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Grover Anderson and JillWarren will be the featured per­formers when the First Fridayin the Park series returns toMurphys Community Park.

The two singer-guitaristshave roots in Murphys and arelocal favorites. Their musicranges from country to rock,organizers said.

From June to September, theMurphys Community Club'sFirst Friday in the Park seriesfeatures a performance by apopular musical group playing

• What: First Friday concert.• When: Friday, 5:30 p.m.• Where: Murphys Community Park,Algiers Street, downtown Murphys.• Admission: Free.• Info: 728-81 83.

and a local wine will be on sale

in the iconic gazebo starting at5:30 p.m. From 4 p.m., ticketsfor a dinner will be availablefor purchase at $10 per person,

along with other beverages.Dinner will be served starting

at 5:15 p.m. This month, Lila &Sage will be catering the dinnerthat will feature grilled Hawai­ian sausage on a roll.

Concertgoers are encouragedto bring lawn chairs or blanketsfor the gathering.

There is no admission chargeand ample free parking is avail­able nearby.

Donations to help maintainthe park are accepted.

The Murphys CommunityClub is celebrating its 67th yearof providing services and pro­grams for the greater Murphys

The group's main responsi­bility is the management andmaintenance of the picturesqueMurphys Community Park.

This is the ninth year the clubhas presented First Fridays inthe Park.

These summertime eventscontinue to grow in popularityand have fast become a MotherLode tradition, organizers said.

Murphys Community Parkis located on Algiers Street inhistoric downtown Murphys.

Membership in the MurphysCommunity Club is open toeveryone and contributions aretax deductible.

For more information, call728-8183.

Anderson will also performSaturday evening at Prospec­tor's Brewing Company, 415Main St. in Murphys.area.

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Picnic in Par other events highlight Fourth of 3uly

veterans.

• What: Picnic in the Park.• W hen: Saturday, noon to 5 p.m.• Where: Utica Park, Angels Camp.• Admission: Free.• Information: 736-1333,AngelsCampBusiness.corn

The fourth annual Picnic inthe Park in Angels Camp is oneof several Fourth of July eventsthis weekend in the MotherLode.

Held at Utica Park, the old­fashioned picnic features foodand games for all ages with aspecial ceremony honoring area

"This is truly an old-fashionedFourth of July celebrationwith a moving ceremony topay special tribute to our localveterans," said Anne Forrest,chairwoman of the Angels CampCommemorative Committee."We' ll have live music, gamesand contests, and interestingcraft vendors. There will beplenty of food and drink avail­able, or bring your own picnic.We encourage you to dress inyour patriotic best, and suggestyou bring chairs or a blanket forsitting."The patriotic salute to veter­

ans begins at 1 p.m. with themilitary "Call to Colors" playedby former U.S. Army bugler GailBelmont and the singing of thenational anthem lead by DenniOravec. During the salute,Master of Ceremonies U.S. NavyCaptain James Dodge, Ret., willrecognize each of the veterans

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present from World War II upto recent conflicts in Iraq andAfghanistan. The ceremonyalso includes patriotic music,a reading of the Declaration ofIndependence and the singing of"God Bless America."

Throughout the afternoon,Picnic in the Park will feature awide range of food, wines, beer,and craft vendors, as well asold-fashioned games for all ages,including a dunk tank, water­melon seed spitting, pie eating,salami toss, tug of war and sack

Contests include prizes for thebest decorated table and bestpatriotic costumes. Vendors willoffer a range of items includinghome-made jams, handmadesoap, antiques, jewelry, hand­crafted purses and candles.

In addition, Mountain MotionJugglers will entertain fromnoon to 1 p.m. and from 2 to 3p.m. The Fabulous Off Broth­ers will perform their signatureplaybook of rock 'n' roll from 2to 5 p.m."We formed The Fabulous

Off Brothers approximately 20years ago and the name startedas a joke that we were neverable to shake," said band leaderMike Dias. "We grew up hereand have that brotherly bondwith each other and that's theforce that keeps us togeth­er. The three original membersare Frank Tonetti, Jim Hamp­ton and myself, and our new­est member is Ed Calsada. Weconsider ourselves a rock 'n' rollroadhouse band that plays offthe cuff and rarely sticks to any

A veteran salutes fallen soldiers in the Copperopolis Cemetery. Avariety of patriotic events are planned Saturday in the Mother Lode.

song list. We love an interactivecrowd and hope we motivatethem enough to get up anddance on a hot summer day."

The event and parking arefree and there will be a spe­cially designated handicappedparking area at the park. A golfcart shuttle will be provided forthose needing assistance. In ad­dition, parking will be availableat St. Patrick's Catholic Churchand the Calaveras Visitors

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scheduled in the area, includ­ing the fireworks area set upon the Bret Harte High Schoolparking lot supervised by theAngels Camp Fire Department,the Community Band concertin San Andreas or the fireworksevent at Ironstone Vineyards."

Veterans who plan to attendare requested to call Al Gilbert,Commander of VFW Post 12118,Copperopolis at 785-4218 oremail coppervfw@gmaihcom.

Here are other Fourth of Julyevents scheduled for Saturdayin Tuolumne and Calaverascounties:

• The Glorious Fourth ofJuly Celebration at ColumbiaState Historic Park features aparade, concert, barbecue, andold-fashioned contests.

Columbia's parade traditionbegan in 1852. Participants candecorate themselves, kids, com­munity group, pets (under 120pounds), bicycles, or vehicles(vintage 1965 or older), and jointhe parade. Registration beginsat 10 30 a m. in front of theFallon House Theater, and theparade is at noon.

The Independence Day festivi­ties, sponsored by the ColumbiaChamber of Commerce, beginswith a ceremonial flag raisingand black powder musket saluteat 11 a.m. Following the noonparade on Main Street, enjoythe Great Mother Lode Brassand Reed Band concert, dancein the street, and try one of themany contests popular in theearly days of Columbia.

Contests include a greasedpole climb, watermelon and pie­

Bureau, where people can followthe frog path to the park alongBush Street.

The picnic is organized by theAngels Camp CommemorativeCommittee of the Angels CampBusiness Association with sup­port from the City of Angels andmany local businesses.

"The picnic ends at 5 p.m.,"Forrest said, "and that willgive people time to enjoy thevarious evening events that are

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Fourth of July parades will be held throughout the foothills.

eating, egg toss, cake walk, anda five-way tug of war.

The parade and band concertare free, while there's a $1 dona­

After the parade about 1 p.m.,lunch will be served on shadyState Street. Members of theChamber of Commerce willserve pulled pork sandwicheswith beans, coleslaw, and chilledwater. Lunch costs$10 foradults, $5 for children under 10.

For more information, contact536-1672 or visitcolumbiacali­fornia.corn.

• The public is invited to aFourth of July Parade andSing-a-long in Twain Harte onSaturday.

A patriotic sing-a-long will beheld at 11 a.m. followed by a pa­rade through downtown TwainHarte at 11:30 a.m. Entry formsare available at All That Mat­ters, 22990 Joaquin Gully Rd.The event is free.

The Twain Harte Rotary Clubwill be selling hot dogs andhamburgers.

For more information, call586-1976.

• A Fourth of July Paradeand Celebration will be heldSaturday in Mokelumne Hill.The event kicks off with a pan­cake breakfast at the Town Hallfrom 7:30 to 11 a.m.A parade starts at 11 a.m.

along Main Street, followed bychildren's games, vendors, musicand food.

• The 43rd annual SierraNevada Arts and Crafts Fes­tival will be held in Arnold from10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both Saturdayand Sunday. The event featuresmore than 60 vendors in addi­tion to gourmet food sampling

5 and under are free.

and face painting. The annualEbbetts Pass IndependenceDay Parade begins at 10 a.m.Saturday and runs adjacent tothe festival on Highway 4. TheEbbetts Pass Lion's Club servesan all-you-can-eat pancakebreakfast from 7:30 to 11 a.m.both days. The Ebbetts PassFire District serves local beersand holds its annual barbecuewith live music on Saturdayevening.

The festival is held on thegrounds of Bristol's RanchHouse Cafe on Highway 4 indowntown Arnold. Admissionand parking are free.

• Ironstone Vineyards Inde­pendence Day Celebrationwill be held Saturday. Gatesopen at 4:30 p.m. Live musicwill be provided by ShaneDwight, the Tour Guides andthe Risky Biscuits.

Fireworks start at dark. Noice chests or outside food orbeverages are allowed. Adultsare $12, while children ages 6 to12 years old are $5 and children

• A Fourth of July Concertand Barbecue will be held at6:30 p.m. Saturday at TurnerPark in San Andreas.

The Calaveras CommunityBand will perform a free old­fashioned Fourth of July concertfeaturing patriotic favorites,marches, and swing tunes fromthe 1940s and beyond.

A barbecue dinner will beserved from 5 to 6 p.m. Cost is$15 per person. Profits from thedinner are donated to the bandfor new music.

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ierra Re 's 'The Music Man'offers romance, re em tionBy KATHIE ISAAC-LUKEFor The Union Democrat

Now playing at the FallonHouse Theater in Columbia isMeredith Willson's brilliant musi­cal, "The Music Man," inspired byhis childhood in his hometown ofMason City, Iowa.

Set in 1912, and immensely

popular when it first premieredin 1957, it has lost none of its ap­peal in the ensuing decades.The masterful opening number,

"Rock Island," in which a groupof traveling salesman banter asthey try to keep their balance ona bumpy train ride through theMidwestern countryside, providesa wonderful introduction to this

delightful play. Director ScottViets keeps the action lively andupbeat throughout the produc­tion.

At its heart, "The Music Man"is a love story and a tale of deliv­erance. In addition to romanceand redemption, the play offersmuch more. Its music is glorious,and includes marches, waltzes,

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The storyline, which will tugat your heartstrings, revolvesaround fast-talking salesmanHarold Hill, who travels fromtown to town conning the localresidents into spending money onband uniforms and instrumentsfor a boy's band. Sadly, Haroldknows nothing about music andrepeatedly skips town before heis found out. But, that is beforehe attempts his tricks in RiverCity, which proves to be a turningpoint for him.

Ralph Krumins gives a dynam­ic and convincing performanceas Harold Hill, the scam artist.Hill must be conniving enoughto fool the locals, but self awareenough to effect a transformation.Krumins provides a nice balancebetween these two sides of hischaracter.In a commanding performance,

Lauren Roesner plays MarianParoo, the town's librarian whowill be a civilizing force in thelife of Harold Hill. Roesner deftlyachieves a metamorphosis froma somewhat strident and suspi­cious young woman to a compas­sionate and generous one.

