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Placer Rep Announces Auditions for Sherlock Holmes

Mar 18, 2025 05:32PM ● By Placer Repertory Theater News Release

Audition submissions are now being accepted to fill paid roles in the Placer Repertory Theater Spring 2025 lively stage reading of a new play, Sherlock Holmes: The Sign of the Four, that will tour April 24 through May 2 to three venues in the Greater Sacramento Area.

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We Prosper Together Awards $5 Million to Advance 11 High-Impact Projects

Mar 18, 2025 11:27AM ● By Blue Zones Project News Release

We Prosper Together is investing $5 million in 11 transformative initiatives across the Capital Region to advance economic resilience and create high-quality jobs.

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Two New Musicians Join the Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera

Mar 18, 2025 10:58AM ● By Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera News Release

The Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera received a fresh injection of artistic talent with the appointment of two new musicians to the orchestra: Dr. Laura Arganbright, second oboe, and Harry Hwang, second clarinet.

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TY Johnson Named to All-Big West First Team

Mar 18, 2025 10:35AM ● By University of California Davis News Release

The University of California (UC), Davis senior guard TY Johnson, one of the most dynamic two-way players in college basketball, was named to the All-Big West First Team on Tuesday, March 11, as announced by the conference.

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New Home Sales Rebounded in February

Mar 18, 2025 10:31AM ● By North State Building Industry Association News Release

Sacramento-area new home sales slowed during the first three weeks of February before coming back strong during the last week of the month, according to the North State Building Industry Association on March 11.

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SMF Invests $2 Million in Public Art

Mar 18, 2025 10:24AM ● By Sacramento International Airport News Release

Sacramento International Airport (SMF) continues its public art program with a $2-million investment in three permanent art installations as part of its SMForward expansion.

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Become a First Responder, Teacher and Leader through Service

Mar 17, 2025 04:47PM ● By California Volunteers, Office of the Governor News Release

On March 12, Governor Gavin Newsom and Governor’s Office of Service and Community Engagement (GO-Serve) Director Josh Fryday announced California is seeking 10,000 people to join the California Service Corps.

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Tahoe City Public Utility District Utilities Team Honored with Regional Awards

Mar 10, 2025 03:04PM ● By Tahoe City Public Utility District News Release

Tahoe City Public Utility District (TCPUD) is proud to announce that it has been awarded the California Water Environment Association (CWEA) Small Collection System of the Year for the Sierra Section.

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Restoring California: A Call to Cobb Mountain

Mar 10, 2025 12:13PM ● By Dannah Nielsen, photos by Dannah Nielsen

Visiting tiny towns is a bit of a civic duty that maybe wasn’t written into the curriculum or taught in lesson plans before we exited into the real world.

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California Comment on Latest Small Business Optimism Index

Mar 03, 2025 06:26PM ● By National Federation of Independent Business News Release

Small business optimism across the nation fell a bit in January but for the third consecutive month, came in higher than its 51-year average, according to the release Feb. 11 of the monthly Small Business Optimism Index by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB).

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Placer Rep New Works Showcase Features JM Lahr’s Intervals

Feb 28, 2025 11:49AM ● By Placer Repertory Theater News Release

The final New Works Showcase for Placer Repertory Theater season 2024-2025 features Sacramento area playwright JM Lahr and her work.

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Unique Substance Use Recovery Facility Opens in Roseville

Feb 28, 2025 11:41AM ● By Placer County News Release

Services debut the week of Feb. 25 at The Harbor, a new 16-bed recovery residence that promises to bridge critical gaps for people seeking treatment for substance use disorders.

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Loomis Soroptimist Gives Out $17K in Education Awards

Feb 28, 2025 11:34AM ● By Soroptimist International Loomis Basin News Release

Soroptimist International (SI) Loomis Basin invested in dreams by giving out more than $17,000 in education awards on Feb. 19 at the Blue Goose Event Center in Loomis.

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Placer County Launches State’s First Fentanyl Probation Educational Program and Impact Panel

Feb 28, 2025 11:19AM ● By Placer County District Attorney’s Office News Release

Program originated from local Assemblyman Joe Patterson and Placer District Attorney-sponsored AB 890

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PCWA Prepares for Second Year of Water Reductions

Feb 28, 2025 11:11AM ● By Placer County Water Agency News Release

Placer County Water Agency (PCWA) announced Feb. 21 that Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has halted water releases from Lake Spaulding to facilitate ongoing infrastructure repairs.

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Come on in: Placer County Opens Temporary Library in North Auburn

Feb 17, 2025 05:07PM ● By Placer County News Release

The Auburn Library has opened its new temporary location with modified services and the same helpful, friendly staff to help patrons navigate materials and lead library programming.

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Auburn State Theatre Looking at Possible Expansion

Feb 13, 2025 04:57PM ● By Auburn State Theatre News Release

At this stage of the ongoing Theatre Restoration process, Auburn State Theatre has a unique opportunity to reconfigure the building to better serve future generations.

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BriarPatch Food Co-op Auburn Hosting “Fifty Shades of Grape (& Chocolate) - A Fine Wine and Fabulous Chocolate Nosh”

Feb 13, 2025 04:01PM ● By BriarPatch Food Co-op Auburn News Release

Participants are invited to indulge in a curated selection of organically produced wines and ethically sourced (and delicious!) chocolates.

