8 p.m.

Justincredible Carson Station 9 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Billy Star Open Jam Red Dog Saloon 6:30 p.m.

Tom Miller’s Open Jazz Jam Sassafras 7:30 p.m.

Alfonso’s 8 p.m.

Gong Show Karaoke Rum Bullions Silver Legacy 8 p.m.

El Cortez Lounge 9 p.m.

Open Mic Ruben’s Cantina 9 p.m.

The Point 9 p.m.

West Second Street 9:30 p.m.

Reggae, Bluegrass festivals announced |

Dancing with The Sierra Stars | InnerRhythms hosts Dancing with the Sierra Stars featuring six local stars paired with professional dancers from The Utah Ballroom Dance Company to perform a ballroom dance routine on April 18 at Olympic Valley Lodge. The dancing stars are Tom Farina, Dr. Rob Leri, Sherry McConkey, Laura Mohun, Jamie Pombo and Kane Schaller. Rich Molsby, Ted Owens and Brinn Talbot will serve as judges. Tickets at brownpapertickets.com.

Harvey’s summer concerts | Harvey’s has accounted its outdoor summer concert series kicking off with Aerosmith on July 3. The summer continues with Imagine Dragons on July 18, Train on July 21, Kenny Chesney on July 22, Jackson Browne on Aug. 7, Slightly Stoopid on Aug. 13, Dierks Bently on Aug. 23, Sammy Hagar and the Circle on Sept. 5, and Dave Matthews Band on Sept. 9. Visit harveystahoe.com.

Lost Sierra Hoedown | Tickets are now available for the 3rd Annual Lost Sierra Hoedown at the Johnsville Ski Bowl from Sept. 24 to 27. $100 for a four-day pass and camping.

Visit lostsierrahoedown.com.

Battle for the Full Moon Saloon | Bands will compete on May 9 at the Sands Regency Hotel for the change to open at the Night in the Country Music Festival on July 23.

Bands may submit entries until April 24 at nightinthecountry.org.

NoVi opens | The Eldorado has unveiled its new entertainment venue, NoVi, in the former BuBinga Lounge. Upcoming performances feature Whiskey Maiden on April 10 and 11 and DJ Roni Romance, Actors Killed Lincoln headlines on. April 16, River Road plays April 17 and 18 with Roni Romance spinning both nights. Brodie Stewart plays on April 24 and 25 with Roni Romance. Visit eldoradoreno.com.

SummerFest tickets | Season subscriptions are now on sale for Lake Tahoe SummerFest playing from July 31 to Aug. 16 in Incline Village.

Visit tahoesummerfest.org for ticket packages.

Shakespeare Festival music lineup | Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival has announced its Monday Night Showcase lineup kicking off July 20 with “Broadway on the Beach” with the Reno Philharmonic Orchestra, followed by “Romeo and Juliet: The Ballet” with Sierra Nevada Ballet on July 27, Mindi Abair on Aug. 3, Miracle in the Andes with Nando Parrado on Aug. 10, and “Beatles at the Beach” with the Reno Philharmonic Orchestra on Aug. 17.

The season also include an Encore Showcase with InnerRhythms’ “Midsummer Nightmare: Xistence” on Aug. 27 and 28, “Perfectly Frank” featuring Bobby Caldwell and the Reno Jazz Orchestra on Sept. 5, and the Trails & Vistas World Concert on Sept. 12.

Visit laketahoeshakespeare.com.

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At the Lake

THURSDAY APRIL 16 At the Lake Rustler’s Moon Bar of America 8 p.m.

Stan Charles Pastime Club 10 p.m.

Intergalactic Funk Formal Hacienda Del Lago 10 p.m.

Zion I, The Grouch & Eligh Montbleu Casino 10 p.m.

DJ Parties DJ David Aaron MontBleu 10 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Open Mic w/Mr. D Mellow Fellow Gastropub Kings Beach 8:30 p.m.

Fat Cat Bar & Grill 9 p.m.

The Grid 9:30 p.m.

Rookies 10 p.m.

Reno & Beyond Casual Jazz Piano w/Mark Diorio Comma Coffee 11:30 a.m.

Megan Eldorado Roxy Bistro 4:30 p.m.

CeCe Gable We Olive and Wine Bar 5:30 p.m.

Erika Paul Louisiana Kitchen 6 p.m.

Rick Metz Whitney Peak Hotel 6 p.m.

Open Mic w/Dale Poune or ller Plan b: Microlounge 7 p.m.

Craig w/Mick Valentino Glen Eagles 7 p.m.

Tom Miller Living the Good Life 7:30 p.m.

Bobbie Reynon & Paul January Eldorado Roxy Bistro 8:30 p.m.

Crossman Connection J.A. Nugget 9 p.m.

Actors Killed Lincoln NoVi 10 p.m.

Atomika Eldorado Brew Brothers 10:30 p.m.

DJ Parties DJ Teddy Silver Legacy 9 p.m.

Honky Tonk Thursdays with DJ Jamie G Grand Sierra Resort 10 p.m.

Locals Night w/DJ 2wice Lex Nightclub 10 p.m.

DJ Montague Eldorado Brew Brothers 10:30 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Plan: b Microlounge 7:30 p.m.

Club Cal Neva 8 p.m.

Bottom’s Up Saloon 9 p.m.

El Cortez Lounge 9 p.m.

The Point 9 p.m.

West Second Street 9:30 p.m.

Country Ho-down Bar of America 6 p.m.

A Thousand Years at Sea Cottonwood 7 p.m.

Rustler’s Moon Gar Woods 8 p.m.

Party w/Arty Harrah’s Lake Tahoe 8 p.m.

Jackie Dauzat Riva Grill 8 p.m.

Seraphin Pastime Club 9 p.m.

Joey Carmon Bar of America 9 p.m.

Arden Park Roots Vinyl at Hard Rock 9 p.m.

Formerly Known As Crystal Bay Casino 10 p.m.

DJ Parties Boogie Nights Montbleu 9 p.m.

Hacienda Del Lago 10 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Tourist Club 9 p.m.

Montbleu 9 p.m.

Reno & Beyond Pipes on the River Trinity Episcopal Church 12 p.m.

First Take w/Rick Metz Louisiana Kitchen 6 p.m.

Mary Margaret Niebuhr, Clair Humphrey Buona Sera 6 p.m.

Lynne Colvig & Kevin Tokarz Rapscallion 6 p.m.

Rocky Tatarelli Glen Eagles 7 p.m.

Madison Hudson Carson Station 7 p.m.

Reno Music Project Showcase Walden’s Coffeehouse 7 p.m.

World Dance Night Comma Coffee 7:30 p.m. (3rd Fri.) Corky Bennett & The 9th St. Band Reno Senior Center 8 p.m.

Gil Roxy’s Eldorado 8:30 p.m.

Crossman Connection J.A. Nugget 9 p.m.

River Road NoVi 10 p.m.

Atomika Eldorado Brew Brothers 10:30 p.m.

DJ Parties DJ I w/Sapphire Dancers Harrah’s Reno 9 p.m.

DJ Roni Romance NoVi 9 p.m.

DJ Rick Gee Grand Sierra Resort 10 p.m.

Boots & Daisy Dukes w/DJ Jamie G Grand Sierra Resort Taryn Manning Grand Sierra Resort 10 p.m.

Boggan and guest DJs 1 up 10 p.m.

DJ Montague Eldorado Brew Brothers 10:30 p.m.

DJ Chris English Peppermill Edge 1 a.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Club Cal Neva 8 p.m.

Bottom’s Up Saloon 9 p.m.

El Cortez Lounge 9 p.m.

The Point 9 p.m.

West Second Street 9:30 p.m.

Live Band Karaoke Grand Sierra Xtreme Sports Bar 10 p.m.

Theater, Comedy & Dance Jesse Joyce Carson Nugget 6:45 p.m.

Justin Rivera Pioneer Underground 7:30 p.m.

APRIL 18 SATURDAY

Reno & Beyond Hallie Kirk Comma Coffee 1 p.m.

Megan Eldorado Roxy Bistro 4:30 p.m.

Community Drum Circle Comma Coffee 5 p.m.

Bill Davis Louisiana Kitchen 6 p.m.

Corky Bennett La Posada Real 6 p.m.

Craig & Terri w/Gerry Wright Glen Eagles 7 p.m.

Classix Six w/Reno Philharmonic Pioneer Center for Performing Arts 7:30 p.m.

Gil Roxy’s Eldorado 8:30 p.m.

Crossman Connection J.A. Nugget 9 p.m.

River Road NoVi 10 p.m.

Atomika Eldorado Brew Brothers 10:30 p.m.

DJ Parties DJ I w/Sapphire Dancers Harrah’s Reno 9 p.m.

Bass Camp presents Spring Breaks 2 Cargo 9 p.m.

DJ Roni Romance NoVi 9 p.m.

DJ IKON Grand Sierra Resort 10 p.m.

DJ Montague Eldorado Brew Brothers 10:30 p.m.

DJ Chris English Peppermill Edge 1 a.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Club Cal Neva 8 p.m.

Bottom’s Up Saloon 9 p.m.

El Cortez Lounge 9 p.m.

The Point 9 p.m.

Spiro’s Sports Bar & Grille 9 p.m.

West Second Street 9:30 p.m.

Theater, Comedy & Dance Justin Rivera Pioneer Underground 2 p.m.

Jesse Joyce Pioneer Underground 6:30 & 9:30 p.m.

The Utility Players Improv Sands Regency 8 p.m.

SUNDAY APRIL 19 At the Lake Party w/Arty Harrah’s Lake Tahoe 8 p.m.

DJ Parties DJ JBird Harvey’s Cabo Wabo 10 p.m.

Reno & Beyond Sunday Music Brunch Chez Louie 10 a.m.

Colorless Blue Louisiana Kitchen 1 p.m.

Sunday Jazz Wild River Grille 2 p.m.

Classix Six w/Reno Philharmonic Pioneer Center for Performing Arts 4 p.m.

Megan Eldorado Roxy Bistro 4:30 p.m.

Deep Groove Red Dog Saloon 5 p.m.

Moon Gravy 3rd St. Blues 8 p.m.

Out of the Blue

At the Lake Con Brio Alpine Meadows 1 p.m.

Out of the Blue Cottonwood 7 p.m.

Leon Russell Harrah’s Lake Tahoe 7:30 p.m.

Rustler’s Moon Gar Woods 8 p.m.

Party w/Arty Harrah’s Lake Tahoe 8 p.m.

Jackie Dauzat Riva Grill 8 p.m.

Little River Band with Gary Mule Deer Montbleu Casino 9 p.m.

Live music Bar of America 9 p.m.

Actors Killed Lincoln Pastime Club 9:30 p.m.

Con Brio Crystal Bay Casino 9 p.m.

DJ Parties Boogie Nights Montbleu 9 p.m.

Rookies 10 p.m.

DJ SN1, DJ Rick Gee Harrah’s Peek Nightclub 10:30 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Montbleu 9 p.m.

Theater, Comedy & Dance Dancing with Sierra Stars Olympic Valley Lodge 6 p.m.

