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Holiday Jazz Fest at Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe: The Holiday Jazz Fest kicks off at the Hyatt on Friday evening, Nov. 27, with the musical stylings of Chris Botti. Saturday evening, Nov. 28, features Boney James, saxophonist, producer and songwriter. Doors open each evening at 7 p.m. and live entertainment begins at 8 p.m. Individual VIP Tickets, priced at $95 each/per night, include preferred seating at the concert, plus access to the pre-concert wine reception in the high limit slot area of Hyatt's casino, featuring select wines from Rodney Strong Vineyards. Reserved Seating tickets are also available for both concerts at $65 each per night. For tickets and reservations (775) 832-1234.
Hanging of the Greens and crafts for children: At 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 28, at the Kings Beach United Methodist Church, adults are invited to decorate the church while the children decorate cookies and make crafts.
Northern Lights Celebration: 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 28. Join the communities of Incline Village and Crystal Bay as they celebrate the beginning of the holiday season on the North Shore. Decorate your businesses and homes with LED lights purchased at cost from Ace Hardware, and then turn on the lights to begin the celebration Nov. 28, and continue nightly throughout the holiday season.
101 Dalmatians: 2 and 6 p.m. shows Sunday, Nov. 29, at the Cal Neva. The Tahoe Players present the 101 Dalmatians. Call for tickets at (775) 831-0379.
Tree lighting at The Chateau: 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2, enjoy hot chocolate and cookies.
Kick off Party for Toys for Tots: 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2, at The Chateau. Includes DJ music, dancing, treats and raffle. Only admission charged is one new unwrapped toy for the Toys for Tots program.
Sierra Nevada College Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony: 4 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 3, on the Patterson Hall lawn and patio at Sierra Nevada College. This family friendly event features holiday crafts and activities for the whole family along with the lighting of the tree. Activities include a visit from Santa, a special “Santa's Mailbox” for letters to Santa's workshop in the North Pole, an international tree by SNC students, cookie decorating, festive music and caroling, various holiday craft activities, a gingerbread house contest among the SNC students and refreshments. Incline High School will provide holiday music from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., Lake Tahoe School's fourth grade choir will perform at 5:30 p.m. and finish by leading the procession out to the tree for the lighting at 5:45 p.m. SNC will be accepting new and unwrapped toys for the local Toys for Tots Drive and, will also be taking non-perishable items for Project MANA's canned food drive. We are also adding a program run by Incline Village's American Red Cross called “Holiday Mail for Heroes” that invites the community to “send a touch of home” by writing a heartfelt message on a postcard to military services members and veterans across the country and abroad. All of the events are free and open to the public. Afterward, families are encouraged to stay for dinner at SNC in Patterson Hall for the all-you-can-eat meal for $11 for adults and $6 for children under age 10.
SNC's student-run Clay Club pottery sale: From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 3, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4, and Sunday, Dec. 5, in Patterson Hall. Works from professors and students will be available for sale, with 30 percent of the sales going back to the club, whose mission is to expose members to contemporary clay artists and their work through conference participation, exhibitions and visiting artists (the club is trying to generate enough funds to attend the largest ceramics conference in the United States next spring in Phoenix). Several larger works will be included in a silent auction, with 100 percent of the proceeds going to Clay Club. (Note: Arrangements for works purchased on Friday can be made for pick-up on Saturday or Sunday for those going on to other events that evening). For information, contact Rosie Striffler at (775) 831-1314 or rstriffler@sierranevada.edu.
Sierra Nevada College Annual Christmas Concert: 7 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 3, and Saturday Dec. 5, at St. Patrick's Episcopal Church. The Sierra Nevada College Concert Choir, under the direction of Donna Axton, will be performing Benjamin Britten's “Ceremony of Carols” and other seasonal music during its 24th Annual Holiday Concert. Tickets are $15 at the door, $12 pre-sale, and $10 for seniors and students and are available at the Potlatch, the SNC book store and Pablo's Gallery in Tahoe City.
Sierra Nevada College Gala: 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, Sierra Nevada College Holiday Gala at the Hyatt Regency, Lake Tahoe. For information go to www.sierranevada.edu, or call (775) 831-1314.
