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Reno River Festival moves to mid-June, adds dog event
Submitted by admin on Thu, 03/22/2012 - 2:00amPowder arrives for Kirkwood's Freeride Flow Festival
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/15/2012 - 4:59pmAs it turns out, the timing just might be perfect for the Freeride Flow Festival at Kirkwood Mountain Resort.A week of heavy snowfall was forecast before the March 16-18 event, which will featur...
Grant supports Lake Tahoe 'Children’s Forest' at Pope-Baldwin
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 03/12/2012 - 2:33pmA grant to the U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit will help develop a “Children’s Forest” for exploration and education in the Pope-Baldwin Recreation Area, off Highway 89 near South Lake Tahoe.
Lake Tahoe Music Festival disbands
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 03/09/2012 - 10:05amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Classical music endures through the generations but not with the Lake Tahoe Music Festival, which this week called it quits after 29 seasons."Everybody's very sad but ...
Lake Tahoe Music Festival disbands
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 03/09/2012 - 10:05amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Classical music endures through the generations but not with the Lake Tahoe Music Festival, which this week called it quits after 29 seasons."Everybody's very sad but ...
Yogi Stephanie Snyder coming to Kirkwood's Freeride Flow Festival
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 03/09/2012 - 9:56amA most efficient way to stretch out the March 16-18 Freeride Flow Festival at Kirkwood Mountain Resort is with yoga.Three of San Francisco's most popular yogis will head classes during the backc...
Plenty of snow at Lake Tahoe for spring skiing, snowboarding
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Fri, 03/09/2012 - 7:49amIt's been a weird ski and riding season, for sure. One indication is that Heavenly Mountain Resort is only operating the Boulder base lodge and the Boulder and North Bowl lifts on weekends. In all the years I taught at Boulder never has had a shutdown like this. Too bad because lots of locals liked Boulder as out-of-towners didn't go there very often. Thus, parking was close and runs not crowded.
Wild & Scenic Film Festival includes film on the Truckee River Watershed
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/08/2012 - 1:33pmOne of the largest environmental film festivals in North America, the Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival returns to South Shore Friday for the seventh consecutive year. With a growing public...
Wild & Scenic Film Festival includes film on the Truckee River Watershed
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/07/2012 - 4:05pmOne of the largest environmental film festivals in North America, the Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival returns to South Shore today for the seventh consecutive year. With a growing public ...
7th Annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival
Submitted by admin on Mon, 03/05/2012 - 7:09pmThe Sierra Nevada Alliance is hosting the 7th Annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival at the MontBleu Showroom on Saturday, March 6 at 7:00PM. A silent auction will also be available with such items as Sierra-at-Tahoe Lift Tickets, Lava Cap Winery Private Tour and Tasting, and Two Nights Stay at the Yosemite Bug.
Tahoe ski conditions ideal in time for 10-day Winter SnowFest
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 03/01/2012 - 1:13pmIt just doesn’t get any better. March came in like a lion, with a series of storms leaving 4 feet of new snow at North Lake Tahoe ski resorts’ upper elevations. The National Weather Service is predicting that the weather will change Friday with sunny, clear skies for the weekend.
Perfect canine performer sought for Shakespeare festival
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 6:00amAuditions for "Crab" the Dog Are Set for March 21, 2012.The Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival in Incline Village announces auditions for "Crab" - the dog who plays an important and loving role in Wil...
Wolf apparently gives up search for mate in Nev.
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 10:25amRENO, Nev. (AP) - A young gray wolf's search for a mate apparently won't take him to the northern Nevada desert where the annual Burning Man festival is staged.The wolf known as OR-7 came within 15...
The Expendables with MTHDS, Through the Roots, and Fortunate Youth at the MontBleu Theater
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 01/25/2012 - 12:04pmThe Expendables, a Santa Cruz based-group that blends reggae, punk rock and ’80s style dueling guitar solos, will rock the MontBleu Theater, Feb. 11. The group was a crowd favorite at the annual summer music festival, Warp Tour in California. With five albums down and countless miles traveled for tours they continue to pump up audiences. Go here for tickets.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Did SnowGlobe bring the right crowd?
