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SEPTEMBER SUMMER FUN BUILDS A BETTER TAHOE FROM THE PUBLISHER

The temperatures are a tad bit cooler and the days are a bit shorter, but September heats up the summer fun with a jampacked month. Another local Tahoe publication is evidently ready to bid adieu to summer fun, summer visitors, summer events and our summer economy way too fast for our taste – declaring “So long, summer” on Aug. 31.

Let me wholeheartedly dispute that arcane notion – summer does NOT end Labor Day weekend.

Tahoe’s summer season blows far past the September equinox on Sept. 22 (the official start of fall), all but obliterating the so-called shoulder season with plenty to do and enjoy well into October. When I moved to Tahoe 20 years ago, the summer season did pretty much end with the Labor Day weekend. However, 20 years of efforts by local organizations, governments, visitor authorities, chambers and business associations, and millions of dollars have changed that. On the other end, expanded snowmaking throughout the region has pushed the ski season up to mid-November.

Here are the simple facts: The Tahoe economy has been seasonal for decades. We need a stable, year-round economy to provide more full-time jobs, affordable housing, well-paying wages, a stable economy, stable school systems – a community. In order to do that, we need all of our wonderful visitors and our second/third homeowners to spend more time and money in the Tahoe Sierra.

The goal of all of the hard-working agencies and volunteers in the region is to build that stable, year-round economy.

And, with a near boundless array of outdoor recreation within everyone’s reach and amazing events, local businesses stay open longer in the season, thus employing workers for longer periods of time and for higher wages. These workers then have the ability to put down roots and build community. This all in turn stabilizes the Tahoe economy.

ON THE COVER Latin guitarist Wolf “Lobo” Schaefer is among the performers at this year’s Trails & Vistas art hike on Donner Summit on Sept. 8 and 9. Read more about this unique Tahoe event in this edition and at TheTahoeWeekly.com.

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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.)

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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

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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.

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Old Jail Museum

3080 N. Lake Blvd.

(530) 583-3593 (Fridays)

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(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

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

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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

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Taylor Creek Visitor Center South Lake Tahoe

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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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(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

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(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.

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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

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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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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

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LAKE LEVELS Lake Tahoe Natural rim 6,223’ BOCA 28,165

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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

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f you live in or visit the Tahoe Sierra long enough, you’ll hear just about every far-fetched scheme or story imaginable.

For a long time, people shared with me anecdotal accounts of seeing a small Chinese catfish pond near Old Donner Pass, just north of Highway 40. The pond, located near elevation 7,000 feet, is a small body of water isolated from any surface feeder streams. Most winters the pond is buried in deep snow before thawing out in late spring.

During the scorching summer months, the rock-bound liquid is sunbaked to a soupy green that can warm to 80 degrees F or more. Even though catfish are one fish species that can survive in warm, oxygendepleted water, I was still skeptical of this mountain myth — especially since my dogeared copy of “Sierra Nevada Natural History” indicated that there are no indigenous catfish in the High Country of the Sierra.

If you’re Truckee and you know it, celebrate

It makes sense that the Chinese cooks would stock a local pond with tasty catfish to supplement what the railroad provided. It’s more surprising that the fish have managed to survive for 150 years.

There are several ways to approach the elusive catfish pond, but all of the closest trailheads are to the north of Donner Pass Road near the old summit. Some people attempt to find the catfish pond via the Pacific Crest Trail where it heads north above Rainbow Bridge and the Donner Lake overlook. This section of the PCT travels about 4 miles north to Interstate 80. To reach the catfish pond via the PCT, however, requires negotiating some steep switchbacks and then off-trail rock scrambling that makes finding the pond more difficult.

I prefer parking at Donner Ski Ranch and walking east on Donner Pass Road about 100 feet past the electric substation next to the ski ranch’s parking lot. You’ll first see the substation’s gravel maintenance road, but go a little further to a dry streambed that drains spring snowmelt and start here.

The trailhead is unmarked, but if you follow this general direction north-northeast you should find your target. Make your way up the wide sand and gravel trail past stunted juniper trees and alpine wildflowers such as fiery red Indian paintbrush and vivid blue lupine. You can make short side-excursions to your right (east) to scope out views of Donner Peak with its concrete railroad snowsheds, charming Donner Lake and Mount Rose in the far distance. If you pay attention to the glacially polished granite, you’ll notice 8

embedded chocolate-chip xenoliths along with sills and dikes, which are veins of quartz-like rock injected into the granite during its formation when it was still soft like pudding.

After 15 to 20 minutes, the trail becomes less apparent but continue in the north-northeast direction. At this point there is a rock cairn with a brush-covered rise in front so walk to the right and scramble up the rocks. The catfish pond will appear right in front of you, a small body of water suspended in a granite basin.

The rock here is full of xenoliths, the chips being remnants of the original Sierra range that fell into resurgent molten magma just as it was cooling. I usually bring a couple pieces of bread with me to chum the murky water, which brings small catfish

by the score right to my feet.

As far as the source of the catfish, we know that in the 1860s, during construction of the nation’s first transcontinental railroad, Central Pacific Railroad supplied their Chinese workers with fresh seafood such as abalone and other dietary items that the laborers preferred. It makes sense that the Chinese cooks would stock a local pond with tasty catfish to supplement what the railroad provided. It’s more surprising that the fish have managed to survive for 150 years in this little pond that is frozen and covered with snow for up to seven months a year. In the early 1900s, the Chinese catfish pond was dammed to provide water for the nearby Hutchinson Lodge and a small dock was built. During the 1930s, it was a popular hangout for members of the Sierra Ski Club for summertime swimming and picnicking.

There is another trail about 80 feet west of the pond that returns to the upper Donner Ski Ranch parking lot. If you have time, meander 200 yards further west to gaze on beautiful Lake Angela, a drinking water reservoir for the Donner Summit community. 

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Celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Town of Truckee’s Incorporation on Sept.

8 at Donner Lake West End Beach from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The free event includes a town community photo at 11 a.m., followed by a barbecue and music from Richard Blair “The Streets of Truckee” and The Berm Brothers.

There will be shuttles beginning at 8:30 a.m. for Sierra Meadows, Glenshire, Tahoe Donner, Prosser and Donner Pass Road/West River Street neighborhoods. Those who ride their bikes can take advantage of a free bike valet service provided by Lake Tahoe Bike Coalition. All attendees who RSVP will receive a commemorative pin, free barbecue lunch and link to a commemorative photo. | 25thanniversarytruckee.eventbrite.com

SEPTEMBER 6 | 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 en-gaging 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

Educator Open House Tahoe historian Mark McLaughlin is a nationally published author and professional speaker. His awardwinning books are available at local stores or at thestormking.com. Check out his blog at tahoenuggets.com or read more at TheTahoeWeekly.com.

Incline Village Library | Incline Village

Educators, come acquaint yourself with how the library can support your classroom.

Library staff will provide a tour of the library and introduce you to digital resources and research databases available to card holders.

Also receive information about our friction free library cards for educators. 4-5:30 p.m. | (775) 832-4130, libraryaware.com

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Join Entrepreneurs Assembly for a great professional networking and growth opportunity. Roundtable workshops are confidential and provide the best practices for navigating the hurdles in creating a successful business.

6:45-9:15 p.m. | eventbrite.com

“Kissed by God” showing Olympic Village Lodge | Olympic Valley

Squaw Valley Institute presents “Kissed By God,”a film about bipolar disorder and opioid addiction as seen through the life of three-time world champion surfer Andy Irons. Opens with live music from band camp musicians at 6 p.m. Film at 7 p.m. Cash bar and Fireside Pizza will be available for purchase. 7 p.m. $10-$15 | squawvalleyinstitute.org

SEPTEMBER 7 | FRIDAY

Join the family-friendly Heritage Days.

Explore what life would have been like visiting Lake Tahoe in the 1920s at the estates. Take a self-guided tour, play historic games and enjoy educational kids activities including Nannyguided creative activities at the Artist’s Cabin at 11 a.m. and 1 and 2 p.m. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. | tahoeheritage.org

TEDx South Lake Tahoe MontBleu Resort, Casino & Spa | Stateline

Come out for an opportunity to network with other deep thinkers in Lake Tahoe and a chance to see local artists showcase their talents. Then dive into the show with more than 10 speakers talking about a myriad of topics.

After the show head to the after-party at the Opal Nightclub. 5 p.m. $52 | (708) 945-9209

Lifescapes

Tahoe Star Tours

Incline Village Library | Incline Village

Northstar’s Dark Skies Cosmoarium | Truckee

A memoir-writing program for seniors. 2-4 p.m. | (775) 832-4130, washoelibrary.us

Tallac Estate Tours Tallac Historic Site | South Lake Tahoe

This docent-guided walk allows visitors to see more deeply into the lives of the elite San Francisco families that made these luxurious homes their summer retreat. Tickets (530) 541-5227. 2 p.m. | tahoeheritage.org

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

Join us at the Northstar Dark Skies Cosmoarium with star guide and poet Tony Berendsen for an intimate look at the Sierra stars. 8:15-10:30 p.m. | eventbrite.com

Tahoe Biltmore Lodge & Casino | Crystal Bay

Join the paranormal investigation of the Tahoe Biltmore with a murder mystery, Living Dead Gangsters and Dolls party, Haunted Museum, an overnight investigation of the hotel, workshops, vendors with oddities and crafts, and more over the weekend. | (775) 830-3779, laughingdevel.com

The Haunted Tahoe Biltmore ParaRetreat Tahoe Biltmore Lodge & Casino | Crystal Bay

Tahoe Biltmore Lodge & Casino | Crystal Bay

Join the paranormal investigation of the Tahoe Biltmore with a murder mystery, Living Dead Gangsters and Dolls party, Haunted Museum, an overnight investigation of the hotel, workshops, vendors with oddities and crafts, and more over the weekend. | (775) 830-3779, laughingdevel.com

SEPTEMBER 8 | SATURDAY Guests of the Vatican Lodge Tallac Historic Site | South Lake Tahoe

Experience this delightful tradition as a visiting guest, either in the living room, dining room or on the front porch of the Pope Family’s summer home known as Vatican Lodge, enjoy a relaxing and gracious ambiance with the sights and sounds of a late afternoon at Lake Tahoe, while sipping refreshments and sampling period appetizers. 12 a.m. | tahoeheritage.org

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West End Beach, Donner Lake | Truckee

Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Town of Truckee’s incorporation at Donner Lake West End Beach at 9 am.Town community photo at 11. Free food, live music from local musicians. All RSVP attendees will receive a commemorative pin, free barbecue lunch and link to commemorative photo. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. | eventbrite.com

THE WATERSHED

Alpine Watershed Group’s 19th annual Markleeville Creek Day is on Sept. 8 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Volunteers are needed to help complete projects throughout the east and west forks including plantings, weed removal, trail building, tree wrapping, streambank stabilization and more. All are welcome to attend; no experience is necessary.

