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Out & About 06 Sightseeing 07 Lake Tahoe Facts 08 Events 11 Golf Column 11 Golf Courses 12 Wet ‘n’ Dirty

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Local Flavor 27 Truckee Sourdough 27 Tasty Tidbits 29 Wine Column 30 Chef’s Recipe

13 Beaches & Parks 14 Family Fun 15 Family Fun Activities

Fun & Games 19 Horoscope & Puzzles

Arts & Culture 20 Tahoe Public Art Trail 20 The Arts

ON THE COVER Court Leve paddles on Big Blue with his dog Oliver along the North Shore off Kings Beach looking toward Stateline Point with the East Shore in the distance. Oliver came from the Humane Society Truckee-Tahoe and was one of a litter of nine puppies rescued on May 1. | Photography by Court Leve, CourtLeve.com

Tahoe Public Art brought an amazing sculpture – “Ursa Mater” – to the Tahoe Sierra on Aug. 2, installing the temporary art exhibit in Tahoe City’s Heritage Plaza for public display for a year. The work by artists Robert and Lisa Ferguson originally appeared at Burning Man in 2017 and was on exhibit in San Jose before making its way to its perch overlooking Lake Tahoe.

We at the Tahoe Weekly are all excited by the amazing piece made of 200,000 pennies that mimics the lifelike fur of a mother bear and her two cubs.

“Ursa Mater” has already become a favorite spot for selfies and kids are entranced by being able to touch the artwork.

You can read more about “Ursa Mater” and plans for the Tahoe Public Art Trail that will encircle the Tahoe Basin in this edition. If you follow us on facebook.com/TheTahoeWeekly or read TheTahoeWeekly.com, then you already saw the story when it was posted when the piece was installed on Aug. 2.

Since then we’ve added a video on how the Fergusons create their amazing works of art that you’ll want to check out. We can wait to see what other works of art Tahoe Public Art brings to the community.

We are as equally excited about what is probably my favorite outdoor story we’ve done this summer – Lisa Michelle’s five-day solo standup paddleboard around Lake Tahoe for her story “Solo on Big Blue.”

The Lake Tahoe Water Trail Association serendipitously has been working this summer to install lakeside signage around the lake to provide information to kayakers, paddleboarders and other water enthusiasts to help navigate Lake Tahoe, including camping and lodging information and other helpful tips. Read more about it at TheTahoeWeekly.com. 

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

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Expansive panoramic views await at the pinnacle of Mount Judah on the Mount Judah Loop Trail on Donner Summit with Donner Lake in the distance. | 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.

Eagle Rock

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

West Shore

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

Explore Tahoe

North Tahoe Arts Center

Tahoe Art League Gallery South Lake Tahoe

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

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

Emerald Bay

Tahoe City

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

TART/BlueGo

Heavenly

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

Tahoe City Field Station

West Shore

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

High Camp

Olympic Valley

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

Ticket required. TART

Kings Beach

North Shore

northtahoebusiness.org Kings Beach is a popular spot for dining and shopping with the North Shore’s largest sandy beach located in the heart of town.

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

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Watson Cabin

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

MUSEUMS Donner Memorial Visitor Center

Readings taken on Friday, August 3, 2018 ELEVATION :

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Tahoe City

KidZone Children’s Museum

Truckee

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

Tahoe Science Center

Incline Village

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

Truckee Railroad Museum

Truckee

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

VISITORS’ CENTERS Kings Beach 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 Rd. (Depot) (530) 587-8808

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

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

BlueGo

U.S. Forest Service | South Lake Tahoe

Old Jail Museum

3080 N. Lake Blvd.

(530) 583-3593 (Fridays)

Truckee

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

TROA.NET

Tahoe City

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

TART

35 College Dr. (530) 543-2600

U.S. Forest Service | Tahoe City

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

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Tahoe Maritime Museum

Kings Beach Soda Springs

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

East Shore

Olympic Valley

Truckee

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

Lake Tahoe Museum

FLOW AT FARAD

Tahoe City

Gatekeeper’s Museum

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

Taylor Creek Visitor Center South Lake Tahoe

CAPACITY: 9,500 C 50

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Emerald Bay

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

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Vikingsholm Castle

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

CAPACITY: C 226,500

INDEPENDENCE 16,961

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

Donner Summit Historical Society

South Lake Tahoe

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.

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DONNER 8,566

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

Tallac Historic Site

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Olympic Museum

(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

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North Shore

Truckee

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

Thunderbird Lodge

LAKE LEVELS Lake Tahoe Natural rim 6,223’ BOCA 32,075

North Shore

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

South Lake Tahoe

Hellman-Ehrman Mansion

Tahoe City

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

South Lake Tahoe

Fannette Island

Incline Village

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

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

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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.

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Average Snowfall: 409 inches

TAHOE KEYS

Cascade Lake

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.

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

EDGEWOOD TAHOE

CAVE ROCK

Zephyr Cove

Average Water Temperature: 42.1˚F

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.

Size: 22 miles long, 12 miles wide

CA

Watershed Area: 312 square miles

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.

Natural rim: 6,223’

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Maximum depth: 1,645 feet

Volume: 39 trillion gallons

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Permanent Population: 66,000

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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 59.7 in 2017. 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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Great Gatsby Living History Festival

The Roaring 1920s come alive during the annual Great Gatsby Living History Festival on Aug. 11 and 12 at the Pope/Baldwin Estates at Tallac Historic Site. This year’s theme is “Love at the Lake.” There are two full days of activities to take visitors back to the best Tahoe had to offer for the elite class:

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hile Tahoe’s blue skies are enchanting during the day, once night falls, the scattered light of stars and planets against the black sky can be equally amazing. I recently found a new appreciation for the Tahoe night by attending a Tahoe Star Tours, presented by Tony Berendsen.

The tours are offered every Thursday through Saturday evening through Sept.

1 at Northstar California’s Dark Skies Cosmoarium.

Over the past 17 years, Berendsen, past president of the Astronomical Society of Nevada, has been telling the tale of the great sky to more than 22,000 folks in Northern Nevada and California. He also

Tahoe Star Tours Thursday-Saturday | Until Sept. 1

Perseid Meteor Shower Aug. 12 | Cosmic Concert and/or Meteor Watching

writes a bimonthly, “Star Guide” column for the Reno Gazette Journal. In addition to being an astronomer, Berendsen is a poet, incorporating some of his prose into his presentations.

Dark Skies Cosmoarium (a word invented by Berendsen) has been at Northstar for five years. It sits in a level area away from the lights of Northstar and Truckee just below the Castle Peak parking lot near the entrance to the resort. There is a wide, unobstructed view of the sky, small 8

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“ Use your imagination; it can heighten your experience of looking at the stars.”

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arboretum, take guided tours of the lavish homes, see vintage clothing and jewelry exhibits, and listen to historical talks about the upper classes, the

building and a large patio area with fire pits and chairs.

On the night I attended a tour, Berendsen began the evening with a quick orientation and cosmic poem in the parking lot, then while catching the last rays of the sunset, we strolled over to the Cosmoarium, 100 yards away via a paved path. As the sky slowly darkened, our group of 20 lined up for hot chocolate and the makings for smores, including perhaps the best wood sticks I’d ever seen for roasting marshmallows. Once we were sated with chocolate, Berendsen began his presentation that combined entertaining film, slides and compelling dialogue.

The amazing scale of the universe can be hard to wrap your mind around, but Berendsen did a great job of capturing not only how awe-inspiring space is, but understandable for the non-astronomer.

“Use your imagination; it can heighten your experience of looking at the stars,” he said.

Berendsen talked about how the concept of infinity can not only be applied to deep space where objects are billions of light years away, but to our own bodies, where there is an infinity of smallness down to the nanometer and beyond.

“We are actually living in the middle of infinity,” he said.

Berendsen obviously loves getting people interested in the universe: “We hope they will go away with a little more understanding of what they are actually seeing in the sky. To our naked eyes the sky is two-dimensional, but if you add, knowledge and imagination you can make it three-dimensional.”

After his presentation, the sky was now dark enough for us to take advantage of the next phase of the evening, pondering the universe through three state-of-theart, 11-inch Celestron telescopes. Tony’s son Ryan and several students from University of Nevada, Reno with a keen interest in astronomy, had set up the scopes to look at Jupiter and four of its moons, the earth’s moon and several distant nebulas and galaxies. They also answered any astronomy questions we could come up with and with a laser pointer gave a quick tour of the constellations that can be seen throughout the sky.

The next time I find myself on a backpack trip on a remote part of the Tahoe Rim Trail or sitting on the beach on a dark night, my enhanced understanding of the universe will make the experience of lying back and gazing up at the stars much more fulfilling. Berendsen’s hope is that “one day everyone will walk out under a starry sky they understand.” | tahoestartours.com 

serving class and the Washoe who lived in the area. Guests are encouraged to wear their best 1920’s attire.

The event is free with some ticketed tours. | tahoeheritage.org

AUGUST 9 | THURSDAY Conversation Café Aspen Grove Community Center Incline Village

This is a drop-in conversation forum every week except holidays. Participate with people sharing diverse views and a passion for engaging with others over topics and news.

10:15-11:15 a.m. | (775) 832-1310

Help with computers Kings Beach Library | Kings Beach

Ongoing computer help. First Thursdays of the month are “Exploring the Interweb,” second Thursdays are “Computers Questions with Carl LeBlanc,” third Thursdays are “Everything iPhone” and fourth Thursdays are differing themes about technology. 3-4 p.m. | placer.ca.gov

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EVENTS Truckee Thursdays Downtown Truckee | Truckee

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.

Free area shuttle each week. 5-8:30 p.m. | historictruckee.com

AUGUST 10 | FRIDAY Cool Car Cruizen Fridays Heavenly Village | South Lake Tahoe

Join the fun every Friday until Oct. 12.

All cool vehicles welcome. 5-8 p.m. Free | goodsamsaferide.com

Stargazing Guided Tour Resort at Squaw Creek | Olympic Valley

Come gaze into the vast beyond and learn about constellations, the history of reading stars, and perhaps a bit about your astrological sign. 9-10:30 p.m. $15-$25 | (866) 791-7417, destinationhotels.com

AUGUST 12 | SUNDAY Great Gatsby Living History Festival Tallac Historic Site | South Lake Tahoe

The Roaring 1920s comes alive during the annual Great Gatsby Living History Festival at the Tallac Historic Site with costumes, music, interactive historic house tours, vintage auto rides, classic kids’ games and food. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free | (530) 541-5227, tahoeheritage.org

Brews, Jazz and Funk Fest Village at Squaw | Olympic Valley

Festival-goers can sip on a wide array of tasty beers from 35 different breweries, as well as enjoy an incredible line-up of music both days. All proceeds from the event benefit the Humane Society of Truckee-Tahoe. 2-8 p.m. | squawalpine.com

Perseid Meteor Shower concert & meteor watching Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe | Tahoe City

Perseid Meteor Shower concert and meteor featuring music and poems from Tony Berendsen. 7 p.m. | northstarcalifornia.com

Lake Tahoe Concours d’Elegance Obexer’s Boat Company | Homewood

In celebration of the show’s 46th year, the Tahoe Yacht Club Foundation announces the return of one of the most popular Marque Classes – Original Tahoe Boats. $25 | laketahoeconcours.com

AUGUST 11 | SATURDAY Great Gatsby Living History Festival Tallac Historic Site | South Lake Tahoe

The Roaring 1920s comes alive during the annual Great Gatsby Living History Festival at the Tallac Historic Site with costumes, music, interactive historic house tours, vintage auto rides, classic kids’ games and food. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free | (530) 541-5227, tahoeheritage.org

AUGUST 13 | MONDAY Mountain Minds Monday Pizza on the Hill | Truckee

Tahoe Silicon Mountain is a monthly networking group for people that live, work or vacation in the Truckee/Tahoe/Reno area.

Members are involved in the tech industry or small business. Topics are technology, startups, local businesses and environment.

6-8 p.m. $5 | chamber.truckee.com

AUGUST 14 | TUESDAY Good Morning Truckee Truckee-Tahoe Airport | Truckee

Discussing community issues each month.

Open to everyone. 7:30-8:30 a.m. | (530) 5878808, chamber.truckee.com

Tahoe Truckee Fly Fishers BBQ Truckee River Regional Park | Truckee

Outstanding salmon and tri-tip lunch, huge raffle, presentation by master casting instructor Jeff Putnam and more. Everyone interested in fly fishing welcome. Register online.

