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DAINESLY SHINES

Yoga & music at

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in parting

Exploring the lakes of

DESOLATION WILDERNESS

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07 Lake Tahoe Facts 08 Events 12 Golf Courses 13 Golf Column

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14 Wet ‘n’ Dirty 15 Marinas & Boat Ramps 16 For the Kids 17 Family Fun 20 Fishing 20 Fishing Column 21 Beaches & Parks 22 Mountain Biking ARTS & CULTURE 23 Exhibit Calendar 23 The Lakes of Desolation 24 The Arts FUN & GAMES 26 Puzzles Heather Robinson

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29 Wanderlust Festival 33 Lake Tahoe Dance Festival 34 Dainesly LOCAL FLAVOR

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35 Tasty Tidbits 35 A Fork in Your Diet 37 Wine Column 38 Chef’s Recipe

There’s something about Tahoe that calms, excites, invigorates and relaxes one’s mind, body and soul. To anyone that has spent any amount of time in Tahoe, then you understand what John Muir meant when he wrote in a letter to his sister, “the mountains are calling and I must go.” That call speaks to each of us in many ways, and I think that’s what draws so many to Tahoe, and to the Wanderlust Festival, which returns this week. You take the breathtaking vistas, the crystal blue waters of Lake Tahoe, the forested trails, the snow-covered mountain peaks and you add in yoga and meditation, and time that those that come to the festival gift themselves, and you have an amazing combination.

Time to one’s self is a gift. How often do we take time to take of ourselves? To be mindful of our physical and mental needs? To relax and enjoy the beauty of the Tahoe Sierra? And, I don’t mean tackling as many activities as we can pack into a weekend in Tahoe. I mean stop, relax and listen to the nature that surrounds us. Wanderlust is that for me each year during a hectic summer season filled with lots of work and as many activities as I can pack in a single day. With Wanderlust, it gives me a reason to stop and give myself the gift of time (and a few days out of the office) each summer. And, for that, I am grateful. n

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A field of mule ears bloom at Burton Creek State Park outside Tahoe City on the North Shore. | Katherine E. Hill

ATTRACTIONS Cave Rock

North Lake Tahoe Demonstration Garden

East Shore

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

Donner Summit

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

Truckee

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

Eagle Rock

North Tahoe Arts Center

South Lake Tahoe

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

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

Heavenly

South Lake Tahoe

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

Hellman-Ehrman Mansion

West Shore

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

High Camp

Olympic Valley

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

Kings Beach

North Shore

Natural rim 6,223’

CAPACITY: A

Donner Summit Historical Society

Soda Springs

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

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

Taylor Creek Visitor Center South Lake Tahoe

Gatekeeper’s Museum

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

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

East Shore

Elevation 6,228.98’ | Elevation in 2016 6,223.80’

Old Jail Museum

Truckee

Olympic Valley

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

Tahoe Maritime Museum

KidZone Children’s Museum

Tahoe City

Truckee

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

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

Tahoe City

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

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

Truckee Railroad Museum

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

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

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

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

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

Truckee 10065 Donner Pass Road (Depot), (530) 587-8808

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

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

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

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200,000 AF

175

150,000 AF

125

100,000 AF

Measured in Cubic Feet Per Second (CFS)

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Truckee

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

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

9,500

Truckee

Tallac Historic Site

226,500

Martis 891 CAPACITY:Y 20,400

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

South Lake Tahoe

Tahoe Science Center

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

I Independence 17,567 CAPACITY: 18,300

Truckee River

Tahoe City

Donner Memorial Visitor Center

North Shore

P Prosser 24,512 CAPACITY: 29,840

Donner 9,530

Olympic Museum

Emerald Bay

Tahoe City Field Station

Measured in Acre Feet (AF)

CAPACITY:

Vikingsholm Castle

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

CAPACITY CITY TY: 40,870 Boca 40,790 CAPA

Stampede 226,256

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

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

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RESERVOIR CAPACITY

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

Watson Cabin

LAKE LEVELS Lake Tahoe

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

Tahoe City

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

North Shore

Lake Tahoe Museum

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

Thunderbird Lodge

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

Truckee

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

Tahoe Art League Gallery South Lake Tahoe

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

Fannette Island

Tahoe City

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

West Shore

Explore Tahoe

Incline Village

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OLD GREENWOOD

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

Marlette Lake

SAND HARBOR

Volume: 39 trillion gallons

Lake

Spooner Lake

Tahoe

Tahoe Pines

Maximum depth: 1,645 feet

DEEPEST POINT

COON ST. BOAT LAUNCH

SIERRA BOAT CO.

INCLINE VILLAGE CHAMPIONSHIP

Crystal Bay

Kings Beach

Carnelian Bay

Tahoe City

Average depth: 1,000 feet

Incline Village

OLD BROCKWAY

RESORT AT SQUAW CREEK

BOAT RAMPS

INCLINE VILLAGE MOUNTAIN

Tahoe Vista

Olympic Valley

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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

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LAKE TAHOE AIRPORT

FREEL PEAK

TAHOE PARADISE

Permanent Population: 66,000

LAKE TAHOE

Number of Visitors: 3 million annually Kirkwood

LAKE TAHOE

How the lake was formed

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

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

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

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

things, the clarity of Lake Tahoe. Clarity has been measured since 1968 and was first recorded at 102.4’. The waters of Lake Tahoe were clear to an average depth of 73.1’ in 2015. The lowest average depth on record was 64.1’ in 1997. Lake Tahoe is losing clarity because of algae growth fueled by nitrogen and phosphorus.

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

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

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We continue across Sand Harbor and marvel as the historic buildings of Thunderbird Lodge come into view – the Boathouse, home of the famous “Thunderbird Yacht,” the recently restored lighthouse (the highest in North America), the Card House and the intricate stone walkways meandering through the grounds. Our excitement grows as we step off the pier next to the Boathouse to explore the estate. We’re disappointed that the yacht is not in the Boathouse, but we’re assured she should return from her morning cruise before our departure. The Thunderbird Lodge is one of the last and best examples of a great residential estate on Lake Tahoe from the period in which prominent San Francisco society 8

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he boat slices gently through the gorgeous blues waters of Lake Tahoe on a perfect summer morning. Snow-covered peaks encircle the lake. I sit back and sip on a mimosa while the crew deftly navigates the “Sierra Cloud” down the East Shore toward the historic Thunderbird Lodge. Now, this has the makings for a perfect day in Tahoe. Waiting to board on the morning cruise, standup paddleboarders and kayakers skim by nearly effortlessly off shore of the Hyatt Regency in Incline Village, Nev.; the homeport for the “Sierra Cloud.” Everyone marvels when someone whisks by on a standup pedalboard. It’s a paddleboard equipped with pedals and a handlebar for navigation (the woman on the board has also added an umbrella to shield her from the sun.) Everyone is jovial and full of anticipation for our morning cruise on “Sierra Cloud,” a catamaran that offers Lake Tahoe cruises, including one to the Thunderbird Lodge. We settle in for our voyage to the Lodge while the crew sees to the guests with coffee, pastries, fruit and Mimosas, while also getting us under way. The cruise is the perfect start to the day and we enjoy the sites of Incline Village and the East Shore, along with historical tidbits about Lake Tahoe, the East Shore and George Whittell Jr., who built the Thunderbird Lodge. As we approach Sand Harbor State Park, the crew sails in for a closer look at the already-packed beaches and the amphitheater that is home to the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival with performances offered until Aug. 27.

EVENTS CALENDAR

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

EVERY TUESDAY

Farmers’ Market Truckee

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

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

Preschoolers wanted Kings Beach

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

Naturalist walk South Lake Tahoe

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

built homes on the lake. The Captain, as he preferred to be called, came from a wealthy San Francisco family who made the most of what life had to offer – he joined the Barnum & Bailey Circus as a young man, where he met the first of his three wives; joined World War I as a volunteer ambulance driver for the Italian Army before joining the Americans once the United States entered the war; had lavish cars, planes and yachts built to his specifications; would drive around with his lion Bill; and, most importantly to the Tahoe community, he enjoyed spending his summers at the lake. Whittell began construction on his estate – Thunderbird Lodge – as a summer home along the 24 miles of the Lake Tahoe shoreline he owned in 1936. While Whittell’s originals plans were to develop much of the 40,000 acres he acquired around Lake Tahoe, his eccentric nature, desire for privacy and lack of interest in personal relationships led him to become somewhat of a recluse. After his death, the property changed hands several times and underwent a major addition before becoming a nonprofit foundation. In addition to the Main Lodge, there is a Card House, Caretaker’s Cottage, the Cook/Butler’s House, an elephant garage, the Admiral’s House, the Boathouse and Gate House. The tour goes throughout the property from the additions made by Jack Dreyfus to the Main Lodge, servant’s quarters, to the Card House with its secret staircase

in the bathroom leading to the tunnel, which boasts an opium den, dungeon and an unfinished pool that Whittell believed to be haunted. And, we were not disappointed on our trip, as the “Thunderbird” yacht cruised home just as we completed our tour. The yacht is a magnificent and opulent work of mahogany and stainless steel art that is not to be missed. The Thunderbird Lodge is now operated by the Thunderbird Lodge Preservation Society and is open to the public for tours through mid-October. Access to the estate is limited to preserve the historic structure, and tours are available by shuttle, boat, kayak and catamaran aboard “Sierra Cloud.”  For more information on the Thunderbird Lodge, visit thunderbirdtahoe.org. For more information on cruises on “Sierra Cloud,” call (775) 831-4386 or visit awsincline.com.

Toddler Time Truckee

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

Crack the code Incline Village, Nev.

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

EVERY WEDNESDAY

Babes in Bookland Truckee

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

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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. Free guest speaker and/or tasting notes from featured winery. | (530) 523-8024

July 20-26, 2017

Farmers’ Market Stateline, Nev.

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

EVERY THURSDAY

Farmers’ Market Tahoe City

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

Discuss what’s happening Incline Village, Nev.

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

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 “Beginners Basic Instruction,” second Thursdays are “Computers Questions with Carl LeBlanc,” third Thursdays are “Everything iPhone” and fourth Thursdays are differing themes about technology. | (530) 546-2021

Farmers’ Market Incline Village, Nev.

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

Drink to nonprofits Truckee

The Pour House hosts tastings every Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m. through August to coincide with Truckee Thursdays. Patrons help support a series of The Pour House’s favorite nonprofits all summer. $10 includes tasting and light snacks and a $5 donation to the nonprofit of the week. | thepourhousetruckee.com

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

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

Tour the stars Northstar

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

EVERY FRIDAY

Farmers’ Market Beckwourth

Romano’s Farmers’ Market is on Fridays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Sierra Valley Farms until Sept. 9. | sierravalleyfarms.com

Project MANA

(Making Adequate Nutrition Accessible)

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

Phone: (775) 881-7562 Email: tercinfo@ucdavis.edu Hands-on science activities, Web: terc.ucdavis.edu

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

Open Tues.—Sat., 1—5 p.m.

WEEKLY FOOD DISTRIBUTION LOCATIONS AND TIMES:

(or by appointment, closed all holidays)

TahoeScienceCenter.org (775) 881-7566

For ages 10 to 14. Choose from a week-long or weekend format. Kids will improve their skills in a fun, safe environment. Options available for older or younger kids, too. Week-long camps begin on July 17, July 24, Aug. 7, Aug. 14, and Aug. 21; weekend camps are offered every weekend through August 26–27. Advance reservations required for camps. Sign up online or call to reserve your spot today.

FAT BIKES

GUIDED GROUP TOURS – ONLY $25

Lake Tahoe in Depth

Guided tours & 3-D movies

CAMPS FOR KIDS

Have you tried the latest fat bikes? Great for sand and variable terrain, these are a lot of fun!

NOW PLAYING See it at the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center 291 Country Club Drive Incline Village, Nevada

Grab a bike and get rolling!

Get a green thumb

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OUT & ABOUT

(775) 298-4161 MONDAYS TAHOE CITY | 3:00pm to 3:30pm Fairway Community Center, 330 Fairway Drive TUESDAYS TRUCKEE | 3:00pm to 3:30pm Community Arts Center, 10046 Church Street WEDNESDAYS KINGS BEACH | 3:00pm to 3:30pm Community House, 265 Bear Street THURSDAYS INCLINE VILLAGE | 3:00pm to 3:30pm St. Patrick’s Church ProjectMana.org 341 Village Blvd.

Explore the trails at Tahoe Donner! Available daily, these rides are 1.5 to 2 hours long, and the route choice is based on fitness and skill level of the group.

BICYCLE RENTALS No bike? No worries. You can rent one from us for as little as $13 per hour. We have helmets, trailers, and bikes for kids too.

REPAIRS We can handle repairs from the simple adjustments up to building a complete custom bike; most repairs ready the following morning.

ALDER CREEK CAFE Located in the spectacular new Alder Creek Adventure Center, enjoy fresh organic salads, wraps, and paninis after your ride; or join us for Happy Hour every Friday and Saturday from 3–6 p.m.

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OUT & ABOUT

Hiking

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*Trails open depending on conditions.

EVENTS CALENDAR

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

TAHOE RIM TRAIL

EMERALD BAY & VIKINGSHOLM CASTLE

The Tahoe Rim Trail is a 164.8-mile loop trail that encircles Lake Tahoe. The trail is open to hikers and equestrians, and mountain bikers in some sections. It is generally moderate in difficulty, with a 10 percent average grade and elevations ranging from 6,300 to 10,333’. Visit tahoerimtrail.org for maps, guided hikes & descriptions.

GRANITE LAKE

EAST SHORE

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

SECRET HARBOR & CHIMNEY BEACH Easy | 3 miles RT Follow the trail to Chimney Beach trail and follow the trail to the end and over a group of boulders to reach the sandy beaches of Secret Harbor (the wooden steps off the trail lead to the nude beach at Secret Cove). Off Hwy. 28.

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

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

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

STATELINE LOOKOUT Easy | .5 miles RT This short hike offers superb views of Lake Tahoe. A short, self-guided nature trail explains the history of the North Shore. Hwy. 28 in Crystal Bay.

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

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

RUBICON TRAIL & LIGHTHOUSE Easy-Moderate | .5-9 miles | No dogs Hike starts at Calawee Cove at D.L. Bliss State Park or Emerald Bay. Trail follows cliffs and coves along Lake Tahoe, nesting ospreys and eagles, short side trail to Rubicon Lighthouse, which is easy to access with small children.

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

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

FIVE LAKES Strenuous | 5 miles RT Five Lakes is a great hike inside Granite Chief Wilderness, with the first 1 mile+ a steady ascent with great views of Alpine Meadows. Trailhead 1.8 miles up Alpine Meadows Road from Hwy. 89 across from Deer Park Drive. Dogs prohibited May 15-July 15. OLYMPIC VALLEY

SHIRLEY CANYON & SHIRLEY LAKE

SOUTH SHORE

LOWER & UPPER ECHO LAKES Easy | 2.4-4.8 miles RT Lower and Upper Echo Lakes is a little-known paradise perched atop Echo Summit, 5 miles west of Meyers on Hwy. 50. The trailhead begins next to the dam. Once you reach Upper Echo Lake, 2.4 miles from the start, you’ll see a kiosk at a dock for a water taxi. You can take a taxi back or return the way you came, or continue into Desolation Wilderness. The ride is a relaxing 20-minute tour through the channels connecting the two lakes. Taxi (530) 659-7207. WEST SHORE

CASCADE LAKE Moderate | 1.4 miles RT This boulder-strewn hike takes hikers to the waterfall descending from Desolation Wilderness into Cascade Lake. The falls are raging in the spring and are often a trickle by late summer. Near the end of the trail, walk up a large, flat boulder to the top of a hill where the trail can become confusing. Look for wooden posts marking the trail. Trailhead at Bayview Campground off Hwy. 89. Not recommended for small children or small dogs.

