Calendar of Events - Oroville Area Chamber of Commerce
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Events in the month of December 2024
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12/1/2024
Christmas Craft Fair w/ Santa


Join us for our 3rd annual Christmas Craft Fair with Santa. Included our Christmas Tree lot! 🎄🎄
We look forward to have many returning vendors and some new!
—sweet treats and goodie
—holiday crafts
—custom cups/signs
—SANTA! (Kids, adults and pets welcome)
—Face painting
—over 500 beautiful trees 🎄🎄
And so much more!
 

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12/2/2024
Toddler & Me - Stretch & Tumble @ Paradise Stronger


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12/3/2024
KWANZAA CELEBRATION presented by The UMOJA Community of Butte College


 The Butte College Umoja Community, in collaboration with Student Belonging and Empowerment, is hosting our inaugural Kwanzaa Celebration. This is a FREE EVENT for families and communities to come together to remember the past and to celebrate African American culture.  Folks can RSVP using the link below or by scanning the QR Code on the flyer.
 
https://roadrunners.butte.edu/register/?id=ad542ad7-b77a-4554-ac04-dfac95a67f1f
 
Date: Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Location: Chico Women’s Club
Address: 592 East 3rd Street, Chico, CA, 95928

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12/3/2024
Financial Management Series for Existing Businesses - 3 Weeks Series, 3 hours per Week Series

This 3-weeks series is designed to teach you how to utilize your financial statements to better manage and understand your business operations, cash flow, and profitability. Focus includes: interpreting and understanding your financial statements (Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet) hands-on exercise and case study; identifying cash flow cycle and how it impacts your business; learning how to calculate and use financial ratios to troubleshoot fiscal dangers, and analyzing trends to improve business performance; using financial tools to make good business decisions for effective spending and break-even analysis; knowing how to think critically when looking at pricing and costs; and developing forecasts and budgetary tools and techniques to improve profit.
 

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12/4/2024
Conflict Resolution - 4 Part Series

FREE: for any ETP member, for more information contact - etp@butte.edu

4-part series, 8:30 am - 11:30 am

  • 11/13/2024 Conflict Resolution I: Causes 
  • 12/4/2024 Conflict Resolution II: Styles
  • 12/18/2024 Conflict Resolution III: Dialogues and Behaviors
  • 1/8/2025 Conflict Resolution IV: Working Productively with Challenging People

 

Conflict Resolution 1: 

Gain clarity about the 5 main sources of conflict. Identify patterns that emerge in your role based on these root causes of conflict. Learn specific communication techniques for minimizing conflict in these areas. Focus on productively resolving conflict while minimizing negative outcomes and maximizing positive outcomes.

Conflict Resolution 2:

Understand the strengths and limitations of each conflict resolution strategy. Identify your natural conflict style and think about the natural styles of your coworkers. Improve your conflict resolution skill set by applying the best strategy for the situation and people involved.

Conflict Resolution 3:

Understand and utilize the conflict dialog guidelines. Face conflicts with a focus on mutual understanding through discussion and action plan development for long-term resolution. Become educated on how to consistently demonstrate behaviors that minimize conflict in the workplace and identify how to facilitate productive difficult conversations. The three primary components of facilitating difficult conversations, eight defusing skills and six resolving skills will be shared and discussed.  

Conflict Resolution 4: 

Minimize conflict in the workplace by identifying challenging behaviors on your team and learning techniques on how to appropriately respond to those behaviors.  How to use fact-based communication to minimize emotional exchanges. Identify how various personality styles may be adding to increased conflict. Learn about your specific work style, various work style’s strengths and weaknesses and how to increase productivity when working with all styles.


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12/4/2024
18th Annual Wildfire Safety Summit

Learn about wildfire safety and forest health projects, successes, and challenges over the past year in Butte County with the Butte County Fire Safe Council and our partners. This event serves as an annual chance to highlight group accomplishments, network, and collaborate for improved efforts in the next year. After presentations and activities, stay for a catered lunch from 12-1 pm and enjoy meeting a new neighbor.

Space is limited and this event will fill up. Register now to save your spot.


