December 27, 2018 to January 9, 2019

DEC. 27, 2018-JAN. 9, 2019

TAHOE

NORDIC SKI GUIDE SNOWGLOBE MUSIC FESTIVAL

NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTIES // WINTER WONDERLAND AT TAHOE MEADOWS // KENNY LOGGINS // NEW YEAR’S DAY FOODS //

EXPLORE MORE

VOTED “BEST XC SKI AREA IN NORTH LAKE TAHOE”

Diverse trails spanning over 100 km New groomers, lodge and cafe

Lessons for all ages and abilities More at tahoedonner.com/xc

e h ´ t n i l p l e o e r K s e m i t d o o g Great days don’t end with the last run

EVENTS Dec 31 New Year’s Eve Family Celebration Dec 31 World’s Largest Torchlight Parade Jan 3 Alpenglow Winter Speaker Series Jan 9 Women of Winter Clinic Feb 16–24 Kid-O-Rama Fridays Friday Night Tasting Notes Saturdays Village Aprés Music Series Sunset Happy Hour Winter Fireworks

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REGIONAL TRANSIT

WINTER 2018 | 2019 BUS SERVICES

Daily Regional Routes Hourly service on Highway 267 and Highway 89.

Extended 30-minute service through April 7 to: Incline Village, Kings Beach, Tahoe Vista, Carnelian Bay, Tahoe City.

FREE North Shore Night Service Runs year-round. Extended winter operations until 2am!

Park & Ride the Bus – NEW!

FREE weekend service to and from Squaw Valley and Northstar California

TART–Truckee Local Service is now FREE!

From Truckee Park & Ride Lots:

Daily service to Donner Summit

December 28–30 January 5–6, 12–13, 19–20, 26–27 February 2–3, 9–10, 16–18, 23–24 March 2–3, 9–10

Runs through 3/10/19. Connect to Sugar Bowl and Boreal via the Truckee Local Route.

HWY. 89 to Squaw Valley: Park at TTUSD admin buildings behind the fire station on Donner Pass Road.

D O N N ER SU MMI T BOR EA L

HWY. 267 to Northstar: Park at Truckee Airport.

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Connect between the holiday shuttle and TART’s free night service at Northstar and Squaw Valley.

TahoeTruckeeTransit.com – Text “TART” to 24587 North Lake Tahoe Express: Daily airport shuttle from 5:30am–midnight also available. NorthLakeTahoeExpress.com | (866) 216-5222.

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Sierra Stories

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Nordic Ski Guide

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OUT & ABOUT Sightseeing

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Lake Tahoe Facts

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Events

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Downhill Skiing

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Family Fun

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Favorite Snowshoe Outings

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FUN & GAMES Horoscope & Puzzles

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Look Ahead: 2019 Horoscope

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ARTS & CULTURE Gayle Brandeis

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The Arts

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Food Editor Priya Hutner priya@tahoethisweek.com

TAHOE WELCOMES 2019 FROM THE PUBLISHER

The Tahoe Sierra is one of the best places to celebrate the end of one year and the start of a new year. Along with all of the New Year’s Eve music and parities (and there’s a lot of them), there’s also many family friendly parties, torchlight parades at Tahoe Donner and Squaw Valley (going for the world record this year) and seven fireworks celebrations.

We’ve got the 2019 celebrations covered from our roundup of the some of the best New Year’s Eve celebrations in The Music Scene to “New Year’s Day Foods for Fortune, Luck & Longevity” in Local Flavor. And, our long-time astrologist Michael O’Conner offers his Horoscope for 2019 in this edition.

This is the last edition for 2018, which always brings with it our annual Nordic Ski Guide. With 18 local cross-country and snowshoe ski centers in the Tahoe Sierra, there’s an abundance of offerings for every level of skier, classic or skate, snowshoeing, fat tire biking and lots of family fun.

Happy New Year.

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Entertainment Calendar & Live Music 28 SnowGlobe

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New Year’s Eve

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Kenny Loggins

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

–John Muir

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Tasty Tidbits

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ON THE COVER

Wine Column

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Chef’s Recipe

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Cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and fat tire biking are popular winter activities for outdoors enthusiasts to enjoy at the 18 cross-country areas in the Tahoe Sierra. Read the Tahoe Weekly’s annual Nordic Ski Guide in this edition and at TheTahoeWeekly.com, then explore the areas for yourself. On the cover of this edition is the largest Nordic ski area in North America – Royal Gorge, located on Donner Summit. Photography by Leah Alfano | summitside.com, courtesy Royal Gorge

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West Shore

One of the lake’s famous natural sites, a volcanic plug on the West Shore. TART

Explore Tahoe (530) 542-2908 | cityofslt.us

South Lake Tahoe

Urban Trailhead at base of Heavenly. South Tahoe

Fannette Island

Emerald Bay

(530) 541-3030 | parks.ca.gov

Lake Tahoe’s only island, home to an old tea house.

Heavenly

South Lake Tahoe

(775) 586-7000 | skiheavenly.com

Enjoy a 2.4-mile ride on the gondola to the top with panoramic views. South Tahoe

Hellman-Ehrman Mansion

West Shore

$10 parking | parks.ca.gov (530) 525-7232 Park | (530) 583-9911 Tours Located in Sugar Pine Point State Park.

(Open for tours in the summer.) TART

High Camp (800) 403-0206 | squawalpine.com

Olympic Valley

Aerial tram rides, Olympic Heritage Museum, ice skating, events and more. Ticket required. TART

Kings Beach northtahoebusiness.org

North Shore

Truckee Settled in 1863 as a stagecoach stop. TART

Vikingsholm Castle (530) 541-3030 | (530) 525-9529 ADA parks.ca.gov or vikingsholm.com

Emerald Bay

Watson Cabin

Tahoe City

(530) 583-1762 | northtahoemuseums.org

The oldest building in Tahoe City and on the National Register of Historic Places. TART

MUSEUMS Donner Memorial Visitor Center (530) 582-7892 | parks.ca.gov

Truckee

The Donner Memorial State Park features exhibits and artifacts on the Donner Party. TART

donnersummithistoricalsociety.org

Soda Springs

Gatekeeper’s Museum Daily | (530) 583-1762 northtahoemuseums.org

(530) 587-5437 | kidzonemuseum.org

Tahoe Art League Gallery South Lake Tahoe

Features Washoe artifacts and exhibits on early industry and settlers. South Tahoe

visittahoecity.com

Historical sites and Commons Beach. TART

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

Stateline 169 Hwy. 50 (775) 588-4591

Tahoe City 100 N. Lake Blvd. (530) 581-6900 Measured in Cubic Feet Per Second (CFS)

Truckee 10065 Donner Pass Rd. (Depot)

TROA.NET

(530) 587-8808

Free | (775) 881-7566 | tahoesciencecenter.org

U.S. Forest Service | Incline Village

Exhibits include a virtual research boat, biology lab, 3D movies and docent-led tours. TART

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

truckeedonnerrailroadsociety.com

Truckee

Exhibits include the train’s role in logging, fighting snow on the railway, the role of Chinese emigrants and a children’s area. TART

(530) 426-3313, ext. 113 | auburnskiclub.org Showcasing the history of skiing. 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 Rd. (530) 587-3558

TRANSIT North Tahoe & Truckee (TART) | laketahoetransit.com South Tahoe | tahoetransportation.org

Truckee

Lake Tahoe Museum

North Shore

Tahoe Science Center

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

Featuring historic photos & memorabilia, and the Steinbach Indian Basket Museum. TART

Featuring exhibits of work by local artists and works for sale by local artists. TART

Tahoe City

FLOW AT FARAD

Kings Beach

Tahoe City

Interactive exhibits, science & art classes, the BabyZone & the Jungle Gym. TART

Featuring local artists and workshops. South Tahoe

Tahoe City

Self-guided tours, exhibits and hands-on activities. TART

VISITORS’ CENTERS

Museum and 20-mile interpretive driving tour along Old 40. TART

North Tahoe Arts Center

(530) 544-2313 | talart.org

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A 20,400 MARTIS 858 | CAPACITY: (530) 583-9283 tahoemaritimemuseum.org

Truckee River |

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

Western SkiSport Museum Donner Summit

Donner Summit Historical Society

KidZone Children’s Museum

Free | (530) 581-2787 | northtahoearts.com

Games. Tower of Nations. Olympic Flame. Olympic CAPACITY: 9,500 C DONNER 2,773 Museum at high camp.

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Truckee Railroad Museum

Home to the North Shore’s largest sandy beach, in the heart of downtown. TART

Tahoe City

Olympic Museum Olympic Valley C 226,500 STAMPEDE 200,110 CAPACITY: (800) 403-0206 | squawalpine.com 29,840 9 Winter Olympic PROSSER 9,395 Celebrate the homeCAPACITY: of the 1960

Tahoe Maritime Museum

Tour the grounds of Vikingsholm Castle, see Eagle Falls and Fannette Island. TART

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The Summit, just west of Truckee, holds the record for the United States’ snowiest April in 1880 when a storm dumped 4’ of snow in 24 hours.

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Donner Summit

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Tallac Historic Site

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South Lake Tahoe

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Old Jail Museum (530) 582-0893 | truckeehistory.org

Truckee

One of a few surviving 19th Century jails. TART

Boots McFarland by Geolyn Carvin | BootsMcFarland.com

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Average Water Temperature: 42.1˚F

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Average Surface Water Temperature: 51.9˚F

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Natural rim: 6,223’ 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 Lake Tahoe is as long as the English Channel is wide.

Shoreline: 72 miles Lake Tahoe has a surface area of 191 square miles.

If Lake Tahoe were emptied, it would submerge California under 15 inches of water.

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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 Resarch Center, which monitors, among other

things, the clarity of Lake Tahoe. Clarity has been measured since 1968 and was first recorded at 102.4’.

The waters of Lake Tahoe were clear to an average depth of 59.7 in 2017. The lowest average depth on record was 64.1’ in 1997. Lake Tahoe is losing clarity because of algae growth fueled by nitrogen and phosphorus.

Lake Tahoe’s discovery The first recorded discovery of Lake Tahoe by white explorers was on Feb. 14, 1844, when John Charles Frémont and Charles Preuss spotted the lake from atop Red Lake Peak. The lake went through several names before it was officially named Tahoe in 1945.

Tahoe is a mispronunciation of the first two syllables of the Washoe’s word for the lake – Da ow a ga, which means “edge of the lake.” 

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

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EVENTS CALENDAR DEC. 27, 2018-JAN. 10, 2019

STORY & PHOTOS BY MIKE WHITE

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hile hardly a treasured secret to either winter or summer recreationists, the sweeping expanse of popular Tahoe Meadows above the North Shore of Lake Tahoe provides an excellent spot for novices to become acquainted with the nuances of traipsing through the fluffy white powder on those new snowshoes found under this year’s Christmas tree.

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visiting shoreline areas at Lake Tahoe may be experiencing marginal snow conditions, Tahoe Meadows at 2,500 TOP: Lake Tahoe from Chickadee Ridge;

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LEFT: Bruce Farenkopf heading through the

lodgepole-pine fringe of Tahoe Meadows.

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professional photographers alike. The fantastic scenery continues along the gently undulating Carson Range crest for as far as desirable — just make sure you leave enough time and energy for the return trip.

The ridge is so named for the blackheaded mountain chickadees that frequent the area. Although some wildlife biologists frown on the activity, by holding your palm upright and filling it with birdseed you can attract these little creatures to nibble the seed right out of your hand. If you elect to participate in such an activity, do not under any circumstances try to feed these critters anything but wild birdseed, as their health can be seriously jeopardized.

quality snow.

As one of the Sierra Nevada’s largest subalpine meadows, the open and gentle terrain allows for easy navigation without the fear of getting lost while providing a large swath of non-challenging topography that requires minimal technical skill to traverse. When recreationists visiting shoreline areas around Lake Tahoe may be experiencing marginal snow conditions, Tahoe Meadows at 2,500 feet higher is usually blessed with excellent quality snow during the course of an average winter.

While a possible detriment to solitude seekers, the area’s popularity usually affords the opportunity for those snowshoers who may prefer to avoid the work of breaking their own trail to follow a previous group’s tracks. The wide-open meadows offer a variety of options for destinations, allowing the tailoring of the length of a trip to suit the individual needs of a wide range of groups. Whether it’s families with young children, seniors out for an afternoon stroll or any age group in between, Tahoe Meadows is the place to be on a fine winter’s day. A sunny weekend will typically see a wide range of recreationists enjoying the scenery that not only includes snowshoers but cross-country and backcountry skiers, sledders and families out for a day of snow play, as well. Snowmobilers are on the west side of the highway.

Fringed by a lodgepole pine forest and backdropped by rugged Slide Mountain and other attractive summits of the Carson Range towering above, Tahoe Meadows certainly does not lack for picturesque scenery, especially after the plain is carpeted with a pristine blanket 8

of fresh snow. Usually hidden beneath the surface, the clearing is home to nascent Ophir Creek, which glides across the clearing to the west end, where the stream begins a steep plunge down a narrowing canyon to Price Lake and then continues farther downhill to Washoe Lake in the valley below.

More experienced snowshoers searching for a stiffer challenge than just a romp across the open terrain, need not look any farther than the back country immediately beyond Tahoe Meadows. Beginning at the southern edge of the meadows, one well-known option follows an initially gentle route (roughly coinciding with the summertime Tahoe Rim Trail) on the way through the forest fringe to the base of what locals refer to as Chickadee Ridge.

From there, a moderate climb ensues through the conifers to the crest of the ridge near Point 8996, where a break in the tree cover reveals panoramic views of Lake Tahoe and the surrounding mountains sure to satisfy shutterbugs and

HOW TO GET THERE Follow State Route 431 from State Route 28 in Incline Village, Nev., toward Mount Rose Summit about 7 miles to the obvious expansive clearing of Tahoe Meadows and park on the right-hand shoulder as space allows. Parking is at a premium on sunny weekends, so an early start may be a good move.

BE AWARE State Route 431 is a major thoroughfare with plenty of traffic requiring pedestrians to be cognizant of their surroundings at all times when along the shoulder, especially parents with small children.

Be sure to show up armed with the latest weather forecast; while Tahoe Meadows can be an idyllic spot when the weather is clear and sunny, the conditions can become miserable under strong winds or whiteout conditions. Avalanche danger is extremely minimal at Tahoe Meadows, but recreationists can consult daily reports at sierraavalanchecenter.org. 

The Heavenly Holidays Carnival will be open in Heavenly Village from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. through Dec. 31. At the base of the Gondola, there will be two trains running.

Catch the Heavenly Express at the holidayinspired train depot near the gigantic Christmas tree. Passengers can enjoy stops along the ride for cookies and hot cocoa.

Admission is $4.

While riding, it will be hard to miss the Tahoe South Ferris Wheel. For $5, guests can enjoy the most spectacular views of the lake by day; by night the village will twinkle with tons of lights.

From 4 to 7 p.m. daily, there will be shows on the Heavenly Village Ice Rink. | skiheavenly.com

OSV open houses

rescheduled

Two open houses have been rescheduled for the Plumas National Forest Over-snow Vehicle Use Designation Project, as first reported at TheTahoeWeekly.com. The new dates are Jan. 8 in Quincy at the Tulsa Scott Building in Plumas Sierra County Fairground and Jan. 10 in Oroville at the Southside Oroville Community Center. Both open houses will be from 4 to 6 p.m.

The comment period for the project has been extended until Jan. 24, 2019. Information, including the DEIS, maps and opportunities for comment, is available on the project Web site.

Read Tahoe Weekly’s coverage on “The debate over snowmobile access” at TheTahoeWeekly.com. | fs.usda.gov CONTINUED ON PAGE 10

Dec. 27, 2018- Jan. 9, 2019

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EVENTS

Mountain Host Tours

Join the Squaw Valley Mountain Hosts

offering free Mountain Tours for intermediate or advanced skiers and riders. 9:30 p.m. | (800) 403-0206, squawalpine.com

Heavenly Holidays Heavenly Village South Lake Tahoe | Dec. 27-31

Heavenly Holidays Family Festival con-

tinues with a search for Santa and his elves on the slopes, ice sculptures, breakfast with Santa, ice skating performances starring Disney characters, a Ferris Wheel, virtual reality, ski simulator, magic shows, symphony orchestra and a Heavenly Rail Jam. | tahoesouth.com

Ski & Ride with Jonny Moseley

Torching up the slopes

Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows Olympic Valley | Dec. 27-31

Ski and ride with Chief Mountain Host

and Olympic Gold Medalist Jonny Moseley.

Must be at least intermediate level to ski

Squaw Valley’s Merry Days & Holly Nights will introduce a new feat this season: an attempt at the world’s largest torchlight parade. All skiers and riders of all ages are welcome to join in the final lap of 2018 on New Year’s Eve.

with Moseley. Schedule online.

Participants will light up the night sky with colorful LED torches as they thread down the 3.2-mile Mountain Run in an attempt to best 3,000 participants and break the record. The parade will take place weather and conditions permitting, starting at 5:45 p.m. at the top of the Gold Coast Funitel. All participants must register online in advance. | squawalpine.com

Incline Village Library | Dec. 28

Help with computers

Richard Blair Historical Story Telling

Kings Beach Library Dec. 27, Jan. 3, 10

Northstar California Resort Truckee | Dec. 27

Ongoing computer help. First Thursdays

Richard will be telling historical stories of

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Virtual Reality Studio Experience the canals of Venice, ride

a roller coaster, or walk with dinosaurs.

Book a 30-minute virtual reality experience.

