Events in 2011
- The Quiet Champion At The Yuba Theatre Saturday, October 15, 2011
The Quiet Champion, an original play about 1949-1951 World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Ezzard Charles by local poet and playwright Bud Buczkowske and featuring actor Brian Price, will be presented on Saturday Afternoon, October 15, 2011 at 2:00 p.m...
- Wild And Scenic Film Festival 2011 - North Yuba Edition Detailed Schedule
Here is the detailed program for the Wild And Scenic Film Festival - North Yuba Edition at the Yuba Theatre in Downieville on September 16-17, 2011. We are pleased to present trailers for all Wild And Scenic...
- Wild And Scenic Film Festival, North Yuba Edition at the Yuba Theatre September 16-17, 2011
View the detailed schedule for Wild And Scenic at the Yuba Theatre, 2011 Celebrate the North Yuba River at the Wild & Scenic Film Festival The famous Wild and Scenic Film Festival is headed north to the historic Yuba Theatre in Downie...
- Epitaph For A Peach Community Read At The Yuba Theatre June 25, 2011
Molly Fisk will be reading selections from David Mas Masumoto's Epitaph For A Peach: Four Seasons On My Family Farm at the Yuba Theatre on Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. as part of the Downieville Community Read program. [caption id="a...
- Home Grown Talent At The Yuba Theatre September 4, 2011
Don't miss Home Grown Talent, an open mic night at the Yuba Theatre in Downieville on Sunday, September 4, 2011 at 7:30 PM. Come one, come all and share your talent. Performers welcome! Please RSVP at 530-289-9822 if you would like to per...
- Inception At The Yuba Theatre August 19, 2011
Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Ellen Page. In a world where technology exists to enter the human mind through dream invasion, a highly skilled thief is given a final chance at redemption which involves executing his toughest j...
- The King's Speech At The Yuba Theatre July 15, 2011
Starring Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, and Helena Bonham Carter. Show time Friday, July 15, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. Suggested donation $5.00. The story of King George VI of Britain, his impromptu ascension to the throne and the speech therapist who help...
- Flapper At The Yuba Theatre June 3-4, 2011
Downieville High School presents the musical Flapper at the Yuba Theatre Friday, June 3, 2011 and Saturday, June 4, 2011 at 7:00 p.m.. Book by Tim Kelly, music and lyrics by Bill Francoeur. Tickets are $10.00 for adults and $7.00 for students...
- Student Music Program At Loyalton High School June 6, 2011
The students in Randy Prichard's music classes will be performing on Thursday, June 6, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at Loyalton High School. The music program is free and open to the public. Randy Prichard's music classes have been supported in part by...
- Despicable Me at the Historic Yuba Theatre June 17, 2011
Starring Steve Carell, Jason Segel, and Russell Brand. In a happy suburban neighborhood surrounded by white picket fences sits a black house with a dead lawn. Unbeknownst to the neighbors, hidden deep beneath this home is a vast secret hideout. Surr...
- Earth Rhythms Drummers and Dancers at Loyalton High School May 25, 2011
The Earth Rhythms Dance and Drum Troupe from Grass Valley brings a program of dance, drum rhythms and songs from Congo, West Africa and the Caribbean, Brazil and North Africa to Loyalton High School on Wednesday, May 25, 2011 at 12:00 noon. Admi...
- Secretariat at the Yuba Theatre Friday May 6, 2011
Starring Diane Lane, John Malkovich, and Margo Martindale. Based on the remarkable true story, this film chronicles the spectacular journey of the 1973 Triple Crown winner. Housewife and mother Penny Chenery (Diane Lane) agrees to take over her ail...
- Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour 2011 at the Yuba Theatre - Detailed Program
Here is the detailed program for the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour 2011 at the Yuba Theatre in Downieville on April 8-10, 2011. We are pleased to present trailers for all Banff films to be shown in Downiev...
- Home Grown Talent at the Yuba Theatre February 19, 2011
Don't miss Home Grown Talent, an open mic night at the Yuba Theatre in Downieville on February 19, 2011 at 7:30 PM. Come one, come all and share your talent. Performers welcome! Please RSVP at 530-289 9822 if you would like to perform. ...
- Melodrama: The Villain Wore A Dirty Shirt at the Yuba Theatre March 18-20, 2011
The Sierra County Arts Council and the local community theater group The Sierra Turnpike Players present The Villain Wore a Dirty Shirt, or… Always Wash Your Long Johns ‘Cause it Makes a Lotta Cents, a hilarious melodrama by Tim Kelly. The s...
- Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour at the Yuba Theatre April 8-10, 2011
The historic Gold Rush era town of Downieville on Highway 49 offers a perfect opportunity for a weekend get-away with the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour at the Yuba Theatre in Downieville April 8-10, 2011. This charming mountain village...
Events in 2010
- Jugglers at the Yuba Theatre July 17, 2010
As part of the screening of the film 2012, the Arts Council is pleased to present the short subject Jugglers by local artist Niven Wilson.
