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El Dorado Hills Chamber to present new Blues Music Festival

The El Dorado Hills Chamber of Commerce has announced the creation of a new signature event it will present, “Heart of the Hills”, this Spring. The event will be  dedicated to a true American music artform – the Blues and will …

Image caption: If there’s one thing Donald Trump supporters hate more than “liberal” San Francisco, it’s Taylor Swift. So they’re now 49ers fans for the Super Bowl.
Taylor Swift Has San Francisco-Hating Trump Fans Rooting for the ’49ers

Taylor Swift is so hated by fans of Donald Trump, they’ve set aside their hatred of San Francisco to root for the ’49ers in the Super Bowl, because Swift’s boyfriend plays for their opponents, the Kansas City Chiefs.

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Lawmakers Now Calling for Regulation of Social Media

Lawmakers in California and other states are now making attempts to prevent the reported harms to children caused by social media platforms. The U.S. Senate got into the act as well, at a dramatic Jan. 31 hearing.

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Sacramento Jewish Film Festival Celebrates 25 Years

Festival to Take Place at the Veterans Memorial Theatre in Davis and The Center in SacramentoOriginal article published at Orangevale Sun

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Nearly 25 Local Museums to Participate in Free Museum Weekend in March

Nearly 25 Sacramento Area Museums Are Collaborating to Present a Free Museum Weekend on March 2-3, 2024Original article published at Carmichael Times

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35th Folsom Festival was 1st under music program leadership of Williams

Saturday’s Folsom Jazz Festival marked the 35th anniversary of the long successful event. It also was the first under the direction of Folsom High School music director Gaw Williams. 

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A new voice under the trees: Viva Corless begins her musical mark on Sacramento

By Casey Rafter The second studio effort from Sacramento folk singer Viva Corless is, according to the young songwriter, her tribute to Sacramento. Released in...

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Mickey Mouse Enters Public Domain. What That Means for California

Disney icon Mickey Mouse is now in the public domain, meaning anyone can create their own Mickey Mouse cartoons. Here’s what that means, and how it could affect the California economy.

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Creativity in the Capital:ChaCha Burnadette and Danielle Mercado on the importance of venues and lessons from Wu-Tang Clan

By Casey Rafter Without a leader like burlesque dancer ChaCha Burnadette, Sacramento would not enjoy the kind of spice her dance group, the Darling Clementines,...

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The odyssey of Max Hart: There and back again with Sacramento’s sonic alchemist

By Casey Sexton In the realm of music, there are those who play the notes and those who transcend them – to the point of...

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Creativity in the Capital: Dalrymple MacAlpin and The Philharmonik discuss personal transformation, artistic endeavors and finding ‘the great why’

By Casey Rafter Detroit-born storyteller, multi-instrumentalist, composer, playwright and puppeteer Dalrymple MacAlpin has spent much of his life interpreting the vivid images of his dreams...

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‘Tis the season for holiday shows in Sacramento

Performing arts organizations count on revenue from holiday productions By Patti Roberts ‘Tis the season for holiday stories: a time when theater, dance and music...

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California Music Docs

Tune in, turn on, and drop into these California-focused documentaries—only some of which are about the ’60s San Francisco sound.

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So, you wanna be a Sacramento sound engineer?

How audio masters keep the beat for the city's live entertainment  By Eddie Jorgensen Jeremy Ayala, an audio engineer who runs the sound boards at...

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Creativity in the Capital: Barbara Range and Jaya King on making artistic success reality and how to be one’s own ‘biggest advocate’

By Casey Rafter Barbara Range, director of The Brickhouse Gallery and Art Complex since 2012, has called her work as the space’s curator “in service...

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Storytelling project uplifts the voices of South Asian women

‘Gulabi Stories’ uncovers taboo topics and promotes healing within South Asian communities By Marie-Elena Schembri Farrah Dalal’s story is rooted in a “transformative experience” she...

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Sacramento nonprofit arts organizations gather to discuss the challenges of filling venue seats

Local nonprofit arts organizations gather to discuss the challenges of filling venue seats By Patti Roberts Many businesses were affected by the economic downturn spurred...

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How Jason Jong hopes to reboot Sacramento’s creative economy

By Dakota Morlan As a lifelong percussionist, Jason Jong knows the value of having a creative outlet. He grew up performing with the Sacramento Mandarins,...

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