Guitarist and band toss music lovers a blues fireball

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SUTTER CREEK

— Rising guitar and lap steel player Selwyn Birchwood calls his original music “electric swamp funkin’ blues,” defined by raw and soulful musicianship played with fire-andbrimstone fervor. His gritty, unvarnished vocals draw his audience deep inside his unforgettable tales of love, passion, pain and pleasure. No other band on the current blues scene is built quite like Birchwood’s. In addition to Selwyn’s electrifying guitar and lap steel playing, the other featured instrument is Regi Oliver’s driving baritone sax. The group is rounded out by bass, drums and, for the first time, keyboards. Hear the funkin’ group live at Sutter Creek Theatre Friday, March 24.

Wanting to capture the power of the now larger band, Birchwood wrote and arranged 13 new songs for his latest album, “Living In A Burning

House,” and brought in famed Grammy Awardwinning musician Tom Hambridge (Buddy Guy, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Susan Tedeschi) to produce. From the rocking opener “I’d Climb Mountains” to the sweet soul of “She’s A Dime” and “One More Time” to the hairraising “Revelation,” “Living In A Burning House” features some of the most vividly striking writing on today’s blues scene. Birchwood’s voice and vision are clear, his sound is edgy and compelling and his stories are memorable and lasting.

Since the 2014 release of his Alligator Records debut, “Don’t Call No Ambulance,” Birchwood’s meteoric rise from playing small Florida clubs to headlining international festival stages is nothing short of phenomenal. The album received the Blues Music Award and Living Blues Critics’ Award for Best Debut Album of 2014 and he won the 2015 Blues Blast Rising Star Award plus rave reviews.

“A powerhouse player and emotive performer … his band, his material and both his skilled guitaring and soulful vocals are the essence of fully-formed. Birchwood is a major player. Highly recommended.” — Rolling Stone

Doors open at 7:30 and the show begins at 8 p.m. at Sutter Creek Theatre, 44 Main St. in Sutter Creek. Open seating. Beer and wine will be available for purchase. The historical venue is an intimate, 215-seat former silent film theater with superb sound. For tickets and more information visit suttercreektheater.com.

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Sherwood Demonstration Garden or your personal garden. May be closed for inclement weather or poor air quality. Check the website before visiting: ucanr.edu/sites/EDC_Master_Gardeners/ Demonstration_Garden.

Theatre at the Mine presents “Be More Chill” at Union Mine High School in El Dorado March 24 & 25. For more information visit facebook.com/TheatreUMHS.

Oak Ridge High School hosts TrojanJam, 5-7 p.m. in the ORHS large gym. Staff (old school) with face off against students (new legacy) in a basketball game and 50% of proceeds will go to MJ’s Project, which supports local, at-risk teens. Admission is $5.

The Neon Moon Band will perform 5-8 p.m. at HWY 50 Brewery, 3544 Carson Road in Camino.

Live music at Red Hawk Resort + Casino continues every weekend in March at the Stage Bar. Bands will perform every Friday, 8 p.m. to midnight, and Saturday, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. March 24: Hill Street Band (Top 40/classic rock), March 25: American Mile (country rock) and March 31: Ariel Jean (country). Visit redhawkcasino.com for more details.

Harris Center For the Arts presents Keyboard Conversations with Jeffrey Siegel, performing American pianistic treasures, at 8 p.m. For tickets and more information call (916) 608-6888 or visit harriscenter.net.

March 25

The El Dorado Hills Community Services District hosts a free Nature Walk at Bass Lake, 9-11 a.m. Meet in the Sellwood Field parking lot. All ages welcome; wear comfortable shoes.

UCCE Master Gardeners of El Dorado County and Master Food Preservers host Tomatoes: from Seed to Table, 9 a.m. to noon at the El Dorado Hills Community Services District Teenz Center, 1021 Harvard Way in El Dorado Hills. Master Gardeners will show you how to choose the right varieties, deal with insects and diseases, care for and harvest your tomatoes. Master Food Preservers will talk about what you can do with your tomato harvest: canning, dehydrating and freezing.

