The Nevada Theatre Box Office was dedicated on January 18 to the loving memory of Lisa Moon, the late Artistic Director of the Community Asian Theatre of the Sierra. Gathering for this unveiling and dedication were, in addition to friends, Lisa’s family, members of the CATS Board, and members of the Nevada Theatre Commission Board.
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Snow Falling on Cedars is seeking Front of House volunteers as ushers and concession workers at every show (April 26 – May 18). Please sign up. You’ll see the show for free, in addition to serving our patrons.
Having been dark for the past three years due to the pandemic, the Nevada City Chinese Lunar New Year Festival and Parade returns and welcomes the Year of the Dragon, on Sunday, February 25, 2024, 12:00-4:30 p.m. Chinese New Year Festivals are rare in rural communities, and CATS, along with the Miners Foundry Cultural Center, is proud to present this tenth family-friendly celebration, honoring the early Chinese Gold Rush pioneers and railroad workers of the Sierra.
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During the California Gold Rush in 1849 and in subsequent years, Nevada County, along with many foothill towns of the Sierra Nevada, had a very vibrant Chinese population. They arrived from southern China in the early 1850s, driven to seek a better life, escaping overwhelming poverty and a civil war (the Taiping Rebellion). While thousands of Chinese mined for gold in the Sierra rivers and streams, they were later recruited in 1863 as the major workforce in building the Central Pacific Railroad.
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In a couple of years, CATS will be 30 years old! Who would have thought we would last this long certainly not the founders! When CATS first began in 1994, doing theatre was just a “fun” thing to do – certainly not anything serious! Now, almost 30 years later, it has evolved into a vibrant arts and culture organization, serving patrons locally, regionally, and even in the Bay Area. We have been wondering how long this is going to last? What is our next chapter? What does CATS 2.0 look like? Like any responsible organization, we are looking at how we may transition to a “new” generation, seamlessly, if, in fact, that is the direction we would go. CATS is seeking folks who are passionate about the Asian culture and history and supports our mission of cultural diversity and education through Asian-themed theatre, events, and workshops.
If you have the passion and time commitment in helping CATS evolve into the next phase, please share your ideas with Jeannie Wood at info@catsweb.org.
For me, growing up in San Francisco’s Chinatown, it was family, food, excitement, and remembrance. Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Chinese New Year had the same heightened celebration for me as a child.
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