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April 18 | 7 p.m.

Cottonwood | Truckee, Calif.

Free | All ages | Reservations recommended

OUT OF THE BLUE is an acoustic trio composed of Donna Axton on piano, Antja Thompson on violin and Ed Platt on guitar and bass. They blend their distinctive individual voices into wonderful harmonies that do justice to a diverse selection of jazz, blues and folk covers. n

Entertainment CALENDAR | April 9-May 7, 2015 Bobbie Reynon & Paul January Eldorado Roxy Bistro 8:30 p.m.

Gil Roxy’s Eldorado 8:30 p.m.

Jamie Rollins Silver Legacy Silver Baron Lounge 9 p.m.

Atomika Eldorado Brew Brothers 10:30 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Club Cal Neva 8 p.m.

Bottom’s Up Saloon 9 p.m.

El Cortez Lounge 9 p.m.

West Second Street 9:30 p.m.

MONDAY APRIL 20 At the Lake DJ Parties DJ Lampchop Fat Cat 9:30 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Himmel Haus 9 p.m.

Pastime Club 9 p.m.

TUESDAY APRIL 21 At the Lake Massive Tuesdays Whiskey Dick’s Saloon 10 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Open Mic w/Lucas Arizu Fat Cat Bar & Grill 9 p.m.

Reno & Beyond Kevin Tokarz Eldorado Roxy Bistro 4:30 p.m.

Black & Blues Jam Sidelines 8:30 p.m.

Bobbie Reynon & Paul January Eldorado Roxy Bistro 8:30 p.m.

DG Kicks Big Band 3rd Street Blues 9 p.m.

DJ Parties DJ Chris English Eldorado Brew Brothers 10 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Open Mic Carson Station Casino 7 p.m.

Rick Metz Jazz Jam w/First Take Singer Social Club 8 p.m.

El Cortez Lounge 9 p.m.

West Second Street 9:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY APRIL 22 At the Lake Chris Emmington and Friends Fat Cat 9:30 p.m.

DJ Parties Bass Heavy The Grid 10 p.m.

DJ Chris English Harvey’s Cabo Wabo 10 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Open Mic Mellow Fellow Truckee 8:30 p.m.

Theater, Comedy & Dance Theo Vonn Crystal Bay Casino 7:30 p.m.

Reno & Beyond Kevin Tokarz or John Shipley Eldorado Roxy Bistro 4:30 p.m.

Russell Ketenjian Brugo’s Pizza 6 p.m.

Tom Stryker’s Impromptu Jazz Jam Sassafras 6 p.m.

Tech N9ne The Knitting Factory 6 p.m.

Richie Ballerini & Lee Edwards Living the Good Life 6:30 p.m.

Rick Metz Blues Jam 3rd Street Lounge 7 p.m.

Craig & Terri Glen Eagles 7 p.m.

Josh Procaccini and Jenera Batten Firkin & Fox 7:30 p.m.

Mick Valentino & Lynne Colvig Living the Good Live 7:30 p.m.

Bobbie Reynon & Paul January Eldorado Roxy Bistro 8:30 p.m.

Left of Centre Eldorado Brew Brothers 10:30 p.m.

DJ Parties DJ Jamie G John Ascuaga’s Nugget Cabaret 7 p.m.

DJ Terry Melody Grand Sierra’s Xtreme Sports Bar 8 p.m.

Justincredible Carson Station 9 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Billy Star Open Jam Red Dog Saloon 6:30 p.m.

Alfonso’s 8 p.m.

Gong Show Karaoke Rum Bullions Silver Legacy 8 p.m.

El Cortez Lounge 9 p.m.

Open Mic Ruben’s Cantina 9 p.m.

The Point 9 p.m.

West Second Street 9:30 p.m.

THURSDAY APRIL 23 At the Lake Rustler’s Moon Bar of America 8 p.m.

Stan Charles Pastime Club 10 p.m.

DJ Parties BoomBox w/Mikey Thunder Crystal Bay Casino 9 p.m.

DJ David Aaron MontBleu 10 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Open Mic w/Mr. D Mellow Fellow Gastropub Kings Beach 8:30 p.m.

Fat Cat Bar & Grill 9 p.m.

Rookies 10 p.m.

Reno & Beyond Casual Jazz Piano w/Mark Diorio Comma Coffee 11:30 a.m.

Megan Eldorado Roxy Bistro 4:30 p.m.

Erika Paul Louisiana Kitchen 6 p.m.

Open Mic w/Dale Poune or ller Plan b: Microlounge 7 p.m.

Craig w/Mick Valentino Glen Eagles 7 p.m.

Jam w/Dean Brownell Carson Station Casino 7 p.m.

Jimmy and Jack Living the Good Life 7:30 p.m.

Bobbie Reynon & Paul January Eldorado Roxy Bistro 8:30 p.m.

Josh Burdro Band J.A. Nugget 9 p.m.

Left of Centre Eldorado Brew Brothers 10:30 p.m.

DJ Parties DJ Teddy Silver Legacy 9 p.m.

DJ Roni Romance NoVi 9 p.m.

Honky Tonk Thursdays with DJ Jamie G Grand Sierra Resort 10 p.m.

Locals Night w/DJ 2wice Lex Nightclub 10 p.m.

DJ Montague Eldorado Brew Brothers 10:30 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Plan: b Microlounge 7:30 p.m.

Club Cal Neva 8 p.m.

Bottom’s Up Saloon 9 p.m.

El Cortez Lounge 9 p.m.

The Point 9 p.m.

West Second Street 9:30 p.m.

Theater, Comedy & Dance Theo Vonn Pioneer Underground 7 p.m.

FRIDAY APRIL 24 At the Lake Third Coast Percussion Truckee Community Arts Center 7 p.m.

George Souza Cottonwood 7 p.m.

Rustler’s Moon Gar Woods 8 p.m.

Jeff Austin Band Crystal Bay Casino 9 p.m.

DJ Parties Hacienda Del Lago 10 p.m.

Reno & Beyond Tany Jane Carson Station 7 p.m.

Josh Burdro Band J.A. Nugget 9 p.m.

Sebastian Bach Cargo 9 p.m.

Brodie Stewart NoVi 10 p.m.

Left of Centre Eldorado Brew Brothers 10:30 p.m.

DJ Parties DJ Roni Romance NoVi 9 p.m.

Theater, Comedy & Dance Leif Skyving Cason Nugget 6:45 p.m.

Theo Vonn Pioneer Underground 7:30 p.m.

Leftover Salmon play back-to-back shows at the Crystal Bay Casino on April 10 & 11.

SATURDAY APRIL 25

SUNDAY APRIL 26

At the Lake

At the Lake

Lost Whiskey Engine Village at Squaw Valley 2 p.m.

The Many Moods of Music Truckee Community Arts Center 7 p.m.

Jose Feliciano Harrah’s Lake Tahoe 7:30 p.m.

Rustler’s Moon Gar Woods 8 p.m.

Party w/Arty Harrah’s Lake Tahoe 8 p.m.

Jackie Dauzat Riva Grill 8 p.m.

Forget the Roses Bar of America 9 p.m.

Rash Vinyl at Hard Rock 9 p.m.

DJ Parties Boogie Nights Montbleu 9 p.m.

Rookies 10 p.m.

DJ SN1, DJ Rick Gee Harrah’s Peek Nightclub 10:30 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Montbleu 9 p.m.

Reno & Beyond Sertoma Music & Craft Festival TJ’s Coral Outdoor Event Center 10:30 a.m.

Hallie Kirk Comma Coffee 1 p.m.

Megan Eldorado Roxy Bistro 4:30 p.m.

Community Drum Circle Comma Coffee 5 p.m.

Bill Davis Louisiana Kitchen 6 p.m.

Corky Bennett La Posada Real 6 p.m.

Craig & Terri w/Gerry Wright Glen Eagles 7 p.m.

Gil Roxy’s Eldorado 8:30 p.m.

Josh Burdro Band J.A. Nugget 9 p.m.

Brodie Stewart NoVi 10 p.m.

Left of Centre Eldorado Brew Brothers 10:30 p.m.

DJ Parties DJ I w/Sapphire Dancers Harrah’s Reno 9 p.m.

DJ Roni Romance NoVi 9 p.m.

DJ Jamie G Grand Sierra Resort 10 p.m.

DJ Montague Eldorado Brew Brothers 10:30 p.m.

DJ Chris English Peppermill Edge 1 a.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Club Cal Neva 8 p.m.

Bottom’s Up Saloon 9 p.m.

El Cortez Lounge 9 p.m.

The Point 9 p.m.

Spiro’s Sports Bar & Grille 9 p.m.

West Second Street 9:30 p.m.

Theater, Comedy & Dance Theo Vonn Pioneer Underground 5:30 & 8:30 p.m.

The Utility Players Improv Sands Regency 8 p.m.

Nick Offerman & Megan Mullally Eldorado 8 p.m.

Amy Schumer Grand Sierra Resort 9 p.m.

The Many Moods of Music Truckee Community Arts Center 2 p.m.

Party w/Arty Harrah’s Lake Tahoe 8 p.m.

Forget the Roses Bar of America 9 p.m.

DJ Parties DJ JBird Harvey’s Cabo Wabo 10 p.m.

Reno & Beyond Sertoma Music & Craft Festival TJ’s Coral Outdoor Event Center 10:30 a.m.

Carson City Symphony Chorus Carson Community Center 4 p.m.

Colorless Blue Louisiana Kitchen 1 p.m.

Sunday Jazz Wild River Grille 2 p.m.

Megan Eldorado Roxy Bistro 4:30 p.m.

Deep Groove Red Dog Saloon 5 p.m.

Moon Gravy 3rd St. Blues 8 p.m.

Bobbie Reynon & Paul January Eldorado Roxy Bistro 8:30 p.m.

Gil Roxy’s Eldorado 8:30 p.m.

Jamie Rollins Silver Legacy Silver Baron Lounge 9 p.m.

Left of Centre Eldorado Brew Brothers 10:30 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Club Cal Neva 8 p.m.

El Cortez Lounge 9 p.m.

West Second Street 9:30 p.m.

MONDAY APRIL 27 At the Lake DJ Parties Boogie Nights Montbleu 9 p.m.

DJ Lampchop Fat Cat 9:30 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Himmel Haus 9 p.m.

Pastime Club 9 p.m.

Reno & Beyond CW & Mr. Spoons Comma Coffee 2 p.m.

Carson City Music Club Brewery Arts Center 7 p.m.

Bobbie Reynon & Paul January Eldorado Roxy Bistro 8:30 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Open Mic Java Jungle 7:30 p.m.

Gold Hill Hotel 7 p.m.

Open Mic w/Tany Jane Sidelines 8:30 p.m.

Live Band Karaoke Eldorado Brew Brothers 10 p.m. continued on page 30

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G Reilly

At the Lake Open Mic & Karaoke Open Mic w/Lucas Arizu Fat Cat Bar & Grill 9 p.m.

Reno & Beyond

April 10 | 6 p.m. | April 11 | 5:30 & 8:30 p.m. $16 advance | $18 door Pioneer Underground | Reno, Nev.

