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Hi sc oo stu ents eature in arts ow • What: ArtSpirit reception. • When: Saturday, 1 to 2:30 p.m. • Where: Calaveras Arts Council's Gallery, 22 N. Main St., San Andreas. • Admission: Free. • Info: 754-1774, www.calaverasarts.org

ArtSpirit, the 18th annual high school juried exhibition, will open at Calaveras Arts Council's Gallery on Saturday. Student artists are from Calaveras, Bret Harte and Mountain Oaks high schools. A public reception will be held Saturday at the gallery, 22 N. Main St. in San Andreas. The exhibit runs until April 19. First, second and third place judging results will be announced at 2 p.m. Cash awards will be presented to first and second place winners,

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The exhibit provides the public each of 12 categories. Categories include: black and with the rare opportunity to white photography, color photogobserve and purchase art created raphy, digital/computer art, oil or by Calaveras County's talented acrylic painting, watercolor paint- teens. ing, pastels, drawing/illustration, Last year, students entered functional ceramics, sculpture, more than 200 works. ArtSpirit was chosen as the printmaking, other/mixed media, and crafts. title to symbolize that through Judging of the art for the cash art, students often feel a spirit to awards in each category is by local express their innermost feelings, whether it be rage and fear, or joy professional artists. Visitors will be able to cast a and spirituality. ballot for their favorite artwork. Calaveras Arts Council has At the end of the show in April, been assi sting area schoolsfor a Popular Choice cash award will more than two decades with be presentedto the student artist its esteemed Arts in Education with the most votes. program, which provides a wide Since March has been designat- range of visual and performing ed both nationally and statewide arts workshops and assemblies. as Arts Education Month, this Visitors to the ArtSpirit show ArtSpirit exhibit is meant to call will be impressed with the quality attention to the importance of and diversity of the artwork, said having an education steeped in Mary Jane Genochio, executive the arts. director of the arts council.

"Vulnerable," an oil painting by Bret Harte High School student Mikayla Kunesh, is one of this year's entries. Kunesh won Best of Show at last year's ArtSpirit exhibit for her piece titled "Silenced."

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Pair of environmenta filmfestivals showin on atur a • What: Backto Nature Film Fest. • When: Saturday, noon to 10 p.m. • Where: Columbia College, Dogwood Theater. • Tickets: $5 for general public. • Information: 352-1219, fnrcc. blogspot.com

The second annual Back to Nature Film Festival will be held Saturday at Columbia College. The festival is presented by ITSA Film Festival and the Columbia College Forestry and Natural Resources Club. Tickets will be available at the door on Saturday. Columbia College students and staff are free with proper identification.

Louisiana Got Screwed." • 5:30 to 6 p.m. is the dinner break. • 6 to 6:45 p.m. will feature speakers Seth Connolly from the Tuolumne River Trust and Clare Long from the Stanislaus National Forest's Rim Fire recovery team. • 6:45 to 8:20 p.m. will show the comedy "Prescription Strength," the animation film "Run Crab Run!" and documentaries "Tales of the Sand," "Sweet SexyOcean," "Struggle for Existence,""The Ridge," and "Tortoise in Peril." • 8:20 to 10:20 p.m. will show the documentaries "Nobody's River" and "DamNation," which is produced by Patagonia. "DamNation" is described as a "powerfulfilm odyssey across America that explores the sea change in our national attitude from pride in big dams as engineering wonders to the growing awareness that our own future is bound to the life and health of

Tickets for the general public are $5 for the entire day. All ticketproceeds benefitthe college's forestry club. The official schedule is as follows: • Noon to 1 p.m. will show the music videos "Emotional our rivers." Dimensions" and "The Life We Meanwhile, the "Nobody's Had" along with the documenRiver" team joined forces with tary "Great White Lies" and the award-winning freelance direccomedy "Junior the Bear." torand cinematographer Skip • 1 to 3 p.m. will screen the Armstrong to capture the story documentary "Inhabit: A Prema- of their expedition along the culture Perspective." Amur River. • 3 to 4 p.m. will show the muMore than 70 days, from sic video "Two Weeks in Iceland" Mongolia to Russia, and traveland the documentaries "Fragile ing 5,000 kilometers along a Waters" and "Boats of Jamaica wild, free-flowing river, the team Bay." documented the challenges, • 4 to 5:30 p.m. will show the triumphs, and often hilarious music video "Biont" and the adventuresofthis incredible documentary "Lube Job: How journey.

The festival's schedule is as • What: Sierra Nevada Film Festival. follows: •W hen: Satu rday,doorsopen at5 p.m . • 5 p.m., doors open. •W here:Black BartPlayhouse,580 S. • 5:30 p.m., welcome and Algiers St., Murphys. introduction. • Tickets: $10 at the door, $8 online, • 5:39 p.m., "Paper City," a students are $6 at door and $5 online brief yet delicate animation fol• Info: www.sierrafilmfest.org The Sierra Nevada Film Festival, hosted by nonprofit Ebbetts Pass Forest Watch, will be held Saturdayevening in Murphys. Organizers say the festival is still goingstrong after12yearsof "celebrating beauty."

servation hero who has committed the last 35 years ofhis life to saving North America's bluebirds. • 6:08 p.m., "Emptying the Skies," sponsored by Dr. Dorit Eliou. The film is based on a magazine essay written by noted lowing the charming rise and fold best-selling novelist Jonathan of a fragile metropolis. Captured Franzen forThe Nerv Yorker and by an unseen helicopter, the widely republished around the narrative unfolds through windworld, chronicling the rampant ing roads, erupting forests and poachingofmigratory songbirds emerging mountains. in southern Europe. • 5:41 p.m., "Bluebird Man," • 7:27 p.m., intermission. • 8pm "AWorldBeyond which tells the story of 91-yearold Al Larson, a self-taught conthe World," uses text adapted from Robert Marshalls "Alaska Wilderness: Exploring the Brooks Range" (1929) and images from Expedition Arguk (2013). The short film aims to celebrate that most ancient and sublime of human pleasures: moving through a mysterious, beautiful and unknown landscape. • 8:03 p.m., "Nobody's River," sponsored by Holly and Rodger Orman. • 8:35 p.m.,"All the Time in the World," sponsored by OARS. In this deeply personal docum entary, a family searches for a

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Trivia Bee un raiser returnin to Social hour will begin at 5:30 p.m. with the bee at 6:30 p.m. Three-member teams representing area businesses, clubs and organizations will try to answer questions on topics rang-

• What: Trivia Bee. • When: Saturday, 5:30 p.m. • Where: Sonora Opera Hall. • Tickets: $15. • Information: 694-2727.

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This year's Tuolumne County Trivia Bee is going Down Under. The annual event, which benefits the Tuolumne County

Library's literacy services programs, will take place Saturday at the Sonora Opera Hall.

local history. This year's theme is "Read Down Under" with an emphasis on costumes based on Australian and New Zealand culture. Lynn McCormick, the main organizer for the event, is encourag-

ing county residents to come cheer on their favorite trivia team. Teams this year include the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 391, Tuolumne Parks and Recreation, The Union Democrat, Sonora Sunrise Rotary, and

chapters of the Friends of the Tuolumne CountyLibrary. Tickets to watch the event and rootforyourpreferred team are on sale at all Tuolumne County Library branches for $15. Finger food will be supplied by the SonoraEmblem Club No. 124, and the Sonora Lions will host the wine and beer bar. Allproceeds ofthisyear's Trivia Bee will be used to provide enhanced technology learning components.

"As we progress through the 21st century, the need to understand and feel comfortable with the rapid growth in technology is essential forour county residents," McCormick said. She said residents of all ages must be able to navigate the

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Maryann Curmi (left) will emcee the annual Trivia Bee, which Lynn McCormick helps organize.

"More than in most years, we are depending on the Trivia Bee audience for the income that will make this project a reality," McCormick said.

Sonora PubCrawl ontap Bars and restaurants in downtown Sonora will host a St. Patrick's Day-themed Pub Crawl from 3to7 p.m .Saturday. Each participating business will offerspecialstopeople who pres-

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SecondSaturdaycontinueswith 23downtownArt Night locations Also on view is a photo display by Ron Pickup with photos of the pre-1985 Stanislaus River, in his exhibition 'Wild and Scenic near Parrotts Ferry Bridge." In addition, the restaurant features woodblock prints and paintings by one of Tuolumne County's m ost revered artists,Charles F. Surendorf (1906 to 1979). A As St. Patrick's Day approaches, nationally recognized printmaker historic downtown Sonora finds who traveled the world and was treasure within its growing arts one of the Roosevelt-era Works and cultural district. Progress Administration artists, Galleries, shops and other venSurendorf s work is treasured by ues are preparing tocelebratethe many art collectors. 55th consecutive Sonora Second At 208S.Green St.,Stage 3 Saturday Art Night. Theatre invites Art Night attendWith 23 downtown Art Night ees to a wedding with the presenlocations, Saturday's event brings tation of the comedy Five Women out musical talent and shines a Wearing the Same Dress." bright light on outstanding visual Before the play, artist Chuck artists of the Mother Lode region. Waldman will play old-time banjo. "Every month we're more The theatre bell rings at 7 p.m., excitedabout the successand with tickets available at 536-1778 diverse quality of Art Night," said or www.stage3.org. committee member Laurie LehmBack up on Washington Street ann. "People come up with some near the mid-town traffic light, very creative ways to share our Out of Hand, 189 S. Washington community's sense of expression." St., continues its art show, offered Traveling from the south, stroll- in collaboration with Tuolumne ers can take in a wide array of County Arts Alliance. "Students arts experiences. of Shibori: Precise Japanese TieDye," organized by instructors The Europa Cafe, 275 S.Washington St., displays works Laurie Livingston and LuAnn by local artists, including abTillman, presents works by their stract photographer Geoff Wynne, students. Both women teach for expressionist painters Leslie Tuolumne County Arts Alliance's Hurst and Charles Waldman and KASA Arts Academy. Also on watercolor painter Cate Culver. view are ceramics, glassworks and • What: Second Saturday Art Night. • When: Saturday, 5 p.m. • Where: Downtown Sonora. • Admission: Free. • Information: 532-7697, www.2ndsaturdayartnight.org

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repurposedtextile piecesby local artists. Next door, SOMA Fitness Studios,185 South Washington St., hostsa specialdisplay ofpottery by ceramicist Andy Clemo with June Diggle on flute. Just down the block, the Aloft Art Gallery, 167 S. Washington St., continues its annual "On the Wild Side" art show with a broad spectrum ofart,celebrating the inspiration of our animal friends. This two-month-long event is also a fundraiser for Sonora Cat Rescue. In support of that fundraiser, this Saturday evening the gallery will pick winners for its annual raflle. March's featured artists include

Kate Frederick, who paints colorful abstracts in oil, acrylic and watercolor, and Lori Fields, who creates her whimsical paintings in watercolor and acrylic. Plus, gallery visitors can enjoy folk music by guitarist, singer and gallery artist George Haskell. Now in its eighth year, the gallery supports nearly 35 artists. Across the street at 160 S. Washington St., BeDazzled At the Inn, will showcase Randy Pare on the shop's grand piano, playing a bitofgospeland some outrageous rock-a-billy. Additionally, visitors are invited to view the recently restoredlobby ofH istoric Sonora Inn. Next door at Sharon Malone's, 146 S. Washington St., art fans can enjoy an evening of double talent when Michael Severin performs on his 12-string folk guitar and also presents his award-winning Natural Realism paintings of Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada.