In a clear and beautiful sing­ing voice, Roesner delivers someof the most memorable musical

numbers, including the plaintive"Goodnight My Someone," andswill I Ever Tell You?s

She and Krumins are out­standing in a performance of thebeautiful ballad, "Till There WasYou."

All of the children and teensin the talented ensemble givewonderful and touching perfor­mances. One particular standoutis Miori Kennedy who playsAmaryllis, a piano student.

And, Roland Carbajal nearlysteals the show as Marian' syounger brother, Winthrop. Stillmourning the loss of his father,Winthrop is withdrawn andself-conscious because he speakswith a lisp. Initially reticent, heeventually puts his faith in Hill,who promises him something inwhich to believe.

This play is brimming witheccentric and lovable char­acters. Marie Shell gives anaccomplished and endearingperformance as Marion's caringmother, who is concerned abouther daughter's future happiness.Daraj Maxfield adroitly playsthe bombastic Mayor Shinn, whosets out to prove that Hill is acharlatan.

Isaac Bromby, Greg Hoyt, De­rik Lawson, and William Weidnerare wonderfully entertaining asthe members of a singing quartet,who stop their bickering after

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Ashley Harrell has fun in ahilarious role as Eulalie Mack­ecknie Shinn, the mayor's atten­tion seeking wife. Her cohorts arefour gossipy friends, Maud, Ethel,Alma and Mrs. Squires, delight­fully played by Susan Michael,Ashley Whiting, Samantha WynnGreenstone, and Kyla Hatler.Encouraged by Hill, Eulalie andher friends form a creative dancegroup, and their antics providesome of the comic highlights ofthe play.

Also giving noteworthy per­formances are Chassey Bennettas the mayor's daughter Ze­neeta Shinn, and A.J. Foggianoas Tommy, the bad boy who iscourting her. Tim Stewart deliv­ers a formidable, intense perfor­mance as Charlie Cowell, anothersalesman who arrives in town tounmask Harold Hill.

In a remarkably energetic andengaging performance, KeithSchneider plays Marcellus Wash­burn, Hill's reformed colleaguewhose loyalty motivates him toenable Harold in his schemes.Schneider really shines in therousing musical number, "Shi­

Molly McCloskey has skill­fully choreographed the spirited,expansive production numbers.Some of the showstoppers include"The Wells Fargo Wagon," "76Trombones," and "Ya Got Trou­ble." Musical direction is by MarkSeiver, musical orchestrationis by Sean Paxton, and lightingdesign is by Peter Leibold.

Deb Malcolm designed the ap­pealing modular set pieces, whichprovide for easy scene changesand evoke a bygone era.

The inspired costumes de­signed by Ryan Moiler areauthentic in every detail. Asimagined by Moiler, the towns­people initially dress in mutedcolors, but as they become caughtup in Harold Hill's notions, thecostumes become brighter andm ore colorful.

This heartwarming and uplift­ing production, with its captivat­ing performances and impeccablystaged musical numbers, is atreat for the whole family.

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historian. A visit to Bodie is avignette of the old west. Frozenin time in a state of "arresteddecay," the town sits in the heartof the Bodie Hills, a high desertlandscape filled with a hauntingbeauty.

Sprawled across an arid, wind­swept bowl at 8,500 feet eleva­tion, the mines of Bodie yieldedphenomenal quantities of goldand silver. While the boom lasted

Two-hundred thousand tour­ists find their way annually toBodie State Historical Park towalk the streets of the largestunrestored ghost town in thecountry, according to the park

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The area's siren call of goldsparked the eastern Sierra's big­gest mining stampede. The wild,lawless, brawling town boasted10,000 inhabitants. Residentsendured a wicked climate in thisremote location. Torrid in sum­

mer and sub-zero temps in winterwere mind-numbing challengesall had to deal with.

One little girl, whose familywas moving to the isolated and in­famous town, wrote in her diary:"Goodbye God, I'm going to Bod­ie." Her words came to be knownthroughout the West. One wagbelieved she really said: "Good.By God, I'm going to Bodie."

As the mines petered out,people drifted away. This deser­tion was typical of a mining boomand bust cycle. Stores began toclose and buildings were leftempty. Often, people only took afew belongings that were easilycarried, leaving behind all of theirhousehold belongings. By the timethe only school closed in 1940,Bodie was essentially abandoned.

Recognizing its immense his­torical significance, the state ac­quired Bodie in 1962 and declaredit a State Historical Park in 1964.

Visitors who roam the streetsand marvel at the remaining 170structures and rusty equipmentsee only about 5 percent of thebuildings that were present atBodie's peak in the late 1880s.Fire and the elements were al­ways the town's biggest enemies.A catastrophic blaze in 1932razed most of the buildings. Afterthe only school closed in 1940, thetown was virtually empty.

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If you aren't already acquaintedwith unique and spectacularhigh desert landscapes, it's hightime you were. I encourage youto rethink, perhaps, your defini­tion of beauty. The high desert ofthe Bodie Hills is stunning if youare willing to get past a green,lush, and water-rich environment.Green here is more than just apretty color; it represents mois­ture and survival to countlessspecies.

Comprised of 121,500 acres,the Bodie Hills are within MonoCounty on the edge of the easternSierra and the southwest cornerof the Great Basin. Largely man­aged by Bureau of Land Manage­ment, they are a transition zonenear the California/Nevada bor­der. Home to exceptional scenic,historic/prehistoric, and recre­ational values, Bodie Hills are oneof the last places that still looksand feels like it did before settlersarrived. There are abundant op­portunities for solitude to enjoythe land's wild characteristics.

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There is more to Bodie than just the abandoned town, now a his­toric state park. The Bodie Hills offer a haunting beauty.

The topography and geologywere formed by volcanic activity.From rolling hills to steep rockyescarpments, adventurers willfind dense aspen groves in ripar­ian areas, sage/bitter brush inlower valleys, hot springs, pinyonsand junipers in higher elevations.

Canyons, small wet meadows,and ephemeral lakes add to theunusual geological and biologicalmosaic. Deep, narrow canyonscut by Rough and Atastra Creeks,especially Rough Creek, containdramatic and colorful rock forma­tions. In spring, wildflower fanswill delight in the tapestry ofcolorful desert flora.

The hills are home to a verydiverse population of flora andfauna. Sage grouse, pronghornantelope, mule deer, raptors, blackbear, lions and coyotes roam theterritory. The seasonal wetlandsand lakes are critical habitat forlocal critters and springtime mi­grating shorebirds and waterfowl.

The 3,000-acre Dry Lakes Pla­teau in the northeastern portionof Bodie Hills is a volcanic table­land dotted with ephemeral lakes.Two of them are quite large andcan be easily visited. The empti­ness, the primeval stillness, andthe subtle and soft layered colorsof distant mountains are soothing.

Nearby is Beauty Peak, 9,000feet elevation, a remnant volcaniccinder cone that blew its top threemillion years ago. Straddlingthe California/Nevada border, it

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In more recent times, Basqueshepherds tended their flocks inthe Bodie Hills. Look for theirarborglyphs on the aspens anddrawings on a wa ter tank. Someof their depictions carved on as­pen bark are expressions of loneli­ness and homesickness. Some arequite risque.

All Californians should visit theremains of Bodie for a glimpseof a significant chapter in ourhistory. But, don't leave until youhave explored outside of town. Inparticular, drive six miles fromBodie to walk in the Dry LakesPlateau. A left turn up a roughdirt road ends atop the huge mesanear the lower lake, or lake bed indry times. Wandering the Plateauand hiking Beauty Peak are onmy list of favorite places in theeastern Sierra.

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Humans have lived herethousands of years before WilliamS. Bodey arrived to prospect forgold in 1859. The spelling of hislast name changed when a signpainter got it wrongl The BodieHills were extensively used byNative American people, andevidence of their past occupancyis abundant. One of the largestconcentrations of archaeologicalsites in the Great Basin has beenfound in the Dry Lakes Plateau.Sixty-five sites to date have beenidentified, qualifying it for desig­nation on the National Register ofHistoric Places.

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NOTE: There are no serviceswhatsoever once you leave U.S.Highway 395. The nearest townto Bodie is Bridgeport. In andaround Bodie there is no gas, nofood, no water, no cell service andno emergency help. Those nega­tives are exciting to the likes ofme! Come prepared.

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on Highway 10B over SonoraPass to the town of Bridgeport;Drive south on U.S. Highway395 for 20 miles.

Turn left onto California 270,signed for Bodie. Proceed 13miles to Bodie State HistoricPark. The first 10 miles arepaved, and the remaining threemiles are dirt.

To reach Dry Lakes Plateau,continute past the park, soonbearing right, onto dirt BodieRoad which parallels BodieCreek (now dry). It is about sixmiles to the fork. It may not besigned. Not far from the stonebuilding, the road forks. Bearleft to reach the plateau in about1.25 miles.

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Almond blossoms in the San Joaquin Valley are the focus of one of Maj. Lucas Gruenther's photos.Nearly 30 of his images are on display this summer in Twain Harte.

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Gruenther.• When: Through Aug. 22: Hoursare 4to 8 p.m. Fridays, 11 a.m. to 5p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.• Where: Leontie PhotographyGallery, 22997-F Joaquin Gully Rd.,Twain Harte.• Admission: Free.• Information: 586-7632.

Captures A Legacy" — weretaken both near and far: "Moun­tain Intersection" and "WinterPine" depict Twain Harte life,while others — such as "FlyLike A Champion" and "TiedBoat" — were taken from histravels around the world.

"He found beauty in every­thing," said Romel Mathias,Gruenther's mother who lives inTwain Harte.

Steve Leontie, owner of Leon­tie Photography Gallery, heardMathias speak last year at aMemorial Day event in TwainHarte.

The pair met and began col­laborating on this summer' sphoto exhibit.

"If he wasn't flying jet planes,he could easily have been aprofessional photographer,"Leontie said of Gruenther.

Gruenther, who died at theage of 32 in a crash off the coastof Italy in January 2013, grewup in Twain Harte and gradu­ated from Summerville HighSchool.

His wife and SummervilleHigh sweetheart, Cassy, gavebirth to their daughter, Serene,10 days after the accident.

