Influential singer/songwriter Jonathan Richman returns to Nevada City for a rare show at the Nevada Theatre on Wednesday, March 15 as part of Paul Emery’s Nevada City LIVE! Concert series. Richman has been playing music, recording and touring for most of his life. Jonathan and his drummer Tommy Larkins win fans wherever they play. In […]
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Motoshi Kosako & Michael Manring with the Perry Mills Project opening on Feb. 11
Jazz harpist Motoshi Kosako and fretless bass phenom Michael Manring join forces for an evening of extraordinary music. Opening the show will be fusion guitarist Perry Mills (Objects in the Mirror) with his all-star band. Motoshi Kosako was born in the sister city of Sacramento, Matsuyama City, Japan. Motoshi began his long pursuit of music […]
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A Tribute to the Music of Saul on Thursday and Friday, Feb. 9 and 10 at the Nevada Theatre
Influential foothills bandleader Saul Rayo passed on May 16, 2022. Nevada City LIVE! will host a Tribute to the Music of Saul Rayo featuring members of his 9-piece original world music band, and guest players, performing Saul’s songs. Musical directors are Elena Rayo and Thomas Schuebel. Saul Rayo has been described as lovable, charismatic, talented, […]
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Swami Beyondananda at the Nevada Theatre on Jan. 27
Paul Emery’s Nevada City LIVE! welcomes back the Swami Beyondananda on Friday, January 27 at the historic Nevada Theatre in downtown Nevada City, California. In these serious times – where there’s definitely something funny going on – laughter keeps us sane. This heart-opening, mind-expanding, funny and insightful comedy set will help you wake up laughing […]
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Tribute to Bob Dylan’s Self Portrait Sessions on Jan. 26
Two years after the release of the tribute CD, “Self Portraits – A Tribute to Bob Dylan’s Self Portrait Sessions”, Robert Heirendt and his contributors will present a CD release concert at the historic Nevada Theatre in Nevada City, California on Thursday, January 26. This special concert will be a benefit for the Young Center […]
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Sierra Jazz Picnic in Pioneer Park on June 19
The Sierra Jazz Society will Jazz up June with their annual Sierra Jazz Picnic in Pioneer Park on Sunday, June 19. The free picnic concert is a fundraiser for Sierra Jazz Society’s annual Jazz Camp held June 20-24, 2022. The concert will feature members of the Sierra Jazz Camp faculty including camp director Matt Langley […]
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Terry Riley – A benefit for the Camptonville Community Center on Nov. 9
October 31, 2019 – Composer/pianist/vocalist Terry Riley performs in a benefit concert at the historic Nevada Theatre on Saturday, November 9 as part of Paul Emery’s Nevada City LIVE! Concert series. The concert is a fundraiser for the Camptonville Community Center. Riley is widely considered the father of Minimalism, launching the movement in 1964 with […]
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Rockin’ for Rayo at the Miners Foundry on May 24
NEVADA CITY, Calif. May 13, 2019 – The Nevada County musical community will gather at the Miners Foundry to support Saul Rayo on Friday, May 24 in a show featuring Saul Rayo band, Achilles Wheel, Lorraine Gervais, Petty Luv, Objects in the Mirror, Bob Woods Trio and special guests. Singer/songwriter/producer Saul Rayo has performed in […]
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Sierra Stages announces open auditions for its fall 2019 production of “The Thanksgiving Play”
April 19, 2019 – Sierra Stages is pleased to announce open auditions for its fall production of “The Thanksgiving Play” by Larissa FastHorse, playing from September 19 through October 5, 2019 at the historic Nevada Theatre in Nevada City. The director is Sandra Rockman. In “The Thanksgiving Play,” four mismatched artists attempt to devise an […]
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California WorldFest just a month away
GRASS VALLEY, Calif. June 15, 2018 – Festival goers and music lovers from around the globe will descend upon the Nevada County Fairgrounds July 12-15 for the 22nd annual California WorldFest. The popular music and arts festival is presented by The Center for the Arts, a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization based out of Grass Valley. […]
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The Center for the Arts presents: The Center OnTheGo series
