Lifestyle
'As my life evolves, the words follow'
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/18/2011 - 1:00pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Atmosphere, an indie hip-hop band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, perform Wednesday in the MontBleu Theatre. The main members are Slug, the MC whose offstage name is Sean...
'Mr. Tahoe' Darin Talbot moving to Costa Rica for winter months
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/18/2011 - 1:00pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Mr. Tahoe knows he will miss Tahoe.Citing health issues, Darin "Mr. Tahoe" Talbot plans to spend winters away from his lifelong home."This decision comes with such a h...
Greg Travis returns to scene of cult classic or lousy flick, take your pick
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/18/2011 - 12:00pmWith more than 33 years experience as an actor, comedian and filmmaker, Greg Travis is really one of three different clones constructed from spare parts leftover from "Starship Troopers." "Travi...
Greg Travis returns to scene of cult classic or lousy flick, take your pick
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/18/2011 - 12:00pmWith more than 33 years experience as an actor, comedian and filmmaker, Greg Travis is really one of three different clones constructed from spare parts leftover from "Starship Troopers." "Travi...
What doesn't kill you, kills you later
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/18/2011 - 11:58am"Final Destination 5" amuses the willing, especially if they aren't particularly squeamish about a plot built around the graphic depiction of young adults succumbing to violent accidents. Their app...
What doesn't kill you, kills you later
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/18/2011 - 11:58am"Final Destination 5" amuses the willing, especially if they aren't particularly squeamish about a plot built around the graphic depiction of young adults succumbing to violent accidents. Their app...
Think green at Stella salad demonstrations
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/18/2011 - 11:54amKnock, knock.Who's there?Lettuce.Lettuce who?Lettuce us begin the salad demonstration.A diversity of greens and other ingredients Saturday, Aug. 20, in Truckee will be transformed into culinary ...
Think green at Stella salad demonstrations
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/18/2011 - 11:54amKnock, knock.Who's there?Lettuce.Lettuce who?Lettuce us begin the salad demonstration.A diversity of greens and other ingredients Saturday, Aug. 20, in Truckee will be transformed into culinary ...
MiniJ Drummers to perform Thursday
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/18/2011 - 9:51amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Boys & Girls Club "Mini J Drummers" will open the "Durga and the story of the drun" multi-media show Thursday.Featured in the show, Liz Broscoe, drummer, teacher a...
Summer transitions to fall with Labor Day and beyond
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 08/16/2011 - 6:12pm
Before summer segues to fall Tahoe South will celebrate a Labor Day last call: an amped-up holiday weekend of non-stop activities on and off the water including a food and wine festival, sternwheeler race, outdoor and showroom concerts and a fireworks extravaganza.
LABOR DAY WEEKEND
Teddy Roosevelt and Sarah Winnemucca first up for historical series at Twain Center
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/12/2011 - 2:46pmHungry for culture and entertainment people across late 19th and early 20th centuries, America gladly welcomed the Chautauqua's entertainers, writers, musicians and speakers on a variety of subj...
Teddy Roosevelt and Sarah Winnemucca first up for historical series at Twain Center
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/12/2011 - 2:46pmHungry for culture and entertainment people across late 19th and early 20th centuries, America gladly welcomed the Chautauqua's entertainers, writers, musicians and speakers on a variety of subj...
'Story of the Drum' to be presented at Duke Theatre
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/12/2011 - 12:00pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Around the world and back, the Drumchik has returned to Tahoe."DURGA and the Story of the Drum," a multimedia "drumaganza" will be presented Aug. 18, in the Lake Tahoe...
List of acts in variety show announced
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/12/2011 - 11:30amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Tickets are now available for the "Tahoe Variety Show - Traveling Around America.Doors open at 1 p.m. and the performance begins at 2 p.m. Aug. 20 in the Golden Cabare...
What's Cookin' at Callie's Cabin: Meet Orange Julius on the hill
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/12/2011 - 11:00amDuring the warm days I fell into a smoothie kick. I did raspberry and strawberry. But these fruity drinks only spawned memories of the classic orange smooth and frothy Orange Julius that you get...
Two headliners are better than one at the Improv
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/11/2011 - 10:56amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - We have a strong week when it comes to comedy at the Improv, with two headliners on the same bill: Steve White and Mark Pitta. Steve has more movie credits than anyone...