Mathias said her son devel­oped his interest in photographywhile a student at Summerville.

"He just loved it," she said."He really got into it."

Mathias and Cassy Gruen­ther narrowed hundreds of hisphotos down to the nearly 30pictures in the exhibit.

"It was definitely hard tochoose," Cassy Gruenther said.

She said the photographyexhibit is another way for hislegacy to continue.

"Tied Boat" is one of Gruenther's photos taken in Norway.

"I remember him saying, 'Iwant to take pictures peoplewant to hang in their livingrooms,' " Cassy Gruenther said.

Prints in various formats arefor sale with all proceeds ben­efiting the Major Lucas Gruen­ther Legacy Foundation.

Scholarship money from thefoundation goes to SummervilleHigh School students and otherswho maintain a "Live Like Luc"philosophy.

"Someone who emulates Luc'sspirit and tenacity for life,"Cassy Gruenther said. "A really

determined person who knowswhat they want."

The gallery will be open thisweekend.

Also Saturday in TwainHarte, the public is invited to aFourth of July parade and patri­otic sing-a-long.

Leontie, a professional pho­tographer who moved to TwainHarte in 2011, said although henever met Luc Gruenther hiswork has impacted him.

"I'm in awe of his photo­graphs," he said. "I'm inspiredby them everyday."

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STAGE Park.• The Angels Camp Farmers Marketwill begin at 5 p.m. Friday at Utica Park indowntown Angels Camp. In additon to pro­duce and various vendors, a different localentertainer and winery is featured each Fri­day through Sept. 25. Free admission andparking. Visit angelscampbusiness.corn.• The Sonora Certified Farmers Mar­ket will be open 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. eachSaturday through Oct. 17 at the corner ofTheall and Stewart streets in downtownSonora. For more information, call 532-7725.• The Tuolumne Village Market willbe held from 5 to 8 p.m. each Wednesdaythrough Sept. 30 at Westside MemorialPark in Tuolumne. For more information,call 928-4351.

• Sierra Repertory Theatre presents "TheMusic Man" through Aug. 16 at the FallonHouse Theater in Columbia State HistoricPark. For reservations or more information,call 532-3120 or visit sierrarep.org.• Murphys Creek Theatre presents 'TheWinter's Tale," by William Shakespeareand directed by Graham Green, throughJuly 18 at Feeney Park Amphitheater inM urphys. Shows are at 8 p.m . on Fridayand Saturday evenings. For more info, visitmurphyscreektheatre.org.• An Improv Workshop hosted by SonoraTheatre Workshop will be held at 6:30 p.m.Mondays and Wednesdays at Salon Duo,31 S. Washington St. in Sonora. Drop-inswelcome at$20 a session.

NIISIC• Grover Anderson and Jill Warren willplay at 5:30 p.m. Friday as part of theFirst Friday in the Park at MurphysCommunity Park. The Murphys Com­munity Club will be offering a dinner,prepared by Lila & Sage, with an entreeand side dishes, for $10 per person. Localwine, along with soda and water, will beavailable to purchase. There is no admis­

• "Art in the Library," a rotating displayat the Tuolumne County Library on Green­ley Road in Sonora, features bird photo­graphs by Connie Cassinetto through July31. For more information, call 533-5507.• Arts of Bear Valley displays artwork byHelen Scofield and Sue King in the Win­dow Gallery at the Meadowmont ShoppingCenter in Arnold during July.• The en plein air paintings and pastels ofthe Calaveras Outdoor Painting Societywill be featured the month of July at HoveyWinery's tasting room in Murphys. For moreinfo, contact 728-9999 or hoveywine.corn.• The Calaveras Arts Council presents itsshow, "(Un) Likely Paus," based aroundlikely or unlikely pairs, through Friday.The gallery is at 22 N. Main Street in SanAndreas. For more info, contact 754-1774 orcalaverasarts.org.

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sion charge. Murphys Community Parkis located on Algiers Street in historicdowntown Murphys. For more informa­tion, call 728-8183.• The Sierra Mountain Band will playfrom 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturdayat the Dardanelle Resort along upperHighway 108. There will also be a "CabinOwners and Friends Jeep Parade."• Concerts in the Pines presents Juke­box Heroes, playing pop and rock &om the1970s to current, at Eproson Park in TwainHarte &om 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday.• Chains Required will perform at the"Hill Top Concert Series" at 7 p.m.Saturday at Brice Station Vineyards, 3353E. Highway 4 in the Murphys area. Formore information, call 728-9893 or visitbricestation.corn.• A Drum Circle is held &om 4:30 to 6p.m. each Sunday at Utica Park in AngelsCamp. All ages are welcome and no experi­ence is necessary. Admission is &ee. Formore information, call Brad McDonald at785-0455.• The Sonora Community Drum Circlemeets at 6 p.m. each Tuesday at Courthouse

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Square Park in downtown Sonora. All agesare welcome and no experience is necessary.Admission is &ee. For more information, callRona Hempstead at 984-3774.• The Tuolumne Park and RecreationDistrict continues its Summer Concertsin the Park series on Wednesday, July 8,at Westside Memorial Park in Tuolumne.RockSlide play &om 6 to 8 p.m. The freeconcerts will continue each Wednesdaythrough Sept. 30. For more information, call928-1214.• The Calaveras Arts Council's Music inthe Parks series presents Over the Edgeperforming rock, blues and country atCamps Restaurant at Greenhorn Creek inAngels Camp &om 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednes­day, July 8.

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• Movies in the Park are held &om 8:30to 10:30 p.m. Friday evenings at EprosonPark in Twain Harte.• A free Community Flea Market willbe held 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday throughSunday at 18600 Eagle Ridge Drive, offTuolumne Road. For information, call840-8067.• Sonora Ballroom Dancing will meetfrom 7 to 10 p.m. Friday at the AronosResearch Women's Club at 37 E. Elkin St. inSonora. Admisssion is $10. Donations helpsupport the Amador-Tuolumne CommunityAction Agency and Foothill Pregnancy Cen­ter. Call 532-6901.• A Pancake Breakfast will be heldfrom 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the Mi­Wuk/Sugar Pine Fire Department onHighway 108 in Sugar Pine. Breakfastincludes scrambled eggs, sausage, coffee,tea, milk, juice and hot chocolate. Costis $8 per person and $3 for children 10

Sugar Pine Fire Protection District.• The Yosemite Highway 120 Chamberof Commerce presents the 10th annualFirst Saturday Flea Market from 8a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Mary Lave­roni Community Park in Groveland. Freeadmission. Call 962-0429 or visit grove­land.org for more information.• The Kiwanis Club will host an Open AirMarket &om 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday andSunday in the Mono Village Center in EastSonora. For info, call Al Smith at 532-0140.

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• The Columbia Chamber of Commerce issponsoring a certified Farmers Market inColumbia on Thursday evenings. The mar­ket will run &om 5 to 8 p.m. tonight alongMain Street in Columbia State Historic

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• The public is invited to a Fourth ofJuly Parade and Sing-a-long in TwainHarte on Saturday. A patriotic sing-a­long will be held at 11 a.m. followed by aparade through downtown Twain Harteat 11:30 a.m. Entry forms are availableat All That Matters, 22990 Joaquin GullyRd. The event is free. For more informa­tion, call 586-1976.• The Glorious Fourth of July Cel­ebration at Columbia State HistoricPark will be held Saturday. The eventfeatures a parade, concert, barbecue,and old-fashioned contests. Registra­tion begins at 10:30 a.m. in front of theFallon House Theater, and the parade isat noon. Following the parade on MainStreet, the Great Mother Lode Brass andReed Band will play. Contests includea greased pole climb, watermelon andpie-eating, egg toss, cake walk, and afive-way tug of war. Parade and band

concert are free, while there's a $1 dona­

costs $10 adults, $5 children under 10.For more information, contact 536-1672or visitcolumbiacalifornia.corn.• A Fourth of July Parade and Cel­ebration will be held Saturday in Moke­lumne Hill. The event kicks off with apancake breakfast at the Town Hall from7:30 to 11 a.m. A parade starts at 11 a.m.along Main Street, followed by children' sgames, vendors, music and food.• An Indoor Yard Sale will be held at theNative Daughters of the Golden West RubyParlor No. 46, 268 Main St. in Murphys,from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m . Saturday.• The 43rd annual Sierra NevadaArts and Crafts Festival will be heldin Arnold from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. bothSaturday and Sunday. The event featuresmore than 60 vendors in addition togourmet food sampling and face paint­ing. The Ebbetts Pass Lion's Club servesan all-you-can-eat pancake breakfastfrom 7:30 to 11 a.m. both days. Continu­ous shows of live country music by the"Stardust Cowboys" from Sacramentoand juggler Mark "Bonzain Bunnell fromSan Francisco will be featured both days.The Ebbetts Pass Fire District serveslocal beers and holds its annual barbecuewith live music on Saturday evening.The festival is held on the grounds ofBristol's Ranch House Cafe on Highway4 in downtown Arnold. Admission andparking are free.• The annual Ebbetts Pass Indepen­dence Day Parade, with a theme of"Defenders of Freedom," will begin at 10a.m. Saturday and run along Highway 4.• The fourth annual Fourth of July

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and swing tunes from the 1940s andbeyond. A barbecue dinner will be servedfrom 5 to 6 p.m. Cost is $15 per person.Profits from the dinner are donated tothe band for new music. Call Mic Harperat 770-1258 or Carol Betz at 728-9057.• American Legion Post 58 will serve aPancake Breakfast from 8 to 11 a.m.Sunday at Sonora Veterans MemorialHall at 9 N. Washington St. in down­town Sonora. Tickets are $7 for adultsand $3 for children under 10. The menuincludes pancakes, sausage, scrambledeggs, biscuits and gravy, orange juice,and coffee or tea. Proceeds go to Ameri­can Legion projects such as scholarshipsand Boys and Girls State. The breakfastsare served on the first Sunday of eachmonth.• The 28th annual Hernia Hill HalfMarathon will be held Sunday at Twist­ed Oak Winery in Vallecito. The eventalso features a 10K and 5K walk/run. Formore information, contact 795-7832 oronyourmarkevents.corn.• The Calaveras Arts Council's upcom­ing Home Concert and Tour featur­ing Jill Warren and Friends will be heldSunday at Milfiori Country Retreat inDouglas Flat. The grounds open at 3 p.m.In addition to music, guests will have theopportunity to tour the flower gardensaround the restored farmhouse andcottage, historic Pioneer School, ItalianStore, old barn, and community well.There will be local wine, beer and lightappetizers. Tickets — $25 for adults, and$10 for children — are available throughadvance purchase only and will not besold at the door. Purchase tickets at cala­verasarts.org or call by calling 754-1774.• The Sonora Elks Lodge will have aFamily Night Dinner on Tuesday, July7. The menu will be crunchy fired chickenbreast with hunters sauce, oven-roasted po­tatoes, braised green beans, Caesar salad,assorted breads, cherry cobbler, and cofFeefor $12. Children ages 5 to 11 are $6, whileunder 5 are free. Doors open at 5 p.m.,with dinner served at 6:30 p.m. Reserva­tions are required by Monday, July 6, andcan be made by calling the lodge office at533-1587.• Story Time for children is held at10:30 a.m. every Tuesday, Wednesdayand Thursday at the Tuolumne CountyLibrary at 480 Greenley Road in Sonora.Call 533-5507 for details. All librarybranches will be closed on Friday andSaturday this week in honor of the Inde­pendence Day holiday. All branches willreopen with normal hours on Tuesday,July 7.