Then at 144 S. Washington St., St., welcomes The John Roman Sonora Joe's presents paintings Jackson Trio, featuring musicians by Sonora Celtic Faire creator Bill Schneidermann and Bob FeiPatrick Michael Karnahan. Music gen with award-winning singerabounds when folk singer Sandy songwriter John Roman Jackson Shoor brings classic songs from at the front. the 1950s and 60s folk music Next door, Tar Flat Antiques, scene and his own original songs. welcomes renowned artist Natalia "Natasha" Koshelkova to display Then indie music stylist Kevin Axe comeson board at7:30 p.m. to her works for passersby. Born in round out the evening. St. Petersburg, Russia, KoshelAt the corner of Washington kova entered The Art College in and Theall Streets, Legends Soda St. Petersburg at age 13 where Fountain, Antiques & Books she studied graphics and painting. welcomes Mark Leyva and guest After graduation, she taught art musicians, including central for school-age pupils in that city. California's own Ukulele Empress In the early 1990s Koshelkova Peggy Reza. Leyva is a classically immigrated to the United States, trained musician, who also has and soon found herself in Sonora, a deep history in America's folk teaching art and connecting with music traditions. the local arts community. "Natasha's work is colorful and Next door at 129 S. Washington St., Sonora's long-standing import filled with childlike whimsy," said shop, Benjamin Fig, presents Art Night committee member beaded masks and paintings by Sarah Nesper."Many of us fondly Gwen Popovac, whose works have remember her playful mural of been exhibited in museums and the Flying Pigs at Wilma's Cafe and Flying Pig Saloon. It will be a galleries throughout the western United States. joy to see her work again." The Alcove — at the site of the Just next door, Funky Junk, historic Baer's Clothing Store, 105 71 S. Washington St., presents S. Washington St.— are decorated The Dusty Roads Band, playing by The Sonora Sewing School. a medley of popular rock n' roll "The Alcove has become a dance beats. Next door at 67 S. Washington popular site for spontaneous performances," said B.Z. Smith, an St., Backspace Boutique and GalArt Night committee member and lerypresentsseveralregional arttalent organizer. "If anyone would ists in a variety of artistic styles, liketoperform there,it's a good including mixed media painter idea to give us a heads-up." Kathleen Wolfe, ceramicist James Then nearby Diamondback deRosso, photographers John Grill, 93 S. Washington St., Robinson and MaryAnn Hale, plus presents on-going exhibitions of artisan jewelers Sarah Yates and regional artists' works, curated by Lauren Hurley. "Backspace has been with Art Kristen Kestly. Across the street, Mountain Night since its earliest days," Home GiRs, 83 S. Washington Smith said."They provide a unique opportunity for younger artists and Maker Movement craftspeople to share their works." Smith explained the Maker Movement is a culture phenomena that is an outgrowth of the School Pr e se n t s "Do-It-Yourself' Movement, where

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'na s to eature oca teen This year's event, sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts, is expected to be standingroom-only. Eleven judges will serve during the two-day competition and include acclaimed experts and professionals from the poetry and arts fields, such as former CaliforniaPoetLaureate Al Young and filmmaker Christopher Coppola. There will be a special guest in attendance, Dana Gioia, an internationally-acclaimed and

award-winning poet, who is also a past chairman of the NEA and one of the creators of the National Poetry Out Loud initiative. The state final is California's culminating competition between county winners who have shown

their merit in the classroom, school and district. The contest is a pyramid competition structure similar to a spelling bee. The California POL champion will win $200 and a trip to Washington D.C. from the NEA,

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Levi Lowe, a Sonora High sophomore, will compete in Sacramento. Tens of thousands ofhigh school students analyzed, memorized and recited their poems throughout California, but only 40 will advance to the 10th annual Poetry Out Loud state finals — scheduledforSunday and Monday in Sacramento. Levi Lowe, a sophomore at Sonora High School, is the Tuolumne CountyPoetry Out Loud Champion and will represent the county in the state final reciting poems by Walt Whitman, C.K Williams and Al Young. The California Poetry Out Loud StateFinalsare scheduled for Sunday (Round 1) and Monday (Rounds 2 and 3). The events on Monday will take place in the State Capitol Assembly Committee Room 4202, and will be televised and/or webcast live on the California Channel (www. calchannel.com). This year marks the tenth time the California Arts Council has

produced the annual state competition — the largest of its kind in the nation, with more than 40,000 students in 40 California counties participating. Tuolumne County has had a finalist in the state competition in six of the last seven years. Past finalists include Maija Swanson, Mikela Murray, Jonathon Bermea fortwo years,and most recent winner Teresa Woods, also for two years. All of the county's state finalists have advancedto the third and final round of the competition. In Bermea's second year in the finals in 2012, he finished third out of more than 30 county champions. "This year we're proud to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of this beloved initiative, as we partner with 40 counties across California, making this our largest Poetry Out Loud State Final to date," said Craig Watson, director of the California Arts Council.

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Few things say Western America as do sagebrush, cowboys, giant sequoias, the Grand Canyon, coyotes, tumbleweed, Half Dome, Chief Crazy Horse, Winchester rifles, The Alamo, Lost Dutchman Mine, Stetsons, bandits

extraordinaire Belle Starr and Joaquin Murrieta, Colt 44s, Rocky Mountains, mustangs and saguaro cactus. How about adding outhouses to that list? Seriously? Yep, the humble, simple structure that most people today have neither seen, used nor thought about. There are those, of course, thatare aware ofthese primitive "necessaries" but would rather have a root canal without anesthesia than set foot — or anything else — in one. In fact, the issue ofhuman waste or its disposal is disgusting and crude to most folks and not to be discussed in polite conversation.

So inappropriate, in fact, that scores of euphemisms came into our language to disguise the word "outhouse" and its function.

But, let's face it. Every human needs aplace to take care of business. There is nothing in our daily lives that has as many nicknames as the outhouse or toilet. The number of words for this

to be wondering why you are readingan article about Sierra Sitters or the reasons behind an outhouse essay in the Weekender.

If you find the topic indelicate, please move on to current cul-

tural happenings. Your choice, words Eskimos use for snow. always. Ever heard of or used one of A few reasons come to mind: I the following? Throne, library, am deeply interested in Western Mrs. Murphy,oval office,powder American history in general room, the John, the can, toll and an avid student of Sierra booth, head, sandbox, gas cham- Nevada history in particular. For years I've been on a misber, long drop, visit my aunt, loo, thunder box, crapper, have a sion to chronicle people, places talk with the governor, and see a and events in the Sierra, espeman about a horse and litterbox cially those that have become are among the numerous and dim — and dimmer — with the humorous euphemisms. passage of time. But, factually, the aromatic Another goal is to encourage "utility" was a quantum leap in folks to hike and explore the sanitation technology compared multi-faceted grandeur of the Sito cesspits, open trenches and erra foothills and high country. slinging waste out of a window Throughout nearly 40 years or doorinto the street oryard. and 12,000 miles of trail Surely, at this point, you have pounding in the Sierra, I have witnessed strange and wondrous and oddball things in the foothills and high country wilderness. contraption rivals the number of

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This toilet with a view was once on top of Mount Whitney — the tallest peak in the lower 48 states.

Forlorn,deteriorated, improbably placed, some amusing, peculiarly picturesque, a few still functional, one overhanging a dizzying vertical drop, another atop the tallest peak in the lower 48 (Mount Whitney) and all a hangout for spiders, mice, ants, wasps and the occasional rattlesnake. In the middle of nowhere at 9,000 feet elevation and partially hidden in a stand of aspen, I discovered an ancient privy festooned with faded Tibetan prayer flags and complete with (rat chewed) shamrock patterned toilet paper. It wasso lopsided that seat belts would have been a boon. Another comical biffy in the back of the back of beyond had collapsed. As if someone had pushed the boards out and away, rotting wood splayed out around this place to answer nature's call. The only thing upright was a seatless,gunshot-riddled ce-

ramic commode. Believe it or not, the outhouse is a time-honored icon even though most lived up to their reputation of being a little scary, smelly, uncomfortable, cold in winter and hot in summer.

It isestimated that a couple million are still in use in the United States. I have no idea who keeps count of such things, but there you have it. In fact, the remaining privies from older times are the subject of photography books and posters.

Some "little brown shacks" have found new life as quaint yard art, school bus stops, garden sheds and tool storage. In recent years, a new "sport" has become popular in certain parts of the country: Annual outhouse races in Nevada, Arkansas, Texas and Alaska have captured the interest of many people. There is even a quirky, massive website that will treat you to a virtual outhouse tour. Privies certainly seem to have

an enduring and endearing place in the public imagination. Since these old structures are heading toward extinction along with drive-in movies, dial phones and dinosaurs, I decided to offer readers a smattering of privy history and trivia. Prehistoric people took care of business wherever the urge happened. At some point along the evolutionary timeline, the idea of privacy entered the consciousness, and the relative isolation of caves were used. Caves, in effect,were the forerunners of outhouses. Easy to see how "privy" is derived from privacy. Since the number of nearby caves and space in them was finite, the next step was digging holes in the ground. That, too, became time-consuming and impractical.

