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 Festival or Event

2009 Mule Days Parade

Bishop Mule Days Celebration

Every year since 1969 during the week prior to Memorial Day, the town of Bishop comes alive with the annual six day presentation of Mule Days. Bishop Mule Days is the major event of the year for...
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 Festival or Event

Native Dancer

Mariposa Pow Wow

Once a year the America Indian Council of Mariposa County of the Southern Sierra Miwuk Nation organizes a traditional Native American celebration. To most people this celebration is known as a Pow...
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 Museum, Theater,...

A sampling of the roughly 400 Paiute-Shoshone baskets on display at the Eastern California Museum.

Eastern California Museum and Bookstore

The Eastern California Museum in Independence has been the repository for Inyo County and Eastern Sierra history for eight decades. That history, from dinosaur bones to Native American baskets to...
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 Action Opportunities

Be more than a passive traveler. There are many opportunities to volunteer and make a difference.

Chuck Waldman's art

Yosemite Art and Education Center

Educational Opportunity

 Festival or Event

Experience the real voices of the Sierra Nevada through the many festivals and events.

Great music every summer weekend under the stars.

Music at the Art Park

06/26/2010 - 08/29/2010

Concerts at Old Greenwood

Lake Tahoe Music Festival

07/22/2010 - 08/07/2010

 
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