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 1:20pmI read the comments from local business owners stating how their business was up during the festival and about how many people were attracted to Tahoe as a result of the SnowGlobe Festival. Let me ...
Springloaded at Heavenly
Submitted by admin on Tue, 01/17/2012 - 4:44pmSpringloaded, Heavenly’s spring festival, brings the best of spring together - loud tunes, loud outfits and two weeks of sun & fun,
including parties, pond skimming, Stateline Showdown, concerts, the
Gunbarrel 25 & springtime mischief... it's pure Heavenly.
Also included will be the return of the ever-popular Dummy Gelande event
where teams build and launch home-made dummies for distance and style
points.
For more information contact Heavenly Lake Tahoe at (800)HEAVENLY
Wanderlust Festival announces lineup
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 01/17/2012 - 10:35amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Wanderlust Festival, the annual yoga and music event, announced a partial lineup of musicians and yogis Tuesday.Musicians for the 2012 event, held for its fourth year at ...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: How about real bands for SnowGlobe Festival?
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 01/15/2012 - 6:00amSnowGlobe complaints have been rolling in from residents while business owners seem pleased about the money the event brought. A lady recently wrote this paper about a compromise, complaining mostl...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: How about real bands for SnowGlobe Festival?
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 01/15/2012 - 6:00amSnowGlobe complaints have been rolling in from residents while business owners seem pleased about the money the event brought. A lady recently wrote this paper about a compromise, complaining mostl...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Business owners call SnowGlobe a huge success
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/13/2012 - 6:55pmAs small business owners in South Lake Tahoe, we would like to congratulate all the agencies and individuals that where involved in making the SnowGlobe Festival a huge success. In this current eco...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Business owners call SnowGlobe a huge success
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/13/2012 - 6:55pmAs small business owners in South Lake Tahoe, we would like to congratulate all the agencies and individuals that where involved in making the SnowGlobe Festival a huge success. In this current eco...
Celebrate the Chinese New Year with Asian Cooking
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/13/2012 - 6:00amChinese New Year is just weeks away and is the most important of traditional Chinese holidays. It is known as the "Spring Festival" and marks the end of the winter season. Celebrating other cult...
Wild and Scenic Film Festival returns to Nevada City
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 01/10/2012 - 9:16amNEVADA CITY, Calif. - For 10 years, this small town known for its gold mining history has hosted the largest environmental film festival in the nation. Founded by the South Yuba River Citizen's Lea...
Building a business of no-frills bikes
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/09/2012 - 12:00pmTwo days before New Year's Eve, Jimmy Standley was in Lake Tahoe getting ready for the inaugural SnowGlobe Music Festival, three days of tunes, parties, ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../building-a-bus...
Movie delves into how media portrays women
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/09/2012 - 12:00pmFollowing its premiere at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, the documentary feature film “Miss Representation” will be screened at the Tahoe Truckee ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../movie-delves-into-how-m...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Don't let shortshighted NIMBYs unplug SnowGlobe
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 01/08/2012 - 6:00amI'm a professional in my mid 30s and support the SnowGlobe music festival.This event brought thousands of people to our ski town at a time when Mother Nature has graced us with record high temps an...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Don't let shortshighted NIMBYs unplug SnowGlobe
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 01/08/2012 - 6:00amI'm a professional in my mid 30s and support the SnowGlobe music festival.This event brought thousands of people to our ski town at a time when Mother Nature has graced us with record high temps an...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Is this the 'brand' we are looking for?
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/06/2012 - 10:54amThe SnowGlobe Music Festival has already been compared to Woodstock. In one sense that was true. There were big, young, enthusiastic crowds attending a multi-day music event with plenty of weed and...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Is this the 'brand' we are looking for?
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/06/2012 - 10:54amThe SnowGlobe Music Festival has already been compared to Woodstock. In one sense that was true. There were big, young, enthusiastic crowds attending a multi-day music event with plenty of weed and...
