Tahoe Truckee Region Local News: Art, Culture & Media


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11/17/2023
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The board of directors named the nonprofit’s new leader: Meg Peart, formerly the human resources and grants manager at the Tahoe Resource Conservation District.

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11/13/2023
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Alpenglow Sports’ 18th annual winter speaker series kicks off with local freeskier Michelle Parker on Nov. 30 with her show “A Change in Perspective,” which documents her father’s battle with dementia and Parkinson’s.

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10/31/2023
The San Diego Union-Tribune, which has operated for 154 years, sold to controversial Alden Global Capital last year. It’s not looking great for the paper’s future.

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10/30/2023
Robert Irwin, an artist and MacArthur genius grant recipient, died in San Diego at 95 on Oct. 25. Michael Govan, who heads the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, offers a colorful retrospective on Irwin's work.

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10/26/2023
Through this new program, artists, culture bearers, and California Native American tribes will be eligible to receive funding to create artwork throughout state and local parks.

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10/21/2023
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On Oct. 17, locals came together to honor the unveiling of the new Donner Lake sculpture, made of trash retrieved from the depths of Donner Lake.

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10/20/2023
Written by Center for Biological Diversity scientist Tiffany Yap and illustrated by artist Meital Smith, “Tales of the Urban Wild: A Puma’s Journey” takes the reader through diverse habitats, across busy freeways and inside science labs to learn about one mountain lion’s survival story.

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10/18/2023
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Nevada County Arts Council and Truckee Arts Alliance announced the hiring of Kellie Cutler as Truckee Cultural District's program manager, a new position.

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10/09/2023
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Being a teenager in Tahoe isn’t always as easy as it looks. If you’re not into team sports or outdoor adventure, you might feel out of place. Enter the Aspen Project.

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10/05/2023
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The voices of not one but two Sierras—Ferrell and Hull—will echo through the Sierra Nevada when the eighth annual WinterWonderGrass takes place April 5-7.

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09/26/2023
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It’s a fun-packed fall season in Tahoe and the latest edition of Tahoe Guide is packed with events, from film showings and Oktoberfest celebrations to wine walks and the Made in Tahoe festival.

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09/25/2023
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Like other modern-day street artists, Samuel “Samurai” Rains’ artwork is unconventional, thought-provoking and a fun surprise. As a 14-year resident of North Lake Tahoe, Rains works as a boat captain, bartender, children’s book creator and artist.

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09/25/2023
Image for display with article titled Grammy-Award Winning Artist Billy Strings Blesses Tahoe Blue Event Center

From selling out arenas to penning Grammy-winning albums, Billy Strings has broken bluegrass barriers we didn’t even know existed.

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09/15/2023
Learn about artists’ inspiration and see where they get their dirty fingernails and their rainbow-stained aprons during the 2023 Placerville Arts Association Studio Tour, Sept. 16-17 and 23-24.

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09/11/2023
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But School Boards Association says bill could further inflame tensions between state and local districts

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09/11/2023
Image for display with article titled Tahoe Blue Event Center Opens: Debuts with Lake Tahoe Comic Con

The first Lake Tahoe Comic Con is coming to the new Tahoe Blue Event Center in South Shore on Sept. 23 and 24.

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09/08/2023
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Bipartisan bill banning Chinese-owned social media app would have taken effect immediately.

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08/01/2023
In a groundbreaking fusion of art and music, visual artist Emily Ward Bivens and musician Josh D. Reed have joined forces in their new exhibit, "Human, Robot, Human."

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07/27/2023
Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival and Great Lakes Theater have announced the appointment of Richard M. Parison, Jr. as the new executive director.

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07/21/2023
Placer County has released a draft environmental impact report for the proposed project, which would include construction of a museum and cultural center.
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