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…
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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…
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 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…
The rich cultural history of Sacramento’s Chicano murals
By Marie-Elena Schembri From the lasting legacy of the Royal Chicano Air Force murals to more recent works honoring powerful women, Chicano murals in Sacramento…
‘What the Constitution Means to Me’ at B Street Theatre inspires, provokes and engages
Ally Heatherly “What the Constitution Means to Me” at Sacramento’s B Street Theatre is an electrifying exploration of personal history and political discourse, brought to…
Vocalist Majel Connery performs in Sacramento as a call to action for environmental activism on October 11
By Jennifer Junghans Vocalist and composer Majel Connery will perform her latest environmental composition, “Elderflora,” on Friday, Oct. 11 in Sacramento. Blending classical music with…
Sacramento’s creative community and city leadership are trying to push forward, together, on saving the arts
By Scott Thomas Anderson In the midst of economic turmoil and a now-decade-long housing crisis, Sacramento’s leaders and creative community are trying to take their…
New mural honors Sacramento’s railroad legacy
By Marie-Elena Schembri Kevin Hecteman, Sacramento Southern Railroad conductor and California State Railroad Museum marketing and communications manager, traded in his conductor cap for a…
A neon star is born: New blood, old legacies and Mae McCoy’s quest to bring twang-fire to a city that can’t define her
By Scott Thomas Anderson Wearing a cowboy hat and brandishing a guitar from a Texas church, Mae McCoy struts through the spacey indigo glare that’s…
Oak Park’s Black Film Festival to highlight Black culture and uplift community
By Marie-Elena Schembri Embracing vulnerability. Grief. Community healing. Musical icons. These are just some of the themes viewers can engage with at the upcoming third…
ARTober: Spirited traditions, seasonal fun and otherworldly exhibits
By Marie-Elena Schembri Welcome to October in Sacramento! Along with crisp mornings, sunny afternoons and streets filled with amber leaves, Sacramento brings a host of…
8 Sacramento events to experience in October
By Steph Rodriguez October is crawling with killer events throughout Sacramento. Vampires return for Shannon McCabe’s 16th Annual Vampire Ball, where elegance meets dark fantasy…
Sacramento storyteller highlights the immigrant experience through poetry, film
By Marie-Elena Schembri Jorge Quintana’s poetry and films are centered on the 28-year-old Sacramento native’s experience as an undocumented immigrant, fused with the artist’s personal…
Cuenta-cuentos de Sacramento ilumina la experiencia de los inmigrantes a través de la poesía y el cine
By Marie-Elena Schembri La poesía y las películas de Jorge Quintana, oriundo de Sacramento de 28 años, centran su experiencia como inmigrante indocumentado, fusionada con…
Sacramento’s first hi-fi bar debuts with tracks pressed to vinyl
Legend Has It celebrates grand opening as Sacramento’s first hi-fidelity listening bar By Katerina Graziosi It’s a quarter to 2 p.m. when Purple Disco Machine’s…
Sacramento theaters bring spooky, political and heartfelt productions to the stage this October
By Patti Roberts Let’s do the “Time Warp” again! In the spirit of the spooky season, Green Valley Theatre Company is staging their annual rendition…