UCCE Master Gardeners of El Dorado County hosts All About Roses, 9 a.m. to noon at the Sherwood Demonstration Garden, 6699 Campus Drive in Placerville. Join Master Gardeners who will cover the basics of what you need to know about these flowering favorites — from selection and planting to pests, care and pruning. Many gardeners are intimidated by the beautiful rose plant and think they are harder to grow than they really are. But the truth is, with just a little care and knowhow, you can grow gorgeous rose bushes that will produce perfect blooms for you to enjoy and others to marvel at season after season.

Element 79 Vineyards in the Fair Play area hosts the Divining experience, a unique food and wine event at 11:30 a.m. For reservations and more information call (530) 497-0750 or visit element79vineyards.com.

The Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera presents two performances in Rancho Cordova — 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Sacramento Children’s Museum, 2701 Prospect Park Drive, and 2-5 p.m. at KP International Market, 10971 Olson Drive. All performances are free.

Island of Black and White and Red Dirt Ruckus will perform 8 p.m. to midnight at The Green Room Social Club, 251 Main St. in downtown Placerville. For tickets and more information visit clubgreenroom.com.

Harris Center presents Voctave, an a cappella group, at 8 p.m. at Harris Center for the Arts in Folsom. For tickets and more information call (916) 608-6888 or visit harriscenter.net.

See folks group The Trials of Cato, 7 p.m. at The Sofia, 2700 Capital Ave. in Sacramento. For tickets and more information call (916) 443-5300 or visit bstreettheatre.org.

March 26

Oakstone Winery in Somerset hosts Paint & Sip, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jamie Nowell with The Healing Palette will guide guests through a beautiful scenic nature painting. For tickets and more information visit thehealingpalette.org/event-details/oakstonewinery-paint-sip-in-fair-play.

The Neon Moon Band will perform 4-7 p.m. at The Torch Club, 904 15th St. in Sacramento.

March 27

Vitalant will host an El Dorado Hills community blood drive, noon to 4:30 p.m. The Bloodmobile will be located in the parking lot near the baseball fields at the EDH Community Services District, 1021 Harvard Way. Donors will be entered into a drawing to win one of two $10,000 pre-paid gift cards from Vitalant, which can be redeemed by email. Make an appointment at donors.

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be relied upon and will not be binding or legally effective. Addenda will be uploaded in PDF format to Quest’s website. To receive notification of addenda, interested bidders must be included on the planholders list.

CONTRACTORS LICENSE vitalant.org and use blood drive code SMFM019 or call Vitalant at (877) 258-4825 and mention the same code. Walk-ins will be accommodated if space allows.

CLASSIFICATION: Bidders shall be properly licensed to perform the Work pursuant to the Contractors’ State License Law (Business and Professions Code section 7000 et seq.) and shall possess a California Class A – General Engineering Contractor’s License at the time the bid is submitted, and shall maintain a valid license and certification through completion and acceptance of the Work, including the guarantee and acceptance period. Failure of the successful Bidder to obtain proper adequate licensing shall constitute a failure to execute the Contract and shall result in the forfeiture of the Bidder’s security, and may result in legal penalties.

CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION: No contractor or subcontractor may be listed on a bid proposal for a public works project or awarded a contract for a public works project unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code sections 1771.1(a), 1725.5. Bids will not be accepted from unregistered contractors except as provided in section 1771.1.

Now with this digital project information. To access the electronic bid form, download the project/request documents and click the online bidding button at the top of the advertisement screen. Physical paper copies of the Contract Documents, including Plans, may be examined by appointment at the County of El Dorado, Chief Administrative Office, Procurement and Contracts Division located at 330 Fair Lane, Placerville, California 95667; however, the Chief Administrative Office will no longer issue paper copies of the Contract Documents to bidders. To view the Contract Documents in person, contact Tyler Prince by phone at 530-621-6438 or by

The El Dorado Roses are searching for candidates to run for the 2023 El Dorado Rose. Candidates must be at least 60 years old, have lived in the county for 10 years and have many hours of volunteer service to her community. The El Dorado Rose dresses in period clothing from 1849-1910 and then becomes the official hostess of El Dorado County for one year. For more information call Carole Burnley at (530) 626-4949.