be provided by Shane Dwight, the TourGuides and the Risky Biscuits. Fireworksstart at dark. No ice chests or outsidefood or beverages are allowed. Adults are$12, while children ages 6 to 12 years oldare $5 and children 5 and under are free.• A Fourth of July Concert and Bar­becue will be held at 6:30 p.m. Saturdayat Turner Park in San Andreas. The Ca­laveras Community Band will perform afree old-fashioned Fourth of July concertfeaturing patriotic favorites, marches,

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• Sierra RepertoryTheatre, 13891 MonoWay, East Sonora, andFallon House Theater,11175 Washington St.,Columbia State His­toric Park, 532-3120,www.sierrarep.org.

• Stage 3 Theatre Com­pany, 208 S. GreenSt., Sonora, 536-1778,www.stage3.org.

• Murphys CreekTheatre, Black BartPlayhouse, 580 S.Algiers St., Murphys,

• Black Oak Casino,19400 Tuolumne RoadNorth, 928-9300, www.blackoakcasino.corn.

• Chicken Ranch Casino,16929 Chicken RanchRoad, Jamestown,984-3000, www.chick­enranchcasino.corn.

• Jackson Rancheria Ca­sino, 12222 New YorkRanch Road, Jackson,800-822-9466, www.jacksoncasino.corn.

• Tuolumne County ArtsAlliance — 251 S. Bar­retta St., Sonora, 532­2787, www.tuolumne­countyarts.org.

• Calaveras CountyArts Council — 22 N.Main St., San Andreas,754-1774, www.calav­erasarts.org.

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• Moaning Cavern,Parrotts Ferry Road,Vallecito, 736-2708,866-762-2837, www.moaningcavern.corn.

corn.• Broil Mountain Vine­

yards — 106 Main St.,Murphys, 728-9750,www.brollmountain­

• California Cavern,9565 Cave City Road,nine miles east of SanAndreas, 736-2708,866-762-2837, www.californiacavern.corn.

• Mercer Cavern, 1665Sheep Ranch Road,Murphys, 728-2101,

CALAVERAS COUNTY• Allegoric Wine Tasting

and Art Gallery — 432Main St., Murphys,728-9922, www.al­legorieart.corn.

• Black Sheep Win­ery — 221 Main St.,Murphys, 728-2157,www.blacksheepwin­ery.corn.

• Bodega del Sur Winery— 457-C Algiers St.,Murphys, 728-9030,www.bodegadelsur.

• Brice Station Vintners— 3353 E. Highway 4,Murphys, 728-9893,www.bricestation.

www.mercercaverns.corn.

728-8422, www.mur­physcreektheatre.org.

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vineyards.corn.• Chatom Vineyards

— 1969 Highway 4,Douglas Flat, 736­6500, www.chatom­vineyards.corn.

• Chiarella Wines — 431Main St., Murphys,728-8318, www.chi­arellawines.corn.

• Coppermine TastingRoom — 3210 MainSt., Vali ecito, 736-2305,www.copperminewin­ery.corn.

• Domaine Becquet Win­ery — 415 Main St.,Murphys, 728-8487,www.becquetwinery.

• Frog's Tooth Vineyards— 380 Main St., Suite5, Murphys, 728-2700,www.frogstooth.corn.

• Hatcher Winery — 425Main St., Murphys,605-7111, www.hatch­erwinery.corn.

• Hovey Winery — 350Main St., Murphys,728-9999, www.hovey­wine.corn.

• Indian Rock Vineyards— 1154 PennsylvaniaGulch Road, Murphys,728-8514, www.indian­rockvineyards.corn.

• Irish Vineyards — 2849Highway 4, Vallecito,736-1299, www.irish­vineyard.corn.

• Ironstone Vineyards— 1894 Six Mile Road,Murphys, 728-1251,www.ironstonevine­yards.corn.

• Laraine Winery­3675 Six Mile Road,Vallecito, 736-4766,

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• Lavender Ridge Vine­yard — 425-A MainSt., Murphys, 728­2441, www.lavender­ridgevineyard.corn.

• Metate Hill Vineyards— 448-C Main St.,Murphys, 728-8983,www.vinometate.corn.

• Milliaire Winery — 276Main St., Murphys,728-1658, www.mil­liairewinery.corn.

• Newsome-HarlowWines — 403 Main St.,Murphys, 728-9817,www.nhvino.corn.

• Renner Winery — 498Main St., Murphys,728-2314, www.renne­rwinery.corn.

• Stevenot Winery­458 Main St., Mur­phys, 728-0148, www.stevenotwinery.corn.

• Tanner Vineyards— 435 Main St., Mur­phys, 728-8229, www.tannervineyards.corn.

• Twisted Oak Winery­363 Main St., Murphys(tasting room), and4280 Red Hill Road,Vallecito (winery andtasting room), 736­9080, www.twistedo­ak.corn.

• Val du Vino Winery— 634 French GulchRoad, Murphys, 728­9911, www.valduvino.

• Vina Mode Winery— 147 Main St., Mur­phys, 728-1917, www.vinamoda.corn.

• Wild Heart Winery­

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• Zucca MountainVineyards — 431-EMain St., Murphys,736-2949, www.zuc­cawines.corn.

• Angels Camp Mu­seum, 753 S. MainSt., Angels Camp,736-2963.

• Calaveras CountyHistorical Society andMuseum, 30 N. MainSt., San Andreas, 754­1058.

• Calaveras CountyHistorical SocietyRed Barn Museum,

TUOLUMNE COUNTY• Gianelli Vineyards

— 18263 Main St.,Jamestown, 984-1 500(tasting room), and12581 Algerine Road,Jamestown, 532-041 4(winery), www.gianel­livineyards.corn.

• Indigeny Reserve­14679 Summers Lane,Sonora, 533-9463,www.indigenyreserve.

• Inner Sanctum Cellars— 18204 Main St.,Jamestown, 800-750­5919, www.innersa nc­tumcellars.corn.

• La Bella Rosa Vine­yards — 17990 OldWards Ferry Road, So­nora, 533-8668, www.labellarosavineyards.

• Forest Meadows GolfCourse and Resort— 18-hole execu­

891 Mountain RanchRoad, San Andreas,754-0800.

• Ironstone HeritageMuseum, 1894 SixMile Road, Murphys,728-1251.

• Mokelumne HillHistory Society andMuseum, 8328 MainSt., Mokelumne Hill,286-0507.

• Murphys Old TimersMuseum, 470 Main St.,Murphys, 728-1160.

• Sierra Nevada Log­ging Museum, 2148Dunbar Road, WhitePines, near Arnold,795-6782, 795-1226,www.sierralogging­museum.org.

• Groveland YosemiteGateway Museum,Main Street, Grove­la nd, 962-0300.

• Sonora Fire Museum,125 N. Washington St.,Sonora, 532-7890.

• Tuolumne City Memo­rial Museum, 18663Carter St., Tuolumne,928-3516.

• Tuolumne CountyMuseum and His­tory Center, 158 W.Bradford Ave., Sonora,532-1317.

• Veterans Memo­rial Hall and MilitaryMuseum, 9 N. Wash­ington St., Sonora,533-0923.

tive course, Highway4, inside the gatedcommunity of ForestMeadows, 728-3439;www.forestmeadows­golf.corn.

• Greenhorn Creek GolfResort — 18 holes,par 72, 711 McCauleyRanch Road, AngelsCamp, 729-8111, www.greenhorncreek.corn.

• La Contenta GolfCourse — 18 holes,par 71; 1653 Highway26, Valley Springs,772-1081, www.lacon­tentagolf.corn.

• Saddle Creek GolfResort — 18 holes, par72, 1001 Saddle CreekDnve, Copperopohs,785-3700, www.sad­dlecreek.corn.

• Mountain Springs GolfClub — 18 holes, par72, 17566 Lime KilnRoad, Sonora, 532­1000, www.mountain­springsgolf.corn.

• Phoenix Lake GolfCourse — Nine holes,par 35, 21448 PaseoDe Los Portales, sevenmiles east of Sonora,532-0111, www.phoe­nixlakegolf.corn.

• Pine Mountain LakeGolf Course — 18holes, par 70, 12765Mueller Drive, Grove­land, 962-8620, www.pinemountainlake.corn.

• Twain Harte Golf Club— Nine holes, par 29,22909 Meadow Drive,Twain Harte, 586-3131,www.twainhartegolf.corn.

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Yosemite's Elizabeth Lake a high-country paradiseBy CAROLYN BOTELLFor The Union Democrat

Living in Groveland, I hike inand around the Yosemite areaquite a bit. When the sum­mer heat arrives in the SierraNevada foothills and YosemiteValley, I head to higher eleva­tions along Tioga Road for myoutings.

A few years ago, a friend sug­gested a hike to me, but when Ilooked it up it seemed too short,not enough of a challenge, andlikely to be crowded because itwas so close to Tuolumne Mead­ows, not to mention possiblybeset by a bevy of biting bugs.So I forgot about it.

Last week, I was returningfrom a mini-vacation on the eastside of the Sierra, and wanteda short half-day hike to stretchmy legs after driving. Noth­ing too hard, after all I'd beenhiking for three days straightalready. Nothing too long, I hadto get home, do laundry, and getready to resume work the nextday.

