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July
3-6 Thursday thru Sunday
High Sierra Music Festival, Plumas-Sierra County Fairgrounds. 4-day music festival with multiple stages, late night music, on-site camping, great vendors, food & drink. (510)420-1529 or www.highsierramusic.com
3 Thursday
Quincy Farmers' Market, Corner of Church & Main, 5-8PM. Local produce, artisans & drum circle facilitator Cameron Tummel. 283-2458
4-5 Friday & Saturday
Gem & Mineral Show, Indian Valley Museum, Taylorsville, 10AM - 4PM, 284-1046
4 Friday
Pancake Breakfast & Giant Raffle, Indian Valley Museum, Taylorsville, 7-11AM. Breakfast $6. Raffle drawing at 3PM.
284-1046
Silver Buckle Parade, Taylorsville. 284-6633
4th of July Festivities & Silver Buckle Rodeo, Taylorsville. Call 284-7670 for rodeo tickets.
4th of July Festivities, Chester. Fun Run at 8:30AM, parade at 11AM. 258-2426
36th Annual Chester Arts & Crafts Show, Chester Park, 10AM-3PM. 259-4257
Blairsden Street Dance & BBQ,
7-11PM. 836-6811
5 Saturday
Civil War Re-enactment, Graeagle, 11AM-2PM. 836-6811
POPS Concert on the Green, Graeagle Park, 4-6PM. 836-6811
Civil War Re-enactment Dance, Graeagle Firehall, 7-9PM. 836-6811
Mohawk Valley Independence Day Fireworks, Graeagle Mill Pond, dusk (9PM-ish).
6 Sunday
Festival in the Park, Graeagle Park, 10AM-4PM. 836-6811
Civil War Re-enactment, Graeagle, 10AM. 836-6811
Mohawk Valley Independence Day Parade, downtown Graeagle, 1PM. 836-6811
8 Tuesday
Mohawk Valley Artists Guild Meeting, Mohawk Community Resource Center, corner of Hwys 70 & 89, 7PM. 836-1217
10 Thursday
Quincy Farmers' Market, Corner of Church & Main, 5-8PM. Local produce, artisans & music by The BLTs. Special appearance by Sierra Moonstar Belly Dancers. 283-2458
11 Friday
2nd Fridays Art Walk, Chester. Held every month May through October, these are special evenings in which area galleries host wine & cheese events featuring artists, authors & musicians. 258-2150
City Lights Concert, Portola Park, 7-9PM. Pack a picnic dinner and join your friends and family under the stars. FeaturingSolJibe, opening with Akira Belly Dancers. Free. Sponsored in part by the Feather River Community Partnership, The City of Portola, and Plumas Arts. 832-4518
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12 Saturday
FRFAA Meeting, 10AM. Check website for location. featherriverfinearts.org
Solar Cook-Off, Taylorsville Camp Ground, 10AM. Friday night 7/13 Kick-Off with 3 bands. Saturday: Solar demonstrations, bring your own solar oven and cook something, live music all day on two stages, awesome arts & crafts, great food & refreshments, flush toilets & showers available. At 8:30PM dance to Rick Estrin & the Nightcats on the bouncin' floor of the Taylorsville Grange. $10 daytime admission. $25 dance ticket, advance purchase strongly recommended. $14/night camping. 283-1396
High Sierra Animal Rescue Bow Wow, the "White Barn," Blairsden, 6-10PM. Food, drink, auction & dancing. 832-4727
7th Annual Soroptimist Garden Tour, 9AM- 2PM. Take a walking tour of small gardens in historic downtown Quincy. This year also featuring container-planting demos by Gray's Flower Garden in Flannigan-Leavitt parking lot: 10:00 & 12:00 and Refreshments at Alley Cat Café behind The Studio Gallery, in Grover Alley. Tickets $12 pre-sale, $15 at the garden gate. Tickets on sale at La Casa Bella, Great Northern Hair Company, My Sister's Closet and The Finishing Touch. Proceeds benefit Soroptimist community service projects. For more info call Jeanne Brovelli at 283-1134.
