Bears By the Lake - A CeleBEARtion

Bears By The Lake....a CeleBEARtion

LAKE TAHOE OPENS BEAR SEASON MAY 14
WITH "BEARS BY THE LAKE...A CeleBEARtion!"

South Shore’s Largest Outdoor Public Art Display and Auction, Major Community Fundraiser Opening Ceremonies Featuring Special Guest Nevada Lt. Governor Lorraine T. Hunt

WHO: -- 50 life-size fiberglass Bears: 6-feet tall, weighing 375 -- 400 pounds
-- Lorraine T. Hunt, Nevada Lt. Governor
-- Norma Santiago, El Dorado County Supervisor
-- Kelly Kite, Douglas County Commissioner
-- Terry Lamantz, All About Realty, Event Title Sponsor
-- Peggy Thompson, Tahoe Arts Project


Meet Some of the Bears: Bear	Artist	Sponsor
Hog Heaven on a Harley	Judy Arrigotti	Tahoe Lakeshore Lodge
Carmen BEARanda	Donna Hughes	Heavenly Village
Tahoe Beach Bum	Julie Nelson	Zephyr Cove Resort
Miss EmBEARald Bay Bathing Beauty Queen	Janna York	Black Bear Inn
BEAR Suede Shoes – Elvis	Marc Alper	Horizon Casino Resort
Beach Bear	George Lematire	Tahoe Keys Resort

WHAT: Bears By The Lake… A CeleBEARtion! South Shore Lake Tahoe’s largest outdoor public art display and community fund-raiser -- modeled after the highly successful Chicago’s Cows on Parade, Cincinnati’s Big Pig Gig, San Francisco’s Heart Extravaganza, and Reno’s Longhorn Sheep

WHAT ELSE" --Lunch with special guest Nevada Lt. Governor Lorraine T. Hunt and local dignitaries
-- Dramatic reading of Goldilocks and the Three Bears
-- Photo ops of life-size fiberglass bears festooned in brightly colored paints, creative mosaics and other artistic mediums
-- Interviews with guests and spokespersons

WHEN & WHERE Wednesday, May 17, 2006

10:30a.m. Press Conference, Opening Ceremonies, Goldilocks Reading by Politicos at Embassy Suites Resort, So. Lake Tahoe (next door to Harrah’s Tahoe); Outdoor Veranda

11:45 a.m. Complimentary Lunch at Harveys Lake Tahoe, Convention Center Level


RSVP: -- For Media Attendance, Interviews & Lunch: RSVP by Monday morning, May 15 to Sharon Hunt or Tracy Owen Chapman, Weidinger Public Relations, 775/588-2412, Sharon@weidingerpr.com; tochapman@weidingerpr.com


WHY: The organization’s goal is to increase community involvement, feature local artistic talent, and attract more visitors to South Shore while, at the same time, raise a significant amount of money to help local charities continue to make an impact with community’s youth.

MEDIA NOTES: Bears By The Lake… A CeleBEARtion! will be South Shore Lake Tahoe’s largest outdoor public art display and major community fund-raiser

Beginning May 17, the Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority (LTVA) will unveil its summer-long bear mania sight-seeing campaign. Fifty life-size fiberglass bears will be stationed throughout South Lake Tahoe festooned in brightly colored paints, creative mosaics and other artistic mediums.

Local and regional artists, sponsored by local businesses, will decorate bears for public display through September in outdoor public galleries throughout town. Bear sighting maps, designed by the Tahoe Daily Tribune, will be distributed throughout South Shore to encourage the public to pursue a self-guided tour.

In October, the bears will be sold in a live, online auction. The LTVA hopes to raise $200,000 for 10 charities focused to both youth and wildlife preservation and education.

The title sponsors are: All About Realty and Nevada Funding, with corporate sponsorship from: Aramark; Fatburger; Harrah’s and Harveys Lake Tahoe; Horizon Casino Resort; Lakeside Inn and Casino; Mont Bleu Casino Resort and Spa; and Tahoe Daily Tribune.

LAKE TAHOE OPENS BEAR SEASON MAY 14 WITH "BEARS BY THE LAKE...A CeleBEARtion!"

LAKE TAHOE OPENS BEAR SEASON MAY 14
WITH "BEARS BY THE LAKE...A CeleBEARtion!"