Sierra Brewfest, Trails and Vistas Hike and Jazz at River Highlands Ranch
O-Ho, the Wells Fargo Wagon is a-comin’ to Nevada County this summer. And it’s closely followed by 76 trombones and a score of classic Broadway songs. This summer, Sierra Stages is presenting one of the most beloved American musicals— Meredith Willson’s The Music Man—playing from July 12 through August 4 at the Nevada Theatre in […]
Nevada County Arts: Where Art Grows
FROM GRASS VALLEY AND NEVADA CITY to Truckee, you can experience a wealth of arts and culture any day of the week. There’s a steady stream of concerts, film festivals, dance performances, poetry readings and studio tours—an embarrassment of riches that rivals a much larger metropolis. Most nights you can enjoy live music—at historic theaters […]
Sierra Stages presents The Music Man from July 12-August 4
What: Sierra Stages presents “The Music Man” When: July 12 – August 4, 2012 Where: Nevada Theatre, 401 Broad Street, Nevada City Information: www.SierraStages.org 530-346-3210 MEREDITH WILLSON’S “THE MUSIC MAN” Sierra Stages Presents Classic American Musical And Valentine to Small-Town America This Summer in Nevada City O-Ho, the Wells Fargo Wagon is a-comin to Nevada […]
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 […]
Community theater is thriving in foothills
THE ARTS COMMUNITY SUFFERED A BLOW two years ago when Nevada City’s Foothill Theater closed its doors after 33 years. But community theater has come on like gangbusters, drawing enthusiastic crowds and earning prestigious awards. The resurgence is led by Sierra Stages, LeGacy Productions, the Community Asian Theatre of the Sierra (or CATS) and Placer […]
Sierra Master Chorale Holiday Concerts on Dec. 17-18
What: InConcert Sierra presents The Sierra Master Chorale Holiday Concerts When: Saturday, December 17, 2011 6:15p.m. pre-concert forum 7pm concert Sunday, December 18, 2011 1:15p.m. pre-concert forum 2 p.m. concert Where: Seventh-day Adventist Church 12889 Osborne Hill Road, Grass Valley Off Hwy 174 Tickets: $24 general; $13 youth under 17 available at: www.InConcertSierra.org or call […]
Sierra Stages receives 10 Elly Award nominations
On Sunday, Sierra Stages received 10 Elly Award nominations for two of our productions over the past year — Lend Me A Tenor, directed by Diane Fetterly and Old Explorers, directed by Robert Rossman and Stephen Wellman. Sierra Stages, one of Nevada County’s local community theatre groups, has received 10 Elly Award nominations for two of its productions over […]
Arts with Altitude: Music, festivals and theater in Nevada County
DURING THE GREAT DEPRESSION, movie watching boomed as people craved escapism. In the recent recession, film, theater and festivals also are flourishing in many cities, with robust ticket sales. MUSIC Foothills’ performing arts groups also report an uptick in business. “We’re ahead of budget,” says Julie Hardin, executive director of InConcert Sierra in Grass Valley. […]
“The King and I” playing in Nevada City
RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN’S THE KING AND I, the 60-year-old musical by the legendary duo, is coming to the foothills. In March and April it will be performed at the historic Nevada Theater in Nevada City, one of the biggest musical theater productions ever staged in the region. CATS, or the Community Asian Theatre of the […]
Arts with Altitude
NEVADA COUNTY HAS MORE WORKING ARTISTS per capita than almost anywhere in the state. There are hundreds of painters, sculptors, photographers, poets, writers, musicians, dancers and filmmakers. Many of them are world-class talents, with worldwide reputations, not to mention Pulitzer and Grammy winners. (An example is Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Gary Snyder). The county also has […]
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