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12/5/2024
Gray Lodge Wildlife Area

Gray Lodge Wildlife Area

December 5 @ 7:00 am

 

Gray Lodge’s diversity and location along the Pacific Flyway make it a haven for wildlife and a wonderful spot to get outdoors.

Open Daily, Sunrise to Sunset.

Stroll down the self-guided nature trail or take part in birding. Come for an hour or pack a picnic and stay for the whole day. Dogs are welcomed! With over 300 species of resident and migrant birds and mammals, and plenty of different habitats to see and discover, watch as your own kids become scientists and get some of that extra energy out.

Check out this video and get a sneak peak of the area!

*During winter months areas of the wildlife area may be periodically closed due to flooding. Check here to see if the park is open!

A land pass is required for entry. Get it here!

 

Details

Date: December 5
Time: 7:00 am
Cost: 5.66
Event Website
Ages: All
Event Phone: (530) 846-7500

Venue

Gray Lodge Wildlife Area
3207 Rutherford Rd., Gridley CA
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Organizer

Gray Lodge Wildlife Area
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Phone: (530) 846-7500


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12/6/2024
🎬✨ Butte Film Festival: A Student Film Festival! ✨🎬

May be an image of 1 person and text🎬✨ Get Your Tickets for the Butte Film Festival: A Student Film Festival! ✨🎬
Don’t miss the Butte Film Festival presented by the Butte Film Club — a three-day celebration of creativity, talent, and storytelling! 🎥🎉 This festival showcases films made by college students, offering a unique chance to see fresh, inspiring work from the next generation of filmmakers.
🗓️ Dates: December 6 through December 8
📍 Location: Oroville State Theatre, 1489 Myers St.
🎟️ Tickets: https://www.buttefilmfest.com/
Join us for a weekend of powerful, thought-provoking, and entertaining films that are sure to leave you talking long after the credits roll. It’s a one-of-a-kind opportunity to support up-and-coming filmmakers and experience the future of cinema!
🎥 Don’t wait — get your tickets now!

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12/6/2024
 -12/7/2024
Wyandotte Grange Christmas Bazaar


Shop the handcrafted treasures and goods custom made by local artisans at our annual Christmas Bazaar. 
Friday & Saturday, December 6th & 7th 
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Wyandotte Grange 4910 Foothill Blvd Oroville
Vendors include: Grange members, Happy Hens Farms, Maggie’s Sweets, Rags & Bags, Linda’s Tie Dye Art, Z Soap Company, The Candy Box, Wubbee’s Honey, Sharon’s Crafts, Handmade with Sass, & more.

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12/6/2024
LPO Band Winter Concert 2024

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Individual Ticket  $5.00

This is an individual ticket for one person to attend the concert. 

This is a group ticket for your whole family with the group rate of $15 per family (up to 5 people).
 

Join us for our LPO Alliance Band Winter Concert on Friday, December 6th, 2024. The concert starts at 6pm, with a dessert bar at 5:30pm. This concert will be held at OroNaz Church, 2238 Monte Vista Ave., Oroville, CA 95966. 

 

All ticket purchases help fund the LPO Alliance Band so that we are able to reach our goals for the year! 


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12/7/2024
Omega Nu Puttin' On the Glitz Dinner & Dance


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12/7/2024
🎬✨ Butte Film Festival: A Student Film Festival! ✨🎬

May be an image of 1 person and text🎬✨ Get Your Tickets for the Butte Film Festival: A Student Film Festival! ✨🎬
Don’t miss the Butte Film Festival presented by the Butte Film Club — a three-day celebration of creativity, talent, and storytelling! 🎥🎉 This festival showcases films made by college students, offering a unique chance to see fresh, inspiring work from the next generation of filmmakers.
🗓️ Dates: December 6 through December 8
📍 Location: Oroville State Theatre, 1489 Myers St.
🎟️ Tickets: https://www.buttefilmfest.com/
Join us for a weekend of powerful, thought-provoking, and entertaining films that are sure to leave you talking long after the credits roll. It’s a one-of-a-kind opportunity to support up-and-coming filmmakers and experience the future of cinema!
🎥 Don’t wait — get your tickets now!

