Events In Lake Tahoe

6th ANNUAL VILLAGE OKTOBERFEST - SEPT 29

Bavarian revelry, food, drink and live music returns to The Village at Squaw Valley USA's 6th annual Oktoberfest celebration from 2 - 6 PM. Joe Smiell and his 20-piece Bavarian Band will play classic favorites, while the Dancers perform time-honored, traditional dance. German DJ Marshall Herman will round out the afternoon's musical lineup with more music and games. All entertainment at the event is free. Spaten Premium lager, Spaten Oktoberfest, Radeberger Pilsner, Franziskaner will be served during the event. More Information: www.thevillageatsquaw.com

LAKE TAHOE AUTUMN FOOD AND WINE FESTIVAL RETURNS SEPT. 14-16

(NORTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nevada) The Lake Tahoe Autumn Food and Wine Festival returns to the Sierra Nevada in all its culinary glory September 14-16. Originally held indoors at Squaw Valley, the festival has moved to the new Village at Northstar and takes advantage of the venue?s outdoor setting and ambience.

The Lake Tahoe Autumn Food and Wine Festival is designed for all ages and features popular, long-standing events, such as cooking and outdoor grilling classes with celebrity chefs, Blazing Pans Mountain Chef Cook-Off (Iron chef style), reserve wine and spirits tastings, boutique winery tastings, Gar Woods Grape Stomp (lakeside), winery dinners and special restaurant presentations and tasting events, as well as new soon-to-be favorites Farmer's Market and Gourmet Marketplace and the Village Taste, Shop and Rock Wine Walk and Art Show.

New events designed specifically for families include a kids, activity center, hands-on Kids, Cooking Camp, jewelry making, flower pot painting and new-age knitting classes. Live music, dancing and evening gatherings around the outdoor fireplaces will be featured throughout the weekend along with alfresco wine and gourmet product tastings and special events with the Village at Northstar merchants.

The weekend culminates with Sunday's Grand Tasting and Culinary Competition. The event pairs the delicacies of more than 30 area restaurants with world-class wineries for one of the most-highly anticipated, signature food events of the year.

Friday, September 14th
1-4pm: Village at Northstar Wine, Walk, Shop & Rock - $30/ticket
Taste fine wines, delicious appetizers and discover the amazing variety of shopping and activities at the new Village at Northstar. See the latest in apparel, art galleries, and goodies for your furry friends, kids wear, sports gear, body & bath, kitchen essentials, and restaurants from Asian to S’mores. All wrapped up with live music and dancing in the Village Center complete with outdoor fireplaces. Ticket includes souvenir wine glass.

6-9pm Lake Tahoe Music Festival Autumn Food & Wine Jazz Concert - $30/ticket
The Lake Tahoe Music Festival celebrates with a special contemporary jazz concert on the upper Pavilion at the Village at Northstar. Kick back under the stars and enjoy the finest jazz anywhere. Savor a glass of wine, bring or buy a picnic, gather your friends and enjoy a very special evening of great music.

8:30-10pm Ritz-Carlton Club Moonlight Martini Reception - $30/ticket
Presented by the Ritz Carlton Club, Lake Tahoe & Charbay Vodka at the Village at Northstar. Meet your hosts from the new Ritz-Carlton CClub, Lake Tahoe and mingle under the stars. Gather around the outdoor fireplace with 13th generation distiller, Marko Karakasevic in the Charbay Vodka martini and appetizer reception. Our master mixologist will impress you with his fresh fruit infused vodka martinis ranging from Green Tea to Pomegranate. Sweet Dreams!

Thursday, September 13th
11am – 2pm Gar Woods Grape Stomp and Lakeside Luncheon, Carnelian Bay.
An authentic grape stomp showcases teams furiously stomping giant barrels of grapes to see who can make the most juice. Catch all the action with lunch and wine tasting on the deck. Costumes encouraged! To register your grape stomp team of 4 people, call Gar Woods at 530.546.3366. Luncheon tickets are $55 per person and include lunch, wine tasting and watching those crazy stompers.