Easy-Strenuous | .5-5 miles RT This hike follows a creek as it passes by waterfalls and spectacular granite boulders along Shirley Creek. Park at the end of Squaw Peak Road. The first section that follows the creek is great for kids. As you climb, the trail may sometimes be hard to distinguish, so keep the creek on your right going up and on your left going down. Can continue a strenuous climb to High Camp and take the Aerial Tram to the valley (schedule at squawalpine.com).

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

GLACIER MEADOW LOOP

Moderate | 1 mile RT Quick hike to the top of a volcanic outcropping offers panoramic views of the area off Hwy. 89 south of Tahoe City.

Easy | .5 miles RT Short, self-guided nature loop with signs that explain how glacial action carved and polished the surface landscape. Take Interstate 80 W from Truckee to the Castle Peak/Boreal Ridge Road exit.

EAGLE FALLS & LAKE

MARTIS CREEK WILDLIFE AREA

EAGLE ROCK

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

Easy | 4 miles RT Loop through Martis Creek meadow for a walk along the creek. Off Hwy. 267.

BUS & SHUTTLE SCHEDULES

North Lake Tahoe & Truckee: laketahoetransit.com | South Lake Tahoe: bluego.org

Kevin Starr | Truckee Donner Land Trust

LAKE TAHOE

Moderate | 2.5 miles+ RT | No dogs Steep descent to Vikingsholm Castle. Can continue to Eagle & Emerald Points around the bay for easy hikes. Connects to Rubicon Trail (see below). Park on either side of rocky overlook in Emerald Bay on Hwy. 89. ADA access (530) 525-9529.

EXPLORE CARPENTER VALLEY Truckee Donner Land Trust offers guided hikes throughout the summer to Lower Carpenter Valley that offers amazing scenery, lush meadows and wildlife in its natural environs. The Land Trust is in the process of acquiring the property so it will not be open to the public in 2017, with the exception of these exclusive 5-mile hikes at 9 a.m. Hikes are offered on July 22, 24, 28 and 30. Check future dates online. | Register tdlandtrust.org

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Naturalist walk South Lake Tahoe

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

Ahoy, lil’ matey Tahoe City

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

Fridays are fun Truckee

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

Farmers’ Market South Lake Tahoe

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

EVERY SATURDAY

Tour the stars Northstar

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

EVERY SUNDAY

Farmers’ Market Truckee

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

Naturalist walk South Lake Tahoe

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

UNTIL JULY 23 Truckee Carnival

Friday tastings Tahoe Donner

At Alder Creek Café each Friday there are free beer and wine tastings from 3 to 6 p.m.; not offered July 28. | tahoedonner.com

Watching as a family Tahoe Donner

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

Tour the stars Northstar

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

Tahoe’s Connection for Families brings the fun of amusement rides and midway games to town during the Truckee Carnival from 5 to 10 p.m. each day at Truckee Regional Park. $25 for 30 rides or 1 unlimited ride wristband. Tickets at Tahoe’s Connection for Families, The Potlatch in Incline Village or Safeway in Truckee. | Tahoe’s Connection for Families on Facebook

JULY 20 | THURSDAY Learn about Truckee River Truckee

Learn about the Truckee River during a one-hour River Talk with the Truckee River Watershed Council at 8 a.m. | RSVP (530) 550-8760

July 20-26, 2017

Stars on film Incline Village, Nev.

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

Star gazing Tahoma

Sugar Pine Point State Park hosts Star Gazing at 8 p.m. for two hours of fun. Learn to identify the brightest stars, constellations and the Milky Way. Free gifts for each family include star charts and star clocks. Free, $10 parking. | (530) 525-7982

JULY 20-23 | THURSDAY-SATURDAY Wherever you may roam Olympic Valley

The original location of the Wanderlust Festival, Squaw Valley hosts four days of yoga, music, community and clean eating. Enjoy a variety of yoga classes for all levels taught by some of the world’s most renowned instructors. Musical artists include Lettuce, Little Dragon and Dustbowl Revival. See feature in this issue. | wanderlustsquaw.com

Open-air art show South Lake Tahoe

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

JULY 21 | FRIDAY Walking tour of Truckee Historic downtown Truckee comes alive during this free 1.5-hour tour that includes stories of railroad barons, lumber mills, ice harvesting, movie stars and other characters. Pass by unique shops and restaurants while learning about Truckee’s famous and infamous past with Karen Willcuts. Meet outside Truckee California Welcome Center at 4 p.m. Gratuities accepted. | (530) 448-4143 or mountaintowntours.wordpress.com

Educational nights South Lake Tahoe

Lake of the Sky Amphitheater at Taylor Creek Visitor Center offers a summer speakers’ program. Tonight is Astronomy at Taylor Creek at 8 p.m. Come learn about astronomy and star gaze with the Fleischmann Planetarium. | tahoeheritage.org

JULY 21-23 | FRIDAY-SUNDAY Antiques Show Truckee

Twin Bridges Antique Productions presents the 43rd annual Truckee Antiques Show from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Alder Creek Middle School on Friday and Saturday, and until 4 p.m. on Sunday. More than 60 exhibitors from nine states with American and European furniture, folk art, pottery, jewelry, maps, books and more. Benefits Truckee High School Booster Club. $6 admission, free parking. See coupon in this issue. | tbcashows.info

JULY 22 | SATURDAY Exclusive peak Truckee

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

Historic walking tour Tahoe City

This free, fun and informative 1.5-hour tour is all about the legends, history, shopping and dining in Tahoe City led by Karen Willcuts. Meet at Blue Agave Restaurant at 10 a.m. Gratuities welcome. | (530) 448-4143 or mountaintowntours.wordpress.com

New beach reads South Lake Tahoe

Book Sale at El Dorado County Library at 10 a.m. Hundreds of books to choose from. Friends of the Library members get in at 9 a.m. and can win a free bag of books. Join now or morning of the sale. | eldoradolibrary.org

It’s only natural South Lake Tahoe

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

Watching breathless Stateline, Nev.

Hard Rock Casino transforms into an off-road sporting experience for the FMX Motocross event. This high-octane celebration of freestyle motorcycle stunts is guaranteed to leave guests breathless. See a variety of extreme sporting activities, festival booths and activities. | hardrockcasinolaketahoe.com

JULY 23 | SUNDAY Walking tour of Truckee Historic downtown Truckee comes alive during this free 1.5-hour tour that includes stories of railroad barons, lumber mills, ice harvesting, movie stars and other characters. Pass by unique shops and restaurants while learning about Truckee’s famous and infamous past with Karen Willcuts. Meet outside Truckee California Welcome Center at 10 a.m. Gratuities accepted. | (530) 448-4143 or mountaintowntours.wordpress.com

Floor Sample SALE

Pints for Pups Blairsden

Support High Sierra Animal Rescue while enjoying great brews at The Brewing Lair from 3 to 7 p.m. $2 of every pint sold will be donated. Enjoy live music by Prescribed Burn, food from Red Truck, a raffle and family fun activities. Friendly dogs on leash welcome. | (530) 832-4727

JULY 24 | MONDAY Exclusive peak Truckee

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Choo-choo Truckee

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

Waterfront walking tour Tahoe City This free, fun and informative 1.5-hour tour is all about the waters of Lake Tahoe. Hear about the Truckee River, sailing and racing boats, the dam, as well as things to do and where to eat with Karen Willcuts. Meet at Gatekeeper’s Museum at 1 p.m. Gratuities welcome. | (530) 448-4143 or mountaintowntours.wordpress.com

OUT & ABOUT

8726 North Lake Blvd. Kings Beach, CA

Elevate your experience.

Free historical evening Truckee

Sierra State Parks Foundation presents a Conversation with History, an evening with Jerry Blackwill at Donner Memorial State Park Visitor Center. Complimentary cheese and crackers will be served with beverages for purchase. Free; $5 donation suggested. 5 to 6:30 p.m. | sierrastateparks.org

JULY 22-23 | SATURDAY-SUNDAY Dragons and damsels Area venues

The 8th annual Tahoe Odonates Mini-blitz is a weekend dedicated to exploring the Tahoe region’s dragonflies and damselflies and their habitats. Each year, Tahoe Institute for Natural Science selects new areas to explore. Saturday is TBD, Sunday somewhere in Truckee. Contact Will Richardson for more details. Beginners welcome. | will@tinsweb.org

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OUT & ABOUT

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TERC Talks Incline Village, Nev.

Carol Van Etten, author and Tahoe research historian, will discuss Tahoe history. At Tahoe Maritime Museum at 5 p.m. | tahoemaritime.org

Star gazing Tahoma

JULY 26 | WEDNESDAY

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Membership 101 Truckee

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

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Free movie series Tahoe City

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

Call (530) 546-5995, ext. 110, to be listed in Golf.

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JULY 27 | THURSDAY

Geoff Schladow, Ph.D., of UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center, will give his State of the Lake address. His public presentation is about the most important factors that affected the health of Lake Tahoe last year, the most pressing issues for this year and new program designs. No-host bar at 5:30; presentation at 6 p.m. | RSVP terc.ucdavis.edu

Families can chill Olympic Valley

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

“Smog of the Sea” showing South Lake Tahoe

Learn about the way in which humans are impacting the planet with a showing of “The Smog of the Sea,” a short film that chronicles a one-week journey through the Sargasso Sea to see how mircroplastics are permeating the oceans. Social hour at 8 p.m., movie at 9 at Himmel Haus. Free. Learn more about the movie at TheTahoeWeekly.com. | tahoerimtrail.org

Gala for the dance Tahoe City

The 5th anniversary of Lake Tahoe Dance Festival and Opening Night Gala Performance is at Gatekeeper’s Museum at 5:30 p.m. Benefit for Lake Tahoe Dance Collective; wine and food pairings, silent auction, live music and opening performance. $50. See feature in this issue. | laketahoe-dancefestival.org

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INCLINE VILLAGE STORY & PHOTOS BY ALEX GREEN

M o un tain Gol f Course

OUT & ABOUT

tahoe mountain days at gray’s crossing

Course Details 18 holes | par 58

Yardage 2,674-3,527

Slope 98 to 102

Ratings 55.2 to 58.2

ncline Village Mountain Golf Course was first created in 1968, designed by the legendary golf architect Robert Trent Jones Jr., who has put his stamp on courses such as Chambers Bay in Washington, which hosted the 2015 U.S. Open. Incline Village Mountain Golf Course’s unique executive layout features 18 holes ranging from 113 to 399 yards and has multiple tee placements making each hole a fun experience for golfers of all ages and handicaps.

Despite its short yardage, this is not a course that is easily beat; achieving par here is hard earned in a perpetual battle full of risk and reward. Despite its short yardage, this is not a course that is easily beat; achieving par here is hard earned in a perpetual battle full of risk and reward. Because of some drastic elevation changes and thoughtful pin placement, club selection can be the difference between landing pin high or in the creek that runs through the course, which is flowing high and quick with the snowmelt. Some form of water comes into play on just about every hole, as do the deep and wide, soft, white, sandy bunkers. The greens are fast and full of subtle breaks and edges that fade right on down into the rough. Placed strategically amidst the natural terrain of the forest, it is composed entirely

of the native landscape. Bending back and forth, up and down the hillside above Lake Tahoe, through corridors of giant pine trees, every hole seems to easily blend in with the geographical attributes of the mountain. Most holes demand a wedge or short iron. However, there are several long ones, which ask for longer clubs, as well as two par 4s on each nine that warrant hitting a driver. The course is a certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary and Golf Range Magazine named the course one of the top short courses in the nation. The clubhouse has a beautiful outdoor patio area overlooking the course. Also, in the clubhouse is Wild Bill’s BBQ, home to amazing low- and slow-roasted meats and several different homemade barbecue sauces. Ask about Sunday Family Fun Days when kids, ages 17 and younger, play for free with a paying adult. There are active military discounts, per-hole twilight rates, Nine & Wine Thursday nights, Thrill and Grill Sundays, Gol-Fit incentives for walking and group or private lessons with PGA head golf professional Robyn Bradford. A putting green onsite is great for getting acclimated to the speed of the greens. If you’re in need of some practice swings before your round, there’s a full-length driving range available just up the road at the Championship Course. The staff and management at the Mountain Course are courteous and helpful, exuding a family vibe where having fun and playing golf take precedence over anything else.  To book your next round or for more information, call (775) 832-1150 or visit golfincline.com.

Monday—Wednesda —Wednesday — Play gray’s crossing for $110/player Gray’s Crossing is the most player-friendly course in the area - a fun experience for juniors, beginners, and golfers of all skill levels. Play 18 holes of pristine mountain golf and stay for dinner at PJ’s. Or, schedule your tee time on Tuesday afternoons and stick around for the free concerts on the lawn at PJ’s from 5:30-7:30pm. TO BOOK YOUR tee time, call (530 530)) 550 550-5804 5804 Gray’s Crossing | GolfinTahoe.com | Tahoe Mountain Club

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Wet ‘n’ Dirty Visit TheTahoeWeekly.com for a complete list of Wet ‘n’ Dirty events. Sept. 15 and 17 are at Zephyr Cove Disc Golf Course. Tahoe Mountain Sports 11th annual Pro/Am and STS Finals is at Tahoe Vista Disc Golf Course on Oct. 7 and 8. | Sierra at Tahoe Series on Facebook

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LADIES MOUNTAIN BIKE DAYS Northstar welcomes female mountain bike riders during Pumps on Pedals, guided by female coaches, with discounted lift tickets and bike rentals every Friday at the mountain bike park until the end of August. It is an open course intended for all ability levels, including moms improving their skills to be able to ride with their kids or women needing an exhilarating escape from city life. Northstar also hosts Her Mountain, a Specialized Bike Academy, featuring two days of female-only riding, friendship and mountain adventure on July 22 and 23 and Aug. 19 and 20. The course is comprised of small group lessons, ensuring individual attention in an environment that encourages team support. | (800) 466-6784 or northstarcalifornia.com

Tahoe venues Big Blue Adventure hosts adventure races throughout the summer from trail running and triathlons to swimming and more. The Marlette 50km and 10 Miler is on Aug. 13 and Emerald Bay Trail Run is on Sept. 17. The XTERRA Lake Tahoe Off-Road Triathlon is on Aug. 19. Donner Lake Triathlon is on July 22 and 23, the Truckee Marathon on Sept. 24 and the Great Trail Race is on Oct. 8. Sierra Open Water Swim Series includes Truckee Open Water Swim on July 22 and Lake Tahoe Open Water Swim on Aug. 26. | bigblueadventure.com

Watching breathless Stateline, Nev. Hard Rock Casino transforms into an off-road sporting experience for the FMX Motocross Event on July 22. This highoctane celebration of freestyle motorcycle stunts is guaranteed to leave guests breathless. See a variety of extreme sporting activities, festival booths and interactive events. | hardrockcasinolaketahoe.com

Fan-tastic racing Action, humor in “Drop Everything” The winter of 2017 provided the team at Matchstick Productions with a clean slate and an opportunity to get back to their roots. As illustrated by the new trailer for “Drop Everything,” that shift in thinking meant that everyone involved had the time of their lives making this new ski film.

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led by the Friends of Incline Trails with the Forest Service, Tahoe Rim Trail Association and Tahoe Area Mountain Biking Association. Trail days are scheduled from July 21 to 23, on Aug. 12 and on Sept. 26, 28 and 30. | tamba.org

Hoist up the sails Tahoe City Tahoe Community Sailing Program offers beginners’ Women’s Only Sailing Clinics for ages 18 and older on Fridays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on July 21, and Aug. 4 and 18. Participants must be able to swim. | tcpud.org

Hone your trails skills “Drop Everything,” is the brainchild of veteran director Scott Gaffney, the man behind “There’s Something About McConkey” and other Matchstick classics. “With ‘Drop Everything,’ I want to put entertainment at the forefront. I want people walking away from our ski movie smiling, laughing and feeling like they can’t wait to click into their skis again,” says Gaffney in the a press release. Audiences can expect unparalleled performances from many of the top skiers in the world captured in world-class destinations including Meadow Lodge, British Columbia, Tahoe, Whistler, British Columbia, Crested Butte, Colo., Revelstoke, British Columbia, and Silverton, Colo. The film will debut on Sept. 14 in Denver, Colo., before setting out on a global film tour. For more information about “Drop Everything” tour dates and to watch a trailer, visit skimovie.com.

