Event: Hearts on Fire - Show Your Love
Date: 2/13/2026 5:00:00 PM
Hearts On Fire: Show your love!
Show Your Love for Your Community � Join us at the Miners Foundry on Feb. 13
FREE community event � Art � Music � Stories � Wildfire Readiness
Community members across Nevada County are invited to a first-of-its-kind, art-centered event celebrating love for place, community, and wildfire resilience. Residents, artists, and Firewise Communities come together to connect, celebrate, and strengthen local wildfire preparedness.
The evening is a free, immersive experience of visual art, music, storytelling, and interactive engagement�centered on a simple idea: if you love it, protect it.
Show Your Love Through Art
Artists from the region will present a gallery-style exhibit responding to the theme �Show Your Love,� exploring what a fire-resilient, fire-adapted community looks like, feels like, or inspires.
Also featured:
A youth-created Valentine wall
Live glassblowing demonstrations
If you are an artist interested in submitting work (donation, display only, or sale with commission), see Hearts on Fire Event Information.
This is a one-evening-only display.
Inspirational Stories and Showcases
The evening includes two inspirational talks. Shelly Covert and Saxon Thomas of the Nevada City Rancheria Nisenan will speak about the importance of fire in their culture. JoAnn Fites-Kaufman, fire scientist and prescribed fire practitioner, will share �Why I Love Fire� and why learning to live with fire matters for Sierra Nevada communities.
A special fire-and-culture showcase will also feature California Heritage: Indigenous Research Project (CHIRP) and the Nevada City Rancheria Nisenan.
Live Music, Food, and Drink
Enjoy live music by Three Times Through!
Miners Foundry bar will have beverages available for purchase
An Italian buffet will also be available. Food tickets $25 in advance, $35 at the door. Vegan/gluten free option available. Purchase food tickets here
Hearts on Fire! is co-sponsored by the Nevada City Office of Emergency Services and the Wildfire Ready Coalition of Nevada County, with support from a Neighbors to Neighbors grant.
This event is also a fundraiser for the Wildfire Ready Coalition of Nevada County, a local 501(c)(3) nonprofit helping communities become wildfire-ready�built to withstand the blaze.