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ATTRACTIONS Cave Rock

North Lake Tahoe Demonstration Garden

East Shore

Drive through one of the area’s natural wonders at 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.

Donner Summit

Summer | Free (775) 586-1610, ext. 25 | demogarden.org Demonstrations of lake-friendly landscaping using native and adaptive plants, water conservation, soil stabilization techniques, defensible space from wildfires & BMPs. Self-guided tours & clinics. TART

Truckee

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 Tahoe Arts Center

South Lake Tahoe

(530) 542-2908 | cityofslt.us Urban Trailhead at base of Heavenly Gondola with local exhibits and programs. BlueGo Emerald Bay

(530) 541-3030 | parks.ca.gov Lake Tahoe’s only island is located in Emerald Bay & is home to an old tea house. Boat access only. (Closed Feb. 1-June 15 for nesting birds.)

Heavenly

South Lake Tahoe

(775) 586-7000 | skiheavenly.com Enjoy a 2.4-mile ride on the gondola to the top with panoramic views of Lake Tahoe and the Carson Valley. BlueGo

Hellman-Ehrman Mansion

West Shore

$10 parking | parks.ca.gov (530) 525-7232 Park | (530) 583-9911 Tours Sugar Pine Point State Park is home to the historic Ehrman Mansion (open for tours in the summer), see boathouses with historic boats, and General Phipps Cabin built in the late 1800s. TART

High Camp

Olympic Valley

(800) 403-0206 | squawalpine.com Aerial tram rides with views of Lake Tahoe, Olympic Heritage Museum, ice skating, events and more. Ticket required. TART

Kings Beach

LAKE LEVELS Lake Tahoe

Natural rim 6,223’

CAPACITY: A

Truckee

Tallac Historic Site

Donner Summit Historical Society

Soda Springs

(530) 541-5227 | tahoeheritage.org Once known as the “Grandest Resort in the World” as the summer retreat for three San Francisco elite families with the Baldwin Estate, Pope Estate & Valhalla. Grounds open yearround. BlueGo

donnersummithistoricalsociety.org Museum at the corner of Old Highway 40 & Soda Springs Road. Take the 20-mile interpretive driving tour along Old 40. Maps online or at museum. TART

Taylor Creek Visitor Center South Lake Tahoe

Gatekeeper’s Museum

(530) 543-2674 | fs.usda.gov Features Stream Profile Chamber to view slice of Taylor Creek, nature trails & more. BlueGo

Daily (530) 583-1762 | northtahoemuseums.org Featuring historic photos, the Steinbach Indian Basket Museum and local historical memorabilia. TART

East Shore

Elevation 6,228.90’ | Elevation in 2016 6,223.97’

Old Jail Museum

Truckee

Olympic Valley

(800) 403-0206 | squawalpine.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

KidZone Children’s Museum

Tahoe City

Truckee

Tues.-Sun. | Locals’ first Tues. half price (530) 587-5437 | kidzonemuseum.org For kids up to age 7 with interactive exhibits, science & art classes, the BabyZone for newborns to 18 months & the Jungle Gym for toddlers and older. TART

Incline Village & Crystal Bay Incline Village Historical Society Daily | Free | tahoehistory.org Features local history exhibit focusing on 1870-1970, along with “Bonanza” exhibit. Inside Starbucks building in Incline Village. TART

Tahoe City

(530) 583-9283 | tahoemaritimemuseum.org Featuring guided tours, exhibits and handson activities for kids on Tahoe’s maritime history. TART Incline Village

Tues.-Fri. & by appt. | Free (775) 881-7566 | tahoesciencecenter.org University of California, Davis, science education center at Sierra Nevada College. Exhibits include a virtual research boat, biology lab, 3D movies and docent-led tours. Ages 8+. TART

Truckee Railroad Museum

VISITORS’ CENTERS Kings Beach Kings Beach State Rec. Area, (Thurs.-Mon., summer)

Incline Village 969 Tahoe Blvd., (800) 468-2463

South Lake Tahoe 3066 Lake Tahoe Blvd., (530) 541-5255

Stateline 169 Hwy. 50, (775) 588-4591

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 | South Lake Tahoe 35 College Dr., (530) 543-2600

U.S. Forest Service | Tahoe City U.S. Forest Service | Truckee 10811 Stockrest Springs Road, (530) 587-3558

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Measured in Cubic Feet Per Second (CFS)

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Truckee

Sat.-Sun. & holidays truckeedonnerrailroadsociety.com 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

3080 N. Lake Blvd., (530) 583-3593 (Fridays)

9,500

MUSEUMS (530) 582-7892 | parks.ca.gov The Donner Memorial State Park features exhibits and artifacts on the Donner Party (184647) at the visitor center, and see the towering Pioneer Monument. TART

South Lake Tahoe

Tahoe Science Center

Summer | (530) 583-3279 | terc.ucdavis.edu This 1920s-era building features a history of the field station, current UC Davis research projects, interactive exhibits and demonstration garden. Ages 8+. TART

226,500

Martis 897 CAPACITY:Y 20,400

Tahoe City

Donner Memorial Visitor Center

North Shore

I Independence 17,425 CAPACITY: 18,300

Truckee River

Olympic Museum

Emerald Bay

Tahoe City Field Station

P Prosser 25,590 CAPACITY: 29,840

Donner 9,427

Vikingsholm Castle

Open summer only (530) 583-1762 | northtahoemuseums.org Watson Cabin, built by Robert Watson and his son in 1909, is the oldest building in Tahoe City and on the National Register of Historic Places. TART

Measured in Acre Feet (AF)

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(530) 582-0893 | truckeehistory.org One of a few surviving 19th Century jailhouses of its kind in the West used from 1875 until May 1964 (open for tours in the summer). TART

visittahoecity.com Tahoe City is popular for shopping and dining with historical sites. At the junction of highways 89 & 28, visitors may 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. Free parking at Commons Beach, Grove Street, Jackpine Street, and 64 acres at Highways 89 & 28. TART

CAPACITY CITY TY: 40,870 Boca 39,714 CAPA

Stampede 222,792

(530) 541-5458 | laketahoemuseum.org Features Washoe artifacts and exhibits on early industry, settlers, and archival films of Tahoe. BlueGo

Watson Cabin

North Shore

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RESERVOIR CAPACITY

truckeehistory.org | truckee.com The historic town of Truckee was settled in 1863, and grew quickly as a stagecoach stop and route for the Central Pacific Railroad. During these early days, many of Truckee’s historical homes and buildings were built including The Truckee Hotel (1868) and the Capitol Building (1868). Stop by the Depot for a walking tour of historic downtown. Paid parking downtown with free lot on Donner Pass Road next to Beacon. TART

Tahoe City

May-October | thunderbirdtahoe.org Thunderbird Lodge is the former Whittell estate. This magnificent lakefront home features the Lighthouse Room, Old Lodge, 600’ underground tunnel (with a former lion cage) and Boat House, home to the “Thunderbird,” a 1939 wooden boat. Ages 6+ only. No on-site parking. Tours by reservation only.

North Shore

Lake Tahoe Museum

(530) 544-2313 | talart.org Featuring local artists and workshops. Second location at Ski Run Center. BlueGo

Thunderbird Lodge

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 at North Tahoe Beach, Brook Street, Minnow and the Christmas Tree lot on Hwy. 28. TART

Truckee

Parking fee | Tours summer only (530) 541-3030 | (530) 525-9529 ADA parks.ca.gov or vikingsholm.com Tour the grounds of Vikingsholm Castle, see Eagle Falls and Fannette Island (the Lake’s only island), home to an old Tea House, and explore snowshoeing trails. TART

Tahoe Art League Gallery South Lake Tahoe

Eagle Rock, one of the lake’s famous natural sites, is a volcanic plug beside Highway 89 on the West Shore. TART

Fannette Island

Tahoe City

Free (530) 581-2787 | northtahoearts.com Featuring exhibits of work by local artists and works for sale by local artists. TART

West Shore

Explore Tahoe

Incline Village

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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.

Marlette Lake

SAND HARBOR

Volume: 39 trillion gallons

Lake

Spooner Lake

Tahoe

Tahoe Pines

Maximum depth: 1,645 feet

DEEPEST POINT

COON ST. BOAT LAUNCH

SIERRA BOAT CO.

INCLINE VILLAGE CHAMPIONSHIP

Crystal Bay

Kings Beach

Carnelian Bay

Tahoe City

Average depth: 1,000 feet

Incline Village

OLD BROCKWAY

RESORT AT SQUAW CREEK

BOAT RAMPS

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Olympic Valley

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Cave Rock

Age of Lake Tahoe: 2 million years

Emerald Bay

South Lake Tahoe

Stateline

Fannette Island SKI RUN

Average Surface Water Temperature: 51.9˚F Average Surface Temperature in July: 64.9˚F Highest Peak: Freel Peak at 10,881 feet

LAKESIDE BIJOU

Shoreline: 72 miles Lake Tahoe has a surface area of 191 square miles. If Lake Tahoe were emptied, it would submerge California under 15 inches of water.

CAMP RICHARDSON Ta h oe

Average Snowfall: 409 inches

TAHOE KEYS

Cascade Lake

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

EDGEWOOD TAHOE

CAVE ROCK

Zephyr Cove

Average Water Temperature: 42.1˚F

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

Watershed Area: 312 square miles

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.

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LAKE TAHOE AIRPORT

FREEL PEAK

TAHOE PARADISE

Permanent Population: 66,000

LAKE TAHOE

Number of Visitors: 3 million annually Kirkwood

LAKE TAHOE

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 four-mile segment of the West Shore collapsed into the Lake causing a massive submerged debris avalanche, widening the Lake by three 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.

Markleeville

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 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 Environmental Resarch 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 73.1’ in 2015. The lowest average depth on record was 64.1’ in 1997. Lake Tahoe is losing clarity because of 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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EVERY MONDAY

Kids in the Creek South Lake Tahoe

Join a naturalist at Taylor Creek to explore the aquatic animals of the area at 10 a.m. every Monday through August for ages 6 to 12 years old. Bring sturdy water shoes. | tahoeheritage.org

STORY & PHOTOS BY NICOLE CHESLOCK

EVERY TUESDAY

Farmers’ Market Truckee

Truckee Farmers Market is open every Tuesday through Oct. 17 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Truckee Regional Park.

Farmers’ Market South Lake Tahoe

South Lake Tahoe Farmers Market is every Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. until Oct. 10 at the American Legion Hall parking lot. | eldoradofarmersmarket.com

Preschoolers wanted Kings Beach

Kings Beach Library offers Bilingual Preschool Story Time from 10:30 to 11 a.m. on Tuesdays. Each week is themed. | (530) 546-2012

The author’s son, Jake Rosenthal, enjoys playing at KidZone Museum.

s we pull into one of the membersonly parking spots, I let Jake know we’ve arrived at the KidZone Museum. It’s been a few weeks since our last visit and he’s clapping. I’m reminded just how much fun he has at this expertly designed place for children. When we enter the large yurt, it’s challenging to slow Jake down enough to remove his shoes before he’s off – running to the helm of the large swan ship, pretending to prepare tea and serve snacks in the wooden kitchen area complete with tablecloth, cups and bowls. Next, he’s crawling through a small opening and climbing up to the spiral slide in the adjoining room. My toddler, 27 months old, has run, climbed, discovered and ima-

and handfuls of children running about. Puppet shows are produced, hats and costumes are shared and interactions between the playful environment and youth are plentiful. There is also a fenced-in outdoor play space with slides, Tonka trucks, shovels, pails and sand piles, as well as a popular water feature enhances summertime visits. We easily spend an hour outside.

CAMPS AND PROGRAMS

“ Kids love spending the day creating open-ended art in the well-stocked art studio, building two-story towers or watching butterflies hatch in the Science Lab.” gined, and we’ve been at the KidZone for less than 10 minutes. “Play is a child’s work,” says Sheila Greeno, KidZone Museum board member. “Kids love spending the day creating openended art in the well-stocked art studio, building two-story towers or watching butterflies hatch in the Science Lab. A day at the museum can be a two- to five-hour experience, complete with back-to-back art, play, building and socializing with new friends.” The featured exhibit immerses children in imaginary play. Whimsical colorful murals by artist Susie Alexander enhance the visual experience. Children act as pirates, catch fish, ring the ship’s bell and just steps away, have tea parties, dress in costumes and collect and organize food. 8

–Sheila Greeno There is even a padded Baby Zone safe for rolling, crawling, climbing and cruising for visitors up to 18 months old. Musical instruments and soft toys are nearby. Based on frequent visits, favorites include an air maze where children push colorful pieces of fabric into clear tubes and watch as the scarves swoosh and soar upwards before falling to the ground. Some parents tell me their children head straight to the large custom train area and spend the entire visit there. With more than 40 feet of winding train tracks, the train table has many areas for small hands and bodies to play. A transitional kindergarten class from Truckee Elementary School enters shortly after we arrive. Children’s voices fill the space. There is joy, excitement, laughter

There are a variety of camps, including Girls In Science, throughout the summer. Camp descriptions and registration information are available online and scholarships are available. Family Fun Fridays are play-based classes that take place weekly at 11 a.m. at no extra charge. Recent activities have included investigating objects that sink and float, creating soft and squishy paint and making tissue butterflies. Admission is $8 for ages 1 and older, $4 for ages 70 and older, and free for infants. Half-priced locals’ day is the first Wednesday for every month. Annual memberships are available. For more information, call (530) 587-5437 or visit kidzonemuseum.org.  After seeing how much fun their son had playing, sliding, building, painting and exploring, Nicole Cheslock and her husband joined the KidZone Museum.

Naturalist walk South Lake Tahoe

Join a naturalist on the trail at Taylor Creek to explore the area, the Rainbow Trail and the Stream Profile Chamber at 10:30 a.m. every Tuesday through August. | tahoeheritage.org

Toddler Time Truckee

Truckee Library hosts summer Story Time every Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. for ages 18 months to 3 years. A half-hour stay and play after the reading. | (530) 582-7846

Crack the code Incline Village, Nev.

Incline Village Library hosts an Hour of Code on Tuesdays at 4 p.m. This introduction to computer programming for Grades 3 and higher is designed to demystify code and show that anybody can learn the basics. Children can choose from a variety of fun projects. | (775) 832-4130

EVERY WEDNESDAY

Babes in Bookland Truckee

Truckee Library hosts Story Time every Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. for ages 6 months to 2 years. A half-hour stay and play after the reading. | (530) 582-7846

Just heavenly South Lake Tahoe

Wine Wednesdays at The Loft in Heavenly is from 4 to 7. Free wine tasting from different featured winery each week. Free guest speaker and/or tasting notes from featured winery. | (530) 523-8024

Farmers’ Market Stateline, Nev.

Stateline Farmers’ Market is every Wednesday through Sept. 13 from 4 to 7 p.m. at Kahle Community Park. | laketahoemarkets.com

EVERY THURSDAY

Farmers’ Market Tahoe City

The Tahoe City Farmers Market operates every Thursday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Commons Beach until Oct. 12. | tahoecityfarmersmarket.com

Discuss what’s happening Incline Village, Nev.

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 topics and news. $2 donation includes continental breakfast. | (775) 832-1310

Events

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Dr. Andrea Marshall

Sunday, July 9th 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm $40 / person The Chateau 955 Fairway Blvd | Incline Village, NV

Silent auction and raffle will include a cruise for two to the Galapagos, Delta Airlines vouchers and other treasures.

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MUSIC FESTIVAL The Art, Wine & Music Festival takes place in The Village at Squaw Valley on July 8 and 9 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. honoring the talents of artists, crafts makers, performers and musicians. This year’s festival features wine tasting from California wineries, live musical performances across three stages and walkways lined with more than 30 local and regional fine artisans. A daily wine tasting is held from 2 to 5 p.m. both days and tasting tickets are $25. All proceeds from the Art, Wine and Music Festival benefit the amazing work of Achieve Tahoe, whose mission is to provide affordable inclusive physical and recreational activities that build health and confidence. | squawalpine.com

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12:15 p.m. | DonGato Band 1:45 p.m. | World Beatnix 2 p.m. | Milton Merlos

Help with computers Kings Beach

Kings Beach Library offers ongoing computer help from 3 to 4 p.m. First Thursdays of the month are “Beginners Basic Instruction,” second Thursdays are “Computers Questions with Carl LeBlanc,” third Thursdays are “Everything iPhone” and fourth Thursdays are differing themes about technology. | (530) 546-2021

Farmers’ Market Incline Village, Nev.

Incline Village Farmers’ Market is Thursdays from 4 to 7 p.m. through Aug. 31 at Lake Tahoe School. | laketahoemarkets.com

Drink to nonprofits Truckee

The Pour House hosts tastings every Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m. through August to coincide with Truckee Thursdays. Patrons help support a series

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2:15 p.m. | Candelaria 3:15 p.m. | World Beatnix 3:45 p.m. | Candelaria

Truckee Thursdays

Truckee Library hosts Story Time every Thursday at 11:30 a.m. for ages 3 years and older. A half-hour stay and play after the reading. | (530) 582-7846

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Toddler Story Time Incline Village, Nev.

