KIDS
Parents Night Out
January 25
Drop your children, grades K through 5 (and older siblings,) at the Community Center for a night on the town. Kids enjoy dinner, movies and games with friends. Staff members are First Aid/CPR certified and have experience working with children. From 6:30 to10:30 p.m. $20 per child, $15 additional child. Register in advance. 10046 Church Street, Truckee, 530-582-7720.
Visual Icons and Portraits
February 6 through 27
In conjunction with the Nevada Museum of Art exhibition, ‘Like, Love, Lust’ by artist Michael Sarich, teens will learn how to incorporate the power of visual symbols in their artwork. Students tour the galleries to see how the artist uses visual symbols, sketch out their ideas in a drawing and create a finished portrait using acrylic paint. This teen art studio (ages 12 and up) meets on Wednesdays from 4 to 6 p.m. with instructor, Leah Ruby at the Nevada Museum of Art E.L. Cord Museum School. Cost $72, $64 for NMA members. 160 West Liberty Street, South entrance, nevadaart.org/school, 775-329-3333.
Search, Discover, and Share
Boys in grades 1 through 12 who join Truckee Scout Pack 734 make friends, help the community, and have fun exploring the world around them. The entire pack, comprised of dens for each grade, meets on the second Tuesday of each month from 7 to 8 p.m. at the community Center Gymnasium. 10046 Church Street, Truckee. Call John Andrews, Committee Chair Truckee Scout Pack 734, 530-587-2403.
Get in the Act
January 21 to March 17
A Theater Arts Academy for the wee ones. ‘Once Upon a Time’ meets Mondays from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. and is a class for preschoolers (Ages 3 to 5) who will take steps toward focus, expression and working together. This session will culminate with a scene showing for family and friends using minimal props and costumes.
‘Improvisation 101’ also meets Mondays and has two classes. Grades K through 2 meet from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. and grades 3 through 5 meet from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. In this class, students will learn the basics of ensemble work as well as individual performance as they give their imaginations over to improvisation. The session will culminate with an original show created by the students as a ‘Showcase Performance.’
The eight-week courses cost $125 (additional $10 charge for non-residents.) Rideout Community Center, 740 Timberland Lane, Tahoe City. To register contact Diane Handzel at info@getintheact.org, 775-284-8601.
Free Skate Ski Lessons
Tahoe Cross Country Ski Area offers a free one-hour lesson to beginners on Wednesdays at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. and on Saturdays and Sundays at 9:15 a.m. They also offer beginning cross-country ski lessons on Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Rentals are not included and trail passes are required. 925 Country Club Drive, Tahoe City, tahoexc.org, 530-583-5475.
OUTDOORS
Snow Shoe Hike with Carmen Carr
January 26
Carmen, a 21-year local, shares her passion with the community by providing monthly, guided hikes and snowshoe trips of our beautiful backyard and its endless trail systems. Meet at 9 a.m. at the Lost Trail Lodge trailhead. Traveling west on I-80, take the Donner Pass Road exit in Truckee. Proceed through the stop sign and pass the Chevron and 76 service stations and the Holiday Inn Express by 1/2 mile and it will take you to the designated winter parking area. Visit CarmenCarr.com for the future hiking schedule as well as fun pictures. 530- 550-5192.
Where’s the Love Scavenger Hunt
February 14
Ski with your sweetheart or just look for the love at Squaw Valley on Valentines’ Day. Hunt for numbered, magnetic hearts then redeem them at an après ski party in the Olympic house for great prizes and discounts on food and lift tickets. squaw.com, 530-583-6985.
CLASSES
Water in the West: What’s On Tap?
January 17
Join UC Davis’s own ‘Dr. Doom,’ Professor Jeff Mount on a look forward to future water crises in the West. From shrinking Sierran snowpacks to regional water transfers to extreme floods, he will examine an array of current and future water resource conflicts, including what to do about them and why, in most cases, we may choose to do nothing at all. From 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Lecture begins promptly at 6 p.m. $5 donation requested. No-Host Bar. Assembly Rooms 139 and 141, Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences, 291 Country Club Drive, Incline Village, Nevada, terc.ucdavis.edu, 775-881-7562.
A Taste of Nepal Comes to the Incline Library
January 19
Join the Nepalese Student Association of the University of Nevada, Reno, for a fascinating event. Enjoy a live presentation on Nepal’s people and geography, followed by some fun family crafts and games, and even a chance to sample some favorite Nepalese foods. All ages are welcome. From 4 to 5 p.m. 845 Alder Avenue, Building A, Incline Village, Nevada, 775-832-4130.