Comedians of 'Chelsea Lately' come to MontBleu
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/11/2011 - 10:51amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - There is no need to adjust the television because "Chelsea Lately," the popular comedy program on E!, is coming to Tahoe.Actually, four cast members will perform Satur...
Q&A with Keb' Mo'
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/11/2011 - 10:07amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter Keb' Mo' released on Aug. 2 his first studio album since 2006, "The Reflection," on his new record label Yolabelle International...
Erik Holland to demonstrate for art league
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/10/2011 - 2:04pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Reno artist Eric Holland will return Wednesday to demonstrate for the Tahoe Art League. His last visit was in 2007, when he painted on one of his series of historical ...
Phish photos: inside and out
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/10/2011 - 1:10pmJam band Phish plays Harveys Outdoor Arena Aug. 9, 2011. Hundreds of fans in the Horizon Casino Resort parking lot joined the thousands inside for one of the most anticipated concerts of the summer...
KC and the Sunshine Band play at Stateline
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/07/2011 - 6:00amSTATELINE, Nev. - KC and the Sunshine Band, the definitive group from the days of disco, perform at 9 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $33 at MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa.Named after lead singer Harry W...
Genoa OKs poetry festival contract
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/06/2011 - 4:30pmMINDEN, Nev. - Genoans saddled up on Tuesday for a third Cowboy Poetry & Music Festival.Town board members approved a contract with the Carson Valley Arts Council to put on the event April 26-29, 2...
What's Cookin' at Callie's Cabin | Escape with tropical mountain muffins
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/05/2011 - 2:00pmA few years ago, I had a big affair with small muffins. After my swim at our hotel resorts, I'd often buy a bag of Starbucks bran muffins and a cup of java. It was pre-Great Recession days: The ...
Hypnotist back for a spell at Horizon
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/04/2011 - 2:30pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - "Chris Cady's Get Hypnotized Comedy Hypnosis Show" is an all-ages comedy hypnosis show where audience members can volunteer to get hypnotized by master hypnotist Chris...
Steve Miller still having fun: plays hits, rocks Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/04/2011 - 2:00pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - "Here we are, up in the mountains, with all these redwoods," Steve Miller said during his Harvey's Summer Outdoor Concert Series stop. Other than the fact that he's not a...
Husband and wife perform together in 'Twelfth Night'
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/04/2011 - 12:30pmLAKE TAHOE - "Theater is a team sport," Lynn Robert Berg says.Onstage as the starchy and enamored servant Malvolio with the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival's production of "Twelfth Night," Berg isC...
Young thespians give Shakespeare a whirl
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/04/2011 - 12:00pmLAKE TAHOE - Join the celebration.A "gift of the gods," a "feast of language" mixed with "fair play" and "dancing days" and all with "a touch of nature" is what the --Young thespians give Shakespea...
FILM REVIEW: Sci fi-Western mashup is adequate, but overwhelming
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/04/2011 - 11:30amMixing science fiction with the Western genre constitutes the lion's share of the appeal of "Cowboys & Aliens." But the muddled result falls short of fulfilling its potential. Adapted from a gra...
Organist arranges classic songs for Hot August Pipes
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/04/2011 - 10:52amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Let the solo talents of David Brock cool down the summer nights Friday and Monday, August 5 and 8.Brock is an organist with Toccata, the regional chorale and orchestra...
TV star appears live at Tahoe's Improv comedy stage
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/04/2011 - 10:35amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Comedian John Henton will send me a text message out of the blue just to comment on something or merely to say hello.He's coming to the blue - the Tahoe blue of the Impro...
It feels like a Mediterranean breeze off of Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/04/2011 - 10:32amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Tahoe Tallac Association's Valhalla Arts and Music Festival continues to be a crowd pleaser, with many great events still to come.Don't miss "Virtuosi Delle Corde" on...
The World of Cheese: From Serendipity to Terroir
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 3:30pmINCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - Cheese making has evolved over 9,000 years to become a unique and complex technology enabling more than 2,000 different cheeses.Although cheese making is an ancient art, mod...
