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CALIFORNIA REGION #5
Gold Country

SACRAMENTO –
Dine Downtown Restaurant Week, Jan 9-18. Experience the best of Downtown Sacramento’s dining scene. For one week, local chefs will create special three-course prix fixe dinner menus at participating restaurants.
916-442-8575
www.downtownsac.org/dinedowntown

Martin Luther King March and Celebration, Jan 16. The day’s events begin with a community march for all to attend. The march begins at the Oak Park Community Center and continues to the Sacramento Community Center downtown. At the end of the march, a job fair and expo in the Sacramento Community Center includes local businesses, non-profits and public agencies offering job information and a presentation of educational opportunities.
916-716-6737
www.mlk365.org

Museum Day, Feb 4. Free admission to Sacramento museums, including the California Auto Museum, California Military Museum, California Museum, California State Capitol Museum, California State Indian Museum, California State Railroad Museum, Crocker Art Museum, Discovery Museum, Fairytale Town, Governor’s Mansion, Historic Sacramento Cemetery, Leland Stanford Mansion, Aerospace Museum, Sutter’s Fort, Wells Fargo History Museum and Sacramento Zoo.
916-808-7777
www.sacmuseums.org

Jewish Film Festival, Mar 10-11. Four carefully chosen films representing the diversity of the Jewish culture are screened in a beautiful movie house. Location: Crest Theatre.
916-442-5189
www.sacjff.org
 
GRASS VALLEY –
Nevada County Fairgrounds events: Casino Night, Feb 4. Location: Main Street Center.
530-273-4877

Crab Cioppino Feed, Mar 24.
Dinner includes antipasto, cioppino, salad, garlic bread and dessert. Location: Ponderosa Hall. Tickets available at Nevada County Fairgrounds office.
530-271-3844 or
530-273-6217, ext. 209

PLACER COUNTY – Area events:
A Taste of Chocolate, Feb 12. This event is for chocolate lovers or a great treat for your valentine. Purchase a passport for $20 for 10 tastings of delicious chocolate. Enjoy walking around in historical Old Town Auburn and visit the many quaint wonderful shops and restaurants.
530-823-3836
www.oldtownauburnca.com

Snowfest Carnival, Mar 2-11. Celebrating 31 years of family fun, plan to ski, watch the torchlight parade, fireworks, concerts and many more activities.
Location: Squaw Valley, North Lake Tahoe.
530-583-7167
www.tahoesnowfestival.com

The Great Ski Race, Tahoe to Truckee, Mar 4. The snow country is beautiful this time of the year, so plan to do some skiing or snow play. Buses will run from Truckee’s Hilltop Lodge to the Tahoe Cross Country ski area in Tahoe City on the morning of the race. The Great Ski Race has increased from 60 racers being manually timed in 1977 to more than 800 racers every year since 1999. Now in its 36th year, this fun event is a fundraiser for the Nordic Search and Rescue. Time: 9am.
530-583-5475
www.thegreatskirace.com

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