Frozen JR. | A production that warms your heart

Frozen Jr Cast

FROZEN JR. | A production that well warms your heart
Sierra Rep is ecstatic to bring SRT Jr’s production of Disney’s Frozen JR. to Summerville High School Theater from July 28 through 30.

The spectacular 60-minute musical, designed for school-aged performers, is based on the 2013 Disney film and the 2018 Broadway adaptation. The SRT Jr cast includes 43 students led by SRT Guest Artist Charlie Munday, with music director Scott Viets.

Do you want to build a snowman? You’ll love this fanciful and heartwarming stage adaptation of the top-grossing animated film of all time! Join Anna, Elsa, and all of your favorite characters as they embark on an epic, ice-filled journey of self-discovery, camaraderie, and the real meaning of true love. Adapted for young performers, this musical includes favorite Frozen songs such as “Love Is an Open Door,” “Do You Want to Build a Snowman?,” and “Let It Go,” as well as wonderful new songs from the Broadway production.

With its empowering message of love and understanding, Frozen JR. is sure to melt your heart! For information on purchasing tickets, please call 209.532.3120 for reservations.

Sandra Campbell | Featured Artist for August

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Tiptoeing Through the Tulips

Sutter Creek Gallery Artist for August - Sandra Campbell’s pastels and collages will be featured in August at Sutter Creek Gallery. An opening reception will be held on Saturday, August 5, from 2 to 5 p.m. Please join us to see her work and enjoy refreshments. Mountain Stream and Undersea Fantasia are pastels; the other images are collages. Thank you for helping to publicize this and all the Sutter Creek Gallery events.

Campbell didn’t envision becoming an artist until much later in life. Like so many children she enjoyed drawing, coloring, and painting. In college, Campbell discovered that she had some technical ability but still did not pursue it.

The desire to make art remained dormant until she retired and enrolled in a few classes in a variety of media. This led to a three-year stint studying pastel painting with master pastelist Thelma Davis of Placerville. She enjoyed the vivid colors and the control the sticks provided as opposed to working with brush and paint. Later, “I discovered collage which fired my imagination with the variety of papers to be used on any number of surfaces. And it can be combined with watercolor, acrylics, ink, pencils, and all sorts of things to create mixed media pieces.” Her subjects include landscapes, sea views, florals, still life, and animals in both media.

The artist joined the gallery in 2013 and is active in the Amador County Artists Association. Since the beginning of the year, she has taught a monthly class in college under the auspices of the Amador County Arts Council. Campbell is one of 20 local artists represented by Sutter Creek Gallery, located in the heart of Sutter Creek at 40 Main Street. On display are original paintings of all types, photographs, prints and cards, jewelry, pottery, and gourds. Custom matting and framing services are also available. For additional information, call 209-267-0228.

A Black Irish Band Concert | At Railtown 1897

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The Black Irish Band

A Black Irish Band Concert at Railtown
July 22, 2023

Railtown 1897 State Historic Park and the California State Railroad Museum Foundation are proud to present "Legends & Lyrics: A Black Irish Band Concert" on Saturday evening, July 22, 2023. The unique musical experience performed by the popular progressive folk band will take place between two giant steam locomotives in the historic Roundhouse. The acoustic set will feature music unique to the railroad, Tuolumne County, and more.

A multi-talented five-member band known for Irish Folk and Gold Rush music – both traditional and original -- the Black Irish Band is focused on presenting acoustic music in a compelling and upbeat way that celebrates the rich stories of immigrants and those who built America. The strong vocals and up-tempo instruments breathe new life into old songs, and the band presents exciting original material with a distinctive flair. This accomplished band has headlined for many major historic events around the world and recorded nearly 100 original songs that appear on many of the band's CD recordings. For more information, contact Railtown or The Black Irish Band.

Grounds Restaurant | The jounary and story of Chef River Klass

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Grounds Restaurant - Grounds began as a coffee, pastry, and sandwich shop, as one of the first places to move into the old Murphys downtown district. At that time, Murphys was still a few years from a full-blown revival and we were lucky that the community took to us right away.

Soon after opening, people started asking for more, so they expanded the menu to include a full bar. Within a year of opening, Grounds had become a local favorite serving breakfast, lunch, and dinners.

They are closed Monday & Tuesday and are open in Murphys, California the rest of the week. They were established in 1993 as a California coronation.

River Klass - River Klass loves horses. He was raised in Connecticut and learned to eat great food in Paris. His first job at age 14 was in a small café in Westport, Connecticut, and was his first restaurant job. He has worked in restaurants ever since. His travels have taken him through college, Paris, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles.

In 1992 at twenty-nine, he opened his first restaurant called Grounds in what would become the great village of Murphys, California. While cooking at GROUNDS, River prepared many quick dishes for the kitchen staff. These delectable dishes became the fire behind the next restaurant, twenty feet from the first) Firewood opened in 2000. He has spent the past 25 years walking through the same door. River's continues to learn, adapt and deliver the finest experience to every guest.

Donna Blesi | A glass artist

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Striped Candle Holder or Planter

Donna Blesi, who is a glass artist is featured at Sutter Creek Art Gallery. She discovered fused glass art after decades of working in the telecommunications industry. She creates her art in a home studio.

Donna's pieces feature movement functionality and texture. Her one-of-a-kind artworks include sushi platters, bowls, wall hangings, and her large (dream catchers) and vessels that can function as candleholders or planters.

She works with fused glass made from separate pieces of colored glass melted together in a kiln at high temperatures. The glass is melted multiple times to achieve the perfect, smooth edges and uniform shape. The melting process makes the glass pieces very strong.

For more information about Donna or her work, contact Sutter Creek Art Gallery at (209) 267-0228.

