‘Georgiana & Kitty’ doth present a Victorian Yuletide tale to brighten up the season
By Patti Roberts ‘Tis the festive Yuletide season — a time for the esteemed Darcy and Bennet families to arrive at Capitol Stage for the…
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Shira Lane strives to foster a creative, environmentally friendly Sacramento
By Justine Chahal When Shira Lane moved from the Bay Area to Sacramento with her family in 2016, she was unsure of what she would…
Sacramento’s December theater roundup: stage groups ring in the holidays
By Ally Heatherly The holiday season has arrived in Sacramento, as local theater companies are ready to dazzle with a lineup of festive productions. From…
Cosmic Roots takes center stage at Solving Sacramento’s latest Hangout Gigs live at the Torch Club on Dec. 17
The Solving Sacramento journalism collaborative will host another live version of its Hangout Gigs, returning again to the tried-and-true Sacramento music escape of The Torch…
B Street Theatre’s production of ‘A Christmas Carol’ shines with audience participation, candy and unadulterated joy
By Dave Kempa Mirth! Joy! Candy! The moment audience members shuffle into the theater for B Street Theatre’s winking take on “A Christmas Carol,” they…
An Oscar contender: Kieran Culkin gives a performance for the ages in ‘A Real Pain’
By Bob Grimm Kieran Culkin goes next-level brilliant in A Real Pain, the sophomore directorial effort from Jesse Eisenberg, who also wrote the amazing script. This…
Get in the holiday spirit with art this December
By Marie-Elena Schembri The holiday season is in full swing with festive arts events and plenty of options to find the perfect gift for art…
8 Sacramento events to experience in December
By Steph Rodriguez Sacramento is rocking around the clock this holiday season with a variety of festive shows even the Grinch in your family can…
Sacramento percussionist Jay Myers on the power of music
By Sena Christian Like many small town athlete-musicians, Jay Myers’ halftimes during his high school football games were busy. He would rush to remove his…
Sacramento’s NineFingers finds healing and community through music and dodgeball
By Cristian Gonzalez NineFingers, the enigmatic musician with a penchant for blending styles, first picked up a guitar at 12 years old. Like many young…
Painting our future: Can’t have art without the heart
By Donna Apidone Heart is the basis of art. Young people may feel an urge to create, but they count on parents and teachers to…
‘Urinetown the Musical’ at Cosumnes River College is a satirical splash
By Ally Heatherly Cosumnes River College’s production of “Urinetown the Musical,” directed by Ryan Perez Adame, is a satirical triumph, blending biting social commentary with…
Art meets legacy: Exploring Manetti Shrem’s latest exhibitions in Davis
By Casey Rafter Decades of experience guided the dancer’s movements as she silently shifted her arms, her hips and back, her legs — all in…
A super man, indeed: This new Christopher Reeve documentary offers a sad but heartwarming tribute
By Bob Grimm I still remember my dad saying, “Who the heck is this gangly guy?” when the casting of Superman was announced in the mid-1970s. “He’s…
B Street Theatre’s Family Series celebrates 20 years in Sacramento
By Lisa Thibodeau B Street Theatre was conceived by actor Timothy Busfield as a touring theater for children more than 25 years ago, and has…
Sacramento’s Axis Gallery features work exclusively by artists over 60 in its exhibit ‘View from the Hill’
By Jennifer Junghans Featuring distinctive work from seven artists over the age of 60, the art exhibit “View from the Hill” is showing at Axis…
Fanny the all-female rock band with Sacramento roots everyone should hear about
By Steph Rodriguez An all-female rock band almost lost to time is experiencing a warming resurgence through the documentary film “Fanny: The Right to Rock”…