Outtakes: Roseville Region Happenings
Apr 26, 2016 03:24PM ● By David Norby
Norma Faubert, Jhoana De La Cruz and Angie Van Vleet
If you know of any events happening in the Roseville, Granite Bay and Rocklin area, or have photos you would like to share with us, please submit them to [email protected].
Run Rocklin April 10 / Johnson-Springview Regional Park
The main beneficiary for this 13th annual event—featuring a 5K, 12K, half marathon and kids’ fun runs—was the Matt Redding Foundation, whose purpose is to continue and encourage the pursuit of education in protective services by providing scholarships to Del Oro High School, Whitney High School and Rocklin High School students. Following the races, participants enjoyed food, beverages, music, a bounce house and lifestyle expo.
Destiny Community Center Grand Opening March 19 / Destiny Christian Church, Rocklin
The vision of Destiny Community Center is to provide easy access to services, and offer health and wellness to individuals and their families, supporting them emotionally, physically and mentally.
Funny Bones Comedy Show & Awards Night April 1 / Timber Creek Ballroom, Roseville
This fund-raiser for the Placer SPCA featured silent and live auctions, dinner, drinks, a Hero Awards presentation—where local heroes (animals and people) who go above and beyond to demonstrate the human-animal bond were honored—and a comedy show. This year marked the 15th annual event and included comedian Jeff Applebaum, along with attendees like Big Jim Hall of K-HITS, Pauline Roccucci (councilmember for the City of Roseville) and Roseville Mayor Carol Garcia.
Placer County STEM Expo March 5 / William Jessup University, Rocklin
STEM Expo, “an innovative alternative to the typical science fair,” is an affiliate of the California State Science Fair (CSSF). This free, one-day event—the sixth annual—showcased over 200 projects from more than 300 elementary and high school students representing 34 local schools and organizations. The non-traditional science fair offered seven categories: Rube Goldberg, Invention, Science Fiction, Environmental/Agricultural Innovation, Reverse Engineering, Robotics/Computer Science, and Scientific Inquiry.
The Artists of Timber Creek’s Fine Art Show and Sale March 19-20 / Timber Creek Ballroom and Art Gallery, Roseville
This free, 21st annual art show featured original art in a wide variety of styles, and included landscapes, still life, abstracts and portraits.