5:30pm Plumpjack Café Winery Series – PlumpJack Squaw Valley Inn, Squaw Valley
“Wines under $20.00.” Learn how to create a perfectly paired menu with delicious wines on a budget. Includes wines and sample food pairings. Please call PlumpJack Café at 530.583.1576 to reserve your spot and please mention the code: Autumn Food & Wine
6pm Going Whole Hog at Moody’s Bistro, Truckee

Leave it to renowned chef, Mark Estee, to fire up your appetite with an evening devoted to the whole hog. (Niman Ranch, of course.) Start with a kicked-back and informative cooking demo and move into a succulent dinner including wine, beverages and music. $135 per person includes tax and tip.

Village Wine Walk - September 14, 2007
Taste fine wines, delicious appetizers and discover the amazing variety of shopping and activities at the new Village at Northstar. See the latest in apparel, art galleries, and goodies for your furry friends, kids wear, sports gear, body & bath, kitchen essentials, and restaurants from Asian to S’mores. All wrapped up with live music and dancing in the Village Center complete with outdoor fireplaces. Ticket includes souvenir wine glass.

6-9pm Lake Tahoe Music Festival Autumn Food & Wine Jazz Concert - $30/ticket
The Lake Tahoe Music Festival celebrates with a special contemporary jazz concert on the upper Pavilion at the Village at Northstar. Kick back under the stars and enjoy the finest jazz anywhere. Savor a glass of wine, bring or buy a picnic, gather your friends and enjoy a very special evening of great music.

8:30-10pm Ritz-Carlton Club Moonlight Martini Reception - $30/ticket
Presented by the Ritz Carlton Club, Lake Tahoe & Charbay Vodka at the Village at Northstar. Meet your hosts from the new Ritz-Carlton CClub, Lake Tahoe and mingle under the stars. Gather around the outdoor fireplace with 13th generation distiller, Marko Karakasevic in the Charbay Vodka martini and appetizer reception. Our master mixologist will impress you with his fresh fruit infused vodka martinis ranging from Green Tea to Pomegranate. Sweet Dreams!

For Autumn Food & Wine tickets, complete event schedule/venues and lodging reservations: 888-229-2193 or 530-581-6900.  Tickets available online at www.GoTahoeNorth.com/foodandwine

GOURMET MARKETPLACE BOOSTS FLAVOR OF TAHOE FOOD FEST

(NORTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nevada) – Nearly everything a chef could desire will be available to everyday foodies at the Lake Tahoe Autumn Food and Wine Festival’s Gourmet Marketplace September 15-16 at the Village at Northstar. The 22nd annual festival is comprised of food events around North Lake Tahoe September 13-16.

The open-air Gourmet Marketplace will feature the wares and goods of California Blends Spices; Charbay Winery and Distillery; KitchenAid Appliances; Lodestar Farms Olive Oil; Niello Audi; Northstar-at-Tahoe Resort; Nothing to It Culinary Center Reno; Ritz-Carlton Club, Lake Tahoe; Standards of Excellence Appliances and Decorative Plumbing; and Sunset magazine. Wineries will include Eagle Eye Wines and Irish Vineyards. Live music and dancing will take place throughout the day.

“It’s a wonderful collection of goods for the kitchen,” Judy Laverty, director of the Lake Tahoe Autumn Food and Wine Festival, said. “Whether you’re upgrading your appliances or shopping for gourmet staples, you’ll find it at the marketplace.”

The marketplace coincides with Saturday’s culinary events from noon to 5 p.m. and Sunday’s Grand Tasting at the Village Plaza. Entry is included in Saturday’s Passport ($45) and Grand Tasting tickets ($70). The Passport accesses a day-long program of food and wine events, including “Today’s American Barbeque”; the Blazing Pans Mountain Chef Cook-Off; Big Kids’ Cooking Camp with Chef Lara Ritchie; a cooking demonstration with Executive Chef Roy Siegel of the Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco; a sushi demonstration by Master Sushi Chef, Kitaro Arai of Mikuni Sushi; and several home and garden seminars.

