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Sacramento’s community theaters strive to keep their seats filled — and see signs of progress
Local performing arts companies have always faced challenges in attracting audiences, choosing relatable shows and managing finances. In recent years, they’ve also had to deal with long pandemic shutdowns, an aging audience, limited media coverage and competition from at-home streaming platforms. While most larger theater companies in Sacramento have...
Downtown Sacramento hair salon transforms into intimate venue for Black music and spoken word
Overlooking J Street, Mahogany and Rose converts from a salon specializing in curly hair and locs, to a space dedicated to celebrating Black artists. Out the Way on J is a monthly show that invites audiences to share in an intimate experience with independent musicians, rappers, poets and soul artists. It is curated by Mahogany and Rose CEO and founder Camille Janae, and community leader and organizer Andreas “Dre-T” Tilman Jr.
Sacramento’s Office of Arts and Culture hosts listening session for proposed guaranteed income pilot grant for artists
Curiosity was in the air when the City of Sacramento’s Office of Arts and Culture hosted dozens of local artists at a guaranteed income community listening session on Monday, June 10 at Celebration Arts. The event was held to discuss a potential pilot grant program through the OAC that...
The number of grandparents taking the ADU or converted housing path in the Sacramento region is way up
More and more people in Sacramento are opting to move into multigenerational homes, or build accessory dwelling units – better known as ADUs – to keep family members close them while avoiding painful housing prices. Advocates for this move say it also adds property value to their existing homes.
California program to treat chronic conditions through healthy diets could end
The Legislature and governor will need to act this year if the state is to continue providing food as medicine for low-income residents. This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital & Main and co-published here with permission. When Nazifa Hakimzada met with her doctor in 2022, she...
Dream.Org comes to Sacramento
Dream.Org, a national organization based in Oakland, was founded as the Dream Corps in 2007 by entrepreneur-activist Van Jones with the goal of reaching across political divides to bring justice, and environmental and technological change to underrepresented populations. Until recently, despite its nearby Bay Area roots, Dream.Org’s training has never...
The LGBTQ+ Historic Experience Project is working to solidify a diverse narrative of Sacramento’s queer history
The first draft of the LGBTQ+ Historic Experience Project Historic Context Statement (HCS) was unveiled online and at the Sacramento LGBT Community Center’s booth at Sacramento Pride June 8. The document offers the public a preliminary look at the findings of a year-long historical investigation underway with the City of Sacramento’s Community Development Department’s Historic Preservation program.
Finding your cyber sabbatical through the wine, vines and views of ‘The El Dorado 8′
Les Heinsen keeps his hand on the wheel of a Kubota RTV, his eyes casting ahead at the bronze blanket of fallen leaves that’s scattered under dense pines. The dirt path gets steeper. Heinsen steadies his foot on the gas. The acronym for what he’s driving — Rough Terrain Vehicle — says a lot about the condition of this mountain trail in El Dorado County.
Fearless in darkness, fearless in light: Katie Knipp’s ‘Me’ plumbs the depths of struggle – album release show this Saturday at Harlow’s
The brush strokes capture a woman throwing her head back in a mess of wet hair and abandon, her mouth opening in what might be an untamed cackle or a passionate cry of ecstasy. In either case, what Spanish painter Joan Lalucat conjured when framing this wild woman is a...
Farm to Fork to compost in Sacramento
Brooks Truitt Community Garden — a pearlescent oyster shell sits atop a softly steaming pile of mulch next to the light rail track, the cherry on a compost sundae. The mulch, now in its fourth week of rotations, is waiting for the worm to turn. Community members take a...
The return of trickle-down economics
In Kansas, Mississippi and other states, tax cuts for the wealthy could bring devastating reductions to education, health and other vital programs. This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital & Main and co-published here with permission. Heather Ferguson loves to talk about her daughter’s school in Johnson...
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