Join the group’s staff and fellow volunteers at the Markleeville library after the event for an ice-cream social to celebrate. | alpinewatershedgroup.org

SEPTEMBER 9 | SUNDAY

Northstar’s Dark Skies Cosmoarium | Truckee

The Haunted Tahoe Biltmore ParaRetreat

H E L P R E STO R E

The Haunted Tahoe Biltmore ParaRetreat

Tahoe Star Tours Join us at the Northstar Dark Skies Cosmoarium with star guide and poet Tony Berendsen for an intimate look at the Sierra stars.

8:15-10:30 p.m. | eventbrite.com

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EVENTS

Join the paranormal investigation of the Tahoe Biltmore with a murder mystery, Living Dead Gangsters and Dolls party, Haunted Museum, an overnight investigation of the hotel, workshops, vendors with oddities and crafts, and more over the weekend. | (775) 830-3779, laughingdevel.com

SEPTEMBER 10 | MONDAY

SEPTEMBER 11 | TUESDAY Afternoon with Anita Baldwin Tallac Historic Site | South Lake Tahoe

Meet Anita Baldwin was an influential figure in the history of the Baldwin Estate. Enjoy light refreshments while she tells you stories of the Tallac Casino and Resort. Baldwin, who became a force of her own, recounts her adventures as the daughter of the infamous Lucky Baldwin. 2 p.m. | tahoeheritage.org

Tahoe City Waterfront Tour Gatekeeper’s Museum | Tahoe City

This fun and informative tour focuses on Tahoe City and the waters of Lake Tahoe throughout its history. Topics include the Truckee River, dam, water clarity, historic sailing vessels, motor boat racing, fish and Commons Beach. Meet at Gatekeeper’s Museum. 10-11:30 a.m. Free | (530) 448-4143, mountaintowntours.wordpress.com

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

TWIG Networking and Educational Meeting The Cedar House Sport Hotel | Truckee

This presentation will discuss marketing to the Indian couple, planning their wedding, overcoming obstacles and bridging cultural differences. 9 a.m.-12 p.m. $42.52 | (530) 582-5655, brownpapertickets.com

Interpretive Program: Washoe Ways Tallac Historic Site | South Lake Tahoe

Experience what summer life was like for Washoe families. Before the arrival of EuroAmericans in the Lake Tahoe Basin, the Washoe People spent their summers on the shores of Lake Tahoe. 1 p.m. | tahoeheritage.org

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Mountain Minds Monday Pizza on the Hill | Truckee

Tahoe Silicon Mountain’s Mountain Minds Monday 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 are small business owners. Typical topics of discussion are technology, startups, local businesses, communities and the environment. 6-8 p.m. $5 | tahoesiliconmountain.com

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

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Tahoe Talks: Teen Suicide

Conversation Café

Incline Village Library | Incline Village

Aspen Grove Community Center | Incline Village

Due to the enormous popularity of the Netflix show “13 Reasons Why,” and with the release of season two, this important topic is being brought to the community. Join guest experts and fellow community members to discuss the important and timely topic of teen suicide. 6:30-8 p.m. | (775) 832-4130, libraryaware.com

SEPTEMBER 12 | WEDNESDAY Golf for Skate 4 Tahoe Donner Golf Course | Truckee

September 2-course special Play 36 holes for only $280 September has the best playing conditions of the season at Old Greenwood and Gray's Crossing. The courses remain in prime condition, the weather is fantastic and days are quieter without the overwhelming summer crowds.

Play 36 holes of the finest golf in the High Sierra at Old Greenwood and Gray's Crossing for only $280 with our 2-Course Special.

For tee times call (530) 550-7044.

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SEPTEMBER 13 | THURSDAY

Four-person scramble to benefit the Rocker Memorial Skate Park Fund. 9:30 a.m. | rockermemorialskatepark.org

Heritage Days Tallac Historic Site | South Lake Tahoe

Join the family-friendly Heritage Days.

Explore what life would have been like visiting Lake Tahoe in the 1920s at the estates. Take a self-guided tour, play historic games and enjoy educational kids activities including Nannyguided creative activities at the Artist’s Cabin at 11 a.m. and 1 and 2 p.m. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. | tahoeheritage.org

Tech Cafe’ Incline Village Library | Incline Village

Stop on by the Tech Café for advice and assistance harnessing the power of your tablet, smartphone, or laptop. 2-3:30 p.m. | (775) 832-4130, libraryaware.com

Tahoe Pitch Camp and Showcase Area Venues | Truckee

Sierra Business Council and Tahoe Silicon Mountain announce the return of Tahoe Pitch Camp and Tahoe Pitch Showcase, a series of workshops culminating in a showcase for Tahoe/Truckee entrepreneurs, startups and founders to present to the community innovative companies and ideas. 6-8 p.m. | tahoesiliconmountain.com

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. 10:1511:15 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

Truckee Chamber Mixer Tahoe Sports Hub | Truckee

Tahoe Sports Hub invites all chamber members for a Chamber Mixer downtown. Come for good food, good people and great prizes.

Bring your business cards and network.

5-7 p.m. Free | chamber.truckee.com

Lake Tahoe Wildfire Prevention Workshop North Tahoe Fire Protection District Tahoe City

Join the Tahoe Network of Fire Adapted Communities to learn how to prepare your family and home for wildfire. In the Tahoe Basin it’s not a matter of if, it’s a matter of when the next wildfire will occur. 5:30-7 p.m.

Free | fs.usda.gov

“Blood Road” film showing Black Bear Lodge | South Lake Tahoe

World-class endurance athlete Rebecca Rusch is coming to The Black Bear Lodge.

She’ll show her movie “Blood Road” on an outdoor screen, along with a gear raffle. Proceeds will go to the Tahoe Area Mountain Bike Association to build The Lily Lake Trail.

7 p.m. | bloodroadfilm.com

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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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Today, a golf course like Bijou Municipal would be called executive length where there are no par 5s, a few short par 4s and the rest par 3s.

Back in that era a well-struck tee shot by a tour player was around 240 yards. That may be short by today’s standards but not when Bijou was built. Indeed, the course is only 1,989 yards from the white tees and 1,721 from the red tees, so distance off of the tee is not required. Fairways are wide and interspersed with strategically located pines. Most greens are smallish, fairly flat, but some are two tied or have a hog’s back running down the middle. There are no sand traps, but marshland can catch a wayward shot on a few holes, especially Hole 9. Every once in a while, take a look around and you will get a wonderful view of Freel Peak.

The Hole 6 is the longest at 347 yards and plays as a slight dogleg left par 4. Trees guard the left side and an out-of-bounds property fence guards the right. A tee shot of no more than 230 yards should favor the right side of the fairway to give the player a clean look at the green. Too far left and you are blocked out by a large tree. A driver is not necessary and will bring all kinds of trouble into play.

Today, a golf course like Bijou Municipal would be called executive length where there are no par 5s, a few short par 4s and the rest par 3s. Don’t overlook a golf course just because it might not be as long or tough as you usually play. Bijou is perfect for a quick nine before or after work; I played in a leisurely 1.5 hours. It’s also a great place for new golfers to work on their games. It is a perfect walk; in fact there are no power carts available. Maybe rent a push cart.

This golf course has a feel of simpler times and I imagine that most players first teed it up on a course similar to Bijou. First and last, it is a fun place to play and that is what golf is supposed to be about. | (530) 542-6097, cityofslt.us 

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Hike in Lower Carpenter Valley

Stanford Rock Trail Days

The Lower Carpenter Valley Truckee | Sept. 8, 11

West Shore | Sept. 9

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

TAMBA volunteer crews will be working on rerouting five sections of Stanford Rock Trail on Tahoe’s West Shore. The re-routes will eliminate the worst sections of eroded logging road with flowing singletrack. Less logging road grind and more flowing singletrack. In addition, the new sections will pass through some gorgeous locations. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Free | tamba.org

Hole in the Ground trail day

Tour De Tahoe

Truckee | Sept. 8

Stateline | Sept. 9

Help the Truckee Trails Foundation work on Hole in the Ground trail. No training required.

8 a.m.-2 p.m. | truckeetrails.org

Markleeville Creek Day Area venues | Markleeville | Sept. 8

Adam Selby | Donner Summit Boulder Bash

Volunteers are needed to help complete projects throughout the East and West Forks including plantings, weed removal, trail building, tree wrapping, stream bank stabilization and more. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. | alpinewatershedgroup.org

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The fifth annual Donner Summit Boulder Bash & Climbers Gathering is on Sept. 7 and 8 hosted by the Tahoe Chapter of American Alpine Club at Clair Tappaan Lodge.

This is a gathering for climbers of all ages and levels from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event, presented by High Altitude Fitness, includes outdoor bouldering competition, thousands in raffles/prizes and schwag, barbecue from 4 to 6 p.m., live music with an after party starting at 5:30 p.m. and free camping. Proceeds this year will be going toward bolting routes at Big Chief climbing area and future American Alpine Club climbing events and slideshows.

Tickets are $35 for ages 25 and older, $25 for ages 13 to 24, and $20 for ages 12 and younger. Buy tickets online; there is an online fee. | Donner Summit Boulder Bash on Facebook

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Richardson Lake workday Rubicon Trail Staging Area Stateline | Sept. 8, 11, 13

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Area Venues | Incline Village | Sept. 11

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

Reno-Stead Airport | Reno Sept. 12-16

Trail workdays Area venues | Truckee | Sept. 8

Volunteers are needed to help work on local trails. | tdlandtrust.org

Truckee Trails workday

The Patriots Jet Team will headline this year’s performers. The Screamin’ Sasquatch Jet Waco from John Klatt Air Shows will perform aerobatics, along with the Smoke ‘n Thunder Jet Truck. Demonstrations will also include the F-16 Fighting Falcon, as well as an F-35 leading the Heritage Flight. 2 a.m. | visitrenotahoe.com

TBA | Truckee | Sept. 8

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

The LBJs of the Bird World Galena Creek Visitor Center | Reno | Sept. 9

They’re small, they’re mostly brown or black or gray, and they drive birders (especially new ones) crazy. Join Alan Gubanich, longtime member of the local Lahontan Audubon Society, as he explains how to identify these Little Brown Jobbies. 2-3 p.m. | (775) 8494948, galenacreekvisitorcenter.org

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Join a fun day on the trail rehabilitating the trail near Richardson Lake. A hike with tools up to 1.5 miles may be required to reach our worksite. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. | tahoerimtrail.org

Featuring:

LIVE MUSIC on Sunday night | MAGICIAN SHOW on Monday night

The annual ride provides an opportunity to cycle around 72 miles of Lake Tahoe’s shoreline, including an 800-foot climb overlooking scenic Emerald Bay and an 1,000-foot climb to Spooner Junction. | (800) 565-2704, visitrenotahoe.com

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Pre-Schooler Story Time

Pancakes & Ponies

Tahoe City Library | Tahoe City | Sept. 6, 13

Tahoe Donner | Truckee | Sept. 8

Bring the little ones for a fun Saturday morning with a hearty breakfast followed by a 15-minute pony ride. This event is for children ages 2 to 6. 9-11 a.m. | facebook.com

Preschool story time Truckee Library | Truckee | Sept. 6, 13

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

Toddler Story Time Incline Village Library Incline Village | Sept. 6, 13

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

Teen Center Boys & Girls Club of North Lake Tahoe Kings Beach | Sept. 6, 7, Sept. 10-13

National Automobile Museum Reno | Sept. 8

Second Saturday of every month. With exclusive activities from the Nevada Space Center, home of the Challenger Learning Center of Northern Nevada. Experience simulated journeys through the solar system. Full-dome planetarium programs. Hands-on workshops.

