Saturday, March 8, 2014

Placer SPCA Seeking Nominations For Their 2014 Hero Awards

Placer SPCA is seeking nominations for the 2014 Hero Awards, to be presented at the 13th annual Funny Bones Comedy and Awards Night on Friday, April 25.

Do you know a person, animal, organization or business in Placer County that has gone above and beyond to demonstrate how strong the human-animal bond can be? Nominate them for a Placer SPCA Hero Award! Placer SPCA wants to recognize those individuals for their heartfelt and courageous efforts.

Nomination forms and event tickets are available at placerspca.org/funnybones2014.

Previous years’ heroes included three young boys who found a missing cat caught in a storm drain, a service dog that senses and alerts her family to changes in a diabetic teen’s blood sugar levels, and two utility workers who rescued a dog from imminent danger of drowning.

Funny Bones includes a comedy show, full dinner, silent and live auctions, and the Hero Awards presentation.

Those interested in attending Funny Bones are encouraged to act quickly, as tickets typically sell out prior to the event. Individual tickets can be purchased for $75 if purchased by March 31, or $100 if purchased after April 1. This year’s event will be held at the Timber Creek Ballroom at Sun City, Roseville (7050 Del Webb Blvd., Roseville) on Friday, April 25 from 5:30 - 9:30 p.m.

All proceeds from the event benefit Placer SPCA, an independent local nonprofit organization.  Sponsorships are available. For more information, please contact the Fund Development department at (916) 782-7722 or (530) 885-7387, ext. 102 or visit placerspca.org.

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Friday, March 7, 2014

Register Today For The Spirit Of Benny's 3rd Annual Run & Walk Benefiting Partners In Care!

The Spirit of Benny organization is proud to announce their 3rd Anniual Spirit of Benny 10/5 K Run & Walk benefiting Partners in Care.

The Spirit of Benny’s mission is to raise funds for nonprofit agencies helping seriously ill children and their families and to raise awareness of the needs of sick children in our communities and the nonprofit agencies that support them.
  • Saturday, March 22 at 8 a.m.
  • Staging Area: 330 Fair Lane, Placerville, El Dorado Trail
  • Register online: thespiritofbenny.org
Each registered participant gets a T-shirt and a goody bag. March 9th at midnight is the deadline to register to guarantee a T-shirt! Registration will close March 19th at midnight.

For more information, please visit thespiritofbenny.org.

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Thursday, March 6, 2014

Beauty And The Beast Performances Presented By McLaughlin Theatre Company March 7-16

Beauty and the Beast originated in France and has been told and retold for three centuries.

It is a charming, fast-paced, energetic musical featuring a fabulous village scenes and introducing many new and fascinating characters like Louis, ze French painter, and his lovely assistant, Fifi Laroo. Frau Marta is the village troublemaker along with her friend, Frau Grista, and their two stuck-up daughters, who make life miserable for Beauty Rose and her two sisters.

The plans of Ezmergelda, an evil witch, are foiled when true love wins out over false judgments--and the lesson that "Looks can be deceiving" strikes straight to the heart.

Beauty and the Beast is presented by McLaughlin Theatre Company at the McLaughlin Studio Theatre, 3470 Swetzer Road in Loomis. It is a MTC Jr. production.
  • March 7 - March 16, 2014
  • Friday & Saturday 7:00p.m, Sunday 3:00p.m.
  • Tickets Available Online at mtctheatre.org.
For tickets click here!
 
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Wednesday, March 5, 2014

FREE E-Waste Collection Fundraiser For Stages-Folsom Dance Arts March 15

Stages-Folsom Dance Arts has partnered with CEAR for a FREE e-waste collection fundraiser on March 15.

CEAR is a CA State approved Collector & Recycler of Electronic waste. They completely shred all hard drives at their securely monitored facility.
 
They will accept: monitors, televisions, desktop and notebook PCs, VCRs, stereo equipment, CD's, speakers, keyboards, mice, PDAs, digital cameras, zip drives, telephones, cell phones, printers, copiers, laser and multifunction scanners and fax machines, small household appliances such as toasters, mixers, blenders and vacuum cleaners with the dust bag removed.

