The Summer issue Social Scene spread includes photos from two events: the 64th Annual North Lake Tahoe Community Awards Ceremony at Granlibakken Resort and TQ’s Best of Tahoe issue release party at Tahoe University.

North Lake Tahoe Community Awards

The North Lake Tahoe Resort Association awarded local business professionals across 11 categories at the 64th Annual North Lake Tahoe Community Awards Ceremony at Granlibakken Resort. The annual fundraiser for the North Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce—which used the award-winning Local Luminaries Campaign as the overarching theme of the event—included a dinner, awards ceremony and auction.

The team from Auerbach Engineering Corporation. Lydia Altick, second from left, was one of six Employees of the Year, photo by Rob Retting Photography, courtesy North Lake Tahoe Resort Association

Nadia Guerrero and Lisl Ewing accept Northstar California’s award for Best Place to Work, photo by Rob Retting Photography, courtesy North Lake Tahoe Resort Association

One of six Employees of the Year, Sandra Lazzareschi, left, with Cindy Gustafson at the 64th Annual North Lake Tahoe Community Awards Ceremony, photo by Rob Retting Photography, courtesy North Lake Tahoe Resort Association

Sarah Winters, Daphne Lange, Liesl Hepburn and Liz Bowling at the Community Awards ceremony, photo by Rob Retting Photography, courtesy North Lake Tahoe Resort Association

TQ’s Best of Tahoe issue release party

In what has become a Tahoe Quarterly tradition, we celebrated our Best of Tahoe magazine with an issue release party on May 3. The party was graciously hosted by Tahoe University, with catering and drinks provided by FiftyFifty Brewing Co.

Peter and Denise Menzies, Lindsay McIntosh, Karen Sessler and Fred Zabell were among the community members who attended the Best of Tahoe issue release party, photo by Zach Bragdon

Partygoers enjoy catered snacks by FiftyFifty Brewing Co. while collecting raffle prizes, photo by Zach Bragdon

Raffle prizes and magazines at TQ’s Best of Tahoe issue release party, photo by Zach Bragdon

Tahoe University owners Erin Wilkinson and Marne Bormann. Founded in 2016, the family-owned lifestyle brand and retail boutique in downtown Truckee hosted Tahoe Quarterly’s Best of Tahoe issue release party, photo courtesy Tahoe University 

David Bunker, Sylas Wright, Terra Breeden, Joyce Chambers and Tim Hauserman pose with the Tahoe University bear, photo by Zach Bragdon