3:30-5:30 p.m. Free | (775) 832-4130, libraryaware.com

Stars & S’Mores Ritz-Carlton Lake Tahoe Truckee | Dec. 28

Tahoe Star Tours will also host Stars

& S’mores at The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe

of the month are “Exploring our Digital

Truckee and LakeTahoe at the overlook camp-

this winter. Participants are invited to

Resources,” second Thursdays are “Com-

fire location above the ice skating. 6-7:30 p.m.

meet at the resort’s Fireside Terrace for

puter Q&A with Carl LeBlanc,” third Thurs-

| (800) 466-6784, facebook.com

an engaging fireside astronomy session

days are “Everything iPhone” and fourth Thursdays are differing themes about comput-

“Blizzard Of Aahhhs” showing

ers and technology. Call or stop by for our

Heavenly Village South Lake Tahoe | Dec. 27

class schedule. 3-4 p.m. Free | (530) 5462021, placer.ca.gov

See the movie that inspired a generation of

skiers and popularized the concept of extreme

Disco Tubing

skiing starring Glen Plake, Mike Harrup and

SnowVentures Activity Zone Olympic Valley | Dec. 27-31, Jan. 5

Scot Schmidt. Released in 1988, it introduced

Families can spin, slide and speed down

the snow tubing lanes to vibrant DJ tunes as

with telescopic viewing followed by s’mores around the outdoor fire pit. 7 p.m. | tahoestartours.com

Merry Days & Holly Nights Squaw Valley | Alpine Meadows Truckee | Dec. 28

Celebrate Merry Days & Holly Nights

mohawked bad-boy Plake and showcased

in Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows with

the cliff-jumping prowess of Schmidt. 8:30-

orchestra performances, farm to table din-

9:40 p.m. | theshopsatheavenly.com

ners, ice gardens and so much more. This

the night is illuminated with colorful lights and

two-week holiday festival is fun for the

lasers splashed on the mountainside. Tubing

whole family. Free | squawalpine.com

starts on the hour for 55-minute session.

5-7 p.m. | squawalpine.com

Rail Jam Series 2019 Heavenly Village South Lake Tahoe | Dec. 29

Don’t miss the Rail Jam Series under the

Heavenly Village Gondola. Skiers and snowboarders welcome. Free entry. Jam format

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Incline Forest Service office closing

The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit will temporarily close the Incline Village, Nev., office beginning Wednesday, Dec. 26. The office is expected to be closed until spring 2019. All services will be available through the Forest Supervisor’s office in South Lake Tahoe located at 35 College Drive. | (530) 543-2600

Start filming for

Shreddit Showdown

It’s time to start filming to enter for Granite Chief’s 6th annual Shreddit Showdown ski movie contest, as first reported at TheTahoeWeekly.com.

Filmmakers have all season to film his or her best shots and produce a winning 3-minute ski movie edit. The top three finalists of each age group will be featured at the awards ceremony and red carpet premier at Tahoe Art Haus (date TBD).

Submissions will be accepted starting in March. | granitechief.com

Plowed bike trails map online

Lake Tahoe Bicycle Coalition is offering the first online bike map showing the Tahoe region’s regularly snow-plowed bike trails, as first reported at TheTahoeWeekly.com.

The plowed path data on the Bike Coalition map is not real-time data but is a list of the paths each jurisdiction intends to plow during snow events.

The nonprofit also produces the free print version of the Tahoe Bike Map, available online and at bike shops and visitor centers throughout the region. | map.tahoebike.org

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OUT & ABOUT

9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tickets also good at Squaw Valley.

BOREAL MOUNTAIN RESORT (530) 426-3666 | rideboreal.com 9 a.m.-9 p.m. All tickets good until 9 p.m.

DIAMOND PEAK (775) 832-1177 | diamondpeak.com 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Last Tracks Feb.-April.

DONNER SKI RANCH (530) 426-3635 | donnerskiranch.com 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tubing hill.

GRANLIBAKKEN (530) 581-7533 | granlibakken.com Fri.-Sun. & holidays only. Snow play area, open daily. Warming hut open daily.

HEAVENLY (775) 586-7000 #1 | skiheavenly.com 9 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays; 8:30 a.m. weekends. Sledding, tubing, cross-country and snow bikes available.

HOMEWOOD MOUNTAIN RESORT (530) 525-2900 | skihomewood.com 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Snowcat skiing.

KIRKWOOD (877) 547-5966 | kirkwood.com 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Cross-country ski, tube, dog sled, Snowcat tours.

MT. ROSE SKI TAHOE (775) 849-0704 | (800) 754-7673 | skirose.com 9 a.m -4 p.m.

NORTHSTAR CALIFORNIA (530) 562-1330 | northstarcalifornia.com 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Tubing lanes and lift.

SIERRA-AT-TAHOE (530) 659-7475 | sierraattahoe.com 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; 8:30 a.m. weekends & peak times.

Tubing, snowshoe trails.

SODA SPRINGS (530) 426-3901 | skisodasprings.com 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Thurs.-Mon. & holidays Snow tubing 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. daily.

SQUAW VALLEY (530) 583-6955 | squawalpine.com 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Dawn Patrol 7:40 a.m. select dates.

Tickets also good at Alpine Meadows.

SUGAR BOWL (530) 426-1111 | sugarbowl.com 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Connects to Royal Gorge Cross Country.

TAHOE DONNER DOWNHILL (530) 587-9444 #2 | tahoedonner.com 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

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

Teen Scene

aloud to trained therapy animals. Kids can play and do crafts while waiting their turn to read. 4-5 p.m. Free | (530) 582-7846, truckeefol.org

Kahle Community Center Stateline | Dec. 28, Jan. 4

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

Kids Night Out Northwoods Clubhouse Truckee | Jan. 4

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Friday Fun Nights

Friday night is alright for fun Join the fun with friends and family in the heart of the Village at Northstar California on Friday Fun Nights from Dec. 28 to April 5, 2019. Disco lights surround the iceskating rink while DJs pump up the jams. There is complimentary face painting; enjoy hot chocolates at the Overlook Bar’s new hot chocolate bar. Parents and guests age 21 and older can order cocktails in the cabanas overlooking the rink. | northstarcalifornia.com

Mother Goose on the Loose

Teen Center

South Lake Tahoe Library Dec. 27, Jan. 3, 10

Boys & Girls Club of North Lake Tahoe Kings Beach | Dec. 27, 28

Jump start your child’s brain development with this award-winning program that combines music, movement and literature. 10:30 a.m. | (530) 573-3185, engagedpatrons.org

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

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

Toddler Story Time Early Literacy Storytime

Incline Village Library Dec. 27, Jan. 3, 10

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

Disco Tubing SnowVentures Activity Zone Olympic Valley | Dec. 27-31, Jan. 5

Families can spin, slide and speed down the snow tubing lanes to vibrant DJ tunes as the night is illuminated with colorful lights and lasers splashed on the mountainside. Tubing starts on the hour for 55-minute session.

5-7 p.m. | squawalpine.com

FREE BOWLING

each person who bowls 2 games at regular price gets a 3rd game free with this coupon

South Lake Tahoe Library Dec. 28, Jan. 4

Build a child’s pre-reading skills with this engaging and interactive program designed to support a child’s early literacy development for a lifelong love of reading and learning.

Suitable for children ages 3 to 5 with parents and caregivers. 10:30 a.m. Free | (530) 5753185, engagedpatrons.org

Little Chef’s Cooking Class Truckee Community Recreation Center Jan. 9

Lego Block Party South Lake Tahoe Library | Dec. 29

Design, build, invent with Legos. 10-11 a.m. | (530) 575-3185, engagedpatrons.org

Your child will learn to prepare and cook a variety of different foods ranging from the classics to a more daring fare. Ages 7 to 13.

3:45 p.m.-5:15 p.m. | tdrpd.org

Babysitting Training for Teens Snowball Festival

Truckee Community Pool | Jan. 9

Soda Springs Resort | Dec. 29, 30

If you would like to become a babysitter, take this class to learn about keeping kids safe, the business of babysitting, creative ideas for entertaining children and tactics for dealing with misbehaving kids. Upon completion, participants will receive a certificate from the American Red Cross for Babysitting Training. Grades 6 and older. 3-5:15 p.m. | tdrpd.org

At the Snowball Festival, there are activities for everyone: arts and crafts, facepainting, custom balloons, photo ops, holiday snow tubing, snow parkour, a bounce house and The World’s Biggest Cup of Hot Cocoa. Planet Kids will have a holiday menu of chili, a DIY hot cocoa bar and craft beer for adults. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. | skisodasprings.com

Craft Day Kids Night Out: New Year’s Eve

Incline Village Library | Jan. 9

Trout Creek Recreation Center Truckee | Dec. 31

It’s the party of the year for kids ages 4 to 9. Whatever you get into on New Year’s Eve, leave your children with trained staff for a night of pizza, games, arts and crafts, a movie, dessert and much more. Pajamas are encouraged. 7 p.m. $45-$55 | (530) 587-9437, tahoedonner.com

Weird Science Wednesday Incline Village Library | Jan. 2

Come join the fun and experiment with weird wacky science. 4-4:45 p.m. | (775) 8324130, events.washoecountylibrary.us

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

Make and Take Incline Village Library | Jan. 9

Children in Kindergarten to fifth grade are invited to make a DIY craft and take it home. The library will provide all the materials and directions. 4-4:45 p.m. | (775) 832-4130, washoecountylibrary.us

Paws2Read Incline Village Library | Jan. 10

Children can practice reading to friendly therapy dogs and receive a free book.

All ages welcome. 4-5 p.m. | (775) 832-4130, washoecountylibrary.us

Truckee Library | Jan. 2, 9

The Truckee Library has joined forces with the Humane Society of Truckee-Tahoe to bring the RUFF (Read Up For Fun) Program to children in the library. Children can practice their reading skills by reading

Events Bowl Incline Entertainment North Shore’s Complete Family Recreation Center

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Join the fun in the heart of the Village as the disco lights surround the ice skating rink every Friday night with drink specials, complimentary face painting and live music. | (800) 466-6784, northstarcalifornia.com

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

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(775) 586-7271 | douglascountynv.gov Off Highway 207. Bring equipment. South Tahoe

TRUCKEE

(530) 582-7720 | tdrpd.com Community Recreation Center offers 29’ climbing wall & 12’ bouldering wall. All ages & levels. Lessons available. TART

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South side of I-80, Castle Peak exit beyond Boreal Inn frontage road. Bring equipment.*

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Family events all season.

EAST SHORE

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State park open for general snow play. Bring equipment.

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HOPE VALLEY AREA

YUBA PASS

(530) 994-3401 Highway 49 at Yuba Pass. Bring equipment.*

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Highway 88 near Carson Pass. Bring equipment.*

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Machine-groomed snow play area; no tubes or toboggans allowed. All ages.

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Call (530) 546-5995, ext. 110, to be listed in Family Fun. ALL ACTIVITIES ARE WEATHER DEPENDENT. * Sno-park permits required. Go to ohv.parks.ca.gov/snoparks or find locations at (916) 324-1222.

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SIERRA STORIES Ca nine Adventures in the Tahoe Sierra | P a r t I I

BY MARK McLAUGHLIN

dog Jack in the lead, she won the derby by beating seven men, among them some of the most noted drivers in the world.

The 60-mile competition was held during a raging Sierra snowstorm, but Geelan and her energetic Irish Setters finished in less than 6 hours, winning the $1,000 prize. The following year, Geelan set a new record in Idaho when she was victorious in a 25-mile sprint race, crossing the finish line in just 1 hour and 35 minutes, bringing in her sled 1 mile ahead of the nearest competitor.

In 1929, another legendary musher arrived in Truckee with his Huskies. The famed North Country frontiersman Scotty Allan was in town to race and to film scenes for a movie shooting that week at Soda Springs near Donner Pass. Born in 1867 in Scotland, Alexander “Scotty” Allan, moved to Alaska after the Klondike gold discovery where he began breeding and training sled dogs. Scotty lived the life of an adventurer, champion racer, breeder and a man whose exploits aroused excitement about running dogs, not only as a means of transportation or moving

Rex was a Samoyed known

T

he Tahoe Sierra is a dog’s paradise, known for its crisp air, wide-open spaces, clean water and stimulating snowfall. For more than 150 years, canine superstars have accomplished many impressive achievements in this region, including mountain transportation, search-and-rescue missions and in exhilarating sports such as sled dog racing.

In the decades before World War II, Truckee thrived as the sled dog racing capital of the United States, attracting thousands of spectators each winter.

Dog mushers traveled from as far away as Montana, Canada and Alaska to compete for cash awards and the prestigious national title.

In 1915, John “Iron Man” Johnson, a legendary Finnish musher, arrived in Truckee with his dog team. Johnson had won the punishing five-day, 408-mile All-Alaska Sweepstakes in 1910 and 1914.

His 1910 time of less than 75 hours set the speed record for that era. Johnson had been invited to participate in an exhibition sled dog race from downtown Truckee to HISTORIAN & AUTHOR

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for more than 30 mountain

Donner Lake and back. Among the throngs of spectators and fans in attendance for this highly publicized event was the author Jack London. Three sleds competed in the sprint, including Alaskan Bill Brady with his Malamute dog team and Ed Parker with Huskies in the harness. This first race in the contiguous 48 states was easily won by Iron Man Johnson and his fleet-footed Siberian wolves.

Dog sledding quickly became a popular winter activity and sport in the mountainous West. In the late 1920s, civic boosters hosted a race along the Truckee River from Truckee to Tahoe City and back again.

The event was won by Fred Prince with a team of Irish Setters.

Men dominated sled dog racing until 1928 when Thula Geelan entered the Sierra Dog Derby. Geelan, from McCall, Idaho, was North America’s first woman to match her skills and endurance against men in the international professional sle dog-racing circuit. In 1931, with her best

including a remarkable effort

rescues during his lifetime, in January 1952 to deliver a Truckee doctor along with food and medicine to a snowbound train west of Donner Pass. freight, but as a recreational sport. Scotty’s favorite dog was Baldy, a scraggly mutt that he acquired from a young boy named Ben Edwards who was forced to sell his pet when he could no longer afford to take care of him. With Baldy in the lead harness position, over the course of a decade Scotty took first place three times in the grueling All-Alaska Sweepstakes and reached the podium eight times. Quite a feat considering that the race was held only 10 times from 1908 to 1917. It was Scotty and his trusty companion Baldy who inspired Jack London to pen his classic novel “The Call of the Wild.”

The 1929 Sierra Dog Derby and its $3,000 winning purse drew 10 sled teams with nearly 100 howling canines, along with more than 1,000 cheering spectators. Along with Allan, Fred Prince was there again with his Irish and English Setters. Covering the event were print and film newsmen from around the country. Truckee residents and businessmen proudly decorated their town with large banners stretched across streets and buildings. You may think that Freddy Prince’s Irish Setters might look comical in a sled dog race, but the team took first place again, “kicking snow on Scotty’s Alaskan team all the way.”

REX THE BLIZZARD KING When it comes to canine superheroes in the Tahoe Sierra, Rex is probably the most famous dog you’ve never heard of.

Rex was a Samoyed known for more than 30 mountain rescues during his lifetime, including a remarkable effort in January 1952 to deliver a Truckee doctor along with food and medicine to 226 passengers and crew trapped in a snowbound train west of Donner Pass. His exceptional endurance and uncanny ability to forge ahead on stormy missions despite shape-shifting drifts and blinding snow earned him the moniker: “The Blizzard King.”

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Rex’s trainer, Lloyd Van Sickle, moved to Truckee from Idaho to get involved in sled racing, bringing Rex with him. For many winters, Van Sickle kenneled his teams at Truckee’s Hilltop Lodge. Strong and intelligent, Rex was Van Sickle’s premier lead dog. By 1949, the team was dominating the Truckee-Tahoe racing circuit and even became national champions. Van Sickle and his dogs were more than local celebrities; the team was always on call during winter emergencies, ready to help whether it was a crashed plane or people stranded in their home or automobile.

Rex weighed about 70 pounds, but in 1954 he set a new world record for weight pulling at a contest in Montana, with a solo pull of 1,870 pounds. Yes, Rex the Blizzard King was strong, but as one observer noted, “He was five pounds of bones and hair, the rest was all heart.”

This canine hero’s spirit may still be with us, if you believe reports that there have been recent appearances at Hilltop Lodge of “a white dog and a white-haired man who appear at night then move through walls and disappear.”  Tahoe historian Mark McLaughlin is a nationally published author and professional speaker. His award-winning books are available at local stores or at thestormking.com. You may reach him at mark@ thestormking.com. Check out his blog at tahoenuggets.com or read more at TheTahoeWeekly.com.

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Friday Night Snow Tubing

Stargazing Snowshoe Tours

Tahoe Donner Snowplay Truckee | Jan. 4

Northstar California Resort Truckee | Dec. 29, Jan. 5

Guests of all ages will enjoy an easy to

Truckee’s Ultimate Recreation Destination

Bundle up to tube and sled under the

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Lifescapes

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Incline Village Library | Jan. 4

Northstar California Resort’s Cross Country,

Skate | Swim | Gym

lights until 6:30 p.m. 1:30-6:30 p.m.

moderate snowshoe walk with an unob-

half hours in length, and meet at 5 p.m. at

OUT & ABOUT

ICE SKATING RINK

A memoir-writing program for seniors.

