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IN THIS ISSUE

Adminstrative Manager Michelle Allen

08 Genoa

26 Sierra Stories

Out & About 06 Sightseeing 07 Lake Tahoe Facts 08 Events 11 For the Kids 14 Marinas & Boat Ramps 15 Wet ‘n’ Dirty

Arts & Culture 16 Marco Maynard 17 The Arts 17 Exhibit Calendar

Fun & Games 18 Puzzles 19 Horoscope

TRUCKEE TAKES OVER SPRING FROM THE PUBLISHER

Truckee is rocking spring. I tip my hat to Truckee for kicking the so-called shoulder season off the mountain and taking over spring.

spring with the Truckee Craw Thaw Music Festival

from April 27 to 28 (read the feature in this issue) and

the Sagan Fondo cycling event from May 3 to 5. And, the Truckee Follies return this year from April 26 to 28 (read the feature in this issue).

The Craw Thaw is a Big Easy-style music festival

complete with Cajun cuisine, film showings and, of course, a variety of great music spread across three days throughout downtown Truckee. The Sagan

Fondo is a unique cycling event combining on-road

and off-road courses, along with a street fair and gala. And, for those that have not experienced the Truckee

Music Scene

you’re in for a raucous good time.

20 Craw Thaw Festival

Celebrate Earth Day on April 21 with the Tahoe

22 Truckee Follies

Truckee Earth Day celebration at The Village at

Squaw and again at the Bijou Community Park in

South Lake Tahoe on April 28. Make plans to enjoy

Local Flavor 27 Tasty Tidbits 27 Saying No to Plastic Straws

Contributing Writers John Dee, Barbara Keck, Bruce Ajari, Mark McLaughlin, Casey Glaubman, David “Smitty” Smith, Priya Hutner, Katrina Veit, Justin Broglio, Kayla Anderson, Lou Phillips, Sean McAlindin, Tim Hauserman, Alex Green, Lisa Michelle

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Truckee has brought in two stellar events to overtake

Follies (which are only produced every two years),

20 Entertainment Calendar & Live Music

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Copy Editor Katrina Veit

Features

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some of these fabulous events and good riddance to shoulder season. 

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SIGHTSEEING

Anglers ply the waters of Lake Tahoe aboard the “Big Mack II” with Mickey’s Big Mack Fishing Charters. | Anne Artoux

ATTRACTIONS Cave Rock

North Lake Tahoe Demonstration Garden

East Shore

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

Eagle Rock

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

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 is on the south side. TART

Explore Tahoe

North Tahoe Arts Center

Tahoe Art League Gallery South Lake Tahoe

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

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

Emerald Bay

Tahoe City

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

Heavenly

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

Tahoe City Field Station

West Shore

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

High Camp

Olympic Valley

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

Kings Beach

northtahoebusiness.org Kings Beach is a popular spot for dining and shopping with the North Shore’s largest sandy beach located in the heart of town. Free parking at North Tahoe Beach, Brook Street, Minnow and the Christmas Tree lot on Hwy. 28. TART

PROSSER 12,522

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

MUSEUMS Donner Memorial Visitor Center

Truckee

Soda Springs

Gatekeeper’s Museum

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

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

Thunderbird Lodge

East Shore

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

ELEVATION :

6,228.74’ |

IN 2017:

6,227.56

Measured in Acre Feet (AF)

FLOW AT FARAD

Tahoe City

Taylor Creek Visitor Center South Lake Tahoe

Olympic Valley

Tahoe Maritime Museum

Tahoe City

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

Tahoe Science Center

Incline Village

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

Truckee Railroad Museum

Truckee

Sat.-Sun. & holidays truckeedonnerrailroadsociety.com Located in a caboose next to the Truckee Depot. Exhibits include the train’s role in logging, fighting snow on the railway, the role of Chinese emigrants and a children’s area. TART

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

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

Measured in Cubic Feet Per Second (CFS)

Truckee

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

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

3066 Lake Tahoe Blvd. (530) 541-5255

Stateline 169 Hwy. 50 (775) 588-4591

Tahoe City 100 North Lake Blvd. (530) 581-6900

Truckee 10065 Donner Pass Rd. (Depot) (530) 587-8808

U.S. Forest Service | Incline Village 855 Alder Ave., (775) 831-0914 (Wed.-Fri.)

U.S. Forest Service | South Lake Tahoe 35 College Dr. (530) 543-2600

U.S. Forest Service | Tahoe City Truckee

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

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

U.S. Forest Service | Truckee 10811 Stockrest Springs Rd. (530) 587-3558

225

200,000 AF

175

150,000 AF

125

3,880

Tahoe City

KidZone Children’s Museum

Old Jail Museum

CAPACITY: 18,300 C

Watson Cabin

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

CAPACITY: 9,500 C 50

Truckee River |

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

Donner Summit Historical Society

South Lake Tahoe

CAPACITY: C 226,500

CAPACITY: AP 20,400 00

Emerald Bay

Tallac Historic Site

CAPACITY: 29,840

MARTIS 1010

Vikingsholm Castle

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

INDEPENDENCE 14,064

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

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

Readings taken on Friday, April 13, 2018

100,000 AF

DONNER 5,882

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

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

RESERVOIR CAPACITY

STAMPEDE 208,355

Olympic Museum

Lake Tahoe Museum

LAKE LEVELS Lake Tahoe Natural rim 6,223’ P

North Shore

Truckee

South Lake Tahoe

North Shore

BOCA 32,763

North Shore

visittahoecity.com Tahoe City is popular for shopping and dining with historical sites. At the junction of highways 89 & 28, visitors may see the Tahoe City Dam, Lake Tahoe’s only outlet, and Fanny Bridge. Peer into Watson Cabin (1909) in the center of town for a glimpse at pioneer life. Free parking at Commons Beach, Grove Street, Jackpine Street and 64 acres at Highways 89 & 28. TART

South Lake Tahoe

Hellman-Ehrman Mansion

Tahoe City

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

South Lake Tahoe

Fannette Island

Incline Village

TROA.NET

PUBLIC TRANSIT: NORTH SHORE & TRUCKEE | laketahoetransit.com / SOUTH SHORE | bluego.org

April 19-May 9, 2018 GRAY ’S CROSSING COYOTE MOON

TAHOE DONNER

Reno & Sparks

TRUCKEE AIRPORT

Donner Lake Donner Summit

OLD GREENWOOD

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DONNER LAKE

STAMPEDE RESERVOIR

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GRIZZLY RANCH WHITEHAWK RANCH

TAHOE CITY

Tahoe City

Alpine Meadows

Dollar Hill

TAHOE CITY MARINA

Sunnyside

BOAT RAMPS

SUNNYSIDE

Ta h o e R i m

GOLF COURSES

LAKE FOREST

NORTH TAHOE

TAHOE VISTA REC AREA

HOMEWOOD

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

Marlette Lake

SAND HARBOR

Volume: 39 trillion gallons

Lake

Spooner Lake

Tahoe

Eagle Rock

Maximum depth: 1,645 feet

DEEPEST POINT

COON ST. BOAT LAUNCH

SIERRA BOAT CO.

INCLINE VILLAGE CHAMPIONSHIP

Crystal Bay

Kings Beach

Carnelian Bay

RESORT AT SQUAW CREEK

Average depth: 1,000 feet

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OLD BROCKWAY

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Tahoe Vista

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MARINAS

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SCHAFFER’S MILL

PLUMAS PINES

RENO-TAHOE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

PROSSER RESERVOIR

PONDEROSA

Carson City

Natural rim: 6,223’

Glenbrook

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OBEXER’S

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CASINOS

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Tahoma Meeks Bay MEEKS BAY

Cave Rock

Age of Lake Tahoe: 2 million years

Emerald Bay

South Lake Tahoe

Stateline

Fannette Island SKI RUN

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

LAKESIDE BIJOU

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

CAMP RICHARDSON Ta h oe

Average Snowfall: 409 inches

TAHOE KEYS

Cascade Lake

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

EDGEWOOD TAHOE

CAVE ROCK

Zephyr Cove

Average Water Temperature: 42.1˚F

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

Size: 22 miles long, 12 miles wide

Watershed Area: 312 square miles

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

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Fallen Leaf Lake

Meyers

LAKE TAHOE AIRPORT

FREEL PEAK

TAHOE PARADISE

Permanent Population: 66,000

LAKE TAHOE

Number of Visitors: 3 million annually Kirkwood

LAKE TAHOE

How the lake was formed

About 3 to 5 million years ago, the valley that would become the Tahoe Basin sank between parallel fractures in the Earth’s crust as the mountains on either side continued to rise. A shallow lake began to form in the resulting valley. Roughly 2 to 3 million years ago, erupting volcanoes blocked the outlet, forcing the lake to rise hundreds of feet above its current elevation, and eventually eroded down to near its current outlet. Between 1 million and 20,000 years ago, large masses of glacial ice covered the west side of the Tahoe Basin. Current geologic theory suggests an earthen berm (moraine) left by a receding glacier near Olympic Valley acted as a dam, causing the lake level to rise and then draw down rapidly when the dam catastrophically failed. Between

7,000 and 15,000 years ago, a four-mile segment of the West Shore collapsed into the Lake causing a massive submerged debris avalanche, widening the Lake by three miles and creating McKinney Bay.1 The Tahoe Basin is mostly granite, with little topsoil, and therefore few nutrients have washed into the lake to promote the growth of algae and other organisms that make water murky. As well, 40 percent of the precipitation falling into the Tahoe Basin lands directly on the lake. The remaining precipitation drains through the decomposed granite soil found in marshes and meadows, creating a good filtering system for water. Urbanization of the Tahoe Basin has eliminated 75 percent of its marshes, 50 percent of its meadows and 35 percent of its steam zone habitats. About 85 percent of all wildlife in the Tahoe Basin use these habitats.

Markleeville

About the lake Lake Tahoe is located in the states of California and Nevada, with two-thirds in California. It is fed by 63 streams and two hot springs. The Truckee River is Tahoe’s only outlet and flows from the dam in Tahoe City east through Reno and eventually drains into Pyramid Lake in the Nevada desert. However, water releases are not permitted when the lake surface level falls below the natural rim at 6,223.’ The lowest lake level on record (measured since 1900) was 6,220.26’ on Nov. 30, 1992. The Lake of the Sky appears blue in color as other colors in the light spectrum are absorbed and blue light is scattered back.

Lake clarity The University of California, Davis, operates the Tahoe Environmental Resarch Center, which monitors, among other

things, the clarity of Lake Tahoe. Clarity has been measured since 1968 and was first recorded at 102.4’. The waters of Lake Tahoe were clear to an average depth of 69.2 in 2016. The lowest average depth on record was 64.1’ in 1997. Lake Tahoe is losing clarity because of algae growth fueled by nitrogen and phosphorus.

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

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

OUT & ABOUT

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OUTDOORS & RECREATION, EVENTS & MORE

Spring getaway to Genoa

EVENTS CALENDAR A P R I L 1 9 - M AY 1 0 , 2 0 1 8

ROAD BIKING TO GOURMET CUISINE

EVERY DAY

STORY BY TIM HAUSERMAN

he little town of Genoa, Nevada’s oldest settlement, is tucked up tight against the Carson Range, just east of Lake Tahoe. I’ve often headed through Genoa on a road bike ride. You can ride on lightly traveled roads from Jack’s Valley Road, just south of Carson City, all the way to Woodfords, along State Route 88. As you head south on the highway, to your right you will view some of the highest peaks around Lake Tahoe, while to the left you will see the wide-open expanses of ranch country with lovely homes and barns and lots of cows, sheep, horses and an alpaca or two. After one of my recent rides, I decided to find out what else this tiny burg has going for it. Turns out, Genoa has a lot going for it. The great thing about a quick overnight to Genoa is it really is quick. At just an hour from North Tahoe and even closer from South Tahoe, you can get right to the fun instead of spending too much time driving. Bring your bike, your hiking shoes, a hearty appetite and enjoy the

Marshmology Northstar

WESTERN HERITAGE CELEBRATION April 28 | Genoa visitcarsonvalley.org

EVERY MONDAY

Free play Truckee

Truckee Library hosts an unstructured playtime for children and parents from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Toys are provided. | (530) 582-7846

Photo Credit | Photographer?

EVERY TUESDAY

Clear Creek Trail is an enjoyable winding ascent into the mountains, followed by a thrilling roll back down. many environments in and around the town. Or just come to get away for a lovely weekend. Genoa is a one-stop-sign kinda town made up of a lot of great places to eat, shop and explore. The Pink House is a beautiful Victorian house, painted pink, of course, that offers delicious quiches, chicken pot pie and deluxe grilled cheese sandwiches. It’s like fine lunching in your friend’s living room.

The lonely road through Diamond Valley. | Tim Hauserman

in California, he homesteaded land in nearby Diamond Valley and is buried in the Genoa Cemetery, which is worth a stroll through. We stayed on Main Street at the Genoa Country Inn, which has large, modern rooms overlooking the park and town.

Genoa, Nevada’s oldest settlement. | Joyce Chambers

Be sure to stop in Petersunn Antiques, which sells unique antique guns and classic cowboy books and decoys, and Mormon Station State Historic Park, the site of the first permanent non-native settlement in Nevada. Don’t miss the statue of Snowshoe Thompson on skis. His famous ski trips carrying mail over the Sierra between 1856 and 1876 began in Genoa. Considered CONTINUED ON PAGE 8the father of skiing 8

The Ritz Carlton, Lake Tahoe offers Marshmology classes daily from 4:30 to 5 p.m. through April. Learn about the history of the marshmallow and traditional s’mores ingredients from The Ritz-Carlton Marshmologist while enjoying complimentary s’mores featuring housemade marshmallows. | ritzcarlton.com

Road Biking | From Genoa, there are several road options that all involve heading along the edge of the mountain range. A ride to Kingsbury Grade and back is about 12 miles. Ready for a climb? Head up the grade as far as you want. There is a nice bike lane and the views just keep getting better as you ascend. Or you can keep going along Foothill Road to Fredericksburg Road. Turn around here and you are in for a 20 miles roundtrip. Have more time and energy? My favorite place to ride in the area starts at

From a mile up Kingsbury Grade looking toward Genoa and 1862 David Walley’s Hot Springs Resort. | Tim Hauserman

Fredericksburg Road, heading back into California and across State Route 88 to Diamond Valley Road. Here you can wind through Washoe lands and the pastoral beauty of Diamond Valley to Woodfords and Carson River Road. This fun downhill along its namesake river back to State Route 88 and Fredericksburg Road is the highlight of the trip. Do the whole thing from Genoa and it runs 43 miles with about 2,000 feet of climbing. Hiking | Carson Valley Trails Association has built and maintained an elaborate network of hiking and equestrian trails heading into the Carson Range above Genoa. The longest trail, the Sierra Canyon Trail, reaches the Tahoe Rim Trail high above in 10 miles, but there are a variety of loops that take you above the valley for excellent views. I enjoyed experiencing the changes in ecosystems as we climbed from the semi-desert into the forest and mountains. For maps of the trails, visit carsonvalleytrails.org. Mountain Biking | About 5 miles from Genoa, close to the Jacks Valley Elementary School, is the Clear Creek Trail. It’s a recently built and instantly popular mountain-biking trail that is a spring-time favorite because the snow disappears from the trail quickly. The ride is an enjoyable winding ascent into the mountains, followed by a thrilling roll back down. Get there early to beat the crowds.  For more information, visit genoanevada.org.

55+ Hiking Series Incline Village, Nev.

Hikers age 55 and older can visit different Tahoe locales from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. as part of IVGID Senior Programs from May 1 to Oct. 30. Meet in Incline Village Recreation Center lobby. Bring water, lunch and wear appropriate clothing and shoes. $13, $10 for members. | yourtahoeplace.com

Preschoolers wanted Kings Beach

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

Let’s hear it for moms Kings Beach

Mom’s Café is every Tuesday from 10:30 a.m. to noon at North Tahoe Family Resource Center. Meet other moms, get help with breastfeeding techniques, postpartum concerns, infant nutrition and infant care. Groups in English and Spanish. | northtahoefrc.org

Toddler Time Truckee

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

EVERY WEDNESDAY

Babes in Bookland Truckee

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

Story time Zephyr Cove, Nev.

The Zephyr Cove Library hosts a children’s story time every Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. to noon. Enjoy stories, songs, activities and coloring. | (775) 588-6411

Just heavenly South Lake Tahoe

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

April 19-May 9, 2018

OUT & ABOUT

EVENTS Discuss what’s happening Incline Village, Nev.

The Conversation Café is a drop-in conversation forum hosted by the Senior Programs staff at Aspen Grove Community Center from 10 to 11:15 a.m. every week except holidays. Participate with people sharing diverse views and a passion for engaging with others over topics and news. $2 donation includes continental breakfast. | (775) 832-1310

Story Time Tahoe City

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

Toddler Story Time Incline Village, Nev.

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

Preschool story time Truckee

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

Help with computers Kings Beach

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

EVERY FRIDAY

Fridays are fun Truckee

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

Happy hour tastings Olympic Valley

Friday Night Tasting Notes is at Plaza Bar every Friday until April 20 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Craft beers or specialty spirits, a different one featured each Friday along with live acoustic music. | squawalpine.com

EVERY SATURDAY

Build together Truckee

Truckee Library hosts Lego Club from 12 to 1 p.m. | (530) 582-7842

APRIL 19 | THURSDAY The Last Straw Incline Village, Nev.

Commit to becoming free from using of plastic drinking straws with local students, U.C. Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center and other regional environmental groups. This collaborative event at Sierra Nevada College will show short films on how plastic straws are clogging landfills, oceans, rivers and beaches. Students will present on local programs. No host bar at 5:30 p.m.; program begins at 6 p.m. Free. Read the feature in this issue or at TheTahoeWeekly.com. | RSVP (775) 881-7566 or tahoe.ucdavis.edu/events

Ta, ta, ta tasting Truckee

Third Thursday Tasting at The Pour House is from 5 to 7 p.m. | thepourhousetruckee.com

APRIL 20 | FRIDAY Share and write Incline Village, Nev.

