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When his wife embarked on an arduous cancer journey, Dave Webb—a Davis-based multimedia artist—walked alongside her, processing his emotions through film, images, words and music. A new exhibition at the Pence Gallery, the grateful chair, chronicles the couple’s shared experience of going to the brink and coming back. Hillary Louise Johnson.
Take a Hike - 10 Scenic Fall Hikes in the Sacramento Region
14 hours ago · Maybe you’ll get off a stop or two early and walk some more, just to keep the glow going. 1912 Hazel Avenue in Rancho Cordova. Riding the RT Gold Line light rail from Sacramento, get off at the Hazel stop across from the Nimbus Flat State Recreation Area, or the Old Town Folsom stop. There is a $10 day-use fee for parking.
Our 100th Issue - A Look Back - Sactown Magazine
Dec 15, 2023 · THE STARS ALIGN. To this day, we still don’t know how director Joe Carnahan—then a rising Hollywood director who still lived part-time in Fair Oaks—saw our first issue, but he called to tell us about his new film Smokin’ Aces starring Jeremy Piven (then riding high on HBO’s Entourage).We immediately asked for an interview and a cover shoot with both of them and, improbably, they agreed.
Best of the City - Sactown Magazine
Best of the City 2019. As they say, there must be something in the water here—Sacramento’s got it going on. From a cool moonlight hike to a cooling moo-less milkshake, from fiery hot street food to a fire-breathing street dragon, and from an Olympic-caliber butcheress to an Olympic-caliber aquatic center, here is our list of the places, people and things making big waves this year.
Sactown Magazine - May-June 2024
May 8, 2024 · Legendary rock climber Beth Rodden has navigated sudden success, endured a high-profile divorce and survived a traumatic kidnapping. As she releases her candid new memoir, the Davis native talks about learning the ropes as a kid at the Rocknasium, the perils and pitfalls of fame, and finding grace in the cracks of mountains and life alike.
Capital Stage - A Mainstage Milestone - Sactown Magazine
6 days ago · Written by British playwright Lucy Prebble and based on the shocking 2001 demise of the eponymous Texas utility giant, the cautionary fable sustains a tone of surreal dread as reptilian monsters dance through scenes and a chorus of actors outfitted as blind mice mock the action. But as re-imagined by Capital Stage, the haunting tale of American ...
Sactown's Most Popular Stories of 2020 - Sactown Magazine
Jan 7, 2021 · Hindsight, as they say, is 20/20. Our rearview mirror may not be rose-colored, but many of the standout discoveries that emerged from the pre-vaccine blur are still proving relevant now that 2021 is underway. Without further ado—drumroll, please—we present Sactown ’s 10 most popular stories from the last year. 10.
Sactown Magazine - November-December 2022
Nov 2, 2022 · As Brian Posehn gets ready to take the stage at Punch Line and release a new special this December, the “forever nerdy” 6-foot-7 stand-up comic—who is also a proud metalhead and Dungeons & Dragons podcast host—shares tall tales (literally) from his childhood and how he got his comedy start right here in River City. Hillary Louise Johnson.
Sactown Magazine - January-February 2024
Jan 2, 2024 · Dinner and a Showstopper All the culinary world’s a stage at the ambitious new omakase restaurant Okesutora. After honing his skills at the celebrated sushi chain Nobu, chef Hieu Phan returns to his native Sacramento to deliver sea-worthy flavors with a dash of storytelling and a splash of spectacle in midtown.
Sactown Magazine - March-April 2022
Mar 1, 2022 · Where She Was From Sacramento native Joan Didion, who was one of America’s greatest writers, passed away on Dec. 23, 2021, at the age of 87. We spoke with the literary giant 10 years earlier, as she reflected on the deaths of her husband and only child, and her memories of growing up in River City.