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The hopping, the hoping. Getting into The Nutcracker takes more than fancy footwork.| Sactown Magazine
The hopping, the hoping. Getting into The Nutcracker takes more than fancy footwork.| Sactown Magazine
In 2014, two local women found a decidedly unconventional way to help children with physical and cognitive challenges—hosting skateboarding clinics, in the hopes of fostering confidence and community. Now beginning its second decade, with the founders passing the torch to their like-minded teammates, SkateMD is once again ramping up its mission to spread kindness and spark joy, one totally gnarly grind at time.| Sactown Magazine
The merged and reborn Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera returned in 2015. And this year, the company celebrated their 10th season.| Sactown Magazine
He’s one of the toughest fighters in one of the toughest sports known to man—mixed martial arts. Now Urijah Faber has a shot to become a champion again.| Sactown Magazine
Artist David Garibaldi has been wowing Sacramento crowds for years with his full-throttle live performances. But now this one-time graffiti-loving troublemaker is going global with the world’s largest entertainment company. Meet the man who’s putting the “dope” in Dopey.| Sactown Magazine
The Sacramento A’s has a nice ring to it. Is it time to swing for the fences again? Batter up!| Sactown Magazine
Last night in downtown Sacramento at 7th and K Street|!!| dozens of guests checked into a five-story brick hotel. But their intent was not to find a place to rest their heads|!!| but rather to discover one of the largest new art installation projects in Northern California. |!!!| |!!!|The event was a VIP preview party of the Art Hotel|!!| an experimental and multi-medium art exhibition housed inside the former Jade Apartments|!!| where nearly 100 artists have transformed the abandoned space i...| Sactown Magazine
The hotly anticipated ArtStreet—M5Arts’ follow-up to last year’s Art Hotel—opens at the Mill at Broadway. Take a sneak peek inside.| Sactown Magazine
From an eponymous dramedy this past spring spotlighting local landmarks like the Tower Bridge and Gunther's Ice Cream, to fall's eagerly anticipated Paul Thomas Anderson feature One Battle After Another that filmed scenes in downtown, Sacramento is seeing its name in lights.| Sactown Magazine
Soil Born Farms has grown into one of California’s largest urban farms, promising a more sustainable future for Sacramento and beyond.| Sactown Magazine
Brewed with Belgian Callebaut chocolate, topped with scratch-made marshmallow fluff and chocolate mousse, then brûléed to perfection, this tasty treat is among the dozens of people, places and things that have added a dollop of delight to this year. Here's one of our picks for Best of the City 2025.| Sactown Magazine
The 35th annual Chalk It Up: Chalk Art and Music Festival runs Aug. 30 through Sept. 1, in midtown's Fremont Park| Sactown Magazine
A celebration of blues, jazz, rock, soul and plenty of multiethnic Texas heritage, the Tejano Conjunto music festival returs to downtown on Aug. 31.| Sactown Magazine
A new 300-square-foot speakeasy opens in Old Sacramento that’s a little Enchanted Tiki Room, a little Indiana Jones, and a whole lot of exploratory fun. Adventure is in there.| Sactown Magazine
Selling out venues across the country and launching their 10th studio album, Deftones earned their place as one of our picks for Best of the City 2025.| Sactown Magazine
Top chef and Kru owner Billy Ngo is going underground for a new venture with a concept as unpretentious as he is: a basement ramen bar.| Sactown Magazine
Sponsored Content Whether you’re planning a swanky rooftop soirée, a fun-filled family gathering or a stylish corporate affair, our annual Venue Guide has you covered. From elegant ballrooms and garden flair to boutique event spaces and immersive entertainment hubs, these local spots offer the perfect backdrop—and vibe—for every kind of event. Let the planning begin. garden at the line...| Sactown Magazine
After retiring in 2012 from UC Davis, where he was an art professor for 43 years—and on the eve of a solo show at the Manetti Shrem Museum—Mike Henderson reflects on shining shoes as a young man in Missouri, seeing his soul in Van Gogh's "Potato Eaters," believing he had lost decades' worth of paintings in a fire, and securing his place in one of the greatest university art departments ever assembled.| Sactown Magazine
From the Shady Lady Saloon to Hook & Ladder, interior designer Whitney Johnson is curating the city's culinary environment.| Sactown Magazine
Following their Sacramento-centric HGTV home design series, Mash-Up Your Home, Colossus Mfg is also rebranding Broadway’s Tower District.| Sactown Magazine
Join Restaurant Josephine on a culinary tour of France with a delicious detour to Eastern Europe. Bon appétit and bon voyage.| Sactown Magazine
