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The Mills Station Arts & Culture Center presents

Madd Hatter: An Extraordinary Exhibit on

Hats, through Nov. 20, at the center, 10191 Mills Station Road in Ranch Cordova. Admission is free.

Gold Bug Park & Mine is open weekends, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, plus Thanksgiving weekend, Nov. 26-28. For more information visit goldbug park.org. Santa’s Open House, in partnership with the

Placerville Elks Lodge

and the Shingle Springs-

Cameron Park Chamber

of Commerce, seeks gift card donations for El Dorado County’s foster children. Drop off gift cards at the chamber offi ce, 4095 Cameron Park Drive in Cameron Park, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. To arrange a pick up call Angela Honoroff at (916) 804-3013. The deadline to donate is Dec. 1.

Now is the time for adventurous American high school students to apply for the prestigious

Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange

scholarship to Germany. The CBYX scholarship is for motivated high school students who want to experience a culture and learn a language through a full immersion experience. Learn about German culture fi rst-hand by living with a host family and attending a German high school. To learn more or to start an application go to USAGermanyScholarship. org. The deadline to begin an application is Dec. 1 for the 2022-23 program year. Global Winter Wonderland presents

Imaginarium360: Light Up the Night at Cal Expo

in Sacramento, through Jan. 16, 2022. Along with the stunning light displays, Imaginarium360 will have carnival rides, games and food to ensure fun for all ages. For tickets and more information visit imaginarium360.com. Cordova Community Council presents The Fall Show, a juried art show, through Jan. 22, 2022, at Rancho Cordova City Hall, 2729 Prospect Park Drive. The reception and the show are free and open to the public.

gallery gallery makes its debut during Third Saturday

Ruth Michelson Special to the Mountain Democrat

There’s an exciting new gallery/meeting space in historical downtown Placerville. On Center Street, across from Placerville City Hall, a new occupant has moved into the building that once housed Let’s Poké and prior to that Z Pie. The working name is Native American Center for Art and Culture, which may change over time, according to James Marquez, director of Indian Education with the Foothill Indian Education Alliance.

Art gallery displays will occupy part of this space, showing the art of California Indian, Native American and indigenous peoples. The fi rst formal art show — After the Burn — opens Nov. 20, coinciding with the downtown Third Saturday Art Walk. Sigrid Benson facilitates concept:art+movement (c:a+m), a project of Arts and Culture El Dorado. She said c:a+m’s latest show shares regional artists’ perspectives on the environment, life surrounding the wildland fi res and the indigenous traditions that help to sustain the balance of life throughout time.

Meyo Marrufo, Eastern Pomo from the Lake County Basin, has her artwork displayed at NACAC and is the curator of the upcoming exhibit. NACAC and is the curator of the upcoming exhibit.

“Spaces like this are important and needed in our “Spaces like this are important and needed in our communities,” she said. “They provide an outlet for historical trauma while also highlighting the beauty of our people. These spaces also provide a venue for artists that may not have the opportunity venue for artists that may not have the opportunity to show their work in mainstream galleries.”

The reception for this new gallery show will be held 4-8 p.m., Nov. 20, during the Third Saturday Art Walk.

The center also provides a wide variety of art classes for Native Americans, including drum making, gourd art, leather work, soapstone carving, ceramics, print making, beading, metal

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“The Helper” by Meyo Marrufo, Eastern Pomo, 2021 “A Historic Landscape” by Shanti Parks, Mewuk, 2021

“Basket Memory” by Melissa Melero-Moose, Northern Paiute/Modoc, 2020

Nov. 19

The Sierra Renaissance

Society will resume its presentation schedule, 1-3 p.m. at the Diamond Springs Lions Hall, 4701 Missouri Flat Road. The annual business meeting will be followed by a presentation: “Water, What We Have, Need and Worry About.” All members are encouraged to attend and the public is welcome as space

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Also during Third Saturday Art Walk ...

• Local author and gnome-artist Caitlin Thompson will sign books, debut new items and hold a raffl e giveaway at Mattywags. • Watch an oil painting demonstration at Art Gallery 360 by artist Joyce Auteri. • The Wine Smith’s featured artist is Oran Miller, who will present his original, hand-carved and printed woodcuts. The Wine Smith also hosts live music from Flannel (Jacob Mingle, Ian Cambridge and Alex Porte), 6-8 p.m. • Enjoy open mic poetry at Toogood Cellars, 6-7:30 p.m., with the theme of gratitude hosted by El Dorado County Poet Laureate Lara Gularte. • Dance to live music at the Belltower. • Get drink specials at Public House, Powell’s and Green Room if you mention Third Saturday Art Walk. For more information visit facebook.com/PlacervilleArtWalk.

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