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Holiday Concerts and Plays

The holidays are a great time to get out and support the arts with numerous concerts, plays and performances.  Nutcracker Season returns with two different productions in Nevada County.  Clara and the Nutcracker by Holt Ballet Conservatory…
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Victorian Christmas

Nevada City Victorian Christmas is always a great way to ring in the holidays. The event continues the following two Wednesdays, December 10th and 17th (5-9pm) and two Sundays, December 14th and 21st (1:30-6pm).  A fun festive celebration…
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Cornish Christmas

'Tis the holiday season, last week was the kick off for Grass Valley's Cornish Christmas.  The downtown street fair includes vendors, food, music and a great opportunity to stop into the downtown merchants for your holiday shopping.  The event…
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Crazy Outside Inn Blog Giveaway

The Outside Inn's blog is excited to share the end of the year crazy giveaway.  All year long I showcase, spotlight and share exciting things to do in Nevada City and Grass Valley.  Two years ago a little end of year basket came to life…
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Lower Yuba River Fishing

Did you know you can go fishing locally year round?  Local fly fishing school owner Ralph & Lisa Cutter stopped by the Outside Inn the other week to say hi and we got an opportunity to chat about some of the local spots for fishing.…
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Miners Foundry Artisans Festival

The Miners Foundry Artisans Festival is happening today and tomorrow (November 28th and 29th) from 10am-5pm.  30 different artists have booths set up, plus live music, installation pieces by Tahiti Pehrson and Faye Schoolcraft, children's…
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Fall Colors Photos #NevadaCityColor

Happy Thanksgiving!  I hosted a fall colors photo contest to celebrate the natural beauty of Nevada City and Grass Valley and I have to say I was blown away with the entries.  Thank you to everyone who played along, many of these photos…
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Nevada County Plein Air Painters

The Nevada County Plein Air Painters are hosting their second annual show at Foothill Flowers.  Featuring landscape and still-life paintings by Warren Knox, Linda Roemisch, Mim Meakin, Patty Sussberg, Sandy DeLong, Sandy Lindblad, Dan…
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Holiday Wine Tasting

With Thanksgiving it's important to do your homework on which bottle of wine you might need.  The first stop on our local wineries tour was the Nevada City Winery, which was hosting their annual bottle your own wine party.  Winemaker Mark…
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Classic Cars at the Outside Inn

Earlier this fall we had a fun classic car group stay at the Outside Inn for a few nights, always fun to see our 1940's motor court motel surrounded by vintage cars.  This beautiful Chevy Bel Air seemed right at home at the motel.  Does…
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Banner Mountain Artisans

The Banner Mountain Artisans Festival is this weekend, Saturday & Sunday (November 15th and 16th) at the Nevada City Elks Lodge (off Highway 49).  Stop by between 10am-5pm on Saturday or 10am-4pm on Sunday and check out the 31 local…
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Fall Photo Contest

Fall is so beautiful in Nevada City, I'm constantly inspired by the colors, textures and beauty that surrounds us. The Outside Inn has an Instagram account and I keep taking photos of leaves, trees and fall colors.  I've decided it would…
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Mountain Bounty Farm Winter CSA

Eat your greens!  I'm a huge fan of eating local produce and love seeing the fabulous variety of fruit and veggies that come through the Outside Inn's free veggie cart over the summer.  But with only a few more weeks left of the Nevada…
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Encanto Jewels

Have you heard of Encanto Jewels?  Monica Farbiarz, owner and designer, has been creating eco-friendly jewelry using Tagua, a seed from the Colombia, Ecuador and Brazil rainforests.  Encanto Jewels recently moved their operations to downtown…
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Emily’s Catering and Cakes

Emily's Catering & Cakes recently opened their doors in Grass Valley, (421 Colfax Ave, where Summer Thyme's use to be located).  The dessert cafe is open Thursday-Sunday (Thursdays: 11am-6pm, Friday & Saturdays: 10am-7pm and Sunday:…
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Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween!  The Outside Inn's haunted pathway is ready for Nevada City, stop by tonight and pay a visit with our resident ghosts, Dracula, witches, ghost pirates and more.  If you've never checked out our Halloween decorations…
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All Things Pumpkin

It's pumpkin time!  With Halloween this week I've been thinking about all things pumpkin.  I did a little research and have a few local suggestions to help you into the spirit.  Stop by Treats in downtown Nevada City and sample their…
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More Fall Colors

I seriously love fall.  I love the fall leaves, the changing colors, the crisp mornings, the final breath of fresh air after mother nature blessed us with some rain.  When the rain clears if you want to take a walk around either downtown…
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Nourish

Nourish opened its doors earlier this summer on Union Street in downtown Nevada City (next door to Nevada City Eats and the Nevada City Chamber).  The cafe offers fresh organic juices, smoothies, plus salads, sandwiches, paninis and Nourish…
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Ski/Snowboard in the Sierras

Ski season is coming!  Are you ready?  I know we’re all enjoying the amazing fall weather, but really, it’s not too early to start gearing up for the upcoming winter.  With a number of world-class ski resorts just up the hill from Nevada…

Inn Town Campground

The Outside Inn is proud to share our exciting new venture, the Inn Town Campground.  We have been working on this idea since our time and travels in New Zealand when we fell in love with kiwi holiday parks.  We spent 2 1/2 months travelling…