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“A great wine education class. I was amazed by the instructor's wealth of knowledge, the great wines to taste and talk about, and the small, intimate class size. A fun way to learn a lot about wine.”

—Will, Ritchie Creek Vineyards

Nevada City Entertainment & Leisure Activities

Live Music Venues

• Cooper’s Ale Works, 235 Commercial St, (530) 265-0116 www.coopersnclive.com
• Friar Tucks Restaurant, Pint & Commercial Sts, (530) 265-9093 www.friartucks.com
• Miners Foundry Cultural Center, www.minersfoundry.org
• Nevada City Music Events, www.NevadaCityMusicEvents.com

Theater

Off Broad Street ~ musical comedy, 305 Commercial St, (530) 265-8686, www.offbroadstreet.com

Museums, history

• Narrow Gauge Railroad, #5 Kidder Ct, (530) 470-0902, Sat – Sun 10 - 4 Firehouse #1 ~ 215 Main St. Fri – Sat, noon to 3 pm. (530) 265-5468. www.nevadacountyhistory.org
• Empire Mine State Historical Park ~ had 370 miles of tunnel at one time. www.parks.ca.gov
• Malakoff Diggings State Historical Park ~ CA’s largest hydraulic mining operation. www.parks.ca.gov
• Pioneer Cemetery ~ from 1851 ~ Upper West Broad St.

Art Galleries

A really good place to start is www.NevadaCountyArtsCouncil.org. See their quarterly on-line magazine, Food Wine Art, for thorough listing of restaurants, music, exhibitions, and performances.

• Mowen-Solinsky, 225 Broad St. Sculpture and photography. www.mowensolinskygallery.com
• Vigil’s Collection, 214 Broad St. Specializing in Native American artists.

Unusual Shopping

• Hardy Books ~ old and rare, Californicana. Book room by appt. (530) 470-9090. www.hardybooks.com
• The Fur Trader. 319 Broad St. Sheepskin. Boots and slippers. (530) 265-2000. www.furtrader.com
• Spa ~ www.anandavillage.org (530) 478-7500

Events & Attractions

• www.downtownnevadacounty.com
• www.ncgold.com

Hiking, gold panning, boating, swimming, fishing, whitewater rafting, hot springs

• South Yuba River State Park ~ 20 miles of river for swimming, gold panning, and hiking. Historic covered bridges. Includes one-of-a-kind wheelchair-accessible hike along an old water flume called Independence Trail. www.parks.ca.gov
• Rollins Lake ~ near Colfax. Boat rentals, fish, swim, campground. www.longravineresorts.com
• Tributary ~ half-day rafting trip on the Truckee River at 9:00 am. www.whitewatertours.com
• Sierra Hot Springs ~ clothing optional, in Sierraville near Truckee. (530) 994-3773

Golf

• Dark Horse ~ in Lake of the Pines. Lots of hills. $65 includes cart. www.darkhorsegolf.com
• Alta Sierra ~ in the trees. Public tee times in the afternoon. (530) 273-2041. www.altasierracc.com

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