The waning weeks of winter before the first blooms of spring arrived brought 209 residents a few chances to get together to eat, drink, and be merry. 

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The Turlock Pentecost Association held their annual Crab Cioppino Feed in early February and drew in a crowd of hungry diners ready to feast on the delicious crab, cioppino, and garlic bread. For more information about the organization, visit their Facebook page.

February is heart health month and 209 Magazine was helping spread the news about good heart health practices with the American Heart Association. For more information about heart health, visit www.heart.org.

The Turlock Community Theatre revamped its annual fundraising dinner and auction in February with an All the World’s a Stage theme and invited local artists to perform. For more information about the nonprofit theatre and its upcoming shows, visit www.turlocktheatre.org.

The Center for Urban Performance’s advanced hip hop dancers perform at the Turlock Community Theatre’s fundraiser event on Feb. 22.

The Amador County Chamber of Commerce hosted a mixer in February to bring together the different business leaders from the region for a night of fun and networking at Harrah’s Northern California Casino in Ione.