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November Pre-Thanksgiving Events
Events
Thanksgiving Service
Christian Science Reading Room | 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Community Thanksgiving Lunch
Sonora Senior Center | 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Columbia College Men's Basketball Game
Columbia College Oak Pavilion | 6:00 pm
Christian Science Reading Room | 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Community Thanksgiving Lunch
Sonora Senior Center | 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Columbia College Men's Basketball Game
Columbia College Oak Pavilion | 6:00 pm
Klassen Klassic Turkey Trot
Murphys Community Park | 8:00 am
Calaveras Master Gardeners Open Garden Gate
Calaveras Master Gardeners Demonstration Garden | 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Free Community Thanksgiving Dinner
Ebbetts Pass Moose Lodge #1123 | 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Murphys Community Park | 8:00 am
Calaveras Master Gardeners Open Garden Gate
Calaveras Master Gardeners Demonstration Garden | 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Free Community Thanksgiving Dinner
Ebbetts Pass Moose Lodge #1123 | 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Sonora Christmas Artisan Fair
Mother Lode Fairgrounds | 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Mind Over Matter
Tuolumne County Enrichment Center | 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Mother Lode Fairgrounds | 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Mind Over Matter
Tuolumne County Enrichment Center | 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
40th Christmas in the Country Craft Faire and Luncheon
Mountain Ranch Community Club | 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
FREE Aloft Art Gallery Holiday Ornament Event
Aloft Art gallery | 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Sonora Christmas Artisan Fair
Mother Lode Fairgrounds | 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
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Mountain Ranch Community Club | 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
FREE Aloft Art Gallery Holiday Ornament Event
Aloft Art gallery | 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Sonora Christmas Artisan Fair
Mother Lode Fairgrounds | 10:00 am - 4:00 pm