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Second Saturday Art Night returns with live music • What: Second Saturday AIt Night. •W hen: Satu rday,5 to 8 p.m . • Where: Downtown Sonora. • Admission: Free. • Info: 2ndsaturdayaItnight.org

Both area residents and visitors will celebrate the year ahead during historic downtown Sonora's 65th monthly Second Saturday Art Night. Art galleri es,restaurants and shops will showcase a full spectrum of art and music throughout the town.

"Our downtown folks always step up to make Art Night special," said committee mem-

ber Laurie Lehmann. "We' re honored to help organize this monthly tradition for our community."

Renetta Hayes will work on a piece called "Furry Friends" this Saturday at the Aloft Art Gallery.

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a light on the central Sierra's creativeforces through the arts. "This project is part of our commitment to support the vitality of our downtown," said committee member Sarah Nesper, who moved to Sonora as a child and is a longtime advocate for the arts. Below is a partial list of Art Night offerings on Saturday: • Talulah's Restaurant continues its exhibition of large floral works by Sonora artist Rebecca Spaan. • It's Yo Good Yogurt offers up its year-round collection of student art, as well as a playful mural by nationally recognized muralist and local artist Judy Gros sman. • The Candy Vault also presents a mural by Grossman, inspired by the popular Roald — Continued on Page 8

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Mountain Melody Women's Chorus will perform a variety of songs on Sunday, including "Respect," "Sun Don't Set in the Morning" and "My Mountain Home."

The ladies of Mountain Melody Women's Chorus will open the 2016 season of the Ca-

The far-reaching impact of lastyear's devastating Butte Fire has been felt personally by the chorus. The fire broke out as the music series was being organized and the Ovations committee felt this season will place special attention on the healing in the fire's aftermath. "We believethat artis instrumental in the healing process," organizers said. "Several ladies

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• What: 'Ovations'series opener. • When:Sunday, 3 p.m. • Where:Bret Harte High School, Angels Camp. • Tickets:$25 adults, $1 5 children. • Info:caiaverasarts.org, 754-1774

The program for Sunday's show aims to be spirited with songs such as "All Aboard," "Respect," "Sit Down, You' re Rocking the Boat," "Call of the Flowers," "Sun Don't Set in the Morning," "Fascinating Rhythm," "For Good," "Rhapsody," "Shenandoah," "Operator," "Puttin' on the Ritz," "Amazing Grace," "Evening Prayer," "Java Jive," "My Mountain Home," "Mokelumne RiverSong,""Seal Lullaby," "This Little Light of Mine," "Stars I Shall Find," "0

Sign Out," "Be Joyful," "Hymn to Theotokos," and "Maquerule." The arts council announced on Tuesday that Mountain Melody has added the Bob Eisenman Jazz Trio to their performance. The show will be held Sunday at the Dr. Elliott Smart Performing Arts Center at Bret Harte High School in Angels Camp. Thebox off ice opens at 2 p.m., and the performance will lastfrom 3 to 5 p.m. The nonprofit Calaveras

County Arts Council hosts a variety of art-related activities in the county and operates the Gallery Store at 22 Main St. in San Andreas. Other concerts as part ofthis year's "Ovations" series include Oakland-based the T Sisters on Jan. 31, the Moke Hill Music Festival Ensemble on Feb. 28, the Stanford Woodwind Quintet on March 6, and Gary Allegretto with Ian Espinoza on April 3. All shows are held at Bret Harte High in Angels Camp.

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Pam Tillis bringshercountry hits to BlackOakCasino onWednesday • What: Pam Tillis concert. • When: Wednesday, Jan. 13, 8 p.m. • Where: Willow Creek Lounge, Black Oak Casino, Tuolumne. • Tickets: $20. • Infomation: blackoakcasino.corn

during this time including "Shake the Sugar Tree,""Mi Vida Loca," "When You Walk In The Room," "In Between Dances," "Don't Tell Me What To Do," and "Maybe It Was Memphis." Tillis fell in love with music at an early age: Band, chorus, talent

With more than 30 singles charting on the Billboard charts, Tillis has recorded 10 studio albums, including her favoritethe critically-acclaimed 2002 "It' s All Relative" (a tribute to her

father, Mel Tillis) — and three other releases "Rhinestoned," "Recollection" and "Just In Time For Christmas" o6'her own label, Stellar Cat Records. In 2012, Red River Entertainment released

"Dos Divas," a country duo album with fellow country singer Lorrie Morgan under the name Grits and Glamour. Tillis continues to tour extensively on her own and with Grits and Glamour.

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Country singer Pam Tillis will bring her hit songs to Black Oak Casino in Tuolumne on Wednesday, Jan. 13. Tillis has performed on the stages of Broadway in New York, modeled on the pages of Glamour m agazine and is a member ofthe Grand Ole Opry. Some of her most memorable award momentsarebeing a three-time Country Music As-

sociation Award winner, including 1994'sFemale Vocalistof the Year, and being nominated multiple times for Grammy's Best Female Country Vocal Performance in 1993 for "Maybe It Was Memphis," in 1996 for "Mi Vida Loca" and in 1998 for "All the Good Ones Are Gone." Tillis is also a nine-time Academy of Country Music Award nominee, a two-time Grammy

Award winner and six-time Grammy nominee as well as an American Music Award nominee. Her album, "Put Yourself In My Place," yielded two No. 1 hits, among others, and in its first year the album was certified gold. Tillis followed with three platinum albums on Arista"Homeward Looking Angel" in 1992, "Sweethearts Dance" in 1994 and an Arista "Greatest Hits" in 1997. Tillis achieved six No. 1 hits

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'First Taste of the Year' wine event celebrates 30 years • What: 'FirstTaste of the Year.' • When: Saturday,4 to 6:30 p.m . • Where:Historic Armory, 695 Main St., Copperopolis. •Tickets:$15advance,$20 atthe door. • Information:785-4358, 785-8587. e

Copperopolis Community Center presents the 30th annual "First Taste of the Year" wine tasting event from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the Historic Armory. More than 18 wineries from Calaveras and Tuolumne counties have been invited to this year's event.

Tickets are $15 advance or $20 atthe door,and include an engraved souvenir wine glass, unlimited wine tasting and an array of hors d' oeuvres. Advance tickets are available from Linda Beckat Saddle Creek Golf Resort or Umpqua Bank in Copperopolis. The event will help restore and maintain the old church and Armory buildings along with historicalarchive preservation and

an annual history program at Copperopolis Elementary School. For more information, contact Sigrid Kehr at 785-4358 or Linda Beck at 785-8587.

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The 30th annual "First Taste of the Year" will raise money for a variety of history-related projects in Copperopolis.

Columbiaseeksvolunteers Angels Camp Museum offers Columbia State Historic Park is now recruiting volunteers for the park's museum information center in the middle of town and for "schoolhouse teachers" to conduct 1861-style lessons at the Old Columbia Schoolhouse. Trainings will be held for each of these volunteer roles. The museum is open every day except Thanksgiving and Christmas. The schoolhouse lessons are Mondays through Thursdays during the school year. Once training is complete, volunteers can choose the days and hours they can help.

Orientation for museum volunteers is on Saturday, Jan. 30, from 9 a.m. to noon. Orientation for schoolhouse teachers is set forFriday,Jan. 29,from 10 a.m. to noon. Further training and opportunitiesto observe and practice will be arranged on an individual basis. Columbia is now accepting applicationsfrom interested individuals through Jan. 22. Call Interpreter Leslie Minium at 532-7386 or stop in at the museum on the corner of State and Main streets to pick up an application.

tours in 3anuary and February Starting today, the Angels Camp Museum is offering guided tours on Thursdays in January and February. Docents will give tours from 1 to 2 p.m. Thursdays — Jan. 7, 14, 21 and 28, and Feb. 4, 11, 18 and 25. The tours are included with museum admission ($7 adults, $3 children). Gold panning is offeredallday for $5. The museum's new exhibit is titled, "Gold is Where You Find

it: The Rush to Angels Camp." Peoplefrom allover the world once headed to Angels Camp: an estimated 3,500 Chinese miners alone found their way to Calaveras County by 1860. In the new exhibit, visitors can view historical artifacts

from the museum's extensive collections, including horn spoons for gold dust, a Utica Mine manager's monthly time book, items from the Calav-

eras Hotel that burned down, a 1858-65 ledger from John Peirano's Store once located on Main Street and Birds Way in downtown Angels, frog carriers from the 1958 international frog jump, and a late 1800s commercial laundry stove believed to have been used in a Chinese laundry. The exhibit also includes historical images and artwork titled "Chinese Family Laundry, 1880s" by renowned artist Mian Situ.