Holiday Music Recital: Tahoe Conservatory of Music will have its winter recital Monday, Dec. 7, at the Cal Neva Resort, in the Frank Sinatra Show Room. Elementary students will perform beginning at 4:30 p.m. Middle and High School students will begin at 6:30 p.m. Admission is free and everyone is asked to bring a nonperishable food donation for Project MANA. For information call (530) 546-2356.
IHS winter concert: 5:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 9, in the Incline High School small gym.
Brunch with Santa: 9 to 11 a.m. or noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12, at The Chateau. Includes arts, crafts, photo with Santa and Mrs. Claus, gifts, food and even a raffle is held in this annual Tahoe holiday event. Advance sale tickets are $15 for adults, $5 for children (0-12 years) and at the door tickets are $20 for adults, $10 for children (0-12 years). Tickets available at The Children's Cabinet, IVGID recreation center, Village Square Family Store or Dress the Part(y).
Santa and Gingerbread House Contest and Photos: Noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 19, at the Sierra Café in the Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe. Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe and the genuine Santa Claus will host a magical day of fun, complimentary photos with Santa, spectacular holiday treats of cookies cider and hot chocolate with compliments from Sierra Café, and the ultimate gingerbread house contest that is open to all ages with spectacular prizes. Chef Guido Landolt will have a display of cookies and gingerbread houses for purchase. Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe will donate 10 percent of all sales of holiday treats (cookies, gingerbread and more), plus an additional $500, to The Santa Claus Foundation. To make donations or for information contact Celia Cuff at Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort, Spa & Casino at (775) 886-6740, or visit www.laketahoe.hyatt.com.
Classical Guitar Holiday Concert at the Thunderbird Lodge: 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13, at the Thunderbird Lodge. Ticket price includes shuttle transportation, walk-through tour and intermission appetizers. No children under 6 years of age and tickets are $50 with $25 tax deductible. Tour at 3 p.m. and Concert starts at 4 p.m. Book online at www.thunderbirdlodge.org.
Incline Elementary School Holiday Music Program: At 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 15, at Incline Elementary School.
Incline Middle School Winter Concert: From 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 17, at Incline Middle School.
“A Christmas Carol”: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 18, at the Cal Neva Resort, performed by the Nevada Shakespeare Company and presented by the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival. (775) 832-1616, Tickets: (800) 74-SHOWS.
Youth Holiday Classes: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 19, at Incline Village Recreation Center. Ages: 6-10 years can sign up for one or all of the classes offered. Classes are: Mrs. Claus' Kitchen, Rudolph's Restaurant and Frosty's Crafty workshop. Each class is $25, and all materials are included in the fee. Includes swim time, too! Maximum class size is 20, so sign up early!
Handel's “Messiah”: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 19, at the Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe. The Reno Baroque Ensemble, Music Director Eric Gault and members of the Reno Philharmonic, American Bach Soloists and Chicago's Callipygian Players with nationally acclaimed vocal soloists do an unforgettable performance of Handel's beloved “Messiah.” Presented by the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival. Purchase tickets online at LakeTahoeShakespeare.com/holiday or call (800) 747-4697.
Holiday Giving Programs
Adopt A Family
Children's Cabinet at Incline Village is lending a hand during the holidays to families from Nov. 12 to Dec. 10. Selected families within the community are given an opportunity to create a wish list for basic necessities. The wish lists have been decorated as ornaments and placed on a Christmas tree located at the Lake Tahoe School. The wish lists can be picked up and the gifts requested are to be returned to the Lake Tahoe School unwrapped. Students will wrap the presents and the gifts will be distributed to the families by the Children's Cabinet staff. To make a donation or for information about this program please contact Tim Nelson at the Children's Cabinet at Incline Village at (775) 298-0201 or stop at the Lake Tahoe School and select an ornament.
