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Activities for the End of May. Come find out what a great place Calaveras and Alpine counties are!

If you would like to discuss the dynamics of what is happening or would like information and real estate opportunities in the Bear Valley, Arnold, Murphy's, Angels Camp and Copperopolis area please email me at Daniel@BigTreesRealty.com or go to www.BigTreesRealty.com call me at 1 209 795-4218 By clicking here you can search like a Realtor.

Activities for Calaveras and Alpine cOUNTIES

May 29, 2009 - Alchemy Restaurant and Wine Bar

. Don't miss local jazz legend Matt Cullen, performing

classic jazz on our patio every Friday from 5:30-8 pm. There's even room to dance if you wish!

May 30, 2009 - Walking Tours of Historic Downtown Murphys are available at no charge on Saturday

mornings at 10am leaving from the Ol' Miners Museum across from the Murphys Hotel. Please contact Bob Buchanan

at 209-728-3517 to confirm dates and times or to set up a tour for a group of 12 or more.

May 30, 2009 - The Spice Tin Grand Opening. Dave Bowman will provide background

music as visitors sample French confits, Apricot Pepper Sauce and salts from around the

world. Local author, Terry Traub R.D.H., B.S. will be signing her book, Food For Some,

Poison for Others which covers food allergies and includes extensive recipes. For the BBQ

aficionados, tri tips will be smoked in the barrel using Jan's Sidewinder and One Trick Pony

rubs for a fun comparison of these two custom seasonings. All are welcomed to visit the

spice wall with 150+ spices from Allspice to Zaatar and enjoy the culinary sights and scents

of world cultures.

May 30, 2009 - The Calaveras Arts Council invites you to join them for Voices in the Mountains, their first

"Home Concert, Fundraiser for the Arts" featuring the Mountain Melody Women's Chorus and plein air artists from 2-

5 pm in Murphys. $30 per person. Call 209-754-1774 to purchase tickets or obtain additional information.

May 30, 2009 - Sustainable Home Bus Tour sponsored by the Central Sierra Ecological

Building Association will be featuring the Red Apple Ranch development here in Murphys.

Spend an inspiring, informative and fun day along the beautiful Highway 4 corridor of

Calaveras County visiting three examples of sustainable green building. The bus tour,

including lunch, is $30/person or $25/person for FoCus members. Reservations required.

Call 209-293-7702 for more information or to make a reservation.

May 30 & 31 - 1st Annual Calaveras International Film Festival. 30 films, 20 countries, 2 days, 1 Festival!

Yes, you read it correctly, Murphys is now home to the 1st Annual Calaveras International Film Festival. The

festival's goal is to bring awareness to independent film making and share quality films that are not on the main

stream circuit. A fun and creative twist that the CIFF has thrown in is that each film has been paired with a local

wine. The CIFF chose Murphys for it's unique qualities, great food, beauty and great wines. The weekend starts off

on Friday night with a BBQ and wine tasting at the Zucca Mountain Vineyards Tasting Room and Garden. Discover

one of their 2007 not yet released wines on this night only! Saturday morning, walk over to the Black Bart Theatre

where the festival starts during the day with award winning Feature Films. Saturday night stroll over to the

Newsome Harlow Tasting Room off of Main Street at 7pm for the After Hours fest featuring a collection of films in the

experimental and grind house genre. Sunday enjoy more films at the Black Bart Theatre. Tickets are $35.00 for

Saturday or $30.00 for Sunday (Includes the After Hours Fest at Newsome Harlow and the Kick off BBQ at Zucca) Or

go both days for $50.00. You can find information about the festival at www.calaverasfilm.com. Tickets are

available locally at the Zucca Mountain Vineyards Tasting Room.

May 31, 2009 - CHICKEN-IN-A-BARREL - Michelson Elementary Parent Club's annual fundraiser will be at

Murphys' Park from 12:00 noon until 6:00 p.m. They will be raffling off Ironstone Amphitheater 2009 Concert

Series tickets for two people (only 125 tickets being sold -- so chances for winning are excellent). This is for each

and every concert at Ironstone. There are a limited number of tickets left; contact Yvonne Heryford at 728-3371 if

you want to purchase yours now. This is a great prize and goes to a great cause -- our local kids.

May 31, 2009 - Glory Hole Sports has put together a great line-up of free seminars on fishing for 2009.

The seminars will be held at Glory Hole at 3:00 pm on select Sundays. A raffle will be held after each seminar, there

will be great deals on items in the store and hot dogs will be $1! For more information call Glory Hole Sports at 209-

736-4333. This seminar will be Take a Kid Bass Fishing from the Bank presented by Randy Pringle of The Fishin'

Instructor.

June 3, 2009 - Join the Tanner's on Wednesday, June 3rd at 6:00 pm for their first "Wednesdays at

Tanners" night... featuring THAI NIGHT at TANNERS! Pairing 4 Tanner wines with delicious food samples from The

Thai House, Valley Springs. Cost is $10 per person (Wine Club Members $7). Thai dinners and wine available after

tasting! Special Tanner wine discounts are always great at "Wednesdays at Tanners" and we ship! Space limited, call

for reservations 209.728-8229. Join us every 1st and 3rd Wednesday for "Wednesdays at Tanners" through August!

Tanner Vineyards, 202 Main Street, Murphys. Private Tastings & Catering available tannervineyards@att.net.

