2-day event blends art and outdoors

Trails and Vistas’ Art Hikes blend art experiences with being immersed in nature.

This year’s guided art hikes will take place along an aspen lined trail at Spooner Lake in Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park on Sept. 6-7.

“Meadows to Mountains — A cultural journey” will include Scarlet Rivera, one of the world’s most prominent and versatile violinists, and award-winning flutist Ann Licater. Santa Cruz-based SambaDá, a funk band dubbed the “the West Coast’s hottest Brazilian band” will also perform during the Sept. 7 art hikes.

In addition to the art hikes, there will be an evening world music concert featuring prominent and celebrated musicians from near and far on Sept. 6. The concert includes multiple acts and serves as a fundraiser for Trails and Vistas’ Art in Nature fieldtrips for more than 300 third-grade students.

Tickets for the art hikes are $30 for adults and $10 for children (5 to 12 years old) when purchased by July 15. Beginning July 15, art hike admission goes up to $40 per adult and $15 per child. For tickets, go online.