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This dilapidated outhouse, on the edge of a cliff in the southern Sierra Nevada, is one of the many outhouse relics found throughout the state.

The crescentmoon cutout often seen on outhouse doors once identified it for women, while a star or sun was for men. The symbols were useful for illiterate people. ments, then towns, then cities. Lots of folks lived together, and answering nature's call behind a tree or bush or emptying the chamber pot in the street was no longer practical, private, sanitary or decent. Just who came up with the idea ofan enclosed structure is not known, nor is the inventor of these little shacks. It is known, however, the earliest use ofa water closet, consisting of a stone bowl with a water system, was found to have

been used in China around 200 B.C. Some researchers estimate

the first outhouse in Europe was used more than 500 years ago. Traditionally, the door had a

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In Medieval Europe and the American Colonies and, later, earlydecades in theWest, most people were illiterate.

Either as a hobby or a fulltime job, diggers know these defunct holes contain artifacts from the past. Some finds are very valuable, most are not. Particularly, the pre-Civil War years to 1900 can yield highly prized artifacts. Some amazing items have been discovered, such as chamber pots, dolls,clay pipes,shoes, buggy whips, musical instruments,lanterns,crockery, coins and unimaginable quantities of antique, mouth-blown bottles, household equipment. Intact1830 to 1876 bottles can sell for thousands of dollars to avid collectors of beautifully

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the facility for women and a star or sun for men. The designs also allowed for a little light and much needed ventilation. From ancient times, Luna, the moon, had been the symbol for femininity, and the sun symbolized masculinity. Eventually, the "moon room"

unusual designs. Recognizing the need for sanitation, one of Franklin D. Roosevelt's health-related projects was toprovide sanitary privies, especially in rural areas. Hundreds of men were put to work building more than 2.3 million privies to reduce a host of seriousenteric diseases. Perhaps the next time you

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Sonora High School culinary arts students will be providing a Cuban-inspired feast. Tickets to the dinner and dance are sold out, however, online bidding is still available. The Mario Flores Latin Jazz Band will perform from 9 to 10:30p.m.,followed by Sound Extreme D J until midnight. New this year is mobile bidding via smart phones and computers for the hundreds of items in the silent auction. Meanwhile, the live auction will feature a Smart car, weeklong stay in Budapest and a pair of diamond earrings. There will also be various raffles, vintage cars and an outside cigarbar sponsored by Stogie's of Jamestown.

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STASE • Stage 3 Theatre will present 'Tive Women Wearing the Same Dress," directed by Catherine Gordon, through March 22at 208 S.Green St.in downtown Sonora.For reservations,call536-1778 or visit www.stage3.org. • Sierra Repertory Theatre will present "Mary Poppins" at the East Sonora theater, through May 3. Call 532-3120 or visit www.sierrarep.org for ticket information.

AHT • ArtSpirit, the 18th annual high school juried exhibition, will open at Calav-

eras Arts Council's Gallery on Saturday. Student artists are from Calaveras, Bret Harte and Mountain Oaks high schools. A public reception will be held from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the gallery, 22 N. Main St. in San Andreas. The exhibit runs until April 19. For more information, call 754-1774 orvisitwww.calaverasarts.org.

• The award-winning watercolors and pen drawings of Sonora artist Barb Young will be featured the month of March at Hovey Winery's tasting room in Murphys. For more information, call 728-9999. • "Art in the Library," a rotating display at the Tuolumne County Library on Greenley Road in Sonora, will feature oil paintings of landscapes and seascapes by Michael Severin for the month of March. For more information, call 533-5507.

• Arts of Bear Valley will display works by Deborah Marlene in the Window Gallery in the Meadowmont Shopping Center in Arnold during March. She is a watercolorartistwho paints localscenery as well as flowers. • "River Reflections," an exhibit featuringmore than 40 artiststic interpretations of the Mokelumne River, will be featured in Calaveras County until March 29. The Historic Hotel Leger in Mokelumne Hill will host the exhibit. For more information, visit www.amadorarts.org or call 267-9038.

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Gold Rush days at Tuolumne County Library, 480 Greenley Road, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. today in the Community Meeting Room. LindaClark,who portrays Hard Luck Lin, helps turn the past into living history. This program is a precursor to the following week's event where children will decorate gold pans for a display in a project through the Tuolumne County Historical Society. Call the library at 533-5507 for more information or to sign your child up for the program. • The 31st annualJamestown Run will take place Saturday at Jamestown School at 18299 Fifth Ave. A two-mile fun run will begin at 8 a.m., with a 10K race at 9:30 a.m. The race will benefit the Jamestown School band and science camp programs. Race day registration begins at 7 a.m. Long sleeve T-shirts are included in the fee. The cost is $15 for those under 18 and $25 for runners over 18. Call 9845217, ext. 101, for more information. The event is held rain or shine. • Salvatore Salerno will be the guest presenter at the next Sonora Writers Group meeting, which will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday inSonora. Salerno has

taught poetry writing at Fresno City College, and has edited college and community literary magazines. More than 100 of his poems and short stories have been published. Those in attendance are asked to bring one long poem or two short poems to the meeting. Salerno will be available to critique participants poetry. The Sonora Writers Group offers support for writers from beginners to experienced. Call Jill Klajic-Ryanat 743-8097 formore information.

• The second annualBack to Nature Film Fest will take place from noon to 10 p.m.Saturday in the Dogwood Theater at Columbia College. General admission is $5 for an all-day pass. Students and staff at Columbia College are free. All ticket proceeds will benefit the Columbia College Forestry and Natural Resources Club. Tickets are sold at the door only. For moreinformation,visitfnrcc.blogspot. com.

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• The Presbyterian Women's group at Columbia's Church of the 49ers will serve a traditional St. Patty's Day Corned Beef and Cabbage Dinnerfrom 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday in Faith Hall. This celebration of St. Patrick's Day features "The Fiddle Gang" playing Irish tunes as guests enjoy an Irish dinner. Those attending are encouraged to wear green. Tickets are $13 for adults and youth, $5 for children 6 to 12 years and free for thewee ones. Tickets to the fundraiser — proceeds will be used to outfit Faith Hall with round dining tables — may be purchased at the door. The Church of the 49ers is located on Parrotts Ferry Road at Jackson Street in Columbia. To order tickets, or for more information, call 532-6604. • The 2015 Tuolumne CountyTrivia Bee to benefit the Tuolumne County Library's literacy services programs will take placeSaturday at the Sonora Opera Hall. Social hour will begin at 5:30 p.m. with the Trivia Bee at 6:30 p.m. Threemember teams representing area businesses, clubs and organizations will try to answer questions on topics ranging from literatureand music to localhistory. This year's theme is "Read Down Under" with an emphasis on costumes based on Australian and New Zealand culture. For

at the Heart Rock Cafe on Washington Street in downtown Sonora. Joining the couple will be Martha Patterson and others. Doors open at 5 p.m., with the concert lastingfrom 5:30to 8:30 p.m. Any gospel -oriented singers or groups are asked to contactSmart at 536-0439 or 559-1908. • Chispa Parlor 139 of the Native Sons of the Golden West will serve aPancake Breakfastfrom 7:30to 11:30 a.m .Sunday at the Native Sons Hall, 389 Main St. in Murphys. Pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, biscuits and gravy, orange juice, coffeeand hot chocolate willbe served for $7 foradults and $3 forchildren 10 and younger. The breakfasts are served on the third Sunday of each month. For more information, call 728-8902. • Just Dance will meet from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the First Presbyterian Church of the 49ers in Columbia. Ballroom, swing,

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be featured, with live music by Les Olson. Each dance includes ballroom and swing dance lessons plus line dance instruction during intermission. All ages are welcome and no partner is necessary. A $5 donation is requested to benefit the church's Historic Sanctuary Restoration and Maintenance Fund. The dances are held on the third Sunday of each month. For more information, call 532-1859. • The Sonora Emblem Club will serve its more information, call 694-2727 or email annualSt.Patrick's Corned Beef and www.tuolcolib.org. Cabbage Dinner on Tuesday, March 17, • Sierra Waldorf School will present "A at the Sonora Elks Lodge. Doors will open Night in Havana," its annual auction, at 4p.m., with dinner at 6:30 p.m. Tickets dinner and dance, from 5 p.m. to midnight are $12for adults,$5 for children 11 and Saturday in the John Muir Building at under. For more information, call Sona the Mother Lode Fairgrounds in Sonora. Dixon at 533-0156. The silent auction and no-host bar will • The 5th annual St.Patrick's Day open at 5 p.m., with dinner served from Shooter Scooter Relay is set for 6 p.m. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. and live auction afterTuesday, March 17, in downtown Twain ward. The Mario Flores Latin Jazz Band Harte. The racers this year start at The will perform from 9 to 10:30 p.m., followed Rock and then move on to three other by Sound Extreme DJ until midnight. establishments before returning to The Tickets are sold out, but online bidding is Rock. Staging begins at 5:15 p.m. Those still available. For more information, call interested in sponsoring the event can call 984-0454orvisitwww.si errawaldorfaucBabs Desrosiers at 586-1976. tion.com. • Sonora Ballroom Dancing will meet • TuCARE, the Tuolumne County Allifrom 7 to 10 p.m. Friday at the Aronos ance for Resources and the Environment, Research Women's Club at 37 E. Elkin will hold its annual Dinner and Auction St. in Sonora. Admission is $10. Donaat 5 p.m. Saturday at the Sonora Elks tions help support the Amador-Tuolumne Lodge. Guest speaker Dan Dagget will Community Action Agency and Foothill discuss "Rediscovering Our Importance Pregnancy Center. For more information, to Nature." A drawing will be held for a call 532-6901. handmade quilt in addition to a silent and • The Kiwanis Club will host anOpen live auction. Dinner tickets are now $50 Air Market from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Satand should be available at the door. For urday andSunday in the Mono Village ticketsor more information, call586-7816. Center in East Sonora. For more informa• Frank and ShirleySmart and tion, call Al Smith at 532-0140. Friends will be in concert on Saturday • Free Line Dance Lessonsare given

