Across Latitudes: Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
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Price: Free. Type of event: Art & Gallery. Venue: Granucci Gallery. Event location: Center for the Arts. City/Area: Grass Valley. Online ticket: https://thecenterforthearts.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SUZ000002Gf7h2AC. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Across Latitudes
Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
Featuring works by Eric Lindberg
The Granucci Gallery at The Center for the Arts | 314 W. Main Street • Grass Valley, CA
Art Opening: Thursday, November 13 • 5 - 7pm
Exhibition Dates: November 14, 2025 - January 9, 2026
Photography
Eric Lindberg photographs and writes about adventure travel, world culture, small-ship cruises, wildlife, and wild places. Covering subjects ranging from foreign rail journeys and wilderness river expeditions…
Monday, November 17, 2025, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Granucci Gallery
314 W. Main Street
Grass Valley, CA.
Watercolor classes
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Price: $140.00 for a series of 4 $45.00 drop ins. Phone: 530-305-5566. Email: cheri@artspioritstudios.com. Type of event: Art & Gallery. Venue: Asif Studios. Event location: ASiF Artists Studio. City/Area: Grass Valley. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Learn basic watercolor techniques while completing a 9X12 painting.
Monday, November 17, 2025, 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM.
Asif Studios.
BrewBilt BrewHaus Chef's Beer Dinner
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Type of Event: Beer / Wine / Food. Event location: Downtown Nevada City. Other location: 300 Spring Street. City/Area: Nevada City. Price: $65 per person. Online ticket: Email info@brewbiltbrewhaus.com for tickets. Age range: Adult. Event details: Let’s celebrate the season! Join us for an exclusive coursed dinner featuring new dishes from Chef August paired with new and favorite BrewBilt beers.$65 per person, all inclusive.4 courses and 5 BrewBilt beers(including one brand new exclusive brew)We will be closed to the public for this event.Email info@brewbiltbrewhaus.com for tickets.
Monday, November 17, 2025, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
BrewBilt BrewHaus
300 Spring Street Nevada City, CA 95959.
For more info visit www.facebook.com.
Across Latitudes: Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
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Price: Free. Type of event: Art & Gallery. Venue: Granucci Gallery. Event location: Center for the Arts. City/Area: Grass Valley. Online ticket: https://thecenterforthearts.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SUZ000002Gf7h2AC. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Across Latitudes
Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
Featuring works by Eric Lindberg
The Granucci Gallery at The Center for the Arts | 314 W. Main Street • Grass Valley, CA
Art Opening: Thursday, November 13 • 5 - 7pm
Exhibition Dates: November 14, 2025 - January 9, 2026
Photography
Eric Lindberg photographs and writes about adventure travel, world culture, small-ship cruises, wildlife, and wild places. Covering subjects ranging from foreign rail journeys and wilderness river expeditions…
Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Granucci Gallery
314 W. Main Street
Grass Valley, CA.
African Drum & Dance
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For over 30 years Nevada County has offered this unique opportunity to learn music, song, and dance from African Diasporic disciplines. Drum class is offered from 4-5pm with Masters of their craft. It’s recommended to bring your own instrument. From 5-630pm dance class is guided by warm and welcoming artists! Warm up is about 30min- followed by steps and choreography according to specific rhythms. The class is well-paced and engaging, & quite energetic! All are welcome to join!
Price: $20 each Drum/Dance. Phone: 5304703053. Email: lisa.mangoblue@gmail.com. Type of event: Dance. Venue: Miners Foundry Cultural Center. Event location: Miners Foundry. City/Area: Nevada City. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Come join our vibrant African Drum and Dance classes! Open to all ages and abilities, we explore different styles from across the African Diasporic disciplines. Including Malian, Congolese, Guinean, Senegalese, Afro-Cuban and Afro-Brazilian. Masters of their craft travel from all over to share their culture and heritage with our beautiful community, along with our own fabulous local teachers and percussionists, to offer a truly inspiring and engaging experience. For more info or to join our email list conta…
Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 4:00 PM – 6:30 PM.
325 Spring Street Nevada City CA.
For more info visit www.facebook.com.
Spring Street Swing Out
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💃🕺 Swing into the weekend!
Join us for our monthly Swing Dance & Lindy Hop Night – no partner or experience needed!
🕕 6–7 PM: Beginner Lesson
🎉 Social Dance to follow
🍷 Beer & wine from Nevada City Winery available
$15 Live Band Nights | $5 off for students!
📅 Check the schedule: nevadacountyswings.org
Let’s dance! 💫.
Type of Event: Community. Beer / Wine / Food. Music / Concert. Other location: Odd Fellows Hall Nevada City. City/Area: Nevada City. Price: $15 Adults ($10 for Students). Age range: All Ages. Event details: 🎶 Get Ready to Swing the Night Away! 💃🕺Join us for our monthly Swing Dance & Lindy Hop Night – a high-energy evening filled with music, movement, and community fun!🕕 Intro Lesson: 6–7 PM – Perfect for beginners! No experience or partner needed.🎉 Social Dance to follow – Dance the night away with fellow swing lovers!💵 Tickets:• $15 – Live Band Nights (Leaping Blennies)🎓 Students: $5 off with valid ID!🍷 Beer & wine from Nevada City Winery will be…
Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM.
212 Spring Street, Nevada City.
November Spring Street Swingout: Featuring the Leaping Blennies
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Join us for a night of East Coast Swing and Lindy Hop, featuring live music from the Leaping Blennies Band, Nevada City Winery wine and BrewBilt BrewHaus beer. The price of admission is $15 ($10 students) includes an hour of dance lessons from 6-7.
Type of Event: Beer / Wine / Food. Community. Fair / Festival / Gala. Music / Concert. City/Area: Nevada City. Price: $15 ($10 students). Age range: All Ages. Event details: Lindy hop and east coast swing dance for all ages. Free beginner lesson 6-7 pm, dance to Leaping Blennies Band 7-10 pm. Cost $15 ($10 students).
Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM.
212 Spring Street
Nevada City CA 95959.
For more info visit www.nevadacountyswings.org.
Spring Street Swing Out
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Come join us for our monthly swing dance and lindy hop event. Our evenings begin with an intro lesson followed by a couple hours of DJ’d music or a live band- depending on the month. No partner or experience required.
Type of Event: Community. Music / Concert. Event location: Downtown Nevada City. Other location: Odd Fellows Hall. City/Area: Nevada City. Price: $10-15. Age range: All Ages.
Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
Nevada City Odd Fellows Hall.
For more info visit www.nevadacountyswings.org.
Salsa Dance Social
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Type of Event: Music / Concert. Fair / Festival / Gala. City/Area: Nevada City. Price: $5. Age range: Adult. Event details: Where can you go in town and for $5 bucks you can have 2 1/2 hours of fun? and with the nicest people ever......Salsa Sierra's Social Dance Night!! Tonight! Come party and dance! And it's Only $5 It's from 7:30 - 10:00 (BTW it's every Tuesday) Salsa Sierra 542 Searls Ave in Nevada City Behind SPD - Take the driveway across from Big Brand Tire (formerly Plaza Tire) 530-477-0767.
Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM.
542 Searls Ave.
Nevada City, CA
Behind SPD and across from Big Brand TIre.
Watercolor classes
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Price: $140.00 for a series of 4 $45.00 drop ins. Phone: 530-305-5566. Email: cheri@artspioritstudios.com. Type of event: Art & Gallery. Venue: Asif Studios. Event location: ASiF Artists Studio. City/Area: Grass Valley. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Learn basic watercolor techniques while completing a 9X12 painting.
Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM.
Asif Studios, 940 Idaho Maryland Road, Grass Valley.
Across Latitudes: Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
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Price: Free. Type of event: Art & Gallery. Venue: Granucci Gallery. Event location: Center for the Arts. City/Area: Grass Valley. Online ticket: https://thecenterforthearts.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SUZ000002Gf7h2AC. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Across Latitudes
Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
Featuring works by Eric Lindberg
The Granucci Gallery at The Center for the Arts | 314 W. Main Street • Grass Valley, CA
Art Opening: Thursday, November 13 • 5 - 7pm
Exhibition Dates: November 14, 2025 - January 9, 2026
Photography
Eric Lindberg photographs and writes about adventure travel, world culture, small-ship cruises, wildlife, and wild places. Covering subjects ranging from foreign rail journeys and wilderness river expeditions…
Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Granucci Gallery
314 W. Main Street
Grass Valley, CA.
Playwriting Group
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All playwrights welcome! Whether playwriting is new to you or you're already an accomplished playwright, come join this on-going bi-weekly writers' group. We'll spend our time focusing on our writing, but with that magical element of doing so within the presence of others. Come discover the amazing experience of writing within the context of a group. Bring your computer, notebook, iPad, or whatever you like to use for writing. We share resources, discuss our goals and challenges, even provide feedback, but the primary focus of the group is to work on your own play! We'll do a check-in/discussion at the beginning of the meeting, then write in silence, and check-out at the end of our session. Contact Kimberly for the location and to answer any questions you may have.
Price: Free. Phone: 7072929498. Email: marionsfirebykimberly@gmail.com. Type of event: Literary Arts. Theatre. Venue: Members homes. Event location: Grass Valley. City/Area: Grass Valley. Age range: Teens. Adult. Seniors. All Ages.
Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM.
Sent upon request. (We meet in each other's homes.).
New Moon Yoga Nidra
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Just bring yourself, an open heart, and a comfortable place to lie down for an hour of blissful rest and rejuvenation.
Space is limited- please register here: https://www.ayurvedacollege.com/blog/upcoming/new-moon-yoga-nidra-a-journey-into-deep-rest-and-creation/.
Type of Event: Health / Wellbeing. Other location: 700 Zion Street, Nevada City, CA 95959. City/Area: Nevada City. Price: Free/ Donations Accepted. Age range: All Ages. Event details: Rooted in the ancient wisdom of India, Yoga Nidra is a guided meditation that leads you into a state of conscious sleep—where your body rests deeply while your mind remains awake and aware. In this state of profound relaxation, you access the infinite field of possibility, where healing and transformation naturally unfold.Join us each month as we harness the energy of the New Moon—a time for stillness, renewal, and manifestation. Together, we’ll transcend the thinking mind, plant seeds of intention, and rec…
Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 5:15 PM – 6:15 PM.
The California College of Ayurveda
700 Zion Street
Nevada City, CA 95959.
For more info visit www.ayurvedacollege.com.
Phoenix Nights Ladies Only Sauna
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Woman gathering to sweat, unite, and rejuvinate. Vela offers both traditional steam and Infrared saunas. The best of time honored tradition and the latest technology in heat therapies.
Type of Event: Health / Wellbeing. Community. Other location: 763B South Auburn Street Grass Valley CA 95945. City/Area: Grass Valley. Price: $20. Online ticket: https://www.mytime.com/mkp/56438/55953?t=1634144795253&themeColor=%238b0000&themeContrastColor=%23ffffff&headerType=1&referrer=newbookingwidget&classes=false&selectedDeals%5B%5D=258566&mobility=1&employeeGender=all. Age range: Adult. Event details: Women gathering to sweat, unite and rejuvenate. Join us for this time to support and lift each other up. The space is available to gather outdoors on our comfortable back deck, with the intention of self-care and simply enjoying each other's company. Bring a beverage or snack if you wish. Let us know if you are interested in leading a free 10-60 minute activity, talk, meditation or movement on one of these Wednesdays. We hope to provide a space where you feel safe, nourished and loved. Please reserve a spac…
Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
Vela Massage Retreat 763B South Auburn Street Grass Valley CA 95945.
For more info visit www.velamassageretreat.com.
Wheel Throwing for Beginners
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Enjoy tea, soft music and a calming space where you can start your creative journey
on the potters wheel. Zane and René will gently guide you through the learning process and ignite your enthusiasm for this ancient craft and art.
Type of Event: Makerspace Events. Event location: Downtown Nevada City. Other location: Studio 540. City/Area: Nevada City. Price: $315, includes all materials and firings. Age range: Teens. Adult. Seniors. Event details: This 7 week course will teach you the basics of throwing on the potters wheel. Enjoy learning in a relaxed, atmosphere in Rene's spacious and bright private studio, with seasoned potters guiding you. Zane Sawyer is an accomplished local potter specializing in Asian inspired teapots and teacups. René Sprattling has over 50 years experience as a ceramic artist, teacher, and past gallery owner. Open studio hours are available to current and past students.
Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
540 W Broad St. , Nevada City.
Across Latitudes: Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
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Price: Free. Type of event: Art & Gallery. Venue: Granucci Gallery. Event location: Center for the Arts. City/Area: Grass Valley. Online ticket: https://thecenterforthearts.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SUZ000002Gf7h2AC. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Across Latitudes
Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
Featuring works by Eric Lindberg
The Granucci Gallery at The Center for the Arts | 314 W. Main Street • Grass Valley, CA
Art Opening: Thursday, November 13 • 5 - 7pm
Exhibition Dates: November 14, 2025 - January 9, 2026
Photography
Eric Lindberg photographs and writes about adventure travel, world culture, small-ship cruises, wildlife, and wild places. Covering subjects ranging from foreign rail journeys and wilderness river expeditions…
Thursday, November 20, 2025, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Granucci Gallery
314 W. Main Street
Grass Valley, CA.
BrewHaus Bingo
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Type of Event: Beer / Wine / Food. Children / Family. Event location: Downtown Nevada City. Other location: 300 Spring Street. City/Area: Nevada City. Age range: All Ages. Event details: We are doing TWO nights of bingo this month! Gather your friends and family and join us either Tuesday November 11th or Thursday November 20th for a cozy and fun night of BrewHaus Bingo in our dining room!-$1 Per Bingo Card - Play as many as you can handle at once! The more cards you play, the better your odds at winning!-Great prizes and bragging rights on the line!-Cash grand prize on the final blackout round.
Thursday, November 20, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM.
BrewHaus Nevada City
300 Spring Street Nevada City, CA 95959.
For more info visit www.facebook.com.
Karaoke - Grass Valley Brewing Co.
It’s Karaoke Night at GVBC with DJ Kenn! You know what that means; bring your song choices, your voice and your friends. We’ve got the DJ, the tunes and the beer. It’s going to be a great time, come on down and sing your heart out! All ages welcome.
Type of Event: Beer / Wine / Food. Music / Concert. Event location: Downtown Grass Valley. Other location: Grass Valley Brewing Co. City/Area: Grass Valley. Event details: It’s Karaoke Night at GVBC with DJ Kenn!
Thursday, November 20, 2025, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
141 E Main St, Grass Valley, CA.
For more info visit www.gvbrew.com.
Nevada Union Theatrical Dance: Fall for Dance 2025
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Join us for Nevada Union High School’s Fall for Dance, featuring over 150 dance students performing ballet, jazz, hip hop, contemporary, and fusion works. Experience the creativity and spirit of NU Dance — a celebration of movement, unity, and community that sells out every year!
Tickets: $15 (Reserved Seating) Available for Purchase Online: www.nevadauniondance.com/tickets.
Type of Event: Music / Concert. Community. Children / Family. Theatre / Film. Event location: Grass Valley. Other location: Don Baggett Theater at Nevada Union High School, 11761 Ridge Rd, Grass Valley, CA 95945. City/Area: Grass Valley. Price: $15. Online ticket: www.nevadauniondance.com/tickets. Age range: All Ages. Event details: Nevada Union High School Presents “Fall for Dance” — A Celebration of Movement, Creativity, and CommunityNevada Union High School’s award-winning dance program proudly presents its annual fall production, Fall for Dance, on November 20, 21, and 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM at the Don Baggett Theater, located at 11761 Ridge Road, Grass Valley, CA 95945.Tickets are $15 each, and all seating is reserved. These shows consistently sell out, so advance purchase is strongly recommended. Tickets can be purchased online at w…
Thursday, November 20, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
Don Baggett Theater at Nevada Union High School, 11761 Ridge Rd, Grass Valley, CA 95945.
For more info visit www.nevadauniondance.com.
Free Communication Workshop
Better Conversations. Better Relationships. Are conflicts with your partner feeling repetitive? Can't get through to your teen? Do you feel not heard or understood. This FREE Effective Communication Workshop is for you.
Type of Event: Community. City/Area: Nevada City. Price: FREE. Online ticket: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-effective-communication-workshop-tickets-1830365054149?aff=oddtdtcreator. Age range: All Ages. Adult. Teens. Event details: This 2 hour, FREE Workshop will cover topics such as: • How to get cooperation from others. • How to create an atmosphere of emotional safety. • The essential elements of active listening. • The role of emotional intelligence in all your relationships, Join Mark and Kelli Turansky from New Horizons California Counseling center as they teach you practical techniques to improve your communication skills with others. In this 2-hour, evening presentation, you will…
Thursday, November 20, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
Madelyn Helling Library, Gene Albaugh Community Room | 980 Helling Way, Nevada City.
For more info visit www.newhorizonscalifornia.com.
Open Mic Night at the Center for the Arts
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Price: $5. Phone: (530) 274-8384. Email: boxoffice@thecenterforthearts.org. Type of event: Comedy/Improv. Music. Venue: The Center for the Arts. Event location: Center for the Arts. City/Area: Grass Valley. Online ticket: https://thecenterforthearts.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SUZ000003Luv72AC. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Open Mic Night at the Center for the Arts – now on third Thursdays!
Calling all comics, musicians, poets, storytellers, and performers — Open Mic Night is back with a new groove. Starting Thursday, May 15th – we’re officially moving to the third Thursday of the month from 7:00 to 9:30 pm at the Center for the Arts in Grass Valley, in the Center’s Off Center Stage at 315 Richardson Street.
To help keep this community event going strong, we’re asking for a small donation at the door. Thanks for su…
Thursday, November 20, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
the Center for the Arts in Grass Valley, in the Center’s Off Center Stage at 315 Richardson Street.
For more info visit thecenterforthearts.my.salesforce-sites.com.
Creative Capital | Cultivating Community with ASiF - Artists’ Studio in the Foothills Exhibition
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Through this multi-media exhibition, Creative Capital highlights the importance of creative hubs as catalysts for commerce and social well-being. It takes a close look at how creative spaces serve as essential vehicles for developing and sustaining professional artists.
Type of event: Art & Gallery. Visual Arts. Venue: Eric Rood Administrative Center. City/Area: Nevada City. Age range: All Ages. Event description: By partnering with ASiF, this exhibition takes a behind-the-scenes look at just one of the many makers’ spaces that make Nevada County a thriving arts ecosystem—by providing access to a network of resources and relationships within the community. Celebrate ASiF’s community and learn more about the powerful impact these creative hubs have within our Cultural Districts, east and west.
Art in Public Spaces is a program of Nevada County Arts Council, presented in partnership with the County of Nevada.
Exh…
Friday, November 21, 2025, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Rood Center
950 Maidu Ave, Nevada City 95959.
For more info visit www.nevadacountyarts.org.
Across Latitudes: Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
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Price: Free. Type of event: Art & Gallery. Venue: Granucci Gallery. Event location: Center for the Arts. City/Area: Grass Valley. Online ticket: https://thecenterforthearts.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SUZ000002Gf7h2AC. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Across Latitudes
Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
Featuring works by Eric Lindberg
The Granucci Gallery at The Center for the Arts | 314 W. Main Street • Grass Valley, CA
Art Opening: Thursday, November 13 • 5 - 7pm
Exhibition Dates: November 14, 2025 - January 9, 2026
Photography
Eric Lindberg photographs and writes about adventure travel, world culture, small-ship cruises, wildlife, and wild places. Covering subjects ranging from foreign rail journeys and wilderness river expeditions…
Friday, November 21, 2025, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Granucci Gallery
314 W. Main Street
Grass Valley, CA.
Cars and coffee grass valley
Type of Event: Outdoors / Recreation. City/Area: Grass Valley. Price: Free. Age range: All Ages. Event details: Cars and coffee grass valley is a weekly car event at daily donuts in the Mcknight crossing shopping center every saturday morning from 7 to 10.
Saturday, November 22, 2025, 7:00 AM – 10:00 AM.
Mcknight crossing shopping center.
Geometric Yoga for Self-healing
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Geometric Yoga - Functional Movement. Foundational Health. Self-healing!
Each class teaches you how posture, breath, and movement directly impact your organs, immune system, and energy levels.
Type of Event: Health / Wellbeing. Other location: Inner Path - 200 Commercial Street - Downtown Nevada City. City/Area: Nevada City. Price: $15. Online ticket: reservations at https://holisticeye.com/yoga-class-reservations. Age range: Adult. Seniors. Teens. Event details: We are committed to our mission of teaching those who seek self-knowledge and are interested in learning self-healing, we value our students' time and we encourage reservations.Please be kind to register.At the end of each class we reserve few minutes to answer questions about health & bodywork.
Saturday, November 22, 2025, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM.
Inner Path, 200 Commercial Street, Nevada City.
For more info visit holisticeye.com.
STEAM Exploration Saturdays
Type of Event: Children / Family. City/Area: Truckee. Price: Starting at $35 per day per child ages 4-7. Online ticket: kidzonemuseum.org. Age range: All Ages.
Saturday, November 22, 2025, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Kidzone Museum
11711 Donner Pass Rd
Truckee, CA 96161.
Snaps and Sweets with Santa
🎅 Snaps & Sweets with Santa!
📅 Friday, Nov. 22 | 10AM–2PM, 📍 901 La Barr Meadows Rd B, Grass Valley, Bring the whole family for a joyful holiday tradition! 🎄 Pictures with Santa — admission is a non-perishable food donation for the local food bank. 🧁 Bake Sale — sweet treats and breakfast pastries that give back. 🧸 Elf Workshop — kids decorate and wrap a free ornament gift. 🎁 Raffles & Elf Store — shop for a cause; 100% of proceeds help local children and families in need this Christmas.
