Boys & Girls Club of Lake Tahoe Celebrates 30 Years at Edgewood Tahoe with 33rd Annual Golf Classic Weekend

The Boys & Girls Club of Lake Tahoe will celebrate a milestone this October as the 33rd Annual Golf Classic marks 30 years at Edgewood Tahoe. Taking place October 17-18, Golf Classic Weekend will bring together golfers, sponsors, community members, and supporters for two days of comedy, creativity, and golf benefiting local children and teens.

For three decades, Edgewood Tahoe has generously donated the use of its golf course and facilities for the Annual Golf Classic. This longstanding partnership has helped make the event a tradition for the Club and the South Shore community, raising critical funds for local youth year after year. The Boys & Girls Club of Lake Tahoe is deeply grateful to Edgewood Tahoe for 30 years of impact.

Joe Praino & Friends: Comedy Show & Dinner

Golf Classic Weekend begins Saturday, October 17, with Joe Praino & Friends: Comedy Show & Dinner at The Barrel Room in South Lake Tahoe. From 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., guests will enjoy live stand-up comedy, a buffet dinner provided by MacDuff’s Pub, and two drinks included with each ticket.

Joe Praino returns to headline alongside guest comedians Howie Nave, Pete Cestaro, Matt Knudsen, and Andy Lazarus. Tickets are $75 per person, and guests must be 21 or older. Purchase tickets at bit.ly/bgclt-comedy-2026.

33rd Annual Golf Classic Tournament

The weekend’s highlight is the 33rd Annual Golf Classic at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course on Sunday, October 18. All team spots for this year’s tournament have been filled. Golfers will spend the day on Edgewood’s course with food, on-course bars, raffle prizes, and tournament festivities throughout the day.

Additional opportunities remain for businesses and community members to get involved. Hole-in-One and Tee Partner sponsorships are still available, and the tournament will feature an online silent auction and on-site raffle. Donations of gift certificates, products, experiences, services, rounds of golf, golf packages, and other items are currently being accepted.

Paint & Sip Luncheon

For those who want to spend the day at Edgewood, the Paint & Sip Luncheon returns for its second year on Sunday, October 18. Check-in begins at 11:00 a.m., followed by lunch at Brooks’ Bar & Deck at noon and a guided painting experience with Charlotte Castillo from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.

Tickets are $125 and include lunch, all painting materials, Lava Cap wine, and the guided painting experience. Space is limited and advance registration is required. Reserve your seat at bit.ly/paint-sip-2026.

The Golf Classic Legacy

Now in its 33rd year, the Annual Golf Classic has raised more than $1.1 million for the Boys & Girls Club of Lake Tahoe. The Club is grateful to Edgewood Tahoe for 30 years of generosity and to the golfers, sponsors, donors, volunteers, and community partners who have helped make the event possible year after year.

100% of funds raised throughout Golf Classic Weekend help provide affordable after-school and school-break programs, meals and snacks, academic support, and opportunities in STEM, art, sports and recreation, character and leadership development, and social, emotional, and physical wellbeing.

For event tickets, available sponsorship opportunities, raffle donations, and additional information, visit www.bgcltgolfclassic.com or contact golf@bgclt.org.

About Boys & Girls Club of Lake Tahoe

The Boys & Girls Club of Lake Tahoe (BGCLT) is celebrating 35 years of service in Lake Tahoe. Since 1991, BGCLT has provided South Tahoe youth a safe place to learn and grow. With passion and determination, Club staff and volunteers serve more than 1,200 children annually with the mission to empower all young people to reach their full potential. Youth participants receive academic support and engage in a variety of enriching and educational opportunities in the arts, STEM, sports and recreation, character and leadership development, and programs that promote social, emotional, and physical wellbeing. BGCLT is the only after school program on Tahoe’s south shore that welcomes young people at every grade level from ages 4 to 18. Programs and activities operate in six locations, the Angel of Tahoe Clubhouse as well as five off-site locations, Bijou Community School, Meyers Elementary School, Tahoe Valley Elementary and, new as of Fall 2026, Sierra House Elementary and Zephyr Cove Elementary School. For more information about the impacts of the Club, or how to help support the youth of South Tahoe, visit bgclt.org.