Live presentations. Virtual reality headsets.

9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $12 | (775) 333-9300, nationalautomobilemuseum.org

Kid’s Nature Journal Club

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

Family Fun Fridays KidZone Museum | Truckee | Sept. 7

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

Kids Night Out Northwoods Clubhouse | Truckee | Sept. 7

Kids ages 4-9 are invited to an evening of fun at Northwoods Clubhouse while parents enjoy a night on the town. 5-9 p.m. | tahoedonner.com

Teen Scene Kahle Community Center | Stateline | Sept. 7 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

South Lake Tahoe Library South Lake Tahoe | Sept. 8

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

Sensory Time Truckee Library | Truckee | Sept. 8

A relaxed story time open to all, designed to accommodate the needs of children with sensory processing sensitivities. 10:30 a.m. | (530) 582-7846, mynevadacounty.com

Pirates on the Plaza Carson City | Sept. 8

Pirates of Reno are taking over the plaza.

Activities include face painting, pirate games and best-dressed pirate contest. This event is a fundraiser for the homeless. Don’t miss Disney’s Treasure Island showing at 8 p.m.

11 a.m.-3 p.m. | visitcarsoncity.com

Lego Club Truckee Library | Truckee | Sept. 8

Pancake breakfast & airplane rides

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

Truckee-Tahoe Airport | Truckee | Sept. 8

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. | eaa1073.org

FREE BOWLING

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Kids playtime Truckee Library | Truckee | Sept. 10

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

TAKE THOSE PANCAKES TO GO Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chapter 1073, sport aviation in Truckee, holds its pancake breakfast on the second Saturday of the month and offers free Young Eagles airplane rides for ages 8 through 17 on those mornings, weather permitting.

The breakfast at the Truckee Tahoe Airport is from 8 to 10 a.m. and is open to the public. Other breakfast dates are on Oct. 13 and Nov. 10.

EAA Young Eagles program was launched in 1992 by the National EAA organization to introduce young people to aviation by giving them a free ride in a general aviation aircraft. To date, more than 2 million Young Eagles have enjoyed a flight through this program. Young Eagles have been registered in more than 90 different countries and have been flown by more than 42,000 volunteer pilots. | eaa1073.org/calendar

Toddler Time

After School Movie

Truckee Library | Truckee | Sept. 11

Zephyr Cove Library | Zephyr Cove | Sept. 12

ME2 Lab

Craft Day

Incline Village Library | Incline Village | Sept. 11

Incline Village Library Incline Village | Sept. 12

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

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

“A Wrinkle in Time” (rated PG) will be shown on a big screen in the meeting room.

The movie and popcorn are free. 3:30-5:30 p.m. | douglascountynv.gov

The library invites children in kindergarten to fifth grade to make aown DIY craft and take it home. The library will provide all the materials. 4 p.m. | events.washoecountylibrary.us

Story Time Truckee Library | Truckee | Sept. 12

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

Story time Zephyr Cove Library | Zephyr Cove | Sept. 12

Paws To Read Incline Village Library Incline Village | Sept. 13

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

Enjoy stories, songs, activities and coloring.

11:30 a.m. | (775) 588-6411, catalog.douglas. lib.nv.us

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Truckee Vig ilantes | O r i g i n s o f t h e 6 0 1 M o v e m e n t , P a r t I I I Truckee’s jail was small and easy to escape from.

miles from the county seat and main jail in Nevada City, a gold-rush town without easy access and it was expensive to transport prisoners there. County supervisors refused to allocate sufficient resources to Truckee’s constable for the trip down and back while escorting a prisoner.

County taxpayers also balked at paying the expense of jailing miscreants for

The rough-and-tumble town of Truckee had its share of street crime due to its proximity along the transcontinental railroad line.

T

he discovery of gold in California 150 years ago in 1848 generated the greatest volunteer human migration in history, but the population explosion occurred in a virtual vacuum with few established government or legal institutions to keep things under control. A significant percentage of the scores of thousands who rushed into this chaos were down-andout convicts and thugs, petty thieves, drug and alcohol addicts, as well as murderers and other violent criminals. Lawlessness, a sketchy justice system and unreliable police enforcement during the second half of the 19th Century spawned a home-grown vigilante culture that sprouted in communities across the West.

Leading businessmen and California residents of San Francisco and San Luis Obispo, and Nevada residents of Reno and Virginia City all formed vigilante movements that advocated lynching or shooting suspected violent criminals without benefit of a legitimate court trial. Towns and territories west of the Rocky Mountains organized Vigilance Committees that often took the name 601, meaning 6 feet under, zero trial, one bullet or one rope. Supporters considered the intimidation and violence a purifying process that benefitted their town.

Some of these extrajudicial actions were quite effective and focused strictly on violent criminals, such as the hangings in San Francisco in 1851 and 1856 for example.

But racism later became a dominant factor in many of these reprehensible activities, particularly against Mexican nationals and Chinese immigrants. The rough-andtumble town of Truckee had its share of street crime due to its location along the transcontinental railroad line. Train tickets cost money and weren’t cheap, but many transients and toughs on the run easily managed to ride the rails without paying.

At times, Truckee was literally overrun by vicious gangs.

In an 1874 column commenting on the town’s serious crime problem, the Truckee Republican newspaper stated: “Truckee seems to have a periodical inundation of lawless, desperate men, who set at defiance the constituted authorities and outrage decency. It will be remembered that last year a number of dangerous characters infested the place until finally society was relieved of their presence by the violent deaths of two gang members.”

The newspaper pointed out several factors that put Truckee at a disadvantage for solving its high crime rate. For one, the mountain hamlet was located 75

misdeeds that occurred in Truckee. Another obstacle was that gangs frequently numbered 10 or more and if one or two of their members were arrested, the others were only too happy to perjure themselves in court to provide alibis for their cohorts.

So, the judge or jury was forced to release the lawbreakers.

Truckee’s first Safety Committee sprang into action in 1871 after the wife of a bartender working at a Front Street Saloon started a fire downtown that destroyed many buildings. She and her husband had had a domestic quarrel and in her blind rage she wiped out much of the business district. A unique signature of Truckee’s 601 was its practice of hanging red silk ribbons around town as the final chance for bad actors to vamoose. The fire alarm bell was then rung as enforcement operations were about to commence. Two days after the fire, red silk ribbons dangled from nearby trees and on structures still standing. The woman quickly came to her senses and quietly boarded the next train out of town.

Those who failed to heed threats from the 601 were beaten and sometimes tarred and feathered near Hooligan Rock (located in the Gateway Shopping Center on Donner Pass Road). Any victim who survived Truckee’s extrajudicial enforcement effort was ultimately railroaded out after being dealt his or her punishment. In one instance, a defiant undesirable, known as a longtime pimp and ne’er-do-well from Truckee’s notorious red-light district HISTORIAN & AUTHOR

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on Jibboom Street had been arrested for aggressively panhandling train passengers during the stop in Truckee. Earlier that day, the young, clean-shaven man had passed a hat to collect money for a female missionary preaching on Front Street but kept the cash for himself instead.

At 10 o’clock that night 20 armed and masked vigilantes barged into the Truckee jail seeking their prey. The prisoner was liberated and marched 6 miles up Donner Pass Road, where he was roughed up and tarred and feathered. Following that he was put aboard the 2:30 a.m. westbound train to Colfax and warned to never return to Truckee again.

Supporters considered the 601’s policy of intimidation and violence a purifying process that benefitted their community and, in some cases, they were right. The Truckee Republican admitted that despite the “romantic fiction” that the 601 was working alongside legal law enforcement, due to their harsh punishment, “He will probably not inflict his presence upon Truckee again and it is a good warning to others of his ilk to keep away from our town.”

Tarring and feathering was frequently used in America’s frontier mob violence, employed to simultaneously humiliate and torture a victim. A bucket of coal tar was heated over a blazing fire and then poured or applied to the victim’s head and body, followed by a liberal dose of poultry feathers that stuck to the tar. It was an extremely painful experience, often accompanied by a beating, yet the removal of tar afterwards was even worse.

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Most of Truckee’s townspeople and businessmen initially backed the unauthorized policing provided by the 601, but the vigilantes still kept their identities secret to protect themselves from local law enforcement or revenge by friends and acquaintances of those beaten or killed. The public emergence of Truckee’s vigilance movement occurred in late 1874 in an approving editorial published on Nov. 17 in the Truckee Republican: “There are reports that a Committee of Safety, styled the “601,” has been organized in Truckee to look after the welfare of the town. Two notorious characters claim to have received a notice of “leave of absence” today from some high and mysterious source. If such a notification has been given, it means action and business on the part of our citizens. There is no doubt but that such a warning will be heeded by those notified and it will have a purifying, salutary influence.”

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FEATURE

SEARCHING FOR SOLITUDE The view south along the Pacific Crest from Andesite Peak.

O N T H E TA H O E R I M T R A I L

STORY & PHOTOS BY TIM HAUSERMAN

Heading out into

the mountains seeking solitude in Tahoe in the summer can be a challenge. You won’t find it on many of the trails, but I managed to find some along the Tahoe Rim Trail (TRT) about 10 miles from anywhere between Kingsbury Grade and Big Meadow.

In fact, I went 18 glorious hours without seeing another soul, quite an accomplishment.

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: Lake Tahoe through the hemlocks on the Tahoe Rim Trail; Campsite near Cold Creek; Cold Creek rolling through the meadow between Freel Peak and Job’s Sister; Early morning view of Freel Peak from just below the Freel Saddle.

That night as I lay in my tent, I realized that most The Kingsbury South trailhead certainly doesn’t look like a gateway to solitude. It’s located at the base of Heavenly’s Stagecoach chairlift amongst the condos at the top of Kingsbury Grade.

After a mile or so on the TRT, however, I stopped seeing hikers and instead began to have the trail pretty much to myself except a few mountain bikers.

This trail is a challenging bike ride not only because there is a lot of climbing, but also because the path is littered with boulders and steps that make many riders get off their bikes time after time. I saw two types of riders on my two days on the trail: expert riders who were not intimidated and were having a blast and a larger group who wondered why in the hell they were trying to ride this trail and were trying to figure out the best way to get off it.

Meanwhile, I just kept on walking with 30 pounds on my back in the 80-degree F heat and developing the first signs of blisters. Apparently, it is possible to have blisters in three different places on the same foot. But the trail is so well built and pretty that I did try to forget about my feet. Eventually I made my way past Star Lake, to what I believe are the best 2 miles on this section of the TRT. The route is lined with glitter, in the form of white quartz and distant views of Tahoe can be seen. But what makes it for me is the high-altitude remoteness. Here at 9,000 feet there are enormous whitebark pines in the foreground and the massive summit of Freel Peak in the background.

