January 2026

Cy Musiker and Joyce Miller cohost Curtain Call, KVMR's arts magazine, and talk about the future of movie houses, southern living, and deathless theatre. Essential listening!

This month on Curtain Call, KVMR's arts magazine, host Cy Musiker talks with the creators of a new opera, explores the legacy of the Wild Eye Pub, closing in September, and meets amateur artists, hoping for a blue ribbon at the Nevada County Fair. Plus California lawmakers zeroes out it's grant funding for artists. 

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.