Nevada City Advocate - A free news & entertainment Newspaper Serving Nevada City & Greater Nevada County: COMMUNITY EVENTS COMMUNITY EVENTS ================================================================================ Pat Butler on Jul 12 04:43pm STARTING JULY 7 Alter Show Prelude Prelude to an Altar Show is a wall-hanging altar show viewable for the month of July at Café Mekka at 237 Commercial Street in Nevada City. A reception will be held from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 7. This show is meant to raise awareness of and encourage involvement in the Altar Show: Art of Renewal and Remembrance, an annual event held around November at the Nevada County Fairgrounds. FRIDAY, JULY 8 NC AirFest Party A hangar party that will include dinner, live music, dancing, wine and food goes from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Nevada County Airport in Grass Valley. For ticket and other information, visit ncairfest.com. SATURDAY, JULY 9, 16, 23, 30 Nevada City Farmers Market A weekly local growers market with artisan booths, food, music that goes from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. throughout the summer at Robinson Plaza and on Union Street in Nevada City. For more information, visit ncfarmersmarket.org. SATURDAY, JULY 9 Rough & Ready Grange Breakfast The Grange breakfast is held from 8 to 10 a.m. on the second Saturday of every month at the Grange Hall on Rough and Ready Highway. For directions and more information visit, roughandreadychamber.com. Nevada County AirFest 2011 The day-long annual air show will feature the Patriots L-39 jet team, experimentals, war birds, jets, antiques, classics, air tankers, a pancake breakfast, classic cars and kids activities. For more information, visit ncairfest.com. Hawaiian Luau Traditional Hawaiian fare and entertainment from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Gold Country Community Center on the Nevada County Fairgrounds, Ponderosa Hall, Gate 2. Proceeds from event will benefit Gold Country Community Center activities, including the High Noon Senior Nutrition Program. For more information call 530-273-4961. Second Saturday Food, art, wine-tasting are on display from 4 to 7 p.m. every second Saturday in downtown Grass Valley. For more information, call 530-272-8315. WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 20, 27 Summer Nights The 20th Annual Summer Nights celebration, a street festival with music, craft booths, dancing and food that is sponsored by the Nevada City Chamber of Commerce, will be held in n downtown Nevada City each Wednesday evening through July 27. For more information, call 530-265-2692. Book Signing Nevada City architects Kathryn McCamant and Charles Durrett will host a book signing for their newly released “Creating Cohousing: Building Sustainable Communities” from 5 to 7 p.m. at Nevada City Cohousing, 200 Redbud Way, Nevada City. A portion of the book sale proceeds will be donated to the A.P.P.L.E. Center for Sustainable Living. Beverages and local, farmed-grown fare will be served. To RSVP and for more information, call 530-265-9980. THURSDAY, JULY 14 Art Cars for Burning Man Sierra Commons’ Tech Talk will feature the art and science of creating a mutant vehicle or “art car.” Chris Merrick’s multi-media presentation goes from 6 to 8 p.m. at 107 Sacramento Street, Nevada City. For more information, visit sierracommons.org. FRIDAY, JULY 15 Children’s Fest The annual Nevada City Rotary-sponsored Children’s Festival with strolling minstrels, face-painters, a bridge-guarding troll, a bagpiper, town crier, medieval fencing and more will hold sessions from 9 a.m. to noon and 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. in Pioneer Park in Nevada City. Food and beverages will be available for purchase. For more information, call 530-265-1927. Lunch at the Crossroads The community is invited to a free luncheon of turkey tetrazzini served with buttery pasta, garden fresh vegetables, salad and dessert from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lunch at the Crossroads is a non-denominational program hosted by the United Methodist Church at 236 S. Church St. in Grass Valley. Free groceries and gently used clothing will also be available. SATURDAY, JULY 16 Health Care for All The Nevada county Chapter of Health Care for All (HCA) will meet at 3 p.m. at Sierra Mountain Coffee Roasters at 671 Maltman Drive in Grass Valley. The meeting is open to the public and newcomers are welcome. HCA is working to bring universal, single-payer (Medicare-for-All-type) health care to all Californians. For more information call Mindy at 530-273-3033 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting end_of_the_skype_highlightingor email mindy@bagglady.com. SUNDAY, JULY 17 BBQ Dinner and Live Music BBQ on the Lawn with bands Whiskerman and Poor Bailey starts at 6 p.m. at North Columbia Schoolhouse Cultural Center, 17894 Tyler Foote Rd., Nevada City. For more information, call 530-265-2846. WEDNESDAY, JULY 20 Garden Tour The Foothill Horticulture Society will host a private garden tour, plant raffle and potluck dinner from 5 to 8 p.m. in Rough & Ready. For more information, call 530-274-3755. JULY 20-24 Jazz Camp The Sierra Jazz Society summer camp will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Nevada City School of the Arts on Bitney Springs Road. For directions and more information, visit sierrajazzsociety.com. JULY 22-23 Storytelling Fest The 26th annual Sierra Storytelling Festival will be held on Friday and Saturday at the North Columbia Schoolhouse Cultural Center, 17894 Tyler Foote Rd., Nevada City. For ticket and more information, call 530-265-2826. SATURDAY, JULY 23 Sidewalk Sale Discounts, sales