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Truckee Library Conceptual Design Revealed

10/28/2021
A new conceptual design has been released showing the future of the Truckee library. The city expects to break ground in 2025 and reopen the library with its upgrades in 2026.

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Art & Culture History

Crocker Exhibit Sheds Light on Unknown Parts of State’s History

10/27/2021
The Crocker Art Museum has unveiled a new exhibit featuring historic artwork, Gold Rush maps and more, with the goal of bringing light to untold portions of California’s history.

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What Makes a News Article an ‘Explainer,’ Anyway?

10/22/2021
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How explanatory journalism helps bring some sense to media information overload.

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COVID-19 Art & Culture

Memento Mori

10/08/2021
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The Tahoe area fabric artist’s piece commemorates the world’s COVID-19 losses and is part of an exhibit titled “Lockdown.”

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The Playa’s the Thing

09/16/2021
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Palo Alto Weekly interviews Matt Werner, whose play ‘Burning Man: The Musical’ is available on Broadway On Demand and Streaming Musicals.

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Art & Culture

Foundation Pulls Out Of Performing Arts Center Plan

09/13/2021
The nonprofit Tahoe Regional Arts Foundation has terminated its application to develop a 22-acre parcel of land near the entrance to Northstar California Resort as The Stages at Northstar.

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Mapping California

09/01/2021
Image for display with article titled Signal Booster: Tahoe Weekly Interviews Writer and Naturalist Obi Kaufmann

Author, poet and naturalist Obi Kaufmann talks about his latest work: a new book and a documentary film that screens online Sept. 9.

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Art & Culture History

Tahoe Tessie in the Spotlight on ‘Monsters Across America’

08/26/2021
In the season three premiere of FOX Nation’s “Monsters Across America,” a Tahoe legend makes its debut. Host Kacie McDonnell, who travels across the country in search of “monster sightings,” heads to Lake Tahoe to learn more about Tahoe Tessie.

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Art & Culture

Nevada City Film Festival Carries on With Virtual Screenings

08/22/2021
Despite being a virtual affair this year due to COVID, the Nevada City Film Festival is offering a creative pick-me-up during a tough month. Through Sept. 12, the festival is streaming a collection of 80-plus films.

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Art & Culture

Artist Asks ‘What Does It Mean To Be a Woman?’

08/16/2021
Nevada City resident Ruth Chase makes art inspired by interviews. In her latest project—“Blur: Unraveling The Feminine, Masculine, And Everything In-Between,” on display at Grass Valley’s Center for the Arts—Chase asked her subjects, “What does it mean to be a woman?”

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Nevada County Fair Is Back Again

08/05/2021
The Nevada County Fair will open next week, after a quarantine year that closed state and county fairs across the country last summer. And that is good news for the many nonprofit groups that raise money via food sales.

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Art & Culture

Live at Lakeview August Events Canceled

08/04/2021
Live at Lakeview organizers canceled an Aug. 5 show in response to the recent spike of COVID-19 cases. “We are hopeful to produce the show for Sept. 2, if case numbers drop, but it’s our first priority to ensure it’s safe to do so,” said Rob Giustina, owner of On Course Events.

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Wild & Scenic Film Festival Reaches Out to Local Artists

07/30/2021
The Wild & Scenic Film Festival is inviting artists to submit work for possible inclusion at the Wild & Scenic Film Festival, returning as an in-person event Jan. 13-17, 2022. Festival director Jess Swigonski said, “I look forward to seeing what creations our vibrant community of artists have in store for our 2022 Art Exhibition.”

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Art & Culture Environment

Every Picture, and Every Tree, Tells a Story

07/25/2021
A new interactive exhibit called “Reading Forest” by Todd Gilens shares concepts about the forest’s resilience and the ecological change happening in the Tahoe Sierra. The literary art piece can be experienced at the Taylor Creek Visitor Center in South Lake Tahoe.

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Lake Tahoe Dance Festival Keeps Moving

07/22/2021
During the pandemic, Lake Tahoe Dance Festival founder Christin Hanna made a commitment to support her diverse cast of artists. This led to a series of new works debuting at the ninth annual event in Tahoe City, from July 27-30.

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Art & Culture

Truckee Author Releases ‘Love for Beginners’

06/17/2021
Jill Shalvis moved to Truckee more than two decades ago, using the area for inspiration. Her latest effort is part of her Wildstone Series of novels, which are standalone works set in a fictional town.

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COVID-19 Art & Culture

Remembrance Memorial on View in Truckee

06/17/2021
Originally unveiled last month in Nevada City, the Remembrance Memorial art installation honoring victims of COVID-19 is now on view in Truckee. The work is expected to remain downtown at Victory Plaza until Aug 12.

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Art & Culture

Trails & Vistas Returns With Art Hikes, Field Trips

05/18/2021
The nonprofit organization that hosts art hikes in nature is back for 2021. “We’re keeping groups smaller this year, limited to 16 people. ... We’re encouraging people to build their own pods,” says the group’s founder.

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Education Art & Culture Families & Children

The Show Must Go On—Even at a Distance

05/05/2021
During a pandemic, with mandated remote instruction, performing arts teachers are faced with particular challenges.

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Beautifying State Parks, One Bear Box at a Time

04/29/2021
For a donation of $500, the Sierra State Parks Foundation will match donors with an artist who will paint a bear box in the style of their choosing.

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