Lifescapes, a memoir-writing program for seniors, is from 2 to 4 p.m. at Incline Village Library. First and third Fridays of each month. All are welcome. | (775) 832-4130

Don’t throw it out Truckee

Truckee Roundhouse is hosting a Fixit Clinic from 4 to 7 p.m. Repair broken household items. Free for all ages. Learn from expert coaches. Clothing, small electronics, bikes, wooden furniture and small household items. | Truckee Roundhouse on Facebook

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Activist films Truckee

Mountain Area Preservation presents Wild & Scenic Film Festival at Truckee Community Arts Center at 5 to 9 p.m. Films, raffle, food and drinks. | mapf.org

Fascinating Fridays Truckee

Sierra College Insights presents Truckee High School English teacher Craig Rowe on “Bars, Barrios and Berkeley: The Transformational Power of Language.” Doors open at Sierra College Truckee campus at 6:30 p.m. with complimentary refreshments. Presentation at 7 p.m. Free. | RSVP sierracollege.com

APRIL 21 | SATURDAY Teddy Bear Parade Markleeville

The Friends of the Library’s annual Teddy Bear Parade is from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the library park. Alpine Kids will provide a free barbecue lunch for everyone who attends. Children are encouraged to bring his or her favorite stuffed animal for the parade and face painting, water tables, seed planting, art activities, lawn games, etc. The parade starts at 1 p.m. led by Miss Honey Bear and Smokey the Bear. | (530) 694-2120

Pay homage to Mother Earth Olympic Valley

Tahoe Truckee Earth Day Festival will be at the Village at Squaw Valley. Booths, raffle, live entertainment, food trucks, kids’ activities and more from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. | tahoetruckeeearthday.com

EV Poker Run Olympic Valley

TahoeAlternativeFuels.com sponsors an electric vehicle poker run starting at the Village at Squaw. Get first card from Tahoe Regional Planning Agency booth at Tahoe Truckee Earth Day. Starts at 11 a.m., ends at 5 p.m. Take a scenic run around the lake. Free charging at newest charging stations in the area. | tahoealternativefuels.com

Ghostly talks South Lake Tahoe

Join local authors Karen Dustman, Laurie Hickey and photographer Judy Wickwire to hear stories from their recently released book, “The Old Genoa Cemetery,” and Dustman’s book, “Markleeville Ghost Tales,” at 1 p.m. at South Lake Tahoe Library. Free. | (530) 573-3185

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MOTHER EARTH

Tahoe celebration Earth Day with two celebrations starting with the Tahoe Truckee Earth Day Festival on the North Shore on April 21 and the South Shore Earth Day Festival on April 28. There will be a discussion on eliminating plastic straws on April 19, and beach cleanups and a No Straw Celebration on April 22. Read the Events calendar for details. North Shore | The Tahoe Truckee Earth Day Festival will be at the Village at Squaw Valley featuring booths, a raffle, live entertainment, food trucks, kids’ activities and more from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Truth Cartel performs at 11:30 a.m., with the Asha World Dancers perform at 2 p.m., the Trashion Show at 2:15, The Sextones at 3:30 p.m., and a show of the film “Saving Snow” at 6 p.m. Turn in plastic water bottles for one free refillable bottle. | tahoetruckeeearthday.com South Shore | Learn about ways to counteract global climate change through recycling and composting, alternative energy, water conservation, sustainability and reducing the ecological footprint at Bijou Community Park from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. while enjoying local music and dance. There will be a Kid Zone, local arts, food vendors, live music from Bison and more. | southtahoeearthday.org

Writers unite South Lake Tahoe

Young Adult Writers’ Meetup, on the first and third Saturday of each month, is from 3 to 4 p.m. at South Lake Tahoe Library. Meet with fellow writers for an afternoon of socializing, discussion and writing. Laptops available for use in the library. Snacks provided. | (530) 573-3185

Sierra speaker Truckee

Sierra State Parks Foundation presents John Grebenkemper speaking on “Canine Search for the Donner Family Camps at Alder Creek from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at Donner Memorial State Park. Complimentary refreshments, beverages for purchase. Free parking. | sierrastateparks.org

Film premiere Olympic Valley

Squaw Valley Institute presents the film premiere of “Saving Snow,” a documentary on the impacts of disappearing snow seasons. Film at 6 p.m. followed by panel discussion with local experts in the Village at Squaw. $15, $5 student or child, free for members. | squawvalleyinstitute.org

Oh, so elegant Stateline, Nev.

Soroptimist International of Tahoe Sierra presents the 29th annual Elegant Evening fundraiser at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe. Food, wine, beer and vodka tastings, raffles, lives music and silent auction. | sitahoesierra@gmail.com

Taste & Listen Truckee

Trails and Vistas and Cedar House Sport Hotel offers a Pop Up Dinner, Taste and Listen. Enjoy an artistic interpretation of a multi-continent inspired cuisine choreographed to music by Ethan Case from 6:30 to 9 p.m. $125. | cedarhousesporthotel.com

APRIL 22 | SUNDAY Free snowshoe hike Norden

In honor of Earth Day, Clair Tappaan Lodge will be offering a free snowshoe hike guided by the lodge manager. Bring snowshoes or rent a pair from the lodge at 10 a.m. Bring snacks and dress in layers. Hot chocolate and tea before and after the hike. | Clair Tappaan Lodge on Facebook

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EVENTS TERC Talks Incline Village, Nev.

Dr. Kim Bateman, executive dean of the Tahoe/Truckee campus of Sierra College, will speak about the psychology of humor at UC Davis Tahoe Science Center. Humor has a critical purpose, a cohesive function, a divisive effect and serves a coping function. This thought-provoking presentation will leave you laughing and thinking. No-host bar at 5:30; presentation at 6 p.m. | RSVP terc.ucdavis.edu

Community awards dinner Tahoe City

Courtesy Sagan Fondo

North Lake Tahoe Resort Association/ Chamber of Commerce annual awards dinner honoring local luminaries is at Granlibakken from 5 to 9 p.m. | gotahoenorth.com

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GRAN FONDO

Truckee hosts Sagan Gran Fondo cycling event from May 3 to 5 and again in 2019, as first reported at TheTahoeWeekly.com. The long-course distances are 67.5 miles, a combo of trail/pavement, and a shorter, 23-mile course route. Participants should expect traffic-controlled intersections, on-bike marshals, moto officials, food stations and SAG providing rider support. The event weekend will include a fundraising gala on May 3, a VIP pre-ride and lunch with Peter Sagan on May 4, and the race and festival, including vendors, beer, local food, live music and other ancillary events and activities on May 5. | truckee.com

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Clean up, meet, eat Carnelian Bay

Lake Tahoe Waterman Association hosts the inaugural Tahoe Waterman Beach clean-up day from 1 to 4 p.m. at Waterman’s Landing/ Patton Beach. Buckets and trash grabbers, coffee and treats provided. Stay for meeting and potluck from 5 to 7 p.m. Open to public. | laketahoewaterman.org

Just say, “No straw” Tahoe City

Alpenglow Sports, Keep Tahoe Blue and Klean Kanteen will host a No Straw event at Sunnyside Restaurant at 4 p.m. Klean Kanteen will give away its reusable stainless steel straws to keep Tahoe straw-less. Music, food and drink for purchase and a film screening from Keep Tahoe Blue. Free. Read the feature in this issue or at TheTahoeWeekly.com. | alpenglowsports.com

The Awards Show Tahoe City

Join the 2018 North Tahoe graduates for a night of fashion, fun, folly, food, a raffle, skits and more at 6 p.m. at the North Tahoe High School auditorium to benefit a safe and sober graduation event. Tickets at the door $15, $8 students.

APRIL 24 | TUESDAY Tech Tuesdays Incline Village, Nev.

Incline Village Library offers kids a fun way to explore different ways to learn about technology. From 4 to 5 p.m. A new activity each week. On the first, third and fourth Tuesday of the month. | (775) 832-3140

APRIL 25 | WEDNESDAY Membership 101 Truckee

Truckee Chamber of Commerce Membership 101 is from 8 to 9 a.m. at the California Welcome Center every last Wednesday of the month. For new, current or potential members to learn about the benefits of belonging. Coffee and pastries. | info@truckee.com

Talk cannabis with the mayor South Lake Tahoe

South Lake Tahoe Mayor Wendy David hosts a conversation on cannabis in the city at 9 a.m. at the Senior Center. | cityofslt.us

Dine out for athletes Truckee

La Bamba will donate a portion of proceeds to Truckee Wolverine Booster Club, which supports sports teams, clubs and scholarships at Truckee High School, including Project Safe and Sober Grad from 4 p.m. until closing.

APRIL 26 | THURSDAY Lunchtime vets meeting Incline Village, Nev.

Incline Village/Crystal Bay Veterans Club meets every last Thursday of the month from noon to 2 p.m. at the Chateau. Join other local veterans, military service agency and community members to promote the welfare of all vets and their families, plan community events and celebrations. | yourtahoeplace.com

For the kids South Lake Tahoe

Tahoe Chamber Connect For Kids mixer is at South Lake Brewing Co. from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Local nonprofits serving South Shore Tahoe youth will be in attendance. Event includes light bites, raffle prizes, a silent auction and a Donate & Decorate a Bike contest. $20, $15 members. | RSVP tahoechamber.org

APRIL 27 | FRIDAY Author talk Incline Village, Nev.

Free meds take-back day Truckee, Tahoe City

Drop off unneeded or expired prescription, over-the-counter and veterinary medications from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Gateway Shopping Center in Truckee or from 9 a.m. to noon at old, vacant fire station in Tahoe City. Put pills into a plastic resealable bag and dispose of empty pill bottles in trash or recycling receptacles. Keep liquid medications in the original bottle, black out confidential information and put in plastic resealable bag. Sharps are accepted at Tahoe City location, but not Truckee. No illicit drugs, medical waste or aerosols. | ttfwdd.com

Building fun South Lake Tahoe

Design, build and invent with Legos at the South Lake Tahoe Library at 10 a.m. Entire family welcome. Free. | (530) 573-3185

It’s only natural South Lake Tahoe

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

Author and photographer Tim Palmer will present a free slideshow on the 50th anniversary of the Wild and Science Act from 10 a.m. to noon at Sierra Nevada College, Room 139/141. The book, “Wild and Scenic Rivers: An American Legacy,” presents a portrait of the world’s premier system for the protection of natural rivers. | sierranevada.edu

Earth Day celebration South Lake Tahoe

Bring it Incline Village, Nev.

Spring planning South Lake Tahoe

Sierra Nevada College’s annual Poetry Slam. First, second and third place gets cash prizes from 7 to 9 p.m. Winner is Tahoe Slam Champion of the Year. Read the feature in this issue or at TheTahoeWeekly.com. | sierranevada.edu

Film, discussion South Lake Tahoe

A free community showing of the awardwinning film, “He Named Me Malala,” is at Lake Tahoe Community College Duke Theatre at 5:30 p.m. A discussion panel with Tahoe Activist Artists will follow. | ltcc.org

APRIL27- 28 | FRIDAY-SATURDAY Craw Thaw, Beer & Music Festival Truckee

A New Orleans-inspired spring festival, the Truckee Craw Thaw, Beer & Music Fest-ival will bring a diverse lineup of American roots-inspired musicians, Cajun cuisine and family fun to downtown. Kids’ activities will include craw fishing, races and other games. Read the feature in this issue or at TheTahoeWeekly.com. | truckee.com

APRIL 28 | SATURDAY Pancake Breakfast Woodfords

Enjoy a pancake breakfast to mark the opening on fishing season from 7 to 10 a.m. at the Woodfords Fire House. $5.

Learn about ways to counteract global climate change through recycling and composting, alternative energy, water conservation, sustainability and reducing the ecological footprint at Bijou Community Park from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. while enjoying local music and dance. | southtahoeearthday.org

Master Gardeners hosts a workshop on Choosing the Right Plants at South Lake Tahoe Library from 1 to 3 p.m. Overview of the principles of Tahoe friendly gardening followed by a planning and design presentation. Sketching materials provided to registered participants. | Register eldoradolibrary.org

Dad can dance Crystal Bay, Nev.

Father Daughter Dance hosted by Tahoe SAFE Alliance is at the Tahoe Biltmore from 6 to 9 p.m. This is a fun-filled evening for little girls and the special men in their lives. DJ dancing, activity stations, free cake, a souvenir photo flipbook from Action Flipbooks and an opportunity for a keepsake photo. $30 for a father daughter couple, $5 for each additional child. | tahoesafealliance.org

APRIL 29 | SUNDAY Moon over Tahoe Tahoe Vista

Tahoe Adventure Company offers a Full Pink Moon snowshoe trek from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Trips include snowshoes, poles, guides, instruction, natural history and hot drinks and snacks. No experience needed. $65. | tahoeadventurecompany.com

MAY 1 | TUESDAY Morning meeting Tahoe City

Tuesday Morning Breakfast Club on the first Tuesday of every month at Granlibakken at 7 a.m. Community members are invited for the latest in community news and projects. $15 includes breakfast. | gotahoenorth.com

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For the Kids

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Visit TheTahoeWeekly.com for a complete list of kids’ activities. Early Childhood Adventure Camps

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Incline Village, Nev. Incline Village Parks and Recreation adventure camps for ages 3 to 6 highlight the connection between art, literature, math and science through hands-on exploration of camp themes. Campers must be 3 years old (fully potty trained) and cannot have attended first grade. Registration opens April 25 at 9 a.m. Space is limited. | yourtahoeplace.com

South Lake Tahoe Young Adult Writers’ Meetup is on the first and third Saturday of each month from 3 to 4 p.m. at South Lake Tahoe Library. Meet with fellow writers for discussion and writing. Laptops available for use in the library. Snacks provided. | (530) 573-3185

Youth leadership program Tahoe Adventure Risk Challenge is offering a scholarship-based leadership program to high school students from the Tahoe region. From late June to early August students are immersed into the Tahoe wilderness for 40 days, alternating between multi-day expeditions and their base camp at the University of California’s Sagehen Creek Field Station near Truckee. Applications for the summer program are being accepted until April 27. | adventureriskchallenge.org

Guppies and seahorses? Truckee Truckee Community Swimming Pool offers an extensive Learn to Swim program for ages 6 months to 5. Lessons meet once a week for two months and the instructor/ student ratio is based on the swim level and number of students. The next session is from April 30 to June 20. | tdrpd.org

Shooting hoops Tahoe City Tahoe City Parks and Recreation offers youth basketball for grades 1 to 6 on Tuesdays from May 8 to 29. Grades 1 to 3 will meet from 3:15 to 4:15 p.m. and grades 4 to 6 will meet from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at Rideout Community Center. The fee is $50 per resident and $60 per nonresident. | tcpud.org

Little ones like to congregate Incline Village, Nev. Tahoe Tiny Timbers Gym Time at Incline Village Recreation Center is for ages newborn to 5 on Tuesdays and Fridays from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. until May 11. This is an opportunity for youngsters to socialize and use gross motor skills in a stimulating environment. Caregivers/ parents must be present. The cost is $5, $4 with IVGID pass. | yourtahoeplace.com

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Leaders in Training Incline Village, Nev. Incline Village Parks and Recreation Department is looking for enthusiastic, dedicated, hard-working teens entering grades 6 to 10 for Leaders in Training Education program. Youth will have opportunities to design and lead activities, go on field trips and receive valuable training and community service hours, and earn work experience and leadership skills. Applications due by 5 p.m. on May 18. The cost is $62, $50 with IVGID pass. | yourtahoeplace.com

Making the scene Stateline, Nev. Teen Scene is every Friday night at the Kahle Community Center from 6:30 to 9 p.m. for Grades 6 to 12. Kids can shoot hoops, play volleyball, climb the rock wall and play arcade or video games. The night is free to passholders or $5 for drop-ins. | (775) 586-7271

A room for young families Truckee The Family Room program resumes Monday through Friday, from 10 a.m. to noon in Room 19 at Truckee Elementary. The Family Room is a Spanish and English program dedicated to encouraging the development of literacy and school readiness in age 3 and younger. Activities include a mix of reading, music and crafts, while parents create supportive peer networks. The room includes a free lending library of English and Spanish children’s books. | truckeefrc.org

Working with clay Truckee Children’s Ceramics led by Susan Dorwart are for Grades 1 to 6 at the Truckee Community Arts Center. Ongoing classes will be from 3:45 to 5:15 p.m. on Mondays and Thursdays. Learn to use coils, slabs and sculpture techniques. Pay by the month or pay drop-in fees. | tdrpd.org

TAKE YOUR DAUGHTER TO T H E DA N C E

Tahoe SAFE Alliance is sponsoring a Father Daughter Dance on April 28 at the Tahoe Biltmore in Crystal Bay, Nev., from 6 to 9 p.m., in recognition of Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month. This is a fun-filled evening for little girls and the special men in their lives. DJ dancing, activity stations, free cake, a souvenir photo flipbook from Action Flipbooks and an opportunity for a keepsake photo by Danielle Hankinson Photography will be part of that special event. Tickets are $30 for a father daughter couple and $5 for each additional child. The fee for families of unfortunate acts of violence is free. | tahoesafealliance.org

Move to music Truckee Truckee Tahoe Music Together offers c lasses for infants to age 5 in which they can explore music and movement. The curriculum follows the recommendations of child development researchers and children of a variety of ages learn together to fosters natural, family-style learning. Younger children enjoy watching and imitating older ones; older children learn by leading younger ones. Each child participates at his or her own level in singing, moving, chanting, listening, watching or exploring musical instruments. The whole family is welcome. | truckeetahoemt.com

Kids in the kitchen Truckee Truckee Donner Recreation and Parks District offers Little Chefs Cooking Class

led by Thao Doan is for ages 7 to 12 on Wednesdays. This is an ongoing, monthly class. Cooking for Kids and More Cooking for Kids (an advanced version) for ages 9 to 12 is on Mondays with Tammy Garbarino. | tdrpd.org

School-age programs Stateline, Nev. Douglas County Parks and Recreation offers Kids Club Programs for grades K through 6 designed to complement the school schedule. Early Birds come from 7 to 8:30 a.m. to the Kahle Community Center in Stateline, Nev. The fee is $2 per day with school bus pickup. Kids Club is from 3 to 6 p.m. at Zephyr Cove Elementary School and is $6 per day. | (775) 586-7271

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Tech Tuesdays Incline Village, Nev.

Whatever your genre Meyers

Tahoe Writers Works is an open workshop for writers of any genre. Meets every other Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at Bona Fide HQ. | bonafidebooks.com

MAY 3 | THURSDAY Entrepreneurs welcome South Lake Tahoe

GETTING READY FOR

GOLF SEASON S T O R Y B Y K AY L A A N D E R S O N

olf season is right around the corner, but are you ready to get out there and play? Since Tahoe’s golf courses are closed during the winter because of the snow, it can be easy to slip on one’s game. Fortunately, there are ways to keep practicing on and off the mountain. “Some good ways to prepare for golf season are to go to the gym and take some golf-specific fitness classes to get loosened up. It’s good to tune into the Golf Channel to get into the mood of golf season,” says Travis Alley, director of golf at Tahoe Mountain Club/Old Greenwood Golf Club. Next winter, be sure to check out Old Greenwood’s snow-golf program. “We have nine holes set up on our driving range. Each one is about 50 yards long. You can get some exercise by cross-country skiing or snowshoeing to them and you only use one club [usually it’s a 6-iron], hitting tennis balls into holes the size of trash cans,” Alley says. Several local courses offer golf-simulator experiences that allow one to play a virtual golf course indoors where it’s a little bit warmer. Incline Village Championship Golf Shop offers a FlightScope X2 Elite launch monitor where you can be transported to a tropical course and play 18 holes in an hour. “Our simulator is open to the public; it’s most popular when it’s snowing outside,” says Kyle Thronburg, the head golf pro. He says that the FlightScope uses a form of Doppler radar to calculate swing speed, smash factor, ball speed and a variety of other factors. “We use the FlightScope on lessons, as well. As instructors, we are looking at the impact with the ball, how fast they’re swinging, their stroke,” he says, adding that Sierra Nevada College’s golf team regularly uses it and Incline High schoolers will start coming in. “Locals and visitors come in when they can’t ski or snowboard, but well over half

ABOVE: Kyle Thornburg practices at the golf simulator at the Incline Village Championship Course. | Courtesy the Championship Golf Course

of the FlightScope’s usage is from residents,” he says. Out of its 22 virtual golf courses, Torrey Pines is one of the most popular, but on this particular week staff has been recommending Bay Hill since that is where the PGA Tour was recently.