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12/7/2024
Calvary Lutheran Women's Guild HOLIDAY BAZAAR & LUNCHEON


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12/7/2024
 -12/8/2024
Celebrate SNOW-CEMBER at the Lake Oroville Visitor Center


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12/7/2024
Holiday Boutique

The Paradise Art Center will hold a Holiday Boutique on Saturday December 7 from 11am to 5pm.
You’ll find unique, one -of-kind gifts for family and friends created by local artists. 
Great gifts at great prices.
Christmas cookies will be served.
Paradise Art Center.  5564 Almond Street. Paradise-art-center.com
Support art in Paradise
 

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12/7/2024
BAR & BINGO at the Miners Ranch Saloon


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12/7/2024
BUNCO TOURNAMENT hosted by The Palermo Grange


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12/8/2024
🎬✨ Butte Film Festival: A Student Film Festival! ✨🎬

May be an image of 1 person and text🎬✨ Get Your Tickets for the Butte Film Festival: A Student Film Festival! ✨🎬
Don’t miss the Butte Film Festival presented by the Butte Film Club — a three-day celebration of creativity, talent, and storytelling! 🎥🎉 This festival showcases films made by college students, offering a unique chance to see fresh, inspiring work from the next generation of filmmakers.
🗓️ Dates: December 6 through December 8
📍 Location: Oroville State Theatre, 1489 Myers St.
🎟️ Tickets: https://www.buttefilmfest.com/
Join us for a weekend of powerful, thought-provoking, and entertaining films that are sure to leave you talking long after the credits roll. It’s a one-of-a-kind opportunity to support up-and-coming filmmakers and experience the future of cinema!
🎥 Don’t wait — get your tickets now!

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12/8/2024
Mistletoe Party

Join us to celebrate the holidays at the C.F. Lott Home, Mistletoe Party! Come enjoy FREE entry to the museum, punch, cookies, and holiday music at this festive event. There will be a brass quintet performance on the patio from 3:00-4:00pm to close out the event! Bundle up and come ready to enjoy the holiday magic at this special historic Home and learn about why mistletoe was so important to the Lott family. 

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12/9/2024
De-Stress Fest @ The Well Chico State

De-Stress Fest @ The Well Chico State

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  • Associated Students-The Well400 West 1st StreetChico, CA, 95929United States (map)

Free acupuncture treatments for Chico State students at Chico State’s student health center The Well. Attendance is limited, reserve your spot ahead of time HERE.

Chico Community Acupuncture
 
1815 Mangrove Avenue,
 
Chico, CA, 95926,
 
United States
 (530) 345-5300 info@chicocommunityacupuncture.com

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12/9/2024
CHILI BUFFET FUNDRAISER To support the Victims of the Adventist School Shooting


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12/10/2024
Financial Management Series for Existing Businesses - 3 Weeks Series, 3 hours per Week Series

This 3-weeks series is designed to teach you how to utilize your financial statements to better manage and understand your business operations, cash flow, and profitability. Focus includes: interpreting and understanding your financial statements (Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet) hands-on exercise and case study; identifying cash flow cycle and how it impacts your business; learning how to calculate and use financial ratios to troubleshoot fiscal dangers, and analyzing trends to improve business performance; using financial tools to make good business decisions for effective spending and break-even analysis; knowing how to think critically when looking at pricing and costs; and developing forecasts and budgetary tools and techniques to improve profit.
 

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12/11/2024
Microsoft Power Apps

Learn how to quickly build custom business apps that connect to your data stored either in the underlying data platform (Microsoft Dataverse) or in various online and on-premises data sources (such as SharePoint, Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, SQL Server, and so on).


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12/11/2024
ServSafe Food Safety Training & Certification

California Uniform Retail Food Facility Law requires re-certification of competence in Food Safety and Sanitation every 5 years. Passing the ServSafe® exam is necessary to renew your certification. Training includes National Restaurant Association ServSafe® Exam, Essentials book, Answer Sheet and Certificate. This training is recognized by the California Health Department and fulfills the State of California certification obligations. Learn the importance of food safety practices and how to implement them. The trainer is State certified. Participants must register and purchase books 3 weeks before training, to allow for book delivery and self-study. Seating is limited. Prepayment reserves your seat.
 