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Type of Event: Community. Children / Family. Holiday. Event location: Grass Valley. City/Area: Grass Valley. Price: 1 can or more of non-perishable food item. Age range: All Ages. Event details: 🎄✨ SNAPS & SWEETS with SANTA — November 22nd, 10AM–2PM! ✨🎄📍 901 La Barr Meadows Rd B, Grass Valley We’re so excited to bring this holiday tradition back to our community! ❤️ 🎅 Pictures with Santa — Bring a non-perishable food item (or more!) as your “cost of admission.” All food donations will support our local food bank.🧁 Bake Sale — Every sweet treat benefits local families.🧸 Elf Workshop — Kids can decorate a free ornament to gift a loved one (we’ll even…
Saturday, November 22, 2025, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
901 La Barr Meadows road, Grass Valley CA.
For more info visit facebook.com.
Across Latitudes: Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
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Price: Free. Type of event: Art & Gallery. Venue: Granucci Gallery. Event location: Center for the Arts. City/Area: Grass Valley. Online ticket: https://thecenterforthearts.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SUZ000002Gf7h2AC. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Across Latitudes
Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
Featuring works by Eric Lindberg
The Granucci Gallery at The Center for the Arts | 314 W. Main Street • Grass Valley, CA
Art Opening: Thursday, November 13 • 5 - 7pm
Exhibition Dates: November 14, 2025 - January 9, 2026
Photography
Eric Lindberg photographs and writes about adventure travel, world culture, small-ship cruises, wildlife, and wild places. Covering subjects ranging from foreign rail journeys and wilderness river expeditions…
Saturday, November 22, 2025, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Granucci Gallery
314 W. Main Street
Grass Valley, CA.
Watercolor Exploration with Chappy Valente
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Explore the beauty of watercolor in this hands-on workshop with Chappy Valente. Each session covers new tools and techniques—perfect for beginners or returning painters looking to deepen their skills.
Price: $50. Phone: 530-446-2777. Email: spark@thecuriousforge.org. Type of event: Art & Gallery. Visual Arts. Workshop. Venue: The Curious Forge. City/Area: Nevada City. Online ticket: https://thecuriousforge.org/product/watercolor-exploration/. Event description: Exploring Watercolor with Chappy Valente
Description:
Immerse yourself in the expressive world of watercolor painting! Whether you’re brand new to watercolor or looking to expand your skills, this hands-on class with artist and educator Chappy Valente will help you gain confidence and technique. Learn to paint with fluidity and intention as you explore the tools, papers, and brushwork that make watercolor such a luminous and rewarding medium.
Each session is a stand-alone class with fresh projects and te…
Saturday, November 22, 2025, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
The Curious Forge
13024 Bitney Springs Rd
Nevada City, CA 95959.
For more info visit thecuriousforge.org.
The Art of Chill: A myofascial deep dive
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Type of Event: Health / Wellbeing. Event location: Other. Other location: Soulspace Collective. City/Area: Grass Valley. Price: 60. Online ticket: https://momence.com/l/6khaQxqA. Age range: All Ages. Event details: The Art of ChillA deep-dive myofascial + somatic release workshopSaturday, November 22 · 3–6pm at SoulspaceUnderstanding fascial plasticity unveils the beautiful complexity of the body — how tissue responds to physical load and emotional experience. Fascia is the bridge between movement and feeling, structure and softness, physical and mental well-being.When we free fascia, we free energy, breath, and emotion — creating ease, fluidity, and grounded presence.In this workshop, you will:-Explore how fascia con…
Saturday, November 22, 2025, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
206 W Main St Grass Valley.
For more info visit momence.com.
The Art of Chill: A myofascial deep dive
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Type of Event: Health / Wellbeing. Other location: Soulspace Collective. City/Area: Grass Valley. Online ticket: https://momence.com/l/6khaQxqA. Age range: All Ages. Event details: Understanding fascial plasticity unveils the intricacies of our bodies mechanics, highlighting how it seamlessly integrates with our movements and emotions. It emphasizes the interconnectedness of our physical and mental well-being, asfascia responds not only to physical stress, but also to psychological influences. Recognizing the significance of facia opens doors to better comprehending our bodies capacities and nurturing holistic health. A 3 hour workshop to create a self-massage practice. Learn and pra…
Saturday, November 22, 2025, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
206 W Main St.
For more info visit momence.com.
Across Latitudes: Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
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Price: Free. Type of event: Art & Gallery. Venue: Granucci Gallery. Event location: Center for the Arts. City/Area: Grass Valley. Online ticket: https://thecenterforthearts.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SUZ000002Gf7h2AC. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Across Latitudes
Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
Featuring works by Eric Lindberg
The Granucci Gallery at The Center for the Arts | 314 W. Main Street • Grass Valley, CA
Art Opening: Thursday, November 13 • 5 - 7pm
Exhibition Dates: November 14, 2025 - January 9, 2026
Photography
Eric Lindberg photographs and writes about adventure travel, world culture, small-ship cruises, wildlife, and wild places. Covering subjects ranging from foreign rail journeys and wilderness river expeditions…
Sunday, November 23, 2025, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Granucci Gallery
314 W. Main Street
Grass Valley, CA.
Jazz Jam @ Grass Valley Brewery
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Price: Free. Phone: (530) 271-2739. Email: rich.celio@icloud.com. Type of event: Music. Event location: Grass Valley. City/Area: Grass Valley. Online ticket: This is not a ticketed event. Age range: All Ages. Event description: The house trio will be Al Feeney, keyboards; John Lace, bass, Karl Chelette, drums, MC and your host for the evening. Drinks and great food available.
If you would like to sit in, bring charts if not readily available in fake books, vocalists need to have music, or know it, in their key and bring their own microphone. Guitarists could bring a small amp. You may play solo with the trio or add others to your combo. Bring a friend, tell a friend and help this great local jazz jam session grow!!! Ho…
Sunday, November 23, 2025, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Grass Valley Brewery
141 E Main St
Grass Valley, CA 95945.
For more info visit sierrajazzsociety.com.
Live from Laurel Canyon: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
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Price: 47-65. Phone: 530-274-8384. Email: boxoffice@thecenterforthearts.org. Type of event: Music. Venue: The Center for the Arts. Event location: Center for the Arts. City/Area: Grass Valley. Online ticket: https://thecenterforthearts.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/?_gl=1*xww79y*_gcl_au*MTA4NTgxNjMyNy4xNzQ3MDcyOTA4#/events/a0SUZ000003sqfp2AA. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Presented by The Center for the Arts
Sunday, November 23, 2025
Doors: 6pm | Show: 7pm
The Center for the Arts | 314 W. Main Street, Grass Valley, CA
Tickets: Reserved Seating
Genre: Folk, Rock, Tribute
"Live from Laurel Canyon - Songs and Stories of American Folk Rock" is an evening of live music and narrated stories of some of the most influential songwriters who lived in Laurel Canyon in the mid 1960's and 70's. Similar to other legendary rock and roll neighborhoods of the same era like Haight A…
Sunday, November 23, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
The Center for the Arts | 314 W. Main Street, Grass Valley, CA.
For more info visit thecenterforthearts.my.salesforce-sites.com.
Mulholland Drive
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MULHOLLAND DRIVE - 11/23 - Noirvember heads to Los Angeles, as we highlight some of the greatest film noirs set amidst the sun-soaked streets of the City of Angels.
Price: 10.00. Phone: 530-265 8262. Email: info@theonyxtheatre.com. Type of event: Film. Venue: The Onyx Downtown at the Nevada Theatre. Event location: Nevada Theatre. City/Area: Nevada City. Online ticket: https://booking.theonyxtheatre.com/tickets/756038/005749000003. Age range: Teens. Adult. Seniors. Event description: A love story in the city of dreams. Blonde Betty Elms (Naomi Watts) has only just arrived in Hollywood to become a movie star when she meets an enigmatic brunette with amnesia (Laura Harring). Meanwhile, as the two set off to solve the second woman’s identity, filmmaker Adam Kesher (Justin Theroux) runs into ominous trouble while casting his latest project. David Lynch’s seductive and scary vision of Los Angeles’s dream factory is one of the true masterpieces of the new millennium, a tale of love, jealousy,…
Sunday, November 23, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
Nevada Theatre
401 Broad St
Nevada City, CA.
For more info visit booking.theonyxtheatre.com.
Across Latitudes: Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
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Price: Free. Type of event: Art & Gallery. Venue: Granucci Gallery. Event location: Center for the Arts. City/Area: Grass Valley. Online ticket: https://thecenterforthearts.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SUZ000002Gf7h2AC. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Across Latitudes
Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
Featuring works by Eric Lindberg
The Granucci Gallery at The Center for the Arts | 314 W. Main Street • Grass Valley, CA
Art Opening: Thursday, November 13 • 5 - 7pm
Exhibition Dates: November 14, 2025 - January 9, 2026
Photography
Eric Lindberg photographs and writes about adventure travel, world culture, small-ship cruises, wildlife, and wild places. Covering subjects ranging from foreign rail journeys and wilderness river expeditions…
Monday, November 24, 2025, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Granucci Gallery
314 W. Main Street
Grass Valley, CA.
Watercolor classes
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Price: $140.00 for a series of 4 $45.00 drop ins. Phone: 530-305-5566. Email: cheri@artspioritstudios.com. Type of event: Art & Gallery. Venue: Asif Studios. Event location: ASiF Artists Studio. City/Area: Grass Valley. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Learn basic watercolor techniques while completing a 9X12 painting.
Monday, November 24, 2025, 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM.
Asif Studios.
Across Latitudes: Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
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Price: Free. Type of event: Art & Gallery. Venue: Granucci Gallery. Event location: Center for the Arts. City/Area: Grass Valley. Online ticket: https://thecenterforthearts.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SUZ000002Gf7h2AC. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Across Latitudes
Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
Featuring works by Eric Lindberg
The Granucci Gallery at The Center for the Arts | 314 W. Main Street • Grass Valley, CA
Art Opening: Thursday, November 13 • 5 - 7pm
Exhibition Dates: November 14, 2025 - January 9, 2026
Photography
Eric Lindberg photographs and writes about adventure travel, world culture, small-ship cruises, wildlife, and wild places. Covering subjects ranging from foreign rail journeys and wilderness river expeditions…
Tuesday, November 25, 2025, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Granucci Gallery
314 W. Main Street
Grass Valley, CA.
Salsa Dance Social
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Type of Event: Music / Concert. Fair / Festival / Gala. City/Area: Nevada City. Price: $5. Age range: Adult. Event details: Where can you go in town and for $5 bucks you can have 2 1/2 hours of fun? and with the nicest people ever......Salsa Sierra's Social Dance Night!! Tonight! Come party and dance! And it's Only $5 It's from 7:30 - 10:00 (BTW it's every Tuesday) Salsa Sierra 542 Searls Ave in Nevada City Behind SPD - Take the driveway across from Big Brand Tire (formerly Plaza Tire) 530-477-0767.
Tuesday, November 25, 2025, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM.
542 Searls Ave.
Nevada City, CA
Behind SPD and across from Big Brand TIre.
Watercolor classes
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Price: $140.00 for a series of 4 $45.00 drop ins. Phone: 530-305-5566. Email: cheri@artspioritstudios.com. Type of event: Art & Gallery. Venue: Asif Studios. Event location: ASiF Artists Studio. City/Area: Grass Valley. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Learn basic watercolor techniques while completing a 9X12 painting.
Wednesday, November 26, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM.
Asif Studios, 940 Idaho Maryland Road, Grass Valley.
Thanksgiving Dinner Pop Up
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Thanksgiving is almost here, and so are the pies.
Our annual Thanksgiving Pop-Up is back on Tuesday, November 26th, with a full lineup of seasonal sweets, take-and-bake favorites, and chef-made dinners to make your holiday stress-free and delicious.
Pies, sides, and dinner packages sell out fast—get ahead of the game and pre-order today!
Type of Event: Beer / Wine / Food. Event location: Grass Valley. City/Area: Grass Valley. Age range: All Ages. Event details: It’s officially pie season at Emily’s Catering!We’re baking up all your holiday favorites just in time for Thanksgiving. Our annual Thanksgiving Pop-Up is happening Tuesday, November 26th, from 12–6pm at 421 Colfax Ave in Grass Valley.This year’s menu features over a dozen sweet selections including Cherry Lattice, Lemon Meringue, Mixed Berry Lattice, Traditional Pumpkin, Apple Crumble, GF Fruit Crisps, Vanilla Cheesecake, and Pumpkin Cheesecake—available in both 4” and 9” sizes. (Just don’t forget the Vani…
Wednesday, November 26, 2025, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
421 Colfax Ave. Grass Valley.
For more info visit emilyscateringandcakes.wpcomstaging.com.
Across Latitudes: Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
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Price: Free. Type of event: Art & Gallery. Venue: Granucci Gallery. Event location: Center for the Arts. City/Area: Grass Valley. Online ticket: https://thecenterforthearts.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SUZ000002Gf7h2AC. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Across Latitudes
Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
Featuring works by Eric Lindberg
The Granucci Gallery at The Center for the Arts | 314 W. Main Street • Grass Valley, CA
Art Opening: Thursday, November 13 • 5 - 7pm
Exhibition Dates: November 14, 2025 - January 9, 2026
Photography
Eric Lindberg photographs and writes about adventure travel, world culture, small-ship cruises, wildlife, and wild places. Covering subjects ranging from foreign rail journeys and wilderness river expeditions…
Wednesday, November 26, 2025, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Granucci Gallery
314 W. Main Street
Grass Valley, CA.
Nevada City Winery Wine-D Down Wednesday
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Take a mid-week pause and unwind with us on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month.
Type of Event: Music / Concert. Event location: Nevada City Winery. City/Area: Nevada City. Price: free. Age range: All Ages. Event details: Live acoustic music November 26th - Aedryan Gantt Neck & shoulder massage by Katey Charcuterie boards by Tailored Tidbits Happy Hour specials from your favorite local winery.
Wednesday, November 26, 2025, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Nevada City Winery.
For more info visit www.ncwinery.com.
Phoenix Nights Ladies Only Sauna
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Woman gathering to sweat, unite, and rejuvinate. Vela offers both traditional steam and Infrared saunas. The best of time honored tradition and the latest technology in heat therapies.
Type of Event: Health / Wellbeing. Community. Other location: 763B South Auburn Street Grass Valley CA 95945. City/Area: Grass Valley. Price: $20. Online ticket: https://www.mytime.com/mkp/56438/55953?t=1634144795253&themeColor=%238b0000&themeContrastColor=%23ffffff&headerType=1&referrer=newbookingwidget&classes=false&selectedDeals%5B%5D=258566&mobility=1&employeeGender=all. Age range: Adult. Event details: Women gathering to sweat, unite and rejuvenate. Join us for this time to support and lift each other up. The space is available to gather outdoors on our comfortable back deck, with the intention of self-care and simply enjoying each other's company. Bring a beverage or snack if you wish. Let us know if you are interested in leading a free 10-60 minute activity, talk, meditation or movement on one of these Wednesdays. We hope to provide a space where you feel safe, nourished and loved. Please reserve a spac…
Wednesday, November 26, 2025, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
Vela Massage Retreat 763B South Auburn Street Grass Valley CA 95945.
For more info visit www.velamassageretreat.com.
Across Latitudes: Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
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Price: Free. Type of event: Art & Gallery. Venue: Granucci Gallery. Event location: Center for the Arts. City/Area: Grass Valley. Online ticket: https://thecenterforthearts.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SUZ000002Gf7h2AC. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Across Latitudes
Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
Featuring works by Eric Lindberg
The Granucci Gallery at The Center for the Arts | 314 W. Main Street • Grass Valley, CA
Art Opening: Thursday, November 13 • 5 - 7pm
Exhibition Dates: November 14, 2025 - January 9, 2026
Photography
Eric Lindberg photographs and writes about adventure travel, world culture, small-ship cruises, wildlife, and wild places. Covering subjects ranging from foreign rail journeys and wilderness river expeditions…
Thursday, November 27, 2025, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Granucci Gallery
314 W. Main Street
Grass Valley, CA.
Yoga Retreat: Awakening the Heart’s Gratitude
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Retreat Highlights: yoga postures and techniques, meditation technique by Paramhansa Yogananda, satsang, reflection activities, gratitude kirtan.
The retreat is from Fri Nov 28 3 pm to Sun Nov 30 1:30 pm.
Type of Event: Health / Wellbeing. Other location: The Expanding Light Retreat, at Ananda Village, 13930 Expanding Light Drive, Nevada City, CA, tel (530) 478-7518. City/Area: Nevada City. Price: Call or email us for day-guest pricing (tel (800) 346-5350 & (530) 478-7518 or info@expandinglight.org). Online ticket: https://www.ananda.org/expanding-light-retreat/programs-rg/1397/. Age range: Teens. Adult. Seniors. Event details: As autumn brings with it a sense of gratitude, does your heart yearn for an experience that relaxes your body and nourishes your soul? Experience a yoga retreat that rejuvenates your body, calms your mind and offers a variety of uplifting spiritual activities. Allow your whole self to be cradled in the serene beauty and tranquil peace of Ananda Village.
Friday, November 28, 2025 – Sunday, November 30, 2025.
The Expanding Light Retreat, at Ananda Village
13930 Expanding Light Drive, Nevada City, CA
tel (800) 346-5350 | (530) 478-7518.
For more info visit www.ananda.org.
Creative Capital | Cultivating Community with ASiF - Artists’ Studio in the Foothills Exhibition
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Through this multi-media exhibition, Creative Capital highlights the importance of creative hubs as catalysts for commerce and social well-being. It takes a close look at how creative spaces serve as essential vehicles for developing and sustaining professional artists.
Type of event: Art & Gallery. Visual Arts. Venue: Eric Rood Administrative Center. City/Area: Nevada City. Age range: All Ages. Event description: By partnering with ASiF, this exhibition takes a behind-the-scenes look at just one of the many makers’ spaces that make Nevada County a thriving arts ecosystem—by providing access to a network of resources and relationships within the community. Celebrate ASiF’s community and learn more about the powerful impact these creative hubs have within our Cultural Districts, east and west.
Art in Public Spaces is a program of Nevada County Arts Council, presented in partnership with the County of Nevada.
Exh…
Friday, November 28, 2025, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Rood Center
950 Maidu Ave, Nevada City 95959.
For more info visit www.nevadacountyarts.org.
Craft Faire & Sandwiche Shoppe
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"After more than 30 years, the Craft Faire has become a warm and welcoming tradition in Nevada City.".
Type of Event: Fair / Festival / Gala. Event location: Nevada City United Methodist Church. City/Area: Nevada City. Online ticket: free. Age range: All Ages. Event details: Check out the gifts and treats at our annual craft fair—needle arts (sewing, knitting, quilting), wood-working, home & garden decor, art, greeting cards, jams, breads, and candy. For those who are hungry, sandwiches, soup, pies, coffee, tea, and hot cider. Open during Victorian Christmas also, when Santa will be available for "consultation" and pictures.
Friday, November 28, 2025, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
433 Broad St. Nevada City.
Across Latitudes: Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
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Price: Free. Type of event: Art & Gallery. Venue: Granucci Gallery. Event location: Center for the Arts. City/Area: Grass Valley. Online ticket: https://thecenterforthearts.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SUZ000002Gf7h2AC. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Across Latitudes
Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
Featuring works by Eric Lindberg
The Granucci Gallery at The Center for the Arts | 314 W. Main Street • Grass Valley, CA
Art Opening: Thursday, November 13 • 5 - 7pm
Exhibition Dates: November 14, 2025 - January 9, 2026
Photography
Eric Lindberg photographs and writes about adventure travel, world culture, small-ship cruises, wildlife, and wild places. Covering subjects ranging from foreign rail journeys and wilderness river expeditions…
Friday, November 28, 2025, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Granucci Gallery
314 W. Main Street
Grass Valley, CA.
57th ANNUAL CORNISH CHRISTMAS
The air is filled with the sweet aroma of roasted chestnuts, spiced cider, and holiday confections as carolers in Victorian attire serenade passersby with beloved holiday tunes. Children can meet Santa Claus, enjoy festive crafts, and marvel at dazzling holiday displays while families and friends gather around the fire pit, eating roasted chestnuts and sipping hot holiday beverages on a crisp winter evening. With a sparkling Christmas tree and a warm, nostalgic atmosphere, this timeless street fair captures the spirit of the season and brings the magic of a traditional Cornish Christmas to life.
Type of Event: Children / Family. Fair / Festival / Gala. Holiday. Event location: Grass Valley. City/Area: Grass Valley. Age range: All Ages. Event details: Friday Nights, Nov 28th ─ December 19th, 6:00 PM-9:00 PM. Evening event rain or shine. A family friendly street festival of food, crafts, entertainment, and history.
Step into the warmth and wonder of an Old-Fashioned Christmas Street Faire, where the charm of a bygone era comes alive under twinkling lights and festive decorations. Stroll through streets lined with stalls brimming with handcrafted gifts, seasonal treats, and local treasures. This year, enjoy a FREE shuttle service to Cornish Christmas!
Friday, November 28, 2025, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
Downtown Grass Valley.
For more info visit downtowngrassvalley.com.
Cars and coffee grass valley
Type of Event: Outdoors / Recreation. City/Area: Grass Valley. Price: Free. Age range: All Ages. Event details: Cars and coffee grass valley is a weekly car event at daily donuts in the Mcknight crossing shopping center every saturday morning from 7 to 10.
Saturday, November 29, 2025, 7:00 AM – 10:00 AM.
Mcknight crossing shopping center.
Geometric Yoga for Self-healing
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Geometric Yoga - Functional Movement. Foundational Health. Self-healing!
Each class teaches you how posture, breath, and movement directly impact your organs, immune system, and energy levels.