At 10 miles from the Kingsbury trailhead, Cold Creek lives up to its name with icy crystal-clear water coming from a spring between Freel Peak and Job’s Sister. It’s narrow, swiftly moving and bordered by a ribbon of grass and yellow arnica. It’s the epitome

of a beautiful alpine stream. I wandered off the trail about one-quarter of a mile and set up camp on a beautiful flat within ear shot of the creek My tent was up by 3 p.m. and I had nothing to do for the rest of the day but lie around, filter water, do some writing, gaze at the clouds and listen to the creek and the Clark Nutcrackers. Of course, this doing nothing thing is a bit of work for those of us who are busy most of the time doing something.

Sitting in camp by yourself with no electronic device is the authentic do nothing. Try it sometime, it starts out unnerving and then becomes quite refreshing and mind opening.

Part of my doing nothing involved wandering up stream, where I found a hidden oasis of mossy lushness in the deep vale between the slopes of Freel Peak and Job’s sister. I remember hiking up with my daughter to this spot about 15 years ago and how finding that off-trail piece of paradise was the high point of her trip. (The hail pounding our tent in the midst of a horrific thunderstorm was the low point).

That night as I lay in my tent, I realized that most likely no one was within a square mile of me. How many people are within a square mile of where you are now? And how often are we given the chance to have a little piece of the world all to ourselves?

It took work to get to the middle of nowhere, but I was reminded it’s a place I need to go to more often.

The next morning I was pretty excited to be on the trail at 7 a.m. My feet were hurting and I had 13 miles to hike, but the utter quiet of the mountains put a smile on my face — that is until a minute after reaching the trail I heard loud voices. There was a group of three guys already walking up the trail and gabbing away. One guy was a bit slower than

likely no one was within a square mile of me. How many people are within a square mile of where you are now? the others, so they talked louder to keep him in the conversation. I stopped and sat next to a wildflowerengulfed stream for about 15 minutes to give them the chance to get out of earshot — which gave me the opportunity to again enjoy what I came here for: the sound of running water, wind in the trees, birds a flutter and, best of all, absolutely nothing. | tahoerimtrail.org n

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CREATIVE AWARENESS

Trails & Vistas

I N T E R S E C T I O N O F A R T & N AT U R E

T

Writers in the Woods reading on Sept.

7 at 7 p.m. at Sierra Nevada College in Incline Village, Nev. The four dozen essays, stories, poems and graphic memoirs in the anthology each focus on a specific kiss, unex-

thing, multidimensional

pected and unforgettable. They explore the messy and complicated intimacies

experience for both

that exist in life, and in the complicated

the performers and

landscape of the imagination. A work-

the people coming.

shop is offered from 10 a.m. to noon on Sept. 8 for $50. | sierranevada.edu

I encourage everyone

TOP TO BOTTOM: Photo by Jeff Engerbretson | Courtesy Trails & Vistas; Scarlet Rivera; “Gaia’s Gown” designed for Scarlet Rivera by Zofia Kostyrko. | Courtesy Trails & Vistas

to come and experience it. You won’t be disappointed” –Scarlet Rivera

Clair Tappaan Lodge | Norden

WORLD PEACE CONCERT S E P T. 9

Sand Harbor State Park Incline Village, Nev.

“It’s so beautiful and pristine — the colors of the lake and stone and rock. Being on the stage playing the cello, looking up to the mountains, there’s nothing like it.

I don’t know anyone who can replicate this level of quality in an event. It’s the only one I’ve seen inclusive of all the arts. People are very lucky to have this world-class event right here in Lake Tahoe,” she says.

This year, Rivera says that she is looking forward to performing on the Trails & Vistas art hikes and the World Concert due to 16

“The Kiss” with editor Brian Turner

Christian Keifer and more at the free

“ It’s a multisensory

S E P T. 8 & 9

Celebrate this year’s Common Read

collection including Suzanne Roberts,

rails & Vistas brings guided art hikes on Donner Summit starting at Clair Tappaan Lodge on Sept. 8 and 9, along with an evening World Concert on Sept.

8 on the Warren Edward Trepp Stage at Sand Harbor. Founder and artistic director Nancy Tieken Lopez has been staging this

TRAILS & VISTAS

reading, workshop

and some of the writers included in the

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

annual event in back-country venues in the Tahoe Sierra since 2004.

“I was stunned that Nancy thought of this. This is the first event of its kind that involves nature in all of the arts and bringing the arts onto the trails — it’s like walking into a Tolkien movie, it’s surreal.

You turn the corner and there’s a giant fullsized moth dancing in the fields or a giant snail playing the accor-dion,” says Scarlet Rivera, one of the featured artists of this year’s Trails & Vistas.

Rivera says the first time she came to Tahoe she thought she died and went to heaven.

“The Kiss”

her collaboration with designer Zofia Kostyrko. In the months leading up to Trails & Vistas, Kostyrko has been designing a special costume for Rivera to use during the event titled “Gaia’s Gown.”

“I instantly thought of Zofia for the art installation this year and making a design that complements nature,” Rivera says.

Kostyrko was one of the top designers at Disney and creates engaging exhibits with a focus on conservation. Kostyrko is making “Gaia’s Gown” following the theme of animals, which complements Rivera’s musical endeavors. Rivera, who has made an album of animal sounds, is also known for her work with Bob Dylan and the Indigo Girls.

“We talked about embedding animal eyes in peacock flumes and if you look closely you’ll see a wolf, dolphin, elephant and the whole universe — that we’re all connected through the idea that we’re all part of the same fabric,” Rivera says.

Kostyrko is equally excited to be a part of Trails & Vistas this year and continues to challenge herself by creating wearable art.

“Scarlet has been participating in [Trails & Vistas] for a while and has spoken so highly of it. I’m excited to be a part of it this year. We met several years ago through a mutual friend and I was really taken with her music. She had the voices of the animals. She taught me how to play violin a

little bit but I’m mostly a visual artist. This is an interface of art and performance in an absolutely gorgeous environment.

It’s experiencing nature at its best.

“I have worked in the themed destination entertainment world creating places and spaces in design. I love the idea of movement.

I thought it was cool and wanted to do this because of Scarlet’s devotion to conservation, animals and the environment,” Kostyrko says.

“Gaia’s Gown” will be the only printed fabric of its kind in the world, unique for Rivera and her Trails & Vistas performance. Kostyrko is also designing the headpiece and shoes.

“Scarlet has insanely fabulous hair so I’m having fun with making something light and comfortable for her,” she says.

“The concept is absolutely phenomenal.

Some of the most magical experiences I’ve ever had with art have been in locations like this because these moments are completely one of a kind. The changing weather and interaction with people, art and nature — I’m looking forward to being a part of Trails & Vistas and see where it goes from there,” Kostyrko says.

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Watch a sneak peak of Trails & Vistas

Author talk with

Dr. Peter Mires

Peter Mires presents his newest book “Lost Carson City” at the South Lake Tahoe Library on Sept. 8 at 2 p.m.

Carson City has the distinction of being one of the least-populated state capitals in the nation, but its contributions to Nevada’s history are anything but diminutive. Set against the backdrop of the Sierra Nevada, it’s a quintessential Wild West town.

The gold and silver riches of the nearby Comstock Lode left a legacy that includes the Carson City Mint, one of only nine mints ever to exist in the United States, and the Virginia & Truckee Railroad, which still snakes through the hills. Residents once flocked to the Carson Opera House to take in a show and to the local racetrack to bet on the horses. Mires explores the city’s legacies, brick

“It’s a multisensory thing, multidimensional experience for both the performers and the people coming. I encourage everyone to come and experience it.

You won’t be disappointed,” Rivera says. | trailsandvistas.org 

by locally quarried sandstone brick with an illustrated presentation that will inform and delight. Free. | (530) 573-3185

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Arts

THE

Truckee Roundhouse Makerspace tour Truckee Roundhouse | Truckee Sept. 8-Nov. 24

Learn what the Makerspace has to offer.

Tours are offered on Saturdays and take about 40 minutes. 1-1:45 p.m. Free. | truckeeroundhouse.org

“VISUAL OASIS”

Tattoo BonBon presents: Seers & Soothsayers Tattoo BonBon | South Lake Tahoe Sept. 9

OPENS WORLD OF EXPRESSION

Come celebrate with Tattoo BonBon for the 3rd annual community art show “Seers & Soothsayers: a bewitching art extravaganza.”

Free bubbling brews and magical appetizers provided. Kids craft table and raffle prizes. 2-7 p.m. Free | (530) 6002700, facebook.com

The Capital City Arts Initiative presents its group show “Visual Oasis: Works from Creative Growth” at the CCAI Courthouse Gallery through Sept. 27 in Carson City, Nev. The exhibit features works from Creative Growth Art Center in Oakland, an art center for adults with developmental, mental and physical disabilities. “Visual Oasis” includes mixed media and 3-D art by Jo Beal, Susan Glikbarg, Cedric Johnson, John Martin, Paulino Martin, Donald Mitchell, Julie Swartout, Christine Szeto and Ed Walters. Mixed media and 2-D works include pieces by Marion Bolton, Kerry Daminanakes, Joseph Fagnani, Franna Lusson, Miguel Palacios, Tony Pedemonte, Ruth Stafford and Merritt Wallace. | arts-initiative.org

Knitting Group

“Untitled” Ed Walters | CCAI Courthouse Gallery Art Workshop for Veterans The Potentialist Workshop | Reno | Sept. 6-29

The David J. Drakulich Foundation Art Foundation for Freedom of Expression hosts open studio hours for war veterans. 1-4 p.m. | (775) 686-8201, potentialistworkshop.com

Bloom constrasts in environments Nevada Museum of Art | Reno | Sept. 6-Dec. 30

Bloom is an internet-based Earthwork that transforms data into an experience of playfulness and unpredictability. A seismograph measures the Hayward Fault’s movements and the data sets are captured and run through a computer program designed by the artists.

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

History of Transportation: A Mural Study by Helen Lundeberg Nevada Museum of Art | Reno | Sept. 6-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. | (775) 329-3333, nevadaart.org

Jenny Raven: The Creative Growth Years 1979 Community Center Sierra Room Carson City | Sept. 6-Oct. 18

The Capital City Arts Initiative presents, “Jenny Raven: The Creative Growth Years 1979-1984.” | (775) 283-7421, arts-initiative.org

Celebrating Israel’s 70th Anniversary 1960 Winter Olympics Exhibit Community Recreation Center Truckee | Sept. 6-30

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) 5872757, chamber.truckee.com

“A Splash of Color” exhibit McKinley Arts and Culture Center Reno | Sept. 6-7

Courtney Jacobs “A Splash of Color” represents a personal language created using color, texture, composition and action. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Free | (775) 334-6264, reno.gov

Nevada Museum of Art | Reno | Sept. 6-Oct. 14 Te Nevada Museum of Art presents exhibitions by Israeli artists Michal Rovner and Tal Shochat. These contemporary artists create work grounded in the history of photography, while delivering a fresh and independent viewpoint to the dialogue surrounding art and environment. | nevadaart.org

Celebration of the Reno Philharmonic Nevada Historical Society | Carson City Sept. 6-March 2

Historical Society exhibit celebrates 50 years of “The Biggest Little Orchestra in the World: the Reno Philharmonic Orchestra.”

