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Sacramento’s B Street Theatre offers this tense drama about an Air Force pilot guiding a deadly military drone, half a world away. It's a one-woman play featuring a tour-de-force performance by an actress with local roots.

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Classical

Symphonic Sidebars: Jean Sibelius, Nordic Nature Beyond The Boundaries

July 27, 2015 | Kent Teeters

The birthday of Jean Sibelius was celebrated during his adult years as a national event in Finland. Classical host Kent Teeters explains why this man was so beloved in his home country and beyond.

Insight With Vicki Gonzalez

Alicia Hunt Performs In 'Grounded'

July 21, 2015

Alicia Hunt is a military fighter pilot in the B Street Theatre play titled "Grounded." The production is a complex one-woman show.

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Arts and Lifestyle

Theatre Review: Twelfth Night

July 17, 2015 | Jeff Hudson

Audiences have been laughing at Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" since the 1600's, partly because this comedy has people falling helplessly in love and partly because of the shenanigans of Sir Toby Belch, played masterfully in this Davis production.

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Eclectic

Rocky Dawuni Spreads Message Of Unity And Hope, On Stage And Off

July 16, 2015 | Cale Wiggins

One of the headliners at this year’s World Fest, Ghanaian roots reggae artist Rocky Dawuni, has performed with Stevie Wonder, Keb Mo and Bono. Dawuni's work as a humanitarian with Hillary Clinton, Bishop Desmond Tutu and others is equally impressive.

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Insight With Vicki Gonzalez

Sound Advice: California WorldFest In Grass Valley

July 16, 2015

For this week's Sound Advice, Insight previews music for the upcoming California WorldFest in Grass Valley.

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Arts and Lifestyle

La Raza Galeria Posada Name Change This Week

July 14, 2015 | Steve Milne

After 40 years as La Raza Galeria Posada, Sacramento's oldest Latino arts group is changing its name to the Latino Center of Art and Culture. A renaming ceremony will be held later this week.

Arts and Lifestyle

Theatre Review: Uncanny Valley

July 8, 2015 | Jeff Hudson

If you transfer a complete set of human memories into a robot that looks just like a human, should we regard that robot as a person? That question is central to this futuristic, thought-provoking play at Capital Stage.

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State Government

Pilot Program Funds Arts Classes In California Prisons

July 8, 2015 | Ed Joyce

Eighteen California state prisons will have arts programs for a second year. One of those prisons is the California State Prison, Sacramento, also known as “new Folsom.”

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