Featured Events in Nevada City in May, 2025 (July Updated)

This gathering is for the brave brothers & sincere sisters who are ready to heal the wounding between the masculine & feminine on both an individual & collective level. Our prayer for this gathering is to bridge men’s & women’s work so we can collaborate in building a new foundation of deep trust, integrity & camaraderie between the brotherhood & sisterhood. We’ve intentionally curated this container for us to collectively practice both self-accountability & shared responsibility. Through ceremonial ritual, courageous council, & intimacy exercises we will embody the answers to our ancestors prayers by anchoring blueprints for healthier relating for future generations to come. Together we will create a brave space of grace for us to journey through the gates of compassion, forgiveness & reconciliation. This is an opportunity for us to rejoice in the progress we’ve already made & embrace the power of celebration to strengthen our bond, catalyze further growth & inspire our mutual evolution. Whether you are single & longing to unite with a beloved or ready to upgrade your current partnership, this ceremony will help you to: ༻ fortify an empowered inner union of your masculine/feminine ༻ shed disempowering beliefs that keep you from healthy intimacy ༻ provide you with somatic tools & communication practices for repair ༻ give you a blueprint for giving & receiving a clean, strong apology ༻ liberate individual, generational & collective wounding ༻ cultivate empowering relationships founded in compassion, forgiveness, & worthiness ༻ commit to a path of self-accountability, shared responsibility, & embodied integrity It is time, dear family for a celebratory union of the masculine & feminine. Join us in an encouraging field of rich reverence, as we gather in a circle of luminosity, raise our arms in heartfelt oneness & repair the sacred hoop of our interconnectivity… basking in the remembrance that we are SO much stronger, together. In deep respect & wild praise, ~ Compasha Mama & Nathan Coury Ceremony Includes: ✧ Opening Prayer/Invocation ✧ Lineage Healing ✧ Compassion Council ✧ Forgiveness Ceremony ✧ Men & Women’s Intimacy Circles ✧ Apology Offering ✧ Appreciation Celebration PRICE: $100 Singles & Couples Welcome. Arrival time is 9:30-9:50am. We will start promptly at 10:00am & lock the doors. Calculate extra time for parking, using the bathroom, & settling into the space. This is a sober ceremony. We invite you to show up grounded, hydrated, resourced, & prepared. We invite you to bring a snacks & pack a lunch. This ceremony is limited to 10 Men & 10 Women. If you know this is for you, claim your role in our ritual now. This Ceremony Is For You If : ✧ You’re ready to take full responsibility for the part you play & the power you have in healing the divide ✧ You want to rewrite your beliefs & stories around “men & women” ✧ You’re ready to unravel the lies & dispel the shadows that keeps us in separation ✧ You value the importance of self accountability in your relationships ✧ You long for deeper, more fulfilling & empowering intimacy with the opposite gender ✧ You're committed to showing up with humility, receptivity & equality This Ceremony Is NOT For You If: ✧ You’re unwilling to be vulnerable & honest in seeing your part in both the problem & solution ✧ You're committed to seeing the other gender as wrong, inferior, or a lost cause ✧ You’re addicted to being a victim over finding deeper healing & empowerment ✧ You don’t believe true harmony amongst men & women is possible ✧ You refuse to take responsibility for your emotional triggers or numbness A NOTE ON GENDER IDENTIFICATION & LANGUAGE: We deeply honor & celebrate all genders, bodies, & sexual orientations & are in loving support of our LGBTQ family…And, this ceremony is specifically designed to assist in the healing between those who identify as straight or bisexual cisgendered males & females, and so we will be using hetero normative language. We also believe that since our own identities fit into the binary of these socio-normative identities we are more authentically informed, embodied & equipped to serve this particular field of work. If this ceremony isn’t a fit for you, both Nathan & Compasha provide other offerings that are inclusive to all bodies & would love to explore different paths of liberation with you. Get To Know Your Ceremonial Facilitators ~Compasha Mama~ (Lead Facilitator) Compasha Mama, Angel of Radical Compassion, is a powerhouse priestess & wholehearted pioneer of the new paradigm. She facilitates ritual space for individual & collective healing, embodied liberation, & quantum transformation with precision, grace & humor. Her greatest passion is to merge the ancient art of prayer with the regenerative medicine of human connection. She loves to co-create brave spaces of encouragement & camaraderie that inspire valiant vulnerability & profound intimacy. She worships the beauty & magic of Souls healing together & is deeply devoted to birthing a new culture of deep care, embodied attunement & conscious consent. Compasha teaches & mentors in the realms of relationships, leadership, emotional empowerment & spiritual/sexual sovereignty. She loves supporting people to establish a deep inner sense of safety, dignity & self respect while building an enriching network of regenerative, life-giving relationships. Her trauma informed, somatic focused background consists of several certifications in healing modalities, nervous system rewiring & subconscious reprogramming techniques including: The Emotion Code, Theta Healing, Emotional Freedom Technique, & Attunement Therapy. It is her deepest honor to serve the extraordinary powers of the heart & the legendary calling of the Soul so we can collectively bless this world like it’s never been blessed before. ~Nathan Coury~ (Co-Facilitator) Nathan Coury is a community builder, creative visionary, spiritual mentor, men's work leader, and an all-around fun human dedicated to creating spaces where sacred healing, nourishing connection, and personal empowerment thrive. In addition to owning two successful local restaurants with a human-first approach, he dedicates his time to facilitating impactful conscious community events with the Middle Finger Mantras men’s community, Higher Self Friendly spiritual community, and the Phoenix Tantra community. He’s traversed the full spectrum of spiritual study including yoga teacher training, Vipassana meditation, 50+ Ayahuasca ceremonies, energy healing certifications, Akashic Records apprenticeship, and a variety of spiritual mentorship. He’s also devoted himself to intensive sexual and shamanic study including Orgasmic Meditation, the International School of Temple Arts: ISTA (neotantra), and the Deer Tribe (native american shamanism). Nathan is passionate about creating safer, brave, and sober spaces for people to experience the profound healing power of Vitamin HC (human connection). Nathan’s vision is to help create a world of harmonious human relationships, ecstatic self expression, sophisticated fun, and collective liberation for all beings. Information Source: Ascension Sluts | eventbrite