And with a sudden memory,I could hear the voice of JohnDeGrazio (owner of YExploreYosemite Adventures, whoseguide service got me to the topof Half Dome for my 55th birth­day) saying, "Elizabeth Lake,Carolyn, check out ElizabethLake."

And so it was, that from ahike I did not expect very muchof, and had forgotten about for

years, I enjoyed one of the besthigh-country experiences I' veever had.

High mountain peaks? Check.Views galore? You bet. Serenemountain lakes and smoothrunning streams? Yes, definitely.

And I was lucky enough to behiking on a breezy day, so thosebiting bugs could not fly to getme. Plus I got an early start, sothe crowds didn't appear until Iwas on my way back to my car.

The trailhead is actuallyinside the Tuolumne Meadowscampground, just tell themat the kiosk that you are dayhiking Elizabeth Lake. Takethe road to the right into the "BLoop" of campsites, and followthe signs towards "horse camp,"then park at the restrooms andwater faucet on the left beforethe trailhead.

The trail starts out with asteady uphill climb — it's nottoo bad, more meandering thanswitchbacks, but definitelyuphill. You pass some greenmeadow areas and small creeksalong the way, then you walkthrough an area of granite boul­ders and trees. Soon a streamjoins you along the side of thepath so the rest of your hike tothe lake is accompanied by themusic of water running overrocks. (No guarantees how longthat creek and stream moisturewill last, it is going to be a verydry summer for sure).

When you get close to Eliza­beth Lake, you will need to

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Unicorn Peak sits above Elizabeth Lake in Yosemite National Park's high country.

choose whether to walk clock­wise or counter-clockwise alongthe shore. No pressure! Butwhichever you choose, do besure to walk along the entirenear edge of the lake, and ifyou have time by all means goall the way around the lake toenjoy a variety of views as youstroll.

Take a picnic lunch, find arock with a view of UnicornPeak or Cockscomb Peak, andenjoy.

You could do this hike in justa few hours but you shouldconsider spending longer, read­ing a book, exploring with yourcamera, or bring your paintsand canvas if feeling artistic!

Because I have been read­ing a couple of books about thegeology of the Yosemite and theSierra Nevada region this sum­mer, I hiked to Elizabeth Lakewhile visions of glacial cirques,horns and aretes danced in myhead.

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Yosemite Theater has new shows on nature, musicTwo new shows have opened

at the Yosemite Theater:"Creative Fusion: Explor­

ing the Nature of the SierraNevada" is an interactive pre­sentation for the whole familywith Ranger Erik Westerlund.

Shows are at 7 p.m. everyTuesday through Oct. 6.

"Creative Fusion" aims forviewers to discover the sightsand sounds of Yosemite whilelearning about the naturalworld through the whimsical artof renowned minimalist artistCharley Harper.

Using art, music, games andstorytelling, Westerlund takesthe audience for an armchairnature walk, complete with birdcalls and waterfalls, discover­ing Yosemite's flora and faunaby exploring one of Harper' smasterpiece works, The SierraRange.

Westerlund has worked asa naturalist in Yosemite since1992. He spends most of his freetime studying the natural his­

tory of Yosemite's birds, plantsand insects. He is known tocarry a copy of "An IllustratedFlora of Yosemite NationalPark," an eight-pound hardcoverbook, on his backcountry hikes.

"Yosemite by Song andStory" is a family-friendlyinteractive live music presenta­tion with singer-songwriter GailDreifus.

Shows are at 7 p.m. every Sat­urday through Aug. 29, exceptthis Saturday and Aug. 15.

The program features an eve­ning of storytelling, music andsinging with Dreifus. Her catchymusic also teaches about natureand ecology at the same time.

Dreifus especially likeswhen members of the audienceparticpate in her celebration ofYosemite. She invites childrento come on stage and help theperformance, and everyone inthe audience is welcome to singalong.

Dreifus is a singer-songwriterand guitarist who teaches his­

tory and English in a one-roomschool house in El Portal, nearYosemite. She bought her firstguitar at age 14, and she hasbeen writing songs and singingever since.

The shows are presented bythe nonprofit Yosemite Conser­vancy.Yosemite Theater is located at

the Valley Visitor Center in Yo­semite Valley, shuttle bus stops5 and 9. Show time is 7 p.m.,

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tak" is?During the Tioga Glaciation

Period, which formed so manyof the iconic images that say"Yosemite" to people all aroundthe world, the ice did not coverthe entire region.

In the Tuolumne Meadowsarea, geologists think that theglacial ice was about 1,800 to2,000 feet thick, but some highpeaks remained above the ice.These points, called nunataks,provided a sanctuary for plantand animal life above the sur­rounding ice, and those specieswere then able to repopulate theSierra Nevada mountain rangeas the glaciers receded and theice melted.

Both Unicorn and Cocks­combs Peaks were nunataks,islands amid the ice fields

supporting life. I really likedthinking about that as I tookphotographs of their reflectionsin Elizabeth Lake.

Nearby is Cathedral Peak,another classic remnant fromglacial days gone by. All threepeaks are jagged and pointedbecause the glacial riverplucked rock away from theirsides as it moved by. This notonly left sharp peaks, but alsopolished the granite below theice to create smooth, shinydomes you can see nearby andfor which Yosemite is so famous.

OK, how about just one moreinteresting fact?

Did you know that YosemiteNational Park protects twomajor watersheds of the SierraNevada? Both the Tuolumneand Merced rivers have rootsin Yosemite, and both carry the"wild and scenic" designation

too. Unicorn Peak is actuallyright smack dab on the bound­ary between the Tuolumne andthe Merced watersheds. Thatmay not sound like much, butapparently that watershedboundary is a huge deal, anda rather elusive path to follow.Pretty complicated, this geologystuff No worries, there isn't aquiz later!

The Elizabeth Lake hike isbetween 4.5 and 5 miles roundtrip, depending on how muchof the lake perimeter you walk.The elevation change is almost1,000 feet and the lake itself isat 9,500 feet so be prepared forsome altitude. This is no easy,flat walk in the park, but it isnot a difficult hike either.Take your time, and remem­

ber to breathe in the views,the fresh mountain air and thegreat outdoors.Cockscomb Peak reflected in Elizabeth Lake.

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ULNNING HBD3uly

The Mother Lode Fair willtake place Friday through Sun­day, July 10 to 12, at the MotherLode Fairgrounds in Sonora. Theannual event features carnivalrides, exhibits, live entertain­ment, food, and more. For moreinformation, call 532-7428 orvisit motherlodefair.org.

Stage 3 Theatre Company willpresent "Blues in the Night,"directed by Dwight Dean Ma­habir, July 10 to Aug. 9 at 208 S.Green St. in downtown Sonora.For reservations, call 536-1778or visit stage3.org.

Friday Morning SingAlongs take place from 11 to11:30 a.m. on the second Fridayof each month during the sum­mer at Sierra Waldorf School at19234 Rawhide Road in James­town, with the next one Friday,July 10. Children and parentshear stories and sing songs withlocal musicians. The event is freeand open to the public. For moreinformation, call 984-0454.

The Good Luck Thrift StoreOutfit and The Brothers Strongwill perform at Mountain Sage,18653 Main St. in Groveland, at5 p.m. Friday, July 10. For moreinformation, visit mountainsage­music.org.

An Open Garden Day willbe held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.Saturday, July 11. Activities willbegin at 10:30 a.m. The Dem­onstration Garden is at 251 S.Barretta Street in Sonora on theCassina High School campus.There is no cost to attend theevent or tour the garden.

Second Saturday ArtNight will be held from 5 to 8p.m. Saturday, July 11, through­out the Washington Street cor­ridor in downtown Sonora.

"A Summer Evening Din­ner and Dance Under theStars," a fundraiser to helpcomplete the much-anticipatedbocce courts, w ill be staged bythe Murphys Community Clubon Saturday, July 11, at The Gar­

Dwight Dean Mahabir, Jazmyn Upshaw-Toney, Caroline Walsh,and Michelle Allison star in the upcoming "Blues in the Night" atStage 3 Theatre Company in downtown Sonora.

den in Murphys, 577 S. AlgiersSt. ¹ host wine bar at 6 p.m.,followed by a gourmet buffet din­ner at 7 p.m. Dancing to a widevariety of music, supplied by discjockey Kim Evans, will continueuntil 10 p.m. Tickets are $75 perperson, and may obtained bycalling 728-8183.

The Sammy Leverone Bandwill play Copperopolis TownSquare's "Sounds of Summer"Concert Series from 6 to 8 p.m.Saturday, July 11.

Vishten, a French CanadianCeltic party music trio, will playTwisted Oak Winery, 4280 RedHill Rd. in Vallecito at 8 p.m.Saturday, July 11. For more info,call 736-9080 or visit twistedoak.

breakfasts are served on the

The Odd Fellows of LaFayetteLodge 65 will serve Breakfastfrom 7 to 11 a.m. Sunday, July12, at the lodge on Highway132 in downtown La Grange.The menu includes biscuits andgravy, sausage, ham and cheeseomelets, and French toast, coffeeand orange juice, all for $6. The

second Sunday of each month.For more information, call ChrisStevenson at 853-2128.

The Northern MariposaCounty History Center will spon­sor a Pancake Breakfast from8 to 11 a.m. Sunday, July 12, atthe Old Schoolhouse on Broad­way in Coulterville. Pancakes,eggs, ham or sausage, fruit andbeverage will be served for$5for adults, $3 for children, or $15

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for a family of two adults andtwo children. The meals are heldon the second Sunday of eachmonth. For more information,call 878-3015.

The Junction shopping centerin East Sonora will host itsCruise Night starting at 6 p.m.Wednesday, July 15. The eventfeatures classic cars, music andraffles. It's held in the parkinglot every first and third Wednes­day May through October.

Friends of the TuolumneCounty Library will be hostingits second Authors Day from 10a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, July 16.On the third Thursday of eachmonth, FOTCL presents two lo­cal authors. This month SydneyAvey and Mary Stewart Anthonywill meet members of the publicto share their stories and havebooks available for signing andpurchasing. They will be locatedin the lobby of the library onGreenley Road in Sonora.

The 14th annual VietnamVeterans Golf Tournamentwill be held Friday, July 17, atMountain Springs Golf Clubnear Sonora. An awards dinnerwill be held at Barmy's restau­rant. Entry fee is $95. For moreinformation, call John Marrs at532-2052 or Terry Quedens at586-1696.