Cyndi Lauper in concert, the Sacramento Ballet and Capital Stage launch their new seasons, and much more. Here are 15 reasons to fall for the arts.| Sactown Magazine
We asked 15 local chefs and restaurateurs where and what they eat after they’ve hung up their aprons at the end of the day. Their answers didn't disappoint.| Sactown Magazine
All the culinary world’s a stage at the ambitious new omakase restaurant Okesutora. where former Nobu chef Hieu Phan delivers sea-worthy flavors in midtown.| Sactown Magazine
With almost triple the space, Pizza Supreme Being goes all in with an expanded downtown showcase for their one-of-a-kind pies.| Sactown Magazine
Well-designed elevated structures are providing simple pleasures for locals and tourists alike in cities around the world. Can we rise to the occasion too?| Sactown Magazine
Renowned pitmaster Matt Horn expands to Elk Grove. With Michelin-rated brisket and ribs, the down-home Horn Barbecue delivers feasts worth ’cueing up for.| Sactown Magazine
The Nevada County Fair, Japanese Food & Cultural Bazaar, midtown's chalk fest and more. Here are the fairs and festivals rounding out the summer.| Sactown Magazine
He is the most prolific public artist in Sacramento, and now, J.M. Knudsen is expanding his vision for a more creative city.| Sactown Magazine
Break out the lawn chairs and the popcorn for a bevy of outdoor summer movie nights (and a few fall ones, too) across the Sacramento region.| Sactown Magazine
Fairs and Festivals to wrap up summer with a blast| Sactown Magazine
With All Things Must Pass, his documentary chronicling the rise and fall of Tower Records, Colin Hanks brings his hometown story to the big screen.| Sactown Magazine
Jeff Nebeker and his ceramic doughnuts have gone deliciously viral. We talk to the Sacramento artist and former baker about his “yum aesthetic.”| Sactown Magazine
NBA champion Bill Cartwright—who recently published his autobiography, "Living Life at the Center"—talks about why Sacramento “is the place to be.”| Sactown Magazine
UC Davis' Manetti Shrem Museum is celebrating the work of UCD alum, sculptor Deborah Butterfield.| Sactown Magazine
The Crocker Art Museum is mounting a retrospective of the late Wayne Thiebaud — take a guided tour of 10 of the works featured in the exhibit.| Sactown Magazine
Something’s brewing in Davis. The new UC Davis Coffee Center is America’s first academic facility dedicated entirely to the research of coffee.| Sactown Magazine
We sipped and savored our way through the offerings from dozens of Sacramento roasters to bring you our ultimate guide to local coffee.| Sactown Magazine
From the tables of Michelin-recognized restaurants like Canon to workshops at its new, larger studio, Echeri Ceramics is having a moment.| Sactown Magazine
Q&A with Agustín Arteaga, new CEO and director of the Crocker Art Museum| Sactown Magazine
The Crocker Art Museum welcomes back visitors with a new retrospective celebrating Wayne Thiebaud's 100th birthday. We caught up with the renowned Sacramento painter about life, art and yes, even his favorite kind of pie.| Sactown Magazine
Sacramento has long been celebrated as the City of Trees. We look back at our rise to arboreal splendor and ahead to the future of our majestic neighbors.| Sactown Magazine
With old-world charm and new-world optimism, V’s Paradise in Old Sacramento is a love letter to our city’s immigrant history, brimming with flavor.| Sactown Magazine
The talented teams behind two local Michelin-rated restaurants, Nixtaco and Canon, come together to open Cantina Pedregal in Folsom.| Sactown Magazine
For many, the journey to Journey to the Dumpling just got a whole lot easier as the celebrated Elk Grove restaurant expands into midtown.| Sactown Magazine
For decades, inflatable public art has been popping up around the world. We’d like to float this idea here too.| Sactown Magazine
Break out your flip-flops, bring your appetite, and get ready for some big fun. Check out these four May fairs and festivals to get a jump-start on summer .| Sactown Magazine
On March 31, the Athletics played their first home opener in West Sacramento. Fans packed the stadium to witness history and root, root for the home team.| Sactown Magazine
With Chu Mai, chef Billy Ngo honors his mom and the dishes he grew up loving, while putting his own spin on Vietnamese and Chinese classics.| Sactown Magazine
Sting heads to Hard Rock Live; the Sacramento Asian Pacific Film Festival comes to The Sofia; Channel 24 continues its opening concerts in midtown and more.| Sactown Magazine
E.A. Hanks, Tom Hanks' daughter and self-described “Sacramento girl,” on her childhood and new book, "The 10: A Memoir of Family and the Open Road."| Sactown Magazine
There are more retailers than ever that make it easy being green. Here are seven of the most eco-friendly stores in our region.| Sactown Magazine
For five years, Zaved Khan has been training his lens on Sacramento’s past and present, serving up slices of civic nostalgia.| Sactown Magazine