The Reno Philharmonic Orchestra positively impacts quality of life in Northern Nevada. The orchestra promotes understanding of other cultures and provides educational outreach to children across Northern Nevada. 10 a.m.4:30 p.m. | (775) 687-0646, nvculture.org

Andy Skaff exhibit Wolfdale’s | Tahoe City | Sept. 6-Dec. 31

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

“Coexisting” exhibit North Tahoe Arts Center | Tahoe City | Sept. 6-7 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

Art of the Greater West Nevada Museum of Art | Reno Sept. 6-Oct. 26

The artworks encourage conversations surrounding indigenous cultural practices such as mark-making and mapping; visual representations of settlement and expansion; and depictions of changes to the landscape brought about by colliding cultures. 10 a.m. | (775) 329-3333, nevadaart.org

THE ARTS

Judith Belzer: The Panama Project Nevada Museum of Art | Reno Sept. 6-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.” | (775) 329-3333, nevadaart.org

Maya Lin: Pin River—Tahoe Watershed Nevada Museum of Art | Reno Sept. 6-Dec. 20

“Pin River—Tahoe Watershed” is a largescale wall installation made from thousands of straight pins showing the perimeter of Lake Tahoe and its tributaries. | (775) 329-3333, nevadaart.org

POD Exhibition: Collyn Aubrey Sierra Nevada College | Incline Village Sept. 6-28

This exhibition is a collection of artifacts from the artist’s personal therapeutic processes. “To My Brother” examines Collyn Ahren’s experiences with the lack of communication and certainty she experienced when her brother was sent away to U.S. Army Basic Combat Training. Reception on Aug. 30 from 5 to 7 p.m. with Artist Talk at 5:30 p.m. | sierranevada.edu

Atelier | Truckee | Sept. 11-Dec. 31

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

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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

The T-Files: the Search for Tessie Tahoe Maritime Museum | Tahoe City Sept. 6-Jan. 6

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

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Virgo (Aug 23-Sep 22)

Externally, you are on the march, yet internally circumstances are pushing you to be realistic. As complicated as this cycle may feel, at least you are not charging blindly ahead. While your rationale may include the likelihood of returns, it could prove advantageous to give more consideration to what you can offer. Let your heart to the thinking now for best results.

Pisces (Feb 19-Mar 20)

A steady flow of interaction on relationship fronts continues. These are linked to business and pleasure, or your public life as well as your professional. Rebellious feelings regarding outer realities have and continue to generate deep feelings. This will shift soon to a process of inner work linked to liberating yourself from fears and projections.

Libra (Sep 22-Oct 22)

Balancing the inner retreat with outer social involvement continues. By next week, the retreat urge will increase. This is a good time to rest and recharge.

Doing so can come in the form of reading a good book, which is something of an outside-in process. Digging deep to lay claim to your power and authority balanced by your empathy and understanding enters the final stage for this round, this week.

Aries (Mar 21-Apr 20)

The fun and games of summer are not over for you, not yet and as far as you are concerned. In fact, you are willing to work even harder to stretch it, at least a little longer. But don’t wait, your mood is likely to change soon. Already, you are finding your specialness expressed in a more sober and humble tone. But, the urge to rebel against complacency will emerge this week, as well.

Scorpio (Oct 22-Nov 21)

Big changes close on relationship fronts continue to roll in. These are challenging some of your core beliefs. In some respects, this is the new norm. The good news is that this shaking may produce some real breakthroughs. Your energy levels continue to run high adding to this perky cycle. Yes, fasten your seatbelts, Mars re-entering Aquarius next week indicates a bumpier ride.

Taurus (Apr 20-May 21)

Balancing a complex weave of pressures and inspirations continues. Positively, you are accessing creative reserves that ever dwell at the core of your being. Yet, activating these requires that you give more than you may want. This week may best be directed at attending to duties, responsibilities and studies. Do it now because next week the rebel within will rise.

Gemini (May 21-Jun 21)

The spotlight is being directed your way. You may even be asking for the attention. You want to be seen, heard, acknowledged and rewarded for your efforts. Feeling as confident as you like remains an elusive goal. This stands to change in the near future, but not quite yet. This is a spiritual challenge, a test of faith.

Creating order in your life now includes a bout of cleaning and purging. You are focused to uplift and beautify your home. This comes amidst a social cycle that finds you enjoying the company of others yet stretched to cover a lot of bases. Your ambitions to get a lot done remains strong even despite a steady flow of measurable changes occurring both within and without.

Sagittarius (Nov 21-Dec 21)

Capricorn (Dec 21-Jan 19)

Cancer (Jun 21-Jul 22)

The Sun in Virgo and Mars direct in Capricorn should be manifesting as a boost. Yet, the focus includes sober and serious concerns and responsibilities. Fortunately, these are just the kind you like unless the sea goat in you is more prominent than the mountain goat. This is often true if you are born in December. Either way, the currents are supportive.

The pace of things is speeding up for you.

What has been discussed and imagined for weeks, perhaps even months, is now underway. Your focus includes finances and various forms of investment.

Yet, these may feel like expenses. Often, it is a matter of attitude and perspective. Either way, the pace is increasing steadily and will continue all month.

Aquarius (Jan 19-Feb 19)

Virgo time for you signifies a cycle of personal transformation. It is linked to getting clear of your priorities and taking better care of yourself. Currently, it emphasizes opportunities to create more harmony on relationship fronts. This includes digging beneath the surface to uncover and clear certain blocks and limitations. Do the work to increase internal freedom.

Leo (Jul 22-Aug 23)

Getting sorted in your mind includes taking a constructively critical approach. Weighing your options requires stepping back to both reflect within and see the bigger picture. Sometimes, it comes down to doing the math, while at others it includes watching the signs. Regarding the latter, ask for guidance and you will receive it.

CryptoQuip

Because I am a southpaw who happens to be big and strong, do people consider me a hefty lefty?

Hocus Focus differences: 1. Shirt is different, 2. Firewood is missing, 3. Arm is moved, 4. Hot dogs are missing, 5. Trash can is missing, 6. Strap is shorter.

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MUSIC SCENE

Music SCENE Sept. 6-12, 2018

Serina Dawn

F I N D S H E R S I LV E R L I N I N G STORY BY SEAN McALINDIN

W

hen your grandmother was a famous burlesque dancer named Gay Dawn and your dad built Robosaurus, do you have any chance of a normal life?

According to local artist Serina Dawn Hays, the answer is: yes and no.

“When I was growing up my mother called me her little songbird,” says the multi-talented artist, who was raised in Los Angeles area before moving to Truckee after college.

“ This is my heart and soul all poured into an album.

It’s the culmination of every past experience I can share with the world.” –Serina Dawn Hays’ mother was a Los Angeles Police Department officer for 22 years.

“She grew up watching grandma on stage and now she comes to all my shows,” she says. “My mom always says I remind her of my grandmother. I guess the singing thing skipped a generation.”

When she was a child, Hay’s father built the largest entertainment robot in the world, Robosaurus, which has been featured on episodes of “The Simpsons” and “Pawn Stars.”

“It was 65,000 pounds and 42 feet tall, ripped cars apart and set them on fire,” says Hays with a twinkle — or is that a tear?

— in her eye. “I used to sing the national anthem from the claw of a robot 30 feet in the air.”

Serina Dawn’s debut EP, “Silver Lining,” kicks off with the Paula Abdul feel of

“Think Twice.” A deep, funky bass beat by Steve Kershisnik, producer Mark Sexton’s 1937 Gibson Archtop L7 Wah Wah pedal and Aaron Chiazza’s pocket drumming get things going on a confident footing.

“We’ll share this mutual respect. If you treat me right, hold me tight. You know I won’t think twice,” sings Hays over the supergroup’s P-Funk-esque backing vocals.

And in case you were wondering, there was a handle inside the claw that Hays held onto when she sang “The StarSpangled Banner” at monster-truck rallies.

Track 2, “I’m on the High Road,” tells a story of Hays looking back at her younger self with some advice à la Rod Stewart’s “ooh la la.”

The opening chords of piano, bass and drums hit crystal clear as Hays sings like Aretha Franklin and Marvin Gaye’s lovechild. This funky mountain mama

reveals some true range while laying down stacked harmonies over a smooth track by Sexton that sounds straight from a Motown Studio, rather than a cabin located behind Zander’s Spirits in Truckee.

“For me, when I listen to Motown, it’s what I regard as the best music ever as far as pop songwriting goes,” Sexton says.

“It’s music that both musicians and music listeners can love cause there is something special about it that’s simple, yet interesting.”

Hays wrote the third track, “Weather the Storm,” while walking alone by the Truckee River on a squally winter day.

“As each song started coming into my head. I would record it on my voice memo and send it to Mark,” says Hays.

Here, she brings the fi erce Carrie Underwood vibes to a funky minor jam created

by Sexton.

“Serina was using thunder as a meta-

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“This is my heart and soul all poured into an album,” she says. “It’s the culmination of every past experience I can share with the world. Mark was the magic piece that helped me bring it into being. He was able to show me the steps and take down the barriers that let the full force and confidence of my writing ability shine through.” | serinadawn.com 

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phor for herself so I tried to listen to what chords she was implying beneath that,” says her cowriter.

The duo would then schedule powerwriting sessions at the cabin where they’d meet up for an hour or two to arrange parts and rehearse.

“It was an exercise in commitment and decision in songwriting,” says Sexton.

Title track “Silver Lining” is a testament to the long and winding road Hays has walked to get to this moment. In the past two years, this 1980s baby has also appeared in local television commercials for Mattress King, Canon Cameras and Dodge Ram. “I sort of recently realized I’m almost more marketable now than I was in my 20s,” she says. “In your 20s, they’re looking more of that blond bombshell. Now, I get a lot of shoots for the all-American mom.”

Hays lives in Glenshire with her husband and children. The album ends with a touch of No Doubts meets Bush on “It Won’t Be Me,” as the mother of two delivers a heartfelt warning to her younger self with edgy vocals that call to mind the raw power of Demi Lovato, Grace Potter and Nikki Bluhm.

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ne grew up in Hattiesburg, Miss., the son of a Swampers session musician named Jane Walker, who sang and played piano for Muscle Shoals Sound Studio.

The other is the brother of Fred Martin, the pianist for London folk revival legends Pyewackett, who grew up playing with Richard Thompson and Fairport Convention in the 1960s.

Together, they are Ike & Martin.

“We basically drink cocktails and mess with people,” says multi-instrumentalist Mississippian Ike Marr. “We have a request line that works from cell phones. You can choose 600 to 700 songs we have online.

Just touch the song you want to hear it. It shows up right on our iPads on stage.”

The long-time Tahoe staples effortlessly twist songs you know into implausible jams that leave audiences laughing, dancing and crying at the same time.

“Martin [Shears] and I like to have a really good time musically,” says Marr.

“We’ve played for almost 25 years together and I think we speak the musical language with each other so well that we can pull it off. It’s fun and funny for us to do that and I think that translates to the listeners.”

