Things to do in Sacramento and beyond

Start the new year with fresh ideas and a bargain: Free admission today at the California State Home and Garden Show. The three-day show opens at noon today at the Sacramento Convention Center, 1400 J St., Sacramento. Show hours are noon to 7 p.m. tod...

By Diana Lambert dlambert@sacbee.com Catching a movie on Christmas Eve is a time-honored tradition for many families. Some local theaters close up early on Christmas Eve, while others stick to their regular schedules. Here are tonight's last shows at...

Louis C.K., the brilliant standup comedian and creator and star of the Fox show "Louis," will perform Feb. 12 in Sacramento. The show will be at Wells Fargo Pavilion, 1419 H St. Argo Tickets are $45 and are available only through LouisCK.n...

Listen to live holiday music at the California State Capitol Rotunda now through Christmas. Here is a schedule of performances under the dome. Friday, Dec. 14 Noon-1 p.m.: Capital Valley Harp Circle Saturday, Dec. 15 11 a.m.-1 p.m.: Camellia City Fl...

See the softer side of Sacramento County Sheriff's four-footed force of K9 partners in a new calendar celebrating local dogs. "Bravery, Unity, Loyalty" is the theme for the 2013 calendar benefiting the Sacramento Sheriff K9 Association. Taken by XSIG...

By Marcus Crowder mcrowder@sacbee.com California Musical Theatre has turned out the lights and dropped the curtain on the Cosmo Cabaret. CMT will no longer operate the 200-seat theater at the corner of 10th and K Streets, which it opened in 2008. Las...

Regardless of weather, the home tour must go on. "Rain or shine, we're open," said Kris Quigley, among the organizers of the 39th annual Sacred Heart Holiday Home Tour, which started its three-day run today. "There's been so much work put in by our de...

Every Fourth Woman, a domestic-violence survivors union, wants to help educate the public about one of the nation's most debilitating crimes against women. To that end, the exhibit "Creating Freedom: The Art and Poetry of Domestic Violence Survivors"...

Sacramento's Death Grips were named Spin magazine's "artist of the year" on Tuesday, capping a tumultuous year for the brash and critically acclaimed punk-rap group. Death Grips' recent past includes being dropped by Epic records, scrapping a hotly a...

It's not too late to buy tickets to witness a bit of living history. Former U.S. president and author Bill Clinton will speak at 8 p.m. Dec. 4 at the Memorial Auditorium, 1515 J St., Sacramento. Doors will open at 7 p.m. The founder of the philanthrop...