![Cha Cha Bernadette on stage at The Darling Clementines during their monthly queer variety show at Harlow's in Midtown. (Photos courtesy of James Blonde Photography)](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/0124_blog_burlesque_lead.png?1705426172)
A Decade of Dazzle
Sacramento burlesque troupe The Darling Clementines celebrates 10 years of body positivity and inclusion
In November, Sacramento burlesque troupe The Darling Clementines celebrated its 10-year anniversary. To celebrate, it held a blockbuster show with visiting acts like Frankie Fictitious and Banbury Cross, both from the Bay Area.
![Kaur displays her gold medal for becoming the flyweight national champion of India and the president's award of excellence. (Photo courtesy of Evinka Singh)](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/picture_2.png?1703195983)
Dedication, Dance and Violence
Meet the Sacramento State student who moved from India to study mixed martial arts with Urijah Faber
At only 18 years old, Aranjot Kaur moved from her home in India to Sacramento to pursue her dream: becoming a professional mixed martial arts athlete in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, one of the world’s most influential MMA organizations.
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![Sacramento Ballet, which has nine performances of “The Nutcracker” scheduled at SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center between Dec. 9-23, has an annual tradition of doing the show going back decades. (Photo by Keith Sutter, courtesy of the Sacramento Ballet)](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/sacballetnutcracker.photo_by_keith_sutter.png?1701274078)
A Sugar Plum Season
‘The Nutcracker’ is an annual boon for the Sacramento Ballet
Ever wonder about the economics of Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s classic 1892 ballet, “The Nutcracker”? The show is far from the only thing a company like the Sacramento Ballet does, but with its ticket sales, it can bankroll much of the rest of the year.
![Tom Meschery, left, plays basketball with fellow NBA stars Bob Rule and Wilt Chamberlain circa 1967. Meschery is now an 84-year-old writer living in Sacramento. (Public domain photo by Martin Blumenthal via Wikimedia Commons)](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/tom_meschery_bob_rule_and_wilt_chamberlain.png?1701190514)
Getting to Know: Tom Meschery
The former basketball pro settles into a peaceful life as a writer in Sacramento’s University Heights
Writer and Sacramentan Tom Meschery is celebrating the recent release of “The Case of the ‘66 Ford Mustang.” The series is set in Oakland, and Meschery draws from his time spent in the Bay Area, which includes playing basketball for the NBA’s Warriors during the 1960s.
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Protectors of an Honored Heritage
How Indigenous tribes are using business revenues to maintain and celebrate their cultures
“When you talk about business, ours has allowed us to bring our culture back,” Tayaba notes. “Building our dance arbor, having our ceremonies — obtaining eagle feathers, abalone, clam shells, pine nuts, items that aren’t easily foraged today — it all costs money. Now we hold workshops, classes, dance practices. We’re trying to rebirth weavers, because our grandmothers were weavers.”
![Lowrider enthusiasts pose with their cars at a Sacramento intersection. A new exhibit at the Sacramento History Museum showcases the subculture and its long presence in the city. (Photos by Gabriel Teague)](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/gtp_8739_f.png?1700066835)
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 is celebrating its 10-year anniversary with sold-out crowds. The soccer club has formed a devoted and passionate fan base in the past decade, including the raucous, flag waving Tower Bridge Battalion, which sings, yells, screams and stands for the entire 90 minutes of a match. (Photos by Steve Martarano)](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/august_26_2023srfc_hughes_stadium6.png?1699234792)
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.
![Executive Director Meghan O’Keefe, Administrative Coordinator Deja Douglas and Administrative Assistant Lee Thibodeaux work at Amador Arts’ new office inside the historic Sutter Creek Grammar School building. (Photos by Marie-Elena Schembri)](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/amadorarts-1.png?1698364334)
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.
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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.