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… the mighty Sierra, miles in height, and so gloriously colored and so radiant, it seemed not clothed with light but wholly composed of it, like the wall of some celestial city... Then it seemed to me that the Sierra should be called, not the Nevada or Snowy Range, but the Range of Light.

Features

07 Spring Skiing 11 Your Tahoe Time 13 Banzai Tour 20 The Arts 24 Sierra Stories 25 Locals Profile 26 Easter Services

From the Publisher

Bluebird ski days are here

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Local ski resorts have been enjoying spring skiing conditions for most of this season, and with temperatures increasing as the season progresses, Jenn Sheridan has compiled a list of the best skiing and riding for spring. From wide open bowls, to leg-burning runs, to terrain park features galore there’s something for everyone at our local resorts this spring. And, be sure to check out our Events calendar before heading to the mountain as many local resorts are offering deeply discounted lift tickets to benefit local nonprofits in March and April. Tell us how you’re enjoying your spring skiing and riding adventures by posting photos at facebook.com/ TheTahoeWeekly and @TheTahoeWeekly. March brings with it some of the best ski racing from the head-to-head competition of the Banzai Tour to the wacky fun at The Pain McShlonkey Classic. There’s plenty of action on the mountain to watch and to take part in with events for the tykes to family friendly challenges, to races for the fiercest competitors. Banzai Tour founder Daron Rahlves shared his thoughts on the tour with Jenn for this issue. And, be sure to check out the Powder Report for upcoming events and competitions. Danielle Katz is a passionate river conservationist, healer and massage therapist, who parlayed concerns over healthy waterways to co-found the nonprofit Rivers for Change. Priya Hutner talked to Danielle for this issue’s local profile, and she shares her thoughts on the Truckee River and encourages people to become educated about water issues. n

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Out & About Tahoe City

North Shore

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

Truckee

Spring in the mountains | Enjoy the fresh air and winter scenery on skis with some of the best views around.

Sightseeing LAKE TAHOE | TRUCKEE

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

truckeehistory.org | truckee.com The historic town of Truckee was settled in 1863, and the town grew quickly as a stagecoach stop and route for the Central Pacific Railroad. The town became a rowdy, mountain town filled with railroad workers and loggers, gambling houses and saloons. During these early days, many of Truckee’s historical homes and buildings were built including The Truckee Hotel (1868) and the Capitol Building (1868). The area surrounding the Truckee Depot is a bustling shopping district with Commercial Row and Brickelltown. Stop by the Depot for a walking tour. Paid parking downtown with free lot on Donner Pass Road next to Beacon. TART

Museums

Donner Summit Historical Society

Attractions Cave Rock

East Shore

High Camp

Olympic Valley

Drive through one of the area’s natural wonders - Cave Rock, the neck of an old volcano. The area is named for the small caves above Highway 50 that were cut by waves when Lake Tahoe was 200 feet higher during the ice ages.

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

Donner Summit

Kings Beach

Truckee

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

West Shore

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

North Shore

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

11 a.m.-4 p.m. Wed.-Mon. | Free (530) 581-2787 | northtahoearts.com Featuring changing exhibits of work by local artists, along with a gift shop featuring items from local artisans. TART

REGIONAL SNOW LEVELS Heavenly

Kirkwood Base Depth: 43”

Base Depth: 39”

10,000’

Readings taken on Saturday, March 7, 2015 Mt. Rose Ski Area Base Depth: 34“-67”

Sugar Bowl Base Depth: 24”- 70”

9,000’ 8,000’’

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

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

Truckee

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

Incline Village & Crystal Bay Historical Society Incline Village

Squaw Valley Base Depth: 22”-53”

LAKE TAHOE

Truckee

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

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

6,000’

Emigrant Trail Museum

KidZone Children’s Museum

Fannette Island

7,000’

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

Gatekeeper’s Museum

North Tahoe Arts Center

Soda Springs

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

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

Olympic Museum

Olympic Valley

9 a.m.-4 p.m. daily (800) 403-0206 | squaw.com Squaw Valley, host of the VIII Winter Olympic Games in 1960, celebrates its Olympic History with the symbolic Tower of Nations and Olympic Flame at the entrance to the valley. The Olympic Museum at High Camp features historic memorabilia and photographs. Tram ticket required. TART

Tahoe Maritime Museum

Homewood

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

Tahoe Science Center

Incline Village

1-5 p.m. Tues.-Fri. & by appt. | Free (775) 881-7566 | tahoesciencecenter.org University of California, Davis, operates a science education center on the Sierra Nevada campus. Exhibits include a virtual research boat, biology lab, 3-D movies and docent-led tours. Ages 8+. TART

Truckee Railroad Museum

Truckee

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

Western SkiSport Museum

Donner Summit

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

Visitors’ Centers

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

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

Measured in Feet | Natural rim 6,223’

Elevation 6,222.83 | Elevation in 2014 6,224.17 6 224 17

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The best

SPRING SKIING in Tahoe by Jen Sheridan

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T like conditions for the past few

his winter has been serving up spring-

months, with most skiers and riders enjoying a mix of corn snow and man-made sugar, but as I sit down to list some of the best spring runs it happens to be dumping snow outside and making me wonder if this might be the Miracle March skiers and riders are hoping for. Whether its late-season pow, or corn and soft bumps in the future, here are a few of the areas with the best conditions in Tahoe this season.

Alpine Meadows Although thin snowpack has kept the backside closed for much of the season, there is plenty of fun to be had at Alpine Meadows. Start the morning with a warm up run on Roundhouse before heading to Alpine Bowl for wide open turns on a smooth groomer. Afterwards head to Wolverine Bowl and seek out some bumps to get those legs burning or head for the trees under the Summit Chair. Look for live music on the deck at Alpine Meadows Lodge every Saturday starting at 1 p.m.

Boreal It’s usually the first resort to open and the last resort to close, so it’s no surprise that Boreal holds the most snow all season. With four terrain parks open boasting 28 features and 10 jumps there’s plenty of jibbing to be had. For the most runs for your buck, Boreal is the place to head for spring shred. In the late afternoon after the snow has turned to mush, head to Woodward Tahoe to lock in some new tricks.

Diamond Peak

Northstar

Sugar Bowl

State-of-the-art grooming and snowmaking helps Diamond Peak keep a consistently deep and smooth snowpack throughout the season. Crystal Ridge is one of the most scenic spots on the hill, but ski it early because it’s also the first run to catch the sun. Head to The Flume for a lap through the jumps before heading to the Lakeview Chair for some less exposed runs. End the afternoon with a snack on the patio at Snowflake lodge. Test your skills on the rails every week of March during Face-Off Fridays. This open rail jam takes place near the base of Lodgepole. Spectators may view the event from the Loft Bar Deck Lounge.

Looking to carve up some perfect corduroy? Northstar is known for its open runs that allow for non-stop cruising. Start on the West Ridge off Comstock Express and work your way around the bowl to the East Ridge. In the afternoon, head to the backside for long, leg-burning runs before calling it a day.

Enjoy some off-piste turns off the Crow’s Peak chair, but keep an eye out for fallen trees and rocks under thin snow pack. The groomers off Mt. Disney are perfect for big corn turns, and the trees between the runs hide some stashes of fun, as well. Head over to Lincoln for some fun top-tobottom runs before calling it a day.

Heavenly South Lake’s lakeside resort is the perfect place to soak up the rays and take in the view while carving some turns. In the late season, elevation is key in keeping snow in top condition. Clocking in at 10,040 feet from the top of the Sky Express, the Ridge Run at Heavenly provides smooth corn skiing late into the day. For a real leg burner, head to Olympic Downhill for just over a 1½ miles of open, groomed turns. Over on the Nevada side, Orion provides great views of the Carson Valley.

Kirkwood Kirkwood’s less-traveled backside is the first to see sun in the morning, so take advantage of some short warm up laps before heading over to explore the soft bumps of chairs 6 and 10. Kirkwood is known for holding more snow throughout the season thanks to what they call the k-factor, which translates to great spring skiing when the days are warm and long.

Mt. Rose Take advantage of the early sun on the runs off Blazing Zephyr in the morning with a quick lap on Outlaw and Big Bonanza before heading around to the other side of the mountain. Waterfall offers one of the longest, steep, groomed runs on the mountain for early afternoon hot laps. When conditions permit, The Chutes are some of the best steep spring bump skiing in Tahoe, but they can be unforgiving and firm when the sun isn’t shining. Those looking for a challenge when The Chutes are closed can head to Gold Run for some leg-burning moguls.

Squaw Valley Squaw Valley’s parks are some of the most fun play spots during the spring. For those who aren’t looking to jib and jump, Siberia Bowl is a fun mix of groomed and ungroomed terrain. Head to Granite Chief for some hidden tree skiing in the late morning or cruise the groomers off Shirley Lake Express. Après poolside at High Camp and start working on that summer tan a little earlier this year.

March 12-April 8, 2015

“ This winter has been serving up spring-like conditions for the past few months, with most skiers and riders enjoying a mix of corn snow and manmade sugar.”

Sierra-at-Tahoe Known for some of the best tree skiing in the region, Sierra-at-Tahoe is another great spring skiing destination and when it comes to Sierra’s Parks, the dream team of professional freeskiers and snowboarders who call Sierra their home mountain can’t be wrong. Don’t miss the Equinox Music Series every Saturday until April 4 on the Solstice Plaza. There you have it. Wax those boards, lather up with some sunscreen and enjoy it while you can because it’ll be time to break out the beach gear before you know it. n 7

Out & About

TAHOE DONNER

Truckee Donner Lake

DONNER MEMORIAL STATE PARK

Donner Summit BOREAL

TRUCKEE AIRPORT

MT. ROSE

WEST EAST SOUTH

RENO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

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AUBURN SKI CLUB

Tahoe Vista

DEEPEST POINT

Marlette Lake

TAHOE CROSS COUNTRY

Tahoe City

SQUAW VALLEY SQUAW CREEK

Dollar Hill

ALPINE MEADOWS

GRANKLIBAKKEN

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Spooner Lake

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Meeks Bay

Age of Lake Tahoe: 2 million years

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

Natural rim: 6,223’

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ELECTRIC CHARGING STATIONS

Lake

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.

Volume: 39 trillion gallons

Tahoe

Average depth: 1,000 feet Maximum depth: 1,645 feet

Crystal Bay

Kings Beach

Carnelian Bay

Olympic Valley

CASINOS

DIAMOND PEAK

Incline Village

NORTH TAHOE REGIONAL PARK

CLAIR TAPPAAN

CROSS COUNTRY SKI AREAS

NORTHSTAR

Truckee River

ROYAL GORGE

DOWNHILL SKI AREAS

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

Size: 22 miles long, 12 miles wide Cave Rock

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

Watershed Area: 312 square miles Zephyr Cove

Average Water Temperature: 42.1˚F Emerald Bay

Average Surface Water Temperature: 51.9˚F

Cascade Lake

Average Surface Temperature in July: 64.9˚F

Fannette Island

South Lake Tahoe

Shoreline: 72 miles Stateline HEAVENLY

CAMP RICHARDSON

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

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

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Fallen Leaf Lake

Permanent Population: 66,000 Number of Visitors: 3 million annually HOPE VALLEY SIERRA-AT-TAHOE 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

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.

to rise and then draw down rapidly when the dam catastrophically failed. Between 7,000 and 15,000 years ago, a 4-mile segment of the West Shore collapsed into the Lake causing a massive submerged debris avalanche, widening the Lake by 3 miles and creating McKinney Bay.1 The Tahoe Basin is mostly granite, with little topsoil, and therefore few nutrients have washed into the lake to promote the growth of algae and other organisms that make water murky. As well, 40 percent of the precipitation falling into the Tahoe Basin lands directly on the lake. The remaining precipitation drains through the decomposed granite soil found in marshes and meadows, creating a good filtering system for water.

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 Science Center, which monitors, among other things, the clarity of Lake Tahoe. Clarity has been measured since 1968 and was first recorded at 102.4’. The waters of Lake Tahoe were clear to an average depth of 70.1’ in 2013. The lowest average depth on record was 64.1’ in 1997. Lake Tahoe is losing clarity because of microscopic sediments entering the lake and algae growth fueled by nitrogen and phosphorus.

Lake Tahoe’s discovery The first recorded discovery of Lake Tahoe by white explorers was on Feb. 14, 1844, when John Charles Frémont and Charles Preuss spotted the lake from atop Red Lake Peak. The lake went through several names before it was officially named Tahoe in 1945. Tahoe is a mispronunciation of the first two syllables of the Washoe’s word for the lake – Da ow a ga, which means “edge of the lake.”

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

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Out & About

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DAILY Steam activities Incline Village

Incline Village Library hosts Steam activities from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily until March 28 featuring new activities every week. (775) 832-4130.

EVERY MONDAY Improve cross-country technique Tahoe Donner

Novice cross-country skiers may join a novice kick and glide course at Tahoe Donner Cross Country at noon on Mondays. Each session includes 30 minutes of tips and tricks from experienced instructors. $20 class, $15 trail pass. (530) 587-9484.

EVERY TUESDAY Free skate ski lessons Tahoe City

Tahoe Cross Country hosts free intermediate skate ski lessons every Tuesday at 9:15 a.m. Trail pass required, rentals available. Visit tahoexc.org.

55+ snowshoe hike Area venues

Family Friendly Soup & Sandwich Game Nights are offered every Thursday through March from 5 to 7 p.m. at the North Tahoe Event Center with friendly games, hot soup, sandwiches and beverages. Bring a favorite game. Entry food donation to Project MANA. Volunteers needed. (775) 230-1066.

EVERY FRIDAY Improve skating skills Tahoe Donner

Work on skating skills for novices on Fridays at 9 a.m. at Tahoe Donner Cross Country. Each session includes 30 minutes of tips and tricks from experienced instructors. $20 class, $15 trail pass. (530) 587-9484.

All-Mountain Excursions Area venues

Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows hosts guided All-Mountain Excursions from 9:30 a.m. to noon on Fridays until March 27. Open to strong intermediate and above skiers and snowboarders. 13+. Meet at Squaw next to the Funitel building in the Tram Promenade, or on left side of lodge next to Hot Wheels lift at Alpine. RSVP (530) 452-4349.

Tasting Notes Olympic Valley

Turtleneck Tuesday Skate Nights Northstar

Winemaker event Truckee

EVERY WEDNESDAY Improve skating skills Tahoe Donner

Work on advanced skating skills on Wednesdays at 9 a.m. at Tahoe Donner Cross Country. Each session includes 30 minutes of tips and tricks from experienced instructors. $20 class, $15 trail pass. (530) 587-9484.

Free skate ski lessons Tahoe City

Tahoe Cross Country hosts free introductory skate ski lessons every Tuesday at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Trail pass required, rentals available. Visit tahoexc.org.

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Soup & Sandwich Game Night Kings Beach

Trekkers of all abilities are welcome to join IVGID Senior Programs for light to moderate hikes from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at locations throughout the region followed by lunch with fellow snowshoers at Sierra Nevada College’s Patterson Hall. $16, $13 with IVGID pass, includes hike, transportation and lunch. (775) 832-1310. Lace up your skates, put on your best retro skate outfit and get your groove on in the Village at Northstar for Turtleneck Tuesdays Skate Nights every week until March 31. Enjoy music from your favorite artists of the 70s and 80s from 4 to 7 p.m., along with ice skating games, prizes and complimentary face painting. Free, $10 skate rentals. Visit northstarcalfirnoa.com.

Events

Northstar is hosting a number of culinary events in March including the final two dates for the Mountain Table Dinners on March 13 and 27 featuring locally sourced ingredients paired with wine varietals from several wineries at the Zephyr Lodge with proceeds benefitting local nonprofits. The cost is $120 per dinner. Enjoy beer from 21 Amendment during the March 20 Brewmaster Dinner. Cuisine and brew connoisseurs are invited to savor five gourmet courses designed to highlight the flavor notes of each of their craft beer counterparts at Tavern 6330’. Tickets for guests ages 21 and older are $85 each.

Kick off the weekend with Friday Night Tasting Notes at Plaza Bar from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. every Friday until March 20. Enjoy a tasting of craft beers or specialty spirits with the purchase of one drink. Tasting includes three to four selected spirits hosted by a professional. Visit squawalpine.com.

A foodie, snow enthusiast’s paradise, Sip.Savor.Ski. merges the worlds of snow sports and food festivals in one magical event spanning three days starting March 27 featuring the Mountain Table dinner, first tracks and a gourmet breakfast, a vodka and abalone tasting, Mixology party, and a grand tasting. For more information or tickets for these events, visit northstarcalifornia.com.

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

EVERY SATURDAY

Family Movie Night Tahoe Donner

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

Telemark workshops Northstar

EVERY FRIDAY-SUNDAY Snowcat tours Homewood

Northstar hosts culinary events

Homewood Mountain Resort offers skiers and snowboarders guided snowcat tours to 750+ acres of steeps, powder bowls and gladed tree runs off Ellis Peak through the rest of the season. $399. RSVP (530) 525-2992.

Learn how to tele or hone your skills at Northstar’s weekly telemark workshops at 10 a.m. at the cross-country center until April 25. Clinics alternate weekly between beginners, intermediate and advanced levels. Check schedule. $82, does not include lift ticket. Telemark demo equipment available for rent. RSVP (530) 562-2218.

Ripperoo Parade Northstar

Come and join Ripperoo, Northstar’s Ski & Ride School Mascot, and his Ski School friends as he leads kids in a parade through the Village at Northstar from 3:45 to 4 p.m. every Saturday until April 11. Help them dance their way around the ice rink. Meet at Kid’s Ski School entrance before 3:45 p.m. Visit northstarcalifornia.com.

Last Tracks Incline Village

Enjoy beautiful views of Lake Tahoe from Snowflake Lodge at Diamond Peak while tasting fine wines or craft brews paired with tasty appetizers during Last Tracks every Saturday until April 11 from 2 to 4 p.m. At the end of the event, ski or snowboard down a freshly groomed run at sunset. Intermediate level only. 21+. $34. RSVP diamondpeak.com.

EVERY SATURDAY & SUNDAY Free skate ski lessons Tahoe City

Tahoe Cross Country hosts free introductory skate ski lessons every Tuesday at 9:15 a.m. Trail pass required, rentals available. Visit tahoexc.org.

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EVERY THURSDAY Conversation Café Incline Village

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

Free cross-country lessons Tahoe City

Tahoe Cross Country hosts free introductory cross-country lessons every Thursday at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Trail pass required, rentals available. Visit tahoexc.org.

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Out & About

Snow Trails

Events

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UNTIL END OF SEASON

MARCH 13-14

Benefit ski days Homewood

Sugar Bowl ski tour Norden

Homewood Mountain Resort hosts benefit ski days for the Sierra Avalanche Center with $35 lift tickets. Tickets online only sierraavalanchecenter.org.

MARCH 12

| Thursday

Equipment Check Up Tahoe Donner

Tahoe Donner Cross Country hosts a free Equipment Check Up with Paco’s from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Flex testing of skis and demos available for all levels. Free with trail pass. Visit tahoedonner.com.

Toddler Story Time Incline Village

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

Natural medicine talk Tahoe City

SKI TOURING & SNOWSHOEING

Truckee

TAHOE MEADOWS

LEVEL: Easy to strenuous

CABIN CREEK TRAIL

LEVEL: Easy to moderate A marked route of 3 to 6 miles follows old logging roads and Cabin Creek Road. This is a nice area for downhill practice while cross-country skiing. The terrain has gentle, rolling slopes. From Interstate 80, take Highway 89 south 3 miles, then turn right on Cabin Creek Road. The unmarked trailhead is 1 mile from the highway. Limited parking is available in a road cut, when plowed. There is moderate snowmobile use in the area.

DONNER MEMORIAL STATE PARK LEVEL: Easy | (530) 582-7892

The park is mostly flat and open year-round. Skiers can enjoy the forests and boulder fields, glide down to the lake and meander through the park. There is an unmarked, 9.6-km, skier-packed trail starting near the Emigrant Trail Museum. For the more adventuresome, glide over the hills into Coldstream Canyon. TART

PETER GRUBB HUT/CASTLE PEAK LEVEL: Moderate to strenuous

A marked Nordic ski trail begins at the Castle Peak/Boreal interchange on Donner Summit off Interstate 80, west of Truckee. Take the Castle Peak exit and follow it for one-quarter mile to the intersection for the trailhead to the north that goes up Castle Valley and over Castle Pass. Follow unmarked trail to Peter Grubb Hut. For overnight stays at Peter Grubb Hut, call (530) 426-3632 for reservations.

POLE CREEK TRAIL SYSTEM LEVEL: Easy to strenuous

Unmarked trails follow roads along Pole Creek and Silver Creek Drainages. Trailhead 6 miles south of Truckee on Highway 89. Some parking on west side of highway. Trails follow U.S. Forest Service roads. Several loops.

SAGEHEN SUMMIT

LEVEL: Easy to moderate An unmarked route follows the road up to the creek bottom. Lateral roads offer many side trips. Trailhead at Sagehen Summit on the west side of Highway 89, 8 miles north of Truckee. Limited parking.

North Shore BROCKWAY SUMMIT LEVEL: Easy to strenuous

Brockway Summit off Highway 267 offers an abundance of areas to ski. Between Northstar and Kings Beach, there are turnouts on both sides of the highway where Nordic skiers and snowshoers can follow logging and utility roads.

PAGE MEADOWS

LEVEL: Easy to moderate

On Mount Rose high above Lake Tahoe, Tahoe Meadows offers an expansive area where skiers can stretch their legs. Head up Highway 431 from Incline Village until you reach the meadows before the summit. This is a busy area on the weekends for skiers, snowshoers and snowmobilers, so try skiing during the week.

West Shore LEVEL: Moderate to strenuous The meadows in Blackwood Canyon offer a great place to get into the wilderness off Highway 89 on the West Shore. Follow Highway 89 south from Tahoe City and park at the Kaspian Recreation Area. Skiers can glide along the road (not plowed in winter) or through the meadows. For a longer outing, head up the mountain to Barker Pass. This area also is open to snowmobilers.

MEEKS MEADOWS LEVEL: Easy

Meeks Meadows on the West Shore off Highway 89 offers a vast area to ski. The trailhead is across from the Meeks Bay Fire Station; look for the log cabin with red trim. Follow the U.S. Forest Service road or meander through the meadow and down to Meeks Creek.

SUGAR PINE POINT STATE PARK

LEVEL: Easy to moderate | (530) 525-7982 The Ed Z’berg/Sugar Pine Point State Park is a spectacular spot to cross-country ski or snowshoe among the dense forests of the West Shore or along Lake Tahoe’s shores. The park offers more than 18 km of marked ski trails. Three groomed trails begin at the campground, 9 miles south of Tahoe City, with two skier-packed trails on the lake side of the park, accessed from the Day Use entrance. Winter camping available. The park also offers a number of guided tours throughout the season including full moon snowshoe tours, ski tours of the 1960 Olympic crosscountry trails, historic snowshoe tours and the family Junior Ranger program; call for dates. No dogs allowed on trails. TART

South Lake Tahoe TAYLOR CREEK

LEVEL: Easy | (530) 573-2600 Developed for beginners, this well-marked series of trails allows skiers to explore the area. Terrain is mostly flat and is good for the entire family. Take Highway 89 south around Emerald Bay to the Fallen Leaf Lake Area. Turn on Cathedral Road and park in the Sno-Park. Marked trails start at the parking lot with three trails near Fallen Leaf Lake. On the Lake side of Highway 89, follow the road to the Visitor Center to access the Tallac Historic Trail. SnoPark Permit required.*

Ski or snowshoe along an old road that meanders through a forest and into a cluster of meadows. Take Highway 89 south from Tahoe City, then turn right on Pine Avenue and right on Tahoe Park Heights Road. At the crest of the hill, take the middle fork, which becomes Big Pine Road, then take a left on Silver Tip. The parking area is at the top of the road.

All activities are weather dependent. *Sno-park permits ohv.parks.ca.gov/snoparks or find locations at (916) 324-1222.

NASTC hosts Total Skiing at Sugar Bowl featuring a two-day clinic to improve skills based on “Total Skiing” with video analysis, tech talks, skiing, coaching and more. $450 includes lift tickets. RSVP skinastc.com.

MARCH 13-15

| Friday-Sunday

Avalanche workshop Norden

Alpine Skills International hosts a three-day AIARE Avalanche Level 1 course. $450. RSVP alpineskills.com.

MARCH 14

| Saturday

Demo day Incline Village

Diamond Peak hosts a free snowboard demo day with Aloha Products from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free, lift ticket or pass required. Visit diamondpeak.com.

North Tahoe AAUW will present Ann M. Sura, NMD, of NaturaMed, to speak on health for women older than 60 at 1 p.m. at the Tahoe Yacht Club. Refreshments will be provided. Open to everyone.

Intro to splitboarding Norden

Paws 2 Read program Incline Village

Tahoe Mountain Sports hosts a Backcountry Experience with guided back-country tours to explore terrain in Diamond Peak’s Golden Eagle Bowl from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Open to intermediate and advanced skiers and riders. Includes demo of Dynafit touring gear. $150 includes gear, $135 for passholders, $100 for those with own alpine touring gear. RSVP (530) 536-5200.

Incline Village Library hosts Paws to Read for children of all ages from 4 to 5 p.m. to read a book to a friendly dog for beginner readers. Children receive a free book. (775) 832-4130.

Chamber mixer Incline Village

BLACKWOOD CANYON

| Friday-Saturday

North Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce and CATT host a mixer at the lower level in the Village Center from 5 to 7 p.m. with food, drink and raffle. (530) 550-9999.

Winter film series Olympic Valley

Alpenglow hosts its Winter Film Series featuring rock-climbing icon Lynn Hill at 7 p.m. at the Olympic Village Lodge. Hill will discuss her evolution as a person and a climber, having traveled all over the world in her show, “Climbing Free: My Life in the Vertical World.” Free. All ages. (530) 583-6917.

MARCH 12-15

| Thursday-Sunday

Avalanche workshop Norden

Alpine Skills International hosts an AIARE Avalanche Level 2 course. $595. RSVP alpineskills.com.

MARCH 13

| Friday

Moonlight snowshoe & dinner Alpine Meadows

Enjoy a snowshoe tour and Alps-inspired meal at Alpine Meadows’ mid-mountain Chalet with a snowshoe hike from Alpine Meadows Lodge to The Chalet, with a four-course dinner. Seating times at 5:30, 6:20 and 7:30 p.m. $69 adults, $35 child. RSVP (800) 403-0206.

Mountain Table Dinner Northstar

Northstar hosts a Mountain Table Dinner featuring FiftyFifty Brewing Company at Zephyr Lodge from 6 to 9 p.m. with a menu featuring California-sourced ingredients. $120. RSVP northstarcalifornia.com.

Paranormal talk Incline Village

Incline Village Library hosts from Skeptic to Believer: a Night in the Goldfield Hotel at 6:30 p.m. Explore the mental and spiritual journey this paranormal skeptic embarked upon before, during and after spending the night with KTVN in central Nevada’s Goldfield Hotel. Take in tales of ghostly activity and see how these amazing experiences enriched Kathleen Berry’s relationship with God and outlook on life. Berry is the author of “A Reluctant Spirit: A True Tale of God, Ghosts and a Skeptical Christian.” (775) 832-4130.

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Alpine Skills International hosts an Intro to Splitboarding. $209 includes gear, $169 without. RSVP alpineskills.com.

Backcountry Experience Incline Village

Family snowshoe class Tahoe Donner

REI hosts a Family Snowshoe Class from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Tahoe Donner Cross Country with instructor Spenser Halterman. $70, $50 members, $20 child, $10 member child. $5 SnoPark Pass required. Visit rei.com.

Local Brewski Mount Rose

Enjoy a local brewery tasting and Deck Party at Winters Creek Lodge at Mt. Rose from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Visit skirose.com.

Mother-Son Laser Tag Tahoe City

Mothers and sons may enjoy a Day of Laser Tag and more at Rideout Community Center from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sells out. $25 per motherson duo, $5 additional siblings. (530) 583-3440.

Retro Ski Day Incline Village

Break out the retro gear, neon and skinny skis for Retro Ski Day at Diamond Peak. Groovy Judy will be playing live retro tunes from 3 to 6 p.m. on the Loft Bar deck. Visit diamondpeak.com.