Preschool story time Truckee

Find out more about the event and Dr. Marshall at www.READevent.org

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of The Pour House’s favorite nonprofits all summer. $10 includes tasting and light snacks and a $5 donation to the nonprofit of the week. | thepourhousetruckee.com

Incline Village Library hosts story time every Thursday from 11:15 to 11:45 a.m. with stories, puppets, music and movement for ages 18 months to 3 years. | (775) 832-4130

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Story Time Tahoe City

Tahoe City Library hosts Pre-Schooler Story Time for ages 5 and younger every Thursday from 10:30 to 11 a.m. | (530) 583-3382

RSVP: WWW.READEVENT.ORG | 800.670.6984

Truckee Downtown Merchants Association presents Truckee Thursdays, part street fair and part block party in historic downtown. Hobnob with locals, meet visitors and join in the fun — live music, activity booths, local vendors and food trucks — every Thursday night from 5 to 8:30 p.m. All ages are invited to participate in the festivities. Free shuttle to downtown. | truckeethursdays.com

Get a green thumb Incline Village, Nev.

The North Lake Tahoe Demonstration Garden offers its 2017 Green Thumb Thursday Summer Series classes from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the garden on the Sierra Nevada College campus in Incline Village. $5, free members. Until Aug. 10. | demogarden.org

Tour the stars Northstar

Explore the night sky with star guide Tony Berendsen; includes a laser tour of the constellations, telescopic viewing, poetry reading and more at the Dark Skies Cosmoarium at Northstar California. On Thursdays, 8:15 to 10:30 p.m., until Sept. 1. $40 adults, $20 12 and younger. | (530) 562-3000, ext. 3046

A Labor of Love & Laughter By William Shakespeare

A Hilarious Sherlock Holmes Whodunit

By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Adapted by Steven Canny and John Nicholson

July 8 - August 27

Sand Harbor at Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park

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Naturalist walk South Lake Tahoe

Join a naturalist on the trail at Taylor Creek to explore the area, the Rainbow Trail and the Stream Profile Chamber at 10:30 a.m. every Friday through August. | tahoeheritage.org

Ahoy, lil’ matey Tahoe City

Tahoe Maritime Museum hosts preschool story time: Ships, Sails and Nautical Tales from 11 to 11:30 a.m. every Friday. The program is directed at ages 3 to 5 and will feature books that have maritime themes. | danielle@tahoemaritime.org

Fridays are fun Truckee

Family Fun Fridays at KidZone Museum starts at 11 a.m. Play-based class designed to inspire exploration and discovery through art. For ages 5 and younger. Free with admission. | kidzonemuseum.org

Farmers’ Market South Lake Tahoe

Ski Run Farmer’s Market is every Friday from 3 to 8 p.m. on Ski Run Boulevard in South Lake Tahoe through August. | skirunfarmersmarket.com

Watching as a family 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

Tour the stars Northstar

Explore the night sky with star guide Tony Berendsen; includes a laser tour of the constellations, telescopic viewing, poetry reading and more in The Meadows at Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe. On Fridays, 8:15 to 10:30 p.m., until Sept. 2, excluding July 21. $40 adults, $20 12 and younger. | (530) 562-3000, ext. 3046

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Tour the stars Northstar

Explore the night sky with star guide Tony Berendsen; includes a laser tour of the constellations, telescopic viewing, poetry reading and more at the Dark Skies Cosmoarium at Northstar California. On Saturdays, 8:15 to 10:30 p.m., until Sept. 3. $40 adults, $20 12 and younger. | (530) 562-3000, ext. 3046

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“Finding Fontinalis” premiere South Lake Tahoe

Local Freshies, in association with Patagonia, will host a premiere of “Finding Fontinalis” at South Lake Brewing Company at 8 p.m. This free event all ages is a fundraiser for California Trout. Patagonia’s newest film from Travis Lowe is about a crew of fishermen searching for a world-record brook trout. There will be swag, a raffle and beer on tap. | localfreshies.com

Families can chill Olympic Valley

In the Village at Squaw families can enjoy free outdoor movies at 8:30 p.m. on Thursdays until Aug. 31. Tonight’s feature is “Secret Life of Pets.” Bring blankets and warm clothes for when the sun goes down. | squawalpine.com

JULY 6-9 | THURSDAY-SUNDAY Open-air art show South Lake Tahoe

Arts & Crafts show at the Middle School in South Lake Tahoe is an open-air village of artisans under the Tahoe sky. Peruse pottery, jewelry, sculpture, prints, paintings, photography, wearable art and woodwork and hand-crafted items from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. | artisttoyoufestivals.com

JULY 7 | FRIDAY Bird Walk South Lake Tahoe

Join a bird walk at Taylor Creek at 8:30 a.m. with Sarah Hockensmith of Tahoe Institute for Natural Science. Bring binoculars. | RSVP tinsweb.org

Book sale Incline Village, Nev.

Incline Village Library will have its annual book sale from noon to 5 p.m. | (775) 832-4130

Meet exotic animals Kings Beach

Meet the Wild Things at the Kings Beach Library at 2 p.m. and learn about animal habitats and behaviors. Free. | (530) 546-2021

Huskies like hops Truckee

On the first Friday of every month, Tahoe Mountain Brewing Co. Taproom hosts a Hops for Huskies event from 3 to 8 p.m. Tahoe Husky Rescue gets $1 for every beer purchased. | tahoehuskyrescue.org

Naturalist walk South Lake Tahoe

Walking tour of Truckee

Join a naturalist on the trail at Taylor Creek to explore the area, the Rainbow Trail and the Stream Profile Chamber at 10:30 a.m. every Sunday through August. | tahoeheritage.org

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“Are you growing your dream business?” The mentor-based Entrepreneurs Program meets the first Thursday of every month from 6 to 9 p.m. in the Aspen Room at Lake Tahoe Community College. Free to all. | Register tahoechamber.com

Farmers’ Market Truckee

Truckee Community Farmers Market is every Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. until Sept. 24 at Tri Counties Bank/Sears/Coffeebar Bakery parking lot. | truckeefarmersmarket.org

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It’s only a buck moon Incline Village, Nev.

Summer Moonlight Hikes with Wine and Cheese Socials for 55+ are moderate, 1-mile, paved-road hikes to the Crystal Bay lookout offered in collaboration with the National Forest Service. Participants should wear warm clothing and bring a flashlight. Transportation, wine, cheese and snacks are provided. Buck Moon hike departs from Incline Recreation Center at 5 p.m. | yourtahoeplace.com

¡Ole tequila! Kings Beach

Caliente offers tequila tastings on the first Thursday of the month at 5:30 p.m. Admission is complimentary if you purchase one full-priced cocktail from the bar before the tasting. 21+. Complimentary appetizers included. | calientetahoe.com

Historic downtown Truckee comes alive during this free 1.5-hour tour that includes stories of railroad barons, lumber mills, ice harvesting, movie stars and other characters. Pass by unique shops and restaurants while learning about Truckee’s famous and infamous past with Karen Willcuts. Meet outside Truckee California Welcome Center at 4 p.m. Gratuities accepted. | (530) 448-4143 or mountaintowntours.wordpress.com

Sharing ideas Truckee

Tahoe Silicon Mountain hosts First Friday at Five each month from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Lift in Truckee. Roundtable format; opportunity for aspiring and successful entrepreneurs to share what they are working on and ask questions, solve problems. | tahoesiliconmountain.com

Book signing Incline Village, Nev.

Enjoy an Open House and Book Signing for the release of Artoverse’s “Seasons” book at 5:30 p.m. Enjoy appetizers and drinks. | artoverse.com

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COYOTE MOON G ol f Course

BY CASEY GLAUBMAN

Course Details 18 holes | par 72

Yardage 5,022 to 7,177

Slope 120 to 140

Ratings 64.1 to 73.6

olitude, good times with friends, a challenge, whatever your reason for playing golf, Coyote Moon Golf Course, located minutes from central Truckee, is sure to deliver everything you need and more. I’m sure that as a golf columnist I’m supposed to remain relatively impartial, but I would be remiss if I didn’t mention that this course is easily in my Top 3 of all-time courses.

All of its myriad features and challenges add up to one of the finest golf experiences you’re sure to find anywhere. Coyote Moon boasts a plethora of challenging doglegs, sneaky sand traps and gorgeously placed water features. For me though, it’s really about what this course doesn’t have: namely, any development whatsoever. As part of its design, the course does not allow a single building, house or anything else to disturb your view as you challenge yourself for 18 holes. It’s a truly unique feeling to a mountain course that’s difficult to find anywhere, let alone a stone’s throw from the middle of town. Very likely due to this lack of development, Coyote Moon has an incredible amount of wildlife visible when you play the course. Of course, there are the

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namesake coyotes in their den on hole 12. This isn’t mini-golf and I don’t recommend trying to hit your ball through the rock features. You’re also almost sure to see deer, plenty of birds and some friendly squirrels and chipmunks there to cheer you on. In addition to a beautiful course, Coyote Moon also boasts a full suite of practice facilities including a full-swing hitting area, putting and chipping greens, as well as practice sand traps to make sure you don’t look like me trying to get off the beach. Conveniently, balls for the swing station are included with each green fee. After your round, grab a drink or some food and relax in the bar and grill, which has added a breakfast menu. With happy hour almost every day from 4 to 6 p.m., it’s not hard to time your round to coincide with some relaxation — as if you won’t already be relaxed enough after playing this fantastic course. While it’s definitely not just one thing that gives Coyote Moon such a unique feel, all of its myriad features and challenges add up to one of the finest golf experiences you’re sure to find anywhere. So, whether you’re a lifelong resident, just passing through or someone visiting the Tahoe area for the whole summer make sure you don’t miss out on Coyote Moon Golf Course, truly one of the hidden gems of the Sierra. 

golf at Gray’s crossing for $110 through july 10th add old greenwood and play both courses for $250 until july 12th Come out and help us celebrate 10 years of excellence at Gray’s Crossing. Now through July 10th take advantage of $10 sleeves of Titleist Pro V1 golf balls, $10 golf shop merchandise, $10 food and drink specials at PJ’s, and daily contests with prizes. Play both Old Greenwood and Gray’s Crossing in the same day for $220 — with your second round after 2:00 pm — through July 12th. TO BOOK YOUR tee time, call (530) 550-5804 Gray’s Crossing | GolfinTahoe.com | Tahoe Mountain Club

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Educational nights South Lake Tahoe

Lake of the Sky Amphitheater at Taylor Creek Visitor Center offers a summer speakers’ program. Tonight is an Evening with John C. Fremont at 7 p.m. Steve Hale portrays the noted explorer who first recorded sighting Lake Tahoe in the 19th Century. | tahoeheritage.org

Howlin’ kayak tour Tahoma

Sierra State Parks Foundation offers a full moon kayak tour starting from Sugar Pine Point State Park at 7 p.m. $40 includes rental kayak, parking, life jacket, safety training and guided tour. No experience necessary. Ages 12+. | Register sierrastateparks.org

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TAHOE CROSS COUNTRY (530) 583-5475 | tahoexc.org All levels | Varied terrain 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.

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.

(209) 258-7277 | kirkwood.com The mountain bike park offers a network of lift-accessed trails for all levels with 22 trails in the valley, and 12 accessed by the lift, with 11.5 miles of single track. The bike park features log rides, pump tracks and other terrain features.

MR. TOADS WILD RIDE Moderate-Strenuous | 6.2 miles Mr. Toad’s heads mostly downhill from the Tahoe Rim Trail with several options for making a loop. The upper section of this trail is much more technical than either section of the TRT and has many big drops and sections of nothing but rocks. There is also a huge stair step section that comes up on you quickly. TRUCKEE

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

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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 mountains. 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. Shuttle available at Tunnel Creek Café off Hwy. 28 in Incline Village to Spooner Lake State Park. Info (775) 298-2501. Call for shuttle schedule.

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.

MOUNT ROSE TO SPOONER LAKE Strenuous | 20 miles The beginning of this beautiful section of the Tahoe Rim Trail is at 8,700’ above the Sheep Flats (aka Tahoe Meadows) on Mount Rose. The first part of the trail parallels the highway and then descends through the meadows and briefly joins the Ophir Creek trail. Look for Rim Trail signs, then after a quarter-mile up and to the right of the Ophir Creek trail (don’t stay on the Ophir Creek Trail). After a 300’ climb out of the meadows, you begin to contour your way to the Tunnel Creek road. At 9 miles, you will come to the Tunnel Creek Road. Follow it a half-mile with the Flume Trail on the right. Continue straight for an 800’ switchbacking climb. Near the top of the climb, consider taking the vista trail to the Sand Harbor overlook. Once at the top, the trail winds down past the Marlette Peak campground to Hobart Road. The Rim Trail past this point is closed to bikes, so your only path back to Spooner is along this road to the right and down to Marlette Lake. A short, but tough climb leads out of the Marlette basin and then it is downhill back to Spooner Lake. Mind the speed on this descent due to heavy equestrian and hiking use. Shuttle (775) 298-2501. Call for schedule. SOUTH LAKE TAHOE

COLDSTREAM VALLEY Easy to 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.

DONNER SKI RANCH (530) 426-9350 | facebook.com/old40bikepark Donner Ski Ranch offers lift-accessed mountain biking on its trails with varied terrain and great views.

NORTHSTAR CALIFORNIA (530) 562-2268 | northstarcalifornia.com All levels | Varied terrain 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 and season passes available. Downhill Mountain Bike Race Series and Cross-Country Race Series open to everyone. Bike Academy offers classes and private lessons.

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BIJOU BIKE PARK bijoubikepark.org The 5-acre park features pump tracks, BMX Track, striderfriendly pump track, jump lines and loop trail. Dawn-dusk.

CORRAL AREA TRAILS All levels | Varied terrain Corral area trails include Sidewinders, Cedar and Armstrong Connector. This area has a high density of trails for all ability levels and serves as the unofficial hub of mountain bike activity in the South Shore. Featuring log rides, jumps and rock rolls including the new jumps, berms, rollers and hips. The trails all run parallel to the Fountain Place paved road. These trails link to Armstong Trail, the Tahoe Rim Trail, Powerline, Railroad Grade and this is also where Toads ends.

(530) 582-7720 | truckeebikepark.org 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. MOUNT ROSE

SKY TAVERN (775) 323-5125 | skytavern.org The mountain bike park features downhill, climbing and dual slalom trails, designed as a series of progressive trails. Open sunrise to sunset spring to fall.

Check trail conditions before heading out. Please do not bike on wet trails.

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Tahoe Adventure Company offers a Full Buck Moon kayak tour from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Trips include all kayaking equipment, guides, instruction, natural history and astronomy discussions and hot drinks and snacks. Easy to moderate; 1 to 3 miles. $65. | Register tahoeadventurecompany.com

JULY 7-8 | FRIDAY-SATURDAY Alps in California? Markleeville

The Death Ride: Tour of the California Alps is 129 miles over five mountain passes and 15,000 feet of climbing. Markleeville will host a barbecue, spaghetti dinners, live entertainment on Friday with the Death Ride Expo on Saturday. | alpinecounty.com

JULY 8 | SATURDAY Intro to boating Tahoe City

Tahoe Maritime Museum hosts a Boat Safety Course from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. This class will satisfy the new requirements for the Boater Safety Cards. $30 adults, $20 ages 12 and youn-ger. Bring a lunch, snacks, water. | (530) 583-9283, ext. 103

Soaring good time Truckee

Truckee Tahoe Air Show & Family Festival 2017 is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Truckee Tahoe Airport. It features an air show, STEAM Expo, VIP hospitality tent, food and fun with a tribute to “Space, Science and Beyond.” Free parking and free admission. See feature in this issue. | truckeetahoeairshow.com

Don’t get lost Beckwourth

Eco Bike Adventures hosts the 2nd annual Lost Sierra Electric Bike Festival featuring a Pedal Assist Open, Throttle Assist Open, Kids Trail, Drag Race, Long Jump Challenge and a Best in Show eBike Build, along with demos, barbecue, beer and wine, and live music from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. | ecobikeadv.com

Exclusive peak Truckee

Truckee Donner Land Trust offers guided hike to Lower Carpenter Valley that offers amazing scenery, lush meadows and wildlife in its natural environs. The Land Trust is in the process of acquiring the property so it will not be open to the public in 2017, with the exception of these exclusive 5-mile hikes at 9 a.m. | Register tdlandtrust.org

It’s only natural South Lake Tahoe

Kid’s Nature Journal Club is on the second and fourth Saturday each month from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at South Lake Tahoe Library. Learn how to capture adventures in a nature journal. Some materials provided; bring a notebook and pen and dress for the weather. | (530) 573-3185

Bike park fundraiser Crystal Bay, Nev.

Jim Kelly’s Nugget hosts a fundraiser from 4 to 10 p.m. to benefit the Incline Bike Project to build a bike park in Incline Village. Enjoy live music, raffle, action, and food and drink specials. | inclinebikeproject.org

Vintage Vatican South Lake Tahoe

Meet the characters one might have met during a visit to the Tallac Historic Site estate during the 1920s at 4 p.m. $15. | Tickets (530) 541-5227

Well, shut the barn door Truckee

Humane Society of Truckee Tahoe 2017 Party Til the Cows Come Home is from 5 to 9 p.m. Enjoy an evening of dinner and dancing under the stars Sierra-style. Texas barbecue menu provided by North Tahoe Catering. Bring lowback chairs and blankets for watching the bands play. No dogs. $45, $15 12 and younger, includes dinner, dessert, drinks, music and fun. | Tickets hstt.org

READ fundraiser dinner Incline Village, Nev.

