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Gather tips to help plan your trip to Italy during a 7 p.m. Tuesday seminar at Mama Anna's, 187 Blue Ravine Road, Suite 160, Folsom. Guest speaker Susana Gamage from Susan's Italian Villas will discuss how to select a vacation home for a stay of a week or more. Geography, culture, hotels and transportation also will be covered. Fee is $10 and reservations are recommended. Contact Experience Italy at (916) 456-0570 or www.experienceitaly.com.

Civil War battles

Witness Civil War "history" over Memorial Day weekend as battles are reenacted by hundreds of members of the American Civil War Association. The May 24-26 event in Felton also features encampments of Union and Confederate soldiers, regiments marching in review and rides on an authentic 1880s "iron horse." Admission to the event at Roaring Camp is $5 per person; parking is $7 per car and steam train excursions are $19.50 general, $13.50 for children ages 3-12. Information: www.roaringcamp.com or (831) 335-4484.

Ione Railfair

The third annual Ione Railfair and Vintage Motorfest on May 24-25 will feature rides in a large Skagit motorcar or on a handcar on the historic Amador Central Railroad as it winds its way up to the foothills. The event is sponsored by the Recreational Railroad Coalition, an organization dedicated to preserving historic railroad corridors. Admission is free. Information: rrc.handcar.net or (916) 444-6374.

Gorgeous Greece

An informational meeting is set for 2 p.m. next Sunday to discuss details of an Oct. 2-15 trip to Greece planned by Vertical Horizons Travel of Folsom. The itinerary includes Athens, Delphi, Olympia, Nauplia, Piraeus and Mykonos. The $3,087 per person cost includes airfare from Sacramento, lodging with daily breakfast, ground and ferry transportation and travel protection insurance. For meeting details, call (916) 983-8651 or go to www.verticalhorizonstravel.com.

Cars trip

The Towe Auto Museum is organizing a July 30-Aug. 6 trip to North Carolina, where scheduled sightseeing includes the Hendrick Motorsport Museum, North Carolina Transportation Museum, Backing Up Classics, Motorsports and Historical Automotive Museum and the Vanderbilt estate. The per person cost of $1,570 in double occupancy or $1,920 single includes lodging, daily breakfast and four group lunches and dinners. Airfare to and from Charlotte is additional. Registration deadline is May 30. Call (916) 442-6802 for details.

Art and cars

The first Sutter Creek Festival of the Arts takes place Saturday on historic Main Street with more than 50 artists displaying and selling their work between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Live music, theatrical skits, dance and acrobatic acts also are on tap. Admission is free. Also on Saturday, the nearby town of Jackson will host its annual car show. A shuttle service provided by the Jackson Rancheria Hotel & Casino will take passengers between the two events. Call (800) 400-0305 for details.

Tahoe music fest

Tickets are on sale for the Lake Tahoe Music Festival, a diverse season of performances under the stars. Headliners include the Reno Philharmonic, Dave Kos, jazz trumpeter Chris Botti, Dave Mason, Jim Messina, and big-band swingers Big Bad Voodoo Daddy. Venues include Donner Lake, Tahoe Donner, Alpine Meadows and Homewood Mountain Resort. Information: www.TahoeMusic.org.

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