- Wild and Scenic Film Festival, North Yuba Edition at the Yuba Theatre September 24 and 25, 2010
View the complete North Yuba Edition festival program here! Celebrate the North Yuba River at the Wild & Scenic Film Festival The famous Wild and Scenic Film Festival is headed north to the historic Yuba Theatre in Downieville on September 24...
- Dogsbreath Devereaux, Dastardly Doctor at the Yuba Theatre
The ever-popular Sierra Turnpike Players return to the Yuba Theatre with a fun melodrama the whole family will enjoy.
- InnerActions Inspirational Outreach Show at Loyalton High School
InnerACTIONS (Adolescents Committed to Independence, Opportunity, and a New Start). an educational outreach performance and multimedia project, will be performing Monday, May 24, 2010 at 12:30 pm at Loyalton High School with the message of Prevention Through Inspiration.
- Cowboy Poetry in Sierra County
The Sierra County Arts Council is pleased to present cowboy entertainer Larry Maurice in Sierraville and Downieville June 25 and 26, 2010.
- 'Paint Your Wagon' at the Yuba Theatre
Downieville High School Drama Class presents the musical Paint Your Wagon, book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe.
- Sourdough Slim at the Yuba Theatre July 4, 2010
A a whimsical world where vaudevillian camp and cowboy lore intermingle to produce grins galore.
- 'Three Cups of Tea' Collage Workshop
A Collage Workshop with teacher/artist Cheryl Durrett.
- Candidates' Night in Downieville
A free public Candidates' Night at the Yuba Theatre in Downieville.
- Star Trek at the Yuba Theatre on 04/24/10
With Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Leonard Nimoy. A chronicle of the early days of James T. Kirk and his fellow USS Enterprise crew members.
- Casino Royale and Jugglers 2 at the Yuba Theatre on 8/21/10
Starring Daniel Craig, Eva Green, and Judi Dench. In his first mission, James Bond must stop Le Chiffre, a banker to the world's terrorist organizations, from winning a high-stakes poker tournament at Casino Royale in Montenegro.
- Julie and Julia at the Yuba Theatre on 07/31/10
Starring Meryl Streep and Amy Adams. Julia Child's story of her start in the cooking profession is intertwined with blogger Julie Powell's 2002 challenge to cook all the recipes in Child's first book.
- 2012 at the Yuba Theatre on July 17, 2010
Starring John Cusack and Amanda Peet. An epic adventure about a global cataclysm that brings an end to the world and tells of the heroic struggle of the survivors.
- Up at the Yuba Theatre on 06/19/10
A wonderful Disney/Pixar animation starring Ed Asner and Christopher Plummer.
- The Bourne Identity at the Yuba Theatre on 06/05/10
With Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Chris Cooper. A man is picked up by a fishing boat, bullet-riddled and without memory, then races to elude assassins and recover from amnesia.
- Pride and Prejudice at the Yuba Theatre on 05/08/10
Based on the classic novel by Jane Austen. With Keira Knightly, Matthew MacFadyen, Brenda Blethyn, Donald Sutherland, Rosamund Pike, Tom Hollander, and Judi Dench.
- Artistic Being: Idris Ackamoor and Frederick Harris in Sierra County
An innovative concert combining jazz, world music, new age, and tap dance.
- Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour 2010 at the Yuba Theatre
A selection of the highest quality films from the prestigious Banff Mountain Film Festival held each year in Banff, Alberta, Canada.
Events in 2009
- Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour 2009 at the Yuba Theatre
A selection of the highest quality films from the prestigious Banff Mountain Film Festival held each year in Banff, Alberta, Canada.
- 'New In Town' at the Yuba Theatre Aug 14
Starring Renee Zellweger, Harry Connick Jr, and Frances Conroy.
- 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' at the Yuba Theatre July 31
The classic 1981 movie starring Harrison Ford, directed by Steven Spielberg.
- 'On Borrowed Time' at the Yuba Theatre July 24
The classic 1939 movie starring Lionel Barrymore and Cedric Hardwick.
- 'Harold and Maude' at the Yuba Theatre July 17
The classic 1971 movie starring Ruth Gordon and Bud Cort, filmed beautifully in the San Francisco Bay Area. Directed by Hal Ashby, music by Cat Stevens.
- Mary Johnsen: 'Highlights of a Life' at the Yuba Theatre Oct 2
Downieville's Mary Johnsen in a 1-woman oral history show.
- Sierra Turnpike Players: 'Lost in Sanity' Aug 28 - Sept 5
The popular Sierra Turnpike Players return with an original play by Greg Bostrom.
- 'A Thousand Clowns' at the Yuba Theatre July 10
A film starring Jason Robards, Barbara Harris, Martin Balsam, Gene Saks.
- Sourdough Slim at the Yuba Theatre July 4
Audiences step back in time with an authentic vaudeville style cowboy show in the Will Rogers tradition.
- 'Alaska Revisited' with Reinette Senum at the Yuba Theatre June 27
Reinette became the first woman to cross Alaska alone in 1994 while filming the endeavor, herself, for National Geographic.





