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Localsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; FALL Special For play through closing day,* residents showing a local Truckee or North Lake Tahoe address can receive up to 30% savings, starting at $40 for nine holes. Rates vary by play time and date.

Drive & Dine Special Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t miss this spectacular fall deal! We are offering a Drive and Dine golf special through the end of the golf season.* Starting at $67 for Tahoe Donner members, $77 for guests, or $87 for public, you can play 18 holes with a shared cart and get a $20 food credit at The Lodge Restaurant & Pub. Valid for golf play any day beginning after 1 p.m. daily; food credit must be used the same day.

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Fall golf rates are in effect through closing day.* Rates start at just $55 for the public and $35 for Tahoe Donner members. Our driving range is also open daily. *Closing day will be Oct. 18, 2015, conditions permitting. Advance reservations recommended. Some restrictions apply; not valid with any other offer or promotion.

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October 1-14, 2015

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OCTOBER 1-14 | P.O. Box 87 | Tahoe City, CA 96145 (530) 546-5995 | f (530) 546-8113 | TheTahoeWeekly.com

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

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Fall is one of my favorite times to enjoy Tahoe. The hustle and bustle of summer is behind us and the first flakes of winter are just around the corner, but now is the time to breathe in the cool air and appreciate the little things. The weather is still beautiful so get out and cross off that hike or bike ride that you’ve been meaning to do all summer. Tim Hauserman suggests some of his favorite places to see fall color while getting the heart pumping while hiking, biking and paddling in “Season’s Best Outings for Fall Color.” Fall is also a great time to celebrate arts and culture in Tahoe and across Nevada and California with Music & Festivals. We rounded up the best events of autumn from the wacky World Championship Outhouse Races to a celebration of literature at Tahoe Word Wave. Foodies will enjoy culinary delights such as the Tahoe Chocolate and Wine festival or the International World’s Chili Championship Cook-off and the region’s best athletes will push their limits during the Spartan World Championships or Grinduro bike race. Don’t miss the opportunity to celebrate Halloween with trick-or-treating and historical haunted tours in Truckee, Virginia City and Carson City. In this issue we’re proud to launch our newest feature in the Local Flavor section exploring Tahoe and Truckee’s food scene from fresh-from-the-farm produce and gardening in the mountains to highlighting interesting creations by local chefs and celebrating food and wine festivals. This week Priya Hutner gets behind the scenes with microgreens in “Four Season Growing at Little Roots Farm.” However you decide to enjoy fall in Tahoe be sure to share your experience with us on Facebook and Instagram @TheTahoeWeekly. 

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LAKE FOREST

Eagle Rock HOMEWOOD

Maximum depth: 1,645 feet Lake Tahoe is the second deepest lake in the U.S. (Crater Lake in Oregon, at 1,932 feet, is the deepest), and the 11th deepest in the world.

DEEPEST POINT

COON ST. BOAT LAUNCH NORTH TAHOE

TAHOE VISTA REC AREA

Marlette Lake

SAND HARBOR

Volume: 39 trillion gallons

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Spooner Lake

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Tahoe Pines

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Crystal Bay

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Average depth: 1,000 feet

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STAMPEDE RESERVOIR

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PLUMAS PINES

RENO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

PROSSER RESERVOIR

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Meeks Bay MEEKS BAY

Cave Rock

Average Water Temperature: 42.1˚F

Emerald Bay

South Lake Tahoe

Stateline

Fannette Island SKI RUN

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

LAKESIDE BIJOU

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

CAMP RICHARDSON Ta h oe

Average Snowfall: 409 inches

TAHOE KEYS

Cascade Lake

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

EDGEWOOD TAHOE

CAVE ROCK

Zephyr Cove

Watershed Area: 312 square miles

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

Size: 22 miles long, 12 miles wide

Age of Lake Tahoe: 2 million years

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

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LAKE TAHOE AIRPORT

FREEL PEAK

TAHOE PARADISE

Permanent Population: 66,000

LAKE TAHOE

Number of Visitors: 3 million annually

LAKE TAHOE

How the lake was formed

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

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

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

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

things, the clarity of Lake Tahoe. Clarity has been measured since 1968 and was first recorded at 102.4’. The waters of Lake Tahoe were clear to an average depth of 77.8’ in 2014. The lowest average depth on record was 64.1’ in 1997. Lake Tahoe is losing clarity be-cause of algae growth fueled by nitrogen and phosphorus.

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

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

OUT & ABOUT

October 1-14, 2015

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

Fannette Island

Emerald Bay

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

Hellman-Ehrman Mansion

West Shore

Tours daily until Sept. 30 | $10 parking (530) 525-7232 Park | (530) 583-9911 Tours Tour the historic Ehrman Mansion, see boathouses with historic boats, and General Phipps Cabin built in the late 1800s. Private & ADA tours available. 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 and on Brook Street. TART

North Lake Tahoe Demonstration Garden

Incline Village

Daily | 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

North Tahoe Arts Center

Tahoe City

Wed.-Mon. | Free (530) 581-2787 | northtahoearts.com Featuring exhibits of work by local artists. TART

Tallac Historic Site

South Lake Tahoe

(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. Today features historic home tours, Baldwin museum, guided walks and summer programs.

Tahoe Art League Gallery

South Lake Tahoe

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

Tahoe City

North Shore

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

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

Thunderbird Lodge

Truckee 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 Emerald Bay

Tours daily until Sept. 30 | Parking fee (530) 541-3030 | (530) 525-9529 ADA parks.ca.gov or vikingsholm.com Tour Vikingsholm Castle, see Eagle Falls and Fannette Island (the Lake’s only island), home to an old Tea House, and explore hiking trails. TART

Watson Cabin

Tahoe City

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

Museums Donner Memorial Visitor Center

Truckee

(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.

Donner Summit Historical Society

Soda Springs

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

Gatekeeper’s Museum

Tahoe City

Wed.-Sun. (530) 583-1762 | northtahoemuseums.org Featuring historic photos, the Steinbach Indian Basket Museum and local historical memorabilia. TART NORTH LAKE TAHOE & TRUCKEE | TART Bus & shuttle schedules at Visitors’ Centers, laketahoetransit.com, google.com/transit or nextbus.com. SOUTH LAKE TAHOE | BlueGo Visit tahoetransportation.org.

Sightseeing

East Shore

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

Vikingsholm Castle

Autumn brings a warm palette with its cool days, so bring your camera to capture the colorful display.

LAKE TAHOE | TRUCKEE

KidZone Children’s Museum

Tahoe Maritime Museum

Truckee

Tues.-Sun. | Locals’ first Tues. half price Closed Sept. 6-21 (530) 587-5437 | kidzonemuseum.org For kids up to age 7 with interactive exhibits, science & art classes, the BabyZone for newborns to 18 months & the Jungle Gym for toddlers and older. TART

Homewood

Thurs.-Tues. (530) 525-9253 | tahoemaritimemuseum.org Featuring guided tours, exhibits and hands-on activities for kids on Tahoe’s maritime history. TART

Tahoe Science Center

Incline Village

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

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

Truckee Railroad Museum

Truckee

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

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

Museum of Sierra Ski History & the 1960 Olympic Winter Games Tahoe City

Visitors’ Centers

Lake Tahoe Museum

South Lake Tahoe

Kings Beach

Daily | Free Features official 1960 Winter Olympic items such as skis, promotional literature, collection of official Olympic photographer Bill Briner. Learn the history of skiing in the Sierra. Inside Boatworks Mall. TART

Old Jail Museum

Kings Beach State Rec. Area, Wed.-Mon. (summer)

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

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

Stateline

Truckee

169 Hwy. 50, (775) 588-4591

Weekends until mid Sept. (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. TART

Olympic Museum

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

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

U.S. Forest Service, Incline Village

Olympic Valley

855 Alder Ave., (775) 831-0914 (Wed.-Fri.)

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

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

U.S. Forest Service, Tahoe City 3080 N. Lake Blvd., (530) 583-3593 (Fridays)

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

LAKE LEVELS Lake Tahoe

Readings taken on Friday, September 25, 2015

Natural rim 6,223’

RESERVOIR CAPACITY

Elevation 6,221.94’ | Elevation in 2014 6,223.15’

PA AC CITY CIT I Y: 40,870 Boca 5,408CAPA

Stampede 29,432

CAPACITY: CAP

Measured in Acre Feet (AF)

226,500

A Prosser 7,458 CAPACITY: 29,840

Donner 4,380

CAPACITY: A

9,500

CI Independence 14,999 CAPACITY: 18,300

Martis 827 CAPACITY:Y 20,400

Truckee River

Measured in Cubic Feet Per Second (CFS)

225

South Lake Tahoe

200,000 AF

Explore Tahoe

Taylor Creek Visitor Center

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

150,000 AF

West Shore

(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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Eagle Rock

North Shore

100,000 AF

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

Tahoe City Field Station

East Shore

Cave Rock

Attractions

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Visit TheTahoeWeekly.com for a complete list of events. Ex in Ed Awards Dinner Olympic Valley Join Excellence in Education as it recognizes community members, educators and school staff that are making a meaningful impact on the Tahoe Truckee Unified School District during its annual recognition event at 7:30 p.m. at PlumpJack in Olympic Valley. | (530) 550-7984 First Fridays Tahoe City Tahoe City hosts First Friday each month with specials at participating shops throughout town. This month’s theme is Paint the Town Pink. In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month local businesses will be collecting donations for the Gene Upshaw Memorial Cancer Center. | visittahoecity.com

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The Tahoe City Oktoberfest is from noon to 6 p.m. on Oct. 3 at the Gatekeeper’s Museum with live music, beer and wine tasting, and activities for all ages. Tahoe’s homegrown rock band, The Space Heaters, along with surprise special guests will be rocking the stage all afternoon along with performances by an accordion player. Meanwhile, enjoy sampling beers from Lagunitas Brewery and The Brewing Lair or wines from Barefoot Wines. Moe’s Original Barbecue, Truckee Sourdough, Cheri’s Ice Cream and Souper Wagon will be on site serving food all afternoon. Kids may enjoy a variety of activities including pumpkin painting and hula hooping. Entry to Oktoberfest is free. The first beer costs $10 and includes a complimentary event stein. Additional beers are $5 each. Tahoe City Oktoberfest is a fundraiser for the Tahoe City Downtown Association. | visittahoecity.com

EVERY THURSDAY Conversation Café Incline Village The Conversation Café is a drop-in conversation forum hosted by the Senior Programs staff at Aspen Grove Community Center from 10 to 11:15 a.m. every week except holidays. Participate with people sharing diverse views and a passion for engaging with others over interesting topics and news items. $2 donation includes continental breakfast. | (775) 832-1310 Toddler story time Incline Village Incline Village Library hosts toddler story time every Thursday from 11:15 to 11:45 a.m. with stories, puppets, music and movement for ages 6 months to 3 years. | (775) 832-4130 Family Movie Night Tahoe Donner Enjoy a free Family Movie every Friday at Northwoods Clubhouse at 6:30 p.m. with G and PG movies. | (530) 582-9669

EVERY SUNDAY Kids golf free Incline Village Every Sunday at the Incline Mountain Golf Course is Family Fun Day with kids 17 and younger playing free with paying adult until Oct. 4. | Tee times (775) 832-1150

OCT. 1 | THURSDAY

EVERY TUESDAY Farmers’ Market Truckee The Foothill Farmers’ Market is open on Tuesdays until Oct. 30 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Truckee River Regional Park. | foothillfarmersmarket.com 55+ Hiking Series Area venues Trekkers of all abilities are welcome to join IVGID Senior Programs for light to moderate hikes from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. until Oct. 20 at locations throughout the region followed by lunch with fellow hikers at Sierra Nevada College’s Patterson Hall. $10, $13 with IVGID pass, includes hike, transportation and lunch. | RSVP (775) 832-1310

EVERY WEDNESDAY Family Story Time Incline Village It’s Children of all coming... ages are invited to enjoy stories, songs, games and crafts from 4 to 4:45 p.m. at the Incline Village Library every Wednesday. Free. | (775) 832-4130

Tequila Tasting Kings Beach Enjoy a Tequila Tasting on the first Thursday of the month at 5:30 p.m. at Caliente! with complimentary appetizers with the tasting. $10 or included in the purchase of a specialty drink. | calientetahoe.com Ignite North Lake Tahoe Homewood Join the North Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce for a business workshop to take charge in the changing face of business in the community. Drinks, appetizers and a raffle are included. Meet from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Cedar Crest Cottages, | gotahoenorth.com Reel Rock 10 Incline Village Join High Altitude Fitness for a showing of Reel Rock 10 at 7 p.m. Arrive early for a community climbing session. Food will be available from Starkey’s Food Truck. See feature in this issue. Tickets $12-$15. | highaltitudefitness.net

OCT. 2 | FRIDAY Women as Change Makers Truckee Zawadisha hosts Women as Change Makers from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. featuring influential women from the Reno and Tahoe region who will speak on cultivating self-reliance, creativity and collaboration to catalyze intentional change. Tickets $125 | Zawadisha on Facebook

First Fridays Truckee Every First Friday of the month from 5 to 8 p.m. head to Historic Downtown Truckee where several of downtown’s unique shops, boutiques, art studios and eateries keep the doors open later and offer special promotions, activities, demonstrations, food and beverages, music and more. Participating shops and restaurants will display First Friday Flags. | historictruckee.com. Kids Night Out Tahoe Donner On the First Friday of every month from 5 to 9 p.m., kids ages 4 to 9 years are invited to an evening of games, dinner, arts, and crafts, the Friday Night Movie and even a bedtime story at Northwoods Clubhouse. Parents may enjoy a night out while the trained staff looks after the little ones. Space is limited. Pre-registration and payment is required at least one day in advance. $20 per child. | RSVP (530) 587-9437

OCT. 2-4 | FRIDAY-SUNDAY Epicurean Weekend Northstar Enjoy a weekend of art and food at the Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe. Featuring spa treatments, painting lessons and star tours along with carefully curated meals. The highlight of the weekend is a five-course meal prepared by James Beard Award-nominated guest Chef Mark Estee. $85, $100 with wine pairings. | RSVP (530) 562-3035 Sierra Club conference Norden The Sierra Club hosts the first Outdoors National Conference at the Clair Tappan Lodge bringing people from across the country to share ideas and learn from experts and gain inspiration to grow or start new Sierra Club Outdoors programs. Anyone interested in growing outdoor, skills-based programs is encouraged to participate. $50. | sierraclub.org

OCT. 3 | SATURDAY Autumn hike Truckee

Join REI Outdoor School for a kid-friendly, autumn hike on Donner Summit from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Learn how to pick a good trail and keep kids happy and interested in hiking. Kid-specific Leave No Trace principles will be taught to emphasize good habits in the outdoors. $20, $10 members. | rei.com Fall color photography hike Mount Rose Join the Tahoe Rim Trail Association for a 6-mile guided hike through Mount Rose Wilderness for a chance to enjoy and photograph the fall colors. Meet at 10 a.m. Free. | RSVP tahoerimtrail.org Dog Days of Fall Incline Village Bring the dogs to the Burnt Cedar Pool for a day of dog demonstrations, information, contests and prizes from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. | ivgid.org Fall Fest Quincy The Plumas National Forest Fall Fest is from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Mt. Hough Ranger District. Enjoy live music from the Lost Sierra Ramblers, interactive outdoor activities, educational talks and a Chautauqua presentation with Dr. Doris Dwyer as Margaret Breen, a survivor of the Donner Party. As well, a bake sale will benefit students of Pioneer/Quincy Elementary School. | (530) 283-7618 Wine, Walk & Shop Truckee Join the 12th annual Downtown Truckee Wine, Walk & Shop from noon to 4 p.m. featuring a selection of fine wines presented at participating venues throughout downtown Truckee. Participants receive a commemorative wine glass

and event program. Food tickets are available for $2 each. $40 advance, $45 at event. | Tickets truckeewinewalk.com Oktoberfest Tahoe City Celebrate Oktoberfest from noon to 6 p.m. at the Gatekeeper’s Museum. Enjoy live music, cold beer, barbecue, crafts and games. Enjoy beers from Lagunitas and wine from Barefoot Wine. Join in the Bavarian-themed costume contest. $10 for the first drink includes complimentary stein. | visittahoecity.com Epicurean dinner Northstar Enjoy a five-course meal prepared by James Beard Award-nominee Chef Mark Estee and Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe, Sous Chef Chris Watkins. The meal showcases a cornucopia of fall harvest and game with seating starting at 5:30 p.m. $85, $100 with wine pairings. | RSVP (530) 526-3035 Donner Summit history talk Donner Lake Bill Oudegeest, one of the founders of the Donner Summit Historical Society and the author of “Walking Through Donner Summit History,” will talk about 30 years on Donner Summit at 5:30 p.m. in the Donner Memorial Visitor Center at Donner Memorial State Park followed by a book signing. Free. | donnerpartyhike.com An evening with Mark Twain Zephyr Cove Join McAvoy Lane for an evening with Mark Twain at 6:30 p.m. at the Living Room at Casey’s. $20, includes glass of wine. | RSVP (775) 586-1822

OCT. 3 & 4 | SATURDAY & SUNDAY Donner Party Hikes Donner Summit Explore Donner Summit with local historians on interpretive walks and hikes ranging from 3½ to 6 miles with varying degrees of difficulty. Explore hidden Sierra lakes and a tour of the railroad snow sheds. $45 includes lunch. On Sunday, learn about the grueling mishaps of the Donner Party from the archeological artifacts that remain. $65 for two-day package, includes lunch and hat. | RSVP donnerpartyhike.com

OCT. 4 | SUNDAY Pancake breakfast Truckee Benefit pancake breakfast is offered on the first Sunday of every month from 8 to 11:30 a.m. at Truckee Donner Senior Apartments to benefit Meals on Wheels. $7, $3 children younger than 12. Donner Summit hike Donner Summit The Nevada Museum of Art and Tahoe Rim Trail Association partnered to offer a series of guided hikes during the “Tahoe: A Visual History” exhibit. Long-time museum docent and experienced trail builder Bob Anderson will reveal and discuss highlights along the trail as related to the artists and artworks featured in the exhibition. Tickets $10. Free for museum and TRTA members. Today’s hike is to Donner Summit. | nevadaart.org

Birding at Taylor Creek South Lake Tahoe

Biologist Sheryl Ferguson will lead a half-day bird hike starting at the Taylor Creek Visitor Center at 8:30 a.m. This trip includes the opportunity to see the Kokanee salmon spawn run. | tinsweb.org

OCT. 5 | MONDAY Jelly co-working event Incline Village

Incline Village Library hosts a co-working event from 2 to 5 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month. Chairs, Internet and refreshments are provided in an interactive workspace. | washoecountrylibrary.us

Mt. Rose job fair Reno

Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe hosts a job fair from 2 to 6 p.m. at Atlantis Casino. Part- and full-time positions include lift attendants, ski and snowboard instructors, rental shop attendants, food and beverage employees, janitorial, parking lot attendants, ski patrollers and coaches. The resort will begin accepting online applications on Oct. 1. Candidates are encouraged to fill out an application in advance and bring a copy of their resume to the event. | skirose.com CONTINUED ON PAGE 15

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Until Jan. 10 | Nevada Museum of Art Reno, Nev. Celebrate the history of Lake Tahoe at the Nevada Museum of Art. Each gallery features different pieces of the history of Lake Tahoe visually documented though photography and paintings from more than 175 artists. From the first people to settle in the region to the rise of the timber industry and the transition to a resort region, see how the area has changed and adapted over the years. (See Arts for more information in this issue.) | nevadaart.org

Summer may have come to a close, but that doesn’t mean that it’s time to slow down. Whether it’s enjoying culinary delights or testing physical endurance, celebrating the visual and performing arts or being scared silly by traditional haunted Halloween nights, the fall season provides plenty of opportunity to celebrate the cooler weather. Don’t use fall as an excuse to hide inside, get out and enjoy one or all of these seasonal festivals.

Oct. 9-11 | Valhalla Tahoe South Lake Tahoe

The Gateway Relive the momentum of Burning Man with a day of playa arts along with dinner and an auction. Controlled Burn will be playing live music followed by a DJ driven dance party. Afterwards nine bike-inspired sculptures will be auctioned off. | renogatewayproject.com

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Wild and Scenic Film Fest Tahoe WordWave Fall Food Festival Oktoberfest Sparks Fall Festival Great Italian Festival Red Run: A Zombie Manifesto Grinduro Alpine Aspen Festival

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The Gateway Reno Bites South Lake Tahoe Food & Wine New Chamber Ballet International World’s Chili Championship Cookoff “Arsenic and Old Lace” OutWest Film Fest Great Basin Geek Convention

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Sierra College Insights Oct. 9 & Nov. 6 | Sierra College

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Literary Arts & Wine Every 3rd Sunday | Coffeebar

A festival for readers, writers and lovers of story featuring readings, workshops, panels, music and plays featuring authors including Pam Houston, Camille T. Dungy and Ralph Burns. Learn the trade of travel and adventure writing or compete in a one-act play contest. The grand finale is the Tall Timber Ball: Steampunk in the Woods. Enjoy live music and prizes for the best costume. | tahoewordwave.com

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Oktoberfest at Camp Richardson

Oct. 2-4 | The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe | Northstar

Oct. 3-4 | Camp Richardson Resort South Lake Tahoe

Treat yourself to a weekend of dining and relaxation during Epicurean Weekend. Start with a couple’s journey spa treatment at the Ritz-Carlton. Guests will be treated to a painting class with Painted Vine complete with champagne and wine. Afterward, Tony Berendsen leads a tour of the night sky. Creative souls will enjoy learning the basics of printing or learning to carve wooden spoons using traditional Japanese tools. The highlight of the weekend is a five-course dinner prepared by Chef Mark Estee and showcasing a cornucopia of fall harvest and game. | ritzcarlton.com/laketahoe

Oktoberfest Tahoe City Oct. 3 | Gatekeeper’s Museum | Tahoe City Enjoy an afternoon at the beautiful Gatekeeper’s Museum with good food, cold beer and games for the whole family – even the dog. Dress in traditional lederhosen or Bavarian attire for a chance to win the costume contest. Proceeds benefit the Tahoe City Downtown Association. | visittahoecity.org

Truckee Wine, Walk & Shop Oct. 3 | Downtown Truckee Bring a friend to explore historic downtown Truckee during the 12th annual Truckee Wine, Walk & Shop. Sample regional wines and delicious food while visiting local shops throughout Truckee. Entry includes a commemorative wine glass. Proceeds benefit local nonprofits. | truckeewinewalk.com

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Enjoy a weekend of fun for the whole family during Oktoberfest at Camp Richardson. Sample German food and desserts along with a wine and beer garden while listening to music from the Gruber Family Band. Kids may enjoy exploring the pumpkin patch, hopping on the bouncy castle and face painting. A costume contest will feature prizes for best human and dog costumes. | camprichardson.com

American Whiskey Weekend Oct. 8-11 | PlumpJack Beer pairing dinner Oct. 15 | FiftyFifty An Evening of Food & Wine Tasting Oct. 16 | MontBleu Wine tastings 3rd Thursday | Pour House

Fall Food Festival

Passport to Dining Nov. 12 | North Tahoe Event Center

Oct. 10 | Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Stateline, Nev.

Enjoy sampling food, wine and beer from local restaurants and breweries in South Lake Tahoe while benefitting local schools. Hosted by the Lake Tahoe Education Foundation, the event combines live music, culinary delights and both silent and live auctions. | ltedf.org CONTINUED ON PAGE 10 >

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Great Italian Festival Oct. 10 | Eldorado Casino | Reno, Nev. Celebrate Italian heritage during the Great Italian Festival. Families from across the West Coast compete to win the Festival Sauce Cook-off and because any Italian celebration isn’t complete without food, festivalgoers may enjoy the Italian-themed buffet. As well, live music will be provided throughout the day including America’s Got Talent finalist Paul Salos. | eldoradocasino.com

Reno Bites Oct. 12-18 | Area Venues | Reno, Nev. A weeklong event celebrating Reno’s emerging foodie scene, Reno Bites invites guests to sample the variety of restaurants popping up in Reno. Purchase a Yelp Passport to Reno to get started.| renobitesweek.com

International World’s Chili Championship Cookoff Looking for a little fun? Virginia City’s Zombie Manifesto is a fun twist on a pub crawl

Oktoberfest Sparks

The best of the best in the world come to Grand Sierra Resort to compete for the honorable title of Best Chili. In addition to the competition, Chili Judging certification classes will be offered. | chilicookoff.com

South Lake Tahoe Food & Wine Festival

Oct. 10 | Victorian Square | Sparks, Nev.

