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2019/2020 Season at The New Center
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Storm Large
Sunday, December 8, 2019
Doors 6:30 PM | Show 7:30 PMStorm Large is a musician, actor, playwright, and author with ties to San Francisco and Portland, OR. She was also a 2006 finalist on the CBS show Rock Star: Supernova. $30-$40 Members, $35-$45 Regular, $60-$65 Table Seating
Mark O’Connor Band
Saturday, December 14, 2019
Doors 7:00pm | Show 8:00pmGrammy winner Mark O’Connor blends American fiddling with French jazz into a new American classical music. An Appalachian Christmas is a wondrous mixture of Christmas carols, fiddling, bluegrass and other traditional music.
Windham Hill’s Winter Solstice
Thursday, December 19, 2019
Doors 6:30 pm | Show 7:30 pmWill Ackerman, Barbara Higbie and Todd Boston celebrate the 35th anniversary of Windham Hill Records’ Winter Solstice acoustic album series.
Irish Christmas in America
Friday, December 20, 2019
Doors 12:00pm | Show 1:00pmIn its 14th season, the Irish Christmas in America show features top Irish music, song and dance in an engaging performance rich in history, humour and boundless energy. $35-$45 Members, $40-$50 Regular
John McCutcheon
Saturday, January 11th 2020
Doors 6:30 PM | Show 7:30 PMStrings Concerts Presents: John McCutcheon in a Fundraiser for KVMR with Red Tail Ring opening.
John McEuen & The String Wizards Present: Will the Circle Be Unbroken
Saturday, January 25, 2020
Doors 7:00pm | Show 8:00pmJohn McEuen, founding member of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, best known for its evergreen bestselling album Will the Circle Be Unbroken and for its version of the song “Mr. Bojangles.” McEuen is one of the seminal figures who conceived and originated the fusion of folk, rock and country, a unique sound still hugely popular today.
After School Theater Program
- Tuesdays, 3:45 PM – 5:15 PM
- 9 Sessions: 2/04 – 3/31/2020
$195 includes all nine sessions.
All theatre, all the time! Singing, dancing, active and improv. Beginning – advanced students are all accommodated and challenged at their level.
Gallery Exhibition: Strata
February 4 – February 22, 2020
Gallery Hours: Tu - Sat, Noon - 5:00 PMMintz considers herself a “materials artist,” taking her inspiration from the innate potential of the diverse media that she has mastered through her career— including ceramics, wood, and metals to textiles and paper.
Terry Riley, Gyan Riley, & Kronos Quartet
Saturday, February 8, 2020
Doors 7:00 PM | Show 8:00 PMInternationally renowned American composer Terry Riley celebrates his 85th birthday with San Francisco’s Kronos Quartet.
Riders in the Sky
Thursday, February 13, 2020
Doors 6:30 PM | Show 7:30 PMPurveyors of “Comedy & Western!” For more than thirty years Riders In The Sky have been revitalizing Western music, while branding the genre with their own legendary wacky humor and way-out Western wit.
Family Fun Day
Saturday, February 15, 2020
10:00am – 2:00pm
Bubbles, Magic & Fun! A FREE quarterly event. Fun for the whole family!
Paula Poundstone
Saturday, February 15th
Doors 7:00 PM | Show 8:00 PMKnown for her smart, observational humor and legendary spontaneous wit, Paula is recognized in innumerable lists, documentaries, and literary compendiums noting influential standup comedians of our time.
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Doors 6:30 PM | Show 7:30 PMAs South Africa’s Cultural Ambassadors to the World, Ladysmith Black Mambazo sings of peace, of love and for people to live in harmony. The Tony Nominated and Grammy winning group was featured on Paul Simon’s “Graceland’ among many other film and music projects.
Sonny Landreth & Marcia Ball
Saturday, February 22, 2020
Doors 7:00pm | Show 8:00pmTwo American blues greats, Marcia Ball and Sonny Landreth, come together for a double bill of Southern-fried electric blues, roadhouse R&B, and rockin’ boogie-woogie.
David Bromberg Quintet
Sunday, February 23, 2020
Doors 6:30 PM | Show 7:30 PMDavid Bromberg is a musician’s musician, a master of guitar, fiddle, Dobro, and the mandolin, in multiple styles. He’s been referred to as an American Icon and co-invented the NewGrass genre but it all began with the blues.
1000 Kisses Deep – The Songs of Leonard Cohen
Saturday, February 29th, 2020
Doors 6:30pm | Show 7:30pmPaul Emery presents A Thousand Kisses Deep: The Songs of Leonard Cohen, a reprise of his triumphant tribute to one of the most fascinating and enigmatic singer/songwriters of the late 60s, according to a press release.
