An Irish elegy: Sacramento mourns the loss of Celtic fiddle sensation St. John Fraser
The strings have settled for One Eyed Reilly performer who now ‘moves into another expression of being’ By Casey Rafter The Irish have a toast…
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From Suffolk to Sacramento’s Fox & Goose, writer captures the essence of community pub life
Local hybrid-press releases memoir exploring one man’s journey through public house connections – and across the pond and back By Casey Rafter On a morning…
Creativity in the Capital: Tavarus Blackmon and Andru Defeye on the realities of making a sustainable living as an artist
By Casey Rafter Tavarus Blackmon (aka Blackmonster) is a Sacramento talent who’s dipped his toes in music, fashion, collages and curations. His art has been…
A new voice under the trees: Viva Corless begins her musical mark on Sacramento
By Casey Rafter The second studio effort from Sacramento folk singer Viva Corless is, according to the young songwriter, her tribute to Sacramento. Released in…
Creativity in the Capital: ChaCha Burnadette and Danielle Mercado on the importance of venues and lessons from Wu-Tang Clan
By Casey Rafter Without a leader like burlesque dancer ChaCha Burnadette, Sacramento would not enjoy the kind of spice her dance group, the Darling Clementines,…
Creativity in the Capital: Dalrymple MacAlpin and The Philharmonik discuss personal transformation, artistic endeavors and finding ‘the great why’
By Casey Rafter Detroit-born storyteller, multi-instrumentalist, composer, playwright and puppeteer Dalrymple MacAlpin has spent much of his life interpreting the vivid images of his dreams…
An increasing number of women in Sacramento are choosing pregnancy in their 40s
By Ariel Caspar, Casey Rafter and Raymond Purscell Sacramento residents Ruben and Donna Arroyo recently pulled up to New Life Community Church in a large…
Creativity in the Capital: Liv Moe and Jennifer Jackson discuss the ‘cross pollination’ of artistic collaboration and the power of a network
By Casey Rafter Sacramento artist and writer Liv Moe is the founder, curator and director of the Verge Center for the Arts, which offers residency…
Creativity in the Capital: Barbara Range and Jaya King on making artistic success reality and how to be one’s own ‘biggest advocate’
By Casey Rafter Barbara Range, director of The Brickhouse Gallery and Art Complex since 2012, has called her work as the space’s curator “in service…
Creativity in the Capital: Elle Jaye and Gabe Nelson discuss the difference between being a hugger and a homebody
By Casey Rafter For over 20 years, Sacramento photographer Elle Jaye has been playing with light, water and laughter to capture electric images in her…
Creativity in the Capital: Anthony Krutzkamp and Romi Sunga on the importance of connecting with audiences, the artistic economy and what it means to be ‘made in Sac’
By Casey Rafter Anthony Krutzkamp is the artistic and executive director of the Sacramento Ballet, established in 1954. Sac Ballet is known best for its…
No shirt, no shoes, no cover songs: Sacramento bids farewell to the one and only Luna’s Café
By Casey Rafter An oil painting of a leafless tree hung behind songwriter Katie Fry last September at Luna’s Cafe. A string of blue orb…
Creativity in the Capital: Sacramento artists Peter Petty and Mike Rodriguez talk about identity, representation and the peaks and valleys of the creative process
By Casey Rafter Peter Petty is a Sacramento-based band leader who celebrates swing music with a repertoire that includes jazz, blues, holiday favorites and uproarious…
Letters: A governor against his Capital Region, why CEQA matters, and the Sacramentans we’ll always remember
Re: “Newsom’s war with California environmental groups keeps Sacramento County in its cross-hairs” by Dan Bacher (News, May 26) We are seeing the same assault…
An Americana festival at the last saloon in town
Drytown Social Club owner plans an afternoon of tunes, beer, wine and food By Casey Rafter Gold mining was at its height when Drytown boasted…
All laced up with no place to go: Sacramento Roller Derby keeps dreaming of its own spot to rock the city
Players look to finish new facility renovations, needs home game revenue to do it By Casey Rafter As she turned the corner, the player knelt…
Remembering the Music Man: Sacramento says goodbye to Skip Maggiora, the store founder who created an enduring culture
From Stairway to Stardom and Weekend Warriors, to the emergence of Quarry Park, Skip’s impact left ripples throughout the region By Casey Rafter The otherwise…