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...
There are a lot of books inside the Lambin house in Carson City. Hard-covered volumes with thick paper that smells like must are stacked row-to-row on shelves. Books pile out of boxes. Maps and encyclopedia collections sit in the corner....
Reverend Rusty Reams and his Great Bingo Revival bring a hip new twist to a classic game Moments of bingo glory don’t quickly fade from one’s memory. Like the time my family and I went all in on a weeklong game at sea. Although I was...
In 1995 a young Peter Menzies Jr., the Australian cinematographer on the Bruce Willis–led blockbuster Die Hard: With A Vengeance, had to blow up a building in Manhattan. The movie crew had 14 blocks of 6th Avenue completely sealed off, and flipped the signs and...
Spontaneity, contrast and imperfection are the hallmarks of artist Alex Bailey’s ink-and-watercolor renderings, which the Reno-based geochemist achieves through her passion to connect with landscapes and ecosystems....
Worn down and dotted with nail holes and blemishes, each piece of wood and instrument has a story unique to itself. The wood is marked by the elements of Tahoe—sand, snow, sun, water and wind—but the instrument is shaped by the influences of Portuguese traders...
Whimsical, eclectic, modern: The style of a home usually represents the people living within. Here’s a look at three local artists who design and create pieces—from lighting to furnishings to kitchenware—that make a house a home....
The sounds of things being made float through the dusty air inside sprawling warehouse E3 on the tarmac at Truckee Tahoe Airport. This once empty 3,500-square-foot space now reverberates with the tones of sawblades slicing through boards and sparks flying from metal, interspersed with the...
South Shore’s Bona Fide Books acts as a hub for Tahoe’s growing literary arts scene In Andrew C. Gottlieb’s essay The Elusive Ghost Moose on Isle Royale, he relates a story of running into a hiker on an isolated island and asking her if she was...
Truckee-based woodworker creates birdhouse replicas of landmark buildings Arguably Tahoe’s most famous building, George Whittell Jr.’s Thunderbird Lodge was designed in the rustic Old Tahoe style, with a steep gabled roof and intricate stone and woodwork. An eclectic variety of guests—Whittell’s poker buddies, celebrity friends and...