Brunch and Bach Festival Trio Conclude 41st Sonora Bach Festival

Brunch and Bach Festival Trio Conclude 41st Sonora Bach Festival

Sonora, CA…The Sonora Bach Festival will present their last event of this year’s festival. The Sonora Bach Festival Trio will perform at the Bach’s Brunch October 29, at 12:30 p.m. at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church, Sugar Pine. Music will include selections from Bach’s trio sonatas as well as trios by other Baroque and Classical Composers. […]

Throw Some Toast at the Rocky Horror Frankenfurterfest

Throw Some Toast at the Rocky Horror Frankenfurterfest

Murphys, CA…Rocky Horror Picture Show Fundraising Event. Saturday, October 28th brings the Rocky Horror Picture Show to The Black Bart Playhouse. This annual fundraising event is a raucous fun-filled evening that supports our efforts to create outstanding performances that engage our audiences as well as providing a chance to throw toast. Prop bags will be […]

Spooky Good Wine Specials At Black Sheep Winery

Spooky Good Wine Specials At Black Sheep Winery

Murphys, CA…Black Sheep Winery arrived in Murphys with the 1984 harvest. From that first harvest we produced our 1984 Amador Zinfandel. The wine was styled in a big, bold way like nobody else could do. That’s what makes us Black Sheep; we’re different from the rest of the flock. We feature small batches of limited […]

Mountain Ranch Haunt Walk, Harvest Festival and Masquerade Ball

Mountain Ranch Haunt Walk, Harvest Festival and Masquerade Ball

Mountain Ranch, CA…On Saturday, October 28th from 10am-4:30 pm, we are also hosting the Harvest Fest at the MRYA Resource Center. The Harvest Fest is a family-oriented event with entertainment, activities for the kids and adults, vendors and food. 10 am-Noon: Fiddler Blake Ritter, Noon: Bake Sale, 1:00-4:30 pm: Brian Jirka and The Cabby Band. […]

Regular Marijuana use Linked to More Sex According to Stanford Study

Regular Marijuana use Linked to More Sex According to Stanford Study

Palo Alto, CA…The first study to examine the relationship between marijuana use and frequency of sexual intercourse at the population level in the United States shows a positive correlation between the two. Stanford researchers analyzed data and found a positive association between frequency of marijuana use and frequency of sexual intercourse. The jury’s still out […]

Michelson School Family Loses Everything In Fire

Michelson School Family Loses Everything In Fire

Murphys, CA…Dear Michelson School Community, One of our Michelson families lost their home to a fire today. Thankfully, everyone is safe but the family has lost everything. One can only imagine how difficult this is, especially with children involved. We would like to help this family by collecting gift cards. We regret we cannot accept […]

WHITE OUT – An Uplifting Party to Help Raise Funds for an Accessible Vehicle for Char Vine • October 28, 2017 at Outer Aisle

WHITE OUT – An Uplifting Party to Help Raise Funds for an Accessible Vehicle for Char Vine • October 28, 2017 at Outer Aisle

Murphys, CA…In an effort to help Char Vine regain her independence after a major spine reconstruction surgery, Char, HelpHOPELive and her supporters are announcing the first fundraising event, White Out to be held on October 28, 2017 at Outer Aisle Venue, 164 Highway 4, Murphys, CA. A VIP reception will be held for those sponsoring […]

New Red Cross and Goodwill Partnership Will Provide Donated Items to California Wildfire Survivors

New Red Cross and Goodwill Partnership Will Provide Donated Items to California Wildfire Survivors

Santa Rosa, CA…In response to California Wildfires, a tremendous amount of donated goods from individuals, companies, and organizations have been received. In order to help streamline the vast amounts of items that are arriving in impacted areas and coordinate getting those items to California Wildfire survivors , the American Red Cross Northern California Coastal Region, […]

What’s Happening in Murphys this Week Through October 31st, 2017

What’s Happening in Murphys this Week Through October 31st, 2017

Murphys, CA…Try out the Saturday Hopper bus service running between Valley Springs and Arnold with stops in Murphys. Enjoy Murphys and Saturday’s other activities and leave the driving to Calaveras Transit! Saturdays in Murphys – Walking Tours of Historic Downtown Murphys are available at no charge (donations gratefully accepted) on Saturday mornings at 10am leaving […]

6th Annual TRUNK-or-TREAT is back at Chapel in the Pines – SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29 – 5:00-7:00pm (RAIN or SHINE – will move indoors if inclement weather)

6th Annual TRUNK-or-TREAT is back at Chapel in the Pines – SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29 – 5:00-7:00pm (RAIN or SHINE – will move indoors if inclement weather)

Arnold, CA…Chapel in the Pines (Arnold) welcomes the community by hosting the 6th annual Trunk-or-Treat event Sunday, October 29 from 5:00pm-7:00pm. This event is totally FREE for families in the community to come out and enjoy fun fall activities, trick-or-treating, a bounce house, and FREE hot dogs. If you would like more information or might […]

