Miners Foundry

NEVADA CITY, CA, December 2022 – The Nevada City Craft Fair will hold its 11th annual event in the Miners Foundry Sunday, December 11. Offering over 70 of the most creative crafters in the region under one roof; featuring handmade decor, art, fashion, body care, and much more, to meet all of your holiday shopping […]

Follow up your hearty Thanksgiving feast with a feast of the senses at Miners Foundry Friday, November 25th.   Bring the visiting relatives to a night of “hard hitting, soulful, high-energy music filled with Afro funk horn instrumentals and powerful vocal tunes lead by three distinctive vocalists” said founding member and keyboardist Dan Hastie of the […]

Nevada City, CA October 23, 2022] If you missed the debut of the disco divas also known as the Velvet Foxes in February of 2020, you missed an amazingly upbeat, and nostalgic evening of glitter and disco and fun!  Make sure you don’t miss their return to Miners Foundry this Saturday night at the Disco […]

Miners Foundry Cultural Center in partnership with The BVNKR and Whimiscorp are pleased to announce the return of Comedy Night, Thursday October 27th beginning at 8:00 pm. It’s been two years since Miners Foundry said, “Yes!” to stand-up comedy in Nevada City. These popular shows began outside in the parking lot in the early days […]

Harkening back to the days of old-time radio, Tim O’Conner’s Readers Theater brings short stories to life in front of a live audience. The tradition began when O’Conner and wife Sheila produced a staged reading of “Love Letters” to audience members, and then expanded the format to include other readers and more stories.  Bell-Stewart took […]

The powerhouse quartet of female artists who make up the incomparable Zepparella return to the Miners Foundry Thursday September 15th, bringing strong vocals and musicianship to loyal fans who return time and time again to enjoy the music of what is arguably one of the greatest bands of all time, as the name implies, Led […]

Their famous father started out living the cowboy life in Northern California before becoming one of the premiere legends of Jazz.  The musical influence of Dave Brubeck will be easy to hear as brothers Chris (trombone, bass) and Dan (drums) Brubeck along with guitarist Mike DeMicco and pianist Chuck Lamb, spend an evening in Nevada […]

Jamaican sensation Mykal Rose will be performing at the Miners Foundry Cultural Center in Nevada City on Thursday, July 21st at 8:00 p.m. (doors open at 7:00 p.m.). For over 25 years, Mykal Rose has been recording and performing his brand of militant, hardcore Jamaican music to the delight of reggae fans around the world. […]

The second annual Deer Creek Music Festival will take place Saturday June 4 at Nevada City’s Pioneer Park. Organized by a local volunteer, Mark DeMartini and produced by Miners Foundry, the extensive lineup of local artists will feature Tim High and The Mighty w/Bob Woods, Juliet Gobert, Jay Tausig, Tyler Foote Walkers, Majik Band, and […]

Beloved local duo Sugar Mountain—featuring the talents of singer/guitarists Cassidy Joy and Karen Woerner—will play a free show May 22 outdoors at Miners Foundry in Nevada City. Barring any unforeseen weather conditions, the show will take place outdoors and move inside in the event of inclement weather. Sugar Mountain have been playing and performing music […]

Bluegrass/country-western outfit The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys will make their Nevada City debut May 12 at the Miners Foundry. Formed in the Smoky Mountains, The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys don’t mess around when it comes to downhome, traditional music that can transport its listener to more simple times and places than the modern world can often offer. […]

The 11th annual Nevada City Spring Craft Fair will take place Sunday May 15 at the Miners Foundry in Nevada City. Featuring an array of unique and clever items for sale, the fair will feature over 70 of the area’s top Etsy vendors, peddling their wares ranging from jewelry to home decor, bath products to […]

A crowd favorite, Tim O’Connor’s Readers Theater will return to Miners Foundry the afternoon of Sunday, May 1. The performance will feature several local performers acting out some of the best-written and critically acclaimed American stories, and was inspired by Theatre of the Mind, a way of telling tales during World War II when resources […]

Local singer and guitarist Jenn Knapp will play a free afternoon performance at the Miners Foundry on Sunday, April 3. A Nevada City native, Knapp performs her music—largely on a ’67 Martin guitar that belonged to her grandfather— sharing old favorites along the lines of Jimmie Rodgers and Hank Williams as well as more modern […]

NEVADA CITY, CA, February 23, 2022 – After careful consideration, Miners Foundry, The Center for the Arts, InConcert Sierra, Sierra Stages, Community Asian Theatre of the Sierra (CATS), Music in the Mountains, and other local performing arts organizations have partnered to extend their COVID safety protocols. The expiration of these safety measures will vary depending […]

NEVADA CITY, Calif. December 2, 2021 – One of the most beloved holiday traditions will make its way to the Miners Foundry December 9 – 11. “Clara & The Nutcracker” will return for its annual run, presented in conjunction with the Holt Ballet Conservatory. For generations audiences have been delighted by the classic two-act ballet […]

NEVADA CITY, CA, 29 November 2021 – The Nevada City Craft Fair will hold its 10th annual event in the Miners Foundry December 12. The fair is known for its wide assortment of locally crafted gifts, offering over 70 top Etsy vendors’ worth of handmade decor, art, food, body care, and much more. In addition […]

Songstresses Cassidy Joy and Karen Woerner – collectively known as Sugar Mountain – will headline Home For The Holidays at Nevada City’s Miners Foundry December 4. Sugar Mountain are a local duo and perform an array of styles ranging from folk to classic rock to country. For this performance they will incorporate classic holiday favorites […]