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vineyards.com. • Chatom Vineyards • Tuolumne County Arts — 1969 Highway 4, Alliance — 251 S. BarDouglas Flat, 736retta St., Sonora, 5326500, www.chatom2787, www.tuolumne• California Cavern, vineyards.com. countyarts.org. 9565 Cave City Road, • Chiarella Wines — 431 • Calaveras County nine miles east of San Main St., Murphys, Arts Council — 22 N. Andreas, 736-2708, 728-8318, www.chiMain St., San Andreas, 866-762-2837, www. arellawines.com. 754-1774, www.calavcaliforniacavern.com. • Coppermine Tasting erasarts.org. • Mercer Cavern, 1665 Room — 3210 Main Sheep Ranch Road, St., Vallecito, 736-2305, Murphys, 728-2101, www.copperminewinwww.mercercaverns. ery.com. • Black Oak Casino, com. • Domaine Becquet Winery — 415 Main St., 19400Tuolumne Road • Moaning Cavern, North, 928-9300, www. Parrotts Ferry Road, Murphys, 728-8487, blackoakcasino.com. Vallecito, 736-2708, www.becquetwinery. • Chicken Ranch Casino, 866-762-2837, www. com. • Frog's Tooth Vineyards 16929 Chicken Ranch moaningcavern.com. — 380 Main St., Suite Road, Jamestown, 984-3000, www.chick5, Murphys, 728-2700, enranchcasino.com. www.frogstooth.com. • Jackson Rancheria Ca- CALAVERAS COUNTY • Hatcher Winery — 425 sino, 12222 New York • Allegorie Wine Tasting Main St., Murphys, Ranch Road,Jackson, and Art Gallery — 432 605-7111, www.hatch800-822-9466, www. Main St., Murphys, erwinery.com. 728-9922, www.al• Hovey Winery — 350 jacksoncasino.com. legorieart.com. Main St., Murphys, 728-9999, www.hovey• Black Sheep Winery — 221 Main St., wine.com. • Sierra Repertory Murphys, 728-2157, • Indian Rock Vineyards — 1154 Pennsylvania Theatre, 13891 Mono www.blacksheepwinWay, East Sonora, and ery.com. Gulch Road, Murphys, Fallon House Theater, • Bodega del SurWinery 728-8514, www.indian— 457-C Algiers St., 11175 Washington St., rockvineyards.com. • Irish Vineyards — 2849 Columbia State HisMurphys, 728-9030, toric Park, 532-3120, www.bodegadelsur. Highway 4, Vallecito, www.sierrarep.org. com. 736-1299, www.irish• Stage 3Theatre Com- • Brice Station Vintners vineyard.com. — 3353 E. Highway 4, • Ironstone Vineyards pany, 208 S. Green St., Sonora, 536-1778, Murphys, 728-9893, — 1894 Six Mile Road, www.stage3.org. www.bricestation. Murphys, 728-1251, • Murphys Creek com. www.ironstonevineTheatre, Black Bart • Broll Mountain Vineyards.com. Playhouse, 580 S. yards — 106 Main St., • Laraine WineryAlgiers St., Murphys, Murphys, 728-9750, 3675 Six Mile Road, www.brollmountainVallecito, 736-4766,

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www.larainewinery. com. Lavender Ridge Vineyard — 425-A Main St., Murphys, 7282441, www.lavenderridgevineyard.com. Metate Hill Vineyards — 448-C Main St., Murphys, 728-8983, www.vinometate.com. Milliaire Winery — 276 Main St., Murphys, 728-1658, www.milliairewinery.com. Newsome-Harlow Wines — 403 Main St., Murphys, 728-9817, www.nhvino.com. Renner Winery — 498 Main St., Murphys, 728-2314, www.rennerwinery.com. Stevenot Winery458 Main St., Murphys, 728-0148, www. stevenotwinery.com. Tanner Vineyards — 435 Main St., Murphys, 728-8229, www. tannervineyards.com. Twisted Oak Winery363 Main St., Murphys (tasting room), and 4280 Red Hill Road, Vallecito (winery and tasting room), 7369080, www.twistedoak.com. Val du Vino Winery — 634 French Gulch Road, Murphys, 7289911, www.valduvino. com. Vina Moda Winery — 147 Main St., Murphys, 728-1917, www. vinamoda.com. Wild Heart Winery-

263-B Main St., Murphys, 207-3384, www. wildheartwinery.com. • Zucca Mountain Vineyards — 431-E Main St., Murphys, 736-2949, www.zuccawines.com. TUOLUMNE COUNTY • Gianelli Vineyards — 18263 Main St., Jamestown, 984-1500 (tasting room), and 12581 Algerine Road, Jamestown, 532-0414 (winery), www.gianellivineyards.com. • Indigeny Reserve14679 Summers Lane, Sonora, 533-9463, www.indigenyreserve. com. • Inner Sanctum Cellars — 18204 Main St., Jamestown, 800-7505919, www.innersanctumcellars.com. • La Bella Rosa Vineyards — 17990 Old Wards Ferry Road, Sonora, 533-8668, www. labellarosavineyards. com.

• Angels Camp Museum, 753 S. Main St., Angels Camp, 736-2963. • Calaveras County Historical Society and Museum, 30 N. Main St., San Andreas, 7541058. • Calaveras County Historical Society Red Barn Museum,

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891 Mountain Ranch Road, San Andreas, 754-0800. Ironstone Heritage Museum, 1894 Six Mile Road, Murphys, 728-1251. Mokelumne Hill History Society and Museum, 8328 Main St., Mokelumne Hill, 286-0507. Murphys OldTimers Museum, 470 Main St., Murphys, 728-1160. Sierra Nevada Logging Museum, 2148 Dunbar Road, White Pines, near Arnold, 795-6782, 795-1226, www.sierraloggingmuseum.org. GrovelandYosemite Gateway Museum, Main Street, Groveland, 962-0300. Sonora Fire Museum, 125 N. Washington St., Sonora, 532-7890. Tuolumne City Memorial Museum, 18663 Carter St., Tuolumne, 928-3516. Tuolumne County Museum and History Center, 158 W. Bradford Ave., Sonora, 532-1317. Veterans Memorial Hall and Military Museum, 9 N. Washington St., Sonora, 533-0923.

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tive course, Highway 4, inside the gated community of Forest Meadows, 728-3439; www.forestmeadowsgolf.com. Greenhorn Creek Golf Resort — 18 holes, par 72, 711 McCauley Ranch Road, Angels Camp, 729-8111, www. greenhorncreek.com. La Contenta Golf Course — 18 holes, par 71; 1653 Highway 26, Valley Springs, 772-1081, www.lacontentagolf.com. Saddle Creek Golf Resort — 18 holes, par 72, 1001 Saddle Creek Drive, Copperopolis, 785-3700, www.saddlecreek.com. Mountain Springs Golf Club — 18 holes, par 72, 17566 Lime Kiln Road, Sonora, 5321000, www.mountainspringsgolf.com. Phoenix Lake Golf Course — Nine holes, par 35, 21448 Paseo De Los Portales, seven miles east of Sonora, 532-0111, www.phoenixlakegolf.com. Pine Mountain Lake Golf Course — 18 holes, par 70, 12765 Mueller Drive, Groveland, 962-8620, www. pinemountainlake.com. Twain Harte Golf Club — Nine holes, par 29, 22909 Meadow Drive, Twain Harte, 586-3131, www.twainhartegolf. com.

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econ a ur a Continued from Page6 saloons when Servente's, 64 S. Washington St., joins in the Art Night revelry with "Musique des Blondes," offering an evening of rock, blues and indie sound from Kelly Flynn, Lita Hope and Josh Weeks. Next door in the historic Bradford Building, The Ventana Art Gallery, 48 S. Washington St., invites visitors to attend the closing reception for "A Photographic Collective: Four Local Photographers Display Their Works," featuring photos by Connie Cassinetto, Kevin Reilly, Kathy Syverson and Rochelle Villaneuva. Upstairs in the historic Bradford Building is Studio B, which welcomes the return of artist Linda Webb to the collective. Also featured are works by Allison Blansit, Rayna Coller, Irene Deaver and Sherie Drake. Downstairs on the corner of Washington Street and Bradford Avenue, the Candy Vault invites visitors to enjoy nationally-recognized mural artist Judy Grossman's popular "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" mural inside of an old bank vault. Then strollers can travel north to Talulah's Restaurant, 13 S. Washington St., where they can experience an exhibition of floral

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compositions, performed by singersongwriter Sean Brennan and m aster guitar player Ned Allatt. Along with the live music, two photographersare featured at Downtown Shoes: Nature photography by Brenda Gorsky, plus abstract images and "footography" by award-winning artist Geoff Wynne. "Second Saturday Art Night is a truelabor oflove forallofuson the committee," said Lehmann. uWehope our efforts are helping to strengthen the value that people put on the arts in their lives." The project works in partner"Spring Hills," by artist Kate Frederick, is featured at the Aloft Art Galley. Frederick is known ship with the Sonora Chamber of Commerce. for her colorful abstract paintings in watercolor and acrylic.

