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 ...

NORTH FORK – Squirrel Cage Theatre Co.’s annual Songs of the Season Christmas choir program scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 7, at the North Fork School has been canceled. With icy road conditions, the high school choirs are unable to attend, so the event will not take place tonight. Organizers hope to reschedule for next Saturday.

OAKHURST – Mountain Community Women (MCW) are holding their long-awaited MCW Holiday Home Tour fundraiser on Saturday, Dec. 14, between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. The ladies of MCW will have a warm and delicious lunch available from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Oakhurst Community Center. The suggested donation for the day of food, friends, fun and festive ...

YOSEMITE – Young film makers are invited to submit their work in the “Youth in Yosemite” Short Film Contest, part of the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Yosemite Grant. This contest is open to anyone 25 years of age or younger who is motivated to create a video about their connection to Yosemite National Park. The deadline to ...

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 ...

MOUNTAIN AREA – Bird lovers, photographers and any interested parties are invited to join the National Audubon Society’s 114th Christmas Bird Count (CBC). The CBC is an annual international bird census that began on Christmas Day in 1900. It now numbers more than 2,500 individual counts, and will be held throughout the area between Dec. 14, 2013, and Jan. 3, ...

MARIPOSA – Brazil conjures up many images among Americans — Rio de Janeiro, the Amazon, tropical rainforests and abundant, exotic animals, especially its stunningly colorful birds. The largest country in South America, Brazil is home to a hugely rich diversity of avifauna — more than 1,800 species of birds, more than 200 of them endemic (found only there). Sixty percent ...

OAKHURST – The Oakhurst Community Christmas Tree Lighting is set for Saturday, Dec. 7, with festivities starting at 5 p.m., at Dtton’s Talking Bear Corner at the junction of Hwy 41 and Road 426. The public is invited to attend this free, fun evening. It’s a delightful way for friends, families and neighbors to celebrate the onset of the holidays ...

NORTH FORK – The KT-Lee Alpaca Ranch is having their 9th annual Christmas on the Ranch today from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This event is free to the public. Visit with the alpacas, stroll around the ranch while sipping their famous hot cider and check out the beautiful items in the Alpaca Boutique.

OAKHURST – If you’re a fan of mystery stories, you may want to stop by Branches Books on Friday, Dec. 6, at 6 p.m. to meet local author Jennifer Moss. Moss penned “Way to Go,” the second in her Ryan Doherty series of mysteries with a metaphysical twist. The first book is, “Town Red.” The author moved to Oakhurst two ...