Restore the Incline Flume Trail Incline Village, Nev. Volunteers are needed to help with restoration work of the Incline Flume Trail

Truckee The annual Tahoe Trail Skills College is July 21 to 23 near Truckee. This is a free weekend event for local volunteers to learn about trail maintenance and stewardship on the Pacific Crest Trail. Beginners and experts alike can benefit from Trail Skills College in courses such as Working with Packers & Packstock, Waterbars & Checks and Drainage Design & Drain Dips. In exchange for attending the training, the Pacific Crest Trail Association encourages participants to volunteer for at least 16 hours of work on trail projects in the coming year. | pcta.org

Series takes a disc Tahoe venues Sierra Tahoe Disc Golf Series announces its summer and fall events: the 23rd annual Tahoe Pro/Am is on July 22 and 23 at Bijou Park Disc Golf in South Lake Tahoe; and The Mountain Mayhem is on Aug. 5 and 6 at Kirkwood Mountain Resort. King of the Lake is on Aug. 19 and 20 and Nevada State Disc Championships on

Sparks, Nev. Off-Road Racing meets West Coast influence for an intense four-wheel challenge full of fan-friendly tracks. On July 23 and 24 and from Aug. 26 to 28 at the Wild West Motorsports Park fans can enjoy the action. | lucasoiloffroad.com

Swinging together Zephyr Cove, Nev. The 34th annual Tahoe Tennis Classic will attract more than 200 competitors in an expanded array of divisions from July 27 to 30. This all-doubles tournament is introducing a 6.0 category for men and women. There are 14 divisions; most are based on ability level with two related to the combined age of players. The nonprofit Zephyr Cove Tennis Club Foundation runs the tournament, which consists of women’s, men’s and mixed doubles. The Saturday night dinner on the eve of the finals brings the tennis community together and allows spectators to be part of the action as well. This night is now the major fundraiser for the club with a raffle and silent auction. The deadline to signup is July 20. | zctennis.com

Rodeo Tahoe style Glenbrook, Nev. Get ready for a rootin’-tootin’ time during the 2017 Summer Social and Rodeo on July 28 and 29 at Shakespeare Ranch. Glenbrook rodeo tradition dates back six decades. It has now become a signature weekend event to benefit Keep Memory Alive. Guests will enjoy the rodeo, carnival games, silent auction, raffle, barbecue and music from Left of Centre. | keepmemoryalive.org

Laser Nationals on Lake Tahoe More than 120 competitors from five countries, including 25 Tahoe locals, will

compete on the waters of Lake Tahoe through July 23 for the US Laser National Championships, hosting by the Tahoe Yacht Club. The Laser is the most popular sailboat in the world with more than 250,000 boats made since 1974. It is a single-handed, one-design class, which means that all of the boats are identical and cannot be modified. With every boat the same, it comes down to the sailors’ skill and athletic ability to win regattas. The Tahoe Yacht Club has a strong history of hosting sailing events on Lake Tahoe including Monday Night Laser Racing, Wednesday night keelboat racing, as well as the annual Trans Tahoe keelboat regatta. There are no qualification requirements to participate, so any sailor can enjoy the thrill of racing against the best. The championships feature races from age 11 to 80 with two divisions – standard rig for larger adults and the Radial rig for youth and lighter sailors. | tahoeyc.com

Racing series for bikers Northstar The Northstar Downhill Mountain Bike Race Series offers competitions throughout the summer and features 20 different divisions for men, women and juniors to vie for the title. The top three racers in each division receive points-based awards at the end of each race, as well as the conclusion of the series. Northstar also hosts a series of Enduro and Cross Country races throughout the summer. Professionals and amateurs are invited to compete each month. | northstarcalifornia.com

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

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

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For the Kids Visit TheTahoeWeekly.com for a complete list of kids’ activities. and cellists of any age. Participants must be able to play a one-octave D scale and read notes within the staff. Sessions will be held on July 25. String Ensemble is for advanced beginner to intermediate violin, viola, cello and bass players of all ages. Sessions will be held on July 26. Participants will be invited to perform in a free public concert on July 27 at 10:30 a.m. at Carson Mall. | (775) 450-5584

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SHAKESPEARE FOR KIDS D. G. Menchetti offers the Young Shakespeare Program from July 24 through Aug. 4. This is a free and family friendly adaptation of “Love’s Labour’s Lost” for kids. Experience an interactive, hour-long adaptation of the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival’s main-stage production. Performances are at various venues at Sand Harbor, Valhalla Tahoe and in Reno. Performances are free, but registration is required due to limited space at some venues. A complete schedule is online. | laketahoeshakespeare.com

Hoops for fun and skill Douglas County Parks and Recreation offers Game Time Basketball Camp with Coach Gil Llewellyn is for ages 7 to 18 from July 24 to 27. Sign up for four days, three days, two or one. The camp is from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Walk-ins are welcome. | gametimebasketballcamps.com

Outdoor fun and learning Explore Nature Camps in partnership with Sugar Bowl and Gateway Mountain Center offer day camp programs that balance field science instruction, hiking and reflection. Group safety, trail conditions, group cooperation and fitness levels are taken into account in determining a day’s activities. Explore Nature camps are for ages 4 to 6, Adventures in Nature camps are for ages 7 to 10 and Mountain Adventure camps are for ages 11 to 14. Sessions are from July 24 to 28 and from July 31 to Aug. 4. | sugarbowl.com

Reach your peak Peak Volleyball Camps will be hosting the Tahoe City Volleyball Camp from July 21 to 23, and the Zephyr Cove Beach Volleyball Camp from July 26 to 28. All camps are open to girls and boys of all experience levels, Grade 5 to 12. The camps offer skills training, position training, game scenarios and a tournament. | peakvolleyballcamps.com

Explore the arts North Tahoe Arts’ Kids Art Camp offers a hands-on art experience to ages 5 to 12 from July 24 to 28 in Kings Beach. Local artists and instructors teach children ceramics, printmaking, painting, fiber art, earth art, book/journal making, jewelry, pastels, wire sculpture and batik. The student/teacher ratio is small, ensuring that the children receive the benefit of individual instruction in addition to the attention from volunteers who assist 16

with the classes. Much of the camp takes place outdoors and snacks are provided. | northtahoearts.com

Weekly or weekend camps Alder Creek Adventure Center mountain bike camps are open to kids, ages 10 to 14, who can ride a bike for 1.5 hours at a time. The focus is on providing a fun, safe environment where kids can improve general mountain biking skills while exploring the trails of Tahoe Donner. The two-day camp runs from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday and Sunday, weekly through Aug. 27. The cost is $99. Week-long camps run from 9 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday on July 24 and Aug. 7, 14 and 21. The cost is $249. Rentals are available. | http://www.tahoedonner.com

Toddler Troubles & Behaviors Workshop with Abbie Saturno is for parents and caregivers who want to connect with their children to foster trust and confidence. The workshop is at Truckee Community Recreation Center on the last Friday of the month from 5 to 7 p.m.: July 28 and Aug. 25. The drop-in fee is $45. Bring a spouse or caregiver free of charge. | tdrpd.org

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

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

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

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

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

It’s camp fever in Truckee

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

Truckee Donner Recreation & Parks District offers Camp Trudaca for Grades 1 to 5, Adventure Camp for Grades 4 to 6 and Camp Rad for Grades 6 to 9. Weekly camp sessions run until Aug. 21. Camp Trudaca meets at Regional Park. Adventure Camp and Camp Rad take daily trips to regional destinations to hike, swim, kayak and much more. | tdrpd.org

Carson City Symphony’s Strings in the summer is open to all and includes classes at two levels of music experience. Tuition is free, donations welcome. Introduction to Fiddle and Folk Music is primarily for younger violinists, violists

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Tallac Historic Site in South Lake Tahoe offers Kitchen Kids Wednesdays and Fridays at 1 p.m. through Aug. 18. This interactive program gives ages 6 to 12 the chance to learn about baking and the busy atmosphere of our early 20th Century kitchen. They bake 1920’s recipes from scratch and, when finished, get to feast on their accomplishment. The cost is $10 per child. Tickets are available at Baldwin Museum or by phone. | (530) 541-5227

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Players are divided by age groups. Sessions run until September. | yourtahoeplace.com

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

Learn to ace it Incline Recreation Center offers Junior All Star/Quick Start Clinics for tennis players, ages 4 to 12. These three-week sessions meet twice a week. Drop-ins are permitted if space is available.

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

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Swing and swim Youth Golf Clinics, for ages 5 to 12, with Bobby Bonino will be at Tahoe City Golf Course on Monday and Thursday until Aug. 7. Participants will spend the morning on his or her golf skills and then be brought to Skylandia State Park for some beach time. | tcpud.org

The pool is cool Tahoe City Parks and Recreation offers group swimming lessons for children at Granlibakken Pool. Groups are based on age and swimming ability, from ages 6 months and older. Classes are Mondays through Thursdays; sessions run until August. | tcpud.org

Volley that ball Douglas County Parks and Recreation offers All Skills Volleyball Clinic for ages 7 to 18 at Kahle Community Center. Northern Nevada Juniors’ Skills Clinics give instruction on the basics, as well as advanced concepts for boys and girls. Staff comes from a wide background of playing and coaching histories. Clinics run through August. | info@nnjvball.com

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WANDERLUST REAL MEN MEDITATE S T O R Y B Y P R I YA H U T N E R | P H O T O S C O U R T E S Y WA N D E R L U S T

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all-encompassing event for Squaw Valley attendees this year with some surprises. “We really consider this a time to come together and retreat. It’s a time to put down our devices so we connect with ourselves and connect with our truth,” says Kim Small, spokesperson for Wanderlust. “Squaw Valley is an extraordinary locale. The nature of the environment is magical. It’s as if the rest of the world falls away.” In addition to yoga and variations on yoga, such as acro-yoga and yoga on a standup paddleboard, there are meditation and breath classes, some of which are taught by male yogis. The all-encompassing festival is also an all-inclusive one, returning to Olympic Valley from June 20 to 23. According to statistics, 80 percent of yoga practitioners are women, which leaves men at 20 percent. Yoga Alliance claims more men are practicing yoga today, at least 10 million currently. That’s a significant increase from 2012 when 4 million men were practicing yoga. With all of the benefits yoga provides, it makes sense that more men are jumping on board. And begs the question: Who are the men of yoga? In Tahoe, there are only a handful of male teachers including Walter Lightener, Bill Folkman and Mark Lundbeck. This year there are eight male yoga and meditation teachers on the Wanderlust program.

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MINDFULLY INVESTED Meditation teacher davidji will be offering meditation classes during the event. He had been a New Yorker working at the World Trade Center in mergers and acquisitions. “My life was fairly empty. I lost my purpose. I was chasing the dollar and my relationships were challenged. I traded my morning meditation for a morning train ride and my evening meditation for a glass of scotch,” says davidji.

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He was walking down a street in SoHo past a row of cardboard boxes when a homeless man grabbed his leg and asked, “What’s going to be on your tombstone?” “I felt a whooshing sound. It was as if there were just us. After I walked by, I had to sit down and regroup,” says davidji. He went home, told his wife about the experience and she suggested he quit his job. He went on a retreat with Deepak Chopra and his life’s trajectory shifted. During the retreat, he meditated for six hours a day for a week. He asked Chopra what he should do with his life and Chopra told him to go to India and find his purpose. Davidji visited a number of ashrams and traveled throughout India. He read the “Bhagavad Gita” and found a passage that resonated with him about establishing oneself in the present moment. He returned home to New York and eventually went to the Chopra Center where he asked to apprentice with Deepak and David Simon. He offered to help them with the center and their finances for a chance to study with them. He apprenticed with Chopra for 10 years. He learned Ayurveda, an ancient Indian holistic science, and practiced yoga and meditation. He eventually left the center and began teaching meditation. He teaches people how to de-stress. Davidji has worked with large corporations and the U.S. Department of Justice, offering mindfulness performance to police officers.

“I am a translator,” says davidji, who calls his meditation style light hearted. “We don’t have to take meditation so seriously.” He uses fun techniques that are memorable, bring your attention to the breath and help you to be a little more present. According to davidj, men are slow to embrace yoga because, “Men are told to push harder, do more, be the doer, don’t be sensitive.” He cites business leaders such as Richard Branson who are successful and sensitive and think people like him will give men permission to get in touch with themselves.

DAVID ROMANELLI

YOGA PAIRINGS Yoga teacher David Romanelli was introduced to yoga in L.A. in 1996 when he took a class with Seane Corn, an internationally celebrated yoga teacher. “It was a profound and soulful experience. It kicked your butt and was physical and soulful,” says Romanelli. He moved to Phoenix, Ariz., and started “At One Yoga,” a chain of yoga studios. Next, he moved back to L.A. and started Yoga and Chocolate classes. He partnered up with Vosges Haut-Chocolat founder Katrina Markoff. “We would do yoga and after Sivasana [a yoga pose], eat chocolate. In a heightened state, our tastes were heightened,” says Romanelli.

His classes evolved into Yoga and Wine, Yoga and Jazz and Yoga for Foodies. He’s written a number of books including, “Happy is the New Healthy: 31 Ways to Relax, Let Go, and Enjoy Life NOW!” and is currently working on a book inspired by super centenarians. “There are only 60 people on the planet who are 110 or older. The book is about the lessons of wisdom from the oldest and wisest among us,” he says. After taking a break from yoga for a number of years, Romanelli says that he is excited to be back teaching as a part of Wanderlust.

Along with a number of male yogis, there are plenty of female yoga teachers who will bring their love and wisdom to Olympic Valley, as well.  For more information and a complete schedule of classes and events, visit wanderlust.com/festivals/squaw-valley.

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FISHING CHRISTMAS

Licenses are required in California and Nevada for 16 years and older. Temporary licenses are available. California (916) 928-5822 or dfg.ca.gov; Nevada (866) 703-4605 or ndow.org. Licenses are available at most hardware stores. California Department of Fish and Game holds Free Fishing Days on July 1 and Sept. 2, with Nevada’s Free Fishing Day on June 10. LAKE TAHOE Fishing is closed in Lake Tahoe within 300 feet of its tributaries and upstream to the first lake from Oct. 1 to June 30. Lake Tahoe is open year-round from 1 hour before sunrise to 2 hours after sunset. No fishing is allowed within 300 feet of the mouth of any stream. Most Sierra lakes are open all year. No fish may be used for bait or possessed for use as bait in Lake Tahoe, Fallen Leaf Lake or Donner Lake, unless taken from that lake. Live bait in these lakes is limited to: Lahontan redside shiner, Tui chub, Tahoe sucker, Lahontan mountain sucker, Piute sculpin and Lahontan speckled dace. Chumming is illegal. There is a two-fish limit on Mackinaws, and a limit of five fish on Lake Tahoe. Fishing for Rainbows from the shore is best May through July. If you’re on the North Shore, the Kings Beach and Lake Forest areas are planted throughout the summer. Cave Rock on the East Shore of the lake is a good location for Rainbow and Brown. TAHOE REGION

SPOONER LAKE Spooner Lake is managed as a trophy fishery at Spooner Lake State Park on the East Shore. It is open all year for catch and keep, with a limit of five trout. Rowboats, inflatable rafts and float tubes may be used, but no motorized boats.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

STAMPEDE RESERVOIR Holds a large number of trophy class Rainbow and Brown trout. Shore fishing nets Browns and Rainbow, with Kokanee when trolling. TRUCKEE RIVER At Lake Tahoe’s only outlet in Tahoe City, fishing is closed year-round from the dam in Tahoe City to 1,000 feet downstream. Certain other sections of the Truckee are closed year-round. Check fishing regulations. Fish the deep pools during the early part of the season. Best bets are to fish the section of the river between Tahoe City and River Ranch (Hwy. 89 and Alpine Meadows Road).