Fats Domino Passes Away at 89

Fats Domino Passes Away at 89

Harvey, LA…From Wikipedia…”Antoine “Fats” Domino Jr. (February 26, 1928 – October 24, 2017) was an American pianist and singer-songwriter of French Creole descent. Five of his records released before 1955 sold over a million copies and were certified as gold records, and he had 35 records in the U.S. Billboard Top 40. His musical style […]

Yosemite on List of National Parks Seeking $70 Peak Season Entrance Fee

Yosemite on List of National Parks Seeking $70 Peak Season Entrance Fee

Yosemite, CA…As part of its commitment to improve the visitor experience and ensure America’s national parks are protected in perpetuity, the National Park Service (NPS) is considering increases to fees at highly visited national parks during peak visitor seasons. Proposed peak season entrance fees and revised fees for road-based commercial tours would generate badly needed […]

Understanding ADHD – Get Answers, Get Help, Get Moving ~ By Trudy Lackey

Understanding ADHD – Get Answers, Get Help, Get Moving ~ By Trudy Lackey

Murphys, CA…October is ADHD Awareness Month. Luckily for us, Dr. Ryan Thompson, the Founder and Medical Director of Mind Matters is an expert on the topic. Here, he will share the definition, the causes, and treatment strategies for those affected with ADD/ADHD. Attention Deficit Disorder with or without Hyperactivity, is a prevalent disorder affecting about […]

Nurse Practitioner Linda Colliflower Brings Women’s Health Focus to Calaveras County

Nurse Practitioner Linda Colliflower Brings Women’s Health Focus to Calaveras County

San Andreas, CA…Nurse Practitioner Linda Colliflower has joined the staff at San Andreas Family Medical Clinic, after more than 20 years as a well-known professional in neighboring Amador County. She and her husband Dr. William Colliflower shared a practice of gynecology and women’s health before his recent retirement. They have treated hundreds of women from […]

CUSD Teachers Strike is Over! All CUSD Schools to Open Tomorrow Staffed By CUSD Teachers

CUSD Teachers Strike is Over!  All CUSD Schools to Open Tomorrow Staffed By CUSD Teachers

San Andreas, CA…An agreement was reached today between the district and the teachers union, as a result of ongoing negotiations. All schools will be open tomorrow, with Calaveras Unified teachers in place, so that we can begin to move forward together. I apologize for the impact of the teachers strike and sincerely look forward to […]

Speakers Explore Today’s California Native American Experience

Speakers Explore Today’s California Native American Experience

Columbia, CA…The Columbia College Foundation will host an enlightening look at the changes and challenges of today’s Native American experience Thursday, November 16. Speakers include author and ethnic studies professor Dr. Melissa Moreno of Woodland Community College, Carlos Giesdorf (Me-Wuk), Cultural Coordinator of the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk, and Columbia College Counselor Stephanie Beaver (Hupa) […]

Medicare Open Enrollment Began October 15 ~ From Brian J Tewksbury

Medicare Open Enrollment Began October 15 ~ From Brian J Tewksbury

Murphys, CA…What is the Medicare open enrollment period? The Medicare open enrollment period is the time during which people with Medicare can make new choices and pick plans that work best for them. Each year, Medicare plans typically change what the plans cost and cover. In addition, your health-care needs may have changed over the […]

Copperopolis Friends of the Library 2017 Fall Book Sale October 24, 25, 26, 31 and November 1&2

Copperopolis Friends of the Library 2017 Fall Book Sale October 24, 25, 26, 31 and November 1&2

Copperopolis, CA…Volunteers have cleaned, priced, sorted and organized hundreds of items!! Shop for hardback, paperback, VHS, DVD, cassettes, music, nonfiction, fiction, mystery, romance, children’s, vintage, DIY and more. Cash only. We’re giving out a FREE recipe book or cookbook with each book sale purchase-while supplies last. Enter our drawing to win a Master Built Electric […]

Fun Halloween Tees at The Clothes Mine in Angels Camp!

Fun Halloween Tees at The Clothes Mine in Angels Camp!

Angels Camp, CA…Do you love Halloween? Get in the spirit with one of these cute shirts! They’re available in sizes small to 2XL, $36-$38. Quantities are limited, so you’ll want to call or stop by soon. We’re open Monday through Saturday, and we’re located in the Angels Towne Center, 209.890.7532. We look forward to seeing […]

Former Presidents Obama, Bush 43, Clinton, Bush 41 & Carter Headlined Hurricane Relief Show

Former Presidents Obama, Bush 43, Clinton, Bush 41 & Carter Headlined Hurricane Relief Show

College Station, TX…The George H. W. Bush Presidential Library Foundation helped organize a relief concert at Texas A&M’s Reed Arena the evening of October 21st that featured former Presidents Obama, Bush 43, Clinton, Bush 41 and Carter joined by top music performers. All ticket sales and other proceeds from the “Deep From the Heart: The […]