Issue: August 30, 2012
It's all about the sound. That's the bottom line when it comes to SN&R's own Sammies, the Sacramento Area Music Awards. Nick Miller knows the local music scene like nobody's business, and in this week's feature, we announce the 2012 Sammies Nominees. Get ready to vote!
In Frontlines, contributor Christopher Arns digs deep to find out what's going on with the city's new protest ordinance, which seems to be aimed pretty specifically at the local Occupy movement. And Will Evans writes about those silly state legislators. You know, the ones that voted to ban certain types of gifts – and then accepted them.
Occasionally, when reading through the playbill at a theatrical production, you'll see someone credited as the “dramaturge.” What in the world is that? SN&R contributor Becky Grunewald answers that question – and illuminates the work of Sacramento dramaturges Stephanie Tucker and Lauren Sullivan in this week's art feature. And speaking of the theater, it's a double five-star ravin' Willie kind of week, as Patti Roberts and Maxwell McKee give our best of all possible ratings to new shows at, respectively, the B Street Theatre and Big Idea Theatre.
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Sammies 2012 nominees are here
SN&R announces finalists in its annual Sacramento Area Music Awards.
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Future of free speech in Sacramento
A proposed law to regulate city protests is part of a nationwide wave to silence dissent. But are officials unfairly, and unconstitutionally, striking back at Occupy?
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Capitol swag
Some state senators voted to ban gifts—then accepted them.
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Press release pretends to be official Sacramento County business
Did the California Manufacturers & Technology Association try to play itself off as government doings?
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Legislature goes after CEQA; enviros say law isn’t the problem
California Republicans try to gut California Environmental Quality Act at the end of Capitol session.
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On Proposition 37 and the natural-foods industry’s evolution
Auntie Ruth looks at the battle over genetically modified-organism labeling for food.
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Green Grammies
Sacramento-area sustainable businesses get recognition and awards at this event.
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Davis farming activist grow their own T-shirts
The Future Action Reclamation Mob harvests silk and linen and makes dyes for clothing.
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Wake up, shut it down
Joey advises a reader to stop with the self-sabotage.
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The namesake
One writer's family and the Democratic National Convention.
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The war on poverty continues today
Community Action Agencies around the country help 17 million low-income Americans each year.
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Hungry for change
Local food blogger Amber Stott reinvents the peanut-butter sandwich and advocates healthy, lifelong habits.
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Red, white and verde
The Mexican explains the history—and mystery—of the Mexican flag and a teachable biking moment.
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Romneyland
Some take-home lessons from the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla.
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Don’t mess with the nuns
The Vatican and American bishops need to quit harassing the nuns.
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Theater of the mind
For Sacramento dramaturges, researching a play’s history and development is all in a day’s work.
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Romcom musical
Crazy for You closes the Music Circus season with a blend of comedy and classic music.
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Painting red-handed
B Street Theatre brings light, color and culture to the stage with Red.
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Antony and Cleopatra
SN&R reviews a new production by Synthetic Unlimited at the Nevada Theatre in Nevada City.
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Pinkos galore
Big Idea Theatre scores with a farce set during ’50s Cold War commie hysteria.
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Five for Labor Day play
SN&R recommends five Labor Day weekend festivals not to miss.
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Get behind the camera
Hone your directorial skills with this intensive filmmaking seminar.
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No music, no afterlife
The Tower Records Project aims to preserve the iconic record-store chain’s legacy.
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Out, damn bug bite
Bug-bite treatments get the tech treatment.
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Science, without hysteria
A new book on climate change parses the science, reasonably.
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Midtown Cocktail Week is over, but Sacramento is still a booze-sopped city
Our writer finishes out Midtown Cocktail Week, does the kopstoot and lives to tell the tale.
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In search of Sacramento’s spiciest foods
SN&R’s goes in search of Sacramento’s hottest eats.
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Seasonal creeps
Beer marketing ratchets up the holiday action with autumn’s seasonal beers creeping into summer.
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The state burrito
A few Sacramento restaurants serve the deliciously greasy, hangover-curing California burritos.
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Tiny and rich
Hail Merry Meyer Lemon Miracle Tarts are miniature pies of raw, gluten-free decadence.
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Do the Spike thing
Get ready for a sermon or two as Spike Lee revisits the Brooklyn of Do the Right Thing.
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2 Days in New York
Julia Delpy makes this one work, with help from Chris Rock ¨C and a cardboard Obama cutout.
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Celeste & Jesse Forever
Is there anything Rashida Jones doesn’t make better? No.
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Cosmopolis
Like the death throes of capitalism, this movie is “halfway clever but mostly shallow.”
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Hit and Run
Wacky farce with car crashes instead of slamming doors.
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ParaNorman
Stop-motion puppet animation: Sometimes it’s deliciously creepy, and sometimes it’s just unpleasant.
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ParaNorman
Stop-motion puppet animation: Sometimes it’s deliciously creepy, and sometimes it’s just unpleasant.
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Premium Rush
Turning a far-fetched premise into a hyper-adrenalized chase move, complete with cartoon reference? Check.
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Searching for Sugar Man
This doc establishes the credentials of genuine American street poet with steez.
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Which pot works?
A refresher on how cannabis remedies symptoms.
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