Kaweah Kalendar
There's
something for everyone in Kaweah Country!
activities… classes… meetings…
events…
and various other amusements…
No
matter what the season, the following events
are just some of the reasons that Kaweah Country
is the last best place. High Sierra music and
arts, the great outdoors, ranch roping, and
projects that make a difference. You want it…
it's all right here:
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AUGUST ~ SEPTEMBER 2010 •
Events
listed in date order
RIVER VIEW LOUNGE:
LIVE MUSIC
Friday, Aug. 27, 9:30 pm-1:30 am: DB &
the Struggle. Saturday, Aug. 21, 9:30 pm-1:30
am: Mah Op. Sunday, Aug. 22, 4-8 pm: Brad
Wilson. 42323 Sierra Dr.; 561-2211.
BOOKSIGNING
Saturday, Aug. 28, noon-2 pm, Three Rivers
Historical Museum, 42268 Sierra Dr. Louise
Jackson of Three Rivers will discuss her recently
published book entitled “The Sierra
Nevada Before History: Ancient Landscapes,
Early Peoples.” Free; open to the public.
HUDDLESTON BROTHERS
Saturday, Aug. 28, Silver City Mountain Resort,
Mineral King area, Sequoia National Park.
Bruce and Stan Huddleston of High Sierra Jazz
Band in their annual performance on the deck.
Free; open to the public.
MINERAL KING
PRESERVATION SOCIETY
Saturday, Sept. 4, 9:30-11 am, meet at road’s
end parking lot, Mineral King. Bring water,
sunscreen, and wear good walking shoes for
the “Mineral King Valley Indian Walk.”
Free (park entrance fee required); open to
the public.
MINERAL KING
PRESERVATION SOCIETY
Saturday, Sept. 4, 7:30 pm, Mineral King Ranger
Station campfire circle. Meet one of the characters
from Mineral King’s past. Free (park
entrance fee required); open to the public.
1ST SATURDAY THREE RIVERS
Saturday, Sept. 4, 10 am-5 pm (approximate),
throughout Three Rivers (watch for the purple
flags). This month’s theme is “Harvest.”
Pick up free maps and schedules at Anne Lang’s
Emporium. Free performances, lessons, and
demonstrations; discounts; shopping; and art
for show and sale. www.1stsaturdaytr.com.
BUCK ROCK LOOKOUT:
OPEN HOUSE AND BARBECUE
Sunday, Sept. 5, 10 am-3 pm, at the base of
the lookout, Big Meadows area of Giant Sequoia
National Monument. The event will begin with
the traditional Native American blessing of
the rock by elder Eddie Tupishna Sartuche.
Barbecue lunch available for a donation. Informational
booths, vendors, and children’s activities.
Sponsored by the Buck Rock Foundation. Free
($20 entrance fee to Sequoia-Kings Canyon
National Parks); open to the public. Information:
336-9319; www.buckrock.org.
MINERAL KING
PRESERVATION SOCIETY
Sunday, Sept. 5, 11 am-3 pm, Alles Cabin,
Atwell Mill area of Mineral King. Living history
program: Meet Rose and Grace Alles at the
historic cabin. Free (park entrance fee required);
open to the public.
TULARE COUNTY COLLEGE NIGHT
Tuesday, Sept. 7, 6:30-8:30 pm (high school
juniors and seniors receive early admission
at 6 pm), Visalia Convention Center. Annual
event for high school students and their parents
that will feature representatives from more
than 80 universities and colleges who will
answer questions about entrance requirements,
tuition, and housing at their institutions.
Also, informational presentations. Organized
by Tulare County Office of Education. Free;
open to the public. 651-3031.
SMILE TRAIN BIKE RIDE 2010
Saturday, Sept. 11, 7-8:30 am (registration);
8:30 am (rides begin); 1 pm (lunch); Lions
Arena. The fifth annual bike ride will include
a choice of three rides: 25- or 50-mile road
ride or 20-mile mountain bike ride. $50 per
person; all proceeds benefit the nonprofit
Smile Train organization (provides free surgery
to children with cleft palates). Information/registration:
www.kfccc.org.