Oct. 16-18 | Harvey’s Lake Tahoe | Stateline, Nev.

Celebrate German Heritage and the harvest season with food, drink and dancing during the Sparks Oktoberfest. Enjoy authentic Bavarian and Alpine music in the Victorian Amphitheater or see cirque-style aerialists, performers and harvest dancers. Games and crafts will be offered for kids. | oktoberfestnv.com

Ignite your taste buds during the South Lake Tahoe Food & Wine festival featuring wine and spirits tastings, a live show with the Gin Blossoms, a grand market expo with a special appearance by chef Mark Tarbell and a four-course meal by Mark Tarbell. The weekend closes with a farewell champagne brunch. | ceasars.com

Fall Festival

Tahoe Chocolate & Wine Festival

Oct. 10 | Northwoods Clubhouse | Tahoe Donner

Nov. 7 | Hyatt Regency | Incline Village, Nev.

The 6 annual Fall Festival combines seasonal beer tastings and food with crafts and harvest-themed activities. Bring the kids to the pumpkin patch and carnival area or enjoy live music with After Eights. Dogs are also invited to join the fun with the annual Doggie Dip. | tahoedonner.com

Tahoe Chocolate & Wine Festival returns with Master of Ceremony Wendy Damonte. Dress in your best cabaret cocktail attire and enjoy sampling chocolate from local chefs paired with regional wines from Northern California. | tahoesafealliance.com

MUSIC & FESTIVALS ACROSS THE GOLDEN STATE Music festivals and cultural events abound across California this fall from Bluegrass in Golden Gate Park to the Decompression: Heat the Street Faire and Litquake in San Francisco, while rootsy folk jams reign at the Joshua Tree Musical Festival. Get all of the details on California’s best fall happenings at TheTahoeWeekly.com.

Oct. 16-18 | Grand Sierra Resort | Reno, Nev.

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Cowboy Fast Draw Championship & Wild West Festival Oct. 2-4 | Churchill County Fairgrounds | Fallon, Nev. See the fastest gun alive and relive the spirit of the Wild West with a craft fair, car show, comfort food and civil war reenactment with Nevada Gunfighters plus the World Championship Fast Draw Competition. Watch shooters ages 8 and older compete to be the fastest gun alive with a final championship on Oct. 4. | cowboyfastdraw.com

World Championship Outhouse Races Oct. 3-4 | Virginia City, Nev. Yes, really. This event pits teams of three racing in decorated outhouses against each other through Virginia City. Marking the moment in history when the townspeople marched to city hall to protest new city ordinances banning outdoor toilets, this has become a humorous and fun way to relive history and celebrate the golden age of outdoor plumbing. If dragging an outhouse seems too farfetched, consider joining the Undie Run Relay race instead. | visitvirginiacity.com

Take in a performance of traditional Irish music and dance with “Riverdance”

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Russian Grand Ballet presents ‘Swan Lake’

Oct. 3-4 | Squaw Valley | Olympic Valley

Oct. 11 | Brewery Arts Center | Carson City, Nev.

After a long season, the best of the best come to Squaw Valley to compete for the world’s best Spartan. One of the world’s toughest obstacle courses, the Spartan Race combines athletic endurance and mental tenacity. Choose from sprint or distance courses. Kids courses are also offered. Spectators are welcome. | spartan.com

Donner Party Hikes Oct. 3-4 | Donner Summit | Truckee Explore Donner Summit with experienced historians and discover the past and present of the region. Follow in the footsteps of the emigrants who braved the Sierra Nevada to start a new life in California. Explore the camps of the famed Donner Party that spent a winter stranded in record-breaking snowstorms, and discover the natural history of the plants and animals that call the region home. Saturday offers a variety of hikes tailored to different interests and on Sunday guests may enjoy an interpretive hike and a tour of Donner Memorial State Park. | donnerpartyhike.com

Fall Fish Festival Oct. 3-4 | Taylor Creek Visitor Center | South Lake Tahoe

The Russian Grand Ballet presents a full-length classic production of “Swan Lake.” This performance is one of pure romanticism sharing the tale of love and deception. | visitcarsoncity.com

New Chamber Ballet Oct. 15-17 | Tahoe Art Haus | Tahoe City New Chamber Ballet performs with only four dancers and only two musicians featuring “Entangled” and “Mozart Trio,” both choreographed by Miro Magloire and Constantine Baecher, respectively. The company will also premier a new, untitled ballet in Tahoe City. | laketahoedancecollective.org

‘Arsenic and Old Lace’ Oct. 16-18 | Brewery Arts Center | Carson City, Nev. Mortimer Brewster, a newspaperman and author known for his diatribes against marriage, has finally gotten hitched. On a trip home to break the news to his two maiden aunts, he discovers the women’s hobby of killing lonely old men and burying them in the cellar. See this classic story brought to life at the Brewery Arts Center. | bighornbeer.com

The Fall Fish Festival focuses on the variety of fish that live in Lake Tahoe and its tributaries including Kokanee, Lahontan cutthroat and speckled dace. Guests will enjoy a guided, half-mile hike with biologists who will lecture about the natural history of Taylor Creek while watching the Kokanee salmon spawn. Afterward, families will have the opportunity to participate in a treasure hunt, fish painting and a visit from Smokey the Bear. | fs.usda.gov

‘Into the Woods, Jr.’

Red Run: A Zombie Manifesto

Reno Chamber Orchestra

Oct. 10 | Virginia City, Nev.

Oct. 24-25 | Nightingale Concert Hall | Reno, Nev.

Not for the faint of heart, this obstacle race takes competitors through some of the most haunted locations in Virginia City. Choose from 3.33- or 6.66-mile distances and take on a variety of obstacles as zombies hunt for your blood. Then join the festivities for the Redrun Saloon Crawl. | redrunvc.com

Reno Chamber Orchestra presents two performances featuring Mozart “Symphony No. 25 in G minor,” “Winn: Piano Concerto, Prokofiev Symphony No. 1 in D Major” and “R Strauss Burleske in D Minor.” | renochamberorchestra.org

Grinduro Oct. 10 | Quincy This race combines a traditional Gravel Grinder with a mountain bikestyle endure race covering both pavement and dirt. Finishing times aren’t based on overall loop time, but four timed segments. Grinduro isn’t just about the race, it’s a celebration of cycling with as much emphasis on the party with good food, bike-themed art, live music and free camping. | grinduro.com

Alpine Aspen Festival Oct. 10-11 | Hope Valley Celebrate the wilderness of Alpine County during the Alpine Aspen Festival featuring live music, guided hikes, Dutch-oven cooking workshops, fly-fishing lessons and information about the surrounding watershed and natural history. Proceeds benefit the Alpine Watershed Group. | alpineaspenfestival.com

Oct. 23-25 | Community Arts Center | Truckee Truckee Community Theater presents its first youth show, “Into the Woods,” featuring actors from local middle and high school. Directed by Sophie Moeller, this show has been adapted to fit youth audiences. | truckeecommunitytheater.com

The Biggest Little Theater Festival Nov. 4-8 | Bruka Theatre | Reno, Nev. Brüka Theater hosts the Biggest Little Theater Festival showcasing the best local actors, directors and playwrights on stage. Each piece is between 40 and 55 minutes. | brukatheatre.com

Offbeat Art & Music Festival Nov. 5-8 | Area venues | Reno, Nev. The Future Kind and the Entertainment Management Group partner to bring three days of local music and art to downtown Reno. Enjoy seeing local bands, including Actors Killed Lincoln, Asphaly Socialites, Diego’s Umbrella and Drop Theory, while exploring art galleries and enjoying locally sourced food. | offbeatfest.com CONTINUED ON PAGE 12 >

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“Mary Poppins” Nov. 6-22 | Carson Community Center | Carson City, Nev. Western Nevada Theater Company presents this beloved classic in its entirety. Experience the imaginative tale of an English nanny who uses magic to reconnect a working man with his children. | wnmtc.com

20th anniversary of “Riverdance” Nov. 13-15 | Pioneer Center for Performing Arts | Reno, Nev. Celebrating 20 years on the stage, “Riverdance” is a theatrical show featuring traditional Irish music and dance. On a deeper level, this performance tells the story of Ireland and its people. | pioneercenter.com

“The Crucible” Nov. 20-21 | Community Arts Center | Truckee Set in Salem during the era of the witch trials, this story follows a group of girls led by a vindictive and manipulative young woman who falsely accuses innocent people in the town of practicing witchcraft. | truckeecommunitytheater.com

“Ebenezer: A Musical Christmas Carol” Nov. 24-Dec. 27 | Eldorado Casino | Reno, Nev.

Lake Tahoe Dance Collective presents the New Chamber Ballet’s “Entangled”

Based on the Charles Dicken’s classic holiday piece, “A Christmas Carol,” this adaptation features rousing musical scenes without straying away from the original script. This performance is warm and rich, but touching and scary when needed. Its message of love and belief are intact. | eldoradocasino.com

Mannheim Steamroller Christmas Nov. 29 | Pioneer Center for Performing Arts | Reno, Nev. Enjoy your favorite Christmas tunes during Mannheim Steamroller’s performance. Celebrating 30 years on the stage, Mannheim is one of the best-selling Christmas albums in the world. Enjoy the live performance at the Pioneer Center for Performing Arts. | pioneercenter.com

“The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” Dec. 4-6 | Community Arts Center | Truckee A funny and touching story following the Herdmans, a pair of out-of-control foster kids, who show up to a Sunday school meeting to try out for the annual Christmas pageant and wreak havoc. | truckeecommunitytheater.com

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Oct. 2-4 | Area venues | Reno, Nev.

Oct. 31 | Carson City, Nev.

Reno is the birthplace of one of the most versatile pieces of clothing, the blue jean. Invented by Jacob Davis in 1870, the blue jean has grown from a dependable work pant into a definitive fashion statement. Celebrate the history of the blue jean with historical lectures, live music and pop-up restaurants. | bluejeansjam.com

To commemorate Nevada’s statehood, Nevadan’s gather each year in Carson City for the Nevada Day Parade. The event kicks off with the iconic hot air balloon launch followed by floats, marching bands and Nevadacentric entertainment.

Reno Celtic Festival Oct. 3-4 | Bartley Ranch | Reno, Nev. Celebrate Reno’s Celtic heritage during the Reno Celtic Festival with three days of live music, traditional food and crafts. A live piping band competition will crown the best group of bag pipers in the area. See athletes compete in hammer throwing and sheaf tossing. Kids may compete in a variety AROUND TAHOE of age-appropriate events, as well. | renoceltic.org Reel Rock 10 Oct. 1 | High Altitude Fitness Wild and Scenic Film Fest “Passenger” Oct. 8 | Homewood Mountain Resort “Fade to Winter” Oct. 15 | Olympic Village Lodge Winter Film Series Nov. 19 | Olympic Village Lodge “Chasing Shadows” Nov. 27 | Olympic Village Lodge

Wizard World Comic Con Nov. 20-22 | Reno-Sparks Convention Center | Reno, Nev. Meet the artists, writers and actors behind your favorite comic books and film adaptations. From Adam West to Barry Bostwick, and Batman and Robin to The Simpsons, Wizard World Comic Con brings the best of the animated world to life. | wizardworld.com

Wear your finest steampunk costume for Tahoe WordWave’s Tall Timber Ball: Steampunk in the Woods.

Oct. 9-10 | Community Arts Center | Truckee Mountain Area Preservation hosts the Wild and Scenic Film Fest benefiting Truckee Donner Land Trust’s Black Wall acquisition. Films will include themes surrounding adventure with a purpose, water, fishing, climbing and biking and feature local athletes including Jeremy Jones and High Fives athlete Tony Schmiesing. | mountainareapreservation.org

Truckee Historic Haunted Tour Oct. 15-16 | Area venues | Truckee Celebrate Truckee’s colorful history with the historic Haunted Tour. Part fact and part wild fiction, this tour takes guests through some of Truckee’s best historical gems accompanied by hilarious and outrageous performances and tales. This event is for adults ages 21 and older. (See feature in this issue.) | truckeehistorytour.org

OutWest Film Fest Oct. 16-18 | Area venues | Reno, Nev. The OutWest Film Fest features films, documentaries and shorts honoring the LGBTQ community. Featured films include “Matt Shepard is a Friend of Mine” and “Desert Hearts.” The event begins with a kick-off party at West Street Market followed by two days of films including question sessions with some of the directors. The finale includes a VIP party at Harrah’s Reno and an OutWest Drag Party at 5 Star Saloon. | outwestfilmfest.org

Great Basin Geek Convention Oct. 17-18 | Reno Town Mall | Reno, Nev. Calling all geeks and nerds to enjoy live gaming demos, crafts, music and panels all in celebration of geek culture. Meet the artists and minds behind favorite games, stories and comic books. Prizes will be awarded for the best cosplay costumes. | greatbasingeeks.com

SWEP Film Fest Oct. 23-25 | Tahoe City Sierra Watershed Education Partnerships announces its first film festival, “Water! The Essential,” highlighting water-related issues. An opening gala is on Oct. 23 at Sunnyside Lodge followed by two days of films at the Tahoe Art Haus & Cinema. | 4swep.org

Truckee downtown

wine, walk & shop October 3, 2015 12 - 4 p.m. Join us in historic downtown Truckee to sip on wine, taste scrumptious food samples and enjoy shopping! Proceeds benefit:

Carson City Ghost Walk Oct. 24 | Area venues | Carson City, Nev. Carson City’s rich history is explored and theatrically relived during the seasonal Ghost Walking Tours led by Madame Curry. These are a delightfully spooky and enjoyable way to experience Carson City’s Victorian Era and diverse history. Each tour is a 90-minute guided walk. | carsoncityghostwalk.com Haven’t had enough? Visit TheTahoeWeekly.com or facebook.com/ TheTahoeWeekly for more live music and entertainment options, and check out The Music Scene in each issue of Tahoe Weekly.

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Liar’s Cruise benefits state parks Enjoy tall tales, mysterious truths and an elegant feast of scrumptious never-ending hors d’oeuvres and free-flowing complimentary champagne aboard the “Tahoe Gal” on Oct. 11 as Sierra State Parks Foundation hosts a Liar’s Cruise at 3:45 p.m. Infamous Tahoe storytellers will spin yarns as guests cruise along the West Shore. Also enjoy a live auction. Limited space. $75. | sierrastateparks.com

Are your transit needs being met? Placer County Transportation Planning Agency, Nevada County Transportation Commission and Tahoe Regional Planning Agency invite everyone to address unmet transit needs around the Resort Triangle. Join a public hearing to share thoughts and hear about upcoming transit plans at Tahoe City Transit Center on Oct. 1 at 1 p.m. Comments may also be submitted to TNT/TMA, 10183 Airport Road, Truckee, CA 96161 or jamie@ laketahoetransit.com. | (530) 582-4931

Community building focuses on women “Women as Change Makers: Building Community from the Ground Up” is a fullday event on Oct. 2 designed to provide participants with the tools to initiate change locally and globally. A panel of the region’s successful female community builders will talk about leveraging assets and strengths of local communities, creating partnerships and coalitions, embracing change and learning to adapt and thrive in a complex world. Keynote speaker Rayona Sharpnack is the founder and CEO of Institute for Women’s Leadership. The event is from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the North Tahoe Event Center in Kings Beach. | Register facebook. com/zawadisha

For Goodness Sake offers classes Awake Empowered is a two-day workshop conducted by Dr. Mitchell Mays and Terri Mays on Oct. 2 and 3. Dr. Mays is the author of “The MIND GATE Process of Empowerment.” | RSVP (530) 414-1414 or drmitchellmays.com Being Love Workshop with Debora McDermed is on Oct. 24 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The workshop will explore how to let go of obstacles to live in love and how to live from the heart. All classes or workshops take place at For Goodness Sake in Truckee. | Register (530) 550-8981 or info@goodnesssake.org

Get a handle on your books North Tahoe Business Association, Spectrum Business and Sierra Business Council announce a free small business seminar, “Understanding Business Finance Through QuickBooks,” on Oct. 7 from 8 to

9:30 a.m. at the North Tahoe Event Center in Kings Beach. The workshop is geared for beginner and low intermediate users of QuickBooks. Tanya Barron will conduct the seminar. A complimentary continental breakfast is provided to seminar attendees who register before Oct. 2. | RSVP (530) 546-9000 or northtahoebusiness.org

Health screenings offered Tahoe Forest Health Systems offers lowcost health screenings. Tests include complete blood count, comprehensive metabolic panel, lipid panel, vitamin D, Hemoglobin A1C tests, thyroid and prostate. Tests are available at Tahoe Forest Laboratory Draw Station from 7 to 9 a.m. on Oct. 14, Nov. 11 and Dec. 9. Tests are available at Incline Village Community Hospital from 8 to 9 a.m. on Oct. 9, Nov. 13 and Dec. 11. Patients should fast for 10 to 12 hours before lab tests. Tests are available for individuals 18 years old and older. No appointment is necessary. | (530) 587-3277 in Truckee or (775) 833-4100 in Incline Village

Wellness series offer relief Fixing the Shoulder is on Oct. 14 at 7 p.m. It is designed to give the most recent information in the evaluation and treatment of selected shoulder disorders. The fee is $25. Fixing Back Pain is on Oct. 27 at 7 p.m. and will focus on the tools to get better and stay better. The fee is $35. | (530) 582-7720 or tdprd.org

Volunteer ski mentors sought SOS Outreach is a national youth development nonprofit that utilizes adventure sports to engage at-risk students in long-term mentorship relationships. The SOS curriculum encourages responsibility, self-confidence and leadership. SOS works with local schools and youth agencies to identify students who need the ability to combat the risk factors they face. SOS is currently recruiting for volunteer mentors for the winter program. Mentors work with local at-risk and underserved youth and teach them skiing and snowboarding skills, as well as core values, leadership and life skills. Visit the Web site to learn more about SOS locally. Recruits are needed by Oct. 16. | (970) 926-9292 or volunteer@sosoutreach.org

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Walk on the left side of the path Ride bikes on the right side of the path Pedestrians must yield to bikes Don’t stop on the trail; move to the side No motorized vehicles Cyclists call out when passing pedestrians Dogs recommended on leash LAKE TAHOE

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North Shore

TAHOE CROSS COUNTRY (530) 583-5475 | tahoexc.org Tahoe Cross Country offers marked mountain biking and hiking trails in the Burton Creek State Park area just north of Tahoe City. Trail access is free and the terrain is ideal for beginner and intermediate mountain bikers. Advanced riders can find challenging terrain on the Tahoe Rim Trail and around Mount Watson. TART

North Shore

East Shore

Easy | 5 miles RT Runs along Lake Tahoe and connects to Hwy. 28 at each end of Incline Village. Park at Preston Field on Hwy. 28. TART

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

LAKESHORE BOULEVARD

TAHOE CITY TO DOLLAR POINT Easy-moderate | 5 miles RT First 2.5 miles mostly level with a half-mile climb up Dollar Hill. Access to Tahoe State Park, Burton Creek State Park, Skylandia Park, Pomin Park, Lake Forest Beach, Lake Forest Boat Ramp and campground, fishing, picnicking, playgrounds and athletic fields. Public parking at 64 Acres, Commons Beach and Jackpine. TART

TRUCKEE RIVER CANYON Easy | 9+ miles RT 4.5 miles from the Tahoe City wye to Alpine Meadows Road, with trails continuing to Olympic Valley. The trail is scenic, separate from the highway, and is mostly flat terrain with a few short, gentle grades with trout fishing, river rafting and picnicking along the way. Connects with Squaw Valley Road or continue to Truckee. Public parking at 64 Acres and Squaw Valley Park at Squaw Valley Road. TART

West Shore

TAHOE CITY TO SUGAR PINE POINT STATE PARK Moderate | 22 miles RT Mostly separate from the highway, the trail includes a few miles of highway shoulder and residential streets. Terrain is varied with a few steep sections. Access to picnicking, beaches and playgrounds. Public parking at 64 Acres. TART OLYMPIC VALLEY

OLYMPIC VALLEY Easy | 4 miles RT A 2-mile trail runs beside Squaw Valley Road to the ski area from the Squaw Valley condos to Victoria Road, with views of the meadow and surrounding peaks. Public parking at Squaw Valley Park or Village at Squaw. TART

FLUME TRAIL

NORTHSTAR

NORTHSTAR CALIFORNIA (530) 562-2268 | northstarcalifornia.com Northstar’s Mountain Bike Park boasts more than 100 miles of trails for mountain biking including its signature trail, LiveWire, and the most extensive life-accessed trail network in the Western United States. The park features Skill Development Areas and terrain features including jumps, rails and bridges. Rentals available in the Village at Northstar. Afternoon rates start at 2 p.m., and season passes are available. Downhill Mountain Bike Race Series and Thursday Night Cross-Country Race Series is open to everyone starting in July. Bike Academy offers classes and private lessons. TART TRUCKEE

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

COLDSTREAM VALLEY

MOUNTAIN BIKING ALPINE MEADOWS

WESTERN STATES TRAIL Strenuous | 11.6 miles RT This is a challenging and exhilarating ride (sometimes referred to as Three Bridges Trail) that will afford you a fun downhill swoop and beautiful mountain views. You can ride it either way, starting on either side of the Midway Bridge between Alpine Meadows and Olympic Valley off Hwy. 89. Walk your bike past the guardrail on the east side of the highway at the south end of Midway Bridge, and look for the small, wooden sign marking the Western States Trailhead. The trail begins to climb, then comes to a trail junction where you will turn right. Climb the switchbacks to the T-junction, then turn left onto a fire road where you will stay right, bringing you to The Wall. When you reach the top, pedal through the gate and straight ahead on the fire road, passing all junctions, then go right at the T. Follow the main fire road as it descends, climbs, then descends again; stay left at the intersection, then right past a fire road and a single track. Follow the main fire road down until it turns into a paved road, turn right onto Bunker Drive and right again on Fairway Drive. Keep going until you reach Hwy. 89 at the bottom of the hill; cross the highway and turn right onto the paved bike path to enjoy a leisurely ride along the Truckee River back to your car.

Easy-moderate | 6 miles RT This loop offers a mellow ride offering views of the Sierra Crest, has nice flowers in the spring and circumnavigates a series of ponds. From Donner Pass Road, take Coldstream Road, which alternates pavement and dirt. After a short climb up the old terminal moraine of the glacier that once filled this valley, the valley opens up. Proceed on this road until you come to private property signs at the last pond, then turn left on the dirt road and return on the east side of the valley. Park outside the white gate on Coldstream.

BMX BMX TRACK (530) 582-7720 | tdrpd.com The BMX track is at River View Sports Park in Truckee. Practice Tues. 5-6:30 p.m. and Thurs. 5 p.m.-dark. Free. Races Tues. 6:30 p.m.-dark starting May 8. $10 plus ABA membership.