The Third Friday OpenReading for poetry and prosewriters will take place from 7 to8:30 p.m. Friday, July 17, at So­nora Joe's Coffee Shoppe, 140 S.Washington St. in downtown So­nora. Sign ups for a five-minutereading of original work begin at6:30 p.m. The featured reader isNadine Pedron, author of "Lilly'sOwn: Stories of a Childhood."Admission is free. For moreinformation, call Denella Kimuraat 532-6561.

The 15th annual Run to thePines, sponsored by JamestownHarley Owners Group, will beheld Saturday, July 18. Registra­tion is from 8:30 to 11 a.m. atJamestown Harley-Davidson.Cost is $25, which includes tri­tip sandwich, live music featur­

ing Wingnut Adams and more.All proceeds benefit local chari­ties. Call 984-4888.

The Twain Harte Area Cham­ber of Commerce is sponsor­ing its second annual TwainHmte Golf Tournament onSaturday, July 18. Check-in atthe Twain Harte Golf Course isat noon with a starting time of1 p.m. Tickets are limited to 90players. Call the Twain HarteArea Chamber of Commerceat 586-4482 or email at info@twainhartecc.corn for more infor­mation.

The Murphys CommunityClub's traditional MurphysHomecoming will be celebratedon Saturday, July 18. The Calav­eras Community Band will kickoff the festivities with a concertstarting at 11:30 a.m. Otheractivities will include the OldTimers Luncheon for local resi­dents who are at least 70 yearsof age and have lived in the areafor 10 years or more. There willalso be duck races that benefitthe Calaveras Youth Mentor­ing Foundation. The MurphysCommunity Club will be sellinga hot dog plate, ice cream bars,wine and other beverages. Thereis no admission charge. Mur­phys Community Park is locatedon Algiers Street in historicdowntown Murphys. For moreinformation, call 728-8183.

The annual Community IceCream Social will be held Sat­urday, July 18, at the TuolumneCity Memorial Museum. Free icecream sundaes, with a varietyof toppings, will be served from1:30 to 3 p.m. in the museumcourtyard as a thank you to thecommunity for its support. Themuseum, located at the cornerof Carter and Bay streets inTuolumne, is open Saturdaysand Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m.Admission is free; donations areaccepted.

The annual Columbia BigBand Street Dance in Colum­bia State Historic Park will beheld from 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday,July 18. The event is free. Call532-3184 for more information.corn.

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SIC OTES3oni Mitchell rep saysshe had aneurysm

Dalai Lama joins PariSmith at Glastonbury

LOS ANGELES (AP) — JoniMitchell's friend and conserva­tor says it was an aneurysmthat sent the folk singer to thehospital in March.

Conservator Leslie Morrisacknowledged the aneurysm ina statement posted on Mitch­ell's website, providing the firstsignificant details on Mitchell'shealth status in the monthssince an ambulance was sent toher Los Angeles house to takeher to the hospital.

Morris says Mitchell is speak­ing — and speaking well­while recovering at home. She' sunable to walk, but is expectedto soon and make a full recov­ery.

Morris was appointed Mitch­ell's conservator in May when ajudge decided Mitchell couldn' tmake health care decisions forherself and had no relativeswho could serve as conservator.

Mitchell is a rock Hall-of­Famer who has won eightGrammies.

The exiled Tibetan spiritualleader joined singer Patti Smith onstage last weekend, where she ledthe crowd to sing "Happy Birth­day" to mark his 80th birthdaythis week. She then presented himwith a birthday cake.

The spiritual leader, who ap­peared at the festival for the firsttime, praised Smith's white hair,voice and "physical action," say­ing she was "very beautiful, veryforceful."

He earlier spoke on a small plat­form about the need for a moraleducation at schools and uni­versities. The Nobel Peace Prizewinner also praised Glastonburya "festival of people, not politiciansand governments."

Grateful Dead enthrallfaithful in final shows

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP)­The songs still ran long. To theuninitiated, the communal ritualsof the faithful fans probably lookedstrange. Was it trippy? Well, thiswas a Grateful Dead show, aRerall, the first in a handful over thenext week that are said to be thelast.

The four surviving members ofthe Dead, joined by a trio of well­versed companions, launched their"Fare Thee Well" mini-tour lastweekend in Northern California,where the legendary jam band gotits start 50 years ago and almosttwo decades aRer the death of be­

The Grateful Dead perform at the Oakland Coliseum in 1992.

loved lead guitarist Jerry Garcia.During a performance that fea­

tured a little more than 3 '/2 hoursof music, the group's so-called"core four" — rhythm guitaristBob Weir, bassist Phil Lesh andpercussionists Mickey Hart andBill Kreutzmann — unreeled a setlist featuring both crowd-pleasersand obscure pieces from theirearly catalog.

The band got the Levi's Stadiumcrowd of about 80,000 into itscustomary loose-limbed groove atthe start with familiar renditionsof"Truckin' " and "Uncle John' sBand." From there, the rest of thefirst set veered unevenly through"Cumberland Blues," "Born Cross­Eyed" and a 20-minute-long 'ViolaLee Blues" that gave Phish frontman Trey Anastasio, who had the

honor and pressure of serving asGarcia's surrogate on guitar, hisfirst challenge on a solo.

As 'Viola Lee" was ending, arainbow arced across the skyabove the stadium like a smilefrom beyond.

The majority of the audience,which included former Qowerchildren with more than a touchof gray in their hair as well asmillennials who were babies whenGarcia died — were inclined toappreciate every chord, so gratefulwere they just to be there.

The parking lots around thestadium had more Subarus andluxury sedans than VW buses.There were fewer vendors sell­ing tie-dyed T-shirts, glass pipesand jewelry than in the past,but enough to remind tailgating

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concert-goers they were in theright place.

"I have this feeling about all thebands &om the 60s — you want tosee them one more time becausethey gave you so much," said LarryJohnson, 64, of Seattle, who wentwith three college buddies.

The second half of last Satur­day's show got off to a slow start asthe reunion band, which includedBruce Hornsby on piano and key­boards, struggled to find its footingon "That's It For The Other One"and "Dark Star."

The energy started to rebuildwhen they tackled the iconic "St.Stephen."Anastasio deliveredhis finest fretwork on the song.Per Dead tradition, Hart andKreutzmann fully re-engagedthe audience with "Space," animprovised percussive interplayaccompanied by rhythmic psyche­delic graphics.

Bob Weir, the former baby-facedband heartthrob who now has afull head of white hair and a bushybeard that makes him resemblethe Lorax, came alive while sing­ing 'That's It For the Other One"and taking the vocal duties thatused to fall to Garcia on "MorningDew."The Grateful Dead played a

second show in Santa Clara onSunday before heading to Chicagofor three shows at Soldier Fieldthis week. Soldier Field is wherethey last played as a group beforeGarcia's death at age 53.

LONDON (AP) — One of themost talked-about appearances atBritain's Glastonbury music festi­val wasn't a singer or rocker — itwas the Dalai Lama.

CASE 8Here is the Sonora area pub­

lic access cable programmingschedule from July 2 to 9.

The shows are seen on Chan­nel 8 of the Comcast cablesystem.

Thursday5:30 p.m. ­ "Open Book:

Global Cardboard Challenge,"hosted by Joe Silva, presentedby Tuolumne County Office ofEducation.

7:30 pm.— "Way Out West In1861," with Pat Kaunert as MarkTwain and fiddler Dave Rainwa­ter.

Friday

6 p.m. — "Fridays with Frank,"hosted by Frank Diggle, "TravelThe Old Wards Ferry Road," withCarlo DeFerrari — Part One.

7 p.m.— e You ai the Law,"with Bob Lally and Steve Cilente,"Bankruptcy."

Saturday9 a.m. — Tuolumne County

Board of Supervisors, replay ofmost recent meeting.

3 p.m. — Chapel In The PinesService.

5:30 p.m.— "Open Book:Professional Development Day,"hosted by Joe Silva, presentedby Tuolumne County Office of

Education.7 p.m.— The Church Of The

Harvest.8 p.m. — "Love Alive," spon­

sored by Christian HeightsChurch.

Sunday6:30 p.m.— "Three Gardens"

and "All The Live Long Day,"produced by Lloyd Kramer.

7:30 pm.— "Kindness HeroCelebration."

8:30 p.m.— "Jenny's Kitchen,"hosted by Jenny Baxter, "Pork."

Monday7 p.m.— "Vision In Action: Food

of the Spirit," sponsored by Bahai

Faith.7:30 p.m.— "Ask Attorney

Steve: Home Invasion."8 pm.— Tuolumne County

Transportation Council.Tuesday10 am.— "Area 12 / HICAP:

Part One," hosted by BonnieKuhn, with guest Debbie Shally.

10:30 am.— "Area 12/ HICAP:Part Two," hosted by BonnieKuhn, with guest Debbie Shally.

7:30 p.m.— Tuolumne CountyBoard of Supervisors, replay ofmost recent meeting.

Wednesday10 a.m.— "Get Healthy With

Shana: Special Exercises — PartOne."

6 p.m.— Sonora City Council,replay of most recent meeting.

9 p.m.— "Love Alive," spon­sored by Christian HeightsChurch.

Thursday5:30 p.m.— "Open Book: School

Bond Update," hosted by JoeSilva, presented by TuolumneCounty Office of Education.

7 p.m.— "Mind Matters: AdultParents with ADHD."

Call 536-1888 for more infor­mation.

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too. Friendliness and customersatisfaction — that's what we' rehere for. The Pacific Telephone andTelegraph Company, 308 Washing­ton street, Sonora. Telephone 441.

willow trees. The flying machineis badly damaged beyond repair.Aviator Blakley's injuries arerather serious, but prognosis is hewill recover to fly again.

BobHolton

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July 1, 1980SACRAMENTO — California

started a new fiscal year todaywithout a state budget after bothlegislative houses bogged downover the size of welfare increases.This is the eight time in 11 yearsthat California has entered thebudget year without a new spend­ing plan. Both houses rejected the$24.1 billion budget bill (AB2020)on partisan votes amid calls forelimination of automatic hikes inentitlements.

52 years ago103 years ago

July 10, 1963Two Jamestown youths have

admitted to theR of more than 50live dynamite caps in a burglaryof a Sierra Railroad warehouse.Investigators of the sheriff's officereport that the perpetrators hadstrung some of the wired capsthroughout a caboose parked in ashed at the Jamestown depot. Oth­ers had been tied to a dog, and onehad been chewed by a young sisterof one of the boys. The youths, oneeight and one 13, admitted theentry. They told investigators theydidn't know what the caps were.