G REILLY HAS always wanted to be that guy who helps people take their minds off their problems by making them laugh.

Reilly’s quick wit and intelligence serve him well in his abilities to fuse current events and topics with comedy. A fan’s comedian, Reilly loves connecting with his audience and fans love him because of his accessibility and his having been there just like them. n

Will C

Kevin Tokarz Eldorado Roxy Bistro 4:30 p.m.

Rick Metz Jazz Jam Singer’s Social Club 8 p.m.

Black & Blues Jam Sidelines 8:30 p.m.

Bobbie Reynon & Paul January Eldorado Roxy Bistro 8:30 p.m.

DG Kicks Big Band 3rd Street Blues 9 p.m.

DJ Parties DJ Chris English Eldorado Brew Brothers 10 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Open Mic Carson Station Casino 7 p.m.

Rick Metz Jazz Jam w/First Take Singer Social Club 8 p.m.

El Cortez Lounge 9 p.m.

West Second Street 9:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY APRIL 29

WILL C HAS traveled the country as a road comic and has performed all over the United States and Canada. With his quick wit, overthe-top goofiness, and his ability to relate to his audiences, Will has become a favorite at clubs, colleges and military bases everywhere.

Will has performed in several feature films and founded the Veterans of Comedy in 2014. n

Zion I, The Grouch & Eligh

At the Lake Left of Center Vinyl at Hard Rock 9 p.m.

Chris Emmington and Friends Fat Cat 9:30 p.m.

DJ Parties Bass Heavy The Grid 10 p.m.

DJ Chris English Harvey’s Cabo Wabo 10 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Open Mic Mellow Fellow Truckee 8:30 p.m.

Kevin Tokarz or John Shipley Eldorado Roxy Bistro 4:30 p.m.

Russell Ketenjian Brugo’s Pizza 6 p.m.

Richie Ballerini & Lee Edwards Living the Good Life 6:30 p.m.

Rick Metz Blues Jam 3rd Street Lounge 7 p.m.

Craig & Terri Glen Eagles 7 p.m.

Josh Procaccini and Jenera Batten Firkin & Fox 7:30 p.m.

Mick Valentino & Lynne Colvig Living the Good Live 7:30 p.m.

Bobbie Reynon & Paul January Eldorado Roxy Bistro 8:30 p.m.

DJ Parties DJ Jamie G John Ascuaga’s Nugget Cabaret 7 p.m.

DJ Terry Melody Grand Sierra’s Xtreme Sports Bar 8 p.m.

Justincredible Carson Station 9 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Billy Star Open Jam Red Dog Saloon 6:30 p.m.

Alfonso’s 8 p.m.

Gong Show Karaoke Rum Bullions Silver Legacy 8 p.m.

El Cortez Lounge 9 p.m.

Open Mic Ruben’s Cantina 9 p.m.

West Second Street 9:30 p.m.

THURSDAY APRIL 30 At the Lake

April 16 | 10 p.m. | $27 advance | $30 door | 21+ Montbleu Casino | Stateline, Nev.

THE GROUCH & ELIGH have cemented themselves as salient artists who have maintained legions of loyal fans across the globe while consistently releasing music that stays true to their roots, yet remains relevant in today’s ever-evolving landscape. Outside of their collaborative efforts, the two are established solo producers and MCs who have toured the globe and shared the stage with world-class artists. n 30

Rustler’s Moon Bar of America 8 p.m.

Naïve Melodies Vinyl at Hard Rock 9 p.m.

Stan Charles Pastime Club 10 p.m.

DJ Parties DJ David Aaron MontBleu 10 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Open Mic w/Mr. D Mellow Fellow Gastropub Kings Beach 8:30 p.m.

Fat Cat Bar & Grill 9 p.m.

Rookies 10 p.m.

Reno & Beyond Megan Eldorado Roxy Bistro 4:30 p.m.

Erika Paul Louisiana Kitchen 6 p.m.

FRIDAY MAY 1 At the Lake

Reno & Beyond

April 10 | 6:45 p.m. $13 advance | $15 at the door | 21+ Carson Nugget | Carson City, Nev.

Open Mic w/Dale Poune or ller Plan b: Microlounge 7 p.m.

Craig w/Mick Valentino Glen Eagles 7 p.m.

Jam w/Dean Brownell Carson Station Casino 7 p.m.

Rick Metz Mid Town Wine Bar 7:30 p.m.

Tom Miller Living the Good Life 7:30 p.m.

Bobbie Reynon & Paul January Eldorado Roxy Bistro 8:30 p.m.

DJ Parties DJ Teddy Silver Legacy 9 p.m.

Honky Tonk Thursdays with DJ Jamie G Grand Sierra Resort 10 p.m.

Locals Night w/DJ 2wice Lex Nightclub 10 p.m.

DJ Montague Eldorado Brew Brothers 10:30 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Plan: b Microlounge 7:30 p.m.

Club Cal Neva 8 p.m.

Bottom’s Up Saloon 9 p.m.

El Cortez Lounge 9 p.m.

The Point 9 p.m.

West Second Street 9:30 p.m.

Jimmy Ashley Cottonwood 7 p.m.

Speakeasy Night Best Pies 8 p.m.

80s DJ Dance Party Crystal Bay Casino 8 p.m.

Rustler’s Moon Gar Woods 8 p.m.

Party w/Arty Harrah’s Lake Tahoe 8 p.m.

Jackie Dauzat Riva Grill 8 p.m.

Seraphin Pastime Club 9 p.m.

DJ Parties DJ Chango North Tahoe Event Center 7 p.m.

Boogie Nights Montbleu 9 p.m.

Hacienda Del Lago 10 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Tourist Club 9 p.m.

Montbleu 9 p.m.

Worn Out Welcome Moody’s Bistro 8:30 p.m.

Peter Joseph Burtt & The King Tide Crystal Bay Casino 9 p.m.

DJ Parties Boogie Nights Montbleu 9 p.m.

Rookies 10 p.m.

DJ SN1, DJ Rick Gee Harrah’s Peek Nightclub 10:30 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Montbleu 9 p.m.

Reno & Beyond Hallie Kirk Comma Coffee 1 p.m.

Megan Eldorado Roxy Bistro 4:30 p.m.

Chris Robinson Band Sierra Valley Lodge 6 p.m.

Bill Davis Louisiana Kitchen 6 p.m.

Corky Bennett La Posada Real 6 p.m.

Craig & Terri w/Gerry Wright Glen Eagles 7 p.m.

Gil Roxy’s Eldorado 8:30 p.m.

DJ Parties DJ I w/Sapphire Dancers Harrah’s Reno 9 p.m.

DJ Roni Romance NoVi 9 p.m.

DJ Jamie G Grand Sierra Resort 10 p.m.

DJ Montague Eldorado Brew Brothers 10:30 p.m.

DJ Chris English Peppermill Edge 1 a.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Club Cal Neva 8 p.m.

Bottom’s Up Saloon 9 p.m.

El Cortez Lounge 9 p.m.

The Point 9 p.m.

Spiro’s Sports Bar & Grille 9 p.m.

West Second Street 9:30 p.m.

Theater, Comedy & Dance Brian Scolaro Pioneer Underground 7:30 p.m.

Sleeping Beauty Pioneer Center for Performing Arts 7 p.m.

The Utility Players Improv Sands Regency 8 p.m.

Reno & Beyond Pipes on the River Trinity Episcopal Church 12 p.m.

First Take w/Rick Metz Louisiana Kitchen 6 p.m.

Mary Margaret Niebuhr, Clair Humphrey Buona Sera 6 p.m.

Lonesome Locomotive Sierra Valley Lodge 6 p.m.

Lynne Colvig & Kevin Tokarz Rapscallion 6 p.m.

Rocky Tatarelli Glen Eagles 7 p.m.

Reno Music Project Showcase Walden’s Coffeehouse 7 p.m.

Merle Haggard TJ’s Corral Outdoor Event Center 7:30 p.m.

Corky Bennett & The 9th St. Band Reno Senior Center 8 p.m.

Gil Roxy’s Eldorado 8:30 p.m.

DJ Parties DJ I w/Sapphire Dancers Harrah’s Reno 9 p.m.

DJ Roni Romance NoVi 9 p.m.

DJ Rick Gee Grand Sierra Resort 10 p.m.

Boots & Daisy Dukes w/DJ Jamie G Grand Sierra Resort 10 p.m.

Boggan and guest DJs 1 up 10 p.m.

DJ Montague Eldorado Brew Brothers 10:30 p.m.

DJ Chris English Peppermill Edge 1 a.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Bottom’s Up Saloon 9 p.m.

The Point 9 p.m.

Spiro’s Sports Bar & Grille 9 p.m.

West Second Street 9:30 p.m.

Live Band Karaoke Grand Sierra Xtreme Sports Bar 10 p.m.

Theater, Comedy & Dance Brian Scolaro Pioneer Underground 7:30 p.m.

SATURDAY MAY 2 At the Lake Rustler’s Moon Gar Woods 8 p.m.

Party w/Arty Harrah’s Lake Tahoe 8 p.m.

Jackie Dauzat Riva Grill 8 p.m.

| TheTahoeWeekly.com

2nd Annual Intergalactic Funk Formal

April 16 | 9 p.m.

Hacienda Del Lago | Tahoe City, Calif. $6 advance | $10 door | 21+

CALLING ALL SEXY Spacemen and Spacewomen Astronauts, Cosmonauts and Psychedelic Psychonauts for the 2nd annual Intergalactic Funk Formal featuring The Gaff, Timoteo J Gigante and Chango.

Headliner Mike Gaff is a master of the musical journey taking audiences around the world and back again. He puts on an audible performance ranging from hip-hop, funk, soul, world, and bass heavy bangers and puts it together in a way that has never been experienced before. n

Entertainment

SUNDAY MAY 3

WEDNESDAY MAY 6

At the Lake

At the Lake

Party w/Arty Harrah’s Lake Tahoe 8 p.m.

Joe Grisinno Band Moody’s Bistro 8:30 p.m.

DJ Parties DJ JBird Harvey’s Cabo Wabo 10 p.m.

Reno & Beyond Colorless Blue Louisiana Kitchen 1 p.m.

Sunday Jazz Wild River Grille 2 p.m.

Megan Eldorado Roxy Bistro 4:30 p.m.

Deep Groove Red Dog Saloon 5 p.m.

Moon Gravy 3rd St. Blues 8 p.m.

Bobbie Reynon & Paul January Eldorado Roxy Bistro 8:30 p.m.

Gil Roxy’s Eldorado 8:30 p.m.

Jamie Rollins Silver Legacy Silver Baron Lounge 9 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Club Cal Neva 8 p.m.

Bottom’s Up Saloon 9 p.m.

El Cortez Lounge 9 p.m.

West Second Street 9:30 p.m.

Theater, Comedy & Dance “Sleeping Beauty” Pioneer Center for Performing Arts 2 p.m.

MONDAY MAY 4 At the Lake Chuck Hughes Trio Moody’s Bistro 8:30 p.m.

