Curtain Call

On the July edition of Curtain Call, KVMR’s arts magazine, co-hosts Cy Musiker and Joyce Miller report on the High Sierra Music Festival, after its first year at the Nevada County Fairgrounds, meet the new director at the Center for the Arts, and go dancing with Cinderella. 

On Curtain Call this month, co-hosts Cy Musiker and Joyce Miller talk about drag and a celebration of Pride in Nevada City, explore the secrets of the Fathers Day Bluegrass Festival, and listen to an operatic clown and his abused wife.

On Curtain Call this month, Co-hosts Cy Musiker and Joyce Miller talk about how two old plays, a tragedy about feudal Japan, and a comedy about a gay love story, touch on modern issues, and they'll preview a month of great musical choices. 

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.