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Sonora High School graduate Todd Schroeder will return to his alma mater on Saturday, April 18, for the 20th anniversary of his annual Young Artist Grant Concert. The show will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the school auditorium. Scheduled to perform with Schroeder, although subject to change, are Sam Harris, Tony Mandracchia, Kevin Fisher, Wendy Tuttle, Carrie Schroeder, Julia Rose and Catherine Kjerste, joined by Tim Christensen on

bass and John Gannon on drums. Tickets are the same as last year — $20 for adults and $10 for students. Tickets go on sale Monday, and all seats are reserved.In addition to purchasing tickets in the Sonora High School office, concert goers will be able to call N ancie Weiser at 532-5511,ext. 112,tocharge ticketsby credit card. Weiser also will aid in selecting seats over the phone and will have the tickets ready at will call

on the night of the performance. Tickets will not be sold the week of March 30 to April 3 when the school is closed for spring break. The Todd Schroeder Young Artist Grant is a scholarship presented annually to students graduatingfrom Sonora High School who want to pursue a careerin the arts.Itprovides

artist. Founded in 1995, the primary funding for the scholarship is the concert produced each year by Schroeder. In the past 20 years, the Young Artist Grant has awarded 42 scholarships as well as provided a new sound system for the high school auditorium. Past perform-

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COMIN S00 March The Tuolumne County Garden Club will hold its monthly meeting, Friday, March 20, at the Tuolumne County Library in Sonora. The regular meeting begins at 11 a.m., followedby a program called "Painting Flowers," given by artist Patricia Cherry. Those attending are asked to provide their own lunch and beverage. Dessert will be provided by members. The public is always welcome to attend. For more information, call Merry at 5324818. An Open Reading forpoetry and prose writers will take place from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 20, at Sonora Joe's Coffee Shoppe at 140 S. Washington St. in Sonora. Signups for a five-minute reading of original work begin at 6:30 p.m. The featured reader is Susan L. Schulz, who will read her fantasy poem, "Gathering Amongst the Bracken." Admission is free.

The readings take place on the third Friday of each month. For more information, call Denella Kimura at 532-6561. The annual Murphys Irish Day Pancake Breakfast will be held8 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 21, at the the First Congregational Church, on the corner of Algiers and Church streets in Murphys. The menu includes pancakes, ham, scrambledeggs,juice,tea and coffee. Tickets will be sold at the door: $7 for adults and $4 for children under 10. Proceeds will go to various local and global charities supported by the Men's Fellowship of the church. Murphys Irish Day will take place 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 21, on Main Street in Murphys, rain or shine. The parade willstart at 11 a.m., with daylong arts, crafts and other events. Admission is free. For more information, call 7283371 or visit www.visitmurphys. com.

Jamestown Harley-Davidson will sponsor its 19th annual Chili Cookoff on Saturday, March 21, at 18276 Highway 108 in Jamestown. Entry is free to thefirst25 chefs,with a $150 first prize. A $5 donation allows tasting from noon to 3 p.m. A bake sale also will be hosted by the Gold Country Social Club. All proceeds will benefit local charities. For more information, call 984-4888. The annual Fireman's Ball is slatedfor Saturday, March 21, at the Sonora Opera Hall. Proceeds will benefit the Volunteer Fire Museum. For more

information, call 532-7890 or 532-5681. A Contra Dance will begin at 7:30p.m. Saturday, March 21, at the Aronos Research Women's Club at 37 E. Elkin St. in Sonora. Live music will be featured. No experience is necessary. Admission is $7 adults and $3 children. The dances are held onthird Saturday ofeach

month. For more information, call 532-6025. The American Civil War Association presents the "Battle of Knight's Ferry" on Saturday and Sunday, March 21 and 22. The event is free to the public, although some parking requires a fee.Call 402-1956 for info. A lecture on the "Angels Branch of the Sierra Railway" will be given by Dave Connery at the Angels Camp Museum, 753 S. Main St., on Sunday, March 22. Light refreshmentswillbe served at 1:30 p.m., followed by the lecture from 2 to 3 p.m. in the museum's Carriage House.

The Calaveras County Arts Council will host a Spring Time Dinner for members, non-members andfriends on Tuesday, March 24. The event will be held from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the Hotel Leger's Banquet Room in Mokelumne Hill. There will be entertainment and a door prize. Several artistswho are showcased in Amador Arts' "River Reflections," a Mokelumne River arts project, will tell why they were inspired to createtheir artfrom the Moke. The Whitewater Grill's chef is preparing what he calls, "chicken elegant," a composition of chicken,seasonal vegetables and artichokes. Dinner is $17 per person. Social hour begins at 5:30 p.m. and dinner follows

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Road, off Tuolumne Road. Refreshments will be served. The Jank Tones will play 8 p.m. Thursday, March 26, at Black Oak Casino's Willow Creek Lounge as part of the "NotesforNotes" benefit series. The Sonora Lions Club will hold the Harvey "Dusty" Rhodes Annual Cioppino Dinner on Friday, March 27, at the Sonora Elks Lodge. The event will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $35, and benefit "sight and scholarship programs." For more information, call 586-6045, 406-5015, 532-7601 or 586-2473.

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Murphys Creek Theatre will present "Accomplice," by Rupert Holmes, March 27 through April 26 at the Black Bart Playhouse at 580 S. Algiers St. in Murphys. For reservations, call 728-8422 or visit www.murphy-

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The Tuolumne Group of the Sierra Club will present a program at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 26, featuring Katherine Joye, who will discuss hikes included in her book, "Day Hikes Along the Highway 108 Corridor." Her book, which will be available for sale, describes the difficulty levels, distance,

The annual Columbia Birthday Celebration, celebrating the discovery of gold in Columbia, will take place on Friday, March 27, in Columbia State Historic Park. For more information, call 588-9128 or visit www.parks.ca.gov/columbia.

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Murphys Irish Day draws a crowd to the town's Main Street. This year's event will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 21, with a parade to kickoff at11 a.m.

useful information for hikers. All members of the community are welcome to join the group at the Tuolumne Utilities District board room, 18885 Nugget

The Walk of Remembrance domestic violence walk and barbecue will be held March 28 at the Sonora High School football field. Survivors will share their experiences at the event, which will include booths, a raffle, and

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CONIN S00 a $5 barbecue lunch. There will be face painting, balloon animals and a bounce house for kids. The walk will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Pre-registration costs, which includes a T-shirt,is $15 for adults,$7 for children age 6 to 13,and free for children 5 and under. Registration will cost $20 the day of the event. The event is the seniorproject ofSonora High student Corintha Jones. For more information, email awalkofremembrance@gmaih com or visit www.facebook. com/remembranceproject. Proceeds will benefit Every 9 Seconds, a domestic violence prevention organization. The Foothill Pregnancy Center will hold its annual Gala Banquet Saturday, March 28, at Mother Lode Fairgrounds in Sonora. For more information, call 532-9262 or visit www.

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fpcsonora.com. Sonora Rotary is hosting the annual Chinese Dinner and Auction from from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, March 28,atthe Sonora Opera Hall. Cost is $35 per person. Doors open 5:30 p.m. All proceeds will go to WATCH Resources and Community Projects. For tickets or more information, call Patt Koral at 928-1616. The major sponsor of this event is Black Oak Casino. Singer-songwriter Alex Kash will perform with Grateful in the "Aligning With Spring" Concert at The Garden Cafe at Columbia Nursery starting at 1 p.m. Sunday, March 29. The cafe/nursery is located at 22004 Parrotts Ferry Road in Columbia. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at Live Oak Music until March 25.

Mother Lode Fiddlers hold first meeting aRer forming group The first meeting of the Mother Lode Fiddlers was held earlier this month at the Standard CommunityChurch. Keith Keenom and Dave Rainwater have successfully established a local Tuolumne County chapter of the California State Old Time Fiddlers Association. After petitioning more than 35 interested members and receiving the nod from Fresno's District 2 Association sanctioning the organizing of the local chapter, the group held its first meeting. "A good time was held by all,n Rainwater said. The CSOTFA is a nonprofit statewideorganization dedicated to preserving the art and tradition of old-time fiddling. Many districts support fiddle competitions and sponsor certi-

fied contest winners to compete in the national contest held each June in Weiser, Idaho. All acoustic musicians and non-musicians (who just want to enjoy the show) are welcome to attend the monthly meet-

ings, which will be held the first Sunday of each month, from 1 to 5 p.m. in Standard. Membership is not required, although aminor door charge of $2 may be charged for nonmembers to attend. Door charges go to support the church, which has provided the building for the group's monthly jam. Annual membership in the

CSOTFA is $14 for an individual,$16 for a couple and $2 for each additional child. Fiddlers and musicians of all ages and skill levels are invited to partici pate.

Musicians who sing and/or play guitar, banjo, mandolin, or any acoustic instrument may perform. The only rule is that participants must have a fiddler as a part of their accompaniment

on stage. After all,the group is dedicatedto promoting old-time fiddling. Performers can sign up to play three tunes on stage on a first-come, first-served basis. No electrified instruments or

drums are allowed. The group's next meeting is Sunday, April 5,from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Standard Community Church. That meeting will be held on Easter as the group meets rain or shine, holiday or not. For more information, contact

Keith Keenom at 878-3070 or Dave Rainwater at 743-9352.

Deadlinenearsfor contest The deadline to submit The show opens to the public entries for the InFocus 2015 at 2p.m. on Sunday,April26, Photography Exhibition and at Angelo's Hall, 22760 Main Competition is 11 p.m. ThursStreet in Columbia. It will last day, March 19. from April 27 through May 3. All entries are submitted elecThe show's jurors are Joan tronically .Entry feesare $30for Bobkoff, Kim Komenich and Art the first two photographs and Rogers. $10 per image for each photoFor more information, visit www.InFocus-tcaa.org. graph submitted after.

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College offersdanceclass Ilene and Jim Tassano of Columbia will teach introductory dance classes this spring through Columbia College's Community Education program. The fee-based classes are not offeredfor credit. Deadline to register is Wednesday, April 1. The classes are: • "Beginning Ballroom" introduces waltz, foxtrot, rumba

and cha cha from 6 to 7 p.m. on Wednesdays, April 1 to May 20, $60 per person. • "Beginning East Coast Swing" will focus on single and triple rhythm swing from 7 to 8 p.m. on Wednesdays, April 1 to May 20, $60 per person. For more information or to sign up for the classes, visit http//columbia.augusoft .netor call Tiffany Moore at 588-5198.

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The Mother Lode Fiddlers held their first meeting earlier this month. The group, which meets the first Sunday of each month, is a new chapter of the California State Old Time Fiddlers Association.

