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May 2019
2019 Dogwood Festival featuring Dogwood Chamber Players Saturday May 11, 2019 2 pm - 4:30 pm Dogwood Walk 12:30 - 1:30 This is a rare opportunity to hear music from this local [...]
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Plein Air painting demonstrations. To be held inside Jack Knight Hall. En plein air, or plein air painting, is a phrase borrowed from the French equivalent meaning "open (in full) air". It is particularly used to describe the act of painting outdoors, also called French: peinture sur le motif ("painting of the object(s) or what [...]
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Come look at the stars! Docents will be sharing information and telling stories as everyone gazes at the night sky. Two telescopes and astronomical binoculars will give you a closer look at the moon, planets and deep sky objects. We’re excited to have a webcam for one of the telescopes, so images can be shown [...]
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Presented by author Scott Stine. A historical account of a trek across the Sierra. From July to November 1833, Joseph R. Walker led a brigade of fifty-eight fur trappers, with two hundred horses and a year’s provisions, from the Rocky Mountains of Wyoming to the Pacific coast of central California. Toward the end of their [...]
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Join Doc Nancy for a songfest with plenty of stories too. Call 209-795-7980 for more information.
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Presented by Nancy Muleady-Mecham Answers to your "why" questions. Doc Nancy is an Adjunct Professor of Biology at Northern Arizona University, a Visiting Lecturer for the University of Virginia Semester At Sea program, and a Fulbright Scholar who taught biology and astronomy and conducted research in Siberia in the Russian Federation. Nancy is a retired [...]
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Calling all CBTA Members Calaveras Big Trees Association Annual General Meeting Help us celebrate our 45th Anniversary Saturday June 22, 2019 11:00 AM For members, there will be an election of the Board of Directors Calaveras Grove Association Meeting The Emily M. Hewitt & Stephen K. Stocking Scholarships will be awarded Please come and meet [...]
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Astronomy programs presented by our wonderful (Doc Nancy) Nancy Muleady-Mecham. Meet at the Overlook for an unforgettable evening of astronomy wonders. Call 209-795-7980 or 209-795-3840 for more information. Thursday June 20 and Saturday June 22 at 8:30 pm. Meet us at the Scenic Overlook in the park, just a few miles past the Visitor Center. [...]
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Junior Rangers - a statewide parks program for kids ages 7-12 to experience fun, educational activities outdoors. Participants get a stamp for each program attended and earn prizes. Junior Cubs - an exclusive Calaveras Big Trees program for kids ages 3-6 with parents to experience fun, educational activities outdoors. Daily 10 am Meet behind the [...]
Find out moreJunior Rangers - a statewide parks program for kids ages 7-12 to experience fun, educational activities outdoors. Participants get a stamp for each program attended and earn prizes. Junior Cubs - an exclusive Calaveras Big Trees program for kids ages 3-6 with parents to experience fun, educational activities outdoors. Daily 10 am Meet behind the [...]
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