MARIPOSA – “Gardening with Drought-tolerant Native Plants” is the topic on Saturday, May 9 from 10 a.m. to noon, presented by the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources and Mariposa County Master Gardeners. The program takes place at the Board of Supervisors Chambers.
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Ethos Live Screen Printing at Mariposa Butterfly Festival
MARIPOSA – Ethos Youth Center is excited to announce they’ll be doing live screen printing at the Mariposa Butterfly Festival this weekend, Saturday, May 2 and 3. Customers will have the unique opportunity to not only see a shirt or hat of of their choice made before their eyes, they will even be able print their own shirt!
Read More »Mariposa Yosemite Rotary Art & Wine Festival
MARIPOSA – Art, wine, food and smooth jazz will be the order of the day as the Mariposa Yosemite Rotary Club presents the 11th annual Art & Wine Festival on Saturday, May 23, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. . The 2015 Festival blends fine art and wines of the Sierra Foothills near Yosemite. This year the setting returns to ...
Read More »Vote Now: Area Bike Park Is Finalist For $100K Trail Makeover
COUNTY – Reader Sondra Costa wrote in to let the community know there’s a very good chance a regional bike park could win $100,000 to build an extreme downhill mountain bike trail as part of the already open Exchequer Bike Park.
Read More »To Catch A Thief: The Mariposa Gold Rush Robbery of 2012
MARIPOSA – The shocking robbery was over within minutes, and when it was done, more than a million dollars worth of historic gold and minerals had been stolen, destroying a collection dating back to the California Gold Rush. What had been taken could never be replaced, and in its absence there was only one thing left to do: catch the ...
Read More »Weekend Of Entertainment At Mariposa Butterfly Festival
Submitted by Jeff Blalock MARIPOSA – The whole town is gearing up for the Mariposa Butterfly Festival, being held on May 2nd and 3rd in downtown Mariposa. This year’s music and entertainment lineup for the Mariposa Butterfly Festival is sure to be a hit. The Arts Park stage will be moving and grooving all weekend long.
Read More »Yosemite Firefall's Special Meaning for MSO Musician
MARIPOSA – When the Mariposa Symphony Orchestra premieres Founder/Conductor Les Marsden’s half-hour symphonic piece Yosemite! on Apr. 25 and 26, there’ll be a unique connection for one of the MSO’s musicians. The final section of Marsden’s Yosemite! includes his musical interpretation of the park’s famed, long-ended Firefall, the nightly summertime spectacle created when the embers of a massive bonfire were ...
Read More »Master Gardeners Plant And Garden Art Sale
MARIPOSA – The Master Gardeners of Mariposa County will hold their annual Plant and Garden Art Sale on Saturday, May 2, at the Mariposa County Fairgrounds, Amigo Picnic Area from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Special features include bonsai-style trees and shrubs planted by Jeff Nicholas, who will be present at the sale to discuss the plants and their care.
Read More »Master Gardeners Plant And Garden Art Sale
MARIPOSA – The Master Gardeners of Mariposa County will hold their annual Plant and Garden Art Sale on Saturday, May 2, at the Mariposa County Fairgrounds, Amigo Picnic Area from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Special features include bonsai-style trees and shrubs planted by Jeff Nicholas, who will be present at the sale to discuss the plants and their care.
Read More »Young Mariposans: Start Composing
MARIPOSA – Ever imagined what it’s like to compose a work of true, full-blown orchestral art and having it performed by a full symphony orchestra? For the past many years, the Mariposa Symphony Orchestra’s “Young Master Composers Celebration” has been making that dream come true for many young Mariposans.
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