NORTH FORK – This is the 33rd year that North Fork residents will gather to honor one (or two) of their own for service to the community at the annual Citizen of the Year Dinner. The event will be Saturday, Feb. 1, 6 p.m. at the North Fork Town Hall, sponsored by the North Fork Boosters, and includes dinner and ...

OAKHURST – Reviews are in after Thursday night’s premiere of The Dating Game and the word is good. The show runs only two days, so Friday, Jan. 24 is the last night to get seats for what’s been called “the funniest show we’ve seen at school,” starting at 7 p.m. at the Yosemite High School Theater. The Dating Game is ...

OAKHURST – The cafeteria at Oak Creek Intermediate School (OCI) will be transformed into a tropical paradise on Saturday, Jan. 25, from 6 – 9 p.m., complete with delicious teriyaki dinner and entertainment by professional Polynesian dancers. The first-ever OCI Luau in the Foothills is a community event and fundraiser, designed to bring a fun multicultural extravaganza to area families ...

OAKHURST – Gallery Row and the Galleries are hosting a series of special events all throughout the year in celebration of the The Yosemite Grant of 1864. beginning this Saturday. The series begins this Saturday, Jan. 11, at 2 p.m. as De Karlen presents an informative talk about The Yosemite Grant at the Timberline Gallery and Gallery Yosemite in Oakhurst. ...

AHWAHNEE – Another afternoon of first class music is scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 19, at 4 p.m. as the Coolwater Ranch presents Paul Asbell in their first concert in the 2014 series. From his early years, playing blues on Chicago’s South Side, to his present multi-faceted career based out of northern Vermont, Paul has earned an underground reputation as a ...

MARIPOSA – The Festive Holiday Concert of the Mariposa Symphony Orchestra (MSO) on Saturday, Dec. 21, will honor the memory of Dr. Phillip Smith, founding MSO Principal Tuba player and longtime arranger, composer and dedicated member of the orchestra. The concert will open with Smith’s own composition Elegy and Prayer, which was originally composed to commemorate the anniversary of the ...

NORTH FORK – Downtown North Fork will be alive with music and fun during the Winter Shindig on Friday, Dec. 13. The Dance Club and Slim’s Koffee Shak will host an evening of karaoke, food and games starting at 6 p.m., and everyone is invited to come out for a wonderful family friendly evening. Along with an open mic and ...

MARIPOSA – Visiting holiday guests may not know that Mariposa is believed to be the smallest town in America with its own symphony orchestra. With this year’s Mariposa Symphony Orchestra (MSO) Festive Holiday Concert held just before Christmas, locals have a great opportunity to show friends and family what we’ve got. The one-night-only concert will be on Saturday, Dec. 21, ...

NORTH FORK – It’s Christmas in North Fork this Saturday, Dec. 7, as the annual Christmas Bazaar returns to Town Hall, and the 14th annual “Songs of the Season” holiday concert welcomes three area choirs to this much-anticipated event. Beginning at 9 a.m., the Women’s Club will kick off their holiday bazaar with a homemade breakfast, including breakfast burritos and ...

OAKHURST – “Rollin’ In Dough in Mistletoe”, a Christmas Melodrama by Marietta Slater, will be performed at the Golden Chain Theatre in Oakhurst on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 6 & 7, at 7 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 8, at 2 p.m. It’s Christmas Eve in Mistletoe, but everyone is far from “Holly Jolly.” Rolland N. Dough is foreclosing on the ...