10 a.m.-3 p.m. | ttff.clubexpress.com

Brews, Jazz and Funk Fest Village at Squaw | Olympic Valley

Festival-goers can sip on a wide array of tasty beers from 35 different breweries, as well as enjoy an incredible line-up of music both days. All proceeds from the event benefit the Humane Society of Truckee-Tahoe. | 2-8 p.m. | squawalpine.com

Lake Tahoe Concours d’Elegance Obexer’s Boat Company | Homewood

In celebration of the show’s 46th year, the Tahoe Yacht Club Foundation announces the return of one of the most popular Marque Classes – Original Tahoe Boats. $25 | laketahoeconcours.com

AUGUST 15 | WEDNESDAY Stargazing Guided Tour Resort at Squaw Creek | Olympic Valley

Come gaze into the vast beyond and learn about constellations, the history of reading stars, and perhaps a bit about your astrological sign. 9-10:30 p.m. $15-$25 | (866) 791-7417, destinationhotels.com

AUGUST 16 | THURSDAY River Talk Truckee River Watershed Council office Truckee

Join a short, informational River Talk about past and present threats to the Truckee River and how to help restore and protect it. Learn how human impact has damaged the Truckee River Watershed and hear about the work the Watershed Council is doing to reverse this damage. RSVP (530) 550-8760, ext. 5. 8-9 a.m.

Free | truckeeriverwc.org

Conversation Café Aspen Grove Community Center Incline Village

This is a drop-in conversation forum every week except holidays. Participate with people sharing diverse views and a passion for engaging with others over topics and news.

10:15-11:15 a.m. | (775) 832-1310

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WOODEN BOATS

The 46th annual Lake Tahoe Concours d’Elegance returns to the historic Obexer’s Boat Company in Homewood with the two-day show open to the public on Aug. 11 and 12. Concours judges from throughout the U.S. will reward those boat owners who have restored their boats to the highest level of authenticity — as they appeared when they were shipped from the factory.

The show is from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Friday and from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday with the Roar-Off at 5 p.m. The Wine Village both days from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Advance tickets are $25 for one day, $35 for two days and free for children 12 and younger; tickets increase $5 at the gate.

Concours d’Elegance will host social events also open to the public to celebrate Wooden Boat Week. The opening night dinner is on Aug. 9 at the West Shore Café with cocktails at 5 and dinner at 6 p.m. Tickets are $155 per person.

On Aug. 12, the Ladies’ Luncheon and Fashion Show starts at 11:30 a.m. at the lakefront home of Michael and Tootie Beeman. The dress is casual and lowheeled shoes are recommended. Tickets are $65. At noon the Men’s Grill is at Turners “Playtime” in Homewood. The vibe is laid back and the dress is casual at this hosted bar and barbecue, lakefront lunch. Tickets are $50.

On Aug. 13 in association with the Tahoe Yacht Club, there’s the Woody Overthe-Bottom rally at 8:30 a.m. off Tahoe City Marina where boats will return for the finish. There will be a separate start for all wooden boats beginning at 9 a.m. Brunch at the Tahoe Yacht Club clubhouse will include a mimosa/Bloody Mary bar following the race.

On Aug. 16, the Tahoe Yacht Club invites all boat aficionados to “Mahogany Magic 2018.” The movie will feature a video recap of the 2018 wooden boat week. For $85, the all-inclusive experience will include Gar Woods buffet dinner, Wet Woodys, beer, wine and soft drinks. | laketahoeconcours.com

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THUNDERBIRD

Join us for a Twilight round after 4:00pm for $60/person Play Old Greenwood or Gray’s Crossing and experience the finest golf and course conditions in the High Sierra.

Open daily though October 14 (Old Greenwood) and October 21 (Gray’s Crossing).

To book your tee time, call (530) 550-7044

Stroll the lakefront Thunderbird Tahoe while sampling delectable treats from regional chefs and sipping wine from California’s most famous cellars at the Thunderfaire Lakeside Food & Wine Fair on Aug. 12 from 4 to 8 p.m.

Roam throughout the grottoes and secret spaces of Captain George Whittell’s Thunderbird Lodge estate while the sunset colors the sky and lake. Raffles, prizes, a silent auction and entertainment will make the themed festival reminiscent of Old World elegance.

There is no on-site parking unless guests request to arrive by limousine.

Old Greenwood | GolfinTahoe.com | Gray’s Crossing

Otherwise, there’s a shuttle from the Raley’s shopping center from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Return shuttles will begin departing Thunderbird Lodge at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $245 per person and include shuttle transportation; $175 of the ticket is a charitable contribution. | (775) 832-8750, thunderbirdtahoe.org

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Help with computers Kings Beach Library | Kings Beach

Ongoing computer help. First Thursdays of the month are “Exploring the Interweb,” second Thursdays are “Computers Questions with Carl LeBlanc,” third Thursdays are “Everything iPhone” and fourth Thursdays are differing themes about technology.

3-4 p.m. | placer.ca.gov

Truckee Thursdays Downtown Truckee | Truckee

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.

Free area shuttle each week. 5-8:30 p.m. | historictruckee.com

Visit the Event Calendar at TheTahoeWeekly.com for a complete list of events.

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The rising moon over majestic mountains and scurrying coyotes among soaring pines are only a couple of nature’s wonders greeting Coyote Moon golfers year after year. This course, known for its preserved natural beauty and challenging, yet fair, greens, is a wonderful place to escape into the High Sierra while playing the game you love.

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Incline Open tennis Tournament: Aug 10-12 Courtesy Schaffer’s Mill

Fun tournament for levels 3.0 - 5.0. Register online!

short drive from downtown Truckee brings you to Schaffer’s Mill Golf & Lake Club. It is part of a gated community and is private, but the public can play on Mondays. Opened in 2008, it was originally called Timilick Tahoe and was designed by John Harbottle and Johnny Miller. It was also voted Best New Private Course in California for that year.

The development sold and was renamed Schaffer’s Mill in 2011.

Opened in 2008, it was voted Best New Private Course in California.

The first surprise when visiting Schaffer’s Mill is the varied terrain. The golfer gets some amazing views of the surrounding Martis Valley and majestic mountain peaks from just about every tee. The front nine is called the Meadow and it weaves its way through homes — well out of play — and massive pine trees. The back nine is named the Mountain and gives you the feeling that you are the only group on the course as you view waterfalls and rocky landscaping and deal with almost 400-foot elevation changes. The greens are undulating and roll faster than they look. Do

not leave yourself a downhill putt. Fairway and greenside sand traps are strategically located and very much in play.

The fairways are not particularly narrow but stray a little too much and you will find serious trouble.

The signature hole would be Hole 17, a downhill par 4 of 410 yards. Once you compose yourself from the stunning view from the tee, you will be happy to find that your drive will get a lot of extra roll on the down-sloping fairway. The tee shot is blind but be careful not to go too far left. Water is short and right of the green to catch many a miss hit. There is some room left of the green to bail out if necessary, so depending on your confidence in your approach shot you may want to take that route.

Schaffer’s Mill Golf & Lake Club deserves the accolades it has received since its opening. It has gathered a fantastic reputation and some feel that it is the best course in the Tahoe Sierra. The yardages from the white or blue tees are very playable for most golfers, but if you really want to challenge yourself take the walk back to the black tees. Combined with superb conditions and amazing views it should not be missed. | (530) 582-6964, schaffersmill.com 

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Wet ‘n’ Dirty Visit the Event Calendar at TheTahoeWeekly.com for a complete list of events.

Wildlife Talk

Rainbow Walk

Spooner Lake State park | Glenbrook | Aug. 9

Taylor Creek Visitor Center South Lake Tahoe | Aug. 12, 14

Courtesy Ta-Hoe Nalu

Learn how to handle wildlife encounters.

Join the Nevada Department of Wildlife’s Urban Wildlife Coordinator for a lesson on what to do and how to react to wild animals from raccoons and coyotes to bears and mountain lions. Park entrance fees will be waived for attendees. 7-8:30 p.m. Free | (775) 749-5980, parks.nv.gov

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The Ta-Hoe Nalu Paddle Festival is celebrating its 12th on Aug. 10 and 11, drawing folks from around the globe to the shores of Lake Tahoe to compete on SUPs, Prone and Outrigger canoes at the Kings Beach State Recreation Area. The fun-filled event offers races, free paddle clinics, guided paddle tours, live music, healthy foods, raffles, SUP polo and fun beach activities. There’s something for everyone — young to old and beginning to advanced paddlers.

The fun begins with a registration/opening night party on Aug. 10 at Waterman’s Landing in Carnelian Bay. This evening social from 5 to 8 p.m. is hosted by Jay and Anik Wild.

On Aug. 11, at 8 a.m., opening ceremony dancers of Halau Hula ‘O Leilani will showcase traditional dances of Polynesia before the 5-mile open races start. The day will continue with guided paddle tours, an all-day free Starboard Water SUP Polo, a sand-castle building contest and the 2-mile SUP race. From 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. there’s an exhibitor/vendor. There will be live music at the Kona Garden Bar. On Sunday, the 10-mile open races and Grom races for ages 12 and younger will take place along with the paddle tours, the all-day SUP Polo and the exhibit/vendor village.

At 1 p.m. is the start of Ta-Hoe Nalu Sprint Elimination Challenge. An awards ceremony will follow and closing ceremony is at 4 p.m.

Raffle tickets are $10 each or five for $40; buy them to win an inflatable Kona SUP package. Proceeds will benefit Big Brothers/Big Sisters. | tahoenalu.com

Sky Tavern Grass Roots Bike Series Sky Tavern | Reno | Aug. 10

Sky Tavern will be hosting a Grassroots Bike Series. It will be fun for the entire family. All age groups and levels welcome. Come on up for some good ol’ family fun. Project Discovery will be offering Zip-line rides. 4:30-9:30 p.m. | skytavern.com

Echo Summit workday Echo Summit | Echo Lake | Aug. 11, Aug. 14

Join the TRTA for a large trail relocation project near Echo Summit. Meet at the Echo Summit trailhead and hike with tools 1.5 miles to the site. Register. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. | takecaretahoe.org

Good Dirty Fun Trail Days Summit Lake Trail | Truckee | Aug. 11

Truckee Trails trail maintenance day for volunteers. No experience necessary; kids are welcome with an adult. Free lunch and T-shirt for all volunteers. Bring water, sunscreen and bug spray. Call for meeting place. 8 a.m.2 p.m. Free | truckeetrails.org

Margie Powell Illustrated Hikes Donner Ski Lodge | Norden | Aug. 11, 12

Tour the north side of Donner Pass Road illustrated with dozens of historic photographs and lots of stories. Do not consider going on this hike unless you are nimble because there are parts where you will have to scramble over some rocks since there is no trail. Bring hat, good shoes, sunscreen, water, camera, lunch, curiosity. 9:30 a.m. | donnersummithistoricalsociety.org

Marlette 50K Echo Summit workday

Hike with a Ranger

Echo Summit Trailhead | Echo Lake Aug. 9, 11, 14

Heavenly Mountain South Lake Tahoe | Aug. 9-16

Crew Leader Only workday to prepare for the upcoming Echo Summit Reroute project.

9 a.m.-4 p.m. | tahoerimtrail.org

Guided Wildflower Hikes Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows Olympic Valley | Aug. 9-16

This summer enjoy daily guided hikes until Sept. 3 at 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. at High Camp. Dogs are welcome and there are no reservations necessary. 2:30 p.m. | (800) 4030206, squawalpine.com

Hike with a Naturalist Carson Pass Information Station Kirkwood | Aug. 9

Take time to enjoy the natural beauty of Carson Pass while hiking and observing local flora and the uniqueness of the area: Frog Lake and Winnemucca Lakes and Round Top Lakes. Bring lunch. No dogs. 9:30 a.m. Free | (209) 258-8606, enfia.org

Hikes begin at the top of the gondola every day at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. until Sept. 2. The guided moderate hikes last about an hour and a half. Closed toed shoes and drinking water required. Free hikes; gondola ticket required.

First-come, first-served. 11 a.m. | (530) 543-2730

Shirley Canyon Guided Hike Resort at Squaw Creek Olympic Valley | Aug. 9, 10, 16

Hike up Shirley Canyon for amazing vistas of Lake Tahoe past wildflowers, waterfalls and granite walls. Take the tram down after this 3.6-mile moderate hike. Includes lunch and naturalist guide. Children younger than age 10 allowed in backpack carriers only.

9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. $50-$80 | (866) 791-7417, destinationhotels.com

Featuring 30 miles of epic trail and panorama views of Lake Tahoe, the Carson Valley and Range. Or, take on the Marlette 10 Miler.