July 21, 1928Now playing at the Star

Theater, opposite the Post Oflice,Sonora: Lon Chancy in "LaughClown, Laugh." The great Belascostage play is now a talking pictureand Chancy's latest success.From comedy to tragedy, Chancyholds you in his magical spell. Hisgreat love and sacrifices mark theclimax of this wonderful story. Alsoa novelty and a news reel. Twoshows Sunday at 7 and 9 p. m.Adults 50c, children 25c.

July 6, 1912FOURTH OF JULY — Sonora

observed our nation's birthdayThursday in befitting style. A largecrowd was in attendance, the daywas comfortably cool, and every­body in reasonably good healthenjoyed the events provided. Thelong, tiresome parade customaryon such occasions was omittedfrom the program this year. TheSonora Band was heard in superband new concert exercises at Brad­ford Pavilion. In the afternoon thesports contests were called as perthe program. The next and great­est attraction scheduled provednot to be what the committee hadcontracted for or the people hadanticipated, but nevertheless itwas thrilling enough for everybody.Aviator H.W. Blakley narrowlyescaped being made a corpse whenhis flying machine reached aheight of twenty feet above theground, seemed to struggle for agreater elevation, and then sud­denly dropped to the earth, hittingflat land bordering on the creek,about 500 yards from the startingpoint. It hit the ground on the runand in an instant machine andman had crashed into a clump of

142 years ago

75 years agoJuly 7, 1940ADVERTISEMENT — Tele­

phoning seems so friendly. Theservice itself is friendly. Operatorsalways have time to say "please"and "thank you." The mere act oftelephoning is friendly, and it isthe personal way of reaching oth­ers at short distances or long. Han­dling your calls to your completesatisfaction is our satisfaction

160 years ago

July 26, 1873A few days ago a man went

fishing in the Mokelumne River.He took for bait Giant Powder. Heignited one roll and threw it inwith the fishes, holding anotherroll in his hand which exploded.The fish are entitled to sympathy,much as the scattered remains oftheir cruel destroyer.

July 13, 1895There came very near being an

accident at Phoenix Lake yester­day. L. D. Reeb, T. Gibbons andEllsworth Wade, son of of Dr. Way,took one of the boats loaded withfirework into the middle of thelake preparatory to sending themoff. This place being the finestpoint for a pyrotechnic display,they fastened the boat to a project­ing stump of a tree, when witha loud and deafening report offwent 4,000 firecrackers, dozens ofbombs, pin wheels, roman candlesand skyrockets, illuminating theheavens in one grand blaze asthough Mt. Vesuvius had burst onthe scene. L. D. Reeb's hat was lostin the confusion. Tom Gibbons isminus a coat and retains a badlyburned hand. But, fortunately,nothing more serious happened.

July 9, 1855NEW DIGGINGS — Consider­

able excitement has existed inSonora during the past week, rela­tive to some new diggings reportedto have been discovered recently;but where they are located no oneappears to be positively informed,although large numbers of minersare on the track. The persons whoare said to have discovered them

other type you may select, your o~.

Buy a Ford car — only $5 a week on the layaway plan.

came to town on Sunday last,with large sacks of gold dust, andstated that in the place were theyprocured it a person could makefrom two to three pounds per day,with a pan. The story is doubtedby some.

Why vraste any more time ion~ f o r 6aeleasures you can Net out of a Ford.Car)

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Under the terms of the Ford %'eekly Purchase Plan you can entoil for as little as $5.

%'e .vrill deposit your payments in a localbank ae interest. You can add a little every'e'eek. • Soon the piycaents pl,us A,e interest,edl snake the car yours.

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CITY HOTEL — Board andlodging, per week, $10 to $15;Board without lodging, per week,$10; Board, per day, $3; Singlemeals, $1; Lodging, per day, 50cents to $1. Alonzo Green, Propri­etor, Sonora.

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Friday through July 9 at RegalCinemas 10 in Sonora:

Inside OutAnimated family film star­

ring Amy Poehler, Lewis Black,Mindy Kaling, Bill Hader andPhyllis Smith. Growing upcan be a bumpy road, and it' sno exception for Riley, who isuprooted from her Midwest lifewhen her father starts a new jobin San Francisco. Like all of us,Riley is guided by her emotions— Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust andSadness. The emotions live inHeadquarters, the control centerinside Riley's mind, where theyhelp advise her through everydaylife. As Riley and her emotionsstruggle to adjust to a new lifein San Francisco, turmoil ensuesin Headquarters. Rated PG. Onehour, 35 minutes.

Adventure thriller star­ring Chris Pratt, Bryce DallasHoward, Irrfan Khan, VincentD'Onofrio, Ty Simpkins, NickRobinson, Jake Johnson, OmarSy, directed by Colin Trevorrow.Located off the coast of CostaRica, the Jurassic World luxuryresort provides a habitat for anarray of genetically engineereddinosaurs, including the viciousand intelligent Indominus rex.When the massive creatureescapes, it sets off a chain reac­tion that causes the other dinosto run amok. Now, it's up to aformer military man and animalexpert to use his special skillsto save two young boys and therest of the guests from an all-out,prehistoric assault. Rated PG-13.Two hours, 4 minutes.

Magic Mike XXLComedy starring Charming

Tatum, Matt Bomer, Joe Man­ganiello, Kevin Nash, AdamRodriguez, Gabriel Iglesias,Amber Heard, Donald Glover,directed by Gregory Jacobs. It' sbeen three years since MikeLane's retirement from stripping,but the former dancer misses theexcitement and feeling of beingon stage. Most of all, though, hemisses the best friends that heever had, the crew known as theKings of Tampa. Opportunitycomes knocking when the guys

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look him up as they travel toMyrtle Beach, S.C., for a stripperconvention. With the promise ofoutrageous fun, a reinvigoratedMike can't resist the chanceto join in and take it off again.Rated R. One hour, 55 minutes.

Action adventure starringRobbie Arnell, Thomas HadenChurch, Josh Wiggins, LaurenGraham, and Jay Hernandez,directed by Boaz Yakin. AfterU.S. Marine Kyle Wincott iskilled in Afghanistan, Max, hishighly trained service dog, is tootraumatized to remain in serviceBack in the U.S., Kyle's fam­ily adopts the dog, but teenagebrother Justin has problems ofhis own and doesn't want the an­imal. However, Max may be Jus­tin's only chance to learn whatreally happened to his brother.With the help of a dog-savvyfriend, Justin and Max begin tobond, and set out to unravel them ystery of Kyle's death. RatedPG. One hour, 51 minutes.

San AndreasAction thriller starring

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Dwayne Johnson, Carla Gugino,Alexandra Daddario, Ioan Gruf­fudd, Archie Panjabi, Paul Gia­matti, Hugo Johnstone-Burt, andArt Parkinson, directed by BradPeyton. After the infamous SanAndreas Fault finally gives, trig­gering a magnitude 9 earthquakein California, a search and rescuehelicopter pilot and his estrangedwife make their way togetherfrom Los Angeles to San Fran­cisco to save their only daughter.But their treacherous journeynorth is only the beginning. Andwhen they think the worst maybe over...it's just getting started.Rated PG-13. One hour, 54 min­utes.

Action comedy starring Me­lissa McCarthy, Jason Statham,Jude Law, Rose Byrne, MirandaHart, Bobby Cannavale, Alli­son Janney, Peter Serafinowicz,Morena Baccarin, directed byPaul Feig. Susan Cooper is anunassuming, deskbound CIAanalyst, and the unsung herobehind the Agency's most danger­ous missions. But when her part­

Elizabeth Banks as Paris, Charming Tatum as Mike, Adam Rodriguez as Tito, Donald Glover as An­dre, Kevin Nash as Tarzan, and Joe Manganiello as Richie in the new comedy "Magic Mike XXL."

ner falls off the grid and anothertop agent is compromised, shevolunteers to go deep undercoverto infiltrate the world of a deadlyarms dealer, and prevent a globaldisaster. Rated R. One hour, 55minutes.

Comedy starring Mark Wahl­

For show times, call 588-2840 or visit uniondemocrat.corn.

The theater is at 901 Sanguinetti Road. Tickets may be purchased onlineor at the box office. The building is handicap accessible.

Regular admission is $11 for adults, $8 for children 12 and under and$7.50 for seniors 60 and over. Discount adult admission is $8 for shows start­ing before 6 p.m. Films in 3D have a $3.50 surcharge per ticket.

For information on the Angels Theatre at 1228 S. Main St. in AngelsCamp, call 736-6768 or visit cinemawest.corn.

MPAA RATING DEFINITIONS

G — General audiences. All ages admitted.PG — Parental guidance suggested. Some material may not be suitable

for children.PG-13 — Special parental guidance strongly suggested for children under

13. Some material may be inappropriate for young children.R — Restricted. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.

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berg, Seth MacFarlane, AmandaSeyfried, Jessica Barth, GiovanniRibisi, Morgan Freeman, Sam J.Jones, and Patrick Warburton, di­rected by Seth MacFarlane. Lifehas changed drastically for thun­der buddies John, now a bachelor,and best pal Ted, now marriedto the woman of his dreams.Problems arise when the coupledecide to adopt a child, but thelaw declares Ted to be propertyand not a person. Angry anddejected, the lovably foulmouthedteddy bear must now seek legalhelp from a young lawyer and alegendary, civil-rights attorney toget the justice he deserves. RatedR. One hour, 55 minutes.

Terminator: Genisys

starring Arnold Schwarzenegger,Jason Clarke, Emilia Clarke, JaiCourtney, J.K. Simmons, DayoOkeniyi, Matthew Smith, Court­ney B. Vance, directed by AlanTaylor. When John Connor, leaderof the human resistance againstSkynet, sends Kyle Reese backto 1984 to protect his mot her,Sarah, from a Terminator assas­sin, an unexpected turn of eventscreates an altered timeline. In­stead of a scared waitress, Sarahis a skilled fighter and has aTerminator guardian by her side.Faced with unlikely allies anddangerous new enemies, Reesesets out on an unexpected newmission: reset the future. RatedPG-13. Two hours, 6 minutes.