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12/13/2024
Jaxson's SPAGHETTI DINNER Fundraiser presented at EAGLES HALL


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12/13/2024
 -12/14/2024
2024 LIVE WALK THROUGH NATIVITY

2024 LIVE WALK-THROUGH NATIVITY!
Bring the whole family to experience the Christmas Season and come join us for our 28th Live Nativity Year! A FREE “Live Walk-Through Nativity” Friday and Saturday evenings, December 13th and 14th from 6 to 8pm. There will be live animals to pet and feed, Christmas carols to sing, and beautiful instrumental music at The Oroville Seventh-day Adventist Church, 1180 Robinson Street, Oroville, (corner of 2nd and Robinson). For more information, please visit http://www.orovillesdachurch.org or call: (530) 712-5388.
 

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12/13/2024
Holiday Spectactular

Dana Sadava, guest conductor

In this fun year-end concert, the full complement of the North State Symphony will fill our halls with joyous music and a festive atmosphere to put you in the holiday spirit. Guest conductor Dana Sadava helps ring in the holiday season and will conclude with the traditional carol sing-along. Bring the entire family to get into the holiday spirit and celebrate the season!


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12/14/2024
2024 Parade of Lights & Craft Faire


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12/14/2024
Comedy at Silver Screen


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12/14/2024
LPO Band PANCAKE Breakfast

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 🥞🥞 PANCAKE BREAKFAST 🥞🥞
PREORDER BY: 11:59pm, Friday, December 13th.
COST: $8 per person
BREAKFAST DATE: Saturday, December 14th
BREAKFAST TIME: 8:00am -10:00am
WHERE: Las Plumas High School Cafeteria
LOCATION: 2380 Las Plumas Ave, Oroville, CA 

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12/14/2024
Breakfast with Santa

Kick off the holiday season with a special morning full of festive fun! Start the day with a delicious pancake breakfast, followed by holiday crafts. Each child will have the chance to meet Santa himself—don’t forget your camera for those cherished holiday memories!


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12/14/2024
 -12/15/2024
Celebrate SNOW-CEMBER at the Lake Oroville Visitor Center


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12/14/2024
Anna Olson's HOLIDAY PAINTING CLASS presented at Brushstrokes Gallery


Anna Olson's next gift tag class which is to be held Saturday, December 14th, from 10:00 till 1:00. 530-781-3849 to sign up. Brushstrokes Gallery 1967 Montgomery St.

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12/14/2024
Pioneer Christmas

Celebrate Christmas like a Pioneer at the Butte County Pioneer History Museum's FREE event! Make your own ornaments and listen to old time fiddlers while learning more about Oroville's history as a Gold Rush town. It's holiday spirit and history, what more could you ask for! The museum also has a gift shop that is stocked with unique stocking stuffers and gifts for the whole family (cash or check ONLY). This event is hosted by the City of Oroville Docent Association with support from the City of Oroville Museums. 

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12/17/2024
Financial Management Series for Existing Businesses - 3 Weeks Series, 3 hours per Week Series

This 3-weeks series is designed to teach you how to utilize your financial statements to better manage and understand your business operations, cash flow, and profitability. Focus includes: interpreting and understanding your financial statements (Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet) hands-on exercise and case study; identifying cash flow cycle and how it impacts your business; learning how to calculate and use financial ratios to troubleshoot fiscal dangers, and analyzing trends to improve business performance; using financial tools to make good business decisions for effective spending and break-even analysis; knowing how to think critically when looking at pricing and costs; and developing forecasts and budgetary tools and techniques to improve profit.
 

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12/17/2024
Microsoft Power BI

In MS Power BI, topic areas including getting started with terms and navigating the Power BI interface (web and desktop), working with data through data source connection, creating reports and data modeling will be covered. The Microsoft Power BI collection of software, apps, and services helps analyze your organization’s data and uncover insights and trends. There is no prerequisite for this session a working knowledge of Microsoft Excel is helpful at an intermediate level. NOTE: A working Microsoft Office 365 account is required and will be used in this training.

