Tahoe Regional Young Professionals has two networking mixers for the month of April. A South Shore networking mixer will take place on April 11, and there will be a North Shore mixer on April 17. All members of the community are invited to attend these events, regardless of age. Although membership is encouraged and available […]
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By Melinda Myers Summer means time spent gardening and relaxing with friends. And just like the kitchen in winter, the patio or deck tends to be the gathering spot when the weather turns warm. Get the most from this space with a bit of preseason planning and decorating. Select functional and beautiful furnishings to create […]
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Electric vehicle drivers can celebrate Earth Day while taking a poker run around Lake Tahoe on April 21. TahoeAlternativeFuels.com is hosting the free activity from 11am-5pm as part of its ongoing efforts to raise awareness of the ease and accessibility of driving plug-in electric vehicles in the Tahoe-Truckee region. Drivers of any electric vehicle are […]
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The Psychology of Humor is the title of Kim Bateman’s lecture this month in Incline Village. From mockery (the Darwin Awards) to sarcasm (National Sarcasm Society – like we need your support), comedy can be viewed as a diagnostic tool for the investigation of enduring questions about the human condition. Bateman’s talk will be April […]
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Lake Tahoe Community College Art Department instructor Shelley Zentner will bring her large-scale portraits inspired by stories of freedom and expression to the Fine Arts building’s Foyer Gallery in her exhibit “Fundamental Freedoms.” Zentner will host an artist reception and talk on April 19 from 5-7pm inside the Foyer Gallery. Zentner has created seven works […]
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In celebration of National Poetry Month, the Writers’ Series at Lake Tahoe Community College will host poets Jan Beatty and Gayle Brandeis for a reading and conversation on April 17 at 8pm in LTCC’s Roberta Mason Library. This event is free and open to the public. Books by both authors will be available for purchase. […]
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By Benjamin Alexander, The Conversation Eighty-five years ago, on April 5, 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an executive order allocating $10 million for Emergency Conservation Work. This step launched one of the New Deal’s signature relief programs: the Civilian Conservation Corps, or CCC. Its mission was to put unemployed Americans to work improving the […]
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By Tracy Ross, Outside On July 9, 2016, two hitchhikers camping illegally on private land north of Nederland, Colorado, piled rocks onto a campfire that they hadn’t fully extinguished. Shortly after, wind (most likely) flamed the embers into a blaze. By 1:30 p.m., tentative puffs of smoke gathered above the ad hoc site, flanked by […]
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Comedians Shayla Rivera, Monique Marvez and Jade Esteban Estrada take the stage inside Vinyl at the Hard Rock Lake Tahoe on May 5 in an evening of comedy billed as Three Latinas and a Navé (which is how host Howie Nave has had his last name pronounced for years). Rivera has been a staple on […]
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Registration for Lake Tahoe Unified School District at all elementary schools will be April 30-May 11. To be eligible for kindergarten a child must be 5 on or before Sept. 1. If a child will be 5 between Sept. 1 and Dec. 2, he or she qualifies for transitional kindergarten, a two-year kindergarten program at […]
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