Type of Event: Health / Wellbeing. Other location: Inner Path - 200 Commercial Street - Downtown Nevada City. City/Area: Nevada City. Price: $15. Online ticket: reservations at https://holisticeye.com/yoga-class-reservations. Age range: Adult. Seniors. Teens. Event details: We are committed to our mission of teaching those who seek self-knowledge and are interested in learning self-healing, we value our students' time and we encourage reservations.Please be kind to register.At the end of each class we reserve few minutes to answer questions about health & bodywork.
Saturday, November 29, 2025, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM.
Inner Path, 200 Commercial Street, Nevada City.
For more info visit holisticeye.com.
STEAM Exploration Saturdays
Type of Event: Children / Family. City/Area: Truckee. Price: Starting at $35 per day per child ages 4-7. Online ticket: kidzonemuseum.org. Age range: All Ages.
Saturday, November 29, 2025, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Kidzone Museum
11711 Donner Pass Rd
Truckee, CA 96161.
Craft Faire & Sandwiche Shoppe
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"After more than 30 years, the Craft Faire has become a warm and welcoming tradition in Nevada City.".
Type of Event: Fair / Festival / Gala. Event location: Nevada City United Methodist Church. City/Area: Nevada City. Online ticket: free. Age range: All Ages. Event details: Gifts and treats at the church's annual craft fair—needle arts (sewing, knitting, quilting), wood-working, home & garden decor, art, greeting cards, jams, breads, and candy. For those who are hungry, sandwiches, soup, pies, coffee, tea, and hot cider. Open during Victorian Christmas also, when Santa will be available for "consultation" and pictures.
Saturday, November 29, 2025, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
433 Broad St. Nevada City.
Spanish story time
Call 530-582-7846 for more information.
Type of Event: Children / Family. Health / Wellbeing. City/Area: Truckee. Price: Free. Age range: Children. All Ages. Event description: Monthly bilingual story time with Reyna Sanchez-Lopez. Enjoy lively books and activities to introduce children to the wonders of reading and books.
Saturday, November 29, 2025, 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM.
Truckee Library
10031 Levon Ave
Truckee, CA 96161.
Across Latitudes: Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
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Price: Free. Type of event: Art & Gallery. Venue: Granucci Gallery. Event location: Center for the Arts. City/Area: Grass Valley. Online ticket: https://thecenterforthearts.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SUZ000002Gf7h2AC. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Across Latitudes
Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
Featuring works by Eric Lindberg
The Granucci Gallery at The Center for the Arts | 314 W. Main Street • Grass Valley, CA
Art Opening: Thursday, November 13 • 5 - 7pm
Exhibition Dates: November 14, 2025 - January 9, 2026
Photography
Eric Lindberg photographs and writes about adventure travel, world culture, small-ship cruises, wildlife, and wild places. Covering subjects ranging from foreign rail journeys and wilderness river expeditions…
Saturday, November 29, 2025, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Granucci Gallery
314 W. Main Street
Grass Valley, CA.
Make a Holiday Wreath
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Make a fresh holiday wreath to kick off the holiday season! Get ready to unleash your creativity and craft a beautiful wreath to adorn your home, using fresh-cut greenery and a huge selection of ribbons and ornaments. Join us for a fun-filled afternoon of wreath-making with expert guidance. No experience needed, just bring your festive spirit!
Price: 45. Phone: 5304148001. Email: sirensongfleeceworks@gmail.com. Type of event: Workshop. Venue: Siren Song Fleece Works. Event location: Lucchesi Vineyards & Winery. City/Area: Grass Valley. Online ticket: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1688754101979?aff=oddtdtcreator. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Make a fresh holiday wreath to kick off the holiday season! Get ready to unleash your creativity and craft a beautiful wreath to adorn your home, using fresh-cut greenery and a huge selection of ribbons and ornaments. Join us for a fun-filled afternoon of wreath-making with expert guidance. No experience needed, just bring your festive spirit!
Saturday, November 29, 2025, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
19698 View Forever Lane, Grass Valley CA 95945.
For more info visit sirensongfleeceworks.com.
Quantum Sound Healing
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Type of Event: Health / Wellbeing. Other location: Soulspace Collective. City/Area: Grass Valley. Online ticket: https://momence.com/l/8MhQmPz9. Age range: All Ages. Event details: Gratitude isn’t a single day on the calendar.It’s a practice. A cultivation. A returning.In the midst of holiday hustle—whether you’re traveling to see family, hosting loved ones, or simply moving through this season—may we remember: self-care is not selfish. It is sacred.Join us for an evening of deep nourishment:✨ Yin yoga to soften what’s tight✨ Reiki to restore what’s depleted✨ Sound bath to return you to centerWith Bodhi my collaborator in creating spaces where magic and healing meet.This is your permi…
Saturday, November 29, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
206 W Main St.
For more info visit momence.com.
Gather in Song -The Heart of the Season
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Price: $25. Phone: 530 613-2319. Email: gvmvcpres@gmail.com. Type of event: Music. Venue: Grace Lutheran Church. Event location: Other. City/Area: Grass Valley. Online ticket: https://gvmalevoicechoir.org. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Celebrate Thanksgiving weekend with inspiring music from the Grass Valley Male Voice Choir! Enjoy songs of gratitude. friendship, and joy, including "Sure on This Shining Night" and "The 12 Days After Christmas:.
Concerts Saturday, November 29 at 7 PM and Sunday, November 30 at 2 PM at Grace Lutheran Church. 1979 Ridge Road, Grass Valley.
Purchase $25 tickets at https://gvmalevoicechoir.org. NO ONLINE FEES.
Saturday, November 29, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM.
Grace Lutheran Church
1979 Ridge Road
Grass Valley, CA 95945.
For more info visit gvmalevoicechoir.org.
Nevada City Underground Comedy
A rare opportunity for an underground comedy show at the private Unit J Club in Nevada City, California. Doors open at 6pm, full bar and Chelos Street Tacos on site. Show starts at 8pm, comedians featured on Comedy Central and Don’t Tell Comedy. This show will sell out, pick your seats now.
Type of Event: Comedy / Improv. Music / Concert. Beer / Wine / Food. Other location: Unit J Social Club. City/Area: Nevada City. Price: 25-45. Online ticket: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/comedy-show-11. Age range: Adult. Seniors. Teens. Event details: A rare opportunity for an underground comedy show at the private Unit J Club in Nevada City, California. Doors open at 6pm, full bar and Chelos Street Tacos on site. Show starts at 8pm, comedians featured on Comedy Central and Don’t Tell Comedy. This show will sell out, pick your seats now.
There is a temporary promo code for early bird tickets: "underground" -- This code will stop working one week before the show.
Featured Comedians:
Aaron Weaver (Comedy Central)
Becky Lynn (Punchline Comedy…
Saturday, November 29, 2025, 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM.
124 Argall Way, Nevada City, CA.
For more info visit www.zeffy.com.
Nevada City Winter Craft Fair
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Join us on Sunday, November 30, 2025 for the 14th Annual Nevada City Winter Craft Fair! We have over 70 of the top local Etsy crafters, designers, and artisans featuring handmade home decor, apparel, bath products, stationary, art, food, drinks and more.
Nevada City Craft Fair is a juried exhibition of makers curated in the aesthetics of the modern rustic lifestyle that NCCF embodies. Hip, sustainable, yet innovative and whimsical represents the best of the region in our biennial craft fair held at the historic Miners Foundry in downtown Nevada City.
Type of Event: Fair / Festival / Gala. Event location: Miners Foundry. City/Area: Nevada City. Price: $7. Online ticket: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nevada-city-winter-craft-fair-tickets-1681349003129?aff=oddtdtcreator. Age range: All Ages. Event details: Join us on Sunday, November 30, 2025 for the 14th Annual Nevada City Winter Craft Fair! We have over 70 of the top local Etsy crafters, designers, and artisans featuring handmade home decor, apparel, bath products, stationary, art, food, drinks and more.Nevada City Craft Fair is a juried exhibition of makers curated in the aesthetics of the modern rustic lifestyle that NCCF embodies. Hip, sustainable, yet innovative and whimsical represents the best of the region in our biennial craft fair held at the histo…
Sunday, November 30, 2025, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Miners Foundry
325 Spring St.
Nevada City, CA
95951.
For more info visit minersfoundry.org.
Craft Faire & Sandwiche Shoppe
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"After more than 30 years, the Craft Faire has become a warm and welcoming tradition in Nevada City.".
Type of Event: Fair / Festival / Gala. Event location: Nevada City United Methodist Church. City/Area: Nevada City. Price: free. Age range: All Ages. Event details: Gifts and treats at the church's annual craft fair—needle arts (sewing, knitting, quilting), wood-working, home & garden decor, art, greeting cards, jams, breads, and candy. For those who are hungry, sandwiches, soup, pies, coffee, tea, and hot cider. Open during Victorian Christmas also, when Santa will be available for "consultation" and pictures.
Sunday, November 30, 2025, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
433 Broad St. Nevada City.
Across Latitudes: Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
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Price: Free. Type of event: Art & Gallery. Venue: Granucci Gallery. Event location: Center for the Arts. City/Area: Grass Valley. Online ticket: https://thecenterforthearts.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SUZ000002Gf7h2AC. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Across Latitudes
Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
Featuring works by Eric Lindberg
The Granucci Gallery at The Center for the Arts | 314 W. Main Street • Grass Valley, CA
Art Opening: Thursday, November 13 • 5 - 7pm
Exhibition Dates: November 14, 2025 - January 9, 2026
Photography
Eric Lindberg photographs and writes about adventure travel, world culture, small-ship cruises, wildlife, and wild places. Covering subjects ranging from foreign rail journeys and wilderness river expeditions…
Sunday, November 30, 2025, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Granucci Gallery
314 W. Main Street
Grass Valley, CA.
Gather in Song -The Heart of the Season
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Price: $25. Phone: 530 613-2319. Email: gvmvcpres@gmail.com. Type of event: Music. Venue: Grace Lutheran Church. Event location: Other. City/Area: Grass Valley. Online ticket: https://gvmalevoicechoir.org. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Celebrate Thanksgiving weekend with inspiring music from the Grass Valley Male Voice Choir! Enjoy songs of gratitude. friendship, and joy, including "Sure on This Shining Night" and "The 12 Days After Christmas:.
Concerts Saturday, November 29 at 7 PM and Sunday, November 30 at 2 PM at Grace Lutheran Church. 1979 Ridge Road, Grass Valley.
Purchase $25 tickets at https://gvmalevoicechoir.org. NO ONLINE FEES.
Sunday, November 30, 2025, 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM.
Grace Lutheran Church
1979 Ridge Road
Grass Valley, CA 95945.
For more info visit gvmalevoicechoir.org.
Across Latitudes: Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
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Price: Free. Type of event: Art & Gallery. Venue: Granucci Gallery. Event location: Center for the Arts. City/Area: Grass Valley. Online ticket: https://thecenterforthearts.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SUZ000002Gf7h2AC. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Across Latitudes
Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
Featuring works by Eric Lindberg
The Granucci Gallery at The Center for the Arts | 314 W. Main Street • Grass Valley, CA
Art Opening: Thursday, November 13 • 5 - 7pm
Exhibition Dates: November 14, 2025 - January 9, 2026
Photography
Eric Lindberg photographs and writes about adventure travel, world culture, small-ship cruises, wildlife, and wild places. Covering subjects ranging from foreign rail journeys and wilderness river expeditions…
Monday, December 1, 2025, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Granucci Gallery
314 W. Main Street
Grass Valley, CA.
Watercolor classes
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Price: $140.00 for a series of 4 $45.00 drop ins. Phone: 530-305-5566. Email: cheri@artspioritstudios.com. Type of event: Art & Gallery. Venue: Asif Studios. Event location: ASiF Artists Studio. City/Area: Grass Valley. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Learn basic watercolor techniques while completing a 9X12 painting.
Monday, December 1, 2025, 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM.
Asif Studios.
Across Latitudes: Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
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Price: Free. Type of event: Art & Gallery. Venue: Granucci Gallery. Event location: Center for the Arts. City/Area: Grass Valley. Online ticket: https://thecenterforthearts.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SUZ000002Gf7h2AC. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Across Latitudes
Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
Featuring works by Eric Lindberg
The Granucci Gallery at The Center for the Arts | 314 W. Main Street • Grass Valley, CA
Art Opening: Thursday, November 13 • 5 - 7pm
Exhibition Dates: November 14, 2025 - January 9, 2026
Photography
Eric Lindberg photographs and writes about adventure travel, world culture, small-ship cruises, wildlife, and wild places. Covering subjects ranging from foreign rail journeys and wilderness river expeditions…
Tuesday, December 2, 2025, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Granucci Gallery
314 W. Main Street
Grass Valley, CA.
Make a Cutting Board
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In this beginner-friendly woodworking class, open to the public and requiring no prior experience, you’ll craft a stunning 12″ x 16″ cutting board from premium hardwoods like maple, cherry, and walnut.
Price: $215. Phone: 530-446-2777. Email: spark@thecuriousforge.org. Type of event: Art & Gallery. Workshop. Visual Arts. Venue: The Curious Forge. City/Area: Nevada City. Online ticket: https://thecuriousforge.org/product/beginning-woodworking-make-a-cutting-board/. Age range: Teens. Adult. Seniors. Event description: Create Your Own Beautiful Cutting Board!
In this beginner-friendly woodworking class, open to the public and requiring no prior experience, you’ll craft a stunning 12″ x 16″ cutting board from premium hardwoods like maple, cherry, and walnut. Guided by skilled instructors, you’ll gain essential woodworking skills that form the foundation of countless projects.
What You’ll Learn:
Introduction to woodworking tools and techniques
Jointing, rip and cross-cutting on a table saw
Gluing and clamping edges
Pl…
Tuesday, December 2, 2025, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
The Curious Forge
13024 Bitney Springs Rd
Nevada City, CA 95959.
For more info visit thecuriousforge.org.
Salsa Dance Social
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Type of Event: Music / Concert. Fair / Festival / Gala. City/Area: Nevada City. Price: $5. Age range: Adult. Event details: Where can you go in town and for $5 bucks you can have 2 1/2 hours of fun? and with the nicest people ever......Salsa Sierra's Social Dance Night!! Tonight! Come party and dance! And it's Only $5 It's from 7:30 - 10:00 (BTW it's every Tuesday) Salsa Sierra 542 Searls Ave in Nevada City Behind SPD - Take the driveway across from Big Brand Tire (formerly Plaza Tire) 530-477-0767.
Tuesday, December 2, 2025, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM.
542 Searls Ave.
Nevada City, CA
Behind SPD and across from Big Brand TIre.
Watercolor classes
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Price: $140.00 for a series of 4 $45.00 drop ins. Phone: 530-305-5566. Email: cheri@artspioritstudios.com. Type of event: Art & Gallery. Venue: Asif Studios. Event location: ASiF Artists Studio. City/Area: Grass Valley. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Learn basic watercolor techniques while completing a 9X12 painting.
Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM.
Asif Studios, 940 Idaho Maryland Road, Grass Valley.
Across Latitudes: Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
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Price: Free. Type of event: Art & Gallery. Venue: Granucci Gallery. Event location: Center for the Arts. City/Area: Grass Valley. Online ticket: https://thecenterforthearts.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SUZ000002Gf7h2AC. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Across Latitudes
Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
Featuring works by Eric Lindberg
The Granucci Gallery at The Center for the Arts | 314 W. Main Street • Grass Valley, CA
Art Opening: Thursday, November 13 • 5 - 7pm
Exhibition Dates: November 14, 2025 - January 9, 2026
Photography
Eric Lindberg photographs and writes about adventure travel, world culture, small-ship cruises, wildlife, and wild places. Covering subjects ranging from foreign rail journeys and wilderness river expeditions…
Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Granucci Gallery
314 W. Main Street
Grass Valley, CA.
Playwriting Group
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All playwrights welcome! Whether playwriting is new to you or you're already an accomplished playwright, come join this on-going bi-weekly writers' group. We'll spend our time focusing on our writing, but with that magical element of doing so within the presence of others. Come discover the amazing experience of writing within the context of a group. Bring your computer, notebook, iPad, or whatever you like to use for writing. We share resources, discuss our goals and challenges, even provide feedback, but the primary focus of the group is to work on your own play! We'll do a check-in/discussion at the beginning of the meeting, then write in silence, and check-out at the end of our session. Contact Kimberly for the location and to answer any questions you may have.
Price: Free. Phone: 7072929498. Email: marionsfirebykimberly@gmail.com. Type of event: Literary Arts. Theatre. Venue: Members homes. Event location: Grass Valley. City/Area: Grass Valley. Age range: Teens. Adult. Seniors. All Ages.
Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM.
Sent upon request. (We meet in each other's homes.).
Phoenix Nights Ladies Only Sauna
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Woman gathering to sweat, unite, and rejuvinate. Vela offers both traditional steam and Infrared saunas. The best of time honored tradition and the latest technology in heat therapies.
Type of Event: Health / Wellbeing. Community. Other location: 763B South Auburn Street Grass Valley CA 95945. City/Area: Grass Valley. Price: $20. Online ticket: https://www.mytime.com/mkp/56438/55953?t=1634144795253&themeColor=%238b0000&themeContrastColor=%23ffffff&headerType=1&referrer=newbookingwidget&classes=false&selectedDeals%5B%5D=258566&mobility=1&employeeGender=all. Age range: Adult. Event details: Women gathering to sweat, unite and rejuvenate. Join us for this time to support and lift each other up. The space is available to gather outdoors on our comfortable back deck, with the intention of self-care and simply enjoying each other's company. Bring a beverage or snack if you wish. Let us know if you are interested in leading a free 10-60 minute activity, talk, meditation or movement on one of these Wednesdays. We hope to provide a space where you feel safe, nourished and loved. Please reserve a spac…
Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
Vela Massage Retreat 763B South Auburn Street Grass Valley CA 95945.
For more info visit www.velamassageretreat.com.
Across Latitudes: Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
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Price: Free. Type of event: Art & Gallery. Venue: Granucci Gallery. Event location: Center for the Arts. City/Area: Grass Valley. Online ticket: https://thecenterforthearts.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SUZ000002Gf7h2AC. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Across Latitudes
Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
Featuring works by Eric Lindberg
The Granucci Gallery at The Center for the Arts | 314 W. Main Street • Grass Valley, CA
Art Opening: Thursday, November 13 • 5 - 7pm
Exhibition Dates: November 14, 2025 - January 9, 2026
Photography
Eric Lindberg photographs and writes about adventure travel, world culture, small-ship cruises, wildlife, and wild places. Covering subjects ranging from foreign rail journeys and wilderness river expeditions…
Thursday, December 4, 2025, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Granucci Gallery
314 W. Main Street
Grass Valley, CA.
Paint and Sip with Alan Rollins "Santa's Treat"
Gather your friends for a festive night of painting, laughter, and cheer at Nevada County’s
#1 Art Hotel -Grass Valley Courtyard Suites.
Type of Event: Beer / Wine / Food. Community. Conference / Lecture / Workshop. Health / Wellbeing. Holiday. Makerspace Events. Visual Art / Gallery. Event location: Grass Valley Courtyard Suites. City/Area: Grass Valley. Price: 37.00. Online ticket: https://098e3585-989b-4725-b759-b32e5ff78dab.paylinks.godaddy.com/Santastreat. Age range: Adult. Seniors. Event details: Alan’s hilarious sense of humor and easy-to-follow teaching style give you all the tools and confidence to create a one-of-a-kind addition to your holiday décor or a heartfelt gift they’ll treasure year after year. All supplies and wine are included. Register for 4 and 5th is free. $37.
Thursday, December 4, 2025, 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM.
Grass Valley Courtyard Suites 210 n. Auburn Street Grass Valley, CA 95945.
For more info visit alanspaintandsip.godaddysites.com.
Karaoke - Grass Valley Brewing Co.
It’s Karaoke Night at GVBC with DJ Kenn! You know what that means; bring your song choices, your voice and your friends. We’ve got the DJ, the tunes and the beer. It’s going to be a great time, come on down and sing your heart out! All ages welcome.
Type of Event: Beer / Wine / Food. Music / Concert. Event location: Downtown Grass Valley. Other location: Grass Valley Brewing Co. City/Area: Grass Valley. Event details: It’s Karaoke Night at GVBC with DJ Kenn!
Thursday, December 4, 2025, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
141 E Main St, Grass Valley, CA.
For more info visit www.gvbrew.com.
Nevada Union Band's Winter Concert
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Join the Nevada Union Band on Thursday, December 4 at 7:00 PM in the Don Baggett Theater for an evening filled with festive music and incredible student talent!
Type of Event: Children / Family. Community. Holiday. Music / Concert. Other location: 11761 Ridge Road. City/Area: Grass Valley. Price: $15. Online ticket: https://nevadaunionhsvapa.ludus.com/200507377. Age range: All Ages. Event details: The Nevada Union High School Band Program proudly announces its Winter Concert, taking place on Thursday, December 4, at 7:00 p.m. in the Nevada Union High School Don Baggett Theater.This festive performance will feature the school’s Concert Band, Symphonic Band, and Jazz Band, showcasing the talents of student musicians across the program. Audiences can look forward to a diverse selection of music, highlighting a range of styles with a special focus on holiday favorites that capture the warmth and joy of t…
Thursday, December 4, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM.
Don Baggett Theatre at Nevada Union High School.
For more info visit nevadaunionhsvapa.ludus.com.
Creative Capital | Cultivating Community with ASiF - Artists’ Studio in the Foothills Exhibition
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Through this multi-media exhibition, Creative Capital highlights the importance of creative hubs as catalysts for commerce and social well-being. It takes a close look at how creative spaces serve as essential vehicles for developing and sustaining professional artists.
Type of event: Art & Gallery. Visual Arts. Venue: Eric Rood Administrative Center. City/Area: Nevada City. Age range: All Ages. Event description: By partnering with ASiF, this exhibition takes a behind-the-scenes look at just one of the many makers’ spaces that make Nevada County a thriving arts ecosystem—by providing access to a network of resources and relationships within the community. Celebrate ASiF’s community and learn more about the powerful impact these creative hubs have within our Cultural Districts, east and west.
