Calendar

Friday

Classes/Workshops

Good Morning Yoga- 8:30-10 a.m., led by Marianne Reagan, Moving Ground Studio, St. Joseph's Cultural Center, in Grass Valley. A multi-level lyengar style class. $8. 272-4240.

Stretch and Strength Class- with Geri Campbell, 8 a.m., Gold Country Community Center, Grass Valley. $3-members, $4-nonmembers. 273-4961.

Tai Chi Class- with Geri Campbell, 9 a.m., Gold Country Community Center, Grass Valley. $3-members, $4-non members. 273-4961.

Dance Fitness- a fitness jazz dance class for women and teens, includes strength training and core work at Sierra Dance Institute in Grass Valley, 8:45-10:15 a.m. Bring water. $7. 913-6877.

Starter Line Dance- with Cheryl Spangler, 3:15 p.m., Gold Country Community Center, Grass Valley. $3-members. $4-nonmembers. 273-4961.

T'ai Chi Ch'uan Class- 9 a.m., Club Sierra, Grass Valley. T'ai Chi Ch'uan is a slow-moving, soft style martial art practiced for its health benefits as well as its myriad applications to daily life. $10-class. 274-3513.

Awareness: Through Movement for Your Feet: the Agility of the Righting Reflex- with Gabrielle Pullen, 1:30-2:45 p.m., Wild Mountain Yoga, 574 Searls Ave., Nevada City. $8-seniors per class, $11-drop in.

Creative Dance- for children 3-4 years, 10 a.m., Penn Valley Dance Academy. Imaginative movements and routines introduce the art of dance in a fun and creative way. $7-per class. 432-8985.

Community Events

Bingo- 1:15-3:45 p.m., Gold Country Community Center, Grass Valley. $1-members, $1.50-non members. 273-4961.

Pilates- with Geri Campbell at the Gold Country Community Center, Grass Valley, 10-11 a.m. $3-members, $4-non members. 273-4961.

Traditional Thanksgiving Dinner and Winter Clothing/Blanket Give-a-Way- 5:30-6:30 p.m., Grass Valley United Methodist Church, 236 S. Church St. Free. Everyone welcome. Sponsored by the churches of Nevada County. 432-3071.

Nevada County Libertarian Party- Friday Lunch Club meeting 12:30 p.m., Lyons Restaurant, 12075 Nevada City Highway, Grass Valley. Public welcome. 477-2515.

Nevada County Duplicate Bridge Club- 12:30 p.m., Golden Empire Grange, La Barr Meadows, Grass Valley. New members welcome. Classes available 477-9586.

BNI (Business Network International)- Meeting, 7:30-9 a.m., Placer Title Company, Second Floor Conference Room, 11426 Sutton Way, Grass Valley. 273-9622.

Friday Night Fun- for sixth through eighth-graders, Sierra Pines United Methodist Church in Grass Valley, 6-8 p.m. Event features games, music, food and fun. 22559 W. Hacienda Dr. 268-2745.

Sierra Nevada Group of the Sierra Club- Potluck 6:30 p.m., program 7:30 p.m., Seaman's Lodge, Pioneer Park, Nevada City. Professor Glenn Miller, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, University Nevada Reno will discuss cyanide, mercury and acid drainage in modern gold mining. Bring your own utensils and a dish to share. 478-0117.

Dance

Village Folk Orkestra- and The Podruzhki Balkan Women's Choir perform a concert-dance of folk music with wild rhythms and rich non-western harmonies at the United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall in Nevada City. Doors open 7:45 p.m., music begins at 8 p.m. Admission by donation. 272-2149.

Entertainment

Jimmi Accardi & The Wild Cats- perform rock 'n' roll at the Grass Valley Veterans Building, 7:30-11:30 p.m. Proceeds benefit Sierra Services for the Blind. Sponsored by the Rotary Club. Tickets $5-advance, $7-at the door. 265-2121.

More Events

Gypsy Night- featuring a Hungarian dinner, fortune tellers, music by Wally Brooks and Rich Paige takes place at the Gold Country Community Center, 5:30 p.m. Tickets $15-members, $18- non members.

The Power to Live in Joy & Oneness- with Freddy Neilsen and Madeleine Rham and musical inspiration by Angelika takes place at Unity in the Gold Country, 500 Crown Point Circle, Grass Valley, 7 p.m. Tickets $15. 265-9255.

