The western seems to be a dying breed. The most recent iterations I can think of that were any good would have to be the remake of Appaloosa or the remake of 3:10 to Yuma. And while those were fantastic films they were released in 2008 and 2007 respectively; and they were remakes. Thankfully Quentin Tarantino has come along and given us western fans a truly great film that is entertaining, smart, and original. Django Unchained follows a slave named Django (Jamie Foxx) who is bought by Dr. King Schultz (Christoph Waltz) a German dentist turned bounty hunter. Schultz buys Django because he needs him to help identify the Brittle Brothers, his latest bounty. He offers Django a proposition, if

Tanya Vegvary Plescia, local composer and founder of the Sacramento Piano Conservatory, is giving a piano concert this coming Sunday, October 21st, 7 to 9 p.m., at the Governor’s Mansion State Historic Park in downtown Sacramento. Plescia also is playing a series of concerts at the National Gallery of Art and at the Washington Arts Club to celebrate the opening of the Kaufmann collection, “Masterpieces of American furniture from 1700-1830”. All concerts feature the music of the era from Mozart to American composers Reinagle and Hewitt. A pianist since age four, Plescia has given concerts in Washington, D.C., Portland, Los Angeles and San Francisco as well as the Crocker Museum of Art Su

As he made his way down the escalator in the inside Terminal One at Sacramento International Airport Friday afternoon, his eye-catching smile was happily stretched across his face upon seeing the masses awaiting his arrival into the Capitol City. That’s right Kings fans, along with the other two draft picks selected this week, the Jimmer has landed! A couple of hundred of the Kings faithful patiently waited for the slightly delayed flight and they weren’t disappointed when 2011 draft picks Jimmer Fredette, Tyler Honeycutt and Isaiah Thomas made their way through the crowd - high-fiving fans and shaking hands all along the way. The Kings had to do some wheeling and dealing to land Fredet

With Sacramento region’s jobless rate above 12 percent, delegates for the Sacramento Metro Chamber’s annual four-day Capitol-to-Capitol to Washington, D.C., will advocate for specific ways how the federal government can accelerate the rate of innovation and technology development, provide the private sector with regulatory relief and create much-needed jobs. “Innovation is critical to the health and well-being of this country and it’s the cornerstone to our region’s economy,” said 2011 Cap-to-Cap Chair Tim Murphy 2011 of GenCorp. “Innovation drives ideas and business opportunities that attract investment and create jobs. These new jobs, in turn, generate tax revenue and grow the economy.”

The spirit of patriotism is alive and well in the hearts and minds of nineteen young adults from the Sacramento area. Recently returning from a summer tour in Washington, D.C., these talented teens sang, danced and performed as members of Galena Street East, a performing arts ensemble dedicated to training Sacramento’s rising generation in the various styles of music and dance. The group spent a week performing at several prominent venues in the nation’s capital, including the Holocaust Museum, the Old Post Office, and the Lincoln Memorial as part of the Festival of States, an exclusive concert series for musical and vocal ensembles throughout the country celebrating the history and legacy