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September 2008

Labor Day Fireworks Explode Over Lake Tahoe

Labor Day Pyrotechnic Exhibition, Sunday, August 31, 2008

The South Shore Lake Tahoe Labor Day Fireworks Extravaganza explodes over Lake Tahoe on Sunday, August 31st featuring numerous patterns and a variety of lights, designs, and shapes.

Pyro Spectaculars, Inc. created the show along with Pyrodigital Consultants, and they call the show one of the largest in the West based on volume of fireworks.

The exhibition features a simultaneous musical broadcast that can be heard on local radio stations KRLT-FM 93.9 and KOWL-AM 1490.

The Labor Day pyrotechnic spectacular has become a popular annual attraction for thousands of visitors and locals. The show begins at approximately 8:30 p.m. and a few of the best vantage points are listed below:

The Tahoe Queen and M.S. Dixie II: South Shore’s two Mississippi paddlewheelers offer a unique opportunity to view the light show from the water. Board the Tahoe Queen for a Dinner Dance Cruise or the M.S. Dixie II for a Fireworks Cruise. Both feature live entertainment and fantastic views of the evening’s display. Log onto www.laketahoecruises.com.

Tallac Historic Site: The Valhalla Arts & Music Festival will host a holiday barbecue at Tallac Vista. The quiet, off-the-beaten-track spot on Emerald Bay Road has a stunning view looking east across Lake Tahoe toward the fireworks. For more information, log onto www.valhallatahoe.com.

Nevada Beach: Located about two miles east of the Nevada casinos on Elk Point Road, Nevada Beach is the ideal setting for a family barbecue at the beach. A wide, sandy shoreline leads down to the sapphire waters of Lake Tahoe. Charcoal barbecues and picnic tables dot the beach. The view across the lake to the West Shore and Desolation Wilderness is unsurpassed. And the view of the fireworks display is one of the best in town.

Regan and El Dorado Beaches: Located right where Highway 50 meets the Lake, these connecting stretches of narrow beach are front and center for the fireworks. Arrive early! These beaches fill up with people who love to be right under the action.

Bijou Community Park: Set back from the shoreline on the corner of Johnson and Al Tahoe Blvds., Bijou Community Park affords a great view of the fireworks without the hustle and bustle of the beaches. Amenities at the park include restrooms, a skate park, a disc golf course, a playground, and an exercise circuit. The park is a great setting for families with young children.

Baldwin Beach: Located about 5 miles down Emerald Bay Road and backed by the Tallac Historic Site, this narrow stretch of white sand beach has great views looking east toward the downtown area of South Shore. Public parking, restrooms, picnic facilities, fire pits, and barbecue grills are available.

23rd Annual Lake Tahoe Autumn Food & Wine Festival (Sep 5 to Sep 7)
The premier food and wine event of the Sierra returns for it's 23rd year held at the Village at Northstar. Starting with a grape stomp, wine walk, mountain chef cook off, celebrity chef cooking demonstrations, food and wine pairing classes, hand-on cooking classes, French wine tastings, gourmet marketplace, spirits tastings and so much more. The Sunday Culinary Competition and Grand Tasting features over 30 of the area's top chefs paired with premier wineries in a food and wine pairing competition, open to the public. For more information and detailed schedule, please visit our website frequently. Full schedule to be posted by June of 2008. Or call 888.229.2193 or log onto Go Tahoe North

TAHOE FOOD AND WINE FESTIVAL KICKS OFF WITH GRAPE STOMP

Wine lovers will bare their ankles in the spirit of Bacchus (and Lucy Ricardo) at the 23rd Annual
Lake Tahoe Autumn Food and Wine Festival Friday, September 5 at the
Village at Northstar in Truckee.

The frolicking festivities, sponsored by Rubicon Pizza, challenges oenophiles (in teams of four) to get knee deep in barrels of freshly- picked grapes and extract as much juice as possible old-world style. Prizes will be awarded to the top-producing teams. An Italian al fresco buffet coincides with the intense competition and a family- friendly pizza-spinning contest immediately follows. Grape stomping teams can register for $140 and spectators and cheerleaders can partake in the Italian feast, served with wine and beer, for $25.

The grape stomp begins at 1 p.m. and takes place at the festival’s Overlook Pavilion above the Village at Northstar. Teams can register by contacting Kym Fabel, manager of the North Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce, at 530-581-8764 or Kym@puretahoenorth.com.

The Lake Tahoe Autumn Food and Wine Festival is comprised of culinary events, tastings and demonstrations at the Village at Northstar and locations throughout North Lake Tahoe September 5-7. For more information about the Lake Tahoe Autumn Food and Wine Festival, call 888-229-2193 or go to www.tahoefoodandwine.com. Scheduled for September 5-7 at the Village at Northstar, the festival will include a pizza-spinning contest (Friday afternoon) and hands-on pizza class, as well as ongoing children’s activities Saturday afternoon. Activities include face paining, jugglers, balloon artists, cupcake decorating and flower-pot painting. All kids’ and cooking demonstrations are free, excluding Northstar’s mountain bike rentals and bungee jumping, which will be open throughout the festival.

“North Lake Tahoe attracts families more than any other demographic,” Judy Laverty, special events manager for the North Lake Tahoe Resort Association. “The Autumn Food and Wine Festival is the perfect opportunity to expose kids and non-epicurean families to the culinary side of North Lake Tahoe while having fun with food.”

