Lake Tahoe Concours d’Elegance on Aug. 10-11
The Lake Tahoe Concours d’ Elegance celebrates its 40th anniversary August 10 – 11, 2012, with the Riva Aquaramaas the Marque Class. The collection of nearly 100 antique wooden boats will gather once again at the height of summer along the docks of the Sierra Boat Companyin Carnelian Bay, Calif., to compete for top honors [...]
Cafe Zorro celebrates five years
From Cafe Zorro in Loomis:
February 1, 2007, the former Zorro’s Villa Rosa underwent an official name change and ownership change and Cafe Zorro was launched.
We inherited quite a tradition with Zorro and his legacy through the years in Placer County. We wanted to be able to capture the essential parts that had made Zorro [...]
Burning Man sanctioned event coming to Nevada City in March
Editor’s note: The foothills increasingly are becoming a popular destination for Burning Man devotees — well before the “main event” in the Nevada desert. Here’s an example, a Burning Man sanctioned event coming to Nevada City this spring:
“BURNAL EQUINOX NEVADA CITY – NEVADA CITY, CA – MAR 3-4
Burnal Equinox Nevada City
Saturday, March 3, 2012 noon [...]
“Save our historic parks”
Behind a well-publicized signature-writing campaign, local “electeds” have been quietly meeting with State Park officials and others to keep South Yuba River and Malakoff Diggins from the state’s closure list, according to letters in the Supervisor’s agenda packet for next Tuesday’s meeting. (This confirms what I had pointed to on Jan. 14. Details in graf [...]
InConcert presents pianist Lara Downes on Feb. 20
What: InConcert Sierra presents pianist Lara Downes and the
California Rising Stars
When: Sunday, February 20, 2012
1:15pm pre-concert forum
2pm concert
Where: Seventh-day Adventist Church -
12889 Osborne Hill Road
(off hwy 174)
Grass Valley
Tickets: $24 general
- 17 and under free with adult
Available at:
www.inconcertsierra.org
530-273-3990
Nevada County Community Box Office (at Miners Foundry)
InConcert Sierra presents critically acclaimed Steinway Concert Artist [...]
Wineries win in S.F. competition
FOOTHILLS WINERIES FARED WELL in this year’s San Francisco Chronicle wine competition.
The Nevada County wineries, also known as Sierra Vintners, that won medals included Avanguardia Wines, Lucchesi Vineyards, Montoliva Vineyard, Naggiar Vineyards and Pilot Peak Winery.
Montoliva won “best of class” for its 2008 Sierra Bella. “Now try to tell me this isn’t the best [...]
Olympic Heritage week events coming in January
From the California state parks:
During the winter of 1960 athletes from around the world came to Lake Tahoe to participate in the Winter Olympic Games. The biathlon and cross-country (XC) events of the V111 Winter Olympics were held in what is now Ed Z’Berg Sugar Pine Point State Park. A portion of the marked [...]
Nevada County Arts collaborates with SYRCL’s Wild & Scenic Film Festival
From Nevada County Arts:
Nevada County Arts is delighted to be a sponsor of SYRCL’s Wild & Scenic® Film Festival. An extraordinary arts asset in our community, the festival is considered to be the largest film festival of its kind with films that combine stellar filmmaking, beautiful cinematography and first-rate storytelling. This will be the first [...]
Sierra Stages offers low-priced season pass
From Sierra Stages:
Sierra Stages once again offers an affordably-priced Season Pass for all three of its principal productions in 2012: Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman”, Meredith Willson’s “The Music Man” and Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman’s “Assassins”.
The Sierra Stages 2012 Season Pass is priced at only $50, and allows the season pass [...]
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