There is an important message:
Art, Culture & Media Image

El Dorado County Art, Culture & Media Articles



“Reading Forest”, Literary art installation at Taylor Creek

If you look closely enough, the trees within Tahoe’s forests tell a story — about their past, their present and their future. Their rings tell how old they are, its scars and budding leaves proving how they’ve overcome adversity. Trees …

Sahra Otero, A botanical work of art

About an hour before the big reveal of the “Botanical Graffiti” exhibit at San Diego Museum of Art (SDMA) in June, Tahoe City florist Sahra Otero thought back on her last few days of unwrapping, processing and arranging thousands of …

Robin Orr’s Persuasive Pop

Robin Orr is getting ready for rehearsal with her new band. In the past couple months, as musicians emerged from pandemic isolation, she put together a colorful pop-rock group called Snowbound. “When we first moved to Tahoe we were painting …

Writers’ conference goes viral

This year’s online 51st annual Community of Writers Fiction Workshop presents a free, day-long online festival on July 17. Co-sponsored by the Los Angeles Review of Books, the festival features craft talks, panels, fiction, nonfiction readings, poetry, music and more. …

Hive Collective, A space to bee creative

Tucked between the laundromat and the San Miguel grocery store in Incline Village, Nev., Ryan (aka RYNo) Bahlman’s shiny Triumph motorcycle is parked out in front of a sign with a giant bee and the words “Hive Collective.” RYNo, a …

Image caption: Dig into these events (from left): Placerville Art Walk (pictured, work by Randy Honerlah); Lake Tahoe Community College’s Haldan Gallery; Tahoe Art League Gallery’s Spring Exhibit (work by Juliet Mevi); and Lavender Blue Harvest Days at Apple Hill.
El Dorado Reopens—Time to Dig for Cultural Gold

These useful sites can help find local artists and cultural events.

Haust Design, Melding design and craftmanship

Although born and raised in Massachusetts, Nate Haust moved west to pursue snowboarding and found that the mountains and Lake Tahoe provided him with the inspiration to launch Haust Design. Haust moved to Truckee three years ago for a change …

Sierra Alphorn Players, Echo in the mountains

Ricola! An instrument best known for hawking cough drops has been sighted in the Sierra Nevada. Next time you’re out for a weekend hike, don’t be surprised to hear the sound of alphorns echoing through the highlands. Originally invented by …

Image caption: California's library system dates back 171 years.
How Cool Are Libraries?

California has gone from one library to more than 1,100 in the last 171 years.

Michelle Erskine, Cultivating community through the arts

“Art and music is my whole life,” explains Michelle Erskine, artist, curator of Art Truckee and founder of Michelle Erskine Entertainment. The collaborative art space once housed in downtown Truckee suffered greatly during the pandemic and Erskine is now looking …

Finding Harmony in the Lost Sierra

Life, like music, requires improvisation. When Lindsay McIntosh returned home from a successful career as a globetrotting musician, she had no idea she’d be spearheading a movement to foster the arts in rural Sierra County. Now, as the executive director …

David Beck, Music of the Mountains

With his latest release, “Mountain Born,” David Beck ruminates on a soulful lifelong connection to the Sierra Nevada. “Mountains bring you peace,” he says. “Mountains bring you serenity. They bring you comfort. I hope my music can bring you that …

“The Very Wise Lake” released

  “The Very Wise Lake” is the third book in author Leah Vis’ Road Trip Tales series. This story weaves facts about Lake Tahoe into a tale of nature, honesty, integrity and community. Each book in the series teaches interesting …

Featured

California's library system dates back 171 years.
How Cool Are Libraries?
California has gone from one library to more than 1,100 in the last 171 years.
Dig into these events (from left): Placerville Art Walk (pictured, work by Randy Honerlah); Lake Tahoe Community College’s Haldan Gallery; Tahoe Art League Gallery’s Spring Exhibit (work by Juliet Mevi); and Lavender Blue Harvest Days at Apple Hill.
El Dorado Reopens—Time to Dig for Cultural Gold
These useful sites can help find local artists and cultural events.
Join Us Today!