Polaris II F3 CSAUP and Retreat Come join us for the Polaris II F3 CSAUP and Retreat event! It's going down at Scotts Flat Campground Road and you won't want to miss it. Get ready for a day filled with challenges, teamwork, and fun. This is your chance to push yourself to the limit and bond with your fellow F3 brothers. So pack your gear, lace up your shoes, and get ready for an epic adventure. See you there! There will be camping, camp fire time, and all three F's will be well covered. Information Source: eventbrite

Join us on Sunday, May 4, 2025 for the 14th Annual Nevada City Spring Craft Fair! We have over 70 of the top local Etsy crafters, designers, and artisans featuring hand made home decor, apparel, bath products, stationary, art, food, drinks and more. The Nevada City Spring Craft Fair will be open from 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Nevada City Craft Fair is a juried exhibition of makers curated in the aesthetics of the modern rustic lifestyle that NCCF embodies. Hip, sustainable, yet innovative and whimsical represents the best of the region in our biennial craft fair held at the historic Miners Foundry in downtown Nevada City. The first Nevada City Craft Festival was produced in the summer of 2010 by a group of local young crafters, artists and social do-gooders who were inspired by the independent entrepreneurship and creative talents in their community as well as the success of the Renegade Craft Fairs across the US and Europe. The event continues to grow and to date has introduced over 10,000 attendees to more than 600 local and regional artists, designers and crafters. Nevada City Craft Fair is committed to presenting the freshest voices of the local hand-made movement, under one roof. Come celebrate with us! The Miners Foundry features a no host full bar and snacks available for purchase. Interested in being a vendor? Click HERE for more info or email the Producer directly at nccraftfair@gmail.com. Get Tickets! $7 General Admission; 12 and under free >> CAUTION! Don’t purchase tickets online from third party vendors. The Miners Foundry cannot validate, refund or replace tickets purchased through any third party vendors. To be sure you’re purchasing tickets directly through the Foundry, please click the ticketing buttons directly from our website. Miners Foundry Box Office Tickets available online, by phone or in person at the Miners Foundry Box Office: 325 Spring Street, Nevada City, CA 95959 Tuesday – Friday | 10:00am – 3:30 p.m. Information Source: Miners Foundry Cultural Center | eventbrite

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Join us for an evening of night photography, where you'll learn how to photograph the night sky and capture stunning images of the Milky Way. This workshop is designed for beginners, no experience necessary. Any digital camera will work, DSLR, mirror-less, and even the latest smartphone cameras. The site is easily assessible, only a 100 ft level walk from the parking lot, and 20 minutes from downtown Nevada City. The only required equipment is your camera, and a tripod. A free online, live workshop will be offered in two 1-hour sessions the week prior to the workshop where you'll learn how to setup your specific camera and prepare ahead of the field work. The online classes will be on Monday May 19, and Wednesday May 21. Information Source: Mike Oitzman | eventbrite