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Our county is blessed with hundreds of amazing artists!  That’s what we’re celebrating at the Foothill Farmlands ARTS Festival.  But, of course, those folks keep working, producing, creating all year long.  I just got word from Kathleen Imlach and Patti Cherry that Sonora Art Trails #4 is in the works.  Keep your sites on this [...]

As we clean up, wrap up and pack up, write thank you’s, the question hangs over all of us:  Where do we go now with the Foothill Farmlands ARTS Festival?  Our grant from the James Irvine Foundation was for a two-year project, and is now completed. But we created an amazing festival that has so [...]

Hurst Ranch is located on historic Highway 49, just about a mile west of Jamestown.  Woods Creek runs through the ranch, and during California’s 1850’s Gold Rush that creek yielded plenty of nuggets.  In fact, Tuolumne County’s first strike was on Woods Creek, not far from today’s ranch. And on weekends you can watch, and [...]

Tonight’s Union Democrat, our local rag, featured our festival on the front page!  It’s a great article.  However, a few key facts are missing.  I wrote the article’s author (Hoyt Elkins) a note that I wanted to share with you readers.  Please add your own comments:
Dear Hoyt:
Thank you for the front page story on our [...]

Potter, sculptor, mosaicist, stained glass artist, singer, musician, philanthropist, grandmother, Style Diva! Joining us at “Golden Hills Traditions Family Art Day,” Mt. Brow Winery on Saturday, Sept. 6th will be Tracey Smith Hillman–an incredible force of creative talents!  From her sensuous sculpture pieces to her whimsical stained glass stars, Tracey epitomizes the Renaissance Woman as [...]