Sactown Magazine - September-October 2024

The Eyes Have It

In Boston, a simple, inexpensive idea is brightening the faces of both trains and passengers. We think it’s worth taking a look at here too.

A Spook-tacular Sensation

If it’s Halloween season, Evangeline’s is the place to be. What started 50 years ago as a small Old Sacramento shop for antiques and jewelry has been reinvented over the decades by Deborah Chaussé, the founder’s daughter, into a singular institution with a fantastical blend of the wild, weird and wonderful.

A Mainstage Milestone

Ever since its earliest days as an ambitious theatrical upstart, Capital Stage has leaned into thought-provoking fare to carve out its niche in the Sacramento theater scene. Now, as it prepares for its 20th anniversary season, the resilient midtown troupe is taking steps to ensure that its next act is bigger and bolder than ever.

Take Me to the River

For nature lovers in Sacramento, Ashley Shult Langdon’s new guidebook Mildly Scenic  is the local companion you likely never knew you needed to discover the full range of beaches, byways and other natural wonders of the lower American River. Take a walk on the “mild” side as Langdon offers an enlightening entrée into a stunning, meandering world hidden in plain sight in the middle of our city—and maybe even find yourself along the way.

The Art of Gratitude

When his wife embarked on an arduous cancer journey, Dave Webb—a Davis-based multimedia artist—walked alongside her, processing his emotions through film, images, words and music. A new exhibition at the Pence Gallery, the grateful chair, chronicles the couple’s shared experience of going to the brink and coming back.

Fall Arts Preview 2024

Like the leafy canopies in our City of Trees, opportunities to catch our region's creative excellence are rarely more breathtakingly golden than during the fall. From Beethoven to Sondheim, and from Dracula in pointe shoes to Joan Miró in an A-list art exhibit, here are a dozen can't-miss cultural showstoppers happening around town over the next few months. Keep your calendar handy—we've got your ticket to making the most of this singularly sensational season.

Right on ’Cue

Texas collides with California as the team behind LowBrau and Beast & Bounty gets cooking at Slow & Low Smokehouse, plating up succulent ribs, juicy tri-tip and standout brisket. In this showdown of meaty flavors in Elk Grove, diners don’t need to choose a side in the great barbecue debates—just the many scrumptious side dishes.