Coloma Blues Live! tickets are now on sale! Our all-day blues festival on the shores of the south fork of the American River will take place on Saturday, June 9, 10am-6pm, at Henningsen Lotus Park, featuring a fantastic lineup. See colomablueslive.com for info about the musicians, pictures, videos and to purchase tickets!

Poetry Out Loud is a national competition at the high school level that encourages memorization and recitation of great poetry. On March 14, Corbin Gomez, the California state Poetry Out Loud winner from Oak Ridge High School, was awarded Honorable Mention (4th place) in Washington, D.C. in the finals for Region 3, in which he competed against 17 other state champions. Corbin, we congratulate you!  Full story.

In April and May, the Barsotti Family and the El Dorado Community Foundation are bringing to fourth graders across the county the story of Okei-San, A Girl's Journey, Japan to California, 1868-1871. The Sacramento Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League and the American River Conservancy are co-sponsoring the Wakamatsu Festival on Saturday, May 19th from 10 am to 3 pm. For information on the festival, click HERE.

The book is available for purchase at ArtSpace and other locations. You and your book group are invited to join our Community Read! For more information, click HERE.

Gate Open: 10:00am    Show Starts: 11:00am
Jackie Greene: 4:30pm – 5:45pm
Laurie Morvan Band: 3:00pm – 4:00pm
California Honeydrops: 1:30pm – 2:30pm
David Jacobs-Strain with special guest Joe Craven: 12:15pm – 1:00pm
Sacramento Blues Revue with Placerville’s own Jonny Mojo: 11:00am – noon
Admission: $40 now (through May 31); $50 at the door
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