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

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

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OCT. 5 | MONDAY CONTINUED

Gardening workshops Truckee

Slow Food Lake Tahoe hosts fall gardening workshops at the Truckee Demonstration Garden at 5 p.m. Learn about allium varieties that are suitable for our climate including onions, garlic and more. | slowfoodlaketahoe.org

Public forum on storm water Kings Beach

The League to Save Lake Tahoe invites the public to a forum at 6 p.m. at the North Tahoe Event Center to learn about storm water as one of the largest sources of pollution in Lake Tahoe. Learn about steps you can take to slow the flow of storm water and efforts that cities and counties are taking to prevent storm water from transporting pollutants into Lake Tahoe. Food and drinks served. | keeptahoeblue.org

OCT. 6 | TUESDAY Breakfast Club Tahoe City

The North Lake Tahoe Chamber and Resort Association hosts Breakfast Club on the first Tuesday of every month. All community members are invited to attend for the latest in community news and projects. This month features Geoff Schladow, professor of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering at the Tahoe Environmental Research Center, and Dr. Robert Leri of Tahoe Truckee Unified School District. $15 includes breakfast | gotahoenorth.com

OCT. 7 | WEDNESDAY Community Reading Series Incline Village

Sierra Nevada College Professor of Fine Arts Chris Lanier will share his experiences adapting the test of Allan Ginserg’s poem “Howl” into film. Lanier worked with director Paul Hyett on his 2010 film adaptation of the poem, which starred James Franco and John Hamm. Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Incline Village Library. | (775) 881-7592

OCT. 8 | THURSDAY

Bourbon Culinary Tour Olympic Valley

OCT. 9-10 | FRIDAY-SATURDAY Wild & Scenic Film Festival Truckee

Award-winning films about nature, community activism, adventure, conservation and more are featured at the Wild & Scenic Film Festival at the Community Art Center both days. | mountainareapreservation.org

OCT. 9-11 | FRIDAY-SUNDAY Tahoe Word Wave South Lake Tahoe

Tahoe Word Wave features readings, workshops, panels, music, hikes and plays for readers, writers and lovers of story at Tallac Historic Site. There will be a number of free events, as well as ticketed events including a Steampunk Gala, plays and some workshops. | tahoewordwave.com

OCT. 10 | SATURDAY Girl Sports Day Truckee

Girls ages 5 to 7 are invited to learn the basics and sign up for local sports teams. Meet between 8:15 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. at the Community Rec Center. $10. | RSVP tdrpd.org

Lakeside Lunch Donner Summit

Join REI Outdoor School for a hike to a local scenic lake and a lesson on cooking in the back country. This hike is geared to beginner hikers. Meet at 9:30 a.m. at the Donner Summit Snopark. $45, $40 members. | rei.com

Kids train day Truckee

Bring the kids to Truckee River Regional Park from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. to ride a miniature train hosted by Truckee Donner Railroad Society. Free, donations appreciated. | truckeedonnerrailroadsociety.com

Fall Festival Tahoe Donner

Veterans Club Ball Incline Village

End of Season party Tahoe Vista

Celebrate the heroes of the Vietnam War at the second annual Veterans Ball at 5 p.m. at The Chateau. No host cocktails, dinner, dancing and entertainment are included. Raffle tickets will be available at the event. Tickets $40 through the Senior Programs at the Recreation Center. | (775) 832-1302

“Passenger” premiere Homewood

Enjoy the premiere of “Passenger” by Legs of Steel featuring world-class skiers in destinations around the world. Doors open at 6 p.m. with live music and drink specials followed by the movie at 7:30 and an after party at 8:30. | skihomewood.com

OCT. 8-11 | THURSDAY-SUNDAY American Whiskey Weekend

Squaw Valley Inn PlumpJack’s is hosting a Whiskey Weekend: a three-night bourbon and culinary focused getaway. PlumpJack’s Executive Chef Jack Connell will partner with experts from Four Roses, awarded American Whiskey Distiller of the Year for the past five years. A number of packages including room rates, dinners and events, are available. | plumpjacksquawvalleyinn.com

OCT. 9 | FRIDAY Opening art reception Truckee

Truckee Donner Recreation and Park District hosts an Opening Reception from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Community Recreation Center for its new exhibit. The reception is open to the public. See Arts for details on the exhibit. | northtahoearts.com

Sierra College Insights Truckee

Sierra College hosts Insights discussion series at 6:30 p.m. on the Truckee campus. Tonight’s lecture features Naomi Tickle, a face reading expert and career consultant. She will present “Reading Faces to Understand People.” Free. | RSVP sierracollege.ticketleap.com

Oct. 15 & 16 $45 | VIP packages available

PlumpJack hosts a four-course bourbon culinary tour featuring Four Roses bourbons paired with seasonal Southern-inspired classics from Executive Chef Jack Connell. $85. | RSVP plumpjacksquawvalleyinn.com

Bourbon Social Hour Olympic Valley

Kick-off the weekend with a Bourbon Social Hour at 5 p.m. at PlumpJack Squaw Valley. Enjoy specialty cocktails and bourbon flights. This event is part of Whiskey Weekend at PlumpJack Café. | plumpjacksquawvalleyinn.com

OUT & ABOUT

The 6th annual Fall Festival returns to Tahoe Donner with arts and crafts vendors, doggie dip in the pool, beer tasting, pumpkin patch and kids’ activities from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Entry is free. | (530) 587-9400

Mourelato’s Lakeshore Resort celebrates the beginning of fall with a Hawaiian barbecue and pig roast from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Enjoy live music, good food and specials. Tickets $15. | mlrtahoe.com

Bourbon Tasting Olympic Valley

Enjoy a flight of Four Roses best private barrel selections from 2 to 4 p.m. at PlumpJack Café. Learn the intricacies of selecting and tasting whiskey. $35. | RSVP plumpjacksquawvalleyinn.com

OCT 10-11 | SATURDAY-SUNDAY Alpine Aspen Festival Hope Valley

The 2nd annual Alpine Aspen Festival returns with events throughout the weekend including live music, horseback rides, fly-fishing classes, photography workshops and nature hikes. Ticket prices vary per activity. | Register alpineaspinefestival.org

HISTORY

comes to life

Haunted Tour ON

Story by Kirstin Guinn · Photos courtesy Historical Haunted Tour

T Tour harkens back to days gone by

ruckee’s annual Historical Haunted

when local law enforcement kept order on the streets – but just barely. An exploration of the town’s darker past, the tour winds through several of downtown’s historic buildings while a cast of characters puts on a series of vignettes that will have attendees nervously shifting in their boots. And while the performances are kept under lock and key until show time, we do know that only brave souls will follow the “Shadows Across The Tracks” this year, where darkness and intrigue seem to lurk by the river’s edge. The tour begins at Moody’s Bistro & Beats and the Truckee Hotel, and then ventures across the train tracks to Riverside Drive where individual performances will take place at the host sponsor sites: Art Obsessions, Tonini House, Moonshine Ink and Dark Horse Coffee Roasters. Rumor has it that a former constable still keeps watch on this street where anything goes. Based on true events and steeped in fact, the Historical Haunted Tour brings the town’s past to life, with embellishments that make the stories seem even more real. Attendees will have to wait for the evening’s performances to unfold to fully satiate their curiosity, but past performances have included wild and sassy saloon girls, law enforcement run amuck, Poker Pete and the OK Choral singers. The vignettes are not suitable for those with a delicate constitution. The tour is

OCT. 11 | SUNDAY Liar’s Cruise Tahoe City

Enjoy an evening of tall tales, libations and unique cuisine on the “Tahoe Gal” from 4 to 6 p.m. Limited seating. Benefits Sierra State Parks Foundation. $75. | (530) 583-9911

Word Jam Truckee

Join the Word Jam that takes place at 7 p.m. on the second and fourth Sundays at Dark Horse Coffee Roasters. Participants get 5 minutes to read a piece they have written. | (530) 386-3901

Immigration Clinic Truckee

The Family Resource Center of Truckee hosts a free legal clinic at 10 a.m. for individuals in need of assistance with applications for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. Volunteer law students and attorneys will meet one-on-one with clients at any stage of the application process. For an appointment, call (415) 834-0100, ext. 318. | truckeefrc.org

Opium Dens, like this one as part of last year’s Historical Haunted Tour featuring Courtney Thurmon, left, and Gary Gunter, were once present in Truckee.

The cast of the 2014 Historical Haunted Tour were, from left, Don Schmidt, Angelique Benicio, Isaac Freed, Dawn Baffone, Courtney Thurmon, Gary Gunter, Reina Markheim, Lois Moore, Richard Blair, Rachel Douglass, Craig Fierro, Karin Carrasco, Melinda McAlister, Sharon Freeman and Mary Berelson.

Dawn Baffone, left, and Angelique Benicio perform on the Historical Haunted Tour.

restricted to those older than 21 due to some stories of misbehavín’ and activities at the adult-only watering holes. The Truckee Historical Haunted Tour is the original production created by Sunshine Tahoe as an immersive experience to celebrate the town’s historic gems. Conceived to help raise funds for a handful of nonprofits, the Historical Haunted Tour is now the signature fundraiser for Trails & Vistas, whose mission is to inspire community by celebrating the arts in nature. The tour enables Trails & Vistas to produce a program of Art Hikes for local third-grade students, which cultivate environmental stewardship through the arts. The Historical Haunted Tour will run on Oct. 15 and 16. Individual tickets are $45 each and are timed with tours every 15 minutes from 5 to 8 p.m. VIP packages are available on Oct. 16 and include a private tour for groups of 16, keepsake gifts and drink specials. Lodging discounts are available from the Truckee Hotel for attendees who are too scared to go home.  Visit truckeehistorytour.org for more information and to purchase tickets. Article submitted by Historical Haunted Tour.

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Why not get some exercise while leaf peeping by getting on a bike, taking a hike or setting out on the lake on a paddleboard or kayak?

Page Meadows offers easy to moderate hiking and biking trails with unbelievable views in every direction. | Tim Hauserman

FOR

best outings FALL COLOR SEASON’S

hile Lake Tahoe is no New England when it comes to fall colors, the bright golds of our aspens and cottonwoods and the rusty reds of lowlying brush contrasts beautifully against the deep green of our pines and firs. And, we have a special color that those famous fall color regions can’t compete with: the deep, dark blue that can only be found at Lake Tahoe. Just a drive around the lake in the fall will give you a nice taste of autumn, but why not get some exercise while leaf peeping by getting on a bike, taking a hike or setting out on the lake on a paddleboard or kayak?

Story by Tim Hauserman

heartiest of riders might have to take a break here, although they may claim that it was the view of Snow Valley’s aspens that stopped them rather than the lack of oxygen. From Marlette, you can come back the way you came, treating yourself to a long downhill or head over to the popular Flume Trail with its jawdropping, cliff-edged views of Lake Tahoe. You can arrange for a shuttle via the Tunnel Creek Café. Park your car at the cafe and get a ride to the start and then at the end you can fly down to the cafe and a much-appreciated sandwich or glass of brew.

TAKE A HIKE Page Meadows | The series of interconnected meadows that we call Page is a feast for the eyes in the fall. There are oranges, yellows and deep reds to be found, and what makes Page especially wonderful is that each meadow peaks at a different time. While one stand of aspens is still surrounded by leaves of green, another is reaching its peak of color. A few weeks later, when the leaves are on the ground in one meadow, another meadow is just beginning to reach its prime. Ophir Creek | The Ophir Creek trail heads from Tahoe Meadows toward Price Lake, which sits at the base of the slide side of Slide Mountain. If you time it right, you will be greeted by amazing waves of orange aspens contrasting against the stark face of the scarred mountainside. Keep your eyes peeled for hang gliders, as the top of Slide is a popular jump off spot for those who like to fly all the way to the Washoe Valley far below.

RIDE THE DIRT

Marlette Lake & Spooner Lake | A fall mountain biking favorite is the popular route from Spooner Summit to Marlette Lake on Tahoe’s East Shore. Much of the route is lined with aspen trees, with three distinctly beautiful sections that should not be missed: at the beginning in the first mile of trail, about four miles in as you reach Snow Valley and Marlette Lake itself, where the stands of orange wonderfulness contrast nicely with the blue of the lake. The steepest part of the ride is a half-mile section between the start of Snow Valley and the saddle where you drop down to Marlette. Even some of the

Explore Brockway Summit above Truckee and Kings Beach. | Bayard Langsdale Tahoe Donner & Truckee | The extensive network of trails around Tahoe Donner and the Donner Lake Rim Trail provide folks in Truckee with plenty of opportunities to find patches of fall color. You can head up Negro Canyon via the Wendin Way Access Trail to the Donner Lake Rim Trail, and then climb all the way to the Drifter Hut at Tahoe Donner. Or, you could start at the Tahoe Donner Cross Country trailhead, and find your way via single track or road to the lovely Euer Valley.

Luther Pass, Hope Valley & Blue Lakes | If you don’t mind taking a bit of a jaunt to the south side of the lake, begin a road ride at the Big Meadow Trailhead near Luther Pass. From here, the route follows Highway 89 past Grass Lake down the long, aspen-lined descent to Hope Valley, and a junction with Highway 88. From here, turn right on 88, enjoying several luscious miles of yellow brightness in fall color central. At Blue Lakes Road you can turn around or take the 24-mile round trip on lightly traveled road out to Blue Lakes and back.

PUT YOUR PADDLE IN THE WATER Hurricane Bay | The West Shore is definitely the best shore when it comes to enjoying paddling and fall colors at the same time. Two best bets are to enter the lake either with your paddleboard or kayak at the easily accessible William Kent Beach next to Sunnyside and head south, or start at Hurricane Bay, a few miles further to the south, and head north toward Sunnyside. Whichever way you choose, you will be gliding past Ward Creek and some of the finest estates at Lake Tahoe whose large parcels are filled with cottonwoods and other colorful deciduous trees.  a

Spooner Lake is surrounded by aspens and amazing views of the lake.

FIND YOUR NARROW ROAD Barker Pass | The seven-mile roll from Lake Tahoe to Barker Pass is a popular place to road bike any time of year, but once the colors start to turn it is a ribbon of yellow and orange, with colossal views of Blackwood Canyon. The first two miles to the crossing of Blackwood Creek are relatively gentle, but provide lots of leafy vistas. Then the next five miles will give you the opportunity to enjoy the view even more, since it gets steeper and you will be riding much slower.

For more information on these outings, visit TheTahoeWeekly.com.

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Hiking

*Trails open depending on conditions.

East Shore

SECRET HARBOR & CHIMNEY BEACH Easy | 3 miles RT Follow the trail to Chimney Beach trail and follow the trail to the end and over a group of boulders to reach the sandy beaches of Secret Harbor (the wooden steps off the trail lead to the nude beach at Secret Cove). West end of picnic area across from Emerald Bay, Hwy. 28, 5.91 miles south of Incline Village.

North Shore

STATELINE LOOKOUT Easy | .5 miles RT This short hike offers superb views of Lake Tahoe. A short, self-guided nature trail explains the history of the North Shore. Take Hwy. 28 to Crystal Bay and turn left on Reservoir Drive, just past the Tahoe Biltmore Casino. Turn right on Lakeview Avenue, then park before the gate (do not block gate or driveways). May drive to the top when gate is open.

West Shore CASCADE LAKE

Moderate | 1.4 miles RT This boulder-strewn hike takes hikers to the waterfall descending from Desolation Wilderness into Cascade Lake. The falls are raging in the spring and are often a trickle by late summer. Since the trail is exposed to the sun throughout the day, save this hike for the morning or early evening. This will be a workout for your knees. Near the end of the trail, walk up a large, flat boulder to the top of a hill where the trail can become confusing. Look for wooden posts marking the trail. Trailhead at end of Bayview Campground off Hwy. 89, 21.5 miles south of Tahoe City. Not recommended for small children or small dogs.

EAGLE ROCK Moderate | 1 mile RT | Dogs not recommended 6.5 miles south of Tahoe City on Hwy. 89. Dirt area for parking on west side of road. Quick hike to the top of a volcanic outcropping offers panoramic views of the area.

EAGLE FALLS & LAKE Moderate | 3 miles RT Great views of Lake Tahoe & Emerald Bay. Falls 5-minute walk from parking lot. Steady ascent to Eagle Lake. West end of picnic area across from Emerald Bay, Hwy. 89, 18.2 miles south of Tahoe City. TART

EMERALD BAY & VIKINGSHOLM CASTLE Moderate | 2.5 miles+ RT | No dogs Steep descent to Vikingsholm Castle. Can continue to Eagle & Emerald Points around the bay for easy hikes. Connects to Rubicon Trail (see below). Park on either side of rocky overlook in Emerald Bay on Hwy. 89, 18.2 miles south of Tahoe City. TART

PAGE MEADOWS Easy to moderate | 4-6 miles RT The hike to Page Meadows is a local favorite because of its easy access and beautiful scenery. You can start the hike to Page Meadows from 64 Acres along the Tahoe Rim Trail. Starting from the 64 Acres parking lot, just south of the Tahoe City wye on Hwy. 89, follow the road along the Truckee River. The paved section turns to a dirt road and after passing the second gate and crossing a small creek, you’ll see the familiar Tahoe Rim Trail blue marker. Follow the TRT through several gentle switchbacks as you begin to climb. The trail will pass above Granlibakken and continue along the TRT. The climb continues for the first 2 miles until you reach an intersection of trails. Follow the TRT marker for Ward Creek Road for about 1 mile until you reach the meadows. Follow the trail back to 64 Acres. For an easy, 4-mile alternative, take Hwy. 89 south of Tahoe City for 2 miles and turn right on Pineland Drive. Take the left fork at Twin Peak Road, which turns into Ward Creek Boulevard, for 1.5 miles until you see an unmarked, gated road. Park on either side and follow the trail; do not block the gate. TART

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

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OCT. 11-16 | MONDAY-FRIDAY

“ It is not the mountain we conquer –Edmund Hillary but ourselves.”

LAKE TAHOE

Events

Outdoor forest health camp Norden

RUBICON TRAIL & LIGHTHOUSE Moderate | 9 miles RT | No dogs Hike starts at Calawee Cove at D.L. Bliss State Park or Emerald Bay. Trail follows cliffs and coves along Lake Tahoe, nesting ospreys and eagles, short side trail to Rubicon Lighthouse. Although the lighthouse was only used from 1916 to 1919 to warn sailors of the dangerous rocks just below the water’s surface, during its short use the lighthouse was considered the world’s highest elevation maritime navigation light. Parking fee.

TAHOE RIM TRAIL The Tahoe Rim Trail is a 164.8-mile loop trail that encircles Lake Tahoe. The trail is open to hikers and equestrians, and mountain bikers in some sections. It is generally moderate in difficulty, with a 10 percent average grade and elevations ranging from 6,300 to 10,333’. The trail is marked with light-blue triangular Tahoe Rim Trail markers. There are eight trailheads around Lake Tahoe. Guided hikes are offered in the summer. Visit tahoerimtrail.org for maps, guided hikes and descriptions.

REGIONAL HIKES ALPINE MEADOWS

FIVE LAKES Strenuous | 5 miles RT | Dogs prohibited May 15-July 15 Five Lakes is a great hike inside Granite Chief Wilderness, with the first 1 mile+ a steady ascent with great views of Alpine Meadows (be sure to stop and look back). Trailhead 1.8 miles up Alpine Meadows Road from Hwy. 89 on the right side across from the intersection with Deer Park Drive. Look for a well-worn path leading to the trail (designated by a large brown kiosk). Dogs prohibited during fawning season for deer. OLYMPIC VALLEY

OUT & ABOUT

Outdoor lovers ages 50 and older are invited to spend a week at the Clair Tappan Lodge and help further a long-term plan to improve the health of the surrounding forests. Guests will complete tasks as determined by the Clair Tappan staff based on what is most needed to improve forest health. Enjoy hearty meals, nights around the campfire and a soak in the hot tub after a day of work. Cost $735 includes meals and work equipment. | sierraclub.org

OCT. 13 | TUESDAY Good Morning Truckee Truckee

Good Morning Truckee is held from 7 to 8:30 a.m. at the Truckee Tahoe Airport on the second Tuesday of every month. Open to everyone. $12, $10 chamber members; includes breakfast. This month’s event features an update on Truckee’s economic health and current projects from Mayor Alicia Barr followed by an overview of the Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Advisory Council. | (530) 587-8808

Public forum on storm water South Lake Tahoe The League to Save Lake Tahoe invites the public to a forum at 6 p.m. at the Lake Tahoe Community College to learn about storm water as one of the largest sources of pollution in Lake Tahoe. Learn about steps you can take to slow the flow of storm water and efforts that cities and counties are taking to prevent storm water from transporting pollutants into Lake Tahoe. Food and drinks served. | keeptahoeblue.org

the artists and artworks featured in the exhibition. Tickets $10, free museum and TRTA members. Today’s hike is to Kingsbury Grade. | nevadaart.org

OCT. 15 | THURSDAY River talk Truckee

Learn about the Truckee River at a River Talk with Truckee River Watershed Council at 8 a.m. RSVP (530) 550-8760, ext. 5. | truckeeriverwc.org

Beer pairing dinner Truckee

FiftyFifty Brewing Co. is hosting a monthly Beer Pairing Dinner Series. 21+. $65. | RSVP (530) 587-2337

Slow Sip Series Truckee

Slow Food Lake Tahoe hosts a Slow Sip Series from 5 to 7 p.m. at Mellow Fellow for a convivial gathering featuring a slow sip and slow nosh featuring locally brewed beer and locally make sausage in celebration of Oktoberfest. $10. Tickets online or at the door. | slowfoodlaketahoe.org

“Fade to Winter” showing Olympic Valley

MSP introduces its newest production, “Fade to Winter,” at Olympic Village Inn with two showings at 7 and 9 p.m. Tickets at Tahoe Dave’s or at the door. $15. | skimovie.com

Awards dinner and Pandora’s Auction Olympic Valley

OCT. 14 | WEDNESDAY

The Truckee Donner Chamber of Commerce hosts the 62nd annual Awards dinner and Pandora’s Auction at the Resort at Squaw Creek. The awards dinner brings the community together and recognizes individuals and businesses that are excelling. The cost to attend is $90 before Oct. 10. RSVP | truckeeawards.com

Kingsbury Grade hike Stateline

OCT. 15-16 | THURSDAY-SATURDAY

The Nevada Museum of Art and Tahoe Rim Trail Association partnered to offer a series of guided hikes during the “Tahoe: A Visual History” exhibit. Long-time Museum docent and experienced trail builder Bob Anderson will reveal and discuss highlights along the trail as related to

Historical Haunted Tour Truckee

The Historical Haunted Tour returns to downtown Truckee based on true events and steeped in historical facts. 21+ only. Event sells out. $45. | truckeehistorytour.org

SHIRLEY CANYON & SHIRLEY LAKE Moderate-Strenuous | 5 miles RT This trail is your best bet for seeing how those snowy slopes look in summertime. This lovely hike follows a creek as it passes by waterfalls and spectacular granite boulders along Shirley Creek. As you climb, the trail may sometimes be hard to distinguish, so keep the creek on your right going up and on your left going down. Can continue a strenuous climb to High Camp and take the Aerial Tram back to Squaw Valley (check schedule in advance). Follow Squaw Valley Road from Hwy. 89 to the ski area, take a right at the Tram building onto Squaw Peak Road, park at the end (about half a mile up) and follow the sandy path at the end of the condo development to the trailhead. TART

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DONNER LAKE RIM TRAIL Strenuous | Up to 15 miles RT This trail is being built by the Truckee Donner Land Trust with volunteer labor. When complete, the Donner Lake Rim Trail will offer trail users a 23-mile loop through the high country surrounding Donner Lake. Visit tdlandtrust.org for access points.

GLACIER MEADOW LOOP Easy | .5 miles RT This is a short, self-guided nature loop offering a half-hour walk with informational signs along the way that explain how glacial action carved and polished the surface landscape. Take Interstate 80 West from Truckee to the Castle Peak/Boreal Ridge Road exit. Follow signs to the Tahoe National Forest Trailhead.

MARTIS CREEK WILDLIFE AREA Easy | 3 miles RT Loop through Martis Creek meadow for a level walk along the creek. Lots of dogs on this trail. Connects with Tompkins Memorial Trail. Off Hwy. 267, about 6 miles from Interstate 80. Look for Wildlife Viewing Area sign and turn right into the parking area. Dog waste required to be picked up.

PACIFIC CREST TRAIL/MOUNT JUDAH LOOP Moderate | 4.6 miles RT This 4.6-mile loop offers many excellent vista points on the way including awe-inspiring views from the summit of Mount Judah. There is a section of the loop that connects with the Pacific Crest Trail. Pack plenty of water. Take Soda Springs exit off Interstate 80 and follow Donner Pass Road for 3.7 miles and turn onto Mark Lake Road next to Sugar Bowl Academy. Follow signs for the PCT, and then Mount Judah.

TART: Bus & shuttle schedules at Visitors’ Centers, laketahoetransit.com, google.com/transit or nextbus.com. NOTE: Dogs must be on leash within 1 mile of USFS trailheads.