Snowshoe Star Tour Tahoe Vista

Tahoe Adventure Company and Tony Berendsen host a Snowshoe Star Tour at North Tahoe Regional Park from 5 to 9 p.m. featuring natural history and astronomy. Enjoy snacks and hot drinks, along with a star tour, telescope viewing and more. Easy to moderate. $75 per person. RSVP tahoeadventurecompany.com.

St. Patrick’s Day Party Incline Village

St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church hosts a St. Patrick’s Day Community Party open to everyone at 5 p.m. at the Parish Hall featuring a traditional Irish dinner, games, music, crafts and the Blanchette School of Irish Dance. Dinner by donation. (775) 831-1418.

St. Patrick’s Day Cabbage Bash Truckee

Truckee Lions Club presents the 5th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Cabbage Bash with cocktails at 5:30 p.m. and dinner at 7 featuring raffle prizes, door prizes, $1 drinks, live music from The Deck Heads and more at the Community Arts Center. $40. Tickets at The Wagon Train, Truckee Sears, Welcome Center, Stones Tire, truckeelionsclub. com or (530) 563-6776.

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ahoe Weekly staff has been enjoying the posts @TheTahoeWeekly of how everyone’s being enjoying the winter season in Tahoe and Truckee. We share some of our favorites in this issue’s Your Tahoe Time. Courtney Temkin submitted and won a SnowBomb Platinum Pass featuring five free lift tickets in our #CreateYourAdventure contest on Instagram with her photo of her snowshoeing with her boyfriend Peter Savage. Courtney was celebrating her birthday with a snowshoe trek in Tahoe Meadows near Mount Rose. “It was so peaceful as it was too cold to bring a crowd. It was an amazing day!” she said.

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Tahoe Time Photos by You

DOG WITH PINECONE The perfect Tahoe combination: Dog+Snow+Pinecone. What could be better? @lisabobisa shared this image, “The baddest backcountry hound around gettin that sweet #tahoepowder @TheTahoeWeekly.” We agreed, and Lisa won a SnowBomb Platinum Pass in our #TahoePowder contest.

@nvlocal5 shared this shot of a chairlift at Alpine Meadows on a heavy powder day.

Tahoe is about enjoying what the day brings, and this shot epitomizes that from @tambatahoe at Van Sickle Bi-State Park. “How cool is Tahoe? Here we are today riding under the Heavenly gondola getting some weird stares from people going up to ski and board. Have fun out there.”

@luv_2ski snapped this shot of “Sasha back country skiing.”

We really liked the images from @lisabobisa. “Alpine was amazing today! Thank you pow gods! #Alpine #powday I needed today, now everyone can be stoked again haha. #lovintahoe.”

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Out & About

Events

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Chamber mixer Tahoe City

Banana Split Extravaganza Tahoe Donner

Wine tasting Truckee

Clicquot in the Snow Olympic Valley

North Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce and Auerbach Engineering host a mixer from 5 to 7 p.m. with food, drink and raffle. (530) 550-9999. Pour House hosts a Wine Tasting from 5 to 7 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month with wine and cheese tasting. $5. (530) 550-9664.

MARCH 20

| Friday

The 10th Annual Kids’ Science Expo at the Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences will be held on March 18 from 4 to 6 p.m. featuring hands-on science investigations and experiments for children ages 6 to 12 years and their families. This year’s activities focus on Life Science will include cells, DNA, bacteria, fungus, plants, bugs, fish, reptiles, mammal, and more. The Science Expo fosters student excitement and interest in science. For more information, visit tahoe.ucdavis.edu.

MARCH 14-15

| Saturday-Sunday

Crab Feed Truckee

Movie night Incline Village

MARCH 21-22

Sugar Bowl to Squaw Valley tour Norden

Alpine Skills International hosts a tour from Sugar Bowl to Squaw Valley. $375. RSVP alpineskills.com.

MARCH 15

| Sunday

Tahoe Burner Ski & Greet Mount Rose

Mt. Rose hosts the Tahoe Burner Ski & Greet with $42 lift tickets for those in full Burner wear (requires more than just a fancy hat). Enjoy a DJ from 10 a.m. to noon and a bank from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. at Winters Creek Lodge. Possible attractions include fire dancers, fire clock, silk performers, art cars and more. Visit skirose.com.

Avalanche clinic Norden

Alpine Skills International hosts a AIARE Intro to Avalanche Safety clinic. $169 includes lift tickets. RSVP alpineskills.com.

Castle Peak Tour Norden

Alpine Skills International hosts a Castle Peak Tour starting from the SnoPark near Boreal. $165. RSVP alpineskills.com.

Laser biathlon clinic Tahoe Donner

Tahoe Donner Cross Country hosts a Laser Biathlon Clinic at 10 a.m. for 13 years and older and at 11:30 a.m. for ages 7 to 12 covering skiing and marksmanship skills. $31, trail pass and ski or snowshoe equipment required. RSVP (530) 587-9400.

Transceiver clinic Olympic Valley

Squaw Valley Professional Ski Patrol hosts free avalanche transceiver workshops at 5:30 p.m. at the office in the Red Dog Complex on the 1st and 15th of each month through April. All ages. Visit squawalpine.com.

MARCH 15-20

| Sunday-Friday

Discounted ski days Tahoe Donner

Tahoe Donner Downhill host Skiing for Schools day with $30 lift tickets valid any one day. Advance purchase online exined.org or Tahoe Dave’s in Tahoe City, Truckee and Kings Beach. Visit exined.org.

Incline Village Library hosts a Movie Night from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. for the entire family with “Lego Movie in 3D.” Tonight’s showing in Spanish. English showing on March 27. 3D glasses and popcorn provided. Bring pillows, blankets and drinks. (775) 832-4130.

MARCH 20-22

| Friday-Sunday

Avalanche workshop Norden

Alpine Skills International hosts a three-day AIARE Avalanche Level 1 course. $450. RSVP alpineskills.com.

Discounted cross-country ski days Tahoe Donner

MARCH 21

Tahoe Donner Cross Country host Skiing for Schools day with $15 trail passes valid any one day. Advance purchase online exined.org or Paco’s in Truckee or Alpenglow in Tahoe City. Visit exined.org.

MARCH 16

| Monday

Networking mixer Truckee

| Saturday

Relax & Ride workshop Olympic Valley

Squaw Valley hosts the Burton Relax & Ride workshop with half a day of riding with an instructor, an athlete-focused restorative yoga class, locally sources breakfast and lunch, mini spa treatments and wine. Beginner and intermediate snowboarders. $229 with lift ticket, $169 passholders. RSVP squawalpine.com.

Tahoe Regional Young Professionals hosts a mixer from 4 to 7 p.m. at Truckee River Winery. $10, free members, includes a drinks and appetizers. Visit tahoetryp.org.

Pole Creek hike Truckee

MARCH 17

Tahoe Institute for Natural Science and Tahoe Rim Trail Association host an outing to discover some of the Wonders of Winter during this snowshoe trek from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. This short and scenic hike will take participants through Tahoe Meadows and up Chickadee Ridge, composed of an open field, lodgepole pine forests, and scenic vistas of the Lake. Along the way, TINS staff will discuss winter ecology concepts and the survival strategies and adaptations employed by animals from the Lake Tahoe Region. All ages. Easy, 2.5 miles. RSVP tinsweb.org.

| Tuesday

St. Patrick’s Day festivities Northstar

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day at Northstar with a scavenger hunt, face painting from 4 to 7 p.m., balloon twisting and a skiing Leprechaun. Visit northstarcalifronia.com.

MARCH 18

| Wednesday

Family Story Time Incline Village

Incline Village Library hosts a Family Story Time from 4 to 4:45 p.m. for children of all ages with stories, songs, games and crafts. (775) 832-4130.

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

Wonders of Winter Snowshoe Trek Mount Rose

Go Green Day Incline Village

UC TERC hosts a Science Expo from 4 to 6 p.m. with hands-on science activities for children ages 6 to 12 years and their families including a Life Science & Kid’s Health Fair. Free. Visit tahoe.ucdavis.edu.

Diamond Peak hosts Go Green Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with games, educational activities, art displays, face painting, and more. Pick up a Go Green punch card at the ticket windows or at the Green Expo on the Base Lodge deck to enter the raffle. Stick around for live music by Owen Big on the Loft Bar deck from 3 to 6 p.m. Visit diamondpeak.com.

Spirit tasting Carnelian Bay

Historical snowshoe tour Tahoma

Science Expo Incline Village

Gar Woods hosts a Spirit Tasting at 5:30 p.m. with complimentary appetizers provided with a tasting of the Spirit of the Month. $10 or included in the purchase of a specialty drink. Visit garwoods.com.

MARCH 19

Toddler Story Time Incline Village

Enjoy a history-filled Snowshoe Tour at Sugar Pine Point State Park at 11 a.m. around the Hellman-Ehrman estate and along Lake Tahoe’s shore. Park in Day Use area. Free, $10 parking. Bring equipment.

Snow Tube Bowling Tahoe Donner

| Thursday

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

PlumpJack hosts a series of Clicquot in the Snow events featuring Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label and Rose from 2 to 5 p.m. with champagne specials, DJ, snow games, giveaways, a photo booth and more. Visit plumpjacksquawvalleyinn.com.

Brewmaster Dinner Northstar

Northstar hosts a Brewmaster Dinner from 6 to 8 p.m. at Tavern 6330’ with creations from Chefs Steven Anderson and Dan Carter paired with craft beers from 21st Amendment for a fivecourse dinner and live music. Vegetarian option available. $85. RSVP northstarcalifornia.com.

Family fun at Kids’ Science Expo

Help devour an incredible 200-foot banana split for free at Tahoe Donner Downhill at 1:30 p.m. Visit tahoedonner.com.

If you’ve never done this before, you are in for a treat. This isn’t your average day at the bowling alley. Take bowling to the next level by tubing in human-size inflatable bowling pins for a strike from noon to 2 p.m. at Tahoe Donner SnowPlay Area. Visit tahoedonner.com.

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Rotary Club of Truckee hosts the annual Chris Matthew Memorial Crab Feed from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Community Recreation Center with crab, spaghetti, salad and more. $40 adults, $20 15 and younger. Babysitting $10 for one child, $5 for additional child. Visit truckeerotary.com.

| Saturday-Sunday

Sugar Bowl to Squaw Valley tour Norden

Alpine Skills International hosts a tour from Sugar Bowl to Squaw Valley. $375. RSVP alpineskills.com.

Benefit ski days Mount Rose

Mt. Rose hosts benefit ski days for the Sierra Avalanche Center with $35 lift tickets. Tickets online only sierraavalanchecenter.org.

MARCH 22

| Sunday

Silver Peak tour Olympic Valley

Alpine Skills International hosts a Silver Peak tour. $165 RSVP alpineskills.com.

Ski Mountaineering Norden

Alpine Skills International hosts a Skiing Mountaineering Techniques clinics. $195. RSVP alpineskills.com.

Adventure Date Night Incline Village

Diamond Peak hosts Adventure Date Night from 4 to 9 p.m. featuring team activities at Snowflake Lodge with Discovering Grace Adventures, dinner and a choice to ski or snowshoe down the mountain. Limited space. $250 per couple. RSVP diamondpeak.com.

MARCH 24

| Tuesday

Debunking Tahoe Myths talk, mixer Incline Village

UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center and North Lake Tahoe Chamber/CVB/Resort Association host a mixer from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Tahoe Science Center. There will be a talk on Fibs, Fakes and Falsehoods: Mistaken Tahoe with David Antonucci at 6 p.m. to debunk common myths. Also view exhibits in the center including a new 3D movie under development, “Let’s Go Jump in the Lake.” Visit tahoe.ucdavis.edu.

Farmer & The Cook dinner Alpine Meadows

Tahoe Food Hub and Crest Café are offering a collaborative dinner at 6 p.m. Crest Café Coowners Kyle Davis and Lisa Lalotis will prepare a fresh, home-cooked meal made from Tahoe Food Hub local ingredients. A vegetarian option and a children’s portion available. There will be music, drink specials and a drawing for free prizes. Benefits Tahoe Food Hub. Visit tahoefoodhub.org.

Railroad history talk Truckee

Truckee History Alive Railroad Series continues at 7 p.m. at the Veterans’ Memorial Building with “Logging by Rail: Truckee and the Comstock Lode” discussing the relationship between Sierra Nevada Wood and Lumber Company, Hobart Estates and Incline with Gene Rogers, Chief Conductor and Engineer of the Nevada Northern Railroad. Special showing of the 1898 Hobart Mills time capsule from 6 to 6:30 p.m. Visit truckeehistory.org.

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Skiers, boarders compete in Banzai finale As told to Jenn Sheridan

T series finale on March 14 and 15 at

he Rahlves Banzai Tour heads to the

Sugar Bowl with an opportunity for top racers to compete against Olympic Athletes Daron Rahlves and Nate Holland in the Silver Belt. Big mountain freeride meets ski/boarder-cross action in the Banzai Tour, with head-to-head action four at a time, top to bottom, down a wide-open course over natural terrain and snow conditions. This is the ultimate test of ski and riding skills. The finals match up four competitors at a time with the top two in round advancing until the remaining four battle it out for the Rahlves’ Banzai win. For more information, visit rahlvesbanzai.com.

A envelope in skiing. A ski ambassador with Sugar Bowl, Rahlves helped launch the fter 13 years racing with the U.S. Ski Team, Daron Rahlves continues to push the

Rahlves Banzai Tour as a nod to Sugar Bowl’s historic Silver Belt Race. The Banzai puts a modern twist on the Silver Belt with four skiers or boarders racing head-to-head in timed heats similar to a ski-cross event. Rahlves shares his thoughts on the Banzai Tour:

On the course

On the tour’s success

“Tahoe mountains are built for this kind of event. Each run is about 1 to 1½ minutes. The course utilizes as much natural terrain as possible and is built to slow racers down in tight areas and let them run when it’s open.”

“It seems like more people are joining the tour in a stronger way. It’s cool when people start supporting what you want to do.”

“I like people finding out what they’re made of. I want people who come out just to say they did it along with those who compete to win.”

“Two years ago, a local guy, Shawn McGee, made the semi-finals. He was fired up and motivated to train. The next year, he came back and almost won the overall title. I was impressed seeing his commitment.”

On competition

On the next generation

“I’ve always been a competitor. It gives you a way to see where you stand.”

“Each event raises money for local ski teams. For every beer and Red Bull sold during the après parties, a dollar is donated to the resort’s team. At the end, we raffle off sponsor products. It’s all about helping the next generation and the ski community.”

On the competitors

On expanding the tour “I want to keep it in Tahoe. We thought about growing, but I think it’s better to bring people here. The mountains are perfect for this event.” Banzai Tour

On inspiration

DARON RAHLVES RESUME 7 U.S. National Titles 15 U.S. National Podium finishes 28 World Cup Podium finishes 12 World Cup Wins 3 World Championship Medals 1 X Games win in SkierX

ON FILM (to name a few) Matchstick Productions “Pull” Rage Films “Enjoy” Rage Films “Down Days” Atomic Skiing “Skiing Is ______” Matchstick Productions “In Deep” Warren Miller Entertainment “Dynasty,” “Flow State” & “Children of Winter” Teton Gravity Research “Light the Wick,” “One for the Road” & “Dream Factory”

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Out & About

ALPINE MEADOWS (530) 581-8374 | squawalpine.com 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tickets also good at Squaw Valley.

BOREAL MOUNTAIN RESORT (530) 426-3666 | rideboreal.com 9 a.m.-9 p.m. All tickets good until 9 p.m. 2 pipes. College students & military Friday $15 non-holiday. Take 3, Ride Free.

DIAMOND PEAK (775) 831-1177 | diamondpeak.com 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Last Tracks Feb.-April. Police & fire tickets $54 midweek non-holiday. $25 Locals’ Lunch ticket 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Mon.-Fri., non-holiday.

DONNER SKI RANCH (530) 426-3635 | donnerskiranch.com 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tubing hill. Midweek discounts, non-holiday.

GRANLIBAKKEN (530) 581-7533 | granlibakken.com Fri.-Sun. & holidays only. Snow play area $14 includes saucer, open daily. Warming hut open daily.

HEAVENLY (775) 586-7000 #1 | skiheavenly.com 9 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays; 8:30 a.m. weekends Park clinics & Women’s clinics. Sledding, tubing, crosscountry and snow bikes available.

HOMEWOOD MOUNTAIN RESORT (530) 525-2900 | skihomewood.com 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Dial-A-Ride free on West Shore (530) 525-2922. Snowskates OK. $5 off for riding TART.

KIRKWOOD (877) 547-5966 | kirkwood.com 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Skier/Boarder X, Rip Curl Playground, cross-country ski, tube, dog sled, SnowCat tours. Zip canopy tour: zip lines, suspension bridges.

MT. ROSE SKI TAHOE (775) 849-0704 | (800) 754-7673 | skirose.com 9 a.m -4 p.m.; Blazing Zephyr 6 opens at 8:30 a.m. Online: 2-for-1 Tuesdays, $29 Ladies Thursdays.

NORTHSTAR CALIFORNIA (530) 562-1330 | northstarcalifornia.com 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. 22-foot super-pipe. Daily ski and snowboard lessons. Tubing lanes and lift.

SIERRA-AT-TAHOE (530) 659-7475 | sierraattahoe.com 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; 8:30 a.m. weekends & peak times 17’ Zaugg Superpipe. Vertical Plus, tubing, snowshoe trails, kids adventure zones.

SODA SPRINGS (530) 426-3901 | skisodasprings.com 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Thurs.-Mon. & holidays Snow tubing 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. daily; all ages $25. Mini Snowmobiles for ages 6-12; $10 for 10 laps.

SQUAW VALLEY (530) 583-6955 | squawalpine.com 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Dawn Patrol 7:40 a.m. access Sat. until March 22. $12-$29 (plus ticket).

SUGAR BOWL (530) 426-1111 | sugarbowl.com 9 a.m.-4 p.m. CORE Daily Pass. Backcountry Adventure Center.

TAHOE DONNER DOWNHILL (530) 587-9444 #2 | tahoedonner.com 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Deals for 2-day consecutive & 3 of 4 days. Wacky deals on Facebook & Twitter Wed., Throwback Thurs. $13-$23. Locals $13-$23 Tues.-Thurs.

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Incline Village Library hosts Sugar Pine Story Time from 4 to 4:45 p.m. for children of all ages with stories, songs, games and crafts with The Sugar Pine Foundation featuring its children’s book “The Happiest Tree in the Forest.” (775) 832-4130.

Wine dinner Olympic Valley

PlumpJack Café hosts a Master Sommelier Wine Dinner with Peter Neptune featuring selected wines paired with Chef Wyatt Dufresne’s menu along with a discussions on the Court of Master Sommeliers and the Deductive Tasting Method. No-host social hour with the sommelier at 6 p.m., lecture at 6:30 and seating at 7. $95 per person. RSVP (530) 583-1578.

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Intro to splitboarding Norden

Alpine Skills International hosts an Intro to Splitboarding. $209 includes gear, $169 without. RSVP alpineskills.com.

Underwater Egg Hunt Incline Village

| Saturday-Monday

Avalanche workshop Norden

Alpine Skills International hosts a three-day AIARE Avalanche Level 1 course. $450. RSVP alpineskills.com.

Truckee Donner Historical Society host the Truckee Railroad History Alive! series at 7 p.m. featuring Train Expo and presentation on Lumber, Timber & Trestles with Nelson Van Gundy of the Truckee Donner Railroad Society at the Veterans’ Memorial Building. (530) 582-0893 or truckeehistory.org.

MARCH 29

MARCH 27

Dummy Downhill Incline Village

| Friday

UnBirthday Celebration Incline Village

Ski for free at Diamond Peak if your birthday falls anytime between April 13 and Dec. 19. Bring a valid photo ID to the ticket window. Visit diamondpeak.com. Wear your PJs and get ready for a night with just the girls from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. for fourth and fifth graders. This is your chance to celebrate being a girl with fun activities at the Recreation Center. $24, $20 with IVGID pass. RSVP (775) 832-1310. Northstar hosts a Mountain Table Dinner featuring Frog’s Leap Winery at Zephyr Lodge from 6 to 9 p.m. with a menu featuring California-sourced ingredients. $120. RSVP northstarcalifornia.com.

MARCH 27-28

| Friday-Saturday

Sip.Savor.Ski Northstar

Novice 17%

Diamond Peak and Incline Village Community Hospital host Undy Ski Day in honor of Colon Cancer Awareness Month. Wear your undies for a $35 lift ticket. Enjoy Zumba, live music on the deck, Undy ski mobs and more. Wear your undies over your ski pants, on your helmet, as a cape, etc. Please wear pants or leggings under your undies. The fun continues with a patriotic après-ski party sponsored by Sam Adams with games, samples and giveaways in the Loft Bar from 2 to 5 p.m. Visit diamondpeak.com.

MARCH 28-30

North Lake Tahoe Chamber hosts the 61st Annual Community Awards Dinner at Resort at Squaw Creek at 6 p.m. $80 per person. RSVP (530) 581-8727.

Incline Village Library hosts a Movie Night from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. for the entire family with “Lego Movie in 3D.” 3D glasses and popcorn provided. Bring pillows, blankets and drinks. (775) 832-4130.

Undy Ski Day Incline Village

Community Awards Dinner Olympic Valley

Movie night Incline Village

Novice 30%

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

Mountain Table Dinner Northstar Novice 25%

MARCH 28

Kids can enjoy an Underwater Egg Hunt at the Incline Village Recreation Center from noon to 1:30 p.m. for kids up to 11-years-old. Prizes for all kids, with an appearance by the Easter Bunny. Photos are 10:30 a.m. with the Easter Bunny. (775) 832-1310.

Toddler Story Time Incline Village

Girls Just Want to Have Fun Incline Village

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Northstar hosts the culinary Sip.Savor.Ski featuring a Mountain Table Dinner on March 27, with First Tracks on the mountain with a gourmet breakfast on March 28. Following time on the runs, enjoy a vodka and abalone tasting, with a Mixology party to follow. On Sunday, enjoy a grand tasting on the mountain. Event open to skiers and non-skiers on the mountain. Visit northstarcalifornia.com.

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| Sunday

Anderson Ridge Tour Norden

Alpine Skills International hosts an Anderson Ridge Tour starting from Mount Lincoln. $165, does not include one-way Sugar Bowl lift ticket. RSVP alpineskills.com. Build a dummy on skis (or a snowboard) that gets launched off a big jump on Show-Off at Diamond Peak. Spectators may view the action from the Base Lodge deck. Pre-register dummies online by March 28. Paul David and the Drivers play live music on the deck after the competition. Visit diamondpeak.com.

MARCH 29-APRIL 3

| Sunday-Friday

Discounted ski days Norden

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

APRIL 1

| Wednesday

Edible Book Festival Incline Village

Incline Village Library hosts the Edible Book Festival from 4 to 5:30 p.m. featuring creative culinary creations of books using food as the supplies inspired by a book using a literal or tongue-in-cheek theme including green eggs and ham, Lord of the Fries and more. (775) 832-4130.

Whiskey Tasting Truckee

Bar of America hosts a Whiskey Tasting at 5 p.m. with three whiskeys to taste. Visit barofamerica.com.

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Explore region on snowshoe tours Take a winter hike to explore the region with guided snowshoe hikes perfect for all ages and any ability level. Tahoe Adventure Company and Tony Berendsen host a Snowshoe Star Tour at North Tahoe Regional Park from 5 to 9 p.m. on March 14 featuring natural history and astronomy. Enjoy snacks and hot drinks, along with a star tour, telescope viewing and more on an easy to moderate trek. The cost is $75 per person. Tahoe Adventure Company also hosts a Sunset Snowshoe Tour every Friday through April, along with guided Full Moon Snowshoe treks from 7 to 9:30 p.m. on April 4 and May 3. Both tours are $65 per person. For details, visit tahoeadventurecompany.com. Trekkers of all abilities are welcome to join IVGID Senior Hikes for light to moderate hikes every Tuesday for ages 55 and older from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at locations throughout the region followed by lunch with fellow snowshoers at Sierra Nevada College’s Patterson Hall. The cost is $16 or $13 with an IVGID pass and includes hike, transportation and lunch. For details, call (775) 832-1310. Tahoe Institute for Natural Science and Tahoe Rim Trail Association host an outing to discover some of the Wonders of Winter during this snowshoe trek on March 21 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. This short and scenic hike will take participants through Tahoe Meadows and up Chickadee Ridge, composed of an open field, lodgepole pine forests, and scenic vistas of the Lake. Along the way, TINS staff will discuss winter ecology concepts and the survival strategies and adaptations employed by animals from the Lake Tahoe Region. Easy, 2.5-mile guided trek. RSVP at tinsweb.org. Enjoy a history-filled Snowshoe Through History tour at Sugar Pine Point State Park at 11 a.m. on March 21 and April 18 around the Hellman-Ehrman estate and along Lake Tahoe’s shore. Park in Day Use area. The hike is free, and parking is $10. Bring equipment for this tour. Call (530) 525-4982 for more information.

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Northstar hosts a Family Snowshoe Tour on April 5 with hot chocolate and cookies. The cost is $49, $29 for 12 and younger, with snowshoe rentals available for $20. Visit northstarcalifornia.com.

Astrology class offered Join astrologer and teacher Michele Hagan as she discusses how astrology can provide information as to one’s life purpose and path on March 21 at 1:30 p.m. at the Incline Village Library. No astrology knowledge or experience is necessary to attend. The class will also be offered at Reno’s Northwest Library from 11 a.m. to noon that day. Register by calling (530) 414-5566.

Apply to Community of Writers The Community of Writers at Squaw Valley announces its annual summer workshops featuring a Poetry Workshop from June 20 to 27 and the Writers Workshops from July 6 to 13. The Screenwriting Workshop will take a one-year hiatus. Admissions are competitive and the writing level is high. Acceptance is based on a submitted original writing sample, which is evaluated by a panel of judges on the basis of literary merit only. The deadline to apply for summer 2015 workshops is April 2. Some financial aid is available. For more information, visit squawvalleywriters.org or contact Brett Hall Jones at (530) 470-8440.

Community CPR, First Aid class offered IVGID is offering a Community CPR and First Aid class that covers CPR for adults, children and infants, as well as the proper use of an AED on March 12 and May 27. The cost is $55 or $50 with an IVGID pass. For more information, call (775) 832-1310.

Wanderlust tickets on sale Wanderlust, producer of the largest yoga lifestyle events in the world, reveals its lineup for the 2015 summer season, which includes festival dates at Squaw Valley from July 16 to 19, with tickets now on sale. Inclusive of diverse styles of yoga, top musical performers, organic and local dining, and a thought-provoking speaker series, Wanderlust provides a multi-day, retreat amid breathtaking scenery for mindful adventurers. The grandeur of its resort destinations creates the perfect backdrop for an unforgettable getaway. For a lineup of the Squaw Valley festival of teachers, speakers and musicians or to purchase tickets, visit wanderlust.com.

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AUBURN SKI CLUB

Trails 10

(530) 426-3313 | auburnskiclub.org

KM 20

Open 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Wed.-Sun. Biathlon range, ski jumping hills.

Acres 500

BIJOU CROSS-COUNTRY (530) 542-6056

Groomed 20 KM

KM 4

Intermediate 50%

Cross-country & snowshoe rentals. Guided ski tours.

CLAIR TAPPAAN LODGE

Trails 7

Novice 60%

KM 13

Intermediate 40%

Free shuttle to Soda Springs, Donner Ski Ranch & Sugar Bowl. Overnight wilderness huts.

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DONNER MEMORIAL STATE PARK

Trails 5

Novice 67%

(530) 587-7892 | parks.ca.gov

KM 16+

Intermediate 20%

Winter nature trail. Trail guides in museum.

Groomed None

Advanced 13%

Novice 25%

KM 7.5

Intermediate 75%

Groomed None

Advanced 0%

Trails 60 miles

Snowshoe & cross-country lessons, rentals (cash or check only).

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KIRKWOOD (209) 258-7248 | kirkwood.com 3 trail systems. Two dog-friendly trails.

Trails 24 KM 80 Acres 4,200 Groomed 80 KM

LAKE TAHOE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Trails 5

(530) 541-4660 x717

KM 7

Groomed several times a week.

Groomed 7 KM

NORTHSTAR CALIFORNIA

Trails 18

(530) 542-6584 | northstarcalifornia.com Telemark, track, skating lessons daily. Trail fee includes Gondola. Nordic geocaching. Alpine ticket exchangeable for trail pass.

