Things to do in Sacramento and beyond

Bob Stanley is one of the most active participants in the local poetry scene. He is Sacramento's former poet laureate and president of the Sacramento Poetry Center. He's the editor of "Late Peaches," a collection of works by 117 area poets, and he tea...

When Cake wasn't even mentioned in the press release, it was clear something was up. Mayor Kevin Johnson had announced Friday that Sacramento rock band Cake would be headlining a rally for the Kings - previously scheduled for Wednesday - at downto...

In Sacramento, mid-century modern is a hot seller. Tickets are going fast for Saturday's second Sacramento Mid-Century Modern Tour, featuring seven homes and dozens of points of interest. "We'll have some limited tickets available the day of the tour...

Budding actors and film-production hopefuls on May 22 will get a real shot at joining a production. Access Sacramento's 14th "A Place Called Sacramento" filmmaking program will pair screenwriters with actors and crew members to make 10-minute film...

Grab your Bic lighter and ready the time machine. The second season of Sunrise Marketplace's "Sunrise at Night Concert Series" has been announced and its features marquee names of decades past including Christopher Cross (Aug. 24) as well as Bach & T...

An all-star jam featuring some of Sacramento's best known musicians and beyond is brewing for the Sacramento Music Festival on Memorial Day Weekend. Following a set by the Ophir Prison Marching Kazoo Band & Temperance Society on May 25 at Old Sacrame...

The Sacramento Theatre Company has added a final performance at 7 p.m. on Sunday to "A Little Princess" its world-premiere musical based on Frances Hodgson Burnett's novel. Michael Laun directs the production with music by Eric Rockwell, lyrics by Marg...

And you thought the SactoMoFo mobile food festival had some cool eats. In addition to the four days of bands here at Napa's Bottle Rock festival, the cuisine to feed the masses ranks as a star of the show. And yes, we can actually use the term cu...

We've just made our way inside Napa's Bottle Rock Festival and all's going fairly smoothly. It's a warm albeit slightly breezy day near the Napa River, and a fair amount of dust is being kicked up near the Citi Stage. Traffic was backed up the lengt...

Sacramento author Marci Nault will host the launch of her novel "The Lake House" as part of "A Night of the Arts." The event will be 7 to 10 p.m. Friday May 10 at the Sacramento Art Complex/Gallery 2010, 2210 K St., Sacramento; (916) 476-5500, www...