Health And Fitness Instructor Certification
January 25 and 26
The Tahoe Center for Health and Sports Performance, a service of Tahoe Forest Health System, will host a two-day workshop for the Health and Fitness Instructor Certification through the American College of Sports Medicine. This workshop, administered by the Center for Health and Sports Performance staff, is designed for those in the fitness/ health related field and to prepare for the ACSM certification as a Health/Fitness Instructor. It will consist of lectures and practical sessions covering Exercise Physiology, Exercise Prescription, Pre-Activity Screening/Risk Stratification, Program Administration and more. A degree in a health related field is recommended, but not mandatory to participate in the workshop. The workshop offers 16 CEUs through the American College of Sports Medicine towards a certification/ license. Cost $250. Register at acsm.org or call 317-637-9200. If you have questions, please contact the Tahoe Center for Health and Sports Performance 530-587-3769.
Everyone Can Communicate Effectively
January 28
This three-part workshop is for anyone who would like to learn more about communicating their ‘needs’ in both personal and professional areas of life. Dr. Lorna Tirman Ph.D., R.N. and Life Coach will give you the skills for personal and professional improvement in this course at Rideout Community Center. Mondays, January 28, February 4 and 11 from 6 to 8 p.m. Fee: $80 per person, $130 per couple. Tahoe City residents: $75 per person, $125 per couple. 740 Timberland Road, Tahoe City, 530-583-3440.
Secrets to Boosting Your Energy
January 29
Evolve Holistic Health Counseling Practice is conducting a free workshop to help you shed your lethargy, and boost your enthusiasm and motivation. You will learn to ‘eat for energy’ and implement simple lifestyle changes that will create a big impact on the way you feel. From 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Active Family Chiropractic with Kelly A. Schrader, Holistic Health counselor. 10038 Meadow Way, Unit 8, Truckee, evolveholistically.com. Register at 530-414-4720.
Thirty Seconds over Tokyo
February 1
The Truckee Tahoe chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) is showing thrilling movies free to the public. The World War II classic, ‘Thirty Seconds over Tokyo,’ is the story of the Jimmy Doolittle B-25 raid over Tokyo, to knock out the military factories in Japan and try to bring an end to World War II. Watch B-25’s take off and land on an aircraft carrier. The film has an all-star cast and a moving score. Give this one a chance, you will be glad you did. Door opens at 6 p.m. and the movie starts at 6:30 p.m. EAA Headquarters is at the end of Airport Road, turn Right. EAA is the last building on the left. 530-587-4811.
Doug Stoup’s Antarctic Adventure
February 11
Doug Stoup will still be thawing out when he comes to Squaw Valley Institute to recount his attempt to cross-country ski 660 miles to the South Pole, using the epic route that Ernest Shackleton was unable to complete in the early 1900s. No-host bar at 6:30 p.m., program begins at 7 p.m. at PlumpJack Conference Center, Squaw Valley. Tickets ($10 donation to Squaw Valley Institute) and further details are available on squawvalleyinstitute.org. Squaw Valley Institute memberships at the $100 level and above include complimentary tickets to events. Call 530-581-4138 for membership information.
PETS
Pet Network Animal Friends of Nevada
Enter the raffle to win a Luxury Boat Buoy for 2008.No more trailering. The winner will receive the use of one of the coveted boat buoys at the Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe, Incline Village for the 2008 Season (beginning late May and extending through mid-September). Convenient service is included. Call the Hyatt Dock and your boat will be uncovered, readied for you and delivered from its buoy to the dock where you and your guests can climb aboard and enjoy your excursion. Return dockside and the Hyatt crew will deliver your boat back to its buoy. No more than 100 raffle tickets will be offered for sale. An individual may purchase as many raffle tickets as desired, at $100 each. Ticket purchases benefit Pet Network Animal Friends. The winning ticket will be drawn at a designated time at Pet Network as soon as 100 tickets have been sold. Winner need not be present. If 100 tickets are not sold by April 10, 2008, Pet Network reserves the right to cancel the raffle. In that case, your raffle ticket will become void and your purchase payment will be refunded. Visit their website and click on the picture of the boat to enter the raffle or contact Candace Harbert at 775-832-4404 x111. petnetwork.org. petnetwork.org.
What is Skijoring?
Tahoe Cross Country Ski Area has two machine-groomed trails open to dogs Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Saturdays and Sundays from 3 to 5 p.m. $4 per dog with a two-dog maximum per person. Please leave unruly and aggressive dogs at home. Skijoring (having your dog tow you while you ski) is prohibited. 925 Country Club Drive, Tahoe City, tahoexc.org, 530-583-5475.
Meet the Mushers
January 15 through February 26
Meet the Mushers and their dogs at the Lake Davis Sled Dog Races. K-9 Search and Rescue (SAR) and sled dog events include, ‘Ski & Bike With Your Dog’ with 5-time International Sled Dog Racing Association (ISDRA) Medalist, Mike Callahan; ‘Sled Dogs in Wartime and Peacetime’ a historical display; K-9 SAR Demonstrations; and a weekend barbecue and refreshments. Kids can learn to mush, enjoy sled rides and get their pictures taken. Organized by Fourteen Angels – Canines for K-9s, Sierra Nevada Dog Drivers, Woods Fire and Rescue Services and Beckwourth Ranger District, USDA Forest Service, Plumas National Forest. lakedavissleddograce.com, 530-846-4444.
