Curtain Call

On the February edition of Curtain Call, KVMR's arts magazine, host Cy Musiker looks at the gender politics of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, go wolf hunting with the Auburn Symphony, and previews the Wild and Scenic Film Festival during a challenging time for green politics.

On the first Curtain Call of the new year, co-hosts Cy Musiker and Joyce Miller have advice for how to shake off the bad vibes from last year by joining the circus, riding with a Fruit Bat, and getting a preview of the state’s master plan for the arts.

On the last Curtain Call of the year, Co-hosts Joyce Miller and Cy Musiker offer some presents for the holidays, with tips on photography, on dancing, and how to make radio. Photo Credit: Yelena Holt. Photo of the party scene from the Holt Ballet Conservatory production of Clara and the Nutcracker.

On Curtain Call this month, co-hosts Cy Musiker and Joyce Miller reveal why the High Sierra Music Festival is coming to Grass Valley, profile a funk mistress, and preview operas featuring a monkey king and a serial killer.

On Curtain Call this week, Co-hosts Cy Musiker and Joyce Miller microdose on a comedy improv troupe, stalk artists in their open studios, and preview a literary festival at Lake Tahoe.

On Curtain Call this month, co-hosts Cy Musiker and Joyce Miller profile a Los Angeles band reviving Chicano soul, preview three high schoolers turning craft into art for the Ag Mechanics auction at the Nevada County Fair, and ask local musician, Peter Wilson, why the County Fair is so special.

On the July Curtain Call co-hosts Joyce Miller and Cy Musiker are talking about the death of a theater company and its rebirth, checking on the state of arts funding, and highlighting some very good live shows.

On this June edition of Curtain Call, co-hosts Cy Musiker and Joyce Miller feature a musical about a young lesbian growing up in a funeral home, what’s next for the Center for the Arts, highlights from the Nevada City Film Festival, and the Fathers Bluegrass Festival returns. We’ll learn tricks of the trade from a square dance caller.

On the May edition of Curtain Call, KVMR's monthly arts magazine, co-hosts Joyce Miller and Cy Musiker talk to a KVMR Celtic Festival headliner, go on a quest with a dragon (not the mean GOT kind), and visit Broadway Sacramento to learn about its dual seasons.

On this March edition of Curtain Call cohosts Cy Musiker and Joyce Miller explore the fate of the Miners Foundry, talk to Karen Terrey, the new poet laureate for Nevada County, hear from a young orator, and consider what Jane Austen really meant by Sense and Sensibility.

On Curtain Call, co-hosts Cy Musiker and Joyce Miller offer a shove out the door despite the cold and wet weather, with tips for your next open mic audition, art inspired by the Wild and Scenic Film Festival and a classical bonanza, including Mahler.

On Curtain Call this month, Co-hosts Cy Musiker and Joyce Miller are back with the best shows for January of this new year, no algorithms allowed. And they’re featuring Grass Valley songwriter, Velvy Appleton, a California family that stays together by playing together, and other highlights for your 2025 entertainment calendar.

Co-hosts Joyce Miller and Cy Musiker have a haunting show for November, talking about thrilling concerts, a century of fun and frolic in the foothills and fresh peanuts.

On Curtain Call this month, co-hosts Cy and Joyce talk about challenges for local music producers, and the promise of a new concert hall, plus a play about a North Korean defector and the return of Dakhabrakha.

On Curtain Call for August, Host Cy Musiker gives us a preview of the Nevada County Fair, and its Ag Mechanics auction, plus a photo show capturing the night sky, not to mention lots of great music.

On Curtain Call this month, KVMR's guide to the arts from Reno to Davis, Cy and Joyce talk about a honking good show, conscious rap, and the passing of a local theatre legend.

On Curtain Call for the month of June, hosts Cy Musiker and Joyce Miller meet a ballet mistress, a film festival producer and the queen of Bay Area Bluegrass. It's a month of hot times in the cool evening.

On Curtain Call for the month of May, hosts Cy Musiker and Joyce Miller present a merry list of shows; piping up for KVMR's Celtic Fest, savoring shows about doomed love and paying the rent, and listening to some epic jazz.

Joyce and Cy are back with another Curtain Call, highlighting the best in local arts and music. And this month they’re learning how to improv, how to write a song, and how to bust elitist notions about good poetry.

On Curtain Call this month, Joyce and Cy are highlighting the most exciting shows, ones that will warm them up as they wait for spring. On this episode, the thrills include a comedy about toxic masculinity, a pianist who champions musical underdogs, and the business of art.

