AHWAHNEE – Pierre Bensusan is one of, if not the most respected fingerstyle players/composers in the world, says Robin Ralston, host of Coolwater Ranch Concerts. Bensusan returns to Coolwater in Ahwahnee on Saturday, Mar. 21, and passes are now available for this very special evening. Couple Bensusan’s enormous talent with his hauntingly beautiful voice, and you have a show that ...

NORTH FORK – The North Fork Boosters are hosting their annual Citizen of the Year Dinner this Saturday, Feb. 21, at the Town Hall. Last year’s winner, Mark Logee, along with wife Kathy, will be orchestrating a pasta dinner with a salad bar featuring greens from the Kern Family Farm. Hansel Kern was the 2012 Citizen of the Year, and ...

NORTH FORK – Experience Alice in Wonderland as never before on Monday, Mar. 16, 7 p.m. at the North Fork Library, as Anne Rutherford presents her solo version of Lewis Carroll’s classic tale. Anne is a two-time first place winner in the NW Folklore Festival Liar’s Contest – so don’t believe everything she tells you! From the Red Queen to ...

O’NEALS – If you have old electronics hanging around the house or garage just taking up space, you may want to know that Minarets High School is holding their first E-waste Drop-off Day, this Friday, Feb. 13.

OAKHURST – Mark your calendars for the semi-annual Soroptimist Soup & Salad Luncheon set for Thursday, Mar. 19, 2015, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Oakhurst Community Center. The local chapter organizers for Soroptimist International of the Sierras say everyone is welcome to attend this delightful and deliciously festive event. Guests can look forward to a salad bar ...

NORTH FORK – The North Fork Studio plays host to the third annual Valentines Dance & Dessert on Saturday, Feb. 14 from 7:30 pm to midnight. Live music will be provided by the Sierra Jazz Band, featuring vocalists Elise Divine and Charlie Mercury, from 8:30 to 11 p.m. The band will play classic romantic dance music from the 20s, 30s ...

OAKHURST – The Oakhurst College Center will hold its annual Community Unity event on campus Thursday, April 30, 2015 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. This event brings mountain area vendors, service groups, and colleges together to celebrate the foothills community. There will be free food, music, workshops, games, and prize drawings. Every half-hour starting at 12:00 p.m., Lowell Young, ...

Sent by David Cumming, American Legion Post 110 COARSEGOLD – Melody Dewolf is arranging olive branches on a wreath of vine and talking about the lives legacy of the “four chaplains” of World War II. It’s a story worth remembering. In the early morning hours of Feb. 3, 1943, say historians including the American Legion, four U.S. Army chaplains sacrificed ...

OAKHURST – The nonprofit organization Helping One Woman (HOW) will meet on Wednesday, Feb. 18, in support of local resident and business owner Carol Cardinale, who recently lost her daughter Sophia in a tragic car accident. Carol’s son Elias survived the accident and is now on the road to physical and emotional recovery. HOW attendees will gather at El Cid ...

YOSEMITE – Looking for something fun and affordable to do during President’s Day Weekend? Yosemite National Park will waive entrance fees from Saturday, Feb. 14 to Monday, Feb. 16, 2015 in commemoration of the national holiday.