Friday, April 30th
Mariposa Butterfly Hat Contest
This annual festive hat contest is one of the many exciting highlights of
the Mariposa Butterfly Festival.
At the 2010 Welcome Reception enjoy a sea of fanciful butterfly hats while
you partake in “A Taste of Mariposa”
offering delicious food and refreshments from many local eateries.
To create your Butterfly Hat simply pick a category and get your creative
juices flowing!
There are six hat categories from which to choose; Elegant, Creative, Funny,
Outrageous, Unique and Whimsical.
Awards will be given to both men & women in every category. There will also
be a special "People’s Choice Award".
The Mariposa Butterfly Festival Reception featuring the “Butterfly Hat
Contest", “A Taste of Mariposa” and a
Silent Auction will be held this year in Bldg. A at the Mariposa Fairgrounds
on Friday, April 30th at 7:00 p.m.
Each participant in the hat contest will be given a number and have their
photo taken as they arrive.
Judging takes place at 8:00 p.m. The public is invited to enjoy this unique
event and cast their vote for the People’s Choice Award.
Come and embrace your inner butterfly!
www.MariposaButterflyFestival.org.
Friday April 30th through Sunday May 2nd
Mariposa Butterfly
Festival
"Mariposa" is the
Spanish word for Butterfly. This year the Butterfly Festival will begin on
Friday, April 30th and continue through the weekend of May 1st
& 2nd, 2010. Mariposa celebrates its namesake at the towns
'Annual Butterfly Festival'.
The festival is a fun filled family weekend that includes: releasing
thousands of live butterflies, a parade, Chalk Art in the Park,
Art & Artisan show, vendors in the 5th St. parking area & Habitat for
Humanity Street Fair (on 7th St), Quilt Show,
Sierra Classics Car Show, Katerpillar Kids Area & Chrysalis Teen Area, live
entertainment and much, much more!
Saturday, May 1st
Mariposa
Lion’s Club Sponsoring Car Show
For an application and more information:
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Mariposa Symphony Orchestra to
Perform in Mariposa and Yosemite National Park
Saturday May 1 and Sunday May 2, 2010
Photo credit: Brent Gilstrap
Please don't forget about our other concert venue!
Dear Friends of the Mariposa Symphony Orchestra -
As you know, this weekend will mark your Mariposa
Symphony Orchestra's dazzling, surprising Eighth
Season "Welcome Spring!" Concert.
The reaction has been tremendous, with call after
call to the Mariposa County Arts Council requesting
information about the Ahwahnee matinee on Sunday,
May 2. But please don't forget: you can save
yourself the drive to Yosemite and GUARANTEE
yourself a seat if you decide to experience this one
on Saturday, May 1 - right in Mariposa, at the
Fiester Auditorium of Mariposa County High School.
Please don't forget that while it may not be
Yosemite Valley, Mariposa is a pretty great place
for a concert, too! Treat yourself to dinner at one
of our phenomenal restaurants and then head to the
Fiester on Saturday night. And rather than take a
chance on getting a seat at the first-come,
first-served 1:00 PM Ahwahnee performance on Sunday,
you can guarantee yourself a place in the audience
for the Saturday Concert at 7:00 PM in the Fiester
Auditorium by calling for tickets. Please do not
procrastinate - it'll be Saturday before you realize
it. Simply call the Mariposa County Arts Council,
Inc at (209) 966-3155 between 9/am and 5/pm through
this Friday and insure that you won't miss this
concert.
As I've previously noted, the orchestra has never
sounded better - and they're all yours. Your
friends, neighbors, relatives - whether you live in
Turlock, Merced, Coarsegold, Yosemite Valley,
Mariposa, Oakhurst - this is TRULY your regional
symphony orchestra. And this is a not-to-be-missed
concert: Ludwig van Beethoven's Overture to "Coriolan,"
Franz Joseph Haydn's Symphony #94 "Surprise" and
that final surprise: the brilliant symphony #1 in g
by Vasily Kalinnikov, one of the greatest secrets of
all symphonic music.
Plenty of seats remain for the concert in Mariposa -
on Saturday, May 1 at 7:00 PM in the Fiester
Auditorium of Mariposa County High School. Tickets
for that performance are now on sale at the Mariposa
County Arts Council, Inc.’s office in Mariposa at
5009 Fifth Street (adjacent to The Pizza Factory)
and further information is available by calling the
MCACI at (209) 966-3155. Office hours are M – F,
9/am to 5/pm. Tickets for the Saturday, May 1
concert in Mariposa are $6 for adults and $4 for
students and are also available at the Mariposa
County Visitors Center located at the north end of
town opposite The Miner’s Inn; call the Visitors
Center at (209) 966-7081 for hours. And of course,
the Sunday (May 2) matinee at 1:00 PM in the
Ahwahnee will be first-come, first-seated and we do
suggest parking elsewhere in the Valley and taking
the free shuttle to the Ahwahnee due to the
even-more-limited parking than in the past.
Bottom Line? It's going to be gloriously exciting
music, played by your Mariposa Symphony Orchestra no
matter WHERE you choose to experience it. And don't
forget: I'll announce the winners of this year's
"Young Master Composers Celebration" at both
concerts.