Dr. Andrea Marshall, a National Geographic emerging explorer, presents “Intelligence in the Ocean” in a special dinner fundraiser for READ Global at a private residence. She was the first person to complete a Ph.D. on manta rays and she co-founded the Marine Megafauna Foundation. She leads groundbreaking research and conservation programs to save globally threatened manta rays and other vulnerable marine fauna. $225. | RSVP (800) 670-6984

A cause to dine for Truckee Stella Foodie Fundraiser from 6 to 9 p.m. is an exceptionally delicious culinary event benefitting Project MANA. Tickets are $150 per person and include canapés, first course, entrée and dessert. Corkage fees waived. Proceeds will help Project MANA reduce hunger and its detrimental effects in local communities. At Stella in Cedar House Sport Hotel. | Tickets projectmana.org

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Full Moon Bocce Truckee

Celebrate the Full Moon with a bocce tournament at Truckee River Winery using glow balls, along with appetizers and drinks. $25 person for 4-person teams. Limited space. | RSVP (530) 587-4626

JULY 8-9 | SATURDAY-SUNDAY Two days of fine arts Olympic Valley

Art, Wine & Music Festival in the Village at Squaw is from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Fine artists, crafts makers, performers and musicians on three soundstages come to participate in this fun, two-day annual event with wine tasting from 2 to 5 p.m. All proceeds benefit Achieve Tahoe. | squawalpine.com

JULY 9 | SUNDAY Bird & Wildflower Walk Donner Summit

Join a guided hike at 9 a.m. along the Pacific Crest Trail with Will Richardson of Tahoe Institute for Natural Science. | tinsweb.org

Choo-choo Truckee

Truckee Donner Railroad Society offers kiddie train rides at Regional Park’s Train Track Circles Playground. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free. Donations accepted. | truckeedonnerrailroadsociety.com

“Intelligence in the Ocean” Incline Village, Nev.

Dr. Andrea Marshall, a National Geographic emerging explorer, presents “Intelligence in the Ocean” at The Chateau from 2 to 4 p.m. She was the first person to complete a Ph.D. on manta rays and she co-founded the Marine Megafauna Foundation. She leads groundbreaking research and conservation programs to save globally threatened manta rays and other vulnerable marine fauna. $35. | RSVP (800) 670-6984

Fundraising winemaker dinner East Shore

Thunderbird Lodge Winemaker Dinner Series features Thunderbird’s executive chef Darren Weston creating a melodious dinner paired with Arietta Winery. $250 per person. | RSVP thunderbirdtahoe.org

Casual summer affair Incline Village, Nev.

Classical Tahoe presents the fourth annual “White Nights” gala, at the lakefront estate of Kern Schumacher. This year’s event includes

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JULY 9- 11 | SUNDAY-TUESDAY Popular golf classic Truckee

The Gene Upshaw Memorial Golf Classic returns to Schaffer’s Mill Golf & Lake Club. NFL Hall of Famers, former MLB players and other sports celebrities will gather to once again pay tribute to the former Oakland Raiders legend. Fundraiser for the Gene Upshaw Memorial Tahoe Forest Cancer Center. | gu63.org

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Come to listen Olympic Valley

Squaw Valley Community of Writers presents literary events open to the public as part of the 47th annual writing workshops. Free events are in Bar One with Josh Well on crafting an outline at 1 p.m., with a panel of writers on setting at 2 p.m., on the personal essay at 3 p.m. and on research at 4 p.m.; in Plaza Bar staff readings will start at 5:30 p.m. A special event at 7:30 p.m. includes staff readings and book signings in Plaza Bar for a suggested donation of $20, $8 student. | RSVP communityofwriters.org

Maritime talks Tahoe City

Randall Stauss, artist and boating lettering expert, will discuss his boating lettering at Lake Tahoe with a demonstration. At Tahoe Maritime Museum at 5 p.m. | tahoemaritime.org

Meeting of the minds Tahoe Donner

Tahoe Silicon Mountain presents Mountain Minds Mondays, a speaker series that starts at 6 p.m. at Pizza on the Hill on the second Monday of each month. Ken Lyons presents: How “Civic Technologies” Can Create Happy Citizens and Improve Local Government. $5 fee includes pizza and salad. Live streamed bit.ly/youtubetsm. | tahoesiliconmountain.com

JULY 11 | TUESDAY Rise and shine 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. Hear from retiring town manager Tony Lashbrook. Open to everyone. $12, $10 chamber members; includes breakfast. | (530) 587-8808

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Squaw Valley Community of Writers presents literary events open to the public as part of the 47th annual writing workshops. Free events are in Bar One with book editors panel at 1 p.m., with a panel of literary editors at 2:30 p.m., with agents and authors panel at 3:30 p.m.; in Plaza Bar staff readings will start at 5:30 p.m. A special event at 7:30 p.m. includes a panel of memoir writers and book signings in Plaza Bar for a suggested donation of $20, $8 student. | RSVP communityofwriters.org

Adventure travel series Incline Village, Nev.

Incline Village Library presents Dotty Molt discussing her six-month journey across country in a Jeep Rubicon called “Ruby.” From 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free. | (775) 832-4130

JULY 11-16 | TUESDAY-SUNDAY Golfing celebrities Stateline, Nev.

Barkley, Aaron Rogers, John Elway, Larry the Cable Guy, Ray Romano and dozens of Hall of Famers and active NFL players and coaches to Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course. | americancenturychampionship.com

JULY 12 | WEDNESDAY How to engage Northstar

Tahoe Wedding Industry Group is meeting at Northstar from 9 a.m. to noon. Guest speaker Scott Corridan will discuss “The Experiential Wedding-Amazing Ways to Engage with Guests.” Refreshments, drinks and networking. $45, free to TWIG members. | RSVP (530) 563-6392

Afternoon with Anita South Lake Tahoe

Meet the character of Anita Baldwin, a key figure in the history of Tallac Historic Site, in a storytelling presentation on the life at the daughter of the infamous Lucky Baldwin at 1 p.m. $10. | Tickets (530) 541-5227

Come to listen Olympic Valley

Squaw Valley Community of Writers presents literary events open to the public as part of the 47th annual writing workshops. Free events are in Bar One with published alumni readings at 1 p.m. | communityofwriters.org

Dry Ice? Incline Village, Nev.

Incline Village Library presents Mad Science: Fire and Ice from 4 to 5 p.m. Watch impressive science experiments while slurping a Mad Science potion. | (775) 832-4130

Welcome to our house Truckee

Family Resource Center of Truckee is hosting an open house from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Meet the staff and learn of what the center has to offer. Light refreshments. | RSVP teresa@truckeefrc.org

Free movie series Tahoe City

TCPUD Parks and Recreation sponsors Tahoe City Lakeside Movie Series 2017 at Gatekeeper’s Museum at dusk. Tonight’s free movie is “The Big League.” It gets cold, so bring sleeping bags, blankets, low-back chairs and flashlights. | tahoecitypud.com

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JULY 13 | THURSDAY Come to listen Olympic Valley

Squaw Valley Community of Writers presents literary events open to the public as part of the 47th annual writing workshops. Free events are in Bar One with a panel of writers on plotting at 1 p.m., a roundtable discussion on adaptation at 2 p.m., on the short story at 3 p.m. and on literary journals at 4 p.m.; in Plaza Bar staff readings will start at 5:30 p.m. A special event at 7:30 p.m. includes staff readings and book signings in Plaza Bar for a suggested donation of $20, $8 student. | RSVP communityofwriters.org

TERC Talks Incline Village, Nev.

“The Smog of the Sea” is a short film that chronicles a one-week journey through the Sargasso Sea to see how mircroplastics are permeating the oceans. Following the screening, Dr. Will Richardson, of Tahoe Institute for Natural Science, will discuss the effects of excessive light and sound on humans and wildlife. Also, learn how to use the Citizen Science Tahoe app. No-host bar at 5:30; presentation at 6 p.m. | RSVP terc.ucdavis.edu

Stars on film Incline Village, Nev.

Incline Parks & Recreation presents Starlight Cinema summer movie series at 7 p.m. for children. Tonight is “The Secret Life of Pets.” Fee includes admission, popcorn and drink. $5, free 2 and younger. | yourtahoeplace.com

Families can chill Olympic Valley

In the Village at Squaw families can enjoy free outdoor movies at 8:30 p.m. on Thursdays until Aug. 31. Tonight’s feature is “Space Jam.” Bring blankets and warm clothes for when the sun goes down. | squawalpine.com

The 28th annual American Century Championship brings a star-studded lineup including Charles

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July 6-12, 2017

n July 4, 2011, Lake Tahoe was coming off of an incredible snow season; ski resorts broke records for staying open the longest and the mountains surrounding the lake were still dotted with snow. To celebrate the 4th of July, I went snowboarding in a tank top with some friends at Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows and ended up on the lake that afternoon wakeboarding. We watched the fireworks from the Sunnyside boat dock.

Flash forward six years and Lake Tahoe is coming off of another incredible season in which ski resorts are breaking 2010-11 records. Fondly looking back at that day of snowboarding and wakeboarding in 2011, I wondered if I could do it again. This time I wanted to squeeze in a couple more board sports. So on June 18, 2017, I tested my limits and completed five board sports in one day. It took a lot of coordination, but luckily Tahoe is the kind of place where it is possible to get from the lake to the mountains quickly. Here’s my day.

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Then, I took out my surfboard and did a bit of wakesurfing. Cruising up and down in the small wave, I tried to turn and maintain balance, dropping the rope to stay within the wave. The beautiful Tahoe weather was so enticing, no one wanted to leave the lake, but I had to get over to Squaw Valley before 2 p.m. Cruising back over to the boat ramp, we ran into Squaw’s snowmaking supervisor Evan Nielsen getting his boat ready to take out. “I was grooming the mountain last night and now I’m on the lake!” he yelled out to us.

7:30 to 11:15 a.m. WAKEBOARDING & WAKESURFING I prepped my 1993 Ski Nautique the night before and had a crew ready to go. We arrived at the Lake Forest boat ramp bright and early and had the boat in the water by 8 a.m. I took a quick wakeboarding set. Jumping in for the first time, the water was startling cold, in the high 40s, but fortunately the air temperature was heating up and I got used it by my third run.

12:15 to 2 p.m. SNOWBOARDING

“It’s pretty cool to be so close to an alpine lake and be able to paddleboard this evening. We love Lake Tahoe.” –Don Shaver

I dropped my boat off at the house and drove to Squaw Valley to meet my brother, Jason, at the Funitel. Despite the Sunday traffic and Peaks & Paws event, I found a great parking place in The Village. On the way up the Funitel, we met Don and Caitlin Shaver, who were shooting for a three-sport day — skiing at Squaw, mountain biking at Mount Watson and paddleboarding on Lake Tahoe. “It’s pretty cool to be so close to an alpine lake and be able to paddleboard this evening. We love Lake Tahoe,” Don said. Spring skiers and snowboarders were cruising around the mountain donning short-shorts, costumes and patriotic gear. Wearing snow pants and a T-shirt over my wet bikini, I rode up Gold Coast, Shirley Lake and Siberia lifts and took a couple of runs. Snowboarding on barely waxed boards, Jason and I called it a “straight-line-and-snake-runs” day. Once again, we were having so much fun, we didn’t want to leave. I was impressed with how much snow was still on the mountain and how much great coverage was still on the runs. However, with the mountain closing at 2 p.m., we were on to our next sport. (Squaw Valley is open Saturdays in July, and will possibly remain open through the start of the 2017-18 season depending on conditions.)

4 to 5:15 p.m. PADDLEBOARDING

fun distractions that threatened my mission. Eventually, I arrived at Carnelian Bay around 3 p.m., ate lunch and headed to Waterman’s Landing for a paddleboarding session. Jason and I were back on boards for an hour-long session at 4:15 p.m. However, by that time in the day we were sitting more than paddling. We were both starting to tire out.

5:15 to 6 p.m. SKATEBOARDING After coming off the water, my brother headed back to Olympic Valley and I rode my skateboard home. It was about a mile up to my house — and I have to admit, I walked up the hills. However, true to my goal, by 6 p.m., I had completed five board sports in one day. 

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FISHING IN BY BRUCE AJARI

M o do c County the angler many opportunities in which to fish. We highly recommend a road trip into this region. For more information, visit fs.usda.gov.  FISHING REPORT (See Sightseeing in this issue of Tahoe Weekly for current water levels.) Boca Reservoir | The road over the dam is closed until further notice. Inflow is at 531 cfs and the outflow is 441 cfs. Powerbait, nightcrawlers and lures are all working. Fly-fishers have been catching some fish near the inlet with nymphs, streamers and dries.

Donner Lake | Fishing has been fair to good.

recent fishing trip to the extreme northeast corner of the state near Alturas in Modoc County proved to be productive. This trip has become an annual event for a group of us. We mix a little boat fishing and fly-fishing. Our trip last season proved to be a bust. We went early, before Memorial Day, due to cool temperatures and high runoff. This year we moved things back two weeks and it was outstanding. The water in the streams while high was quite fishable. The surface water temperature in Blue Lake was in the 61to 62-degree F range. Whether trolling with flashers and worms or lures, the fish did not seem to mind. Each day all of the anglers in our party caught fish. While we fished with conventional tackle, fly-fishing can also be extremely productive here. We saw plenty of midges, mayflies, damselflies and dragonflies flying about and fish actively feeding on the surface. Blue Lake is a gem of a lake southeast of the town of Likely, at an elevation of 6,000 feet. At 160 acres it is best fished with a small boat of some kind. It is located in the Warner Mountains and is picturesque. A U.S. Forest Service campground with 48 tent and RV sites is located on the lake. Fishing with conventional top lining with the flasher and worms proved to be successful in this lake. Fishing with lures and a downrigger down to 25 feet was also productive. Most of the fish were recently planted rainbow trout, undoubtedly put in for the Memorial Day camping crowd that we heard was significant. Those fish were small, about 8 to 12 inches in length. Holdover rainbows, brook and brown trout are all available in the lake. The brown trout are the largest fish in the lake. We did manage to hook two of those fish while trolling, but we did not land either one of them. We did get to see them. One was estimated to have been around 16 inches and the other one would have been almost 5 pounds. Brown trout up to 17 pounds have reportedly been caught in this water. Surprisingly, the large brown trout we lost took a small worm behind some flashers. We also fly-fished both East Creek and the headwaters of the South Fork of the Pit River. We caught some small brown trout and lost a large one while fishing dry flies. There was an active hatch of caddisflies, blue wing olive and PMD mayflies. The really exciting hatch to me was the emergence of what appeared to be a green drake mayfly. These insects are extremely large. All in all, a trip to this region affords

Kokanee fishing has been fair to good. Nightcrawlers and Powerbait seem to be the main bait. Mackinaw fishing has been good. Flyfishers are catching some fish with streamers.

Lake Tahoe | All tributaries are closed to all

fishing until July 1. Fishing has been fair to good for mackinaw. A guide is highly recommended if you are fishing for mackinaw for the first time. Toplining and shore fishing is fair. Most shore anglers use inflated nightcrawlers.

Little Truckee River | The flow is at 531 cfs.

The flows have gone up. Fishing at this level can be a bit of a challenge. Nymphing is your best bet at these flows. Hatches are similar to the main Truckee.

Martis Lake | Zero kill. Catch and release only

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Fishing 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 1 and Sept. 2, with Nevada’s Free Fishing Day on June 10. LAKE TAHOE 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. 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. TAHOE REGION

SPOONER LAKE Spooner Lake is managed as a trophy fishery at Spooner Lake State Park on the East Shore. 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.

UPPER TRUCKEE RIVER The Upper Truckee is fed from the waters of Meiss Country south of Highway 89 in South Lake Tahoe. Fishing is good in the deep pools during the early part of fishing season. TRUCKEE REGION

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

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.

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.

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ECHO LAKES Just a short drive off of Highway 50 in South Lake Tahoe, try both boat and shore fishing here. Shore fishing is usually good from the dam. Please respect the rights of private property and homeowners around the lake.

FALLEN LEAF LAKE The best fishing is from a boat, but occasionally fish can be taken from the shore with a good cast. The lake is a short walk from Fallen Leaf Lake Road or Fallen Leaf Campground. Fishing within 250 feet of the dam is illegal.

SAWMILL POND A stocked pond for children 15 years of age and younger. Adults are allowed to help children fish, but not allowed to fish themselves. The pond is located 1 mile south of South Lake Tahoe along Lake Tahoe Boulevard.

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

STAMPEDE RESERVOIR Holds a large number of trophy class Rainbow and Brown trout. Shore fishing nets Browns and Rainbow, with Kokanee when trolling. TRUCKEE RIVER At Lake Tahoe’s only outlet in Tahoe City, 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).

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with barbless artificial lures or flies. Fishing is best early in the season and the fall. Smallmouth bass are part of the fishery.

Prosser Reservoir | Fishing has been fair.

Anglers using bait, lures and flies have all caught fish. Fly-fishers have done well near the inlet areas. Bass fishing has been fair.

Stampede Reservoir | The road will be closed

over the dam for construction this season and next. Access to the boat ramp will be through the Hobart Mills side. Fishing has been fair from shore. Nightcrawlers, Powerbait and lures have all produced from shore. Fly-fishers have been doing well near the inlets with nymphs and streamers. The kokanee fishing has been fair to good. Smallmouth bass fishing has been fair.

Truckee River | The flow out of the dam in

Tahoe City is at 1,610 cfs. The flows through Truckee are at 2,374 cfs. While it has come down some, the flow remains high. Fishing has been good for those working hard. Most anglers are using San Juan worms, egg patterns and large stonefly imitations. Baetis, March Brown, Caddis imitations and streamers are also good this time of year. This water is special regulation, artificial only with barbless hook. Catch-and-release fishing is encouraged, but an angler may keep two fish with a minimum size of 14 inches during the regular trout season.

