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Getting to Know: Mallory Maupin and Samuel Rose

Local fashion duo launches Topstitch, a production house for education, design and manufacturing in Sacramento

In their brightly lit, smartly appointed shop in Midtown, Topstitch owners Mallory Maupin and Samuel Rose teach workshops, fulfill custom orders, consult on product development and work on their own projects.

Jun 9, 2023 Miranda Culp 

That’s Show Business

The complex economy behind the Capital Region’s thriving local theater scene

COVID-19 exposed the stark realities of the precarious economic state of the theater industry, but even regular theatergoers may not look past the glamour and drama of live theater to the grit, sweat and dollars that go into it. 

May 29, 2023 Becky Grunewald

Art Exposed: Betty Nelsen

On the art of how to look in the mirror

In revisiting her early self-portraits, Betty Nelsen has zeroed in on the strongest elements, cropping the drawings into pages that will go into a series of handmade books.

May 23, 2023 Miranda Culp 

A Japantown Jazz Star Comes Home

1936 film starring Sacramento-born singer Betty Inada is screened in Sacramento

Betty Inada, a Japanese American jazz singer born in Sacramento in 1913, sought fame in Japan in a time when American screens and stages had little space for Asian women. 

May 17, 2023 Jennifer Fergesen

Art Exposed: Beti Masenqo

The musician-singer-songwriter blends folk and rock with the Ethiopian songs of her childhood

When she performs, singer and songwriter Beti Masenqo leaves this earthly plane in a way that seems entirely effortless.

Apr 21, 2023 Miranda Culp 

Bok Kai Temple in Marysville Preserves Centuries of Culture

The temple is one of the oldest Taoist places of worship in the country

The temple and museum is usually a quiet respite for visitors, open by appointment only. But during one weekend, the serenity is replaced by bursts of firecrackers and thousands of visitors attending the Bok Kai Festival weekend, honoring Bok Eye.

Apr 13, 2023 Steve Martarano

Art Exposed: Summer Ventis

Artist and Sacramento State educator tackles the individual and collective trauma of the pandemic

With her recent exhibition “Heavier Than Air,” artist Summer Ventis encouraged viewers to externalize their held breaths by inflating a balloon.

Mar 31, 2023 Houghton Kinsman

Cultural Capital

Who benefits from arts and culture in the Capital Region, and who owns it?

Some members of the arts sector experience instability due to a lack of ownership in the creative movements they build. A year out from pandemic reopenings, city and state programs are supporting artists in unprecedented ways — but the relief is temporary.

Mar 27, 2023 Vanessa Labi

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LINDA TAYLOR’S LEGACY LIVES LARGE IN LEADING DESIGN FIRM

In honor of women’s history month, Taylor Design is reflecting on our legacy as one of the earliest female-founded U.S. architecture firms. Nearly 45 years after Linda Taylor set out on her own, we proudly carry on her tradition of 100-percent employee ownership in an organization with more than 50 percent female employees.

Mar 1, 2023

Art Exposed: Neighbor Program

Founders of Oak Park’s Neighbor Program promote community healing through art

Art has been used to capture the moments in society that have forever altered the course of history, and to translate complex emotions. With this philosophy, two artists and educators formed a community healing practice. 

Feb 23, 2023 Olivia Monahan
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