With ‘Boulevard Dreams,’ the Sacramento History Museum Focuses on Lowriders — as Cars and as a Cultural Touchstone
A ‘paradigm shift’ for a treasured local institution
More than two dozen 1950s and ‘60s vintage cars were parked in a semi-circle in front of the Sacramento History Museum’s entrance, heralding attendees to enter a world they had likely encountered over the past several decades but may have feared or simply misunderstood.
Sacramento Republic FC Celebrates 10 Years in the State Capital
The soccer club has captured the heart of the region with its successes
While other professional soccer teams have come to town with hype and promise, only to flicker briefly before disappearing — teams like the Gold, Spirits, Geckos, Scorpions, Senators and the Knights — the United Soccer League’s Sac Republic connected with the Capital Region in a major way.
Small-Town Roots and Big Dreams for Amador Arts
Amador County’s arts council looks to the future with rural youth programs, education, advocacy
Driving among the idyllic rolling hills, storied wine country and charming Gold Rush-era towns of Amador County, you might think you’ve stepped back into the past. But one organization in this small rural county is looking to the future — and working to build a sustainable creative economy to meet it.
Book Review: ‘Artists Remaking Medicine’
Health care professionals and artists learn from each other in a new anthology
Just released in September of 2023, this anthology on the intersection of art and medicine offers a poignant look at the history, practice and future of radical creativity in the industry.
Art Exposed: Tracy ‘Indi’ Carlton
Meet the Amador County artist who traded in a 21-year nonprofit career to become a creative expression coach
Tracy Carlton took an unconventional path to her art career, launching a as a creative expression coach and teacher last year following a 21-year career at First 5 Amador, the Amador County branch of the statewide nonprofit commission dedicated to improving early childhood development.
A Fire in the Sky
Family business spotlight: From Macy’s Fourth of July to the Space Needle, Pyro Spectaculars produces more than 400 fireworks shows a year
The show producer opens his laptop, and with a touch of the keyboard the magic begins. Music swells, and a spectacular vision of multicolor sparkling flowers explodes in the night sky, along with golden starbursts and shiny cascading waterfalls.
Mud, Music and the Man
A Sacramento Burner shares thoughts on the community spirit of this year’s rainy Burning Man
While reporters and commentators struggled to understand why
73,000 would choose to isolate — and unintentionally strand —
themselves in the desert, Burners lived out the experiment Black
Rock City was built for.
Bracing for the AI Revolution with Eric Howard
PODCAST EPISODE: Fathom co-founder Eric Howard discusses generative AI tools, artistic value and how creatives can adapt to a changing industry.
Bracing for the AI Revolution
How Capital Region creatives are adapting to generative AI
If you could create an image of anything in the world, what would it be? The house you lived in when you were six? A design for a new wine label? An oil painting of your dog dressed as Napoleon? Generative artificial intelligence has made this a possibility.
Fresh Perspectives at Sacramento’s Oldest Latinx Theater
How Teatro Espejo launches careers and enriches the community
If you pass the intersection where Sacramento’s Natural Foods Co-Op faces the food bank and walk along the light rail tracks, you’ll discover the city’s oldest Latinx and Chicano theater, Teatro Espejo.