Tickets are now on sale and can be purchased, along with lodging, by calling 1-888-229-2193 or going to www.GoTahoeNorth.com/foodandwine. Tickets are also available at the North Lake Tahoe Visitor Information Centers at 380 North Lake Boulevard in Tahoe City or 969 Tahoe Boulevard in Incline Village, as well as Nothing to It Cooking School, 225 Crummer Lane at South Virginia in Reno.

The Lake Tahoe Autumn Food and Wine Festival is produced by the North Lake Tahoe Resort Association as a fund-raiser for the Community Fund of North Lake Tahoe, a field of interest fund established with the Truckee Tahoe Community Foundation, a 501(c)3 organization. This year’s sponsors are the Northstar Community Foundation; The Ritz- Carlton Club, Lake Tahoe; Sunset magazine; Audi; Standards of Excellence Showrooms; KitchenAid; Charbay Vodka; and Nothing to It Culinary Center, Reno.

Diamond Peak Announces Season Pass Sale!
Incline Village, NV- Diamond Peak 2007/08 season passes are on sale until Sep. 30, 2007, so now’s your time to purchase it and get a head start on your winter season! Save money off the regular rate by taking advantage of this special deal. You can buy a season pass for as low as $369 (a mid-week Adult resident rate) until the end of September. Our full pass non-resident rates include: $454 Adult, $209 College, $188 Youth (13-17), $156 Child (7-12), and $188 Senior (60-69). Discounts are available for residents of Incline Village / Crystal Bay. There are many benefits to being a Diamond Peak season pass holder. Besides the convenience, un-crowded slopes and incredible lake views that the mountain has to offer, season pass holders get a free BBQ lunch on opening and closing days. Diamond Peak’s scheduled opening date is Dec. 13, 2007. There are 5 easy ways to purchase your pass for the season. Here’s how to do so: 1) Buy online by visiting www.diamondpeak.com or download the forms and mail them or fax them in 2) Mail the form back to: Diamond Peak Ski Resort Season Passes 1210 Ski Way Incline Village, NV 89451 3) Fax the form back to: (775) 832-1281

LAKE TAHOE MARATHON OFFERS SPEED GOLF SEPTEMBER 26
(SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif.)— In addition to its many running-related events, biking and triathlon competitions, the Lake Tahoe Marathon will also offer Speed Golf as part of the Lake Tahoe Marathon Race Week (scheduled for September 25-30).

Speed Golf will take place Wednesday, September 26 at the Tahoe Paradise Golf Course, 3201 Highway 50 in South Lake Tahoe, California. Tee off time is 9 a.m. and registration fee is $40. Participants run the 18-hole course, a distance of approximately 4K, carrying three golf clubs of their choice. Their overall score is a combination of the stroke plus run time. Golfers should bring a fanny pack to hold balls and other items.

“I can honestly say I’m a better runner than golfer,” Race Director and speed golf enthusiast Les Wright said. “Speed golf, however, is addicting because it gives you the opportunity to combine a great workout with the beauty of a fabulous golf course. I encourage our runners to give it a try.” Runners and walkers have a host of events to choose from during the Lake Tahoe Marathon Race Week (September 25-30), including the Marathon, coined “a Saturday morning run you’ll never forget,” that winds down the West Shore from Tahoe City to South Lake Tahoe for a post-run bash; 10K (99 percent downhill); Tahoe Triple (three marathons in three consecutive days); 72-Mile Ultra Run; 3-Day Triathlon; Marathon Relays; Half Marathon; 5K, which takes participants past the historic estates of Valhalla; Kayaking and Paddling events; free Kids Fun Runs and a 20, 35 and 72-Mile Bike Races.

North Lake Tahoe is a 45-minute drive from the Reno-Tahoe International Airport, two hours from the Sacramento International Airport and just over three hours from the San Francisco International Airport. For lodging reservations and event details Check out www.LakeTahoeCityConcierge.com