Starry, Starry Night at Empire Mine State Park
NEVADA COUNTY HOSTS ELEGANT affairs at historic sites: the Julia Morgan-designed North Star House, the stone-walled Miners Foundry Cultural Center and the lush grounds of Empire Mine State Park. Few, if any, are more splendid than Starry, Starry Nights, now in its 22nd year and the highlight of the summer event season. The summer soirée, […]
Miners Foundry to present Summer Craft Fair on June 8
The Miners Foundry will present the Nevada City Summer Craft Fair on Sunday, June 8, 2014, from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. The Fair features unique and local handmade artisans and vintage goods. Three years ago, inspired by the independent entrepreneurship and creative talents in Nevada County, a group of local young crafters and artists […]
New video: A preview of Cornish Christmas 2013
Attend the 46th annual Cornish Christmas festival in the historic California Gold Rush town of Grass Valley. It is from 6 to 9 p.m. Fridays Nov. 29 through Dec. 20. Return to a Christmas celebration of more than 200 years ago. Recapture the spirit of Christmas past with vendors dressed in Cornish attire all set […]
Exclusive: A farm-to-fork theme mulled for California State Fair in 2014
A fresh, local food theme, such as “From Our Land to Your Table,” is being considered for the California State Fair on July 11-27, 2014, we’ve learned. No final decision has been made, but it reflects the boom in the fresh, local food movement that is spreading throughout Northern California. We’d certainly applaud that theme. […]
Foothill Flavor: farmers markets, festivals and art & wine walks
Here’s our magazine’s summer guide to what’s happening this summer: FOOD Nevada City Farmers Market Saturday mornings until Nov. 23. NCFarmersMarket.org Nevada County Certified Grower’s Market Saturday mornings until Nov. 23 at historic North Star House in Grass Valley. TheGrowersMarket.com Foothill Farmers Market offers markets throughout the region. FoothillFarmersMarket.com Tuesday: Roseville Truckee (Truckee River Regional […]
Sierra Stages’ new season begins with “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
SIERRA STAGES IS A ON A ROLL. SINCE IT began only four years ago, the community theatre based in western Nevada County has presented 15 plays and musicals and has been recognized by the Sacramento Area Regional Theatre Alliance with four Elly Awards and 23 Elly nominations (including Death of a Salesman, see photo). The […]
Good Times Roll Below the Snowline
GRASS VALLEY IS A JEWEL among the foothill’s gold-rush towns. At times, the snow does fall, but most of the winter it is snowless. This season you can attend the Foothills Celebration food and wine festival on March 3 and a classic Car Show on April 28. Visitors can enjoy boutiques, gift shops and art […]
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