In an era where every major commercial radio station seems to be sticking to a tight format, some local radio stations are focusing on diversity, community and originality.

At Twisted Track Gallery in Sacramento, which recently emerged as a keystone of the thriving R Street art scene, one wall is devoted to a triptych of the feminine divine.

The compliance content genre has a reputation for being outdated, but the video series Lori Richardson produces for the e-learning company Emtrain look like they could be part of a Netflix drama. 

Thanks to the popularity of “Ru Paul’s Drag Race,” which featured former Sacramento Ballet dancer Rex Wheeler as Lady Camden in season 14, drag has become an increasingly mainstream pastime with big earning potential — for those at the top. We checked in with Wheeler and other local queens to learn more about drag economics.

To Celeste Perez, who goes by Digital Mami, urban scenes are canvases waiting to be glossed up by saturated color and saucy sayings. 

The last weekend of the festival featured a concert series at Capitol Mall headlined by Japanese Breakfast and Gregory Porter and featured a few local bands.

The 17th annual event gives art lovers an opportunity to tour hundreds of artists’ spaces and connect with them in their element. 

With “Dissect,” Cole Cuchna goes deep into his favorite music albums, cultivating curiosity in others. Now nine seasons in, he’s found success with a Spotify partnership and a talk at TEDxBerkeley.

As lead organizer of WAL’s First Friday events, the collage artist is focusing less on the “party” aspect and more on the artists and their work.