There are a lot of fun events planned for New Year’s Eve in Nevada City: New Year’s Eve with the Deadbeats Celebrate New Year’s Eve with a night of acoustic and electric jam at the Miners Foundry, 325 Spring Street in Nevada City. Doors open at 7:30 p.m., show starts at 8:30. Munchies, Deadbeat t-shirts [...]

“Tiny Tim’s Christmas” shows at the beautiful historic Nevada Theatre in downtown Nevada City from November 26th through December 26th. This whimsical twist on the classic Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” finds Tiny Tim, all grown up, living in New York City. Tim owns a toyshop, his life long dream, but has become much of a [...]

Join us for Victorian Christmas and enjoy some spectacular entertainment! Victorian Christmas 2010 is scheduled Wednesday nights, Dec. 8, and 15, from 5-9 p.m., and on two Sunday afternoons, Dec. 12 and Dec. 19, from 1:30-6 p.m. There is no admission charge. Some of the featured entertainers are: Wednesday, December 8th: Izzi Tooinsky, Sierranaders, Joe [...]

Sunday, December 19th, be sure to check out the Nevada City Winter Bizarre at the Miners Foundry Cultural Center at 325 Spring Street in Nevada City. The Bizarre will run from 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. and features a craft fair and live music. Admission is $3, children 12 and under are free. The Bizarre [...]

The local production of The Nutcracker is happening this weekend at the Don Baggett Theatre at Nevada Union High School. This Christmastime classic is presented by Center Stage Dance Studio. Performances are Friday, December 3rd at 7:00 p.m., Saturday, December 4th at 2:00 and 7:00 p.m., and Sunday at 2:00 p.m. General seating tickets are [...]

Nevada City’s famous Victorian Christmas Celebrations start this week in historic downtown Nevada City. The downtown area is closed to cars, and holiday celebrants fill the streets. Sample wonderful food and peruse the many items  offered by downtown shops, restaurants and friendly street vendors. Victorian Christmas 2010 is scheduled Wednesday nights, Dec. 1, 8, and [...]

Join us at the Miners Foundry Cultural Center this Sunday, Nov. 21,  from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. for The Nevada City Holiday Craft and Toy Festival. The pre-Thanksgiving Nevada City Holiday Craft and Toy Festival is a family affair featuring regional ETSY artisans and fair-trade vendors, hand-made children’s clothing, quality natural-fiber toys (wood, silk [...]

One of the smallest (and definitely one of the most charming) movie theaters in the Western United States is the 62-seat Magic Theatre. More than just a fun place to watch movies, the Magic Theatre combines great films and high-quality presentation with a uniquely warm and intimate hometown environment. Romances, comedies, documentaries and dramas, the [...]

Starting this Friday, October 9th, through November 7th, LeGacy Productions presents Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird” at the Nevada Theatre. 50 years since it was published, Nevada County’s finest actors will bring this Pulitzer Prize winning novel to the stage. Tim O Connor directs this story of civil rights and racism during the 1930s.Tickets [...]

At the Nevada City Gas station, they pump your gas and check your oil for free, just like the good old days. Nevada City Gas  is right near downtown, at the “Y” between Zion and Pine Streets, just up from Highway 49.  The sales are cash only, but the prices are competitive. “I just like [...]