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Memorial honoringarts Sourdough Slim's Wild and communi leader slated Woolly Revue to play Murphys for Sunday atfairgrounds Richard Burleigh, one of the Mother Lode's most well-known event organizers, passed away Jan. 1 at the age of 67. A public memorial service is planned from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday in the Sierra Building at the Mother Lode Fairgrounds in Sonora. Burleigh's Fire on the Mountain produces

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Win e Festival each July. He also put on a popular blues festival that was held for many years at the fairgrounds. Memorial speakers are scheduled between noon and 1 p.m. Sunday. Peopleattending are invited to bring musical instruments and a dish to share. In lieu of flowers, donations in Burleigh's

the annual Sonora Christmas Craft and Burleigh mem or y a re being acMusic Festival, held ceptedby theTuolumne Co u nty Arts Alliance and the at thefairgrounds over Thank sSierra Waldorf School. giving weekend, as well as the

• What: Sourdough'sW ildand Woolly Revue concert. • When:Saturday, 7:30 p.m. • Where: Black BaltPlayhouse,580 S. Algiers St., Murphys. •Tickets:$20 advance,$25 atthe dool'. • Information:200-9944.

The second annual Sourdough's Wild and Woolly Revue concert series returns this winter, and the next show is slated forSaturday in Murphys. The concert will feature the

Singer Natalie Cole dies in Los Angeles LOS ANGELES (AP) — Natalie Cole, the daughter of jazz legend Nat King Cole, who carved out her own success with R&B hits like "Our Love" and "This Will Be" before triumphantly intertwining their legacies to make his "Unforgettable" their signature hit through technological wizardry, has died. She was 65. While Cole was a Grammy winner in her own right, she had her greatest success in 1991 when she re-recorded her father's classic hits — with him on the track — for the album "Unforgettable ... With Love." It became a multiplatinum smash and garnered her multiple Grammy Awards, including album of the year. Colediedlastw eek at CedarsSinai Medical Center in Los Angelesdue to complications from ongoing health issues, her family said in a statement.

wizardry of Robert Armstrong. The series is a once-a-year opportunity to catch all these artists in a show together. After Saturday's concert at the Black Bart Playhouse in Murphys, the group performs at the West Side Theatre in Newman on Jan. 23. Sourdough Slim's mindboggling yodeling is always

nious Western melodies of The Saddle Pals as well as the wisecracking Cactus Bob, bassthumping Prairie Flower and Michael P. Kennedy as they revel in old-time music with their Faux Renwah band. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with the show starting at 7:30 p.m. Advance tickets can be ordered online at wildandwoollyrevue.brownpapertickets.corn. For more information on the concert series or the musicians, call Chris Stevenson at 853-

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Yancy and sisters Timolin and Casey Cole. "I had to hold back the tears. I know how hard she fought," said Aretha Franklin in a statement. "She fought for so long. She was one of the greatestsingers ofour time." Other celebrities honored Cole on social media. In a tweet, actress Marlee Matlin called Cole a lovely songbird and a great actress, writing "she is now singing in heaven." Patti LaBelle tweeted, "She will be truly missed but her light will shine foreverl"

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Sourdough's Wild and Woolly Revue performs Saturday at Black Bart Playhouse in Murphys.

Music venuemovesto EastSonora The Gypsy Shack has relocated from Jamestown's historic Main

Street to 13681 Mono Way in East Sonora. The venue will have a soft reopening at 8 p.m. Saturday with C.A.F., Dun Bin Had and A.Lone. Tickets are $3. On

Jan. 15, Pamsterdam Promotions presents Nothing But Losers, A Perfect Nightmare, Taking Fox Hollow and Jen and Abe at 8 p.m. Tickets are also $3. The following night, at 8 p.m. Jan. 16, a grand reopening will feature Calendar

Girls Burlesque with the Kountry Kittens Burlesque, The Vaudettes, The Boomtown Petticoat Peepshow, and Miss Savvy from San Francisco. That show is $15 at the door ($12 in advance) and includesappetizers.

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SecondSaturdaycombineslive musicandart this weekend Continuedfrom Page 3 Dahl children's story, "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory." • Studio B welcomes visitors to Sonora's original working studio and gallery space, featuring the newest works by Allison Blansit, Rayna Coller, Irene Deaver, Sherie Drake and Linda Webb. • The Ventana Art Gallery invites art aficionados to enjoy a reception for mixed media artist Joy Willow with her newest exhibition,"Rock, Paper, Trees." • Joan's Boutique presents Potluck, a popular local bluegrass and folk band. The group always invites its audience to addtheirvoices to performances.

• Sharon Malone's brings back folk musician and natural realism painter Michael Severin, who plays a 12-string folk guitar and does award-winning paintings of the high Sierra. • House O'Beauty Art Salon features the works of Grant Halley, Chris "Kina"

Halley, Laurie Livingston and LuAnn Tillman. While visiting, art fans can enjoy seeing the working studios of these artists in Sonora's newest community art space. • The Aloft Art Gallery welcomes Art Night fans to enjoy an art demonstration by pastel artist Renetta Hayes. Best known for landscapes, florals and animals, Hayes will work on a piece called "Furry Friends." The pastel will be part of theart offerings forthe gallery's annual "On the Wild Side" exhibition and sale to benefit local animal care organizations. • BeDazzled at the Sonora Inn presents an evening of rocking piano and vocals by Randy Pare. • Bourbon Barrel offers Sonora's newest venue for live music in a unique architectural space. "We expect that others will be adding their Art Night adventures over the next two days," said Art Night committee member and project founder B.Z.

Smith. "We know that many of our shopkeepers are just lifting their heads after a busy holiday season. So, bundle up and come out to enjoy a night on the town with good friends." Smith also wanted to acknowledge this month marks the loss of Backspace Boutique and Gallery. "Owners Lissa Anderson and Lauren Hurley were very instrumental in helping us launch Art Night back in 2010," she said. "We're sorry to see that their shop has closed, but we wish them well." Sonora's Second Saturday Art Night — held on the second Saturday eveningof each monthworks in partnership with the

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Currently, the project committee is working on organizing its second "Songbird Saturday" event that will showcase local singer-songwriters. The date for that upcoming Second Saturday"After 8" event is expected to be announced soon.

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Art reception set for Sunday at Murphys winery • What: Art reception. • When: Sunday, 4:30 to 6 p.m. •Where: Hovey W inery,350-A M ain St., Murphys. • Admission: Free. • Information: 728-9999.

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Students of Martha Wallace will be featured for the months of January and February at Hovey Winery in Murphys.

The diverse watercolor paintings of 26 adult students of Martha Wallace will be featured forthe months ofJanuary and February at Hovey Winery's tasting room in Murphys. A reception in their honor will be held from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Sunday, complete with complimentary appetizers and wine available for purchase by the glassor bottle. A well-known and respected localartistfor more than 30 years,Wallace has been teaching watercolor to children and

adults since 1985 in her Murphys classroom. Artists include Jan Alcalde, Donna Baker, Sherri Birkestrand, Sandy Broeder, Erin Borean, Judy Diashyn, Megan Jawby, Carol Jones, Chris Laddish, Glenna Larson, Nancy Larson, Paula LoFranco, Deb McCormick, Diane Miffin, Rhoda Nussbaum, Kelli Noteman O' Brien, Linda Patch, Shirley Wilson-Rose, Andrea Schoen, June Shiver, Darcy Sperzel, Mary Spitzer, Marye Stock, Gale St.John, Annie Woodbridge and Betty Woodward. uI am overwhelmed with the paintings that have come in for this show and am so very proud of my students' accomplishments," Wallace said. "Some have taken classes from me forunder a year and some for many years. We are

like a family and the students are very excited to be showing their best work." "Many of the students will be showing their art for the first time,so thisisa rare chance to get a glimpse of 26 very creativeand talented works," said Kimberly Pratt, Hovey's tasting room manager. "The artists' reception will be a glorious gathering of many talented local women artists." uOur journey with watercolors is an ongoing adventure," Wallace added. "The possibilities of this medium are endless as long as you are willing to experiment, which means failure along with success. I tell my students, 'It' s not the destination — it's the journey.' " Hovey's tasting room is open daily from noon to 5:30 p.m.

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Joy Willow's artwork will be featured starting Friday until Feb. 14 at the Ventana Art Gallery in Sonora. Her work includes "Unearthed" (above, left), "River Tree" (above, right) and "Crest Trail" (right).