Davis and Frenchman lakes | Both are full

and spilling. Boat, shore and fly anglers are catching fish. Reports from Davis are only fair. Blood midge, callibaetis and small midges are the main insects to imitate subsurface. Frenchman fishing has been fair. Damsels are beginning to show, as well. Bruce Ajari is a long-time area fly-fisherman and past president of Tahoe Truckee Fly Fishers. Visit TheTahoeWeekly.com to read more columns. Click on Fishing under the Out & About tab.

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EXPLORE THE ARTS North Tahoe Arts’ Kids Art Camp offers a hands-on art experience to ages 5 to 12. Local artists and instructors teach children ceramics, printmaking, painting, fiber art, earth art, book/journal making, jewelry, pastels, wire sculpture and batik. The student/ teacher ratio is small, ensuring that the children receive the benefit of individual instruction in addition to the attention from volunteers who assist with the classes. Much of the camp takes place outdoors and snacks are provided. Sessions are from July 10 to 14 and July 17 to 21 in Tahoe City; and from July 24 to 28 in Kings Beach. | northtahoearts.com

Sleep seminar The Family Resource Center of Truckee and Tahoe Truckee Unified School District present an Infant-Toddler Sleep Seminar with sleep coach Karen Schwarzbach on July 8 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Learn about the “Babies to Sleep System” that ensures productive and restorative sleep for children, offers self-soothing techniques and helps develop good sleep habits. The seminar is at the TTUSD district office. The fee is $40 per couple or $25 per person. Scholarships are available. | Register truckeefrc.org

Youth back-country camps The Tahoe Rim Trail Association is hosting its 10th annual Youth Backcountry Camps in partnership with Tahoe Institute for Natural Science this summer. Youth participants are provided with gear, food and instruction. Kids learn basic backpacking and navigation skills, leave no trace ethics, natural history, local flora and fauna and trail stewardship. Camp for ages 12 to 14 is from July 9 to 12 and Aug. 13 to 16. The cost is $365 per person; scholarships are available. | Register (775) 298-4485 or tahoerimtrail.org

training exercises and team building. The next session starts on July 10. | yourtahoeplace.com

Responsible riders program Tahoe Cross Country Ski Education Association offers the summer session Junior Mountain Riders program, designed to provide a safe and fun mountain-biking experience. Weekly club rides focus on developing safe, strong and responsible riders. They are offered for ages 7 to 11 on Mondays from July 10 to Aug. 21 starting at 4:30 p.m. Sign up for a seven-week program or drop in whenever. | Register tahoexc.org

Fine arts for kids Outdoor Art and Drama Camps are from July 10 to 14 and July 17 to 21 at the Valhalla Grand Hall on Tallac Historic Site. Gina Stowell’s art camp is for ages 5 to 12 and are designed to allow students to play through painting. Annie Anne Davidson’s drama camp is for ages 5 to 12 and is designed to have children experience their world through the dramatic arts. | valhallatahoe.com

Animal care camp

Incline Village Parks & Recreation offers Soccer Skills Camp from July 10 to 14 for ages 5 to 15. The focus will be on technical skills development for all levels in a fun and accepting atmosphere. It will take place on the Village Green from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. | (775) 832-1310

Humane Society of Truckee Tahoe EdVenture Camp is a summer camp program that focuses on an overall theme of pet care that includes games, activities, speakers, snack time and hands-on experience with the animals. Sessions for ages 7 to 9 are from July 10 to 14 and ages 10 to 12 are from July 17 to 21. The camp fee is $175. | Register (530) 587-5948

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Carson City Symphony’s Strings in the summer is open to all and includes classes at two levels of music experience. Tuition is free, donations welcome. Introduction to Fiddle and Folk Music is primarily for younger violinists, violists and cellists of any age. Participants must be able to play a one-octave D scale and read notes within the staff. Sessions will be held on July 11, 18 and 25. String Ensemble is for advanced beginner to intermediate violin, viola, cello and bass players of all ages. Sessions will be held on July 12, 19 and 26. Participants will be invited to perform in a free public concert on July 27 at 10:30 a.m. at Carson Mall. | (775) 450-5584

Make summer epic Incline Village Parks and Recreation offers E.P.I.C. Early Childhood Adventure Camps for ages 3 to 6, weekly themed camps at the Diamond Peak Child Ski Center. The 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. class will offer science, art, math and literature through hands-on exploration from July 10 to 13, July 17 to 20, July 24 to 27 and July 31 to Aug. 2. E.P.I.C Base Camp is for ages 5 to 12. These weekly themed camps will challenge kids mentally and physically using the natural environment of Tahoe. Camps run until Aug. 7. E.P.I.C. Specialty Camps are for Grades 2 and up run until August and include travels through time, sensational sewing, kids in the kitchen and amazing animals. | yourtahoeplace.com

to 6 and Camp Rad for Grades 6 to 9. Weekly camp sessions run until Aug. 21. Camp Trudaca meets at Regional Park. Adventure Camp and Camp Rad take daily trips to regional destinations to hike, swim, kayak and much more. | tdrpd.org

Earn a badge Taylor Creek Visitor Center offers Jr. Forest Ranger for ages 6 to 12 on Wednesdays at 10 a.m. through August. A different, action-filled project is offered each week to teach kids how the parts of nature are connected. They earn Jr. Forest Ranger badges as they learn. | tahoeheritage.org

All end with a Popsicle Douglas County Parks and Rec offers Kahle Play Camps from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The themed camps are designed for the young camper with shorter hours and high teacher/child ratio. Camps for ages 5 and older start on July 31. | (775) 586-7271

Learn to ace it Incline Recreation Center offers Junior All Star/Quick Start Clinics for tennis players, ages 4 to 12. These three-week sessions meet twice a week. Drop-ins are permitted if space is available. Players are divided by age groups. Sessions run until September. | yourtahoeplace.com

Little aquatics City of South Lake Tahoe Recreation Services offers swimming lessons for kids starting at 6 months of age. All classes are arranged by age group and ability. There are lessons for parent and child, for preschoolers and for those learning to swim. | cityofslt.us

Nature camps for kids

Camp up with summer

Tahoe Institute for Natural Science announces its summer camps. They have expanded the number of camps and the ages who can attend. There will be Truckee and North Shore day camps in partnership with KidZone and Northstar. South Lake Tahoe day camps will be offered and youth back-country camps in partnership with Tahoe Rim Trail Association will be offered to junior- and high-school students. Scholarships are available. Camps run until August. | tinsweb.org

KidZone Museum will offer a number of summer camps. There is Farm Camp for ages 4 to 6, Chemistry Camp for ages 6 to 8, Avian Adventures for ages 8 to 10, and engineering camps for girls is taught by women engineers and scientists. Sessions have started and continue until the first week of August. | kidzonemuseum.org

Community ed rules Lake Tahoe Community College CONNECT Community Education offers weekly summer camps for kids and teens until Aug. 21. There’s bouldering, mountain biking, leadership for teens, sewing, outdoor painting, STEM, soccer, skateboarding and much more. | ltccconnect.com

Able, but not ready Truckee Community Pool is the scene of the Summer Swim Team on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 to 11 a.m. until Aug. 10. This is for children who are good swimmers but not ready or not inclined to make a club team commitment. Swimmers must be able to swim 25 yards in freestyle and backstroke. | tdrpd.org

It’s camp fever in Truckee Truckee Donner Recreation & Parks District offers Camp Trudaca for Grades 1 to 5, Adventure Camp for Grades 4

Heavenly discoveries Discovery Day Camp at Heavenly Mountain Resort is for ages 5 to 12. The camp offers nature, exploration, adventure and fun with its rock-star camp leaders from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. There are gondola rides, a ropes course, scavenger hunts, relay games, wilderness survival activities and more. The weekly camps run until Sept. 4. | skiheavenly.com

Safe adventures await This summer let your child explore and discover adventure through outdoor activities and art exploration at Squaw Kids Adventure Camp. The camps are offered on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays through Sept. 4. From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., fun and friendly counselors work with kids to create an adventurous, but safe environment both indoors and out. Campers are divided into two age groups: ages 5 to 7 and 8 to 13. Fee includes Aerial Tram ticket, activities, snack and lunch. | squawalpine.com

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Minden, Nev. Alta Alpina Cycling Club announces upcoming races that are open to everyone in the cycling community. The race categories make it easy for anyone from racing veterans to first-timers to have a great race experience. Thursday Night Races will continue with 20 races until Aug. 31. Weekend Club rides will continue until October. Tim Rowe Memorial Fall Century is on Oct. 8 is from Wellington to Bridgeport. | altaapina.org

South Lake Tahoe The California Tahoe Conservancy announces its annual seasonal dog closure at the Upper Truckee Marsh through July 31. The purpose of the closure is to keep dogs out of critical breeding habitat for special, threatened and endangered species, such as the Willow Flycatcher and Yellow Warbler. Beginning Aug. 1, dogs will again be permitted access to the Upper Truckee Marsh, if they are on leash. The Conservancy-owned Cove East property, west of the river, remains open for yearround for leashed dog access. | tahoe.ca.gov

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Temporary beach closures South Lake Tahoe The California Tahoe Conservancy has limited public access and temporarily closed portions of some South Shore beaches to protect sensitive habitat and limit erosion. After a historic winter which filled Lake Tahoe to its brim, beaches around the lake are much smaller than recent years causing sensitive areas to be especially prone to environmental degradation. Locations where portions of the beach will be closed include the Upper Truckee Marsh and other Conservancy-owned beaches near Lakeview Commons. Recreationists that frequent these beaches may consider making alternative plans to avoid these areas. The Conservancy asks for patience and cooperation during this time of high water. | tahoe.ca.gov

catch a trophy trout on a fly. All necessary equipment will be supplied. The cost is $50 per person and register by July 8. | danielle@tahoemaritime.org

Backpacking 101 Stateline, Nev. Tahoe Rim Trail Association offers Backpacking 101, an introductory course for two days and one night, on July 8 and 9. Learn the essential skills and safety techniques. Meet at TRTA office in Stateline. | tahoerimtrail.org

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Hoist up the sails

Area venues Tahoe Rim Trail Association will be hosting days to work on rebuilding or rerouting the trail. The Watson Causeway workday is on July 8. Stinger Connector workday is on July 12. Fiberboard Freeway workday is on July 15. Echo Summit workday is on July 18. Mott Canyon workdays are on Aug. 1, 5, 8, 12, 15, 22, 26 and 29. The workdays are from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visit the Web site to register and learn what to bring and where to meet. | tahoerimtrail.org

Happenin’ at the Tappaan Norden Sierra Club’s Clair Tappaan Lodge offers outings throughout the year. Mountain Medley is from July 9 to 15 and includes daily hikes, a Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival play and state park fees. The leader will be William Baurecht. Just for Grandparents and Grandkids is from July 16 to 21. This outing includes hiking portions of the Pacific Crest Trail, all accommodations, meals and admission fees. The minimum age is 6. The leader will be Angela White. A Gathering of Friends, a fundraiser for the lodge, is from Aug. 18 to 20. The outing includes hiking, entertainment, a wine and cheese reception and art sale. Volunteer Vacation at Clair Tappaan Lodge is from Sept. 23 to 30. Participants will work on forest restoration projects, while exploring the lakes and meadows of the Sierra Nevada. This outing includes lodging and meals. The leader will be Suzanne Ferguson. Autumn Hiking and History in the Sierra Nevada is from Oct. 1 to 7 and includes daily hikes, lodging, all meals and admission fees. The leader will be Aurora Roberts. | clairtappaanlodge.com

Oldies and goodies Carson City, Nev. Downtown Carson City is the location on July 10 for the Revival Car Show featuring classic beauties, live music, a Poker Walk, Scavenger Hunt and more. Open to all vehicles and cycles. | visitcarsoncity.com

Don’t get lost Beckwourth Eco Bike Adventures hosts the 2nd annual Lost Sierra Electric Bike Festival on July 8 featuring a Pedal Assist Open, Throttle Assist Open, Kids Trail, Drag Race, Long Jump Challenge and a Best in Show eBike Build, along with demos, barbecue, beer and wine, and live music. | ecobikeadv.com

Black Wall closure Donner Summit The Access Fund and Truckee Donner Land Trust have called for a temporary voluntary closure on the mid-section of Black Wall on Donner Summit through mid summer because peregrine falcons are nesting under Sky Pilot. Both trailheads to Black Wall are posted with signs. Affected routes are: Next, Birdy, all pitches on Imaginary Voyage and Super Slab. | tdlandtrust.org

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Kirkwood REI Outessa Kirkwood is from July 14 to 16, three full days of fun in the outdoors for women. Choose from many adventure activities, from rock climbing and mountain biking to yoga and hiking. All gear for activities, instruction and chef-prepared meals are included. Resort lodging options are still open. The camping options have been filled. | outessa.com

Signs for paddlers Lake Tahoe This summer, to address the needs of the growing number of paddlers, informational and educational signage will be installed at 11 designated sites along the 72-mile Lake Tahoe Water Trail. A total of 20 signs will be installed by 2018. The signage features vital water safety and weather information, aquatic invasive species prevention and conservation tips, a mapped paddle route with GPS coordinates, campgrounds and public launch/landing sites, as well as parking, restrooms and facilities. The sites include: William Kent Beach and Campground, Commons Beach, Lake Forest Boat Ramp and Campground, Carnelian Bay/Waterman’s Landing, Tahoe Vista Recreation Area and Boat Launch, North Tahoe Beach, Kings Beach State Recreation Area, Sand Harbor, Cave Rock, El Dorado Beach and Regan Beach. | laketahoewatertrail.org

Century ride is breathtaking Northstar Tahoe Trail 100 features a two-loop, 50km course filled with views of Lake Tahoe on July 15. Rocky summits and breathtaking pine forests are found in every direction from Northstar. Competitors have a chance to score a slot in the Blueprint for Athletes Leadville Trail 100 mountain bike race by placing in the top of his or her age group or by lottery. | northstarcalifornia.com

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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’. Visit tahoerimtrail.org for maps, guided hikes & descriptions.

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MARLETTE LAKE Moderate | 9 miles RT Walk along the dirt path through the picnic area and follow signs to Marlette Lake. Mostly sun exposed. Great wildflowers in early summer. Start at Spooner Lake State Park.

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). Off Hwy. 28.

SKUNK HARBOR Moderate | 2.8 miles RT This interesting hike ends at a beautiful cove lined with boulders and a luxurious sandy beach on the edge of Lake Tahoe with some of the warmest waters around the lake. Visitors can look inside the historic party house owned by George and Caroline Newhall in the 1920s along beach. Park north of gate; do not block gate off Hwy. 28.

SPOONER LAKE Easy | 1.8 miles RT Spooner Lake is a great, easy hike for any season with interpretive displays. At Spooner Lake State Park. NORTH SHORE

PICNIC ROCK Moderate | 3.6 miles RT Just off the Tahoe Rim Trail, the expansive view from the top provides a panorama of both Lake Tahoe and the Martis Valley. A single track winds up, offering a gradual climb with no technical challenges, until reaching Picnic Rock, an old volcanic rock. Off Hwy. 267.

STATELINE LOOKOUT 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. Hwy. 28 in Crystal Bay.

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. ADA access (530) 525-9529.

Moderate | 2.2 miles RT A small alpine lake situated on the cusp of Desolation Wilderness, the hike is a popular entrance for hikers and equestrians to the back country and a spectacular trek towering over the pristine waters of Emerald Bay. Steady ascent of 850’ in less than 1 mile. Trailhead at Bayview Campground off Hwy. 89.

LOWER & UPPER ECHO LAKES Easy | 2.4-4.8 miles RT Lower and Upper Echo Lakes is a little-known paradise perched atop Echo Summit, 5 miles west of Meyers on Hwy. 50. The trailhead begins next to the dam. Once you reach Upper Echo Lake, 2.4 miles from the start, you’ll see a kiosk at a dock for a water taxi. You can take a taxi back or return the way you came, or continue into Desolation Wilderness. The ride is a relaxing 20-minute tour through the channels connecting the two lakes. Taxi (530) 659-7207. 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. 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 Bayview Campground off Hwy. 89. Not recommended for small children or small dogs.

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RUBICON TRAIL & LIGHTHOUSE Easy-Moderate | .5-9 miles | 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, which is easy to access with small children.

BALANCING ROCK Easy | .5 miles A short, self-guided nature trail featuring Balancing Rock, an overlying rock of 130 tones balanced on a rock. At D.L. Bliss State Park.

SUGAR PINE POINT STATE PARK Easy | 1.5 miles RT The nature trail loops through the forest past an array of wildflowers and through several sections of dense slash bleached nearly white from years of sun exposure. There are great spots to relax on the beach below Ehrman Mansion. ALPINE MEADOWS

FIVE LAKES Strenuous | 5 miles RT Five Lakes is a great hike inside Granite Chief Wilderness, with the first 1 mile+ a steady ascent with great views of Alpine Meadows. Trailhead 1.8 miles up Alpine Meadows Road from Hwy. 89 across from Deer Park Drive. Dogs prohibited May 15-July 15. OLYMPIC VALLEY Easy-Strenuous | .5-5 miles RT This hike follows a creek as it passes by waterfalls and spectacular granite boulders along Shirley Creek. Park at the end of Squaw Peak Road. The first section that follows the creek is great for kids. 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 to the valley (schedule at squawalpine.com).

SQUAW & EMIGRANT PEAKS Moderate | 3.4-4.4 miles RT Ride the Aerial Tram to High Camp, elev. 8,200’, and choose from a variety of trails (maps from Guest Services or squawalpine.com). Climb to the weathered buttresses atop Squaw Peak, visit the historic Watson Monument at Emigrant Peak or meander through the meadows covered with wildflowers, and enjoy the panoramic views afforded from Squaw’s spacious upper mountain. Tram ticket required. Hikes in the meadows good for small children.