Imperial Hotel | A step back in time

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The Imperial Hotel

Staying at the hotel is a step back in time to 1879 when the Gold Rush was in full swing, Amador City was a bustling mining town and the Imperial Hotel opened its doors to prosperous Victorian hotel guests. Today the miners are gone, the traffic is gone and Amador City retains its rich historic characters, charm, and the beautifully restored Imperial Hotel. This location still offers a warm and gracious welcome to visitors visiting the Shenandoah Valley and the wineries ad vineyards of Amador County.

Described as “both elegant and whimsical” the Imperial Hotel is a place where time still lets you slow down. Local residents and visitors mingle over cocktails. Hotel guests sip a glass of wine or cup of tea on the balcony overlooking the town or on one of two native stone patios. A book or magazine selected from the hotel library leads to an afternoon of lazy inactivity.

The Imperial Hotel is a cozy place to stay and the beds are very comfortable. This place is great for a quiet weekend. It has a great restaurant downstairs where you can enjoy your morning breakfast, lunch, or a fine dinner.

Laine Holman | On display at the Sutter Creek Gallery

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Three Ravens

Sutter Creek Gallery - In June, the Sutter Creek Gallery will display artist Laine Holman. Her work will include ceramics, acrylic paintings, and silk scarves. An opening reception will be held in her honor on Saturday, June 3, from 2 to 5 p.m. She has worked in a variety of media including various types of painting and sculpture.

Some of Holman’s ceramics are decorated using sgraffito, which involves scratching a design in an upper layer of paint to reveal the color underneath. Other decorative techniques, such as hand painting, wax resist and stamping, are also used on her pottery items and pendants.

The multi-talented artist goes beyond producing ceramics. Her acrylic paintings of landscapes and birds are often abstracted and enhanced with stylized designs. Holman will also be showing hand painted silk scarves which are fashioned using a variety of techniques, such as salt, ice dying, or resist. For the last two years she has been focusing on improving her craftsmanship, working to build an online presence, and providing mentorship opportunities for women who have set their creative passions aside to raise a family.

Sutter Creek Gallery invites you to spend some time with Laine Holman. She is one of twenty-three local artists exhibiting at the gallery located at 40 Main Street, in the heart of Sutter Creek. Besides original paintings and photography, the gallery offers affordable prints, cards, jewelry, pottery, glass and fiber arts, and gourds, as well as framing services. The gallery is open Thursday through Monday from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. For additional information, call 209-267-0228

Jo Ann Ogburn | Sutter Creek Gallery

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Western Blue Brid

Jo Ann Ogburn's Watercolor Art will be featured at Sutter Creek Gallery Opening Reception - Saturday, May 6, from 2 to 5 p.m.

Painting taught Jo Ann Ogburn to really look at things in nature, to see the colors, shapes, values and textures. She originally learned to paint in oils but eventually settled on watercolors as her preferred medium. Her watercolor art will be featured at Sutter Creek Gallery during the month of May, with an opening reception on Saturday, May 6, from 2 to 5 p.m.

Strong colors and contrasts are important to Ogburn The play between highlights and shadows are especially intriguing and are evident in a number of her works She lives on a sizable parcel in Pioneer which provides her with ample opportunities for observation. Inspired by nature and her surroundings, she paints primarily florals, animals and landscapes. Along with her paintings, Ogburn produces an extensive line of cards. She continues her artistic education, taking a wide variety of workshops and periodically teaching classes of her own in watercolor. As a member of the Amador County Artists Association, her work is exhibited in various businesses around the county.

Sutter Creek Gallery invites you to meet Jo Ann Ogburn at her reception on May 6 and to view her watercolor artworks. Besides original paintings and photography, the gallery offers many affordable items including prints, cards, jewelry, pottery, fused glass and gourds as well as custom matting and framing, The gallery, located at 40 Main Street, Sutter Creek, is open Thursday through Monday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For additional information, call 209-267-0228.

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Mariposa Yosemite Symphony | Returned to Yosemite National Park

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At Wawona Hotel

The Mariposa Yosemite Symphony Orchestra performed their "Independence Day Spectacular!" concert in Yosemite National Park on Saturday, July 1 on the Great Lawn of the Wawona Hotel.

The concert was led by the founding music director/conductor Les Marsden, who has programmed a salute to great American film music from the 1940s to the present. The orchestra was established by Marsden in 2001 and is scheduled to play three annual concerts in Yosemite and three in Mariposa. Mariposa has been cited as the smallest town in all of America having its symphony orchestra. Full information about the Mariposa Yosemite Symphony Orchestra will be found at MYSO.live

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, PLEASE

The Mariposa Yosemite Symphony Orchestra prepares to open its 19th Season with a unique opportunity for musicians throughout the Yosemite region. The orchestra seeks additional string players while expanding its size. The MYSO is the only symphony orchestra afforded the rare honor of playing in Yosemite National Park, which it does in three annual concerts. The orchestra also concertizes in Mariposa and elsewhere. Unlike many community- or youth- orchestras, there is no fee for musicians to belong to the MYSO. Since 2002, the orchestra has offered a welcoming place for multiple county-based musicians to call home, to learn, to come together as an orchestral family, and to experience the joy of playing great concert music in magnificent places.

Current members live in Fresno, Madera, Tuolumne, Merced, and Mariposa counties, with some musicians living as far away as Colorado. The orchestra's current openings for violinists, violists, cellists, and double bass players are unique, and vital one for players whose proficiency levels range from advanced young musicians to the highly experienced. The MYSO's Concertmaster is an Oberon-trained master of her instrument.

The MYSO proudly partners with Yosemite National Park. The orchestra's primary sponsor/partner is Yosemite Hospitality, a division of Aramark. To learn more, please visit the orchestra's website at www.MYSO.live or send an email to MYSO.alive (at) gmail.com