Joy Willowartworkfeatured at Ventana The opening show at the Ventana Art Gallery for 2016 is "Rock, Paper, Trees" — new mixed-media work by artist Joy Willow. This month's Second Saturday Art Night will be the opening reception from 5 to 8 p.m., with a closingreception slated fornext month's Second Saturday, Feb. 13. The gallery is located at 48 S. Washington St. in Sonora. The show features Willow's "abstract naturalist" style which combines her love of organic line and texture with images inspired from nature. Working on canvas, panel and print-making paper, she

saidshe aims to"create a feeling of spontaneity and space while implying an internal landscape." Several techniques are evident in the work on canvas and panel, such as underpainting (which provides a subtle background), monoprinting, collage, found objects, glazing, and the use of sponges, brushes, rags, brayers, and fingers. Willow has been exploring the visual arts for more than 25 years.

She is also a trained musician and has taught voice and piano for more than 30 years. Born and raised in eastern Pennsylvania, Willow started

"making abstract markings with fingerpaints until the coloring book with its strict lines stopped her joyfully messy experimentation." Ittook severaldecades to recover her desire to make art. But the long solitary walks that are still her practice, allowed her to unconsciously absorb nature's patterns, forms and textures. Later, she studied with Judith Hale of M endocino and Judy Sohigian of Taos, New Mexico. Her work has been exhibited in galleries throughout northern California, including San Francisco and the Sacramento area.

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Martha Wallace are featured during January and February; 350-A Main St., Murphys; hoveywine.corn, 728-9999. MEADOWM ONT SHOPPING CENTER:Arts of Bear Valley continues to display artwork by Ruth Morrow, Nancy Macomber, Jan Alcalde and Mary Jean St. Claire during January; 2182 Highway 4, Arnold; artsofbearvalley.org. SERVENTE'S HISTORIC SALOON: Cary McGrew and Winnifred Wilson are featured in the window display; 64 S. Washington St., Sonora. TOWN HALL ARTS:Includes a variety of professional art supplies, classes and a gallery of local work (Galerie Copper); classes include "Open Paint Wednesdays" on Jan.13; Copperopolis Town Square, 145 Stone St.; townhallarts.corn, 785-2050. TUOLUMNE COUNTY LIBRARY: Ann Hardy is the featured artist at the rotating "Art in the Library" exhibit for January and February; 480 Greenley Rd., Sonora; 533-5507. VENTANA ART GALLERY:Features artists from throughout California; exhibits include Joy Willow, "Rock, Paper, Trees," Friday to Feb. 14. Olof Dahlstrand, Feb. 19 to March 27; 48 S. W ashington St.,Sonora;588-0297.

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TRIIRSRAY VENEZUELAN CUATRO RECITAL:Sonora High School student Joseph Horat will present a Venezuelan Cuatro Recital with songs from around the world at 6 p.m. at Sonora High's auditorium; for his senior project, Horat will perform with his grandfather and uncle, Roy Jelinek and Roy Jelinek Jr.; general admission is $5 with all proceeds going to Sonora High.

FRIRAY SONORA BALLROOM DANCING: 7 to 10 p.m.; $10;Aronos Hall,37 E. Elkin St., downtown Sonora; 532-6901.

SAYIIRRAY INDOOR FARMERS MARKET:The Farmory features local produce, organic groceries, gluten-free baked goods, honey, herbs, gourmet treats, free classes and more; open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; 10800 Airport Rd., Columbia; alsoopen noon to 6 p.m. Wednesdays. FIRSTTASTE OF THEYEAR: Copperopolis' 30th annual "FirstTast of the Year" wine tasting will feature several area wineries pouring from 4 to 6:30 p.m.; tickets are $15 advance, $20 at the door and include an engraved souvenir wine glass, hors d'oeuvres and unlimited wine tasting; the event benefits restoring and maintaining the historic Old Church and Armory buildings, historical archive preservation and an annual history program at Copperopolis Elementary School; held at the Armory, 695 Main St., Copperopolis; 785-4358, 785-8587. (Page 6) SECOND SATURDAY:Art Night returns to the Washington Street corridor in downtown Sonora with a variety of art exhibits and demonstrations, live music and more from 5 to 8 p.m.; 2ndsaturdayartnight.org. (Page 3) WILD AND WOOLLY:Sourdough Slim's Wild and Woolly Revue will play at Black Bart PlayhouseinMurphys; doors open at6:30 p.m., with the show at 7:30 p.m.; tickets online at wildandwoollyrevue.brownpapertickets. corn;$20 advance tickets,$25 atthe door;580 S. Algiers St., Murphys; 200-9944. (Page 7)

SIIIIQAY BREAKFAST:The Odd Fellows of LaFayette Historical Lodge No. 65 hosts its monthly breakfast at the IOOF Hall, 30018yosemite Boulevard, in downtown La Grange; 7 to 11 a.m.; menu includes biscuits and gravy, sausage,ham and cheese omelets and French toast along with coffee and orange juice, all for $6; the breakfasts are served on the second

Sunday of each month; 853-2128. PANCAKE BREAKFAST:The Northern Mariposa County History Center will sponsor a Pancake Breakfast from 8 to 11 a.m. at the Old Schoolhouse on Broadway in Coulterville; pancakes,eggs, ham or sausage, fruitand beverage will be served for $5 for adults, $3 for children, or $15 for a family of two adults and two children; the meals are held on the second Sunday of each month; 878-3015.

OVATIONS SERIES:Calaveras Arts Council's Ovations Performing Artist Series will present the Mountain Melody Women's Chorus from 3 to 5 p.m., with doors opening at 2 p.m.; the group will be joined by the Bob Eisenman Jazz Trio; Bret Harte High School Theater, Angels Camp; tickets $25 adults, $10 children; calaverasarts.org, 754-1774. (Page 4) ART RECEPTION: Watercolor paintings by Martha Wallace's students will be featured for

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MUSIC ONTHETOWN ALCHEMY:Matt Cullen, pop and jazz, Fridays, 5:30 to 8 p.m.; 191 Main St., Murphys.

Don't miss WILD AND WOOLLY Sourdough's Wild and Woolly Revue takes the stage at Black Bart Playhouse in Murphys on Saturday. (Story: Page 7) PAM TILLIS Accomplished country singer set to perform Wednesday at Black Oak Casino. (Story: Page 5)

BLACK OAK CASINO: Little Fuller Band (photo below), tonight, 8 p.m. Busta Groove, Friday and Saturday, 9 p.m. Pam Tillis, Jan. 13, 8 p.m., tickets $20; Willow Creek Lounge, 19400 Tuolumne Road North, Tuolumne; blackoakcasino.corn. t i(t ~

SECOND SATURDAY Monthly event returns to downtown Sonora this weekend blending art exhibits and live music. (Story: Page 3) OVATIONS Mountain Melody Women's Chorus opens this year's Ovations Performing Artist Series on Sunday in Angels Camp. (Story: Page 4)

COLUMBIA NURSERY:Kash In, songwriters Alex Kash and Bethany Dalton-Kash; Saturday, 1 p.m.; 22004 Parrotts Ferry Rd.; tickets $15. GYPSY SHACK: C.A.F., Dun Bin Had and A.Lone, Saturday, 8 p.m., tickets $3; 13681 Mono Way, East Sonora.

FIRST TASTE OF THE YEAR 30th annual fundraiser set for Saturday in Copperopolis will feature unlimited wine tasting from several Mother Lode wineries. (Story: Page 6)

HOTEL LEGER:Open mic night, Fnday, 9 p.m.; 8304 Main St., Mokelumne Hill. JACK DOUGLASS SALOON: Open mic, Fridays, 6 to 9 p.m.; 22718 Main St.; Columbia State Historic Park.

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two months at Hovey Winery's tasting room, 350-A Main St., Murphys; a reception will be held from 4:30 to 6 p.m. with complimentary appetizers and wine available for purchase.

6 p.m. each Tuesday; free; Unity Spiritual Center, 19478 Village Drive, East Sonora; 9843774.

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LINE DANCE LESSONS: Focusing mostly on ballroom steps; 2 to 3 p.m. every Wednesday; free; Sonora Fire Museum and Senior Lounge, 125 N. Washington St., Sonora; 588-8071.