Decadent Dessert & Barrel-Tasting Party- an evening of live music while you savor an array of decadent desserts and sample our barrel wines at Sierra Knolls Vineyard & Winery in Grass Valley, 6 p.m. Tickets $30-advance, $35-at the door. (Includes a bottle of your favorite barrel wine when it is released.) Attendance limited. 19635 Kingswood Ct. 268-9225. 6:00pm - 10:00pm

Music

Karaoke- hosted by Rick continues at the Holiday Cabaret in Grass Valley, 9:30 p.m-1:30 a.m. No cover. 1255 E. Main. 272-6466.

Teresita- performs regional songs from Mexico at Amigos & Company in Grass Valley, 6 p.m. No cover. 108 E. Main St.

Cathrine SF- performs at The Beat (formerly the Wall Street Cafe) in Grass Valley, 8:30 p.m. No cover. 114 W. Main St. 274-2411.

The Holland Brothers- performs eclectic music at the Stonehouse in Nevada City, 8 p.m. No cover. 107 Sacramento St. 265-5050.

KVMR DJ Christopher Redlocks- hosts a Fall Harvest Reggae Dance Party with special guests at Cooper's in Nevada City, 9:30 p.m. $4-cover. 265-0116.

Peter Wilson- performs at Friar Tuck's in Nevada City, 7:30 p.m. No cover. 265-9093.

Ghost Riders- perform dance music at the National Hotel in Nevada City, 9 p.m. No cover. 265-4551.

George Souza- performs at the 5 Mile House, Highway 20 in Nevada City, 7 p.m. No cover. 470-8849.

"Katrina's Wake"- takes place at Nevada City Winery, 7 p.m. An evening honoring the music and people of New Orleans, celebrating composers and musicians. Tickets $20-adults $5-students. 321 Spring St. 478-0983. 7:00pm - 9:30 pm

Karaoke- hosted by Judy Armstrong takes place at Bigley's Market & Brass Rail Tavern in San Juan Ridge, 9 p.m. No cover. 292-3443.

40 Something- performs country western, jazz, contemporary and more at York's Driftwood Inn, 8 p.m. No cover. 10091 Mooney Flat Road. 432-6430.

Ongoing

Lucchesi Vineyards- tastings, daily, 11 a.m.-dark, 167 Mill St., Grass Valley.

Public Tours

Empire Mine public tours- take place daily at Empire Mine State Historic Park. Cottage tours 1 p.m., mine yard tours 2 p.m. Admission to the park is $3 for 17 and older, $1-for children 6 to 16 years; children are free. Guided tours are $1.50 per tour for adults. Park hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Weather permitting. 273-8522.

Theater/Comedy

Aladdin- an inspiring and magical musical performed by the Nevada County Performing Arts Guild at the Center for the Arts in Grass Valley. Performances are 7 p.m Friday, and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Tickets $9-adults in advance, $10-adults at the door, $4-children 12 and under in advance, $5-children 12 and under at the door. 273-4254 or 277-7100.

A Christmas Story- will be performed by The Foothill Theatre Company at the Nevada Theatre in Nevada City. Adapted by Philip Grecian from the classic film and the book In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash by Jean Shepard. "You'll shoot your eye out!" That's what all the grownups say when little Ralphie tells them that all he wants for Christmas - his dream, his obsession, the holy grail of all Christmas presents - is "an official Red Ryder BB Gun with realistic pump action, a compass in the stock, and this thing that tells time!" Set more than a half a century ago in a more innocent America, this sweet and nostalgic tale is riotously funny throughout. Performances are 7 p.m. Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Sundays through Dec. 31. Preview performance Thursday, Nov. 17. Tickets $5-$23. 265-8587 or (888) 730-8587.

WinterShorts- seven plays, eight actors performing at WinterStage in Nevada City, 7:30 p.m. Tickets $15. Reservations suggested, seating is limited. 470-0700.

Grandma's Turning Eighty!- a new musical revue by Jan Kopp and John Driscoll will be performed at Off Broadstreet Theater in Nevada City. In Grandma's Turning Eighty!, a young woman stages a birthday tribute to her 80-year-old grandmother. She presents a "memorial-service-while-she's-still-alive-to-appreciate-it," chronicling her grandmother's poor beginnings during the Great Depression in rural Alabama and her move to California during World War II. Performances are 8:15 p.m. Friday and Saturday through Dec. 23, except Thanksgiving weekend, Nov. 25, and 26. Thursday Dec. 1, and 22, 7:15 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 11, 2 p.m. Tickets $20-Thursday and Sunday, $21-Friday, and $23-Saturday. Advance reservations are recommended. 265-8686.