NORTH TAHOE REGIONAL PARK

KM 35 Acres 600 Groomed 35 KM

(530) 546-5043 | northtahoeparks.com

KM 11

Maps available at North Tahoe Event Center, Kings Beach. Sled hill, snow play area.

Groomed 11 KM

ROYAL GORGE

Trails 60

(530) 426-3871 | royalgorge.com

KM 200+

Open 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Day lodge & 3 cafés along trail. Offers snowbiking & snowkiting.

Acres 7,500

SQUAW CREEK CROSS COUNTRY (530) 583-6300, x6631 | squawcreek.com Guided snowshoe tours. Dog sledding & sleigh rides.

SUGAR PINE POINT (530) 525-7982 | parks.ca.gov Winter camping (call for availability). Guided crosscountry and snowshoe tours offered Jan. to March.

TAHOE CITY WINTER SPORTS PARK

Groomed 200+ KM Trails 9 KM 18 Acres 400 Groomed 18 KM

KM 18.7

Groomed 3 KM

TAHOE DONNER CROSS COUNTRY (530) 587-9444, x2 | tahoedonner.com Open 8:30 a.m.- 5 p.m. Opens at 7 a.m. for passholders Mon.-Fri. (non-storm days only). *Weekends & holidays.

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Snow Golf Tourney Alpine Meadows

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Ditch the ski jacket for a collared shirt and khakis at Alpine Meadows’ Annual Snow Golf Tournament. With the only top-to-bottom snow golf course, this highly anticipated spring event is a unique way to spend a day on the slopes. The nine-hole course starts at the top of Summit Express Chair and meanders its way down the mountain with the last holes bringing competitors back to the bottom of Alpine Bowl Chair. Visit squawalpine.com. Come to the free Spring Eggstravaganza at Commons Beach at 10 a.m. with an egg hunt and activities for all ages, along with pictures with the Easter Bunny. Free. (530) 583-3440.

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Athletic equipment exchange Truckee

Truckee Optimist hosts an equipment exchange at 10 a.m. at Truckee Regional Park. New and used sports equipment is handed out to youth in need of equipment in order to participate sport(s). Donations welcome. Craig Fiero at (530) 414-3119.

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Tahoe Adventure Company hosts a Full Moon Snowshoe hike at North Tahoe Regional Park from 7 to 9:30 p.m. featuring natural history, fascinated facts about the moon and astronomy. Enjoy snacks and hot drinks. Easy, all ages. $65 per person. RSVP tahoeadventurecompany.com.

APRIL 4-5

| Saturday-Sunday

Sugar Bowl to Squaw Valley tour Norden

Alpine Skills International hosts a tour from Sugar Bowl to Squaw Valley. $375. RSVP alpineskills.com.

APRIL 5

| Sunday

Pancake breakfast Truckee

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

Easter Egg Hunt Incline Village

Sugar Bowl hosts the Never Summer Demo Day both days with gear from Never Summer with free demos all day. Visit sugarbowl.com.

Novice 32%

Full moon snowshoe Tahoe Vista

Parents’ Night Out Tahoe City

Demo Day Norden

Advanced 5%

The sun is up later so Eagle Rock chairlift will remain open a little later at Tahoe Donner Downhill Ski Area until 5:45 p.m. Enjoy barbecue, live music and a special outdoor bar. Attendees will be entered into a free drawing to win a 2015-16 season pass. Visit tahoedonner.com.

Egg Hunts & Beacon and Eggs Alpine Meadows

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

APRIL 3-4

Novice 45%

Spring Evening Ski Party Tahoe Donner

Kids Night Out Tahoe Donner

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

Novice 47%

Intermediate 25%

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

Advanced 20%

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First Fridays Truckee

Novice 20%

Intermediate 32%

APRIL 3

Frist Fridays Tahoe City

N/A

Intermediate 60%

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

Spring Eggstravaganza Tahoe City

Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Fri.-Sun. until March 30. Trails open with no rentals all other days. Night skiing every Saturday until 8 p.m. Sledding.

Open 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Free skate lessons Wed., Sat. & Sun.; free beginner cross-country lessons Thurs. $18 Nordic Neighbor pass.

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(530) 583-1516 | wintersportspark.com

TAHOE CROSS COUNTRY

Spice hosts a Wine Tasting on the first Thursday of each month through June from 5 to 7 p.m. $5 includes wine and light appetizers. (530) 550-0500.

N/A

Trails 2

(530) 694-2266 | hopevalleyoutdoors.com

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Tequila Tasting Kings Beach

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Wine Tasting Truckee

N/A

KM 35

Open Fri.-Sun. & holidays. Tubing area & warming hut open daily.

Advanced 30%

(530) 542-6584 | camprichardson.com

(800) 543-3221 | granlibakken.com

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Out & About

Snowball Throwing Contest Tahoe Donner Tahoe Donner SnowPlay hosts a Snowball Throwing Contest with heats every half hour from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Visit tahoedonner.com.

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What better way to spend Easter Sunday than on the slopes with the whole family. Search in the spring snow for colorful eggs during Alpine Meadows’ two Easter egg hunts – one for the kids and one for the adults. In true winter fashion, guests to Alpine can also do some searching with the help of technology during the Beacon and Eggs Avalanche Beacon Scavenger Hunt. Visit squawalpine.com. The big egg hunt starts at Diamond Peak when the lifts open at 9 a.m. Eggs are hidden all over the mountain, including golden eggs with special prizes. Free, lift ticket or season pass required. Visit diamondpeak.com.

Razorback Ridge tour Norden

Alpine Skills International hosts a Razorback Ridge tour. $165. RSVP alpineskills.com.

Easter Egg Hunt Northstar

Enjoy family friendly Easter activities at Northstar featuring an Easter Egg hunt, Jelly Bean Contest, visit with the Easter Bunny, live music and more. Visit northstarcalfiornia.com.

Family Snowshoe Tour Northstar

Northstar hosts a family snowshoe tour for all ages and ability levels with hot chocolate and cookies. $49, $29 12 and younger, $20 snowshoe rentals. Visit northstarcalifornia.com.

APRIL 6-END OF SEASON Discounted ski days Area venues

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

APRIL 9

| Thursday

Food system talk Incline Village

UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center Dr. Josette Lewis from the UC Davis World Food Center at 6 p.m. with happy hour at 5:30 at the Tahoe Science Center. Topics will include how the food system encouraged California agriculture to remain globally competitive, while reducing poverty in low-income countries, how to deliver healthier outcomes for malnourished communities in Asia and Africa, while reducing rising obesity rates around the world, and more. Visit tahoe.ucdavis.edu.

Out & About

Powder Report Join Red Bull Snow Warz Red Bull Snow Warz comes to Boreal Mountain Resort on March 14 for a day of skiing and riding, as well as slopestyle competitions and an after party. Organized charter busses will transport students from the Bay Area and Sacramento. Participants may receive a $15 lift ticket. For more information, visit rideboreal.com.

Royal Gorge hosts fun races Royal Gorge hosts the Gold Nugget race with a free obstacle course that will be open from March 14 to March 16. The course is open to kids and adults with prizes for the fastest time to complete the course. Join the Gold, Silver and Bronze Rush on March 15 with 50km, 25km and 15km races. The cost is $60. For more information, visit royalgorge.com.

Take Fire on the Mountain challenge The Rex Foundation hosts The Fire on the Mountain Vertical Challenge ski race at Squaw Valley on March 20. The vertical challenge is not just a race, but also a test of endurance and strategy, where successful teams will ski/ride in excess of 100,000 vertical feet. Once participants ski the compulsory runs, take a pick of lifts and terrain to rack up vertical. There will be a LeMans start at 8:55 a.m. at Cushing Lake. All proceeds will go to The Rex Foundation. There will also be a silent auction in Bar One all day. For more information or to register, visit squawalpine.com.

Family fun at Diamond Cup

The 14th Annual Diamond Cup Challenge on March 22 is a family friendly community fun race that benefits the Diamond Peak Ski Team. Join in on the fun and compete against one’s child, spouse, best friend, co-worker, etc. in a giant dual slalom format. Entry fee is $30 and includes two runs on the Friendly course, and a celebration lunch and awards at Snowflake Lodge following the race. Mulligans may be purchased for $5 per run. For more information or to register, visit dpsef.org.

Johnson named to biathlon team The U.S. Biathlon Association has named Auburn Ski Club Senior Biathlete Patrick Johnson to the U.S. International Biathlon Union Cup Biathlon Team. Patrick, 25, has been living and training in Truckee for the past two years. He qualified for the team by winning the Biathlon NorAm Cup race.

Learn mountain, forest navigation Learn the basics of orienteering without the use of GPS and hear stories from Peter Treymayne, a pilot, mountaineer and avid hiker who remains fit at 76-years-old, on March 14 at 2 p.m. at Galena Creek Visitor Center. Treymayne has climbed a number of mountains around the globe including Denali in Alaska and the summit of Mera Peak in Nepal. He has thru-hiked the 215-mile John Muir Trail from Yosemite National Park to the summit of Mount Whitney. The suggested donation is $5. For more information, call (775) 849-4948.

Watch the action at XC Junior Nationals

The largest Junior Cross Country event in North America continues at the Auburn Ski Club until March 14 with the XC Junior Nationals. The championships draw more than 400 of the best 14- to 19-year-old skiers.

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Spectators will have free access to the trail system on designated routes whether skiing or walking on race days after obtaining a liability release waiver and a pass at the competition office. No pass is required in the stadium area and some of the best viewing will be there. Stadium area is foot traffic only, with no pets allowed. For more information and details on spectator access for the competition, visit xcjuniornationals2015.com.

Join Face/Off Friday rail jams Kick off the weekend with Face/Off Friday rail jams, giveaways and drink specials at Diamond Peak until March 27. Throw down your best tricks or just join in on the fun at Face/Off Fridays. Spectators may watch the competition from the Loft Bar deck, with Happy Hour drink and food specials begin at 4 p.m. The cost to participate is $10, and lift tickets are not required. For more information, visit diamondpeak.com.

Compete against professional athletes The North Face Park and Pipe Open Series is an opportunity for amateur skiers and riders to compete alongside professional athletes in slopestyle, half pipe, big air and rail jam competitions at Heavenly on March 21 and 22. The event is a pipeline for upcoming athletes to develop skills and qualify for top-level competitions. For more information, visit thenorthfaceppos.com.

Boreal offers chances to compete Amateur and pro races will have many chances to compete in events scheduled at Boreal this season, including the last Expression Session on March 27. Riders, skiers and snowskaters battle it out in hopes of standing on top of the podium. The progressive setup will showcase features for a range of ability levels. With seven divisions, there will be plenty of prizes up for grabs. The USASA North Tahoe Series continues with the final event on March 27 with slopestyle, halfpipe and boarder cross events. Participants must have a USASA membership to earn points. Skiers and riders of all ages and abilities are encouraged to participate. Come ride with Armada pro athletes during the Rip & Slide on April 11. This freeski event is all about a good time and enjoying the spring sunshine. For more information, visit rideboreal.com.

Pain McShlonkey Classic greatest ski competition Witness the greatest ski competition known to man or woman as the Pain McShlonkey Classic returns to Squaw Valley on March 14. Now in its fifth year, this action packed on- and off-mountain event serves as a hilarious tribute to legendary skier Shane McConkey, where the winner is crowned fastest snowblader on the planet. Celebrated for his playful spirit, McConkey was the mastermind behind the original Pain McShlonkey Open that debuted in 2003. The event began as a behind-the-scenes, late-night race between competitors at the 1998 Winter X Games and in 2010 the event took on new shape attracting top athletes from around the world. Hosted by the Shane McConkey Foundation, the event has raised more than $186,000 for local nonprofits over the last four years. The event kicks off on Saturday morning as 30 of the world’s top winter athletes take on 30 amateurs in an anything-goes Hot Dog Downhill. Amateurs earn his or her spot in the lineup for this snowblade banzai by submitting an Awkward Selfie during an online contest. Winners have included everyone from highly decorated Olympians like Daron Rahlves and big mountain skier Cody Townsend, as well as everyday Joes. The winner will take home the coveted Pain McShlonkey Golden Saucer trophy. Later in the morning, competitors will push their snowblade skills to the limits during the new Backwards Snowblade Slalom. Next up is the Costume Contest held alongside a raffle at the KT Base Bar Sun Deck. This contest is open to everyone with great prizes awarded for best dressed. After the on-mountain antics, transcend into the belly of the 1970s New York nightlife scene at the Studio-themed Shane McConkey Legacy Gala at Squaw Valley Conference Center. Proceeds from the weekend will benefit Make-A-Wish Foundation, The Shane McConkey Eco-Challenge, Tahoe Truckee Unified School District’s environmental education programs and more deserving charities. For event details, registration information, Legacy Gala tickets or to make a donation, visit shanemcconkey.org.

Join the Ability Challenge The 2015 Ability Challenge returns on March 28 at Alpine Meadows benefiting disable sports programs in Tahoe. All ages and abilities may participate. Teams compete to finish the most runs and raise money for Far West Disabled Sports USA. For more information, visit grouprev.com/ability2015.

Race from Tahoe City to Northstar The Tahoe Rim Tour and Race has been rescheduled for March 29 with a point-topoint 26-kilometer race from the North Tahoe High School to the cross-country center at Northstar. The course connects some of the most scenic parts of Tahoe Cross Country and Northstar’s trails. Spectators will enjoy ongoing festivities at Northstar Cross Country followed by a chili lunch. This event is a fundraiser for the Far West Nordic Ski Education Association’s Junior Programs. For more information, visit farwestnordic.org.

Tour d’Euer returns

Caboose Kickers open to kids

The Tahoe Donner Cross Country 20year tradition of touring the Euer Valley returns on March 29, with a barbecue and live music at the new cross-country facility following the Tour d’Euer. For more information, visit tahoedonner.com.

Kids may enter to compete in the Caboose Kickers at Sugar Bowl on April 4 at 11 a.m. in the Caboose Terrain Park. Register in Judah Lodge between 9 and 10 a.m. For more information, visit sugarbowl.com.

Go retro for pond skim

Three Olympic athletes from the inaugural USA slopestyle snowboarding team will arrive in South Lake Tahoe this spring to compete in the High Roller Hold ‘Em on April 4. Olympic Gold Medalist Sage Kotsenburg will place his bets against fellow Olympians Billy Morgan and Chas Guldemond, as well as High Roller Hold ‘Em veterans Gjermund Braaten and Eric Willett. High Roller Hold ‘Em combines the thrill of snowboard Big Air with the strategy of high-stakes poker into an event that sends the winner home with $50,000. For more information, visit skiheavenly.com.

Don’t miss the Spring it On! Pond Skim on April 4 at Northstar. Retro 80s ski gear is encouraged. Meet midmountain from 11:30 to 2 p.m. to watch skiers and riders attempt to cross the pond. All activities are free. Participants must register between 9 and 10:30 a.m. on the Gondola Deck. For more information, visit northstarcalifornia.com.

March 12-April 8, 2015

Try your hand at High Roller Hold ‘Em

Out & About

For the Kids

Courtesy Sugar Bowl

Project MANA

(Making Adequate Nutrition Accessible)

TCPUD provides kids’ camps

Emergency Hunger Relief Organization serving the North Shore and Truckee since 1991

Spring Break Adventure Camp takes place from April 6 to 10 with field trips, arts and crafts, games and snow play. Snacks are included. The cost is $150 for residents and $160 for non-residents. For more information. call (530) 583-3440 or visit tahoecitypud.com.

Our mission is to reduce the incidence of hunger and its detrimental effects upon individuals, families, the community and the region.

Lifeguard class offered

(775) 298-0008 & (530) 214-5181 WEEKLY FOOD DISTRIBUTION LOCATIONS AND TIMES: MONDAYS TAHOE CITY | 3:00pm to 3:30pm Fairway Community Center, 330 Fairway Drive TUESDAYS TRUCKEE | 3:00pm to 3:30pm Community Arts Center, 10046 Church Street WEDNESDAYS KINGS BEACH | 3:00pm to 3:30pm Community House, 265 Bear Street THURSDAYS INCLINE VILLAGE | 3:00pm to 3:30pm DWR Center, 948 Incline Way

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Easter festivities to enjoy with the family

The festivities start on March 28 with the ever-popular Underwater Egg Hunt at the Incline Village Recreation Center from noon to 1:30 p.m. for kids up to 11-years-old. Prizes will be awarded to all kids, with an appearance by the Easter Bunny. Photos are at 10:30 a.m. with the Easter Bunny. Come to the free Spring Eggstravaganza at Commons Beach in Tahoe City on April 4 at 10 a.m. with an egg hunt and activities for all ages, along with pictures with the Easter Bunny. On-mountain Easter Egg Hunts take place at most local ski resorts. In addition to the kids’ egg hunt, adults will enjoy the Beacon and Eggs Avalanche Beacon Scavenger Hunt at Alpine Meadows. See Events for more information.

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Truckee Donner Parks and Recreation is offering an ARC Lifeguard classes from April 6 to 11. Training includes advanced first aid, waterfront skills and CPR. Participants must be able to swim 500 yards continuously, shallow dive, surface dive and tread water. The cost is $231. For more information, call (530) 582-7720.

Kids’ camps for when school is out Easter is a time for renewal and celebration, and Tahoe and Truckee has a number of unique events to celebrate the Easter season. For a list of Easter services in the community, see the feature in this edition.

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Holiday camps are being offered by the Truckee Donner Rec and Parks District when school is out. Spring Fling Camp is offered from April 6 to 10. Students will enjoy crafts, cooking and a field trip. The cost is $199, plus $43 for the trip. Single day drop ins are $39. For more information or to register, call (530) 582-7720.

Pool open during school holidays The Truckee Recreation Center pool will be open during school holidays from April 6 to 10. The cost is $4 for adult residents and $5 for non-residents, $3 for resident children and $4 for non-residents. For more information, call (530) 582-7720.

Kids’ events at KidZone

Music, movement classes offered

Join a play group

KidZone Museum is offering a number of special events for the kids. The Rube Goldberg Chain Reaction workshops will be offered on March 14 and 28 for ages 7 and older. The cost is $30 per day. With high school seniors Dax Motorax and Jake Hamilton, children will learn about energy, simple machines, and engineering concepts by building a small Rube Goldberg machine. On March 19, all ages are welcome to the Harvest of the Month to taste Super Greens at 10 a.m. For more information, call (530) 587-5437.

Weekly 45-minute music and movement classes especially designed for young children and his or her parents will be offered at 10 a.m. or 11 a.m. on Tuesdays for ages birth to 5 years old. Classes are offered until March 23. The cost is $15 for drop ins. For more information, call Truckee-Donner Recreation and Parks at (530) 582-7720.

WEE play takes place from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays in the Rideout Kids Play Room for infants, toddlers and parents. This is a time for kids to play and explore and includes crafts, music and games. The cost is $2. Punch cards are available. For more information, call (530) 583-3440.

Learn to climb

Learn Spanish through songs, games

Climbing classes for kids in first to sixth grades are offered on Mondays through Thursdays at the Community Recreation Center in Truckee with sessions from March 23 to April 30, and May 4 to June 4. The cost is $105 per session, with no drop ins available. For more information, call (530) 582-7720.

Truckee Donner Recreation & Parks District is offering Anything Spanish classes for students in grades 1 through 5 on Mondays. Students will learn Spanish through songs, conversations and games. The cost is $12 per class. For more information, call (530) 582-7720.

Spring Break Camp offered

Enroll in kids’ yoga

KidZone Museum is offering a Spring Break Camp for ages 4- to 7-years-old at the museum from April 6 to 11. The camp will include arts and crafts, singing and storytelling, science, engineering and math activities, museum play and games. For more information, call (530) 587-5437.

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

Hip Hop classes offered Professional Hip Hop dancer and choreographer Darnay Luckie will be at InnerRhythms Dance Centre in Truckee on March 21 to share his creative talents during two Master Hip Hop Classes. Darnay will teach a Beginning/Intermediate Master Class from 10 to 11 a.m. for $20 and an Advanced Master Class from 11 a.m. to 12:30pm for $25. Darnay’s style combines Hip Hop, Jazz Funk, Breakin’, Popping and Locking. Space is limited. For more information or to reserve a spot, call (530) 550-8464.

Teach the kids to cook TCPUD is offering Cooking with the Family on Saturdays until May 23. Parents and children may enjoy classes with Chef Frederique Fenech. The cost is $20 per class, plus $20 for materials for each parent and child pair. Additional siblings are $6, plus $6 for materials. Classes are open to ages 4 and older. For more information, call (530) 5833440 or visit tahoecitypud.com.

Music classes, camps offered Tahoe Truckee School of Music is offering a Music Together class for mothers with children up to 5-years-old on Saturdays starting April 18. There will be a free demo on April 4 at 10 a.m. A five-day spring break camp for ages 5- to 13-years-old will be offered from April 6 to 10 featuring music, dance, yoga, karate, arts camp and more. The school also offers Beginner Guitar lessens for all ages on Mondays and a Harmony Singing Group on Fridays. For more information, call (530) 587-3274 or visit tahoemusic.net.

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Martial arts classes offered Pacific Crest Martial Arts offers karate classes for all experience levels ages 5 and older in Truckee. Beginning karate classes meet on Mondays and Wednesdays with an optional Saturday class. Advanced classes are Tuesday and Thursday. The cost is $65 per month for those 11 and younger or $75 for 12 and older. For more information, call (530) 582-7720. Shotokan Karate for all ages is offered for beginner and advanced students on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Incline Village Community Recreation Center. The cost is $77.50 for 10 classes, or $62 with an IVGID pass. For more information, call (775) 832-1310.

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Out & About

Warren’s World

Activities by Warren Miller

ROCK CLIMBING WALLS INCLINE VILLAGE

A drug called Kodachrome

fter almost a year aboard a couple of ships in the South Pacific, I finally had accumulated enough points to earn a discharge and a $100 mustering out check. I was walking down Market Street with that $100 check in my pocket when an 8mm Bell & Howell movie camera caught my eye. That check was enough to buy the camera for $79 and three rolls of film for $9 or $10 each. That purchase changed my life. When I got home, I put my surfboard in the back of the car and was at Malibu by 9:30 in the morning with my new 8mm life-changing, camera. By the time I exposed my first roll of film, I had realized that this was going to be an expensive hobby because I needed a tripod and a telephoto lens to get decent images. On the way home late that afternoon, I started spending money on what I thought was going to be a hobby. I found a good, used tripod for $25 and telephoto lens for about the same. Before I knew it, I needed a splicer to glue the rolls of film together, a movie scope to look at the footage, a pair of rewinds, an editing bench, plus a projector and screen, which were expensive and would have to wait a while. While I was gathering all of this equipment, of course, I became addicted to Kodachrome. I enjoyed filming a big day at Malibu and then showing the results at a friend’s house to the hoot and hollers of our friends. Threefourths of the way through the summer, I got a phone call from the wife of a friend of mine inviting me to a tuna casserole dinner. And, oh, by the way, will you bring your screen and projector and surfing pictures. Thus began the tuna casserole circuit. This is where I started to learn how to edit film after mentally writing the script for it and then narrating it live. Of course, my shows were without music. After about 10 or 12 of these tuna casserole, surfing dinners, the ocean water was getting cold and wetsuits had not been invented yet, so Ward Baker and I left Southern California in the Buick towing a $200 teardrop trailer and my projector and the surfing pictures. In Utah, our first stop on that adventure, most of the skiers had never seen surfing, so I had a ready audience. That winter, while Ward and I traveled the West, I showed the surfing pictures wherever I could. Ward also had an 8mm camera and we took countless rolls of film of each other skiing so that we could look at them and learn to ski better. By spring, we had shot a lot of ski action and I decided to show that ski action to my friends in Malibu and San Onofre. By now, I was supporting myself as a carpenter in the daytime and messing

Call ahead for pricing & schedule.

(775) 831-4212 | highaltitudefit.net High Altitude Fitness features a 32’ indoor simulated rock wall. TART

around with my 8mm movie editing gear in the evening. Ward’s and my Southern California friends had seen my surfing movies and were now enjoying our ski movies. After the first two winters of ski bumming in Sun Valley, Idaho, living in the parking lot and scrounging for invitations to dinner and finding sneaky ways to ski, in the fall of 1948 I got a job teaching skiing at Sun Valley. I still carried my 8mm camera in a small leather case on my belt around my waist so if I saw a good, backlit chairlift shot or a falling-down skier I took a picture for future use. One day, a pupil asked how do you like that camera? I told him that I thought it was the greatest thing since sliced bread. He replied, I am glad you like it because I am the president of the company. That was Chuck Percy who went on to become a Senator from Illinois. Luck was riding on my shoulder when I told Chuck Percy and his comptroller Hal Geneen that I wanted to get into the travel lecture business and they generously offered to loan me a 16mm Bell & Howell camera with three lenses. They gave me instructions to pay them out of my income when I started getting paid to show my movies. The two of them jump-started my ski film business.

“ I produced my first movie when I was teaching at Squaw Valley.”

OLYMPIC VALLEY

(530) 583-7673 | squawadventure.com Headwall Climbing Wall at Squaw Valley offers a 30’ indoor, simulated rock wall and 45’ outside climbing wall with 8-10 ropes and 25 routes. All ages. TART

TRUCKEE

(530) 582-7720 | tdrpd.com Community Recreation Center offers 29’ climbing wall & 12’ bouldering wall. All ages & levels. Lessons available. TART

ADVENTURE APEX BUNGY

SLEDDING & TUBING

Bungy Trampoline for all ages in Village at Northstar. TART

BLACKWOOD CANYON (530) 543-2600

SKY JUMP

Snowplay area off Hwy. 89, 3 miles south of Tahoe City. Bring equipment. USFS permit required.*

(530) 563-8055 | northstarcalifornia.com

(530) 583-7673 | squawadventure.com A safe, jumping adventure on trampolines connected to a bungee system in the Village at Squaw. All ages. Weekends & holidays. TART

BOREAL (530) 426-3666 | rideboreal.com

TREETOP ADVENTURE PARK

(530) 426-3635 | donnerskiranch.com

(530) 581-7563 | northtahoeadventures.com Treeetop Adventure Park at Granlibakken with zip lines, bridges & platforms. All levels. Ages 5+. Weekends & holidays.

DOG SLED TOURS RESORT AT SQUAW CREEK

(530) 550-8133 | dogsledadventure.com Enjoy dog sled tours for all ages through Squaw Meadow with Wilderness Adventures. Open as conditions permit.

DONNER SKI RANCH

Magic Carpet area with lanes. Ages 3+.

DONNER SUMMIT (530) 587-3558 South side of I-80, Castle Peak exit beyond Boreal Inn frontage road. Bring equipment. USFS permit. $5 daily, $25 season pass.*

HOMEWOOD

(530) 525-2900 | skihomewood.com Snow play area with sled rentals or bring your own sled (no metal edges). TART

GRANLIBAKKEN

(530) 581-7533 | granlibakken.com

ICE SKATING

Machine-groomed snow play area; no tubes or toboggans allowed. All ages.

NORTHSTAR

(530) 562-3689 | northstarcalifornia.com

INCLINE VILLAGE

9,000-square-foot skating rink. Free access, skate rentals. TART

Snow Play Area on Fairway Blvd., next to the Chateau, on the driving range. Bring your own equipment.

RESORT AT SQUAW CREEK

MOUNT ROSE

(530) 583-6300 | squawcreek.com Experience ice skating at this outdoor rink.

Near the Mount Rose summit, enjoy sledding in Tahoe Meadows off Highway 431. Bring equipment.

SQUAW VALLEY (530) 403-0206 | squaw.com

NORTHSTAR

Olympic Ice Pavilion at High Camp. Hockey or figure skating rentals. TART

TRUCKEE (530) 582-7720 | tdrpd.com I produced my first movie when I was teaching at Squaw Valley the year that they opened in 1949-50 and they only had one chairlift, two rope tows, four ski instructors and accommodations for 42 people. I was growing the business for 14 years before I hired a cameraman. Having never taken a business course, I had no idea what I was doing in running the business; I just loved what I was doing. I learned the hard way, through many mistakes how to keep track of the details that are required in running a business successfully. Until I hired Don Brolin, I did all of the photography, all of the editing, wrote the scripts, chose the music and then went on the road and narrated each performance live. I did the shows live because I never had enough time to learn how to put my voice on the film. I recently completed my autobiography. I guess I was really a pack rat. Going through years of memorabilia, I had found a file of productions since I had hired my first cameramen. Counting TV spots, stock footage, sales of resort films, TV shows, subjects ranging from horseracing to the Colorado River, there are 626 films. n

Tubing lanes and a moving carpet. No personal sleds. All ages.