June 5, 2009 - Grape Growers Meeting. The Murphys Historic Hotel hosts the Calaveras Wine Grape Alliance at

9:00 am in the Murphys Historic Hotel (Downstairs-Gold Room) June's speaker will be Glenn McGourty of

Biodynamics. There is no cost for CWA members to attend, non-members $10.00 Breakfast is offered from the

menu and if you plan to eat, please arrive no later than 8:30am . Contact 209-728-3444 for more information.

June 5, 2009 - First Friday in the Park from 5:30 - 8 pm. Fun for the entire family. Free live entertainment by

local musicians. Food provided by local caterers and restaurants and beverages will be available for purchase.

Sponsored by the Calaveras Community Club. Proceeds go to help maintain the park.

June 6, 2009 - Walking Tours of Historic Downtown Murphys are available at no charge on Saturday mornings

at 10am leaving from the Old Timers Museum across from the Murphys Hotel. Please contact Bob Buchanan at 209-

728-3517 to confirm dates and times or to set up a tour for a group of 12 or more.

If you would like to discuss the dynamics of what is happening or would like information and real estate opportunities in the Bear Valley, Arnold, Murphy's, Angels Camp and Copperopolis area please email me at Daniel@BigTreesRealty.com or go to www.BigTreesRealty.com call me at 1 209 795-4218 By clicking here you can search like a Realtor.

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If you would like to discuss the dynamics of what is happening or would like information and real estate opportunities in the Bear Valley, Arnold, Murphy's, Angels Camp and Copperopolis area please email me at Daniel@BigTreesRealty.com or go to www.BigTreesRealty.com call me at 1 209 795-4218 By clicking here you can search like a Realtor.

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17 Homes sold in April. Most homes sold in the $270,000 Price range.

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There have been 11 closing in the last 30 days.

There are currently 21 homes pending sale. The market is showing quite a bit more activitity. Days on Market is slowly reducing.

If you would like to discuss the dynamics of what is happening or would like information and real estate opportunities in the Bear Valley, Arnold, Murphy's, Angels Camp and Copperopolis area please email me at Daniel@BigTreesRealty.com or go to www.BigTreesRealty.com call me at 1 209 795-4218 By clicking here you can search like a Realtor.

Timing is everything when it comes to buying at the right time.

Timing is Everything

I have gone through many cycles in my real estate career. There are always good buys , but at certain times opportunity knocks and gives buyers a unique time where there is an unusual situation to buy. Communicating this to customers is critical. I believe the best time to buy with such a vast selection will be from now to May or December of 2009. This will occur because of the following:

1) Many buyer have waited years to buy vacation homes.

2) The Baby boomers are now very close to retirement.

3) The national news has finally stated the bottom is near and 2009-2010 will be the turning point for much of the US real estate Markets

If you would like to discuss the dynamics of what is happening or would like information and real estate opportunities in the Bear Valley, Arnold, Murphy's, Angels Camp and Copperopolis area please email me at Daniel@BigTreesRealty.com or go to www.BigTreesRealty.com call me at 1 209 795-4218 By clicking here you can search like a Realtor.

Grand Opening of the Spice Tin. A Unique new store in Murphys CA

The Spice Tin is a new Unique shop that is an example of what is happening to the corridor composed of Murphys, Angels Camp, Copperopolis, Arnold and Bear Valley. For opportunities in visiting our area Click Here www.SierraVacatioRentals.com For information on Real Estate or properties in the area Click Here or call 1 209 795-4218 Daniel Seider www.BigTreesRealty.com Murphys, CA....Everyone who would like to add spice to their life is invited to gather in historic downtown Murphys to take part in the grand opening of The Spice Tin on Saturday, May 30, starting at 11 a.m. Murphys' newest unique shop, owned and operated by Patty and Jan Schulz, is located at 457 N. Algiers St., behind the Sierra Nevada Adventure Co. at the corner of Main St. and Algiers. It offers over 150 spices from Allspice to Zaatar in addition to fine art and world treasures.....


"We have dealt with a variety of suppliers to obtain herbs, spices, salts and mushrooms from all over the world," says Patty Schulz. "Some of the rare spices available for purchase include Marash chili flakes, saffron from Spain and black truffle salt."

For the opening celebration, Dave Bowman will provide background guitar music as visitors sample French comfits, Apricot Pepper Sauce and salts from around the world. Two selections of barrel-smoked tri-tip, one seasoned with Jan's Sidewinder, the other with One Trick Pony will allow customers to chose their favorite.

Local author Terry Traub will be on hand to sign her book "Food for Some, Poison for Others" that covers food allergies and includes extensive recipes.

The Spice Tin is housed in an historic building that has its own spicy history. It once served as the entrance to an underground tunnel used to secretly move whiskey to the Murphys Hotel during Prohibition.

The metal encased building was originally located at the corner of Main St. and Big Trees Rd. In 1910 it was moved to its present location and served as storage for the old general store. Its present owners, Lincoln Avenue Investors LLC, recently contracted with STT Construction of Murphys to give the building a thorough facelift. Great care has been taken to keep the original nature of the structure intact.

It was during the reconstruction that the tunnel was discovered and its history revealed.

The Spice Tin is open seven days a week from 11:00 to 5:00. Further information is available at the store's web site www.thespicetin.com

The Spice Tin is a new Unique shop that is an example of what is happening to the corridor composed of Murphys, Angels Camp, Copperopolis, Arnold and Bear Valley. For opportunities in visiting our area Click Here www.SierraVacatioRentals.com For information on Real Estate or properties in the area Click Here or call 1 209 795-4218 Daniel Seider www.BigTreesRealty.com