Art in Public Spaces is a program of Nevada County Arts Council, presented in partnership with the County of Nevada.
Exh…
Friday, December 5, 2025, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Rood Center
950 Maidu Ave, Nevada City 95959.
For more info visit www.nevadacountyarts.org.
Across Latitudes: Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
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Price: Free. Type of event: Art & Gallery. Venue: Granucci Gallery. Event location: Center for the Arts. City/Area: Grass Valley. Online ticket: https://thecenterforthearts.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SUZ000002Gf7h2AC. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Across Latitudes
Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
Featuring works by Eric Lindberg
The Granucci Gallery at The Center for the Arts | 314 W. Main Street • Grass Valley, CA
Art Opening: Thursday, November 13 • 5 - 7pm
Exhibition Dates: November 14, 2025 - January 9, 2026
Photography
Eric Lindberg photographs and writes about adventure travel, world culture, small-ship cruises, wildlife, and wild places. Covering subjects ranging from foreign rail journeys and wilderness river expeditions…
Friday, December 5, 2025, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Granucci Gallery
314 W. Main Street
Grass Valley, CA.
#socialsketch + #write_on
Type of Event: Visual Art / Gallery. Children / Family. Beer / Wine / Food. City/Area: Truckee. Price: $1. Online ticket: www.ateliertruckee.com. Age range: All Ages.
Friday, December 5, 2025, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Atelier
10128 Donner Pass Rd.
Kids Night Out
Type of Event: Children / Family. Health / Wellbeing. Theatre / Film. City/Area: Truckee. Price: $20 in advance, required at least one day in advance. Age range: Children.
Friday, December 5, 2025, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
Northwoods Clubhouse, Tahoe Donner
Truckee.
First Fridays
Type of Event: Music / Concert. Beer / Wine / Food. City/Area: Truckee. Price: Free. Online ticket: N/A. Age range: All Ages.
Friday, December 5, 2025, 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM.
Historic Downtown Truckee.
For more info visit www.historictruckee.com.
57th ANNUAL CORNISH CHRISTMAS
The air is filled with the sweet aroma of roasted chestnuts, spiced cider, and holiday confections as carolers in Victorian attire serenade passersby with beloved holiday tunes. Children can meet Santa Claus, enjoy festive crafts, and marvel at dazzling holiday displays while families and friends gather around the fire pit, eating roasted chestnuts and sipping hot holiday beverages on a crisp winter evening. With a sparkling Christmas tree and a warm, nostalgic atmosphere, this timeless street fair captures the spirit of the season and brings the magic of a traditional Cornish Christmas to life.
Type of Event: Children / Family. Fair / Festival / Gala. Holiday. Event location: Grass Valley. City/Area: Grass Valley. Age range: All Ages. Event details: Friday Nights, Nov 28th ─ December 19th, 6:00 PM-9:00 PM. Evening event rain or shine. A family friendly street festival of food, crafts, entertainment, and history.
Step into the warmth and wonder of an Old-Fashioned Christmas Street Faire, where the charm of a bygone era comes alive under twinkling lights and festive decorations. Stroll through streets lined with stalls brimming with handcrafted gifts, seasonal treats, and local treasures. This year, enjoy a FREE shuttle service to Cornish Christmas!
Friday, December 5, 2025, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
Downtown Grass Valley.
For more info visit downtowngrassvalley.com.
Madrigal Dinner- Nevada Union Choir
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Join us for the NU Madrigal Dinner — an enchanting holiday tradition filled with laughter, song, and delicious food.
🎟️ Tickets: $50 per person
👑 Don’t wait — seats go fast!
👉 To purchase tickets and learn more, visit nuchoir.org/madrigaldinner.
Type of Event: Beer / Wine / Food. Children / Family. Community. Fundraiser. Holiday. Music / Concert. Event location: St. Josephs Cultural Center. Other location: 410 South Church Street Grass Valley, CA 95945. City/Area: Grass Valley. Price: $50. Online ticket: nuchoir.org/madrigaldinner. Age range: All Ages. Event details: ---Friday, December 5 @ 7 pm & Saturday, December 6 @ 5 pm--- Hear ye! Hear ye! Lords and Ladies of the 21st Century. You are hereby invited, nay, commanded, to enjoy Royal Entertainment as honoured guests at the Feast of Christmas. Ye shall enjoy the finest food and drink His Majesty's stores have to offer and be entertained by the finest musicians and actors the realm has ever seen. Not one will be allowed to leave without a full belly and a joyous heart. The King himself has commanded it!----Ticket Price…
Friday, December 5, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
St. Joseph's Cultural Center
410 South Church Street
Grass Valley, CA 95945.
For more info visit www.nuchoir.org.
Raucous Ruckus Winter Formal
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Type of Event: Music / Concert. Event location: Other. Other location: Nevada City Odd Fellows Hall. City/Area: Nevada City. Price: Tickets start at $25. Online ticket: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/raucous-ruckus-winter-formal-tickets-1754808733159. Age range: Adult. Event details: Join us for the First Annual Raucous Ruckus Winter Formal! Put on your funnest, finest duds and dance the night away with live garage soul music from Brooklyn & NOLA-based Jackson and the Janks and the Will Sprott Band. Come solo, or bring your honey baby or all the besties with general admission or seated tickets. Beer, wine, and limited cocktail service available, including non-alcoholic options. For questions email hatflyproductions@gmail.com.
Friday, December 5, 2025, 7:30 PM – 11:00 PM.
Nevada City Odd Fellows Hall
212 Spring Street
Nevada City, CA.
For more info visit www.hatflyproductions.com.
Cars and coffee grass valley
Type of Event: Outdoors / Recreation. City/Area: Grass Valley. Price: Free. Age range: All Ages. Event details: Cars and coffee grass valley is a weekly car event at daily donuts in the Mcknight crossing shopping center every saturday morning from 7 to 10.
Saturday, December 6, 2025, 7:00 AM – 10:00 AM.
Mcknight crossing shopping center.
Geometric Yoga for Self-healing
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Geometric Yoga - Functional Movement. Foundational Health. Self-healing!
Each class teaches you how posture, breath, and movement directly impact your organs, immune system, and energy levels.
Type of Event: Health / Wellbeing. Other location: Inner Path - 200 Commercial Street - Downtown Nevada City. City/Area: Nevada City. Price: $15. Online ticket: reservations at https://holisticeye.com/yoga-class-reservations. Age range: Adult. Seniors. Teens. Event details: We are committed to our mission of teaching those who seek self-knowledge and are interested in learning self-healing, we value our students' time and we encourage reservations.Please be kind to register.At the end of each class we reserve few minutes to answer questions about health & bodywork.
Saturday, December 6, 2025, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM.
Inner Path, 200 Commercial Street, Nevada City.
For more info visit holisticeye.com.
STEAM Exploration Saturdays
Type of Event: Children / Family. City/Area: Truckee. Price: Starting at $35 per day per child ages 4-7. Online ticket: kidzonemuseum.org. Age range: All Ages.
Saturday, December 6, 2025, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Kidzone Museum
11711 Donner Pass Rd
Truckee, CA 96161.
Frost Protection
Type of Event: Children / Family. Community. Conference / Lecture / Workshop. Meeting. Outdoors / Recreation. Other location: Peaceful Valley Farm Supply. City/Area: Grass Valley. Price: Free. Online ticket: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1438977653899?aff=oddtdtcreator. Age range: All Ages. Event details: Keep your garden safe during frosty nights with expert tips on frost protection. Learn simple, effective ways to shield your plants from the cold. Discover how to prepare your garden to bounce back stronger when the frost passes.
Saturday, December 6, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM.
125 Clydesdale Ct.
For more info visit www.groworganic.com.
Glenshire Holiday Open Studios
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Glenshire Holiday Open Studios, local artists open there studios for holiday sale.
Price: free. Phone: 530-386-5749. Email: bprodaniuk@gmail.com. Type of event: Visual Arts. Venue: Artists Open Studios. Event location: Other. City/Area: Truckee. Age range: All Ages. Event description: 2025 Glenshire Holiday Open Studios
Extra local holiday shopping with some of your favorite Truckee artists. Handmade in Glenshire. Great gifts for all ages/price points. Bring your friends, shop this very high quality local art event and see the studios where all these professional artists make their living. We have an amazing raffle if you hit all the stops.
Friday, December 5th through Sunday, December 7th.
10am to 5pm everyday with a few exceptions
- Brad Henry Pottery stays open late
- Quench Alp…
Saturday, December 6, 2025, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
15576 Waterloo Circle, Truckee Ca (6161.
For more info visit www.facebook.com.
Holidays at Empire Mine
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Enjoy festive music and activities for the whole family at Holidays at Empire Mine!
Type of Event: Community. Health / Wellbeing. History / Heritage. Outdoors / Recreation. Children / Family. Holiday. Music / Concert. Other location: Empire Mine State Historic Park. City/Area: Grass Valley. Price: $5 per person; age 5 and under are free. Age range: All Ages. Event details: Enjoy festive music, chestnut roasting, candle dipping and tin punching, historic children's games, mine yard demonstrations and more on the beautifully decorated historic grounds of Empire Mine State Historic Park! Tell Santa what's on your wish list in the warmly decorated Clubhouse, and enjoy a Cornish Pasty with Christmas cookies and hot drinks for dessert. Doors open at 10 a.m. and the festivities begin at 11 a.m. Entry is $5 per person; age 5 and under are free. Fourth Graders and their families ge…
Saturday, December 6, 2025, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
Empire Mine State Historic Park, 10791 E. Empire St, Grass Valley.
For more info visit www.parks.ca.gov.
Across Latitudes: Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
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Price: Free. Type of event: Art & Gallery. Venue: Granucci Gallery. Event location: Center for the Arts. City/Area: Grass Valley. Online ticket: https://thecenterforthearts.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SUZ000002Gf7h2AC. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Across Latitudes
Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
Featuring works by Eric Lindberg
The Granucci Gallery at The Center for the Arts | 314 W. Main Street • Grass Valley, CA
Art Opening: Thursday, November 13 • 5 - 7pm
Exhibition Dates: November 14, 2025 - January 9, 2026
Photography
Eric Lindberg photographs and writes about adventure travel, world culture, small-ship cruises, wildlife, and wild places. Covering subjects ranging from foreign rail journeys and wilderness river expeditions…
Saturday, December 6, 2025, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Granucci Gallery
314 W. Main Street
Grass Valley, CA.
An Evening of Kirtan with Govind Das, Erika van Gemeren
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Type of Event: Music / Concert. City/Area: Grass Valley. Online ticket: https://momence.com/l/g7hBkA7L. Age range: All Ages. Event details: An Evening of Kirtan with Govind Das, Erika Van Gemeren & FriendsDecember 6 | 7–9pm | SoulspaceJoin us for an uplifting and heart-opening night of kirtan—a devotional practice of mantra, music, and collective prayer. Led by world-renowned Bhakti teacher Govind Das, singing alongside him Soulspace’s own Erika Van Gemeren and musical friends, this evening invites you into the joyful, meditative, and communal essence of Bhakti Yoga.Kirtan literally means “to praise.” Through call-and-response chanting, harmoni…
Saturday, December 6, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
206 W Main St.
For more info visit momence.com.
Seniors Pancake Breakfast
Type of Event: Health / Wellbeing. Beer / Wine / Food. City/Area: Truckee. Price: Adults $7, Children $3. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Join us in the community room at the Truckee Donner Senior Apartments for pancakes, eggs and bacon or sausage. Breakfast is prepared each month by one of the Community Non-Profit service organizations.
Sunday, December 7, 2025, 8:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
Senior Services
10040 Estates Dr
Truckee, CA.
Glenshire Holiday Open Studios
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Glenshire Holiday Open Studios, local artists open there studios for holiday sale.
Price: free. Phone: 530-386-5749. Email: bprodaniuk@gmail.com. Type of event: Visual Arts. Venue: Artists Open Studios. Event location: Other. City/Area: Truckee. Age range: All Ages. Event description: 2025 Glenshire Holiday Open Studios
Extra local holiday shopping with some of your favorite Truckee artists. Handmade in Glenshire. Great gifts for all ages/price points. Bring your friends, shop this very high quality local art event and see the studios where all these professional artists make their living. We have an amazing raffle if you hit all the stops.
Friday, December 5th through Sunday, December 7th.
10am to 5pm everyday with a few exceptions
- Brad Henry Pottery stays open late
- Quench Alp…
Sunday, December 7, 2025, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
15576 Waterloo Circle, Truckee Ca (6161.
For more info visit www.facebook.com.
Across Latitudes: Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
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Price: Free. Type of event: Art & Gallery. Venue: Granucci Gallery. Event location: Center for the Arts. City/Area: Grass Valley. Online ticket: https://thecenterforthearts.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SUZ000002Gf7h2AC. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Across Latitudes
Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
Featuring works by Eric Lindberg
The Granucci Gallery at The Center for the Arts | 314 W. Main Street • Grass Valley, CA
Art Opening: Thursday, November 13 • 5 - 7pm
Exhibition Dates: November 14, 2025 - January 9, 2026
Photography
Eric Lindberg photographs and writes about adventure travel, world culture, small-ship cruises, wildlife, and wild places. Covering subjects ranging from foreign rail journeys and wilderness river expeditions…
Sunday, December 7, 2025, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Granucci Gallery
314 W. Main Street
Grass Valley, CA.
Victorian Christmas
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Type of Event: Beer / Wine / Food. Children / Family. Community. Fair / Festival / Gala. Holiday. History / Heritage. Music / Concert. Event location: Downtown Nevada City. City/Area: Nevada City. Price: FREE. Age range: All Ages. Event details: The aroma of roasted chestnuts fill the air, along with cries of street vendors hawking their wares and lamp-lit streets filled with Christmas treasures. It’s the one & only Victorian Christmas. Welcome the holiday season in Nevada City. It’s a magical setting of hilly streets with authentic gas lamps, wandering carolers dressed in Victorian attire, and visitors sharing holiday cheer and good tidings. This annual family tradition has been held since 1978 and takes place two Wednesday evenings and three S…
Sunday, December 7, 2025, 1:30 PM – 6:00 PM.
Nevada City.
For more info visit www.nevadacitychamber.com.
Brazil -Director's Cut 4K
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BRAZIL - 12/7 - Join us for a special screening of Terry Gilliam’s BRAZIL at the Nevada Theatre, featuring a brand new 4K restoration of his director’s cut!
Price: 10.00. Phone: 530-265 8262. Email: info@theonyxtheatre.com. Type of event: Film. Venue: The Onyx Downtown at the Nevada Theatre. Event location: Nevada Theatre. City/Area: Nevada City. Online ticket: https://booking.theonyxtheatre.com/tickets/756038/005750000003. Age range: Teens. Adult. Seniors. Event description: In the dystopian masterpiece BRAZIL, Jonathan Pryce plays a daydreaming everyman who finds himself caught in the soul-crushing gears of a nightmarish bureaucracy. This cautionary tale by Terry Gilliam, one of the great films of the 1980s, has come to be esteemed alongside antitotalitarian works by the likes of George Orwell, Aldous Huxley, and Kurt Vonnegut. And in terms of set design, cinematography, music, and effects, BRAZIL is a nonstop dazzler.
Sunday, December 7, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
Nevada Theatre
401 Broad St
Nevada City, CA.
For more info visit booking.theonyxtheatre.com.
Across Latitudes: Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
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Price: Free. Type of event: Art & Gallery. Venue: Granucci Gallery. Event location: Center for the Arts. City/Area: Grass Valley. Online ticket: https://thecenterforthearts.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SUZ000002Gf7h2AC. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Across Latitudes
Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
Featuring works by Eric Lindberg
The Granucci Gallery at The Center for the Arts | 314 W. Main Street • Grass Valley, CA
Art Opening: Thursday, November 13 • 5 - 7pm
Exhibition Dates: November 14, 2025 - January 9, 2026
Photography
Eric Lindberg photographs and writes about adventure travel, world culture, small-ship cruises, wildlife, and wild places. Covering subjects ranging from foreign rail journeys and wilderness river expeditions…
Monday, December 8, 2025, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Granucci Gallery
314 W. Main Street
Grass Valley, CA.
Watercolor classes
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Price: $140.00 for a series of 4 $45.00 drop ins. Phone: 530-305-5566. Email: cheri@artspioritstudios.com. Type of event: Art & Gallery. Venue: Asif Studios. Event location: ASiF Artists Studio. City/Area: Grass Valley. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Learn basic watercolor techniques while completing a 9X12 painting.
Monday, December 8, 2025, 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM.
Asif Studios.
Good Morning Truckee
Type of Event: Conference / Lecture / Workshop. Fundraiser. Health / Wellbeing. History / Heritage. City/Area: Truckee. Price: $10 Chamber members, $12 General public includes continental breakfast and raffle. Online ticket: TruckeeChamber.com. Age range: Adult. Seniors. Event description: NEW!! ONLINE PRE-REGISTRATION at TruckeeChamber.com. Bring your receipt with you and breeze through the Express Check-In Line to get your breakfast and seat faster!
Hear from Jameson Stafford of Elevate Blue, Andy Scott of 1Bios and Johannes Ziegler of Tahoe Silicon Mountain on Truckee's Start-Up Scene and Tech Community.
Tuesday, December 9, 2025, 7:00 AM – 8:30 AM.
Tahoe Truckee Airport.
Across Latitudes: Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
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Price: Free. Type of event: Art & Gallery. Venue: Granucci Gallery. Event location: Center for the Arts. City/Area: Grass Valley. Online ticket: https://thecenterforthearts.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SUZ000002Gf7h2AC. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Across Latitudes
Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
Featuring works by Eric Lindberg
The Granucci Gallery at The Center for the Arts | 314 W. Main Street • Grass Valley, CA
Art Opening: Thursday, November 13 • 5 - 7pm
Exhibition Dates: November 14, 2025 - January 9, 2026
Photography
Eric Lindberg photographs and writes about adventure travel, world culture, small-ship cruises, wildlife, and wild places. Covering subjects ranging from foreign rail journeys and wilderness river expeditions…
Tuesday, December 9, 2025, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Granucci Gallery
314 W. Main Street
Grass Valley, CA.
Salsa Dance Social
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Type of Event: Music / Concert. Fair / Festival / Gala. City/Area: Nevada City. Price: $5. Age range: Adult. Event details: Where can you go in town and for $5 bucks you can have 2 1/2 hours of fun? and with the nicest people ever......Salsa Sierra's Social Dance Night!! Tonight! Come party and dance! And it's Only $5 It's from 7:30 - 10:00 (BTW it's every Tuesday) Salsa Sierra 542 Searls Ave in Nevada City Behind SPD - Take the driveway across from Big Brand Tire (formerly Plaza Tire) 530-477-0767.
Tuesday, December 9, 2025, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM.
542 Searls Ave.
Nevada City, CA
Behind SPD and across from Big Brand TIre.
Watercolor classes
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Price: $140.00 for a series of 4 $45.00 drop ins. Phone: 530-305-5566. Email: cheri@artspioritstudios.com. Type of event: Art & Gallery. Venue: Asif Studios. Event location: ASiF Artists Studio. City/Area: Grass Valley. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Learn basic watercolor techniques while completing a 9X12 painting.
Wednesday, December 10, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM.
Asif Studios, 940 Idaho Maryland Road, Grass Valley.
Across Latitudes: Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
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Price: Free. Type of event: Art & Gallery. Venue: Granucci Gallery. Event location: Center for the Arts. City/Area: Grass Valley. Online ticket: https://thecenterforthearts.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SUZ000002Gf7h2AC. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Across Latitudes
Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
Featuring works by Eric Lindberg
The Granucci Gallery at The Center for the Arts | 314 W. Main Street • Grass Valley, CA
Art Opening: Thursday, November 13 • 5 - 7pm
Exhibition Dates: November 14, 2025 - January 9, 2026
Photography
Eric Lindberg photographs and writes about adventure travel, world culture, small-ship cruises, wildlife, and wild places. Covering subjects ranging from foreign rail journeys and wilderness river expeditions…
Wednesday, December 10, 2025, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Granucci Gallery
314 W. Main Street
Grass Valley, CA.
Victorian Christmas
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Type of Event: Beer / Wine / Food. Children / Family. Community. Fair / Festival / Gala. Holiday. History / Heritage. Music / Concert. Event location: Downtown Nevada City. City/Area: Nevada City. Price: FREE. Age range: All Ages. Event details: The aroma of roasted chestnuts fill the air, along with cries of street vendors hawking their wares and lamp-lit streets filled with Christmas treasures. It’s the one & only Victorian Christmas. Welcome the holiday season in Nevada City. It’s a magical setting of hilly streets with authentic gas lamps, wandering carolers dressed in Victorian attire, and visitors sharing holiday cheer and good tidings. This annual family tradition has been held since 1978 and takes place two Wednesday evenings and three S…
Wednesday, December 10, 2025, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
Nevada City.
For more info visit www.nevadacitychamber.com.
Enameling Jewelry Pendants – Mingle and Make
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Join us for an evening of fun creating an enameled pendant.
Price: $60. Phone: 530-446-2777. Email: spark@thecuriousforge.org. Type of event: Art & Gallery. Workshop. Visual Arts. Venue: The Curious Forge. City/Area: Nevada City. Online ticket: https://thecuriousforge.org/product/mingle-make-enameling-jewelry-pendants/. Event description: Mingle and Make –Enameling Jewelry Pendants
Price: $40 plus $20 materials per person
Bring a friend and receive a $5 off coupon toward your next class!
