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Tuolumne County’s BIGGEST PARTY is on its way!

Farmlands and Arts

Pack your saddle bags and come to Tuolumne County—Yosemite National Park’s mountain home! We’re the Heart of the NEW MOTHER LODE!

From September 6th through September 13, 2008 we’ll take you out to our farms, ranches and forest. Plus, one night we’ll show you a great time in a living historic Gold Rush town—Sonora, California!

OUR FESTIVAL IS GREEN! We know how to reduce, reuse and recycle. And this year we’ll go solar! With help from Sol Sierra of Avery, CA. our Mt. Brow Winery event will be off the grid.

With 6 events at 6 different locations, we’ll show you the best of Tuolumne County in the arts, in agriculture, in historic & nature travel.

We are one of California’s fastest growing arts communities! Our farmers & ranchers are dedicated to growing good food. Our wineries and micro-breweries will quench your thirst with good wines & good brews.

The Second Foothill Farmlands ARTS Festival* offers you a relaxed, friendly & affordable time—a traveler’s delight or the perfect place for locals to have a STAY-CATION!

Visit our natural beauty in the heart of California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains....

Golden rolling hills, dark forests, raging rivers and deep roots in agriculture. Ranching, vineyards, fruit orchards, field of flowers. Our mountains are tall and rugged! Sonora Pass and Yosemite’s Tioga Pass are the highest roadways in the Sierra. The headwaters of the Stanislaus and Tuolumne Rivers are here in our mountains.

Our festival will celebrate this lively and creative bunch:

Visual Arts Music Arts Theatre Arts Dance Art
Plein Air Painters
Abstract Artists
Mosaic Artists
Ceramic Artists
Textile Artists
Metalwork
Jewelry Artists
Glasswork
Mixed Media
Print-Making
Photography
Sculpture
Paris Hot Club
Cowboy Classics
Old-Time Tunes
Bluegrass
Western Swing
Latin Jazz
Rhythm & Blues
Classical
Drumming Rhythm
Western Punk
Songwriters
Storytelling
Puppeteers
Jugglers
Sierra Repertory Theatre
The Fallon House Theatre
Stage 3 Theatre
Belly Dancing
Contra-Dancing
Interpretive

CALLING ALL ARTISTS & PHOTOGRAPHERS—
JOIN IN OUR CREATIVE SPIRIT!

Enter The Foothill Farmlands Arts Festival’s Juried Art Exhibit.

We want to feature your Foothill Farmlands Inspired Art. With outstanding art show judges, Daniel Kasser and Chella, we will show accepted works throughout the month of September in historic downtown Sonora. Plus, we’ll have a night to celebrate everyone with a special Art & Music Stroll and Art Show Receptions.

Download the Art Exhibit Entry Form (101kb). If you need more information, please contact us.

*Thanks to the James Irvine Foundation for a generous start-up grant for our festival. We’re grateful to the California Arts Council for help in publicizing our festival. And “Howdy” to Tuolumne County Visitors’ Bureau—another helpful bunch!

And thanks to our local sponsors and donors, who always step up to help each other in Tuolumne County.

For more information, please email us info@farmart.org or give us a call at (209) 532-ARTS