The Center for the Arts, Nevada County’s premiere performing arts organization, will undergo a long-anticipated multi-million dollar renovation beginning this Summer 2018! While we prepare to unveil exciting updates to our main facility, The Center’s signature programming will continue through The Center OnTheGo series. From intimate cabaret performances to comedy competitions, gallery exhibits – and […]
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Lee Ann Womack returns to The Center for the Arts on February 24
January 22, 2018 – Alt-country songstress Lee Ann Womack returns to The Center for the Arts for a concert on Saturday, February 24. Artists don’t really make albums like Lee Ann Womack’s The Lonely, The Lonesome and the Gone anymore. Albums that seem to exist separate and apart from any external pressures. Albums that possess […]
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Julie Baker Innovation Fund brings South African Dance to The Center for The Arts
November 8, 2017 – In 2015 Julie Baker gathered a select group of visionaries to create The Innovation Fund. The purpose of this fund was to expand The Center’s ability to take artistic risks and produce newer works. Through the Innovation Fund, The Center has provided a stage for new programming opportunities and a laboratory […]
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Pink Martini coming to the Grass Valley Vets Hall on Dec. 9
GRASS VALLEY, Calif. November 2, 2017 – With an eclectic charm and repertoire spanning from jazz to classical to pop, Pink Martini – the self-described “little orchestra” – featuring singer China Forbes returns to Grass Valley on Saturday, December 9 at Veterans Memorial Auditorium. Their unique multilingual music traces its many influences through a genre-defying […]
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The Center for the Arts presents: 5th Annual Dancing With Our Stars on Aug. 26
GRASS VALLEY, Calif. August 17, 2017 – Dancing With Our Stars, The Center for the Arts signature fundraiser, returns to Veterans Memorial Auditorium in downtown Grass Valley. Nevada County celebrities will kick up their heels to raise money for The Center for the Arts in the Fifth annual Dancing with our Stars competition. Whatever their […]
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California WorldFest – July 13-16, 2017
GRASS VALLEY, Calif. June 20, 2017 – Music industry magazine Pollstar calls the California WorldFest a “festival of discovery.” FestForum awarded WorldFest their 2016 award for “Innovation in Music”. 2016 headliner Nahko Bear of Nahko and Medicine for the People says, “It’s not very often that I get to play a festival where Indigenous People […]
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Alasdair Fraser’s Ceilidh in the Park – Pioneer Park on June 24
NEVADA CITY, Calif. June 12, 2017 – On Saturday, June 24, Alasdair Fraser’s Sierra Fiddle Camp will celebrate the joy of traditional music in Nevada City at beautiful Pioneer Park with their twelfth annual “Ceilidh in the Park” picnic concert. Alasdair Fraser, renowned performer and master teacher, is founder and music director of 5 music […]
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Ludi Hinrichs debuts his new CD “Loss, Remembrance & Emergence” at The Center for the Arts in Grass Valley on Friday, May 19
Editor’s note: Ludi said “I’m launching a new venture, a CD of the live recording of the magical concert of Nov. 30 of last year. It’s been almost 6 months to the day. The CD is titled “Loss, Remembrance and Emergence”, and it has new grand piano ballads, poetry from Rumi, some trombone growls and […]
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Tumble Quartet CD release concert at the Nevada Theater on Feb. 10
NEVADA CITY, Calif. January 20, 2017 – The Northern California-based world music jazz group Tumble announces its first CD release with a celebration concert planned at the historic Nevada Theater in Nevada City on February 10. Tumble is a collective that includes Robert Heirendt on the Zimbabwean instrument the mbira (a/k/a the thumb piano), Sean […]
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PLAY BALL! John McCutcheon & Chuck Brodsky play Nine Innings of Baseball Songs on Jan. 18
NEVADA CITY, Calif. January 3, 2017 – Two baseball troubadours, John McCutcheon & Chuck Brodsky, will meet for nine innings of ballpark songs in a sort of musical/athletic competition at the historic Nevada Theatre in Nevada City on Wednesday, January 18. The event has become an annual tradition at Eddie’s Attic – a renowned folk […]