DJ Parties Boogie Nights Montbleu 9 p.m.

DJ Lampchop Fat Cat 9:30 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Himmel Haus 9 p.m.

Pastime Club 9 p.m.

Reno & Beyond CW & Mr. Spoons Comma Coffee 2 p.m.

Carson City Music Club Brewery Arts Center 7 p.m.

Bobbie Reynon & Paul January Eldorado Roxy Bistro 8:30 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Open Mic Java Jungle 7:30 p.m.

Gold Hill Hotel 7 p.m.

Open Mic w/Tany Jane Sidelines 8:30 p.m.

El Cortez Lounge 9 p.m.

West Second Street 9:30 p.m.

Live Band Karaoke Eldorado Brew Brothers 10 p.m.

TUESDAY MAY 5 At the Lake Open Mic & Karaoke Open Mic w/Lucas Arizu Fat Cat Bar & Grill 9 p.m.

Reno & Beyond Kevin Tokarz Eldorado Roxy Bistro 4:30 p.m.

Mile High Jazz Band Comma Coffee 7:30 p.m. (2nd Tues.)

Black & Blues Jam Sidelines 8:30 p.m.

Bobbie Reynon & Paul January Eldorado Roxy Bistro 8:30 p.m.

DG Kicks Big Band 3rd Street Blues 9 p.m.

DJ Parties DJ Chris English Eldorado Brew Brothers 10 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Open Mic Carson Station Casino 7 p.m.

Rick Metz Jazz Jam w/First Take Singer Social Club 8 p.m.

El Cortez Lounge 9 p.m.

West Second Street 9:30 p.m.

Theater, Comedy & Dance Tap Factory Eldorado

Spotlight

Chris Emmington and Friends Fat Cat 9:30 p.m.

DJ Parties Bass Heavy The Grid 10 p.m.

DJ Chris English Harvey’s Cabo Wabo 10 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Open Mic Mellow Fellow Truckee 8:30 p.m.

by Jenn Sheridan

Con Brio poised for growth

Reno & Beyond Kevin Tokarz or John Shipley Eldorado Roxy Bistro 4:30 p.m.

Russell Ketenjian Brugo’s Pizza 6 p.m.

Richie Ballerini & Lee Edwards Living the Good Life 6:30 p.m.

Corky Bennett Reno Polo Lounge 7 p.m. (1st Wed.) Rick Metz Blues Jam 3rd Street Lounge 7 p.m.

Craig & Terri Glen Eagles 7 p.m.

Josh Procaccini and Jenera Batten Firkin & Fox 7:30 p.m.

Mick Valentino & Lynne Colvig Living the Good Live 7:30 p.m.

Bobbie Reynon & Paul January Eldorado Roxy Bistro 8:30 p.m.

DJ Parties DJ Jamie G John Ascuaga’s Nugget Cabaret 7 p.m.

DJ Terry Melody Grand Sierra’s Xtreme Sports Bar 8 p.m.

Justincredible Carson Station 9 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Billy Star Open Jam Red Dog Saloon 6:30 p.m.

Alfonso’s 8 p.m.

Gong Show Karaoke Rum Bullions Silver Legacy 8 p.m.

El Cortez Lounge 9 p.m.

Open Mic Ruben’s Cantina 9 p.m.

The Point 9 p.m.

West Second Street 9:30 p.m.

Theater, Comedy & Dance Tap Factory Eldorado

THURSDAY MAY 7

Ziek McCarter

T nightclub in San Francisco, two young wo years ago, in a dark room in a

WHEN April 18

WHERE 1:00 p.m. | Alpine Meadows Ski Resort musicians were taking notes, learning rhy 9 p.m. | Crystal Bay Casino thms and waiting for their chance to shine.

The first is Micah Durbreuil, a keyboard- ADMISSION Free ist who plays locally with bassist Jonathan Kirchner and drummer Andrew Laubacher, “It was like having the first born child,” and the second, 19-year-old Zeik Mcsaid McCarter.

Carter, is a fresh transplant from Texas with The group works together to write each a soulful voice and a passion for music who song. One of the members brings in an idea had already made a scene in the area playing or a riff and each person takes turns tearing with local groups including Afrolicious. the idea apart and putting it back together.

“I used to sit and study. It was like going “Sometimes, it’s completely different than to class,” said McCarter. it started, but when it finally comes together

At the Lake Rustler’s Moon Bar of America 8 p.m.

Stan Charles Pastime Club 10 p.m.

DJ Parties DJ David Aaron MontBleu 10 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Open Mic w/Mr. D Mellow Fellow Gastropub Kings Beach 8:30 p.m.

Fat Cat Bar & Grill 9 p.m.

Rookies 10 p.m.

Reno & Beyond Casual Jazz Piano w/Mark Diorio Comma Coffee 11:30 a.m. (2nd & 4th Thurs.)

Megan Eldorado Roxy Bistro 4:30 p.m.

Erika Paul Louisiana Kitchen 6 p.m.

Open Mic w/Dale Poune or ller Plan b: Microlounge 7 p.m.

Craig w/Mick Valentino Glen Eagles 7 p.m.

Jam w/Dean Brownell Carson Station Casino 7 p.m.

Tom Miller Living the Good Life 7:30 p.m.

Bobbie Reynon & Paul January Eldorado Roxy Bistro 8:30 p.m.

DJ Parties DJ Teddy Silver Legacy 9 p.m.

Honky Tonk Thursdays with DJ Jamie G Grand Sierra Resort 10 p.m.

Locals Night w/DJ 2wice Lex Nightclub 10 p.m.

DJ Montague Eldorado Brew Brothers 10:30 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Plan: b Microlounge 7:30 p.m.

Club Cal Neva 8 p.m.

El Cortez Lounge 9 p.m.

The Point 9 p.m.

Theater, Comedy & Dance Tap Factory Eldorado

“ Con Brio was formed, a soulful funk group with a clear lineage

stemming from the likes of Sly & the Family Stone and James Brown.”

The jam sessions were an opportunity to learn from some of the best funk musicians in the City.

As the two continued to cut their teeth on the San Francisco music scene, a bond began to form and when the opportunity came to build a band, the choice to join forces was obvious. Joined by Kirchner and Laubacher, they recruited guitar slinger Benjamin Andrews and the “Hallelujah Horns” of Marcus Stephens and Brendan Liu. Con Brio was formed, a soulful funk group with a clear lineage stemming from the likes of Sly & the Family Stone and James Brown.

“I never planned on doing this,” said Durbreuil. “I grew up in Vermont playing classical piano and I played drums in college, but I didn’t know any professional musicians. I didn’t think there was room for anyone between nobody and rock star.”

As it turns out, the dance heavy music of Con Brio was just what the scene was looking for. The group began playing regular gigs around San Francisco and shared the stage with groups such as Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, Fishbone and Trombone Shorty.

“It’s possible to make it in San Francisco.

There are a lot of venues and the people are very supportive,” said Durbreuil.

In February, Con Brio released “Kiss the Sun” their first six-song EP.

April 9-May 6, 2015

it’s a very satisfying feeling,” said Durbreuil.

The group took the album on the road and the response was great.

“We played a show in Truckee. By the time we finished everyone was so happy,” said McCarter.

The show happened to take place during the first snowstorm during a dry spell. Following the performance, the group and the audience took to the streets for a snowball fight.

“Tahoe is so much fun. Everyone is down for a good time,” said Durbreuil.

For Con Brio, the doors are just opening.

The group is gearing up for a big summer on the road and they’ve joined some big name groups on the bills for several festivals including 420 In the Streets in Denver, Bottle Rock in Napa Valley, the Joshua Tree Music Festival in Joshua Tree, High Sierra Music Festival in Quincy and Guitarfish Music Festival in Cisco Grove. In between festivals, they’ve also booked a few gigs including one in New Orleans during Jazz Fest. Meanwhile they’re writing material for a new full-length album.

Con Brio kicks off their biggest summer yet with a full day of music in North Lake Tahoe on April 18. The fun begins with an après-ski party on the deck of Alpine Meadows at 1 p.m. and continues later in the evening at the Crystal Bay Casino. n 31

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Welsh Rarebit

surgery has been a pretty tough thing N ot being able to ski this year due to

WELSH RAREBIT

From the kitchen of: Chef David “Smitty” Smith 2 T butter 2 T flour / C whole milk 1 t (heaping) dry mustard ½ t paprika 1/8 t cayenne 2 dashes Worcestershire 1 ¼ C mild cheddar, grated ¼ C sharp cheddar, grated 8 slices cooked bacon ½ C beer (we used New Castle or a dark brown ale, but any darker beer you like will work) 1 whole egg yolk (optional but maybe a little more traditional) Toast cut in half (we used wheat but baguettes sliced and toasted or your favorite bread would be great, too) 13

Cook your toast and keep warm in a low-heat oven. In a heavy saucepot, melt the butter and add the flour, stirring to make a roux. Cook on medium low heat stirring for a few minutes to slightly brown it. Add the milk and beer and whisk until smooth. Add the mustard, cayenne, paprika and Worcestershire sauce, and whisk to incorporate. Whisk in the cheese and keep whisking until smooth. If you want to add the yolk, whisk it in after all the cheese has melted.

Pour into small individual casserole dishes and crisscross two pieces of bacon on top. Serve with toast points on the side. Or, arrange toast points on a plate and spoon rarebit over it.

for me. It is the first time I’ve missed a year since I first started skiing at 15.

Recently, I took the Funitel up to Gold Coast at Squaw to check out the top of the mountain for some of my clients that are thinking about coming up and stopped to say hello to Mona, one of the best bartenders I’ve ever known. Mona is also a good friend of Kitty’s, my friend from Nantucket that usually comes out here to ski in March. Kitty won’t be making it out this year due to a recent surgery, but if either of the girls found out I was in close proximity to the other and didn’t say hello, I’d be in wicked big trouble.

So, I was talking to Mona when Bob Kalpin hears us talking about Kitty and hands me a beer and says “Happy Birthday.” My birthday isn’t until October, but he said it was for last year. His birthday was two days away, so naturally I had to reciprocate the gesture and we had a great conversation. We talked about ski school, fishing and other stuff, and then he asked me what the weirdest thing I had prepared in restaurants that I had worked in that had been a regular menu item. I remembered back to the Nantucket Yacht Club and the Welsh rarebit. We used to sell a ton of it and yet I’ve never even seen it anywhere else.

I think the easiest way to think about rarebit, is to think of it like a cheese fondue made with cheddar cheese instead of Swiss.

The other most notable difference is the addition of beer.

We did do a few things different back then to satisfy the customers, such as using three-quarters of the deep, orange-colored mild cheddar to one-quarter sharp cheddar.

The funny thing about that was I think it was more of a color issue than flavor as if it wasn’t orangey enough, the customers would send it back as the wrong stuff without even trying it.

Most of the recipes for rarebit call for it to be served over toast, and a few that, like us, served it in a small casserole dish with the toast on the side. I liked this because the toast stayed crisp. We also would garnish it with a couple pieces of bacon, which I thought was a good addition.