7:30 a.m. $56-$96 | trailrunner.com

Sierra Sunset Vista Resort at Squaw Creek Olympic Valley | Aug. 9, 14, 16

Eagle’s Nest Summit Hike Resort at Squaw Creek Olympic Valley | Aug. 13

This difficult hike is extremely rewarding and has an amazing view of Lake Tahoe. The hike will gain 1,990’ in elevation and is about 10.5 miles. 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. $0-$125 | (530) 581-6610, destinationhotels.com

North Shore Tree Watering Waddle Ranch | Truckee | Aug. 13

Help water and monitor some of The Sugar Pine Foundation’s North Shore sites. Bring a water bottle, snacks and a picnic lunch.

Volunteers will visit some of the Northstar and Waddle Ranch planting sites. 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. | sugarpinefoundation.org

55+ Hiking Series Area Venues | Incline Village | Aug. 14

Hikers age 55 and older can visit different Tahoe locales as part of IVGID Senior Programs. Meet in Incline Village Recreation Center lobby. Bring water, lunch and wear appropriate clothing and shoes. 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. | yourtahoeplace.com

Pacos Ladies Ride Pacos Bike Shop | Truckee | Aug. 14

The Pacos Ladies Ride meets at the shop for a fun packed girl-powered mountain bike ride. There is nothing like joining a group of like-minded woman for an evening of exercise and crisp mountain air as the last few magical hours of daylight fade out. 5:30 p.m. | (530) 587-5561, pacosxc.com

Trails and Tales Resort at Squaw Creek Olympic Valley | Aug. 14, 15

This 1.5 mile leisurely walk has wonderful information about the Tahoe ecosystem.

Learn about the history of the Olympic Valley, flora, fauna and Olympic Valley folklore.

11 a.m.-12 p.m. $10-$15 | (866) 791-7417, destinationhotels.com

Prosser Creek Restoration Day Moonlight hike Tahoe Donner | Truckee | Aug. 11

Join a moonlit stroll from the Glacier Way trailhead to the Drifter Hut. There is a magical quality to experience nature at night.

This is an easy, 4-mile out and back stroll with minimal elevation change. 8-11 p.m. | tdlandtrust.org

Truckee Trails workday TBA | Truckee | Aug. 11

Volunteers are needed to work on trail building and maintenance. 8 a.m.-2 p.m. | truckeetrails.org

Truckee | Aug. 15

Volunteer to learn about the conservation work being done across the Sierra while helping improve water quality and native fish spawning habitat. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. | takecaretahoe.org

Echo Summit Backcountry Camp Echo Summit Trailhead Echo Lake | Aug. 16

Join a Tahoe Rim Trail Association backcountry camp to help build some trail. 4 p.m. | tahoerimtrail.org

Women’s Basic Bike Maintenance Clinic Hike in Lower Carpenter Valley

A short walk onto Resort at Squaw Creek golf course will place you right in the middle of the Olympic Valley. Watch a beautiful sunset while learning about the history of the valley.

Snack on some of our favorite cheeses and local wines. 7:30-9 p.m. $30-$50 | (866) 7917417, destinationhotels.com

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Marlette 50K | Incline Village | Aug. 11

Join a naturalist for a walk down the Rainbow Trail to learn about the connection between Lake Tahoe and the meadow, marsh and stream. 10:30 a.m. | takecaretahoe.org

The Lower Carpenter Valley Truckee | Aug. 12

Truckee Donner Land Trust hosts a guided hike in the Lower Carpenter Valley. Enjoy a docent-led, 5+mile hike on mostly flat terrain on somewhat rough ranch roads at about 6,200 feet in elevation. Participants should be able to hike about 2.5 hours at a moderate pace with some stops. 9 a.m.-12 p.m. | tdlandtrust.org

Truckee | Aug. 16

Routine bike maintenance keeps you riding smoothly and prolongs the life of your bike.

This introductory class will help you take care of your bike before, during and after rides.

4-6 p.m. | tahoedonner.com

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Truckee River Regional Park Truckee | Aug. 11

Get your maker hat on at the library with crafts for elementary age kids on a drop-in basis. Each week a new project will be revealed. Crafts can be done in the library or take it to go. 12-5 p.m. | eventbrite.com

Kids of all ages, parents, grandparents and all others are welcome. Rides are free and donations are appreciated. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. | chamber.truckee.com

Lego Club Sky Tavern Grass Roots Bike Series Sky Tavern | Reno | Aug. 10

Sky Tavern will be hosting a Grassroots Bike Series. It will be fun for the entire family. All age groups and levels welcome. Come on up for some good ol’ family fun. Project Discovery will be offering Zip-line rides. 4:30-9:30 p.m. | skytavern.com

THIS CLUB IS ALWAYS OPEN Kids can integrate exploring STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) through playing and building at the Saturday Lego Club. All ages are welcome at the Truckee Library on Saturdays in August from noon to 1 p.m.

Family Movie Night Incline Village Library Incline Village | Aug. 10

Enjoy the family friendly movie “Wonderstruck.” Popcorn provided. 6 p.m. | (775) 832-4130, washoecountylibrary.us

Work on projects and Lego challenges or just have fun. Free on Aug. 11, 18

Teen Scene

and 25. | (530) 582-7846, mynevadacounty.com

Kahle Community Center Stateline | Aug. 10

Kids in grades 6-12 can shoot hoops, play volleyball, climb the rock wall and play arcade or video games. 6:30-9 p.m. $5 | (775) 586-7271

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Teen Center

Tahoe City Library | Tahoe City | Aug. 9, 16

Boys & Girls Club of North Lake Tahoe Kings Beach | Aug. 9, 10, Aug. 13-16

For ages 5 and younger. 10:30-11 a.m. | (530) 583-3382, placer.ca.gov

Toddler Story Time Incline Village Library Incline Village | Aug. 9, 16

With stories, puppets, music and movement for ages 18 months to 3 years. 11:1511:45 a.m. | (775) 832-4130

Preschool story time Truckee Library | Truckee | Aug. 9, 16

For ages 3 years and older. A half-hour stay-and-play after the reading. 11:30 a.m. | (530) 582-7846, mynevadacounty.com

Paws To Read Incline Village Library Incline Village | Aug. 9

Children can practice reading to friendly therapy dogs and receive a free book. All ages welcome. 4-5 p.m. | (775) 832-4130, washoecountylibrary.us

Teen Center at Boys & Girls Club for 7th graders and older. Computers, TVs, video games, books, pool table and board games.

Open gym Wednesday-Friday 6-7 p.m. 7 p.m. | (530) 546-4324, bgcnlt.org

The Village at Squaw Valley Truckee | Aug. 9, 16

Families and friends can enjoy movies on the big screen in the Events Plaza each Thursday night until Aug. 30. Movies at 8:30 p.m., weather permitting. Blankets and warm clothes are recommended.

8:30-10:30 p.m. Free | (530) 584-6266, squawalpine.com

Family Fun Fridays KidZone Museum | Truckee | Aug. 10

Play-based class designed to inspire exploration and discovery through art. For ages 5 and younger. 11 a.m. | kidzonemuseum.org

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Bring a favorite pillow and blanket and enjoy classic and new movies.All films are rated G or PG. 6:30 p.m. Free | tahoedonner.com

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Tahoe Maritime Museum Tahoe City | Aug. 11

Work together to glue together the parts and then get creative with painting and decorating the boat. Ages 3 to 9. Drop in. 2-4 p.m. $5 | tahoemaritimemuseum.org

Kids playtime Truckee Library | Truckee | Aug. 13

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

Toddler Time Truckee Library | Truckee | Aug. 14

For ages 18 months to 3 years. A half-hour stay and play after the reading. 10:30 a.m. | (530) 582-7846

ME2 Lab Incline Village Library Incline Village | Aug. 14

University of Nevada, Reno engineering students present topics to school-age kids in fun, hands-on demonstrations. 4 p.m. | (775) 832-4130, washoecountylibrary.us

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Taylor Creek Visitor Center South Lake Tahoe | Aug. 11

Zephyr Cove Library Zephyr Cove | Aug. 15

Kid’s Nature Journal Club

Movies on the Beach

South Lake Tahoe Library South Lake Tahoe | Aug. 11

Commons Beach Tahoe City | Aug. 15

Come learn about wildfire safety on Taylor Creek’s Smokey Trail. 10 a.m. Free | takecaretahoe.org

Learn skills for exploring the natural world and how to capture adventures in a nature journal. Some materials provided; bring a notebook and pen and dress for the weather.

10:30-11:30 a.m. | (530) 573-3185

Kings Beach Library Kings Beach | Aug. 11

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Toy Boat Buildling

Truckee EAA Chapter 1073 holds its pancake breakfast and offers free Young Eagles airplane rides for ages 8 through 17 on those mornings. 8 a.m. | yecoord1073@ outlook.com

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Ongoing for kids on Saturdays. 12-1 p.m. | (530) 582-7846, mynevadacounty.com

Family Movie Night

Pancake breakfast & airplane rides Family Movies At Squaw

Truckee Library | Truckee | Aug. 11

The SWEP MacroInvertebrate Mayhem Program allows children of all ages an opportunity to learn about the water bugs that live in our streams and what they tell us about the health of our watershed. Children will learn through hands-on activities, art and a special story time about macroinvertebrates.

10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Free | (530) 546-2021, takecaretahoe.org

Truckee Library | Truckee | Aug. 15

For ages 6 months to 2 years. A half-hour stay and play after the reading. 10:30 a.m. | (530) 582-7846, mynevadacounty.com

Enjoy stories, songs, activities and coloring. 11:30 a.m. | (775) 588-6411, catalog. douglas.lib.nv.us

Enjoy a free, family friendly movie every Wednesday until Aug. 22 at dusk. | visittahoecity.org

Bilingual Story Time Incline Village Library Incline Village | Aug. 15

Features stories, finger plays and wiggle action as part of the experience to encourage a love of books. | (775) 832-4130

Jr Forest Ranger Taylor Creek Visitor Center South Lake Tahoe | Aug. 16

A different action-filled project each week teaches kids 6 to 12 years old how the parts of nature are connected as they earn their Jr. Forest Ranger badges. 10 a.m. | takecaretahoe.org

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A F I V E - D AY PA D D L E O N L A K E TA H O E

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In the crisp, blue light of morning, sapphire waters seduce me as I set my paddleboard on the beach at Sand Harbor.

After rearranging my schedule, I have five days to paddle the circumference of Lake Tahoe heading north from the East Shore. I strap three dry bags, wrapped in an extra-large life vest, to the middle of my board and step in. It’s cold. The shadow of a dark Sierra peak chills me. I stand on my board.

My gear shifts. I twist, drop to my knees — and almost fall in before I begin.

Pessimistic second thoughts torment me: A woman paddling the circumference of Lake Tahoe alone is stupid. The weather forecast changed this morning; it calls for a storm in two days. I’m out of shape and have only a surf paddleboard, not at all efficient for flat-water paddling. Turn back now, before my ride leaves, I think. I take deep breaths, paddle and focus on the opportunity to get better acquainted with Lake Tahoe.

Meeks Bay to South Lake Tahoe The black waters of Rubicon Bay at 7 a.m. are magical and I’m obliged to serenade nearby cabins with the Doobie Brothers song “Black Water.”

Baldwin Beach is picture perfect for a relaxing lunch. I open my backpack and break out last night’s previously dehydrated lasagna. The warm sun, a full belly and water lapping the shore lull me into a nap.

South of Tahoe Keys, the wind is a relentless opponent. I hoped to make Zephyr Cove Campground, but dark clouds threaten rain and Timber Cove offers shelter. A storm is forecast for tonight and tomorrow, so I reward myself with a room at the Beach Retreat & Lodge at Tahoe in South Lake.

The bed is a white marshmallow cloud and way too comfortable in which to sleep. Rain pounds my window while I wait.

Timber Cove to Nevada Beach

DAY 1 | 14 MILES

Sand Harbor to Tahoe City Crystal Bay allows me to make better time than I expect at 3 mph. I float by Stateline Point where emerald waters accentuate hoodoo-like lava formations below, past Kings Beach, then Tahoe Vista.

With my paddle on my shoulder, gear dangling off the end like a hobo and my board under my arm, I make the 10-minute hike from the beach to Lake Forest Campground in Tahoe City. After throwing down an air mat and sleeping bag, I cover my bed with a waterproof fly and stare at the stars most of the night.