2-4 p.m. | (775) 832-4130, washoelibrary.us

Telemark & Snowshoe Center. Reservations encouraged. 5 p.m. | (800) 466-6784, northstarcalifornia.com

Snowshoe Thompson Classic Auburn Ski Club Soda Springs | Dec. 30

This is one of the oldest ski races in the

West. There are .5K, 2K, 5K and 10K with

A Visual Tour of Lake Tahoe’s Winter Trails Galena Creek Visitor Center Reno | Jan. 5

Enjoy a presentation on the Tahoe Basin,

INDOOR SWIMMING

one of the best areas in the nation for outdoor recreational opportunities. 1-2 p.m. | (775) 849-4948, galenacreekvisitorcenter.org

classic technique only. | ultrasignup.com

New Year’s Eve Light Parade & Fireworks Tahoe Donner Downhill Truckee | Dec. 31

This fun free event is for intermediate

Winter Fireworks Village at Squaw Olympic Valley | Jan. 5

Enjoy a winter fireworks celebration

every Saturday at 5:30 p.m. Free

FITNESS CENTER

| (800) 403-0206

skiers and riders, ages 10 and older, who can ski or ride unassisted in the dark. Come early

Lake Tahoe Backcountry Demo Event

to secure a spot in the parade. Signups are

Alpine Meadows Ski Area Tahoe City | Jan. 5, 6

from 4:30 to 5:45 p.m. with a chair loading time at 6:15 p.m. Fireworks show will follow.

4:30 p.m. Free | tahoedonner.com

Lake Tahoe Backcountry Demo Event

hosted by Alpenglow Sport. The event provides all aspects of in-area and back-country

World’s Largest Torchlight Parade

skiing. Backcountry Magazine’s Backcounty

Squaw Valley Ski Resort Olympic Valley | Dec. 31

Basecamp Tour will be there with AIARE

The World’s Largest Torchlight Parade on

Drop In Adult BASKETBALL, Drop In Adult PICKLEBALL

Indoor CLIMBING Wall, and much more at

WWW.TDRPD.ORG Main Office Phone: (530) 582-7720 | 8924 Donner Pass Rd. Truckee, CA 96161

instructors and gear experts, including demos, avalanche education, guided tours

New Year’s Eve will introduce a new feat this

and a raffle.Participants must possess

season: an attempt at the world’s largest

a valid lift ticket or season pass. Free.

torchlight parade. Skiers and riders of all

| alpenglowsports.com

ages join together for the final lap of 2018 on New Year’s Eve, lighting up the night sky

Winter Lecture Series

with colorful LED torches. 5:30 p.m. Free | squawalpine.com

Tahoe Maritime Museum Tahoe City | Jan. 8

Guided Snowshoe Tour

Froley for its Winter Lecture Series. 12 a.m.

Tahoe Donner Cross Country Ski Center Truckee | Dec. 31

Cottonwood’s 30th Anniversary & mixer

Tahoe Maritime Museum presents Larry

Celebrate the New Year with a guided

snowshoe hike on Tahoe Donner’s cross-country ski trails. Dress for the conditions, bring a

WINTER APPAREL | SPORTING GOODS | FOOTWEAR | HIKING GEAR

Cottonwood Hilltop Restaurant Truckee | Jan. 10

Join a Truckee Chamber Mixer at Cot-

headlamp or flashlight, and book early because

tonwood Restaurant to celebrate its 30th

space is limited. 5:30-8 p.m. $35-$70 | (530)

anniversary in the business community.

587-9400, tahoedonner.com

Enjoy drinks, appetizers and live music by Bias and Dunn. Don’t forget your business

55+ Snowshoe Hikes

cards to share and for the raffle. 5-7 p.m.

Area Venue Incline Village | Jan. 1, 8

Free | chamber.truckee.com

Trekkers of all abilities are welcome to

join IVGID Senior programs for a weekly light to moderate level snowshoe hike at various locations throughout the Tahoe area. Following the hikes, relax and socialize with fellow snowshoers. Hikes are subject to weather conditions. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. | (775) 832-1310, yourtahoeplace.com

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

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AIR

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Puzzles

Michael O’Connor is an astrologer, counselor and life coach | SunStarAstrology.com

Capricorn (Dec 21-Jan 19)

Cancer (Jun 21-Jul 22)

Who and how you are will undergo another level of change this year. You will be pushed to think more about the realities, needs, and concerns of significant others. Circumstances will push you to have more faith in yourself, others and the world in general, and this could prove quite challenging at times. Anticipate changes and look to the future.

You can’t please all the people and you are increasingly more aware of this and less interested in trying. Yet, knowing which relationships are important and focusing to nurture them, above all others, will take center stage. Nurturing a deeper and more wholesome sense of faith and confidence is linked directly to the quality of your lifestyle.

Aquarius (Jan 19-Feb 19)

Leo (Jul 22-Aug 23)

The time has come to bring it down to earth.

Some of your dreams will undergo revision and this may be true of some of what you deem to be reality, as well. Positively, your social network is increasing, if not literally perhaps at least virtually. Circumstances will also push you to make some major moves again perhaps literally or figuratively, before summer.

Creative opportunities are steadily rising. You may have to take a few risks to succeed however. These can include confronting fears of failure or rejection.

This is not the year to play it safe or be too comfortable or resist change. Discipline is a keyword for everyone and for you includes knowing how, where and when to make key investments to build for your future.

Pisces (Feb 19-Mar 20)

Changes linked to your social network will become evident early in the year. These are linked to the scope and quality and ability to communicate and network with others. Jupiter in Sagittarius will help you to take risks in your public and professional life. Of course, you have to be willing to do the work required. In many respects, this is a follow through on existing momentums.

Virgo (Aug 23-Sep 22)

2019 for you includes answering the call. It includes rendering new modes of service to humanity.

Incorporating your gifts and talents is the key to make your contributions truly meaningful both to you and others. In doing so, your confidence levels will rise.

Practicality is a keyword so focus on what can prove useful to others and make a difference.

Aries (Mar 21-Apr 20)

Libra (Sep 22-Oct 22)

Seeing a bigger and a deeper perspective on reality, that aligns with your personal needs and core sense of security, will take a center stage in 2019. With Mars in your sign as of New Year’s Day, literally, you will feel determined to get an early start. This includes exploring new territory both within and without. Important changes in your social status are featured.

New levels of responsibility in the world are having the effect of shaking things up close to home, and perhaps the other way around too. Expect to have more places to go, people to see, errands to run and responsibilities. The good news is that you are a born manager and tend to perform better as the challenge increases. Just remember, that sincere diplomacy works much better than dictatorship.

Taurus (Apr 20-May 21)

Scorpio (Oct 22-Nov 21)

Changes in or simply an activation of your core philosophy, will become evident as 2019 gets underway. While you will reserve considerable creative licence, you are likely to seek out allies, who are sure to include people of means and influence. You will undergo a process of learning and, in some cases, of unlearning. Either way, you will be a force.

Changes in habitual modes of perception have and continue to get shaken and this trend will continue in 2019. Learning, unlearning and re-learning are all featured. Flexibility regarding what you deem important and to be priorities may prove necessary.

You know the joke: ‘if you want to make God laugh, tell her your plans.’

Gemini (May 21-Jun 21)

Breaking with tradition is likely to be true for you and in more ways than one. Clearing the old to make way for the new will be a central theme.

Creating a new sense of security is literally linked to your whole state of health. Whether physical, mental, emotional or habitual, this year will amount to various modes of cleansing and you are wise to participate consciously.

Sagittarius (Nov 21-Dec 21)

Risk, expansive and increase are keywords for you in 2019. Negatively, your financial flow could take a hit or two. Changes in your lifestyle are also consequentially likely. Positively, these changes could amount to more, not less. In either case, you will be challenged to adapt and this will include knowing when to hold, fold, walk and run.

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Whenever a fellow loans you his party noisemaker, please make sure you return the favor.

Hocus Focus differences: 1. Lamp is missing, 2. Ear flap is smaller, 3. Sign is different, 4. Number is different, 5. Pocketbook is missing, 6. Wreath is missing.

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FEATURE

THE YEAR AHEAD

HOROSCOPE · 2019 B Y M I C H A E L O ’ C O N N E R

2019 WILL TAKE OFF EARLY in a

rather dramatic way due to the Solar Eclipse in Capricorn on Jan. 6 and the Lunar Eclipse two weeks later under a Super Full Moon.

This tempo will remain high to mid-February then quiet down due to a strong Pisces influence. In April, the momentum will rise steadily through May, plateau, then peak again in July calming a bit in mid-August through September.

Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune all year, and Mars in Aries ( Jan. 1-Feb. 14) are each in the sign they rule placing each in a status of honor. When there is more than one planet in honor, they tend to compete for attention possibly disrupting clear decisions and focused action. Giving each their due is the key.

Mars in Aries will activate 2019 like a gunshot conjunct Uranus at critical 29 Aries in early to mid-February will prove revolutionary and momentous. Jan. 6 and 20 host a Solar and Lunar Eclipse in Capricorn and Leo, respectively, activating new strides of leadership. Neptune in Pisces is calling us all to seek peace, listen within and commune with your soul. Saturn in Capricorn encourages patient diligence to advance your personal power. Jupiter in Sagittarius says see a bigger picture, take a few risks and have faith in the grand plan.

While each year should be regarded as its own whole, 2019 can be understood as the launch pad for decade three of the new millennium. 2020 added equals four - symbolic of foundations, stability, momentum and speed – as with the principle of fourlegged animals, it will prove to be an extra powerful and momentous and 2019 will be the lead-up to it.

Aries (MAR 21-APR 19)

In 2019 you will contend with feeling pulled in a variety of directions. Changes in your career and social status are likely.

Deciphering who you feel you truly are and what you genuinely need and want is highlighted. Woven into this mix will be a call to adventure that probably includes travel. Tackling renovation projects early in the year will turn to financial matters linked to big plans and ambitions by mid-summer, latest. Exploring new territory in your relationship will activate personal transformation. Maverick modes of self-expression will be increasingly clear and will include a process of becoming a better, healthier you.

Taurus (APR 20-MAY 20)

Returns for past efforts will continue in 2019. New levels of leadership are featured. An important learning curve that began in late 2017 is destined to continue. Access to leadership wisdom is important and requires receptive

mind and willingness to learn. You may, however, have to confront any lingering inner demons such as self-doubt, lack of clarity or indecisiveness. This includes thinking, planning and acting with the long-term clearly in mind. Expect to take revolutionary measures. You will aim to balance your ideals amidst the pressures of material realities.

Gemini (MAY 21-JUN 20)

A steady flow of inner change that began in 2017 will continue in 2019. You will assert some revolutionary measures early in the year setting the stage to be acknowledged, heard and heeded. This is destined to manifest in your entire mode of perception and priorities. Incorporating a cleaner diet is ideal and likely. You will also experience challenges to be more aware of and responsible for your projections. These will require you to make sincere efforts for the sake of selfhonesty. The time has come to move forward and to not hold on to the past.

Creating opportunities to increase your social network is featured.

Cancer (JUN 21-JUL 22)

2019 will manifest as a rather complex year for you. In some respects, this is already underway. Positively, this includes an assertive drive to express yourself authentically, yet you are challenged to do so as diplomatically as you can. Commitment on relationship fronts is featured but doing so on your own terms is already in motion. Feeling as confident as you would like could be a challenge. This aspiration will push you to be more selfaware and empowered. A progressive pace is likely early in the year characterized by an assertive stride to get to the bottom of things. A maverick lead in your public and professional life is ideal or could manifest as a rebel without a cause.

Leo

(JUL 23-AUG 22)

In 2019 you will be pulled inward, and this will require surrender in preparation for a rebirth of some kind. This may include purging limiting self-concepts or self-deceptions and delusions about what constitutes security. The flip side is that this presents a powerful creative wellspring for you. Yet, you must be willing to do your diligence to learn and/ or be trained. Focus to pay attention to the details. Get ready to do more inner work than you have for some time. This drive will be accompanied by a rebellious determination. Changes in your public and professional life could even manifest as notoriety.

Virgo

(AUG 23-SEP 22)

If ever there was a time to expand your vision of yourself and the world and in the world, this is it. Although a steady process of patient and diligent efforts are required, which include a definite learning curve process, your confidences are beginning to rise, and this trend is destined to continue. You ambitions spurred will include a larger workload requiring you to dig deep and break with tradition and/or through limiting habits. You will focus to cultivate your talents in terms of practical applications. An important healing process of your personal power includes awakening to a clear realization of what it is.

Libra (SEP 22-OCT 22)

Laying claim to new levels and positions of power, authority and duty is already underway and will continue in 2019. These are likely to challenge you at core levels, however, and push you to face your fears to lay claim to hidden gifts and talents. Expect to be busier than you have been for some time. This trend, too, has already begun. Positively, this can amount to promotions and graduations to new levels of power and authority yet could shake things up on relationship fronts. It could also manifest as new streams of income. You will likely meet new people and go places you have not before.

Scorpio

(OCT 23-NOV 21)

Awakening to and realizing what constitutes your deep sense of individuality includes breaking free of limiting perspectives, assumptions and narrow opinions of yourself, others and life in general.

Expect to engage your imagination in a steady process of co-creation and unique design. Taking calculated risks early in the year will activate your confidences to take several more. Your ambitions are running high so you will not be too bothered by the required effort. However, you may be challenged to decide between the high road and the low, more than usual. Changes on relationship fronts are likely.

Sagittarius (NOV 22-DEC 21)

An important cycle of change and transformation will require you to let go of control, stubborn or resistant attitudes and attachments. You will feel pushed to integrate new and better patterns in your usual approach. Get ready to explore new territory and to embark

upon a renewed sense of self-discovery.

Learning new skills and developing your talents is also highlighted. This implies making key investments. Over all, your energy levels will rise steadily, and your drive and determination will follow later in the year. 2019 will manifest as a cycle of expansion and increase and of boldly going where you have not been before.

Capricorn (DEC 22-JAN 19)

Becoming more aware of and focused upon your most important relationships will become increasingly important in 2019. This can be understood as a call to cultivate greater empathy, both for you and others. This implies learning to be more understanding and to become more empathetic. Circumstances will push you to dig deeper into your hidden reserves of faith, perhaps than you have for a long time. The key to this process will be to humbly acknowledge that you may not know yourself as much as you once thought. This could prove to awaken you to new gifts and skills and/or lead you to improve upon existing ones.

Aquarius (JAN 20-FEB 18)

The time has come to show-up more fully in various respects. This can be understood as bringing your dreams and ideals down to earth. Your challenge will be to be even more available for whatever is required of you. As you learn to adapt to a steady flow of changing circumstances, you will access your personal power and purpose. Expanded social and/or a deepened philosophical perspective will make you more aware of fairness and justice. Deep changes close to home could manifest as a literal move to a new location. Exciting new cultural experiences, meeting people and making new friends are also featured.

Pisces (FEB 19-MAR 20)

A creative cycle has already begun and will continue throughout 2019. It is important that you identify and lay claim to what makes you special. The time has come to put it out there more fully. This will require calculated risks and increased effort linked to working more closely with others. A key factor in your success will be to mind your own business, literally. You will feel inspired to share your ideas visions more fully with others.

Focusing to cultivate new perspectives and approaches, perhaps especially in terms of your ability to stimulate new and or larger streams of income, includes cultivating professional relationships. n 17

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nordic ski guide | WINTER 2018-19

EXPLORE NORDIC ADVENTURES I N T H E TA H O E S I E R R A

Courtesy Hope Valley Outdoors

Click on the Winter tab under the Out & About menu.

tubing & sledding

fat bike

snowshoeing

dog friendly

night skiing/ snowshoeing

back-country access

ice skating

ropes course

biathlon

ski jumping

See the map in Lake Tahoe Facts for ski venue locations.

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ASC TRAINING CENTER Courtesy Auburn Ski Club

TRAINING CENTER

50 30

20

KM 25

Open 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Wed.-Sun. Biathlon range, ski jumping hills.

Acres 500

BIJOU CROSS-COUNTRY (530) 542-6056

CAMP RICHARDSON (530) 542-6584 | camprichardson.com 9 a.m.-4 p.m. daily. Cross-country & snowshoe rentals. Guided ski tours.

NOVICE | INTERMEDIATE | ADVANCED

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CLAIR TAPPAAN LODGE

25 # of trails

10 grooming

25km warming huts

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uburn Ski Club Training

Center is located on north-facing slopes at the top of Donner Summit. The area often is the first of the Nordic ski resorts to open and the last to close. ASC has an active focus on a variety of ski training and racing programs and a regular venue for school races including several Junior Nationals.

ASC Training Center offers a 6,000 square-foot lodge, a 2,000 square-foot fitness center, a 25km cross-country trail system and Nordic competition venue, and a dedicated Alpine race arena at Boreal.

All winter programs and the cross-country trail system are

open to the public with inexpensive day use rates and crosscountry season pass prices ranging from $45 to $129, which includes five free nights of downhill skiing or riding at Boreal.

ASC’s Alpine skiing and snowboard programs have been introducing children to the joy and excitement of winter sports for decades with programs for every discipline. And, it’s the site of the only Olympic-distance, year-round biathlon range in the West and hosts clinics and a variety of biathlon races throughout the year, directed by former Olympian Glenn Jobe. | auburnskiclub.com

DONNER MEMORIAL STATE PARK

Trails 5

Novice 67%

(530) 587-7892 | parks.ca.gov

KM 16+

Intermediate 20%

Winter nature trail. Trail guides in museum.

Groomed None

Advanced 13%

GRANLIBAKKEN SKI AREA

Trails 2

Novice 25%

KM 7.5

Intermediate 75%

Groomed None

Advanced 0%

HOPE VALLEY OUTDOORS (530) 721-2015 | hopevalleyoutdoors.com

Trails 60 miles

Snowshoe & cross-country lessons, rentals (cash or check only).

Groomed 20 miles

KIRKWOOD (209) 258-7248 | kirkwood.com 3 trail systems. Two dog-friendly trails.

LAKE TAHOE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (530) 541-4660 x717 ltccnordiccenter.weebly.com

(775) 720-9355 | nevadanordic.org

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Trails 5 KM 5-7 Groomed 5-7 KM

Groomed 10 KM

At Spooner Lake State Park, Tahoe Meadows & Incline Village Mountain Golf Course.

