Press Releases
PRESS CONTACT: Jesse Locks, 916-548-7716 – jesselocks@gmail.com
Thank you for your interest in the Miners Foundry Cultural Center. Please click on the links below to view recent press releases.
February 1, 2013 
Acclaimed Americana Singer and Songwriter Grant-Lee Phillips to Perform at the Miners Foundry
The Miners Foundry Cultural Center is proud to announce a special evening with acclaimed Americana singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Grant-Lee Phillips. Best known for his versatile voice, intense lyrical narratives and dexterity on the acoustic twelve-string guitar, he has been called “one of the most gifted songwriters of his generation” by ABC News and in 1995 named “Male vocalist of the year” by Rolling Stone. GrantLeePhillipsPRPDF
January 11, 2013 
Get Floored – Miners Foundry Launches New Floor Campaign
For the past year, the Miners Foundry Cultural Center has been hard at work quietly raising funds for a new wooden floor in the Osborn/Woods Hall, one of the two great halls. MFGetFlooredPRPDF
December 7, 2012
New Year’s Eve with Jelly Bread and Achilles Wheel
This New Year’s Eve, welcome in 2013 at the Miners Foundry Cultural Center with a much anticipated dance party featuring Jelly Bread, one of the hottest funk, R&B, and roots bands in Northern California and Nevada, and local all-star rock group Achilles Wheel. NYEPRPDF
December 7, 2012
Markus James and The Wassonrai Create West-African Inspired Rock
Friday, December 28th, The Miners Foundry Cultural Center and Paul Emery Music present acclaimed blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist, Markus James. Along with his band the Wassonrai, he blends roots and blues music with the traditional sounds of the Wassoulou and Sonrai peoples of Mali, Africa. James is part of a new generation of American musicians creating West African-inspired rock music, that started with Paul Simon, Peter Gabriel, Ry Cooder, and even Bonnie Rait in the 1980s and 90’s and now includes contemporary pop artists like Vampire Weekend and Damon Albarn of Blur. MarkusJamesPRPDF
December 6, 2012
Nevada City Craft Fair Returns Just In Time for the Holidays!
This holiday season Shop Local! The Nevada City Craft Fair returns Sunday, December 16th 2012 to the historic Miners Foundry Cultural Center in downtown Nevada City, CA. The independent, juried craft fair showcases the local region’s top Etsy vendors, artisans, do-it-yourself crafters, and features their unique, handmade, original and re-purposed art, clothing, accessories, jewelry, and house wares. NCCraftFairPR
November 29, 2012
Food & Film Series presents “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation”
Saturday, December 15, the Miners Foundry Cultural Center and the Nevada City Film Festival present “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation”, the ultimate family holiday film, starring Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo, and Randy Quaid. Considered a modern classic, “Christmas Vacation”, with its laugh out loud moments and awkward family scenes, captures an undeniable and genuine Christmas spirit. ChristmasVacationPRPDF
November 20, 2012
Sugar Plum Fairies, Modern Dancers, a Growing Christmas Tree – Oh My!
The Miners Foundry Cultural Center presents A Holiday Celebration of Dance featuring scenes from The Nutcracker and original Modern Dance choreography by Holt Ballet Conservatory and The Movement Alliance. HolidayDanceCelebrationPRPDF
November 9, 2012
The Art of Storytelling comes to life at Readers Theatre
Reader’s Theatre returns to the Miners Foundry Cultural Center’s Osborn & Woods Hall, on Sunday, November 18. Legendary character actor Tim O’Connor originally brought the medium to the Foundry and for more than a decade, this unique theatre-style reading of prose and screen plays, has moved and inspired audiences. ReadersTheatrePR
November 7, 2012
WINTERSONGS with KITKA Women’s Vocal Ensemble
Friday, November 30th, The Miners Foundry Cultural Center and Paul Emery proudly present Wintersongs with Kitka, the critically-acclaimed and wildly popular winter holiday program showcasing seasonal music from a wide variety of Eastern European ethnic and spiritual traditions. KITKAPRPDF
November 2, 2012
Monthly Food & Film Series Wraps Up the 2012 Season with Two American Classics
With only two screenings left, the Miners Foundry Cultural Center and Nevada City Film Festival will wrap up the 2012 season of their monthly Food & Film Series with the 1934 classic comedy-mystery, The Thin Man, Friday, November 16 and the holiday slapstick comedy National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, Saturday, December 15. ThinManPRPDF
October 23, 2012
Country/Folk Great Iris DeMent Returns to Miners Foundry
On Saturday, December 1st, Iris DeMent, one of the great voices in contemporary popular music, returns to the Miners Foundry Cultural Center, performing songs from her latest album Sing the Delta, a masterpiece sixteen years in the making. This is one of only three California performances that include shows in Petaluma and Berkeley. DeMent will be accompanied by Jason Wilber and David Jacques from John Prine’s band. IrisPressReleasePDF
October 16, 2012
FRIGHT NIGHT Rocks Halloween with Zepparella, Achilles Wheel and More
Miners Foundry Cultural Center presents FRIGHT NIGHT, their annual fundraising event and Halloween bash, Saturday, October 27th. A longtime local tradition in its 21st year, FRIGHT NIGHT is best known for fantastic decorations, titillating costumes, sweet treats, and lots and lots of rock n’ roll. The event not only brings the community together to celebrate the season, but the historic Miners Foundry, a hub of entertainment, culture, and community in Nevada City since 1859. FrightNightPressReleasePDF
