the arts

Sierra Native Alliance MMIW Quilt Exhibit

Truckee Donner Recreation & Park District, Truckee, Jan. 25-Feb. 8, 8 a.m., (530) 582-7720, tdrpd.org

Winter in Lake Tahoe

Gatekeepers Museum, Tahoe City, Jan. 25-Feb. 8, 11 a.m., northtahoemuseums.org

At Home: Functional Art in Lake Tahoe Cabins

Gatekeepers Museum, Tahoe City, Jan. 25-Feb. 8, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., northtahoemuseums.org

Tahoe Transformations Community Exhibit

Gatekeepers Museum, Tahoe City, Jan. 25-31, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., northtahoemuseums.org

Incline Village Knitters Guild

St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church, Incline Village, Wednesdays, 1 p.m., tahoeepiscopal.org

Artists Reception

New Book Chronicles

Journey

Local author Alenka Vrecek, owner of Tahoe Teas, has written a book, “She Rides: Chasing Dreams Across California and Mexico” available for preorder now. Determined to awaken her dying spirit and heal her battered body, Vrecek loaded her mountain bike with 50 pounds’ worth of camping gear and set off on a 2,500-mile journey from Lake Tahoe, along the Sierra Nevada