West Coast Green Lodging Association conference at Embassy Suites in South Lake Tahoe.

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The South Tahoe Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a Mixer at Explore Tahoe on Feb. 24 at 5:30pm.

Explore Tahoe is located at 4114 Lake Tahoe Blvd. in the Heavenly Village Transit Center (between Stateline Brewery and the Marriott) in South Lake Tahoe.

Explore Tahoe, a visitor and interpretive center, was opened to the public in July 2007 to enhance the existing building by combining a mass transportation hub with an outdoor recreational visitor’s center.

This Mixer is open to all businesses and the community at no charge. Parking validation is available at the Heavenly Village Parking Garage for carpools of two or more.

For more information, call (530) 542.5060.

The Lake Tahoe Basin Federal Advisory Committee meets Feb. 23 from 9am-4pm at the Sierra Nevada College, Assembly Room 139, 999 Tahoe Blvd., Incline Village.

LTFAC will address issues related to federal activities at Lake Tahoe. Items on the agenda include:

The Tahoe Working Group (TWG) will present their Lake Tahoe Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act (SNPLMA) Round 11 recommendation for capital projects and science themes.

Discuss the status of re-chartering and member nominations for the next LTFAC two-year term.

Public Comment.

LTFAC consists of 20 members representing a broad array of constituencies.

The Heart Opening Retreat on the South Shore of Lake Tahoe is May 7-9.

This three-day retreat is at the Zephyr Point Conference Center. The conference offers time for deep introspection, discovering one’s heart’s desires, participating in silent meditations and song, and opening up to the power of loving one’s self, creating a deeper connection to their own language of the heart. The idea is to emerge from the retreat with better resources to handle uncertainty and stress in life.

For more information, contact the Sedona Meditation Training Company (928) 204.0067 or visit www.HeartAwakeningRetreat.com. The cost is $275 and includes meals. Lodging onsite is additional.

Transforming the Destination; Rethinking the Basics is a tourism conference put on by SMG of South Lake Tahoe.

It is June 2 from 8:30am-3pm at Granlibakken Lodge & Conference Center, Tahoe City.

Early Bird Registration through April 15, $95-115 per person.

www.smgtourismconference.com

Venerable Geshe Thupten Phelgye, a Tibetan Buddhist monk and member of the Tibetan Parliament in exile, will speak on “Compassionate Lifestyle for Healthy Living” including topics such as how to find more happiness and health by living a more compassionate lifestyle, animal rights and vegetarianism.

March 5 at 7pm at the Blue Angel Cafe Loft, South Lake Tahoe

Join the K-Tahoe and the Weekday Wakeup Crew as we broadcast live from the Harveys Arcade Feb. 17 from noon to 3pm.

Harvey’s is throwing a big party geared toward local kids of all ages. The entire event is from 10am-10pm.

There will be free video play and popcorn, a Dance Dance Revolution Contest at 6pm, Guitar Hero contest at 8pm and tokens will be 20 for $3.

Reggae Mondaze at Divided Sky in Meyers on Feb. 15 starting at 9:30pm.

The 42nd Annual Tahoe Douglas Rotary St. Patrick’s Day Celebration is March 13 at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe. Tickets are $60.

A Spring Concert presented by the South Tahoe High School Visual and Performing Arts Department and featuring the STHS Band & Orchestra is on St. Patrick’s Day – March 17 — at 7pm at the Little Theatre on the school campus.

It’s free to the public and there will be a bake sale and a Pot-O-Gold Raffle to benefit STHS Music.

This will be the last performance in the Little Theatre before it undergoes major Measure G renovations.