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Sonora, California Week of July 2, 2015 ­ 2 gTHE UNION DEMOCRAT

ON H OWMusic STATE THEATER, 1307 J St.,

Modesto — 527-4697, thestate.org.STOCKTON ARENA, 248 W. Fremont

St., Stockton — stocktonlive.corn.TURLOCK COMMUNITY THEATER,

1574 E. Canal Drive, Turlock — 668-1169,turlocktheatre.org.

WEST SIDE THEATER, 1331 Main St.,Newman — 862-4490, westsidetheatre.or'g.

ALCHEIIY, 191 Main St., Murphys— Matt Cullen, pop, country and jazz,Fridays, 5:30 to 8 p.m.

BLACK OAK CASINO, 19400 Tu­olumne Road North, Tuolumne — ChainsRequired, tonight, 8 p.m. Left of Centre,Friday and Saturday, 9 p.m. The MountainMen and The Brothers Strong, "Notes forNotes" benefit series, July 9, 8 p.m.

BURGER BAR PATIO, 1225 S. MainSt., Angels Camp — Open mic, Saturdays,7 to 9:15 p.m.

DIAMOND JIM' S, 24535 Highway108, Mi-Wuk Village — Karaoke, Fridaysand Saturdays, 8:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.

EAGLE TAVERN, Eproson House,22930 Twain Harte Drive, Twain Harte­Lava Cats, Friday.EMBERZ, 177 S. W ashington St, So­

nora — Live music, Wednesday nights.GYPSY SHACK, 18145 Main St.,

Jamestown — Sexy Zombie, Sovereign,Scarlet Tribe, Dying Image, Friday, 8 p.m.Karaoke, Wednesdays, 7 p.m.

HOTEL LEGER, 8304 Main St., Moke­lumne Hill — Comedy night with DanMires, Friday, 8 p.m.

JACK DOUGLASS SALOON, 22718Main St., Columbia State Historic Park­Open mic, all ages and talents, Fridays, 6to 9 p.m.MICKI & LARRY'S SPORTS PUB,

48-B Copper Cove Drive, Copperopolis­Jam session, Thursdays, 6:30 to 9 p.m.Karaoke, Saturdays, 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.PINE MOUNTAIN LAKE GRILL,

19228 Pine Mountain Drive, Groveland­Live music, Saturday, 8 p.m. to midnight.PROSPECTOR'S BREWING COM­

PANY, 415 Main St., Murphys — GroverAnderson, Saturday, 7 p.m.

RAWHIDE SALOON, 18260 Highway108, Jamestown — Open mic, Wednes­days, 9 p.m.

THE RED BARN, 8544 Highway 49,Tuttletown — Karaoke, Thursdays, 6:30p.m. Live music, Friday and Saturday,8p.m. Open blues jam, Sundays, 3 p.m.

ROUND TABLE PIZZA, The Junctionshopping center, East Sonora — Karaoke,Saturdays, 8 to 11 p.m.

(For additions or changes, call 588­4548 or email weekendettlttniondem­ocrat.corn before 5 p.m. Friday.)

The Lava Cats, an acoustic dance band, plays Friday night at the Eagle Tavern in Twain Harte.

will include a "Symphonic Star Wars" onFriday at Mariposa County Park Amphi­theatre), John Cardenas and The WiseGuys, July 10; Blue Skies, July 17; ToddNovack and The Benny Hillbilleez, Aug.8; Nathan Ignacio, Aug. 14; Baraka Moon,Aug. 28; Roger Perry and Friends, Aug. 29.Shows begin at 7 p.m. For more info, visitmariposaartscouncil.org.

SUTTER CREEK THEATER, 44Main St., Sutter Creek — Imagine, Beatlestribute, July 18. Sultans of String, Aug. 8.suttercreekth eater.corn.VOLCANO THEATRE COMPANY,

Volcano — "The Great Amador Carnivalof1886," through July11, "Our Town,"Aug. 7 to Sept. 2, 419-0744, volcanothe­Foothills

JACKSON RANCHERIA CASINO,12222 New York Ranch Road, Jackson­Sara Evans, July 30. Cheech and Chongfeaturing Shelby Chang, Sept. 12. LynyrdSkynyrd, Sept. 17. 800-822-9466, Jackson­Casino.corn.

MARIPOSA EVENINGS 'MUSIC ONTHE GREEN,' presented by the MariposaCounty Arts Council, Art Park, Highway140 between 4th and 5th streets, down­town Mariposa — Free summer concertseries featuring: Soul Galaxy, Saturday(an "Independence Day Spectacular"

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Valley

Night," Aug. 21 to Sept. 13. 916-451-5822,calstage.org.

CAPITAL STAGE, 2215 J St., Sacra­mento — "Uncanny Valley," through July19. 916-995-5464, capstage.org.

CARNEGIE ARTS CENTER, 250 N.Broadway, Turlock — Yosemite Renais­sance, opening in August. AlphonseMucha: The Golden Age of Art Nouveau,Sept. 13 to Jan. 10, 2016. 632-5761, carn­egieartsturlock.org.

CENTER STAGE CONSERVATORY,94811th St., Modesto — "A Midsum­mer Night's Dream," July 17 to 26. "Foolfor Love," Aug. 21 to Sept. 6. 846-0179,centerstagemodesto.corn.

CROCKER ART MUSEUM, 216 0 St.,Sacramento — David Ligare: CaliforniaClassicist, through Sept. 20. Armin Han­sen: The Artful Voyage, through Oct. 11.Flowers of Fire and Earth, through Sept. 6.91 6-808-7000, crockerartmuseum.org.DAVIS MUSICAL THEATRE COM­

PANY, 607 Pena Drive, Davis — "Evita,"Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice'srock opera, through July 12, at the JeanHenderson Performing Arts Center. 530­756-3682, dmtc.org.

FRESNO CONVENTION ANDENTERTAINMENT CENTER — RinglingBros. and Barnum 8I Bailey Presents:Circus Xtreme, today through July 6. "The

Book of Mormon," July 14 at the SaroyanTheatre, bookofmormonthemusical.corn.John Mellencamp, Plain Spoken Tour,with special guest Carlene Carter, July 23.Brit Floyd, Space and Time World Tour,Aug. 2. fresnoconventioncenter.corn.

GALLO CENTER FOR THE ARTS,1000 I St., Modesto — Rob Thomas,Friday. "Mary Poppins," July 17 to 26."Guys and Dolls," Aug. 8 to 14. "WeirdAl" Yankovic, Sept. 16. 338-2100, 877-488­3380, galloarts.org.

HAGGIN MUSEUM, 1201 N. PershingAve., Stockton — The 29th annual PastelSociety of the West Coast Open Exhibi­tion, through Sept. 13. "Picasso, Miro 8tHawaii Five-0: Prints from the Jack LordCollection," Oct. 1 to Jan. 3, 2016. 940­6300, hagginmuseum.org.

PROSPECT THEATER, 1214 K St.,Modesto — "Short, Ten-Minute and One­Act Play Festival," July 10 to 26. 549-9341,prospecttheaterproject.org.SACRAMENTO THEATRE COM­

PANY, 1419 H St., Sacramento — 916­443-6722, sactheatre.org.

STANISLAUS COUNTY FAIR, Tur­lock — July 10 to 19, featuring comedianCarrot Top, July 11, Eddie Money, July 13,Martina McBride, July 14, Bret Michaels,July 16, Jerrod Niemann, July 17, GrandFunk Railroad, July 18. stancofair.corn.

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BeyondMONTEREY JAZZ FESTIVAL,

Monterey County Fair and Event Center­Headliners include the Jazz at Lincoln Cen­ter Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, ChickCorea, Trombone Shorty and OrleansAvenue, Bela Fleck, Pete Escovedo, andmany more. Sept. 18-20, montereyjazzfes­tival.org 888-248-6499.

ASIAN ART MUSEUM, 200 LarkinSt., San Francisco — "Woven Luxuries:Indian, Persian and Turkish Textiles,"through Nov. 1. "28 Chinese," throughAug. 16. "Exquisite Nature: 20 Masterpiec­es of Chinese Paintings," through Nov.1. "Picturing Sound, Creating Mood,"through Nov. 22. "Yoong Bae: Continu­ity and Pursuit," through Dec. 13. "FirstLook," Sept. 4 to Oct. 11. "Looking East,"Oct. 30 to Feb. 7, 2016. 415-581-3500,asianart.org.

DE YOUNG MUSEUM, Golden GatePark, 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, SanFrancisco — "Janet Delaney: South ofMarket," through July 19. "Embodiments:Masterworks of African Figurative Sculp­ture," through Sunday."Richard Dieben­korn Prints: Celebrating an Acquisition,"through Oct. 4. "J.M.W. Turner: PaintingSet Free," opens June 30. 415-750-3600,famsf.org.

LEGION OF HONOR, 34th Avenueand Clement Street, San Francisco — "APrincely Pursuit: The Malcolm D. GutterCollection of Early Meissen Porcelain,"through Aug. 30. High Style: The BrooklynMuseum Costume Collection, throughJuly 19. 415-750-3600, famsf.org.

LEVI'S STADIUM, Santa Clara­Taylor Swift, with special guests VanceJoy and Shawn Mendes, Aug. 15. ticket­master.corn, 41 5-464-9377.

RENO-LAKE TAHOE — 800-367-7366,renolaketahoe.corn.SAN FRANCISCO CONVENTION

AND VISITORS BUREAU, 900 MarketSt., San Francisco — Entertainment andvisitor information: 41 5-391-2000; lodgingreservations, 888-782-9673; sfvisitor.org.

SAN FRANCISCO OPERA, WarMemorial Opera House, 301 Van NessAve., San Francisco — "The Marriage ofFigaro," through Sunday. 415-864-3330,sfopera.corn.SAN JOSE VISITORS BUREAU­

Visitor information, 888-726-5673.SANTA CRUZ CONFERENCE AND

VISITORS COUNCIL — 800-833-3494,santacruzca.org.STOCKTON VISITORS BUREAU,

445 W. Weber Ave., Stockton — Visitorinformation, 547-2770, visitstockton.org.

BOB HOPE THEATRE, 242 E. MainSt., Stockton — Date Night with DonellJones, July 25. Praise Fest 2015, Aug. 15.Ron White, Aug. 22. George Thorogoodand the Destroyers, Sept. 22. Swan Lake,Oct. 8. Come Together: The BeatlesConcert Experience, Oct. 10. 373-1400,StocktonLive.corn.

CAUFORNIA STAGE THEATER,2509 R St., Sacramento — "Angel in the

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