NORTHSTAR CALIFORNIA

Trails 18

(530) 542-3270 | northstarcalifornia.com

KM 35

Telemark, track, skating lessons daily. Alpine ticket exchangeable for trail pass.

Acres 600 Groomed 35 KM

(530) 546-5043 | northtahoeparks.com

KM 11

Maps available at North Tahoe Event Center, Kings Beach. Sled hill, snow play area.

Groomed 11 KM

SQUAW CREEK CROSS COUNTRY

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NEVADA NORDIC

Open 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Day lodge & 3 cafés along trail.

entrally located in South

Lake Tahoe, Bijou features 4km of marked trails that is mostly flat and great for beginners.

The cross-country trail is part of Bijou Community Park, which also offers a historic railroad exhibit, skateboard park and fenced dog park. There is no trail fee for skiing or snowshoeing. No rentals or lessons are available; bring your own equipment. | (530) 542-6056

N/A

Groomed 10 KM

Advanced 0%

(530) 426-3871 | royalgorge.com

KM 35

Intermediate 40%

ROYAL GORGE

4

Trails 6+

Groomed 14 KM

Open Fri.-Sun. & holidays. Tubing area & warming hut open daily.

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Shuttle to Soda Springs, Donner Ski Ranch & Sugar Bowl. Overnight wilderness huts.

(800) 543-3221 | granlibakken.com

1

Advanced 30%

Novice 60%

NORTH TAHOE REGIONAL PARK

kilometers

KM 4

Intermediate 50%

KM 14

Groomed several times a week.

bijou cross country

Groomed 25 KM

Novice 20%

Trails 7

(530) 426-3632 | clairtappaanlodge.com kilometers

Trails 10

(530) 426-3313 | auburnskiclub.org

TERRAIN

GUIDED TOURS FAT TIRE BIKING TRAILS

auburn ski club

DOGS OK

Cross-Country Skiing

CHILDREN’S SCHOOL WARMING HUTS SNOWSHOE TRAILS

NORDIC SKI GUIDE

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Trails 60 KM 200+ Acres 7,500 Groomed 200+ KM Trails 9

(530) 583-6300, x6631 | squawcreek.com

KM 18

Open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Guided snowshoe tours.

Dog sledding.

Acres 400

SUGAR PINE POINT (530) 525-7982 | parks.ca.gov

Groomed 18 KM

KM 20 Groomed none

TAHOE CITY WINTER SPORTS PARK

Trails 2

(530) 583-1516 | wintersportspark.com

KM 4

Sledding, ice skating, and fat tire biking.

Groomed 4 KM

TAHOE CROSS COUNTRY

Trails 23

(530) 583-5475 | tahoexc.org

KM 65

Open 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Free skate & cross-country lessons on select days.

Acres 3,000

(530) 587-9484 | tahoedonner.com Open 8:30 a.m.- 5 p.m. *Weekends & holidays.

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Trails 5

Winter camping (call for availability). Guided crosscountry and snowshoe tours offered Jan. to March.

TAHOE DONNER CROSS COUNTRY

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Groomed 65 KM

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amp Richardson’s Moun tain Sports Center provides 10km of groomed and marked trails for beginners to experts. Several trails head out from the center looping through the open forest to the shores of Fallen Leaf Lake. Two other shorter trails meander through the grounds of the resort and along the shores of Lake Tahoe.

Join the fun with the Snowshoe Cocktail Races. Think

warming huts

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his rustic Sierra Club lodge is located near the top of Donner Summit, often buried in snow. There are 14 km of trails heading out from the back door of the lodge and up to the area near the back of Boreal Ski Resort. Skiing is free for lodge guests and rentals are available.

Clair Tappaan Lodge operates four back-country huts – Benson, Bradley, Ludlow and Peter Grubb – in the Tahoe Sierra for year-round recreational use. Each hut provides rustic accommodations for about 15

grooming

14km

you have what it takes to run with a full cocktail tray in hand through obstacles up and down the beach at The Beacon Bar & Grill while wearing snowshoes?

There are prizes for the fastest (and cleanest) at the obstacle course finish line. Offered Jan. 19, Feb. 16, and March 16 and 30. | camprichardson.com

donner memorial

S TAT E PA R K

warming huts

0

people and includes a sleeping loft, wood stove and outhouse.

These huts give ambitious skiers, snowshoers and snowmobilers a chance to explore the mountains without needing to build an igloo or pitch a tent. Each hut can be reached in one day or less from the nearest road by an average group with good weather. Reservations fill up fast and all huts may be difficult to locate in heavy snow years. | clairtappaanlodge.com

granlibakken 75

67 20

25

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kilometers

kilometers

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2

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onner Memorial State

Park has more than 16km of trails throughout the park.

Although the trails are not groomed, visitors can make his or her own route to Schallenberger Ridge, Coldstream Canyon or along the shores of Donner Lake.

Be sure to check out the new Visitor Center built a few years ago featuring local history and

an amazing bookstore with something for all ages. Check for upcoming events by visiting sierrastateparks.org Access to the trails is free; parking is $5. Dogs are welcome but must be on leash. | parks.ca.gov

warming huts

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ranlibakken Resort has

a small downhill ski hill

that began offering wintertime activities in 1922, and in 1932 was home to the National Championships in ski jumping. Skiers can explore the historic resort’s 72 acres or follow mark-ed trails to Page Meadows to experience Tahoe’s back country.

Granlibakken has expanded its online-purchasing options for guests this year and

expanded its food offerings.

Cedar House Pub will be open Thursday to Sunday, with Rusty’s Kitchen serving authentic Mexican fare Friday to Monday. Gran Spot Coffee Cart and Gran Spot Barbecue area also open Friday to Monday. Food offerings are also open daily during holiday periods. | granlibakken.com

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kirkwood

Courtesy Kirkwood

CROSS-COUNTRY & SNOWSHOE CENTER

OUTDOORS

60 20

Courtesy Hope Valley Outdoors

20

kilometers

60 grooming

30km warming huts

0

h

ope Valley Outdoors, or

Hope Valley Cross Country, is a sustainable, off-the-grid, small winter resort operating out of a yurt at Pickett’s Junction in Hope Valley offering guests great outdoor winter recreational opportunities.

Owner Joyce Coker launched the yurt to offer her crosscountry skills and back-country knowledge to help visitors explore the outdoors and improve his or her skills.

Hope Valley Outdoors offers cross-country skiing, backcountry skiing, snowshoeing, rentals and guided tours.

Coker’s focus and expertise is on true back-country cross-country, traditional kick and glide skiing.

Hope Valley maintains a limited

amount of trails around the Yurt. Trails are skier packed and easily accessed, along with limited grooming for classic cross-country skiing.

Enjoy moonlight tours through February featuring the stunning beauty of moonlight in Hope Valley, Star Light Star Bright Winter Tours on Jan. 5 and Feb. 2, Winter Photography on snowshoes on March 5, and learn about Animals in Hope Valley in winter during a snowshoe tour on Feb. 23. Look for avalanche awareness classes to be offered this season, as well. Services provided by check or cash only, and trail passes are by donation. | hopevalleycrosscountry.com

NOVICE | INTERMEDIATE | ADVANCED

% of terrain kilometers

60 # of trails

18 grooming

60km warming huts

3

k

irkwood Cross Country

offers 60km of machinegroomed trails with skating and snowshoe lanes over three interconnected trail systems.

Many trails feature interpretive signs providing for a more enlightening and meaningful visit. The Kiddy Kilometer loop is sure to keep the youngest skiers engaged with life-sized animal cutouts and flip up signs along the trail.

Dogs are allowed on the High Trail located behind the Kirkwood Inn and the Outer Loop on the meadow.

Sip on hot chocolate beside the wood-burning stove in

the day lodge or warm up in one of three trailside warming huts. Finish the day with a scrumptious meal at the historic Kirkwood Inn, opened in 1864.

January is Learn to Ski month, a national event with the goal to expose the public to crosscountry skiing. Kirkwood will be offering ski rentals, instructions and trail passes at half price (participants must pre-register).

Enjoy a Moon Light Snowshoe Trek on Jan. 19 and 20 and Feb. 16 and 17, or the Sunset Snowshoe Treks on March 2 and 9. | kirkwood.com

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he Nordic Center on the campus of Lake Tahoe Community College provides up to 7km of trails for classic and skate skiing. The trails provide views of Freel Peak and Job’s Sister.

The center is operated by volunteers, and trails are groomed several times a week.

Dogs are welcome; dogs must be leashed at trailheads and in parking lots.

The center offers a variety of day and season passes, including interchangeable passes to South Lake Tahoe businesses and a student pass. | ltccnordiccenter. weebly.com

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SNOWSHOE OUTINGS

SNOWSHOEING IS A GREAT ACTIVITY for every age and ability, and

treks are offered through the sea-

snowmobiles, so expect to see them, and appreciate the packed snow they provide.

A Sno-Park lot is located at the bottom of Blackwood Canyon Road, 4.4 miles south of Tahoe City on Highway 89, just across the highway from Lake Tahoe. Parking here requires a Sno-Park permit.

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DONNER LAKE

to explore the beauty of a Tahoe

Take a magical snowshoe trek through Donner Memorial State Park, following the Lakeside Interpretive Trail that meanders past Donner Creek, through forest and along the shorelines of Donner Lake with expansive views of Donner Ridge.

There is a parking fee.

it’s almost as easy as walking.

Most local outfitters rent snowshoes for kids and adults, and many local guided snowshoe

winter’s day. Here’s some of our favorite snowshoe treks to enjoy.

BLACKWOOD CANYON For 2 nearly level miles, follow the road to Barker Pass to where it crosses Blackwood Creek. Ready for more? Climb the steeper portion of the road toward Barker Pass at 7 miles from the trailhead. Views of Twin Peaks and Blackwood Canyon abound. The road is heavily used by

GROVER FALLS & HOT SPRINGS Grover Hot Springs is the perfect place to rejuvenate. The 533-acre state park is situated in an alpine meadow of snowmen and sagebrush flanked by snowy Sierra peaks that stretch to more than 10,000 feet.

Trek to the frozen wonders at Grover Falls, about 3 miles from the hot springs.

This is an easy to moderate hike that can be done with children. The trail and creek meander through Hot Springs Valley and slowly gains elevation. You should reach the partially frozen falls within an hour.

At noon, the sun peaks over the eastern Sierra and lights the icy falls.

PAGE MEADOWS One of the easiest places to go snowshoeing is Page Meadows, especially on a full moon night. The series of open meadows are located just a short distance from where you park at the end of Silver Tip Drive in Talmont Estates. (Drive 2.5 miles south of Tahoe City on Highway 89, then drive 1 mile through the development via a steep road to parking). Walk westward from the parking lot along the old road as it winds for about 100 yards, then make your way to the first meadow.

Tromp through four meadows while enjoying the moon and stars.

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The gentle-to-moderate ascent through the forest offers a beautiful stillness. There are many options on this trail for all types of outdoor enthusiasts.

It’s a 2-mile journey up to Pole Creek where you can turn around and head back. Depending on your cadence, it will take about an hour or so. The Pole Creek trail is on Highway 89 7 miles south of Truckee or 2.5 miles north of Squaw Valley Road.

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to purchase a Sno-Park permit, visit ohv.parks.ca.gov.

TAHOE DONNER There’s a little-known trail in the Tahoe National Forest with a lovely snowshoe hike amidst the Jeffrey Pines that hosts beautiful views of Donner Lake and Tinker Knob in a 3-mile roundtrip. Keep left when the trail forks to reach the amazing views. The trail starts at Ski Slope Way and Bermgarten just off Northwoods Boulevard in Tahoe Donner. There is room to park at the U.S. Forest Service gate (do not block the gate).

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TheTahoeWeekly.com Mike White on the winter fun at Tahoe Meadows Enjoy guided snowshoe treks.

Read the Event Calendar in this edition or online.

Explore more snowshoe adventures.

Click on Winter under the Out & About Tab

Read the Nordic guide in this edition for more snowshoe trails

TAHOE MEADOWS Perhaps the North Tahoe areas most popular spot to snowshoe, Tahoe Meadows gives something for everyone.

Read the feature in this edition or at TheTahoeWeekly.com. 

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evada Nordic is a non profit organization attempting to bring a groomed cross-country ski presence back to the state of Nevada. Trails are offered at several locations in the region and are groomed and open depending on conditions.

Trails are operated at the Incline Village Mountain Golf Course (skate and classic), on Tahoe Meadows near the

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Mount Rose summit with 2km of groomed skate trails (plans are in the works for classic trails), and at Spooner State Park on the East Shore of Lake Tahoe. Future plans are for a trail to be offered in the Incline Meadows area.

Check for updates and grooming reports at facebook.com/ inclinemeadowsxc. | nevadanordic.com

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of groomed trails through a trail network that includes views of Lake Tahoe and a variety of terrain. Its midmountain location makes it the perfect spot for a family with divided interests — all can go their own way and meet up later for lunch at the lodge. Enjoy snowshoeing and fat tire biking, as well.

Join a Stargazing Snowshoe Tours this winter for a unique experience on Dec. 29, Jan. 5 and 26, and Feb. 9 and 23, or a guided Twilight or Family Snowshoe Tour this season. | northstarcalifornia.com

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he North Tahoe Regional Park offers a variety of activities for the whole family including cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, a sled hill, ropes course and snowmobiling on a loop track. The park also offers an all-weather soccer field cleared of snow in the winter and guided snowshoe tours through Tahoe Adventure Company. Bring your own equipment for the sled hill.

The park is operated by the North Tahoe Public Utility

Open daily during holiday periods.

2-for-1 entrees every Thursday & Sunday*

District, which grooms trails three times a week (there is no set schedule). Check facebook.com/northtahoeregionalpark every Friday for updates on conditions. Trail access is free; parking is $5. | northtahoeparks.com

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The trails are just outside the door of the resort to enjoy between spa appointments, a visit to the skating rink and dining at one of the restaurants.

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Feb. 19, or try your skills at Ski Orienteering on Feb. 10.

Nine warming huts offer respite from the elements and a chance to take a break and soak in the peaceful tranquility of the mountains. Royal Gorge has a lot of offer from towering pines and expansive meadows to stunning vistas and majestic peaks, but one of the most breathtaking experiences in the Tahoe Sierra is skiing to The Royal Gorge. The Gorge is one of the natural wonders of the Sierra – a 4,417-foot deep gorge that is the namesake for the ski area.

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The resort offers 11.7km of dog trails and the popular DressUp-Your Dog Contest on Feb. 3, with the Dog Races on March 30. Enjoy a Full Moon Snowshoe Tour on Jan. 21 and

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he Ed Z’berg/Sugar Pine Point State Park is a spectacular spot to cross-country ski and snowshoe along the dense forests of the West Shore or along Lake Tahoe’s shores. The park offers more than 20km of marked cross-country ski trails for all levels.

Follow the path of the Nordic events of the 1960 Winter Olympics in what is now Sugar Pine Point State Park. Starting at the Blue Trailhead, visitors will come across a series of interpretive panels that share the region’s Olympic and Nordic skiing history found at the park.

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Rangers offer a variety of programs from January to March, including guided Full Moon Snowshoe Tours on Jan. 19, Feb. 16 and March 16. Use of the trails is free; it is $5 to park. No dogs are allowed. For trail conditions, call the snow phone at (530) 525-9528. | parks.ca.gov

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he Tahoe City Winter Sports Park offers ice skating, sledding, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing and is a great spot for family fun.

Enjoy the on-site restaurant Café Zenon for a bite to eat or a warm drink. The park provides 4km for both skating and striding, as well as a snowshoe loop/walking trail.

The Sports Park is operated by the Tahoe City Public Utility District and offers youth

hockey clinics and an adult Broomball League. The park is an inexpensive way to entertain the kids and enjoy family time together. Spring for all-access season passes for the entire family; it’s inexpensive and great fun. | wintersportspark.com

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Marked route follows old logging roads and Cabin Creek Road for 3 to 6 miles. The terrain has gentle, rolling slopes.

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tunning lake views along the trails at Tahoe Cross Country make it one of the area’s best spots for crosscountry skiing. The ski area offers lessons and equipment rentals for cross-country, skate skis and demos. And, if you’re new to Nordic skiing, try the free cross-county lessons on Mondays with free skate skiing lessons every Wednesday.

Tahoe Cross Country hosts some of the region’s premier cross-country events including the start of the Tahoe Rim Tour

on Jan. 27, the Alpenglow 20km on Feb. 24 and the 42nd Annual Great Ski Race on March 3.

And, don’t miss the fun New Year’s Day Pancake Breakfast on Jan. 1.

The ski center also offers 8km of dog trails. Leashes are required in the parking lot and at trailheads. | tahoexc.org

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On Mount Rose high above Lake Tahoe, Tahoe Meadows offers an expansive area where skiers can stretch their legs. Head up Highway 431 from Incline Village until you reach the meadows before the summit. South side designated for skiers and snowshoers, while the north side is designated for snowmobilers. Heavy weekend use.

WEST SHORE

BLACKWOOD CANYON Easy to advanced

The meadows in Blackwood Canyon offer a great place to get into the wilderness off Highway 89 on the West Shore. Follow Highway 89 south from Tahoe City and park at the Kaspian Recreation Area. Skiers can glide along the road (not plowed) or through the meadows. Snowmobilers should follow the road about 2.5 miles, then take a left across the bridge and continue up Barker Pass Road to large open areas, steep bowls and many roads.

Limited parking.*

MEEKS MEADOWS Easy | fs.usda.gov

Meeks Meadows on the West Shore off Highway 89 offers a vast area to ski. The trailhead is across from the Meeks Bay Fire Station; look for the log cabin with red trim. Follow the U.S. Forest Service road or meander through the meadow and down to Meeks Creek.

