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KIRKWOOD DEEP Kirkwood Mountain Resort is now accepting submissions for the 6th annual Kirkwood Deep Riders Awards. Submissions must be received by Nov. 15. Awards will be announced on Dec. 14 at the Kirkwood Deep Riders Award Ceremony. | kirkwood.com
DIAMOND CUT Diamond Peak’s video edit contest is back for a second year and will be open from Jan. 1 to March 15 to accept submissions. The Diamond Cut Awards Ceremony and Screening is April 3 at The Chateau in Incline Village, Nev. | diamondpeak.com
ROSES ARE RAD FILM FESTIVAL The Roses are RAD Film Festival is an amateur film festival where Mt. Rose skiers and snowboarders have a chance to show off their editing skills on the big screen on March 13 at Cargo at Whitney Peak Hotel in Reno, Nev. Proceeds from the ticket sales benefit Sierra Avalanche Center. | skirose.com
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Nov. 1 & 2 | Resort at Squaw Creek | Olympic Valley
Nov. 15 | Cargo | Reno, Nev.
Warren Miller Entertainment’s 70th full-length feature film, “Timeless,” narrated by Jonny Moseley. The shows start at 7:30 p.m. with tickets at Dave’s Skis & Boards or online. Tickets are $16. Seating is limited and the show often sells out. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. | warrenmillermovie.com
Get ready for climbing’s greatest stories, stars and sends coming with Reel Rock 14. Doors open at 6 p.m.; show starts at 7. Tickets are $17. | reelrocktour.com
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High Fives’ “Timeless” showing & vendor fair Nov. 1 | Reno Ballroom | Reno, Nev.
High Fives Foundation presents a showing of Warren Miller Entertainment’s “Timeless,” along with the premiere of High Fives’s B.A.S.I.C.S. The evening also features winter sport vendors, raffle prizes, celebrity athletes including J.T. Holmes, Amie Engerbretson and Connery Lundin. Tickets are $20. | highfivesfoundation.org
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Nov. 8-10 | Reno-Sparks Convention Center | Reno, Nev.
Major Motion Pictures · Independent Films Live Music · Dance Performances
This three-day, fan-focused extravaganza, attendees will have the opportunity to meet comics artists and writers, book authors and celebrity guests from film and tv, as well as shop for collectibles, attend panels and programming or visit the Pop Culture Classroom’s Kids’ Lab. | renopopculturecon.com
“Return to Earth” showing Zombieland: Double Tap Oct. 31
The Rocky Horror Picture Show w/ live shadow cast by Amber’s Sweets
Oct. 31
Terminator: Dark Fate Nov. 1-14
Winter is Coming Week
Board the World Film Festival II
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Powder & Adventure
w/ Cody Townsend & Josh Daiek
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Faction Ski’s The Collective Nov. 19
Shelter with Jeremy Jones Q&A Nov. 20
Visit TahoeArtHausCinema.com for showtimes, schedule, events + tkts 475 N LAKE BLVD., TAHOE CITY, CA | 530-584-2431
Austin Siadak | Reel Rock
Diamond Peak
Gather up your best ski videos or make some new ones for the local video contests that have become popular the last few years.
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Winter is Coming Film Week Nov. 15-20 | Tahoe Art Haus | Tahoe City Tahoe Art Haus is bringing a week of ski films to Tahoe featuring Board the World Film Festival II on Nov. 15; Powder & Adventure with Cody Townsend and Josh Daiek at 5 and 8 p.m. on Nov. 16; Faction Ski’s “The Collective” on Nov. 19; and “Shelter” with Q&A with Jeremy Jones on Nov. 20. More films TBA for Nov. 17 and 18.
Backcountry Film Festival Nov. 16 | Ali Ale Works Truckee Public Hour Backcountry Film Festival is a celebration of the humanpowered experience, hosted by Tahoe Mountain Sports, Tahoe Backcountry Alliance and Alibi Ale House. Doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets are $10. | bit.ly/2m4dXBy
Stay Local Tahoe Film Crawl Nov. 16 | The Hanger, Tahoe Ale Worx, South Lake Brewing Co. South Lake Tahoe
Nov. 9 | Heavenly’s Cal Base Lodge | South Lake Tahoe
Nov. 17 | Tahoe Sports Hub, Alibi Ale Works, Best Pies | Truckee
TAMBA features a showing of “Return to Earth” at its annual party to celebrate another season of mountain biking and trail building at 5:30 p.m. with dinner and raffle; the film starts at 7 p.m. | tamba.org
Jan. 25 | McKinley Arts & Culture Center | Reno, Nev.