DANCE LESSONS:All-A-Round Wunders teach choreographed ballroom dance lessons; allages welcome; 6 p.m. each Wednesday; Tuolumne County Senior Center, 540 Greenley Rd., Sonora; $5 per week; 586-4073. CASINO CONCERT:Country singer Pam Tillis will perform at Black Oak Casino's Willow Creek Lounge; 8 to 10 p.m.; tickets $20;19400Tuolumne Road North,Tuolumne; blackoakcasino.corn. (Page 5)

MIKE'S PIZZA: Fiddles, Etc., classic country and bluegrass, tonight, 6 to 8:30 p.m.;14721 Mono Way, East Sonora. RAWHIDE SALOON:DJ 17:40, Friday, 9 p.m. Rock Haven Band, Saturday, 9 p.m. Open mic night, Wednesday, 9 p.m.; 18260 Highway 108, Jamestown. THE LUCKY PENNY:Plan B, Saturday, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.; 75 Big Trees Rd., Murphys.

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vineyards.corn. www.ironstonevine• Chatom Vineyards yards.corn. • Tuolumne County Arts — 1969 Highway 4, • Lavender Ridge VineAlliance — 251 S. BarDouglas Flat, 736yard — 425-A Main retta St., Sonora, 5326500, www.chatomSt., Murphys, 7282787, www.tuolumne- • California Cavern, vineyards.corn. 2441, www.lavendercountyarts.org. 9565 Cave City Road, • Chiarella Wines — 431 ridgevineyard.corn. • Calaveras County nine miles east of San Main St., Murphys, • Metate Hill Vineyards — 448-C Main St., Arts Council — 22 N. Andreas, 736-2708, 728-8318, www.chiMain St., San Andreas, 866-762-2837, www. arellawines.corn. Murphys, 728-8983, 754-1774, www.calavcaliforniacavern.corn. • Coppermine Tasting www.vinometate.corn. erasarts.org. • Mercer Cavern, 1665 Room — 3210 Main • Milliaire Winery — 276 Sheep Ranch Road, St., Vali ecito, 736-2305, Main St., Murphys, 728-1658, www.milMurphys, 728-2101, www.copperminewinwww.mercercaverns. liairewinery.corn. ery.corn. • Black Oak Casino, corn. • Domaine Becquet • Newsome-Harlow 19400 Tuolumne Road • Moaning Cavern, Winery — 415 Main Wines — 403 Main St., North, 928-9300, www. Parrotts Ferry Road, St., Murphys, 728Murphys, 728-9817, blackoakcasino.corn. Vallecito, 736-2708, 8487, www.becquewww.nhvino.corn. • Chicken Ranch Casino, 866-762-2837, www. twinery.corn. • Renner Winery — 498 16929 Chicken Ranch moaningcavern.corn. • Four Winds CellarsMain St., Murphys, 728-2314, www.renneRoad, Jamestown, 3675 Six Mile Road, 984-3000, www.chickVallecito, 736-4766, rwinery.corn. enranchcasino.corn. www.fourwindscel• Stevenot Winery• Jackson Rancheria Ca- CALAVERAS COUNTY lars.corn. 458 Main St., Mursino, 12222 New York • Allegoric Wine Tasting • Frog's Tooth Vineyards phys, 728-0148, www. Ranch Road, Jackson, and Art Gallery — 432 — 380 Main St., Suite stevenotwinery.corn. 800-822-9466, www. Main St., Murphys, 5, Murphys, 728-2700, • Tanner Vineyards 728-9922, www.alwww.frogstooth.corn. — 435 Main St., Murjacksoncasino.corn. legorieart.corn. • Hatcher Winery — 425 phys, 728-8229, www. • Black Sheep WinMain St., Murphys, tannervineyards.corn. ery — 221 Main St., 605-7111, www.hatch- • Twisted Oak Winery• Sierra Repertory Murphys, 728-2157, erwinery.corn. 363 Main St., Murphys Theatre, 13891 Mono www.blacksheepwin• Hovey Winery -350 (tasting room), and Way, East Sonora, and ery.corn. Main St., Murphys, 4280 Red Hill Road, Fallon House Theater, • Bodega del Sur Winery 728-9999, www.hoveyVallecito (winery and — 457-C Algiers St., 11175 Washington St., wine.corn. tasting room), 736• Indian Rock Vineyards Columbia State HisMurphys, 728-9030, 9080, www.twistedotoric Park, 532-3120, www.bodegadelsur. — 1154 Pennsylvania ak.corn. www.sierrarep.org. corn. Gulch Road, Murphys, • Val du Vino Winery 728-8514, www.indian— 634 French Gulch • Stage 3 Theatre Com- • Brice Station Vintners — 3353 E. Highway 4, rockvineyards.corn. pany, 208 S. Green Road, Murphys, 728St., Sonora, 536-1778, Murphys, 728-9893, • Irish Vineyards — 2849 9911, www.valduvino. www.stage3.org. www.bricestation. Highway 4, Vallecito, corn. 736-1299, www.irish• Murphys Creek corn. • Vina Mode Winery Theatre, Black Bart • Broil Mountain Vinevineyard.corn. — 147 Main St., MurPlayhouse, 580 S. yards — 106 Main St., • Ironstone Vineyards phys, 728-1917, www. — 1894 Six Mile Road, Algiers St., Murphys, Murphys, 728-9750, vinamoda.corn. www.brollmountainMurphys, 728-1251, • Wild Heart Winery-

263-B Main St., Murphys, 207-3384, www. wildheartwinery.corn. • Zucca Mountain Vineyards — 431-E Main St., Murphys, 736-2949, www.zuccawines.corn.

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Jamestown,800-7505919, www.innersanctumcellars.corn. • La Bella Rosa Vineyards — 17990 Old Wards Ferry Road, Sonora, 533-8668, www. labellarosavineyards. corn.

• 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 Old Timers 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. Groveland Yosemite Gateway Museum, Main Street, Grovela nd, 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.corn. Greenhorn Creek Golf Resort — 18 holes, par 72, 711 McCauley Ranch Road, Angels Camp, 729-8111, www. greenhorncreek.corn. La Contenta Golf Course — 18 holes, par 71; 1653 Highway 26, Valley Springs, 772-1081, www.lacontentagolf.corn. Saddle Creek Golf Resort — 18 holes, par 72, 1001 Saddle Creek Dnve, Copperopohs, 785-3700, www.saddlecreek.corn. Mountain Springs Golf Club — 18 holes, par 72, 17566 Lime Kiln Road, Sonora, 5321000, www.mountainspringsgolf.corn. Phoenix Lake Golf Course — Nine holes, par 35, 21448 Paseo De Los Portales, seven miles east of Sonora, 532-0111, www.phoenixlakegolf.corn. Pine Mountain Lake Golf Course — 18 holes, par 70, 12765 Mueller Drive, Groveland, 962-8620, www. pinemountainlake.corn. Twain Harte Golf Club — Nine holes, par 29, 22909 Meadow Drive, Twain Harte, 586-3131, www.twainhartegolf. corn.

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GALA, AUCTION AND SALE: Sponsored by High Country Friends of the Library, the 11th annual Gala, Silent Auction and Garage Sale will be held Jan. 14 to 16 at the Twain Harte Golf Clubhouse; admission to the Gala, from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 14, is $15 and includes wine, hors d'oeuvres and live music; there is no admission fee from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 15, and 9a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 16, for the garage sale; the event supports children' s library programs and the Mi-Wuk Volunteer Library and Community Center; 586-9471.

WINTER'S NIGHT BARBARY:Black Irish Band will perform saloon music from the 1800s atThe City Hotel at Columbia State Historic Park at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 16; $10 cover charge; 532-1486. VIETNAM DOCUMENTARY: Murphys' Black Bart Playhouse hosts Oregon documentary producers Mare C.Waszkiewicz and Lea Jones for a live multimedia performance of "Vietnam: An Inner View" from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 17; a $10 donation is encouraged, and a raffle will be held; proceeds will fund production of their film "Tripwire!"; 580 S. Algiers St., Murphys; 728-8422.

COMM UNITY FLEA MARKET: Friday through Sunday, Jan. 15 to 17,

8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; free; 18600 E agle

COPPER RUN:The24th annual Copper Run to benefit Copperopolis Elementary School, Copperoppolis Volunteer Fireman Association and Copperopolis Friends of the Library will be held rain or shine at 9 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, at Black Creek Center, 920 Black Creek Drive in Copperopolis.

Ridge Drive, offTuolumne Road; 840-8067.

FOLK DANCING: Folk dance group meets Jan. 15 and on the first and third Fridays of the month at 7 p.m.; all ages welcome and no experience necessary; free; taught by Carlos and Karen Canto; 23496 Gold Springs Drive, Columbia; 532-1859.

CRAB FEED:Friends of the Calaveras Sheriff's Office will hold a crab feed and pasta dinner on Saturday, Jan. 23, with doors opening at 5 p.m. and dinner about 6 p.m.; San Andreas Town Hall; tickets $40; for tickets, call 598-1467 or 772-2234 or visit friendsofthecalaverassheriffsoffice.