SUGAR PINE POINT STATE PARK

Easy to moderate | (530) 525-7982 or parks.ca.gov The Ed Z’berg/Sugar Pine Point State Park is a spectacular spot to cross-country ski or snowshoe among the dense forests of the West Shore or along Lake Tahoe’s shores.

The park offers more than 18 km of marked ski trails. Three groomed trails begin at the campground, 9 miles south of Tahoe City, with two skier-packed trails on the lake side of the park, accessed from the Day Use entrance. Winter camping available. Guided tours and programs. Parking fee. TART

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE

An unmarked route follows the road to the creek bottom.

Lateral roads offer many side trips. Trailhead at Sagehen Summit on the west side of Highway 89, 8 miles north of Truckee. Limited parking.

Sno-park on the south side of Highway 88 at Blue Lakes Road. Much of Hope Valley is open to snowmobiling, but some areas are not; stay in designated areas. Ungroomed routes to Willow Creek (8.5 miles) and Tamarack Lake (1 mile) and groomed routes to Blue Lakes (11.5 miles) and Forestdale (3.5 miles). Stage from Hope Valley Sno-Park.*

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TAYLOR CREEK

Steep canyon and side slopes at lower end of trail with 7 miles of groomed access. Upper elevations feature ridges and bowls. Route follows Rattlesnake Road to Magonigal Summit. Trailhead at Cisco Grove exit north off Interstate 80.*

Developed for beginners, this well-marked series of trails allows skiers to explore the area. Terrain is mostly flat and is good for the entire family. Take Highway 89 to Cathedral Road and park in the Sno-Park. Marked trails start at the parking lot with three trails near Fallen Leaf Lake. On the lake side of Highway 89, follow the road to access the Tallac Historic Trail.*

Easy to advanced

Easy to advanced

as part of National Learn to Ski or Snowboard Month.

Cross-country skiers, fat tire bikers and snowshoers will find new wayfinding signage throughout the ski center’s 100+ kilometers of skiable trails, including improved directional signs and trail names to better assist skiing passholders and visitors in exploring the ski center’s vast and diverse trail system. | tahoedonner.com

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Easy to moderate

BROCKWAY SUMMIT & MARTIS PEAK ahoe Donner Cross Country is committed to providing the best cross-country ski conditions in Tahoe, and a new PistenBully 100 snowcat further enhances its grooming abilities. The smaller and lighter grooming machine will allow for more precise grooming in challenging conditions, as well as help open trails more efficiently after snow storms.

Enjoy a guided Full Moon Snowshoe Tour on Jan. 19.

As well, special Learn to Ski packages will be offered from Jan. 14 to 17 and Jan. 21 to 24

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Marked routes with 110 miles of groomed trails follow roads to Webber Lake and Yuba Pass, Rim and Ridge Loops, Bald Ridge Loop and Treasure Mountain, Pass Creek Loop, Independence Lake Loop, Meadow Lake Loop and Jackson Meadow. Trailhead at Jackson Meadow Road, 14 miles north of Truckee on Highway 89. Overnight camping OK in parking area. Heavy use.*

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Easy to advanced | (530) 994-3401 or fs.usda.gov

A marked Nordic ski trail begins at the Castle Peak/Boreal interchange on Donner Summit off Interstate 80, west of Truckee. Take the Castle Peak exit and follow it for one-quarter mile to the intersection for the trailhead to the north. Follow unmarked trail to Peter Grubb Hut. Overnight parking available at the Sno-Park*. For overnight stays at the hut, call (530) 426-3632 for reservations.

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The park is mostly flat and open year-round. Skiers can enjoy the forests and boulder fields, glide down to the lake and meander through the park. Unmarked, 9.6-km, skier-packed trail starting near the Emigrant Trail Museum.

For the more adventuresome, glide over the hills into Coldstream Canyon. Parking fee. TART

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Explore more snow trails at TheTahoeWeekly.com. Click on the Winter tab under the Out & About menu. See the Events calendar for guided snowshoe treks.

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Brockway Summit off Highway 267 offers an abundance of areas to ski with turnouts on both sides of the highway where Nordic skiers and snowshoers can follow logging and utility roads. For snowmobilers, the best access and limited parking about one-quarter mile north of Brockway Summit below the top of Highway 267 on the Truckee side.

No groomed trails, but many old lumber roads exist. Take a good map, as it’s easy to become turned around.

PAGE MEADOWS Easy to moderate

Ski or snowshoe along an old road that meanders through a forest and into a cluster of meadows. Take Highway 89 south from Tahoe City, then turn right on Pine Avenue and right on Tahoe Park Heights Road. At the crest of the hill, take the middle fork, which becomes Big Pine Road, then take a left on Silver Tip. The parking area is at the top of the road.

Easy | (530) 573-2600 or fs.usda.gov

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YUBA PASS

Easy to advanced | fs.usda.gov The route north from Yuba Pass off Highway 49 is popular for snowmobilers, and shares the trail system with Nordic skiers for the first mile before branching off. For skiers and snowshoers, the route goes north for 2 miles with views of the Sierra Valley, then leads west for 1 mile and rejoins the snowmobile trail. For a short loop, go south (a left) on the snowmobile route back to Yuba Pass.

Alternately, you can continue west through a meadow for 1.5 miles, then head south (a left) onto the Lunch Creek Ski Trail 1.25 miles, then north (a left) on 3 Knobs Trail for 1.5 miles. 3 Knobs Trail ends back at the snowmobile trail. Snowmobilers can head north from the branch 1 mile in and travel through Gold Lake Highway. Then, head south to Bassett’s or north to Gold Lake. This route offers a variety of terrain and beautiful views of the Sierra Buttes and the Lakes Basin. More than 100 miles of trails. Take Highway 89 north of Truckee, and then take Highway 49 to Yuba Pass. Trailhead parking is 6 miles east of Bassett’s Station.*

* SNO-PARK PERMIT REQUIRED; (916) 324-1222 OR OHV.PARKS.CA.GOV/SNOPARKS.

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ncline Village, Nev., writer Gayle Brandeis has won acclaim for her book, “The Art of Misdiagnosis: Surviving My Mother’s Suicide,” for its raw portrayal of the her mother, Arlene, of her struggles with delusions and of the impact she had on Brandeis and her family. Her mother died in 2009; for the next few years Brandeis planned to write her story, but it was only when she moved to Tahoe in 2014 that the words started to flow.

Brandeis came to Tahoe with her husband Michael and her child Asher, who was born shortly before Arlene died, from Southern California to become a professor at Sierra Nevada College.

Artist, author and Tahoe Weekly cartoonist Geolyn Carvin will have five of her illustrations from her recent book “On the Trail with Boots McFarland: Volume 1” featured in the Wild and Scenic Film Festival Art Exhibition at Broad Street Bistro in Nevada City in January. Her cartoons appear in the print edition of Tahoe Weekly.

The book is a collection of hiking/backpacking comics interspersed with entries from Carvin’s Pacific Crest Trail journal.

“On the Trail with Boots McFarland” is available at The Back Country in Truckee and at amazon.com. | bootsmcfarland.com

“Being here in Tahoe, the majesty of the place and being somewhere fresh and exciting, led me to want to take a creative and emotional risk. In memoir, we have to look critically at ourselves, to look at the pain in our lives.”

–Gayle Brandeis “We immediately fell in love with it.

I landed in the right place. I’ve connected with a community of women writers, all dear to my heart and important to me as I went through the intense process of writing this book. It caught fire when I came here,” said Brandeis.

The match for that fire was a women’s writing retreat she attended in Virginia City, Nev. There, away from home and alone in a hotel room, she watched a documentary film that her mother had been working on before her death, entitled “The Art of Misdiagnosis.” The film was her mom’s somewhat delusional attack on the medical system for its failure to diagnosis her family with a variety of illnesses.

“It was a really intense experience watching it. It was then I decided I needed to weave the film into the book,” said Brandeis.

Her mother’s film became one of the three methods Brandeis used to tell the story. The other two were her diary written in the critical months before and after her mother’s death and her letters written to her mother after she passed away. The result is a powerful, unflinching story of 26

mental illness and the challenges of family.

It’s also a page turner that I read in just a few sittings.

“Being here in Tahoe, the majesty of the place and being somewhere fresh and exciting, led me to want to take a creative and emotional risk. In memoir, we have to look critically at ourselves, to look at the pain in our lives. We all have our skeletons in the closet. I finally felt ready to address my life.

I wanted to write about her right after her death,” said Brandeis. “It was too soon and too hard. I just wasn’t ready. It wasn’t until I was here a year that I felt ready to write the most difficult scenes.”

“Writing has always been the center of my life. I wrote my first ‘novel’ when I was 9,” she said, adding that it was just 20 pages, but was bound by a supportive teacher who put it in the school library.

“I was a shy kid, but more brave when

I was writing. It was a channel for selfexpression, but also a way to connect to people.”

“As a kid I would write letters to the president. It made me feel as a child that I had a voice, that I could make a difference,” said Brandeis.

In her last semester in college, Brandeis became pregnant. After her son was born, she wrote whenever she could, eventually becoming published in journals and anthologies. After her daughter was born in 1993, her mother started exhibiting bizarre delusional behavior, including proclaiming paranoid untruths about her father.

“Novels started pouring out of me.

It was so confusing facing a suddenly delusional mother. I couldn’t process that.

So, I started writing stories about mothers and daughters,” she said.

She wrote drafts of three novels, but realized she didn’t really know how to revise, so she went back to Antioch University to learn more about her craft. Her first published novel, “The Book of Dead Birds,” was the result of her new-found revision skills. Next up was “Self Storage,” which revolves around auctions at self-storage facilities, followed by “Delta Girls,” which is set in the Sacramento Delta.

While writing has been her life since she was age 4, she has more recently discovered a calling for teaching, especially at Sierra Nevada College.

“I’ve come to really love teaching. I wasn’t sure if I could do it because I’m a shy, quiet person. I’ve learned to push through that.

I find it gratifying helping people raise and hone their voice and seeing that growth over time has been satisfying and inspiring,” she said.

Brandeis will hold a book signing and reading at Sundance Books in Reno, Nev., on Jan. 23 at 6:30 p.m. | gaylebrandeis.com 

Signing for

snowshoe guidebook Mike White will be signing his latest book, “50 of the Best Snowshoe Trails around Lake Tahoe,” on Jan. 5 at 1 p.m. at Galena Creek Visitor Center in Reno, Nev. The book, published by University of Nevada Press, offers snowshoers of all levels and experience a wide range of excursions.

White pens his first piece for Tahoe Weekly is this edition on snowshoeing in Tahoe Meadows. | unevadapress.com

Dec. 27, 2018- Jan. 9, 2019

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Watercolors by Ronnie Rector Kings Beach Library | Dec. 27-31

View a dozen watercolor paintings by local artist Ronnie Rector through Dec. 31. | (775) 772-2210, placer.ca.gov

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Truckee Meadows Community College Reno | Dec. 27-Jan. 16

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The Truckee Meadows Community College Main Gallery presents this group art exhibition by four artists including Rose Barry, Tenessa Melvin, Mona Al Saglab and Luke Ramsdell through Jan. 16. | (775) 673-7111

Walk into the Truckee Tahoe Airport’s main terminal building to view the captivating, eclectic and inspiring artwork hanging on its walls. Art At The Airport, a program now in its fifth year, features local and regional artists. The current exhibit, which will run until Jan. 22, 2019, features John Echols, Abigail Gallup and Morgan Levay. | truckeetahoeairport.com

Behind the Scenes Tour in Anthropology Nevada State Museum Carson City | Dec. 28-Feb. 22

Tour conducted by Anna Camp, PhD, featuring the State’s impressive basketry collection.

Contact Holly Payson at ext. 222 for reservations. 10-11 a.m. | (775) 687-4810

Virtual Reality Studio Incline Village Library | Dec. 28

Experience the canals of Venice, ride a roller coaster, or walk with dinosaurs. Book a 30-minute virtual reality experience. 3:30-5:30 p.m. | (775) 832-4130, libraryaware.com

After Audubon: Art, Observations and Natural Science Nevada Museum of Art | Reno | Dec. 27-April 21

“Artichoke” Abigail Gallup | Truckee Tahoe Airport

Contemporary artists such as Penelope Gottlieb, Kara Maria and Donald Farnsworth pick up from where John James Audubon left off in new, celebratory and sometimes critical ways. | (775) 329-3333, nevadaart.org

California Landscapes

Laid Bare in the Landscape

McKinley Arts & Culture Center Reno | Dec. 27-28

Nevada Museum of Art | Reno | Dec. 27-Jan. 27

Andy Skaff exhibit

A selection of paintings from David Yapp that document the landscapes of the Sierra Nevada. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. | (775) 334-6264, reno.gov

Wolfdale’s | Tahoe City | Dec. 27-31

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

Anne Brigman: A Visionary in Modern Photography Nevada Museum of Art | Reno | Dec. 27-Jan. 27 This major retrospective exhibition rediscovers and celebrates the work of Anne Brigman, best known for her iconic landscape photographs made in the early 1900s depicting herself and other female nudes outdoors in the Sierra Nevada. | (775) 329-3333, nevadaart.org

Connection Through Form Reno City Hall Metro Gallery | Dec. 27-28

Leah Gerrard’s art is at once striking and delicate. Each piece is initially a bold, graphic statement that draws the viewer in to see complex and seemingly fragile workmanship.

8 a.m.-5 p.m. | (775) 334-6264, reno.gov

Dealers of Dreams Tahoe Maritime Museum Tahoe City | Dec. 27-Jan. 6

This exhibition explores the special relationship between boats, buyers and Tahoe, and the people that brought them together. | tahoemaritimemuseum.org

Art-Full Christmas show Artist Co-Op Gallery of Reno | Dec. 27-28

Handmade gifts, ornaments, art, glass, pottery, photography and more. Local art from local artists and craftsmen. The show runs daily through Dec. 28. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. | (775) 322-8896, artistsco-opgalleryreno.com

Bethany Laranda Wood: The West at Hand Nevada Museum of Art | Reno | Dec. 27-March 3

Her works take some of the largest land interventions in the West and transforms them into small intricate sculptures. | (775) 3293333, nevadaart.org

Bikeriders by Dave Muskin Davidson’s Distillery | Reno | Dec. 27-Jan. 7

Bikeriders by Dave Muskin featuring black and white photographs of Harley enthusiasts.

11 a.m.-11 p.m. | (775) 338-3148

Gig Depio and Eugene Rolfe: “Korea ‘76” Carson City Community Center Dec. 27-Feb. 28

The Capital City Arts Initiative presents its exhibition “Korea ’76” with work by artists Eugene Rolfe and Gig Depio in the Community Center’s Sierra Room until Feb. 28. The images reflect both artists’ interest in the interweaving of Asian and American cultures, and America’s strong impact on other countries 8 a.m.-5 p.m. | nevadahumanities.org

“History of Transportation” Nevada Museum of Art | Reno | Dec. 27-Jan. 6 American artist Helen Lundeberg’s “History of Transportation” traces a progression of labor from the Native American era to the dawn of the airline industry in the 1940s. On view through Jan. 6, 2019. | (775) 329-3333, nevadaart.org

Bloom constrasts in environments Nevada Museum of Art | Reno | Dec. 27-31

An Internet-based Earthwork that transforms data into an experience of playfulness and unpredictability. A seismograph measures the Hayward Fault’s movements and the data sets are captured and run through a computer program. | (775) 329-3333, nevadaart.org

THE ARTS

This exhibit assembles photographs, films and performance documentation by women artists who situate the nude female body in outdoor landscapes and brings together a range of imagery: from beautiful and sensual selfportraits, to sometimes-surreal and provocative statements by feminist artists beginning in the 1970s. | (775) 329-3333, nevadaart.org

Luminance McKinley Arts & Culture Center Gallery West Reno | Dec. 27-28

A collection of photographs from photographer Edward Alfano that attempt to portray the past in the exact moment that they are captured. Light and shadow are emphasized through the use of infrared film, allowing the viewer to look deeper into the photograph.

9 a.m.-5 p.m. | (775) 334-6264, reno.gov

Paul Valadez: Selections from the Great Mexican-American Songbook Nevada Museum of Art | Reno | Dec. 27-April 21 Using vintage sheet music of the “Great American Song Book” as his backdrop, Paul Valadez re-envisions the idea of the songbook, integrating nostalgic images with Spanglish text, resulting in a dichotomy of oblique visual ideas that are equal parts humor and social commentary. 10 a.m. | (775) 329-3333, nevadaart.org

Gallery Keoki’s Holiday Reception Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows Olympic Valley | Dec. 30

Celebrate the Holidays at Gallery Keoki’s 8th Annual open house and artist reception. Enjoy beverages and light appetizers.

Free for all ages and kids are welcome. No RSVP required. 5-7 p.m. | (800) 403-0206, squawalpine.com

“Alchemy” Sierra Nevada College | Incline Village | Jan. 2

Featuring atists Annie Albagli, Cintia Santana and Minoosh Zomorrodinia. This group exhibition is a subversive cabinet of curiosities for these contemporary alchemists to share their synergy. Reception Jan. 31 5 to 7 p.m. | (775) 831-1314, sierranevada.edu

Gathering of Artists North Tahoe Arts | Tahoe City | Jan. 2-April 1

This free program offers artists the opportunity to meet other artists and work together in a shared studio space. Artists are invited to bring their latest projects to work on in shared studio space. On first and third Wednesdays. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. | (530) 581-2787, northtahoearts.com

Writing workshops Sierra Nevada College | Incline Village | Jan. 3

Sierra Nevada College presents a series of free workshops from Jan. 3 to 11. All events are open to the public. The events feature writers, artists, panel discussions and more.

