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This music will move you
It promises to be a foot-stompin’ good time
Mother’s Day weekend for the Bluegrass in the
Spring music festival at Calico Ghost Town
north of Barstow.
Some of the genre’s top acts will be performing,
including Stuck in Reverse, a Las Vegas-based
band known for its bluegrass, gospel and other
musical stylings; the female quartet High Hills
Bluegrass Band; and the Gates McEuen Hails band,
featuring Nathan McEuen, son of the Nitty Gritty
Dirt Band’s John McEuen.
The younger McEuen handles guitars, piano and
percussion, and has performed at the Grand Ol’
Opry and on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.”
Also on the bill is Byron Berline, considered to be
one of the country’s pre-eminent fiddle players.
In addition to musical performances, there will
be contests and family fun for all ages.
Roll call of the brave
Riverside National Cemetery is looking for a few good men
and women to participate in a Memorial Day tribute.
The cemetery’s Roll Call Project needs more than 300 people
to read the names of 150,000 veterans who are buried there.
The volunteers, working one-hour shifts in pairs, will alternate
in reading aloud the name of each veteran, starting
May 16 and continuing — day and night — through May 25.
“We are reaching out to the community to take part in this
unique project,” said Gill Galo, cemetery director.
Unique indeed. It’s likely the first time something like
this has been undertaken at any national cemetery.
For more information, call Jim Ruester at 951-653-8417,
ext. 877, or e-mail james.ruester@va.gov with the words “roll call”
in the subject line.
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Bluegrass in the Spring music festival, featuring Stuck in Reverse (above)
Calico Ghost Town, Interstate 15 north of Barstow; May 9-10;
$10 adults, $5 ages 6-15; 800-862-2542, www.calicotown.com.
A bouquet of art
More than beautiful flowers and plants will be
growing at the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden. It
soon will be time for the third annual Art in the Garden
outdoor exhibition.
“Images in Nature”
will be the theme
of the third annual
event, coming
June 6-7 at the
spectacular getaway
also known as
California’s native
garden.
The event will feature juried works in a range of
media, including acrylic, oil, watercolor, pen and ink,
wood and metal sculptures, photography, pottery and
stoneware. The setting couldn’t be better, with the
botanic garden’s meandering pathways and panoramic
mountain views.
For refreshments, Sycamore Cafe on the patio of the
California Garden Shop will be serving gourmet salads
and sandwiches, nutritious snacks for the kids, and
Bert & Rocky’s ice cream for everyone.
Art in the Garden, “Images in Nature”
Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, 1500 N. College Ave.,
Claremont; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 6-7; $8 adults, $6 seniors
and students, $4 children; 909-625-8767, www.rsabg.org.