Sacramento RegionSacramento Kings unveil — then banish — new mascot, Roy AlNovember 19, 2024 | Keyshawn DavisLast week, the Beam Team announced Roy Al would join Slamson the Lion, who has represented the Kings since 1997. But the night Roy Al was supposed to make his debut, the team instead played a video depicting his banishment.
Sacramento RegionA look back at Mayor Darrell Steinberg’s contributions to Sacramento’s arts and creative economyNovember 14, 2024Since Steinberg’s first election bid, Sacramento’s artistic landscape, amid a 14.2% increase in its population and a global pandemic, has shifted and expanded into a culturally rich biosphere.
Sacramento RegionJohn Fisher pledges $1 billion to construction of A's stadium in Las VegasOctober 31, 2024Athletics executive Sandy Dean says club owner John Fisher and his family will invest $1 billion into the construction of a stadium in Las Vegas and U.S. Bank and Goldman Sachs will offer a $300 million loan.
Sacramento RegionSacramento’s own LeVar Burton receives award from White House for literacy workOctober 29, 2024 | Keyshawn DavisActor and former Sacramentan LeVar Burton received the 2023 Humanities Medal from President Joe Biden for his impact as an actor, literacy advocate and storytelling.
Arts and LifestyleAt 70, Sacramento Ballet plots a new course — looking beyond ‘Nutcracker’ to contemporary works and boundary-breaking choreographersOctober 21, 2024This year's lineup includes four world premieres as well as works by acclaimed choreographers Michael Pink and Young Soon Hue.
ClassicalGreat Composers Chamber Music Series premieres 11th season with a tale of two 19th century heroinesOctober 18, 2024 | Kevin Doherty"Ahead of Their Time" entwines the lives of two trailblazing artists - German composer Clara Schumann and Italian actress Adelaide Ristori - in an afternoon of music and monologue at the Harris Center. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Sacramento RegionCalifornia Museum’s 11th annual Día de los Muertos Fiesta honors important figures with artOctober 16, 2024The exhibit showcases work from California artists who were each asked to create an altar dedicated to an important Californian figure.
Sacramento RegionPhotos: 12th annual Aftershock Festival rocks SacramentoOctober 12, 2024 | Keyshawn DavisThe four-day music festival at Discovery Park began Thursday and will go through the weekend.
Arts and LifestyleRare comet to streak across night sky. Here’s how you can see itOctober 11, 2024Your unusual chance to see a comet in the sky is here. C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS was discovered by astronomers in 2023 — and will appear to the naked eye over the next couple weeks.
Sacramento RegionAdults forge friendships while playing D&D at There and Back CafeOctober 10, 2024There and Back Cafe owners Ross and Heidi Rojek have created a space where people can spin fantastical stories and, most importantly, forge new friendships.
ClassicalViolinist with ties to the area makes his debut at the Mondavi CenterOctober 9, 2024 | Jennifer ReasonRandall Goosby, who has connections to Sacramento and Davis, is at the forefront of a new generation of classical violinists. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Sacramento RegionSacramento’s first hi-fi bar debuts with tracks pressed to vinylOctober 4, 2024Short for hi-fidelity audio, hi-fi bars are spaces that prioritize the listening experience, particularly of pressed music, over all else. Sacramento's first bar of its type, Legend Has It, opened on Sept. 14.
Sacramento RegionOak Park’s Black Film Festival to highlight Black culture and uplift communityOctober 2, 2024The film festival highlights Black culture while allowing viewers to “challenge your thinking and your imagination about certain things,” according to Cassandra Jennings, St. Hope board president and CEO.
Sacramento RegionSacramento’s Aftershock Festival returns to Discovery Park next weekend. Here’s what to know.October 1, 2024 | Keyshawn DavisThe four-day music festival is slated to run between Oct. 10 and 13 and will feature over 130 bands including Slayer, Slipknot, Insane Clown Posse and Evanescene, among others.
Sacramento RegionMike Brown hopes the Kings can climb the NBA mountainSeptember 30, 2024As he mapped out plans for training camp, Kings coach Mike Brown settled on a theme: mountain climbing. The Kings have made strides up the NBA mountain since Brown was hired in 2022, ending the longest playoff drought in league history.