Marr cut his musical teeth jamming with early 1990s Mississippi alt-country outfit, Birdy, a group that included a young Pat Sansone of Wilco and Glen Graham, the original drummer for Blind Melon.

When Marr moved to Tempe, Ariz., he auditioned on bass for Fred Martin’s neonew-wave band, Curious Walk.

“We immediately played a few shows with They Might Be Giants, Material Issue, Michael Penn,” says Marr. “Then he fired me almost as quickly as he hired me. The old bass player came back and he didn’t know that I was a utility player as far

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as fiddle, mandolin, guitar and whatnot.”

So instead, Marr and Martin, who goes by stage name Martin Shears, formed a new band called The Scones.

“We only played coffee houses,” says Marr.

“Martin was a bakery chef so we’d play these late-night coffee-shop shows and he’d show up in his chef whites covered in flour.”

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SEPTEMBER 6 | THURSDAY The Great Depressurization Reno Line Dancing Hellfire Saloon, Reno, 6:30-9 p.m.

DJ Trivia MidTown Wine Bar, Reno, 7 p.m.

Cirque Paris Eldorado Resort Casino, Reno, 7 p.m. bare: A Pop Opera The Summit Reno, Reno, 7-9:30 p.m.

Thirsty Thursday’s with DJ Trivia MidTown Wine Bar, Reno, 7-9:30 p.m.

Steve Hofstetter Reno Tahoe Comedy, Reno, 7 p.m.

Greg Hahn Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

Animal Restless Artists Theatre Company, Sparks, 7:30 p.m.

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

Debe’s Concert - Love & Other Strangeness National Automobile Museum, Reno, 8-10 p.m.

The Vegas Road Show Atlantis Casino Resort Spa, Reno, 8 p.m.

Goodbye Erin: Surly, Toeknife, Bug Bath The Holland Project, Reno, 8-11 p.m.

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

“Martin [Shears] and I like to have a really good time musically. We’ve played for almost 25 years together and I think we speak the musical language with each other so well that we can pull it off.”

The Scones found a fanbase touring America and Europe for several years before breaking up. Marr moved to Telluride, Colo., to work in the restaurant business.

“Every off season, I’d go to Phoenix or he’d come up to mountains to make records together,” says Marr.

The duo relocated to San Diego where they fell in with a vibrant 1990s music community of up-and-coming roots bands such as Nickel Creek and Switchfoot.

Ike & Martin will perform with Sean Watkins of Nickel Creek and Lynn Phillips of Toad the Wet Sprocket at the upcoming “For The Sender” Concert in Genoa, Nev., on Sept. 8. A vision of San Diego artist Alex Woodard, the sold-out event sends all its proceeds to Team Red, White and Blue veterans Waves of Valor surf camp at Zuma Beach in Malibu.

They’ll follow this up with three Tahoe concerts and a headlining slot at the 99th Candy Dance Faire in Genoa.

“I think at this point we kind of made a deal with each other that we’re only going to do this if it’s fun and we can play music that, first of all, entertains us,” says Marr.

“The whole idea is to not take it too seriously and keep it kind of light.”

After all, the next greatest hit is always only just a tap away.

“Our fans know by now, it’s kind of part of the act that we bring people into the show,” says Marr. “It’s all about being personable. People really want some type of connection with the artist and this really does it.” | ikeandmartin.com 

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Volume Burlesque Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Stateline, 8:30 p.m.

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

Tony G’s Thursday Night Blues Jam Sparks Lounge, Sparks, 9 p.m.

Steve Hofstetter Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, 9:30-11 p.m.

The California Cowboys Carson Valley Inn Casino, Minden Laugh Factory Eldorado Resort Casino, Reno

SEPTEMBER 7 | FRIDAY The Great Depressurization Reno Celebration of the Reno Philharmonic Nevada Historical Society, Carson City, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Oleanna Reno Little Theater, Reno, 2 p.m.

Rebel Soul South Lake Brewing Co., South Lake Tahoe, 4 p.m.

The Vegas Road Show Atlantis Casino Resort Spa, Reno, 4 p.m.

Guitar Strings vs. Chicken Wings Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, Olympic Valley, 4:30-9:30 p.m.

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

Karaoke Dance Party Children’s Museum of Northern Nevada, Carson City, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Comedy Collective Reno Tahoe Comedy, Reno, 5:30 p.m.

Children’s Museum of Northern Nevada Presents: Karaoke Night Carson City, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Latin Dance Social Peppermill Casino, Reno, 7 p.m.

Brother Dan Palmer Washoe Camp Saloon, New Washoe City, 7 p.m.

Foam Wonderland - Reno: Unity Tour 2018 (16+) Reno Events Center, Reno, 7 p.m.

TOCCATA 9/11 Memorial Concerts St Theresa Catholic Church, South Lake Tahoe, 7 p.m. bare: A Pop Opera The Summit Reno, Reno, 7-9:30 p.m.

Steve Hofstetter Reno Tahoe Comedy, Reno, 7 p.m.

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

Greg Hahn Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

David Matthews Band Harveys Lake Tahoe, Stateline, 7:30 p.m.

Animal Restless Artists Theatre Company, Sparks, 7:30 p.m.

Josh Turner Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 8 p.m.

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

Chris Costa Tahoe Biltmore Lodge & Casino, Crystal Bay, 8 p.m.

Howie Nave Carson Nugget Casino & Hotel, Carson City, 8-9 p.m.

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

Cirque Paris Eldorado Resort Casino, Reno, 8:30 p.m.

Volume Burlesque Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Stateline, 8:30 p.m.

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

Israel Vibration w/ Roots Radics, Zion Roots, Dubfyah MontBleu Resort, Stateline, 9 p.m.

Jo Mama Bar of America, Truckee, 9-10 p.m.

Ebony not Quite Ivory Boomtown Casino, Verdi, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

FLEX NET: Lil Traffic, Theonly1197, indyxhill, Heffyraps, Roy French + More The Holland Project, Reno, 9-11 p.m.

Magic After Dark: Robert Hall #Unfiltered The Loft, South Lake Tahoe, 9-10:15 p.m.

Greg Hahn Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 9:30 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.

Michael Furlong Atlantis Casino Resort Spa, Reno, 10 p.m.

Keyser Soze Crystal Bay Casino, Crystal Bay, 10 p.m.

The California Cowboys Carson Valley Inn Casino, Minden Laugh Factory Eldorado Resort Casino, Reno Steve Hofstetter at LEX Lex Nightclub, Reno International Camel & Ostrich Races Virginia City Live Music Sands Regency Casino Hotel, Reno The Haunted Tahoe Biltmore ParaRetreat Tahoe Biltmore Lodge & Casino, Crystal Bay

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SEPTEMBER 8 | SATURDAY The Great Depressurization Reno Backcountry Bikes and Bluegrass Lost Trail Lodge, Truckee, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Oleanna Reno Little Theater, Reno, 2 p.m.

The Vegas Road Show Atlantis Casino Resort Spa, Reno, 4 p.m.

Biggest Little Festival Reno Events Center, Reno, 4:30 p.m.

The Magic Of Music: Celebrating 50 Years Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, 5 p.m.

Cirque Paris Eldorado Resort Casino, Reno, 5 p.m.

Biggest Little Festival University of Nevada Reno, Reno, 5 p.m.

For the Sender Genoa, 5-9 p.m.

Carson City Ghost Walk McFadden Plaza, Carson City, 6-8 p.m.

Chakrapani Singh In Concert Carson Yoga, Carson City, 6-8 p.m.

World Concert Sand Harbor State Park, Incline Village, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Asylum Sideshow Minden Meats and Deli, Minden, 7-8:30 p.m.

Soul Connection Live at The Hopback Stage Great Basin Brewing Company, Sparks, 7-11 p.m. bare: A Pop Opera The Summit Reno, Reno, 7-9:30 p.m.

Steve Hofstetter Reno Tahoe Comedy, Reno, 7 p.m.

Greg Hahn Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

Animal Restless Artists Theatre Company, Sparks, 7:30 p.m.

Mat Franco Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 8-10:30 p.m.

Cirque De La Symphonie with The Reno Phil Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, 8 p.m.

Chris Costa Tahoe Biltmore Lodge & Casino, Crystal Bay, 8 p.m.

Precious Child, Thrillsville, Trust Fall (Jelani Best/Tara Tran) The Holland Project, Reno, 8-11 p.m.

Landon Cube BeachTown Tour Jub Jub’s Thirst Parlor, Reno, 8-11 p.m.

Howie Nave Carson Nugget Casino & Hotel, Carson City, 8-9 p.m.

KrashKarma, Machine Gun Vendetta, Rock’N’Roll Suicides, Murderock Shea’s Tavern, Reno, 8 p.m.

Reno As F--k Anniversary Party Revision Brewing Company, Sparks, 8 p.m.

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

Cirque Paris Eldorado Resort Casino, Reno, 8:30 p.m.

Live Music with the Deckheads MidTown Wine Bar, Reno, 8:30-11:45 p.m.

Volume Burlesque Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Stateline, 8:30 p.m.

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

El Ten Eleven The Saint, Reno, 9 p.m.

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

Jo Mama Bar of America, Truckee, 9-10 p.m.

The Look Boomtown Casino, Verdi, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Greg Hahn Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 9:30 p.m.

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Sept. 9 | 3 p.m.

Commons Beach | Tahoe City ONE MORE SUMMER concert will happen on Commons Beach featuring one of Tahoe’s original 1980s house bands, Public Eye. They will be performing with Ben Martin of Tahoe Truckee School of Music and friends. Former KTKE 101.5 DJ Lindsay “With an A” Romack will host the events. The donations collected, as well as a portion of beer and wine sales, will be donated to a nonprofit helping those affected by the Carr and Mendocino Complex fires in Northern California.

The free show is being co-produced by Robbie Polomsky of Renegade Productions and Judy Friedman of The Paper Trail with special help from Tahoe City Public Utility District, Tahoe City Downtown Association, Lagunitas Brewing Company, Bridgetender Tavern and Grill and Barefoot Wine & Bubbly.

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

Michael Furlong Atlantis Casino Resort Spa, Reno, 10 p.m.

Bluff Caller Crystal Bay Casino, Crystal Bay, 10 p.m.

An Evening At the Improv Harveys Lake Tahoe, Stateline, 10:30 p.m.

The California Cowboys Carson Valley Inn Casino, Minden Laugh Factory Eldorado Resort Casino, Reno International Camel & Ostrich Races Virginia City Live Music Sands Regency Casino Hotel, Reno The Haunted Tahoe Biltmore ParaRetreat Tahoe Biltmore Lodge & Casino, Crystal Bay

SEPTEMBER 9 | SUNDAY The Great Depressurization Reno Sunday Gospel Brunch The Loft, South Lake Tahoe, 12-3:30 p.m.

Oleanna Reno Little Theater, Reno, 2 p.m.

Animal Restless Artists Theatre Company, Sparks, 2-4 p.m.

Fire Aid Benefit Concert Commons Beach, Tahoe City, 3 p.m.

Argenta Trio: “With a Little Help from My Friends” Nightingale Concert Hall, Reno, 3 p.m.

