Why did you name the museum after Sojourner Truth? It’s because I saw the strength of my own mother and my grandmother in her. She represents, to me, the strength of the Black woman. She had a really ...

March 11–April 5 Who says you can’t go home again? Not Jack Gallagher. After nearly 40 years in Sacramento, the beloved comedian decamped to his native Massachusetts in 2024 to be closer to family.

When I spied a batch of tender, farm-fresh Persian cucumbers alongside a clutch of sun-ripened, on-the-vine cherry tomatoes at the produce stand, I excitedly flipped through my advance copy of Ann ...

June 13–14 The region’s largest Pride gathering takes over Capitol Mall with more than 25,000 revelers over two days. Watch for hometown favorites like the Sacramento Gay Men’s Chorus to join new acts ...

As we’re talking right now in early June, you’re preparing to move to Sacramento. Have you found a home here yet? Yes! For the first time ever, my husband and I found a home before we moved. I’ve been ...

Aug. 7-16 So nice, the state’s longest-running “free gate” fair is happening twice. On Aug. 7-9, head out to the county grounds in Woodland for rides, music and eats, including new offerings like ...

Author Ashley Shult Langdon leans against a riverside oak tree, accessed via El Manto Drive in Rancho Cordova, which provides shade and a backrest for days when quiet contemplation is on the menu.

Feb. 4–May 4 When Minnie Spotted-Wolf joined the U.S. Marine Corp Reserves, the bronc-busting member of the Blackfoot tribe won the respect of her male peers as a heavy equipment operator. Airwoman ...

Feb. 4–May 19 Black History Month coincides with the start of this Crocker exhibition, which spotlights over 50 works embedded in the Civil Rights Movement and activism of the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s.

Nov. 10–May 4 This Crocker Art Museum photography show is a globe- and century-spanning display gifted by Davis-based collectors Barry and Lois Ramer. Centered on the human experience, the exhibit ...

AA wavy white metal scrim of a sculpture shades the entrance to the Gorman Museum of Native American Art’s new home. Perched on tall white steel posts, the graceful form undulates and curves overhead ...

ackie Greene walks into Badfish Coffee & Tea in Orangevale looking like just another sleep-deprived new parent in search of some high-grade caffeine. He made the short drive from his house, and he’s ...