Your Tahoe Weekend: Truckee air show, free beach music & craft beer series
kroedel@sierrasun.com
TAHOE-TRUCKEE, Calif. — Below are the Sierra Sun’s picks for the Top 10 events to check out this weekend at Truckee and Lake Tahoe.
Have an event you want considered for a future Your Tahoe Weekend calendar? Email reporter Kaleb M. Roedel at kroedel@sierrasun.com.
1. California Craft Beer Summer Series
Sample an array of craft beers at the Resort at Squaw Creek’s California Craft Beer Weekend. A complimentary tasting will be held in the lobby Friday evening from 4-5 p.m. and all day Saturday you can sample the beer-pairing menu in Sandy’s Pub and listen to live music from 2-5 p.m.
When: Friday-Saturday, July 8-9
Where: Resort at Squaw Creek
Cost: Prices vary
Online: squawcreek.com
2. Jeff Jones at West Shore Café
Singer-songwriter Jeff Jones — who blends folk, blues, funk and soul — will perform Friday on the lakefront deck at West Shore Café in Homewood as part of the café’s Live Music Friday nights.
When: 5:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, July 8
Where: West Shore Café, Homewood
Cost: Free
Online: westshorecafe.com
3. Truckee Tahoe AirShow & Family Festival
The Truckee Tahoe AirShow & Family Festival will lift off Saturday at the Truckee Tahoe Airport. The event features a breathtaking air show with world-renowned performers like Karol “Bo” Bobko, a former NASA astronaut and U.S. Air Force test pilot, as well as a jet car, rides in a military aircraft and tons more.
When: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, July 9
Where: Truckee Tahoe Airport
Cost: Free
Online: truckeetahoeairshow.com
4. Music on the Beach
Kick off the weekend with a bang at the free outdoor Music on the Beach series this Friday evening right on the shores of Lake Tahoe in Kings Beach. This week’s concerts features Truckee-based rock band Coburn Station.
When: 6:30 p.m. Friday, July 8
Where: Kings Beach State Rec Area, Kings Beach
Cost: Free
Online: northtahoebusiness.org/music-on-the-beach
5. Lawrence Johnson at Cottonwood
Lawrence Johnson, an acoustic folk rock singer-songwriter, will perform in Truckee at the famed Cottonwood Restaurant & Bar overlooking downtown Truckee.
When: 6 p.m. Friday, July 8
Where: Cottonwood Restaurant & Bar, Truckee
Cost: Free
Online: cottonwoodrestaurant.com
6. Free Peoples at Moody’s
Free Peoples — a Bay Area outfit blending folk, bluegrass, rock, soul and jazz with three- and four-part harmonies — will play back-to-back free shows in downtown Truckee this weekend.
When: 8:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, July 8-9
Where: Moody’s Bistro, Bar & Beats, Truckee
Cost: Free
Online: moodysbistro.com
7. Concerts at Commons Beach
The free outdoor concert series in Tahoe City continues this Sunday with a twin-bill of terrific blues, funk and rock music — featuring performances by The Blues Monsters, as well as Groove Foundry.
When: 3-7 p.m. Sunday, July 10
Where: Commons Beach, Tahoe City
Cost: Free
Online: concertsatcommonsbeach.com
8. The Last Revel at The Divided Sky
The Last Revel, a trio of multi-instrumentalists from Southern Minnesota, will bring their infusion of folk, rockabilly, old-time string music and rock to The Divided Sky for its night of “front porch Americana” on the South Shore.
When: Saturday, July 9
Where: The Divided Sky, Meyers
Cost: Call 530-577-0775 for details
Online: thedividedsky.com
9. Toccata Bops in South Lake Tahoe
The Toccata-Tahoe Symphony Orchestra will continue its 21-concert Summer MusicFest with a performance featuring the best of Broadway, opera, pops and patriotic selections on Friday in South Lake Tahoe.
When: 7 p.m. Friday, July 8
Where: St. Theresa Catholic Church, South Lake Tahoe
Cost: $30 for adults, $25 for seniors, $5 for youth and free for those 19 and under
Online: toccatatahoe.com
10. Moonshine Bandits at Whiskey Dick’s Saloon
Country music and rap will blend together at in South Lake Tahoe when Moonshine Bandits, who hail from Central Valley, perform at Whiskey Dick’s Saloon in support of their most recent album, “Blacked Out.”
When: 9 p.m. Friday, July 8
Where: Whiskey Dick’s Saloon, South Lake Tahoe
Cost: $18 advance; $20 door
Online: ticketweb.com
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