This inaugural film crawl features adventure sports documentaries, short films and episodic content with an everpresent emphasis on the environment, along with filmmaker conversations, panel discussions and live music. Featured films are “Color Rush,” “Fire & Ice,” “Tahoe Flame,” “Ramen Warriors,” “Lel,” “Another Way,” “Our Family,” “Range of Light” and “7 Stages of Blank.” Tickets are $20. | Stay Local Tahoe on Facebook
April 17 | Community Arts Center | Truckee
Environmental Film Night
April 18 | Tahoe Art Haus | Tahoe City
Nov. 21 | Alpenglow Sports | Tahoe City
The Wild & Scenic Film Festival combines stellar filmmaking, beautiful cinematography and first-rate storytelling to inform, inspire and ignite solutions. | wildandscenicfilmfestival.org
Alpenglow Sports presents the free Environmental Film Night hosted by Patagonia screening “Artifishal” and “Sacramento at Current Speed” at 7 p.m.; doors open at 6:30 p.m. Bar proceeds benefit Tahoe Food Hub. | alpenglowsports.com
Wild & Scenic Film Festival Nov. 10 | McKinley Arts & Culture Center | Reno, Nev.
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Friday & Saturday, November 22 & 23 | 7:30 pm | Doors Open at 6:30 pm
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Warren Miller Entertainment’s “Timeless”
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Nov. 22 & 23 | Harrah’s Lake Tahoe | Stateline, Nev.
Feb. 15 | Olympic Village Lodge | Olympic Valley
Warren Miller Entertainment’s 70th full-length feature film, “Timeless,” narrated by Jonny Moseley. The shows start at 7:30 p.m. with advance tickets the Harrah’s box office and Ticketmaster. Seating is limited and the show often sells out. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. | warrenmillermovie.com
Alpenglow Sports brings MountainFilm to Tahoe at 7 p.m. at part of the annual Mountain Festival. | alpenglowsports.com
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filmmakers Tahoe has a long history of creative projects coming from local filmmakers, including a new feature film coming to the big screen. And, in case you’re wondering, for the first time in 10 years, Jon Rockwood will not be releasing a ski film this season. “Perhaps there will be another movie in the near future, but not this year,” Jon wrote in an email to Tahoe Weekly.
Roses are RAD Film Festival March 13 | Cargo Reno, Nev.
Dec. 5-8 | Area venues | North Lake Tahoe Tahoe Film Festival returns featuring “Marriage Story” on opening night starring Scarlett Johansson. Crystal Bay Crown Room will be screening a series of musical documentaries throughout the festival, and enjoy a number of environmental and Latin films. The festival benefits UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center. | tahoefilmfest.org
Tahoe Adventure Film Festival Dec. 7 | MontBleu Resort Casino | Stateline, Nev. Marking 17 years of adventure-sports cinematography and culture, Tahoe Adventure Film Festival is the annual gathering of the who’s who of outdoor adventure set in a hypnotic theatrical show of go-go dancers and dramatic action imagery by the best Tahoe photographers. | laketahoefilmfestival.com
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The Roses are RAD Film Festival is an amateur film festival where Mt. Rose skiers and snowboarders have a chance to show off their editing skills on the big screen. | skirose.com
Tahoe-based Mountain Grown Media premieres its new film “Our Family” as the inaug-ural Stay Local Film Crawl on Nov. 16 and 17. “Our film delves into the close ties that make up that community and preaches why many of us live the way we do,” says filmmaker Bevan Waite on his YouTube channel. “Come see what draws us to the mountains and how we are able to share that with our friends and family.” The full movie will be released on YouTube on Dec. 15. | mountaingrownmedia.com
Diamond Cut April 3 | The Chateau | Incline Village, Nev. View the winning videos at The Diamond Cut Awards Ceremony and Screening. | diamondpeak.com
“The Movie To Keep Squaw True”
Dec. 14 | Kirkwood Enjoy the latest film edits from Kirkwood skiers and riders in this video competition awards ceremony and showing. | kirkwood.com
“Winterland” showing & dinner Dec. 27 | Olympic Village Lodge | Olympic Valley
Available for streaming Sierra Watch has released the film “The Movie to Keep Squaw True” for free streaming. The movie centers around efforts by a group of Tahoe locals to keep Alterra Mountain Company to build a development at Squaw Valley. | sierrawatch.org/keep-squaw-true-movie
Enjoy Teton Gravity Research’s “Winterland” along with a farm-to-table dinner, whiskey tasting. | squawalpine.com
