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 Is a club event, community fundraiser, or your child’s wedding fast approaching? If so, please take a brief moment to share the news with your fellow Alta Sierrans! This is an excellent way to keep the entire community aware of current news and upcoming local events. You may post any information regarding happenings in and around the neighborhood.
We will also make every effort to keep up to date with all the great events that take place in Grass Valley and Nevada City. Be sure to check this section frequently for upcoming events!
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Health Care for All Meeting
Posted on: 2010-09-01
The Nevada County Chapter of Health Care for All (HCA) will meet Saturday, September 18, at 3 p.m. at Sierra Mountain Coffee Roasters, 671 Maltman Dr., Grass Valley. This meeting is open to the public, and newcomers are welcome. HCA is working to bring universal, single-payer health care to all Californians. More information at www.healthcareforall.org
Website: www.healthcareforall.org
Email: mindy@bagglady.com
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| 115th Annual Miners' Picnic
Posted on: 2010-08-10
The Empire Mine Park association invites you to attend the 115th Annual Miners’ Picnic on Saturday, August 28th from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm at the Empire Mine State Historic Park. The Miners’ Picnic was once a fund-raiser for miners injured or killed in the gold mines. Now it is a community-wide event and is enjoyed by all ages.
This is a family-oriented day with frequent activities such as cake walks and ladies slipper kicking contests. For a small fee guests can pan for gold. There are also free old-fashioned children’s games, with prizes, such as three-legged races, gunny sack races, and egg on spoon races, beanbag toss, and a clown with lots of balloons for the children.
A silent auction will be held in the Clubhouse starting at 11:00 am with all bidding stopped at 2:00 pm. A variety of special items are available to bid on. All proceeds remain at the Park and are used to restore the historic buildings and grounds, or to enhance educational opportunities for the public. This year we are also going to have 50/50 raffles that will also benefit the Park.
There will be live entertainment in the afternoon with various groups and lots of old time music. Living history presentations in the Bourn Cottage and the Clubhouse will be ongoing. Volunteers portray members of the Bourn family and their friends as they take you back to the year 1905. Mine yard living history volunteers portray workers in the shaft, blacksmith shop, and office will also re-enact a mine disaster with the rescue afterwards.
Food including Cornish pasties, hotdogs, and ice cream will be available for purchase, or you may bring your own picnic lunch to enjoy on the lawn. Beverages will also be on sale.
Empire Mine State Historic Park is open from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. For more information call (530) 273-8522 or log on to our web site below.
When: Saturday August 28, 2010, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Where: Empire Mine State Historic Park, 10791 East Empire Street, Grass Valley
Admission: $5.00 for adults 17 and over, $3.00 for children 6 – 16. Free for children under 6. Cottage and garden tours are an additional $2 for adults.
Information: 273-8522 or check our web site.
Website: www.empiremine.org
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| Stars at North Star House
Posted on: 2010-08-10
Legendary R&B, Soul and 2009 Grammy Winner for “Respect Yourself” songstress, Mavis Staples, will perform at the Nevada County Land Trust's 9th annual popular benefit concert on Saturday, August 28th at 7:30pm, festivities begin at 4pm. Bring a lawn chair and picnic or purchase great food, wine, beverages and more from vendors on-hand. Local rhythm and blues vocalist Lorraine Gervais and the Burning Sensations Band will open the night's concert and celebration of the Land Trust's 20th anniversary. This year's concert will premiere at its 'new home' on the historic site of the 1906 North Star House designed by Julia Morgan and will be open for tours. The event location is just off McCourtney Road by the Grass Valley Fair Grounds. $65 General; $55 for NCLT members purchase on-line. See website for more details: www.nevadacountylandtrust.org or call (530) 272-5994 x 8.
When: Saturday, August 28th; gates open at 4:00 p.m., headliners stars at 7:30 p.m.