9/11 PEACE MEDITATION
Saturday, Sept. 11, 9:30-11 am, 40694 Cherokee
Oaks Drive. Coffee/tea gathering. Experience
a deepening sense of peace and harmony by
the river. Facilitated by Clancy Blakemore,
Ph.D. Free. Information: 561-4435.
TULARE COUNTY
HISTORICAL SOCIETY:
BARBECUE / AUCTION
Saturday, Sept. 11, 11:30 am-12:45 pm, Tulare
County Museum of Farm Labor and Agriculture,
Mooney Grove Park, Visalia. A barbecue tri-tip
and chicken lunch (with beans, salad, salsa,
rolls, beverages, dessert) will highlight
this 14th annual fundraiser. Silent auction/live
auction, live music. Tickets— Adults:
$20; children 6-12: $8 (includes Mooney Grove
Park entrance fee; proceeds benefit Tulare
County Museum improvements). Make check payable
to TCHS and mail to: Tulare County Historical
Society, P.O. Box 295, Visalia, CA 93279.
GIANT SEQUOIA NATIONAL
MONUMENT: PUBLIC WORKSHOPS
Wednesday, Sept. 15, 6-9 pm, Elks Lodge, 386
N. Main St., Porterville. A workshop for the
public to participate and learn about the
draft environmental impact statement and draft
management plan. Public comment period ends
November 3, 2010. Additional workshops are
scheduled in other cities throughout California.
Information: 784-1500, ext. 1164, or email
mariannethomas@fs.fed.us.
WOODLAKE HIGH SCHOOL:
BACK-TO-SCHOOL NIGHT
Wednesday, Sept. 15, 6 pm, meet in the gym.
Parents will receive a welcome from administrators
then be offered the opportunity to visit their
student’s current classes and meet the
instructors. 564-3307.
THREE RIVERS UNION SCHOOL
FOUNDATION: ANNUAL
FUNDRAISER DINNER
Sunday, Sept. 19, 4 pm (social hour; view
silent/live auction items); 5:30 pm (dinner).
This community-wide gathering is TRUS Foundation’s
sole fundraiser of the year and includes an
evening of live music, complimentary beer
and wine, catered dinner (vegetarian available),
and a silent and live auction featuring lodging
and dining certificates; original artwork,
home decor, and furnishings; home and personal
services; gift baskets; recreational opportunities;
and so much more. Door prizes. Tickets: $75/couple
($50/single). All proceeds benefit Three Rivers
School facilities and programs (recent projects
include computer lab upgrade, funding of the
art program, athletic field improvements,
band scholarships, and more). Purchase ticket(s)
at the Three Rivers School office or reserve
by calling 561-4466.
CONCERT ON THE GRASS
Saturday, Sept. 25, 2:30 pm, at a private
Three Rivers residence. Annual free extravaganza
of music and the arts. Bring a picnic, find
a shady place on the lawn, and enjoy!
ONGOING...
WOLVERTON
BBQ DINNER
Nightly through Labor Day weekend, 5:30-9
pm, Wolverton Meadow, Sequoia National Park.
All-you-can-eat traditional picnic dinner
with homestyle pork ribs and chicken, grilled
hot dogs and hamburgers, salads, vegetables,
fresh-baked cornbread, homemade desserts,
and cold beverages (beer and wine available
for purchase). Enjoy the Living History Storyteller
while you dine. Purchase same-day tickets
by 2 pm at Wuksachi Lodge or Lodgepole Market.
Adults: $21.99; children ages 3-12: $9.99;
free for children under 3 (Three Rivers, Woodlake,
Lemon Cove, and Exeter residents receive a
15 percent discount). www.visitsequoia.com.
