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SACRAMENTO — Works from one of Sacramento’s premier art collectives, the Royal Chicano Air Force, will be displayed in “The Poster! La Palabra! The Word!” The free exhibit runs to Saturday, April 27 at California State University, Sacramento’s Library Gallery Annex. The exhibit comprises selected posters from Sacramento State’s own collection of RCAF works. The [...]
The anonymous donor behind the charming Sokiku Nakatani Tea Room and Garden at California State University, Sacramento’s University Library will continue to honor the woman for whom they’re named by funding a series of springtime teas. “Tea season” is scheduled through April 11. All are offered free to Sac State students and the general public, [...]
The Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians was issued an injunction against a man claiming to be affiliated with the tribe on Feb. 7. The tribe, which owns and runs Red Hawk Casino in Shingle Springs, filed a lawsuit against Cesar Caballero in 2008 after the man filed a business statement with El Dorado County [...]
The preliminary hearing concerning the 1980 murder of South Lake Tahoe gas station attendant Richard Swanson continued Thursday with examining chain of custody of evidence and handling of evidence. The first witness of the day was Bryan Kuhlmann, an investigator for the El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office and former South Lake Tahoe Police Department [...]
By Cara Greenberg Houselogic The stuff of family life — from excessive clutter to funky odors — can be domestic downers, whether you’re planning a romanitc evening or simply want your home to be a peaceful retreat. Here’s how to put the spice back in your home life. Clutter be gone Clutter is a national epidemic, and [...]
For the most part, Christmas traditions haven’t changed all that much, although Christmas is a far more secular and commercial event than it was 100 years ago.
Looking through the archives at the Mountain Democrat, keepsakes at the El Dorado County Museum, and a book of stories called “Old West Christmas” by Craig and Franklin MacDonald, gives one a sense of how Christmas was celebrated in the 1800s and early 1900s in El Dorado County.
May 8, 1921 — Nov. 15, 2012 Harlow Ward Clarke, 91, of Plymouth, Calif., passed away Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012, in Plymouth. He was born in Dover, Colo., on May 8, 1921, the eldest son of the late Francis Merle (Hale) and Harry William Clarke. Harlow grew up in Manila, Utah, with six brothers and [...]
Take a stroll through the 19th Century on Sunday, Oct. 28, at California State University, Sacramento’s free exhibit “Piecing the Past Together.” This is a collection of historical quilts in the University Special Collections and University Archives, on Sac State’s campus, 6000 J St. in Sacramento. From 2 to 5 p.m. view quilts made between [...]
The complications of love will be a theme now, as Venus and Mars are not pleased with each other. The Pisces moon exacerbates the arrangement, as she’s overly sensitive to what’s said and is prone to dwell on the slightest micro-expression of disfavor. The best you can do is take a deep breath and resolve [...]
On Sept. 12, 2012, the El Dorado Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution, the Placerville Main Library, and Placerville Mayor Mark Acuna helped celebrate the 225th anniversary of the signing of the United States Constitution. Over 100 children and adults enthusiastically joined in the commemorative signing of a mock constitution displayed at the library. [...]
A quilt is more than something to keep you warm at night. It’s part history, part art, part personal memoir — all lovingly crafted by hand. California State University, Sacramento will host two free quilt exhibits this fall, both from the collection of Carol Gebel, the university’s former library services specialist. “Artistry of the Traditional [...]
Fall is almost here and things are falling into place for another season of entertaining and thought-provoking performances and exhibits at California State University, Sacramento, courtesy of the university’s arts programs. At the heart of the lineup is Sac State’s acclaimed Festival of New American Music. The November tradition is a 10-day series of free [...]
Most of the early history of the El Dorado Hills area occurred on and along two of the earliest major immigration and trade routes in early California, Green Valley Road to the north and to the south what is now generally Highway 50, but was historically known by many names including the Carson-Immigrant Trail, the [...]
One of the art world’s most notorious relationships comes alive with “Man Ray/Lee Miller, Partners in Surrealism” on view through Oct. 14 in the Rosekrans Galleries at the Legion of Honor. The exhibition consists of approximately 115 photographs, paintings, drawings and manuscripts that explore the creative interaction between Man Ray and Lee Miller, two giants [...]
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“Came … up to the forks of the road, one goes to Placerville and one to Weaver Town (Weberville), Took our right hand road to Placerville or Hang Town, and came to what is called Johnson’s Ranch” — Journal entry of Milo Stannard Baker, Aug. 13, 1850. Such was the journal entry of Milo Baker, one [...]
Is it Diamond Spring or Diamond Springs? And, is it named for the crystal clear springs where the immigrants watered their livestock or for the diamond-like quartz crystals that were found nearby? The first question has an easy answer. The name of the townsite was written both as Diamond Spring and Diamond Springs until July [...]
Spring means misery for those with allergies. There’s the sneezing, the scratchy red eyes, the stuffy nose, and the trail of used tissues that alert everyone to your affliction. Most people with mild symptoms turn to over the counter medications to control the symptoms until the pollen subsides. But for others, the symptoms are so [...]
Playbills, programs, letters and posters associated with the history of British theater dating back to the 18th century will be displayed through Friday, Aug. 17 in the California State University, Sacramento library’s department of special collections and university archives. The Gerard A. and Georgia B. Larson Theater Collection, donated to the university in 2011, consists [...]
Editor’s note: This is Part II of a two-part story on the origination of Coloma. Part I ran in the May 30 issue of the Mountain Democrat. There are obviously many tales that can be told about early Coloma and its citizens. After all, as a former publisher of the Mountain Democrat aptly put it, [...]