Viva Valhalla: September shines at Lake Tahoe with Valhalla Arts, Music and Theatre Festival
Lake Tahoe’s annual Valhalla Arts, Music and Theatre Festival has some of the most unique entertainment choices around-the-lake with its solid line-up of performing arts and cultural events running through the month of September. For tickets call (530) 541-4975 or click here.
Here’s the upcoming line-up:
Tahoe Dance Band performs at the Grand Hall on Sept. 3 at 7:30 p.m. The 17-piece band plays big band and swing with fox trots, waltzes, tangos, and polkas. Tickets are $15/$12/$5.
On Sept. 4 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. is Viva Valhalla, a celebration of Tahoe's Latino culture. This free event takes place on the Grand Lawn with Cerveza and lots of local Latino food. People can enjoy the sounds of Spanish culture and watch the colorful dancing.
From Sept. 9 through Sept. 12, The Good Guy performs at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. This comedy by Sacramento radio and television personality Paul Robins explores super crime fighting for those who have to do it as a lifetime career. Tickets are $15/$12/$5.
On Sept. 16 at 7:30 p.m., Ruby Dee and the Snake Handlers perform at the Boathouse Theatre. It’s an Americana honky-tonk rock ability bands from Austin, Texas. The four-piece combo plays for $18/$15.
On Sept. 17 at 7 p.m., A Celebration of Writers will perform at the Grand Hall. The Tahoe Writers Works hosts talent from around the lake in a smart funny inspirational night of prose. $10 includes the 7 p.m. wine reception and 7:30 p.m. reading.
On Sept. 24 Joni Morris as Patsy Cline performs at the Boathouse Theatre. It’s a musical tribute presented by Joni and her four piece band ‘After Midnight’. Tickets are $25/$20.
Bare Bones Open Mic takes the Boathouse stage at 7 p.m. on Sept. 28 with a variety of music, comedy, spoken word and a creative stage for musicians, writers, comedians and all other performing artists.
The annual Valhalla Arts, Music and Theatre festival is in its 31st season with its summer through fall entertainment series including theatrical presentations, an entire series of Classical, Jazz, Celtic, ethnic, and popular music; the return of the Wa She Shu It Deh Native American Festival. Guests to the site will find visual arts exhibits; an artists-in-residence, children’s art workshops, youth theatre camps and a Cultural Arts Store.
The Boathouse Theatre is a structure that dates back to the turn-of-the century distinguishing it as one of Tahoe’s earliest preserved buildings. Visit www.valhallatahoe.com or call (530) 541-4975.
Tahoe Tallac Association was formed in 1979 as a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization with the goal of assisting the Forest Service in restoring the three estates on the Tallac Historic Site, developing the site as a historic center, and sponsoring/producing the Valhalla Arts & Music Festival held annually on the Heller Estate of the Tallac Historic Site.
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