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The Lumberjack’s Dove – Sunday, February 24, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

See The Elephant is thrilled to present visiting artist Gennarose Nethercott on her United States tour. Join us for an enchanting evening of live poetry reading from her recently published “The Lumberjack’s Dove” accompanied by a shadow play. Gennarose’s performance will be followed by a Q&A. And special guest performance from Gavin Sellers. Tickets ($15…

Cloront Play Reading – Thursday, January 17, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Join us for a public reading of a new play written by students of El Dorado High School’s Collaborative Playwriting class, made possible by El Dorado Arts Council & California Arts Council. Listen to students present their play, “Cloront: A Dream Play” publicly for the first time and stay for a Q&A with the playwrights…

Judi Pettite

Natural pigments with a focus on local colors—foraged or cultivated from a 100 mile radius is the part of Ms. Pettite’s process. Summer 2018, she grew indigo, persicaria tinctoria in her Placerville garden to use in her paintings and drawings. Other local colors include the mushroom pisolithus arrihizus, black walnuts, elderberry and much more. The…

Resilience: A Living Room

Friday, Nov. 16, 2018 – Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019 Gallery Open: Thursday-Sunday 11 am – 4 pm Public Event, Artist Talk with Kim Abeles, Thursday, January 10, 2019, from 6- 8 pm Kim Abeles will talk about her experiences as an artist in residence at the Institute of Forest Genetics (IFG) and ideas gained exploring…

Hangtown, a Ghost Play

Black Ice Theatre Presents Hangtown, A Ghost Play by Rae Mathews and Richard S. Sargent On a stormy night in Placerville, a woman accused of murder squares off with a detective who might just be guilty of a few crimes himself. As the night progresses and the tension between the two builds, strange occurrences begin…

Save the Graves

Save the Graves Presents Historical Hyperbole of Placerville as told by Immigrant Jane, aka Jane Stuart, aka Jane Johnson, aka Mary Jane Shroyer. With William Cary setting the record straight. Save the Graves Coalition is a new volunteer organization working to preserve and protect El Dorado County’s 200 plus neglected pioneer cemeteries, graves and…

Applecore Fringe

Second Annual Applecore Fringe Festival September 7, 8, and 9, 2018 Check Facebook for details! Confidence Lab, Volution Gallery, Studio 81, and the Courtyard The return of Placerville’s very first Fringe Festival. With shows from all over the world, and from our own backyard. Experience innovative theatre.

2018 El Dorado County Poetry Out Loud

On Friday, February 9, 2018, six El Dorado County high school students converged on the Imagination Theater stage to compete for the title of El Dorado County Poetry Out Loud Champion. In the end, only one would move on to the State Finals in March to compete for the title of California State Champion. The house…

2017 El Dorado County Poetry Out Loud

El Dorado County Champion, Zoey Eddy from Oak Ridge High School Eddy went on to compete in the State Finals in Sacramento March 13 and 14, 2017. L-R: Third Place, Alessandra Jester from Charter University Prep; First Place, Zoey Eddy from Oak Ridge High School; Second Place, Anna Salvestrin from Union Mine High School. L-R:…

Patchwork Sierra: Quilts of El Dorado County

Quilts crafted by hand to commemorate the beauty and history of El Dorado County. Brought to you by the Gold Bug Quilters. Patchwork Sierra exhibition were part of the Gold Week activities celebrating the World Gold Panning Championship 2016 that was held September 11 through September 18. Linda George, Find California’s Gold B. Lynn Tubbe, California’s Gold…