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2013 ENTERTAINMENT SCHEDULE

PHOTO BY KAREN SPENCER

Mason Partak, right, pictured here with his mother, Kathy Partak, will give acooking demonstration at 11 a.m. Sunday on the Mandarin Cooking Stage.

Daily EntertainmentTeichert Gazebo: Sebastian Sidi Smokin Hot PianoSierra Building: Lion HarpStrolling: Flo the Clown, Sadie the Balloon Lady, Timbucktunes (Sun. only)

Wells Fargo Main Stage(Gold Country Court)

Friday Nov. 2211:30 a.m. Thunderfoot Cloggers1 p.m. Best Placer County

Mandarin Judging2 p.m. Eric Buss,

Comedic Magician3 p.m. Karissa Lee

Saturday Nov. 2311 a.m. Eric Buss, Comedic Magician11:45 a.m. Sugar Plum Fairies

Pageant12:45 p.m. Kevin Kricks

In Sync Dance

2 p.m. Eric Buss,Comedic Magician2:45 p.m. Thunderfoot Cloggers3:30 p.m. Eric Buss,

Comedic Magician4 p.m. Thunderfoot Cloggers

Sunday Nov. 2411:30 a.m. Eric Buss,

Comedic Magician12:15 p.m. Karissa Lee1:15 p.m. Granite Bay Dance2:30 p.m. Eric Buss,

Comedic Magician

Red BarnSaturday Nov. 2310:30 a.m. Miss Mandarin Pageant

Mandarin Cooking Stage(Armory Building)Sponsored by Sierra Brokers and Jack-in-the-Box

Friday Nov. 2211:15 a.m. Mandarin product

sampling 1 p.m. Ryan Griffith2 p.m. Rachel Griffith, 2012

Grand Prize Winner3:30 p.m. Chef Bre Deschaine

Saturday Nov. 239:30 a.m. Mandarin Product

sampling 11 a.m. UCCE12:30 p.m. Chef Bre Deschaine

1:45 p.m. Amy Summers,Sierra Brokers3 p.m. Katie Carnahan,

Sierra Brokers4:15 p.m. Chef Bre Deschaine

Sunday Nov.2410:30 a.m. Mandarin Product

sampling 11 a.m. Mason Partak12:15 p.m. Recipe Contest2:30 p.m. Chef Bre Deschaine3:30 p.m. Recipe contest winners announced

Schedule subject to changewithout notice

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Look for Sadie the Balloon Lady strolling around the GoldCountry Fairgrounds.

Craft cookware, valued at morethan $1,700 and there are cashprizes for the top recipes ineach category with bonus prizesfor cooking with products fromSnows Citrus Court. You can get

an entry form at MadarinFesti-val.com with all the details.

Entertainment andcooking demonstrations

Enjoy a great selection of liveentertainment on three stagesincluding Eric Buss, comedicmagician from Americas GotTalent, performing daily on the Wells Fargo Stage; and NPRentertainer Sebastian SidisSmokin Hot Piano in theTeichert Gazebo. Catch Man-darin Rose, Sadie the BalloonLady, and musicians strolling around.

On the Cooking Demonstra-tion Stage in the Armory Build-ing, sponsored by Sierra Brokersand Jack in the Box, you canlearn tricks of the trade as cooksdemonstrate using mandarinoranges, and samples from ven-dors are presented. For the kids

there are bounce houses, racecars and more in the McDon-alds Mini Mandarin Grove.

What to do andwhere to find it at

For the best way to enjoy aday of shopping, taking in theentertainment and feasting,hop aboard the Sleep TrainExpress Shuttle for a guidedtour of the festival.

Engineer Ken points out where things are, interesting

vendors, activities and food. Youcan hop off and on at designat-ed buildings. You can also find amap and information at theCalifornia Health and WellnessInformation Booth.

Take the time to experienceall the Mountain Mandarin Fes-tival brings to you. You may want to spread your visit overtwo days.

Proceeds benefit: NABA schol-arships and the Alta Vista Char-ter School.

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All aboard the Sleep Train Express Shuttle, where EngineerKen will point out highlights and activities.

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W hen organizers inthe tiny foothillstown of Newcastle

held their first MountainMandarin Festival 20 yearsago, they never imaginedthat it would grow to thethree-day event that now attracts 25-30,000 peoplefrom throughout the WestCoast.

In fact it quickly outgrew the town center and isnow held at the GoldCountry Fairgrounds inneighboring Auburn.

The original NewcastleMandarin Festival wasstarted by Joanne Neft onbehalf of the Newcastle Area Business Association.