At Truckee River Regional Park with snack bar, skate rentals, broomball leagues, ice dancing & hockey lessons. Skate rentals & season passes available. TART

LAKE TAHOE CRUISES “M.S. Dixie II”/”Tahoe Queen” (530) 543-6191 | zephyrcove.com

Mississippi-style boats cruises departing from South Lake Tahoe.

(530) 562-2013 | northstarcalifornia.com Tubing at Mid-Mountain above Gondola. Must be at least 42” tall. TART

NORTH TAHOE REGIONAL PARK

(530) 546-0605 | northtahoeparks.com End of National Avenue off Hwy 28. Rentals available. TART

SODA SPRINGS

(530) 426-3901 | skisodasprings.com Tube Town (42” tall+) and Planet Kids for children 8 years and younger (less than 42” tall) with a carousel, skis/snowboards, 390’ moving carpet, coaches, sleigh rides & tubes. Ages 6-12 can try the mini snowmobiles on a circular track. No personal tubes/saucers.

SPOONER LAKE (775) 831-0494

PUBLIC POOLS

State park open for general snow play. Bring equipment.

INCLINE VILLAGE

SQUAW VALLEY (530) 452-4511 | squaw.com

25-yard, 8-lane indoor pool at Incline Recreation Center, swim lessons, aqua fitness, 1-meter spring diving board, inflatable slide (weekends). Daily rates & memberships available.

TAHOE CITY

(775) 832-1300 | inclinerecreation.com

OLYMPIC VALLEY

(800) 403-0206 | squaw.com

Tubing, mini snowmobiles for ages 6-12 on groomed, oval track. Tubing ages 3+ on three lanes and covered magic carpet. TART

Gentle slope on Highway 89 South, one-eighth mile south of the wye. Bring equipment.

Swimming Lagoon & Spa at High Camp at Squaw Valley, free form lagoon with 50-meter lap lanes, two islands with waterfalls and native boulders. TART

TAHOE CITY WINTER SPORTS PARK

TRUCKEE

TAHOE DONNER

25-yard indoor pool with 6 lanes, 1-meter spring diving board, swims training, hydraulic lift at Tahoe-Truckee High School. TART

At Trout Creek Recreation Center. No personal sleds.

(530) 582-7720 | tdrpd.com

Warren Miller is history’s most prolific and enduring ski filmmaker. Visit warrenmiller.net or his Facebook page at facebook.com/warrenmiller. Read more of Warren’s stories at TheTahoeWeekly.com.

(530) 583-1516 | wintersportspark.com Sledding rentals at Club House.

(530) 587-9437 | tahoedonner.com

SLEIGH RIDES RESORT AT SQUAW CREEK (530) 580-8439 | squaw.com

Horse-drawn sleigh rides through Squaw Meadow.

SAND HARBOR

(775) 588-2953 | sleighride.com Horse-drawn sleigh rides at Sand Harbor State Park. Sat. & Sun.

*All activities are weather dependent. Sno-park permits ohv.parks.ca.gov/snoparks or find locations at (916) 324-1222.

March 12-April 8, 2015

The Arts

The

Arts Galleries Art Obsessions

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

Artisans Market Place

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

Arts in Wellness

artsinwellness.org | (530) 277-3669

Atelier

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

Backstreet Framers

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

The Bolam Gallery

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

Carmel Gallery

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

Dreamscapes Studio & Gallery

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

The Eadington Gallery

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

Frank Rossbach’s Glasforms

Truckee Depot, Truckee | (530) 587-8460

Gallery Keoki

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

Garrels Gallery

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

Handmade at The Lake

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

James Harold Galleries

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

JoAnne’s Stained Glass

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

Julie Wainscoat Art Gallery

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

Kindred Art and Folk Institute

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

Kris Moose Art Gallery

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

North Tahoe Arts Center

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

Pablo’s Gallery & Frame Shop

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

The Painted Vine

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

Salvaged

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

Tahoe Arts & Gifts

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

Tahoe Gallery

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

Trunk Show

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

Vista Gallery

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

RENO Arte Italia

442 Flint St. | (775) 333-0313

Liberty Fine Art Gallery

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

Nevada Museum of Art

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

Stremmel Gallery

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

Wilbur D. May Museum

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

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

Help choose Kings Beach roundabout art Tahoe Public Art, a consortium of NTBA, North Tahoe Arts and Tahoe City Downtown Association, is hosting a community meeting on March 19 to receive public feedback to help choose the art pieces for the Kings Beach roundabouts. Tahoe Public Art is a program that came out of NTBA’s Design Committee starting in March 2012. In November 2014, Tahoe Public Art put out a call to artists for art in each of the two roundabouts in Kings Beach and 38 artist submissions were received in January. A three-tier jury process is under way and in February, Jury No. 1 narrowed down the field to 14 semi-finalists. In early March, Jury No. 2 selected five finalists. The public will get to vote on their two favorites at a Community Meeting on March 19 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at North Tahoe Event Center. For more info, visit tahoepublicart.com.

Just featured in exhibit Jacqueline Just, a local artist who began exhibiting her artwork in the 1980s, will have her work featured during March at the Incline Village Library. Just works with a variety of art materials such as paper, pen and ink, colored pencil, and pine needles. Her present work includes paper quilling and constructing pine needle baskets. Both quilling and drawing allows her the opportunity to explore color, shape, and patterns in two- and three-dimensional forms, the artist says.

The library will host an Artist Demonstration with Just on March 31 from 1 to 3 p.m. She will demonstrate the art of basket weaving with pine needles and will bring extra supplies for attendees to try. For more information, call (775) 832-4130.

Office BOSS hosts art contest The Office BOSS is now accepting submissions for an amateur, juried art show, “Spirit of the Sierra,” through March 27. All amateur artists are invited to submit artwork in any medium with categories for ages 14 and younger and ages 15 and older. Winners will be announced on April 16 at a reception from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Winning works will be displayed from April 13 through mid-May at Office BOSS. For more information, visit theofficeboss.com.

Kids’ art workshops offered North Tahoe Arts hosts Kids Art Saturdays for children from 2 -to 12-yearsold to work on an art project in the Corison Loft Gallery from noon to 2 p.m. on select Saturdays at North Tahoe Arts Center. Each workshop allows kids to create an art project that is meant to be taken home. Artists volunteer their time to give children a chance to discover the fun of creating his or her own unique project. Parents must remain with the children. Upcoming events will feature a Tea Party on April 2, Father’s Day Cards in June, Paint the Pumpkin in October, and Make an Ornament in December. For more information, call (530) 581-2787.

residents to not dump anything down the storm drains, and to remind them doing so harms the natural environment. The storm drain is be painted in May. The competition is open to artists and design professionals. The budget is $1,000, which covers the cost of materials plus remuneration for the artists. Artists may submit multiple designs. The deadline for submissions is 5 p.m. on March 15. Submissions may be mailed or delivered in person to Marine Dageville, 10183 Truckee Airport Road, Truckee, CA 96161. For more information, call (530) 582-7700.

Plein air artist featured Bona Fide Books in Meyers will feature the work of plein air artist Ginny Schankerman’s new collection “Have Paints, Will Travel” in March. Schankerman melds her love of art and travel in this vibrant collection. For more information, visit bonafidebooks.com.

Truckee seeks artists for storm drains The Town of Truckee is seeking an artist to design the concept and paint a storm drain, with the goal of showcasing storm drains that flow into the Truckee River. The Town of Truckee would like to provide a creative solution to inform

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BEAR League exhibit North Tahoe Arts Center

The Arts New workshop opens in Truckee

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Atelier, a place to celebrate tactile living, has opened in downtown Truckee. Brian Hess and Heather River, owners of Bespoke Truckee, opened the new retail and workshop space two doors down from their flagship store. “We are so excited to bring this workshop space to our community to unite like-minded individuals and foster creativity in our town,” said Hess. Atelier connects artists, collectors and community through workshops, artist residencies and supplies. Atelier will host a gallery show through April 2 featuring Eunkang Koh. There will be an Artist’s Reception on March 27 at 6:30 p.m. Koh received her bachelor of fine arts from Hong-Ik University in Seoul, Korea, and a master of fine arts from California State University, Long Beach. She has exhibited in Korea, Japan, China, Australia, Bulgaria, Britain, Spain and the United States. Koh sees the world as an illusion and believes that what one sees is a perception that is programmed through mainstream cultures. In her work, she depicts interactions between human/ animal hybrid creatures to address this subject matter. Atelier is located at 10128 Donner Pass Road, Truckee. For more information, visit ateliertruckee.com.

ARTour will take place over two weekends in September starting with a reception on Sept 3. The ARTour weekends are from Sept. 4 to 6 and from Sept. 11 to 13. Applications to participate are due on April 3. For more information, visit northtahoearts.com or e-mail ARTour coordinator Pam Sutton at pam@ crystalwindglass.com or Kellie Cutler at kellie@northtahoearts.com.

Atelier offers art classes Atelier, a newly opened workshop in downtown Truckee, is offering art classes for all levels. Learn the basics of hand

First Friday and are open to all ages and skill levels. Basic tools are provided. An encaustic painting class will be held on April 4 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and will include a brief overview of the basic encaustic skills and then dive deeper into exploring the best ways to marry various mediums and collage with wax. Students will complete four small panels. The cost is $75 and all supplies are included. Learn to design, plan and create your own block printed repeating patterns on fabric on April 9 from 6 to 9 p.m. Students will learn the basics of creating seamless patterns using handmade stamps, different techniques for laying

BEAR League, Apple exhibits open North Tahoe Arts presents exhibits by Robin Apple and the Tahoe BEAR League for the month of March. Apple is a Palo Alto photographer who implements a sequence of post-processing applications to capture and combine moments from disparate places and times. Her images are abstract, blended, colorful, people centric, and feature day-to-day experiences presented in unusual ways. The Tahoe BEAR League will present its annual exhibit in the Corison Loft until March 30. Comprised mostly of the BEAR League’s personal collection of bear-inspired artwork, featured artists will include Alice Shaw, Ted Guzzi, Jonathan LaBenne (aka Jonathan the Bearman), Katherine DeWitt Anglin and Cathy McClelland. The BEAR League is a volunteer, community-based nonprofit in the Lake Tahoe Basin, Truckee and beyond, committed to keeping bears safe and wild in their natural habitat. This exhibit is meant to celebrate bears and promote bear awareness to educate the community how to live in harmony with bears. For more information, visit northtahoearts.com or call (530) 581-2787.

March 15 Call to artists Town of Truckee Bookbinding class Atelier March 19 Roundabout art meeting North Tahoe Event Center March 25 Calligraphy class Atelier March 27 Art contest deadline Office BOSS March 29 Cheese making class Atelier Until March 30 Robin Apple exhibit North Tahoe Arts Center BEAR Leagued exhibit North Tahoe Arts Center March 31 Artist demonstration Incline Village Library Until March 31 Jacqueline Just Incline Village Library Ginny Schankerman Bona Fide Books Nancy Holliday Riverside Studios March 31-April 27 Members’ Exhibit North Tahoe Arts Center April 2 Kids’ Tea Party North Tahoe Arts Center Until April 2 Eunkang Koh Atelier April 3 ARTour deadline North Tahoe Arts

Riverside hosts Holliday’s work Riverside Studios hosts the work of Nancy Holliday in March, featuring horses. Holliday experiments with alternative printing and materials including metal, wax, wood and glass. “As I get older. I realize that life is all about filling the holes. Doing the things you have not done, experiencing the events you have not yet lived and following the passions that still remain untouched,” Holliday says. “My first passion was science and it filled the first decade of my career. I then fell into an opportunity that allowed me to enter the world of design, including interiors, graphics, Web work and now photography. I love every minute of it and try to include the element of play and wonder as much as possible. It is all just a giant experiment.”

Art Events

April 4 Encaustic class Atelier April 9 Block printing class Atelier Until May 31 “Rock” Truckee Community Rec Center Until Aug. 31 David Stollery III Tahoe City Library Until Dec. 31 Northern California artists The Ritz-Carlton Mondays Kids ceramics Truckee Community Arts Center

Charge Nancy Holliday | Riverside Studios bookbinding while creating a portable blank journal with hidden envelopes and pages made from recycled materials on March 15 from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Students will also personalize the covers with collage technique. The cost is $75 and all supplies are included. Students are encouraged to bring collage materials and book binding materials they may already own, as well as lunch and snacks. Enjoy a lesson in calligraphy basics on March 25 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Participants will be making cards and tags. The cost is $65 and students are welcome to bring any other paper, or writing supplies to get tips on how to use them with their new lettering skills. All supplies included. Restaurant Trokay and Atelier brings the second installation of its quarterly cheese making course on March 29 from 4 to 6 p.m. Participants will learn to make mozzarella, while learning about cheese and enjoying a beer pairing for $65. The third session will be held on June 14 and students will learn to make fresh goat cheese. The cost is $65. To make a reservation, call (530) 582-1040. Join First Friday + #SocialSketch from 5 to 8 p.m. on April 3 and spend the evening drawing, sketching, collaborating and socializing with other artists, casual doodlers and creatives. Bring a favorite sketchbook, notepad, pen, ink and coloring tools, and enjoy a night of fun and make some new friends. Social Sketch sessions are every

out designs, how to pick a design, and how to get a clean ink transfer from stamp to fabric. The cost is $55 and all supplies will be provided. Artist Carolyn Brown will lead an introduction to paper making on April 11 covering the materials and process of creating handmade paper. Students will learn how to prepare vats of pulp, pull a sheet of paper with a mould and deckle, couch the sheet and press the paper to dry. The cost is $55 and all supplies included. For more information or to register for workshops, visit ateliertruckee.com.

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1st & 3rd Wednesday Gathering of Arts North Tahoe Arts Center Wednesdays Kids nature art & notebooks Truckee Rec Center Thursdays Kids ceramics Truckee Community Arts Center Sculpture & handbuilding Truckee Community Arts Center Art tours The Ritz-Carlton 1st Friday First Fridays Riverside Studios Adult Open Studio Salvaged Social Sketch sessions Atelier RENO March 25-April 24 Melissa Melero Sierra Arts Foundation

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

March 27 Dot painting talk Nevada Museum of Art

Sierra Arts features Melero

Until May 4 Liz Penniman Wildflower Village

Melissa Melero is the featured artist at Sierra Arts Foundation’s gallery from March 25 to April 24. Melero lives in Hungry Valley, Nev., on the Reno/Sparks Indian Colony, working as a professional artist. Her current influences are imagery found in nature, petroglyphs, beadwork and basketry from the Northern Paiute Tribe of Nevada and California.

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April 2 Dave Eggers talk Nevada Museum of Art Until April 5 “Watershed Sculpture” Nevada Museum of Art

Until May 3 “No Boundaries” Nevada Museum of Art “Taxonomy of a Landscape” Nevada Museum of Art “The Art of Seeing” Nevada Museum of Art Until July 26 “En Tránsito” Nevada Museum of Art “After Goya” Nevada Museum of Art “The 1° Project” Nevada Museum of Art

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Puzzles

1. ASTRONOMY: What former planet in our solar system was downgraded to a “dwarf planet” in 2006? 2. GEOGRAPHY: Where was Shakespeare’s Globe Theater located? 3. LITERATURE: What was the name of the character in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” who had a donkey’s head as a result of a spell? 4. TELEVISION: What was the name of the agent played by Efrem Zimbalist Jr. on “The F.B.I.” series? 5. LANGUAGE: What five-letter word contains five personal pronouns? 6. MYTHOLOGY: Who was the Greek goddess of the moon? 7. RELIGION: What is the first of the seven sacraments in Christian theology? 8. MOVIES: What was the home planet of Luke Skywalker in “Star Wars”? 9. GEOGRAPHY: Where are the Faroe Islands located? 10. HISTORY: What type of gun was used to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln?

Strange but true

by Samantha Weaver

In Japan, a black cat crossing your path is considered to be good luck, not bad. You might be surprised to learn that the fastest flying insect is the dragonfly; it’s been clocked at speeds up to 35 mph.

Answers Differences: 1. Switch is missing, 2. Pendant is missing, 3. Sleeves are shorter, 4. Door knocker is missing, 5. Leg is moved, 6. Dog’s ear is smaller.

1. Pluto, 2. London, 3. Nick Bottom, 4. Lewis Erskine, 5. USHER (us, she, he, her and hers), 6. Selene, 7. Baptism, 8. Tatooine, 9. Halfway between Norway and Iceland, 10. A derringer pistol

When archaeologists discovered the tomb of King Tut, one of the objects they found inside was a bronze razor – and it was still sharp enough to use.

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Horoscopes Michael Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor is an astrologer, counselor and life coach. Visit www.sunastrology.com.

Pisces (Feb 19-Mar 20)

Virgo (Aug 23-Sep 22)

The Sun in your sign indicates that this is the time to take pioneering leads. It may also be that you feel compelled to express yourself. Originality is a keyword in this respect and alternative is another. While this may produce a new twist of creative genius, it could also indicate that it is time to try something new, to initiate new interests, projects, jobs and/or studies.

Old interests and ambitions are steadily giving way to new ones. The overall process will continue throughout the year. Making the most of intuitive leads includes recording them somehow. Fresh ideas should be coming in but they must be captured lest they vanish again just as quickly. Acting deliberately on this download of ideas and inspirations will increase their flow.

Aries (Mar 21-Apr 20)

Libra (Sep 22-Oct 22)

Sometimes the best way to reach within is to reach without. Gaining valuable feedback from others about how they perceive us can prove very revealing. The goal here is to both know yourself better and thereby contribute to more harmony and balance in your relationships. Weighing long-term investments and commitments against short is woven into this plot.

You have begun an important cycle of learning. While it probably includes the attainment of new knowledge, reflections upon how and why you perceive and interpret reality as you do is featured. This cycle will last a few years. As change is the law, it is time for this sort of re-examination to occur. Keeping it simple, exposure to new knowledge may suffice.

Taurus (Apr 20-May 21)

Sometimes in order to achieve the outer goal, to manifest the dream, we have to do inner work. This includes getting clear about precisely what we want and removing limiting beliefs. On the surface, practical strategies with timelines attached activate focus and action. If your confidences to make long-standing changes are not already on the rise, with these choices they will be soon.

Gemini (May 21-Jun 21)

Deciphering what makes you unique, distinct and special is the call now. Once you are clear aim to go big. The time is right to approach authority figures for favors, recognition and earned rewards. Getting these granted may include some sort of sacrifice by you. Yet this may be as basic as focusing more intently and giving more of your time.

Cancer (Jun 21-Jul 22)

Balancing your time between home and work may require more effort these days. Consequently, reflectioans upon alternative approaches are on your mind. You may be just about done with certain involvements and some of the players involved. Yet now is probably not the time. Quiet perseverance may be your best bet. In the meantime, meditate upon new possibilities.

Leo (Jul 22-Aug 23)

A process of clearing the old to make way for the new continues. This can be as basic as clearing clutter. However this can also imply removing stale perceptions and interpretations. Healing or repairs of various sorts is also quite likely. This will continue for another couple of weeks especially so make good of this wave and get the jump on spring.

Capricorn (Dec 21-Jan 19)Â

Your imagination may be working overtime these days. Hopefully it is producing positive results. Negatively, our imagination can sometimes lead us off track or out of balance. Just because you imagine it to be so does not mean it is. Positively, you may be being given a rare glimpse to see through and beyond. It may also be helping you to recognize the gifts, talents and resources of others.

Sagittarius (Nov 21-Dec 21)

Circumstances of late are calling you out beyond the usual call of duty. Taking key initiatives and new leads is implied. In doing so you are likely to meet people and activate new associations and friendships. The time is right for that to happen. If it is not, perhaps this is your cue to reach out more, to get involved, make applications, join clubs, etcetera.

Scorpio (Oct 22-Nov 21)

An extra creative cycle continues. Yet this one is less about working hard and more about getting out of the way. Call it meditation, surrender, opening to receive or remaining passively alert with anticipation that your subconscious is endeavoring to communicate with you. Watch for signs and synchronicities ranging from the stark to the subtle and symbolic.

Aquarius (Jan 19-Feb 19)

Circumstances are pushing you to conceive new dreams woven with the practicality of ambition. While instincts will push you to work harder, intuition will guide you to work smarter. Cultivating new plans and possibly a healthier mindset is an example of smarter. The time has come to get extra creative and think about new methods and possibilities.

Tails in Tahoe Kilo

Charlie

A kind and timid soul that just wants to be with someone. Dog friendly, people friendly, and horse friendly. Shy at first but within minutes he will roll over for a tummy rub.

A 6-year-old regal, handsome, quiet, boy. Pointer and possible Cattle dog mix. Great in the car, good with other dogs, easy to handle, even at 80 lbs.

Kitty sisters. One black and white and the other is black. About 9-months-old. Sweet, playful and friendly girls, they would be happy to go together to a loving family.

As sweet and friendly as he is handsome. Unfortunately Malloy was diagnosed with Feline Immunodeficiency Virus or FIV. Will need to be kept as an indoor-only cat.

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

Tahoe Vista Shelter (530) 546-1990

WARF (775) 831-1730 | tahoepet@yahoo.com www.tahoewarf.com

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

Toulouse & Blackie

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Sierra Stories

by Mark McLaughlin

Technology wins battle for Donner Pass housing. John and Edward were convinced that Jull’s invention would work and decided to enter into a partnership with him. In 1884, Jull obtained patents for his Rotary Steam Snow Shovel in both the U.S. and Canada, and then assigned the rights to the Leslie brothers, who had agreed to pay Jull royalties for any plows constructed and sold. The Canadian Pacific Railroad Company was interested in Jull’s machine and provided an old locomotive boiler to power it.

“ To awed onlookers in Truckee, the roaring beast seemed

invincible. It threw tons of

snow high into the air, forcing residents in nearby houses to board their windows.”

I its first chance to try out a new, innova n 1890, Southern Pacific Railroad got

tive rotary snowplow that it had recently purchased. That severe winter 125 years ago dumped nearly 65 feet of snow on the mountains and shut down SP’s Central Pacific line over Donner Pass for 15 consecutive days. The 776 inches of snow recorded that winter make 1890 the 4th snowiest of record, and the 79 inches of water content that resulted from those storms is the 18th wettest at Donner Pass since 1871. Ever since Central Pacific Railroad laid track over the Sierra in the late 1860s, a feat many believed impossible, crews have battled the Storm King for control of Donner Pass during winter storms. From long experience, the men who worked the Sierra portion of the first transcontinental railroad knew that brutal blizzards and lethal avalanches came with the territory. Modern technology has armed today’s snow fighters with an arsenal of equipment that helps them keep the rails clear. Today’s hydraulic spreaders can move 3,750 tons of snow per minute in a swath 40-foot wide, but when conditions warrant, Union Pacific deploys its mighty rotaries to cut through drifts and slides. Each winter, the machines are stationed on both sides of the range in Roseville and Sparks, Nev. J.W. Elliot, a dentist from Toronto, Canada, designed and patented the first primitive rotary plow in 1869. To pitch his invention, Dr. Elliot built a small handoperated model of his Revolving Snow Shovel, but he was unable to get financing. That same year, Pennsylvanian Charles Tierney obtained his own patent for a machine with a large revolving screw on the front of a railroad flatcar. Powered by a steam engine, the turning screw fed the snow into a fan that would use airflow to blow it off the tracks. Railroad companies showed no interest in Tierney’s scheme either and he, too, was forced to abandon his project. During the 1870s, another half dozen 24

men invented a variety of rotating plows, a few made it to the prototype stage, but none beyond that. In 1883, Orange Jull, the owner of a flourmill in the small village of Orangeville in Ontario, Canada, developed a better design. His plans required mounting a large, spinning apparatus with fan-like blades on the front of a railroad car that would use motive power provided by one or more locomotives. Unlike many of the other inventors, Jull was a good mechanic and he intended to build a fullscale operating snowplow, not just a crude prototype. He enlisted the help of John and Edward Leslie, two brothers he knew who owned a local machine shop. Jull showed the Leslies his rotary design, which employed a sharp, cutting wheel that revolved at high speed in front of the spinning fan blades. After the blades cut it up, the loose snow would be discharged through an opening in the top of the fan

After several design modifications by the Leslie brothers, the three men felt they were ready to take their invention to market. They mailed a set of drawings to the Cooke Locomotive & Machine Works in Paterson, New Jersey, for an estimate on construction costs and the first rotary was built during the summer of 1885. Once assembled, it was shipped west to Wyoming for its first test. The newfangled plow was a great success and proved it could cut away snowdrifts to the height of the blade and throw it far from the track, all while moving forward at a speed of about 5 mph. The following summer, Jull ordered another rotary from Cooke Locomotive, but this time its fabrication incorporated new improvements improvised by the Leslies. Union Pacific Railroad tested it on their line in eastern Oregon during severe winter weather and again the machine performed well. The railroad ordered three more. Then Southern Pacific bought one to use on its trans-Sierra line between Truckee and Blue Canyon. Demand for the Rotary Snow Shovel soared as railroad companies in the U.S. and Europe added them to their fleet

of equipment. But trouble was brewing between Orange Jull and John and Edward Leslie. Although the original snowplow had been built under Jull’s basic patent, the Leslies had obtained a dozen additional patents on their improvements to the design, none of which included Jull in the paperwork. Jull had never gained a partnership in the Leslie firm, and now the two brothers were pulling in the bulk of the profits. Ultimately, Jull was squeezed out. He later invented a mechanical snowplow called the Cyclone that used a spinning screw-like device similar to Charles Tierney’s, but it could not match the rotary’s performance level and few were built. The Leslie Rotary was considered a marvel of mechanical genius. Three 600-horsepower engines powered the cutting blade, which in turn was pushed along by several locomotives. The behemoth weighed nearly 20 tons, which kept it securely on the rails when churning through packed drifts. The first rotary arrived in Truckee in 1887, but it wasn’t needed until the extreme winter of 1890 when 40 feet of snow pummeled the region during December and January. All train traffic in the Sierra Division shut down from Jan. 15 to 31 due to a snow blockade. It was then that the rotary proved itself indispensable in clearing deep drifts and avalanche deposition. To awed onlookers in Truckee, the roaring beast seemed invincible. It threw tons of snow high into the air, forcing residents in nearby houses to board their windows. During one test run, a snow plume broke second-story windows of Truckee’s Whitney Hotel 200 feet away. Despite upgrades and improvements, modern rotary plows are basically identical in technology and function as Jull’s first machine built 131 years ago, testament to the rule that a well-designed invention has staying power. n Tahoe historian Mark McLaughlin is a nationally published author and professional speaker. His award-winning books are available at local stores or at thestormking.com. You may reach him at mark@thestormking.com. Check out his blog at tahoenuggets.com, or read more Sierra Stories at TheTahoeWeekly.com.

Tahoe Nostalgia WINTER SPORTS ARE ALL ABOUT FUN Truckee’s winter carnivals started shortly before the turn of the 20th Century and were the first in the West. Everyone realized early on that year-round tourism would be the main economic pillar for Truckee-Tahoe mountain communities and a real boost to regional vitality. Winter sports spread quickly to North Lake Tahoe where the annual SnowFest celebration continues to bring out the community spirit. The dream of the TruckeeTahoe region as a Mecca for winter fun and sports has succeeded beyond anyone’s imagination.

