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.
July 12, 2019 | Jeff Hudson
The Davis Shakespeare Festival’s production of “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder” runs through Aug. 3 at the Veterans Memorial Theatre in Davis.
July 10, 2019 | Jeff Hudson
The Broadway at Music Circus production of “The Drowsy Chaperone” continues through Sunday, July 14 at the Wells Fargo Pavilion.
July 5, 2019 | Jeff Hudson
The Davis Shakespeare Festival impresses with its staging of “The Tenth Muse,” a new drama featuring an all-female cast set in colonial Mexico.
July 3, 2019 | Jeff Hudson
In this summer’s production of “Leading Ladies” by the Main Street Theatre Works, two down-on-their-luck actors turn to impersonating heiresses to solve their woes.
July 3, 2019 | Jeff Hudson
Capital Stage’s staging of “The Roommate,” a play about two single women in their 50s who strike up an unlikely alliance, skillfully focuses on the play’s darker themes.
June 24, 2019
New York City Opera has commissioned "Stonewall," a new opera premiering one week before the 50th anniversary of the riots that sparked the modern gay-rights movement.
June 20, 2019
Davis Live Music Collective executive director Kyle Monhollen joins with a preview of the artists performing this weekend at Davis Music Fest 9 in this week’s Sound Advice.
June 19, 2019
Artist Stephanie Taylor and writer and Paradise resident, Christy Heron-Clark visited the remains of Heron-Clark’s family homes, unearthing objects of importance, evoking memories and loss. They’re on display at Archival Gallery through June 29.
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.”
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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 NEWS
July 23, 2019
While the prolific Hollywood writer's career is well-documented, his personal history has been a mystery. His memoir is painful and inspiring, infuriating and full of hope, humorous and depressing.
July 23, 2019
Silvia Moreno-Garcia's novel is set in an alternate Jazz Age Mexico, where gods and monsters from Mayan mythology walk the Earth and war with each other for dominion over Xibalba, the land of death.
July 23, 2019
A 2013 crowdfunding campaign brought the beloved detective series back from the dead for a movie. But it also boxed in the show, and the fourth season shows some of the risks of fan-driven work.
July 22, 2019
Daniel Nieh used to be a model and a translator. He says both of those professions went into his debut novel, a page-turner about a college basketball player unraveling his Chinese father's murder.
July 22, 2019
Dr. Haider Warraich talks about advancements in treating and preventing heart failure, and explains how the understanding of healthy blood pressure and good cholesterol continues to evolve.
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.
