Art, Culture & Media Image

Sacramento County Art, Culture & Media Digest



Local Dia de los Muertos Celebrations

10/24/2024

A list of Dia de los Muertos celebrations taking place in Sacramento County.

Arts Groups Meet With Solving Sacramento

08/22/2024

An update of the first listening session with local arts groups hosted by Solving Sacramento.

CapRadio Audit Report Back Online

08/20/2024

Sacramento State has put a corrected version of the CapRadio audit report online.

Sunrise Mall to Host Comic Con

08/10/2024

Grab your costume and your merch bag for the "Not Your Typical Comic Con" Comic Con at the Sunrise Mall on August 17 & 18.

Sacramento State Removes CapRadio Audit From Website

08/09/2024

Officials citing a need for "clarifications and corrections" without naming a date for the report to be re-released.

Citrus Heights Holds First National Night Out

08/08/2024

Two Citrus Heights neighborhoods participated in the first city National Night Out on August 6.

Sacramento State Releases CapRadio Report

08/05/2024

Sacramento State University released findings from an audit of Capital Public Radio which included misuse of funds and mismanagement of records.

National Night Out Events in Citrus Heights

08/01/2024

A list of National Night Out Events in Citrus Heights.

Fundraiser for Solving Sacramento in September

07/06/2024

Join the folks participating in the Solving Sacramento journalism collaborative on September 5.

The Philharmonik's Tiny Desk Concert

05/29/2024

Video of the full Tiny Desk Concert by Sacramento's The Philharmonik.

Sacramento Library Tax Measure on November Ballot

05/22/2024

In its May 21 meeting, the Sacramento City Council voted to put a measure on the November ballot to combine two existing library parcel taxes and extend them indefinitely.

How Congress Is Letting Die an Internet Connectivity Lifeline for Millions

05/04/2024

More than half of the U.S. House supports a bill to extend the funds, but it can’t get out of committee.

CapRadio to Terminate Its Agreement With Capital Public Radio Endowment

04/19/2024

Capital Public Radio is terminating its operating agreement this summer with the nonprofit that exists solely to support the NPR-affiliate station that operates under the broadcasting license of California State University Sacramento.

Sacramento Bee Journalists Recognized for Exceptional Coverage in 2023 at Press Club Awards

04/12/2024

Reporters, photographers and an opinion writer for The Sacramento Bee earned five top prizes and were recognized as finalists in four categories Thursday evening at the Sacramento Press Club Journalism Awards.

Opinion: I've Covered California's Homeless Since Before the Word Was Used. This Is What I Learned

04/06/2024

I thought my journalism and others’ could change policy, perhaps even inspire a New Deal-style response equal to the challenge. Such was my naiveté.

Photographers Capture Spectacular Streaking Lights of Southern California

04/02/2024

It quickly became clear that Elon Musk’s SpaceX was responsible for the show. The lights were a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 22 new Starlink satellites into orbit. The rocket blasted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 7:30 p.m., and it’s trail was visible from Los Angeles to Joshua Tree National Park.

Creative Economy Meeting Hosts Artists, Leaders to Discuss Impact and Opportunities

03/14/2024

Passion, policy and opportunity intersected on the evening of March 13 when Atrium 916 and Black Artist Foundry held a creative economy meeting.

Photos: The Day the Presses Stopped Running | a Farewell to the Los Angeles Times Olympic Plant

03/11/2024

The March 11 edition of the Los Angeles Times print edition will be its last at the Los Angeles Times Olympic printing plant in Los Angeles.

Meet the High Schoolers Behind the Mic at KYDS 91.5 FM

03/11/2024

Intro to Media Arts students at El Camino Fundamental High School are the voices and talent driving this area radio station.

March is Museum Membership Month

03/11/2024

A list of Sacramento area museums offering discounted memberships in March.

CapRadio Adds New Members to Station’s Board of Directors

02/22/2024

Capital Public Radio’s Board of Directors elected nine new members, four months after a majority of the board resigned in the wake of a scathing financial audit of the Sacramento-based NPR member station.

CapRadio Interim General Manager to Vacate Role, Stay On as ‘Special Consultant’

02/16/2024

Tom Karlo has resigned his position as CapRadio’s interim president and general manager, but will remain on as a “special consultant,” the station’s board of directors announced after an emergency closed session meeting.

Sacramento’s Artists Speak Out Against New Wide Open Walls Project

02/14/2024

The nonprofit organization responsible for the annual 10-day-long summer arts festival is facing pushback after unveiling its newest murals on the WellSpace Health building in Little Saigon.

The One Thing Reporters and Members Must Fight For

02/07/2024

Journalism and democracy are undeniably intertwined. As the late media critic James Carey put it, “No journalism, no democracy; but, equally, no democracy, no journalism.”

How Black Artists ‘Shaped the Future’ of America’s Art History

02/07/2024

The Crocker Art Museum’s new exhibition, “Black Artists in America, from Civil Rights to the Bicentennial,” showcases over 60 works from the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s, offering an artistic glimpse into a compelling era.

UC Merced to Feature on ‘The College Tour’ Show

02/07/2024

UC Merced will be highlighted on an Amazon Prime show that showcases universities around the world.

Despite Disbanding in 1995, Grateful Dead Make Billboard History

02/05/2024

The Grateful Dead have broken the record for the most Top 40 albums to chart on the Billboard 200.

Was L.A.’s Ellen Beach Yaw the Proto-Taylor Swift?

02/05/2024

She toured the world wowing audiences, and she captured the public’s imagination for decades. No, not Taylor Swift; Ellen Beach Yaw, also known as Lark Ellen.

James Dean Made His Last Stop at This Lonely Gas Station

02/01/2024

James Dean’s last stop before he died in a car crash was at Blackwell’s Corner, a gas station in rural Kern County. His memory isn’t the draw it once was.

Space Shuttle Endeavour Takes Final Position as Star of New Museum

01/30/2024

A shrink-wrapped Endeavour was hoisted and then carefully placed in its final location at the still-under-construction Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center.

Gov. Newsom’s Budget Proposal Calls for Expanding Arts Ed Pathway

01/28/2024

The proposal aims to help working artists become arts teachers in elementary schools.

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