Photograph and caption are from Tahoe historian Mark McLaughlin’s award-winning books “Longboards to Olympics: A Century of Tahoe Winter Sports” and “Skiing at Lake Tahoe” available in stores or at thestormking.com. Courtesy Mark McLaughlin

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Paddling for Change Story & photos by Priya Hutner

Danielle Katz · a local profile into account the effects of our watershed and our own relationships to our waterway systems,” she says. She saw firsthand how communities upstream affected those downstream. Captivated by places on the Mississippi where she could outstretch her arms and practically touch the narrow banks to where the river opened at its widest points becoming a life force of transportation and industry. She also saw challenges facing the river, like the runoff from an Iowa pig farmer that ran downstream and contributed to the dead zone in the Gulf. It was during this trip that compelled Danielle to action. She began a campaign in 2011 to travel 12 rivers in 2012 each critically impacted by communities, farms and industries. She explored the stories of various rivers in California. She wanted to know how the Yuba and Feather Rivers flow through the Sacramento and into the Delta, and what occurs during the rivers journey from source to sea. “I wanted to viscerally understand the system and flow of the rivers close to her heart,” she explains. In 2014, American Rivers, a national nonprofit, deemed the San Joaquin River one of the most endangered rivers in the

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ho am I?” is a technique offered to the seekers of consciousness initiated by one the most influential spiritual masters of the 20th Century. It is a call to look inward and inquire about the nature of who we are. By practicing this we also become more aware of our relationship to the world around us. When asked “Who are you?” local Danielle Katz stopped to digest the question. “I am a total lover of flowing water and water falls,” she says. Danielle grew up on the river and has been guiding since the age of 14. A local massage therapist and healer at Tahoe Yoga and Wellness, Danielle

“ We need to think about how each of us play a roll with this beautiful river. How many people and communities does the Truckee River impact?” has a gift to help people with her hands. She is also the co-founder of Rivers For Change, a nonprofit made up of a passionate group of river enthusiasts dedicated to changing the way people think about and interact with water. Through adventure, conservation and education the organization works to connect individuals and communities to rivers. It was after a rafting trip down the Mississippi River that Danielle said she had her mind blown open. “I began to view the river from a deeply holistic perspective. You can be a conscious person and not take

country. John Sutter, a CNN journalist, contacted Rivers For Change to support Sutter’s journey down the river to see the devastation and report on it. “At one point the river runs dry,” Danielle says. She and Sutter hiked the dry riverbed for three days. Rivers for Change educates by holding events like community paddles. One of their biggest events is the California 100, a Paddle Race on the Sacramento River. The organization reaches out to communities to engage and educate people about the issues each river faces.

“There are many problems that need to be resolved that are extremely complicated and convoluted and impact California’s waters issues,” Danielle explains. In her many trips down the Lower Yuba, she observed the impact of the Daguerre Dam, an obsolete and out of commission dam that is a potential danger. Danielle says that she is passionate about making a difference. “We need to begin by asking questions, when we turn our water on, where is it coming from? Where is it going? How many gallons do we use each time we use the faucet? And, who is affected by our water usage and how, the downstream neighbor, the farmers, fish, and wildlife?” she asks. The Truckee River flows northeasterly for 121 miles. It is the sole outlet of Lake Tahoe and empties into Pyramid Lake and it is a unique watershed system. “We need to think about how each of us play a roll with this beautiful river. How many people and communities does the Truckee River impact?” Danielle applies the source to sea philosophy to everything in her life. “I use the concept from working on clients and connecting to the flow of energy in their body to exploring a Farm to Table event I attend. I ask questions, ‘What was involved in bringing food to the table?’ I try to examine how everything and everyone I connect and interact with affects each thing I do,” Danielle says. Danielle’s dream is to create an infrastructure to enlist Rivers For Change ambassadors to partner with local nonprofits around the world to spotlight rivers and affect change. n For upcoming events and more information, visit riversforchange.org.

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WORSHIP SERVICES BAPTIST

First Baptist of Tahoe City

390 Fairway Drive, Tahoe City. Sunday services at 9 a.m. followed by fellowship. Sunday School & nursery offered during worship. Pastor Scott Capshaw. Interdenominational Stations of the Cross at Corpus Christi Catholic Church on Good Friday at 7 p.m. Easter Sunrise Service at 6 a.m. at Commons Beach with an interdenominational services. (530) 583-7458 or (530) 523-3095, tahoeministries.com.

Fellowship Community Church

11605 Deerfield Road, Truckee. Sunday services at 10:30 a.m. (breakfast at 9:45 a.m.) with Sunday School & nursery available for 6th graders & younger during morning service. (530) 582-4045, fctruckee.com.

CATHOLIC

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church

10930 Alder Drive, Truckee. Saturday vigils at 5 p.m. in English and 6:30 p.m. in Spanish. Sunday Mass at 9 a.m. in English. Monday, Tuesday & Friday Mass at 8 a.m. Holy Hour with Benediction Friday 8:30 a.m. Confessions Saturday 3:30-4:30 p.m. Bilingual Stations of the Cross every Friday during Lent followed by a soup dinner at 6 p.m. Bilingual Holy Thursday service on April 2 at 5:30 p.m. Bilingual Good Friday Liturgy on April 3 at noon and in English at 2 p.m. followed by bilingual Stations of the Cross. Bilingual Easter Vigil on April 4 at 8:15 p.m. Easter Sunday services at 8 a.m. in Spanish, and 10 a.m. & noon in English. Father Vincent Juan. (530) 587-3595, assumptiontruckee.com.

Corpus Christi

905 W. Lake Blvd., Tahoe City. Saturday Vigil at 5 p.m. Sunday Mass at 8 & 10 a.m., & 9 a.m. ( July 6-Aug. 31) at Marie Sluchack Community Park, Tahoma. Mass Tuesday-Friday 8:30 a.m. Confession Saturday 4:30 p.m. or by appointment. Stations of the Cross every Friday during Lent after 8:30 a.m. mass. Holy Thursday on April 2 Mass at 7 p.m. and Adoration until 10 p.m. Good Friday on April 3 Confession from noon to 1 p.m., service at 3 & Interdenominational Stations of the Cross at 7 p.m. Holy Saturday on April 4 with Easter Vigil at 8:15 p.m. Easter Sunday Mass on April 5 at 8 & 10 a.m. The Rev. Robert E. Brooks. (530) 583-4409, corpuschristi-tahoe.org.

Our Lady of the Lake

(Mission Church of Assumption of the BVM) 8263 Steelhead Ave., Kings Beach. Sunday Mass in English May 1-Oct. 31 at 11:30 a.m. & Nov. 1-April 30 at 4 p.m. Sunday Mass in Spanish year-round at 6 p.m. Thursday bilingual Mass 8 a.m. Confessions Sunday May 1-Oct. 31 at 11 a.m., Nov. 1-April 30 at 3:30 p.m., & year-round at 5:30 p.m. Spanish Stations of the Cross every

Friday during Lent followed by a soup dinner at 6 p.m. Bilingual Holy Thursday service on April 2 at 7:30 p.m. Bilingual Good Friday Liturgy on April 3 at 6 p.m. followed by bilingual Stations of the Cross. Bilingual Easter Vigil on April 4 at 8:15 p.m. at Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Truckee. Easter Sunday services at 2 p.m. in English and 3:30 p.m. in Spanish. Father Vincent Juan. (530) 587-3595, assumptiontruckee.com.

Queen of the Snows

1550 Squaw Valley Road, Squaw Valley. Sunday Mass at noon. Sunday Mass at 9 a.m. ( July 6-Aug. 31) at Marie Sluchack Community Park, Tahoma. Mass Tuesday-Friday 8:30 a.m. at Corpus Christi. Confession Sat. 4:30 p.m. or by appointment at Corpus Christi. Holy Thursday on April 2 Mass at 7 p.m. and Adoration until 10 p.m. at Corpus Christi. Good Friday on April 3 with Confession from noon to 1 p.m., service at 3 & Interdenominational Stations of the Cross at 7 p.m. at Corpus Christi. Holy Saturday on April 4 with Easter Vigil at 8:15 p.m. at Corpus Christi. Easter Sunday Mass on April 5 at 8 & 10 a.m. at Corpus Christi and at noon at Queen of the Snows. The Rev. Robert E. Brooks. (530) 583-4409, corpuschristi-tahoe.org.

Worship service listings are available online year-round at thetahoeweekly.com.

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

St. Francis of Assisi

701 Mount Rose Highway/State Route 431, Incline Village. Saturday Mass at 5 p.m. Sunday Mass at 9 & 11 a.m., & at 5 p.m. in Spanish. Weekday Mass Tues.-Fri. at 9 a.m. Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday 4-4:30 p.m. and upon request. Monday daily Mass during Lent at 9 a.m. Lenten Communal Reconciliation on March 25 at 6:30 p.m. on “The Seven Last Days” with Tenebrae Service. Palm Sunday service on March 29 at 7 p.m. Stations of the Cross at 5 p.m. every Friday during Lent. Father William Nadeau. (775) 8310490, saintfrancisatincline.org.

Christian Science Society

11350 Donner Pass Road, next to Ace Mountain Hardware, Truckee. Sunday services & Sunday school at 10 a.m. Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Childcare provided at all services. Reading room open after services. (530) 587-6352, christiansciencetruckee.com.

EPISCOPAL St. Nicholas

11725 Donner Pass Road, Truckee High School cafeteria. Sunday service 10 a.m. with Sunday School & childcare. Wednesday Bible Study, Calvary Kids Club & Youth Groups meet at 7 p.m. at Fellowship Community Church, 11605 Deerfield Drive. Pastor Brian Larson. (530) 587-1711, cctruckee.com.

855 W. Lake Blvd., Tahoe City. Sunday service at 9:30 a.m. (services are pet friendly; well-behaved pets only) with coffee hour after. Worship in historic Chapel of the Transfiguration June to August. Contemplative Prayer Wednesday at 9 a.m. Tenebrae Service 6:30 p.m. on April 1. Maundy Thursday on April 2 at 6 p.m. Good Friday on April 3 at noon with liturgy, Veneration of the Cross and Communion. Good Friday Ecumenical Stations of the Cross at 7 p.m. Holy Saturday Vigil on April 4. The Rev. Dr. Jenni Liem is Vicar. (530) 583-4713, stnicksepiscopal.org.

Christ Life Church

St. Patrick’s

CHRISTIAN

Calvary Chapel of Truckee

7000 Latone Ave., Tahoe Vista, at North Tahoe Hebrew Congregation building. Sunday at 10 a.m. Pastors Marty Chamberlain & Ken Kasterko. (530) 546-9078, christlifechurchtahoe.org.

Cornerstone Community Church

(formerly LifePoint Church) 300 Country Club Drive, Incline Village. Sunday services at 9:30 a.m. Pastor Brett Franklin. (775) 298-7101, cornerstonecommunity.net.

New Life Foursquare Church

918 Northwood Blvd., Incline Village. Sunday service 10 a.m. (nursery & Sunday School provided). Pastors John R. and Ruby E. Cole. (775) 831-5030, nsfclt@aol.com.

Iglesia Cristiana Vida Nueva

918 Northwood Blvd., Incline Village. Servicio Domingo al mediodia (12). Pastors John R. y Ruby E. Cole. (775) 831-5030, icvnlt@aol.com.

Sierra Bible Church

11460 Brockway Road, Truckee. Sunday service at 8:30 & 10:30 a.m., & 6 p.m. Junior High & Senior High Youth on Wednesdays at 5:30 & 7:15 p.m., respectively. Pastor Wayne Hoag. (530) 587-6025, sbctruckee.com.

Squaw Valley Chapel

444 Squaw Peak Road (behind Tram). Sunday Services at 10 a.m. Affiliated with United Church of Christ in partnership with Disciples of Christ. Historic chapel built for 1960 Winter Olympics. Easter Service at 8 a.m. at High Camp. Free rides start at 7:30 a.m. without skis or snowboards. The Rev. Art Domingue. (408) 781-6447, squawvalleychapel.org.

Tahoe Faith Fellowship

at Tahoe City Community Center, Fairway Drive. Sunday service at 10 a.m. Home fellowship & other services during the week. Pastors Bill & Betty Ransom. (530) 583-3977, tahoefaithfellowship.org.

Tahoe Forest Church

10315 Hirschdale Road, Truckee. Saturday at 6 p.m. Sunday service 10 a.m. High School Youth Group Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. Junior High Youth Group meets Wednesday at 7 p.m. Pastor Mike Sampson. (530) 587-7725, tahoeforestchurch.org.

Truckee Christian Center

11556 Brockway Road, Truckee. Worship & Sunday School at 10:30 a.m. Bible Study Wednesday at 7 p.m. Pastors Jerry & Lynda Burks. (530) 587-4638, truckeechristiancenter.org.

Truckee North Tahoe Church of Christ

11662 Hope Court off Brockway, Truckee, inside Truckee Seventh Day Adventist Church. Sunday Bible study 10 a.m. Sunday worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. (530) 587-4551 or 1615.

METHODIST

Church of the Mountains

10079 Church Street, Truckee. Sunday service at 9 a.m. Sunday school & infant care offered. Women’s Bible Study Monday at 10:30 a.m. Men’s Bible Study Thursday at 6:30 a.m. Contemplative Prayer on Tuesday & Wednesday 7:30-8:10 a.m. Palm Sunday service on March 29 at 9 a.m. Maundy Thursday service on April 2 at 7 p.m. Good Friday service on April 3 at 7 p.m. at Truckee Lutheran Presbyterian. Easter Vigil on April 4 at 7:30 p.m. with Contemplative Worship & Holy Communion. Easter Service on April 5 at 9 a.m. with Holy Communion, Children’s Church & Easter Egg Hunt. Pastors Donna Farrell & Allison Mattocks. (530) 587-4407, churchofthemountains.com.

Kings Beach United Methodist

8425 Dolly Varden at Bear. Sunday family worship & children’s Sunday school 9:30 a.m. (530) 546-2290, kbumc.org.

NONDENOMINATIONAL

341 Village Blvd., Incline Village. Sunday services are 8 & 10 a.m. Sunday forum 9 a.m. Godly Play for preschoolers and grade-school kids Sunday at 10 a.m. A Course of Miracles on Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m. Healing service, a 12-step Eucharist, the first Wednesday of the month at 5; Interfaith Prayer & Quieting all other Wednesdays. Lectio Divina on Thursday at 12:15 p.m. Maundy Thursday 7 p.m. foot washing & Holy Eucharist. Good Friday noon Veneration of the Cross. Easter Vigil on April 4 at 7 p.m. with Great Vigil & Holy Eucharist. Easter Sunday 8 & 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist. The Rev. Eric Heidecker is Priest in Charge. (775) 8311418, tahoeepiscopal.org.

weekly Sunday services at 2 p.m. at local ski resorts from Dec. 21 to April 5 Easter Sunday. Services are 15 to 20 minutes. Services at Squaw Valley, top of Big Blue Express. Alpine Meadows, top of Roundhouse. Northstar, top of Vista Express. Homewood Mountain Resort, top of Madden. Diamond Peak, top of Lakeview Quad. Mt. Rose, top of Lakeview. Sierra-at-Tahoe, top of Grandview. Dress warm. Debbie Wohler. (530) 448-9359, tahoeministries.com.

JEHOVAH WITNESSES

PRESBYTERIAN

3005 North Lake Blvd., Tahoe City. Sunday at 1 p.m. in English Bible Discourse & Watch Tower, and 10 a.m. in Spanish Bible Discourse & Watch Tower. Tuesday Bible Study & Service Meeting 7 p.m. in English. Wednesday Spanish Bible Study & Service Meeting 7 p.m. (530) 581-0122.

at Tahoe Truckee Unified School district offices, behind the fire station, 11603 Donner Pass Road, Truckee. Sunday worship & Sunday school at 9 a.m. Maundy Thursday on April 2 at 7 p.m. at Church of the Mountains. Good Friday at on April 3 at 7 p.m. at Truckee Lutheran. Rev. Scott Trevitchick, lead pastor, and Rev. Joanie Tankersley, associate pastor. (530) 582-4243, http://tlpc.org.

Kingdom Hall

10155 Smith St., Truckee. Bible study, school & service meeting Tuesday at 7 p.m. Talk & Watch Tower Sunday at 10 a.m. (530) 214-8033.

JEWISH

North Tahoe Hebrew Congregation

7000 Latone Ave. (off National Ave.), Tahoe Vista. Shabbat Services every Friday at 7 p.m. High Holidays schedule & activities throughout the year available on the Web site. Guests welcome. Rabbi Beth Beyer. (530) 546-0895, tahoetemple.org.

LATTER DAY SAINTS Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Highway 267 at Kingswood Way, Kings Beach. Sunday service is at 10 a.m. Bishop Kenneth Craig. (530) 546-3065.

LUTHERAN Christ the King

3125 N. Lake Blvd., Dollar Hill, Tahoe City. Sunday worship & Sunday school is at 9 a.m. Bible study weekly. Pastor Chip Larson. (530) 583-1222, ctktahoe.net.

Truckee Lutheran Presbyterian Church

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Tahoe Resort Ministries

Truckee Lutheran Presbyterian Church

The Village Church, Mt. Rose Highway

736 McCourry Blvd., Incline Village. Sunday services at 8 (traditional) & 10 a.m. (blended), Youth Sunday school & childcare at 10 a.m. service. Summer worship in the Chapel in the Pines from 4th of July weekend to Labor Day weekend at 10 a.m. Youth ministry on Mondays at 4:30 p.m. & Wednesdays at 6 p.m. Palm Sunday on March 29 with children’s procession with palm branches & singing Hosanna at 10 a.m. service. Maundy Thursday on April 2 at 6 p.m. with Soup Supper & Communion. Good Friday on April 3 with Tenebrae Service at 7 p.m. Pastor Jeff Ogden. (775) 831-0784, thevillagechurchnv.org.

RELIGIOUS SCIENCE Center for Spiritual Living Tahoe-Truckee

700 N. Lake Blvd., at Tahoe City Marina. Sunday Celebration & Youth Church at 10 a.m. Childcare provided. Meditation centering service at 9:25 a.m. Easter Sunday service 10 a.m. with a meditation service from 9:259:50 a.m. Rev. Liz Luoma. (530) 581-5117, tahoecsl.org.

SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST Truckee Seventh Day Adventist Church 11662 Hope Court off Brockway, Truckee. Bible Study Saturdays at 10 a.m. with services at 11:05 a.m. followed by lunch. Pastor Harold Barcelo. (530) 587-5067 or truckee22.adventistchurchconnect.org.

Entertainment

THE

Music SCENE

THE HOTTEST TICKETS IN TAHOE: LIVE MUSIC, SHOWS & NIGHTLIFE

CALENDAR | March 12-April 9, 2015 CASINO SHOWS Catch a Rising Star | Silver Legacy The club that helped launch the careers of some of today’s top comedians hosts new comics weekly. See Bob DiBuono until March 15, Patrick Garrity from Marcy 17 to 22, Mick Foley on March 24, and Ryan Maher from March 25 to 29. Showtimes 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday and Sunday, and 7:30 & 9:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday. Tickets $15.95, $17.95 Saturdays. Evening at The Improv | Harvey’s Lake Tahoe Budd Friedman’s legendary comedy showcase brings in two new comics weekly, plus host Howie Nave with Ben Gleib and Suli McCullough until March 15, Jackie Flynn and Kevin Flynn from March 18 to 22, Ritch Shydner and Tracey MacDonald from March 25 to 29, April Fools Line Up from April 1 to 5, James Stephens II from April 8 to 12, and John Melendez and Dana Eagle from April 22 to 26. WednesdaySunday at 8:30, 9:30 & 10:30 p.m. Starting at $25. “Madame Houdini” | Eldorado Showroom The art of magic has been dominated by men for centuries. Only a handful of strong, talented female magicians have ever succeeded in the highly competitive field of grand illusion. For the first time in the United States, audiences will see one of the most glamorous and successful performers in the world of magic when “Madame Houdini” (Hellevi Woodman) takes the Eldorado stage. The beautiful Mistinguett dancers, decked in spectacular costumes created by Lord Caruso and Lucio Boliver, artfully support Madame Houdini’s performance. Producer Kevin Jeffrey provides stellar production value, including stunning special effects and multimedia backgrounds to create a visually striking show for the whole family. Tickets start at $24.95 with dinner and show packages available from $34.95. Performances nightly except Monday until April 19.

THEATER “101 Dalmatians” | Brewery Arts Center, Carson City, Nev. Based on the classic animated film, “Disney’s 101 Dalmatian Kids” is a fur-raising adventure featuring Cruella De Vil, Disney›s most outrageous villain, and 101 of the most adorable heroes to set their paws onstage. Artistically inclined pet owners Robert and Anita live happily in London with Dalmatian parents Pongo and Perdita, stalwart dogs devoted to raising their puppies. Everything is quiet until the monstrous Cruella De Vil and her bumbling henchman, Horace and Jasper, plot to steal the puppies for her new fur coat. Showtimes are March 13, 14, 20, & 21 at 7 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays, March 14, 15, 21 & 22 at 2 p.m.

THURSDAY MARCH 12 At the Lake Live music Jake’s on the Lake 6 p.m. Blarney Cottonwood 7 p.m. Rustler’s Moon Bar of America 8 p.m. Stan Charles Pastime Club 10 p.m. DJ Parties

Smoked Out Soul Tahoe Art Haus & Cinema 9 p.m. DJ David Aaron MontBleu 10 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke

Open Mic w/Mr. D Mellow Fellow Gastropub Kings Beach 8:30 p.m. Fat Cat Bar & Grill 9:30 p.m. The Grid 9:30 p.m. Rookies 10 p.m.

Reno & Beyond Casual Jazz Piano w/Mark Diorio Comma Coffee 11:30 a.m. Megan Eldorado Roxy Bistro 4:30 p.m. Erika Paul Louisiana Kitchen 6 p.m. Open Mic w/Dale Poune or ller Plan b: Microlounge 7 p.m. Craig w/Mick Valentino Glen Eagles 7 p.m. Tom Miller Living the Good Life 7:30 p.m. Bobbie Reynon & Paul January Eldorado Roxy Bistro 8:30 p.m. DJ Parties

DJ Teddy Silver Legacy 9 p.m. Honky Tonk Thursdays with DJ Jamie G Grand Sierra Resort 10 p.m. Locals Night w/DJ 2wice Lex Nightclub 10 p.m. DJ Montague Eldorado Brew Brothers 10:30 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke

Plan: b Microlounge 7:30 p.m.

Club Cal Neva 8 p.m. Bottom’s Up Saloon 9 p.m. El Cortez Lounge 9 p.m. The Point 9 p.m. West Second Street 9:30 p.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance

“The Intergalactic Nemesis” Nightingale Concert Hall 7:30 p.m.

FRIDAY MARCH 13 At the Lake Live music Gar Woods 4 p.m. Live music Sunnyside 7 p.m. Live music Uncorked Truckee 7 p.m. Axton & Company Cottonwood 7 pm. Rustler’s Moon Gar Woods 8 p.m. Party w/Arty Harrah’s Lake Tahoe 8 p.m. Jackie Dauzat Riva Grill 8 p.m. Seraphin Pastime Club 9 p.m. Live music Bar of America 9 p.m. Beats Antique Crystal Bay Casino 9 p.m. Live music Hacienda del Lago 9:30 p.m. DJ Parties

Northstar Village 2 p.m. Boogie Nights Montbleu 9 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke

Tourist Club 9 p.m. Montbleu 9 p.m.

Reno & Beyond Pipes on the River Trinity Episcopal Church 12 p.m. First Take w/Rick Metz Louisiana Kitchen 6 p.m. Mary Margaret Niebuhr, Clair Humphrey Buona Sera 6 p.m. Lynne Colvig & Kevin Tokarz Rapscallion 6 p.m. Rocky Tatarelli Glen Eagles 7 p.m. Reno Music Project Showcase Walden’s Coffeehouse 7 p.m. World Dance Night Comma Coffee 7:30 p.m. Corky Bennett & The 9th St. Band Reno Senior Center 8 p.m. Gil Roxy’s Eldorado 8:30 p.m. Six Mile Station Cargo 9 p.m. DJ Parties

DJ I w/Sapphire Dancers Harrah’s Reno 9 p.m. Roni Romance & DJ Dragon Eldorado BuBinga Lounge 10 p.m. DJ Rick Gee Grand Sierra Resort 10 p.m. Boots & Daisy Dukes w/DJ Jamie G Grand Sierra Resort Boggan and guest DJs 1 up 10 p.m. DJ Montague Eldorado Brew Brothers 10:30 p.m. DJ Chris English Peppermill Edge 1 a.m. Open Mic & Karaoke

Club Cal Neva 8 p.m. Bottom’s Up Saloon 9 p.m. El Cortez Lounge 9 p.m. The Point 9 p.m. Spiro’s Sports Bar & Grille 9 p.m. West Second Street 9:30 p.m. Live Band Karaoke Grand Sierra Xtreme Sports Bar 10 p.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance

Kevin Farley Carson Nugget 6:30 & 8:30 p.m. Jeff Richards Pioneer Underground 7:30 p.m.

SATURDAY MARCH 14 At the Lake

Live music Sugar Bowl 2 p.m. Northstar Village 2 p.m. Boogie Nights Montbleu 9 p.m. Rookies 10 p.m. DJ SN1, DJ Rick Gee Harrah’s Peek Nightclub 10:30 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke

Montbleu 9 p.m.

Reno & Beyond Sierra Highlanders Pipe Band High Sierra Brewing Co. 11 a.m. Hallie Kirk Comma Coffee 1 p.m. Megan Eldorado Roxy Bistro 4:30 p.m.

Bill Davis Louisiana Kitchen 6 p.m. Corky Bennett La Posada Real 5 p.m. Craig & Terri w/Gerry Wright Glen Eagles 7 p.m. Reno Chamber Orchestra with Tomasz Golka Nightingale Concert Hall 7:30 p.m. Gil Roxy’s Eldorado 8:30 p.m.

DJ Parties

DJ I w/Sapphire Dancers Harrah’s Reno 9 p.m. DJ Jamie G Grand Sierra Resort 10 p.m. Roni Romance, DJ Dragon Eldorado BuBinga Lounge 10:30 p.m. DJ Montague Eldorado Brew Brothers 10:30 p.m. DJ Chris English Peppermill Edge 1 a.m. Open Mic & Karaoke

Club Cal Neva 8 p.m. Bottom’s Up Saloon 9 p.m. The Point 9 p.m. Spiro’s Sports Bar & Grille 9 p.m. West Second Street 9:30 p.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance

Kevin Farley Pioneer Underground 5:30 & 8:30 p.m.

SUNDAY MARCH 15 At the Lake Blarney Band Village at Squaw Valley 2 p.m. Bluegrass Jam Moe’s BBQ 6:30 p.m. Party w/Arty Harrah’s Lake Tahoe 8 p.m. Railroad Earth Crystal Bay Casino 9 p.m. Live music Fat Cat 10 p.m. DJ Parties

Blarney Band Village at Squaw Valley 2 p.m. Julie Courtney & Doug Nichol Cottonwood 7 pm. Rustler’s Moon Gar Woods 8 p.m. Party w/Arty Harrah’s Lake Tahoe 8 p.m. Jackie Dauzat Riva Grill 8 p.m. The Blues Monsters Bar of America 8 p.m. Trey Stone Duo Tahoe Biltmore 8 p.m. Beats Antique Crystal Bay Casino 9 p.m. Live music Fat Cat 10 p.m. DJ Parties

See Railroad Earth at the Crystal Bay Casino on March 15.

Northstar Village 2 p.m. DJ JBird Harvey’s Cabo Wabo 10 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke

The Grid 9:30 p.m.

Theater, Comedy & Dance

Theo Von Crystal Bay Casino 7:30 p.m.

Reno & Beyond Sunday Music Brunch Chez Louie 10 a.m. Colorless Blue Louisiana Kitchen 1 p.m. Sunday Jazz Wild River Grille 2 p.m. Megan Eldorado Roxy Bistro 4:30 p.m. Deep Groove Red Dog Saloon 5 p.m. Datsik Knitting Factory 7 p.m. Moon Gravy 3rd St. Blues 8 p.m. Bobbie Reynon & Paul January Eldorado Roxy Bistro 8:30 p.m. Gil Roxy’s Eldorado 8:30 p.m. Jamie Rollins Silver Legacy Silver Baron Lounge 9 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke

Club Cal Neva 8 p.m. El Cortez Lounge 9 p.m. West Second Street 9:30 p.m.

March 12-April 8, 2015

MONDAY MARCH 16 At the Lake Tuck Wilson Bistro 22 3:30 p.m. DJ Parties

Boogie Nights Montbleu 9 p.m. DJ Lampchop Fat Cat 9:30 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke

Pastime Club 9 p.m.

Reno & Beyond CW & Mr. Spoons Comma Coffee 2 p.m. Carson City Music Club Brewery Arts Center 7 p.m. Bobbie Reynon & Paul January Eldorado Roxy Bistro 8:30 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke

Open Mic Java Jungle 7:30 p.m. Gold Hill Hotel 7 p.m. Open Mic w/Tany Jane Sidelines 8:30 p.m. El Cortez Lounge 9 p.m. West Second Street 9:30 p.m. Live Band Karaoke Eldorado Brew Brothers 10 p.m.

TUESDAY MARCH 17 At the Lake Blarney Village at Squaw Valley 1 p.m. Ike & Martin Jake’s on the Lake 2 p.m. The Love Things Jake’s on the Lake 5 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke

Open Mic w/Lucas Arizu Fat Cat 9 p.m. Open Mic The Grid 9:30 p.m.

