The fairest sight the whole earth affords... Lake Tahoe.
I went out on the Tahoe Queen for the 20th Annual Great Lake Tahoe Sternwheeler races this last Labor day. thanks to a media ticket fromTony Lyle of Lake Tahoe Cruises. Captain Jerry Summers put on a great race against the MS Dixie II, and I captured it all in high definition... Check out my video of the event below:
"All passengers to the stern," the captain said
"We need more weight in the stern, they're gaining on us!"
Every year the residents of the Bijou neighborhood in South Lake Tahoe throw a huge community event called the "Bijou Bash" featuring disc golf, dog obedience classes, children's tumbling, bouncy houses, the local roller derby queens, and more.
I went out and talked to a lot of our great local organizations there including:
September 1-3 Nathan Owens Motown Ledgends @ Harrah's
September 01 Sammy Hagar feat. Joe Satriani @ Harvey's Outdoor Ampetheatre
September 02 Drop Theory @ Crystal Bay Club
Local's last waltz (The Band tribute) @ Northstar California
September 5-9 Dennis Regan and Marc Price @ Improv at Harvey's
September 5-6 Lee Coulter @ Cabo Wabo
September 4-6 Lake Tahoe Flow Arts Festival @ North Tahoe events center, Kings Beach
September 04 FuzZ w/ Lil Miss @ Crystal Bay CLub
Extreme midget wrestling @ Brother's Bar
September 05 Brown Bird @ Crystal Bay Club
Reina del Cid & the Citizens @ Cottonwood bar and grill in Truckee
September 06 Last free outdoor concert @ Lakeview Commons
Trey Stone Duo @ McP's
September 7-8 Smokin Joe's @ McP's
Nothin Personal @ Cabo Wabo
Afrofunk Experience / Mark Sexton Band @ Crystal Bay Club
September 07 Science Fiction (jazz) @ Whisky Dick's
"Further" Teton Gravity research ski movie premiere @ Squaw Valley
September 8-9 Tahoe Expo events all over Tahoe http://www.tahoeexpo.com/
September 08 Lake Tahoe Lifestyle Festival on the south shore
Lake Tahoe Autumn food and wine festival @ Northstar at Tahoe
The B-52s @ Harrah's South Shore Room
GypsyHawk, Early Graves, At Our Heels Weight of the Tide @ Whisky Dick's
Jessie Kalin & Cool Black Kettle @ The Beacon
Marcia Ball / Nico Luminous feat. Snarky @ Crystal Bay Club
September 09 Big Red Blues Band @ The Beacon
NT Jazz Band, The Beer Gardeners @ Commons Beach (last concert of season)
September 11 Tater Famine w/ Screaming Meg @ Rojos
Black uhuru feat. Keyser Sose afterparty w/ Roommate and IJV @ Crystal Bay Club
September 12 Dyer Maker @ Cabo Wabo
September 13-15 Trey Stone Duo @ McP's
September 14-15 Azure Moon @ Cabo Wabo
September 14 Bands for Bikes Feat. Dad's LPs @ American Legion Hall (benefit Tahoe Mountain biking assoc.)
Mark Hummel, James Harmon, Kenny Neal, Lee Oskar & Charlie Baty @ Crystal Bay Club
Late night w/ Rocksmyth and Hidalicious @ Crystal Bay Club
Henry Rollins @ Brewery Arts center in Carson City
September 15 Terror in Tahoe pro-am skate competition
San Fransisco Stand Up Comedy Competition feat. Mo Alexander, Micheal Harrison Susan Jones @ Montbleu
The Blues Broads @ Harrah's
Rose Funeral, Soma Ras, Gary Busey Amber Alert, Walk Away Alpha, Incisus @ Whisky Dick's
Big Bad Wolf @ The Beacon
The Revivalists (new orleans rock) @ Crystal Bay Club
September 16 Steve Walker Band @ The Beacon
September 18 $ines (Texas) w/ 9 feet of smoke @ Crystal Bay Club
September 19-23 Rocky LaPorte and Marc Price @ Improv at Harvey's
September 19 Dyer Maker @ Cabo Wabo
Comedy night w/ Susan Jones @ Crystal Bay Club
September 20-23 Fat Tire mountain biking festival @ Squaw Valley
September 20 Jesse Kalin and Cool Black Kettle @ Cabo Wabo
September 21-22 Smokin Joe's @ McP's
Route 111 @ Cabo Wabo
September 21 Talking Heads tribute band Native Melodies @ Crystal Bay Club
Ike Marr @ Naked Fish Sushi
September 22 Canned Heat @ Harrah's
Soft White Sixties, Red Dog Revival @ Whisky Dick's
Deep Fried Mojo @ The Beacon
Oktoberfest band Bayern Maiden @ The Himmel Haus
Octopus Nebula late night FREE DJ show @ Crystal Bay Club
September 23 Jeff Jones Band @ The Beacon
September 25 Obituary, Broken Hope, etc. @ Whisky Dick's
"last of summer party" w/ Chris B and Zeb Early @ Crystal Bay CLub
September 26-30 Scott Record and Marianne Sierk @ Improv at Harvey's
September 27-29 AudioBoxx @ Cabo Wabo
September 27 Matisyahu feat. The Dirty Heads & Pacific Dub @ Montbleu
Kiwanis club Oktoberfest @ Montbleu
September 28 Penn and Teller @ Harrah's South Shore Room
Ike and Martin @ Naked Fish Sushi
Yo Mama's big Fat Booty Band @ Crystal Bay Club
September 29 Tommy Castro's Blues Review @ Harrah's
Long Beach rehab @ Jethro's in Gardnerville
Live electronica w/ NVO Loud Noizez and TYMK @ Crystal Bay Club
September 30 Cash Only Band @ The Beacon
Biking for a better world in Truckee http://www.bikingforabetterworld.org/