DAY 2 | 13 MILES

Tahoe City to Meeks Bay Just before 7 a.m. the sun paints the dark sky a brilliant abstract of fuchsias and tangerines as I push off toward downtown Tahoe City. The water becomes rough for nearly 3 miles, swells constantly slap the bottom of my board. Nearing Sunnyside Beach, a resort and market await; the waters calm and I think I smell bacon. Thoughts of hot coffee and the opportunity to thaw my feet pull me to the beach. I hide my board under the dock, then dodge traffic while crossing State Route 89 to the Fire Sign Cafe.

Giant sugar pines dance with golden aspens along the West Shore as I approach Sugar Pine Point.

Below the water’s surface, a maze of rocks, like flooded ancient ruins, crowd the mile-wide point.

I’m back in the awe of Tahoe as I pull alongside a rock, perfectly carved for reclining, lie back and watch a jet streak the sky — aware that there is nowhere else I’d rather be.

Clouds churn as I enter Meeks Bay. After a long day, I’m thankful rare winds from the east blow me into Meeks Bay Campground. The peppery scent of wet pavement and drizzle accompany me as I design a waterproof shelter using a tarp, my paddleboard and a picnic table.

Reaching Sand Harbor at the end of a five-day journey around Lake Tahoe. | Lisa Michelle

DAY 3 | 14 MILES

DAY 4, PART I | 3 MILES

Beginning the adventure at Sand Harbor. | Lisa Michelle

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At daylight the storm explodes. I wait and wait and watch. At 8 a.m. there’s a break and I drag my board through Timber Cove. Like divine intervention, a brilliant sun blooms above Heavenly Ski Resort and I hope the storm allows me the 5 miles to Zephyr Cove. In less than an hour of paddling, rain pummels me at Nevada Beach and wind prevents progress.

By 9:30 a.m. I’m back at the hotel and it’s seriously storming. Even the ducks have fled the lake and retreated to the heated hotel swimming pool.

DAY 5 | 14 MILES

Cave Rock to Sand Harbor The weather is accommodating for the first hour, but at Deadman’s Point the wind advances and I realize that making it to Sand Harbor today will not be easy. Sloshing swells and wobbly legs force me to my knees near Skunk Harbor, but I keep paddling.

At noon, Secret Harbor provides a warm section of sand. I nestle between huge boulders, put my feet up and force down some grub before paddling on.

I’M BACK IN THE AWE OF TA H O E A S I P U L L ALONGSIDE A R O C K , P E R F E C T LY CARVED FOR RECLINING, LIE B A C K A N D WAT C H A JET STREAK T H E S K Y — AWA R E

Headed to Cave Rock, retreating from a summer storm in South Lake Tahoe. | Lisa Michelle

DAY 4, PART II | 5 MILES

Nevada Beach to Cave Rock The storm fills most the day, but at 4:30 p.m. winds change from east to southwest. To complete the paddle in five days, I must get to Cave Rock tonight or add 5 miles onto tomorrow’s 14 miles — 19 miles in wind and forecasted thunder showers is not an option. Nevada Beach is unruffled compared to this morning as I paddle out.

Zephyr Cove is surprisingly calm while the setting sun lights the deep water. Shadows streak beneath me, causing my mind to drift to local legends such as Tahoe Tessie an 80-foot, humped-backed, scaly serpentine creature whose sightings date from modern day to the 1800s and of angry Washoe water babies who swim in the sacred green water under Cave Rock. Century-old drowned souls float in my wake. The water begins to quake. Raindrops hit my face and I feel like I do when the roller coaster summits. The ride from Zephyr Cove to Cave Rock is bumpy, but beautiful. The radiant sunset mixed with blustery storm clouds have an exotic effect on the lake and I suddenly understand the attraction John Muir had to storms. The water becomes turbulent as I round stacked boulders, like colossal cairns nearing Cave Rock. At dusk, I surf into the beach at Cave Rock reeking of happiness and catch a ride to Zephyr Cove Campground.

T H AT T H E R E I S NOWHERE ELSE I ’ D R AT H E R B E .

Finally, the long stretch of shore at Sand Point comes into view, but seems impossibly far. Near Chimney Beach, swells jump to 2 feet. At first, I fight to paddle, then relax and sit on my board. Rolling and bouncing on the rocking water is hypnotic — I’ve only 1 more mile and am in no hurry.

After an hour of paddling on my rear, I approach the granite temples at Sand Harbor. With little help from my legs, I attempt to stand, but can’t. The cold water punches the air out of me. After a second tumble, I stand and paddle as fast as I can through the jade swells of Sand Harbor until the nose of my board runs aground. I’m physically exhausted and have never felt better. My intimacy with Tahoe will last a lifetime. n

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W illiam Sharon | K i n g o f t h e C o m s t o c k : P a r t I V David S. Terry, a former California Chief Justice, was shot dead. | Courtesy California State Library

that included vows of matrimony by both parties along with their signatures. After glancing at the document, a visibly upset Sharon shouted that it was a forgery. On the witness stand in 1884, Hill testified that their secret marriage was actually Sharon’s idea and he dictated the contract while she wrote down their intentions and they both signed the paper to make it legal. Hill also produced five “Dear Wife” letters written

by Sharon to her while he was campaigning in Virginia City for reelection in 1880, each with the salutation: “My dear Wife.”

Among Hill’s attorneys was David S. Terry, a mountain of a man at 6 feet 3 inches and more than 220 pounds. In his 60s, Terry had a fearsome reputation and a bad temper. A veteran of the MexicanAmerican War, he practiced law from the

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etired U.S. Senator William T. Sharon was shocked when police accosted him at a train station on charges of adultery in 1883, especially since his wife had died in 1875. Sharon, one of the richest men in America, vehemently denied the charges that he had secretly wed his former mistress Sarah Althea Hill and he became furious when news of his detention made national headlines. But little could he know that it was just the beginning of what newspapers across the country would call “the greatest divorce case the Pacific Coast has ever known.”

The Sharon vs. Hill court fight morphed into a thrilling melodrama that included 111 witnesses, a knife-wielding attorney and the arrest of a California Supreme Court justice. In the grand finale, Hill’s attorney and new husband, David S. Terry, a former California Chief Justice, is shot dead by a U.S. Marshal and she is later committed to an insane asylum. The scandalous court case captivated a voyeuristic public thirsty for salacious details of a rich and famous man’s sexual appetite.

The Sharon-Hill relationship began in early 1880 and ended in November 1881.

From the start it appears each party had different expectations. William Sharon considered Hill his mistress. He paid for

her luxurious San Francisco hotel accommodations and gave her generous stipends of cash ranging from $500 to $1,000 ($12,500 to $25,000 in 2018) a month. She held his arm at social affairs and he had the privilege of her bedroom. By the time the case went to trial, Sharon estimated that he had paid Hill $40,000 ($967,000 today). While discussing his “problem” with colleagues, he denied Hill’s claim that he had secretly married her. He didn’t need to. Sharon told them, “Whatever may have been lacking [in my lovemaking], $500 a month supplied.”

Sharon told friends that early in the relationship Hill wanted to get married, a notion that didn’t interest him. In fact, Sharon said he offered her $7,500 to forget the idea and in late 1881 the couple split up. The following year Hill filed a legal complaint against Sharon in California state court, asserting that while they were “married” he had had relations with nine other women from 1880 to 1883, including one who allegedly had given birth to his child.

Sharon countered by filing an appeal with the U.S. Circuit Court to cancel and annul the marriage contract and to declare it a forgery. In a packed San Francisco courtroom, Hill produced a marriage contract

across the country would call “the greatest divorce case the Pacific Coast has ever known.” age of 18 and was elected California Supreme Court chief justice in 1855. In 1856, he single-handedly confronted San Francisco’s vigilance committee and stabbed one of the vigilantes with the bowie knife he always carried. Three years later he shot and killed California Sen. David C. Broderick in a duel. Charged with murder, Terry was acquitted on a technicality.

After the Civil War in which he served the Confederacy as a brigadier general, he returned to his law practice in California and now found himself serving as Hill’s legal counsel.

On Christmas Eve, 1884, the judge in the state trial initiated by Hill concluded that under the laws of California the plaintiff (Hill) was the legal wife of Sharon and entitled to a divorce and a division of the common property, including $2,500 a month alimony and $55,000 in legal fees to be paid by Sharon. However, Sharon’s lawyers knew that the federal case filed by Sharon would supersede the state’s verdict.

Hill may have been blessed with striking

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good looks, but she possessed a volatile temperament and in the federal court trial with Justice Stephen Field her propensity for erratic behavior became more pronounced. In one instance she pulled a gun from her purse and in another she was jailed for 24 hours for refusing to produce documents for a handwriting analysis.

Sharon’s health had deteriorated and shortly before his death on Nov. 13, 1885, he protected his estate from Hill by filing a deed of trust leaving his vast wealth to family members. The deed was unnecessary, however, because six weeks after Sharon’s death the federal court ruled the marriage contract a forgery.

In early 1886, Hill and Terry married — he was 62 and she 32 — but their legal battle for the Sharon fortune continued.

The California Supreme Court supported the lower state court ruling that the marriage was legitimate, but Sharon’s team appealed to the federal court and Justice Field announced that the previous federal judgement declaring the marriage contract invalid would stand. Hill loudly declared that the judge had been bought and her attorney husband Terry went berserk pulling out his bowie knife until he was overcome. For their violent disturbance, Hill was sentenced to 30 days in jail and Terry to six months, thus cementing their hatred for Justice Field.

On Aug. 14, 1889, David and Sarah Terry entered a restaurant at the Stockton train depot where they saw Justice Stephen Field. Terry approached the federal judge and “lightly slapped him on the cheek twice” but within seconds Field’s bodyguard shot Terry dead. After her husband’s death, Sarah declined mentally and physically until 1892 when Hill’s caregiver had her committed to the Stockton insane asylum where she remained for 45 years until her death in 1937.  Special thanks to my colleague, historian Michael J. Makley, who authored “The Infamous King of the Comstock: William Sharon and the Gilded Age of the West,” published by the University of Nevada Press.

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Aquarius (Jan 19-Feb 19)

The time has come to enter new territory.

This theme will become much stronger yet due to the Solar Eclipse in Leo on Aug. 11. How you will be impacted depends on the finer details of your destiny and those of your outer circumstances, too. Positively, your confidence levels are steadily rising and this trend will continue.

Opportunities for new relationship encounters are now becoming apparent. This trend will extend into the coming weeks and possibly even months.

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Aries (Mar 21-Apr 20)

You may find yourself poised at a unique juncture. It may be better described as a crossroads.

On one hand, you feel confident and abundant as returns for past efforts continue to flow in. On the other hand, you feel challenged to acknowledge and face some very real fears. It may help to consider that the future beckons and forward you must go.

Balancing business with pleasure remains a central focus as summer comes to its official peak. To succeed, you have had to give more than you would like. But, this is about to shift. In the short term anyway, opportunities for fun, sun, love and romance are also entering a peak period. Yet success in this regard may require some measure of innovation.

Scorpio (Oct 22-Nov 21)

Some major events are unfolding in your public and professional life. Some of these have not yet been fully activated. But, the wait is just about over. In the next several weeks you will experience some important shifts and activations. Some of these will challenge you to integrate new perspectives.

Balancing a deeper sense of responsibility and surrender is featured.

Taurus (Apr 20-May 21)

‘Home is where your heart is’ is probably an ancient saying spanning many cultures. It can also accurately be said that home is where your work is, and ideally that means your ‘right vocation’. Doing what you love and loving what you do and getting paid for it is ever ideal and a central theme now. This is an expansive time and promotions are indicated.

Sagittarius (Nov 21-Dec 21)

Leo time generally represents a power cycle for you. This year this theme will be amplified by the Leo Solar Eclipse. Success requires that you learn to ‘think with your heart and feel with your mind.’ This may be described as becoming more empathetic and more intuitive. In doing so, you will feel more connected to others and aware of who they truly are.

Gemini (May 21-Jun 21)

The drama of life has a way of presenting a mixed bag of experiences and emotions leaving us feeling that we are never quite ‘out of the water’.

This is probably quite evident now. As important as freedom is to you, current cycles are pushing you to be more empathetic and conscientiously aware than usual of the important people in your life.

Capricorn (Dec 21-Jan 19)

A process of purging what you no longer need is underway. On the flip side, this clearing is meant to clarify to you what you need from others. Accessing their talents and resources is implied. With Mercury retrograde, you will be inclined to think twice before you admit what you feel you need or commit to anyone in particular before you feel more certain.

Cancer (Jun 21-Jul 22)

A steady process of building upon new foundations continues. This includes the equally important task of clearing the old to make way for the new. This is where the slope gets steeper due to instinctive tendencies to be tenacious. Yet, with awareness, you can be more determined and deliberate as you thank, forgive and release the pasts hold on you.

