Best of Sacramento 2013 Arts & Smarts Readers' Choice winners

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Best place to see art

1. Crocker Art Museum

216 O Street, (916) 808-7000, http://crockerartmuseum.org

2. Verge Center for the Arts

625 S Street, (916) 448-2985, http://vergeart.com

3. Sol Collective

2574 21st Street, (916) 476-3628, www.facebook.com/artcultureactivism

Best visual artist

1. Danny Scheible

www.tapigami.com

2. Micah Crandall-Bear

www.micahcrandallbear.com

2. Gale Hart

www.galehart.com

3. Maren Conrad

www.marenconrad.com

3. Gioia Fonda

http://vergeart.com/artist/gioia-fonda/profile

Best reading or lecture series

1. Sacramento's Living Library

at Time Tested Books, 1114 21st Street

2. Crossroads Reading Series

at the Center for Contemporary Art Sacramento, 1519 19th Street

3. Stories on Stage

at the Sacramento Poetry Center, 1719 25th Street, http://stories onstagesacramento.wordpress.com

Best place to stock your bookshelves

1. Beers Books

915 S Street, (916) 442-9475, www.beersbooks.com

2. The Avid Reader in Davis

617 Second Street in Davis, (530) 758-4040, www.avidreaderbooks.com

3. The Avid Reader at the Tower

1600 Broadway, (916) 441-4400, www.avidreadertower.com/

Best novelist

1. Christian Kiefer

www.christiankiefer.com

2. Pam Houston

www.pamhouston.wordpress.com

3. William T. Vollmann

Best place to hear poetry

1. Sacramento Poetry Center

1719 25th Street, (916) 240-1897, www.sacramentopoetrycenter.com

2. Poetry with Legs at Shine

1400 E Street, www.facebook.com/pages/poetry-with-legs/195471290504696

3. Mahogany Urban Poetry Series

at Queen Sheba, 1704 Broadway, http://mahoganypoetry.blogspot.com

Best professional theater company

1. B Street Theatre

2711 B Street, (916) 448-9707, www.bstreettheatre.org

2. Capital Stage

2215 J Street, (916) 995-5464, www.capstage.org

3. New Helvetia Theatre

1028 R Street, (916) 469-9850, www.newhelvetia.org

Best local actor

1. Michael R.J. Campbell

www.facebook.com/michaelrjcampbell

1. Stephanie Gularte

www.facebook.com/ stephanie.gularte

2. Jamie Jones

3. Jonathan Rhys Williams

Best community theater group

1. Big Idea Theatre

1616 Del Paso Boulevard, (916) 925-7493, www.bigideatheatre.com

2. Green Valley Theatre Company

3823 V Street, (916) 736-2664, http://greenvalleytheatre.com

3. KOLT Run Creations

(916) 454-1500, www.koltruncreations.com

Best comedy night

1. Punch Line Comedy Club

2100 Arden Way, Suite 225; (916) 925-5500; http://punchlinesac.com

2. Wednesday Comedy Night with Keith Lowell Jensen

Luna’s Café & Juice Bar, 1414 16th Street; (916) 441-3931; www.lunascafe.com

2. Laughs Unlimited

1207 Front Street, (916) 446-8128, www.laughsunlimited.com

3. Open Mic Scramble

Sacramento Comedy Spot, 1050 20th Street, Suite 130; (916) 444-3137; www.saccomedyspot.com