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Easy-Moderate | .1-3 miles RT Great views of Lake Tahoe & Emerald Bay. Falls 5-minute walk from parking lot. Steady ascent to Eagle Lake not recommended for young children. West end of picnic area across from Emerald Bay, Hwy. 89.

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Easy-Moderate | 4-6 miles RT The hike to Page Meadows is a local favorite because of its easy access and beautiful scenery through forests to an expanse of several meadows. You can start the hike to Page Meadows from 64 Acres off Hwy. 89 along the Tahoe Rim Trail for a longer hike or from Ward Creek Boulevard off Hwy. 89.

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he 29th Truckee Tahoe Air Show & Family Festival will again spark interest in the wonderful world of aviation on July 8 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Truckee Tahoe Airport. The original Truckee Air Show returned in 2012 after a 16-year hiatus, marking the 29th show. Enjoy aerobatic performances throughout the day along with static aircraft displays, kids’ activities, the STEAM Expo, a U.S. Air Force Rapid Strike Display Flight Simulator, speakers, stilt walkers, games, face painting and more. This year the sky will come alive with performances by world-renowned aerobatic performers including Mark Peterson in his Dornier Alpha Jet hitting speeds of more than 600 miles per hour while handling 6 G turns and vertical climbs to more than 12,000 feet.

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Both Danny Sorenson and Rich Perkins return this year due to popular demand. Sorenson spent more than 6,000 hours building his own biplane reminiscent of the Golden Age of Aviation. Perkins’ Eastern Bloc Jet Trainer, an L-39 Albatross Jet known as the “Fire Cat,” is a well-designed and brightly colored orange and red jet used to train students. Although it exudes less power than a fighter jet, its speed certainly turns heads as it soars by. Red Bull race pilot Kirby Chambliss, one of the top 15 aerobatic pilots in the world, along with the Red Bull Air Force Wing Suit Team, the guys who appeared in the most recent “Point Break” movie, will entertain fans. And, to top things off, two of the wing suit team jumpers are Tahoe locals – Charles Bryan and Mike Swanson. An owner of Skydive Truckee Tahoe Inc., located at the Airport, Swanson is a four-time world champion in free-fly skydiving with more than 22,000 jumps under his belt. See the feature on Mike Swanson in this issue. Family Festival | Enjoy children’s activities such as puppet shows, music sing-a-longs, stilt walkers, face painting, story-telling a bounce house and lots of creative games.

STEAM Expo | The STEAM Expo is the place where people can enjoy free, fun and educational hands-on exhibits specializing in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics. Free kids’ flights | Children ages 8 to 17 may sign up at the show in the Experimental Aircraft Association building to take a free flight on July 9. War bird Rides | Show goers can have a onein-a-lifetime experience by taking a ride in the P-51 Mustang Man O’ War or in a restored B-25 war bird, known as “Executive Sweet,” which saw extensive stateside service as a crew trainer in World War II. Rides are offered from July 7 to 9. Register by calling Sandy Farley at (805) 377-2106. VIP Hospitality Tent | Enjoy the best seats for show viewing, an all-you-can-eat catered lunch, unlimited beer, wine and nonalcoholic beverages, mingling with performers and private air-conditioned restrooms, all to benefit local youth organizations. Tickets are $50 for adults and $25 for kids 12 and younger. Admission and parking are free courtesy of the Truckee Tahoe Airport District. Pets are not allowed.  For more information or to purchase VIP tickets, visit truckeetahoeairshow.com.

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10:30 a.m.-noon | Aerobatic Performances

11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | Aerobatic performer Wayne Handley talk

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ike Swanson is a fearless human bird. The co-owner of Skydive Truckee Tahoe, Swanson has more than 23,000 jumps under his belt. He jumps from planes, helicopters and off buildings, which might sound risky to most people. “I don’t necessarily think that I am risking my life. I am trained to do what I do. I am doing what I love. I might get nervous doing a jump that I’ve never done, in a spot I’ve never been, but I don’t think of it as risking my life,” he says. Swanson is a third-generation skydiver. The act of skydiving is when one jumps out of an aircraft, plane, helicopter or balloon with two parachutes, one of which is an emergency chute. Swanson is also a BASE (building, antenna, span, earth) jumper. He has done more than 1,500 jumps. In essence, the athlete jumps from a building, antenna, span or earth, such as from cliffs or down caves, with a single parachute. The jumps are lower than skydiving. A wingsuit may or may not be used for BASE jumping.

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Swanson has jumped down into a 400foot cave in the country of Oman. “It was a massive cave — so massive the rocks on the cave floor looked like pebbles but were the size of cars,” says Swanson. Swanson has jumped from the 108-story Sears Tower skyscraper in Chicago and travelled to Petra, Jordon, where he jumped 1,200 feet below sea level at the Dead Sea opening his chute 200 feet from the ground. Swanson was on the set of The Rock’s new movie, “Rampage,” when we spoke. He was working with the production team. “I am helping make everything happen for the stunt work,” Swanson said. “The Rock is a lot taller than me and weighs about 150 pounds more than me. He’s massive.” Swanson has been featured in several movies including the most recent “Transformers” movie. Swanson is a member of the Red Bull WingSuit Team that travels the world and was featured in the recent movie “Point Break.” They also perform in the largest air shows in the country, including the

Truckee Tahoe Air Show & Family Festival on July 8. Flying with Red Bull pilot Kirby Chambliss in an Edge 540 plane, the nine-member team will jump from the craft and do an aerial show in their wing suits. Once they land, Chambliss will finish by dazzling the audience with his plane.

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pilot Kirby Chambliss in an Edge 540 plane, the nine-member team will jump from the craft and do an aerial show in their wing suits. Another member of the team is Charles Bryan, a local from Tahoe City. “We call him the godfather,” says Swanson. Whether jumping from 25,000 feet or deep below the Earth’s surface, acting in a blockbuster movie or playing in the sky with his team, Swanson is an incredible athlete. He is considered a pioneer of free flying. He’s won numerous medals in his career. He pilots paragliders and paramotors and is a professional aerial cameraman. When he’s not traveling the world, he’s jumping out of planes here in Tahoe at Skydive Truckee Tahoe. 

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SIERRA STORIES BY MARK McLAUGHLIN

Ma rlette Lake quenches Virginia City t h i rs t | P a r t I Hobart Creek high in the Carson Range and the stored water behind the dam would be flumed to a pipe system that ultimately snaked across Washoe Valley before climbing to Virginia City. Schussler realized that the water pressure in the lower portion of the pipeline that plunged out of the mountains would be extreme, close to 1,000 psi (pressure per square inch). In the history of the world, there had never been a pipeline constructed to handle such enormous pressure.

The water pressure in the lower portion of the pipeline that plunged out of the mountains would be extreme, close to 1,000 psi. In the

evada’s famed Comstock bonanza fizzled out in the 1880s, but during its heyday it spun off historic engineering marvels that still survive today. Brilliant solutions for many of the Comstock’s most challenging problems were overcome with imagination, hard work and innovative technology. Jewish, German-born engineers were among those making dangerous mining safer in western Nevada. Philip Deidescheimer invented square-set timbering, a new method to support unstable rock when large lodes of rich ore were excavated from far below the surface. Adolph Sutro, a visionary engineer from Prussia (Germany), overcame significant financial and political obstacles to complete the six-mile Sutro Tunnel in order to solve a myriad of risks and difficulties associated with deep excavation in the active, geothermally heated environment that characterized Comstock mining. In the early 1870s, when the booming frontier town of Virginia City outgrew its meager water supply, the owners of the Virginia & Gold Hill Water Company hired Hermann Schussler, another Prussianborn engineer. Graduated from the Prussian Military Academy of Oldenburg, Schussler went on to attend civil engineering schools in Europe and immigrated to the United States in 1864. Working as Chief Engineer for the Spring Valley Water Works in California’s Bay Area, Schussler designed and built several dams and tunnels in the region. His work was impeccable. Two Schussler-engineered dams built near the dangerous San Andreas fault survived the violent 1906 quake that destroyed significant infrastructure in the region. In 1871, Schussler had heard that Virginia City was desperate for high quality drinking water and he sent a letter to the Virginia & Gold Hill Water Co. outlining an ingenious plan to bring the precious commodity from the Sierra to Virginia City. Schussler was generally familiar with the Comstock as he had previously surveyed the alignment of the Sutro Tunnel in 1869 and later became the lead engineer during construction. The water company directors were acutely aware of the man’s esteemed professional reputation and they hired him as Chief Engineer. Schussler was in the vanguard 24

of hydraulic engineering, but this Nevada project would be his most challenging job yet. In its early days, the inhabitants of Virginia City and nearby Gold Hill had relied on natural springs to provide sufficient supply for the relatively few people living in the two mining camps. As the population grew, however, several tunnels were run into the mountain west of town and the water they accessed was stored in large wooden tanks at various locations. The system barely met demand and the water was charged with minerals, often lending a bitter taste. The closest potential water supply for Virginia City were the small, snow-fed lakes and creeks more than 20 miles west in the upper elevations of the Carson Range on the eastern margin of the Tahoe Basin. The distance wasn’t even the hardest part. Virginia City’s elevation exceeds 6,300 feet, about 1,500 feet above the Washoe Valley to the west. Water brought from the Sierra via pipeline would have to be under sufficient pressure to raise it from the valley floor to holding tanks several hundred feet above Virginia City. Schussler knew that he had a monumental task in front of him, but he also had the vision to overcome it. First, a diversion dam had to be constructed on

history of the world, there had never been a pipeline constructed to handle such enormous pressure.

Schussler’s workforce built a 4.6-milelong wooden flume to carry the diverted water from Hobart Creek across the east face of the Carson Range to a tank at the pipe head. At the end of the flume the water poured into the open pipe, basically an inverted siphon. Where the line transitioned from a nearly vertical alignment to the relatively horizontal aspect on the valley floor static pressure increased to explosive levels. Schussler overcame that problem by using wrought iron plates bent into a cylindrical shape and riveted to form a pipe with walls of varying thickness that could withstand the different pressure ranges. Sheets of iron of were shipped from Scotland to San Francisco in 3 by 10 foot plates. Manufacture took place at the Ridson Iron and Locomotive Works in San Francisco where the plates were cut and rolled into cylinders. Before shipment by rail to Nevada, each separate segment of pipe was plunged into and rolled in a

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hot gooey mixture of asphalt and coal tar for a coating inside and out. The pipeline was loaded onto Central Pacific railcars headed east to Reno. At Reno, the material was transferred to the recently completed Virginia & Truckee Railroad line for transport to the Carson Valley. In the field, a trench had been dug from 2 to 4 feet deep for pipe placement. The ends of each pipe were designed to overlap and accommodate a wrought iron ring to secure each junction between sections of conduit. Two lines of rivets were driven into the collar and the ring caulked. One million rivets and 35 tons of caulking lead were used to link the long pipe together. Each section of pipe was designed for one unique location in the system, based on pressure and topography. Fabrication of the pipe started March 1873 and within five months it was installed and water flowing. When completed this ingenious system was more than 21 miles in length and delivering 2.2 million gallons of water to Virginia City. Every 24 hours. It was one of the world’s greatest feats of engineering, but demand for water continued to grow and a second pipelineflume system installed two years later doubled capacity. At this point the water being stored by the diversion dam at Hobart Creek was insufficient to meet the requirements of the Comstock boom. On the other side of the ridgeline, however, was Marlette Lake, a small natural pond that had been damned earlier for a logging operation. Originally named Goodwin Lake, it was later renamed Marlette after the first Surveyor General of Nevada.  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 at TheTahoeWeekly.com. Click on History under the Explore Tahoe tab.

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SKIING IN SUMMER The idea of selling snow sports in July may sound too good to be true to folks blistering in triple digit heat in the lowlands, but the concept has a long history in the Sierra. California’s first summer ski tournament was held on July 4, 1932, at the Sugar Bowl ski resort near Donner Pass. Held under a blazing sun, the Sugar Bowl competition was focused on Norwegian immigrant Roy Mikkelsen, an Olympic-caliper athlete and the best amateur jumper in America. Both his jumps were perfect leaps. Mikkelsen followed his impressive air time by winning the 220-yard slalom ski race in 27.4 seconds, nearly 4 seconds better than his nearest competitor.

Photograph and caption are from Tahoe historian Mark McLaughlin’s award-winning book “Longboards to Olympics: A Century of Winter Sports in the Tahoe Sierra” available in local stores or at thestormking.com. Mark McLaughlin collection

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ONGOING EXHIBITS

Carol Brown Viking Gallery | Until July 9 Michelle Courier Bluestone Jewelry & Wine | Until July 9

Rick Krasensky

Kit Knight Viking Gallery | July 14-23 “Maynard Dixon: The Paltenghi Collections” Nevada Museum of Art | Until July 16

“Miradas” Nevada Museum of Art | Until July 16

TURNING WOOD INTO ART

New Directions in Fiber and Mixed Media Wilbur D May Museum | Until July 23

“Strange Cousins from the West” Sierra Arts Gallery | Until July 30

A Touch of Fantasy in Reno Nevada Fine Arts Gallery | Until July 31

Rockin’ Out Artists Co-Op Gallery | Until July 31 Donna Hughes LTCC Library | Until July 31 Pyramid Lake student art show Spanish Springs Library | Until July 31

“Go Big” North Tahoe Arts | Until Aug. 1 Four-Artist Exhibit Sierra Arts Gallery | Aug. 3-25 “Lakalelup” Commons Beach | Aug. 4-13 “Mountain Picassos” Sparks Museum & Cultural Center | Until Aug. 11

Scott Forrest Lake Tahoe Community College | Until Aug. 16

“Spirit of America” Brewery Arts Center | Until Aug. 16

Scott Hinton and Paul Ford OXS Gallery | Until Aug. 18

“Lakalelup” Ski Run Marina & Beach | Aug. 22-31

Rachel Stiff Sierra Arts Gallery | Sept. 7-29 “Industrial Art: Sports Edition”

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ucked in a piney neighborhood of Truckee is a large wooden house with an expansive two-story workshop adjacent to it. With its garage doors open and an earthy smell exuding from it, one can see various saws, sanders, tools and planks. Inside, Rick Krasensky is working on a cabinet project for a local client. Although he loves making wooden bowls, it’s his cabinetry work that pays the bills. Krasensky is so good at interior furnishings that he has a lot of repeat customers — but it’s not easy. Krasensky got into woodwork because his father was into it. He went into his school’s woodshop on weekends to help his shop teacher with projects. At one time, he thought about becoming a teacher himself, but realized that he would rather build than instruct. In 1979, a friend in Truckee took on a construction job and asked Krasensky for help. Right before Christmas, Krasensky got on a Greyhound bus from Long Island, N.Y., for Truckee and arrived on New Year’s Eve. He helped his friend with the

CCAI Courthouse | Until Sept. 28

“The Pinhole Project Truckee” Community Rec Center | Until October

“Holly Arts” North Tahoe Arts Center | Nov. 1-Dec. 30

Andy Skaff

“ Wood is creative and with bowls I can make whatever I want. I don’t even know what it will look like until it’s done.”

Wolfdale’s Restaurant | Until January 2018

“City of Dust” Nevada Museum of Art | Until Jan. 7, 2018

“View From the Playa” Nevada Museum of Art | Until Jan. 7, 2018

“What’s in A Name?” Tahoe Maritime Museum | Until April 2018

“Ink & Ivory” Tahoe Maritime Museum | Until April 2018

–Rick Krasensky

Tahoe Donner house development and never left. After becoming licensed as a general contractor in 1983, Krasensky continued to build houses in the Truckee area and did everything from the foundations to the interiors with his specialty being in cabinetry work.

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Dick Marconi Arte Italia | Until July 30

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Krasensky says the he enjoys working with wood but it was getting hard to build houses in the winter, so in 2008 he started designing bowls and giving them to friends and family on special occasions. Gradually using his workshop to create more bowls — he has made 833 to date — he started selling them at special events. “Wood is creative and with bowls I can make whatever I want. I don’t even

know what it will look like until it’s done,” he says. He uses hardwood sourced from all over the world that he purchases from a place in Sparks, Nev. Krasensky says he likes working with walnut the best because it’s not too hard, not too soft, has a nice grain and is rich in color. He has used at least eight kinds of wood to make his bowls. It takes anywhere from 10 to 20 hours to create a bowl, depending on its size. Krasensky usually works on 10 at a time. First, he makes wooden rings by cutting angled pieces and then glues them together. Sometimes he’ll stagger them to create a different look. Then he binds all of

the rings together. Krasensky uses a lathe turning tool and the thickness of the rings of the bowl allows him to make different shapes using a rounded cutter. “Once I get it turned and sanded, I put on a solid bowl finish that’s food safe. Some people use it as art, some people eat out of it,” he says. Bowls made of walnut, yellow heart and myrtle wood glisten in the sun outside of his workshop. All of the wood pieces have to be perfect because it makes it easier to turn. He points out a bowl that has a different design on the inside than on the exterior — even though it’s made out of the same block of wood. “I’m having a lot of fun with this one,” he says. Krasensky brings out a 37-inch-tall wooden vase that’s 8.5 inches in diameter and made of bubinga, walnut and maple woods. It took him 35 hours to make. He points out other one-of-a-kind furniture pieces including his dining room table, chairs, trim work, sleigh bed frame, armoire and dresser. Everything wooden in his house is handmade, dated and stamped by him. When people learn that he primarily makes these specialized pieces for his loved ones, they ask to be a part of his family. “I never buy Christmas presents,” Krasensky says. Traveling to various events in his free time to promote his wooden bowls has given him some exposure, but a lot of people usually buy one or two bowls and then come back for more. “A day goes by pretty fast when I’m turning,” he says. “I’m kind of spoiled being my own boss and living here.”  For more information, visit rickswoodenbowls.com.