OPEN READING:Third Friday Open Reading will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 15; Sonora Joe's CoffeeShoppe, 140 S.W ashington St., downtown Sonora; sign-ins begin at 6:30 p.m. for poets and prose writers to read from their original work during a five-minute time slot; featured reader is Marylin Martin, author of "Common ThreadUncommon Women," a novel based on her family history in Arkansas; free admission; 532-6561. BIG BAND CONCERT:20-piece Columbia Big Band show with special guests at Sonora High School's auditorium; Friday, Jan. 15, 7 p.m.; doors will open at 6:30 p.m. with a pre-show performance by Sonora High's jazz band; $15 general admission or $20 VIP reserved seating; 588-5126. WORKSHOPS:Manzanita Arts Emporium hosts "Novel Hot Starts" from 9:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 16, and "Photo Editing" from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 18; 1211 Main St., suite 110, downtown

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High Country Friends of the Library will host its 11th annual Gala, Silent Auction and Garage Sale Thursday to Saturday, Jan. 14 to 16, at the Twain Harte Golf Clubhouse. Glenna Mori (left) and Vickie Fuentes check out the book sale at an earlier gala benefitting High Country Friends of the Library. Angels Camp; 728-6171, 754-0577. FAMILY MATINEE MOVIE: Tuolumne County Library will show the film "Inside Out" from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 16; 480 Greenley Rd., Sonora. 4-H DINNER:The 43rd annual Tuolumne County 4-H Dinner will be held Saturday, Jan. 16, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Mother Lode Fairgrounds in Sonora; menu is

tri-tip, baked potato, green salad, dinner roll, drinks, ice cream and cookie; tickets are $12 for adults and $8 for children younger than 12 or seniors 65 and older; decorated cake auction featuring local auctioneer Mike Shaffer begins at 5:30 p.m.; 533-6990. JAZZ CONCERT:MYACT presents a Jazz Concert for the Kids, a concert to benefit Mountain Youth and Community Theatre with music

provided by Zero Hibernation and the Summerville drumline; 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 16; $10 donation at the door; all ages welcome; refreshments will be served; 14372 Cuesta Court, East Sonora. CONTRA DANCE: Live music will be featured and no experience is necessary; 7:30 p.m.; Aronos Hall, 37 E. Elkin St. in downtown Sonora; admission is $7 adults, $3 children; held on Saturday, Jan. 16, and the

KING CELEBRATION:The 21st annual Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration will be held at 2:30p.m. Sunday, Jan.24,atthe Sonora High School Auditorium; keynote speaker will be nationally syndicated columnist Jim Hightower; also featuring the Gwen Amey Gospel Choir from Merced as well as singers Dennis Brown and Michelle Allison; free admission; 928-3494. WINTER NIGHT:A Black and White Winter Night tri-tip dinner and silent auction fundraiser to benefit Jamestown Elementary School will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 30; Manzanita Building, Mother Lode Fairgrounds, Sonora; event

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Continuedfrom Page 15 features live music, belly dancing, and no-host bar provided by Water Wheel Saloon; tickets are $18 per person or a table of eight for $130; 324-6778, 728-7516.

PANCAKE BREAKFAST:American Legion Post 58 will serve breakfast from 7:45 to 11 a.m. at Sonora Veterans Memorial Hall, 9 N. Washington St. in downtown Sonora; Sunday, Feb. 7; tickets are $7.50 for adults and $3 for children younger than 10; menu includes pancakes, sausage, scrambled eggs, biscuits and gravy, orange juice,and coffee or tea; proceeds go to American Legion projects such as scholarships; breakfasts are served on the first Sunday of the month.

NIGHT ATTHE RACES:AngelsMurphys Rotary Club presents a "Night at the Races" at Black Bart Playhouse in Murphys; 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 30; tickets $30 per person; hors d' oeuvres with no-host full bar; angelsmurphysrotary.org. OVATIONS SERIES:Calaveras Arts Councilshowcases Oakland-based The T Sisters; 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 31; Bret Harte High SchoolTheater, Angels Camp; calaverasarts.org, 754-1774.

EVENING OF JAZZ: Summerville High School and Connections Visual and Performing Arts Academy show, directedby JeffJohnson and Jim W ells, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 10.

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THE CLEAN BREAK: Murphys CreekTheatre presents world premiere of "The Clean Break," by Dan Harder, Feb. 19 to March 20; Black Bart Playhouse, 580 S. Algiers St., Murphys; murphyscreektheatre. org, 728-8422.

POETRY OUT LOUD:Tuolumne County finals will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 2, at Sonora High School Auditorium. TALK RADIO: Stage 3Theatre Company presentsthe funny and offbeat "Talk Radio" Feb. 5 to 28; 208 S. Green St., downtown Sonora; stage3.org, 536-1778.

ST. JAMES CONCERT SERIES: PianistJason Sia;3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 21; the Red Church, downtown Sonora; sjconcertseries.org.

PANCAKE BREAKFAST:A fundraising breakfast for the Sonora Elks Lodge's scholarship program will be held from 8 to 9:50 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 6, at Applebee's, 851 Sanguinetti Rd., Sonora; the menu will include pancakes, bacon, orange juice, and coffee for $6 per person; proceeds will benefit scholarships and local charities; tickets are available at the Elks office, 100 Elk Drive, and Elk Officers, and can also be purchased at the door; 533-1587. ORIENT EXPRESS:The 31st annual Orient Express Run will be held Saturday, Feb. 6, at Chinese Camp School;9 a.m. one-mile fun run, 10 a.m. four-mile run; sponsored by Sonora Sunrise Rotary Club Foundation benefiting Tuolumne County's special athletes; sonorasunriserotary.org. CHOCOLATE LOVERS HOEDOWN: The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship ofTuolumne County

WINTER JUBILEE:Mother Lode Christian School in Tuolumne presents its annual fundraiser featuring live and silent auctions, dinner, pie booth, and book sale; Friday and Saturday, Feb. 26 to 27; Mother Lode Fairgrounds, Sonora; 928-4126. MY FAIR LADY: Sierra Repertory Theatre presents the masterful score of "My Fair Lady" from Feb. 27 to April 24; East Sonora Theater, 13891 Mono Way; sierrarep.org, 532-3120.

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Sierra Repertory Theatre presents oMy Fair Lady" from Feb. 27 to April 24 in East Sonora. is sponsoring Chocolate Lovers Hoedown, acommunity dance plus dinner and chocolate auction; 6 to 9 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 6; Manzanita Building at the Mother Lode Fairgrounds in Sonora; tickets are $30 and may be purchased at

Mountain Bookshop, Sonora Joe's Coffee Shoppe, Mountain Laurel Florist, and Schnoog's; 324-0501, 586-9182. SUPER BOWL BREAKFAST:The 30th annual Frank Salel Super Bowl

Sunday Scholarship Breakfast; 7 to 11:30 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 7; Mother Lode Fairgrounds in Sonora; presale tickets are $8 adults, $6 children, with tickets $1 more at the door; menu includes three-egg omelet, croissant, fruit cup and drinks; sponsored

SONORA WEDDING FAIRE:Held at the Mother Lode Fairgrounds in Sonora; Sunday, Feb. 28; sonoraweddings.net, 532-0868. OVATIONS SERIES:Calaveras Arts Council showcases The Moke Hill Music Festival Ensemble; 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 28; Bret Harte High SchoolTheater, Angels Camp; calaverasarts.org, 754-1774.

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31 years ago Jan. 11, 1985 GRAND OPENNING — Andy's True Value Home Center, Hwy. 108 and Greenley Road, Sonora. Door prizes! Watch for the in-store Red Tag Specials! Jan. 15, 1985 Tuolumne County, growing 2.4percent in the past fiscal year, now has a population climbing steadily toward the 40,000 mark. Jan. 23, 1985 The long-awaited 911 emergency telephone service will be available to customers in Tuolumne County starting this weekend. The new service falls in line with the rest of the country as far as emergency service is concerned. Customers previously had a choice of the Enterprise number, 1-7577, for police and medical emergencies,and 928-3344 for the fire department. The 911 number will replace both of these.

