10/02/2021 - Join the CWA's 28th Annual "Calaveras Grape Stomp" at Murphys Community Park! (2019 Photos & Vi Murphys, CA...120 Stomp Teams will take the stage in Murphys, CA for our annual fundraising event. Returning teams get 1st access to register the week of July 5th and remaining spaces open the week of July 19th. For now....Save the Date for Saturday, October 2nd 9:00-6:00, get your team ready, pick out your costumes and begin to plan a wonderful weekend in Calaveras Wine Country during our harvest season. While we held our 1st Virtual Grape Stomp last year due to the pandemic, we are thrilled to be back at the park for our 28th annual event. This fundraiser supports our high school scholarship program, local parks, and community organizations.
Attendees can join the event for free and enjoy wine, food, beer, and merchandise booths, along with entertainment throughout the day. Watch for an email with registration details as well as complete details about the silent & live auctions, Gold Rush Street Faire, and the Grape Stomp "T-Shirt Design Contest".
Source = Calaveras Winegrape Alliance (Photos & Video from ThePineTree.net Archives)
09/25/2021 - The 25th Annual Concours d'Elegance is September 25th! Murphys, CA...For 24 consecutive years the Ironstone Concours d’Elegance has been held on the 1100-acre estate of the Ironstone Vineyards Winery and Historic Museum in Murphys, California; in the heart of the famous 1849 California Gold Rush. The show features over 300 period-correct automobiles through 1973 including classic, vintage, antique and race cars, vintage trailers and commercial/military vehicles as well as agricultural engines and a display of modern exotic cars. Unique to Ironstone is the Pre-1920 race car rides on a dirt track, Amphicar rides in the lake and a race car engine start.
Below are links to over 500 photos from 2019 to get you revved up for tomorrow! The slideshow is below the video on the new site...
The 25th anniversary event held in 2021 will feature a new addition of speaker forums for both race cars and classic cars with industry leadership addressing the spectators.
Proceeds from the Ironstone Concours d’Elegance benefit Central and Northern California youth in agriculture, notably Future Farmers of America (FFA) and 4-H. In addition, the non-profit Ironstone Foundation has helped fund the California State FFA headquarters in Galt, CAlifornia; scholarships in partnership with the California State Fair; and the Calaveras County Fair scholarship program. Over $1,000,000 has been donated since our first event.
September 24-25, 2021
Friday, September 24th - Vintage Back Roads Tour
Friday, September 24th – Cars & Stars Dinner
Saturday, September 25th – Concours d’Elegance
Saturday, September 25th – Patron’s Pavilion and Luncheon
09/24/2021 - Don't Miss Live Music, Great Food & Wine Tonight at Totally Twisted Fridays! Murphys, CA...On especially Twisted Fridays throughout the year, stop by the Murphys Tasting Room for a fun evening of sounds by local musicians, food by local caterers, and a glass or three of yummy Twisted Oak wines! The fun starts at 5pm and goes until 8-ish, out back in the Enchanted Garden. It’s really cool by the creek!
We will of course be following all of the guidelines in effect at the time of the event – Social distancing etc. and so seating might be very limited – arrive early!
Mark your calendars! Future dates:
September 24: Tom Drinnon
October 15: Star Dogs
09/22/2021 - Calaveras County Sheriff Volunteer Recruitment Event on September 27 at Murphy’s Community Park Murphys, CA...In late July 2021, the Calaveras County Sheriff's Office participated in a community meeting in Murphy’s Park. One of the topics of conversation was the need for more volunteers. Since then, members from the Murphy’s Business Association and Sheriff’s Office have held additional meetings regarding the enhancement of safety in the Murphy’s area and offered to host a volunteer recruitment event in the Murphy’s Park.
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The Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office Volunteer Unit seeks individuals who are willing to give back to their community as a volunteer. Sheriff's Volunteers are a group of individuals who support the Sheriff's Office by working the county substations, conducting house checks, working special events, tackling many routine tasks, while freeing up paid deputies by saving county resources for other essential needs. You will often see the volunteers at parades, the county fair, and other events. In addition to traffic control and crowd safety, the volunteers also take some of the paperwork burdens off the Sheriff's Office staff, offering a cost-effective yet secure means of sharing the workload.
The Sheriff’s Office also supports a Volunteer Search and Rescue Team. As a volunteer arm of the Sheriff’s Office, the Search and Rescue Team is the primary team responsible for searching for people who have become lost or injured in off-road and rural areas of Calaveras County. The team is trained for high-angle, swift-water, command post duties, radio communications, and avalanche rescue. They respond in every type of weather and the most difficult terrain environments. The Search and Rescue Team is part of the California Mutual Aid System and assists other California counties when officially requested. No experience is necessary.
Interested persons are encouraged to join us in Murphys Park on September 27, 2021, at 5:30 PM to learn more about the various Volunteer programs at the Sheriff's Office or call Lieutenant Greg Stark (209) 754-6783 for more information.
