Coming Soon:
The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour Returns
April 3, 4, & 5, 2026
Tickets on sale Friday Feb. 20, 2026 @ 9 am
The Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival is an international film competition and annual presentation of films and documentaries about mountain culture, sports, environment and adventure & exploration.
Come enjoy adventure and travel from a seat in the historic Yuba Theatre in Downieville, California in the scenic Sierra Nevada.
Past Events:
What: DHS Drama presentation of The Great Gatsby
When: Fri. & Sat. May 26 & 27, 2023 @ 6pm
Where: The Yuba Theatre
Celebrating the Headwaters of the
North Yuba River
that Connects, Cleans, and Nourishes our
Watershed Communities and the entire Golden State,
See you in 2023!
Damp Earth Art Show, Stakerholders Forum, After Party
Sierra County Arts Council is pleased to support Musica Sierra and Musical Headwaters
Lost Marbles Ranch
Owen & Lindsay McIntosh of Musica Sierra
Fire Grace & Ash
Fire
Quilt by JJ Holingsworth raffle in support of Music Sierra
Musica Sierra
presents a special event on
December 11, 2021 at Loyalton’s Milton Gottardi Museum
DOORS ARE AT 530PM
SHOW BEGINS AT 630PM
*admission’s free for all students
Critically acclaimed pianist Carolyn Enger’s Resonating Earth is a multimedia solo piano performance that creates a meditative space for listeners to engage with music and environmental art, in order to directly inspire environmental action afterwards.
Resonating Earth is an hour-long cinematic concert in collaboration with imagery from video artist and Peabody-winning producer Elliott Forrest (WQXR), artist and activist J. Henry Fair, and visual storyteller Myles Aronowitz, Resonating Earth pairs music from the Baroque period to the present with arresting natural imagery.
This diverse program invites the audience to think about a range of periods, locations, and communities, and to reflect on the relationship between humans and nature––from the environment’s impact on composer output, to human impact in the era of industrial acceleration.
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Applefest Cancelled
We regret to announce that the Applefest has been cancelled due to winter storms. Thank you to everyone who has made this event so special over the years. This event supports the Forest City Historical Association.
Rock Band Performance
In collaboration with Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified School District and the Sierra Schools Foundation the Rock Band summer workshop had their first performance at the Boomtown Lounge in Downieville on September 17, 2021. It was a wonderful evening of community and amazing music. Two bands play: Messes in Dresses and Aneurysm
Arts Education is always a priority for the Arts Council. This year we are supporting in-class instruction, field trips, assemblies and programs in Sierra County Schools. Our goal is to being arts education to every student in Sierra County.
Our Partner Musica Sierra Presents a Live Performance
THE RED HOOP SINGERS
May 22nd, 2021 | 2-4 pm
COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT SERIES
This free event will be Musica Sierra's first in person concert since the start of the pandemic. Taking place in the heart of Loyalton, the concert will be outside at the Sierra Valley Event Center. With interactive musical booths from the Discovery Museum and Nevada Museum of Art, this family fun-fest will be rejuvenating for all members of our community, young and old! Community partners include First 5 Sierra, Sierra County Arts Council, Nevada County Arts Council, with funding support from the California Arts Council
Thank you to everyone who contributed so generously to our first live virtual event. We raised $3,700 to support Arts Education in Sierra County Schools. Thank you to our partners Sierra Plumas Joint Unified School District, The Sierra Schools Foundation and Musica Sierra A special thank you to Niecea Freeman, Amber Baca-Sainsbury, and Patrick Wilson who did an incredible job organizing this event. Thank you to the students and staff of Downieville School We would also like to thank our generous business partners and community members who sponsored this event:
Downs Tax prep, Sabrina at the Forks, Carriage House, The Lure, Sierra Pines, Downieville River Inn, The Mountain Messenger, Cold Rush, The Sierra County Historical Society, Riverside Mountain Lodge, Sierra Frontier Medical, Inc., Downieville Outfitters, Sardine Lake Resort, James Berardi, Niecea Freeman, Helm's St. Charles Bed & Breakfast, Mary & Allen Wright, Frank & Bette Jo Lang, Wendy Bergstrom, the Church's, Allison Baca, Two Rivers Cafe, Downieville Grocery Store, Gilded Drifter, Coyote Creek, Sierra Valley Home Center, Lombardi Mercantile, Jan Hamilton, Sierra City Mercantile, the Fillos, Downieville Day Spa, & Sierra Hardware!