The Gilmore Senior Center in El Dorado Hills is seeking volunteer art teachers to teach seniors two-day art lessons. The lesson can be in any art medium and will take place between May 1 and Sept. 30. Duration can be as long as needed: a week, month or quarterly. The center is open all week days and the lesson time slot is 2-4 p.m. For more information or to volunteer contact Chelsie Harrison at (916) 292-193 or charrison@edhcsd. org.

Watercolor Artists of Sacramento Horizons issues a call to artists to submit works for the 45th annual AWASH with Color juried membership show. All paintings must be entered online at client.smarterentry.com/WASH. Entry deadline is March 24 and the show runs March 28 through April 15 at the Sacramento Fine Arts Center.

The Mills Station Arts & Culture Center in Rancho Cordova, in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution, presents Righting a Wrong: Japanese Americans and World War II through March 25. For more information visit rcmacc.org.

B Street Theatre presents “Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson” through April 16 at The Sofia, 2700 Capital Ave. in Sacramento. For tickets and more information call (916) 443-5300 or visit bstreettheatre. org.

“Heroes of the Fourth Turning” runs through April 16 at Capital Stage Theatre, 2215 J St. in Sacramento. For tickets and more information call (916) 995-5464 or visit capstage.org.

British artist and Camino resident David Yapp will exhibit a selection of his fine art prints, reproduced from his original oil paintings, at Gold Country Retirement Community in Placerville through May 5. To discover more about the artist and to see a selection of his paintings go to davidyapp.com.

PREVAILING WAGE REQUIREMENTS: In accordance with the provisions of Labor Code section 1770 et seq., the general prevailing rate of wages in the county in which the Work is to be done has been determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations. These wage rates appear in the California Department of Transportation publication entitled General Prevailing Wage Rates. Interested parties can obtain the current wage information by submitting their requests to the Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Labor Statistics and Research, P.O. Box 420603, San Francisco CA 94142-0603, Telephone (415) 7034708 or by referring to the website at http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlsr/PWD. The rates at the time of the bid advertisement date of a project will remain in effect for the life of the project in accordance with the California Code of Regulations, as modified and effective January 27, 1997. Copies of the general prevailing rate of wages in the county in which the Work is to be done are also on file at the Chief Administrative Office, Facilities Division, and are available upon request.

In accordance with the provisions of Labor Code section 1810, eight (8) hours of labor using unauthorized subcontractors or by making unauthorized substitutions. An inadvertent error in listing the California Contractor license number on the Subcontractor List will not be grounds for filing a bid protest or grounds for considering the bid non-responsive if the Bidder submits the corrected Contractor’s license number via email as noted above within 24 hours of request. The corrected Contractor’s license number must correspond to the submitted name and location for that subcontractor. BUY AMERICA: This Project is subject to the “Buy America” provisions of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982, as amended by the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, and the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21). Contractor agrees that it will comply with all of the applicable “Buy America” provisions and will hold County harmless, pursuant to the Indemnity provisions set forth herein, for any violations of these laws. BID SECURITY: A bid security shall be provided with each bid. Bid security shall be in an amount of not less than ten percent (10%) of the total amount bid for the Work and shall be cash, a certified check, or cashier’s check drawn to the order of the County of El Dorado or a Bidder’s Bond executed by a surety satisfactory to the County of El Dorado on the form provided in the Proposal section of these Contract Documents. Bidders are required to submit either an electronic Bidder’s Bond through Surety2000 or a PDF copy of a hard copy Bidder’s Bond with their bid. If a bid security other than a Bidder’s Bond is being used, Bidders must upload a PDF copy of the bid security with their electronic bid submittal. If a PDF copy of the bid security is uploaded, the original bid security and acknowledgment must be provided to the Chief Administrative Office, Procurement and Contracts Division, after the bid opening but before the end of business on the first business day after the bid opening. If the Bidder chooses to utilize Surety2000, by submitting their bid, Bidder hereby agrees to hold the County of El Dorado harmless from and waive any and all claims against the County of El Dorado for any claims or damages that arise from or are related to the Bidder’s use of Surety 2000.

PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BONDS: The estate of the decedent. requests authority to administer the estate under

Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: May 8, 2023 at 8:30 a.m. in Dept. 9 at 3321 Cameron Park Drive, Cameron Park, CA 95682

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the