Adopt A senior
Incline Village General Improvement District Senior Programs will once again provide senior citizens with one Wish List item and a Holiday Dinner Gift Card through the Adopt-A-Senior Program of the Holiday Giving Program. This program is for seniors in our community who are homebound, living alone or in need. To participate in this program, select an Angel from the Adopt-A-Senior Angel Tree located at the Incline Recreation Center by Friday, Dec. 11. Purchase, wrap and return the requested wish list item by Friday, Dec. 11, along with a Holiday Dinner Gift Card from the IVGID Senior Program. If you are unable to shop, but would like to make a difference, you can make a financial donation to the Adopt-A-Senior Program. Checks can be made payable to “Incline Village General Improvement District” with Adopt-A-Senior in the memo line and mailed to IVGID Recreation Center, Senior Programs-Adopt a Senior, 980 Incline Way, Incline Village, NV 89451. For information or to volunteer for this worthwhile program, please contact Shelia Leijon at shelia_leijon@ivgid.org, Shannon Skarritt at shannon_skarritt@ivgid.org, or Jamie Springer at jamie_springer@ivgid.org, or by calling (775) 832-1310.
Toys for Tots Program
The Toys for Tots program is sponsored by Coldwell Banker and the US Marine Corps Reserve of Reno. The program collects toys for the Holiday Giving Program. It kicks off with a Celebration at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 2, at the Chateau. This fun evening is sponsored by Coldwell Banker and IVGID and the “entry fee” is one new unwrapped toy appropriate for children ages 0 to 12. All gifts will be distributed as a part of the Holiday Giving Program. If you would like to provide a teen gift, $20 gift cards are suggested. For information contact Cheryl Delehanty at Cheryl.delehanty@cbselectre.com or (775) 833-6444.
Emergency fund
The Community Support Team (previously known as the Service Integration Team) is a collaboration of Project MANA, Tahoe Women's Services, Children's Cabinet at Incline Village, North Tahoe Family Resource Center, IVGID Senior Programs, JOIN and Sierra Recovery Center, and has created an Emergency Fund for Incline Village, Crystal Bay and Kings Beach community members who have basic needs and other related concerns. All recipients have passed screening interviews and are allowed to utilize this fund only once per year for genuine emergencies. By supporting this fund you will allow the Community Support Team to assist community members in crisis during the holidays and throughout the year. For information please contact George LeBard at Project MANA at (775) 298-0103.
Warm ‘N Cozy Coats for Kids Fund
The Children's Cabinet at Incline Village has established the Warm 'N Cozy Coats for Kids Fund to provide new coats and boots for local children in need. Contributions will help keep kids warm. For information contact Lori Miller (Children's Cabinet) at (775) 298-0004.
Hanging of the Greens and crafts for children: At 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 28, at the Kings Beach United Methodist Church, adults are invited to decorate the church while the children decorate cookies and make crafts.
Northern Lights Celebration: 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 28. Join the communities of Incline Village and Crystal Bay as they celebrate the beginning of the holiday season on the North Shore. Decorate your businesses and homes with LED lights purchased at cost from Ace Hardware, and then turn on the lights to begin the celebration Nov. 28, and continue nightly throughout the holiday season.
101 Dalmatians: 2 and 6 p.m. shows Sunday, Nov. 29, at the Cal Neva. The Tahoe Players present the 101 Dalmatians. Call for tickets at (775) 831-0379.
Tree lighting at The Chateau: 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2, enjoy hot chocolate and cookies.
Kick off Party for Toys for Tots: 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2, at The Chateau. Includes DJ music, dancing, treats and raffle. Only admission charged is one new unwrapped toy for the Toys for Tots program.
Sierra Nevada College Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony: 4 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 3, on the Patterson Hall lawn and patio at Sierra Nevada College. This family friendly event features holiday crafts and activities for the whole family along with the lighting of the tree. Activities include a visit from Santa, a special “Santa's Mailbox” for letters to Santa's workshop in the North Pole, an international tree by SNC students, cookie decorating, festive music and caroling, various holiday craft activities, a gingerbread house contest among the SNC students and refreshments. Incline High School will provide holiday music from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., Lake Tahoe School's fourth grade choir will perform at 5:30 p.m. and finish by leading the procession out to the tree for the lighting at 5:45 p.m. SNC will be accepting new and unwrapped toys for the local Toys for Tots Drive and, will also be taking non-perishable items for Project MANA's canned food drive. We are also adding a program run by Incline Village's American Red Cross called “Holiday Mail for Heroes” that invites the community to “send a touch of home” by writing a heartfelt message on a postcard to military services members and veterans across the country and abroad. All of the events are free and open to the public. Afterward, families are encouraged to stay for dinner at SNC in Patterson Hall for the all-you-can-eat meal for $11 for adults and $6 for children under age 10.