Join us for an evening of fun creating an enameled pendant. Using torches and colored glass powders, we will apply the enamel to copper forms and heat them until the enamels fuse to the copper. We will also be texturing another layer of the pendant with hammers or punches, and using that as a background to the enamel. This is an opportunity to see how…
Wednesday, December 10, 2025, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
The Curious Forge
13024 Bitney Springs Rd
Nevada City, CA 95959.
For more info visit thecuriousforge.org.
Phoenix Nights Ladies Only Sauna
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Woman gathering to sweat, unite, and rejuvinate. Vela offers both traditional steam and Infrared saunas. The best of time honored tradition and the latest technology in heat therapies.
Type of Event: Health / Wellbeing. Community. Other location: 763B South Auburn Street Grass Valley CA 95945. City/Area: Grass Valley. Price: $20. Online ticket: https://www.mytime.com/mkp/56438/55953?t=1634144795253&themeColor=%238b0000&themeContrastColor=%23ffffff&headerType=1&referrer=newbookingwidget&classes=false&selectedDeals%5B%5D=258566&mobility=1&employeeGender=all. Age range: Adult. Event details: Women gathering to sweat, unite and rejuvenate. Join us for this time to support and lift each other up. The space is available to gather outdoors on our comfortable back deck, with the intention of self-care and simply enjoying each other's company. Bring a beverage or snack if you wish. Let us know if you are interested in leading a free 10-60 minute activity, talk, meditation or movement on one of these Wednesdays. We hope to provide a space where you feel safe, nourished and loved. Please reserve a spac…
Wednesday, December 10, 2025, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
Vela Massage Retreat 763B South Auburn Street Grass Valley CA 95945.
For more info visit www.velamassageretreat.com.
Across Latitudes: Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
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Price: Free. Type of event: Art & Gallery. Venue: Granucci Gallery. Event location: Center for the Arts. City/Area: Grass Valley. Online ticket: https://thecenterforthearts.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SUZ000002Gf7h2AC. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Across Latitudes
Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
Featuring works by Eric Lindberg
The Granucci Gallery at The Center for the Arts | 314 W. Main Street • Grass Valley, CA
Art Opening: Thursday, November 13 • 5 - 7pm
Exhibition Dates: November 14, 2025 - January 9, 2026
Photography
Eric Lindberg photographs and writes about adventure travel, world culture, small-ship cruises, wildlife, and wild places. Covering subjects ranging from foreign rail journeys and wilderness river expeditions…
Thursday, December 11, 2025, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Granucci Gallery
314 W. Main Street
Grass Valley, CA.
Explore History and Heritage at the North Star House – Twice Monthly Tours Now Offered
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Discover the rich history and natural beauty of the North Star House during our public tours, now held every 2nd and 4th Thursday from 1:00 to 3:00 PM. This Julia Morgan-designed masterpiece invites visitors to explore its storied architecture, remarkable grounds, and vibrant role in Nevada County’s past and present.
Once the home of author and illustrator Mary Hallock Foote and North Star Mine Superintendent Arthur De Wint Foote, the North Star House was built as a gathering space for engineers, writers, and visionaries of the time. Over a century later, it's being lovingly brought back to life by a team of volunteers, craftsmen, and historians who believe in preserving its legacy for generations to come.
On the tour, you’ll walk through spaces that have been beautifully restored and others still mid-transformation, offering a rare behind-the-scenes look at historic preservation in action. From intricate stonework to original fireplaces, each corner of the house tells a story.
The tour also includes…
Price: 0. Phone: 530-477-7126. Email: media@thenorthstarhouse.org. Type of event: Organizations and Facilities. Venue: North Star House. Event location: North Star House. City/Area: Grass Valley. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Discover the rich history and natural beauty of the North Star House during our public tours, now held every 2nd and 4th Thursday from 1:00 to 3:00 PM.
Thursday, December 11, 2025, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
12075 Auburn Rd. Grass Valley, CA 95949.
For more info visit www.northstarhouse.org.
Clara and The Nutcracker | Thursday Evening
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Enjoy a delightful presentation of holiday cheer and tradition in historical Nevada City with a talented cast of dancers, colorful costumes, magical sets, and the wonderful music of the holidays. The Miners Foundry offers time-honored hospitality and HBC dancers bring vibrant energy and faithful dedication to the art of ballet in this classical favorite. The Miners Foundry Cultural Center and Holt Ballet Conservatory are pleased to present “Clara and The Nutcracker” in five performances December 11 through 14, 2025.
Type of Event: Theatre / Film. Event location: Miners Foundry. City/Area: Nevada City. Price: $35 – $45. Online ticket: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/clara-and-the-nutcracker-thursday-evening-tickets-1790079960349?aff=oddtdtcreator. Age range: All Ages. Event details: Clara and The Nutcracker | Thursday EveningDecember 11 @ 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM$35 – $45The Miners Foundry Cultural Center and Holt Ballet Conservatory are pleased to present “Clara and The Nutcracker” in five performances December 11 through 14, 2025.Enjoy a delightful presentation of holiday cheer and tradition in historical Nevada City with a talented cast of dancers, colorful costumes, magical sets, and the wonderful music of the holidays. The Miners Foundry offers time-honored hospitality and HBC dancers br…
Thursday, December 11, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM.
Miners Foundry
325 Spring St.
Nevada City, CA
95951.
For more info visit minersfoundry.org.
Nevada Union Choir's Winter Concert
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Join the Nevada Union Choir on Thursday, December 11 at 7:00 PM in the Don Baggett Theater at Nevada Union High School for an evening filled holiday music! Visit nuchoir.org for tickets and info.
Type of Event: Children / Family. Community. Holiday. Music / Concert. Other location: 11761 Ridge Road. City/Area: Grass Valley. Price: $15. Online ticket: https://www.nuchoir.org/. Age range: All Ages. Event details: On Thursday, December 11, the entire Nevada Union Choir of seventy students will come together for a heartwarming Holiday Concert featuring classic Christmas songs and festive holiday favorites. This concert marks the culmination of a semester of hard work, and all choir levels will take the stage to celebrate the winter season with a variety of traditional and contemporary music.As part of this annual tradition, alumni choir members are invited to join the current students on stage for the beloved closing…
Thursday, December 11, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
Don Baggett Theatre at Nevada Union High School.
For more info visit www.nuchoir.org.
Clara and The Nutcracker
Holt Ballet Conservatory in collaboration with The Miners Foundry is excited to enchant this Holiday season with Clara and the Nutcracker.
Type of Event: Holiday. Event location: Miners Foundry. City/Area: Nevada City. Price: $35-$45. Online ticket: https://minersfoundry.org/all-events/. Age range: All Ages. Event details: Holt Ballet Conservatory in collaboration with The Miners Foundry have been presenting Clara and the Nutcracker since 2012.
A magical story, told in a magical venue, we meet Clara, who on Christmas Eve 150 years ago, is given a gift from her beloved uncle, Herr Drosselmeyer, of a hand crafted Nutcracker Soldier. Falling asleep by the Christmas tree, with the new toy cradled in her arms, Clara dreams the Nutcracker comes to life and battles the wicked Mouse King and his band of mischievous mice. Mortally…
Thursday, December 11, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:45 PM.
325 Spring St, Nevada City, CA 95959.
For more info visit www.holtballetconservatory.org.
Creative Capital | Cultivating Community with ASiF - Artists’ Studio in the Foothills Exhibition
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Through this multi-media exhibition, Creative Capital highlights the importance of creative hubs as catalysts for commerce and social well-being. It takes a close look at how creative spaces serve as essential vehicles for developing and sustaining professional artists.
Type of event: Art & Gallery. Visual Arts. Venue: Eric Rood Administrative Center. City/Area: Nevada City. Age range: All Ages. Event description: By partnering with ASiF, this exhibition takes a behind-the-scenes look at just one of the many makers’ spaces that make Nevada County a thriving arts ecosystem—by providing access to a network of resources and relationships within the community. Celebrate ASiF’s community and learn more about the powerful impact these creative hubs have within our Cultural Districts, east and west.
Art in Public Spaces is a program of Nevada County Arts Council, presented in partnership with the County of Nevada.
Exh…
Friday, December 12, 2025, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Rood Center
950 Maidu Ave, Nevada City 95959.
For more info visit www.nevadacountyarts.org.
Across Latitudes: Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
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Price: Free. Type of event: Art & Gallery. Venue: Granucci Gallery. Event location: Center for the Arts. City/Area: Grass Valley. Online ticket: https://thecenterforthearts.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SUZ000002Gf7h2AC. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Across Latitudes
Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
Featuring works by Eric Lindberg
The Granucci Gallery at The Center for the Arts | 314 W. Main Street • Grass Valley, CA
Art Opening: Thursday, November 13 • 5 - 7pm
Exhibition Dates: November 14, 2025 - January 9, 2026
Photography
Eric Lindberg photographs and writes about adventure travel, world culture, small-ship cruises, wildlife, and wild places. Covering subjects ranging from foreign rail journeys and wilderness river expeditions…
Friday, December 12, 2025, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Granucci Gallery
314 W. Main Street
Grass Valley, CA.
Poetry Open Mic
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Poetry Open Mic Night w/Rev. Lani Howard
In-Person or via Zoom.
Price: $10 Love Offering-no one turned away. Phone: 530-274-1018. Email: office@sierracenter.org. Type of event: Comedy/Improv. Venue: Sierra Center for Spiritual Living. City/Area: Grass Valley. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Bring your favorite poem to share. Maybe you wrote it, maybe someone else did, but it resonated with you. Maybe you found it at just the right time ~ so feel free to share that story in a safe and welcoming place.
Suggested donation $10 each meeting. No one turned away ~ Wheelchair access available.
***Please park in the rear of the Veteran's Memorial parking lot, 255 S. Auburn St, and use the path to the center.
Friday, December 12, 2025, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
119 Florence Ave
Grass Valley, CA.
57th ANNUAL CORNISH CHRISTMAS
The air is filled with the sweet aroma of roasted chestnuts, spiced cider, and holiday confections as carolers in Victorian attire serenade passersby with beloved holiday tunes. Children can meet Santa Claus, enjoy festive crafts, and marvel at dazzling holiday displays while families and friends gather around the fire pit, eating roasted chestnuts and sipping hot holiday beverages on a crisp winter evening. With a sparkling Christmas tree and a warm, nostalgic atmosphere, this timeless street fair captures the spirit of the season and brings the magic of a traditional Cornish Christmas to life.
Type of Event: Children / Family. Fair / Festival / Gala. Holiday. Event location: Grass Valley. City/Area: Grass Valley. Age range: All Ages. Event details: Friday Nights, Nov 28th ─ December 19th, 6:00 PM-9:00 PM. Evening event rain or shine. A family friendly street festival of food, crafts, entertainment, and history.
Step into the warmth and wonder of an Old-Fashioned Christmas Street Faire, where the charm of a bygone era comes alive under twinkling lights and festive decorations. Stroll through streets lined with stalls brimming with handcrafted gifts, seasonal treats, and local treasures. This year, enjoy a FREE shuttle service to Cornish Christmas!
Friday, December 12, 2025, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
Downtown Grass Valley.
For more info visit downtowngrassvalley.com.
Clara and The Nutcracker | Friday Evening
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Enjoy a delightful presentation of holiday cheer and tradition in historical Nevada City with a talented cast of dancers, colorful costumes, magical sets, and the wonderful music of the holidays. The Miners Foundry offers time-honored hospitality and HBC dancers bring vibrant energy and faithful dedication to the art of ballet in this classical favorite. The Miners Foundry Cultural Center and Holt Ballet Conservatory are pleased to present “Clara and The Nutcracker” in five performances December 11 through 14, 2025.
Type of Event: Theatre / Film. Event location: Miners Foundry. City/Area: Nevada City. Price: $35 – $45. Online ticket: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/clara-and-the-nutcracker-friday-evening-tickets-1790141093199?aff=oddtdtcreator. Age range: All Ages. Event details: Clara and The Nutcracker | Friday EveningDecember 12 @ 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM$35 – $45The Miners Foundry Cultural Center and Holt Ballet Conservatory are pleased to present “Clara and The Nutcracker” in five performances December 11 through 14, 2025.Enjoy a delightful presentation of holiday cheer and tradition in historical Nevada City with a talented cast of dancers, colorful costumes, magical sets, and the wonderful music of the holidays. The Miners Foundry offers time-honored hospitality and HBC dancers brin…
Friday, December 12, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM.
Miners Foundry
325 Spring St.
Nevada City, CA
95951.
For more info visit minersfoundry.org.
Clara and The Nutcracker
Holt Ballet Conservatory in collaboration with The Miners Foundry is excited to enchant this Holiday season with Clara and the Nutcracker.
Type of Event: Holiday. Event location: Miners Foundry. City/Area: Nevada City. Price: $35-$45. Online ticket: https://minersfoundry.org/all-events/. Age range: All Ages. Event details: Holt Ballet Conservatory in collaboration with The Miners Foundry have been presenting Clara and the Nutcracker since 2012.
A magical story, told in a magical venue, we meet Clara, who on Christmas Eve 150 years ago, is given a gift from her beloved uncle, Herr Drosselmeyer, of a hand crafted Nutcracker Soldier. Falling asleep by the Christmas tree, with the new toy cradled in her arms, Clara dreams the Nutcracker comes to life and battles the wicked Mouse King and his band of mischievous mice. Mortally…
Friday, December 12, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:45 PM.
325 Spring St, Nevada City, CA 95959.
For more info visit www.holtballetconservatory.org.
Bhakti + Beats with Marques Wyatt and Abby Jacob
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Type of Event: Music / Concert. Health / Wellbeing. City/Area: Grass Valley. Online ticket: https://momence.com/l/mXhrGmL0. Age range: All Ages. Event details: Bhakti + Beats with Abby Jacob & DJ Marques Wyatt7:30–9:30pm | 2-Hour Immersive ExperienceA devotional flow set to a live DJ soundtrack.Join us for an immersive evening where Bhakti yoga meets the deeply soulful sound of Marques Wyatt—a pioneer of the LA house music scene and creator of DEEP LA.For two full hours, Abby Jacob will guide a heart-centered Bhakti practice while Marques DJs live, creating a seamless collaboration of mantra, movement, rhythm, and breath. Expect a dynamic, uplifting vinyasa infuse…
Friday, December 12, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
206 W Main St.
For more info visit www.soulspacecollective.org.
Cars and coffee grass valley
Type of Event: Outdoors / Recreation. City/Area: Grass Valley. Price: Free. Age range: All Ages. Event details: Cars and coffee grass valley is a weekly car event at daily donuts in the Mcknight crossing shopping center every saturday morning from 7 to 10.
Saturday, December 13, 2025, 7:00 AM – 10:00 AM.
Mcknight crossing shopping center.
Geometric Yoga for Self-healing
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Geometric Yoga - Functional Movement. Foundational Health. Self-healing!
Each class teaches you how posture, breath, and movement directly impact your organs, immune system, and energy levels.
Type of Event: Health / Wellbeing. Other location: Inner Path - 200 Commercial Street - Downtown Nevada City. City/Area: Nevada City. Price: $15. Online ticket: reservations at https://holisticeye.com/yoga-class-reservations. Age range: Adult. Seniors. Teens. Event details: We are committed to our mission of teaching those who seek self-knowledge and are interested in learning self-healing, we value our students' time and we encourage reservations.Please be kind to register.At the end of each class we reserve few minutes to answer questions about health & bodywork.
Saturday, December 13, 2025, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM.
Inner Path, 200 Commercial Street, Nevada City.
For more info visit holisticeye.com.
STEAM Exploration Saturdays
Type of Event: Children / Family. City/Area: Truckee. Price: Starting at $35 per day per child ages 4-7. Online ticket: kidzonemuseum.org. Age range: All Ages.
Saturday, December 13, 2025, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Kidzone Museum
11711 Donner Pass Rd
Truckee, CA 96161.
Kid’s Creation Day! Silly Sculptures & Fun Figures in Polymer Clay
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Join us for a colorful, hands-on adventure in sculpting, shaping, and imagining! Polymer clay is the perfect, no-mess medium for kids of all ages to explore their creativity.
Price: $45. Phone: 530-446-2777. Email: spark@thecuriousforge.org. Type of event: Art & Gallery. Visual Arts. Workshop. Venue: The Curious Forge. City/Area: Nevada City. Online ticket: https://thecuriousforge.org/product/kids-creation-day-polymer-clay/. Age range: Children. Teens. Event description: Kids’ Creation Day! Fun with Polymer Clay
Join us for a colorful, hands-on adventure in sculpting, shaping, and imagining! Polymer clay is the perfect, no-mess medium for kids of all ages to explore their creativity. In this fun and flexible workshop, young makers will experiment with different texturing tools, colors, and techniques to bring their ideas to life — from silly creatures and tiny treasures to action figurines and imaginative keepsakes.
We’ll bake each creation during class so everyone goes h…
Saturday, December 13, 2025, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM.
The Curious Forge
13024 Bitney Springs Rd
Nevada City, CA 95959.
For more info visit thecuriousforge.org.
Nevada County Toy Run
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Type of Event: Children / Family. Fundraiser. Community. Event location: Nevada County Fairgrounds. Other location: Eric Rood Center. City/Area: Nevada City. Price: Free. Age range: All Ages. Event details: 1000's of Motorcycle riders bring food & toys to ride from Nevada City through Grass Valley to the Nevada County Fairgrounds. Hundreds of local families sign up for help with a Christmas Dinner and gifts for their children each year.
Saturday, December 13, 2025, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Starting Position is the Eric Rood Center, proceeds through downtown Nevada City & Grass Valley to Nevada County Fairgrounds.
For more info visit nevadacountytoyrun.com.
Across Latitudes: Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
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Price: Free. Type of event: Art & Gallery. Venue: Granucci Gallery. Event location: Center for the Arts. City/Area: Grass Valley. Online ticket: https://thecenterforthearts.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SUZ000002Gf7h2AC. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Across Latitudes
Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
Featuring works by Eric Lindberg
The Granucci Gallery at The Center for the Arts | 314 W. Main Street • Grass Valley, CA
Art Opening: Thursday, November 13 • 5 - 7pm
Exhibition Dates: November 14, 2025 - January 9, 2026
Photography
Eric Lindberg photographs and writes about adventure travel, world culture, small-ship cruises, wildlife, and wild places. Covering subjects ranging from foreign rail journeys and wilderness river expeditions…
Saturday, December 13, 2025, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Granucci Gallery
314 W. Main Street
Grass Valley, CA.
Clara and The Nutcracker | Saturday Matinee
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Enjoy a delightful presentation of holiday cheer and tradition in historical Nevada City with a talented cast of dancers, colorful costumes, magical sets, and the wonderful music of the holidays. The Miners Foundry offers time-honored hospitality and HBC dancers bring vibrant energy and faithful dedication to the art of ballet in this classical favorite. The Miners Foundry Cultural Center and Holt Ballet Conservatory are pleased to present “Clara and The Nutcracker” in five performances December 11 through 14, 2025.
Type of Event: Theatre / Film. Event location: Miners Foundry. City/Area: Nevada City. Price: $35 – $45. Online ticket: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/clara-and-the-nutcracker-saturday-matinee-tickets-1790285324599?aff=oddtdtcreator. Age range: All Ages. Event details: Clara and The Nutcracker | Saturday MatineeDecember 13 @ 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM$35 – $45The Miners Foundry Cultural Center and Holt Ballet Conservatory are pleased to present “Clara and The Nutcracker” in five performances December 11 through 14, 2025.Enjoy a delightful presentation of holiday cheer and tradition in historical Nevada City with a talented cast of dancers, colorful costumes, magical sets, and the wonderful music of the holidays. The Miners Foundry offers time-honored hospitality and HBC dancers br…
Saturday, December 13, 2025, 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM.
Miners Foundry
325 Spring St.
Nevada City, CA
95951.
For more info visit minersfoundry.org.
Clara and The Nutcracker
Holt Ballet Conservatory in collaboration with The Miners Foundry is excited to enchant this Holiday season with Clara and the Nutcracker.
Type of Event: Holiday. Event location: Miners Foundry. City/Area: Nevada City. Price: $35-$45. Online ticket: https://minersfoundry.org/all-events/. Age range: All Ages. Event details: Holt Ballet Conservatory in collaboration with The Miners Foundry have been presenting Clara and the Nutcracker since 2012.
A magical story, told in a magical venue, we meet Clara, who on Christmas Eve 150 years ago, is given a gift from her beloved uncle, Herr Drosselmeyer, of a hand crafted Nutcracker Soldier. Falling asleep by the Christmas tree, with the new toy cradled in her arms, Clara dreams the Nutcracker comes to life and battles the wicked Mouse King and his band of mischievous mice. Mortally…
Saturday, December 13, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:45 PM.
325 Spring St, Nevada City, CA 95959.
For more info visit www.holtballetconservatory.org.
Watercolor Exploration with Chappy Valente
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Explore the beauty of watercolor in this hands-on workshop with Chappy Valente. Each session covers new tools and techniques—perfect for beginners or returning painters looking to deepen their skills.
Price: $50. Phone: 530-446-2777. Email: spark@thecuriousforge.org. Type of event: Art & Gallery. Visual Arts. Workshop. Venue: The Curious Forge. City/Area: Nevada City. Online ticket: https://thecuriousforge.org/product/watercolor-exploration/. Event description: Exploring Watercolor with Chappy Valente
Description:
Immerse yourself in the expressive world of watercolor painting! Whether you’re brand new to watercolor or looking to expand your skills, this hands-on class with artist and educator Chappy Valente will help you gain confidence and technique. Learn to paint with fluidity and intention as you explore the tools, papers, and brushwork that make watercolor such a luminous and rewarding medium.
Each session is a stand-alone class with fresh projects and te…
Saturday, December 13, 2025, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
The Curious Forge
13024 Bitney Springs Rd
Nevada City, CA 95959.
For more info visit thecuriousforge.org.