“Some good ways to prepare for golf season are to go to the gym and take some golf-specific fitness classes to get loosened up.” –Travis Alley “The best way is to stay active in the winter is go skiing, go hiking, keep your muscles active and engaged. Grab a club and tap a few balls around the house or go outside and play in the snow. Balls don’t go very far. The important thing is to keep that muscle memory,” says Thornburg. The Martis Camp Golf Shop also offers a digital swing golf simulator, which allows its members to virtually hit balls on a driving range, targets in a chipping area and play a full 18-hole course. “Members will ski in the morning, play a couple of holes in the afternoon,” says Bryan Pate, director of instruction at Martis Camp. “Winter is a good time to make changes to get ready for summer, to work on your motion, function and alignment. Trained motion helps you get into position for more consistent results.” 

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

MAY 4 | FRIDAY Share and write Incline Village, Nev.

Lifescapes, a memoir-writing program for seniors, is from 2 to 4 p.m. at Incline Village Library. First and third Fridays of each month. All are welcome. | (775) 832-4130

Stars Wars Day South Lake Tahoe

Meet characters from Star Wars at the South Lake Tahoe Library in celebration of Star Wars Day with The 501st Legion’s Central California Garrison from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Bring a camera for photos. Costumes encouraged. All ages welcome. | South Lake Tahoe Library on Facebook

Huskies like hops Truckee

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

Entrepreneur’s Roundtable Truckee

Tahoe Silicon Mountain hosts a monthly roundtable on the first Friday of each month from 5 to 6 p.m. at The Lift. It is an opportunity for entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs to share what they are working on and ask for/offer insights and resource suggestions to solve problems. | RSVP Silicon Mountain on Facebook

Writers unite South Lake Tahoe

MAY 6 | SUNDAY Sunny west-side benefit Tahoe City

Kiwanis Club North Lake Tahoe presents Community Benefit Auction & Wine Tasting from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Sunnyside Restaurant. Unlimited wine and appetizers, and auction. Emcee Ed Miller. Casual dress. Proceeds benefit local youth and social service programs. $40 advance, $45 at the door. | (530) 583-8143

MAY 8 | TUESDAY Rise and shine Truckee

Good Morning Truckee is held from 7 to 8:30 a.m. at the Truckee Tahoe Airport on the second Tuesday of every month. Open to everyone. $12, $10 chamber members; includes breakfast. | (530) 587-8808

College level lab Incline Village, Nev.

Incline Village Library offers ME2 Lab at 4 p.m. University of Nevada, Reno engineering students present topics to schoolage kids in fun, hands-on demonstrations. Second Tuesday of every month. | (775) 832-4130

Fireside chat South Lake Tahoe

Lake Tahoe Historical Society presents “Gold Rush Medicine” by speaker Dr. Bob LaPerriere, curator of the Sierra Sacramento Valley Medical Society Museum of Medical History. 7 p.m. at the lodge at Camp Richardson. | laketahoemuseum.org

MAY 10 | THURSDAY Dogs love books Incline Village

Incline Village Library offers Paws To Read from 4 to 5 p.m. Children can practice reading to friendly therapy dogs and receive a free book. All ages welcome. Second Thursday of every month. | (775) 832-4130

MAY 4-6 | FRIDAY-SUNDAY Opa! Let’s dance Tahoe Vista

The third annual Greek Weekend is at Mourelatos Lakeshore Retreat. A weekend filled with s’mores, yoga, paddleboarding, hiking, DJ G Stav and a Greek Glendi, which is a celebration of love of family, friends, food, wine, music and dance. | Tickets mlrtahoe.com

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FEATURE

PUSHing forward

The view south along the Pacific Crest from Andesite Peak.

FILM CHRONICLES KORGAN’S JOURNEY TO SOUTH POLE S T O R Y B Y K AY L A A N D E R S O N

In the first five

minutes of talking to Grant Korgan— without even seeing the trailer of his new documentary — I could tell that no matter what has happened to him in the past or what is to come in the future, he is out to change the world. In 2010, the Incline Village, Nev., native had everything going for him: a great career, a beautiful wife, great health and the Tahoe dream lifestyle. Then one day when Korgan was out making a movie in the Sierra Nevada back country, he overshot a jump on his snowmobile that left him with a life-altering, spinal-cord injury.

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Tahoe Weekly commemorated Korgan’s achievement by featuring his arrival at the South Pole on the Feb. 16, 2012, cover.

Grant Korgan was the first person to sit-ski to the South Pole in 2012. | All photos courtesy “The Push”

I HAD TO SHOW M Y S E L F T H AT I WA S ABLE TO SUCCEED IN A COLD, HARSH In the coming months, Korgan was determined that his adversity would not hold him back. Although his life was turned upside down, he quickly started his rehabilitation process with the support from his wife, Shawna, and the High Fives Foundation. Then in 2011, a year after his accident, High Fives founder Roy Tuscany called Korgan and asked if he wanted to go to the South Pole. Of course he did and he was not going to let being paralyzed get in the way of achieving a lifelong dream. Suddenly, he took on a new purpose and shifted his rehabilitation to training for a new challenge. “I had to show myself that I was able to succeed in a cold, harsh environment and give the world a powerful metaphor that you can achieve whatever it is you want in life regardless of your condition,” he says. Korgan took a year to physically prepare for the roughly 100-mile journey into the Antarctic. As the first person to attempt this on a sit-ski, he figured that at going 6 feet per stroke, he would have to complete 250,000 strokes to reach the South Pole. It ended up being closer to almost triple that. Along with physical therapists, chiropractors and Pilates trainers, Korgan worked out at least 12 hours a day for a full year. He also took trips to subzero temperature places such as Norway, Alaska and Patagonia, to learn more about what he needed in regard to his team, gear, training and preparation for the big event. In 12 days of 10-hour workouts on ice — he says it felt like PUSHing himself across a shag carpet in a laundry basket — and trying not to freeze to death in 40-degree F below temperatures, he reflected on his life and new reality.

ENVIRONMENT AND GIVE THE WORLD A POWERFUL M E TA P H O R T H AT “I thought about my wife, all of the medical help I received, my support structure and my family. The things that are real show themselves. I could feel people’s hearts beaming at me, all of these people we met around the globe, I could feel it. I was overwhelmed with love,” he says. To keep moving forward, he would continually ask himself if he could go 10 more feet until he completed the 100 miles where Shawna was waiting to greet him. By January 2012, Korgan was embarking on the trip of a lifetime with two seasoned explorers. Now Grant, Tal Fletcher, Shawna and filmmaking team Brian Niles, Jeffrey Allard, Geoff Callan, Todd Berardi and others have just premiered “The PUSH,” his documentary about overcoming adversity with love and achieving the impossible. In the couple of months since its release, “The PUSH” is already receiving rave reviews and winning awards, most notably it won the Jury Prize for Best Documentary at the 33rd Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival. “We thought that the South Pole expedition was a journey to overcome adversity, but it was bigger than that. It was a beautiful journey about love,” Shawna says. “Complete strangers who knew nothing about us, they’re crying, laughing, they’re crying tears of joy. It’s really an emotive film that leaves people inspired.”

YOU CAN ACHIEVE W H AT E V E R I T I S Y O U WA N T I N L I F E REGARDLESS OF YOUR CONDITION.”

–Grant Korgan “The bigger goal here is to show people that we have this enduring human spirit. I wasn’t letting my injury stop me from reaching my potential. Telling this story is why we risked life and limb down in Antarctica,” Korgan says. “I want to give my complete gratitude to all of the people in my hometown of Incline Village, Lake Tahoe, Squaw, Reno, the Bay Area and beyond. The number of people all over who’ve blown our minds with encouragement, belief, support and cheering is heart melting. I have a humbled appreciation. I’m just so darn grateful to experience what we’re experiencing.”  For more information about “The PUSH,” visit thepushison.com.

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TAHOE CITY MARINA Marina & Rentals: (530) 583-1039 Service: (530) 581-2516

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MANDATORY INSPECTIONS ARE REQUIRED FOR LAKE TAHOE, ECHO LAKES, FALLEN LEAF LAKE & DONNER LAKE AND AREA RESERVOIRS. LAKE TAHOE

GOLF FOR SCHOOLS Tahoe Truckee Excellence in Education Foundation is offering Golfing for Schools cards beginning April 20. The transferable card is $345 and allows one round of golf at each of the seven participating courses. Cards purchased on the opening weekend will be entered into a drawing for a foursome at Schaffer’s Mill Golf and Lake Club or Ponderosa Golf Course in Truckee. | exined.org

(888) 824-6267 | tahoeboatinspections.com | Fees $35-$121; 7-day pass available. | Daily 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. All inspections at Cave Rock & Lake Forest boat ramps only 6 a.m.-4 p.m. until April 30. NORTH SHORE ALPINE MEADOWS: Hwy. 89 at Alpine Meadows Road. OPENS MAY 1. TRUCKEE TRUCKEE-TAHOE AIRPORT: Hwy. 267 off Airport Rd., Truckee. OPENS MAY 1. EAST SHORE SPOONER SUMMIT: Junction of Hwys. 28 & 50. No vessels more than 30’. OPENS MAY 1. SOUTH SHORE MEYERS: At the junction of Hwys. 89 & 50. OPENS MAY 1. TRUCKEE AREA

(530) 582-2361 | truckeeboatinspections.com Mandatory inspections are required for all vessels for Donner Lake at inspection stations above. $12-$160. Annual pass available. (530) 582-7724. Mandatory self inspections are in place at Prosser, Boca, Jackson Meadows & Stampede reservoirs.

PUBLIC RAMPS LAKE TAHOE

LAKE FOREST

(530) 583-3796

1.5 miles east of Tahoe City, off Hwy. 28

6 a.m.-4 p.m. until April 30. 5 a.m.-7 p.m. May 1-Sept. 30. $15-$20. Pass available. Restrooms. One-way exit only after closing. Sealed boats only.

TAHOE VISTA REC. AREA (530) 546-4212

Call for schedule May 1-Sept. 30. Picnic area, beach, restrooms.

COON ST. BOAT LAUNCH (530) 523-3203

Call for schedule May 1-Sept. 30. Restrooms.

Hwy. 28, Bottom of National Ave.

Hwy. 28, Bottom of Coon St. in Kings Beach

SAND HARBOR

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Hwy. 28, 2 miles south of Incline Village

CAVE ROCK

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Hwy. 50, East Shore

EL DORADO BEACH

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Hwy. 50 at Lakeview Ave., South Lake Tahoe

6 a.m.-8 p.m. daily May 1-Sept. 30. Picnic area, beach, Visitors’ Center, food, restrooms. Sealed boats only. 6 a.m.-4 p.m. until April 30. 6 a.m.-8 p.m. daily May 1-Sept. 30. Picnic area, restrooms. Sealed boats only.

8 a.m.-6 p.m. daily May 1-Sept. 30. Picnic area, restrooms.

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DONNER LAKE

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I-80, Donner Lake exit

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Hwy. 89, 2 miles north of Truckee

BOCA/STAMPEDE RSVR.

(530) 587-3558 I-80, Hirschdale exit

$12-$20. $96-$160 passes. $5 parking only. Mandatory inspections. Restrooms.

10 mph speed limit strictly enforced. No fees for parking or launching. Mandatory inspections. 45 mph speed limit. No launching fee. $10 parking. Subject to closure during low water levels. Mandatory inspections.

PUBLIC PIERS Public piers are free, but have limited space; often limited to loading and unloading. DONNER LAKE

DONNER LAKE

I-80, Donner Lake exit

37 public piers on north shore from the boat ramp east. Fenced piers are private.

LAKE TAHOE

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Carnelian Bay

KINGS BEACH

Bottom of Coon St.

SKYLANDIA PARK

Lake Forest

Access to restaurant, small beaches. Restrooms. Busy pier adjacent to town, public beach, picnic sites. Restrooms. Small beach, picnic facilities. Restrooms.

KASPIAN PICNIC AREA West Shore

Between Tahoe City and Homewood. Picnic area, beach. Restrooms.

GROVE STREET

Open 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Located east of Commons Beach. Restrooms at Commons Beach.

Center of Tahoe City

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Tahoma

Hiking, Ehrman Mansion tours, nature trail. Restrooms.

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Shred and Shed pants, jackets Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows encourages all guest and employees to shred and shed to benefit Sharing Warmth Around the Globe by donating snow pants and jackets. These items will help those in need who live in colder climate countries across the globe. Donations may be made at any one of seven drop-off locations around Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows. | squawalpine.com

6 to 8 p.m. on May 11. | Questions cannabis@townoftruckee.com

Calling business owners It is time for another round of Business Speaks meetings. Truckee Chamber of Commerce invites business owners to come together to address issues facing Truckee as a whole or an issue specific to geographic area. Meetings will be held from April 24 to 26. | Register truckeetomorrow.org

Paddling adventures planned

Workshops for businesses

Planning for the 2018 Truckee River Source to Sea Educational Paddling Adventure is under way. The journey through the Truckee River watershed from above Lake Tahoe to the inland sea of Pyramid Lake will occur between June 1 and 3 and June 8 and 10. Exploring the river in a variety of guided watercrafts, the paddling team will learn about the many ways the Truckee River supports and connects communities and how communities are giving back. Planners are recruiting student ambassador team members of sixth and seventh graders to participate in all six days of this unique environmental education program and are also recruiting corporate/business paddling teams to join the student team. | riversforchange.org

Tahoe Chamber presents Level Up workshops series to bring the latest business resources and topics to South Lake Tahoe. Time Management: Work Smarter to Work Less is on May 16, and Digital Reputation Management is on June 20. Workshops are from noon to 1:30 p.m. and cost $10 each for chamber members and $20 each for non-chamber members. | tahoechamber.org

Cannabis Dialogue workshops offered In order to address the changes brought with the legalization of marijuana, the Town of Truckee Town Council will be holding a series of workshops to discuss the town’s approach to marijuana regulations. The focus of these workshops will include discussions on indoor and outdoor cultivation, manufacturing and processing, taxation, retail and commercial uses and delivery services. These workshops are open to the public and opportunities to submit public comment will be made available. Workshops will be held in Town Hall Council Chambers from

Tickets for military American Century Championship offers all active duty and retired servicemen and servicewomen one complimentary ticket and one complimentary guest ticket for each day of the 29th annual celebrity golf tournament from July 10 to 15. This offer is also extended to reservists, National Guard and veterans. This offer is only valid with online registration prior to the event. A Department of Defense issued ID or photo ID is required when redeeming tickets at the tournament. Handicap and wheelchair entry is accommodated at the tournament tent area. Handicap parking is located at the rear parking lot of the Hard Rock Casino Lake Tahoe for a nominal fee. | bit.ly/2IYYFoV

Sign up for mobile emergency alert Placer County residents may register mobile phones for Placer Alert, the county’s state-of-the-art, emergency, mass-notification system. | Placer-alert.org

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April 19-May 9, 2018

Wet ‘n’ Dirty

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Visit TheTahoeWeekly.com for a complete list of Wet ‘n’ Dirty events. Wirth retires from Squaw Andy Wirth has announced plans to retire and step down from the position of President & COO of Squaw Valley Ski Holdings, after eight years at Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, as first reported at TheTahoeWeekly.com. Ron Cohen, Alterra Deputy General Counsel, will serve as Interim President and Chief Operating Officer for Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows. Read more at TheTahoeWeekly.com. | squawalpine.com

From a seedling… Area venues Join Sugar Pine Foundation in a fun and educational morning of tree planting. Sugar pines are declining due to historic logging, altered fire regimes, an invasive fungus called white pine blister rust and climate change. Make a difference by helping plant pine seedlings. Plantings will be at various sites in the Tahoe and Reno areas: on April 19 and 22 at the Emerald Fire Restoration Site in South Lake Tahoe; on May 3 at Bowers Mansion Regional Park in Washoe City, Nev.; and on May 5 at Waddle Ranch in Truckee. | RSVP facebook.com/pg/ sugarpinefoundation

Tahoe beaches, vista points open The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit has begun opening recreational facilities in the Tahoe Basin, as first reported at TheTahoeWeekly. com. Inspiration Point opened on April 14, with Baldwin and Nevada beaches on the South Shore opening on April 28. For a list of openings in the Tahoe Basin including campgrounds, beaches and trail head parking, visit TheTahoeWeekly.com.

