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.”
May 7, 2019
Composer, bandleader, pianist and Harvard professor Vijay Iyer brings his sextet’s unique brand of jazz to the Mondavi Center at UC Davis.
May 6, 2019
Vocally versatile ensemble RSVP (Reconciliation Singers Voices of Peace) performs for many causes. Its next concerts raise money for Joshua’s House, a hospice for terminally ill homeless people.
May 2, 2019 | Jeff Hudson
It packs in roughly 30 one-minute cover versions of throbbing disco hits and bubblegum soft rock anthems.
May 2, 2019
Sacramento comic book creators Eben Burgoon and Michael Calero talk about the business of creating a special issue for Free Comic Book Day, and what it’s really like to work in the industry.
May 1, 2019
The classic opera, “Carmen” comes to the Gallo Center for the Arts in Modesto in 2 performances this weekend. Opera Modesto’s General and Artistic Director Roy Stevens joins us, along with mezzo-soprano Nikola Printz, who sings the title role.
April 24, 2019 | Nick Miller
The ‘boutique’ gathering returns to downtown’s Cesar Chavez Plaza on Saturday, April 27.
April 23, 2019
Prof. Heghnar Zeitlian Watenpaugh discusses her book “The Missing Pages: The Modern Life of a Medieval Manuscript, from Genocide to Justice” before Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day on April 24.
April 23, 2019
Dissect podcast host Cole Cuchna previews his new season analyzing the life and music of Tyler, The Creator.
April 22, 2019
The fastest-growing artform takes center stage during the 2019 Sierra Poetry Festival in Grass Valley. Nevada County Arts Council Executive Director Eliza Tudor and 2019 Pulitzer Prize Winner Forrest Gander discuss the artform and the festival.
April 19, 2019 | Jeff Hudson
The current staging in Nevada City by Community Asian Theatre of the Sierra really hits the bull’s eye.
April 17, 2019
Mystery author Catriona McPherson returns with her latest installment in the Last Ditch series, “Scot & Soda.”
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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.
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May 19, 2019
Shore died on Saturday surrounded by his family, his son announced on Twitter. The Comedy Store went on to become a hotbed for famous performers like David Letterman and Robin Williams.
May 19, 2019
Sandhya Menon's followup to her hit young adult novel When Dimple Met Rishi follows a young woman with a big voice, a big personality — and to her family's dismay (though not her own), a big body.
May 19, 2019
A first-ever academic conference on the meaning and impact of the jam band Phish is happening this weekend in Oregon.
May 19, 2019
If you got a manicure lately, chances are your nail salon was run by Vietnamese entrepreneurs. In Nailed It, director Adele Free Pham investigates how refugees built a multi-billion dollar industry.
May 19, 2019
A Filipina American discovers her favorite cheesy snack has a bloody origin story.
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.