The group wanted to high-light a unique, locally-grown agricultural prod-uct with a celebration that would contribute to theeconomy of the area.Mandarins have beengrown in the foothills sur-rounding Newcastle sincethe late 1800s. The firstcommercial mandarinendeavors were started inthe 1950s by Frank Aguilar,Ed Pilz and Harold Struble,and there are now morethan 80 growers in PlacerCounty.

The first year of the festi-val, there were approxi-mately 1,500 visitors and ahandful of mandarin

growers. When the festivalbegan to impact the ability of the Newcastle down-town merchants to con-duct business and parking became more and moredifficult, the festival wasmoved to the Gold Coun-try Fairgrounds.

Today the MountainMandarin Festival is athree-day affair, boastsmore than 200 vendors,provides live entertain-ment, cooking demonstra-tions and you can expectto find thousands of thoseorange mesh bags filled with tasty mandarinoranges ready to takehome.

When Joanne Neftstarted the NewcastleMandarin Festival 20years ago, it was tohighlight a unique,locally-grown agricul-tural product in away that would con-tribute to the localeconomy. The firstevent drew 1,500visitors to downtownNewcastle.


Twenty magical years and

still growing strong

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Since the Mountain Mandarin Festivalstarted in downtown Newcastle, theNewcastle Area Business Association(NABA) has presented more than $64,000

in scholarship funds, generated at the fes-tival, to graduating students in the Newcas-tle, Ophir and Penryn area.

There are now four scholarships awardedfor $1,000 to each student.

In 2013, $1,000 scholarships for scholas-tic excellence were awarded to four highschool graduates, Beata Mackenroth,Jeeyun Eunice Kim, Sarah Fenner and Tay-lor Jabusch, who were not only outstanding scholars, but were also very involved incommunity activities and were well-rounded in their personal endeavors.

Juniors who reside in the Newcastle/Pen-ryn area who are interested in applying forfuture scholarships should contact theMountain Mandarin Festival at (916) 663-1918 or go to mandarinfestival.com.


V isitors to the Mandarin Festival willhave an opportunity to take a trip tothe other side of the world: Kisongo,Tanzania.

Through Kisongo Trek, the newest World Vision Experience, you can trav-el to Babayetus home and hear the real-life story of how his village moved frompoverty to hope with help from World Vision and people like you.

This immersive experience brings thesights and sounds of Africa to life using innovative technology, state-of-the-artcinematography, and captivating imagery all in the back of a mobilesemi-truck.

Youll go on a bus ride down the roadsof Tanzania, get an up-close glimpse of what its like to live in poverty, and dis-cover proven solutions that help fami-lies build a better life.

Kisongo Trek gives you and yourentire community the opportunity tostep into a world where poverty is in thepast and children can look toward abright future.

Mandarin Festival, NABA award schoTake a trek to Kisongo

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Back row, from left, NABA President Joe Irvin, ElliotRose and Tom Aguilar. Front, from left , BeataMackenroth, Jeeyun and Alex Blanca.

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They raised chickens and sold the eggs too, but it wasnt long before thechicken houses were replaced with hothouses to raise the more popularpansies and other flowers.

Today, son Earle and his family continue the Eisley tradition of providinghigh quality bedding plants and potted plants for retail and wholesale

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The Sierra foothills are dot-ted with orange in the win-ter from the beautiful man-darin trees bursting with fruit.

Mandarin season kicks off with the Mountain MandarinFestival, celebrating 20 magical years, Nov. 22 through 24 at theGold Country Fairgrounds in Auburn. But the magic doesnt

stop there.Following the festival each

year, the Mountain MandarinGrowers Association (MMGA)hosts Orchard Days the first andthird weekends in December atparticipating member orchardsfrom Penryn, Newcastle andLoomis to Lincoln and Auburn.

This year Orchard Days takesplace December 7, 8, 21 and 22.The event features the sale of fresh mandarins and man-darin-based products along with crafters, artists, wine tast-ing, food, farm animals and funfor the whole family.

Many MMGA memberorchards welcome visitors daily throughout mandarin season,typically mid-Novemberthrough March, although theexact dates vary each year dueto the weather.

This year the crop is earlier

than it has been for several years and our trees are heavy with fruit due to the warmspring, said Tom Aguilar, own-er of Mandarin Hill Orchards,one of the oldest mandaringroves in Placer County. Sotherell be plenty of mandarinsfor the Mandarin Festival,Orchard Days and the holidays.Placer grown mandarins aremore flavorful because we letthem ripen on the trees andhand pick them to be sure they are ready to eat. Kids love thembecause they are sweet andeasy to peel, making them aperfect snack.

