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‘What the Constitution Means to Me’ at B Street Theatre inspires, provokes and engages
“What the Constitution Means to Me” at Sacramento’s B Street Theatre is an electrifying exploration of personal history and political discourse, brought to vivid life by the actress Elisabeth Nunziato. Heidi Schreck’s autobiographical play, which dissects the U.S. Constitution’s impact on women’s rights finds its ideal interpreter in...
Gallery: Weezer brings out-of-this-world Blue Album Tour to Golden 1
Alt-rock band Weezer touched down at Golden 1 Center on Tuesday night, to bring their ‘Voyage to the Blue Planet’ tour to the Capital’s fans. The tour celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Blue Album; Weezer’s first studio effort and one of the most highly regarded albums of the 1990s. The blue planet tour is a voyage through Weezer’s most-coveted alt-rock hits performed in front of an over-the-top cosmic experience, one that provided enough rocket fuel to launch the four musicians into the arena band space. Weezer has built upon a popular trend of bands performing full albums at concerts by front-loading their set with fan favorites chosen by way of an online survey, and then showcasing that music inside a wildly outrageous stage set reminiscent of a themepark ride. Sacramento witnessed its first sighting of this spectacle when a giant Weezer branded spaceship lifted up into the atmosphere, leaving behind four intrepid musicians to save the planet by performing their blue album. Fog spilled out on to the stage, planets descended from the rafters, and UFO’s sped across an earth-sized LED screen while lead singer Rivers Cuomo navigated his crew through the nearly 120-minute set that left Sacramento’s stargazers gasping for oxygen. Weezer enlisted bands the Flaming Lips, and Dinosaur Jr. to help complete their mission.
New mural honors Sacramento’s railroad legacy
Kevin Hecteman, Sacramento Southern Railroad conductor and California State Railroad Museum marketing and communications manager, traded in his conductor cap for a paintbrush on Sunday, Sept. 15 as one of dozens who helped lay down the first brushstrokes for a community mural commemorating the contribution of railroads — and those who built them — to industry and agriculture at the California State Railroad Museum.
Sacramento’s creative community and city leadership are trying to push forward, together, on saving the arts
In the midst of economic turmoil and a now-decade-long housing crisis, Sacramento’s leaders and creative community are trying to take their cooperation with each other to new levels – all in hopes of preserving the city’s artistic soul. Maybe even growing it. The latest symposium along these...
Vocalist Majel Connery performs in Sacramento as a call to action for environmental activism on October 11
Vocalist and composer Majel Connery will perform her latest environmental composition, “Elderflora,” on Friday, Oct. 11 in Sacramento. Blending classical music with modern technology, she tells the story of a tree from birth to death from the tree’s perspective. Connery, who has a Ph.D. in musicology, performs...
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