2008
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
We will be adding more events for 2008....check back often.
Download our 2008 Event Reservation Form
NEW EXHIBITIONS!
Contemporary beaded baskets by Rebecca Eagle...Opens May 1st.
Postcards from Tahoe...Opens May 15th.
MAY
1 Gatekeeper's Museum opens for regular summer hours.
24 Watson Cabin Curios opens for summer.
29 Museum Open House / Chamber Mixer 5 - 7pm
JUNE
26 Donner Summit History Hike
Meets at 9am at the Gatekeeper's Museum
$25 members/$30 non-members
JULY
Speaker Series 10am at the Gatekeeper's Museum $3/$4
3 No lecture
10 The Donner Party and Manifest Destiny Mark McLaughlin
17 The History of Tahoe...In A Nutshell Don Lane
24 Taming Tahoe and The Truckee River Mark McLaughlin
31 Postcards of Tahoe Presentation and Book Signing Sara Larson
9 Toni Fauver Memorial Nature Hike
Meets at 9am at the Gatekeeper's Museum
$25 members / $30 non-members
16 Pine Needle Basket Weaving Class
At the Gatekeeper's Museum 9:30am - 2pm
$25 members / $30 non-members
20 Gathering at the Gatekeeper's Annual Dinner & Auction
4pm - 8pm in Layton Park. $50/$55
A 1920's themed event in support of our Museum. A members-only
event.
AUGUST
Speaker Series 10am at the Gatekeeper's Museum $3/$4
7 Home Tour - No lecture
14 Archaeology of the Donner Party Don Hardesty, PhD
21 How and Why the Truckee River Flows Bob MacDougal
28 Nevada Rock Art & Video Angus Quinlan, PhD NRAF
7 35th Annual Home Tour and Benefit Raffle
Tour historic and lakefront homes in this popular annual event. Ticket
sales are limited and you must be a current Museum member to
purchase tickets. Contact the Gatekeeper's Msueum for additional
information. Noon - 4:30pm.
20 Pine Needle Basket Weaving Class
At the Gatekeeper's Museum 9:30am - 2pm
$25 members / $30 non-members
SEPTEMBER
1 Labor Day Dinner Cruise
Meets at 5:30 at the Tahoe Gal Pier
$45 members / $50 non-members
6 5th Annual Native American Basketweavers' Market
This event features sales, demonstrations and exhibits of basketry by
California and Nevada weavers. The event is on the Museum grounds
admission is free. Visit the Museum for additional demonstrators. Bring
your antique/contemporary American Indian art for appraisal. $10/item.
Acorn processing and cooking demonstration @ 3pm.
12 First Annual Bridge Tournament and catered lunch
11am - 3pm at the Tahoe Yacht Club