EDC Community Concert~ Wiggins / McCarthy
Soprano & Tenor 7:30 p.m. Union Mine High School Theater, 6530
Koki Lane, El Dorado. Directions take Hwy 50 to Missouri Flat, right on
Pleasant Valley to Koki Lane into high school parking lot. $12 at the door. For more information contact: Marble Valley Center for the Arts (530) 622-4218
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