TAHOE CITY, CA — Dedicated to growing the musicians of tomorrow, Northern California’s Lake Tahoe Music Festival [a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation] has been integral to the arts and culture of the local community for 36 seasons. Set against the backdrop of the Sierra Nevada mountains and California’s largest lake, its “Sunset Serenades” series has provided an intimate setting with five varied and unique outdoor classical music concerts.
Now after four decades, the Lake Tahoe Music Festival will shut down after two final performances in August of 2020. The reason cited by festival organizers on its website came down to California’s new AB-5 employment law. “AB-5 requirements add to the challenge of meeting our financial goals and create the final stressor on our small non-profit organization. For several years, we have experienced the same slowly eroding philanthropic support of cultural life faced by other small arts organizations in our state. We now join many who also face increased uncertainty regarding employment costs and infrastructure needs associated with AB-5. So we will bring our festival to a close with pride in our long-time contribution to community life in North Tahoe and Truckee.”
For more information, visit https://www.tahoemusic.org/
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