Nevada County Local News: Art & Culture


All Local Art & Culture News articles contributed by our local media allies and other local newsrooms.

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12/06/2023
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Travel North Lake Tahoe announces its partnership with the WinterWonderGrass Music Festival and will host the 2nd Annual Road to WonderGrass Tahoe, a series building up to the main event.

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12/05/2023
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The Placer County Board of Supervisors approved a project proposal to place two murals along the trail passing under the Truckee River Bridge.

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11/29/2023
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The Public Art Commission of Truckee is working on its next art implementation project. One location that is under consideration is the Mobility Hub in the Railyard area.

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11/20/2023
With its hilly terrain, parts of Los Angeles aren’t always the easiest to build in. But that didn’t stop an architect from building a unique structure in Silver Lake.

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11/16/2023
An exhibition by Nevada City photographer Janice Rosner titled “Chill and Thrill: Wildlife and Landscapes in Winter’s Grasp” opens Dec. 4 at the Edward Jones gallery. The opening reception will be on Dec. 7.

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11/13/2023
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Alpenglow Sports’ 18th annual winter speaker series kicks off with local freeskier Michelle Parker on Nov. 30 with her show “A Change in Perspective,” which documents her father’s battle with dementia and Parkinson’s.

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11/05/2023
Nevada City community radio station KVMR 89.5 FM will honor Steve Baker, its longtime program director (1998-2020), with a “Roast & Toast” party on Nov. 9.

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10/31/2023
The San Diego Union-Tribune, which has operated for 154 years, sold to controversial Alden Global Capital last year. It’s not looking great for the paper’s future.

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10/30/2023
Robert Irwin, an artist and MacArthur genius grant recipient, died in San Diego at 95 on Oct. 25. Michael Govan, who heads the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, offers a colorful retrospective on Irwin's work.

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10/26/2023
Through this new program, artists, culture bearers, and California Native American tribes will be eligible to receive funding to create artwork throughout state and local parks.

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10/21/2023
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On Oct. 17, locals came together to honor the unveiling of the new Donner Lake sculpture, made of trash retrieved from the depths of Donner Lake.

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10/20/2023
Written by Center for Biological Diversity scientist Tiffany Yap and illustrated by artist Meital Smith, “Tales of the Urban Wild: A Puma’s Journey” takes the reader through diverse habitats, across busy freeways and inside science labs to learn about one mountain lion’s survival story.

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10/20/2023
The Nevada City Rancheria, in partnership with Sierra College NCC, will celebrate Nisenan Heritage Day on Nov. 4.

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10/18/2023
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Nevada County Arts Council and Truckee Arts Alliance announced the hiring of Kellie Cutler as Truckee Cultural District's program manager, a new position.

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10/11/2023
The Nevada County Arts Council, in partnership with Nevada County, has launched a program called Art in Public Places. Community Asian Theatre of the Sierra will create an exhibit that will require many, many origami cranes.

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10/09/2023
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Being a teenager in Tahoe isn’t always as easy as it looks. If you’re not into team sports or outdoor adventure, you might feel out of place. Enter the Aspen Project.

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09/26/2023
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It’s a fun-packed fall season in Tahoe and the latest edition of Tahoe Guide is packed with events, from film showings and Oktoberfest celebrations to wine walks and the Made in Tahoe festival.

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09/25/2023
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Like other modern-day street artists, Samuel “Samurai” Rains’ artwork is unconventional, thought-provoking and a fun surprise. As a 14-year resident of North Lake Tahoe, Rains works as a boat captain, bartender, children’s book creator and artist.

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09/25/2023
Image for display with article titled Grammy-Award Winning Artist Billy Strings Blesses Tahoe Blue Event Center

From selling out arenas to penning Grammy-winning albums, Billy Strings has broken bluegrass barriers we didn’t even know existed.