KNOW AND GO:

July 10, 7-10 p.m.
What: kick off dance party with the Mumbo Gumbo band
Where: Canopy Plaza at the Quarry Ponds Center at 5530 Douglas Blvd., Granite Bay
Cost: $20 including a glass of Sonoma Chardonnay
July 11, 7 p.m.
What: live music acts from jazz pianist Jimmy Martinez, vocalist Laura Didier, jazz guitarist Jim Spiro and local singer and song writer Autumn Sky
Where: East Patio, West Patio and Canopy Plaza at the Quarry Ponds Center
This event is free.
July 12, Noon
What: blues with Bobby D.
Where: Canopy Plaza at the Quarry Ponds Center
This event is free.
For more information and to buy tickets online, go to www.quarryponds.com

For music and dance lovers, here’s something to look forward to: the three-day long first Placer Blues to Jazz (mini) Fest, produced by Valerie V Music and Quarry Ponds Center.
“We came up with the idea to have a festival specifically for this area,” said producer and Granite Bay resident Valerie Weinberg of Valerie V Music. “This is a way of opening up South Placer County to the awareness that we definitely have some culture and excitement and fun here.”
Quarry Ponds Center owner Lisa Powers said the event is part of their continuing summer concert series.
“It’s just a wonderful festival and we have some incredible talent,” Powers said.