“ I think the easiest way to

think about rarebit, is to think of it like a cheese fondue made with cheddar cheese instead of Swiss.”

This is one of those recipes that is easily altered, so don’t be afraid to experiment. I’m keeping to about three-quarters mild sharp to one-quarter sharp cheddar, and you might want to substitute a little smoked Gouda, as well.

As for the cayenne, add this slowly. Our crowd liked extra mild, so we used very little cayenne, but if you like spicy, add more or think of adding some jalapenos.

Enjoy. n Smitty is a personal chef specializing in dinner parties, cooking classes and special events. Trained under Master Chef Anton Flory at Top Notch Resort in Stowe, Vt., Smitty is known for his creative use of fresh ingredients. To read archived copies of Stir it Up, visit chefsmitty.com or TheTahoeWeekly.com. Contact him at smitty@chefsmitty.com or (530) 412-3598.

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by Priya Hutner

Coffeebar: Community, coffee & conversation

are the culture of the Coffeebar in C

ommunity, coffee and conversation

Truckee. Owner Greg Buchheister opened the European-style café four years ago and has created a place for people to enjoy some of the best coffee in town.

“I provide a skeleton of operations and the community is the flesh,” Greg says, speaking to the loyal following and sense of community that has grown since first opening. Locals gravitate to the café to hang out, meet and work.

Coffeebar coffee is created with C-1 grade coffee beans, the highest grade available and specially roasted by master roaster Carl Staub of Reno. The Italian Roast, one of my favorites, is a rich and dark blend of beans.

“The Espresso blend mirrors what you would typically find in Italy,” Greg explains.

“Special blends change often and are based on what’s in season.”

Currently serving a Kenyan blend, and soon will feature a Costa Rican and a Columbian blend.

The Roasted Beet Salad with red and golden beets.

French Press, Espresso and Cold Brew methods are currently offered at the Truckee location. There is also an impressive selection of teas.

The menu is based on an Italian Bistro concept and offers simple foods with less than eight ingredients. They host a delicious variety of pastries and a wide selection of Panini sandwiches, salads and crepes.

Jillian Culver & Ashley Shine are among the friendly faces at Coffeebar.

Jillian Culver suggested that I try the Roasted Beet Salad with red and golden beets served over a bed of arugula, with goat cheese and walnuts, dressed in Hazelnut Chive Vinaigrette. It was excellent.

Antipasti, Homemade Pastas & Rustic Regional Entrees

“ Greg Buchheister opened

Dinner served nightly in an ingenious Italian atmosphere

the European-style café four years ago.”

HAPPY HOUR

Monday-Friday 5-6:30 p.m.

Coffeebar continues to expand, with a store in Reno and a second Truckee location opening this month at the other end of town. In addition to coffee and espresso, the new space will offer pastries, fresh baked breads and a wide selection of gluten-free baked goods. Evenings are a perfect time to sit outside and enjoy the wide selection of wine and beer on the menu.

Monthly wine tastings paired with food prepared by local chefs, literary readings and concerts are offered throughout the year.

In Downtown Truckee - (530) 587-4694

pianetarestauranttruckee.com

Relocated to Old Brockway Golf Course Breakfast 8:00am, Lunch 11:30am and Dinner 5:30pm

Happy Hour All night - Every night!!!

Starting at 4pm

Gluten-free goodness with the Maple & Chocolate Doughnuts.

The Crepe Limone.

The staff at Coffeebar is bright and enthusiastic. Ashley Shine brings out a gluten-free Chocolate Doughnut she insists that I try along with a Crepe Limone, which was delightful, boasting tangy, lemony goodness with a just the right amount of sweetness wrapped in a perfect crepe.

Barista Nate Maier whipped up a fabulous latte topped with a beautiful latte art design made with the creamy froth.

Follow Coffeebar on Instagram for an opportunity to win free coffee for a month.

CoffeeBar is located at 10120 Jiboom St., Truckee, and is open daily from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. For more information, call (530) 587-2000 or visit coffeebartruckee.com. n Priya Hutner is a writer, health and wellness consultant, and natural foods chef. Her business, The Seasoned Sage, focuses on wellness, conscious eating and healthy living. She offers healthy organic meals for her clients. She may be reached at pria78@gmail. com or visit theseasonedsage.com. Visit TheTahoeWeekly.com for read more Tastes columns.

Martini Mondays ! $6 all night

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Good for breakfast & lunch everyday

2-for-1

Buy one entrée, get second of equal or lesser value FREE with this coupon.

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Restaurant Directory

B : Breakfast BR : Brunch L : Lunch D : Dinner RA : Reservations Advised

Alpine Meadows CREST CAFÉ

Gourmet Deli

150 Alpine Meadows Rd.

RIVER RANCH

Variety Grill

Hwy 89 at Alpine Mdws Rd. (530) 583-4264

(530) 581-3037

TUNNEL CREEK CAFÉ

Café

1115 Tunnel Creek Rd.

(775) 298-2502

B L

B L D

VILLAGE PUB

American

848 Tanger St.

(775) 832-7212

L D

L D RA

WILD ALASKAN SEAFOOD REST.

Seafood

930 Tahoe Blvd.

(775) 832-6777

L D

WILDFLOWER CAFÉ

Variety

869 Tahoe Blvd.

(775) 831-8072

B BR L RA

Carnelian Bay

Kings Beach

C.B.’S PIZZA & GRILL

Pizza/Grill

5075 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-4738

L D

GAR WOODS

California Grill

5000 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-3366

BR L D RA

ANNIE’S DELI Deli 8369 N. Lake Blvd. (Inside Chevron) (530) 546-3265

OLD POST OFFICE

Homestyle Café

5245 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-3205

B L

APIZZA BELLA

Pizza

WATERMAN’S LANDING

Café/Eclectic

5166 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-3590

B L

BROCKWAY BAKERY

Bakery/Ice Cream 8710 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-2431

B L

CALIENTE

Southwestern

8791 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-1000

L D RA

Crystal Bay

8160 N. Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-2301

L D L D

CHAR PIT

Burgers/Ice Cream 8732 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-3171

L D

BILTY’S BREW & Q

BBQ Smokehouse The Tahoe Biltmore

(775) 833-6748

D

CHINA EXPRESS

Chinese

8501 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-7788

L D

BISTRO ELISE

Italian Bistro

Crystal Bay Club

(775) 833-6333

B L D

THE GRID

Bar & Grill

8545 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-0300

L D

CAFÉ BILTMORE

24-Hour Café

The Tahoe Biltmore

LAKEVIEW DINING ROOM (closed for renovations) California Cuisine Cal Neva Resort

(775) 831-0660

B L D

HIRO SUSHI

Sushi/Japanese

8159 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-4476

D

(775) 832-4000

B BR L D

JASON’S BEACHSIDE GRILLE

Variety Grill

8338 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-3315

L D

MELLOW FELLOW

Gastro Pub

9980 N. Lake Blvd.

(530) 553-1333

L D

JAVA HUT

Café

8268 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 556-0602

B L

SOULE DOMAIN

Variety

9983 Cove St.

(530) 546-7529

D RA

KINGS CAFE

Cafe/Ice Cream

8421 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-3663

B L

STEAK & LOBSTER HOUSE

Steak & Seafood Crystal Bay Club

(775) 833-6333

D RA

LANZA’S

Italian

7739 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-2434

D

LA MEXICANA

Mexican

8515 Brook Ave.

(530) 546-0310

B L D

LAS PANCHITAS

Mexican

8345 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-4539

L D

Donner Summit THE DINING ROOM (winter)

French California The Village Lodge, Sugar Bowl (530) 426-9000 x754 B L D RA

LOG CABIN CAFÉ

American/Ice Cream 8692 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-7109

B L

ICE LAKES LODGE (winter)

Upscale Dining

1111 Soda Springs Rd.

SPINDLESHANKS

American

400 Brassie Ave.

(530) 546-2191

B L D RA

RAINBOW TAVERN

American

50080 Hampshire Rocks Rd. (530) 562-5001

BR L D

STEAMERS BEACHSIDE BAR & OVEN Pizza

SUMMIT RESTAURANT & BAR

American

22002 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 426-3904

B L D

TAHOE CENTRAL MARKET

ALIBI ALE WORKS

Brewery

204 East Enterprise

(775) 298-7001

ART’S COFFEEHOUSE

Café/Bakery

770 Mays Blvd.

(775) 832-5655

B L

AUSTIN’S

American

120 Country Club Drive

(775) 832-7778

L D RA

AZZARA’S

Italian

930 Tahoe Blvd.

(775) 831-0346

D

BAR BAR BAR U-BAKE PIZZA

Pizza

760 Mays Blvd.

(775) 831-2700

BIG WATER GRILLE

Variety

341 Ski Way

(775) 833-0606

BITE

Tapas

907 Tahoe Blvd.

BLUE FONDUE

Fondue

120 Country Club Dr.

BLUE WATER CAFE & DELI

Cafe

120 Country Club Dr., #28

(530) 426-7661

L D

8290 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-2218

L D

Deli

8487 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-8344

B L D

American

The Village at Northstar

(530) 562-1800

L D RA

EARTHLY DELIGHTS

Gourmet Deli

The Village at Northstar

(530) 587-7793

B L D

EURO SWEETS

Frozen Yogurt/Candy The Village at Northstar

(530) 581-0600

B L D

MANZANITA

Calif/French

Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe

(530) 562-3000

L D RA

L D

MARTIS VALLEY GRILL (summer)

American

At Northstar Golf Course

(530) 562-3460

B BR L

D RA

MIKUNI

Japanese

The Village at Northstar

(530) 562-2188

L D

(775) 831-1000

BR L D RA

NORTH OF THE BORDER

Tahoe/Mexican

The Village at Northstar

(530) 562-1787

B L D

(775) 831-6104

D RA

PETRA

Wine Bar/Tapas

The Village at Northstar

(530) 562-0600

BR L D

(775) 298-2199

B L

RUBICON PIZZA

Pizza

The Village at Northstar

(530) 562-2199

L D

Incline Village

Northstar THE CHOCOLATE BAR

At Championship Golf Course (775) 832-1178

L

TACOS JALISCO

Mexican

The Village at Northstar

(530) 562-1125

L D

CHINA VILLAGE

Chinese

882 Tahoe Blvd.

(775) 831-9090

L D

TAVERN 6330’ (winter)

American Grill

The Village at Northstar

(530) 562-3200

L D

CHINA WOK

Chinese

120 Country Club Dr.

(775) 833-3663

L D

TC’S PUB (winter)

American

The Village at Northstar

(530) 562-2250

L D

CHUCK WAGON OF TAHOE

American Comfort 930 Tahoe Blvd., #904

(775) 750-4875

B L D

CROSBY’S GRILL PUB CASINO

American

868 Tahoe Blvd.

(775) 833-1030

L D

CUTTHROAT’S SALOON

Sports Bar

Inside the Hyatt Regency

(775) 832-1234

L D

ALEXANDER’S (winter)

