Will episodes of "The Simpsons" become cultural cockroaches surviving the end of the world? Imagine those irreverent satires turning up as the revered epic literature of previous generations…
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Portal is the anchor for special events along R StreetArt installation highlights future Ice Blocks development of homes, shopsPortal moves to TBD Fest next week … Click to Continue &r…
Costumes and smiles create a bright scene at SacAnime 2015 at the Sacramento Convention Center and Sheraton Grand Hotel on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015. Video by Autumn Payne/apayne@sacbee.com. M…
After shortened season, it is cutting costs, raising fundsMove to former Fremont School site creates growth opportunitiesAlso in the works: More collaboration with local businesses … C…
PORTAL is a steel-framed art installation covered in mirrored Plexiglas and 9,000 LED lights. Really, it's the hook that's attracting musicians, bloggers and artists to the city's most unlik…
Crocker Art Museum is the exclusive U.S. host of Dürer showDiversity marks the San Francisco Fine Arts Museums offeringsAsian Art Museum looks at influence of Japan on European works ……
Incoming artistic director looks to preserve company's identityHe's familiar to Sacramento theatrical communitySeason opens with 'Mr. Burns, a Post Electric Play' … Click to Continue &…
Commissioned work by Idris Goodwin has rough promiseActors deliver dazzling performances at musician brothersContrasts are key to this engaging drama … Click to Continue »
Long-running political theater company, which does not do silent mime, to perform police-harassment-themed show "Freedomland," Aug. 28 in Nevada City, Aug. 29 in Sacramento and Aug. 30 in Da…
"Three Days of Rain" by Richard Greenberg continues at Big Idea Theatre. The drama, directed by Shaleen Schmutzer-Smith, explores a family's past of mystery and betrayal. 8 p.m. Thursday-Sat…
Now it is up to the public and Cash's many fans to fund the $8 million required for the Johnny Cash Trail Art ExperienceThe public art project will feature 8 pieces of artwork, including two…
If you see one movie about governmentally modified assassins this weekend, don't make it "Hitman: Agent 47." "American Ultra" is the far superior take on the unknowing super spy, because …
A soup spoon turns lethal in the unlikely hands of sweet and spacy stoner Mike (Jesse Eisenberg) in the violently paranoid action comedy "American Ultra." Mike's a lot like the … Click…
'When We Were Colored' portrays middle-class black life in SacramentoThe late author Eva Rutland chronicled her worries as a motherPlay tells one story of the black experience in America …
Current films are reviewed each week to provide parents a guide to decide what may be appropriate to younger viewers American Ultra What it's about: An stoner burnout discovers government-en…
Ginger Rutland discusses her mother's memoir about middle-class black family life in Sacramento in the 1950s. Video by Janet Vitt … Click to Continue »
Powerful production is full of terrific songs, performancesProduction shows hope, struggles of joyous youthGlenn Casale's production revels in the moments … Click to Continue »
Playwright sees a hunger for new work in live artsB Street commissioned 'Bars and Measures'Theaters in Ashland, Chicago also see his new works … Click to Continue »
Ginger Rutland writes a play from her mother's memoir of middle-class black life in Sacramento in the 1950s. Video by Janet Vitt. … Click to Continue »
Organizers held a fundraiser Thursday evening at Fairytale Town to spark some attention for renovating the amphitheater built as a Works Progress Administration project during the Depression…
William A. Carroll Amphitheater was Depression-era projectSupporters seeking private donations to improve seating, add bathroomsLand Park has $13 million in immediate renovation needs ……
'Hair' will close the 2015 Music Circus season next week. Director Glenn Casale hopes to connect the political and social turmoil of the sixties to issues today. Video by Madeline Lear/The S…
Glenn Casale relishes challenge of legendary 1968 musicalSubscribers were offered play as an optional sixth productionDirector plans earthy, visceral version of rock musical … Click to…
On first-time display are Buddy 'L' toys … Click to Continue »