Mother Goose on the Loose: Every Thursday at 11 am through Nov. 19. Babies age 0-2 and their adults are invited to join in for the stories, movement, rhymes, games, music and nonstop fun at the South Lake Tahoe Branch Library, 1000 Rufus Allen Blvd., South Lake Tahoe. (530) 573-3185 or www.eldoradolibrary.org
Tahoe Regional Planning Agency meets at 9am at the North Lake Tahoe Conference Center at 8318 North Lake Blvd. in Kings Beach. The agenda is at www.trpa.org.
Grass roots groups from around the world are planning the International Day of Climate Action this October. In response to this movement, the Environment Team of the Parasol Community Collaboration is planning to sponsor a local public event in Kings Beach on Oct. 18.
The goal of the Day of Climate Action is to mobilize citizens around the world to make their voices heard regarding the need for tough action on climate change.
Organizers of the event plan to photograph participants holding a banner with a statement of local support for tougher atmospheric standards. The photograph will be taken following the close of the Sierra Nevada Alliance Annual Conference (http://www.sierranevadaalliance.org/conference) at the North Tahoe Event Center. Participants are asked to gather at 2pm, at the event center.
To join the organizers, contact Jill Falman at 775-881-7566 or jcfalman@ucdavis.edu. To organize an event in your community and to learn more, visit the website www.350.org.
Lake Tahoe Community College’s College and Transfer Day from 10am-1pm. Representatives from several colleges and universities will be available to discuss their programs. Reps will be in the Commons area of the South Lake Tahoe campus.
Enjoy great food from local chefs at Passport to Dining on Oct. 8 in Kings Beach, with 25 food, beer and wine vendors and live music with Serina Dawn. Tickets are $30/person at the door. www.GoTahoeNorth.com
Join wine lovers and shoppers extraordinaire at the 6th Annual Downtown Truckee Wine, Walk & Shop on Oct. 3, noon to 4 p.m., on historic Commercial Row. Tickets are $35/person day of the event.
The Tahoe Rim Trail Association hosts a free guided hike to Spooner Summit South on Oct. 3. A trail that travels upward through conifers and across small meadows with views of Lake Tahoe and the Carson Valley. www.GoTahoeNorth.com
The Lodge at Sugar Bowl is hosting an evening of fine dining and wine pairings from Mt. Vernon Winery on Sept. 26. Highlights of the evening will include pan seared duck breast terrine accompanied by Mt. Vernon’s Cooper Vineyard Barbera. The wine and dinner package is $250 per couple and includes a tasting of five select wines and a five-course meal. www.GoTahoeNorth.com
The 2009 snowboard film “VIDEOGRASS” is premiering Sept. 26, 8 p.m., at Olympic Village Lodge in Squaw Valley. There will also be a special showing of “BozWreck 3000” and live performance by The Fiz. Tickets are $10/person or $5/person with donation of a gently used winter jacket or snow pants, which will be donated to families in need.
Judy Collins at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe, Stateline. Tickets at 800.786.8208 or www.SouthShoreRoom.com.