46 years ago Jan. 29, 1970 This week's massive downtown fire which left 14 Washington Street businesses homeless may qualify Sonora as a disasterarea.Approximately 25 concerned citizens and burned out businessmen gathered in the city hall last night to explore the possibility of rebuilding with the help of low-interest government loans. Meanwhile, the basement of the Wagon Wheel Saloon and Restaurant has been identified as the area of origin of Tuesday morning' s catastrophic fire, which left a charred, gaping hole in South

Washington Street's historic landscape. During the three-hour battle 70 firemen aided by a steady rainbrought the fl ames under control by 5 a. m. They continued to put heavy streams of water on the smoldering ruins throughout the morning. In the wake of the flames six businesses lay in total ruins — John Kelley's Central Motors Garage, Cecil Thompson's Central Drug Company, Lola Pitts PhotographStudio and Camera Shop, Charles De Paoli's Wagon Wheel, Tillie Carleton's Princess Shoppee, and the Lasso

Law. It is whispered they may starta new lodge or fraternal ordersoon iftheirrecrudescence of drinking homemade alcohol continues to keep up. Insanity and a long train of ills are loom-

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Jan. 26, 1901 Last week John Gundry whiled away a few moments by beating Ruth Jewell, the notorious occupant of a red-curtain house (house of prostitution) in Sonora's El Tigre district. RecentlyGundry paid a $30 fine for a similar offense, which it seems he has now repeated. No sooner was Gundry released on bonds Monday,with a promise to keep the peace, than he headed straight for Ruth's nefarious establishment and gave the woman yet another severe rubbing. Constable Booker is flitting around town with a warrant in his pocket, but Gundry thus far has proved to be a very

Restaurant. All were two-story

buildings, one housing the Town & Country Beauty Salon, others containing apartments. The roof of Central Motors crashed to the ground at 4 a. m., and the front of Central Drug followed an hour later. Severe damage extended beyond the core of the destruction. To the south, losses were heavy at the buildings owned by Don Calvert and housing Beckman & Company, and John Engall and Associates, engineers. To the north, water and smoke caused extensive damage to Paulsen's Jewelry, Wolfe Drug and Tuolumne CountyReal

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61 years ago Jan. 6, 1955 Despite a forecast calling forfreezing temperatures, the world's most beautiful and most durable girl skiers will be chosen in an outdoor bathing beauty contest on the Dodge Ridge ski slopes Sunday.

85 years ago Jan. 3, 1931 Global discontent and business depression have been the

principal features of the year 1930. These dismal conditions have led to revolution in several South American countries. China and India have been

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Pictured above is the Wawona "Tunnel Tree," circa 1890. stirring with unrest. The rebel armies that had kept China in turmoil for months finally had to yield, though the country still has to deal with powerful communist and bandit forces. In India resentment against British rule flamed up in open campaigns ofrevoltagainst the law. War clouds are also gathering in Europe, and in America the severe drought, the fall of the stock market, the great business depression and the

passage of an unpopular new tariff law have been the most significant events of 1930. It has not been exactly a happy year. Many peoplebelieve that 1931 will bring better things.

89 years ago Jan. 8, 1927 Judging from appearances in Columbia last week, the "Gobblers"have been much in evidence despite the Prohibition

Jan. 24, 1874 • There has not been a solitary person confined in the County Jail since the adjournment of the last Grand Jury. • One of the infamous Vasquez gang was captured near Millerton on Sunday night. When being bound he told his captures, "You might as well put the rope around my neck, for I don't want to go among Americans again. I am a goner anyhow." He was obliged. • Mining is carried out very briskly in parts where water can be procured. The Texas Claim in Greaser Gulch continues to yield largely. The Hardup Gulch Company has ceased to operate. The old Slumgullion Bar Claim is in existence yet, and still holds a high reputation.

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Documentary in works aboutBostonMarathon

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — Matt Damon launched a bold new phase of Oscar campaigning for his "The Martian" director last weekend, telling a crowd that Ridley Scott has "given more than enough to cinema" over his career to deserve an Academy Award. Damon spoke at the opening night gala for the Palm Springs International Film Festival, a non-televised black-tie dinner at the desert city's convention center. It's become a well-attended stop on the busy Hollywood awards circuit due to its timing during the Oscar nominations voting period and eight days before the Golden Globe Awards. Honorees Johnny Depp, Cate Blanchett, Christian Bale and Michael Fassbender also took the stage. Damon said he was shocked to discoverthat the 78-year-old directorof"Blade Runner" and "Alien" had never won an Oscar despite three nominations and his helming of 2001 best picture winner "Gladiator." "He'sjusta m asterdirector. There are a handful of them on planet Earth. But he is one of them," Damon said. "Awardswhatever, who gives a (expletive). I mean, except for this one. But ... I hope this is his year. I don' t know if you' re supposed to say that out loud. But ... when I did 'The Departed,' we said it out loud a lot about Marty (Scorsese) and it panned out." Last Saturday's loose and

BOSTON (AP) — America' s marquee marathon is ready for its close-up. "Boston," the first featurelength documentary film about the Boston Marathon, is in the works. Its creators say the movie will go well beyond the 2013 bombings to retracethe iconic footrace's fi rst

her performance in "Carol," was more magnanimous. She thanked the festival, which runs through Jan. 11, "for reminding us — all of us honored tonight — that if we' re not nominated for any other award not to feel like losers. We had a moment of glory." The festival announced its awards ahead of time, mininnzing anxiety for actors and allowing plenty of time for informal reunions. Depp hugged his "Finding Neverland" co-star Kate Winslet on the red carpet before the show.

Damon walked backstage in conversation with Blanchett. The two shared the screen in "The Talented Mr. Ripley" and "The Monuments

steps in 1897. "Over the years, the Boston Marathon has had so many extraordinarystories ofpeople achieving and accomplishing things," said producer Megan Williams, an Oscar-nominated filmmaker. "It's like looking at culturaland socialchange overthe last century through the lens of this major sporting event." Two feature films (one starring Mark Wahlberg), a stage play and an HBO special also are in production, though they' re all about the 2013 finish line attacks that killed three spectators and wounded more than 260 others. No Boston documentary would be complete without the dark events of 2013. "Boston," however, will focus less on the chaos than the comeback. The producers had

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"Room" star Brie Larson and 'Trumbo" star Bryan Cranston had both screened their personal m ovies atthefestivalyearsearlier. Cranston wrote and directed a feature, "Last Chance," that played Palm Springs in 1999. "I will forever be grateful to you for doing that for me. It launched a different phase of my career," he said.

2014 for the marathon's first running since the bombings. Director Jon Dunham said the city's determination to take back its namesake race will be a recurring theme in the movie. The movie tentatively is set to premiere in April 2017 in conjunction with the 121st edition of the race.

Sunday 4p.m. — "You 8i The Law: School tk Children's Rights." 7 p.m. — "Along The Hudson," produced by Lloyd Kramer. Monday 7 p.m. "Teaching Christians Effectively — Part Two," sponsored by Bahai Faith. 7:30 p.m. — "Mind Matters: How Does The Brain Know

Kuhn with guest Debbie Shally. 8:30 p.m. "Area 12/ HICAP — Part Two," hosted by Bonnie Kuhn with guest Debbie Shally. Tuesday 10 a.m.— "Jenny's Kitchen," hosted by Jenny Baxter, "Corn Chowder." 7:30 p.m. — Tuolumne County Board of Supervisors, replay of most recent meeting. Wednesday 10 a.m. "Get Healthy With Shana: Special Exercise," Part

Two. 6 p.m. — Sonora City Council. 9 p.m. "Love Alive," sponsored by Christian Heights Church. Thursday 10 a.m.— "Ask Attorney Steve: Veteran's Benefits," with Chele Beretz. 7:30 p.m. — "Mother Lode Friends of Music: Latin Concert." Call 536-1888 for more information.