Eclectic

High Camp, Squaw Valley

(530) 452-7278

L

ERNIE’S INTERNATIONAL PASTRIES Hungarian/European 120 Country Club Dr., #65

(775) 831-3933

B L D

AULD DUBLINER

Irish Fare

The Village at Squaw

(530) 584-6041

L D

FREDRICK’S

Fusion

907 Tahoe Blvd.

(775) 832-3007

D RA

BAR NORTH SPORTS (winter)

Casual

High Camp, Squaw Valley

(530) 452-7278

L

GUS’ OPEN PIT BARBECUE

Barbecue

930 Tahoe Blvd.

(775) 831-4487

L D

BAR ONE (winter)

Seasonally inspired Bar One, Olympic House

(530) 452-8750

D

L D RA

CASCADES

Casual

Resort at Squaw Creek

(530) 583-6300 x6621 B

CORNICE CANTINA

Mexican

The Village at Squaw

THE GRILLE AT THE CHATEAU (summer) Grill

Olympic Valley

HACIENDA DE LA SIERRA

Mexican

931 Tahoe Blvd.

(775) 831-8300

I.V. COFFEE LAB

Cafe

907 Tahoe Blvd., Suite 20A

(775) 298-2402

(530) 452-4362

L D

INDU’S ASIAN NOODLES & CURRIES Chinese/Vietnamese 868 Tahoe Blvd., Ste. 1849

(775) 831-8317

L D

DAVE’S DELI (winter) Deli Olympic House, Squaw Valley (530) 581-1085

B L

JACK RABBIT MOON (summer)

American/Wine Bar 893 Tahoe Blvd., Suite 600

(775) 833-3900

BR D

DORINDA’S

Handmade Chocolates The Village at Squaw

KOI SUSHI

Sushi

874 Tahoe Blvd., Unit 26

(775) 298-2091

L D

EURO SWEETS

Frozen Yogurt/Candy The Village at Squaw

(530) 581-0600

L D L D

LE BISTRO

French

120 Country Club Dr.

(775) 831-0800

D RA

FIRESIDE PIZZA

Gourmet Pizza

The Village at Squaw

(530) 584-6150

LONE EAGLE GRILLE

Fine American

Inside the Hyatt Regency

(775) 832-1234

BR L D RA

GRAHAM’S

European

1650 Squaw Valley Rd.

(530) 581-0454

LUPITAS

Mexican

754 Mays Blvd.

(775) 833-4141

L D

Olympic House, Squaw Valley (530) 452-8750 THE K’TCHEN (winter) Pizza/Deli

L

MOFO’S PIZZA AND PASTA

Pizza/Pasta

884 Tahoe Blvd.

(775) 831-4999

L D

KT BASE BAR American Olympic House, Squaw Valley (530) 452-8750

L D

120 Country Club Drive, #28 (775) 298-2636

L D

LE CHAMOIS (winter)

Bar & Grill

Olympic House, Squaw Valley (530) 583-4505

L D

MOUNTAIN HIGH SANDWICH CO. Gourmet Deli

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D RA

NINE 41 EATERY & BAR

Grill

941 W. Lake Tahoe Blvd.

(775) 832-0941

L D

MAMASAKE

Sushi/Japanese

The Village at Squaw

(530) 584-0110

L D

PADDLE WHEEL SALOON

Grill

120 Country Club Dr.

(775) 831-2022

L D

MOUNTAIN NECTAR

Deli

The Village at Squaw

(530) 584-6161

L D

PANADERIA DEL LAGO BAKERY

Bakery

901 Tahoe Blvd.

(775) 232-8775

MOUNTAIN PIZZERIA (winter)

Casual Italian

Resort at Squaw Creek

ROOKIES

Sports Bar

930 Tahoe Blvd.

(775) 831-9008

L D

OLYMPIC PLAZA BAR (winter) Grill

SAND HARBOR BAR & GRILL

Grill

At Sand Harbor State Park

L D

PLUMPJACK CAFE

(530) 583-6300

L

Olympic House, Squaw Valley (530) 452-8750

L

Mediterranean

Near the Cable Car

(530) 583-1576

L D RA

SIERRA CAFÉ

Casual American Inside the Hyatt Regency

(775) 832-1234

B BR L D

POOLSIDE CAFÉ (spring & summer)

American

High Camp, Squaw Valley

(530) 583-6985

L

SUNSHINE DELI

Deli

919 Incline Way

(775) 832-2253

B L D

ROCKER@SQUAW

American

The Village at Squaw

(530) 584-6080

L D

SUSIE SCOOPS ICE CREAM

Ice Cream

869 Tahoe Blvd.

(775) 831-8181

SANDY’S PUB

Sports Bar

Resort at Squaw Creek

(530) 583-6300 x6617 B BR L D

T’S MESQUITE ROTISSERIE

Mexican

901 Tahoe Blvd.

(775) 831-2832

L D

SILVEY’S CAFÉ

Café/Deli

High Camp, Squaw Valley

(530) 452-7278

TAHOE PROVISIONS

Gourmet Deli

Inside the Hyatt Regency

(775) 832-1234

B L D

SIX PEAKS GRILLE

Fine American

Resort at Squaw Creek

(530) 583-6300 x6621 BR L D RA

B L

THAI RECIPE

Thai

901 Tahoe Blvd.

(775) 831-4777

L D

SOUPA

Gourmet Deli

The Village at Squaw

(530) 584-6190

TO GO FORK

Deli/Juice Bar

930 Tahoe Blvd. #701B

(775) 833-3463

D

SWEET POTATOES

Deli

Resort at Squaw Creek

(530) 583-6300 x6621 B L D

TOMAATO’S PIZZA & PASTA

Pizza/Pasta

120 Country Club Drive, #61 (775) 833-2200

D

THE TERRACE (winter)

American

High Camp, Squaw Valley

(530) 452-7278

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L D

L D

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New American

The Village at Squaw

(530) 584-6170

UNCORKED

Wine Bar

The Village at Squaw

(530) 584-6090

WILDFLOUR BAKING CO. Bakery/Deli Olympic House, Squaw Valley (530) 583-1963

L D

B L D

Tahoe City

EL TORO BRAVO

Mexican

10186 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 587-3557

L D

FIFTYFIFTY BREWING CO.

Upscale Pub

11197 Brockway Rd.

(530) 587-BEER

B L D

FULL BELLY DELI

Deli

10825 Pioneer Trail Rd.

(530) 550-9516

B L

JAVA SUSHI

Sushi

11357 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 582-1144

L D

JAX AT THE TRACKS

Comfort Food

10144 West River St.

(530) 550-7450

B L D

BACCHI’S INN

Italian

2905 Lake Forest Rd.

(530) 583-3324

D RA

THE LODGE AT TAHOE DONNER

American

12850 Northwoods Blvd.

(530) 587-9455

BR D RA

BLUE AGAVE

Mexican

425 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 583-8113

L D

MARG’S WORLD TACO BISTRO

World Flavors

10164 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 587-6274

BR L D

BRIDGETENDER

American

65 West Lake Blvd.

(530) 583-3342

B L D

MARTHA’S KITCHEN

Mexican/Italian

15628 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 582-1425

L D

THE BURRITO WINDOW

Mexican

255 N. Lake Blvd. Suite 18

(530) 583-3057

L

MARTY’S CAFE

Cafe

10115 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 550-8208

B L

CEDAR HOUSE PUB (winter)

Grill

Granlibakken Resort

(530) 583-4242

D

MELLOW FELLOW

Gastropub

10192 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 214-8927

L D

CHRISTY HILL

California

115 Grove St.

(530) 583-8551

D RA

THE MILL JUICE SHOP

Juice Bar

10825 Pioneer Trail, #100

(775) 745-1807

B L

COFFEE CONNEXION

Coffee/Café

950 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 583-6023

B L

MOODY’S BISTRO BAR & BEATS

California

10007 Bridge St.

(530) 587-8688

L D RA

Seafood

10087 West River St.

(530) 582-5000

L D

11331 Brockway Rd.

(530) 587-4525

L D

Italian

10096 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 587-4694

D RA

DAM CAFÉ

Café/Ice Cream

55 West Lake Blvd.

(530) 581-0278

B L

MORGAN’S LOBSTER SHACK

DOCKSIDE 700

Bar & Grill

At Tahoe City Marina Mall

(530) 581-0303

L D

THE MOUNTAIN BISTRO (Hotel Truckee Tahoe) Bistro

FAT CAT CAFÉ

American

599 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 583-3355

B L D

PIANETA

FREE HEEL CAFÉ

Café

at Tahoe Cross Country

(530) 583-5475

L

PIZZA ON THE HILL

Pizza

11509 Northwoods Blvd.

(530) 582-9669

D

FRONT STREET STATION PIZZA

Pizza

205 River Rd.

(530) 583-3770

L D

PIZZA SHACK

Pizza

11782 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 587-3456

L D

GEAR & GRIND CAFÉ

Café/Ice Cream

690 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 583-0000

L D

THE POUR HOUSE

Wine Bar

10075 Jibboom St.

(530) 550-9664

At Tahoe City Golf Course

(530) 583-1516

B L D

PJ’S BAR & GRILL (summer)

N. California

At Gray’s Crossing Golf Course (530) 550-5801

In Boatworks Mall

(530) 581-3700

D FB

RED TRUCK Café At the Truckee-Tahoe Airport (530) 386-0257

GRILL AT TAHOE CITY GOLF COURSE Grill (summer) HACIENDA DEL LAGO

Mexican

B L D B L

JAKE’S ON THE LAKE

Grill

780 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 583-0188

BR L D RA

SANCHOS MEXICAN

Mexican

11357 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 587-4847

B L D

MOE’S ORIGINAL BAR B QUE

BBQ

120 Grove St.

(530) 583-4227

L D

SMOKEY’S KITCHEN

BBQ

12036 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 582-4535

L D

PFEIFER HOUSE

Continental

760 River Rd.

(530) 583-3102

POPPY’S FROZEN YOGURT & WAFFLES Yogurt/Waffles

D RA

SPICE

Indian

11421 Deerfield Dr.

(530) 550-9664

L D

521 North Lake Tahoe Blvd. (530) 581-0885

B L

SQUEEZE IN

American

10060 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 587-9184

B L

10918 Brockway Rd.

(530) 582-5655

D RA

RIVER GRILL

California Bistro

55 West Lake Blvd.

(530) 581-2644

D RA

STELLA’S

Old Country

ROSIE’S CAFÉ

Variety

571 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 583-8504

B L D

SWEET’S HANDMADE CANDIES

Dessert/Ice Cream 10118 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 587-6556

505 West Lake Blvd.

(530) 583-3663

L D

TACO STATION

Mexican

11782 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 587-8226

L D

STONEYRIDGE-UNCOMMON KITCHEN Ethnic Food SUGAR PINE CAKERY

Bakery

2923 Lake Forest Rd.

(530) 363-3076

B L

TACOS JALISCO

Mexican

11400 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 587-1131

L D

SYD’S BAGELRY

American Café

550 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 583-2666

B L D

THAI DELICACY

Thai

11253 Brockway Rd.

(530) 550-1269

L D

475 N. Lake Blvd.

(530) 581-4677

L D

THAI NAKORN

Thai

10770 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 550-0503

L D

11991 Brockway Rd. (Hwy. 267) (530) 550-7220 TOGO’s Deli

L D

TAHOE MOUNTAIN BREWING CO. Pub Fare TAHOE CITY CHOCOLATES

Ice Cream/Dessert In Boatworks Mall

(530) 583-6652

TAHOE CITY SUSHI

Sushi

690 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 581-2004

L D

TREAT BOX BAKERY

Bakery/Ice Cream 11400 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 587-6554

