Mark your calendar

May 22 and 23 Nevada Union High School Choral Program's Spring Concert at the school's Don Baggett Theatre, 11761 Ridge Road, Grass Valley; 7 p.m. Reserved seating for $10 adults and $8 seniors or students; advanced ticket sales at the theater's box office: Saturday (5/3) from 10-11:30 a.m., Wednesday (5/7) from 5-6:30 p.m. and May 17, 10-11:30 a.m. Call (530) 272-5910 for more details.



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May 24 to 25 The 12th Annual Grass Valley CAL -ILA Llama Show, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Nevada County Fairgrounds, 11228 McCourtney Rd. in Grass Valley; free. Call 432-5246 or go online at www.cal-ila.org for more information.



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May 24, 25 & 26 Butterfly Garden of Remembrance at Hooper & Weaver Mortuary, Nevada City; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This Friends of Hospice event is free. Call Pat Hays, 272-7850, or Ann Gates, 274-8587, for more information.



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May 25 The 26th annual Sierra Festival of the Arts in downtown Grass Valley, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Great art, food and entertainment by local musicians, and it's all free.



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June 7 and 8 The "Go for the Gold" regatta put on by the Gold Country Yacht Club at Scotts Flat Lake. Over 50 sailboat entries, all classes. Entry Fee is $35 for US Sailing members, $25 Juniors (under 19); for all others, it's $40. After May 25, add $10. Call (530) 477-7771 for more information.



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June 21 Benefit for Tracie Nunnink, cancer sufferer. Dinner and concert of music and dance, 2-9 p.m., at the Grass Valley Elks Building on the Corner of School St. & E. Main St., Grass Valley. General admission is $10 at the door; dinner is $30. Auction is also part of the event. Go online to www.helptracie.com for more details.