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"Star Wars: The Force Awakens" marched confidently into the new year, raking in an additional $88.3 million over the New Year's weekend and topping the box office for a third week. In addition to setting a new high mark in New Year's box office history, the record-busting film blew past the domestic grosses of both "Jurassic World" ($652.3 million) and "Titanic" ($658.7 million) to become the second-highest earner of all time with $740.3 million in just 19 days of release. The top domestic film is "Avatar" with a $760.5 million lifetime domestic gross, but "Star Wars" is barreling in to surpass it soon: it took "Avatar" 72 days to reach $700 million, while "Star Wars" did that in 16 days. sometimes coarse ceremony saw Depp praising his wife, actress Amber Heard, "for putting up with me" and Bale getting in a dig at the 2,000-plus attendees, which included socialites who sometimes chatted away at dinner tables during acceptance speeches. "I' ve never been at a film festival

that ignores the speakers so much as this film festival," said Bale, on stage with his "The Big Short" costars Steve Carell, Jeremy Strong and Finn Wittrock. Cate Blanchett, being lauded for

ILIII.E 8 Here is the Sonora area public access cable programming schedule from Jan. 7 to 14. The shows are seen on Channel 8 of the Comcast cable system. Thursday 10 a.m.— "Ask Attorney Steve: Home Invasion." 7:30 p.m. — "Mother Lode Friends of Music." Friday 10 a.m.— "Way Out West In 1861," with Pat Kaunert as Mark Twain and Fiddler Dave Rainwa-

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6 p.m. "Fridays with Frank," hosted by Frank Diggle, "Cazneau's Theater Revue." Saturday 9 a.m. — Tuolumne County Board of Supervisors, replay of most recent meeting. 3 p.m. — Chapel in the Pines. 7 p.m. "The Church Of The Harvest." 8 p.m. "Love Alive," sponsored by Christian Heights Church. -

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known talent will be launched into superstardom," said Brian Dunkleman. eYou at home decide who will

become the next American idol," intoned Ryan Seacrest. The reasonable reaction: uh-huh, sure. But it turned out the two were underselling Fox's "American Idol." The singing contest, which began its 15th and final season Wednesday, was a blockbuster that invigorated its network. It made stars of Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Jennifer Hudson and others, and resurrected the TV talent show as a boom industry that includes NBC's "The Voice" and ABC' s "Dancing with the Stars." "It not only was a huge success for Fox but impacted everyone else," said Bill Carroll, media analyst with Katz Television Group. "It once again underscored the fact that broadcast television is communal and an event." "American Idol," from megaproducer Simon Fuller and based on his British hit "Pop Idol," did even more. Itbreathed life into the music industry as it and network TV both grappled with technology-driven changes in consumer habits. The show's end is the result of dwindling ratings, the inevitablefateofeven durable performers. "Idol," which averaged more than 30 million weekly viewers at its 2006 peak and ranked No. 1 for nine consecutive years, averaged about 11 million last season (still enough by today's standards to land it in the top 20, but with fewer advertiser-favored younger viewers). Whatever its change in fortunes,the series willgeta send-off worthy of a television

landmark, said executive producer Trish Kihane. As she sees it, that means paying tribute to its past while focusing on the battle among thisyear'scontestants tobe-

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be sprinkled throughout the season, starting with the open auditions in which Ruben Studdard, Clay Aiken, Taylor Hicks and others were on hand to share tips with the hopefuls. Plans also call for duets pairing contestants with their nowfamous predecessors,who "all want to be involved, somehow," Kihane said. A famous non-Idol, Kanye West, made a surprise appearance at the judges' auditions in San Francisco in September, with wife Kim Kardashian West alongas his cheerleader. His "tryout" was included in Wednesday's episode. The season debut is a fourhour, two-night affair, airing Wednesday and tonight and opening on a retrospective note

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'02 clip. One contestant featured in the premiere demonstrates the show's impressive hold on its fans. Michelle Marie Lecza of Daytona Beach, Florida, recalls watching it as a 4-year-old and can recite all of the winners, in order. " 'American Idol' is what I based my life off of. I am going to walk into the audition room

and goget my dream," the braces-wearing 15-year-old says Such fervor made "American Idol" a well-timed hit. With social media gaining steam,

albums. The series became such an impressive promotional platform that established artists including Steven Tyler, Mariah Carey and Prince dropped in as

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Carrie Underwood, pictured at the Grammy Awards in 2012, has been one of the most successful "American Idol" winners. She performs this April in Fresno, Stockton and Oakland.

ers. So did Harry Connick Jr., Jennifer Lopez and Keith Urban, returning for their third year together as judges to usher "Idol" to its conclusion. They' re joined by the savvy, unflappable Seacrest, the show's on-camera linchpin who outlasted fellow original cast members Simon Cowell,Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson (and Dunkleman, who was one-and-done). Urban said he's focused less on the show's farewell than what he calls the "job at hand." "I more often forget it's the last season until somebody mentions it," the country music star said during a production break at the Dolby Theatre. "It' s just finding the right person and making sure we don't miss somebody." He said the show retains its power to jump-start a beginning career.For the farewell season, some 75,000people swarmed to auditions in Atlanta; Denver; Philadelphia and Little Rock, Arkansas, in addition to San Francisco "Ilove the factthat these guys and girls still see the potency and potential of something like 'Idol' to take them to places really, really quickly," Urban said. It would be ideal if the final season produces another

viewers wanted to get in on the real-timeconversation about "Idol" — good news for networks selling commercial airtime and the sponsors who wanted their ads to be seen, not skipped as the show was replayed on a DVR. The live "Idol" episodes increased that appetite and launched the networks' embrace of a variety ofother live broadcasts that included NBC's

musicals "The Sound of Music" and "The Wiz." It was a salve as well for the music business: In 2009, Steve Knopper, author of "Appetite for Self-Destruction: The Spectacular Crash of the Record Industry in the Digital Age," called "American Idol" and its robustdigitalsales one ofthe few bright spots for the industry as consumers grew increasingly resistant to shelling out for

"AmericanIdol"pop superstar, Connick said. The show "has had a lot of hits, had a lot of misses. I would love to see somebody come out and put a bookend on what Kelly Clarkson did the first year, which isto sella ton ofrecords, sell a lot of concert tickets and became ahousehold name," the jazz musician said. "That would be a great way to end it," he said.

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Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip Comedy adventure starring Jason Lee,Tony Hale, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Josh Green, Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler, Jesse McCartney, Kaley Cuoco, directed by Walt Becker. Through a series of misunderstandings, Alvin, Simon and Theodorecome to believe that Dave is going to propose to his new girlfriend in Miami...and dump them.They have three days to get to him and stop the proposal, saving themselves not only from losing Dave but possibly from gaining a terrible stepbrother. Rated PG. One hour, 28 minutes.

Concussion Drama thriller starring Will Smith, Alee Baldwin, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Arliss Howard, Paul Reiser, Luke Wilson, directed by Peter Landesman. While conducting an autopsy on former NFL football player Mike Webster, forensic pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu discovers neurological deterioration that is similar to Alzheimer' s disease. Omalu names the disorderchronic traumatic encephalopathy and publishes his findings in a medical journal. As other athletes face the same diagnosis, the crusading doctor embarks on a mission to raisepublicawareness about the dangersoffootball-related head trauma. Rated PG-13. Two hours, 1 minute.

Daddy's Home

Comedy starring Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg,Linda Cardellini, Hannibal Buress, directed by Sean Anders. This film follows a mild-mannered radio executive who strivesto become

the beststepdad to hisw ife's two children, but complications ensue when their freewheeling and freeloadingrealfather arrives,forcing him tocompete for the affection of the kids. Rated PG-13. One hour, 36 minutes.

In the Heart of the Sea Drama starring Chris Hem-

aboard the New England vessel Essex face a harrowing battle for survival when a whale of mammoth size and strength attacks with force, crippling their ship and leaving them adrift in the ocean. Pushed to their limits and facing storms, starvation, panic and despair, the survivors must resort to the unthinkable to stay alive. Their incredible tale ultimately inspires author Herman Melville to write "Moby-Dick." Rated PG-13. Two hours, 2 minutes.

3oy Comedy drama starringJennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Edgar Ramirez, Diane Ladd, Virginia Madsen, Isabella Rossellini, Bradley Cooper, directed by David 0. Russell. This film is the wildstory ofa family across four generations centered on the girl who becomes the woman who founds a business dynasty and becomes a matriarch in her own right. Betrayal, treachery, the loss of innocence and the scars of love, pave the road in this intense emotional and human comedy aboutbecoming a true boss of family and enterprisefacing a world of unforgiving commerce. Allies become adversaries and adversaries become allies, both inside and outside the family, as Joy's inner life and fierce imagination carry her through the storm she faces. Rated PG-13. Two hours, 3 minutes.

Sisters Comedy starring Amy Poehler, Tina Fey, Maya Rudolph, Ike Barinholtz, James Brolin, Dianne Wiest, John Cena, John Leguizamo, directed by Jason Moore. Fey and Poehler reunite for this film about two discon-

nected sisters summoned home to clean out their childhood bedroom beforetheir parents sell the family house. Looking to recapturetheirglory days, they throw one final high-schoolstyle party for their classmates, which turns into the cathartic rager that a bunch of grounddown adults really need. Rated

the wintry Wyoming landscape. The passengers, bounty hunter John Ruth and his fugitive Daisy Domergue, race towards the town of Red Rock where Ruth, known in these parts as "The Hangman," will bring Domergue to justice. Along the road, they encounter two strangers: Major Marquis Warren, a black former union soldier turned infamous bounty hunter, and Chris Mannix, a southern renegade who claims to be the town's new Sheriff. Losing their lead on the blizzard, Ruth, Domergue, Warren and Mannixseek refuge at Minnie's Haberdashery, a stagecoach stopover on a moun-

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Samuel L. Jackson stars in Quentin Tarantino's "The Hateful Eight." R. One hour, 58 minutes.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens Science fiction fantasy adventure starring Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong'o, directed by J.J. Abrams. Thirty years after defeating the Galactic Empire, Han Solo and his allies face a new threat from the evil Kylo Ren andhis army of Stormtroopers. Rated PG-13. Two hours, 16 minutes.