Christmas at the Historic North Star House
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Join us on December 13th, 2025 at 2pm to experience the warmth and charm of the holidays at the Historic North Star House. Guests are invited to step inside the beautifully decorated Julia Morgan–designed home for an afternoon of live music, caroling, and festive cheer.
Type of Event: Beer / Wine / Food. Children / Family. Community. History / Heritage. Holiday. Music / Concert. Event location: North Star House. City/Area: Grass Valley. Price: $15. Online ticket: https://www.northstarhouse.org/event-details/christmas-at-the-historic-north-star-house. Age range: All Ages. Event details: Join us on December 13th, 2025 at 2pm to experience the warmth and charm of the holidays at the Historic North Star House. Guests are invited to step inside the beautifully decorated Julia Morgan–designed home for an afternoon of live music, caroling, and festive cheer. Warm beverages like mulled cider and hot cocoa will be served, along with seasonal treats to enjoy as you explore the decorated rooms and soak in the ambiance of this century-old gathering place.Families will enjoy a special visit from Santa…
Saturday, December 13, 2025, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
12075 Auburn Rd. Grass Valley CA 95949.
For more info visit www.northstarhouse.org.
Sound Blessings With Robin
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A magical sound journey, woven with your intentions.
Type of Event: Health / Wellbeing. Music / Concert. Community. Other location: Inner Path, 300 Commercial Street, Nevada City, CA. City/Area: Nevada City. Price: Suggested Donation: $10-$35. Age range: Teens. Adult. Seniors. Event details: Join in a magical sound experience created from crystal singing bowls, voice and other instruments. Your personally requested blessings will be infused into the sound. Lay back, relax and float on the vibrations.
Saturday, December 13, 2025, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Inner Path, 300 Commercial Street, Nevada City, CA.
Mt. St. Mary Annual Christmas Crab Feed
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Join Us for a Festive Night of Fun, Food & Friendship!
Come together with our amazing community for an evening filled with laughter, great conversation, and plenty of holiday cheer! Enjoy a delicious crab dinner with pasta, salad, and bread while connecting with friends—old and new. NO TICKETS SOLD AT THE DOOR, PRE-SALE ONLY!
It’s a wonderful way to celebrate the season and share in the joy of good food and good company.
Ready to join the fun? Here’s how to reserve your spot!
Type of Event: Fundraiser. Other location: St. Patrick's Hall 235 Chapel St. Grass Valley CA 95945. City/Area: Grass Valley. Price: $80.00/person or Table of 8 for $640.00. Online ticket: https://auctria.events/MSMCrabFeed2025. Age range: Adult. Event details: Join Us for a Festive Night of Fun, Food & Friendship!Come together with our amazing community for an evening filled with laughter, great conversation, and plenty of holiday cheer! Enjoy a delicious crab dinner with pasta, salad, and bread while connecting with friends—old and new. NO TICKETS SOLD AT THE DOOR, PRE-SALE ONLY!It’s a wonderful way to celebrate the season and share in the joy of good food and good company.Ready to join the fun? Here’s how to reserve your spot!
Saturday, December 13, 2025, 5:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
St. Patrick's Hall
235 Chapel Street
Grass Valley CA 95945.
For more info visit auctria.events.
Mt. St. Mary Annual Christmas Crab Feed
Come together with our amazing community for an evening filled with laughter, great conversation, and plenty of holiday cheer! Enjoy a delicious crab dinner with pasta, salad, and bread while connecting with friends—old and new. NO TICKETS SOLD AT THE DOOR, PRE-SALE ONLY
It’s a wonderful way to celebrate the season and share in the joy of good food and good company.
Ready to join the fun? Here’s how to reserve your spot!
Click the link below to buy your tickets securely online:
https://auctria.events/MSMCrabFeed2025.
Type of Event: Fundraiser. Other location: St. Patrick's Hall 235 Chapel St. Grass Valley CA 95945. City/Area: Grass Valley. Price: $80.00/person or Table of 8 for $640.00. Online ticket: https://auctria.events/MSMCrabFeed2025. Age range: Adult. Event details: Come together with our amazing community for an evening filled with laughter, great conversation, and plenty of holiday cheer! Enjoy a delicious crab dinner with pasta, salad, and bread while connecting with friends—old and new. NO TICKETS SOLD AT THE DOOR, PRE-SALE ONLY
It’s a wonderful way to celebrate the season and share in the joy of good food and good company.
Ready to join the fun? Here’s how to reserve your spot!
Click the link below to buy your tickets securely online:
https://auctria.event…
Saturday, December 13, 2025, 5:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
St. Patrick's Hall
235 Chapel St.
Grass Valley CA 95945.
For more info visit auctria.events.
Ritual Dance + Cacao with Marques Wyatt and Neema Star
Tourism
Type of Event: Music / Concert. Health / Wellbeing. City/Area: Grass Valley. Online ticket: https://momence.com/l/dahBRbQk. Age range: Adult. Event details: RITUAL DANCE + CACAO CEREMONYwith Marques Wyatt & Cacao Priestess Neema StarDoors open at 6:30pmEvent: 7–11pmStep into an evening where rhythm becomes prayer and movement becomes medicine.We begin in sacred communion as Cacao Priestess Neema Star opens the night with a heart-opening cacao ceremony—an invitation to soften, to listen, and to awaken the body’s natural joy. Cacao, an ancient plant ally, helps unify the field and guide us home to presence.From this grounded place, the ritual unfolds.Ritual Dance…
Saturday, December 13, 2025, 6:30 PM – 11:30 PM.
206 W Main St.
For more info visit www.soulspacecollective.org.
Clara and the Nutcracker | Saturday Evening
Tourism
The Miners Foundry Cultural Center and Holt Ballet Conservatory are pleased to present “Clara and The Nutcracker” in five performances December 11 through 14, 2025.
Enjoy a delightful presentation of holiday cheer and tradition in historical Nevada City with a talented cast of dancers, colorful costumes, magical sets, and the wonderful music of the holidays. The Miners Foundry offers time-honored hospitality and HBC dancers bring vibrant energy and faithful dedication to the art of ballet in this classical favorite.
The Miners Foundry features a no host full bar and treats will be available for purchase.
The Box Office opens one hour before each performance and the doors to the theatre open 30 minutes before each performance. Evening performances begin at 7:00 p.m. and Matinee performances begin at 1:00 p.m.
Enjoy family time together with this celebration of dance, music, and theater!
Type of Event: Theatre / Film. Event location: Miners Foundry. City/Area: Nevada City. Price: $35-$45. Online ticket: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/clara-and-the-nutcracker-saturday-evening-tickets-1790306568139?aff=oddtdtcreator. Age range: All Ages. Event details: Clara and The Nutcracker | Saturday EveningDecember 13 @ 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM$35 – $45The Miners Foundry Cultural Center and Holt Ballet Conservatory are pleased to present “Clara and The Nutcracker” in five performances December 11 through 14, 2025.Enjoy a delightful presentation of holiday cheer and tradition in historical Nevada City with a talented cast of dancers, colorful costumes, magical sets, and the wonderful music of the holidays. The Miners Foundry offers time-honored hospitality and HBC dancers br…
Saturday, December 13, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM.
Miners Foundry
325 Spring St.
Nevada City, CA
95951.
For more info visit minersfoundry.org.
The Merry Strip-Mas Show — A Festive Night of Burlesque at Unit J
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🎄✨ The Merry Strip-Mas Show! ✨🎄
Get ready for a night of naughty meets nice in Nevada City!
Join us Saturday, December 13th at the one-of-a-kind Unit J Social Club. A retro wonderland filled with vintage pinball, parlor games, and hometown nostalgia. It’s like stepping into a time capsule… but with way more glitter and tease.
🚪 Doors: 6PM
🎭 Showtime: 8PM
📍 Unit J Social Club — Nevada City, CA
(Open to the public — no membership required!)
🎟 Truth OrDareProductions.com
Wrap yourself in sequins, sip something spirited, and come celebrate the season with a sizzling lineup of live burlesque entertainment that will have you jingling all the way.
It’s the most undressed time of the year, and you won’t want to miss it!
It's Truth or Dare Productions Merry Strip-Mas show!
Type of Event: Comedy / Improv. Theatre / Film. Visual Art / Gallery. Music / Concert. Holiday. Beer / Wine / Food. Community. Fair / Festival / Gala. Other location: Unit J Social Club. City/Area: Nevada City. Price: $30. Online ticket: https://truthordare.ticketspice.com/stripmas-show. Age range: Adult. Seniors. Event details: Truth or Dare Productions Presents The Merry Strip-Mas Show Saturday, December 13th | 8 PM | Unit J, Nevada City, CA (behind SPD)Join Cybil Unrest and Truth or Dare Productions for an unforgettable Christmas pre-party filled with decadent delights, dazzling performances, and a whole lot of holiday tease.Live Burlesque Dancing — One Night Only!This debut show at Unit J invites you inside a fan-favorite, members-only social club (but don’t worry you don’t need to be a member to attend!). Step back in time in…
Saturday, December 13, 2025, 7:00 PM – Sunday, December 14, 2025, 1:00 AM.
124 Argall Way, Nevada City.
For more info visit truthordareproductions.com.
Clara and The Nutcracker
Holt Ballet Conservatory in collaboration with The Miners Foundry is excited to enchant this Holiday season with Clara and the Nutcracker.
Type of Event: Holiday. Event location: Miners Foundry. City/Area: Nevada City. Price: $35-$45. Online ticket: https://minersfoundry.org/all-events/. Age range: All Ages. Event details: Holt Ballet Conservatory in collaboration with The Miners Foundry have been presenting Clara and the Nutcracker since 2012.
A magical story, told in a magical venue, we meet Clara, who on Christmas Eve 150 years ago, is given a gift from her beloved uncle, Herr Drosselmeyer, of a hand crafted Nutcracker Soldier. Falling asleep by the Christmas tree, with the new toy cradled in her arms, Clara dreams the Nutcracker comes to life and battles the wicked Mouse King and his band of mischievous mice. Mortally…
Saturday, December 13, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:45 PM.
325 Spring St, Nevada City, CA 95959.
For more info visit www.holtballetconservatory.org.
A Winter Wish
Tourism
Join the Truckee Tahoe Community Chorus, under the direction of Brittney May, for their heartwarming holiday concert, A Winter Wish. Adding to the festive atmosphere, Christmastime Strings and the Truckee Tahoe Youth Chorus will join the performance, bringing warmth, sparkle, and youthful energy to this joyful concert.
Price: Adults: $25; Children 5–18: $5; Under 5 free. Email: press@truckeechorus.org. Type of event: Music. Venue: Truckee High School Auditorium, 11725 Donner Pass Road, Truckee, CA. City/Area: Truckee. Online ticket: https://truckeechorus.org. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Join the Truckee Tahoe Community Chorus, under the direction of Brittney May, for their heartwarming holiday concert, A Winter Wish. This seasonal program features music that reflects the many wishes we hold during the colder months, wishes for peace, joy, renewal, and togetherness. From timeless carols to contemporary reflections, the chorus invites audiences to pause and share in the spirit of hope that unites us all. Adding to the festive atmosphere, Christmastime Strings and the Truckee Tahoe Youth…
Saturday, December 13, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
Truckee High School Auditorium, 11725 Donner Pass Road, Truckee, CA.
For more info visit truckeechorus.org.
MIM Happy Holidays Concert - Saturday
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Price: $23-$72. Phone: 5302656124. Email: info@musicinthemountains.org. Type of event: Music. Venue: Center for the Arts. Event location: Center for the Arts. City/Area: Grass Valley. Online ticket: https://musicinthemountains.app.neoncrm.com/nx/portal/neonevents/events?path=%2Fportal%2Fevents%2F13571. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Featuring the Music in the Mountains Orchestra and Chorus.
Saturday, December 13, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
Center for the Arts.
For more info visit musicinthemountains.org.
Music in the Mountains Holiday Concerts
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Music in the Mountains (MIM) invites the community to celebrate the holidays in grand style with its annual Holiday Concerts on Saturday, December 13 at 7:00 PM and Sunday, December 14 at 2:00 PM at The Center for the Arts in Grass Valley.
Price: $23-$72. Phone: (530) 265-6124. Email: info@musicinthemountains.org. Type of event: Music. Venue: Center for the Arts. Event location: Center for the Arts. City/Area: Grass Valley. Online ticket: https://www.musicinthemountains.org/concerts-and-events. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Join your fellow community members to celebrate the season at the Music in the Mountains Holiday Concerts. Enjoy timeless carols, jazzy holiday favorites, and new works by local composer Jerry Grant, performed by the MIM Chorus and Orchestra under Ariel May and Ryan Murray. Guest soloists Liisa Dávila (soprano) and Salvatore Atti (tenor) will help make this joyful, family-friendly celebration truly special, complete with an audience sing-along! Performances are Saturday, December 13 at 7pm and Sunday, Decem…
Saturday, December 13, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Center for the Arts
314 W. Main St. Grass Valley, CA.
For more info visit www.musicinthemountains.org.
Across Latitudes: Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
Tourism
Price: Free. Type of event: Art & Gallery. Venue: Granucci Gallery. Event location: Center for the Arts. City/Area: Grass Valley. Online ticket: https://thecenterforthearts.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SUZ000002Gf7h2AC. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Across Latitudes
Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
Featuring works by Eric Lindberg
The Granucci Gallery at The Center for the Arts | 314 W. Main Street • Grass Valley, CA
Art Opening: Thursday, November 13 • 5 - 7pm
Exhibition Dates: November 14, 2025 - January 9, 2026
Photography
Eric Lindberg photographs and writes about adventure travel, world culture, small-ship cruises, wildlife, and wild places. Covering subjects ranging from foreign rail journeys and wilderness river expeditions…
Sunday, December 14, 2025, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Granucci Gallery
314 W. Main Street
Grass Valley, CA.
Clara and The Nutcracker | Sunday Matinee
Tourism
The Miners Foundry Cultural Center and Holt Ballet Conservatory are pleased to present “Clara and The Nutcracker” in five performances December 11 through 14, 2025.
Enjoy a delightful presentation of holiday cheer and tradition in historical Nevada City with a talented cast of dancers, colorful costumes, magical sets, and the wonderful music of the holidays. The Miners Foundry offers time-honored hospitality and HBC dancers bring vibrant energy and faithful dedication to the art of ballet in this classical favorite.
The Miners Foundry features a no host full bar and treats will be available for purchase.
The Box Office opens one hour before each performance and the doors to the theatre open 30 minutes before each performance. Evening performances begin at 7:00 p.m. and Matinee performances begin at 1:00 p.m.
Enjoy family time together with this celebration of dance, music, and theater!
Type of Event: Theatre / Film. Event location: Miners Foundry. City/Area: Nevada City. Price: $35-$45. Online ticket: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/clara-and-the-nutcracker-sunday-matinee-tickets-1790324832769?aff=oddtdtcreator. Age range: All Ages. Event details: Clara and The Nutcracker | Sunday MatineeDecember 14 @ 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM$35 – $45The Miners Foundry Cultural Center and Holt Ballet Conservatory are pleased to present “Clara and The Nutcracker” in five performances December 11 through 14, 2025.Enjoy a delightful presentation of holiday cheer and tradition in historical Nevada City with a talented cast of dancers, colorful costumes, magical sets, and the wonderful music of the holidays. The Miners Foundry offers time-honored hospitality and HBC dancers brin…
Sunday, December 14, 2025, 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM.
Miners Foundry
325 Spring St.
Nevada City, CA
95951.
For more info visit minersfoundry.org.
Clara and The Nutcracker
Holt Ballet Conservatory in collaboration with The Miners Foundry is excited to enchant this Holiday season with Clara and the Nutcracker.
Type of Event: Holiday. Event location: Miners Foundry. City/Area: Nevada City. Price: $35-$45. Online ticket: https://minersfoundry.org/all-events/. Age range: All Ages. Event details: Holt Ballet Conservatory in collaboration with The Miners Foundry have been presenting Clara and the Nutcracker since 2012.
A magical story, told in a magical venue, we meet Clara, who on Christmas Eve 150 years ago, is given a gift from her beloved uncle, Herr Drosselmeyer, of a hand crafted Nutcracker Soldier. Falling asleep by the Christmas tree, with the new toy cradled in her arms, Clara dreams the Nutcracker comes to life and battles the wicked Mouse King and his band of mischievous mice. Mortally…
Sunday, December 14, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:45 PM.
325 Spring St, Nevada City, CA 95959.
For more info visit www.holtballetconservatory.org.
Victorian Christmas
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Type of Event: Beer / Wine / Food. Children / Family. Community. Fair / Festival / Gala. Holiday. History / Heritage. Music / Concert. Event location: Downtown Nevada City. City/Area: Nevada City. Price: FREE. Age range: All Ages. Event details: The aroma of roasted chestnuts fill the air, along with cries of street vendors hawking their wares and lamp-lit streets filled with Christmas treasures. It’s the one & only Victorian Christmas. Welcome the holiday season in Nevada City. It’s a magical setting of hilly streets with authentic gas lamps, wandering carolers dressed in Victorian attire, and visitors sharing holiday cheer and good tidings. This annual family tradition has been held since 1978 and takes place two Wednesday evenings and three S…
Sunday, December 14, 2025, 1:30 PM – 6:00 PM.
Nevada City.
For more info visit www.nevadacitychamber.com.
MIM Happy Holidays Concert - Sunday
Tourism
Price: $23-$72. Phone: 5302656124. Email: info@musicinthemountains.org. Type of event: Music. Venue: Center for the Arts. Event location: Center for the Arts. City/Area: Grass Valley. Online ticket: https://musicinthemountains.app.neoncrm.com/nx/portal/neonevents/events?path=%2Fportal%2Fevents%2F13572. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Featuring the Music in the Mountains Orchestra and Chorus.
Sunday, December 14, 2025, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Center for the Arts.
For more info visit musicinthemountains.org.
A Winter Wish
Tourism
Join the Truckee Tahoe Community Chorus, under the direction of Brittney May, for their heartwarming holiday concert, A Winter Wish. Adding to the festive atmosphere, Christmastime Strings and the Truckee Tahoe Youth Chorus will join the performance, bringing warmth, sparkle, and youthful energy to this joyful concert.
Price: Adults: $25; Children 5–18: $5; Under 5 free. Email: press@truckeechorus.org. Type of event: Music. Venue: Truckee High School Auditorium, 11725 Donner Pass Road, Truckee, CA. City/Area: Truckee. Online ticket: https://truckeechorus.org. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Join the Truckee Tahoe Community Chorus, under the direction of Brittney May, for their heartwarming holiday concert, A Winter Wish. This seasonal program features music that reflects the many wishes we hold during the colder months, wishes for peace, joy, renewal, and togetherness. From timeless carols to contemporary reflections, the chorus invites audiences to pause and share in the spirit of hope that unites us all. Adding to the festive atmosphere, Christmastime Strings and the Truckee Tahoe Youth…
Sunday, December 14, 2025, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
For more info visit truckeechorus.org.
Word Jam
For more information call 530-386-3901.
Type of Event: Conference / Lecture / Workshop. City/Area: Truckee. Price: Free. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Join the Word Jam that takes place at 7pm on the second and fourth Sundays. Participants get 5 minutes to read a piece they have written.
Sunday, December 14, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Dark Hose Coffee
10009 W River St
Truckee, CA 96161.
Wolfwalkers
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WOLFWALKERS - 12/14 - Directed by two-time Academy Award nominated Tomm Moore (THE SECRET OF THE KELLS, SONG OF THE SEA) and Ross Stewart, WOLFWALKERS is a visually stunning animated feast for the eyes.
Price: 10.00. Phone: 530-265 8262. Email: info@theonyxtheatre.com. Type of event: Film. Venue: The Onyx Downtown at the Nevada Theatre. Event location: Nevada Theatre. City/Area: Nevada City. Online ticket: https://booking.theonyxtheatre.com/tickets/756038/005751000003. Age range: Children. Teens. Adult. Seniors. All Ages. Event description: In a time of superstition and magic, a young apprentice hunter, Robyn Goodfellowe, journeys to Ireland with her father to wipe out the last wolf pack. While exploring the forbidden lands outside the city walls, Robyn befriends a free-spirited girl, Mebh, a member of a mysterious tribe rumored to have the ability to transform into wolves by night. As they search for Mebh’s missing mother, Robyn uncovers a secret that draws her further into the enchanted world of the WOLFWALKERS and risks turning into the ver…
Sunday, December 14, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
Nevada Theatre
401 Broad St
Nevada City, CA.
For more info visit booking.theonyxtheatre.com.
Across Latitudes: Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
Tourism
Price: Free. Type of event: Art & Gallery. Venue: Granucci Gallery. Event location: Center for the Arts. City/Area: Grass Valley. Online ticket: https://thecenterforthearts.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SUZ000002Gf7h2AC. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Across Latitudes
Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
Featuring works by Eric Lindberg
The Granucci Gallery at The Center for the Arts | 314 W. Main Street • Grass Valley, CA
Art Opening: Thursday, November 13 • 5 - 7pm
Exhibition Dates: November 14, 2025 - January 9, 2026
Photography
Eric Lindberg photographs and writes about adventure travel, world culture, small-ship cruises, wildlife, and wild places. Covering subjects ranging from foreign rail journeys and wilderness river expeditions…
Monday, December 15, 2025, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Granucci Gallery
314 W. Main Street
Grass Valley, CA.
Across Latitudes: Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
Tourism
Price: Free. Type of event: Art & Gallery. Venue: Granucci Gallery. Event location: Center for the Arts. City/Area: Grass Valley. Online ticket: https://thecenterforthearts.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SUZ000002Gf7h2AC. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Across Latitudes
Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
Featuring works by Eric Lindberg
The Granucci Gallery at The Center for the Arts | 314 W. Main Street • Grass Valley, CA
Art Opening: Thursday, November 13 • 5 - 7pm
Exhibition Dates: November 14, 2025 - January 9, 2026
Photography
Eric Lindberg photographs and writes about adventure travel, world culture, small-ship cruises, wildlife, and wild places. Covering subjects ranging from foreign rail journeys and wilderness river expeditions…
Tuesday, December 16, 2025, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Granucci Gallery
314 W. Main Street
Grass Valley, CA.