“DISRUPTED” Realization Films, a Tahoe-based, featurefilm production company run by Mark Gogolewski, Jared Drake and Steven Siig, is expected to release “Disrupted” on Jan. 24 in Los Angeles and on Jan. 31 at the Tahoe Art Haus in Tahoe City. “Disrupted” is about a singular journey, the weight of one’s past and the impossible challenge to do right by it in the present. It is a tight-knit thriller that festers in the collateral damage of gentrification and race-related tensions rooted in modern day Oakland. Parts of it were shot on the West and North shores of Lake Tahoe. | disruptedmovie.com
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Enjoy the Wine Walk from 1 to 5 p.m. while strolling through downtown sipping and tasting the afternoon away. | downtowncarson.org
Wine Walk at the Carson Mall 2nd Saturday | Carson Mall | Carson City, Nev. Come sip and shop at the Carson Mall on the second Saturday of the month from 2 to 6 p.m. | visitcarsoncity.com
Wine Walk 3rd Saturday | Riverwalk District | Reno, Nev. The Wine Walk along the Truckee River is from 2 to 5 p.m. on every third Saturday of the month. | renoriver.org
Reno Beer Crawl 4th Saturday | The Library Tap House | Reno, Nev. Attendees can sample domestic, nationally recognized and locally distributed craft beers across 15 different locations. This self-guided event is every fourth Saturday of the month. | renobeercrawl.com
An Evening of Food, Beer and Wine Tasting Nov. 1 | Harrah’s Lake Tahoe | Stateline, Nev. Soroptimist International of South Lake Tahoe hosts this annual event to raise money for projects, grants and scholarships. Attendees sip wines from Northern California’s top wineries and sample delicious appetizers, entrees and desserts from local restaurants. | sislt.org
Ben Arnst | Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows
Pure Imagination is the theme of the annual Tahoe Chocolate & Wine Festival. Enjoy sampling chocolate from local chefs paired with regional wines from Northern California. The event benefits Tahoe SAFE Alliance. | tahoechocolatefestival.org
Downtown Wine Walk Nov. 2 & Dec. 7 | Carson City, Nev. Stroll through historic downtown while enjoying a wine walk on the first Saturday of every month from 1 to 5 p.m. | downtowncarson.org
Passport to Dining Nov. 7 | North Tahoe Event Center | Kings Beach Get your passport to 30 tasting stations from restaurants, caterers, breweries, wineries and distilleries. A raffle and a silent auction showcase Northern California getaway packages and many valuable items. | northtahoebusiness.org
Chemistry of the Cocktail Nov. 8 | The Discovery | Reno, Nev. Come as a flapper, gangster, silent film star or come as you are and explore 1920s-style libations and enjoy fare from local culinary purveyors at the museum’s premiere fundraiser. | nvdm.org
Petra Restaurant and Wine Bar located in the village of Northstar
Farm to table Mediterranean cuisine paired with great wine Wine Bar & Retail Wine Shop Truckee | Squaw Valley | Tahoe City
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Community Soup Nights Nov. 12 & 20 | Area venues Slow Food Lake Tahoe brings community together for a warm, hearty bowl of soup. For $5, participants get soup and bread at Cottonwood Restaurant on Nov. 12 and Alibi Ale Works on Nov. 20 in Truckee. | slowfoodlaketahoe.org
Cadillac Ball
Join us for an Evening of Pure Imagination and Celebration of Dreams That Do Come True.
Nov. 16 | Ritz-Carlton Lake Tahoe Truckee Rotary Club of Truckee presents the 41st annual Cadillac Ball. The theme is Glitter & Gold; come in true glam fashion. The night features music by Groove Foundry, a gourmet buffet dinner, a silent auction, a costume contest for cash and a grand prize raffle. | cadillacball.com
An Elegant Affair Nov. 22 | Boatworks Mall | Tahoe City Celebrate an elegant evening of tasty bites, fine wines and elegant attire to benefit North Tahoe Boosters from 6:30 to 9 p.m. | northtahoeboosters.org
Grinch Made Me Do It Saloon Crawl Dec. 7 | Downtown Virginia City, Nev. Have some spirited fun in Virginia City saloons featuring specialty holiday drinks from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. | visitvirginiacitynv.com
Reno Santa Pub Crawl Dec. 14 | Reno Arch | Reno, Nev. Dress up like Santa and run around Reno with 20,000 others dressed in their best Santa costumes. Be under the Reno Arch at 10 p.m. | renosantacrawl.com
31ST ANNUAL TAHOE CHOCOLATE & WINE FESTIVAL
November 2, 2019 6PM UNTIL 10PM HYATT REGENCY LAKESIDE BALLROOM
Decadent Chocolate Creations Boutique Wine Tastings Scrumptious Appetizers Live and Silent Auction Theme or cocktail attire encouraged.
