El Dorado County Local News: Art & Culture


All Local Art & Culture News articles contributed by our local media allies and other local newsrooms.

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12/01/2023
The Hangtown Christmas parade runs parallel to Hangtown Creek in downtown Placerville and that’s where Ed Hagen’s story began.

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11/20/2023
With its hilly terrain, parts of Los Angeles aren’t always the easiest to build in. But that didn’t stop an architect from building a unique structure in Silver Lake.

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11/18/2023
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WinterWonderGrass, known for its stringed music genres, local brews and spirits, enjoyed in scenic winter wonderlands, diverts over 70% of its materials away from landfills.

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11/17/2023
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The board of directors named the nonprofit’s new leader: Meg Peart, formerly the human resources and grants manager at the Tahoe Resource Conservation District.

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11/16/2023
The Divide Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring Christmas in Cool on Dec. 3 with an alternate rain date of Dec. 10.

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11/15/2023
Arts and Culture El Dorado’s newest exhibition at the Switchboard Gallery in Placerville showcases the history of climbing in the region.

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11/13/2023
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Alpenglow Sports’ 18th annual winter speaker series kicks off with local freeskier Michelle Parker on Nov. 30 with her show “A Change in Perspective,” which documents her father’s battle with dementia and Parkinson’s.

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11/10/2023
Placerville Arts Association’s expectations for the 57th National Mother Lode Exhibition were blown away as the MACC gallery rooms filled with patrons of the arts huddled in groups to express their artistic observations.

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11/01/2023
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The autumn shoulder season in the Tahoe Sierra marks the perfect time to cozy up with a pumpkin spice latte and a good book after a day of getting your house ready for another big snow season. There are lots of books to choose from, so here's a snapshot of my favorite horror/murder mystery books, new releases by local authors, and a combination of scary books by local authors:

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11/01/2023
Changes are on the way for Placerville’s holiday celebration, previously called the Festival of Lights, following the approval of this year’s event plan by the Placerville City Council.

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10/31/2023
The San Diego Union-Tribune, which has operated for 154 years, sold to controversial Alden Global Capital last year. It’s not looking great for the paper’s future.

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10/30/2023
Applications to enter the 2023 Hangtown Christmas Parade are now available online. The theme for the 45th parade is “Hometown Christmas” and it will be staged on Dec. 3.

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10/30/2023
Robert Irwin, an artist and MacArthur genius grant recipient, died in San Diego at 95 on Oct. 25. Michael Govan, who heads the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, offers a colorful retrospective on Irwin's work.

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10/26/2023
Through this new program, artists, culture bearers, and California Native American tribes will be eligible to receive funding to create artwork throughout state and local parks.

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10/20/2023
In partnership with Arts and Culture El Dorado, the Native American Center for Arts and Culture and other groups, the Sugar Skull Art Walk will be held through Nov. 3, featuring work by local artists and community members.

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10/20/2023
Alexander Reben, a leader in “human-machine symbiosis” since 2012, displays his work in an exhibition that asks audiences to consider the role of AI in the future.

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10/20/2023
Written by Center for Biological Diversity scientist Tiffany Yap and illustrated by artist Meital Smith, “Tales of the Urban Wild: A Puma’s Journey” takes the reader through diverse habitats, across busy freeways and inside science labs to learn about one mountain lion’s survival story.

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10/14/2023
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Lake Tahoe Comic Con is destined to be an annual event for all things nerdy and geeky. This is a place where fans of comics, sci-fi, fantasy, and pop culture gather to celebrate their favorite...

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10/13/2023
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Tahoe Daily Tribune welcomes new reporter Katelyn Welsh, who previously worked for Channel 2 in Reno.