Picture This
Roberta McClellan knew that the River City would provide the picture-perfect backdrop for a month-long visual feast. “Sacramento is incredibly photogenic, especially in the spring—think of our trees, landscapes and street scenes. We wanted to create this fully rounded…
Author Melissa Dahl
What inspired Cringeworthy? This feeling of self-consciousness in everything I say or do has always driven me crazy. So I was initially trying to figure out, “How can I protect myself from…
The New B Hive
B Street Theatre—led by co-founder Buck Busfield—has finally moved from its humble warehouse space outside East Sacramento to splashy new digs in the heart of midtown. Enter, stage left: The Sofia.
A Slice of Life
At 97 years of age, he is unequivocally one of the world’s greatest living artists. But back in 1959, Wayne Thiebaud was still trying to find his way as a young college professor at UC Davis. As a new exhibition explores the decade that defined his signature style, the prolific painter and passionate teacher reflects on his not-so-still life.
Now Hear This
Listen up, Sacramento. Whether you’re a beer lover or a political junkie, here are four locally produced, locally focused podcasts worth iTuning into.
A Winter's Tale
Cue the tin soldiers, tiny mice, reindeer and falling snow. In December, the Sacramento Ballet celebrates 30 years of presenting its distinctive version of "The Nutcracker." As a large crew of dancers and children—500 in all—prepare to take the stage, Ron Cunningham and Carinne Binda, in their final season as the company’s artistic directors, visit the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future.
Holiday Gift Guide 2017: Made in Sacramento Edition
From pint-sized soap made with local craft beer to a Sacramento-themed silk pocket square, here are eight first-rate holiday gifts to write home about.
Riverfront Project Manager Richard Rich
In 2016, the city of Sacramento hired Richard Rich—once the private sector development director of the railyards—to represent its interests on the massive infill project. Today, the bulk of his focus is on solving a problem that has vexed this town for decades—how to revive our underutilized riverfront.
Q&A with former chief White House photographer Pete Souza
As chief official White House photographer during the Obama administration, Pete Souza took upwards of two million pictures during the president’s two terms in office. The veteran lensman—who also served as a White House photographer for President Reagan—will give a presentation at the Mondavi Center on Dec. 1 on the heels of the release of his book Obama: An Intimate Portrait.
The Music of Prince
Go grab your raspberry beret: To kick off its 2017-18 pops series, the Sacramento Philharmonic will salute Prince with an orchestral concert on Nov. 25 riffing on the greatest hits of the prolific pop icon, who died last year at 57.
Mirror Image
A shiny new object in West Sacramento strives to reflect its evolving surroundings, shifting with the changing elements and combining sculpture with nature along the waterfront.
Death Becomes Her
You could say they were driven by morbid curiosity. In January of last year, months after opening Kulture, their midtown clothing boutique, Mexican Americans David Garcia and Cuahutemoc Vargas took over the space next door to sell items of a…
On Sale Now!
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