What's Up in Folsom and El Dorado Hills, August 2018
Lean Up is a life-changing fitness, wellness, and weight loss program for people who have struggled to achieve a healthier lifestyle—and it’s free! The program begins September 10 at El Dorado Hills Sports Club and Broadstone Racquet Club but is limited to 225 participants. To learn more and apply (deadline is August 31), visit leanup.net.
Head to the newly relocated American Visions Art Gallery at the Folsom Premium Outlets (13000 Folsom Boulevard, Suite 212) on August 18-19 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. to celebrate the newest release from Thomas Kinkade Studios: The Aristocats, featuring exclusive and highly collectible Disney art curated especially for Disney collectors. Meet Dirk Wunderlich, Thomas Kinkade Studios’ legacy artist, and have your art sketched and hand embellished by a specially trained master highlighter. To RSVP, call 916-790-8741 or email [email protected].
Brush up on your Old Sacramento history with the Sacramento History Museum's Underground Tour, where you can explore excavated foundations, enclosed pathways, and interesting archaeology exhibits. Those interested in the golden part of history are invited to take an interactive Gold Fever! Tour, which allows visitors to take on the persona of a historical character from the Gold Rush. To view tour times and dates, visit sachistorymuseum.org.
Each year, the El Dorado Hills Chamber of Commerce offers scholarships to graduating seniors who plan to continue their education by attending a university, college, or vocational school. Scholarships are based on 50 percent community service, 15 percent work experience and extracurricular activities, and 10 percent scholastic GPA and financial need. This year’s awards—four, $750 scholarships—went to Taylor Czasnojc, Nicholas Stolecki, Maegan Cope, and Samantha Reed.
Lucille’s Coffee Hops & Vine—a third-wave coffee shop owned by Stacey and Ron Conway of Folsom Tap House—is coming soon to 25055 Blue Ravine Road, Suite 100, in Folsom. In addition to coffee from Santa Cruz-based Verve Coffee Roasters, the café plans to sell pastries, small plates, teas, beer, and wine. For opening updates, visit facebook.com/lucillescoffeehopsvine.
Congrats to Folsom Cordova Unified School District’s new principals: Alison McKeeman Rice at Empire Oaks Elementary, Larry Mahoney at Folsom Middle School, and Sandy Spaulding at Theodore Judah Elementary School.
The California State Fair recognized El Dorado Hills’ Mraz Brewing Company with the coveted Brewer of the Year Award. Their beers won a total of six medals, which was the most of any other brewery.
Male employees from Blue Shield of California in El Dorado Hills walked a mile in red stilettos to raise awareness for the victims of domestic violence in May. Last year, the office raised over $43,000 for domestic violence victims to support The Center for Violence-Free Relationships.
Folsom resident Brian Wallace published a non-fiction children’s book based on a dozen ducklings who hatched in his backyard. He and his family had no idea that the duck they kept seeing near the pool would soon give birth. The whole tale made for a great children’s book, so Wallace published Daisy and the Dirty Dozen with Newport Press to detail the story. Pick up your copy at amazon.com or barnesandnoble.com.
The Sacramento region’s Big Day of Giving (BDOG) in May ended up raising $7.4 million for charitable causes in El Dorado, Placer, and Sacramento Counties. Mark your calendars (and checkbooks!) for next year’s BDOG on May 2.
Congrats to Vista del Lago High School students Lauren Tice and Netashia de Bruyn who received $5,000—courtesy of local nonprofit Invest LOV—to purchase charity donation meters to place around Folsom. The program, started by Vista teacher Janice Johnson, allows students to better the community through a chosen project and is expanding to Folsom High School this fall. Donations can be made online at investlov.com.
A new gourmet burger shop is coming to El Dorado Hills! Burgerim allows for a nearly endless number of customizable burgers thanks to a wide variety of proteins, toppings, sauces, and buns. Check them out at 4540 Post Street, Suite 290.
Congrats to the Choreographer’s Initiative 2018 winners from Hawkins School of Performing Arts: Ashton Titus (first place), Faith Moreno (second place), and Shelby Baird and Mira Begg (third place tie). The event, which discovers and promotes young choreographic talent in the Sacramento region, is open to ages 12-18. For more info, email [email protected].
Congrats to Sorina Monteanu, a student at George Washington Carver School of Arts and Science, who won the Community PRIDE Scholarship from Rancho Cordova city officials. The scholarship is given to a high school senior who demonstrates pride in the community and its officials while also working hard to succeed. Monteanu, who plans on attending UC Merced in the fall, frequently gives back to the community through acts of kindness.
A new exhibit at the Gallery at 48 Natoma provides spectators with words of relationship advice through various media, thanks to Life Lessons. Come see fabric portraits by Sandra Poteet, sculptures by Amanda Paoletti, and paintings by Chris Foster through September 8.
Over 200 new Folsom Ranch homes will house their first residents this fall in the Azure and Dakota neighborhoods. Taylor Morrison, the construction company building the subdivision, expects the first model homes to be completed by summer’s end.
Folsom Lock and Security—located at 711 East Bidwell Street—is hosting a Grand Opening Party on August 25 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. with free lunch, refreshments, music, raffle prizes, and more.
—Alyssa Mielke