NEVADA COUNTY

Gardening Workshops at A to Z Supply
Take advantage of these great workshops in Grass Valley!
 
March 10 (Wednesday) 6pm - Separating Summer and Fall Perennials.
 
March 17 (Wednesday) 6pm - Successful Vegetable Gardening (for everyone, from beginners to experts)
 
March 21 (Sunday) 4pm - Blueberries 101
 
March 24 (Wednesday) 6pm - Fertilizers - Chemical and Organic
 
March 31 (Wednesday) 6pm - How to Grow Veggies in Small spaces with Self watering containers

April and the Garden Gals
A to Z Supply - Ace Hardware - 13396 Ridge Rd. Grass Valley
530-274-3871

MIM’s SpringFest Waltzes into the Foothills. Gregory’s Vajda’s 2010 season begins to unfold March 24-28, 2010. Music In The Mountain’s (MIM) annual SpringFest program of live music performance in classical, jazz, pops, western, bluegrass, opera, and a wide selection of concerts for children and performance opportunities for young musicians.

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The Mikado
The Nevada County Performing Arts Guild (PAG)
Thursday, March 4th @ 7 p.m.
(Special preview performance – All tickets $5.00)

Friday, March 12th @ 7 p.m.
Saturday, March 13th @ 2 p.m.
Sunday, March 14th @ 2 p.m.
 
The Center for the Arts
314 W. Main St., Grass Valley
ADMISSION:  Adults: $8/Advance, $12/Door
Children: 12 & under: $4/Advance, $5/Door
Students & Seniors: $5/Advance, $6/Door. 
 
Advance tickets are on sale at The Book Seller, The Record Connection, The Briarpatch Market & The Center for the Arts Box Office in Grass Valley – 274-8384.

Contact Paulette Rudolph at (530) 277-7100 - Email – ptrudolph@sbcglobal.net press release

Wildflower walking tours led by park docents at South Yuba River State Park at Bridgeport.Easy walks along the South Yuba River provide spectacular views and dazzling color. Docents will identify wide variety of flora in this area.Wildflower seeds for sale.Free event and all ages are welcome. Comfortable shoes, water and camera recommended.Every Sat & Sun at 11:00 a.m. through Memorial Day Weekend. 17660 Pleasant Valley Rd. Penn Valley, CA. Call 530-432-2546. Free event. Donations welcome. wildflower guide

Grey Water Harvesting Presentation. Permaculturist, Matt Berry, will be our guest speaker for this special event at the APPLE Center. Matt will walk us through how to install your legal, efficient grey water system at home. Suggested $5 donation. This presentation will be followed by a hands-on workshop on March 14th. APPLE Center for Sustainable Living, 412 Commercial Street, Nevada City. 7pm – 9pm. Suggested $5 donation. 530-478-1700.

"The Race to Nowhere", will be shown at The Miner's Foundry in Nevada City on Thursday March 11th at 6:30pm.  The director, Vicki Abeles (who was just on the Dr, Phil Show) will be here and she will host a discussion after the film.

"Race to Nowhere is another inconvenient truth. It is a wake up call to all of us who care about children, the purpose of schools and how we define success in
American Education.” !
- George Lucas Foundation!
 
Hosted by The Miner’s Foundry Cultural Center!
325 Spring Street, Nevada City
RACE TO NOWHERE!
Thursday, March 11th at 6:30pm!
Discussion with the director, Vicki Abeles, to follow the film!
 
Tickets available online at
www.rtngrassvalley.eventbrite.com!
$15/adult, $12/student

The Yuba Watershed Institute presents, "Our Ecological Puzzle," a three part serie s on putting the pieces together that inform our conservation efforts. Join us for Part 2: Threats to Biodiversity: Conservation in Critical Habitats, where two forest management specialist discuss the role riparian, hardwood and mature forest habitats play in maintaining biodiversity while addressing the current threats they face. For more information visit, www.yubawatershedinstitute.org or call 530-265-4459. 7:30 pm-9:00 pm. $7.00-$9.00. North Columbia Schoolhouse Cultural Center. 530-265-4459.

“Transformative Art” Show Debuts in Grass Valley. The Magic & Mystery of Dragonflies. Lisa Redfern of Redfern Photography with a showing of her work in Grass Valley. press release

Grey Water Hands-On Workshop. Permaculturist, Matt Berry will lead this hands on workshop on installing a grey water system at home. Space is limited to 15 students. To reserve your spot, email info@applecenter.org. $40 - $75 sliding scale. Bring a brown bag lunch. $40 - $75 sliding scale. 9am-4pm. 530-478-1700. APPLE Center.

Run for the Iditarod, California Style. Ever seen Alaska’s Iditarod Dog Sled Race on TV? It’s quite amazing. Want to see it live without traveling to Alaska – now you can! The Foresthill Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Sierra Nevada Dog Drivers are sponsoring a qualifying race for the Iditarod, right here in our own ‘back yard’. Admission is free so you won’t want to miss this amazing race and see the beautiful dogs in their natural working environment.

To attend this close-to-home unique event, take the Foresthill Road exit 121 on Interstate 80 in Auburn, CA. Travel east 17 miles to downtown Foresthill, where you will find a gold mining town that has lasted through the years. Shuttle buses will transport visitors from downtown Foresthill to China Wall Staging Area. Please, no pets allowed. 9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. Foresthill China Wall OHV Staging Area. 530-367-2474.