Open Studios
- 2020 Tour: October 10 – 11 & 17 – 18 | 10AM – 5PM
- Opening Reception: October 8 | 5PM – 7PM
A FREE, self-guided art tour of Nevada County’s Western Region
Gallery Exhibition: The Greenberg Collection
- March 3 – March 28, 2020
- Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 12 – 5 PM
The Greenberg Collection: Selections from Hindi Greenberg’s art collection from many years of supporting artists. Hindi personally owns over 400 pieces of artwork, many of them created by artists in Nevada County.
B – The Underwater Bubble Show
Saturday, March 7, 2020
Doors 6:00 PM | Show 7:00 PMInspired by “Cirque du Soleil”, the show is rich in stage effects including soap bubbles to bring to life a performance of drama, dance and magic.
Tinsley Ellis
Friday, March 13, 2020
7:00 PM Doors | 8:00 PM ShowFeral blues guitar with Southern roots and British Invasion inspiration. Tinsley Ellis always digs deep and plays as if his life depends on it.
Tom Papa
Saturday, March 14, 2020
Doors 7:00 PM | Show 8:00 PMTom Papa is one of the top comedic voices in the country finding success in film, TV, radio and podcasts as well as on the live stage.
The World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra
Wednesday, March 18, 2020
Doors 6:30 PM | Show 7:30 PMThe most popular and sought after big band in the world. With its unique jazz sound the Glenn Miller Orchestra is considered to be one of the greatest bands of all time.
Call of the Wild: Illustrated Edition
Friday, March 20 (Student Showing) & Saturday, March 21, 2020
Fri. 10am Doors/11am Show | Sat. 1pm Doors, 2pm ShowThis multimedia theatrical presentation features Jack London’s classic story of the legendary sled dog Buck and is uniquely designed to encourage audience participation through imagination as the story unfolds on stage.
The Second City
Sunday, March 22, 2020
Doors 6:30 PM | Show 7:30 PMThe Second City is Laughing For all the Wrong Reasons. Here to break all the comedy rules they made famous in an all-new, all-hilarious revue that will leave you hysterical.
Masters of Hawaiian Music
Friday, March 27 ,2020
Doors 7:00 PM | Show 8:00 PMThree Masters, featured regularly at Maui’s renowned “Slack Key Show®” share Hawai’i’s unique guitar styles, with origins in paniolo (Hawaiian cowboy) culture. $30-$40 Members | $35-$45 Regular
Anders Osborne
Sunday, March 29, 2020
Doors 6:30 PM | Show 7:30 PMOsborne’s six-string virtuosity, inventive musicality, and poetic songcraft underpin an ever-expanding three-decade catalog celebrated by fans and critics alike. New Orleans’ Anders Osborne is a true musical treasure.
Gallery Exhibition: Yuba Lands Biennale
April 7 – May 16, 2020
Yuba Lands Biennale: Yuba Lands Biennale features only women artists and includes The Center’s Gallery, Gallery 125 & Media Lounge, and Osborn Woods Gallery.
Sierra Hull
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
Doors 6:30 PM | Show 7:30 PMSierra Hull is a singer, mandolinist, composer, lyricist, and former child prodigy who signed with Rounder at age 13. She distinguished herself by becoming the first bluegrass musician to receive a Presidential Scholarship to the prestigious Berklee College of Music. Her album Weighted Mind was produced by Béla Fleck and features Alison Krauss, Abigail Washburn, and Rhiannon Giddens
The Mother Hips
Friday, April 17, 2020
Doors 7:00pm | Show 8:00pmThe San Francisco rock band, The Mother Hips have never been ones to follow convention. Rich melodies, firmly rooted in gritty rock and roll and the evocative storytelling are what The Mother Hips do best. $20-$30 Members, $25-$35 Regular
Arlo Guthrie
Thursday, April 23, 2020
Doors 7:00 PM | Show 8:00 PMGuthrie helped define the singer-songwriter genre burgeoning in the seventies. Guthrie delivers an astounding time capsule with over thirty albums including “Alice’s Restaurant.” $70-$80 Members, $75-85 Regular
Marc Cohn
Friday, April 24, 2020
Doors 7:00pm | Show 8:00pmAfter winning a Grammy for his “Walking in Memphis,” Marc Cohn solidified his place as one of this generation’s most compelling singer-songwriters rooted in the rich ground of American rhythm and blues, soul and gospel.
Gallery Exhibition: Off The Wall
June 30 – August 8
A contemporary fiber arts exhibition with multiple artists featuring work that is three-dimensional, free-form, and utilizes fiber-based material: cloth, paper, wood, etc. Curated by Brynn Farwell and Lin Schiffner, the purpose of this exhibition is to break free of the rectangular, two-dimensional confines of wall-based work.