What's Cookin' at Callie's Cabin: A sandwich picnic, local-style
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 3:30pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - In the summertime, no-cook sandwiches play a role in my life. My favorite ones are cheese, tuna and turkey. During the past days while feeling the happy vibe of tourists ...
Learn to draw and paint animals
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 3:00pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Lake Tahoe Humane Society and S.P.C.A. is presenting a week long Art and Animals workshop Aug. 15 - 19.Designed for youth ages 11 to 13, the class is an introduction ...
Variety show tickets on sale
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 2:30pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Tickets are now available for the "Tahoe Variety Show - Traveling Around America. Doors open at 1 p.m. and the performance begins at 2 p.m. Aug. 20 in the Golden Cabaret ...
Music on the beach benefit
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 2:00pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Join Tahoe Arts Project for an evening of music on the beach from 7-9 p.m. Aug. 4 at the Tahoe Lakeshore Lodge and Spa.This benefit will feature the music of Niall McGuin...
Artist studio tour this weekend
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 1:30pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The 4th Annual Artists' Studio Tour sponsored by the Tahoe Art League will again be held two weekends this year. Studios will be open on from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Sa...
Gangster of Love plays Harveys
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 12:09pmSTATELINE - He sings of swirling, opaque ideas such as epistemology and pompitus, but he's still just the plain ole' gangster of love. After 44 years entertaining the masses with novel, catchy h...
If Dick Van Dyke and Carol Burnett had a daughter...
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 4:51pmAllan Havey returns, and it's a good thing, too. Allan can be a one-stop joke-producing machine. Sometimes I wish he had a portable stage with him - he's always coming up with something new. If he ...
Girl Talk back as Wanderlust headliner
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 4:43pmGirl Talk, a.k.a. Gregg Gillis, the one-man laptop pop party, returns to Wanderlust Festival this weekend for one of his signature confetti-spewing, toilet-paper shooting, sample-a-thons. Don't exp...
'Ghost Whisperer' speaks with the spirits at Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 4:38pmJames Van Praagh makes his first Lake Tahoe appearance Saturday in the MontBleu Theatre. He says he is a "survival evidence medium," one who speaks with spirits. He produced the CBS television show...
Brandi Carlile brings Seattle sounds to Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 4:35pmHere's "The Story" - Brandi Carlile will perform Tuesday at MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa.Carlile's song "The Story," which was featured on "Grey's Anatomy," has more than --Brandi Carlile brings...
Fresh from the studio, a healthy Curtis Salgado returns to Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 4:31pmCurtis Salgado is the definition of a tasteful singer.His soulful voice is incredible, but he never shows off. Well, he did show off once, and it haunts him."One time I did something to a guy in Sa...
Wanderlust California 2011: Creating a 'positive vision for the world'
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 1:25pmSQUAW VALLEY, Calif. - It's Monday morning, and Jeff Krasno is already hard at work at Squaw Valley USA.Nothing new there."I work all year long," said an out-of-breath Krasno, a co-creator of Wa...
Tahoe Fund hosts youth art contest
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 07/23/2011 - 10:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Tahoe Fund today announced that it is hosting a Youth Art Contest in conjunction with the 15th annual Lake Tahoe Summit on Aug. 16 at Homewood Mountain Resort. The th...
What's Cookin' at Callie's Cabin | Winning mountain fries and shake
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/22/2011 - 4:24pm"I'll have French fries and a milkshake, please."I've used these words countless times on the South Shore. Fries at Freshies to KFC, and numerous restaurants have served me crispy fries. And I've o...
'King Arthur's Quest' performed this weekend
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/22/2011 - 4:20pmJoin King Arthur, Guinivere, Lancelot and a host of others in a musical wonderland Saturday when the Missoula Children's Theatre and 50 local students present an original musical adaptation of "Kin...
Comedian Dunkleman walked away from 'Idol' gig, has been busy ever since
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/21/2011 - 5:37pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The last time Brian Dunkleman performed up here was in 2002. The first time I worked with him was before that when he was middling. He had some decent credits way back th...
Queen of Mean' Lisa Lampanelli comes to Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/21/2011 - 5:33pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Lisa Lampanelli is Comedy's "Queen of Mean," and her explicit - OK, extremely explicit - stand-up act is presented Saturday, July 23, in the MontBleu Theatre.Heralded --Q...
