Gourd Making Class
Gatekeeper’s Museum 130 W Lake Blvd, Tahoe City, CA 96145, Tahoe City, CA, United StatesLearn to make decorative gourds! Taught by Karey Dodge, our local basket weaving instructor.
Learn to make decorative gourds! Taught by Karey Dodge, our local basket weaving instructor.
Don your dirndls and lederhosen and celebrate fall at Tahoe City Oktoberfest! Enjoy craft beer tastings, Bavarian bites, live music from Alpine Sound, lakeside games and family-friendly fun at this beloved North Lake Tahoe tradition. Admission is free. Discounted Beer Garden tickets on sale now for $25. Gather with friends and family for one of […]
This event is SOLD OUT. Learn the art of pine needle basketry! Join us in our basket gallery for a four-hour class taught by local artist, Karey Dodge. Participants will learn to weave pine needles using simple stitches and techniques and have the opportunity to embellish their baskets with beads, feathers and colorful threads to […]
Join us on for a special community celebration honoring Tahoe City’s rich history with local museums, historic sites, and cultural partners. This collaborative event with the Gatekeeper’s Museum, Watson Cabin, SNOW Museum, TCDA, and the Placer County Heritage Trail invites locals and visitors to explore Tahoe City’s past through tours, exhibits, and storytelling. Event Highlights […]
Join Alice Wilson in her analysis of selected photographs from Dr. William Hopper’s personal archive from the Nome Gold Rush. On the heels of the Sierra Nevada and Yukon Gold Rushes, the beaches of Nome, Alaska attracted treasure hunters in late1899. Prospectors sailed north on steamers from San Francisco and Seattle and combed the beaches […]
Take advantage of this rare opportunity to learn the art of Native American beading by an expert and member of the Washoe Tribe. Adrii Wahnetah, owner of Modern Indigenous Creations will be hosting this amazing event. Learn to make beaded earrings, necklaces or bracelets in this 2-hour class. All materials, including a take-home kit, are […]
Take advantage of this rare opportunity to learn the art of Native American beading by an expert and member of the Washoe Tribe. Adrii Wahnetah, owner of Modern Indigenous Creations will be hosting this amazing event. Learn to make beaded earrings, necklaces or bracelets in this 2-hour class. All materials, including a take-home kit, are […]
Learn the art of pine needle basketry! Join us in our basket gallery for a four-hour class taught by local artist, Karey Dodge. Participants will learn to weave pine needles using simple stitches and techniques and have the opportunity to embellish their baskets with beads, feathers and colorful threads to make a one-of-a-kind piece of […]
Traveling along the Lakeside Bike Trail, the Tahoe City Waterfront Tour covers fun and interesting topics specific to Lake Tahoe’s clear waters and how Tahoe City’s location has made it a special place during the last 150 years. Stops are made along the trail including at the Truckee river outlet where the Dam, the Truckee […]
Take advantage of this rare opportunity to learn the art of Native American beading by an expert and member of the Washoe Tribe. Adrii Wahnetah, owner of Modern Indigenous Creations will be hosting this amazing event. Learn to make beaded earrings, necklaces or bracelets in this 2-hour class. All materials, including a take-home kit, are […]
The Eastern Sierra Nevada has long drawn brave mountaineers, curious wanderers, and bold thinkers. But the region’s spirit of grit and wonder was never shaped by men alone. In the shadow of these granite giants, women have forged paths every bit as daring—leading their communities through hardship, shaping cultural memory, and leaving marks as enduring […]
Traveling along the new Lakeside Bike Trail, the Tahoe City Waterfront Tour covers fun and interesting topics specific to Lake Tahoe’s clear waters and how Tahoe City’s location has made it a special place during the last 150 years. Stops are made along the trail including at the Truckee river outlet where the Dam, the […]
Join us for our third annual Washoe-led, community-centered conversation about the Rights of Nature and the future of Da’aw’ ‘Tahoe’ — decolonizing stewardship by holding Indigenous Knowledges at the center of a collaborative process. Working together are artists, scientists, storytellers, Washoe Basketmakers, Singers, and Knowledge Keepers – who are now designing Future Gardens and creating […]
Learn to make decorative gourds! Taught by Karey Dodge, our local basket weaving instructor. All supplies provided, located at the Gatekeeper’s Museum.
Repurpose old/damaged books into art! This fun paper-crafting class is hosted by Bree Johns. All supplies provided, located at the Gatekeeper’s Museum.