Northstar-at-Tahoe and the Village at Northstar, renowned for their family-friendly atmosphere, also offer s’more-making at the village’s fire pits, fly-fishing, horseback riding, mountain biking, hiking, free scenic lift rides, golf and tennis.

In addition to family-oriented activities, the festival will feature demonstrations by Stephanie Izard, recent winner of Bravo TV’s Top Chef; Chef Lars Kronmark from the Culinary Institute of America (presenting a lively outdoor grilling and entertaining demonstration); and a special luncheon by Joseph Keller of Bouchon (Yountville, California and Las Vegas) and Bistro Zinc Restaurant in Las Vegas.

In addition to its many running-related events, biking and triathlon competitions, the Lake Tahoe Marathon will also offer Speed Golf as part of the Lake Tahoe Marathon Race Week (scheduled for September 24-28).

Speed Golf will take place Thursday, September 25 at the Tahoe Paradise Golf Course, 3021 Highway 50 in South Lake Tahoe, California. Tee off time is 9 a.m. Participants run the 18-hole course, a distance of approximately 4K, carrying three golf clubs of their choice. Their overall score is a combination of the stroke plus run time. Golfers should bring a fanny pack to hold balls and other items.

6th Tahoe Sierra Century Ride (Sep 20)
Time: 7:00 A.M. - 10:00 A.M.
30, 60, 100 mile ride tours scenic Tahoe, Truckee and Donner Pass. 6,800' vertical gain on 100 mi. route, 2,500' vertical gain on 60 mi. route. Early bird discounted entry frees available. Entry includes water bottle, SWAG, snacks, lunch, dinner and music. The ride is a fundraiser for North Tahoe Middle and High School music programs. All volunteer crew, 100% proceeds to the music! Please see our website for registration and details. Event:

Lake Tahoe Triathlon (Sep 26 to Sep 28)
Time: varies A 3 day triathlon. Do one event a day and add the three times together for a vacation or novice triathlon. Kayak or Swim, bike, and then choose your run.

The Great Tahoe Bike Races (Sep 27)
Time: 7 A.M.
Race 72 miles around Lake Tahoe starting at 7 A.M. at Zephyr Cove. The 35 Mile race starts at 8:30 A.M. at Tahoe City by the Fire House and the 20 Miler at the north end of Incline Village at Lake Shore Drive.

7th Annual Village Oktoberfest at the Village at Squaw Valley USA (Sep 27)
Time: 2 to 6pm
Traditional Bavarian music and folk dancers, benefit biergarten, bratwurst,sauerkraut & games.
All entertainment at the event is free. www.thevillageatsquaw.com Lake Tahoe Marathon Events (Sep 28) Time: 8 A.M. Run the Lake Tahoe Marathon or other shorter races along the west shore of Lake Tahoe. Events on Sunday include: Marathon, 20 Miler, Half Marathon, 10K, 5K and 2 person or 5 person Marathon Relays. Also a 72 Mile Ultra Marathon around the lake. Spectator buses for those who would like to just watch. The Marathon starts in Tahoe City on Commons Beach. Other events start at Homewood, Rubicon, Inspiration Point, and Spring Creek and all ending at Pope Beach.

AROUND THE LAKE

LAKE TAHOE MARATHON OFFERS 20, 35 AND 72-MILE BIKE EVENTS The Lake Tahoe Marathon isn’t just about running. In keeping with its theme to provide a variety of events throughout Lake Tahoe Marathon Race Week (September 24-28), the organization is now hosting the 20, 35 and 72-Mile Bike Races scheduled for Saturday, September 27. “Lake Tahoe Marathon Race Week is all about getting outdoors and getting active,” said Race Director Les Wright. “These bike events give our cycling friends an opportunity to compete or enjoy a friendly ride around the country’s largest alpine lake.” The 20-Mile Bike Race begins in Incline Village, Nevada (North Shore of Lake Tahoe) at approximately 9 a.m., and participants ride clockwise around Lake Tahoe. As with the 35 and 72-Mile Races, this is not a closed course and riders should use caution and obey traffic rules at all times. The 35-Mile Bike Race takes place in Tahoe City, California (also on the North Shore of Lake Tahoe) behind the Fire Station at Commons Beach and begins at 8:30 a.m. after the first dozen of the 72-Mile Bike Race participants pass. The 72-Mile Bike Race starts 7 a.m. in Zephyr Cove, Nevada, near Stateline, and will also have racers moving clockwise around the lake. Police will escort the pack through the first nine miles and 24 stoplights. The last eight miles of the race is downhill or flat. There are three water stations located at Emerald Bay, Tahoe City and Incline Village. There is an additional $500 purse for breaking the current 72-Mile record, which was set by Jeff Schalk, of San Francisco, in 2004 with a time of 3:01:21. Rumor has it champion cyclist Greg LeMond did it in 3:15 as a high school student, while growing up in Reno. Runners and walkers have a host of events to choose from during the Lake Tahoe Marathon Race Week (September 24-28), including the Marathon, coined “a Sunday morning run you’ll never forget,” that winds down the West Shore from Tahoe City to South Lake Tahoe for a post-run bash; Tahoe Triple (three marathons in three consecutive days); Marathon Relays; Half Marathon; Three-Day Triathlon; 10K; 20- Miler Run, Jog and Walk; 5K; Kayaking events; free Kids Fun Run and Speed Golf. For more information or to register (fees vary for events), call 530-544-7095 or visit the Lake Tahoe Marathon website at . The website is also home to a course map and profile and event descriptions.
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