Hocus Focus differences: 1. birdhouse is missing, 2. Cone is missing, 3. Doll’s head is turned, 4. Clothespin bag is missing, 5. Dress is smaller, 6. Carriage is missing.

Virgo (Aug 23-Sep 22)

Since I had the flu while I was on my last flight, you might say that I often coughed aloft.

Leo (Jul 22-Aug 23)

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ahoe Public Art unveiled its first installation of the Tahoe Public Art Trail, “Ursa Mater,” in Heritage Plaza in Tahoe City on Aug. 2, as first reported at TheTahoeWeekly.com. “Ursa Mater” is part of a series of public art exhibits that will be displayed around the Tahoe Basin in public, private and resort locations throughout the year.

“Ursa Mater” is a 12-foot high structure featuring a mother bear and two cubs, made of 200,000 discontinued Canadian pennies and newly minted U.S. pennies that give the bears a furry copper look.

Created by Robert and Lisa Ferguson, “Ursa Mater” made its debut at Burning Man and was temporarily featured in downtown San Jose.

“Coexisting” exhibit North Tahoe Arts Center Tahoe City | Aug. 9-Sept. 7

North Tahoe Arts presents “Coexisting.”

Now, more than ever, it is the time to coexist with Mother Earth. “Coexisting” documents and addresses environmental issues and offers a solution to inform, challenge and take action. | northtahoearts.com

Dealers of Dreams “Ursa Mater” Robert & Lisa Ferguson | Heritage Plaza, Tahoe City

and two cubs, made of 200,000 discontinued Canadian pennies and newly minted U.S. pennies.

Watch how the artwork is created

TPA plans on adding to the Art Trail with an installation at the Sherwood chairlift at Alpine Meadows ski area this winter. The nonprofit is also talking to California Tahoe Conservancy about introducing temporary art structures from South Lake Tahoe to Carnelian Bay in the following year.

Tahoe Regional Planning Agency will only allow temporary installations around 20

The Truckee Public Arts Commission is hosting a new exhibit that displays a variety of art and artifacts from the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Olympics. The display includes rarely seen photography of the 1960 Winter Olympics and other memorabilia including flags, uniforms, banners, pins, publications and more are on display. Free | (530) 587-2757, chamber. truckee.com

Andy Skaff’s love of the West provides the inspiration for his light-filled, vibrant landscapes and cityscapes. His work ranges from classic, impressionist paintings to abstract distillations of familiar subjects. | askaff.com

featuring a mother bear

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1960 Winter Olympics Exhibit Community Recreation Center Truckee | Aug. 9-Sept. 30

Wolfdale’s | Tahoe City | Aug. 9-Dec. 31

12-foot-high structure

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“Ursa Mater” is the first of 12 sites that Tahoe Public Art has secured around the lake for the Art Trail. The organization chose Heritage Plaza in Tahoe City as its next location because it was an underutilized space. The piece will be on exhibit through July 2019.

“We look forward to activating Heritage Plaza as an ongoing site on the Tahoe Public Art Trail, with a series of artist talks and environmental education series in the outdoor amphitheater right next to the art installation site,” says Tahoe Public Arts executive director Mia Hanak.

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the Tahoe Basin, so pieces on the Art Trail will only be up for six to 12 months at a time.

“It makes the Art Trail more dynamic by rotating art between the different sites that we have secured,” Hanak says. “It’s like an outdoor museum with constantly new curated art.”

One of the planned Art Trail pieces includes “Laka’Lelup,” a floating art installation with interactive technologies that has been in the works for two years.

“Laka’Lelup” is scheduled to tour all four shores of Lake Tahoe from July through September 2019.

“I’m very passionate about the ‘Laka’Lelup’ installation due to the collaboration with all of the local organizations and the visual data that it includes,” says Hanak.

Another one of her favorite installations is the Tahoe Timescape project by con-

ceptual artist and experimental philosopher Jonathon Keats.

Keats is planning to capture the next 1,000 years of what the Tahoe Basin will look like through a single photograph using millennium pinhole capture cameras.

In a process called Deep Time photography that was first introduced in the 18th Century, the project aims to capture environmental change from fixed vantage points around the Basin from 2018 to 3018.

Keats will be leading a workshop with SNC art students this fall and will conduct two artist’s talks in conjunction with a conceptual Tahoe Timescape art exhibit to be displayed inside SNC’s Prim Library this fall. He will be prompting the students and the public to ask themselves what the Tahoe Basin will look like in the next 50, 100 and 1,000 years.

“Will there be water in the lake? What will the trees look like?” Hanak asks.

The four millennium cameras around the Basin can be located using the Citizen Science Tahoe app.

“I’m excited about it because it encourages people to go out and take a hike and envision what they think Tahoe will look like over time. It will be interesting to see the interpretation of the future of Lake Tahoe,” Hanak says.

TPA will launch an open call for artists in September with site-specific details regarding the Art Trail. It has received 50 responses so far for consideration of upcoming exhibits.

Preliminary TPA Public Art Trail locations include Tahoe City, Lake Forest, Tahoe Vista, Kings Beach, Incline Village, Sand Harbor, Skunk Harbor, Zephyr Cove, South Lake Tahoe, Meeks Bay and Homewood. | tahoepublicart.com 

Tahoe Maritime Museum Tahoe City | Aug. 9-Jan. 6

So popular was the Lake among boaters that many local marinas partnered with some of the most prestigious builders in the country in order to satisfy the needs of the Tahoe boating community. This exhibition explores the special relationship between boats, buyers and Tahoe, and the people that brought them together. | tahoemaritimemuseum.org

Hans Meyer-Kassel: Artist of Nevada Nevada Museum of Art Reno | Aug. 9-Sept. 2

This exhibition includes more than 50 drawings, pastels and oil paintings drawn from private and institutional collections.

Particular emphasis is placed on MeyerKassel’s romance with Nevada. 10 a.m. | (775) 329-3333, nevadaart.org

History of Transportation: A Mural Study by Helen Lundeberg Nevada Museum of Art Reno | Aug. 9-Jan. 6

American artist Helen Lundeberg’s “History of Transportation” traces a progression of labor from the Native American era to the dawn of the airline industry in the 1940s. On view through Jan. 6, 2019.

10 a.m. | (775) 329-3333, nevadaart.org

James Turrell: Roden Crater Nevada Museum of Art Reno | Aug. 9-Dec. 14

James Turrell is an artist whose media are light and space, and for the last 40 years he has been carefully sculpting the cinder cone of an extinct volcano near Flagstaff into one of the world’s largest and mostimportant land based sculptures. Turrell first studied psychology and mathematics before earning a Masters of Fine Arts degree in 1966. 10 a.m. | (775) 329-3333, nevadaart.org

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“MANET TO MAYA LIN”

Pacific Fine Arts Festival Homewood Mountain Resort Homewood | Aug. 10-12

Pacific Fine Arts Festival features paintings, drawings, photography, sculpture, ceramics, graphics, and jewelry and arts and crafts including handmade clothing, leather goods, wooden toys and more with dates throughout the summer. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. | pacificfinearts.com

“Manet to Maya Lin” presents artworks drawn from the collections of the Nevada Museum of Art, augmented by select loans from private collections. These include paintings by artists such as Vincent van Gogh, Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Mark Rothko, among others, on display until Sept. 2.

Through personal engagements with both historically significant and experimental contemporary artists, one learns to look for details and recognize important artistic processes and techniques. Most importantly, one learns to actively construct meaning through conversation. “Manet to Maya Lin” has the power to show the ways to create meaning from art: By walking through the galleries and experiencing the works of art on display, visitors open themselves to the possibilities of a visually literate society.

Fused Glass Pendant workshop North Tahoe Arts | Tahoe City | Aug. 11

In this hands-on workshop, many of the designing, shaping and assembling techniques used by glass artists will be demonstrated. You will have the opportunity to design and assemble at least four pendants during the workshop. There will be discussion regarding tools, kilns, types of glass, safety, and firing processes. Materials included. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. $135-$160 | (530) 5812787, northtahoearts.com

Knitting Group Atelier | Truckee | Aug. 14-Dec. 31

Untitled Mark Rothko | Nevada Museum of Art The T-Files: the Search for Tessie Tahoe Maritime Museum Tahoe City | Aug. 9-Jan. 6

Judith Belzer: The Panama Project Nevada Museum of Art Reno | Aug. 9-Nov. 11

Painter and Guggenheim Fellow Judith Belzer visited the recently expanded Panama Canal Zone in 2015. Spending time both in Panama City and aboard a tugboat in the canal, her paintings deal with what she calls a “landscape of the Anthropocene.” 10 a.m. | (775) 329-3333, nevadaart.org

Mountain Picassos OXS Gallery | Carson City | Aug. 9-Sept. 7

Basque tree carvings, or arborglyphs, have long been of interest to historians, Basque scholars, foresters and hikers carved by Basque sheepherders tending their flocks.

The carvings are the subject of the exhibit, “Mountain Picassos: Basque Arborglyphs of the Great Basin.” 8 a.m.-5 p.m. | nvculture.org

This exhibits presents the stories of monsters that have a significant history, passed down from indigenous peoples, medieval travelers or reputable explorers.

Along the way, the museum invites visitors to join us in the search for Lake Tahoe’s own monster, Tahoe Tessie. | tahoemaritimemuseum.org

orary artist Trevor Paglen. Paglen will launch a similar balloon into orbit as a purely artistic gesture. 10 a.m. | (775) 329-3333, nevadaart.org

Artist to You Festivals Round Hill Square Zephyr Cove | Aug. 10-26

Explore the work of Tahoe artisans throughout the summer. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. | artisttoyoufestivals.com

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Incline Village Fine Art Festival

Sierra Nevada College Incline Village | Aug. 9-31

Preston Field Incline Village | Aug. 10-Aug. 12

Curated by Ashley Stull Meyers Featuring work by Karen Krolak, Sarah Lillegard, Chelsea Mandell and Sam Shear. | sierranevada.edu

Trevor Paglen: Orbital Reflector Nevada Museum of Art Reno | Aug. 9-Sept. 23

The 14-foot diameter Mylar balloon is a model for a future artwork by contemp-

Featuring artists with original work in all mediums: paintings in acrylic, oils and watercolors, photography, etchings, sculpture in clay, glass, metal, stone and wood. All work can be purchased. Handicap accessible.

10 a.m.-5 p.m. | cwbevents.com

The group is open to all knitters, crocheters, loom artists every Tuesday. whatever your thread, you are welcome. This is a not a class, it’s a group intended for individuals who enjoy the company of other yarn artists. Bring a project or start a new one. 4-6 p.m. Free | (530) 386-2700, ateliertruckee.com

Author Talk with Todd Borg South Lake Tahoe Library South Lake Tahoe | Aug. 15

Todd Borg, award-winning author, will discuss his much anticipated 16th book in the Owen McKenna mystery series, “Tahoe Skydrop.” This mystery set in Tahoe involves a brilliant young child who knows about computer encryption. 6:30 p.m. | (530) 5733185, engagedpatrons.org

Gathering of Artists North Tahoe Arts Tahoe City | Aug. 15-April 15

This free program offers artists the opportunity to meet other artists and work together in a shared studio space. Artists are invited to bring their latest projects to work on in shared studio space. On first and third Wednesdays. | (530) 581-2787, northtahoearts.com

Incline Village Fine Art Festival

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Groove Foundry

TA H O E ’ S P O W E R H O U S E B I G B A N D STORY BY SEAN MCALINDIN

Aug. 9 | 9 p.m. | Alibi Ale Works | Truckee & Aug. 10-11 | 9:30 p.m. | Bar of America | Truckee

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f you are at a local bar or outdoor concert and you happen to come upon eight musicians dressed to the nines playing tight, upbeat versions of classic soul, jazz and funk tunes, chances are you are in the presence of the fabulous Groove Foundry.

“Our band is really all about the horns,” says tenor saxophonist and band leader Todd Mather. “We put all three of us center stage.”

The original band formed in 2010 out of a Bar of America house band and has continued to expand over the years to

Clare Foster

For this talented, hard-working ensemble, making fantastic music for the people is a labor of love. include trumpet, trombone, drums, guitar, bass, keyboards and lead vocals. Sometimes they even add a second percussionist and guitarist to the mix to create a dynamo 10-piece collective.

Growing up as a musician in Park City, Utah, Mather had the opportunity to open for G. Love and Special Sauce and America with his reggae blues bands Chord On Blues. He even played on the main stage of the 2002 Olympics.

