Arts and LifestyleCalifornia Arts Council Offer Non-Profit Arts Groups Big Money To Come Up With Community ProjectsFebruary 6, 2020 | Steve MilneThe California Arts Council is offering non-profit arts groups in California up to half-a-million dollars to come up with projects addressing issues like homelessness, climate change and mental health.
Insight With Vicki Gonzalez‘Harry Potter And The Cursed Child’ In San FranciscoFebruary 4, 2020Since its opening in December, San Francisco’s Curran Theater is one of just two U.S. locations where ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ is on stage. The other is New York City. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki Gonzalez'Mornings On Fair Oaks Bridge'February 3, 2020What happens when a place brings you so much meaning personally? A place you visit over and over and document? Janice Kelley visited the Fair Oaks Bridge over the course of a year and half, documenting her impressions. They are captured in her book. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezPam Houston On Her Memoir And The Sierra Writer's ConferenceJanuary 29, 2020The Sierra Writers Conference is coming up this weekend. Pam Houston will give the keynote on Saturday. She’s written in many genres, from novels to short stories, essays to memoir. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezInfamous Sacramento Killer 'Tells All' In Sold-Out PlayJanuary 22, 2020Sacramentans will remember the 1988 arrest of Dorothea Puente. She was a grandmotherly figure who killed nine and cashed their government checks. In California Stage’s sold out production, the audience gets a glimpse into the mind of a serial killer. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki Gonzalez'Dear Evan Hansen' Arrives In SacramentoJanuary 15, 2020The highly acclaimed musical, “Dear Evan Hansen” opens tonight in Sacramento for sixteen performances. It is being presented by Broadway Sacramento. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Arts and LifestyleWill Sacramento Be A Hub For Movies And TV? The City’s New Film Office Hopes SoJanuary 14, 2020 | Bob MoffittThe city of Sacramento is rethinking its Film Office, including the hiring of a new manager, who started the gig this past month.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezThe Auburn Winter Storytelling FestJanuary 14, 2020The Fest is a free community event on Jan. 25, 2020. This one-day event in Auburn brings together storytellers from all over California. The Fest that takes place in the General Gomez Art Center in Auburn. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezJohn McCutcheon Returns To Talk, Play & SingJanuary 9, 2020John McCutcheon comes through Northern California every year at this time. But, McCutcheon’s visits are anything but routine. His songs are always timely and topical. He plays live in the studio. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezFilmmaker Talks About Her Films On Autism And Lecture At MIND InstituteJanuary 8, 2020Filmmaker Janet Grillo's subject is families and how they are living with, and supporting, their autistic children. Her goal: to provide realistic portrayals of these kids and their families. She speaks Wednesday at the UC Davis MIND Institute. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki Gonzalez18th Annual Wild And Scenic Film FestivalJanuary 7, 2020The 18th Annual Wild and Scenic Film Festival presents screenings and events for a wide variety of constituencies: nature, animal and outdoor enthusiasts, artists, activists and filmmakers over five days in Grass Valley and Nevada City. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezCirque Du Soleil’s “Amaluna” Is Coming To SacramentoJanuary 6, 2020“Amaluna” is a tribute to women. Featuring Cirque’s signature elements, colors, acrobats and dance, this show elevates “femininity, renewal, rebirth and balance” in a world ruled by a goddess. And it has a female clown who’s from Sacramento! Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezNew Movies This Holiday Season Provide A Sense Of EscapeDecember 19, 2019Movies come out all the time, but there’s something about cozying up with popcorn and taking a break from holiday shopping that makes releases at this time of year extra special. Derrick Bang talks upcoming releases to screen and streaming services. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezSound Advice: Some Classic Tunes Coming Back In New Boxed SetsDecember 19, 2019’Tis the season of great classics. CapRadio’s Dennis Newhall samples music from new boxed sets, just in time for holiday gift giving. We’ll hear songs from The Beatles, The Steve Miller Band, Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash and Stevie Ray Vaughn. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezTommy Orange Talks About His Novel, 'There There'December 18, 2019Tommy Orange is a Northern California writer. His book "There There" was a Pulitzer finalist and won other literary awards. Before an audience in September, he explained why he thinks the Trump presidency led to the attention his debut novel got. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
