Artist profile: Jerianne Van Dijk
JERIANNE VAN DIJK’S LIFE IS filled with artful works. Since 1976, she has been creating paintings, illustrations and murals to turn your life into an artful, unique experience.
The lure of her artwork pulls you into another place, another time. Through her mural work, the ordinary becomes the extraordinary. A doorway is not simply a [...]
Art Works Gallery in Grass Valley
ART CO-OPS ARE MAKING A COMEBACK as a way to share space, get feedback from other artists and attract more customers.
The galleries also allow artists to display their work year-round, compared with the typical month-long show.
In the foothills, Auburn Old Town Gallery is 25 years old, and Artists’ Studio of the Foothills in [...]
Kodo Arts show on April 30-May 8
Kodo Arts Japanese Antiques will hold a fund raiser for the Japanese earthquake relief effort donating part of the proceeds from their upcoming annual spring Japanese antiques sale at the Kodo Arts Warehouse in Nevada City from April 30-May 8 to the Japanese Red Cross.
The Grass Valley Taiko Drum Group will also perform in front [...]
Sierra Stages: Footlights in the foothills
COMMUNITY THEATER IS BLOSSOMING, from Auburn to Grass Valley to Nevada City. The players include Community Asian Theatre of the Sierra, LeGacy Productions, Off Broadstreet, Placer Community Theater and Sierra Stages.
Relative newcomer Sierra Stages, a nonprofit located in Nevada City, is establishing a loyal following in the foothills and beyond.
“We are looking forward to our [...]
Bravo Auburn Symphony!
The FOOTHILLS IS EXPERIENCING A CULTURAL RENAISSANCE, and at the heart of that resurgence is the well-regarded Auburn Symphony. For more than two decades, the Auburn Symphony has delivered a level of quality orchestral symphony music usually reserved for major orchestras in urban centers.
All the while, this largely volunteer community orchestra has kept its small-town [...]
Broad Street Inn in Nevada City for weekend getaway
NEVADA CITY IS A PERFECT GETAWAY this time of year. It is one of the best places to view fall foliage, and its Victorian Christmas celebration in December evokes memories of an earlier era.
Now the historic gold-rush town has a new inn: The Broad Street Inn, set in the heart of the historic downtown. [...]
Wild & Scenic Film Festival: Where activism gets inspired
“THE WILD REQUIRES that we learn the terrain, nod to all the plants and animals and birds, ford the streams and cross the ridges, and tell a good story when we get back home.”
So writes legendary Beat poet Gary Snyder in his influential collection The Practice of the Wild. The essays are the basis [...]
Arts with Altitude
NEVADA COUNTY HAS MORE WORKING ARTISTS per capita than almost anywhere in the state.
There are hundreds of painters, sculptors, photographers, poets, writers, musicians, dancers and filmmakers. Many of them are world-class talents, with worldwide reputations, not to mention Pulitzer and Grammy winners. (An example is Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Gary Snyder). The county also has [...]
Kodo Arts antique sale Oct. 9 – 17
KODO ARTS JAPANESE ANTIQUES warehouse located in the Seven Hills Business District of Nevada City will be holding their annual fall show and sale Oct. 9-17 featuring a collection of ceramic and bronze goddess of mercy statues (Kannon in Japanese) as well as a wide range of antique Japanese furniture, home décor, [...]
Wine, William & Song
TAHOE/TRUCKEE HAS ALL THE CULTURAL bases covered this summer and fall: The area hosts the Shakespeare Festival, Autumn Food & Wine Festival and the Tahoe Music Festival. The traditions draw tens of thousands of people annually.
The Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival runs July 9-Aug. 22, presenting The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), a humorous [...]
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