This month’s Breakfast with Fran speaker is Jean Rahman, founder and CEO of the Institute of Financial Freedom & Investment Solutions.

When: Jan. 21, 7:15 – 8:30am

Where: South Tahoe Chamber Office, 2572 Lake Tahoe Blvd., Ste. 3

Reserve your space by calling (530) 544.7412 or email joannconner@prepaidlegal.com.

Lake Tahoe Collaborative, comprised of community advocates and service agencies in the South Lake Tahoe area who vision and work together to provide up-to-date information, services, and resources to families and community members, will meet Feb. 8 at 1pm at the old Al Tahoe School site in South Lake Tahoe.

Meetings are the second Monday of the month.

Lake Tahoe Music Festival — July 22–Aug. 7.

The North Shore festival annually draws more than 12,000 concert-goers for an unmatched outdoor concert experience with tickets from $25 and a lineup of nationally recognized artists.

The summer concert series supports the nonprofit festival’s educational outreach programs which include an Orchestra Academy for aspiring college-level musicians and a free after-school instruction program for elementary school music students in the Truckee area.

For more information about the 2010 Lake Tahoe Music Festival, visit www.TahoeMusic.org or call (530) 583-3101.

The business community is invited to attend “Trash Talk with Attorneys” on Jan. 15 at Resort at Squaw Creek from 9am to noon.

Co-sponsored by the Truckee Donner and North Lake Tahoe chambers of commerce, in partnership with the Sierra Human Resources Association, this seminar includes updated information managers and business professionals need to know for 2010.

The popular “Trash Talk” format includes a presentation followed by plenty of time to ask the panel of attorneys from California and Nevada anything that’s on your mind.

Richard Rybicki of Employment Law Advocates, PC in Napa, David Cohen of Cohen Durrett, LLP in Sacramento and Nicole Harvey of Harvey Law Firm in Reno will cover best practices in general employment such as the increasingly complex ADAAA/LOA/FMLA/Workers Comp Web.

Updates regarding Wage and Hour, Fair Pay and Immigration best practices, new Department of Labor guidance on the reversal of temporary reduction of exempt worker hours and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission FAQ’s on furloughs, reductions in pay, severance agreements and GINA compliance will be discussed.

Seating is limited and advance registration is required so please register today online at www.sierrahra.com. Click on the online store.

Questions can be submitted in advance so they can be asked anonymously by the moderator. Call Laura Moriarty, SHRA president-elect, at (530) 573.0224 or Linda Pendleton at (530) 587.8808 for more information.

Relay for Life — which benefits the American Cancer Society — will be at Kahle Community Park in Stateline.

Intermediate and advanced freestyle skiers and boarders can showcase their most awesome tricks in a jam-style format at the Burton Jiblet Stop at Diamond Peak in Incline Village on Jan. 16 to win cash and other prizes in the open division.

Registration is 9am in the base lodge.

Intermediate and advanced freestyle skiers and boarders can showcase their most awesome tricks in a jam-style format at the Burton Jiblet Stop at Diamond Peak in Incline Village on Jan. 16 to win cash and other prizes in the open division.

Registration is 9am in the base lodge.

Todd Offenbacher’s “Searching the Void: A Humorous Look at the Vertical World” will be shown Jan. 13, 7 p.m., at Bar One in Olympic Plaza in Squaw Valley. This event is free.

Free Cosmic Crystal Readings at the Rainbow Bridge at Squaw on Feb. 28 fom 1-3pm.

Iditarod competitor Jeanne Ashcraft will talk about the sled dog race at the El Dorado County Library in South Lake Tahoe on March 6 from 2-3:30pm.