Mandarins have been a farm-ing tradition for more than 125 years in the Placer County foothills. Welsh settlers in the

town of Penryn planted the firstmandarin trees in the 1880s.Toms father, Frank Aguilar,along with Ed Pilz and HaroldStruble, planted mandarin treesin South Placer during the1950s. Together they purchaseda sizing machine and begansupplying fresh mandarins tolocal customers and grocery stores. Boxed mandarins soonbecame a much-anticipated giftthroughout the country and with soldiers in foreign wars.

Today, close to 40 mandaringrowers throughout PlacerCounty make up the MountainMandarin Growers Associa-

tion. The warm days and coolnights make this area a perfect

place to grow this sweet, seed-less, popular fruit.

Placer County is unique inthat our mandarin industry is

based in the foothills of theSierra Nevada Mountains, saidPlacer County AgriculturalCommissioner Josh Huntsinger.Our Mountain Mandarins aregenerally more flavorful and of a higher overall quality whencompared to fruit grown on thevalley floor. This high-quality fruit is something we are very proud of in our community. Welook forward to continuing theOrchard Days tradition this winter as a way to introducemore people to one of PlacerCountys premier crops.

As an added bonus, PlacerCounty Owari Satsuma man-

darins offer high concentra-tions of the cold fighting phyto-chemical synephrine, as report-ed in 2008 by the USDAs

Department of Agriculture andpublished in the Journal of Agri-cultural and Food Chemistry. According to the study of man-darins grown in the PlacerCounty orchards, synephrineconcentrations were found tobe up to six times higher thanvalues previously determinedfor orange juices. That makesPlacer grown Mountain Man-darins the perfect fruit for win-ter eating.

For information about Moun-tain Mandarin Orchard Daysand a map of participating groves visit www.Mountain-Mandarins.com.


Newcastle Mandarin Ranch is just one of the many local growers in Penryn, Newcastle, Loomis, Lincoln and Auburn that youcan visit during Orchard Days, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Dec. 7, 8, 21 and 22.

Take a magical trip to Mandarin MouOrchards are open

throughout the season

Our MountainMandarins are generally

more flavorful and of ahigher overall qualitywhen compared to fruitgrown on the valleyfloor. This high-qualityfruit is something we arevery proud of in ourcommunity. Josh Huntsinger, Placer County

Agricultural Commissioner

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Join us at 1 p.m. Friday at the Wells Fargo Stage for the BestPlacer County Mandarin com-petition.

The contest isopen to anyone who grows man-darin oranges inPlacer County, whether its abackyard tree or

an orchard full of trees.In 2012, the

fruit from SunsetRidge Mandarins wowed the judges. The fruit was deemed a winner from thestart, with easy peel-ability andthe aroma released when

peeled. According to the judges,the fruit was sweet and intense-ly flavored.

Each growermust submit six mandarins to thefestival office by noon on Friday.There will be five judges that willsample the fruit

from each grow-er.Fruit will be

peeled before judging and justthe fruit will be judged on flavorand sweetness. While the contest

is for fun, one winner willreceive a $25 prize.


From left, Ruth Schnabel, Fawna Fergusen, Joanne Neft, Supervisor Jennifer Montgomery andPlacer County Agricultural Commissioner Josh Huntsinger make up the panel of judges at lastyears festival. The contest for the best mandarin in Placer County is open to anyone with amandarin tree and the judging will take place at 1 p.m. Friday on the Wells Fargo Stage.Growers must submit six samples of their fruit by noon on Friday.

Search is on for the best mandarins in the county

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W ith a $1,700 set of Kitchen Craft cookware for Best of Show and $100 for topplace in each category, the annualMountain Mandarin Festival Recipe Contest just might be the recipe contest you want to win this year.

The popular event, sponsored by Sierra Bro-kers and Jack in the Box, draws more than 40entries and the judging will be a dont-missactivity on Sunday on the Mandarin Cooking Stage in the Armory Building.

In addition, Snows Citrus Court will be

offering bonus cash prizes for recipes that usetheir Mandarin Orange Spread ($50) and any other Snows product ($50).

Categories for main dishes, side dishesincluding preserves, and desserts are open toall ages. Dishes with completed entry formsshould be delivered to the Armory Building Cooking Stage between 11 a.m. and noon onSunday. Judging begins at 12:15 p.m. All

recipes must be original and become the

property of the Mountain Mandarin Festivaland must be accompanied by a typewrittenrecipe.

