OAKHURST — This year, Vision Academy of the Arts Summer Camps presents Making the Band, An Express Musical for Young Voices, as the first in their three-week series of creative and affordable summer programs for youth starting Monday, June 17. The trio of camps are designed to stand alone or as a group, taking place at Oakhurst Elementary School where ...

OAKHURST — Twenty-five summers ago, when the Yosemite Jazz Band first began playing on the patio at The Pizza Factory, Berl Howell and his buddies Ted Strauss and Jimmie Kirin had no idea their Thursday night gigs would become an Oakhurst tradition. “Back then, we just enjoyed getting together and practicing our music in public,” Howell says. “They used to ...

COARSEGOLD – Get ready to rock at the 15th annual Music in the Meadow, held on the grounds of the Coarsegold Museum, and organized as a benefit for the nonprofit by the Coarsegold Historic Society. From noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 1, The Executive Rockers will perform a mix of oldies, classic rock, 80s and country. Besides great ...

BASS LAKE — The Pines Resort opens its doors on Memorial Day, Monday, May 27 for a celebration of music, food and libations along with festivities that are a good fit for the whole family, all day long — Ameripalooza starts at noon on the Gazebo Deck at Ducey’s on the Lake. At 1 p.m. the live entertainment kicks off  ...

MARIPOSA – The Mariposa Yosemite Rotary will once again host an afternoon of fine art, wine tasting and sweet rides at the Art, Wine & Wheels Festival on Saturday, May 25, on the lawn at the historic Mariposa County Courthouse. In the heart of Mariposa, underneath the trees, it’s a perfect setting in which to enjoy local artists’ works while ...

UPDATE — Day 2 of the festival was canceled due to inclement weather. AHWAHNEE — One Tribe Global presents the fourth Goddess in the Garden Faire & Festival on May 18 and 19 on the beautiful grounds of Sierra Meadows. Open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, this free family friendly event invites attendees to celebrate Spring, experience conscious ...

MARIPOSA – Every year on the first weekend of May, vendors, musicians and celebrants from all over the world gather for a family event that seeks to educate and celebrate the butterfly, along with Mariposa County. The Mariposa Butterfly Festival kicks off this year on Saturday, May 4, with a healthy-kids run, competitive trail run, and caterpillar crawl, followed by ...

OAKHURST — Nothing like a little ragtime to put you in the mood for something sweet! We’re in luck: the Fresno Flats Historical Society will host a rousing ragtime concert on Saturday, May 4 at 5 p.m. in the Cunningham School House at Fresno Flats Historical Park. Ragtime is a musical style that enjoyed its peak popularity between 1895 and ...

O’NEALS — Like our local first responders, Minarets annual all-school lip dub has gone above and beyond. First things first. A ‘lip dub’ is a type of creative expression that combines lip sync and audio dubbing to make a music video, and on Thursday, April 11 the entire Minarets student body and staff did just that. The lip dub is ...

I always wanted to be an artist and was given a guitar at age 11. My dad was the artist in the family, and my mom was the musician. She played organ at our church. I started getting into music when I was about nine, collecting albums. Remember those? My record collection started with 45s  of the Rolling Stones’ Time is ...