Gallery: Day 3 brings Aftershock’s most anticipated lineup
Words and photographs by Sugarwolf History was made as heavy metal giants Iron Maiden and Judas Priest both gave headlining performances on the festival’s two…
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At 70, Sacramento Ballet plots a new course — looking beyond ‘Nutcracker’ to contemporary works and boundary-breaking choreographers
By Marybeth Bizjak Since 2021, Anthony Krutzkamp has been on a mission: to turn Sacramento Ballet into a world-class dance company that brings in-demand choreographers…
A night of eternal opulence: Shannon McCabe’s 16the Annual Vampire Ball happens Oct.26
Sharpen your fangs, tighten those corsets and don your most dapper attire as you prepare to immerse yourself in the revelry of Shannon McCabe’s 16th Annual…
Solving Sacramento takes its Hangout Gigs live with LabRats on Oct. 22 at The Torch Club
The Solving Sacramento journalism collaborative is taking our Hangout Gigs local music series on the road — and our first stop is the Torch Club, a Sacramento music institution owned…
WEUSI builds campus unity and community at Sacramento State
By Siany Harts Darting around Sacramento State’s Union Serna Plaza, Ajamu Lamumba moved swiftly to help the next band set up on stage. He spent…
Gallery: Day 2 of Aftershock packs a death punch
Words and photographs by Sugarwolf Moderate temperatures ushered in the second day of 2024’s Aftershock Festival at Discovery Park. Fans got a much welcomed break…
Adults forge friendships while playing D&D at Sacramento’s There and Back Cafe
By Justine Chahal People filter into There and Back Cafe after a long day of work and are greeted with noise as soon as they…
Proposition confusion: Rent control, affordable housing and AIDS drugs intertwine in Propositions 33 and 34
By Ken Magri By the middle of October Californians start feeling the agony of frequent mailers and political advertisements for ballot propositions. But even the…
Gallery: Aftershock slays with Day 1 lineup
Words and photographs by Sugarwolf The first day of 2024’s Aftershock Festival kicked off with a lineup of hard rock heavy weights that thrilled fans…
Tribes, environmental groups address ‘fundamental flaws’ with Delta Tunnel project hearings
By Dan Bacher The struggle by tribes, environmental organizations, fishing groups and California residents to stop construction of the controversial Delta Conveyance Project, or Delta…
‘For the People’ photo gallery provides a new lens into Sacramento community
Joseph Anderson highlights the authentic moments of Northern Californian life By Chris Johnson The gallery aims to show Sacramento natives overlooked moments of everyday life…
Creative community convenes at Design Week Sacramento
By Marie-Elena Schembri For several weeks in early fall, Amanda Sanchez won’t be reachable for anything other than one thing: the planning of Design Week…
Sacramento man’s long history of advocating for Native American veteran community
By Ellie Appleby October 14 marks this year’s Indigenous People’s Day in the United States, but for 80-year-old Frank Ramirez, this is his focus on…
Sacramento Public Library’s music program brings the community together
By Krista Minard On a stormy Tuesday winter night, the Tsakopoulos Library Galleria filled with people who braved rain and wind to attend the inaugural…
‘Death in Roseville’ exhibit at the Carnegie Museum will be highlighted by author signing on Saturday, Oct. 19
Explore Roseville’s darker history through the “Death in Roseville” exhibit currently featured at the city’s historic Carnegie Museum until Nov. 2. The exhibit showcases bygone…
Meet the brains behind the books at these October author signings around Sacramento
Don’t miss these seven events hosted by independent Sacramento area bookstores By Rinn Lee Calling all Sacramento area bookworms! Local, independent bookstores are hosting several…
Money behind the curtain: Examining the political action committees and independent expenditures that impact the Sacramento mayor’s race
By Scott Thomas Anderson Sometimes the checks written to a political candidate in a race do not tell the story. That’s true of the funding…