OAKHURST – Sunday, March 23 at 2:30 p.m. marks the debut concert of the Sierra Foothill Composers’ Co-operative Concert Series in the Oakhurst Branch Library’s Community Room. The concert has been organized by four local composers, and will feature music by the four co-op members — Brad Hufft, John Kilburn, Susan Moore, and Barbara Ulman — as well as Bach, ...

MARIPOSA – The Mariposa Symphony Orchestra is gearing up for a pair of spring concerts, the first at Mariposa High School’s Fiester Auditorium at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Apr. 5, and then a 2 p.m. matinee concert on Sunday, Apr. 6, in the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite National Park. Concerts will feature two soloists, including Central California’s premiere concert grand ...

AHWAHNEE – Coolwater Concerts host Robin Ralston reports that the Mar. 22 Dave Stamey show is full. “Please do not come hoping to ‘donate at the door,'” says Robin. “You must have passes in hand or confirmed reservations.” She is taking reservations for the Antsy McClain show on Apr. 13 and Peppino D’Agostino on May 31.

Written by Robyn Flory NORTH FORK – Rehearsals are winding down for the 25th annual Eighth Grade Play at North Fork School. This year’s play is “The Headless Horseman Rides Again,” a comedy adapted from Washington Irving’s Classic Story. Crafty Mr. Van Bloom wants Bronco Bones for a son-in-law so he can gain access to Bronco’s land holdings. His daughter ...

OAKHURST – The Mountain Christian Center will play host to a free Community Band Concert on Sunday, Apr. 6 at 3 p.m. This special “Super Heroes” Spring Concert features themes from your favorite bigger-than-life heroes, including music from the Avengers, Superman, the Incredibles and Spiderman, as well as other music from Scherzo, Irish Tune from County Derry and many others. ...

NORTH FORK – The North Fork Studio has been renovated, and it’s time to celebrate! On Friday, Feb. 28, from 4 to 7 p.m., the community is invited to come see the transformation of one of North Fork’s favorite meeting spaces. The Studio was envisioned in 2002 when local musician/teacher John Kilburn enlisted a group of friends with a mission ...

Written by Susan Moore and Barbara Ulman The beautiful and inspirational Sierra foothills are the perfect environment for artists of all kinds. Our community takes pride in a rich abundance of gallery art, theater, writers’ groups, and musical performances.

OAKHURST – The opera Carmen debuted in 1875 to a Paris audience reputed to have been both alarmed and aghast. French composer Georges Bizet’s startling opera went on to become an international hit, and now, the entire fiasco is the topic of the 19th annual opera series taking place at Evergreen Conference Center Oakhurst (ECCO). ECCO’s “Carmen and the Consequences” ...

OAKHURST – The 6th annual “Nite on the Town” fundraiser and performance extravaganza benefiting Yosemite High School (YHS) “Badger” Music Department is set for Saturday night, Mar. 1. Billed as an evening of “talent, dessert and great fun,” the gala event takes place from 7 – 9 p.m. in the YHS gymnasium. “Nite on the Town is a gathering of ...

Yosemite Sierra Visitors Bureau & the historic Golden Chain Theatre in Oakhurst present a special Premiere showing of the Ken Burns’ documentary, Yosemite – A Gathering of Spirit, on President’s Day Weekend, Sunday, Feb. 16 from 4 to 7 p.m.