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he fishing on Christmas Island the main reason so many anglers chose to come to this remote atoll. Our group of young anglers and me, the lone senior, chose to hunt the GT (Giant Trevally), as well as other species of Trevally. These are big fish that can be aggressive if you get the fly in front of them. While walking the flats, these fish come up from the deeper water onto the flats to feed on small baitfish. They appear to have a symbiotic relationship with the Triggerfish. We would see the Triggers tailing while feeding on the shallow rocky areas of the flats. When we would see that, the guide would search the area for the Trevally. The Triggerfish feeding would dislodge baitfish from their hiding places, as well as attract them to feed on remnants of whatever the Trigger’s are feeding on, typically crab. As soon as we got to our location, the guide spotted a fish tight on the bank and had me cast. It was about 50 feet and the cast was a good one and the fish began to follow the fly. Upon getting the take and applying a strip set, the fish surged off. It did not feel like a bonefish. The guide said, “It is a GT.” He then asked what size tippet. Twelve pounds was the reply. The look said it all (you have little chance in landing that fish). Fortunately, the gods were with me and I managed to get that fish to hand thanks to my smooth drag on my Galvan T-8 reel. Later in the morning, I would break a larger fish off with 40-pound tippet the guide put on. My first Christmas Island fish was a GT on my light bonefish set-up. Not bad and a great battle. The rest of the morning we stalked GT and occasionally stopped to catch bonefish when the GT action slowed. Compared to the GTs, the bonefish were easy. The rest of the week our group caught and released more GT, Blue Trevally, Black Trevally, bonefish and triggerfish. Because we targeted the GT each day, our numbers were not great, although one angler managed seven GTs on the last day. The last day I concentrated on bonefish the last two hours of fishing and it was so much fun. The bonefish make some terrific runs when hooked, but nothing matches the pull and power of the GT. Still, on a 7- or 8-weight rod, an angler can have a ball just fishing for them.  FISHING REPORT (See Sightseeing in this issue of Tahoe Weekly for current water levels.) Boca Reservoir | The road over the dam is closed until further notice. Inflow is at 85 cfs and the outflow is 22 cfs. Powerbait, nightcrawlers and lures are all working. Fly-fishers have been catching some fish near the inlet with nymphs, streamers and dries.

Donner Lake | Fishing has been fair to good. Kokanee fishing has been fair to good. Nightcrawlers and Powerbait seem to be the main bait. Mackinaw fishing has been good. Fly-fishermen are catching some fish with streamers. Lake Tahoe | Tributaries are open until Sept.

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

Little Truckee River | The flow is at 85 cfs.

The flows have come down. Nymphing and dries should both work at this level. Dry dropper rigs are also recommended. Hatches similar to the main Truckee.

Martis Lake | Zero kill. Catch and Release

only with barbless artificial lures or flies. Fishing is the best early in the season and again the fall. There are still a few nice fish in this lake that has severely declined.

Prosser Reservoir | Fishing has been fair.

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

Stampede Reservoir | The road is closed

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

Truckee River | The flow out of the dam in

Tahoe City is at 250 cfs. The flows through Truckee are at 571 cfs. Flows are coming down, but still high for this time of year. Fishing has been fair for those working hard. Lots of bugs are appearing now. Golden Stones and Green drakes have been seen. Caddis, PMD and Little Yellow stones should also be on the menu. Still mostly a nymphing game, but there should now be more fish looking up for dries. Streamers are also good this time of year. This is special regulation artificial only with barbless hook water. Catchand-release fishing is encouraged in this section, but an angler may keep two fish with a minimum size of 14 inches during the regular trout season (last Saturday in April to Nov. 15).

Davis and Frenchman lakes | Davis and

Frenchman are full. Boat, shore and fly anglers are catching fish. Reports from Davis are only fair at best. Blood midge, Callibaetis and small midges are the main insects to imitate subsurface. Damsels are now on the menu at both lakes. Frenchman fishing has been good. Water temperatures in both of these lakes are beginning to get hot at 70+ degrees. Suggest not fishing here again until the fall when the water cools. Bruce Ajari is a long-time area fly-fisherman and past president of Tahoe Truckee Fly Fishers. Visit TheTahoeWeekly.com to read more columns. Click on Fishing under the Out & About tab.

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

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Strenuous | 14 miles There are several mountain biking trails off the Flume Trail, but if you follow the Flume Trail the whole way you will be rewarded with magnificent views of Lake Tahoe and the surrounding mountains. The Flume Trail rises 1,600’ above the East Shore of Lake Tahoe. At the end of the Flume Trail, there is a 3-mile, 1,600’ descent down to Tunnel Creek Station on Hwy. 28. It is a moderately difficult ride at 7,000’ to 8,000’ in elevation with more than 1,000’ of climbing and 4.5-miles of single track. It has several steep sections. Shuttle available at Tunnel Creek Café off Hwy. 28 in Incline Village to Spooner Lake State Park. Info (775) 298-2501. Call for shuttle schedule.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Dick Marconi Arte Italia | Until July 30 “Strange Cousins from the West”

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Sierra Arts Gallery | Until July 30

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

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

“Go Big” North Tahoe Arts | Until Aug. 1 Four-Artist Exhibit Sierra Arts Gallery | Aug. 3-25

“Lakalelup” Commons Beach | Aug. 4-13 “Mountain Picassos” Sparks Museum & Cultural Center | Until Aug. 11

Scott Forrest Lake Tahoe Community College | Until Aug. 16

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

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

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

Rachel Stiff Sierra Arts Gallery | Sept. 7-29 “Industrial Art: Sports Edition” CCAI Courthouse | Until Sept. 28

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esolation Wilderness was designated as a Primitive Area in 1969 and became part of the National Wilderness Preservation System; its 63,690 acres is an expansive, natural world of granite, towering pines, streams and pristine alpine lakes. Tucked behind the southwest shore of Lake Tahoe, Desolation Wilderness is only accessible via horse or foot. In 2016, Tahoe City native Mike Mullen published a photographic account of his adventures into Desolation, titled “The Lakes of Desolation,” featuring photos of 87 named lakes that Mullen found from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readers can get a glimpse into the natural, impressive landscapes of this area. Although Mullen grew up in Tahoe City, he didn’t go into Desolation Wilderness until he was an adult living in San Francisco.

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

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“Even growing up in North Shore, Desolation seemed so far away. It wasn’t until I came back in 2008 and hiked up to Eagle Lake that I became interested in the lakes [of Desolation],” he says. While working in the tech world, Mullen made it a goal to come back and take pictures of the lakes when he retired. However, after reaching a turning point in his career, he decided to fulfill his dream sooner than later. In October 2013, he set off on foot in the first of 24 trips into the wilderness. Mullen with the Desolation Wilderness maps

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“I often asked myself, ‘Why am I doing this?’ But it became a compulsion. There are a bunch of different reasons of why I did this,” he says. The project took two years for him to complete. He found the lakes on the USGS map. Mullen encountered weather a few times while walking through Desolation, but fortunately a lot of his trips in were day hikes.

“Some [of the lakes] are 10 miles in, so those were overnight hikes,” says Mullen. “It was a unique experience — getting caught in a big storm is uncomfortable but people can deal with adversity better than they think. If I fell down on a sidewalk in San Francisco, it’s a catastrophe, but here I was punching down snow and falling all the time. Even uncomfortable bits were tolerable and it ended up adding to the richness of the experience.” In compiling the book, Mullen says he learned some broader life lessons, as well as the nuts and bolts of the publishing business. “I didn’t want to think about putting together a book. I just took it on as a personal project. It was a year from taking the last photo to turning it into a book. I started photographing Yosemite and took some time to digest the [Desolation] experience.” As he was sitting on his lakes of Desolation photographs, Mullen met Brendan Madigan at Alpenglow Sports, who encouraged him to turn his project into a book. “Working with Alpenglow has been really fun, connecting with people. I think this is an important part of Tahoe City history,” he says.

When asked which Desolation lake is his favorite, Mullen says, “The last one I’ve been to. Each one has its own thrill — of arriving and seeing it for the first time.” He also mentioned Lake of the Woods being one of his favorites for its great views of the Crystal Range. “It’s forested, has a nice quality. It feels good there,” he says. “Each lake is different for me; there are a huge variety of blues.” Lake Kalmia was one of his most challenging lakes to get to because there is no trail to it. It took him four attempts before he stumbled on it. “An interesting part of doing the project was realizing how many lakes are a part of Desolation,” he says. “I hope that people get the perspective of being in wilderness and the indifference of the natural world and see this as an opportunity to reconnect with nature.”

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“The Lakes of Desolation” is available exclusively at Alpenglow Sports in Tahoe City and through Mullen’s Web site. He is currently working on exploring the lakes of Yosemite.  For more information, visit lakesofdesolation.com.

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as sign presses. The centerpiece is a collection of handset type housed in four wooden type cabinets. The type comes from the Virginia City “Territorial Enterprise,” the voice of the West during the Comstock era. Introduction to Letterpress workshops with Steve Robison are offered on July 22 and Aug. 19 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Participants will learn how to use a composing stick, set type and print their own cards or broadsides. The class includes materials and open studio hours at Tahoe Letterpress to work on projects. Workshop fee is $50. | bonafidebooks. com/tahoeletterpress

“FUTURE’S PAST” UNVEILED Tahoe Public Art recently unveiled the first sculptural work of art placed along the new Tahoe Public Art Trail, featuring Kate Raudenbush’s “Future Past,” on exhibit at Mourelatos Lakeshore Resort now through Oct. 1.

Fabric as a medium Reno, Nev. Seven female artists from California will come together for the first time to exhibit a vibrant new exhibition of contemporary fiber, fabric and mixed media artwork at the Wilbur D. May Museum until July 23. The summer exhibition, “New Directions in Fiber and Mixed Media,” will include wall art and 3-D objects that explore the versatility of fiber and fabric as a medium. Each artist’s unique and meticulous style is represented in captivating works that are stitched, dyed, painted, printed, stamped, waxed, fused and embellished. The exhibiting artists are Lin Schiffner, Sandra Poteet, Kris Sazaki, Deb Cashatt, Martha Wolfe, Denise Oyama Miller and Linda Waddle. | (775) 785-5961

The Tahoe Public Art Trail program places temporary, semi permanent and permanent art at public, private and resort locations around the Tahoe Basin. The goal of the program is to have a transformational effect on the greater Lake Tahoe community through art created by local, national and international artists that respond to and incorporate the local environment. “It is the goal of Tahoe Public Art to enhance the beauty of Lake Tahoe and bring awareness to the impact of the human element on the region,” said Steve Miller, chairman of TPA, in a press release. “Future’s Past” is an imagined futuristic environment that draws inspiration from the archeological sites of past cultures. It is a theoretic modern ruin that imagines the trajectory of civilization’s voracious consumption and technological advances. Raudenbush’s steel tree sculpture is a materialized statement posing the question, “How can the roots of our systems circuitry, and the roots of our natural world be integrated harmoniously in order for us to survive, live mindfully, and create a better future?” TPA is offering a cultural public program series at sunset on the third Thursday of each month at Mourelatos to allow the public to enjoy the art installation. On July 20, there will be a mixer for nonprofits and government agencies from 7 to 9 p.m. A Tahoe Public Art Trail fundraiser is on Aug. 17 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. with a talk from the artist. Family night and the closing ceremony is on Sept. 21 from 6 to 8 p.m. Register for the events online. | tahoepublicart.com

Embrace Bad Art Zephyr Cove Don’t create a masterpiece. Make a disasterpiece. The Zephyr Cove Library is hosting a free Bad Art event for adults on July 26 from 5 to 7 p.m. Each participant will create a work of bad art and all participants will vote on the best bad art 24

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

Help local public art “Future’s Past” Kate Raudenbush | Mourelatos Lakeshore Resort piece. The artist with the best of the worst will receive a Bad Art trophy and a prize. All art supplies will be provided. | (775) 588-6411

Truckee designated cultural district The Truckee Cultural District has been selected as one of 14 of California’s new state-designated cultural districts. A cultural district, as outlined by the program, is a well-defined geographic area with a high concentration of cultural resources and activities. The Truckee Cultural District is the result of a partnership between the Town of Truckee, Truckee Public Arts Commission and Truckee Chamber of Commerce, with support from Truckee Arts Alliance and NCArts. | caculturaldistricts.org

Kings Beach debuts Art Walk The North Tahoe Business Association celebrates completion of the Kings Beach Core Improvement Project with 15 original art banners recently installed on the streetlights throughout downtown Kings Beach. The new art banners are the result of a call to artists issued by NTBA, inviting emerging and established artists, young and old, to submit their designs. The chosen art pieces represent artwork created by pre-kindergarten and ele-

mentary students from local schools, as well as by professional local and regional artists. The featured art banner artists are Jude Bischoff, Mike Bond, Anastiscia Chantler-Lang, Jennifer Eyzaguirre, Sue Gross, Pamela Hunt Lee, Kings Beach Elementary School students, Kaio Martin, Cathy McClelland, Tahoe Expedition Academy Pre-K Class, and Carrie White. | northtahoebusiness.org/art-walk

Acclaim is nationwide South Lake Tahoe Painter Kit Night is artist-in-residence at Viking Gallery on Tallac Historic Site until July 23. Night received her bachelor’s degree in fine arts, is in collections across the country and has won awards from Maryland to California including the National Orange Show. Night’s work has received praise from art critic, essayist and Pulitzer Prize winner John Updike, jazz composer and pianist Marian McPartland and best-selling author Leonard Shlain. | valhallatahoe.com

Public print shop Meyers Tahoe Letterpress will provide a letterpress print facility and teach people how to use it. Vintage equipment includes platen presses dating to the 1800s, as well

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

Art classes for all Tahoe City North Tahoe Arts offers Connecting with the Art Community with Lisa Jefferson on July 27 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Interfacing with other artists, art groups, galleries and competitions can help further an artist’s growth and career. Learn ways to balance networking, but still have time to work on art. Elemental Magic: Combining Art and Feng Shui with Catherine Strand is on Aug. 25 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Artisan Shop. This talk is those interested in the magic of balance using the Five Elements and Feng Shui. Strand will explain this approach using art and optimizing its placement. | northttahoearts.com

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

Reno Town Mall at 1 p.m. Crimson Rose and Maria Partridge discuss art on The Playa at Nevada Museum of Art from 2 to 3 p.m. Meet the Nevada Makers at Reno Town Mall from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. (also on July 29). Resi*he(ART) hosts an open house from 4 to 8 p.m. (also on July 29). On July 23, Alley Art is a one-day mural painting project at Back Alley from noon to 1 p.m. Riverside Artists Lofts opens its studios from 4 to 8 p.m. Many of the 35

and sky while firmly establishing a clear connection to the heart in grand scale. Seemingly by divine direction, this shared moment in time crystallized and conducted a thunderous crescendo.” The evening also features a slideshow and reception of Flagg’s most recent adventure skiing on volcanoes on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. The event is free and open to all ages. No RSVP necessary. | gallerykeoki.com

Summer art tour announced South Lake Tahoe Tahoe Art League’s Artist Studio Tour is scheduled from July 28 to 30 and from Aug. 4 to 6. The tour will feature 50 artists at more than 20 locations in South Lake Tahoe and Stateline and Zephyr Cove, Nev. Free maps and directions available online. | talart.org