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SIA Owi Ford has adventures on screen and off LOS ANGELES (AP) — Harrison Ford is as much the daredevil in real life as Han Solo, Indiana Jones or the other larger-thanlife characters that he has played on the screen. While his fictional adven-

Rihanna and Sam Smith will perform at the second annual iHeartRadio Music Awards this month. Iggy Azalea, Florida Georgia Line, Jason Aldean and Meghan Trainor will also hit the stage on March 29 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, iHeartMedia announced Monday. Jamie Foxx

tures in "Star Wars" and as bold archaeologist Jones have thrilled audiences, the star has run into real-l ife danger — and sometimes pain — while indulging in his love of aviation, fast driving and the unpredictability of filmmaking. Last week, the actor's vintage plane crash-landed on a golf course in Los Angeles shortly after taking off from a nearby airport. Ford, 72, who had reported engine failure to air-traffic controllers, was taken to the hospital with injuries that his spokeswoman said were not lifethreatening. Beyond joy-riding in the skies, Ford also employs his skills as a pilot, acquired in his mid-50s, to help in search-and-rescue efforts. In 2006, Ford flew his airplane

will host the awards show. Azalea and Smith are the top nominees, with five nominations apiece. Azalea, Smith, Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande and Luke Bryan are nominated for artist of the year. Swift will make an appearance, while other performers include Kelly Clarkson, Snoop Dogg, Jason Derulo, Jennifer Hudson, Alesso and Nate Ruess of fun. The three-hour event will air live on NBC and iHeartMedia's radiostations.

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in Grovelandbeforefilm ing a documentary at Hetch Hetchy Reservoir.

Performers set for iHeartRadio awards NEW YORK (AP) — Madonna,

Buffalo Bills' practice facility. Brooks' Teammates For Kids foundation holds a camp at each concert stop. He was in Buflalo performing six shows in four nights as part of Brooks' first major tour in more than 15 years. "I'm a big fan of Garth's," Kelly said."Ifhe asks me to do something, I'll be there for him. And if I ever ask him to do anything, he'd be there for me." Later this month, Brooks' tour makes its way to Sleep Train Arena in Sacramento.

Opening acts Nick Jonas and Tinashe will be replaced. Grammy-nominated Azalea's hits include "Fancy" and"Black Widow."

Sean Penn has 'no apologies' for joke BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Sean Penn opened up about the green card joke heard around the world last weekend during a promotional tour for his new film

high-profile buddies he can count on as well. Like Jim Kelly and Thurman Thomas, for example. The Pro Football Hall of Famers were among numerous current and former athletes to join Brooks in holding a football camp for more than 100 children at the

NEW YORK (AP) — Iggy Azalea's upcoming U.S. tour is proving to be too fancy: The rapper is rescheduling it because of production delays. Azalea's record label said Tuesday that The Great Escape Tour will not kick off next month. Instead, the spring tour will happen in the fall. The statement says "to accommodate for creative team availability and tour production plans, it was determined that the tour will not be ready." Original tickets will be honored at their rescheduled dates.Tickets for previously announced shows in Baltimore, Las Vegas and Sacramento won't be rescheduled. The U.S. arena tour will start Sept. 19 in San Diego and wrap Oct. 27 in Glendale, Arizona.

"The Gunman," saying that he has "absolutely no apologies" for his comment. The actordirectoralso oA' ered up choice words for those who didn't recognize the irony in his remarks. On Feb. 22 at the 87th Academy Awards, Penn, tasked with presenting the best picture award, made waves when he opened the envelope and first asked "Who gave this son of a bitch his green card?" before announcing the winner as "Birdman." Directed by the Mexicanborn Alejandro Inarritu, many wondered whether the joke was distasteful. The term "green card" refers to a document that confers permanent residency on immigrants in the United States. "I found it hilarious," Inarritu said after the ceremony."Sean and I have that kind ofbrutal (relationship) where only true friendship can survive."

Fraud." Friday 6 p.m. "Fridays with Frank," hosted by Frank Diggle, "Ghost Stories By Carol." 8:30 p.m. — Tuolumne County Historical Society. Saturday 9 a.m. — Tuolumne County Board of Supervisors, replay of most recent meeting. 3 p.m. — Chapel ln The Pines Service. 5:30 p.m. "Open Book: Professional Development Day," hosted by Joe Silva,

presented byTuolumne County Office of Education. 7 p.m. — The Church Of The Harvest. 8 p.m. "Love Alive," sponsored by Christian Heights Church. Sunday 6:30 p.m. "Sierra Spring," produced by Lloyd Kramer. 7 p.m. — "Kindness Hero Celebration." 8 p.m. — "Jenny's Kitchen," hosted by Jenny Baxter, "Sumptuous Salsa." Monday

7:30 p.m. — "Mind Matters: Mothering Children With Autism." 8 p.m. — Tuolumne County Transportation Council, most recent meeting. Tuesday 7:30 p.m. — Tuolumne County Board of Supervisors, replay of most recent meeting. Wednesday 10 a.m. "Get Healthy With Shana: Happy Back." 5 p.m. "On The Go," sponsored by Helping Hands Community Services Inc.

Garth Brooks holds football camp in NY ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP)Forget the friends Garth Brooks might have in low places. The country music star has some

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Inarritu directed Penn in the 2003 film "21 Grams" and the two

remain close to this date. "I make on him a lot of very tough jokes that I will not tell you," Inarritu added. While Inarritu's casual dismissalofany perceived offense helped to temper the public response to the comment, Penn

has remained largely silent on the topic. "I'm always surprised by flagrant stupidity. I keep having more hope," said Penn of the widespreadoutrage that followed the moment.

"The fact is that I understand it. I see it all the time. When somebody sees the opportunity to frame something in the comfort that it will be common — that they can do that and they can get a group to look at them and that they will take on those positions and never really think about what it was," he added.

3ury finds Pharrell, Thicke copied Gaye LOS ANGELES (AP) — A jury found Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams copied a Marvin Gaye song for their hit"Blurred Lines," awarding nearly $7.4 million. The eight-person panel reached its decision Tuesday. Gaye's children sued Thicke and Williams, alleging "Blurred Lines"copiestheirfather's 1977 hit "Got to Give It Up."

CABEE8 Here is the Sonora area public access cable programming schedule from March 12 to March 19. The shows are seen on Channel 8 of the Comcast cable system. Call 536-1888 for more information. Thursday 5:30 p.m. "Open Book: Global Cardboard Challenge," hosted by Joe Silva, presented by Tuolumne County Offic e of Education. 6 p.m. "Ask Attorney Steve: Workman's Comp -

6 p.m. — Sonora City Council, replay of most recent meeting. 8 p.m. — Tuolumne County Democratic Club. 9 p.m. "Love Alive," sponsored by Christian Heights Church. Thursday 5:30 p.m. — "Open Book: School Bond Update," hosted by Joe Silva, presented by Tuolumne County Office of Education. 7:30 p.m. — "Viewpoint," hosted by Diane Doddridge. -

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35 years ago Mareh 12, 1980 LITTLE HOPE FOR PETITIONERS — Although the landscapeisbadly scarred,there is little the board of supervisors can do to stop an exploratory gold mine operation on Quartz Mountain.Led by Fred Stone, about 60 residents of Quartz, and nearby Stent (originally known as Poverty Hill), have signed a petition claiming the New Jersey Zinc Company, based out of Phoenix, Arizona, is devastating the surroundings, creating dust and noise, damaging roadways, endangering wildlife and threatening the area's water supply. Quartz — now a sleepy residential community in southwest Tuolumne County — was once a promising gold camp and major mining center. Despite a request that the county planning department study the matter and report back, supervisor Billy Marr told Stoneand a number ofother concerned residents he doubts anything substantial can be done to regulate the operation, which the petition asserts is scarring the face of the mountain and cuttinggreat slices outofthe

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IMPROVING THE VIEWThe skyline in a section of downtown Sonora will no longer be marred by wires and poles. Pacific Gas and Electric Company crews started work on an underground wiring project this week, and work has required closing off sections of Green Street while vaults are being placed beneath the street. Nineteen poles and about 3,000 feet of electrical line in a seven-block area between

West Stockton Street and Yaney Avenue will be removed at a cost of more than $252,000. RISING TENSIONS — The Carter administration is willing to give the United Nations more time to find a peaceful solution to the Iran hostage crisis, ruling out military action at this time despitethe collapse ofthe U.N. panel's mission to Tehran. Earlier this week two congressmen, republican Senator S. I. Hayakawa and democrat Senator Alan Cranston, of California, told United Press International they want thegovernment toround up all Iranians in the United States and confine them in internment camps similar to the ones West Coast Japanese were sent to during World War II. In response to the senators'

comments, George Kondo, West Coast Regional Director of the Japanese-American Citizens League, issued the following statement: "The principle of our government is based on human rights, regardless of background. Senators Hayakawa and Cranston don't seem to understand

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this basic principle of democracy." Meanwhile, a naval blockade of Iran — mentioned in the past as apossibility — has not been ruled out, state department spokesman Hodding Carter said in Washington.

Sonora's first policewoman,

Kay Storey, has been granted an annual raise by the city council. Mrs. Storey has completed her first year with the force, and

Police Chief Ron Wano reported she is now performing her duties "satisfactor ily"as a m eter maid. Her starting salary was $325 per month, and she now will be earning $345.

80 years ago March 9, 1935 Sonora'spool halls,card rooms and dance halls furnish most of the recruits for that enormous army of drug addicts now living in the foothills, according to Capt. C.V. Close, commanding officer atItalian Bar and former intelligence office for the U. S. Government's Division of Narcotics.

95 years ago Mareh 13, 1920 The Tom Mix movie aggregation of sixty people, who have been enacting a drama here for the past three weeks, left this Friday morning for their home quarters in Hollywood. Thirty members of the Goldwyn Company arrived here last Sunday, and areproducing a melodrama. They have built a temporary city at Italian Bar, down on the south fork of the Stanislaus river, where Bret Harte got his inspiration to write "Society on the Stanislaus." The W. S. Hart Company, which operated here last year, is expected to return in the near future for the purpose of making a western. Mareh 27, 1920 Coroner O'Beirne has the mangled remains of two men at his mortuary, victims of a dynamite blast in the south fork tunnel of

the Hetch Hetchy water project, a few miles above Groveland, and two other men are being treated in the hospital at Groveland for injuries received at the same

time. The men had loaded two holes and were charging a third when the explosion occurred. Ordinarily, tamping down the dynamite is absolutely safe, but in this instance it is the theory that a dynamite cap somehow got in the hole and was set ofK The miracle of this tragedy is how the two survivorsescaped the fate of their fellow workers.

