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In celebration of International Jazz Day on April 30, we've plumbed the Excellence In Jazz archives for highlights from features we've done over the years, from interviews with Jimmy Smith and Joey Alexander to the story behind "Take Five."

Arts and Lifestyle

New Production Of 'South Pacific' Puts Focus On Race And Romance

April 26, 2018 | Jeff Hudson

Community Asian Theater of the Sierra is reviving the classic musical, but the show by the region’s only Asian American theater group raises points that were surely important to Rodgers and Hammerstein when they wrote the show nearly 70 years ago.

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Life In Southern France Is Exactly What It Sounds Like: Good Food, Good Wine, Good Culture

April 26, 2018

Georgeanne Brennan talks about her new book, inspired by her life in the southern French countryside.

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Sierra Poetry Festival Features Voices In An 'Ordinary Light'

April 25, 2018 | Cody Drabble

Executive Director of the Nevada County Arts Council and poet Marcelo Hernandez Castillo preview the Sierra Poetry Festival.

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Michael Wallis Shares Donner Party Book 'The Best Land Under Heaven'

April 25, 2018 | Cody Drabble

Author Michael Wallis shares his book “The Best Land Under Heaven: The Donner Party in the Age of Manifest Destiny.”

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Sacramento Speaks Out On Creative Edge

April 24, 2018

A final town hall for an initiative to gather information and set priorities for Sacramento's arts and creative economy was held Monday night. We hear what will happen next.

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Young Actor Lights Up The Stage At Sacramento Theatre Company

April 24, 2018

Miller Traum is a 10-year-old actor making a name for himself at the Sacramento Theatre Company.

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Tiny Desk Contest Winner Announced; Davis Musician Lillian Frances Performs

April 24, 2018

There were more than 700 entries from California alone in this year's popular NPR music video contest. We'll hear music from the winner, Naia Izumi, and Davis-based entrant Lillian Frances.

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Author Steve Almond On The 'Bad Stories' Americans Tell Themselves

April 23, 2018 | Jen Picard

Steve Almond’s new book “Bad Stories: What Just Happened To Our Country” looks at how the stories Americans have been telling themselves about their history misses the truth and leads them to delusion.

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Boston Marathon Bombing Survivors Share Children's Book About Rescue, Their Service Dog

April 23, 2018 | Cody Drabble

Rescue isn't just a black lab, he's a service dog who changed the life of his owner Jessica Kensky and her husband Patrick Downes. The 2013 Boston Marathon bombing survivors explain their connection to Rescue.

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