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Finding the flow: ZoukVida offers rare human connections from Sacramento to Grass Valley
In a world that keeps losing real bonds and touch, two dancers are re-introducing the magic with adaptable traditions from South America By Casey…
Sacramento-area theater fans still have time for “Emilie: La Marquise Du Châtelet Defends Her Life Tonight”
Early reviews have been strong for a theater production in Cameron Park about the 18th-century scientific visionary Emilie du Chatelet, the woman who worked alongside…
Sacramento’s summer of music love
The return of Concerts In the Park is the return of a force helping the city find itself By Scott Thomas Anderson Members of Moxy…
Round up: Midsummer isn’t cooling for live entertainment around the Capital City
The region is halfway through the hot season – and dancers, musicians and filmmakers are all chipping in to help escape the Summertime Blues. Here…
Wind-swept wandering in the Mediterranean
Sometime around 850 B.C., the Greek poet Homer first mused about the seduction of a “wine dark sea,” forever linking Dionysian vines to the flaming…
Sacramento’s Stardust Emporium brings a community together around the virtues of vintage
By Julie Blunt More than 13,000-square-feet of bright colored clothes; uniquely designed furniture; antique toys and collectors’ items; vintage entertainment; a private movie theater; a…
‘I want to be a DJ’: being a fly on the wall for Sac State’s KSSU 30-year anniversary.
University’s student-run online radio station celebrates three decades of jams By Casey Rafter The wood framed door clicks, locking as I enter the KSSU studio…
The perfect tool for summer in Sacramento: Free moisture meter
BeWaterSmart offers handy device to have during drought or any time During the driest year in Sacramento history, soil is getting rock hard, too —…
Lens on history: the new documentary about a Russian rebel’s poisoning
New streaming options include silent Soviet classics and a pitstop in Palestine By Juan-Carlos Selznick Over the last couple of months, the film I’ve found…
The original influencer: Darrell Corti’s early whiskeys for Sacramento hit it big on the world-wide market
Whisky Auctioneer proves how badly bourbon collectors want to bring home Corti’s labels By Scott Thomas Anderson If there’s any doubt about Darrell Corti’s legendary…
The quaternity of bands helping celebrate Pride in Sacramento this weekend
Spacewalker, Autumn Sky Hall, Steev and the Bitch Club and Emily Durbin take the stage at Harlow’s June 18 By Casey Rafter The signature marquee…
Bountiful reflections: Davis faith leader writes about the terran-spiritual connection in ‘Contemplative Gardening’
By Alex Muegge A light breeze rustles through Grace Garden behind Davis United Methodist Church. A majority of the garden is shaded by trees, and…
Are Sacramento’s vegans falling in love with their own version of junk food?
By Tyra Willis As vegan options continue popping up across Sacramento, the choice between healthy meals or comfort food is sparking some debate: Burger Patch…
Live energy and analog edges: Sacramento’s Oh Lonesome Ana looks for new sounds, past connections in debut
After experimental studio days, band plays Starlet Room June 17 to release ‘Megadeth Tee’ album By Casey Rafter Maroon stems and green leaves soaking up…
The Artists Collective helps Sacramento playwright wrestle with ‘Time of Death’ this May
Group that has been bringing writers, actors and directors together finds home at the city’s Ooley Theatre. Next production runs May 26 thru June 11…
Why writing matters
By Scott Thomas Anderson It was a big week for pop entertainment, a kind of stress test for whether the newly reborn Hollywood studio system…