They cannot accept: large household appliances (i.e. refrigerators, washers, dryers, etc.), furniture, hazardous household waste including batteries, car batteries, paint, pesticides, used oil, cleaning supplies, fluorescent light bulbs, water heaters, tires, etc.
  • Saturday, March 15, 2014
  • 9am-1pm
  • Hawkins School of Performing Arts, 118 Woodmere Rd., Folsom
For more information please contact (916)355-8080.
  
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Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Soroptimist Hosts Tostada Bingo Fundraiser On March 22

Soroptimist International of Loomis Basin will host Tostada Bingo Night on Saturday, March 22 at 6:00 p.m. (doors open at 5:30 PM) at the Loomis Memorial Hall, 5945 Horseshoe Bar Road.

This family friendly benefit supports Soroptimist International of Loomis Basin projects including the Loomis Senior LIFE Center, former foster youth attending Sierra College, teacher grants, and other local and international activities focused on women and children.

Tickets are $20 per person and include the shredded beef tostada dinner, dessert, drink ticket, bingo game packet and dobber. Attendees will have a chance to win quality bingo and raffle prizes, with a minimum value of $25, for people of all ages.

Soroptimist Tostada Bingo Night tickets can be obtained in advance at the Loomis Chamber of Commerce, located at 6090 Horseshoe Bar Road in Loomis, by calling 916-652-7252, and through all Soroptimist members. Limited tickets will be available at the door.

To learn more about Soroptimist International of Loomis Basin, visit a weekly meeting on Wednesday at 8 a.m. at the Train Depot in Loomis, evening meetings on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at Lorenzo’s in Loomis or visit  soroptimistloomis.com.
 

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Monday, March 3, 2014

Renowned Ensemble SamulNori To Appear At Harris Center March 11

Master drummers and dancers of this renowned South Korean ensemble share unique ancient traditions at Harris Center for the Arts.

International music and dance critics describe their and audience reactions across the world as "unbelievable," "compelling," and "soul searing" when describing the performances of SamulNori.

The New York Times reports that SamulNori amazed audiences at its New York debut in 1983 and is doing so again on its current American tour," 30 years later.

SamulNori is the name of a group of four dynamic musicians dedicated to performing and preserving traditional Korean music and dance. The name also refers to the style of music they created. Since these superb percussionists formed the group in 1978, SamulNori has sparked a renaissance in Korea’s music scene and garnered worldwide acclaim. The Boston Globe declares “the conservation of ancient tradition is seldom so much fun as this."

The Korean words ‘samul’ and ‘nori’ mean ‘four things’ and ‘to play.’ In the case of SamulNori, they refer to the four musicians playing and dancing with four percussion instruments. Founded by Kim Duk-soo, the group’s leader and master of the Changgo (hourglass shaped drum), SamulNori has become the leading traditional Korean performance group. The ensemble performs in many configurations but usually tours as a quartet with Master Kim at the helm. The origins of their music can be traced to what is usually referred to as farmers’ band music (Nongak) and ceremonial music. It also incorporates the influences of folk and religious music (Binari) and their intricate rhythms have become quite uniquely their own.

Over the years, SamulNori has toured almost every nation in the world including France, Germany,Austria, Great Britain, Sweden, Switzerland, Japan, China, Australia, Greece, Italy, Brazil, Israel, the United States and so on. On their tours, in addition to concerts they have conducted extensive workshops with local musicians to impart knowledge of SamulNori and Korean traditional rhythms.

In addition to their busy touring schedule, SamulNori is dedicated to furthering the tradition of their unique performance techniques with classes at the SamulNori Academy of Music in Buyeo, the middle province of Korea. They have been the subject of several books (including their own intensive instructional book) and have shot videos for many labels including SONY. Their 15 recordings are available on the CBS/SONY, Nonesuch, Real World, Warner Music and ECM record labels.

SamulNori will perform on Tuesday, March 11, at 7 p.m. Tickets are priced at $19-$29; premium $39; students with ID $12. Tickets are available online at harriscenter.net or from Harris Center Ticket Office at 916-608-6888 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and two hours before show time. Parking is included in the price of the ticket. Harris Center is located on the west side of Folsom Lake College campus in Folsom, facing East Bidwell Street.
 
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