SEQUOIA
FOOTHILLS
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE /
THREE RIVERS HISTORICAL MUSEUM
Open daily, 9 am-3 pm, 42268 Sierra Dr. Free
wireless Internet. 561-3300.
THREE
RIVERS BREAD BASKET
(FOOD PANTRY)— Second and fourth Wednesdays,
8:30-10:30 am, Three Rivers Arts Center. Providing
to those who are raising and nurturing children.
Wintertime needs are many. Food and monetary
donations always welcome. Information: 280-3604.
CREEKSIDE
YARNS: KNITTING PROJECT
Wednesdays, 11 am-1 pm, 41721 Sierra Dr. Assist
with knitting for the Comfort for Kids project.
Supplies provided. 561-4518.
EXERCISE FOR SENIORS
Each Monday and Friday, 9:30 am, Three Rivers
Memorial Building. Sponsored by the Three
Rivers Senior League. Resistance training
and balance and weight work. Free; open to
seniors age 55 and older.
SPEAKING CIRCLE GROUP
Third Thursday of the month, 6-8 pm. Learn
to speak with ease and confidence in a safe
group setting. Free; open to the public. Information/meeting
location: 798-4923.
ADULT VOLLEYBALL
Mondays, 7:30-9:30 pm, Three Rivers School
gym. Sponsored by TRUS Recreation Committee.
Pay by the session or season. 561-4654.
Annual
Events 2010-2011:
JANUARY
•Polar Bear Dip (January 1)
•1st Saturday (visual and performing
arts, food, and discounts at
participating galleries and businesses throughout
Three Rivers
on the first Saturday of each month)
•January Featured Artist Reception (First
Saturday, The Art Co-Op)
•Ranger-guided snowshoe walks
(weekends and holidays, Sequoia National
Park)
•Concert, Sierra Traditional Jazz Club
(Second Saturday)
•Three Rivers Town Hall Meeting (Second
Monday)
•Heroes Appreciation Month
(Sequoia Foothills Chamber of Commerce)
•Comfort for Kids quilt project (Tuesdays
through April, 9 am-noon)
•Sequoia Speaks (winter speaker
series )
•Open Mike Night (weekly on Mondays,
River View Restaurant and Lounge)
FEBRUARY
•1st Saturday
•February Featured Artist Reception
(First Saturday, The Art Co-Op)
•Ranger-guided snowshoe walks, Sequoia
National Park
•Comfort for Kids quilt project
•Three Rivers Town Hall Meeting (First
Monday)
•Heroes Appreciation Month
(Sequoia Foothills Chamber of Commerce)
•Community Blood Drive
•Be My Valentine Gift Boutique, Kaweah
Artisans
•World Ag Expo, Tulare (Feb. 8-10,
2011)
•Woodlake Man/Woman of the Year Banquet
•Sequoia Speaks (Saturdays through
February)
MARCH
•1st Saturday
•March Featured Artist Reception (First
Saturday, The Art Co-Op)
•Ranger-guided snowshoe walks, Sequoia
National Park
•Comfort for Kids quilt project
•Three Rivers Town Hall Meeting (First
Monday)
•Heroes Appreciation Month (Sequoia
Foothills Chamber of Commerce)
•Volunteer
Recognition Night, Three Rivers School
•Three Rivers Artists’ Studio
Tour (March 23-25, 2012)
•Concert, Sierra Traditional Jazz Club
(monthly)
APRIL
•1st Saturday
•April Featured Artist Reception (First
Saturday, The Art Co-Op)
•Three Rivers Town Hall Meeting (First
Monday)
•Community Blood Drive
•All-Church Easter Sunrise Service (April
24, 2011)
•Community Recognition Night, Three
Rivers Lions Club
(April 7, 2011)
•37th annual Jazzaffair (April 8-10,
2011)
•California Antique Farm Equipment Show
(April 15-17, 2011)
•National Park Week (April 16-24,
2011)