Upcoming popular biking events Sierra Buttes The Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship hosts its summer racing events starting with the Quincy Mountain Epic from April 27 to 29. The fun continues with the Lost and Found Gravel Grinder on June 2, Downieville Classic Mountain Bike Race from Aug. 2 to 5, Downieville Mountain Epic from Aug. 24 to 26 and the Grinduro on Sept. 29. The Lost Triple Crown is a three-event series consisting of the Lost & Found on June 2, Downieville Classic on Aug. 2 and Grinduro on Sept. 29. | sierratrails.org

Don’t get caught Carson City, Nev. Tahoe Mountain Milers Running Club hosts Escape from Prison Hill 5 km, 10 km and half marathon on April 21 at Silver Saddle Ranch. Two things have changed this year. The registration prices for the 5km and 10km are going down. All distances finish the same way by coming down the sandy hill and directly returning to Silver Saddle Ranch. | ultrasignup.com

Western Heritage Celebration Genoa, Nev. Genoa honors its place in the history of the state and the west by presenting the Genoa Western Heritage Celebration on April 28. As the oldest permanent settlement in Nevada and home to the state’s oldest thirst parlor the three-day festival features Native Ameri-

can demonstrations, music, cowboy poetry and food events. Read the feature on Genoa in this issue and at TheTahoeWeekly.com. | visitcarsonvalley.org

Feel the rush Reno, Nev. AMSOIL Arenacross is on April 28 and 29 at Reno-Sparks Livestock Events Center. This intense indoor professional motorcycle racing event with unparalleled levels of competition and a fully engaging environment for fans. At last year’s double-header, top professionals Gavin Faith and Jace Owen battled back and forth for two nights with Faith taking the undefeated win on Friday night and Owen earning two first place finishes on Saturday night. | arenacross.com

Roaring good race Virginia City, Nev. Virginia City Grand Prix is April 28 and 29. The Comstock comes alive with the roar of motorcycles during the Virginia City Grand Prix, one of the largest and most competitive off-road motorcycle races in the west. This annual two-day event draws more than 1,000 racers to Virginia City to battle the rough terrain for glory. | vcgp.com

It’s the gravely gran fondo Truckee Truckee will be the gravel host location for one of two Sagan Gran Fondo cycling events in California from May 3 to 5 and again in 2019, as first reported at TheTahoeWeekly.com. The long-course distances are 67.5 miles, a combo of trail/ pavement, and a shorter, 23-mile course route. See Events in this issue for details. | saganfondo.com

Horse Spring Fiesta Reno, Nev. Arabian horses have always held a mystique and are often regarded as noble. Beautiful, elegant and versatile, they are the most recognized horse breed in the world. Enjoy the spirited competition that feature Arabians, Half Arabians and Anglo Arabians at Reno-Sparks Livestock Event Center from May 4 to 6. | comstockarabianassociation.com

MAD DASH AND SPLASH Two popular spring events return to Squaw Valley. The Billy Dutton Uphill is on April 22. Participants start at the base of KT-22 and go up the Mountain Run to High Camp. Ski it, skin it, run it, snowshoe or hike — whatever works. The Billy Dutton Uphill is a unique race with a tough 2, 000-foot climb over the 3.2-mile Mountain Run. The 28th annual Cushing Crossing is on April 28. It’s the original pond-skimming event that started a spring resort ritual. Every year there’s a celebrity judging panel and emcees for this spectacle. Filled with big spills and laughable, the event kicks off at 1 p.m. and awards are at 3 p.m. at the KT Base Bar. | squawalpine.com

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As long as you can run

Sparks, Nev. Extreme Enduro, the fastest growing off-road motorcycle sport in the world, returns for a second year on May 5 and 6 at Wild West Motorsports Park. Watch some of the nation’s top enduro athletes battle difficult man-made obstacles and treacherous rock gardens on dirt bikes. The terrain will challenge riders with some of the most difficult racing in the United States. Attendees can experience rider clinics, camping, food vendors, industry representation and excellent viewing of riders tackling outrageous terrain. | elevatedaction.com

Reno, Nev. Desert Sky Adventures offers Fire Up for Firefighters on May 6 at Bartley Ranch. This is a unique event where participants run or walk in 1 hour, 3 hours, 6 hours or 12 hours and run for any distance. The loop course is a beautiful one-mile, flat dirt trail that traverse’s through one of the oldest and scenic parks in Northern Nevada. There will be Smokey the Bear, fire engines from multiple agencies and firefighters manning the aid station. All proceeds will stay local to benefit fallen firefighters’ families and firefighters injured in the line of duty via Nevada Local Assistance State Team. | desertskyadventures.com

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arco Maynard has a way with words. I remember how he moved the crowd with his lyrics that allowed him to advance round after round, eventually winning him first place in the 2017 Sierra Nevada College Poetry Slam last April. Another rounds of poets will take part in this year’s SNC Poetry Slam on April 27 and Maynard took time out of his busy day as a clinical researcher to share his experiences with poetry. “From when I was a little kid, I was writing music, being a little weirdo,” he says about how he got into poetry. He grew up in Nevada City playing violin and a variety of other instruments; he started writing and recording his own music. He moved to Tahoe to attend Sierra Nevada College in Incline Village, Nev., and while studying chemistry and biology, he entered his first poetry slam.

“Daow Aga” is one of the public art pieces that has been approved for the roundabouts in Kings Beach. | Brett Moten

Public art pieces for the two round-

“ It’s an opportunity to let people hear how your poem is supposed to sound, get across the semantics.” –Marco Maynard “I’ve always loved poetry. It’s an opportunity to let people hear how your poem is supposed to sound, get across the semantics,” Maynard says. “You write a poem differently for someone who is just going to read it.” He enjoys entering poetry slams because he likes the theatrics and believes that sharing a poem in person to a crowd is the best way to drive home its meaning. To prepare for a slam, he will write and memorize five or six poems, monitor the crowd to see how it’s responding and adapt accordingly. He has competed and placed in three of SNC’s poetry slams during his college tenure, moving up the ranks and taking first the year he graduated. “A slam is a unique environment, I learned a lot from watching some of the people up there,” Maynard says. It takes him anywhere from 5 minutes to a few years to create a 30-line poem, depending on how and when he gets caught up in an inspirational moment. Currently Maynard is working at Simmaron Research in Incline Village, assisting in research projects to combat and find a cure for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Although he is fairly busy, he loves having a bioresearch job in Tahoe and the added benefit of being able to bring his dog, Kaya, to work. “[SNC] gave me a strong writing background that really helps here,” he says about his grant writing and scientific research tasks. “I know the connection with the flow of words, in the diction, grammar and semantics. On the other 16

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Marco Maynard at the 2017 Poetry Slam at Sierra Nevada College.

abouts in Kings Beach have been

In a slam, Maynard says that it’s important to convey a message that people feel and understand. He will write down a mantra here and there, but he hasn’t been writing a lot of poetry lately because things are going well right now in his life. “When I’m suffering and have big bouts of emotion is when I get it all out,” he says. He admits to Kaya being his biggest positive influence and points to a sunset photo he took of Kaya swimming in Lake Tahoe. “I write a lot of short one-liners, especially about Kaya. Poetry is like this picture, I will never forget how I felt taking that pic,” he says. While Maynard is enjoying life and all that he has worked so hard for, he attributes much of his success to his time at SNC.

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approved by the Placer County Board of Association announced after a more than three-year public process, as first reported at TheTahoeWeekly.com. Installation is scheduled for fall 2018. “Daow Aga” by artist Brett Moten of Reno, Nev., and “Estrella” by artist Roger Berry of Clarksburg were selected by members of the community through a nationwide search facilitated by Tahoe Public Art. Two final pieces were selected in March 2015 from a field of five proposals narrowed down from the initial 38 submissions through two review panels and a community viewing and balloting process. When the top two vote-receiving entries were not approved through Caltrans’ initial review process, the county pursued agreements for the two works approved

Marco Maynard with his dog, Kaya, at work.

side, I enjoy the dynamic, spiritual connection my work gives me and helping find something significant that can change people’s lives. It’s cool to be a part of something so big in this little rural area of Lake Tahoe — and we don’t do animal research,” he says. “Everything demands good communication and writing. No matter what you do, it helps with everything.”

“I want to give a big thank you to SNC for letting me go to a school like that, allowing me to live in Lake Tahoe and for making life so great I don’t have to write poetry all the time,” he says. The Tahoe Poetry Slam will be held on April 27 from 7 to 9 p.m. at SNC’s Patterson Hall. Cash prizes will be awarded to first-, second- and third-place winners. The winner is crowned the Tahoe Slam Champion of the Year. | sierranevada.edu/event 

today – the next-most-popular entries from the five finalists. The project will be submitted to Caltrans for final approval, expected this summer. Installation is scheduled to be complete by this fall. | northtahoebusiness.org

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Shelley Zentner Foyer Gallery | April 19-July “Face Your Feelings”

WORKS OF BOLD

Sierra Nevada College | Until April 20

“The Pioneers of Clean Energy” Sierra Nevada College | Until April 20

Cara Close SNC Tahoe Gallery | April 23-30 DePaul Vera UNR School of Arts | Until April 26

IMPRESSIONISM

Northwest Reno Library | Until April 28

“Bold Impressionism” is a collection of

“Equinox and Spring Haiku”

Jane Lufkin

Sparks Museum | Until April 28

contemporary landscape oil paintings by

Winter art exhibition

Truckee artist Jane Lufkin that will be on

Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe | Until April

display at the Northwest Reno Library in

“What’s in A Name?”

Reno, Nev., until April 24.

Tahoe Maritime Museum | Until April

“Ink & Ivory” Tahoe Maritime Museum | Until April

Lufkin is known for her vibrant palette and

Members Art Show

expressive impasto brushstrokes, and she

North Tahoe Arts | Until April 30

has created a series of paintings inspired

Cullen Wegman

by the dramatic landscapes of Truckee-

UNR School of Arts | April 30-May10

Tahoe and her travels in the West.

Carson Valley Art Assoc.

Lufkin chooses warm colors and bold

“Spring Has Sprung” NAA Art Gallery | Until May 5

brushstrokes that evoke a sense of

Mountain Picassos

optimism and energy. Her impressionistic strokes dance across the canvas making the subject come alive.

Copeland Gallery | Until May 4

Heavenly Light Jane Lufkin | Northwest Reno Library

be found at Mountain Arts Collective in Truckee, North Tahoe Arts in Tahoe City

Show ‘em your stuff

and Handmade At The Lake in Incline Vil-

Truckee Truckee Roundhouse invites TahoeTruckee makers to enter the fourth annual Maker Show. Artists, tinkers, designers, vendors and hobbyists are invited to showcase his or her diverse and interactive creations. The event is on June 10 at Truckee Tahoe Airport. There will also be food trucks, music, art cars, kids’ activities, silent auction and raffle prizes. | Apply truckeeroundhouse.org

of place but also a sense of aliveness in my work. I give myself complete artistic license to compose and design my paintings to give them vitality. I want the viewer to have an energizing and joyous experience,” she says. Lufkin’s paintings and reproductions can

lage, Nev. | lufkinart.com

Members, students exhibit Tahoe City North Tahoe Art’s features artworks by students in Sierra Nevada College’s Fine Arts program through April 27. The diversity of media and content in this show is sure to spark dialogue among viewers. As well, North Tahoe Arts is hosting a Members Art Show until April 30. Workshops, classes and demonstrations given by professional artists will be scheduled soon. | (530) 581-2787 or northtahoearts.com

The legacy of Datsolalee Carson City, Nev. Ninety-three years after her death in Carson City, Nev., Datsolalee will be the subject of the Frances Humphrey Lecture Series at the Nevada State Museum on April 26 at 6:30 p.m. Sue Ann Monteleone, the registrar at the Nevada State Museum, has spent more than 20 years researching the museum’s basket collection and Datsolalee. She will present the program “Datsolalee: A Washoe Woman’s Legacy to Nevada.” Datsolalee, also known as Louisa Keyser, is widely regarded as one of the most

“Landscape Show” NAA Art Gallery | May 8-June 15

innovative, important and famous basket makers in the world. Her baskets remain coveted by collectors and can be found in top museums throughout the country including the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C., the Nevada State Museum and Nevada Historical Society. Some of her baskets – much of them done in Carson City and at Lake Tahoe – have been appraised at more than $1 million. The cost is $8 for adults and free for museum members and ages 17 and younger. | RSVP nvculture.org

“It is my goal to not only paint a sense

St. Mary’s Art Center | Until May 6

Muralists wanted Reno, Nev. The fifth annual 24-Hour Mural Marathon is now accepting entries for the June 30 to July 1 event until April 30. Each entrant may submit no more than two concepts. The entry does not need to be a complete work but should clearly illustrate what the finished piece will look like. Application details are available online. | sierraarts.org

“Pioneers of Clean Energy” on exhibit Incline Village, Nev. “The Pioneers of Clean Energy” exhibition will be on display at the Garage Door Gallery at the Holman Arts & Media Center at Sierra Nevada College through April 20. The exhibit is part of a larger ongoing portrait project by photographer Rick Chapman. The goal of the Pioneers of Clean Energy Portrait Project is to create a collection of photo-

graphic portraits and video interviews of the top scientists, inventors and entrepreneurs leading the clean energy revolution in the United States. “Our deeper interest is in illuminating the specific individuals leading the charge, their personal stories and motivations,” says Chapman. “We believe that intimate por-traits and interviews will inspire viewers’ curiosity, inspire questions and deeper inquiry, as much as they may entertain or delight.” The exhibition will feature photographs, interviews and documentation of this growing project. | sierranevada.edu

What’s coming to SNC galleries Incline Village, Nev. “Resonance” by Cara Close will be on exhibit in the Tahoe Gallery from April 23 to 30. The exhibit is a body of work motivated by a search for balance between the intuitive and rational self. Combining her design background and interest in portraiture, Close makes images of herself and others that utilize a graphic style while remaining insistently representational. In her paintings, drawings and sculptural objects, she employs formal design strategies while emphasizing personal meaning. There will be an artist’s reception on April 25 from 5 to 7 p.m. in Tahoe Gallery. | sierranevada.edu

Letterpress sessions Meyers Bona Fide Books offers classes and workshops. Introduction to Letterpress with Steve Robonson on May 5. Students will learn how to use a composing stick, set type and print cards or broadsides. The class includes materials and open studio hours at Tahoe Letterpress to work on projects. The sessions are from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and cost $50 each. Class size is limited. | bonafidebooks.com

“Only Light Can Do That: Remembering MLK, Jr.” UNR Church Fine Arts | Until May 10 Mwangi Hutter Church Fine Arts | Until May 10 Faig Ahmed UNR Church Fine Arts | Until May 10 Bobbie Ann Howell OXS Gallery | Until May 11 Rick Parsons CCAI Courthouse Gallery | Until May 23 “Marking the Infinite” Nevada Museum of Art | Until May 31

Paula Saponaro St. Mary’s Art Center | Until June 3 “ELEMENTS: Our Region” Truckee Community Rec Center | Until June 30

Susan Glaser Church & Stephen Reid Carson City Community Center | Until June 30

Tahoe Art League A Cup of Cherries Coffee Café | Until summer

Enrique Chagoya Nevada Museum of Art | Until July 8

Randolph Sims Nevada Museum of Art | Until July 15

Michal Rovner and Tal Shochat Nevada Museum of Art | Until Oct. 14 1 ST & 3 RD WEDNESDAY

Gathering of Artists North Tahoe Arts Center THURSDAYS

Guided art tours Nevada Museum of Art (except 1st Thursday)

Wheel/Hand Building Ceramics Truckee Community Art Center 1 ST THURSDAY

Art Walk Reno 1 ST FRIDAY

Fiber Art Group SLT Library 2 ND FRIDAY

Senior art classes & tours Nevada Museum of Art SATURDAY & SUNDAY

Guided art tours Nevada Museum of Art 2 ND SATURDAY

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FUN & GAMES

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Libra (Sep 22-Oct 22)

Your drive and determination are rising steadily. With the Sun & moon forming a conjunction with Uranus this week in Aries, you will feel an impulse to take action. It could rise suddenly and take even you by surprise, let alone others. Positively, you could get a lot done in a short period. Negatively, the rebel spirit will rise without a cause.

A rather sudden shift in your relationships can be expected over the coming days and weeks. Something new and big has been activated. It can also be described as powerful. You may be required to dig deeper than you have for some time. Blame and projecting anger on others is a sign of weakness. Your challenge is to take a good look at your part in it.

Taurus (Apr 20-May 21)

Scorpio (Oct 22-Nov 21)

As though you finally found the light switch to illumine the otherwise dark basement, now you see what you could not before. This could manifest as Eureka or a series of epiphanies. Seeing a bigger picture and more clearly too, is indicated. Doing so will inspire your ambitions. You may still need to think critically lest you succumb to wishful thinking.

Your trot has become a stride. Your energy levels are running high and you feel determined to succeed. With each new day, circumstances are pushing you to see through and beyond your own projections and assumptions. Doing so takes patient effort. The coming weeks should prove extra dynamic and will bring about important new beginnings.

Gemini (May 21-Jun 21) Your sense of individuality is rising. These are activating your ambitions. Both are occurring while even deeper changes that began in late 2017 begin to really take root. Some measure of adjustment and perhaps healing may prove helpful, even necessary. This may be especially true regarding your perceptions, and interpretations. Make no assumptions.

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Sagittarius (Nov 21-Dec 21) A creative and enthusiastic mood has been steadily rising. It is activating the realization that you need to make some measurable changes in your lifestyle. You are also probably aware that success will require some key investments. These will require effort and discipline and not just money. Make your whole health a top priority.

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This New Moon will activate initiatives in your public and professional life. Meanwhile, some major action on relationship fronts, that has been underway for some months, will also be triggered. Together, these indicate important changes that could manifest as a promotion or the search for a new job or career altogether. Stand ready and adapt accordingly.

Bullies, take note: Director Wes Craven reportedly named the character Freddy Krueger, from the “Nightmare on Elm Street” horror films, after a kid who had bullied him in school. Talk about a serious typo: In 2008, the Chilean mint issued thousands of copies of a coin with the country’s name spelled “Chiie” instead of “Chile.”

Mars, Saturn and Pluto, the soldier, captain and general, are assembled in your sign. This suggests that you are determined to advance your forces. This New Moon in Aries will serve to activate you at a core level. This could manifest as assertiveness or possibly as aggressiveness. This is especially true since it is charged with Uranian energy.

Leo (Jul 22-Aug 23)

Aquarius (Jan 19-Feb 19)

Seeing blue sky through the clouds should be apparent by now. Ideally, this will prove inspiring and activate your drive. You are halfway through an 18-month cycle of creative leadership and initiative. A learning curve process is featured. Due to a variety of areas of learning, you are probably wise to keep it simple; learn only what you feel you must.

An activation of new perspectives will be triggered by the New Moon. This could alter your course or approach in unexpected ways. Yet, if you are gearing-up and have plans to pursue new interests and take new paths, then this could simply manifest as the green light you have been waiting for. Still, you may need to balance courage for entering the unknown and surrender to the flow.

Virgo (Aug 23-Sep 22) An important activation affecting your health, quality of lifestyle and how and perhaps where you live is featured in this New Moon. It is likely that these changes are needed and may be deemed, overdue. Due to some deeper processes affecting your health, it may well be important that you turn things around and this is your cue for optimal timing.

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April 27-28 | Downtown Truckee

Jody Sweet Piano Best Pies 4 p.m. Bias & Dunn Cottonwood 7 p.m. Southern Cut Alibi Ale Truckee 8 p.m. Paul Covarelli & Steve Dick Bar of America 8:30 p.m. DJ Parties Roger That! The Loft 10:30 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Open Mic Classic Cue 8 p.m. Open Mic Alibi Ale Works 9 p.m. Karaoke Fat Cat Bar 9 p.m. Karaoke The Grid 9:30 p.m. Lip Sync w/Dreu Murin MontBleu 10 p.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance “Magic Fusion” The Loft 7 & 9 p.m. Matt Iseman w/Joe Dosch The Improv 9 p.m.

