January 10, 2018 – The Bethel AME Church Choir of Marysville will headline KVMR’s annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Gospel Concert for the 36th time this coming Monday, January 15. The largely African-American choir will be featured in a free noon performance at the Nevada Theatre, 401 Broad Street, downtown Nevada City, with a live broadcast […]
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Hollywood Doesn’t Come to Nevada City, But A Duck’s Breath Film Does
November 17, 2017 – The first public screening of a new movie featuring the 40th anniversary shows of San Francisco comedy troupe Duck’s Breath Mystery Theatre is this Sunday 7 p.m. as part of the Nevada Theatre Film Series in downtown Nevada City. Tickets for this KVMR 89.5 FM benefit show are just $8 at […]
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KVMR Having Fun With Its Community Survey – Monkey See, Monkey Do?
August 15, 2017 – Jeez, how do you make a survey sexy? Maybe it’s the monkey… “Ah, well, I guess we’re going with the Survey Monkey theme, but maybe it’s representative of our collective monkey minds,” notes a smiling KVMR 89.5 FM General Manager Julie Chiarelli. “We’re always running around with new thoughts and ideas […]
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KVMR Town Hall Meeting on Screen Dependence in Children, April 18, at the Nevada Theater
NEVADA CITY, Calif. April 5, 2017 – Many parents report major struggles over the amount of “screen time” their children spend on cellphones, tablets, and computers. Recreational screen media use is quickly replacing family time. Teachers see sleepdeprived children who are unable to focus and aren’t keeping up in class. Some experts now describe the […]
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KVMR To Broadcast LaMalfa Town Hall Meeting Live
March 16, 2017 – KVMR 89.5 FM Radio, Nevada City’s noncommercial community radio station, will broadcast Congressman Doug LaMalfa’s Town Hall Meeting live this Saturday at noon. “This has become one of the most heavily anticipated political events of the year in LaMalfa’s district,” noted KVMR Program Director Steve Baker. “We know there is strong […]
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KVMR presents a Community Alzheimer’s and Dementia Forum today
NEVADA CITY, Calif. January 25, 2017 – KVMR Community Radio, in collaboration with Atria of Grass Valley and the Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital Foundation (SNMF) invite the public to the Community Alzheimer’s and Dementia Forum: A Conversation about Memory Care, on Tuesday, January 31st from 6-8pm at the Nevada Theatre. KVMR News Director, Paul Emery […]
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KVMR receives grant award from California Humanities
Nevada City, Calif. January 15, 2017 – California Humanities has recently announced the 2017 Humanities For All Quick Grant awards. KVMR has been awarded $5,000 for the project entitled “A Place to Call Home”, which was developed by the CoPassion Project – Humans Being Positively Human and KVMR StoryCatchers- Voices of the Community. Humanities For […]
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KVMR Holds KVMR Food Insecurity Forum at the Nevada Theatre on Nov. 1
November 1, 2016 – KVMR Community Radio and Interfaith Food Ministry are hosting the Food Insecurity Forum, sponsored by Grocery Outlet, with support from other community organizations, being held at the Nevada Theatre, 401 Broad Street in downtown Nevada City, on Tuesday, November 1st from 6-8pm. Admission to the forum is free to the public. […]
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Revisit-Tin Animal House: Rust to Roost Art Project
NEVADA CITY, Calif. October 25, 2016 – If you’re old enough to remember the movie Animal House, or not, and if you liked the movie, or not, you’ll want to know about KVMR and Nevada County Art’s Animal House – Revisitin’: From Rust to Roost project. Individuals, teams, and organizations are invited create a shelter […]
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20th Annual KVMR Celtic Festival Sept. 30- Oct. 2 – tickets available now
September 16, 2016 – The 20th annual KVMR Celtic Festival and Marketplace mixes Celtic music and magic September 30 through October 2 in Grass Valley, California at the Nevada County Fairgrounds, a bucolic setting on 100 acres among giant ponderosa pines . There are eight stages and performance areas. Our main stage hosts many of […]