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...
27 Sep A Novel Approach to 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....
24 Jun Living the Bingo Life
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...
24 Jun Tahoe’s Hollywood Talent
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...
24 Jun A Natural Artist
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....