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t was Woody’s idea, actually,” says Moody’s Bistro Bar & Beats proprietor JJ Morgan, referring to the inscrutable Woodruff James of Crux Events. “He wanted to do something in the theme of Jazz Fest. So, I booked the music.” The inaugural Truckee Craw Thaw Music Festival is meant to bring a New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival atmosphere to downtown Truckee during one of the most beautiful, yet peculiarly quiet, spring weekends of the year.

this extraordinary street fête. “There was a large grant given to Woody by TTBID [Truckee Tourism Business Improvement District],” says Morgan. “It comes from an extra tax on the hotel rooms. It’s earmarked to bring events to Truckee that will put heads in beds. Our goal is to set a really strong foundation for a successful festival that will go to every year, one that people would come in from the Bay Area, Sacramento or Reno to enjoy.”

“ Our goal is to set a really strong foundation for a successful festival that will go to every year, one that people would come in from the Bay Area, Sacramento or Reno to enjoy.” “Jazz Fest is all over the place in terms on music, but it’s all American,” says Morgan. “It’s got jazz, blues, country, hiphop, soul, honky-tonk and more.” Moody’s will be serving up an assortment of fresh food outside on Bridge Street from a menu set to include a crawfish boil, red beans and rice, Cajun sausages and jambalaya. “Saturday is carved out for family day,” says Morgan. “The Truckee High School Jazz Band will be playing and [Tahoe videographer] Tim Manning will present a bunch of his snowboard films and talk about the evolution of what he’s seen in snowboarding as a way to segue into the night’s headliners.” A portion of the proceeds will go to Moody’s Jazz Camp and the rest will be recycled back into future adaptations of 20

–JJ Morgan

A MUSICAL MÉLANGE The Easy Leaves of Sonoma County are scheduled to kick things off on Friday night. “If we have to push it into a genre, we just say we are a California Country band,” says double bass player and vocalist Kevin Carducci. “We’re not really trying to put ourselves into any corners besides that. A lot of the songs we write tend to gravitate towards a Bakersfield Country lineup. We like melodic country music that swings. People like to dance to it and move to it.” There’s something old timey and resonant infused within the Leaves laid-back, harmonic approach to both classic material and neatly-penned original compositions. “We love old-time hillbilly country music and Western swing and all that stuff that you don’t hear in the mainstream anymore,” say Carducci. “The songs that

CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: The inaugural Truckee Craw Thaw Music Festival features a New Orleans-style music festival complete with Cajun cuisine, film showings and lots of music in downtown Truckee. | Court Leve; San Francisco’s Otis McDonald sound is rooted in funk, rhythm and soul, and jazz; The Easy Leaves bring their California Country sounds to the inaugural Truckee Craw Thaw Music Festival.

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we write kind of are in the continuation of that musical strain. I think it kind of sticks with people because of the familiarity.” Carducci sees the blues as the common thread that runs through the jazz, funk, honky-tonk and swamp pop of the eclectic mix of bands on the Craw Thaw lineup. “From there, American music is just people mixing up cultures and making different sounds together,” he says. “And that’s something I really appreciate.” San Francisco’s Otis McDonald, a fivepiece combo led by multi-faceted producer Joe Bagale, will bring the outdoor concerts home on Saturday night. The band’s alias was born from a combination of two of his biggest musical influences: R&B legend Shuggie Otis and The Doobie Brothers’ singer Michael McDonald. “It’s a tribute to both of those cats,” says Bagale. “Our music is rooted in funk, rhythm and soul, and a little jazz. The purpose is to get people to move their bodies.” Bagale loves the music of New Orleans for its diverse energy rooted in a shared American experience. “The blues is 100 percent where it all started,” says Bagale of the Birthplace of Jazz’s musical history. “[Then] there was the influence of the French and zydeco. It’s all inherently rhythmic, which is intrinsic to us as humans. It’s always going to have a groove to it. If people are tapping their feet, then I know I’m going in the right direction.”  For more information, visit truckeecrawthaw.com.

Gil Eldorado 4:30 p.m. Tully Green Bella Fiore Wines 5:30 p.m. Alex Muddy Smith Boomtown 6 p.m. Dave Leather Sassafras 6:30 p.m. Terri, Craig & Mick Glen Eagles 7 p.m. Joshua Cook Peppermill 7 p.m. Arizona Jones Carson Valley Inn 7 p.m. Joe Jack Talcum Jub Jub’s 7 p.m. Frank Perry Jazz Combo 3rd Street Bar 8 p.m. Failure Machine Pignic Pub 8 p.m. Melissa Dru Atlantis 8 p.m. Bobbie & Paul J. Eldorado 8:30 p.m. Atomika Circus Circus 9 p.m. DJ Parties DJ Ivan Silver Legacy 8 p.m. DJ Bobby G Living the Good Life 8:30 p.m. Country Music Night Grand Sierra 10 p.m. Lex Unplugged Grand Sierra 10 p.m. DJ Enfo & Twyman Peppermill 10 p.m. DJ Montague Eldorado 10:30 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Karaoke Club Cal Neva 8 p.m. Karaoke West 2nd Street 8 p.m. Karaoke The Point 8 p.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance Cirque Paris Silver Legacy 7 p.m. Don Friesen Laugh Factory 7:30 p.m. Simply the Best-Tina Turner tribute Harrah’s 7:30 p.m. Comedy Night at Lex Grand Sierra 8 p.m.

APRIL 20 | FRIDAY TAHOE & TRUCKEE Spring Meltdown Festival Hard Rock Lee Jones Gunbarrel Tavern 11 a.m. Live music Plaza Bar 3 p.m. Jody Sweet Piano Best Pies 4 p.m. Tyler Stafford Nakoma 5 p.m. Ike & Martin Jake’s on The Lake 6 p.m. Peter & Dan Cottonwood 7 p.m. Tahoe Dance Band South Lake Senior Center 7:30 p.m. Paul Covarelli & Steve Dick Gar Woods 8 p.m. Chris Costa Tahoe Biltmore 8 p.m. Mojo Green Alibi Ale Truckee 8 p.m. Michelle Moonshine Moody’s 8:30 p.m. Killer Dueling Pianos MontBleu 9 p.m.

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C A L E N D A R | A P R I L 1 9 - M AY 1 0 , 2 0 1 8 Kiefer Sutherland w/Rick Brantley Crystal Bay Club 9 p.m. Alborosie & Shengen Clan MontBleu 9 p.m. Caribbean Soul Band Bar of America 9:30 p.m. Disco Terrorist & Rambo Crystal Bay Club 11:30 p.m. DJ Parties Arty the Party Harrah’s 8 p.m. DJ David Aaron MontBleu 10 p.m. DJ Roger That! The Loft 10 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Open Mic Art Truckee 7 p.m. Punk Rock Karaoke Tourist Club 9 p.m. MontBleu 9 p.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance 3rd annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival Truckee Community Arts Center 5 p.m. “Magic Fusion” The Loft 7 & 9 p.m. Matt Iseman w/Joe Dosch The Improv 9 p.m. RENO & BEYOND Elizabet Tully Comma Coffee 11 a.m. Melissa Dru Atlantis 4 p.m. Gil Eldorado 4:30 p.m. Dale Poune Boomtown 5 p.m. Jack Di Carlo Gold Hill Hotel 5:30 p.m. Carolyn Dolan Living the Good Life 6 p.m. Craig, Terri, Rocky & D. Spiteri Glen Eagles 7 p.m. All Time Low w/Gnash & Dreamers Cargo 7 p.m. Nef the Pharaoh Jub Jub’s 7 p.m. “The Magic Flute” Nightingale Concert Hall 7:30 p.m. Corky Bennett Reno Senior Center 7:30 p.m. Joshua Cook Peppermill 8 p.m. Roem Baur Carson Valley Inn 8 p.m. Dwight Yoakam Sparks Nugget 8 p.m. Smoke Signals w/ Cowboy Indian Pignic Pub 8 p.m. All In Harrah’s 8 p.m. Rain-A Beatles Tribute Grand Sierra 9 p.m. Rock N Roll Experience Silver Legacy 9 p.m. Atomika Circus Circus 9 p.m. Velvet Duo Boomtown 9 p.m. The Green Party 1 Up 10 p.m. Left of Centre Eldorado 10 p.m. Reckless Envy Atlantis 10 p.m. The Beat The BlueBird 10 p.m. DJ Parties Living the Good Life 9 p.m. DJ Bobby G Polo Lounge 9 p.m. DJ I Harrah’s 9 p.m. Guest DJs St. James Infirmary 9 p.m. DJ Roni V & DJ Bob Richards Eldorado 10 p.m. DJ Romeo Reyes Lex Grand Sierra 10 p.m. Country Music Nights Grand Sierra 10 p.m. DJ Montague Eldorado 10:30 p.m. DJ Chris English Peppermill 1 a.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Karaoke Club Cal Neva 8 p.m. Karaoke w/Darren Castle Club Cal Neva 8 p.m. Karaoke West 2nd Street 8 p.m. Karaoke The Point 9 p.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance “Pippin” Truckee Meadows Community College 2 p.m. Drew Shafer Pioneer Underground 6:30 p.m. “Junie B. Jones, Jr. The Musical” Brewery Arts Center 7 p.m. Cirque Paris Silver Legacy 7 p.m. Don Friesen Laugh Factory 7:30 p.m. Simply the Best-Tina Turner tribute Harrah’s 7:30 p.m. Tyler Henry Silver Legacy 8 p.m. “Hedwig and the Angry Itch” Good Luck Macbeth 8 p.m.

APRIL 21 | SATURDAY TAHOE & TRUCKEE Spring Meltdown Festival Hard Rock Ideateam Alpine Meadows deck 1 p.m. Truth Cartel Village at Squaw 2 p.m.

Midtown Social KT Base Bar 2 p.m. Jody Sweet Piano Best Pies 4 p.m. Taste & Listen Stella 6 p.m. Viva Verdi Sierra College 7 p.m. Air Supply Harrah’s 7:30 p.m. Paul Covarelli & Steve Dick Gar Woods 8 p.m. Chris Costa Tahoe Biltmore 8 p.m. Michelle Moonshine Moody’s 8:30 p.m. Killer Dueling Pianos MontBleu 9 p.m. Calling Ophelia Alibi Ale Truckee 9 p.m. Morgan Heritage, Fiji, Maoli & Nomad MontBleu 9 p.m. Everyday Outlaw Whiskey Dick’s 9 p.m. Morgan Heritage & Fiji MontBleu 9 p.m. Caribbean Soul Band Bar of America 9:30 p.m. Thicker Than Thieves Crystal Bay Club 10 p.m. DJ Parties Arty the Party Harrah’s 8 p.m. DJ David Aaron MontBleu 10 p.m. DJ Roger That! The Loft 10 p.m. Rookies 10 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke MontBleu 9 p.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance “Magic Fusion” The Loft 7 & 9 p.m. Dancing with Our Sierra Stars Truckee Community Rec Center 7 p.m. Andy Gross MontBleu 8 p.m. Matt Iseman w/Joe Dosch The Improv 9 p.m. RENO & BEYOND Maya Soleil Traditions Sparks Library 10:30 a.m. Maya Soleil Traditions Northwest Reno Library 1 p.m. Maya Soleil Traditions South Valleys Library 4 p.m. Melissa Dru Atlantis 4 p.m. Gil Eldorado 4:30 p.m. Mike Furlong Boomtown 5 p.m. GHI Jazz Living the Good Life 6 p.m. Corky Bennett Bavarian World 6 p.m. Craig, Terri, Rocky & D. Spiteri Glen Eagles 7 p.m. Whitney Myer The BlueBird 7:30 p.m. The Purple Experience Atlantis 8 p.m. Joshua Cook Peppermill 8 p.m. Arizona Jones Carson Valley Inn 8 p.m. PVRIS Cargo 8 p.m. Carolyn Dolan Harrah’s 8 p.m. All In Harrah’s 8 p.m. Rock N Roll Experience Silver Legacy 9 p.m. Atomika Circus Circus 9 p.m. Jason King Band Boomtown 9 p.m. The Harvesters Ceol Irish Pub 9 p.m. Left of Centre Eldorado 10 p.m. Reckless Envy Atlantis 10 p.m. DJ Parties Living the Good Life 9 p.m. DJ I Harrah’s 9 p.m. DJ Roni V Eldorado 9 p.m. DJ Bobby G Living the Good Life 9 p.m. Dance Party St. James Infirmary 9 p.m. DJ Chris English El Jefe’s 9:30 p.m. Country Music Nights Grand Sierra 10 p.m. DJ Quick Shea’s Tavern 10 p.m. DJ Montague Eldorado 10:30 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Karaoke w/Darren Castle Club Cal Neva 8 p.m. Karaoke West 2nd Street 8 p.m. Karaoke The Point 9 p.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance “Pippin” Truckee Meadows Community College 2 p.m. “Junie B. Jones, Jr. The Musical” Brewery Arts Center 2 & 7 p.m. Cirque Paris Silver Legacy 5:30 & 8 p.m. Don Friesen Laugh Factory 7:30 p.m. Simply the Best-Tina Turner tribute Harrah’s 7:30 p.m. “Hedwig and the Angry Itch” Good Luck Macbeth 8 p.m.

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APRIL 22 | SUNDAY TAHOE & TRUCKEE Spring Meltdown Festival Hard Rock Midtown Social Alpine Meadows deck 1 p.m. Viva Verdi Sierra College 2 p.m. Jody Sweet Piano Best Pies 4 p.m. DJ Parties Arty the Party Harrah’s 8 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Open Mic Pastime Club 9:30 p.m. Karaoke w/Andrew The Grid 9:30 p.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance “Magic Fusion” The Loft 4:30 & 7 p.m. Matt Iseman w/Joe Dosch The Improv 9 p.m. RENO & BEYOND Live music chez louie 10 a.m. Tristan Selzler Brasserie St. James 12 p.m. Sunday Jazz Wild River Grille 2 p.m. Gil Eldorado 4:30 p.m. Deep Groove Red Dog Saloon 5:30 p.m. Bob Gardner Boomtown 6 p.m. Max Minardi Peppermill 6 p.m. Cliff and Dave Carson Valley Inn 6 p.m. John Shipley Gold Hill Hotel 6:30 p.m. Royce The Point 7 p.m. Chris Costa Polo Lounge 7 p.m. Bust!, Basha, Hector Acevedo Shea’s Tavern 7:30 p.m. Classix Six Pioneer Center 8 p.m. Reckless Envy Atlantis 8 p.m. Bobbie R. & Paul J. Eldorado 8:30 p.m. Left of Centre Eldorado 10 p.m. DJ Parties DJ Ivan Silver Legacy 8 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Premier Karaoke Show The Point 6:30 p.m. Karaoke West 2nd Street 8 p.m. Karaoke w/Darren Castle Club Cal Neva 8 p.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance “Junie B. Jones, Jr. The Musical” Brewery Arts Center 2 p.m. Cirque Paris Silver Legacy 5:30 & 8 p.m. Don Friesen Laugh Factory 7:30 p.m. Special Events Reno Earth Day Idlewild Park Earth Day Garden Festival Foreman Roberts House

APRIL 23 | MONDAY TAHOE & TRUCKEE Lee Jones Gunbarrel Tavern 11 a.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Open Mic Alibi Ale Truckee 7 p.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance “Magic Fusion” The Loft 7 p.m. RENO & BEYOND CW & Mr. Spoons Comma Coffee 12 p.m. Gil Eldorado 4:30 p.m. Tandymonium Boomtown 6 p.m. Cliff and Dave Carson Valley Inn 6 p.m. Max Minardi Peppermill 6 p.m. Roxxy Collie, See Night, Corner Store Shea’s Tavern 7:30 p.m. Escalade Atlantis 8 p.m. Bobbie R. & Paul J. Eldorado 8:30 p.m. DJ Parties Amp Ent DJ Silver Legacy 9 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Open Mic Java Jungle 7 p.m. Gold Hill Hotel 7 p.m. Karaoke West 2nd Street 9:30 p.m. Blazing Mics! Jub Jub’s 9:30 p.m. Live Band Karaoke Eldorado 10 p.m.

APRIL 24 | TUESDAY TAHOE & TRUCKEE Buddy Emmer Band Harrah’s 8 p.m. DJ Parties DJ Keenan Whiskey Dicks 9 p.m. Lip Sync w/Dreu Murin MontBleu 10 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Tunesday Open Mic Brewforia 8 p.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance “Magic Fusion” The Loft 7 p.m. RENO & BEYOND CW & Dr Spitmore Comma Coffee 12 p.m. John Shipley Eldorado 4:30 p.m. Max Minardi Peppermill 6 p.m. Mike Furlong Boomtown 6 p.m. Tim Snider Carson Valley Inn 6 p.m. Canyon White Living the Good Life 6:30 p.m. Geeks Who Drink Sassafras 6:30 p.m. Tune-in Tuesdays Ceol Irish Pub 7 p.m. Percussion Ensemble Spring Concert Nightingale Concert Hall 7:30 p.m. On the Cinder, Infecto Skeletons Shea’s Tavern 7:30 p.m. The Clock Strikes 13 Tour Jub Jub’s 8 p.m. Escalade Atlantis 8 p.m. Classix Six Pioneer Center 8 p.m. DG Kicks Big Band 3rd Street Bar 8 p.m. Bobbie & Paul J. Eldorado 8:30 p.m. DJ Parties DJ Chris English Eldorado 10 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Trey Valentine’s Backstage Karaoke Silver Legacy 8 p.m. Karaoke West 2nd Street 8 p.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance Sue Costello Laugh Factory 7:30 p.m.

APRIL 25 | WEDNESDAY TAHOE & TRUCKEE Lee Jones Gunbarrel Tavern 11 a.m. Ike & Martin “M.S. Dixie” 5:30 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Karaoke Classic Cue 9 p.m. Auld Dubliner 9 p.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance “Magic Fusion” The Loft 7 p.m. Charles Fleischer w/Rick D’Elia The Improv 9 p.m. RENO & BEYOND L-Cubed UNR Randall Rotunda 12 p.m. Dave Leather Comma Coffee 12 p.m. John Shipley Eldorado 4:30 p.m. Max Minardi Peppermill 6 p.m. Mark Miller Boomtown 6 p.m. Impromptu Living the Good Life 6 p.m. Tim Snider Carson Valley Inn 6 p.m. Terri & Craig Glen Eagles 7 p.m. Corky Bennett Polo Lounge 7 p.m. Rick Metz Blues Jam Sands Regency 7 p.m. Coyote Bred, Blacklisted, Hourglass Flies Shea’s Tavern 7:30 p.m. Opiuo The BlueBird 8 p.m. Escalade Atlantis 8 p.m. Bobbie R. & Paul J. Eldorado 8:30 p.m. DJ Parties Bingo & Country Rock DJ Silver Legacy 8 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Open Mic Red Dog Saloon 7 p.m. Open Mic Firkin & Fox 7 P.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance Cirque Paris Silver Legacy 7 p.m. Sue Costello Laugh Factory 7:30 p.m. “Hedwig and the Angry Itch” Good Luck Macbeth 8 p.m. CONTINUED ON PAGE 22

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he Truckee Follies are at it again. Every two years this indiscriminate tribe of screwball natives get together to put on a show for the ages. In the process, they poke fun at every fresh target in TruckeeTahoe, hoping to persuade locals to have a good time, hang out with friends, get weird and laugh it all off the morning after. The Follies are a fundraiser for the Truckee Downtown Merchants Association, which works to beautify, preserve and promote the historic corridor along Donner Pass Road and West River Street. The troupe started meeting in October to work on the program for this year’s raucous revelry.