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

Artown happens all July In July, the streets of Reno, Sparks and Carson City come alive with color, culture and music. There are a number of daily offerings from art workshops to family events to children’s drama and adult comedy, to classical music and rap — whatever moves you. Pick and chose in a town devoted entirely to art this month. On July 20, join the Art Baby Urban Art Walk starting from McKinley Arts and Culture Center at 10 a.m. Contribute to Nevada Humanities “I Wish to Say” project at City Plaza from 4 to 7 p.m. (also on July 22). Sparks Museum & Cultural Center is the site for a book launching and signing of “Sparks” by Joyce Cox at 5 p.m. Sierra Arts Gallery is exhibiting five emerging artists from 6 to 8 p.m. Reno’s Nada Dada artists are staging a temporary art installation and performance at Morris Burner Hotel from 7 to 9 p.m. (also on July 21, 22, 23 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.) Photographer Jeff Lock presents a slideshow at Nevada Fine Arts from 6 to 7 p.m. On July 21, Ten Paintings and Glass Sculptures by Carol Nan Roach will be at The March Arlington from 1 to 5 p.m. (also on July 22). The Rotary Club of Reno installed a new sculpture garden late last year in Bicentennial Park that features six sculptures created by local artists. Meet the artists every Monday at 5:30 p.m. (also on July 24). Impressions by elder artists will be at Atria Summit Ridge from 5 to 7 p.m. Sheryl Oring will discuss her performance project “I Wish to Say” at Sundance Books and Music from 6 to 7:30 p.m. On July 22, congratulate the winner of the Amazing Book Cover Art Award at

artists living there will be on hand to meet and greet the public from 12 to 5 p.m. On July 26, Cancer Creations: An Art Project is on display at Renown Regional Medical Center from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Composer Azam Ali will discuss global feminism at Beckwith Gallery at noon. | renoisartown.com

New image unveiling Olympic Valley Gallery Keoki will host an artist reception on July 29 from 6 to 8 p.m. for the unveiling of Keoki Flagg’s new image “Lake of the Sky.” “As this surreal scene unfolded, I marveled at the lovely serendipity of my dear, newly engaged friends, Amy and Matty, paddling across the horizon. They were so small, perched on Lake Tahoe’s pristine vastness. Both pushed along alone, physically apart but clearly together,” says Flagg of the new work. “Their duet intuitively connected the dots for me visually and conceptually, bridging water

Student art show Sparks, Nev. Pyramid Lake Junior and Senior High School Native American student art show features beadwork, pottery, paintings, Tule ducks and more at the Spanish Springs Library until July 31. | (775) 424-1800

Inspired art South Lake Tahoe Multi-talented Tahoe artist Donna Hughes’s work is being featured at the Lake Tahoe Community College Library through July 31. Hughes’ sculptures, gourd art, hand-woven pine needle baskets and horsehair Raku reflecting her Native American ancestry are featured in the glass cases within the library. | talart.org

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Reno, Nev. “Color Fusion,” the art of Dick Marconi will be on display at arte italia through July 30. Marconi is an American artist whose fascination with color began at age 12 when an accident left him blind and partially deaf in one ear. He gradually regained vision in one eye, first discerning only shades of black, white and gray. When he began to see again, colors were more vibrant, and saturated than he recalled. Using his artistic passion for color and his knowledge of chemistry, Marconi pioneered a technique that melds a variety of paints and solvents to make colors move, fuse, flow and retract. | arteitaliausa.org

Incline Village, Nev. Registration is open for Sierra Nevada College’s 33rd annual Summer Visiting Artist Workshops, which will take place until the end of July. The variety of summer workshops are given by nationally known ceramists, glass artists, painters, sculptors, printmakers, digital artists, photographers, paper makers, jewelers and more. Participants can learn new techniques and expand their knowledge in the medium. The workshops are open to ages 16 and older. On Tuesday night at 7 p.m. each week during the workshops, “Meet the Artist” lectures will be held in the Prim Library, followed by an informal reception in the Tahoe Gallery. They are free and open to the public. | sierranevada.edu

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Cancer (Jun 21-Jul 22)

Dynamic interactions with others of late may even be described as edgy, at times. While ever seeking harmony and eager to express love, you are a fighter at your core. This impulse will continue throughout the week. Ambitions to increase your influence and gain approval on public and/or professional fronts figures prominently.

Leo (Jul 22-Aug 23)

A busy time behind the scenes continues and you have likely been working hard both inside and out. Regarding the inner work, you may be contending with fears and doubts surfacing from your subconscious. An overactive imagination and losing touch with what is in the moment may be the main issue. Focus on simple tasks that add up to productive results.

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The very first drive-thru fast-food restaurant opened in 1948, in Baldwin Park, California. The idea was obviously a success – by 1990, In-N-Out burger had 60 locations, all in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The private, family-owned chain now has 313 locations across six states. Those who study such things say that the most widely used word in the world is “okay” – though the spelling varies widely.

Virgo (Aug 23-Sep 22)

Aquarius (Jan 19-Feb 19)

Adjusting and re-calibrating to align with steadily changing circumstances continues. This has and continues to require a lot of effort. Yet, the focus has already begun to shift to more lighthearted activities. This trend will continue for several weeks. Make the most of it to rejuvenate and replenish your inspiration tanks.

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Capricorn (Dec 21-Jan 19)

A series of fresh starts and initiatives have been and continue to keep you busy. With Mars in your sign, you may feel stronger and more energetic than usual. However, circumstances are requiring more than you may want to give. Fortunately, the plot includes cultural activities and satisfying social activities.

Pisces (Feb 19-Mar 20)

Nurturing new associations, friendships, perspectives and strategies continues. It is likely that you feel the need to be extra focused to activate stable momentums. Even social activities are colored by a sense of duty and business. Otherwise, you are happy to lay low and only do what you feel is necessary.

A dynamic, creative and perhaps dramatic cycle continues. At best, you are achieving a clear and strong sense of renewal, both within and without. The changes indicated imply diligent efforts and steady follow through. This momentum and focus will draw to a close this week so concentrate to complete your projects to avoid lingering loose ends.

Libra (Sep 22-Oct 22)

You continue to take new strides in your public and professional life. Your pace may be deemed assertive, even aggressive at times. A learning curve is implied and you may be on both the learning and teaching end. Yet, you are also eager to partake in cultural activities. Generally, you feel optimistic and confident.

Scorpio (Oct 22-Nov 21)

Some very big changes are brewing for you. Yet, you are probably getting the signs and foreshadows more than the actual event. It is likely that these changes are desired. In the shorter term, you may be working diligently to feel confident. As well, you have been pushing hard to co-create a positive outcome.

Aries (Mar 21-Apr 20)

Ever an emotionally stirring time, the Sun has one more week in Cancer and Mars, it so happens too. This combination has the effect of producing extra charged emotions. When harnessed, much can be accomplished. Otherwise, the edgy and swinging moods get expressed randomly. If you have work to do get it in now, you won’t feel like it next week.

Taurus (Apr 20-May 21)

Your energy levels are running high and you are in the mood to cover a lot of ground. Some of this focus includes making particular improvements and fixing things. On the other hand, you also feel inspired to be creative, be playful, social and enjoy quality time with family.... Your attention span may be short. So, do the rounds.

Sagittarius (Nov 21-Dec 21)

One way or another you have been delving into deeper waters. This may simply include taxes and other financial matters. Yet, you may also feel called to explore some of life’s deeper mysteries. If you have been somewhat bewildered by it you will be relieved to know that this cycle will end this week.

Gemini (May 21-Jun 21)

You are in a creative and expressive mood and this trend will continue for several weeks yet. There is a social element indicated as well. At deeper levels, reflections about what constitutes security for you and how to achieve it are on your mind. This is especially true this week and your focus will soon shift to fun and games and arts and crafts too.

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Ecce ntrics of Lake Tahoe | P a r t I with him. When Baldwin returned to San Francisco, his stock was now worth a fortune and the nickname “Lucky” was his for life. When Baldwin purchased “Yanks” hotel in 1880, he re-named it “Tallac House” for the 9,785-foot mountain to the southwest. Tallac is the Washoe word for “Great Mountain.” Baldwin’s new resort soon became the pride of Lake Tahoe. Baldwin added a luxurious gaming casino in 1899. His visionary enterprise turned South Lake Tahoe into a world-class vacation spot for the rich and famous.

Despite Lucky Baldwin’s unsavory personal traits, lovers of Lake Tahoe owe him a debt of gratitude for giving us beautiful Baldwin Beach and protecting old-growth forest.

ating back to the 1860s, Lake Tahoe has attracted unique and unusual characters, independent thinkers and entrepreneurs. Like today, some made a living by providing services for residents or tourists; others invested their wealth in Tahoe to build estates and summer resorts often as an escape from the city. A few, who had little money, left their legacy in colorful quotes and remarkable stories.

ELIAS “LUCKY” BALDWIN Elias “Lucky” Baldwin wasn’t just lucky. He knew how to make money, lived a life of risk and adventure and left a scandalous trail of marriages, divorces and affairs in his wake. One biographer called him a “Comstock plunger, real estate promoter and glamorous libertine, who loved most, after a sharp trade, to squeeze three girls at once.” At Lake Tahoe, he is best remembered for the legendary Tallac Hotel that he operated near South Lake Tahoe in the late 1800s. Baldwin’s legacy lives on today at the Tallac Historic Site, a stretch of century-old, beachfront estates near Baldwin Beach, a few miles south of Emerald Bay. The site is free and open to the public for bike rides, strolls and swimming. Baldwin’s infatuation with Lake Tahoe began in the summer of 1879, when he visited a hostelry near Emerald Bay owned by Ephraim “Yank” Clements. Baldwin walked beneath the unspoiled stands of old-growth timber and along the soft, sandy beach. The demand for tunnel supports for the Comstock mines had already taken a terrible toll on the majestic Sugar Pine forest that once cloaked the mountains in the Tahoe Basin, but here the trees still stood tall. The next year in November, Baldwin bought Yank’s 2,000 acres that included 1 mile of lakefront property. The deal also comprised a three-story, 40-room hotel and saloon, along with horse barns and a general store. Baldwin announced: “My land acquisition will save this vast forest from the beauty-destroying ax of the woodsman so that the magnificent pines 28

and cedars may be admired by generations to come.” His upscale hotel and casino would also boost Tahoe’s reputation as a destination resort for travelers looking for luxury accommodations rather than the rustic backwoods fare common at that time. Ironically, Baldwin’s moniker “Lucky” came from a windfall of more than $2 million realized from his investments in those very Comstock mining operations that had decimated the Tahoe Basin. Back in 1866, Baldwin had invested heavily in Hale & Norcross mining shares. The stock price plummeted, but Baldwin was unwilling to take a steep loss. That spring, Baldwin accompanied British sportsmen to hunt big-game animals in India. Baldwin instructed his broker to sell the shares if they ever rose to the price he originally paid for them. While he was away, Hale & Norcross miners struck a rich vein of silver and the stock soared in value, but Baldwin’s broker was unable to sell as ordered because Baldwin had taken the combination to the safe

Baldwin’s womanizing escapades are legend. He married five times, had countless affairs and illegitimate children, and fought numerous breach-of-promise and seduction suits. Two paramours attempted to shoot him, including his much-younger cousin Veronica Baldwin after he allegedly assaulted her and then terminated her employment at his San Francisco hotel. Baldwin’s always claimed, “My public reputation is such that every woman who comes near me must have been warned in advance.” At Baldwin’s funeral in 1909, a San Francisco Examiner reporter wrote: “His was the only funeral of a famous man I ever covered where not a sob was heard nor a tear seen.” But historian Arthur M. Ellis stated, “Lucky Baldwin’s reputation will survive. He was one of the greatest pioneers of the West, the most spectacular of libertines, and the most contradictory of characters.” Despite Baldwin’s unsavory personal traits, lovers of Lake Tahoe owe him a debt of gratitude for giving us beautiful Baldwin Beach and protecting old-growth forest.

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HANK MONK During the early days of Tahoe, stagecoach driver Hank Monk was as well known for his drinking ability as his driving skills. Despite his reputation as a man dedicated to the bottle, Monk was the most famous of all the whips for Wells Fargo, the preeminent banking entity in San Francisco. Monk was skilled, courageous and sharp tongued. So many stories have been told about him that it is sometimes hard to tell truth from fiction. Born in New York in 1826, Henry J. Monk had always loved horses and he came west in the California gold rush to become a stagecoach driver. After the 1859 silver discovery in Virginia City, Nev., Monk joined a new stage operation that began running daily coaches from Placerville to the Comstock over a hastily cut road south of Lake Tahoe. Passengers marveled at how Monk handled the reins with finesse as he guided his team of six muscular horses across the rugged Sierra passes. For years as a side job, he took summer tourists up to Lake Tahoe, but they were often as interested in hearing Monk’s tall tales as seeing Big Blue. Always meticulously dressed, he wore a wide-brimmed felt hat, yellow driving gloves, a frock coat and carried a silverhandled whip. Monk’s level of imbibing stood out in an era when many men consumed alcohol before breakfast and continued to drink for the rest of the day. Remembered as a man who could drive when he couldn’t walk, he was sometimes carried from the saloon to the waiting coach to resume his run. The phrase “to drink like Hank Monk” still survives in Virginia City saloons. When Monk died in 1883, hundreds attended his funeral in Carson City, Nev. The presiding reverend said, “Too much credit cannot be given a man who follows a humble calling and takes an honest pride in doing all his work well.” Monk would drink 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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SETTING A SWIMMING RECORD On Aug. 24, 1931, Myrtle Huddleston slipped into Lake Tahoe near Deadman’s Point, Nevada. A strong swimmer from Long Beach, Huddleston was attempting to be the first person to swim across Big Blue. Her destination, Tahoe City, was about 11 miles away as the crow flies. Her skin was coated with specially prepared grease to help ward off the effects of the 60-degree water. An afternoon wind blew her off course, but she finally made it in Tahoe City in 22 hours and 53 minutes. She lost 12 pounds of body weight in the ordeal, but later said that despite the hardships of cold water, altitude and wind, she felt no ill effects from the swim. Her impressive feat stood unbroken for 21 years.

Photograph and caption are from Tahoe historian Mark McLaughlin’s popular books, “Sierra Stories: True Tales of Tahoe” available in stores or at thestormking.com. Courtesy North Lake Tahoe Historical Society

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TAHOE & TRUCKEE Wanderlust Squaw Valley Pickit Line The Beacon 1 p.m. Jody Sweet Piano Best Pies 4 p.m. David Luning Band Lakeview Commons 4:30 p.m. Aaron Oropeza Truckee Tavern 5 p.m. The Sextones Downtown Truckee 6:30 p.m. Paul Covarelli Cottonwood 7 p.m. Fish & JG McP’s Pub 8 p.m. Moody’s Jazz Artists in Residence Moody’s 8 p.m. Bobby G Cabo Wabo 9:30 p.m. DJ Parties DJ Click Pastime Club 9:30 p.m. Roger That! The Loft 10:30 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Open Mic Northwoods Clubhouse 6:30 p.m. Open Mic Classic Cue 8 p.m. Open Mic Alibi Ale Works 9 p.m. Karaoke Fat Cat Bar 9 p.m. Lip Sync w/Dreu Murin MontBleu 10 p.m. Karaoke The Grid 10 p.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance Magic Fusion The Loft 7 & 9 p.m. “The Hound of the Baskervilles” Sand Harbor 7:30 p.m. “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Contest” Valhalla Tahoe 7:30 p.m. Luma Act in Darkness MontBleu 8 p.m. Sarah Tiana w/Benji Aflalo The Improv 9 p.m. RENO & BEYOND Gil Eldorado 4:30 p.m. Alex Muddy Smith Boomtown 6 p.m. Dave Leather Sassafras 6:30 p.m. Tyler Stafford Wild River Grille 6:30 p.m. Terri, Craig & Mick Glen Eagles 7 p.m. Duo Siqueira Lima Trinity Episcopal Church 7 p.m. Chamber Trio Steinway Piano Gallery 7 p.m. Water Seed Peppermill 7 p.m. Denver Saunders Carson Valley Inn 7 p.m. The Jazzettes First United Methodist Church 7 p.m. Randy Newman Robert Z. Hawkins Amphitheater 7:30 p.m. Solid Gold Soul Harrah’s 7:30 p.m. Hindsight Atlantis 8 p.m. Rhett Miller The Saint 8 p.m. Vanessa Silberman & Carissa Johnson Studio on 4th 8 p.m. Bobbie & Paul J. Eldorado 8:30 p.m. Boondoggle and Max Volume St. James Infirmary 9 p.m. DJ Parties DJ Ivan Silver Legacy 8 p.m. 8-Track Maniacs Studio on 4th 8 p.m. DJ Trivia Singer Social Club 8 p.m. DJ Bobby G Living the Good Life 8:30 p.m. Country Music Night Grand Sierra 10 p.m. DJ Kovert Grand Sierra 10 p.m. DJ Montague Eldorado 10:30 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Karaoke Club Cal Neva 8 p.m. Karaoke West 2nd Street 8 p.m. CONTINUED ON PAGE 30

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anderlust Yoga Festival isn’t just about yoga. The music has become an intrinsic part of this event. This year features Lettuce, Little Dragon, Dustbowl Revival and Dirty Bourbon River Show — only a handful of the artists who will light up Olympic Valley. The music is varied and diverse from kirtan or chanting to electronic music, blues, folk and Thai funk. The sounds of Wanderlust are nothing short of transformational.

