Events & Activities

The creepy and their spooky, some only come out at night, others hide in the shadows through the day. Be scared! Be awed! Be warned that you are going to love the Halloween season exhibit at Kennedy Gallery!

Don't miss the "Creepy Crawly: From Oddities To The Macabre" exhibit running October 7 through November 7. Join the Gallery on Second Saturday until 10 p.m. Kennedy Gallery features work from over 20 resident artists inside three floors of open studios in the heart of Midtown’s entertainment district.

Sherri Rosen-Mason is head of the admissions department at a New England prep school, fighting to diversify the student body. Alongside her husband, the school’s Headmaster, they’ve largely succeeded in bringing a stodgy institution into the twenty-first century. But when their only son sets his sights on an Ivy League university, personal ambition collides with progressive values with convulsive results.

“Astonishing and daring. An extraordinarily useful and excruciating satire – of the left, by the left, for the left – for today.” The New York Times

Note: Masks must be worn at all times inside the theatre or interior lobby areas. Guests must show proof of vaccination with valid photo ID to be permitted into the performance. Food and beverages will not be allowed into the theatre.

The first play at B Street Theatre since COVID-19 shutdown!

In this audacious new play from Clare Barron, a multi-generational collection of actors digs deep into their pasts to portray a pre-teen dance troupe. Fierce, funny and wholly original, Dance Nation will blow you away.

Short Cuts is a fast-paced, game-based improv show similar to the TV show Whose Line is It Anyway? Fun, short-form improv games and a great cast of performers will ensure that this is one show that you won’t want to miss!

From Los Angeles, the new-look, genre-mashing roots combo Dustbowl Revival play Harlow's October 23.

Touring behind their latest record Is it You, Is it Me, and a new video and single, “The Exception,” Dustbowl Revival now feature a remarkable new vocalist Lashon Halley, paired with DBR founder and principal vocalist and songwriter, Z Lupetin.

After ten years and playing thousands of shows, Dustbowl Revival have perfected a hybrid genre that blends soul and funk with more traditional roots and folk for a new kind of Americana that pulls from a wide swath of the American musical landscape. A terrific, high-energy and distinctly crowd-pleasing live act, Dustbowl Revival are shaking off the doldrums of the last year and a half and hitting the road straight a venue near you.

Imported from San Francisco with multiple appearances at SF Sketchfest, The Charm Offensive is taking its talents to Sacramento! Join us for a raucous night of smart, charming, fall- out-of-your-seat funniness with charismatic comedians delivering great jokes, plus national headliners with big time TV credits.

The Charm Offensive is produced by Bay Area favorite Paco Romane (Drunk History on Comedy Central) and Destiny’s Mom duo Krista Fatka (Winner of the 2017 Sacramento Comedy Competition) and David Roth (Outside Lands Comedy). Plus, special appearances from the darling of Citrus Heights, Marcus Williams (SF Sketchfest), and New York City’s Sarah Suzuki Harvard (Hulu).

The Darling Clementines are back at it again with a full night of deliciously dark burlesque and drag entertainment! Inspired by the gritty sleazy Grindhouse cinema of the 1960s and 1970s. Get ready for blood thirsty vixens and groovy tunes by Sammie award winning DJ Lady Char. A dinner show full of tantalizing entertainment that will have your heart pounding and your feet stompin. Bring those dollar bills and make it rain on these horror hotties as they slay the stage.

For the foreseeable future, certain policies will be in place to ensure the safety of patrons, artists, and our staff. Make sure you bring your photo ID with matching vaccine card or are registered at myvaccinerecord.cdph.ca.gov. A photo of your vaccine card works also! Please note – we are only accepting records that show that you have been fully vaccinated and the appropriate amount of time for the vaccine to take effect has passed. No exceptions will be made! This policy is subject to change - if this happens, all ticket-holders will be notified.

Note: Harlow's does not accept negative COVID-19 tests.

“One comic came to kill…literally!”

It’s the last night of the Sacramento Comedy Competition and the stakes are high! When a grisly murder occurs in the venue the authorities turn to the audience to help them solve the case. Everyone is a suspect and the clues can be anywhere!

Screen Time is an interactive improv show that asks the audience to slide into our DMs and send us your favorite pictures or honest answers on that week’s prompt. We may ask you to send us a picture of your favorite birthday present or text us the tale of your first kiss. The cast of Screen Time will then get to know the story behind the submissions and perform long form improv based off of our new real life friends.

Screen Time is Charlotte Hoar, Coreen Lemcke, Dustin Seidler, Gilbert Gonzalez, Grant Potter, Hayden Winfield, Hillary Niblock, Kacie Shingara, Kevin Cooley, Mike LaRosa, Sam Harrison, and Tessa Brown.

It’s Halloween time! Our variety show with characters, sketch comedy, and improv, featuring some of your favorite Comedy Spot performers.