Undercover agents seize $20000 in drugs at
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 1:45amSouth Lake El Dorado Narcotics Enforcement Team agents were at the SnowGlobe Music Festival for two nights during the Dec. 29-31 event at Lake Tahoe Community College. At the entrance people who had d...
Businesses count SnowGlobe cash; concert
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 01/04/2012 - 9:32pmWhile the South Lake Tahoe City Council was prepared to get an earful from residents Tuesday about the three-day SnowGlobe Music Festival, only 10 people ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../businesses-count-...
City to discuss changes to festival following complaints
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 01/04/2012 - 8:57amAs the throngs of festival goers leave town and South Lake Tahoe slips into post-holiday quiet, the buzz about the SnowGlobe Music Festival continues.
City to discuss changes to festival following complaints
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 01/04/2012 - 8:57amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - As the throngs of festival goers leave town and South Lake Tahoe slips into post-holiday quiet, the buzz about the SnowGlobe Music Festival continues."What kind of spe...
Romantic comedy headlines 2012 Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 01/03/2012 - 11:17amINCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - "The Two Gentlemen of Verona" is the headlining production of the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival's 40th anniversary season.Tickets are now on sale for the festival to be he...
Romantic comedy headlines 2012 Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 01/03/2012 - 11:17amINCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - "The Two Gentlemen of Verona" is the headlining production of the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival's 40th anniversary season.Tickets are now on sale for the festival to be he...
City surveying opinions SnowGlobe Music Festival
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 01/03/2012 - 8:51amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - City officials want to know what people thought of SnowGlobe Music Festival and whether or not they should bring the event back next year. The survey can be found on t...
Snippets about Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 01/03/2012 - 1:25amThe Festival of Trees and Lights raised more than $135000 for the Barton Foundation. • Kasey La Foon is Washoe County Sheriff's Office grant-funded victim ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../snippets-abo...
CHP officer involved in fatal accident on Hwy 50
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 01/01/2012 - 4:08pmOfficers on the South Shore are reporting most of the New Year's Eve revelry in the casino area and at the SnowGlobe Music Festival at Lake Tahoe Community ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../chp-officer...
Noise complaints at SnowGlobe concert being addressed
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 12/30/2011 - 5:51pmThe City of South Lake Tahoe Police Department has received complaints regarding the noise from the SnowGlobe Music Festival, which has tied up emergency phone lines. The police department needs all lines open for emergency calls only, especially during this New Year’s Eve weekend. City officials are notifying all local residents to keep the lines clear for emergency calls only.
SnowGlobe kicks off, noise overwhelms neighbors
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/30/2011 - 5:10pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Though almost everyone seemed happy at the first night of the SnowGlobe Music Festival, not all residents were smiling. The noise from the festival drew some complaint...
SnowGlobe kicks off, noise overwhelms neighbors
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/30/2011 - 5:10pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Though almost everyone seemed happy at the first night of the SnowGlobe Music Festival, not all residents were smiling. The noise from the festival drew some complaint...
Photos: SnowGlobe Music Festival
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/30/2011 - 11:50am--Photos: SnowGlobe Music FestivalDecember, 30 2011 11:57 am MST...
Photos: SnowGlobe Music Festival
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/30/2011 - 11:50am--Photos: SnowGlobe Music FestivalDecember, 30 2011 11:57 am MST...
SLTPD: Enjoy New Year's Eve festivities safely
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 12/30/2011 - 11:06amNew Years Eve is nearly here. In town is the three-day Snow Globe Music Festival that began Thursday and will run through Dec. 31. The festival will be held on the sports field adjacent to the Lake Tahoe Community College on Al Tahoe Boulevard. We encourage our locals and visitors who desire to venture outdoors on New Year’s Eve to enjoy the celebration there.
Romantic comedy headlines 2012 Shakespeare Festival
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/30/2011 - 6:00am"The Two Gentlemen of Verona" is the headlining production of the the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival's 40th anniversary season. Tickets are now on sale for the festival to be held July 13-Aug. 26 ...