Massive Appeal
We have a lot of great public art in Sacramento, but we’re woefully short on the kinds of large-scale works that help create a sense of place. It’s time to think big.
Best Dressed
Stars of Project Runway have designs on Sacramento during the fourth annual Launch festival
The Pouring '20s
Drinks flow freely at Grange Restaurant & Bar during a mock Great Gatsby-era rally to repeal Prohibition during Midtown Cocktail Week
Food for Thought
For decades, our region has struggled to find its national identity. But actually, it’s been here all along. Who knew that dirt would be so much more valuable than gold?
The Music Man
In the ’80s, Charlie Peacock was jamming with Randy Jackson in midtown Sacramento and being asked to open for a then-fledgling U2 in Davis. These days, he’s collaborating with the American Idol judge on TV projects and having Bono over to his house for breakfast. This is the unlikely tale of a kid from Yuba City who moved to Nashville to become a Grammy-nominated producer and multiplatinum songwriter, and his journey back home to where he once belonged.
Foxy Lady
Sacramento singer Andy Allo may have gotten her start at an open mic night at Fox & Goose, but after a year touring the world with Prince (who gave her a crash course in music ranging from Joni Mitchell to Jimi Hendrix), she has a new album (produced by Prince) and a solo tour on the way (on which Prince may join her). Now if only people would stop calling her his girlfriend.
Earth, Wind and Fire
Partygoers brave the elements (like fire and water) at the Old Sugar Mill in Clarksburg for Reason to Party’s Spring Gala
That '70s Night
Can you dig it? Drama kings and queens get down and boogie at a Studio 54-style fundraiser for B Street Theatre
Girl Power
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.
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