By Cara Goger —  MARIPOSA – The Mariposa County Arts Council invites the public to the opening reception of two concurrent exhibitions at the Treetop Gallery. I Am The Dream For Myself: Images by Refugee and Immigrant Youth (Photographs from the AjA Project’s Permanent Collection) and Photos from the Field: Images from F/STOP open on Friday, Dec. 9, from 4 to 6 p.m. ...

NORTH FORK — The tradition continues as Squirrel Cage Theatre Co. presents the 17th annual Songs of the Season holiday concert on Saturday, Dec. 3 at 7 p.m. at the North Fork School. The show will feature crowd favorite, the Mountain Choral Company from Sierra High School, led by Bruce Weinberger; the talented students of the Minarets High School & Charter ...

AHWAHNEE — Heading home from Madera on Saturday, Nov. 5, we decided to take the road through Raymond, hoping to see some wildlife. We witnessed five or six tarantulas crossing the warm pavement that afternoon, and best of all, ran into the Yosemite Western Artists show happening at Gertrude School. Familiar faces greeted us, along with the strumming of Terry Robinson, and the sounds ...

MARIPOSA — The Mariposa County Arts Council is happy to announce three more dates for Brush Bar @ 1850: Nov. 14, and Jan. 19, and 23. Brush Bar is a painting workshop, with step-by-step instruction and wine. Participants will take home a beautiful finished painting, ready to hang on the wall. These events will take place at 1850 Restaurant’s Loft. ...

AHWAHNEE — Coolwater Ranch and the Tenaya Lodge present Cosy Sheridan in concert on Saturday, Nov. 19, at 7 p.m. “Cosy Sheridan has been called one of the era’s finest and most thoughtful singer-songwriters. She first appeared on the national folk scene in 1992 when she won the songwriting contests at The Kerrville Folk Festival and The Telluride Bluegrass Festival. “Since ...

MARIPOSA — The Mariposa County Arts Council presents LANDMARK: Yosemite Through the Lens of Contemporary Landscape Photography, a multi-sited exhibition of contemporary landscape photography created in Yosemite. This exhibition celebrates the centennial of the National Park service and looks ahead to the next hundred years. Curated by Cara Goger, LANDMARK features the work of: Binh Danh, Mark Klett and Byron ...

NORTH FORK — Squirrel Cage Theatre Co. presents its annual Fall Follies on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 4 and 5, at the North Fork Town Hall. Dinner will be served starting at 6 p.m., with the show at 7 p.m. Roz Thrapp will be working her magic in the kitchen, serving up baked chicken, baked potato, salad, and homemade rolls, ...

MARIPOSA — The Mariposa County Arts Council is asking local veterans and their families to participate and support an upcoming art installation focusing on the experiences of those who have served in the United States’ military. Specifically, the Arts Council would like to honor local veterans by including their photographs, words, and images of their military ephemeral on ceramic pieces ...

AHWAHNEE — Coolwater Ranch and the Tenaya Lodge present Eric Lugosch in concert on Saturday, Oct. 29, at 7 p.m. The hallmark of this American fingerstylist consists of an elegant, vigorous tone and a twinkling humor while playing. “Lugosch places his tunes within pleasant, folkish guitar settings…. he masterfully exploits his prodigious fingerpicking skills, embellishing his simple, flowing songs with ...

O’NEALS — Senior year is one of the most memorable years for a high schooler. It gives us, the students, a chance to transition from the classroom into the world. We finally get to decide what path we are going to take and get a glance of what we are going to become after graduating. As many high schools do, Minarets ...