Happy New Year
January News
In
This Issue
3rd
Annual Sock Hop
Crab! Crab! Crab!
Dates for Passport Weekend
A Tribute to
The Beach Boys
Sock Hop In the Sand
Saturday, January
17, 2004
The doors open
at 7 p.m. for this terrific event and fun filled evening. Rock out to
some favorite oldies like Fun, Fun, Fun, Help Me Rhonda, Surfin’
Safari, Good Vibrations and more. Dancing from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. There
will be a no-host bar (21 & over), Hot Dogs and Pop Corn Stand and
a Silent Auction. Tickets are $25 – advance sales only. A portion
of the proceeds will benefit the El Dorado County Western Slope Boys &
Girls Club. For more information call 530/621-5885 or 800/457-6279. Tickets
available at the El Dorado County Chamber of Commerce, 542 Main St., Placerville,
CA 95667. www.eldoradocounty.org
'Tis
the Season for Crab
January
10 - EDC Search & Rescue - 530/677-4449
Open
at 6 p.m., dinner at 7:30 p.m. and dancing from 9 to midnight. El Dorado
Fairgrounds, 100 Placerville Dr., Placerville, CA. Tickets are $25.
January
17, 24 & 31 – Pioneer Firefighters Assn - 530/620-3337
Oakstone
Winery, 6440 Slug Gulch Road, Fairplay. Reservations required –
Tickets are $45. Visit www.fairplaywine.com.
Dance,
Dance, Dance
To Support
the Highway 50 Association Annual Wagon Train
Saturday,
January 24, 2004
This year’s
“Snow Ball”
will be held on January 24, 2004 at the beautiful Sequoia restaurant
located at 643 Bee St. in Placerville.
For
reservations call the Sequoia at 530/622-5222. Tickets are $40 and include
a wonderful dinner, live music and good company including Mark Twain.
So put on your period attire, slip on your dancing shoes and enjoy a
delightful evening of gaiety and fine dining. For more information call
Vi Tara at 530/644-3761 or visit www.hwy50wagontrain.com.
January 24, 1848
This event is commemorated
every year with living history, interactive period trade demonstrations,
music and much, much more. Saturday January 24th from 10:00
a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Gold Discovery State Historic Park in Coloma,
just eight miles north of Placerville on Highway 49. Free to the public - a
parking fee may apply.
 To
see our El Dorado County Visitors Guide online visit www.visit-eldorado.com,
or to purchase the CD “Introduction to El Dorado County”,
which is packed with beautiful pictures of local scenes, click here.
Available Now:
2003-04 Farm Trails
Guide. Visit http://edc-farmtrails.org/
to find out how to obtain your free copy.
CONTACT
US
You can pick
up the above guides at the El Dorado Chamber of Commerce, 542 Main Street,
Placerville. Stop by for tourism information or to purchase books, maps,
etc. Phones: 530-621-5885 or 1-800-457-6279 or visit www.visit-eldorado.com.
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eNews, January,
2004, Vol. 3, Issue 1
January
Events
February
Events
March
Events
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A HAPPY AND SAFE NEW YEAR
Bring
in the New Year and join the fun at one of these celebrations.
Interactive
Murder Mystery Theater – Historic Cary House Hotel –
530/622-4271
Zachary
Jacques Restaurant – Take a “Sentimental Journey”
– 530/626-8045
Sequoia
Restaurant – Dinner, Dance and New Year’s Eve Party
– 530/622-5222
Bridge
on New Year’s Ever – Pot Luck Dinner – 530/676-8506
January
Highlights
A Flea Market
is held at the EDC Fairgrounds on the first Saturday of every
month. Time: 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Location: 100 Placerville
Drive. For more information call 530/621-5860 or visit www.eldoradocountyfair.org.
Third Saturday Night ArtWalk on Placerville’s
historic Main St. from 6 to 9 pm. January 17th. Call
530/672-3436.
El Dorado Winery Association’s 13th Annual Passport
Weekends 2004. The two weekends are March 27th
& 28th and April 3rd & 4th.
Call 800/306-3956 or visit www.eldoradowines.org for an application.
Applications cannot be postmarked prior to January 20th.
Passports are $65.
Below are
a few January events.
Click on the January
calendar for a complete list.
Deathtrap
A murder mystery
to start off the new year. A stylish thriller about a down-on-his-luck
playwrite. January 9th - 25th. Show times vary. Veteran’s
Memorial Building, 130 Placerville Dr., Placerville, CA.
Tickets are $13 general admission, $10 for students and
seniors. Contact Motherlode Performing Arts Company at 530/672-3322
for more information.
Umpah-pah
Umpah-pah
Fasching
2004 will be presented by Stammtisch El Dorado to include a
“German
Mardi Gras”. Saturday,
January 24, 2003. Festivities
begin at 6:00 p.m. at the Shakespeare Club with a costume ball
and continue throughout the evening with a German-style dinner,
refreshments, prizes, live music, dancing and entertainment.
Tickets are $20 for members and $25 for non-members. For more
information call Micki Roggatz at 530/644-2567.
The Cider
Press has a handy events calendar. Or visit http://www.applehill.com/site/calendar.html.
The Farm Trails
Guide has maps of its six main farm trails areas—Gold
Hill, Pleasant Valley, Georgetown Divide, Apple Hill, South County
and Placerville—as well as a harvest calendar and product
directory.
Coming
in February
A
Chocolate Affair
This
event is presented by Soroptimists International of Placerville
and Cameron Park. An evening of chocolate confections, featuring
local wineries, breweries and restaurants, silent auction and
live auction. El Dorado County Fairgrounds, 100 Placerville Dr.,
Placerville, CA from 6:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Tickets are $25.
Call 530/344-1476 for more information
There’s
more – Crab, Crab, Crab
For more information contact:
Pioneer Firefighter’s Assn. – 530/620-3337
EDH Rotary Club – Lew Meltz 916/933-2707
Pleasant Valley Grange – 530/644-1602
Stammtisch
of El Dorado presents Lumpenball
on
February 28th. For more information call Micki Roggatz
at 530/644-2567
For more February
events, visit our web site at www.visit-eldorado.com
or call us at 530/621-5885.
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