Category: Arts & Culture
What’s Old is New
Artist turns rustic antiques into timeless furniture Written by Christine Rogel Brad Greenwood creates sophisticated rustic furniture from his studio located in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of Northern California. He takes an innovative approach to the craft, and in some pieces he incorporates mechanical components or carved images of natural scenes. “I get a lot […]
That 70s Show: MontBleu’s weekly Boogie Nights costume party takes you waaaay back
One night a week Tahoe’s Club Blu revisits two long-gone decades By Dylan Silver If You Go Where: Blu Nightclub inside MontBleu Casino Resort & Spa, South Lake Tahoe When: Every Saturday / Doors at 8 p.m. Cost: Free admission in 70s and 80s attire For more information: www.Montbleuresort.com When faced with a man […]
Updates from Tahoe #Snowcial 2013
By Milena Regos Out & About Marketing Out & About Marketing’s Milena Regos attended Tahoe Snowcial 2013 for TQ–the event, in its fifth year, connects some of the best minds in national social media marketing at Lake Tahoe for speakers, seminars, and, of course, skiing. The overall message was clear–for businesses and brands hoping to […]
Q&A with Jeremy Jones
By Seth Lightcap North Tahoe professional snowboarder Jeremy Jones could double for a tight rope–walking circus juggler. The balancing act of business, politics and play that this 37–year–old father of two pulls off has made him one of the most highly respected athletes in the action sports world. Ten years of daring first descents […]
Discovering the Discovery Museum
By Alison Bender New Reno children’s museum sparks young minds and imaginations In one room, children power a “Biggest Little City” sign utilizing miniature solar panels and light. A few galleries over, kids pen cowboy poetry, while in yet another space, little artists paint a large glass window. This is Reno’s Terry Lee Wells […]
Featured Artist: Don Fotine
By Tanya Canino This Nevadan artist has followed a long, “blessed” road Don Fotine is inspired each time his small artist’s brush lightly touches a canvas. “I‘m blessed,” says the artist, standing in his Minden, Nev. studio. “I feel my talent is God-given, straight from the Big Guy.” Primarily a representational artist, Fotine […]
Mountain Master
By Jen Schmidt Resort illustrator James Niehues captures Tahoe’s great ski mountains. Early in his career, alpine resort and panoramic illustrator James Niehues found himself on the slopes of Alta during a project. Although he is a native Coloradoan, his still-developing skiing technique and five inches of fresh left him a little overwhelmed. “You’d […]
Full-Length Ballet comes to Sand Harbor
The performance of Giselle features an area native By Kyle Magin Giselle, an iconic performance in the world of ballet, tells the story of a young peasant girl who falls in love with an unattainable interest, her death and the triumph of love over evil. It’s performed the world over by top ballet companies, one […]
Featured Sculptor: June Towill Brown
“The horse as a subject transcends all nationalities,” says Incline Village sculptor June Towill Brown. “Everyone loves and understands horses.” Brown captures the restless spirit of the animal—namely Arabian stallions, Friesians and, most recently, the Gypsy Vanner, a breed of draft horse originating in England—in her award-winning bronze sculptures. Yet, her passion for her subject […]
Featured: Woodworker Malcolm Tibbetts
One end of the square-knot sculpture Martin’s Dream is primarily ebony; the other side, bird’s-eye maple. “There’s a mix of colors in the center of the knot,” says South Lake Tahoe artist Malcolm Tibbetts. “That’s where the strength is.” Tibbetts is a segmented wood turner. He cuts hundreds or thousands of small, perfectly angled wedges of wood—mainly dense hardwoods like mesquite, […]