Camp for a Big Life. Instead, it’s Truckee Follies: Base Camp for a High Life. The unadulterated variety show loosely based on “Saturday Night Live” is being directed by madcap couple Aimee and Kane Schaller for the fourth time. “It’s nice to keep the pulse on the community through a totally different aspect of tongue-in-cheek humor,” says Aimee. She gave a sneak preview of just a few of the many inside matters that will be roasted during the performances where locals craft a wacky twist on both national and local news. One skit will ponder what would happen if President Donald Trump and First Lady

“I always brag how lucky we are to live in a community that allows us to poke fun at each other and still remain friends and have beers later.” –Mitch Clarin “The script was written by at least a dozen people meeting in my living room,” says producer Mitch Clarin. “Now that’s fun, but not nearly as much fun as the show.” The real estate broker and general contractor living on South River Street used to own Blue Sky Home Center in Brickelltown. Now he runs his business from home and produces the Truckee Follies biennially. While The Follies cast totals close to 40, nearly 150 locals will be a part of the show as writers, actors, props, backstage personnel, waiters, waitresses and bartenders. “They don’t necessarily have to be connected with the downtown,” says Clarin. “They are business owners, realtors, workers, artists and a broad swath of random local Truckee people from the area.” Marty’s Café will provide the food and The Tourist Club will be on site to bartend. Although tickets are predicted to sell out, the total capacity is “whatever the Truckee Fire Department allows,” the producer reports. In past years, The Follies have raised between $40,000 and $60,000 during its wild, three-night stands. “I always brag how lucky we are to live in a community that allows us to poke fun at each other and still remain friends and have beers later,” says Clarin. “Anybody’s open game. Some people are insulted if they are not picked on. I like to think I live in a town that I love and the jokes come with it.” This year’s theme is a take-off on the Chamber of Commerce’s new motto: Base 22

Melania came to Truckee for the weekend. Another asks what if the Truckee Chamber was not just handing out maps and info, but also handing out something else — given the recent passage of legalized cannabis. Same goes for Tahoe Forest Pharmacy. “What if they were just handing out more than ibuprofen and baby wipes?” asks the director. Other skits tackle surviving non-locals in a roundabout and a famous Truckee local will play Donald Trump. “We really focused on a good writing team from the beginning,” says Schaller. “We wanted really good local Truckee content. In the past we’ve Truckee-ized SNL content. This time it’s almost 100 percent, all-pure, original content.” Although The Follies have a reputation for harebrained backstage antics and a genuinely raunchy script, they may or may not have cleaned up their act in the past couple years. “We mind our Ps and Qs a little more and try to avoid foul language,” says Schaller. “It’s a little more tongue in cheek, a little bit more behaved. In the past there’s been rumors of babies made and marriages ended at The Follies. People cut loose. We come together as a community to laugh at ourselves and it is really awesome we can do that.”  For more information, visit facebook.com/truckeefollies. Tickets are available at Cabona’s.

Music on the Beach, the free concert series at Kings Beach State Recreation Area kicks off on June 29 with The Sextones. The concert series is held every Friday from 6 to 8:30 p.m. through Aug. 31, excluding Aug. 10, as first reported at TheTahoeWeekly.com. Produced by North Tahoe Business Association, the 12th Annual Music on the Beach will include nine free concerts over 10 weeks featuring a variety of music genres with local and regional performers. For a complete lineup, visit TheTahoeWeekly. com. | northtahoebusiness.org, Music on the Beach (Kings Beach) on Facebook or (530) 546-9000 Courtesy Mustache Harbor,

Courtesy Erskine Photography

The Sextones kick off Music on the Beach

Tahoe Donner announces summer concerts Tahoe Donner’s biggest event of the year returns July 6 and 7 featuring two nights of performances by top tribute bands for Summer Concert on the Green, as first reported at TheTahoeWeekly.com. Tickets are on sale now. Big Jangle, a tribute to Tom Petty and all things jangly, performs on July 6 with Pop Fiction, Northern California’s top party band covering hits from the 70s, 80s, 90s and 2000s. LA-Based tribute band Best Shot celebrates the queen of rock n’ roll, Pat Benatar, on July 7 along with Mustache Harbor, who brings the hardcore soft rock for those warm summer days with their yacht rock sounds. | tahoedonner.com

Valhalla announces 2018 summer festival lineup Valhalla has announced the lineup for the Valhalla Art, Music & Theatre Festival, kicking off on June 22 with Little Faith, a unique R&B, soul and gospel collective comprised of some of L.A.’s finest singers and musicians for an uplifting and unifying message, as first reported at TheTahoeWeekly.com. Tickets are on sale now for concerts, plays, comedy improv shows, fine art shows, movement and rhythm workshops, art camps and more starting from June 22 and through October. Visit TheTahoeWeekly.com for the season lineup. | valhallatahoe.com

TAHOE & TRUCKEE Jody Sweet Piano Best Pies 4 p.m. Songwriters Showcase Art Truckee 7 p.m. Richard Blair Cottonwood 7 p.m. The Easy Leaves Moody’s 8 p.m. Black Uhuru Crystal Bay Club 10 p.m. DJ Parties Roger That! The Loft 10:30 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Open Mic Classic Cue 8 p.m. Open Mic Alibi Ale Works 9 p.m. Karaoke Fat Cat Bar 9 p.m. Karaoke The Grid 9:30 p.m. Lip Sync w/Dreu Murin MontBleu 10 p.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance “Magic Fusion” The Loft 7 & 9 p.m. Truckee Follies Truckee Community Art Center 7 p.m. Charles Fleischer w/Rick D’Elia The Improv 9 p.m. RENO & BEYOND Reno Jazz Festival Lawlor Events Center Lee Jones Comma Coffee 12 p.m. Gil Eldorado 4:30 p.m. Carolyn Dolan Bella Fiore Wines 5:30 p.m. Brother Dan Boomtown 6 p.m. Dave Leather Sassafras 6:30 p.m. CeCe Gable w/Bill Hecht Renaissance Reno 6:30 p.m. Rose’s Pawn Shop Peppermill 7 p.m. The Kid & Nic Show Carson Valley Inn 7 p.m. Terri, Craig & Mick Glen Eagles 7 p.m. Blaze Ya Dead Homie & Gorilla Voltage Jub Jub’s 7 p.m. Hell Fire, Haunt, Rooftop Becky Shea’s Tavern 7:30 p.m. Frank Perry Jazz Combo 3rd Street Bar 8 p.m. Escalade Atlantis 8 p.m. Ghost Town Rebellion Pignic Pub 8 p.m. Bobbie & Paul J. Eldorado 8:30 p.m. Mike Furlong Circus Circus 9 p.m. DJ Parties DJ Ivan Silver Legacy 8 p.m. DJ Bobby G Living the Good Life 8:30 p.m. Country Music Night Grand Sierra 10 p.m. DJ Enfo & Twyman Peppermill 10 p.m. DJ Montague Eldorado 10:30 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Karaoke Club Cal Neva 8 p.m. Karaoke West 2nd Street 8 p.m. Karaoke The Point 8 p.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance “Pippin” Truckee Meadows Community College 2 p.m. Cirque Paris Silver Legacy 7 p.m. Sue Costello Laugh Factory 7:30 p.m. Simply the Best-Tina Turner tribute Harrah’s 7:30 p.m. Comedy Night at Lex Grand Sierra 8 p.m. Butch Escobar Pioneer Underground 8 p.m. “Hedwig and the Angry Itch” Good Luck Macbeth 8 p.m.

APRIL 27 | FRIDAY TAHOE & TRUCKEE Truckee Craw Thaw Music Festival Downtown Truckee Lee Jones Gunbarrel Tavern 11 a.m. Jody Sweet Piano Best Pies 4 p.m. Don Kahn Nakoma Resort 5 p.m.

April 19-May 9, 2018

MUSIC SCENE

C A L E N D A R | A P R I L 1 9 - M AY 1 0 , 2 0 1 8 Contra-Tiempo: Agua Furiosa North Tahoe High 7 p.m. Ann Marie Sheridan Cottonwood 7 p.m. Tahoe Dance Band South Lake Senior Center 7:30 p.m. Steve & Tom Gar Woods 8 p.m. Chris Costa Tahoe Biltmore 8 p.m. Consider the Source Alibi Ale Truckee 8:30 p.m. Killer Dueling Pianos MontBleu 9 p.m. Southern Cut Bar of America 9:30 p.m. Elektric Voodoo Crystal Bay Club 10 p.m. DJ Parties Arty the Party Harrah’s 8 p.m. DJ David Aaron MontBleu 10 p.m. DJ Roger That! The Loft 10 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Punk Rock Karaoke Tourist Club 9 p.m. MontBleu 9 p.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance Contra-Tiempo: Agua Furiosa Truckee High 7 p.m. “Magic Fusion” The Loft 7 & 9 p.m. 2018 SNC Poetry Slam Sierra Nevada College 7 p.m. Truckee Follies Truckee Community Art Center 7 p.m. Charles Fleischer w/Rick D’Elia The Improv 9 p.m. RENO & BEYOND Reno Jazz Festival Lawlor Events Center Escalade Atlantis 4 p.m. Gil Eldorado 4:30 p.m. The Starliters Boomtown 5 p.m. Jack Di Carlo Gold Hill Hotel 5:30 p.m. Judith Ames & Peter Supresano Anna’s Mexican Grill 5:30 p.m. Craig, Terri, Rocky & D. Spiteri Glen Eagles 7 p.m. Corky Bennett Reno Senior Center 7:30 p.m. Charlie Daniels Band Sparks Nugget 8 p.m. United Defiance, Enemy of My Enemy Shea’s Tavern 8 p.m. Rose’s Pawn Shop Peppermill 8 p.m. The Kid & Nic Show Carson Valley Inn 8 p.m. Melissa Dru Harrah’s 8 p.m. Rock N Roll Experience Silver Legacy 9 p.m. High & Tight Pignic Pub 9 p.m. Mike Furlong Circus Circus 9 p.m. Kelly Ann Miller Ceol Irish Pub 9 p.m. The Look Boomtown 9 p.m. Just Us Atlantis 10 p.m. Save the WhaleBees The BlueBird 10 p.m. DJ Parties Living the Good Life 9 p.m. DJ Bobby G Polo Lounge 9 p.m. DJ I Harrah’s 9 p.m. Guest DJs St. James Infirmary 9 p.m. DJ Roni V & DJ Bob Richards Eldorado 10 p.m. DJ Romeo Reyes Lex Grand Sierra 10 p.m. Country Music Nights Grand Sierra 10 p.m. DJ Montague Eldorado 10:30 p.m. DJ Chris English Peppermill 1 a.m. Audioboxx Eldorado 10 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Karaoke Club Cal Neva 8 p.m. Karaoke w/Darren Castle Club Cal Neva 8 p.m. Karaoke West 2nd Street 8 p.m. Karaoke The Point 9 p.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance “Pippin” Truckee Meadows Community College 2 p.m. Comedy Happy Hour Lex Grand Sierra 6:30 p.m. “Junie B. Jones, Jr. The Musical” Brewery Arts Center 7 p.m. Cirque Paris Silver Legacy 7 p.m. Sue Costello Laugh Factory 7:30 p.m. Simply the Best-Tina Turner tribute Harrah’s 7:30 p.m. “Hedwig and the Angry Itch” Good Luck Macbeth 8 p.m. Chris Storin Pioneer Underground 9 p.m. Special Events 1890s Peril & Power History Symposium National Automobile Museum

Tamano Spring Craft Fair Reno-Sparks Indian Colony

APRIL 28 | SATURDAY TAHOE & TRUCKEE Truckee Craw Thaw Music Festival Downtown Truckee Beach Cowboys Village at Squaw 2 p.m. Jody Sweet Piano Best Pies 4 p.m. Dave Beck Alibi Ale Truckee 6:30 p.m. Steve & Tom Gar Woods 8 p.m. Chris Costa Tahoe Biltmore 8 p.m. Killer Dueling Pianos MontBleu 9 p.m. Drinking with Clowns Whiskey Dick’s 9 p.m. Otis McDonald Moody’s 9 p.m. Rob Leines Bar of America 9:30 p.m. Coral Creek Crystal Bay Club 10 p.m. DJ Parties Arty the Party Harrah’s 8 p.m. DJ David Aaron MontBleu 10 p.m. DJ Roger That! The Loft 10 p.m. Rookies 10 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke MontBleu 9 p.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance “Magic Fusion” The Loft 7 & 9 p.m. Truckee Follies Truckee Community Art Center 7 p.m. Charles Fleischer w/Rick D’Elia The Improv 9 p.m. RENO & BEYOND Reno Jazz Festival Lawlor Events Center Escalade Atlantis 4 p.m. Gil Eldorado 4:30 p.m. The Starliters Boomtown 5 p.m. GHI Jazz Living the Good Life 6 p.m. Corky Bennett Bavarian World 6 p.m. Craig, Terri, Rocky & D. Spiteri Glen Eagles 7 p.m. Project Flow #15 Jub Jub’s 7 p.m. Metamorphosis The BlueBird 7 p.m. Rose’s Pawn Shop Peppermill 8 p.m. The Kid & Nic Show Carson Valley Inn 8 p.m. Melissa Dru Harrah’s 8 p.m. Georgia Sam & MAMM Pignic Patio 8 p.m. Jesus & the Dinosaurs, Slutzville Shea’s Tavern 8 p.m. Rock N Roll Experience Silver Legacy 9 p.m. The Look Boomtown 9 p.m. The Electric Pignic Pub 9 p.m. Mike Furlong Circus Circus 9 p.m. Chris Krans Peppermill 10 p.m. Just Us Atlantis 10 p.m. Audioboxx Eldorado 10 p.m. DJ Parties Living the Good Life 9 p.m. DJ I Harrah’s 9 p.m. DJ Roni V Eldorado 9 p.m. Dance Party St. James Infirmary 9 p.m. DJ Bobby G Living the Good Life 9 p.m. DJ Chris English El Jefe’s 9:30 p.m. Country Music Nights Grand Sierra 10 p.m. DJ Montague Eldorado 10:30 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Karaoke w/Darren Castle Club Cal Neva 8 p.m. Karaoke West 2nd Street 8 p.m. Karaoke The Point 9 p.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance “Pippin” Truckee Meadows Community College 2 p.m. “Junie B. Jones, Jr. The Musical” Brewery Arts Center 2 & 7 p.m. Cirque Paris Silver Legacy 5:30 & 8 p.m. Chris Storin Tribute Pioneer Underground 6:30 & 9:30 p.m. Sue Costello Laugh Factory 7:30 p.m. Simply the Best-Tina Turner tribute Harrah’s 7:30 p.m. “Hedwig and the Angry Itch” Good Luck Macbeth 8 p.m. Special Events Amsoil Arenacross Reno-Sparks Livestock Events Center

1890s Peril & Power History Symposium National Automobile Museum Genoa Western Heritage Day Genoa Tamano Spring Craft Fair Reno-Sparks Indian Colony Reno Beer Crawl

APRIL 29 | SUNDAY TAHOE & TRUCKEE Jody Sweet Piano Best Pies 4 p.m. Layzie Bone Whiskey Dick’s 9 p.m. DJ Parties Arty the Party Harrah’s 8 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Open Mic Pastime Club 9:30 p.m. Karaoke w/Andrew The Grid 9:30 p.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance “Magic Fusion” The Loft 4:30 & 7 p.m. Charles Fleischer w/Rick D’Elia The Improv 9 p.m. RENO & BEYOND Judith Ames & Peter Supersano chez louie 10 a.m. Tristan Selzler Brasserie St. James 12 p.m. Sunday Jazz Wild River Grille 2 p.m. Gil Eldorado 4:30 p.m. Deep Groove Red Dog Saloon 5:30 p.m. The Contrapionists Peppermill 6 p.m. Stephen Lord Boomtown 6 p.m. Rock River Carson Valley Inn 6 p.m. John Shipley Gold Hill Hotel 6:30 p.m. Royce The Point 7 p.m. Chris Costa Polo Lounge 7 p.m. Bobbie R. & Paul J. Eldorado 8:30 p.m. Layzie Bone Jub Jub’s 9 p.m. Audioboxx Eldorado 10 p.m. DJ Parties DJ Ivan Silver Legacy 8 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Premier Karaoke Show The Point 6:30 p.m. Karaoke West 2nd Street 8 p.m. Karaoke w/Darren Castle Club Cal Neva 8 p.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance “Junie B. Jones, Jr. The Musical” Brewery Arts Center 2 p.m. “Hedwig and the Angry Itch” Good Luck Macbeth 2 p.m. Cirque Paris Silver Legacy 5:30 & 8 p.m. Sue Costello Laugh Factory 7:30 p.m. Special Events Amsoil Arenacross Reno-Sparks Livestock Events Center

APRIL 30 | MONDAY TAHOE & TRUCKEE Lee Jones Gunbarrel Tavern 11 a.m. Community Bluegrass Old Time Jam Alibi Ale Truckee 6 p.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance “Magic Fusion” The Loft 7 p.m. RENO & BEYOND CW & Mr. Spoons Comma Coffee 12 p.m. Gil Eldorado 4:30 p.m. The Contrapionists Peppermill 6 p.m. Johnathon Barton Boomtown 6 p.m. Rock River Carson Valley Inn 6 p.m. Less Than Jake & Face 2 Face Cargo 8 p.m. Joyce Manor, awakebutstillinbed Jub Jub’s 8 p.m. Bobbie R. & Paul J. Eldorado 8:30 p.m. DJ Parties Amp Ent DJ Silver Legacy 9 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Open Mic Java Jungle 7 p.m. Gold Hill Hotel 7 p.m. Karaoke West 2nd Street 9:30 p.m. Blazing Mics! Jub Jub’s 9:30 p.m. Live Band Karaoke Eldorado 10 p.m.

