Tahoe Literary Festival celebration of literary arts
The first Tahoe Literary Festival is coming to the North Shore this fall to celebrate the amazing literary community in Tahoe and Truckee. The festival, co-founded by writer Priya Hutner and me, will be held Oct. 11 & 12 in venues in Tahoe City featuring keynote speaker Obi Kaufmann. We’re excited to be able to bring this festival to the community for the first time.
For nearly 6 years, we’ve wanted to bring a literary event to the community but it was never the right concept or the right time and starting a new event can be costly. However, with a TBID grant from the North Tahoe Community Alliance, we are finally able to bring the inaugural Tahoe Literary Festival to Tahoe.
Tickets are now on sale for the Literary Festival with options for a $35 general admission ticket with access to all the events, as well as a $15 ticket option to attend only the Saturday evening talk with author and naturalist Obi Kaufmann. You can find details on the Literary Festival in our Makers section in this edition.
The festival will have something for everyone from writers and readers to poets and those passionate about the literary arts.
You can sign up for the Tahoe Literary Festival newsletter to receive updates on the festival at bit.ly/tahoe_lit_fest. Tickets are available at tahoelitfest.eventbrite.com. For details on the festival, visit TahoeLitFest.com.
Cold water shock deadly threat
It’s been an unusually hot summer this year and the waters of Lake Tahoe have been warmer than normal near the shallow shoreline, but further from the shore where the waters are deeper, cold water shock remains a deadly threat.
Cold water shock is an immediate reaction to sudden immersion in cold water, leading to potential drowning, and sudden immersion can lead to loss of muscle control, making it difficult to swim or stay afloat. There are an average of 7 deaths annually in Lake Tahoe attributed to cold water shock.
This can impact even the most experienced paddlers, as Kayla Anderson recounts her experience helping a fellow racer who was overcome by cold water shock during this year’s California River Quest in her article “Lake Tahoe’s silent killer.”
Most of these drownings are preventable by always wearing a personal flotation device on any lake or river, regardless of your level of experience. Please be mindful of these dangers of cold water shock and read tips on how to stay safe in this edition.