On Curtain Call this month, Cy and Joyce meet a mystical puppeteer, watch films that go wild, celebrate public art and look for free love on Valentine’s Day.

On the January edition of Curtain Call, co-hosts Cy Musiker and Joyce Miller shake off their hangovers and go back to high school with the mean girls, meet the new operator of the Del Oro and Sutton Cinemas, and talk to some ambitious young composers. And more.

On their last show of the year, Curtain Call's Cy Musiker and Joyce Miller meet a novelist writing about our precarious lives here in the foothills, enjoy a "Wonderful Life", and learn about Yiddish Culture in music. Plus what to do on New Year’s Eve.

Cy and Joyce are back with another episode of Curtain Call, highlighting all the culture from Reno to Davis, and they're talking to an actor bringing the author Colette back to life, an artist collaborating with artificial intelligence, and they're featuring a singer and songwriter whose gorgeous music defies a traumatic past.

This month on Curtain Call, Host Cy Musiker is savoring the last days of summer by talking to a composer who’s listening to Wolf Creek, hearing from a trio of women speaking from the grave, and celebrating the return of KVMR’s Celtic Festival.

On Curtain Call this month, co-hosts Cy Musiker and Adriana Kelly preview the best county fair anywhere, listen to cowboy tunes, and look for laughs in Sacramento.

Cy Musiker is back with the July edition of Curtain Call, and on this episode, he talks about guys and dolls, the best of Worldfest, dancing to jazz, and lots more.

On this June edition of Curtain Call, host Cy Musiker digs for theatrical gold, previews the Father’s Day Bluegrass festival, and celebrates Pride Month. Yay!

Cy Musiker and Joyce Miller are back with another episode of Curtain Call, and this month they're previewing a new art exhibit at the Crocker, talking to the folks at Nevada City's newest theater company, and kicking off a summer of music festivals.

This month Curtain Call host Cy Musiker sits down with the Nevada County Poet Laureate to talk about the Sierra Poetry Festival, plus the biggest ceramics conference in the world, a basketball play at CATS, music by Y La Bamba and Peter Rowan, and so much more.

This month Curtain Call co-hosts Cy Musiker and Joyce Miller talk to the new director at Sierra Stages, laugh with Tiffany Haddish and another Jewish comedian, and play music by two California music legends.

This month on Curtain Call, Hosts Cy Musiker and KVMR's Adriana Kelly highlight the Wild and Scenic Film Festival, a hot Sacramento band, and they talk to the real Roy Rogers.

On this edition of Curtain Call, Cy Musiker and Adriana Kelly welcome 2023, with the lyrics and stories of John McCutcheon, a Bob Dylan tribute, and an interview with the state’s new poet laureate.

Curtain Call is back with a December edition, and host Cy Musiker has a Christmas turkey of a show, stuffed with holiday songs, a tale of redemption and a some great shows for New Year’s eve.

Hollie and Cy are back with Curtain Call, talking about big band jazz in Reno, a funny play that’s a serious about sex, and plans for a new arts center in Grass Valley.

Cy and Hollie are back with the October edition of Curtain Call. This month they're talking about Black Artists and Van Gogh, two awesome music festivals, and a red carpet movie premiere for a Grass Valley native.

Hollie and Cy are back with another Curtain Call, highlighting the best in arts and music from Reno to Davis. And on this episode, they feature KVMR's own Celtic Celebration, the joys and perils of a pub, what makes a good youth orchestra, and much more.

Co-hosts Cy Musiker and Hollie Grimaldi-Flores winnow the wheat from the chaff in the world of music and the arts each month, and on this episode, they're previewing the Nevada County Fair, the Brubeck brothers California connection, and the life of a freelance guitarist, one who jammed with Paul McCartney.

Hollie and Cy are back with another Curtain Call, highlighting the best in arts and music from Reno to Davis. And on this episode, they’re talking about a vengeful barber, a pair of classical festivals, the return of WorldFest, and the world’s oldest bar band.

On Curtain Call this month, co-hosts Cy Musiker and Hollie Grimaldi-Flores cover a dance on Wolf Creek, the beer-classical music connection, a lesson in slack key, and the opening of festival season.

On this episode of Curtain Call, Hollie and Cy talk about a great jazz pianist, a jazz festival in Reno, three of the country’s best singer-songwriters, and a new staging of a classic in Chinese-American literature. Something for everyone.