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SOUND HEALING Born in New Jersey, Priya Deepika Mohan is a first generation American, and deeply connected to her South-Indian roots, and grew up in a traditional Indian household. She was drawn to yoga. She took her first yoga class 20 years ago, a Kundalini yoga class. Then she tried Bikram yoga and over the years has practiced many styles. “My grandmother wasn’t very happy when I told her I was going to pursue yoga,” says Mohan. Mohan had a front row seat watching the yoga and spirituality scene grow in the

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West and how the India culture responded. “The West liberated yoga. It is very commercialized. Healing the wounds of being Indian and seeing the culture commercialized by celebrities like Madonna and Gwen Stefani wearing bindi’s — bindi’s are the worn on the third eye point to remind of oneness with god — the popularity of girls wearing henna and watching the culture appropriated. I made a conscious decision to put away judgment,” says Mohan. This former attorney practiced law in San Francisco and worked with a number of clients caught up in post 9-11 immigration issues, racial profiling and affected communities. She defended people from being deported. It was during this time she began offering one-woman shows using her voice and singing. She told stories about her clients that were cathartic and healing and decided to study sound healing at California Institute of Integral Studies with Silvia Nakkach. “My whole life changed from there,”

“ Sound healing starts from a place of deep listening, deep listening to the silence.” –Priya Deepika Mohan she says. This classical trained dancer enmeshed herself in music, singing and yoga. She embraces Buddhism, hatha yoga, pranayama and sound healing in her work. “It’s in my DNA, the Hindu Vedic culture and as an advocate and attorney it was important to relieve suffering on the planet,” she says. Mohan and her husband have been successful in producing transformational festivals, including collaborations Lightening in a Bottle Festival and the Lucidity Festival. In her sound healing, Mohan uses mantra, which is a repetition of sacred words for meditation and Vedic chanting of ancient songs from the Vedas or Hindu scriptures. She incorporates the Indian raga style of chanting and her music is much more with upbeat threads of electronic sound. Mohan adds a beautiful twist to her music. “Sound healing starts from a place of deep listening, deep listening to the silence,” says Mohan. Mohan’s first album is on the cusp of release entitled, “Hear in my Heart.”

FOLK AMERICANA Haunted Windchimes is a folk Americana band that makes its Wanderlust debut this year. Guitarist Inaiah Lujan and his wife, Desirae Garcia, who plays bass and baritone ukulele, founded the band. Lujan’s sister, Chela, plays banjo and Mike Clark plays fiddle, mandolin, harmonica,

concertina and guitar. All four members are vocalists and songwriters. “We consider ourselves storytellers,” says Lujan, whose parents delved in mysticism and philosophy. Lujan describes their music as vintage and nostalgic. The soul and spirit of folk music and Americana and in a modern context with a modern spin. “Pete Seeger had a quote about folk music: ‘It’s like adding a link in a long chain.’ We like to think our music is our own personal link in folk Americana music — ancestry and respect for where we came from musically,” says Lujan, who studies folk music. As a songwriter, Lujan has learned to trust his intuition and his process. “The process changes and has changed over the years. I trust the song is going to find it’s way to me or I am going to catch the song. Sometimes I sit with the guitar and follow a meandering melody or there’s an initial spark. I am a servant to my craft and servitude is the highest form of love” he says. According to Lujan, he allows the creative spirit in and channels it: “Sometimes it’s like taming a wild fire or trying to bottle lightening. The creative spirit is a tricky thing.” Haunted Windchimes is one of the more unique bands performing at Wanderlust this year.  For more information or to purchase tickets, visit wanderlust.com/festivals/squaw-valley

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Karaoke The Point 8:30 p.m. Karaoke Bottom’s Up Saloon 9 p.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance “Sordid Lives” Good Luck Macbeth 7:30 p.m. “Peter and the Starcatchers” Reno Little Theater 7:30 p.m. Dennis Blair Laugh Factory 7:30 p.m. Rex Navarrete Pioneer Underground 8 p.m. “Next to Normal” Brüka Theatre 8 p.m. Special Events Sierra Nevada Guitar Festival & Competition Reno, Nev.

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JULY 21 | FRIDAY TAHOE & TRUCKEE Wanderlust Squaw Valley Jeff Jones The Beacon 1 p.m. Jody Sweet Piano Best Pies 4 p.m. Left of Centre Heavenly Village 5 p.m. Lumanation Kings Beach State Rec Area 6 p.m. Andrew Ohren Nakoma Resort 6 p.m. Carolyn Dolan & Peter Supersano Fresh Ketch 6:30 p.m. Flipside Burners McP’s Pub 7 p.m. Sheldon Felich w/Stephanie Weatherford Cottonwood 7 p.m. Live music 968 Park Hotel Coffee Bar 7:30 p.m. Tahoe Dance Band South Lake Senior Center 7:30 p.m. Steve & Tom Gar Woods 8 p.m. Moody’s Jazz Artists in Residence Moody’s 8:30 p.m. Killer Dueling Pianos MontBleu 9 p.m. Live music Steamers Bar & Grill SLT 9 p.m. Hank Bigs and the Hardtops Bar of America 9:30 p.m. Daze on the Green Cabo Wabo 10 p.m. Timesplitters Crystal Bay Club 10 p.m. DJ Parties Arty the Party Harrah’s 8 p.m. DJ David Aaron MontBleu 10 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Open mic Art Truckee 7 p.m. Punk Rock Karaoke Tourist Club 9 p.m. MontBleu 9 p.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance Magic Fusion The Loft 7 & 9 p.m. “Love’s Labour’s Lost” Sand Harbor 7:30 p.m. “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Contest” Valhalla Tahoe 7:30 p.m. Luma Act in Darkness MontBleu 8 p.m. Sarah Tiana w/Benji Aflalo The Improv 9 p.m. RENO & BEYOND Reno Municipal Band Wingfield Park 12 p.m. Sedona Farber Trinity Episcopal Church 12 p.m. Sierra Nevada Classical Guitar Adult Competition Trinity Episcopal Church 1:30 p.m. The Run Up Silver Legacy 4 p.m. Hindsight Atlantis 4 p.m. Gil Eldorado 4:30 p.m. The Sextones Wingfield Park 5 p.m. Paul Covarelli Boomtown 5 p.m. Live music David Walley’s Hot Springs 6 p.m. Eric Anderson Wild River Grille 6:30 p.m. Craig, Terri, Rocky & D. Spiteri Glen Eagles 7 p.m. Bitter Endings and Bright Beginnings Brewery Arts Center 7 p.m. Corky Bennett Reno Senior Center 7:30 p.m. Solid Gold Soul Harrah’s 7:30 p.m. Cotton Patch Gospel Sparks United Methodist Church 7:30 p.m. Water Seed Peppermill 8 p.m. Husky Brunette Red Dog Saloon 8 p.m. Mentally Spent Max’s Casino 8 p.m. John Dawson Band Carson Valley Inn 8 p.m.

Amarok, Abolitionist, Dissidence, Ostracized Jub Jub’s 8 p.m. Paul Thorn Cargo 8 p.m. Sierra Nevada Classical Guitar Youth Competition Trinity Episcopal Church 8:30 p.m. The Shames, Vague Choir, Sit Kitty Sit The Saint 9 p.m. Mr. Wonderful Silver Legacy 9 p.m. Greg Austin Boomtown 9 p.m. Two Way Street Atlantis 9 p.m. Neil Jackson Lex GSR 10 p.m. Reno Nation & Alive in the Desert 1 Up 10 p.m. Rhett Miller The Saint 8 p.m. DJ Parties DJ I Harrah’s 9 p.m. DJ Roni V & DJ Bob Richards E ldorado 10 p.m. DJ Romeo Reyes Lex GSR10 p.m. DJ Mo Funk El Jefe’s Cantina 10 p.m. Country Music Nights Grand Sierra 10 p.m. Boggan and guest DJs 1 up 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 Bottom’s Up Saloon 9 p.m. Karaoke The Point 9 p.m. Karaoke Spiro’s Sports Bar 9 p.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance Drag Wars-The Art of Drag Harrah’s Outdoor Plaza 6 p.m. “Shrek the Musical” Destiny Community Center 7 p.m. “Peter and the Starcatchers” Reno Little Theater 7:30 p.m. “Sordid Lives” Good Luck Macbeth 7:30 p.m. Dennis Blair Laugh Factory 7:30 & 9:30 p.m. “Next to Normal” Brüka Theatre 8 p.m. Lit @ Nite Studio on 4th 8 p.m. Stand-Up Comedy 3rd Street Bar 8:30 p.m. “The Rocketeer” Wingfield Park 8:45 p.m. Rex Navarrete Pioneer Underground 9 p.m. iCandy The Show Harrah’s 10 p.m. Special Events Food Truck Friday Idlewild Park 5 p.m. Sierra Nevada Guitar Festival & Competition Reno, Nev.

JULY 22 | SATURDAY TAHOE & TRUCKEE Wanderlust Squaw Valley Blues Monsters The Beacon 1 p.m. Jody Sweet Piano Best Pies 4 p.m. Reckless Envy Heavenly Village 5 p.m. Paul Covarelli Resort at Squaw Creek 5 p.m. Lydia Pense & Cold Blood Sierra Valley Farms 6 p.m. Live music Alder Creek Café 6 p.m. Steve & Tom Gar Woods 8 p.m. Jazz Artists from NYC Moody’s 8:30 p.m. Ron’s Garage McP’s Pub 9 p.m. Killer Dueling Pianos MontBleu 9 p.m. Live music Steamers Bar & Grill SLT 9 p.m. Tainted Love w/Sleeper Cell & ZoSo Crystal Bay Club 9 p.m. Cash Only Whiskey Dick’s 9 p.m. Through the Roots w/Thrive!, Sun Dried Vibes and DJs Ramone & Clay MontBleu 9 p.m. Hank Bigs and the Hardtops Bar of America 10 p.m. Daze on the Green Cabo Wabo 10 p.m. DJ Parties Arty the Party Harrah’s 8 p.m. DJ David Aaron MontBleu 10 p.m. Rookies 10 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke MontBleu 9 p.m.

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Theater, Comedy & Dance Magic Fusion The Loft 7 & 9 p.m. “Love’s Labour’s Lost” Sand Harbor 7:30 p.m. “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Contest” Valhalla Tahoe 7:30 p.m. Luma Act in Darkness MontBleu 8 p.m. Sarah Tiana w/Benji Aflalo The Improv 8:30 & 10:30 p.m. Special Events FMX Motorcross Event Hard Rock Resort & Casino RENO & BEYOND Live music Spokane Street 11 a.m. Cotton Patch Gospel Sparks United Methodist Church 2 & 7:30 p.m. The Run Up Silver Legacy 4 p.m. Hindsight Atlantis 4 p.m. Keith Alan Boomtown 4 p.m. Gil Eldorado 4:30 p.m. Live music David Walley’s Hot Springs 6 p.m. GHI Jazz Living the Good Life 6 p.m. Kathleen Smith Sierra Water Gardens 6 p.m. Corky Bennett Bavarian World 6 p.m. Alex Muddy Smith Wild River Grille 6:30 p.m. Craig, Terri, Rocky & D. Spiteri Glen Eagles 7 p.m. La Misa Negra Brewery Arts Center 7 p.m. Ezale Jub Jub’s 7 p.m. Solid Gold Soul Harrah’s 7:30 p.m. Hoodslam Cargo 8 p.m. John Dawson Band Carson Valley Inn 8 p.m. Water Seed Peppermill 8 p.m. Mentally Spent Max’s Casino 8 p.m. Mr. Wonderful Silver Legacy 8 p.m. Diana Krall Grand Sierra 9 p.m. Reno as F**k The Saint 9 p.m. Two Way Street Atlantis 9 p.m. Stephen Lord Boomtown 9 p.m. Jayceeoh and BSides 1 Up 10 p.m. Deux Lex GSR 10 p.m. DJ Parties DJ I Harrah’s 9 p.m. DJ Roni V Eldorado 9 p.m. DJ Bobby G Living the Good Life 9 p.m. Country Music Nights Grand Sierra 10 p.m. DJ Enferno Peppermill 10 p.m. DJ Montague Eldorado 10:30 p.m. DJ Chris English Peppermill 1 a.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Karaoke w/Darren Castle Club Cal Neva 8 p.m. Karaoke West 2nd Street 8 p.m. Karaoke Bottom’s Up Saloon 9 p.m. Karaoke The Point 9 p.m. Karaoke Spiro’s Sports Bar 9 p.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance Classical Indian dance Larry D. Johnson Community Center 10 a.m.

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The Frog King Puppet Show Nevada Sage Waldorf School 10:30 a.m. “Shrek the Musical” Destiny Community Center 2 & 7 p.m. “Alice in Wonderland” Damonte Ranch High School 3 & 5:30 p.m. Rex Navarrete Pioneer Underground 6:30 & 9:30 p.m. “Peter and the Starcatchers” Reno Little Theater 7:30 p.m. “Sordid Lives” Good Luck Macbeth 7:30 p.m. Dennis Blair Laugh Factory 7:30 & 9:30 p.m. “Next to Normal” Brüka Theatre 8 p.m. iCandy The Show Harrah’s 10 p.m. Special Events Carson City Ghost Walk Northern Nevada Pride Arlington Park A Taste of Downtown Carson City

JULY 23 | SUNDAY TAHOE & TRUCKEE Wanderlust Squaw Valley Arizona Jones The Beacon 1 p.m. West Coast Iron Works McP’s Pub 2 p.m. Jody Sweet Piano Best Pies 4 p.m. Barwick and Siegfried Valhalla 1 p.m. Poor Man’s Whiskey Commons Beach 4 p.m. Jackson McP’s Pub 7 p.m. Tracorum w/Hibbity Dibbity Moe’s BBQ 8 p.m. The Irieites The Loft 9:30 p.m. DJ Parties Arty the Party Harrah’s 8 p.m. DJ Chris English Cabo Wabo 9 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Open Mic Pastime Club 9:30 p.m. Karaoke w/Andrew The Grid 10 p.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance Magic Fusion The Loft 4:30 & 7:30 p.m. “The Hound of the Baskervilles” Sand Harbor 7:30 p.m. “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Contest” Valhalla Tahoe 7:30 p.m. The Magic of Rob Lake Harrah’s Tahoe 8 p.m. Sarah Tiana w/Benji Aflalo The Improv 9 p.m. RENO & BEYOND Chuck Hughes Band chez louie 10 a.m. Tristan Selzner Brasserie St. James 12 p.m. Paul Allen Duo Wild River Grille 2 p.m. Gil Eldorado 4:30 p.m. Deep Groove Red Dog Saloon 5:30 p.m. Reno Municipal Band Wingfield Park 5:30 p.m. Dallas Smith/Susan Mazer Sands Regency 6 p.m. CONTINUED ON PAGE 32

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Jamie Rollins Carson Valley Inn 6 p.m. Crush Boomtown 6 p.m. Max Minardi Peppermill 6 p.m. The Beatles Flashback Village Green 6 p.m. The Socks Wild River Grille 6:30 p.m. Cotton Patch Gospel Sparks United Methodist Church 7:30 p.m. The Ballroom Thieves Brasserie Saint James 7:30 p.m. Reno Jazz Syndicate Showcase The Saint 8 p.m. Two Way Street Atlantis 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 “Peter and the Starcatchers” Reno Little Theater 2 p.m. “Sordid Lives” Good Luck Macbeth 2 p.m. “Shrek the Musical” Destiny Community Center 3 p.m. Dennis Blair Laugh Factory 7:30 p.m. Special Events Off Road Race Series Wild West Motorsports Park

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TAHOE & TRUCKEE Jesse Kaitlin Carson The Beacon 1 p.m. Lee Jones Gunbarrel Tavern 3 p.m. JG Solo McP’s Pub 7 p.m. Frank Benvenuto The Loft 9 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Open Mic Himmel Haus 9 p.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance Line dancing Nakoma Resort 7 p.m. Magic Fusion The Loft 7: 30 p.m. Sierra Nevada Ballet Sand Harbor 7:30 p.m. The Magic of Rob Lake Harrah’s Tahoe 8 p.m. RENO & BEYOND SHUFFLE Pignic Pub & Patio 11 a.m. CW & Mr. Spoons Comma Coffee 12 p.m. The Note-ables Reno-Tahoe Airport 1 p.m. Gil Eldorado 4:30 p.m. Reno Philharmonic Wingfield Park 5 p.m.

