Valhalla~ Art, Music & Theatre Festival 2015, South Lake Tahoe, Ca

Music on the Lawn

On Sunday, July 5, the day after the 4th of July, Valhalla’s ‘FREE’ outdoor concert series began at the beautiful setting on the lawn, located on the shores of Lake Tahoe in the Tallac Historic Site. ‘Music on the Lawn’ hosts different musicians on 4 consecutive Sunday’s: July 5, 12, 19 and August 2. It starts at 12p.m. and lasts until 2p.m. By the way, they have this every year. In fact, this is their 34th year!I met Evangeline Elston, the Festival Director, who shared some history of Valhalla. There are 3 estates that comprise the Tallac Historic Site. The Valhalla Arts & Music Festival is held annually at the Heller Estate (Valhalla) which is listed on the National Registry of Historic Sites. The organization’s mission is to preserve Lake Tahoe’s heritage through art, music & theater.  Valhalla Tahoe also offers an unforgettable South Shore location for wedding ceremonies, receptions & other wedding-related group functions. The famous movie, ‘On Golden Pond’ is now showing on stage at the Boathouse Theater located on the property. It shows July 9-12 and 16-18; Thurs-Fri 7:30p.m. and Sunday 3:00p.m. If you happened to have seen the original cast of actors, with Henry Fonda as the lead actor, Dave Anderson who plays (Norman) was almost an identical look a like. He did a very good job as well as the other cast members, some of whom you may recognize from television.

Valhalla is also host to numerous regional cultural events that compliment the festival. There are additional events through the month of July and the entire month of August.  Also, Special Events such as: Gatsby Murder Mystery Dinner~Mystery radio theater performance & dinner, 5:30p.m., showing August 8. Chautauqua at Lake Tahoe~Living history fundraiser for the Lake Tahoe Historical Society 5:30p.m. dinner, 6:30p.m. show, Sept. 20. Word Wave~ A three day festival of story at Lake Tahoe, Fri-Sun. October 9-11., Valhalla Holiday Faire~ craft fair & holiday celebration Fri, Sat, Sun, FREE.

For more information on the Events, dates and pricing, please visit the website. IPA Travels highly recommends!!