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12/18/2024
Conflict Resolution - 4 Part Series

FREE: for any ETP member, for more information contact - etp@butte.edu

4-part series, 8:30 am - 11:30 am

  • 11/13/2024 Conflict Resolution I: Causes 
  • 12/4/2024 Conflict Resolution II: Styles
  • 12/18/2024 Conflict Resolution III: Dialogues and Behaviors
  • 1/8/2025 Conflict Resolution IV: Working Productively with Challenging People

 

Conflict Resolution 1: 

Gain clarity about the 5 main sources of conflict. Identify patterns that emerge in your role based on these root causes of conflict. Learn specific communication techniques for minimizing conflict in these areas. Focus on productively resolving conflict while minimizing negative outcomes and maximizing positive outcomes.

Conflict Resolution 2:

Understand the strengths and limitations of each conflict resolution strategy. Identify your natural conflict style and think about the natural styles of your coworkers. Improve your conflict resolution skill set by applying the best strategy for the situation and people involved.

Conflict Resolution 3:

Understand and utilize the conflict dialog guidelines. Face conflicts with a focus on mutual understanding through discussion and action plan development for long-term resolution. Become educated on how to consistently demonstrate behaviors that minimize conflict in the workplace and identify how to facilitate productive difficult conversations. The three primary components of facilitating difficult conversations, eight defusing skills and six resolving skills will be shared and discussed.  

Conflict Resolution 4: 

Minimize conflict in the workplace by identifying challenging behaviors on your team and learning techniques on how to appropriately respond to those behaviors.  How to use fact-based communication to minimize emotional exchanges. Identify how various personality styles may be adding to increased conflict. Learn about your specific work style, various work style’s strengths and weaknesses and how to increase productivity when working with all styles.


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12/20/2024
Christmas Stemtacular


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12/21/2024
Christmas Stemtacular


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12/21/2024
 -12/22/2024
Celebrate SNOW-CEMBER at the Lake Oroville Visitor Center


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12/21/2024
American Legion Riders presents the 3rd Annual SANTA CLAUS Meet & Greet


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12/21/2024
WINE CLUB Christmas Party

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Save the Date: December 21st
Why?: The LIVE VINE Wine Club Christmas Party
You are not going to want to miss this fun event celebrating the holidays with our wine club members. If you are not currently a wine club member, come on by and join the club! We are open Fri 4:00-9:00, Sat 12:00-9:00, Sun 12:00-5:00.

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12/21/2024
BAR & BINGO at the Miners Ranch Saloon


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12/28/2024
Traditional Fiesta Nights - Feather Falls Casino

Traditional Fiesta Nights
Join us in the Silver Moccasin Ballroom for our

Traditional Fiesta Nights

Dance the night away with your favorite traditional Latino dance music!  We will be featuring live DJs and live bands in the Silver Moccasin Ballroom starting at 8:00pm and ending at midnight on selected Saturday Nights. Admission is FREE, so put on your favorite dancing shoes, and come on down to Feather Falls Casino for a great night of music and dance! Must be 21.


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12/28/2024
 -12/29/2024
Celebrate SNOW-CEMBER at the Lake Oroville Visitor Center


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12/31/2024
New York New Year's Eve Fundraising Party

The public is invited to the Oroville Optimists’  7th annual “New York New Year’s Eve Fundraising dinner party:  New York Steak; New York Cheese cake; New York Time (We celebrate at nine. 9:00—New York Time!) 
Dine, dance, raffles! Celebrate the New Year, have a great time, and Get Home Early!  Feather Falls Casino & Lodge, 3 Alverda Drive, Oroville.
The catered buffet includes a New York steak carving station and shrimp scampi, plus side dishes.  .  No host bar.  Free champagne toast!
 
The Early-bird cost is  $70/person;  Table for 8 is $480, if purchased by December 15.  $75/person; Table for 8 is $520, after December 15.
 
Tickets available through the Oroville Chamber of Commerce, online at eventbrite.com, or by calling 530-354-4817. 
 
All proceeds support the Optimists’ “Friend to Youth” Programs in Butte County.
 

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