News Network Democratic Congressional
incumbent Jerry McNerney faced off against Republican challenger
Ricky Gill in the one and only debate between the two during this
election. They are fighting one of the fiercest and closely watched
congressional races in the nation. Capital Public Radio State
Government Reporter Amy Quinton was at the debate and joins us
today in News Network to tell us what happened. Plus, we'll take a
look at Sacramento's City Council races and Measures U and T with
Nick Miller, co-editor of the Sacramento News & Review.
"Soul Calling" "Soul Calling: A Photographic Journey through the Hmong Diaspora" documents the saga of several thousand new Hmong refugees as they arrived in California from refugee camps in Thailand. The book is based on a five-year project, in which photographer-filmmaker Joel Pickford documented the lives and culture of Hmong immigrants. We'll talk with Joel about his book and its companion exhibition at a California museum.
"Vinegar Tom" Performed in the empty 1920s
swimming pool of the Elks Tower, "Vinegar Tom" examines gender
and power relationships through the lens of the 17th Century
witchcraft trials in England. We'll hear more about how this
one-of-a-kind production sheds light on the attitudes behind our
current prejudices, and listen to a scene from the show.
Cirque du Soleil Cirque du Soleil's latest show, "Dralion," fuses the 3,000 year-old tradition of Chinese acrobatic arts with the troupe's multidisciplinary approach. In "Dralion," the four elements that govern the natural order take on a human form and we'll hear how it works from the show's artistic director and a performer. Click HERE to see photos of Vladik Miagkostupov's juggling.