
Back and Forward: Emily Baime Michaels
Midtown Association’s executive director on business and arts partnerships in the Capital Region
Emily Baime Michaels, executive director of Midtown Association, offers her insight into Sacramento business and arts partnerships in the Capital Region.

New App Allows Kaiser Patients to Explore the Story Behind the Art
With the June opening of its Downtown Commons Medical Office Building, Kaiser Permanente has reimagined what a doctor’s office can look like.

Guts and Glory
Demand for locally and responsibly sourced food has helped revive the butcher shop
Traditional butcher shops are making a comeback in the Capital Region.

Art Exposed: Jenn Hall
The Feathered Leopard owner on the pros and cons of selling art online
Comstock’s caught up with Feathered Leopard owner Jenn Hall to discuss carving out a living as a nomadic artist, and the pros and cons of selling art online.

One Club at a Time
Inside 11 of Sacramento’s small music venues
This gallery started with a peek into the Torch Club’s “green” room, located down a few stairs back behind the stage and hidden from public view. Between sets at a Ray Copeland Band show, I caught singer Marilyn Woods on a piano bench looking at some video and I snapped a couple of photos before going back out to the bar area.

When Spoilers are Savers
Audiences get a vote as part of B Street Theatre’s New Comedies Festival
As a Core Member of the National New Play Network, the B Street Theatre has produced over 100 new works in the last 30 years. However, out-of-the-box ideas like the New Comedies Festival underline the need for theaters to continue evolving to meet shifting customer demands.

Art Exposed: Alexander Suelto
Stockton artist on the city’s revitalization
Alexander Suelto has always been inspired by street art. As a teenager coming of age in Stockton in the ‘90s, he admired the local graffiti artists whose art brought the city to life. Back then, street art was widely stigmatized.

A Studio of One’s Own
Urged by her parents to become a doctor, Kate Gonzalez found financial success in the arts instead
Not far from the historic district of Folsom, inside a quiet strip mall, a ballroom dance studio has set the stage for a timid 13-year-old to find her groove, retirees to reinvigorate their marriages, and a widower and a divorcee to find love. It’s also helped owner Kate Gonzalez prove to her parents that the arts can become a lucrative career.

Sculpture and Science
A father and son duo are lighting up the Central Valley with handmade neon signs.

Onward With the Arts
California Arts Council Executive Director Anne Bown-Crawford on advancing the state through art and creativity
Anne Bown-Crawford, executive director of the California Arts Council on the arts as an economic driver.