09/19/2021 - The Ironstone Amphitheatre Welcomes Toby Keith on September 19th!! Murphys, CA...It's always the best time when Toby Keith brings his signature brand of country to the bowl at Ironstone - come out for a great show September 19th! Tickets go on sale Thursday at 10AM through Ticketmaster, but you can get yours early through the presale tomorrow by texting "#Toby" to +1 (415) 301-4302, or by visiting https://my.community.com/regevents. Don't miss out! Presented by KAT Country 103.
Ironstone Amphitheatre has been listed as one of the top 100 Amphitheatres in the world for the past 5 years. Ironstone is now established as one of Northern California's premier summer concert venues! Come see your favorite stars under the stars.
09/18/2021 - Cantamos at Brice Station Vineyards, September 18, 2021, 6pm. Don't Miss It! Murphys, CA...Michela and Cantamos highlight their musical dexterity by moving from traditional Latin songs, and musicals, to contemporary favorites. Their music moves seamlessly from English to Italian, Spanish to French, Portuguese to Hawaiian and back again. Michela Macfarlane spent ten years steeped exclusively in baroque music. To expand her singing world she moved to the realms of jazz, pop, and Latin sounds.
09/19/2021 - American Heritage Girls Annual Registration Party is September 19th at Linebaugh Park Arnold, CA...You are invited to the American Heritage Girls Annual Registration Party! This Sunday, September 19th at 2:30pm at Linebaugh Park. Please join American Heritage Girls Troop CA0016 for our Live Free registration party. This is a chance to learn more about our American Heritage Girls Troop, register, fellowship and play games. At this Live Free party we will start collecting items for Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes. For every item your family donates, you will receive a raffle ticket for a chance to win prizes. There is no limit to how many raffle tickets you can enter. Donation items suggested are crayons (24 pack), pencils, erasers, index cards, wash cloths, bar soap, tooth brushes, dental floss, combs/brushes, small musical instruments and small toys (no war-related toys, please)
09/06/2021 - Counting Crows With Special Guests Sean Barna & Matt Sucich Ironstone Amphitheatre September 6 Murphys, CA...Richter Entertainment Group welcomes you back to live music! Counting Crows with special guests Sean Barna and Matt Sucich will be playing the beautiful Ironstone Amphitheatre in Murphy’s, CA on September 6th and you do not want to miss it! Tickets are available at Ticketmaster.com.
For more than two decades, the GRAMMY and Academy Award-nominated rock band Counting Crows have enchanted listeners worldwide with their intensely soulful and intricate take on timeless rock & roll. Exploding onto the music scene in 1993 with their multi-platinum breakout album, August and Everything After, the band has gone on to release seven studio albums, selling more than 20 million records worldwide, and is revered as one of the world’s most pre-eminent live touring rock bands.
In October 1996, the band's double-platinum sophomore studio album, Recovering the Satellites, debuted at number one and further solidified their growing reputation as one of the leading American alternative rock bands in the world. A follow up to their early success; Counting Crows went on to release This Desert Life (1999), Hard Candy (2002), Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings (2008), Underwater Sunshine (Or What We Did on Our Summer Vacation) (2012), Echoes of the Outlaw Roadshow (2013),and Somewhere Under Wonderland (2014.) In 2004, Counting Crows recorded the chart-topping “Accidently in Love” for the animated motion picture Shrek 2. The instant success of the track earned them an Academy Award nomination for “Best Original Song” at the 2005 Academy Awards, a Golden Globe nomination for “Best Original Song” and a GRAMMY Award nomination for “Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media.”
In September 2014, Counting Crows released their critically acclaimed seventh studio album, Somewhere Under Wonderland, which debuted at No. 10 on the charts and was heralded by The Daily Telegraph as “… the best collection of songs since their debut.” The album consisted of nine sprawling tracks around rich sonic tapestries, which yielded some of the most grandiose yet intimate songs Counting Crows had recorded to date. 2018 marked 25 years since the band's inception and sent Adam Duritz, Jim Bogios, David Bryson, Charlie Gillingham, David Immergluck, Millard Powers, and Dan Vickrey back on the road for the “25 YEARS AND COUNTING” tour. In 2021, Counting Crows ranked #8 on Billboards’ “Greatest of All Time: Adult Alternative Artists” 25th anniversary chart.
After seven years, Adam Duritz and Counting Crows released Butter Miracle: Suite One in May 2021 to rave reviews and kicked off “The Butter Miracle Tour” in August 2021.
09/04/2021 - Roses Pawn Shop at Brice Station This Saturday!! Murphys, CA...It may come as a surprise to hear the strains of Appalachian and Americana music channeled through five guys from Los Angeles, CA, but heartache, loss and regret have always been the cornerstones of great music, and this city has more than its share. Tickets are $30. No physical ticket, just give your name at the door. Kids under 12 are free. Doors open 5.30pm, event 7–10pm. Dogs welcome on leash, though loud music can hurt dogs ears. Food by local vendors available on site. You may bring your own food or drink, but strictly no outside alcohol. Seating is an open lawn, bring low-back chairs or a picnic blanket. Tickets available here
