🌱 Mountain Ranch Music Festival and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Live Music Upstairs at Boyle MacDonald Wines
• Mountain Ranch Music Festival at Mountain Ranch Community Park

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Not as warm but pleasant, with a high of 75 and low of 50 degrees.
• Thursday: Plenty of sun, temps: high: 82, low: 53.
• Friday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 83 and low of 52 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mountain Ranch

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★ Featured events ★

Friday May 15

• Live Music Upstairs →
  Boyle MacDonald Wines, 448B Main St, Murphys
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday May 30

• Mountain Ranch Music Festival →
  Mountain Ranch Community Park, 7867 Whiskey Slide Rd, Mountain Ranch
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday May 13

• Wine Down Wednesdays →
  Murphys Wine Bar & Beer Garden, 472 Main St, Murphys
  12:00 pm

Thursday May 14

• Optical Astronomy: Dark Sky →
  Calaveras Big Trees Association, 1170 CA-4, Arnold
  8:30 pm

Saturday May 16

• ART Natural History Hike with Nancy Muleady-Mecham, PhD – Sunday May 16, 2026 →
  Sierra Nevada Logging Museum, 2148 Dunbar Rd, Arnold
  9:00 am
• Arnold Rim Trail: Natural History Hike with Nancy Muleady-Mecham, PhD →
  Sierra Nevada Logging Museum, 2148 Dunbar Rd, Arnold
  9:00 am
• Big Trees State Park - North Grove Guided Hike →
  Calaveras Big Trees State Park, 1170 CA-4, Arnold
  11:30 am

Thursday May 21

• Optical Astronomy: Moon Night →
  Calaveras Big Trees Association, 1170 CA-4, Arnold
  8:00 pm
• Big Trees State Park - Optical Astronomy Nights →
  Calaveras Big Trees State Park, 1170 CA-4, Arnold
  8:00 pm

Friday May 22

• Community Food Pantry - San Andreas Seventh Day Adventist →
  399 Mariposa St, San Andreas
  6:00 pm

Saturday May 23

• Patio Party at Sequoia Woods Country Club →
  Sequoia Woods Country Club, 1000 Cypress Point Dr, Arnold
  7:00 pm

Sunday May 24

• Murphys Park Farmers Market →
  Murphys Community Park, 505 Algiers St, Murphys
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Lowe's posted a job opening for Cashier Part Time in Jackson. Apply here.
• Amador County Unified School District posted a job opening for Elementary Teacher, Ione Junior High, 3 FTE's, 2026-2027 in Jackson. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mountain Ranch here.

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🗞 Nearby News

San Andreas

• NASA's C-20A Flights Advance Understanding of Earthquake Dynamics (nasa.gov)
• These earthquake safety tips aren't all they're cracked up to be (sacbee.com)
• Top 10 Games That Fans Keep Returning To Despite New Releases in their Franchise (techtimes.com)

Sonora

• Orestimba High Fregoso and Ramirez crowned TVL girls doubles tennis champions (westsideconnect.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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