October 16, 2019 | Steve Milne
Before closing in 1990, The Zombie Hut brought Polynesian-themed food and entertainment to South Sacramento. Now, some of the restaurant and nightclub's Polynesian dancers reminisce about their time there.
October 15, 2019
Modesto’s Central West Ballet spins a spooky tale in its presentation of Dracula. Two company members join Insight to discuss their upcoming performance.
October 2, 2019
Sacramento Ballet opens its new season with Mozart in Motion. The show features the work of choreographers Jodie Gates, a Sacramento native, and Darrell Grand Moultrie. The dancers are accompanied by a trio of voice, flute and piano.
October 1, 2019
Comedian and performer Jack Gallagher brings his latest show “A Stand Up Guy” to the B Street Theatre. In this show, Gallagher will look to his past and his present. And he gets some help from his son, Declan.
September 30, 2019 | Sammy Caiola
The Midtown Moxies burlesque troupe welcomes performers of all shapes and sizes. Most members have a chronic illness, mental health challenge or physical disability. Performers say the troupe serves as an important support system.
September 19, 2019 | Jeff Hudson
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.
September 3, 2019
Author Mark Arax traces the fascinating flow of water on its natural and unnatural paths in "The Dreamt Land."
August 23, 2019 | Sammy Caiola
A new group of Sacramento comedians says facing depression and suicide head on, and with a sense of humor, can be lifesaving.
August 20, 2019
(AP) — Oakland novelist Tommy Orange's "There There" is one of this year's winners of the American Book Awards, which are given to works that highlight diversity in literature.
August 2, 2019 | Jeff Hudson
The Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival provides a funny, fiesty performance of "The Taming of the Shrew," with director Sara Bruner at the helm.
July 25, 2019 | Andrew Nixon
Yaseen Mazin explores his experience as a war survivor through standup comedy.
July 25, 2019
Stand up comedian Yaseen Mazin opens up about balancing stage time with studying, and writing jokes about his experience as an Iraqi American refugee living in Sacramento.
July 25, 2019
Sacramento writer, performer and comedian Keith Lowell Jensen talks about his next live comedy album “Unclean.”
July 23, 2019 | Jeff Hudson
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.
July 16, 2019
Founding Chef Randall Selland and his son CEO Josh Nelson join Randol White to talk about the surprise of winning a star in the Michelin guide, their family restaurant philosophy, and plans to open Bawk on R Street this summer.
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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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October 16, 2019
Richard Bell's true tale details how even as the Underground Railroad ferried enslaved people north towards freedom, free black people vanished from northern cities to be sold into plantation slavery.
October 16, 2019
O'Brien's 19th novel is based on the real story of the Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by jihadist group Boko Haram in 2014. It's a painful and essential read that ends on a hopeful yet realistic note.
October 16, 2019
Ten years after her Pulitzer Prize-winning Olive Kitteridge, Elizabeth Strout returns to the town of Crosby, Maine, where ornery Olive is learning about compassion, connection, and her own self.
October 16, 2019
After the 2001 al-Qaida attacks, the CIA ramped up counterterrorism operations. This included a surge in young, female recruits. Three have written new books about their secretive work.
October 15, 2019
Huffman must also pay a $30,000 fine, perform 250 hours of community service and spend a year on probation.
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.
