Placer County

Sosamma Samuel Burnett, who serves as the Public Policy Department Chairwoman at William Jessup University, gave us her list of the top 10  state, national, and international political news items of 2010.  (She notes that they are not really ranked in order of importance).    1)  Jerry Brown defeats Meg Whitman to serve as...

Placer County Sheriff Captain Jeffrey Ausnow announced that today’s efforts to find the missing snow boarder, Shawnte Willis, at Alpine Meadows were unsuccessful.  Ausnow said “weather conditions prevented us from using helicopters during today’s search and the break in the weather we were hoping for before nightfall never occurred. Currently the weather is starting...

By PLACER COUNTY ONLINE One of Hollywood’s gifts to moviegoers this year is the delightful film “The King’s Speech,” starring  Colin Firth, Guy Pearce, Helena Carter Bonham, Geoffrey Rush, Timothy Gambon, Eve Best and Michael Spall.Salon writer Andrew O’Hehir calls “The King’s Speech” a “great night at the movies and a terrific yarn of unexpected human and...

    ARTISTS: Bob James, Harvey Mason, Nathan East and Chuck Loeb. Guest vocalists by Anita Baker and Ruben Studdard. NOTES: Music by a contemporary jazz outfit who has been around for 20 years recording a dozen albums. REVIEW: “Like the well-oiled precision machine that it is, Fourplay’s latest cements its reputation as a...

By PLACER COUNTY ONLINE Placer County has something for everyone on New Year’s Eve, including dining and partying.  Check out our NYE dining list here. For those who want to rock, Brian Setzer performs at Thunder Valley Casino,  Tesla’s Frank Hannon performs at Coach’s/Strike’s Bowling in Rocklin and Placer Arts presents the Mark Castro...

New Years fireworks at Squaw Valley. Click here for more information.

“Strangleland” brings to The Placer Arts Building the senior project of Placer High School student Vincent Salizar. Ranging from poetry and clay to glass and paint, this show is curated by Vincent for his senior project and highlights several of his pieces. For further details, contact PlacerArts at (530) 885-5670 or office@placerarts.org. The Arts...