January 15, 2021
Nothing says Minnesota like beer. And pie. Both play prominently in J. Ryan Stradal’s latest novel, “The Lager Queen of Minnesota.” Two sisters and a granddaughter find their way through the brewing industry with equal parts laughter and tragedy.
December 30, 2020
his week on New Classical Tracks, Eric Whitacre and Charles Anthony Silvestri talk about their latest release, "The Sacred Veil" which explores the journey of a soul crossing the threshold into the next world.
December 1, 2020
Just as people started adapting to the new normal and mariachi musicians began booking small events, positive COVID-19 cases soared again across California.
November 13, 2020
Can you change a situation just by changing the narrative? Even if it is an age-old societal concern? Journalist Mary O'Hara says you can. In “The Shame Game” she urges us to change the way we talk to – and about – people who experience poverty.
October 29, 2020
Keeping the arts scene going is really hard. But from virtual exhibits and limited-attendance gallery shows to making masks and hustling for grants, the region’s visual artists are used to hustling to get by.
October 27, 2020
The pianist joins Ari Shapiro to discuss Amplify With Lara Downes, a video series on Black musicians who have experienced renewed creativity regarding racial injustice.
October 26, 2020
From slave ships and shackles to freedom of travel, Black Americans have measured their independence by the distance they could safely travel. Dr. Gretchen Sorin’s new book “Driving While Black” explores this history.
October 23, 2020 | Gary G. Vercelli
The University of the Pacific in Stockton presents its annual Pacific Jazz Festival Friday and Saturday Oct. 23-24, bringing concerts and masterclasses to a video screen near you.
October 16, 2020 | Steve Milne
The Crocker Art Museum is reopening after seven months, but there will be changes. The museum will open at 25% capacity and guests will need reservations. DIrector and CEO Lial Jones says the pandemic has created "peril in the arts community."
October 15, 2020 | Andrew Nixon
Photographer Enoch Ku documents his native Sacramento on his Instagram account, @OrdinarySacramento. The account now has nearly 3,000 followers. CapRadio Visual Journalist Andrew Nixon takes you into how the photographer captures his signature look.
October 9, 2020
When a friend disappears without a trace, you look for her, right? Ruchika Tomar’s award-winning novel, “A Prayer for Travelers,” explores the bonds of friendship and how far people will go in a coming-of-age tale set against the Nevada desert.
September 22, 2020 | Gary G. Vercelli
Saxophonist Brian Landrus, a new addition to the staff at Sacramento State Univerity’s Department of Jazz Studies, recently spoke with CapRadio’s Gary Vercelli on Landrus' new album, the challenges of virtual teaching, and more.
September 2, 2020
Jake Runestad is a Minnesota-based composer and conductor of classical music. Most recently, he's been riding a wave as one of today's most sought-after choral composers.
August 28, 2020
For the first time in its 34-year history, the iconic experience won’t be happening — or at least not how anyone has known it.
August 20, 2020
Lakshmi escapes her abusive marriage and builds a career. It’s India, 1955. Alka Joshi’s novel, “The Henna Artist,” captures the scenery of urban and country life, the privilege of the aristocracy and the challenges of a self-employed woman.
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January 18, 2021
As we celebrate the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. on Monday, Morning Edition asks for you to write a poem that starts with the words "I dream a world."
January 17, 2021
Sadeqa Johnson's novel — inspired by a real historical figure — pulls no punches in its tale of an enslaved woman trying to survive and make a life for herself and her family.
January 17, 2021
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Vanessa Kirby and Ellen Burstyn about their new film, Pieces of a Woman, about a home birth gone terribly wrong and the destruction that follows.
January 16, 2021
We have three questions for Bridgers about bridges that have fallen over, collapsed or otherwise done a bad job of spanning things.
January 16, 2021
In a surprising new trend, sea shanties have become popular on TikTok and other social media.
February 14, 2020
“Alabaster,” a new play by Sacramento’s Capital Stage, features talking animals on an obscure farm in Alabama. CapRadio Theatre Critic Jeff Hudson says it’s an absorbing trip into the lives of characters who are well worth meeting.
December 13, 2019
Sacramento’s Capital Stage is presenting another holiday season play recalling British writer Jane Austen. Critic Jeff Hudson says this nimble production will particularly appeal to fans of PBS serials like “Downton Abbey” and “Upstairs, Downstairs.”
September 19, 2019
The Capital Stage production of "Between Riverside and Crazy," about a retired black cop and the diverse assortment of locals who visit his apartment, continues through Sept. 29 in Sacramento.
August 2, 2019
The Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival provides a funny, fiesty performance of "The Taming of the Shrew," with director Sara Bruner at the helm.
July 23, 2019
Think of “Million Dollar Quartet” as a nostalgic two-hour party in the great outdoors, studded with classic tunes by Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins.
