Sierra Stages presents Death of a Salesman from January 25 – February 12 at the Nevada Theatre.

Death of a Salesman is Arthur Miller’s unrivaled masterpiece. It delves into the heart of the American dream, depicting salesman Willy Loman in the twilight of his career. His two grown sons have not achieved the success that Willy envisioned, and his own hard-earned career is crumbling. Despite his wife’s unfaltering support, Willy cannot reconcile his ideal of the perfect all-American life with what has actually come to pass.

Death of a Salesman is directed by Jeffrey Mason and features award-winning local actor, Robert Rossman as Willy, Susan Mason as his wife and Sam Haley-Hill and Josh Triplett as his two sons. The other members of the cast are Amanda Baskett, Lois Ewing, Amy Galloway, Michael Hoff, Brandon Johnson, Michael Moerman, Thomas Taylor and T.E. Wolfe. The production staff includes Pamela Mengers Hodges (set design), Erin Beatie (lighting design) and Eileen Beaver (costume design).

Performances are Wednesday, January 25 at 7 PM, Thursdays at 7 pm, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm, and Sundays (February 5 &12) at 2 pm.

General admission tickets are only $18 for any performance if purchased before January 27. On January 27, the general admission ticket price becomes $20 for any performance. In addition, Sierra Stages is pleased to offer a reserved seat option, at $30, for theatregoers who want to select seats ahead of time and arrive at the theatre right before curtain.

General Admission and Reserved tickets are available online at www.SierraStages.org, by calling the Sierra Stages at 530-346-3210, and at the Nevada City Box Office at the Miners Foundry. General Admission Tickets are available at BriarPatch Co-op and The Book Seller, both in Grass Valley. Student rush tickets (under age 18, with presentation of full-time student ID) are available for $15 on a first-come, unreserved basis, 30 minutes prior to curtain.

It’s time to plan your creative entry in Nevada City’s 2012 Mardi Gras Parade, which this year will be held on President’s Day Weekend.

The Nevada City Chamber of Commerce is now accepting applications for entries in the 20th Annual Nevada City Mardi Gras Parade. The 2 p.m. Sunday parade is part of a two day Mardi Gras celebration Feb. 18-19.

Nevada City is know for its zany and entertaining parade entries. There are no entry fees for individuals, youth groups and local organizations. There is a $25 fee for commercial and political entries. Deadline to sign up is Feb. 1.

Applications are available at the chamber office at 132 Main Street, or call 530-265-2692.

A Wedding Affair for All Seasons ~ Sunday, January 29, 2012 ~ 11:00am to 4:00pm

Planning a wedding or special event? Please join us for the all new A Wedding Affair for All Seasons, produced by Joy of Life Events at the Miners Foundry. On this special day, the Miners Foundry will be transformed into seasonal rooms showcasing some of the top wedding and event vendors in Nevada County. This is truly not a day to be missed!

Nevada County is blessed with the advantage of celebrating four distinct seasons, offering unlimited possibilities when creating a wedding or special event. Be it winter, spring, summer, or fall, each seasonal transition in the foothills displays unique and endless possibilities for that special day.

A designer, caterer, and musician showcase! Interested in being a vendor? Please visit http://ncweds.com/NevadaCounty_WeddingEvents.html

Nevada City Soapbox Derby Registration

Date: January 29th, 2012
Time: 2:00pm-5:00pm. First drawing at 4:00pm sharp.
Place: Matteo’s Public, 300 Commercial Street, Nevada City, CA 95959
Cost: $200 (cash or check, payable to NC Chamber)
Deposit: $50 (non-refundable if selected, remainder due within 2 weeks)
Required: Contact name, Phone, and email address and Deposit.
Details: Lottery System (Two drawings)

Registration for this year’s race will be in a modified lottery format. Thirty (30) spots will be available, with the remaining spots being reserved for past winners and event organizers. A total of 42 teams will be racing on June 16th.

Lottery #1: Friends of the Park The first lottery will consist of five (5) available spots. Applicants must bring a $50 deposit, and either a check, cash or pledge in any amount greater than the $200 race entry fee. Each of the applicants will be ranked according to the size of their pledge. The applicants with the five (5) largest pledge amounts will be selected. All monies pledged beyond the $200 entry fee will be used for Pioneer Park improvements. Those that are not chosen will be automatically entered into the second lottery (with their $50 deposit) and refunded their pledged amount.

