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< Saturday, December 17, 2016 >


12:00 AM - 12:00 AM Sourdough's 3rd Annual Wild & Woolly Revue
Murphys, CA...Hold on to your seats and get ready for a rollicking evening of outrageous humor and song. Sourdough's Wild and Woolly Revue concert series Three dates, all Saturday nights!

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Dec. 17, 2016 at the Sutter Creek Theatre
Jan. 7, 2017 at the Black Bart Theatre in Murphys
Jan. 21 at the Westside Theatre in Newman
http://sourdoughslim.com

It's a seasonal extravaganza, Sourdough's Wild & Wooly Revue, featuring popular Gold Country old time music makers, Sourdough Slim & The Saddle Pals, Faux Renwah, and Robert Armstrong in a once-a-year opportunity to catch all these artists in a show together.

Thrill to the mind-boggling yodeling of the infamous Sourdough Slim. Delight in the harmonious Western melodies of The Saddle Pals. Catch the wise-cracking Cactus Bob, lovely bass-thumping Prairie Flower and Michael P. Kennedy as they revel in Old Time Music nirvana with their Faux Renwah band. Be amazed by the world champion musical saw and string instrument wizardry of Robert Armstrong.


Saturday December 17, 2016
8 to 10 PM
Sutter Creek Theatre
44 Main Street
Sutter Creek, CA
Tickets $20-$22
Phone:
(916) 425-0077
https://www.suttercreektheater.com/home/event/sourdough-slims-wild-and-woolly-revue-vintage-cowboy-blues-americana-christmas-show/

January 7, 2017 at the Black Bart Theatre
Doors open 6:30 PM, Show at 7:30pm
Downtown Murphys, CA (580 S. Algiers)
Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/653811028129691/
Brown Paper Tickets page:
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2718237
Brown Paper Tickets by phone: 1-800-838-3006
10:00 AM Murphys Historic Walking Tour Every Saturday At 10am
Murphys, CA...Every Saturday at 10am the Walking Tours of Historic Downtown Murphys are available at no charge (donations gratefully accepted) on Saturday mornings at 10am leaving from the Old Timers Museum on Main Street. Please contact Jo Sanders at 209-728-3072

Murphys Old Timers Museum
470 Main Street, Murphys, CA 95247
12:00 PM Candy Cane Making Watch candy canes being made or participate in making candy canes. Limited space.
If you’ve ever wandered through Columbia State Park during the holidays, you may have caught a glimpse of the candy makers lovingly creating these delicious peppermint wonders.  Candy canes are still made the old-fashioned way at Nelson’s Candy Kitchen in Columbia. Visitors can watch through the window every Saturday and Sunday at noon and 1 p.m. from the end of November through the weekend before Christmas.
01:00 PM Studio 4 Dance Theater Presents "The Nutcracker 2016"
Angels Camp, CA...Each year, Artistic Director Tammie Lee and Studio 4 Dance Theater present a new version of Tchaikovsky’s “Nutcracker,” the charming holiday tale of Clara’s amazing dreamlike Christmas Eve adventure in the Land of Sweets.

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Studio 4 Dance Theater has earned a reputation for a professional quality production that has become the highlight of the local holiday season, with return audiences and sold-out performances year after year. This year’s “Nutcracker” will showcase more advanced dancers and eight male dancers. New characters include the Snow King and a male Arabian dancer. The Snow Princesses and Mouse Queen will dance on pointe and there will be three male/female partner dances: the Grand Pas de Deux (the Sugar Plum Fairy dance), Arabian Pas de Deux, and Snow Pas de Deux.

More than 60 dancers, ranging in age from 4-60 years old, are cast in the ballet and rehearse for over six months. The 2016 production of “The Nutcracker” features new costumes, including the adorable “Little Snowflakes.” The starring role of Clara will be performed by Madison Pelland, with Michaela Jarnagin and Jillian Buteau as the Dew Drop Fairies, Ruby Eustis-Smith as the Mouse Queen, Molly Johnson as the Snow Queen, Damian Homer-Goltz as the Snow King, Justin Sharp as the Nutcracker Prince, Ethan Moes as the Cavalier, Brianna Gilbert as the Sugar Plum Fairy, and Tim Smith returning in the role of Dr. Drosselmeyer.
01:00 PM - 02:30 PM Big Trees North Grove Guided Tours Saturdays At 1pm
Arnold, CA...North Grove Guided Tours – Guided walks of the North Grove are held on Saturday at 1 pm. The walk is 1.5 to 2 hours. Meet in front of the Visitor Center. Bring water and your comfortable shoes.


