
Public Performances and Workshops
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Sunday,
November 23, 2008, 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM |
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Sponsored by the Crocker Art Museum and held on the fourth Sunday of each month from 3:00 to 4:00 PM, |
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the Crocker Classical Concerts feature a solo or small ensemble performing many classics and |
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original compositions. Due to the Crocker Art Museum Expansion Project, the Concert Series venue |
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for 2008 is planned for the campus of California State University, Sacramento. |
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RiverBells will provide a concert on Sunday, November 23, 2008. |
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Log onto crockerartmuseum.org for more information. |
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Saturday, November 29, 2008,
12:00 PM to 4:00 PM |
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Every year on Thanksgiving weekend, over 150 top artisans converge on Grass Valley for the Country |
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Christmas Faire. Gifts, crafts, entertainment, gourmet festival food, hay wagon rides are just part of |
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this holiday event. Log onto nevadacountyfair.com for details. RiverBells will provide musical |
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entertainment, including Christmas favorites, for the Saturday afternoon celebrants, beginning at 1:00 PM. |
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Saturday, November 8, 2008, 1:00 AM to 4:00 PM Saturday, December 6, 2008 1:00PM to 4:00PM |
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The Winter Wine Wander is a holiday open house at the Lodi area wineries. Participants enjoy wine tasting, |
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holiday shopping, gift and recipe ideas and tasty treats while browsing through the tasting rooms of area |
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wineries and the Wine & Visitor Center. Log onto lucaswinery.com or localwineevents.com for more |
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information and details. RiverBells will provide afternoon musical entertainment, including Christmas |
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favorites, for participants visiting the Lucas Winery. |
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Friday,
December 12, 2008, 7:30 to 9:00 PM |
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RiverBells will present their 4th Annual Holiday Concert, featuring "mostly Christmas music," at Trinity |
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Episcopal Cathedral, just west of the Capital City Freeway on Capitol Boulevard near downtown |
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Sacramento. The concert is open to the public. A donation offering will be requested. |
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Saturday, December 20, 2008,
12:00 PM to 1:30 PM |
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Celebrate a holiday tradition at the California State Capitol in downtown Sacramento. Holiday music |
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fills the dome daily, as California's State Capitol features holiday concerts in December. Visitors can enjoy |
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a different musical presentation each day in a rotunda adorned with decorations and turn-of-the century |
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floral arrangements. The Capitol's Holiday Music Program recaptures a tradition of festive music and |
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decor, which began with the grand opening of the Capitol in December of 1869. |
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RiverBells will provide holiday music on Saturday afternoon, beginning at 12:00 PM. Will also Feature a Brass accompaniment |
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Sunday,
December 21, 2008, 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM |
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Victorian Christmas, the old-fashioned celebration held each year in Nevada City, evokes holiday memories |
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of an earlier era. During the event, Nevada City's landmark historical district is closed to motorized traffic and |
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transformed back in time. Christmas melodies and costumed characters, along with holiday celebrants fill the |
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streets, sampling the outdoor fare of friendly hawkers and vendors of food and goods offered by downtown |
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restaurants and specialty shops. Log onto nevadacitychamber.com for details. |
* To Be Confirmed
Music: Valse Passacaglia
Valerie O. Stephenson (2000)