TOCCATA 9/11 Memorial Concerts St John’s Presbyterian Church, Reno, 4 p.m.

Genoa Town Park Concert Genoa, 5 p.m.

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

Cirque Paris Eldorado Resort Casino, Reno, 5 p.m.

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

Sunday Services with Reverend Rory Dowd St James Infirmary, Reno, 7 p.m.

Greg Hahn Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

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

Michael Furlong Atlantis Casino Resort Spa, Reno, 8 p.m.

Grün Wasser, $pellb!nder, Elleanor Burke The Holland Project, Reno, 8-11 p.m.

CloZee w/Tor & Volo The BlueBird Nightclub, Reno, 9-11:30 p.m.

Laugh Factory Eldorado Resort Casino, Reno

International Camel & Ostrich Races Virginia City The Haunted Tahoe Biltmore ParaRetreat Tahoe Biltmore Lodge & Casino, Crystal Bay

“It’s been frustrating dealing with all this smoke and there’s a strong feeling in the community that we should do something to help. This is that something,” says Friedman.

SEPTEMBER 10 | MONDAY The Great Depressurization Reno Future Islands Cargo at Whitney Peak Hotel, Reno, 8 p.m.

Seamus Kennedy Concert Great Basin Brewery, Sparks, 8-10:30 p.m.

BLUFF CALLER

SEPTEMBER 11 | TUESDAY Celebration of the Reno Philharmonic Nevada Historical Society, Carson City, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Ross Lewis Boomtown Casino, Verdi, 6-10 p.m.

Canyon Jam/Open Mic Living the Good Life, Carson City, 6:30 p.m.

TOCCATA 9/11 Memorial Concerts The Cornerstone Chuch, Incline Village, 7 p.m.

Cirque Paris Eldorado Resort Casino, Reno, 7 p.m.

INDIE DREAM POP

Sept. 8 | 10 p.m.

Crystal Bay Casino | Crystal Bay, Nev. BLUFF CALLER RELEASED their sophomore album, “Leave Me Alone, Don’t Ever Leave Me,” in May. It’s a moody washed-out banger of L.A. retreat, featuring swirling guitars and keys reminiscent of Imagine Dragons, Coldplay and Bon Iver. | crystalbaycasino.com

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Sept. 8 | 6:30 p.m.

Sand Harbor State Park Incline Village, Nev.

BAND

JESSICA FICHOT PERFORMS her multilingual fusion of French chanson, Shanghai jazz, Appalachian folk and Gypsy swing at the Trails & Vistas World Concert at Sand Harbor. Her music has been hailed “enchantingly original” by the LA Weekly and “delightfully catchy” by the LA Times. The concerts opens with violinist Scarlet Rivera, new-age flutist Ann Licater and local songbirds in love Lucas & Darcy. | trailsandvistas.org

JAM ROCK

Sept. 7 | 7:30 p.m.

Harvey’s Lake Tahoe | Stateline, Nev.

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JAM ROCK

Sept. 8 | 8 p.m.

Grand Sierra Resort & Casino | Reno, Nev. WITNESS AN UNFORGETTABLE performance from Cirque de la Symphonie as they execute daring feats of artistry, synchronizing the imaginative athleticism of aerial flyers, acrobats, contortionists and strongmen. The Reno Phil Orchestra will accompany them with scores from favorite movies under the leadership of Maestro Laura Jackson. | grandsierraresort.com

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SEPTEMBER 12 | WEDNESDAY

CLASSICAL

Sept. 7 | 7 p.m.

St. Theresa Catholic Church South Lake Tahoe Sept. 9 | 4 p.m.

St. John’s Presbyterian Church | Reno, Nev. Sept. 11 | 7 p.m.

Cornerstone Church | Incline Village, Nev. TOCCATA’S CONCERT for 9/11 Memorial Concerts will open with Max Bruch’s “Violin Concerto in G Minor” featuring guest artist Alex Eisenberg. It will be followed by Verdi’s solemn, symphonic, choral masterpiece “The Requiem.” | toccatatahoe.org 22

Murray the Magician Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

Good Vibes with Jason Mraz and Brett Dennen Reno Events Center, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

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

Wham City Comedy The Holland Project, Reno, 8-11 p.m.

3 Day Holocaust, Easy Death, Ozymandias Shea’s Tavern, Reno, 8 p.m.

Comedy Night The Jungle, Reno, 9 p.m.

Reno’s Rockin’ Roadhouse Blues Jam w/Bob Home & The Night Train Sparks Lounge, Sparks, 9 p.m.

Denver Saunders Carson Valley Inn Casino, Minden Laugh Factory Eldorado Resort Casino, Reno

National Championship Air Races Reno-Stead Airport, Reno Mr. Tahoe Cruise “Sierra Cloud”, Incline Village, 9:30-11:30 a.m.

Jason King Boomtown Casino, Verdi, 6-10 p.m.

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

Cirque Paris Eldorado Resort Casino, Reno, 7 p.m.

Murray the Magician Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

Krystal & Paul Duo MidTown Wine Bar, Reno, 7:30-10 p.m.

Radio Free Honduras Valhalla Tahoe, South Lake Tahoe, 7:30 p.m.

Saints and Sinners Wednesday Night Blues Syndicate The Saint, Reno, 8 p.m.

The Big News, All Hype, No Heart, West King String Band, Shadow Cats Shea’s Tavern, Reno, 8 p.m.

Jake La Botz + Special Guests The Saint, Reno, 8-11:30 p.m.

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

IF YOU DIDN’T MAKE out with somebody at a Dave Matthews Band concert in the 1990s, then you didn’t really live in the 1990s. Get your decade’s dose of Dave and the boys who always knew how to look good, jam and get sentimental all at the same time. | caesars.com/harveys-tahoe

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Steve Starr’s “Singing in the Summer” Big Money Karaoke Contest Sparks Lounge, Sparks, 9 p.m.

Wacky Wednesday Karaoke Reno Pizza Baron, Reno, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Laugh Factory Eldorado Resort Casino, Reno

SEPTEMBER 13 | THURSDAY National Championship Air Races Reno-Stead Airport, Reno Celebration of the Reno Philharmonic Nevada Historical Society, Carson City, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Oleanna Reno Little Theater, Reno, 2 p.m.

Jason King Boomtown Casino, Verdi, 6-10 p.m.

Line Dancing Hellfire Saloon, Reno, 6:30-9 p.m.

DJ Trivia MidTown Wine Bar, Reno, 7 p.m.

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

Cirque Paris Eldorado Resort Casino, Reno, 7 p.m. bare: A Pop Opera The Summit Reno, Reno, 7-9:30 p.m.

Thirsty Thursday’s with DJ Trivia MidTown Wine Bar, Reno, 7-9:30 p.m.

Murray the Magician Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

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

Christopher Titus MontBleu Resort, Stateline, 8 p.m.

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

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

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

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

Tony G’s Thursday Night Blues Jam Sparks Lounge, Sparks, 9 p.m.

Galactic + After Party w/ Mojo Green Crystal Bay Casino, Crystal Bay, 9 p.m.

Revival Carson Valley Inn Casino, Minden Laugh Factory Eldorado Resort Casino, Reno

SYNTH-POP

Sept. 10 | 8 p.m.

Cargo Concert Hall | Reno, Nev. FUTURE ISLANDS, the Baltimorebased trio, who started in college as precocious art-rock geniuses Art Lord & the Self-Portraits, bring their powerful brand of emotive electronic rock to one of Reno’s best rock clubs. They will be playing with Ed Schrader’s Music Beat. | cargoreno.com

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CELTIC GRASS

Sept. 8 | 10 a.m.

Lost Trail Lodge | Truckee THE RENO SESSION Players and Ceilidh Band deliver Celtic music from down the hill on what’s sure to be a memorable conclusion to the return of Bikes & Bluegrass at the historic wilderness Lost Trail Lodge in Coldstream Canyon. They also regularly meet at Ceol Irish Pub in Reno, Nev., on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. | losttraillodge.com

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Thunderbird Lodge presents a Winemaker’s Dinner on Sept. 9 at the famed Whittell Estate at 5 p.m. Ritz-Carlton Lake Tahoe executive chef Mark Jeffers will create a multi-course meal to be paired with wines presented by Jeff Lede of Cliff Lede Vineyards. This will be a seated event served in the Lighthouse Room with spectacular views of the lake. The cost is $495 per person ($345 is a charitable contribution to Thunderbird Lodge, which is a National Historic Site and receives no funding from the government). There will be another dinner on Oct. 7. | Reservations (775) 8283536, thunderbirdtahoe.org

Tahoe City Farmers Market Commons Beach | Tahoe City | Sept. 6, 13

Thursday mornings through Oct. 11. Enjoy fresh local produce, delicious food and incredible lake views. 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Free | (530) 5833348, tahoecityfarmersmarket.com

Carson City Wine Walk Downtown Carson City | Carson City | Sept. 6

Take pleasure in a stroll through downtown while enjoying a wine walk on the first Saturday of every month. 1-5 p.m. | visitcarsoncity.com

Tequila tastings Caliente | Kings Beach | Sept. 6

Admission is complimentary if you purchase one full-priced cocktail from the bar before the tasting. Participants must be age 21 and older to attend. Complimentary appetizers are included. 5:30 p.m. | calientetahoe.com

Romano’s Farmers’ Market Sierra Valley Farms | Beckwourth | Sept. 7

A one-stop shop for patrons who can get seasonal fresh fruits and vegetables, local meats, fresh fish from the Pacific Coast, baked goods, mushrooms, condiments, wines and wine tasting, deli meats and cheese, organic milk and dairy, and many other locally crafted artisan value-added products and crafts. 10 a.m.1 p.m. | (530) 832-0114, sierravalleyfarms.com

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he 33nd annual Autumn Food & Wine Festival combines premier local cuisine, renowned chefs and live cooking demonstrations in a full-sensory experience from Sept. 7 to 9 at Northstar California featuring more than 20 culinary events showcase immersive ways to experience fine food, wine, art and the natural landscape.

An annual weekend of food, wine, seminars, gourmet marketplace vendors, culinary demonstrations, wine tastings and the Sunday Grand Tasting and Culinary Competition. The festival features a mix of free and ticketed events, and space is limited for some events. All events take place in the Village at Northstar; unless otherwise noted. | Register eventbrite.com 

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Blazing Pans Mountain Chef Cook-Off 4:45-6 p.m.

This entertaining and educational experience will feature freshly cut herbs, classic ingredients such as bitters and infused liquors to create three unique cocktails paired with appetizers.

Guests start in the Village at 6,330 feet, and then take the Big Springs Gondola to MidMountain at 6,850 feet for a second tasting and light snacks. The third and final tasting will be at Zephyr Lodge at 7,870 feet accessed by the Zephyr Gondola.

Two renowned local chefs will prepare two courses of restaurant-quality dishes within 45 minutes. Each chef will have to incorporate a secret ingredient, which will be revealed before the clock starts ticking.

Village and Brew Walk | Noon-4 p.m.

Enjoy a family-style dinner of a special harvest menu that incorporates the freshest, locally sourced, sustainable ingredients from Executive Chef Mark Jeffers of The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe.

