June 12, 2019 | Jeff Hudson
Chances are you know the story, but for the uninitiated, this is a comedy that stands fairy tale traditions on their head.
June 11, 2019
The 2018 New Comedies Festival winner “The Forever Question” makes its world premiere at the B Street Theatre. Playwright James Christy and performers Dana Brooke and Peter Story join us talk about the play and preview this year’s festival.
June 4, 2019
Illustrator Lindsay Swearingen previews her first solo art show “Recently Abandoned Rooms (And Others Presently Occupied)” at Outlet Coworking, presented by Menagerie Sacramento.
May 30, 2019
Sacramento Black Book Fair organizer Faye Wilson Kennedy and author Frederick K. Foote preview this weekend’s literary events.
May 29, 2019
Sacramento State Theatre Professor Emeritus Andonia Cakouros returns to Insight with her latest production of her one-woman show “Unveiling the Soul.”
May 28, 2019
A new traveling comedy show that highlights comedians’ experience with depression and suicide comes to Laughs Unlimited May 29.
May 23, 2019
Hey, Listen! host Nick Brunner, artist Lilian Frances and producer Camille Escovedo highlight standout local performances submitted to the 2019 Tiny Desk Contest.
May 22, 2019
Aladdin, Princess Jasmine and of course, the Genie are onstage in Sacramento this week as the Broadway tour of the award-winning musical continues through June 2 at the Community Center Theater.
May 21, 2019 | Jeff Hudson
It almost resembles a whodunnit, because each character presents a slightly different version of what’s really going on.
May 21, 2019
Wine expert Rick Kushman talks about a new Netflix comedy set in California wine country. He’ll also discuss the judging process for the state fair commercial wine competition, and how late rain could affect the region’s wine grapes.
May 21, 2019
Maestro Peter Jaffe returns to Insight with a preview of the Folsom Lake Symphony’s “Heroes and Villains” concert, featuring music from James Bond, Star Wars, Superman, Batman and more.
May 16, 2019
Sacramento writer Mary Mackey, who was recently awarded the 2019 Eric Hoffer Book Award, discusses the book that earned her the award and the development of her poetry.
May 15, 2019 | Kate Gonzales | Nick Miller
As the City of Sacramento moves toward adopting the budget for fiscal year 2019-2020, artists and arts leaders make their case for more, sustained funding.
May 9, 2019
In Santiago de Cuba, the musical genre bakosó was born out of a melding of sounds between Cuban artists and students from African countries. A new documentary from Sacramento-raised filmmakers traces the genre’s roots.
May 8, 2019
Sacramento chillwave indie pop quartet Fashionista Boyfriend returns to Insight to talk about their first full-length album “Last Night.”
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March 2, 2018
The theater company is producing its first production on its larger stage: a musical that introduces the nonviolent ideals of Gandhi to kids. It’s a show that grown-ups will enjoy as well, even if they come on their own.
February 8, 2018
This dystopian parable is set in the near future, exploring the darker possibilities created by virtual reality and violent role-playing games. The cautionary tale is both thought-provoking and pretty disturbing.
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December 7, 2017
The Sacramento Theatre Company is staging their 30th anniversary production of their original musical version of "A Christmas Carol" through Christmas Eve.
Arts and Lifestyle NEWSJune 18, 2019
At the height of America's Jim Crow era, Taylor broke barriers by becoming the country's fastest and most famous cyclist. Michael Kranish tells his story in the new book, The World's Fastest Man.
June 18, 2019
Daniel Brook has written a book that goes a long way toward injecting thoughtfulness into popular notions of the history of race and racism in America but doesn't delve far enough into class conflict.
June 18, 2019
A fan edit of smash hit Avengers: Endgame circulating online has cut out anything deemed feminist or gay. Such "defeminized edits" are now notorious in some corners of fandom.
June 17, 2019
Physician Louise Aronson treats patients who are in their 60s — as well as those who are older than 100. She writes about changing approaches to elder health care in her book Elderhood.
June 17, 2019
The deal puts the auction house, which was founded in 1744, on a path to becoming a private company again.
July 14, 2017
The Music Circus rolls out its 67th year of theater and music with its third showing of "On the Town," a Leonard Bernstein piece. Showtimes are available from July 11-16.
July 7, 2017
The Davis Shakespeare Festival continues to rise in popularity with its return with two shows: "The Three Musketeers" and "Wonderful Town."
June 21, 2017
Capital Public Radio’s Arts & Theater Critic, Jeff Hudson, and the Drama Critic for the Davis Enterprise, Bev Sykes chat about the opening of “Beauty and the Beast” and the rest of the summer line-up at Music Circus.
June 15, 2017
Sofia Tsakopoulos' family quietly contributed money to help Sacramento's B Street Theatre get started. She is now getting a new theater complex named in her honor.
February 2, 2018
Author Kelly Corrigan shares her new book "Tell Me More," about the power of choosing the right words at the right moment.
February 1, 2018
Photographer Ian Ruhter shows his new collection of work.
February 1, 2018
Submerge magazine founder Jonathan Carabba marks 10 years in print covering the Sacramento music scene.