SNC's student-run Clay Club pottery sale: From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 3, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4, and Sunday, Dec. 5, in Patterson Hall. Works from professors and students will be available for sale, with 30 percent of the sales going back to the club, whose mission is to expose members to contemporary clay artists and their work through conference participation, exhibitions and visiting artists (the club is trying to generate enough funds to attend the largest ceramics conference in the United States next spring in Phoenix). Several larger works will be included in a silent auction, with 100 percent of the proceeds going to Clay Club. (Note: Arrangements for works purchased on Friday can be made for pick-up on Saturday or Sunday for those going on to other events that evening). For information, contact Rosie Striffler at (775) 831-1314 or rstriffler@sierranevada.edu.
Sierra Nevada College Annual Christmas Concert: 7 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 3, and Saturday Dec. 5, at St. Patrick's Episcopal Church. The Sierra Nevada College Concert Choir, under the direction of Donna Axton, will be performing Benjamin Britten's “Ceremony of Carols” and other seasonal music during its 24th Annual Holiday Concert. Tickets are $15 at the door, $12 pre-sale, and $10 for seniors and students and are available at the Potlatch, the SNC book store and Pablo's Gallery in Tahoe City.
Sierra Nevada College Gala: 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, Sierra Nevada College Holiday Gala at the Hyatt Regency, Lake Tahoe. For information go to www.sierranevada.edu, or call (775) 831-1314.
Holiday Music Recital: Tahoe Conservatory of Music will have its winter recital Monday, Dec. 7, at the Cal Neva Resort, in the Frank Sinatra Show Room. Elementary students will perform beginning at 4:30 p.m. Middle and High School students will begin at 6:30 p.m. Admission is free and everyone is asked to bring a nonperishable food donation for Project MANA. For information call (530) 546-2356.
IHS winter concert: 5:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 9, in the Incline High School small gym.
Brunch with Santa: 9 to 11 a.m. or noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12, at The Chateau. Includes arts, crafts, photo with Santa and Mrs. Claus, gifts, food and even a raffle is held in this annual Tahoe holiday event. Advance sale tickets are $15 for adults, $5 for children (0-12 years) and at the door tickets are $20 for adults, $10 for children (0-12 years). Tickets available at The Children's Cabinet, IVGID recreation center, Village Square Family Store or Dress the Part(y).
Santa and Gingerbread House Contest and Photos: Noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 19, at the Sierra Café in the Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe. Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe and the genuine Santa Claus will host a magical day of fun, complimentary photos with Santa, spectacular holiday treats of cookies cider and hot chocolate with compliments from Sierra Café, and the ultimate gingerbread house contest that is open to all ages with spectacular prizes. Chef Guido Landolt will have a display of cookies and gingerbread houses for purchase. Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe will donate 10 percent of all sales of holiday treats (cookies, gingerbread and more), plus an additional $500, to The Santa Claus Foundation. To make donations or for information contact Celia Cuff at Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort, Spa & Casino at (775) 886-6740, or visit www.laketahoe.hyatt.com.
Classical Guitar Holiday Concert at the Thunderbird Lodge: 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13, at the Thunderbird Lodge. Ticket price includes shuttle transportation, walk-through tour and intermission appetizers. No children under 6 years of age and tickets are $50 with $25 tax deductible. Tour at 3 p.m. and Concert starts at 4 p.m. Book online at www.thunderbirdlodge.org.
Incline Elementary School Holiday Music Program: At 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 15, at Incline Elementary School.
Incline Middle School Winter Concert: From 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 17, at Incline Middle School.
“A Christmas Carol”: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 18, at the Cal Neva Resort, performed by the Nevada Shakespeare Company and presented by the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival. (775) 832-1616, Tickets: (800) 74-SHOWS.