B L D

TAHOE HOUSE

Bakery/Deli

625 West Lake Blvd.

(530) 583-1377

B L

TROKAY CAFE

New American

10046 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 582-1040

B L D

THAI KITCHEN

Thai

255 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 583-1784

L D

TRUCKEE BAGEL COMPANY

Bagels

11448 Deerfield Dr.

(530) 582-1852

B L D

UNCORKED

Wine Bar

475 N. Lake Blvd., Suite 151 (530) 581-1106

TRUCKEE PIZZA BAR

Pizza

10164 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 550-8056

L D

WOLFDALE’S

California

640 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 583-5700

D RA

TRUCKEE RIVER WINERY

Winery

10151 Brockway Rd.

(530) 587-4626

L D

ZIA LINA RISTORANTE

Italian

521 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 581-0100

L D

TRUCKEE TAVERN & GRILL

New American

10118 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 587-3766

D

ZA’S

American

395 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 583-9292

L D

TUFF BEANS

Café

1005 Palisades Dr.

(530) 587-5191

B

UNCORKED TRUCKEE

Wine Bar

10118 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 550-9800

VILLAGE PIZZERIA

Pizza

11329 Deerfield Dr.

(530) 587-7171

L D

10080 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 587-7574

B L

Tahoe Vista BOATHOUSE RESTAURANT & BAR Casual Fine Dining 7220 North Lake Blvd.

(855) 559-2458

L D

WILD CHERRIES

Coffee House

11429 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 582-5602

B L D

L D

WONG’S GARDEN

Chinese

11430 Deerfield Dr.

(530) 587-1831

L D

D RA

ZANO’S

Italian

11401 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 587-7411

L D

CHAMBER’S LANDING (summer)

Calif. Café

6400 West Lake Blvd.

(530) 525-9190

L D

FIRESIGN CAFÉ

American

1785 West Lake Blvd.

(530) 583-0871

B L

(530) 525-2992

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CABLE CAR ICE CREAM (summer)

Ice Cream Parlor Across from Sandy Beach

JIFFY’S PIZZA

Pizza

6883 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-3244

OLD RANGE STEAKHOUSE

Vintage Steakhouse 7081 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-4800

THE RUSTIC LOUNGE (at Cedar Glen Lodge) Casual Fine Dining 6589 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-4281

D

(530) 546-7744

B L D

SANCHO’S

Mexican

7019 North Lake Blvd.

THE WAGON TRAIN COFFEE SHOP American

Truckee

West Shore

1882 BAR & GRILL

Barbecue

10009 East River St.

(530) 550-9222

L D

GRILL AT HOMEWOOD Grill Homewood Mtn. Resort

BAR OF AMERICA

Mediterranean

10042 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 587-2626

BR L D RA

OBEXER’S GENERAL STORE

Deli/Café

5300 West Lake Blvd.

(530) 525-6297

B L

BEST PIES PIZZERIA

N.Y. Italian

10068 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 582-1111

L D

PDQ DELI

Deli

6890 West Lake Blvd.

(530) 525-7411

L D

BILL’S ICE CREAM & FOUNTAIN

Ice Cream

10108 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 214-0599

L D

SPOON

New American

1785 West Lake Blvd. #5

(530) 581-5400

L D

BILL’S ROTISSERRE

Rotisserre

11355 Deerfield Dr.

(530) 582-5652

L D

SUNNYSIDE

Variety Grill

1850 West Lake Blvd.

(530) 583-7200

L D RA

BLUE COYOTE BAR & GRILL

Comfort food

10015 Palisades Dr.

(530) 587-7777

L D

SWISS LAKEWOOD

European

5055 West Lake Blvd.

(530) 525-5211

D RA

BLUESTONE JEWELRY & WINE

Wine Bar

10046 Donner Pass Rd., #3

(530) 582-0429

WA SHE SHU GRILL (summer)

Grill

Meeks Bay Resort

(530) 525-6946

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BUCKHORN ESPRESSO & GRILL

American

11253 Brockway Rd.

(530) 582-9800

L D

WEST SHORE

New American

5160 West Lake Blvd.

(530) 525-5200

L D

BURGER ME!

Gourmet Burger

10418 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 587-8852

L D

WEST SIDE PIZZA

Pizza

7000 West Lake Blvd.

(530) 525-4771

D

CAKE TAHOE

Bakery/Ice Cream 9932 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 587-1701

WHERE WE MET

Café/Gelato

7000 West Lake Blvd.

(530) 525-1731

CASA BAEZA

Mexican

10004 Bridge St.

(530) 587-2161

L D

COFFEE AND

American

10106 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 587-3123

B L

Food Trucks

COFFEEBAR

Café

10120 Jiboom St.

(530) 587-2000

B L

ELECTRIC BLUE ELEPHANT

Vegetarian/Vegan Facebook

COFFEEBAR THE BAKERY

Bakery/Eatery

12047 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 582-1554

B L

HOT AND HEALTHY FOODS

Crepes

hotandhealthyfoods.com

B L D

COTTONWOOD

American

10142 Rue Hilltop

(530) 587-5711

D RA

MTN ROOTS

Eclectic

Alpine Meadows base area

B L

COYOTE MOON BAR & GRILLE

American

10685 Northwoods Blvd.

(530) 587-0886

B L D

MTN ROOTS

Eclectic

The Village at Squaw

B L

THE CRESCENT CAFÉ

Gourmet Deli

Inside New Moon Natural Foods (530) 587-7426

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PHO REAL

Modern Vietnamese Facebook

RED TRUCK

Eclectic

Facebook

(530) 587-1394

SUPER SWIRL

Ice Cream

Facebook

(775) 313-8689

DARK HORSE COFFEE ROASTERS Café

10009 West River St., Suite B (530) 550-9239

DIEGO’S

Mexican

10130 West River St.

(530) 550-9900

L D

DONNER LAKE KITCHEN

American

13720 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 582-4040

B L

(530) 582-9755

L D RA

DRUNKEN MONKEY Asian/Sushi 11253 Brockway Rd. #105

April 9-May 6, 2015

(530) 414-4836

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Wine Time

by Lou Phillips

California wines shine at Gar Woods

Enjoy great food, gracious service and amazing vistas at Gar Woods

O

n the shore of Carnelian Bay stands

an icon that pays respect to a history of marinas, boat races and the grand resort that was the Cornelian Bay Hotel (original spelling), of the 1800s. This area is also known for one Mr. Garfield Woods, a world-famous engineer who designed and raced boats on Tahoe’s North Shore.

From the teak-wood boat decor inside and out, to the classic-meets-modern food and drink, and gracious hospitality of the staff, Gar Woods Grill & Pier is a living homage to this glorious past.

Jeff Cohn of JC Cellars is a California master of Rhone Reds, and his 2011 Smoke & Mirrors for $49 by the bottle is a gem. One of the new generation of California blends, in this case, oldvine Zinfandel, Syrah, Petite Sirah and Grenache from a cool vintage. It bring bright fresh flavors. Think notes of pepper and spice, to go with the dark berry flavors these varietals are known for. Pair with the Australian Lamb Chops with a honey rosemary glaze.

“ The 2012 Patz & Hall

$

Chardonnay cries for rich

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For Most Selections

seafood, and Gar Woods’

Lobster Bisque or Dungeness

Crab Cakes marry nicely here.”

3 COURSE DINNER SPECIALS SHRIMP COCKTAIL · SALAD · ENTRÉE

Petit Filet Mignon mushroom bordelaise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Prime Rib “Lil Buckaroo Cut” natural au jus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Grilled Filet of Salmon capered butter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Short Ribs of Beef veal demi glaze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Porterhouse Pork Chops escalloped apples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Braised Lamb Shank gnocchi & double jus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Char-Grilled Chicken double boneless breast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Artichoke Sautée vegetarian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

House Wine Carafe Plenty for Two! $16 95

7081 North Lake Blvd., Tahoe Vista (530)546-4800 Between Kings Beach & Carnelian Bay 36

Enjoy lake views from every table

Aptly titled To The Valley, this is a wine program for lovers of California sunshine in a bottle. Let’s begin our tour with sparkling wine. You can’t do better than Napa pioneer Schramsberg’s 2011 Blanc de Blanc at $55 for the bottle. Light on its feet, and full of fresh citrus and shortbread aromas and flavors, this wine is a great way to set a celebratory mood and stimulate the appetite.

The 2012 Patz & Hall Chardonnay, Sonoma, at $46 for the bottle captures the ideal growing conditions for Chardonnay in this vintage. Cookie spices, vanilla, rich pear and white peach are balanced by a fresh streak of acidity that invites another taste. This wine cries for rich seafood, and Gar Woods’ Lobster Bisque or Dungeness Crab Cakes marry nicely here.

Both Napa and Sonoma Valleys start from the south in the Carneros AVA. Fog and breezes off San Pablo Bay make this a cool growing region, perfect for Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Because of these origins the 2010 Gloria Ferrer Pinot Noir at $44 by the bottle brings as much spice as fruit, and here adds sandalwood, sassparilla and baker’s chocolate notes that envelope the just-ripe strawberry and cherry flavors. The King Salmon is the perfect tablemate.

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Gar Woods wine list features familiar favorites, making it easy to navigate for fans of Cali wines, and as a bonus there are values aplenty. Throw in the great food, gracious service and amazing vistas, and it’s no wonder locals and visitors alike become raving fans. For more information, call (530) 546-3366 or visit garwoods.com. n Lou Phillips is a Level 3 (advanced) Sommelier and wine educator specializing in advising private collectors and businesses. He may be reached at (775) 544-3435 or wineguru123@gmail.com. Visit TheTahoeWeekly.com for more Wine Time columns.

Local Flavor

Lunch Specials Daily

Dining Guide KINGS BEACH

TAHOE DONNER

Jason’s | American

The Lodge Restaurant & Pub

Jason’s Beachside Grill, a local’s favorite for more than 30 years offers casual dining in a rustic atmosphere. Savor American classics like Slow Roasted Prime Rib, Teriyaki Chicken, Pasta, Blackened Salmon and Jason’s famous Baby Back Ribs, along with nightly specials. Jason’s boasts the largest salad bar on the North Shore and gourmet half-pound burgers and sandwiches. There’s a kid’s menu, and a large selection of spirits, wine and microbrews.

8338 N. Lake Blvd., Kings Beach, next to the North Tahoe Event Center | Daily 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. | M/C, VISA, AMEX, Diners, Discover | (530) 546-3315

Lanza’s | Italian

Traditional Italian food since the 1930s, and Lanza’s has been a long-time favorite with locals, as well as visitors. It’s been voted best Italian restaurant for many years. Guests will find a great family atmosphere featuring family recipes and large portions. Most dinners are between $12 and $19.