“It’s been fun working with everybody since we all come from different musical backgrounds,” he says. “It’s a pretty creative environment. With eight people you have

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to be on top of it. We don’t have time to play around. We run it as a business because we have a lot of people putting in a lot of time.”

For this talented, hard-working ensemble, making fantastic music for the people is a labor of love. But when you’ve got something special, it’s worth the time and effort to keep it growing.

“We recognize we’ve got the biggest band in town hands down,” says Mather.

“Luckily for us we have a unique situation where everyone gets along really well. It’s a team sport. When everyone is well practiced and ready to go, we go out on stage and we win. It feels good to share that with everyone who did their part. With a big of group of people it’s kind of special when you can pull it off well.”

Mather has found that being in a group that primarily plays cover songs rather than focus on original material actually has its benefits. Sticking with proven compositions allows Groove Foundry to dial in its sound on material that they know will work favorably in a live setting.

It’s a method that was commonplace in the 1950s and 1960s, but has seen a decline in recent decades due to an emphasis on artistic originality.

“Bob Dylan wrote maybe 3,000 songs, but how many of those are actually good?” he asks. “If guys like that can’t write hits day in day out, then surely us getting together is not going to be any better than bands that are out there generating great songs today. Instead we get to cherry pick the best of the best and choose cool songs that fit our style.”

Groove Foundry is known for playing the tunes of contemporary composers such as The Motet, Robert Walter’s 20th Congress and Maceo Parker, as well as original adaptations of the classic jazz canon.

“Every song becomes our own even through it’s a cover,” says Mather.

While Groove Foundry does occasionally backup other local standbys such as The Blues Monsters, they prefer not to collaborate with others unless everyone has the time to properly rehearse.

“I’ve never really liked all these bands that are always just jamming together,” says Mather. “I feel like there should be more thought put into it. Our horns get asked all the time to sit in with other bands, but we usually turn them down.

For us, it’s gotta be tight. With horns, if you miss one note or even an intonation, everyone is going to notice. It takes a lot of effort, but we want it to be polished.”

At the end of they day, it’s all about professionalism and precision. This is what sets Groove Foundry apart, making them one of the most popular Tahoe bands today.

“Our approach has always been dress nicer than the audience,” says Mather.

“We wear suits and ties and it’s not uncommon for someone to spend $300 on a pair of shoes just for a gig. To some degree, I think you act the way the way you feel and you feel the way you look. Dress sharp, look sharp, play sharp. That’s our philosophy.” | Groove Foundry Tahoe on Facebook 

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AUGUST 9 | THURSDAY

Aug. 9 | 4:30 p.m.

Live at Lakeview | South Lake Tahoe

Cirque Paris

DIRTY REVIVAL, a Portland septet led by the powerhouse vocals of Sarah Clarke, will be ready to rock your soul lakeside with their unique approach to classic melody and rhythm. | liveatlakeview.com

Eldorado Resort Casino, Reno, 12 a.m.

Live at Lakeview Lakeview Commons, South Lake Tahoe, 4:30-8:30 p.m.

Truckee Thursdays

FIVE ALARM

Downtown Truckee, Truckee, 5-8:30 p.m.

Tuck Wilson Steamers, Kings Beach, 6-8:30 p.m.

MidTown Wine Bar, Reno, 7 p.m.

Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival Sand Harbor State Park,

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Student Body Thursdays The Brew Brothers, Reno, 10 p.m.

Incline Village, 7:30 p.m.

Virginia City Hot August Nights Kickoff

Florence and the Machine

Virginia City, Virginia City

Harveys Lake Tahoe,

Jazz & Beyond

Stateline, 7:30 p.m.

Various venues, Carson City

Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo Silver Legacy Resort Casino,

AUGUST 10 | FRIDAY

Reno, 8 p.m.

Thirsty Thursday W/DJ Bobby G! Polo Lounge, Reno, 8 p.m.

Chris Costa Crystal Bay, 12 a.m.

Harrah’s Lake Tahoe,

Eldorado Resort Casino, Reno, 12 a.m.

Acoustic Wonderland Sessions

Summer Music Series

Paddy & Irene’s Irish Pub,

High Camp Pool, Olympic Valley,

Sparks, 8 p.m.

12-3 p.m.

Comedy Night Lex Nightclub, Reno, 8-9:30 p.m.

The Saint, Reno, 8 p.m.

Grizzly Creek Ranch, Portola, 1-10 p.m.

The Starliters Boomtown Casino, Verdi, 5-9 p.m.

Clean Comedy Challenge

Comedy Happy Hour

Carson Nugget, Carson City, 8-9 p.m.

Hot August Nights

Lex Nightclub, Reno, 5:30-9:30 p.m.

Guitarist Jack Di Carlo

Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 8:15 p.m.-12 a.m.

Gold Hill Hotel, Gold Hill, 5:30-8 p.m.

Heavenly Village Concert Series

Karaoke

Shops at Heavenly Village,

The Pointe, Reno, 8:30 p.m.

Groove Foundry

South Lake Tahoe, 5:30 p.m.

Latin Dance Social

Alibi Ale Works, Truckee, 9 p.m.

Karaoke

Peppermill Casino, Reno, 7 p.m.

Magic Fusion

5 Star Saloon, Reno, 9 p.m.

LEX Unplugged

Incline Village, 7 p.m.

Dave Mensing Fine Vines, Reno, 7-10 p.m.

Soul Connection Washoe Camp Saloon, New Washoe City, 7-10 p.m.

Harrah’s, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival Incline Village, 7:30 p.m.

Mae.Sun Laughing Planet by the U., Reno, 7:30 p.m.

Rat Race

Camp Out Yonder

FIve Alarm Funk w/The Glides

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Sierra Nevada College,

Sand Harbor State Park,

Cirque Paris

Stateline, 8 p.m.

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Hot Jersey Nights

Tahoe Biltmore Lodge & Casino,

Solid Gold Soul

Classical Tahoe: 7th Season Celebration

FUNK

The Loft, South Lake Tahoe, 7-8:15 p.m.

Lex Nightclub, Reno, 10 p.m.-2 a.m.

Maggie MacPherson

DJ Trivia

WORLD BEATS

Yuba Theatre, Loyalton, 7:30 p.m.

Steel Rockin’ Karaoke Ponderosa Saloon, Virginia City, 8 p.m.

Clean Comedy Challenge Carson Nugget, Carson City, 8-9 p.m.

Hot August Nights Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 8:15 p.m.-12 a.m.

Karaoke The Pointe, Reno, 8:30 p.m.

Live Music

Aug. 9 | 8 p.m.

The Saint | Reno, Nev. ALTHOUGH THE ECLECTIC Vancouver eight-piece called Five Alarm Funk is rooted in the style that gives the outfit its name, the band thrives on being able to transcend genre by seamlessly mixing elements of gypsy rock, Afro-funk, Latin, ska and punk. The Glides out of Phoenix will open at this mainstay Reno rock venue. | thesaintreno.com

Auld Dubliner, Olympic Valley, 8:30 p.m.

Live music Moody’s Bistro, Bar & Beats, Truckee, 8:30-11:55 p.m.

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IDEATEAM Aug. 12 | 4 p.m.

Commons Beach | Tahoe City THE 10-PIECE ENSEMBLE known as Ideateam brilliantly blends jazz, soul and reggae for a sonic journey to please the eardrums and move the body by the lake’s relaxing flow. Local muses Serina Dawn and Mark Sexton will open. | concertsatcommonsbeach.com

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Karaoke

CLASSIC ROCK

Aug. 12 | 8 p.m.

Carson Valley Inn | Minden, Nev. STU COOK AND DOUG “Cosmo” Clifford, the original bassist and drummer, created the rhythmic foundation for the swamp-rock pioneers CCR. As Creedence Clearwater Revisited they will reunite with a cast of road-hardened veterans for a special night of classic rock music at TJ’s Corral. | carsonvalleyinn.com

Spiro’s Sports Bar & Grille, Sparks, 9 p.m.

Guest DJs St James Infirmary, Reno, 9 p.m.

Rock-N-Roll Experience Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 9 p.m.

The Floozies Crystal Bay Casino, Crystal Bay, 9 p.m.

Groove Foundry Bar of America, Truckee, 9:30 p.m.

Bazooka Zac DJ Set Pignic Pub & Patio, Reno, 10 p.m.

DJ Roni V Eldorado Resort Casino, Reno, 10 p.m.

Dance party

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5 Star Saloon, Reno, 10 p.m.

Soul Funk Disco The Loft, South Lake Tahoe, 10 p.m.

DJ Show Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Stateline, 10 p.m.-2 a.m.

Virginia City Hot August Nights Kickoff Virginia City, Virginia City.

Jazz & Beyond Various venues, Carson City

AUGUST 11 | SATURDAY Chris Costa Tahoe Biltmore Lodge & Casino, Crystal Bay, 12 a.m.

Cirque Paris Eldorado Resort Casino, Reno, 12 a.m.

Camp Out Yonder Grizzly Creek Ranch, Portola, 9 a.m.-10 p.m.

Brews, Jazz and Funk Fest ELECTRO JAM

Aug. 10 | 9 p.m.

Crystal Bay Casino | Crystal Bay, Nev. AS ONE OF the hottest crossover electronica acts of the past few years, The Floozies dazzle with live performance over looped beats. They’ll be supported by New Orleans- style funk standbys Big Sam’s Funky Nation. The Nth Power will play the after party. | crystalbaycasino.com

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Village at Squaw, Olympic Valley, 2-8 p.m.

Music in the Park Alpine County Library Park, Markleeville, 5 p.m.

The Starliters Boomtown Casino, Verdi, 5-9 p.m.

Heavenly Village Concert Series Shops at Heavenly Village, South Lake Tahoe, 5:30 p.m.

Dinner Murder Mystery Funtime Theater - Sure Stay Plus Hotel

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Papa Roach Hard Rock Casino, Stateline, 6 p.m.

Magic Fusion The Loft, South Lake Tahoe, 7-8:15 p.m.

Classical Tahoe: East Meets West Sierra Nevada College, Incline Village, 7 p.m.

Urban Renewal Project Brewery Arts Center, Carson City, 7 p.m.

Carson City Ghost Walk McFadden Plaza, Carson City, 7-8 p.m.

The Drifters Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

Hot Jersey Nights Harrah’s, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream - The Ballet Carson City Community Center, Carson City, 7:30-9:30 p.m.

Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival Sand Harbor State Park, Incline Village, 7:30 p.m.

Solid Gold Soul Harrah’s Lake Tahoe, Stateline, 8 p.m.

Rawk Album Release Show Pignic Pub & Patio, Reno, 8-11:30 p.m.

Clean Comedy Challenge Carson Nugget, Carson City, 8-9 p.m.

Ronnie Spector & The Ronettes Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Grass Valley, 8-10:30 p.m.

HIP-HOP

Aug. 9 | 5 p.m. | Truckee Thursdays Downtown Truckee Aug. 10-11 | 8:30 p.m.

Moody’s Bistro, Bar & Beats | Truckee THE LIQUE ARE spoken wordsmiths with a buoyant stage presence who incorporate catchy beats, vivid storytelling and a positive message into their choreographed suit-and-tie routine. | truckeethursdays.com, moodysbistro.com

Hot August Nights Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 8:15 p.m.-12 a.m.

Karaoke The Pointe, Reno, 8:30 p.m.

Live Music Auld Dubliner, Olympic Valley, 8:30 p.m.

Live music Moody’s Bistro, Bar & Beats, Truckee, 8:30-11:55 p.m.

Karaoke Spiro’s Sports Bar & Grille, Sparks, 9 p.m.

Saturday Dance Party St James Infirmary, Reno, 9 p.m.

Seduction Saturdays Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 9 p.m.

Magic Fusion The Loft, South Lake Tahoe, 9-10:15 p.m.

Saturday Night Karaoke Farah & Sons, Sparks, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Rock-N-Roll Experience Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 9 p.m.

Tribal Seeds Crystal Bay Casino, Crystal Bay, 9 p.m.

Groove Foundry Bar of America, Truckee, 9:30 p.m.

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The Loft, South Lake Tahoe, 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m.

DJ Roni V Eldorado Resort Casino, Reno, 10 p.m.

Dance party 5 Star Saloon, Reno, 10 p.m.

DJ Show Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Stateline, 10 p.m.-2 a.m.

Levitt AMP Summer Music Series Brewery Arts Center, Carson City.

Virginia City Hot August Nights Kickoff Virginia City, Virginia City John Brothers Piano Company Crystal Bay Casino, Crystal Bay Jazz & Beyond Various venues, Carson City

Song Group Tahoe Truckee School of Music, Truckee, 5:30-6:45 p.m.