MAY 1 | TUESDAY TAHOE & TRUCKEE Ike & Martin Alibi Ale Truckee 7 p.m. Buddy Emmer Band Harrah’s 8 p.m. DJ Parties DJ Keenan Whiskey Dicks 9 p.m. Lip Sync w/Dreu Murin MontBleu 10 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Tunesday Open Mic Brewforia 8 p.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance “Magic Fusion” The Loft 7 p.m. RENO & BEYOND CW & Dr Spitmore Comma Coffee 12 p.m. John Shipley Eldorado 4:30 p.m. The Contrapionists Peppermill 6 p.m. Denver Saunders Carson Valley Inn 6 p.m. Canyon White Living the Good Life 6:30 p.m. Geeks Who Drink Sassafras 6:30 p.m. Tune-in Tuesdays Ceol Irish Pub 7 p.m. UNR Symphony Orchestra Spring Concert Nightingale Concert Hall 7 p.m. Bobbie & Paul J. Eldorado 8:30 p.m. DG Kicks Big Band 3rd Street Bar 8 p.m. DJ Parties DJ Chris English Eldorado 10 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Trey Valentine’s Backstage Karaoke Silver Legacy 8 p.m. Karaoke West 2nd Street 8 p.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance Harry Basil Laugh Factory 6:30 p.m.

MAY 2 | WEDNESDAY TAHOE & TRUCKEE Lee Jones Gunbarrel Tavern 11 a.m. Ike & Martin “M.S. Dixie” 5:30 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Karaoke Classic Cue 9 p.m. Auld Dubliner 9 p.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance “Magic Fusion” The Loft 7 p.m. Thomas Dale w/Michael Blaustein The Improv 9 p.m. RENO & BEYOND Reno Ukulele Festival Peppermill L-Cubed UNR Randall Rotunda 12 p.m. Dave Leather Comma Coffee 12 p.m. John Shipley Eldorado 4:30 p.m. Denver Saunders Carson Valley Inn 6 p.m. Blue Martini Living the Good Life 6 p.m. Terri & Craig Glen Eagles 7 p.m. Corky Bennett Polo Lounge 7 p.m. Rick Metz Blues Jam Sands Regency 7 p.m. Bobbie R. & Paul J. Eldorado 8:30 p.m. DJ Parties Bingo & Country Rock DJ Silver Legacy 8 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Open Mic Red Dog Saloon 7 p.m. Open Mic Firkin & Fox 7 P.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance Cirque Paris Silver Legacy 7 p.m. Harry Basil Laugh Factory 7:30 p.m. “Hedwig and the Angry Itch” Good Luck Macbeth 8 p.m.

MAY 3 | THURSDAY TAHOE & TRUCKEE Jody Sweet Piano Best Pies 4 p.m. Cody Kinks Harrah’s 8 p.m. The Sun Rays Alibi Ale Truckee 8 p.m. CONTINUED ON PAGE 24

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UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA,

RENO

UKULELE FESTIVAL

RENO SPRING DANCE RECITAL

May 3-5 | University of Nevada | Reno, Nev. THE SPRING DANCE Concert showcases new choreography by faculty and guest artists with performances by UNR students. The featured guest artist is San Francisco-based dance company Robert Moses’ Kin. | unr.edu/theatre-dance

FOLK

May 2-5 | Peppermill Resort Spa | Reno, Nev.

RJ Muna

AIR SUPPLY CONTEMPORARY DANCE

MAY 3 | THURSDAY CONTINUED FROM PAGE 23

SOFT ROCK

April 21 | 7:30 p.m. Harrah’s Lake Tahoe | Stateline, Nev. THIS AUSTRALIA SOFT rock duo, consisting of singer-songwriter and guitarist Graham Russell and lead vocalist Russell Hitchcock, had a succession of hits worldwide, including eight Top Ten hits in the United States in the early 1980s. These classic rockers met in 1975 in Sydney on the first day of rehearsal for “Jesus Christ Superstar.” They became instant friends and have been touring the world ever since. | harrahstahoe.com

ALBOROSIE

& SHENGEN CLAN

REGGAE

April 20 | 9 p.m. MontBleu Casino Resort | Stateline, Nev. ALBOROSIE IS AN internationally recognized Italian reggae artist, the first white artist to be distributed in Jamaica by Bob Marley’s label, Tuff Gong. He moved to Jamaica in 2000 where his friendship with John Baker, P.M. Dawn producer and member of Island Records, led to widespread acclaim. JRas and The Higher Elevation and Two Peace with DJ Slee and Conscious Cru perform, as well. | montbleuresort.com

DJ Parties Roger That! The Loft 10:30 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Open Mic Classic Cue 8 p.m. Open Mic Alibi Ale Works 9 p.m. Karaoke Fat Cat Bar 9 p.m. Karaoke The Grid 9:30 p.m. Lip Sync w/Dreu Murin MontBleu 10 p.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance “Magic Fusion” The Loft 7 & 9 p.m. Thomas Dale w/Michael Blaustein The Improv 9 p.m.

Vaud and the Villians Crystal Bay Club 9 p.m. Picked Over Bar of America 9:30 p.m. DJ Parties Arty the Party Harrah’s 8 p.m. DJ David Aaron MontBleu 10 p.m. DJ Roger That! The Loft 10 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Punk Rock Karaoke Tourist Club 9 p.m. MontBleu 9 p.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance “Magic Fusion” The Loft 7 & 9 p.m. Thomas Dale w/Michael Blaustein The Improv 9 p.m.

THE LARGEST UKULELE festival in the Continental U.S. will celebrate its 10th anniversary at a new venue and expanded calendar. More than 400 ukulele aficionados of all skill levels will gather for the four-day event that includes workshops, concerts and a large vendor marketplace. Much of the festival is free to the public. | peppermillreno.com

RENO

JAZZ FESTIVAL

RENO & BEYOND RENO & BEYOND Reno Ukulele Festival Peppermill Gil Eldorado 4:30 p.m. Tully Green Bella Fiore Wines 5:30 p.m. Dave Leather Sassafras 6:30 p.m. Terri, Craig & Mick Glen Eagles 7 p.m. Full Blast Carson Valley Inn 7 p.m. Apex Concerts Pioneer Center 8 p.m. Frank Perry Jazz Combo 3rd Street Bar 8 p.m. Zaytoven The BlueBird 8 p.m. Bobbie & Paul J. Eldorado 8:30 p.m. DJ Parties DJ Ivan Silver Legacy 8 p.m. DJ Bobby G Living the Good Life 8:30 p.m. Country Music Night Grand Sierra 10 p.m. Lex Unplugged Grand Sierra 10 p.m. DJ Enfo & Twyman Peppermill 10 p.m. DJ Montague Eldorado 10:30 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Karaoke Club Cal Neva 8 p.m. Karaoke West 2nd Street 8 p.m. Karaoke The Point 8 p.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance Cirque Paris Silver Legacy 7 p.m. Harry Basil Laugh Factory 7:30 p.m. Taylor Tomlinson Pioneer Underground 8 p.m. UNR Spring Dance Concert Redfield Studio Theatre 8 p.m. Comedy Night at the Lex Grand Sierra 8 p.m. “Hedwig and the Angry Itch” Good Luck Macbeth 8 p.m.

MAY 4 | FRIDAY TAHOE & TRUCKEE Lee Jones Gunbarrel Tavern 11 a.m. Jody Sweet Piano Best Pies 4 p.m. Tom MacDonald & Tony Unger Cottonwood 7 p.m. Tahoe Dance Band South Lake Senior Center 7:30 p.m. Steve & Tom Gar Woods 8 p.m. Chris Costa Tahoe Biltmore 8 p.m. The Coffis Brothers & The Mountain Men Alibi Ale Truckee 8:30 p.m. Killer Dueling Pianos MontBleu 9 p.m.

Reno Ukulele Festival Peppermill Elizabet Tully Comma Coffee 11 a.m. Gil Eldorado 4:30 p.m. Jack Di Carlo Gold Hill Hotel 5:30 p.m. Songwriters in the Round Comma Coffee 6 p.m. Craig, Terri, Rocky & D. Spiteri Glen Eagles 7 p.m. Erika Paul Fine Wines 7 p.m. Prof, Mac Irv, Cashinova Jub Jub’s 7 p.m. Corky Bennett Reno Senior Center 7:30 p.m. Claptone, Justin Jay, Dateless Cargo 8 p.m. Full Blast Carson Valley Inn 8 p.m. Chris Talbot Ceol Irish Pub 9 p.m. Cut Snake 1 Up 10 p.m. MagNicoSynth’s Funk Fest Pignic Pub 10 p.m. DJ Parties Living the Good Life 9 p.m. DJ Bobby G Polo Lounge 9 p.m. DJ I Harrah’s 9 p.m. Guest DJs St. James Infirmary 9 p.m. DJ Roni V & DJ Bob Richards Eldorado 10 p.m. DJ Romeo Reyes Lex Grand Sierra 10 p.m. Country Music Nights Grand Sierra 10 p.m. DJ Montague Eldorado 10:30 p.m. DJ Chris English Peppermill 1 a.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Karaoke Club Cal Neva 8 p.m. Karaoke w/Darren Castle Club Cal Neva 8 p.m. Karaoke West 2nd Street 8 p.m. Karaoke The Point 9 p.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance Lex Comedy Happy Hour Grand Sierra 6:30 p.m. Cirque Paris Silver Legacy 7 p.m. Harry Basil Laugh Factory 7:30 & 9:30 p.m. UNR Spring Dance Concert Redfield Studio Theatre 8 p.m. “Hedwig and the Angry Itch” Good Luck Macbeth 8 p.m. Taylor Tomlinson Pioneer Underground 9:30 p.m.

MAY 5 | SATURDAY TAHOE & TRUCKEE Beach Cowboys Village at Squaw 2 p.m. Jody Sweet Piano Best Pies 4 p.m.

JAZZ

April 26-28 | Area venues | Reno, Nev FOR 56 YEARS, the University of Nevada, Reno program in jazz and improvisation has brought together jazz students, educators and musicians. It is excited to announce its newest collaboration and to expand its impacts. The program continues to grow in size and stature featuring Peter Alfelbaum and The Collective and the Dafnis Prieto Sextet. | unr.edu/rjf Steve & Tom Gar Woods 8 p.m. Chris Costa Tahoe Biltmore 8 p.m. Killer Dueling Pianos MontBleu 9 p.m. Funktronic Whiskey Dick’s 9 p.m. Hot Buttered Rum & Kyle Hollingsworth Band Crystal Bay Club 9 p.m. The Deckheads Bar of America 9:30 p.m. DJ Parties Arty the Party Harrah’s 8 p.m. DJ David Aaron MontBleu 10 p.m. DJ Roger That! The Loft 10 p.m. Rookies 10 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke MontBleu 9 p.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance “Magic Fusion” The Loft 7 & 9 p.m. 3 Latinas and a Nave Hard Rock 8 p.m. Thomas Dale w/Michael Blaustein The Improv 9 p.m. RENO & BEYOND Reno Ukulele Festival Peppermill Gil Eldorado 4:30 p.m. GHI Jazz Living the Good Life 6 p.m. Corky Bennett Bavarian World 6 p.m. Craig, Terri, Rocky & D. Spiteri Glen Eagles 7 p.m. War Boomtown 7 & 9 p.m. Blackwater, Niviane, Gurschach, Fire vs Fire Job Job’s 7 p.m.

April 19-May 9, 2018

New Wave Crave Brewery Art Center 7 p.m. Collective Soul Silver Legacy 7:30 p.m. Selena; A Tribute Sparks Nugget 8 p.m. American Pinup, 7-Out, Chaki, Prince Robot Shea’s Tavern 8 p.m. Full Blast Carson Valley Inn 8 p.m. Stööki Sound The BlueBird 9 p.m. DJ Parties Living the Good Life 9 p.m. DJ I Harrah’s 9 p.m. DJ Roni V Eldorado 9 p.m. DJ Bobby G Living the Good Life 9 p.m. Dance Party St. James Infirmary 9 p.m. DJ Chris English El Jefe’s 9:30 p.m. Country Music Nights Grand Sierra 10 p.m. DJ Montague Eldorado 10:30 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Karaoke w/Darren Castle Club Cal Neva 8 p.m. Karaoke West 2nd Street 8 p.m. Karaoke The Point 9 p.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance UNR Spring Dance Concert Redfield Studio Theatre 2 p.m. “The (Curious Case of the) Watson Intelligence” Reno Little Theater 2 & 7:30 p.m. Justin Rivera Pioneer Underground 3 p.m. Cirque Paris Silver Legacy 5:30 & 8 p.m. Taylor Tomlinson Pioneer Underground 6:30 & 9:30 p.m. Harry Basil Laugh Factory 7:30 & 9:30 p.m. “Beauty and the Beast” Pioneer Center 8 p.m. “Hedwig and the Angry Itch” Good Luck Macbeth 8 p.m. Special Events Cinco De Mayo Festival Grand Sierra

MAY 6 | SUNDAY TAHOE & TRUCKEE Jody Sweet Piano Best Pies 4 p.m. DJ Parties Arty the Party Harrah’s 8 p.m. DJ Chris English Cabo Wabo 9 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Open Mic Pastime Club 9:30 p.m. Karaoke w/Andrew The Grid 9:30 p.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance “Magic Fusion” The Loft 4:30 & 7 p.m. Thomas Dale w/Michael Blaustein The Improv 9 p.m. RENO & BEYOND Live music chez louie 10 a.m. Tristan Selzler Brasserie St. James 12 p.m. Sunday Jazz Wild River Grille 2 p.m. Gil Eldorado 4:30 p.m. Deep Groove Red Dog Saloon 5:30 p.m. John Shipley Gold Hill Hotel 6:30 p.m. Chris Costa Polo Lounge 7 p.m. Royce The Point 7 p.m. Origin, Dreaming Dead, Hate Storm Annihilation Shea’s Tavern 7:30 p.m. Coastlands, Kanawha, Blacklisted The Saint 8 p.m. Bobbie R. & Paul J. Eldorado 8:30 p.m. DJ Parties DJ Ivan Silver Legacy 8 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Premier Karaoke Show The Point 6:30 p.m. Karaoke West 2nd Street 8 p.m. Karaoke w/Darren Castle Club Cal Neva 8 p.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance “Beauty and the Beast” Pioneer Center 2 p.m. “The (Curious Case of the) Watson Intelligence” Reno Little Theater 2 p.m. Cirque Paris Silver Legacy 5:30 & 8 p.m. Harry Basil Laugh Factory 7:30 p.m. Special Events Cinco De Mayo Festival Grand Sierra

MAY 7 | MONDAY

HOT BUTTERED RUM & KYLE HOLLINGSWORTH BAND May 5 | 9 p.m. Crystal Bay Club | Crystal Bay, Nev. THIS POSTMODERN string band from San Francisco combines bluegrass, reggae, folk and jazz into a riveting blend of Americana. The band was conceived on a backpacking trip of high school and college buddies in the High Sierra. What was dreamed up on mountaintops and around campfires has found its way into the hearts, bodies and minds of thousands. After-party with The Coffis Brothers. | www.crystalbaycasino.com

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Theater, Comedy & Dance “Magic Fusion” The Loft 7 p.m. RENO & BEYOND CW & Mr. Spoons Comma Coffee 12 p.m. Gil Eldorado 4:30 p.m. Bobbie R. & Paul J. Eldorado 8:30 p.m. DJ Parties Amp Ent DJ Silver Legacy 9 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Open Mic Java Jungle 7 p.m. Gold Hill Hotel 7 p.m. Karaoke West 2nd Street 9:30 p.m. Live Band Karaoke Eldorado 10 p.m.

Terri & Craig Glen Eagles 7 p.m. Dmitri Atapine & Hyeyeon Park Nightingale Concert Hall 7 p.m. Rick Metz Blues Jam Sands Regency 7 p.m. Bobbie R. & Paul J. Eldorado 8:30 p.m. DJ Parties Bingo & Country Rock DJ Silver Legacy 8 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Open Mic Red Dog Saloon 7 p.m. Open Mic Firkin & Fox 7 P.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance Cirque Paris Silver Legacy 7 p.m. Angelo Tsarouchas Laugh Factory 7:30 p.m. “Hedwig and the Angry Itch” Good Luck Macbeth 8 p.m.

MAY 8 | TUESDAY

MAY 10 | THURSDAY

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Buddy Emmer Band Harrah’s 8 p.m. DJ Parties Lip Sync w/Dreu Murin MontBleu 10 p.m. DJ Keenan Whiskey Dicks 9 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Tunesday Open Mic Brewforia 8 p.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance “Magic Fusion” The Loft 7 p.m. RENO & BEYOND CW & Dr Spitmore Comma Coffee 12 p.m. John Shipley Eldorado 4:30 p.m. Canyon White Living the Good Life 6:30 p.m. Geeks Who Drink Sassafras 6:30 p.m. Tune-in Tuesdays Ceol Irish Pub 7 p.m. Mile High Jazz Comma Coffee 7:30 p.m. DG Kicks Big Band 3rd Street Bar 8 p.m. Bobbie & Paul J. Eldorado 8:30 p.m. DJ Parties DJ Chris English Eldorado 10 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Trey Valentine’s Backstage Karaoke Silver Legacy 8 p.m. Karaoke West 2nd Street 8 p.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance Angelo Tsarouchas Laugh Factory 7:30 p.m.

MAY 9 | WEDNESDAY TAHOE & TRUCKEE Lee Jones Gunbarrel Tavern 11 a.m. Ike & Martin “M.S. Dixie” 5:30 p.m. DJ Parties DJ Chris English Cabo Wabo 9 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Karaoke Classic Cue 9 p.m. Auld Dubliner 9 p.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance “Magic Fusion” The Loft 7 p.m.

TAHOE & TRUCKEE RENO & BEYOND Lee Jones Gunbarrel Tavern 11 a.m. Community Bluegrass Old Time Jam Alibi Ale Truckee 6 p.m.

MUSIC SCENE

Dave Leather Comma Coffee 12 p.m. John Shipley Eldorado 4:30 p.m.

Jody Sweet Piano Best Pies 4 p.m. Jacob Westfall Cottonwood 7 p.m. DJ Parties Roger That! The Loft 10:30 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Open Mic Classic Cue 8 p.m. Open Mic Alibi Ale Works 9 p.m. Karaoke Fat Cat Bar 9 p.m. Karaoke The Grid 9:30 p.m. Lip Sync w/Dreu Murin MontBleu 10 p.m. RENO & BEYOND Lee Jones Comma Coffee 12 p.m. Gil Eldorado 4:30 p.m. Tully Green Bella Fiore Wines 5:30 p.m. Dave Leather Sassafras 6:30 p.m. CeCe Gable w/Bill Hecht Renaissance Reno 6:30 p.m. Terri, Craig & Mick Glen Eagles 7 p.m. Frank Perry Jazz Combo 3rd Street Bar 8 p.m. Bobbie & Paul J. Eldorado 8:30 p.m. Bazooka Zoo’s Groovy Good Time Bash St. James Infirmary 9 p.m. DJ Parties DJ Ivan Silver Legacy 8 p.m. DJ Bobby G Living the Good Life 8:30 p.m. Country Music Night Grand Sierra 10 p.m. Lex Unplugged Grand Sierra 10 p.m. DJ Enfo & Twyman Peppermill 10 p.m. DJ Montague Eldorado 10:30 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Karaoke Club Cal Neva 8 p.m. Karaoke West 2nd Street 8 p.m. Karaoke The Point 8 p.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance Cirque Paris Silver Legacy 7 p.m. “The (Curious Case of the) Watson Intelligence” Reno Little Theater 2 & 7:30 p.m. Lex Comedy Night Grand Sierra 8 p.m. “Hedwig and the Angry Itch” Good Luck Macbeth 8 p.m.