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The paintings and rare drawings by Maynard Dixon, one of the premier artists working in the American West during the first half of the 20th Century, is on exhibit at the Nevada Museum of Art in “Maynard Dixon: The Paltenghi Collections” until July 16. Drawn from the private collections of Bruce C. Paltenghi and Dr. Richard Paltenghi, this exhibition offers an intimate look at Dixon’s life and creative process, providing insight into the passionate way he traversed and interpreted the world. For more than five decades, Dixon documented the landscapes and cultures of \the American West with unparalleled \passion and authenticity. Nevada especially appealed to the artist; he spent signifi-cant time exploring the state’s desert and mountain landscapes during the 1920s and 1930s. | nevadaart.org

Narrow focus on Burning Man Truckee Truckee Public Arts Commission presents “The Pinhole Project: a Collaborative Photographic Project From Burning Man” at Truckee Community Recreation Center. This photographic retrospective of the events, art and people of Burning Man since 1999 was captured by the 100-yearold technology of the pinhole camera. Twelve pinhole cameras were created out of 50-gallon cardboard barrels. This size is uniquely suited for capturing the incredible scale and immense diversity of art and culture at Black Rock City. The subjects look familiar and at the same time completely foreign because the pinhole can extract an essential stillness through a primitive apparatus of reflected sunlight passed through a minute opening. The show will run through October. | tdrpd.org

“Tortolita Range” Maynard Dixon | Nevada Museum of Art Zen when she discovered Japanese woodblock printing. She carves images into woodblocks and prints on Japanese papers. The process is hands-on from beginning to end. An artist’s reception will be held on July 8 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. | valhallatahoe.showare.com

Mini show open to all Gardnerville, Nev. East Fork Gallery is hosting its sixth annual Miniature Show from July 11 to Aug. 19. This judged competition, with the top four ribbons awarded cash prizes, is open to all local artists. The show will not include photography, computer-generated art or prints. The entry fee is $10 for one or $20 for two to three. Entry forms may be picked up at the East Fork Gallery,

Chalk it up to art Reno, Nev. Watch in awe as pastel chalk paintings come to life at the 2nd annual Reno Chalk Art Festival featuring amateur and professional juried artists on July 8 and 9. The festival is at the Atlantis Casino west parking lot. Watch as parking spaces are transformed into colorful works of art from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on July 8 and 9. Professional chalk artist Madonnari will also create spectacular masterpieces. | atlantiscasino.com

Student art show Sparks, Nev. Pyramid Lake Junior and Senior High School Native American student art show features beadwork, pottery, paintings, Tule ducks and more at the Spanish Springs Library until July 31. A reception on July 12 at 4:30 p.m. includes storytelling by student presenters, singing and dancing by the Pudu Nugadu Troupe, music by Native Flautist Gerald Hunter and light refreshments. | (775) 424-1800

Catch some fresh images Truckee Michelle Courier will be at Bluestone Jewelry & Wine from July 6 to 9. Courier, a Michigan-based artist, goes on trips every year in her trusted van, “Bessie.” She sets off with about 40 paintings and a camera ready to capture the beautiful western United States landscape and later paint in her studio back home. “I want to catch these images while they are fresh in my mind, to get the color correct, to relive the Merced River or feel Lake Tahoe for awhile,” Courier says. | westwardgallery.com

Artown happens all July

Finding Zen Carol Brown, Japanese woodblock printmaker, is artist-in-residence at the Viking Gallery at Tallac Historic Site in South Lake Tahoe until July 9. Brown found her

Marv’s, Lone Tree Frame or Gadzooks in Gardnerville. The deadline to apply is July 11. | (775) 782-7629 or eastforkgallery.com

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Area venues In July, the streets of Reno, Sparks and Carson City, Nev., come alive with color, culture and music. There are a number of daily offerings from art workshops to family events to children’s drama and adult comedy, to classical music and rap — whatever moves you. Pick and chose in a town devoted entirely to art this month. On July 6, Art Slaves in its 20th year of celebrating art in the local community will

have an artists’ reception from 5 to 9 p.m. at Swill Coffee & Wine. Cathy Zarker and Janis Knight present “The Great Migration,” about their trip through Africa from 6 to 7 p.m. at Nevada Fine Arts. On July 7, visit with artists working in the Veterans Art Project at the Reid House Gallery from 3 to 8 p.m. The 3rd annual Diverse Perspectives art show and sale is from 4 to 7 p.m. (also on July 8 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.) Naomi DeVore’s exhibition, “Human in Nature,” is at Eye Candy Salon from 6 to 8 p.m. The 2017 Sierra Literary Ball and Fundraiser, benefitting literary programming in and around Reno, is at Sierra Arts Gallery from 7 to 9 p.m. On July 8, there a number of art shows including Art in the Garden!, The Art Affair, Connections, The Latimer Art Club, Gordon Avenue Artists, Create With Glass, Wild Nevada exhibit; details online. The Reno Mini Maker Faire features doit-yourself projects at Idlewild Park from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Reno Fashion Show 2017 featuring 21 local and international designers is at Grand Sierra Resort from 8 to 10 p.m. Riverside Artists Lofts opens its studios from 12 to 5 p.m. Many of the 35 artists living there will be on hand to meet and greet the public (also on July 13 from 4 to 8 p.m. and July 23 from 12 to 5 p.m.). On July 9, ArrowCreek Art Guild and the Club at ArrowCreek present the third annual Art on the Greens from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. On July 10, creativity highlights mixed-media pieces created by adults who have a disability at Lake Mansion from 4 to 6 p.m. The Rotary Club of Reno installed a new sculpture garden late last year in Bicentennial Park that features six sculptures created by local artists in bronze, granite, mosaics, metal and stone. Meet the artists every Monday at 5:30 p.m. (also on July 17 and 24).

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July 11, see the Ageless Spirit artwork displayed at Brookdale of Sparks from 5:30 to 7 p.m. On July 12, meet and mingle with fiber artists Lynda Yuroff ’ and Luana Ritch at Northwest Reno Library from 3 to 6:30 p.m. | renoisartown.com

Fresh air, friends, painting Area venues Tahoe Art League hosts a summer’s worth of Plein Air Painting. Painters meet from 9 a.m. to noon on Sundays at different locations until the end of August. Participants should bring a bag lunch for an informal noontime critique. Anyone may participate. A full schedule is online. | talart.org

Acclaim is nationwide South Lake Tahoe Painter Kit Knight is artist-in-residence at Viking Gallery on Tallac Historic Site from July 14 to 23. Night received her bachelor’s degree in fine arts, is in collections across the country and has won awards from Maryland to California including the National Orange Show. Night’s work has received praise from art critic, essayist and Pulitzer Prize winner John Updike, jazz composer and pianist Marian McPartland and best-selling author Leonard Shlain. An artist’s reception will be on July 18 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. | valhallatahoe.showare.com

Get ready, set, paint Reno, Nev. Competitors will have 24 hours to paint an original mural on a panel outside of Circus Circus casino from July 15 to 16. The paintings will be a permanent installation. Artists will compete for cash prizes. Virginia Street will be closed for the competition and spectators may enjoy live music and food. | circusreno.com

Mexican Art featured at NMOA The Nevada Museum of Art presents “Miradas: Ancient Roots in Modern and Contemporary Mexican Art, Works from the Bank of America Collection” celebrating a variety of cultural aspects that emerged in the years after the Mexican Revolution to the present day. The exhibit will remain on view through July 16. “Miradas” consists of more than 100 paintings, prints and photographs created over the past 80 years by artists who have been attracted to and inspired by Mexico’s ancient civilizations and modern artistic theories. Highlights include works by some of the best-known Mexican artists including Diego Rivera, Rufino Tamayo and Gabriel Orozco, as well as Mexican-American artists such as Judithe Hernández, Roberto Juarez and Robert Graham. The exhibit will include several educational and entertaining offerings through July with details online. | nevadaart.org

Going big Tahoe City Sixteen local artists are “Going Big” at North Tahoe Arts through Aug. 1. The exhibition is of large aspect artwork in a variety of mediums including photography, printmaking, art glass and painting. Many of the works were inspired by the natural beauty of Lake Tahoe; all demonstrate the deep creativity of the local art community. | northtahoearts.com

Art classes for all Tahoe City North Tahoe Arts offers workshops for a fee and art talks free of charge. Palette Knife Oil Painting with Monika Johnson is on July 16 from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Johnson will teach how to paint the gorgeous colors of the Tahoe water, mountains, trees and boulders. She will explain color mixing, determining values and how to apply paint with a palette knife. A supply list is provided at registration. Connecting with the Art Community with Lisa Jefferson is on July 27 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Interfacing with other artists, art groups, galleries and competitions can help further an artist’s growth and career. Learn ways to balance networking, but still have time to work on art. Elemental Magic: Combining Art and Feng Shui with Catherine Strand is on Aug. 25 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Artisan Shop. This talk is those interested in the magic of balance using the Five Elements and Feng Shui. Strand will explain this approach using art and optimizing its placement. | northttahoearts.com

Gathering of Artists Tahoe City Gathering of Artists is every first and third Wednesday of the month at North Tahoe Arts Center. Artists are welcome to drop in and share studio space from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. | northtahoearts.com

From the Bay Reno, Nev. Sierra Arts Gallery will exhibit “Strange Cousins from the West” featuring Joshua Coffy, Heather Robinson, Catherine E. Moore, Shane Izykowski and Maggie Hurley until July 31. This group exhibition is of contemporary, emerging artists from San Francisco. The guest curator is Joshua Coffy. An artists’ reception is on July 20 from 6 to 8 p.m. | sierraarts.org

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Help local public art Kindred Art and Folk Institute will be taking an interactive public art piece to Burning Man and structural materials and donations are needed. The piece, called “Transcendent Souls,” will be a 20-foot-tall structure of trees sprouting two hands holding a glowing heart with a porch swing mounted between the two main tree trunks. It will be made of steel, foam, copper, glass, wood and chain with solar spotlights. The piece tells the story of existence through seven stages of evolution and gives a visual representation to knowing enlightenment and unconditional love. | gofundme.com/transcendent-souls or kindredtruckee.org

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Cancer (Jun 21-Jul 22) Sun, Mars, and Mercury in your sign along with last week’s New Moon are together activating impulses to take new leads and initiatives. You yearn for change one way or another. There are indications that you have reasons to feel confident, despite any other challenges. Reaching out to engage with friends is a source of pleasure.

Capricorn (Dec 21-Jan 19) Interactions with significant others bring something of a mixed blessing now. What is adding the twist is a potentially aggressive edge. Regardless of the source, it should be evident that it is active. On the high side, a process of clearing and renovating is implied. This may be literal or it may be psychological. Either way, focus on creating constructive results.

Leo (Jul 22-Aug 23) A busy time both behind the scenes and linked to other practical matters continues. You will feel increasingly social by next week. For now, weaving pleasure with business will give you confidence. The challenge here is ever to strike that balance between a serious and sober focus and a light and playful attitude. You can do it.

Aquarius (Jan 19-Feb 19) Significant changes in your daily rhythm and routine are underway. These may well affect your lifestyle and in a very measurable way. Creating beauty close to home is part of the plot. This may also be described as establishing new and better foundations. The twist is that there is work to do and things could get messy.

Virgo (Aug 23-Sep 22) You are in an inventive mood. In some respects, you may even feel the need to reinvent yourself. This may well extend to your friendships. It may be time to cultivate new allegiances. As times goes on, things change and people move on as well. Trust this flow and enjoy fresh encounters and budding friendships.

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Did you ever wonder what makes French vanilla different from other kinds of vanilla? Evidently, French vanilla contains egg yolk. In Vietnam, the conflict that Americans commonly call the Vietnam War is known as the Resistance War Against America, or just the American War. Thought for the Day: “My country is the world, and my religion is to do good.” –Thomas Paine

Pisces (Feb 19-Mar 20) A creative, playful and sporting mood continues. You are excited to venture into new territory. It may feel as though a big door has opened right in front of you. If so, clearly you are meant to go through it. Avoid doubt and confront fear. Yes, changes in your public and professional life and social status are indicated. Trust this flow.

Libra (Sep 22-Oct 22) Some fresh starts have been activated in your world. These are linked to your career and social status as well as to your home and family. Your focus has and continues to be on finances. This emphasis will shift soon to a more social and culturally adventurous mood.

Scorpio (Oct 22-Nov 21) You are in a philosophical mood. Thoughts about the future are strongly on your mind. In some respects, you feel rebellious and determined to get to the bottom of things. Making changes in your lifestyle is likely. Pushing through any resistances feels right. Your actions are inspired by love, beauty and pleasure.

Sagittarius (Nov 21-Dec 21) Sex, death and taxes represent some of life’s deeper complexities. To this list can be added questions of soul, reincarnation and spirituality in general. Whichever deeper mysteries you are contemplating and or focusing on managing, they are indicated. This task includes breaking through denials, deceptions and illusions.

Aries (Mar 21-Apr 20) Your focus remains riveted to home and family. As eager as you are to enjoy the moment, your attitude is not all fun and games. You want to get a few things done. Whether literal or psychological, you are determined to get to the heart of things. The good news is that in any case, your inspiration is to be creative.

Taurus (Apr 20-May 21) You feel extra emotional these days. Your thoughts and perceptions are colored strongly by how you feel now. Positively, you are able to harness these feelings and express them creatively. Variety is the spice in this regard so allow yourself to move from one project to another without the pressure of having to complete them all. Produce now, refine later.

Gemini (May 21-Jun 21) Attending to realities that support you to feel secure is now in focus. While this often includes money, the scope and quality of your closest relationships is featured. As eager as you are to socialize these days, in the shorter term you are happy to lay low and recharge your batteries. Quiet quality time shared with family will meet your core needs.

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July 8 | 8 p.m. | $45-$55 | MontBleu Resort Casino | Stateline, Nev. ike his music, Bruce Hornsby’s life is an unpredictably improvised, yet wonderfully present tapestry of imagination. “I’m a restless creative soul and I’m bored quickly,” he says. “Playing a song the same way at all times is a bit of a prison for me, so I’m always looking for new musical moments that keep the music fresh.” Though a guitar was never far from hand, Hornsby was more of a jock as a kid. He didn’t find the piano in earnest until age 17. His primary influences during that developmental period were some of the great American-roots music pioneers of the 1960s and 1970s such as Leon Russell, Elton John, Dr. John, Otis Spann, Professor Longhair and Chuck Leavell. “I think I remember most everything from my time as a student in Miami,” says Hornsby. “It was such a seminal time for me, so important to my development as a musician. I’ve always tried to improvise in a theme-and-variations manner as taught to me by my piano teacher, Vince Maggio. This approach helps me to not repeat myself and not just play licks and clichés.” Hornsby made his mark in 1987 winning the Best New Artist Grammy with The Range for “The Way It Is,” when he caught the world’s attention with his bright, engaging piano style and instantly relatable lyrics. Over the years, Hornsby has become well known as a guest musician on various projects throughout the music industry while always putting his personal touch on each collaboration.

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“I’m a lifelong student always looking to improve what I do and push it to new areas and heights,” he says. “I’ve always been interested in many different styles of music although I don’t necessarily enjoy one style over another. I’m always pushing into new territory, looking for new inspiration and learning new music.” Hornsby gained the loyalty of one passionate fan base when he took the stage with The Grateful Dead at Madison Square Garden on Sept. 15, 1990, just 50 days after beloved keyboardist Brent Mydland suddenly passed away. “It was completely surreal when I came in off the street and started winging it with them with no rehearsal,” Hornsby says. “But I was able to gradually work up to that because I had sat in with them several times starting in 1988.” 30

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“ I’ve always been interested in many different styles of music although I don’t necessarily enjoy one style over another. I’m always pushing into new territory, looking for new inspiration and learning new music.”

Because the band has had such a profound influence on his life and career, Hornsby usually incorporates at least one or two Grateful Dead songs into his set lists. “My time with the Grateful Dead was so rich and beautiful,” he says. “I love them as writers. To me, their songbook is one of the great ones in the history of American music. Their amazing body of songs and their approach to playing them made reinvention of those songs always possible. I always loved their loose approach and the whole ‘be kind’ philosophy that permeated their scene.” Nowadays Hornsby continues to follow a busy schedule of touring and collaborations to mirror his ever-curious personality. His interests are currently focused on scoring films and plays; traditional American folk, blues, bluegrass and old time, and modern classical music. Although the last category is one he admits many of his devotees wish he wasn’t into, it has helped him with his musical writing and film composing. He recently finished scoring a 10-episode Netflix remake of longtime collaborator Spike Lee’s first movie “She’s Gotta Have It.”

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The piano virtuoso will be bringing to Lake Tahoe a band of old-hand musicians, The Noisemakers, whom he has attracted over the years with his loose, inventive mode of performance. “They are very adept at moving from one style to another at the blink of an eye or wave of a hand. They watch me closely because they know I’m restless and often looking for something new to do within a song’s performance to keep it loose, fresh, free and improvisational every night.” Looking back on his career 40 years in, Hornsby sees himself walking through the visions he shaped as a young man, continually following the unfolding path he finds himself wandering on. “I’ve found myself in lots of unexpected places, mostly being allowed to paint myself into the mural that I was looking at when I was a young, aspiring musician,” he says. “My career probably has more resonance now than ever, but I’m mostly just interested in staying inspired and moving to new musical places.”  For more information or for tickets, visit montbleuresort.com.

