The 20th annual Sacramento Film & Music Festival is coming, and you better be ready to party like a film star! Screenings at some the region’s coolest venues – we take you from The Sofia – to IMAX< to Tower – to the Crest Theater – back to The Sofia – and then to the IMAX for the 10×10 and festival awards program! It’s a wonderful collection of venues to explore and celebrate independent film at it’s best!

WEDNESDAY THE 18TH OF SEPTEMBER
7PM OPENING NIGHT FEATURE – AROUND THE SUN
DIR. OLIVER KRIMPAS –
LOCATION – THE SOFIA

THURSDAY THE 19TH OF SEPTEMBER
3PM – STUDENT DAYS –
LOCATION – ESQUIRE IMAX

7PM – WHERE SLEEPING DOGS LIE – DIR. JOSH PIERSON –
LOCATION – TOWER THEATER

FRIDAY THE 20TH OF SEPTEMBER
(no screenings)

SATURDAY THE 21ST OF SEPTEMBER
NOON – SHORT DOCUMENTARY –
2PM – SACRAMENTO SHORTS –
4PM – SAC MUSIC SEEN –
LOCATION – THE CREST THEATRE

SUNDAY THE 22ND OF SEPTEMBER
11:30 – DOCUMENTARY FEATURE – 17 BLOCKS – DIR. DAVY ROTHBART
1:30 – INTERNATIONAL SHORTS –
3:00 – THE DUCKPOND – ROBERT ANDERSON (1:38:08) –
LOCATION – SOFIA

6PM – 10X10 FILMMAKER CHALLENGE –

Make a 10 minute fllm in 10 days – and oh yeah, add some crazy elements and instructions to make it interesting… The 10×10 is a film challenge that allows for fast and creative writing, casting, shooting and editing…

The final films of 2019 will play at the IMAX on the 22nd of September at 6pm. Come and check out a night of night of amazing films!

LOCATION – ESQUIRE IMAX

Night of 1000 Drawings (the event)

Hosted by Miyamoto Relief and the Downtown Sacramento Partnership, Night of 1000 Drawings inspires artists, architects, doodlers, creatives, organizations, companies, students and others in Sacramento – including YOU – to donate original doodles or works of art for this one-of-a-kind charitable art sale. Watch for Doodle Parties and Doodle Drop boxes all over town, culminating in the one-night-only arts event at the Elks Tower from 5 to 8 pm on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019. So, get doodling! All doodles are 5.5” x 8.5”.

Event attendees take home a unique piece of art and enjoy appetizers, drinks and entertainment while
mingling fellow Sacramentans. This year’s beneficiary is the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Sacramento. This is the first time the worldwide phenomenon, Night of 1000 Drawings, has come to Sacramento!

Night of 1000 Drawings Doodle Parties

Night of 1000 Drawings partners are hosting Doodle Parties all over Sacramento between now and mid-September – so find one or start one and get doodling! Doodle Parties can happen almost anywhere: offices, coffeehouses, breweries, house parties, classrooms. All are fun ways to participate in the Night of 1000 Drawings initiative leading up to the exciting “1000 Drawings” one-night art event on Sept 26, 2019. All drawings must be 5.5” x 8.5”. And they are free to host. Find out more at: https://www.nightof1000drawings.com/doodle-party/ or book a Doodle Party through Marina Hill, mhill@miyamotorelief.org.

The SF Comedy Competition features five professional comedians competing in the final rounds.
As well, there will be a special guest host Auggie Smith. SF Comedy has had avast amount of famous comedic icons enter their competition. In the first competition, Bill Farley won first place while Robin Williams won second. In the 10^th Annual competition, Ellen DeGeneres won second place to Sinbad. The latest top finalist winner was Dave Nihill, with the rising Cristian Machado in second place, and Dauood Naimyar in third.

SF Comedy Competition is a phenomenal opportunity for rising comedians to perform their best acts and gain some heat for their fame. It is an iconic way for students and the broader Sacramento community, as well, to get a taste for what extraordinary comedy is really all about.

Auggie Smith, the SF Comedy Competition’s opening act, exhibits pop culture and political satire in intellectual “manic rants,” according to Auggie himself. Auggie empowers himself to “create a memorable, relevant, and constantly evolving live experience,” to his audience members.

This event is free admission, and open to the general public as well as the Sacramento State
campus community. For more information on upcoming UNIQUE events, visit www.SacStateUNIQUE.com. 

The two-day 2019 Farm-to-Fork Street Festival will once again bring a powerful musical lineup to accompany the regional celebration that features\, farmers\, cooking demonstrations a bounty of fresh food\, and thebest wines and craft beers from across California. \n\nFriday night at theFarm-to-Fork Festival opens with Sacramento band me&you\, followed by Barns Courtney\, a singer that Rolling Stone magazine described as “… world-weary voice\, a chameleonic instrument showcasing range (and a few bars) on this year’s full-length debut\, The Attractions of Youth. \n\nBoasting a raw\, powerful blend of blues and hip-hop\, singer\, songwriter\, and multi-instrumentalist ZZ Ward headlines Friday night to close out the event’s opening night.\nSaturday will feature two additional local bands to be announcedin the coming weeks as well as American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist Samantha Fish before Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real’s performance ca

On September 29th, Vox is opens its 14th season in an out-of-the-box way with our first annual Vox Trot 5K Fun Run! Starting and ending at our home of Beatnik Studios in downtown Sacramento, the fun run will give us an opportunity to connect in a new and unusual way with our patrons and to make our presence known with a whole new group of individuals. At the event, we will announce our full 2019-2020 season and celebrate everyone who supports Vox in its mission to produce quality concerts of Music Worth Sharing to the Sacramento Community!