7 p.m. | (775) 831-1314, sierranevada.edu

Simon Dinnerstein and The Fulbright Triptych

Presentation and Book Signing

Nevada Museum of Art | Reno | Dec. 27-Jan. 6

Galena Creek Visitor Center | Reno | Jan. 5

This exhibit explores the noted New York artist’s creative arc from early, hyperrealist works through more introspective and fantastical later works. The exhibition’s centerpiece is “The Fulbright Triptych,” a monumental threepart work. | (775) 329-3333, nevadaart.org

University of Nevada Press hosts a presentation and book signing of “50 of the Best Snowshoe Trails around Lake Tahoe”

by Mike White. 1 p.m. | (775) 849-4948, unevadapress.com

The T-Files: the Search for Tessie Holly Arts North Tahoe Arts | Tahoe City | Dec. 27-31

Handmade gifts by local artisans to help fill holiday stockings. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. | (530) 5812787, northtahoearts.com

Tahoe Maritime Museum Tahoe City | Dec. 27-Jan. 6

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

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

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LIVE MUSIC, SHOWS & NIGHTLIFE

SnowGlobe

E N T E RTA I N M E N T

CALENDAR

DEC. 27, 2018-JAN. 10, 2019

TA L E S O F A R E L U C TA N T E L E C T R O N I C DANCE MUSIC ENTHUSIAST

DECEMBER 27 | THURSDAY

STORY BY SEAN MCALINDIN

Dec. 29-31 | Lake Tahoe Community College | South Lake Tahoe

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This year’s SnowGlobe Music Festival features headliners Above & Beyond, Diplo, Eric Prydz and Rezz.

Courtesy SnowGlobe

ue to thousands of people who gather outside on frozen soccer fields to calibrate their souls and vibrate into the New Year, SnowGlobe Music Festival arranges for buses to pick everyone up on a route that winds from the casinos of Stateline, Nev., to the densely forested campus of Lake Tahoe Community College.

I park my car behind Harrah’s and walk down State Route 50 — Lake Tahoe’s version of the Las Vegas Strip. A young couple sits on a stone bench admiring each other, while a middle-aged woman shuffles home, her back bent from long hours of labor. When I round the corner to the transit station, I’m not quite sure where to go, so I ask a couple of women who are sitting on a bench smoking and complaining about their manager.

“Just follow those bunnies,” says the one, sardonically pointing at a squad of 20-something girls in animal onesies headed for the corner.

As I gather with the herd in wait of our ride, there comes a man wearing brightred, short-short jeans, lumberjack overalls and a tiny, shiny, translucent backpack. The rest of his crew are sporting what would most likely be classified as pajamas.

On the bus, I find an empty seat next to a teenage girl with glitter lipstick and long shimmering bangles.

“What’s your name?” I ask.

“Ki-er-a,” she says with an extraordinarily slow, awkward, yet charming smile.

“It’s my first SnowGlobe,” I say.

“Cool, what’d you think of yesterday?”

“I’m only going today.”

“Just today?” she asks disbelievingly.

“That sucks. Today isn’t even the best day.”

“What’s the best day?”

“Well, Zedd was amazing last night, but I’m so excited for Alison Wonderland on Sunday.”

“Who do you think is good to see today?”

“Dillon Francis — maybe, Porter Robinson,” she says.

I tell her I’m looking forward to seeing French artist Madeon because he did a remix of a band I went to college with called Au Revoir Simone. I once tried to kiss the lead singer in her dorm room, but it didn’t work out so well. Kiera’s never heard of them. The rest of the kids on the bus are all chattering incessantly.

“Glasses! I need my glasses!” shouts the curly-haired Penny Lane in an oversized fur coat from the front of the bus.

“Let’s eat those three before we go in,” the boy behind me secretly says to his feathery friend.

“But my glaaasses, my glaaaassses” moans Penny Lane melting into the polyester seats.

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SnowGlobe Music Festival arranges for buses to pick everyone up on a route that winds from the old casinos of Stateline, Nev. to the densely forested campus of Lake Tahoe Community College.

I suddenly realize I’m probably the oldest person on this bus at age 35, not counting the bus driver who is quietly, patiently doing his job when a couple of the kids from the back start hollering at him to turn on the A/C. “Put on the air! We’re so hot in here!”

They writhe and twist in their postadolescent skin.

“Is it hot?” I ask Kiera.

She shakes her head at me in a sort of non-answer.

On escaping the bus, my eyes track glimmering moonboots over a pair of the very Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle tights I almost got my little sister for Christmas to some hipsters leaning against the will-call booth in cut-off sweatshirts and fluorescent headbands.

The music pounds faintly, persistently in the distance. I meander down the wet, black sidewalk through glowing neon arches and into the swirling heart of the festival grounds.

Rounding a towering sugar pine bedazzled with outlandish luminosities, I hear the hook to “Light” keen forth, which by coincidence is the only EDM song I really know: “Even if it makes me blind, I just want to see the light.”

But when I arrive at the Sierra Stage, it turns out it isn’t San Holo after all, but the mysterious k?d covering the Dutch artist’s 2017 hit. Fascinating.

I wander down into the fields just as North Carolinian Porter Robinson is starting his evening set. Whilst the beat drops, dozens of 10-foot totem poles topped with lights, sculptures, memes, plush toys and signs gather in the middle of the crowd thrusting up and down in time. There is something tribal, ancient, raw and relevant about the yearly vibrational gathering.

As I move deeper into the rising dance party, I am conquered by the collective energy. The audience becomes one to the sound of pulsing music. It is so positive, so vibrant, so real. It is within us. It is all around us. It is the future. It is now.

Let the countdown begin. I’m in.

SnowGlobe Music Festival is Dec. 29 to 31 at Lake Tahoe Community College.

There are three-day VIP tickets, threeday tickets with the complimentary bus shuttle and three-day tickets without the shuttle. All single-day tickets include the complimentary bus shuttle. The SnowGlobe Shuttle runs every 30 minutes from 1:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. | snowglobemusicfestival.com 

Live Music Glen Eagles, Carson City, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Live Music Heavenly Village, South Lake Tahoe, 11 a.m.

Mighty Mike Schermer Northstar California Resort, Truckee, 2 p.m.

Brother Dan Boomtown Casino, Verdi, 5-9 p.m.

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

Live Music Glen Eagles Restaurant & Lounge, Carson City, 6:30-9 p.m.

Live Music Cottonwood Hilltop Restaurant, Truckee, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

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

Twas the Night After Christmas The Annex, Minden, 7-9:30 p.m.

TOCCATA Heavenly Village, South Lake Tahoe, 7 p.m.

Life In The Fast Lane the Songs of The Eagles Carson Valley Inn, Minden, 7 p.m.

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

Reno Jazz Syndicate Peppermill Casino, Reno, 7-11 p.m.

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

The Magic Of Rick Thomas Harrah’s, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

Golden Dragon Acrobats Harrah’s Lake Tahoe, Stateline, 7:30 p.m.

Stephen Agyei Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

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

Stampede Country Night Thursdays Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Lake Tahoe, Stateline, 8 p.m.

Holiday Dreams Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, 8 p.m.

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

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

Petty Theft Crystal Bay Casino, Crystal Bay, 9 p.m.

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

Mike Furlong Boomtown Casino, Verdi, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Rebekah Chase Band Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 9 p.m.

Live Music Bar of America, Truckee, 9:30-11:55 p.m.

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C A L E N D A R | DEC. 27, 2018-JAN. 10, 2019 Spin Thursdays Peppermill Casino, Reno, 10 p.m.

Holiday Après Music at Alpine Bar Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, Olympic Valley The Unbelievables Christmas Spectacular Eldorado Resort Casino, Reno Nevada Chamber Music Festival Nightingale Concert Hall, Reno Fast Lane Carson Valley Inn, Minden String Cheese Incident MontBleu Resort, Stateline

DECEMBER 28 | FRIDAY Live Music Glen Eagles, Carson City, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Live Music Heavenly Village, South Lake Tahoe, 11 a.m.

Friday Night Music Series at Plaza Bar Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, Olympic Valley, 2-6 p.m.

Mighty Mike Schermer Northstar California Resort, Truckee, 2 p.m.

New Wave Crave Boomtown Casino, Verdi, 5-9 p.m.

Milton Merlos Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, 6 p.m.

Tuck Wilson Tahoe City, 6-9 p.m.

Live Music Glen Eagles Restaurant & Lounge, Carson City, 6:30-9 p.m.

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

Live Music Sands Regency Casino Hotel, Reno, 7-11 p.m.

Twas the Night After Christmas The Annex, Minden, 7-9:30 p.m.

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

San Francisco String Trio Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, 7 p.m.

The Magic Of Rick Thomas Harrah’s, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

Carson Comedy Club Carson Nugget, Carson City, 7:30-9:30 p.m.

Josh Blue Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

Golden Dragon Acrobats Harrah’s Lake Tahoe, Stateline, 7:30 p.m.

Steve Hytner Reno Tahoe Comedy, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

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

Holiday Dreams Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, 8 p.m.

Baker St. MidTown Wine Bar, Reno, 8 p.m.

Life In The Fast Lane the Songs of The Eagles Carson Valley Inn, Minden, 8 p.m.

Carolyn Dolan Jazz Band Heavenly Village, South Lake Tahoe, 8-9 p.m.

Cabin Fever Music Event American Legion, South Lake Tahoe, 8 p.m.-2 a.m.

John Dawson Band Hellfire Saloon, Reno, 8-11 p.m.

In the Cut Friday Virginia Street Brewhouse, Reno, 8-11 p.m.

Claude Stuart Carson Nugget Casino & Hotel, Carson City, 8-9 p.m.

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

Donkey Jaw,FDP, SPIKE Polite, Sewage, Uncle Angry Shea’s Tavern, Reno, 8 p.m.

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

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

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

Groove Foundry Bar of America, Truckee, 9-10 p.m.

Rebekah Chase Band Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 9 p.m.

The Wiz Kid Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 9 p.m.

Last Friday DJ Series Alibi Ale Works - Truckee Public House, Truckee, 9 p.m.-12 a.m.

Karaoke and cocktails The Point Night Club, Reno, 9 p.m.

Leftover Salmon w/World’s Finest Crystal Bay Casino, Crystal Bay, 9 p.m.

Dirt Nasty Whiskey Dicks, South Lake Tahoe, 9 p.m.

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

HOTT BOXX rocks Reno!

Davidson’s Distillery, Reno, 9:30 p.m.

Josh Blue Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 9:30 p.m.

Karaoke Paddy & Irene’s Irish Pub, Sparks, 9:30 p.m.

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

Jimmy V. Fat Cat Bar & Grill, Tahoe City, 10 p.m.-1 a.m.

DJ Koko Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, 10 p.m.

Reckless Envy Atlantis Casino Resort Spa, Reno, 10 p.m.

Soul - Funk - Disco Party The Loft, South Lake Tahoe, 10 p.m.-12 a.m.

Holiday Après Music at Alpine Bar Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, Olympic Valley Laugh Factory Eldorado Resort Casino, Reno The Unbelievables Christmas Spectacular Eldorado Resort Casino, Reno Nevada Chamber Music Festival Nightingale Concert Hall, Reno Fast Lane Carson Valley Inn, Minden String Cheese Incident MontBleu Resort, Stateline Music at The Auld Dubliner Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, Olympic Valley CONTINUED ON PAGE 31

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NEW YEAR’S EVE

parties & fireworks Tahoe knows how to ring in the New Year with parties, late-night bashes, fun family celebrations and lots of fireworks shows. Tahoe Weekly has rounded up the best New Year’s Eve parties to enjoy, so get your tickets now.

Visit TheTahoeWeekly.com to read about all of the of the New Year’s Eve celebrations in the Tahoe Sierra, Reno, Sparks, Carson City and beyond.

Click on Event Calendar.

NORTH LAKE TAHOE & TRUCKEE Crystal Bay Casino Celebrate New Year’s Eve with California Honeydrops and special guests Achilles Wheel, with an after party with Jelly Bread. | crystalbaycasino.com Granlibakken Spend a special Tahoe New Year with dinner, dancing and a champagne toast. Children will enjoy movies playing all night long and kid-friendly activities. A balloon drop and champagne toast at midnight will ring in the New Year. | granlibakken.com Mt. Rose Ski in 2019 with the New Year’s Eve Spectacular starting at 4:30 p.m. featuring a Snow Cat Parade, Ski Team Kids Torchlight Parade and fireworks show at 5:50 p.m. | skirose.com Northstar Ring in the New Year with the Fire & Ice celebration featuring live music, ice skating and roasting s’mores by the fire at Northstar. Enjoy a fireworks exhibition at 9 p.m. | northstarcalifornia.com Olympic Village Lodge High Fives Non-Profit Foundation presents High Five the Year at the Olympic Village Lodge. At midnight, amidst beats from outstanding DJs, all attendees can ring in the New Year with a champagne toast. | squawalpine.com Ritz-Carlton Manzanita at Ritz-Carlton Lake Tahoe will usher in the New Year with a menu of Dom Perignon cocktails and bottle options and music and dancing from 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. | ritzcarlton.com Squaw Valley Ring in the New Year in style with free live music in The Village, fireworks at 7 p.m. and all-night parties. Enjoy the World’s Largest Torchlight Parade, a kids’ torchlight parade and more. | squawalpine.com Tahoe Biltmore Enter the Time Machine with SkiiTour, Morillo, All Good Funk Alliance, Friend. and The Rhino at the Tahoe Biltmore.

It’s a costume New Year’s Eve celebration.

Bust out your favorite throwback costumes and step out of time. | freshbakin.com 30

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Tahoe Donner Downhill Enjoy the Torchlight Parade for intermediate skiers and riders, ages 10 and older, who can ski or ride unassisted in the dark. Come early to secure a free spot in the parade.

Signups are from 4:30 to 5:45 p.m. with a chair loading time at 6:15 p.m. Fireworks show will follow. | tahoedonner.com West Shore Café Celebrate with a special New Year’s Eve menu, live music from Jeff Jones, party favors and champagne toasts. | westshorecafe.com

The Loft The “Magic Fusion” show features mindbending tricks of master magicians and guest DJs spinning music until 2 a.m. with hors d’oeuvres, hosted bar, party favors and free champagne.| thelofttahoe.com Markleeville Enjoy a free, community family celebration at Turtle Rock Pak with a pizza, games, a sing-along and more from 6 p.m. to midnight.

Bring a dish to share. | alpinecounty.com

Za’s Lakefront Ring in the New Year with live music from Ike & Martin, elegant appetizers and champagne toast. Come dressed to impress. | zaslakefront.com

MontBleu Resort Casino Celebrate New Year’s Eve inside MontBleu and enjoy an all-access pass to two parties in Opal Ultra Lounge and the Showroom. There will be go-go dancers, bands, DJs and more. | montbleuresort.com

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE & BEYOND

“M.S. Dixie II” Celebrate on the lake, aboard the “M.S. Dixie II “with fine dining, live music and special celebrations. | zephyrcove.com

Edgewood Tahoe Harken back to old Hollywood and jazz clubs, at the elegant NYE Black & White Ball, which includes an eight-piece band, swanky lounge with cigar rolling and cognac tasting, five-course menu, midnight fireworks and champagne toast. | edgewoodtahoe.com Hard Rock Get ready to kiss 2018 goodbye at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Lake Tahoe in Guitar Plaza a DJ starting at 9 p.m. and festivities continuing all night including a New Year’s Eve Show at Vinyl. | hardrockcasinolaketahoe.com Heavenly Village Join a Rockin’ NYE party and fireworks. The evening is packed with world-class music, games and the world’s only Gondola Ball Drop followed by fireworks at 9 p.m. Entertainment includes an outdoor concert with local bands and DJs, as well as Mark McGrath and Sugar Ray. | skiheavenly.com Kirkwood Ring in the New Year with an evening of fun with the Kirkwood Torchlight Parade followed by a spectacular fireworks display viewable from the Village Plaza at 9 p.m.

Enjoy live music, a bonfire, 80s-themed after part at The Cornice and a free toast at 9 p.m. | kirkwood.com

SKIITOUR

Dec. 31 | 9:30 p.m.

Tahoe Biltmore | Crystal Bay, Nev.

WORMHOLE TAHOE, Fresh Bakin’ and Rambo Party Productions welcome you to the New Year’s Time Machine as one of Canada’s finest exports, SkiiTour, brings their premium brand of turbo funk, house and bass music to Tahoe to usher in the new year alongside Morillo, All Good Funk Alliance, Friend. and The Rhino at the Tahoe Biltmore. It’s a costume celebration so bust out your favorite throwback costumes and step out of time. | tahoebiltmore.com

DJ CHANGO

South Lake Brewing Company Start the New Year off with the Winter White Out part starting at 8 p.m. Come dressed in your favorite Winter White outfit, whether that means wearing all white, dressed in your best après ski wear or shine like a diamond. Enjoy a costume contest, DJ Redbull, taco bar, dancing and more. | southlakebeer.com

BUS & SHUTTLES North Lake Tahoe & Truckee laketahoetransit.com South Lake Tahoe tahoetransportation.org

HOUSE DISCO FUNK

Dec. 27 | 5 p.m.

SnoVentures Activity Zone | Squaw Valley Dec. 29-30 | 12 p.m.

Village at Squaw | Olympic Valley Dec. 31 | 4 p.m.

Village at Northstar | Northstar

FIREWORKS

Dec. 31 | 10 p.m.