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JULY 7 | FRIDAY TAHOE & TRUCKEE Groove Foundry The Beacon 1 p.m. Jody Sweet Piano Best Pies 4 p.m. Steve & Tom Gar Woods 4 & 8 p.m. Musicole Heavenly Village 5 p.m. Sneaky Creatures Kings Beach State Rec Area 6 p.m. Garrett & Natalie Nakoma Resort 6 p.m. Jill Cohn Cottonwood 7 p.m. Live music 968 Park Hotel Coffee Bar 7:30 p.m. Tahoe Dance Band South Lake Senior Center 7:30 p.m. Hell’s Belles Hard Rock 8:30 p.m. Michelle Moonshine Moody’s 8:30 p.m. Killer Dueling Pianos MontBleu 9 p.m. Live music Steamers Bar & Grill SLT 9 p.m. Judas Thieves + Maiden California Whiskey Dick’s 9 p.m. In Midlife Crisis McP’s TapHouse 9 p.m. Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe w/Naughty Professor Crystal Bay Club 9 p.m. Coburn Station Bar of America 9:30 p.m. Skid Roses Cabo Wabo 10 p.m. DJ Parties Arty the Party Harrah’s 8 p.m. DJ David Aaron MontBleu 10 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Open mic Art Truckee 7 p.m. Punk Rock Karaoke Tourist Club 9 p.m. MontBleu 9 p.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance Magic Fusion The Loft 7 & 9 p.m. “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Contest” Valhalla Tahoe 7:30 p.m. “It’s An Ives Thing” Restless Artists’ Theatre 7:30 p.m. The Magic of Rob Lake Harvey’s 8 p.m. Vince Morris w/David Gee The Improv 9 p.m. RENO & BEYOND Angela Kraft Cross Trinity Episcopal Church 12 p.m. Kick Atlantis 4 p.m. Mike Furlong Silver Legacy 4 p.m. Gil Eldorado 4:30 p.m. Jelly Bread Wingfield Park 5 p.m. Paul Covarelli Boomtown 5 p.m. Live music David Walley’s Hot Springs 6 p.m. Latin Tres River School Farm 6:30 p.m. Fine Motor Sundance Books 7 p.m. Craig, Terri, Rocky & D. Spiteri Glen Eagles 7 p.m. Corky Bennett Reno Senior Center 7:30 p.m. Reno Pops Orchestra Robert Z. Hawkins Amphitheater 7:30 p.m. Jasuka Peppermill 8 p.m. Chris Isaak Grand Sierra 8 p.m. Braiden Sunshine Studio on 4th 8 p.m. The Blues Monsters Carson Valley Inn 8 p.m. Deltaphonic Matt Mejia Jub Jub’s 8 p.m. Flock of 80s Silver Legacy 9 p.m. Dead Winter Carpenters The Saint 9 p.m. Honkey Tonk Boombox Circus Circus 9 p.m. Rebekah Chase Boomtown 9 p.m. Atomika Atlantis 10 p.m. Chingy LEX GSR 10 p.m. Left of Centre Eldorado 10 p.m. Christina 1 Up 10 p.m. DJ Parties DJ I Harrah’s 9 p.m. DJ Roni V & DJ Bob Richards Eldorado 10 p.m. DJ Romeo Reyes Lex GSR10 p.m. Country Music Nights Grand Sierra 10 p.m. Boggan and guest DJs 1 up 10 p.m. DJ Mo Funk El Jefe’s Cantina 10 p.m. DJ Montague Eldorado 10:30 p.m. DJ Chris English Peppermill 1 a.m.

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JULY 8 | SATURDAY TAHOE & TRUCKEE Elizabeth Busch Letourneau Events Plaza Squaw 11 a.m. Milton Merlos Funitel Plaza Squaw 12 & 2 p.m. Zona Nortena Events Plaza Squaw 12:15 p.m. Trippin’ King Snakes The Beacon 1 p.m. World Beatnix First St. Stage Squaw 1:45 & 3:15 p.m. Candelaria Events Plaza Squaw 2:15 & 3:45 p.m. Jody Sweet Piano Best Pies 4 p.m. Hit Parade Heavenly Village 5 p.m. Robert Drake & Art Franco Art Truckee 7 p.m. Steve & Tom Gar Woods 8 p.m. Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers MontBleu 8 p.m. Hell’s Belles Hard Rock 8:30 p.m. Michelle Moonshine Moody’s 8:30 p.m. Killer Dueling Pianos MontBleu 9 p.m. Ron’s Garage McP’s TapHouse 9 p.m. Live music Steamers Bar & Grill SLT 9 p.m. Matisyahu w/The Umpires Crystal Bay Club 9 p.m. New Wave Whiskey Dick’s 9 p.m. Coburn Station Bar of America 9:30 p.m. Skid Roses Cabo Wabo 10 p.m. DJ Parties Arty the Party Harrah’s 8 p.m. DJ David Aaron MontBleu 10 p.m. Rookies 10 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke MontBleu 9 p.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance Magic Fusion The Loft 7 & 9 p.m. “Love’s Labour’s Lost” Sand Harbor 7:30 p.m. “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Contest” Valhalla Tahoe 7:30 p.m. The Magic of Rob Lake Harrah’s 8 p.m. Vince Morris w/David Gee The Improv 8:30 & 10:30 p.m. RENO & BEYOND Barrio Block Party Nevada Museum of Art 10 a.m. Kick Atlantis 4 p.m. Mike Furlong Silver Legacy 4 p.m. Gil Eldorado 4:30 p.m. Pops on the River Wingfield Park 5 p.m. Paul Covarelli Boomtown 5 p.m. Live music David Walley’s Hot Springs 6 p.m. GHI Jazz Living the Good Life 6 p.m. Corky Bennett Bavarian World 6 p.m. Craig, Terri, Rocky & D. Spiteri Glen Eagles 7 p.m. Guitar Shorty Brewery Arts Center 7 p.m. The Spinners TJ’s Corral 8 p.m. The Blues Monsters Carson Valley Inn 8 p.m. Serenity Awaits Studio on 4th 8 p.m. Jasuka Peppermill 8 p.m. Nero & Protohype Cargo 8 p.m. Black Rock City Allstars The Saint 8 p.m. Flock of 80s Silver Legacy 9 p.m. CONTINUED ON PAGE 32

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Unkle Funkle McP’s TapHouse 9 p.m. The Irieites The Loft 9:30 p.m. DJ Parties Arty the Party Harrah’s 8 p.m. DJ Chris English Cabo Wabo 9 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Open Mic Pastime Club 9:30 p.m. Karaoke w/Andrew The Grid 10 p.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance Magic Fusion The Loft 4:30 & 7:30 p.m. “Love’s Labour’s Lost” Sand Harbor 7:30 p.m. The Magic of Rob Lake Harrah’s 8 p.m. Vince Morris w/David Gee The Improv 9 p.m.

JULY 10 | MONDAY TAHOE & TRUCKEE Jesse Kaitlin Carson The Beacon 1 p.m. Lee Jones Gunbarrel Tavern 3 p.m. Steve Brewer McP’s TapHouse 7 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Open Mic Himmel Haus 9 p.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance Line dancing Nakoma Resort 7 p.m. Magic Fusion The Loft 7:30 p.m. The Magic of Rob Lake Harrah’s 8 p.m.

RENO & BEYOND Judith & Rocky chez louie 10 a.m. Tristan Selzler Brasserie St. James 12 p.m. CeCe Gable & John Shipley Arrowcreek Clubhouse 12 p.m. Colin Ross Wild River Grille 2 p.m. Broadway Opera Pops Corpus Christi Catholic Church Carson City 3 p.m. Matthew Fish S. John’s Presbyterian Church 3:30 p.m. Gil Eldorado 4:30 p.m. Deep Groove Red Dog Saloon 5:30 p.m. Ryjo Sands Regency 6 p.m. Paul Covarelli Carson Valley Inn 6 p.m. Kyle Williams Peppermill 6 p.m. Crush Boomtown 6 p.m. CeCe Gable and Friends Village Green 6 p.m. Reno Youth Jazz Orchestra Sands Regency 6 p.m. Wild Child, tribute to Janis Joplin Wingfield Park 7 p.m. Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley Brasserie Saint James 7:30 p.m. Monkeysoop, Rob Ford Explorer, Gold Season, Paranova Jub Jub’s 8 p.m. Atomika Atlantis 8 p.m. Bobbie R. & Paul J. Eldorado 8:30 p.m. Left of Centre Eldorado 10 p.m. DJ Parties DJ Kronik Silver Legacy 8 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Premier Karaoke Show The Point 6:30 p.m. Karaoke West 2nd Street 8 p.m. Karaoke w/Darren Castle Club Cal Neva 8 p.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance “Peter and the Starcatchers” Reno Little Theater 2 p.m. “It’s An Ives Thing” Restless Artists’ Theatre 2 p.m. Conscious Dance River School Farm 6:30 p.m. Denny Johnston Laugh Factory 7:30 p.m.

“There have been a number of bands that have blown up over the years. The band Rebelution played for the first time in the area at Whiskey Dick’s and five years later they are playing Harvey’s Outdoor Concert series for 8,000 people.”

–Billy Drewitz RENO & BEYOND CW & Mr. Spoons Comma Coffee 12 p.m. Gil Eldorado 4:30 p.m. Kyle Williams Peppermill 6 p.m. Paul Covarelli Carson Valley Inn 6 p.m. Tandymonium Boomtown 6 p.m. Jiyan Chen Steinway Piano Gallery 7 p.m. Ramirez x Germ x Shakewell Jub Jub’s 7 p.m. The Bumper Jacksons Robert Z. Hawkins Amphitheater 7:30 p.m. Escalade Atlantis 8 p.m. Bobbie R. & Paul J. Eldorado 8:30 p.m. DJ Parties Amp Ent DJ Silver Legacy 9 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Open Mic Java Jungle 7 p.m. Gold Hill Hotel 7 p.m. Karaoke West 2nd Street 9:30 p.m. Open Mic w/Tany Jane Sidelines 8:30 p.m. Blazing Mics! Jub Jub’s 9:30 p.m. Live Band Karaoke Eldorado 10 p.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance “Shrek The Musical” Wingfield Park 5 p.m.

JULY 11 | TUESDAY TAHOE & TRUCKEE Jesse Kaitlin Carson The Beacon 1 p.m. Grady Champion Village at Squaw 6 p.m. Gene Warren McP’s TapHouse 7 p.m. Buddy Emmer Band Harrah’s 8 p.m. Grey Mitchell McP’s TapHouse 8 p.m. Bread & Butter Cabo Wabo 9:30 p.m. DJ Parties DJ Keenan Whiskey Dick’s 9 p.m. Lip Sync w/Dreu Murin MontBleu 10 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Open Mic w/Ryan Taylor Mellow Fellow Truckee 8 p.m. Karaoke Pastime Club 9:30 p.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance Magic Fusion The Loft 7 & 9 p.m. Tahoe Improv Players Valhalla 7:30 p.m. The Magic of Rob Lake Harrah’s 8 p.m. CONTINUED ON PAGE 34

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ateNiteBilly, aka Billy Drewitz, owner of Late-Nite Productions, is a talent buyer and promoter with more than 20 years in the music industry. This experience and ingenuity lend him the intuition to bring the best of new and upcoming artists and nationally renowned musicians to Tahoe and Reno. Drewitz curates entertainment for Whiskey Dick’s in South Lake Tahoe and MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa in Stateline, Nev., as well as Jub Jub’s Thirst Parlor in Reno, Nev. Watching the increasingly talented musical acts performing at Whiskey Dick’s and MontBleu is exciting because Drewitz books artists from diverse genres, national acts and emerging artists. “I’ve booked bands that have played the Fillmore in San Francisco the night before and the next night they are performing at Whiskey Dicks,” he says. Whiskey Dick’s has a 260-seat capacity and is an intimate venue, perfect for the up-close-and-personal musical experience. Drewitz has a knack for talent on the cusp of becoming well known. “There have been a number of bands that have blown up over the years. The band Rebelution played for the first time in the area at Whiskey Dick’s and five years later they are playing Harvey’s Outdoor Concert series for 8,000 people, as well as Dirty Heads and the Devil Makes Three,” he says. He initially worked under the tutelage of the now-retired Rob Polomksi of Renegade Productions. He once curated the lineup for Music in the Park in Truckee, as well as a number of North Tahoe venues during his career. Drewitz cut his teeth as a talent buyer for Mulligans, which is now Moe’s Original BBQ in Tahoe City. “The Foo Fighers, Moby and Bobby Brown all performed at Mulligans,” says Drewitz. He has lived many lives in his career. He was tour manager for the New Zealand band, Katchafire, booked big venues in San Francisco and for a period of time was the associate producer of “Girls Gone Wild.” LateNiteBilly got his name from being the last guy at the bar partying. A former

alcoholic and drug addict, Drewitz has been sober for 13 years. “I’ve been clean and sober in an industry that has a lot of drugs and alcohol. I was a mess for a while, but I made changes in my life. Now I help a lot of people with their sobriety,” he says. How does Drewitz pick his talent for his South Shore venues? “Agents contact me to book their artists and I use my better judgment. I had never heard of Rebelution when a friend of mine from San Luis Obispo mentioned I should book them and I took a chance. The show sold out,” he says. Drewitz handles all of the marketing, promotion, artists’ negotiations and renting the venue in addition to taking on the financial risk. Although he books many different genres, Drewitz loves hip-hop and hip-hop subgenres, from old-school rap and gangsta rap to conscious hip-hop. “I listen to all kinds of music and whoever I book at the time is the music I tend to listen to. If I book Melvin Seals, the keyboardist for Jerry Garcia, I’ll listen to the Grateful Dead, or if I am booking a reggae act, I might listen to Bob Marley and the Wailers. There are no boundaries. I am open to every genre: reggae, bluegrass, hip-hop. Lately I’ve been listening to country,” he says. “I am reinventing myself. I never thought about country,” he says, adding that he has created CULT (Cowboy Up Lake Tahoe) Productions. Drewitz is not alone on the South Shore. He mentions promoter Paul Reder, who brings a number of electronic and reggae festivals to the area. “Paul Reder is one of South Lake’s other long-running promoters. He just bought his own club,” says Drewitz, explaining that Reder recently opened The Loft, a nightclub and theater venue at Heavenly. Whether it’s promoting a 1980s’ dance party, bringing Cheech and Chong to MontBleu this August or hosting the latest emerging hip-hop artist, Drewitz continues to cultivate acts that draw people to the South Shore and keep locals entertained, as well. | lateniteproductions.com.  33

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BASS CAMP’S 5TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY FEATURING NERO July 8 | 8 p.m. Cargo Concert Hall | Reno, Nev. BASS CAMP CELEBRATES its fifth anniversary with Nero and special guests Protohype and Ranger Bass, Max Kronyak, Ghosts & Shadows and Ego Death. Come early to hear all the local and regional DJs who have made Bass Camp so special all these years and to view a commemorative video of the past five years of festivals, shows and special events. | cargoreno.com

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July 7 | 9 p.m. Crystal Bay Casino | Crystal Bay, Nev. THE ROLLING STONES’ saxophonist and legendary funk/rock icon Karl Denson and his Tiny Universe continue their “Runnin’ With the Diesel” tour with a free headline performance in Tahoe. Fans across the country get a chance to experience what is regarded as one of the best live bands on the planet. The band will be showcasing material from the forthcoming album, as well as old favorites and a handful of supercharged covers of Prince, The White Stripes and the Beastie Boys. | crystalbaycasino.com

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July 6-26 | Reno Little Theater | Reno, Nev. 7:30 p.m. with 2 p.m. matinees weekends “PETER AND THE STARCATCHER” upends the century-old story of how a miserable orphan comes to be the boy who would not grow up — aka Peter Pan. This wildly theatrical adaptation of Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson’s best-selling novels introduces marauding pirates, jungle tyrants, unwilling comrades and unlikely heroes. The play playfully explores the depths of greed and despair and the bonds of friendship, duty and love. | renolittletheater.org 34

Reno Youth Jazz Orchestra II Reno-Tahoe Airport 1:30 p.m. John Shipley Eldorado 4:30 p.m. Kyle Williams Peppermill 6 p.m. Jamie Rollins Boomtown 6 p.m. Patrick Major Carson Valley Inn 6 p.m. Canyon White Living the Good Life 6:30 p.m. Shiloh First United Methodist Church 7 p.m. Escalade Atlantis 8 p.m. RJ w/Sad Boy Loko, Fresco, PackD, Wayy Upp Musiq, Hybridone Jub Jub’s 8 p.m. DG Kicks Big Band 3rd Street Bar 8 p.m. Black & Blues Jam Sidelines 8:30 p.m. Bobbie & Paul J. Eldorado 8:30 p.m. DJ Parties DJ Chris English Eldorado 10 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Trey Valentine’s Backstage Karaoke Silver Legacy 8 p.m. Karaoke West 2nd Street 8 p.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance Sierra Nevada Ballet Wingfield Park 8 p.m.

