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Mariposa and Yosemite Valley Weather for Monday, June 8, 2026

Note: Valid at 6:00 A.M.

Mostly sunny and slightly cooler with a high temp of around 81 degrees and a low temp of around 59 degrees. Possible 15/20 mph wind gusts today/tonight.

Yosemite Valley: Partly sunny and cooler with a high temp of around 78 degrees and a low temp of around 52 degrees.

Mariposa weather for Tuesday: Sunny and slightly warmer with a high temp of around 83 degrees and a low temp of around 62 degrees. Possible daytime/evening 20 mph wind gusts.

Future high temps for Mariposa: Wed.: 93 degrees. Thu.: 98 degrees. Fri.: 98 degrees.

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CDCR and California Arts Council Bring Rehabilitative Arts Programs to State Prisons for a Second Year

California arts organizations invited to help inmates develop life skills

March 2015 - Sacramento - The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) and the California Arts Council are seeking arts organizations to work for the second year of a rehabilitative arts pilot program at prisons statewide.
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(Left) San Quentin Visual Arts Class - Photo by Peter Merts

Arts-in-Corrections programs can offer an array of performing, literary and visual arts disciplines, such as theater, music, creative writing, poetry, painting, drawing and sculpture.

The state's Arts-in-Corrections two-year pilot program is made possible by CDCR, which committed $2.5 million to add structured, contracted Arts-in-Corrections programs in selected state prisons. The program is administered by the California Arts Council. Both CDCR and the California Arts Council have a long history of providing arts programs in correctional facilities.

The California Arts Council is seeking providers beginning March 19, 2015. Interested arts organizations will be considered through an open Request for Proposal (RFP) process. Proposals must be received by May 12, 2015.

The California Arts Council and CDCR will conduct a webinar for interested parties on Thursday, April 2, 2015 at 2 pm.

Click here to review the RFP process.

For more information on providing services, contact Mary Beth Barber at the California Arts Council at (916) 322-6588 or mary.beth.barber@arts.ca.gov.

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