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Pastry Chef Dawnelle will instruct children aged 5 - 12 how to decorate holiday cookies at this fun, 90 minute cooking class to be held at Greens Market.

Register early. Space is limited to 15 students per session, with two sessions available.  Fee includes instruction and a dozen cookies to take home to enjoy.

Columbia State Historic Park — once a bustling, brawling gold rush town — sits at an elevation of 2,100 feet amongst the oaks of the Sierra Nevada foothills.  In the mid 1800's, the town of Columbia was one of the largest cities in California, attracting people from other US states as well as other countries with promises of gold.  In fact, between 1850 and the early 1900s, as much as $150 million in gold was mined in Columbia.

As dep...

Painting pottery at Color Me Mine is child's play!  Hundreds of pottery pieces line the shelves at the store, awaiting to be chosen by a child and then personalized.  Children can choose to paint a figurine for display, a plate to eat a favorite meal off of, or a vase to give as a gift to a loved one.

Studio fee to paint is $6 for kids, $10 for adults, but there are some special deals to be had!  Check the website's calendar of event...

On two Saturdays each month at 10AM, Lowe's hosts Build & Grow workshops, where children create wood craft projects with a parent or caregiver.  Each workshop features a different project: napkin holder, birdhouse, race car, ball toss game, etc.

Pre-register here.

The San Joaquin Valley is synonymous with California's finest stone fruit growers, and the small, historic town of Ripon celebrates that with its annual Almond Blossom Festival.  The festival, which takes place during the last weekend of February, is a four-day family affair and is a classic country fair type event. 

The annual spaghetti feed and the pancake breakfasts benefit the local community's charity clubs and associations; the...

The North Modesto Kiwanis Club presents the 13th Annual Graffiti Weekend.  The fun begins Friday night at 7pm with the Classic Car Parade in downtown Modesto.  If you miss the cars Friday night, you can still check them out all day Saturday and Sunday at MJC West Campus.  While you are at the festival check out the unique craft booths, vendor booths and great food booths.  The weekend concludes with a concert by the Greg Kihn Band fr...

Grade schoolers may gain a knowledge and foster an interest in the Chinese culture during this fun-filled four-day camp.

Organized by the Wisdom Chinese Schools and the Association of Northern California Chinese Schools, the the 3rd Annual Chinese Culture Camp will be held this year July 5 - 8, 2011, from 8am - 12:30pm at Enslen Elementary School.  Facets of culture explored include: the Mandarin language, Chinese Traditional Folk Dan...

When you believe that finding one's self is a messy and loud process, what do you name your business?  ArtBeast, of course!!

ArtBeast is a drop-in arts studio for the youngest set of artists around — the focus is on those 6 years and younger — but certainly everyone is welcome.  The "Open Studio" is stocked with a vast assortment of craft materials (glitter, paint, clay, recycled bits, objects from nature, scissors, glues, paper, cra...

June 16th, 2012

The Fruit Yard in East Modesto hosts the 18th annual Back to Graffiti event.  The classic car show begins at 9am.  Throughout the day there will be a 50/50 raffle, music, vendors, kids events and food booths.

On two Saturdays each month at 10AM, Lowe's hosts Build & Grow workshops, where children create wood craft projects with a parent or caregiver.  Each workshop features a different project: napkin holder, birdhouse, race car, ball toss game, etc.

Pre-register here.