Lottery #2: Standard Entry A $50 Deposit (cash/check) is required. All those interested will be entered in a lottery style drawing. The first 25 applicants selected will qualify for this year’s race. Upon selection, the $50 deposit will become non-refundable. All remaining applicants will be drawn and placed upon a waiting list in the order in which they were selected. Those on the waiting list will be refunded their $50 deposit. Teams choosing to enter the lottery multiple times will risk losing their deposits if chosen more than once. Each team that is selected will be required to pay the remaining $150 of their entry fee in either cash or check (payable to NC Chamber) within two weeks. Failure to submit complete payment will result in disqualification and loss of initial $50 deposit.

Applicants are not required to be present at the registration event. Deposits and lottery application may be delivered in advance to the Nevada City Chamber of Commerce during normal business hours or submitted at the registration event.

Matteo’s Public will be donating 15% of any food and beverage purchases made between 2pm and 6:30pm on January 29th to benefit the Pioneer Park Project. Please arrive hungry and remember to tip your server! Thank you!

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Festival Dates: Friday, January 13 through Sunday, January 15, 2012

Festival Locations: Downtown Nevada City, Headquarters located at the Veteran’s Building 415 N. Pine St., Film Screenings at the Miners Foundry, Nevada Theatre, Odd Fellows, Nevada City Elementary and Veteran’s Building.

Tickets: Online at www.wildandscenicfilmfestival.org beginning Dec. 1st. In person at SYRCL office, 216 Main St., beginning Dec. 1, Mon-Thurs, from 12-5pm until January 12th.

Short Synopsis: Celebrate a decade of inspiring activism with SYRCL (South Yuba River Citizens League) this January. Now the largest film festival of its kind, this year’s films combine stellar filmmaking, beautiful cinematography and first-rate storytelling. Wild and Scenic Film Festival informs, inspires and ignites solutions, and creates positive probabilities to restore the earth and human communities.

Each year, the Wild & Scenic® Film Festival draws top filmmakers, celebrities, leading activists, social innovators and well-known world adventurers to the historic downtown of Nevada City, California. Now known as “the next Sundance” the Wild and Scenic experience proves the power of film and passion.

Wild & Scenic Film Festival – Decade of Inspiring Activism

Films: Films to Change Your World
Over 117 films have been accepted for the January 13-15, 2012 festival. The program committee spent close to 2,000 hours previewing 345 film submissions. As always, over 100 filmmakers, activists and special guests will be in attendance this year.

28 World and US film premieres.
Film genres include: award-winning films about nature, community activism, adventure, conservation, water, energy and climate change, wildlife, environmental justice, agriculture, and Native American and indigenous cultures.

Local Filmmakers Showcase
Filmmakers: A Few Confirmed Filmmakers Steve & Ann Dunsky, filmmakers of Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic For Our Time Anne Makepeace, director of “We Still Live Here”, which will be featured at the WSFF, as part of our Native American film session. Farrell Cunningham, the only speaker of Maidu under 80 years old, is teaching Maidu classes locally and will speak in conjunction with the film. http://www.plumtv.com/videos/we-still-live-here

Previous Special Guests: Sir Patrick Stewart, Peter Coyote, Daryl Hannah, Ron Kauk, Colin Beavan, Julia Butterfly Hill, Winona LaDuke, and Jeremy Jones.

Current Special Guests: Native poet and activist John Trudell, Democracy Now! journalist Amy Goodman, cosmologist Brian Swimme, naturalist David Lukas, John DeGraaf (environmental filmmaker & director of the Happiness Project), river activist Marion Stoddart, Estella Leopold (not confirmed, but very likely), Hans Florine (speed climbing world record holder), Zeb Hogan (aquatic ecologist, National Geographic Explorer), Andy Maser (filmmmaker, National Geographic Explorer), Jason Rainey (Executive Director, International Rivers)

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Nevada City Chamber of Commerce Wine Stroll at Wild & Scenic Film Festival
Saturday, Jan 14, 4-6pm

Take a break from an incredible weekend of watching films during this weekend’s Wild & Scenic Film Festival to enjoy a robust sampling of local Foothill wines and beers. Participating wineries and businesses include BYOB Wines, Nevada City Winery, Indian Springs Winery, Szabo Winery, Avanguardia Winery, Clavey Winery, Sierra Nevada Brewing, Nevada City Classic Cafe, Mowen Solinsky Gallery, Nevada City Crystal and Glass and APPLE Center. Tickets are $15 and available at the Chamber office or at the Wild & Scenic Film Festival Headquarters at 201 Broad Street.