•Team Roping (April 21-24, 2011)
•Veterans
Honor Day, Woodlake High School
Open
House, Three Rivers School
•Woodlake
High Foundation Dinner (April 29, 2011)
•Comfort for Kids quilt project
MAY
•1st Saturday
•May Featured Artist Reception (First
Saturday, The Art Co-Op)
•Three Rivers Town Hall Meeting (First
Monday)
•Woodlake Western Week (May 7-14,
2011)
•Redbud Festival (May 13-14, 2011)
•Woodlake Rodeo (May 13-14, 2011)
•Community Yard Sale (May 13, 2011)
•Memorial Day Artists Boutique, Kaweah
Artisans (May 29, 2010)
•Concert, Sierra Traditional Jazz Club
(monthly)
JUNE
•1st Saturday
•June Featured Artist Reception (First
Saturday, The Art Co-Op)
•Community Blood Drive
•Graduations: Three Rivers School (June
2, 2011)
Woodlake High (June 3, 2011)
•Antiques Appraisal Faire
•Sequoia Jamboree, Sequoia Natural History
Association
•Concert, Sierra Traditional Jazz Club
JULY
•1st Saturday
•Independence Day Blast, Woodlake (July
3, 2011)
•Fourth of July Talent Show, Silver
City (Mineral King)
•Buck Rock Lookout: Annual Open House
(July 4, 2011)
•Free Fishing Day (July 4, 2011)
•Picnic in the Park, Mineral King Preservation
Society
•Vacation Bible School
•Summer Reading Program, Three Rivers
Library
•Huddleston Brothers Live (Silver
City Mountain Resort)
•Concert, Sierra Traditional Jazz Club
•Hot Dog Festival, Three Rivers Historical
Society (July 16, 2011)
•Woodlake Custom Car and Bike Show (July
16, 2011)
AUGUST
•1st Saturday
•Community Blood Drive (Aug. 5,
2010)
•Native American Blessing of the Rock,
Buck Rock Lookout
•Hoedown and Picnic, Mineral King Preservation
Society
•Concert, Sierra Traditional Jazz Club
SEPTEMBER
•1st Saturday
•Free Fishing Day (Sept. 6, 2010)
•Sequoia Bicycle Jamboree (Sept.
11, 2010)
•Al Stoppel Community Cleanup (Sept.
11, 2010)
•Tulare County Fair (Sept. 15-19,
2010)
•Concert, Sierra Traditional Jazz Club
•Fall
Dinner Fundraiser, Three Rivers School Foundation
(Sept. 19, 2010)
•Public Lands Day, Lake Kaweah (Sept.
25, 2010)
•Concert on the Grass (Sept. 25,
2010)
OCTOBER
•1st Saturday
•October Featured Artist Reception (First
Saturday, The Art Co-Op)
•Three Rivers Town Hall Meeting (First
Monday)
•Native Plant Sale, Alta Peak Chapter-California
Native
Plant Society (Oct. 2, 2010)
•Three Rivers Environmental Weekend
(Oct. 2-3, 2010)
•Community Blood Drive (Oct. 7,
2010)
•Career Day, Woodlake High School
•Concert, Sierra Traditional Jazz Club
•Living
History Day (Oct. 16, 2010)
•Kaweah
Post Office: 100-year Commemoration (Oct.
23, 2010)
•Handweavers
of the Valley Show and Sale (Oct. 23,
2010)
•Halloween Carnival, Three Rivers School
(Oct. 30, 2010)
NOVEMBER
•1st Saturday
•November Featured Artist Reception
(First Saturday, The Art Co-Op)
•Harvest
Festival, First Baptist Church (Nov. 6,
2010)
•Three Rivers Town Hall Meeting (First
Monday)
•Holiday Bazaar, Three Rivers Senior
League (Nov. 20, 2010)
•The Perfect Gift Boutique, Kaweah Artisans
(Nov. 26-27-2010)
•Concert, Sierra Traditional Jazz Club
DECEMBER
•1st Saturday
•December Featured Artist Reception
(First Saturday, The Art Co-Op)
•Three Rivers Town Hall Meeting (First
Monday)
•12th annual Santa Claus Tour (The
Kaweah Commonwealth)
•Community Blood Drive (Dec. 2,
2010)
•Lemon Cove Holiday Bazaars (Dec.