Reno & Beyond Kevin Tokarz Eldorado Roxy Bistro 4:30 p.m. Mile High Jazz Band Comma Coffee 7:30 p.m. Black & Blues Jam Sidelines 8:30 p.m. Bobbie Reynon & Paul January Eldorado Roxy Bistro 8:30 p.m. DG Kicks Big Band 3rd Street Blues 9 p.m. Rigerous Proof, Lavish Green Eldorado Casino 9 p.m. DJ Parties

DJ Chris English Eldorado Brew Brothers 10 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke

Open Mic Carson Station Casino 7 p.m. Jam w/First Take Singer Social Club 7 p.m. El Cortez Lounge 9 p.m. West Second Street 9:30 p.m. continued on page 28

Entertainment CALENDAR | March 12-April 9, 2015 WEDNESDAY MARCH 18 At the Lake Baron Von Remmel Azzara’s Italian Restaurant 6 p.m. Tuck Wilson CB’s Pizza 6 p.m. Chris Emmington and Friends Fat Cat 9:30 p.m. DJ Parties

DJ Chapin River Ranch 3:30 p.m. Bass Heavy The Grid 10 p.m. DJ Chris English Harvey’s Cabo Wabo 10 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke

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

Reno & Beyond Kevin Tokarz or John Shipley Eldorado Roxy Bistro 4:30 p.m. Russell Ketenjian Brugo’s Pizza 6 p.m. Richie Ballerini & Lee Edwards Living the Good Life 6:30 p.m. Corky Bennett Reno Polo Lounge 7 p.m. Rick Metz Blues Jam 3rd Street Lounge 7 p.m. Craig & Terri Glen Eagles 7 p.m. Josh Procaccini and Jenera Batten Firkin & Fox 7:30 p.m. Mick Valentino & Lynne Colvig Living the Good Life 7:30 p.m. Bobbie Reynon & Paul January Eldorado Roxy Bistro 8:30 p.m. DJ Parties

DJ Jamie G John Ascuaga’s Nugget Cabaret 7 p.m. DJ Terry Melody Grand Sierra’s Xtreme Sports Bar 8 p.m. Justincredible Carson Station 9 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke

Billy Star Open Jam Red Dog Saloon 6:30 p.m. Alfonso’s 8 p.m. Gong Show Karaoke Rum Bullions Silver Legacy 8 p.m. Open Mic Ruben’s Cantina 9 p.m. The Point 9 p.m. West Second Street 9:30 p.m.

THURSDAY MARCH 19 At the Lake

DJ Montague Eldorado Brew Brothers 10:30 p.m. DJ Chris English Peppermill Edge 1 a.m.

Craig w/Mick Valentino Glen Eagles 7 p.m. Tom Miller Living the Good Life 7:30 p.m. Bobbie Reynon & Paul January Eldorado Roxy Bistro 8:30 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke

DJ Parties

DJ David Aaron MontBleu 10 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke

Open Mic w/Mr. D Mellow Fellow Gastropub Kings Beach 8:30 p.m. Fat Cat Bar & Grill 9:30 p.m. The Grid 9:30 p.m. Rookies 10 p.m.

Reno & Beyond

SATURDAY MARCH 21 At the Lake

FRIDAY MARCH 20 At the Lake Worn Out Welcome Village at Squaw noon WinterWonderGrass Squaw Valley 2:30 p.m. Live music Gar Woods 4 p.m. Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem Truckee Community Arts Center 7 p.m. Live music Sunnyside 7 p.m. Live music Uncorked Truckee 7 p.m. Gage Courtois Cottonwood 7 p.m. Rustler’s Moon Gar Woods 8 p.m. Party w/Arty Harrah’s Lake Tahoe 8 p.m. Jackie Dauzat Riva Grill 8 p.m. Marty O’Reily & The Old School Orchestra Moody’s Bistro 8 p.m. Brad Perry Tahoe Biltmore 8 p.m. Seraphin Pastime Club 9 p.m. The Routine Crystal Bay Casino 9 p.m. Live music Bar of America 9 p.m. Live music Hacienda del Lago 9:30 p.m. DJ Parties

Boogie Nights Montbleu 9 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke

Reno & Beyond Pipes on the River Trinity Episcopal Church 12 p.m. Paul Covarelli Boomtown Casino 5:15 p.m. First Take w/Rick Metz Louisiana Kitchen 6 p.m. Mary Margaret Niebuhr, Clair Humphrey Buona Sera 6 p.m. Lynne Colvig & Kevin Tokarz Rapscallion 6 p.m. Rocky Tatarelli Glen Eagles 7 p.m. Reno Music Project Showcase Walden’s Coffeehouse 7 p.m. World Dance Night Comma Coffee 7:30 p.m. (3rd Fri.) Corky Bennett & The 9th St. Band Reno Senior Center 8 p.m. Gil Roxy’s Eldorado 8:30 p.m. DJ Parties

Casual Jazz Piano w/Mark Diorio Comma Coffee 11:30 a.m. Megan Eldorado Roxy Bistro 4:30 p.m. Erika Paul Louisiana Kitchen 6 p.m. Open Mic w/Dale Poune or ller Plan b: Microlounge 7 p.m.

Theater, Comedy & Dance

Rodger Lizaola Pioneer Underground 7:30 p.m.

Plan: b Microlounge 7:30 p.m. Club Cal Neva 8 p.m. Bottom’s Up Saloon 9 p.m. El Cortez Lounge 9 p.m. The Point 9 p.m. West Second Street 9:30 p.m.

Tourist Club 9 p.m. Montbleu 9 p.m.

Live music Jake’s on the Lake 6 p.m. Guitar Town Cottonwood 7 p.m. Rustler’s Moon Bar of America 8 p.m. Stan Charles Pastime Club 10 p.m. The Infamous Stringdusters Moe’s Original BBQ 11 p.m.

Club Cal Neva 8 p.m. El Cortez Lounge 9 p.m. The Point 9 p.m. Spiro’s Sports Bar & Grille 9 p.m. West Second Street 9:30 p.m. Live Band Karaoke Grand Sierra Xtreme Sports Bar 10 p.m.

The Neckbeard Boys Village at Squaw noon WinterWonderGrass Squaw Valley 2:30 p.m. Scott Pemberton Sierra-at-Tahoe 3 p.m. Owen Big Diamond Peak Loft Bar 3 p.m. Paul Covarelli Boomtown Casino 5:15 p.m. Rustler’s Moon Gar Woods 8 p.m. Party w/Arty Harrah’s Lake Tahoe 8 p.m. Jackie Dauzat Riva Grill 8 p.m. Brad Perry Tahoe Biltmore 8 p.m. Live music Bar of America 9 p.m. Keyser Soze Crystal Bay Casino 10 p.m. Live music Fat Cat 10 p.m. DJ Parties

PlumpJack Café & Bar 2 p.m. Boogie Nights Montbleu 9 p.m. Rookies 10 p.m. DJ SN1, DJ Rick Gee Harrah’s Peek Nightclub 10:30 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke

Montbleu 9 p.m.

Theater, Comedy & Dance

Celebrity Comedy Night Truckee Community Arts Center 8:30 p.m.

Reno & Beyond Hallie Kirk Comma Coffee 1 p.m. Megan Eldorado Roxy Bistro 4:30 p.m. Community Drum Circle Comma Coffee 5 p.m. Bill Davis Louisiana Kitchen 6 p.m. Corky Bennett La Posada Real 5 p.m. Craig & Terri w/Gerry Wright Glen Eagles 7 p.m. Gil Roxy’s Eldorado 8:30 p.m. DJ Parties

Club Cal Neva 8 p.m. Bottom’s Up Saloon 9 p.m. El Cortez Lounge 9 p.m. The Point 9 p.m. Spiro’s Sports Bar & Grille 9 p.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance

Steve Simeone Pioneer Underground 5:30 & 8:30 p.m.

SUNDAY MARCH 22 At the Lake The Neckbeard Boys Village at Squaw noon Tuck Wilson Fireside Pizza 1 p.m. WinterWonderGrass Squaw Valley 2:30 p.m. Party w/Arty Harrah’s Lake Tahoe 8 p.m. Live music Fat Cat 10 p.m. DJ Parties

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Northstar Village 2 p.m. DJ JBird Harvey’s Cabo Wabo 10 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke

The Grid 9:30 p.m.

Reno & Beyond Sunday Music Brunch Chez Louie 10 a.m. Colorless Blue Louisiana Kitchen 1 p.m. Sunday Jazz Wild River Grille 2 p.m. Megan Eldorado Roxy Bistro 4:30 p.m. Deep Groove Red Dog Saloon 5 p.m. Ani Difranco Knitting Factory 7 p.m. Moon Gravy 3rd St. Blues 8 p.m. Bobbie Reynon & Paul January Eldorado Roxy Bistro 8:30 p.m. Gil Roxy’s Eldorado 8:30 p.m. Jamie Rollins Silver Legacy Silver Baron Lounge 9 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke

Club Cal Neva 8 p.m. Bottom’s Up Saloon 9 p.m. El Cortez Lounge 9 p.m. West Second Street 9:30 p.m.

MONDAY MARCH 23 At the Lake Tuck Wilson Bistro 22 3:30 p.m. DJ Parties

Boogie Nights Montbleu 9 p.m. DJ Lampchop Fat Cat 9:30 p.m.

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Open Mic & Karaoke

Pastime Club 9 p.m.

Reno & Beyond CW & Mr. Spoons Comma Coffee 2 p.m. Carson City Music Club Brewery Arts Center 7 p.m. Bobbie Reynon & Paul January Eldorado Roxy Bistro 8:30 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke

Open Mic Java Jungle 7:30 p.m. Gold Hill Hotel 7 p.m. Open Mic w/Tany Jane Sidelines 8:30 p.m. El Cortez Lounge 9 p.m. West Second Street 9:30 p.m. Live Band Karaoke Eldorado Brew Brothers 10 p.m.

TUESDAY MARCH 24 At the Lake Open Mic & Karaoke

Open Mic w/Lucas Arizu Fat Cat Bar & Grill 9 p.m. Open Mic The Grid 9:30 p.m.

Reno & Beyond Kevin Tokarz Eldorado Roxy Bistro 4:30 p.m. Mile High Jazz Band Comma Coffee 7:30 p.m. (2nd Tues.) Black & Blues Jam Sidelines 8:30 p.m. Bobbie Reynon & Paul January Eldorado Roxy Bistro 8:30 p.m. DG Kicks Big Band 3rd Street Blues 9 p.m. DJ Parties

DJ Chris English Eldorado Brew Brothers 10 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke

Open Mic Carson Station Casino 7 p.m. Jam w/First Take Singer Social Club 7 p.m. El Cortez Lounge 9 p.m. West Second Street 9:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY MARCH 25 At the Lake Chris Emmington and Friends Fat Cat 9:30 p.m. DJ Parties

DJ Chapin River Ranch 3:30 p.m. Bass Heavy The Grid 10 p.m. DJ Chris English Harvey’s Cabo Wabo 10 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke

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

Reno & Beyond Kevin Tokarz or John Shipley Eldorado Roxy Bistro 4:30 p.m. Russell Ketenjian Brugo’s Pizza 6 p.m. Richie Ballerini & Lee Edwards Living the Good Life 6:30 p.m. Rick Metz Blues Jam 3rd Street Lounge 7 p.m. Craig & Terri Glen Eagles 7 p.m. Josh Procaccini and Jenera Batten Firkin & Fox 7:30 p.m. Mick Valentino & Lynne Colvig Living the Good Life 7:30 p.m. Junior Brown Cargo 8 p.m. Bobbie Reynon & Paul January Eldorado Roxy Bistro 8:30 p.m. DJ Parties

DJ Jamie G John Ascuaga’s Nugget Cabaret 7 p.m. DJ Terry Melody Grand Sierra’s Xtreme Sports Bar 8 p.m. Justincredible Carson Station 9 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke

Billy Star Open Jam Red Dog Saloon 6:30 p.m. Alfonso’s 8 p.m. Gong Show Karaoke Rum Bullions Silver Legacy 8 p.m. El Cortez Lounge 9 p.m. Open Mic Ruben’s Cantina 9 p.m. The Point 9 p.m. West Second Street 9:30 p.m.

THURSDAY MARCH 26 At the Lake Live music Jake’s on the Lake 6 p.m. Dan Frenchette & Laurel Thomsen Cottonwood 7 p.m. Rustler’s Moon Bar of America 8 p.m. Paul Covarelli Moody’s Bistro 8 p.m. Stan Charles Pastime Club 10 p.m. DJ Parties

DJ David Aaron MontBleu 10 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke

Open Mic w/Mr. D Mellow Fellow Gastropub Kings Beach 8:30 p.m. Fat Cat Bar & Grill 9:30 p.m. The Grid 9:30 p.m. Rookies 10 p.m.

Reno & Beyond Casual Jazz Piano w/Mark Diorio Comma Coffee 11:30 a.m. Megan Eldorado Roxy Bistro 4:30 p.m. Erika Paul Louisiana Kitchen 6 p.m.

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DJ Parties

Plan: b Microlounge 7:30 p.m. Club Cal Neva 8 p.m. Bottom’s Up Saloon 9 p.m. El Cortez Lounge 9 p.m. The Point 9 p.m. West Second Street 9:30 p.m.

FRIDAY MARCH 27 At the Lake Live music Gar Woods 4 p.m. Paul Covarelli Boomtown Casino 5:15 p.m. Live music Sunnyside 7 p.m. Jacked-up North Tahoe Events Center 7 p.m. Ventana Uncorked Truckee 7 p.m. Rustler’s Moon Gar Woods 8 p.m. Party w/Arty Harrah’s Lake Tahoe 8 p.m. Jackie Dauzat Riva Grill 8 p.m. Dueling Pianos Tahoe Biltmore 8 p.m. Seraphin Pastime Club 9 p.m. Live music Bar of America 9 p.m. Live music Hacienda del Lago 9:30 p.m. Rosco Bandana Crystal Bay Casino 10 p.m.

Boots & Daisy Dukes w/DJ Jamie G Grand Sierra Resort Boggan and guest DJs 1 up 10 p.m. DJ Montague Eldorado Brew Brothers 10:30 p.m. DJ Chris English Peppermill Edge 1 a.m. Open Mic & Karaoke

Geechy Guy Cason Nugget 6:45 p.m.

SATURDAY MARCH 28 At the Lake Joy & Madness Alpine Meadows Lodge 1 p.m. The Mark Sexton Band Village at Squaw Valley 2 p.m. Rainbow Girls Sierra-at-Tahoe 3 p.m. Ventana Uncorked Truckee 7 p.m. Punch Brothers Harrah’s Lake Tahoe 7:30 p.m. Rustler’s Moon Gar Woods 8 p.m. Party w/Arty Harrah’s Lake Tahoe 8 p.m. Jackie Dauzat Riva Grill 8 p.m. Dueling Pianos Tahoe Biltmore 8 p.m. Live music Bar of America 9 p.m. Mark Sexton Band Crystal Bay Casino 10 p.m. Live music Fat Cat 10 p.m. DJ Parties

Open Mic & Karaoke

Montbleu 9 p.m.

Theater, Theater, Comedy & Dance

“Annie” Boys & Girls Club 6 p.m.

DJ I w/Sapphire Dancers Harrah’s Reno 9 p.m. Roni Romance & DJ Dragon Eldorado BuBinga Lounge 10 p.m. DJ Rick Gee Grand Sierra Resort 10 p.m.

Yonder Mountain String Band

Open Mic & Karaoke

“Annie” Boys & Girls Club 1 & 6 p.m.

Tuck Wilson Bistro 22 3:30 p.m.

Reno & Beyond Hallie Kirk Comma Coffee 1 p.m. Megan Eldorado Roxy Bistro 4:30 p.m. Community Drum Circle Comma Coffee 5 p.m. Bill Davis Louisiana Kitchen 6 p.m. Corky Bennett Bavarian World 6 p.m. Craig & Terri w/Gerry Wright Glen Eagles 7 p.m. The Floyd Cargo 8 p.m. Dave Mason’s Traffic Jam Boomtown Casino 8 p.m. Gil Roxy’s Eldorado 8:30 p.m. Mark Castro Band Corkscroo 10 p.m. DJ Parties

Bottom’s Up Saloon 9 p.m. El Cortez Lounge 9 p.m. The Point 9 p.m. Spiro’s Sports Bar & Grille 9 p.m. West Second Street 9:30 p.m.

DJ Terry Melody Grand Sierra’s Xtreme Sports Bar 8 p.m. Justincredible Carson Station 9 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke

THURSDAY APRIL 2 At the Lake

Boogie Nights Montbleu 9 p.m. DJ Lampchop Fat Cat 9:30 p.m.

Rustler’s Moon Bar of America 8 p.m. Stan Charles Pastime Club 10 p.m.

Pastime Club 9 p.m.

DJ David Aaron MontBleu 10 p.m.

Reno & Beyond CW & Mr. Spoons Comma Coffee 2 p.m. Carson City Music Club Brewery Arts Center 7 p.m. Bobbie Reynon & Paul January Eldorado Roxy Bistro 8:30 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke

Open Mic Java Jungle 7:30 p.m. Gold Hill Hotel 7 p.m. Open Mic w/Tany Jane Sidelines 8:30 p.m. El Cortez Lounge 9 p.m. Live Band Karaoke Eldorado Brew Brothers 10 p.m.

TUESDAY MARCH 31 At the Lake Open Mic & Karaoke

DJ Parties

DJ Chris English Eldorado Brew Brothers 10 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke

DJ Parties

Open Mic & Karaoke

Open Mic w/Mr. D Mellow Fellow Gastropub Kings Beach 8:30 p.m. Fat Cat Bar & Grill 9:30 p.m. The Grid 9:30 p.m. Rookies 10 p.m.

Reno & Beyond Casual Jazz Piano w/Mark Diorio Comma Coffee 11:30 a.m. Megan Eldorado Roxy Bistro 4:30 p.m. Erika Paul Louisiana Kitchen 6 p.m. Open Mic w/Dale Poune or ller Plan b: Microlounge 7 p.m. Craig w/Mick Valentino Glen Eagles 7 p.m. Tom Miller Living the Good Life 7:30 p.m. Yonder Mountain String Band Cargo 8 p.m. Bobbie Reynon & Paul January Eldorado Roxy Bistro 8:30 p.m. DJ Parties

Plan: b Microlounge 7:30 p.m. Club Cal Neva 8 p.m. Bottom’s Up Saloon 9 p.m. The Point 9 p.m. West Second Street 9:30 p.m.

Open Mic Carson Station Casino 7 p.m. Jam w/First Take Singer Social Club 7 p.m. El Cortez Lounge 9 p.m. West Second Street 9:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY APRIL 1 At the Lake Baron Von Remmel Azzara’s Italian Restaurant 6 p.m. The Passion According to St. Matthew St. Theresa Catholic Church 7 p.m. Chris Emmington and Friends Fat Cat 9:30 p.m. DJ Parties

Bass Heavy The Grid 10 p.m. DJ Chris English Harvey’s Cabo Wabo 10 p.m.

SUNDAY MARCH 29 At the Lake

Open Mic & Karaoke

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

Bluegrass Jam Moe’s BBQ 6:30 p.m. Party w/Arty Harrah’s Lake Tahoe 8 p.m. Live music Fat Cat 10 p.m. DJ Parties

DJ JBird Harvey’s Cabo Wabo 10 p.m. The Grid 9:30 p.m.

Reno & Beyond

FOR NEARLY 17 years, Yonder Mountain String Band has redefined bluegrass music, expanding the traditional acoustic genre beyond its previously established boundaries by steadily pushing the envelope into the realms of rock ‘n’ roll and improvisation. Yonder is a quintessential ensemble honing its craft night after night on the road. The result is music that doesn’t stand still; it’s always progressing and breaking unprecedented ground. n

MONDAY MARCH 30 At the Lake

Open Mic w/Lucas Arizu Fat Cat Bar & Grill 9 p.m. Open Mic The Grid 9:30 p.m.

Theater, Theater, Comedy & Dance

Open Mic & Karaoke

April 2 | 8 p.m. | $27.50 advance | $30 at the door Cargo | Reno, Nev.

Club Cal Neva 8 p.m. Bottom’s Up Saloon 9 p.m. El Cortez Lounge 9 p.m. West Second Street 9:30 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke

DJ Parties

Tourist Club 9 p.m. Montbleu 9 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke

DJ Parties

Ice Bar Party Squaw Valley noon Boogie Nights Montbleu 9 p.m. Rookies 10 p.m. DJ SN1, DJ Rick Gee Harrah’s Peek Nightclub 10:30 p.m.

Boogie Nights Montbleu 9 p.m.

Bobbie Reynon & Paul January Eldorado Roxy Bistro 8:30 p.m. Gil Roxy’s Eldorado 8:30 p.m. Jamie Rollins Silver Legacy Silver Baron Lounge 9 p.m.

The Passion According to St. Matthew Good Shepherd Lutheran Church 4 p.m. Sunday Music Brunch Chez Louie 10 a.m. Colorless Blue Louisiana Kitchen 1 p.m. Sunday Jazz Wild River Grille 2 p.m. Megan Eldorado Roxy Bistro 4:30 p.m. Deep Groove Red Dog Saloon 5 p.m. Moon Gravy 3rd St. Blues 8 p.m.

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Hard Rock hosts outdoor concert series | Live outdoor music and entertainment is coming to the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Lake Tahoe this summer with six to eight shows from June through Labor Day weekend. Concert dates and performances will be announced soon and tickets will be available at hardrockcasinolaketahoe.com.

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Open Mic w/Dale Poune or ller Plan b: Microlounge 7 p.m. Craig w/Mick Valentino Glen Eagles 7 p.m. Tom Miller Living the Good Life 7:30 p.m. Bobbie Reynon & Paul January Eldorado Roxy Bistro 8:30 p.m.

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Reno & Beyond Kevin Tokarz or John Shipley Eldorado Roxy Bistro 4:30 p.m. Russell Ketenjian Brugo’s Pizza 6 p.m. Richie Ballerini & Lee Edwards Living the Good Life 6:30 p.m. Corky Bennett Reno Polo Lounge 7 p.m. Rick Metz Blues Jam 3rd Street Lounge 7 p.m. Craig & Terri Glen Eagles 7 p.m. Josh Procaccini and Jenera Batten Firkin & Fox 7:30 p.m. Mick Valentino & Lynne Colvig Living the Good Life 7:30 p.m. Manifestiv Morris Burner Hotel 8 p.m. Bobbie Reynon & Paul January Eldorado Roxy Bistro 8:30 p.m. DJ Parties

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

Music contest open to youth | Solo instrumentalists and singers ages 14 to 18 are invited to join the Incline Rotary Youth Music Contest on March 25 at the Cornerstone Church in Incline Village. The final competition is May 16 at Harrah’s in South Lake Tahoe. Contact Bill Judd at (775) 815-1086 or judd44@charter.net. n

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March 29 | 4 p.m. Good Shepherd Lutheran Church | Reno, Nev. April 1 | 7 p.m. St. Theresa Catholic Church South Lake Tahoe, Calif. April 3 | 7 p.m. St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church Incline Village, Nev.

TAHOE SYMPHONY Orchestra and Chorus continues its Winter MusicFest with the 10th annual presentation of J. S. Bach’s masterpiece, “The Passion According to St. Matthew.” The program will feature selections from Part Two of “The Passion,” and will be performed in English. Maestro James Rawie will conduct all performances. n 29

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Beats Antique

T TUESDAY APRIL 7 At the Lake Open Mic & Karaoke

Open Mic w/Lucas Arizu Fat Cat Bar & Grill 9 p.m. Open Mic The Grid 9:30 p.m.

March 13 & 14 | 9 p.m. | $30 | 21+ Crystal Bay Club | Crystal Bay, Nev.

Reno & Beyond

ELECTRONIC-WORLD fusion dance trio Beats Antique brings their new album and multi-media touring show, “A Thousand Faces,” a journey beyond the sonic realm that’s part odyssey, part genre-warping rock opera. The album is an epic, two-volume adventure that follows every stage of Joseph Campbell’s hero’s journey with sweeping and lushly textured new compositions. While the fully immersive show will carry audiences through the complete journey, “A Thousand Faces: Act 1,” represents just the first half of the monomyth, with the second volume due out next spring. n

Kevin Tokarz Eldorado Roxy Bistro 4:30 p.m. Mile High Jazz Band Comma Coffee 7:30 p.m. (2nd Tues.) Black & Blues Jam Sidelines 8:30 p.m. Bobbie Reynon & Paul January Eldorado Roxy Bistro 8:30 p.m. DG Kicks Big Band 3rd Street Blues 9 p.m. DJ Parties

DJ Chris English Eldorado Brew Brothers 10 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke

Open Mic Carson Station Casino 7 p.m. Jam w/First Take Singer Social Club 7 p.m. El Cortez Lounge 9 p.m. West Second Street 9:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY APRIL 8 At the Lake Chris Emmington and Friends Fat Cat 9:30 p.m. DJ Parties

The Blues Monsters

FRIDAY APRIL 3 At the Lake

Reno & Beyond Hallie Kirk Comma Coffee 1 p.m. Megan Eldorado Roxy Bistro 4:30 p.m. Community Drum Circle Comma Coffee 5 p.m. (Last Sat.) Bill Davis Louisiana Kitchen 6 p.m. Corky Bennett La Posada Real 5 p.m. Craig & Terri w/Gerry Wright Glen Eagles 7 p.m. High on Fire Jub Jub’s Thirst Parlor 7 p.m. Gil Roxy’s Eldorado 8:30 p.m.

The Passion According to St. Matthew St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church 7 p.m. Live music Uncorked Truckee 7 p.m. The McAlindin Brothers Cottonwood 7 pm. Rustler’s Moon Gar Woods 8 p.m. Party w/Arty Harrah’s Lake Tahoe 8 p.m. Jackie Dauzat Riva Grill 8 p.m. Seraphin Pastime Club 9 p.m. Live music Bar of America 9 p.m. Live music Hacienda del Lago 9:30 p.m. Afrolicious Crystal Bay Casino 10 p.m.

DJ Parties

March 14 | 8 p.m. | Free | 21+ Bar of America | Truckee, Calif.

THE BLUES Monsters have been taking center stage for more than 20 years in the North Lake Tahoe and Reno area. Polished, tight, yet bursting at the seams, their originals are fresh and new, even though it’s still the blues. Their covers are framed in signature arrangements that demonstrated the depth of the band’s talent. Whether paying respects to the masters of traditional blues, or rockin’ out other tunes, The Blues Monsters get the whole house up and dancing. n

Boogie Nights Montbleu 9 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke

Open Mic & Karaoke

Tourist Club 9 p.m. Montbleu 9 p.m.

Club Cal Neva 8 p.m. El Cortez Lounge 9 p.m. The Point 9 p.m. Spiro’s Sports Bar & Grille 9 p.m.

Reno & Beyond Pipes on the River Trinity Episcopal Church 12 p.m. First Take w/Rick Metz Louisiana Kitchen 6 p.m. Mary Margaret Niebuhr, Clair Humphrey Buona Sera 6 p.m. Lynne Colvig & Kevin Tokarz Rapscallion 6 p.m. Crown the Empire Knitting Factory 6 p.m. Rocky Tatarelli Glen Eagles 7 p.m. Reno Music Project Showcase Walden’s Coffeehouse 7 p.m. Yonder Mountain String Band Cargo 7 p.m. World Dance Night Comma Coffee 7:30 p.m. (3rd Fri.) Corky Bennett & The 9th St. Band Reno Senior Center 8 p.m. Gil Roxy’s Eldorado 8:30 p.m. DJ Parties

Keyser Soze

Club Cal Neva 8 p.m. El Cortez Lounge 9 p.m. The Point 9 p.m. Spiro’s Sports Bar & Grille 9 p.m. West Second Street 9:30 p.m. Live Band Karaoke Grand Sierra Xtreme Sports Bar 10 p.m. March 21 | 10 p.m. | Free | 21+ Crystal Bay Casino | Crystal Bay, Nev.