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the 9th Annual Tahoe Mountain Sports Pro/Am Disc Golf Tournament at North Tahoe Regional Park in Tahoe Vista. | Sierra Tahoe Series on Facebook

Hit the trails at night The annual Corral Night Ride is a fabled gathering of hearty souls that stage a night ride with Halloween revelry each year. Riders dressed as ghouls, disco freaks and other characters ride mountain bikes in the dark. This year’s ride takes place on Oct. 17. Riders meet in the Corral Trail parking lot at 5:30 p.m. | mountainbiketahoe.org

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Tahoe Rim Trail Association’s 34th Annual Celebration for community members and fellow TRTA members, donors and friends will be held at the Nevada Museum of Art in Reno on Oct. 20 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. The event will include access to the “Tahoe: A Visual History” exhibit, a silent auction, hors d’oeuvres and a no-host bar. The evening will wrap up with a brief awards ceremony and a “State of the Trail” address on events and plans for the trail. The cost per person, which includes entrance to the museum, is $35 for TRTA members and $40 for non-members | tahoerimtrail.org

Sierra Crest run in October Spartan Race has announced that the obstacle racing series’ World Championship will be held in Olympic Valley on Oct. 3 and 4. Since its debut in 2011, the annual event had been held at Vermont’s Killington Mountain Resort & Ski Area. The weekend event will include the World Championship Spartan Beast (13-plus miles, 30-plus obstacles) on Saturday, and a Spartan Sprint (3-plus miles, 20-plus obstacles), a Spartan Beast and Ultra Beast (26-plus miles, 60-plus obstacles) on Sunday. The mountainous course will peak at 9,050 feet in elevation. Spartan Race expects more than 10,000 athletes from around the globe to compete in the World Championships for more than $100,000 in cash prizes. NBC Sports has been awarded broadcast rights and is expected to produce a one-hour television special on the event. | spartan.com

Volunteer for trail work Tahoe Rim Trail Association announces volunteer workdays on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Projects will consist of technical rockwork, as well as basic trailtread maintenance and brushing. No prior experience is necessary. On Oct. 6, work will be at the Brockway Viewpoint trail. On Oct. 13, work will be on Spooner Summit North trail and on Oct. 15 in Tahoe City. | tahoerimtrail.org

Zombies on the run

Redrun III: A Zombie Manifestival will be on Oct. 10 in Virginia City, Nev., a location chosen for its history of paranormal activities. Redrun features two course options: a 3.33-mile and 6.66-mile course. Participants can join the event as a runner, as a zombie or as a living insane. Living

runners travel the race course, dodging zombies and living insane that are assigned to specific zones with the goal of capturing the flags of the runners. Zombie and living insane registration includes zombie makeup by Body Paint Factory of Reno. Following the race, the Zombie Manifestival takes place in the heart of Virginia City and includes live music by The Whiz Kid, the Redrun Saloon Crawl, Redrun merchandise and the Coors Light Graveyard. Access to the Zombie Manifestival is included for Redrun participants. Registration for the Redrun Saloon Crawl is $20. For runners, the registration is $50 for the 3.33-mile course and $65 for the 6.66-mile course. Living dead and living insane registration is $40. Register online until Oct. 9. | redrunvc.com

Take on new racing style at Grinduro A new format of bike racing that combines the best elements of a mountain bike enduro and a gravel-grinder road race will be introduced at the PlumasSierra Fairgrounds in Quincy. Grinduro a race from Oct. 9 to 11, is just what it sounds like: a gravel grinder in a mountain bike-style enduro on a 60-mile loop of pavement and dirt. Finishing times aren’t based on an overall loop time, but on fourtimed segments. Grinduro is not just a bike race, but also a celebration of cycling with as much emphasis on the party as the ride. There will be onsite food, an art exhibit including handmade bikes, live music, camping and a festival atmosphere. Registration starts on Oct. 9 at 3 p.m., with the races taking place on Oct. 10 and 11. | Register grinduro.com

Compete in swimming event The South Shore Open Water Swim takes place at Lakeshore Beach on Oct. 10 in conjunction with the Lake Tahoe Marathon. Categories include youth, adult and senior. | tahoeswimming.com

Enter disc golf tourney The Sierra Tahoe Series disc golf competitions wrap on Oct. 10 and 11 with

Truckee Fun Run, a branch of Auburn Ski Club’s Nordic program, is hosting the Sierra Crest point-to-point on Oct. 30. Proceeds are used to help support the club’s youth and junior Nordic ski programs. | auburnskiclub.com

Festivals feature latest in ski gear SnowBomb announces three upcoming SnowBomb Ski & Snowboard Festivals. The events will take place at Fort Mason in San Francisco on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1, at the San Jose Convention Center on Nov. 7 and 8 and at Sacramento Cal Expo Center on Nov. 14 and 15. Hours for all days are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. General admission is free. A $25 Powder Pass admission comes with four lift tickets. A $50 VIP Pass admission includes unlimited beer tasting from 1 to 5 p.m., free lift tickets, plus a bonus free Squaw Valley/Alpine lift ticket (buy one get one free). Tahoe Weekly and Tahoe Powder magazines are sponsors of the events. | snowbomb.com

Earn your back-country cred Tahoe Rim Trail Association is hosting a two-day Wilderness First Aid course taught by the Wilderness Medicine Institute on Nov. 7 and 8. This course will provide individuals with a foundation in first-aid concepts critical to responding effectively to emergencies in a remote, back-country environment. Designed to meet the needs of trip leaders, camp staff, outdoor enthusiasts and individuals working in remote locations, the lectures and demonstrations are combined with realistic scenarios with mock patients. Come prepared for wet, muddy, cold or hot environments. No previous first-aid training is required. Participants must be 16 years old. The course is $220 for TRTA members and $245 for non-members. Successful course completion earns you a WMI Wilderness First Aid certification, current for two years. This course may also be used to recertify WMI Wilderness First Responder and WMI Wilderness EMT (wilderness portion only) certifications. | (775) 298-4485 or info@tahoerimtrail.org

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H read the Hollywood sign as they

undreds of millions of people have

came in for a landing at Los Angeles International Airport. In the early days of the sign, the 1920s, it read Hollywoodland and was illuminated by thousands of electric light bulbs. Each letter was about 40 feet high and made of sheet metal attached to telephone poles. The light bulbs illuminated hopes and dreams of the Southern California settlers. The monstrous sign was virtually in the center of Griffith Park. It was full of fire roads carved on the side of a hill of decomposed granite. As a youngster, I have no idea how many times I rode up there, but it was a lot. The first time I saw ice on the ground was on one of those roads and so I rode my bicycle back home, got my ice skates and had a nice afternoon skating while looking down on Los Angeles basin.

“During the last of 10 laps, I was struggling in fourth place when one of the men in front of me fell and I coasted home in third place and won the first trophy in my life.” I had already spent dozens of days at the Polar Ice Palace making endless left turns for 35 cents. During my first year in high school, I came up with the $28 for a pair of custom-made, racing skates with offset blades as offsetting the blades allowed me to lean further into the corner as I went around and round without the shoe itself hitting the ice. In January 1942, a Los Angeles daily newspaper held the Southern California speed skating championships. I rounded up $5, borrowed a friend’s bicycle and rode it to a dance and costume shop on Hollywood Boulevard and purchased a pair of black ballet tights. I was not surprised when I skated for the first time in those black tights when spectators laughed at my skinny little legs and long, racing blades, but I just knew I could skate much faster as there was no wind resistance that my jeans otherwise made. The race was not staged as you see it in the Olympic television broadcasts, but rather everyone lined up at a starting line and all left at the same time. During the last of 10 laps, I was struggling in fourth place when one of the men in front of me fell and I coasted home in third place and won the first trophy in my life. It is probably around here somewhere in a box in my closet full of mementos.

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

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By then, the Hollywoodland sign had been shrunken to Hollywood and the light bulbs were lost somewhere to history (and lots of rock throwing by young kids.) Maybe this was about one of the times they propped up the letters to preserve the sign. I rode my bicycle all over Southern California in the 1930s and I could see the sign everywhere I pedaled south to Newport Beach and as far north as Malibu into the northeast corner of San Fernando Valley at Pop’s Willow Lake. There was a large, flat spot that had been excavated to erect the sign, but it sadly became a trash-filled picnic area with thousands of beer cans every summer. I got to know the road there and back well on my bike. A lot of my friends thought I was crazy because the ride back down the mountain was steep and you could ride faster than you really wanted to, especially if you knew the dips and curves. Fortunately for me, I never did crash on the descent. This was long before the invention of the wetsuit for surfing and diving, and in the winter months when the 20-mile distant ocean dropped to 47 or 48 degrees Fahrenheit there was no sense in riding my bicycle to the beach and freezing. At the same elevation and several miles to the east, is the Griffith Park planetarium. Again luck was on my side because construction started in the mid-1930s. We used to go up there on Saturdays and see how construction was coming. When they leveled the place for the planetarium, they shoved the dirt off the side of the hill and it formed a talus slope. We could run on the flat, parking lot and leap into the air and drop as much as 12 vertical feet into knee-deep soft dirt. On one of those leaps, I landed leaning too far forward and did three or four somersaults and finally came to a stop down in the larger rocks at the bottom. It was an uncomfortable ride back to my house on my bicycle and, of course, in those days the family had no accident insurance. I ended up in the first aid room at the local police station and was treated with lots of iodine and bandages, however with nothing broken. My three children were all born in Southern California within 20 miles of where I was born. Today, two of them still live there. This part of the world is still a wonderful place to live if you’re fortunate enough to live within one mile of the ocean. Nearby Malibu Beach is where the light surfboard was invented in the late 1940s by Bob Simmons who lived in Pasadena with his mother. The invention changed the world forever for anyone looking for freedom. I was one of them. However, I was not smart because I kept riding my 100-pound, 11-foot long redwood surfboard for another five years. There was a magic time in the 1940s and 50s when you hung up your surfboard in the garage, took your skis down and made sure your skid chains worked and started checking the snow report with a local ski shop. 

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LAKE FOREST

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Fostering environmental stewardship Story by Tim Hauserman

Missy Mohler

Missy, at center, with Envirolution students in Washington, D.C., doing a Trashion show, from left, are Becca Berelson, Jenna Lindsay, Madison Richey and Taysa Mohler.

hese days, Missy Mohler stays busy as executive director for the Sierra Watershed Education Partnerships (SWEP), a program that teaches children about environmental stewardship and attempts to create a passion for nature among the next generation of Tahoe residents. Mohler, who attended Kings Beach Elementary, then later graduated from North Tahoe High School, discovered her passion for the environment at an early age. “My father would take us on regular hikes and backpacking trips. That begin my love of the environment,” said Mohler. “We would appreciate nature camping

Eventually she settled at UC Berkeley where she received a degree in primatology with a focus on conservation education. In between her education and adventures, Mohler would come to Tahoe to work as a waitress or ski instructor to collect the resources needed to head off on her next adventure. Eventually she decided to settle in Tahoe and began raising a family with husband, Chaco. They have two daughters, Makiah, 21, and Taysa, 18. Although she was back in Tahoe for good, she still wasn’t sure how to explore her passions for conservation and animals or where her life would take her next. Life took her to education first, when she met Michelle Topper and they started talking about what they wanted for their kids and other kids in the area. What came next was the creation of Creekside Co-Op in 1998, followed by running a magnet school at Rideout for a few years.

The organization accomplishes this goal through programs such as the Environmental and Sustainability Club, where students meet and work on service projects such as recycling and energy conservation, and by having students monitor streams to develop programs to restore ecosystems. In the winter, SWEP teaches hands-on winter science at the Tahoe Cross Country Ski Area yurt. And, in a full circle journey back to her childhood, SWEP teaches fifthgrade students in the Tahoe Truckee School District water quality and stream science at the Sagehen Field Station. “I love the way SWEP exposes students to the environment and helps create passion for nature. We need a future where kids are more tied in to trash and protecting the land. I want to create more passion and a greater desire to protect. I want to teach kids they can make a difference,” said Mohler.

Film festival benefits SWEP

In honor of the Sierra Watershed Education Partnerships’ 20th anniversary, the organization presents its first film festival from Oct. 23 to 25 with “Water. The Essential!” Be inspired by compelling films and speakers about water issues through stories about river and ocean pollution, the western drought, stewardship projects and adventures on water in its many forms. The festival features a Gala at Sunnyside Restaurant on Oct. 23 featuring a Trashion Show, band and silent auction. Film showings will be held on Oct. 24 and 25 at Moe’s and Tahoe Art Haus. And, on Sunday, enjoy a panel discussion by local adventure filmmakers who will discuss their craft and the challenges of working in the wilderness and filming on snow and water. 

“ I love the way SWEP exposes students to the environment and helps create passion for nature.” at Sagehen without the crowds. My brother would film the beaver dams, which is probably why he ended up being a photographer. And, I would see the animals and fish in the water. It felt very untouched. It felt protected.” These trips helped to develop her desire to protect the environment and especially animals. While she loved Tahoe, after graduating from high school in 1981, she set off on a nine-year journey of education and exploration before returning to Tahoe full time. Her first stop after graduation was a remote island in the Philippines. “It was extremely tough at the beginning, but ended up being a great experience,” said Mohler. “I came home from the Philippines and started looking into either nursing or conservation,” she said. She studied abroad in Italy and Spain, and spent time at Cabrillo College in Santa Cruz. On a whim, she bought a ticket to Africa traveling around East Africa for six months.

Missy Mohler with her husband, Chaco.

When she discovered that the school didn’t leave time for her family, she moved to Truckee and returned to her environmental roots when the opportunity arose to become the project director for SWEP. Later she became its executive director. SWEP’s mission is to promote environmental stewardship with students through service learning and watershed education.

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CARNELIAN BAY BEACH PATTON LANDING

Hwy. 28, next to Gar Woods

Hwy. 28, at Onyx Street

Celebrate autumn at Fall Festival

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COMMONS BEACH HERITAGE PLAZA

Hwy. 28, in Tahoe City behind the old fire station

Hwy. 28, Downtown Tahoe City

LAKE FOREST BEACH POMIN PARK SKYLANDIA

Off Lake Forest Road, 1.5 miles east of Tahoe City

Off Lake Forest Road, east of Tahoe City

Lake Forest Road, 2.5 miles east of Tahoe City

64-ACRE PARK

Hwy. 89, just south of Tahoe City

TAHOE CITY DOG PARK

Grove Street

WILLIAM KENT BEACH

Hwy. 89, 2.5 miles south of Tahoe City

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Hwy. 89, 17 miles south of Tahoe City

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Hwy. 89, 18.5 miles south of Tahoe City

Hwy. 89, 3.5 miles south of Tahoe City

MARIE SLUCHAK PARK MEEKS BAY

Hwy. 89, 4 miles south of Tahoe City

At the corner of Hwy. 89 & Pine Street in Tahoma

SUGAR PINE POINT STATE PARK

Hwy. 89, 9.5 miles south of Tahoe City

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Hwy. 89, 10 miles south of Tahoe City

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MARTIS CREEK

Hwy. 267, 1 mile south of Truckee Airport

RIVER VIEW SPORTS PARK

12200 Joerger Drive

TRUCKEE RIVER REGIONAL PARK

Hwy. 267, .25 miles south of Truckee

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DONNER MEMORIAL STATE PARK SHORELINE PARK WEST END BEACH

I-80 Donner Lake exit

Donner Pass Road, next to the State Park West of Donner Lake

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Get your B-ball game on Basketball registration for grades 1 through 8 opens Oct. 2 at Truckee Donner Recreation and Park District Community Recreation Center. Practices start after Thanksgiving. The divisions will run 3rd/4th grades, 5th/6th grades and 7th/8th grades with separate leagues for girls and boys. First/2nd grades will be in coed leagues. Games are midweek and on Saturdays starting January and ending in March 2016. Fees are $85 per player. Three-day clinics for grades 1 through 6 will be offered in three sessions for players who want to refine their skills starting on Oct. 26, Nov. 2 and Nov. 10. | (530) 5877720 or tdrpd.org

and wheel techniques. They will invent their own clay sculpture and masterpieces through imagination and creative expressions. The fee per session is $110 per child or $100 for museum members. Every Friday from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. is Family Fun Friday, a play-based class designed to inspire and enrich kids’ brains, bodies and hearts. Curiosity is treasured and kids are encouraged to feel, touch and learn through sensory activities. The class is free with admission and parents must participate. | kidzonemuseum.org

Fall, winter swim classes offered

North Tahoe Arts hosts Kids’ Art on select Saturdays for ages 2 to 12. Children can work on art projects in the Corison Loft Gallery from noon to 2 p.m. Artists will volunteer their time to help children discover the fun of creating a unique project, that can be taken home. Parents must remain with the children. Upcoming events include “Paint the Pumpkin” on Oct. 3 and “Make an Ornament” on Dec. 5. | (530) 581-2787

Youth swim lessons for ages 5 to 17 will be offered two evenings per week for four weeks and Saturday mornings for eight weeks starting Oct. 5. There are a variety of sessions being offered at Truckee Community Pool. The first day of all lessons is a test swim. Swim levels are dependent on age and ability, and run from beginning basics to primary skills, stroke readiness, stroke development and swim team preparation. During school holidays, the pool will be open for combo swims for $3 per resident child or $4 per nonresident child. Proof of residency must be shown at the time of dropin. | RSVP (530) 587-7720 or tdrpd.org

Kids get in the Creative Zone

Go to camp when school’s out

KidZone Museum is offering afterschool, drop-off classes for children, ages 5 to 8, this fall. Creative Art is offered on Tuesdays from 3:30 to 5 p.m. from Oct. 6 to Oct. 27, from Nov. 3 to Nov. 24 and from Dec. 1 to Jan. 5 (not including Christmas break). Kids will create art with watercolors, pastels, clay, wires, textiles and fiber. The fee per session is $110 per child or $100 for museum members. A Pottery Class is on Thursdays from 3:30 to 5 p.m. from Oct. 22 to Nov. 12 and from Nov. 19 to Dec. 17. Children will be introduced to working with clay through manipulation and exploration. They will learn the techniques of making ceramic ware such as pinch pots, bowls, vases, jewelry and coil

When school is out for vacation, Truckee Donner Recreation and Park District offers holiday camps from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Community Recreation Center for kindergartners through fifth graders. A schedule of activities will be available a week before the camps are scheduled; registration is open one month before. First up is Marvelous Monday, Oct. 5, which is $39; registration is due by Oct. 2. Turkey Camp is offered on Nov. 25, the day before Thanksgiving, for $39; registration is due by Nov. 20. Winter Wonderland Days are on Dec. 21 through 23 (for $117) and Dec. 28 through 31 (for $156). Registration deadline for both sessions is Dec. 18. | (530) 5877720 or tdrpd.org

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Head to Tahoe Donner on Oct. 10 for a Fall Festival featuring arts and crafts, the annual doggie dip into the pool, live music by The After Eights, a pumpkin patch, kids’ carnival and much more from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Northwoods Clubhouse. Adults will also enjoy seasonal beer offerings. Tickets are $20 for a wristband for kids’ activities or $1 per ticket. | tahoedonner.com

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Learn the basics Truckee Donner Recreation and Park District offers two days in which youngsters, Grades 1 to 5, can learn new sports and learn basic rules. Girls’ Sport Day is on Oct. 10 and Boys’ Sport Day is on Dec. 12. Both are from 8:15 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The $10 fee for both days includes a t-shirt. Children must preregister. | (530) 587-7720 or tdrpd.org

A spike in girls’ abilities Peak Volleyball is hosting two volleyball clinic series in October and November at the Truckee Donner Recreation and Park District Community Recreation Center. Each six-session series is designed for fourth- through ninth-grade girls to learn the game, improve skills, prepare for school and club tryouts, club season and have fun with the sport. The clinics are open to girls of all experience levels from beginner through advanced. Players are grouped by experience. The Volleyball Foundations Clinic Series is on Mondays and Tuesdays from Oct. 12 to 27 from 4:45 to 6 p.m. The Volleyball Try Out and Season Preparation Clinic Series is on Mondays and Tuesdays from Nov. 2 to 17 from 4:45 to 6 p.m. The cost is $190 for each six-clinic series. Register for both clinic series for $350. Space is limited to 36 participants. | (530) 448-0519 or peakvolleyballcamps.com

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Let them climb Climbing classes will be offered in six sessions starting Oct. 12 for grades 1 through 6 at Truckee’s Community Recreation Center climbing wall. Leaping Lizards, grades 1 though 3, meet Tuesdays and Thursdays and Mighty Monkeys, grades 3 to 6, meet Monday and Wednesdays from 4 to 5 p.m. or 5 to 6 p.m. The fee is $105 per session. There are no drop-ins. | (530) 587-7720 or tdrpd.org

Power to the girl people Kindred Creative Empowerment is accepting online registration now for girls ages 10 to 18. Kindred Creative Empowerment helps boost confidence and empower preteens and teens through creativity, conversations and a combination of staff and student support. Sessions at Truckee’s Community Art Center are on Fridays from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m., and feature in-depth, multiweek individual and group projects. Students who have completed 12 sessions have priority to become mentors/interns within Kindred programs and community events. | Register kindredtruckee.org

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NTA showcases glass, oils

North Tahoe Art Center galleries will showcase “Glass Quartet,” the many ways glass can be manipulated into art on display through Nov. 2. Four featured artists working with glass offer pieces ranging from artistic visions to functional beauties. The group, Toni Rockwell, Catherine Strand, Pam Sutton and William Hutchinson, will be on display in the Main Gallery. In the Corison Loft through Nov. 2, Howard Friedman’s oils, “Lake Tahoe & The Sierras,” will be exhibited. He paints exclusively with a palette knife, applying many layers that give his oils a three-dimensional quality. | northtahoearts.com

First Friday opening Riverside Studios First Friday series offers the artwork of Stephanie Tittle. She uses mark making, color and texture to create tapestry-style images, and her images will be on display throughout the month. The opening is on Oct. 2 from 5 to 8 p.m. Live music and refreshment will be provided. All are welcome. | riversideartstudios.com

200 years of Tahoe art Nevada Museum of Art presents “Tahoe: A Visual History,” an art historical survey exhibition spanning two centuries of cultural and creative works by painters, photographers, architects, basket weavers and sculptors. It will be on view until Jan. 10, 2016. Five years in the making, the exhibition includes historical and contemporary art dedicated to Lake Tahoe, Donner Pass and surrounding regions of the Sierra Nevada. Ann M. Wolfe, senior curator and deputy director of NMOA, curated the exhibition. “Tahoe: A Visual History” is organized thematically and chronologically to encourage dialogue among museumgoers. Key artworks include the baskets of Washoe weaver Dat-so-la-lee, known for the degikup basket form, a 6-by-10foot painting of Donner Lake made by Albert Bierstadt in 1867, photography from Ansel Adams and original drawings by Frank Lloyd Wright for a proposed 1923 colony at Emerald Bay that was never built. More than 15 contemporary artists will be among the historical heavyweights, including artist Maya Lin who created three sculptures reflecting the Tahoe watershed. A 488-page hardcover book of the same name, authored by Wolfe, designed by Kit Hinrichs and co-published by Skira Rizzoli and NMOA, is on sale in the Museum store and select bookstores, as well as at amazon.com. There are a number of special events, talks and guided hikes associated with the exhibit offered over the next several months. Upcoming events include: Michael Branch talks about John Muir’s Tahoe journal on Oct. 2 at noon; a guided hike of Donner Summit with Bob 24

Mule’s Ears Toni Rockwell | North Tahoe Arts Anderson is on Oct. 4 at 9 a.m.; meet the artist Phyllis Schafer on Oct. 9 at noon and at 6 p.m. Composer Jean-Paul Perrotte will give an original aural tribute to Tahoe, followed by dinner at Chez Louie; plein air painting classes with Phyllis Shafer are on Oct. 10 at 8:30 a.m.; and a guided hike of Van Sickle Bi-State Park with Bob Anderson is at 9 a.m. Visit the Web site for details. | (775) 329-3333 or nevadaart.org

SNC offers fine art exhibit “Haunts or Whatever” is a series of new mixed media works by Nick Larson on display at Sierra Nevada College’s Tahoe Gallery in the Prim Library through Oct. 2. Larson draws on experiences he gathered while conducting archeological research and data. | sierranevada.edu