Bar of America | Truckee

5:50 p.m. | Mt. Rose 6:30 p.m. | Tahoe Donner Downhill 7 p.m. | Squaw Valley 9 p.m. | Kirkwood Village 9 p.m. | Heavenly Village 9 p.m. | Northstar Village Midnight | Edgewood Tahoe Midnight | Downtown Reno

KING’S BEACH transplant Sean O’Brien, better known as DJ Chango of KTKE 101.5 Truckee Tahoe Radio, has been making beats in the Tahoe Basin for 20 years. After a string of resort appearances, he’ll headline his sixth annual New Year’s Eve dance party at Bar of America in Truckee. | squawalpine.com, northstarcalifornia.com, barofamerica.com

Dec. 27, 2018- Jan. 9, 2019

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DUSTY GREEN BONES BAND Dec. 31 | 9 p.m.

The Divided Sky | Meyers

BEST HIDDEN New Year’s Eve party?

Dusty Green Bones Band in the hamlet of Meyers. They’ll be celebrating five years since meeting in heart of San Francisco and forming an electric quintet known for expanding the authentic complexity of traditional bluegrass by layering ancient tones with improvisation and straight up rock ‘n’ roll. | thedividedsky.com

LEFTOVER SALMON DEAD WINTER

CARPENTERS

ALT-COUNTRY

Dec. 29-31 | 8 p.m.

Alibi Ale Works | Truckee HOMETOWN HEROES Dead Winter Carpenters play with their buddies Peter Joseph Burtt on Dec. 29 and Sneaky Creatures on Dec. 30 before celebrating New Year’s Eve on “An Evening with DCW.” | alibialeworks.com

CRAZY TOWN

RAP ROCK

Jan. 4 | 9 p.m.

Whiskey Dick’s Saloon | South Lake Tahoe LATE-NITE Productions presents Hollywood legends Crazy Town. The two founding members, Seth Binzer and Bret Mazur, were introduced to each other by Will.i.am of The Black Eyed Peas. Add in longtime friend DJ AM and Crazy Town was born. Tahoe guests Local Anthology and Melting Elk will also perform. | facebook.com/whiskeydickstahoe

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DECEMBER 29 | SATURDAY Live DJ Heavenly Village, South Lake Tahoe, 3 a.m.-6 p.m.

Live Music Glen Eagles, Carson City, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Live Music Heavenly Village, South Lake Tahoe, 11 a.m.

DJ Show Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, Olympic Valley, 12-3 p.m.

JT Chevallier Mt Rose Ski Tahoe, Reno, 1:30-4:30 p.m.

The Novelists Mt Rose Ski Tahoe, Reno, 1:30 p.m.

Mighty Mike Schermer Northstar California Resort, Truckee, 2 p.m.

SnowGlobe Music Festival South Lake Tahoe Community Playfields & Bijou Park, South Lake Tahoe, 2 p.m.-1 a.m.

Retro Après Ski Party Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, Olympic Valley, 4-6 p.m.

Velvet Duo Boomtown Casino, Verdi, 5 p.m.-9 a.m.

Milton Merlos Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, 6 p.m.

Mike Badinger Tahoe City, 6-9 p.m.

White Out Soiree Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, Olympic Valley, 6-9 p.m.

Live Music Glen Eagles Restaurant & Lounge, Carson City, 6:30-9 p.m.

Live Music Sands Regency Casino Hotel, Reno, 7-11 p.m.

The Deadbeats Band & Peter R. Wilson Crazy Horse Saloon, Nevada City, 7 p.m.

Twas the Night After Christmas The Annex, Minden, 7-9:30 p.m.

Ice Cube Nugget Casino Resort, Sparks, 7 p.m.

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

Rob Zombie & Marilyn Manson: Twins Of Evil Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

The Magic Of Rick Thomas Harrah’s, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

Carson Comedy Club Carson Nugget, Carson City, 7:30-9:30 p.m.

Josh Blue Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

Golden Dragon Acrobats Harrah’s Lake Tahoe, Stateline, 7:30 p.m.

Twins of Evil: Rob Zombie & Marilyn Manson Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

Steve Hytner Reno Tahoe Comedy, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

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

Unravelled Ponderosa Saloon, Virginia City, 8 p.m.

Patton Oswalt Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 8-10:30 p.m.

Hot Rod Rebellion MidTown Wine Bar, Reno, 8 p.m.

Life In The Fast Lane the Songs of The Eagles Carson Valley Inn, Minden, 8 p.m.

A Christmas Carol Ballet Heavenly Village, South Lake Tahoe, 8-9:15 p.m.

Patton Oswalt Eldorado Resort Casino, Reno, 8 p.m.

Claude Stuart Carson Nugget Casino & Hotel, Carson City, 8-9 p.m.

Dead Winter Carpenters Alibi Ale Works - Truckee Public House, Truckee, 8 p.m.-12 a.m.

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

Pyrate Punx benefit: 3 Day Holocaust, Dissidence, Pressure Drop, Prince Robot, Heterophobia Jub Jub’s Thirst Parlor, Reno, 8:30 p.m.

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

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

Groove Foundry Bar of America, Truckee, 9-10 p.m.

Soulwise Whiskey Dicks, South Lake Tahoe, 9 p.m.

Rebekah Chase Band Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 9 p.m.

The Wiz Kid Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 9 p.m.

Dead Winter Carpenters w/Peter Joseph Burtt Alibi Ale Works - Truckee Public House, Truckee, 9-11:55 p.m.

Soulwise Whiskey Dicks, South Lake Tahoe, 9:05 p.m.-12:05 a.m.

Josh Blue Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 9:30 p.m.

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

Saved By The 90’s Virginia Street Brewhouse, Reno, 10 p.m.

Lexi Scatena Fat Cat Bar & Grill, Tahoe City, 10 p.m.-1 a.m.

G-Eazy Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, 10 p.m.

Silver Crystal Bay Casino, Crystal Bay, 10 p.m.

Reckless Envy Atlantis Casino Resort Spa, Reno, 10 p.m.

Live at the VSB: Saved By The 90s Virginia Street Brewhouse, Reno, 10 p.m.

Reno Takeover / UFC Fight Night / NYE Weekend Amplified Entertainment, Reno, 10 p.m.-4 a.m.

Live at the VSB: Saved By The 90s Virginia St. Brewhouse, Reno, 10 p.m.-12 a.m.

Holiday Après Music at Alpine Bar Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, Olympic Valley Laugh Factory Eldorado Resort Casino, Reno The Unbelievables Christmas Spectacular Eldorado Resort Casino, Reno Nevada Chamber Music Festival Nightingale Concert Hall, Reno Snowglobe South Lake Tahoe Fast Lane Carson Valley Inn, Minden String Cheese Incident MontBleu Resort, Stateline G-Eazy Lex Nightclub, Reno Snowglobe South Lake Tahoe, Reno Auld Dubliner Music Series Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, Olympic Valley

DECEMBER 30 | SUNDAY Live DJ Heavenly Village, South Lake Tahoe, 3 a.m.-6 p.m.

Live Music Heavenly Village, South Lake Tahoe, 11 a.m.

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Patrick Walsh Sierra, Twin Bridges, 1-4 p.m.

Twas the Night After Christmas The Annex, Minden, 2-4:30 p.m.

SnowGlobe Music Festival South Lake Tahoe Community Playfields & Bijou Park, South Lake Tahoe, 2 p.m.-1 a.m.

New Year’s Eve Celebration Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, 3-9 p.m.

Gary Douglas Boomtown Casino, Verdi, 5-9 p.m.

Baldo Bobadilla Peppermill Casino, Reno, 6 p.m.

Kip Yager Granlibakken Tahoe, Tahoe City, 6-9 p.m.

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

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around in the wildflowers.”

–Kenny Loggins The Magic Of Rick Thomas Harrah’s, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

Josh Blue Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

Steve Hytner Reno Tahoe Comedy, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

Holiday Dreams Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, 8 p.m.

Kenny Loggins Reno Ballroom, Reno, 8 p.m.

Reckless Envy Atlantis Casino Resort Spa, Reno, 8 p.m.

‘Twas The Night Before Christmas Heavenly Village, South Lake Tahoe, 8-9:15 p.m.

Dead Winter Carpenters Alibi Ale Works - Truckee Public House, Truckee, 8 p.m.-12 a.m.

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

Karaoke with Rock Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 9 p.m.

Rebekah Chase Band Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 9 p.m.

The Wiz Kid Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 9 p.m.

California Honeydrops w/Con Brio and The Lique Crystal Bay Casino, Crystal Bay, 9 p.m Dead Winter Carpenters w/Sneaky Creatures Alibi Ale Works - Truckee Public House, Truckee, 9 p.m.-12 a.m.

Josh Blue Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 9:30 p.m.

Deep House Lounge The Loft, South Lake Tahoe, 10 p.m.-12 a.m.

Holiday Après Music at Alpine Bar Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, Olympic Valley

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enny Loggins has called Tahoe home more than once. In fact, he lived in Truckee in parts of the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.

“I like the small-town feeling to it,” says the beloved singer/songwriter who came of age in 1960s Southern California.

“I love Truckee in the springtime when I can ride my mountain bike around in the wildflowers.”

It’s a poetic description of our region by an artist who has contributed to the popular American songbook and has written several tunes you’re likely to hear at a musical gathering or sing-along.

Although he may have reached the peak of his success when he penned 1980s soundtrack hits such as “I’m Alright,” the theme from “Caddyshack;” “Footloose” from the movie of the same name, and performed “Danger Zone” from “Top Gun,” Loggins’ best-loved and most-covered work would probably be “Danny’s Song” from the Loggins and Messina 1972 album “Sittin’ In.” “The thing about that song was I wrote it when I was a senior in high school,” he says. “I was in a very innocent place and wanted to write something about my brother, Danny, with his new wife, Sheila.

They started their new family and they had a baby boy. I think the lyrics captured the spirit of a letter he wrote to me at that time. I think it’s the innocence of the song, the love for my brother and lack of complications that always stand out.”

The simplicity of the line — ‘And even though we ain’t got money, I’m still in love with you, honey’— is one that people from all walks of life know and understand.

“It’s sort of become a traditional song,” says Loggins. “When you’re sitting around that campfire someone will eventually Wplay it.”

Nowadays, that son, Colin, is grown up and a father himself. Loggins’ children have grown up, too.

“My oldest boy [singer/songwriter Crosby Loggins] is 38 and he had my first granddaughter,” he says. “So about

six months ago, I wrote a new verse to ‘Danny’s Song’ from the point of view of becoming a grandfather.”

When asked to share a preview of the latest lines, Loggins draws a momentary blank and wanders around his house for a few minutes trying to figure out how to remember the melody without happening to have a guitar at hand.

Eventually, I sing him a little bit of the first verse and he gets the tune back into his head.

“I got it now!” he says. “ It’s: ‘Now I know what I’ve been told is really true, my friend. The circle never ends. Gonna catch it coming around again.’”

Other than adding sage flourishes to longtime favorites, Loggins hasn’t been writing too many new songs lately. Rather, he’s been focused on mentoring younger songwriters.

Earlier this year, Loggins attended the Hawai’i Songwriting Festival where he worked with different groups of eight or nine writers each day to help them hone their voice and craft.

“I’ve moved into that season of my life where it’s more comfortable and appropriate to work with younger artists unless there is something I really feel I need to say on my own,” he says. “I really enjoy working with young people and guiding their process. We’re more inclined to believe the things we write down. I’m helping them to write in a particular way and define what they think that is. You know, if you did this, or that, you might get another angle on it?”

In concert, Loggins is known for his warm, engaging demeanor and penchant for humorous, relatable storytelling.

“I like to tell the stories of how the songs came into being,” he says. “Usually it’s very intimate, the storytelling behind the music. People know my music and have sort of grown up with it. So there’s a connection to me and to the music that I really appreciate and enjoy. Plus, it’s almost New Year’s so there’s always a good vibe to that, too.” | silverlegacyreno.com 

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C A L E N D A R | DEC. 27, 2018-JAN. 10, 2019 Laugh Factory Eldorado Resort Casino, Reno The Unbelievables Christmas Spectacular Eldorado Resort Casino, Reno Nevada Chamber Music Festival Nightingale Concert Hall, Reno Snowglobe South Lake Tahoe, Reno Auld Dubliner Music Series Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, Olympic Valley

DECEMBER 31 | MONDAY Live Music Heavenly Village, South Lake Tahoe, 11 a.m.

New Year’s Eve Celebration Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, 12-10 p.m.

Ebony not Quite Ivory Boomtown Casino, Verdi, 2-6 p.m.

SnowGlobe Music Festival South Lake Tahoe Community Playfields & Bijou Park, South Lake Tahoe, 2 p.m.-1 a.m.

Rockin New Year’s Eve Party & Fireworks Show Heavenly Village, South Lake Tahoe, 3-9:10 p.m.

New Year’s Eve Family Celebration Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, Olympic Valley, 4-9:30 p.m.

New Year’s Eve At RSL Rum Sugar Lime, Reno, 4 p.m.

Gather to Ring in 2019 Gather, Carson City, 4-10 p.m.

DJ Kyle Railton @CoachTMud Jake’s On The Lake, Tahoe City, 5 p.m.

West Coast Swing Dance Carson Lanes Family Fun Center, Carson City, 5:30-10 p.m.

The Breakfast Klub Eldorado Resort Casino, Reno, 6 p.m.

M.S. Dixie II NYE Cruise Zephyr Cove Marina, Zephyr Cove, 6 p.m.

The Look Boomtown Casino, Verdi, 6-10 p.m.

Rockology Carson Valley Inn, Minden, 6 p.m.

The Temptations Sparks, 6-10 p.m.

The Good Life NYE Living the Good Life Nightclub, Carson City, 6 p.m.

Red Dog Open Mic Red Dog Saloon, Virginia City, 7-10 p.m.

Karaoke Polo Lounge, Reno, 7-11 p.m.

The Boombox Northstar California Resort, Truckee, 7 p.m.

Tahoe New Year’s at Granlibakken Granlibakken Tahoe, Tahoe City, 7 p.m.

Magic Fusion New Year’s Eve Show The Loft, South Lake Tahoe, 7-8:15 p.m.

The Magic Of Rick Thomas Harrah’s, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

Josh Blue Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

Steve Hytner Reno Tahoe Comedy, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

New Year’s Eve at The Polo Polo Lounge, Reno, 8 p.m.

New Year’s Eve Za’s Lakefront, Tahoe City, 8-11:30 p.m.

New Year’s Eve Party Washoe CAMP Saloon, New Washoe City, 8 p.m.

Dead Winter Carpenters Alibi Ale Works - Truckee Public House, Truckee, 8 p.m.-12 a.m.

Trippin King Snakes Max Casino, Carson City, 8 p.m.

The DeadlyGallows, Ozymandias, Viva Revenge, Juke Box Rebels Shea’s Tavern, Reno, 8 p.m.

NYE with the Biggest Little Band MidTown Wine Bar, Reno, 8:30 p.m.

New Year’s Eve Celebration Living the Good Life, Carson City, 8:30 p.m.

New Years Eve Celebration Living the Good Life Nightclub, Carson City, 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.

New Year’s Eve Party The Loft, South Lake Tahoe, 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.

New Year’s Eve 2019 The Loft, South Lake Tahoe, 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m.

New Year’s Eve Party Ponderosa Saloon, Virginia City, 9 p.m.

New Year’s Eve at Great Basin Brewing Great Basin Brewing Company, Sparks, 9 p.m.

Silver NYE 1979 Pignic Pub & Patio, Reno, 9 p.m.

New Year’s Eve: The Black & White Affair Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 9 p.m.

The Dan Band Nugget Casino Resort, Sparks, 9 p.m.

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The BlueBird Nightclub, Reno, 9 p.m.

A Rockin’ NYE & Fireworks Show Heavenly Village, South Lake Tahoe, 9 p.m.

Light Up the Plaza Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Stateline, 9 p.m.

NYE at EDGE: Masquerade Peppermill Casino, Reno, 9 p.m.

NYE Party with Moondog Matinee and Werewolf Club Chapel Tavern, Reno, 9 p.m.

Rebekah Chase Band Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 9 p.m.

The Wiz Kid Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 9 p.m.

Drinking with Clowns Peppermill Casino, Reno, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Mojo Green New Year’s Eve 2018 846 Victorian Ave, Sparks, 9 p.m.-2 a.m.

New Year’s Eve at The Sands Sands Regency Casino Hotel, Reno, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

New Years Eve Party Featuring The Grimtones Davidson’s Distillery, Reno, 9 p.m.

NYE Show with Adapter Ceol Irish Pub, Reno, 9 p.m.

New Year’s Eve Crystal Bay Casino, Crystal Bay, 9 p.m.

New Years Eve MontBleu Resort, Stateline, 9 p.m.-5 a.m.

Josh Blue Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 9:30 p.m.

New Year’s Eve: Disco Made Me Do It Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, 9:30 p.m.

New Years Time Machine Tahoe Biltmore Lodge & Casino, Crystal Bay, 9:30 p.m.

Blue Haven Boomtown Casino, Verdi, 10 p.m.-2 a.m.

New Year’s Eve: Bright New Year Lex Nightclub, Reno, 10 p.m.

New Year’s Eve Party Millennium Nightclub, Sparks, 10 p.m.

NYE Party Like A Rockstar Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Stateline, 10 p.m.

NYE Party with Drinking With Clowns Peppermill Casino, Reno, 10 p.m.

Outatime Flashback New Year’s Eve Party Peppermill Casino, Reno, 10 p.m.

NYE with Rossy 1up, Reno, 10 p.m.

New Year’s Eve at Vinyl Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Stateline, 10 p.m.-2 a.m.

Holiday Après Music at Alpine Bar Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, Olympic Valley Laugh Factory Eldorado Resort Casino, Reno Nevada Chamber Music Festival Nightingale Concert Hall, Reno New Year’s Bash Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Stateline High Fives Year End Gala Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, Olympic Valley Snowglobe South Lake Tahoe, Reno

JANUARY 1 | TUESDAY DJ Kyle Railton @CoachTMud Jake’s On The Lake, Tahoe City, 1 a.m.