KEYSER SOZE is an original reggae/ ska/soul band with a strong jazz background. The sextet was formed in Reno, Nev., in 1998 by Jammal Tarkington and Rodney Teague. Keyser Soze has made a strong presence for themselves by regular regional touring and by being in the position to share the stage with some of the best drawing headliners including Michael Franti, The English Beat, The Wailers, The Aggrolites, Steel Pulse and The Skatalites, to name a few. n 30

DJ JBird Harvey’s Cabo Wabo 10 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke

The Grid 9:30 p.m.

Reno & Beyond Sunday Music Brunch Chez Louie 10 a.m. Colorless Blue Louisiana Kitchen 1 p.m. Sunday Jazz Wild River Grille 2 p.m. Megan Eldorado Roxy Bistro 4:30 p.m. Deep Groove Red Dog Saloon 5 p.m. Moon Gravy 3rd St. Blues 8 p.m. Bobbie Reynon & Paul January Eldorado Roxy Bistro 8:30 p.m. Gil Roxy’s Eldorado 8:30 p.m. Jamie Rollins Silver Legacy Silver Baron Lounge 9 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke

DJ Parties

Boogie Nights Montbleu 9 p.m. Rookies 10 p.m. DJ SN1, DJ Rick Gee Harrah’s Peek Nightclub 10:30 p.m. Montbleu 9 p.m.

DJ Parties

MONDAY APRIL 6 At the Lake

Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Alpine Meadows Lodge 1 p.m. Live music Village at Squaw Valley 2 p.m. The Family Crest Sierra-at-Tahoe 3 p.m. Rustler’s Moon Gar Woods 8 p.m. Party w/Arty Harrah’s Lake Tahoe 8 p.m. Jackie Dauzat Riva Grill 8 p.m. Live music Bar of America 9 p.m. North Mississippi Allstars Crystal Bay Casino 10 p.m. Live music Fat Cat 10 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke

Tuck Wilson Fireside Pizza 1 p.m. Party w/Arty Harrah’s Lake Tahoe 8 p.m. Live music Fat Cat 10 p.m.

Club Cal Neva 8 p.m. Bottom’s Up Saloon 9 p.m. El Cortez Lounge 9 p.m. West Second Street 9:30 p.m.

SATURDAY APRIL 4 At the Lake

DJ Parties

SUNDAY APRIL 5 At the Lake

Boogie Nights Montbleu 9 p.m. DJ Lampchop Fat Cat 9:30 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke

Pastime Club 9 p.m.

Reno & Beyond CW & Mr. Spoons Comma Coffee 2 p.m. Carson City Music Club Brewery Arts Center 7 p.m. Bobbie Reynon & Paul January Eldorado Roxy Bistro 8:30 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke

Open Mic Java Jungle 7:30 p.m. Gold Hill Hotel 7 p.m. Open Mic w/Tany Jane Sidelines 8:30 p.m. West Second Street 9:30 p.m. Live Band Karaoke Eldorado Brew Brothers 10 p.m.

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Bass Heavy The Grid 10 p.m. DJ Chris English Harvey’s Cabo Wabo 10 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke

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

DJ Jamie G John Ascuaga’s Nugget Cabaret 7 p.m. DJ Terry Melody Grand Sierra’s Xtreme Sports Bar 8 p.m. Justincredible Carson Station 9 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke

THURSDAY APRIL 9 At the Lake Rustler’s Moon Bar of America 8 p.m. Stan Charles Pastime Club 10 p.m. DJ Parties

DJ David Aaron MontBleu 10 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke

Open Mic w/Mr. D Mellow Fellow Gastropub Kings Beach 8:30 p.m. Fat Cat Bar & Grill 9:30 p.m. The Grid 9:30 p.m. Rookies 10 p.m.

Plan: b Microlounge 7:30 p.m. Club Cal Neva 8 p.m. Bottom’s Up Saloon 9 p.m. El Cortez Lounge 9 p.m. The Point 9 p.m. West Second Street 9:30 p.m.

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

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WinterWonderGrass takes root in Tahoe

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

TAHOMA West Side Pizza (530) 525-4771

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

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The Infamous Sgtringdusters | Dylan Langille

B Bluegrass month continues with the luegrass fans rejoice as Keep Tahoe

first WinterWonderGrass festival at Squaw Valley from March 20 to 22. This family friendly event brings some of the greatest bluegrass musicians to the Valley for three nights of jamming paired with craft beer and local food. “I saw the need to bring the community together with music, food and libations – the Colorado lifestyle. It’s really the mountain lifestyle,” said Scotty Stoughton, founder of WinterWonderGrass, which began in 2013 in Avon, Colo. Staughton has been involved in event management for the past 20 years, including founding the SnowGlobe Music Festival, which takes place over New Year’s Eve in South Lake Tahoe.

GREENSKY BLUEGRASS HEADLINES

“I’m stoked. We love playing in Tahoe so anytime we get to go back is a win,” said Paul Hoffman, who picks mandolin for Greensky Bluegrass. The band has been involved with WinterWonderGrass from the beginning. Hoffman was introduced to playing music through his elementary school band program, which lead to him picking up a guitar and eventually the mandolin when he was 18-years-old. Although his family didn’t play music, his mother cultivated an appreciation of good music at a young age, he said. Hoffman began jamming with a few of the band members around 15 years ago. Informal jam sessions gave way to writing, performing and the addition of band members. In 2006, Greensky Bluegrass won the

“ This family friendly event brings some of the greatest bluegrass musicians to the Valley for three nights of jamming paired with craft beer and local food.” “I enjoyed the community and the commitment to the lifestyle and the environment. I thought it would be a great opportunity,” said Stoughton, who thought Squaw Valley seemed like the perfect fit for the WinterWonderGrass community. In addition to headliners including Trampled by Turtles, Greensky Bluegrass and the Infamous Stringdusters spread over three stages, the WinterWonderGrass festival features 14 regional breweries on site serving local suds. Organizers have partnered with Tahoe Food Hub and local food trucks to bring locally sourced health meal options to the venue. The main event is family friendly with kids ages 12 and younger receiving free admission. A kids’ tent will feature face painting, hula hooping and crafts will keep children entertained between their favorite bands. A kick off party takes place on March 19 at with The Infamous Stringdusters at Moe’s Original Barbecue. Brothers Comatose rock the restaurant on Friday and The California Honeydrops play on Saturday. Meanwhile at the Olympic Valley Lodge, be sure to catch the après party with Dead Winter Carpenters on March 20, Greensky Bluegrass on March 21 and Dustbowl Revival on March 22.

band contest at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival in Colorado and soon the band members were quitting their day jobs to pursue music. Five studio albums and countless headlining shows later the group released “If Sorrows Swim” in the fall of 2014 and followed up an extensive tour this winter. “When we released the album I felt it had a real eclectic feel. It’s a real representation of us as a band and thus not coherent thematically. But not in a bad way,” said Hoffman, whose writing style tends to lean toward a darker place. “I write better from that perspective of fear, sorrow and struggle,” said Hoffman. “I used to think it was a form of catharsis for me, but it’s also like the nature of writing a novel. It’s about conflict.” And, while the band has been busy on the road, there is already talk of material for a new album in the future. As for the WinterWonderGrass festival, “We’re so stoked on the line up. It’s all people we love to play with and to party with,” Hoffman says. n Tickets for WinterWonderGrass range from $59 for a single-day pass to $139 for a three-day pass. As well, three-day passes with lift access to Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows are available for $318. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit winterwondergrasstahoe.com.

March 12-April 8, 2015

KICK OFF PARTY March 19 | 11 p.m. (doors open at 9:30) The Infamous Stringdusters | $20 Moe’s Original BBQ | Tahoe City, Calif.

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TAHOE DINING:

Tastes

RESTAURANTS, RECIPES, REVIEWS & MORE

by Priya Hutner

Drunken Monkey: Enlightened cuisine

T of my favorite dining experiences.

his week’s Tastes adventure was one

We also had the Chirashi Sushi. This is one of my favorite dishes. The slices of Escolar, Ahi, Salmon, Albacore and Hamachi served over seasoned rice literally melted in my mouth. Each piece of fish was of the highest and freshest quality. I asked Andy about the unique name of the restaurant, he explained that being drunken in Asian culture is a reference to being enlightened and the monkey is highly regarded in Japan. The food at the Drunken Monkey is enlightening in every way and this restaurant is hands down one of the best in Tahoe.

I was definitely feeling the love at the Drunken Monkey. I met with owner Andy Barr, Chef extraordinaire Sam Okamoto and the bright and fabulous manager, Katie Livingstone, to discuss their love of Japanese cuisine. There was one thing they all agreed on, they want to give diners an experience.

“ The Kyushu Style Ramen is to die

for. As promised, the stock was rich and flavorful, the noodles were

done to perfection, and the roasted pork was tender and tasty.”

Quality ingredients, excellent service and remarkable food are the key to their success. Local, organic and sustainable products are important in the preparation and creation of the food that they serve.

Chirashi, Ramen, SakeFlight and Chili Cilantro Souchu

Kyushu Style Ramen

Chef Sam keeps up with current trends in Asian cuisine inspiring an eclectic menu of both traditional Japanese foods, as well as emerging cuisine from Hong Kong, Beijing and South Korea. He is

passionate about food. I asked him what some of his favorite dishes were, “Grilled Salmon Belly, Salmon Collar and the Kyushu Style Ramen,” he said. Ann Marie Sheridan, owner of Namaste Yoga, joined me for a late lunch to sample some of Chef Sam’s extraordinary creations and experience some of the best of what the Drunken Monkey offers. Katie started us off with a house specialty drink – a Chili Lime Cilantro Shochu cocktail served with a hibiscussalted rim that offered hints of spicy, sweet and salty to create a tasty cocktail. We enjoyed a Sake Flight, soon to be added to the menu. A sampler of three different cold sakes; this is a must if you love sake. Our meal began the Grilled Sake Toro Salmon Belly appetizer. If you are a fan of Salmon this dish is amazing – rich, tender

and full of flavor. It is an absolute delicacy. The Kyushu Style Ramen is to die for. As promised, the stock was rich and flavorful, the noodles were done to perfection, and the roasted pork was tender and tasty. The stock takes 18 hours to make and the pork is roasted and basted all day. Kimchi, another specialty made in house, is some of the best I’ve tasted.

Sake Toro Grilled Salmon Belly

Katie Livingstone & Sam Okamoto

When you go make sure to peruse Chef Sam’s beautiful photography on display With so much to choose from on the menu you’ll need to return often. The Drunken Monkey is located at The Rock, 11253 Brockway Road, Truckee. For information, call (530) 582-9755 or visit drunkenmonkeysushi.com. n Priya Hutner is a writer, health and wellness consultant, and natural foods chef. Her business, The Seasoned Sage, focuses on wellness, conscious eating and healthy living. She offers healthy organic meals for her clients. She may be reached at pria78@gmail. com or visit theseasonedsage.com. Visit TheTahoeWeekly.com for read more Tastes columns.

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Visit TheTahoeWeekly.com for additional dining news. Tahoe Food Hub opens, hosts dinner

Happy Hour at Bar of America

Tahoe Food Hub has opened its retail store at 150 Alpine Meadows Road near the corner of Highway 89. The retail store is open weekly on Thursdays and Fridays from 3 to 7 p.m. through the winter. Tahoe Food Hub is a nonprofit that is working to restore local food distribution by building a regional food system for North Lake Tahoe. To celebrate the opening, Tahoe Food Hub is hosting the Farmer & The Cook Dinner on March 24 at 6 p.m. with Crest Café co-owners Kyle Davis and Lisa Lalotis, who will dish up a fresh, home-cooked style meal made from Tahoe Food Hub local ingredients. A vegetarian option and a children’s portion will also available. There will be music, drink specials and a drawing for free prizes. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Tahoe Food Hub. Space is limited. For more information, visit tahoefoodhub.org.

Bar of America features Happy Hour from 4 to 6 p.m. from Monday to Friday, with Fish Taco Fridays every week from 6 to 9 p.m. with food and drink specials, snow gear giveaways and a raffle. Live music is held every Thursday to Saturday. Bar of America hosts a Whiskey Tasting at 5 p.m. on April 1 with three whiskeys to taste. For more information, visit barofamerica.com.

Enjoy Last Tracks Wine Tasting series Enjoy beautiful views of Lake Tahoe from Snowflake Lodge at Diamond Peak while tasting fine wines or craft brews paired with tasty appetizers during Last Tracks every Saturday until April 11 from 2 to 4 p.m. Upcoming events feature Joel Gott Wines on March 14, Francis Coppola on March 21, Italian Wines from Fredrick Wildman on March 28, Victory Brewery on April 4, and the featured winery on April 11 as yet to be announced. At the end of the event, ski or snowboard down a freshly groomed run at sunset. Open to intermediate skiers and snowboarders 21 and older only. Tickets are $34 and space is limited. Diamond Peak also hosts a Build-YourOwn Bloody Mary Bar every Sunday for $8 from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Loft Bar. For more information or to make a reservation, visit diamondpeak.com.

Northstar hosts on-mountain dinners Northstar hosts its final Mountain Table Dinners on March 13 and 27 featuring locally sourced ingredients paired with wine varietals from several wineries at the Zephyr Lodge with proceeds benefitting local nonprofits. The cost is $120 per dinner. For more information, visit northstarcalifornia.com.

Soup, wine specials at Spice

Spice is hosting Soup Night every Wednesday from 4 p.m. to close featuring soup, break and a beer for $5. Spice hosts a Wine Tasting on the first Thursday of each month through June from 5 to 7 p.m. The cost is $5 and includes wine and light appetizers. For more information, call (530) 550-0500.

Sample spirits during Tasting Notes Enjoy sampling craft beer or specialty spirits during Tasting Notes every Friday night at the Plaza Bar until March 20 in the Village at Squaw Valley. Admission is included with the purchase of one drink of your choice. The seminar will include three or four selected beers or spirits hosted by professional beer and spirit crafters. For a complete schedule, visit squawalpine.com.

Tasty Tidbits

Courtesy River Ranch

Sample Clicquot at PlumpJack Enjoy Clicquot in the Snow on March 21 at PlumpJack in Squaw Valley. Champagne specials, snow games, giveaways and a photo booth are all accompanied by a live DJ. For more information, visit plumpjacksquawvalley.com.

River Ranch offers winter specials

Gar Woods announces nightly specials Every Friday night is North Shore Nights at Gar Woods starting at 6:30 p.m. with live music and raffle prizes every hour. Win a snowboard, lift tickets, gift cards and more. Gar Woods hosts a Spirit Tasting at 5:30 p.m. on March 18 with complimentary appetizers provided with a tasting of the Spirit of the Month. The cost is $10 or the tasting is included in the purchase of a specialty drink. Happy Hour is offered Monday through Friday from 4 to 6:30 p.m. with discounts on well drinks, beers, wine, margaritas and appetizers. Enjoy live music from Rustlers Moon every Friday and Saturday. Every Tuesday is Topless Tuesday at Gar Woods with a Wet Woody without the rum float for almost half the price. Visit garwoods. com for more information.

Enjoy culinary delights at Northstar

Enjoy beer from 21 Amendment during the March 20 Brewmaster Dinner at Northstar. Cuisine and brew connoisseurs are invited to savor five gourmet courses designed to highlight the flavor notes of each of their craft beer counterparts at Tavern 6330’ in The Village at Northstar. Northstar’s culinary team will also prepare five courses of vegetarian dishes for this event. Tickets for guests ages 21 and older are $85 each. A foodie, snow enthusiast’s paradise, Sip.Savor.Ski. merges the worlds of snow sports and food festivals in one magical event spanning three days starting March 27 featuring a Mountain Table dinner at Zephyr Lodge with Frog’s Leap Winery, first tracks and a gourmet breakfast, a vodka and abalone tasting, Mixology party, and a grand tasting. For more information or tickets for these events, visit northstarcalifornia.com.

Take a bite at Edible Book Festival An Edible Book Festival is a creative culinary celebration of the book. Using food as the supplies, creators base his or her food creation off of a book using a literal or tongue-in-cheek theme. Examples include: literally is green eggs and ham and tonguein-cheek Lord of the Fries. The festival is from 4 to 5:30 p.m. on April 1. View more examples at books2eat.com. To participate, call (775) 832-4130.

Wild Winter Wednesdays take place every week at River Ranch until March 25. Starting at 3:30 p.m., enjoy happy hour all night with DJ Chapin, raffle prizes and discounted drinks and appetizers Happy Hour takes place in the bar from 3:30 to 6:30 every Sunday through Thursday with $3 craft beers, $2 Coors Lights and a half-priced happy hour menu through April 9. As well, enjoy receive half off select wines on Thursdays during Wine List Night through April 9. For more information, visit riverranchlodge.com.

Enjoy the best of Tahoe’s Chefs

Tequila tasting, specials at Caliente!

Tickets are on sale now for the 16 annual Best of Tahoe Chefs on May 17 at the Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe. Tickets are $175 per person until April 1 with proceeds benefitting the Tahoe Forest Health System Foundation. Discounted rooms are available for $179. For more information, call (877) 266-6024.

Caliente! hosts a Tequila Tasting on the first Thursday of each month starting at 5:30 p.m. with a tasting of selected tequilas and appetizers for $10, or included in the price of a specialty cocktail. Every Friday, enjoy Fish Taco Friday from 6:30 to 10 p.m. with food and drink specials, raffle prizes and giveaways. From Monday to Friday enjoy Happy Hour from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Call (530) 546-1000 for more information.

Enjoy happy hour at Truckee Tavern Truckee Tavern & Grill is offering Happy Hour specials Sunday through Thursday from 4 to 6 p.m. in the bar with food available at 5 p.m. Drink special include $1 off all draft beer, wine by the glass, specialty cocktails and $5 well drinks. From the kitchen, guests can expect the half-pound cheeseburger topped with aged white cheddar offered on the dinner menu, along with three new dishes – the housemade Pappardelle Pasta with Bolognese, BBQ Chicken Wings and a Classic Wedge Salad. For more information, visit truckeetavern.com.

Enjoy specials at The Lodge The Lodge in Tahoe Donner is open daily from 5 to 9 p.m. featuring Happy Hour from 5 to 6:30 p.m. in the Pub every Sunday through Thursday. Diners may bring a bottle of wine from home with no corkage fee on Tuesdays. On other nights of the week, dinners may waive the corkage fee if an additional bottle is purchased from the restaurant. And, receive 25 percent off shared plates, soups and salads plus drink specials during Wilder Wednesdays. For more information, visit tahoedonner.com.

March 12-April 8, 2015

Pizza on the Hill offers specials Pizza on the Hill now offers an Italian sausage special including a draft beer for $9, and every Sunday patrons may purchase pepperoni or cheese pizzas at $10. Happy Hour is from 5 to 6 p.m. every Thursday to Monday with drinks specials and $4 chili cheese fries or half-priced wings. And, receive $3 off any pizza by choosing take-n-bake every day. Visit tahoedonner.com for more information.

Trokay offers cooking classes The team at Trokay Café will host cooking classes for students of all ages and abilities. Each class lasts two hours and ends with a tasting. Kids classes are open to children ages 8 and older for $25 per person. Cheese classes will cover cheese pairings for between $65 and $85 per person. Knife Skills 101 will be offered to teach proper knife technique. The cost is $35 per person. Learn to make pasta from scratch with hands-on training. Classes are $40 per person. Learn to roast meat like a pro from choosing the right cuts to proper oven searing. Classes are $60 per person. A clinic on preparing seafood is offered for $65 per person. To make reservations for any of the clinics, call (530) 582-1040.

Local Flavor

Restaurant Directory

B : Breakfast BR : Brunch L : Lunch D : Dinner RA : Reservations Advised

Alpine Meadows CREST CAFÉ

Gourmet Deli

150 Alpine Meadows Rd.

RIVER RANCH

Variety Grill

Hwy 89 at Alpine Mdws Rd. (530) 583-4264

(530) 581-3037

TUNNEL CREEK CAFÉ

Café

1115 Tunnel Creek Rd.

(775) 298-2502

B L

B L D

VILLAGE PUB

American

848 Tanger St.

(775) 832-7212

L D

L D RA

WILD ALASKAN SEAFOOD REST.

Seafood

930 Tahoe Blvd.

(775) 832-6777

L D

WILDFLOWER CAFÉ

Variety

869 Tahoe Blvd.

(775) 831-8072

B BR L RA

Carnelian Bay

Kings Beach

C.B.’S PIZZA & GRILL

Pizza/Grill

5075 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-4738

L D

GAR WOODS

California Grill

5000 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-3366

BR L D RA

ANNIE’S DELI Deli 8369 N. Lake Blvd. (Inside Chevron) (530) 546-3265

OLD POST OFFICE

Homestyle Café

5245 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-3205

B L

APIZZA BELLA

Pizza

WATERMAN’S LANDING

Café/Eclectic

5166 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-3590

B L

BROCKWAY BAKERY CALIENTE

Crystal Bay

8160 N. Lake Blvd.

L D

(530) 546-2301

L D

Bakery/Ice Cream 8710 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-2431

B L

Southwestern

8791 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-1000

L D RA

CHAR PIT

Burgers/Ice Cream 8732 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-3171

L D

BILTY’S BREW & Q

BBQ Smokehouse The Tahoe Biltmore

(775) 833-6748

CHINA EXPRESS

Chinese

8501 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-7788

L D

BISTRO ELISE

Italian Bistro

Crystal Bay Club

(775) 833-6333

B L D

THE GRID

Bar & Grill

8545 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-0300

L D

CAFÉ BILTMORE

24-Hour Café

The Tahoe Biltmore

LAKEVIEW DINING ROOM (closed for renovations) California Cuisine Cal Neva Resort

(775) 831-0660

B L D

HIRO SUSHI

Sushi/Japanese

8159 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-4476

(775) 832-4000

B BR L D

JASON’S BEACHSIDE GRILLE

Variety Grill

8338 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-3315

L D

MELLOW FELLOW

Gastro Pub

9980 N. Lake Blvd.

(530) 553-1333

L D

JAVA HUT

Café

8268 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 556-0602

B L

SOULE DOMAIN

Variety

9983 Cove St.

(530) 546-7529

D RA

KINGS CAFE

Cafe/Ice Cream

8421 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-3663

B L

STEAK & LOBSTER HOUSE

Steak & Seafood Crystal Bay Club

(775) 833-6333

D RA

LANZA’S

Italian

7739 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-2434

LA MEXICANA

Mexican

8515 Brook Ave.

(530) 546-0310

B L D

LAS PANCHITAS

Mexican

8345 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-4539

L D

Donner Summit THE DINING ROOM (winter)

French California The Village Lodge, Sugar Bowl (530) 426-9000 x754 B L D RA

LOG CABIN CAFÉ

American/Ice Cream 8692 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-7109

B L

ICE LAKES LODGE (winter)

Upscale Dining

1111 Soda Springs Rd.

SPINDLESHANKS

American

400 Brassie Ave.

(530) 546-2191

B L D RA

RAINBOW TAVERN

American

50080 Hampshire Rocks Rd. (530) 562-5001

BR L D

STEAMERS BEACHSIDE BAR & OVEN Pizza

SUMMIT RESTAURANT & BAR

American

22002 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 426-3904

B L D

TAHOE CENTRAL MARKET

ALIBI ALE WORKS

Brewery

204 East Enterprise

(775) 298-7001

(530) 426-7661

L D

Incline Village

8290 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-2218

L D

Deli

8487 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-8344

B L D

American

The Village at Northstar

(530) 562-1800

L D RA

Northstar THE CHOCOLATE BAR

ART’S COFFEEHOUSE

Café/Bakery

770 Mays Blvd.

(775) 832-5655

B L

EARTHLY DELIGHTS

Gourmet Deli

The Village at Northstar

(530) 587-7793

B L D

AUSTIN’S

American

120 Country Club Drive

(775) 832-7778

L D RA

EURO SWEETS

Frozen Yogurt/Candy The Village at Northstar

(530) 581-0600

B L D

AZZARA’S

Italian

930 Tahoe Blvd.

(775) 831-0346

MANZANITA

Calif/French

Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe

(530) 562-3000

L D RA

BAR BAR BAR U-BAKE PIZZA

Pizza

760 Mays Blvd.

(775) 831-2700

L D

MARTIS VALLEY GRILL (summer)

American

At Northstar Golf Course

(530) 562-3460

B BR L

BIG WATER GRILLE

Variety

341 Ski Way

(775) 833-0606

D RA

MIKUNI

Japanese

The Village at Northstar

(530) 562-2188

L D

BITE

Tapas

907 Tahoe Blvd.

(775) 831-1000

BR L D RA

NORTH OF THE BORDER

Tahoe/Mexican

The Village at Northstar

(530) 562-1787

B L D

BLUE FONDUE

Fondue

120 Country Club Dr.

(775) 831-6104

D RA

PETRA

Wine Bar/Tapas

The Village at Northstar

(530) 562-0600

BR L D

BLUE WATER CAFE & DELI

Cafe

120 Country Club Dr., #28

(775) 298-2199

B L

RUBICON PIZZA

Pizza

The Village at Northstar

(530) 562-2199

L D

At Championship Golf Course (775) 832-1178

TACOS JALISCO

Mexican

The Village at Northstar

(530) 562-1125

L D

CHINA VILLAGE

Chinese

882 Tahoe Blvd.

(775) 831-9090

L D

TAVERN 6330’ (winter)

American Grill

The Village at Northstar

(530) 562-3200

L D

CHINA WOK

Chinese

120 Country Club Dr.

(775) 833-3663

L D

TC’S PUB (winter)

American

The Village at Northstar

(530) 562-2250

L D

CHUCK WAGON OF TAHOE

American Comfort 930 Tahoe Blvd., #904

(775) 750-4875

B L D

CROSBY’S GRILL PUB CASINO

American

868 Tahoe Blvd.

(775) 833-1030

L D

CUTTHROAT’S SALOON

Sports Bar

Inside the Hyatt Regency

(775) 832-1234

L D

ALEXANDER’S (winter)

Eclectic

High Camp, Squaw Valley

(530) 452-7278

ERNIE’S INTERNATIONAL PASTRIES Hungarian/European 120 Country Club Dr., #65

(775) 831-3933

B L D

AULD DUBLINER

Irish Fare

The Village at Squaw

(530) 584-6041

L D

FREDRICK’S

Fusion

907 Tahoe Blvd.

(775) 832-3007

D RA

BAR NORTH SPORTS (winter)

Casual

High Camp, Squaw Valley

(530) 452-7278

GUS’ OPEN PIT BARBECUE

Barbecue

930 Tahoe Blvd.

(775) 831-4487

L D

BAR ONE (winter)

Seasonally inspired Bar One, Olympic House

(530) 452-8750

HACIENDA DE LA SIERRA

Mexican

931 Tahoe Blvd.

(775) 831-8300

L D RA

CASCADES

Casual

Resort at Squaw Creek

(530) 583-6300 x6621 B

I.V. COFFEE LAB

Cafe

907 Tahoe Blvd., Suite 20A

(775) 298-2402

CORNICE CANTINA

Mexican

The Village at Squaw

(530) 452-4362

L D

INDU’S ASIAN NOODLES & CURRIES Chinese/Vietnamese 868 Tahoe Blvd., Ste. 1849

(775) 831-8317

L D

DAVE’S DELI (winter) Deli Olympic House, Squaw Valley (530) 581-1085

B L

THE GRILLE AT THE CHATEAU (summer) Grill

JACK RABBIT MOON (summer)

American/Wine Bar 893 Tahoe Blvd., Suite 600

(775) 833-3900

BR D

DORINDA’S

Handmade Chocolates The Village at Squaw

KOI SUSHI

Sushi

874 Tahoe Blvd., Unit 26

(775) 298-2091

L D

EURO SWEETS

Frozen Yogurt/Candy The Village at Squaw

(530) 581-0600

L D

LE BISTRO

French

120 Country Club Dr.

(775) 831-0800

D RA

FIRESIDE PIZZA

Gourmet Pizza

The Village at Squaw

(530) 584-6150

L D

LONE EAGLE GRILLE

Fine American

Inside the Hyatt Regency

(775) 832-1234

BR L D RA

GRAHAM’S

European

1650 Squaw Valley Rd.

(530) 581-0454

LUPITAS

Mexican

754 Mays Blvd.

(775) 833-4141

L D

Olympic House, Squaw Valley (530) 452-8750 THE K’TCHEN (winter) Pizza/Deli

MOFO’S PIZZA AND PASTA

Pizza/Pasta

884 Tahoe Blvd.

MOUNTAIN HIGH SANDWICH CO. Gourmet Deli

Olympic Valley

D RA

(775) 831-4999

L D

KT BASE BAR American Olympic House, Squaw Valley (530) 452-8750

L D

120 Country Club Drive, #28 (775) 298-2636

L D

LE CHAMOIS (winter)

Bar & Grill

Olympic House, Squaw Valley (530) 583-4505

L D

NINE 41 EATERY & BAR

Grill

941 W. Lake Tahoe Blvd.

(775) 832-0941

L D

MAMASAKE

Sushi/Japanese

The Village at Squaw

(530) 584-0110

L D

PADDLE WHEEL SALOON

Grill

120 Country Club Dr.

(775) 831-2022

L D

MOUNTAIN NECTAR

Deli

The Village at Squaw

(530) 584-6161

L D

PANADERIA DEL LAGO BAKERY

Bakery

901 Tahoe Blvd.

(775) 232-8775

MOUNTAIN PIZZERIA (winter)

Casual Italian

Resort at Squaw Creek

ROOKIES

Sports Bar

930 Tahoe Blvd.

(775) 831-9008

L D

OLYMPIC PLAZA BAR (winter) Grill

SAND HARBOR BAR & GRILL

Grill

At Sand Harbor State Park

L D

PLUMPJACK CAFE

SIERRA CAFÉ

Casual American Inside the Hyatt Regency

(775) 832-1234

B BR L D

SUNSHINE DELI

Deli

919 Incline Way

(775) 832-2253

B L D

SUSIE SCOOPS ICE CREAM

Ice Cream

869 Tahoe Blvd.

(775) 831-8181

SANDY’S PUB

Sports Bar

Resort at Squaw Creek

(530) 583-6300 x6617 B BR L D

T’S MESQUITE ROTISSERIE

Mexican

901 Tahoe Blvd.

(775) 831-2832

L D

SILVEY’S CAFÉ

Café/Deli

High Camp, Squaw Valley

(530) 452-7278

TAHOE PROVISIONS

Gourmet Deli

Inside the Hyatt Regency

(775) 832-1234

B L D

SIX PEAKS GRILLE

Fine American

Resort at Squaw Creek

(530) 583-6300 x6621 BR L D RA

THAI RECIPE

Thai

901 Tahoe Blvd.

(775) 831-4777

L D

SOUPA

Gourmet Deli

The Village at Squaw

(530) 584-6190

TO GO FORK

Deli/Juice Bar

930 Tahoe Blvd. #701B

(775) 833-3463

SWEET POTATOES

Deli

Resort at Squaw Creek

(530) 583-6300 x6621 B L D

TOMAATO’S PIZZA & PASTA

Pizza/Pasta

120 Country Club Drive, #61 (775) 833-2200

THE TERRACE (winter)

American

High Camp, Squaw Valley

(530) 452-7278

(530) 583-6300

Olympic House, Squaw Valley (530) 452-8750

Mediterranean

Near the Cable Car

(530) 583-1576

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POOLSIDE CAFÉ (spring & summer)

American

High Camp, Squaw Valley

(530) 583-6985

ROCKER@SQUAW

American

The Village at Squaw

(530) 584-6080

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New American

The Village at Squaw

(530) 584-6170

UNCORKED

Wine Bar

The Village at Squaw

(530) 584-6090

WILDFLOUR BAKING CO. Bakery/Deli Olympic House, Squaw Valley (530) 583-1963

L D

B L D

Tahoe City

EL TORO BRAVO

Mexican

10186 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 587-3557

L D

FIFTYFIFTY BREWING CO.

