The Lion KingDirected by Jon Favreau Twenty five years after the much-loved, more traditionally animated version of “The Lion King,” this new film is the latest Disney project to re-make classic content in a more photo-realistic (or in some cases live action) style. And taken purely as a visual...
As part of an ongoing effort to incorporate S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics) inspired elements into Museum exhibits, activities and events, California State Parks and the California State Railroad Museum & Foundation are partnering with Science Friday and...
A farce is a comedy when it’s done right, but it’s a tragedy when it’s done wrong. The Theatre in the Heights company pretty much gets it right in its production of “The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen’s Guild Dramatic Society Murder Mystery.” The play...
Verge Center for the Arts has announced a call-out for local artists to participate in the 2019 Sac Open Studios, the region’s oldest, largest and most prestigious artist studio tour program. Member registration is open March 1-31 followed by non-member registration April 15-May 15. The highly...
Technology meets artistry in a captivating art installation titled “Second Bite: The Wisdom of the Apple” that showcases nearly 100 interconnected Apple computers, powerful yet diverse imagery and mesmerizing music designed to challenge guests to explore age-old themes and re-think long-held...
There are many tragedies of war. More than enough to go around. They are on the battlefield, of course, but those who fight and live return with wounds both physical and psychological. Meanwhile, other effects of war, including disillusionment, distrust, anger and angst, affect everyone. In Sean...
In an effort to extend and amplify engagement with the local arts community, DOCO (Downtown Commons) has entered into a year-long marketing partnership with Verge Center for the Arts to co-present free Second Saturday activities at the plaza plus sponsor the 14th Annual Sac Open Studios tour...
Genuinely moving an audience to tears without violence or manipulation is not easy. However, “Wit,” Margaret Edson’s 1999 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, now at Big Idea Theatre, is a tearjerker without pretense. It is a virtual one-woman show about a patient during her final hours, dying from...
Whomever said “dying is easy, comedy is hard,” was half right at best. Comedy is hard, as two shows now on stage prove – one more successfully than the other. “House on Haunted Hill,” suggested by the 1959 Vincent Price horror film, is an example of funny done exactly right. Adapted by Dave Pierini...
For many Sacramentans, it isn’t Christmastime without a trip to the Sacramento Ballet‘s “The Nutcracker.” For a couple of decades at least, that meant former artistic director Ron Cunningham’s version, based on the original 1892 choreography of Lev Ivanov and Marius...