Youth Holiday Classes: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 19, at Incline Village Recreation Center. Ages: 6-10 years can sign up for one or all of the classes offered. Classes are: Mrs. Claus' Kitchen, Rudolph's Restaurant and Frosty's Crafty workshop. Each class is $25, and all materials are included in the fee. Includes swim time, too! Maximum class size is 20, so sign up early!
Handel's “Messiah”: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 19, at the Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe. The Reno Baroque Ensemble, Music Director Eric Gault and members of the Reno Philharmonic, American Bach Soloists and Chicago's Callipygian Players with nationally acclaimed vocal soloists do an unforgettable performance of Handel's beloved “Messiah.” Presented by the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival. Purchase tickets online at LakeTahoeShakespeare.com/holiday or call (800) 747-4697.
Holiday Giving Programs
Adopt A Family
Children's Cabinet at Incline Village is lending a hand during the holidays to families from Nov. 12 to Dec. 10. Selected families within the community are given an opportunity to create a wish list for basic necessities. The wish lists have been decorated as ornaments and placed on a Christmas tree located at the Lake Tahoe School. The wish lists can be picked up and the gifts requested are to be returned to the Lake Tahoe School unwrapped. Students will wrap the presents and the gifts will be distributed to the families by the Children's Cabinet staff. To make a donation or for information about this program please contact Tim Nelson at the Children's Cabinet at Incline Village at (775) 298-0201 or stop at the Lake Tahoe School and select an ornament.
Adopt A senior
Incline Village General Improvement District Senior Programs will once again provide senior citizens with one Wish List item and a Holiday Dinner Gift Card through the Adopt-A-Senior Program of the Holiday Giving Program. This program is for seniors in our community who are homebound, living alone or in need. To participate in this program, select an Angel from the Adopt-A-Senior Angel Tree located at the Incline Recreation Center by Friday, Dec. 11. Purchase, wrap and return the requested wish list item by Friday, Dec. 11, along with a Holiday Dinner Gift Card from the IVGID Senior Program. If you are unable to shop, but would like to make a difference, you can make a financial donation to the Adopt-A-Senior Program. Checks can be made payable to “Incline Village General Improvement District” with Adopt-A-Senior in the memo line and mailed to IVGID Recreation Center, Senior Programs-Adopt a Senior, 980 Incline Way, Incline Village, NV 89451. For information or to volunteer for this worthwhile program, please contact Shelia Leijon at shelia_leijon@ivgid.org, Shannon Skarritt at shannon_skarritt@ivgid.org, or Jamie Springer at jamie_springer@ivgid.org, or by calling (775) 832-1310.
Toys for Tots Program
The Toys for Tots program is sponsored by Coldwell Banker and the US Marine Corps Reserve of Reno. The program collects toys for the Holiday Giving Program. It kicks off with a Celebration at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 2, at the Chateau. This fun evening is sponsored by Coldwell Banker and IVGID and the “entry fee” is one new unwrapped toy appropriate for children ages 0 to 12. All gifts will be distributed as a part of the Holiday Giving Program. If you would like to provide a teen gift, $20 gift cards are suggested. For information contact Cheryl Delehanty at Cheryl.delehanty@cbselectre.com or (775) 833-6444.
Emergency fund
The Community Support Team (previously known as the Service Integration Team) is a collaboration of Project MANA, Tahoe Women's Services, Children's Cabinet at Incline Village, North Tahoe Family Resource Center, IVGID Senior Programs, JOIN and Sierra Recovery Center, and has created an Emergency Fund for Incline Village, Crystal Bay and Kings Beach community members who have basic needs and other related concerns. All recipients have passed screening interviews and are allowed to utilize this fund only once per year for genuine emergencies. By supporting this fund you will allow the Community Support Team to assist community members in crisis during the holidays and throughout the year. For information please contact George LeBard at Project MANA at (775) 298-0103.
Warm ‘N Cozy Coats for Kids Fund
The Children's Cabinet at Incline Village has established the Warm 'N Cozy Coats for Kids Fund to provide new coats and boots for local children in need. Contributions will help keep kids warm. For information contact Lori Miller (Children's Cabinet) at (775) 298-0004.