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Rocklin High School Dominates Placer County Academic Decathlon for Fifth Straight Year

Feb 13, 2025 03:44PM ● By Placer County Office of Education News Release

Rocklin High School (Rocklin Unified School District) has once again demonstrated academic excellence, winning the 2025 Placer County Academic Decathlon for the fifth year in a row with an impressive final score of 33,423.2.

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Grave Mistakes: A Haunted Rom-Com

Feb 13, 2025 03:24PM ● By Auburn State Theatre News Release

Join us for the Northern California premiere of playwright Ben Abbott’s quirky romance and haunted-house mashup as the State Theatre Acting Company (STAC) brings Abbott's tale of life, love, and the afterlife to the stage.

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Monster Jam is Back in Sacramento

Jan 23, 2025 10:28AM ● By Heather Atherton, AthertonPR News Release

Experience Monster Jam® live and become a fan for life with an ultimate day of family fun at Golden 1 Center from Jan. 24 to 26.

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Morro Bay: The Classic California Experience

Jan 23, 2025 09:16AM ● By Dannah Nielsen, photos by Dannah Nielsen

Some California coastal towns could be studied for their formula of economic and cultural success, and Morro Bay would be among the most influential.

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Classical Guitarist Marc Teicholz performs Sunday, Feb. 2

Jan 06, 2025 03:17PM ● By Auburn State Theatre News Release

On Stage from the State presents Marc Teicholz Sunday, Feb. 2, at 3 p.m. Sponsored by Mary Ann Flemmer Arts & Environment Fund at Placer Community Foundation and Dean Prigmore & Patrice Taylor at Odd Fellows Lodge #7, 1226-1/2 Lincoln Way, Auburn.

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New Republic FC Stadium Back on Track

Nov 19, 2024 12:20PM ● By Daniel Canfield

A project that was on life support had some much-needed life injected into it on Tuesday, Nov. 12, when the Sacramento City Council voted unanimously to approve the framework for a $321 million downtown railyards soccer stadium and entertainment venue.

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Salmon Have Returned to Nimbus Fish Hatchery

Nov 05, 2024 02:00PM ● By MPG Staff

The American River Fall salmon run is underway and the Nimbus fish hatchery is welcoming visitors with tour opportunities.

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Sutter NWR Water Availability Improvements

Nov 04, 2024 09:20AM ● By Ducks Unlimited News Release

This year (2024), thanks to an unusually wet winter and spring, Sutter National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) near Yuba City will be flooded in time for the Oct. 21 waterfowl-hunting season opener.

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Region’s Best New Home Projects and Professionals Honored

Oct 25, 2024 09:18AM ● By The Write Stuff Communications News Release

The movies have the Oscars, television has the Emmys and Broadway has the Tonys. And the Sacramento-area homebuilding industry has MAME.

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Local Museums Offer Spirited Activities in October

Oct 14, 2024 11:33AM ● By Traci Rockefeller Cusack, T-Rock Communications News Release

The greater Sacramento area is rich with an amazing array of state-of-the-art museums and historic sites that offer visitors the chance to explore California’s art, history, and science treasures all year long

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Bissell Pet Foundation’s Empty the Shelters

Oct 07, 2024 01:31PM ● By FieldHaven Feline Center News Release

Kitten Pop-Up Adoption Event and free Adoptions This Weekend!

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United Way Invites Women To “Innovate and Ignite”

Oct 01, 2024 12:18PM ● By Kristin Thebaud Communications News Release

United Way's Women United action group will hold its fall fundraiser, Innovate and Ignite, to connect and empower women in the community and raise funds for the local United Way's foster youth initiatives.

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Cinema at the State Presents The Music of Strangers – Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble

Sep 27, 2024 12:57PM ● By Auburn State Theatre News Release

Cinema at the State Presents the Music of Strangers – Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble Thursday, Oct. 24, at 7 p.m. Sponsored by The Buxton-Neuhauser Trust at Odd Fellows Lodge #7, 1226-1/2 Lincoln Way, Auburn CA

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Cast Announced for Placer Rep’s MacBeth

Sep 24, 2024 10:29AM ● By Placer Repertory Theater News release

The fruits of a region-wide talent search, Placer Repertory Theater has cast four very talented actors (Thomas Van Briggle, Stacey Winn, Matthew Rivera and Liam Roberts) to star in Placer Rep’s MacBeth

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4th Annual Phil Oates Celebrity Golf Classic to Be Held Oct. 14 at the Granite Bay Golf Club Presented by Buzz Oates

Sep 19, 2024 11:58AM ● By Guttman Associates PR & Marketing News Release

Phil Oates will be hosting his 4th Annual Celebrity Golf Classic Presented by Buzz Oates, on Oct. 14, at the Granite Bay Golf Club, 9600 Golf Club Dr., Granite Bay.

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“American Pickers” to Film in California

Sep 18, 2024 01:54PM ● By Cineflix Productions News Release

They plan to film episodes of The History Channel hit television series throughout your area in November 2024

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Cinema at the State Presents ‘That Touch of Mink’

Sep 17, 2024 02:17PM ● By Auburn State Theatre News Release

Two of Hollywood’s most beloved stars, Doris Day and Cary Grant, sparkle in this breezy, romantic comedy.

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