Applications with complete rules and regu-lations are available at MandarinFestival.com.

There are no provisions for heating or keep-ing dishes cold, so contestants should keepfood in appropriate small coolers or non-elec-tric insulated warmers.


2012 Grand Prize Winner Mandarin Onion Marmalade with Roast-ed Garlic, served on brie toast by Rachel Griffith from Fair Oaks.

Make it with Mandarins recipe contest a$2,500 in prizes to be awardedRECIPE CONTEST

To enter: Dishes with completed entry formsshould be deliver to the Armory BuildingCooking Stage between 11 a.m. and noonon Sunday. Include a typewritten recipe.The contest: Judging begins at 12:15 p.m.Sunday.The winner: Winners will be announced at3:30 p.m. Sunday.Applications: mandarinfestival.com

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The fresh-from-the-tree fruit is notably sweet with an intense flavor due to the warm days andcold nights of the Placer County foothills. They

are available only from late November throughJanuary.

Despite the year trees are planted, the yield isusually heavy in alternate years, as though thetrees have their own communication system.

Fresh mandarin oranges have become a sta-ple on holiday tables and are used in dishes fromsalads to desserts, sauces to syrups. Essential oilsare used in many bath and beauty products.

Mandarins are saturated fat-free, sodium-freeand an excellent source of potassium and vita-min C.

A 2008 USDA study highlights a higheramount of synephrine in mandarins grown inthe foothills.

More than 25,000 visitors from throughoutNorthern California and Northern Nevadaattend the Mountain Mandarin Festival.

The Festival features fresh mandarins, artsand crafts, live entertainment, free childrensactivities and plenty of food featuring man-darins. Professional chefs hold cooking demon-strations and tastings and the annual recipe con-test draws a crowd. Adult libations feature man-darin and citrus flavored spirits.

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Y ou may recall this comedic magician from the quarterfinalsof the 2012 Americas Got Talent show. As the Comedy Imaginator, Eric Buss has entertained and amazed audi-ences worldwide. His innovative and high-energy brand of comedy and magic has earned him some of the industrys top awards and a reputation as one of the funniest and most original magicians working today.

Eric Buss is not a comedian telling jokes aboutairline food. He is not a magician wearing a

bright yellow leotard. Eric is an imaginative,

exciting performer with a knack for fun. Throughout his show,Eric Buss invites the audience into his world where hystericalantics are brought to life.

Eric loved making people laugh from the get-go and at 16 hemerged his passion for building with his love for magic tricks. Although most would agree that his gadgets are totally awe-some, its Erics personality that wins audiences over. His high-energy and hilarious act has been called pure art, pure mad-ness! It combines crazy inventions and Erics high-octane sug-ar rush of comedy into a non-stop ride of mischief and magicalgadgetry that most people could never imagine.

Eric Buss, the ComedyImaginator, will performdaily at the MountainMandarin Festival on theWells Fargo Stage. Seeschedule for times.

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Comedy Imaginator to perform

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Pop-country from Karissa LeeKarissa Lee is a young country artist with big dreams and a pop-

country style. She is a singer, songwriter, guitar player and dancerand brings big talent to the Mandarin Festival. Her recordings areavailable on Google Play, Amazon and other online music kiosks.

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One of the festivals most pop-ular entertainers is back. If you could imagine a new century version of Jerry Lee Lewisand his high-energy, innovativepiano, it would be Sebastian Sidi.

With neon lights, flames andsmoke, and hydraulics raising hisbaby grand up and down, Sebast-ian creates the most passionate

keyboard concert you will everexperience. He has just completedhis second PBS special.

Sebastian Sidi is a Uruguay-born American musician andcomposer, specializing in pianoand keyboards, whose sound canbe described as classical, new agerock with a touch of Latin flavor.Sidis music features an energeticand passionate new sound that

has broken the molds of tradition-al musical genres.

Throughout his career, Sididrew inspiration from the soundsof the Scorpions, Iron Maiden, Van Halen and Raul Di Blassio.

His composition gradually become increasingly intricate,and his knowledge of numerousinstruments advanced. The addi-

tion of bass guitar to his repertoiresolidified the unique SebastianSidi sound that has been featuredon his albums.

When not in the recording stu-dio, Sidi can be seen performing live on stages throughout south-ern California including the OCPavilion, the La Mirada Perform-ing Arts Center and HollywoodPark.

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Sebastian Sidis music features an energetic and passionate new sound that has brokenthe molds of traditional musical genres.

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