and promotions are part of the Sidewalk Sale on Mill Street in downtown Grass Valley. For more information, visit historicgrassvalley.com. THURSDAY, JULY 28 Custer’s Wife Revealed Friends of the Nevada County Libraries presents biographer Chris Enss speaking on “None Wounded, None Missing, All Dead,” a new biography of Elizabeth Bacon Custer, wife of Gen. George Custer, at 7 p.m. at Madelyn Helling Library in Nevada City. Light refreshments will be served at the free event. For more information, call 530-265-1407. SATURDAY, AUG. 6 Used Book Sale The Friends of the Nevada County Libraries will hold a book sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Doris Foley Historical Library at 211 N. Pine Street in Nevada City. Hours are 9 am to 3 pm. Most books cost between 25¢ and $3. The August sale features coffee table and nature/animal books. For more information, call 530-265-1407 or friends@friendsofthenevadacountylibraries.org . THROUGH SEPT. 1 Thursday Night Markets The Grass Valley Thursday Night Marketplace goes from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in downtown Grass Valley each Thursday through Sept. 1. For more information, call 530-273-4667. LIVE MUSIC Every Night Friar Tucks Restaurant & Bar June features Dave & Alice, Jonathan Meredith, Kelly Fleming, John Girton, George Souza, Lorraine and Steve, Tom MacDonald, and Bias & Dunn are among the scheduled performers at 111 North Pine St. in downtown Nevada City. For more information or to make reservations, call 530-265- 9093. EVERY SUNDAY Fruit Jar Pickers The Fruit Jar Pickers perform country and bluegrass and lead sing-a-longs from 10 a.m. to noon on Rough & Ready Highway near the Blacksmith shop. For more information, visit roughandreadychamber.com. JULY 9-10 Fleetwood Mac Tribute Singer Lorraine Gervais presents "The Music of Fleetwood Mac" at 8 p.m. Saturday and 7 p.m. Sunday at The Center for the Arts in downtown Grass Valley. The event will feature singers Kate Haight, Jenn Knapp, and Taylor Bowen and Tom MacDonald, sharing vocals. For more information, call the Center at 530-823-2147 or go to www.thecenterforthearts.org. SUNDAY, JULY 10 Sage Po Harp Concert Harpist Sage Po will perform a farewell concert as a benefit for the Woolman Semester at 3 p.m. at St. Joseph's Cultural Center at 410 S. Church St. in Grass Valley. Po will premiere a new work for harp and bassoon by local composer Mark Vance. A reception follows. For more information, call 530-288-3600 FRIDAY, JULY 15 Blues, Folk and Rock Miners Foundry presents The Blind Willies with the Earles of Newton, a mix of Americana, blues, folk and rock ’n’ roll, at 8 p.m. at 325 Spring St., Nevada City. For tickets and more information, visit www.minersfoundry.ors or call 530-265-5040. SATURDAY, JULY 16 Starry, Starry Nights The 19th annual Starry Nights is a night of glamour, food, music and dancing held at Empire Mine State Park. It is also a benefit for the Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital. For more information, call 530-477-9700. Dance Concert The Miners Foundry Cultural Center presents at 8 p.m. a sonic adventure in rock n' roll with Oakland's rambling rockers Howlin' Rain, San Francisco's Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound and Nevada City troubadour Brett Shady, who will in a special performance be backed by a full band. 8 p.m. For ticket and other information, call 530 265 5040 or visit www.minersfoundry.org. House Concert Pianist and harpsichord performer Larisa Migachov will play Bach, Scarlatti and other composers at 2 p.m. For more information, call 530-273-4252. SATURDAY, JULY 23 Deadbeats at Center The Center for the Arts presents the Deadbeats playing tribute to the Grateful Dead at 8 p.m. at 314 W. Main St., Grass Valley. For tickets or more information, visit www.thecenterforthearts.com or call 530-274-8384. FRIDAY, JULY 29 Folk Music Rita Hosking and Dehlia Low perform folk music at 7:30 p.m. at the North Columbia Schoolhouse Cultural Center, 17894 Tyler Foote Rd., Nevada City. For more information, call 530-265-2826. SATURDAY, JULY 30 Contemporary Rock Concert The Center for the Arts presents Patrice Pike with Kiel Williams and the Decendants of Prospectors at 8 p.m. at The Center for the Arts at 314 W. Main Street in Grass Valley. For ticket and other information, call 530-274-8384 or visit www.thecenterforthearts.org LIVE THEATRE AND DANCE JULY 8 – AUG. 27 ‘It’s All About Love’ The musical comedy by John Driscoll and Jan Kopp is about two wacky angels who have a new assignment: To help reunite Brad and Shelley Love, well-known recording artists on the verge of ending their 15-year marriage. Off Broadstreet Theatre is at 305 Commercial Street in Nevada City. For ticket and other information, call 530-265-8686. JULY 14-17 ‘Forum’ Comes to Nevada Theatre Sierra Stages presents “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” at the historic Nevada Theatre in Nevada City. Directed by Sandra Rockman, “Forum” features 18 veteran Nevada County actors, accompanied by a 15-piece orchestra conducted by Ken Getz. For tickets and more information, go to www.SierraStages.org or call 530-346-3210. THURSDAY, JULY 21 ‘The Little Mermaid’ The Nevada County Performing Arts Guild presents the summer musical “The Little Mermaid’at 7 p.m. at The Center for the Arts in downtown Grass Valley. For ticket and other information, call 530-274-8384. July 29, 30, 31, Aug. 5, 6, 7 ‘Last Lists of my Mad Mother’ The Center for the Arts and Ewing Ventures presents “Last Lists of My Mad Mother” by Julie Jensen and starring Lois Ewing, Corrine Gelfan and Andrea Fox. Two weekends only. For show times and ticket information, call 530-274-8384 or visit www.thecenterforthearts.org.