Spring Street Swing Out
Tourism
🎶 Get Ready to Swing the Night Away! 💃🕺
Join us for our monthly Swing Dance & Lindy Hop Night – a high-energy evening filled with music, movement, and community fun!
🕕 Intro Lesson: 6–7 PM – Perfect for beginners! No experience or partner needed.
🎉 Social Dance to follow – Dance the night away with fellow swing lovers!
💵 Tickets:
• $10 – DJ Nights (6pm-9pm)
• $15 – Live Band Nights (6pm-10pm)
🎓 Students: $5 off with valid ID!
🎷Check our calendar for upcoming live band nights and special events:
👉 nevadacountyswings.org
Whether you're stepping onto the dance floor for the first time or you're a Lindy pro, there's a spot for you. See you there!
Type of Event: Beer / Wine / Food. Community. Music / Concert. Health / Wellbeing. History / Heritage. Children / Family. City/Area: Nevada City. Price: 5-15. Age range: All Ages. Event details: 🎶 Get Ready to Swing the Night Away! 💃🕺Join us for our monthly Swing Dance & Lindy Hop Night – a high-energy evening filled with music, movement, and community fun!🕕 Intro Lesson: 6–7 PM – Perfect for beginners! No experience or partner needed.🎉 Social Dance to follow – Dance the night away with fellow swing lovers!💵 Tickets:• $10 – DJ Nights (6pm-9pm)• $15 – Live Band Nights (6pm-10pm)🎓 Students: $5 off with valid ID!🎷Check our calendar for up…
Tuesday, December 16, 2025, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
212 Spring Street Nevada City, Ca. 95959.
Spring Street Swing Out
Tourism
🎶 Get Ready to Swing the Night Away! 💃🕺
Join us for our monthly Swing Dance & Lindy Hop Night – a high-energy evening filled with music, movement, and community fun!
🕕 Intro Lesson: 6–7 PM – Perfect for beginners! No experience or partner needed.
🎉 Social Dance to follow – Dance the night away with fellow swing lovers!
💵 Tickets:
• $10 – DJ Nights (6pm-9pm)
• $15 – Live Band Nights (6pm-10pm)
🎓 Students: $5 off with valid ID!
🎷Check our calendar for upcoming live band nights and special events:
👉 nevadacountyswings.org
Whether you're stepping onto the dance floor for the first time or you're a Lindy pro, there's a spot for you. See you there!
Type of Event: Beer / Wine / Food. Community. Music / Concert. Health / Wellbeing. History / Heritage. Children / Family. City/Area: Nevada City. Price: 5-15. Age range: All Ages. Event details: 🎶 Get Ready to Swing the Night Away! 💃🕺Join us for our monthly Swing Dance & Lindy Hop Night – a high-energy evening filled with music, movement, and community fun!🕕 Intro Lesson: 6–7 PM – Perfect for beginners! No experience or partner needed.🎉 Social Dance to follow – Dance the night away with fellow swing lovers!💵 Tickets:• $10 – DJ Nights (6pm-9pm)• $15 – Live Band Nights (6pm-10pm)🎓 Students: $5 off with valid ID!🎷Check our calendar for up…
Tuesday, December 16, 2025, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
212 Spring Street Nevada City, Ca. 95959.
Spring Street Swing Out
Tourism
Come join us for our monthly swing dance and lindy hop event. Our evenings begin with an intro lesson followed by a couple hours of DJ’d music or a live band- depending on the month. No partner or experience required.
Type of Event: Community. Music / Concert. Event location: Downtown Nevada City. Other location: Odd Fellows Hall. City/Area: Nevada City. Price: $10-15. Age range: All Ages.
Tuesday, December 16, 2025, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
Nevada City Odd Fellows Hall.
For more info visit www.nevadacountyswings.org.
Salsa Dance Social
Tourism
Type of Event: Music / Concert. Fair / Festival / Gala. City/Area: Nevada City. Price: $5. Age range: Adult. Event details: Where can you go in town and for $5 bucks you can have 2 1/2 hours of fun? and with the nicest people ever......Salsa Sierra's Social Dance Night!! Tonight! Come party and dance! And it's Only $5 It's from 7:30 - 10:00 (BTW it's every Tuesday) Salsa Sierra 542 Searls Ave in Nevada City Behind SPD - Take the driveway across from Big Brand Tire (formerly Plaza Tire) 530-477-0767.
Tuesday, December 16, 2025, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM.
542 Searls Ave.
Nevada City, CA
Behind SPD and across from Big Brand TIre.
Across Latitudes: Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
Tourism
Price: Free. Type of event: Art & Gallery. Venue: Granucci Gallery. Event location: Center for the Arts. City/Area: Grass Valley. Online ticket: https://thecenterforthearts.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SUZ000002Gf7h2AC. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Across Latitudes
Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
Featuring works by Eric Lindberg
The Granucci Gallery at The Center for the Arts | 314 W. Main Street • Grass Valley, CA
Art Opening: Thursday, November 13 • 5 - 7pm
Exhibition Dates: November 14, 2025 - January 9, 2026
Photography
Eric Lindberg photographs and writes about adventure travel, world culture, small-ship cruises, wildlife, and wild places. Covering subjects ranging from foreign rail journeys and wilderness river expeditions…
Wednesday, December 17, 2025, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Granucci Gallery
314 W. Main Street
Grass Valley, CA.
Playwriting Group
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All playwrights welcome! Whether playwriting is new to you or you're already an accomplished playwright, come join this on-going bi-weekly writers' group. We'll spend our time focusing on our writing, but with that magical element of doing so within the presence of others. Come discover the amazing experience of writing within the context of a group. Bring your computer, notebook, iPad, or whatever you like to use for writing. We share resources, discuss our goals and challenges, even provide feedback, but the primary focus of the group is to work on your own play! We'll do a check-in/discussion at the beginning of the meeting, then write in silence, and check-out at the end of our session. Contact Kimberly for the location and to answer any questions you may have.
Price: Free. Phone: 7072929498. Email: marionsfirebykimberly@gmail.com. Type of event: Literary Arts. Theatre. Venue: Members homes. Event location: Grass Valley. City/Area: Grass Valley. Age range: Teens. Adult. Seniors. All Ages.
Wednesday, December 17, 2025, 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM.
Sent upon request. (We meet in each other's homes.).
Victorian Christmas
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Type of Event: Beer / Wine / Food. Children / Family. Community. Fair / Festival / Gala. Holiday. History / Heritage. Music / Concert. Event location: Downtown Nevada City. City/Area: Nevada City. Price: FREE. Age range: All Ages. Event details: The aroma of roasted chestnuts fill the air, along with cries of street vendors hawking their wares and lamp-lit streets filled with Christmas treasures. It’s the one & only Victorian Christmas. Welcome the holiday season in Nevada City. It’s a magical setting of hilly streets with authentic gas lamps, wandering carolers dressed in Victorian attire, and visitors sharing holiday cheer and good tidings. This annual family tradition has been held since 1978 and takes place two Wednesday evenings and three S…
Wednesday, December 17, 2025, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
Nevada City.
For more info visit www.nevadacitychamber.com.
Phoenix Nights Ladies Only Sauna
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Woman gathering to sweat, unite, and rejuvinate. Vela offers both traditional steam and Infrared saunas. The best of time honored tradition and the latest technology in heat therapies.
Type of Event: Health / Wellbeing. Community. Other location: 763B South Auburn Street Grass Valley CA 95945. City/Area: Grass Valley. Price: $20. Online ticket: https://www.mytime.com/mkp/56438/55953?t=1634144795253&themeColor=%238b0000&themeContrastColor=%23ffffff&headerType=1&referrer=newbookingwidget&classes=false&selectedDeals%5B%5D=258566&mobility=1&employeeGender=all. Age range: Adult. Event details: Women gathering to sweat, unite and rejuvenate. Join us for this time to support and lift each other up. The space is available to gather outdoors on our comfortable back deck, with the intention of self-care and simply enjoying each other's company. Bring a beverage or snack if you wish. Let us know if you are interested in leading a free 10-60 minute activity, talk, meditation or movement on one of these Wednesdays. We hope to provide a space where you feel safe, nourished and loved. Please reserve a spac…
Wednesday, December 17, 2025, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
Vela Massage Retreat 763B South Auburn Street Grass Valley CA 95945.
For more info visit www.velamassageretreat.com.
Across Latitudes: Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
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Price: Free. Type of event: Art & Gallery. Venue: Granucci Gallery. Event location: Center for the Arts. City/Area: Grass Valley. Online ticket: https://thecenterforthearts.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SUZ000002Gf7h2AC. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Across Latitudes
Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
Featuring works by Eric Lindberg
The Granucci Gallery at The Center for the Arts | 314 W. Main Street • Grass Valley, CA
Art Opening: Thursday, November 13 • 5 - 7pm
Exhibition Dates: November 14, 2025 - January 9, 2026
Photography
Eric Lindberg photographs and writes about adventure travel, world culture, small-ship cruises, wildlife, and wild places. Covering subjects ranging from foreign rail journeys and wilderness river expeditions…
Thursday, December 18, 2025, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Granucci Gallery
314 W. Main Street
Grass Valley, CA.
Paint and Sip with Alan Rollins "Biggest Tree"
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Gather your friends for a festive night of painting, laughter, and cheer at Nevada County’s
#1 Art Hotel - Grass Valley Courtyard Suites
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Price: 37.00. Email: alanrollins@hotmail.com. Type of event: Art & Gallery. Visual Arts. Venue: Grass Valley Courtyard Suites. Event location: Grass Valley Courtyard Suites. City/Area: Grass Valley. Online ticket: https://098e3585-989b-4725-b759-b32e5ff78dab.paylinks.godaddy.com/013a77c2-f265-4f2f-99e2-f08. Age range: Adult. Seniors. Event description: Alan’s hilarious sense of humor and easy-to-follow teaching style give you all the tools and confidence to create a one-of-a-kind addition to your holiday décor or a heartfelt gift they’ll treasure year after year. $37 includes all supplies and wine. Register 4 and 5th is free.
Thursday, December 18, 2025, 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM.
Grass Valley Courtyard Suites- 210 N. Auburn Street Grass Valley, CA 95945.
For more info visit alanspaintandsip.godaddysites.com.
Karaoke - Grass Valley Brewing Co.
It’s Karaoke Night at GVBC with DJ Kenn! You know what that means; bring your song choices, your voice and your friends. We’ve got the DJ, the tunes and the beer. It’s going to be a great time, come on down and sing your heart out! All ages welcome.
Type of Event: Beer / Wine / Food. Music / Concert. Event location: Downtown Grass Valley. Other location: Grass Valley Brewing Co. City/Area: Grass Valley. Event details: It’s Karaoke Night at GVBC with DJ Kenn!
Thursday, December 18, 2025, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
141 E Main St, Grass Valley, CA.
For more info visit www.gvbrew.com.
Open Mic Night
Price: Suggested donation $10-20. Phone: 5302748384. Email: lsrouji@thecenterforthearts.org. Type of event: Comedy/Improv. Music. Venue: The Center for the Arts. Event location: Center for the Arts. City/Area: Grass Valley. Online ticket: https://thecenterforthearts.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0S6g00000XyLEBEA3. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Join us in our Off Center Stage for Open Mic Night. Participation sign-up is at the bar.
Thursday, December 18, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
The Center for the Arts.
Open Mic Night at the Center for the Arts
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Price: $5. Phone: (530) 274-8384. Email: boxoffice@thecenterforthearts.org. Type of event: Comedy/Improv. Music. Venue: The Center for the Arts. Event location: Center for the Arts. City/Area: Grass Valley. Online ticket: https://thecenterforthearts.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SUZ000003Luwj2AC. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Open Mic Night at the Center for the Arts – now on third Thursdays!
Calling all comics, musicians, poets, storytellers, and performers — Open Mic Night is back with a new groove. Starting Thursday, May 15th – we’re officially moving to the third Thursday of the month from 7:00 to 9:30 pm at the Center for the Arts in Grass Valley, in the Center’s Off Center Stage at 315 Richardson Street.
To help keep this community event going strong, we’re asking for a small donation at the door. Thanks for su…
Thursday, December 18, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
the Center for the Arts in Grass Valley, in the Center’s Off Center Stage at 315 Richardson Street.
For more info visit thecenterforthearts.my.salesforce-sites.com.
Creative Capital | Cultivating Community with ASiF - Artists’ Studio in the Foothills Exhibition
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Through this multi-media exhibition, Creative Capital highlights the importance of creative hubs as catalysts for commerce and social well-being. It takes a close look at how creative spaces serve as essential vehicles for developing and sustaining professional artists.
Type of event: Art & Gallery. Visual Arts. Venue: Eric Rood Administrative Center. City/Area: Nevada City. Age range: All Ages. Event description: By partnering with ASiF, this exhibition takes a behind-the-scenes look at just one of the many makers’ spaces that make Nevada County a thriving arts ecosystem—by providing access to a network of resources and relationships within the community. Celebrate ASiF’s community and learn more about the powerful impact these creative hubs have within our Cultural Districts, east and west.
Art in Public Spaces is a program of Nevada County Arts Council, presented in partnership with the County of Nevada.
Exh…
Friday, December 19, 2025, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Rood Center
950 Maidu Ave, Nevada City 95959.
For more info visit www.nevadacountyarts.org.
Across Latitudes: Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
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Price: Free. Type of event: Art & Gallery. Venue: Granucci Gallery. Event location: Center for the Arts. City/Area: Grass Valley. Online ticket: https://thecenterforthearts.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SUZ000002Gf7h2AC. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Across Latitudes
Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
Featuring works by Eric Lindberg
The Granucci Gallery at The Center for the Arts | 314 W. Main Street • Grass Valley, CA
Art Opening: Thursday, November 13 • 5 - 7pm
Exhibition Dates: November 14, 2025 - January 9, 2026
Photography
Eric Lindberg photographs and writes about adventure travel, world culture, small-ship cruises, wildlife, and wild places. Covering subjects ranging from foreign rail journeys and wilderness river expeditions…
Friday, December 19, 2025, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Granucci Gallery
314 W. Main Street
Grass Valley, CA.
57th ANNUAL CORNISH CHRISTMAS
The air is filled with the sweet aroma of roasted chestnuts, spiced cider, and holiday confections as carolers in Victorian attire serenade passersby with beloved holiday tunes. Children can meet Santa Claus, enjoy festive crafts, and marvel at dazzling holiday displays while families and friends gather around the fire pit, eating roasted chestnuts and sipping hot holiday beverages on a crisp winter evening. With a sparkling Christmas tree and a warm, nostalgic atmosphere, this timeless street fair captures the spirit of the season and brings the magic of a traditional Cornish Christmas to life.
Type of Event: Children / Family. Fair / Festival / Gala. Holiday. Event location: Grass Valley. City/Area: Grass Valley. Age range: All Ages. Event details: Friday Nights, Nov 28th ─ December 19th, 6:00 PM-9:00 PM. Evening event rain or shine. A family friendly street festival of food, crafts, entertainment, and history.
Step into the warmth and wonder of an Old-Fashioned Christmas Street Faire, where the charm of a bygone era comes alive under twinkling lights and festive decorations. Stroll through streets lined with stalls brimming with handcrafted gifts, seasonal treats, and local treasures. This year, enjoy a FREE shuttle service to Cornish Christmas!
Friday, December 19, 2025, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
Downtown Grass Valley.
For more info visit downtowngrassvalley.com.
Two Runner
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Price: 32-50. Phone: 530-274-8384. Email: boxoffice@thecenterforthearts.org. Type of event: Music. Venue: The Center for the Arts. Event location: Center for the Arts. City/Area: Grass Valley. Online ticket: https://bit.ly/251219_comm_calendar. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Friday December 19, 2025 - Doors: 7pm | Show: 8pm
Two Runner is Northern California’s own Paige Anderson and Emilie Rose — a powerhouse folk duo whose harmonies, banjo, fiddle, and heartfelt songwriting are steeped in American roots tradition. Raised in rural mountain towns, Paige and Emilie have been performing since childhood, sharing stages with Sierra Ferrell, Watchhouse, and Charlie Parr. Their music blends clawhammer banjo, old-time fiddle, and wistful storytelling, creating a sound that’s timeless,…
Friday, December 19, 2025, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM.
314 W. Main St.
Grass Valley, CA 95945.
For more info visit bit.ly.
Cars and coffee grass valley
Type of Event: Outdoors / Recreation. City/Area: Grass Valley. Price: Free. Age range: All Ages. Event details: Cars and coffee grass valley is a weekly car event at daily donuts in the Mcknight crossing shopping center every saturday morning from 7 to 10.
Saturday, December 20, 2025, 7:00 AM – 10:00 AM.
Mcknight crossing shopping center.
Geometric Yoga for Self-healing
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Geometric Yoga - Functional Movement. Foundational Health. Self-healing!
Each class teaches you how posture, breath, and movement directly impact your organs, immune system, and energy levels.
Type of Event: Health / Wellbeing. Other location: Inner Path - 200 Commercial Street - Downtown Nevada City. City/Area: Nevada City. Price: $15. Online ticket: reservations at https://holisticeye.com/yoga-class-reservations. Age range: Adult. Seniors. Teens. Event details: We are committed to our mission of teaching those who seek self-knowledge and are interested in learning self-healing, we value our students' time and we encourage reservations.Please be kind to register.At the end of each class we reserve few minutes to answer questions about health & bodywork.
Saturday, December 20, 2025, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM.
Inner Path, 200 Commercial Street, Nevada City.
For more info visit holisticeye.com.
STEAM Exploration Saturdays
Type of Event: Children / Family. City/Area: Truckee. Price: Starting at $35 per day per child ages 4-7. Online ticket: kidzonemuseum.org. Age range: All Ages.
Saturday, December 20, 2025, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Kidzone Museum
11711 Donner Pass Rd
Truckee, CA 96161.
Across Latitudes: Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
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Price: Free. Type of event: Art & Gallery. Venue: Granucci Gallery. Event location: Center for the Arts. City/Area: Grass Valley. Online ticket: https://thecenterforthearts.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SUZ000002Gf7h2AC. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Across Latitudes
Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
Featuring works by Eric Lindberg
The Granucci Gallery at The Center for the Arts | 314 W. Main Street • Grass Valley, CA
Art Opening: Thursday, November 13 • 5 - 7pm
Exhibition Dates: November 14, 2025 - January 9, 2026
Photography
Eric Lindberg photographs and writes about adventure travel, world culture, small-ship cruises, wildlife, and wild places. Covering subjects ranging from foreign rail journeys and wilderness river expeditions…
Saturday, December 20, 2025, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Granucci Gallery
314 W. Main Street
Grass Valley, CA.
Sierra Master Chorale and Orchestra presented by InConcert Sierra
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Sierra Master Chorale & Orchestra
Alison Skinner, Conductor
A sparkling holiday celebration!
Celebrate the delight of December with the Sierra Master Chorale & Orchestra and ring in the holidays with joy, warmth, and glorious music! The 2025 Holiday Concert invites you to experience the magic of the season with soaring choral works and cherished holiday favorites. Let the music lift your heart and brighten your season!
Type of Event: Music / Concert. Event location: Seventh Day Adventist Church. City/Area: Grass Valley. Price: $50-$5. Online ticket: https://www.simpletix.com/e/sierra-master-chorale-orchestra-holiday-20-tickets-214381. Age range: All Ages.
Saturday, December 20, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
SDA Church.
For more info visit www.inconcertsierra.org.
Across Latitudes: Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
Tourism
Price: Free. Type of event: Art & Gallery. Venue: Granucci Gallery. Event location: Center for the Arts. City/Area: Grass Valley. Online ticket: https://thecenterforthearts.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SUZ000002Gf7h2AC. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Across Latitudes
Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
Featuring works by Eric Lindberg
The Granucci Gallery at The Center for the Arts | 314 W. Main Street • Grass Valley, CA
Art Opening: Thursday, November 13 • 5 - 7pm
Exhibition Dates: November 14, 2025 - January 9, 2026
Photography
Eric Lindberg photographs and writes about adventure travel, world culture, small-ship cruises, wildlife, and wild places. Covering subjects ranging from foreign rail journeys and wilderness river expeditions…
Sunday, December 21, 2025, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Granucci Gallery
314 W. Main Street
Grass Valley, CA.
Victorian Christmas
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Type of Event: Beer / Wine / Food. Children / Family. Community. Fair / Festival / Gala. Holiday. History / Heritage. Music / Concert. Event location: Downtown Nevada City. City/Area: Nevada City. Price: FREE. Age range: All Ages. Event details: The aroma of roasted chestnuts fill the air, along with cries of street vendors hawking their wares and lamp-lit streets filled with Christmas treasures. It’s the one & only Victorian Christmas. Welcome the holiday season in Nevada City. It’s a magical setting of hilly streets with authentic gas lamps, wandering carolers dressed in Victorian attire, and visitors sharing holiday cheer and good tidings. This annual family tradition has been held since 1978 and takes place two Wednesday evenings and three S…
Sunday, December 21, 2025, 1:30 PM – 6:00 PM.
Nevada City.
For more info visit www.nevadacitychamber.com.
Sierra Master Chorale and Orchestra presented by InConcert Sierra
Tourism
Sierra Master Chorale & Orchestra
Alison Skinner, Conductor
A sparkling holiday celebration!
Celebrate the delight of December with the Sierra Master Chorale & Orchestra and ring in the holidays with joy, warmth, and glorious music! The 2025 Holiday Concert invites you to experience the magic of the season with soaring choral works and cherished holiday favorites. Let the music lift your heart and brighten your season!