Snowshoe Walk – When appropriate – the guided walk becomes a snowshoe walk. Snowshoes are provided.

Calaveras Big Trees State Park
Hwy 4 Arnold, CA 95223

Calaveras Big Trees Association
http://bigtrees.org/
05:00 PM - 08:00 PM Zucca After Hours
Join us all year on Friday and Saturday nights from 5-8pm for a relaxing evening in our garden with your favorite Zucca varietals. Enjoy a glass, bottle or a flight of four wines and savor the atmosphere of our wine garden.

Bring your own dinner from home or one of the great local restaurants.
06:00 PM 7th Annual Christmas Caroling At Moaning Cavern
Vallecito, CA...Back by popular demand, our 7th Annual Caroling in the Cave Concert at Moaning Cavern on Saturday, December 17th at 6pm features the talented local choir Jazz@8 from Summerville High School. Beautifully arranged carols sung a cappella in multi-part-harmony come to life in this spectacular environment with its incredible natural acoustics.

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Some carols will be designated "sing-along" so you can join in with the carolers.

Towards the end of the evening, our adventurous Santa will rappel 165-feet to the bottom of Moaning Cavern's main chamber to distribute gifts to guests.

Tickets are just $22 each for the upper platform, the spiral staircase, or the lower platform. Bring two non-perishable, holiday food items to donate and receive $2 off your admission. Food donations will be delivered and benefit the Interfaith Community Social Services of Sonora, CA.

Moaning Cavern is a natural, marble underground environment with a comfortable temperature of 61°F. To attend this concert, dress in jeans, t-shirt or sweatshirt and tennis shoes and bring a pillow to sit on.

Please bear in mind that, as a living cave, Moaning Cavern does drip water occasionally. We call these droplets "cave kisses."

Reserve your spot soon by calling toll free 866.762.2837. Concert space is limited and seating sells out fast.

More information can be found at http://caverntours.com/caroling/ .
06:00 PM 7th Annual Christmas Caroling At Moaning Cavern
Vallecito, CA...Back by popular demand, our 7th Annual Caroling in the Cave Concert at Moaning Cavern on Saturday, December 17th at 6pm features the talented local choir Jazz@8 from Summerville High School. Beautifully arranged carols sung a cappella in multi-part-harmony come to life in this spectacular environment with its incredible natural acoustics.

santaiscoming Santa Claus making his exciting rappel down the cave to distribute gifts to guests. Photo by Serena Barth

carolinthecave Guests enjoying the underground carols. Photo by Serena Barth.

Some carols will be designated "sing-along" so you can join in with the carolers.

Towards the end of the evening, our adventurous Santa will rappel 165-feet to the bottom of Moaning Cavern's main chamber to distribute gifts to concert guests.

Tickets are just $22 each for the upper platform, the spiral staircase, or the lower platform. Bring two non-perishable, holiday food items to donate and receive $2 off your admission. Food donations will be delivered and benefit the Interfaith Community Social Services of Sonora, CA.

Call to make a reservation at 209-736-2708.
06:00 PM Studio 4 Dance Theater Presents "The Nutcracker 2016"
Angels Camp, CA...Each year, Artistic Director Tammie Lee and Studio 4 Dance Theater present a new version of Tchaikovsky’s “Nutcracker,” the charming holiday tale of Clara’s amazing dreamlike Christmas Eve adventure in the Land of Sweets.

nutcracker
Studio 4 Dance Theater has earned a reputation for a professional quality production that has become the highlight of the local holiday season, with return audiences and sold-out performances year after year. This year’s “Nutcracker” will showcase more advanced dancers and eight male dancers. New characters include the Snow King and a male Arabian dancer. The Snow Princesses and Mouse Queen will dance on pointe and there will be three male/female partner dances: the Grand Pas de Deux (the Sugar Plum Fairy dance), Arabian Pas de Deux, and Snow Pas de Deux.

