Arts and LifestyleFirst Chinese American Indie Film To Be Screened At Sacramento StateOctober 29, 2015 | Katie OrrSacramento State will display a bit of film history. The university will show the first Chinese-American independent film produced in America Thursday.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezSacramento State Professor Preserves First Chinese American Indie FilmOctober 28, 2015"The Curse of Quon Gwon" is the earliest example of Chinese American independent film known to exist today. Gregory Mark’s grandmother, Violet Wong, is the star of the silent movie. She tasked him with preserving it in 1969. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Flutist Laurel Zucker Takes A Swing At JazzOctober 27, 2015 | Cale WigginsClassical flutist Laurel Zucker has an impressive resume, but there’s more to her than just classical music. Tuesday night, she performs a tribute to jazz flutist Herbie Mann with the Sacramento State Latin Jazz Ensemble. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
JazzHerbie Mann: An AppreciationOctober 27, 2015 | Devin YamanakaAll Things Considered host Devin Yamanaka reflects on Herbie Mann's influence on her when she was a young flutist.
Insight With Vicki Gonzalez'Vagina Monologues' Performance Dedicated To Ending Domestic ViolenceOctober 26, 2015A new theater company is teaming up with the California Partnership to end domestic violence to present "The Vagina Monologues" on Oct. 30. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Arts and Lifestyle'Five Lesbians Eating A Quiche' Full To The Brim With FarceOctober 22, 2015 | Jeff HudsonWith it provocative title, “Five Lesbians Eating a Quiche,” you might wonder what the current show at Sacramento’s B Street Theatre is about. Jeff Hudson says this over-the-top comedy falls somewhere between "Dumb and Dumber" and The Three Stooges. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezPlay Explores Life Of Photographer Dora MaarOctober 22, 2015A new play opening this week explores the conflict one can feel between being an artist themselves and being a muse for someone else. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezFolk Musician Willy Tea Taylor Performs On InsightOctober 21, 2015Folk artist Willy Tea Taylor, from Oakdale, California, performs in studio. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EclecticThe Life And Death Of Tower Records, RevisitedOctober 20, 2015A new documentary from Colin Hanks looks back on a business empire that helped shape the tastes of many music fanatics.
Insight With Vicki Gonzalez'A Doll's House' Opens At Capital StageOctober 20, 2015Stephanie Gularte, founding director of Capital Stage, is back in Sacramento. Her adaptation of A Doll’s House opens Wednesday night. Gularte, along with Janis Stevens and Michael Stevenson, talked with Insight about the production. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
