·       Pianist Jimmy Hopper will be a The Loft in South Lake Tahoe on July 20, performing at 7:30pm and 9:30pm. Tickets are $29 online.

·       The fourth annual Lake Tahoe Reggae Festival at the Hard Rock Lake Tahoe is Aug. 20. For more info, go online.

·       The Wildland Firefighter Foundation is having a fundraiser July 29 from 4-8pm at Red’s Old 395 in Carson City to raise money for the families of firefighters killed in the line of duty. The donations will come from $1 raffle ticket purchases and beard contest entries. For more information, contact Lindy McDonald at 775.220.7185.

·       Tahoe Sierra Century is Sept. 17. More info is available online.

·       The 31st annual Autumn Food & Wine Festival at Northstar is Sept. 9-11. It includes farm-to-table dinners, celebrity chefs, cooking demos, food, wine, beer and spirits. Each day has something special such as the progressive picnic or blazing pans mountain cook-off. The festival caps off with the Sunday culinary competition and grand tasting pitting regional chefs in a head-to-head chef-off pairing each dish with a choice wine or brew judged by industry experts and event attendees. For more info, go online.