Lanza’s also offers a nice selection of Italian and California wines. Lanza’s now offers glutenfree pizza and spaghetti. Offsite catering available.

7739 North Lake Blvd., King’s Beach (next to Safeway) | No reservations | Dinner at 5 p.m. | Full Bar and Happy Hour 4:30 p.m. | MC and VISA | (530) 546-2434

Las Panchitas | Mexican

Serving fine Mexican food since 1975 and at Lake Tahoe since 1982, delicious Chinga-Lingas head the appetizer list. Authentic Chili Relleños are made from fresh-roasted chiles stuffed with jack cheese, and Fiesta Tostadas are created from a flour tortilla with beans, ground beef, chile colorado, chile verde, lettuce, sour cream, guacamole and cheese.

The Chicken, Shrimp and Sirloin Fajitas are enough for two.

8345 North Lake Blvd., Kings Beach | Full bar with delicious margaritas | Dinners from $10.95 | All major credit cards accepted | (530) 546-4539

TAHOE CITY

Bacchi’s | Italian

Since 1932, this family owned restaurant has taken pride in serving family style Italian food in a checkered tablecloth setting with touches of Old Tahoe. Servers bring large tureens of minestrone soup, followed by a salad bowl for the table and a generous antipasto tray with some housemade delicacies. The menu has more than 40 selections including their renowned housemade ravioli. The large dining room easily seats big parties.

2905 Lake Forest Road (2 miles east of Tahoe City off Hwy. 28) | Dinner from 5:30 nightly | Bar opens at 4 p.m. | Extensive wine list and banquet room | (530) 583-3324

To be included in the Dining Guide, call Annmarie Snorsky at (530) 546-5995, ext. 100.

| Fine & Casual

New! Happy Hour is now offered daily at The Lodge Restaurant & Pub from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Located in the heart of Tahoe Donner, The Lodge chef and staff pride themselves in using only the finest ingredients for their bistro-style menu, including organic meats, locally grown produce, and no trans fats. Dine fireside next to floor-to-ceiling windows offering spectacular views of the High Sierra. Or, meet up with friends to catch the game in the cozy Pub; perfect for Happy Hour drinks and small plates.

Early Bird Special 4-6pm

Dinner Special 4-10pm

$3.50 Margaritas $3.50 Dos Equis $2.50 Draft Bud

25% Off Mexican Combo Dinners

Full Bar Open 11:30am-10:00pm 530-546-4539 8345 North Lake Blvd.

Across from the State Beach

12850 Northwoods Blvd. | Dinner served from 5 to 9 p.m. daily. | AMEX, MasterCard, Visa | (530) 587-9455

TAHOE VISTA

Old Range Steakhouse | Vintage Steakhouse

LAKE VIEW DINING

Originating in Chicago, Old Range offers the meat and potatoes crowd huge steaks featuring Midwestern, heavy-aged, corn-fed beef. Try the barbecue ribs and rotisserie chicken combo, filet mignon, king crab legs, giant fresh Iowa pork chops or the house specialty – old-fashioned, salt-roasted prime rib. Enjoy the welcoming, cozy redwood interior, pewter tableware and beautiful lake view from every table. Private cabin room available.

open every day

7081 N. Lake Blvd., across from the beach, Tahoe Vista | Dinner starting at 5 p.m. | Reservations advised | VISA and AMEX | (530) 546-4800

TRUCKEE

El Toro Bravo | Mexican

This is outstanding Mexican cuisine with recipes that have made El Toro Bravo a favorite in Truckee for 25 years. Located in a quaint, old-time, Truckee house, with a friendly ambience to go with your meal. Happy Hour Monday to Friday from 4 to 6 p.m.

Topping the menu are tender Steak and Chicken Fajitas, Chimichangas, Tacoladas, Chili Relleños, Snapper Santa Cruz, Grilled Prawns and the unusual Oysters 444. Patio dining, weather permitting.

happy hour in the bar 4 - 7pm

$3 pbr · $3 jack · $4 chimayo tequila · $3 tacos

dinner 4 pm

10816 Donner Pass Road, on the west end of Commercial Row, downtown Truckee | Service from 11:30 a.m. | Full bar | VISA, MC, AMEX, Discover | (530) 587-3557

Come try our new Bacardi Rum Runner

Pianeta | Italian Cucina

One of the Tahoe area’s best, Pianeta transports the palate with sophisticated, yet rustic Italian food in a warm, cozy atmosphere. The Antipasti features Bruschetta Olivata, Filet Mignon Carpaccio, Housemade Grilled Sausages & Crab Cakes. Pianeta makes most pasta in house with dishes like Veal Meatballs with Pesto & Linguini Pasta, Chicken & Prosciutto Cannelloni with Porcini Cream Sauce & Ravioli della Casa.

10096 Donner Pass Road, along Commercial Row, downtown Truckee | Open for dinner nightly | Full bar and wine list | Happy Hour at the Bar Mon.-Fri. from 5 to 6:30 p.m. | (530) 587-4694

tuesday fajita night Our authentic famous Fajitas $9.95 Beef, Chicken, Shrimp or Vegetable

Visit us on Cinco de Mayo!

Facebook / HacDelLago.com BOATWORKS MALL AT TAHOE CITY MARINA ·· (530) 581-3700

April 9-May 6, 2015

760 NORTH LAKE BLVD. SUITE #30 ·· TAHOE CITY, CA

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Tasty Tidbits Albert Lewis | Mulbery Photography

Chef Jacob Burton of Stella and Stella Culinary, located at the Cedar House Sport Hotel will be shifting the focus of the renowned local eatery to focus on cooking classes, underground dinner parties, and developing new recipes for his podcast series in mid April.

CREATIVE AMERICAN DINING IN AN ELEGANT LOG CABIN

SPRING SPECIAL 2-FOR-1 ENTRÉES 2-course minimum per person. Excludes Saturdays. Buy one entrée, get second of lesser value FREE with this coupon. Not valid with other offers. Please tip on full amount before discount. Exp. 5/21/15

“For months I’ve been working on a big change, which will allow me to take Stella Culinary to the next level, and produce a lot more educational content on a consistent basis,” Burton wrote in a press release.

Voted Best Place to Take a Date for 16 years Celebrating 29 years

Charlie Soule Chef/Owner

THE SOULE DOMAIN

Steve Soule Head Waiter

Open for dinner nightly at 6pm - Please make reservations

530-546-7529 | www.souledomain.com

Stateline Dr. next to Tahoe Biltmore, Crystal Bay, North Lake Tahoe

Stella shifts focus to classes, dinner parties

The popular Stella restaurant will be serving dinner until April 19, with special underground dinners to be offered in the future along with cooking classes. AS well, Burton will be working on developing new content and recipes for his podcast series.

Serving Lunch & Dinner Daily

HAPPY HOUR Sunday thru Thursday 4–7pm

MARGARITA DE MAYO! Celebrate with Agave on May 1 and May 5

Mexican Food with Altitude

425 North Lake Blvd. | Tahoe City, CA | 530-583-8113

To make a dinner reservation before the restaurant ends nightly service, call (530) 5825655. To listen to his podcast or for information on Stella Culinary, visit stellaculinary.com.

Beer futures up for grabs

Slow Food hosts workshops

FiftyFifty Brewing opens sales on its 2015 Eclipse Futures on April 16 at 8 a.m. featuring the 2015 Vintage of Eclipse Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout for a limited time. Limited quantities of other varieties also are available. For details or to place orders, visit fiftyfiftybrewing.com.

Slow Food Lake Tahoe is hosting a Skill Share series featuring Cultured Condiments on April 26 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Truckee Community Rec Center.

Interested in probiotics? Cultured Condiments will teach participants how to make probiotic-rich condiments at home.

Raising Chickens will be offered on May 9 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Truckee River Sanctuary in Truckee. Ever wondered what it takes to raise backyard chickens? Come learn the ins and outs from local experts, and start enjoying fresh eggs from a backyard flock. For more information on these and other upcoming events, visit slowfoodlaketahoe.org.

Pop Up Dinners at Coffeebar, Alibi Aleworks

Try our

New England style Lobster Roll -or- take a Fresh Catch home

to cook yourself!

Serving fresh fish, salads, chowder & more.

2014

Thank you North Tahoe and Truckee for voting us Best Seafood!

Daily from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

10089 West River Street · Truckee

“At the beginning of January, I approached Patty and Jeff Baird, owners of the Cedar House Sport Hotel and Stella Restaurant, and told them that I wanted to go in a dramatic new direction,” Burton wrote. “After 5 years of running Stella as a well-respected fine dining restaurant, I felt it was time to finally pursue my life’s passion: teaching others how to cook.”

Butter + Salt is hosting a number of Pop Up Dinners in April including a dinner on April 16 at Coffeebar at 6 p.m. in Truckee featuring a five-course Spring Dinner for $65 per person. A five-course dinner with beer pairings will be offered on April 22 at Alibi Aleworks in Incline Village. Tickets are $95 for this dinner. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit butterandsalegaterhings.com.

Sunnyside hosts cooking classes Come learn new cooking techniques on some delectable dishes with Sunnyside’s Executive Chef Robb Wyss. Classes include personal instruction from Chef Robb, samplings of the food made in class with paired wine, and a take home recipe packet with information and recaps from the class. Classes run from 1 to 3 p.m. and are $100 per person.

Spring into Small Plates will be offered on April 11. Learn a variety of party favorites including lamb meatballs, English pea and prosciutto bread balls, and chorizostuffed dates. A party isn’t complete without dessert and participants will learn to bake perfect lemon puff pastries.

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with pork carnitas tacos, quick chip and salsa ideas, and halibut ceviche fish tacos on May 2.

Wash it all down with margaritas and a tres leches cake. For more information on the classes or Sunnyside’s restaurant, visit sunnysidetahoe.com.

(530) 582-5000 · morganslobstershack.com

Truckee Tavern hosts Brewmaster dinner

Truckee Tavern and Grill will host a Brewmaster Dinner featuring owners Susan and Rich Delano of Brewing Liar on April 30 at 6 p.m. featuring a four-course paired menu.

Space is limited. For more information or to make a reservation, call (530) 587-3766.

Time to break out Dining for School cards Excellence in Education Dining for Schools cards are on sale with valid period from Sunday through Thursday, holidays excluded, from April 12 to June 18. Dine for half off dinner entrées at 43 North Tahoe and Truckee restaurants and help raise money to support Tahoe Truckee schools. New this year, the Foundation welcomes Truckee Tavern & Grill and CB’s Pizza and Grill to the program.

The Dining for Schools Card costs $50 and entitles the bearer to 50 percent off any individual dinner entree at each participating restaurant in the Truckee and North Tahoe area. The card is non-transferable, but may be used an unlimited number of times at any participating restaurant during the valid period. Cards may be purchased at Mountain Hardware, Save Mart, Safeway, The Store or online at exined.org. For more information, call (530) 550-7984.

Visit TheTahoeWeekly.com for additional dining news.

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