By Sara Beth Williams–
Events around Citrus Heights in June include an arts and music festival, summer camps, book sales, an ice cream social and a spaghetti feed fundraiser.
Art Beat. Citrus Heights Arts is hosting its annual art and music festival beginning Friday, May 31 and running through Sunday, June 2. The festivities will begin with an artist reception at 4 p.m. on Friday, May 31 and will include a vendor’s market on Saturday, June 1 from 11-3 p.m. The festival will take place at the Marketplace at Birdcage, near Bath and Bodyworks, located at 6101 Sunrise Blvd. For more information, visit Citrus Heights Arts on Facebook.
Library Events. Friends of the Library will be holding a book sale at Sylvan Oaks Library on Saturday, June 1, from 11 a.m-3 p.m. in the library’s community room. Gently used books and DVDs will be for sale. For information, visit here.
The library will also be providing free lunch to all youth under 18 beginning June 18. Meals will be distributed from 12-1 p.m. on Tuesdays through Fridays. No registration is required, and drop ins are welcome. For more information, visit their website here.
The Sylvan Oaks Library is located at 6700 Auburn Blvd.
Car show. Rods and Mods is hosting a car show on Saturday, June 1 where classic cars and other vehicles will be cruising down Sunrise Boulevard between 7-10 p.m. from Madison Avenue to Greenback Lane. For more information, visit the car show’s event page here.
Summer camps. The Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District is hosting a four-day summer camp for kids from 11-13 years old, beginning Tuesday, June 25. The camp teaches middle school aged children what it’s like to be a firefighter for the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District.
The camp will take place at Fire Station 21 at 7641 Greenback Ln. in Citrus Heights. A mandatory parent orientation meeting is scheduled for June 4. For more information, visit the website here.
Royal Stage Theater is also hosting several theater arts camps in June and July. The Citrus Heights camp runs from June 24-28. The five-day camp includes dance, theater, arts and crafts, water games, snacks, and a custom camp t-shirt. To sign up or find out more information, visit their website here. The Royal Stage theater is located at 6147 Sunrise Mall, next to Macy’s Men’s and Home.
City Scoop ice cream social. The city is hosting three monthly ice cream socials throughout the summer. The first ice cream social in the City Scoop series will take place on Thursday, June 6, at the Sylvan Oaks Library. For more information, visit the city’s Facebook page. Sylvan Oaks Library is located at 6700 Auburn Blvd.
Spaghetti fundraiser. The Veterans Community Center is hosting a spaghetti dinner fundraising event on Saturday June 22 from 5-8 p.m. The event will feature live musical entertainment from Uncle John’s Band and a raffle. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased in person at the Veterans Community Center between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m., Monday through Friday. For more information, visit their website calendar here. The Veterans Community Center is located at 6921 Sylvan Rd.
