All hail Project Hail Mary, a rousingly wonderful, beautifully strange sci-fi epic with Ryan Gosling and an enchanting pile of rocks at its center. Directors Phil…
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Bob Odenkirk continues his later-career transformation into an unorthodox action hero with Normal, a bloody small-town action thriller that gives him plenty of asses to…
Darius Tahir and Oona Zenda Illustration by Oona Zenda April 17, 2026 If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis,…
First comes the glittering jacket, then the single white sequined glove, followed by the tilted black fedora. By then, the enthusiastic audience knows what’s coming…
Spring is here, and Sacramento is ready to turn up the volume with music, art and community celebrations that will fill your calendar — from…
Murder, manipulation, miracles, musicals – all of these are taking to Sacramento area stages this April as theater companies bring classic tales to life. For…
Each of the three Cake concerts from Saturday, March 21 to Monday, March 23 were sold out. (Photo by Xavier Figueroa) Fans get their tickets…
Lucas Immanuel’s earliest memory of playing video games is when he was a child, sitting with his brother and father, as the disc for Lego…
Sacramento-area cartoonist Sam Kieth, whose raw, unconventional style reshaped iconic characters like Wolverine and Batman and found its fullest expression in his groundbreaking series The Maxx, died March 16 from complications of Lewy Body Dementia. He was 63. A fiercely original storyteller, Kieth built a national following while remaining deeply rooted in the Sacramento creative community.
By Serena Roberts Sacramento bookworms, prepare to adorn your favorite literary tee and tote and clear off some extra space on your bookshelf. The Sacramento…
On March 29, 12 women will stand in the parking lot of Tower Theatre during the ALL Women Live Painting event. Surrounded by a throng…
Before Beau Ryder Davis ever stepped onto a Sacramento stage, he was already deep in the storytelling world. Growing up in Hazard, Kentucky — and…
By Patti Roberts Toward the end of each semester at the four Los Rios Community College campuses, all the world’s a stage for theater students….
A local rendition of the home-cooked flavors of Trinidad and Tobago By Melanie Arechiga and Madeline Garcia Tucked away in the Fulton Faire shopping center…
As I approached The Sofia, home of B Street Theatre in Sacramento on a February morning, swarms of fourth and fifth grade kids from Greer…
By Serena Roberts Lately, two of Sacramento’s cultural storytelling arms have been leaning into low-cost admission initiatives with a boldness that mirrors their plays and…
By Ruth Finch The LabRats are a genre-spanning jazz quartet that’s breaking into a new frontier: musical theater. While the band can usually be found…