Issue: January 31, 2019
In this week's cover feature, Tessa Marguerite Outland writes about the big changes being made to The Sacramento Ballet by its new artistic director, Amy Seiwert.
In News, Scott Thomas Anderson reports on the small business backlash against plans for a new hospital in Elk Grove. Tess Townsend talks to grandmothers who are helping asylum seekers. And Raheem F. Hosseini looks at how the Sacramento City Council is trying to deal with disruptions at its meetings.
In Arts, Vanessa Labi shows how women in creative crafts are charting their own path. We also have a roundup of big events, including Kinky Boots at the Harris Center in Folsom and Tiffany Haddish at the Community Center Theater in Sacramento.
In Voices, a Sacramento arts commissioner calls for more investment in the arts, Jeff vonKaenel writes about the state of downtown Sacramento and I have an editor's note about "opportunity zones," a potentially good part of the Trump tax cut.
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—Foon Rhee
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The turning point
Shaking up “The Nutcracker” and “Hamlet,” can Amy Seiwert reinvigorate The Sacramento Ballet?
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Displaced by a hospital
Elk Grove neighborhood’s independent merchants told to make way for a Level II trauma center.
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Bus stop hospitality
Two grandmothers greet Central American asylum seekers as they pass through Sacramento.
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Decorum drama
Sacramento’s Democratic City Council and leftist activists don’t know how to talk to each other.
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Rallying around refugees
Southeast Asian groups from across the state converge on Sacramento to challenge Homeland Security, California Supreme Court.
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More UP layoffs looming?
The famed train company has a questionable safety history in Roseville. Now it’s laying off employees.
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Will this trickle down work?
One silver lining in the terrible Trump tax cut could bring jobs to Sacramento.
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Getting over an ex
How do you get past an ex, and when’s the right time to tell your date you’re bisexual?
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Investing in the arts is good for business
Sacramento has an arts plan, but it needs more money.
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Downtown development–whoa! And yikes!
Massive developments in the planning for downtown; let’s avoid the pitfalls of other cities.
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Angie Zuniga: a boxer, through and through
Even after a career-altering back injury, Angie Zuniga has kept the punching hobby close to her heart.
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A room of their own
How women-led creative collaboratives are crafting Sacramento’s maker scene.
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Spring awakening
Five can’t-miss events to help banish the winter blues.
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Review: “Slowgirl” at Capital Stage
“Slowgirl” deals in isolation and the careful, drawn-out revelation of secrets—and it carefully builds a bond between generations of recluses.
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Review: ‘The Guardians’ at Resurrection Theatre
Resurrection Theatre’s new play explores the parental stresses of planning for the worst—by choosing the best potential child guardian.
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Free Museum Day in Sacramento
Twenty-five different museums will open their doors to the public, free of charge—it’s time to get your learn on.
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“Make Believe” at the Nevada Theatre
Dalrymple MacAlpin’s newest play puts the “magical realism” in “modern-day fairy tale.”
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2019 How to Adult Festival at Arcade Library
Get a crash course on what it takes to be a top-notch adult—it’s less taxes than you might think.
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Russian National Ballet at Harris Center
The Russian National Ballet is touring, stopping in at Folsom for two performances of “Cinderella.”
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Leave it to Beaver at Effie Yeaw Nature Center
Beavers—much like humans—make dams, so come take a look to see what the aquatic rodents are up to these days.
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Preview: ‘A Man and his Prostate’ at B Street Theatre
Stopping through for one night of stage, Ed Asner performs this one-man dramedy about a man, life, death and a surgery.
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Juno and the Paycock
SN&R reviews a new play from California Stage.
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Homestyle Italian
A great reason to visit the burbs of Pocket-Greenhaven is Cacio, an Italian restaurant with a welcoming vibe, solid wine list, comforting pastas and savory braised meat dishes.
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Mid-winter chill
Stouts, porters and high ABV brews are all staples during Sacramento’s colder months, but what else is out there? Beer enthusiasts from local breweries and the Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op give their take on the best winter suds.
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Lunchtime feels
Channel the nostalgia of grade-school lunch with 85 °C Bakery Cafe’s version of pigs in a blanket, but with soft bread baked, cheese, condiments and a good ol’ frankfurter.
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Taco touchdown
Are you ready for some El Papagayo Vegan Super Bowl Party eats? Er, I mean, football?
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For your eyes and ears
Young & Sick bounces between visual art and soulful pop.
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Sparkling highs
SN&R’s writer pops open a bottle of cannabis-infused sparkling water by Lagunitas and AbsoluteXtracts. But can this fuzzy water outdo La Croix?
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