More than 60 dancers, ranging in age from 4-60 years old, are cast in the ballet and rehearse for over six months. The 2016 production of “The Nutcracker” features new costumes, including the adorable “Little Snowflakes.” The starring role of Clara will be performed by Madison Pelland, with Michaela Jarnagin and Jillian Buteau as the Dew Drop Fairies, Ruby Eustis-Smith as the Mouse Queen, Molly Johnson as the Snow Queen, Damian Homer-Goltz as the Snow King, Justin Sharp as the Nutcracker Prince, Ethan Moes as the Cavalier, Brianna Gilbert as the Sugar Plum Fairy, and Tim Smith returning in the role of Dr. Drosselmeyer.
07:00 PM Leg Lamp & BB Gun: The Stars Of Sierra Rep’s A Christmas Story
Sonora, CA...Sierra Repertory Theatre presents a stage adaptation of the nostalgic holiday film, “A Christmas Story,” November 11 – December 18 at the East Sonora Theatre on Mono Way.

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The 1983 movie has become a bona fide Christmas perennial with its affectionate, wacky and realistic portrayal of an American family’s typical Christmas joys and travails. The drama follows 9-year-old Ralphie Parker in his quest to get a genuine Red Ryder Carbine Action 200-shot Range Model Air Rifle under the tree for Christmas. Ralphie pleads his case before his mother, father, his teacher and even Santa Claus himself. The consistent response: “You’ll shoot your eye out!”

“It’s always fun and challenging to translate iconic holiday movies to the stage.” SRT Artistic Director Scott Viets said. “We’ve done it before with White Christmas, It’s A Wonderful Life and now, A Christmas Story. These shows are very well-written and evoke a warm nostalgia for holidays past – and they are challenging in that you are working with movies that are so beloved. There are certain expectations of how it should feel and look when presented on stage. The nature of it being live will make it fresh and unique while hopefully capturing the essence of what continues to make these stories so enduring decade after decade.”

In the stage adaptation the adult Ralph serves as the play’s leading character and narrator, the storyteller on stage who reminiscences about his childhood. All the elements from the cherished motion picture are here, including young Ralphie Parker’s shocking discovery that his Little Orphan Annie decoder pin is really a device to promote Ovaltine; the family’s temperamental exploding furnace; the Bumpus hounds; the school bully Scut Farkas; the boys’ experiment with a wet tongue on a cold lamppost; a major award in the shape of a leg; Ralphie’s fantasy scenarios; and most crucially, Ralphie’s unstoppable campaign to get Santa – or anyone else – to give him a Red Ryder air rifle.

Twelve-year-old Joey Fitzgerald (Mary Poppins, Macbeth, A Columbia Christmas Carol) plays the role of young Ralphie Parker and Carter Peterson (The Music Man) plays the school bully. Other children rounding out the youth cast include Noah Diamond, Cole Harvey, Autumn Jachetta, Ruby James, Kallie Stofle and Jacob Tangenberg.

The adult cast is headed by SRT newcomer Kevin McKillip as Ralph/The Narrator. McKillip makes his home in Chicago, has appeared at theaters across the country and has been nominated three times for the

Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Supporting Actor. Kevin Crowley also appears for the first time at SRT in the role of the The Old Man. Crowley is an actor and director with Second City and has also appeared at theaters nationwide. His television credits include CSI and Murphy Brown and films include Major League and The Fugitive. Other adults in the cast include Cathy Schenkelberg (Honky Tonk Angels, Les Miz) returning to SRT to play Ralphie’s Mother, and SRT newcomer Dionna Eshleman as Ralphie’s teacher, Miss Shields.

The set is designed by Dana Moran Williams (The Drowsy Chaperone, Anna in the Tropics, Forever Plaid), with costumes by Diana Newington (A Columbia Christmas Carol, Hank Williams: Lost Highway). SRT resident artists complete the production team: lighting design by Michael Sali, properties design by Matt Sweetland, and stage management by Emily Gatesman.

A Christmas Story opens Friday, November 11 and runs through Sunday, December 18 with performances Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays at 2 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays at 7 p.m. and Thursdays at either 2 or 7 p.m. A special question and answer “talk back” will follow the Thursday, December 1 performance. Tickets cost from $32 to $37, with senior, student and child discounts available. The show is rated G for audiences six and up (children under the age of six are not allowed in the theatre). For tickets and information, visit www.sierrarep.org or call the Box Office at 209-532-3120.

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