Tickets are $175 in advance. $200 at door. Reserved tables are available. Call 775-298-0010 or visit
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Moonlight Snowshoe Tour & Dinner
Farm to Table Dinner & movie
Dec. 14-19 | The Chalet | Alpine Meadows
Dec. 29-30 | Olympic Village Lodge | Olympic Valley
After the mountain closes and the winter moon rises, experience a snowshoe tour to the mid-mountain Chalet for an intimate seated dinner featuring Bavarian-inspired, multi-course cuisine created by Executive Chef Steve Anderson. | squawalpine.com
Guests will enjoy a cozy, family-friendly, buffet-style meal beside the grand fireplace following by a showing of “The Lion King.” | squawalpine.com
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German Beer Garden Jan. 4 | Winters Creek Lodge | Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe
Dec. 21, Jan. 18, Feb. 1 & 15, March 7 & 14 | Northstar California
Enjoy beers and brats for the annual German Beer Garden from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. with live music and Stein Races. | skirose.com
Enjoy creative, delicious s’mores in the Village at Northstar. | northstarcalifornia.com
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Farm to Table Dinner with Olympians Dec. 26 | Olympic Village Lodge Olympic Valley
Enjoy a cozy, family-friendly dinner in the company of some of the region’s most renowned athletes. Gather beside local legends for an intimate evening of stories, camaraderie and history in the making over a buffet-style dinner. | squawalpine.com
WhiSki Farm to Table Dinner & “Winterland” showing Dec. 27 | Olympic Village Lodge | Olympic Valley Enjoy a holiday Farm to Table dinner and whiskey tasting, followed by dessert, a showing of Teton Gravity Research’s “Winterland” and Q&A with the athletes. | squawalpine.com
Jan. 25, Feb. 9 & March 1 | Homewood Mountain Resort Early birds looking for the freshest snow can load Madden Chair from 8 to 8:30 a.m. and take laps on Old Homewood Express before the slopes open to the public. Grab a breakfast burrito at the bottom of Madden Chair and hit the slopes. Free to passholders. | RSVP skihomewood.com
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Last Tracks Wine & Beer Feb. 1-April 11 (Saturdays) | Diamond Peak Ski Resort
Intermediate and advanced skiers and snowboarders can take the last chairlift up to the mid-mountain Snowflake Lodge and enjoy wine or beer tastings and appetizers before skiing down a freshly groomed run at sunset Reservations recommended; no event Feb. 15. | diamondpeak.com
Reno Onesie Crawl Feb. 8 | Downtown Reno, Nev.
With more than 70 bars, restaurants and nightclubs within walking distance, downtown Reno has established itself as the undisputed bar crawl capital. Each event is themed. Party until the sun comes up. | crawlreno.com
Ability Bash Feb. 8 | Olympic Village Lodge | Olympic Valley Get your tickets to the 26th Annual Achieve Tahoe Gala feature amazing food and wine selections to benefit Achieve Tahoe. | achievetahoe.org
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200-Foot Banana Split Extravaganza March 14 | Tahoe Donner Downhill Help devour an incredible 200-foot banana split at 1:30 p.m. for free. | tahoedonner.com
Reno Santa Pub Crawl
North Tahoe’s Most Flavorful Fundraiser
Thursday, November 7, 6-9pm North Tahoe Event Center, Kings Beach
Enjoy tastings from 30 restaurants, caterers, wineries, and breweries, plus an extensive and valuable silent auction and raffle.
$40 Advance Tickets $60 Day of Event
Proceeds to benefit North Tahoe Business Association with a portion donated to Sierra Community House
NorthTahoeBusiness.org 530-546-9000
Beer & Gear March 21-22 | Homewood Mountain Resort Guests can sample new suds and find a new favorite board or skis, including a sneak peak of 2020-21 gear. Don’t miss the action at the 4th annual “Homewood King of the Hill Race” on The Face on March 21. | skihomewood.com