EnvironmentBugs At Burning Man Create Lots Of BuzzAugust 21, 2015 | Lesley McClurgPeople who plan to attend the Burning Man festival next week are worried about the bugs. More than 70,000 people are preparing for the arts and music event in the Nevada Desert. But organizers say the bugs aren't that bad. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Arts and Lifestyle'Hair' Musical Serves Up Delightful NostalgiaAugust 20, 2015 | Jeff HudsonSacramento’s Music Circus series is reviving the 1968 musical “Hair,” replete with young actors wearing love beads distributing flowers to the audience. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezOne-Woman Show Highlights School-To-Prison Pipeline In CaliforniaAugust 20, 2015Anna Deavere Smith discusses her new play “Notes From the Field.” It’s about the school-to-prison pipeline. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezMusic Circus Wraps Up Season With Rock Musical "Hair"August 19, 2015The rock musical "Hair" is opening at the Music Circus Wednesday night. Insight will chat with cast members Danielle Mone Truitt and James Michael Lambert Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Arts and LifestyleTheatre Review: "The Fantasticks" Shows Its AgeAugust 18, 2015 | Jeff HudsonThe Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival is pairing Shakespeare’s tragedy about teenage lovers “Romeo and Juliet” with "The Fantasticks,” a small musical from fifty years ago. It offers a lighter look at romance but hasn't quite stood the test of time. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezGreen Valley Theatre Stages Shockheaded PeterAugust 18, 2015The Green Valley Theatre is staging, "Shockheaded Peter," which features nightmarish Victorian fairy tales that might frighten you, might delight you. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezDuck's Breath Mystery Theatre Farewell Tour To Stop At WintersAugust 18, 2015The players of Duck’s Breath Mystery Theatre are coming together as part of a farewell tour. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezPlay: 'When We Were Colored: A Mother's Story'August 17, 2015Ginger Rutland has adapted her mother’s memoir, "When We Were Colored," into a new play. The story depicts the family's story about moving west after World War II. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EclecticCity Of Trees: Great Music, Traffic HeadachesAugust 16, 2015 | Melody StoneReviews of the first City of Trees music festival are mixed. Great bands and an enthusiastic crowd were highlights for many, but major traffic delays leaving the Gibson Ranch venue ruined the event for some.
EclecticEpic Rap Battles Of History To Play Out On Harlow’s StageAugust 11, 2015 | Melody StoneThe men behind the Youtube channel, Epic Rap Battles of History, are taking their zany historical hip hop beefs into the real world with a live show.
