Sacramento County Art, Culture & Media Digest

With its hilly terrain, parts of Los Angeles aren’t always the easiest to build in. But that didn’t stop an architect from building a unique structure in Silver Lake.

Sacramento’s Cal Expo will soon be adorned with bright festive light displays with the return of Imaginarium. The “largest holiday light festival” in the capital city will light up Nov. 17 to Jan. 7, and will feature a circus, Santa, an ice skating rink, and games.

The Colour of Music Festival is a classical music festival with one important detail: every musician identifies as Black or African American.

The San Diego Union-Tribune, which has operated for 154 years, sold to controversial Alden Global Capital last year. It’s not looking great for the paper’s future.

Robert Irwin, an artist and MacArthur genius grant recipient, died in San Diego at 95 on Oct. 25. Michael Govan, who heads the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, offers a colorful retrospective on Irwin's work.

A video released by comic Hasan Minhaj, who grew up in Davis, tackles elements of a critical article that left the impression he had made up or exaggerated racism in his life.

Through this new program, artists, culture bearers, and California Native American tribes will be eligible to receive funding to create artwork throughout state and local parks.

Why is the Mills Station Arts and Culture Center in Rancho Cordova—also known as the MACC—so accessible?

Written by Center for Biological Diversity scientist Tiffany Yap and illustrated by artist Meital Smith, “Tales of the Urban Wild: A Puma’s Journey” takes the reader through diverse habitats, across busy freeways and inside science labs to learn about one mountain lion’s survival story.

Alexander Reben, a leader in “human-machine symbiosis” since 2012, displays his work in an exhibition that asks audiences to consider the role of AI in the future.

The Cherry Tea Collective—a club of artists, writers, photographers and other creatives—publishes a zine related to a specific charity organization. This year’s choice is Sacramento Loaves and Fishes.

The sun has set on a once-popular community theatre in Citrus Heights, with an abrupt closure announcement in August leaving loyal patrons both saddened and surprised.

The changes come one week after 14 board members resigned, many citing a lack of support and communication from the university.

President Luke Wood speaks with CapRadio Insight host Vicki Gonzalez.

The show at the Sacramento History Museum, titled “Boulevard Dreams,” runs through Jan. 21.

A piano sits in the middle of a room lined with posters welcoming visitors of the Creation District in Midtown.

A major new addition at UC Davis is unveiled to the public. 

Faith J. McKinnie’s eponymous gallery celebrated its reopening in a new location with an inaugural group show titled “We’ll See You When We See Us,” highlighting Black artists.

Citrus Heights’ planning commissioners unanimously approved plans to occupy a building on Arcadia Drive that formerly housed a nightclub.

The Sacramento City Council honored the Natomas Teeyan festival, “a cultural event that showcases the vibrant traditions and beauty of Punjabi culture.”

This summer, the state libraries in Montana, Missouri and Texas and the local library in Midland, Texas, announced they’re leaving the ALA, with possibly more to come. Right-wing lawmakers in at least nine other states demand similar action.

The August issue of Sacramento Magazine is its last. The parent company of Sactown Magazine has bought the remaining assets from Sacramento Media. The acquisition included Sacramento Magazine’s subscription list.

City leaders and local businesses are eagerly awaiting a new entertainment venue in Sacramento. The 24R Theater is in the works on the southwest corner of 24th and R streets, and is expected to have a 2,300-seat capacity.

The 2023 edition of the Aftershock music festival hits the shores of Discovery Park on October 5-8.

A virtual meeting was held by the Sunrise Recreation and Park District on Thursday evening to discuss potential locations for a new performance venue that is being proposed by the Citrus Heights Community Marching Band.

Sacramento Theatre Company, which officially opened in 1945 and has provided continuous productions over the years, could see its stage go dark in the near future.

The city of Sacramento released its first-ever survey of nearly 1,400 people working in the industry. The main findings from the study include a need for more live music performance spaces, concerns over city licensing requirements, and data suggesting the scene is more white and male compared to the general population.

A flyer posted on Sunrise Recreation and Park District’s website invites the public to share their thoughts, questions, and concerns on the construction of a new bandshell to be located at Rusch Park.

According to a report from the National Endowment for the Arts, since the 1980s, as public schools disinvested in arts education, white students experienced no change in their access to the arts but students of color experienced reductions of around 40%.

Nearly 70 Black artists—poets, photographers, musicians, actors, writers, painters and others who work in different mediums— gathered in downtown Sacramento on July 29 to celebrate their existence.

Benjy Egel, food and drink reporter for the Sacramento Bee, has compiled a guide to some of the favorite recipes of the region. The cookbook he’s curated comes out on Nov. 17.

The Davis-born comedian is considered a leading candidate to host the Comedy Central show, Variety report. Three people said a deal has not been finalized but Minhaj is a likely successor.