Events Calendar for Sept 5 Sept 11

Wed Sept 5

4 – 4:45pm

Story Time
Incline Village Library
Ongoing, every Wed
(775) 832-4130

4 – 7pm

Music @ Incline Beach,
at the Barefoot Beach Bar/Concession building

Thurs Sept 6

8:00am

27th Annual Autumn Food & Wine Festival Week, various events through Sunday, September 9, 2012. Northstar California Resort, North Lake Tahoe, West Shore & Squaw Valley, CA. Full details and tickets: Annual Autumn Food & Wine Festival Week

5:00pm

Parasol Tahoe Community Foundation
The Community Table held at Larry Ruvo’s Shakespeare Ranch in Glenbrook. Experience the energy and interaction of a live kitchen while enjoying fabulous wines, cocktails and both live and silent auctions. Purchase Tickets
Contact email: [email protected]
Contact phone: (775) 298-0184

Fri Sept 7

6:45am	The Great Reno Balloon Race. Sept 7th-9th. Don’t miss this spectacular event! For more information: The Great Reno Balloon Race
2-4pm	Lifescapes Incline Village Library Every 1st and 3rd Fridays of the month (775) 832-4130
4 – 7pm	Music @ Incline Beach, at the Barefoot Beach Bar/Concession building
5 – 8pm	HopeFest 2012 Dance to the live music of Mo5aic and The Cutters at the Carson Tahoe Cancer Center. Admission is Free. Tickets will be on sale for sizzlin’ BBQ, hand-crafted beer, yummy wines and a chance to win a new car or $10,000 cash. 100% of all proceeds benefit LOCAL cancer patients. For more information call (775) 445.5161
6pm	TOCCATA Summer Series Finale Private Home Soiree featuring Elizabeth Pitcairn, part of the Autumn Food and Wine Festival. Tickets available online: toccatatahoe.com Contact: James at 787-602-2121, or email [email protected]
8 – 10:30pm	Tahoe Star Tours – Tribute to Carl Sagan Sep 7, (Fri) – Sep 8, 2012 (Sat) Experience the starry skies above Northstar Resort this summer. Join star guide and poet Tony Berendsen for a unique and educational night under the stars. Each Star Tour from 8:00pm to 10:30pm. Adult tickets are $30 and child tickets (12 & under) are $15.

Sat Sept 8

7:00am

TRTA Annual Thru Hike – September 2012
The Tahoe Rim Trail Association’s 11th Annual Thru Hike of the Tahoe Rim Trail, circling the 165+ mile rim of the Tahoe Basin for 15 days.
Sept 8, 7:00am – Sept 22, 5:00pm
Cut off date: 07-31-2012

11am – 4pm

DOG DAY IN THE PARK
Open to all dogs, their owners and friends of dogs. In partnership with Wylie Animal Rescue Foundation (WARF), this fundraiser includes pet adoption, a raffle with over fifty great prizes, BBQ, and live music. Rabies vaccines available for $6 and micro-chipping for $20. Funds raised at support the needs of all pets in the North Lake Tahoe community. For more information e-mail dogdayinthepark.tahoe@gmail or call (530) 546-4770. www.tahoewarf.com

The 2012 Tahoe Expo
The Tahoe Expo, presented by Sustainable Tahoe the weekend of September 8th-9th, 2012, is a geotourism showcase that brings visitors to the seldom-seen natural and historical worlds of the Lake Tahoe basin while demonstrating a new standard in sustainable tourism and highlighting local businesses that have collaborated to make that vision a reality. More information: The Tahoe Expo (775) 298-5080 or 843-7623

Sun Sept 9

2:30pm	TOCCATA Summer Series Finale Private Home Soiree featuring Elizabeth Pitcairn, part of the Autumn Food and Wine Festival. Tickets available online: toccatatahoe.com Contact: James at (787) 602-2121, or email [email protected]
	10th Annual Tour de Tahoe – Bike Big Blue This year, Tour de Tahoe is proud to continue to be the premiere bicycling event for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation in their National Fundraising Program. For more information on joining their team, please visit www.ride.jdrf.org. For additional information: Bike the West
5 – 8pm	The Flavor of Spain – A Night of Food and Flamenco Benefiting Project MANA & Local Meals on Wheels, a fabulous night of music and paella at Martis Camp Family Barn on Sunday. Ticket price $100.00, available online: Sierra Senior Services For more information, contact: (530) 550-7600

Tues Sept 11

4 – 7pm

9/11: Day of Tribute
Honor the 11th Anniversary of 9/11, A Day of Tribute, on Tuesday, September 11, 2012. Donate travel sized items to be sent overseas to Nevada’s troops. Requested items include health care products, non-perishable food items, and miscellaneous necessities. Wilbur D. May Youth Center, 777 Sinclair Street, Reno, Nevada 89502
Contact The Children’s Cabinet at (775) 348-6766 or (775) 682-1323, or (775) 825-1900 [email protected]