Where: The historic North Star House near the fairgrounds in Grass Valley
Website: www.nevadacountylandtrust.org
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| Designs for Living Home Tour
Posted on: 2010-08-10
Early October is a perfect time to enjoy the splendid colors of fall while leisurely driving around the rolling hills and the pastoral scenery of the South County in the Sierra Foothills. The Designs for Living Home Tour is a self-guided and self-paced driving tour which takes place in Nevada County. Although the entire tour can be done in a day, tickets are valid for two leisurely days of viewing. This year’s tour, is on Saturday and Sunday, October 2nd and 3rd, from 10am to 4pm. The theme is 'Lavish Living in the Foothills” and the homes are truly lavish. The tour begins atop a knoll with nearly 360 degree breathtaking views of Penn Valley and is a Mediterranean home filled with antiques. It is aptly named Troll Knoll and is a virtual kaleidoscope of color and pattern. Next on to three contemporary homes deeper into South County, one of which reflects the owners travels around the world. Another is a winemaker's home decorated around the owner's passion for making wine, it even has a ceiling fan made from a wine press. Next on to the Darkhorse subdivision for three golf course homes finally culminating at the Rincon Del Rio, a fabulous 14,000 square foot home overlooking the Bear River. None of these 8 gorgeous homes have been open to the public so we have an all new tour.
There will also be a silent auction featuring local artists and, finally, a wine bar for $5.00 a glass. New this year is a “Bach’s Lunch”. Available for just $7.00, the lunch should be ordered at the same time you order your tickets. Enjoy 'Bach's' lunch, a gourmet turkey and ham sandwich with sundried tomato basil aioli, in a picnic setting .
Descriptions of the homes, and a comprehensive home tour map of the area with driving directions will be included in The Union’s 'Home and Garden' Section on Sept. 25th. Additional maps and directions will also be available at the “Tour” homes and at the Music in the Mountains box office, 530 Searls Avenue, Nevada City in September. Call 265-6124 for more information. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 on the days of the tour. They are available at The Union, The Bookseller, Citizens Bank, SPD Markets and the Alta Sierra Market. They can also be ordered online at the web site below.
Website: www.musicinthemountains.org
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| Upcoming CATS Events
Posted on: 2010-07-10
The Community Asian Theatre of the Sierra (CATS) is one of the most vibrant cultural organizations in our area. Here are three upcoming events of interest:
Auditions for the 2011 production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “The King and I” will be held on August 28th and 29th at St. Joseph’s Cultural Center. “The King and I” is based on the book, “Anna and the King of Siam”, by Margaret Landon, which is based on the memoirs of Anna Leonowens, who was the school teacher to the children of King Mongkut of Siam in the early 1860's. The musical opened on Broadway in 1951 starring Gertrude Lawrence and Yul Brynner, winning all five Tony Awards in 1952. Hollywood adapted it in 1956, starring Deborah Kerr and Yul Brynner, and Yul Brynner won the Academy Award for Best Actor. Some of the memorable songs include 'Getting to Know You,' 'Shall We Dance' and 'Something Wonderful.' The King and I requires a very large cast of actors, singers, dancers, and children. To reserve a date and time and receive specific audition details, please contact 530-273-6362
On September 12th from 9:30 to 3:30 experience the rich and vibrant flavors of San Francisco’s Chinatown. Who better to lead this exploration of the sights, sounds and tastes of this famous area than celebrity TV personality, Chef Martin Yan. He will be your personal guide through this amazing neighborhood, tasting delicious foods at one-of-a-kind specialty food shops and learning cultural insights along the way. During this six-hour adventure, Chef Yan will delight your heart with a fabulous Chinese dim sum lunch and cooking demonstration. We will depart Grass Valley at 7:00 a.m. $145 plus $50 transportation includes round-trip transportation to San Francisco, the walking tour, a market tour, hands on dim sum cooking class and demonstration, dim sum lunch and a Chinese tea ceremony. Space is limited. Call (530) 265-2990 for reservations or email us at the address below.
Join CATS at the Opera as we travel to the San Francisco War Memorial Opera House on Sunday, November 14th, for Puccini’s Madam Butterfly. This is the great tragic love story that returns in a new-to-San Francisco production by Broadway legend Harold Prince. $130 per person includes round-trip bus transportation and opera ticket in the Orchestra Ring Section. If you are not riding the bus you can purchase just the discounted group rate ticket for $87, normally $107. Tickets and bus space are limited and pre-registration is required. To register visit our web site below.
Website: www.catsweb.org
Email: info@catsweb.org
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| Yoga classes in Alta Sierra!
Posted on: 2010-01-13
The Yoga Loft is located above Alta Sierra Fitness! Drop into the fitness center for a schedule and more information.
Everyone welcome!
Website: GrassValleyYoga.com
Email: Annie@GrassValleyYoga.com
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