By Odin Rasco Kicking off its 50th season with a bang, Chautauqua Playhouse’s newest production, “Accomplice,” is a delightfully deceptive show that will keep the…
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By Steph Rodriguez Sacramento’s heart beats loud this fall as the city bursts with live music, vibrant culture and plenty of foodie festivals highlighting the…
By Angie Eng In ancient Greece, if an Athenian statesman fell ill, he might enter an Asclepieia sanctuary where patients were treated with art, music,…
By Marie-Elena Schembri September may be the harbinger of fall, but this month is still bringing the heat with interactive local art shows, an immersive…
By Scott Thomas Anderson Texas birthed some titans of that restless renegade sound that defines Outlaw Country, but last Friday night, when one of the Lone Star…
By Casey Rafter Stacked keyboards, a collection of acoustic and electric guitars, a hodgepodge of drum pieces, sound boards and a cart made heavy by…
By Dave Kempa Things are finally cooling down in the City of Trees, but the fall season of local live theater is just warming up….
By Chris Woodard Brian Copeland wears many hats: actor, stand-up comic, playwright, novelist and radio personality. But when you ask him to sum up what…
By Justine Chahal Over Labor Day weekend for the past three-plus decades, families from all over the Sacramento region have traveled to Sacramento’s Fremont Park…
By Jim Newton for CalMatters Excerpted from “Here Beside the Rising Tide: Jerry Garcia, the Grateful Dead, and an American Awakening” by Jim Newton. Copyright © 2025. Available from Penguin Random…
Photographs by Xavier Figueroa Alexia Roditis of Destroy Boys engages with the audience on Saturday, Aug. 9 at Channel 24 in Sacramento. Mannequin Pussy supports…
By Marie-Elena Schembri For an artist, finding opportunities to show and share their work can be hard. Even rarer are opportunities that put money in…
On Aug. 22, the city in Sacramento County known for hosting the area’s biggest rodeo will also welcome a performer from a town known for…
By Bob Grimm Another week, another fantastic horror film—continuing a banner year for the genre. Weapons—director Zach Cregger’s stunning follow-up to Barbarian, his totally crazy 2022…
By Patti Roberts After 19 years at Capital Stage, Managing Director Keith Riedell is passing his baton on to Liz Gray. Riedell is retiring at…
By Steve Martarano What happens if your Sacramento nonprofit suddenly loses an already approved $65,000 federal National Endowment for the Arts grant that was to…
SN&R chats with a musical legend and activist who is bringing her energy to the area in late August By Ken Magri Cyndi Lauper, that…