Out in Folsom What is happening around Folsom  Thursday, September 10, 4:30: the Folsom Grom Race Series starts. Mountain bike racing for kids in fifth grade and under at Lakeside Church, 745 Oak Avenue Parkway, then two more Thursdays. Series entry runs $35 to $185. Thursday, September 10, 4 to 8: Passport to Paradise. Historic Folsom's tropical shopping passport night. Pick one up, work your way through more than 20 shops on Sutter Street, and dress the part if you like.  September 11 to 13: PaddleSplash on Lake Natoma. Three days at Black Miners Bar. Friday has a free water safety clinic at 3. Sunday is race day: the 8-mile at 9, the 2-mile at 9:15, a kids' sprint at 11 and a first-timers' race at 11:30. State Parks parking fee at the booth.  Friday, September 11, 6 to 8: the Rotary Fall Concert Series opens with Brisco County. Free, all ages, at the Zittel Family Amphitheater, 200 Wool Street. Lawn chairs and dancing encouraged. Saturday, September 12: Light Up the Dark at the Zittel Amphitheater |
The ninth year of Powerhouse Ministries' free music festival at 200 Wool Street. Bring a lawn chair, and reserve a free ticket so they can plan. Sunday, September 13: All About Joel at the Harris Center. David Clark does Billy Joel, start to finish. A good one for a Sunday evening on the college campus.  Sunday, September 13: The Big Splash on Lake Natoma. A hundred people doing yoga on paddleboards at Black Miners Bar, 4:30 to 6. The finale of PaddleSplash weekend; watch from the shore if you would rather stay dry. Friday, September 18: Dancin' in September at the Zittel Amphitheater |
Clean Slate plays the Rotary fundraiser at 200 Wool Street, doors at 6, band at 7. $35 ahead, $40 at the door. Saturday, September 19: Folsom Community Service Day |
The thirteenth year. Projects all over town from 8 to 1, sign up with the city and bring gloves.  Saturday, September 19: Rotary Fall Concert, Granite City 909. Free at the Zittel Amphitheater, 6 to 8. Bring a chair and dinner from Sutter Street. Every Saturday, 8 to 1: the Farmers Market in the Plaza. Sutter Street Plaza by the railroad turntable, rain or shine, free. The right way to start a Saturday in town. |