Super Diamond Sand Harbor State Park, Incline Village, 7:30 p.m.

Solid Gold Soul Harrah’s Lake Tahoe, Stateline, 8 p.m.

Jam Night with the Whiskey Preachers Polo Lounge, Reno, 8 p.m.

Open Mic Whiskey Dicks, South Lake Tahoe, 9 p.m.

Live Band Karaoke

Shakespeare’s Towering Tragedy

By William Shakespeare

Eldorado Resort Casino, Reno, 10 p.m.

Jazz & Beyond Various venues, Carson City

AUGUST 12 | SUNDAY AUGUST 14 | TUESDAY Cirque Paris Eldorado Resort Casino, Reno, 12 a.m.

Camp Out Yonder Grizzly Creek Ranch, Portola, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

Sunday Gospel Brunch The Loft, South Lake Tahoe, 12-3:30 p.m.

Brews, Jazz and Funk Fest Village at Squaw, Olympic Valley, 2-8 p.m.

Concerts at Commons Commons Beach, Tahoe City, 4 p.m.

Ideateam Commons Beach, Tahoe City, 4-7 p.m.

Magic Fusion The Loft, South Lake Tahoe, 4:30-5:45 p.m.

Concert on the Green Genoa Park, Genoa, 5 p.m.

Jamie Rollins Boomtown Casino, Verdi, 6-10 p.m.

Chris Costa Polo Lounge, Reno, 7 p.m.

Magic Fusion The Loft, South Lake Tahoe, 7-8:15 p.m.

The Brubeck Brothers Quartet Sierra Nevada College, Incline Village, 7 p.m.

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Sand Harbor at Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park

Summer Concert Series PJ’s at Gray’s Crossing, Truckee,

Monday Night Showcase (Aug. 13): Super Diamond: The Neil Diamond Tribute

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Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, Olympic Valley, 6-8:30 p.m.

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Living the Good Life, Carson City, 6:30 p.m.

Traditional Irish Session Ceol Irish Pub, Reno, 7 p.m.

Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival Sand Harbor State Park, Incline Village, 7:30 p.m.

Geoff Tate’s Operation: Mindcrime, Till Death Do Us Part Cargo at Whitney Peak Hotel, Reno, 8 p.m.

Buddy Emmer and guest Harrah’s Lake Tahoe, Stateline, 8 p.m.

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Incline Village, 7:30 p.m.

Open Mic Comedy The Library, Reno, 8 p.m.

Canyon White The Hangar Bar, Reno, 8-11 p.m.

Creedence Clearwater Revisited Carson Valley Inn Casino, Minden, 8-10 p.m.

Amy Schumer and Friends Harveys Lake Tahoe, Stateline, 8 p.m.

Hot August Nights Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 8:15 p.m.-12 a.m.

Rock-N-Roll Experience Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 9 p.m.

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AUGUST 15 | WEDNESDAY Cirque Paris

STORY & PHOTOS BY SEAN MCALINDIN

Wednesdays until Sept. 26 | 9:30-11:30 a.m. | “Sierra Cloud” | Incline Village, Nev.

Eldorado Resort Casino, Reno, 12 a.m.

Mr. Tahoe Cruise “Sierra Cloud”, Incline Village,

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t is an impeccable bluebird summer morning on Lake Tahoe when my wife, Charlotte Semmes, and daughter Penelope and I arrive at the Action Water Sports cabana on the dock by Incline Beach. We are about to embark on the “Sierra Cloud,” a picturesque 55-foot catamaran with two large sails and plenty of room to relax.

As we board the vessel with 20 other blissful sailors, Penelope looks around cautiously. It is her first time on a boat and although she is excited for the day’s adventures, she isn’t quite sure about all this flying-above-the-water stuff yet. She remains tightly glued to her mother as we cast off across the crystal-blue waters of the world’s second largest alpine lake.

Soon after setting sail, a bleached-blond in a trucker cap and dark sunglasses starts singing a song on his “Keep Tahoe Blue” sticker-covered guitar. Although he may be 47 years old, he looks 25 and his smiley, generous energy is positively contagious.

This is Darin Talbot, better known around The Lake of the Sky as “Mr. Tahoe.”

“Everything’s better on a boat,” he croons in a smooth, mellow voice reminiscent of Jimmy Buffet.

After a brief safety announcement, the crew begins serving mimosas, beer, soda and water to the passengers. Later on, we’ll be treated to delightful fruit and cheese plates of which Penelope will consume a significant portion of the blueberries on hand, crying out in panic every time one nearly escapes to roll overboard.

Travis Vega Boomtown Casino, Verdi, 6-10 p.m.

Blues Pool Party w/Rick Hammond Sands Regency Casino Hotel, Reno, 6 p.m.

Air Force Band of the Golden West Truckee River Regional Park, Truckee, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Open Mic Red Dog Saloon, Virginia City, 7 p.m.

Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival Sand Harbor State Park, Incline Village, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday Night Jam Paddy & Irene’s Irish Pub, Sparks, 8 p.m.

Karaoke 5 Star Saloon, Reno, 9 p.m.

Jazz & Beyond Various venues, Carson City

AUGUST 16 | THURSDAY Cirque Paris Eldorado Resort Casino, Reno, 12 a.m.

Live at Lakeview Lakeview Commons, South Lake Tahoe, 4:30-8:30 p.m.

Truckee Thursdays Downtown Truckee, Truckee, 5-8:30 p.m.

Tuck Wilson Steamers, Kings Beach, 6-8:30 p.m.

DJ Trivia ABOVE: Darin Talbot, a.k.a. “Mr. Tahoe,”

sings and tells stories on the 55’ catamaran “Sierra Cloud”; LEFT: Penelope listing to the tunes from Darin Talbot.

MidTown Wine Bar, Reno, 7 p.m.

Magic Fusion Starring Eric Buss The Loft, South Lake Tahoe, 7-8:15 p.m.

Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival

“I may be the most obsessed man about Tahoe,” says Talbot in between songs.

“Keep in mind, 75 percent of what I say is true; the other 25 percent is a blatant lie.”

He begins to rattle off facts about the lake as if he were telling you details about his four lovely children. The passengers who can name the square surface area of Big Blue are treated to a prize of a free compact disc of his original songs and stories about our region’s history.

In the distance, the rolling mountains of South Lake rise up in a perfect vista. The smoke has shifted south and the skies are finally clear. Patches of snow still dot the northern aspects of Mount Tallac and Freel Peak as we sail onward.

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We cruise by Sand Harbor and up along the protected East Shore until we reach the historic Thunderbird Lodge. All the while, Mr. Tahoe sings and tells stories as we enjoy the view and the soft, cool morning breeze that moves us steadily along. When he is not playing aboard “Sierra Cloud,” Talbot is the co-owner of Around Tahoe Tours with his brother Chris, a well-known photographer in the area; they shuttle visitors from around the world to “The Seven Sacred Sites of Tahoe.”

Talbot also performs at the Marriott Timber Lodge in South Lake Tahoe and other local venues like Glasses Wine Bar in Incline Village.

“It’s not just me up there singing songs,” he says. “It’s really a well-thought-out performance and an entertaining show.

People love it.”

During the winter, Talbot takes off for Costa Rica for a few months. In May, he posted a laid-back new song entitled “Costa Man.” The video went viral in the land of Pura Vida making him a virtual celebrity overnight.

“It will be interesting to go back down there after all this,” he says. “I’m just hoping it leads to a few more free beers and a few new friends.”

As the cruise makes its way back toward Incline Village, Penelope and I crawl over the netting to the bow of the boat. We look between the lashings into the swirling teal waters below. Although Penelope was nervous about falling through when we first started out, she now confidently leans her chubby chin over the edge of the deck with a beautiful smile on her face. She looks at me as if to say, “This was a good idea, Dad.” That expression of gratitude is all I need to make this the start of another pictureperfect day in paradise.

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Sand Harbor State Park, Incline Village, 7:30 p.m.

Thirsty Thursday W/DJ Bobby G! Polo Lounge, Reno, 8 p.m.

Solid Gold Soul Harrah’s Lake Tahoe, Stateline, 8 p.m.

Acoustic Wonderland Sessions Paddy & Irene’s Irish Pub, Sparks, 8 p.m.

Haunted Summer Moody’s Bistro, Bar & Beats, Truckee, 8-11 p.m.

Tyler Rich Grass Valley Elks Lodge, Grass Valley, 8-10:30 p.m.

Karaoke The Pointe, Reno, 8:30 p.m.

Karaoke 5 Star Saloon, Reno, 9 p.m.

Magic Fusion Starring Eric Buss The Loft, South Lake Tahoe, 9-10:15 p.m.

An Evening At the Improv Harveys Lake Tahoe, Stateline, 9 p.m.

LEX Unplugged Lex Nightclub, Reno, 10 p.m.-2 a.m.

Jazz & Beyond Various venues, Carson City.

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Northstar California presents executive chef Steve Anderson partnering with South Lake Brewing Co. on Aug. 12 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. for a Brewmaster Dinner. Anderson will pair five courses of seasonally inspired dishes with craft beers. Guests are led through a different flavor journey guided by the South Lake Brewing Co.’s brewmaster in an al fresco setting at Martis Valley Grille.

Enjoy a starter of crab fritters with a pale ale, a second course of duck sausage with an IPA, a third course of buffalo slider and a brown ale, a main course of rib eye with a porter and to end it all, a Thai ice-cream dessert with another IPA. Tickets are $75 per person and can be purchased in advance or on the same day. Guests must be age 21 and older. Another Brewmaster Dinner will be held on Sept. 2. | (530) 562-3290

Tahoe City Farmers Market Commons Beach | Tahoe City Aug. 9, 16

Thursday mornings through Oct. 11. Enjoy fresh local produce, delicious food and incredible lake views. 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Free | (530) 583-3348, tahoecityfarmersmarket.com

Wine Tasting The Pour House | Truckee | Aug. 9, 16

Enjoy a wine tasting during every Truckee Thursday this summer. | thepourhousetruckee.com

Ski Run Farmers Market Ski Run | South Lake Tahoe | Aug. 10

The market will feature more than 35 vendors. There is something for everyone.

Ski Run market offers Organic farm fresh produce, local eats, a bounce house for kids, live music and locally made arts and crafts.

3-8 p.m. | skirunfarmersmarket.com

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ay back in 1980, Keith Nikkel and his wife, Dianne, moved from the Bay Area to Truckee in search of a simpler life. They bought the Ponderosa Deli that operated for years on downtown Donner Pass Road where Best Pies Pizza currently resides, making gourmet sandwiches for locals and visitors alike.

“At some point back in early 90s, the artisan bread movement was really getting going,” says Nikkel. “I had a passion for good food. I knew better bread was available, just not here.”

Truckee Sourdough Company is still using the original mother starter that

times a day to provide

FROM TOP TO BOTTOM: Prepping specialty bread with tender love, care and smiles; During the busy season, the bakery produces up to 45,000 loaves of bread a day; The bakery mixes up to 300 pounds of dough at once.

fodder for the bread.

THE BAKING PROCESS

Nikkel mixed more than 20 years ago, feeding it several

It had been several years earlier when Nikkel first started experimenting with his own sourdough recipes in the back kitchen.

“It was all about trial and error,” he says. “There wasn’t the Internet, Google or YouTube. There weren’t even many books about it. People were really tightlipped about their formulas. They wouldn’t let you near their bakeries. I found a couple of paragraphs in some cookbooks and started playing around with it. I filled up my Dumpster many times before I got it going.”

Eventually Nikkel was able to create a successful master starter of flour, water and yeast spores from Napa Valley grapes.

“If you go to the grocery store and see the dusty grey powder on grapes, those are wild yeast spores,” he explains. “This bacteria gives you the sour flavor and the yeast to cause the bread to rise.”

Truckee Sourdough Company is still using the original mother starter that Nikkel mixed more than 20 years ago, feeding it several times a day to provide fodder for the bread.

“Nowadays you can go online and people will tell you exactly how to do it,” he says. “I was trailblazing back then. We started selling out of the deli. People would drive from Carson City to pick up the bread, so I knew we were on to something.

We sold at the local farmers’ market and it was really well received. I’d never been inside a bakery, but we built one, finding people to sell us the right kinds of equipment. It all started out in one room.”

Meanwhile, Nikkel was knocking

on doors to get his breads into local grocery stores.

“We started at Lucky’s, the grocery store where SaveMart is now,” he says. “Then I went to Safeway and told them, ‘Your employees are coming over here to buy my bread. Don’t you want it in here?’ Once I was in those corporate stores, it kept growing. From there it was word of mouth.

