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Jun
11
Wed
Summerfest @ Various locations
Jun 11 @ 4:05 pm – Jul 3 @ 5:05 pm

Music in the Mountains presents its critically acclaimed SummerFest concert series from June 11 to July 3 in addition to its extensive Education programs including the awarding winning Young Composers Project. SummerFest concerts have been delighting audiences for 32 years celebrating music from classical to classic rock, jazz, blues and more. Under the stars at the Nevada County Fairgrounds or at select indoor venues.

See the full schedule and learn more at http://musicinthemountains.org/event/summerfest/

Jun
22
Sun
Berkeley World Music Festival @ People's Park
Jun 22 @ 4:14 pm – 5:14 pm

17 bands playing music from all over the world & admission is FREE. A fantastic main stage line up of Afrofunk Experience original funk and afrobeats, Manzo Rally with new Latin rock music featuring Gaberiel Manzo lead guitarist from Malo with an all star line up, and the legendary motown review Pride and Joy. Music in 13 various stores & restuarants around Telegraph Ave. area. After party at Askenaz.

(Taken from the event’s website: http://www.berkeleyworldmusic.org/ )

Jul
4
Fri
Triple Moon Conjunction @ Earth
Jul 4 – Jul 7 all-day
Triple Moon Conjunction @ Earth | Sydney | New South Wales | Australia

Sounds pretty fancy, right?  It simply means three solar system bodies coming together, not in distance, but in perspective.  For star watchers it means some pretty sweet night sights!  It’s particularly exciting when the moon and planets are involved.

Saturday, July 5 will mark the night of the waxing gibbous moon as it groups together with the bluish colored star Spica and separates from Mars in the southwest sky. On July 6 and 7 the planets and moon will seem to cluster together even more than usual in the southern hemisphere for a truly unique sight.

Jul
11
Fri
Full Buck Moon @ Earth
Jul 11 – Jul 12 all-day
Full Buck Moon @ Earth

Take a peek at the sky tonight and you’ll see a full moon.  A full moon is when the moon and the sun are opposite of each other from an earth perspective.

Aug
9
Sat
Full Sturgeon Moon
Aug 9 – Aug 10 all-day
Full Sturgeon Moon

Take a peek at the sky tonight and you’ll see a full moon.  A full moon is when the moon and the sun are opposite of each other from an earth perspective.

The moon will turn full at 2:09 EDT and just nine minutes earlier it will arrive at its closest point to earth in 2014.  Expect a wide tide range and a ‘super’ moon on August 11th.  Photographers get your tripod and cameras ready!

Aug
17
Sun
Jupiter Venus Conjunction @ Earth
Aug 17 – Aug 19 all-day
Jupiter Venus Conjunction @ Earth

Rise and shine if you want to catch this spectacular sight, which will take place Aug. 18 and 19 in the Southern Hemisphere.

Sky gazers will get the opportunity to watch as two brilliant and bright planets- Venus and Jupiter- experience a close encounter with each other, making for one beautiful night sky display.

Aug
31
Sun
Triple Moon Conjunction @ Earth
Aug 31 @ 4:15 am – 5:15 am

liveseasoned_fullmoonSounds pretty fancy, right?  It simply means three solar system bodies coming together, not in distance, but in perspective.  For star watchers it means some pretty sweet night sights!  It’s particularly exciting when the moon and planets are involved.

This time a crescent moon, Mars and Saturn will cluster together in a bright and beautiful display around dusk.

Sep
7
Sun
Full Harvest Moon
Sep 7 – Sep 8 all-day
Full Harvest Moon

Take a peek at the sky tonight and you’ll see a full moon.  A full moon is when the moon and the sun are opposite of each other from an earth perspective.

Sep
10
Wed
Uranus and the Moon
Sep 10 @ 10:00 pm – 10:15 pm
Uranus and the Moon

The waning gibbous moon passes just north of Uranus in the constellation Pisces. The moon will occult Uranus as seen from eastern Canada, Greenland, and northern Siberia.

Sep
13
Sat
Farm Aid
Sep 13 @ 12:52 am – Sep 14 @ 1:52 am
Farm Aid

The longest-running series of benefit concerts in America, Farm Aid grew out of a comment made by the Bob Dylan at the Live Aid concert in Philadelphia. Suggesting it would be great if the musical community could help America’s struggling family farms as well, Dylan inspired Neil Young, Willie Nelson and John Mellencamp to organise an event. The first Farm Aid took place two months later in Champaign, Illinois and raised $7 million. Two decades later, the concerts have raised more than $30 million and featured great American axe wielders such as Tom Petty, Stevie Ray Vaughan, the Grateful Dead (by satellite in 1987) and, of course, the organizers.

Read more here.