The Tent Is Coming! Get Your Tickets Now for the 2023 Bear Valley Music Festival! Bear Valley, CA...The snow is melting and excitement is in the air as we prepare for the tent to arrive. If you still need to purchase your tickets or season subscriptions, don't delay; Some shows are almost SOLD OUT, and we wouldn't want you to miss out. To learn more about the 2023 season, click here to watch a short video put together by our music director, Alexander Mickeltwhate!
Visit www.bearvalleymusic.org or call (209) 588-7344 to purchase tickets. If you'd rather, come by the office between 10 and 4 Monday through Sunday and meet some of the amazing staff that are here to help make our 55th season the best ever!
ROMANTIC BEAR VALLEY - THURSDAY, AUGUST 3
Back by popular demand, Mads Tolling is returning to Bear Valley this summer. With the orchestra, he will play a work that turns the Vivaldi's Four Seasons upside down and inside out: Max Richeter's Vivaldi Re-Composed. We are so excited that he is returning to Bear Valley and playing a work that takes a masterpiece and shows a whole new way of understanding and experiencing it. What better place to explore like this than in Bear Valley!
Bear Valley Music Festival is a non-profit organization and has been able to exist for 55 years only because of generous donations of time and money from our community. Ticket sales cover just half of our expenses, so every contribution makes a difference. You can donate online by clicking here, or add a donation to your ticket purchase. If you have time to volunteer, we have many roles from ushering to pouring wine to selling merchandise to providing hospitality for musicians; learn more here.
Bear Valley Music Festival (Federal ID #23-7083360) is a tax-exempt organization as defined under Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Bear Valley Music Festival
P. O. Box 5068
Bear Valley, CA 95223
Shrek The Musical Jr. This Weekend at Bret Harte Theater Angels Camp, CA...Beauty is in the eye of the ogre in Shrek The Musical Jr., based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks Animation film and fantastic Broadway musical. It's a "big bright beautiful world" as everyone's favorite ogre leads a cast of fairytale misfits on an adventure to rescue a princess and find acceptance. Part romance and part twisted fairytale, Shrek Jr. is an irreverently fun show with a powerful message for the whole family.
Join a talented cast of over 30 youth actors as CSTARS Kids presents its 25th production! One weekend only, August 4 thru 6th.
(Through Aug 6th) 30th Annual Arts of Bear Valley Summer Show with the Bear Valley Music Festival Bear Valley, CA...We are delighted to announce the 30th Annual Arts of Bear Valley (AOBV) Summer Art Show, in collaboration with the Bear Valley Music Festival Through August 6. Visitors can enjoy the paintings, pottery, and photography of 18 local artists at the Perry Walther Building, adjacent to the Bear Valley Music Festival Tent.
From left: At the Arts of Bear Valley’s Summer Art show, you’ll see work by 18 artists, including (from left) Phoebe and Gene Bryan and Peggy Huth (with husband Jim Huth.)
Nancy Macomber, painter and quilter, begins creating a display of her artwork at Arts of Bear Valley’s Summer Art Show with the Bear Valley Music Festival.
Ceramicist Phoebe Bryan creates expressive sculptures that stir an emotional response in the viewer. She will be exhibiting at Arts of Bear Valley’s Summer Art Show with the Bear Valley Music Festival.
Phoebe Bryan’s sculpture Harmony is made to display dried flower arrangements. It will be available in the drawing at the Summer Art Show at the Bear Valley Music Festival.
Jan Alcalde’s photographs capture the wonder of nature in elegant and unexpected ways. Her piece Orange Tulips will be available at Arts of Bear Valley’s Summer Art Show with the Bear Valley Music Festival.
Mixed media Artist Peggy Huth gives new life to her retired palette knives in a sculpture that pays homage to the many hours an artist spends working with their tools. She will be exhibiting her abstract pieces at the Arts of Bear Valley’s Summer Art Show with the Bear Valley Music Festival.
Larisa Stevenson will be showing her delicate pottery and whimsical ceramic sculptures at the Arts of Bear Valley’s Summer Art Show with the Bear Valley Music Festival.
Karen O’Niell is a popular artist with an impressionistic style. Her painting One of a Kind will be available at Arts of Bear Valley’s Summer Art Show with the Bear Valley Music Festival.
A golden elephant in ceramic by Larisa Stevenson is a loving look at the natural world at Arts of Bear Valley’s Summer Art Show with the Bear Valley Music Festival.
Arts of Bear Valley is an association of Calaveras County artists. This show celebrates their talent, with artwork available for purchase. The event also supports AOBV's community service mission, promoting and enriching visual arts through programs for children and scholarships for high school seniors.
Additionally, AOBV artists will lead two engaging, free art programs for kids of all ages during the festival. We invite you to join us at this unique cultural event and experience the creative brilliance of Arts of Bear Valley.
