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An experience for all: Sacramento area performing arts venues find new ways to take patrons with disabilities on the stage’s journey

June 2, 2023

The accessibility and accommodation services offered by Broadway Sacramento allow theater patrons with visual, hearing or mobility impairments options to help them fully appreciate the shows.

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Sacramento festival Sol Blume rescheduled after flooding at Discovery Park

April 7, 2023 | Janelle Salanga

The hip-hop, R&B and soul music festival, originally scheduled for April, is now an August event after recent storms caused flooding in Discovery Park. All attendees’ tickets have been adjusted.

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Women in Music: Casey Lipka

March 31, 2023 | Jennifer Reason | Avery Jeffry

CapRadio Classical and Jazz is celebrating Women in Music all month long. Jennifer Reason spoke with vocalist, bassist and composer Casey Lipka about showing up for yourself and others, and how she expresses that through her music.

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Women in Music: Alicia Huff

March 24, 2023 | Jennifer Reason | Avery Jeffry

CapRadio Classical and Jazz is celebrating Women in Music all month long including four spotlights on local musicians. Jennifer Reason spoke with singer Alicia Huff about starting her own band and inspiring others to as well.

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Could Stockton be featured in the next Fantastic Four movie? Its mayor hopes so.

March 16, 2023 | Rich Ibarra

The movie won’t be released until 2025, but signatures are being gathered for a petition to have Stockton featured as the superheroes’ hometown.

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Marysville’s 143rd Bok Kai Festival this weekend celebrates Chinese American History

February 24, 2023 | Sarah Mizes-Tan

The festival is centered around the historic Bok Kai Temple, built to honor a water god that was believed to have protected the city.

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Sacramento Public Library system opens community sessions, survey for feedback on facilities

February 14, 2023 | Janelle Salanga

The sessions will run through March, with the survey closing soon after. Input will shape the library system’s first facilities master plan since 2007.

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Chinese New Year celebration returns to historic Chinese town of Locke

February 10, 2023 | Janelle Salanga

The public event, which was paused for two years due to the pandemic, will feature a lion dance, a painting and calligraphy contest and a lecture on New Year food and cooking.

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How June Swoon singer Juli Lydell started swimming in surrender

February 3, 2023 | Nick Brunner

Stream June Swoon's new song "Passover" and hear Juli Lydell speak about how surrendering control and wrangling her OCD influenced her upcoming sophomore record.

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R&B, new soul and hip-hop festival Sol Blume returns to Sacramento for a fourth year

February 2, 2023 | Janelle Salanga

Tickets for the festival, headlined by Brent Faiyaz and Kehlani, are on sale now. Like in 2022, it’ll take place in Discovery Park, where it drew tens of thousands of attendees.

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‘The Chinese Lady,’ a play about the history of Chinese oppression and Anti-Asian hate, comes to Capital Stage

January 26, 2023 | Sarah Mizes-Tan

The play touches on themes of anti-Asian hate and othering as it follows one of the first Chinese women to immigrate to the United States. It will open at Capital Stage this weekend and run through Feb. 26.

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Black students in Sacramento celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day after a two-year pandemic hiatus

January 17, 2023 | Srishti Prabha

The skies cleared just in time for Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations in Sacramento, the first at Grant Union High School since the start of the pandemic.

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If you're trying to take a break from drinking, try these 6 strategies

December 31, 2022

If you want to cut back on alcohol, here's how to make a plan, navigate tricky social situations and reassess your relationship with alcohol so you can experience the benefits of dry January.

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A fight over seats could define the future of an iconic San Francisco movie theater

December 10, 2022

Conservationists' objections to proposed renovation plans for the 100-year-old Castro Theatre in San Francisco illustrate an ongoing debate about the future of historic theaters.

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Pulling up ‘A Seat at the Table’: Elk Grove bookstore and cafe celebrates first anniversary

December 8, 2022 | Janelle Salanga

The Elk Grove local coffeehouse and bookstore has made itself a hub for local business partnerships, community conversations and events celebrating diversity and identity. It has a line-up of anniversary events this weekend.

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An experience for all: Sacramento area performing arts venues find new ways to take patrons with disabilities on the stage’s journey

Sacramento festival Sol Blume rescheduled after flooding at Discovery Park

Women in Music: Casey Lipka

Women in Music: Alicia Huff

Could Stockton be featured in the next Fantastic Four movie? Its mayor hopes so.

Marysville’s 143rd Bok Kai Festival this weekend celebrates Chinese American History

Sacramento Public Library system opens community sessions, survey for feedback on facilities

Chinese New Year celebration returns to historic Chinese town of Locke

How June Swoon singer Juli Lydell started swimming in surrender

R&B, new soul and hip-hop festival Sol Blume returns to Sacramento for a fourth year

‘The Chinese Lady,’ a play about the history of Chinese oppression and Anti-Asian hate, comes to Capital Stage

Black students in Sacramento celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day after a two-year pandemic hiatus

If you're trying to take a break from drinking, try these 6 strategies

A fight over seats could define the future of an iconic San Francisco movie theater

Pulling up ‘A Seat at the Table’: Elk Grove bookstore and cafe celebrates first anniversary

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