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The Reno Ukulele Group Nightingale Concert Hall 6 p.m. Summer Concert Series Lazy 5 Regional Park 6:30 p.m. Terri & Craig Glen Eagles 7 p.m. Rick Metz Blues Jam Sands Regency 7 p.m. Villalobos Brothers Wingfield Park 7:30 p.m. Jazz Jam Living the Good Life 7:30 p.m. Escalade Atlantis 8 p.m. Unwed Fathers & Blue Mongeon Studio on 4th 8 p.m. Dark Water Rebellion, Pressure Drop, Noesis Jub Jub’s 8 p.m. Wednesday Live Blues The Saint 8 p.m. Bobbie R. & Paul J. Eldorado 8:30 p.m. Garage Boys Eldorado 10 p.m. DJ Parties DJ Jamie G John Ascuaga’s 7 p.m. Johnny Bailey Vinyl Club St. James Infirmary 8 p.m. Bingo & Country Rock DJ Silver Legacy 8 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Open Mic Red Dog Saloon 7 p.m. Open Mic Firkin & Fox 7 P.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance Pudu Nugadu Troupe w/Gerald Hunter Spanish Springs Library 4:30 p.m. Michelle Myers Sierra Arts Gallery 7 p.m.

RENO & BEYOND Reno Youth Jazz Orchestra I Tahoe-Reno Airport 11 a.m. Gil Eldorado 4:30 p.m. Dave Leather Sassafras 6:30 p.m. Milton Merlos Wild River Grille 6:30 p.m. Big Mo & The Full Moon Band Peppermill 7 p.m. The Fantods First United Methodist Church 7 p.m. Terri, Craig & Mick Glen Eagles 7 p.m. Songs From My Cuban Island Trinity Episcopal Church 7 p.m. Solid Gold Soul Harrah’s 7:30 p.m. The Revolution Robert Z. Hawkins Amphitheater 7:30 p.m. Jaime Rollins Silver Legacy 8 p.m. Escalade Atlantis 8 p.m. Bobbie & Paul J. Eldorado 8:30 p.m. Bazooka Zoo’s Groovy Good Time Bash St. James Infirmary 9 p.m. Voodoo Cats The Saint 9 p.m. XM Freddie Lex GSR 10 p.m. Enfo & Twyman Peppermill 10 p.m. Garage Boys Eldorado 10 p.m. DJ Parties DJ Ivan Silver Legacy 8 p.m. DJ Trivia Singer Social Club 8 p.m. DJ Bobby G Living the Good Life 8:30 p.m. Country Music Night Grand Sierra 10 p.m. DJ Montague Eldorado 10:30 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Karaoke Club Cal Neva 8 p.m. Karaoke West 2nd Street 8 p.m. Karaoke The Point 8:30 p.m. Karaoke Bottom’s Up Saloon 9 p.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance Asha & Mystic Moon Belly Dancers West Street Market 6 p.m. Literary Death Match The Trocadero 7 p.m. “Peter and the Starcatchers” Reno Little Theater 7:30 p.m. “It’s An Ives Thing” Restless Artists’ Theatre 7:30 p.m. Kevin Farley Pioneer Underground 8 p.m.

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TAHOE & TRUCKEE Rock River The Beacon 1 p.m. Lee Jones Gunbarrel Tavern 3 p.m. Ike & Martin “M.S. Dixie” 5:30 p.m. Drop Theory Truckee Regional Park 6:30 p.m. Goodall Boys McP’s TapHouse 8 p.m. DJ Parties DJ Chris English Cabo Wabo 9 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Open Mic Mellow Fellow Truckee 8:30 p.m. Karaoke Classic Cue 9 p.m. Auld Dubliner 9 p.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance Magic Fusion The Loft 7 & 9 p.m. Luma Act in Darkness MontBleu 8 p.m. The Magic of Rob Lake Harrah’s 8 p.m. Eddie Ifft The Improv 9 p.m. RENO & BEYOND Villalobos Brothers Plaza Maya 11 a.m. Dave Leather Comma Coffee 12 p.m. John Shipley Eldorado 4:30 p.m. The A Capella Show The Discovery Museum 5 & 6:30 p.m. Kyle Williams Peppermill 6 p.m. First Take Sands Regency 6 p.m. Jonathan Barton Boomtown 6 p.m. Patrick Major Carson Valley Inn 6 p.m.

TAHOE & TRUCKEE Big Red Blues Band The Beacon 1 p.m. Jody Sweet Piano Best Pies 4 p.m. Afrolicious Lakeview Commons 4:30 p.m. Aaron Oropeza Truckee Tavern 5 p.m. The Novelists Downtown Truckee 6:30 p.m. Bias and Dunn Cottonwood 7 p.m. 80’s music night Mellow Fellow Truckee 8 p.m. Jackson & Billy McP’s TapHouse 8 p.m. Miguel Jimenez Group Moody’s 8 p.m. Bobby G Cabo Wabo 9:30 p.m. Stan Charles Pastime Club 10 p.m. DJ Parties Roger That! The Loft 10:30 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Open Mic Classic Cue 8 p.m. Open Mic Alibi Ale Works 9 p.m. Karaoke Fat Cat Bar 9 p.m. Karaoke The Grid 10 p.m. Lip Sync w/Dreu Murin MontBleu 10 p.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance Magic Fusion The Loft 7 & 9 p.m. “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Contest” Valhalla Tahoe 7:30 p.m. Luma: Art in Darkness MontBleu 8 p.m. The Magic of Rob Lake Harrah’s 8 p.m. Eddie Ifft The Improv 9 p.m.

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July 11 | 8 p.m. Wingfield Park | Reno, Nev. SIERRA NEVADA BALLET presents an exciting evening of dance, song and music. This year’s program promises to be a crowd pleaser featuring different choreographic works by Oliver Adams, Jennifer August, Alex Kaskie, Barbara Land and the ballet’s artistic director Rosine Bena. This eclectic program features an accent on classical ballet, as well as contemporary ballet combined with music from traditional to jazz. | sierranevadaballet.org

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Competing al fresco Reno, Nev. Top Reno chefs show off their culinary skills as they compete against each other on the patio of Campo Reno on July 10, 17 and 24. Cheer on favorites while enjoying food and drink specials from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Executive Chef David Holman of Campo Foods and Johnathan L. Wright, food and drink editor of RGJ Media, are hosting. These are part of the Artown festivities happening during July. Admission is free. | (775) 737-9555

Back the truck up Reno, Nev. Reno Street Food presents Food Truck Fridays at Idlewild Park from 5 to 9 p.m. every Friday until Sept. 29. There will be 30 deliciously packed food trucks, pop-up restaurants and food trailers along with local bands and artists featured each week. | Reno Street Food on Facebook

Slow food gardening Truckee Slow Food Lake Tahoe offers a free workshop series at the Truckee Demonstration Garden throughout summer. The mission is to cultivate a community committed to local food production and increased food security. Mindful Gardening is on July 9 from 10 a.m. to noon. Food as Medicine is on Aug. 6 from 10 a.m. to noon. High Sierra Edible Garden Tour is on Aug. 13 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Allium Phenology is on Sept. 13 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. | slowfoodlaketahoe.org

Sure to be a hit South Lake Tahoe On Course Events will produce the inaugural Tahoe Truck Stop Food Truck Weekend from July 14 to 16 at the American Legion in South Lake Tahoe. This threeday event will feature a variety of elements to entice all five senses, such as plenty of food truck options, live art, rustic decor and interactive activities. | oncourseevents.com CONTINUED ON PAGE 37

t’s summertime and chilled soup is on the menu. A cool bowl of refreshing gazpacho is a delicious way to beat the heat and impress your dinner guests. Gazpacho is prepared in numerous ways: bright red and chunky or pureed smooth and orange in color. Naturally, it all depends on what ingredients are used to prepare this Spanish dish. Gazpacho originated in the Andalusia region of Spain and was originally made with bread, olive oil, water, garlic and vinegar. Tomatoes and vegetables, generally raw, came later. Initially, I wasn’t a fan of the chilled soup. I’d tried gazpacho a number of times but it usually reminded me of cold ratatouille — too chunky, too many tomatoes and overly spiced. On a trip to Spain my feelings about gazpacho changed. The Spanish gazpacho I had was delicious smooth and creamy, orange in color — the peppers used were yellow and orange — and rich with Spanish olive oil.

“ Chilled gazpacho is a great addition to any summer dinner. It is light, delicious and cooling, as well as healthy and low in calories.” I set out on a mission to find a traditional recipe. While traveling from Barcelona to the Catalan city of Girona, I asked the bus driver, Jorge, for his family’s traditional Spanish gazpacho recipe. I pulled my pen out and he rattled off a handful of fresh ingredients that his grandmother used. It was simple: three large ripe tomatoes; one small onion; two peppers, one orange and one yellow or two of each; one large cucumber; Spanish olive oil; red wine vinegar and salt and pepper to taste. Use water to thin the soup to a desired consistency and chill. As soon as I returned home, I pulled out my blender and — voila — I’d made the best gazpacho ever. As they do in Spain, I served the soup with lots of homemade croutons and drizzled a bit of Spanish olive oil on top. Many people add fresh garlic to their gazpacho, which is also delicious. Some variations include adding cumin and sherry vinegar and serve with toppings of diced apple, bell pepper, cucumbers, hard-boiled eggs or ham. Other recipes blend soaked bread into the soup. Gazpacho is continually morphing. A fruit gazpacho can be prepared with watermelon or strawberries. Roast or grill the tomato and peppers beforehand to add a unique flavor to the soup. Make it spicy with green chilies or jala-

peños or add zing with salsa. Add lime, cilantro and green onions to the classic recipe. For a total overhaul, use carrots, celery and other vegetables — whatever is in the fridge. Personally, I love adding capers. Green gazpacho is another twist on the traditional version. Add spinach or watercress and tomatillos instead of red tomatoes. Add an avocado and some yogurt to make it creamy or goat cheese and nuts — or tropical fruit. Katherine Hill, the Tahoe Weekly editor, plans to make a gazpacho with leftovers from her frig: carrots, watermelon, lime, lemon, celery, red onion, basil and sweet bell peppers. Chilled gazpacho is a great addition to any summer dinner. It is light, delicious and cooling, as well as healthy and low in calories. Share your favorite gazpacho recipe at facebook.com/TheTahoeWeekly.  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 to read more. Click on the Local Flavor tab.

GAZPACHO From the kitchen of: Priya Hutner Serves 4 4 tomatoes, quartered 2 orange or red peppers, quartered & seeded 1 cucumber, peeled & quartered 1 small onion, quartered 1 T olive oil 3 T red wine vinegar ¼ Cup water Salt & pepper to taste

In a blender add ¼ Cup of olive oil in blender. Add onion, red pepper, tomato and cucumbers and blend. Add vinegar, salt and pepper and water, as needed to desired consistency. Chill for at least 1 hour, but longer is better. I recommend 4 to 6 hours. Serve with a drizzle of olive oil and croutons.

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very year your humble author internally debates: “Should I write another article about summer wines?” Well, with 2017’s mid-June temperatures in the 80s and the concert, beach and festival season growing by leaps and bounds, all cranial voices were singing in chorus: “Yes, yes, a thousand times, yes. The people need to know their best bets for summer sipping satisfaction.” So tout suite, I set the wine-judging criteria, dialed up the wine crew and headed for High Sierra hot spots. The crew agreed that a truly great summer quaff must be crisp, clean, light on its feet and take to a chill like a bathing polar bear. Whether white, red or blush wine, we want low- to moderate-alcohol levels, refreshing mouth feel, a beam of energy to add to our own and deliciousness. Lastly, we decided that said vinos must be widely available so all can be purchased and enjoyed on the spur of the moment. First to mind was New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc. While there is no shortage of options from Kiwiland, our top pick is the always-loveable Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc. While the base-level offering is perfectly fine, we splurged a little bit and grabbed the small lot Spitfire version. Spitfire is the perfect moniker because it leaps from the glass and dances on the palate with energetic mandarin orange, stone fruits and a unique lick of slatelike minerality — a top pairing for light summer eats. Staying in the white-wine category and knowing America’s favorite is Chardonnay, we sampled lighter un-oaked versions and our winner was the 2015 Lioco. The fruit for this wine is sourced from cool Sonoma vineyards and it features flavors of crisp Granny Smith apple and a beam of bright citrus. It was a runaway favorite among Chardonnays.

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Next we were off to the land of red wines, specifically Pinot Noir. Many versions from warmer regions are a bit heavy for summer weather so it’s no surprise we again found our fave from the cool climate of New Zealand. The 2016 Jules Taylor Pinot Noir is light of body but packed with complex red fruits, a touch of earth and zippy acids. It is wonderful on it’s own and great for al-fresco dining. There are many other summer-wine refreshers from the cooler parts of California, Italy’s mountain terroirs, Austria and Germany, as well as crisp bubblies from the world over. As always a good sourcing strategy is your local wine advisor. We are lucky to have knowledgeable, local wine wizards such as the folks at Uncorked of the Truckee, Tahoe City and Olympic Valley locations.

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Farm to belly dinners Beckwourth Sierra Valley Farms and chef Mike Trombetta of Farm to Belly Catering present Dinner in the Barn, a dinner series that celebrates food, farm and community. The four-course, farm-fresh dinners are offered on July 15, Aug. 5 and 19, and Sept. 9 and include wine, beverage and live music. Dinners are $130 per person. | RSVP sierravalleyfarms.com

Dig that community vibe Truckee Truckee Demonstration Garden is hosting monthly dig-ins for community volunteers to help with getting the garden ready for planting, refurbishing damaged beds, weeding — anything that needs to be done. No experience is necessary. Dig-in dates are the third Saturday of every month from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.: July 15, Aug. 19 and Sept. 16. | truckeegarden@gmail.com

Take a stroll along the river Reno, Nev. The Downtown Reno Wine Walk along the Truckee River in the Riverwalk District is on July 15 and Aug. 19 from 2 to 5 p.m. Every third Saturday of the month, visit any of the participating Riverwalk District merchants to get a map of Wine Walk merchants. Go to the participating merchant of your choice, and, for a $20 wine-tasting fee and

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valid photo ID, receive a wine glass and an ID bracelet to sample wine at any participating merchant. Strollers and pets are not advised because of large crowds. | renoriver.org

Dining on track Virginia City, Nev. The Virginia & Truckee Railroad will offer a variety of themed train rides from summer to fall for epicureans of the railways. Dinner & Melodrama steam trains will run on July 15 and Aug. 12. The Dinner & Murder Mystery steam trains will chug along on Sept. 9 and Oct. 7. The Toast of the Canyon steam train rides are on July 22, Aug. 26, Sept. 23 and Oct. 14. | vtrailway.com

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Pop in for a Pop Up Truckee Stella at Cedar House Sport Hotel offers a Pop Up Dinner Series several times per month. Designed and formatted like a spirited dinner party, a Stella Pop Up event is an exploration into creative cooking. Guests are encouraged to walk around the kitchen, joining conversations that are free flowing and educational. There is one tasting menu for each gathering, seating is communal and each course is served at the same time with commentary from the Stella kitchen team. The cost is $97 per person. The series includes Bangkok Summer Pop Up Dinner on July 15 and French Soiree Pop Up Dinner on July 21 and 22. | cedarhousesporthotel.com

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The true fountain way is to put chocolate syrup into a glass and mix in soda water. Top it off with a scoop of chocolate ice cream and it is a chocolate ice-cream soda.

using pureed frozen raspberries, but I like to make it fast and simple. Fill a glass half full with cran-raspberry juice and top it off with Fresca. Squeeze a few lime wedges into it and it is ready to drink.

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The first one is probably my favorite thirst quencher of all time: the Raspberry Lime Ricky. The true soda-fountain way is to put a couple squirts of raspberry syrup and a couple squirts of simple syrup or sugar water into a glass and fill the rest with soda water. Top it off by squeezing a few lime wedges in to it. This can be done

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The second fountain drink that I’ve never seen out West is the Cream Freeze. You need a blender and cannot just whip it up anywhere, but it is awesome. Put sherbet or sorbet into a blender, add a little cream, which will add a little body to the drink, add some Fresca and blend. The difference between sherbet and sorbet is there is cream in sherbet and not in sorbet. So if you use sherbet, only use half the amount of cream. Like a milkshake it can give you brain freeze if you drink it too fast. As long as you do not go overboard on the cream, it is also a good thirst quencher.

CHOCOLATE SPRITE One last drink for a hot day that usually gets some kind of reaction when I tell people about it is a Chocolate Sprite. This is wicked easy to make. Mix chocolate milk with sprite or what I use is Fresca. The true fountain way is to put chocolate syrup into a glass and mix in soda water. Top it off with a scoop of chocolate ice cream and it is a chocolate ice-cream soda. I think the Fresca adds a lot more flavor and that is the reason I use it instead of soda water. No matter how hot it gets out there, the next time you are looking for a good drink, give one of these soda fountain drinks a try and enjoy. 

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RASPBERRY LIME RICKY, #1 From the kitchen of: Chef David “Smitty” Smith

2 oz. raspberry syrup 1 oz. simple syrup, (sugar water) 1 or 2 lime wedges Stir all together and serve over ice.

RASPBERRY LIME RICKY, #2 ½ glass of cran-raspberry juice ½ glass of Fresca 1 or 2 lime wedges Stir all together and serve over ice.

CREAM FREEZE 6 oz. sherbet or sorbet 2 oz. cream or 1 oz., if using sherbet 6 oz. Fresca Blend all and pour into a glass.

CHOCOLATE FRESCA 3 to 6 oz. chocolate milk 6 to 9 oz. Fresca Stir together. Or, add a scoop of ice cream.

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