Wear a costume! We dare you!

Join this special Halloween themed episode of POP! Trivia Showdown. Contestants will go head-to-head in a series of Halloween-themed pop culture trivia questions. It’s a spook-tacular brain quiz for the ages! Mmmm, brains! See, its already getting spooky up in this witch. Halloween puns!!!! So open up a bag of fun-sized candy bars that you were never planning on giving to trick-or-treaters and play along!

Seekers of the Strange is a fictional, paranormal investigation team that embarks on a perilous and sanity-sapping foray into the unknown each month. Based on the model of tabletop role-playing games like Dungeons and Dragons, company member John Lamb and other familiar faces bring live role playing to the stage. Part game, part improvisational storytelling, and all strange, the Seekers invite the audience to help them navigate a supernatural mystery.

Whether you want to be an observer or create a character and become an active participant, Seekers of the Strange offers a truly unique theatre experience every month. Perfect for those who enjoy HarmonQuest or classic RPGs.

Enjoy an evening of standup comedy and modern jazz with a few of Sacramento's top music and comedic talent.

Performances by:
-Drew Shaffer
-John Ross
-Emma Haney
-Alfonso Portala
-Benton Harshaw

Celebrate American Indian Heritage Month and support Indigenous musicians!

Having been featured on JazzTimes, NPR, Yahoo, MIC.com, SiriusXM, TED Talks and more, D'DAT has been described in the aforementioned terms for good reason. Combining the inspirational and heartfelt lyrics of James Pakootas with the hard - driving instrumental fire of award-winning trumpet player Delbert Anderson, the deep funk of international touring artist and drummer Nicholas Lucero, and the intellectually explorative and expanding groove of Mike McCluhan on bass, D'DAT has carved its own path with high desert-forged influences and world-class musicianship.

DDAT is just at home in an intimate venue as it is on a festival stage, as the past several years have proven The group has burned up smaller clubs, but it also has taken part in such memorable international collaborations as its concert with Mongolian master throat singer Baatarjav Erdene Tsogt. It has played beautiful theaters throughout the US and Canada, while performing in high- profile outdoor settings such as the Taos Vortex Festival, the Ridgecrest Petroglyph Festival, iGlobalquerque! DDAT also has been featured at TED X and performed its trademark "DDAT Suite" with a full wind symphony at Eastern New Mexico State University. Regardless of the setting, DDAT consistently delivers memorable performances with literally no boundaries.

Proof of COVID-19 vaccination and photo ID are required. For more on The Sofia’s COVID-19 guidelines click here. Guidelines subject to change.

Two brothers, Seamus and Dev, travel home to Reno to spend Christmas with their widowed father, Patrick. But Patrick has a special gift for them. A new wife! In this world premiere comedy with all the trimmings, tradition is upended, a family is tested and the holiday may never be the same!

Proof of COVID-19 vaccination and photo ID are required. For more on The Sofia’s COVID-19 guidelines click here. Guidelines subject to change.

Based on the classic stories by Arnold Lobel, A Year with Frog and Toad leaps from the B Street stage! Follow two best friends, the cheerful Frog and the grumpy Toad, as they hop, sing, and dance their way through a year of adventure. As the seasons change from spring to fall, these beloved characters learn lessons about life and the importance of friendship.

“Full of exceptional music and dance, relaxed good humor, and interesting historical commentary, "Irish Christmas in America is one of the few standouts. It was as relaxed and enjoyable as any Irish Christmas-themed concerts I’ve ever attended.” -Irish Echo

Back for a 16th season, the hugely popular holiday show “Irish Christmas in America” brings a fascinating performance of music, song, dance and stories of seasonal Irish traditions.

Led by Viewpoint Photographic Art Center – a non-profit organization located in Midtown Sacramento – and in collaboration with many involved partners including the City of Sacramento, the next Photography Month Sacramento is scheduled for April 2022.

A variety of diverse and eclectic events are planned that include special exhibits, receptions, Open Call competitions, meet-ups, workshops, lectures, photo shoot gatherings, and more. Photography Month Sacramento creates a shared platform for galleries, museums, educational institutions, libraries, retail establishments, photographers, and patrons to celebrate and elevate the art of photography. Interested participants are encouraged to create or highlight their own exhibits, displays, lectures, receptions, workshops, demonstrations, temporary public art displays, art walks, photo shoot meet-ups, and other special events to help showcase the art of photography. First launched in 2018, the biennial collaborative visual arts celebration has expanded to include Sacramento, Placer, Nevada, Yolo, and El Dorado Counties.

In celebration of our region's third Photography Month, Viewpoint Photographic Art Center will present two exhibits in their J Street gallery, offer an artists' reception and schedule a free lecture.

Note: Event details are to come. Please join in the celebration with your event!