Suzanne Vega to perform at Center for the Arts on May 22
By Center for the Arts The Center for the Arts presents Suzanne Vega on Thursday, May 22, at the Center for the Arts Main Stage at 8 p.m. Widely regarded as one of the most brilliant songwriters of her generation, Suzanne Vega emerged as a leading figure of the folk-music revival of the early 1980s […]
Diamond Peak in Incline Village plans year-round recreation
Diamond Peak Ski Resort is moving forward in the Master Plan Update process to revisit the potential for the future development of Diamond Peak as a year-round community recreational resource. The Master Plan is based on market, site, operations and fiscal intelligence, and input gathered from the public at a community open house and survey. […]
Ice dancers White & Davis favorites: “peanut butter, crab legs (not together) and Red Hot Chili Peppers”
U.S. ice dancers Charlie White and Meryl Davis are set to make history as the first U.S. team to win a gold medal in the art of ice dancing. “Meryl & Charlie took one step closer to their dream of winning Olympic gold by winning the short dance in Sochi,” as their website reported. “Setting […]
Range of Light Film Festival debuts in Yosemite on February 27
The Range of Light Film Festival will debut in Yosemite National Park from Thursday, February 27, through Sunday, March 2, 2014. The festival is presented by Yosemite Conservancy, Yosemite National Park, and DNC Parks & Resorts at Yosemite, Inc. The festival, part of the park’s commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the signing of the […]
Jazz legend Wynton Marsalis performs in Grass Valley on March 7
The Center for the Arts presents WHAT: Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra WHEN: Friday, March 7, 8 p.m. WHERE: Veterans Memorial Auditorium 255 South Auburn Street, Grass Valley, CA TICKETS: $58 members, $68 non-member – General Admission The Center Box Office – 530-274-8384 ext 14 BriarPatch Co-op Community Market – 530-272-5333 […]
“Alaska Revisited”: Reinette Senum’s presentation of crossing Alaska
“It was exactly 20 years ago this month that I climbed into a small mail plane to embark upon my solo winter crossing of Alaska,” said Nevada City resident and former mayor Reinette Senum. Senum became the first woman to cross Alaska alone in 1994. On Friday May 16, and Saturday, May 17, at the […]
State Assemblyman introduces bill to increase funding for the arts
Assemblymember Ian Calderon introduced Assembly Bill 1662, a measure that appropriates funding for grant programs and other efforts that increase access to the arts for all Californians. “I look forward to working with the Governor’s office to determine an appropriate level of increased funding to arts programs,” stated Assemblymember Calderon. “The vitality of our state’s […]
Dine at your local restaurants on Valentine’s Day weekend
Our Winter 2014 issue is a special edition on “fresh and locally owned,” and Valentine’s Day is a time to honor our restaurants, along with our “sweethearts.” It’s a win-win. Our current Dining Guide features: Cafe Zorro in Loomis Diego’s in Grass Valley Goomba’s in Grass Valley Hoover’s Restaurant at the National Hotel in Nevada […]
Summer Thyme’s expansion exemplifies boom in fresh, local movement
THE FRESH, LOCAL FOOD MOVEMENT IS BOOMING in our region. BriarPatch Co-op is expanding in Grass Valley, Tahoe Central Market just opened, and farmers markets and CSAs are going year-round. Nowhere is the boom more apparent than with the new expansion at Summer Thyme’s Bakery & Deli in Grass Valley, a local institution for real […]
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