![Ray “Catfish” Copeland and Greg Roberts, backstage at the Torch before the June 12 memorial for Johnny “Guitar” Knox.](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/1-june_12_2022jgk_memorial_jam.jpg?1658966197)
Back to the Blues
Johnny “Guitar” Knox memorial finally gets its third encore at Sacramento’s Torch Club
Sacramento’s jazz community gathered at Torch Club recently to play their annual memorial jam to honor Johnny “Guitar” Knox. The fundraiser raised money for the Sacramento Blues Society Hall of Fame.
![At the California State Fair, fairgoers can choose among more than 100 food vendors offering sweet, salty, crunchy and deep-fried favorites as well as healthy alternatives. (Photos and captions by Charles Vincent McDonald)](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/image_01_3.jpg?1658445639)
Fair Food at Fair Prices
Families line up for fried pork chops, funnel cakes and other favorites at the California State Fair despite inflation
Concessions prices are higher than they were at the last California State Fair in 2019, but fairgoers are still spending money on the summer indulgences they missed.
![The colors of the iconic Pride Flag and its many design variations celebrate the open-minded and inclusive, fluid diversity of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans community and beyond. (Photos by Charles Vincent McDonald)](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/image_04_2.jpg?1655412367)
Sacramento Shows Its True Colors at the Sac Pride March
Local businesses and organizations demonstrate their support for the queer community
A celebration of inclusivity and diversity was on full display at the Sac Pride March, where local organizations and the businesses turned out to support the Sacramento LGBT Center and its community.
![Home plate umpire Chris Marco, equipped with an iPhone receiver on his belt, makes a strike call in a May 29 game at Sacramento’s Sutter Health Park after hearing the pitch status relayed to an earpiece in his right ear.](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/4-may_29_2022automated_umps_-3.jpg?1655249723)
Rise of the Robot Umpire
Experimental automated strike zone now on tap at River Cats games
An electronic system that relays information almost instantaneously is helping umpires make their calls.
![Dr. Sukhpreet Sandhu of HM.Clause presented the $10,000 Food and Agriculture Sector Award to the Chilk team, which is creating a healthy, vegan boba milk tea. Chilk’s CEO Leo Liu (second from right) is a Ph.D. candidate in biochemistry at UCLA.](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/image_12_0.png?1654535247)
Startups Make a Splash at the UC Davis Big Bang Business Competition
Prizes worth more than $100,000 were distributed at the 22nd annual awards ceremony
The competition’s inventions included a medical device that detects fetuses’ oxygen levels, a machine-learning tool that analyzes livestock health and a healthy take on boba milk tea.
![Dino McCord, lead singer of Sacramento rock band Red Voodoo and guitarist Loiler, performs with his crew. (Photos and reporting by Rahul Lal)](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/redvoodoo1.jpg?1652918357)
Free Concerts Return to Downtown Sacramento
A photo-forward look back on the first two Concerts in the Park
After two quiet years, concerts and music festivals are thumping through the Capital Region once again. While the COVID-19 pandemic has not ended, many are ready to see live music at outdoor venues.
![“Bumble Bee Squad,” reads the t-shirt worn by Hansine Sterken of Hawaiian Honey AT&S.](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/image_16_0.jpg?1652488137)
The California Honey Festival Is Buzzing Again
After a pandemic hiatus, Woodland reprises its annual celebration of bees
The California Honey Festival returns with vendors, music and neighborhood restaurants celebrating the state’s sweetest product.
![Octavio Valencia is a portrait and fashion photographer. (Photo courtesy of Octavio Valencia)](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/jan.blog_.artexposed.octaviovalencia_img_6198_1.jpg?1651168359)
Drawing With Light
For Sacramento Photography Month, take a look back at local photographers featured in Art Exposed
We’ve rounded up some of our previous Art Exposed interviews with photographers to learn how local artists make a living out of drawing with light.
![Rocket Records has just 800 square feet of space, but thrives because of a loyal customer base and its central location on 24th Street, says owner Augie Maravilla.](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/10-march_25_2022record_shops-2.jpg?1650041273)
Capital Region Record Shops Still Spinning the Vinyl
Vinyl enthusiasts in and around Sacramento have a wide variety of shops to choose from
Get excited for Record Store Day on April 23 with this photo essay of some of the region’s most beloved, idiosyncratic shops.
![Located in the center of the UC Davis campus, the Graduate Center provides graduate students and postdoctoral scholars with a dedicated space to work and socialize. (Photos and captions by Charles Vincent McDonald)](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/image_02_0.jpg?1649951399)
Historic UC Davis Building Reopens as Graduate Center
After 10 years vacant, Walker Hall becomes a home for the university’s graduate, professional and postdoctoral scholars
UC Davis’ new dedicated Graduate Center opened this month, giving graduate students access to offices, lounge space, meeting rooms, a kitchen and more.