23 Apr Bonsais from Behind the Lens
I have a confession: I give names to trees around Lake Tahoe. There is The Jumping Tree, The Sergeant, The Old Friend, The Snag, Master Blaster, The Rock Tree, Island Tree and many others....
19 Feb Enter TQ’s 2021 Best of Tahoe Photo Contest
Welcome to Tahoe Quarterly’s 2021 Best of Tahoe Photo Contest, which runs from February 17 through March 9. Winning entries will be showcased in Tahoe Quarterly’s 2021 Best of Tahoe issue, while winners will also receive a three-year subscription to the magazine (note that submitted photos will...
01 Dec Tahoe Author Chronicles the Trials of Her World Travels
In her new book, Bad Tourist: Misadventures in Love and Travel, South Lake Tahoe-based author Suzanne Roberts entertains readers with brutally honest storytelling from her extensive world travels....
01 Dec Burning Man’s New Reality
Over Labor Day weekend, when caravans of cars, RVs and art-filled trailers traditionally stream onto the Black Rock Desert for the annual Burning Man festival, a group of revelers descended haphazardly onto the playa for an unsanctioned celebration. Meanwhile, thousands of burners were beaming into...
24 Sep Capturing Autumn’s Art
Maine. Vermont. The Great Smoky Mountains. These are the places that come to mind when people think about fall foliage at its best. California and Nevada? Not so much....
24 Sep The Book That Takes You Beneath Big Blue
Clarity. For Lake Tahoe, it’s a word that evokes pride in Big Blue’s crystalline waters. It’s a measuring stick for the lake’s health, tested regularly as a gauge for all that’s happening to the region’s environment. It’s a source of wonder for those who stare...
25 Jun Explore The World Stage at the Nevada Museum of Art
[caption id="attachment_14539" align="alignleft" width="232"] Kehinde Wiley, Marechal Floriano Peixoto II, from The World Stage: Brazil series, 2009, Oil on canvas, 107 x 83 inches. Collection of the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation. © Kehinde Wiley. Courtesy of Roberts Projects[/caption] The voices of rising contemporary American artists converge...
23 Apr Trail Magic Through Music
Karmic returns were never our intention setting out on our annual Pacific Crest Trail serenade. After several exhausting hours zig-zagging and slogging up and down steep snow patches, I had to wonder: Was this payback for something done in a past life?...
23 Apr Turning Timber into Treasures
Clues inside and out of Tom Loeschner’s quaint Floriston home indicate the presence of a woodworker. Inside, intricate wood details pop throughout the rustic cabin, which Loeschner explains is one of the few original structures remaining in the historic railroad town. A patchwork wall commands attention...
27 Nov Weaving Past and Present
In centuries past, members of the Washoe Indian tribe would harvest Tahoe’s reeds and pine needles to weave into utilitarian baskets. Between about 1890 and 1935, those baskets evolved into decorative masterpieces, featuring innovative motifs and tight stitching. But in the decades since, the art...