Pam Avery on the winding road to becoming a studio artist in Sacramento
By Helen Harlan Pam Avery doesn’t often listen to music when she paints her vibrant and dynamic abstract acrylic canvases in her studio in Boulevard…
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Big coup for a small biz: Local store Face in a Book wins national Raven Award from Mystery Writers of America
There’s almost universal agreement now that the detective story, and literature’s entire mystery genre, started in the mind of Edgar Allen Poe when he penned…
‘A perfect time’ at The Ooley Theatre in Sacramento
By Helen Harlan When Gerald Ooley returned to Sacramento from working in military intelligence in the Vietnam War in the early 1970s, he was a…
The violent, wild West: Netflix’s ‘American Primeval’ miniseries fizzles after a great start
By Bob Grimm After a grand start, Netflix’s American Primeval fades toward a bland, copout finish. The brutal depiction of the old American West can’t maintain its…
Land Park’s Fairytale Town partners with NorCal Arts to produce children’s theater
By Lisa Thibodeau Sacramento’s historic storybook park Fairytale Town, located in William Land Park, is partnering with NorCal Arts (formerly Northern California School of the…
Falsely blaming the LA wildfires on Delta protection and the imperiled smelt is distorting the picture of water in California
President-elect Trump is spreading a sham narrative to the country, which is being parroted by allies, about what is happening in the Golden State’s rivers…
Sacramento libraries are reaching deeper into the community, expanding offerings in a tech-dominated landscape
By Helen Harlan It’s just after 11 a.m. on blustery Thursday in Midtown Sacramento. Around a dozen students look content as they leave the community…
The role of ‘third spaces’ in keeping all-ages music alive in Sacramento
By Rachel Leibrock Ruby Copher was 15 the first time she played for a crowd. It was the summer of 2021 at Swabbies on the…
The International Conference on Genocide in Sacramento this winter concluded with a focus on global unity
The former President of Indonesia left a lasting impact on attendees By Analah Wallace The International Conference on Genocide wrapped up in late November at…
Routine script, great performances: Pamela Anderson leads an amazing cast in ‘The Last Showgirl’
By Bob Grimm Pamela Anderson gives a great performance—one that’s sometimes unhinged and out there—in The Last Showgirl. It’s the first time I can think of…
Psychedelics art projects aim to stamp Grass Valley as epicenter of movement
By Russell Nichols For the past four years, Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) has been pushing to decriminalize psychedelic drugs — but every time he…
Sacramento writer who went from prison and rehabilitation leader to crime novelist appears at local bookstore for ‘River of Lies’ release on Jan. 11
“After two decades of work in the criminal justice system, I’ve witnessed the extremes of human behavior, depravity to redemption,” author James L’Etoile has noted…
ENLIGHTENMENT: Nationally known artist Shane Grammer will be in conversation over drinks in Downtown Sacramento during free talk on Jan. 9
Fresh off the heels of having a packed crowd for its mini-symposium on True Crime, ENLIGHTENMENT returns to Ruhstaller’s BSMT in Downtown Sacramento to kick-off…
Fresh perspectives in art for the new year in Sacramento
By Marie-Elena Schembri Whether you choose to dip your toes into fantasy, immerse yourself in nature or peer into the past for insight into the…
A victory against Frankenfish – genetically engineered salmon company shuts down hatchery operations
By Dan Bacher In mid-December, the Board of Directors of AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. announced that the company will shut down its fish hatchery operations in Bay Fortune,…
8 Sacramento events to experience in January
By Steph Rodriguez January is packed with an eclectic mix of live music, horrifying film festivals and enough anime and gamer fandoms to pack the…
Trump allies warn California leaders they could go to prison over sanctuary city laws
By Wendy Fry and Jeanne Kuang for CalMatters California’s southern border, long ‘ground zero’ in the fight between federal and local officials over immigration policy,…