Live Music Heavenly Village, South Lake Tahoe, 11 a.m.

Kip Yager Granlibakken Tahoe, Tahoe City, 6-9 p.m.

Reno Chamber Orchestra Concert Reno, 7-8 p.m.

Rob Little Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

Dead Winter Carpenters Alibi Ale Works - Truckee Public House, Truckee, 8 p.m.-12 a.m.

The Unbelievables Christmas Spectacular Eldorado Resort Casino, Reno Carolyn Dolan Carson Valley Inn, Minden

JANUARY 2 | WEDNESDAY Live Music Heavenly Village, South Lake Tahoe, 11 a.m.

Salsa Social Dance Yaple’s Ballroom, Carson City, 6-8 p.m.

Kip Yager Granlibakken Tahoe, Tahoe City, 6-9 p.m.

Live Music Glen Eagles Restaurant & Lounge, Carson City, 6:30-9 p.m.

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

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

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Rob Little Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

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

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

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

Open Mic Anything Goes Jimmy Bs, Reno, 9-11:30 p.m.

The Unbelievables Christmas Spectacular Eldorado Resort Casino, Reno

JANUARY 3 | THURSDAY Live Music Heavenly Village, South Lake Tahoe, 11 a.m.

Kip Yager Granlibakken Tahoe, Tahoe City, 6-9 p.m.

Live Music Glen Eagles Restaurant & Lounge, Carson City, 6:30-9 p.m.

Live Music Cottonwood Hilltop Restaurant, Truckee, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

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

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

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

Rob Little Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

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

Stampede Country Night Thursdays Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Lake Tahoe, Stateline, 8 p.m.

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

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

BoomBox Crystal Bay Casino, Crystal Bay, 9 p.m.

Live Music Bar of America, Truckee, 9:30-11:55 p.m.

The Unbelievables Christmas Spectacular Eldorado Resort Casino, Reno Reno Latin Dance Fest Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno After Dark Band Carson Valley Inn, Minden

JANUARY 4 | FRIDAY Live Music Heavenly Village, South Lake Tahoe, 11 a.m.

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

Tuck Wilson Tahoe City, 6-9 p.m.

Live Music Glen Eagles Restaurant & Lounge, Carson City, 6:30-9 p.m.

Live Music Sands Regency Casino Hotel, Reno, 7-11 p.m.

Evening of Improv Comedy Brewery Arts Center, Carson City, 7-9 p.m.

Tosh.Show in the Snow MontBleu Resort, Stateline, 7 p.m.

Praying, Acid Casualty Reality Test, Ummm Jr The Holland Project, Reno, 7-10 p.m.

Rob Little Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

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Carson Comedy Club Carson Nugget, Carson City, 7:30-9:30 p.m.

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

Live Music with One Way Street MidTown Wine Bar, Reno, 8-11:30 p.m.

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

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

Crazy Town, Local Anthology, Melting Elk Whiskey Dicks, South Lake Tahoe, 9 p.m.

Under the Radar Bar of America, Truckee, 9-10 p.m.

Black Crosses, Me Time, The Damnit Jims Shea’s Tavern, Reno, 9 p.m.

Soul - Funk - Disco Party The Loft, South Lake Tahoe, 10 p.m.-12 a.m.

Coburn Station Crystal Bay Casino, Crystal Bay, 10 p.m.

Mike Badinger Tahoe City, 6-9 p.m.

Live Music Glen Eagles Restaurant & Lounge, Carson City, 6:30-9 p.m.

Live Music Sands Regency Casino Hotel, Reno, 7-11 p.m.

Rob Little Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

Carson Comedy Club Carson Nugget, Carson City, 7:30-9:30 p.m.

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

Live Music with So Sul MidTown Wine Bar, Reno, 8-10:30 p.m.

Weapons of Mass Creation, Eazy Dub, The Grimtones Shea’s Tavern, Reno, 8 p.m.-12 a.m.

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

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Deep House Lounge The Loft, South Lake Tahoe, 10 p.m.-12 a.m.

Reno Latin Dance Fest Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno

JANUARY 7 | MONDAY Live Music Heavenly Village, South Lake Tahoe, 11 a.m.

West Coast Swing Dance Carson Lanes Family Fun Center, Carson City, 5:30-10 p.m.

Bluegrass Open Jam Session Alibi Ale Works - Truckee Public House, Truckee, 6-9 p.m.

Karaoke Polo Lounge, Reno, 7-11 p.m.

Yipee!, Dale, Bug Bath The Holland Project, Reno, 7-10 p.m.

JANUARY 8 | TUESDAY Live Music Heavenly Village, South Lake Tahoe, 11 a.m.

Quinn Dahle Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

Jamie Rollins Carson Valley Inn, Minden

JANUARY 9 | WEDNESDAY

ALT-COUNTRY

Dec. 27 | 6:30 p.m. | Truckee Tavern | Truckee LOCAL MUSICIAN and up-and-coming chef Troy Cavins lends his traditional finger style of classical guitar to one of the finest restaurants in downtown. | truckeetavern.com

The Unbelievables Christmas Spectacular Eldorado Resort Casino, Reno Reno Latin Dance Fest Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno Friday Night Music Series at Plaza Bar Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, Olympic Valley After Dark Band Carson Valley Inn, Minden DJ Sandhu at LEX Lex Nightclub, Reno Music at The Auld Dubliner Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, Olympic Valley

JANUARY 5 | SATURDAY Live DJ Heavenly Village, South Lake Tahoe, 3 a.m.-6 p.m.

Live Music Heavenly Village, South Lake Tahoe, 11 a.m.

Village Apres Music Series Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, Olympic Valley, 2-4 p.m.

BRRR-Roque Masters First Methodist Church, Reno, 3 p.m.

Monthly Dinner Murder Mystery SureStay Plus Hotel by Best Western Reno Airport, Reno, 5:30-9 p.m.

Under the Radar Bar of America, Truckee, 9-10 p.m.

Jimmy V. Fat Cat Bar & Grill, Tahoe City, 10 p.m.-1 a.m.

Peter Joseph Burtt & the King Tide Crystal Bay Casino, Crystal Bay, 10 p.m.

The Unbelievables Christmas Spectacular Eldorado Resort Casino, Reno Reno Latin Dance Fest Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno After Dark Band Carson Valley Inn, Minden

JANUARY 6 | SUNDAY Live DJ Heavenly Village, South Lake Tahoe, 3 a.m.-6 p.m.

Live Music Heavenly Village, South Lake Tahoe, 11 a.m.

Play for a Day Billinghurst Middle School, Reno, 2 p.m.

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

The Unbelievables Christmas Spectacular Eldorado Resort Casino, Reno, 7 p.m.

Rob Little Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

Live Music Heavenly Village, South Lake Tahoe, 11 a.m.

Airbag Party & Master the Tech Night Reno Craft Wine & Beer, Reno, 6 p.m.

Salsa Social Dance Yaple’s Ballroom, Carson City, 6-8 p.m.

Live Music Glen Eagles Restaurant & Lounge, Carson City, 6:30-9 p.m.

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

BRRR-Roque Masters Trinity Lutheran Church, Gardnerville, 7 p.m.

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

Live music with Passing Thru Duo MidTown Wine Bar, Reno, 7-9 p.m.

Quinn Dahle Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

Saints and Sinners Wednesday Night Blues Syndicate The Saint, Reno, 8 p.m. m-pact Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, 9 p.m.

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

Open Mic Anything Goes Jimmy Bs, Reno, 9-11:30 p.m.

JANUARY 10 | THURSDAY Live Music Heavenly Village, South Lake Tahoe, 11 a.m.

Live Music Glen Eagles Restaurant & Lounge, Carson City, 6:30-9 p.m.

Live Music Cottonwood Hilltop Restaurant, Truckee, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

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

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

Quinn Dahle Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

Live Music Bar of America, Truckee, 9:30-11:55 p.m. n

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Hideaway Café at the base of the Subway Chairlift on the back side of the Achieve Tahoe Program Center in Alpine Meadows is the newest endeavor from Chef Carolyn Newman.

The menu focuses on American and European dishes, with food sourced from sustainable and local farms and ranches.

Featured dishes include breakfast burritos and sandwiches in the morning, with lunch featuring chili, Pulled Pork sandwich, housemade Hummus and a modern twist on the BLT. The cafe is open Wednesday to Monday for breakfast and lunch. | hideawaycafealpine.com

Wood-fired pizza at Fumo Fumo Wood Fired Eatery has opened in Incline Village, Nev., offering authentic East Coast-style pizza prepared in a brick oven topped with ingredients including Grande Mozzarella from Wisconsin and San Marzano tomatoes. The pizza selections include the traditional classics, as well as a handful of specialty pizzas, along with entrees like the Cioppino and Bucatini Bolognese.

Breakfast features favorites like Eggs Benny along with twists on classics like the Cheddar Cheese Biscuits & Gravy and The Local, a ribeye served with eggs and béarnaise.

Fumo serves breakfast from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., with dinner from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday to Monday. Fumo is also offering delivery from 5 to 9 p.m. in Incline Village. Located at 120 Country Club Drive in the former Tomatooes restaurant. | fumotahoe.com CONTINUED ON PAGE 36

t’s time to welcome in the New Year.

For many people it’s an opportunity to let go of the old and welcome the new.

Many cultures around the world celebrate the New Year with specific foods. Some foods are eaten at midnight or as a meal on the first day of the year. Eating certain celebratory foods is not only traditional but also believed to bestow prosperity, luck, good health and longevity.

In the South, black-eyed peas or a dish called Hoppin’ John (also known as Carolina peas and rice) is traditionally served on New Year’s Day. The one-pot meal contains black-eyed peas made with thick-cut bacon or ham hocks and promises good luck, fortune and romance — particularly if you leave three peas on your plate when finished. Greens like cabbage, collards or mustard greens are also

TOP: A Southern favorite, black-eyed peas & rice

Black-eyed peas made with thick-cut bacon or ham hocks promises good luck, fortune and romance — particularly if you leave three peas on your plate when finished. served on first day of the New Year. They signify wealth (green signifies money) in Ireland, Germany and the U.S. There is an adage: “Peas for pennies, greens for dollars and cornbread for gold.” So, don’t forget the cornbread.

In Italy and Brazil lentils are served the first day of the year. The disc-like lentils resemble coins and are believed to bring good fortune for the year ahead. Italians feast on the traditional dish Cotechino e Lenticchie made with the hoof of a pig and lentils.

Pasta is served in many Asian countries to celebrate the upcoming year. A symbol of prosperity and longevity, soba noodles are served at midnight in Japan. The belief is that it is important to draw in the whole noodle without breaking to ensure longevity. In Korea, Tteokguk, a soup made with broth, rice cakes, meat and vegetables and topped with eggs, seaweed and scallions is prepared for good luck in the year ahead. In China, sweet rice dumplings stuffed with a variety of fillings, such as sweet bean paste, sesame seed paste and nuts or fruit, are eaten during the New Year and believed to foster togetherness and family union.

To move forward in the year ahead, eat pork on New Year’s Day. Think of the pig rooting around in the dirt, its snout leading it headfirst is symbolic of the desire to move forward and advance in life. Pork is also believed to bring prosperity, which is symbolized by the fattiness of the pork.

In Scandinavia, herring is eaten (the silver herring represents coins) and thought to bring a year of prosperity and bounty.

served with ham; LEFT: Japanese soba noodles, served at midnight.

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The herring pickled or creamed is eaten at midnight with a smorgasbord of smoked and pickled fish, pâté and meatballs.

Some of the more unique New Year’s traditions originate from Spain and Mexico where eating 12 grapes as the clock strikes midnight is practiced. Eat one grape for each hour the clock chimes for wishes to come true and bring good luck.

In Greece, breaking pomegranates by throwing the fruit on the doorstep symbolizes fertility and abundance. The more seeds dropped, the more luck gained.

In El Salvador, they crack a raw egg in a glass of water a minute before midnight. In the morning everyone assesses what his or her yolk represents and reveals for the year.

Ring-shaped cakes and other rounded sweet treats offer a full circle of luck. In numerous traditions, a coin is baked inside to bring an extra serving of luck to the one who finds it. In Germany, Glücksschwein, a sweet pig confection made from sugar and almond paste is gifted. The marzipan pigs are said to bring good fortune.

The Swedes serve rice pudding with an

3 T olive oil 1 large onion, diced 2-4 cloves garlic, chopped 3 stalks celery, diced 1 small red pepper, diced 2 C dried black-eyed peas, soaked overnight or 2 cans of black-eyed peas 6 C chicken stock 1 small ham hock 1 bay leaf 2 t salt 1 t pepper Cayenne pepper, optional White or brown rice, cooked

In a large stockpot or Dutch kettle, sauté onions and garlic until translucent. Add celery and red pepper and simmer for 8 minutes. Add chicken stock, bay leaf, blackeyed peas and ham hock. Bring to a boil and reduce heat. Simmer until beans are tender, about 45 to 50 minutes. If you use canned beans, cook for 20 minutes and add salt and pepper. Serve over rice with collard greens or sautéed chard and cornbread.

If you have an Instant Pot, add all the ingredients, including the rice (not cooked), and hit the bean function. So easy.

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ear Paso Robles Wine Industry, I’d like to preface this love letter by saying that I am only trying to help. The changes you made a few years back separating one well-known and loved wine region into 11 unknown wine regions may not be serving you.

I know all your good-time buddies are telling you what you want to hear, but they just want some free wine. I want what is best for you. Let me use a metaphor to help you understand.

Have you ever had a friend you loved because he (or she) was straightforward, easy to understand, reliably good and, although you splurged occasionally, didn’t cost you much to spend time with? Then one day you revisited your friend and he had altered his name and insisted on being addressed by the new moniker — and the cost of having fun with him had increased a whole bunch.

Paso Robles wine industry was one of those wine-world friends for me and the change started in the past decade when top Paso Robles wines rose from about $30 per bottle to $80 or more. I accepted that readily because the juice really deserved that, and I always want my friends to succeed financially. The actual rift happened more recently when Paso Robles’ wine brain trust decided that the region was now 11 legally, defined regions, or AVAs (American Viticultural Area), and each needed special accolades for specific wine types. No longer would they accept a reputation for really good Cabernet, Zinfandel and Rhône varietals, but now insist that they deliver top wines from any grape you can think of.

Can you say high maintenance? I knew you could.

However, in a stroke of great fortune for my friend Paso Robles wine industry, nobody seems to have noticed any of this nonsense. This luck seems to be based on three factors: No. 1 | Paso Robles’ smoke-signal delivery system must be quite weak. The

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More recently, Paso Robles’ wine brain trust decided that the region was now 11 legally, defined regions, or AVAs, and each needed special accolades for specific wine types.

No. 2 | The “We make great wines from anything” message has also fortuitously had limited reach. While having many different wines is necessary for small-production wineries because they make almost all of their profit from winery visitors and club members and they must offer many different wines for this to work, on a larger, commercial scale nobody believes that you are great at everything.

No. 3 | There are still many values at lower price points and the higher-priced Halo Wines do bring notoriety that helps float all of Paso Robles’ boats.

So, there is hope. Read more in the next edition or at TheTahoeWeekly.com for the more loving part of this intervention.  Lou Phillips is a Level 3 Advanced Sommelier in Tahoe and his consulting business wineprowest. com assists in the selling, buying and managing wine collections. He may be reached at (775) 5443435 or wineguru123@gmail.com. Visit TheTahoeWeekly.com for more wine columns. Click on Wine Column under the Local Flavor tab.

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basics are generally the same. I will admit, my way has a few extra steps than some, but I think the end results are worth it. Just remember that ratatouille is a casserole, which means all the ingredients will be finished together in one heavy pan in the oven. I also like to cook each of the ingredients separate to start.

If you are using fresh tomatoes, you can easily remove the skins by following this simple process: Use a sharp knife and cut a shallow “x” just through the skin on the bottom of the tomato. Bring a pot of water to a boil, boil the tomatoes for 1 minute and then chill in an ice bath. The skin should peel easily starting at the cuts.

Whether you cook everything in one batch at the same time or do as I do and cook it in small batches first, pick up a vegetable medley and make a batch of ratatouille.  Smitty is a personal chef specializing in dinner parties, cooking classes and special events. Trained under Master Chef Anton Flory at Top Notch Resort in Stowe, Vt., Smitty is known for his creative use of fresh ingredients. Contact him at tmmsmitty@gmail.com or (530) 412-3598. To read archived copies of Smitty’s column, visit chefsmitty.com or TheTahoeWeekly.com. Click on Chef’s Recipe under the Local Flavor tab.

RATATOUILLE

From the kitchen of: Chef David “Smitty” Smith 2 zucchini, quartered lengthwise, cut in ½-inch pieces 2 yellow squash, quartered lengthwise, cut in ½-inch pieces 1 large eggplant, cut in ½-inch cubes 2 green (or 1 red & 1 green) bell peppers, cut in 1-inch pieces 4 to 6 beefsteak tomatoes, skinned & rough chopped 1 large yellow onion, small diced 4 cloves garlic, fine diced 1 to 2 C olive oil 1 can tomato sauce 5 bay leaves 1 sprig rosemary, chopped fine 2 t thyme Tabasco to taste Salt and pepper to taste

Sauté the zucchini with a little of the garlic in a generous amount of the olive oil until they just start to turn translucent. Place in a bowl while you repeat this process with the yellow squash, then the eggplant and finally the peppers.

Place a generous amount of oil in your roasting pan and sauté the onion until translucent.

Add the tomatoes and sauce and let simmer until the tomatoes start to break down stirring occasionally. Add all the ingredients using only a little salt, pepper and Tabasco and stir together good.

Cover and place in the oven for 30 minutes or until all the veggies are tender. Season the ratatouille to taste with more salt, pepper and Tabasco as needed before serving.

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