This summer, the 30th Annual Arts of Bear Valley (AOBV) Summer Art Show will once again complement the melodies of the Bear Valley Music Festival with the paintings, pottery and photography of 18 artists from Arts of Bear Valley.
Arts of Bear Valley is an association of Calaveras County artists with roots in Bear Valley. Their works have won numerous awards, appeared in museums and been collected by art lovers worldwide.
The Summer Art Show, long a popular feature of the festival, has been welcomed back by the Bear Valley Music Festival. From July 21 to August 6, festival attendees as well as visitors to Bear Valley can view the art show and meet the artists at the Perry Walther Building next to the Bear Valley Music Festival Tent from one hour before the concert and continuing through and after each concert.
The art show is free for the public to enjoy many new artworks, with original paintings in watercolor, oil, acrylic, pastels and mixed media; ceramic pieces that include totems, sculptures and handmade pottery; and award-winning photography. Of course, all artwork is available for you to purchase.
Artwork purchases support our local artists as well as the AOBV’s community service mission to develop, promote and enhance the visual arts in our rural area. AOBV funds art appreciation and education through programs for children and scholarships for high school seniors. They co-host the Calaveras County Fair and Jumping Frog Jubilee’s Professional Art Show in collaboration with the Calaveras County Arts Council; and present Art in the Park, a two-week-long art show at Calaveras Big Trees.
This year at the music festival, AOBV artists will lead two free art programs for kids of all ages. Projects will include fun activities like stenciling, watercolor, alcohol ink on tiles, and face painting. You won’t need a reservation on Sunday, July 30, after the concert. If you would like to participate in the art activity on Monday, July 31 and you are not part of Bear Valley’s Summer Camp, sign up when the show is open in the Perry Walther building at the art show’s sales desk.
Supporting the music festival is a high priority for the AOBV. Six artists donated artwork for a drawing: Jan Alcalde, Phoebe Bryan, Peggy Huth, Karen O’Neil, Margaret Sloan and Larissa Stevenson. The Bear Valley Music Festival also has a special donated item—a hand knitted lapghan by the KNITWITZ of Murphys. You can see the items just inside the entrance to the art show, and you can purchase tickets at the art show sales desk.
For more information about Arts of Bear Valley and the artists, visit www.aobv.org or follow them on Facebook at @ AOBV.org
Location: Perry Walther Building, Bear Valley, next to the Music Festival Tent
Show dates: July 21 - August 6
Art Show and Sale will open one hour before each concert and continue through each concert.
Arts of Bear Valley Summer Show with the Bear Valley Music Festival
Event occurs on 07/24/2023 from All Day to .
08:00 AM - 04:00 AM
Independence Hall Annual Flea Market First Weekend in August Ebbetts Pass Community Center aka Independence Hall is having our annual flea market on Saturday, August 5th and Sunday, August 6th. Hours are: 8-4 Saturday and 9-3 Sunday. There will be food trucks along with hundreds of items to purchase.
Clothes for men, women, children, and babes; housewares and small appliances; crafts and linens; books, games, frames and pictures; furniture, tools, lots of kids' toys, and some sporting goods. We're also raffling off a beautiful, handmade quilt. Tickets $1 each or 6 for $5. Located at 1445 Blagen Road by Hazel Fischer School.
Come join us and bring the whole family. Proceeds are going toward a much-needed new roof.
03:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Jazz Cellars Live Summer Music Series Murphys, CA...Jazz Cellars Live Summer Music Series Saturdays, 3-6pm, May thru October. Wine Tasting & Wines by the glass or bottle. No cover. Visit the Events page at www.jazzcellars.com for details.
TIME
(Saturday) 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
LOCATION
Jazz Cellars
380 Main Street, Murphys, CA 95247
05:00 PM
Gala – Get Your Spy On at The Bear Valley Music Festival Bear Valley, CA...Step into a world of covert operations, clever nemesis’ and MI-6. The evening will include a buffet dinner, spectacular auction items, our undercover orchestra, and of course, spies. Get your tickets or reserve a table and be prepared to “Get Your Spy On!”
Don’t forget to check out the Auction Items before you come and bid! 100% of the Auction proceeds directly support and benefit the Bear Valley Music Festival!.
The Hit Men Tonight at Sequoia Woods! Arnold, CA...We have a fun night planned for this Saturday August 5, so call for a spot at our summer patio buffet, with live music by The Hit Men! (209-795-1000 ext. 1....please call after 12noon) *HEADS UP: We will not be offering our regular bar food menu on Saturday, due to this event* Don't forget: our Deli is open every day, from 10am to 4pm!
07:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Saturday Night Live Music! Sonora, CA... Come out and support Live Music every Saturday night at The Game Room 7-11PM! All Ages! $12 door/$10 advanced tickets available from performing artists or at the Game Room. Ages 12 and under are FREE Admission. Different genres each weekend. Admission includes table game play!
Games like billiards, darts, shuffle board, ping pong, air hockey, plus arcade, and the wall of 99 beers! There's fun for everyone we hope to see you here.