Artists open studios for tour Reno Open Studios on Oct. 2, 3 and 4 is Northwestern Nevada’s window into the creative worlds of talented visual artists. From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. participants can learn what inspires artists, witness their techniques and be stimulated by their

passion for the creative process. This year’s tour features 35 artists in locations around Reno and Sparks. The tour includes oils, acrylics, watercolor, decorative gourds, jewelry, textiles, bronze, photography, woodturning, metal sculpture, glass and glass blowing, clay, printmaking and ceramics. Maps of the tour are available online. | artouring.com

Learn the art of interior design Instructor Teri Raphael will teach color principles, the psychology of color, color in design, how to read blueprints and make layouts at Truckee’s Community Recreation Center. The class is on Mondays from 9:30 to 11 a.m. or Tuesdays from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Kitchen Design is on Oct. 2 to Oct. 26. Interior design with bath design is Nov. 2 to Nov. 23 and Holiday Décor is on Nov. 30. The class fee is $125, plus $25 for materials. | (530) 582-7200 or tdrpd.org

Food-inspired art workshops offered Atelier and The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe, partner for an epicurean-inspired weekend Oct. 2 to 4. On Oct. 3, all are

invited to join Atelier for a workshop in Wooden Spoon Carving from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at The Backyard Bar & BBQ at The Ritz-Carlton. Using traditional Japanese tools, participants will learn how to design, carve and hollow out the bowl of the spoon, as well as sand and finish the piece. This workshop is appropriate for ages 10 and older. The cost to participate is $48 per person. From 3 to 7 p.m., Nevada City-based artist Diana Fayt will teach the basics of creating simple clay scoops and spoons using her own mastered hand-building techniques at Atelier. Students will create one scoop and one spoon during the workshop to add to their home collection. Fayt’s spoon and scoop designer collection is currently featured at Anthropologie. The cost is $95 per person and includes all firing and supplies. Atelier will host a Printing Basics workshop on Oct. 4 from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in Manzanita at The RitzCarlton. Participants will learn to design, plan and create their own stamps and transfer the design to flour-sack tea towels. Participants will learn the basics

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of creating handmade stamps, layout techniques and how to get a clean ink transfer from stamp to fabric. The cost is $35 per person.| ateliertruckee.com

Drawings cover vast horizons City Hall Metro Gallery in Reno hosts conceptual artist and landscape architect Caroline Lavoie until Oct. 2. “Lines of the West” explores large-scale landscapes of the American West and around the world. Each drawing was made on site, examining how a person interacts, interprets and perceives spaces. | arts4nevada.org

Dutch artist’s recent paintings Stremmel Gallery presents an exhibition of recent paintings by Dutch artist Ewoud de Groot. The artist is a rising star in contemporary wildlife art. The exhibition is on display until Oct. 3. | arts4nevada.org

Lines not needed New work by local artist Jason Groffman will be on display through Oct. 9 at the Holland Project Micro Gallery in Reno, Nev. In “Withoutlines,” Groffman balances both digital and mixed-media methods as a way of representing an organized chaos and artistic angst. | arts4nevada.org

Look for the newest exhibit Truckee Donner Recreation and Park District will offer a new art exhibit on display from Oct. 10 to Jan. 10, 2016 at the Community Recreation Center. An opening reception will be on Oct. 9 from 5 to 7 p.m. | tdrpd.org

Reynolds highlights in black and white Carson City Community Center will exhibit “Tow’ring High,” the black and white photography of Deon Reynolds through Nov. 10. Reynolds’ landscape photos depict the small moments of human activity amongst the vast empty landscapes of Nevada. | arts4nevada.org

Private Property Robert Dawson | Nevada Museum of Art Visually they tell a story

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Philip Zimmermann uses photography and design to create visual narratives that unfold within the time and space of the book. An exhibition will feature Zimmermann’s individual and collaborative artist books and printer’s proof sheets from Black Rock Press in the Jot Travis Building at University of Nevada, Reno, through Nov. 7. | arts4nevada.org

North Tahoe Arts: A Gathering of Art program meets on the first and third Wednesday of every month at the Corison Loft from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The program is designed to allow artists and novice artists to work on individual projects. Bring equipment, easels and supplies (tables and chairs provided). There will be no instructor. A Gathering of Art is open to the public. There is no charge, but a donation to North Tahoe Arts would help defray the costs of supplies for Kids’ Art Saturday programs. Donations are tax deductible. | (530) 581-2787

The Ritz-Carlton Lake Tahoe has joined with SLATE Art Consulting to feature a rotating exhibition of Northern California artists’ work throughout the hotel’s lobby and public areas. Two sixmonth exhibitions of contemporary art inspired by the Lake Tahoe lifestyle and made by artists living and working in Northern California will be on display. Each exhibit will have a seasonal theme and will continue through 2015. Artists featured in the exhibition include Lisa Fernald Barker, Maria Burtis, Carol Inez Charney, Pauletta Chanco, Robin Denevan, Joanne Fox, Melissa Herrington, Andrzej Michael Karwacki, Michele de la Menardiere, Elise Morris, David Ruth and James Shay. The rotational exhibition will include pieces that may be purchased from SLATE. Weekly tours will be offered at 2 p.m. on Thursdays. Private tours may be arranged for groups of 10 or more. Notes for self-guided tours are available at Hotel Concierge. | slateart.net

Skaff featured at Wolfdale’s Wolfdale’s Restaurant in Tahoe City is featuring oil paintings by Andy Skaff through January 2016. Skaff ’s love of the West provides the inspiration for his light-filled, vibrant landscapes. His paintings have been exhibited at the Napa Valley Museum, the Oil Painters of America Western Regional exhibit in Santa Barbara, Sunset Magazine Western Idea House in Truckee and are part of the permanent collection of Martis Camp Lodge, the Ritz-Carlton Lake Tahoe, the Tahoe Forest Cancer Center and the Larkspur Hotel Group. | askaff.com

New, local artists needed The North Tahoe Arts ARTisan Shop is currently accepting applications for new artists. The ARTisan Shop is a co-opstyle retail space for local artists to exhibit and sell their artwork year round. All art must be juried and accepted and must be handmade, original and/or created by the artist. | northtahoearts.com

Holiday fair offers original gifts North Tahoe Arts Annual Holiday Art and Gift Faire, “Holly Arts,” will feature locally made jewelry, glasswork, knitwear, fine art, photography and other handmade items for holiday gift giving. NTA members receive a 10 percent discount. Holly Arts will be on display from Nov. 9 to Jan. 4, 2016. A holiday open house and reception will take place on Dec. 5 from noon to 4 p.m. | northtahoearts.com

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Libra (Sep 22-Oct 22)

Aries (Mar 21-Apr 20)

The Sun now in your sign will ignite your pioneering spirit. Your focus has been and remains sharp. Circumstances are contributing by compelling you to action. Inner work may be at least as important as outer. It is extra important right now to be your own best friend. This may even require an exercise of unconditional love now and over the coming weeks.

Scorpio (Oct 22-Nov 21) You have been summoned within to receive important guidance. Obtaining new tools or at least inspirational visions of possibility is indicated. Contributing to this is a rebellious and perhaps feisty mood. Extra efforts may be required to not displace any anger and frustration on to others. Assume full responsibility for everything in your life to gain full access to your personal power.

Sagittarius (Nov 21-Dec 21) The time has come to express a fuller measure of your individuality. This includes others and increasing your exposure to a wider array of cultural stimulations. Gaining inspiration and stimulating your imagination is featured. This will in turn activate innovation and invention within you. Sometimes the best ideas come from within while at other times they come from interaction.

Capricorn (Dec 21-Jan 19) Some fresh starts in your public and professional sphere have begun. These will require extra effort on your part. Contending with a wavering sense of confidence in yourself, and/or in others may be at issue. Restoring this somehow is extra important and ideally without delay. Sincere efforts over the coming weeks could go a long way but lack thereof could set things back doubly.

Aquarius (Jan 19-Feb 19) Reaching out to key social and cultural activities is a source of inspiration now. These are a feature of a soul-searching process that is underway. Yet in this case, it is the spirit of the community that you yearn to access more fully. As well, you want to make your presence known and perhaps also produce opportunities to share your wares, gifts and offerings.

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Taurus (Apr 20-May 21) A new chapter has begun. In the deeper reaches it speaks of creative metamorphosis. Whether or not you will choose to consciously engage is up to you. Yet, it will probably happen in any case. Begin by getting centered and establishing a fresh stance in the world. This may take a couple of months. Prepare to color your world with hues that match your original style.

Gemini (May 21-Jun 21) A new quality of commitment is getting underway. It comes with a growing wave of confidence. All being well, you have tied up many loose ends and brought closure where it was needed. Now you are invited to bring your imagination to the focus on talents and expressions that have been waiting for their time. Expect to dive deep into new projects.

Cancer (Jun 21-Jul 22) Some fresh starts close to home should be keeping you busy now. You may also notice that you are busier, at least in your mind. Circumstances close at hand and abroad are stirring your imagination. Either way, you want more information, answers, instruction and perhaps training and skill development. The time has come to make a few improvements to increase your sense of security.

Leo (Jul 22-Aug 23) You have begun to fortify existing foundations and to perhaps build upon new ones. Tending to unfinished business is featured. This cycle stands to continue into mid-October. Breaking new ground has been likely. Now the outreach process begins. Key communications and negotiations are implied. Mercury retrograde is actually presenting opportunities, but involving others is required.

Virgo (Aug 23-Sep 22)

You have entered a mini cycle of regeneration, which will last about a month. Yet this one will have a few chapters to it extending to the end of the year. This is an opportunity to clear away anything unwanted. On the flip side, this could include coming clean with people with whom unresolved issues linger. Either way, by accepting this challenge you will emerge stronger than ever.

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Presidential visits to Truckee-Truckee: Part II for Virginia City. After his tour of the mining district, the party headed for Carson City where handsome stagecoaches and a bevy of leading residents awaited to take them to Glenbrook, Nev., on Lake Tahoe’s East Shore. When the stages reached the summit of the Carson Range overlooking the Tahoe Basin, the passengers boarded the Lake Tahoe Railroad. This narrow-gauge, short line operation was part of timber baron Duane L. Bliss’ massive logging operation to supply the Comstock mines.

“President Hayes and his VIP guests were safely ensconced on the way down to the lake since they declared the ride to be the ‘pleasantest and wildest they ever took.”

President Rutherford B. Hayes toured Lake Tahoe and Truckee in 1880. | Courtesy Mark McLaughlin

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ational elections in the United States

teristics of a marathon race with a pitched pace that starts a year or two before the actual vote. The act of political campaigning where candidates tour cities and communities across the country began in the 19th Century when prerequisites like property and tax qualifications were eliminated as a voting requirement. It created an electorate of mostly free, white males that eventually grew to encompass most Americans. It’s quite remarkable, considering the area’s relative remoteness and small population, that a significant number of former, future or active chief executives have made it a point to visit the Truckee-Tahoe region. Ulysses S. Grant left office in 1877, but in 1879 the former, two-term president was wrapping up a world tour with his wife and son as he considered entering the 1880 presidential race. Grant had been well received in many foreign capitals during his tour and his rousing public speeches had resurrected his political currency. When he arrived by train in Truckee in October 1879, Grant was greeted by an excited crowd on Commercial Row. Hundreds of additional supporters came out at Tahoe City and in western Nevada as he toured Lake Tahoe and the Comstock mines during his multi-day visit. Despite strong public support for Grant to run for a third term, his popularity among the Republican Party had faltered due to repeated scandals in his administration and he lost the nomination. After Grant left office, Republican Rutherford B. Hayes took the helm as chief of the executive branch. When it came time for President Hayes to campaign for a second term, he, too, made sure to visit the Comstock, Lake Tahoe and Truckee. The commander in chief was traveling with famed Civil War general William 28

Tecumseh Sherman, who had served under Gen. Ulysses Grant, commander of the Union Army. Sherman had been honored for his outstanding military strategy during that brutal conflict, but also received harsh criticism for his scorched earth policy and devastating rampage through Georgia. During a tour of California in the late 1840s, Sherman had ridden his horse into the Sierra to see where a transcontinental railroad could be built over the rugged range. Upon his return, he famously said that the construction project was impossible, but if ever accomplished it would take “the work of giants.” Incredibly, just 20 years later, passenger trains were running over Donner Pass. It turned out that the giants Sherman had alluded to turned out to be thousands of diminutive, hard-working Chinese laborers. Hayes’ westbound campaign train first stopped in Reno, where the entourage boarded the Virginia and Truckee Railroad

The Lake Tahoe Railroad was not designed for passenger traffic, but during the summer months the cars were often crowded with sightseers. Although the views were spectacular, the steep angle of the terrain posed serious risk to people hanging on to the outside of the cars. One can assume that President Hayes and his VIP guests were safely ensconced on the way down to the lake since they declared the ride to be the “pleasantest and wildest they ever took.” At Glenbrook, Hayes and Sherman inspected Bliss’ massive wood mills where many of Tahoe’s old-growth trees were being sawed into lumber. From there, they boarded the small steamship “Meteor” for a nautical tour along the East and North shores of Big Blue. The Sacramento Daily Union reported that the boat was thoroughly decorated with bunting, evergreens and flowers. On the front of the pilothouse was a large, framed picture of the president, which greatly pleased the chief executive. A large, enthusiastic crowd met the presidential party at the wharf in Tahoe City where they were escorted to the “Big Bonanza,” the same fancy excursion stagecoach owned by Truckee Hotel owner

J.F. Moody that had carried Ulysses Grant during his visit just 11 months before. President Hayes reached Truckee on Sept. 9, 1880, where he was greeted by local dignitaries and California Gov. George C. Perkins. Both Hayes and Sherman thrilled the crowds with short, but rousing patriotic speeches. By all accounts it was a celebrated event with the Truckee Republican reporting: “The whole affair went off smoothly and satisfactorily to all concerned.” As the train departed for Sacramento, people called out for the president’s wife Lucy. When she appeared alongside her husband waving as the locomotives picked up speed, the crowd went crazy. When President William McKinley came through Truckee on May 25, 1901, his visit was brief, but it elicited heartfelt emotions. After McKinley greeted cheering locals from the rear platform of the train, the Truckee Republican gushed: “His brief stop in Truckee will be cherished with a grateful, happy sense of satisfaction and pride by all who saw him and memory of his kind face will not fade with the passing years but live to stimulate love, loyalty and devotion to the highest office of our land.” The editor must have been extremely disappointed when McKinley was assassinated less than four months later, one of three future or active presidents who have visited the Truckee-Tahoe region that were later killed in office. (The other two were President James A. Garfield and candidate John F. Kennedy.) Vice President Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt became president after McKinley’s death and he, too, visited Truckee, arriving on May 19, 1903. His train was met by the largest crowd that had ever assembled at the depot. He was presented with fresh trout from Donner Lake, as well as a fine, Indian-woven basket. According to reports, he was extremely happy with his gifts and the people of Truckee.  Tahoe historian Mark McLaughlin is a nationally published author and professional speaker. His award-winning books are available at local stores or at thestormking.com. You may reach him at mark@thestormking.com. Check out his blog at tahoenuggets.com, or read more Sierra Stories at TheTahoeWeekly.com.

Tahoe Nostalgia MEGA DROUGHTS PART OF TAHOE CLIMATE Extreme droughts that occurred thousands of years ago don’t seem too threatening today, but there is evidence that desiccating dry spells are still part of our contemporary climate regime. Over the past 20 years, paleoclimatologist Scott Stine of California State University, Hayward, has analyzed tree stumps he located in Mono Lake and the Walker River. Stine found two prolonged dry spells that occurred between 1,200 and 600 years ago; one lasted for 220 years and another for 141 years. During those mega droughts, many lakes and rivers in the Sierra Nevada dried up for decades.

Photograph and caption are from Tahoe historian Mark McLaughlin’s award-winning book “The Donner Party: Weathering the Storm” available in stores or at thestormking.com. Courtesy Mark McLaughlin

October 1-14, 2015

LIVE MUSIC, SHOWS & NIGHTLIFE

Music SCENE Ski flicks to whet the appetite

CALENDAR October 1-15, 2015

PASSENGER

CASINO SHOWS Evening at The Improv | Harvey’s Lake Tahoe Budd Friedman’s legendary comedy showcase brings in two new comics weekly, plus host Howie Nave with Rocky LaPorte and Ron Morey until Oct. 4, Dennis Blair and Carrie Snow from Oct. 7 to 11, and Michael Colyar and Gilbert Lawand from Oct. 14 to 18. Wed.-Sun. at 8:30, 9:30 & 10:30 p.m. Starting at $25. | harveystahoe.com

“Saltoriya” | Eldorado Casino “Saltoriya” is a new show comprising awe-inspiring, internationally acclaimed performers, acrobats, daredevil stunts and comedy in an exhilarating, uplifting experience. The show combines feats of athleticism, comedy, original music and choreography. It celebrates magnificent physical movements of world-class performers with universal and timeless appeal. Cirque-style productions bring amazing elements of the traditional circus to another level of excitement and aesthetics. “Saltoriya” features a cast of incredibly talented American and European performers including acrobats, clowns, jugglers and dancers. The audience will see comedians, unicycle masters, a ladder balancing act, contortion-hand balancing, a hula-hoop act and a daring motorcycle globe act. Show times are at 7 p.m. Tues.-Sun. and 9:30 p.m. on Saturday until Nov. 15. Starting at $26.95. | eldoradoreno.com

P taking scenery and epic runs are what’s owder-covered mountains, breath-

being dreamt of for Tahoe and Truckee this season. But, before the runs open in Tahoe, Matchstick Productions and Legs of Steel have their latest ski films to whet your appetite for the coming season.

“Passenger”

THEATER “Picasso at the Lapin Agile” | Reno Little Theater This long-running Off-Broadway absurdist comedy places Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso in a Parisian cafe in 1904, before the celebrated painter set the art world afire with cubism. In his first comedy for the stage actor and screenwriter Steve Martin plays fast and loose with fact, fame and fortune as these two geniuses muse on the century’s achievements and prospects, as well as other fanciful topics with infectious dizziness. Show times 7:30 p.m. Oct. 1-3. Matinee 2 p.m. Oct. 3-4. $15-$18. | renolittlethreater.org

Oct. 8 | 7:30 p.m. | doors open at 6 p.m. $12 advance | $15 at the door Homewood Mountain Resort North Lodge | Homewood

“Fade to Winter” Oct. 15 | 7 & 8:15 p.m. showings $15 | Olympic Village Lodge Olympic Valley

many more. The riders are comprised of 15 world-class skiers including Freeride World Tour sensation Sam Smoothy and Olympic Gold Medalist Joss Christensen. The premiere will take place at Homewood Mountain Resort’s North Lodge with doors opening at 6 p.m. and the movie starting at 7:30 p.m. In addition to the film, Homewood will be raffling off great prizes during the event including a pair of Volkl skis, a Homewood 2015-16 Season Pass, lift tickets and more. Each moviegoer will receive one raffle ticket and additional raffle tickets may be purchased at the door. There also will be live music, drink specials and local and ski industry vendors before the show. Moviegoers are encouraged to stay for the after-party, which will include more music and fun. Tickets are $12 in advance or $15 at the door at skihomewood.com. | legsofsteel.eu

OCT. 1 | THURSDAY

‘PASSENGER’ premier at HMR

MSP presents ‘FADE TO WINTER’

AT THE LAKE

Homewood Mountain Resort hosts the first North American showing of the ski film “Passenger” on Oct. 8 by Legs of Steel. A company created from the passion of four friends and professional free-skiers, Legs of Steel strives to stay authentic to shared visions and interests and believes that is key to the rider-manage production company. Known for their outstanding cinematography, Legs of Steel continues to impress with awards such as Best Cinematography at iF3 (International Freeski Film Festival) in 2012 for their film “Hurt so Good,” and, in 2014, their film was selected as a Best Editing Nominee. Two years in the making, “Passenger” was filmed with several goals in mind: to push the boundaries of riding, explore artistic cinematography and formulate creative storytelling. The film includes destinations such as Revelstoke, Queenstown, Hokkaido, Edmonton and

MSP Films introduces “Fade to Winter,” the latest in a long line of groundbreaking films from the production powerhouse with two showings on Oct. 15 at Olympic Village Lodge. Following on the heels of the awardwinning films “McConkey” and “Days of My Youth,” MSP’s newest feature film highlights the top athletes of today and their unfaltering dedication to the sport of skiing. Even when faced with challenging weather and conditions, MSP’s all-star cast of skiers dug deep within themselves to find the best in each experience. “It is just skiing, after all and this roster of skiers that we’ve assembled for ‘Fade to Winter’ takes the same pleasure in a day on the hill as you or I do,” said executive producer Murray Wais in a press release. MSP’s 23rd annual ski film focuses on fun, because that is what skiing is all about – first-timers and professionals alike share

Stringtown Ambassadors Cottonwood 6 p.m. Rustler’s Moon Bar of America 8 p.m. Dyermaker Cabo Wabo Harvey’s Lake Tahoe 8 p.m. Etch Grooves Pizza Bar 9 p.m. Live Music Rookies 9:30 p.m. Stan Charles Pastime Club 10 p.m. DJ Parties DJ David Aaron MontBleu 10 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Open Mic Mellow Fellows Kings Beach 8:30 p.m. Karaoke XHale 9 p.m. Lip Sync w/Dreu Murin HQ Center Bar MontBleu 9 p.m. Fat Cat Bar & Grill 9 p.m. The Grid 9:30 p.m.

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FADE TO WINTER

Laugh Factory | Silver Legacy One of the most recognized comedy club brands in the country, The Laugh Factory hosts two comics weekly. Laugh Factory will be open Tues-Sun. at 7:30 p.m. and late shows on Fri.-Sat. at 9:30 p.m. See Tim Gaither until Oct. 4, Brian Scolaro from Oct. 6 to 11, Brian Clark from Oct. 13 to 18, Jay Black from Oct. 20 to 25, and Mitch Fatel from Oct. 27 to Nov. 1. Starting at $21.95. | silverlegacyreno.com

Paddy Graham at Fairy Meadows Hut in “Passenger.” | Pally Learmond

The

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that same mentality. Whether chasing deep powder in Japan, ripping with local groms in New England, searching for new lines in Alaska, or building back-country jumps in Iceland, every aspect of this compelling new film showcases the inner spirit of every skier’s burning desire to get out on the snow. The athletes – many of whom are new to the MSP roster this year – bring a variety of skiing styles to the film. Markus Eder, Bobby Brown, Michelle Parker, Mark Abma, Tanner Rainville, Aaron Blunck, James Heim, Sean Jordan, PK Hunder and others make up the all-star cast. There will be two showings at 7 and 8:15 p.m. with tickets $15 in advance and at the door. Tickets are available at Tahoe Dave’s in Tahoe City and Truckee. | skimovie.com 

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Big Gigantic

Oct. 9 | 8:30 p.m. | Knitting Factory | Reno, Nev. | $22-$44

BIG GIGANTIC, WHOSE

blend of mind-bending beats, thunderous bass and frenetic melodies has developed a rabid following since forming in 2008, have taken their sound to yet another dimension with the release of 2014’s “The Night is Young.” The fifth album by Boulder, Colo.,-based saxophonist and producer Dominic Lalli and drummer Jeremy Salken is an eclectic mix of tracks that span genres from electronic and dance to hip-hop and electro soul. | re.knittingfactory.com

RENO & BEYOND

RJD2

Benny Mistak

w/Vokab Kompany & Logic One

Oct. 9 | Midnight | Cargo | Reno, Nev.

CATAPULTED TO NOTORIETY, fame and serious hip-hop credibility with 2002’s “Dead Ringer” LP, Philadelphiabased DJ and multi-instrumentalist RJD2 has enjoyed a thoroughly prolific career, following that debut album with 2004’s critically acclaimed “Since We Last Spoke.” For “The Third Hand,” RJD2 seemingly abandons all the notions and titles that have been placed upon him over the past five years. Underground hip-hop superproducer to some, virtuoso sample-based instrumental wizard to others, RJD2 embodies all of these things on the “The Third Hand” but placates none who seek more of the same. | cargoreno.com

Reno Philharmonic’s

Classix season

Oct. 4 | 7:30 p.m. & Oct. 6 | 4 p.m. | $32-$86 Pioneer Center for Performing Arts | Reno, Nev.

