Sacramento’s long-running annual music festival, Ink’s 10th anniversary party and a history-centered art exhibit top our list of ways to spend this Memorial Day weekend. Sacramento Music Festival Running Friday through Monday and hosted by the Sacramento Traditional Jazz...
Posted 05/24/13 @ 01:12 PM
Fans of the Sacramento band Cake have something to sate their rock ’n’ roll lifestyles today, April 20, aka Record Store Day—a relatively new international celebration of all things vinyl. That’s because the band is releasing a seven-inch vinyl teaser single today as a...
Posted 04/20/13 @ 12:53 PM
Spring has sprung! From UC Davis’ annual Picnic Day to an Oak Park street fair to a neon-lit fun run at Cal Expo, here are three fun ways to play outside this weekend. Picnic Day This annual UC Davis campus showcase—which, as the largest student-run event in the nation, hosts...
Posted 04/18/13 @ 03:34 PM
A ukulele concert (featuring selections by everyone from Handel to David Bowie), two Broadway musicals (one beginning and one ending) and an Elk Grove gardening festival make up our eclectic list of ways to spend your weekend. The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain Known for its unusual...
Posted 04/11/13 @ 02:52 PM
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True BlueIf Sacramento is the River City, then Gregory Kondos has been its most faithful champion. Long celebrated for his local landscapes that employ virtually every shade of blue in the spectrum, the soon-to-be 90-year-old painter is about to get the birthday present of a lifetime—his first solo show at the Crocker in 20 years. Blue skies are here again. |
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Almond JoyWith Sacramento’s new emphasis on its farm-to-fork merits, there’s never been a better reason to bring back the Blue Diamond almond factory tours that helped put our local food on the world map. It’s time to polish this diamond in the rough. |
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A Fork in the RiverIn Oregon and Idaho, rafting trips combine nature with riverfront farm-to-fork dining. With stunning rivers, great weather and a rich agricultural heritage comprising our region’s most authentically local features, why not feed ourselves on the river that feeds our land? |
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Moving ImagesIn Chicago and Moscow, local artists and museums have transformed train cars into mobile galleries and one-of-a-kind art events. Here’s why Sacramento’s second Saturday needs to get on board, too. |
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Keys to the CityIn more than 30 cities around the world, a British artist has placed pianos in public spaces to encourage citizens to sit down and play, creating a landscape filled with pop-up urban concerts. Why not bring the sound of music to the streets of Sacramento? |
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Hope FloatsHot air balloon festivals are hot. Festivals from Reno to Russia are drawing huge crowds every year, and for good reason. Balloons paint the sky with vibrant shapes and colors, like fireworks during daylight. |
Stars of Project Runway have designs on Sacramento during the fourth annual Launch festival
Drinks flow freely at Grange Restaurant & Bar during a mock Great Gatsby-era rally to repeal Prohibition during Midtown Cocktail Week
Partygoers brave the elements (like fire and water) at the Old Sugar Mill in Clarksburg for Reason to Party’s Spring Gala
Can you dig it? Drama kings and queens get down and boogie at a Studio 54-style fundraiser for B Street Theatre
Local ladies put their best foot forward to raise a glass—and funds—at Wine, Women & Shoes, a benefit for the Sacramento Children’s Home.
The Sacramento Convention Center transforms into the Emerald City for California Musical Theatre’s colorful Wicked–themed gala
Well-heeled (and well-hatted) animal lovers hoof it to the Lasher Polo Classic at the Chamberlain Ranch in Wilton for the Sacramento SPCA
There’s no place like our hometown (and Memorial Auditorium) for a star-studded Wizard of Oz-themed charity bash hosted by HealthCorps
The Mondavi Center celebrates its 10th anniversary with a magical night featuring the U.S. premiere of the French ballet Blanche Neige (Snow White).
Fans of the British costume drama Downton Abbey break out the bubbly (and the English Breakfast) and party like it’s 1919 in Natomas