4 and 11, 2010)
•High Sierra Jazz Band Community Christmas
Party
(Dec. 11, 2010)
•Nation’s Christmas Tree Ceremony
(Dec. 12, 2010)
•Community Christmas Caroling (Dec.
18, 2010)
•Sequoia Christmas Bird Count (Dec.
19, 2010)
•Holiday Program / Band Performance,
Three Rivers School
•Kaweah Christmas Bird Count (Dec.
26, 2010)
ALSO
LOOK FORWARD TO:
Monthly
jazz concerts, Town Hall meetings, Sequoia Natural
History field seminars, Woodlake High Theatre
Arts Department productions, Kaweah Artisans
boutiques, Our Place playschool events, Three
Rivers School Recreation Committee sports opportunities,
Tulare County Audubon Society programs, Native
Plant Society-Alta Peak Chapter events, Sequoia
National Park ranger-naturalist programs, Community
Blood Drives, Woodlake High School and Three
Rivers School athletic events, and the monthly
meetings of Three Rivers Lions Club, Three Rivers
and Lemon Cove woman’s clubs, Redbud Garden
Club, Three Rivers Senior League, Sequoia Foothills
Chamber of Commerce, Community Services District,
and Three Rivers School and Woodlake High School
board of trustees.
Meeting
Schedules of
LOCAL CLUBS AND SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS
Alcoholics
Anonymous
Mondays,
7:30 pm, Community Presbyterian Church. 561-3385.
Community Food Pantry-
Second
and fourth Wednesday, 2-4 pm; third Tuesday (FoodLink only), 10-11:30
am, First Baptist Church. Food available for those in need. Donations
of food or money graciously accepted. 561-4834.
Lemon Cove Woman's Club-
First
Thursday, September-May, Lemon Cove Woman's Clubhouse. 597-2555.
New Moms Support Group-
Wednesdays,
Community Presbyterian Church, 10 am. 561-3385.
Senior League Potluck-
Fourth
Monday, 6:30, Three Rivers Memorial Building. 561-0930.
Sequoia
Foothills Chamber of Commerce-
Call
for schedule: 559-565-3759
Sierra
Traditional Jazz Club Concerts-
Second
Saturday, Three Rivers Memorial Building, 7 pm. 561-4030.
Three Rivers Community Services District-
First Wednesday, CSD office, 7:30 pm. 3riverscsd.com. 561-3480.
Three
Rivers Lions Club-
First
and third Thursday, Lions Arena (summer) and Three Rivers Memorial Building
(winter), 6:30 pm. 561-0306.
Three
Rivers Union School Board of Trustees-
Second
Wednesday, TRUS, 6:00 pm. 561-4466.
Three
Rivers Union School Site Council-
Third
Monday, TRUS Library, 3:30 pm. Open to the public. 561-4466.
Three
Rivers Woman's Club-
First Wednesday (Oct.-June), Three Rivers Memorial Building, 1 pm (12
pm luncheon held June and October). 561-0804.
Tulare
County Board of Supervisors-
Tuesdays,
9 am, Administration Building, 2800 W. Burrel, Visalia. (See agenda
at www.co.tulare.ca.us) 733-6271.
Veterans of Foreign Wars-Post 3939-
First
Tuesday, 6 pm, Three Rivers Memorial Building. 561-4713.
Woodlake
City Council-
Second and fourth Tuesdays, 6:30 pm, City Hall, 350 N. Valencia Blvd.,
Woodlake. 564-8055.
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