Written by Ronnie Sweeting — MARIPOSA — The 26th season of Music on the Green – brought to you by The Mariposa County Arts Council and its many fine sponsors – begins the first weekend in June, presenting live, in-concert at the Art Park in historic downtown Mariposa: Nicholas Lefler on Friday, June 2, and Soul Galaxy on Saturday, June ...
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Mariposa Yosemite Rotary Art And Wine Festival
MARIPOSA — The Mariposa County Courthouse is the oldest courthouse in the state, and west of the Rocky Mountains it’s the oldest courthouse still in use. Now, the public is invited to stroll around the stately grounds and enjoy a blend of fine art and great wine, as Mariposa Yosemite Art and Wine Festival returns for its 13th year on Saturday, May 27. ...
Read More »Fireside Chat With Julia Parker
MARIPOSA — The Mariposa Museum and History Center invite the public to a Fireside Chat with master basket weaver and storyteller Julia Parker. The event takes place on Sunday, May 28 at 2 p.m. and admission is free. The Museum and History Center is located at 5119 Jessie Street. Julia Florence Parker was born 1929, according to Wikipedia, and is a ...
Read More »Head-On Crash Claims The Life Of A Mariposa Man
MARIPOSA COUNTY — A head-on collision on Highway 140 in the Catheys Valley area has claimed the life of a Mariposa man. At 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday, May 17, Dale Giantomasso, 62, of Peotone, Ill., was westbound on Highway 140 just east of Chase Ranch in a 2006 Newmar Ventana motorhome, when for unknown reasons, he drifted across the center ...
Read More »Half-A-Dozen Fires Keep Firefighters Busy
COARSEGOLD — A fire burning at the edge of Yosemite Lakes Park near the dam at Black Hawk Lake has been contained. Just before 4 p.m., as mop-up was being completed at the Garnet Fire on Road 400, firefighters were dispatched to the end of Patrick Avenue for another vegetation fire. A resident who was out for a run along ...
Read More »An Afternoon With Sierra Foothill Conservancy
Submitted by Cindy Harp — MARIPOSA — Did you know that the Sierra Foothill Conservancy is the reason there are hiking / biking trails around the Mariposa Reservoir? The Mariposa branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) will be hosting a free public program featuring Executive Director Bridget Fithian and Membership Coordinator Nancy Fluharty of the Sierra Foothill ...
Read More »Hand-To-Hand Supports Vets, Military And Families
Written by Cara Goger — MARIPOSA — The Mariposa County Arts Council and the Keith M. Bertken Veterans of Foreign War Post 6042 are pleased to present Hand-to-Hand, an installation by veteran Ehren Tool. Hand-to-Hand will be held at the Arts Council’s Treetop Gallery May 1 – July 16. The installation is a part of an ongoing commitment to programming ...
Read More »Mariposa Butterfly Festival: Education, Preservation And Celebration
MARIPOSA – The Mariposa Butterfly Festival kicks off this Friday, May 5 with Taste of Mariposa and hat contest, and the continues through the weekend with a healthy-kids run, competitive trail run, parade, and live music at the Art Park on Saturday and Sunday, May 6 – 7, in historic downtown Mariposa. Every year on the first weekend of May, vendors, ...
Read More »Celebrate Arbor Day The Mariposa Way
By Mark Scrimenti — MARIPOSA — The Mariposa Arbor Day Concert Celebration is the first of its kind in Mariposa county. The main focus of this event if to build a stronger community, highlighting the good work of local groups that people of all backgrounds can believe in. More than that, it will just be plain fun! This is definitely ...
Read More »Mariposa Master Gardeners’ Spring Plant Sale
Written by Elizabeth Gabriel — MARIPOSA — Because of our now-it’s-spring, now-it’s-winter-again weather, you may have been wary of getting a start on your summer garden. Remember, Mariposa’s historic “last frost date” can come in early May. Ease your mind. Mariposa Master Gardeners have been propagating since last fall and seed-germinating since February. The annual spring plant sale is Saturday, Apr. ...
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