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April 27 | 7 p.m. North Tahoe High School | Tahoe City THIS STUNNING WORK accessing multiple water themes, call and response, and personal narrative invites audiences to invent new paradigms for how people think about and live inside the shifting conversation about race in America. | artsfortheschools.org

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J oshua A. Norton | B e l o v e d G o l d R u s h C h a r a c t e r Norton the First, Emperor of the United States

ver since the discovery of gold 170 years ago in January 1848, California has been known as a society replete with oddballs and eccentrics. None fit the bill better than Joshua Abraham Norton I, self-proclaimed first Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico. Norton was not your typical ‘49er. He was one of the few who had arrived with some money in his wallet. Born in London, England, 200 years ago in 1818, his family immigrated to South Africa as a pioneering Jewish household. It was at Cape Town that Norton was educated and then trained in business. In 1849, after his parents and only brother died, Norton sailed for San Francisco with a $40,000 inheritance to invest in California’s booming gold rush economy. He built California’s first rice mill for the rapidly growing Asian population in both San Francisco and the gold fields. Norton also opened a cigar factory and invested in real estate and brokerage businesses. By 1853, his inheritance had blossomed into assets worth $250,000. In the late 1850s, civil unrest, drought and famine struck China. The government banned rice exports in order to feed starving Chinese. In San Francisco, the price of rice shot up from 4 cents a pound to 36 cents. Norton heard that there was a recently arrived ship in port loaded with 200,000 pounds of Peruvian rice, which if acted on quickly, he could buy for $25,000 or about 12 cents a pound. He figured that he could turn around and sell it for $72,000, but before he could cash in on the scheme, two cargo ships loaded with rice steamed into San Francisco Bay and the price crashed. Norton tried to back out of the deal and ultimately spent the next three years in litigation. The protracted court battle caused such financial strain that he couldn’t make loan payments and his banker, William Tecumseh Sherman, later to become a Civil War general, foreclosed on him. 26

Joshua A. Norton the Emperor was pestered and teased by some, but instead of confining him in an insane asylum the San Francisco community graciously adopted the newly eccentric ex-merchant as town mascot. Norton may have lost touch with reality, but he found an inner tranquility for peaceful living. His remarkably altruistic goals, aspirations and progressive social morals were not lost on fellow San Franciscans. When Norton died suddenly of apoplexy (stroke) while standing on the corner of California Street and Grant Avenue on Jan. 8, 1880, the city mourned his death as they would a monarch. Flags flew at half mast, businesses closed and more than 30,000 people followed his funeral cortege to the Masonic cemetery where Emperor Norton was buried with all the fanfare and ceremony that real royalty would have received. Norton may have suffered from an “unbalanced mind,” but in the decades after his death, many of his prescient ideas found fruition in reality. Despite his slovenly appearance and ludicrous faux dignity, Norton anticipated and proffered practical solutions for many

future events. Among his sound and sober economic and political prognostications was using landfill to expand San Francisco into the bay; the approaching Civil War (immediate naval blockade by the North); construction of the “impossible” Golden Gate Bridge (its correct location and possible technical feasibility utilizing innovative cable suspension); the evils of dominant democratic and republican parties that lead to politics of dissension (abolish both of the parties); and he called for a League of Nations to settle international disputes (United Nations). Maybe more importantly, when San Francisco’s white dominated Vigilance Committee known as the “601” marched on Chinatown, Norton stood in the street before the rabble and bowed his head in prayer. The Vigilantes dispersed. He also supported civil rights for African Americans and other minorities in his proclamations. Emperor Norton I “ruled” San Francisco with a gentle and benevolent hand. He once was taken into police custody for lunacy, but officials later released him with the simple statement, “He has shed no blood, robbed no one, and despoiled no country.” The residents of San Francisco grew to love the eccentric who exhibited such sincere concern for his subjects and saw him an amicable ambassador for, and recipient of, generosity and good will. In 1934, Ernest Wiltsee, president of the Emperor Norton Memorial Association, wrote, “There have been other Emperors in the history of this world who have been out of their minds — their reigns were marked by violence and atrocity. But ours showed charity towards all, and loving kindness and benevolence were in his heart.” Cheers to that.  Tahoe historian Mark McLaughlin is a nationally published author and professional speaker. His award-winning books are available at local stores or at thestormking.com. You may reach him at mark@thestormking.com. Check out his blog at tahoenuggets.com or read more at TheTahoeWeekly.com. Click on History under the Explore Tahoe tab.

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After losing everything, Norton declared bankruptcy and mysteriously vanished for months. He reappeared in San Francisco as Norton the First, Emperor of the United States. Clad in a ragged blue military uniform, complete with gold braid, brass buttons and epaulets. On Sept. 17, 1859, the San Francisco Bulletin published a pronouncement: “At the request and desire of a large majority of San Francisco citizens, I, Joshua Norton, declare and proclaim myself Emperor of these United States.” Norton the Emperor was pestered and teased by some, but instead of confining him in an insane asylum the San Francisco community graciously adopted the newly eccentric ex-merchant as town mascot. When passing him in the street, people invariably saluted, bowed or in some other respectful manner, acknowledged their “Emperor.” A tireless walker, Norton patrolled the city streets every day, making certain that all sidewalks were clear of obstructions, roadwork was proceeding correctly and that the police were properly on duty. Throughout his 20-year reign, Emperor Norton issued proclamations and edicts. He hated the nickname “Frisco” for his adopted hometown and published a decree stating, “Whoever after due and proper warning shall be heard to utter the abdominal word ‘Frisco,’ which has no linguistic or other warrant, shall be deemed guilty of a High Misdemeanor.” The penalty for non-compliance was $25. As Norton’s fame spread, businessmen and merchants actually offered him the tribute and special treatment that he expected. He ate at fancy restaurants as guest of the house and never paid

for theater tickets or other places of amusement. If an uninformed waiter or clerk presented Norton with a bill, customers chipped in to pay. On his frequent excursions to dinner or theater, Norton was sometimes followed by two opportunistic street canines, Bummer and Lazarus, who begged for food scraps. Emperor Norton was even allowed to issue bonds and cash his own scrip. These bogus financial instruments were elaborately designed and printed free of charge by local print shops and honored by businesses and banks around town.

Robert Louis Stevenson was a struggling 26-year-old Scottish novelist and poet when he met the love of his life in France in 1876. Fanny Osbourne was an American art student studying in Paris. She lived 6,000 miles away in Oakland, was 10 years older than him, legally married and traveling with her two children. But Stevenson didn’t care and in 1879 he took a train across the U.S. to be with her. In his book, “Crossing the Plains,” Stevenson described how the crisp mountain air and bucolic scenery of the Sierra Nevada reinvigorated his ailing health and energized him to meet his future wife and muse. Photograph and caption are from Tahoe historian Mark McLaughlin’s award-winning book, Western Train Adventures: Romance, Robberies & Wrecks available in stores or at thestormking.com.

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WINE FOR A CAUSE The Kiwanis Club of North Lake Tahoe will be hosting its 22nd annual Community Benefit Auction and Wine Tasting event on May 6 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Sunnyside Restaurant and Lodge in Tahoe City. Tickets are $40 in advance or $45 at the door for unlimited wine tastings and endless plates of sumptuous appetizers. Auctioneer Ed Miller will be present to auction off nearly $100,000 in goods and services. Proceeds will benefit the local youth and social service programs. | Tickets goo.gl/xCfuo

Fridays are for tasting Olympic Valley Friday Night Tasting Notes at Plaza Bar is every Friday until April 20. Tantalize your taste buds with a tasting of craft beers or specialty spirits from selected breweries, wineries and distilleries from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Favorite local musicians will play from 3 to 6 p.m. | squawalpine.com

Take a stroll along the river Reno, Nev. The Downtown Reno Wine Walk along the Truckee River in the Riverwalk District is from 2 to 5 p.m. every third Saturday of the month. Visit any of the participating Riverwalk District merchants to get a map of Wine Walk merchants. Go to the participating merchant of your choice, and, for a $20 wine-tasting fee and valid photo ID, receive a wine glass and an ID bracelet to sample wine at any participating merchant. Strollers and pets are not advised because of large crowds. Upcoming dates are on April 20 and May 19. | renoriver.org

hen the weather starts heating up and you start ordering iced coffees and smoothies that come with plastic straws, think about where all those straws end up. Unfortunately, since plastic straws don’t decompose, most of them end up in a landfill or the ocean — forever. “The first straw we ever used is still on the planet,” says SOS Outreach mentor Amy Berry. SOS Outreach programs offer at-risk youth, ages 8 to 18, outdoor experiential learning while instilling lifelong values and skills through the guidance of positive adult mentors. Every year, community service is encouraged for the students and after a summer of beach cleanup along the shores of Lake Tahoe, one group of SOS kids picked up a substantial amount of plastic straws. “The kids came up with a plan to try to diminish the use of plastic straws and they

“ We’re really excited to be on the forefront of this. It’s important for this to be up-and-coming and we hope other restaurants in the area will implement this.”

did so in a complete silo. Then their mentor started doing research on it and saw that the politics are starting to fall around [the banning of plastic straws],” Berry says. “They started going to restaurants around the lake and asking the wait staff to only serve straws upon request.” Tunnel Creek Café in Incline Village, Nev., is among the local eateries that has transitioned to biodegradable straws and hands them out only on request. At Waterman’s Landing in Carnelian Bay, paper straws are kept on a separate counter and patrons are directed to them upon request. The Tahoe Restaurant Collection — Gar Woods, Riva Grill, Caliente! and Bar of America — is probably the largest and most influential Lake Tahoe chain to be proactive in switching out its straws. Their famous Wet Woodys now come with paper straws. One of the biggest arguments that restaurants have in switching out the straws is the sturdiness of paper and the costs associated with it. The Tahoe Restaurant Collection says that it finds other benefits in using the biodegradable version. “It’s five times more expensive to use paper over plastic, but it’s worth it,” says Gar Woods group sales manager Christina Lennon. “With paper we can print all of our logos on the straws, which also makes it a great marketing item. We sell them in packs of 25 and people can buy them and take them home to use for their own parties. You can print whatever you want on the straws.” The restaurant group’s owner, Tom Turner, isn’t concerned about the additional

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Tahoe’s infamous Wet Woody’s are now served with biodegradable paper straws. | Courtesy Gar Woods

expense, says Lennon. “He wants to help the environment and likes the additional marketing exposure that the straws give. We’re really excited to be on the forefront of this. It’s important for this to be upand-coming and we hope other restaurants in the area will implement this.” As more information comes available about the harmful impact of plastic straws on the environment, some politicians and city councils are beginning to take a closer look at their usage by imposing ordinances and fines against eateries that freely hand out plastic straws. In February 2018, the South Lake Tahoe City Council unanimously approved a measure for staff to begin drafting an ordinance banning polystyrene, used for takeout containers, while also limiting restaurants’ usage of handing out plastic straws and utensils. In a city-funded cost analysis, staff found that replacing polystyrene containers with a compostable

Kleen Kanteen will be giving away reusable stainless steel straws at its Strawless Earth Day celebration at Sunnyside on April 22. | Courtesy Alpenglow Sports

one would cost an extra $.01 to $.08, according to South Lake Tahoe officials. Is fining the restaurants really the answer, though? Consumers can do their part by requesting not to have a straw or simply supporting businesses that make a conscious effort to protect the environment. With Earth Day coming up, maybe it’s a good start to look inward and do what Berry says: “Think about it. See if you can go a month without using a straw.” For more information about how to end the use of plastic straws, attend the “The Last Straw” event at U.C. Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center on the Sierra Nevada College campus in Incline Village on April 19 at 5:30 p.m. RSVP tahoe.ucdavis.edu/events/ Join Alpenglow Sports, Klean Kanteen and Keep Tahoe Blue at Sunnyside Restaurant and Lodge for an Strawless Earth Day celebration on April 22 at 4 p.m. Klean Kanteen will give away reusable stainless steel straws in a focused effort to keep Tahoe straw-less, while enjoying music, food and drink, and a film screening from Keep Tahoe Blue. 

T H E L A S T S T R AW April 19 | 5:30 p.m. UC Davis TERC| Sierra Nevada College | Incline Village, Nev.

S T R AW L E S S E A RT H D AY C E L E B R AT I O N April 22 | 4 p.m. Sunnyside | Tahoe City

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Reno beer crawl Reno, Nev. Enter the wacky world of the Reno beer crawl every fourth Saturday of the month. Purchase a commemorative cup or glass and get drink specials at as many as 20 different locations. It’s an easy walk (or crawl) to each downtown location. | renobeercrawl.com

Munch, Munch, Munch, Tastier

TASTE & LISTEN Trails and Vistas and Cedar House Sport Hotel offers Pop Up Dinner, Taste and Listen in Truckee. Enjoy an artistic interpretation of a multi-continent inspired cuisine choreographed to live music on April 21 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. The Taste & Listen Musical Pop Up Dinner is an exploration into creative cooking with a multi-course meal inspired by the sounds and rhythms of the music of Ian Case and Motoshi Kosako. Guests are encouraged to walk around the kitchen, joining conversations and enjoy music by award-winning musicians. Seating is communally and each course is served at the same time with commentary from Chef Alex Downing. The dinner benefits the arts in nature programs of Trails & Vistas. Tickets are $125. | cedarhousesporthotel.com

Reno, Nev. To kick off the spirit of Spring, the merchants of downtown Reno’s Riverwalk District have teamed up to organize the Dine the District self-guided tour on April 28 from 1 to 4 p.m. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the event, and free for children 10 and younger. Redeem tickets by presenting receipt at the new Reno Tahoe Visitor Center. | renoriver.org/dining

¡Ole tequila! Kings Beach Caliente offers tequila tastings on the first Thursday of the month at 5:30 p.m. Admission is complimentary if you purchase one full-priced cocktail from the bar before the tasting. Participants must be age 21 and older to attend. Complimentary appetizers are included. The next event is on May 3. | calientetahoe.com

Huskies like hops Truckee Tahoe Mountain Brewing Co. Taproom in Truckee hosts Hops for Huskies on the first Friday of every month from 3 to 8 p.m. Stop by and enjoy the local brews and $1 from every beer purchased benefits Tahoe Husky Rescue. The next event is on May 4. | tahoehuskyrescue.org

Downtown Wine Walk Carson City, Nev. Take pleasure in a stroll through historic downtown while enjoying a wine walk on the first Saturday of every month from 1 to 5 p.m. The next event is on May 5. | visitcarsoncity.com

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City, Whitecaps Pizza in Kings Beach and Yamakai Fish and Sushi Co. in the Village at Northstar are the most recent additions. Each Dining for Schools cardholder receives 50 percent off an individual dinner entrée at participating restaurants. Some restrictions apply. Mountain Valley Meats in Truckee is another new addition. It will offer a 15 percent discount on in-store purchases made Sunday through Thursday during the valid non-holiday period. Dining for Schools Cards are available for $50 per card and are non-transferable. All proceeds benefit the Excellence in Education Foundation. Cards are valid Sunday through Thursday only (holidays excluded) through June 14. Cards may be used for an unlimited number of times at any participating restaurant. They are available at Safeway in Truckee and Kings Beach, Save Mart in Truckee and Tahoe City, Mountain Hardware and Sports in Truckee, The Store in Tahoe City and online. | exined.org

Farmers’ markets Nothing says summer like a trip to the local farmers’ market. Enjoy the sunshine, fresh local produce, great food and people who help make this community special. Tahoe City and Truckee Regional Park’s markets open in mid-May. Other markets from South Lake Tahoe to Beckwourth and in Nevada open in June.

Food Truck Fridays Reno, Nev. Reno Street Food came about in 2012 with just five trucks. There are now, in its seventh year, 30 deliciously packed food trucks, pop-up restaurants and food trailers every Friday from May 18 to Sept. 28 from 5 to 9 p.m. in Idlewild Park. Local bands and artists are featured each week. | facebook.com/renostreetfood

High-altitude growing Truckee Slow Food Lake Tahoe is offering Grow-Your-Own-Garden workshops on Wednesdays from 5:30 to 7 p.m. from May 16 to June 20. All classes are free and hosted at the Truckee Demonstration Garden. | slowfoodlaketahoe.org

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ou have to love spring with new life everywhere, buds bursting, chicks chirping and, here in the mountains, no more shoveling. One could say it’s the Goldilocks season: not too cold, not too hot, just right. It’s truly a reason to celebrate — and what better way than with a wine exploration? Look at this like matching wines with the fresh energy, vibe and flavors of the season. In that light, spring calls for wines that aren’t too heavy and are full of floral aromas and flavors that offer a new palate of taste sensations.

of spri ng that usually feature Garnacha or Monastrell grapes. With a little earth and spice to complement red fruit flavors, these go great with early season barbecues and are bargains to boot. Medium-bodied reds with red and purple fruit flavors and a little crunchiness come from the foot of the Italian Alps in the Piedmont region in the form of

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wines that deliver abundant stone-fruit flavors. Dolcetto and Barbera wines. Look for the regions of d’Alba, d’Asti or di Dogliani on the label for authentic versions. California is magic in the spring and Lodi’s Markus Bokisch of Bokisch Vineyards grows a variety of Spanish varietals such as Albariño and Verdelho that capture that energy perfectly. In the Santa Barbara area, Palmina Winery is dedicated to creating top-notch expressions of Italian wine grapes from cool-climate valleys that draw the fog and winds off the Pacific.

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This is clearly an opportunity to spread our wine-wings, so let’s look at some delicious wines that fall between warming winter wines and the crisp sippers of summer — wines that take us out of our wine box as far as grape varieties and regions of origin. For starters, let’s consider Oregon’s other Pinot: Pinot Gris. From this blush grape, Willamette Valley winemakers create medium-bodied white wines that deliver abundant stone-fruit flavors, a little lick of mineral and palate-cleansing acidity.

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Another alternative white that marches to the beat of springtime is Torrontés from Argentina. With as much spicy flower as fruit on the nose and palate, these will remind you of the blooms of nature and challenge your wine mind with unique flavor profiles. Springtime Rosés need to be a little more grounded than the ethereal summer versions. A good bet is Spanish blushes

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