Max Minardi Peppermill 6 p.m. Tandymonium Boomtown 6 p.m. Jamie Rollins Carson Valley Inn 6 p.m. Colin Ross Wild River Grille 6:30 p.m. Beethoven Lives Upstairs Wingfield Park 7 p.m. Reno Swing Set St. James Infirmary 7 p.m. Salem’s Bend, KOOK, Basement Tapes Jub Jub’s 7 p.m. High Desert Harmony Chorus The Premier Residence 7:15 p.m. SHUFFLE Robert Z. Hawkins Amphitheater 7:30 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. Blazing Mics! Jub Jub’s 9:30 p.m. Live Band Karaoke Eldorado 10 p.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance Steal Your Rock N’ Roll Reno Little Theater 3:30 & 7 p.m. “Love’s Labour’s Lost” for kids Good Luck Macbeth Theatre 7:30 p.m. Special Events Off Road Race Series Wild West Motorsports Park

JULY 25 | TUESDAY TAHOE & TRUCKEE Jesse Kaitlin Carson The Beacon 1 p.m. Shana Halligan PJ’s 5:30 p.m. Jimmy Thackery & the Drivers Village at Squaw 6 p.m. JG Duo McP’s Pub 8 p.m. Buddy Emmer Band Harrah’s 8 p.m. Bread & Butter Cabo Wabo 9 p.m. DJ Parties Lip Sync w/Dreu Murin MontBleu 10 p.m. DJ Keenan Whiskey Dicks 9 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Open Mic w/Ryan Taylor Mellow Fellow Truckee 8 p.m. Karaoke Pastime Club 9:30 p.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance “Love’s Labour’s Lost” for kids Sand Harbor 10 a.m. Magic Fusion The Loft 7:30 p.m. “The Hound of the Baskervilles” Sand Harbor 7:30 p.m. Tahoe Improv Players Valhalla 7:30 p.m. The Magic of Rob Lake Harrah’s Tahoe 8 p.m.

ROCK, SOUL AND JAZZ

July 22 | 6 p.m. Sierra Valley Farms | Beckwourth LYDIA PENSE IS an American rock, soul and jazz singer who has performed with the band Cold Blood since 1969. Critics have compared her style to power-ful singers such as Janis Joplin, Aretha Franklin and Teena Marie. She performs great music that is timeless and will continue to inspire generations to come. | sierravalleyfarms.com

POOR MAN’S

WHISKEY

BLUEGRASS, SOUTHERN ROCK

July 23 | 4 p.m. Commons Beach | Tahoe City NORTHERN CALIFORNIA’S outlaw music bards have a reputation for highenergy, live shows and an incomparable fusion of bluegrass/old-time, Southern rock and old-school jam to stages and festivals worldwide. Poor Man’s Whiskey boasts deep wells of storytelling originals, expertly crafted covers and zany on-stage shenanigans. | concertsatcommonsbeach.com

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John Shipley Eldorado 4:30 p.m. Max Minardi Peppermill 6 p.m. Alex Muddy Smith Boomtown 6 p.m. Jamie Rollins Carson Valley Inn 6 p.m. Canyon White Living the Good Life 6:30 p.m. Brother Dan Palmer Wild River Grille 6:30 p.m. Dolora Zajick Steinway Piano Gallery 7 p.m. The Coffis Brothers The Saint 7 p.m. Red Tango First United Methodist Church 7 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 “The Matchmaker” Reno Little Theater 1 p.m. “O Brother Where Art Thou?” Liberty Food and Wine Exchange 5 p.m. Che Malambo Robert Z. Hawkins Amphitheater 7:30 p.m. Rocky LaPorte Laugh Factory 7:30 p.m. Northern Nevada Dance Coalition Wingfield Park 8 p.m.

Johnny Bailey Vinyl Club St. James Infirmary 8 p.m. Bingo & Country Rock DJ Silver Legacy 8 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Open Mic Red Dog Saloon 7 p.m. Open Mic Firkin & Fox 7 P.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance “The Matchmaker” Reno Little Theater 7 p.m. Basque Witch Readings Sparks Museum & Cultural Center 7 p.m. Tony Argento Cowboy Poetry Bartley Ranch Regional Park 7 p.m. “Love’s Labour’s Lost” Sand Harbor 7:30 p.m. Rocky LaPorte Laugh Factory 7:30 p.m.

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JULY 27 | THURSDAY TAHOE & TRUCKEE Mo’z Motley Blues The Beacon 1 p.m. Jody Sweet Piano Best Pies 4 p.m. Element of Soul Lakeview Commons 4:30 p.m. Aaron Oropeza Truckee Tavern 5 p.m. CONTINUED ON PAGE 34 Jen Schmidt

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JULY 26 | WEDNESDAY TAHOE & TRUCKEE Cash Only The Beacon 1 p.m. Lee Jones Gunbarrel Tavern 3 p.m. Ike & Martin “M.S. Dixie” 5:30 p.m. Blues Monsters Truckee Regional Park 6:30 p.m. The Novelists Valhalla Boathouse 7:30 p.m. JG Trio McP’s Pub 8 p.m. New Wave Crave Cabo Wabo 9 p.m. Stan Charles Pastime Club 10 p.m. DJ Parties DJ Chris English Cabo Wabo 9 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Open Mic Mellow Fellow Truckee 8:30 p.m. Karaoke Classic Cue 9 p.m. Auld Dubliner 9 p.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance “Love’s Labour’s Lost” for kids Sand Harbor 10 a.m. Lake Tahoe Dance Festival Gatekeeper’s Museum 5:30 p.m. Magic Fusion The Loft 7:30 p.m. Elayne Boosler Crystal Bay Club 8:30 p.m. Will Durst w/Larry Bubbles Brown The Improv 9 p.m. The Magic of Rob Lake Harrah’s Tahoe 8 p.m.

“ I’ve been intrigued by somehow working that sensation of close proximity to something so ancient, vast and awe-inspiring into a dance piece, but was never sure how to go about it.” –Constantine Baecher

“BEETHOVEN LIVES UPSTAIRS”

RENO & BEYOND Dave Leather Comma Coffee 12 p.m. John Shipley Eldorado 4:30 p.m. Andy T and Alabama Mike Sands Regency 6 p.m. Max Minardi Peppermill 6 p.m. Jason King Boomtown 6 p.m. RYE Brothers Carson Valley Inn 6 p.m. Summer Concert Series Lazy 5 Regional Park 6:30 p.m. Eric Strangleland Wild River Grille 6:30 p.m. Terri & Craig Glen Eagles 7 p.m. Jazz Jam Living the Good Life 7:30 p.m. Niyaz w/Azam Ali & Tanya Evanson Wingfield Park 7:30 p.m. Hourglass Flies Studio on 4th 8 p.m. Matchbox Twenty and Counting Crows Grand Sierra 8 p.m. Wednesday Live Blues The Saint 8 p.m. Bobbie R. & Paul J. Eldorado 8:30 p.m. DJ Parties DJ Jamie G John Ascuaga’s 7 p.m.

CLASSICAL

July 24 | 5 p.m. Wingfield Park | Reno, Nev. THE WORLD-FAMOUS production of “Beethoven Lives Upstairs” features a lively exchange of letters between young Christoph and his uncle. Their subject is the madman who has moved into the upstairs apartment of Christoph’s Vienna home. Through correspondence dramatically underscored with the composer’s most beautiful excerpts, Christoph comes to understand the genius of Beethoven and the torment of his deafness. More than 25 excerpts of the master’s music — “Moonlight Sonata,” “Für Elise” and Symphony No. 9 — will be performed. | renophil.com

he fifth annual Lake Tahoe Dance Festival will feature the world premiere of a piece inspired by and choreographed for performance in Tahoe’s beautiful highland basin. “Mountainscape” is a duet festival co-director Constantine Baecher created especially for this year’s event. “Being in Tahoe surrounded by the mountains is an incredibly inspiring sensation, as I’m sure you know firsthand,” says Baecher. “For a number of years since first coming here, I’ve been intrigued by somehow working that sensation of close proximity to something so ancient, vast and awe-inspiring into a dance piece, but was never sure how to go about it.” By chance, one day this spring Baecher and his collaborating dancer Traci Finch were attending a show of French-born American artist Vicky Colombet’s work in New York City. While looking at her series of drawings “Les Brumes” (The Mists) something clicked. The inspiration for the movements had suddenly appeared. “Sometimes creating dance works like that, you spend ages going round and round an idea unsure how to manifest it — then suddenly boom, a complete vision of the piece comes together in the mind’s eye,” Baecher says. He is now prepared to present the world premiere of this modernistic piece on a stage nestled within the very mountains that first inspired his creative vision. “It will be incredible to premier this work outdoors in the Sierra Nevadas,” he says. “Both Traci and I have been to Tahoe many times now and it holds a special place in both our hearts. Add on top of that this piece is something we never could have made without the experience and influence of being in the mountains there and it is sure to be a very special experience.” This year’s program also features original choreography by three artist who are new to the festival: James Graham, Alejandro Cerrudo and Justin Peck. “All three of these choreographers represent the full range of the spectrum from contemporary dance to classical ballet,” says festival founder Christin Hanna. “James

worked extensively with Batsheva Dance Company in Tel Aviv [Israel], which is one of the greatest companies around today and his own twist in his work with that base is really fascinating. Alejandro’s duets are very sensual. He also created a work that he danced with Wendy Whelan in ‘Restless Creature,’ which shares a similar quality to the piece we’re presenting — it is very elegant in its simplicity. Finally, Justin Peck has become one of the hardest working people in dance and for good reason: his work has an extreme physical energy, there is nothing precious about it. You can really feel the dancers pushing from one step to another.” Hanna herself will be dancing with Damien Johnson of London’s Ballet Black in a deeply personal pas de deux she choreographed this year. It is entitled “Departures.” “My husband has been going through some medical stuff this past year,” she says. “We’ve been living without answers for a long time. As partners in life, we couldn’t be more solid in standing by one another as we face all kinds of ambiguities. A ‘departure’ to me represents both the act of leaving something behind but also setting out on a new adventure. This happens over and over in life and it has been a great time to evaluate what kind of person I want to be as an artist and an individual and as half of a partnership.” By bringing contemporary choreographic artists and world-class dancers to Tahoe, Hanna and the Lake Tahoe Dance Collective are creating a space for beauty and expression to resound from the soaring crests of the breathtaking mountains to the boundless caverns of one’s ever-imaginative soul. “While dance doesn’t necessarily tell plot or narrative better than other art forms, where it excels is in creating worlds that speak directly to the heart by passing the need to intellectualize or verbalize,” says Baecher. “In the case of “Mountainscape,” the work is like a visual poem. When dance is very good it causes a resonance of truth inside the viewer which does not require words. One simply understands and is moved.”  For more information or to purchase tickets, visit laketahoedancefestival.org.

MUSIC SCENE

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ALBUM REVIEW

Dainesly Shines I N PA R T I N G STORY BY SEAN MCALINDIN

July 28 | 5:30 p.m. | Wingfield Park | Reno, Nev. | with Jake Houston & The Royal Flush

ALT-COUNTRY GARAGE ROCK

ometimes the best decisions in life are the hardest ones to make. Such is the theme of Dainesly’s debut album “Snatching Defeat From the Jaws of Victory.” The title pays reference to bandleader Bryan Daines’ internal struggle over his decision the split with popular Tahoe band Dead Winter Carpenters late last year. “In a lot of ways leaving Dead Winter felt like self sabotage,” says Daines. “I felt like I was giving up on my dreams. Ultimately, I think it came down to not being happy. I’ve always liked the advice that with any undertaking the process should be its own reward. I didn’t feel like I had much control over my life so leaving was the only way I saw to get some of that back.” While Daines is a remarkable country guitarist, his playing never wholly crystalized within the Neil Youngian classic rock swagger of DWC’s style of Americana. Although he played with energy and precision (and contributed some quality songwriting and musicianship to 2016’s “Washoe”) it sometimes seemed on stage as if he was simply playing too many notes. New guitarist Nick Swimley’s sense of sparsity and tone is probably a better fit in this regard. Fortunately Daines’ new album with a Reno-solid backing band featuring bassist Alexander Koroninsky of The Sextones and drummer Aaron Chiazza of The Beatles tribute Rain, finally provides the space to do his brilliant playing complete justice. Recorded over the course of two years in

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friends’ garages and living rooms on 4-track, 8-track and one-quarter-inch tape machines, every note on these 11 songs has found its own place to shine. As the album kicks in, I’m immediately struck by the technical finesse of Daines’ guitar work. The first three tracks are up34

beat rockabilly punctuated by intricately crafted lyrics and complex plays on classic country guitar riffs reminding me of a souped-up version of Gram Parsons or The Byrds. This is the perfect mode for the 31 year old to show off his formidable

words Dainesly has created a captivating sound all its own. The band later gets loose with the altcountry garage rock feel of “Streets” and “Wolves;” it’s another welcome change that continues through the end of the album. While Snatching Defeat From the Jaws of Victory demonstrates several interesting sides of Daines’ musical vision, its only flaw may be a lack of consistency in a band still defining its sound. Overall, it’s an excellent surprise from one of Reno’s most talents guitarists and Americana musicians that promises to grow on you the more you listen to it. “I feel it’s my most honest work to date both in terms of where the songs are coming from and the ‘warts and all’ quality of the recordings that come from a minimal amount of takes, editing and studio voodoo,” says Daines. If this is what following your heart, seeking true happiness and being honest produces for you Mr. Daines, then I say follow on my friend. Follow on. | facebook.com/dainesly. 

