Snippets about Lake Tahoe

• The Sierra Solstice Celebration at Sierra-at-Tahoe includes Christmas tree lighting on the Plaza Deck on Dec. 20 at 4pm. Santa will visit the plaza from 1:30-4:30pm Dec. 21. On Christmas Day he will be shredding the slopes.

• The Nevada Chamber Music Festival is Dec. 26-31 in Reno.

• The 13th annual Tahoe Adventure Film Festival is Dec. 13 at MontBleu in Stateline.

• Heavenly Holidays is Dec. 20-31. The event features carolling, live music, magicians, jugglers, professional ice skaters, ice sculpting, photos with Santa and Heavenly mascot Ripperoo, and a parade at the Heavenly Village. A brightly lighted gondola will descend over the crowd New Year’s Eve, with fireworks at 9pm.

• The Nevada Highway Patrol has received a $15,758 grant from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to provide collision reconstruction training for 10 NHP troopers from Dec. 8-19.