Be Ember Aware is a movie about keeping your house safe from fire. The free showing will be at Sierra House Elementary School, 1709 Remington Trail, South Tahoe. www.nvfsc.org

IVGID’S board the district’s initial 20-year $105 million capital plan will be discussed at a retreat at The Chateau in Incline. The agenda package is under “News and Events” at www.ivgid.org.

Tahoe Regional Planning Agency is updating the Tahoe Bike/Ped Master Plan. Provide feedback at the Tahoe City PUD Administrative Board Room, 221 Fairway Drive, Tahoe City. For information, contact Karen Fink at kfink@trpa.org or (775) 589.5204.

Tahoe Regional Planning Agency is updating the Tahoe Bike/Ped Master Plan. Provide feedback at the South Lake Tahoe Senior Center, 3050 Lake Tahoe Blvd. South Lake Tahoe. For information, contact Karen Fink at kfink@trpa.org or (775) 589.5204.

Soroptimist International of Tahoe Sierra meets at the Senior Center in South Lake Tahoe. Beth Delacore, principal at South Tahoe Middle School, will speak about issues and future events at the school. Contact (530) 544-6754 for more details.

Free Autumn Fest at Ledbetter Outdoor Terrace at Lake Tahoe Community College. Schedule: 11:30am speaker: Lesley Higgins, maintaining native shrubs and trees; 12:30pm speaker: Anna McLean, attracting birds to your garden; 1pm garden tour and puppet show; 1:30pm speaker: Lorilyn Haubrich, medicinal plants; 2pm garden tour and puppet show; 2:45pm door prize drawing. Ongoing activities: live music, horse drawn carriage rides, pumpkin patch, silent auction, bake sale, kids’ activities such as bobbing for apples, face painting, crafts and more.

8th annual Kid’s Fishing Derby presented by the Moose Lodge in South Lake Tahoe; Tahoe Paradise Park’s Lake Baron. For more information, call (530) 541.1632 after noon.

The South Lake Tahoe branch of CASA El Dorado County is offering a training class for adults interested in becoming a volunteer advocate and voice in court for children. The class will begin with an introduction to the Court Appointed Special Advocate program on Sept. 17 from 4-5pm. Volunteers must attend every class. They are: Sept. 19, Sept. 26, Oct. 3, and Oct. 10 from 9am-1pm and Sept. 24 and Oct. 1from 4-5pm. Call Kelly Parker or Amanda Morozumi at (530) 573-3072 for more information and to sign up for the training.

Retirement planning fair to California Public Employees’ Retirement System members at the North Tahoe Conference Center, 8318 North Lake Blvd., Kings Beach. For more details: www.calpers.ca.gov/retirementplanningfairs.

North Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce hosts the Strategic Renewal for Human Resource Professionals workshop at the Resort at Squaw Creek, 400 Squaw Creek Road in Olympic Valley. For information or to register, contact Kym Fabel at (530) 581.8764 or kym@puretahoenorth.com.