THE RENO PHIL’S 47th Classix Season begins with a musical feast for the heart and soul rooted in influences from the Mediterranean and featuring selections from Verdi, Rachmaninoff and Respighi, as well as special guest Jon Nakamatsu on piano. Classix One titled “Italian Feast,” opens with Giuseppe Verdi’s “Force of Destiny” overture, which begins with a gripping fate movement in brass launching into a thrilling allegro of breathtaking speed. | renophil.com

DJ RickGee & DJ JosBeatz Peek Nightclub Harrah’s 10:30 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke HQ Center Bar MontBleu 9 p.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance Mark Twain Living Room at Casey’s 6:30 p.m. Ron Josol Pioneer Underground 8 p.m.

OCT. 1 | THURSDAY CONTINUED... Terri Campillo & Craig Fletcher Glen Eagles 6:30 p.m. Craig w/Mick Valentino Glen Eagles 7 p.m. Jam w/Dean Brownell Carson Station Casino 7 p.m. Greg Austin Carson Valley Inn 7 p.m. Jimbo Mathus & The Tri-State Coalition The Terrace Peppermill 7 p.m. Fred Gonzales Singer Social Lounge 7 p.m. Jimmy Malley & Jack Clifton Living the Good Life 7:30 p.m. Rustler’s Heat Gilley’s Nugget Sparks 8 p.m. Chalivera and Friends Studio on 4th 8 p.m. Highway 42 Atlantis 8 p.m. Johnathan “JB” Barton Cabaret Lounge Carson Valley Inn 8 p.m. The Sudden Passion, Myke Reed Jub Jub’s Thirst Parlor 8 p.m. Bobbie Reynon & Paul January Roxy’s Eldorado 8:30 p.m. Cash Presley Brew Brothers Eldorado 10 p.m. DJ Parties DJ & Dancing Gilley’s Nugget Sparks 5 p.m. DJ MoFunk Silver Baron Lounge Silver Legacy 6 p.m. DJ Teddy P Aura Ultra Lounge Silver Legacy 8 p.m. DJ Bobby G Living the Good Life 8:30 p.m. Country Music Night Race & Sports Book Grand Sierra Resort 10 p.m. Locals Night w/DJ 2wice Lex Nightclub 10 p.m. DJ Montague Eldorado Brew Brothers 10:30 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Club Cal Neva 8 p.m. Karaoke w/DJ Manny 3rd Street Bar 9 p.m. Bottom’s Up Saloon 9 p.m. El Cortez Lounge 9 p.m. West Second Street 9:30 p.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance Ron Josol Pioneer Underground 8 p.m. Special Events Blue Jeans Jam Reno venues

OCT. 2 | FRIDAY AT THE LAKE Rustler’s Moon Gar Woods 8 p.m. Jackie Dauzat Riva Grill 8 p.m. The Whiz Kid Cabo Wabo Harvey’s Lake Tahoe 8 p.m. Seraphin Pastime Club 9 p.m. Queensryche Vinyl Hard Rock 9 p.m. Justin Townes Earle w/Sam Outlaw Cargo 9 p.m. Paul Covarelli Bar of America 9:30 p.m. DJ Parties Arty the Party Harrah’s Lake Tahoe 8 p.m. DJ Louie Giovanni & DJ JosBeatz Peek Harrah’s Lake Tahoe 8 p.m. DJ David Aaron Opal Ultra Lounge MontBleu 10 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Tourist Club 9 p.m. HQ Center Bar MontBleu 9 p.m.

RENO & BEYOND Pipes on the River Trinity Episcopal Church 12 p.m. Highway 42 Atlantis 4 p.m. Gil Roxy’s Eldorado 4:30 p.m. Ty Phillip Guitar Bar Boomtown 5 p.m. Mary Margaret Niebuhr, Clair Humphrey Buona Sera 6 p.m. Lynne Colvig & Kevin Tokarz Rapscallion 6 p.m. Song Writers in the Round Comma Coffee 6 p.m.

Terri Campillo & Craig Fletcher Glen Eagles 6:30 p.m. Rocky Tatarelli Glen Eagles 7 p.m. Reno Music Project Showcase Walden’s Coffeehouse 7 p.m. Fred Gonzales Vassar Lounge 7 p.m. Justin Townes Earle w/Sam Outlaw Cargo Whitney Peak Hotel 8 p.m. Jimbo Mathus & The Tri-State Coalition The Terrace Peppermill 8 p.m. Corky Bennett & The 9th St. Band Reno Senior Center 8 p.m. Jamie Rollins Living the Good Life Lounge 8 p.m. John Dawson Band Cabaret Lounge Carson Valley Inn 8 p.m. Ja Rule Lex Grand Sierra Resort 8 p.m. Tim Kaiser & Zen Leprechaun Studio on 4th 8 p.m. Jackie Landrum Sapphire Harrah’s Reno 8 p.m. Mike Furlong Guitar Bar Boomtown 9 p.m. Rebekah Chase Band Atlantis 10 p.m. Cash Presley Brew Brothers Eldorado 10 p.m. DJ Parties DJ & Dancing Gilley’s Nugget Sparks 5 & 11 p.m. DJ MoFunk Silver Baron Lounge Silver Legacy 6 p.m. DJ Bob Richards NoVi Eldorado 9 p.m. DJ I Harrah’s Reno 9 p.m. DJ Georgette & Mr. Rooney St. James Infirmary 9 p.m. DJ Roni V NoVi Eldorado 10 p.m. DJ RickGee Grand Sierra Resort 10 p.m. Boggan, featuring Razala’s, Crisp Rice 1 up 10 p.m. Country Music Nights Race & Sports Book Grand Sierra Resort 10 p.m. DJ MoFunk Roxy’s Eldorado 10 p.m. DJ Montague Brew Brothers Eldorado10:30 p.m. DJ Chris English Edge Peppermill 1 a.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Club Cal Neva 8 p.m. Bottom’s Up Saloon 9 p.m. El Cortez Lounge 9 p.m. Spiro’s Sports Bar & Grille 9 p.m. West Second Street 9:30 p.m. Live Band Karaoke Grand Sierra Xtreme Sports Bar 10 p.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance “Clown Bar” Good Luck MacBeth 7:30 p.m. “A Bad Year for Tomatoes” CVIC Hall 7:30 p.m. Theresa Caputo Reno Events Center 7:30 p.m. Ron Josol Pioneer Underground 8 p.m. Special Events Blue Jeans Jam Reno venues Reno Celtic Festival Sands Regency

OCT. 3 | SATURDAY AT THE LAKE The Space Heaters, The Roemers & Robert Ludgate Gatekeeper’s Museum 12 p.m. Greg Allman Harrah’s Lake Tahoe 7:30 p.m. Rustler’s Moon Gar Woods 8 p.m. Jackie Dauzat Riva Grill 8 p.m. The Whiz Kid Cabo Wabo Harvey’s Lake Tahoe 8 p.m. Country Tribute Show, Jason Aldean & Kenny Chesney Vinyl Hard Rock 9 p.m. 2015 Pink Party w/DJ TREK XHale 9 p.m. Peter Cetera MontBleu 9 p.m. Paul Covarelli Bar of America 9:30 p.m. DJ Parties Arty the Party Harrah’s Lake Tahoe 8 p.m. DJ David Aaron Opal Ultra Lounge MontBleu 10 p.m. Rookies 10 p.m.

Denim and Divas Circus Circus 11 a.m. Hallie Kirk Comma Coffee 1 p.m. Highway 42 Atlantis 4 p.m. Gil Roxy’s Eldorado 4:30 p.m. Community Drum Circle Comma Coffee 5 p.m. (Last Sat.) Corky Bennett Bavarian World 6 p.m. Terri Campillo & Craig Fletcher Glen Eagles 6:30 p.m. Craig & Terri w/Gerry Wright Glen Eagles 7 p.m. Jimbo Mathus & The Tri-State Coalition The Terrace Peppermill 8 p.m. John Dawson Band Cabaret Lounge Carson Valley Inn 8 p.m. Kim Keiser and Zen Leprechaun Studio on 4th 8 p.m. Jack Landrum Sapphire Harrah’s Reno 8 p.m. Sil Shoda w/Westbound 50, Nevada Hazard Knitting Factory 8 p.m. Mike Furlong Guitar Bar Boomtown 9 p.m. Rebekah Chase Band Atlantis 10 p.m. Eliot Lipp 1 Up 10 p.m. Cash Presley Brew Brothers Eldorado 10 p.m. DJ Parties DJ MoFunk Silver Baron Lounge Silver Legacy 6 p.m. DJ I Harrah’s Reno 9 p.m. DJ Ivan NoVi Eldorado 9 p.m. DJ Roni V NoVi Eldorado 10 p.m. Kaskade Lex Grand Sierra Resort 10 p.m. Country Music Nights Race & Sports Book Grand Sierra Resort 10 p.m. DJ MoFunk Roxy’s Eldorado 10 p.m. DJ Montague Brew Brothers Eldorado 10:30 p.m. DJ Chris English Edge Peppermill 1 a.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Club Cal Neva 8 p.m. Bottom’s Up Saloon 9 p.m. El Cortez Lounge 9 p.m. The Point 9 p.m. Spiro’s Sports Bar & Grille 9 p.m. West Second Street 9:30 p.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance Ron White Silver Legacy 6:30 & 9:30 p.m. “A Bad Year for Tomatoes” CVIC Hall 7:30 p.m. “Clown Bar” Good Luck MacBeth 7:30 p.m. Special Events Blue Jeans Jam Reno venues Reno Celtic Festival Sands Regency

OCT. 4 | SUNDAY AT THE LAKE DJ Parties Arty the Party Harrah’s Lake Tahoe 8 p.m. DJ Chris English Cabo Wabo Harvey’s 10 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Open Mic Pastime Club 9:30 p.m. The Grid 9:30 p.m.

RENO & BEYOND Sunday Jazz Wild River Grille 2 p.m. Gil Roxy’s Eldorado 4:30 p.m. Deep Groove Red Dog Saloon 5 p.m. Jason King Guitar Bar Boomtown 6 p.m. Survay Says! & The Promise Hero Studio on 4th 7 p.m. Reno Phil’s Classix Series Pioneer Center 7:30 p.m. Moon Gravy 3rd St. Blues 8 p.m. Get the Led Out Tribute to Led Zeppelin Knitting Factory 8 p.m. Rebekah Chase Band Atlantis 8 p.m. Bobbie Reynon & Paul January Roxy’s Eldorado 8:30 p.m. Jamie Rollins Silver Legacy Silver Baron Lounge 9 p.m. Cash Presley Brew Brothers Eldorado 10 p.m. Country Music Nights Race & Sports Book Grand Sierra Resort 10 p.m. DJ Parties DJ & Dancing Gilley’s Sparks Nugget 5 p.m. DJ MoFunk Silver Baron Lounge Silver Legacy 6 p.m. DJ Roni V NoVi Eldorado 9 p.m. DJ Teddy P Aura Ultra Lounge Silver Legacy 9 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Club Cal Neva 8 p.m.

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Bottom’s Up Saloon 9 p.m. El Cortez Lounge 9 p.m. West Second Street 9:30 p.m. Theater, Comedy, Dance “A Bad Year for Tomatoes” CVIC Hall 2 p.m. Special Events Blue Jeans Jam Reno venues Reno Celtic Festival Sands Regency

OCT. 5 | MONDAY AT THE LAKE Cash Only Band Cabo Wabo Harvey’s Lake Tahoe 8 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Himmel Haus 9 p.m.

RENO & BEYOND CW & Mr. Spoons Comma Coffee 12 p.m. Jason King Guitar Bar Boomtown 6 p.m. Carson City Music Club Brewery Arts Center 7 p.m. Cook Book Cabaret Atlantis 8 p.m. Bobbie Reynon & Paul January Roxy’s Eldorado 8:30 p.m. Nick Ramirez Jub Jub’s 12 a.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Open Mic Java Jungle 7:30 p.m. Gold Hill Hotel 7 p.m. Open Mic w/Tany Jane Sidelines 8:30 p.m. El Cortez Lounge 9 p.m. West Second Street 9:30 p.m. Live Band Karaoke Brew Brothers Eldorado10 p.m.

OCT. 6 | TUESDAY AT THE LAKE Buddy Emmer Band Harrah’s Lake Tahoe 8 p.m. Reggie Hall Cabo Wabo Harvey’s Lake Tahoe 8 p.m. DJ Parties Lip Sync w/Dreu Murin MontBleu 9 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Open Mic w/Lucas Arizu Fat Cat Bar & Grill 9 p.m.

RENO & BEYOND Daniel Gaughan Genoa Lakes Golf Course 4 p.m. Reno Phil’s Classix Series Pioneer Center 4 p.m. Kevin Tokarz Roxy’s Eldorado 4:30 p.m. Jason King Guitar Bar Boomtown 6 p.m. Mile High Jazz Band Comma Coffee 7:30 p.m. Cook Book Cabaret Atlantis 8 p.m. Cash Cash w/Tritonal, Party Favor Knitting Factory 8 p.m. Steve Lord Cabaret Carson Valley Inn 8 p.m. Black & Blues Jam Sidelines 8:30 p.m. Bobbie Reynon & Paul January Roxy’s Eldorado 8:30 p.m. DG Kicks Big Band 3rd Street Blues 9 p.m. DJ Parties DJ Chris English Brew Brothers Eldorado 10 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Trey Valentine’s Backstage Karaoke Rum Bullions Silver Legacy 8 p.m. El Cortez Lounge 9 p.m. West Second Street 9:30 p.m.

OCT. 7 | WEDNESDAY AT THE LAKE Reggie Hall Cabo Wabo Harvey’s Lake Tahoe 8 p.m. DJ Parties Bingo & Country Rock DJ Rum Bullions Silver Legacy 8 p.m. Bass Heavy The Grid 10 p.m. DJ Chris English Cabo Wabo Harvey’s 10 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Open Mic Mellow Fellow Truckee 8:30 p.m. Auld Dubliner 9 p.m.

RENO & BEYOND Dave Leather Comma Coffee 12 p.m. John Shipley Roxy’s Eldorado 4:30 p.m. Russell Ketenjian Brugo’s Pizza 6 p.m. Tany Jane Guitar Bar Boomtown 6 p.m. Richie Ballerini & Lee Edwards Living the Good Life 6:30 p.m. Terri Campillo & Craig Fletcher Glen Eagles 6:30 p.m. Corky Bennett Reno Polo Lounge 7 p.m. Rick Metz Blues Jam 3rd Street Lounge 7 p.m. Craig & Terri Glen Eagles 7 p.m. Josh Procaccini and Jenera Batten Firkin & Fox 7:30 p.m.

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CALENDAR | October 1-15, 2015

Mick Valentino & Lynne Colvig Living the Good Live 7:30 p.m. Cook Book Cabaret Atlantis 8 p.m. Steve Lord Cabaret Carson Valley Inn 8 p.m. Bobbie Reynon & Paul January Roxy’s Eldorado 8:30 p.m. Left of Centre Brew Brothers Eldorado 10 p.m. DJ Parties DJ & Dancing Gilley’s Nugget Sparks 6 p.m. DJ Jamie G John Ascuaga’s Nugget Cabaret 7 p.m. Johnny Bailey Vinyl Club St. James Infirmary 8 p.m. DJ Terry Melody Race & Sports Book Grand Sierra Bar 8 p.m. Bingo & Country DJ Rum Bullions Silver Legacy 9 p.m. Justincredible Carson Station 9 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Billy Star Open Jam Red Dog Saloon 6:30 p.m. Gong Show Karaoke Rum Bullions Silver Legacy 8 p.m. El Cortez Lounge 9 p.m. Open Mic Ruben’s Cantina 9 p.m. The Point 9 p.m. Open Mic Comedy 3rd Street Bar 9:30 p.m. West Second Street 9:30 p.m.

OCT. 8 | THURSDAY AT THE LAKE A-Train Cabo Wabo Harvey’s Lake Tahoe 8 p.m. Rustler’s Moon Bar of America 8 p.m. Cricket Pizza Bar 9 p.m. Live Music Rookies 9:30 p.m. Stan Charles Pastime Club 10 p.m. DJ Parties DJ David Aaron Opal Ultra Lounge MontBleu 10 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Open Mic Mellow Fellows Kings Beach 8:30 p.m. Karaoke XHale 9 p.m. Lip Sync w/Dreu Murin HQ Center Bar MontBleu 9 p.m. Fat Cat Bar & Grill 9 p.m. The Grid 9:30 p.m.

RENO & BEYOND In Stride Music Comma Coffee 12 p.m. Gil Roxy’s Eldorado 4:30 p.m. Jaime Rollins Silver Baron Lounge Silver Legacy 6 p.m. Terri Campillo & Craig Fletcher Glen Eagles 6:30 p.m. Craig w/Mick Valentino Glen Eagles 7 p.m. Jam w/Dean Brownell Carson Station Casino 7 p.m. Fred Gonzales Singer Social Lounge 7 p.m. Jimmy Malley & Jack Clifton Living the Good Life 7:30 p.m. Cook Book Cabaret Atlantis 8 p.m. Hemlock Knitting Factory 8 p.m. The Night Hawks Cabaret Carson Valley Inn 8 p.m. Voices of Ruin, VX36 & Ostracized Studio on 4th 8 p.m. Civil Twilight w/Knox Hamilton Cargo Whitney Peak Hotel 8 p.m. Steel Rose Gilley’s Nugget Sparks 8 p.m. Jelly Bread Celebrity Showroom Nugget Sparks 8 p.m. Bobbie Reynon & Paul January Roxy’s Eldorado 8:30 p.m. Tany Jane Sapphire Harrah’s Reno 10 p.m. Left of Centre Brew Brothers Eldorado 10 p.m. DJ Parties DJ & Dancing Gilley’s Nugget Sparks 5 p.m. DJ Teddy P Aura Ultra Lounge Silver Legacy 8 p.m. DJ Bobby G Living the Good Life 8:30 p.m. Country Music Night Race & Sports Book Grand Sierra Resort 10 p.m. Locals Night w/DJ 2wice Lex Nightclub 10 p.m. DJ Montague Brew Brothers Eldorado 10:30 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Club Cal Neva 8 p.m. Karaoke w/DJ Manny 3rd Street Bar 9 p.m. DJ Nesha St. James Infirmary 9 p.m. Bottom’s Up Saloon 9 p.m. El Cortez Lounge 9 p.m. The Point 9 p.m. West Second Street 9:30 p.m. Theater, Comedy, Drama Alex Elkin Pioneer Underground 8 p.m.

OCT. 9 | FRIDAY AT THE LAKE Steampunk in the Woods Valhalla 6 p.m. Rustler’s Moon Gar Woods 8 p.m. A-Train Cabo Wabo Harvey’s Lake Tahoe 8 p.m. Jackie Dauzat Riva Grill 8 p.m. Seraphin Pastime Club 9 p.m. Matt Rainey Bar of America 9:30 p.m.

Polyrythmics with Rapplesauce Crown Room Crystal Bay Club 10 p.m. DJ Parties Arty the Party Harrah’s Lake Tahoe 8 p.m. DJ David Aaron Opal Ultra Lounge MontBleu 10 p.m. DJ Mikey Tan & DJ JosBeatz Peek Harrah’s Lake Tahoe 10:30 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Tourist Club 9 p.m. HQ Center Bar MontBleu 9 p.m.

RENO & BEYOND Pipes on the River Trinity Episcopal Church 12 p.m. Cook Book Cabaret Atlantis 4 p.m. Gil Roxy’s Eldorado 4:30 p.m. Paul Covarelli Guitar Bar Boomtown 6 p.m. Mary Margaret Niebuhr, Clair Humphrey Buona Sera 6 p.m. Lynne Colvig & Kevin Tokarz Rapscallion 6 p.m. Terri Campillo & Craig Fletcher Glen Eagles 6:30 p.m. Rocky Tatarelli Glen Eagles 7 p.m. Reno Music Project Showcase Walden’s Coffeehouse 7 p.m. Fred Gonzales Vassar Lounge 7 p.m. Corky Bennett & The 9th St. Band Reno Senior Center 8 p.m. Big Gigantic, The Floozies Knitting Factory 8 p.m. Jamie Rollins Living the Good Life Lounge 8 p.m. Steel Rose Gilley’s Nugget Sparks 8 p.m. The Night Hawks Cabaret Carson Valley Inn 8 p.m. Tany Jane Sapphire Harrah’s Reno 8 p.m. Jelly Bread Celebrity Showroom Nugget Sparks 8 p.m. Rebekah Chase Guitar Bar Boomtown 9 p.m. Left of Centre Brew Brothers Eldorado 10 p.m. Arizona Jones Cabaret Atlantis 10 p.m. RJD2 w/Vokab Kompany & Logic One Cargo Whitney Peak Hotel 12 a.m. DJ Parties DJ & Dancing Gilley’s Nugget Sparks 5 & 11 p.m. DJ I Harrah’s Reno 9 p.m. DJ Bob Richards NoVi Eldorado 9 p.m. DJ Roni V NoVi Eldorado 10 p.m. DJ RickGee Grand Sierra Resort 10 p.m. Country Music Nights Race & Sports Book Grand Sierra Resort 10 p.m. DJ MoFunk Roxy’s Eldorado 10 p.m. DJ Ana Sia 1 up 10 p.m. DJ Montague Brew Brothers Eldorado 10:30 p.m. DJ Chris English Edge Peppermill 1 a.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Club Cal Neva 8 p.m. Bottom’s Up Saloon 9 p.m. El Cortez Lounge 9 p.m. The Point 9 p.m. Spiro’s Sports Bar & Grille 9 p.m. West Second Street 9:30 p.m. Live Band Karaoke Race & Sports Book Grand Sierra Resort 10 p.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance Alex Elkin Comedy Club Carson Nugget 7:30 p.m. “Clown Bar” Good Luck MacBeth 7:30 p.m. “A Bad Year for Tomatoes” CVIC Hall 7:30 p.m. Alex Elkin Pioneer Underground 9 p.m.

OCT. 10 | SATURDAY AT THE LAKE Rustler’s Moon Gar Woods 8 p.m. Jackie Dauzat Riva Grill 8 p.m. A-Train Cabo Wabo Harvey’s Lake Tahoe 8 p.m. Gordon Lightfoot Harrah’s Lake Tahoe 8 p.m. Dean Wean Group w/Pamela Parker Crown Room Crystal Bay Club 9 p.m. 2-MAN, Tahaj Tha 1st, Otayo Dubb Aukwin, Galactik Vibes Whiskey Dick’s 9 p.m. Back N Black, AC/DC Tribute Vinyl Hard Rock 9 p.m. Matt Rainey Bar of America 9:30 p.m. DJ Parties Arty the Party Harrah’s Lake Tahoe 8 p.m. DJ David Aaron Opal Ultra MontBleu 10 p.m. Rookies 10 p.m. DJ Chris English & DJ RickGee Harrah’s Lake Tahoe 10:30 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke HQ Center Bar MontBleu 9 p.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance One-Act Play Competition performance Valhalla 7:30 p.m.

Project MANA

(Making Adequate Nutrition Accessible)

Emergency Hunger Relief Organization serving the North Shore and Truckee since 1991 Our mission is to reduce the incidence of hunger and its detrimental effects upon individuals, families, the community and the region.

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

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Tahoe 3-D Movie Science Center

Lake Tahoe in Depth See it at the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center 291 Country Club Drive Incline Village, Nevada

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

Guided tours & 3-D movies Open Tues.—Sat., 1—5 p.m. (or by appointment, closed all holidays)

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Pet Network Humane Society 401 Village Blvd, Incline Village

775-833-0273 PetNetwork.org

WE OFFER FULL-SERVICE GROOMING Offering the best pet supplies (including toys), services & expertise to help care for your pets. DAYCARE & BOARDING All Purchases from Pet Network Humane Society go directly toward funding our animal rescue efforts.

RENO & BEYOND Hallie Kirk Comma Coffee 1 p.m. Gil Roxy’s Eldorado 4:30 p.m. Cook Book Cabaret Atlantis 8 p.m.

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Polyrhythmics Oct. 9 | 9 p.m. | Free Crystal Bay Casino | Crystal Bay, Nev.

