Garden Party
A new design-forward beer garden in East Sacramento offers dozens of craft brews on tap and craveable mix-and-match dishes from 10 different purveyors. At Garden at the Line, you can have your fresh Kru sashimi and eat your hot Nash & Proper fries too.
Out and About in March and April 2025
Proud Mary keeps on burning in Broadway Sacramento's Tina Turner musical, everything beautiful happens at night for Capital Stage, Jack Gallagher is both funnyman and front man with his musical comedy show at The Sofia, and more. Here are 10 events helping this spring bloom that much brighter.
25 Can’t-Miss Events to Check Out in 2025
Concerts, food festivals, films, art exhibits, plays, musicals, comedy & more.
The Maestro of Mardi Gras
Meet Wes Samms, the bedazzled master of ceremonies behind the City of Trees Parade—one of Sacramento’s biggest, loudest and most joyful civic celebrations.
Can't-miss events kicking off in February
A seldom-told part of World War II history lands at the California Museum, Drag Race winner and author Sasha Velour takes the Mondavi Center stage, star-crossed lovers dance a world premiere at the SAFE Center, and more.
Step It Up, Sacramento
In cities around the world, well-designed yet uncomplicated elevated structures have provided simple pleasures for locals and tourists alike. Can we rise to the occasion too?
Mid-Century Minimalism
A floor-to-roof renovation transformed a modest mid-century ranch house in Auburn into a modernist jewel box. For a design-savvy couple determined to keep clutter at bay while working at home and nurturing a growing family, less is infinitely more.
The Sins of My Father
As a Yolo County organic walnut farmer and a longtime leader in California agriculture, Craig McNamara—pictured at below as a teenager in the White House in 1968—has devoted his career to practicing sustainable farming, feeding the hungry, and growing the next generation of farmers as the founder of the highly acclaimed Center for Land-Based Learning. But in his new memoir Because Our Fathers Lied, excerpted below, he recounts his deeply complicated and conflicted relationship with his father, Robert McNamara—the chief architect of the Vietnam War and one of the most controversial political figures in American history.
Q&A with Cookbook Author Erin Alderson
As Sacramentans, we are all intimately familiar with the concept of farm-to-fork, but according to Erin Alderson, we should be eating farm-to-cupboard-to-fork too. In her recently released vegetarian cookbook, The Yearlong Pantry, the Fair Oaks-based food blogger and author makes the case for thinking seasonally, not just when it comes to fruits and vegetables, but also for shelf-stable staples like rice, beans and almonds. Here, she talks to us about how best to start stocking your kitchen, the perfect sweater-weather meals, and the inspiration behind writing a book featuring everything from barley soup to nuts.
Start 2025 Off Right with Can't-Miss Events Around the Region
Concerts, art exhibits and more are starting the year on a high note.
Out and About in January and February 2025
High-flying adventure abounds in Cirque Kalabanté's Mondavi Center debut; The FORCE is with LL Cool J at Thunder Valley; we’re going nuts for the 110th Capay Valley Almond Festival, and more. Here are 10 local events to help start the year off right.
Now Hear This
In cities like San Francisco and Houston, you can find amazing scientific wonders called whisper dishes. They require no wires, no batteries and no energy to power them—just the sound of your own voice. We think that’s something worth shouting about here at home.
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