Get more information at the Foresthill Chamber website: http://foresthillchamber.org/index.php

Women and Agriculture Delegation to India Slideshow
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 - 7pm
Unitarian Chapel - 246 S. Church St., Grass Valley
Visit colorful northern Indian with local permaculture instructor Cathe' Fish.  She was selected as a delegate to the India Sustainable Ag Learning Exchange in October 2009, with the Women's Earth Alliance. You will see the richness of India, and hear about the lives of uneducated  rural women and their daughters who are usually married by the time they are 12. You will witness the turning points in these women's lives  as they start self help village outreach groups of their own featuring micro-lending, seed saving, water harvesting, barefoot doctors, dentists and solar engineers, and sustainable agriculture. This is a presentation of hope for the future.

Snow Falling on Cedars - Nevada Theatre. Presented by Community Asian Theatre of the Sierras. 530-273-6362. www.catsweb.org

The 21st Annual Nevada City Psychic Fair - a benefit for the Miner's Foundry Cultural Center. Miners Foundry - Nevada City. 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. $5.00. (530) 365-5040.

Bridget Kibbey Harp Master Class.Twin Cities Concert Association presents a master class from one of the premiere harpists in the country. A 20-minute one-on-one session and the opportunity to view others...a great chance to improve skills and meet Bridget Kibbey. 6pm -9pm. $40 participant $15 spectator. Private home in Penn Valley. 530 273-3990.

17th Annual Gold Rush Gala. A catered affair with live and silent auctions. Free beer and wine and danc ing. This is the largest fundraiser of the year to benefit the students of Mount St. Mary Academy. Mount St. Mary Academy has been operating now for 150 years! The school is considered a historic landmark. 6:00pm-11:00pm. Grass Valley Elks Lodge. $40.00 per ticket. 530 432-3903.

“Just for Girls” 6th-8th grade. Build the body confidence, mind awareness, and emotional control needed to survive and thrive in middle school. Keep safe on the street and strong within while learning physical self-defense techniques. Understand the power of body language, verbal defense, discover personal warning flags and create a positive attitude and self-confidence that lasts a lifetime. 2-4pm. 127 Argall Way, Nevada City CA. $20. (530) 478-1412.

STOP THE BULLY: Empowerment for 3rd-5th grade children. Bullying is one of the most minimized and persistent problems in our schools today. The sad thing is – it’s a reality for all children, whether they’re victims, witnesses, or they’re the bullies. STOP THE BULLY is an awareness and prevention workshop for all girls and boys 3rd-5th grade. It’s highly recommended that your 4th/5th grade child participate in the Free "Street Sense" class on March 6th prior to attending STOP THE BULLY. 1-2pm. 127 Argall Way, Nevada City CA. $10. (530) 478-1412.

(Women)EMPOWERMENT Series
NATURAL SELF DEFENSE FOR WOMEN
Open your mind and enhance strength of body and spirit while learning physical self-defense techniques, empowering your senses, and energizing personal goals. Develop intuition and natural defenses in relation to personal protection, self-acceptance and ultimately, self-healing. For all women and young women 15+. EMPOWERMENT is a pre-requisite class for "Women's Awareness." 1-4pm. 127 Argall Way, Nevada City CA. $25. (530) 478-1412.

Not Your Father's Chamber Music! Two Centuries of Pop in One Afternoon for a Rollicking Good Time! From Frescobaldi to Joplin to the Roaring 20s Show Tunes

Sunday, March 28, 2010 at 3:00 pm
Pioneer United Methodist Church,
1338 Lincoln Way, Auburn
$15 donation requested at door
Benefits Auburn Placer Performing Arts Center
Contact: Julia Riley, (530) 888 6493  or  brass@georgepreston.com

A Star-Studded Concert featuring nationally-renowned ragtime pianist Tom Brier with the Raspberry Jam Band and Toot Sweet Brass Co., two popular Auburn-based music groups.  They will be joined by Sam Williams as the King of Ragtime in "Not Your Father's Chamber Music!"  The whole family will enjoy the variety in this program, all the way from Frescobaldi through Scott Joplin, the Roaring Twenties, the Beatles, and Broadway show tunes - covering two centuries of popular music in one afternoon!

The Raspberry Jam Band is a popular instrumental sextet that  has become a popular combo in Sacramento, the Sierra foothills and the Bay Area.  Based in Auburn, they have been a hit at the Ragtime Corner of the Sacramento Jazz Jubilee, the West Coast Ragtime Festival, Music on the Divide in Georgetown, and the Sutter Creek Ragtime Festival.

Toot Sweet Brass Co. is a quintet of professional and semi-professional brass musicians.  They play contemporary pieces written for quintet as well as Canadian Brass arrangements and a few classics.   With their variety of music and their virtuoso interpretations, they demonstrate - as will the entire concert - that this kind of "chamber music" is anything but boring or relaxing!

Guest artist Sam Williams, co-chair of American River College's Theatre and Film department, is an outstanding mime, dancer and music historian.  Sam will treat you to a singing and dancing re-enactment of the life and times of Scott Joplin, the "King of Ragtime," assisted by nationally-renowned ragtime pianist Tom Brier.