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B Street Theatre reimagines itself with the launch of a new online social justice series that aims to amplify the voices of BIPOC artists.
Capital Dance Project leaps from the stage to the streets and our screens in new digital video series
From a waterfront ballet to a rose garden boogie, all of Sacramento is a stage in Capital Dance Project’s new digital dance series, which began Aug. 26. After the company's sixth annual Behind the Barre show—an elaborate production of visual art,…
NFL Star Arik Armstead Has a Few Things to Say
“If you don’t want me speaking out against racism and social issues and social injustices, then don’t watch me play on Sundays. Can’t have a piece of me and not all of me.” The 49ers co-captain Arik Armstead talks about race, social justice, the NFL and moving back home to Sacramento.
Art will hit the pavement during a physically distanced Chalk It Up festival
Traditionally over Labor Day weekend, the sidewalk around midtown’s Fremont Park becomes a concrete canvas for underfoot artworks during the annual Chalk It Up art and music festival. However, with the pandemic affecting social gatherings, this year’s 30th annual event,…
Sacramento Film Commissioner Jennifer West
Jennifer West is Sacramento’s first-ever full-time film commissioner. She talks about building the city’s film office from scratch, nurturing the next generation of local auteurs, and her bold vision for creating a mini Hollywood of the North.
The Sweet Life
On the eve of his 100th birthday, Wayne Thiebaud—the Sacramento painter best known for his evocative portrayals of desserts that look good enough to eat— talks about the new pieces he’s working on (yes, he’s still wielding a brush—and a tennis racket!), his favorite kind of pie, and why, despite his status as one of America’s most important living artists, he still sees himself as “just an old art teacher.”
A drive-thru summer art festival brings a taste of Burning Man to Rancho Cordova
A 12-foot-tall aluminum humanoid figure with a glass heart stands sentry with arms outstretched. A metal bear-like quadruped looks ready to wind its gears and swipe at passing prey. A cluster of coiled tubes resembles something that might have come from outer space or the deep ocean.
Murders, She Wrote
Over the past decade, Granite Bay author Theresa Ragan—or T.R. Ragan, as she’s known on Amazon, where she has sold more than 3 million books—has been penning mysteries and thrillers in which female vigilantes exact not-so-sweet revenge on their male predators. Her latest page-turner stars a Sacramento crime reporter and a crew of femmes “fatal.” Get ready for a bloody good read.
Rob Archie
In the wake of George Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis police and subsequent protests, Sacramento restaurateur Rob Archie organized an unprecedented service-industry “walkout.” The Woodland native talks about his impromptu campaign, the problem with color-blind hiring, and the importance of listening.
Live Work Create
In 2015, a visionary young developer heeded the call to create an urban sanctuary for local artists to live, work and create all under one roof. Five years later, the Warehouse Artist Lofts is a kaleidoscope of creatives—from fashion designers to fire dancers—with one common truth among them: Home is where the art is.
Sacramento Public Library CEO Rivkah Sass
Since taking the helm of the Sacramento Public Library system in 2009, Rivkah Sass has shepherded the 28-branch organization through the past decade. We spoke to the Manteca native about what’s new at the SPL, ways to keep the library relevant in 2020, and bringing big names—from best-selling author Neil Gaiman to rapper 50 Cent—to town.
Local artists activate new midtown apartment building with performances, murals and a gallery
In the spirit of Art Hotel and ArtStreet, both forgotten buildings temporarily turned into grand-scale art venues with awe-inspiring installations, there’s now Art Rise—an art apartment block that’s bucking the tear-down trend and rising up instead in midtown.
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