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43rd Annual San Francisco Comedy Competition – Final Round!
Performing at The Center will be 16 contestants in this year’s comedy competition, having survived an elimination process that started with hundreds of applicants. Each will offer up their very best 5 to 7 minute set. The night’s winner in the eyes of a prestigious panel of local judges will be announced at the conclusion of the show. Buy early for this one!
Chinese Warriors of Peking
Tuesday, October 2nd
TWO SHOWS
11:00am & 7:30pm
Filled with high-intensity martial arts and breath-taking acrobatics, Chinese Warriors of Peking is a new production set during the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644) that tells the tale of two rival martial arts disciplines competing in the ancient Chinese capital of Peking. Under the direction of Qui Jian, it provides a culturally enriching experience filled with juggling, acrobatics, weapons handling, and live stage combat. Presented in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture of The People’s Republic of China.
Abstract Art Workshop (Taller Experimental) with the Quintero Brothers
Monday, Wednesday & Friday
October 8, 10, 12, 15, 17, 19
2:00-5:00 pm
Explore your inner artist in this contemporary workshop lead by the Quintero Brothers! The workshop includes six 3-hour sessions in October, on Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons where participants will learn the basics of abstract drawing and composition, and eventually creating 3-dimensional sculpture using a material as simple as paper.
The Hollywood Ball
Inaugural Gala
Don’t Miss Our Inaugural Gala!
We are pleased to announce The Hollywood Ball, The Center’s Inaugural Gala. Your presence will directly contribute to the success of The Center during our Capital Campaign while we renovate our beautiful venue in Historic Downtown Grass Valley. We look forward to seeing you for a glamorous celebration of the literary, visual and performing arts in our community!
Pop Rocks: The Ultimate After Party
Pop Rocks is the ultimate dance band: tons of current high energy hits, mixed with the classics from the 80s, 90s and today. It’s a song list to keep you on the dance floor all night long from Bruno Mars to Whitney Houston, they dig deep into classic dance songs and execute them with style and enthusiasm.
Fall Colors Open Studios Art Tour of Nevada County
Saturdays and Sundays
October 13, 14, 20 & 21
Open House Preview October 11, 6:00-8:30 pm
Open Studios is a self-guided tour through artist studios & fine art galleries in Western Nevada County. The event takes place the second and third weekends in October and showcases fine art and fine craft in a broad range of media and styles.
Click HERE to download the 2018 Tour Guide
The Second City’s Improv All Stars
Chicago’s legendary comedy theater returns to Grass Valley with The Second City: Improv All-Stars, an irresistible hour of improvised comedy. The masters of the form will astound you with their talent, skill and wit – all without the aid of scripts or sets.
StringShot featuring Badi Assad, Roy Rogers & Carlos Reyes
These three artists have joined together to form a musical “tour-de-force”, blending their artistry and talents to create a new synthesis of Blues and Latin music. This unique combination of musicians – all virtuosos in their own right – features an amazing interplay and repertoire that promises to dazzle audiences!
Mojo Green and Kadija
Mojo Green is a 7-piece, female-fronted, horn-heavy funk band from Reno featuring a high energy, hard-hitting horn section. Kadija is diaspora music- funk/soul/jazz heavily inundated with breakbeats and African rhythms sprinkled with heart opening and soul reaching lyrics.
Con Brio
Named for an Italian musical direction meaning ‘with spirit,’ Con Brio is a San Francisco Bay Area band that plays soul, psych-rock and R&B as fresh and freethinking as the place they call home. With charismatic singer Ziek McCarter bringing “the dance moves, splits and all, of James Brown” (KQED) and a band that “comes across like a party punk version of Sly and the Family Stone” (Consequence of Sound), Con Brio is known to convert anyone who sees their electric live show.