The product truly sells itself.”

Nowadays, Truckee Sourdough is served in more 60 restaurants around the Tahoe Sierra and nearly 200 grocery stores from Western Nevada to Susanville, Lake Amador, Chico, Sacramento and all the to Marin County. Every night they send out 16 trucks to make early-morning deliveries throughout the region. The only days they don’t deliver are on Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Truckee Sourdough’s production process is a wonder to behold. Inside the sizeable building on West River Street, it looks more like a well-tuned factory than what most people would envision as a local bakery.

To keep business moving on time, Nikkel’s employees start mixing 200 to 300 pounds of dough around 3 a.m. At 5 a.m. there is crew of production workers shaping the dough. They put this raw bread into fruit boxes or freezers to help it rise or cool. In the late morning they start baking.

By then an additional crew has arrived to do the slicing and packaging of the product. In the late afternoon, they start organizing orders to be delivered to the 600 to 700 daily customers overnight. All in all, the company employs between 60 and 70 workers from the area to a make this happen.

“We have one family where the mother, the father, three daughters, one son, one cousin and their husbands and wives all work here,” says Nikkel. “We have some people who have worked here so long that their kids are working here now.”

Full-time employees and supervisors receive health-care benefits and vacation time while Nikkel’s two sons, his wife and a fiancé make up the management of the company.

“Our payroll certainly contributes to local economy in significant way, but in the end, we are really just a family-run business. It’s difficult for small businesses like us to compete with the corporations since they’ve got a lot deeper pockets, but we do what we can,” Nikkel says. | truckeesourdough.com 

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The Village at Squaw Valley will host the 17th annual Brews, Jazz and Funk Fest on Aug. 11 and 12 from 2 to 8 p.m. The popular event for all ages hosted by Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows and FiftyFifty Brewing Co. is filled with the sounds of funk and jazz tunes against a picturesque mountain backdrop. Festival guests age 21 and older can enjoy craft beers from more than 35 different breweries. Tickets for 16-ounce beers are $5 each.

Tying this fun, hip weekend together includes two bands that represent New Orleans music. Dumpstaphunk will headline the festival on Saturday and Rebirth Brass Band will close out the festival Sunday evening. The Main Stage and the Front Street Stage will be rocking with music each day.

All proceeds will benefit the Humane Society of Truckee-Tahoe, dedicated to saving and improving the lives of pets through adoption, community spay/neuter and humane education programs. There is $10 entry donation each day. Well-behaved dogs on leashes are welcome. | squawalpine.com MUSIC LINEUP Aug. 11 2 p.m. | John Brothers Piano Co. 3 & 5 p.m. | Jack Mosbacher Band 4 p.m. | The Nth Power 6 p.m. | Dumpstaphunk

Aug. 12 2 p.m. | Sam Ravenna Band 3 & 5 p.m. | Jack Mosbacher Band 4 p.m. | Afrolicious 6 p.m. | Rebirth Brass Band

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Cowgirls and Cocktails

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Tahoe Donner Equestrian Center Truckee | Aug. 10

Village at Northstar | Truckee | Aug. 10

Northstar California and Tahoe Food Hub provide organic fresh fruits and vegetables for purchase every Friday throughout summer to employees and guests. 5-7 p.m. | chamber. truckee.com

Cowgirls and cowboys are invited to gather for an early evening trail ride followed by a social hour with beer, wine and appetizers.

5-7 p.m. | tahoedonner.com

Celebrate Mountain Area Preservation’s 10th Annual dinner featuring live music and a silent auction with a family-style sit-down dinner with wine pairings. 5:30-9:30 p.m. | (530) 582-6751, mapf.org

Meet the Winemaker: Le Doubble Troubble Uncorked Truckee | Truckee | Aug. 10

Enjoy a flight and learn more about the philosophy in making Le Doubble Troubble wines along with one of Uncorked’s favorite wine stewards, Chris Stiffler, 6-8 p.m. $12 | uncorkedtahoe.com

Meet the Winemaker: Le Doubble Troubble Uncorked Tahoe City | Tahoe City | Aug. 11

Enjoy a flight and learn more about the philosophy in making Le Doubble Troubble wines along with one of Uncorked’s favorite wine stewards, Chris Stiffler, 6-8 p.m. $12 | uncorkedtahoe.com

Truckee Community Farmers Market Tricounties Bank Plaza | Truckee | Aug. 12

Truckee Community Farmers’ Market Sundays until Sept. 30. The Truckee Community Farmers Market, is a California Certified Farmers Market, is committed to showcasing locally grown and artisan-quality foods.

9 a.m.-1 p.m. Free | (530) 414-9181, slowfoodlaketahoe.org

Tahoe Bloody Mary Competition Hard Rock Hotel and Casino | Stateline | Aug. 12 Join the fun for the 7th Annual Bloody Mary Competititions with drinks, live music, a pool party, cannon ball contest and more. 11:45 a.m.-5 p.m. | (844) 588-7625, facebook.com

entertainment will make the themed festival reminiscent of Old World elegance. 4 p.m. $245 | thunderbirdtahoe.org

Garden Work Days Slow Food Lake Tahoe | Truckee | Aug. 13, 15

Get your hands in the soil, learn about mountain growing and make some new friends. All food grown goes to local seniors. | slowfoodlaketahoe.org

Truckee Tuesday Farmers Market Truckee River Regional Park Truckee | Aug. 14

Come to the Farmers’ Market each Tuesday for fresh produce, prepared foods, crepes, baked goods, fish and meat, olive oil and artisan goods. 8 a.m. | chamber.truckee.com

South Lake Tahoe Farmers Market American Legion Hall Parking Lot South Lake Tahoe | Aug. 14

Enjoy the weekly farmers’ market every Tuesday until Oct. 9. 8 a.m.-1 p.m. | (530) 6221900, eldoradofarmersmarket.com

Pitchfork & the Pan Truckee River Regional Park – Riverfront Picnic Area | Truckee | Aug. 14

Help Tahoe Food Hub “Make the Move” to its new Truckee Warehouse by attending the Pitchfork & the Pan pop-up farm dinner.

Chef and farmer will work together to grow and prepare a four-course meal filled with seasonal produce and proteins. Come meet the farmers who grow our food, hear their story and celebrate in the harvest. 5:30-8:30 p.m. | (707) 570-5686, tahoefoodhub.org

Wine Wednesdays The Loft | South Lake Tahoe | Aug. 15

Art of Mixology The Ritz | Truckee | Aug. 12

This entertaining, educational experience will feature freshly cut herbs, classic ingredients such as bitters and infused liquors to create three unique cocktails paired with appetizers. 4-5 p.m. $60 | (415) 394-6500, chamber.truckee.com

Thunderfaire Thunderbird Lodge | Incline Village | Aug. 12

Celebrated chefs and vintners come together to delight the palate as guests roam through the grottoes and secret spaces of Captain George Whittell’s Thunderbird Lodge estate. Raffles, prizes, a silent auction and

Free wine tasting from different featured winery each week. Enjoy free guest speaker and/or tasting notes from the featured winery.

4-7 p.m. | (530) 523-8024

Volunteer Gardeners Truckee Demonstration Garden Truckee | Aug. 16

Volunteers are welcome for a community dig in. Build and refurbish beds, prune, weed, plant, transplant; whatever needs to be done.

No experience necessary. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. | slowfoodlaketahoe.org

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s the Eagles sang, “There’s a new kid in town,” and in Incline Village, Nev., that new kid is Brewforia Beer Market + Kitchen. These folks are about the brew, offering at least 500 at any time on multiple taps that change daily since opening in the summer of 2017.

While certainly beer-centric, the beverage offerings here are not a one-trick-pony.

Owner Rick Boyd also dedicates considerable attention to assembling a versatile wine list and a nice collection of craft cocktails made with high-end spirits, created in-house by noted Tahoe mixologist Maxx Grush.

As for the food choices here, they are a radical departure from usual pub-grub with a diverse menu of globally inspired dishes that range from Italy to Polynesia and many points in between. Here is where the wide-ranging beverage selection really shines; you can match the cuisine of whatever country with an authentic beverage of the same country.

In addition, and in keeping with the Brewforia way of being good neighbors and earth friendly, Chef Evan Roa sources as many ingredients as possible from local growers and producers, uses hormone- and antibiotic-free meats and emphasizes the use of humanely raised or wild products.

At the front of the house the crew creates a friendly, comfortable feel; it’s as if you were coming over to a friend’s house for dinner. The service team is also trained to match beverages with the cuisine so you can feel free to explore at your fancy.

For our Brewforia tasting adventure, we decided to go on a world tour of bites and beverages starting with the Bristol Bay Salad with lemon-herb poached King Salmon, butter lettuce, heirloom tomato, pickled red onion, cucumber, avocado buttermilk dressing. We matched it with a classic refreshing Kiwi Sauvignon Blanc from The Seeker Wines. Yum. Next up was a sandwich Hanoi Banh Mi with Doppelpok pulled pork, pickled cucumber, carrots, red onion cilantro, basil and jalapeno on a baguette and a righteous entree 10-Layer Bolognese Lasagna with house-made ricotta, mozzarella, beef and pork, basil, marinara. Brew and wine was the way to go here and we went with a North Coast Brewing Co.’s

Old Rasputin Imperial Stout that just rocked with the Banh Mi and a glass of spicy, dry and structured French Rosé from Domaine de Couron that danced quite well with the hearty lasagna. Not even attempting to resist dessert we finished with Summer Peach Sundae made with ginger-peach chutney, vanilla bean ice cream, almond brittle to eat and

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here is an old saying in the mountains, “If you don’t like the weather, just wait a minute.” It is hot and muggy and then the heavens open up and it hails so much there are flash-flood warnings. A beautiful summer evening is followed by an incredibly hot day with no clouds in sight — until it rains. Oh well, we need the water as any year-round resident will attest to.

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hold you over until breakfast. And, oh yes, keep this recipe handy for the chill of autumn, too, because it is really just as awesome hot as it is cold.

This is a cream soup. As I have stated in the past, just because it is a cream soup doesn’t necessarily mean there is cream in it. It simply means it has been creamed or pureed.

Most chefs these days will call it a zucchini and roasted red pepper puree because it will give him or her a few advantages.

First, when you mention a cream soup, a lot of people will presume there is cream in it and shy away from it because of the fat content. Another reason to call it a puree is because it sounds healthier and fancier. People order food from menus that sound a little more extravagant than what they could make at home.

No matter if you call this soup, give it a try for a great summer meal and enjoy. 

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Cold soups can be the perfect choice for nights hotter than normal summer temperatures.

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During these times of fluctuations in the weather, it can be hard to pick what you are in the mood for as far as dinner goes.

When the temperature is above normal, it’s hard to sit down to a heavy meal. Temperatures 15 to 20 degrees F above normal will affect your appetite. During the colder times, it is great to sit down to a hearty meat-and-potato dinner or some other meal that will stick to your bones.

Soups can be the perfect choice for nights hotter than normal summer temperatures. A pureed soup, which can be served cold or hot, can be made heartier by adding meat or chunks of veggies to it. You can also add heavy cream to make it rich.

The zucchini, roasted red pepper soup is light enough to be a good choice on those warm nights and also hearty enough to

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ZUCCHINI & ROASTED RED PEPPER PUREE From the kitchen of: Chef David “Smitty” Smith

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5 zucchinis, sliced 2 cloves garlic, diced 36 oz. chicken stock ¾ stick of butter Salt & pepper to taste

1 red pepper 1 yellow onion, diced 3 to 5 red potatoes, (depending on size) peeled & sliced

Roast the pepper at 450 degrees F until well darkened. Turn it over once during cooking to allow both sides to blacken. Once good and charred on the outside, put the pepper in a bowl, cover with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator to cool. This will help separate the skin from the meat.

Sauté the onion and garlic in the butter until the onion starts to turn translucent. Add the zucchini and sauté until that also starts to turn translucent. Add the potatoes and sauté for about 2 to 3 minutes so they start to release their starch. Add the chicken stock. Bring to a boil and turn down to a simmer. Let simmer for 15 to 20 minutes until all the ingredients are soft.

Peel and seed the pepper and cut it into quarters. Puree the soup in small batches; be careful of the steam. The hot soup will expand when you turn your blender on so use a cloth and hold the lid on tight and always start on low. Add a piece of the pepper every small batch you puree until everything is done. Don’t be worried if the soup does not appear red, the flavor of the pepper will be there. Finish with salt and pepper to taste.

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