The Big Short Comedy-drama starringSteve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Christian Bale, Brad Pitt, Marisa Tomei, Hamish Linklater, Rafe Spall, Jeremy Strong,directed by Adam McKay. When four outsiders saw what the big banks, media andgovernment refused to, the global collapse of the economy, they had an idea: The Big Short. Their bold investment leads them into the dark underbellyof modern banking where they must question everyone and everything. Based on the true story and best-selling book by Michael Lewis (" The Blind Side," "Moneyball"). Rated R. Two hours, 10 minutes.

The Forest Horror film starring Natalie

Dormer, Taylor Kinney, Yukiyoshi Ozawa, Eoin Macken, Stephanie Vogt, Rina Takasaki, directed by Jason Zada. Rising with terrifying grandeur at the base of Mount Fuji in Japan, the legendary real-life Aokigahara Forest is the suspense-filled set-

ting of the supernatural thriller. A young American woman, Sara, journeys there in search of her twin sister, who has mysteriously disappeared. In the company of expatriate Aiden, Sara enters the forest having been well warned to "stay on the path." Determined to discover the truth about her sister's fate, Sara will have to face the angry and tormented souls of the dead that prey on anyone who dares come near them. These malevolent spirits lying in wait for Sara at every turn will plunge her into a frightening darkness from which she must fight to save herself. Rated PG-13. One hour, 33 minutes.

The Hateful Eight Western starring Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins, Demian Bichir, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, and Bruce Dern, directed by Quentin Tarantino. In this film, set six or eight or twelve years after the Civil War, a stagecoach hurtles through

tain pass. When they arrive at Minnie's, they are greeted not by theproprietor but by four unfamiliar faces. Bob, who's taking care of Minnie's while she' s visiting her mother, is holed up with Oswaldo Mobray, the hangman of Red Rock, cow-puncher Joe Gage,and Confederate General Sanford Smithers. As the storm overtakes the mountainsidestopover,our eight travelers come to learn they may not make it to Red Rock after all. Rated R. Two hours, 48 minutes.

The Revenant Adventure film starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Domhnall Gleeson, Will Poulter, Forrest Goodluck, Paul Anderson, Kristoffer Joner, Joshua

Burge, directed by Alejandro G. Inarritu. Inspired by true events, this film is an immersive and visceral cinematic experience capturing one man' s epic adventure of survival and the extraordinary power of the human spirit. In an expedition of the uncharted American wilderness, legendary explorer Hugh Glass is brutally attacked by abear and leftfor dead by members of his own hunting team. In a quest to survive,

Glass endures unimaginable griefas well asthe betrayal of his confidant John Fitzgerald. Guided by sheer will and the love of his family, Glass must navigate a vicious winter in a relentless pursuit to live and find redemption. Rated R. Two hours, 36 mintues.

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OIII FTOWN IEOOYS aES IN UNIFORM:The Mariposa County Arts Council and the Keith M. Bertken Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 6042 host an art exhibition titled "In Uniform" through March 20 at the Mariposa County Arts Council's Treetop Gallery; 5009 Highway 140, Mariposa; mariposaartscouncil.org. JACKSON RANCHERIA CASINO: Aaron Neville, Feb. 6. Lightning Boy Kory Gibbs and the Thundering Blues Band, March 4. Aaron Lewis, March 24. Paul Rodriquez, May 20; 12222 New York Ranch Road, Jackson; jacksoncasino.corn, 800-822-9466. MOTHER LODE FRIENDS OF MUSIC: Chamber music concert presented by the Mother Lode Friends of Music; 3 p.m. Sunday,Jan.31; music for piano and string quintet, withworks by Lyapunov, Gibbs,Ocon and De Falla, with violinist Corina Stoian and pianist Ron Brickman and other string players from the San Francisco Bay Area; free admission; Sutter CreekTheatre, 44 Main St., Sutter Creek; mlfm.org, 293-4227. SUTTER CREEK THEATER: HoustonJones and Susie Glaze and the HiLonesome Band,high-octane Americana,Jan.16.Tom Rigney and Flambeau,hot cajun and zydeco,Jan. 23. Caravan of Thieves, gypsy swing, Jan. 30. Frank Vignola and Vinny Raniolo, jazz guitarist, Feb. 5. Claire Lynch Band, bluegrass, Feb. 13. The Ray Charles Project, Feb. 20. Maria Muldaur, March 12. Johnny Cash tribute featuring James Garner, March 19. Tempest, March 26; 44 Main St., Sutter Creek; suttercreektheater.corn.

VALLEY BOB HOPE THEATRE: "R5: Sometime Last Night Tour," Jan. 26.The Temptations Review, Feb. 13. Jerry Seinfeld, March 11. Styx, March 20. Clint Black, April 27. Joe Bonamassa, April 30; 242 E. Main St., Stockton; stocktonlive.corn, 373-1400. CAPITAL STAGE:"Love and Information," Jan. 27 to Feb. 28; 2215 J St., Sacramento; capstage.org, 916995-5464.

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Jerry Seinfeld (above) comes to the Bob Hope Theatre on March 11, while pop-rock band R5 (left) performs at the Stockton venue on Jan. 26. Bruce Springsteen, March 13. Justin Bieber, March 18. Carrie Underwood featuring Easton Corbin and the Swon Brothers, April 10. Rihanna featuring Travis Scott, May 7. The Who, May 19. Adele, Aug. 2.Black Sabbath, Sept. 15. Maroon 5, Oct. 16; 7000 Coliseum Way, Oakland; oracleareana.corn, 510-569-2121. CARNEGIE ARTS CENTER: "Alphonse Mucha: The Golden Age of Art Nouveau," through Sunday. "Organic Designs," through Jan. 31; 250 N. Broadway, Turlock; carnegieartsturlock.org, 632-5761. CROCKER ART MUSEUM: "Rain Forest Visions," through Feb. 14. "Back to Life: Bay Area Figurative Drawings," through May 1. "Ai Weiwei: Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads," Jan.24to May1."Andy Warhol: Portraits," March 13 to June 19; 216 0 St., Sacramento; crockerartmuseum.org, 916-808-7000. FRESNO CONVENTION AND ENTERTAINMENT CENTER:Shen Yun, Jan.16to17. The Piano Guys, Feb. 4. Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles, April 4. Joe Bonamassa, April 27; fresnoconventioncenter.corn.

GALLO CENTER FOR THE ARTS: Big Earl and the Crying Shame, Jan. 16. Paul Thorn, Jan. 22. Simon 8i Garfunkel tribute show, Feb. 19. Little River Band, Feb. 26. Bill Maher, March 6. Kristin Chenoweth, March 24. Blue Man Group, April 8 to 9. "Les Miserables," July 22 to 31; 1000 I St., downtown Modesto; galloarts.org, 338-3105. HAGGIN MUSEUM: "Picasso, Miro Ik Hawaii Five-0: Prints from the Jack Lord Collection," through Sunday; 1201 N. Pershing Ave., Stockton; hag ginmuseum.org, 940-6300. WEST SIDE THEATRE:Red Dog Ash and Special Consensus, Jan. 16. Sourdough Slim's Wild and WoollyRevue, Jan.23;The Refugees, Jan. 30. 1331 Main St., Newman; westsidetheatre.org, 862-4490.

BEYONQ ASIAN ART MUSEUM: "Looking East: How Japan Inspired Monet, Van Gogh, and Other Western Artists," through Feb. 7; 200 Larkin St., San Francisco; asianart.org, 415-581-3500. DE YOUNG MUSEUM: Exhibits include "Royal Hawaiian Featherwork," through Feb. 28. "Prints at the Fair," through Sunday. "Jewel City: Art from San Francisco's Panama-Pacific International Exposition," through Sunday. "Oscar de la Renta," March 12 to May 30; Golden Gate Park, San Francisco; deyoung.famsf.org, 41 5-750-3600. ORACLE ARENA:Legends of Love, featuring Chaka Khan, Feb. 14. Bay Area Festival of Laughs, March 5.

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