The Backyard Brick Oven Experience 5-6 p.m.

The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe Kids will learn the art of building their own pizzas. The young chefs will stretch dough, choose toppings and fire their creations in our backyard brick oven. Parents must be present.

Tahoe Star Tours & Wine Tasting 8:15-10:30 p.m.

Northstar’s Dark Skies Cosmoarium Experience the wonder and awe of the dark skies above Northstar will enjoying a guided wine tasting.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 8 Mountaintop Mantra | 8:30 a.m.-noon Hike up the mountain before it opens to the public and enjoy a soul-awakening yoga class.

Butter Knife Carving | 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Learn how to use traditional Japanese tools to design, design, carve, shape and sharpen a butter knife.

Take a Hike Progressive Picnic 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Savor gourmet bites and craft brews in the open air, taking in the mountain’s natural beauty while enjoying a trailside beer tasting, progressive picnic and guided hike.

Gourmet Marketplace Vendor Fair 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Meander through The Village at Northstar while sampling the finest local and regional gourmet and artisan treasures.

Leisurely taste and learn about different wines and brews setup at stations throughout the shops.

Mountain Kids Cook-off Noon-1:15 p.m.

The Mountain Kid’s Cook-Off challenge brought teams of 8- to 12-year-old culinary artists to compete in a head-to-head cuisine challenge for the Champion title.

Tahoe Long Table Harvest Dinner | 6-9 p.m.

Charbay Distillery & Winery Release Party & Bartender Competition | 6:30-9 p.m.

Local bartenders will battle for the title of Autumn Food & Wine Master Mixologist.

Bently Ranch Luncheon | Noon-2 p.m.

Tahoe Star Tours & Wine Tasting 8:15-10:30 p.m.

Explore the benefits of sustainablyraised, dry-aged grass fed beef paired with local beers.

Experience the wonder and awe of the dark skies above Northstar will enjoying a guided wine tasting.

Sips & Salutations | 1-3 p.m.

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Find your balance while balancing the flavors of hand-selected wines. Start with a flow-based yoga class followed by a guided wine tasting.

Cooking Demonstration | 2:15-3:15 p.m.

Join Shaun O’Neale, winner of “MasterChef” Season 7, as he coaches participants through preparing a meal.

Vertical Mountainside Tasting 2:15-4:45 p.m.

Guests start in the Village at 6,330 feet, and then take the Big Springs Gondola to MidMountain at 6,850 feet for a second tasting and light snacks. The third and final tasting will be at Zephyr Lodge at 7,870 feet accessed by the Zephyr Gondola.

Fermentation Workshop 3:15-4:30 p.m.

Join Lara Ritchie from Nothing to It Culinary Center, in this approachable fermenting workshop to create your sauerkraut.

Gourmet Marketplace Vendor Fair 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Meander through The Village at Northstar while sampling the finest local and regional gourmet and artisan treasures.

Champagne Brunch | 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe Enjoy a seasonally-focused brunch menu and unlimited Champagne and Bloody Mary Bar.

Grand Tasting & Culinary Competition 1:30-4:30 p.m.

The most anticipated food, wine, spirits and brew event of the year is back for the 33rd consecutive year. An al fresco afternoon tasting features more than 25 top chefs in the region paired with 25 premium wines, spirits and brews in a formally judged food and wine pairing competition.

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Tahoe Mountain Brewing Co. Taproom Truckee | Sept. 7

Stop by and enjoy the local brews and $1 from every beer purchased benefits Tahoe Husky Rescue. 3-8 p.m. | tahoehuskyrescue.org

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

Food Truck Fridays Idlewild Park | Reno | Sept. 7

Slow Food Lake Tahoe Truckee | Sept. 10, 12

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Village at Northstar | Truckee | Sept. 7

American Legion Hall Parking Lot South Lake Tahoe | Sept. 11

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

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FINEST PLUCKIN’ & TASTIEST CLUCKIN’ The annual Guitar Strings vs. Chicken Wings is at Village at Squaw on Sept. 7 from 4:30 to 9:30 p.m. Six restaurants and six bands will face off for Best Wings and Best Band.

Restaurants will battle for the Wing vs. Wing Champion Trophy and bands will battle for a $500 cash prize, in addition to bragging rights. Attendees will receive tokens at the entrance so they can place votes for their favorite wings and band. Entry is $5 and wings are priced four for $5.

All proceeds will benefit the Tahoe Institute for Natural Science, a nonprofit dedicated to advancing the natural history, conservation and ecosystem knowledge of the Tahoe region through science, education and outreach. | squawalpine.com

5-6 p.m. & 7-8 p.m. | Purple Curtain | Fireside Pizza 5-6 p.m. & 7-8 p.m. | Burning Nylon | Twenty Two Bistro 5-6 p.m. & 7-8 p.m. | Truth Cartel | Suko Yama 6-7 p.m. & 8-9 p.m. | Tim High & The Mighty | Rocker@Squaw 6-7 p.m. & 8-9 p.m. | Jeff Jones Band | The Auld Dubliner

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

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

Pitchfork & the Pan Pop-up Farm Dinner Lake Tahoe Autumn Food & Wine Festival Northstar California Resort Truckee | Sept. 7-9

The 33rd annual Autumn Food & Wine Festival brings together renowned winemakers and some of the regions finest chefs for an intimate three-day weekend of wine tastings, culinary seminars and mountaintop dining. 5 p.m. | (800) 466-6784, eventbrite.com

Webber Lake | Truckee | Sept. 11

Help Tahoe Food Hub “Make the Move” to our new Truckee Warehouse by attending one of our Pitchfork & the Pan pop-up farm dinners. 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. 5:308:30 p.m. | (805) 889-3587, tahoefoodhub.org

Community Table Shakespeare Ranch | Glenbrook | Sept. 7

Parasol Tahoe Community Foundation’s annual event is a unique wine and food experience attended by Tahoe’s most influential and serious diners. Each year an awardwinning chef is invited to be the guest chef. | parasol.org

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Sierra Valley Farms Beckwourth | Sept. 8

Sierra Valley Farms and Executive Chef Mike Trombetta of Farm to Belly Catering invite you to the barn. An inclusive four-course meal of farm fresh food, wine and beverage and live music. 4:30-9 p.m. $130 | (530) 8320114, sierravalleyfarms.com

Grow Your Own, Nevada University of Nevada Reno Reno | Sept. 11

Learn the secrets of high desert gardening. 6-8 p.m. | (775) 784-1110, events.unr.edu

Wine Wednesdays The Loft | South Lake Tahoe | Sept. 12

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

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6-7 p.m. & 8-9 p.m. | Voodoo Dogs | Granite Bistro Village Pop-Up

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he busiest part of the summer season has passed and it’s time to enjoy the relaxed vibe that September brings. Here are five effective Rs to help you do so in style.

For a little context, although all know me here for my wine musings, in another life I have a substantial education and practice in health education and performance coaching, where I help people implement the five Rs on a daily basis.

Especially after periods of high stress, I highly encourage you all to rock the five: Rest, Refresh, Renew, Revitalize and — in and keeping in the spirit of this column — Reward yourself and others with wine.

Acknowledging success, reaping the benefits and feeling relief are the things that inspire a celebration. Since locals working long hours in July and August could particularly use a wine reward, let’s find a way to share our joy with them.

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pening in the wine and restaurant business come from the impromptu staff parties, hosted by a co-worker or a more organized appreciation fiesta given by the employer.

They always felt more memorable than the obligatory holiday party.

In whites, a unoaked Chardonnay or crisp Sauvignon Blanc is a good first choice. For your second white, branch out into something adventurous such as a white Côtes du Rhône. All of these are available between $10 and $20.

For reds start with something familiar, such as a favorite domestic Zinfandel or Syrah. For your No. 2 red, look for Barbera from the Sierra Foothills or anything from Mendocino. These wines bring a wide range of flavors and are available for a song, making them ideal for bringing out your generous inner host.  Lou Phillips is a Level 3 Advanced Sommelier in Tahoe and his consulting business wineprowest. com assists in the selling, buying and managing wine collections. He may be reached at (775) 5443435 or wineguru123@gmail.com. Visit TheTahoeWeekly.com for more wine columns. Click on Wine Column under the Local Flavor tab.

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Well kids, we’re going to need some juice, right? And since there’s probably going to be a crowd, reasonable and yummy are the vino order of the day.

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However, that doesn’t mean you should have your oven disconnected for the summer because you are never going to need it until the weather turns cold. There are still plenty of things to use the oven for and one of the best summer treats should not be made on the grill. A crab cake will cook easier and taste better by sautéing it.

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be talked about more than anything you grill. crab cake will get a lot of flavor from the butter that will brown during the cooking process and that flavor will complement the natural sweetness of the crab.

Crab cakes are another one of those things looked at as a delicacy to be enjoyed once in a while when you go out to your favorite restaurant. They can be an appetizer or a main course and are one of the most sought-after summer foods. Crab cakes are easy to make and if you do serve them at one of your summer parties, you

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There are a million ways to serve the cakes. There are many different recipes using a variety of ingredients.

The seasonings also are as varied as the other ingredients. It means once again, you can mix and match and use the ingredients and seasonings you like the best.

One great example of this is Old Bay seasoning. Some people will tell you that you can’t possibly make a crab cake or any crab dish for that matter, that’s worth even a taste, if there is no bay seasoning used. This can be both a regional, as well as personal thing.

For me, there are two ways I will prepare crab cakes. The only difference is whether or not I coat them in breadcrumbs and that will depend on the sweetness of the crab, as well as how the ingredients are holding together. The ingredients and the method used are the same.

I like to use as little binder as possible, so keep that in mind when you mix the ingredients. This makes it a harder to keep them together while cooking, but I want to get as much crab flavor as possible and not mask it with filler. I also like the cakes to be light and too much binder will make it heavy and dense. No matter what seasonings you like or whether you coat them in breadcrumbs or not, try making some crab cakes for your next party and enjoy. 

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1 lb. lump crab meat, picked through to remove any shell pieces 1 small red onion, diced small 1 celery stick, minced fine (peel the stringy outside off) ½ red pepper, diced fine 1 t fresh lemon juice 1 t Worcestershire sauce 1 t hot sauce such as Tabasco or similar 1 T flat leaf parsley, chopped 1 C bread crumbs, plus some for coating ¼ C flour 3 eggs, beaten Salt & pepper to taste 3 T butter 3 T oil Sauté the onion and celery in 1 T of the butter, just enough to sweat them a little. Toss that mix with the red pepper, crab meat and parsley. Add the Worcestershire sauce, lemon and Tabasco slowly to taste. Be aware the lemon juice can vary a lot in strength so add a little at a time and go by taste. Add one egg and half the breadcrumbs and test to see if it will hold together. Again, you want to use as little binder as possible. This makes turning them a little harder, but will give you a much better product.

Use a thin spatula rather than a thick plastic spatula. If you are breading the cakes, you will want to bind them a little more tightly. Then dredge in flour, coat with the beaten egg and dredge in the breadcrumbs. Place the oil in a sauté pan and get it hot. Add the rest of the butter once the oil is hot. As soon as the butter is melted, add the cakes.

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