The Center for the Arts purchases California WorldFest
The Center for the Arts has purchased the iconic California WorldFest from its founders, Sierra FoodWineArt has learned. It has been held at the Nevada County Fairgrounds since its founding in July some 18 years ago. The magazine called the founders, Dan DeWayne and Christine Myers in Chico, after a report appeared — apparently prematurely […]
These are a few of our favorite things for the holidays
CAROLINES COFFEE ROASTERS GIFT BASKETS We drink Carolines Coffee each morning: It is fresh roasted, in-house. But we also adore their gift baskets—filled with coffee, chocolate-covered espresso beans, waffle mix, real maple syrup, local jams, shortbread, English breakfast teas and more. The gourmet items are wrapped in baskets or wooden gift crates, with a festive […]
“Free if it snows” and “Spring bling tour” to Europe at Stucki Jewelers
Stucki Jewelers of Grass Valley, the region’s oldest continuously operating jewelry store, is 5,400 miles from Antwerp, Belgium, the world’s diamond capitol. But typically twice a year, owners James and Nicole Arbaugh travel to Antwerp to hand-select precious gems for their customers, accepting preorders. James is a graduate gemologist, and the trip exemplifies the store’s […]
“Spring Bling”: For only $50, a chance for a European trip and a sparkling diamond
This is one of the best deals we’ve seen: The Center for the Arts and Stucki Jewelers, both of Grass Valley, are teaming up to offer a trip of a lifetime: “The Spring Bling Tour.” For $50, you get a chance to win a roundtrip journey from Northern California to Belgium, complete with a visit […]
Home Sweet Home
SUMMER IN PROVENCE, ALASKA OR THE SOUTH PACIFIC SOUNDS WONDERFUL, but our own backyard offers an unforgettable vacation experience — from our Gold Rush towns to picturesque vineyards, to crystal-clear Lake Tahoe, to awe-inspiring Yosemite. The Sierra and its foothills has rebounded from the recession with a more refined food, wine, craft beer, art and […]
Singer Melissa Etheridge to perform September 19 in Grass Valley
Melissa Lou Etheridge, the American rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, and activist, is going to perform at the Veterans Memorial Building in Grass Valley on Friday, September 19. Tickets go on sale as early as July 7 for VIP packages but later in the month for the general public, according to her website. Etheridge is performing in […]
Visit Grass Valley: Things to do
DOWNTOWN GRASS VALLEY IS A TOP DESTINATION for entertainment in the Sierra foothills, thanks to The Center for the Arts, Del Oro Theatre and downtown restaurants and wine tasting rooms that offer live music. “The vibe going on in Grass Valley is fantastic,” says jazz legend Wynton Marsalis after he performed at The Center this […]
Artist David Parker featured at The Center for the Arts on June 3-30
The new work of Nevada City artist David Parker will be featured at The Center for the Arts in a one-man gallery exhibition that runs through the month of June. The show, titled “Don’t Forget… You Might Just End Up in My Painting,’” runs from June 3-30 at the Center for the Arts, 314 West […]
The Center for the Arts: Helping to create our “arts economy”
CREATIVE INDUSTRIES, INCLUDING performing arts venues, have helped diversify our regional economy. The timing has been beneficial because the recession clobbered traditional industries. Nowhere is the trend more visible than at The Center of the Arts in Grass Valley. The Center—ironically home to a car dealership in the ‘80s—has become an “economic engine” for Nevada […]
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