Gold Country Writers Present Donna Levin   
June 21  //  Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Auburn

Donna Levin—writing instructor and author of There’s More Than One Way Home—presented “Too Many Writers Are Buried in Plots” where she revealed secrets on creating well-thought-out plotting in a novel at this monthly meeting.

1 Pauline Nevins, Janet Collins, Skip Michael and Michael O’Haver (back); Donna Levin and Nanci Lee Woody (front)   2 Jo Chandler, Joy Hemp and Skip Michael (back); Donna Levin and Kathryn Shields (front)  3 Donna Levin and Margie Yee Webb  4 Kate Luce and Terry Wicks

Photos by Margie Yee Webb and Nanci Lee Woody

Friday Alfresco   
July 14  //  Bogle Vineyards, Clarksburg

Bogle Vineyards invited A Touch of Understanding (ATOU) to be the featured nonprofit at their Friday Alfresco, an after-hours event at the tasting room where attendees listened to live music, enjoyed local food trucks and danced on the lawn, while getting information about ATOU’s disability-awareness program. Bogle donated proceeds from the evening to ATOU. 

1 Meghan Adamski, Debbie Harrell, Kody and Joyce Fernandez with son Levi, and Nolan Nguyen  2 Meghan Adamski and Joe Blanton
3 Attendees dance to music by J Band  4 ATOU Volunteer Speakers: Dwight Lunkley, Pam Gehrts and Jill Mason

Photos by Debbie Harrell

Roseville Downtown Tuesday NightS   
July 25  //  Vernon Street, Roseville

This free, family-friendly event—which ran every Tuesday evening from May through July—brought in vendors, live entertainment, great bands and a kids’ fun zone, in addition to late-night shopping, a classic car show and “Food, Wine and Ale Pairings” with chef demonstrations. 

1 Pablo Cruise performs to a record crowd  2 Entertainer Jeremiah Johnson
3 Juggler Andy Swan  4 Princesses and other famous characters (courtesy of A Dash of Panache)  5 Classic cars on display at the weekly show 

Photos by Dave Lawicka and Curt Lerner

Roseville Area Chamber of Commerce Luncheon  
July 21  //  Maidu Community Center, Roseville

Every third Thursday of the month, the Chamber hosts a luncheon at the Maidu Community Center with a different speaker, sponsor and caterer. 

1 Rob Jensen  2 Stephen Lard, Sherman Whitney and Dave Davis  3 Kate Anastasio, Dr. Tim Herman, Angie Wahl and Dr. Abhis Raythatha

Photos by Margie Yee Webb and Nanci Lee Woody

Los Lagos Garden Tour   
May 20  //  Los Lagos Estates, Granite Bay

Attendees toured five beautiful gardens while enjoying beverages, bites and music at this annual event that benefitted Seniors First. 

1 Abed, Sawsan and Fathi Rashed with Nick Sadek  2 Nawal, Fathia, Susan and Suzie  3 Florence and Dave Faoro  4 Harry III and Harry IV Elliott  5 Rani, Yoshan and Roshan Nurugesh

Photos by Allene and Frank Salerno of Lenie’s Pictures

Blanket Donation    
July 7  //  Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital and Sutter Roseville Medical Center

More than 38,000 blankets and messages of hope were donated and delivered to Sutter as part of the Subaru Loves to Care initiative, where Subaru, its retailers, and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) team up to spread love, warmth and hope to those fighting cancer.

1 Steve Snyder, Susan Willson, Susan Snyder, Sydney Gonzales, Sharron Snyder, Lezlie Hayes and Erica Brown   2 Casey Cutts, Erica Brown, Lynnette Messey and Stuart Snyder  3 Karen Budde with the Sutter Auburn Faith Infusion Center team

Photos by Leslie Meiring

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].