Events

In addition to temperatures in the 80s, this weekend brings a wealth of events:

• Saturday: Clean up after your taxes with a paper-shredding event
• Saturday: The first FreeRock concert
• Sunday: Run for Life Trail Run
• Sunday: Little League’s delayed “opening day” parade
• Sunday: Food trucks

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First came the hot dog dinner, then came the bingo as about 75 people gathered Saturday evening at the Rancho Murieta Association Building for an Optimists family bingo night. (Click photo for larger image.) Read more » about A night of hot dogs and yelling 'Bingo!'

A 5K run/walk and 10K run to benefit Relay for Life and the American Cancer Society will be held 8:30 a.m. April 22 at Lake Clementia. The run/walk will take place on the trails and around the lakes of Rancho Murieta. Registration begins at 8 a.m. Any donation amount will be accepted. Read more » about Run/walk to benefit cancer fight April 22

Posted by Entertainment, Theatre & Culture
Entertainment, Theatre & Culture for Rancho Murieta is getting ready for another season ... and you should be doing the same. ETC’s April update has news about its free kickoff event May 6 and ETC’s $2,000 scholarship contest, open to high school seniors. See the monthly update here. Or download the scholarship application. ETC’s website, with everything about the 2018 season, is here. Read more » about ETC sets table for summer 2018

Dinnertime Sunday saw the return of the Summerfest food trucks to Stonehouse Park. Early-arriving diners, wearing sweaters in the beautiful spring weather, had an easy time choosing among a handful of options. The trucks will be there from 5 to 7:30 p.m. on Sundays into September. (Click for larger image.) Read more » about Food trucks return to Stonehouse Park

→ Gallery of photos from Kids Fishing Day (25 photos)

Seven-year-old Tessa Coleman didn't want to stand too close to the fish she caught, though she was sure she was eating it for dinner. Kiwanis Kids Fishing Day, which happened Saturday after the rain finally stopped, is an annual event that turns Lake Clementia into a classroom so children can put into practice the fishing skills they learn from California Department of Fish and Wildlife personnel and Rancho Murieta Fishing Club volunteers. The lake was stocked with 700 pounds of trout – and 1½ pounds of that total is pictured here. Kiwanis Key Club high school students prepared and served hot dog lunches to the crowd. The Fishing Club says the net holding the fish in the beach part of Lake Clementia will be kept up through the weekend, so have at it, fisherpeople. (Click photo for larger image.) Read more » about Kinda scary, but it might taste good

→ See a photo gallery with 56 more shots from the day

Hundreds of parents, grandparents and children turned out Saturday to enjoy the Kiwanis Club’s annual Easter Egg Hunt and family picnic event at Stonehouse Park. In addition to three age-specific egg hunts, with thousands of treat-filled plastic eggs, there were other activities just made for a warm spring day – a petting zoo, a visit from the Sheriff’s Department Canine Unit, balloon and face art, cookie decorating, eating cotton candy and more. The Murieta Dance Company performed a number from its upcoming show to cap the festivities. (Click photo for larger image.) Read more » about Must be an egg around here somewhere...

The Easter Bunny visits Rancho Murieta Saturday, when the Kiwanis Club holds its annual egg hunt and family picnic event at Stonehouse Park from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., rain or shine. The schedule for the egg hunt is ages 2-4 at 11:40 a.m., ages 5-7 at noon, and ages 8-10 at 12:20 p.m. Activities include the Sheriff’s Department Canine Unit demonstration, a petting zoo, face art and tattoos, cookie decorating, a fire equipment display, and giant bubbles. The Murieta Dance Company will perform at 12:30 p.m. Admission to the egg hunt is free, and tickets may be purchased for food and other activities. Frozen yogurt, popcorn and drinks will be available for purchase. Families are encouraged to bring a picnic and spend the afternoon at the park when the event is over. Read more » about Easter Bunny will hop by on Saturday

Entertainment, Theatre & Culture for Rancho Murieta has published its March community update, and the community nonprofit organization has a special offer if you invite friends to join you in membership. Check out the update. You can learn about the ETC season of summer shows at ranchomurieta.com/etc. Read more » about March's ETC update has a special offer