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A Mozart Mass performed Sunday
St. Patrick's Church in Grass Valley will resound to the majestic "Great Mass in C Minor" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart this Sunday evening.
1:20 a.m. PT May 15, 2008 | more »

A not-to-miss show
A not-to-miss show Bear River High School is known for "Puttin' On the Ritz," a show that wows. And it's happening this weekend.

1:22 a.m. PT May 15, 2008 | more »

Orchestra and voices in this TCCA concert
Orchestra and voices in this TCCA concert Orchestre Panache, featuring the Sierra College Nevada County Campus Chorale, performs "a wonderful variety of orchestral styles with works that everyone will know and love, as well as some gorgeous lesser known gems," says Ken Hardin, artistic...
1:44 a.m. PT May 15, 2008 | more »

Friday night showcase
Friday night showcase Singing in the shower or dancing in the garage might do it for some performers, but others want to be on stage. Few get to be on "American Idol" or "Dancing with the Stars," so what's an artist in Nevada County to do?
1:35 a.m. PT May 15, 2008 | more »

Beth Jayne not only performs in Friday Night Showcase but produces it as well.
Prospector: What made you decide to start doing Friday Night Showcases?

1:28 a.m. PT May 15, 2008 | more »

Ring the bells
Imagine hearing "Good Day Sunshine" played on bells.

1:48 a.m. PT May 15, 2008 | more »

Slack-rocker 'jaw dropping'
Slack-rocker 'jaw dropping' "I'll be sharing a diverse range of music with Hawaiian (slack key and singing) as featured pieces throughout the show.
1:31 a.m. PT May 8, 2008 | more »

Sierra College Choir sings
The Sierra College Choir, Nevada County Campus, under the direction of Ken Hardin, is presenting two performances of their Spring Concert this weekend.

1:29 a.m. PT May 8, 2008 | more »

First Saturday rocks at Rhythms
First Saturday rocks at Rhythms First Saturday returns to Rhythms Music Cafe on May 3 with a one of a kind rock n' roll dance party.

1:15 a.m. PT May 1, 2008 | more »

Auburn Symphony's 'Romancing the Exotic'
I try to be good. I shop locally. I go to local plays, movies and concerts. But sometimes I just can't help myself and have to go South of the Border.
1:08 a.m. PT May 1, 2008 | more »

Firing up an inner and outer voice
Singer-songwriter Melanie DeMore sings in the African-American folk tradition of Odetta and has shared the stage with the likes of Buffy Saint Marie, Ani DiFranco, Sweet Honey in the Rock and Pete Seeger.

1:13 a.m. PT May 1, 2008 | more »

An indoor band concert for the family
This "Spring into Summer" concert, held at a church, features popular music made famous by Ray Charles and Henry Mancini, plus favorite showtunes from "Anything Goes" and "Hello, Dolly." The Nevada County Concert Band is performing the concert.

1:07 a.m. PT May 1, 2008 | more »

'Jazz at 808' season kicks off May 8, get your rodeo on in Penn Valley
May 8: Jimmy Robinson & Friends Kick Off 2008 "Jazz at 808" season, at 7 p.m. at The Arts Building at 808 Lincoln Way in downtown Auburn. Tickets for $15/$20 are available at PlacerArts online Box Office at www.PlacerArts.org, at The Arts Building, or by calling (530) 885-5670.
1:01 a.m. PT May 1, 2008 | more »

Dancing encouraged to the fiddles
Dancing encouraged to the fiddles Scottish fiddle master Alasdair Fraser brings his 100-strong San Francisco Scottish Fiddlers to Grass Valley Saturday.
12:35 a.m. PT Apr 24, 2008 | more »

Talented Tina Guo returns to Auburn
Talented Tina Guo returns to Auburn Twenty-two year old cellist, Tina Guo, so enjoyed by 2006-07 season audiences, will rejoin the Auburn Symphony as soloist for its third Subscription Series Concert of the 2007-08 season, "Romancing the Exotic," Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and again on...
12:53 a.m. PT Apr 24, 2008 | more »

Jazz or classical? Try jazzical! TCCA concert does It again.By
What's in a word? We love to categorize. It helps us order the world. In music we like labels. Baroque, classical; jazz, rock; and subdivisions galore. Labels alert us to what to expect and, based on our preconceptions, whether to like it.
12:41 a.m. PT Apr 24, 2008 | more »

A bagpiper protege
Still a teenager, Cameron Scott of Davis, Calif., is winning numerous awards as a bagpipe player. People will have a chance to hear this musician Saturday at the Alasdair Fraser & The San Francisco Scottish Fiddlers concert in Grass Valley.

12:26 a.m. PT Apr 24, 2008 | more »

Composers: Work in progress
Sit inside an intimate winery tasting room Saturday and listen to new musical creations by four of our best local composers.
12:33 a.m. PT Apr 24, 2008 | more »

English Beat coming to Nevada City
English Beat coming to Nevada City Dave Wakeling and the English Beat will play at Miners Foundry Cultural Center in Nevada City Saturday night.

2:17 a.m. PT Apr 18, 2008 | more »

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Print-a-Thon Print-a-Thon
Beam Security Systems Inc. and Marc Klaas of the nonprofit KlaasKids Foundation did host a free Print-A-Thon in Grass Valley Saturday to fingerprint and photograph children, in the interest of child safety. The event on Saturday at Beam, 422 Henderson St., Grass Valley.


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Solune Winegrowers - Complimentary Tasting

Art & Film Contest

Atisha's "Bodhisattva's Garland of Gems"

Soroptimist International 15th Annual Garden Tour

Blind Can Draw

Mowen Solinsky Gallery

Double Oak Vineyards & Winery ~ Wine Tasting, Picnicking & Tours

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A Day in the Life of an Agricultural Easement