Type of Event: Music / Concert. Event location: Seventh Day Adventist Church. City/Area: Grass Valley. Price: $50-$5. Online ticket: https://www.simpletix.com/e/sierra-master-chorale-orchestra-holiday-20-tickets-214381. Age range: All Ages.
Sunday, December 21, 2025, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
SDA Church.
For more info visit www.inconcertsierra.org.
The Wizard of Oz (1939
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THE WIZARD OF OZ - 12/21 - Join us Sunday, December 21st at the Nevada Theatre as we bring this all-time classic back to the big screen!
Price: 10.00. Phone: 530-265 8262. Email: info@theonyxtheatre.com. Type of event: Film. Venue: The Onyx Downtown at the Nevada Theatre. Event location: Nevada Theatre. City/Area: Nevada City. Online ticket: https://booking.theonyxtheatre.com/tickets/756038/005752000003. Age range: Children. Teens. Adult. Seniors. All Ages. Event description: When a tornado rips through Kansas, Dorothy (Judy Garland) and her dog, Toto, are whisked away in their house to the magical land of Oz. They follow the Yellow Brick Road toward the Emerald City to meet the Wizard, and en route they meet a Scarecrow (Ray Bolger) that needs a brain, a Tin Man (Jack Haley) missing a heart, and a Cowardly Lion (Bert Lahr) who wants courage. The wizard asks the group to bring him the broom of the Wicked Witch of the West (Margaret Hamilton) to earn his help.
Sunday, December 21, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
Nevada Theatre
401 Broad St
Nevada City, CA.
For more info visit booking.theonyxtheatre.com.
Across Latitudes: Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
Tourism
Price: Free. Type of event: Art & Gallery. Venue: Granucci Gallery. Event location: Center for the Arts. City/Area: Grass Valley. Online ticket: https://thecenterforthearts.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SUZ000002Gf7h2AC. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Across Latitudes
Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
Featuring works by Eric Lindberg
The Granucci Gallery at The Center for the Arts | 314 W. Main Street • Grass Valley, CA
Art Opening: Thursday, November 13 • 5 - 7pm
Exhibition Dates: November 14, 2025 - January 9, 2026
Photography
Eric Lindberg photographs and writes about adventure travel, world culture, small-ship cruises, wildlife, and wild places. Covering subjects ranging from foreign rail journeys and wilderness river expeditions…
Monday, December 22, 2025, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Granucci Gallery
314 W. Main Street
Grass Valley, CA.
Across Latitudes: Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
Tourism
Price: Free. Type of event: Art & Gallery. Venue: Granucci Gallery. Event location: Center for the Arts. City/Area: Grass Valley. Online ticket: https://thecenterforthearts.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SUZ000002Gf7h2AC. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Across Latitudes
Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
Featuring works by Eric Lindberg
The Granucci Gallery at The Center for the Arts | 314 W. Main Street • Grass Valley, CA
Art Opening: Thursday, November 13 • 5 - 7pm
Exhibition Dates: November 14, 2025 - January 9, 2026
Photography
Eric Lindberg photographs and writes about adventure travel, world culture, small-ship cruises, wildlife, and wild places. Covering subjects ranging from foreign rail journeys and wilderness river expeditions…
Tuesday, December 23, 2025, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Granucci Gallery
314 W. Main Street
Grass Valley, CA.
Salsa Dance Social
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Type of Event: Music / Concert. Fair / Festival / Gala. City/Area: Nevada City. Price: $5. Age range: Adult. Event details: Where can you go in town and for $5 bucks you can have 2 1/2 hours of fun? and with the nicest people ever......Salsa Sierra's Social Dance Night!! Tonight! Come party and dance! And it's Only $5 It's from 7:30 - 10:00 (BTW it's every Tuesday) Salsa Sierra 542 Searls Ave in Nevada City Behind SPD - Take the driveway across from Big Brand Tire (formerly Plaza Tire) 530-477-0767.
Tuesday, December 23, 2025, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM.
542 Searls Ave.
Nevada City, CA
Behind SPD and across from Big Brand TIre.
Across Latitudes: Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
Tourism
Price: Free. Type of event: Art & Gallery. Venue: Granucci Gallery. Event location: Center for the Arts. City/Area: Grass Valley. Online ticket: https://thecenterforthearts.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SUZ000002Gf7h2AC. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Across Latitudes
Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
Featuring works by Eric Lindberg
The Granucci Gallery at The Center for the Arts | 314 W. Main Street • Grass Valley, CA
Art Opening: Thursday, November 13 • 5 - 7pm
Exhibition Dates: November 14, 2025 - January 9, 2026
Photography
Eric Lindberg photographs and writes about adventure travel, world culture, small-ship cruises, wildlife, and wild places. Covering subjects ranging from foreign rail journeys and wilderness river expeditions…
Wednesday, December 24, 2025, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Granucci Gallery
314 W. Main Street
Grass Valley, CA.
Phoenix Nights Ladies Only Sauna
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Woman gathering to sweat, unite, and rejuvinate. Vela offers both traditional steam and Infrared saunas. The best of time honored tradition and the latest technology in heat therapies.
Type of Event: Health / Wellbeing. Community. Other location: 763B South Auburn Street Grass Valley CA 95945. City/Area: Grass Valley. Price: $20. Online ticket: https://www.mytime.com/mkp/56438/55953?t=1634144795253&themeColor=%238b0000&themeContrastColor=%23ffffff&headerType=1&referrer=newbookingwidget&classes=false&selectedDeals%5B%5D=258566&mobility=1&employeeGender=all. Age range: Adult. Event details: Women gathering to sweat, unite and rejuvenate. Join us for this time to support and lift each other up. The space is available to gather outdoors on our comfortable back deck, with the intention of self-care and simply enjoying each other's company. Bring a beverage or snack if you wish. Let us know if you are interested in leading a free 10-60 minute activity, talk, meditation or movement on one of these Wednesdays. We hope to provide a space where you feel safe, nourished and loved. Please reserve a spac…
Wednesday, December 24, 2025, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
Vela Massage Retreat 763B South Auburn Street Grass Valley CA 95945.
For more info visit www.velamassageretreat.com.
Across Latitudes: Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
Tourism
Price: Free. Type of event: Art & Gallery. Venue: Granucci Gallery. Event location: Center for the Arts. City/Area: Grass Valley. Online ticket: https://thecenterforthearts.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SUZ000002Gf7h2AC. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Across Latitudes
Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
Featuring works by Eric Lindberg
The Granucci Gallery at The Center for the Arts | 314 W. Main Street • Grass Valley, CA
Art Opening: Thursday, November 13 • 5 - 7pm
Exhibition Dates: November 14, 2025 - January 9, 2026
Photography
Eric Lindberg photographs and writes about adventure travel, world culture, small-ship cruises, wildlife, and wild places. Covering subjects ranging from foreign rail journeys and wilderness river expeditions…
Thursday, December 25, 2025, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Granucci Gallery
314 W. Main Street
Grass Valley, CA.
Creative Capital | Cultivating Community with ASiF - Artists’ Studio in the Foothills Exhibition
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Through this multi-media exhibition, Creative Capital highlights the importance of creative hubs as catalysts for commerce and social well-being. It takes a close look at how creative spaces serve as essential vehicles for developing and sustaining professional artists.
Type of event: Art & Gallery. Visual Arts. Venue: Eric Rood Administrative Center. City/Area: Nevada City. Age range: All Ages. Event description: By partnering with ASiF, this exhibition takes a behind-the-scenes look at just one of the many makers’ spaces that make Nevada County a thriving arts ecosystem—by providing access to a network of resources and relationships within the community. Celebrate ASiF’s community and learn more about the powerful impact these creative hubs have within our Cultural Districts, east and west.
Art in Public Spaces is a program of Nevada County Arts Council, presented in partnership with the County of Nevada.
Exh…
Friday, December 26, 2025, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Rood Center
950 Maidu Ave, Nevada City 95959.
For more info visit www.nevadacountyarts.org.
Across Latitudes: Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
Tourism
Price: Free. Type of event: Art & Gallery. Venue: Granucci Gallery. Event location: Center for the Arts. City/Area: Grass Valley. Online ticket: https://thecenterforthearts.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SUZ000002Gf7h2AC. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Across Latitudes
Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
Featuring works by Eric Lindberg
The Granucci Gallery at The Center for the Arts | 314 W. Main Street • Grass Valley, CA
Art Opening: Thursday, November 13 • 5 - 7pm
Exhibition Dates: November 14, 2025 - January 9, 2026
Photography
Eric Lindberg photographs and writes about adventure travel, world culture, small-ship cruises, wildlife, and wild places. Covering subjects ranging from foreign rail journeys and wilderness river expeditions…
Friday, December 26, 2025, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Granucci Gallery
314 W. Main Street
Grass Valley, CA.
Cars and coffee grass valley
Type of Event: Outdoors / Recreation. City/Area: Grass Valley. Price: Free. Age range: All Ages. Event details: Cars and coffee grass valley is a weekly car event at daily donuts in the Mcknight crossing shopping center every saturday morning from 7 to 10.
Saturday, December 27, 2025, 7:00 AM – 10:00 AM.
Mcknight crossing shopping center.
Geometric Yoga for Self-healing
Tourism
Geometric Yoga - Functional Movement. Foundational Health. Self-healing!
Each class teaches you how posture, breath, and movement directly impact your organs, immune system, and energy levels.
Type of Event: Health / Wellbeing. Other location: Inner Path - 200 Commercial Street - Downtown Nevada City. City/Area: Nevada City. Price: $15. Online ticket: reservations at https://holisticeye.com/yoga-class-reservations. Age range: Adult. Seniors. Teens. Event details: We are committed to our mission of teaching those who seek self-knowledge and are interested in learning self-healing, we value our students' time and we encourage reservations.Please be kind to register.At the end of each class we reserve few minutes to answer questions about health & bodywork.
Saturday, December 27, 2025, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM.
Inner Path, 200 Commercial Street, Nevada City.
For more info visit holisticeye.com.
STEAM Exploration Saturdays
Type of Event: Children / Family. City/Area: Truckee. Price: Starting at $35 per day per child ages 4-7. Online ticket: kidzonemuseum.org. Age range: All Ages.
Saturday, December 27, 2025, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Kidzone Museum
11711 Donner Pass Rd
Truckee, CA 96161.
Spanish story time
Call 530-582-7846 for more information.
Type of Event: Children / Family. Health / Wellbeing. City/Area: Truckee. Price: Free. Age range: Children. All Ages. Event description: Monthly bilingual story time with Reyna Sanchez-Lopez. Enjoy lively books and activities to introduce children to the wonders of reading and books.
Saturday, December 27, 2025, 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM.
Truckee Library
10031 Levon Ave
Truckee, CA 96161.
Across Latitudes: Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
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Price: Free. Type of event: Art & Gallery. Venue: Granucci Gallery. Event location: Center for the Arts. City/Area: Grass Valley. Online ticket: https://thecenterforthearts.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SUZ000002Gf7h2AC. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Across Latitudes
Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
Featuring works by Eric Lindberg
The Granucci Gallery at The Center for the Arts | 314 W. Main Street • Grass Valley, CA
Art Opening: Thursday, November 13 • 5 - 7pm
Exhibition Dates: November 14, 2025 - January 9, 2026
Photography
Eric Lindberg photographs and writes about adventure travel, world culture, small-ship cruises, wildlife, and wild places. Covering subjects ranging from foreign rail journeys and wilderness river expeditions…
Saturday, December 27, 2025, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Granucci Gallery
314 W. Main Street
Grass Valley, CA.
Mark Mackay Concert
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Native Truckee musician and country-rocker Mark Mackay and his band are coming from Nashville to return to Mark’s roots for one night only and will be recording a live album at the concert! Mackay is graciously donating all of the proceeds to the non-profit Tahoe Truckee School of Music (TTSM). A limited number of VIP tickets are available.
Price: $30 - $1,000. Phone: 5305873274. Email: info@tahoemusic.net. Type of event: Dance. Music. Venue: Truckee Community Arts Center. Event location: Truckee Community Arts Center. City/Area: Truckee. Online ticket: https://givebutter.com/KAqiDN. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Native Truckee musician and country-rocker Mark Mackay and his band are coming from Nashville to return to Mark’s roots for one night only and will be recording a live album at the concert! Mackay is graciously donating all of the proceeds to the non-profit Tahoe Truckee School of Music (TTSM). A limited number of VIP tickets are available.
Saturday, December 27, 2025, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
10046 Church Street, Truckee, CA.
For more info visit givebutter.com.
Across Latitudes: Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
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Price: Free. Type of event: Art & Gallery. Venue: Granucci Gallery. Event location: Center for the Arts. City/Area: Grass Valley. Online ticket: https://thecenterforthearts.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SUZ000002Gf7h2AC. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Across Latitudes
Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
Featuring works by Eric Lindberg
The Granucci Gallery at The Center for the Arts | 314 W. Main Street • Grass Valley, CA
Art Opening: Thursday, November 13 • 5 - 7pm
Exhibition Dates: November 14, 2025 - January 9, 2026
Photography
Eric Lindberg photographs and writes about adventure travel, world culture, small-ship cruises, wildlife, and wild places. Covering subjects ranging from foreign rail journeys and wilderness river expeditions…
Sunday, December 28, 2025, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Granucci Gallery
314 W. Main Street
Grass Valley, CA.
WALL•E
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WALL•E - 12/28/ - Screening one time only at the Nevada Theatre, The Onyx Downtown is delighted to present this all-time classic from Pixar!
Price: 10.00. Phone: 530-265 8262. Email: info@theonyxtheatre.com. Type of event: Film. Venue: The Onyx Downtown at the Nevada Theatre. Event location: Nevada Theatre. City/Area: Nevada City. Online ticket: https://booking.theonyxtheatre.com/tickets/756038/005753000003. Age range: Children. Teens. Adult. Seniors. All Ages. Event description: A high-water mark of digital animation, this prescient vision of a dystopian future is packaged within a dazzling pop-science-fiction love story, making for an urgent fable for our troubled millennium. It’s the twenty-ninth century, and humans have long since fled Earth for outer space, leaving WALL•E, the last functioning trash-compacting robot, to go about the work of cleaning up a pollution-choked planet, one piece of garbage at a time. When he meets EVE, a fellow automaton sent to detect plant life, the…
Sunday, December 28, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
Nevada Theatre
401 Broad St
Nevada City, CA.
For more info visit booking.theonyxtheatre.com.
Across Latitudes: Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
Tourism
Price: Free. Type of event: Art & Gallery. Venue: Granucci Gallery. Event location: Center for the Arts. City/Area: Grass Valley. Online ticket: https://thecenterforthearts.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SUZ000002Gf7h2AC. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Across Latitudes
Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
Featuring works by Eric Lindberg
The Granucci Gallery at The Center for the Arts | 314 W. Main Street • Grass Valley, CA
Art Opening: Thursday, November 13 • 5 - 7pm
Exhibition Dates: November 14, 2025 - January 9, 2026
Photography
Eric Lindberg photographs and writes about adventure travel, world culture, small-ship cruises, wildlife, and wild places. Covering subjects ranging from foreign rail journeys and wilderness river expeditions…
Monday, December 29, 2025, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Granucci Gallery
314 W. Main Street
Grass Valley, CA.
Across Latitudes: Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
Tourism
Price: Free. Type of event: Art & Gallery. Venue: Granucci Gallery. Event location: Center for the Arts. City/Area: Grass Valley. Online ticket: https://thecenterforthearts.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SUZ000002Gf7h2AC. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Across Latitudes
Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
Featuring works by Eric Lindberg
The Granucci Gallery at The Center for the Arts | 314 W. Main Street • Grass Valley, CA
Art Opening: Thursday, November 13 • 5 - 7pm
Exhibition Dates: November 14, 2025 - January 9, 2026
Photography
Eric Lindberg photographs and writes about adventure travel, world culture, small-ship cruises, wildlife, and wild places. Covering subjects ranging from foreign rail journeys and wilderness river expeditions…
Tuesday, December 30, 2025, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Granucci Gallery
314 W. Main Street
Grass Valley, CA.
Across Latitudes: Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
Tourism
Price: Free. Type of event: Art & Gallery. Venue: Granucci Gallery. Event location: Center for the Arts. City/Area: Grass Valley. Online ticket: https://thecenterforthearts.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SUZ000002Gf7h2AC. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Across Latitudes
Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
Featuring works by Eric Lindberg
The Granucci Gallery at The Center for the Arts | 314 W. Main Street • Grass Valley, CA
Art Opening: Thursday, November 13 • 5 - 7pm
Exhibition Dates: November 14, 2025 - January 9, 2026
Photography
Eric Lindberg photographs and writes about adventure travel, world culture, small-ship cruises, wildlife, and wild places. Covering subjects ranging from foreign rail journeys and wilderness river expeditions…
Wednesday, December 31, 2025, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Granucci Gallery
314 W. Main Street
Grass Valley, CA.
Playwriting Group
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All playwrights welcome! Whether playwriting is new to you or you're already an accomplished playwright, come join this on-going bi-weekly writers' group. We'll spend our time focusing on our writing, but with that magical element of doing so within the presence of others. Come discover the amazing experience of writing within the context of a group. Bring your computer, notebook, iPad, or whatever you like to use for writing. We share resources, discuss our goals and challenges, even provide feedback, but the primary focus of the group is to work on your own play! We'll do a check-in/discussion at the beginning of the meeting, then write in silence, and check-out at the end of our session. Contact Kimberly for the location and to answer any questions you may have.
Price: Free. Phone: 7072929498. Email: marionsfirebykimberly@gmail.com. Type of event: Literary Arts. Theatre. Venue: Members homes. Event location: Grass Valley. City/Area: Grass Valley. Age range: Teens. Adult. Seniors. All Ages.
Wednesday, December 31, 2025, 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM.
Sent upon request. (We meet in each other's homes.).
Phoenix Nights Ladies Only Sauna
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Woman gathering to sweat, unite, and rejuvinate. Vela offers both traditional steam and Infrared saunas. The best of time honored tradition and the latest technology in heat therapies.
Type of Event: Health / Wellbeing. Community. Other location: 763B South Auburn Street Grass Valley CA 95945. City/Area: Grass Valley. Price: $20. Online ticket: https://www.mytime.com/mkp/56438/55953?t=1634144795253&themeColor=%238b0000&themeContrastColor=%23ffffff&headerType=1&referrer=newbookingwidget&classes=false&selectedDeals%5B%5D=258566&mobility=1&employeeGender=all. Age range: Adult. Event details: Women gathering to sweat, unite and rejuvenate. Join us for this time to support and lift each other up. The space is available to gather outdoors on our comfortable back deck, with the intention of self-care and simply enjoying each other's company. Bring a beverage or snack if you wish. Let us know if you are interested in leading a free 10-60 minute activity, talk, meditation or movement on one of these Wednesdays. We hope to provide a space where you feel safe, nourished and loved. Please reserve a spac…
Wednesday, December 31, 2025, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
Vela Massage Retreat 763B South Auburn Street Grass Valley CA 95945.
For more info visit www.velamassageretreat.com.
Brothers Comatose: New Years Party 2025!
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Price: 55-75. Phone: 530-274-8384. Email: boxoffice@thecenterforthearts.org. Type of event: Music. Venue: The Center for the Arts. Event location: Center for the Arts. City/Area: Grass Valley. Online ticket: https://thecenterforthearts.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/?_gl=1*1diwpbt*_gcl_au*MTA4NTgxNjMyNy4xNzQ3MDcyOTA4#/events/a0SUZ000003rltV2AQ. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Presented by The Center for the Arts
with Water Tower opening
Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Doors: 8pm | Show: 9pm
The Center for the Arts | 314 W. Main Street, Grass Valley, CA
Tickets: Reserved Seating & Standing Room
Genre: Bluegrass, Americana
Fusing old school string band instrumentation with rock and roll exuberance, The Brothers Comatose cement their status as standard bearers of a thriving, innovative West Coast roots movement on their intoxicating new album, Golden Grass. Recorded with co…
Wednesday, December 31, 2025, 9:00 PM – Thursday, January 1, 2026, 12:00 AM.
The Center for the Arts | 314 W. Main Street, Grass Valley, CA.
For more info visit thecenterforthearts.my.salesforce-sites.com.
Across Latitudes: Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
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Price: Free. Type of event: Art & Gallery. Venue: Granucci Gallery. Event location: Center for the Arts. City/Area: Grass Valley. Online ticket: https://thecenterforthearts.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SUZ000002Gf7h2AC. Age range: All Ages. Event description: Across Latitudes
Pursuing Light And Color Around The World
Featuring works by Eric Lindberg
The Granucci Gallery at The Center for the Arts | 314 W. Main Street • Grass Valley, CA
Art Opening: Thursday, November 13 • 5 - 7pm
Exhibition Dates: November 14, 2025 - January 9, 2026
Photography
Eric Lindberg photographs and writes about adventure travel, world culture, small-ship cruises, wildlife, and wild places. Covering subjects ranging from foreign rail journeys and wilderness river expeditions…
Thursday, January 1, 2026, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Granucci Gallery
314 W. Main Street
Grass Valley, CA.
Karaoke - Grass Valley Brewing Co.
It’s Karaoke Night at GVBC with DJ Kenn! You know what that means; bring your song choices, your voice and your friends. We’ve got the DJ, the tunes and the beer. It’s going to be a great time, come on down and sing your heart out! All ages welcome.
Type of Event: Beer / Wine / Food. Music / Concert. Event location: Downtown Grass Valley. Other location: Grass Valley Brewing Co. City/Area: Grass Valley. Event details: It’s Karaoke Night at GVBC with DJ Kenn!
Thursday, January 1, 2026, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
141 E Main St, Grass Valley, CA.
For more info visit www.gvbrew.com.