14 Monday
Chester Piece Makers, Memorial Hall, 7PM. 258-3901
17 Thursday
Quincy Farmers' Market, Corner of Church & Main, 5-8PM. Local produce, artisans & music by The DeVilles. 283-2458
18 Friday
City Lights Concert, Portola Park, 7-9PM. Pack a picnic dinner and join your friends and family under the stars. Featuring 5 Alarm Band. Free. Sponsored in part by the Feather River Community Partnership, The City of Portola, and Plumas Arts. 832-4518
Art Around the Lake Auction, Lake Almanor Country Club Clubhouse, 6-9PM.
19-20 Saturday & Sunday
Gold Discovery Days, Plumas-Eureka State Park, 10AM-3PM. 8-11AM breakfast, 2 days of activities, crafts, presentations, music, tours and much more. 836-4509
Arts & Crafts Fair, Graeagle, Sat 10AM-5PM, Sun 10AM-4PM. 836-6811
Gold Digger Days Celebration, Greenville. Parade starts at 10AM, street fair and cook off festival. 284-6633
19 Saturday
Art Around the Lake, Lake Almanor. Visit artists in their studios. Drawing, painting, sculpture, pottery, jewelry, photography, basket weaving, wood working and more! Friday July 18th is a reception and art auction at the Lake Almanor Country Club Clubhouse from 6-9PM. Proceeds benefit art & music programs in Chester, Westwood and Greenville schools. Tickets $20 on sale at Northwoods Gallery in Chester and Westwood Visitors Center, Plumas Arts Gallery in Quincy. 596-4316 or www.artaroundthelake.org
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20 Sunday
Feather River Dixieland Jazz Society Festival, Graeagle Picnic Grounds, 12:30-5:30PM. Featuring King Cotton Jazz Band, 20th Century Jazz Band. $5 non-members, $3 members. 836-1373
24 Thursday
Quincy Farmers' Market, Corner of Church & Main, 5-8PM. Local produce, artisans & music by Jeff Kepple and the String Beans, this is a special Kid's Market. 283-2458
Quincy Crazy Quilters Monthly Meeting, St. John's Catholic Church Hall, 6PM. 283-1851
Del Castillo, live in concert at the Town Hall Theatre, doors open 7:30PM, showtime 8. "Del Castillo is a high energy band from Austin that sings in Spanish, combining old-school Gitano with flailing nuevo flamenco flourishes and churning polyrhythmic percussion. Brothers Rick and Mark Del Castillo, whose tumbling brilliance on nylon-string classical guitars features jaw-dropping dual leads. These eruptions of technique and taste conjure images of Eddie Van Halen fronting early Santana (with an assist from the Gipsy Kings.)" - Rolling Stone Magazine. General Admission is $25, $20 for Plumas Arts members. Purchase by phone at 283-3402 or online at plumasarts.org
25 Friday
Mexi-Cultural Fiesta, Portola Park, 7-9PM. Pack a picnic dinner and join your friends and family under the stars. Featuring live Mexican Music. Mexican food, piñatas and more. Free. Sponsored in part by the Feather River Community Partnership, The City of Portola, and Plumas Arts. 832-4518
26 Saturday
Homegrown Festival, Thompson Valley Ranch, 3-8PM. Featuring live music, ranch tours, hors d'oeuvres, local beers & wines, a local art show, and a fantastic gourmet BBQ with local steaks & hamburgers for the kids, fresh-picked local organic greens and more! Benefits the Think Local First Campaign fund. $30 for adults, $20 12-17 yrs old, $10 kids. Tables of 6 $150.
28 Monday
Cabin Fever Quilters, Portola Library, 6PM. 832-0446
Indian Valley Community Supper: 5:30pm, at 206 Pine St Greenville, Look for balloons. Suggested donations $5 adult, $2 children. Proceeds benefit next month's dinner.
31 Thursday
Quincy Farmers' Market, Corner of Church & Main, 5-8PM. Local produce, artisans & music of Fish Tacos with a special appearance by the Akira Belly Dancers. 283-2458
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