Fram Oakland to Sactown, the A's are headed to Sutter Health Park. What does it mean for Sacramento’s prospects as a permanent home to America’s Pastime?| Sactown Magazine
Playground swings are for kids—or so we thought. In fact, these urban amenities are a surprisingly popular trend for "kids" of all ages.| Sactown Magazine
A new retrospective at the Legion of Honor spotlights the late Sacramento painter Wayne Thiebaud as a master student of art history.| Sactown Magazine
The Hanami Line is poised to give us all a sneak peek of its annual cherry blossom showcase. Sacramento, get ready to be pretty in pink.| Sactown Magazine
The Tina Turner musical at Broadway Sacramento, a world premiere for Capital Stage, Jack Gallagher at The Sofia, and more. Here are 10 can't-miss events.| Sactown Magazine
Two years after closing their beloved noodle nook, husband-wife owners Yasushi and Kathy Ueyama relaunch Shoki's with a smaller menu but bigger flavors.| Sactown Magazine
Two local Michelin-rated chefs join forces to open Pedregal, an authentic yet innovative Mexican cantina in Folsom. Could Michelin come calling again?| Sactown Magazine
The Slough House Kitchen offers desert-island-worthy dishes and an escapist patio made for watching summer sunsets while sipping a glass of Amador zin.| Sactown Magazine
Concerts, food festivals, films, art exhibits, plays, musicals, comedy & more. Here are 25 events around the Sacramento region to fill 2025.| Sactown Magazine
A beer garden in East Sacramento, Garden at the Line, offers craft brews and craveable mix-and-match local dishes, from Kru sashimi to Nash & Proper fries.| Sactown Magazine
Companies have broken out, taking their shows into parks and playgrounds with environmental theater. We should think outside the black box too.| Sactown Magazine
Read about our proposal for a Tower Bridge climb and other fun ideas down below. (Photo by Eli Margetich)When my co-editor and wife Elyssa Lee and I launched Sactown in 2006, our mission was to shine a bright spotlight on the people, places and things that make our region the amazing place that it is. But we had an ulterior...| Sactown Magazine
Last year, Sacramento lost Wayne Thiebaud. We should remember our greatest hometown artist with a museum befitting his global stature.| Sactown Magazine
A seldom-told history lands at the California Museum, "Drag Race" winner Sasha Velour comes to the Mondavi Center, and more as February events heat up.| Sactown Magazine
In 2005, Estella Sanchez founded Sacramento's multicultural nonprofit Sol Collective to help others explore their own diverse identities throught the arts.| Sactown Magazine
The Gorman Museum at UC Davis marks its 50th anniversary with a beautiful new home to showcase its collection of contemporary Native American art.| Sactown Magazine
25 Can’t-Miss Events to Check Out in 2025| Sactown Magazine
A floor-to-roof renovation transformed a modest mid-century ranch house in Auburn into a modernist jewel box.| Sactown Magazine
In her vegetarian cookbook, "The Yearlong Pantry," local author Erin Alderson argues for thinking seasonally about more than just fruits and vegetables.| Sactown Magazine
Concerts, art exhibits and more are starting the year on a high note all around the Sacramento area this month.| Sactown Magazine
Sacramento-area events in January and February, 2025: Lyle Lovett, LL Cool J, the Capay Valley Almond Festival, Mean Girls, and more.| Sactown Magazine
In cities like San Francisco, you can find amazing scientific wonders called whisper dishes. We think that’s something worth shouting about here at home.| Sactown Magazine
Multimedia artist Paula Bellacera creates images of Sacramento that are at once new and nostalgic, using a vintage Polaroid SX-70 camera.| Sactown Magazine
’Tis the season to be jolly—while shopping local. Behold dozens of gifts, all made in the Sacramento region, for everyone at the top of your nice list.| Sactown Magazine
From fireworks over the Capitol to adding more protected bike lanes and building an observation tower, here are 8 big ideas to make Sacramento a lot more fun.| Sactown Magazine
Sacramento preservation director Sean de Courcy discusses a possible Lavender Heights Historic District, the LGBTQ+ Historic Experience Project and more.| Sactown Magazine
Chefs around the Sacramento region have developed mouth-wateringly meaty dishes that happen to be deliciously—even surprisingly—meat-free and vegan.| Sactown Magazine
In 2010, a new kind of swivel chair emerged, acting as a people magnet in cities around the world. It’s time for Sacramento to make some heads turn too.| Sactown Magazine
From Iowa City to Boston, interactive art installations are drawing crowds to experience art firsthand. Sacramento should get in on the action too.| Sactown Magazine
In 2021, a special span—carefully crafted to bring health and happiness—was constructed in Australia. We should build our own bridge to a brighter future.| Sactown Magazine