Learn the art of pine needle basketry! Join us in our basket gallery for a four hour class taught by local artist Karey Dodge. Participants will learn to weave pine needles using simple stiches and techniques and have the opportunity to embellish their baskets with beads, feathers and colorful threads to make a one-of-a-kind piece […]
Traveling along the new Lakeside Bike Trail, the Tahoe City Waterfront Tour covers fun and interesting topics specific to Lake Tahoe’s clear waters and how Tahoe City’s location has made it a special place during the last 150 years. Stops are made along the trail including at the Truckee river outlet where the Dam, the […]
Join us outdoors on the lakeside grounds of the Gatekeeper's Museum for talks on topics relating to Lake Tahoe's history & culture. June 26 | 4-5:30pm "Archaeology of the Tahoe Basin" with Lizzie Pintar, Archaeologist August 15 | 1-2pm "Memories of Bonanza" with David & Gayle Woodruff, Historians & Authors August 23 | 1-2pm “Trains, […]
Join us outdoors on the lakeside grounds of the Gatekeeper's Museum for talks on topics relating to Lake Tahoe's history & culture. June 26 | 4-5:30pm "Archaeology of the Tahoe Basin" with Lizzie Pintar, Archaeologist August 15 | 1-2pm "Memories of Bonanza" with David & Gayle Woodruff, Historians & Authors August 23 | 1-2pm “Trains, […]
Each year the Gatekeeper’s Museum hosts a free admission Open House event in celebration of Tahoe City Days. Enjoy live music on our patio, small bites, refreshments and free admission. This event offers the public and museum members an opportunity to meet our museum staff and connect with friends of the museum. This event is […]
Traveling along the new Lakeside Bike Trail, the Tahoe City Waterfront Tour covers fun and interesting topics specific to Lake Tahoe’s clear waters and how Tahoe City’s location has made it a special place during the last 150 years. Stops are made along the trail including at the Truckee river outlet where the Dam, the […]
Traveling along the new Lakeside Bike Trail, the Tahoe City Waterfront Tour covers fun and interesting topics specific to Lake Tahoe’s clear waters and how Tahoe City’s location has made it a special place during the last 150 years. Stops are made along the trail including at the Truckee river outlet where the Dam, the […]
Take advantage of this rare opportunity to learn the art of Native American beading by an expert and member of the Washoe Tribe, Adrii Wahnetah, owner of Modern Indigenous Creations will be hosting this amazing event. Learn to make beaded earrings, necklaces or bracelets in this 2-hour class. All materials, including a take-home kit, are included in the class purchase. […]
Take advantage of this rare opportunity to learn the art of Native American beading by an expert and member of the Washoe Tribe, Adrii Wahnetah, owner of Modern Indigenous Creations will be hosting this amazing event. Learn to make beaded earrings, necklaces or bracelets in this 2-hour class. All materials, including a take-home kit, are included in the class purchase. […]
Join us in the summer months for historical talks pertaining to Tahoe history and culture. July 24 | 4:30 – 6:00 PM “Mythology & Magic of Tahoe’s Iconic Vikingsholm” – Alice Wilson
Traveling along the new Lakeside Bike Trail, the Tahoe City Waterfront Tour covers fun and interesting topics specific to Lake Tahoe’s clear waters and how Tahoe City’s location has made it a special place during the last 150 years. Stops are made along the trail including at the Truckee river outlet where the Dam, the […]
Join us outdoors on the lakeside grounds of the Gatekeeper's Museum for talks on topics relating to Lake Tahoe's history & culture. June 26 | 4-5:30pm "Archaeology of the Tahoe Basin" with Lizzie Pintar, Archaeologist August 15 | 1-2pm "Memories of Bonanza" with David & Gayle Woodruff, Historians & Authors August 23 | 1-2pm “Trains, […]
Learn the art of pine needle basketry! Join us in our basket gallery for a four hour class taught by local artist Karey Dodge. Participants will learn to weave pine needles using simple stiches and techniques and have the opportunity to embellish their baskets with beads, feathers and colorful threads to make a one-of-a-kind piece […]
Repurpose old/damaged books into art! This fun paper-crafting class is hosted by Bree Johns. All supplies provided, located at the Gatekeeper’s Museum.
The goal of the event is to create a community-centered conversation about the Rights of Nature and the future of Da’aw’ Tahoe'—through decolonizing the design of a stewarding process that holds Indigenous Knowledges at the center. Working together are artists, scientists, and Washoe Basketmakers, Singers and Knowledge Keepers--who are now designing the Future Gardens together, […]
Antiques, furniture, housewares, treasures! Visit the patio at the Gatekeeper’s Museum to purchase these and more! All proceeds benefit the museum.