THE PALETTE FOR the harddriving, modern, afro-psycho-beat sound is built around the relentless rhythm of Grant Schroff and Lalo Bello, the heart-thumping bass lines of Jason Gray, the intricate phrasings of Ben Bloom’s guitar, the searing avalanche of keyboard colors from Nathan Spicer, and the melodic hooks and soaring solos from the horn section comprised of Scott Morning, Art Brown and Elijah Clark. | crystalbaycasino.com

Gordon Lightfoot

Oct. 10 | 8 p.m. | $64 Harrah’s Lake Tahoe | Stateline, Nev.

AFTER A BACKGROUND in barbershop quartets and as a member of a duo, Gordon Lightfoot struck out on his own in the early 60s. He had written perhaps 75 songs, when he was caught up in the country music scene and folk revival of the time. Bob Dylan’s music and a song by Merle Travis, “Dark As A Dungeon,” combined with his sensitivity, inventiveness and beautiful voice, resulted in his unique songwriting and singing style. In less than two years, between late ‘61 and some time in 1963, his sound and his life changed forever. | ceasers.com

OCT. 10 | SATURDAY CONTINUED... Community Drum Circle Comma Coffee 5 p.m. Corky Bennett Bavarian World 6 p.m. Paul Covarelli Guitar Bar Boomtown 6 p.m. Terri Campillo & Craig Fletcher Glen Eagles 6:30 p.m. Craig & Terri w/Gerry Wright Glen Eagles 7 p.m. Steel Rose Gilley’s Nugget Sparks 8 p.m. Paul Anka Silver Legacy 8 p.m. The Night Hawks Cabaret Carson Valley Inn 8 p.m. Tany Jane Sapphire Harrah’s Reno 8 p.m. Rebel Soul Jahz, Tribal Theory Knitting Factory 8 p.m. Mana Cama Incendiada Grand Sierra Resort 8 p.m. Rebekah Chase Guitar Bar Boomtown 9 p.m. Left of Centre Brew Brothers Eldorado 10 p.m. Arizona Jones Cabaret Atlantis 10 p.m. DJ Parties DJ I Harrah’s Reno 9 p.m. DJ Ivan NoVi Eldorado 9 p.m. DJ Roni V NoVi Eldorado 10 p.m. DJ Jamie G Grand Sierra Resort 10 p.m. Country Music Nights Race & Sports Book Grand Sierra Resort 10 p.m. DJ MoFunk Roxy’s Eldorado 10 p.m. DJ Montague Brew Brothers Eldorado 10:30 p.m. DJ Chris English Edge Peppermill 1 a.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Club Cal Neva 8 p.m. Bottom’s Up Saloon 9 p.m. El Cortez Lounge 9 p.m. The Point 9 p.m. Spiro’s Sports Bar & Grille 9 p.m. West Second Street 9:30 p.m. Theater, Comedy, Dance Alex Elkin Pioneer Underground 6:30 & 9:30 p.m. “A Bad Year for Tomatoes” CVIC Hall 7:30 p.m. “Clown Bar” Good Luck MacBeth 7:30 p.m. The Utility Players Comedy Improv Sands Regency 8 p.m. Special Events Great Italian Festival Eldorado

OCT. 11 | SUNDAY AT THE LAKE Not just Pizza!

HAPPY HOUR Daily 3-7pm SALADS •SANDWICHES •BEER/WINE

Daily Soup, Lunch & Pasta Specials Daily Specials - Italian Wednesdays Mexican Thursdays, Fishy Fridays Arcade Games • Wi-Fi • HDTV Sports NFL Sunday Ticket on HDTVs with Specials!

Live music every Wednesday evening 6–9pm

$1 OFF! ANY MEDIUM PIZZA $2 OFF! ANY LARGE PIZZA or pay regular price and get a MINI Cheese Pizza FREE!

Not good with any other offers. Good through 10/15/15 view full menu & daily specials at cbspizza.com

TO GO Orders Welcome Open 11am-10pm Daily

546-4738

5075 N. Lake Blvd.,Carnelian Bay • Next to 7-11

Alejandro Escovedo Crown Room Crystal Bay Club 8 p.m. DJ Parties Arty the Party Harrah’s Lake Tahoe 8 p.m. DJ Chris English Cabo Wabo Harvey’s 10 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Open Mic Pastime Club 9:30 p.m. The Grid 9:30 p.m.

RENO & BEYOND Sunday Jazz Wild River Grille 2 p.m. Gil Roxy’s Eldorado 4:30 p.m. Deep Groove Red Dog Saloon 5 p.m. Desperados Guitar Bar Boomtown 6 p.m. Miss Hispanidad Reno 2015 Knitting Factory 6 p.m. Moon Gravy 3rd St. Blues 8 p.m. Arizona Jones Cabaret Atlantis 8 p.m. Bobbie Reynon & Paul January Roxy’s Eldorado 8:30 p.m. Jamie Rollins Silver Baron Lounge Silver Legacy 9 p.m. Left of Centre Brew Brothers Eldorado 10 p.m. DJ Parties DJ & Dancing Gilley’s Sparks Nugget 5 p.m. DJ Teddy P Aura Ultra Lounge Silver Legacy 9 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Club Cal Neva 8 p.m. Bottom’s Up Saloon 9 p.m. El Cortez Lounge 9 p.m. West Second Street 9:30 p.m.

Theater, Comedy, Dance “A Bad Year for Tomatoes” CVIC Hall 2 p.m. Special Events Great Italian Festival Eldorado

OCT. 12 | MONDAY AT THE LAKE Cash Only Band Cabo Wabo Harvey’s Lake Tahoe 8 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Himmel Haus 9 p.m.

RENO & BEYOND CW & Mr. Spoons Comma Coffee 12 p.m. Gil Roxy’s Eldorado 4:30 p.m. Desperados Guitar Bar Boomtown 6 p.m. Carson City Music Club Brewery Arts Center 7 p.m. Vehicles Studio on 4th 8 p.m. Bobbie Reynon & Paul January Roxy’s Eldorado 8:30 p.m. Low La La Jub Jub’s 9:30 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Open Mic Java Jungle 7:30 p.m. Gold Hill Hotel 7 p.m. Open Mic w/Tany Jane Sidelines 8:30 p.m. El Cortez Lounge 9 p.m. West Second Street 9:30 p.m. Live Band Karaoke Eldorado Brew Brothers 10 p.m.

OCT 13 | TUESDAY AT THE LAKE Cottonwood Jam Cottonwood 7 p.m. Buddy Emmer Band Harrah’s Lake Tahoe 8 p.m. Adam Bergoch Cabo Wabo Harvey’s Lake Tahoe 8 p.m. DJ Parties Lip Sync w/Dreu Murin MontBleu 9 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Open Mic w/Lucas Arizu Fat Cat Bar & Grill 9 p.m.

RENO & BEYOND Daniel Gaughan Genoa Lakes Golf Course 4 p.m. Kevin Tokarz Roxy’s Eldorado 4:30 p.m. Desperados Guitar Bar Boomtown 6 p.m. Mile High Jazz Band Comma Coffee 7:30 p.m. Steve Lord Cabaret Carson Valley Inn 8 p.m. Black & Blues Jam Sidelines 8:30 p.m. Bobbie Reynon & Paul January Roxy’s Eldorado 8:30 p.m. DJ Parties DG Kicks Big Band 3rd Street Blues 9 p.m. DJ Chris English Brew Brothers Eldorado 10 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Trey Valentine’s Backstage Karaoke Rum Bullions Silver Legacy 8 p.m. El Cortez Lounge 9 p.m. West Second Street 9:30 p.m.

OCT 14 | WEDNESDAY AT THE LAKE Adam Bergoch Cabo Wabo Harvey’s Lake Tahoe 8 p.m. DJ Parties Bass Heavy The Grid 10 p.m. DJ Chris English Cabo Wabo Harvey’s 10 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Open Mic Mellow Fellow Truckee 8:30 p.m. Auld Dubliner 9 p.m. Karaoke XHale 9 p.m.

Dave Leather Comma Coffee 12 p.m. John Shipley Roxy’s Eldorado 4:30 p.m. Russell Ketenjian Brugo’s Pizza 6 p.m. Jason King Guitar Bar Boomtown 6 p.m. Richie Ballerini & Lee Edwards Living the Good Life 6:30 p.m. Terri Campillo & Craig Fletcher Glen Eagles 6:30 p.m. Corky Bennett Reno Polo Lounge 7 p.m. Rick Metz Blues Jam 3rd Street Lounge 7 p.m. Craig & Terri Glen Eagles 7 p.m. Josh Procaccini and Jenera Batten Firkin & Fox 7:30 p.m. Mick Valentino & Lynne Colvig Living the Good Life 7:30 p.m. Steve Lord Cabaret Carson Valley Inn 8 p.m. Bobbie Reynon & Paul January Roxy’s Eldorado 8:30 p.m. Steel Breeze Brew Brothers Eldorado 10 p.m. DJ Parties DJ & Dancing Gilley’s Nugget Sparks 6 p.m. DJ Jamie G John Ascuaga’s Nugget Cabaret 7 p.m. Johnny Bailey Vinyl Club St. James Infirmary 8 p.m. DJ Terry Melody Grand Sierra Resort 8 p.m. Bingo & Country Rock DJ Rum Bullions Silver Legacy 8 p.m. Justincredible Carson Station 9 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Billy Star Open Jam Red Dog Saloon 6:30 p.m. Alfonso’s 8 p.m. Gong Show Karaoke Rum Bullions Silver Legacy 8 p.m. El Cortez Lounge 9 p.m. Open Mic Ruben’s Cantina 9 p.m. The Point 9 p.m. West Second Street 9:30 p.m. Open Mic Comedy 3rd Street Bar 9:30 p.m.

OCT. 15 | THURSDAY AT THE LAKE Rustler’s Moon Bar of America 8 p.m. Dyemaker Cabo Wabo Harvey’s Lake Tahoe 8 p.m. The Moves Pizza Bar 9 p.m. Live Music Rookies 9:30 p.m. Stan Charles Pastime Club 10 p.m. DJ Parties DJ David Aaron Opal Ultra Lounge MontBleu 10 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Open Mic Mellow Fellows Kings Beach 8:30 p.m. Lip Sync w/Dreu Murin HQ Center Bar MontBleu 9 p.m. Fat Cat Bar & Grill 9 p.m. The Grid 9:30 p.m.

RENO & BEYOND Casual Jazz Piano w/Mark Diorio Comma Coffee 11:30 a.m. (2nd & 4th Thurs.) Gil Roxy’s Eldorado 4:30 p.m. Jazz Night w/Cece Gable & John Shipley We Olive and Wine Bar 5:30 p.m. Jason King Guitar Bar Boomtown 6 p.m. Terri Campillo & Craig Fletcher Glen Eagles 6:30 p.m. Craig w/Mick Valentino Glen Eagles 7 p.m. Jam w/Dean Brownell Carson Station Casino 7 p.m. Fred Gonzales Singer Social Lounge 7 p.m. Rose’s Pawn Shop The Terrace Peppermill 7 p.m. Tremonti & Trivium: The Harddrive Live Tour Knitting Factory 7:30 p.m. Jimmy Malley & Jack Clifton Living the Good Life 7:30 p.m. John Dawson Band Gilley’s Nugget Sparks 8 p.m. Voodoo Cowboys Cabaret Carson Valley Inn 8 p.m. Westward Studio on 4th 8 p.m. Bobbie Reynon & Paul January Roxy’s Eldorado 8:30 p.m. Buku & Infuze 1 up 10 p.m. Steel Breeze Brew Brothers Eldorado 10 p.m. DJ Parties DJ & Dancing Gilley’s Nugget Sparks 5 p.m. DJ Teddy P Aura Ultra Lounge Silver Legacy 8 p.m. DJ Bobby G Living the Good Life 8:30 p.m. Country Music Night Race & Sports Book Grand Sierra Resort 10 p.m. Locals Night w/DJ 2wice Lex Nightclub 10 p.m. DJ Montague Brew Brothers Eldorado 10:30 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke Karaoke w/DJ Manny 3rd Street Bar 9 p.m. Bottom’s Up Saloon 9 p.m. El Cortez Lounge 9 p.m. The Point 9 p.m. West Second Street 9:30 p.m. Theater, Comedy & Dance New Chamber Ballet Tahoe Art Haus 7 p.m. “Clown Bar” Good Luck MacBeth 7:30 p.m.

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Epicurean Weekend on tap

Story & photos by Priya Hutner

Microgreens can be any variety of seed, generally leafy greens and herbs, harvested after the first leaves develop.

ith the arrival of the fall, those of us eat seasonally witness the shift from heirloom tomatoes, delicious summer vegetables, fresh peaches and plums to darker, leafy greens, root vegetables and squashes as we prepare for the winter ahead. I’ll miss the Slow Food Lake Tahoe Farmers Market. It was here that I came across The Little Roots Farm booth where Todd Karol and Stacie Schultze offered a beautiful display of microgreens. What are microgreens? Microgreens can be any variety of seed, generally leafy greens and herbs, harvested after the first leaves develop. They are in between the sprout and baby green stage. They are different than sprouts, which are grown in water and in the

The basil greens offered a surprisingly delicate fennel flavor.

Step up your cheese game Restaurant Trokay and Atelier bring you the fourth installation of its quarterly cheese-making course on Oct. 4. TruckeeTahoe foodies are in for an educational culinary adventure. Participants will be making accouterments to pair perfectly with holiday cheese plates for gatherings, as well as pairing and tasting garnishes, cheese and a fresh pint. Participants who stay for dinner will receive 10 percent off their meal. Early reservations are recommended. This $75 workshop will be held upstairs at Restaurant Trokay. | ateliertruckee.com CONTINUED ON PAGE 37

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TA S T Y TIDBITS The Ritz-Carlton Lake Tahoe hosts the annual Epicurean Weekend from Oct. 2 to 4. Activities and events on the first day include a special five-course dinner prepared by James Beard Awardnominated guest Chef Mark Estee and resort Sous Chef Chris Watkins. Advance reservations are required and available from 5:30 p.m. to closing. Take an Epicurean-themed painting class with the Painted Vine at 5 p.m. in Café Blue. The evening will include painting of a vintnerinspired picture, wine, champagne and beverages. Reservations are required at least 72 hours in advance. The minimum age for participants is 12. Explore the night sky and view the cosmos with Tahoe Star Tours and star guide and poet, Tony Berendsen, from 8:15 to 10:30 p.m. Make reservations in advance. On Oct. 3, Atelier will host a workshop on wooden spoon carving from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at The Backyard Bar & BBQ. This workshop is for adults and children age 10 and older. On Oct. 4, an Epicurean Brunch will be offered at Manzanita from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. featuring seasonally focused presentations including a chilled seafood display, a carving station, salads, cheese and charcuterie, along with breakfast favorites and desserts. Advance reservations are recommended. Atelier will host a Printing Basics workshop from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in Manzanita. Participants will learn to design, plan and create their own stamps and transfer the design to flour-sack tea towels. Pick out a pumpkin and join in the fun to make candy apples, and enjoy hot apple cider, pumpkin painting and more from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the resort’s Pumpkin Patch. Pricing is a la carte. | ritzcarlton.com

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“ The basil greens offered a surprisingly delicate fennel flavor, while the radish mix was slightly spicy.” dark. Little Roots microgreens are grown in soil and in the light. Microgreens have a distinct flavor and texture due to the density of their nutrients. I had the opportunity to taste a variety of microgreens that The Little Roots Farm grows. The first thing I tried was a popcorn shoot. Technically categorized as a sprout, it is yellow in color and grown in the dark. It was both sweet and grassy and offers the same nutritional value as corn. “It’s great for kids,” Karol said. Karol, a graduate of Sierra Nevada College with sustainability major, says that he was drawn to agriculture. He and his partner, Schultze, are embarking on a four-

season growing community in the region in order to offer healthy, nutritional and accessible produce year-round. At their farm, they’ve installed a passive solar green house that they can add heat to on the coldest of winter days to continue to grow their amazing produce. “There is anywhere from six to 20 times more nutrients you can get from microgreens. For instance 2 tablespoons of broccoli microgreens have almost 50 times more calcium than a whole head of broccoli,” Karol explained. The soft, tender sprouts have a strong broccoli flavor and are one of the highest in nutrients, antioxidants and vitamin C.

The arugula microgreens were fabulous; they were spicy, nutty and peppery. Karol explained they are great for digestion and high in beta-carotene. The basil greens offered a surprisingly delicate fennel flavor, while the radish mix was slightly spicy and purported to help reduce blood pressure and aid in detoxification. The Red Russian Kale microgreens stems were a lovely shade of purple. They were tender, high in calcium, magnesium and vitamin K. They tasted like the kale leaves I am accustomed to. The Mizuna Mustard sprouts had a subtle flavor, a tinge of spice and are said to offer anti-inflammatory properties, anti-oxidants and vitamins. Little Roots Farm sources its soil from Full Circle Compost in Reno, which is 90 percent local-based compost. Their microgreens are all organic. In addition to their solar greenhouse, the farm plans to set up a vertical aquaponic system and grow a wide selection of leafy, green vegetables and microgreens. They will also cultivate heirloom varietals native to North America. “Little Roots Farm is the only local-based farm of its kind in Truckee,” said Jessie Phillips, president of Slow Food Lake Tahoe. Little Roots Farm will continue to grow and offer their produce through the fall and winter months. They plan to make local deliveries to restaurants, health food stores and directly to consumers  For more information, visit littlerootsfarm.com or like them on Facebook.

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Restaurant Directory Alpine Meadows CREST CAFÉ

Gourmet Deli

150 Alpine Meadows Rd.

(530) 581-3037

RIVER RANCH

Variety Grill

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

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Carnelian Bay

TUNNEL CREEK CAFÉ

Café

1115 Tunnel Creek Rd.

(775) 298-2502

B L

VILLAGE PUB

American

848 Tanger St.

(775) 832-7212

L D

WILDFLOWER CAFÉ

Variety

869 Tahoe Blvd.

(775) 831-8072

B BR L RA

ANNIE’S DELI

Deli

8369 N. Lake Blvd. (Inside Chevron) (530) 546-3265

L D

APIZZA BELLA

Pizza

8160 N. Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-2301

L D B L

Kings Beach

C.B.’S PIZZA & GRILL

Pizza/Grill

5075 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-4738

L D

BROCKWAY BAKERY

Bakery/Ice Cream 8710 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-2431

GAR WOODS

California Grill

5000 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-3366

BR L D RA

CALIENTE

Southwestern

8791 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-1000

L D RA

OLD POST OFFICE

Homestyle Café

5245 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-3205

B L

CHAR PIT

Burgers/Ice Cream 8732 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-3171

L D

WATERMAN’S LANDING

Café/Eclectic

5166 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-3590

B L

CHINA EXPRESS

Chinese

8501 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-7788

L D

THE GRID

Bar & Grill

8545 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-0300

L D

HIRO SUSHI

Sushi/Japanese

8159 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-4476

Crystal Bay BILTY’S BREW & Q

BBQ Smokehouse The Tahoe Biltmore

(775) 833-6748

JASON’S BEACHSIDE GRILLE

Variety Grill

8338 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-3315

L D

BISTRO ELISE

Italian Bistro

Crystal Bay Club

(775) 833-6333

B L D

JAVA HUT

Café

8268 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 556-0602

B L

CAFÉ BILTMORE

24-Hour Café

The Tahoe Biltmore

(775) 831-0660

B L D

KINGS CAFE

Cafe/Ice Cream

8421 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-3663

B L

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

(775) 832-4000

B BR L D

LANZA’S

Italian

7739 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-2434

MELLOW FELLOW

Gastro Pub

9980 N. Lake Blvd.

(530) 553-1333

L D

LA MEXICANA

Mexican

8515 Brook Ave.

(530) 546-0310

B L D

SOULE DOMAIN

Variety

9983 Cove St.

(530) 546-7529

D RA

LAS PANCHITAS

Mexican

8345 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-4539

L D

STEAK & LOBSTER HOUSE

Steak & Seafood

Crystal Bay Club

(775) 833-6333

D RA

LOG CABIN CAFÉ

American/Ice Cream 8692 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-7109

B L

SPINDLESHANKS

American

400 Brassie Ave.

(530) 546-2191

B L D RA

8290 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-2218

L D

Donner Summit

STEAMERS BEACHSIDE BAR & OVEN Pizza

THE DINING ROOM (winter)

French California

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

SWEET TAHOE TIME

Ice Cream

8636 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-9998

TAHOE CENTRAL MARKET

Deli

8487 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-8344

THE CHOCOLATE BAR

American

The Village at Northstar

(530) 562-1800

L D RA

EARTHLY DELIGHTS

Gourmet Deli

The Village at Northstar

(530) 587-7793

B L D

EURO SWEETS

Frozen Yogurt/Candy The Village at Northstar

(530) 581-0600

B L D

ICE LAKES LODGE (winter)

Upscale Dining

1111 Soda Springs Rd.

RAINBOW TAVERN

American

50080 Hampshire Rocks Rd. (530) 562-5001

(530) 426-7661

BR L D

SUMMIT RESTAURANT & BAR

American

22002 Donner Pass Rd.

B L D

(530) 426-3904

L D

Incline Village

B L D

Northstar

ALIBI ALE WORKS

Brewery

204 East Enterprise

(775) 298-7001

ART’S COFFEEHOUSE

Café/Bakery

770 Mays Blvd.

(775) 832-5655

B L

MANZANITA

Calif/French

Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe

(530) 562-3000

L D RA

AUSTIN’S

American

120 Country Club Drive

(775) 832-7778

L D RA

MARTIS VALLEY GRILL (summer)

American

At Northstar Golf Course

(530) 562-3460

B BR L

AZZARA’S

Italian

930 Tahoe Blvd.

(775) 831-0346

MIKUNI

Japanese

The Village at Northstar

(530) 562-2188

L D

BAR BAR BAR U-BAKE PIZZA

Pizza

760 Mays Blvd.

(775) 831-2700

L D

PETRA

Wine Bar/Tapas

The Village at Northstar

(530) 562-0600

BR L D

BIG WATER GRILLE

Variety

341 Ski Way

(775) 833-0606

D RA

RUBICON PIZZA

Pizza

The Village at Northstar

(530) 562-2199

L D

BITE

Tapas

907 Tahoe Blvd.

(775) 831-1000

BR L D RA

TACOS JALISCO

Mexican

The Village at Northstar

(530) 562-1125

L D

BLUE WATER CAFE & DELI

Cafe

120 Country Club Dr., #28

(775) 298-2199

B L

TAVERN 6330’ (winter)

American Grill

The Village at Northstar

(530) 562-3200

L D

At Championship Golf Course (775) 832-1178

TC’S PUB (winter)

American

The Village at Northstar

(530) 562-2250

L D

Chinese

882 Tahoe Blvd.

L D

CHINA WOK

Chinese

120 Country Club Dr.

(775) 833-3663

L D

CHUCK WAGON OF TAHOE

American Comfort 930 Tahoe Blvd., #904

(775) 750-4875

B L D

ALEXANDER’S (winter)

Eclectic

High Camp, Squaw Valley

(530) 452-7278

CROSBY’S GRILL PUB CASINO

American

868 Tahoe Blvd.

(775) 833-1030

L D

AULD DUBLINER

Irish Fare

The Village at Squaw

(530) 584-6041

L D

CUTTHROAT’S SALOON

Sports Bar

High Camp, Squaw Valley

THE GRILLE AT THE CHATEAU (summer) Grill CHINA VILLAGE

(775) 831-9090

Olympic Valley

Inside the Hyatt Regency

(775) 832-1234

L D

BAR NORTH SPORTS (winter)

Casual

(530) 452-7278

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

(775) 831-3933

B L D

BAR ONE (winter)

Seasonally inspired Bar One, Olympic House

(530) 452-8750

FREDRICK’S

Fusion

907 Tahoe Blvd.

(775) 832-3007

D RA

CASCADES

Casual

Resort at Squaw Creek

(530) 583-6300 x6621 B

GUS’ OPEN PIT BARBECUE

Barbecue

930 Tahoe Blvd.

(775) 831-4487

L D

CORNICE CANTINA

Mexican

The Village at Squaw

(530) 452-4362

L D

HACIENDA DE LA SIERRA

Mexican

931 Tahoe Blvd.

(775) 831-8300

L D RA

DAVE’S DELI (winter)

Deli

Olympic House, Squaw Valley (530) 581-1085

B L

I.V. COFFEE LAB

Cafe

907 Tahoe Blvd., Suite 20A

(775) 298-2402

DORINDA’S

Handmade Chocolates The Village at Squaw

INCLINE SPIRITS & CIGARS

Beer tasting bar

120 Country Club Dr., #25

EURO SWEETS

Frozen Yogurt/Candy The Village at Squaw

(530) 581-0600

L D

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

(775) 831-8317

(775) 831-9292 L D

FIRESIDE PIZZA

Gourmet Pizza

The Village at Squaw

(530) 584-6150

L D

JACK RABBIT MOON (summer)

American/Wine Bar 893 Tahoe Blvd., Suite 600

(775) 833-3900

BR D

GRAHAM’S

European

1650 Squaw Valley Rd.

(530) 581-0454

D RA

KOI SUSHI

Sushi

874 Tahoe Blvd., Unit 26

(775) 298-2091

L D

THE K’TCHEN (winter)

Pizza/Deli

Olympic House, Squaw Valley (530) 452-8750

LA FONDUE

Fondue

120 Country Club Dr.

(775) 831-6104

D RA

KT BASE BAR

American

Olympic House, Squaw Valley (530) 452-8750

L D

LE BISTRO

French

120 Country Club Dr.

(775) 831-0800

D RA

LE CHAMOIS (winter)

Bar & Grill

Olympic House, Squaw Valley (530) 583-4505

L D

LONE EAGLE GRILLE

Fine American

Inside the Hyatt Regency

(775) 832-1234

BR L D RA

MAMASAKE

Sushi/Japanese

The Village at Squaw

(530) 584-0110

L D

LUPITAS

Mexican

754 Mays Blvd.

(775) 833-4141

L D

MOUNTAIN NECTAR

Deli

The Village at Squaw

(530) 584-6161

L D

MOFO’S PIZZA AND PASTA

Pizza/Pasta

884 Tahoe Blvd.

(775) 831-4999

L D

MOUNTAIN PIZZERIA (winter)

Casual Italian

Resort at Squaw Creek

(530) 583-6300

MOUNTAIN HIGH SANDWICH CO.

