JazzWomen in Music: Alicia HuffMarch 24, 2023 | Jennifer Reason | Avery JeffryCapRadio Classical and Jazz is celebrating Women in Music all month long including four spotlights on local musicians. Jennifer Reason spoke with singer Alicia Huff about starting her own band and inspiring others to as well. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Arts and LifestyleCould Stockton be featured in the next Fantastic Four movie? Its mayor hopes so.March 16, 2023 | Rich IbarraThe movie won’t be released until 2025, but signatures are being gathered for a petition to have Stockton featured as the superheroes’ hometown.
Arts and LifestyleMarysville’s 143rd Bok Kai Festival this weekend celebrates Chinese American HistoryFebruary 24, 2023 | Sarah Mizes-TanThe festival is centered around the historic Bok Kai Temple, built to honor a water god that was believed to have protected the city. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Arts and LifestyleSacramento Public Library system opens community sessions, survey for feedback on facilitiesFebruary 14, 2023 | Janelle SalangaThe sessions will run through March, with the survey closing soon after. Input will shape the library system’s first facilities master plan since 2007. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Arts and LifestyleChinese New Year celebration returns to historic Chinese town of LockeFebruary 10, 2023 | Janelle SalangaThe public event, which was paused for two years due to the pandemic, will feature a lion dance, a painting and calligraphy contest and a lecture on New Year food and cooking.
EclecticHow June Swoon singer Juli Lydell started swimming in surrenderFebruary 3, 2023 | Nick BrunnerStream June Swoon's new song "Passover" and hear Juli Lydell speak about how surrendering control and wrangling her OCD influenced her upcoming sophomore record. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Arts and LifestyleR&B, new soul and hip-hop festival Sol Blume returns to Sacramento for a fourth yearFebruary 2, 2023 | Janelle SalangaTickets for the festival, headlined by Brent Faiyaz and Kehlani, are on sale now. Like in 2022, it’ll take place in Discovery Park, where it drew tens of thousands of attendees.
Race and Equity‘The Chinese Lady,’ a play about the history of Chinese oppression and Anti-Asian hate, comes to Capital StageJanuary 26, 2023 | Sarah Mizes-TanThe play touches on themes of anti-Asian hate and othering as it follows one of the first Chinese women to immigrate to the United States. It will open at Capital Stage this weekend and run through Feb. 26.
Race and EquityBlack students in Sacramento celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day after a two-year pandemic hiatusJanuary 17, 2023 | Srishti PrabhaThe skies cleared just in time for Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations in Sacramento, the first at Grant Union High School since the start of the pandemic. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Arts and LifestyleIf you're trying to take a break from drinking, try these 6 strategiesDecember 31, 2022If you want to cut back on alcohol, here's how to make a plan, navigate tricky social situations and reassess your relationship with alcohol so you can experience the benefits of dry January.
BusinessA fight over seats could define the future of an iconic San Francisco movie theaterDecember 10, 2022Conservationists' objections to proposed renovation plans for the 100-year-old Castro Theatre in San Francisco illustrate an ongoing debate about the future of historic theaters.
Arts and LifestylePulling up ‘A Seat at the Table’: Elk Grove bookstore and cafe celebrates first anniversaryDecember 8, 2022 | Janelle SalangaThe Elk Grove local coffeehouse and bookstore has made itself a hub for local business partnerships, community conversations and events celebrating diversity and identity. It has a line-up of anniversary events this weekend.
Arts and LifestyleWhat Prop. 28 funding will mean for arts education in CaliforniaDecember 7, 2022Prop. 28 will provide about $1 billion each year in funding to California public schools, starting in 2023. Former Los Angeles Unified Superintendent Austin Beutner, a chief backer of the initiative, discusses how it will work.
Arts and LifestyleMaureen Corrigan's favorite books of the year: 10 disparate reads for a hectic 2022December 1, 2022Some years, this annual book list falls into a pattern: like stand-out memoirs or dystopian fiction. But 2022 could not be contained, and these titles sprawl all over the place in subject and form.
JazzGuitarist Pasquale Grasso is feeling inspiredNovember 10, 2022 | Gary G. VercelliSince he arrived in New York City 10 years ago, Italian guitarist Pasquale Grasso has made a significant impact on the jazz scene. His incredible technique and his respect for the music’s tradition make Pasquale a unique force in interpreting bebop. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