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112 years ago March 14, 1903 • The Soulsby mine, of Soulsbyville, is yielding splendid ore, which is being crushed by a tenstamp mill right along. • It is said that the Utica Mine, at Angels Camp, will run wires into Tuolumne County and furnish electric light and power. • The Supervisors of Calaveras County are willing to confer with the Supervisors of Tuolumne County in the matter of constructinga bridge across the Stanislaus river at Parrott's Ferry. • While walking on Gold Hill, after a recent rain, Grandma Plummer pickedup a fi ne gold nugget, suitable for a stick pin. It weighs three penny-weight, and is of high quality gold. Mrs. Plummer formerly lived at American Camp, and is Tuolumne County's oldest last pure-blood Indian, our Indian population in this locality being mainly made up ofmixed blood.

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This advertisement ran in The Union Democrat on Oct. 20, 1923. on Tuesday, J.W. Watts and P. J. Roquet obtained the toadstools, and proceeded to have a feast believing they were harmless. Shortly thereafter both men were taken violently ill. Medical aid was summoned, but despite the physician's efforts both Watts and Roquetdied in great agony. At the time of the eating, in a jesting manner the remark was made by one, "Suppose they are toadstools. What then?" A suggestion was made by the other that he spend a quarter to find out. It was then agreed by both men, laughingly, to eat them. A laterreport says that Watts and Roquet were accompanied by a certain S. P. Waddle, who is very sick but now considered out of danger.

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Here are the movies playing Friday through March 19 at Regal Cinemas 10 in Sonora:

American Sniper War drama starring Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller, Jake McDorman, Luke Grimes, Navid Negahban, Keir O'Donnell, Max Charles and Kyle Gallner, directed by Clint Eastwood. U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle takes his sole mission— protecthis comrades — to heart and becomes one of the most lethal snipers in American history, serving four tours of duty in Iraq. His pinpoint accuracy not only saves countless lives but also makes him a prime target of insurgents. However, when he nal fi ly returns home, he finds that he cannot leave the war behind. Rated R for strong and disturbing war violence, and language throughout including some sexual references. Two hours, 12 minutes.

Chappie Science fiction action thriller starring Sharlto Copley, Dev Patel, Ninja, Yo-Landi Visser, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Hugh Jackman, Sigourney Weaver and Brandon Auret, directed by Neill Blomkamp. Every child comes into the world full of promise, and none more so than Chappie: he is gifted, special, a prodigy. Like any child, Chappie will come under the influence ofhis surroundings — some good, some bad — and he will rely on his heart and soul to find his way in the world and become his own man. But there's one thing that makes Chappie different from anyone else: he is a robot. The first robot with the ability to think and feel for himself. His life, his story, will change the way the world looks at robots and humans forever. Rated R. Two hours, one minute.

Cinderella Fantasy starring Cate Blanchett, Lily James, Richard Madden, Helena Bonham-Carter, Nonso Anozie, Stellan Skarsgard, Sophie McShera and Holliday Grainger, directed by Kenneth Branagh. The story follows the fortunes of young Ella whose merchant father remarries following the tragic death ofher mother. Keen to support her loving father,

Ella welcomes her new stepmother Lady Tremaine and her daughters Anastasia and Drizella into the family home. But, when Ella's father suddenly and unexpectedly passes away, she finds herself at the mercy of a jealous and cruel new family. Hnally relegated to nothing more than a servant girl covered in ashes, and spitefully renamed Cinderella since she used to work in the cinders, Ella could easily begin to losehope.Yet,despite the cruelty inflicted upon her,

his fiancee Zoe and their team have achieved the impossible: they have found a way to revive the dead. After a successful, but unsanctioned, experiment on a lifeless animal, they are ready to make their work public. However, when their dean learns what they've done, he shuts them down. Zoe is killed during an attempt to recreate the experiment, leading Frank to test the process on her. Zoe is revived — but something evil is within her. Rated PG-13.

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mother's dying words and to "have courage and be kind." She will not givein to despairnor despise those who abuse her. And then there is the dashing stranger she meets in the woods. Unaware that he is really a prince, not merely an employee at the Palace, Ella finally feels she has met a kindred soul. It appears as if her fortunes may be about to change when the Palace sends out an open invitation

for all maidens to attend a ball, raising Ella's hopes of once again encountering the charming"Kit." Alas, her stepmother forbids her to attend and callously rips apart her dress. But, as in all good fairy tales, help is at hand as a kindly beggar woman steps forward and, armed witha pumpkin and a few mice, changes Cinderella's life forever. Rated PG. One hour, 45 minutes.

Kingsman: The Secret Service Adventure comedy starring Colin Firth, Michael Caine, Taron Egerton, Samuel L. Jackson, Mark Strong, Sofia Boutella, Sophie Cookson, Jack Davenport, directed by Matthew Vaughn. Based upon the acclaimed comic book, Kingsman tells the story of a super-secret spy organization that recruits an unrefined but promising street kid into the agency's ultra-competitive training program just as a global threat emerges &om a twisted tech genius. Rated R. Two hours, 9 minutes.

The Lazarus Effect Horror thriller starring Mark Duplass, Olivia Wilde, Donald Glover, Evan Peters, Sarah Bolger, Ray Wise, Scott Sheldon and Emily Kelavos, directed by David Gelb. Medical researcher Frank,

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Biography starring Kevin Costner, Maria Bello, Morgan Saylor, Michael Aguero, Sergio Avelar, Hector Duran, Rafael Martinez, Martha Higared, directed by Niki Caro.Inspired by the 1987 true story, this docudrama follows novice runners from McFarland, an economically challenged town in California's farm-rich Central Valley, as they give their all to build a cross-country team under the

direction of Coach Jim White, a newcomer to their predominantly Latino high school. Coach White and the McFarland students have a lot to learn about each other but when White starts to realize the boys' exceptional running ability, things begin to change. Soon something beyond their physical gifts becomes apparent — the power of family relationships, their unwavering commitment to

one another and their incredible work ethic. With grit and determination, the unlikely band of runners eventually overcomes the

odds to forge not only a championship cross-country team but an enduring legacy as well. Along the way, Coach White realizes that his family finally found a place to call home and both he and his team achieve their own kind of American dream. Rated PG. Two hours, 9 minutes.

Run All Night Action thriller starrmg Liam Neeson, Ed Harris, Joel Kinnaman, Common, Boyd Holbrook, Genesis Rodriguez and Vincent D'Ono&io, directed by Jaume Collet-Serra. Longtime hit man Jimmy Conlon, best friend of mob boss Shawn Maguire, has seen better days. He's haunted both by

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The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Dramatic comedy starring Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy, Richard Gere,Judi Dench,Dev Patel,Tamsin Greig, Celia Imrie and Ronald Pickup, directed by John Madden. As his marriage to Sunaina draws near, Sonny sets his eye on opening a second residence for the elderly, but finds the project requires more time than he can spare. Meanwhile, Evelyn and Douglas wonder where their relationship is going, Norman and Carol try to remain exclusive, Madge juggles two rich suitors, and the single remaining vacancy poses a problem for two new arrivals. As Getty Images the demands of Sonny's traditional "American Sniper," starring Indian wedding threaten to overBradley Cooper, is now the whelm them all, an unexpected highest-grossing film of 2014, solution appears. Rated PG. Two surpassing the latest "Hunger hours, 2 minutes. Games" movie.

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ON H OW Music ALCHENIY,Main Street, Murphys — Matt Cullen, pop, country and jazz, Fridays, 5:30 to 8 p.m. BLACK OAK CASINO,19400 TuolumneRoad North,Tuolumne — Comedyshowcase,PhilJohnson,tonight,8 p.m. Sun Kings, Tribute to the music of the Beatles, Friday,9 p.m. Shane Dwight, American roots, rock and blues guitarist, Saturday, 9 p.m. The Tour Guides, "Calaveras favorites," March 19, 8 p.m. DIAMOND JIM'S,24535 Highway 108, Mi-Wuk Village — Karaoke, Fridays and Satur days,8:30 p.m .to 1:30 a.m. EAGLE TAVERN,Eproson House, 22930 Twain Harte Drive, Twain HarteM ountain Echo Sound DJ,Fridays,open midopen jam, Wednesdays, 9 p.m. GYPSY SHACK,18145 Main St., Jamestown — Greasehound, Plastic Meteor Shower, Three on the Tree, Friday, 8 p.m. Fistful of Pennies, Tell River, Dead Larry, Rick and Dave from Jakhawks, Saturday, 8 p.m. HOTEL LEGER,8304 Main St., Mokelumne Hill — Open mic, Friday, 9 p.m. Rube and The Rhythm Rockers, Saturday, 9 p.m. JACK DOUGLASS SALOON,Columbia State Historic Park —St. Patty's Day celebration March 17 with live music at 4:30 p.m. and an "Irish stroll" at 5 p.m. MICKI &lARRY'S SPORTS PUB, 48-B Copper Cove Drive, CopperopolisJam sessi on,Thursdays,6:30to 9 p.m. Karaoke, Saturdays, 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. MURPHYS HOTEL,457 Main St., Murphys — Plan B, Friday, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. PINE MOUNTAIN LAKE GRILL, 19228 Pine Mountain Drive, Groveland — RockSlide, classic rock, blues, R fk B, country, Saturday, 8 p.m. to midnight. RAWHIDE SALOON,18260 Highway 108, Jamestown — Karaoke with Mountain Echo Sound, tonight, 9 p.m. Sound Extreme DJ, Friday, 9 p.m. Harvest GoldBand,Saturday,9 p.m.Open mic, Wednesday, 9 p.m. THE RED BARN,8544 Highway 49, Tuttletown — Karaoke, Thursdays, 6:30 p.m. Live music, Friday and Saturday,8 p.m.Open bluesjam ,Sundays,3 p.m. ROUND TABLE PIZZA,The Junction shopping center, East Sonora — Karaoke, Saturdays, 8 to 11 p.m. SIDBMNDERS,1252 S. Main St., Angels Camp — Open mic,Saturdays,7 to 9:15 p.m. SONORA JOE'SCOFFEE SHOPPE, 140 S. Washington St., Sonora — Acoustic open mic, tonight, 6:30 to 9 p.m. (Foradditions or changes,call 5884548 or email weekendeyrattniondemocrat.com befoty. 5 p.m. Friday.)