It’s not just a film festival any more. The Wild and Scenic Film Festival, the largest of its kind, will amp up the night life in Nevada City with three consecutive shows after the films end and the dancing begins.
Three shows have been added in the evening, two at the Haven Underground and the final on Sunday, Jan 15th at the National Hotel. Tickets are available at Wild and Scenic Festival Headquarters at 210 Broad Street, Nevada City.

On Friday, Jan 13th from 10 pm to midnight, the Railflowers will perform. Saturday night, also at the Haven Underground, Brett Shady and Dead Winter Carpenters perform, and the return of the Belfry Brothers rounds out the weekend at the National Hotel.

Brett Shady follows in a long line of rock musicians whose later years led them away from the outward-bound excess of rock and punk to the introspective songwriting of folk and Americana. He has recently left Los Angeles to return to his hometown of Nevada City, California.
Dead Winter Carpenters represent everything the American west stands for. With an unbridled spirit, and an authentic approach to the art of songwriting, the five-piece roots-rock band captures the freedom of the road with the kind of energy that is made of legends. In just one short year on the road, the project has already found considerable national success and with top level festival and theater dates booked around the country.

“This Americana quintet hails from Lake Tahoe and sounds like Alison Krauss after pounding whiskey shots and cans of Red Bull. In other words, it’s roots-rock with an energetic pulse. Consider their funky-folk-country-shuffle jam “Sun Don’t Shine,” which shines a spotlight on talented musicians who also deliver tight harmony vocals, something you don’t hear much anymore outside of an Eagles concert. Fiery fiddling and pumping upright bass are other aspects of this band that I can’t praise enough. They also accomplish jaw-dropping live renditions of women’s traditional blues songs such as “I Know You Rider.” I’d better see all my hippie-jamband-Deadhead friends at this show or else I’m going to confiscate your water pipes. Sandal up, brothers and sisters!” – Weekly Seven, Jarret Keene

Don’t forget about the Wine Stroll taking place on January 14th from 4:30pm to 6:30pm during the Wild & Scenic Film Festival.  Tickets are $15 in advance and can be purchased from SYRCL at 216 Main Street or from the Chamber Office at 132 Main Street

The Stonehouse will host an eclectic and glamorous New Year’s Eve Gala from 10:30 p.m. to 2 a.m Saturday night. There will be a no-host full bar, a light show from Mountain Events with dancing to Big Band and swing-era hits, and acoustic rock featuring Little Miss Scorpio in the the Stonehouse’s historical and mysterious cave. The Delirious Moon Swings, featuring cast members from “Delirious Moonlight: Blues, Broadway and Beyond,” will also perform in the bar.

The Stonehouse is encouraging guests to don their classiest and snazziest attire, and greet 2012 in serious style. There will be a variety of desserts available for purchase, along with champagne and party favors at midnight. Admission is $15 at the door. “Delirious Moonlight” ticket-holders receive free admission to the New Year’s Eve Gala.

KNOW & GO
WHAT: New Year’s Eve Gala at the Stonehouse
WHERE: The Stonehouse, 107 Sacramento Street, Nevada City
WHEN: Saturday, Dec. 31, 10:30 p.m to 2 p.m.
COST: $15 at the door; free to “Delirious Moonlight” ticket-holders.
INFO: Call the Stonehouse at 575-5524, visit www.stonehouse1857.com, or www.deliriousmoonlight.com

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Join us for the last
Victorian Christmas of the Season!
Wednesday, Dec 21st  5-9pm

Entertainment Schedule

Welcome the holiday season in style in historic Nevada City, a quaint, Gold Rush town nestled in the foothills of the snow-capped Sierra where each year the town’s picturesque downtown transforms into a genuine Christmas card come to life. It’s a magical setting of hilly streets outlined with twinkling white lights and authentic gaslamps, wandering minstrels and carolers dressed in Victorian attire, and a myriad of visitors sharing holiday cheer and good tidings.

Nevada City’s Victorian Christmas evokes holiday memories of an earlier era.  Join us for Strolling Carolers, Children’s Activities, Carriage Rides, Roasted Chestnuts, Holiday Shopping, Handcrafted Christmas Gifts, and much more!

Read more about Victorian Christmas here:  http://www.nevadacitychamber.com/blog/nevada-city-events/victorian-christmas

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