Gourmet Deli

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

L D

OLYMPIC PLAZA BAR (winter)

Grill

Olympic House, Squaw Valley (530) 452-8750

NINE 41 EATERY & BAR

Grill

941 W. Lake Tahoe Blvd.

(775) 832-0941

L D

PLUMPJACK CAFE

Mediterranean

Near the Cable Car

(530) 583-1576

L D RA

PADDLE WHEEL SALOON

Grill

120 Country Club Dr.

(775) 831-2022

L D

POOLSIDE CAFÉ (spring & summer)

American

High Camp, Squaw Valley

(530) 583-6985

PANADERIA DEL LAGO BAKERY

Bakery

901 Tahoe Blvd.

(775) 232-8775

ROCKER@SQUAW

American

The Village at Squaw

(530) 584-6080

L D

ROOKIES

Sports Bar

930 Tahoe Blvd.

(775) 831-9008

SANDY’S PUB

Sports Bar

Resort at Squaw Creek

(530) 583-6300 x6617 B BR L D

L D

SAND HARBOR BAR & GRILL

Grill

At Sand Harbor State Park

L D

SILVEY’S CAFÉ

Café/Deli

High Camp, Squaw Valley

(530) 452-7278

SIERRA CAFÉ

Casual American

Inside the Hyatt Regency

(775) 832-1234

B BR L D

SIX PEAKS GRILLE

Fine American

Resort at Squaw Creek

(530) 583-6300 x6621 BR L D RA

SUNSHINE DELI

Deli

919 Incline Way

(775) 832-2253

B L D

SOUPA

Gourmet Deli

The Village at Squaw

(530) 584-6190

SUSIE SCOOPS ICE CREAM

Ice Cream

869 Tahoe Blvd.

(775) 831-8181

SWEET POTATOES

Deli

Resort at Squaw Creek

(530) 583-6300 x6621 B L D

T’S MESQUITE ROTISSERIE

Mexican

901 Tahoe Blvd.

(775) 831-2832

L D

THE TERRACE (winter)

American

High Camp, Squaw Valley

(530) 452-7278

L D

TAHOE PROVISIONS

Gourmet Deli

Inside the Hyatt Regency

(775) 832-1234

B L D

22 BISTRO

New American

The Village at Squaw

(530) 584-6170

L D

THAI RECIPE

Thai

901 Tahoe Blvd.

(775) 831-4777

L D

UNCORKED

Wine Bar

The Village at Squaw

(530) 584-6090

TO GO FORK

Deli/Juice Bar

930 Tahoe Blvd. #701B

(775) 833-3463

WILDFLOUR BAKING CO.

Bakery/Deli

Olympic House, Squaw Valley (530) 583-1963

TOMAATO’S PIZZA & PASTA

Pizza/Pasta

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

B L

L D

B L D

October 1-14, 2015

Tahoe City

JAX AT THE TRACKS

Comfort Food

10144 West River St. 12850 Northwoods Blvd.

LOCAL FLAVOR (530) 550-7450

B L D

BACCHI’S INN

Italian

2905 Lake Forest Rd.

(530) 583-3324

D RA

THE LODGE AT TAHOE DONNER

American

(530) 587-9455

BR D RA

BLUE AGAVE

Mexican

425 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 583-8113

L D

MAKI ALI

Sushi/Asian Fusion 11357 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 582-1144

L D

BRIDGETENDER

American

65 West Lake Blvd.

(530) 583-3342

B L D

MARG’S WORLD TACO BISTRO

World Flavors

(530) 587-6274

BR L D

10164 Donner Pass Rd.

THE BURRITO WINDOW

Mexican

255 N. Lake Blvd. Suite 18

(530) 583-3057

MARTHA’S KITCHEN

Mexican/Italian

15628 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 582-1425

L D

CEDAR HOUSE PUB (winter)

Grill

Granlibakken Resort

(530) 583-4242

MARTY’S CAFE

Cafe

10115 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 550-8208

B L

CHRISTY HILL

California

115 Grove St.

(530) 583-8551

D RA

MELLOW FELLOW

Gastropub

10192 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 214-8927

L D

COFFEE CONNEXION

Coffee/Café

950 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 583-6023

B L

THE MILL JUICE SHOP

Juice Bar

10825 Pioneer Trail, #100

(775) 745-1807

B L

DAM CAFÉ

Café/Ice Cream

55 West Lake Blvd.

(530) 581-0278

B L

MOODY’S BISTRO BAR & BEATS

California

10007 Bridge St.

(530) 587-8688

L D RA

DOCKSIDE 700

Bar & Grill

At Tahoe City Marina Mall

(530) 581-0303

L D

MORGAN’S LOBSTER SHACK

Seafood

10087 West River St.

(530) 582-5000

L D

DOMA SUSHI MET GALBI

Korean/Japanese 877 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 583-2880

L D

PIANETA

Italian

10096 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 587-4694

D RA

FAT CAT CAFÉ

American

599 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 583-3355

B L D

PIZZA BAR

Pizza

10164 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 550-8056

L D

FREE HEEL CAFÉ

Café

at Tahoe Cross Country

(530) 583-5475

PIZZA ON THE HILL

Pizza

11509 Northwoods Blvd.

(530) 582-9669

FRONT STREET STATION PIZZA

Pizza

205 River Rd.

(530) 583-3770

L D

PIZZA SHACK

Pizza

11782 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 587-3456

L D

GEAR & GRIND CAFÉ

Café/Ice Cream

690 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 583-0000

L D

THE POUR HOUSE

Wine Bar

10075 Jibboom St.

(530) 550-9664

At Tahoe City Golf Course

(530) 583-1516

B L D

PJ’S BAR & GRILL (summer)

N. California

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

B L D B L

GRILL AT TAHOE CITY GOLF COURSE Grill (summer) HACIENDA DEL LAGO

Mexican

In Boatworks Mall

(530) 581-3700

D FB

RED TRUCK

Café

At the Truckee-Tahoe Airport (530) 386-0257

JAKE’S ON THE LAKE

Grill

780 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 583-0188

BR L D RA

SANCHOS MEXICAN

Mexican

11357 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 587-4847

B L D

MOE’S ORIGINAL BAR B QUE

BBQ

120 Grove St.

(530) 583-4227

B L D

SMOKEY’S KITCHEN

BBQ

12036 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 582-4535

L D

PFEIFER HOUSE

Continental

760 River Rd.

(530) 583-3102

POPPY’S FROZEN YOGURT & WAFFLES Yogurt/Waffles

D RA

SPICE

Indian

11421 Deerfield Dr.

(530) 550-9664

L D

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

B L

SQUEEZE IN

American

10060 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 587-9184

B L

RIVER GRILL

California Bistro

55 West Lake Blvd.

(530) 581-2644

D RA

SWEET’S HANDMADE CANDIES

Dessert/Ice Cream 10118 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 587-6556

ROSIE’S CAFÉ

Variety

571 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 583-8504

B L D

TACO STATION

Mexican

(530) 587-8226

SIPS

Beer Tasting Bar

STONEYRIDGE-UNCOMMON KITCHEN Ethnic Food SUGAR PINE CAKERY

Bakery

11782 Donner Pass Rd.

L D

599 N. Lake Blvd.

(530) 581-3311

TACOS JALISCO

Mexican

11400 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 587-1131

L D

505 West Lake Blvd.

(530) 583-3663

L D

THAI DELICACY

Thai

11253 Brockway Rd.

(530) 550-1269

L D

2923 Lake Forest Rd.

(530) 363-3076

B L

THAI NAKORN

Thai

10770 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 550-0503

L D

11991 Brockway Rd. (Hwy. 267) (530) 550-7220

L D

SYD’S BAGELRY

American Café

550 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 583-2666

B L D

TOGO’s

Deli

TAHOE MOUNTAIN BREWING CO.

Pub Fare

475 N. Lake Blvd.

(530) 581-4677

L D

TREAT BOX BAKERY

Bakery/Ice Cream 11400 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 587-6554

B L D

TAHOE CITY CHOCOLATES

Ice Cream/Dessert In Boatworks Mall

(530) 583-6652

TROKAY CAFE

New American

10046 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 582-1040

B L D

TAHOE CITY SUSHI

Sushi

690 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 581-2004

L D

TRUCKEE BAGEL COMPANY

Bagels

11448 Deerfield Dr.

(530) 582-1852

B L D

TAHOE HOUSE

Bakery/Deli

625 West Lake Blvd.

(530) 583-1377

B L

TRUCKEE RIVER WINERY

Winery

10151 Brockway Rd.

(530) 587-4626

L D

THAI KITCHEN

Thai

255 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 583-1784

L D

TRUCKEE TAVERN & GRILL

New American

10118 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 587-3766

UNCORKED

Wine Bar

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

TUFF BEANS

Café

1005 Palisades Dr.

(530) 587-5191

WOLFDALE’S

California

640 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 583-5700

D RA

UNCORKED TRUCKEE

Wine Bar

10118 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 550-9800

ZA’S

American

395 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 583-9292

L D

VILLAGE PIZZERIA

Pizza

11329 Deerfield Dr.

(530) 587-7171

L D

ZIA LINA RISTORANTE

Italian

521 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 581-0100

L D

THE WAGON TRAIN COFFEE SHOP American

Tahoe Vista

10080 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 587-7574

B L

WILD CHERRIES

Coffee House

11429 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 582-5602

B L D

WONG’S GARDEN

Chinese

11430 Deerfield Dr.

(530) 587-1831

L D

Italian

11401 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 587-7411

L D

BOATHOUSE AT CAPTAIN JON’S

Casual Fine Dining 7220 North Lake Blvd.

CABLE CAR ICE CREAM (summer)

Ice Cream Parlor

Across from Sandy Beach

JIFFY’S PIZZA

Pizza

6883 North Lake Blvd.

OLD RANGE STEAKHOUSE

Vintage Steakhouse 7081 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-4800

D RA

CHAMBER’S LANDING (summer)

Calif. Café

6400 West Lake Blvd.

(530) 525-9190

L D

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

(530) 546-4281

FIRESIGN CAFÉ

American

1785 West Lake Blvd.

(530) 583-0871

B L

(530) 546-7744

B L D

MOUNTAIN VIEW BBQ

BBQ

Homewood Mtn. Resort

(530) 525-2992

L D

OBEXER’S GENERAL STORE

Deli/Café

5300 West Lake Blvd.

(530) 525-6297

B L

PDQ DELI

Deli

6890 West Lake Blvd.

(530) 525-7411

L D

1785 West Lake Blvd. #5

(530) 581-5400

L D

SANCHO’S

Mexican

7019 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-4819

B L D

ZANO’S

(530) 546-3244

L D

West Shore

Truckee 1882 BAR & GRILL

Barbecue

10009 East River St.

(530) 550-9222

L D

SPOON

New American

BAR OF AMERICA

Mediterranean

10042 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 587-2626

BR L D RA

SUNNYSIDE

Variety Grill

1850 West Lake Blvd.

(530) 583-7200

L D RA

BEST PIES PIZZERIA

N.Y. Italian

10068 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 582-1111

L D

SWISS LAKEWOOD

European

5055 West Lake Blvd.

(530) 525-5211

D RA

BILL’S ROTISSERRE

Rotisserre

11355 Deerfield Dr.

(530) 582-5652

L D

WA SHE SHU GRILLE (summer)

Grill

Meeks Bay Resort

(530) 525-6946

BLUE COYOTE BAR & GRILL

Comfort food

10015 Palisades Dr.

(530) 587-7777

L D

WEST SHORE

New American

5160 West Lake Blvd.

(530) 525-5200

L D

BLUESTONE JEWELRY & WINE

Wine Bar

10046 Donner Pass Rd., #3

(530) 582-0429

WEST SHORE MARKET

Deli

1780 West Lake Blvd.

(530) 583-7626

L D

BUCKHORN ESPRESSO & GRILL

American

11253 Brockway Rd.

(530) 582-9800

L D

WEST SIDE PIZZA

Pizza

7000 West Lake Blvd.

(530) 525-4771

BUD’S ICE CREAM & FOUNTAIN

Ice Cream

10108 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 214-0599

L D

WHERE WE MET

Café/Gelato

7000 West Lake Blvd.

(530) 525-1731

BURGER ME!

Gourmet Burger

10418 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 587-8852

L D

CAKE TAHOE

Bakery/Ice Cream 9932 Donner Pass Rd.

CASA BAEZA

Mexican

10004 Bridge St.

(530) 587-2161

L D

ELECTRIC BLUE ELEPHANT

Vegetarian/Vegan Facebook

COFFEE AND

American

10106 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 587-3123

B L

HOT AND HEALTHY FOODS

Crepes

hotandhealthyfoods.com

B L D

COFFEEBAR

Café

10120 Jiboom St.

(530) 587-2000

B L

MTN ROOTS

Eclectic

Alpine Meadows base area

B L

COFFEEBAR THE BAKERY

Bakery/Eatery

12047 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 582-1554

B L

MTN ROOTS

Eclectic

The Village at Squaw

COTTONWOOD

American

10142 Rue Hilltop

(530) 587-5711

D RA

PHO REAL

Modern Vietnamese Facebook

COYOTE MOON BAR & GRILLE

American

10685 Northwoods Blvd.

(530) 587-0886

B L D

RED TRUCK

Eclectic

Facebook

(530) 587-1394

L D

THE CRESCENT CAFÉ

Gourmet Deli

Inside New Moon Natural Foods (530) 587-7426

SOUPER WAGON

Soup & Sanwiches Facebook

(775) 240-9998

L D

DARK HORSE COFFEE ROASTERS

Café

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

SUPER SWIRL

Ice Cream

(775) 313-8689

DIEGO’S

Mexican

10130 West River St.

(530) 550-9900

L D

DONNER LAKE KITCHEN

American

13720 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 582-4040

B L

DRUNKEN MONKEY

Asian/Sushi

11253 Brockway Rd. #105

(530) 582-9755

L D RA

EL TORO BRAVO

Mexican

10186 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 587-3557

L D

FIFTYFIFTY BREWING CO.

Upscale Pub

11197 Brockway Rd.

(530) 587-BEER

B L D

FULL BELLY DELI

Deli

10825 Pioneer Trail Rd.

(530) 550-9516

B L

(530) 587-1701

Food Trucks

Facebook

(530) 414-4836

B L (518) 637-4996

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LOCAL FLAVOR

TheTahoeWeekly.com

By the Glass

by Lou Phillips

Distinctive wines at Skinner Vineyards

Dining Guide KINGS BEACH

TAHOE CITY

Jason’s | American

Bacchi’s | Vintage Steakhouse

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

Lanza’s | Italian

T the scenic Sierra Foothills wine re-

his may be the golden age for visiting

gion as the quality is improving at a rapid rate and prices are still a relative bargain compared to Napa and Sonoma. This is the first in a series featuring wineries from this and other regions, with both great juice and interesting stories.

“Chris Pittenger’s creations rival France’s finest.” Founded by Scottish miner James Skinner in the 1860s, RES Cellars thrived until the early 1900s. Descendants had no knowledge of the winery until 2006 when a couple of the modern Skinner Clan were returning from a Tahoe trip and noticed the name Skinner on an old roadside map. With their interest piqued, they detoured to the location near Somerset and discovered their lost family history in the Sierra and in wine. Within a year, Mike and Carey Skinner jumped in with both feet and Skinner Vineyards was born. Winemaker Chris Pittenger brings a depth of knowledge from his time at Marcassin and Williams-Selyem wineries, and crafts earthy, sophisticated reds and bright, rich whites from traditional Rhone grapes. Not to be outdone by the wines, the winery has spectacular vistas, a tasting room crafted of wood and stone, and a staff that is both warm and knowledgeable. Located in the Fairplay AVA, which has the highest average elevation in the U.S., Skinner’s vineyards are mainly decomposed granite and red volcanic clay making them similar to the Rhone region in France. Rhone reds are considered the world-standard for Grenache, Syrah and Mourvedre wines, but Pittenger’s creations rival France’s finest. Cuvee Eighteen Sixty-One blends these grapes for a wine that pours purple-black in the glass, and on the nose and palate brings smoky berries and cherries spiced with licorice, iron and herbs. The finish goes on and on. At $30 for the bottle, this is a find.

On the white side, the 2012 Seven Generations mingles Roussanne, Marsanne, Viognier, Grenache Blanc and Picpoul that make for a full-bodied wine with stone fruits, clover-honey and citrus that is delicious now, but will gain complexity with a few years in the cellar. This is another wine that over delivers at $26 a bottle. Skinner also produces distinctive and complex single varietal wines from these grapes, plus Zinfandel and Petite Sirah, that range from $18 to $60 per bottle. We tried them all and there was not a disappointment in the bunch.

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

Las Panchitas | Mexican

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

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

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

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El Toro Bravo | Mexican

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

Pianeta | Italian Cucina

One of the Tahoe area’s best, Pianeta transports the palate with sophisticated, yet rustic Italian food in a warm, cozy atmosphere. The Antipasti features Bruschetta Olivata, Filet Mignon Carpaccio, Housemade Grilled Sausages & Crab Cakes. Pianeta makes most pasta in house with dishes like Veal Meatballs with Pesto & Linguini Pasta, Chicken & Prosciutto Cannelloni with Porcini Cream Sauce & Ravioli della Casa. 10096 Donner Pass Road, along Commercial Row, downtown Truckee | Open for dinner nightly | Full bar and wine list | Happy Hour at the Bar Mon.-Fri. from 5 to 6:30 p.m. | (530) 587-4694

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The Lodge Restaurant & Pub | Fine & Casual Ryan and Shannon Skinner

Located at 8054 Fairplay Road in Somerset and open Thursday to Monday, Skinner Vineyards has a wonderful family story, close proximity to Lake Tahoe, a friendly visitor experience, and is a prime example of why the Sierra Foothills has long been a favorite destination for local fans of the grape. For more information, visit skinnervineyards.com. 

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

Lou Phillips is a Level 3 Advanced Sommelier and his consulting business WineProwest.com assists in the selling, buying and managing of wine collections. He may be reached at (775) 544-3435 or lou@ wineprowest.com. Visit TheTahoeWeekly.com for more wine columns.

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Make mine a weekend whiskey Squaw Valley Inn PlumpJack’s is hosting a Whiskey Weekend: a three-night bourbon and culinary focused getaway from Oct. 8 to 11. PlumpJack’s Executive Chef Jack Connell will partner with experts from Four Roses, awarded American Whiskey Distiller of the Year for the past five years. A number of packages including room rates, dinners and events are available. | plumpjacksquawvalleyinn.com

Cooking classes offered Chef Jacob Burton is teaching the Stella Culinary Boot Camp, an intensive culinary course designed to break the bonds of recipes and unleash one’s creativity. Participants can take cooking to the next level from Oct. 19 to 23 and Nov. 2 to 6. Space is limited. | stellaculinary.com

Learn about Brews for Charity Brews for Charity is a new organization designed to raise money for local charities and causes by bringing together locals in an environment that fosters goodwill, communication and community networking. The new group is meeting at Moe’s to organize community events, with the first of its Taste-Offs starting on Oct. 20. Everyone is welcome to join the meetings. | Erik at (530) 263-2474 or Tink at (775) 901-1047

Estee offers food classes Celebrity Chef Mark Estee and Head Butcher Damon Ewasko guide participants through an anatomy lesson of the “Meat We Eat” in partnership with Atelier. Participants will learn the parts that make up the whole, recipes on how to cook different sections and take home a special

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Passport to Foodville Passport to Dining, a fundraiser benefiting North Tahoe Business Association and Tahoe Public Art, is on Nov. 12 from 6 to 9 p.m. It features up to 35 tasting stations from restaurants, caterers, breweries, wineries and distilleries. A raffle and a silent auction will offer Northern California getaway packages and many valuable items. Tickets are $40 and are on sale now. | northtahoebusiness.org

Save with Dining for Schools card The Dining for Schools card is on sale from Excellence in Education Foundation. The card entitles the bearer to 50 percent off an individual dinner entree at 45 participating restaurants. The card is nontransferable, but may be used an unlimited number of times at any participating restaurant during the valid period. Visit the Web site for a list of participating restaurants. The cards are $50 each and may be purchased at SaveMart in Tahoe City and Truckee, Safeway in Kings Beach and Truckee, Mountain Hardware in Truckee, The Store in Tahoe City and online. | exined.org

CB’s hosts daily happy hour CB’s Pizza & Grill in Carnelian Bay offers Happy Hour from 3 to 7 p.m. every day and live music from 6 to 9 p.m. every Sunday. Happy hour specials include deals on drinks and discounted appetizers. In addition, CB’s offers Italian Tuesday and Wednesday, Mexican Thursday, Fish Friday and Sunday Brunch with live music. CB’s boasts HAN Vodka cocktails and homemade soup, pasta and lunch specials. | (530) 546-4738

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see it’s really tasty. It is also awesome with berries. When you go out to a restaurant and order dessert and the cake or whatever you got has a nice design on the plate with different colored sauces, the main sauce is usually Crème Fraîche and then there could be a raspberry coulis or similar sauce to complete the design. You don’t have to add anything to it, but you can sweeten it with maple syrup, honey, or sugar and vanilla for desserts or a touch of salt and some fresh herbs for entrees or baked potatoes. It is also great for finishing off sauces that you want to slightly thicken because, unlike sour cream, it won’t curdle when heated. I do want to mention that if your kitchen is on the colder side or not up in the 70s, you can speed up the process and heat the cream on the stove to warm, not boiling, before adding the buttermilk or yogurt. At any rate, this is a simple sauce that can be used for many dishes and is a great recipe to keep on hand and try out for different dishes. Enjoy.  Smitty is a personal chef specializing in dinner parties, cooking classes and special events. Trained under Master Chef Anton Flory at Top Notch Resort in Stowe, Vt., Smitty is known for his creative use of fresh ingredients. To read archived copies of Stir it Up, visit chefsmitty.com or TheTahoeWeekly.com. Contact him at smitty@chefsmitty.com or (530) 412-3598.

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