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ING ARTS CENTER,985 Lincoln Way, Auburn — 530-885-0156, www.livefromauburn.com. CAUFORNIA BLUEGRASS ASSOCIATION —40th anniversary Father's Day Bluegrass Festival, Thursday through Sunday, June 18 to 21, Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley, with the Kentucky Colonels Reunion, Good Ol'Persons Reunion, Bluegrass Patriots Reunion, Dave Grisman Bluegrass Experience, Nashville Bluegrass Band, Adkins and Loudermilk ,Jumpsteady Boys and more. www.cbaontheweb.org JACKSON RANCHERIA CASINO, 12222 New York Ranch Road, JacksonAaron Lewis, May14. Salt-N-Pepa, June 20. 800-822-9466, www.JacksonCasino. com. HORSESHOE BEND FIELD ARCHERS,Horseshoe Bend Recreation Area, Lake McClure — Annual Buffalo Shoot, March 29, registration 7:30 a.m., shoot time 9 a.m., 28 3-D targets, lunch served on range. 962-5672. MARIPOSA COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND —Texas Hold'em Tournament, March 20, Mariposa County Fairgrounds, Mariposa, dinner 5 to 7 p.m., tournament 7 p.m., $65, proceeds benefit band trip to Washington, D.C. www.mariposaband.com. MARIPOSA STORYTELLING FESTIVAI Mariposa County — 28th annual festival, Friday to Sunday, performances in Mariposa on Friday and Saturday, with special Yosemite concert on Sunday, tellers to include Beth Horner, Tim Lowry, Michael Parent, Antonio Rocha, Anne Rutherford and Sarah Saulter, sponsored by Mariposa County Arts Council. Story Slam, tonight,7 p.m., Mariposa Methodist Church, free, public tells five-minute true stories of their childhood memories. 966-3155, 800-903-9936, www.mariposaartscouncil.org. SUTTER CREEK THEATER,44 Main St., Sutter Creek —The Barefoot Movement, bluegrass, country, Americana, Saturday. Bob Malone and Trysette, March 20. Dennis Johnson and the Mississippi Ramblers, blues slide guitar, March 21. Tempest, Celtic rock, March 28. Taarka, April 25. 267-1070, www.suttercreektheater.com. VOLCANO THEATRE COMPANY, Volcano — "Miracle," April 11 to May 16, "The Great Amador Carnival of 1886," June 12 to July11, "Our Town," Aug. 7 to Sept. 2,419-0744, www.volcanotheatre. net.

Valley BOB HOPE THEATRE,242 E. Main St., Stockton — Celtic Woman, 10th anniversary tour, May 29. 373-1400, www. StocktonLive.com. CALIFORNIA STAGE THEATER, 2509 R St., Sacramento — "Italian Opera," through March 22. "Angel in the Night," Aug. 21 to Sept. 13. 916-4515822, www.calstage.org. CAPITAL STAGE,2215 J St.,

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RockSlide will play a variety of music Saturday night at the Pine Mountain Lake Grill in Groveland. SymphonyOrchestra,Tchaikovsky Sacramento — "Rapture, Blister, Burn," "Symphony No. 6," April 17 and 18. through April 12. "The Homecoming," by Harold Pinter, directedby Janis Omega Nu Spring Fashion Show, April Stevens, April 29 to May 31. "Uncanny 18. Lila Downs, April 21. "Fancy Nancy Valley," June17to July19.916-995the Musical," April 26. Townsend Opera, "Tosca," May1 and 3. the Midtown 5464, www.capstage.org. CARNEGIE ARTS CENTER,250 N. Men, May7.Forbidden Broadway, May Broadway, Turlock — 632-5761, www. 8. Mariachi Vargas Tecalitlan, May10. Big Daddy Weave, May11. Chanticleer, carnegieartsturlock.org. CENTER STAGE CONSERVATOMay13. Modesto Symphony Orchestra, "A Sea Symphony," May15 and 16. RY, 94811th St., Modesto — 846-0179, www.centerstagemodesto.com. Bonnie Raitt, May 20. Peter Frampton, CROCKER ART MUSEUM,216 0 June 3. Modesto Symphony Orchestra, "Comedy Meets the Symphony," June St., Sacramento — "Toulouse-Lautrec and La Vie Moderne: Paris1880-1910," 5. Motown tribute, June 6. Modesto through April 26. "Of Cottages and Performing Arts, "The Music Man," June 20 to 28. Dance Academy, June 20. 5678 Castles: The Art of California Faience," Dance Company, June 27. 338-2100, 877Feb. 22 to May 17. "The Nature of Wil488-3380, www.galloarts.org. liam S. Rice: Arts and Crafts Painter and Printmaker," Feb. 22 to May 17. 916-808HAGGIN NIUSEUM,1201 N. Persh7000, www.crockerartmuseum.org. ing Ave., Stockton — 940-6300, www. DAVIS NIUSICAL THEATRE COM- hagginmuseum.org. PANY, 607 Pena Drive, Davis — 530MODESTO ANIERICAN GRAF756-3682, dmtc.org. FITTI CAR SHOW AND FESTIVAL FRESNO CONVENTION AND — June 12 to 14, parade Friday, 7 p.m., ENTERTAINMENT CENTER —Alton McHenry Avenue, free, special guests "American Graffiti" stars Candy Clark Brown Live, March 17. Celtic Woman, 10th anniversary celebration, May 22. and Bo Hopkins; car show and festival, 559-445-8200, www.fresnoconvention9 a.m.to 5 p.m.Saturday and 9 a.m .to center.com. 3 p.m. Sunday, Modesto Municipal Golf GALLO CENTER FOR THE ARTS, Course, 400Tuolumne Blvd.Admission 1000 I St., Modesto — Modesto Sympho- $10, children under 12 free with adult, ny Orchestra, Louis Armstrong Tribute, sponsored by North Modesto Kiwanis Friday. Mark Nizer, juggling and comedy, Club. 888-746-9763, www.americangrafSaturday. Cinema Toast, Sunday. The fitifestival.com. Kite Runner, March17. The Ten Tenors PLAYHOUSE MERCED,452 W. on Broadway, March17. Alton Brown, Main St., Merced — 725-8587, www. March 18. 2Cellos, March 19, sold out. playhousemerced.com. Count Basie Orchestra, March 20. MaPROSPECT THEATER,1214 K St., riachi Girl, March 21 and 22. Women of Modesto — "Faith Healer," April 24 to Ireland, March 21. Aaron Meyer, March May10. "Short, Ten-Minute and One-Act 22. Sister Act, March 26 and 27. Central Play Festival," July 10 to 26. 549-9341, West Ballet, "Let's Dance," March 27 and www.prospecttheaterproject.org. 28.Wanda Sykes,March 28.M astersof SACRAMENTO THEATRE COMPASoul, April 4. Buddy Guy, April 9. Anjelah NY, 1419 H St., Sacramento — "Julius Johnson, April 11, sold out. MC Yogi, Caesar," through March 22. "The WhipApril 11. Dino Light, April 17. Modesto ping Man," March 25 to May 3. "The

Pirates of Penzance," April 22 to May 17. 916-443-6722, www.sactheatre.org. STANISLAUS COUNTY FAIR, Turlock — July 10 to 19, featuring Eddie Money, July 13, Martina McBride, July 14, Jerrod Niemann, July17, Grand Funk Railroad, July 18. www.stancofair.com. STATE THEATER,1307 J St., Modesto — "Friends of the Bob and Tom Show Comedy Tour," April 10. 527-4697, www.thestate.org. STOCKTON ARENA,248 W. Fremont St., Stockton — Cirque du Soleil, "Varekai," April 15 to 19. 373-1400, www.stocktonlive.com. TURLOCK CONIMUNITY THEATER,1574 E. Canal Drive, Turlock668-1169, www.turlocktheatre.org. WEST SIDE THEATER,1331 Main St., Newman — 862-4490, www.westsidetheatre.org.

Beyond ASIAN ART MUSEUM,200 Larkin St., San Francisco - "From Two Arises Three: The Collaborative Works of Arnold Chang and Michael Cherney," through Sunday. "Tradition on Fire: Contemporary Japanese Ceramics from the Paul and Kathy Bissinger Collection," through April 5. "Seduction: Japan's Floating World," through May 10. 415581-3500, www.asianart.org. DE YOUNG MUSEUM,Golden Gate Park, 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, San Francisco — "Celebrating the Spectrum: Highlights From the Anderson Collection," through April 19. "Janet Delaney: South of Market," through July 19. "Embodiments: Masterworks of African Figurative Sculpture," Saturday to July 5. "Botticelli to Braque: Masterpieces From the National Gallies of Scotland," March 7 to May 31. "Bouquets to Art," April 13 to 19. "Richard Diebenkorn Prints: Celebrating an Acquisition," April 25 to Oct. 4. "J.M.W. Turner: Painting Set Free," opens June 30. 415-750-3600, www.famsf.org. LEGION OF HONOR,34th Avenue and Clement Street, San Francisco"Artists and Editions: A Publication in Memory of Steven Leiber," through March 29. "A Princely Pursuit: The Malcolm D. Gutter Collection of Early Meissen Porcelain," through Aug. 30. "Tapestries and Armor," through June 28. "High Style: The Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection," March 14 to July19. 415-750-3600, www.famsf.org. LEVI'S STADIUM,Santa ClaraTaylor Swift, with special guests Vance Joy and Shawn Mendes, Aug. 15. www. ticketmaster.com, 41 5-464-9377. RENO-LAKE TAHOE —Reservations and visitor information, 800-367-7366, www.renolaketahoe.com. SAN FRANCISCO CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU INFORMATION CENTER,900 Market St., San Francisco — Entertainment and visitor information: 415-391-2000.

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