“ I feel it’s my most honest work to date both in terms of where the songs are coming from and the ‘warts and all’ quality of the recordings that come from a minimal amount of takes, editing and studio voodoo.” chops and unique songwriting. Three minutes in I’m sold by his commentary on “looking out for mass appeal with words we say but do not feel / another guy with flash and zeal singing f*ing Wagon Wheel”. “Bury Me Nameless” comes in lo-fi before Daines’ bright, punctuated Telecaster once more takes the lead. “Omaha” is a clever tune of dreams and regret bursting with well-written turnarounds and lyrical timing over a hook reminiscent of Jerry Garcia’s “Cumberland Blues.” The album then expands to slow burner “It’s All Quite Clear,” Shawn Tamborini’s pedal steel ringing with heartbreak before “No Color” tenders a silly play on the lonely life of a dinosaur. But it was the B-side of the record that really caught my attention starting with “Two Colors Made of Grey.” It’s Fleet Foxes folk-psychedelia with loose guitar arpeggios and altered pedal steel emanating over a bass drum heartbeat. Notwithstanding echoes of Uncle Tupelo, by “Inner State of Interstates’” knowing play on

–Bryan Daines

MUSIC NOTES Learn from renowned blues guitarist Bonnie Raitt calls him “Funky and authentic.” In addition to touring regularly with Marcia Ball, Mighty Mike Schermer has become the go-to guitar player for Elvin Bishop, Maria Muldaur, Raitt, Charlie Musselwhite and many more. Mighty Mike will be sharing his skills at an “Essential Grooves” clinic on July 20 at 6:30 p.m. at the nonprofit Tahoe Truckee School of Music. “Screaming leads and fancy licks are great, but the bottom line is if you can’t play good rhythm you can’t play a good lead,” he says. “In this clinic, we cover nearly every rhythmic pattern, motif and chord sequence essential to performing blues music, playing in blues bands and sitting in at jams.” | Register info@ tahoemusic.net or tahoemusic.net 

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Decoy Band Downtown Truckee 6:30 p.m. 80’s music night Mellow Fellow Truckee 8 p.m. Travis Hayes Moody’s 8 p.m. Stiletto McP’s Pub 8 p.m. Bobby G Cabo Wabo 9:30 p.m. DJ Parties DJ Click Pastime Club 9:30 p.m. 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. Lip Sync w/Dreu Murin MontBleu 10 p.m. Karaoke The Grid 10 p.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance “Love’s Labour’s Lost” for kids Sand Harbor 10 a.m. Lake Tahoe Dance Festival Gatekeeper’s Museum 6 p.m. “Love’s Labour’s Lost” Sand Harbor 7:30 p.m. Will Durst w/Larry Bubbles Brown The Improv 9 p.m. The Magic of Rob Lake Harrah’s Tahoe 8 p.m. RENO & BEYOND Night in the Country Festival Yerington Ñiminoka Sparks Museum & Cultural Center 11 a.m. Gil Eldorado 4:30 p.m. One Hit Wonders McKinley Arts and Culture Center 6 p.m. Stephen Lord Boomtown 6 p.m. Dave Leather Sassafras 6:30 p.m. Tyler Stafford Wild River Grille 6:30 p.m. Judith Ames & Rocky Tatarelli Sundance Books and Music 6:30 p.m. Ben Pratt Steinway Piano Gallery 7 p.m. Kingsborough Peppermill 7 p.m. RYE Brothers Carson Valley Inn 7 p.m. Bella Voce First United Methodist Church 7 p.m. Terri, Craig & Mick Glen Eagles 7 p.m. Maximum Brass Trinity Episcopal Church 7 p.m. SOB x RBE w/Yung Pinch Jub Jub’s 7 p.m. The Steeldrivers Robert Z. Hawkins Amphitheater 7:30 p.m. Darabello Studio on 4th 8 p.m. Bobbie & Paul J. Eldorado 8:30 p.m. Roxxy Colie, Stabby Unicorn and Pink Awful The Saint 9 p.m. XM Freddie Lex GSR 10 p.m. DJ Parties DJ Ivan Silver Legacy 8 p.m. DJ Trivia Singer Social Club 8 p.m. DJ Bobby G Living the Good Life 8:30 p.m. Country Music Night Grand Sierra 10 p.m. DJ Montague Eldorado 10:30 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Karaoke Club Cal Neva 8 p.m. Karaoke West 2nd Street 8 p.m. Karaoke The Point 8:30 p.m. Karaoke Bottom’s Up Saloon 9 p.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance Silver State Young Chautauqua West Street Market 6 p.m. “Peter and the Starcatchers” Reno Little Theater 7:30 p.m. “Sordid Lives” Good Luck Macbeth 7:30 p.m. Solid Gold Soul Harrah’s 7:30 p.m. Rocky LaPorte Laugh Factory 7:30 p.m. Vonnegut, Vonnegut! Nevada Sage Waldorf School 7:30 p.m. “Next to Normal” Brüka Theatre 8 p.m. Elayne Boosler Pioneer Underground 8 p.m.

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

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ietary choices can be perplexing. Do we choose a plant-based or meat-based diet? Paleo or vegan diet? Ketogenic or Mediterranean diet? Grains on no grains? Dairy or no dairy? The list goes on. It’s enough to make our minds spin. Still, eating healthy is vitally important for our mind and body. To the rescue is the Wanderlust Yoga Festival — not just about yoga, but food, too. New this year is the “Find Your True Fork” food series. It features chefs and speakers who offer their insights and perspectives on diet, eating healthy, sustainability and whole foods, as well as offer cooking tips and recipes. The image of an ancient yogi meditating in a cave, living on nettles and vegetables might come to mind. Yoga and food have a long relationship, whether it’s eating vegetarian, being mindful of the foods we eat or delving in to the ancient science of

Meet me downtown Carson City, Nev. Get a Taste of Downtown on July 23. This festival features more than 40 restaurants, live music and a celebration of summer from 5 to 10 p.m. Proceeds from the event benefit Advocates to End Domestic Violence. Tickets are $40 before the event and $45 at the event. | aedv.org CONTINUED ON PAGE 36

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“ Chefs in general are busy. By the time we get home, we make sad chef meals. I grill veggies and tempeh with quinoa and it takes 15 minutes.” –Jason Wrobel Ayurveda, a holistic healing system. Most yoga practitioners are conscious about the food they consume.

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

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SUSTAINABLE FOODS Chef Kevin Callaghan is one of the nation’s leading advocates of sustainable food and local farms and founder of Acme Food & Beverage, Co. in Carrboro, N.C. His work maintains deep connections to the traditional food of the American South. Callaghan will give two talks during Wanderlust. The first will focus on how home cooks can learn to think like a pro. He’ll offer the fundamentals of cooking techniques and straightforward tips. The second talk will highlight the art of food preservation and its health benefits and the nourishing effect of shopping locally for peak, in-season produce. Callaghan does the food programming for Wanderlust and the Farm to Table dinners.

HERO FOODS

GO VEGANS

Three top chefs are speaking at Wanderlust this year. Each brings his relationship with food to the forefront. Chef Seamus Mullen is an award-winning New York chef, restaurateur, cookbook author, and health and wellness expert. He was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, an autoimmune disease, not long after he opened his first restaurant. His illness forced him to rethink his relationship with food and inspired his first cookbook, “Seamus Mullen’s Hero Food: How Cooking with Delicious Things Can Make Us Feel Better.” Through diet and exercise, Mullen has been able to successfully manage his disease. He will give two talks on the benefits of healing foods.

Chef Jason Andrew Wrobel has been a vegan for the last 20 years. He watched his grandfather battle cancer and it changed his perspective. “There was a nonchalant attitude: the get old, get a disease and die,” says Wrobel, adding it didn’t bode well with him because at the time he wasn’t the healthiest of eaters. “I started to look at my eating habits. I eliminated toxic foods and replaced them with something better.” Wrobel went to culinary school and started his career catering and being a personal chef, eventually becoming a vegan chef. It was social media — Twitter, Facebook and YouTube — and television that changed his life. Wrobel currently

Chef Jason Andrew Wrobel

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

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TA S T Y TIDBITS Reno, Nev. River School Farm announces the 2017 Homesteading Workshops held at Verdant Connections Urban Farm once a month: backyard beekeeping is on July 22, high tunneling on Aug. 19 and preserving your harvest on Sept. 9. The two-hour morning workshops are for 15 people. The fee is $30 per workshop. | riverschoolfarm.org

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stars in the Cooking Channel show, “How to Live To 100,” featuring mouth-watering gourmet vegan recipes. In a Sunwarrior. com series of “Vegan Vigilante,” Wrobel heads to The 99 Cents Only Store and tries to make a healthy vegan meal from the items purchased there. Wrobel has three e-cookbooks and two printed books. “Eaternity” is his latest cookbook and features 150 nutritious and delicious plant-based recipes such as creamy asparagus risotto, spicy tortilla soup, buffalo cauliflower and warm, salted caramel waffles. He recently collaborated with Wanderlust and the “Find Your True Fork” cookbook, writing the vegan section. “I need to bust the myth,” he says when asked what he eats. “Chefs in general are busy. By the time we get home, we make sad chef meals. I grill veggies and tempeh with quinoa and it takes 15 minutes.” Wrobel makes sure to eat healthy with simple smoothies, salads and avocado toast —some of his go-to meals.  For information on “Vegan Vigilante,” visit sunwarrior.com/vegan-vigilante or visit his YouTube channel at youtube.com/jasonwrobeltv. For more information on Wanderlust, see the features in this edition or visit wanderlust.com/festivals/squaw-valley.

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

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Reno, Nev. The Reno Garlic Festival is on July 29 at Pat Baker Park featuring a fun-filled family event showcasing locally grown garlic, garlicky foods, garlic-based medicinals and featuring music, games and gardening resources. The mission of the Reno Garlic Festival is to support and develop local farmers, to build community and strengthen neighborhood ties through food and to demonstrate an alternative market for locally raised foods. The event will be the culmination of a year of planning, growing and in some cases mentoring local growers, including several from the diverse Pat Baker Park neighborhood. The Local Food Network and the Be the Change Project see the festival as a tool to help create a more just, sustainable and beautiful world by encouraging localism. | riverschoolfarm.org

Family fun and barbecue

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Tahoe Donner Alder Creek Adventure Center offers Saturday Night BBQ at 5 p.m. on July 29. Guests can enjoy a fun-filled evening of games, crafts, contests, dress up and food. There will be pony rides for ages

2 to 6. The regular barbecue menu includes hot dogs, veggie burgers and hamburgers cooked to order and personalized with at the extensive topping bar. Baked beans, salads, pie and campfire s’mores round out the menu. Reservations are required with a 72-hour cancellation policy. | tahoedonner.com

Wine walk among the pines Northstar Northstar hosts an alpine-style Wine Walk on the final Saturday of the month at 3 p.m. Pick up a souvenir tasting glass before weaving throughout the Village shops, sipping wine and snacking on paired hors d’oeuvres. The wine selection and pairings offer a new experience each month with a different theme. The walks are on July 29 and Aug. 26. | northstarcalifornia.com

Wine with a view Beckwourth Sierra Valley Farms presents Wine with a View at the Barn, an evening hosted by Cuccia’s Restaurant, on July 30, Aug. 13 and Sept. 17. From 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., enjoy tasting wine and delicious appetizers in the barn with spectacular views among the organic vegetable fields. The cost is $40 per person. | Tickets sierravalleyfarms.com

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

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ake a look around on almost any Sierra summer day and you’re sure to see an abundance of folks cooking and eating al fresco. You’ll also notice most of these outdoor meals have much in common, such as meats and veggies on the grill, fresh salads and an abundance of seasonal fruits. With the bounty of the season, we have a lot more produce options so our meals tend to have more diverse ingredients than other times of the year. So, how do we wine match with the different cooking techniques and combinations of ingredients in our fair-weather feasts?

want to splurge, on let’s say, some highquality Zinfandel, such as a Turley, you can get one of their regional blends for less than $25. Wine, food, friends and the great outdoors are the perfect recipe for satiating our appetites, warming our hearts and helping us appreciate the amazing mountain playground we call home. Cheers. 

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Let’s start with our starters, in this case, usually chips with dips and salads. Chips are crunchy and salty and dips fall into two main categories: creamy or spicy. The creamy dips are usually sour cream or yogurt based and spiked with herbs. The spicy dips are generally in the salsa category and typically deliver heat and sweet notes. Salads are almost always anchored by leafy greens and bring, well, just about anything in summer. Great wine pairings for both the chip/dip and salad courses need to dance with all of these flavors and textures, so aromatic whites are a great call here. If you are looking to match these foods more than balance them, look for a crisp, citrusy and grassy Sauvignon Blanc or Austrian Grüner Veltliner. If you want to balance and contrast, move to wines such as Oregon Pinot Gris, Mendocino Gewürztraminer or a White Côtes du Rhône blend. The same can be said for fresh-fruit dishes, whether they are the cut-and-serve solo type or mixed mélanges tossed together.

with all of these flavors

ON THE GRILL Next up are the grilled and/or barbecued foods. Meat or veggie, these are almost always marinated, sauced and spiced. Due to the fiery cooking methods, they are also imbued with smoky and charred flavors. Wine pairing is an easy go here because bold and smoky Zinfandels, Syrahs, Petite Sirahs and red blends are perfect marriage partners and dominate current wine selections, especially in grocery stores. Another great feature about a wine list like this is that you almost can’t spend a lot of money in these wine categories. Good versions of all of these are available for $10 to $15 or even less. Even if you

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he fishing in the area lakes and reservoirs has been pretty awesome. The featured recipe is for salmon, but this method also may be used for trout and bass. When preparing this recipe for fish other than salmon, place two filets together upside down, head to tail, with the skin side out so that the filets are of even thickness. Salmon is one of the most widely eaten fish in the U.S. and there is usually some type of salmon dish on most restaurant menus. Whether it is grilled, poached, baked or broiled, it is a fish that is great cooked any way, served with a variety of sauces or toppings. As far as home cooking goes, grilling is usually the cooking method, especially in the summer. The meat is fairly firm, which makes it easy to work with either as a whole fillet or in individual portions. When done, the meat will flake easily so you know when to take it off the flame. A good piece of salmon is similar to a good steak — it is best cooked medium rare so as not to dry it out. Here is a recipe that will impress friends; even kids will like it. The secret is wrapping it in pastry dough. Everyone likes meals that seem more like dessert. The dough can be found in the freezer section of the grocery store. For one filet of salmon, use one sheet of dough. Let the dough thaw enough to be able to unfold it without it tearing at the seams. While the dough is thawing, make the rice. Be sure to sauté the onions and rice before adding the chicken broth. Use one and a half the amount of liquid to cook the rice so it is not overdone. Fluff chopped basil into the cooked rice and spread it out on a sheet pan to cool. Roll the dough out to be about three times the width of the filet. Once rolled out, let the dough rest in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. The assembly is fairly easy. Lay the dough out on a piece of parchment paper

and cover with a solid layer of rice to about 1 inch from the sides. Remove the skin from the salmon. Lay the salmon on the rice (with what was) skin side up. Carefully fold one side of the dough over and brush egg wash over the remaining three edges. Fold the other side over followed by the ends. Roll the salmon loaf off of the paper onto a parchment-lined sheet pan so the seams are down.

A good piece of salmon is similar to a good steak — it is best cooked medium rare so as not to dry it out. Cut two small holes into the top of the dough and pour in some white wine. Brush the entire top and sides of the loaf with egg wash and bake at 350 degrees F for 20 to 25 minutes or until the crust is golden brown. Let it sit for about 10 minutes. Slice it as you would a loaf of bread loaf and serve it plain or with a favorite sauce. Enjoy.  Smitty is a personal chef specializing in dinner parties, cooking classes and special events. Trained under Master Chef Anton Flory at Top Notch Resort in Stowe, Vt., Smitty is known for his creative use of fresh ingredients. Contact him at tmmsmitty@gmail.com or (530) 412-3598. To read archived copies of Smitty’s column, visit chefsmitty.com or TheTahoeWeekly.com. Click on Chef’s Recipe under the Local Flavor tab.

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1 filet of salmon, skinned & boned 2 C rice 1 small yellow onion, diced ½ bunch basil, chopped 1 to 2 eggs, well beaten

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Roll the dough out to be about three times the width of the filet and at least 1 inch longer than the salmon. Let the dough rest in the refrigerator for 30 minutes while you make your rice. Sauté the onion in butter and add the rice to sauté until it starts to turn translucent. Add the chicken stock and bring to a boil. Turn it down to simmer and place a lid over it. When the rice is done, fluff in the chopped basil and spread it out on a sheet pan to cool. Lay the dough on a piece of parchment paper and cover with rice to about 1 inch from the edges. Place the filet skin side up and fold one dough side over. Brush the exposed edges with egg wash and fold the other side, followed by the ends, over the filet. Carefully roll the loaf over onto a parchment-lined sheet pan. Cut two small holes through the dough and pour in the wine. Brush the top and sides with the egg wash. Bake at 350 degrees F for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden. A knife should pass easily through the fish. Let it rest for 5 to 10 minutes and slice it like a loaf. Serve it plain or with your favorite sauce or topping.

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