Upscale Pub

11197 Brockway Rd.

(530) 587-BEER

B L D

FULL BELLY DELI

Deli

10825 Pioneer Trail Rd.

(530) 550-9516

B L

JAVA SUSHI

Sushi

11357 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 582-1144

L D

JAX AT THE TRACKS

Comfort Food

10144 West River St.

(530) 550-7450

B L D

BACCHI’S INN

Italian

2905 Lake Forest Rd.

(530) 583-3324

D RA

THE LODGE AT TAHOE DONNER

American

12850 Northwoods Blvd.

(530) 587-9455

BR D RA

BLUE AGAVE

Mexican

425 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 583-8113

L D

MARG’S WORLD TACO BISTRO

World Flavors

10164 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 587-6274

BR L D

BRIDGETENDER

American

65 West Lake Blvd.

(530) 583-3342

B L D

MARTHA’S KITCHEN

Mexican/Italian

15628 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 582-1425

L D

THE BURRITO WINDOW

Mexican

255 N. Lake Blvd. Suite 18

(530) 583-3057

MARTY’S CAFE

Cafe

10115 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 550-8208

B L

CEDAR HOUSE PUB (winter)

Grill

Granlibakken Resort

(530) 583-4242

MELLOW FELLOW

Gastropub

10192 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 214-8927

L D

CHRISTY HILL

California

115 Grove St.

(530) 583-8551

D RA

THE MILL JUICE SHOP

Juice Bar

10825 Pioneer Trail, #100

(775) 745-1807

B L

COFFEE CONNEXION

Coffee/Café

950 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 583-6023

B L

MOODY’S BISTRO BAR & BEATS

California

10007 Bridge St.

(530) 587-8688

L D RA

DAM CAFÉ

Café/Ice Cream

55 West Lake Blvd.

(530) 581-0278

B L

MORGAN’S LOBSTER SHACK

Seafood

10087 West River St.

(530) 582-5000

L D

DOCKSIDE 700

Bar & Grill

At Tahoe City Marina Mall

(530) 581-0303

L D

THE MOUNTAIN BISTRO (Hotel Truckee Tahoe) Bistro

11331 Brockway Rd.

(530) 587-4525

L D

FAT CAT CAFÉ

American

599 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 583-3355

B L D

PIANETA

Italian

10096 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 587-4694

D RA

FREE HEEL CAFÉ

Café

at Tahoe Cross Country

(530) 583-5475

PIZZA ON THE HILL

Pizza

11509 Northwoods Blvd.

(530) 582-9669

FRONT STREET STATION PIZZA

Pizza

205 River Rd.

(530) 583-3770

L D

PIZZA SHACK

Pizza

11782 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 587-3456

L D

GEAR & GRIND CAFÉ

Café/Ice Cream

690 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 583-0000

L D

THE POUR HOUSE

Wine Bar

10075 Jibboom St.

(530) 550-9664

At Tahoe City Golf Course

(530) 583-1516

B L D

PJ’S BAR & GRILL (summer)

N. California

At Gray’s Crossing Golf Course (530) 550-5801

GRILL AT TAHOE CITY GOLF COURSE Grill (summer)

B L D

HACIENDA DEL LAGO

Mexican

In Boatworks Mall

(530) 581-3700

D FB

RED TRUCK Café At the Truckee-Tahoe Airport (530) 386-0257

JAKE’S ON THE LAKE

Grill

780 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 583-0188

BR L D RA

SANCHOS MEXICAN

Mexican

11357 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 587-4847

B L D

MOE’S ORIGINAL BAR B QUE

BBQ

120 Grove St.

(530) 583-4227

L D

SMOKEY’S KITCHEN

BBQ

12036 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 582-4535

L D

PFEIFER HOUSE

Continental

760 River Rd.

(530) 583-3102

POPPY’S FROZEN YOGURT & WAFFLES Yogurt/Waffles

B L

D RA

SPICE

Indian

11421 Deerfield Dr.

(530) 550-9664

L D

521 North Lake Tahoe Blvd. (530) 581-0885

B L

SQUEEZE IN

American

10060 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 587-9184

B L

10918 Brockway Rd.

(530) 582-5655

D RA

RIVER GRILL

California Bistro

55 West Lake Blvd.

(530) 581-2644

D RA

STELLA’S

Old Country

ROSIE’S CAFÉ

Variety

571 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 583-8504

B L D

SWEET’S HANDMADE CANDIES

Dessert/Ice Cream 10118 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 587-6556

505 West Lake Blvd.

(530) 583-3663

L D

TACO STATION

Mexican

11782 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 587-8226

L D

STONEYRIDGE-UNCOMMON KITCHEN Ethnic Food SUGAR PINE CAKERY

Bakery

2923 Lake Forest Rd.

(530) 363-3076

B L

TACOS JALISCO

Mexican

11400 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 587-1131

L D

SYD’S BAGELRY

American Café

550 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 583-2666

B L D

THAI DELICACY

Thai

11253 Brockway Rd.

(530) 550-1269

L D

475 N. Lake Blvd.

(530) 581-4677

L D

THAI NAKORN

Thai

10770 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 550-0503

L D

11991 Brockway Rd. (Hwy. 267) (530) 550-7220 TOGO’s Deli

L D

TAHOE MOUNTAIN BREWING CO. Pub Fare TAHOE CITY CHOCOLATES

Ice Cream/Dessert In Boatworks Mall

(530) 583-6652

TAHOE CITY SUSHI

Sushi

690 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 581-2004

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TAHOE HOUSE

Bakery/Deli

625 West Lake Blvd.

(530) 583-1377

THAI KITCHEN

Thai

255 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 583-1784

UNCORKED

Wine Bar

475 N. Lake Blvd., Suite 151 (530) 581-1106

WOLFDALE’S

California

640 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 583-5700

D RA

ZIA LINA RISTORANTE

Italian

521 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 581-0100

ZA’S

American

395 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 583-9292

TREAT BOX BAKERY

Bakery/Ice Cream 11400 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 587-6554

B L D

B L

TROKAY CAFE

New American

10046 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 582-1040

B L D

L D

TRUCKEE BAGEL COMPANY

Bagels

11448 Deerfield Dr.

(530) 582-1852

B L D

TRUCKEE PIZZA BAR

Pizza

10164 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 550-8056

L D

TRUCKEE RIVER WINERY

Winery

10151 Brockway Rd.

(530) 587-4626

L D

TRUCKEE TAVERN & GRILL

New American

10118 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 587-3766

L D

TUFF BEANS

Café

1005 Palisades Dr.

(530) 587-5191

UNCORKED TRUCKEE

Wine Bar

10118 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 550-9800

VILLAGE PIZZERIA

Pizza

11329 Deerfield Dr.

(530) 587-7171

L D

10080 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 587-7574

B L

Tahoe Vista BOATHOUSE RESTAURANT & BAR Casual Fine Dining 7220 North Lake Blvd.

(855) 559-2458

L D

CABLE CAR ICE CREAM (summer)

Ice Cream Parlor Across from Sandy Beach

JIFFY’S PIZZA

Pizza

6883 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-3244

OLD RANGE STEAKHOUSE

Vintage Steakhouse 7081 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-4800

THE RUSTIC LOUNGE (at Cedar Glen Lodge) Casual Fine Dining 6589 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-4281

(530) 546-7744

B L D

SANCHO’S

Mexican

7019 North Lake Blvd.

THE WAGON TRAIN COFFEE SHOP American WILD CHERRIES

Coffee House

11429 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 582-5602

B L D

L D

WONG’S GARDEN

Chinese

11430 Deerfield Dr.

(530) 587-1831

L D

D RA

ZANO’S

Italian

11401 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 587-7411

L D

CHAMBER’S LANDING (summer)

Calif. Café

6400 West Lake Blvd.

(530) 525-9190

L D

FIRESIGN CAFÉ

American

1785 West Lake Blvd.

(530) 583-0871

B L

(530) 525-2992

Truckee

West Shore

1882 BAR & GRILL

Barbecue

10009 East River St.

(530) 550-9222

L D

GRILL AT HOMEWOOD Grill Homewood Mtn. Resort

BAR OF AMERICA

Mediterranean

10042 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 587-2626

BR L D RA

OBEXER’S GENERAL STORE

Deli/Café

5300 West Lake Blvd.

(530) 525-6297

B L

BEST PIES PIZZERIA

N.Y. Italian

10068 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 582-1111

L D

PDQ DELI

Deli

6890 West Lake Blvd.

(530) 525-7411

L D

BILL’S ICE CREAM & FOUNTAIN

Ice Cream

10108 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 214-0599

L D

SPOON

New American

1785 West Lake Blvd. #5

(530) 581-5400

L D

BILL’S ROTISSERRE

Rotisserre

11355 Deerfield Dr.

(530) 582-5652

L D

SUNNYSIDE

Variety Grill

1850 West Lake Blvd.

(530) 583-7200

L D RA

BLUE COYOTE BAR & GRILL

Comfort food

10015 Palisades Dr.

(530) 587-7777

L D

SWISS LAKEWOOD

European

5055 West Lake Blvd.

(530) 525-5211

D RA

BLUESTONE JEWELRY & WINE

Wine Bar

10046 Donner Pass Rd., #3

(530) 582-0429

WA SHE SHU GRILL (summer)

Grill

Meeks Bay Resort

(530) 525-6946

BUCKHORN ESPRESSO & GRILL

American

11253 Brockway Rd.

(530) 582-9800

L D

WEST SHORE

New American

5160 West Lake Blvd.

(530) 525-5200

L D

BURGER ME!

Gourmet Burger

10418 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 587-8852

L D

WEST SIDE PIZZA

Pizza

7000 West Lake Blvd.

(530) 525-4771

CAKE TAHOE

Bakery/Ice Cream 9932 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 587-1701

WHERE WE MET

Café/Gelato

7000 West Lake Blvd.

(530) 525-1731

CASA BAEZA

Mexican

10004 Bridge St.

(530) 587-2161

L D

COFFEE AND

American

10106 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 587-3123

B L

Food Trucks

COFFEEBAR

Café

10120 Jiboom St.

(530) 587-2000

B L

ELECTRIC BLUE ELEPHANT

Vegetarian/Vegan Facebook

COFFEEBAR THE BAKERY

Bakery/Eatery

12047 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 582-1554

B L

HOT AND HEALTHY FOODS

Crepes

hotandhealthyfoods.com

B L D

COTTONWOOD

American

10142 Rue Hilltop

(530) 587-5711

D RA

MTN ROOTS

Eclectic

Alpine Meadows base area

B L

COYOTE MOON BAR & GRILLE

American

10685 Northwoods Blvd.

(530) 587-0886

B L D

MTN ROOTS

Eclectic

The Village at Squaw

B L

THE CRESCENT CAFÉ

Gourmet Deli

Inside New Moon Natural Foods (530) 587-7426

PHO REAL

Modern Vietnamese Facebook

RED TRUCK

Eclectic

Facebook

(530) 587-1394

SUPER SWIRL

Ice Cream

Facebook

(775) 313-8689

DARK HORSE COFFEE ROASTERS Café

10009 West River St., Suite B (530) 550-9239

DIEGO’S

Mexican

10130 West River St.

(530) 550-9900

L D

DONNER LAKE KITCHEN

American

13720 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 582-4040

B L

(530) 582-9755

L D RA

DRUNKEN MONKEY Asian/Sushi 11253 Brockway Rd. #105

March 12-April 8, 2015

(530) 414-4836

L D

Local Flavor

Wine Time

by Lou Phillips

New tricks up Charlie’s sleeves “ Brunello screams for roasted

pork and The Soule’s Tenderloin with Herbs and Balsamic.”

needs to pair with the Vegan Sauté featuring a myriad of vegetables, nuts, seeds and tofu in a spicy Teriyaki sauce. The year 2004 is one of the great vintages in Tuscany, and the 2004 La Fornace Brunello di Montalcino at $75 for the

Spinach Salad with pears and goat cheese

C resident kicks around local restaurants harlie Soule’s story: Life long Tahoe

For Most Selections

3 COURSE DINNER SPECIALS SHRIMP COCKTAIL · SALAD · ENTRÉE

Petit Filet Mignon mushroom bordelaise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Prime Rib “Lil Buckaroo Cut” natural au jus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Grilled Filet of Salmon capered butter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Short Ribs of Beef veal demi glaze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Porterhouse Pork Chops escalloped apples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Braised Lamb Shank gnocchi & double jus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Char-Grilled Chicken double boneless breast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Artichoke Sautée vegetarian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

to make some cake as a kid. Leaves for college, but realizes his heart will always be at the North Shore. Returns home, resumes restaurant work, and then something funny happens. He puts together Mom’s 50th birthday gala and his uncle has an epiphany, “This kid’s got chops.” A phone conversation ensues, followed by meetings and in 1985, The Soule Domain is born. Fast forward 30 years and Charlie still tend the fires while his brother, Steven, leads the front of the house. The kitchen philosophy started as French, moved to Pan-Asian and now the Soule’s mantra is; “A New Era: Buy Local, Cook Global, Eat Universal.” Sparkling wine such as the Roederer from Anderson Valley for $9 by the glass has the fruit and structure to start the party with Charlie’s aromatic and bold appetizers, such as the Lobster Wontons in shitake broth, Chinese mustard and red chili dip. Jackson Keys 2013 Mendocino Sauvignon Blanc at $8 by the glass brings fresh notes of citrus and sweet grass, and just sings with the Spinach Salad with pears and goat cheese. Pinot Noir is perhaps the world’s most flexible food wine and the 2013 Lumen Santa Maria Valley at $44 for the bottle proves the point. It is at once savory, full of fruit and has a real brightness. Just what it

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bottle is just coming into its prime drinking window. Brunello screams for roasted pork and The Soule’s Tenderloin with Herbs and Balsamic. The wine program focuses on producers from cooler growing regions that are known for a lighter hand in their wine making. Cabernets are almost all from high-elevation producers, Pinots and Chardonnays from windy, foggy valleys, and imports from high latitude or mountainous regions.

If you are a fan of big and bold, don’t despair, order a bottle of 2011 Martellotto Chardonnay for $42, the 2013 Belle Glos Pinot Noir at $62, the 2012 Cedarville Zin for $40 or let your server know your preferences. Also of note is the Soule-ful pricing, with most wines not much more than store retail. The Soule Domain is located at 9983 Cove Street in Kings Beach. For more information, visit souledomain.com or call (530) 546-7529. n Lou Phillips is a Level 3 (advanced) Sommelier and wine educator specializing in advising private collectors and businesses. He may be reached at (775) 544-3435 or wineguru123@gmail.com. Visit TheTahoeWeekly.com for more Wine Time columns.

Local Flavor

Dining Guide KINGS BEACH

TAHOE DONNER

Jason’s | American

The Lodge Restaurant & Pub

Jason’s Beachside Grill, a local’s favorite for more than 30 years offers casual dining in a rustic atmosphere. Savor American classics like Slow Roasted Prime Rib, Teriyaki Chicken, Pasta, Blackened Salmon and Jason’s famous Baby Back Ribs, along with nightly specials. Jason’s boasts the largest salad bar on the North Shore and gourmet half-pound burgers and sandwiches. There’s a kid’s menu, and a large selection of spirits, wine and microbrews. 8338 N. Lake Blvd., Kings Beach, next to the North Tahoe Event Center | Daily 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. | M/C, VISA, AMEX, Diners, Discover | (530) 546-3315

| Fine & Casual

New! Happy Hour is now offered daily at The Lodge Restaurant & Pub from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Located in the heart of Tahoe Donner, The Lodge chef and staff pride themselves in using only the finest ingredients for their bistro-style menu, including organic meats, locally grown produce, and no trans fats. Dine fireside next to floor-to-ceiling windows offering spectacular views of the High Sierra. Or, meet up with friends to catch the game in the cozy Pub; perfect for Happy Hour drinks and small plates. 12850 Northwoods Blvd. | Dinner served from 5 to 9 p.m. daily. | AMEX, MasterCard, Visa | (530) 587-9455

Lanza’s | Italian

Traditional Italian food since the 1930s, and Lanza’s has been a long-time favorite with locals, as well as visitors. It’s been voted best Italian restaurant for many years. Guests will find a great family atmosphere featuring family recipes and large portions. Most dinners are between $12 and $19. Lanza’s also offers a nice selection of Italian and California wines. Lanza’s now offers glutenfree pizza and spaghetti. Offsite catering available. 7739 North Lake Blvd., King’s Beach (next to Safeway) | No reservations | Dinner at 5 p.m. | Full Bar and Happy Hour 4:30 p.m. | MC and VISA | (530) 546-2434

Las Panchitas | Mexican

Serving fine Mexican food since 1975 and at Lake Tahoe since 1982, delicious Chinga-Lingas head the appetizer list. Authentic Chili Relleños are made from fresh-roasted chiles stuffed with jack cheese, and Fiesta Tostadas are created from a flour tortilla with beans, ground beef, chile colorado, chile verde, lettuce, sour cream, guacamole and cheese. The Chicken, Shrimp and Sirloin Fajitas are enough for two. 8345 North Lake Blvd., Kings Beach | Full bar with delicious margaritas | Dinners from $10.95 | All major credit cards accepted | (530) 546-4539

TAHOE CITY

Bacchi’s | Italian

Lunch Specials Daily

TAHOE VISTA

Old Range Steakhouse | Vintage Steakhouse

Originating in Chicago, Old Range offers the meat and potatoes crowd huge steaks featuring Midwestern, heavy-aged, corn-fed beef. Try the barbecue ribs and rotisserie chicken combo, filet mignon, king crab legs, giant fresh Iowa pork chops or the house specialty – old-fashioned, salt-roasted prime rib. Enjoy the welcoming, cozy redwood interior, pewter tableware and beautiful lake view from every table. Private cabin room available.

Early Bird Special 4-6pm

Dinner Special 4-10pm

$3.50 Margaritas $3.50 Dos Equis $2.50 Draft Bud

25% Off Mexican Combo Dinners

7081 N. Lake Blvd., across from the beach, Tahoe Vista | Dinner starting at 5 p.m. | Reservations advised | VISA and AMEX | (530) 546-4800

Full Bar Open 11:30am-10:00pm 530-546-4539 8345 North Lake Blvd. Across from the State Beach

TRUCKEE

El Toro Bravo | Mexican

This is outstanding Mexican cuisine with recipes that have made El Toro Bravo a favorite in Truckee for 25 years. Located in a quaint, old-time, Truckee house, with a friendly ambience to go with your meal. Happy Hour Monday to Friday from 4 to 6 p.m. Topping the menu are tender Steak and Chicken Fajitas, Chimichangas, Tacoladas, Chili Relleños, Snapper Santa Cruz, Grilled Prawns and the unusual Oysters 444. Patio dining, weather permitting. 10816 Donner Pass Road, on the west end of Commercial Row, downtown Truckee | Service from 11:30 a.m. | Full bar | VISA, MC, AMEX, Discover | (530) 587-3557

Since 1932, this family owned restaurant has taken pride in serving family style Italian food in a checkered tablecloth setting with touches of Old Tahoe. Servers bring large tureens of minestrone soup, followed by a salad bowl for the table and a generous antipasto tray with some housemade delicacies. The menu has more than 40 selections including their renowned housemade ravioli. The large dining room easily seats big parties.

Pianeta | Italian Cucina

One of the Tahoe area’s best, Pianeta transports the palate with sophisticated, yet rustic Italian food in a warm, cozy atmosphere. The Antipasti features Bruschetta Olivata, Filet Mignon Carpaccio, Housemade Grilled Sausages & Crab Cakes. Pianeta makes most pasta in house with dishes like Veal Meatballs with Pesto & Linguini Pasta, Chicken & Prosciutto Cannelloni with Porcini Cream Sauce & Ravioli della Casa.

2905 Lake Forest Road (2 miles east of Tahoe City off Hwy. 28) | Dinner from 5:30 nightly | Bar opens at 4 p.m. | Extensive wine list and banquet room | (530) 583-3324

To be included in the Dining Guide, call Annmarie Snorsky at (530) 546-5995, ext. 100.

Relocated to Old Brockway Golf Course

10096 Donner Pass Road, along Commercial Row, downtown Truckee | Open for dinner nightly | Full bar and wine list | Happy Hour at the Bar Mon.-Fri. from 5 to 6:30 p.m. | (530) 587-4694

Antipasti, Homemade Pastas & Rustic Regional Entrees Dinner served nightly in an ingenious Italian atmosphere HAPPY HOUR

Monday-Friday 5-6:30 p.m.

Breakfast 8:00am, Lunch 11:30am and Dinner 5:30pm

Happy Hour 4 - 6pm - Everyday All night on Tuesdays !!!

Martini Mondays ! $6 all night

Live Music Tuesdays ! All night on Happy Hour !!!

When you purchase any two breakfast or lunch entrées

Expires 04/09/15

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(530) 546.2191

www.spindleshankstahoe.com

In Downtown Truckee - (530) 587-4694

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400 Brassie Ave, Suite B - Kings Beach March 12-April 8, 2015

Local Flavor

Stir It Up

by Chef David “Smitty” Smith

Blueberry Pecan Strudel CREATIVE AMERICAN DINING IN AN ELEGANT LOG CABIN

Vegan Sauté • Sustainable Fresh Fish • Filet Mignon • Organic Chicken Local Seasonal Produce • Unique Winter Addition Voted Best Place to Take a Date for 16 years Celebrating 29 years

Charlie Soule Chef/Owner

THE SOULE DOMAIN

Steve Soule Head Waiter

Open for dinner nightly at 6pm - Please make reservations

530-546-7529 | www.souledomain.com

Stateline Dr. next to Tahoe Biltmore, Crystal Bay, North Lake Tahoe

Happy Hour

Cedar House Pub at

5-9pm Fridays

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Full bar, live music, dinner specials, kid-friendly items, affordable pricing Open 5-9pm on Fridays and Saturdays

$3 Well Drinks • $5 House Wine 5-9PM FRIDAYS

CedarHousePub.com 530.583.4242 Tahoe City, CA

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received a few questions about the dough. I was asked about ideas regarding the leftover dough. Of course, as long as you wrap it well, it can be refrozen and used at a later date. I’ve had luck using it up to three months later, but after that it really does seem to get a little too brittle. My first thoughts was to make an Apple Strudel (available at TheTahoeWeekly.com). I have given you that recipe in the past, so I wanted to try something else. After looking around, I found I did have pretty much everything I needed to try a Blueberry Pecan Strudel. This is pretty easy to make, so if you do make it, let me know what you think. My personal reaction was that I will be making it again. For the filling, I thought about using pretty much the same recipe as a pie filling as long as it was a recipe that used cornstarch instead of flour and butter. I also thought about making the strudel in the same log shape I make the apple strudel, but because I figured it to be a runnier filling, as well as using a large amount of berries, I decided individual portions would be the way to go. Also, if you don’t have pecans or would rather use a breadcrumb filler between the dough layers, simply sauté some plain

breadcrumbs in butter with a little sugar and sprinkle that between the dough layers as you did with the chicken dish. As for the dough usage, each package of Phyllo dough, at least the Athens brand, comes with two sleeves of dough. I made 3 portions of chicken and 6 individual desserts and that used one sleeve. There was one sheet of dough left over that I cut into strips and used to seal the seams of the strudels to keep the leakage to a minimum. I also ended up using huge berries that made the folding a little harder, but gave me a small amount of leftover berries, but I think I would keep the amounts the same especially if using normal-sized blueberries. You can always make an easy crisp topping for the small portion of leftover berries if you need to.

“ … because I figured it to

be a runnier filling, as well as using a large amount of

berries, I decided individual portions would be the way to go.”

At any rate, this ended up taking maybe 30 to 45 minutes tops and was definitely a dessert worth trying. Enjoy. n Smitty is a personal chef specializing in dinner parties, cooking classes and special events. Trained under Master Chef Anton Flory at Top Notch Resort in Stowe, Vt., Smitty is known for his creative use of fresh ingredients. To read archived copies of Stir it Up, visit chefsmitty.com or TheTahoeWeekly. com. Contact him at smitty@chefsmitty.com or (530) 412-3598.

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1 stick butter, melted for brushing the dough layers 1/3C medium to fine chopped pecans, lightly sautéed to release the oils 13-14 sheets Phyllo dough ¼ t lemon zest (about half of a large lemon) 2 C blueberries 1 T cornstarch 1½ T lemon juice 1/8 t cinnamon 4 T sugar Pinch of salt Combine all the ingredients from cornstarch down in a bowl. Add the berries and use your fingers to coat all the berries evenly. Lay a sheet of dough lengthwise going left to right on the counter and brush with butter. Add one more layer and after brushing with butter sprinkle with pecans or breadcrumbs. Repeat that step and then add one last layer brushed with butter but no crumbs. Use a sharp knife to cut the dough width-wise from top to bottom into 3 columns and place about 2 T of berry mixture at the bottom of each section. Fold the strudels from bottom to top into triangles (the same as folding a flag.) Brush with butter and use a strip of dough to be sure the seam is sealed well. You might even use two strips if it appears the seam will leak. Brush those strips with butter and place on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper. Repeat until all strudels are done and bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 25 minutes and golden brown. Let sit for 5 minutes before serving.

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